The evening world. Newspaper, May 31, 1900, Page 2

ce ene oe None OR ‘THE { WORLD: "THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 31, PECKHAM LASHES MAYOR VAN WYCK TRIES TO DODGE. ‘ ~ 4 betel + Jenc@@ of that farnionabia district Virectly Getors the street Is the Union ” ar Jingonally @etors on « northwest corner are the old Astor —_———. Van Wyck Claimed, that to Reply to the Charges Made Against Him Might “Incrim- inate or Degrade Him,” Great Lawyer Says the “Anti + Tweed” Laws Are Constitutional and the Mayor, Carroll and Others Cannot Escape. “CHEERS FOR HUR State's: Prison, “ Jake" Sharp and Mayor Van Wyek were all mentioned in the same breath by Wheeler H. Peckham, The World's lawyer, in a seathing rebuke to the dodging Tam- many officials in Justion Gayner's court this afternoon, ‘The Mayor had felled to make good hie promise.to “tell all” in The World's Proceedings against the ortminal [ce ‘Trust and the city officials who have Fendored ft aid tn looting the people Instead of taking this opportunity to Prove himssif innocent of any wrong Going, Mr. Van Wyck sought refuge be hind the constitutional provision that no ome accused of crime need teatity Qgainst himeeif nor esy aught thet ‘would “incriminate or degrade him.” He } VOC ett ++ eoes censneauetone CRORE FeO He ee eee “OH, YES! HE'S ALL RIGHT, SURE!” @lso raised the point that the Tweed Section of the charter does not quaran- tee him immunity from punishment should an indictment follow The World's Becusations | Tell the people of the Clty Tell them « te court tu wi NO IMMUNITY FOR MAYOR. | Mr, Nicoll, though supposed to Presifent Morse's private counse! Wyck although “Jake” Sharp and the doodle Aldermen of 18M gave tes the be really Van and argued for Mayor showed ¢ jet, He will tent art MAVOR VAN 20. timony that incriminated them, tn belief that they thus secured tmmunity. they re sent to Bing Sing. Mr, Peckham admitted that the latter conferred on him by the Constitution of A Grave That The Evening World ook the Liberty of Deco:ating Yesterday, POCO EE) OOOOH: ObEE GO + EEELELELEDE ON: OEPEDED IRE D HY ++ + OOOOEODED RG THE ICE BARONS. MIDNIGHT nee ty Thirty and at the southeast ) street and Fifth avenue. e iit of brownstor ne of the finest eit was ad eaidencee. Several years ago (he noute Waa reno- vated and turned into a bachelor apatt> nent-houte, #1 odern improve ment An elevat s put IN and the 4 ehaeway mo ona, ing MATS Sreunt? the aletitte anal, wae Mubstituted August Moyer fe about thirty-eight years old, talk Reavy-se: and wealthy, Hilfe apartments Are on the thirt floor, facing Thirty-ninth street and the ave nue. They are magnificently furntshed. The sitting-room has Pompellan red for its color _Srheme, the walle are bes THE DEAD ALREALY; RAH FOR THE NEXT TO DIE!” mines are uninjured. Nine engines, a coal train and a great quantity of rolling stock were captured. guard remained behind and fought in "the streets of Germiston, but they | were easily cleared out by the Grena- diers, AS TRU i (Copyright 199 by the Press Publishing Company, New York World) iRpneial Carle teh to TRE Reeling World.) LONDON, May 31.--While no off- etal news has been given out cos- firming the capture of Pretoria the general belief here ts that the Trans. vaal capital is in British hands. Colonial Secretary Chamberlain to- day at the first meeting of the Sen- ate of Birmingham University treated the news aa authentic, which he would searcely do {f official confirma- : tion had not been received He proposed a message to the Queen congratulating her upon the Untermyer followed for John ¥ lies id be panished by imprison-| capture of Johannesburg and Pre- me torla, which was sent to the after- CARROLL SEEKS ESCAPE. | as ene, The news has been hailed with ex- pre tirana ce he A TELLING POINT. The remnants of the Boers’ rear | — ee ibis FALL HELD 1900, ASSAULT IN5THAVENUEFLAT (Continued from First Page.) with off and water colors. LOVER OF ART, Th cabinets are colle «of art tres WHOS; on the Moot are costly rus the furniture ts heavy and eapenst tapestries and oll paintings Apartment adjoining Meyer's, Tae jant- tor of the buthding ‘naries Nejson, Who, with his wife n Marry, lives top toor Ff about ii s He He rarely nie, Ne ‘BOERS ARE CORNERED i IN GREAT GOLD MINES (Continued from First Page.) The troops have not yet occupied Johannesburg. Gen. Freneh is now at Lands Laagte. The guards hold Elandsfontein and Germiston. The state entry Into Johannesburg will take place to-morrow. The Boers have gone to Pretoria The railroad from here to the Vaal | River (9 uninjured, E IN LONDON. streets which marked the relief of Mafeking Opinion is divided here as whether the fall of Pretoria means « quick termination of the war or not Kruger's retirement to Waterval- boven, in the mountainous Lyden berg district, where great stores are accumulated, points to a fierce guerilla resistance. The Star denounced tne war, anticipates peace immediately and says the real dif- ficulties of Great Britain are yet to come Celebrations were organized in the country towns in honor of the fall of Pretoria, In Chester a public holiday Mr Untermyer said the etat wThey hae r aid the @ ae ultation in London, and flags are fly- der which nis 1 compelled to timer ut was subvers t ‘sas sald “Me. ing everywhere, but tuere ts os) i tonal tbe { without due con n m ° aly ond Ma ne » beneee this pains be vance of the tumultuous excitement on th ai been brought by any one ax ® question mast be asked which ————_— ooo — im or any one cise tm the defenda ament com- LORD ROBERT part of th. Mayor's ples was quite the Volted States and the ¢ natitution | * law ald the arenes sg them to say tit weeld taht and eal: al, ne State ounce is fe — vengnt y The World we effect tena to tneriminate évgseds i enter upon the question of nis| that the pec e examined as w “The one nhocence or guilt. | nesses had been gulity of misdemeanor ‘Me™ They court are fendant’s testimony may mot be lr "t Morse made his appearance) in th ey had ired uniawfuly to, the sole arbiters, the law of wo! N, May 8-10 A M weed against him, but if does mot §! [ls eee of The proceedings city’s property, the docks and ¢ «7 it ts the law of the Lon x eo ~The the benefit of a m: nD Uatted War Office has received from Lord Rob- CITED THE LAW. they were interested, and |) a} provides that a ae-|°'# & despatch dated Garmiston, May | * jaw" that ordains the par OOP M. saying “ imony may mot he Mr Patterson cited the provisions of | '!e* charged with offenses shall be com of Pg Bay Fee eee Sl cates ta gubeat nrc age “The brunt of the Mehting yea! vantay | © reduced to writing and fled with the|@Mnation on the very question of their prew 11 net be tetea| fel! upon Ian Hamilton's column =f ounty Clerk Wh guilt oF Innocence [and sent te State prison, Hte| Dave sent him, as already mentioned, to Justin Gaynor remarke! thar a Your Lgeng Will see that you are| we tt ee oe hat Protects '° anewers cannot he 4 meainet | *ork around to the west of Johannes- ¢ compelled by the eae as ness by ding the wi f r . hough the law might not compe! any “an tk Gen 4 OT teatimony agatnat him in any orher pro. BAM bat they cam enable the prose.| Mite in support of French's Cavalry, OMictal to tneriminate himself, “it coult | p e of the examina to get | CP*ding.” said Mr. tntermyer eutor te get information that witt| Which was ditected to fo north near Rot save him from degradation in the) 'nformation and file It with a public} to his convtetion.” the road leading to Pretoria, 1 ha communty.* er. and on which an alaivatrative! — “MIGHT EXPOSE HIM,” | Mtr Pecenam -tted as an iitustention| Not heard trom French yet, but Hamil Justice Gaynor 8 wubmit. | Meer must pase according to hie | » care of Suke Ehe ton, In A feport WAH has just reached fe! to-morrow ant » yd an ex aft oWhy, t te adding Inentt to A ed not teatify to facts EM® dtat@e that at about 1 o’eloem in thé Bation on June & oe rolled ‘Judme can Dl injury, because what is ev st mony enay be used agains ene ve found his way blocked by ’ to take tee my ts to patiaty eo f facta| the enemy strongly posted on some eon: " ht ‘ ‘ eason that facts | PROCEEDINGS IN COURT, 7" S{tclense se te wnat ls necomsary Rieti lipid what ne testified to ana | Kopiés and edges three miles south of + [for a clear decision. Tt te not a power ¢ it should not be de-|'he Rand. They had two heavy gune A dig crowd packed Justice Gaynor's|°f Jeeiviation to enforce on any defen aganst him. snd several feld guns and pompore @ourt-room, tn Brooklyn, this morning, |dant the functions of any other | Hamilton forthwith attacked, n mity to sut just | dant ny other attempt ; " . as meant when he deciared in his ‘iret Mei a 7 Snppose we call one of the OM | sonid be an iniquitious thing to compel | tp ateeviae ti es ab nd cam met in no nid be an Iniquitious tht oMeial whe view 19.8 6 oS bes MAYOR DODGED. a i ae and ask him to predmee the inom to come and testify on these points. Sepervers: “t" ope, HOON ae " 5 y nutes of the Dock Moi They fe all right ‘ Re ean oF take ‘estimor or | °F ¥ ° " Jue “ ” Whe people were curious to know|ihe purposes of jodie! reine” aynor : ore public and he te ¢ VAN WYCK AND SHARP. @hether the Mayor, sid he was red Mr Patters A aan ' arr tue Does it & 7 perso The learned cow t - eaaioue to obey the ¢ Justice | not yubred to enter upon a cane | iC? hm he te 4 with ihe onee co jor Th Gaynor granted at the instance of The + guilt of ¢ © unless | tie tha . i would ine World, would “tell ai he knew a ¢ the Judge can give a de f either would he atrque wigs | Jee Trust.” or whether he meant that aod thie act make tation for” w toa ‘ ‘e tel Deceuse the Con ution of the United) that | ? Doek Com . re her proceeding, bet you will jes provides that mo man sha 1 have taken the responsibility poo produce the € the | manetent recall the ease of Jacob Sharp, compelied to furnish « ° Me | Deck De nen ' com | “HE he comes with the minutes | charged with bribing the beodle — oll AF ag les - * yr ~ Ga oe in his hand and reruses to produce | neara of Aldermen of 1884 to pase) aS wan. is tates ties Vabte to & fee ‘ | them je mreend 7 |the Broadway Railway franchise, €F penalty or fortetture bidet, ton as to whether he » | wouta Ineriminate him raises! how Mr. Sharp was compelled to) Ghose who. want (0 Know if he has|mullty of am tof foo WORLO’S LAWYER SPEAKS, nether auestion. If it dors in| anawer an a witness before m fen woe mth “ lee Trust kK and thts netion that been brought! iad riminate him we w to know], westigating commitice ender | "How He Got It by his pa mies tor | . rhage *|that tet fo similar provision of law protect- Wheeler H. Peckham and J. N. Hayes, " saying tha n These men who came ao holly Into getained by The World to ent the Tam. | 2%? (Ot cam be reached by a § wins 4 [ ay Moe 2 Prved im from the ase in his prose- Many Ice Trust under the Tweed inw,| delat deer Me shonta not las vvler ® fayor and ohn sriviioge. it’s Gar Meme cation. Qnnounced that they should begin with| take the in @ process con- ” now | the examination of (tM “a'l-rigot thorttion « stapes HARGED WITH CRIM the @teatest assistance to the Dis-| Mayor. pans c E. triet-Attoreey im preparing + a ‘anand og raged hatte Pye 7 These off sre charged with | emee mmat im and others imp! “~ clock and vegan calling th r sishated ta tow, ta bbttan galendar. By this time Messrs Peck lonemice OF persons whe have « 4 . » some ce 7 aving violate ‘ having alled [eated tn # famons wholesate, ham and Hayes had arrived. but Pres terior mott ne i nee what he ca : tted the iinee of & Mon | betbery, aud a namber of convie~ {Ment Morse and his ‘\ewal retinue hat onal proviel 4 a y the existence of Which fo O86 | tons were secured, Including the fet put in an appearan addin + these things | fenlet & monwpoly of the tee trade 19 | comvietion of Sharp himeett,”’ 1 STL paorcegy daa! CRIME OR NO CRIME. in pA Me nae - : ot New York, and they are » * we " aving given epecia! privt- ” Wyek, and Jonn F. Carro MORO0) 4. sczasty inp insmabiie, Oe. Pouca ; ef bl | fs monopely for the landing “MAYOR IN D. @ourt at 10.2 and took together sho Mersey a ' . r a ae 4 handling of fee on the ° plers Dock Commissioners Cram and Mur-|"" "!! the detentan een charged | ple should kr w and have ‘e Sean aie Ub tam tule ae encla | Mr. Nicoll contended that the Legista- PEF Bppeared 2 few minutes later, ae ety ne ne vielate | know sink at othe lau heir competi. | {te had the power to take away a wit- Companied by their lawyer, Joon L | bowie: tre W*4 ecg) PO ‘ ~ompanien are |nesees’s constitutional privilege to de- Cadwallader. “Under the pett "he declared 4 " o administra-| and demlet the right to enter | “une to anewer provided it substituted “9, There ts & motion by the American |“the only information whieh o Mastin) tase ornate hing Foye city and geil thelr Ie In competition complete impels Gow a yeryrs Company to disming the orler.”| ne otters from the defen: ale . me leith this monopoly or punishment of the witness, but tha Justice Gaynor when the case 28! wontd be whether ov net be bi sind € - want ty Know about tt Thar] {his law would compel the Mayor and it up, “but I have aireaty before | aihege " stering ask and if they are not gullty | Mere to answer while It did not pro- & Motion on the part of the Mayor to| **™ wn pers arge would seem that they] tect tem from paniehment provited © the order on constitutional | the ba woull be glad of opportunities to} cee? could de built om the foundation which we it hear that frst.” , Patterson arising said: “1 the henor to appear here for His 1 move the vacation | Piret, that) of the City charter. uf the constitution, in that | @letment.” } confer wpim a Justice of! “This provision of the Constitution te Rew-fudleial functions) for the protection of the innocent, for to empower to per-]no man can be thus called upon and pur-jcompetied to furni#h any link in the chain of evidence against him. however " ‘The Mayor emiled. Bo a4 every ome cise, found in the testimony, but only grant immunity from the use of this tes ‘mony Hayes asked. that the question to an i al ye taken up first be the summoning of |! 4 Witness agsinst him. ’ utelders like Mr. Carroll “fet Lemisiatare contd not b-4 + Mr. Nicoll an 1 Mr. Peckham and | grant Immeantty from degradation thay Ravel ene wee nearly all the pointe that the lim the comm said Jomice yl eee tbe 7 DOV) other trust defenders had made. Gaynor, deviy, with the other word | sa! Une proceeding of a similar chara He sald: “This petition charges (D086 lim the constitution in his mind, severa! respondents with several crimes been tried bef the Sapreme © ow before ppeilate Division, and the opinion is thag there 1s jurtadie-|DA* found an order requiting them to come Inte court and answer pe A o Saaften on 2 if SOME FiERCE FIGHTING, | @espaten from Lord Roberts, was declared, while at Dover, Ports mouth and many other places ia the provinces flags were flown and re- Joicings were general. S REPORTS Who, after capturing one extremity of the ridge, wheeled around and worked slong {tt until after dark, clearing | tong enemy, who fought most obstinate. The One Hundred and Fourth Jed on the other flank and would not be dented. but et in the action, r ¢ Gordons, ~ gallant advance emeited the ad- miration of all The War Office recetved the follow'ng sualties, fell to of Germiston, May % Ta answer to a flag of truce I sent to Johannesburg this morning the Com Mandant cam ver He begeed me to defer entering the town for twent four hours, as there were many armed Durghers still inside 1 agrees! ty i am moat anxi Dus to avert the from whic, ff beforen&n ah Will have to be Gaynor said he must go to Gorh Open court there Mon Me tended to decide the motion to-night, and if he ded to go on he would de- vote all day morrow to it, Either that, or the whole matter must go over! until Saturday week. BAD FOR VAN WYCK. He gave « Bis decision im the remark it the ease bore the aspeet of @ criminal proceed ing againet the officials named and they might refase to be sworn altogether. ye A Bedroom Attingly furnished leads off from this and & bathroom adjoin. | Bverytn in the suite gives indication that t: home of a bachelor of Wealth an Waiter Platzea, a merchant, has the which alone among the| London evening papers consistently | PT RBH | BLOUSE AND VESTEE SUITS, 3 to 10 ears; all-woo! b ue serges ant ‘aney cas- Simeres and chey ots: newest combina- tions, trimmed with pure 7. the gow ie Silk sovtache oe than tor buy | the or? $4.sOvalue, (hia morhing sald thet Meyer | for, , ae life of an ordinary clubman . bachelor, ent his nights at) BOYS’ MECE St iTS, Sizes 10 to 16 years, clube, retur Single-breasted or double-breasted vest {all woot black and fancy cheviots and blue serges: seams reintore breeches lined throuch . $3. 98 out; everywhere $5. here...ee.. {Rib ER Rt ITS, regu- ation style, special at.... 98 |: BOYs ROUG *|BOY’S COAT SHIRTS—aAll colony i sizes § to 1} years, SE FR iisasivcaesis OUTFITTERS FOUR STORES; 215 & 219 Six to| = HILL FROWN ON COLER. Up-State Leader Prefers Judge Parker or Jucge Earl. | lennett acked @ comb and HUM erfirowe th » they brush he now posseese were 10 ae-and firmiy gripping dis 10 o'clock train for Albany this morn ing The departure of ex-Benator Ht}! for the peace and quietude of Wolfert’s Kt signatied no brightening of the Demo cratic horizon, He came to New York and “consulted. fer as learned these consultations rest little else than and polite sation. When It was all over the at- Mosphere © as dense as ever and) heavy weather was predicted | Notaing whatever was positively de sided. although the Democratic Stat Convention ts lees than a week off Mr. Hill came to New ‘k to talk with John F Carroll and State Senator P F MeCarren, of Kings, and to ex press bly opinion that f the State's del Col. Bryan would be u ren agreed with him, but as City for Mr. MeCar. to Kar wis put acting under cabled instructions from Mr. Croker, dissented That was the ney result of Mr, Hill's) viett He listened to the ery of Tam- many Mall and he heart the discordant] notes of the MeLaughiin voice from Brooklyn Th echo from Erte, from which man BE. Mack gonouneed that bis ty-four delegates would faver an in vunty Nor: pee weted delegation to the banks of the Kaw Then was the ex-Senator de {Med to return home and think It over The situation is just this: He has Kings County and very probably ex Senator Murphy. of Troy. with him tn his personal wishes for an untretructed | tion, He has Tammany and Erte inet him. Mr. Hill ts a shrewd man and a veteran in the arts of polities. He wants to be leader of the New York Democracy fe facto and de jure, and with this ambition before him he will compromise. ‘Then he asked the question ag to on the lawyers would be ready to go on ery the examination “Although these officials may refuse | 5, and if. in bis Judgmen!, « malority of to be sworn it seems to me we might ‘Hut We. Sharp's testimony was of #9 °° with the examination of other wit-| Bryan, he will not utter a word of pro- nesses,” sald Justice Gaynor Rriefe will be submitted to-morrow | fight—that is certain. and if an examination i@ ordered, as now | cumstances will he use a bludgeon to seems certain, It will begin Sgturday,| ain his ends. D Jul AN ICB TRUST MI Indictment Papers Delivered to General Sessions Clerk Instead of to Special Seestons. Within the next few days he will care fully sean the names of the delegates to the convention in this cit. on June the instructing for them favor Gol. } test. Hii @tll not bring on an open Under no cir He will give neither Tammany nor Erie not any other county the opportunity of saying he Lcd Oe the party. He will try to sat! into the harbor of his aspirations on a wave of ostensible harmony The only matier prac! Wyck King» County will which see thar Augw deiegace at larme. de represented by A clerk from the Jefferson Market | james Shev'in. Mr. Hill was firm in this Court delivered to Clerk Edward R.| Judge Van Wrek. Carroll of General Sessio n@ the com; his morn- Trom barons The papers were delivered to Clerk |anti-trust convention, bie selection woud | MPertiia Carroll without ony, QPestion on hie part. Under sect 8 of the ¢ apenas the paper Ll delivered a auan this to “het to do my the refused to allow inapeeied ow'ng to the fx it After three hours of talk Mr, ‘ean | Sat int and papers in the] As the charge of conspiracy against the Ice| Governor he wae entitied to tals honor by all the laws of should be one of the four. st Democratic arecetent But as a delegate to what will be an jetent and harmful ty the party lleged connection with the Ice Trust, argued Mr. Hill. And Mr, MeLaughiin's xies sald naught Therefore the delegates at be David B. Hill, of Alban; Murphy, jr. of Rensselaer; Richard Croker, of New York, and James Shev- tin, of Kings. @hould Mr. Hill, by any posasthitity, deciare open warfare againgt Tammany, the atthiude of Elliott F. Danforth be in in vie ed jac *}all-wool black and blue worsted ehevi SPECIAL IN MEN’S STRIPED FLANNEL SUITS- Very fine patterns, very fine make, very fine value at STORES OPEN LATE Men's, Boys’ and Children’s Hats, Shors and Farnishings—at all oar Four Convenient Siores. ‘ 279 Broadway, near Chamb:rs St. 47 Cortlandt St.. bet. Caursh 425th Street, corner 34 Ave. he Instruction of | me to him also an | ¢ v7 Boys’ Store. To make these Boys’ Stores ideal" —to make them headquart the very best goods at the lowest prices was our aim from the beginning. Mothers say we have succeeded splendidly. Where else can you obtain such desirable clothing? At the few other high grade stores, of course, But at prices? Only at our four convenient stores—the market places of values. These specials for this week : BOYS’ SUITS, with double-breasted jack. ™ tts, sizes 7 to 16 years black and blue cheviots ant serges, also several styles fancy cassimeres and cheviots: especially well tailored, good trimmings; breeches double seats and knees; $2. 98 an exceptional bargain SUITS, with vast ? to 16 years—strict! and serges: also several styles fancy chev. jots and cassimeres in neat cheeks and, plalds, perfect in style and iin HS, 98 A8c $8.50 SATURDAY NIGHT. TO MEN AND BOYS, ’ Greenwich Sty. th Avenus, bet. $4th d& 15th St. Hackett, Carhart & Co.'s Straw Hats, i? 50 «°2.50, Fine and rcugh braids, = Yaka | BROADWAY |g Gor. roe Su » a Hill man—coat, ve , rs Pr say Danforsy would stand by Hilt and argue that Vl * not customary for New York deleg ! Now Yorker seek | Mominat “ ne will be for Bryan anyhow, tt would wiser ive it free and untremme’ The gudernatortal nomination came r Mr. Wii's ng movement, ler Fird # Coier, nd the argument ts he would appeal element. 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