The evening world. Newspaper, September 21, 1900, Page 1

4 | EDITION PRICE ONE CENT. WEALTH GONE BROKER A. B. HART TOOK POISON. a, Brother-in-Law of Banker De Cordova Found Dead, a Suicide, on the Boat Landing at Woodsmere, His Summer Home. a) Ammouncement was made on the Con @olidated Exchange thie A. B. Hart, one of the mem Keidied himgelf at his home in Woods mere, L. 1, near Far Rockaway Although Mr. Hart was not a large operator, the nows created a sensalic afternoon that for the reanon that he is a brotherin- "Charlie Metzger, Nine van Jaw of Alfred and Bustace De Cordova, the Broad street bankers Alfred De Comfova told an Evening World reporter that hie only informatten was that Mr, Hart had been found dead ‘The news came to him this afternoon in fa telegram from his mother, with whom Mr, Hart resided at Woodemere Mr De :|BOY TRIED SUICIDE IN CENTRAL PARK. Mother, Jump: Deserted by his mother and without & friend in the world, Charlie Metager, a mite of @ boy, blonde and b.ue-eyed, thought all the good In life had vanished and so threw himself into Central Park lake “Lat me go, Tam hetter off here,” he Cordova would assign no reason. He sald he knew very little of Mr. Hart's bustnere affairs, HAD LOST A FORTUNE. At the Consolidated Exchange {1 was aid that Mr, Mart had been a momber wince Oot, 13, 199, THe had an office on the third floor of the Exchange with young Aaron De Cordova. He had been epeculating heavily. RB was said that he was long on Ten- mensee Coa! and Iron, That stock drop- ped seven points yesterday and suffered @ further decline of 21-8 points to-day, Mr. Hart's entire fortune, it is satd, has been swept away by his losses in the stock market during the last two weeks, He had appiled, |t is sald, to hie rich retatives for assatance and had been refund. Young Aaron De Cordova, Mr, Hart's Dusiness partner, himeelf announced the wulelde. eon by an Evening World repor'er, "L Know nothing more than the bare He was much agitated when fact that Mr. Hart haw killed himee he anid. "1 understand that he has been found dead out at Woodamere with a bullet in his hemd. He was in our office yesterday and left for home late in the @iternoon until a telegram came announcing hin @oath, 1 cannot dis @flaire at the present time.” DEAD ON THE DOCK, The Evening World called up Woods. Mere over ihe long-dissance telephone. Tt was said there that Mr, Hart's death was surrounded wiih mystery, Mr. Charles Gchiffmacher, a prominent builder, of Woodsmere, told The liven. tng World that Mr, Hart's body was Giacovered shortly before 1 o'clock this afternoon, He did not shoot himself, an reported ey Mr. De (Cordova, but took poison, The body wan found under the shelter @t the boat landing, It was oti and oold, ‘Mr, Gohiffmacher waid ‘hat so far as the know there were no letters explaining the mulcide, Shortly before. 2 o'clock | @hte afternoon the body was removed to tho home of Mrs. De Cortova, with ‘whom Fart lived, ‘He wee 4 young man and very popular Jan the @octety of that aristocratic village. Or, Getlitmacher eaid that every one tn the Vilage was shocked at the suicide, and that ne one seemed able to give any reason for it. WAS A WIDOWER, Alfred De Confova, head of the bank- ‘tng hours, late this afternoon «ave theme additional facts to an Kyening World reporter: “My brothertndaw was thirty-four years of age. He was an Englishman, but a native of Kingston, Jamaica, For years he hid @ large wholesale grocery pusiness in that oly, Twelve venrs ago 1 heard nothing from him our business ered as & man who paw him disappear under the water lifted him out and brought him ashore, The boy was exhausted and fainted an he was iatd on a seat, When he was revived he began 'o weep and grew hyaterical A crowd of boys who had been sail ing toy boats in the lake gathered around and gated in wonder at the lad who wanted to drown himself “Look at all ef them,” he said be- tween his sobs, ‘Bvery fellow in the crowd has a good mother and a fathes and a home, Look at the boats they have to play with and the fun they have. I fave been watching thém all day . “But I haven't anything or anybody. Tam hungry, and do not know where to FEARED POLICE, It seemed fatrange to hear the boy talk that ed, of refined appearance and altogether @ handsome tad, his golden hair curling over his forehead and his eyes, big and vue, peeping through die tears. "You certainly Wave somebody to care for y Your olothes show that,’ saul the man who had reac bim. No, | haven't anybody," the boy an- swored, stil weeping. Some women who had gathered about and smoothed hie hatr and wrung his cual dry sumented that Charite be hand! el over to the poltoe, Don't do that! the lad eried in aiarm, “Please don't, Let me go. | ‘ive in Mrs, Hertich's house, at 049 Bighty- nth atreet, Bhe wit care for me," Hil fear of the police was fo great that the man who had saved his life took him to that address. BOY WAS SAD. Mra, Herlich, amazed, told how mother had engaged rooms wl he nearried my eleter, They lived hy ily until her death leet May. “He had « airl eleven years old and Hart gave up his aetive interest in whe wrocety house and came to New York. He and his family made their home with my mother, and after my sister's death he continued to live there He hadn't done much business here except to dabble in stools, 1 understand he had met with reverses, but to what extent 1 don't know DID NOT SEEK HELP. "Tt lo not true that he applied to our banking house for relief and was re fused, If, as reported, his entire fore tune haa been awept away in atock apy ulation, I do not think ne would have come to us for ald, He wan a proud, Mighatrung fellow and not the kind \o Iny town on relatives, "My nephew, Aaron, went out to Woodamere on the 3 o'clock train this afternoon and will look after the body 1 expect a tolegram from him to-night giving all the detatie that are known” nee INNOCENT OF ARGON. Renjamin Zuckerman, who on July 18 lant we harmed with an attempt to wet fire 60 ie eg Law hotel at % Ste yon sire diteharged by vert onbure | Me the Court of Gen » He was quite well drens. | boy of oix, the moet beautiful children! I ever waw, About four years ago Mr. | _NEW YORK, “FRIDAY, , SEPTEMBER 21, 1900. Old, Deserted by His ed ibid Lake. the house some time before, bat die- appeared three Werks ago, The lad grew very melameholy, but Mra. Herlich cared for him. Pinally she migwested that he look for work, He went out every day and came back each night more depressed. It was evident that something must be done for him, he spoke of the Gerry Boclety, That evidently fright ened Chariie, for witnesses in the Hag kom Court today told how they had j seen him enter Centre! Park ot the Bast Heventy second street gate He walked slowly (o the curling pond, wher = thron of boys were sailing boats and others running around play- Ing. Ail the afiernoon he moved about, circling the pond time and again while he gaged into the water, Winally at dusk, when most of the NEW YORK 10000210I-4 Mi\UOKLYN, 200000001 WINNERS AT HAWTHORNE, bove had gone and the day's regattas were over, he stood on the edge of the pond, and, potelog himself, sprang tn, The water was deep enough to cover him, A man who had been watching him ran to the spot and saved him from | drowning, WILL NOT TRY AGAIN. In cour, to-day Chartle, while not Wholly regretting what he hed done, ‘sald that he would not attempt to itl) himaelf again, “Tam ooly nine years old,’ “Mother went away somewh have nobody to care for me. 't beat to die, 1 fait eo pad seeing ail the other boys so happy. [do not know where my father is | know T have friends in Germany, but don't know who they are.” Mre. Werlich sald hat t Wa & refined w name as Mrs Kate Meinger, Bhe fonmed that phe had deseried her hus band for another man, This man ow her off and she had appealed to her hue band (0 take her back and been repulsed She had hoped, she maid, that she could soon mo back to Germany with her boy Three weeks ago #he had disappeared After the boy 1 to drown himself Mra, Heritoh notified the Gerry Soetety and Charite wan commitied to the care Jot that organieation this afterngon |CRASH ON THE BRIDGE. vlads Trolley Cars in Collision and Several Passen- gers Hurt. # boy's mother who gave her eon Th a collision between a c Avenue and an open Gates ave anon the Brooklyn Bridge, near the Hronkyn entrance, shortly before § o'clock this AMericon, Reveral men, incuding the conductor of the Myrtle avenue car Henry Mann, of 3 Grove atreet and Dennie J, Thompson, of 1618 Broadway Brooklyn, were Injured. Car 17%, of the Gales avenue tine, in oharge Motorman James Fitapairiok, was at a stand on the weat-bound (hack, when car of the Myrtle ave- nue line, in charge of Motorman Owen Fitasimmons, came uo behind. Fite simmonn loat contro! of the motor, and shoved to the Galer avenue car mnotor man '> go ahead, The handle immed hawevor, and eo sot We ved) | A coliteion followed ‘The rear plat [form of the Gatew avenue cor was Henr lon jor, cut mbot the pend right foot. Tiampaon, who w piatform with hitm, wha [tomether with William H. resieatate ayer) of A] Puiton Ail the om dot ¢ were baaly nae iin ta the ae o ca salle Mami Pee body and the con | AT ST, LOUIS. ODDS ON M’KINLEY DROP TO TWO TO ONE. Henry W. Cooper, a member of the New York Stock Exchange, to-day bet $1,000 to $BO0 on Me- Kinley's election, J. J Judge, an outside broker, take ing the Bryan end FOUR LYNCHED AND MOB WANTS MORE. ns ' Colored Folk of Bloody” Tangipoah, in Loui-| siana Parish, Flee to Churches and Pray. NPW ORLEANS, Rept 2-In “bloody” ) ‘The Sheriff refused to produce them. ‘Tangipoan parish four negroes were! Axes were brought and (he Jail was im lynohed jam night afte ye Jad in the | mediate y hokey omen village of PontehMoula hat been broken |) Four suspeote were hanged (o a tree open About two blocks away after belng The men were accused of robbing the| made to confer participated in family of Hen ifelter Mra. Louine|the burglary of ah Hodfeiter, who resisted ‘hem, was chok- | Not f morn jie were ed and beaten so unmercifully that he) the bod cut down = Meantime jomt her mind, |Moroner's telurned erdict of Wholevaie nohing® are feared, ‘The | dea't inknown hands men lynohed w | Cltieene scoured the pariah vr nh Hollen, mared elehteen, /'NF ikl) errewrlng al (ne ere | ould wet then band The | Haniel Rowman, forimreven, id mar ’ terowded into the Hite Jail at Pontene | Chartos Biltott, twenty aaa an a Georne Hiekbane Mayor Jackeon ead the Aherit ar dog every) means to restore ander * various mobberles Last night at # {are making slow progiees clock a commitian of white citisens| The beiter olement among the colored [ealled om Bheriff Nix and demanded the | popula 4 teeing to tie chorenes, \keye tn the J where the lime j@ being Repent in prayer. | inemployed capital aeeks eafe te+) Veutmeont. tome n tunity adv, in The World fourteen colored mis Jall accused | Ther «were Pontohwtonta felia ae Bed Rock. The wet proven of the Pennaytvanta a eaperience oad Meg ‘ai day with a a men agatn Heeman must stand trial before pala him, "the non-union men aiid ik a it Policemen Here teously or DEVERY STOPS CLUBBING EVENING WORLD’S FIGHT AGAINST BRUTALITY WINS, BY GENERAL POLICE ORDER after Must Treat Citizens Cour- They Will Have to Answer to Him, Says the Chief. The Kvening Wo Nee clubbing was met jet of Devers yester- order to hin} bretality, Ohtet Devery says be treated impr onsiy or rowahly, they are eo trea the and if Ny pee THE CHIEF'S ORDER. one to all comy mandere in hi ent and reade “Conyplainte are made from time to titne regarding (he condinet of paltce eMicers in their intercourse with alti: fone, which it (@ alleged in many cases fm indifferent, rough and at times Ineo "Ther no ofrounwmancer aout a pot " “Any comptning that reaehes me Hee officer fall to ie Wemeelf tna eorrteous and businemmdike manier iy His oMolal intresourse with citivene LC) petioen: # pometines Unavoldable for a p § forve, and he should alw complaint axatnnt the offending wert he wuthority an proper ov | member, ut there Ik no reason for his ever be | jbaving In a disequrteoum manner | LIVE UP TO THE RUL COURTESY AND NOT CLUBS. | Hiapectally te this the Commanding mitt officers are espectaily the members of e wiven a po | in see (bat Hoe offoar in by clte wen cal ; r Upon 10 render some service in the line | Litt reepertive commands tatty: comply f pollve duly oF to give proper informa, | With all ‘he rules and regulations Of the tot to strangers and fo citinenn gener esos © rexerdiuw (he contuet and’ de ally, when he should be careful to cons par tenen she. rice in thelt Simters ste! Simpelf vo that he wii pot make hy com: | iatnts sealie any member who falls Gime f iawle to crieheban oy the ile)! Mannered and discourteous performance , orye ‘neee piles and regdlations, Nid ths order to che members. of minand ac three euccenaive play (oon roll cole Immediately following fe. lent. As a matter of fact ther should not be grounds for a mingle complaint of this Kind asine: any officer, CLUBBERS | (fligned.) WILLIAM & DEV! “Cnet of Pollen” comply with this order, es CARBERRY AND COYNE MUST STAND TRIAL. A Clash Between ooo Policemen John T Carberry and Mich) The offending poltewmen wi near Forty-second street some daya ael J. Coyne citinen clubbers, were) rentiy much chagrined at the Chi ago. before Chief Devery this aflernoon on| entertaining the charges A’ unat tne Low (ald Carbereyne wae complaint of Benjamin Turner, who The two compiatnia were then sworn jtoo roug, aud getting no satiefaetion was brutally & od by them on|to before Clerk Robert 8, Petermon, who he followed the man arrested to the Gept, 1b without pr woatlon, will put the case down for hearing at station and repeated hie complain to Coyne wan charged in addition by an the eariles! porsible moment the nt Low says Coyne threaten. | Pvening World reporter with intimida:) The trial ria Med to Rept. ted te t low If be went to court (he tion in threatening the reporter with are] 40 1! Ie or Nese (Wo Cater May folowing day and repeated hia protest reat if he persisted in espousing Tur) HOt be reached until next month [to the Magiwtrate Low did that very jner's cause and appeared in court to jthing, bat Magistrate Mott, prestding ta prosecute (he cane lated Presa.) the Wost Bide Court, wided with Ue pe After Chief Devery had liatened tol After ie let Chief D nliceman and Aned the prisoner $0 for hoth charges in fall he abaerved: "1 will] hls private office gave a pr ary Honterly oenauet sede ‘ entertain (bese comphainis hearing to John Wo law, & newapaper| oil Tliee Hever. « tter raring twin ‘Turning to the two policemen he raid: | reporter, wo haw charged Policeman @ thought well enough hay! OMoers, you will have to explain your| John Carberry and letective MJ. | plain conduct In thin matter (o the Police with unneommary foboe in are] Commissioners.” ove ‘Turner in Mixth avenue SHERIFF TO STOP MINERS’ RIOT. $0. Polish Mine Strikers and Non- Union Men---A Watchman Shot and Sheritl Toole, of Schuyl- kill, is hastening on a special near Pittston. train from Allentown to stop rioting at Shenandoah. Police Chief Christian, at Shenandoah, has appealed to the Sherifl for assistance | ~ n ' Crowds of strikers He closed {five collieries of the Keading tev! "* Company. Chief Burgess Brown and his son were beaten and elev. en others badly handled. Poles and — Lithuanians smashed windows and other property at the Kohinoor, an {colliery, Peter Lacano, a non-union a Worker Killed. telegram summoning him home be cause of the coal mine riots at Shen andoah. He left at 11.45 A. M, on @ special train made ip by the Phtlar delphia and Reading Railroad, POTTSVILLE. Pa,, Sept. 21.—Riot- ing is reported at Shenandoah, and ‘the police have appealed to Sheriff Toole, of Sebuy!kill County, tor ag was found murdered Five strikers man, were arrested, Ten more of the Philadel- phia and Reading collieries were forced to close to-day. 10,000 men have joined the strikers. vlatance, | The Reading has only, West Shewandoah, Shenandoah, tn- twenty-four collieries now | tian Ridge, Kohinoor and Turkey Rim | Coltleries, belonging to the Philadel+ working. ‘ | phin and Reading Coal and [ron om. > F, | pany and Kehley Run, the property ARREAL TO SHERIF of the Thomas Coal Company, Mine lithe Shen district, aro what Voller at Sheaandonl doah mieten an vals Hdown tight to-day ter ele | " eK Keh- ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept, 21. The men at the Kobinoor and 1 Ignerif? John Toole, of Sehuylkii| ley Run collieries wore driven trem \ County, came here to-day to attend) Meir work by a srowd of the {ipr, but he was intercepted by, a! all tm. atid AR =F a re — aaron