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H BATCLIFF.K IN THE TOMBS.
' jLLiar. nr. t.Aar, tiij: actoji'a rriFB,
; Tiu.r.s now in: heat itEit.
- ft irrmi In llar nrrn stormy lloaeehold,
&. with Iffrr, H.llciirT., ntiil OrrnsloniillT "
IS stilentp.irUMl IlliiHcr. Iln.bnnit Doing the
jd CooLIiik HoIConiinlttrill'eiiillnlheTrlnl.
M'Jt IWward J. IdilcllfTc, tho nclor. Is In a cell.
IT fJs ws committed to tlio Tomb prison by
H Judge NcwIiurRir nt llin closo of tlio dnjr's pro-
Pi, ceedlncs In llio Court of (Icneral Sosslons yes-
! terday nftor Ills wife. Alice, who Is Peter De
Jjaey'sSInuifliter, linri testified ho had (struck
bar, knocked licr clown, and klcVoil her while
(ha was In dclknlo health,
, Mr. ItntcllfTe. aimmpnnled by her father
, and tho nirl who hnd been licr servant, Kate
5. Molloy, arrived In rourt early. The actor's
V wife wore a cloio-llttlnir iiowii of black, with a
f Telret collar. When sho mrao face to face
i With her husband she bit her lips nervously.
Taking u sent besldo her father Bho removed
i. one of her black clovc.i and proccoded to nr-
range tho ostrich plumes In her black hat.
' Assistant District Attorney Lloyd began his
p Address to tho Jury by saying that Itatcllffe
'V was a bruin who had abused hls.wlfc on varl-
ous occasions. BnM ho:
5 "This Apollo of tho footlights, this ante! of
';. ths matlm'n, appears beforo you to-day, not as
i' the hero vim rushes on to dofend a woman
' from tho villain who Is strangling her, but as
tli villain who strikes down tlio. woman who
; nn him her love. With his biff, English
r bulldog shoes ho kicked her. You nro todo-
!0lde whether ho Is to be punished for his acts
en- be allotted to go home and boat hla wife
trlthout molestation."
The actor's wlfo was tho first wtlness. Bhe
Bald her nnino was Allco Do Iacy ItatolllTo and
that sho wns i!7 years old. Bho made Rat
cUffo's n"qualntanco on the street, she said,
Charles Dickson having Introduced him to her
, la Fifth nvoniio In 189'.'. Bho ran away from
s pome and was married to Kutcllffo by a Justlco
Of the Poaeo In Hoboken on Aug. '23, 1801. On
' jane 1- of this year she and natcllffe were
tiring at 111') Wont Eightieth street.
Q. Just tell tho jury what occurred on that
J day. A. I was out from 2 o'clock until S
t- o'clock, and after I got homo Mr. Itatcllffe came
C In. IIo hud been out on hla wheel. Ho started
?. a quarrel about his dinner.
! Q.-And then what did he dot A. He
Bunched mo in tho side of tho face at my right
W temple.
ft, Q. And you fell! A. No, he flung me
against tho bronzo candelabrum In the room.
P I struck ngalnst tho eldo of my head, cutting
f1 two gashes there. Thon I wont out Into tho
I' kitchen anil ho followed mo.
, Q. What happened then! A. He said,
jj& ."Sorrel, enivol," but 1 never noticed him. Then
'S' be said, "Will It hurt you to wait on me and
IjjL, pt my dinner!" Then I got the dinner and
'Jg', erred It, tho maid, Kate Mnlloy, helping me.
8& ' Mr. Ratcllllo kept calling nio ilo names while
jnV sat at tho tublc. I told him at leabt to respect
f, tne peoplo In the flat.
J Q. What did ho say to that! A.-He yelled,
"What do I care for a lot of fairies!" Then I
grot up from tho tablo. He caught hold of me
ana trica to make me sit down. I said I would
pot stand his abuse; then ho tried to force me
Into a chulr, at the samo tlmo striking mo In
the face. 'Iho chair fell otcr. 'llio maid was
V In the kitchen and came Into tho dining room
& loreamlnc and ran belecii uf. My husband
&. shouted "Let mo get nt her." Ho cauuht hold
' of mo again und struck mo under tho cliln,
; fcnooklng mo down. When I fell he kicked me.
r Then ho grubbed hold of my hair and tried to
snook my heud upon tho door.
Q. What did you do! A. I yelled "Mur
perl Holp!" Thin tho maid screamed. "Oh,
Mr. Rntcliffe, for God's sake don't kill her!'1
He said to me, "Oct Into jour room and I will
finish you to night."
Q. What did you do after that! A.-I went
to tho bathroom to wash tho blood from my
laoe. liy noso and mouth and c) eg wore bleed
ing where ho had torn tho Uesh. In the mean
time I had gone to a window on tlin first floor
nd called tho janitor's assistant, whom I asked
i stay In tho hull.
Q. Did ho htuj T A. No, he was a coward,
and he did not stay. Moanwhllo Mr. Hatclllto
tras dresilng hlmsolf, and finally wont away.
Q. Aud "what did you do? A. I went to tho
police station In Sixty-eighth street, but tho
bolico Serge tnt on duty thcro said that I would
bare to go to court for a wurrant. This all hap
pened on a Saturday. On the following Wed
nesday I went to court and mode allldavlt to
the facts.
Mrs. Kutcllffo then went on to tell how she
had gone to her father's house and how he re
fused to ha o nnj thing to do with her. Sho did
bot see her father at tho time, she said, but
(net her sister at tho door, und her sister told
per this. Then she wont to stay with friends
In Brooklyn,, remaining there over Sunday and
returning to New York on Monday to hunt for
li boarding houbc,
"But I could not get a boarding place that
oar, sho lded, "becauso no ono wanted mo
without a husband. Finally they took me In at
304 est beventy-seventh street, and thero I
called Dr. I,) mis to attend me, ns my body was
blaok and bluo on the thiirtm. back, shoulders.
' nose, arms, and fuie."
'JA.nll,.,,ll?,, Wlls your second child bornl"
fked Mr. Llojd. "Was It not Bhortly after
"Vcs," answered tho witness, "It was on the
let of September following."
O, And how did you get the money for your
first week s board! A. -I went back to the flat
and sold some of tho furniture, filer husband
bad gone toChicngo. After that mv ulster helped
rae. hen I had finally taken out a war
rant for my husband's urrost my father called to
see me.
. Q- Where was your husband at that time?
A. Ho hnd gono to ( hlcago.
Q. Did jou want to boo hlml A.- Never.
. -;; ou could hu 0 seen him If you hnd w anted
tot lou wiro not under nstralntl A. I was
pot under rotralnt at any time, but ho sent mo
despatches and letters, wlilc h I did not amwer.
At t lis point one of tho letters was Intro
duced In evidence. In It the actor begged his
Yrlfo to sparo their Innocent children the dls
praoe of tho criminal charge that might send
blra to prison.
Mrs. Itntcllffo described some of tho stormy
f oqmestlo sionns which had occurred befoto the
alleged usbault In Juno. Sho euld that her
1 husband enrnod 12.r a week, but gao her
bothlng. When they resided In Larchmont
ene pawned her diamonds to pay thotliousehold
Sjenses. Onco whilo they had resided at
rchmont ho hnd beaten her so that sho had to
1 a doctor.
"On that occasion," she said, "I lost a small
prist clnsp th.it belonged to ono of my hus
band s nciktiiw, mid ho beat ine for losing It.
Mr flBBh turned bln:k in spots. I was in such
PVn.that Mr. Ilaiillllo went down stairs and
MKed tho liousoI.i'eDer to go and look nt me
vine hounckicmr crlnl when sho taw my condi
tion and aiU hod 1110 to send for a doctor im
taealately. H10 herHulf bi ought Dr. Nelson.
On another oicaolon. after I hnd begun pro
OMdlogsfordlwmc.'.Mr. Ratcllire called to o
to and thiow 11 kIuhs vnw) nt me In the prcs
oaoo of one of iny friends."
And you forgniu him several times and
raado up with biinl" Bald Mr. Moid.
les, nnd 01110 after 11 reconciliation he
11!? w ioma ia" 1,'Q",,(1 "'"' r tho breakfast
table at iny head Iwcuiiru they wero not cooked
tosult him. Another ttinu ho beat my pet dog,
"AenT!. l"k "lu dogs pan he tieiit lue."
. S- .' V'"! CWT i"10w Xlr- Dslclllfo to beat
a man! A. .Sewi.
j, 'J.0.""'''""" Ill" beating to women and
flogs, did ho notl A. And horses.
f.S,1S8.v'?Wi,"IrKrr or'''d the iicstlon nnd
swer flrU km from tho record. Then Mr.
71? "V .,"! rriws-exaiiilnaHon. Mrs.
itclillo f.ild that hho luul met the nctor on
street iiiiioiiwiitluiially when bho was only
years old. '
Wairro)ii!uof,!;oo(ht.!otye.tt "mMa Blr" A-J
faMUl!;, "a".".0'" on yo,, Rt your
f,iTAnd !'". "ro, li'ttera to him and met
Wm 1 by appulnttni-nt an ay from tlio bousel A.
w?b?"" '"c"'ifs lifted off and on for two
m?'i.?"i,!,l,l!',r."(")" tnlkeil with yim about
K5'.JtaL"7r' ,l!' !' n'"' "n1 n'ked you to
K5 off sour relation llh him a hU sweet.
TreVyo0u,mrV.'V"lrlftt'nB nn lopc,,,c,u'
--$ V!Tr',' ,,i'1 "" "eet Mr. Itatcllffe after
jou decided to run nway wlih him und Jet
vmSSS' AtTfnl.irMtrcetmulK5ufSi
..T1"1. "1,lcro i1!11 Jmi g fter tho ceremony
damIotT 'r"U''" A' l' lh0 Ncw A'"","r
Q. Do you reinember that your husband once
jeproved jou for drinking a'ereine do "ncnthe
WUi a atriuiTo imiii 11 Ho cafft of u I old St
Jvarchmonll A. No. Ho objoiled to 11 y tulk-
. ,iJ:-who .,,as ""it man I A.--I had only met
Mjnoncojh nniiiii wna Hill or Hull.
Sr"ii ri. '' ' "'" 'ofed an apoloiry from Hill
hlr ' " "' A,Uo '"'d "" Wutf to
-JkJ2,ti","' ''"B'land tell you why ho did not
Jrish you to know that maul A.- I be'.levo ho
.n?&iJlatc",r"''i,?ul,t for 'Horcc, which re
ultedln a recoucll -iilou, w (b then picked to
faleooi. Mrs. Itutcllllu tuld that after the
kvoooolllatlon she went away from tho court-
G?i7ltauer riU!,bani1 "H"1 liur father dis
wnwo' her for going back to Itatcllffe,
y. on the day thattrou say your husband
fctMultedou, didn't jou tell him that jou. hid
an appointment to lunch with year sister and
could not get hli dinner ready I A, No.
Q.-Dldn't you go to lunch .with your sister
that dayl A. Yes.
Q. He went ofl on hli bicycle and got the
Sunday moalf A. Yes.
O. And when he returned thero was nobody
at the house to recotvo hlml A. I don't know,
Q. It was a very warm day, wasn't ltl A,
cs.
O. And when jrou camo back homo at 5
o clock didn't ho tell you that hu had brought
homo some fish and nnd left it In tho dumb
waiter) A. Tho llsh had not arrived at that
tlmo.
O.-DIdn't ho tell you that It wns ruined on
account of lying thero so longl "A. No. Ho
thought It did not come.ibut ho afterward said
that ho found It on tho'datnb wnltor.
Q. And when he camo homo on his bike he
Bpoko to youl A. Ho hollered nt roe.
0. What aboull A. -Ho asked me If ho
didn't have a servant. Then ho began cursing
about the fish not being taken from tho dumb
waiter, nnd said that he had a mind to brain
mo. I defied him, nnd ho smashed me In the
head with bis closed fist. I fell against tbo
chandelier on tho wall. My head was cut in
two places. The blow was so hoavy that It
bint the chandelier.
4. What did jou do then! A. I went into
the kitchen nnd ho took a bath.
Q. After taking a linth did ho come out and
ask you to halo n drink! A. Yes.
O, You wcro in the habit of having cook
tails togcthor! A. Yes.
0. And did ho ask jou to have a cocktail at
that timet A. Yos, but 1 said no.
Q. -Hut you did havo a bottla of beer before
dinner! A. Yes.
0.- What did you havo for dinner that day!
A.- Slew.
O. Who cooked itt A. Mr. Itatellffe.
Q.-And Isn't Ittruo that he went down into
the kitchen and spent the dnv cooking tho stewt
A. No. He put tho stew on to cook and then
went out on his blcvcio.
Q. Well, when tho Btcw wns cooked did ho
nsk you to servo tho dinner! A. Yes.
0. What did j 011 dol A. I wont out to
serve it. but ho told our child Virginia not to
go near tne at the tablo; that I was no good.
'J hen ha took tho child up on his knoe and con
tinued to nliiiso me. I got up and started to
leue the room. Ho got up nnd demanded thnt
1'sltdown. Ho pushed mo down Into the chair
nnd struek'me n hlow on tho noso. I got up and
ho hit mo another blow, knocking mo down. Be
foro I could riso to my feet this tlmo ho held
my hair nnd tried to knock my head on the
floor. Then ho kicked me and stamped mo on
tho stomach.
When Judge Newburgor adjourned the case
until to day Itatcllffe picked up his overcoat
and cano and adjusting his eye glasses on his
nose, shook hands with two or three frlonds
who stepped forward to greet him. He wns
preparing to leavo the courtroom, as usual, bo
Ing out on ball. One of the newspaper report
ers Informed him that Court Clerk Hall was
making out a commitment, as Judge New
burger had decided to send htm to the Tombs.
The actor's face becamo white He said that
he did not believe It A minute later his coun
sel was called up to the Judge's desk. Then
Olerk Hall handed tho commitment papers to
one of the oourt officers, who steeped from bo
hind the railing and placing bis hand upon the
actor's shoulder, said:
lllDdUUKO 1IIU UUUlUllllOU JOU, IU1U 1 ID
compelled to turn you over to the custody of
tho Sheriff."
Deputy Sheriff Kelly tapped Ratcllffe on the
shoulder, telling tho actor to follow him into
the prison Don.
One of the men in tho courtroom turned to
Poter De Lacy and said: "I suppose you nro
glad to see that fellow go back behind prison
bars."
Do Lacy answered, "1 was never glad to see
any man put behind prison bars."
After being taken across tho Bridge of Sighs
Ratcllffe was escorted Into tho office of the
Tombs prison. Here his umbrella was taken
(iway from him, together with a knife and a
bunch of keys. Ho was permitted to converse
with his counsel for half an hour In the prison
counsel room. Then ho was led back to a cell
In Tier 4 and locked up.
tjjjs jtrr. jutt, noirMLZ, ox xniAT.,
Cnarced bj nit TV I re with assaulting amd
Choking Her.
Port Jervis, N. Y., Dec. 14. The trial of the
Hev. David T. Howell, rector of St, John's Epis
copal Church, Montlcello, who Is charged by his
wife with having chokod and assaulted hor In
tbo rectory on Dec. 2, took place in Montlcello
to-day bofore Justice McMUlen nnd a Jury.
Ex-Judge Thornton appeared for the prosecu
tion and M. H. Couch for tho dofendant,
Mrs. Howell testified that sho objected to her
husband feeding tho cat In the dining room.
Angry words followed, when he finally selzod
her nnd trlod to eject her from the room. In
doing so he choked her, bruising ber nock and
arm.
Nora Knlffen. a servant, confirmed Mrs. now
ell's story of the quarrel and testified to having
seen bruises on her neck and arms. Sirs. Robert
Bradley and Miss Hattle Qeraghty, neighbors,
to whom Mrs, Howell went after escaping from
the rectory, confirmed the servant's statement.
Mr. Howell took the stand In his own behalf.
no Bwore that he and his wife had lived unhap
pily for some tlmo. She was Jealous and sullen.
They had occupied beparate apartments
end eaten at separate tables for two
yeirs. Ho gave his version of tho
quarrel about the cat, and denied the
assault, saying he merely picked her up in his
arms end carried her from tho room. He said
his wife bad joined the malcontents In his
church and refused to boar him preach, and had
told others ho was a liar and hypocrite. She
had run him in debt, and he had notified mer
chants not to trust her.
In rebuttal Mrs. Howell swore that her hus
band hnd not provided her with sufficient food
and clothing for herself and three small boys
and had refused to furnish moner for medicine
when one of them was 111; that ho had tried to
have her sign separation papers a year ago and
to give her a monthly allowance of $50. which
sho refused.
The cuse went to the Jury this evening, but at
a late hour there was no agreement.
This afternoon Mrs. Howell, through her at
torney, served papers on Mrs. Jennie L. Greene,
a member of Mr. Howell's congregation. In a
suit for damages for alienating hor husband's
affections.
Mrs. Greene Is a daughter of Thornton A.
Nlven, a lawyer, who served Sullivan county in
the Assembly a few years ago.
GETS a. niroiior. otr APVJSAZ.
Mrs. Davis or Kentucky Freed rrona Uir II u a.
band: by the Highest Court.
Ftunkfort. Ky.. Dec. 14. The Court of Ap
peals to-day decided that Mrs. Davis of Wood,
ford county should have had n divorce when
Judge Cantrell refused to give her one last
Bprlng. Mrs. Davis is the wife of Dr. Davis,
eont to the penitentiary for life five or six yoars
ago for aiding and abetting his raotbor-In-law
In the murder of his father-in-law for 910,000
Insurance money. When his wlfo asked for a
dltorce It wns said that the refusal stopped
her preparations to marry a distinguished Ken
tucklan. Tho Court. In reversing the case In an opinion
by Judge Harelrlgg, says that tho statute of
limitation of five years applying to the statu
tory grounds of divorce does not apply to tho
ground for divorce of conviction for a felony In
this State, and an action may be maintained as
long as the Judgment of conviction is In force
and as long as the felon Is in prison.
Itleetrleal Appliance Makers' Strike Over.
The Btrlko of the electrical appliance makers
nt the shops of the Western Electric Company,
47 Ilethuno street, wns settled yesterdny. The
Executive Committoe of the union hnd a con
ference first with representative of the com
Imiit and reached an agreement which was later
rut lied by the strikers. Concessions wero made
on both sides.
Christmas Presents Tor the Union's IVMowa.
In accordance with a rule established some
years ago, the widows of deceased members of
Iho Plain nnd Ornamental Operative Plasterers'
Society who have not remarried, will each re.
!;el,,.0.S,hrl,,',, Present of 25. The union
has 2.200 members n g.iod stsndlng, ond is not
attached to any nullon.il organization.
PrUters' Strike Postponed a Day.
The strike of the printers In book and Job
offices, which wasjset down for to-day, has been
postponed until to-morrow, ponding a possible
agreement between representatives of thoTiim
thotio and of Typographical Union No. 11. Com
nilileos lenreaentlng IkiIIi side met at the
Downing building on Kulton street Inst evening
nnd reached this determination.
In cold weather
AVe need hent.
Tlio blood must be
"Warm, rich and pure.
Hood's Sarsapnrilla
Keeps the blood
In perfect order,
Sendiug it, in a
Nourishing stream,
To every organ.
BONAI TELLS HIS STORY.
BATS WBBKH TIMID XHJS SHOT THAT
KILLKD rAJtMB.lt KlCItOLB.
Admits Thst He lias Hnd a Inr Criminal
Cararr-lrst stele Because Ha tTas Han
(rrTke Weeks Pamllr Urged Him en In
Crime Ills Version of the Iflchela Trnsedy.
IlniDOEi-oRT, Conn., Deo. 14. Charles Bona),
now on trial for the murder of George Marcus
Nichols, went on the witness stand to-day In
his own defence and told the story ot his Ufa
He charged David Weeks with firing the shot
that killed Nichols. IIo blamed the Weeks
family for his transgressions, and said they
urged him to lead a Hfo of crime, and that his
wife wanted htm to get more money In some
WBy before thoy could wed.
The Stato closed a short time after court
opened this morning. Tho first witness called
by Attorney Lynch for tho dofonce was Donal.
Ha was nervous at first, but soon recovered,
and told tbo story of his crimes with apparent
unconcern. When court adjourned this after
noon State's Attornoy Fessenden had Just start
ed tho cross-examination. Uonai mode a de
cided impression on the spectators. Borne of
the women present expressed a desire to talk
with him, but Sheriff Hawley foroade It. Bo
pal's story was:
"I was born In Great Darrlngton, Mass., on
April 2. 1801. I ran nwny from home when I
was 14 years of age on nocount ot the brutality
of my father. I went to Poughkoepsle, N. Y
and was thrown upon my own resources. Hav
ing no money or frlonds, I was tempted to steal
bomo oranges from In front of a grocery store
because I was hungry. I was caught and was
sent to the Houso of Refuge on Randall's Isl
and, N. Y. I stayed there twenty-three months
nnd was then bound out to a farmer In South
oil. I only stayed thero four months."
Sonal then told ot going from place to place
and said:
"I irent to North Canaan to work for a cousin
who promised me $10 a month. At the end of
four months I could not get any money from
him, bo I thought I would pay myself. I stole
fG5 from him and wont to Brooklyn. I was
arrested thoro tho day ot my mother's funeral
and taken back to North Canaan and from
thero to Litchfield, where I was tried and sen
tenced to Wetborsllcld Stato prison for one year
and six months. Thla was In April, 1884. I
was released from prison tho day before Gen.
llrant'a funeral anil wont back to Brooklyn;
from there to Chatham, N. Y. While in Chat
ham I met u crowd of pocplo who wcro Inclined
to bo crooked. I drank with them and was
invited to their houso. I beenme hotter no
ntl&intcd with them, nnd flnallr. wlilln under
the lnllumico of liquor, -obbed the man for
whom I worked ot oats nnd other feed. The
gang with whom 1 was associating hod horses
and cow ft. Ono of the gnng'Jielped me In the rob
bery. Thnt was In lb 37. und soon after I was
accused of every crime that had happened
within n radius of forty miles. I had been there
but n year when I was arrested and sentenced
for cloven years and four months to Danucmora
prison, having pleaded irullty to ono charge of
robbory and ono of burglary.
"1 wns in Dannemora Prison until Oct, 12,
1805. Whilo In prison I worked In a shop first,
and later became ball man. A brass band was
formed, and I was leader and Instructor of that,
and also assistant librarian. The library was
I not established until after I had been In prison
bomo time. Up to that tlmo I had been at
school a llttlo In Bridgeport. While in prison
I took every opportunity to educate mysolf,
and was aided by the Hor. Harrison W. Gcorgo.
a clergyman who (sited tho prison. It was
thero that I first becamo desirous of fitting
for missionary service. I inado a special utudy
of tho Bible for this tiurposo, and tho Bible I
used Is marked with marginal references.
My wlfo has that Bible now or, at least, Bho
ought to have It. My father died while 1 was
In prison. When 1 cams out tlio homo was
broken up, so I wont to my brother's In Brook
lyn, but only stayed there a fow days.
"It was then I UrBt came to Huntington.
That was tho first time I had seen Maggie since
we were children. I stayed in Brooklyn during
Jnnuary. nnd then went to Salisbury, Conn. I
hnd tried to got a living in Brooklyn as a mem
ber of an orchestra, but could not earn enough
to pay my board. At Salisbury I workod for
Jeremiah Bushnell, and gnve an assumed
name, because I was arrested a fow years pre
viously In Canaan. I was known as Charles
Mason. I afterward went to Huntington and
stayed there until May 6, 181111. At that
time I told tho members of the Weeks house
hold that I intended to become a missionary.
"Mrs. Bassott, my cousin, urired mo to return
to tho old life of a crook. She and Dnvo and
Johh Weeks wantod mo to resume stealing.
John asked mo to go atcallng turkeys at Brlnn
mado's with him, nnd I told his mother about It.
Sho replied, 'If you can't Bteal Bomothlng worth
having, don't go at all.' Maggie was the only
ono who did not urgo me to Bteal. At that
time sno encouraged mo to go ahead and lead
an upright and Christian Hfo. Wo used to
talk about my prospects as a missionary. Sho
nskud me to explain certain passages in tho
Bible, which I did to the best of my ability."
" as it your determination to become a mis
sionary!" Mr. Lynch asked.
"It certainly was."
"At thnt time my young brother was working
at Benjamin Hurd's In Monroe, nnd for two
months I worked about, eometlmcsat William
Hallctt'sand at others at Cliff Bassett's. I stayed
nt Mr, Bassett's nnd helped her. Her Bciond
husband had just died. My mother-in-law
used to talk about the days when 1 wns steal
ing and urgid me to continue It. Sbo snld I al
ways bad plenty of money then nnd wns con
btnntly referring to my old Hfo. Tho day I
went uwny. May 0. J SOB. Bho said Bho wibhod I
would go out nnd mnko a good raise nnd send
her $100 to.poy hor husband's funeral expenses.
Davo asked mo to'go to rob.plaicswhcro ho had
w orked.
"I went from there to Albnnr, N. Y., nnd
then to Richmond, Mas",, where I mot the Itov.
T. C. Luco. Whilo In prison 1 had correspond
ed with Mrs. Mary B. Scllcck of Cntsklll. N.
., about entering a missionary school, und I
went to s.eo hor albo about thnt tlmo. Mr.
Luco helped me for four months. At this time
I wroto to Hevcral missionary training schools,
explaining to them what my past Hfo had
lioen. Among them wero the Sprlngflold
school, ono lu Boston, and tho Moody Institute
at Chlcugo.
"After leaving Mr. Luce's I went back to
tatskill and then canvassed about tho (nun
try. I went to Huntington again in October,
lbUfl, but only stnyed a short tlmo. Then I
went out canvassing. While away I corre
sponded with Maggie I came back in about a
month for a few days. I Anally returnod to
Btny, In December. At that tlmo Mogglo told
mo that If I did not make some money we could
not bo married. While In Huntington In No
vember I oxplalncd to iny wlfo that I had not
been Biictosslul as a canwisser. My wlfo told
me that If I vua not more Hiiccoisful as a can
vnjsor I would havo to resmuo poaching again
if I expected to get married In Juno. I yielded
to her und her mother, nnd went oier Into
DutchcM counly, N. Y., nnd committed a bur
glary there. I ulso robbed a family In Fulton.
hen I camo buik I told Mrs, llassett and
Sirs. Bonal nhat I bad dona, nnd that I was
going to go Into legitimate business.
"During this tlmo my mother-in-law wanted
ine to resume 'grafting as sho called It, Buying
thnt thero was mora money in it than in the
missionary service or In canvassing. My wlfo
called it poaching. Dno said he had worked
for n man named Deacon Bofford In Hatter
town. Hu camo to Brldgoport once a woek
finrl lIBIIf.lltf lldl ...n.ini In tl.k limine TT
...... ..w.,..,. ..hu ...ui.tj ,Q ... t.U1.0V. ,w
Mooted mo to rob him. Ho wanted rae to rob
men named Gregory, Hamilton ard Nichols,
all of whom ho had worked for. Wo afterward
robbed Mr. Nichols In Nichols.
"Wo went to Botsford to rob a man whom
Date workod for, but wore (Uncovered and gave
it up. Wo went to another place In Botsford to
rob, but uno that up. We stopped at a house
owned by a man named Tuttlc. I bought some
eggnnn whilo I was doing It Dave went Into
Jio hiin roost. Tut tin followed mi out nd Davo
ami ho hail some words. Both drew rovolvors
ami Tuttle shot nnio nt Dave. Ihnollrod back
four timet and shot the woman, Mrs. Booth.
I told him then that thcro was uu occasion for
that shunting."
"In nil jour experience had you ever fired a
6bot lit any ono or over harmed a hair of any
ono it head'
"No, sir," Bonal responded emphatically.
Bonal rontinuid:
"Wo then went homo nnd were In hiding a
tow daj-B. Sirs, llassett. Mnggln and Johnny
knew wo wcro there, nnd Mrs. Bonal brought
us tho papers eviry day. We afterward went
out to Northeast to rob n man named Bull.
o got $1 1 from him. We went next to Co
lumbia luunty, N. Y whero woioinmlttod ono
burglar)-. Then we cuuiuilttcd unother lu
Dutchess roumy. We only go! a few dollnra.
Dao said ho was sick of thnt kind of irrufting
and ho know better places near homo. We
then came home and robbed John B. Nichols.
Wo gottfTiOO. I).io was In tho hospital lust
spring In Hartford and I got him out, pajlug
rll bis bills oxcept tho houpltul bills.
"Wo went from Mr. Nichols's house direct to
New lluvcn and then to New York. The
buigliry wax on J'rlriar night and I came back
from Now ork on Saturday night. I had
tr.'J4t. I gae Mrs. llassett S10, paid two
months' rent and gave iny wife 840. 1 told
them where I got It and all about the robbeiy,
1 hen I went to Now York und up to lllchmond,
Muss. Diiic was In Northeast during this tlmo,
"Wo tied Miss Nlehols when wo robbed the
house nt Nichols's farm. Wo did not attempt to
harm her or her father. That was the llrst
time I had ever tlod nny one. After tho wed
ding I went to Jersey City with my wife. On
tho trip up In Now York Stato In July we did
not do any Job. We lamo buck homo about
tho middle of July and lay concealed in iny
wife's room. Wo did not go out In the daytlmu.
U o cumo back with tho lnteutlou of robblug
someone." i
"Who selected George M, Nichols's plucet"
John Weeks told Dave of that."
"We went over to Mr. Nlohols's early ono
night , but the lights wero all out, and, as we did
not knoTrfcAw nunr fieople vrero In tho house,
we went back home. We kept out of sight o
old man.Oolo and Willie. My wlfo and Mrs.
Bsssett brought us our food and know our
plans, On Monday before the burglary wo said
good-bv to Grandpa Cole, saying wo wero go
ing to Now York. Wo went oyer in the WOods
and stayed until old man Cole and Willie went
out. Then my wife came and told us, arid wo
went back Id tho house nnd ooncealed our
selves. That night we went to the Nichols
house and came back about 11. My wife lot us
In. Sho said t
'It don't take you folks long to do Job.'
"We told her it filled. We stnyed conceded
ontll the next night, when wo started for
George M. Niohols'i. John Weeks wont ahead
to eeo that tho coast was clear, that no ono
would see ns leave tho house. Tho neighbors
supposed we had gono away. At tho Chostnut
tree John said, 'Good-by. I hopo you'll have
good luck.
"When we got there the lights wero out, so
wo decldod to stay In the bam tho next day
and toko observations. At night wo came out
nnd, looking In the window, saw nn elderly man
and his sister. Wo went back into tho bam
until midnight. Then wo camo out nnd forced
nn entrance to tho cellar. 1 tried to get up
stairs and could not. Dnvo stayed outside and
I 'brought out two bottles of cldor, which we
drank. Davo told mo tho pantry window was
open, and I cut out the mosquito netting.
"Then wo climbed in nnd lighted a lamp.
Wo ato somo Mo and drank cldor then. Boon
after I heard Mr. Nichols say to bis sister that
there must be somo ono In tho house. I hoard
Miss Nichols Bay, 'Got up, Marcus, and get
your gun.' Then wo went out to the shed.
Mr. Nichols camo out with tlio lantern. Whon
he went back wo went around to the south
door. 1 said to Dare, 'I wonder if he did have
a gun.'
nVo broke the door In. It was understood
that there was to be no shooting done. I cau
tioned Dave about that on account of ths shoot
ing he did in Botsfonl. The door gave wuy
easily, and wo landed Into the room. I was a
little to the left ot Dave. We wont part way
up to tho table."
Bonal was standing at this time. Illustrating
how they burst In. Ho asked for the photo
graph of tho dining room that ho might bettor
point out the situation. Ho did not recognize
the photograph. Ho added:
"Davo followod me, coming to the right.
no wns near tne sofa, Mr. Nichols oxclatmod,
'Get out of here.' We hollered, 'Throw up your
hands.' Mr. Nichols came toward mo nnd,
swinging tho lantern, struck me. My revolvor
droppod to the floor. Dave flrod ns tho lantern
'andod on my head, nnd a second shot followed."
"Did you Are either of theso shots!"
"No."
"Did you Are a shot that nlghtt"
"I did notv;
ititooKi.rx zAirmns dine.
The Ktev. fr Dohrendo Oonminli en Justlco
Patterson's View of the nnr.
Tho annual reunion of tho Brooklyn Bar
Association took placo last night at the
Pouch Gallery, 349 Clinton avenue, Brooklyn.
District Attorney-elect Jontab. T. Marcnn pro
sided, and among those present wero Surrogato
Abbott, Corporation Counsel Burr, Assistant
Corporation Counsel Cooke, Murnt Halstoad,
and Supreme Court Justices Bartlott, Brown,
Cullen, Dickey, Dykman, Goodrich, Garrctson,
Maddox, and Van Wyck.
The Rev. A. .J F. Behrends. responding to tho
toast "Tho Clergy." said in part:
"I noticed In a morning paper to-day that
Justlco Patterson of New York, In addressing a
meeting of lawyers last night, said that out of
the 70,000 members of the bar horeabouts
there wero only two or throo great lawyers.
Ho said, furthermore, that the really great
lawyer is disappearing, nnd I am inclined to
think that, despite the sweeping nature of his
assertion, thero must he somo Are whore thero
is so much smoke. This degeneracy of which
Justlco Patterson spoke la not charac
teristic of ono profession, but of ell
Frofesslons, and even extends to lnbor and
he trades. Men enter the various avenues of
trade for the purpose of making n living. They
have no higher ambitions, nnd tho natural re
sult Is that they become tbo slaves of routlno
Instead of tho masters of their professions."
Other speakers woro St. Clulr McKelwoy, Dr.
Alexander Hutchlns, and James McICcen.
Annnat Bleetlns; or the Tree Planting Associa
tion. The annual meeting of the Tree Planting As
sociation of New York, of which Mayor Strong
Is Prosldont, was hold yesterday In the Wool Ex
change building. Col. John Y. Culver, n lnnd
bcodo architect, was made Secretary in the placo
of thelatoW. A. Stiles, nnd all the other ofllccrn
were re-elected. The yearly report of tho as- .
soclatlon was n comprehenslio brlof on tho
necessity for Intelligent tree cultivation.
JFIItE IX DOVISH CASTLE.
The nistorlo Portress. Tor a IVnlle. Was In
Dancer or Complete Destruction.
Sptcial Cablt Despatch to Toe Sun.
Dover, England, Dec. 14. Fire was discov
ered this morning within the precincts of Dover
Castle. A strong wind was blowing, and for
some time tho efforts of tho entire garrison to
prevent the flames from spreading wero fruit
less. The officers' quarters were gutted, nnd another
block ot buildings, 100 yards in extent, was de
stroyed. For somo time it looked as though tho
whole castle would be destroyed. The flrst
fortress of the kingdom contained only ono Are
engine, and It was nearly an hour beforo others
arrived.
Then it was found that there were only two
hydrants available, and It was necessary to
resor( to the primitive method of passing water
there's Bunh a lot said
nowadays, but how much beara
tho light of truth V Exaggeration's
the Btumbling-blook of business.
We avoid it porBiBtpntly. Avoid it
in statements of values, of mate
rials used, of satisfaction given
and whon tho man comes along
who "can't see it" wo refund his
money.
Overcoats Fashionable dressers are wearing
black and Oxford Winter weight, ribbed
vicunas. Wo have them with fancy wor
sted linings, Sklnnor'B satin yokes nnd
sleere linings (two seasons' guarantee),
hand corded edges, wide doublo stitched
lap seanib, Lyons silk velvet col- $ 1 8,(J0
Umbrellas Sllklne," steel rod, paragon
frames and automatto cap cup, QRr
at , .'tJi.
Outfitters to Men.
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' "J"' LUL" 'Uijjji ' j
EXTERMINATING CUBANS.
AtlOVT JTAZP TUB rOFVRATIOX HAS
jvoir DisArrEAitED,
Appalling atntlstloa Collected by th nisnoD
or Havana Lanallcs Btarvlnir la n, Ha
vana Asylum Cuba la n Hell nnd Matters
Are Crowing Worn Under f.rn, nianco.
IUvana, Dec, 12. Tho Bishop of Havana, his
Excollency Don Manuel Santandcr y 1'rutos, Is
gathering all theauthorltatlvo reports of deaths
In Cuba for tho past year. The priests ot all tho
parlthos report to him the number of persons
who havo died In tholr districts from famine,
epidemics or war. Tho Archbishop of Santiago
do Cuba is collecting similar statistics at tho re
quest of the Bishop of Havana, and up to this
tlmo, according to trustworthy Information,
thoy havo found that 000,000 persons
have died in Cuba In this short time. It Is to be
observed that the largest estimate of tho
population of this Island beforo the war was
1,000,000. It Is also to bo considered that the
deaths registered In the parlsbos aro those only
of persons burled according to law and tbo reg
ulations of tho Cothollo Church. The paclflcos
assassinated by the Spanish troops, tho Spanish
and Cuban soldiers killed In battle, the thou
sands who havo died in tho country of small
pox, dysentory, beri-berl, ond starvation are
not included. With this groat mortality not
included In the starvation statistics, nnd with
tho 100,000 persons who have emigrated from
the Island, It will be seen that the Bishop's sta
tistics confirm the estlmato thnt 800,000 per
sons have died or loft Cuba which was made by
Tun Sun's correspondent about two months
ago.
Still mors appalling Is the fact, which mutt
command tho attention of tho whole civilized
world, that tbo situation has not In tbo least
improved under Captain-General Blanco, but,
on the contrary. Is growing worse. It Isadlro
fact thnt In tbo Insane asylum of Havana, called
hero Mnzarra, an institution maintained by
the Government, tho poor Inmates are actually
dying of hunger. Within sight of this capital.
In tho neighboring townot Managua, the condi
tion of affnlis Is really horrible. Tho Viarto de
la Marina, a Spanish Reformist nowBpaper, In
terested now In supporting Captain-General
Blanco, describes the situation there as follows:
"Thero Is not a slnglo physician In the town
nnd tho peoplo nro dying without treatment.
What is e-allcd the rone of cultivation Is a myth.
Nothing of tho kind eilsts. The conccntrados,
without any Implements, cannot till the ground,
and henco tho awful mortality from starvation.
Thero are no sanitary regulations. Slnco Juno
not n particle of mcdiclno has been given to the
Blck. Notwithstanding all tho orders of tho
Government to feed tho conccntrados, not a
ploco of broad has boen given to them nnd thoy
dloof hunger as they did in tho days of Wcyler.
Tho schoolmasters arc twentj--tbree monthi in
arrears in their meagre salary accounts. This
is also the caso with tho municipal police, and a
largo sum of money is duo by tho Government
to the only drugglBt In tho town. Not tho least of
fort Is made to change this stato of affairs."
Tho samo condition of things exists In all tho
cltlosnnd principnl towns of the Island. The
Sc.n'b correspondent has letters from Plnar del
nio, Matanzas, Clcnf uegos, Santa Clara, Sanctl
Splrltus, Puerto Prlnclpo, and Santiago do Cuba
in which thosarao gloomy details are given of tho
extermination of tho Cuban peoplo. Gen. Blanco
has only changod things on paper. Now, as
when Woylcr was here, Cuba Is a boll. Tho ex-floi-tlng
dock Is Btlll beneath the waters of the
bay of Havana, and the longer It Is submerged,
according to tho naval experts, tho more dlfll
cult It will bo to mate it float again. Tho mud
In tho bay and tho Band brought by tho river
from Casa nianca la filling tho dock, making It
heavlor, nnd thoy will Anally anchor It fast to
tho bottom of the bay. People here Bay that tho
dock was purposely sunk becauso It was good
for nothing, and half of tho money npproprlatcd
for It by tho Government was stolen by some of
the agents.
buckets along a line of soldiers. By this means
the flames were eventually subdued.
Tho Daily ,Veu-a demands that nn Inquiry be
madolnto tho fire as searching as that made
Into tho recent great fire In Crlpplegnte. Tho
pnpor asks whero tho mischief would havo
stopped if tho fortress had been under an
enemy's guns.
Dover Castle was founded by the Romans on
tbo heights above tholr town of Dubrae. Tho
remains of their lighthouses nro still to be eecn
nnd tho Church of St. Mary within the fortlll
eatlon is a specimen of Itoman-British
arehltocture. The castle nas enlarged
is
DOVER CASTLE.
I and strengthened by tho Saxons and Normans,
nnd to this day has boen kept In repair iibh
fortress. The castle walls inclose an area of
thirty-lire aires. 1 ort Burgoyne. tho chief
ndditlon of modern times, eommnnds Ihe ap
proaches from Iho northwest. Tho keop wns
built by Henry II., nnd Its walls nro nlnotytw a
feet high und twenty-three feet thick. It Is now
used as a magazine und Is considered bomb
proof. Hiehnri I. started on his crusado from
the castle, and horo King btenhen died.
t Rugby
Patent leather,
Double Sole,
Lace or button.
An instant hiioccsh. Uvery
dressy man likes tlio patent
leather. Uvery careful mmi
likes tlio double hole. Every
walker likes tlio extension
edtfe. Everybody likes the
uiiiier design."
Tho first lot went bo quickly that vre
had to stop tho S'de. Plenty onco
nioro. Bettor if possible than before.
Tho grandest ?5 worth wo know in
bhoes,
French, Shriner & Urner,
152, lt!0!t, linn Ilroinlwny.
UltUUHI.l sot A. sou miton St.
rillLAUULI'lII 1-73M turaluut St.
. . ...
Flint's Fine Furniture,
SHIRVAN RUGS,
Averayliiu .' m S ft., choice for
$10.75.
45 Went 23d fit,
I
ZATORRX'H SRVTAK DEOJtEK
era It Is la the Ordinal Simnlah rr Tans
Mho Dispute The Son's Translation.
The decree of Don Agustln Latorro y rtlras,
military commander of the city of Nuerltos.
Puerto Principe, Cuba, translated from ths
Spanish by our correspondent In Havana and
published on last 'Monday In Tun 8oh. was
printed as an official document In La Lucna,
Havana, on Dec 0, 1807.
Here Is tho Spanish original as printed In La
iAicha, page S, column 7:
"ElComandanto Mllltar de Nuerltos coman
danto don Agustln Latorro y IHrss:
"Artlculol Todo nquel quo con obgeto do
produclr alarms, dlspare petardos 6 armas do
fuego dentro do la poblacion.cn losinomentos
en que estuvlcra esta amonazada por el oncmlgo,
sorn pasado por las armas.
"Artlculo2 Kn In mlsma pens Incnrrlr
cunlquler veclno, sin distincion de trio n tdad,
quo pretenda sallr do sus casts, nl adn A. log por
toles. Be execptdan do esta prohlblclou, los em
ploados del Goblerno, voluntarlos y bomberos.
SI si ataque 6 assdlo duraso, so hard saber a. las
famtllas para que uno solo, y A horn dctermlna
da, pudiera sallr a la callo, en buses, de lo preclso
farn la subslstoncla, rogrosando en el menor
lompo poslblo a su ensa.
"Artlculo 3' Tnmbien queda problbldo eon
idlntica pena, a cualquier vtcino 6 empltado dt
cuatquicr dcpctulencin, el Izar I andera dlfor
cute a In nnclonnl, SI nlgtin Consul uotrn
enlldsd se consldcra pcriudlcado con cstu pro
hlblclou, debera ncudlr A ml Autorldad para
rcsolvoron cousccucncla do Iob rozoncs que mo
expongo.
'Artlculo 4 Asl mlsmo queda prohlbldo
quo nlngunafamllia serefugioon los fuortes y
cunrtclcs, oxceptuando las de los voluntarlos,
bomberos y Kmpleados dol EBtndo. Estaa
Ultimas habrAn do tener ml drden expresa.
SI algun fuertoo cuartel sa vleBo Invadldo nor
famillas que no Uevoii esta Arden ml a, bo uvltara
A toda costn, finciaulo uso de sus arviaa en
Ultimo extrtmo."
Tho translation of THE Son's correspondent
was ns follow b:
"Tho military commander ot Nuevltas, Don
Agustln Lntorro y ltlras, orders:
"Artlclo 1 Any person who, meaning to cause
alarm, shall lire firecrackers or 11 rearms within
the town nt n ll ni j when It is threatened by the
enemy shall bo shot.
"Artlclo 2 ThoBiime penalty shall be Imposed
upon any resident, without distinction of sex or
ngo, who shall go out from his homo or even
stand nt tho door. From this prohibition are
excused thu omployccs of my Government nnd
tho volunteers nnd tho firemen. Long-continued
dungor to the city from the enemy will bo made
known to the famlllos, for them to chooso one
only of their members to go out at a given hour
to procure provisions, such person to return
homo as aprcdlly us possible.
"Article!! It Isnlso forbidden, with the same
penalty of death, to any resident or head em
ployoo ot nnv kind of office to hoist any flag
which Is not that of Spain. It any foreign Con
sul Blii 11 have nnv objection to mako to this
order, ho shall tell ma his reasons, nnd then I
will decide about his case In tho way I shall
deoni best.
"Article 4 It Is nlso absolutely forbidden
that any family shall take refuge In tho torts
and barracks, excepting tho families of the vol
unteers and employees of tho Government, who
will show an express order from me. If In any
fort or barrack families ot the residents of this
city shall attompt to tako refugo, the soldiers
shall uso their arms to rcpulso the refugees."
PVEItTO ritlXOIPE DAXKItUPT.
Mot a Cent In tbe Cltr Trensurj A nombsbell
Tor tbe Ilavuua Aldermen.
Havana, Dec, 14. It Is officially announced
here to day that the municipality of Puerto
Principe has not a cent In Its treasury. The
reason is that all ths cattlo in the city and
province have been killed, and the taxes on the
slaughter houso were the only income of the
municipality.
In Santa Clara province several skirmishes
nro reported bctwoen Puntllla Larga and Man
ocas, with cloven Insurgents killed and three
Spanish soldiers wounded. Another engage
ment In Matanzas provlneo resulted In four in
surgents killed and one Spaniard wounded.
The insurgents have blown up with dynamite
tho train between Cafias and Dejame Pasar,
doing much damago to the station and track,
but nobody was hurt. Pablo Hcrrcrn, conductor
of the train, has been arrested.
This morning tho City Councillors of the mu
nicipality of HaiAna wero astounded to read a
decroo ot tho Governor of this province. Don
Jos6 Bruzon, ordering the privnto property of
tho Councillors to be solzed tor pnyment of the
buuib due from tho municipality to tbo Board of
Provincial Deputies. A decided sensation has
been caused by this order.
The Sliver Ilcels Detained.
WAsniNQTOK, Dec. 14. The suspeoted fili
buster schooner Silver Heels, which has been
lying at Wilmington, B.C., under Federal sur
veillance since Dec. G. Is making preparations
to put to son. Tho Collector ot Customs In
Wilmington notified the Treasury officials by
telegraph to-dny that the master of tbe vessel
had expressed a desire to clear for tho Bermudas
with a cargo of lumber. Tho Treasury officials
this afternoon instructed the Federal officers In
Wilmington to detain tho Silver Heels until a
course or procedure should bo determined upon.
Further Instructions will be sunt to-morrow.
Suicide Thombt to no a Young Engllsbnan.
Boston, Doc. 14. From Information received
by the police to-day from London, it is extremely
probable that the body of tho unknown young
man who killed himself In the west end on lost
Wednesday will bo Identified ns that of Charlos
Sylvester, son of a wealthy barrister In London.
Tho description given oxactly tallies with the
sulcldo, and as tho clothes worn by tho young
man wcro ot English make It Is thought to bo
tho Btino ono. The cablegram received came
from Scotland Yard, nnd simply asked tho local
pollco to find young Silvester, who was sup
posed to bo In this city.
Polled tbe TrlgKor with Ills Foot.
Rkaiiino. Pn Doc. 1 1. A nelghborpnssed tbo
house of William Huy, near Heading, this morn
ing, nnd saw him nrrnnglng a gun undor nn
npple tree In the orchard, Tho neighbor called
to Mrs. Huy tu look nfter her husband. Just
then a vunshr was beard in the orchard. Thoy
found Mr. HC) lying dead on n board under a
tree. A gun was by bis nldo One end of a
twine was fastened to tho trigger und thvother
end to ono of his shoes. Ho had put tho gun to
his hoad and llrod with his foot, Huy was 1)3
years old, and was despondent because of a lack
of work.
Rued for Divorce, Nbe Committed Suicide,
Toledo, Dec. 14 A lock tendor found the re
mains of Mrs. Martha J. Bennett, late ot Find
lay, floating this morning between tbo gates of
tbo lock on Lenk street in the Miami nnd Krio
Canal, bho had committed suicide. Somo time
ago her husband cumo to this city and was tho
defendant In a dial brought by Mrs. Bennett for
ndultirj-. Ho wasnemiltted and nt onco brought
suit for dlvorco, whlili Is ponding. In her
pockets woro found clippings from Toledo nnd
Flndlay nenspnpers of tho case. Sho was GO
years old.
Itlllsd lllmsrlr to Avoid Starvation.
A middle-aged German named Pcttlekow,
committed sulcldo on Monday by shooting him
self through the heart In his lodging nt 01) Bast
Fourth street, Pcttlekow. whoo llrst name Is
not known, was out of work. He was n clothing
cutter. His sulcldo wes not discovered until
catordny. His landlady said ha had had no
food to her knonlcdgo for norly a week, and
that he must havo killed himself to ai old star
vation. Mrs. Ada O. Ilrockle.br Kills llxrsrlr.
Mrs. Ada C. Brocklesby, agod 33 years, com
mitted suicide with carbollo acid yesterdny
morning at hor homo, lS.r Cleveland street,
Brooklyn, soon nfter hor husband, Honry Brock
lesbr, a bookkeeper, had sturted for business.
For Home tlmo shu had been grieving nhout hor
mother, who Is sick In Germany, nnd her hus
band hud made arrangements to send her there.
Ills llllnd It Ire tuuad II I in Dead.
Kansas ClTT. Mo , Dee. 14. Charles Blrn
baum. aged tf years, once a wealthy mine
owner, shot nnd killed himself at his homo here
to-day. He was despondent over business re
verses and 111 health. Mrs. Blrnbaiim, who Is
blind, was tbo first tu discover her husband after
he bad shot himself.
Son nnd Daughter Dendi father Dying- or Es
caping tins.
Tolkdo, O., Dec, 14. Otto Lemke, aged 22.
nnd bis sister, a few years jcunger, wero found
doiid In their beds this morning. In an adjoin
lug room their father was found In a dying con
dition. Escaping coal ges from an anthracite
heating stove was tbo cause of the accident.
Lcmkc recently burled his wlfo and a younger
duughtor.
Miss Ylllklni Succeeds Principal Uorsey,
Miss Susan II. Wilklns, who has been a publlo
school teacher In Brooklyn for thirty-four years,
has been appolntod principal of colored School
No. b7lii place of Charles A. Dorsuy, who was
retired from the place.
Mlirrti li'.lrrUu-r'a Flren Here.
I. 51 11; 05, Jir. Huter street, Iru-u. Hu I, dam
mottiO.i 45, lim 'Ililnl avenue, V lllluia halunr,
dsinsgs $50; 0.50, tut Hevi-uUi arenue, l'olrlck
Jlnllu), damans SV5 7:litl, u Etui Forty oecuod street,
Charles l'tuUrr, nu dsnium V'HS, 2H7 Aveuue 11,
Mrs. Tbomss, nodatusgui vuu, gout lo "(fltio Third
avenue, Mrs. Kopllu and ethers, total daniagg 4S00.
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Theodore B.Starr, J
206 Fifth Avenue, M
MADISON SQUARE. jW
The attention of buyers and "H
visitors is invited to a singu- H
larly complete and unique stock H;
of articles in Solid Silverware, H'
both large and small. Also to K
a rare collection of the choic- B
est jewels, mounted in exclu- jH
sive designs entirely new this iM
season, and appropriate for fK
Wedding and Anniversary jflH
Gifts. Special designs also' jH
furnished. ' ?K
First floor Jewelry, Gems, eta ' S
Second floor Silverware. . ; Wil
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Third floor Bronzes, Clocks ' W
etc. ' H
lnllsss
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150 odd pairs, JMj
in 1 to 4 pair lots. . K
ARABIAN, W
RENAISSANCE, &
MARIE ANTOINETTE JM
AND ?Sft
POINT DE VENI8E. jjl
At greatly reduced prloes to closo out fV
before etook taking January 1st. M'
W.&J.SL0ANE 1
Broadway $t 19th Street. H
Chester Billings & Sou, m
BUO0BSS0R3 TO Hj
RANDEL, BAREMORE & BILUNQS,
mpcmraria or c J(H'
DIAMONDS III
ADD OTUBn FftBCIOUl STOHCJ. 1? Hf
UAKorAOTnnxRa or s (
DIAMOND JIB': W IE LU Y.
SB timu St.. SO Maiden last, Ran Trk. flj
1 St, Andrews St.. nolborn Circus, London. E. O. V
BRENTANO'S. E
OPEN EVENINGS i
Broadway and 16th St.
An Annlrenarr Celebration at rrlnoston. IH
PniNCKTON, N. J., Deo. 14. Ths Princeton I
Theological Seminary will celebrate the ;6)th - sinusal
anniversary of tbe meeting; of tbe Westminster fl9l
Assembly of Divines and tho adoption of ths WH
symbols by holding a scries of three lectures on j. ' V&fl
Wednesday, Thursdny. and Friday of this week. flnM
Tlio speakers and tlio subjects or the addresses K'nW
to bo (riven will bo ns follows: Tho Hov. Dr. " ICD
.lohn DoWltt, "The Westminster Asii-mbly of flnl
I)llncs:" Prof. J. T. WnrMdil. "The Slgnlfl- I
cance of tho Westminster blnndards," and Pros Ir H
ldcntF. U 1'atton, "Tho Creeds of Christen- . I'M
dom, I H
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Failure or Charles T. Tloooer, ricturee. I fl
Charles T. Hooper, dealer In pictures at 78 H
Nassau street, one of the oldest dealers In this J VI
line in the city, made an assignment yesterday 1 ll
to Nathaniel Slil crick without preference, llr I ffl
Hooper has hud nn exi client reputation In tho ( rfl
trndo for forty years, anil hcre'tuforc has always ' sH
paid his obligations in full. In Marrh, 1800. ha i ,'
sold his lust piece of rcnl estato to raise money I S IbsbI
to pay off sorn pressing claims. i'IH
tTssi"'i ftaMnwaJ jilfrewBlalEy I I j iH
When a man wakes un at night with tha I IsV
idea that he is falling down, down, down 1 K
from a great htiRlit-when he Imag ncs In f IH
Ids sleep that he has lost his breath and . IjH
can't catch it apiti-wlien he toses and - ,1H
tumble all nisht and can't sleep when . WH
his mouth tastm bad in the morning and H
food is repugnant-death is his bedfellow T asBsfl
These trouble s may be trift-. in theraselveT IH
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mooters that march in advance of the Sffi H
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When a man experiences these sensations -JsbbV
nd feels generally out-of.sorts, there Is but ' VB
one safe thing to do. That is, resort to tha
right remedy. Dr. Perce's Golden Sled MfM
cal Discovery makes the appetite keen and "
healthy. It makes pure blood and 1 bufiaa llH
firm flesh. It makes the brain orient imi WJwl
the body act ve. It builds iit and ...Ih"1 " Hi U
the nervW and Insure. MtSrTreftSwL': I M
leep. It cures 98 per cent, o'f all SE. 1
?.f co.n'mPtion, catarrhal, bronchial anJ 1 1
throat ailments. "veuiai ana ((!
Honest druggists recommend It Tl.. It I
druggist who attempts to palm ofT til VII
you an Inferior substitute offer. !. 1 poH Wefl
lo your intelligence. ' "er au ,niul H
MrssUrllUs and otflermed cinef "gJLV i?,Vn TBI
Constipation will soon make a brlo-t,. 'I H
lull, and an energetic man T lv g .? man It W
Pierce's Pleasant Pelleti 1 cure tS.' .1 UFlor sH
One tittle ''Pellet" fs a min,,,,pa,on-
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