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Bpive experienced policeman. Then he was apyicecognised{and the row caubelded: Binnings and Armstrong threw them- One walter's head was cracked by the | selves into the fight, and, unrecognizable Inepector’s billy, a score of persons had | in their plain clothes, were jostled and| !ng order: ‘| and bruises, blackened eyes and| Pushed about Ike ordinary brawlers. pre cht and . Thompson and hia walter fought it] me wine » RIOT AND LICENSE _ AT plans BALL. Inspector Thompson in Disguise, Mixed Up with Waiters Who Were Overcharging Patrons. He Uses His “Billy” Freely, and Is in Turn Pounded by Attendants ¥ and Ball Promoters , WhoDid Not Penetrate His Disguise. THE FRENCH BALL. Out tact night, French ball: ‘Lectric light, Big hall; Such Golight, ‘Took « Ball. ‘Tripped the light. THE MAN IN BLACK—Great Sooet! I ball, put I see hing but gendarmes. H-high ball; Awfal tight, N-musser ball: 2as all right, B-b-b-ball; Gein’ to Dwight ‘Thas all! JOaN W. LOW... Thic character lected sad. He couldn't hb \—he really couldn't, Ané his partner wae se gay, 20 very gay. She couldnt help tt-che really couldn't. bia and the Goblin Man. The French Ball at Madison Square Garden wound up in @ free fight at ¢ o’clock this morning, with Police In- Spector Walter | Thompson, Capt. Thomas, of the Tenderloin Btation, and Detectives Binnings and Armstrong as the central figures in the melee. The police were in citizens’ clothes. The crowd did not recognize them and they were roughly handled. Inspector Thompson, who was wearing a disguise, Bud made himself the principal objeet of attack. Menaced with great bodily Injury and with cries of “KIN him! Kill him!" ring- Ing in his ears, he drew his billy and laid about him in a way that betrayed Vy sation—A Frenchman at the French Bal! onto. the main floor and attractes attention of the revellers. Louls Mou- quin and others of the committee of the Cercle de I'Harmonie, which conducts way added to the picturesqueness of the melee. Police Capt. Thomas and Detectives blocdy noses treated by ambulance sur- reons, and Inspector Thompson had sev- eral attiches sewed in a gash over his fight eye. The injured were attended by ambu- lonce surgeons from Bellevue Hospital and hurried away. Arrests wore made, but the prisoners were released from the West Thirtieth street station on tel out across the ballroom floor to the tiled floor of the ibbby, leaving a trail of rough-and-tumble brawls in thelr wake. Mouquin and his friends were fighting off a supposed attack on their waiters. The police were fighting their way to Thompson and the walters, and a half hundred: inebriated patrona of the ball were fighting through sympathy. The Garden rang with the shrieks of women. Pagne. Pagne. Tonic, DOHODOGHOOOHDOGOHDODHDOOIDOGOOGODODOHOGOGAG/IEGOHOOD | ‘This man wanted to be a real evil, but it was only « binfl. They said he was Hey Bube in Rialto and women went mad. and when every- body was everybody’ ‘The kicking of a hat from the head of @ man was purely an eccentricity, and the audactous and elaatic young woman accomplishing so agile laughingly received’ the caress and the wine to witch she was by the custom of the night clearly entitled. But, ah! how different wa: Ball of lest Gercle Franca's de "Harmonie at Madéeon Square Garden. Most of the countenances one saw were those of duennas of seventy guard: {ng senoritas of forty. Wore unnecessary, because thero wasn't @ man in the vast hall who would have approached any one of the senoritas in a spit other than that which and middie age accord the world over to ripening maturity in womanhood. The police began to arrive long before the socalled celebrities. consteted, at midnight, of 400 uniformed men and 7% gentlemen attired in what the department calls “plain clothes. ‘The celebrities arrived in the: fallow- Some Celchrities, ‘The agent for Plil's Beer. The agent for Graven Rock Water. The wine agent for Clacquet’s Cham: The agent James J. Corbett and wife. Then there was a lull for many min- utes, The vurioux agents went quietly after During ter her wit ht} was ata Frehch ‘The hu ome suit pe friend. feat earned and the French ening as given by the the The duennas youth The former agent for Dibba's Cham- for Hart's Life-Giving |Casare Rossi Wants Damages from Pietro Canevari. Le of vari, (ne eRed iminal ae- witness stand be- south Beach int, Mra M on Aug. 11, * Rossi charged that her aunt foft her with Canevart ts) the evening that Canevari drugged her. Roast alloges that that he had given Mra. LC. j MILUONARE.’O CASTELLANE. the Supreme denied that she conspiracy with In aking all her money—over §20. the evening the plaintiff assert the South Beuch incldent, Mre nevar! threatened would not consent h death If sh to leave her husband and ive with him. sband of th Insane. He, nding against plaintiff has sine has a dni the rich commis. sion merchant The defendant went upon the stand and denied the charges made by Mrs. Rossi, He admitted having gone to South Beach on the date In question and having met Mrs, Roast, He said that early tn the evening Mrs, Marchto wanted her niece to return to New York, but the latter refused. Marchio then left for home. The defendant admitted Rosal a drug. _FOR OLD WOMAN’S MILLIONS.': ‘MISS CARPENTER. Three of the nieces and two friends listening to the testimony. eR E EERE EERE REE EE ER Rir Hebiticthithitebitititee hich irineriicet They Are Trying to Pre-| vent the Young Wid=} wate vision ower of Sirs. Winters) ringe in from Get 000,000 She Left to! wir trier and who wan gently. deat Him — Winters Tells! ‘ that He Was a Clerk: ing the $2,-; ry am stribut!. j- phoned Instructions from Inspector] “Look out for the guns!" was a cry SE ees tiaiand Bene oe ora | at $15 Before Marriage. Thompson, that sent the onlookers scampering in I. every direction like mtampeded sheep. | WOFds Into the cars of the attendants Overchurged by Waiters. The crowd around the desperate jittie|&® t0 the necessity of bringing Dibbs' The raw was caused by the grasping! police Inspector, whore golf cap clung |WiRe, even If Ciacquet's were, by any | pyram Ia Winters, the young man propensities of the waiters, whi had |'° him through the melee, sent up a been overcharging the patrons «f the Yall throughout the night. Insuector Thompson, who had been on duty at the bal! in uniform earlier in the night, had received frequent co plaints of the failure of the waiters @@ bring back change. He went out and changed his uniform for a disguise. When he returned to ‘he ballroom he was attired in a sack coat of brown check material, dark trousers, a blue ehirt and a golf cap. The Inspector {s a small man, and fn his unique re he strongly re- sembled an English coachman in holl- day attire, or a rubber-down for a prize Oghter. 4: 4 o'clock this morning it was re- pored to him that a man ‘n Box 3) complained he had given a walter a $20 bill in payment for w botle of wine and that he was) tired waiting fre the change. The Inspector held the coupona for this particular ‘box, but had not oc- cupled it during the night. He aaw fi men in {t and approached them. The Moment he Inquired about the over- charge, Walter U4, standing by, cut out “cho argument. Sharp’ words passed and other waiters (eathered around, Half a dozen waiters jumped upan the police inupector.. The men in the box Went tu hia assistarice. ‘The nofse of the scuMing was lost in the uproar of the revellers on the fd@r below and for eeveral minutes the fgiit went on wit! out attracting attention from any save those in the Immedate vicinity. In spltc of his size, the Inspector proved a terror al rough and tumble fighting and disposed of most of. the walters who had hurled themselves on ery: “KIL the little ‘runt!’ "* ‘The Garten was ringing with it when Thompson and Walter 54 fought their way down a walk of Back in the lobby, the Inspector got free from h'a opponent for a moment, and, seeing the threatening crowd press- ing about him, he reached back into his trousers pocket and drew his black Jack. H{s firat blow landed on the head of Walter 4, who promptly stretched his length on the tiled floor, the blood sushing: from a wound across his fore- hea Thompson, the blood streaming from a cut on his own head, looked a picture of fury incarnate as he threw himself upon the crowd, billy in hand, and lald men about him ‘ht and left. He soon cleared a space Into which Capt. Thomas and his two detectives fought thelr way. Then, for the firat time, there was rec- | eiris Ognition between the police officials There were huried words of explain: Yon. ‘The uniformed palicemen about the hall had; worked their way to the front and the revellers were rushed back into. the ballroom, the wounded taken into an anteroom and several ob- streperous revellers, taken to the West Thirtieth street’ station, Five minutes after the row subsided thagball was on again with ita old-time s the corks wero popping and the walters were back at thelr old game of overcharging nnd holding out on change. A Tame Am ‘There was a time, in the dead days of the past, when a French Balk-"thi Frency Ball—was something tu ke ro- membered, - There\are hundreds of gray-halred, wrinkled men who will alt In the win- dows of thelr clubs and chuckle over the exuberant deiighis which memory gives pro Tal gow chaperon: noredly Prof. Fa and Walter: bi'was his match, however, tinction’ possible chance, ordered 3,000 Were Present, At 1 o'clock there were perhaps 3,000 persons in were anticipated. 3,000 ea me or prominence In any commendable The theatrical world was represented by a few young women who h seen, off and on, ons, but have. never je profession in capacitl than that callin pr nylon rilona nd n hour later some of the box were occupied by women In resplendent As a general thing, ed by a large aceldent, and a walter was summoned. A Tironome Astaire, % re rio evidences an the dancing floor or reserved corks, or In the boxes, historic function anythin meres dance: In wnleh uc a ballet, a thousand Iigh: home of objectionable tictimene nel and attending dancers were ft was also pa promenn dancers ten to one, T take this as a times, and respectfully call thy of the various reform commit at work W War Veteran in AMSTERDAM, Jan, Batetty A prominent veteran of the lv war, blew ou: tin brains with w snot- fun early tere . z t i wounded "ares times in the battle of Letters the Garden, whereas 10,000 And pot among that core Who had ever earned wl a jury The widow been produc- identified in Broad been for certain phi facial comeliness: e gach box party of the able In boxes, purely: pie) costumes, nd iken men, but there wher In the for the had been int perRan hie band were the eof iw lust um POY sign of the this fact. LL ig Suicide, —Col, George Be Pinnti with dla ald ap War and. was origin ntletam, One of the Wounds made him} $100 it fiance ibe who Inherited the Witow and she seventy to-day In the contest of the old ladys] of her now on before Justice Bischof and Rallroad Must Pay 853,400 on Prop ALBANY, vision has fixed the amount of property | at $34,997,061, ary sensation of London, America will be discuasing them 00 through marrying “y, When he was thirty took the witness stand D, in Supreme Cour en pretty nieces of the old were in cour’ and range it Ve STATE TAX FIXED. | ety Worth 24,007,501, Jan, 9—The Appellate Di- | Brooklyn Transit Company tax- this State, for State purposes | and the tax thereon aty LOVE AND $100. tters ever written ¢ World, bes re the Mier- and soon all They rial form under their Jisnwoman's Love. The ning World will pay itberal author's name, Bee (0-101 Word, pear In le, WL CER Cuieceerca Dealer’s Ac- tions Declared Open to Question. the PARIS. suit of Cha Jan %—The les Wy hearing bric Count and recover pay transaction involving the sum to the wend ratacives of ami the Case week, summing u the Minister « was then a when Judam: The Spea’ to-day vpinion In favor of the mand for the appointment of ex: perte to determine the value of some of the art objects involved, but only tn Justice, adddour will b expressed an Castellaner’ the case of ovjecta exchanged #0 1899. The ¢ransactions up to June, 1889, he considers entirely settled, and opinion that the Court was not justified in going back to them operations dating ifnm June different. He instanced the a bi for 135,875. fr: which left unsettled, even though V owas enguged in making . during the course of which elmer patd money to Count de Castellane, the operations Involving sums aggrezating ¢wo millions. ‘These transactions were not, in his opinion, natural, and were open to the (spectal to The Evening World) nd nt aa it Tow docu navi and give! At WENTUETTA MEADE, MRS MRS. RIENA BAILEY. had wt ts n't want any old ma that « Mr. Greentoat doman for Eliot told along the front row of spectators’ in an ascending scale of beauty Kan with «a pleasing buxom, maiden | In seat No. 1 to a blushing, pink and of elxhtcen In seat No. 7. Winters testified that before hie mar- 184 he had been a clerk in Julien T. Davies's law oMce at $0 and $15 a week, After Mr. surges ( mijsh w murry, me how old he sixty Well,’ xhe pretty old, though. had any childre: Somet man Doc would nd was. sad to me, ark She Win wh testimony nex she tall oy, he when WH never ley liter for hu it talked eet ane her with © | Bte fine five. “T noticed that my friend: was falling rapidly," she said. “before she married Mr. She was querulous andl; walked feebly. he to:d me sho wanted to ge marri and wanted to know If | knew of an: body. “Lasked her why she did not get won feces to ilve with her, She she didn't want any of them about she meant'to get married. “She would object Ifany old man wag suggested for her to marry, by ex-Surro, Ransom, Mr Mott took the stand, She ts « king woman of haps thirty. wee rhe to drink more cain Bowl for lie at times," t after ‘ © Mrs. Dooley.” ed on he John r Jusked me to send Wis engaged to € was called off “After sie wax engaged she aomuch ayer than before f new dresses. Oni md Wis elaborately o ong, with bx m. noon her by the panclal at the lone, ent aembled. traordiniry efforts have been put URSEe | « rth by the family to insure the come of their sty from Boston and York lai trainw have been flies and avatluble conveyances Canevari produced his books to show of either the bride or the brides that Mra, Roast had dealt with him for | suapicion of being of an usurlous char- | NHWPORT, M1. Jan. 9— a Ty several years after the alleged assault. | acter, which justified the appointment of | jaw in Rhode tslind whieh requires hoth See aus The defendan: also denied having Kone |experts to appraise the articles which | y.:tiex ty an expectant marriage to ape » downtown Newport expected to ge to the plaintiff's home and threatening | Count de Caatellane claimed were taken errno RET Gin Cato var te anc Aifret Gwynn Vanderbilt her unless she came to live with him. | by Wertheimer at an infertor valuation. | ! Es pe “8 Tand Mise Elste French az ihey drove up The jury brought in a verdict in favor] He came to the same conclaston in the} Newport. There can be no license by ovina Cltvelialiito nes unlelelticcnae of the defendant, Canevari. case of Asher versus Werthetmer, proxy. ‘The father, mother or guardian! '® * sabres UY is at PP ESES The Marringe Lleenne. Mut there ts 4 sein the haw wis SEVEN PRETTY NIECES FIGHT evi reese may & » home of tae bride-to-be there have her Ml out she necensary | And tha clause has been taken ad- lage of by Mr. Vanderbilt and hin! y Clerie Stevens will Journey out Marbor Belevue avenue tw beautiful View, and there Misa Elsie French will BM out the 7 n Hath and ota the records th ment, all properly attested. Charities, ¢ French's cheeks are s many hours ng so many good wishes and propt 1 happy Ufo shaw Is 80 toon of one of the men in the worll ts rounding oui toxin af her gitthood by charity. hoday are speat by eraonal visite the nd her une ¢ organiza nm oremembered by her mothe nto hace iret Miss to tur thin te rosecreta addressed to Alas of which was from a View i one had left ther hers wer ies, while enltet support of Mr 4 ono slp are totes AM in 7 day Rei nth social ry are ake gues Newport's new c Pine jerk will return to tis! pins ania nel Krotkers. while many automibiles | wil ine] to provide guesis with trans © Wed ween the and che ehurel The wedding p: ing Molldny. at Harbor” It. Miday will be be practically a: ¥ littte business unttl the! churoa trimeacted hints has made / arrangements to keep back ins) TA at house and church, and _ 1 dozen officers will be on duty trad nult wil be pertormea! at © noon. Following this, the wedding akfaet will be served nt Harbor View Delmont: The guests, except the mbers of the bridal party, will be > ! tables decorated’ with ted Mowers in harmony with’ the @oral— and the villa furntehings, Mong n Wloral Atsle, Vanderbiit and thelr . the gentlemen and ladies will sit atu tadle magnificent. Secorated with golden gate roses, ) tiles cf the vatley and white orchide.; the dreakfaa: nd reeeption | *orcnestra whl play. rch wnd her mother have wen: Nev. Charies F. Beattie, rector who at first opposed more ecoratiun of the edifice. ade as beautiful as x ort may compass. [twill be fal bower of pink and white ewe palms and ferns, r bi or th of the ehurch, } than aa mpl szononD r View next er frat glance at the sents of Mrs. Alfred Gwynne shey will eee a wonderful te Miss Elvlo French had res this noon many gifts. They All parses of the country. + by frlends of the exceed $20,000 It 1s en 1a os the family. There are arare stones Of atiat whi.e pricelésy: chetr w i ee rth man! diy be tures enough to atart — store, ate included 111 Jon stgred tn the vauits Femi 3 from ing two tales trom the elty "French deeded to sore vaults aa fust as 1 clad spectaily. for ae PU sides of the room, Guarding the Gitte, xuests have Inspected the 3 will be returned, to the bank vau.ts, The extra- ordinary precautions snown In suarde the wedding gifts arc said te to warnings received ty Mra, French trom Is of New Yor! Bustoi don poselble 2 OB the part of tht f the two cities to. loot Harbor View, To avold any a French rented vault for storage purposes. In ‘addition jar- bor View Is clo, red day tnd nigat. Bestica private detectives. a watchmen, (Wo great mastifts eu is large Shough’ te “Richards of Newport Fear entran pull down hix Chief of Po ri ror the wee of guests, | will not a that there was a jot afoot by crooks to pillage Harbor View jive from her home in [4nd eet away with the priceless wedding, ar . e IN | cifts. but he h: Inaugurated an ‘inspec Lemke mt her form in Portsmouth | thon system of suspects which gives eres i Be anid no one 1 use of guests at The [dence to the story, rom ‘that place | format and - i cinated i ObGr bd 9-RO-0-08 bob deseenneesgess: | WHO WILL AID MURPHY? Two Lodgers in eierariern aa In OC“pot of Work and Min Wit Also Down with the In Owen J Murps Contagion. Mundrod wad Vira! att —-——_-——— tng Woe n Fi days (dle fn Owe were four cases of 9 Ande himself oul of work In cne: anidele reported to the Health Boarl ta oe) Fecwity ast fwlte and hve They were Edward Mu AN aa eee yenrs old, of the Metroxe , Han whird One and he vame rs old, « letter ond street was a yand dn etght_ mo pe in the Be niiary Superintenden uo week ago wi officers of t Vaccinating in Mullen and Je lodging-hounes be ce refused to be nated, They both got the: small-pox y Mt Joyce when he got Il tried to enter! The man asks only cmplociient ae Fellovue Hospital and) wae referred tol Cum drive any. a ee et r deitwers | > See the Kings County Charitles Departmout. ditng. of hors F m no further had tration will b HERE IS A CHANCE FOR Amateur Photographers. ¢ The Evening World will pay which gives a view of anything odd, new or interesting In Greater 4 New York or {ts suburbs. ription of the picture must accompany It. ti lity, oddity and adaptability to newspaper Mus. | »ynsidered in selecting the pictures. ¢ Buildings and all faanimate objects, It must be remembered, are A short de: Novelty, not of much use, unless they have traordin street scenes, the most Interesting. Send pletures to P, O. Box 2,354 New York City,” uned it will be paid for, SPLERUSESSLIDOOHIN in their history or outlines. Typical spots or localities. and men, women, children and animals are, of “Amateur Photograph Editor Evening Worth; $2 for every picture it accepts: ies aa something absolutely new or ex- ie No print will be. ret