The evening world. Newspaper, May 27, 1895, Page 1

/f World's Circulation hover paseo Daj ; The World's Circulation is Over 500,000 per Male Help Wanted. 4 5. Employers Advertised ; for Male Help In Sunday's World. Female Help Wanted. 43 In Sunday's World. Employers Advertise for Female Help bbe Circulation Books Open to All.”” = = =e - = PRICE ONE CEN’ “MONDAY, MAY 97, 1805, NIGHT EDITION CHIEF BYRNES RETIRED Released from the Force at His Own Request by the Commissioners. Capts. Cortright, CONLIN TO BE ACTING CHIEF. Brooks and [ic- Cullagh Appointed Acting In- spectors of Police. Chief of Police Thomas Byrnes applied . to the Police Board for retirement this afternoon, The application was granted unanimously and the former head of the JOHN M'CULLAGH. MOSES W. CORTRIGHT. ace police force of this city is now e privat Gitisen on half pay, which is $3,000 a year, Inspector Peter Conlin was chosen to be Acting Chief of the Department. Capt. Moses W. Cortright, of the Eld- ridge street station; Nicholas Brooks, of the East One Hundred and Twenty- sixth street station, and John McCul- lagh, of the West Twentieth street tion, were appointed Acting Inspectors and ordered to report to Acting Chief Conlin at once for duty, The new Police Civil Service Examin- ing Board was also made up to consist ef Acting Chief Conlin and Capts, Cort- ht, Brooks, McCullagh and Smith. he voting on these appointments was unanimous. Byrnes and Parker Confer. Just before the Board met, Chief Byrnes entered Commissioner Parker's office and had a long talk with him. During’ the conference Inspector Conlin was sent for and took part in the talk between his chief and Commissioner Parker. While it was in progress the Board session opened and ‘matters of ordinary routine were disposed of, when Com- missioner Parker entered, bearing in his hand Byrnes's application for retirement. Mr. Parker addressed the Board as fol- Parker Speaks for Byrnes. “ome time after the appointment of this Board, and consequently after I came into office, the Chief of Police, probably because of former official ac- quaintance with me, told me guardedly that if at any timo the interest of the force in which he had served for almost @ lifetime, and in which he had risen from the lowest to the highest rank, should, in the opinion of the Board of Police, be served better by his retir ment than by his continued presence upon it, he would feel it his duty not to embarrass the Board by his continued presence, but to hand them his appll- cation for retirement, “He has etated that to me upon not conformity with that statement and with the spirit he then expressed he ‘handed me this morning his application for retirement, which I wish to present for action by the Board. Denial of Pr! Statements, “Since thie Board has come into office thore have been many statemente at- twibuted to its members by the press in| @ more or less indirect fashion which I am authorized by the Board to state have been so far as the Board Is con- cerned unauthorized. Under all those @tatements the Chief of Police has, #0 far as this Boatd knows, remained ab- eolutely silent, which was In the direct line of his duty as an officer. “He requests me to say to this Board that if hereafter the experience which he has acquired in his long time of rvice here shall in the judgment of the Board or any of its members, or ot any future administration enable him to ald in any degree whatever in the adminis‘ration or elevation of this De- partment he freely and joyfully tenders them his assistance. The Board then went into executive session and remained deliberating until 2 o'clock, when the other appointments were mae, * Byr Will Not Talk, At 180 Chief Bytnes came out of the Boart room. He was smiling and appa- rently in a happy frame of mind. As he opened the door to pass through the voices of the Commissioners wer ELBERT 0. SMITH, PECTOR PETER CONLIN, heard. They addressed the ex-Chief in the most reassuring and kindly manner. Byrnes went downstairs to the Detec- tive Bureau, He refused to discuss his retirement, He only said: “I have no statement to make. The Commissioners must say it, if there is anything to ve sai Detective-Sergeants Michael Crowley nd Timothy Golden were retired on half pay. Both were close personal friends of Chief Byrnes. Police Surgeon John Dorn, whose appli- cation for retirement was handed in about ten days ago, was also retired. Surgeon Dorn has been in poor health for some time, aad was entitled to retire under the law. President Roosevelt informed Capt. Eakins, of the Mercer street station, who has asked to be retired, that the Board would take a recess until 4 o'clock, and then act on his application, To Retire Bergho! Commissioner Parker said *hat Capt. W. C. F. Berghold, of the Sixth Pre- cinct, would be retired. In 1878 he was promoted to a captaincy. Capt. Berghold has a clear record. He miade an application for retirement last week, His pension will be $1.97. He was ap. pointed to the force Oot, 20, 1944. President Roosevelt, when asked con- cerning Byrnes’ retirement, said: “The Commiasioners have decided to Say nothing more about the retirement than that said by Commissioner Park: FIRED ON A SLOOP. One Mam Dangerously Wounded in the Oyster War Off Port Norris. PORT NORRIS, N. J., May 27.—The first serious affray in connection with the oyster war took place to-day. A shore battery for the protection of the oyster grounds opened fire on the sloop Armstrong. Firing continued for some minutes and then the men on board the sloop decided to go ashore and see who was trying to hit the vessel. ‘As soon as the men lande@ on shore they were fired on with serious results, Joseph Hilton, of Pleasantville, was struck in the thigh with some shot and his leg was broken, His wound is very seriou: Oliver Sneed was struck on the arm, but escaped without further injury. ‘The men were unable to learn who did the firing. MR. GOELET BUYS HORSES. Ex-Mayor Grant and His Bride the Guests of Francis Parker. LONDON, May 27.—Mr. Ogden Goelet to-day purchased at the sale of the horses of Baroness Burdett-Coutts a ir of carriage bays. They cost 600 Muineas, and will be used by Mr. and Sire, Goclet at Newport thie Gummer. Ex-Mayor Grant, of New York, and his bride Were the guests this afternoon of the Hon, Francis Parker, member of Parliament for the Henley Division of Oxfordshire, at the House of Commons, where they were entertained at an afternoon tea. eo = NO BASEBALL TO-DAY. Philudelphi pousth ‘s Hoodoo Brought Im- Weather Again. Philadelphia's baseball team came to town to-day to play off a postponed we with the Giants, As on their pre Vious visit, the Quakers brought show. ers with them, and prevented New York frcm making good some of the things which they fave been telling that they would do to them. Irwin's crowd have been a hoodoo thus far, and added to their record to-day. The anxious eyes of the cranks looked out of office windows at the pevciblias tion of a section cf last night that must have been left over, so they will not be Surprised at seeing this announcement that there will be no ‘The Giants need this game to get into fifth pla for which they are tiled with Philadelphia. no rain falls to-morrow the Polo Grot is will be in all the bet- ter condition for to-day 7 ‘Amos Ruste will do’ th New York, while “Little Willie’ will end ror to fool the home team with his ‘The batting order will be as follows; New York. Philadelphia. Bannan, If, Hamilton, cf. Tiernan, rf. Hallman, 2b, b. Delehanty, if, Doyle, 1b. ‘Thompson, rf. Van Haltren, cf, 3 Btafford, 2b, Wilson, c. Rusie, p. Murphy, ss. Muddy Groun PITTSHURG, May %.—The champion Bait!- moreans and the Pirates of this town were to have played & postponed basebal im Pittsharg, (Continued on Seventh Page.) alt but it of the rounds the game had to be again’ postpones. POINTERS ON THE RACES. Great American Stakes Will Be Bun at Gravesend To-Morrow, Handepring and Applegate Should @ Great Race. “EVENING WORLD” SELECTIONS. Ea Second Race--Religion, An: Teko. wate, *Alaram, Fourth Race--Rutterfil ala, Emma. Fifth Race--A. Factotum. ath Race -. Maury, Captain T. ‘Formerly Joe Rog fandowne, The feature of to-morrow's card at Gravesend will be the Great American Stakes for two-year-olda. The prise is worth about $10,000 and the winner will receive in the netghborhood of $8,500 The distance is five furlongs and the best of the two-year-olds are engaged to start, All carry welght for age and thus meet on even terms, Applegate, Hand- spring, Joe Rogers, now Alarum, and Axiom are the pick of the lot on public form, and they appear to have the race between them. The track may be a trifle heavy, but thie will not bother Applegate, who has performed weil in all sorts of going. Handspring also has worked in mud as though he liked it. Alarum won hts only race in deep going, but Axtom haa an aversion for it. The race will be worth seeing, no matter what the state of the track may be. The other feature is the Cusette Stakes, in which The Butterflies, Cali fornia, Second Atterapt and Emma come together, Owlet and Gutta Percha were eligible, but were withdrawn because of the death of John A. Morris, an 6 to Me between The Rutterfiles and California ard the finish should be hard fought ‘The opening race, brings out Ram- apo, Ed Kearney, Tinge, Connoisseur and’ others, and an interesting race {i promised. ‘A fair lot of two-year-olds xo In the second race, and in the other events good contests are. a The entries and pe! Ramapo ought to capture the opening nt despite his weight. Bhould the track be very heavy, he will probably be withdrawn. Tinge may defeat’ Ba Kearney for the pl cond Kace—Selling; Ave turioy ML Nantucket 108 Retigion Religion ought to improve on her last performance sufficiently to win, Anna THOMAS BYRNES, ONCE A GREAT CHIEF OF POLICE. Retired trom the Head of the Pollce Department this Afternoon.) CORBETT IN A RAGE. Insulted Fitz’s Counsel, Friend, but Later Apologized, Fitz Will Post a Forfeit When Place 2 and Date Are Named. Vendig Agrecs to Select » Battlo- Ground Bofore July 1, ‘There was another pugilistic pow-wow at the Coleman House this afternoon, but there was no nose-tweaking. Fits. simmons arrived at the Coleman House shortly after 2 o'clock, acoompanied by his lawyer, “Manny” Friend. They were at once ushered to the big par lor on the second floor, where Joe Ven- dig and @ party of newspaper men were in waiting. Corbett arrived with William A. Brady, his manager, a few moments later, and with but Iittle ceremony all hands got down to business. An soon an all were seated, Vendig pulled out the articles of agreement and sald: “We have mot here to discuss this matter in a gentlemanly and business- like manner. Let us do so, and artive at some conclusion without any parley- ing. “Firat of all, the section of the arti- cles of agreement as to where the fight shall take place must be eettled. 1 calm that, according to the articles, the Florida Athletic Club can pull off this fight wherever It sces fit. Mr. Friend broke in at this point and sald: “While we contend tha ing to the literal construction of the articles, it {s Incumbent upon the Club to pull off the fight at its recognised headquarters, inasmuch as recent legis- lation has mide it impossible, we are willing to yield @ point, and will fight any place the Club may select." “Oh, you are not giving any points, said Corbett. “It is I who have been yielding all the points. This man (turn- ing to Fitz) has been doing a lot of talk- ing. Now he hws got to fight. “We're not giving any point to you,” Qnewered Fits. “We are giving in to the Club.” ‘The question of the $5,000 deposit was theh taken up, and at once a wordy war ‘Was begun. Corvett,” Brady and Vendig all tried to talk at once, demanding thet Fits “put up the stuff immediately. After alot of alacussion Vendie admitted tha ‘origin 4 rt b jen down without Fits's knowl- or anes reed t t up $5,000 aind you want us to D an yi. ne soe you nothing?” asked “We do not," replied Friend. soon as you fiame the date and place ‘we will put up our money immediately.” “Well, what about mine;" almost yelled “Corbett, who hi radually worked himeelf into # rage. y money has been up for months, while this man here haa had up nothing nd has been doing # lot of talking. ‘Taere in only one way to settle this thing, and that Lyk (i ago,’ may ought to beat the others. ‘Third Race—Great American Stakes; tongs. Monteruma ns Handspring, wit! not worse than third. Fourth Rece—Garelle Stakes; eighth, on edge. Emma should be third. Fitth Race—Selling: lx furlongs. Adelbert. 116 Dertargiiie Canterbury 106 Chiswick 7 1204 Bhally Turtle 90 “Pontleat 2.2.1") is said to be in good and he may win from Dertargill Factotum, of the others. ndicap; mile and a sisteenth. Sister Mary 116 Bd Kearney Kennel 100 Equity 104 Captain “7.1. “Aurelian. Sandowne may win the closing event with Sister Mary seoond and Captain T. third, ST. ASAPH RESULTS. RACE TRACK, BT. ASAPH, May 27.— ‘The results of the races here were as follows: First Tear Drop, & to 6 and 8 to second, even for plac Time-—1.06 1-4 (Second Race—Six furlongs. Cerberus, 2'to 1 and 4 to ¢; 4 to 6 for place, wan w B, third, 5 Gov, Time—1.21 1-2, ‘Third Race—Six and a halt furlongs. Darkness, @ to 1 and 2 to 1:Belisarius wec place, and Pickaway third. end, 1 to 2 ‘Time—1.27, Fourth Race-Mile and a sixteenth. Y and 2 to was second, and n by Pulltzer, Tenacious, 6 t Foxglove third, er, 8 to lace, dimes 12 LATONIA RESULTS, RACE TRACK, LATONIA, May 2%. ‘The races run on this track to-day re- sulted as follows First Race—Seven furlongs. Creacent, 4 to 1 and 7 to second, even place, and third, "7 13t 3-4 Second Race—One mile.—Won by fon G., even and 1 to 8; Elizbert place, “was second, and’ Pey hime—1.44 1-2, Bt. Master news - —— Did Jay Gould Leave This B. m recently given who won @ fair race a few dayn the runner up and Teko Applegate second ani Alarum, who was formerly Joe Rogers, mile and an at-named Je not quite who appears to be the best Race—Five furlongs.—Won_ by Fifer Clement’ third. Won by ; Mamie R, cond, and Mayor rain ry simple. Won by Nari Fred 4 third to the is, put Up your stuff. I didn’t’ come here to argue on technical points or listen to the gab of any cheap lawyers. I mean business,” said Corbett, glaring at the Uttle lawyer. Friend colored up, but himself turned to Brady. “I wll talk to you, Mr. Brady. I didn't come here to be inaulted, and will not talk to Mr. Corbett." “Well, you will talk to. me, and to nobody’ else,” led Corbett, d Jumping over a couple of chairs, and pushing Brady aside, Corbett planted | himself on the table almoat over Friend, Mutual friends interfered, and Corbett finally ‘again resumed his seat, Fits then arose and suid: "Gentlemen, as soon as the Club names the place and date for this fight I will post my $5,000. Tam willing to fight at any place and at any time.” hin again aroused the ire of Corbett, leaning towards "the Austraiian, he fairly howled, "Oh, you will, Well T should think ‘you would be glad to get the chance to fight me, You've been do- ing @ lot of bluffing about what you would do," “IT have done no bluffing,” replied Fitz. “I never saw the human being I was afraid of, T want to fight you and will fight you at any place. I deny that Lever waid you were afraid of me, but controlling na | you can bet I shall not run away from you Friends again’ jumped between fighters, and after quiet was restored, Joe Vendig announced that on or before July 1 he would make public the dati and place for the fight. Corbett at once inalxted that Fritz sign & paper to the effect that as soon as the announcement was made public his money would be posted, but Friend te funed to allow his client to do so. “That's all right.” said Vendig, “1'll take Mr. Friend's word for that.” “But 1 won't,” inwtated Co “You're not this torted Vendix. Vand t the re- After this the meeting ett and his party left moments Jim advice of friend: Friend for his coi Hugh MeCulloc! roke up. but in a |, evidently bs and apologized to duct a Fo ing by the Rey ot the Hork Creek Church; the Rey Mackay-Simith and the Rey. 1 Dr. Buck Alexander Aspinwall. The being only that of Church The let. im which Hoch Teaa ia very near to. that The pali-bearers were old e4 to have been the 4. The 4 and But sound money . when people save 40 cents on by. buying. Doctors’ e 0 very, rertum eval Drug Store 8 quality, at RIKER’ ard uverywhe together old “dollar Prescriptions, Rubber Gooda, Milk Sterth rutcnee and every best cor, 24 at, beavers e Tievering Katracws are the stand, PROMISING FIGHTS, To-Night’s Ryan-Smith Bout Should Be a Great Battle. Harmon and Tompkins Are a Well Matched Pair. A Great Crowd Expected at the Seaside’s Club-House, The sporting fraternity’s attention is centred in the Seaside Athletic Club's boxing tournament to-night. It is doubt- fulif Manager Kennedy could have elected a more attractive card. Of course, the feature of the night's en- tertainment will be the bout between Tommy Ryan, of Chicago, the American welter-weight champion, who has never met and “Mysterious” Billy TOMMY RYAN. ‘These men have met on three previous occasiona—ono eat the island, again at Boston and the last time at Minneapoll: ‘The first two encounters were doclared @raws, while the last was decided in Ryan's favor, much to the disappoint- ment of Smith, who sald that Neferee Joe Choynskt was too friendly to the Chicagoan, ‘Thoan who have seen Ryan perform will rr sanction his cl to being 0-day, not eavy-weight cham- ver boxers are sel: nchers, but Ryan is an unch as hard as . Tommy hi four wee ied by im Corbett the quarters occu when he trained for Charley Mitohe _ BILLY SMITH. The Seaside patrons will remember the fast and furious battle that Hilly Smith put up agai Australian Tom Williams, hat contest wi one of the fastest ever seen in this vicinity, and practically made Smith, ag he was an unknown quantity In the East previous to this battle with the Australian, While Billy is nos as clever as the Chicago boy, \he {9 a harder puncher. Smith thinks that In a long bout he can best Ryan, and as this affair is to be twenty-five rounds desired wi The e programme will be made uj round bout and a other of eight, ‘The former will be be- tween Willle Joh and Mike Cooney, of Providence. e second bout will be between Prof, Charley White's cyclone boxer, Sam Tomkins, of Astoria, and Joe Harmon. ‘The the ‘boxer Who recently fought 7 This should be a very hot affal Tomkins and Harmon are hard slug- "XT the ratiroads and trolley lines will run spectal cars to the island before and after the contest. FITZ SEEKS QUARTERS. Bob Fitzsimmons was at pleturesque | Bath Beach yesterday looking over the | place with an eye to selecting training Jquarters in which to prepare for h coming battle with Champion Jim Cor- t. Mrs. Fitzsimmons and Lawy. Emanuel Friend, who ts the pugilist's confidential adviser, accompanie the | lanky middle-weight, Jack Shee nowed the party w cot tage on Bay Eighth street, ‘Tt has four. teen rooms and is within & hundred feet of the ba ro are spacious eround and the nelghborhood ta quiet, Fitasl mons expressed himeelf ag-much pie with Bath ach as @ training {Qnd' it is extremely” probaole will be Jocated there within a weeks, Jack Sheehan 1s spoken of as a pos- sible trainer or helper for Fitzsimmons, as he is thoroughly acquainted with the country. surrounding. Bath Beach and would be a valuable adviser, | "Fitasimmons and Corbett will come to- gether this afternoon, and while there ts [No likelihood that there will be any | hose-pulling, it Is probable” that |mectihg will be extremely interesting, few As Usual, the Quakers Brought It, PRICE ONE CENT EDITION © WHO MURDERED BUTLER HARRIS?: ysteriously Shot in MG D. Borden’s Residence This Afternoon. HO ONE WITNESSED THE DEE! Unknown Coachman Saw a Mao Bun Out the House with a Smoking Revolver. NO MOTIVE CAN BE FOUND, A Servant Girl in the Next Reom Room Heard Several Shets, but Can Tell Nothing Else. A murder for which the police are um able to find any motive or to discover! any clue leading to the identity of berpetrators, occurred during the raim, storm at 1.30 o'clock this afternoon, im the basement of the four-story browse stone residence, 25 West Fitty-sixth! street. . The victim was Ferdinand Harris, the Colored butler, employed by M. C.D, Borden, @ wealthy cotton-mill owned; ) | who lives in the house with his family, 1) The police acknowledge that they afe: totally beamed, declaring that itis one et! the profoundest mysteries they have haa! to deal with in @ decade. SNE There was né witness to the murder.’ Neither is it known whether there ways = one oF more than one implicated, whether the murderers were black er] | white or women, At 1.20 o'clock this afternoon Hartis was engaged in tearing up carpets im|{ the basement dining-room. In — Fear’ room another servant of the family, Katie Murphy, was preparing lunch for the howsehoid. She heard the basement doorbell ring with unusual violence and started te answer it. 1t was part of her duty to at- tend to the basement door. Harris had never attempted to shower & ring before, but dropped his work this’ afternoon, for some unexplaned reasom,| and went to the fron-grated door, Whoever was there, it is belleved, must have been personally known $e, Harris, for he edmitted the caller inte! the hallway. Miss Murphy hardly glanced at thes Visitor, and returned to the kitchen, Within @ few seconds several piste) shots succeeding each other rapidly. startled her again, (Sees: She went to the door, which commands & full view of the long hallway, and saw Harris, with blood streaming from bie left cheek and his hands clasped over. his heart, staggering towards her, 4 He fell dead at her feet without ute tering a word. 1 He had been shot twice, once in tha left cheek, just under the eye, and agaim through the heart. ’ One of the bullets, which missed its mark, was found imbedded in the door sill leading to the basement dining-room, A large pane of in the inner basement door was splintered as if by another bullet. Miss Murphy told Acting Capt. Stein~ kamp, of the East Fifty-first street sta- tion, that when she was attracted to the, kitchen door by the plato! shote she! thought she saw two men rush out intol- the street, ¥ She could not tell whether they were, black or white men, or give anything! like @ useful description. A coachman who was driving by at the time, but whose name the poll do not know, reported at the station house about an hour after the mur der he saw two men rush out of the basement. One of them carried a emoking revele ver in his hand, i When Miss Murphy recovered from first shock of the tragedy, she out Into the street and called in Polices’ man Kelly, who stood at the corner Sixth avenue, in which direction it believed the murderer or murderers fied. When he arrived he saw at once that Harrie was dead, and calling in am other officer to watch the body, ran the station to report the matter, Detectives Alona! Furmosa and Reedy were sent up from Police Head« quarters to endeavor to get some tangle ble clew or reasonable explanation of the murder, They found nothing more” than what has been stated, Darius Harris, a brother of the m dered man, who lved at 27 West Thirty: elghth street, called at the house at o'clock, He said that he could conceive of motive for the crime, declaring very tively that the dead man had not am enemy in the world ; It Was learned that Harris was ene” gaged to be married to a youn woman famed Rosa Ortis, of 29 West fourth street. THR pane wedding was to have orcurred thig) 7 He was formerly employed as i ter for the Pullman. Palace, Careg Z pany on ‘the Pennaylvania Ha Sniy’ entered Mr. Borden Griober. Hi ia said fo. Rave i i