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f 4 ' -THE SUN, TUESDAT, ATJGtJST'gi, 1897. . . , MU
STELZ WAS STRANGLED.
nFATKS MUST, Til EX CHOKED I AX
arrest ka it i. r this morxxxo.
Slan.oriha til Ilrllrlaa-er'a Hard right vrlth
the liiiricUrBntlloljTrlnltx III. Murderers
Iitippii.rit lo Ilelnng o a linm or Poor-Box
notibrra Thorns Clue Two Mrn Wanted.
At S o'clock thin tnornlng rapt. Lees of tho
Stare trcct station, Williamsburg, nrrestcrt
John EIIIoIh of SOU Mooro street, who, ho sus
pects, may have had something to do with tho
murder nf Hcllrlnger Stoli.
According to Information which camo to Cnpt.
hrix. Kllloln was In ft restaurant noar tho sccno
of the murder not long aftor It took place, and
It was noticed that his hands were bloody.
lie wnsnskod 1 he wanted to wash hla hands,
but he refused, and wiped them on his clothing.
Ho iiIjo had considerable money In small chance.
As ho w ent out of the rosttiurant ho dropped n
quarter of a dollar. His attention was called to
this, but ho said: "Nevermind; I've got plenty
of money."
After the patrol wagon passed taking him in
the station house this morning n pockctbook
was ptrkrd up. which Is said to rcsemblo the
one stolen from the dead man. This was turned
over to tho police.
Fully 100 Drooklyn detoctlves worked.nll yes
terday to clear up tho Bundny night murder In
Holy Trinity Cathollo Church, Id Williams
burg, while thousands of persons sought ad
mission to the home of George Steli, tho old
bellringer, who had been beaten to death by
thoso who robbed the church poorbox. Although
the pollco mndo flvo arrests In the caso, thoy
did not solve the problem of tho murder.
Early In tho day Hrooklyn's acting chief of
police, John McKollar, left his oftlce at Pollco
Headquarters, and, going to Williamsburg, as
sumed charge of tho case. After n visit to tho
utiie of the murder Acting Chiof McKellar tele
graphed to tho chief of thodetocttve bureau,
James Reynolds, who Is away on his vacation.
Chief Reynolds hurried back to Brooklyn, and,
taking ten of his picked men, wont carefully
over tho ground that had been covered by the
precinct pollco before daylight.
As statod In yesterday's Hu.v, Stolz's body was
found In tho church vestibule at 10:30 o'clock
on Sunday night with flvo ugly gashes In tho
head and the imprint of the murderer's Angers
on tho throat. Stclz was 'found lying In a pool
of blood at the foot of the stairs which lead to
the church belfry. It ws part of his duty to
see that the church doors wcro all locked nt7
. o'clock in tho evening. lie left his homo at 7:15
and went to the houso of Andrew C. Hoesch,
the sexton of tho church, at 1-0 lion-
Itrose avenue, which Is on tho block
with tho church. It was his custom to
ret the church keys from Hoesch's houso
and then, after locking the church, to bring the
kc) s back and leave them on his shelf in Kocsch's
hallway. After getting tho keys, as usual, on
Sunday night, he was seen to enter the church.
Tho church property takes up the larger portion
of the block on Montrose avenue, between
Graham avenue and Ewcn street. At 7 there
are always many parsons on tho block, but of
the many who were there on Sunday night none
appears to have noticed any one leaving tho
church building after Stelz entered It.
It was tin minutes to 7 o'clock when StcU was
in the belfrv pulling tho big ropes that swung
tho bells. The priests in tho bouso adjoining
the church heard the Angclus hells toll until
I live minutes after 7, so that at that tinio.Slclz,
the tollrlngor. who was also assistant sexton of
the church, was alive. It was his custom to
leave one light burning in tho church vestibule.
This Hint was burning on Sunday night when
the old bollringer came down ten nights of
stair?, passed through the organ loft, and
went on two flights further to tho church
vestibule. Just what ho did after that Is un
known, but It Is supposed that ho hoard tho
noise made by thinvea In breaking open a poor
box on the floor bolow in the basement or tho
church. There were two poorboxes here. They
were of metal and fastened to the celling in the
basement. Thcso poorboxes wero attbetrontof
tbe church In a room that contains the bodies of
the former pastors of tho church. There was
an Iron rail partition put up to separate the
, vault of tho priests from tho rest of the
church basement. In this inclosure, opposite
the tomb, n. kneeling bench bad been placed.
On each aide was the tiguro of an angel wrought
In metal. These figures are live feot tall.
When the murder of the old bell ringer was
discovered, on Sunday night, ono of thcso
figures was found to have been moved from lis
accustomed place to one of the cornorB of tbe
touib Inclosure directly benoath tho metal poor
box which was attached to tbe ceiling. On tho
ether side, beneath the other poor box. waa
brand the kneeling bench, standing on end and
leaning against the wall, showing that it had
been used by the church robbers Inget'lng at
the poor box. The poor box over the kncol-
inr bench had been broken open, so
that the metal plate, which took the
place of a door, was gone. This metal
plat was removed usually by unlocking it with
a key, but It had been forced open by the church
thieves, and hid been carried awny, after they
had taken tbe money. These poor boxes had
been put in position only a short tlmo since to
take the placo of the old-fashioned square box
usually attached to the church pillar. Thoy
wero fed through iron pipes six Inches in dlani-
tcr that passed through the flooring and led
Into the body of tho church.
Chief if Detectives Reynolds, after going over
the ground jesterday, said that probably after
the bell ringer camo down to tho church vesti
bule he beard the noises of the thieve nt work
on the poor boxes telow.and, going down Into the
basement, saw them at work. It was probable,
the detective thought, that ono of the thieves
was at work at each of the poor boxes when the
bill ringer discovered them, and that the thief
who had auctxeded in opening one of tho
boxes was picking up the money that had
I fallen from it to the floor. The other
thief, tho detectlvo bclleed, was Btonding on
tho head and wings of the metal angel, trying
to force the other poor box. Then, seeing the
old bell ringer appeir, thclthlcvcs had started to
get away by running to tho oastcrly stairway,
leading to tho church vestibule. This was the
only way they could get out. They bad gone
1 down that way. The westerly stairway could
1 got be reached excepting by a person who had a
' key that would open tbe iron-barred door that
) led from the vault room. Stclx, the dotectlvo
thought, ran back up tho westerly stairs
tp head the thieves off. nnd by the
time he got up In tho church vestlbulo
Be met one, or perhaps both of them.
Detective Reynolds thinks that ono of tho
thieves carried the iron plate that ho had re
moved from the poor box and used It ns a
weapon upon tho old bell ringer's head, wbllo
the other thief was engaged In a struggle with
Btelz. Then, the detoctivo believes, Btelz
fought hard for his life from tho doorway lead
ing to the church basement to the newol post at
the foot of the belfry stairs. This Is a dis
tance of about eight feet. Tho oak wain
scoting there, along tho entire distance,
was spattered with blood, the floor was
pattered with blood, and a pool of blood ex
tended six feet from the foot of the stairs, and
over to tho basement doorway. The basement
door, the upper part of which Is glass, was be
smeared with blood. There was blood all ovor
the glass portion of it, us high as a man's head,
and extending down to the floor. There was also
, blood on the knob of the door.
A little wire goto at the foot of tho belfry
stairs was turned back and booked to the wain
scoting. This gate also was covcrod with
blood. Stela's body waa found lying on tho
stairway, his feet on tho floor of tho vestibule
and his head on the tlfth step of tho Btalrs. The
body was on Its back. From its position it was
evident that tho struggle had ended there.
That Is Detective Reynold's theory. It is tho
detective s belief that one of the murderers was
in Stolz's embrace after the old bellrlncer re
ceived the deathblow, and that, to get awnv
Jrom Stelz s grip, he grasped tho old man by tho
throat nnd choked Tilm. Detective Reynolds
thinks that then, lu getting up. the murderer
. hud to rest his hand on tho fourth step of tho
autre, for here wore flvo bloody fingerprints,
thcso fingerprints wcro certainly made by some
one concerned In tho murder, for when Stclz's
body wua found his hands did not havo blood on
them.
Andrew O. Roesch, the sexton of tbe church,
yt.lcrday told the story of the finding of Stclz's
body. He said:
"On Sunday afternoon I left tho koys of tho
church in their usual place at my house, whoro
my assistant, Mr, Stelz, was In tho habit of get
ting them. I then hitched up my horse and took
a auve to Coney Island. It was after 10 o'clock
Jhen 1 got back home. I went to aeo If the
church keys had been put In their accustomed
pace and I found they wero not there. llmmc
dNtely went toMr. Stclz's houso, on tho next
block, and found his sun Nicholas. Ho told mo
that his father was not nt home, and that his
mother had been worrying all the evening. Ho
accompanied mo to tho rhurch. Wo tried tho
e"'orly door, which Is ut the entrance noaiost
to Graham avenue. We found It locked. This
door was usually upon wlu ti any one was in the
-JVTch.'.. atliiir m- Btnhlo lantern. I wont
?,1 "."'hrougli tho parochial scboolhouseiind
i,1?." . t,,e iu'd which separates tho school
l., hi0 ,r.om, la rh,XTh. Wo found the door
., 1 "'0 chureh biBomcnt open. Two big
dues, belonging to tho pastor of the church, wcro
h,.. .arrt.attho time. A stranger would not
thJ i.,id,0fo.,hnF '' while tho dogs wero
i1Ta?U.,ioub1' ,h, ,loor lading to the church
tMseinent Is usually open. When wo opened tho
Si it 1 ll'"ul11"' ' th vestlbulo wo suw blood
fnn? fS f u.8'i "!). hody was lying ucmss tho
luot of tho stnlrs. Tl.n eyes wero glassy, and ono
?iLh iJ,r.,n" rr"".,i1 n'.'r0'!' M- forehead, iislf ho
! NkM I'rotcting himself against tho attacks
' inuunir irrom.
ihe;i',llo.1.,lol,1,holf:htNltho'0 leaned over
Jlewffi 0rV,1i1"". "id 'aid! 'Ho has been mur-
hn ...'J h ''f"1' Weiallort n policeman nnd
nontiffih0,".0'' "" "''''"'"''o. W. Btelz's son
trm,.?l,hL.no ot I ho pocket of bis father's
1 th . iirh,.,rt teen turned inside out. He said
ill, Yi.0"il,b".r ''.aa 6Ln'1" Pu"o containing 7,
aau that ho alto hud a huutlnir case gold watch
i
worth nbont ffBO. Ho searched tho elolhlngand I
found that both watch ami pockotbook wcro
gone. Ambulance Surgeon Ullmnrttn from St,
Cnthorlno'a Hospital examined tho body and
aald that Sir. Htclz hnd been dead over two
hours. The body was cold. On tho floor In tho
vault room, beneath tho broken poorbox, thero
were flvo pontiles nnd n throe cont piece. Kx
ccptlng this eight cents tho men who committed
tho murder carried awny all tho contents of tho
ponrbot. About this tlmo of U10 month I
should Judgo there would bo about 87 In the box.
" I saw tho bloody print of n hand oil tho stop
near tho body, but Itwns not the print of Mr.
Stolz's hand, because there was no blood on bin
lingers. When I'nderlaknr Stelumetz'a man
ramo to rouiovn the body ho washed nwnvtho
blood In the chunli vestibule, mid also washed
uwav the bloody Imprint un tho step.
"Mr. Stelz had been associated with tho
I'liurch for many years, and ws held In high
esteem by nil who Know him. He had no ene
mies, and there li no doubt but what the mo
tlvo of tho crime was robbery,"
From tho tlmo of tho dlsiovery of tho body
until tho iMidy was removed from tho church nt
t! o'clock jrstenlny morning huudri'd't Mood nn
Montrose avenue. Nearly uvcry member ut tho
congregation was there, and It Is tho largest con
gregation In llrooklj n, Catholic or l'roicslant.
The pollco of tho Stagg street station got to
work onrly, nnd before daylight they had ar
rested five vagrants and discharged them after
questioning them. At ft o'clock James Madden,
,115 years old, of l!8l) Wyona, street, was found
asleep In a lumber yard nt tho corner of Mo
Klbbln nnd Lorlmcr streets. Two police
men aroused the sleeper. Ai they woro
tiklng him out of tho lumber yard they
found n linen handkerchief which had
blood on It. Madden appeared dazed wbon
asked If ho knew anything nboutthe murder.
Then ho told Cupt. Leea that ho was simply
sleeping oil a drunk. Tho pollco learned that
Madden hnd recently been released from Jail,
whoro ho served a term of twenty-nine days for
ussnultlng n man. Int"r ho was arraigned bo
foro l'ollco JuHtco l.cinon In the Kwen Street
Pollco Court nnd held on a chargo of vagrancy.
The next arrest wn that of August Hchultcr. it
laborer, of ISrt Johnson avenue. The pollco anld
that Schultcrs told n rumbling story of his
night's experience, so they held him on n chargo
of vagrancy. The other tlireo men wcro act freo
after being nuestlonod.
When Acting (,'hlcf Mackellnr took hold of tho
caso with Chief Reynolds of tho Detective llu
roan he got somo Information from Mary
Sweencj-, a cook employed In Frederick Klso
man's restaurant at lift Leonard street. Sho
said that about 10 o'clock Sunday night sho was
sitting nt tho restaurant dour with Mrs. Katho
rlnolvlotz, when two men passed, one of whom
had blond on hla cont sleeves. Sho directed
Mrs. Klotz's attention to tho men, stying:
"Those fellows must hae been In a tight, they
havo ilustund blood all over their clothes, and
ono of them has n cut In hit check."
As soon as she s.iid this tho man with the cut
In hit cheek put n handkerchief up to his face,
us If ho did not want to bo recognlrcd. De
tectlvo Re j nolds ('.called men to hunt for tho
btr.ingers do'crlbed b Mrs. Sweeney.
Tho Rev. Father I'etcr D.iuITcnoach, pastor
of Holy Trinity Cliurih, believes that the mur
der was committed by somo of tho band ot
church thlovcswho havo been operating in and
about Hrooklyn recently. He said:
"Our church hero had been systematically
robbed about onco every month that Is, tho
poor boxes h.ivo been rilled, l'hen I decided to
fiut In these new onea, which are connected bv
ran pipes from tho basement of the church.
Several attempts wero 111 ado to rob thco
boxes. That was evident nt the end of each
month, when tho boxes were opened nnd found to
contain burnednintches.someono having lighted
matches and poked them Into the slot toseo how
deep down the pipes extended. There have been
hurch robberies also recently at Far Rockaway,
uid I believe at Jamaica and at suburban
churches In other places. At the Church of the
Holy Martyrs, up in tho Twenty-eighth ward
tho poor boxes wero robbed, and alto tho poor
bov.es In St. Ilarbara's Church, at Rlcccker
street and Central avenue. Earlv on Friday
morning last tho Church of tho ImmncuUto
Heart. In Flatbush, w as robbed. I believe that the
person or persons who murdered Mr. Stelz nro
the same wno have been robbing theso churches.
Tho thieves evidently prowled around tho
1 hurch. paid a visit to tbs altar, and tested a
metal box In which certain relics are kept.
Finding that the metal whs not gold. but was an
Inferior metal, they left It bchlud them. They
moved several things on the altar In their efforts
to find something which they might consider
vnlunble enough to steal. In getting away, af
ter committing this murder, they passed out of
the door nearest to En en street.
"About a month ago Mr. Stelz found n man
In one of the confcsional boxes. Ho appeared
to be asleep, and whin Mr. Stolz aroused film ho
grumbled and limped out of the church. Somo
of the detectives who havo been here Itelievo
that he may havo been tbe thief who visited tho
church again on Sunday night, but I do not
think so.
" There Is ono thlngccrtain: tho thieves never
got Into the church through the churchyard, for
my two big dogs would not havo allowed them
to pass that way. They aro English mastllTs
and good watch dogs. I think that the thieves
went Into tho church in the afternoon, and re
mained there until Mr. Stelz arrived."
The autopsy on Stelz3 body waa performed
yesterday afternoon by Coroner's Phvalclan J.
Frank Valentine. He was assisted by Drs. L. If.
Fleck and C. (J. Volten. Tho three physicians
in a four-hour examination found no fracture of
tho skull. They discovered soven lacerated
scalp wounds, measuring from half an inch to
threo Inches each. Thero was one wound on the
forche.id, in aline with tho noe, that extended
two and a half Inches across tho frontal bone.
None of tho wounds, the doctors said, bad been
mado by a sharp Instrument. Tho wound on
tho forenoad was on eighth of an Inch wide,
nnd was an open cut through tho scalp,
but did not penetrate the skull. There was
another wound at tho back of the head, Just at
tho baso of the skull. This was threo Inches In
length, and similar to tho one on ihe forchoad.
On tho sldo of tho head, over the left ear, there
was a scalp wound nn inch long that cut
through the scalp to the skull. Just above th.s
there was a smaller wound, such as might ho
mado by the corner of a square piece of metul.
The other wounds wero on top of tho head. 1 ho
doctors say that any or all of tho wounds might
have been mado with a metal plato that was
taken from the poor box.
"Althongh Mr. Stelz was (15 years old," said
Dr. Valentine, "nono of tho wounds which I
found upon his head was sufllclcnt to causa
death. I found tho cause of death due to
strangulation. Tho murderer's flngor prints
were on tho dead man's throat, nnd one of tho
Irenes of tho throat wo found frncturcd. Tho
condition of tho bodv shows that ho mado a
bravo tight for his life, and that ho was evi
dently lighting against big odds. Thero woro
undoubtedly two men concerned In tho crime,
one of whom used home kind of a blunt intern
ment, probably tho poor box metal plate, while
the other strangled Mr. Btelz. He had 11 week
heart, and had nlso ncen suffering from lung
trouble, but neither of thcso weaknesaes would
have Interfered to prevent him from living for
a few more years."
List night tho pollen sentout a general alarm,
giving n description of thu two men whom Mrs.
Sweeney saw coming from tho direction of the
church on Sunday night. The alarm Is ns fol
lows: "Look out for a stout man of medium
height, apparently about tit ycjrs old, with
smooth fare. When last seen ho woro n nfgllg
shirt which was spattered with blood, sack coat
of dark material nnd dark trousers. Had a cut
on left cheek. Woro black derby hat. Also a
man of hojisti cast of fontures, about 20 years
old. slim built nnd clean shavon, slightly below
tho medium height, dressed lu a dark suit of
cheviot and had on ncrbv hat. Men wanted for
tho murder of Ocorgo Stelr, In Montroso Avo
nuo Church, Sundny night."
Stclz'a funeral will take placo on Wednesday
morning, when a solemn masy of requiem will
ho hold In Holy Trlnltv Church nt 0 o'clock. Tho
Rev. Father Daiiffcnhach will crlebrato tho
mass, and will honiislstcd by a deacon and sub
deacon. There will bo thirty altar boys nn tho
altar, a chorus of sixty voices will nsudst tho
choir soloists, and there will he a procession of
the 2,000 children from tho parochial school and
orphanage nttnehod to tho church.
T A It It ED A XI) rEATIIEUSD.
Firtjr Cltfxena Mete Out Punishment to nn Aged
ninner or Ifobolien, llroome County.
niNOHAiiTcw, Aug. 30.-Perry llancroft of Ho
boken, near Now Ilcrlin, was tarred and feath
ered Inst week by on Indignant crowd of citi
zens, llancroft heard nn unsavory reputation,
and until u short tlmo ago his houso was tho
resort of questionable characters. A fow weeks
ago n pnrty of cltben.s mado tho place a visit
o"i night und bombarded It with eggj thut bud
evidently soon better (lays. Rocks worn also
thrown ngalnst tho house, windows wcro bro
ken, and tho inmates wcro so frightened that
they sought Bafcty Inflight. Thoy woro chased
for a mllo by tho Indignant cltlrcns before
they reached n placo of aafcty. They did not
return, nnd Duniroft hus been living nluno
Hineo. He is about 70 years old. Since then it
became noised about that llancroft hud enticed
little glrlH Into his bonne. Ono of tho children
is a daughter of William Colliiirn, and Is 7 3 ears
old. Sho told her father what llancroft hnd
done, und her story was corroborated by n piny
mate who went with her.
A warrant was nworn out for llancroft, nnd
w lion tho cnu&tiiblo went to ?urvo it ho was nu
conipanlcd by Hfty cllzuis, iinuod with several
buckets of tnr und ono or two stiff brushes.
Thoconstublo did not reach the houto an soon
as tho posse, and ho wim compelled to elt down
on utlog mid wnlt for hla prisoner. Ho could hear
him yelling for help up the hill neur tho woods.
The pos.o dlvucled llancroft of his dothlug.und
eprcud tho tur on good and thick. Tho feuth
era wero somewhat luto In arrh lug, hut tho men
mado up fur the delay by giving llancroft a. good
coat of them.
llancroft was n queer looking object when tho
poiso got through with I1I111. Ho w-iib or
dered to put on hi.s clothing, and wua marched
back to tho waiting ((mutable, Ho was then
taken to the county Jail nnd locked up. Later
in tho ovoulng another party of men tarred und
feathered tho huuuu.
Tho examination was held nt JustlcoTravor's
rosldcncc.wlu-ro thu Colburn girl told a straight
Ur ward story, but hor ila mate, who Is Homo
what youugor, was badly irigbtened, and in.ido
to many contrudlctory ktutonionta that llan
croft was dUi-bargid, The fuit that ho had al
ready been tovcroly punished was a factor In
moving tho Justice to be leulenU
CLUE IN FINGER PRINTS.
Axncnonrrirs to make tiiu xest
IX THE W1I.SOX MVRDEll.
Phetosmph ef Finger Prints of the Rnspeot
dlnjve.aiidt mill Tho.n Left br the Mnr
derer to Re Mnde and Magnified 1,000
Timet Indictment Ilanga on the Iteault.
l'lilt.ADKl.rnu, Aug. 30. So far as the police
authorities of Philadelphia hnvo knowledgo,
thoro has never been a murder trial In this
country whore tho fato of tho accused man 1ms
depended upon an examination of his linger
marks. If Marlon Btuyvesnndt, tho colored
porter committed by tho Coroner on
suspicion of having killed Librarian Wil
liam U, Wilson, should bo placed on
trial for his life. It will bo sololy becauso tho im
pression ot his thumb nnd finger tips correspond
with tho marks left in blood by tho murderer.
Coroner Ashbrldge said thero could be no pos
sibility of v mistake that would doprlro an In
nocent man ot his llfo. Ho says that
thero havo been impressions of the fingers
taken in a sufficient number of cases to show
that thero are no two subjects alike. There
fore, If the blood on the handle of the hsmmor,
on the knob of tho drcsaer drawer, on the
drawor and keys of the cash reglstor, and on (ho
knob of a door, all ot which have been foundand
taken possession of by the Coronor, should prove
to bo Identical under tho microscopic, examina
tion with the impression ot Btiiyvcsandt's lingers
taken In Ink, tho mulatto will have to defend
himself.
Tho Coroner Is holding Stuyvesant becauso
tho police have no othor clue left to work on.
If the porter did not kill his employer the
follco do not know who committed tho crime. Dr.
lenry W. Cnttcll, tho Coroner's physician, who
tins the cxhtblis from tho scene of the murder nt
his laboratory, 3700 Spruco street, left the city
to-day for Montreal, to bo ahsent a faw days. He
has mndo preparations for tho test, but does not
expect to completo It before tbo lapse of a week
ortondayii. Photographic plates will bo mndo
on which tbo marks will be macnllled a thou
sand times or more, until every lino
in the flesh ot tho fingers which
mado tho marks can be shown with
clearness. The comparison will bohelpedbya
dozen or more other Impressions from subjects.
When tho touts aro finished they will be ex
hibited to the Distinct Attorney, and the result
will be either the reloaso of Stuyvesandt or his
formal Indictment for murder.
A conference of negro"nilnlstcrs was held to
day nt an African ltapttst Church to raise a
fund to assist Stuyvesandt to regain his
liberty. The prisoner's attorneys hae sig
nified tholr Intention of applying to the court
on Wednesday for a writ of habeas corpus. In
common lnw proceedings tho courts of Pennsyl
vania havo rarely. If ovor, restored n prisoner to
Ubertv who was detained under a commitment
by tho Coroner.
James T. Knno, tho suspect arrested In Haiti
more for tho Wilson murder, was released after
an examination by the Philadelphia detectives.
SUICIDE OF A COMPOSITOIt.
He A.phjxlatea lllm.eir rtllh Csi In Smith
Meell'a Hotel.
A man who registered under the name of
nenry Mills Cole, Chicago, 111., committed sui
cide Sunday night or early yesterday in Smith
& McNeil's Hotel, 11)0 Washington street, by
Inhaling Illuminating gas.
Colo arrived at the hotel on Saturdny last and
took a room for one week. Ho was seen last on
Sunday evening on tho way to his room. Yes
terday afternoon as a chambermaid was passing
his room she noticed the smell of gas and gavo
the alarm. The door was forced open and the
dead body of Cole wos found on the bed. The
gas jets in the room were fully turned on, nnd
the door nnd the windows were tightly closed.
There wns ft crack under tho door of the room,
Into which Colo had stuffed his trousers to pre
vent the gAS escaping.
Colo had evidently been dead for some hours
when his body was discovered. There was n
sealed letter addressed to "Myles Johnson,
IleraU Office, New York City,'1 found in his
pocket, nnd also a receipt from tho Cun.ird
Miuinshlp Compnny for 17 for a transfer to
&( cond cabin on the stcAinsbln Auranla.
The dead man had n Hrooklyn Savings Hank
book In his possession wlilchBbowed that he had
deposited $3,175 nnd drawn $3,150. Tho sum
of 10tl.Rl, a card of tho Typographical Union
of Chicago, and two slips of paper bearing tho
addresses of John MInnoc.in. 254 St. Mark's nvo
nue, IlrooklTii, nnd C. (5. Ilurgoyne. printer. 141
Centre street, wero found In tho lnsldo pocket of
his vest.
Reside him on the bed was a sheet of paper on
which was written in pencil somo versos of a
song beginning with the lino " She's somebody's
mother, boys, you know," Hnd a proof sheet from
a newspaper ofllco of a story headed " Phono
graph Man In Jail."
The sulcidu w as about GO years old. The police
say he was a compositor.
SUICIDE IX OKEEXTTOOD.
X Man fluppo.etf to II. Carl Welderman Kllta
Utm.elrin Alalne Avenue.
A man about 50 years old, and supposed to bo
Carl Welderman, but whose rosldcuco Is un
known, committed suicide about 5:20 o'clock
yesterday afternoon by shooting himself In tho
right temple In Alpine avenue in Oreenwood
Cemetery. Hrooklyn. The report of tho pistol
quickly brought one ot the cemetery policemen
to the spot, but the man was dead before his ar
rival. Ho was of medium height, with gray
hair and mustache, and was partly bald. Ho
wore a gray coat und wuistcoat, darlc troupers, a
white shirt, with a turn-down collar, a black tlo,
rod drawers, und n black soft hat. In his pockets
were two pawn tickets, u memorandum book,
and a citizen's papers, with tho name Curl Weld
erman Inscribed on them. The body was taken
to Jaiob Schafcr'a undertaking shop ut 102(1
Third avenue.
ItAKEIt WlltTZ'S SUICIDE.
Due to tbe City Having Condemned Ills Shop
Tor the Kim Hlreet llldenlng.
Henry Wirtz, a baker at 510 Pearl street, com
mitted suicide yesterday by hanging himself to
a book in tho cellar of his shop. Wirtz's former
shop, at 521 Pearl street, owing to tho widening
of Elm street, had boon condemned by tho city,
which paid him $10,500 for It. It bad cost htm
910,000 twenty years ago. and bis friends teased
him ovor his Imposed loss of unearned incre
ment. Yesterday afternoon ho went downstairs
to tho collar, nnd, after knotting n double noose
about his neck, hanged himself to an Iron hook.
Ilu.lne.a Trouble Cauara an Attempt at Suicide,
WiNBTEli, Conn., Aug. 30. Qoorge Gardner, a
knifo manufacturer and a well-known citizen ot
this town, attempted to kill himself at his homo
this morning by shooting himself in the head.
He may recover. About 8 o'clock this morning
his wife heard tho report of a revolver, and.
rushing to his bedroom, found him lying on tho
floor with a 32-callbre revolver in his hand. His
18-year-old daughter, May, mounted her bicycle
and went for a physician. Drs. W. a. Hulbert
and E. L. Pratt extractod the bullet from (lard
ner's bead. It had cntorod back of the right ear.
Financial embarrassment prompted Uardnor to
try to take his life.
Ilarnard llo.enber Kills lllm.eir.
Uernard Rosenberg, 50 years old, of 2950 At
lantic Rvenuo, Hrooklyn, committed sulcido in
his bodroom yesterday by inhaling illuminating
pas. Ho waa found lying on his bed with a rub
ber tubo in his mouth, the other end being at
tached to the gas Jet, No cause Is given for tho
suicide. -
Uulutb Wanta tho Armor t'late Vaetory.
Ddlvtii, Minn., Aug. 30, The movement on
foot In this city to secure a location for a Govern
ment plant fur tho manufacture of armor plate
is gaining ground dally, ho Citizens' Com
mittee which was nppolntcd to secure tbo loca
tion has decided to name Clough's Island, nnd
their cholcomeots with tho opjirovai of nllwho
aro interested in thu mutter. H contains 1)00
acres, la seven miles up the St. Louis River, und
can bo reached by uny boat that can enter the
harbor.
Successful Competitors Tor seton Hall Scholar
all I pa.
SOL'TII Oiiakoe. N. J Aug. 30. The success
ful contestants for froo scholarships at Soton
Hall Collcgo uro: Edward Ilrennan of St. Pat
rick's School, Ellzabethport; Frank Mcllulro
nnd Edward R, Hoppon of St, Patrick's School,
Newark. Flfty-flvo Catholic parochial school
students computed, Thu winners uro entitled
In tlireo yearn of the preparatory courso at fieton
Hail, and four years of tho col It glate course, tree
of churgo.
JMuilclaii Adolph Itfollrnnauer In a Sanitarium,
Adolph Mollcnhnuer, ono of tbe proprietors of
tho Mollenbauer Collcgo of Muslo in Hrooklyn,
was removed nn Saturday to Dr. Wiley's sani
tarium at Amltyvlllo, L. I., suffering with
nervous prostration and threatened mental col
lapse. Ills brothers, who aro associated with
him in tho collego, say that excessive bicycle
exorcise, In addition to his engrossing musical
duties, brought on tho trouble,
(
FOWQESf
Absolutely Puro
THE MXXTIXO OI' THE 3IAXOES.
The Convention or City Fathers to nn Held at
Columbus Xejt Month,
Mayor Strong and tho wriiilrera of tho Rourd
of Aldermon have received lnltntlons to tho
National Contention of Mayors and Council
men, which will bo held In Columbus, O., on
Sopt, 28. Tho objects of tho lonvcntlon aro
stated to Da:
First The formation ot a national organisation of
tho Chief Executives and members of Councils of
cities In tho United States.
Second Tho hearing of addrexea on Important
municipal tuples by dlrtlngutshed h.eakcrs.
Third The general dlw;utun of all questions per
taining to tho administration of all tiratiehos ot mu
nicipal work by Mayors and t'uuuellincn from all
parts of the country.
Fourth The Interehangoof Ideas and knowledge on
municipal problems, such as w lit result from the
experienced city officials coming In contact with each
other.
The convention will deal with surh topics as
the granting of Btreet railway, gas, electric, and
other franchises, and thu control of and revenues
derived from corporations eujojlue such special
franchises; the collection and disposition ot
garbage, tho relative merits of tho various
street-paving materials, tbo cleaning of streets,
the municipal ownership of lighting plants and
tho cost of street lighting under the contract
system, the municipal management of public
water supplies and tho necessltyfor water filtra
tion. Ore nnd pollco protection, parks nnd play
grounds, municipal finances, taxation nnd
special assessments, nnd tho regulation of tho
social and saloon evil.
The projectors of tho convention oxpect that
more tlinn 1,000 MayorHandCoiincllmen will bo
in attendance. During the time the convention
Is In session there will also Ik) a mcotlng of the
Comptrollers and Auditors of some of tfie prin
cipal cities of tbo country. Among those who
hnvo been asked to dellvor addresses before tho
convention nro Col. Wartnir, tbo Hon. Potato
Plngrcc, now Governor of Michigan. Dr; Albert
Shaw, and Edward M. Grout of RrouKlyn.
has citozEit i.KVT xew jekset?
Tho Accused Treasurer illtl .lot urruder
Until He steeurrs tlond.mrn.
TnENTON. N. J.. Aug. 30. At 0:30 o'clock to
night Peter W. Crorcr, tho treasurer of tho
wrecked loan associations, had not been arrest
ed. Gen. Donnelly, his stepson, said that he was
out of the State, and would remain away until
bondsmen could bo secured, Isaac A. Yard, tho
stamp clerk In tho Post Olllcc, says thut Crozcr
was In tho Post Olllco to-night and bought
stamps to mall two newspapers, butnoonoolso
appears to have seen him. Yard was a letter
carrier for twenty years and knows Crozer well.
To-night a meeting of the committee of stock
holders ot tho wrecked associations was held.
Crozer had promised through his son to be pres
ent and to give Information about tho books and
affairs of the associations, but he did not appear.
Neither President Lindsay nor Director Hancock
was preseut. Hancock is a uiember of the com
mittee. Crozer is also treasurer of tho Ocean lie.ich
Lund Association, which laid out and built up
the seaside resort nt llclmar. Judge William S.
Yard said to-day that Crozer could have but a
llttlo of that association's money, ns It practi
cally wound up Its affairs a year ago.
Crozcr nnd Hancock arc also directors of tho
Huiks County Contrlbiitionshlp Insurance Com
pany of Uucks county. Pa., one of the oldebt mu
tual companies In the country.
Otfleera are now watching tho residences of
friends of Crozer nt several seaside resorts nnd
In this city- and his homo nt Trenton Junction,
ills friends say ho will put in nn appearance
when n receiver is appointed for the wrecked
loan associations and has secured a warrant of
arrest. Tho application for a receiver will bo
heard before ice-Chancellor Grey at Camden
on Tuesday of next wock.
1'ATItIAHCII SMITH IX TROUBLE.
Sued bv n flnrltan Photorrapber It ho Waa
RJeetrd from the Smith ricnlrCrounda.
S0MGIIVII.1.K. N. J.. Aug. 30. Isaiah $mlth,
Palrianh nf the Trlbo of Smiths' who annually
bold n family re-union of large proportions on
the Smith family picnic grounds near Pcipnck,
was arrested on Satuiday nnd taken before
Squire Todd at Peapack. charged with assault
ing Thomas Rldor, n photographer of Rnrltnn,
Squlro Todd held him under S200 hall to await
the action of tho Grand Jur. Rider bnsnlso
brought civil suit to ri cover $250 for damages
to his uhotogruphcr's tent nnd his feelings, both
of whb h heavers wero upset by Smith on the
dav of the reunion.
There is an unwritten law of tho reunion
which excludes from tho fjmllv picnic grounds
nil fakirs, shell-g.mio men, and venders, laninh
Smith, ns President of tho Smiths, delights to
enforce that law. Photographer Rider swears
that he paid $2 for tho pilvilcgcof pitching his
tent and doing bulln"-s Just outside of the pic
nic grounds, and t hit lsjluh Smith hustled him
about from place lo placu. and finally laid v to
lent hands un him mid kicked ovor his tent,
breaking his chemicals and setting lire to tho
canopy.
TROLLEY ('All WRECKED.
It flan Into a Truck lVlilrh Had Cat Tangled
l rtllh an Itletalrd Itoad Pillar.
Wbllo a trolley car w ell filled with passengers,
among whom wero many women nnd children,
was bowling down Third avenue, near Ifltlth
street, jesterdav afternoon, Dennis Devlno of 57
South First street, Ilrooklvn, set out to cross
the track on a big double truck heavily loaded
with salt fish nnd provisions. He saw tho danger
of a collision, and, In attempting to avoid It,
hastened it by driving the pole of his wagon Into
an elevated ruilrnad pillar.
Tho car. which whs an open ono, crashed Into
the rear wheel of tho truck. Tho front sent of
the ar was curried away for It's entire length,
nnd tho second seat was broken down for halt
It's length. Tbo passengers on both seats were
showered with broken glass fiom tho front win
dows, nnd all on hoard tho car woro no t hor
uiiLihiv frightened that they Jumped off. leavlntr
itemp'viis soon ns It was brought to a stand
still. Noonewss hurt. Tho truck driver wns
arrested Hnd locked up In tho Morrlsanla police
station. Theiur wuj disabled, so that It had to
bo pushed to thu c.11 houso by unuthor car.
ROY Tit A IX WRECKERS.
Arralsnment nr Two or Ihe Hand That Tried
lu Ilnrall n llrlshlon Ilrueli Train.
Edwnrd Campbell und William McCauley, two
of tho boys accused of trying to w reck a Rrlghton
Ilach train on Sunday evening ut tho Eastern
Parkway cut, woro urruigned in tho Flatbush
Court yesterday, They told Justlco Steers that
they had nothing to do with tho crime, but were
with the offenders. They were held In sM.OOO
hall each for uxumlnntMin. Tholr companions,
they said, tried lo derail tho train for fun. Po
liceman Farrell. who arrested the two boys,
rrocured warrants for the other three of the
band Thomas McFiielcy of 3!) Llttlo street. J.
Lyons of Hudson nnd l.lttle streets, and Joseph
Hums of 328 Plymouth street.
Newark Illsriilt Compauy tlurned Out.
Flro last night totally destroyed tho works of
tho Newark lllscuit Company nt Lombard)- and
South Ilrldgo streets, Nowark. Hoveral hundred
barrels of Hour, a largo stock of crackers, nnd
1MI0O loaves of lir-ad, besldos tho valuable ma
chinery were hunted. 1iss. $25,000.
ja$iomacl.;:'
I Harsli, irritating laxatives tax
!it. Tarrant's belUer is a de
licious, foaming draught that
rids tho stomach and bowels
of foul accumulations. Aids I
digestion, clears the head and 1
I increases energy, Can't harm; i
I can't help but help, I
I Sold by druicltu f.r 30 years. 50c, and )i.
L.IH II 1 '! Itr H H tt I
LABOR MEN IN ST. LOUIS.
BOYEREIOX, DEttS, AXD OTHER
LIGHTS ARE OX IIAXD.
They 1VIII Tackle the miration or nettling the
Ilrrnt Coal Miners' Strike Tnlk or A. Ulna
the l'realdent lo Call a Rpeclnl Nea.lon of
Consrca Vlewa or Hums or tho Isadora.
8t. Louis, Aug, 30. Tho United Labor Con
vention assembled at Masonic Tcmplo this morn
ing, with a number of labor leaders of national
prominence present. Tho convention wns called
for tho purposa of devising n plan by which tho
ntrlkouf the coal miners throughout tho coun
try may bo brought to n speedy termination.
llcforo tho assemblage adjourned for the dny
Prosldont Rntchford of tho United Mlno Work
ers of America outlined in nu address to tho
convontlon what action ho thought It should
take with reference to " government by Injunc
tion." Ho BUggcHtod that President McKinley
should bo urged to cull it special session of Con
gress todellnn tho Powersoft ho courts In grunt
ing Injunctions. Mr. Rntchfonl said ho hoped
sotuo action would bo taken to sot nt rest foi'evcr
tho question of Fodurnl Injunctions nsnpplicd to
thu Inalienable rights of frcecltlzens. Tho mlno
workcrH, ho declared, havo been conducting the
Horccst conflict over begun by any Industry, and
all the crime they ha o committed is that ot
meeting upon public streots to discuss their
affairs,
",Wo aio not here," hnsnld, "to tako docislvo
action, nnd I hope It will bo us conservative as
tho nature of tho caso will permit. We nro not
lu favor of milk-and-water resolutions nor of
extrimu measures. What wc do must meet tho
npprovnl of tho grcnt mlddlo class, without
which nothing can be accomplished.
"Wo bellcvo tho Immediate convening of
Congress Is absolutely neccssnry to ikllno tbo
powers of Federal Courts and Judgos, and se
cure tho rights of all citizens. In the o cut ot a
refusal on tho part of tho President of the
L'nltoJ States to cull such special session within
a reasonable time. 1 bellcvo lu a comploto
paralysis of Industry a sympathetic strike.
Many of you nro ready to do It now. but It Is un
wise nt this Juncture. Conservatism lsolwajs
tho best, and wo should cvhaust every menus
to end the miners' strike before resorting to tho
Inst."
Although tho object of tho convention, ns do
clured lu the call, Is toextend aid to tbo Buffer
ing, striken miners of the country, nono of tho
labor lenders prosent is willing to touehsufonn
opinion on thequestloii of how- It will bo done.
Tho Ilrst Inference Is that provision will be mndo
for assessment upon all the trade nnd lnboror
ganizations to support tho miners nnd their
ramllies. This Is tho usual mode of procedure.
Hut there nro reportH of even inoro ucllvo
hcli than this. Ono Is tho suggtstiou of
n sympathetic strike, which docs not ap
pear to havo many followers. Another Is to
mass tho unemployed nt Pittsburg nnd make a
peaceful demonstration there. Still another Is
to apponl to the railroad companies not to trnns-
tiortcoHl from mines wotked by non-union men.
n any event, there will bo promulgated n sot uf
resolutions at once emphatic und Interesting.
The leaders evidently came here without any
fixed programme. If their own declarations are
true, and they simply iiwnlt an intertliango of
opinion. Tho Committee on Resolutions will
not icport until to-morrow, and In tho
meantime the course the convention will pursue
Is problematical to u certain extent. When
the Committee on Credentials reported It was
learnt d that elghlv-cight delegates wcro pre
sent. Including Eugene V. Dobs, Jreprescnting
the National Rnllwnv Union and the strik
ing miners; J. R. Sovereign. Clenernl Master
orkmnn of tho Knights of Labor; James M.
Ratcbford. President of the United Mlno Work
ers; Floyd Lloyd, President of tbe National
Carpenters' Union; J.J. llarlnnd of tho Irun and
Steel Workers, W. It. Prescott of tbe Interna
tional Typographical Union, Secretary Mngulre
of tho Carpenters' National Union, nnd promi
nent dclcgutos from a cry section nnd every In
dustry of tbo country.
" 1 tako the ground." said Mr. Debs, " Hint If
this great nrmv of starvfng miners is suffered to
tie crushed nnd their families made tu feel tho
tortures of hunger, tlio country cannut escape
the penalty. A nation cannot commit n crime
anymore than an individual can, and escape the
con&cqucnccfc."
" Is It your opinion that n sympathetic striko
should be ordered I"
" Any wny is a good wny to keep these miners
from dying. Eight thou&and families In Indiana
are actually In a state of starvation. Olllclul
reports to the Governor prove this to bo a fnct,
und Oov. Mount himself testifies that ho saw a
child dio from tho results of hunger."
(loneral Master Workman Sovereign oxpressed
the hope that the deliberations of the conven
tion would tie moderate lu tone, and re.-ult In a
solution of the strike problem. Ho added: "I
have never been in favor of strikes. I have al
ways counselled arbitration and pr.uc. This Is
the cnsible. practical, nnd clicnpest wuv t net
tle differences between t-mplovcr and employee;
but If this strike tails lo give the coal miners the
scant justice they ask, then I say Uod help tho
penco of this country."
The slnirle taxcrs were conspicuous, led by
flcorgo I-. Stephens of Delaware, who told Dobs
he had ionic 1.000 miles to see hlui. Among
them aro H. Martin Williams, L. P. Custer and
W. H. AddlUL-tnn of St. Louis, und (lenrgn C.
Clements of Kansas. The latter Is dei hired by
his friends to be "the thnrpesl, shrewdest and
cleverest talker In tho West.' L. C. l'rcy of St.
Loui3 was then- with .1 dnsh of cold water In the
shape of the follow lug letter from Ernest Robin
of New York. General Scciclury of the Socialist
Trndoand Lulor Alliance:
" We see no hope for the striking mine work
ers to accrue from tbo 1 onfen nee nt t. Louis.
Monilav, Aug. 3D. Evperlemo has shown that
the conglomeration of alleged le.idi rs of labor
organizations which will !t in 10ufcrer.ee on
this momentous matter, will abound in lengthy
resolutions, a lot of phrases, ami a general
wind up of rmptiness. Tho poor striking mlno
worker will be left to battle for a forlorn hope,
and eventually return to work, a s.uldcr but, wo
hope, n vvNer man.
"It has been demonstrated tlmo nnd ngnln
that tho tactics of the 'pure end simple' nren
fallacy, nnd Btrlkcsn failure. If the energy dis
played aud wasted by the striking mine work
crH would boused by them on election dav for
independent political action, .is represented by
the Socialist-Labor party, what a sweeping vlo
tory would bo theirs."
At the mnt-nltii- Rilnn tiiiniriMrr nrimnlvii.
tlon was ofToctcd with W. It. Picseott, President
of tho International Tj poirratihii'iil Union, nf
Indianapolis, us Chairman. In tbo afternoon
circulars were distributed by direction of tbe
United Mine Workers of America, under the
caption: " Free spoeili nnd the rlgntof peaceful
nssemblnge denied American citizens in tho
town of Pocahontas, Va by Ibo Mayor, who Is
supported In bin notion by the Sheriff of tbo
county and the Governor of the State."
They were read with avidity and tended to
excite criticism of tho Government.
After the Credentials Commit ten reported, a
committee was appolutid to adopt resolution
nnd evolve a pi. 111 of action. Mr. Rntchford
then addressed the Convent Inn und was fol
lowed tiv Mr. Sovereign, who Indorsed tho
proposition to urge the President to cull a
special Hesslon of Congress. Adjournment was
thou taken until to morrow morning.
A mass mooting whs held nt Miisnnlo Temple
to-night, which wns well attended by friends of
IhelalHir cause, Tho only notable.' speaker nf
tbe evening was Grand Muster Sovereign uf the
Knights of libor.
Mr. Sovereign opened with tho statement that
civilization wus ut last face to face with tbo
final great problem of nature, tho question of
human liberty. He said tbe eneroaehmenls of
capital had so guided tho ((instruction uf tho
lnw that Hie laliorlng inun hud at last
become nothing but a small wheel in
tho machinery of tho bodv politic, with nu voli
tion of his own. Ho suld tho lima had come
when organized labor would have to reorgnnlo
to tight combined capital, which had o tight
ened Its grasp on the inuiitry that it was rullug
tho peuplo by means of court Injunction1.
WATSESSISO STitIKE 1XDORSEI).
Walking lleleralea Ask Ihe l.midnn Union to
IloUhut II Can lo Help.
The Hoard of Walking Delegates yostcrday In
dorsed tho strike uf the union machinists at the
Spraguo Elovator Works, Wotscsblng, N, J
which has been In progress for nearly two
months. Tho Spraguo Company has a contract
for supplying the motor power for thu new un
derground rnllwiiy In London, and thu Amalgv
Hinted Society of Engineers of Lilidon him been
iihked, through Its local brunch here, not to li.in
illonny Sjuiuuo mutcilul while the strike Is In
progress liors.
1,-JOO .siore I Innkiiinker. lo Ntrtkr.
Sovcral inoic cloak manufacturers yesterday
granted the demands of the union fur un nil
vancuof wages, Carl Roseiibiuiii, (Iroeuo und
Houston htieels, and S Roilieiiilld, llnmdwiiy.
near Canal street, refused the demands, und
strlkcH will be ordered In these shops lo-duj.
Tho two llims employ altogether 11 built 1,'Jotl
lit tho 12,0(10 1-loakiu.ikors In the union over
olio-hull hale been oil strike in various shops
since Ibo luescut scries of strikes began. ()f
thine nn .itrlko ubout thrco-foiirths havu gulned
tholr demands,
Miirtlu Iron. Preaching llrha'a Iluclrlnr..
Dam. in. Tex., Aug, 30. Debs's Social Democ
racy Is in iking headway In Texas. Martin Irons,
fonucily of St. Iiuis, tho railroad striko leader
in 1". I pushing lh now movement with
onergv. ltut week Irons iirgunUod four
brain lie of the Social Democracy In central
Texas with an approximate iiiemborshlp of liOO.
He Is doing his work mainly among lliu railroad
employ ccs. tho small farmers, und the pluuta
Hon tenants Of tho populous JJrazos Valley,
M. PttTK I
Absolutely impossible to go
wrong here if you do your
part.
Whether a suit or over
coat, shoes, hat or necktie, it's
all the same.
"Whether price, Avenr or crank
iness, it's all the same.
If it's wrong and you tell i3
we make it right.
If you buy what you don't
want or don't like wo take it
back.
Rogers, Pkkt & Co.
Warren and llroadway,
Prfnco and Ilrnaduay
Thirty -second und UroAdwny.
Al'ACHE KID DEAD.
Tho Hones nr the Terror nr tbe Southwes
Illearhliig ou n .'Mountain Side.
SlLVKlt City. N. M Aug. 30. Apache Kid
the terror of tho Southweit, Is dead. His bones
Ho blenching in the sun on a lunoly rnngo of tho
Sierra Madra Mountain, In Mexico, a distance
of about 100 miles south of the international
line.
Aftor his last killings near Ash Springs In
Arlrona he mado his escape across tho Isjundary
Into the mountains In thu northorn part of tho
State uf Chihuahua.
An attempt was mado by the Mexican troops
to dislodge him, but his hiding place could nut
bo found.
Some weeks since a squaw who was supposod
to have been with him at tho time, returned to
the San Carlos Indian reservation, from which
sho had previously been stolen by tho wily sav
age. At first sho disclaimed ull knowledge of
his whereabouts, but rocontlv sho told her story.
It was merely that tlio Kid had died of dis
ease. Ills remains were loft lying 011 the moun
tain side whero ho breathed his last.
MOST TO LEAVE XEW YORK.
Un Will Co lo Ilufmio .test Week to Take
Chargo or an Anarchist Paper.
John Most, who as loader of tho Anarchists
has been looked upon as nn Institution In New
York. Is going to leave for good. Next Tuesday
he will go 10 Buffalo. Thero ho will be instnlled
as editor of tho.-lrbei'fcr ifrfuii(7, o dally Anar
chist orgun of that city. Most's Now York or
gan, tho JVciheit, has not been published since
Aug. 7. It had been known for some tlmo that
tho e I'Aei'f was going down hill rapidly. At
ono tlmo It bad a largo circulation In New York
and Brooklyn and inanumberof New Jersey nnd
Long Island vlllnges where there wero Anarchist
"groups." Hut after Most was arrested and
imprisoned on niackwcll's Island his articles
were too tamo for tho Reds, nnd tho effect on
the circulation of the Frrxhtxt wns bad. He
sides, thousands of east sldors who were An
archists in tbo old Bweatsbop days bocntno
American citizens and censed to bo Anarchists
w ben they became better orf.
Most said yesterday that tho Frtihcit had
stopped publication hero for good.
"The negotiations nbout the Huffalo paper
have been going on for four weeks." he said. "I
will. Is sides editing the Ar)titcr Zcxtuna dally,
publish a weekly edition, which I will call tho
1'rcihrit. New York is not a pratcful place,
though I have some friends hero.
" Donner und hlltzcn," said one of Most'fl com
rades. "Now York was no goot nlrotty. Der
pollel run ull dor town und all der meedlngs!"
The Anarchists of Mot's group will give a
farewell festival in bis honor at Mnnzcll's Park,
Fort Wadsworth, Stnten Island, next Monday,
Ijitwr Dav. There will bo red-hot speeches nnd
beer will flow in rivers.
Tlio -Yeiieif bad been shifted from town to
town before Most begun lis publication here.
It wns originally published In London, then In
Zurich. Switzerland; afterward in Heme, later
in Shaflhausen, and lu Hoboken when Most
camo to America, lu 1S79 Most began to lssuo
the potior in New York.
WAXT TO YIELD TO THE SIIXERS.
Tbe So-rnlted Smnll Operator. Are I'repnrlng
fo S.tTf till t"etil n Ton.
Pirriiiriio. Pa., Aug. 30. Tho smaller coal
operators of tho district nro going ahead with
their plans to reopen their mines ut the 00-cent
rnto, us foretold In Till'. Pvn of Aug. 23. A com
mittee bus been nppolntcd to sound nil tho
mine owners who uro supposed to bo f nvoroblo
to tbo plan. A meeting of those Interested will
bo held to-morrow. Theso oporntors aro gen
erally kept going by the " Hlg 13," tho Arms
controlling the lake trade. w bo do not produce
all tho coal they require, nnd therefore must
purchase from others. Should tho small oper
ators carry out tholr present plan they can
hardly expect much trade from tbo Hlg 13, but
they believe they can keep their mines profit
ably employed and supply tho local und other
miirkctH.
Tho miners' otllclals havo already been con
sulted, but havo given 110 definite reply. It is
possiblu that tho miners' oillclnla may consent
to tho plan of tho small opcrntois, believing
that If tliuy will puy tho (lit-celit r.ito tbo large
shippers may bo forced to do the same.
M. A. llaiiun will probably reopen his mines
aud pay id) cents If the plan Is allowed to go
through by R.itchfurd.
Ci.kvki.anii, ).. Aug. 30. D. R. llannn. son o
Senator M. A. llalina, and nctlv o lu the manugo
meiit of tbo firm of M. A. HunnA Co., said to
day: " M. A. Hnnna & Co. will not open their mines
until the coal strike is fieltleil.no matter what
the other operators may do, I believe that tho
other mines will soon be running. Theoperu
tors have mndo three olfeiH 10 the strikers und
havo done all that they could do; now they will
go ohuud. Wo shall tnko no part in tho conten
tions between operators and miners."
a. WALDO SMITH IX A RVXAWAT.
JVone or III. Family Hurt, hut a Ilorae'a Meek
Hni llroken.
Ff.UnlllNO, L. L, Aug. 30. A valuable tonm of
horses owned by (7. Waldo Smith of Haysldo
wcro frlglituncd by a trulloy car this morning
and started off at a furious naco toward Par
son's nvenuc. Tho wagon was occupied by Mr,
Smith and his family. When nenr the corner of
Parson's avenue tho team suddenly plunged to
ono side, and mm of thu horses struck a tele
phone pole, "inl hroko its neck. Mr. Smith wns
thrown forward over tho dashboard, but wns
not injmed Horlously. Thu rest of tbe family
escaped unhurt. Mr. Smith is .1 member of tho
linn uf Smith & SHU. wholesale grocers, uf Now
York city.
A Female Cant let lilies Warden Ilnios's
Vhiimb.
Whllo Wiirdon Hayes of tho Kings County
Penitentiary was remonstrating ycslerdnv
morning with Mary O'Hricn, a prisoner, for re
fusing to clean up her cell, ho hit one of his
thumbs, Inflicting a painful wound. Tho wo
man has i.crcd threo previous terms In tho
prlsuii, und has frequently made l rouble fur tho
kecpci a.
Cite .Urn Drowned from u Hnlllient.
(Ii.adbiiink, Mich., Aug. 30. This morning nt
11 o'clock llvo Flnlaiidcrs wcro drowned in tho
biy opposite tho furnaco by thu capsizing of a
Huillsiat.
Their tinmen are Oils Erlckson, John Fundi,
(Ins Anderson, John Ilununson, and llolp Erlck
son. Grappling parties havo found thu flrsl
tiuuicd throe.
Where lr.trrdav'a Flrea Were.
A SI liss, foot Kast Mxtvfmirlh street, August
Prow u, damage $3 ill; 10, 3140 Hard avenue, daniaitu
f l,tt Orchard street. Nullum Ilium, damage $5,
I' M. Jigs, 3 Aveniiu P. dkiangj ST.; re, 1.1, JS
proadway, damage $.1, " '". 1"! V'rfolk street, V.
1 (ireenhlath, daniORs 5. 7 111, .10 Win! ritlrly llill.t
rireel, Uainaue llimi m .mi, k 11 sm'uiiiI uv mis 11.
rurham, diunuc" m 11 o l.'.nVtc.t rhlrly ivenih
.ireet. iuii M-htur. daum, tf0i :i, 417 :t
J bsvetity-alxlh street, Charl'-i l'ape, damags ISO.UUU.
I
ANOTHER WOUNDED NEGRO ''WKL
rovxD ox top oy a zrAin cas 'IBsI
AT rOUOHKEEPSIE. fSLH
lie Cave Ilia nme as Palmer Jackaon, and tal bbbbbb!
It Su.peeted That Ho .slight nn "Devil 1 aal bbbbbbI
Jack." One or the iirgrora Injured at liar bbbbbbbbbbI
eratravv Slight Chnnre for Hla Itrcorerr bubbbbbbbbI
PounnKF.r.rsii:, Aug. 30. In Vassar Hospital ovbbbbbbbbb
is A mortally wounded man, who is now uncon- 'sbbbbbbbb!
scions aud whoso lifo Is apparently obblnix 'bbbbbbbbI
slowly awny. Ho was taken from tho fast mall bbTsbbbbbI
on tho Hudson River Railroad late last night Iw'bbbbbbI
nnd regained consciousness only long enough to " tSfl
give his nanio ns Jackson Palmar, and his rest- iu!f'bbIbbI
denco us 1! Phillips street, Hoston, Palmer Is a, im'bbbbbI
mulatto. When discovered by tlio railroad men 'iiM !(B
ho lay flat 011 top of a mall car, holding himself ;B i'l 't
In his precarious position with tho norvoloM JK ,f
grip of a dying man. Jl i.'M M
"Comu down oft of there," shouted a railroad, 'iFwi bbb!
detective. -lltli'l '.bbb!
"I can't," ho weakly replied. 'slt'l j
Uiddcrs wcro brought and ho was lifted in n cnllllluH
stretcher to tho ground und taken directly to jlN iibTbbbI
Vnssnr Hospital. Ills injurlos wcro so serious 1 !jp!i'H
that Superintendent Ilayloy gave him his pox- if JM !
soiinl attention. Tho bones of his right thigh j' jllj 2,'H
nro rushed from n fow Inches nbovo tho knee 4 ,fvjl
nearly to tho bin. Two hemorrhages In the thigh (! i' T'H
liidlcntu bullet wounds. Four ribs on the - jtj j!
left sldo are broken, his right shin is cut, and ha ' UiM'H
has n scalp wound 011 tho back of his head. Ilia 'J if'tKlH
body Is bruised nil over. K M'bbb!
"Thu chances for tho man's recovery are very aS'bbb!
slight," said Dr. Hnylpy to-day. "Ills Injuries Sjj KH
could not hnvo been caused by- a bridge or ollior . iitBtM bbbi
projection, nnd I urn certain that ho received the IRSbbbI
wounds bc-foro ho got on tho train. Ho could IsIHbbbb
'lot havo got, thero In Ills helpless condition VtaVSnBnl
nloue, m ho must havo been put there by others. K bbbbbbb
1 cuniicjt understand bow- ho icmiiliicd on tho iHbbbbbbI
train for such 11 long tlmo without falling off. tlaf bbbbbbI
'Die uc-els ccttiilnly a very mysteriotiBono." ISbbTbb!
Jf tho man wns put on tho train It must havo MVK'bbbi
been Ix-foro It left New York, ns II h a fast train liEbbUbbbb
mill mules no ttups until ll arrives at Pougb, 'IRbVbbbI
kicpsle. hBbWbbbb
From tho fin t thai bis Ilrst name Is Jackson, ibuTsbbbbI
It is surmised Hint ho may bo "Devil Jack," one iHbbbbbb1
of thu negroes injured ut llnvcrMrnw ou Sun JjsbIbWbbbi
day. In his ravings bo spuko uf utlkcrs being jlamBiaBBi
after him. If l'nlincr wus with the two negroes '?'KH',bbb1
who hud their wounds (lre."cl at New York; 2KbbVIbbb1
buspltalh, be may b.ivu acciiiiin'iiiled them there nV-WH
and been abandoned by them, or tliuy limy havo v'BHbbbb
put him on tup uf thu car to get rid uf hlui. '";. I VH
Michael Follnoy of Hnvcrstraw. son of one of ' Ltlf iHfl
the saloon keepers whun phues wore held up by V nUtsBBn!
tlireo armed negroes uu Saturday night, came to .,' iIbbtsbI
this city yetcrdny to seo thu two wounded, r- iJbbTIbbbI
negroes In buHultiil here. Ono is in Hellovus i.'. ScBbbbI
Hospital and the other ill the Hudson Street it tHJbbbb
Hospital. The Hudi-uii Street Hospital patient." i;
who calls himself Timothy Wultors, wusldentl- ' tTlHal
fled by Fellnoy as one ut the robbers. Walters 'l kBbbbb
was found early Sunday morning nenrha Jay WSbbbbi
street ferry by Policeman McGowan of tho '.KibIIbbbI
Leonard street station, who on learning that lltaf BWai
the man was wounded took him to the Hudson iHwaSBal
Street Hospital, Ho said that ho had been shot 4btB bbbI
In a row over a crap gamu in lluvcrstruw. On Blv bbbI
him was found 'i-78.80. JtEKvIHai
Somuwhut later in tho day n negro, who gnvo irftuBTlBa!
his name ns John Junes, walked Into Bellevua autHtBa!
Hospital with a bullet wound uver his right eye) Iff K Sal
and told a story ot having been shot In a crap v'BH1bbb1
game nt Hnvcrstraw. Upon this tho police tele- iiHHbbbb
phoned to the Hnvcrstraw pollco and learned BBbbbb
that there hnd been n row over a crap gams) aBbbbbbbb
therein which somo shooting was done, and v'BBfBai
nlso that threo negroes hod held up three sov 5lBBHfl
loons, and that ill one of tho saloons. Kept b5 tlBBBB
Thomas Mnlley, there had been shooting. Mai fsBBtBal
ley and another man had shot at the robber v'jBBkBbi
and had themselves been wounded. On this in bmBBBb
formation the polico put thu two patients under SanBBBa
QBBfBal
After identifying tho negro at the Hudson J BBiBal
Street Hospital. Fcllney went to Hellovue, butt 'BflrBai
could not Identify Jones. The pollco now be- iKKSfl
lievo that Jones's story of having been shot la -SSBfl
tho crap row- is true. Ho is not seriously In- 'ifiBFBaa
Jured. Wallers Is more seriously hurt, but will mSiBBHBI
probably recover. Thi bullet entered his shout- iBBBBI
der and lodged In the lung cavity. gfiBflBl
CO-EDS SPEAK UP EOR AXDREWB, 'SbbbbbbbbbI
Tbex Aak Urown I'nlTrralty Trnatees Bet to hIbbBjBBJ
Accept Ilia Itc.leuatlon. bbbbbbbbbb
PnoviDENCK, It, I., Aug. 30. The yemns 'bbbbbbbbbI
women graduates of the Drown University i bbbbbbbbbi
hav e prepared a petition to the Urown corpora" bbbbbBB
tion, asking that that body decline to accept tho rlBBjSfl
resignation of President Andrews. It Is sold bbbbBBj
that 00 per cent, of the graduates have already 'SVTsbbb!
signed tho petition. Tho next meeting of tho sbtBBsI
corporation is scheduled for Wednesday of this VlBj
week, when Dr. Andrews's resignation will bo fllfl
taken up. It Congressman Walker attends, "bbbBsbbbI
which is considered likely, a very Interesting LwJsJbI
micting will doubtless result. There Is no do- 4bbbMbbbb
niitl that tho corucrvutivo members ot the cor- IbbbbbiBb
por.itlnn deplore tbo publicity of the contro- JXVfil
vcrsy Into which tlio university has been drawn. IsBibbbI
Others, however, arc glad at the turn the mat- 'HjHjjBj
tcr has taken und express themselves as wills iIbhHIbbI
ink- to face the situation in an uncompromising bbBeBbI
vBBHfl
'llicy sny tint sooner or Inter there would .!
have to bo an open outbreak between Dr. An- ' $9BsBa
drew 8 nnd the corporation, und it is just as well iltlf(?flBa
Hint it has come ut this time. Few look for ft A Stf'JfBn
comprumiM!. 1 iri!fcJBa?
Dr. Andrews's recent magazine article. In xrsBai
which he advocated 11 new college curriculum, ; Bflsl
practically s-evered the in-d link connecting him. . -fBBa!
with thu tinlvorslty. It Is unlikely that a. sue- ''fBBa
c.c-Mr to Dr. Andrew will be appointed at this IBBI
meeting, nnd it would not bo surprising If the) S2SBbi
whole matter would bo referred to n commit- SSfl
tee. It is not expected that Dr. Andrews will "iSjilBa!
continue his relations with tbo university pend- If TifItBa
lug notion on his resignation. Prof. J. 11. Ay ti SWtiBi
pletou may bo selected .is acting President. ifl!Ba
I.ornl llu.liiesa Trouble. f iKHBI
The Sheriff took charge yesterday of tho placo j jiWJBJ
of business of Solomon Mrirow itz, manufacture f, WaSa
of cloaks, ut 31! West Third strtot, on an execu 1 xjljBj
tion for $151 In favor of Martha Davidson. IobbbIBI
The Sheriff has taken charge of the place of !bbbtBb
business of tho L. Hoscnbaum Company, mnnu- '-irfSBJ
facturers of women' hits, ut 3." Groat Jonea -'iPJaniBl
street, en nn execution for 727 lu favor ot lOTSiM
James H. Kclbw. t$l.fl
Tbe attachment obtained ou Saturday against 'iSBaBal
the firm of Levering & Garrlcuts, Iron con- sMSbBb
tractors, of .Vi-J-Do 1 West Twenty-third street, ISKBb
by Gcorgo Topllu on an assigned claim of lha qrwBsBBi
receivers of the Pottsvlllo Iron and Steel Com inESi
p.uiy for !M'J7 for material furnished for the IEIJs3rBBn
New York and Hrooklyn Ilrldgo station In tills JObslBl
city, wus discharged yesterday, proper bonds iSBBSa
being fiirnlsbid. The attachment was obtained rBBiBi
on the technical ground that neither member of 'rBBBa
the firm was n resident of this Stulu. Mr. Gar- JnBBBn
rlKoes said yesterday: tirBrBI
"Tho claim will lie resisted. Tho real amount ftiiw Ba
In dibiiulo is about tCOOt) instond of frli.127, ,M
nnd for t lif tho rcculvers of the Potts- $M SI
illo Company aro under contrnct to wait ifS H
until It ipaiil to tho firm by tbo trustees nf the Mil iSj
bridge. No bill for the remaining 7.127 waa f-l tf nj
rvor rendered, und no such claim niadrtby or on 1 1-7 if Bs
behalf nf tho receivers nf the Pottsvlllo Iron tK IB
nnd Steel Company until Wednesday of last iwll Bl
woek, during tho absence from the city ot both 'ifitjL JBI
members uf tho firm. Tho following dav, ll -L4S 'Bl
seems, the claim wuh assigned to George Top- I ft; J If
llu. it person unknown to us, and the day next ;,-it.T -H
succeeding tliontlnclinicnt was obtained. That IMJi iB
is all wc know of this clniiu uf 7.1"7." iHaU B
The credit ot Lovurlng & Garrlgucs is ungues- ,'sl, Bl
turned. .iMrWBI
Frits ryrkraskl rrounblj Drowned, ti Mfltl H
A drowned man, nbout 30 years old, S feet 9 'jfflB'fl
inches high, slightly bald, with red hair and 'Itfilrtna
mustache, and w oaring en irse, dark clothes, was I'iiBl
found yesterday In the hunt ltlver at the foot of JiiSfll
William street, Hrooklyn. There wns a purse on taiBBl
the liudy lontaliiing one cent, nnd this re.com- "WtSBI
inendatloii signed by W. A. Morlr.rty, chief mi- -fiBBI
glnecr uf the steamship Alllnmnof the Panama iVaifll
Hallway und StcuiiiMiip Company, dntod June rsnaaBI
lu. Jt'.i.: "Tills Is to certify that tho bearer, BfllfBI
Frits'. Fy rkrnskl, Is nn Industrious and trust- Kl ' B
worthy man," 'lho body was taken to Lbs .
Morgue. nl fl
.lrvrrnc-hr-thr.Nen Wants a Newer. jilt t?BJ
The tnihlecM of tho lllago of Arvorno-by-the- iJR! 'fl
Sea applied to Justice lib key In thoSubroma )M '9
Cuurl In Hrooklyn. yesterday, for lho appoint- tel jfl
incut of n romii!i--!im lo condemn right nf way iU-'na 9
for tho Ibiilliliui' of a sewer from An erne to T.jB H
.1. email a Hay. 'lho trustees uf tho village ot J1-1J B
Hempstead objected 1111 tbo giouiiil that tbe "til
howcnigu would kill tlio ovbti r beds owned by "mCT B
tho iisldcntsof Hempstead. Dccitduu wua ro- ilii fl
k'"c'1' aM
College I'olnt Iin.OIIO Hirer! Iinproseinriit IMil
lloud laaue wnrded, 1 1 1 fl
C(i.i.i:riK Point, J, L. Aug, 30,-Tlin vlllogo ' m fl
trustees to-night 0U1I to sell tho .$115,000 in M (fl
.1 jeer tent, street lniiroement Ixuids to ''t'SlB
Lniubrecht Hros. of f lovtland, tho highest of I'WJB
twciity-twn bidders. Tho bunds wuru duld to .t'l ' sal
thut llnil at sMiiO,7o3. ''ffMaBl
Flint's Fine Furniture. l'-fl
Dnintiost Novoltios jk M
In ilnipt-rioH mill sufa ctibluoius uovr M -rS'lial
bargalu lirlccu. i kl!'VJ
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