The evening world. Newspaper, October 8, 1900, Page 1

“ Qtroulation Books Open to All.” BISHOP POTTER SAYS: VICE IN THIS CITY IS SHOCKING, APPALLING “Existing Conditions in New York Are Almost Beyond Belief—Time to Act Has Come.” Statement dictated to The Evening World By BISHOP POTTER, The existing conditions of vice in New York are almost beyond belief in a civilized community, and | am MAYOR GUARDS 'VALET JONES WORTH $3,000,000; HEARING POSTPONED ONE WEEK Man Who Made the Affidavit Charging Jones with Conspiracy to Rob Millionaire! THE TREASURY Determined ‘a No Salaries| Shall Be increased This Year. Department Heads Ask in Vain for More Money for 1901, ‘The consideration of the departmental convinced that the time to act, and act speedily, has come, fesimates occupte) the stuention of the lam very much gratified at the enthusiasm and energy displayed by The Evening World in the matter of ridding Board of Katimate again to-day, Comp> troller Coler, who hae been absent on m fpeaking tour up the State, took part In the discusstone, New York City of vice. That it appreciates the ghastly|,,"* fry wpacimen coneiiered Was hat of Street Cleaning, Commirsioner condition of affairs existing right here in our city—in Our] Nasis appeared and asked for 1.7%. midst~and it is pleasant to know that such valuable aid in amos unearthing evils which are allowed to exist almost without restraint is so freely given, nh Inorease of $606,781.40 over the allowed Inet y In the office of meneral admintetration, Mr. Nagle sald, he wanted to Increase the salaries of the superintendent and bie two @a- setanin $1,000 each, | am not ready yet to unfold my plans, for they are not] “Wer, vou won't with my consent," completed, But this matter appeals to me strongly, as | know it does to so many citizens of our city, and its enor- aid the Mayor, “and there Is no use! discussing the matter.” Commianioner Nagle sald he wanted more clerks In the Bronx Borough omer mity cannot be overestimated, The conditions are shock=| and sixteen new toremen, Altogether he ask ing, ghastly, appalling. BISHOP POTTER NOW AT x} for $291,000 additional In the bore pais of Manhattan and the Bronx, In- cluding an increase of 967,00) for final disposition of material In Brooklyn an increase of $196.20 was Asked for, Deputy Commissioner Quinn explaining that the system was mot WORK ON HIS CHARGES. thoroughly organined in that borough, ne eeeee es Bishop Potter is at home again after an abrence of nearly a week, during which time he hae given much thougtt to the subject of eliminating or at) tt leant reducing the extent and Magrancy| piac of view in New York, He was at work tn hie atudy, at 19 Washington Square TIS Epiiea sin OPAPPIDG ite BY pt Dest North, when a reporter for The Even: ing World called upon him this after. noon, There was an earnestness Ine the Bishop's manner which the mere repe- tition of bis words above quoted do not imply. It seemed as if he wae apeak~ ing of the beginning of a life work. rooting out of the “red Hight” coffee In the lower enat aide, ot believed that Bishop Potter they are determined to suppress crime, jf not eradionte {t enitrely: Hithop Potter will have the united be of benefit to susert of the churches of New Yorkl when the work was compleied, The Chy, packed by the City Club and alll stayor expressed the opinion that the the other organizations, to combat the clty was getting jhe worst end of the as the contract aystem existed get 4) year ago, and the division of, the bor. fe to whom he appealed for ald iN | ough into nections was not perfected. He wanted an addition of thirty-seven now foremen, “Mave you any contracts now?” asked Hoh fatihy in the co-operation of] ihe Mayor. The Deputy Commissioner expinined spots, ati It Ie probable that he willl ina, ther wae a contract for the final first wive the proper authorities an op Meposition of material, which was uned portunity to show what they can do If} fop Ailing in, and it developed that ¢ city wan pasting #00 a year for the) ST LOUIS lock that would privilege of Alting ner of the land While the Bishop has not confided bit! eyiia of which be apeake when the Aight bargain plans to any one, it ls expected (hat Nis) beging Tt ie known that Bish op Pott firat move will be to make a formal com: | jnienda to make haste slowly. 4 Mi ment ri dock, of Cathedral, ved by the Rey, Dr, Pad- | Nothing: will be done until after eleo- Protestant Bptecopal Pro- Hon Then the battle will open t 190 Atanton etreet, at (he }earnest, Tt will bea Mght to the finiah ohn D. Heri) he allied churches of New e. “T WOULD WIN IF ELECTION WERE NOW.” W. J. BRYAN, a BALDM, ML, Det, HemtHIf ihe leer | ent in the wiidows of the Republicans ton were held to-day there in no | know how consetentious they mut be nd how certain they are that my elec- fon would be Injurious to the country toval cotleme (m@ or they would not exhibit the pletures upon the occasion of my return to my | Mrthplace, “Tt Is to these Republicans that I de ire to appeal, When I return to Salem 1 find vacant chatra, 1 find chat sinee at vielt Republicans and Demos | oy erate have passed away; find they have been crotsing over into the land where difforences In po.ition do not divide them, T wonder tf it is not posailble for us to so understand the Iseues that there will be lems division here,’* ene HOSIERY DEALER ASSIGNS, nese it that we wo fe in the on the popular vote, are eting from the mon 8 large campatan fund, They wilt bey every vote that ean be bought.” Bo spoke William J, Bryan to-day in his address in this olty, (he home of hie boyhood, He went on: ‘They will coerve every vote (hat can be coerced, They will intimidate every laboring man who can be intimidated, ‘They will bribe every election judge who can be bribed “They will corrupt every count that plaint to Mayor Van Wyck of the treats) ough campaign will be mapoed Mh oi Nae ibid od Nagle. uneleas for them to ask,’ sald ly, In} the Mayor, “for neither they nor any Morris J, Davidow, dealer tn hosiery at 51 Broadway, to-day assigned for | ony he benefit id erediiors to ) ohn F. mn, ean be corrupted. I do not undermtand|a! thow it is possible for the plain, every: @ay Republican to clone hin eyes to what Ie going on when he knows that Mf he nlde these influences to carry the ILLINOIS FOR election at this time, the eame mei can be employed to carry other elec~ tions, when those who are supporting the Republican tleket to-day will be op- posing the Republican tieket,”\ Mr Bryan spoke near the Court- House in which hie father held court s from 160 to 1872, and In which the ¢ didate made hin frat politioa! speech | ay twenty years ago. wanted to sman,” he enid, “this Iv the Inet place I would come to make such because you have known boyhood, but if Bx-Gov, John P. Altgeld, of litinote, onfident that Bryan will carry his He expreaged the highest conte in the rewult this afternoon as he ving thie olty with ex-Gow, ae. of Missourl, to attend the bir Gorman meeting in Baltimore, When asked the outlook in the Weat he smiled and repiied: Ths waters, ale, are rushing our way, are myself a great the back door,” ‘mind of a flood?” was suggested, beg got" you think of the situation ‘one i, esette Wrenn SAYS EX-GOV. ALTGELD, | | both through the front door and through | @ na both ask tor aid Commission- “Richmond and cAher borough will wet any.” ‘The eatimates of the Board of Bauca- lon were then taken up, These were =Jaupplemented by the entimates asked for the College of the Clty of New York and the Brooklyn Disctplinary Training Rehoo!, For the colleme $25,000 additional Was asked because of new clansem, and exteneiono to the system, The estimates of the Brooklyn Disciplinary Training fohool were increawed from W800 to 976,000, The estimates of the Board of Rduen- ston amounted vy ee which te rane over of last year of nw, OF this Hts 410 te attribe 0 the Davis law, which Increaned | Ma y of nehool teachers, seldent i that of ithe Bowrdof| * ned ri work was ea tn sreated Recesnitate the appotn'ment of more ate ty Ap. inenehne, of BeLe88 | in lew na oa besou 4 ane eohoo'e, ant sss fnorenne | Tn the «ame (nga In ols 7-0 "Brooulyn President berteon, wot ins sald the Board wanted to wll fite-epoapes on ail the rat aaaln reverted to the dev ey, hg be ing ip the entimaten. ty B, Intentional eotimates were wretet held back #0 that we sul Re haye i to morutinize them. required at they should BRYAN, York City awd vietnity= Rate and colder to-night) NEW YORK, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1900, “Here comes Osborne, bonds were $ sold. ne| PITTSBURG any ea Reonts and bureaus as to| Five of the American missionaries who were in China during the Hoxer wutbreak returned to this city (le Hy) that afternoon on the nee te af a bs absolutely necessary | Rome, They ene eamehip City of fark Willlame and Mra. Dr Murdock, all members rte nh Missionary Alliance. ger of their exper! AL be | Mr. Roverta sald: "L was at Peking *|miles, When wo reached the Ruesian where the other mission: mber of forelaners were stationed. We soon Warned Moat the == 1 CL WANE Ly y) cool wave fe due hore Gorld. ERIE ONE CENT, S| BASEBALL. WRATHER-RAIN AND COLDER, Rice Is Walter O. Wetherbee, of Swenson & Co. PITTSBURG AT ST, LOUIS; CINGINNAT] IN CHIGAGO, FIRST GAME AT ST, LOUIS, . 100 9 .0°0 OQ» 8 U! <G) <0) sO0) “Gi 0 SECOND GAME, 92000 —FIRST GAME, 09 3 3 0 OO oon |. le 4 SECOND GAME 1 Gehey & 4 06090 0 0°' BACK TO TELL OF. TERRIBLE FLIGHT. Missionaries Who Escaped from Boxers Across Mongolia Desert Lox t Six Members. “My client, Charles F. Jones, is today worth $3,000,000,” This statement was made in the Centre Street Court at 2.50 o'clock this afternoon by Frederick B, House, counsel for Jones, to a reporter of The Evening World, As Jones heard the words the smile faded from his face, and he looked keenly at Mr, House, his brow, but this immediately gave way to another smile, “Worth $3,000,CCO by the provisions of the second will, now in the possession of Patrick, do you mean?” Mr, House was! —————— lawyer Alvert T. Patriok and Valet Charles F. Jones, accused of forging the name of dead millionaire Wiliam M. Rica's namo to (wo checks amare: | gating $90.00, were artalmned in Centre Bireet Court thir afternoon Beveral hundred interested spectators crowded the Tombs Police Court thie afternoon tn anticipation of getting al @ look at the noted prisoners, Magistrate Brann took Nis seat promptly at 2 o'clowk, “Are any of the oMcers ready?’ he asked ‘There wan no response, All eyes were turned toward the door leading to the “Brilge of Sighs," and at every sound of the shuMfle of feet there was an extra craning of necks to see the approsoh of the (wo prlsoners, Dut they dia not come and there was a long and tedious wait, OSBORNE’S DELAY. Boying Lawyer Fred 1, House, the counsel for Patrick and Jones, inside the bar, the Magistrate anked) “Mr. Houre, are you ready?” Mr. House stepped up to the bridge and paid "Yeo, sir. But | understand that the chmplaint hae not been prepared, 1 thought (hat we could have had a fore mal commitment this afternoon and then set a day for the examination, but when I met Mr. Orborne thie afternoon th his offce he maid that the District __] Attorney wan not ready and thought \t beat that the came go over till Friday We con wo ahead on that day If Your Honor pleases. | presume that the ex amination will be a lengthy one, al- though 1 have no desire to drag the viter out." ‘Wriday {9 a bad day for me,” said Magiairate Brann. “How about BaturdayT’ asked the jawyer “Worre,’ aid (ne Magistrate, "We have a half holiday on that day and we ean't break In on that” “WIL Monday do, then?’ inquired the Hoxers were moving on that locality| lawyer and we decided to make a quick der ure, W June %, encountering num tered partios of Boxers, but we marnged to Maht them off without damake. “It was July 9 that we finished the trip across the deser!, During the joure ney wlx of the party died and we lost many horees and mules. We had food, travelled was 710 border we were well taken care of and furnished with food and other neves- saries”’ will be followed by northweat winds, that will send the temperature down. The weather will continue to grow colder, and by toemorrow might the tem- |perature will have dropped trom 14 to 9 | dearese: naan HIT BY A CABLE ¢ CAR, Patrick Winne, fifty years:old, of 18 Bam Thirty-third street, wae hit by bb eine ape car TH at Broadway aghast "No," sald the magistrate Monday is a very busy day In our court SEARCH FOR OSBORNE. oThen T euess we will have to make ‘lit Thursday, and If that day is agree: able to the District-Attorney we will go ahead" "In Mr. Osborne in court,” paid the moeatetrate, turning to Déetootive Carey sald the detective, 1 at luneh. “Why didn't he have junch earlier? He shouldn't allow Me lunch to interfere wi the business of this court, Go and get trim at once and teil him to comhe here” ‘Then the detective started out tn wearch of Mr, Ovborne, PRISONERS ARRIVE, ‘The prisoners were taken in court et 26. Five minutes later Mr, Osborne arrived, ‘Tha examination of the men was finally powtponed until Monday at 14 A.M. =a | can’t answer you now,” replied Mr, House as he strode to the Magistrate's bench. Assistant District-Attorney Osborne this afternoon said that immediately after the police court proceedings the man had made the affidavit which charged that Valet .lones entered into a conspiracy with him to gain possession of a portion of man Rice's millions was Walter 0, Wetherbee, an employee of Swenson & Cu, Wetherbee alleges that Jones came to him with the bond and asked him, Wetherbee, how much his rake-off would be:if the That is a portion of Mr, Wetherbee's affidavit. jonalre schemer Jones waa in the onre of Detective! Vallely; Patrick In charge of Deteotive | Hergeant Carey, Osborne had not yet arrived The prisoners were taken to the north end of the court-room, where they con vermed with their counsel for some min utes | An Evening World reporter spe Jones relative to Die having taken jes fone in hypnotiom. Ie wald 1 don't know what hypnotiem is have never taken any leavone In {t tact, | have never heard of whoo of hypnoitam, ‘The man mua, have got me mixed up with someberly alpe E BAR. AL 2 Apsinht District Attorney Oeborne stepped up to the Magistrate's deak, followed by Mr House, At the same time Patrick and Jones were mo tloned to come forward, and they sood! On one side of them were Mr private counsel, John Potts personal friend, Dr. John Rivera, uf Went Twriti street Leaning over the Sar and imoat a taper, Mr (absne and t day, and t art waiting, | misunder:| asl o'clock, tnatead of 2 Your Honor, Mr. House and thie morning to awk for A pontpe Mr. Osborne asked the Magivtrate to/ tet the care for Monday. ‘The Magin-| trate objected amain, saying that this hot want any unnecemsary delay “TL met the cane for 10 A, M. Monday} and ask (hat you will all be here time . Mr. Orhorne then Informed the Mugis:| ( trate that both Patrh 4 Jones would eo charged with forgery tn ond dearee on the $2,000 check, and that the 5,000 check will be added JONES A LIAR. ne pay that Charles F Jones jate Millionaire William the man who headed the conspiracy ion of the old man's fortune of $10,000,0% or more. Chief of Detectives MoClueky makes the poaitive statement that Jones ap proached » man of high Ananctal stand- Man = ing promining to name him as a ben-| |. efciary and executor of & new will of the millionaire, “Jones ts a Wart” wald Chiet MeClueky bei There was a slight frown on; Statement made to Kvening World By CHIBF M'CLUSKY, | have positive evidence that Charles F, Jonem, valet for William M. Rice, approached a man and made him a promise to have him named as a bene- ficiavy and executor of a new will of the Texas mill He denies ever My men have located We have proven Jones «@ liar, having spoken to the man the man and have verified his statements, The man whom he approached is no lawyer, but fA man of position in the financial world, I had been dubious about this case until I heard this man's statement, Jones was very plausible and cool, Everything he told us stood the test of inveatl- ) gation, Now we know him to be both a liar and & When he was confronted with this story he fell back on point-blank denials. he is lying, The man will be in court this afternoon and Jones will have to face him, He lied and we know WHAT PATRICK'S CLOTHING COSTS, Camberic shirt (vith ane at the bar Patrick’a| tebe btettet : ‘and we have postive evidence at he sehemed to get Rice's millioaa.@! District-Attorney Osborne, viving int, All we know abous the case t# thas! They were wreseated for pay-! t and payment was refused, Wet that Jones signed thowe check) nd the came want h were parties to the fraud and we havea, good case againet the notte question te lutely no informae mneerned I have abi Gardiner Aictated, wilg statement to an Evening) noerning the Rice canes, publiahed statement that Joaem) had made overtures to wnother’ to divide the estate of Rice had rigin in @ conversation had by the’ viet with « pereon whom he approwheg! ant who te tained, Y was fret brought .o my y the banking-house throug, counsel Mr, Gerard “From the Information recelved trom: Mr. Gerard, {t appeared that Patrick had presented a check for (8,000, knowtnig) would be a long examination and he Md) py, vking firm, and when communicate with’ Mir, the suspicions aroused) heck itself, they were met by! ive answers by the valet over the: