Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1894, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1894—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. was in the car. No one knows just how mrch the safe contained, but one of the employes sald he thought it would probably amount to $150,000. The safes are brought from various along the road, and frequently three or four are taken aboard at Richmond. After looting the car of all the money, the robbers uncoupled the engine from the tram and ran It several miles up the road into a coal chute, where it was wrecked. ‘The train was left standing until an engine could be sent to bring {t to Quantico. The train remained at the scene of the robbery for fully two hours and a half, and reached here at 119 am. Later it to New York. The door of the express car showed evidence of the dynamite, all the siass panes in it being shattered. It was, however, allowed to proceed to New York, and Expressman Crutchfield accompanied it. ARRIVAL AT NEW YORK. W YORK, October 13.—The train which 1 up last night on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad Teached the Pennsylvania depot at Jersey City at $06 this morning, bringing with it a badly scarred express car. The Adams Express Company's messengers left the train and proceeded at once to the head- quarters in New York city. They reported that all of their safes had been rifled by the robbers. It is supposed that the bandits obtained between .000 and $200,000. ‘The express company fs not Informed as to the amount of money secured by the rebbers. Cc. Weir, president of the Adams Express Company, said to an Asso- elated representative today that as the way bills were destroyed they could not judge yet of the amount of money lost. It was probable that all packages received south of the point of robbery were gone, end it will take some time to ascertain the Joss. Detectives have been sent from New York, Philadelphia and Washington to ther clues. Express Messenger B. F. ‘rutchfield, who came to the general offices bere this morning, left with the detectives ym New York. It is the belief of Mr. ir he has gone south with the detec- tives to help them in their work. Appearance of the Wrecked Car. When the express car, which ts one be- penging to the Atlantic Coast division, was sidetracked, passengers, passers-by and trainmen gathered around to examine a spectacle unique In the history of rallroad- ing in this section. It was found that the heavy oak doors had been splintered by the sticks of dynamite ferced into the car by the robvers. In addition to this, the marks of revolver bullets were plainly visible. Every pane of glass in the windows of the car had been shattered by the force of the explosion, and fragments of glass were still e@cattered over the floor of the car. The Officials of the Adams Express Company fm charge of the car at the depot ciaimed that only the pouches and safes had been ransacked, the other packages In the car remaining intact. Many of the passengers who witnessed the hold-up left the train at Washington and Philadelphia, and a few of them com- pleted the journey to New York city. Train- men were, as usual, reticent about discuss ing the a €o! But Col. ir, Shackleford'’s Story. J. M. Shackleford, a newspaper man, who happenel to be on board the train at the time, discussed the incident freely, and gave a graphic account of the in which the robbers secured their plunder and made their escape. Mr. Shack- leford was formerly an editor of the New- nal. He is now connected with the interprise of Thomasville, Ga. He told the following story: «About seven or eight miles the le antico station the train came to a sudden standstill. Quantico station is lo- cated on .the Potomac river, on the Vir- ginia side. W.oen the train stopped the conduc M. A. Birdsong, was thus ad- me of the masked robbers, evi- captain of the gang: up your hands or we'll blow your brains out.’ From the manner in which they arranged the signals for stopping the train, as well as the manner in which they afterward made their escape, it was evident that several of the gang were experienced railroad men. That they were desperate men was even more cvident, and the con- instructions, and wisely, too, re were at least six or seven masked men, and I could plainly all in the clear moonlight of the early even- ing: in fact, so near did they come to me that In spite of their masks I am almost sure that I could recognize some of them if I could see them again from certain little Peculiarities of dress or speech. When the alarmed pass¢ngers crowded out of the cars to see .what;was the matter the robbers fired a perfect fusillade of shots to intimidate them as well as to frighten the railroad men “The robbers rifled the express car with- out loss of time. They put their sticks of distinguish them | dynamite under the door of the express car and blew it open. How the Train Was Stopped- “The manner in which these men got on the train was a mystery at first, but we afterward discovered that they in all proba- bility boarded the car at White Brook sta- tion “They evidently climbed upon the plat- forms, and while the train was in motion worked their way along the top of the cars until they succeeded in boarding the tender and cab. Then without any ceremony they held up the engineer and fireman. The en- Sineer was an old employe on the road and as brave as could be,sthe railroad men tell me, but two or three of the villains attend- ed to the engineer, while two or three more of them attended to the express messengers and another one or two kept guard on pas- sengers and train. “Some of the desperadoes even went so far as to converse in a clever, daring fash- fon with passengers and train men. This made us all the more indignant, but we could do nothing to help ourselves. All of the passengers were collected and cool after the first flush of the excitement was over. One Pistol Among the Passengers. “I remember it struck me as being a humorcus thing when we found out after an examination of all of our pockets that we bad only one pistol to the entire crowd, and that a little bit of a one, and the mis- chief of it was that it would not work at all when the owner of it tried to discharge it at the robbers as they disappeared tn the darkness. But that was not half so laugh- able as was the incident of one woman who had a little diamond-studded watch, She tried to get her husband to swallow it in the excitement, but he declined to at- tempt the preservation of the watch in that fashion, “The most novel thing in the entire pro- ceeding was the way in which the robbers made their eseape. They cut the engine loose, piled their plunder into the cab and then the whole crowd piled in on top of it. They turned on steam and started for Quantico station es fast as the engine could carry them. Of course that left us stalled in the midst of the road. The conductor and engineer pursued that engine on foot as fast as they could run for six or seven miles. When they reached Quantico sta- tion they found that the desperadoes had turned the engine loose, that ft was run- ning wild, and that through the cleverness of the operator it had been sidetracked and ditched fust tn time to prevent a col- Uston with a south-bound in. Escaped Into Maryland. “Everything seemed to come thelr way. At any rate they had the thing well plan- ned and well Executed. They had a boat in readiness near Quantico station, and we all thought that they succeeded in getting across to the Maryland shore with their plunder. “I was told that they overlooked one pouch fm the car im their hurry. I don’t know just how much they got away with, but some of the trainmen thought it must amount to at oe or a $200,000. The ex- messengers al the they Prevent the robbers from ioectiag Into their pany can give any idea as to the amount of money stolen. ASKED FOR A RECEIPT. The Express Messenger, Wanted an Acknowledgment From the Bandits, Mr. W. H. Robotham of Brooklyn, N. ¥., who was on the train returning from Rich- mond, where he had been billing that city in the interest of the Virginia Jockey Club, stated to a Star reporter this morning that when. the train stopped most of the pas- sengers supposed sone station had been reached. “But we almost immediately,” explained Mr. Robotham, “discovered our mistake, for hardly had the train come to a stand- still when we heard a number of shots, fol- lowed by the appearaace on the train of two or three men. The train was stopped in a great cut, the banks on either side of the single track being about fifty feet high. There were about eight of the train rob- bers, as far as we could see. Two of them, the fellows who climbed down into the engine and ordered the engineer to stop, had evidently boarded the train at Brooks sta- tion, between Widewater and Fredericks- burg. But, of course, no one saw them get on. “The pgint where the train was stopped,” said Mr. Robotham, “must have been ar- ranged betweea the robbers, for when the train stopped we could see the rest of the gang running down the banks. As they ran down toward the train the robbers fired several volleys, and then it was that we knew what it all meant. Every man, wo- man and child on the train at once began to hide their money and va! les. Before we got very far in that, however, a robber ap- peared at the doors of the cars and began firing through them. That was done to keep us still, and you can bet that it did. No at- tempt was made to rob any of the passen- rs. : eA this time,’ centinued Mr. Robotham, “the rest of the robbers were rifling the ex- ess car. We could hear a shot now and then, and heard the explosion of the dyna- mite. We could also see the engineer and negro fireman sitting on the bank beside the engine with their hands held high up above their heads. The conductor got hold of a pistol, and, supposing the engineer and fire- man were robbers, was about to fire at thern, when some one told him who they were. “The conductor was a plucky chap,and we had all we could do to keep him in the car, for he wanted to go out with his pistol and get a crack at the robbers. But he would have had no chance against the gang, and we finally convinced him of that fact, but much against his will, “When the engine was detached from the train and pulled out, we hardly knew, so’ quietly was it all done,” said Mr.Robotham. “The express messenger was a cool chap, and asked the robbers to give him a re- ceipt for the stuff taken. They told him that their receipt wouldn't help him. In one of the pigeonholes was a roll of money belonging to the company. But when the messenger said that it was his the robbers told him to keep it, explaining that they didnt want any of his stuff. They aiso refused to take a package of bonds. While all of is were pretty uneasy, we took it rather quietly, and one fellow on the train yelled out to the robbers to touch the Pull- Man porter, as he had about ali of our stuf. Mr. Robotham explained that so far as he Saw none of the passengers were robbed, the robbers\seemingiy being bent only on robbing the express car. The robbers, he said, wore cloths over their faces, and that while they were roughly dressed, they were evidently experts in their business and had | undoubtedly previously arranged every de- tall of the robbery. The place where it occurred, said Mr. Robotham, could not have been better adapted to the purpose. When the robbers finally left the engine they had, he thought, made their way to . and they bearded a boat in wait- ing for them. HE SAW iF ALL. phic Story Te ger to a “Sta A graphic description of the scenes at- tending the robbery was given to a reporter for The Star this morning by Mr. Rudolph Krobitzsch of Norristown, Pa., who was a passenger on the train: “We left Fredericksburg on time and when we got between Brooks’ station and Wide Water the train same to a sudden stop,” sald Mr. Krobitasch. vera! shots were fired and the first thing we kaew we were told that robbers had held up the train. Of course everybody was terribly exe and commenced to hide their money and jewelry. The colored porter went out to see if tramps had stopped the train, and a shot wag fired at him. He came running b: and he and the nm boy locked themselves in the closet. That seems comical now, but it wasn't very laughable when it happened. Our con- ductor behaved certainly very bravely. With a little bit of a pistol he borrowed from a passenger he started out to meet the robbers, and it was only by the exer- cise of almost main force by the passengers that he was restrained. He stationed him- self at the door, however, and swore he would kill the first_man who put his foot lat on the platform. The first thing I saw when I opened the window when the train stopped was three men running. down the bank of the deep cut in which the train was stopped. “They commanded those of us who were looking out of the windows to take our heads in, and a shot was fired. Relieves Two Were on the: Train. “I counted eleven shots during the af- fair, besides the dynamite explosion. At this time, upon reading the accounts in the morning papers and learning that seven men were engaged in the robbery, I belfeve that only two men were on the train when it stopped, while the others were waiting at the point where we came to a standstill. After the robbery I saw the express mes- senger, Mr. Crutchfield. He was certainly a badly scared man. He said that as soon as the train stopped he looked out of the door, when # shot was fired at him. He Jumped back and locked and bolted the door. He was commanded to open the door, and said the men threatened to use dyna- mite if he did not do it. As he and his assistant, whose name I forget, did not comyly with the request, a stick of dyna- mite was thrown against the car, breaking a pretty good sized hole in the lower part of the side door and smashing all the win- dows in it. After this the messenger said the men outside again told him to open the door, saying if he still refused they would blow the car to pieces. He thought it best then to open the door, when a man with a red handkerchlef ted around his face came in. He was of medium height and very stoutly built. “Crutchfield says he made him open the safe ard cut open the pouches it contained, and, finally, collecting all the stuff In one bundle, the man left the car. The messen- ger @id the robber got about $150,000, He then ecmyelled the fireman to uncouple the eng'ne and fix the fire in the locomotive for him. Then all the robbers got on the en- gine, and it was started off In the direction the train was going when we were stopped. The Leader's Appearance. “I saw the man who appeared to be the leader of the crowd, and who fired the first shot when he came down the bank with two others. He was quite tall; and what struck me was his particularly shrill voice. There were a number of ladies on the train in the rear car, and they certainly behaved nobly. Both whites and blacks kept their seats, and but one female, an old white lady, about seventy years of age, lost her self-possession. At the time of the robbery the moon was just rising. The robbers could rot have selected a more appropriate spot for such a crime in order to be free from interference. The whole affair lasted it ten minutes, and the train was de- just an hour and fifty-five minutes. ‘The passengers were mightily relieved when the robbers went off without paying us a visit. There was lots of brave talk among both passengers and trainmen after the affair was over, but the conductor was the only man who showed any courage at the time it actually happened. Another thing struck me forcibly. The southern peo- ple are not such a gun-carrying crowd as so many people imagine. I was astonished last night when among all those passengers only one had a pistol, and that was a little bit of @ thing, which a young man handed to the conductor. HUNTING DOWN THE GANG. where he will make a thorough Investiga- tion of the robbery and will direct the work of detectives, who will endeavor to run the robbers down. Mr. J. Q. A. Hering, the Philadelphia agent of the company, came from this morning to assist In the work of pursuit. The railroad and express officials have notified the police authorities of Washington and Baltimore and have asked their assistance. Maj. Moore, chief of police, this morning gave instructions to ¢ various lieuten- ants at their meeting in headquarters, and general orders for harp wateh for the men were issued during the day. Special instructions were given to the mounted Police outside the city limits. The police department of the city, how- ever, is without jurisdiction unless the guilty parties enter the District limits. ‘The authorities are inclined to blame the express messenger for failing to offer resistance, and the belief is expressed among them that the work was accom- plished through the co-operation of some one of.the train crew. One theory here as to the identity of the robbers fs that they were formerly members of some one or the other of the numerous bands of so-called “industrials,” who were attracted to the national capital by the Coxey movement. While most of these men were honest the various bands were joined by crooks and desperate men who would not hesitate at crime, and who used the in- dustrial camps as a cloak for their depre- dations. A number of former railroad hands were in these bancs, and some of them, it is known, drifted down the Potomac, where they eked out a livelihood by fishing and other means. In the neighborhood of Aquia creek, near Quantico, several parties of the wealers had rude shelters, and one con- jecture 1s that the robbery may have been the work of some of these men, rendered reckless by their mode of living. Hunting for Clues. There is a remarkable diversity of opinion expressed among railroad men and de- tectives as to who the robbers were. Some of the oldest men in experience of both classes inctine to the belief that the deed was committed by persons living in the vicinity and across the river. It is general- ly admitted, even by those who think the rcbbery was planned and managed by pro- fessionals, that some persons familiar with the road, and especially with that portion of it where the train was held up, were cognizant of and had a hand in the affair. Some sensational people go so far as to assert their confidence in the belief that the Dalton gang had moved eastward and had made their presence summarily felt near Wide Water. Such individuals refer to the boasts made by the Daltons that they would not only escape arrest In the west, but would take a professional trip to the east one of these days. Two Rough-Looking Men. The managers of some of the down-town ticket offices remembered today that they were called upon by two rough-looking men on Monday or Tuesday of this week, who were very anxious to get railroad maps of the country lying between Washington and Florida, and that they seemed much dis- appointed in not being able to secure fully detailed maps of the region, such as the big western trunk lines publish of the country through which they run. The sensational features of the case and the mystery surrounding it, as well as the substantial rewards offered for the appre- hension of the thieves, will cause Virginia in the neighborhood of Quantico and Aquia creek, as well as Maryland, into which the robbers are believed: to have escaped, to be overrun with detectives, and especially will the amateur Vidocqs be attracted to the neighborhoods mentioned in large numbers. Excitement at Quantico. Superintendent Thompson of the Rich- mond and Danville road,who came to Wash- ington this morning by way of Quantico, said the entire population in that neighbor- hood was excited and loquacious and telling various wonderful stories of the occurrence. The wild engine had run upon a coal sid- ing dnd wrecked two coal cars and itself. Agent Carleton, at Quantico, telegraphed that it was thought that eight or ten men had been concerned in the robbery and that they had probably crossed the river from a point near Wide Water. The Avanta special, which left this city 45 last night, was side-tracked at vaiting for the Jacksonville ex- press, which was the one held up, to pass, and its passengers were considerably ex- cited when the engine ran into the siding near them and was broken up, as well as later when they learned the cause. The special was never in danger, how- ever, as the switch into which the run way engine went is always left open at that time of night in order to facilitate the change of engincs which oceurs on the Jacksonville express at Quantico. The R. . and P. road ends at this station, and the Washington Southern begins. Consequently an engine of the latter company brings the train to this city. The Jacksonville train stops at the station upon its arrival, and the engine is detached and run into the switch, while the Washington Southern en- gine takes its place from another siding opposite. The switch was open as usual for this purpose last night, and would have received the wild engine in any event, even if the operator at Wide Water had not tel- egraphed ahead. The Police at Once Notified. A telegram recelved at 1:19 a.m. from Richmond was delivered at police head- quarters in this city a few minutes after- ward. The telegram reads: “Passenger train held up and robbed to- night near Quantico. Robbers went toward the river. May have crossed into Maryland, Will you kindly notify county authorities? One thousand dollars reward for arrest of guilty parties. E. F. D. MYERS, “President R., F. and P. R. R.” This was the only official notification of the robbery received at police headquarters here, and nothing was knoWn by the officers concerning the amount taken by the bold robbers. The police are inclined to the belief that the robbers were not all professional robbers, but that some of them were men who were more familiar with train service than they were with train robbing. The demand made for the manifest, the police imagine, shows that there was at least one railroad man in the party,and th robbers wanted to know just what was in the safe before they went to work. Ferried Across the River. This morning a soldier, stationed at Fort Washington, called upon Inspector Hollin- berger at police headquarters, and told aim of three men who were ferried across the river from the fort to the Virginia side yesterday by an old colored man. Two of them were rough looking, but the third member of the trio was a good looking man, who was well dressed. When the colored man returned to the fort he told e sergeant he thought the men were crooked.” They were strangers in that locality, and on their way across the river the old man said they were reading a story of some one who had been arrested. He was well paid for his work when he land- ed them in Virginia. Sending News to St. Mary's. Inspector Hollinberger tried to get tele- graphic communication with St. Mary's county, Md., officials, to give them informa- tion of the robbery, but as there is no tele- graphic communication in that direction south of the Pope's Creek railroad the mes- sage was sent to La Plata, Charles county. No Clune Yet. At 8 o'clock this afternoon the express and railroad officials in this city were as much in the dark as ever regarding the rob- begp and their identity. The last dispatch received at Adams express office stated that no clues had been discovered, but that the belief had grown stronger that the thieves had crossed the river into Mary- land. At the Adams express office here Mr. Arthur Blanchard, who was in charge of affairs in the absence of Mr. Moss, said that no further developments had’ been made so he knew. He was inclined to think that the amount taken by the rob- bers was considerably overestimated. The money was large: ) » Wilming- i its south. ‘There was but $300 intended for Washirig- ton parties, and Mr. Blanchard said that as soon as the manifest it up on the robbed car reached the local office this morning the amounts specified in it were sent out to the such sums the other losses the manifests sent to New York were. ey amined. Gov. O’Ferrall Offers a Reward. RICHMOND, Va., October 13.—Three lett here today for the scene of A KNOWN QUANTITY. It is the practice of The Star to print on Saturday a sworn statement of its circulation day by day for the preceding week. It would seem self- evident that the advertiser is entitled to this protection. Below will be found the statement for the week just past. The average circulation exhibited is believed to be much more than the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies, and fully five times that of its afternoon contem- porary. Cireulat of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, Oct. 6, 19%... MONDAY, Oct. 8. 1904... TUESDAY, Oct. 9, 1894. WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10,'1894 THURSDAY, Oct. 11, ugo4, FRIDAY, Oct. 12, 19942. ¥ Total...... 0... Daily average. J solemnly swear thgt the above statement rep- Tesente only the numbfr of copies of Tar Even- ING Stancirculated during phe six secular days end- ing Friday, October 12, 1994--that is, the num- berof coples actually “sold, delivered, furnished ormailed, for valuable‘conMderation, to bona fide purchasers or subscriters, and that none of the copies so counted wete réturned to or remainia the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me thirteenth day of October, A. D. 1894. GEO. H. MICHAELSEN, ; Notary Pubile, D. C. this sent from this city by the train, and most of that was in bonds. Governor O'Ferrall has offered 31,000 re- ward, and telegraphed the governor of Maryland, asking his co-operation. Rumored Arrest at Bowe. There was a rumor on the street just as The Star went to press that five men had been arrested at Bowle station, on the B. and P. road, upon the arrival there of the train from Pope's Creek, on suspicion of being implicated in the train robbery. The Pope's Creek line is situated a long dis- tance from the Potomac river, which it parallels, If the robbers had. had conveyances awaiting in Maryland when they crossed from Virginia they could have reached the Ene at some station below Marlboro’ in time to have taken the northward train to- day. It is probable that all strangers traveling on the line will be subject to close espionage by detectives for several days. Not There. It is thought by officers who are investi- gating the robbery that one of the robbers belonged in this city. This afternoon In- specior Hollinberger received a telegram from the Richmond authorities asking him to locate a certain individual. ‘The inspector succeeded in locating the man’s stopping place, but the man was not there. —_>_—. THE DETECTIVE HELD. Judge Miller Sends Charlie Edwards to the Grand Jury. Charlie Edwards, the alleged colored de- tective who was locked up yesterday on a charge of perjury growing out of his work in connection with the Soldiers’ Home fire, as printed in yesterday’s Star, was given a hearing in Judge Miller's court teday. Mr. Mullowney, for the prosecution, called a number of witnesses, who gave evidence! concerning the detective. Witnesses ap- peared and told of the repetition of the al- Edwards @ witness against the soldier dicr named Welch testified that he saw Ed wards soon after he had been admitted to the home, and Edwards told him that he had ‘being Sarah Smith, the chiet in. A sol- come to detect “speak the fire. Welch promised to assist him, and did so, He was one of 'the three men’ who hid under a tree on Tuesday night during the storm and listened to the story told by the girl who was with him. He heard what she said, and being satisfied that the girl Was not Sarah Smith, he hurried around and headed them off. ‘Ghen‘he struck a match flashed it in the girl's face, but she cov- her face so he»coukd not see her, Wit- aid he was’ weil acquainted with rah Smith, and he failed to recognize the Voice of the woman as that of Sarah Smith's. rah doaied that’stte had ever made any confession to the private detective, or any one else, and said she was not at the home ‘fuesday night whep a girl made the alleged confession, : A South Washington grocer testified that he saw Sarah Smith im his store about 0:10 o'clock Tuesday night, About the time Sarah was said to have been at the home. Policeman Matthews told of his investiga- tion of the case. The defendant, in his own behalf, denied the charge. He told of having met Sarah Smith inthe woods several times, and he declared that she had confessed having set fire to the place. But he was unable to ex- plain why the girl refused to let Weich see her Tuesday night. When questioned by the court, he sald he was admitted to the home for the purpose of breaking up the “speak easies,” and also to discover, if possible, who set fire to the place. He then charged that when searched at the police station, he was robbed of $5, and his memorandum book destroyed. This, Policeman Matthews charged, was a job he wanted to put up on the police, the some as he had attempted to put up one on the girl. Judge Miller held the prisoner for the grand jury, and committed him to fail in de- fault of $500 bail. and clear up —_—>— HIS OWN PISTOL, Walter Edmonds Shot in a Row Last Night. Last night about 10 o'clock the vicinity of Whitney avcnue and Lydecker street was the scene of a series of fights, in which a gun and revolver figured. Whisky and wemen caused the trouble, and this morn- ing Walter Edmonds, one of the partict- pants, was in Freedman’s Hospital at the point of death. The others were locked*up. Walter Edmonds and Benjamin Moss started the trouble in a street tight and after rolling over the dirty street and pound- ing each other several minctes friends separated them and each went his way. Edward Williams was present as a friend of Edmonds, who had been worsted in the fray, and he concluded to avenge his friend. He had no idea of fighting wit! his fists, but he went to his home a mile away and fot a shotgun, as he said, “to bluff off the crowd.” Whether or not he intended to use the gun fs not known, for Policeman Mat- thews overtook him before he had reached the neighbbrhool to which the men had gone. The officer was seated on his horse when he sew two yonn# ¢olored men coming along the roadway. They were in their shirt sleeves and bareheaded, and the of- ficer valled to them, “What are you doing?” “Nothing,” was the response, “we've just come from home.” Williams had what the officer thought was a club which he carried over nis shoul- der, but upon seeing the officer he walked to the side of the road and laid it on the grass. This proved to be the cun. When the officer “spoke to the negroes Edmonds started on a run and eluded the officer, but only to’ meet his death. He ran to his home, got, his pistol and then returned to kill Benjamin Moss, with whom he had had the fight, nd. fired two shots at his house. ds; fat S pie Harry Edmon thar 0} young man, rushed an = ae far the purpose a, im. e grabbed his son’s hand the* wekpon went off, end the young man who had tried to kill Benja- min Moss shot himgelg #m the groin. The petrol ae reached the scene the ital. His was locked up to await elopmenté, . Williams: was Cane with Pew aeinet, Moss were nlocked up, LATE NEWS BY WIRE| Ceremonies in Honor of Robert Morris. CABINE? MEMBERS AT BATAVIA, WY. The Dedication of the Old Holland Land Office. = SUPPORT OF THE: COLONIES BATAVIA, N. Y., October 13.—Robert Morris was honered today by the dedtca- tion as a memorial to him of the old land office of the Holland purchase, built about the year 184, and bought in 184 by the Holland Pyrchase Historical Socieiy that it might be preserved unto future genera- tions. Very appropriately, the chief dedi- catory address was made by John G. Car- lisle, Secretary cf the Treasury, and lineal descendants of the great superintendent of finance were present among the multitude of listeners. Among the distinguished guests were Mr. Gresham, Secretary of State; Dantel 8. La- mont, Secretary of War; Mr. Herbert, Sec- retary of the Navy; Mr. Smith, Secretary of Interior, and Postmaster General Wilson S._ Bissell. Provision had been made by the citizens of Batavia for the entertainment of 5,000 guests, and fully that number were in at- tendance. Prior to the formal exercises of dedication a parade was held, the members of the cabinet reviewing it from a stand in front of the land office. Succeeding the review. of the procession came the unveiling of the tablet over the door of the land office. This tablet was inscribed: Erected 18—. Dedicated 1894 To the memory of Robert Morris. Prayer was offered by the Rt. Rev. Stephen Vincent Ryan, Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Buffalo, and ad- journment for lunch followed. At 2 p.m. the exercises in the state park opposite to the State Institution for the Blind were begun with prayer by the Rev. Arthur Cleveland Coxe, Episcopal bishop of the diocese of Western New York. An original poem by John H. Yates, en- titled “Our Ancient Landmark,” was read by the author. John G. Carlisle then ad- dressed the assemblage. The exercises concluded with the bene- diction by the oldest clergyman on the Holland Purchase—Rev. Philos G. Cook of Buffalo, Soon after the delivery of Secretary Car- lisle’s address a reception was held at the Hotel Richmond, at which the people were presented to the cabinet officials and other honored guests, A feature of the day's events was the de- livery, under military escort, to the Holland Purchase Historical Society by the Buffalo Historical Society of the original deeds of the Holland Purchase, which will form the nucleus of the museum which it is purposed to establish in the old land office. The Holland purchase was made July 20, 3, by the Holland Land Company, which by that transfer acquired title from’ Robert Morris to seven-eighths of th original Gen- esee county, comprising nearly all of the land lying west of the Genesee river in this state. The date of the erection of the stone structure is in dispute, but it is known to have been completed and occupied as early s 1815, It stands upon the bank of Tona- wanda creek. Sere TR THOUSANDS RETURN TO WORK. Striking Cloak Makers Elated at the Outlook. NEW YORK, October 13.—The cloak mak- ers are elated today over the outlook in the strike upon which they entered the first of the week. About 3,000 returned to work teday and before night it is thought that fully 5,000 more will follow them. Joseph Barondess presided at a meeting of the strikers today, at which it was decided to deal individually with all the firms. JE oe CANNOT PREVENT A FIGHT. Corbett Says That He is Now Deter- mined, BUFFALO, N. Y., October 13.—James J. Corbett told a reporter today that nothing should prevent a meeting with Bob Fitz- simmons. “In the event that the fight is prevented in Florida, I'll go to New Or- leans," said Corbett. “I am going to fight Fitzsimmons and am perfectly willing to go where I can do so. without interference. There'll be a meeting, even if it is for no more than a five dollar not —_ CANT DRINK. THEY Policeman Doing So Will Be Removed From the ce. The new police manual which has just been adopted by the Commissioners con- tains an amendment which ts of more than passing Interest. After the end of rule 36 the following is substituted: “Drinking intoxicants in bar rooms or other public places, whether on or off duty, will be sufficient cause for removal from the force.” This is a broad rule and will affect a large rumber of officers who are accustomed to take a social drink now and then. The Commissioners, in reply to a question from a Star reporter this afternoon, sald that the law was to be rigidly enforced, and was not only intended for the private, but every member Of the police force, from che highest to the lowest. When the Fat Men's Club was raided some time ago the defense of several of the officers caught there was that they were off duty. The Commissioners do not think that an officer of the law should under any circum- stances accept or buy drinks in a public bar room. —— CARROLL McKENNEY’S FUNERAL. A Last Tri e to a Bright and Pop- ular Young Man. Funeral services over the remains of the late Carroll McKenney were held this after- noon at the residence of his parents, 1523 Rhode Island avenue. There was a large attendance of the friends and acquaintances of the deceased and of the family. The justices of the Supreme Court, of which body the father of the deceased, Mr. James H. McKenney, has been the chief clerk for a number of years, showed their sympathy by their presence. Rev. Dr. Bartlett, the pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyter- ian Church, officiated. The pallbearers were selected from among the intimate friends cf the deceased. ‘ Th> death of Mr. McKenney, which oc- eurrec last Thursday evening, was a great shock to his many friends. He spent the summer in Europe, where he had gone to gain rest and recreation. Upon his return ne was attacked with typhoid fever, which proved fatal. Mr. McKenney had the qual- ities of heart which go to make a man ened by his fellows, combined with the in- tellect ing friends, and his early death is a source of geruine grief. — : Real Estate Transfers. Annie E. Bateman to Catherine 8, Bate- man, part lot 70 in Threlkeld’s addition to Georgetown; $10. Harry Barton and W. Henry Walker, trustees, to Minnie F. Gudgin, fot 21, bik. 2, University Heights; $440. Lydia C, 8S. Creyke to Charles EB. ON THE HUNT. Detective Weedon has not yet finished his investigation of ¢he case involving the theft of postage stamps from the bureau of en- sraving and printing, and it is probable that before the case gets into court several more persons will be behind the bars. In the investigation yesterday Post Office In- spector Smith and Dr. Wesley R. Davis, stamp agent, rendered the officer valuable assistance and enabled him to make good progress. The arrest of George W. Long- street, also an employe of the bureau, oc- employes. ‘The investigation yesterday showed that stamps other than the 50,000 intended for the Iona, Mich., post office had been miss- ing, for stamps of # different series were found. "Those intended for the lona post office were printed by the Columbian Bank Note Company, while those of the other series were printed in the bureau. From the information given by persons with whom he talked yesterday, Detective Weedon thinks there was probably a con- splracy among certain employed in the bureau to have the stamp business con- ducted so carelessiy and loosely that the government would eventually conclude that It had better again be given out by con- tract. Longstreet, the officer says, has been iden- tified as having sold some of the stamps, and he was selected from the ather em~- ployes yesterday by the women with whom Smith and Beach are said to have gone on the trip to New York Ke. It is claimed that Songearent me od ome ot the stamps, and cl newspaper man; that he had received the stamps from bis newspaper, and would re- ceive 10,000 more in a few days. Smith has made conflicting statements since he was locked up. He now wants to turn state's evidence, and says if guaran- teed immunity he will give away the whole affair. But his proposition has not been ac- cepted, for the officers are satisfied they have a good case against him, and in the light of his many conflicting statements they would not feel satisfied that they could de- pend upon the information he mixht give th em. It is not known just how many stamps have been stolen, nor will the exact number be know. for some time, although the of- cers are confident that the stealing has been going on a long time, and the 50,000 package represents only a small portion of the number actually taken. ———_— THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 1, Judge Cox. Schwartz agt. Scheuerman; injunction granted and Simon Lyon appointed receiver. Alexander agt. Lemos; sale finally con- firmed and reference to auditor ordered. Pinkney agt. Pirkney; divorce granted, de- cree to be drawn. Holmead agt. Amer. 8. and T. Co.; appearance of absent defendant ordered. Brown agt. Chipman; sale finally ratitied and conveyance ordered. Clark agt. Grimshaw; rule on purchaser, returnable October 20, granted. Hitchcock agt. Shus- ter; the H. B. Claflin Co. made party com- plainant. Posey agt. Hansen; pro con- fesso against defendant, Walter Carroll, ordered. Nelson ugt. Richardson; Lewis L O'Neil appointed guardian ad litem. Brown agt. Bausch; auditor's report confirmed. Assignment for Monday, Nos. 14, 8, 7, 28, 29, 24, 301-2, 33, 34, 42. Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Bradley. Alexander agt. District of Columbia; judg- ment in certiorari. Chas. W. Kirkley agt. Washington and Georgetown R. R. Co. jury respited. West End National Ban! agt. leave to withdraw original note. J. H. Crinwell agt. H. M. Schneider; judgment by default set aside. Schultze agt. Moxley, Meloy agt. Smith, Turner agt. Gassmann, and Beall act. Metzger: motions for new trial filed. Taylor & Paine agt. Hewett; judgrrent for plaintiff for want of sufficient affidavit. Manning agt. Ellicott; demurrer to pleas sustained, with leave to amend first plea in five days. Capitol Hill Brick Co. agt. Eno; judgment for plaintiff on motion. Gill agt. Darneill; judgment by default. Lansden agt. Washington Gas Light Co.; motion to extend time for filing cross interrogatories overruled; objections to direct interrogatories overruled and com- mission ordered to issue. Clingan agt. National Life Maturity €o.; motion for leave to fiie replications granted. In re estate of Annie E Northcutt; motion for rule to preduce papers overruled and leave granted G. H. Northcutt to withdraw aff- davit filed October 2. Hattenbach & Bro. agt. DePuy; judgment by default. Willey agt. McKinlay; motion to vacate judgment granted and ordered on calendar for Tues- day next. Emmons agt. Morrison; jude- ment for plaintiff on motion. Washington Brewery Co. agt Hodgson; judgment by de- fault and judgment of condemnation of proceeds of sale. Tindall & Curry agt. Ho- ran, motion for new trial overruled and judgment on verdict against plaintift for costs. Peters vs. Swinburn, motion to quash rit_and dismiss sult overruled. Everett Gould, motion for judgment withdrawn, and case ordered on calendar for this term. Epping vs. Moore, demurrer overruled, with leave to plead in ten days. Circuit Court No. 2—Chief Justice Bingham. Garrett vs. Garrett, motion to strike out pleas and for judgment submitted. Cady & Bender vs. Woods, demurrer sustamed, with leave to plead. Koontz vs. Anacostia and Potomac R. R. Co., demurrer of defend- ant sustained as to the declaration, with leave to amend. Burton vs. Williams, com- mission to take proof allowed to issue. La Fetra vs. Danenhower, motion for bill of particulars and more definite plea with- drawn, and leave granted to demur to third plea in five days. Anderson vs. Baptist Church, motion to suppress deposition with- drawn. Harmon vs. W. and G. R. R. Co., goes over to next Saturday. Washington Brewery Co, vs. Hogson, judgmene against fund {n hands of marshal. Criminal Court No, 2, Judge Cole. United States agt. Wm. W. Gould; sell- ing lottery tickets, persenal recognizance taken. United States agt. Wm. B. Phillips; forgery, nolle prcs. United States agt. Geo. Elfrey; forgery, nollie pros. Probate Court, Judge Hagner. Estate of Reuben B. Clark; proof of pub- lication filed. Estate of St. Julien Fillette; rule returned, served. Estate of James W. St. Clair; same. Estate of Mary E. Swearingen; same. Estate of Mary J. Pat- terson; citation returned, served. In re. guardianship of Hattie Smith; same, Estate of David Twine; inventory re- turned. Estate of Sarih A. Pearson; ac- count approved. Estate of Elizabeth A. McKnew; citation returned, served. Es- tate of Wm. E. Matthews; original will sent to Jno. R. Young, clerk. Estate of Jane E. Tuite; executor bonded and quali- fied. Estate of Jas. M. Reynolds; and submitted. Estate of Albert G. El- dridge; petition for letters of administra- tion, d. b. n., c. t. a, filed. ——._—_—_. A New Chairman. Mr. C. H. J. Taylor of Kansas, District recorder of deeds, a few days ago wrote A. C. Manning of Indianapolis, Ind., Inviting him to accept the chairmanship of the ex- ecutive committee of the Negro National Democratic League. Mr. Mi is a well-known negro democrat, and today he telegraphed his acceptance of the position. —_—_— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, H ff ; i il Chicago Grain and Predace Markets. Co., Bankers and Brokers. IGAGO, Octoder 13, 1 Qyen.” High. Low. ‘Br ay ts 8 oe 2» BN ceaakt paasaeoyysseeeet? | Reese Shien saneel recall { FINANCE AND TRADE Speendition in Railway Shares Was Perfunctory. apnea Manhattan the Most Conspicuous Stock of the Day. a GENERAL MARKET REPORTS a Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 1%.— Speculation ta railway shares this morning was profes. sional, perfunctory and profidless. Opening figures in many instances were duplicated in the final trading and where changes did cecur they were, with one exception, repre- sented by extremely small fractions. The short interest has been reduced within the last forty-eight hours without any apparent influence on the character of the trading or general speculative conditions. The in- creased supply of borrowetle stock may re- sult in a rencwal of bear tactics during the coming week. Manhattan was the most conspicuous fea- ture of the day's trading, by reason of con- tinued weakness under rumors of de- creased earnings. A large selling orter was detected by traders, and tue stock offered down on its attempted execution. During the first hour the stock declined 1-4 per cent from the opening to 112 1 ralited 1 per cent and closed at 2 1-2 pet cent reduction from top figures. The report soon to be made by the com- pany will show, it is sald, that the cable roads have made serious inroads on the revenues of the company to an extent jus- tifying the decline. Other surface roads now nearing completion will coniribute to a reduction in the teaffic of Manhattan. The selling has thus far been traced to no significant quarter and friends of the prop- erty are confident of its ability to do a profitable business in spite of increased competition. It is not unlikely that the lowest price for the stock will precede the publication of earnings above mentioned Sugar sold up 3-4 per cent from the open- ing, but reacted 1 per cent on a continua- tion of the selling noticed at the close of yesterday's business. Insiders were rather free sellers at yesterday's advance, and indl- cations justify a return to the original theory of a further reduction in the interest of the secret purposes of those in charge of ihe manipulation Traders detected some selling of Chicago Gas by brokers usually in the employ of the controlling interest, and forced the price down 3-4 per cent. Bay State Gas opened off 3-4 pe cent, sold down 1 1-4 and rallied 15-8 on a fair volume of business. The foreign exchange market has been a prominent factor in the wed:'s business as a result of a steadily increasing firmness in the face of liberal offerings of cotton bills. The strength ts attributed to a desire on the part of bankers to cover sales made in expectation of a liberal reduction in rates and to the payment of sterling loans. At the close of yesterday's business a relaxa- tion in rates, varying from 1-32 to 1-16, was recorded. Some gold may go out next week, but it is not H«ely to attract much atten- tion. The bank tement reflects a gain nearly $1,750, in lawful money, which. with the resulting increase in deposits, are the only changes of special signtficance The statement in detail shows: Reserve increased, $1,396,375; loans decreased, $109,- 000; specie increased, legals creased, $1,050,000; deposits increa 317,700, and circulation increased, $411, si,- om”. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The follcwing are the opening, the high- est and tne lowest and the closing price. of the New York stock market today, as rc ported by Corson & Macartney, memp- New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8 Broadway: Stocks. Low. American Sugar... American Sugar, pfa American Tobacco. . —— Cotten Ol ison, nada Southern Chesapeake and Objo. 1S8t. 1 c % Chicago B. and Qo... Chic, and Northwestern. Del.. Lack. and W ..... Delaware and Hudson = py ——y and Cattle Fe General Reetric wt rie. Loutevit Nashville. Long Island Traction... Metropolitan Traction . Mannattan Elevated. ‘gan Central Texas Pacific ~ ‘Tenn. Coal and iron. Union Pacific. asked. U. 8. 48, coupon, 11 Government Bonds.—U. bid, 1144 Cy a U. 8. Ss, 119% Did, 130 ask a. tered, 114 4% bid, aad Se, 108 Water stock Water stock 7s, 100s, fing, curreney, 114 a, 100 bid. Washington and George. town Railroad conv. ts, Ist, 15 bid. 187 moked Washington and Georgetown Railroad conv. Gs. 2, 127 bid, 137 asked. “Metbupolitan Itailroad sony. Gs, 102 bid, 105 asked. “Belt Kailroad Sa, 101 bid. Pelumbia Kallroad Gs, 107 bid. 107%) asked. Wash ington Gas Company Gs, series A, f14 bid. Wash jecton Gas Company Ge. series B 115 Wid. | Wash- ington Gas Company conv. 6s, Elee- pane tes Teccaet Telephone ten eo ec ts, bid, 101 ‘American Security and Trust bs. ¥ toa and lynn, 38 naked, — Asked. U.S. Plectrie Light. 128 bid, 139 Tnmurance Stocks. —Piremen’s, 8). hid. 40 moked. Fo anued. “Corcoran, 88 Did, 40 naek reset Ge ‘bid Adlington’ 150. bia.” denen. seeamee 160 bts. National Union, 44 asked. Co- Eee ee ee tes eae bid, Tis ated” Columbia Tithe, 2 Bese od Potomac, . ‘5 ne 4 atone elas ot. ‘Treumatic Gus : Market, 18 i ; é Hi Hi a |