The evening world. Newspaper, February 19, 1900, Page 2

rv. Makes a Morning Jour. Ney toSing Sing Prison. tntricate Calculations by Which He Tries to Ne- termine Whether He : Is to Live or Die. Read His Bible, Greeted Tiurderer Meyer Cheer- fully, Ate a Hearty Breakfast and Wrote wife and mother of Rolan@ B. x visited Bing Sing this morning the purpose of visiting the con- man, an@ went at once to the wy had left this city at 9.26 and were ed. «With them they brought trunks, which werg sent to the of Henry G. Miller, at 157 Spring where they have engaged rooms. Brom the windows of the house they : ee the gray prison and the death- Journey from the station to the was made in o sicigh. Warden Tecelved them and conducted to the death-house. Was affecting. The women, allowed to give him no caress and to even touch W's hand, were . Molineux was cool and spoke of cheer to them. fe evident from Miller house that of the condemned man wil! ‘& prolonged stay. Mr. Miller is a of Gen, Motineux and has placed ieposal of the family the entire floor, It ts situated on the rive the prison, of which it affords ar © preparations at the wife and Algebrs of Life and Death. Hh a dook of Veg: logarithms and on advanced algebra, Roland Motinewsx pat in his cell in the mamber at Sing Sing all yeate: Ay And this morning. filling sheet after with figures, To the Inquialtive those figures and signs meant to the condemned man : Burnham Molineux's firat Bun- BY In the death-house at Sing Sing Was a jong, lonesome one. automatons—ailent |S These men are very taetiturn fellows, ‘THot from 11 nature, but made #0 by their henociation with men con- us and their smiles come not easily. Molineux likes happy faces and light He therefore awaits with tm- the vistts of Principal Keeper uzhton, who is a man of humor | “Mr, Connaughton, come in again Molineux | Fritz Meyer, the pauper murderer of time the Head Keeper leaves times yesterday Mr. Connaugh-| him through the bars shottee, and bis calls | to the: Ly. | Meyer, who does not speak a dosen! Sunday « Dreary Day. Bunday in the death-house is th Guietest day of the week of this room of “last days’ @ay and brood over their troubles, fo Clerevman visits them, Baunderson preaches in the and conducts exercises for the mass of the privon inmates. heat 004 music and kind words of con- The choir of thirty convicts sing who are as only men can to speak in monotones the other Dig pipe-organ, made by a convict it is now believed, im, still refuser (0 answer its } but a goog piano, pl Planist, cheers the and to them Sunday is a happy ‘xX Wrote a great deal yesterday I is Delieved that he bas begun the writ.| bing of a book telling the story of his| hope of a new trial and an Paid Help Wants |: in To-Day's World eihat day the, urtain before ia t uM Paid Help Wants in the 13 ae York F LADIES TAILORS. SING SING DEATH CELLS AND THEIR NINE OCCUPANTS. wullt or imnocence of the condemned man; of the justice or injustice of the Jury's verdict; of the weak or strong points in the evidence produced by the prosecution; of the manner in which Of the thing or things they might have fone to prove him Innocent; of their move in keeping him from the witness Chair, and of not putting forward one Word of testmony in his behalf. The Evening World recognises that the conviction of the young clubman is the tople that is now on everybody's tongue, and that there are thousands who sould ike an opportunity to e: Peas their opinions, The prosecution bag Its way apd has deem succesaful tn winning the jury, The other side is only having its say now—too late, per. haps. It ts however, the only side that | altima’ n mind certain, Molineux has received afvoffer from a tesponatble publither to write a story of his trial, and it i believed he has begun such a work. He knows that should he asked about bin arithmetical | go to the chair the proceeds from the tions, Molineux sald: 4m trying to figure myself out of| Besides, it will keep him at work and fale of the book would be considerable |take his mind off his troubles. ‘The book will be not ofly Interesting, but of rome Uterary value, for the convicted man is 4 person of some itterary tas and ability. Greeted Murderer Meyer. Mr. Connaughton wald to-day he knew nothing about Mott having started | the book, “He may start such a writing if hic chooses,” said Mr, Connaughton “We will ive hit all the paper and pencils he needs.’ Molineux arose at his usual hour yes terday. The bright sun's rays did not ter hie ceil to awaken him, but its ‘al Hight reflected from the prison Is made the death chamber glow. He Ked across the narrow alsie and saw | Policeman Steiger, staring across at “Good morning, Meyer,” he sald cheer- Words a week « canybody. nodded his nine were up and about. ‘The sh ing of thelr felt slipper Wid be heard on the cement floor. Ate Hearty Hreaktant, A half hour passed and breakfast was served to the Inhabitants of jeath- chamber. Eggs, chops, role and coffee were served to each man. Molineux ate every particle of hie the chops in his Mh ma 2 tal spoon do service of knife and 01 His breakfast disposed of, Molineu! read a few chapters in the Bible ai then took up the novel by Reade which he took from the prison library on Bat- urday A dogen ilmes during the day he reread the letters rece! f his Wife and parents. Then he wrote a long while and enswered them all. He told Mr. Connaiahton, when the could be allowed to read the newspapers he would ask nothing else. ‘he head keeper replied that he was sorry, bea tug regulastoms could not be cha And so the day passed. Molineux missed hie half hour's walk, but he will have that this morning, solitary confneme Keeper Ghamber in company lain San ‘The door of Ferraro’s cell will be and if he makes ne outer only the more inte ligent drop 7 Papers | mates will kno All are les sent | mreks 13 Neither oftener | “At these vislte (he curtains of | other celis are Jowerca. A keeper | defore Molinewx's cell door. The 1k acroas him. He wil! see and hear everything.” DR. W'LANE HAMILTON Wee Unter. Dr. Allan Melane Hamilton. THE WORLD: MONDAY | 'S WIFE’S FIRST ISIT TO DEATH CELL. 100 fis #10 WOULD YOU Molineux's lawyers handled his defense; | SLA BABABBLBBAM TO SAVE MOLINEUX HAD YOU BEEN? : HIS LAWYER? : Brening World 0. Box PREERR FERRE ei BBLS Promievs apything new, and there ‘5 | Sp se tiem in Mr. Osbor whieh it is hardly heceerary,to way are absurd and umtrue timer,” IT have forborne until the end of the triat! Ae A a, from expressing myself in any way, bu “PAIR b TAL” ~GARDINER, now that the unfortunate defendant has | been sentenced, | trust you will permit | _ me to exprese my opinion of the unfair- of the trial and of the deplorable | fe of public feeling which led many | to persecute and mixjudge the prisoner, * even ata time when he was willingly | In regard to Dr. Hamilton's state- making every effort to ald the authorl- | ment, District-Attorney Gardiner sald} snow, fhe old thes In detecting the true eriminal, to be regretted that popular prejudice | wie Ogporne con as usual, been # du. foasly and maligna tion many stories regarding the prison: | pity course of action was eminently falr er's Life and habits which have gener-| and jegal, and had my concurrence. ally taken root in receptive minds. only has this Aithy stuff been found to have no foundation when inv despite the persinient efforts of the rrarner, 1 had the case prosecuted as | Prosecution there is no legal evidence! the priron In the case of any misconduct upon the | befo part of the prisoner. ‘ | with the case lasted for many wee! and © must frankly experience have ch has been #0 loosely ucted, and where the yrisaner have been so di * My connection | Qj that not inj fact ever Thal wh and unfairly cond head sullenty and grunted his acknowl: | rights uf the pris edgment. Hoon others of the condemned regarded. n Lt remember the dignified oon. rr ot | Ployed Attorney in the Moi Jost no occasion to inwut and taunt the ppowing counsel and to make remarks Ha not be hermitted where.) Vouns Sehoen Was a Witness Re- corrected for this fore Justice Farsman— that bis behavior and d have had the welght| had with &% * sailor arinomer Has not, (ninth street, a witness for the defense ad any chance whatever, |(n the trial of Lawyer Ernest M. Welch, and upon many occasions the Reet not only refused to Ih made in the mow respectful manner, even went so far as to forbid the h iY ke down perfect, te which were} ten-lof the Bupreme Court, where y My on trial ter saw him before dinner, that he is perfectly contented and that if he } nest, Before Susiice Maclean he testifie! he the | had seen a brewery truck strike a child ook and | ind into which| “and | was afraid I couldn't out. ntious but re-|then stened what they wapied”’ Mr. tay et Palmer produced @ copy cf the affidavit. ¢ alleged wimi-|of the accident was a child lying ont {other | «round: ‘That shortly. after the necidemt ‘she cera | ANOTHER TROLLEY VICTIM. ve, mn the ach erim~ Jane imetruction | George Armetrong, thirty-five years G 0 (all persons ol4, of 17 Baratega avenue, Brookiyn. » oy sigaiilben 2 DID WEEKS MAKE A BLUNDER? | | Every reader of the Evening World | 66 9.08 9 30 6 00 008.08 8 6 .98.8.8% | Interest to know what it has to say, The undoubtedly has nome opinion or other’ % on the Molineux care—an opition of the | & | Evening World invites it to speak out, {and that thoee who think Molineux war | 3 unjustly convicted may state their rea- | 208 ar succinctly and forcibly as pos | ible (t puts the Invitation in this pe 4) The Hvening World will give 100 tn % | tour prizes of $5), $25, $15 and $10 for the a | four beat letters elling in 100 words—not more than 10 words, remember—what to save i he secon ' ‘or the third beat 100 words. 0 for the fourth best 1% word: The quemiion to answer is this: WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE 1) BAVE MOLINEUX HAD YOU }BEN His LAWYER? bat evidence would you have of- 3 witnesses would you have hi there any new light you could have 1 upon the care? Bend letters to “Molineur Case Fa! 3 101 w Do not write more than 100 equittal, OF this he is in hisfenedines that ended in Molineux’s con-| reached a stage where dehasing sensa- Dr. Hamilton says T have within the pa credited with certain remarkable state- the flambo' ments regarding th the Molinuex case, | Uonalism hae had much to do with the conviction of the defendant; and the days been behavior of a certain part of the pre: mt and chea MP oratory nd the handwriting clap- trap are certain expressions of am un- wlet- It 8 | to-day / i the prosecu- to its depths | tion in the Molineux ease under my di- ~| rection and advice. Until the middle of ty put into cfreula- |ithe case, 1 was personally with him, fothing in chat mosaic of evidence was “Despite my great feeling for the "e any one else, Tw Magistrates Mobneux hh jefend himeelf. He did not e when on trial for his life, must drawn from t The trial was before a fury selected after five w Molt: “hy pnotin defendant BOY HELD FOR PERJURY. Many A@davites. Henry Irvin Schoen, of 315 East Forty- charged with esubornation of perjury, was placed under arrest this morning by | Jueice Fureman in the criminal branch leh in ishoen (sk only seventeen years old constantly) For the third time he had sworn to a different state of facts concerning the accident in which it t# alleged Welch fuborned witnesses to commit perjury. that the driver was read: a boy was driving the truck. In the second trial he made no reference to thi fact Arthur Palmer. counsel for Welch, | Placed Behoen on the stand. He said he had made an affidavit for the Dis- Irlet-Attorney under coercion “Tw taken to @ small room tn the District- Attorney's office, Bchoen Sosiarel, It read: 'Deponent now swears that all he saw accident Erne M. Welch called at his house. Deponent further states that all the tes- i y which . upon the trials lof the sald on | tured.” Schoen! torney Gray | davit and forced him Assistant District le} for was struck to-day by Gates avenue ‘trolley car 1 at Classon and Greene | AMO A DEITY hap degeneration incktent to the of living alon he could ge: no woman to care for hi in his declining vearr. David F. Whi in Foollot, |uged seventy, ccminiied suicide yester- day In the yard of Mis home on Derby turnpike near here. noticed it musket 10 the and fixed a atrt meal ter, Nel! in New York king and there was no overplus, The tigated, Verdict was just | the only cvhange army Eby |DAN HANNA WEDS MRS. GORDON MAUD. (Soecial to The Eventag World.) CLEVELAND, Feb, 19.—The marriage Eurcpe last week with her three sons. of Dan R. Hanna, eon of Senator Hanna, | Mrs. Maud recently obtained @ divoree and’ Mrs. Daisy Gordon Maud took place | Walter 6 en Bagichmes, here this afternoon La Radienal repute lon for wit nd and is a niece of Mrs, Wiil- | Dan Hanna {s the divorced husband of (fh BT daira: Wile | May Harrington Harne, who sailed for | ford. Wand’ aire. ehward Pedel BOY MUST NOT Would Not Write “God’ in Dictation Lesson. Carl & Bitner, steward of the Ar- er Building Verein von Nord New kK. who tives at #17 East One Hun- Atel and Fifty-seventh street, was a prisoner in the Morris#ania Police Court to-day because he persisted in refusing to send his boy, Cari, twelve years old. to the public schools. Magistrate Devel commanded him to send the boy to school, and Bitner said that he 4 do fo if the boy shevsd be allowed leave the room whenever anything about God was mentioned Bitner wanted to send his bey to @ private school three days a week, but the educational authorities insisted that ho should attend Public School @, which be had attended, On Dec, 5 Mins Margaret Marvin, young liner’s teacher in the fourth grammar grade in School 62, gave as a dictation exercise this extract from oLngfellow; Lat ua to oar Both the unseen Make jhe house where (od may dwell Beautiful, entire ond clean Young Bitner wrote jhe lines correct: ly. but lett out the word “God.” The teacher asked him io write It over, He Aid so, Dut again left out the same | why, The boy replied Bhe asked hii that his fathe: orbade him to speak or |, as there was no such thing. Mr. Silver, the principal, sent him home with # note. In court Bitner said that this wae the a third time he nad been compelled to take his children away from the public schools becaure the teachers insited on religious teachings. athiest and cidn't want his children to nongensical ideas about things that said he was an exist istrate Deuel said that nothi would be taught the bo ythat he shoul hot know. He ordered Bitner to take | the boy to school, and raid that If he did not he would have him arrested | again. ‘ODD SUICIDE AT SRYENTY. | White Was Despondent Because He Could Get Yo Woman ts Take Cave ef Him. (Special to The Bvening World) nd despondent because His body was found by a man be Turning his back, string and blown the back of his head was reputed to be a ot nd his only hetr, « ugh: While, aged twenty-three, is TO REORGANIZE ARMY. an WASHINGTON, Feb. 1%—Chairmar} camp. Hull, of the House Commitice on Mtl- tary Affaire, to-day introduced a bill TWENTY RIFLEMEN t prepared by the War Department au- = lthorities to Improve the efficiency of the army It practically reorganizes the army, A chiof feature of the jegisiation srked ‘The bil! gives the President control of the tenure of office of the heads of staff it i he can, ong with mente, An’ Xne °. the advice and consent of make ne new head of the department ac ‘only immediate result under thie provision would be the probable retires men of Gen, Egan, Commissary-Gen- eral, now undergoing pus) on. reorganization of the artillery, based on advance ideas y in use in other coun- lied for by the present ‘oast defenses FLEN W (Continued from First Page.) Hatening has been relieved, but that re are tryi: if - formation, ‘ying to conceal the Ww: MYSTERY ABOUT ROBERTS. Herne Out—Where Are His Din Genet LONDON, Feb. 1%.—Practically noth- ing is known of progress of Lord Roberts's columns during the lest day or two, and speculation as to the will. mate gain from the recent movements is necessarily unsatisfactory when bazet on belated telegrams evidently vigorous: ly censored, © Many important points remain ob- scure, What has become of Gen. Cronje's heavy artillery? One corre- Spondent, it Ie true, aays it was left ve- hing at Magersfontein and Kimbertey, but It ts dificult to believe Lord Rob- erts would not have mentioned @ de- tall of stich importance. Again the statement that a large Boer force was massing northward of Kim- berley once more raises in the minds of some experts the question whether Gen. Cronje ‘s really with the force retreating m Bloemfontein, It Is suggested that the latter is really the Free State main army, under Gen. Prinsloo, supplemented by a portion of the Magersfontein command, while the main body of the latter, under Gen. Cronje, Is trying to secure the Vaal Bridge Fourteen Streams, thus bar- ring the way to Mafeking. Nu official support is given to the rumors that Gen. Cronje with 7,000 Boers has been forced to surrender by Gen. Kitchener and Gen. Kelly-Kenny's | pursuit, It te known that the Boers retreating on Bloemfontein have been severely harassed and over 16 wagons and 1,400 cattle have been captured. AS latest reports this force num ES min Cape Ok ny tien, Brabant regme in 1 0 Ht sea 9 dee} ten vance ol a it from Lord 8 ee ‘Yacobedal, 1L® P. M, Bunday, confirms the press jouncements regarding Gen, Brabant’s Vements. BOBR WOMEN 70 FIGHT? LONDON, Feb. 19.—William T, @teaé, NEW HAVEN, Conn. Feb. 19.—Tired |!" an article to-day, intimates that Pree- ident Kruger's plan for staggering hu- manity ip to Gil the Boer trenches with women. By this means he hopes to indicate the Boers’ determination to resist to the last and to win Europe's sympathy, BOBR GBNBRAL FREED. Others Returned by the ‘ Brition. ARUNDEL, Banday, Feb. 1! mandant Pretorivs, who was captured by the British at Elandslaagte, and three other Boer prisoners wore handed over to the Boers from Arunde] to-day, A messenger under a flag of truce had previously arranged the programme. The ners had a cordial interview prieo Clements and were ta! in =, half way to ike Boer -_-—— FOUGHT TO THE LAST. LONDON, Feb, 19.—A despatch to the iTimes from Naauwpoort describing the if attention| for provides for one-third af the pramo.|Tetirement to Arundel draws tone to be made by selection. This is, Stat,’ to enable the President to reward spe- clally gallant and meritorious services. 19 the devotion of ‘Hite, —« the! | seen io strap, died to a man, GOL. B.S. LOVELL DBAD, Was President of the John PF. Levelt Arme Company, of Bester. WEYMOUTH, Mass, Feb. 19.—Col. B. in the line! . Lovell. President of the John P. 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Macrum, ex-United States) Consul at Pretoria, nér has United) States Ambassador Choate received any] instructions to make inquiries in connes.| Brition oMelals declare that 4 tremely improbable that Ci. opened at Di Taffeta Waiste, double stitched, tucked body, finished with belt, with sew stock collar and tie, at Novelty W: in either fancy peg waist, ra ed imported, in lace bbon effects, at Lord & Taylor, Broadway & 20th 64 Record-Breaking Bateh Staggers je Comptreller—Pile-Driver Avke 98,905. Claims amounting to $148,109 were fied this morning in the Finance Department under the prevailing rate of wages law. ‘This is the biggest batch to come in yet n any one hour. One pliledriver in the Dock Department claims 94,885. troller Coler looked over Pin Boxes. The Mauser Mig, Co. —E WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-stx hours end- ing § P. M. Tuesday for New York City eg wae © + Cee ae) {bth SL, bet. Bivey end 00h Ave, hermometer at en ite A ai ' i