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' 2 Trig fetJN, FRIDAY, AUGUST feO, 197. '
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' of the rum demanded Illako's terms were avo
I cepted, though not until bo Informed all that
- l "not (12,400.09 would cot him to move"
Jv It wis now 4 o'clock In tlio morning. Tha
'f party left the newspaper ofllco at once In a car-
;' flags to drive to the box's hiding place. It In-
I eluded Illako, Commissioner Phaleti, Ilctlly.
Clerk Gregan. and John F. Farrell. Tho car-
rtage took n circuitous roulo alxiut the city.
i j Anally leaving Its boiindnrlos nnd proceeding
J along the Schoncctndy turnpike. HUke hnd not
disclosed whero tho boy was hidden, nnd.nl
f though tho niouibcrs of tho party were well
V armed, thoy became nlnrmcl nt tho dlstnnco
St' ' which hud to bo trnversod.foirlng an ambus
f cade by lllako's friends. Nothing to cxrlto un
if1 easiness happened, ho over.
w Tho forty had (tone morrt than eight miles he
ft, foro Mako signalled tho driver to atop near
v' KarncrB, a small station on tho New York Con
it trnl and Hudson River Ilallroad, west of Albany.
h What followed can best bo told by John F.
3. "imiie told mo ho wanted us to put him pn
J" tho-fthenectady turnpike, and thereafter ho
f would direct the nin einonl of tho carriage to
the placo whoro tho supposed canton of llttlo
John ConwaTWero In hiding. Ho drovo up
'J Hudson avenue, ovor Swan to Chestnut, up
Chestnut to Lrk nnd to Btate street, and
X through tho park to tho end of the laket driving
4 over Hugh-wood placo to Western avenue, to
J? Manning Iloulovard and out tho Hchonectndy
turnpike.
OUT TO THE KIDifArrEIUs' 1IID1NO n.ACE.
5 "Wo drovo some flvo or six miles along this
turnpike. Tho dawn wnB just breaking and
A toavydow was glistening in tho sunlight when
we arrivod nt tho old Methodist Episcopal
Churcli on the lc(t-liand aide of tho road, going
tj toward Schencctiul'. Hero Illako toucbod mo
"' on tho shoutdor, this being iho signal agreed
j1 upon when ho wished to stop the team. I tils
v mounted with Ulnke. Capt. Ilellly nnd Com
t rnlsaioncr Phalcn and Mr. Origan remained In
li tho carriage and drovo nwny ntmiit a milo under
! the express orders of Illakc. Illako and I hnd a
conversation in which, among other thlngs.be
i obsolutoly refused to go toward tho place whero
' the paoplo who. ho suspected, hadabduetod tho
ij child resided, unless bo went alono. Ho then
f started off by hlmsolf, but returned somo nftcon
!i minutes later and advised mo that ho would al-
15 low hie to accompany him to tho rendezvous.
j "I asked him It 1 could not take a companion,
If and after much persuanlon he consented, and 1
fj roqucetcd Commissioner I'halen to Join mo.
I if wo travelled some throo miles before reaching
i the Now York Central Ilallroad tracks. Hero
Illako Insisted that wo remain on a little mound
f overlooking the railroad until ho went back into
5 tho thick forest which nearly surrounded us,
p nnd talked with tho men who, he advised ue, he
8 supposed knew more about the child than nny
i other porsons. I refused to allow Ulako to go
Ij alono and accompanied him back through tha
II woods about half a mile, when, turning
U sharply to tho loft, wo wont up a
i aatcoD lnollno nlnngsldo a barbed wire
', fence. Blako climbod to tho top of a little
i mound nnd whistled. Presently I heard tho
'. cracking of twigs and rustling of branches, and
io thero appeared a tall, well-built young man of
5 awarthy complexion, with black hair, cloan-
i ahaven face, and steol gray ,oycs. with n peaked
J cap pulled down over his forehead and a hind-
t kerchief ncross hi faco from ear to car. On his
i flrat appearance the handkerchief did not cover
i the man's chin and Blako very sharply rebuked
f him for this.
X BICItERTOa FOB TUB HETtmX OF TlIIS GUILD.
s1 Tho man asked about my coming there. In
T reply Blake stated to blm tho proposition which
had been made to him In our oiUcc, namely, the
jr vayment of tho sum of $2,500 cash on the dellv
X Jry of llttlo John Conwuy nt the office.
5 The unknown in a ileop, husky voice, evl-
6 dentl? assumed, absolutely refused to deliver
f tho child except on the payment of .$2,300 cash
on tho spot. While talking I heard at my back
-'-- the erackilngof twigs, and, looking around, saw
5 another man In tho underbrush. I advised
Blake and tno unknown poron that Mr. Me
? Ilermott, tho name given Commissioner
fl I'halen for' tho occasion, was an older
man- than I and- was tho represcnta
' tlve 'of our nswRpaper; thnt I onld re
fi for the matter to htm and abldo by his de
5 clslon, as tho ngrecment which wo made before
, leaving tho oMce was not being lived up to;
" that the offer was made to Blake In good faith,
"' and that the money would be paid as agreed on
" the delivery of the stolen boy at the office. I
vS said wo would not permit any further double
5 dealing or funny business. Blake assured him
11& thatthodealwasasouareonoand that overy
i s thing would bo carried through In the way
' v promised. . , .
,; "I then walked back to where we left Mr.
2 ', Fhalen and requested him to come and talk tho
1 1 matter over with Blako and his pal. We ro
ll i turned together and a stormy discussion fol
If '; lowed, until our patience was almost exhausted.
V : At Inst Blake agreed that he would lead us bacic
W: to tho .carriage, and that the young man, w ho
K was alone In evidence besides Ulako, though
i Blako'sald'thero were- some two or three others
9r in tha hackgronnd, would take the child to tho
J& btckof tlio old Methodist Church; that ho w ould
? have three men with him and I should have one
K wltlf tne: that the child would be turned over to
y us. ami that we would then pay him the $2,600.
? 4" 13LAKE LAllOIia WITH HIS PALS.
if "The Commissioner. Mr. Blake, and myself
V then-repaired to the placo where we had left the
" carriage on the Schenectady turnpike in front of
tho church.- Wo waited there for the men to
7 appear -with tha child. When at last they did
not show up after thirty minutes we sent Blake
'-'i Into tho underbrush to hunt them up. In tho
moanumo I haa advisod Bluko that Instead of
; liaving cash amounting to 92,500. 1 bad a certi-
t. fled chock of $2,000 and $500 in cash.
' " Blako then went to tho back of the church.
'f having given a signal by whistling, which was
' answered. Then followed n consultation be-
B tween Blake and tbe unknown persons in the
'. underbrush.
- "Blako came back to us with the proposition
,, tnathe would deliver tho child to us in tbe car-
-, riago if wo would pay him a smaller sum than
if $2,600 in cash.
V ' We refused to do this. Blake made another
j. trip to tho underbrush, returning with still an-
SI1' other proposition, which we absolutely refused
m:, to comply with. We then insisted on Blake's
m' getting into the carriage with us and advised
IKS Elm that as soon as w e arrived In Albany we
II? would put him in tbe lockup.
Mr "Blako begged to bo allowed to make one
',? tnorq attempt to conclude the deal. We do-
B,"' elded to allow him to do so. Blake went back
W of tbe church and was soon lost In the under-
p brush. In a few seconds thereafter we heard
?': tbe cry of the child: 'Don't leave mel Don't
',' leave mel' Mr. Gregan, who was disguised as a
i. driver, dropped the reins and yelled to Commie-
J' iloner Phalen to mind the horses. Capt. Itellly
' and 'I Joined Mr. Gregan. all rushing in the
dlreotloa whero we heard the cries.
HJDItAErWS TOT ,Tft FUOIIT AND THE BOT BES-
tf . . . , COED.
'& " Thinking that the men in ambush were klll-
,' Ing the boy, we cocKed our revolvers as wo
-'. started In pursuit. Wo opened lire at once,
it and "as we dashed across the little open
i space Into the woods, we heard the crack-
$ . ling of twigs, tolllnr us that the captbrsofthe
'it lad had scooted. Wo must have surprised them,
s tr they ran for dear life. I fired all the shots
K I had rnimrrovolver,nd, nutting the weapon
1-, aside, dashed into the underbrush. I heard the
V ory again, and it took me at least two minutes
. to locate the sound. I beard It again and again,
r and, parting the thick growth about one of the
4t trees, 1 saw tho boy. Ho was crouched down,
iiVk his little legs protruding. Ho was crying:
'1?'' 'Please don't hurt bit, mister,' I won't my
i'Mli dear boy,' I said, and I picked htm up and start-
IXi ed for the carriage. The others fired their re-
Awk volvers, and then getting no trace of the abduo-
Kt, tors we left the spot.
K " Wo bad no sooner started on our way back
Hv than pistol shots wore beard in our rear. We
r all turned lind opened fire on our assailants.
Ik Once In tho carriage we were In haste to get
', started for borne. Quicker than I oan tell we
x were" toon half a mile down the road with our
' llr horsoe on tho dond gallop. We drovo down
SI' Western avenue amid a perfect hurricane of
'W1: cheers nnd down Washington avenue to the
1 1 State Hall and back to our ofll e.
$wt "Our only regret is that we could not bring
fmt Blake and his desperate pals back with us. But
-If., we wanted the lad llrst and let the law follow
'E bis aoductoTS."
s1f At. tho llrst telephone station after leaving
"ii Earner Mr. Qrcgun telephoned l'ollco Head
"fi? quarters to have tho mounted police sent out at
'iff onco to! surround tho woodB. A corns of de
ft tectlves also started by tho Central Hallway on
1 J a special onglne. Father Morrlssey of Ht.
; ' Joseph's Church hnd been notified of the ex
's "Ji pectatlon of recovering the child, and when It
; was known tliat tho boy had been found tho
K -- priest hastened at unco to the residence of the
i it Conways. They hnd no intimation of tbe work
i H, that, had been going on during thu night to
' ;; resoue the boy, and uiou Father Morrlssey do
' volved the happy duty of telling them tbe whole
5 jf story.
i TUB MOTIlEn LKAItNS OK THE nEBCCE.
4 Tho thousands gathered in tho Uclnlty of the
! J.' Conway homo made way for tho bearer of the
tidings. When Father Morrissoy outerod tbe
1 j, parlor he met tho mother ot tho child, and,
' ; clasping her hand, snld simply:
1 "Mrs. Conwny, llttlo Johnny is safo." Tho
fy mother stuggered, sighed, und then exclaimed:
fit' "My Qod, inn this be trucl"
':' The father entered the room at that moment.
I'-.. Father MorribMey announced to him tho safo
i w arrival of tho boy. Ml. Conwny sunk Into a
' ",' chair and could not utter a word. The neigh-
', I bors and relatives gathered in the parlor seemed
', ! tobearTectcd almiMlua deeply ub nero tho par-
? I ents. There was silence for three minutes, and
j, - then tho father and mother bruko down, and,
i i embrav'ng ch other, soblied loudly,
y 7 Tho rescuing party Touched the newspoper
.' office a littlo after l oYlock, There more than
,.; 1,000 anxious mon nnd wouienhiidrongreguted.
( it for tlio. news that the boy booii would be rencued
. had spread like wiUilico thmutrU tho city. Com-
, .-, mlB8lo)turriuiu!n.quUkly Itttcd the boy from
. ? tho carriage" aud carried him on h1i shoulder
:' into tha dfflce after the pollca had mado a
4 paBsagfl, 'rhoboi'ahiiiids"vei grawid on all
' f' (Ides ae lu-liassJ Uiruugh-lhe. crud and it
- mighty; cheer arose ui) h6 pastuvl Into tbe build-
t' tag. - " t
I Men in the crowd tried m throw their arms
-;j around" him, klsseil his chubby face, and
K, sbowersdiiuettlpnsuponhim. VVhentheladwas
Mv carried Into thejffli; th.exvwilouplde sUouted
IB- J?r CofawtooneruJteritta-show btojigain.
BssK OliDglns to Mr. Vlialeu neck, tho boy was
ssB
ssssTst Ahhti f j&&iJ&i!!tfiiv!S ll':w;jj5;tyigy&-i,3. f
taken to the window, an cheers went np for
nil who had taken part In the rescue
After little John had had a brief reception In
the newspaper ofllco ho was placed in a closed
carriage, and, with Commissioner Pbalen. Mr.
Orognn, nnd John F. Farrell, was driven to
l'ollco Headquarters.
MI18. COVWAT MEETS IlEfl HOT.
Mr. and Mts. Conwny were told that thelrboy
was at Polliu Headciuartcrs and Immediately
Joined him. Mrs. Conwny sprang through tho
doorway nnd crlod out, ninldsotis:
" Johnnv, tn loy, my boy!" Tho sound of her
voice penetrated to t ho teccues of tho corridors.
"Iirtmcgnto him," alio cried, brushing past
the door attendant nnd springing toward her
pon. Few persons who saw what followed will
forgot It. Llttlo John stood In the middle of tho
Bimill npnrtinctit, his body Rwnying toward his
mother, and bis tiny, chubby hands extended to
her.
JOHN CONWAY.
"Mamma, I'm so glad to see you," he ex
claimed, as he was caught un In her arms,
Mr. Conwny took tho little chap in his arms
during a lull In the demonstrations by Mrs.
Conway, The clearest oxprestlon of his delight
showed in the manner In which ho looked at his
boy and drank in thu glow In tho little fellow's
eyes.
IIAHUY, Tnit UNCLE, MENACED WITII I.TNCHINO.
When tho kidnapped boy returned Sergeant
Wnlih, with Patrolmen McTlguo and Sheridan,
'proceeded to Hardy'B house, which was only a
block from Conway's, and arrested him. He
was taken to the Third precinct station, buttwo
blocks away, followed by a crowd that grow
larger each minute. " Hang him I" nnd " Lynch
him 1" were the shouts on all Bides, and the man
trembled. Bv tbe time tho station house was
reached tho crowd had assumed enormous pro-
I tortious. Hardy was pnle and so weak he could
lardly walk, 'iho policemen forced him into
the Btation. After ho had been locked up nwblle
the patrol wagon was called to take him to
Police Headquarters, a mile away.
Cries of "Lynch him! Lynch hlmt" filled the
air, and several men tried to get nt Hardy as
he was being taken from tho station to tho
patrol wagon. As Hardy took his placo In the
wagon, guarded by a half dozen policemen,
he Decamo white. The crowd Jeered nnd de
manded that he be strung up. Ho raised his
arms In front of his head In fear and cried:
" Don't misjudge me. friends; I am Innocent.
Two or threo policemen with drawn revolvers
stood outside of Hardy'B coll In tho Third pre
cinct station, and tho whole platoon of reserves
were told to get out nnd arm thomselvcs.
Tho policemen soon cleared n way and the
wagon was backed up to tho door. Sergeant
Walsh whispered to tho drier. who nodded his
head. Tho Sergeant then posted men on each
side of the walk and told them to draw thetr re
volvers. This was done, and then the door ot
tho station house opened. Hardy meantime had
been ordered to brace himself for the trip. Ho
did so with a great effort, and nt a given signal
he was hustled through the door and Into tho
patrol wagon.
THE CROWD EAOER TO OET AT rtAnnT.
The crowd mado a reach for Hardy as the
patrol wagon pasBcd LHlngstono avenue, but
the wall of bluecoata about tho prisoner pre
vented them from getting nt him. Another at
tempt was made to tako him from the wagon us
it proceeded through the Williams street en
trance to Police Headquarters, hut it, too, failed.
Second precinct policemen bod mado a hollow
square, and tho wagon was backed to the door.
The cell door was open, nnd it was the work of
only amlnuto to bustle Hardy into the steel
bound room and snap the combination lock.
Hardy was safo between the steel and brick
walls, but nevertheless he trembled. His whole I
frame shook with fear as he heard the cries ot
tho crowd outside.
It was 11 o clook when the Mayor and District
Attorney Burlingamo sat down In Chief Wll
lard'a office, and It was an hour and a quarter
later when Itardy emerged in tho custody of
three Dollcemen. Hnrdy's examination flnisnod,
he was taken again to cell 1, facing the door.
At a suggestion from a policeman, Mayor
Thacher ordered that a guard be placed lnsido
of the coll. This was done. Hardy s dinner was
brought to him, and ho nte heartily, but during
all the tlmo be was In the cell be did not onco
remove his hat. Once ho Inquired: "Is my tie
tied all right )"
At tbo conclusion of the examination District
Attorney Burllngame said there was nothing to
mako public, but It Is known that Hardy gave
Information which will lead to the capture of
his pals. Everything was quiet about Police
Headquarters during tho afternoon. The detec
tives were all out. No Information was to be
gleaned from any one there.
At Just G o'clock a carriage was drlvon rap
idly down South Pearl street. It halted nt Po
lice Headquarters, nnd Mr. Conway, llttlo John,
Detective Captain Mead, and Detectives MrCann
and Nolan alighted. They went to tbe Chief's
office, where Instructions were given to the de
tectives. Ten minutes Inter tho party again en
tered the cnrrlago and drove up Howard
street. Just, before tho party -started tho
Mayor rushed out from tho office into tho
ruin and stopped at tho carriage, whero ho
held a whispered consultation. He came back
in ten minutes, nnd told tbe reporters that the
boy had been brought down to bo questioned.
The party went up Howard street to Eagle,
drove rapidly out to the western part of the
city, reached the Schenoctady turnpike, and
visited the Methodist church.
BACK TO THE SCENE OK TUB CAmVITT.
It was loarned when tho party returned at 8:30
that when tho cnrrlago neared the church at
Kurners little Johnny begun to cry. He could
not be Induced to to Into the church under any
pretext. When the little boy was brought back
to Police Headquarters, ho sat in onoof tho bli;
chairs nibbling an apple. Ho Informed tho re
porter that tbe ktdnnppers did not treat him w ell
at all; that ho had had nothing to eat since yes
terday excepting tho breakfast and dinner
he bad had at home and nt Pollco Head
quarters. The boy wns neatly dressed In a
brown suit, linen trousers, black shoes and
stockings, and a Tnm O Sbanter hat. At 0:32
Mayor Thacher and Sorgoant Cuddy entered the
cell. They remained there with Hnrdy for some
time, and at the conclusion of the interview
Mayor Thacher gave out tho descriptions of the
iisnnota.
After little John a parents had greeted him at
Pollca Headquarters he was taken Into tho
prlvato room of tho Cblcf.whoroMayor Thacher,
several of the Pollco Commissioners and tho
detectives were in conference A Blanographor
was called In and tho little boy wns questioned.
It was soon discovered that, owing to his youth
fulness and fright, the boy was unable to tells
much about his captivity. Repealed question
ings seemod but to confuse him, and it is not
thought ho can do much townrd identifying the
men who carried him away. At nno time ho
says tho man hnd a mustncho and again that
his faco was clean shaven. Like discrepancies
occur In all his stntcmenta. He snld he slept In
a Bchoolhouse, In a soft bed. Again he Bald he
slept on tho Moor.
" What did j ou do yesterday afternoon I" was
asked.
"I had a ride."
He couldn't toll where he went to. When
asked if ho slept In the woods, bo answered neg
uthcly, THE DOV'U VAOOE STOUT.
The, boy had been away three nights. He
slept In aschoolhouse, evidently, the first two
nights and then was removed to another place.
The fact that his legs, arms, and head were cov
ered with monqulto blUs is evidence thatono
night or other he was exposed to the air. In his
trousers pocket several pieces of peppermint
candy melted Into ono chunk were found.
While the boy was being plied with questions
shouts from below turned the attention of ono
ot tho women present to thu street.
" They want to co Jolinnv," slio Bnld.
A man who was at tbo lad's sldo lifted him on
the window sill. There tho boy wavoii his hit
to tho people. They shoutod frantically. This
was the third time they snw tho boj. They
were satisfied that he wns alii o and kicking,
Tho pollco think that Knuss is tho one who
kidnapped the boy, that Hardy nnd Blnko were
his confederates, and that thoy furnished tho
information which enabled tlio execution of the
plan of tho abducturs. Tho nutliorltics suy thero
may be a fourth man In the case, but they aro
not sure,
WAS THE PLOT MADE IN THIS CITT I
The pollco think tbo schenio wns hatched by a
profc -tlouul crook in Now York, und that Hl.iko
nnd Hnrdy selected the boy who was to bo ab
ducted. Nothing toiigihlowus secured bj John
Conu examination, ami after it his pnrciilu
returned at onco with him to their home.
There were scenes of keen excitement around
the Conway houso when II became known tluit
the boy had been found. The Btreets lead
ing to the hoube were soon full of surging
crowds. When the carriage containing the
lioy and his parents finally turned Into
the street tbaro was a great shout.
" Hero he UI " they all cried, and
It was all tha pollcenierii- could do to
control the jubilant throng. Tho people seemed
to have lost their heads, and they endeavored
to tako the boy upon their shoulders and carry
him about. Tho policemen pressed bard ana
cleared tho way so tho carriage could reach his
homo. Mr. Conway led his wife Into tho house,
nnd aftor them cnmeJamcs Itahlll.an uncle
of tho child, carrying, the lad In his
nnns. Orcat cheers, wtnt up. Tho men
waved tholr hMs and, the women screamed
almost as lustily, whllo tho bell In the
tower of the Holy Innocents' Church pealed
forth the glad tidings. , llolatlves and friends
crowded about tho boy In tho front pnrlpr and
Bhnwered kisses on his hare bend, His face
1 brightened as ho told about the pony that had
been promised him by tho men who arrlcd blm
nway. He Is tho most popular boy at the north
end lo night. . ,
The home of hie parents afler his return was
filled to overflowing. John rocolycd gifts of
candy, pennies, nickels, dimes, and more than
onco a A bill was dropped into his hands by
intlmato friends of his parents. While thou
snnds craned their necks, endeavoring to get a
glimpse of tho boy, ho looked about In amaze
ment, utterly unable to understand the anxious
curiosity of tho multitude.
SMALL JonN INTEnVIEWKD.
The reporter had a talk with tha boy and
gained from him as good a description of his
lodging houso during tho last few nights as a
youth of ills ago could glvo.
"Did you liko your home In the country,
Johnny f'
With a broad grin ho replied:
" No, you can hct I dldn t, 'cause there was no
boys or girls around."
'What kind of n bed did you sleep on I
"I didn't leop on nny bed; I laid on tho floor.
Oucbs thoy didn't havo, any bods out there.
Tho men wrnpped me up in a blanket and Just
only lot my hoad out." This confirms tho story
of Smith, tho rag dealer. ....
John describe Illako as: "Oh. an awful look
ing man. had man; I wouldn't go near him again
Young as lie Is, John Is undoubtedly right, He
told his mother nnd father, when pressed for a
more dotal led story, that a man cmuo up to him
on the street on Monday morning and
asked him If ho would not liko to
tnko a ride. Tho follow enld he would get
the boy a pony if ho would go along with him in
the carriage. John got In and thinks ho was
drlwn down North Pearl street. Ho says the
man covered him up with the blanket so that ho
had only bis head out. He said he w cnt out Into
tho country to a house, whero he slept every
night.
JOHN'S STORY AS TOIJ1 TO HtB PARENTS.
Onco out In tho Holds. John says, he was well
treated. Tho men gave him candy nnd bananas
nnd po inuts nnd cake, and he did not mind stay
ing with tho men, because they snld all the lime
they were going to get him tho pony. At nlpht,
tbo boy says, he cried and wanted his mother,
but the men told him to keep still, as an
othor man was coming out to get him
nnd tnko him bark to his mother. Once
the little follow said that two men were
with him when he wns taken out of the city.
Tbo boy sas tbo men dug up things out ot the
ground for him to ent. and that his candles, ba
nanas, and sweets came out of a hole, which
shows the careful preparation themenmuBt
have mado In ndtance for their Job. The boy
savs that when he told the man that tho mos
quitoes were biting him tho man replied crossly.
" How do you suppose 1 can help it !"
He had onlj one keopcr during the days ho
was out there.
John will be 5 years old to-morrow. He 1 to
have a birthday party, and It will be a celebra
tion long to bo remembered by him. His friends
are making arrangements to give him a genuine
wolcomo homo. And email John smiles and
wonders; ho Is tho hero of tbo hour and doesn't
ace whv.
Out about seven miles from Albany. Just this
side of tho ploce of woods whero John nnd
his captors were run to earth, there Is a llttlo
Methodist Episcopal church. It Is a frnmo
structure and was built away back In 1857.
There Is only one room In it. and looking out of
tho window of this tho eve falls upon the woods
about 200 fret nway. Tho police authorities
think that It wns In this little church that
John and his guard passed tbe nights.
On the drive which John and his father took
this evening they stopped at the church. The
little follow did not want to go nnd hung closely
to his father. He wns afrnld ho would be left
out there ngnln. Ho would never go out thero
again, he said, or ride with any man, because,
he said, " they stayed too long."
TOE CHUHCII ntS PLACE OF CAM! V IT I.
Whon thoy arrled at tho church one of the
detectives climbed Into It through the window
and lighted up the interior. Then John nnd his
father got In, nnd the boy said Immediately that
this wns where ho had been. He recognized tbe
place and n board with letters unon It, but he evi
dently had unpleasant recollections and did not
care to stop there nny longer than wns neces
sary. Tho belief that It was hero that John and
his abductor passed tho night is strengthened
by a statement of ono of Mrs. Conway's friends,
who Baj s that Hardy knew all about tbo church,
as he llced near it some years ago.
Mr. Conway said to-night that he did not sus
pect his brother-in-law, Hardv. at llrst. Hardy
mado himself so conspicuous, however, that Mr.
Conway's friends had suspected him. The first
night of tho boj's disappearance Conway met
Hardy In front of Hardy's house. Hardy told
Conwny thnt he had been all through Rensselaer
and Bloomln Grove In search of the lad. but
failed to find trace or clue. Hardy seemed very
anxious to deposit the packngo spoken of In tbo
letter In the tree designated. " He would shoot
dead tho man who dared come for it," was his
assertion. Mr. Conwav thanked his brother-in-law
for his offer, but refrained from accept
ing it.
At the Conway house to-night, when the re
porter called thero was a gathering of six or
eight women, friends and relatives of lira. Con
way, who passed tho tlmo chatting with her,
while her husband and John were out in the
country with the detectives. Tho mother
showed traces of the strain she hod undergone,
stnrtlng norvouBly for tho door whenever a
noUe whs heard, expecting to meet her husband
nnd little one returning. The Journey was soon
ended and the appearance of tho pair In
tbe carriage was hailed with shouts by the
twenty or more curious pcrbons, who, despite a
heavy downpour of rain, wera waiting about the
front of the house. John bounced Into the room
with a box of candy nnd an arnngo in his fists.
He had no tlmo then for (nlk, but there were
half a dozen other happy children in tbe room,
and the w ero soon all at work on tbe candy.
THET WANT IIAKDT TO SUFFER.
Mr. and Mrs. Conwny are very mlld-mannerod
people, and Mr. Conway, whllo perfectly willing
to talk, hnd little to add to-night to what he
had already said. He said he hnd Bpoken very
bltterlj to Hardy against tho abductor of his
boj. That was before ho had any reason to sus
pect his brothcr-ln law. Ho now felt that the
law should take its course and that justice
Bhould bo meted out to tho guilty ones. Speak
ing for his wife, who was present, he Bald sho
would not let her family afreet Ion stand In tho
wny of having her sister's husband punished
for stealing nwny her boy. Hardy's alleged
perfidy was an unexpected blow to Mrs. Con
way. She had never had nny unpleasantness
with him, and sho could not Imagine a reason
why ho should desire to tako such n course us
ho had chosen.
Mr. Conway's friends say that It was only
about ftvo years ago that Hardy married Mrs.
Conwn' sister. Sho was a rcmarkabl) pretty
girl and was in tbo steam bakery, only a block
nway from tbe present borne of the Conways.
Mr. Conwny says that he had no reason to be
lieve thnt Hnrdy harbored nny ugly feelings
townrd him, ns, aside from a refusal to lend him
monoy a ; oar ago, he bad bad no dealings with
him within the Inst twolvo months. He had de
clined to lend him tbo money because he saw
thnt ho was likely to come for more, and ho had
had hard work getting back from him what pre
viously hud been lent.
"I lent Hardy money previously," said Mr.
Conwav. "and irot It hack nnlv nffr tnm, frnrr
We were on friendly but not Intimate terms. He
did not come to boo us at my houso except at
long Intervals. I suppose ho thought 1 hnd tho
$3,000 ransom money in the bank and he
could got It out of me. Ills punishment
does not rest with mo. It Is out of
my hands nnd I will not Interfere. I
think If he nnd his friends had this to do over
again thov would not nttemnt It. They did not
thlnlc it would attract so much attention. I
hoar that Hnrdy bellevod himself hard pressed
and that he has confessed, but I do not know
that this Is bo. I don't know Blake and never
remember benring him spoken ot as Hardy's
friend. I think there wcro three men interested
in the Job altogether,"
HARDY AND DLAKE IN NEW YORK CITT,
It Is tbo opinion of many that Illnkelsthe
shrewd onoof thogiing, Conwny believes that
the plot to abduct his Mm was mado up in Now
York city, whoro both lihike nnd Hnrdy are
known lo have been a few dnn before tho crimo
wns committed. Ulako had been In tho metrop
olis for Homo tlmo. It Is said ho haa practised
law there. .Mr. Conway believes that hole tho
man who complied tho letter sent tolilm. Ac
qunintuncesof Hardy say that ho started qulto
auddenl for New York city earl) last week.
It is understood that after Hardy was placed
under arrest, ho confessed that it was decided
that tho boy was to ho placed on tho Central
tracks and ground to pieces by an express train
lust e enlng, lilake w as to havo left Albany on
linearly morning train, ns the people wcro
aroused and ho feared ho would be caught.
Joseph M. Hardy camo to this clt from Troy
about Iho jeuis ugo, und sluco tint time he
has In en a florist in about twenty d tferent
stores. Ho Is Known among business men ns
untrustworthy. Ho haj never paid more than
one-quarter of the rent of n store which he hiiH
engaged for his business, und has been put out
of many of them for this reneon.
1 wo weeks ugo Hnrdy pissed souio daj b with
Illako In his lodgings at Thirty-second btreet, in
New York city. Just what bis business was at
the time Hardy docs not stnto. Anjhun.lio
Waited illako, und it is suspected thnt thu
recent revival ot tho discussion of tho
Charley Ituss caso suggested to tho pair
the possibility of making money by
kidnapping a child. It U known thnt Hnrdy
thought Mr Conwny had consineruble money in
thu liink. After tbo lioy dlBippcurcd it isdnubt
ful If Hnrdy tould hae laid his bunds on him.
Bl.ikcwnH using Hnrdy us a Blileld and news
slo e, and probably did not Intend toglve him a
cent of the runsoni.
III.AKK A run MAN.
Blako Is a desperate and crafty fellow. Hard),
though a cunning man, is of a languid tempera
ment and will never shake tbe world by aggres
siveness. Both have some ahady spots in ibelr
buslue careers and bo thuavo been hard pressed
for money of lata Dlnke was formerly In busi
ness here. There teems to be no doubt that an
assistant of Blake took the boy away.
Everything was quIet Rbout l'ollco Headquar
ters to-night. Ths twenty-five men who have
been scouring the woods near Karncrs all day
had not found nny clue to tho whereabout of
the two fugitive abductors up to midnight. This
did not dishearten them, and the search la con
tinued. In thonlMcnco of Chief of Pollco Wll
lanl on his .vacation, and tho lllnesa of Acting
I Chief Davidson, Mayor Thacher wsb about
, Pollco Headquarters all tho day and evening.
HohaabccnactWcl engaged in directing the
movements of thu police, nnd Is confident ot tho
capture of Ulako nnd hi, confederates. No addi
tional rewards havo been offered. Tho reserves
were kept ready at pollco Headquarters in
enso of nny nttemnt to Und Hnrdy's placo of con
finement and lynch him. No such efforts were
made. The heavy nlti which fell during the
oxening no doubt had much to do with prevent
ing people from congregating.
It was expected thnt Hardy would bo ar
raigned In n police court this afternoon and
formally committed to Jail. Proceedings were de
laj ed. however.ln tho hope that the t o fugitives
would bo in tho hands of the law by to-morrow,
Tho statement which Hardy made to the police
was not mado puhllo, but it Is known that
Hardy does not ucknuwlodgo being directly re
sponsible for the abduction. ..
Matthew Flood, w hoo name has been brought
Into tho caso, was arrestod this afternoon and
detained as a witness. After an Interview with
tho District Attorney, be was allowed to go,
nnd It is not known, outside of the District
Attorney's ofllco, whether anything important
bearing on the ease was scoured from
him. To-morrow the detectives say they will
produce another witness in tho case in tho per
son ot a barefoot boy who was found nonr tho
woods driving cows. Tho detectives aay that
this boy served an a messengerfor tho abductors
and carried the ransom note lo John Conway's
parents.
It Ib reported that Knapps. tbe third confed
erate, lives In the x Itinlty of Karnsra. Dctoctlvo
Swoency loft for the west to night to tell the
police authorities In tho cities and villages west
of Albany to bo on the lookout for Blake and
Knapps.
populists wno rrowr fvsb.
They Kemtnata a Straight Btate Ticket In
Tbelr Ions Cententloa.
Des Moines, la., Aug. 10. Mlddle-of-the
Bond Populists held a State Convention to-day,
attended by 300 delegates, representing hnlf tbe
Populist vote which refuses to Join the Demo
crats In fusion. A full State ticket was nomi
nated and a stiff platform adopted. Tbe lead
ers declare they will keep the party colors In
sight and prevent tho Democrats from swallow
ing their organization and stifling all but the
silver lasue In return for a small messof pottago.
Senator W. A. Peffer of Kansas was here and
delivered a long address, during which he de
nounced fusion and objected to having the
Populist party bartered away for spoils. Ho laid
special stress on the demand for the abolition
of landlordism, the evils of which he dwelt upon
at length.
The ticket nominated Is as follows: Governor,
Charles A. Lloyd, Muscatine; Lieutenant-Governor.
D. II. Perkins, Lyon county; Supreme
Judge, J. A. Lowenburg, Ottumwa; Railway
Commissioner, L. H. Griffiths. Casa county;
Superintendent of Publto Instruction, Capt.
William Blaine, Knoxvllle.
Tbe convention waa very enthustaatlo for
Lloyd, who had no opposition. He la a
zealot, and waa the Greenback nominee for
Governor of Ohio In IB 80. He haa twice been a
candidate for Congress In tbe Second district,
and has spoken all over the State for the Popu
list party.
A. W. O. Weeks was selected Chairman of the
State Central Committee, and he and two other
members of the organizing committee for Iowa,
appointed recently In Nashville, were mado
Iowa members of the Populist National Commit
tee, with Instructions to see that fusion Is de
feated by calling a straight National Convention
in 1900.
The platform adopted to-day approves the
Omaha and St, Louts Populist platforms; Is for
the lniatlve and referendum; for tho employ
ment of the Idle worklngmen on public works,
to be paid for In bonds at 4 percent., and de
mands reduction of railroad rates and official
salaries.
BLOAffE iriLZ nonr st'ZEXir.
President r the lleceat Ohl Democratic Con
vention Kleka Over the Traces.
CoLtTMBUS, O.. Aug. 19. Judge UlricSloane
of Hlllsboro, who was both the temporary and
permanent presiding officer of the deliberations
of the late Democratia State Convention, haa
thrown a bomb Into the Democratic camp by
announcing hla Intention of going Into every
county whore there Is a chance for a candidate
for tho Legislature being elected who will rote
for John It. McLean for Unltoel States Sena
tor and work against bis election. Whether he
will take the stump against McLean or go about
among the people in a quiet wa he does not in
dicate. Sloane save ho wants n Democrat sent to
the Senate from Ohio, but not of tho McLean
ttripo. He says he much prefers Hanna and his
record to McLean and his record of treachery
and cowardice.
Sloano has a formidablo following In Ohio.
Tbe editors of several Ohio Democratic papers
have a proposition undor consideration which
contemplates a united attack upon Dan Mc
Convillo as State Chairman. Judge It. T. Hough
as Vice-chairman, and Allen O. Mers, who is
In charge of the literary work at Democratic
Stato headquarters, to force them off tho Stato
Committee. The rank nnd file of tho party nre
dlstili-njif-d with MrPnnifllGat the bead of the
Stato organization.
Tho HobIs of the attack, If made, will be that
McCnnvllle Is unpopular and incompetent: that
Mcrs, who has been selcctod to sound Mc
Ijenn's praises, only two years ago In his book on
" Dosses and Boodle" snld that McLean was a
man without morals. It is not known what tho op
position to Hough Is. Neglcy Cochran, manager
of Iho Toledo Jfe, Is among those who want
McConvlllo deposed. He says hlB connection
with tho committee will cost the party 1,000
votes In Lucas county nlone. He made no esti
mate on the other eighty-seven counties of tho
State. There will be a full meeting of the State
Committee on next Monday.
POPULIST CAMP XJSETZXas.
A Soheme to Start L'p Election Enthusiasm la
Louisiana.
New Orleans, Aug, 19. The Louisiana Pop
ulists have organized their campaign for the
Constitutional Convention by adopting the sys
tem of the old fashioned camp meeting. The
Constitutional Convention will meet In Febru
ary, and the feeling la that tbe party which con
trols the convention will be able to control the
State politically for many yoara to come. Tbe
Populists aro tbe first In the Held and have
opened their camnalra bv a few dare' camn
meeting at Monroe. The meeting Is to continue
for five days and has been under way for three.
It is a continuous performance, one Populist
orator following auother, with occasional Inter
ruptions for barbecues and bonfires.
Congressman Howard of Albania, Frank Burk
ettof Mississippi, Stump Asbbyof Texas, and
nearly nil the leading Southern Populists hnvo
been invltod to the campmeotlng and havo either
spoken ornre to sneak and stir un the Louisiana
Populists. In spite of frequent rains tho politi
cal camp meeting has been well attended, and
Is asserted bj tbo Populists to havo aroused all
the fervor and enthusiasm that religious camp
meetings do.
Appointed by the Mayor,
Mayor Strong has appointed George W, Kluno
of 2108 Eighth avenue a City Marshal In placo
of E. L. Grldley, resigned, and assigned blm to
duty In Justice Davenport's court. Kluno was
recommendod for nppointmont by Senator John
1-ord. The Ma)or also appointed Mrs. John 1),
Townsend of 3i3 West Thirty-fourth street a
sphool Inspector, and. on the nomination of the
V, U 8ervlco Commissioners, appointed George
It- Ferguson of Brooklyn to be mechanical ex
aminer for tbe civil service.
From lllackwell'a Island to Jail.
Emma McGutre, alias Emma Howard, alias
Margaret Kelly, a notorious pickpocket, was re
arrested yesterday morning on her releaso from
Blackwell's Island and taken to Uiooklyn. whero
5S.i,J?d.',men5.'or KN""! larceny Is pending
against her. About u j oar ago she w as arrested
thnffiCm,n?'c.l.,nS.,lt. Bergen Ilea. h and jumped
tho 1,000 hall which had been given for her ap
pearance for trial. Sho enmo to this city, nnd
w-??.S0Jn.i lanlloiJ,. OI Blackwell's Island for an
ball at 25o' ' tlmo Jadg0 APlnu U:":d
Arrested for Forcing a SI.300 Kraft,
rl,,,LADeu',,u' Au l--Lowia Folk, alias
. . Thomcs, and John Hlncs, both of New
nnd' i,'.Mre,RLesle1 b? 1'lnkerton agonts to-day
' ,'f2OIJ;WrraiilBworiioutby lliu Amen
rnln m 1 AW"110" charging them with
hLVfSt aUvl'.1 " tbe 'im yiu""""
i III HIllousnesH, nick head-
I 1 1 P r 1 1 1 Q aclle' iauml lct'i l"'1 'Kes
im I W U I 1 1 1 0 tlon, constipation are
cured by Hood's Fills.
Easy to take, easy to operate. Druggists. 25c
BABIES ARE ALL FOR LOW.
JUJUBES OUT OUT COMPLETELY BY
f OIT SPELLBINDERS,
Tbe Soothlnr Encta or Reform Oratory and
Red Fire Demonstrated Usat Evening by the
Union's Campaigner Toon New Torlc
la Knjojlng Itaelr drrnlty These Klghta. '
Dsrkness had hardly settled over the city last
night when two mon, groaning and sweating
under the weight of a drygooda packing caso,
struggled down Grand street townrd the East
Klver. When they camo to tho little square on
the cast sldo of tho wny, near tho corner of Pitt
street, thoy deposited tbo big box on the cobble
stones and absorbed great chunks of atmosphere
os thoy mopped their fevered brows. Pretty
soon another man or, rather, a boy camo I
along. Ho had a bundlo under his arm. Ho I
helped the first two to turn tho box ovor so that
tho open end was uppermost. Then he took four
colored lamp chimneys from tho bundlo, set
them on pieces ot cardboard which had candles
fixed to them, lit tho candles, nnd hung the Im
provised lanterns on sticks tacked to tho side of
the packing cabo.
Tho two men clambered Into the box, whllo
tho boy wont over to tbe corner of Pitt street
and set off a box of red Arc. Two minutes later
all the mothers and babies In tho neighborhood,
ns well as a myriad of small boys, wcro around
tbe dry goods box, and a meeting of tho Citizens'
Union was under way.
From the recesses of the dry goods box the
custodian of tho fireworks hauled forth a vari
ety of Soth Low boom placards, which ho pro
ceeded to tack over every available bit of Bpacc,
whllo tho Chairman of the meeting was an
nouncing Its purposo. Tho babies crooned with
glee, waving their chubby fists, and tbe mothers
held them higher so thnt they wouldn't miss
any of the show, Tho small boys howled ot the
prospect of fun ahead, and tho handful of labor
ing men, who had w andcred over to see what it
was all about, puffed their pipes In sltonce and
waited to seo what was going to happen.
Tho Chalrmun clt began:
"Fellow men, wo aro here to-nlght." This
was an Indisputable fact, and no one had tho
temerity to question It, Three babies chlrpod
"Goo, goo," but being Ignorant of tbe Infant
dialect the speaker took no offence. Ho went
on, "to gather under our banners the honest
working men of New York." Two or three In
ellgiblcs under this ruling shifted about un
easily, but tho speaker didn't notice them.
"Wo want jou all. Irrespective of political
creods nnd beliefs, to Join us in this tight for a
good government for our greater city and a con
tinuation of the reforms so auspiciously begun.
Thero nre no national issues to lie discussed
here. The money question is let nlone. Let me
introduce our Secretary, Mr. Goldberg."
"Ho wasn't goin' ter talk money ttr us. an'
the llrst man he introduces Is Goldbug," yelled a
facetious lndl Idual In the crowd.
Mr. Goldberg, n study In bluo serge and pink
linen, with the daintiest kind of a mustache,
talked In a melancholy way for nearly tlftcn
minutes. No ono listened to him. He cracked
Jokes nnd told stories, expounded old and now
theories, frightened tho bnblcs with bis weird
gesticulations, nnd tore things up generally.
There was a lapse of sacral minutes aflcrMr.
Goldberg's effusion. Tho pyrotechnics man
utilizod it to set olf colored fire-at various poluts
or the tqunre. Ilu must hve used 10 cents'
worth altogether, hut it rennid him. for he had
fully a hundred persons around the packing
case when the Chairman Clt announced a re
sumption of hostilities.
A porllj Clt named Plummer talked n'xt- He
carried at anc. but bad forgotten his collar nnd
necktie. Withn lino regnrd for his audience he
stnrti'd off by telling a story of Nonh's Ark. Ho
wo half way through when he remembered a
better story and decldod to tell thnt Instead.
The-audit in OKOt tbe beginning of one story and
tbe en lot another. The) dldn t laugh though,
which was unkind, for audiences at political
meetings generally laugh, whether they see tho
point or not.
No one could douht the absolute necessity of
making Mr. Low, and nobodv else. Maoroltho
Greater New York after hearing Mr. P,ummer's
speech. To do otherwise, according to him, was
to doom the city to unspeakable thlngH. As a
eequenre to the election of Columbia's President
he painted a picture of happy homes, roomv
schoolbouscs, airy tenements, aophalted and
eer clean streets, crushed railroad corpora
tions, nnd hnbes growing to healthy manhood
aud womanhood In the midst ot plenty.
Thojell of an unbelieier inthecrowd. "now
about the unemployed I" didn't drive the
seraphic smile from Mr. Plummcr's face. He
liked the picture ho had painted; it was better
than he hnd thought it would be. The Chair
man Clt liked it, too, and grunted a "Hurrah!"
while Mr. Goldberg said, "Great, great!"
Mr. Plummer, Quito carried away by his
success, said more things in the Bamo
vein and clambered out of the box.
followed by the handclaps of the Chair
man and the Secret iry. Tbo fireworks
man whistled through his lingers, thereby wak
ing all the bibles up and earning for himself the
frowns of the mothers. In response to a request
from tho motbe-rs, who wanted to get thu babies
asleep again, Mr. Goldberg spoko again. Then
he retired, nnd tbo Chairman fit stepped to the
front. As ho did so a hollow-eyed individual
arose from the bottom ot tho box, where he had
been renting, and announced: "Mr.Itickey."
"Gin er whisken I ' inquired a bartender on
the outskirts of the crowd.
Mr. llli'kcy Ignored the shaft and tho bar
tender slunk away. Mr. Itickc-y's eloquence
was refreshing. It was of the bulzer brand em
phatic and long drawn out. It set ono to won
dering what Mr. Itlckcy did fornllMiig, and led
to the conclusion that, whatever It was. tho
voice had a hnml in it. The mothers left when
Mr. Itickey warmed to hit nrgument. It wns
manifest Ij unfair, nnd the knew It. to call on
Mr. Goldberg again. Yet the knew there was
no alternative If they stajed.
Thcuiudlea In the lamp rhimneva were flut
tering weakly when Mr. Itlckcy drew back to
the bottom of the box. There were more candles
and more red tire, but tho Chairman Cit realized
thnt there wero iilo more meetings before elec
tion, fco he closed proceedings with a brief
speich. The dry good box wan carried back to
hendqunrtersand Mr. Goldberg went to work on
l a report to tho Cits' Kxccutive Committee on
tho progress of the Low boom on the east side.
In half a dozen other nans of the city there
wero Clt meetings lust night, nnd there wns a
lot of fun for the public. 1 roui now on these
outdoor meetings will be he' 1 regularly by tho
Cits' clubs, particularly thoie on tho cast sldo.
FIXE FOR C03IMISSIOXER WllIOIIT.
lie Must Make Fallon Warden or the Tombs
aud Par Pino Tor Contempt.
Justice Smjth of the Supremo Court decided
yesterday on the punishment to bo meted out to
Commissioner of Correction Robert J. Wright
In the order adjudging him In contempt for not
complying with the direction of tho court to re
store John J. Fallon as sole Warden of the
Tombs, but tbe order fixing the punishment will
not be signed until to-day. Wright Is to be di
rected to pay a tine of $100. nnd &50!costs. He
is to have ten days In which to pay the money
nnd to restore Fallon to his former position of
Wardon of tbe Tombs, or stnnd committed to
jail until be compiles with these provisions.
Fallon was dismissed from the Tombs aftcra
hearing on charges by Commissioner Wrigbt.
Fallou took the case into the courts und won all
the way to the Court of Appeals, getting Judg
ment for his reinstatement. lnMend of comply
ing directly with tho order Wright mndo Fallon
"onoof tho wardens of tho City Prison." Dur
ing tho period of tho suspension of Fullon. Com
missioner Wright appointed John K. Vnn de
Carr as Warden, and on getting tho final Judg
ment of tho court he made Van do Carr day
arden and put Knllon on duty nt night. Be
fore his suspension Fallon had rooms at the Jail
and freo food and fuel, but when put back by
right he didn't get these perqulsltos. Justice
Sm) th found that nb thero was some doubt as
to whether tho city was bound to eujinlj accom
modations, food and fuel to the Wardon, ho
could not find Wright In contempt on this score,
but he hold that he was In contempt because ho
had not made Fallon sole Warden as ho bad
been before his removal.
WILSON FOR POSTUASTERt
Tho Latest nit or Political Uoulp as to Itrook
llu Folrouage.
It waa reported In Brooklyn yesterday that
Francis H. Wilson bad decldod to resign his
placo as u Congressman and accept tboPostmas
torsbip, which is to become vucant next munth,
Mr, Wilson is son lug his second term In Con
gress, and thero U no apparent obstacle to his
renuuilnatiou und re election In 16118, as his dis
trict Is overwhelming!) He-publican. Congress
man llson has all along taken n warm interest
in tho fight for tho Postinastersbip and favored
Walter II, Atterbury. iho Twcnl)-lhlrd ward
lender, for tho place. President McKlulcy ten
dered tho ofllco to Mr. Atterbury two months
ago, but It Is understood that Mr, Atterbury de
clined it. Mr. Wilson has not us yet tiled bis
resignation us Congressman, and in his absence
from tho city tbo report In regnrd to his intended
retirement from Congress could not bo v erltled.
Deputy Factory Inspectors Appointed.
The appointment of four deputy factory In
spectors for this cit) wan announced jesterday
by Slate Factory Inspector Daniel O'Lcury,
'Ibe deputlesare William II. Anderson of 1510
Eighth avenue, Daniel Kelly of WZ West
blxtieth atrcet, M, J. Flnnnagun of SMI Avcntio
C. and C. 11. Habclstodt ot Ul! Kast 14Utb street.
I The salary is 1)11,000 a year. All tho appointees
era Itepuollcaas.
Massachusetts Benefit
Life Association.
Mombors of tho rtbovo Associa
tion, who rocoivo advioo from tho
Directors, who wero utjablo to con
duct its affairs aaccoBafully, as to
tho Company in which to replace
thoir insurance, will find it to their
advantage to mako some inquirios
for thoiiiBolveB beforo accopting
this gratuitous advico and taking
a policy WITHOUT PROFITS.
Tho more turning ovor of a list
of policy-holdors to another com
pany is not reinsurance, and whilo
by this act of Directors somo of
thorn not oven poliov-holdors in
tho Association SO'MEBODY
may bo bonoGtod, it is not tho
policy-holder, unless ho acts for
himself and gots tho best thoro is
in tho market in tho way of a now
polioy.
Beforo following further whoro
theso Directors direct, look into
tho advantages of the
Five-Year Combination Option Policy
OF TUB
MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASSOCIATION,
oos-soT-non unotnu'AV,
r York City.
Information and circulars sup
plied on application.
I JJ. L.S irO.VT BE STEERED OFF.
Tammany Attempt to Hobble Up This nryan
He Hand to lie Resisted Tooth and Volt.
President K. M. Saunders of the Progressive
Democratic League has Issued a call for n meet
ing of the Leuguo to bo held In Congress Hall
In Third avenuo, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets, next Sunday afternoon. Tho
call Btates that tho object of the meeting Is to
continue the business which was Interrupted by
I the riotous conduct of some of tbe members at
j Flanncry's Hall In Hudson street, last Sunday.
Ex-Aesembl man William H. Walker, speaking
for the Tammany members of the League, said
yesterday that they will not recognize Saun
ders's call. They did not recognize his right to
adjourn tho meeting last Sunday, but continued
it and declared his oleics vacant. They say
Saunders Is accordingly no longer President of
tbe League, and his call is without authority.
Mr. Walker added:
" We will go right on building up the League
In the Interest of the regular Democratlo organization."
It Is this desire of Mr. Walker and his faction
to do what Tammany Leader Sheehan com
mands that baa disrupted the League which
was originally formed to keep Tammuny in line
for party Issues as declared in tho Chicago plat
form; to secure Its declaration in favor of muni
cipal ownership and operation ot alrect railway
franchises, una to nominate only such candi
dates as are In hearty sympathy with those
objects and supported llryanlsm last ear. Tbe
Tammany macntuo element was Injected Into
the League until it gained control. When tbla
occurred the original membership discovered
that they would have to try and secure their
ends hy a separation and an endeavor to keep
out tbo Und of men whom, they say, Tammany
and the Metropolitan Traction Compan) are
trying to get into their organization to dls
rujit 1U
The Saunders branch of the League will be
recognired by the other Bryan organizations of I
tho Greater New York, Including the Kings
County Democracy, the Young Drmocrac, tbo i
Ilimctallic League, and tbe knights of Labor,
who are expected lo i,ool their issues and nomi
nate a ticket of their own in case tbe Democratic
State Committee shall realilrm tbe Chicngo plat
form as thu declaration of true Democratic faith,
when that body shall meet about tbe middle of
net montb.
" We shall not wait for Tammany to give ua a
half-hearted indorsement of the Chicago plat
form at her local conventions." said a member
ot the Progressive Democratlo League yester
day. " It will be enough for us to know that the
representatives of Mr. Sheehan and Mr. Mc
Laughlin in tbe State Committee do not mako
a bold stand in that body for an unqualified in
dorsement of tbe platform. Mr. Sheehan has
boen trvinu- to make local issues, and I notice
that Mr. McLmu hlln is also saying that the
campaign must be fought on such iosucs. They
will Hnd that there are national issues involved,
aud that there are thousands of true Democrats
who voted for Uryan last year who will support
those issues nnd the candidates wno shall repre
sent them."
The clubs which are members of the League,
and which remain loyal to tbe Saunders branch,
are those with the largest membership. The
others are little atTalrs. hastily organized by the
lainuiany machine to secure control of the
League. President Saunders's own club haa an
enrolled membership of 2,000.
DOES 3111. LOW WANT THE OFFICE?
Warmer Mayor cn.roeder or Brooklyn Pointedly
Raise tbe Question.
Former Mayor Fred W. Schroeder of Brook
lyn mnkcsthls contribution to the Mayoralty
discussion:
"If Mr. Low desires or Is willing to accept the
nomination for Ma or he must be fully In
formed ns to the situation nnd what steps should
be taken to accomplish the desired result, and
whatever is done will be done with his advico
nnd consent. With the experience he gained in
his llrst po'itic.il campaign in IlrooUjn, when
he was nominated as a compromise candidato
by the Independents and Republicans, ho Is not
likely to repeat the experiment of Mr. Ilipley
Hopes, or, rather, of tbo friends of Mr. Hopes,
who tried to force him on tho ItepublU-aus by
nominating him in advance ot the Republican
Contention.
" 1 think you may tako It for granted that If
Mr. Low allows tho Cltirens' t'nion to form de
nominate him without tho assent and npprovnl
ot the Republican leaden, lint he dot s not care
for thoolhcc. but simpl) wishes lo be in i-Osillon
todlc-tato who shall not be nominated b tho
Republicans, as did Mr. Ropes on the occasion
mentioned."
I I 1 1 guess nt the cause,
r Beauty wanes
eyes jrrow dim and black encircled radi
ance fades from the skin a leathery look
supplants the soft peachy appearance age
comes before life has fatrly begun. These
are but outwaol signs of the death that
lurks within. These arc only danger sig
nals. Careless or too busy doctors make a
hundred diagnoses and prescribe for nerv
ousness, for insomnia, for indigestion for
hundred different diseases. They are wrong
-mistaken nine times in ten,
When a woman fades grows old, weak,
sick the trouble is almost always with the
orfiani that make her a woman the most
important, the moit delicate, the most sen
sitfve, the must vital orgnns in her whole
body They are so closely knit with the
fibres of her life that a disorder here means
disorder everywhere and anywhrie. Such
tlisorde-ri call for the expert skill of the
specialist. Such a specialist is Dr K, V.
Pierce, who for over thirty years has been
chief consulting physician and surgeon of
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
of Buffalo. N. V. Afflicted women should
write to him and should in any case begin
at once to take Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pic
scription, the most successful remedv for
all lorms of female weaknesses and' dis
ease. Tens of thousands of women have
been cured by this marvelous medicine
without ever consulting a physician
llr. Pierce's looS page look ''Common 8ene
Medical Adwer"is full of useful knowledge from
'die pj;c toyl-iu. It maybe had In paper cover
or the bare cost o mailing Bend 31 one cent
stamps to World's Dispensary Medical Associa
tion, Buffalo. N, Y For lo cents extra tji cents iu
all), tbe book will be sent in cloth binding.
STEIWAYS REORGANIZE. !
ESOLISII CAPITAL TAKEN INTO THE I
PIANO CO.VCCt.V.
;
It Is New fttelnnay A Rons. Limited, with a
Capital or I.a.1O.000-rartnrn In In Old
Firm lo Itelnln "1,000,000 la fttoek-Oiia
or Them I'nnltllna to fll Ills Interest.
Theslory which was In circulation yesterday
lo tho otTect that tho piano manufacturing firm
I of Stelnwny & Sons had been purchased by an
i English syndicate Is based upon the reorganiza
tion of tho company with English capital, the
complete details of which reached this country
yesterday with tho arrival of tho English mails K
containing copies of tho London papers of tho f
dnto of Aug. 0. On that date there aopoarcd In i
the London dallies a complete prospectus of ths j
reorganization and an offer for salo of shares in
tho now company to the amount of XI, 155,000, ''',
j Tho negotiations which have finally led up to ;
this eventuality hnvo been In progress some
time. This has been known In tho piano manu
facturing world, nnd at tho meeting of piano
manufacturers at Manhattan Ilcnch on Wednes
day it was discussed, and, with tho limited In
formation then in possession of thoso In
terested, took the form of an outright
sale. Judging from tho London prospectus,
however, this Is hardly the case, Inasmuch as the
Btclnways stipulate that they shall have the
1 right to retain $ 1,000,000 worth ot the entire
capitalization, which U 1,250,000, or about
(0,000,000. As a further proof of tbelr position
In this matter, Charles II. 8telnway, FredT.
Stelnway. Henry Zleglor, and Nahum Stetson,
members of tho prosent Arm, will remain In the
Board of Directors of the now organization,
Charles H. Stelnway being tbe Chairman.
The prospectus states that tho new company
has been Incorporated under tho llrltlsh law aa
Stelnway & Sons, limited, with a capital stock
of 1,250.000 divided into 70.000 5 per cent,
cumulative preference shares of 10 each, and H
100.000 ordinary shares ot 5 each. The pres-
cnt lsBUe of shares, however. Is for only 70,000 H
of the preference and 01. 120 ordinary shares. It I
Is explained that the reason the company cannot Hj
acquire all the stock, there being a little less H
than one-tenth of It not offered for sale. Is that
this latter belongs to " a person not attracted by
the price accepted by the other venders." This
Is presumed to be Henry W. 8telnway, a cousin
of Charles II. Stelnway, head of the old house.
He Is tho owner of 9140,000 worth or stock, M
and has persistently been a stumbling block to
past efforts at reorganization by refusing to
part with his holdings. The prospectus says
further: s
" The price to bo paid by the company has been 1
fixed by the venders nt 1.080.000. out of which 1
they will pay all expenses, whether ot rcgistra- I
tlon, promotion, or otherwise, up to and Includ- I
Ing the first allotment of shares, and the differ- I
ence between this amount and the teal share I
capital now offered to the public will, when paid fl
up. provide on addition of 75,000 to the present
working capital.
"No mtterial change Is contemplated in tha
management of the business, and the principal
directors and managers have agreed to act as
directors of tbe new company.
"The purchase price will be payable In cash,
but the vemters make It a condition that tb-y
shall have tbe right to subscribe and pay for at
least 200,000 of preference or ordinary shares.
"In the allotment of shares a fair and Judi
cious preference win. be exercised In favor of
customers, the trade, and tbe employees, who
will thus acquire a direct interest in increasing
the prosperity of the business."
It Is also explained that tbe 75,000 unissued
capital mentioned will be avallabio for the pur
chase of the Interest not now for sale should ar
rancementsfor Its acquisition be made he-esf ter.
Particular attention Is called to the profits of
the concern for the last eleven years. The pros
pectus then adds:
" In the year 1R0G the net earnings in Loudon
and Hamburg showed an increase, and ths
American sales of the present year indicate that
the trade is returning to iu previous level. It
is a matter ot general knowledge that in Amer
ica last year dividends were greatly reduced or
altogether lost, and the venders are so satisded
that tbe reduction in th American profits of
1SDC was entirely due to tho financial depres
sion caused by the crisis on the silver question
that thev have agreed to deposit 100,000 in
the hands of independent trustees 'o be invested
In British Government securities for three years
and made available in case the profits for thai
period should In any one year bo insufficient to
pay 8 per cent, per annum on the ordinary
shares The venders are absolutely confident 1
thatrecoursc tosuchfund will not be necessary." V
The list of applications for shires opened on 1,
Aug. 9 and closed on Aug. 12. so that the whole . I
deal is now consummated. The negotiations II
have been conducted on behalf of the old com- f
pany by Charles H. Stelnway, who went to Lon
don recently presumably for this purpose. al
though be does not seem to have been particu
larly communicative on the subject to the offi
cers of the company here in America.
S'ahum Stetson, S cretnry of the compsny.
said yesterday that, although negotiations had
been in rrogress for some time inLondon.be
doubted that the had been closed, as be had i
not been advised to that effect by cable. " For j
the past ten years." he said, "negotiations have
been going nn for the purchase of this company
and Its business. They hare all come to noth
ing heretofore. One member of the firm is
obliged to go abroad everv year to look after our
Interests in Kngland and upon the Continent,
and Charles II. Stelnway went over this year
w ith that as his primary purpose, not the sa.e of
the plant.
"As I said, a London syndicate headed bv
the London Sellgmans has been after our plant
for about ten years. Several years ago it
offered the late William Steinway, who was
then the head of the company, jeS.OOO.OOO. Ho
refused it, on the ground that tbe sum was too
small. Since that time wo have Increased our
capital, our business has greatly increased, and, j
therefore. It is quite natural to assume that wa
would not accept less than frfl.000.0O0.
"I cannot Imagine." continued Mr. Stetson. I
"from what source this report came, for our
own Information on the subject has been too
hazy for us toglve out an) thing. There was a I
meeting of piano manufacturers vesterday. and (
It ma have come from that. I loo R for soma
mail advices from Mr. Stelnway bv to-morrow's I
or Saturday's steamers. Whatcv cr may be tho
result of the negotiations now going on In Lon
don, even If the Interests of this company are
sold to foreign parties, there will beabsolutelv
no change In tho prosent policy and manage
ment of Stelnway Sz Sons. No sale whatev er
will affect this."
The house of Stelnway & Sons was founded In
this city Iu ltc53 by Henry Stelnway. who came
from beescn, near Brunswick, Germany. Ho
wus a skilled piano maker, and started the busi
ness In Vnrick street with his three sons as
partners Charles. William, and Henry, Jr. Tho vk
firm prospered from the U'ginulng, and In le."!
the construction of the big lactory In Park ivve- I
1 nuo at Flftv-thlrd street was begun. In th it
same year Charles and Henry Stelnway. Jr..
died, and their brother Theodore came on from
Germany and entered the firm. Stelnway Hall
in Fourteenth street was built In lStlti. and In
1872 the town of Stelnway, north of AMori-v.
waa founded, with Its houses for working people
nnd its public school. Tbo great factories wero
built there in 1877. The ofllcers of the present
corporation are Charles II. Stelnway. President;
Nabum Stetson, Secretary; Charles F. Trctbar,
Treasurer; diroctora. Charles II. Stelnway,
Frederick T. Stelnway, George A. Steinway.
Henry Zelgler, and Nahum Stetson. Tho capi
tal stock la (2,000,000.
DOC, CALVES, AND CAT AVENGED.
Tbreo Persona Who nrra Cruel to Animals
fined In Hprrlal Beaolona.
Several charges of cruelty to anlmalaoccupled
tho attention of the Judges of Special Sessions
Court yesterday. Mrs. Emma Wright, who Is
also known as Mrs. Mary Jane Gee of 257 West
Tvventy-alxth street, was convicted of having
thrown a neighbor's poodle dog from a fourth
story window to tho rear yard. Sho declarod
that she had merely meant to throw tho dog
against the wall, hut her aim was bid and ttio
animal went through tbo window. The dog was .
a nuisance, she added. She paid a $-15 flue. A
Peter Vogel of 0211 West 1 12 I street, a butch- "
er, vv um ronv Ictod of Jabbing sev en calves In the
throat vv lib a sharp Instrument In order to draw
oft" the blood from tho flesh. White veal. It was
explalnod hy Lawjcr liaiiklnson of the Gerry
society, waa worth one cent moro a pound. As
Vogilvvns a n old offender he was fined $100,
which hepnld,
John Nolan of 81 Madison street was found
guilty of having klckn 1 a stray cat at Catharine
nnd toutli streets on Jul) 18. Ho said that tha
nnimnl wus mad and had attacked him, and that
ho kicked It In self-defence. Policeman Kceffl
declared that Nolan w. in drunk nnd hnd kicked
tho cat In a spirit of wantoiicsa. Nolan was
committed to the ToiiiIjs for ten da) a in default
of tho payment of n :-25 line.
SAOJ3 TO SUE LAWYER BEXNETT.
tinya Ue Ones Hint BOd.ooo on Block Trans
actions and tor Loans.
Russell Sage has obtained nn ordor from Jus
tice Reekman of tho Supreme Court to serve a
summons by publication In an action to rtcov cr
ft)8,r.07.57 from Lawyer Henry 8. Hennctt. Mr.
Sage save that tho mone) ain-il for Is duo (or
Bto. ks bought and sold lor Uenuett and (or
money loaned by H.igc.
Mr. Dennett, who formerly did legal hu-lm s
for Mr. Sage, has an otlko at 45 Rroadw a ami
lives at 115 West Nintii atroul. The tr .nsicums
run from Junot) IsHl, to July l!0. l:i,l for
fear that tho atututoof limitation woiill run
ngalnst part of his claim It was ne 'cssir. Mr. 1
Hugo sa) s. to sue at this time. He iriod to si r
Dennett in this city, but ascertained th it he h u
roup to his summer home at Dier Farm, Piters
OcLnAa l- "! bo MpetU to reniumuauU