The evening world. Newspaper, April 3, 1901, Page 1

—~ ~ NIGHT. EDITION—_AM 1 12 PAGES WEATHER—RAIN; COLDER. The Excess Columns of advertising in The World in March, 1903, over pasted end to end would make a strip March, 1900, 218 _inches- wide and 493 feet long. PT a 5 FERS SL Me ae 3 Open to All.” 22 ENT. PRICE ONE Cc NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1901. AMAGING ADMISSION ‘the News for All Day—RACING# SPORTS” TLE NN SER ee ee 12 PAGES WEATHEHR—RAIN: COLDER, The Managers oi the szventeen news companies, over their own published slenatarea cert certiry to the New York City circulation of The World, 200, 970 (daily morning edition only). PRICE ONE CENT, S ® (: qi Circulation Books Open to All, »| MADE UNDER CROSS-EXAMINATION. | JONES'S NERVEGIVES WAY WANTS WH WHITEHEAD. DISMISSES A TRIAL JURY, The jury in the case of Fred Hoffman. charged with stab- Defense in the Sensational Divorce ee oe Charges Witness for Prosecu- tion with Having an Ulterior Motive in Work- ‘The trial of the sult for absolute di-j vorce brought by Lydell Whitehead, the millonaire ow Jersey, against his wife, Elizabeth, was resumed before Justice Beach and a jury in the Supreme Court this morn- ing. The plaintit charged his wife with mlaconduct with John Frederick | a ‘Thomas, a relative of Farmer” 6cott, the Bryan spellbinder, and alleges’ tne offensca. were committed at Saratoga, Bimhurat, L. J, in Centeat Park and at a Lexington avenue hotel. ‘Late this afternoon the plaintiff olosed his case, and then the attorney for the defense claimed there was a conspiracy, and that Mra, Bitzabeth Thomas Morse wanted to see the divorce granted ro the coukl marry Whitehead. Mrs, Elizabeth Thora Morse, sister of the co-respondent, and who testified against her brother ay, took the stand for further cro! mination by counsel for the defense. She became considerably confused as to dates by the questions of Mr. Hoffman, but did not contradict the substance of the story she told yesterday. “Did you ever go walking with Mr. Whitehead?" she was asked. "Yes," she answered, “but never alon “Why not?” “Because 1 had heard Mra, Whitehoad make churges against her husband in regard to other women and I did not want to give her a chance to talk about me." “Farmer” Scott om the Stand, Mrs. Morse was then d'emissed, and William A. Scott, of Ekohurst, a broth. er-in-law of Thomas, the co-respondent named, was called. He was examined by Moses Grossman. He is known as “Farmer” Scott in political circles in New York ang Ohio, “What have been your observastons of Mra, Whitehead and Thomas?" asked Mr. Groseman. ral occasions I notced tholr familiarcty. In Mi heard mant’ Farmer Ten't she ‘a queen? Isn't he carves * Bestia p ito wan, but I thought the; ought to cap aa wupper party, it ey rae wyent on th enn, hin holding her hands and arc sort of ching: wAn in, late oe night, [heard her offer to eing to im ent weet, Darling’ mend ‘Love's Sweet ‘He said ite ho Sowa Cand dor them, Bag Sid net et oflow Thomas in July; ‘Where did he « “He met Seite White ton avenue af i My to a hotel. There bp rogie- ney ae phn Chari Ke and meter ¢ pos Hotel was the Van Twi atte Lexan: e resister was prod forma: Drea identified. “aitow 1ong aid they remain in the moet waite. say, positively, but a very rh} re exact?” from ll A. M. ning. you Welle 1. erou y cone ‘Ibo orelocke 2 ae ove “Again.” continued the witnens “1 heard them in the drawing-room of her| home diecumsing anatomy. "You should ace a mole ot," abe sasd fand if you fare a good Poy, and will meet eo you may, some erie, "Beott, wan cross-examined ur wife once quar- Marke Whitehead?" o," answered the witness slowly, id you not Giscusn Mr. Whitehead's conduct with your wife?” r of clay lands in New | mom, ing for Decree. “Not until after our return from Sara- toga in Auguat, 1 "Were you ‘ever in busineas with ae?" is your business now?" a trader. I sell.and buy every- “Now, when you saw Mrs. Whitehead ind Thomas in the Turkish room of the Wauort what was it she said?” “When appronched them she ex- claimed: ‘Look out! Hore ‘comes the de: fective," " How did ane act?” I } much.” “Were You shocked whan you, heard Thomas say he would Uke to bite her neck 7" “Oh, no, not much," anawered “Farm- Beott, “I got used to it." “Were you shocked at the reference to, the mole “i atan't tke it “And yet. you. alowed your wife and das pater to visit this woman? =/Did you consider her a propor wom- ‘The “Farmer's Resentment. “Mr. Scott, are you testifying from rae own knowledge, or from what you have heard?’ “Do you mean to cast aspersions on my character?" he shouted angrily. Mr. Scott said Whitehead had told him he m fed hin wife's faithfulness, RErnest Struck, » manager of the Hotel Van Twiller, identified the register con- taining the ‘name alleged to have been written by Thomas. id you ace this defendent in a bed- room in .your hotel?’ “I can't be sure. I have seen her in ing Charles Yost. of 313 East Ninety-third street. on Feb. 7, eturned a verdict of not quilty this afternoon, and Judge Furs- the hotel more than once, but IT can't say [have seen her in a bedroom. Sbe was with aj man other than’ the plains Mrs. Whitehead seemed much affected by this testimony. Tears came into her eyes and she bowed her head. Defense Begina. At this point the plaintift rested his case and Mr, Hoffman began his address to ithe, jury. “He ‘claimed that he ould be able to show’ m conspiracy int hia client, and intimated that rm. Morse wanted Whitehead divorced porter, fo marry, him ‘herself, Aira Morse smiled broad hia, At the berinilim of the afternoon wes sion Mr. Hottian protested te tie ween that hig withenses were. being “perpin: tently shadowed and annoyed fy Molec. tives employed by Whitehead. Ite sald ; he would make some serous allegations Herrick. in an aMdavit to be submitted lat Hi then began, hin re-cross-examination of ehtery ACHE naked Mr Th EH se anked Mr, Hoff " ane teens eal ROR Uz POLICE HAVE MYSTERIOUS PRISONER, hnead aid "vou not fell her turban come from the South, where. suc thinga "are generally settled out of ‘ou feared a tragedy?" ow aid vou fnall low did you finally come to tell?" nino Mra. Sforae told id him: and he E-) vo me and asked me what I knew. Wei rade ands wave hi at the Impe- el and we Kave : mation we had. Ae an. of the Supreme Court. dismissed them. saying they could ot serve under any circumstances in his court again. The ustice was angry and indicated that there, was no excuse hatever for the verdict. The jurors are G. W, Crossmany eopold Techerd. DavidWells. Edward Hoilz. jr.. Emanuel Wolf, eorge C. Plamer. Louis A. Schneider, Joseph A. Tayior. Benja- in Wertheimer. William A. Marble. Lowman Ennis and John A woman was taken to Police Headquarters in Brooklyn his afternoon. whose name was closely guarded by the po- ice. No information as to the reasons for her detention could e obtained. co! oe —- RESULTS AT BENNINGS. ts of Meney. “About this th did check of Mr. Whitehead forsee "| Sixth Race—Gold Fox 1, Intrusive 2. Magic. Light 3. a check, but oath eck, but 1h have forgotten MOTHER-BEATER CAN'T BE FOUND. Police Think Joseph Flegner Boarded a Sailing Vessel. The Brooklyn police have no traco of F| soso Flegner, the sixteen-year-old Loy wanted for committing a murderous us- sault on his mother, Mrs, Flegner is still unconacious at 3t. Catherine's Hospital, and the doctors have litle hope for her recovery. After the boy beat her unconecious with a hammer, he took $116, several rings and a gold watch and skipped out, ‘The money has enabled him to get away from the police. His description his been sent about the country. It is thought he took passage on a wailing vessel for the South, JERSEY CITY GIRL MISSING. Charlee Wolf Vanished from ‘Home om Monday Last. Charlotte Wolff, of Odgen avenue, Jersey Chy, has been miasing from her home since Monday last. ‘Bhe is twenty-three years old, 6 fect 6 {ches tall, of dark complexiony has durk brown hair and eyes, Bhe wore a black Jacket, black akirt, biack “hat and wiate-colored dream: white underclothes anu ‘bisck ch ae @occooosoCNCCoNNCNCO0CN000 WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty- six hours ending at 8 P. M. Thursday fer New York City and Vicinity — Rain, ceasing thin event: cloudy and colder might; fair Thursday; enat- erly ‘gales, shifting to morthwest thie afternoo: “Y, ’ CORV KINGIDLE, (CHARTER BILL LOST HEAVILY, PASSED IN SENATE Measure Then Rushed to the Assembly, Where Phillips, with 8,000,- It Will Be Amended. 000 .Bushels, Is Caught by Bears. ‘This will be sent over to the Senate and at firat rejected. A conference committee will then be (Special to The Evening Worl. ALBANY, April 3.—By a vote of 34 to 14 the Benate d the Greater Now York Charter Revision bill this after- noon. The measure was immediately nent over to tho Assembly and was by that body referred to the Cities Com- mittee, which will tack nearly two appointed by both houses to agree upon 4 compromise bill. ‘This done, Odell wit, mend in an emergency message to save three days and both houses will pass the compromise bill. Senator Grady and the other Tam- many members strongly opposed the measure in debate. Senator Hennessy, however, voted. with the Repubticans, he clatming that under the bill's pro- visions the borough of the Bronx would be benefited more than by the present centralized system of money expendi- ture. ‘Tho vote otherwise was a strictly party one. CHICAGO, April 3—There were excit- fag tlmes in the grain market to-day. Eapeotation of the culmination of a movement aguinst the long Iinew held by the Phillps follow:ng, led to tromen- srearcniterenetine original three pla- dous pressure from longs who wished Co} tgon police provision. It permits the get from under and from beara, re-election of the Mayor. It provides Phillips's brokerm, to the great sur-| or a two year term of Borough Presl- prise of nearly everybody, were not ac- | gents. tve, May corn opened from 3-4 to 11-2] A substitute bill will be reported out, lower, at 423-4 to 42, under enormous | containing all the amendments proposed pressure. by the Aasembly Citles Committee. Phillips, credited with holding about 8,000,009 bushels of long May corn. |” bought only a tte, and nis trades !L| HUNG CHANG sci anaes FLOODED STREET were almost lost wight of in the enor- Mous total. 5 Too, Came lake Local bus and outside interests were | Deprived of His Pow: Charlotte Rusees, = e buyers, however, and the market re- Treaty “May Fall Manna to Gutter Snipes, covered to 43 in the firat hour, WASHINGTON, April 3—Althougn no| A big wagon loaded with lce-cream ang In the oats market, where a severe] oMcial notice han reached here of the|cake broke down at the corner of One break had been expected, offerings,| reported departure of I Hung Chang| Hundred and Twenty-ffth street and while |Ibera!, were moatly local and)for Bhanghal, it In believed that Earl Lt qexineionr avenue, rl ahead One there was an excellent outatde demand. |{q really leaving Peking for good be-| Unoting, and several cana of lcewrexm Phillips, who la supposed to hold a line|cauae the Emperor is displeaned with were rudely: Jarred on the pavement. ducted negotiations.,| Ax by aingic Mty or sixty newsboys, or Luror: BXe millions. .was mot! 1n tlie | the: way he, bas|condaotey Ace boot-biucks and treet gaming of all de- market. It was known here when Li Hung neriptions' seomed to spring into extat- ‘The bulls later met thetr Waterloo] Chang was made one of the Peace Com-| droge. ‘They clawed und fought for the when millions of buahelw of long atuft| ndmioners that he wax pro-itussian in} soft cakes and daubed the custards over Were thrown overboard on crumbling | sentiment, but there was no cause for{one another's fave. They dt see ae: ga nich ceased falling only a) complaint on that core until the Ofan- grimy hands into the 1 hour before the close. crammed thetr mouth full While baie brokers were inac-|churlan agreement came up for con- janchurian Through. ‘The driver was so busy with h By noon venmy "hud "the “longk Tinta | sideration. [rare itter hie wares When. fh Poker MiNGnn of bushel wieght] Now {t i believed by officials here) Maat nohing but mweo. aml Mtbasey corn and oath. were. th c that he has proved so earnest an advo-| hros, market, regardless of price °" ihe that he the Ruysian caure, and hus #0 Sebo esis May corn fell from 43 to 403-4, reacted strenuously worked for the signature of xtim Gate Down the Conant. closed at 415-8, 7 reement, that bis own Govern. : from: ‘Monday. jay, a aehs lore othe ment has felt obliged Lo deprive him of Ape stal to me) Krening World ) to 24 1-2 # 3-4 net lower, at 247-8, | the power to further that agroament. NORFOLK, Va., April 3 clos Wille Phillipe let Aa of Immense noid: | ie nie understanding te correct. 1¢ Is {ng on the declines ther wore no signa |belleved that an effectual check has whatever of any finunglal Gimcuitien ‘on | been 1 Rdminietered to, Russie in her de- was forced to arin maids that Ht Flips ———___ margina since about Beturday ang that his losses to-day were me. yrevent earememe and Geip. ve Bromo-Quiatee removes the conga * swept the Virginia and Carolina to-day, the wind blowing forty-tw miles an hour. Two inches of rain fell, KK loaded ‘with coal for the Rus: saa ae 4 ———-+4-- —_—_—__- Ae ree Admitted Tremblingly that His Counsel Hinted at an Understanding that He Should Escape Death—Picture of Electric Chair Killed His Courage. ‘ Valet Charles F. Jones admitted under cross-examina- tion late this afternoon that he expected a lighter punish- ment than death because of his confession of the murder ot William Marsh Rice and the part Lawyer Patrick had in the plot. The witness, pale and agitated after hours of terrible questioning, said at last: “Ido not realize I may go to the electric chair," and added that he believed through state= ments of his counsel, George Gordon Battle, that s--ne kind of an understanding had been had with the Disirict-Attor ney's office. His first confession, in which he accused Lawyer Pat rick of placing the chloroformed cloth over Millionaire Rice's face, was a fearful weapon in the hands of the defeuse. Lawyer Moore mercilessly exposed the contradicto statements made by Jones until the witness turned an writhed and snarled like a wounded animal. Jones's nerve gave way entirely when the cross-exam- iner held the electric chair before his eyes. All his vicious- ness disappeared. “You expected to escape death in the electric chair by reason of your confession ?” thundered his tormentor. “I did, I did!" faltered the witness, and Patrick chuckled aloud. In the early session to-day the direct examination of: Valet Jones was concluded. He told how he and Patrick had agreed to commit suicide, and how the lawyer had given him the knife with which he had gashed his throat in the Tombs. 3 Jones also told how the arrival of a $135,000 draft to be paid by Rice hastened Patrick's plan to get rid of the —Jold millionaire, as he did not want that money paid out. The valet declared he had tried to commit suicide again since his first attempt. He said Patrick had had many forged checks of Rice put through the banks to test the value of the forged signature. These checks had all gone through. ——__—_-4-—. HOW LAWYER MOORE STARTLED JONES BY PICTURING THE ELECTRIC CHAIR. (Details of Cross- Examination.) On the cresa-examination of Valet "Capt. MoClusky, A) stenographer, eyeren't you paying attention to als Jonea this afternoon, Attorney Moore, {He eraation. Hel inat teunapired? ceunsel for Patrick, began in an ag [wasn Most of ft. That in which £ was tae greasive way. ‘The firnt queation asked! “Who call {rei wan: “The cap gree Tell ue what you told MeChwxy: 0: “When wer you arrested? “Did he call his name?" ry what you told MeCiiaayyoay “Oct. 4 1 went to Police Head-} “1 don't remember.” ‘ quarters." pees ——— —] “P vouidn't do it. emembder (t,"?) “That made nu impression op yeaht 2: “Who wan the flrwt person you talked f “Can't say that {¢ did, sls Semee) To Cure » Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Wromo-Quiniae Tubiets aha o*