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{\ " its fired repeatedly toward “BANDITS STOP TRAIN. Mail Held Up Near Stockton, Cal. Masked Men Intimidate Crew and Enter Express Car. They Escape on the Locomotive, but Get No Booty. — STOCKTON, Cal., March 9.—The train known as the European mail was held up near Carter's Switch, about four miles from this city, at 10,30 | The robbers got nothing, Thi the hold-up as told by Engine is“as follows: ‘A short distance from Carter’ myself ant Fireman House were startled by @ man who crawled over the tender and, pointing a pistol at our heads, or- @ered us to stop the train. He was masked. I stopped the engine, and the fellow then ortiered us to get off, which did. Two other masked men were standing on the ground waiting for us. “They ordered us to walk back to the express car, the men telling me to in- struct the messenger to open the door, @s they had dynamite and would blow up the car if the door was not opened. I told the messenger this and he fired two shots at the robbers. A passenger stuck his head out of one of the win- Gows and one of the robbers fired a shot et him. “The men threatened again to blow the car to pieces with dynamite ‘was not opened, and the express mi: genger then complied with their de. mands. The men got inside, taking us ‘with them, and ransacking All the money was in the big and they did not try to open it. got nothing whatever. wg themselves that the: of value outside of t sal that had been securely locked, they Jumped out of the car and went @head to the engine again, “Reaching the engine, the men un- coupled it from the train, and firing gome shuts at the nger cars to scare their occupants, I suppose, pulled the throttle and started towards Lodi. A brakeman was sent back to Stockton to flag the Oregon express, which was goon to come along, and we walted until the engine came from Lodi. ‘The engine of the European mail led into Lodi about 11.0 P. M., solng ve jowly, with no one aboard, Tegistering but forty pounds of steam. Geo Andrews, the engineer of a freight train, lying there waiting for the overland to pass, got aboard and stopped her. A stick of dynam was found on the seat in the cab, and it was ap- Parent there.had been a hold-up. L»di officers took t engine of the freight train and went after the train ie belon; to the unmanned engine. ey got back to Lodi with the train shortly ifter midnight, and it proceeded orth with its own engine. ‘A posse was gathered quickly, and the veteran Sheriff of the county, who was beent at the State Capital, was brought re with an additional force of officers on a special engii ‘With the aid of two bloodhounds the officers are confi- dent of striking the trail of the robbers soon. ‘When the train was estopped eed ban. eas. Senger coaches as a warning to inguisl e: bageag the erson who can give @ specific d scription of the robbers. ‘He stated at Loi that when the train stopped he saw one of the robbers with- out his mask on. The fellow s the tramp and told him that opened his head ne would i he was made to walk to the express car with the engineer and fireman. He heard one of the robbers say that they had a buggy in which they could ride off after leaving the engine, Thi robbers did not attempt to open the saf. because the Oregon express was only \he hour behind and they had to leave \ fore that train approached or run {\y rik of being captured. —_+—_ TRAMPS CAPTURE A TRAIN. Freight Crew Overpowered by Gang Near Bali: WILMINGTON, Del. gang of about fifty tramps captured the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti- more freight train, from Baltimore, last night, The train was due in this city about 11.30 o'clock, anti the tramps got on the train just outside of Baltimore end at once began to abuse the train- n. Conductor Reilly and his crew were werless. A few of the gang had re- olvel ‘ail were armed with knives and clubs. One brakeman was caught on top of a car and besten. In the fight his lamps were broken and the tramps girempted to force him from the car. managed to escap? and took refuge on the engine. At Chase station the trainmen were all driven from the tops es the tive travellers. A tramp who w: ing. @ ride on the bliin on! to he and cars and it was expected that an tack would be made on the engin But after the tramps had secured pos ion of the train tl began quar- reli at among, themselve: nd one man ‘was thrown from the train, and it is supposes fatally injured, if not killed Conductor Reilly telegraphed to this city for assistance, and when the train rea ard here, there were ‘about Mfty policemen in waiting. As goon as the train was brought to a sto the tramps jumped from the ca: piarted (to Fun across the ‘elds. ‘The eavy fog prevented the officers from capturing many of the men, but after a funning fight, in which several shots were fired, the officers succeeded in cap- turing ele ‘When the srempe were cornered they showed fight, and only surrendered at the point of & revolver. Nearly half of the wang} ft the train at Newport, Del the firs mn below this ci, ‘Those arrested ve the following names: John Wilson, Martin Kilday, fohn Kelly, James Clear, John Conner, ward Johnson, George Wilson, Harry intia, William’ Roach, Foos ‘and L: E. Spelling. This morning Justice Sasse_ held George Wilson for trial for carrying concealed weapon, while Clear, Cintia and Spelling were discharged and the others fined $5 each and sent to jail for thirty days, POLICE SHOT THREE TRAMPS *Moboes Took Possession of = Mill Near Hoone, Ia. BOONE, Ia., March 9.—The police were called last night to quell a disturbance tramps at the rail mill e: Which the tramps had of. When the officers mill they were attacked by th ‘The police used their revolvers. Jim Freeman, Fiely, was shot through the feart instantly killed, Tim Lan- Ly ther tramp, W! shot through ge and fatahy wounded, ‘A third Geor, Pp was shot through the arm. elve tramps were captured and are Bow in the city jail. ‘The caso of Georgiana Hastings, the ‘Lexow witmess, who refused to auswer certain ques- fens and avoided subpoena, and who was sud- icted for contempt of the Senate Sertaiiee. "ethe only ‘one om the calendar for Oy for Mon- iatyre will ence, and John Conwai Sedan went eet, were held for trial by Justice Burke @ Essex Market Police Court to-day on a charge of going through the ‘ot William ‘Dittiebaum, & conductor on ‘Third avenue Line, ad ctoslirg 14.58 ebaage. 7 = GREAT STRIKE IN ENGLAND, Ten Thousand Shoemakers Quit Work There To-Day. Union Men Anticipated the Lockout Ordered for March 16. LONDON, March 9.—In consequence of the action of the members of the Na- tional Federation of Boot Manufacturers in notifying their operatives to stop work on March 16, owing to a compll- cated dispute concerning the use of ma- chinery and other matters, the Shoe Operatives’ Union has retaliated by call- ing out all the operatives who are not obliged to give a week's notice. Ten thousand operatives left their work to- day. The action of the National Federation of Boot Manufacturers, in notifying the operatives of its members to stop work on March 16, aftects 20,000 employees hi out, England, including 2.40 in Leicester, 9, in Bristol. ‘Th to consider overtures for the arbitration of the matters in dispute, claiming that the operatives had ignored the previous decisions of arbitrators. STILL THE STRIKE GROWS. Four Hundred Plasterers Refuse to Work with Non-Union M The strike of the building trades unions In support of the electrical work- ers continues te spread. Wherever non- univn men are employed the union men are promptly called out. Four hundred union plasterers struck during yesterday afternoon and this morning on. the jobs of Contractor James Thompson, at Fifth avenue and Highteenth street, Fifth avenue and Six. tyftth street and Tenth avenue ‘and Ninety- ‘ bi loyed nor-union plat terian. Home Missions Bu ‘ifth avenue and Twentleth street. Twelve bricklayers’ helpers also quit because ihey were ordered to carry mor- tar to the non-union plasterers, ‘A notice was posted in the striking wiremen's hall to-day announcing that he strike will continue until the con- tractors recognize the principle of arbi- tration and agree to arbitrate, Non-union wiremen employed on thi buliding at Mercer and Fourth streets have m discharged to prevent a girike of 240 union mechanics at work there. ‘The strike on the Savoy Hotel Annex is in @ fair way for an early settlement. Judge Dugro, the prircipal owner of the stock of the ‘Savoy Hotel Company, said to-day: “The Savoy Hotel Corporation invested $3,000,000 in the property when labor and aterial were at the highest, prices ever reached in this city. Sheuld the labor unions be broken up to-day wages would fall from 10 to 5 per thereby causing a general business depression. “Some land broker would obtain a site on the plaza in close proximity to our hotel and would erect another hotel at a cost of $1,500,000, as fine in all 1 details as the Savoy Ho! and this corporation would be the loser of $1,600,000 and would be obliged to clos: ify ittee of the electrical work- ers, compOsed of C. W. Hoadley, Thomas Keating and J. Ivory are in consulta- tion with Judge Dugro this afternoon with @ view to arranging matters so that the work on the Savoy may pro: ceed. Judge Dugro ts said to be willing to pay the electrical contractor having the wire work in charge the difference in the rate of wages caused by a reduc- tion of the hours of labor from nine to eight hours a day, and if the contractor il steo aside the electrical workers may Gnish the jo! employers have refused A cot Woollen Mills May TRENTON, N. on Monday morning there will be enough hands at work in Wilson's woollen mills in thie city days ago about 600 girl 7 y they would rather shut down than grant the Increase asked for, ——__ = ___ 18 THR WOKLD OF LABOR, Albert Colnot has been elected Financial Secre- tary of Journeymen Brewers’ Union No, 12, Clgar-Makers’ Union No, 146 will have @ eon- cert and ball to-night at Clarendon Hall. Permanent officera will be elected at to-night's meeting of reorganized Bakers’ Union No. 92, United Standard Engineers’ Union No. 5,608 gives an entertainment this evening at 408 West Forty-first street. Unemployed members of the Machinists’ Union at Raltimore cceeded in establishing a co-operative machine shop. Cabinet-Makers’ Union No. 300 is making rangements for {ts annual ball at Clarendon Hall on Saturday, M. The United ‘00% ra’ Association 4 sat _night to remove its headqu cere from Cli Slote & Company's shop meetini the Journéymen Tailors’ Protective and Benevo- lent Union has its headquarters at Eldridge and Polishers’ Union No. 39 elected 342 East Fifty-Afth street, Corre- ponding Secretary and J, Baumeister, 16 Varick place, Financtal Secretary. William Fly, 1103 Washington street, Hoboken, fe the Secretary of District 15 comprising the local lodges of the International Association of Machinista in this city and vicinity. Machinist® Progressive Union No. 1, United Machinists’ Union No. 2 and Empire City Lodge ‘0.367 of tho International Association of M: chintata will hold another meeting to-morrow, 414 Fifth street, to discuss the subject of amal gemation, No, 491 of the Railroad 4 the following officers: Ber- E. P. Stansbury, Secre- L 8. 299 Palisade ‘avenu Unien Hill, + Financler and Agent. ‘The new officers elected by the Lumberme! jational. Association are: George Hi. Emersoi Presid on vi Stimpson, ‘Treasurer G. Hl Emerson, A. J. HW. Horton, C.F. The shoeworker Nattonal Board. & great practically ves of the ton, Boot and Shoeworkers’ nd’ K. of L. Shoemakers. A. convention has been called for Sunday, April 10, to be held in Boston. ‘The officers elected by Bakers’ Union No. 20 ‘Theodore Rudolph, President; Jacob Baurlc, Schmidt, Corresponding iH. Nita, Recording Secretary: Pi Financial ‘Secretary; Martin Beck i. H. Herpel, ‘Treasurer; Dittrich, 'W. Kno cout: they. strikers’ headquarters 1s at eration, District ‘Assembii y of L.;\ Executive Council of the International 0d of Rookbinders, Brooklyn ‘alon, Brooklyn ral Labor Fi Socialist Lebor Federation, Central Labor on of Hudson County, aGrment Trades | K, of Le The Cloakmakers' Union has withd the United Garment Workers and bas combination with “outside contractors, 90 that ita members may obtain employment. a re. of last Fall the obtain sult of the disastrous union cloak . jot been abl employment, and they and their famille ‘an Impoverished condition Prices for work no lower than ever. tri Hood's Sarsaparilia is the Only True Blood Puritier ‘This ts the season when such @ medicine ts most needed, because at this time the blood {a full of impurities, Be sur to get Hood's Gersaparilla 000 In Northampton and 7.000 | {i i] No CAN EVADE FREE ZONE ACT. New Law Not Specific Enough to Prevent Transhipment. Goode May Still Be Sent Under Bond to El Paso. (pectal to The Evening World.) WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Treas- ury Department sent out telegrams yi terday, notifying Collectors of Customs of the suspension of the privilege of shipment of goods in bond qcross the United States into the Mexican free fone, under section 3,006, that section having been repealed on March 1. Goods now im transit will be allowed to go through, but from now on the aps- pension will appl: The object of the law was to prevent the passage of goods through the United States into the free sone, as the privi- leges of the free sone are m enormous extent by mug now discovered that the repeal will have little effect. Shippers may, under Section 3,000 of the Kevised Siatutes, withdraw’ goods after examination in transit from one warehouse and send them under bond to a warehouse in El Pano, for instance, and then export them Into ‘the free gone by giving a bond to exhibit a bill of landing, showing that they have been exported. nly in case the seals are fount to have been broken in transit from one Warehouse to the other can the Govern- Ment exact duty on the goods, This will cause em delay, but will not prevent the passage ‘of goods through the Un'ted States. It was due to an oversight that further restriction wi put around the tranghipment of Goods unde. section 3,000. WHITE HOUSE FLAG DOWN. 't Be Holsted Hereafter While Pres t Is Away. (Special to The Evening World.) WASHINGTON, March 9.—There is an innovation at the White Hou: The flag which has fluttered from the fiag- staff on the roof every day from time immemorial, is down, and will remain down during the absence of the Presi- dent. This change has been brought about by the influence of Army and Navy offi- cfals, who nave been long annoyed at the unmilltary sight of the flag flying over the headquarters of the commander-in- chief of the army 1nd navy when he was absent, So they have persuaded him that it ought not to be done, and it will not hereafter. A change Ig also suggested in the shape of the flag. It is an American flag surely enough, but it ts not of the exact pro- portions prescribed by Army and Navy regulations; hence this will be corrected. a APPRAISER’S WAREHOUSE. Drawing for Additional Stories Won't He Made for Months, (Spectal to The Evening World.) WASHINGTON, March 9.—It will be Summer before the Supervising Archi- tect’s office will be able to take up and complete the working drawings of the additional stories for the new appral warehouse in New York. design, prepared several still in hand. It co: tory building to cost ‘ongress has now extended the limit which it placed on the cost from $1. 000,000 to the figure set by the Supe! Yiting Architect, but owing to the great fall in the cost of material and the other expenses of building, a much bet- ter building can be constructed inside the limit than was originally designed. ——— GRESHAM IS DISPLEASED. Thinks Co: General Willia: ould Not Criticise Spain. WASHINGTON, March 9. —Secretary Gresham is rapidly recovering from his attack of neuralgia, although still con- finea to his rooms. He has had no official information relative to ‘the re- ported Intention of the Spanish Govern- ment to request the recall of United States Consul-General Williams at Ha- vana. Se retary Gresham Is plainly displeased at the free dom with which the Consul- General Is quoted In the newspapers in comment upon the course pursued by the Spanish officials, and he gave ex- ion to that feeling to-day, remark- ‘A diplomatic and consular officer can- not with propriety publish in the news- Papers his criticisms upon the acta of the officials of the country to which he is accredited. od GORMAN’S OLD PLAYGROUND. White Lot in Washington to Revert to Its Original Use. (Special to The Evening World.) WASHINGTON, March 9.—The boys of Washington are going to sing the praises of Senator Gorman, He had in- serted in the Sundry Civil bill a pro- Vision that the circle south of the White lot should be utilized as a pla ground for the chi Washington after the first This will returi Seantor Gorman as a\ boy’ used to play baseball there, and men of forty tell with great gusto how Fred Grant came there one day in the late 60's and tried to take possession from another crowd of boys because he was the son of the President. The other boys, with true democratic spirit, promptly ' whipped the would-be usurper across thelr knees and spanked him unceremoniously. SILVER SENATORS CONFER. mediate Prospect of a Journey Abroad. WASHINGTON, March 9.—Senators Jones and Teller of the proposed Inter- national Monetary Commission, are pre- paring to leave for home. ‘They con- ferred at the Capito: to-day and con- cluded that there was no probability of the Commission having occasion” to come together until Summer, if at all. Bhou: the Commission be completed by an appointment of the three remain- ing members, there will probably be a formal meeting In Washington. Mutiny Story Doubted, WASHINGTON, March 9.—From reports ceived a¢ the Btate Department from the United States Consul at Callao, Peru, it is suspected that from Philadelphia in ones of the mutiny on doard 2 Portian wrecking of the vessel near Junin, Chi! Afloat to cover Gesertion oF sume misconduct on the part of some of the crew. mt Settles with Experts, TON, March 9.—The Government has made & settl departments. J. W. Reinhart, Samia nts oa a received 8) z. $10,555, and thi two clerks to the House Committee on Appropria- tions, $2,500 jointly. THE HOUSES, FLATS AND ROOMS atvertioe’ for rent in today’s ‘Eve here. "it you invend. moving read’ 1h end you'll = Get © place that will sult you, BROOKLYN. WANT TO SUCCEED QUIGLEY Host of Applicants for the Vacant Police Justiceship. Lawyer Harriman Seems to Have the Best Chance, Many place-hunters were about Mayor Schieren's office in the Brooklyn City Hall this morning, anxious to fill the shoes of Police Justice James F. Quig- ley as Magistrate of the Gates Avenuc Court. There was also a stack of ap- plications received by mail, The: job tx worth $5,000 a year and the term docs not expire until May 1, 1891. The most prominent candidate up to date is D, G Harriman, lawyer, of 108 Fulton street, New York, He is rec-' ommended by the Twenty-third Ward Republican Club, the Young Republi- can Club, In which he succeeded Mayor Schlieren as President, and the Union League Club. If the City Auditor or Comptroller sides with the Mayor in the appoint- ment of Justice Quigley’s saccessor, Mr. Harriman will be the man selected for the place. Assemblyman A. A. Wray called on the Mayor itis morning in the interests of Mr. Harrim A letter was also received in his favor from Mr, Cobble President of the Twenty-third Ward Re- publican Club, Among the other candidates are Col. John A. Oakey, Cc, Kramer, Charles J. Kurth, W. F. ‘Predweil, of 186 Rem- sen stre: and Henry Mann, of 710 Han- cock street, All are Republicans. Col. Oakey was formerly Assistant United States District-Attorney. He put his Wales in yesterday, five min- ul after Justice Quigley was removed. Charles J, Kurth was at one time a Heutenant of John Y. McKan Henry Mann is a newspaper man and is recom- mended by Gov. Morton and Lieut.-Gov. Saxton, "TWILL BE A FAMOUS TRIAL. Eugene G. Blackford Must Defe: Senator Reynolda's $100,000 Suit. Ex-Fish Commissioner Eugene G. Blackford must defend the sult fo $100,000 damages for libel brought by Senator Willlam H. Reynolds in the Su preme Court, Brooklyn. Mr. Blackford demurred to the com- plaint. This morning Justice Gaynor overruled It. The trouble arose over a telegram sent to Senator Reynolds b, Mr. Blackford in April, 1 Mr tia ford i: president of an association terested in the depression of the Long Island Rallroad Company's tracks on Atlantic avenue. A bill was introduced in the Legislature to bring about this Baie hed dl M Was not pushed as rapidly as Mr Black? rd liked and he became impatient, He sent a teegtam to Senator Reynold: beginning w the question: “Are you buncoing me’ Justice Gaynor in his decision says tn substance: tothe that he he was trued an impart of the Legislature jan not acting In good faith, but thi duping or deceiving the public by covertly actually opposing a bill which he had introduc In the public interest and which he had promis and intended “to further. juch conduet on the part of @ legislator would be dishonorabt th ‘& writing falsely to him would ibe! per The Judge said also, the fact that the words were in the form of a question did not save them from bein, ellous, and to use the word bunco in such a connection indicated fraud, SANDBAGGED A CONDUCTOR. A Bergen Street Trolley Man At- tacked on His Car. Bryan Langin, of 121 Rochester ave- nue, Brooklyn, was held for trial by Justice Steers in the Gates Avenue Po- lce Court this morning charged with sandbagging Walter Taggert, of 63 Eleventh street, Brooklyn, Taggert Is a conductor on the Bergen street trolley line. About 5.90 o'clock P. M. yesterday five young men boarde! his ‘car at Rochester avenue, One of them rung up a number of fares on the register, and his companions toyed with the electri>-iight and the trolley cord Taggert attempted to eject them. Langin, {t 1s alleged, struck Taggert on the head with a sandbag. while an- jiher man hit him with @ ‘short tron ar. ‘aggert's wounds were dressed at the depot. and later he secured warrants for Langin and others of the crowd. sere ney EE ath TROLLEYS MUST GO SLOW. Motormen ed, if Arres Ball Will Be Furnished. Mayor Schteren, of Brooklyn, was in consultation this morning with Assistant Corporation Counsel Angel about crimi- nal proceedings to be brought ugainst the officials of the trolley lines for running their cars at an unlawful rate of speed. “I have learned to-day,” said the Mayor, “that the officials of the roads have had circulars posted in the depots notifying motormen that !f arrested for running cars at an unlawful rate of speed the Company would not go upon their bail bond, “We shall hold the officials responsi- ble, but must have the names of the motormen " DRANK ALMOND OIL. I Berg Dies as the Result of a Joke Played on Him, Michael Berg, # nineteen-year-old boy, of 179 Hamburg avenue, Brooklyn, died yesterday morning from the effects of prussic acid poison. Berg, who worked in fur dressing factory, was offered in fun a bottle of almond oil last Thurs- day by Max Schroeder, a friend and fel- low-employee, who told Berg the liquor was ginger ale. Betore Schroeder could interfere Berg had swallowed fully an ounce of the oll That evening he became ill and died in great pain early the following morn- ing. Kn autopsy showed ‘us soning. Schroeder was¥arrested, @ the Gates Avenue Police Court to-day he was held without bail on a charge { manslaughter. No effort will be made the boy's relatives to prosecute Schroeder, as they admit the case was Actions of Two Men, acting suspiciously on Fulton street, mear De Kalb avenue, Brooklyn, at 4.30 Detectives Rorke, Daly, twenty-one fa street. The detect Uckels for clothing, a piece of tallow can bit of corset a hae sometimes is Sneak thieves, They were locked up. —— —— ‘The Montauk Theatre Enjoin: Justice Dykman, Im the Supreme Court, Brook- lyn, to-day granted @ temporary injunction against the Montauk Theatre Company, to prevent them from undermining & goluma of the ‘hy’ road. Tae Theatre Company is erecting & vdiuas Cy LOOK UP, NOT DOWN. Spring Days Bring Good Cheer to the Weak. 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FOR A MILLION.” All guesses must be sealed in envelopes and addressed: PRIZE STORY EDITOR, Post-Office Box 2354, THE WORLD, New York City. No guesses will be received except those received through the mail Ne reader may send more than one guess. No guess will be received before 6 P. M. Thursday, March 2& No guess from New York City contestants will be considered unless received in the New York City Post-Office and deposited in Box 2354, by 12 o'clock midnight, Tuesday, April 2 To put out of town readers on the nearest possible time equality with city readers, they may, if they desire, procure from their local Postmaster an indorsement in ink on the back of the envelope in which the guess is mailed, certifying the day and the hour of the delivery of the letter to him, and each such guess will be accepted as if deposited in the New York City Post-Office at the time so certi- fied. But no letters from out of New York City reaching the New York City Post-Office after 12 o'clock, midnight, Thursday, Apri 4, will be considered. Guesses should be written in plain language and without attempting to write a final chapter in the novelist’s style. The novelist has attended to that, and his final chapter will be printed Mom day, April 8, and the names and guesses of the winner or winners will be published the next day ores soon after as possible. For further information, address tillery at 445 Driggs avenue. Two of the moon- shiners are In Raymond street jall. Chief Brooks has made another arrest. The details are refused. LOOKED-FOR DEATH CAME. George Rupert Left a Note ‘o Meet the Emergency, Coroner Kene, of Brooklyn, waa in- formed this morning of the death of George Rupert, of 10 Sackett street. that clty. Rupert was found dead in bed last night. He had been sick, and a nue found on his bureau indicated that he expected death, The note was pinned to a pocketbook containing $4, and read as follow! In case of my death hand this pocketbook to Charles Blatz, No. 18 East Thireenth street New York City, to reguiate between my two ‘and Carrie Rupert brought fe Judge nix Rattroad an of lite of the Jury of Wm. Jones, colored, wh tn the Brookiya City Court against the Brooklyn to recover $5,000 for th four-year-old daughter ined a verdict to-day for ot The child attempted to crons Fulton street, beak Ralph avenue, when she was struck by one the trolley cara receiving injuries which resulted in death, ——————— BROADWAY BURGLARIES. walt Thieves amasheil the large plate glass Window in J, 43 Crooks's aporting goods store at NL Broadway last Tuesday morning and carried off property of the value of $200. Detec Reap, Hal- lund and Foye, of the Central Off 3 O'Malley, alias ih, of 38 und Joseph Vac 4 Grand street ‘ourt to-day | Potts," 0 at ombs Bolice fonnection With the cade on Broadway roughfares during eka. J.B. Crooks, stores inthe city, has been one of the heaviest losers. Recently he put up @ notice in the window of one of his stores which read as foliowe: "This store has been robbed five Umes up to dat he prinoners were arr on Elizabeth street A mug was found on Me. been identified by Mr. been stolen from his window. Isaac Manisof, a bartender, of 11 Bleecker street, ‘testified that he saw Smith and McKenna come in the saioon on the morning after the robbery with a quantity of articles similar to those de- scribed by Mr. Crooks, ‘The prisoners were heid for trial, AFTER HAYWARD WITNESSES. w eating the last” three nts Out for Two on Charges of Perjury. MINNEAPOLIS, March 9—Following close upon the heels of the verdict of gulity in the trial of Harry Hayward, anoter sensation was sprung when war- rans were sworn out against two of the witnesses for the defense, charging them with perjury ‘3 Were @aworn out by At- Odell “against Magyie erly his stenographer, jell. The former ts ed wit herself in sw '* ng that Claus Blixt Mr. Ofelt charged conspiring with him to m ing Ging, that he was Odell and told to men of dry The Warrant against Gripdell repro- duces his testimony in which he swore b he saw ‘atherine Ging, stop her zy “ta corner near the West Hotel the night of the murder and hold a nversation with a man described as caring * full eray beard and mustache ind polated shoes. Hoth of the accused Witnesses were arrested late last night and Miss Wacatler was later liberated r errupted by on the name very large, 1% her pwn recognizance upon order of judge Holt, ef the Muni who has several | “PRIZE STORY EDITOR,” Box 2354, THE WORLD, New York City, |“yOU KILLED ME,” SHE SAID. authority in the case at all as C4 there had been a death, and the Cortacr Death Re- Coroner Dobbs held Mra ‘with. is }out ball to awalt the action stein jury Four hours after being taken from tne | Of Misy ean aD ladgatc ie house of a midwife at 233 Hast Seventy- no ghar Binet tie An tau Monahan, twenty-four years old, of W8 ——— East Sixteenth street. died in the Pres: SAID SHE WOULD SHOOT. by @ criminal operation, the physicians | mien Gillespie Arrested forBegging’, ‘The mit been arrested, charged with homicide, | Ellen Gillespie, thirty years old, who Morrell, of Park avenue | *Ays she lives with her mother at @61 and Seventy-ninth street, has also been rested in connection with the case. 1 Jefferson Market Court to-day, reed with begging. this morning that a boy approached bd . hth ue, near Tl r= ‘atrolman Peter I, Lynch, as he stood if at's o'clock this momtage ad ne saloon and, de 's street. The boy said: money, asserted that she Was @ member qpbere is a woman sick at our house: wid would shoot the bartender if he The policeman said he would have to Gritot Hive het cash, Bhe was plainly foe the woman before he could call the 4 Tike a person, who ‘would beg. house, at 23 East’ Seventy-seventh Aired panel gala ee ‘a Wolnan with lustrous black eves, | [oer y Qoend fon ca tne aaa aby! 88 of black hair, and a face, ROUEN’ mony for support, 1 didn’t kBOW It Was Be i Re: ‘ beauty. d woman appeared very sick and the | cer itewae not until the doctor| TART ow. me from the hospital that the poli i tear othe id be sent to Brooklyn after mother. Wit» Schott ‘The surgeon told the patrolman that} the woman Was in a dying condition und that a statement had better be taken from her. Mrs. tt was taken at once to the | Presbyterian Hospital to the bedside of the dying woman, A3_ ge s Mrs. Scnott #tood by the sick woman, she sald: “You were sick when you came to my you nor? house, we: “You killed me; I’m going, t I'm going to tel the truth,” Monahan She said she h midwife $30, ‘An hour and a half after that, at 6 o'clock. Miss Monahan was dead. ‘The police fear they will not be abl es- | blish her identity, ‘There ts no such ‘son as Monahan living in che East Eixteenth street hous” at the number given The police of the East Sixty-seventh | atreet station say they are sure Mrs. | \Bchott has been arrested before for | similar trouble in her house. ‘They say, too, that she was only dismissed on one charge in the General Sessions a week ag When the midwife and Dr, Jesse Lee Morrell Were arraigned before Justice Deuel In the Yorkville Police Court he transferred them to the custoily of the Coroners’ office, He held that he had no CURES OTHERS Mre. MARTHA JANE PRINGLE, of Chase, Jackson ‘Co W.Va ites: * Having been @ great sufferer for many yeare with nearly — every disease my sex i alone had power to a te in Two Arrest on a charge of having caused : ae crf eventh #treet this morning Miss Nellie set for Thursday next at 10.30 A. byterlan Hospital. Death was caused | way. e, Mra, Lena Schétt, has in a Saloon, Dr, Jesse Li Cross street, Brooklyn, was arraigned It was a few minutes after 1 o'ciock | Ch trolman Quinn found her begging in Third avenue, at Seventy-seventh went ‘Ito of the ‘Parkhurst soclety, had @ revolver will you please send for an ambulance ' reaved In black, but did not look at Ambulance. So the toy led him to the “Uh for fi There the policeman saw a woman in a L only be for car fare emaciated, still showing aigns of | ee “Do you want your mother to Hes is jan lost -no tine in getting toe TORRE T Saat a man knew he was in the house of Mid- Justice remanded her antl a he Examination of Bessie Fairbanks Postponed in Consequences. Friends of Bessle Fairbanks, whe shot her former lever, Isaac A, Cochran, the real estate operator of 28 Weat Bieventh alt’ Ming | Street, in Zimmer’s saloon, at a paid the | Seventh street and Third avenue, | nights since, have retained | House to defend her, It is thought these friends aro the two women called on Bessie in the Yorkville prisom st one of whom, ithy Broadway millin Mrs Festur, the “Tomb's Angel,” was with the prisoner this morning in court, Lawyer Friend produced cet from the Hove Surgeon of the Presby- terian Hospital, showing that Cochran's condition Is much improved, On the [strength of these certificates he asked \that Justice Deuel fix bail in the ‘The Justice stated that he would it under consideration, and if Coch: continues to improve he will fix later, The case was then i as al until next Tuesday morning. . ‘The prisoner seemed much det to-day She tcld Justice Deuel Cochran had ruined her life, She that she shot him because it was only Way she could get revenge, FOUND IN BROADWAY. Man Said to Be Charles Bradigan Was Probably Robbed, A man, thirty years old, was unconscious on the sidewalk in front 28 Broadway late last night. There was @ severe cut on his head and he without either coat or hat. He was well dressed, had dark eyes, sandy mus- tache and wore dark trousers and lace shoes. | ‘There was nothing on his person by which he could be identified. He was taken to the Hudson Street Hospital, ted te Bradigan. No one had called to identify him and dle, and ie ber to, I can nos gay I am well an hearty, Have done tere bard work a ear, aD with more ‘ones, thas I for edo! twelve years. Before consultiny you I was the most ‘wretched among wo- men, unable to or ait up in bed, and now T owe my good Ith all to Doctor ierce vorite Porte ree a SP was still unconscious, How the identi sine’ sweive Founda = ile using the fret les peruse Re eee a i radi cr T send you m: picture together with my Sucked, was sutlering rom aicdhol® most beartfcit thanks. ‘To uny one suffer~ | ism. Si Fir as picl pee ee " ley ‘= meta ae a of posite the i Ou. 1 will write particulars’ Te was said that his pockets were fication was made the hospital autl was stated, was suffering from ing as I did who wants to kao the Lehigh Valley Railroad inst: out, and the impression WHY NOT YO me nad’ bee ‘waylald by footpeds