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H
fflffll IN 1HMV CASE
jerome Predicts Conviction of
Mysterious Person for
Conspiracy.
THAW UNDER INDICTMENT
gis Lawyers Astonished at
Concord Hearing to Learn
of Action Taken in
Dutchess County.
-. F*nf* Cflrrflepeodaal |
l n ti Pept B.?Harry K
? ., : t know untll next Mondav.
.gat oarlieflt, whether or not he w|J] he
Pt ba k 'o Matteawan. Governor Fel
gtyftJns ? Benate ehamber ef tbe
tf Capttol heard nrriment"* to-day <,n
mmraft t-rtradltion ani gaae the fagt
,.r,; reflnue of slx dlstlnKulshed lawyen
..?,.- fpfl-tember Bl to flle brlefa It may
yj .',,n weeka before thf Governor bv
LaflBfl hla aictflBoo.
?r^ T> -,?r.ne when he Lroke
ma mt Matteawan laat Auguat. and that
paaae man eannot he charced wlth
-g.0rbna bi therefere caanol be a fugl
*M trem atlce, was the contentlon of
irrmer JaatlCC William '"lrar-e. the vet
-no Kew Hampehtr** Jurir-t. and ex-dov
ammmt B7I II " x ^tone. of Pennaylvanla,
?_., 4 4 j- i rleed lawyera More
,',,-er tbej declared, no erime of ean
aaeaayea |o flOCape "^ Bai forth in the
nd ln the ahr-en.-e of
the Dutchoaa Countj
fcjoat'orv thej prevailed upon Qaeernor
pe;kw |, ? ? . c-MflMeratk-n publle
amrtimenl a-! refuae r.oulsttion
'enre v as afltonlabed when Mr.
? -*- ry Iblfl afternoon.
"i-or.t I O'clock. anno;:r.?-ed that DutchOOfl
? nn Indictment charF
? t*.(-4 v'-1 conaplracy, hut beforo lt
j Mr Jerome aald. Attorne. O*
,-al Cannodj bad requeeted n auapenaaon
., ,.v,.4- . - tO Mr Jerome eouM
.. '. v.w Hampahlre, to rres. nt
, mji . ?. ,d- n ? that will ron
? r> the *a>a hiicher up" ln the a'/e*.-;
aaaakeej of Tl aw'a aaeape.
The Man Higher Up."
? , nld Mr Jerome wlthgreal
- of more Importauee than
: araed ln the caae, and it
paa after a eonference between myaelf
indone t ? appotated a? n eom
mitiee that ihe entire matter was la:d
tbe hlatory of that conten
uc-i "
Both Tl ?* and hia | > ?* motn*-r,
.... ? .....lpy Thaw WhO eame m
m ptttabuia to attead ihe
ig-^n,, . . lently much upoet The ?
? ... . < tbal tbere *?*
Thaw cougbed nervouey
Ing ahruptly around la Wa
ihilr lo whiaper with hia mother.
4. owr. !aw>ers w ere BPParent
uaanawerable arguments
Jerome Thaw eyed his nemenia
AK r-oon fl" Jerome turned
i and the anpimenti of hfcl BBW
*ri the fugttive grew r*?tleea htrfl
Th.,* uaually cold and unemotlonal.
?fljaal .neapi'.y and frec.uer.tly wlned
her eye*.
Ei-Jufis. aae e?-<3oearnor Btone
ITA Oee -'- rrt-** for Tnaw "r*n]y
?prr.m*. M the deputj Attorn<y
r>nen>: of SeW York. artth BCtfaag m had
filtr. and the appllration for a wrtt,
waa a "flubterf :ge." Mr. Mor
ri.even went f'jrther and hinted at "dls
r."nec';.
"I had I ippooed, flir." Bflld Jerome, ad
drewir.K OoTOraOT Fclker. "that the la**t
thing tbal the nate would have to do
? ?nnd at the Mr od a BtBtOT
itate ga fl "harge of had falth. Mr
Stone, fr*m Pennaylvanla. denominates
ild's
rient-als
Wild's Orientals,
large and small,
represent competent
judgment plus a fix
ed purpose to con
duct a rug business
on the highest plane
of honorable Ameri
can methods.
Peraian Ruff, 8? u, $00
Fihk Are, aad 35th St
rqtst Spf*cialty Rui
puseinAmerit^a.
Autumn Vacations
No hetter lenon in the
ADIRONDACKS
One -Way Fare
Plus $2 for Round Trip
Tickctt on salc daily to Oct. 4th
Rcturn Limit, Oct. 31?t
ror further Infor
nifltloa. tildrttl
OeDeral Kutern
["???Mnger Aflent,
?16 hrofldway, ti.
a.Otf.
?. t. n* asia mu.
? arn PUm. 187 M-.ii
. NIIWYORH
(LNTKA1
1 . i IM S .
I I
the appllcatlon a* a '*ubterfuge,' and Mr
Morrl* jjo-'s even further. Inalnuatlng
diahone*ty.
"Hla remark that New York State p*ys
tawjrara to get up a Bubterfuge ran be
nothing lesa than *uch a charge. It la
not caay to rest patiently without a flt
ting reply, and 1 thlnk ?oher .hidgment
?rlll make Mr. Morrl* regret the uae of
euch la^nguaga. ?
Rogar Thompaon to Te*tify.
"We nre chailenged here. by the defence
to tell why wa are not trylng to get
R agar Thompson. the alleged chlef eon
fpirBtor. W, ure 1 >oklng after Thomp
ton. B/e cxper-t he wlll come back from
Canada and ti.rn atate'e e\iden'*e and
tell ai: be knows about thi* matter I
had a long personal conference with him
about thla In < anada "
Thaw-'s lawyera OOUttnoally remlnded
Governor Keiker that Mr. Jerome and the
Noa* York authorltiea wanted to get
Thaw ba k to Mattrawan to puniah him
for getting out.
"Most stat.-s would be glad If a!l thelr
lunntlc* got leoea and took refuge in
other states Why ia New York bo
anatoua to get lts han.ls on ThaW Why
I* ahe ao nnxtous to pul him bar-k In an
as\!:m that was never heatd of before
they pul him in lt"' thundered ex-<;ov- I
ernor Stone.
Mr Jerome reserve.l his reply to thls i
untll hr had reached hls peroration.
"Thf ahnple reaaon," Be aald. "ta be
cauae that from the very ho.ir SUnford
Whlte lay dead on |h* Ifadtaon Square
root garden. ln thr. Cltj of New York.
hls l'fe taken elther hy a munb-rer or a
lunatlc, from that hour to this minute It
ha* been aald repeaterfH that in the end
the Thaw money WOUld defeat the en.ls o(
Juattce. ga far it has not entirely aecom
piished it. but wherever this ,as<> baa
goaa ari arherever it ha* rcste-i it has
left a traJI of Igaomlny, rjtegrac**, nith
and s.-andal behind It that haa been abOO
lite'.y appalllng. and the State ot New
York. atr, Wlll not permlt lts Biatlce tO he
defeated by the COtTUPt uae of money. if
lt can pagrenl tt. and that la why the
gtate <'f New York W4Ulta a man hack
rda a* a homicldal lunatlc.
when Influeneed bj his insanr- deluelona
and hla - legenera > at nther time*.
a man rrln.inai ln hl? lueld int?r\als and
dangerous ln hla !i:sane pnea
To Pres* Conapiracy CHarge.
"So far as tha- Attorney General of the
Btati of New ^ ork la concerned, through
me tbe Siate <<f New Vork through him
,?., . ,.,>K(. ?>. courae as the b.st evtdence
of good fatth, by saMng lhat if this man
h, reti rned te ihe state nt Nea Xork he
Wlll be put on trlal befOre a Jury and hy
everj falr and de -ent nicans that the
State of New Ymk at. ex. rt. it will ex<rt
its power to r.n\< him eonvlcted of tha
crlma a li wi ellevi him to be guiity
of.
"t ? reei wlth the State Of New
York to Bhow thal the Thaw money can*
arrupt forever, although for a time
tt may. The State ,,f New Vork wUl
show that. and 'hat is why Nea Vork
wantJ Thaw back ln its Jurledk tion. and
that statement. gentlemen, Is 00 Bubti
. .? ? ? *nj i emplo>'ed or wllBng to
coneenl to t..- etnployed, by any one to
manufacture BUbterfUg< I
In repl\ to ex-Justl.e Chaae'8 conten
tion thal th" papera aal forta alaaeiutely
renae to Thaw'a alleged conapiracy to
perveit Juallce, by showing hls Insanity.
Mr Jerotne aald: "Let me disr.-gard any
guestion of the sanity or bioanlt] ?t Thaw
an,i a<. wtaether this ceaaea wlthln a
charge ot crime. Oa PObruary i. 1888, bj
:der of the Supreiw COUTl of tBO
Stnte of New York Thaw was , ommltted
te tne state aaylum for the uuaane at Mat
teawan. He ? lalmed thi-.t the commlt
rnent was Qlagal and brought ft wrlt of
hah-aaa corpus. It was argued In the gu*
preme i OUrt, appaalod to the Appellate
Dlvurion and wenl to the Courl of Ap
- and aii the way Up the )0dgM held
that the coniniltnient was legal
'So we have. tberefore. before thesa
|U0aj6Bfllnga v'?f? aaagun, Thaw la ? latody
a i ?ommltment derlared by the
hlgheat court of the State of New Vork
to ba entirely \alid and legal m.der it*
law. and an extraordinary proposition. aa
o .tln.ed to he and advan'-cd here. is that
a group of men may jdan to rescue that
man and take him out of that aaylum, to
which he ia rommltted hy due pro.eea
of law. without conspiring to i-ervert the
administration of law and the adminiatra
tion of Juati^e la the state. lt seema to
me that that proposltion I* so extraordl
nary a* to be almost an inault to >our
ex^llen';.'b Intelligenr-e.
Conapiracy Charge Diacuaead.
"There were two way* by whi'h Thaw
could be dis'-harged b> due i-ror-esa of
baw, and they are both provided for ln
the law of the Btate. "ne waa bv being
certlfUd by the superintendent aa anne to
the lourt Which trled him. *nd the ?ec
ond one wa* b) getting out a w rit of
habeaa corpua and belng adjudged sanr.
Thr** were the only two waya known to
the law of the State of New York as due.
pro-e?*ea of law whereby he could get
out of that inatltution.
"Now, lf thoae were the only two w., *.
any other way 1 submlt must be lllegal
and an unlawful way. and any Lonaplraey
to do that must l?e conHplrlng to prevent
the due administration of the law. They
aay that perhape Thaw did not know
anything about theae two men on tne
outslde plannlng hla eacai-'-. who wlth
two automobilea arrlved ?t Ihe door ol
the liistitutlon, and at the same moinent
Thaw r<i!i,-elved the Idea of walklng <>'.t
and then got In a motor car and dashed
awa> V-.ur ex'-ellen. \'k experienre arlth
jUBtice teaches you that r.obody . ouid
g,t away wlth that propoaition before
tWOtve jurymen."
Thaw, Whoae favorlte ple<-e of literature
ls the BpBBiil of Mr Jerome at the first
trial (ontend.ng that Thaw waa aane,
llstened to-day wlth smlles of elatlon to
the .ontentlon of ex-'Jovernor Stone that
hf, was Inaane when he eecaped from
liollaawan
Jerome. In reply. said the oplnlon cf
Juatlce MUls denylng Tha va hai.eaa r?r
tnia wrlt In tgtJ showeri that the dl?ease
wa* bubject to long perloils of "reinla
?tcm ?? He eald the case* of ( harles I.amo.
tht paat, and Mary Umb, hM alater. the
matrlclde. were similar MBCw Of tha
Bweetneea of l-ambs w.,rks was due to
hla sorrow Bl the frequent remtsslon of
ber iBkBUBMj BBji the tiecesslty of her fre
quent .om-nltmcnt to an a*ylum.
Jerome Congratulated.
At the close of Jerome* plea *c0.e* af
N>w Haaapehlre l.wjrora pressed arotaaal
M^ad offer.d their congtatu.atlons.
Atoncv.Je.ieralTuttlc. ofNew lamp
, i.r . harles P. Uancroft. *u
thT: "',' nt of 1 bTSoW Hampshlre H<B8*
prrintflideiit ot tne i r?,,rt
v.ltal for the IriBWne, were both in court.
pltai ror '"' f (0?(0rds curh.u*
The uaual crowd ua *?
..,. <tr.?-ts about tlie Maie
thronged the atJ^eia a* ,.
Houae but I'n led Mat.- Baar*a*w
iioiise. uui ajarrimar t ounty,
and Shenff DrOW, Of M.rrimac
aiged ,.y the ,-o.ice. ^<;<l^'AKni
ot.,,r Admlsalon wa. bJ ^f 8o
Jerome left to-.ngl't for .>
dld ,x-<;overnor Ktone -l*rome w^W n
turn next Monday. He would **?*"J
, ..,i,,.r ,;i, ? menti>?n?Mi
further tlje "man hlgher <<i
ir. his aa^reaa Ihta afternoon.
Just before Jeruine ieft hla room on the
M-.,,d .lor.r of the Bojjno ttat* ?-*?
iBUdOanl, opened the door and ******
I eatar. Hehlnd him was bta mother. He
etopped abruptly and looked at Jerome.
The latter looked at him.
"I guesa I ani ln the wrong p-w," Thiw
observed. wlth an emharrassed laugh
Wlth that he eflVked out and shut the
do*>r. The Thaws had mlatnken Jerome a
room for thelr own, whlch waa on t'ie
flo'.r below.
NO INDICTMENT REPORTED
If Found Against Thaw It Is
Kept Secret.
Poughkeepsle. N. 1"., Sei>t 23.?If the
grand jury of Dutcbeoa t'ounty has found
an Indictment cgalnst Harry K. Thaw.
as reported by William Traverh Jerome
at Coaeerd, N H- to-day, lt haa not
been made pub'.ic here nor handed up In
any rourt. The I'istrlot Attoi n? :- s MfflOO
explalned this afteraoaa that the jury
had made no report on the case and hnd
adjourned for two WOOhB, Jt was Bdded
that lt waa possihle. BOWever, that an In?
dictment hnd been foued and kept BocreC
When the grand jury came Into court
yeaterdaj ti.e foretaaa. \\**i lam i*enn.
who appeared to be much perturbed, !n
formed Judge llasbrourk that "the ,as ?
thev were ronaldarlng" (preBuaaablf the
Thaw eaaa), waa t" he taken away from
thc-m and given to the next grand jury.
uh.h he thOUght waa not rlght, as the\
had heen wc.rking hard Ofl the BBBtter.
District Attornej i onger toid the court
thal the ca^f had not heen flnished BB*
C6 IM all the Wltneaaafl deslred could not
he found ?t preoenl Tb? DJatrlct Attorn,->.
bowerer, agreed to a ? iggeetlon from the
foretnan that the gtan.i Jury adjoura f*.r
two weeke, and after an abeence "f half
an hour the jury returned to courl aitb
ii batck Of IndlCtmentfl and wlth the in?
formation that they had dectded ?<> ad
Journ for tWO w.-ki, and then tltiKh "the
rase
CANADA DROPSJHAW CASE
Coaticook Writ of Habeas
Corpus Formally Quashed.
? Bl T->*r-.r.'- to Ti . Trll II
Montreal. Bept B flThlle Harry k
Tt au s lawrerfl were pleadtaa he'ore <;ov
ernor Pelker at doneerd to-day the Cana
dlan courtfl waahed tl aii banda *ol the
Whole .'ase wlth a Judgment rendered by
inief Juatice Archambeult, Blttlng ln the
. o'irt of Klng*a Beneh.
The ludgmeat ol Juatk ? Kn I Biubault
tahed the writ of habeafl eorpua Berred
upon the immlgratton offictala at Coati?
cook Beptembei I deaiandlnfl Thawa
tnco In Montreal befow the rourt of
K i ga Bencb on Beptember Ii on the
? ri of bad flenrlce. II betna ?"?!<i ?*
the court that the .,r!gin:.l writ Wflfl ne\.-r
Bf-reed by the balUfl upon the Immlgra?
tton offldalfl Inetead ol Berrine; the orlg
Inal writ. onlj coplea had been aerved, and
thla fact ?as reeponalbl* roi th- auaah
:n^ >'f the writ.
_0? '
QUARREL SPLITS BATTERY
Discharge of Two Sergeants of
the 3d Threatens Trouble.
The dla* harge of aenlor BergeanU Hi
Kempner *?n of Chlef Maalatrate -tt..
Kempner, ani William Bradj
. v . . rex llatioek < ? irofBci
ihe old Id Battery. wboea arn
(>r., ? , ... Brooklyn. haa apllt tha
organlaatlon aad threateaed II aitb dla
..... The trouMe areei
aiieaed crttielaiBfl ef tne luanetaflaflm af
,he battaHaa ?t the reeeal Baanoaavree
?, ., :u kfeataah Pelat, when oomplalnta
of Bbortage ef rattona are aald lo haxe
been mad? by the t*n men
MajOl MatlOek held that Kempner and
Brady were largelj reapoaalble for the
?u ,-r nottee rdTee lha ?-?? - and war*
I . ,,.|,?.. . aptatfl Jullen
,- }i btokeo had r.- on laeaded the two
men for prooaotioe to ileuti kul
the promotions were not BPpro**ed by the
fommnirH.it efllcei Captan stokes. Kirst
I , tenanta BV >' Kalaer aad A
Hamflton and Becond lieutenaau Peter
Ban. Btryaer and othera wltb a large foi
lowtng waia raported as readj te reefga,
An appeal wiii probabtj be made to
, ,.,,?,. ooorge Aihen Wtagate, eem
raaadlag olBeer ef the reglment Rer
goanf Kempner Ir- Inetructor In cIMc In
Pratt lnatitute.
._-?
$50 FOR SUNDAY BALL
Players Fined for Violating
Sabbath Law Will Appeal.
Five men WOTfl Baed J-'-O e;*' h bl the
court of Bpedal Bflaeiana at Janaalca yee?
terday fot violating the Bahhath law.
Sathaa Btroag. of Ke. BJ Park Row;
Harry Bulttaaa, ol No. * New Chambera
Btreet. Manhattan. William CBmpbell. of
i;ifford atreet. Jamai. a, and Charleo l?
Kelly of No IM i overt atreet, Brooklyn.
Were airerted for playlflg ball on Bunday
in Kldgewood l'ark. ,
7he> argued that the RldgeWOOd lark
Athletic Club liwuicd the grOttada from
th<- RJdgeweod Kxhlbitlon < ompany and
lnc-31-porated a elub. and that eaeh of
them waa a BMBBBer Of lt- The ju.iK.-s
provided th*- alternatlve of ten dajTS IB
l.il lf the men falled to pay thelr BflOB.
Th.- defeadaatt aill aaeeal There are
Ht.out Bftaea other caeea peadlaa too the
Baaae offence.
_a ??~~~~'
MANY BRUISED IN CRASH
Surface Cars Come Together at
End of Williamsburg Bridge.
Many peaaaiifara "ere bruleed and cut
bj flvlnx Blaas laat nlght. when two
Btreeteara St Ihe Broehlyn aad ef the
WUllamaburB Brldge came la -^"aion
One man Mai Hahn. of N., IM hteKlb
Ma atiaet, Breehlya had a ki.-erap
Leafcaa aad was taken to the William
barg Hoapital.
Partuaataly. the acdaant happened
after the homeward raah had *nd4.-d. A
Ralpb avenu* -ar. e.ar.lng to cross the
brldge. waa awiiiglna araBJBd a eurve.
When Ita rear truck jumped the tnek.
Bofora Ita rnofcwuaoo Uaaari Breelta, af
No rV, Foat.r avenue could atop the BfU
the rear *,d had heeil thfOWa ta fro.it ot
a?(lth,.r ,ar eoaaag ? the oppoalU di
rectlon. _
SALESMAN HEi,D A8 F0RGER
A. Altersohn Accused of Indorsing
Schulmaa - Co. "s Checks.
Abraham Altersohn. a aalesmnn for L
BcbUlman & <<>. .nanufactuiing chem
,.ts was Biraeted yeeterday bj i>ete.^tive
Rttaee of the Wetrlet Attorney'? ..tn.-.
on a keaeb wareaat ehargtae h"n with
rarajary la the aecond aegree He ?aa ?r
nlaaad before juda*- MaAaaaea m Gkaaaral
TSmm and released ln BJ86 ba...
Loafll Ro.ner. of Bchulman k I 0 .
rharned that Alteraohn bad been in the
habl of recelvlng "heck. from cuatome.a
,,',r the flrm and bad forged the flrm'. ln
doraemeataa atleaal IMH ajartt Aiter
.?,.? oometUiMB aoie IM" worth of aaaaa
ln ;, Week. Koaner aaid. The checK men
Soaaa4 *" ?"" halletjaaflt '. om far M?
v,n on July 1* by Dk-bi Scnl.efer. |
All W. SAYS ELLIOn
Head of Road Holds Conference
with Attorney General and
Commerce Ccmmissioners.
SAYS CALL WAS INFORMAL
Commission's Report on Wreck
or Possible Action Against
Railroad Not Discussed,
He Declares.
(From Tha Trlhune Bureau 1
B. ashlngton, Fept. II. Howard El
lloit. president of the New York. New
Haven & liartfoid RaUroad <ompHny,
held ron'erences here to-dav wlth the
Attornev Oeneral and three men.hers of
the Interetate Commerce CotowlaafoB,
but he denled t..-nlght that hls trip had j
aay aigtiificanre ** reiating to the De?
partmenl of Justue investigation or the
luminissoi, a reporl on the New Haven
arreca at Walllngford. which la expe.ted
to he annopn.-e.l lO*BBOrroa
Th- aaaertlon araa made hy Mr Ki
lioti that he dld BOl dia. i*s the advlsa
Mllt) of a poetponemenl of th* oonaaala
Blon'a teoort pending action by lha Now
Havea ayatsm to roeel the reonimenda
tlona made m . oinmissionei Prouty a
report In lura and he ad.led tha' he re
celved no intlmatlon from Attornev Oon*
eiai McRcynolda as to the probable
course to he taken relatlve to posslhle
riv il nnd , rlminal ar-tlon
Ifl Klllott wlll remain ln flTMBlngton
untll to-morrow afternoon. and expe, ts
t,, m'.l at Ihe Capltol to .-hat with sev
eral membera of .'..ngress li is alao
po*,lbH thal be wlll go to the fl hlta
Houae to meet the I'resident
Will Haed Racommendatione.
Keferrmg 10 the PTOUtJ report Mr i
Elllotl explamed that the dlrertors of the |
n,.w Haven i.I ha*. been so bualll ea
eaged In gueatlona ef new B*aiBvgement for
th- evetem and mattere referrli.g to the,
propoeed bond kaane, whir-h ls walting on |
Ihe ecUon of the ilaaaarhueatta eeea*ano
s,?. thal they have n-t been ahle 10 B
, ... ... -. -aninantoattona '?? l'"!ll",|,i|
aloner Proutj m nry detall. He wtlmatOd
lhal the pollcy of the road wlll he ,., -
tofnp? rtHctu wlta all lawa, ruie* aad
reguUtlona of the governaaaad authontie*.,
Dd natlonal
r*ieacnl at th. I onfcrenre hetween Mr
i-:ii,ott and th. it ?rnej BoBesral a ,
Thomaa i 'iW^. ass.stant to Mr M
K.. noid, w.,. h.,s actlva ?lu.;** "f ,he
ratlgal i of tha n>* H*ven roatenv
Thls la regardel e-. l.-r.-llnB Imgl 188*0
the rllscuaalon. .,s beui'.nif on |
;r M ,|lon Mr M-Itevr.old. "P???*
. . ... ?t hav Ing b.- h '"" r'
., ... Mf . .-. Bad asaerted that th
ronfer-- ? ' rWWn Mglit on .cveral
f tha Ne. Haven prohbm
.., ciarh. UeCtmtt and
Marhle with w hon. Mr fflUOtl COnfl '?
.... -n thal eertaln pubttahed dia
patchea regarding the rep-.rt <n the \\ .,. -
Ingford dlaaator ware taawcurate, BBlsleao
Ba* and una.thorlierl. although lt I* un
MrotJOOd that the-. gave him BO Inkllng as
lo the nature af the findir.K*
Came to Eaxbang* Re.lroading View*.
M- BlBJOtl aa^e r.ut this statement to
nlghi n, asBtenhtlo. of his viait th flTanh*
i ? ?? ? ? ?
?when i waa proaldeBl of tha No-thrrn
, . ? i tried to knoa peraoaaJly th?
... ot the Inteeotate Comaaerce
and ef the state Ratlroad
Commlaalon, te meet them Bccaatonall]
nnd to nis.-uss with them Informally
.-? ? ' lereol ate t.ng the rafl*
.?;?,a thelr emplov-s and thelr pOtTOtUl
?,,, te eachavnga ^le?a aboul raOroad
metl-od* ?
? I want to do the s?me In the l.aat.
and I bava been trvlng t<. rall upon the
Interetate CiBiBBarca < ommission evee
-dnea i looh op my new work, on SeP
tember ! The aYaaoful eea*Men1 ti.?t
mornlng the dhatuoalow with the aaanea*
rhuaetta PuMk Rervh-e I ommlsslon
flbOUt the issue of rlebenture hondB for the
Nea Haven mnn *nd certata gua*atlona
of erganlaatton have preventeri mv rom
lag to Wa*hingt->n untll tn-dav
?Mv .aii upon these membera ef the
,-ommlsslon who are in t..wn Messr*
Clark. M.-<'hord *nd M*rh!e wa? purelr
Informal. and I aow them individually ln
th.-lr respe. tive offl.-es
"1 nlso .-allerl to pav mv reape' ta to the
Attornev General. and diariisserl wlth
him. tn a wh'Uv Informal manner. the
K,nera' rallr-.ad BtttWtlea ln the. T'nlted
State* nnd ln New Kngland
"There was no attempt or Infentlon on
bl* nsrt or on mlne to r.a.h any rOetetB*
M.n about any of the qaeafJaaa that have
been dlacuaaaal alnce the report maria bv
the interetate Ctmrnt/ret CenaBBaWloa and
Issiierl b) Mr. Preajt] lat- ln J'"ie
?I bope t? call OpOO some of mv frlenda
in fon?rrr.s? thoaa rreaa the flTeot, ??
w.-ll as some from thr Kast and to re?
turn to New York Wednesrla, afternoon"
i_ a
BOARD ASSAILS NEW HAVEN
Oonnecticut Oommission Tella
of Oauses of Wreck.
H-irtford, COnn., Sept il The P ihlle
ITtfltttea <'ommls*lon af ( onne-tlcut ln
Its report to-day on the NeW Haven
RaUroad wreck nt North Haven on ?*-**?
tember ". la whkb iwentj one paraona
lOei thelr llvra. Bajri thi- 0888881 of th*
wr.-'-k were
??|.a-k af an adOCjUaU signal system.
Had signal 8 eonnrcted wlth * dlstant
Blg.ml the englneers of the Whlte Moun
lam Kxpress would have IJ-eSfl war i-d of
the posltlon of the Bar Harhor aerond
aeetlon when BtU hnM a bbbbo dlstant.
"Iiror-hin^- of *lx passenger tralna iwlth
the aiKnal avatem then ln BOO) ln the Im
Mttl -. -tion l^iwcn Walllngford nnd tha
Alr f.lne. Junction.
?Beckleaa runnlng tn a for- on the part
of T.nglneer Wands. of the Bar Harhor
Kxpress. who pasaed blo.k signal llarhea
lt indlrated Btop, and the ronaequent
dearlng of signal ^. for the rtr.t aeetlon
,,f traln !>:, followlng.
"Kallure of Fl.igman Murr.y. of the Har
Harhor P^press. to go l.ack a sufflHen
dtatanee to offrr any protectlon whatever
to hls traln
"The indlfference of Conductor Adamr
of the ajar Harhor ata^veea. wha dM not
ahow aafaclenl totorogl m the aoioty ef
hl* traln when he knew a traln wa*i f..l
low.ng to see that hls flagman was doing
hls duty, and Mr atOfgatag hf. traln and
ealilng ta the gagaaaa, wh. ?jH?wlaa
would have beam left to fl.8 the fl hit*
Mountaln Kxpress. , .
"Kng.ne.r Mlllers reckle.s "****"?
the arhtte Mountaln K>l?re? '> * ??
Bad hls ranrre tO -ontro, Ma traln and he
Pre;ared,oatop before P."1n?"?"a128
CONFESSES TO ROOSEVELT
Ex-Butler Lost Prize Ring, but
Says Fob Can Be Found.
Mmeola, I*ong Islan.l, Sept. 23-<olonel
Rooaevelt motored to the county aeat
frefa Oyster Bay to-day to ohtaln the
confesslon of hla ex-hntler, c;eorg? R.
Parker. who ig In Jall here The man ad
mltted thnt he had taken $11,000 worth of
ph.nder from Colonel Roosevelt's houae,
accordtng to Conrad, the Jaller, and de
?lr-d tr ask the colonel to Intercede wlth
tlie J :dge who will try him.
Colonel R'.oaevelt was very anxioufl to
recover a gold fob an.l a jade ring. a glft
to him hy a South Amerlcan dlplomat.
Parker aald that the f*?h could be re-1
rovered. hut that he had lost the r'.ng.
WATTS QUITS AIR RACE
Won't Enter International with
Cotton Balloon. ,
[By Teleflraph to The Trlhune.)
Kaaaaa (Jlty, m<>., Sept. 23- The rnited
Btatee will compete ln the international
halloon ra..- from Paris, on October 12.
v itm oaly two. Inetead of thre<\ baiio*>ns,
becaoao the third i? made of eotton.
John Watf", the Amerlcan entrant from
K *n^as t'ltv oWflfl the cotton halloon. and
a COttOB halloon eannot CBITJ a* BBUCb
ballaal or hold gas aa long a.? ? silk bal?
loon. Pllota helnt' BQBfll la sklll. the man
wlth the greate?t amount of Imllast staya
the lonRest ln the alr, whleh is the main
,-.-,m !? .ntion ln the international con
tent. tlie Wlnning halloon helne the one
thal eovera th.- ""gaateet nUeago
Mr w'att >.i\? 'i bavfl wlthdraam
fn.m the international race hecause the
only bag avallahb- for my use |s a eotton
one ln Kurope, lt is cooaldered that a
rotton halloon han no ehancfl ln eompeti
tlon wlth a allk on.- Silk begfl will un
doubtedlv te 'isefl by tlie other eontest
ri'its. and l de not <are to compete with
them under such a handlmp "
Alan Fl Hawley, presldent of the Aero
.'!'!>- of Amerlca, aald reaterdaj "Cap?
tain John HoneywelL of St Loula, and
his nid, Henry Wade, of Tofcado, and
Raipii L'peon, :*n<i Creton, hla aid, have
; r .. : - illed foi riani ? aith tn.-ir i.ai
! [one] wi l. i bellevo i ai riea a allk
hnllooi, of hia own n inufacture, bul
rpson haa fl halloon if rubberlaed cotton.
much m..re impervioua to leakaga than a
m* r? ?. arnlal eo cotton balloon
-a -
HOPES FOR TOMBS RELIEF
Judge to Prepare Biil Aimed at
Congostion.
Judge Bwann, <>f Oeneral Beoatona, yen
terda\ said he intended t? frame a 1 11
.. . ear wblcb, If eaa* ted, would aid in
reiieving ii.e aanual fall rongeetlen in the
ludge Bwtnn'a bttl would create
.4 ./ .... ... al Bei rtoi a Inatead of
fl..,. i , |or thi raenl atem tbere may
bo a Part \ contln ied. bul certain judges
,. . . ..... ?n thi re, and aeaeratiy
then are 01 t? r ;n;i:r,K
fl , .. . . a that under the tstet*
l?g .... n ? ... ... aatonal itatk
? j dg* Maloi ?? baa bad four aad
one-half HlOnthfl Of v.*.atl..n -4ace Jan*
Btaee Januai - flalary has
< v thal rati I - waa paid al
.. .. j , .. ? ? tbe a tual time be
ipenl on the beneh.
- .. January I Judge Jjulqueen h??
had three months off, Judge ClBla three
FRISCO'S RED LIGHTS
TO BE EXTINGUISHED
Notoriou8 Barbary Coast To
Be Abolished?Vice Long
Flourished There Openly
and Unashamed.
[ By TO-.r-.ph to The Trhune 1
Pnn Francisco, Sept. 23.?The order
paased by the Police I ommlsaloners last
nlght clamplng rhe Hd down on all the
dance halla of the famous Barbary Coast
will put out of existence one of the most
plctureaque features of the night life of
San Franciaco. For many yeara the Har
l^ary *'<>nst has heen notorlous bocaooe of
the latltude ajlowed to the proprletors of
divts and dance hall".
San Francisco vlce has alwajrfl heen
Open nnd appareatly unashamed. much as
lt Is ln Pai?, Port Sald or < alm. The
Barbary <'oant. theugk often tbreatened
by the heavy hand of police regulatlon,
managed to rlourlsh In all Its Oriental
Bamboyaace untll reeently, when so< lety
women made a practhe of slummlng in
autotoobtlee and ro many s.-andals re
sulted that the pallee were for^ed to take
a hand in lts regulatlon.
The deadly feature of the new poll -e
rules, that go Into effoct after next Tue
day nlght. I1- the prohlbltion of danrlng in
Bay of the saloona. That e.ll't will k:ll
and one-half. Judge Foater one and three
BtiarterB, Judg*C Swatm oaa and a half
an.l Judge Roaaiaay three areek*
Ac-ordlng to the recjrds k> pt by Ed?
ward R. t'arroll, clerk of (Jfiieral S??
?!..ns, the averaK.- 8666808 in Oeneral B06>
slons last sprlnjc was shorter by an hour
and a half than the averaKe seaslon lr.
th? I'rlmlnal Branch of tlie Sipreme
Court, where Justlce Seabury and Justlct,
Ooff were sitting
AUTO KILLS HANNAH MAID
Filled with "Joy Riders," It
Crashes Into Sign Post.
f H Tel?--;-apri to Th.- 1 rlt.nne !
Poughkeepele, K. I . Bept tt Loooa
rittis. a r.iald BBBPiOyed by Mrs. John
Hannah, of New Vork. was kllled thla
e\eiiln?v B BBB h large tOUrlBg l ar ln which
she an.l six Other lervaata Of Mr- Han?
nah were returatag from a "Joy ride" te
POughkeepale tr. the summer home of Mrs.
Hi nnah at Bhadow Lodge, Milihrook.
aktdded nnd craahed Into ;< aign i"ct at
iVaahlngtaa Hollirw, elgbl mllee eaat ofl
The chauffeur BV'lt.lam BattenBeld, ofl
v M Eaat MCh Btreet New Vork. waa
taken to t/BBBBI HOBpttal with aerlous ln-j
hirlea
-.-.
DR. CHAPMAN AND I, COBB SAIL.,
I?r. J Wllbur Chapmaa, the evaagetlet
.,,...,. cntlj returned from a four of the
Bd on the I.usltanla early this
I for Bcotland, wbere he arlll hold
mlflalttnfl la the large cltlea for the aast
-4a montba Other paaaengera were irvin
.. ..... Edward Bell, aecreUrj of the
Hritish Btnhaay ln l-ondon. Ix>rd Euatace
?,.,,.. secrcurj of the Brlttah Ei
,,, IV-iehtnaton: l>r W B Norman. BUr
gMn aeneral of the Brttlsh nai
.,,. . \ de Carrtere. wife of ti a B ie
I .,? M Dlfltl : or Fm.ui' e. I
all the picturesquenesa of theae danea
halla. aa It will ellminate the very feature
that has drawn crowdfl of women every
nlght. and haa proved ao great an flt
tra* tlon to the curloua tourlat who
wished to aee all the sighta of the under
world.
Thia rule will cloae the doors of ??Splder"
Kelly's and "Tim'* MoClrath'a placea, both
l'auious for the eccentrlc danclng of pro
fesslonal entertalnei s before crowda af
epectatora who drank cheap beer at fl B
botile and equally cheap champagne at
from I3to|5i bottle.
Both "Spider" ai.d "Tim'' were once
llghts of the prlae ring. Then they be
cam?* promotera of puglllam, and flnally
they fl.ttlcd down aa proprletora af dance
i halls with saloon attachmer.ta. They
I built experi8i\e danclng floora. wlth a.
} circle of boxea aurrounding them. and
'? every night saw eager crowds of young
men and alummlng partlcfl of both aexea
aittlrig at theae tables and watclung lh??
j danclng of all the newest "rags."
After midnight nearly every one jomed
in the danclng, ar,d ofteri tlie BOCtOty
woman outrlvalled the professlonal danc
er in her daring. In other and-cheaper
places sailors and soldiers were the chiei
attendanta Then there were raotauranta,
like CxHur's and Sanguii.etti'a. where bo
hemian mannera prevailed an*l iaadag
and alnging by prOfBBBfOBBla BnllTOned
the dinner.
[ CANT OUST POLICEMAN
Man Whose Site Once Hid a
', Scuss Game Appeals in Vain.
After reading affldavlts Bllbmltlad by
j the poii.-e Department Juetlce 'juy dis
I mtaaad yeoterday the appiication for ?n
injun*. tlori made by I.ouis Schoenb?-iK t'>
; restraln Pollce * ommlssloner Waldo from
! keeplng a policeman stationed in a room
I In the rear of hla clgar atore ln F.ast
' HoUBtOn street
The answer of the PottCO I'epartmenl
was tha.t the pla.-e had kOBfl formeily run
i hy one I'avld W'olf ost. nsihl> as a dflOT
i atore, but it was all aged thnt tke atore
! only acted aa a shteld for a atusa game
I that was cooducted in the bach rooaa
| The pollce sald that Scho.-nherg had ad
j mltted karlng worhed fer "Doftar John."
who.se name was connt. ted with thr < aae
Of Lieutenant Becket
In reply to the complalnt thnt the prea
enee of the pollce was interferlng Wlth
hla legltlmate buelneaa, the f-ofteo ro'.i tli*
court that the patrolman on duty re
malne.i ln the rear room and ln no way
lnterfere.l wlth the store or its pa'.rone.
FENDER FAILS TO SAVE GIRL
Victim Rolls Off and Is Crashed
Under Trolley Car.
Katgarat Laa, s;x \ears old. was kllled
bj B troUej car In front .*f her home. N".
BJ Fergen street. Hrooklyn. last evenltu.
- . .-.as rauaht up ln the fender, but
r-.lled off and waa crushed by the front
tiu.k.
Her hody remained plnned under the
rar untll a wie.-kum . ir arrived wlth a
hoisting Jn. k The little vietim was s
,(:i\e when released. but died OB the way
to I-ong. island rollege Hoapital.
76 YearV Experience and Reputation as Piano Specialists
ANNUAL FALL SALE
0F
ebuilt (JJt) Piano
Alao a llmited number of br.nd
NEW PIANOS & PLAYER-PIANOS
of varioug well.knov.Ti makeg reduced .hrough change
of case deaigns for 1914.
SAMPI F INSTRUMENTS USED for DEMONSTRATION
and &hib? in WAREROOMS ONLY
ALL OF THE HIGHEST PERFECTION
AND CARRYING OUR GUARANTEE
The Liat Containa Such World-Famcd Namea aa
KNABE CHICKERING STEINW. _
HAINES BROS. WEBER
cver offered before.
Only a few of these bargains can be enumerated here:
UPRIGHTS. ? I GRANDS. PLAYER-PIANOS.
a MAH4K. IKT, aaeeB,
aeeb
I OAK, n.ul raa*.
AI.HRKCIIT . CO.,
KHONINt.KR. ehonv.
JA(4)B BROS..
pkasK. liaaaaTMae
, ig* a .ii'nii
umik nitii-... fiii
, /. mah*a*niy.
( lllt KKKINI..
.IAMKI* * HIII.
HTRiiM. Baahaajaay.
Ilk* li. w .
4 IIICKKKIN,..
4 HARI?MAN.mah-.*arv
w.,,r ettetea
? II 4INK*> BR4IS., ma
laeaaay, aaab
*, KNABK. roae.
r-aah .
KNABK. malioK*ny,
4 KNABK. mahnaany,
lateat caae d**l*n,
aaefe
8888
30.i
3<si
3-'.'.
:ino
888
?i.-.o
3.MI
. 400
4'J.",
188
r.rai
BSO
ly. \n,
1'iim rl
HAl.IKTT * 1IA1IS. 1700
parlor, nleb '*?">?
CHICEKBDCO, 88)8
1VKBKR.
* HARHMAN. roae.
$65
90
115
125
130
175
185
190
205
210
285
290
340 ? KNABK. mlannnett.
?>o-- ' maheaaar, aaeh
*3o5 KNABK. baby, roee,
2 HARHMAN. msh?v*
?? bahy. eaeh. ??
gYBBBBTT, aeat,
BiaBll al* .
a knabk. ramadeleg,
lour rlml,-*.
v.MI
r,:,o
BJ.
$225
310
390
395
ANfiKl IS-4 ABI
Nll .
?
8380
a ri.AVKiw. 81 aaa* ?rt
. dltlnn. >iirh.
II HI II, lahlHJBOT
B8 lintc. llke *?**,
?>no
Bl
rh
R.'.o
410
,% KNABK. raaa,
r,-nir.dele.l. llke n.-w.
knaiik i oni KRT 1.4W0
i.H.ANi) (*rtBH noed).
?.TKlNiv.AY. baby, 9??
IBtf a**a ? >???
KNABK. ralgnen, .??"
700
B8I
R.'.O
KNABK. mlan.in,
maheaany .
ARMSTRONIi. ma
baatanr. BB-aaaai
410 S MARMIAI.I * 1VKN
BKI.I., Uieat pHtt.rn. .V.n
*??. iinte. , af h.
flT",
700
TJS
ft',0
KNABK. n* hiT* 88g
KNAHK-ANI.KI.IM. IJBOg
KNABK -ANIiKI.IJ*. UU
KNABK ANI.KI.I 8, l.onn
$50
275
295
390
410
440
495
550
565
585
595
610
645
IIAINKS. de luxe.
naahopaey
B8IWB. mlaamn
HAINKS BRI?*V.
de lu\.
KNABK, d* lu\e.
LIBERAL ALLOWANCE for PIANOS TAKEN IN EXCHANGE
Terms as low as $5 monthly on some of the above instruments
W.reroom. Open from 8.30 A. M. Until ?.S0 P. M. During Thi. S.lo.
We invite compamon. You do yomtelf aninjustice if you do not dnt permit
tn (o dtmonstrate our Ihe of piano* And player-ptanos before pmchamt.
An early call it advited in order that you may secare the piano of your chotce.
KNABE WAREROOMS
Sth Ave. Corner 39th St.