Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1897-12 S. turning to a reporter of The Star, who stcod near him. Detective Bonrdman Appears. Just then Detective Boardman, who oper- ates the Parisian method of measuring criminals, appeared with a card to take his official criminal measurements. The office at that time was crowded by men anxfous for a glimpse of the criminal who has so successfully eluded the police for se long. ¢ The detectives remarked upon the ap- Tearance of the man, and Detective Hol- linberger made the remark that if the man were well dressed he would be con- sidered handsome. The boy, for he is only ebcut nineteen years of age, is of rather prepossessing appearance. He stands five feet ten and five-eighths inches and weighs 155 pounds. His manner indicated the James Carr, From a Photograph Takea Today. nervous strain he has been under while hiding from the police, and he moved un- easily as Detective Boardman asked him the qnestions which go to make up his criminal record. In the meantime Detec- tive Weedon had found an old pair of -h he presented to the barefoot mzn, but they did not fit. Some one breught in his own shoes, and he grate- fully received them, at the same time again complaining of his feet. « Carr's Plaint. A reporter of The Star engaged him in conversation, and while he was loath to talk, he finally said: am in trouble enough, God knows. Whisky did it all. I was drunk at the time. n then did not do what I attempt- girl got away from me and ran. = hunted like an animal is awful. they going to do with me now? Take me to jail. Oh, I hope so, for I want to rest." “Were you in No. 27 K street hiding?” The I was |. I gave myself up to Mike Raedy. I know Mike, and so I gave up to him. That other officer who was with him (Trumbo) came near getting me last night. He chased me, but I was too fast for him. you anything else to “No, not now. There are some things I could tell, but not now. All I want to say is, I didn’t accomplish what I set out to do, and would never have done what I did if I hadn't been drinking.” The appearance of the man excited pity among some of those present. He was dressed in an old pair of pants, with a faded blue undershirt covering his miserable body. Over this was a faded, worn-out coat, and a slouch hat completed his dress. As soon as he had been measured he was turned over to the marshal. His exit from headquarters was by the front way and was equally as rapid as was his entrance fifteen minutes before. Once outside he was hurried into the patrol wagon in waiting and the horses were whipped up. But the big crowd was not to be disappointed and Tan after the wagon, following it to the photographer's, where Carr's picture was yr? taken. ev ‘al persons in the crowd shouted Kill him!” as Carr was borne away by the eflicers: His Photograph Taken. Shortly after 11 o'clock Carr was taken to Mrs. Merritt's photograph gallery, on Pennsylvania avenue between 9th and 10th streets, and his picture was taken for preservation in the gallery. The news of the coming of the long-want- ed criminal was not leng in spreading through the neighborhood, and when the patrol wagon drove up there was a dense crowd gathe about the entrance to the gallery. The officers hustled Carr through the crowd on the run, and lost little time getting to the gallery on the third floor. Carr proved a tractable “sitter,” and offered no objection to being photographed. It took but a few minutes to get things ready, and two pictures were made of the young man. He assisted the photographer to the best of his ability, and, while he showed nothing in the way of vanity, he took the poses assigned to him very will- ingly. He looked frightened, and his eyes had a hunted look. No man could look less like the popular idea of him than does Carr. The young man would be called handsome by nine People out of ten—handsome in a rather coarse and unrefined way. His brown hair needed cutting badly, and yet, tousled as it was, it gave a sort of picturesque air to his general appearance. His face looked as though the use of a razor once a fort- night would be all that was necessary to keep his beard in subjection, for Carr is really little more than a boy in bearing. His Attractive Eyes. But it is his eyes that would first attract attention. They are large and deep, and fringed with long, thick lashes—unusually attractive eyes. As he sat In the pho- tographer's chair they moved about shift- ily, as though he was nervous and fright- ened to the last degree. As his eyes turned once toward a painted imitation stone wall he gave a perceptible shudder, as though he saw visions of another wall that was not made of paint and canvas. A few minutes later Carr was taken down to the wagon again. By this time the crowd had greatly increased, and it re- quired the services of several policemen to break a way for him across the side- Walk. There was no sort of demonstration other than a general jostling and pushing to get a better view of the famous crim- inal, and as rapidly as possible he was hurried into the wagon, which was at once started off at full speed. Experience of the Officers. Last night's pursuit, as well as the past week's investigation, will, in all probability, never be forgotten by the officers who worked on the case. House after house was searched, and the police have almost lived in Patterson's woods, near Ivy City, where the fugitive was said to have been in hid- ing. Two ladies who were in the woods xathering blackberries claimed they got a glimpse of a man whom they recognized as Carr. Then he was seen by two men, and all four of these people communicated the information to the police. This caused De- jective Barnes of the second precinct and other officers to search the woods, and they still believe he had been there, al- theugh they did not succeed in apprehend- There came reports, also, that the fugitive had been seen in houses in various sections, and these houses were searched. When the information came that Carr had been seen in Patterson's woods the police be- came more confident that they would get him. Early yesterday morning a detail made by Major Moore prosecuted a search, with another failure adde@ to the score. This was a sad disappointment to Col. Moore and the other department officials, and they began to fear that Carr had gone for good. eben A Sure Tip Received. But yesterday about 6 o'clock Inspector Hollinberger received word that the man wanted was hiding at the house of Mr. Baldwin, No. 27 K_ street, where. Mrs. Doten also lives. This jpformation was to the effect that the fugftive had been 2 the Baldwin-Doten house ever since he committed the offense, and that his former friend and companion, “Frog” Baldwin, was helping to care for him. Both Mr. Doten and Mr. Baldwin, it 1s said, gave the information. The fugitive, it was al- leged, had been sleeping in the space be- tween the upper ceiling and the roof, and had been coming out from this uncomfort- able hiding place at intervals to get his meals. When this tip was received Precinct De- tective Barnes was hastily summoned to Peadquarters, and Inspector Hollinberger sent him to make the search. For one man to make a search for so important a erim- inal, the officer realized, was not an easy task, and so he took Policeman McDonald with him. Frightened Him Away. ‘Together these officers went to the house, and, it is now claimed, because of the small number of officers: In the search, they suc- ceeded only in frightening off the badly wanted man. He went through the sky- light, it is claimed, and escaped by getting down to terra firma at the house of Mr. McCarthy several doors away. Later developments show that he re- ined in Mrs. McCarthy’s yard until after o'clock, and when the lady of the house went out to close the blinds she saw him, and the frightened man made a break for Eberty.- He was recognized by others, and when he reached the street a crowd soon gathered and joined in the pursuit. Among them was William Adams, who works “In the government printing office, and he kept well in the lead, but was unable to over- take the fugitive. During the pursuit Carr threw away his shoes, which were picked up and afterward turned over to the police at the sixth pre- cinct station. Today they were given to the prisoner before he was sent to jail. Raid Was Fruitless.” When Barnes returned to headquarters and reported that his raid had been made without success the news was a sore dis- appointment to the detectives who had gathered there to meet Maj. Moore and In- spector Holiinberger. The information that Carr was in the house had been given by Mr. Doten, on the authority of his wife. She had become tired of having him in the house, she said, and this left no doubt that he was there. Maj. Moore, however, was satisfied that Carr was not far away, and he had the officers out all night, as’ they had been for several nights before. De- tectives and policemen in citizens’ clothes were thick on the streets, but about day- break most of them gave up the pursuit. Strict Orders Given. In the second precinct, after midnight, the officers were given strict orders con- cerning their duties. Shortly after 12 o'clock word was received that Carr. had crossed Florida and New York avenues, on his way into the city, and Sergt. Dunnigan, who was on duty, acted promptly in the matter. Remembering the injunction of Maj. Dye, when Policeman Fowler was murdered—“I_ want no sleeping until the man ts caught”—he gave orders for the patrolmen to take positions at certain places to make Cart’s departure from the city a matter of impossibility, as he sup- posed, and he told the men they must re- main at their posts until relieved. “Carr is in the city,” he said, “and h must be captured.” i . Officers Discover Him. The sergeant was satisfied that aftor Carr had been frightened away from the Baldwin-Doten house he had gone out in the direction of Patterson's woods, and that, fearing he would be followed there, he retraced his steps, hoping to meet some friends who would assist him. About 3 o'clock in the morning the police ran across the fugitive not far from 3d and La streets, near where he was afterward cap- tured. Policemen Trumbo and Hendricks were the officers who got a glimpse of him, as he was pursuing his way in stocking feet, and they started in pursuit. Carr was able to outrun them, and several bullets jwere sent after him, but they failed to hit im. The officers were satisfied then that he had taken refuge in a building not far away, and the officers were instructed to keep the neighborhood well posted. His subsequent capture in Mr. Fowler's stable was, therefore, not a surprise to them. During the investigation, between mid- night and daybreak, the officers searched a great many box cars on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and startled a number of tramps. Disposing of the Reward. Inspector Hollirberger will now have the task of determining the question of dis- pesing of the $100 reward. There are only four claimants thus far, but the inspector thinks there will be at least a dozen before the money is finally paid over. It 1s cer- tain that no one person will get the whole amcunt, but it will be divided between sev- eral. Mr. Doten, who has acted so square- ly with the officers, will certainly come in for part of the money, it was stated by In- spector Hollinberger, for had it rot be for him Carr might Still have been in hic ing uncer the roof of the Doten house. Then Mr. Fowler, in whose stable the prisoner was caught, will probably come in for a share. Frank J. Beuchert, who was among those who rushed in the stable and who grabbed Carr, may also have a claim. Two boys called at headquarters today and said they had pointed out Carr to the officers, and they thought they were en- ttied to part of the reward. Inspector Hollinberger wants all who have claims upon the money to file them with him at once, in orcer that the matter may be set- tled as soon as possible. n > THOUGHT IT WAS FOULTZ. Crowd Attracted by the Arrest of a Lad Named Adams. This afternoon quite a crowd collected in front of police headquarters, when Poiice- man McDonaid reached there with a col- ored boy ramed James Adams, who had been arrested for theft. People on tue street thought the prisoner was Dorsey Foultz, the colored murderer, and when this was rumored about the streets the crowd increased. ? Adams, who says he lives at No. 1700 iith street northwest, entered the house of Mrs. Mocre, No. 522 6th etreet northwest, and took a pair of shoes. He was pursued as far as Ball's alley by the officer. While endeavoring to escape he threw away the shoes and a bottle of whisky. His excuse was that he went to the house to ask for work, and as the door was open he walked in and took the shoes. ‘The boy is held at the second precinct station for a hearing tomorrow. a TWO WILLS SUBMITTED. Last Wishes of Julia A. Kellogg and Emma Murray, Respectively. In the office of the register of wills afternoon the last testament of the Julia A. Kellogg, dated March 3, 1806, filed for probate. The will directs that cer- tain stocks, bonds and securities trans- ferred to the testatrix by her sister, Fran- cis Lucretia Thomas, shall be disposed of striclly in accordance with the will of the latter. House No. 1819 I street, together with the contents and the lot, is bequeathed to & nephew of the deceased, Sanford Cobb Kellogg. After disposing of certain silver ware and household effects to. relatives, and $5,000 to Julia Augusta Kellogg, the will provides for the division of the remainder of the estate equally among Elizabeth Homer Kellogg, Lewis Southwick Kellogg and Ellen Wheeler Shippen. Sanford Cobb Kellogg, United States army, and Charles W. Tillinghast are named as executors. | By the will of the late Emma Murray, dated July 25, 1897, and also filed this af- sernoon for probate, a dweliing house in Lynchburg, Va., is given to George W. Scott, a brother of the deceased. A num- ber of smal: bequests are made.- Augustus A. Murray and William A. Wells are named as executors. —~ It matters little what it is that you want yrwhether a situation or a servant—a “want” ‘ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. this laie was LATE NEWS BY WIRE Rumored Attempt to Oust Governor Bushnell, {RESULT OF LATE LYNCHING Report That Effort Will Be Made to Impeach Him. DISCREDITED AT COLUMBUS —— ee Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 5.—Informa- tion comes from Urbana that a secret meet- ing of prominent citizens was held there last night, at which the advisability of bringing quo warranto proceedings in the snpreme court against Governor Bushnell to oust him from office was discussed. The charge on which such an action will be based, if it is decided to bring the suit, will be neglect of duty en the part of the governor in that he failed to send addi- ticnal troops to Sheriff McLain to protect the negro prisoner Charlie Mitchell at the time of the lynching six weeks ago. They will endeavor to show that the gov- ernor’s office was in possession of full in- formation regarding the situation here on the afternoon preceding the day on which Mitchell was hanged, and that a request wes made then not to send more troops shere, in order to give the people an oppor- tunity to do with Mitchell just what they afterward did do. No decision vas arrived at, but the ques- tion will receive further attention, and it is not at all unlikely that such a suit will be filed. Also Heard in Cincinnatt. CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 5.—A dis- patch from Urbana, Ohio, says the feeling there is so strong against Gov. Bushnell for attempting to oust Mayor Ganson and Sheriff McLain that there is serious talk of instituting counter proceedings to oust Gov. Bushnell, on the ground that he failed in his duty to furnish the necessary militia force to suppress the mob. Whatever has been done in this direction has not been made public, but there is no doubt of deep feeling in the matter, that may take this form of expression. Discredited at Columbus. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 5.—The report from Urbana about ousting Gov. Bushnell is regarded here as Idle talk. : ‘The governor himself is ill at his Home in Springfield. He can only be impeached by the House of Representatives, and must be tried by the Senate. ‘The legisiaiure will not be in session «n- til the first Monday in January next, unless convened by the governor, and he is not likely to convene it to try himself. sae net Laan MONTGOMERY COUNTY CONVENTION. Orgapization Effected and Committes 4 jointed to Transact Business. Special From a Staff Correspondent. ROCKVILLE, Maryland, August 5.—The republican county convention met here at 12 o'clock and wa: called to order by Gen. Allan Rutherfcrd, chairman of county ; committee. All of the thirteen districts were fully represented. Mr. Chas. F. Kirk was unan- imously elected temporary chairman, R. H. Miles and Louis Hill were chosen as secretaries. After receiving credentials from the various districts, there being no contests, the temporary organization was made permanent. Upon motion of Ashley M. Gould the following committee was selected for the purpose of reporting the Hst of nomina- tions to be made by the convention: First district, H. H. Griffith; Second, W. W. Browning; Dronenberg; ‘Chird, J. F. s Fourth, Carey Kingdon; Fifth, Jno. W. Lancaster; Sixth, Jas. Purden; Seventh, Daniel A. Grovenor; Eighth, Chas. F. Kirk; nth, Allan Rutherford; Tenth, Capt. Jno. McDonald; Eleventh, A. Cc. Brown; Twelfth, Jno. R. Mount; Thirteenth, Tom Cc. Noyes. s The convention then took recess for two hours to give the committee time to re- port. The convention was harmonious. — UNEASINESS AT CLEVELAND. Manufacturers Fear Another Short- age in Conl Supply. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 5.—Cleve- land ccal men are viewing the coal strike situation with much apprehension. They are deeply interested in the mass meeting to be held in the Clearfield district in Penn- sylvania, whith the strike has not yet reached. Advices in Cleveland are to the effect that De Armitt’s mines are paralyzed, and the feeling is here that there may be an absolute tie-up. Resumption of work by several of Cleve- land’s large manufacturies will rapidly de- crease the supply of coal in this city, and much alarm is felt. The Cleveland rolling mill and the Union rolling mill, which have resumed, are using 600 tons of coal per day. == ee MURRAY VANDIVER APPOINTED. New Chqirman of Maryland State Democratic Committee. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, BALTIMORE, Md., August 5.—Col. Bu- chanan Schley, chairman of the democratic state convention which met here July 28, has appo!nted Mr. Murray Vandiver, col- lector of internal revenue, chairman of the democratic state committee. Mr. Vandiver will forward his resignation of the revenue office to President McKinley at once. The leading democrats and closest friends of Senator Gorman in Baltimore city put no faith in the story that the senator is gcing to Withdraw as a candidate to suc- ceed himself to the United States: Senate. He was seen in this city yesterday by many of his most intimate friends and ad- mirers, who all say the story has no foun- dation and that he, on the contrary, is very much in the fight. One of his nearést friends said that the senator, in a conver- sation with him, had seemed more san- guine than usual and had discussed the plans for his campaign. Today Senator Gorman went to Saratoga for a three weeks’ stay. ——— TIE-UP DID NOT A TERIALIZE, Miners’ Strike in West Virginia Seems to Be on the Wane. WHEELING, W. Va., August 5.—At Fairmont the tie-up, promised by Organizer Rae, has not materialized, and aside from a few men at Clarksburg there are no addi- ticns to the strikers. In Kanawha valley all but one mine are werking. On the Norfolk and Western the strike has entirely disappeared. Miners’ day is being celebrated by labor- ae people geuerally in Wheeling and vi- cinity. The eastern Ohio miners are getting hun- gry, and have soliciting committees out with wagons securing food. The people are contributing liberally, and Secretary and Treasurer Lewis thinks they can hold out another month at least. —_>—_—_ DEATH OF A NOTED SCHOLAR. Prof. Frederick De Forest Allen of Harvard Passes Away. BOSTON, August 5.—Frederick DeForast Allen, Ph.D., for seventeen years professor of classica! philology at Harvard Univer- sity, has died from the effects of a para- lytic shock. 2 > Prof. Allen was one of the. best-known and oldest members in length of service of the Harvard faculty, though only fifty- three yearslot dge. Curttus, whose pupil he was, mentioned him profusely in his works, and everywhere in terms of pro- found eyes He* was rm in Oberlin, Ohio, in 1844. After gradugtion in 1863 he visited Europe and studied/for several years at the Uni- versity of ipsic. In 1866 he became a Professor af tha University of Tennessee. He left that ins\itution to accept a pro- fessorship the University of Cincinnati, and later. called to a chair at Yale. After a f stay there he accepted the professorshf at\Harvard, which ke held up to the time his death. His writings included a revi edition of Hadley’s Greek grammar, 4 work on Greek versifica- tion in insctiptiggs, published in 1884, and a large number «if volumes of the ancient classics whith he edited. As an editor he enjoyed a Nery bleh reputation, and his editions of the cigssics were widely used. CHANGE IN POSTAL CARDS A Departure Announced in Their Size and Appearanoe. In the future, after the next issue of postal cards by the Post Office Department, a noticeable: charge will be found, as re- gards their size and appearancee. There will be two sizes of the cards, both smaller than the one in use at present. One of them will be about a quarter of an inch narrower than the present size, to be used by merchants and others who de- sire to send the cards to customers or friends inside of envelopes. The other card will be an inch smaller one way and three- quarter’ of an inch another than the ones to be had now. They will be most convenient for index- ing purposes, for Mbrarians or others. Designs to Be Different. The designs on the cards also will be dif- ferent. The larger one will have different lettering from those used now, as will the other, and will have the head of Jefferson, the same which is made use of now. The smaller card will have a,vignette of the head of John Quincy Adams, whose face has never been put upon paper issued by the department before. The general appearance of both cards will be greatly improved, it is thought. Propesals will be opened at the depart- ment August 1S for the printing of the cards. Character of the Contracts. This contract runs about four years, and amounts to about $200,000 a year. This year prospective contractors will be re- quested to submit samples of paper of their cwn, which not only may meet the stand- ard required by the government, but which it is hoped may develop something better. About 500,000,060 postal cards are used by the people of this country each year, and the contract is made out for about 2,000,000,000 for the four years. The pres- ent contractor is C. C. Woolworth, Castle- ton, N. Y., and the price paid is a little lers than 39 cents a thousand cards, at which price there is a small profit. Ses NEEDS OF THE_ SCHOOLS. Annual Estimates of Roard of Trus- tees, Covering $1,400,751. The board, | of trustees of the public schools today stibmitted to the Commis- stoners an dstiméte of the amount required for the next fiscal year. A total appropriation of $1,400, asked. Thiggis divided as follow: is Salaries, superiniendents and offic $9,900; salanigs, teachers, $7: ; salaries, Janitors, ingluding janiter of Minor build- ing, $70,726.,., Night schpols,,salaries and contingent expenses, $,700;, rent, including Minor building, $1},850., Repairs, $50,090; jndustrial instruction, $12,000; free text books, $50,000; contingent expenses, $30,000,,fuel, $37,000; water filters and flags, $4,000;, furniture for new build- ings, $12,300; ney. buildings and additions to buildings, $2084000. The new buildings asked for are as fol- lows: One eight-rocm building and site in the northwest, $40,000; one cight-room building to replace, the McCormick school, $30,000; one four-room addition to the Bir- $14,000; one manual training and site, for the first eight divisions, $150,000; one manual training school buflding and site, ninth, tenth ana eleventh divisions, $100,000; one four-room building and site, “at Twining City, $14,000; one four-room building on Grant road, $1 900; one:four-room. addition to the Benning white school, $10,000; one eight-room build- ing and site in the ninth division, $40,000. a ney school, SILVER ON A SLIDE. Narrow Escape [From Being Over- whelmed by a Mefal Avalanche. There was a heavy slide of silver in the big vault of the United States treasury the other day, and six men who were at work therein at the time had a narrow escape from being crushed to death. There is $152,- 000,000 in silver dollars in the vault, having a total weight of 4,560 tons, being at the rate of 30 tons for each million dollars. This vast treasure is being counted as an incident of the transfer of the office of treasurer from Mr. Morgan to Mr. Roberts, and it was while this work was in progress that the silver avalanche occurred. The silver is stored in bags, and as fast as the bags are examined and their contents weighed they are passed along from one man to another and piled in long rows from floor to ceiling. While engaged in this operation the other day one of the great piles became unbalanced and toppled over. There were six men in the vault at the time, and they barely had time to get out- side the vault before the great mass tumbled down where they had been at work and scattered silver dollars thousands deep on the fluor. They burst from the bags and tumbled and rolled in all directions. Te- yond the destruction of the bags no damage was done. The work of the count was con- siderably delayed, however, inasmuch as it touk nearly an entire day to gather up the silver coins and count and put them back into bags. One of the old employes of the office said today that such accidents, while not un- common, were always attended with more cr less danger, and the men who are en- gaged in the work were always cautioned to exercise the greatest care. ———— 2. ALASKAN POSTAL FACILITIES. Gold Seekers Will Be Cheered With Occasional Letters From Home. The hosts that have migrated to the Alaskan and Klondike gold fieids during the past few months will not be wholly without pasfal,facilities during the coming winter. Thare avill be one round trip a month to CjrcleuCity until July 1 of next year. This;monshly service began on the ist of last,jmonf{b, end, while no route is specially depignaéed, it will be via the Chil- koot Pass. yThigsservice carries only letter mail, no provision being made for other classes of‘ mattér. Heavy mail has “been carried sosfariunder a contract for five steamer trips, vis Yukon river, and the last of the fivetripdtwill be started from fan Francisco, about Beptember 1. It is doubt- ful whether the last expedition can pro- ceed all the way, for in the latter part of Reptenibeny ther kulcan, is usually frozen over. The Yourt ae over, t ns e contragt flows the carriage of mal to the exttht' of five tons in weight, and by the time ‘mails now on the way reach theCentnal City district and are forwarded into the into which the rush has been made the prospectors will be well supplied with reading material. expedition carrying the course is now en. route. ¢ Fee an ene Ere ‘CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. A Merchants’ Parcel Delivery Com- pany Driver,Arrested in Baltimose. Richard-West;‘twenty-two years old, who was employed as driver for the Merchants’ Parcel Delivery €cmpany, .was brought here from Baltimore this afternoon by De- tective Carter.and. locked up. It-is charg- ed that he embezzled $20.42 of the funds of the soca When RNG he was wear- a e i deliver Ha tela the omeae Shere eohag been drunk, and ‘that he had no idea of ‘what he nad done." Judge Mills. will list. INSTANTLY KILLED Lloyd Ware Receives a Fatal Shock From a Live Electric Wire. HE WAS REPAIRING A TROLLEY LINE Shocking Accident on the George- town and Tenleytown Railroad. ACCOUNT OF THE SAD AFFAIR Lloyd Ware, an industrious and well- known colored resident of Tenleytown, was killed this morning shortly after 9 o'clock by an electric shock, received while making some repairs to the trolley line of the Georgetcwn and Tenleytown electric rail- road, Death was almost instantaneous, and when his body touched the ground the man was far beycnd human skill. The ac- cident occurred about fifteen feet outside of the District line, on the Tenleytown read, the scene of death occurring at the first pole in Mcntgomery county. Dr. E. W. Slaymaker of Tenleytown was hastily summoned, and reached the spot within ten minutes after the accident, but he could be of no service to the unfortunate man. The Condition of the Wire. The accident was witnessed by ly a few people. Thomas Van Dyl, white, the foreman of the electric repair work of the railroad, was working with Ware, and David Turner, a brother-in-law of the vic- tim. The men had just replaced a cross arm on one of the poles within the District line and then repaired to the scene where Ware met his death to fix the trolley wire. The trolley line had in some manner slipped from its place and was lying against the pole, of no use at all, though the current Was still running through it. All that was necessary was to place the trolley back into place again, fasten a nut on the attachment which held it in place, and the job was fin- ished. The point where the break occurred is where the cars of the line switch off, just in front of the old union station, and take the tracks of the Glen Echo road for Cabin John bridge. On account of the curve at the point the wear on the trolley had been greater than at any other point, and the nut which originally kept the line in place had in some manner worked off. The tension of the trolley wire was sufficient to throw it out ef place considerably. Thre was ne cross arm on the pole where the accident occurred. On the opposite side of the pole a cress arm extends out, holding the trolley in place for the Be- thesda road. A span wire of two thick- nesses of ordinary telegraph wire ran from the pele, and is fastened to a live tree about twenty or twenty-five yards distant. To this span wire the trolley wire was at- tached, and also the wire which furnished the illumination for the electric nghts used at th: old union depot. Ware Grasps an Uninsulated Wire. When the men started to work this fore- hoon to repair the wire a rope was at- tached to the trolley, while the repair wagon, with its elevated platform of fif- teen or twenty feet, was placed directly beneath the break. While Ware mounted the top of the repair wagon, Turner stood on the ladder a few rounds below him to help push the wire in place. Van Dyl, the foreman, grabbed hold of the free end of the rope, and commenced to pull to get the trolley back. He tugged as hard as possible, and found that he was a few inches short of getting the wire in the right place. To help him Ware grasped the wire with one hand and tried to push, hoping that his strength would be sufticient to bring the trolley in place. Finding this impossible, he grasped hold of the span wire, which was not in- sulated, to give him additional leverage for the work. The moment his hand closed on the span wire he completed a circuit, and the current shot through his body like a streak of lightning. The body stiffened out, fell off the repair wagon and hung in midair. It was impossible for the man to relax his hold. Seeing that he was caught, Turner grasped hold of his trouser legs and endeavered to pull the body down. Life Extinct When Ware Fell. Van Dyl sawthe situation as quickly as did Turner, and he immediately let go the rope which held in the trolley wire. The force of the trolley springing back to its locse place was sufficient to shake the hold of the man. The ‘current was then broken, and the body tumbled to the’ ground, just as the foreman reached the scene. Owing to Turner holding to his trousers the body turned a partial somer- sault, and struck the car track on the top of the head. Just at this point there is a sccond piece of rail placed against the reg- ular car track to prevent the cars from jumping the track, and it was this that Ware struck, landing on the edge of the iron. There was no blood spilled, but when the body was hastily examined there were no signs of life. The man was picked up and carried into Storty’s place at the union depot, and a doctor sent for. Dr. Slaymaker was found in his office, and immediately responded. Life was extinct when he reached the body, and he so informed the friends of the man, who had gathered at the place in remark- ably skort time. The Shock Killed Him. It was at first thought by the workmen that death was not caused by the electric shock, but by the fall, which was sufficient to cause a fracture of the brain. Dr. Slay- maker made an examination, but was un- able to find any trace of a fractured skull, and he gave it as his opinion that the man died from the electric shock. Word was sent to Chevy Chase, through the Georgetown police station, to Justice of the Peace Claude, who is also acting cor- oner, and he visited the scene of death shortly before noon. No attempt was made to hold an inquest, and the examination of Dr. Slaymaker was taken as final. No au- topsy was made, and a certificate of death made out, stating that the deceased had met his death through an electrical shock. This was taken by the friends of the de- ceased to Squire Claude for his signature, and then the signature of the health officer was required to remove the body in the District to the home of the man. Sketch of the Dead Man. Ware was forty-seven years of age, and lived at Fort Reno. He had been married for seventeen years or so, and leaves a widow and seven children. He had been employed on the electric railroad ever since it started, nearly seven years ago, and had never met with an ac- cident. He was a quiet and peaceable resi- dent,-and had the esteem and good will of all of the white residents of Tenleytown. When The Star reporter reached the scene about noon there was a crowd of colored people around the place, viewing: the remains and talking about the acci- dent. The rajlroad company was blamed for having such a connection, while con- siderable indignation was exp! be- cause ’Squire Claude did not hold an in- quest over the remains, according to the usual custom. A Peculinr Condition of Affairs. ‘The place where the man was killed has a peculiar connection. It was claimed by some that a regular current is completed between the trolley wire and the ground throvgh the medium of the span wire,which is attached to a live tree. How long the span wire has been ir. place is hard to tell, but it ts a wonder that the tree has not mber is placed at only 350 volts. onFis i: was not sufficient to electrocute a Is ee ares vie te - tional current was supp! span wire from the electric light wire, which rvng parallel with the trolley. The current on the electric light wire ts kept turned on ccntinucusly, and is estimated to be some- thing like 2,000 volts, which is more than sufficient to kill an ordinary person. Those who ought to know state that under no cfrcumstances was the current of the trol- ley sufficient to kill a healthy person like Foremra Van Dyl Also Shocked. Foreman Van Dyl, whose story of the ac- cident is substantially the same as above, stated that while repairing the wires yes-"| terday he received a similar shock. His hand was burned and the right side of his bedy. He fell to the ground and landed on his feet, being unconscious for several min- utes, but was finally resuscitated, aed t was the marks of the narrow escape. _ PI He thought that a man while uncon- scious from an electric shock might be killed by the force of such a fall, even though it was not enough to kill a per- son, or even seriously injure one, without the shock being received. The only portions of Ware's body that are burned are his hands, several large blisters showing the force of the current. His fingers are not at all singed. On top of his head was a nasty abrasion, caused by the fail, but outside of these there were no other marks visible. A MISSING MAN John T. Barber Being Anxiously Sought by His Wife. John T. Barber has been missing from his home, No. 634 M street southeast, since Tucsday, and it is thought by his wife that he may have been foully dealt with. The missing man was a member of the regular army, and married Miss Monsen, who is now looking for him here. Sye has two children. While at Fort Sill, Okla- hema, Barber was injured about the hea, and it i: thought this may have something to do with his absence. He came to Washington after his dis- charge from the army, and it was thought had secured a position in the pension office, cr stated so to his wife. ‘Tuesday morning, the last time his wife saw him, he left home, stating he was <o- ing to the pension office, and would draw his money that day. The wife is a total stranger here, and is without funds. She is terribly shocked over the affair. No Such Pension Employe. It was stated at the pension department today that no cne by the name of Charles G. Barker was employed there or had been there, and reference to the blue book id rot disclose the name. Mrs. Barber, with her two children, a boy and girl, were at the building today making inquiries. Mrs. Barber stated that her husband had told her he had been cmployed there temporar- ily at typewriting, but such was not the cese. She was referred to the United States pension agency, near the pension office, but could learn nothing of her husband there. She was greatly distressed, and can give no theory as to her hushand’s where- abouts. Barber has been in the regular army, but his name is not on the pension 1 ——_—_ - THE POTOMAC BOAT CLUB. A Big Regatta Being Arranged for Eights, Fours and Shei The Potomac Boat Club held its regular meeting last night and elected twelve new members, making sixty-seven new names added to their roster this summer. The club is preparing for a big regatta on Wed- nesday, August 18, and it gives promise of being equal to any regatta held here in years. Capt. Warden is now arranging his crews, and there will be three eights in one race, six four-oared shells divided in divi- sions, single shells and double outriggers. As an amusement card there will also be a canoe upset race and a swimming match of 100 yards. President Jno. Hadley Doyle was authorized to secure suitable prizes to be given individual winners. THOMAS MARTIN ARRESTED. He Stole Silver From the Bags Belong Weighed at the Treasur, Duritg the progress of the count and weighing of the silver in the vaults of the treasury tcday incident to the transfer of the government funds to the new United States trea-urer a colored labcrer named Thomas Martin of this city, engaged in handling of the bags, was arrested upon a charge of abstrecting silver from the vaults. It transpires that a shortage of $10 was found last Monday in the weight of one of the bags. Another shortage of $18 was found today, and as Martin was suspected a watch was put upon him when he left the vaults during the noon rest. After leaving the vaults Martin went into the sub-base- ment, where there is a pile of firewood, and hid the $18 among the sticks. As soon as he had left the cellar the light was turned on and the money discovered. The case was put into the hands of Chief Hazen of the secret service, who placed him under arrest and took him to his of- fice, where he made a written confession. Slugs of lead were put into the bag to balance the weight of the coin abstracted. Martin has been a helper at eight reweigh- ings for the treasury cash, and never be- fore has been suspected of wrongdoing. The whole amuunt taken was $28, of which Martin had spent $9.50, the remainder be- ing recovered. The penalty in this case is a term in the penitentiary of from one to ten years and a fine of not- more than $5,000, or both. Marlir. made the following confession in presence of Assistant Treasurer Meline, ef Hazen and Mr. Barker of the secret service: “I got the lead used by me from a man on 14th street near S, in this city. It was lead pipe, and I paid 20 cents for it. I got it within the past ten days. I cut the lead myself and carried it around in my pocket until used. I cut the lead with a pair of shears, which shears are at my house. I cut this lead purposely and got the cor- rect weight of the dollars I had abstracted, or as nearly as I could guess it. On Mon- day, when the vault was open, I had this lead with me in my pocket. I put some pieces of lead in the bags and took out ten silver dolairs. I spent the ten dollars in market, or nearly all of it, and used some of it in buying some goods. “I gave the money to a lady friend of mine to buy the goods. I put some lead in the bag from which I took the old money to make up the difference in weight. The bag was‘on a pile of bags, and, after tak- ing he coins out and puting the lead in, I tied the bag up again.” I make the above statement of my own free will and accord without any promise of immunity whatever from any on Martin was committed to jail by United States Commissioner Mills this afternoon in default of $3,000 bonds. SS hington Stock Exchange. Sales_regatar call—12 o'clock m.—Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100 at 94 cents; 100 at 94 cents; 100 at 93 cents; 100 at 93 cents: 100 at 92 cents; 100 at After ca!l—Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 500 at 95 cents. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 3a, 101 id. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 112 bid. Water stock ‘Zs, 1901, cargency 113% bid. Water stock 7s, 1903, currency, 112! 3.65, funding, currency, 110 bid, 115° aske ‘Miscellaneous Benta,—Metropolttan “Ralivesd Se, Listy asked: Sletropolttan Wallsend’ cevutcatts ot a ry road certificates imicbeedneas, Railroad nertificates ‘Columbia ., A, 108 bid. Metropolitan Thaltroad a. Links bid. Washington ns oa 4 axhington 6s, A, 110 bid. Washington Gas 3a, RB, 108 bid, 110 asked. iy a aah oa Saas Capital Tract! bid. Met- ropeliten, 116 bid. 119 asked. MESA Stocks.—Washington Gas, ra oy pleases <ree 10% bid. 14 asked. Rigs, bid, 84 Lincola, bb Oi. Pana 3 ‘38 bid. Chesa- Amcrican FINANCE AND TRADE Narrowness Was the Feature of the Stock Market Today. LONDON WAS A LIBERAL Concessions Were Quickly Met by Purchases on This Side. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, YORK, August 5.—There was tendency toward narrowness in stock market, and the professional ele endeavored to force concessions in conse- quence. These efforts, as usual, were dis- appointing. Fractional declines were re- corded throughout the active list, but the demand immediately increased with each concession, and morning prices were gener- ally restored during the afternoon. There Is no desire to liquidate inv stment holdings, and speculative protit taking is only natural. London was dispcsed to sell moderately, but it is reasonable to expect an increased fereign demand once renewed local ag- gressiveness is demonstrated. In every department of the international lst, with the exception of Erie, prices were during the morning. The stock na an old-time favorite abr lead ‘the entiusiasm on th The news of thi favor- fl. use for in routine re- . NO Spe reflected ring perts. Yesterday's total transactions, being tne largest on the recent adv argued that the upward tenden minated temporarily in order to y th complete absorption of these transactions This argument was practically the only on: in aay way encouraging to the reaction ists. In Chicago Gas profit-taking was in progress during a greater part of the day, a 2 per cent decline following. This decline had a slight influence elsewhere, but only to the extent of the customary fraction The Granger shares were given good sup- pert, notwithstanding some realizing, and are apparently going into strong hands. Crop information continues to be en- couraging, and earnings are expected to justify the present demand for the various stock issues. Nashville was bought in round amounts up to 58, the advance being accompanied with predictions of a prosper- ous traffic season. New York Central was advanced to 15 under commission buying of a superior character. This stock has always been a favorite with the wealthy investme classes, and its opportunities for inc earnings were never better than no’ further advance in the general should bring the property cons the front. The coal shares were strong and weak by turns, the activity again centering in the Reading issues. This prop led upon to control the anthi ovtput and to dominate the polic hard coal combination which may ed. Svgar opened strong, but immediately attracted realizing sales from all parts of the room.” At the decline the buying was again decidedly confident. American Tobacco was strong, and good demand up to a new high level. Ma- nipulation and some business improvement continue to advance the price of the shares. M The Laclede Gas issues were generally higher under a continued speculative de- mand. The market for the Granger shares, par- ticularly Burlington, became buoyant dur- ing the final hour, under the influence of favorable crop returns. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, y of be for ‘The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. ” Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadw Open. High. Low. Ch American Spirits.. by BY OS American Spirits, pfd BY BB BS M6146 148A ~ NT UT 16 sy a) Sy 20, B.A Qe. Chicago’ Northwestern. Chicago, St. Paul, M.kO Consolidated Gas. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, August 5.—Flour firmer—western super, $2.70a$2.95: do. extra, $3.10a83.50: do. fam: ily, $4.10a§4.40; winter wheat patent, $4.50a§4, ring do., $4.4 wheat straig: 34. 40u$4. 30—receipts,. 6.568 barrels; experts, barrels; sales, 1,450'barrels, Wheat unsettled and lower—spot, 4 mon th, 86% oe Repter: ber, SH > hammer No, ved. Ms i at Peipta, is.4t 8 stock,” 1,436,701 st bushel ports, 15) southern’ Wheat by exp sales, 130,000 bushels— le, SOaS8; do. on gra B4igasT¥o. Comm quiet and ‘easier “spot, 323,a827,: month, 324a32%: Se] 1 sa32, mixed, 301,—receij ToR90 busbele 000 a white, 2iazilg: No. 3 2,169 bushels; export: none; nels. Rye lower No, nearby, 4614247; No. 2 western, 47247% receipts, 4.548 bushels; exports, mone; stock, 21,355 bushels. Hay steady—choice timothy. $13.50a$14. steady, Sugar firm, Butter quiet, ‘Cheese, steady, aay pe wa xed, 2iya2t rece! hone; stock 90,522 bush -» bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., memters New York stock exchange, nts Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co. New York. GRAIN. Boa Bt Ea A 28 1 iz u M 806 & B15 & 4.82 4 4450 4.47 aso 4a Low. Coan, 7.28 ta ia rr F. 740 7. an 2d. in The you wish. yoy