The evening world. Newspaper, October 4, 1900, Page 1

“NEW YORK, THURSDAY, OCTOBEK 4, ALICE M. WOODS’S _STRANGE STORY. IAOOOLOD EEE DEDIE EOE DEDDED EE Girl Who fied to Kill Her- } self at Her Lover's Feet Tells a Remarkable . Tale of a Wrecked Life. : She Is Sorry She's Alive and Says Death Is Pref- erable to Separation from Her Lover, Dr. Hill, Alice M. Woods, the pretty twenty-year old stenographer who tried to hill herself in the arms of her sweetheart, Dr. Harrg A, Hill, to-day told an Evening World reporter why she wanted to die She has entirely recovered from the ef= eeta of the poison she took, Mise Woods's home (sat 321 Nostrand avenue Broohlyn, Dr. Hill lives at 1175 Degraw street, BY ALICE M. WOODS, (Mietated Buel ing W 4 Reporter.) "T wanted to die because T was doomed to separate, for a titne at least, from the man I loved. I couldn't think of this calmly, Death seemed prefer- abl ‘on if happiness might come in a year or two, ‘The walt would have Kallled me, ‘1 am sorry f am ati! ative. TH the court proceedings against me are dropped 1 dun't think 1 will be ragh again, but If disgrace comes by being fined or Imprieoned—well, 1 don't kno what T will do, One thing te certain, if any ‘next Ume’ comes it will be a euc- cen. ( “My Hte i@ my own, If 1 choose to try another than thie world, it's my own affair, It can't be any worse tn another life than It hae been In this, WAS MARRIED @ ‘My mother ded when I was litte. |G 1 had to go to work soon after, Then 1|@ met a pleasant young man calling him- | {3 @elf John Willams, He urged me to marry him. 1 dié not jove him, but he! offered me a home, Work for others| (was Gletastetul to me, not because it ‘wes hard but because it was common, “T married John Willlame last Feb- puary, The home he gave me was wwfal, He treated me cruelly, and, to @rown all, 1 found he was really John \Ackerson and had another undtvorved twite living, t “1 made the man leave me and (ried “My Ufe Is my own, If 1 choose to try another than this world it’s my own affair, It can't be any worse in another Mite than it has been in this.” Statement by Alice M, Woods, MISS WOODS SAYS SHE’S NOT A LOVE-SICK GIRL. NEW YORK, Oct, 4, To the Editor of The Evening World; Dear Sir; The papers have stated that I sought to take my own life Tuesday night because Dr, Hill re- fused to marry me, Dr. Hill has been quoted as say- ing something to that effect. Dr, Hill assures me that he has never said any- thing of the kind, and it certainly is not true, I may be willing to face death, but I am not willing to have it anid, without denial, that I ever asked Dr, Hill to make me his wife, | | f n ' nf “Saami =] BR 0 1 iat! WEW YORK PHILADELPHIA ate ATKRON } al ‘CHAMPIONSHIP OF - THE WORLD AT GOLF. NO TRAC DY 1900 Vd aL babu ft 4] 024 IRNE uh), ley DISAGREES. rated: My Cat th WRATH BR=C WW | CASHIER'S WIDOW GOES BEFORE GRAND JURY FOR HONOR'S SAKE. ‘Vardon, Taylor, Smith, Hutchinson and Other Cracks in Contest at Chicago, CHICAGG WHEATON, lil, weather conditions, play for the open! Chester sorton, Branrtou golf championship of the United 8° began here to- GOLF CLUB LINKS,) Oct, &—With splendid Ye ates , under the aurpices) ten Golf Aspoclation, | There were @ starters When the play of 72 holes ts concluded 4 to-morrow night, world's champton, because of the prem ‘ence In this competition of J, I, Taylor, | champion of Great Brit ish ehampl a Harry the winner will be former frit ‘ark | Wiliam Hotaird, i Nh McAndrew, “oO Henry Turple, er) Willem Lerlie, Milwaukee Fittjoin, Nendanveds Goit Clin dep Turple, Qvitery 111 Davie Bell, Widlothian 0 her Wutchi neon, Alen ib aenpoell, Bstng gecaped prison, Dut lawyers told me 1 I am sorry to feel compeied to say anything on © states champion Willie Smith tty anh ington Pon \ ae ES saa bummer t mace MILLE Che RUB aCt but It aseme'very unjust that T should be & Awe Tart of Bamoor, and Fal orf a ws Stated Mhiaielh tomes represented as a “love-sic ad’ gir 4 coran, of Buffalo, had the bi of | heal | ia ip bet by mo We acoved na true, and whe mae ba gin, wy nieni ty te beginning the tournament at & o elock bavi { hcg land lovable, We fell in love at firet ’ n under some difficulties | have when Preol W. HB, Thomas, of the | Hers i Bick Might and tn less than a fortnight we tried to live the life of a self-respecting woman, U, BG, Ay gave the word to drive, |tiavid Munter a ® ‘were engemed. | know if | married him/@ Your's very truly, ALICE M. WOODS, Pairs followed thin couple at inter: \iu im mene be happy. It would be no ven-| G4G@OHEOO® chatted vals of four minutes until 10.10 o'oloek, | jive i ie. Ha f when the Inet of the most reprosentar | Jb" Harrison, tevin i B, R, T. ROAD TO BE SOLD?) "1 told Marry about my former ‘marriage,’ but he maw the truth and M4, not let ft affect his love, CLOUDS APPEAR, [PECK LEFT _ WIDOW AL “Then came the clouds, Mre, Hill, Harry's mother, upbraided him for calle ee ing on me, Night after night he came to 00 0 oly to Bat our enforment Rumors that Pennsyiva-| Will of Murdered Real- q +4 sh aerag hi “| nia Road Is to Be the ( 1 enough personally pe yth thet, tae boa Purchaser. To-Day. aid she thought the doctor was too young to marry. #he tried to be his heart and his head, "Ghe suooseded in being Harry's head, else 1 would not have tried to kill m: Rumore were heard again in Wall Street this afternoon to the effect that the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Ratlroad ontate dealer, who mysterious cifoumataneea at had passed under the contro! of the| teenth street and Ninth avenue, a week fF 82 for him, aeif, but T was end ans yet his heart, | Pennsylvania Raliroad Company. 10, was filed Unis afternoon, ay ry Vado Wad, Ret aervous, al: I know it, No authoritative verification could! aif ,je \vry biel The testator leaves | though ethane pe ara rent Last Saturday Mrs, Hill oame to my|be had of the rumor, but neverthelons | \ Peak, wi an be a ile, but tine a lamale “ house to nee me. Oh, that awful hour!|tn certain circles the report was re: ie Hig nh as Verdon he appealed to me not to marry her|celved with some credence, The will te “nied uly 12, 1890, va ou nin In | total of 1) fon, I loved him and what could | The Pennaylvania Company recently eR cos auto vers Ih, mate it my? Bhe told me how his practice! scoured control of the Lone Isand COLLISION AT SEA, rein ean a Tewativiee of {he Toute, would suffer If he called on me every|Hallroad system, and it is understood wile mith 8 ieee ight, Bah! what did 1 care if he|has been negotiating for the purchase Afiae 'wocheen, the ¢ arsigrtenis been didn’t have @ cent! of the traction lines for several months, | HALIFAX, N. &. Oct. 4—The steamer | on Thalh, Caitns Sener "L married Ackerson toe scape me: —. haar td oar, ate ll nial work, but I would have married LY Fe ae (Ay aving een In We Harry to let Kim satape Wty That cas B. R. T. MUST TELL, polliston with the Niw Foundland sh: thy an wnaieuy tan theo woh the differenca—I loved Harry. of the latter's crew were ic | PA Court Responds to Plea of 1" sa Witten N DESHAIA, Resmonte Ne, Sina, of risen “Mra, Hill turned to threate, Bhe would prevent her son from seeing or marrying me, she sald. She stormed od raged. 1 tried to listen calmly be cane she was the mother of the man | loved, but I Just couldn't Service, Justice Marean tn the Brooklyn su: | | preme Court to-day granted an order, returnable Saturiay, directing the Hrooklyn Heights Raliroad Company to “I turned and cried that I would see) #how cause why a peremptory gm of if she would deprive me of the only mend jus should not hi lemued 0 hope of comfort I had. 1 told her how | Ballina It to resume unabridged service the Brookiyn Union "L" road on 1 loved Harry Hil! and that I knew he ™ and holidays ping at loved me and { would not give him up, tions has bee m abandoned on on Don't you see, I couldn't. | loved him, I would not have ruined him. I would te in To saburoe® Mop have helped him. J am not an adven- for better Mg the tures. lyn Rapid ‘Frans Oommpeane ahs oe Hill spoke of our difter- een Weave in religion, She is a Catholic, 1 ‘The Right Arm of (Conitnved on Beeomd Pagey — hiss" ke an 'oat "ae At te tot the thirty-oix aor, M, Friday, Oct, 5, for New York City and vicinity ~ Friday) Nght to freak variable winds, 2 tive championship fleld of the history of golt wan despatched, Nineteen representatives drow's, ox men from Carnoussle he Boots and Bngiiahmen are atriving for the premier honors. At the end of eighteen holes of play, one-quarter of the neceosary rout recerda had been broken and nearly Estate Man Filed every contestant had been penalined by bad putting, Champion J. H. ‘Taylor, although he ald he was tll, negotiated his round of 16 holes im 41 %-16 a grand soore, con ‘The will of Charier 8 Peok, the real-jwidering bis many miased pute, His found dead under partner, Tom Hutchinson, of Bhinne Beven-| cock Bile, i out {nh @ and In in (2, 4 of Mt. Ane no Hoare, Dayton Hutchinson agkl of the open con plon's pla ii patted nit found his mame coming tn fine n° OMe WeFevabrolite never Made a imi conelupvely thn eee off to his pra m prevalis th: n not do nate wore than this n of his rounds If the weather ho ide goed, M\ over the West Vardon has been the and per wil overwhelm! favorite, ut the crowds are wondering if Vardon oan do the trick at ‘he medal wame John Din, apeaking of Vardon's rounds, aald: "He does not get into tie pirike at this mame He doe not get his second shots on the green as he dows in mateh pl te where Var con's game te (Sets ue The beet amate rd was th nade by CB Machonald the Amateur hampton and the present I'r Hent of the loom) club, Here In the hee ball cant of the entire feld. The fm. yard thirteenth hole being the only one not made in | or better. ont Qed eg gap ia i ‘ $9498 beg Wot Mehl 1 bigot 4) yn “ Democratic Cinbs Select Officers INDIANAPOLIS, Got, (At the sew sion of the Nattonal Aseootation of _y|/Fate of Carberry and 1) ing Benjamm Turner S ferred to the full Police Rowrd by the! strikers to mareh on North Prankiin CLUBBERS ON TRIAL. + IS Coyne Left to Full Police Board. Svidenee war taken fomday by Commis sioner Heas againat Policeman Carberry; SHAMOKIN, Pa,, Oct. 4 and Coyne, who are charged with assaulte; band started out at 2 o'clock this af The wae war re ternoon in Mount Carmel to gather A Polish msstoner, Tvener ond John IW Low colliery, noar Trevorton, seven miles ai fled to the brutality of the aeeused west of here, me There was the usual number of! ‘The crowd at 2.80 P.M. numbered police witnesses, 50), and by 6 o'clock, When the march | being, it te thought the marchers | of (From Report of “Trial Fur-! will number several thousands nished by Associated Press.) = They will pass through here. and. local strikers will Join in the mareh riys They are expected to reach Trevorton where were totay | date toonight, Vollen Hahtarteeonr! ‘The colliery Is now the only one| at Police Heequarters, on plaint of Benjamin Turner, who « teare | working for the Heading Company The mines are heavily guarded by Coal and Iron police, and a clash js feared The Trevorton men want to ; work (fpectal to ‘The Evening World) WILKESBARRE, Oot. (The ery of| the needy strikers has reached the eare Turner wae firet placed on the stand) oy Mitchell, of the Mine-| 1 hia story of his treatment at of Carberry. Questioned by! Workers’ Un He will be asked tor F Was made to! Commissioner | OY 1° mm he wan brutally beaten by the two men at Hixth avenue and Forty-recond atreet | me time ago. privetpal witness in the er man named John W revent Carberry was trial fret and was represented Low, placed on by coune President ton wide bread for them. hie ry, Whe nade no dif senting the twen repre ty-three local unione and (he 14,000 atrike of this elty and vielnity will Ja conference with him over the tel phone, He is in Haaleton They will tell him that many of thetr members are in nee? of food, and that the number Js Hmited to 10) now, d told of hav. He got off h Low ing Ween 1 te at Forty-second street and Bixt aye He saw ‘Turner and Carberry at the elge of the curb. He waw Car erry wire er and heard hin use profane When the patrol me Turner waa |, in the of the streat, having been | down by Carberry man Coyne, who jumped out and the ie on Turner, turn on while DR.KENNEDY |, in the two put " them ver Turner droppe eawed them "twat the ante » handeutte nny ab | APPEALS He was put in the w . A motion to diam therry'® counsel was .| — a tal Demoerathe Clubs to-day the report of the Committee on Permanent Organi- tation was adopted aa follows WY. We. Haste, Prevent, Mex ¥. | Ihmeen, Secretary; Marcus Daly, Treas: | urer, | It was recommended by the Commit. | tee that the Executive Commiltee of the tion, which now consists 4 irene be gneteate is was hot mnie Pe mete ve Foctyotvernd ari oe| Errore in Trial for Mur- | turner very fe ieei'| der of Dolly Reynolds ase ad, Tallan| His Plea. w thie? asked Com. cri | missioner Hens “He's Turnore witnens burry's lawyer to The Mygning World) Ost 4 The appeal of Dr, nvioted of the munter o «| Dolly Heynoida in New York, was ar- "| gued (hla afternoon before the Court ot Arpea ataurant, keaper, ald | O% Ait Cun wall and. Rober attorneys. Specta ALMANY Kennedy. replied Car: aciod as if very much scared nd She did ot Hn, n ‘ that Turner wae very drunk ansault John F. Badenosh, 0 groce third street and Sixth avenue Mar teatimony Hy not khow much about Forty iia ve mim | fret idence. NMatenin, {3 ie wrlinne, Com-| The argument maleslonen't ha refer the} made by Vharies Le ryt Mer} PRN Lt was | meveral thouranda, Fork, tae’ mnenetieion Mrs. Allison Declares that She Will Clear the Mem- ory of Her Dead Hus- band.--Insurance Frauds to Be Thoroughly In- vestigated. Mrs, David Allison, widow of the canhier of the defunct ‘Trader’ Insure ance Company, went before the Grand Jury to-day and told the seoret he con- fided to her on his deathbed; how cer tain of of the Company had been weting dishonertly and how he had shielded (he principal offender because thie man had given him hie position, “L conaider the man responatile for my humband’s death,’ Mra, Allleon has declared. And wi went into the Grand Jury room ane told everything that the faltering \ipa of ber husband had told her, Tt was expected that the Grand Jury would return three indictments to Ré- | corder Goff this morning, but they ade) Journed for the day without completing | their imvestigation of the case. Tt le Probable that the findings will be made toemorrow, Culet Examiner Vanderpoel, of the; Mate Department of Insurance, who} expored the crookedness in the com- om hand with peveral of Bis ! others in the Grand Jury; room was Theodore Sutro, who with President Halsey signet the alleged {alee wintement of (he fAnanetal conde ton of the company. Mr. Butro bad a long conference with Anain’ bat Tatriet- Attorney U: STRIKE RIOT FEARED! a pe Hundreds of Miners March on Only Read- ing Colliery Left at Work. ima week |t will be 4) and in two weeks for the people are Just about at (he end of thelr resources and (he nuovber needing ald will grow rapidly ‘The committee has been able t for a few but the number has grown beyond thelr supply of cash and the treasury is nearly empty, President a tener! will be asked to order @ supply 4, flour, bacon, potatoes and cafe | fee, chiefly, and a comminanry wil! then npened and those in need of food ] supplied esienliponie |ONLY ONE MINE OPEN Thirty Thirty. nine Colllerion tre Sow Closed by Strike, PHILADBLIPHIA, Ovt 4 —-Acvording to General Superintendent Luther, of the Reading Company's collieries, three more failed to stam up today, This leaves but one colliery In operation out of thirty-nine the company was working previous to the strike The wingle working to-day {6 the North Fran olliery at Trevor ton, In the upper end of the Sehuylkll! region Tt employe about 70 men an boys, mont Ameri an citiven own ed Te this cod the company has furtdahed a strong guard of police, who are pro- vided for any emergency, Shamokin ikerm who wanted to mareh on the h Franklin mec were ssuaded m folng #0 becauee of the Known t that police will not sufler any Interferon == FIRM OWES $1,910,126, ae Assets of Hatch & Foote Show a Deficiency of ph $342,413. ‘The mchedules in the arsignmene of Match & Foote, danke: brokers at 3 Naaeaa street, who ai ed Bept. 18 vo Bh lery Anderson, were fled tor day in 4 Ayerme Court. ne bet the lightiities are Pa oat Huwroe, and sini anpets, actual asseta, 6 567,714, mee Recreation by Travel, , Faas dmred beeen om oe ‘