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gr MURDfiRMYSTEUYCLEARED
Wm?. THORN'S CONFESSION TO OARTHA
whs discloses its detait.s.
1 iSeST ' '" Confirmed by the Finding or a
lipfc Bullet Uut Wight Imbedded In the Wood-
16 warn In the lleuae at Woodaldr Glcld-
i'Ey'f' swnsuaae Was Lured to Woodalde bjt sirs.
M?' Rack Thorn, Carina Haya, Miot lllm and
i$SR; Began la C'nt OIT Ilia Head with rusor and
'$$& Haw White Ho Wan Mill Alive The rartlon
ff$f, ar til Ilody round rirat M'na Thrown rrom
SO at rrrbot Firieen Minutes neftire It
l&(i W p',,,eo; 1Jd " Head Cmnl In Plan.
wM ,er of '"rU ,n ,,ror I" " "Id "Ink.
K&fi l With tho arrest of Martin Thorn, the barber
Ijffify' rbrer of Mrs. Augusta Nack. and the finding on
K'. htm of a blood-stained undorshlrt, a clrcum-
We& tanoo corroboratlvo In part of a confession
ftS which ho li alleged to hnvo made to John
IW' Q art ha, a lifelong friend, it looks as it tho
BsS1 mystery of tho murder of William Glcldscn-
KV suppe. tho 810-o-wcok rubber In tho Murray
mf Hill "Turkish baths, was about clearod up.
ft When tjie four portions of Ololdsonsuppo's
body wero found Trlth tho marks by
fj?, ,, which bo might havo bcon Identlfled out
m( " away, It did not look as though tho mystery
Up ' would ever bo solved. Hut within threo days
Rtf- , dtizem had idcntlflod tbo body and had told
Wy ' Acting Inspector O'Brien who tho man was.
m'y They also told the head of the dotcctlTO depart-
KP rnentthat Mrs. Nack, tho mistress of the mur-
,' dercd man, was packing up and preparing to
pj ' leave the country, and that if he would send his
K tnen around to 430 Ninth avenuo, where she
K'j'i Hrlng", and whero sho was under tho sur-
W-'ti retllance of citizens, they could arrest her.
Ivly! ,The. acting Inspector sent his men around
5$"- and got her. Dut tho mystery was far from be-
K tog cleared then. A couple of days later an-
K;f ,J othercltlxen notified tho department that Sirs.
B$ Nock and her missing lover, Martin Thorn, had
'- ' hired a house of htm In Woodsldo, L. I., and
m' ' that tho murder was probably committed there.
mi, He Informed tho head of tho Detective Bureau
K? that tho house was 340 Second street, within
m twenty minutes of tho Look Island ferry, and
BL'. If ho would ssnd his mon there he would prob-
i; aily find evidence to show that that was tho
Be house. The acting Inspector sent his men over
BF. In a hurry and got tho evidence.
Kg AU that now remained to clear up tho case
- Was the arrest of Thorn, who was living within
fr ten minutes rldo of Police Headquarters, but of
BL course the polico didn't know that. It wasn't
H? until Monday that anothor citizen notified them
K ' that Thorn was around. He told tho acting In-
Ki apector that Thorn would be at 125th street and
Kt Eighth avonue at 0 o'clock Tuesday night, and
H?' If he had his men on hand ho, the citizen, would
B point Thorn out and tho detectives could arrest
Wt, him. The acting Inspector had his men put on
ji. disguises. He dressed up in ono himself.
Wp,'; They all reached the corner In time, and when
KL Thorn was pointed out they arrested him
fe quickly. lie had the blood-stained undershirt
Kv on, and they detocted it the moment they mado
M'- him atrip.
fe. The head of the murdered man has not been
Wr.r found, but the dotectlvo department has been
H&" BOtifled that It is in the bottom of tho East
WSv IUvcr, probably In the neighborhood of Tenth
mfy street, and today they will dredge the river
Bf for It.
?- . Another search of tho Woodsldo house was
K mado last night by the detectives, and they dls-
Hfa covored a bullet which it is believed passed
M through Qleldsensuppo's head and rendered
H& him unconscious, if it did not kill him. The
Jfi bullot was found Imbedded In the baseboard
k. of the second-floor room on the north side
H' of the house. Tho baseboard Is about eight
RS' inches high. Tho bullot barely entered tho
Hy- hoard, and its discovery might almost be said to
BjA ho accidental, because seen from a standing
art position it appeared to be apart of the board
p. Itself. Tho detectives thought when they
first felt it that it was a knot in the
If wood. They dug in with their knives and
J discovered their mistake. Tho bullot had
JC-, 'Ceen fired from a 88-calibre revolver, and
Kt tbo direction in wnlch it entered tho wood
JK indicated that it had been flred by a person
Bkj standing. It was plain that the shot had been
Hfi, spent beforo it reached the wood, for a bullet
Mi coming from on ordinary cartridge of that
Jvi calibre, fired even the entire length of the room,
BaT- ' would have almost burled Itself out of sight In
Pi this baseboard, which wus of soft wood.
JC The finding of the bullet is another bit of evl-
BE tience in corroboration of the alleged confession
BK. of. Thorn. In addition to the visit of the deteo-
Kf tlves to the houso. Coroner Tutbill and Prof.
BE, Wltthaus were also there. On tho floor of this
BBl room, near a closet door, there were some dark
BBpr red spot. There wore more on the floor of the
BB bathroom, where, according to the confession,
BEf the body of the murdered man was cut up. Cor-
BB oner Tuthlll and Prof. Wltthaus attacked these
BE& boards with axes, and they chopped great holes
BKj in the floor. Mr. Bunla, tho owner of tbo house,
BE? waa on hand and full of rage. He protested
Bff. that they wero tearing his houso down, nnd that
BKp f 1 was an outrage. Tbo Coroner assured Mr.
BEr Buala that whatever damago was dono would
mm: be paid for, and there the matter ended. Tho
BRIj Coroner and the Professor took away with them
Hfc tho part of the floor that thoy cut out.
Bti The alleged confession of Martin Thorn makes
BK- it possible now for tho first time to tell
BEp the story of the murder. It was a crime
BE'j' that for cold-blooded premeditation, brutal cx-
KC oration, and heartless mutilation for tho pur-
BKl'- pose of concealment has few parallels in the
BbT history of Now York crimes. Oleldsensuppe
BBc lived with Mrs. Nack. He had won her
BBj from her husband. Thorn bad won her from
BBs Gieldsensuppe, but Ololdsensuppo had whipped
BHDi him In a fight and had driven him awny. Mrs.
BKi Kack tired of Oleldsensuppe. Bho met Thorn.
Bft Ho urged ber to leave tho other man nnd live
BBp with him. They feared that it she did it they
BBV, would bo found out and Uleldscnsuppo might
H kill them. So they plotted his death. To them
BB rourdor was nothing. The concealment of the
Kv . crime was everything. A place- had to be pro-
BBp vided for the commission of the crime. Nobody
BB! knew them on Long Island. They hunted up
BB bouse there and rented It. Tho next
BB thing was to get the victim to It. There
BB' was 'no possibility of Thorn's getting
BHl him there, for they were sworn enemies.
BBh Ololdsensuppo trusted the woman. Bho could
BBr doit, no had wanted her to start a house of
Hf;. prostitution. She bad protested. Ho had talked
BBV to her about It only that morning. Hho had told
BBK him 'that thero was as much monoy In bnby
BBp farming and It was a legitimate business. What
BH? he wanted was money. Hero then was tho
BBk chance. Sbo would toll him that the houso In
BHT Woodslde, It. I., was JuBt tho thing for n baby
BBT farm and would got him to go over and look at
BBp! it. It would be a nice trip anyway.
BBf , Thus lured by the woman, Oleldsensuppe was
BML led to the killing placo. Thorn was there. Ho
BBV had purchased a revolver. Ho had a razor and
BBT he bad purchased a saw on tho way to the house,
BBef The woman bad told him that when ho heard
BBk; the gate click twice be would know Hint the
BHI victim was at hand, and that when sho said
BBT, "Look around tho houso " ho might bo on tho
BK lookout for tho opportunity to kill, Tho signals
BH were given. Hidden behind a door. Thorn
BBT' waited until OicldsenBuppc was close enough to
BB' touch with the muzzle of his pistol. Then he
HBp' fired. Oleldsensuppe sank to tho floor. Tho
BHjtf murderer calmly dragged tbo body to tho hath-
BBVC tub, and there, while the man was still ullve, he
BBT; cut pit his bead and began tho work of destroy-
BH ingthe marks that would lead to blsdetoction.
BH& Such, In brtof, is the story of the crlmo. Ono
BBm part of this body was carried from tho houso by
BBTr; tbo man and woman. They bo.inlul a street
BBp' oar and carried It with them to the river. They
BBk throw it from a fcrrybont, and within fifteen
BBYf minutes itwas llshed out ami it was known that
BBk the murder had been done, Tbokllling, Itwould
BBTf seem, was easy. It wasthokccplngof thesccrct
BBfv that was impossible, nnd tho blabbing tongue of
BBr; the murderer, If this alleged confession Is true,
BH is what led to his undoing, Ho had a friend,
BBp John Oartba, a barber like himself, and after tho
HBf arrest of tbo woman ho anted somebody to
BBV talk to about the crime. Ho picked out Oartba.
BBan He told him, and then he realized his mis-
BBw take. Oartba droaded him. He feared that
BBw the man who would kill in such a manner
Bl
BK?
BBVBVElr
BBjte -- -r- . t ;.i(jMfyiy".:lt'.i.y ?fii
would not hesitate to kill th man that knewhta
secret Itwas with this fear In his mind that
Oartha went to the potlec Hero is his state
ment. Ho mado It on Monday, He repeated it
three tlmos yesterday, and at tho District Attor
ney's office ho made affidavit as to its truth :
" I havo known Martin Thorn for a number of
years," ho said. " I also know tho man referred
to ns Oleldsensuppe. I knew that Thorn nnd
Oleldsensuppe both had been admirers of Mrs.
Nack. On Saturday night, Juno 20, 1 was at
work in Martlnelll's shop on Klghth avenuo,
when Thorn entered tho shop. When I had a
chance to talk with him ho said that ho was
very tired. He had Just dono a hard day's work
and taken n long walk. Then ho and I talked
on (onuuonplaco subjects, nnd half nil hour
later he loft. salng ho nntild seo mo ngaln In n
few days. On tho afternoon of July 6 (Monday)
ho again camo Into tho barber shoo and took n
sent, reading a paper. Atthattlmu I did not
know lilm, ns his mustacho had been shaved ofT,
Ho motioned to mo that bo wanted his hair cut.
While I was cutting his hair ho sllppod me a
note. Then I noticed that It as Tliusn whoso
hnlr I was cutting. As ho did not say anything,
1 did not recognlzo lilm. us tho newspapers were
full of stories about him in connection with
this murder. There voro other customers In the
shop at the time, nnd ho acted so sus
piciously that I was satisfied that ho was
In some way connected with this crime. Ho
finally puton his coat and walked out. When I
fot n chance to rend tho unto I learned thnt In
t Thorn asked me to moet him that night In a
saloon on the west side of Klghth avenuo, bo
ten l8th and 120th streets. I met him thnt
night In tho saloon, shook hands with him,
and ho asked me to havo a drink. In
an undertone I said to him: 'Well, you
mado a damn hum job of thnt caso.
If I had dono It nlono I would probably havo I
made n better Job of it. In tho tlrst placo, I
would havo found nut nnd examined all about
that sower in tho Woodsldo house. Immediately
after doing tho Job I happoncd to look out of tho
window, nnd I saw what appeared to bo tho
bloody water running down that drain across
tho rond. 1 noon found what a foul I wus.
Another thing, 1 ought to havo used plaster of
Paris to sink all tho parts of tho body.
"AftcrBnylngthHhohesltated. Wo had an
other drink, nnd. looking mo squarely In tho
faeo, he said: 'You aro the only friend I can
trust. You nro thooniy ono whom I would tell
nnythlng to In connection with this matter.
Thero Is not n living soul who knons n thing
about It excepting you, but it has been troubling
my mind, and I feel 1 can talk to you as I want
to.'
"iBaldtohlm: 'Howdld you come to dolt 1'
Ho aald thero wero two reasons for doing It.
In the tlrst place, Ololdsensuppo had dono him
ono time, and ho Intended to get square. In tbo
soconil place, ho and Mrs. Nnck wanted to llvo
togotbor nnd It would bo necessary to get Olold
sensuppo out of thowny. Mrs. Nnck had got
tired of him and Thorn said hohudngrudgo
against him. For weeks, Thorn said, ho nnd
Mrs. Nnck had talked tho mattor over, and It
was finally decided to kill Oleldsensuppe. At
tlrst thoy had thought of hiring n placo
In this city. Thorn said, and Just mov
ing away, but Mrs. Nack believed that
(Sleldseusuppo would follow them up. Then,
Thorn said, the plans wero discussed as to how
to kill lilm. I naked Thorn who got up tho plans
to murder Oleldscnsuppo over on Lung Island,
and Thorn said: 'Well, wo Just tlxwl it up to
gether.' Thorn said further that ho and Mrs.
Nnck mado sovcral trips to Long Island to
gether, nnd finally Bizeil up tho house nt 348
Second street, Woodsldo, because It was in u
good, out-of-the-way place. Ho said that they
learned that tho owner of tho houso was Mrs.
Iluala, who kept a French wine saloon nt l'JS
West Twenty-sixth street. Then, Thorn said,
ho nnd Mra. Nack wont to Mrs. Iluala's wine
saloon, saw Mrs. Iluala there, had a few drinks
with Mrs. Iluala. sitting at a table, and that Mrs.
Nnckdld not do much talking, but that he. Thorn,
mado tbo arrangements for tho hiring of tho
house, nnd that Mrs. Iluala said sbo would
gladly havo them as tenants because they had
no children. Consequently she would let them
tho houso for $15 a month rent, although tho
tenants who had lived there boforo bad been
paying f 18 a month. Tho next day. Thorn said,
he wont up to Iluala's wlneroom on West
Twenty-sixth street, and hired the house alono
tinder nn assumed name. Then they went over
to Woodsldo and got the koys of the houso from
a woman a few doors nway. They loukod tho
house over, Thorn said, and It was decided
that Mrs. Nack should get Olcldscusuppo
over to the house on Friday, which was
Olcldscnsuppo's day on pretending that sho
wnntcd to move over there and that sho wanted
to show him the house before moving Into It.
Then Thorn said that he decided how he would
get rid of Oleldsonsupne's body after ho bad
killed Uleldscnsuppo. Thorn told me thnt Mrs.
Nack wont to Ehricb llros.' dry goods store on
Sixth avenuo and bought tbo cheese cloth which
was to be used to wrap up tho parts of tho body
and that sho bought the oilcloth from Mrs.
Illeger of JnckBon avenue. Long Island City.
"Then. Thorn sold, he went downtown nnd
bought a saw to cut up the body, and be had a
razor of his own and a revolver to do the rost
of the Job. He said that on tbo Friday morning
on which he committed the crlmo Mrs. Nack got
Oleldsensuppe over to the houso In Woodsldo
shortly before noon, and that be.Tborn, got thero
before them, and was hiding with bis pistol nnd
razor in a closet In tho upper part of tho bouse.
ProvIouBly to going there he had procured boiiio
flasler of paris, which he Intended to use for
bo purpose of sinking tho parts of Olcldscn
suppo's body as soon as he had Olcldcnsuppc cut
up. I said to Thorn: 'You might bavo known
that tho parts of the body would float if you
threw them Into tho river without weights."
I said this to learn tho rest of tho story out of
curiosity. Then Thorn said that ho had mado
a bungling job of it, oh ono portion of tho bu.lv
was found In the Knst Klver off tho foot tif
Eloventh street, fifteen minutes nfter ho had
thrown the bundle into tbo water from a Oreen
point ferryboat. Then wo talked sonio moro
about tho case, and Thorn told me thnt while ho
was hiding in the closet bo heard Mrs. Kack and
Oleldsensuppe enter the house, and he heard
them talking. He said that Oieldscnsuppo and
Mrs. Nack had walked around thojard tlrst. and
then Mrs. Nack snapped the gatoshut, which was
meant as a signal to him. Thorn, that they had
arrived at the hoiiRe. Thorn said that as soon
ns ho heard tbo gate snap ho took otf his shoes,
took off his trousers nnd coat and vest, nnd
hat, and also his toliar, tie, and shirt, so that
ho stood therein the closet dressed only In nn
undershirt and a pair of socks, ami armed with
his razor and revolver. Ho said his renson for
undressing himself In this way was that he
wanted to get ready to cut up Oleldsensuppi',
and that ho did not want any of Oleldsensiippe's
blood to bo spattered over his clothing. Hu said
that he wanted to do ns clean a Job as wus pos
sible. "Whllo standing there in this condition,
Thorn snid, he heard Mrs. Nack nsk Oleldsen
suppe how ho likod tho house, nnd ho heard
Ololdsensuppo say thnt he liked it ery well.
Thorn told me thnt then Mrs. Nack said sho was
going out to look at tho nuthouse In tho yard,
and that she told Oleldscnsuppo to go up through
tho houso and seo how he liked the lay of tho
rooms, aioldsonsuppn walked along tho floor
opposite tho closet. Thorn said, nnd then he.
Thorn, heard Oleldsensuppe call to Mrs. Nack:
'I wlllstny hero until jou come hack.' Thorn
said that theso wero about tho last
words that Oleldsensuppe spoke. Ho said
that when he heard Uleldscnsuppo wnlklng near
tho closet he opened tho closet door partly,
leaned out with his revolver In his hand, and
bhot UieldBonsumie from behind, Ulcldscn
suppo. Thorn said, fell nn the floor, hut ho was
breathing beavilj. Still ho appeared tolxi cm
scloiis and helpless. Thorn said. Tlmrn aald ho
believed Oleldseusuppiy'ecognlrod lilm Just iih
ho pulled the trigger or tho revolver. hllo he
wns still breathing. Thorn Bald he Intended to
tiro another shot, out ho wns afruid the pistol
would mako too much noise, so he dragged
Olulduensuppo to the hnthtub, bundled him Into
tho bathtub, nnd cut his throat with the razor.
Then, 'Thorn said, ho hurried downstnlra ami
motioned to Mrs. S'nck, saying, 'It's done.' Hu
said that Mrs. Nack answered, 'I heard It. I
know.'
"Ho said that It took hi in nearly all dny to
cut up tho body, that Oioldsensuppe was alive
when ho cut Olnldscnsuppe's throat. Ho Hiild
that ho stripped otf Uiuldsensuppo's clothing,
nnd that even while he wru taking tho t'luthlng
off Oieldsonsuppohe beard a snore touio from
UloldHensuppo. Thorn said that ufter cutting
Otehtsonsiipiio'B head olt hu mlxid up soinu of
tiie plaster of paris and padded It around Oluld
sciiHtijipo'H head. Then hu put tho head on tho
end nt tho bathtub so thnt tho pluster of parts
about it would harden (ilckcr near tho air.
Then hu took the raror ami cut uway tho
llguro tattooed on Ololdensuppo's breast. Ho
nilld that hn quickly dispelled of this
ploco of flesh. Thorn did nut tell mo what hu
did with UiIj piece of llosh. but he said that ho
began to cut across the chest wllh tbo razor,
nnd then sawed tho rust of tbo way through.
Then he turned tho water on lilm, and washed
this piece, which was the shoulders, lliu chest,
tho arms and hands, ho said, all in one piece,
nnd this was tied up Inn neat bundle, 'lboni
naid that ho and Mrs, Nack had no carriage at
that time, as tho pnnirs had stnted, hut thnt
they Just carried tho bundle over tho Hunter's
Point bridgo to tho Kent nvenuo ear line, libera
they got on n car nnd rodo to tho Oiconpolnt
ferry. Then thoy boarded ii ferryboat with their
bundle, Thorn said, taking thu bout which runs
to Tenth direct, New York. Thorn snid
thnt just hofuro tho bout entered tho
ferry slip on tho New York sido Mrs, Nack let
goof thu bundle nnd wont to wutili out Iosco
that ot erythlng wns clear, nnd that no ono was
around, bo that Thorn would hao an oppor
tunity of throwing tho bundle Into tho river.
Thorn said that ho throw tho bundlo Into tho
rlvei frnuithn back of tho ferryboat. This, hu
Mild, wns nliout 'J o'clock, nnd that lifted! min
utes Inter the bundle was found Just a block
from whero It had been thrown Into thu river.
Then Thorn said that hu hud been sorry that hu
had not used plaster of paris on nil parts of thu
body.
"Then ho Btoppcd In telling his story, nnd snid
tomo; 'Youarethoonly friend I hutugot. I think
l am Hgaiuuinklng a show of in) self In telling
you this, but I will depend on jou, becauso I
think 1 can trust )ou.' Ho wild that the Job nf
cutting up thu body wns n hard one, ami that he
spent all duy uicr It. I nut not sure, but 1 think
be said hu remained In tho houso at Woodsldo
all night, hut he told mo that .Mrs.Nack tent
him all of Qleldsensuppo's clothing dona up in
thu satchel and that hu pawned the clothes nnd
deslro)ed the pawntickets. This was Oicldscn
suppe's extra clothing, Thorn said, which
was at Mrs. Kuck's house. He did not tell
me what he did with tbo clothing that
was on Oleldsonsuppe at tho, time he killed
Gleldientuppo. Hodldsay tbat ho took Oteld
sensuppeV wntch and piwnod It. The pawn
ticket for tho watch, ho said, he also destroyed
In tho same way that ho destroyed tho pawn
tickets for Qleldsensuppo's clothing that was
sent, from Mrs. Nack's house. I askod him whero
ho had been hiding all the tlmo, and be
said that he hnd hired rooms nt 235 East
Twenty-fifth street, nnd that ho nnd Mrs,
Nack Intended to livo there quietly. Somo
of the poods, ho snid, thoy hnd already
moved thero. I asked lilm what ho did with tho
bend, nnit ho snid ho sunk It In tho river, but
tbnt tbcro ngaln ho hail mado another bad mis
take Jn not shivlne off tlloldscnsunpo's mus
tache. Ho9ald that Just as soon ns he hod put
ho plaster of parts nround tho head ho remem
bered that ho had mado this mistake, and ho
wns going to tnkosomo of tho plaster of pans
off so that ho could got at tho mustache, hut on
second thought he decided this would boa hard
Job. as tho plaster hnd already hardened, and
ho believed nlso that tho head would sink.
"1 think ho said that ho dropped tho head In
tho river from onoof tho Oreonpolnt fcrrybonts,
but I am not suro nn that point. Ho said that
after tho Job ns dono Mrs. Nnck visited tho
rootiiRonKaitTwontjMlfthstrcol, nnd wns not
eatlsllrd with thoni. Hut sho said thoy could
mako thu best of them for awhile, and that they
need not tell anvbody whoro thoy wero going to
move to; thnt thoy could tell their nclghlwrs
that thc Intended to movo to ono place, and
then movo to East Twenty-fifth street. Thon
thoy could toll tho ownor of tho Woodsldo
house (hat they had docldcd, not to tako
that place, ns they wero afraid of malaria.
Thorn mild! 'I had no money nfter tho
Job was done, only that which wns raised in
tho pawnshop.' Wo hnd another drink, nnd
again Thorn snid to mo that ho wns sorry ho hnd
told mens much nshodld. Ho snid that hu had
shaved olf his mustache on Wcdnesdny, and had
kept himself pretty qulot, but that ho could not
seom to rost easy until ho tnlkod of tho Job.
Then he again said to mo, 'You must not be
tray mo, nnd ho looked nt mo In sucn
a way that I believed ho Intended to
kill mo too In caso I should ever mention
anything ho had told me. At thnt time
I mado up iny inlnii to say nothing about tho
raso. Then he Insisted upon my meeting him nt
I) o'clock nt ltioth Btrcet. Tbo placo Islonesomo,
so I told him 1 would not go thero to meet him,
but would meet Mini nt tho shop, so I fixed tho
meeting placo. I told my wlfu all about It, nnd
Bho coiilu not rest hecnUBo bIio bcliovcd I would
bo killed, so yestcrdny afternoon my wlfo re
ported all tho facta toCapt. O'Hrlen.
"Thorn told mo thnt ho had burhsl the saw
with which ho cut up tho body, and that ho baa
thrown ami tho razor over on lnig Island."
The first thing dono after Thorn was taken
to l'ollco lloadqunrtors by Acting Inspec
tor O'Hrlen Tuesday night wns to strip
him. 1ho bloody Hhlrt was disclosed. Tho spots
wero not large. He said they wero not blood.
Then thu old Hymen method of paring tho linger
nails and scraping the too nails w an resorted to In
tho hope of finding evidence of murder. After
this Thorn dresxed himself again. Ho had n pis
tol with him when ho was arrested. It was fully
loaded. Ho said ho generally carried It. Tho
detectives went at him to get a confession. They
kept nt htm most of thu night nnd most
of yestcrdny. Tho Acting Inspector said
last night thnt ho hnd not confessed,
that ho denied Onrtha's story, and thnt ho In
sisted that Oleldscnsuppo was still allvo. It
will ba remembered that Mrs. Nack Insisted on
this. too. when sho wns arrested. Thorn had a
little resplto from tho questioning when he was
taken to Jefferson Market l'ollco Court. He
was kept hnndeillfod to two men. Tho Magis
trate remanded him back to Police Headquar
ters for ii day. Ho did not seo Mrs. Nnck whllo
ho wns nt tho court. Sho wns locked up In u
cell In thu prison. Sho did not ask to seo blm.
Sho refused to sou nil l"! else but her counsel.
Sho rend In the pipers of Thorn's arrest, but her
Jailers snid it did not affect bur.
The police said that they had found some pins
tor of parla In tho Woodsldo houso und that thoy
had cut blood stulna from tho tloor. Theso wero
being nnnlized by Prof. Wltthaue. Ono Inter
esting question fins been raised as to whether
the Now York city authorities or the Long Island
authorities will nuve the work of trying tho
prisoner. District Attorney Youngs of Queens
county was present when Gartha made his
statement at thu District Attorney's olllee hero
yestorday. Under tho laws of theStato thotriil
can tako plnce In either county. It Is likely that
the Grand Jury w 111 bo asked to find Indictments
here to-dny.
Oartba. the barber, works at 23S3 Eighth
avenue. He was at l'ollco Headquarters ) ester
day, nnd wns marched up and down, in tho
presence of Thorn, handcuffed to a detective.
This was to give Thorn the impression that ho
wns under nrrest, though why tho police wanted
Thorn to think that wasn't explained. When
tho acting Inspector was asked what kind of a
disguise he woro whon he went to nrrest Thorn
bo would not answer. Asked what kind of a
man Thorn wnn ho said: "Ho Is a very deter
mined man. He says ho Is not afraid of death."
The work of hunting for Oicldsensuppe's head
will be begun nt 10 u clock this morning. Tho
police boat l'atrol nnd threo launches will be
used.
A Friend of Oleldsensuppe fined 910.
William McPhee of 528 East Sixth street,
who 1 omploycd as a rubber In tho Murray Hill
Baths, and who was an Intimate friend of Wil
liam Oleldscnsuppo, wns a prisoner In tho Essex
Market Court jestcrday, charged with being
drunk nnd creating a disturbance on tho Bow
ery shortly after 0 o'clock yesterday morning.
He wasdnedJflO.
CAXAVI.IX PACIFIC MOXOPOZT.
It Will Cease to Control the Intercolonial at
tue Bail of the FUrnl lrar,
Ottawa, July 7. The Minister of Railways
and Cunals has notified tho Canadian Pad llo
authorities that at the end of the current fiscal
year the nrrangement undor which tho railroad
uses the Intercolonial Railroad between St.
John. N. B., and Halifax, N. S.. will bo can
celled. Seven years ago the Government made tho
agreement with tho Canadian Pacific, and
In tho opinion of tho present Minister of
Hallways It was unfair to thu Ooi eminent
roid. Under it no Intercolonial Railroad
ngent could Mjllclt n man for freight,
nor even ndvisn a hhipner to ship over tho
Intercolonial. The late Canadian Government
hound their agents In nlisoluto neutrality In re
gard to business between Halifax and St. John,
and In regnrd to oil business for outside points,
Montreal for Instance, which originated between
Halifax ami St. John.
Thu result of this one-sided agreement has
been detrimental to the Ooi eminent railroad,
the Canadian Pacific monopoly getting thecream
of tho business. The agreement was evidently
dictated moro by politics than by business.
71. A.Vlt O. AFFAIRS.
nrports rrom four Special Masters as to Ro
retpu and lllsuiirsrinenfa.
BAt.TlMoun, Mil., July 7. Four spoclal mas
ters' reports, relallio to tho receipts and dis
bursements of the funds derived from tho Bale
of n. nnd (). receivers' certificates, were filed In
tho United States Circuit Court to-day. During
tho months of January, February, March, and
April, 18117, of funds derived from tho snlo of
rertllicntes authorized by the court on Nov, 20,
18'JII, It was found that (JIIO.OOO had been re
tell ed and iftiSli.7oo.78 disbursed, leaving a
balance on band of ff 2WI.22.
On April 1. 18117, certificates valued nt S200,
000 still remained unsold, Tho report of the re
ceipts nnd disbursements for April. 1807, shows
n balance on baud at the end of tho month of
137,271.00.
Tho report of the disbursements made by tho
receivers from the termliinl Improvement fund
for April shows a balance on hand at the end of
the month of 8155,1117.118.
Lebanon Bprlnro It. It. Mar ne Compelled to
Cease Operations.
Ai.bant, July 7. Attorney-General Hancock
haB been nsked by tho State Railrond Commis
sion to begin nn action to compel tho Lebanon
Springs Railroad Company to suspond the oper
ation of Its road from Ohnthnin, N. Y to Ben
nington, Vt. Complaint has been mado to tho
commission thai I be road Is in such bad condi
tion that Its further operation would bo unsafe
and dangerous to thu public. Kliinthnn Hweot
of Albany Is tho recelicr of tho road, and leave
was granted hlin until July 1 to rali-o S:io,tKH)
to lie expended In liiiprnilng thu condition of tho
road. He failed to ralsu tho money.
Donds to Ilillld Crlppln Creek Car Lines.
Coloiiado Spiii.nob, Col., July 7. A mortgago
was filed this afternoon by tho Cripple Creek
District Itnliruad Company to seenro tho pay
ment, of .'i00,000 bonds to tho Central Trust
Company of New York. The bonds nro In gold,
nnd hear 5 per cent. Interest, Tho money thus
obtained to construct n trolley railroad
through the Cripple Cieek gold districts.
accused of Assaulting Woman In Fulton, K, V,
Ulttk, Mont., July 7. Harry Mnrdon arrived
in this city yostordny from Now York, and to
day was arrested on n tolegram from Fulton, N,
Y (barging hlin ultn nn nhsault on a young
woman, llo will bo held until the arrival of mi
olllcial from New York.
"Orlzlnul mid Uruiiliio" Wort estrniblre ftnure.
We notice In the columns of recent EukIIbIi papers
thnt a motion wasniadslu the suit of Lea 1'rrrlns
against Courteuuy, licforo Mr. Justice Homer last
month, sei'ltlng mi Injunction rntralnlUK the defend
snts from hddlii) tlii'iuu Ives out as "tho only orlKl'
nsl iiinkirs," nr a"tie urlclcal makers of Worretter
hlrebauif," I he n'li ertueinriil complained of reading
that tho Me urn I'ourtfiiny eru tlinoul) producers
of tin) nrlKimil and Kt-iiulue Worritrrlilr hauee at a
reasonable rice, and manufactured from Hie original
recipe."
Upon the argument (be Judno at once held thai tbla
advertisement could not ko on.
The defoudanu' eoua.tl admitted It iraa tndrfenal
Ul. and tbo defendant) gave an undcrtaklpf to dis
continue Its xut.Aiu.
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WHEATMAiiKETA-BOOMING
XKANB MOarjSRXTT FOR TltlS FAR
MER and itri;urnoDT r.Lais.
Bnslnen Mea Kneeurared Knrape "apply T
Wheat short aad She Must Draw Heavily
en tho United Hlnles Yesterday's Future
Bales Here Were the lorxeat HI nee IHI,
The condition of tho wheat mnrkot during tho
post week has boon the talk of the exchanges.
And not only has It nttractcd the attention of
speculators, but it has caught tho attention of
all Now York business men. Thoy seem to see
In tho firm tone of tho market, tho stondy ad
vance In prlco, and tho heavy salos recorded
for tho Continental and English accounts, a suro
indication of a general business revival. Tho
men of business roason that whon tho forolgn
whont supply Is low, tho granaries of tho United
Statos must ba called upon to mako up tho
world's deficiency. When thero Is n demand
for whont tho fanner is prosperous, nnd when
the fannor is prosperous, so tho business men
roason, thero is prosperity in tho country.
Tho somo condition of tho market that has
obtained during the week provalled yostorday.
Tho day's buBlnoss was marked, howovcr, by
solos for the foreign accounts, for delivery In
August nnd September, larger than nt any tlmo
slnco 189k. In New York alone salos of ninety
two shiploads, or about 740,000 bushels, wero
roportod. Tho heaviest salos, however, wero re
ported from ports along tho Atlantlo coast other
than Now York. In tho past threo days it is re
ported that ovor 1,000,000 bushels of wheat
havo bcon purchased for future shtpmont to for
olgn ports. Those salos havo boon mostly of tho
now winter w heats of Kansas and tho softer
varletlos from tho Southwest.
Tho reason for those heavy snlos Is that tho
world's vlslblo supply of wheat wns nover so
low ns It Is at present. It Is estimated thnt tho
total tIbIWo Bupply at present for tho iiholo
world Is not nlmio 75,000,000 bushels. Bo
sidos this, this year's crops In Austria-Hungary,
France, Turkey, Russia, Italy, Roumanln, and
England will bo light. It Is now estimated that
tho crops along tho Danube will not bo more
than one-half what thoy woro last year. An
Idea of tho condition of the crop nbroad may bo
hod from tho following oxtract from tho Liver
pool Corn Trade AVtrs;
"It Is evident that wo cannot look to America
for any great wheat surplus next season. Sho
may do as well us hhu has dono In tho season
Just drawing to a close, but that Is all ono has a
tight to hope for from tho present outlook. In
dia, according to tho final olllcial data, has pro
duced a crop of 21,000,000 quarters. This total
Is nliout 6,000,000 quarters less than tho revised
estimate of tho previous year's famlno crop, so
It is certain wo shall receive but trilling quanti
ties of wheat from India during tho ten months
ending March, 1808. Perhaps 500,000 quar
ters will comprise India's total cxiwrts, which
Is tho same quantity as was exported In 181)0
07. Tho Russian spring wheat crop is yet in tho
balance; tbo winter wheat promises barely as
big a surplus as wo havo boon nhlo to ecure
this season. Tho Balkan Peninsula has fnrod
badly during tho past three or four wooks: tor
rential downpours bavo been prevalent all tho
spring in that part of Europe, and for tho last
tiireo weeks ImmciiBO damago to crops nnd
property has been wrought In Roumanla, Bul
garia, HoumcUn, and parts of South Russia.
This damugu may very possibly bavo cut down
tho oxortablo surplus from tbo Balkan Penin
sula considerably. With the loss of two or
threo million quarters from this part of Europe,
nnd tho probability that western Europo
(France) will require two or threo million quar
ters more than sno has taken this season, there
corns no prospect of supply being uhlo to catch
up with demand during 1807-II8.'1
When the present estimated vlslblo supply
of wheat (75,000.000 bushels) Is compared with
the visible supply In 1801 (IV.'.bOO.OOO), somo
notion may bu obtained of the demands upon
our grnnnrios from abroad. In addition to this,
reports from Argentina show that tho wheat
crop there will lie small on account of the up
IHiaranco of locusts.
w lillo tlutcournglng reports noout wo wnoai
crop como to us from other countries, the ro
poria from tho wheat-growing regions of tho
United States nro most encouraging. It is now
estimated tbnt tho crop, winter and spring
wheat, in tho United States this year will exceed
6r0.000,000 bushela. When It Is remembered
that, from tho present outlook, France alono
will nocd thnt much wheat to supply Its de
mand, tho w heat f nrmcr lins reason to bo glnd
thnt he Is nllvc. From all over the West nnd
Southwest come most favorable reports of this
year's crop.
In Ohio tho wheat Is reported to bo in good
condition, lint tho crop will be, so It is said,
about ten days later than usual. The reports
from Mluno-sota state thnt a crop of about
eighteen bushels to the acre may bo expected.
This means thnt In Minnesota and the Dakotas
about 200,000,000 bushels will be harvested. In
Indinna It is estimated that over 75 per cent, of
n full crop will be harvested.
This condition of tho wheat crop here nnd
abroad, to tho business men say, means that,
with the coming of early autumn, and probably
before, tho pro-perlty the country has lieen
waiting for during tho past six years will put
In nn appearance. They point to the fact thnt
Sll was tho last good yenr tho wheat growers
hud. It was the last good jenr tho country
had. Said a well-known business man jestcr
dav: "The condition of tho wheat mnrkot 1b tho
first euro sign we havo hnd of returning pros
perity. The Amerienn fnnner has tho goods to
sell and the world Is wnlting to buy them.
When foreign gold, or any other gold, jingles
In tho pockets of our farmers, then we shall
havo real prosperity and not lietoro."
TRIED TO MURDER HIS RLIXD SOX.
Wanted to :tt lllm Out or the VCmr nrrause
He Had an Interrt In tho Farm,
Matawan, N. J July 7, Ellsha Cummins, a
negro, attempted to murder his son, Slverlne,
yestcrdny. Ellsha'swlfo died threo years ago,
and left the property where tho father and son
have slnco lived to him, subject to a life Inter
est, which was left to tho son. Quarrels over
tho son's Interest led to tho attempt to murder.
fivcrine is blind. Tne futher sneaked n round
tho houso at noon yesterday, while Siverlno was
sitting on a stool In front of thu door. Tho
fnthcr throw n stone nt his son's bend. Tho
young limn was knocked senseless. His wlfo,
who was In tho houso, ran out and found her
husband lying at the door. Tho father was
bending over him.
" I bopo I hnvo killed him," said Cummins.
Ho ran awny from tbo place. The son Is in a
critical condition.
Tiro MEX FOVXD DROWXED.
One nad an Rnvrlopo Addrevied to "Mrs. A.,
Containing a aao Ciuld I'lerr.
The body of on unidentified man wns found
yesterday in tho North River nt the fool of West
Houston street. An envelope addressed to
"Mrs. A.," In which was inclosed a 920 gold
piece, was between a leg of his drawers and one
of his stockings.
The body of an unidentified man, with a
smooth faco and light brown hair, was found In
the East River, noar the foot of Stanton street,
last evening, by tho crew of the tug Raymond.
Tho body hnd evidently been in the water for
sovcral weeks. It was taken to the .Morgue.
Killed While Going to KnllaU
Reaping, Pa., July 7. Samuel A. LelnesowIU
nnd George Kerkeslnger, aged 20 and IB years,
came down from Schuylkill Haven and went
fishing with Harry Lcvnn nnd John Heath.
While angling the two former told their com
panions they were going to Philadelphia to en
list In the nav). Thoy returned to Reading lntu
last night. In the Reading Railroad freight
yards, whllo waiting to jump on n train, an
empty switch engine run into them. Lclueso
wltz and Korkeslagor wore ground to pieces.
Lovnn was badly hurt, and Heath escaped.
Slitrrn Hoys rationed In Camp.
Readino, Pa July 7, Aliout four hundred
boys of Reading, members of the Boys' Brigade,
are In camp ut Carsonla Park, below this city.
Sixteen of the lads are now In the camp hospital,
under a big tree. The boys aro suffering from
the otTccta of what Is believed to be Paris green
poisoning. Whether It was accidental has ns
yet to bo determined. The lads plucked currants
from a neighboring farm, and It Is suppmed
that tho bushes had been sprinkled withPnrls
green, Tho owner had cautioned tbo boys about
the bushes.
Mix Frances Hayes Rnrnged,
Ci.kvki.anu, 0July 7. Tho engogement of
Miss Frances Hayes, only daughter of tho late
It. 11. Haes, to Ensign Harry S. Smith, U, S, N.,
wns announced lust evening at a tea parly at
thu Hayes mansion In Fremont. Ensign Smith
Is Instructor In tbo United Stutes Training ship
Constellation at Newport, It, I,
PaaaroKer and Frelsbt Trains In Collision,
PlTTSiiunu, Pa July 7. A passenger nnd
freight train collided lata this afternoon nn tho
West Ponn Railroad, near Apollo, Cbarlui
Ing and James Johnston, passcngors, and n
newsboy were cut about the head by being
thrown ugulnst tbo seats.
North Shore Limited New York Central'! morning
train to Chicago. Isave Grand Central Matlou 10:00,
arrive Dufta-'o HiiU r, U,. Chloaf o next mornlnf at
( tiiOv, by AUchikan Ceatral. 44v.
i
OOK XkAOK iCP TXBXT XJOJ CJ.MT,
He trill Witaeea the Came to Be Held r too
eventi'drst Regiment.
PKiFCBKiti, Dktot, July 7. Slnco the Herenty
first arrived In camp tho heat has been very
severe until to-dny, when it was moro comforta
ble. Notwithstanding this fact Col. Orcon ex
pressed to-night his entire satisfaction with tho
work thus far. Ho has rocolvod many compli
ments from tho post ofilccrs for tho oxcollenco
of drills. Yesterday nftcrnoon Col. Orccn wns
visited by Count Oooticn, nn olllccr In the Royal
Prussian Cavalry Guards, who was shown
through tho camp and exprossod groat pleasure
nt whntliOAaw.
To-morrow will bo a big day nt camp. The
Seventy-tlrst Regiment Athletic Association has
arranged h programme of games consisting of
eight events, nil open to any momher of tho
regiment, separate companies or battery, oxcopt
tho 4-lO-yard run for tho rcglmontnl champion
ship. Col. Orccn will not ns roferoo.
It Is oxpectcd tbiitOon.TllIinghnst will arrlvo
to-morrow and bring with him Oov. Black, who
will mako his first otllelal visit to camp. He
will witness tho games and remain till after
evening parada.
TIIK REN HAM MURDER TRIAL.
Dr. Toiler Reveals In Court the Xante or the
Prisoner's Woman Vrlend.
Data via, July 7. Tho name of tho mysterious
woman frtond of Howard C. llonham, the al
leged wlfo poisoner, was revealed In tho Benbnm
trlnl this morning. Dr. Toztor, tho physician
and friend of tho prisoner, said thnt ho visited
Benham In Jail on Jan. 21 and gavo lilm a ring
which May Wlard wished to return to Benham.
May Wlard is tho daughter of Ocorga Wlard of
Batavla.
Dr. Toiler testified that while ho wns exam
ining Mrs. Benham tho night before her death
Benham stepped to tho eldo of her bed and
took bis wifo'n hand In bis. Tho doctor
did not think from this that Benham could
havo polsonod her. Ho snid that on bis
visit to tho jail Benham asked him If he had
brought tho "Btutf," meaning tho poison, toond
his llfo with. Ho said no, und Bonhnm nskod
blm ngalu to bring It,
Crois-oxamlncd, Dr. Tozier snid thnt the sec
ond autopsy was complete as far as tho Instruc
tions of tho Coroner went. Ho said ho attended
tho autopsy ns Benham's friend. His testimony
was unBhaken.
DOTTLE CAME ASUORE.
It Had Information About a steamship About
Which Nothing Is Known.
St. Atjqcbtine, FIa July 7. A scaled bottla
was found on tho East Shoals this morning by
the keepers of tho Anastasla Lighthouse. Insldo
tbo bottle was a scrap of nn envelope with tbo
following scrawled upon it in a faint load pen
cilling: " Steamer La Fore, cargo of arms. Port Royal
to Province Pant, Cuba, went down Tuesday,
May, 1B07. Four men on rnft Sundny, No
water and no food two days.
" Alfkkd I'etehro. Columbia, 8. C.
" John T. Williams, Fcrnnndlno.
" Artuuk Ukaton, New York city.
"First Mate Peteiison,
278 West Second street. Brooklyn."
No Information can bo had rcgarnlng the ves
sel. Tho date wns very faintly written and
could hardly bo deciphered, but was mado out
as "May."
There Is no steamship nor any other sort of
vessel In tho American Record or tho United
States Bluo Book named La Fore, and thero Is
no West Second streot in Brooklyn.
IIE SMOKED A RAD CIOAR.
hut the Car Door So tho Passengers Wouldn't
Ue Annored Cat Arretted.
John Donovan, a conductor on a Grand street
car, preferred a chargo of assault against Alfred
Doody of 11 Marlon street in Centre Street Court
yesterday.
"He rode on the front platform," said Dona
van, "and insisted on closing tho front door of
tho car, to the great discomfort of tho passen
gers. 1 opened tho door tlvu times, und each
time he closed It. Finally be struck mo In the
mouth, cutting my lip."
"1 wns smoking a bad cigar," snid Doody,
"and did not want to cause thu passengers pain.
The cigar was awful bad,"
Magistrate Deuel held Doody for trial.
sated ms MOTiir.n from a fire.
A Yonkrra Mnn Enters a Ilnlldlng After the
Firemen Hnd Ueen Driven tlut.
Yonkkrs, July 7. Edward Forgsinan, a mo
torman on tho Yonkers electric railroad, rescued
his.mother from a fire which started this morn
ing in tho store under her rooms In the Clinton
flats on New Mnln street, after the firemen had
given up nil hope of saving her.
The building win tilled with smoke, and tho
firemen could not get up the i-tnirs lo tho rooms
occupied by Mrs. r-urgsmnti. Her i-on ran
through tho ntnoko nnd carried her Into tho
ynnl in thu renr of thu hnuxe. Shu hnd fainted.
She was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital. The
lire started In the packing from i-omo erg boxes
which was t-et nil by nn cirg tc.-der. who was
using a lightest caudle. The dniungu wns 1,000.
Reared n Iliirclar Through the Window.
Mrs. Charles Campbell of the Socnucus Rood
Homestead, North Bergen, was awakened early
jestcrday morning by tho nolso mado by a
burglar In her room. She kept Btlll until ho had
gone Into another room, and then nwoko hor
husband. Mr. Campbell jumped out of bed,
nnd, grabbing his pistol from the bureau, fol
lowed thu burglar.
The burglar Jumpod through an open window
onto the piar.zi and then dropped to tho eround.
Mr. Campbell tired sovcral shots, but npparently
did not hit him.
A sjaS.tlOO Flrn In lie Knlb Junction. !f. T.
UouvKHNixit, N. Y July 7. De ICalb Junc
tion, twolvo miles north of the village nt
tho junction of tho Norwood nnd Ogdcns
burg branches of tho Rome, Wntcrtown and
Ogdcnsburg road, wns swept by tiro this morn
ing. The loss Is about $115,000 w ith 325,0i() In
surance. The village has no llru department.
In tho business centre of tho town twenty build
ings were burned.
To neatgn as Chaplain or tho Forty-Seventh.
The Ho v. Dr. Jnmes H, Darlington, tho rector
of Christ Episcopal Church, Williamsburg,
will resign as Chaplain of the Forty-Beienth
Regiment after tho regiment's tour of duty nt
the Slate camp this summer. Poor health nnd
increase of work in his parish nro the reasons
given for his resignation.
Mrs. Loretto Ford Mahra Counter Charge.
Richmond, Vn July 7. Mrs. Loretto Ford,
daughter of the Iter. Sam Small, has filed a
cross bill for divorce against her husband, Stew
art Ford, denying all his nllegntiuus as to her
conduct and making damaging charges against
blm.
Ilanred Hlmielr In the Woods.
Raiiwat, N. J July 7, Qeorgo H, Reed
hanged himself jestcrday In Edgar's woods,
near tho New Jersey Stato Reformatory. Ho
had been ill for some months und nt times hnd
shown signs of Insanity. Ho leal can widow and
fclx children.
Charles K. Crockett's Suicide,
Cbarlos K. Crockett, 40 years old, of 111 East
110th streot, who shot himself on Sunday night
on tho veranda of Bishop's Hotel, Sheepshead
Bay, died at thu Seney Hospital yesterday.
RROOKLYN.
Tliodlntrlbtitlonot I'asteurlsnl milk to sick babies
will begin tills morulur from the various dlipeniarlra.
President Kredi'rlck Uhlniann of the Prookljn Ele
vated road aunouues that wltnin a lear electrle
curs will be In operutluuuu tho ruad. The third-rull
system Is tu be adopnd.
The Peoplo's Trust Company, as ro 'elver of the
proper!) of Joliu Y. McKuue, liaa lx'gutt an neiinn In
the Huprcine t'ourt lo recover pohupm Ion nr twenty,
five parcels of real state In tho old town of Uraies
utl. McKaue, after his committal to Hlng btng
Prison, disposed of thts prapi-rtv by a power of at
torney to his sou, cjeurgo N. McKaue, aud his brother,
James McKaue,
The Judgment of the Special Term of the Supreme
Court i acutlDf un usetnif in on the capital stock or
the KilUon F.lectrlu l.lgtil Company was amnncd jca
terdayhytha Appellate Dlvlniuu The luseaaurs val
ued the stock at 8I.0.PJ.U74. Juillie I'ldltm, who
writes the opinion, holds that thu i rum hlse, utued at
Sti 10,000, was not subject to luxation, and thai the
tram hiss to lay mulns and carr on buslnend u like
wtte eaetnpt. lie alao huldathut thocapltul htoek of
the i itlreiik' Electric I.liit.t Coin pany, which 1 held
by the Edison company, I) exempt, and thai lliucum
pany la not aubji ut to OHSt-isiueut on porsoualty
Hood's
Win favor every whero he-
causa they arc bo easy to tnkc, rOlllliPi
Hogentloyct reliable; In fact, jp III
fierfcctly BatlsfactoryiiHiifam- '
ly cathartic. Cure sick headache, bilious
ness, Indigestion, nausea, Lad Uutc, liCc
r f i
Here Is A Bargain
that's worthy of terC?ffrn
name. Four hun-WMm
drcd dozen Ncgli- H
gee Shirts made j 1 1 1 M
from the justly celc-fy
brated Barnaby M'f'g Wm
Co's fast color madrasHIrM
cloth, at Vb
95c- each, J)
6 for $5.50. jg
ThtreanotathJrtlnUielot ft
that's worth leu than $1.50.
Hackett,Carhart&Co.
84 1 BroadV&y, Cor. 1 3th St.
420 Brcudwy, Cor. Cuut St,
265 Broadway, below Chambers St.
FREEHOLDER OREEN A USURPER.
Jnitlee I.tpplneott Orders at Verdict le That
ItlTeet In the Hnpreme Court,
Tho trial of tho quo warranto proceedings
brought by Freeholder Arthur W. Clayton
against Freeholder Wllllnrn'Oreon for tho direc
torship of tho Hudson County Board of Free
holders was abruptly tcrmlnntod by Justice
I.lpplncott yesterday. Ho directed tbo struck
jury which was trying tho caso In the Supreme
Court In Jcrsoy City to find Freeholder drcon
guilty of usurpation. Uroen wan olected to tho
olllco on Dec. 30, 18911. A full board, consist
ing of twenty-seven members, was elected last
November. Tho Itcpubllcnns hail n mujorlty
for the first tlmo in a numbor of jenrs.
Freeholder Clayton, a ltcpubllcnn, was elected
Director. Ho began to form a now combine.
Tho lenders reorganized their combination nt
onco, and in December Director Clayton was re
moved and Freeholder Oreen elected Director,
Clayton Instituted tbo suit for reinstatement,
"Director Clayton tutnlly disregarded tho will
of tho majority," said JustlcoLlpnlncott. "Ho
was arbitrary In his actions nnd disregarded
his duties ns presiding olllccr, but I nm con
strained to deny that tho resolution of removal
comdltutcd any vncuncy."
Tho case will go to tbo Supreme Court.
HE SAID HE WAS 100.
lira Mills, the Oldest Nan In Onondaga
Count j, la Head.
STnacuBK, N. V., July 7. Eirn 31111s. tho old
est Inhabitant of Belgium. In tho town of Ly
sander, and undoubtedly the oldest person in
Onondaga county, is doad. Ho wns a pensioner
of tho war of 1812, nnd said ho was 10G years
old. Ono of his neighbors, who now lives In
Syracuse said at tho funeral: "Ho was 60 years
old when I whs a little boy."
Mills married a woman much younger than
himself Into In life. He leaves seven children,
four sons and three daughters, now well along
In life, Sir. Mills wns vigorous, nnd within six
months Is snid to hnvo walked from Belgium to
Baldwlnsvlllc, a distance of llvo miles.
ORITUART.
Capt. William Fowler, founder of the Thir
teen Club and prominent for many years in
politics and tbo Statu militia, died on Tuesday
at his homo In Jersey City from apoplexy.
Capt. Fowler was born In New York In 1827.
He studied architecture and became associated
with John 1). Trimble. Among tho buildings
designed by tho firm nro tho Old Bowery The
atre, tho old Broadway Theatre, the Park Thc
utre In 1'nrk row, Vnllick's Theatre In Broome
street, Bcllcvuo Hospital, nnd tbo buildings on
Ward's and Randall's islands. In 1661 Mr.
Fowler organized Company C of tho Twelfth
Iteglment, of which he was Captain. He was
wounded In tho battles of Antietani and
Second Bull Hun. Ho resigned In 1803 and
hecamo a member of the Twelfth Iteglment
Veteran -Association, In 1803 Capt. Fowler
opened the Knickerbocker Cottage in Sixth ave
nue, near Twenty-seventh street, which was
frequented by almost every New Yorker of note
on account of Its famous dinners and suppers.
Hu retained possession of tho cottage until 13,
when he became connected with the Knicker
bocker Catering Company. Capt. Fowler was n
great foo to superstition, and the singular re
currence of the number thirteen In then cms of
his llfo led him In 1890 toorgnnlze tho Thir
teen Club. He belonged to thirteen secret and
social organizations. For over twentv vears be
had been a member of Tammany Hall and a
stnneh upholder of Democracy, but In tho Inst
campaign be refused to support Ilrvnn. Ho Is
turilied by nton, Wllllnm Fowler, Jr.
Tho Hon. William Slocum Orncsheck died
yeterdny nt his residence. Elmhurst, East
Walnut Hills, In Cincinnati, of general debility
resulting from old ngo, tho extremo bent ap-
Jiarently hastening the end. He was horn on
'illy 4. 18111, in Schcnectaday. His father John
11., was long a prosperous merchant of thlselty
nnd I'reildent of tho old Frmikllu Bnnk. W. S.
llroeslieck graduated at Miami I'nivcrsity. Ox
ford, ().. took up the law, nnd wns senttoCon
gress in 1157. Ho was counsel for President
Andrew Johnson in the celebrated impeachment
trial of ImJA. He beenino famous, and was a enn
didnto for tbo nomination for the Presidency.
Ho waa a member of the Peace Congress
In 1801. In ISIitl he was a dolegate to the Na
tional I'liion Convention and In 187'J beenino
the Presidential candidate of the Liberal Re
publican", who were opposed to Horace Greelcv,
nnd received one electoral vote for Vice-President,
for which olllco ho hnd not been nomi
nated. In 1S7S ho wns a delegnto to tho Inter
national Monetary Congress in Paris, lie iis
ono nf Cincinnati's wealthiest citizens. For
many cars the citizens hno enjoj ed free park
concerts there ns n result of his endowment of
f.W.OOO for that purpose. One of the tlvc sur
viving children. Mrs. Itobert Ludlow Fowler,
resides in this lty.
ltlchanl Smith Bacon, former bend master of
the Columbia liranuiur School, died suddenlv on
Tuesday from norvous collapse at his home on
Iholtlicrside Drlvo at 104th street. Dr. Bacon
wns lxim in New York tlfty-elght yenrs ngo, and
wus graduated from Columbia College. Ho
studied law nt Columhln, nnd took the ilegreo of
M.D. nt thn College of Physicians nnd Surgi tins.
Dr. Bacon joined tho Seventh Iteglment at the
outbreak nf the war. and nt Its concluMon he
nnd his brother, tho Itcv. fieorgc Bacon, licenmu
Intruetorsln the Columbia tlrninmnr School, of
which nt that time Dr. Charles I). Anthon, a
famous toxt book compiler, wns the head. Dr.
Bacon succeeded him ns bend master, hut ho
w ns forced to retire a yenr ngo. Ho lssurilved
by a widow, four daughters, and one son.
Frederick W. Wright. 07 years old. died
yesterday morning nt his home. 01 Forest
street, Jersoy City, Mr. Wright hnd lived in the
city for forty yenrs. He bad been prominent In
Democratic-politics, and once wns the President
of thu Board of Police Commissioners, He was
n member of tho Produce Exchange. Ho was n
Mason, u member of the Legion of Honor, the
Jersey City and Pavonla j m lit clubs, thn Order
of Chosen Friends, and the New Jersey Bowling
Club, He 1 emes n widow and ono daughter,
Ouldo Kck, a Custom Houso broker of this
flt,dlcdon Sundny ut Olcnwood, Mil., where
bunas spending his vnentlon. Mr. Eck wns
Imrn In Munich, Baviirln, In 1842. Ho came to
Now York when n young man, nnd, with his
brother Charles, stnrtud the customs brokerage
firm of Eck Brothers at 1(1 Exchango plnce.
Since his brother's dcHtb Mr. Eck bus carried on
tho business nlono. Hols survived by his two
daughters.
Oeorgo W, Sayor, who served several years ns
Supervisor of Orange county, N. Y died yester
day In tho Stato Hospital ut Mlddletuwn of
cerebral upoploxy nfter a confinement of ono
month. Ho succeeded his grandfather nnd
father In the largeat distilling business of apple
brandy In thu State. He was -It) years old,
William A. Soltz of Easton, Pa died yester
day, aged 58. llo was one of live brothers
prominent In Enstnn's business affairs. One of
the brothers, Frederick, died only two weeks
ngo. William Selu was a director In a natlonnl
b.uik, a gas company, nnd a water company. A
widow and two daughter survive,
Dennis D, Hurdy. tho oldest resident of the
town of Marlborough, 1'lster county, N. V,, died
last night, aged 1)3 years, Hn wns a well-known
fruit grow or. Ho leaves a widow.
HOItOKEX'S DOO CATCHERS OUT.
They Were Too Ilniiglilr L'and, nnd the found.
master la Ciolng to lllrn Two .Siegroea,
Dog Catchers llobcrt Cain nnd William Walsh
of the town of Union have resigned their Jobs.
Poiindmnstcr Peter I)ciiiiIngHa)athatthey bavo
been roughly handled whllo doing their duty.
He sajs that he is going to hire two nogrocs
from New York, who, win enjoy catching dogs
and lighting citizens.
lilltcd by t nrs After n Fuiull) Ileunlou,
PouniiKKKintK, July 7, At Million to-day,
Mrs. Bridget Mclaughlin of thlselty wns struck
and killed by n train on the West Shore lull
road. Sho had boeu nrranglng a family reunion,
and bad met for the tlrst tlmo in tweuty-oix
) ears her brother Jamas of Brooklyn.
SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS.
TBH IOWA PARTY PUTS A. STRONG
TICKET IX THE FIELD.
It la Headed by John ClUarlt for Ooverner
The Old leaders or the Party Prominent
In the Convention-Indianapolis riatrarm
Ilatined An Agcreatlvn Campaign Plaaaed. n
Dt Moines, Ia July 7,-Tho Sound-Money
Domocrnts hnd no difficulty In agreeing to-day
to nominate a full Stato ticket composed of well
known Democrats who havo been recognized
ns tbo leaders of tholr party In the Statfl for
many years.
John Cllggott of Mason City, the nominee for
Governor, has been a District Judgo, Is a strong
campaigner, nnd a popular man. He will make
n vigorous speaking campaign nnd will havo
plenty of assistance. Tho nblost Democrats In
Iown aro in sympathy with tho sound monoy
movement,
S. H. Mallory of Charlton, nominated for
Lieutenant-Governor, Is n wealthy farmer and
stock man, and was one of tho World's Fair
Commissioners.
Washington Irving Babb of ML Pleasant was
tho Democratic nominee for Governor two years
ago, nnd his nomination for Supreme Judge was
receded with groat enthusiasm to-dny,
Peter A. Doy of Iown City for Hallway Com
missioner and J, II. Knocpfler of Lansing for
Superintendent of Public Instruction held the
offices three and four years ngo when the Demo
crats carried tho State.
It is regarded as a strong ticket and will re
celvo many votes on account of tho persons!
character of tbo candidates. The attendance
at tho convention was not as large as had been
oxpectcd, owing to the extremo heat and the ab
sence of many delegates from the State on
vacations. Something over 200 were presenL
Tho convention was made up of men who have
been tho leaders heretofore, and It waa marked
throughout by devotion to principle rather than
by any deslro to gratify ambition.
Judge Nathaniel French of Davenport de
livered a Btrong speech as temporary Chairman.
F. W. Lchmanu of SL Louis, formerly of Iowa,
dollvcred on address In tho afternoon, which
will bo extensively circulated. A letter from
ex-President Clovoland was received with great
enthusiasm, and tho approval of bis Administra
tion by thn Platform Committee brought the
greatest applause of tbo convention.
Hero Is tho letter which was written to Mr.
Paul Kcrsch. Chairman of tho Illinois Stato
Central Committee of the National Democratla
party:
"My lovo of true Democracy Is so Intense and
my belief In tne necessity of its supremacy to
tho welfare of the country is so clear that I can
not fall to sympathize with every effort to save
the principle of my party from threatened
nbnndonnicnt. I bcllovo the very existence of
truo Democracy aj nn agency of good to the
American people Is In the hands of those whi
nro willing to be guided by the declaration of
principles announced by tho National Demo
cratic party. U
"It Is a high mission to thus hove In keeping
the llfo and usefulness of tho party which has
decried so well of our countrymen, and the
lmiwrtnnt consideration Involved should surely
stimulate to pat riot lo effort. Tho work before
us rises nbovo partisan triumph nnd Its Im
mediate rewards. The ijuestlon is, Aro we do
ing our duty to our country and to the principles
of our party! No success worth the name can
bo reached except in tho path of principle. I
hope the National Democrats of Iowa will not
fall to exhibit to their fellows In every State tho
bright light of true Dcmocrucy.
OlIOVEK CLEVKLATD.
Tho platform denounces paternalism, and
declares that It Is equally as repugnant to
Democrats when championed by Populists, un
der thu guise of Democrats, aa when announced
by Republicans. It demand equal rights for
all and special privileges to none, calls for loyal
Bupjiort of the Federal Government and the
courts, demands the honest payment of debts,
tho preservation of the national honor, a sound
and stable currency, and economical State
Government. It approves the Indianapolis
platform unreservedly, declares for a tariff for
revenue only, and denounces tho DIngley bill
ns a scheme to reward contributors to the Re
publican campaign funds; it upholds civil ser
vice, declares for a firm foreign policy, and de
plores jingoism. It advocates more liberal
local option, a high Uceni-e liquor law, and de
nounces the present liquor laws of the State,
esjieclally the Mulct law. It declares for a
Board of Control In the management of State
institutions, for a non-partisan judiciary, and
refers with approval to the Administration of
G rover Clevoland.
Tho State Central Committee is making plans
for an active, aggressii e campaign.
RRTAX IX SAX FRAXOISOO.
Tie Gives Hatlare aad Kvealnc Perfomaaaeea
at the Golden Gate.
Sam FnaNcisco, July 7. Mr. Bryan reached
this city to-day and received a warm welcome
though the greater part of the big crowd that
gathered to hear him speak this afternoon dis
appeared as soon as they bad seen him and heard
a few words. His face looked fatter nnd moro
sleek than one would Imagine from bis pictures.
In fact ho strongly resembled a well-groomed
actor, and he carried out this resemhlnnce by his
bows and smiles and constant play of gesture.
He reached Oakland early this morning, and
wns taken to Alameda, where be addressed
3.OO0 persons in the open atr. His voice was
good, nnd ho mado an excellent speech.
A special tug took him across the bay. He
rodo in a back to the hotel, and. after a short
rest, went to the Centra! Park basebs.ll grounds
on Market street, where he spoke to an audience
of 8,000 persons, who packed the grounds. So
strong was Sir. Bryan's voice that those stand
ing on Seventh street, outside tbo high fence of
the park grounds, could hear him distinctly.
Tonight Mr. Bryan spoke at Woodward's Pa
vilion, and to-morrow no will leave for Oregon
and Washington.
OJIJO OOT.D DEMOCRATS.
Independent State Ticket Planned republican
acialatlve Ticket to lie Supported.
CoLUMnus. O., July 7. A conference of the
sound money Democrats of the State will behold
In thlselty to-morrow to determine on a policy
to 1 pursued In this State this fall. The senti
ment nmiing the sound money Democrats Is nl- fl
most unanimous in favor of placing an independ- 1
cut State ticket in tho Held and supporting H
the Hi publican legislative tickets In the various
districts of the Stato In opposition to tho can
didacy of John 1L Mi'Iean, who I seeking to
break into tho I'nitcil Mates Senate on the sll
lerissne. Among those who favor such action
are M. E. Ingalls. Virgil P. Kline, Col. S. K.
Donavin, S. II, Holding, James Caren. and
others who were prominent In leading In the
revolt against Bryan last fall.
ntnator Qua) 'a Convention Programme.
IlARiiiSBcilia, Pa July 7. The fact Is ne
longer concealed that Senator Quay favors the
nomination of James A. Beacom of Westmore
land for State Treasurer, and Major ievl 0.
MiCauley of Chester county for Auditor-General.
Tho latter Is slated because he is the Gov
ernor's choice, and because ho represent the
soldier element In the dominant party. All the
delegate elections, tho Ouny managers say, in
dicate a harmonious convention in August aud
the success of the Quay programme.
On the Trail or Three Train Robbers.
San Antonio. Tex., July 7. The Wells Fargo
Express Company havo placed detectives on the
trail of throe men who robbed the through safe
on n Southern Pncltlo passenger train of $12,000
threo weeks ngo nt Iizler Station. The robbers
appeared nt Lingtry last week, and from their
actions it was thought they were planing
another bold up. They wero recognized nnd left
town. They wero seen two days ago at a ranch
sixty miles north of Langtry.
How Thei Guars hlauey In Jeraor,
When Mayor Hoos of Jersoy City ousted the
Republican Board of Commissioners of Appeal
and appointed a board composod of Democrats,
Mahlou Tcrhmie, tho clerk of the old board,
refused to toll tho combination of tho sate lock.
Mr. Schlesslnger, tho clerk of the new board,
employed twu experts icsterdny nnd bad tho
earn opened. Besides the records, two bottlos,
ono half full of a liquid which Mr. Schlesslnger
said wus whiskey, wero found.
It hern leatrrtlay'o Plrea Tere.
A. M IMO, Kldth street and Third avenua, ttir
boat II, J. Crunfiml.damaio tS.OOO) 0:80, 1 Savants,
an line, c. WestenlTuer, damage &0,
P. M 1 Mil, :I10 l.at Kortr aevrnth afreet, Clawsoa
Son., damami la, S All, Mill Kant 1,0th tract, Henry
oilier, daiimue tl, Mini 4il0, HI Avenue I)., damage
ifva. H 0", K07 Fast Forty-uluth street, illtaon llano
Company, damage s&.
Drink Inre Vr'nter
While In the Country.
For the com enlenee of out-of-town patrons
lljBCla Ulitllli'd Water eau tie purchased In caaa
containing twelve half gallon Imltles Price stt.RO
per case f. o. b. New York. Allowance fur
omptlra,
HYGEIA DISTILLED WATER CO.,
u w. MTU or.
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