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i LETTERFROM THE ROBBER,
iM T ocKLKT OFi'EltS TO JtETVJtS IIOOKB
I'M ov JAiir. tvnusnva estate.
W nat n Mint Wot llf. kro.wted-Bank f he
I "tnt. or !.w l.rlc. Which Pnlll th"
I Cheek lUl.fd Tom BO lo ma.aat.ia.
I ftrtko to How Ihe Home'BuBk IW.ponalblr.
I " Ho was o cood he'd thudder at hearing an
I until " nld banker jcstorclar, roferrlntt to Jo-
I .eon' Locklev, wbo, as The 80S told yesterday
V mornlne. ran avray on Thursday from his cm-
I clover., ttio American Estates Association of
I ifl2 Uroadwny, taklnc with him some SO.000 or
I (8 000 of their money and all of their boobs and
ofllio pipers. Hvory ono w ho had comolncon-
I 1 tail with tho young mnn. who was less than 25
I years old. spoko In practically tho same way of
IJ hla ostentatious Intesrlty.
WP James A. Ilollly. the manager of the assocla-
V ton which controls the trust estates of the late
I J James Mcllonry and T. P. Kennard. belleTed In
I tlie young man absolutely, and can hardly do
I otherwise yet. Ho received a letter from Lock-
I lf7 yesterday mornlne containing an Intimation
i'JJM that If Hockley were not prosecuted the books
hWW would bo returned, but threatening if prosecu-
,1 tlon was pushed to destroy tho books and tho
MU capers. Tliolottcr was handed to E. C. Perkins,
JjfA onoof tho trustees of tho association. What his
- M f eollnp In the matter Is may have been reflected
'Jitl In his remark to the reporter some hour later:
TOfH "11 he should appear In this room now I should
"4M send for a policeman."
r;B Lockley In his lettor to Mr. Rellly began by
' V saying thnt when the lotter reached him Mr.
-. H Ilellly would no doubt be already aware of the
'j "acurvy trick" the writer had clayed htm.
' The letter was postmarked nt tho Madison
' W square station of tho Post Olllce at midnight of
M Thursday, or about the time The Snn'8 story of
fl) the robbery was going to the printers.
' tackley has been living at the house of F. W.
Lade, at Flatbush. since July with his wife and
H llttlo girl. Ho was married about two and one
H half years ago. lie had only a llttlo furniture
H when he came there. Boon ho added n piano,
H nd Tory recently ho began to get In so much
B stuff that Mr. Lade felt almost envious.
;JH "Of course It wasn't for mo to comment on
', S what ho got or to think nn j thing about it," Mr.
H Lade said yesterday, " but w hen he paid $70 for
H a bed and had a couch made to match It that
cost $25 more-thnt's $100 for tho two pieces I
, Hj thought to myself 'that's better than I've boen
able to do.' Ho said ho had tho confidence of
hiB employers, an English syndicate, and wont
Ul hero and tbcro for thorn. Last week ho wont to
V7 Philadelphia, and whon he came back ho gao
JH bis wife a $40 lamp. He had few callors.just
? nee In a whlio his brother or his mother and a
rlend or two.
M "Last Friday he began to movo hia goods
H away, and he told me he and his wifo were go
i log to California. Ho said tho Arm etood nil his
HI expenses. 'Ob, they aro good poople,' he said.
( X thought so, too.
M " Ho nan around on Monday and again on
Tuesday, when the piano was moved, and that
was tho last I saw of him. He handed rae a
ehock for tho next mouth's rent, which I was In
do hurry to cash, aa he had paid mo by chepk
twice bofoce. HIb checks wero drawn on tho
Home Bank In West Forty-second strcot. To
day I went to collect on this Inst one. but I waB
Informed at the bank that tho account bad been
President Edmund Stephenson of tho Home
Bank said that Lockley opened his. account in
that bank on Nov. 1 last. Ho conducted his ac
count as any prudent man would, tho President
laid. On Dec. 1 ho deposited tho $5.:iu..75
i check, raised from hliSOO check for November
alary. Ho did not check against this deposit
until Dec. 3. Tho Homo Hank, In tho mean
time, bad got tho SD.307.7D check certified by
the Hank of the Stato ot Now York, on which It
l . . ...
and all the other check deposited worn drawn,
tho Honk Of tho Stato of New York being the
depository of tho American ifistatea Associa
tion's funds. The check was duly paid by the
Hank of the Mtato of New Yorlc through
the Clearing House, and. the Homo Hank
heard nothing mora ot it until Thursday,
when, tbo fraud and locklcy'a stealings having
been discovered, tho Hank ot the Stato of New
York presented tho check at tbo Homo Hank
and sought to recover on It. President Stephen
eon declined to havo anything to do with It on
tho ground that It was regularly made out,
algncd, and Indorsed nnd had been certified by
thctmnkon whlch-it was drawn. Tho Hank of
tho Stato of New York contonded that It had
merely certified tho signature to the check.
Prcsluont Stephenson falls to see tbo force ot
this argument. ,
" It seems." ho said yesterday, "that Lockley
was in tho habit of writing tho word' fifty at
tho beginning of tho line on the check and then
not tilling In or marking out In any waytiio
space between thnt worn and tho end of the
lino whoro the word 'dollars' Is printed. If a
man ha Ing an account hero mado his chocks In
thnt way I should request him to withdraw It.
That is an open door to fraud. This $3,p7.75
check was not a ralsod check, In the ordinary
accoptatlon of tho term. It was a regularly
drawn check, 'threo hundred and slxty-sovcn
75-100' limply having been written In by the
same man who wrote out the check In tho first
P The Hank of the Stato of Now York, It is said.
Intends to resist any claim that Itls responsible
for tho payment of tho chock, alleging ncgll
gencoon tho part of ltscllonts.
Trustco Perkins, counsel to the Estates Asso
ciation, would not say yesterday what action
would betaken regnrng the raised chocks. Ho
Bald that Lockley had mado away with about
(30,000, and that that was nil the actunl loes tho
estates had suffered. All tho negotiable papers
and securities ho (Mr. Perkins) hod deposited
in a safo deposit company; he said, and
he averred that Lockley could not In any way
got possession of moro of the association' prop
erty or Increase the association's loss by reason
of tho books and records, which ho had taken
away. He could morely, by holding on to the
hooks, put tbo trustees to very great trouble and
annoyance. . ....
Sirs. Lockley was In the city on Wednosday
and cashed a $75 check at tho Homo Hank.
Lockley on thnt dav called on his mothornnd his
brotbor Henry, who with Henry Locsley's wife,
run n restaurant at 211 Eighth avenuo, ot
which, according to the City Directory, Josenh
Lockley I proprietor. These members of his
family say that be then appeared to be in his
usual complaisant framoof mind. Henry Lockloy
says that the restaurant is his, not his brother's,
but that the leaso was taken In his brother's
name.
Ilanry Lockley said that from blaknowlodge
of hli brother's temperament bo bolievod that
had Joseph tikon the money for himself the
greater part of it was still Intact and would bo
restored, and that had ho been an Instrument In
Homebody clso's htinda he would not face arrest
nnd disilosuro, but would mako away with him
self. For this roason ho hoped, ho said, thnt the
boy would bo taken before bo could come to
moro harm.
ASSETS, $70 ErA.BIZ.niES, $10,007.
Tho B.iult or an loveotlratloB of the Itoyal
II. .cm Society or Sew Tork City.
Aldanv, Doc. 31. Superintendent Louis F.
Payn of tho Stato Insurance Department, as a
result ot an investigation of tho affairs ot the
Itoyal Uencflt Socloty of Now York city, an
nounces that tho society has only 970 assets,
whlio its liabilities aggregate $10,607, of which
$10,577 aro for unpaid death claims. Tho
noddy Is an assessment fratornal insurnnco
corporation, and sinco last year Its membership
has decreased from 1,000 to 30. A company
with a similar name has been organized in
Washington, and It Is thought mu h of tho
membership of the New York society has beon
transferred to the Washington corporation, ot
which Superintendent Payn has no knowledge.
Ho ban. howevor. advised the members ot tho
Now York State corporation to mako no further
payment of assessments to its o dicers.
nevenue Becelpts la Brooklyn.
The receipts of tho Internal Itovenuo Depart
ment In Brooklyn during I ho last six months
wcro $3,205,810.06. an increase of $422,030.08
over tnc corresponding period In 1806.
, pp .i, ..
CSIOAOO'S OVSTOXAXT MOZD-VPA
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rive Moro Take nace Tharatfar MICM
X Arreet.
Cnioioo, Dec. 31. Flro hold-up robberies
occurred last nlghW and In each case the high
waymen escaped with tbelr booty. , Edwin E.
Meyer, 2000 Prairie avenue, wa held up at
Twentieth street and Prairie avonne by three
men, who, after taking his valuables, struck
him over tho head. Mr. Meyer Is Secretary ot
the Manhattan Brewing Company, and wa on
hi way home from his office at the time. W. C
Peacock wa held up almost, at his door at 1713
Indiana avenue and robbed of $20 and a watch
and chain. Georgo C. D.irls was assaulted and
robbed of $117 at Grand Boulevard and Forty
ninth street.
Davis Is a customs appraiser nnd wa on bis
way home after a day's collecting. Two mon
sprang from the shadow of the buildings, block
ing his way. One struck htm with a club, knock
ing him down. Then they rlflod his pockets.
They ran down tho Uoulovard to Forty-seventh
street, DaTla following them as soon as he could
regain his feet. He saw them, run Into the sta
tion of the elevated road at Forty-seventh
stroet. Beforo he could reach the station, how
ever, tho mon had boarded a north-bound train.
This Is tho fifth robbery at that corner in two
weeks.
Civil Service Commissioner and ex-Mayor
Washburno joined In nraan hunt on Astor street,
niMr his reslilonce. last night. Burglars tried
to force their way Into bis home, but a servant
telephoned for tbo police, and tho men took
alarm and fled.
DIED IS lOItKrjZZB JAXX..
PrUoner Is laid to Havo Admitted Drlnklag
Battle of Alcohol.
James Colwoll, SO years old, ot 03 Bait
Fourth street, who was arraigned In tho York
villa Court yesterday on a charge of Intoxica
tion, died within an hour of being commlUed.to
the court prison. Policeman McEnteo found
tho prisoner on Fourteenth Btrcot, near Irving
place, unable to caro for himself and arrested
him.
When arraigned In court he askod Magistrate
Tool for a drink of water. Tho Magistrate ques
tioned him about his condition, but the only
thing tho prisoner said was, "Citvo mo a drink
ot water." HIb left eyo wan discolored, but ho
would not say how ho received tho Injury.
His condition was seen to bo serious Bnortly
after ho was placed In a cell, nnd before tho
nmbulnnco which had been summoned from
Hcllovuo Honpltal arrived ho was dead.
It was thought that ho bad died of alcohol
poisoning, as Policeman McEnteo said in court
that Colwoll told him, when nrrested, that ho
had drunk a bottlo of alcohol. The body was
retnovod to tho Morgue. Tho dead man was
apparently a laborer. He told ono of the court
prison keepers that ho had no relatives In this
city.
Business Troufcloo.
John H. Francis, jobbor in drugs and drug
gists' eupnllcs at 07 John street, mado an as
signment yesterday to Luclen S. Bayllss with
out profcronce.
Horman Htrshfeld. manufacturer of pearl but
tons at 801 Greenwich street, made an assign
ment yesterday to Charles Brandt, Jr., without
preference
Tho Sheriff hnn rccolvcd flvo elocutions
against tho Baker Transfer Company, trucking,
at 70 1 ami 701) Greenwich street, aggregating
$5,365.
Deputy Sheriff Llpsky has received an attach
ment against Loufi tfghottn. who kept tho
Hotol Homo, at 183 Bloeckcr street, for $862 In
favor ot Arrlgo Arrlgonl. The Sheriff levied on
tho stack of wines nnd liquors.
Deputy MicrllT Whorlskoy hus received an at
tachment against Mux or Marks Sternglanz,
denlor In pictures, novelties, curtains, &c, at
205 and 300 Grand street, for $630 in favor of
Drcachcr & Schlesingcr..
TRIED TO KILL POLICEMAN.
BTJlVOfiZB OS A BKOADfTAT OABZE
CAIt WXTU A CBOOK.
Wheal Caaght hy the Blaeeoat teall- at
Watch rrom at rawenaer the Thler Drew
rtevelver, una, ratlins' It at the rollee
mnn'a Head, railed the Trlraer Twice.
Policeman Frederick Probst of tho Church
etreot slatbn boarded an uptown Broadway
car at Dey street at 7:30 o'clock yesterday
morning on his way to Pollco Headquarter
with "tho returns" or reconl of tho arrests for
tho previous twenty-tour hours. Ho took a
seat noxt to tho roar door.
At Spring stroot;tho nsual rush ot passengers
holding transfer tickets from tho croistown
railroad occurred. Probst saw Darcy Doyle,
n professIonaU.crook, board tho car, and di
rectly behind him was Philip Gross, whokoeps
a tailor shop at 08 Ridge street. Probst no
ticed that Doyle unnecessarily crowded Gross
up against tho rear dashboard of the car, and,
suspecting that something wa wrong, de
termined to watch both.
Ills vlgllanco was speedily rewarded. With
in a few second Probst saw Doyle's left hand
move stoaltblly along toward Gross's watch
chain, which was prominently displayed on his
est. In an Incredibly short tlmo Doyle bad
tho gold watch and chain In hi band. Ho
turned to Jump oft tho car, but Probst fore
stalled him.
Grasping Doyle' left hand, which wo hold
ing the watch, with his left hand, tho pollco
man seized Doylo by the collar with his right
hand and told him that ho wa under arrest.
Quiok a a flash Doylo drew a self-cocking 38
calibre revolver, and, pressing It against tho
policeman's head, pulled the trigger twice. So
quickly did ho movo that Probst was unable
to toll from which pocket bo drew the pistol.
Tho cartridges failed to explode. Tho con
ductor hastened to tho rescue, and, seizing
Doylo's hand, bent tho arm backward over tho
dashboard until pain forced Doylo to relinquish
his hold on tho weapon. In tho meantime
Doylo, still struggling desperately, had pulled
the trigger of tho weapon several more tlmos,
but without any explosion ensuing.
Policemen Clancy and Tracy ot the Mulberry
street station, who wcro on tho sidewalk, saw
tho fracas and yelled to tho gripman to stop.
Ho did so, and tbov went to Probst's assistance.
After a Btrugglo Doylo was overpowered and
taken off tho car. A largo crowd followed,
nnd -when they hoard tho story ot Doylo's at
tempt on Probst's life there wero loud cries of
"Lynch hlml" "String him upl"
At PolU o Headquarters Doylo described him
self n George Donaldson of 218 Wost Thirty
ninth Btroet. Capt. McClusky, however, after
a look at him, soon broke down thin alias.
"Why." said Capt. McClusky, "that's Darcy
Doyle. Ito's a notorious crook and Is the last
of tho Wbyo gang. When that gang was
broken up in 1887, Capt. Hogan, now of the
Thirteenth precinct, was a detective on tho force,
nnd It was ho who arrested Dolo. Doylo tried
to shoot him, but his aim was bad."
After the Rogues' Gnllcry had proved tho
truth of Capt. McCluskv'a statements. Doylo
mnde'no attempt to deny his Identity. For nln
assault on Capt. Hogan bo nas sentenced to
two nnd one-half years in tho penitentiary.
When his term expired ho went out West, but
afterward wont to Philadelphia, whoro ho was
arrested for robbery. Ho served a term In the
Pennsylvania Stato Prison and wns but recently
released. Ho camo direct to New York.
When Doyle's rovohcr was examined it was
found thnt but two of tho chambers had beon
loaded. Thcso two cartridges wero of tho rcn-tre-flro
variety and both wero dented by tho
blow of the hammer of the weapon. It wns
t-cen thnt the hammer was slightly bent, nnd
that tho biow bad fallen n hundredth part ot an
inch to tho right of tho icntre-n.ro caps in tho
cartridges. A hair is broader than the distance
between, the caps and the two Indentation.
Irobst l onq ot ho veterans ot tho force and
recently thcro wns talk of retiring him. When
ho spoke of tho ease yesterday ho laughed.
"No uto to retlnmo." said ho. 'Thoro'
good in tho old 'man yet.' .
However, Irobst was very nervoiu after Ibo
excitement had worn off. He confessed In
court that "tho blamed skunk giwa ma a turn
that I won't got over soon. I'm all rattled."
When nrrnlgned In t'entro Street Court Doylo
asked Magistrato Kudllch to ndjouni tho ex
amination until next Monday or Tuesday, hut
tho MagUtrate would not mljnurn it for longer
than In tho afternoon. When nrrnlsmcd then,
Doylo waived examination, and Magistrato
Kudllch held him In $5,000 bill for trial nn a
charge of felonious assault jinfcrrol by Police
man Probst and in $3,000 ball fur trial on n
chargn of larceny preferred by (Irons. Holntr
unable to furnish $10,000 security Doylo wns
locked up in tho Tombs.
sue was EianAT.Mnn lrint roisoira.
The Three round Bo t'nr In Zanell's Wire's
Body Were In the Rmliatmlnc Fluid.
George W. Freeborn of 107KAStl22d street,
the undertaker who embalmed tbo remains of
Jonnlo Suhmcr, Charles Zanoll'n fourth wifo,
said yestorday that tho three poisons found by
Prof. Witthaus in tho remains nro three
ingrodlents of tho embalming fluid used by
him. In his preliminary report mado to tho
District Attorney Prof. Witthaus said that
ho had found traces of corrosho sublimate,
arscntouB acid and chloride ot zlno. According
to the label on tho cask which originally con
tained tho fluid these tlirco poisons wero In tho
fluid. On the day the bodrof tho woman wns
exhumed Undertaker Frcoborn sent a quart of
the fluid to Prof. Wltthnus to analyzo.
Prof. Witthaus said yesterday that ho had not
yet complotcd his npalysis. He has tried for
these poisons and found thorn, an ho roportcd,
but he has not yet mado a quantitative analysis,
nor has he trlod for other poisons, ns ho Intends
to do. Ho says thnt it will be ntlcast ten days
beforo he will bo able to mako n final report.
Assistant District Attornoy Van Wyck, unless
otherwtso ordered by tho new District Attornoy,
will ko beforo tho Grand Jury next Monday nnd
ask for the Indlctmont of Zanoll. The discovery
of poison In tho body, he says, makes a prima
facta caso, and it will be tbo tnsk of tho defenco
to proro that thcso poisons wcro a part ot tho
embalming fluid. In the meantime more ovi
denco against the mnn may bo found.
Arkell and Deraarcit Publishing Companies
Consolidated.
AT.nANT. Dec. 31. A certificate was filed with
the Secretary of State to-day of tho consolida
tion ot thoArkoll Weekly Company with tho
Dcmorost Publishing Company, forming tho
Arkell Publishing Company of New York city.
Tho capital of the now company Is $1,000,000.
and tho directors nro William J. Arkull and
Hnrtlett Arkell of Cannjohario, John R. Van
Wormor. John A. Slclchor. Wlllinm C. Merrill.
Henry C. Dcmorcst, and Alfred Rlndskopt of
Now York city. Jesse S. Latnorenux of Ilallston,
and Daniel E. Wing of Hackcnsack, N. J.
New Companies Incorporated.
Aluant. Deo. 31. Theso companies wore In
corporated to-day:
The Creator 5ew York Construction Company of
New York city, with a capital of 200.000, to lay out
and construct streets, tunnels, railroads, and other
public and private works. Tho directors aro Edward
J. Farrell. Joseph A Klrnn. Maelloy O'Louglilln, and
John J. Hopper ol Now York city.
The Daniel Machine Company of New York city.
lib a tailtal ot 12D0.U0U, to manufacture and li
cense machines for making boots and shoes. The di
rectors are: Christian Daniel. Christian Daniel. Jr .
nnd Charles T. Close of Brooklyn! Jacob It. Scott ot
Outtenburif, N. J , and Henry Brlggs of Hasbrouck
Height. N. J.
The Alvarez Land and Timber Company of New
York city, with a capital of $10U.OOO, to oporate In
the Hepubllc of Mexico The directors are: Donald
Chnrles Ilrown of ban I.UN Potosl, Mexico: Edward
M. shepard, and George luster Peabody of Brooklyn,
and Charles J. Nourse. Jr, and Itobert H. Tovrne of
New York elty.
AK&oir lir itbst nnoADirAr.
Two lasBlclona rireo Attrihnted to at Dls
charsed employee.
The police nnd the Flro Marshal wero Inquir
ing yesterday Into a flro of moro than suspicious
origin In the lhc-story building nt 137 Wost
Broadway, It was tho eocond fire In two lays,
nnd both were started In exactly the snmo man
ner. Wolf, Walker A; Co. occupy tho three upper
floors of the building. Their shipping clerk
hiuolled mnoko In tho building Thursday after
noon nnd discovered llio flro on thuncint sec
ond floor. A door opening on tho stairway was
afire, nnd tho flames wcro already spreading to
tho adjoining woodwork. Charred paper, kin
dling wood, nnd mntol.es wcro found piled
ngninst tho door. The pile smelted nf kerosene.
An Ailnmn Express t'ompsuy's ngoney occu
pies tho ground floor. Tho manager, Mr Jones,
callod In tho polite, lie pointed out to them
thnt tho snino door wns found luystt'rlnuslv
burnlng two weeks npo. It hnrt slnio boon
nailed up, but nouio ono had forced nn opening
from tho elovator slinft,
Tho police havo no cluo to tho Incendiaries.
They giuss It to ho tho work of nomo dlHchnrced
cmploico. Had tho building boen burned great
loss would hao resulted, as tho express com-
Sauy handles nil the business or the dry goods
Utrkt and the olllcn Is full nf valuable goods.
Wolf, Walker V L'o. mnnufacturo brushes and
carry also a hoaiy stock.
yo cah ituonxo thvst.
Two Companies Thtt Have fulled Have Got
All Ihe I'lnnu Tliey ltnut.
It has boen reported that a big car roofing
trust was forming undor tho nnmo of tho Chi
cago and Clovolaud Car Roofing Company. Ju
lius J. French, tho president of this company,
was seen yesterday at his ofllcoat 115 Broad
way and denied tho report.
"Tho present company," he Bald, "was
formed last spring by a union of two the Clove
land, with which I bad been associated elnco
1850, nnd the Chicago, ot w hlch J. J. McCarthy
was ownor. Tho ontlro stock of tho company,
which Is $500,000, Is owned by us two, nnd wo
hao no doslro to form any trust or to tako In
any other plants. Wo probably root threo
quarters of all tho freight cars built in the
countn. Our roof Is n galvanized Iron one.
with a board cover threo Inches ubovo It. Tho
Chicago compnnv's roofs nro mado of short
strips of metal, which aro laid from themlddlo
lo tho edge, whllu tho Clovcland company uses
long strips extending from one sldo to tbo other.
Thcro nro other tar roofs, some of paper nnd
some of other substances, but I think moro than
three-quarters of all cars now in use aro roofed
by ono of our methods."
Coiswaln Craln Must Blny In Jail.
Boston, Dec. .11. In the United States Circuit
Court this morning Judge Colt refused to grant
the writ of habeas corpus asked for by Jcssio G.
Craln, coxswain of the United States Navy.
Craln was tried by a court-martial ordered by
Admiral Dunce on Oct. 20, l&MI, far dlsobolng
orders and using disrespectful lauguago to a su
perior olllccr, niid was sentenced to bo confined
for two ears In tho naval prison at Charles
town nnd lo bo dishonorably discharged from
tho United States Navy. Tho petition was asked
for on tho ground that tho court-martial had no
Jurisdiction over tho ense. .ludgo Colt upheld
the decision of tho court-martial.
Sew Custodian ofCrant'a Tomb.
The Grant Monument Association has ap
pointed James J. Butler to bo custodian of
Grant's Tomb. Mr. Butler Is a veteran who
sorvod undor Gen. Grunt, and has for several
years been Commander of John A. Rawlins
Post, No. 80, G. A. It. George Ilurnslde, who,
ever sinco the construction of tho tomb began,
has been Its custouian for tho contractors, will
bo retained as assistant custodian.
THREE MEN IN HIGII HATS. '
AT.T, AltltESTED, BVT OlfLX OJTB '-
TAKES TO OOUltT. 9
There Ihe Third, Wh Posed as Theatrical 'I
Manager, man Accused by at Trapeio Pet- I
rorraer or llabblag Her or OS He la Tnra H
Accused Ike Woman or Taking Ills ITateh. I
While Policeman Mnhoncy was nt Third nve fl
ntio and Thirty-second street at 1 o'clock yestcr- fl
day morning, a woman ran up to him nnd askod S
If n man with a high hat had passed that way. fl
"There's ono just going up tho avenue," th I
policeman replied. H
"Ho has robbed me and run away," said th '
w oinan . -'AJ
Mnhoncy hastened after tho man with th c
high hnl, and, overtaking him, brought him rt jl
bark, much ngninst the mnn's will. txjfl
"Oh, he's not tho robber," the woman Bald aa H
she looked nt tho man with tho high hnt, urn
The policeman apologizod as he released th -im
sllk-lmllcd mnn, who resumed his Interrupted jtU
Journey, ?B
"lhere's tho mnn now; catch him," cried, th ljl
woman, , Ui
"Wlicro Is he?" tho policeman asked. Th (Mi
woman pointed to a man with a high hat who jKJ
had Just passed under an rloctrlo light and iWli
turnod up Thirl y-fnuith street '-jM
Mnhvnov sprinted after tho second man with !
a high hat and took him hack to where th 'jM
woman was. As mioii as she got a good look at '!
the mnn she said he um not tho robber. !!.
Tho policeman again npolbglzed and lot th) iJK
prisoner go. Seeing no mo.ii men with high H
tints nliout, he legan to search tho arenway
and dourways along Thlrty-sccDiid ntroot, fl ;,'
soon found n third man with n high hl crowd jH
Ing ngninst tho door of one of tho houses and ar- 'tB
rostrHl lit it . ,$M
Tho woman, who nald eho was Margaret Dal.
ton, an actress, and lived nt ltl'J East Thirty aB
Focnnd street. Identified the prlsonor ns tho man M
that hnd rohbud her. He gavo tho name o? riaH
Georgo Hunr. and snid ho was u commercial 'Um
traveller, but declined to glo his address. 'H
In tho Yorkvllle Court Miss Haltonsald tha likm
sho was a triipeza performer, hut having In I'sH
lured snina of her ribs, bail gono to llollevu l
Hotpitnl for treatment. ISlM
Sho met tho prisoner on Third avenue on tiUJ
Tburnlny night, and ho told her ho wan a theat- fm
riral mnungcr and hnd sovurnl eompanlos on th IsHrn
rood. Ha snld ho would gho her an engage- fB
mont. 'ciaB
They went to a theatre, hnd supper, nnd then 'ijM
went to her flat lo discuss tho proposed engage Lvfl
men). While there, him declared, ho seized , ;.
box containing n$ft bill nnd Homo trinkets and VsB
slipped It into his pocket. When she tried to rtS
gut 11 back and grabbed his watch he ran out, rvB
Sho stopped for a moment to get her hnt, ana trlB
when kho reached the struct tho man had dls- ,'JSH
appeared. KB
The prisoner acknowledged thnt ho was In th StH
woman's room, hut asserted that sho had taken 'S'AM
a $5 bill from his pocket mid would not glvoit ??
bark. He Hnw her put It in the llttlo box. bo h :Mm
took that, but tho woman kept his watch. -S
Tbo wo-nnn roturncd tho watch on Mngis- tf ;9
trnto Pool's order, nnd tho prisoner w as hold la fm
$'00 ball for trial in Special Sessions for 1mi )
cony. U
Alimony nr Mrs. Aucuituo waekenile. JM
Justice Van Wyck in tho Supremo Court In jS
Brooklyn yesterday awarded to Mrc. Ethsl 50
Mackenzie $8 n week alimony and $130 9
counsel fco pending tho trinl of lior suit -
against Augustus Mackcnrlo for a scimrntlnn. rB
Tho couplo wcro married In liid. Tho -gB
plnlntliT najs tho defendant, lvnd beaten hor, f9
knobked her down and kicked her, and had ab- 'fm
nented himself from homo nnd hnd also refused 'jM'
to glvo her sulllclent clothing to keep her w arm. rt .
Sbo ncrs thai her husband, who is a marine ,MB
adjuster, is worth $150,000 and has an income 'Ml
of oor $10,000 n 5 car. The defendant ilcnio 'sm.
tho allegations nnd says his wifo has a violent 'rim,
temper, rides n blcjcle and wnnts to live beyond m
her moans. Sho wns not willing, hosnjs, tollva 'Mi
on the $1& a week he allowed her for huubchold J.91,
expenses. B
NOTICE. J
a THE OLDEST INTERNATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE WORLD. I
; I JOHN A. McCALL, - President. ' 'I
TOTAL INSURANCE IN FORCE, $875,000,000, ,
Held by over 300,000 Policy-holders who ARE the Company, who OWN the Company, and who ALONE receive the PROFITS of the Company. i
INos. 346 & 348 Broadway, New York, December 31, 1897. i
fflHE Company having closed its books for the year 1897 at noon to-day, TOURING the year the Company has paid to its living policy-holders, in i.
JL announces that it has insured during the year 63,000 individuals, in J J maturing policies and other cash benefits, over $
the sum of over ' N 4
! $134,000,000 $9i009000
j During the year the Company has loaned direct to 6,190 of its policy- J
y,'i of Insurance on which the first premiums have "been paid to the Company holders, on the sole security of their policies, upwards of vj
. I in cash. This is '
$14,000,000 $tm9-a.oo9ooo ,j
'p 4.x. 4.1. 1 j rrn j a.l. at 5fc interest, without fee or other charge. m
M more new insurance than the Company placed m 1896, and the Company D m the the 0ompany has paid to itB policy-holders in divi- 1
I u now has over dends II
$49,000,000 $2,500,000 1
i more insurance in force than it had a year ago. '
$ which is about M
I These resulti have been accomplished at a lower expense ratio than ;
fi that of 1896. CBiCCCC J
I During the year the Company has paid in death-losses on the lives of '
1 2,756 policy-holders, more than was paid in 1896.
I $997529000 CHAS. C. WHITNEY, Secretary. J
I SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO POLICY-HOLDERS. 1
I This Company has for some years past held and reported a reserve upon its Accumulation policies higher than the standard j
' of any Insurance Department in the United States. It has now decided to take a further step in advance, and the detailed i
I Statement for 1897, to he issued next week, will include a fund of over $16,000,000 voluntarily set aside, which, with the policy 1
jl valuation determined by the State Department, will he equivalent to a reserve at 3 per cent, on all its policies in force on -f
December 31, 1897.
II On all policies written hereafter, the Company will also hold a 3 per cent, reserve, but will not increase
1 its premium rates. The forthcoming Statement of this Company will, therefore, be based on a higher
1 standard than ever before adopted by an American life insurance company, RUFUS W. WEEKS, Actuary.
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