The evening world. Newspaper, February 9, 1901, Page 1

, WEATHER-—SN0W; EDITION BRisk WINDS. TO-MORROW'S SUNDAY WORLD. 8 TRATED. ILLUG. che “ Cirenlation Books Open to All.” PRICE ONE CENT. cw YORK, CALLS ROOSEVELT /4 COWARD Judge Hollister tion by Rema IN COURT. +2-—_—— Causes Sensa- rk During Big Fight Injunction Hearing. (Spectat to The Evening World.) CINCINNATI, O., Fed, 9.—Judge Hol- Uster caused a mild sensation in the Common Pleas Court to-day by cal:ing | Vice-President Roosevelt a cow \Willlam A. Brady was on the witn (gene testifying in the fight Injunction | caso and remarked that the Vice-Presl- Gent had had a box recently at the Corbett-Jeffries fleht, but didn’t attend because the newspapers got wind of it. “Then Vice-President-clect Roosevelt was a coward,” sald Judge Hollister. Brady turned pale with rage. “The Vice-President-elect 1s not” coward," he sald, hotly. | “He is a coward. Vice-President Roosevelt is a coward !f he let the vapapers keep him away. He ts a coward," sald Judge Hollister. Excitement in tie court-room was in- tense. | fas! Why Ladivs Don't See Fights. Judge 1b ez jumped {n to ask why ladles didn't attend giove contests. Brady sald he supposed it wasn't the n. The crow at these entertain: ments was the same as at theatres. No greater attentlances of disorierly or turbulent people were usual. Never had he seen any disturoance, On cross-examination Brady was made to define the champlonship at stake as the boxing champlonship. Judge Hat- mon managed to siide In the point he failed to make yesterday, tracing the champlonsalp succession to Sullivan. Harmon pried so closely into the ‘ar- son City fignt that he made gr: dy ene the scene at the finish. at a to the floor on his knees, with his handa pressed to hig stomach anid reacna! for an Imaginary rope, belng counted out by an Imaginary referee. Corbett suc- Cumbed to exhaustion, noi a heavy DlO Corbett’s personal character, wis Judge Hollister was greately excited. So was Brady. The latter squirmed and fldgeted in is seat. He was in a frenzy of rage. “The ballff wrapped for order. Judge ‘ Hollister asked, more calmly than his other remarks had been made: “Brady, what Is a pugilist?”’ “The boxer would possibly in your opinion be called a puailist."" was ‘Brady's answer. “Let me assure Your Honor that from boxing to-day has been elimirated all the coarse, bad features. Your Henor, my Ikttle #on—he Is cead now—had he lived I would have had him trained most fulthfully to be a good boxer, just the kind that Jeffries and Ruhlin and Corbett and soveral cthers , Corbett has never had a or a bloody nose.’ Then Brady leaped to his feet and paured)forth an impassioned appeal for “A’“clean, noble, grand, magnificent port that Is sought to be smirched by otoriety meekers.” Before Brady took the stand Judge Hollister reca:led Billy Madden to ask him what a pugillst was. Madden satd there were none now and hadn't been vince bare knuckles went out of vogue. Brady classed himyelf as a manager and proprietor of amusement enterprises, and was made to recite a tong list of his plays and other lines. Ex-Judge Peck waa.able to bring out that the attond- ance at big contests compared favorauly Into the case by Judge Hollister, the ex-manager defended him nobly Corbett haa the na- of a gentleman.” rd wiinet! y tural Asked why more police were at boxlig contests than at grand opera, Brady sald {t was probably because more policemen wanted to see boxing than opera. Brady made a hit by. stating that Gov. Roosevelt had sat beside at n boxing contest and enjoyed It #1 out Interruption, though empowered to ston the w CHOETS jon Phillp Sheridan, $r., BUILIY OF HAZING Booz, Breth. MacArthur and Burton Named as Victims. WASHINGTON, Fed. 9.—The report of the special Congressional Committee which investigated the hazing of Cadet Hoog and the general gubject of hazing at West Point, to-day was submitted to the House of Representativer by the chairman of the commttee, Representa- tlve Dick, together with a bill making stringent regulations against hazing, fighting and all brutal practices. The report ta an exhaustive review of the practice of hazing in all its forms, and while moderate In tone is never- theless a stinging arraignment of the many alleged brutal practices enumer- ated, Fainted from Hasin, It specifies more than one hundred distinc: methods of annoying and ha- rassing fourth class men, and describes them In detail, One of the “funny formations” described is that practised who was com- pelled to ride a broomstick “in mockery Ow, Harman alluded to Brad: apa “sport. d thon walk Ing ma 5 ed into him with a demand for a definition of the term. Brady won out and then said he ‘ting man in the same sense -President-clect of the Unl.ed In Feputials eal ec went at the Horton aw. and aa vit waa ree peaicd, ‘Hrady, ‘ald it wan lrectly be- callse a New York newspaper had bee! refused a demand for free tickets at a co! Tudee Hollister, rounded Brady up b: etting from him a definition o! Ma pusi- atvan a man Who fought, as distinct boxer. ‘a parting shot was His anewer, ea,"" to question whether. He had & sincere desire to elevate aport. ‘The Stata made Hrady Illustrate break- away ina bout. whieh he did with linrellor Hettinger. | Then he had to show with Bettinger how a man hits with one hand free. Tt was great act- ing. and the Judge looked amused, Maxwell took a whack at him on the definition of a prize fig. Billy grew dramatic main y 1 naked: “if nis Is a prize fight, why don't you arrest that In true, Tam abetting a. prige Brady wanted to really be . 80 an to force this issue crininal court. The State sidestepped. aa the © States ts. with audiences in the Metropolitan Opera-House. -CROKER INVITES A ROW WITH ODELL, 7/ Tammany Chief Talks of the Purity of “His Party an (Dy Associated Press.) TONDOS, Feb. 9.—"'I am keeping care- ful watch on American affairs," watd Mr. Richard Croker in an inter- view to-day, “but I have no intention of talking to the American press on politl- cal affairs at home. There have been many things attributed to me which are entirely untrue. But I have no need to rush into print to reply to them. “Gov. Odell has been anyin: many things about the necessity for purity in American politics, Wut those who have watched the Banorama of New York affairs are quite competent to judge whether his party or mine hae produced the best renults. 2.1 propose to be in England for the ing of the racing season, and I be- eve there 1» quite a good chance for ‘American success now us ever, if they act on syortsmanilke lines. “I notice all sorts of storles have been published about my income tax, but Hose Intercsted can rest assured that 1 have never been taxed over £120, so my place at Wantage corts little more than a hundred a year. ‘The events of the past fortnight in England have been of intense interest : BOERS TOOK GERMAN PAPERS Comagl'a Documents Selsed on a ‘Train in Na DURBAN, Natal, Feb, 9.—The Boers have seized Important papers belong: to the German Coneul here, The papers were taken from a mall train In North- ern Natal. —<—>_— Mardi Gras, New Orlean Peanbylvania Rallread and) Southern |R, Tine opera:t ing through sleeping When He Wa: A Photographic Memoir in To-Morrow's ‘Sunday. World. BY JOHN L, SULLIVAN. Counsel began summing up after re- cess, cach elde being given four hours, This will make the closing argument last until Monday afternoon, d Mine. to me. IT am confident England has not euffered a toss by the accession of the King. The fact 16 that a manly head of the Government must give the Empire @ more virile tone, which must {nure to the nation's benefit, “I have been much Interested in the recent cables about American trusts, but every one knows I am opposed to all their efforts to concentrate capital in single hands. However, I am more tn- terested in horses and dogs at. present than anything else, and must decline to be Interviewed on American politica on this side of the water.” (By long-diatance ston, pane ta Gubernatorial “Atey , “Ts this Gov. fj Evening World, in New York, has Just received a cabled Interview ‘wih Richard Croker by an Associated Prebs representative in) which refers ta (Civser'a talk x Tead to ihe Gov- u Kot to say, Governor, “criticism of ‘Nothing. 1 do not care to, Fuscu . Croker or hip talk." “But "he challenges comparisons | be tween Tammany Hall and the Repubil- can. party. “Bull, i “have nothing to say.” of hin illustrious father's achievement at Winchester.’ The report states that a system of fighting has grown up which !s shock- ing In {ts character, The fights are de- seribed and the committee states that the Went Point Code {s more viclous than the Queensberry. Fighting {s the worst form of hazing, the committee nolds, and the report says that such fighting as that at West Point is a felony, according to the statutes In many of the States, and the time hw come when Congress must decide whether fights, which are high crimes elsewhere, shall continue West Pot The committee finds that MaocArt Breth and Bi hazed were hazed othern they fainted, while others were hazed until they were slek. The hazing of Cadets Booz and Breth is elaborately treated, but the com- mittee does not attribute their death directly to hazing. The report adds: while we cannot fx upon hasiug ne the responsibility for these two deaths, the possibility that it hastened them and the Dlot It throws on the otherwine fatr and glorious fame of the ncademy; its confilet with proper training and discipline, and un- Atness in this new century, urges the adoption of reasonable, yet we helleve effective, measures for itn eradication and the promotion of discipline nt the academy.” Punishment for Cadeta. ‘The dill submitted contains eleven sections ngainat haging, and provides means for its detection and punishment. Disipiaval Is provided for taking part nf phe or a challenwe, directly “or Indirectly, or for any form of annoy- ing, harassing, or braciny of cade: Cadets dismissed are made Ineligivic to appointment to the army. marine corps. Provision ts tor courts of ingulry, courts-martia!, closer Siation between officers and’ cadcta other means for effectually stopp nz the mrpericel otis neal of hazing. LUCANA EARLY LEAVES QAGCLE| Just ax the Cunard line steamanip Lu- cania was leaving her dock this morn- Ing and all gang-planks had been with- drawn, a shout was raised by those on the dock. Fourth Officer Daggle, who has charge of the malls, was nearly left on b SATU RDAY, FEBLY “ARY 9, 190 { “ Circulation Books Open to All.”’ i ANY WA. tus: bihcALe i behind, The steamsh:p was stopped, a gang-plank lowered and he was taken “Mr, Croker déclares tha: prices) who have watched New York affairs wil! | aboard. asree wit = Daggle ad been at the end of the pler I do not care to say anything. forting letters of the ‘supplementary “HELLO” GIRLS IN BIG FETE. Your # red Operators Make Merry with Dancing In Harlem. Four hundred “hello” girls connected with the night service of the John Street Teiephone Exchange held high carnival In Arcade Lyceum, East One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street, this after- noon. A full orchestra furnished mustc, and the young women, accompanied by their men friends, nced till 6 o'clock. The festivitles ceased at that hour {n order to enable the operators to get to rk at 7, The dix storm had no.effect In dimin- ishing the attendance, SA woctearep hie yc rate ‘To-Morrow’é. BY sou. oy TSULtavAN. mall, and atarted for the steamehip just as it had started to leave the dock, One passenger on board the steamship fs the Hon. Robert Bond, Preintor of New Foundiand, He goes to England to ive expert testimony In the dfference between the British and french Gove ernments on the “French shore ques- thn. The question of reciprocity be- tween the Untied States and New Found. jand will be broached, Among the . ther passengers were Mr. and Mra. Edward H, Butt, Mr. and Mrs, Y fr. and Mrs, 1. Baren, 3 , eee -. aA iis ne Men Cogrge "o M ae eri nade the temerity to leave her Linh WOrUnivenILNundary g mick, who ha: s Bitndaog “Sise era Bissdgoad | Resong the vessels acheduled t2, 221! | 69GOOCOOONODIESOOCONGOOG | *H7" NE HN OF ° Sins Giagre, iiioadgvod, Sin Mme. Du Bouc-| tis morning were the tek. for edy compiling 0 ket, Mr, Edwards, Capt.| hagen; the Minneapolis, for Fuentoni Setlecot cater a oy SIRES the State In the pre ich ui siete ie ‘and Mrs John Harris.|‘and the Staatendam, for Amsterdam:| automatic machinery, and precise tempera ‘ Sir Charieh Rose, W. F. Prime. Mr. and] At sailiog time they were still at thelr | nelp to, the sbenlute unite of BALA Two important polatn are cov. W, P; Thompaon. Edward: War- ro8 INDIA PALE ALE SP aMacieutuediibareec tre tate Reid and HP. er. ine, Lucania, however, with Hritish SiSS Cu tude ie ane left the dock Cormick tn hia report, One In the oc! ne cramwded corn th Sebo boletebolnbointeialeleteleleeiater | % ] Doctors Fear that the) at Any Time and So) Inform the ts} County Officials, al His Right Eye Must Be Taken Out and Com- plications’: Are Likely © MANHATTAN IS LOCKED IN ICE. —_—+42-——___ Solid Floes Jam the Rivers on All Sides of the Ci itv. New York ix tce-looked snow: bound. Not for thirty years, old-timers along the water front ray, haw there been so much fce In the rivers, both | nd in the Upper Bay. al panics among fer- ryboat passengers during the day, At ebb tide the boats found it almost {mpon- {ble to make way against the rumbling Ice marses, and the more timorous pus- sengers cried aloud to be set on dry, Sai G Jun too thick to | Dressler, sixtyet at One Hundred anit ou mer passing but at He nay Hook at Dmcer: Brown, of the a Fourth street mation, ‘Thirtee nt round land, Some bouts drifted down nearly Co ie a to Liberty Istana. hydrants, and keeping the Hudson the ice swept in| readiness for fire. three feet thick. In the early ——_. nF. ferries connecting with the railroads on the New Jersoy side min weveral trains, and disappointed travel- lers returned to their hotels. The West Shore boats were the most battered of all the ferries. Operating eat north, the ice war in oll wnen they rammed it, and their irogtenn wan slow and uangerous. The ‘wenty-third street boats had times, too, but the cakes were broker when they reached Dx wh ndt and Liberty streets, T: en laland boats had the enslent ttm Of all, they encountering only drift lee ‘The coasters are running as usual, but ike the ferry-boats In raking their slips they have to do considerable ice bucking. | The revenue r Calumel, whieh puts the customs. inspectors ott the | hoata from forelgn ports, Ix on tty to day, anc pilot hax hard work run- ning alongmide, the bip_ liners ar they | ¢ are coming out of Quarantine A barge which hal got adrift up the East River wan carried down by the loe under the and finally became wedged in the fed. lee, in Buttermillc Channel, which to-day ts Impaasable. Very providentially the snowstorm did Rot bexin until 9 o'clock, or when the; ate thi morning rush on the surface roads was! and dled before medical areiatance could over. Otherwise there would have been | be summoned, many tales of stalled cars. At the Weather Bureau it, was said that the rtorm came twenty behind schedule time, (There F Indlvation tha fall of continue atl da tors.a great do: When the i weather man operations to-nicht. ble Lucania. ained at Quarantine by Steamers scheduled {2 mall tori ‘ore uarantine was Dalton did not care to ng gown the channei anch er, a short cull in ner. fufted anchor at Ca) fo oe ‘Sl way fol and Croppe: te Taking advantage storm, the 1 ai Heayy Sn CHICAC rnow fell tn Chicago during the storm which started yesterday afternoon an ty Qn the South Side Elevated Raliway a colliston occurred on a curve at BIxty- 1/7 INCHES DEEP IN CHICAGO ofa se Two Deaths, Fob, 9.—Beven Inches a! ho raged uatll this morning, resul:- {ng in an wemost complete the-up 0 many of the car Ines and sero! man wan killed and orm. en. ird street, which derailed two car: d caused a panic among the paasen- fall, of snow ts the heavies veral y o Mecune, found ‘urconactous in a rnowdrif ur hours: OOOOOCOCOOCCOCOCOOCCOCCCOn WEATHER FORECAST. The forecant the thirty- six houre ending at SP. Suaday for New York and vicinity: Snow ¢ obably fair Sunday) brisk prtheuat winds abiseing to mol in To-Morrow's. day World. Le SULLIVAN. Was aud Fieree Wind another ftaby injured as a direct result of the Both were run over by locomo- rs, an elderly woman, Cormick Says (irs. Barker Was Hyster- ical. At 4.30 o'clock this afternoon a notary public and an assistant | of Publie Proseeutor Erwin, of | Hudson County, took the ante mortem statement. of the Rey. tl John Keller, who was shot by Thomas G. Barker after the con fession of his wife treatment by the preacher, alleging ill- Bishop Starkey v's personal rep resentative was also present, and the wounded minister mede ay {tong statement of the shooting and events preceding it, {] ‘This action was taken by the 1] Publie Proseeutor on the report hy the physicians that the minis ter was likely to die at any time, A cousultation was held: this afternoon at Mr. Weller’s house between Dr. Eagleton, the cen list, of Newark: Dr. Exton ane Dr. At this consulta- tion it was determined that an f | | | | 1 | | 1 * ranser. jt ¢{ operation shall be performed on the minister. His right eve will be taken out YT and the wound examined to as- certain if any pieces of bone are Physicians say that death Vin it. is a poss ibility should pus form, Prosecutor Gets Report, Erwin has niive McC Pubic # the report Keneral character of the Hey. John Kel who = ahot by Thomas G. Uarker Inst Sunday, Wounded Man May Dic| ; Hudson) 1 port of Detective Ic-|; Ss cr inthe mental and physl- of Mrs, Thomas ae story of wrong led to attempt the mur- | eged agcaitant. th ntradictory #tate- nm these points the report of De- tormeck is of paramount im- The « ro hushn ther ie; ause of to the State, Detéctlve Me- Cormick pays in part: 5 ' Senndal, We Sayan. “I have thoroughly investigated Ue Ne and general conduct of the Rev. John Keller since he became a of Arlington about fourteen 1 find that bie ite hay been ¢ nd without scandal or suspicion, ro far As the peuple of Arlington know It, In his h work he has been exempiary. and faithful His parishoners «peak hin as a man and a pastor. : {his former parish- wed Alm a! y of church work ant di AT HER—sxow, DRISK WINDS, RECTOR KELLER ON’'HIS EATHBED. RAC NG “SPORT line, but they in no way reflect upon his | character! or christian life. | “1 found that Mr. Keller had not been jar the home of the Barkers within. / fifieen months last past and perhaps not for months before. No suspicion ever attached to him tn connection with his pastoral calis on his retations with the female members of his parish." On the question of Mrs, Barker's be Ing o%ject to hallucinations, the report There are several apparently well- authenticated Instances of Mrs. Darker’ mies of the fainting speel she had ‘Trinity Church’ about two years: ago are willing to testify to the clre™ | umstances. One witness can be found ~ to testify that In 189 Mrs. Barker: faintel on the steos leading to the church; that he saw her in that condl- Uon'and that he called 9 physictan. ‘There are other instances not so well” (Continued on Second Page.) THUG GOT IN BOLD ROBBERY. Old Man Knocked Do delphia Street and Money Taken from Him—Thief Caught. ° PHILADELPHIA, An aged nt manufacturer, wis to-day Knocked down on the street by Mighwaymen ax he was leaving a National Bank a 9—Peter Well, rontaining | $8,000 wn on Crowded Phila=: re ‘ $8,009 wes wrenched from his hand. /# The moncy was recovered by a police- man who captured the thef after an xelting ie. The highwayman salt ’ hiv n was Joseph Edwards, dut this ty believed to be fictitious, threatening Hau vortasher, <8] LL estate ou in Mo} tay $0) He te nd showed jd for his wife, mace and female ra of her family, He Incloysd a r clipping of the aclt-throwing t between Marton Rogan and Dr. ayior at Boston some weeks ago. nd other F A broker, 1g to tuvestigate, ran into tand tui th ovlarm, chinging of the © bells cre! , and the brokers andy all naste to quit the minutes It was empe ! Th ated Kreat “in ty Injured In the )s 5.0) persone ush. ANC Rau in the kathered y fn to Chicago, Cincim tag to be desired.