The evening world. Newspaper, June 21, 1901, Page 1

oH Circulation Books Open to All. uh RTT YT AH ASW WARMER TO-NIGUT AND SATURDAY BASEBAL RACING 4 NEW YORK, FRID: AY, JUNE 1901. PRICE ONE CENT. r Ml _ GIANTS BRACE UP; PLAY GOOD BALL. New Yorks Get Batting Streakin Fifth Inning and Even Up the Score. The Batting Order, New_York. Pittsburg Van Haltren, of. Clarke. ie Selbach, eau eernard, mmer, c. Wiltze, ‘p. GROUNDS, June 21.—Manager , acting ander instructions from his physicians, was compelled to disappoin: the fans again to-day, The learned practitione: who looks after the physical welfar: e leader of the Giants made his patient promise this morning that he will not “don the apan- glen? for at least three « POLO, Georgo Dav Manager Davis Preseribes for the Giant. (Spectal to Tne Evening World.) PATERSON, N. J., June 2.—Two lives are known to have been Jost, twe ty persons serlously injured and sev: To-day Davis wiil try to pull his rat- tle) men into winning form from a polnt of vantage on the end of the bench, He had a heart to heart taik with his ballooning and toboganning | young men. Ballooning and toboggan: } tng sound paradoxical, but {t describes the recent performance of he younk' | bloods who awake the siceping fans of | this blg town by winning a long string of ganies in sensational style earller In the spring. Gian ve Heen Soaring. The Giants have been ver@ much up in the alr of late, particularly since Davis has been out of the game, and thelr aerfal stunts naturally give them a fair start on the Journey dreaded by all ball. tossers and managers—a_ trip down the toboggan chute, ‘The burden of Davis's conversation with his erst- while hustlers was a lecture on the ne- cessity of keeping singered up at all atages of the game. “Te we keep on playing dopey ball and lose two or three more games we will be In the second division Ini second place,” said Davis, made enougi mvfts In the past weeks 19 hist A TWeas League te iiefits half a season.” rut Up rp Practice, Inder the wateh{ul eye of their man- ager the Polo Grounds team put more fife in thelr practlee than they have shown for some days. Sammy Strang, whose performance in the short field looked Ike @ good ‘mitation of an ama- teura ‘irst efforts to shine on the dia- mond, s.irmed up at the third sack, and Chuvicy Hickman, he of the bulky, conn dion Third Puge.) on ate, a are orb. 7 ( Buiwene New Chicago by ‘the Pensayl- Railroad. Protscted lectrie automatic cad evititen, oe are missing as the result of an exptoston near the busineys centre of the city at \ 32.33 o'clock this afternoon. | Tho explosion was caused by the Ig- |niting of a quantity of frewo) | the store of Jacob Rittenberg, at > Main otreet, in the Walker Bu! Tho freworks had been recently w packed to be placed on sale for t Fourth of July. Above the store kept by Mr, Ritten- berg were several riments, W the explosion occurred the whole b: Ing at once became a tery furna Seventeen families lved in the t ment. The Known Dend. ‘The dead aro: CHARLES WILLIAMS, killed by fall- Ing roof. MRS. CHARLES WILLIAMS, jumped from third-story window, ‘The Injured. Among the Injured, all of whom were taken to the Paterson Horpit Mr. and Mrs, Wiliam Jessup, Silngland, The Missing. Those reporved miseing na Dougherty, Mrs. Albert’ Bembers and her baby boy, Mrs. Adamson, Mrs, Zimmer and Hurold and Annie Ritte berg. Gallant work was done by the firemen, who saved several fives, but the bulld- ing was utterly demolished, The walls fet! Into the atreet while the firemen were fighting the blaze, and sovoral wore injured, -- Nows of the explosion spread quickly and throngs from all parts of the city congregated at tho place, Several of the Injured were taken to the hospital in’ private conveyances of NINE KILLED IN HOUSE EXPLOSION, 1 Paterson (N. J.) Tenement Blown | Up and Victims in Wreck--- Twenty Injured. Persons passing, AU the ambulances and police patrols were called out How the explosion occurred {s not known. It | Soder, twe The Cuuse. however, that Ariens and choolboys, were in the store is sat examining flreworks and that an ex- plosion followed, about the head, and Snratoga Limite ¥ 00" tes Slingland was badly burned 1. Bamberg was cut burned; young Ariens was cut head. as was also Soder, his holas Hillman, rty, who Is reported to be also Bamberg, lived mart IS feared ¢ bund when # I were lant pf the store, and it r a1 tan fmponatine for them , herolain of Will. ed on the top adjoining. the. Tite the “firat great cx- series of leaner | putting one arm | rung himself out hi abont alxtyetive years of | i nd ato i overed rd of yal of without any » hls mo thrown off our floor sink. 2 y 4 dragging | > over to the side! we escaped teat — Vole Central trata wil on man. peties ‘Tho careful man wore 18) te epecdy, o $d02¢-bd24- dase RE V. JOHN KELLER DENIES MRS. BARKER'S CHARGE. Rev. John Keller made this statement to The Evening World this afternoon, after the Jury had declared Thomas G. Barker guilty: “I learned of the publication in several newspa- pers of the statement of Mrs. Barker as to an alleged wrong by me upon her, “It is false. [ never wronged nor attempted to wrong, Mrs. Barker. % “I now understand that the rules of evidence would not permit my denial under oath in the trial just concluded.” 1 Of IDDL, | GOSST9SEOEEOEFO SOO IOGL09-58 HE 068-9340 HE 8 56-6-6-d ren. etc Great cabe-walt: to-n! (he ‘Steeplechase, Coney > “JURY FINDS BARKER GUILTY. LAS | Wife of Rev. Keller's Assailant Received News of His Conviction at Her Home---Placed Under $10,000 Bail and Likely to Be Sen- tenced Thursday Next. Thomas G. Barker, who shot Rev. John Keller, of Arlington, N. J., was found! guilty this afternoon of the crime as charged in the indictment, the penalty of which is seven years’ imprisonment. Mrs. Barker, in a highly nervous condition, left the court at the end of the Judge’s charge, and was escorted by a friend to her home in Arlington. When the news of the verdict was conveyed to her she collapsed. Notice of application for a new trial was served by his lawyers, and pending the arguments Barker's bail was fixed at $10,000. Unless ample cause for retrial is shown on next Thursday, Judge Blair will pass sentence. “The verdict isin keeping with the evidence,” said Judge Blair. was, Did Barker shoot Keller, and, if he did, was he insane at the time? “The evidence shows that he was not insane and that he did shoot Keller. : Barker was astounded at the verdict and said he couldn't conceive:how the jury reached it. : Prosecutor Erwin says he has no fear of a retrial. Barker was taken to the Hudson County Jail followed by a large crowd. Barker's friends will hold a meeting to-night for the purpose of raising bail, and his “The question yilawyers hope to have him out of jail to-morrow. u te . BARKER PALED | AT THE VERDICT. Harker As they | y at the jury: himrelt to \n it was @ro- n he eturted and paleds [* her Waa ta 0 Jail, and’ logked pr by two © *. | the announcement: | Lawyer Van Winkle that he would move the Court to could ‘procure asked until he table Barker on Jer and he rose to nis feet with 1 spasmodl: motion, Wels led: his pris- hrow » crowd out of thicourt- Barker looking straight’ infront Jaws tirmly eet. , stairé and a large crowd, 1 ce prisoners In hiuasen County, aad he will re- day. wonld sen- ay was lean he can ood reasons why yold not be sentenced thne day. f room, Itty ‘Thursday this rule ts ch Jail Judge Blair said bh Narker net show tence he a ot Barker's the increased Van Winkle o-morrow. ‘ THOMAS G. BARKER ) rt when the ¢ ulthough the barker in thelr seats, had free | eoocoooecceacecs fons, Barker WHAT BARKER SAID WHEN 3)" ie anare HE HEARD THE VERDICT. 8)": CEShs PHL T SUPPOSE THEY rovGir, MAN ON KELLEN P WANT ro Cnet JURY, TY AS THEY HEE yor a DOWN THAT JURY WHO WAD TE WRONGED Barker's wife shot down the that 1d have : OPINIONS OF H THE COUNSEL. | le, Barker's sa nko a Hewin sald satistied * haa been clue ‘erlme was com- petrator of It has WEATHER FORECAST. Generally fair and at es what warner to-night) sae F Snturdny; Wiehe to! ee ‘Lam stice Marshall Van Wir yer, sald: at the verdtet, at any verdict | nted by a struck jury can't see how a hi could renter such a v “Tsay now that had my wit told ma trial and the seported on Detnily of the Judge™ charge are Pages. 2 and &