The evening world. Newspaper, September 21, 1895, Page 8

FOR GLARK NEWMAN'S DEATH, Relatives Claim Her Alleged Betrayer, Murray, Con- fessed to Ho THAT IT WAS KEP And Now Lawyer Brooke tained in an Effort Justice Don A complaint of the gravest character has been lodged with the District-At- torney by Lawyer Charles W, Broolte against Coroner Emil W. will be supplemented to-d: with sworn statements to the Coroner has retained @nd thus protects a murd fering the consequences o: Mr. Brooke yesterday Bistant District-Attorneys don Battle and Terence that he was in statements to the effect Hoeber was retaining information in the case of James Murray, thirty-one yenrs old, of Hundred and Tenth street, M4 last was charged by nine jurors in an inquest before Hoeber Sponsivle for the death o! man on Aug. 7 at her home, 1100 Second avenue, Four persons were put for the death of Mis: ment. In this statement M’ss eused James Murray of ha her and later of having gi cine. He a: house of Mary Andrews, 2 East Third street. Murray and Mrs. Fested, as were Henry E Gruggist, of 1882 Third ave the pills to Murray, Vesey, of 1% East One Ninth street, an Intimate friend of Mur- ray. Identified Her Het Murray wai oer betrayer and the cause At the bedside of the girl at the time vas Emil H. C. Schecht, a half-brother of Misa Newman. He Chaunccy street, Brooklyn. (dentiNed Murray, When the gir Behecht rushed at his ais and tried to seize him by the throat, of the way Murray jumped out Gchecht made a motion @raw a revolver. prisoner und he was taken in two hours Miss Newman died. Murray secured the services of Law- yers Abraham Levy and the firm of Howe & Hummel, and they appeared for hin at che by Coroner Hoeber on Jury exonerated all the prisoners except Murray, who was held in await the action of the Murray's bail had at fir but Coroner Hoeber for Feduced it to $3,000. The relati Tecently they retained Alleged Confession « Mr. Bchecht, the half-brother of Miss| Newman, consulted with Mr. Brooke as > what was best to be latte Coroner Hoeber and ask knew of the matter. The inquest which appeared R PROTECTED? Grave Charges Lodged with the District-Attorney Against Coroner ioeber, Possession of sworn Newman, Were all arrested upon warrants issued at the time by Coroner Hovber, who had Fecelved the girl's ante-mortem state-| 0, Bhe sald, took her to the and William taken to the bedside of the dying git) and sue identifed him a Detective Quinn pre- vented Schecht from doing harm to the jrand Jury. of the dead Deen waiting for some further action to| be taken, but wothing was done and so Lawyer Brooke Yo look after their interests. suggested that Mr. been attracted by him, and after she had once yielded she naturally was not averse to his further attentions. ‘Now this man has already lost his position and he has an aged mother jand a sister to support, and I really | don't see what good you can accomplish by trying to push the case against him. “'T very serlousty doubt if you can | secure hia conviction anyhow, It will only et your names in the newspapers —much more than they were before— and it will cause you no end of anx- fety and worry, and in the end perhaps result in nothing. Hoeber Hangs on to the Conte: “I asked Coroner Hoeber if t would be necessary to go before a notary with the statement he had made to me re- garding Murray's confession to him. Up to that time I was still under the impression that the Coroner meant to give us the statement embodying Mur- ray's confession, but at my mention of a notary he seemed to take alarm, and sad: “‘T cannot give you the statement of what Murray told me, because 1, an w public oMecr, have got to consider all such matters as confidential, and it would be unfair for me to give you such mattors to make use of against Mur- ray. “That is exactly what I came to 1 said, You can gét a copy of the record of Coroner's inquest,’ sad Coroner eber. T SECRET. ja Res to Have ber. ‘You can have that.’ is Yes, I know that,’ I sald, ‘but that is not what I want, I want to get a statement of the facts as you know them, 1 want Murray's confession to you, “1 suspected before that Murray con- feseed to you, for, if he had not done 80, 1 knew that you could not have got the names of the others whom you had arrested. You have told me that Mur- sror from suf. |T#Y made a confession to you that he f his crime, | Caused my sister's trouble and was informed As. |!0Strumental in the malpractice. I want Gectge Gor ae eas in a form that can be a ured against Murray te intlan Well, you come in a few days,’ sald the Coroner. ‘I will have to take ad- vice before 1 give you what you | want. WIL Invoke Fellows's Ald. It 19 the above statemeat that Mr. Brooke will give to the District-Attor- ney as showing the extraordinary men- ner in which Hoeber tried to persuads Clara Newman's brother not tu pusi the case against her betrayer and ax show- ing further that the Coroner has had in his possession the confession of Mur- ray all along and hus kept It to isimself as “a confidential communication.” At the inquest one of the jurors did hot think the evidence suffctent to warrant him in blaming Murray, and he disagreed with the other nine jurors jand exonerated Murray. He did not iknow that Murray had confessed his », Of|crime to Coroner Hoebor, ax the Coro- jner, presiding at the inquest to ascer- Hoeber, and it jay ur Monslay | tye effect that | @ confession that Coroner a widower, 200 East One who on Aug. with b Ing re- f Clara New- under arrest They Newman ac- ving betrayed ven her medi- a midwi Andrews were ar-|tain the cavae of Miss Newman's death, tsentricger, a|did) not think it “would be fair’ to | Make public the confession of Murray, nue, who sold ven to him in conflidence.” When a murderer confesses to any Person that he has committed murder, no matter in what degree, and that per: fon falls to Inform the proper author!- tien of the fact that he Ras recelved Buch confession, he becomes an accom- piles of the murderer, By his silence he commits a crime, and may very pos- sibly defeat Justice, of her death. | 80 far ‘aw’ can be learned, Coroner Hoeber has not informed the proper au- thorittes that Murray confessed to him that he gave Clara Newman the drugs which, in the opinion of the doctors who made the autopsy, contributed to her death, nor hax Coroner Hoeber in- formed the proper authorities that Mur- ray confessed to him that he had taken Clara Newman several times to a mid- wife, and that he held the midwite's receipt for money that he paid her for her services, Hoeber May Lose His Head. Lawyer Brooke 1s highly incensed at the Coroner's action, and says that he will call the attention of the District- Attorney to it in such a way that re- ¥ must follow. y judgment,” sald Mr. Brooke jay, “the suppress.on of Murray's confession and the Coroner's attempt to de Mr. Behecht not to push the F. Hundred and ayer. lives at 693 ter's betrayer and as though to away. With- Mr. Mens, of inquest held Aug UM. The ‘anst’ Mutray ts not only suflt- nt cause for Hoeber's removal from $3,000 ball to | flee, but Lt may result in something even more ser! nin, “What Hoeber's object In acting as he has done isl cannot imagine. Murray has influential friends, how who Want to see him out of hls trouble | Coroner He 1 when asked this morning con the above matter; Mocber Admits Conceniment, “When Mr, Schecht called on me I told me that he could have a complete copy of the official record. When he asked what Mr. Murray had told me in | the latter's private interview with me, I told hin Thad my doubts concerning }the propriety of teling such a thing, but that 1 would consult the District-At: at been $5,000, some reason girl have o Hoeher, d A the | torney. ‘att pei the |ehHe came to me again, before I had Sehecht see | done so aud told me that Mr, Brooke, him what he | his lawye told him that the Iaw | Would not allow me to suppress such report f the rear ees }eommunication, 1 told him 1 differed in the news: with Mr, Brooke about that. Papers had given Mr. Brooke but little |“*' then went to Aasistant District- Of the information he desired. Attorney Davis and submitted the mat- Accordingly Mr. Schecht visited | (CF, '? fim, Mr. Davis absolutely aus Coroner Hveber at the latter's resi- ow, I_ask, what efee could I do?” @ence last Monday evening and what |. Here’ Coroner Hoeber lowered his follows is derived from aworn statement of what there. After introductug himself to ine Coro- | P ner Mr. Schecht told him that he had the ruggestion | Brooke to get what facts the Coroner @alied at Possessed regurding the Jed to his sister's death. “I explained to Coroner Voice and said: “To be quite confess that whe me and announ Mr, Cehecht's | took place | frank with you, T will Mr. Scheeht came to d that he wanted to, uy, prosecute Murray, | asked him what he expected to gain’ by It He then eon. | fox me that he and his relatives | of Lawyer| We ad that Murray was about to | hor | {stitute proceedings against them and that he wanted to head Murray off, causes which | it were.” w Hown's Ansintants Say, Hoeber," said a * «. When Mr. Davis uestioned con. Mr. Schlecht in his affidavit, “thar wel oe Vien Mig BRE wat qeationed cone had retained Mr. Brooke to push th! sald: ease, Coroner Hoeber seemed much|, |‘ eronee Hoaber ruenel into yy - | tarprised at this, 1 told him that we|he hada right to keepeeecret he een | Tud gone to Mr Brooke ef an ex-Congressman Xr. Schecht states that ber tried to discourage him, Hoeber as saying: “Murray 1s not such He told me he was willing to marry the | girl, and that he sccured the medicine er suggestion, and nied her to a midwife's Furthermore, Murray to! receipts for money paid to the midwife for services rendered to Miss Gives Hoeber the Lie, “Phat isa lie,’ I said t ber, ‘for 1 have two letters written by Murray, showing the fac! wise, These letters were mother's house during days of my Coroner. said Coroner confidential men—you and I, and we must look at|{ this thing in a common-sense way. know that men and women have their passions. Murray wa: fellow and must have seemed attractive to your sister when he his uniform, (Murray was a conductor). “ ‘It Is easy to understand and auite who was tual friend of ours and Mr. er's existenc | “This statement seemed to stun the | I then told him of the brutal | way in which Murray had overpowered by the advice Uilerances of wit. | and 1 told bim that) he had an unimpeachable right to do so, | “Tdld not, how tell him he had ht to make such Confessions public. fidential preliminary nesses made to hin Brooke. Coroner Hoe- |r: He quotes |. Air. Hattie sald the Grand Jury would quotes) undoubtedly take the matter up text week a bad fellow. Other Assistant Distri Att ey s said that in ther opinion Coroner H ev Dad by his conduct in this matter committed a fait for which the Gov- ernor would be justitied in at once re- moving him from office. MAIN CASE IS IN. Despite Strom Awnluat Durrant, Hin Lawyers Smile, SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21.—The main case against Theodore Durrant is. in, There are some odds and ends of ev: dence to prop the carefully built stru the last tWOl ture of circumstances, but to all intents and purposes the prosecution has had its day. After Oppenheim, the pawndroker, had told how Durrant came to him to pawn vne of Blanche Lamont’s rings; after Bademan the Janitor, had said that the gas fixtures which Durrant asserted he had been fixing on that fateful day eded no fixing whatever; after the long line of Witnesses had’ taken the prisoner right up to the chureh door; after the prosecution had done its best to hang the man, they consider the criminal of @ century, that man’s attor heys were as merry as larka and as confident as men can be, ‘They were also silent as to what evi- dence they proposed to offer to break down an ‘apparently thvulnerable case also accompa- several times, Id me he had ewman," ence ‘0 Coroner Hoe- ts to be other- received at my Hoeber in a tone, ‘we are We @ good-looking was dressed in Batural that your sister should have] against thelr client. ‘ KILLED FOR A WOMAN'S LOVE, oe Pretty Tessie Grace's Lover Fatally Shoots Saloon- keeper Su'livan, SHOWED HIS RIVAL'S LETTER, It Asked Her to Meet Him,, But She Didn't Keep the Tryst THE COQUETTE DISAPPEARS. Devine Says Sullivan's Barkeepee Shot Him and He Fired in Self-Defense. It wasn the coquetry of a woman more than the jealousy existing he- tween James Sullivan, a saloon-keeper, | of Montgomery and Monroe streets, and Henry Devine, of 16 Jockson street, that led the latter to shoot the former In front of the house 3# Madison street last night. An @ result of the shooting Sullivan Hes at the point of death in Gouverneur Hospital. His ante-mortem statement hax been taken, while Devine has been held by City Magistrate Brann without bail to awalt the result of his victim's Injuries. The woman in the case has not been apprehended. It 1s doubtful if she will be. ‘Two other men friends of Sullivan have been committed to the House of Detention as witnesses, Bullivan, whose residence 1s at 676 Water street, has us bartender James T. Foley, who lives In the house, 370 Madison street, while In a tumble-down bullding in the rear lives Tessie Grac Belle of the “House of Blazes.” She 1s twenty years old and very pretty. She is well known In the nelgh- borhood, which Is one of the roughest in that section, The house itself was known as “The House of Blazes.” It was Foley, no the police say, who told his employer what a pretty girl Tessie was. Asa result the Mquor dei er began calling on the girl. When it became known that Devine wi also calling on the girl, friends of all three remarked that there would be lively trouble in the near future, Last Thursday Sullivan decided to call | upon the girl, so in the morning he sent | her a note. He was evidently afraid | of meeting Devine there, as he wanted | to know first If the const was clear. | Sullivan a married man, while Devine is ningle. | ‘The note which Sullivan scrawled on | the back of a@ slip of foolacap read as) follows Sept. 19, 1805 FRIEND TESSIE: 1 would like to see you to- night at # o'clock on the corner of Madison and Montgomery atreeta. Sure, trom your friend, JIM SULLIVAN. Send down word if all Is right. ‘The girl did not meet Sullivan, how- ever, for the reason, us the police allege, that her affections were monopolized by Devine. That such was the fact Is evi- dent from what followed last night, Shortly after 8 o'clock Sullly: with Foley and half a dozen others, called at Foley's home, which, aa already ated, 19 In front of the shanty where Texsie Grace lives, While they were actually up in the girl's room, Later on he came down to bring up a can of lager, and {t was then that the trouble began. ‘Teaste Plays the Coquette, In Devine's pocket was the tell-tale jetter which Sullivan had written to the «irl and which she had handed over to) Devine in @ spirit of coquetry, The let-| ter made Devine angry and when he there Devine was ALLEN W. which was found {the canal at Prin \ton, N. | itlappears that Dale committed DALE’S DEATH. It Recalls the Tragic Ending of Mis Father's L The body of Allon W. Dale, the aged clerk of the Pennsylvania Railroad, J., has been taken to Reading, » for bur elde, Conductor ¥ | saw him at the station in Philadelphia as he was about to get on board of train, Dale seemed despondent and said he was going to condult an oculist about Monday last encouraged by ber parents on account of his belng a poor young man, The young couple fnally eloped. When they sturned to ask for paternal forgive the young bride was made a prisoner inthe old mansion, Her hus- band. while endeavoring to rescue her, had ‘a very lively encounter with his mother-dn-law, and was arrested and lodged in. fal for aseault, While a Prisoner in the fail the bridegroom com= mitted suicide by blowing out his braing, ENDED IN A MURDER. Grif_a Beat Hin Wife 1 the ing. Kustern District Hospital this morn- fin the day be id under bail e the shooting, trial on a charge ulting his wife, In court the wo- ry of cruel treatment, and arned to keep away. Ipht he: wen 8 id after beating Mrs, Griffin for having him arrested, atruck her a violent blow tn the face. 'MoKin= hon Interf jw sister's behalf, and wing 9 ver shot Grifin in the eKinnon ran away, but the next bimself up to the police. tf wash toh ‘st admitted the shooting, but later denied that he had used a revolver Griffin possessed an ugly temper and was & heay died three y $80,000, which, it fa sal Mrs, Griffin visited her husband the Hospital Just before he d there was no reconeiiiation, drinker. 8 aKO When his father Griffin’ inherited he squandered. at mother was at his bedside wh passed away Much svinpathy is expressed | for young Mekinnon, who will now have to face a charge of murder, TWO INSANE MEN IN COURT. One Tried Suicide ond Other Wanted to Kill His Wife, Andrew Smith, eighty years old, of 224 East Seven first street, attempted to Jump into the la in Central Park at § o'clock this morning while Insane, Smith had an uttack of fits, and] hreatened to take bis life and that of his wife, Agatha At 8 Grelock this morning he rushed out of his house haif dressed and bar footed, His wife followed an begged | him to return. “Ie told her to. return | or he woul kill her, She followed. him | to Central Park, As he Was about to make a | the lake, she caught him Park Detective Savage seize man In Yorkville p into 1 screamed, 1 the insane rt this morning Magi nitted him to the ax 1 three years old, eonth street, was also ‘ar: erlug from homic nia, Hittner Gad) made several attempts to shoot his. wife, Gertrude He labors under sion that his mission on earth is to say his. wife, trate Deuel committed him) for examination. FOUGHT IN AN OLD SHANTY. Man Sertously ng, Thick Hoard, “Canary Island” Is the name given to a little shaety at One Hundred and Beaten with a tleth street, near Fifth avenue, Mo: than half a dozen Malians live in the tumble-down pl and every night keep the can going to the nearest: xa- loon, Last night a row occurred. Pa- trolman Cavanagh found them mixed up reached the Ittle court-yard dividing the | front and rear houses, he took It out! and began to read it, As he did so he! heard the sound of Sullivan's volee in Foley's apartments overhead, From this | point on the story told by both men run on different lines, | Sullivan sald that he had no thought) of meeting Devine, but went up to} Foley's rooms to have a ittle entertain- ment. While there, he says, he received & message to the effect that ee him, Just as he reached the front door he Was met by Devine, who flashed the tter In his face saying: “See that letter? See what she thinks | of you?" Sullivan became wild with rage on seeing the document. Ho made a rush for Devine, when the latter, without a sccond’s hesitation, produced a pistol. On seeing it Sullivan Jumped far out on the sidewalk just as (he first shot from Devine's revolver was heard. A crowd of several score were around both men in a moment. There was another pistol in the crowd beside the one carried by Devine, As a result the latter was shot, but only siightly, the shoulder ed Five Shots at His Rival, Devine He fired five shots from his own re- volver at Sullivan Four of them went wide, The fifth ne went through the exprize fighter’s right lung and he dropped to the sidewalk. Sullivan's condition was found to be so bad at the hospstal that the Coroner was notified to come and take his ante mortem statement. Coroner Dobbs re sponded at 2 o'clock this morning. He asked Sullivan if be knew he was going to die and the latter responded, with true e de bravado “How do I know? 1 can’t tell whether 1 am or not.” ‘Then he was asked if he hoped to re- cover, and he said: "Certainly, I always hope for the best.” When Devine was arraigned in the x Market Court this morning, he looked “nervous, There were ral blood spots on ‘his shirt, Otherwise be showed no marks of the shooting. In answer to the usual questions he sald “I ghot Sullivan tn self defense,” His story Is that while coming down with the can of beer he was set upon by Sullivan and several others and th Foley, Who Was one of the crowd, fired @ shot at him. Bome one, he said. then put a pistol in bis hand and he bewa ina fre fight, He knocked at the door with his club and there was scampering from rear windows, Th eman forced the door from the nd saw oa man bleeding on the floor and two other men standing over him. Near by Was a long, thick hoard covered with blot The ‘polite man placed th nen under arrest an sent for san ambulunce, ‘The. wounded man said that he was Charles Guts: Sepp It was found he hal oa fr tured skull He was removed to the Jariom Hospital, The tw Nea arrested = ga their names a@ iitiam Cumow, eighteen years alt, . 1 Fred) Scherer,” twenty years old — =— ‘ © Laundry Annaulted TARRYTOWN, Septe 2.—A daring assault was mando on w Chinaman named Lon sing early this imorning, Sing wae busy roving, when a stranger eared ity laundry, The tad « the china he aan kn tipned his heat wed nin elon, Mood purest out of the wound tn s head, and then the man rameached the laundry. Took the contente of the OH. and then Sing was remuved to the Tarrytown, Hoapteal Sitie has given the police a ds won of hie as: pailant — diy Reatew by # Cabman, Wiliam T. Powell, of 41 Kast Twenty-frat mirvet, te lying In a dangerous contition in the Home of Mrs Mary MeNamara, 389 Woat Nin & resuit of an assault committed might by Thuis Canary a tab Kast Sty tect nary wan arrcuned ty morning aid helt sult of Powel’ tn a dispute about m Says Martin ke His None, of No its as he was Koimg tito William Lawrence, a ciga ya tha Mar Mtr and broke bien sauiced hun says Lawrence a rumpus 1 was Gred Rent Him Boy with a Club, Crowell Honeywell, of 25 Ferguson street kN S morning was heid in $500 e chal ally assaulting bie nine-year Show-€ da Street-Stand Law, Alforman Lantry called on Mayor Strong to-day and asked him to meke @ proclamation concern. ing the law ree acing of stands and show son the ae The Mayor said he did mot, ki and would tr matter te. tue sel with (hat the Aldermea have an opin — WAIL Sell Only Ste m the guDject Viaed Milk, branch of the an Straus ts to give milk business Heveatter he wilt ring. He eaid he believed his life Was in danger. aly sell ater. {ized milk h makes it tmpossble for dis h employes impose on customers Ho is quoted aa saying that he would gladiy abandon the milk business entirely if the poot Would not euler by the change, \ter of John —— Mrs. Ryan Driven to Her Death by a Brutal Husband. WAS ONE OF WARING’S MEN. Came Home Drunk, Beat Hin Wife and Forced Her Sixty-five in the flats below, who had rushed t0| gacritice the windows at the the row, were of Mrs.’ Ryan shoot down the shaft An Instant later they heard it crash on the asphalt pavement at the bottom, wixty-tive feet below the fifth story wine alrshaft to listen to dow, An ambulance surgeon found that Mrs, Ryan had been instantly killed Her head was crushed In, Ryan made an attempt to escape, but was intercepted by Acting Roundsman John J. iyatt, of the Forty-seventh Street’ Btation, ‘and arrested, In “Ie ‘Court terror in every line of his Ugly face. pA hitlt-dozen witnesses suy they saw you push your wife off the window William Griffin, the insurance agent | Yow sixtycnve feet to the coment f who was shot by his brother-in-law, of the airshaft, Ryan. What h Charlies McKinnon, three weeks ago, at |to say?" an “Rvening Worlt” + 53 Wilson sireot, Willlamsburg, died at | **Ked “I didn't do it! I didn't do {t, no help me, God!" he exciae huskily, his fairly bulging in terror hey way that last Saturday saw you standing with an axe in your hand” over your ring wife, who clasped ttle Kitty and Dannie, your children, in her arms, and begged life unui Sunday morn- you,to spare h ing." “Tt tan't so! It isn't so! he hoarsely inking wife-beater crouched still ‘more closely inthe corer At this moment, Mary Burke, daugh- Burke, the janitor of the tenement, approached the bar carrying in her arma a pretty, sleeping baby. It Was Baby Dannie Ryan, a year’ old last Sunday, and ut Miss Burke's skirts toddled itle Kitty, a fiaxen-halred child of two and a haf years, Magistrate Deuel signed the papers formally transferring these worse than |erphaned little ones to the eare of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, for their mother was mur dered and ‘in all Wkellnood they will never see thelr father again Roundsman) Hyatt beckoned, and Ryan shuffled ott of the eourt-room, his bare feet echoing from the uncar: peted pen, Again the gyves were fastened on his is, and on a Fourth avenue horse- car he was taken to the Criminal Court, there to be remanded to the ‘Tombs to awalt disposition of his case by a Coro- ners jury, Three of the four flats on the fifth floor were occupied, There were the Ryans in one, Mrs. Crawford in another and Mrs, Margaret Davis in the third, They heard Mine of auors and then the form of Mra, Ryan, her eyes blackened and swollen, appeared at the window of the unoccupied flat. She leaped upon the sill, reached out her hand to Mrs, Crawford and pleaded to scape from her Infurlated husband, Mrs, Crawford took the extended hand, but ‘in another instant her grip. was rudely wrenched asunder, and with one last, despairing shriek, Mrs, Ryan plunged headiong down to death. Mrs. Dav.a says she saw Ryan strike the poor wife in the heart and knock her off her balance. and that to make sure he pushed her fect from the sill The body of M Ryan was taken tn charge by her sister, Mrs. James Wilkin- son, of Kast hirty-fifth street and Lex- ington avenu the funeral will be lodked after by H, 8 Johnson, agent of the flats, and in whose f ily Bridget Iiresiin was a servant eleven years be- fore she met and married the man, now accused of murdering her. ‘The body les At Merritt's undertaking rooms in Bighth avenue, — ‘ BRECKENRIDGE OUT AGAIN. He Taken the Stump for the Ken- tucky Stnte Teket, (Special to The Eve LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept. 21-Col. W. ©. P. Breckinridge re-enters politics at Williamstown this afternoon, where he makes a speech in favor of the Demo- cratic State ticket, er since his defeat for re-election to Congress last Fall he has refused to discuss politics in any form, It 1s believed that his advocacy of the State tleket means that he will be a Candidate. tor Congress from the Seventh District a year hence. A POLICE DEPARTURE, ‘The Hoard to Detall Roundamen to Do Acting Sergennts’ Duty, President Roosevelt, speaking for his colleagues tn the Police Board this morning, said the Board had resolved to detail roundsmen to do acting ser- east’ duty “This was done,” he sald, “so that these acting sergeants may be vested with the power of receiving ball, which they cannot do when detailed by Acting Chief Conlin, ‘This does not by any means indicate that roundsmen “detailed as acting sergeants are adinitted to the proba: tionary term, looking to their final ad- vancement to a full-fedged sergeant's position,” he sai “The only acting sergeants now on the probationary term are Flood, Goy man and Petty." GOING SLOW ON THE CLUBS. But Roosevelt verne Sn President Roosevelt say this morning ng World) = Designs on Per- “Keepers, had nothing to concerning the en- forcement of the Excise law against clubs to-morrow further than that it any evidence could be secured against them arrests would be made. He added that a few saloon-keepers, who had persistenily violated the law. on Sunday, would be strictly ded to to-morrow. New men, he said, had beex detailed to get evidence against them, a Gets Even on His Sergeant, st Capt. Strauss, of the Evst Sixty-seventh stree station, who will bg placed on trial next week to be made tn Preferred, nd, who mi tay erasures, The Captain and sergeant will by the Board next Friday — Promotion for Three Policemen Pr Commissioner Roosevelt to-day announced Acting Serata, Joba Flood and Petty, of the 4 Gorman, of the Steamboat ppoined permanently at the t He Sold Deer to a ‘Minor. Saloonkeeper Mendel Yamm, of 138 Ludlow street, was held for trial by Magistrate Brann, in the Sasex Market Court, to-day. Patrolman Rae: dig saw him sella pint of beer to Harry Kurta, twelve years old, of 146 Ludlow street, last wight ud made the arrest. [DOWN AN AIRSHAFT,| horrified to see the form | As | Ryan shrunk Into| New York's A corner, and looked atvwut, with abject | with they} to which the law applied PARKHURST IN LINE. ‘Will Start at Once om an Ageres- alve Campaign, Rev. Dr. Parkhurst has decided to take a strong hand in State politica this campaign, so as to demonstrate to think- ing voters that putting forward the ex- | else question as the main issue 1s simply the act of experienced politicians to con. ceal graver subjects: In fact, he will conduct a misstonary campaign ull over the State, which he | thinks will not only benefit the country districts, but New York City as well. his he having lost the sight of Hest Belew, He had many callers yesterday, and le had been in poor health for a devoted hours listening to their views. Jong tim It is thought. he hina It gave him an insight to the local HE Bhat OM ae oe ne tet ost in| Philip Ryan, an ashcart driver in the | Situation, and convinced him that New Ktoading, requesting in case he did not) Department of Street Cleaning and a| York's future depends entirely upon return that hie effects be sent t0 28) congpicuous character in ‘Mixe Ale| the political annihilation of bossism. rer Tete ee ativating. the| Row," where ne lived, was arraigned |In the afternoon he visited Police ease and an inquest will be held Tues-|in Jefferson Market Police Court this, Headquarters and had a two-hour i ,{morning, charged with having mur-| Consultation with the Commissioner with” Been pf Dale recallt Saline the [dered his wife while ina drunken frenzy | Dr. Parkhurst afterwards sald that father of the dead man, Dale was the |by driving her or throwing her from the friends of good government, re- Krandson of James Allen, the founder | the window of thelr flat, on the fifth | @ardless of party, this Fall should at- Mant UE the Leak iiugiy Of Revolu. | floor of the tenement 27 West Forty-|tempt, for the second time, to over- Vonary fame ames Allen hi two | ninth atr . last evening, , throw Tammany, and demand from deuchters, one of whom, Anna Penn | Phere was ecurrying of feet on the|Candidates for whom they intended to filene was the wite ofan Puglishmare| floor, and they ecemed to pass from| Vote, a police reorganization bill and while youn’ man fell in love with | the floor of the Kyan rooms to a vacant| local option in excise matters. He did one of the Greenleaf girls He was not| flat across the hall, Then the women!/not ask the voters of the State to thelr party, but to scratch mblymen and Senators who would not vote right on all matters looking to the reformation of the governments of cities and towns, He wanted home rule for all plac | He cited the case of Senator Lexow, who, he said, had stood in the way of local reform for New York city. Dr. Parkhurst purposes to go to the people of Nyack, and point out that Interests are in common them, If Lexow was re-elected, he sald, It would be equally as bad for yack as for New York. The Doctor thought there should be a yo jorter Postponement of the excise question until a Legislature has been chosen which would make necessary changes King to the good of the communities If the right men were sent to the Legislature the right measures would follow. Dr, Parkhurst said further that he | Was beginning to understand pretty well the political situation, and proposed starting within two days to bring the | friends of good government together to | hin way try and induct organization to meet on some common ground to fight the old enemy. ——— STUPID SNEAK THIEF. ‘Tried to Sell His Plander to Sergt. McCormack, Sergt. Thomas McCormack, attached to |the East Kighty-eighth street station, was commended by Magistrate Deuel, in Yorkville Court, to-day for his clever capture of 4 sneak thief while off duty and in civilian clothes this morning on home for hiv breakfast. The thief was Charies Cregan, a painter, twenty-eight years old, living at 200 Avenue C. He had robbed the house of Mrs, H. D, Aldrich, a wealthy widow, at Madison avenue and Thirty-fifth street Although the thief was in the house all last nighi, neither Mrs, Aldrich nor er brother were aware of the fact. hey started for the country this morn- ing and it will be a surprise to them when they hear of it, The thief was discovered in the laun- dry room at 6,3) o'clock this morning by Mary Martin, one of the domestics, As she entered the room the thief was in the very act of emptying a bottle of wine, On catching sight of her he made a grab for her, but she eluded him and ran upstairs. The thief did not pursue her. He grabbed up a bundle in which he had packed two silk capes, a sult of silk Underelothes, four pieces of silt dress oods (and. ‘other articles, valued — al about $100, and Unfortu ished out of the hou r Cregan the bundle se, and he sat down on a stoop in ‘Thirty-fourth street, between Lexmgton and al’rk avenues, to sort cut the articles and pack them up again. As he was thus engaged Sergeant Me: Cormick came along, On catching sight of the fellow and the goods the Sergeant at once suspect- ed thar he had come across a thief. He conversation with him, ked him if he was anxious to dress goods. Ci ady for busine: S prospective customer ffered to sell the Bergeant goods for 325 cCormack saw at a glance th Was less than one-half its the same time offered the man became loc only $20, “All right’ Give me the money, tRonded the thief, “and you can’ have the goods.” It's not all right; I'm an oMeer, and are my prisoner,” said. the’ Ser- nt, and “he took the thief to the Rast Thirty-fifth street station-house. When the police there ‘w the goods they told McCormack where they had been stolen from, ‘saying, “The theft was ported by one of the servants a'short time ago: but The servant, Maury Martin, as well as the other domestic employed tn the house, Went to Yorkville Court together and saw the thief committed to prison for trial tn default of $1,500 ball, The Martin woman sald: The thief must have slipped in the house last night, he had a good time drink.ng my empioyer's wine. I found three empty bottles In the dining room." - — d Post-Office and Stor CRANVORD, N. J, Sept 2, thieves envered the post-oflice. drilled in the safe and a fuse inserted, of the safe was partly wrecked, but ihe did Wok succeed in getting Into the which contained money and stamps, frightened iy before thieves on They the Jo xrucery store of J.C, & sn fone time during the Alghi, Tho thieves found the safe door open. They secure about $16 tn cash from the Safe, and then, xolng to the money drawer, broke ft open and secured about $10 mo thon went to the stable of J butcher. They stole lls horse and carriage, and arove off. —— > —_— Highway Robbery in the Bowery, Faward Kenny, of 1) wan held fn $1,000 bail for trial on a of bighway robbery by Magistrate Wentworth, tn the Tombs Police Court, th plaint was Stefano Handing, a street, who. Id that while walking along (he Bowery’ at 2 clock this morning the prisoner grabbed his ‘hand chain and fled. Policeman Bourke ight Kenny. watch and Bis porsesaion. protested hi - — Diamonds Cause Tro} Henry W. Weardeley was locked up in Ludlow Strowt Jail to-day in default of $600 bail, Me Jon an order signed by Justice Con- City Court, In the suit of Charles a, 4 Maiden lane Jeweller, to recover $400 that Beardsley yada on a proniise to retura It is alloged he did neither. Arrested for Hin Attachment to Art, Thomas J. was arren! lan, of | Broxman, | worth of diamonds. It | obtained the di | or pay tor them, Clarke was arrested to- 4 by Justice Beckman, in the Su- preme Court, charged by William T. A. Weedon, M4 Vanderbilt streot, Brooklyn, Preside ne American Art Publishing Co., filly converting 885" Elesirut ype nok, "Mo: And 3,000 seta — Police to Carry Night Sticks, President Roosevelt, of the Police Board, sald to-tay that within two months the might stioly abolished by ex-Chief Byrnes would be restored ‘He will, at least, have a hand = 3 Ing the platfe: to be 5 ie a tor Hill Is said already to have arawn up that Interesting document, and to have exhibited the plank relating to bis personal wberty Leas. Tt is said to Le very satisfactory. Richard Croker stoie quiety out of town wis morning. His intimate asso- ciates said to-day It was not known where heh ad gone, but he had left the ty and would not return until Mon- i. Mr. Croker left by Grand Central train at 1 o'clock this afternoon for Sara- toga, He did not come downtown but received a number of Tammany men at his hotel, Among them were ex-Con- reraman Amos J. Cummings, James Platform-Mak- | W. Boyle, leader of the Seventh District, = |and Lawrence Delmour, Mr, Croker said before leaving for Saratoga, thet he would attend the Syracuse Conven- tion and might sit as u substitute dele- ats, tle, Will Feturn to New York on dnesday, 1 be at the Co: ver, ex-Postna CROKER YET A BOSS, Will Dictate All Nominations Made by Tammany. OFF FOR SARATOGA TO-DAY. His Companions 1 mong others who vention are ex- ter-General Bi Lockwoo: gr Congressman man Perry Belmont, ex-Mayor Grant, ex-Mayor Gilroy, © Henry | Purroy, Gen, Sickles, Senator Cantor, William C. Whitney, Edward Shepard, Postmaster Dayton, B. Ellery Anderson, Frederic R. Coudert, ex-Comptroller, Myers, Chartes 5, Fatrchili, Eldridge T. Gerry, urice Power, Oscar 8. Straus and Wheeler H. Peckham. Nea-ly ail preparations for the con- vention are complete. Alhambra Rink is the meeting-place. Senator Hill opened his campaign for Governor there’ Few of the large delegations will be there before Monday morning or afternoon, but leaders will all_ be there early" Monday morning. The State Committee wili meet on Monday Simultaneous with the home-coming of Mr. Richard Croker to give the Tam- many leaders some pointers in how to run their campaign, Rev. Dr. Charlie: ‘H. Parkhurst js out with an announce- ment that he is going to continue his war on Tammany, and will expand his operations with a view of purifying the, Legislature. night, x-Congressman Perry Belmont wil! be the temporary chairman ar Roswell! Pp. Flower pe nent chamwman. Charles R. Defreest will be the secre- tary, with William Ellis as, assistact, Chairman Hinckley, of the State Com: mittee, will probably be Chairman ot the Committee on Credentials so fur as arranged the programme Will be for the Convent'on to meet on Tuesday at noon. After the temporars organization a recess will be taken unt! about 4 o'clock ‘Then, after the 1’- dress of the permanent chairman and other speeches, another recess will be taken until 10 A. M. on Wednesday. During Wednesday morning _ nomina. tions of ndidates will be in order, and it is igured that the business of phe convention will be concluded by 3 MR, CROKER'S NEW CLOTHES. Mr. Croker and the other Tammany leaders say the outlook for Tamman: > far the leaders have expressed_no lead h for Ti | pcatae the leaders have. ox 1, Hee according to thelr notion, | general. preference for candidat ne ct > far name very flattering, and if @ liberal excise piniec Way "ha viaened ae To ene OF plank is injected into the platform tol pie secicinry of State—con, Horatio ©. King, be adopted at Syracuse by the Demo-| ot Kines Chatien a. Carey. if Allegany. cratic State Canvention next week they | spor yoa ine Henna he Sim atte do uot fear Dr. Parkhurst of any other | ‘For Comptrolier—Theodure Wo Myers of vara York, Frank Campbell, of Steuben; Aug reformer. Sched, of rt The home-coming of Mr. Croker has| tor “State” Treagurer—Jchn _ A, inspired Tammany men with a belief | fulton: Jenn As that the beat possible ticket will be!” for state Engine nominated for both county and legisla- | Oneida) Russell 1, or Jude tive offices. A great many promising | pervert booms will be knocked out, but the | York: Cha sacrifice of personul ambition will not count for much when welghed in the balance against the obvious advantages to result from a first-class ticket, ew s Judson, of of New York; ‘Cord ee Clinton Ward, of Onondaga, Stewart Teller, of Poughieepale, Collis Men “Resolve.” At a meeting of 10 Associate! Chairmen of the Thirtieth Assembly District, held last alght at No, 310 East Eighty-sixth street, resslutione Were adopted condemning and the action of County ml Kroyer and Roth, “in alding and. abhettin @espleaiie action’ at the convention held. Phuree a ing, Sept. 12, which defrauted Kepubile can voters of their Convention as expres Glected to represent them,” CM. T. Collls for the ‘spresentation to the State by thelr delegates leeaily mending Gen. en by Bim IN THE CORRIDOR OF THE MURRAY HILL. The wigwam is not especially inter- 4 in the nominations to be made by State Convention, although a direct special attention to the facilities in their Upholstery . Departments For Making to Order Artistically From Special Designs High Grade Draperies, Hangings, Real Lace : Sash and Vestibule Curtains Estimates and Designs Furnished on Application. West 23d St. the New York man will probably be nomi- nated for one of the State places, The local offices are causing the worry, as candidates without number are already begining to besiege Mr. Croker to pre- sent their claims for recognition. There were @ number f them at the Murray Hill Hotel this morning, where Mr. Croker is staying, but they did not se- cure much encouragement. The former boss, who fs aulll the actual boss, exer- clues absolute dictation in the matter of nominations. He, and he alone, is looked to to pass upon the claims o: andidates, and any aspirant who nomination will do 0 throygh the favor of Mr. Croker, / JAEGER . Ge cela Spence by. qader of | The Standard Underwear of the World with Mr. Croker as any other man At least the brav of Tammany say in New York, not a single nomination has been decided upon. Mr. Croker Is going to Saratoga this afternoon or to-night, where he will be the guest of Senator Murphy. Senator Hill will also be there to-morrow, and the three chiefs of the State machine will probably journey to Byracuse to- At Greatly Reduced Prices. In New York City at our own stores emly: 176 Fifth Av., below 23d St. (MAIN RETAIL) 1189 Broadway, near 28th Street; ‘ Branches: { 135 Brondway, below Curtinnat 3& gether on Monday. Descriptive Catalogue Free by Mail. Mr. Croker can elt as a delegate if he wants to and will probably do 60. JAMES McCREERY & CO,, Invite you to attend the opening of their NEW ESTABLISHMENT NOS, 64, 66, 68 WEST 23D ST. TUESDAY, SEPT. 24, 1895,