The evening world. Newspaper, January 30, 1901, Page 1

WEATHER—sNOW; COLDER. { “Circulation Books Open to All.’” | oe PRICE ONE CENT. NEW YORK, _WEDN SDAY, JANU ARY “30, i901. BEAUTIFUL GIRL _ ATTEMPTS SUICIDE She Is Handsomely Gowned and Has Every Appearance of Refinement---No Explana- tion Given for Her Rash Attempt. A young woman walked Into the Park | iVew Hotel at West Forty-sec cond | Btreet at noon to-day and smiled in a tired way at the clerk. “I'm tired." she sald, “And {t ta not pleasant to shop in this snow storm. Let me have a room and | will rest. ‘The clerk assigned her room 69 on the top floor. Then the woman registered in a trem- ailing hand aa Sirs, C. Patterson, 1069) Chestnut atreet, Philadelphia. This sort of registration was @ bit peculiar, fo the clerk looked the woman over. She wi twenty years old. She had dark hair that clustered about a very pretty face. She had a pair of fino) brown cyes, the clerk noted. She wore a red dress, a olue waist and a blue hat trimmed with ostrich feathers, She wore a blue jacket and a black sacque. Altogether she seem- ed to be a refined person. She went wearlly up to her room, and the clerk forgot about her until a man rushed breathlessly Into the office and sald that a woman had committed sul- cide in Room 68, on the top floor. The man sald that he had neard groaning and moaning cries coming from the room. He knocked on the door but received no answer.‘ He knocked again, but was unable to get any re- sponse. The cries still continued, ro the man peered over the transom. He saw a young woman lying on the bed, a bottle in her hand and moaning piteously. He broke open the door and rushed Into the’ room. He saw that the young woman was unconscious and that her lips were badly burned. She was the young woman who fifteen minutes before had registered as Mra. was suffering from chloroform poison- Ing. « Mrs, Patterson Flower Hospital. A letter was found In the room ad- dressed F——., care of Vp Manchester, 109 Bast Eighteenth street. ‘The young woman had a purse which appeared to. be plentifully filled with money. She also carried a band satchel, Chestnut street in a business street and ie the Broadway of Philadelphia. The police description of the woman se follows: About twenty years, five feet al: Incher tall, and weighs about 135 pound dark complexion and liair, brown eyes, wearing a red dreas, biue waist, blue lace underskirt, white muslin under- wae removed C. Patterson. The clerk hurredly aum- moned Dr. Birmingham, of 113 West Forty-third street, He sald the woman wear, a blue hat trimmed with ostrich feathers and a blue jacket, laced shoes and a black eacque. FOUND DEAD BY SWEETHEART Merssner Died of Heart Failure After Quarrel With Her. John J. Merssner was found deed in his room at 66 Throop avenue, Brook- lyn, at noon to-day by his sweetheart, Lucy Cunningham. He lay. on the floor partly dressed, Heart disease is be- Neved to have caused his death. Mersnner and Silss Cunninghom were employed in the chemical works at Har- rison avenue and Gartlett street, Brooklyn. He was a watchman. She wes employed in the stock department. Merssner had been ill’ for some time, and last night, at the earnest solicita- tlon of his sweetheart, he went with her o the office of Dr. Francesco, at ®| Tompkins avenue. On the way home Miss Cunningham upbraided her jover or not taking better care of himself. ‘hey had a little quarrel and parted. This morning Merssner did not put in an appearance at the Chemical Works. Mies Cunningham worried about his Non-appearance until noon. Then she could not stand it any longer and rushed to his home, where ehe inquired breath- lessly as to what had become df Mers: ner. “I haven't seen him to-day,” said Mrs. Scheffer, with whom Morssner boarded. “Then something {s wrong,” replied Mins Cunningham, and she rushed up- stairs to Merssner’s room. The door waa not locked. SAYS SON TOOK HER CHILDREN. Mrs. Lydia Allen Asks Court to Restore Them to Her. In order to recover her two young! children, George Walton Allen and Woltelaw Reid Alen Lydia J, M. Allen, of Princeton, N. J., procured a writ of habeas corpus t! afternoon from Jus- tice Dugro, of the Supreme Court, direct- ing T. Allen, third, of 4 Hast Twenty- first’ ptreet, to produce her-two=sornm- Bho says he is secreting them. Mrs. Allen Hives with her husband, George Allen, in Princeton. She says! while she wis in Boston this month on & business trip, Seen to be gone a day only, she was taken fll, She at once telegraphed for her boys, but re- celved no anawer. She telegraphed agnin tn yetn. Her 4tness lasted some time, and she Jearned that Thomas Allen, rhint, had gone to Princeton and taken her sons! Bho claims he is now unlawfully ve- creting them. Both are under fourteen years of age. Thomas Allen, Lydla Allen. 34, Is a aon of Sirs. NEELY IONIZED IN HAVANA JAIL. Accused Postal Official Tells Visitors He Will Be Acquitted. HAVANA, Jan. %.—Charles F. W. Neely, ex-Chief_ of the Bureau of Fi- BISHOP POTTER SCORES POLICE Calls Department Band of ‘‘Plunderers and Looters. Bishop Potter in an interview fn an afternoon newspaper to-day reiterates CAPT. HE WOULD-BE SUICIDE COMES OF A VERY GOOD FAMILY, Tha pol _Jas Capt. Herlihy is noted for his WASHINGTON PINOCHLE ON TO PINCH ¢ Heavy - Indemnity Likely to Ee Asked, JUDGE'S BENCH Lawyer Levy Shows How Easy it is to Read NOT HINA Not| A General Denial by the Tammany Police Cap-| tain that He Neglected | His Duties—Talks of! Arrests Made and In- structions Given. i Capt. Herlihy is at last on the frack. He took the witness stand late this afternoon, and interest in the trial of the charges against him of insulting the Rev. Robert 1. Paddock took new life. All of information} concerning methods in the “red | light” severe cross-exumini manner strict was looked for, A ion by ex Judge Oleott was exy dl, andl ngry repartee it was felt that an outburst might vceur, Something akin to fear was | felt in certain quarters. of the} Police Department. Under the | probing of the prosecution would | Herlihy something — that might implicate higher officials and Tammany? ‘That was the} ehquestion that caused a greater say Hnumber of Tamunany visitors at; Headquarters to-day than at time during the trial. Police Capt. Herlihy took the stand kK this afternoon to answer of falling to suppress “Red It was the real begtining of the trial. He answered In a clear, strong. voloe the lawyer's questions and hie man k command of the jon in September, He . did you take?" asked sean out the dis: He said that Fldridse stree Ine, well “What action Lawyer Grant, 7" “to BELVIDERE, N, J, Jan, 9. iught In court was the unusual sp ty which the Jury in thy Donovan, caarged wit Welch, another puri i wet on New Year's Ev altoweties rc ie ere | tusday. “1 made a for good men.” turned the Ci ind gave orders | . ve the evil resor call killing F: + that vnd JURY SAW PRIZE FIGHT IN COURT. ea Pugilist Donovan, Whose onpsnent Died in the Ring, Acquitted. they were ze-| lodged Jury ducy. came of Paddy The pri an! + furnished roua: boxers, ghters from a ively sorry they had who were professional Philadelphia, ‘kulation e'ght-ounce giove: contest of elr aim was to show Bow nance of the Cuban Post-Office Depart- ment, charged with cmbesziing $36,000 of the Department funds, arrived here on the Ward line steamer Mexico from New York to-day, Capt. Lucien Young, Captain of the Port, took charge of the prisoner and delivered him to the Keeper of the Carcel Lawyer Viondl, Neely's counsel, had a long talk with the prisoner. The lat- ter, who ts in good spirits, received many visitors and talked confidently of his acquittal i & «| harmless prize fightl pare We lt Nee) CL ofememen cael py | Payatclane, called to the stand before || Mia eeeetes en ne oe moral and political conditions in New Marked Cards. and Conger Posted. 3 wsections bY | ie eshibition bout, teatified to. find York, and callx the Police Department iis i = Ta clot of blood at the base « a “band of looters and plunderers.” He Westy serene brain and sald that his de considers It the greatest source of evil vour followed several days after t in the politics of the city. Tabet i He saya that a good Mayor, under the loners. tO. Rent present conditions, would thoroughly he might f cleanse it and make It a great power for Mian Cunningham recelved no answer, and then she pushed open the door. Merssner was lying on the floor. The young woman shricked and gathered her lover up in her arms. A physician was summoned: but the man ‘had been ead some hou Cunningham tna reonally went out and secured the services of an underta ner {a properly 1 He hud no relatives in this country, and so sha teok com- plete of the funeral arrange- ments, announcing that the young man would be buried on Frida Jectlons senoé. The pugilists had the ite touch of a greengoods man and ded. on each other, countered and) in 10g putes volar plexus blows Iight= f falling on a snow drift, ‘he Jurors, many-of whom had never na real prize fight, enjoyed the @x- |” hitition, stghed for alittle pink lemen= on the side, and promptly acquitted) ne 4 After playing part of a game of pin- ochle In his own court to-day Magiatrate Crane decided that he sould not Issue a warrant for the arreat of a man charged with having made money by using mark- ed carcds, “If you had won,” would-be complainant be here. Lawyer Ellas Levy trate's opponent In bench, which was strate that the from thelr backs, WASHINGTON, Jan, 9—Ne'ng obliged by the attitude of the other pow- rs ty continue ut Pee king ytations looking tow settlement of the Chine aim. culties, In aplte of « moxt discouraging outlook for a fa the Departme: by cable to Mr. Conger pr talled Instructions for hin y treating of the question of Indemnity The Ministers have reached finally this Important toy wan « of two or three that the State Depart- furtively at the what ence fr expression _broumat out] “th ¢ a reproduction of tne heavy DI 7. mi ierihy had at times no to nis dl ood, Ho considers an well taken Mayor Van tive ment w action regarding half-mastin; the City Hall flag when the Queen died. but the manner in which he expressed himself was in bad taste. that olla med he sald to the “you would not of State ti will be tried together nest r lawyers are clever enough to Introduce « wrestling bout or a few. conjuring trieks in court. they aoe jubt get off ax lightly ax Donovan and emilinely w wratulated them admission fee Se was the Magia- the game on the yed to demon- could be read Herlihy sald form in freat of Mr. Pad: HOUND, SHE SOUGHT DEATH Mrs. Berneier Says Wom- an Demanded $100 Hush Money. Mrs, Marie Berneler ts @ prisoner at her home, 696 Hart street, Williameburs, charged with attempting sulcide. She Was found unconscious In a bathroom, with the gas turned on, Mrs, Berneler told the police that ahe tried to end her life because she wna hounded by a woman claiming to be the} wife of a man who, Mi robbed and deserted her. She has been a widow for five yearn end Inherited somé property. ‘ihree years ago, she declarer, dials of her ac- quaintance got $300 frum her to help him in business and then disappeared. Sev- eral Gays ago, she says, a woman al- Jeged to be the man's wife summoned her to the office of a New York lawyer and show:ng her letters she addressed to her debtor, demanded $109 for them under a threat that they would be used against her tuba eult for alienating the alleged husbad's affections. — 23 Cts, Will Save You Roaches, Croton Bugs and trom Roses mc all ryrmin, Use Berneler FREE AFTER FIVE YEARS IN PRISON New Yorker Leaves Mas- sachusetts Jai) Through His Son’s Efforts. (Special to The Evening World.) BOSTON, Jan, 3).—Gov. Crane to-day pardoned James B. Thompson, of New York City, who was serving @ sentence of fifteen years in the State Prison ot) Churlestown, charged with robbing the Post-Oftice at Wetwter, Maas, in 1593. | ‘Thompson was lib:rated Immediately and left for New York with hix son. Evidence ‘that Thompson never hid been in Webster was presented to the Governor, Thompson is wéll connected in New York. His son worked unceasingly for his pardon. The Webster postoffce was robbed on Oct. 31, 186, and shortly after, Thompson was arrested In New York, charged with maying ends that were th 1. He brought a number of witnesses ote testified to his good character. a fought) extradition. to was finally brou on here and convicted, qi JUDGE DIDN'T MENTION BON. Confirmed Order Allow- ing Countess $200,- OOO a Year. By settling the order on his decision in the Castellane case Justice Beach this afternoon continued the Injunction Ie: sued by Juatice Fitagerakl restraining George, Howard, Edwin and Helen Gould, trumees of Juy Gould's estate, from paying more than $200,000 a year to the Countess Caatellane. The Juatice directed the trustees to vay the Countess every month, begin- ning Jan. 1, 1901, $16,606.66. ‘The remuinder of the accumulated and accumulating Interest he ordered held by the trustees pendi.. the settlement of the sults brought by Anton J. Ditt- mar. Mr. Dittmar represents Ascher Werthelmer. a London art dealer, who claims $377,000 from the Count and Countess for curios purchased from him and not pald for, No mention ts made of Count Bont in the order, the eum mentioned being for the suppor: of the Countess and her children The total income of Anna Gould’ in her father’s eatate now reach 0'm yeas, ment carnestly desired to have dealt with by other agencles and at another capital than Peking: Hence ft 1s found necessary to furnish Mr. Conger wit such t Instructions jas will prevent any possible mixunder- |atanding as to the purposes of the nited States Government upon this subject. than correctly, but Magivtrate to eons Mr. Levy read couldn't Induce the aider a complain: M. H. Cohen, a real estate dealer, was Mr. Levy's cleat. He ives tn York: ville, He eald that Sucunday afiernoon he ‘lyst $133 1n a pinochic game with b. Tanenbaum, a banker, uf $9 Soon ave. | nue. ‘The gare wes played) in. Max Gombowsy's cafe, i:t Sicond avenue, | Reallzing that it in When he had lost his money Cohen siya |destroy the Chinese Government and he was told the cards were marked and | bring about the partition of the Empire, he, took the deck ty hold as evidence. — | which all Powern express themactren as enim od ag sou Mave not marked | destrous of preventing. by an Mijudged “Ll swear 1 didn't anewered: Cohen, | effort to force terms to Indemnity, but he gét no warrant the State Department, it Is belleved, has adopted a lenlent attitude, and wil lose a eee ROOT WANTS THIRTEENTH. ne oppurtunity to inf other Powers ba een eaeeet ers ree WASHINGTON, Jun, 3. —Hecretary| WEATHER FORECAST. Root left here to-lay for Brooklyn to Forecast the atx hours ending . M. review the Thirteenth Regiment of heavy artillery in the armory of that Thursday, for New York City and vicinity: Snow to-night; zization to-n'«ht t fa sald that one sof the oblects of the fecre daring Thuraday; Thursday = nthe; fary's visit {= to uncertain the | winds, hee sily posslble to Secretary of War Brooklyn Regiment for thirty- practicability of securing the nervices of that org of the defens an extge Inforcement of the © DUKE OF YORK IMPROVES. Agyarent the Kagliap: Throme Has the Measles. COWFB, Isle of Wight, Jan. 30.—An pays that js aiuftertn, progreseing Heir to German E HOMBURG, who only left here returned tor day, to vielt the Dowager Empress Fred erick. aan Pested thee w wes dine md you Pol'ce upon nis on Thad the t forty men sent back to Oheir old posts and a new forty toak thelr place. AL were strange i oaingle men.” rlihy sald that he had gone to the tthedral to see Mr. Paddock, and meetings with the clergymen It ck hn of bute Prepared Shows Big Figures. noand h Tawser Grant tried. hurd evidence that Paddock hia ectfully of the whe foners and all, 1 to get inj spoken din: | Hee farce, | was unsuc: —The pratt How SHINGTON, Jan, 1 of the Army App vegan t by the Dramatic, ally) exclatme 1. "Bo help me by word or ae! ive offense to Dr of the acene x office waen the clers to complain agatnat th emphatle that he wasn 1 ‘was adjourned to Frida ——— ‘Tas Hills to Be Re: Jan, ®—The Benate on Taxation will report toemorrow, without hearin. taxatl iin of Gov, Od. companies. one to tax tanh« to tax insurance compani: on thelr surplus, {s not amende: two. are , 1 tora, end wi Why Grows War Department es “0 on a baxts of amittee, however ‘of! 100.00 Se the fppropriat © yet estimated. tf said Pada The ca Vrust ALBANY, lan University. Klett taken a in which Westminst:: ‘the ve to-day: the soley impressed r The | care ¢ she sn ‘COSSACKS KILL STUDENTS. |" time of lots im Ras Take La drugeiats z $113,000,000 CHILD DIES FOR 65,000 MEN Appropriation Bill Being | Saw AT FUNERAL. oo Coffin Stricken. mneral of a Rallle woe five years ee sae orted frequentiy, sas in the Holy Sepul- { the coach Us bon the ang she was Tet aket was being is Yolent fi Lowered and Then Was