The evening world. Newspaper, October 24, 1901, Page 1

} } | The World printed 20,468 advertisements. last week, a gain of 1,822 over last year. Largest numerical growth of any New York newspaper! Columns printed, 59234. Gain, 77 over last year. nn GREATEST : CLASSIFIED GROWTH. ~~ PRICE. ONE CENT. “ Circulation Books Open to All.”” NEW YORK, THU /RSDAY, OCTOBE R 2, A RACING # SPORTS Oa A PACT The regular, bona-fide net paid city circu- lation of The World is more than equal THAT CAN Strat of any TWO New York newspapers, BE PROYED- and exceeds that of any one of thrm by 1901. [ “ Circulation Books Open to All. »| much MORE than a million per month. PRICE ONE CENT. LL NEWS KEPT FROM SCHLEY HE DECLARES IN HIS TESTIMONY BEFORE THE BOARD TO-DAY HE DID NOT DISOBEY ORDERSs VALET OF STOKES TELLS RONSEVELT RECEIVED LETTER ABOUT ROSAMOND BARCLAY] THREATENING DEATH AT YALE Into the tragic, checkered life of Edward S. Stokes, now dying at the home of his sister, Mra. Howard Mc- Nutt, No. 731 St. Nicholas avenun, @ new romance has come. But like all else that has made up his life, it is a romance that bids fair to de- velop a bitter fight. Rosamond Langdon Barclay, well known to his friends, declares her- welt his wife. She tells of a marringe a year or more ago in Canada. She says she has a marriage certificate in Proof. * Z Charging that Mr. Stokes was induced to go to his sister’s home by trickery, and that he is now be- Ing detained there against his will, she threatens to appeal to the courts for permission to see him. q (Story of Stoken’s Valet.) The valet of Mr. Stokes is Henry Dennist, an exceptionally intelligent negro. For many years this man has heen the shadow of his master. He knows more of the life of. the, slayer of Jim Fisk than,any other Mab ..nows. To an Evening “World reporter, Dennist told to-day the following eevee story: fs “In 1892,” when’ Miss Barclay,was Dut sixteen years old; and 18° school, Nr. Stokes met her/ through a news- | Paper personal. ‘Hewent to the echool where she was, and she con- sented to come to New York. Re ee ee Unsol at’ Parte neon’ “He came to this city and lived at | Conn. ‘Twelve years ago I again mit the Hoffman House. Her apart-! ments were luxurious, her gowns: wore handsome, .her jewels were! erend. “At the timo Mr, Stokes met Miss Barclay her mother and her brother ‘were living at Ardsley-on-the-Hud-. oon. About a: year ago they came to the home in West Seventy-ninth etrect. Known as Miss Harciay, She was known in the neigh- borhood as Miss Barclay, and it was known that-her, mother and her bro- ther were living with her. It was also known that_Mr. Stokes lived at the house, but it was generally sup- posed that he was a boarder. “Mr. Stokes for some time has been in very poor health. He is cow in, the Inst stages of Bright's disease, | and he Is lingering along awaiting the end. He knew that he was doomed months ago, but bore up’ as’ dong .a5 possible. girl. He and my father, Charles Barc- 'Col, Says Sister Took Him Away Because Wo- man Who Now Claims Him as Hus- band Had Been Friendly with His Cousin, W. E O. Stokes. turniture out Mr. Stokes will be noti- fied immediately. “That {s the true story of the re- lation between Mr. Stokes and Miss Barclay.” The Evening World reporter found that tradesmen in the wicinity of Mr. Stokee’s home had been given orders that Miss Barclay was not to be ‘supplied with goods on his ac- count. ‘The woman who claims to be the wife of the dying man {s handsome and of distinguished appearance. She wears stunning gowns and has often been seen in Central Park, ‘where ‘she has at- tracted much attention. She lives at ‘Nov hertiisersd Seventy-ninth atreat, mI asked to tell ‘of the clreumstanices aur-| !rounding her marriage. to Mr. Stokes, ‘was Rosamond Langdon Barcle I first met Mr. Stokes when I was a little lay, of England, were friends. I was Mr, Stoked. ‘He was kind to my father and he was an old/friend of the family. “We were married on Aug. 18, 1900, at Shipmen’s Point, Canada, by an Eple- copal minister who was travelling through that part of the country, and had been a patron of the hotel where I staying. The place where we were married is on the St. Lawrence River. CROSSED SEA -] ith my husband, | 1 do not now remember the name of the clergyman. That and the names of the witnesses appear on the records, which are now in a safety deposit valut. Kept Wedding secret. “We took up our residence In thie house about one year ago. Mr. Stokes did not wish to have our marriage made public, as he had certain business affaira which he wished to nave settled up be- fore the announcement was made. He had occupted bachelor a: be- ‘fore that time, I had lived with my family. He made his home in this house, where my mother and brother also realde. “Mr. Stokes became very {Il about two months ago and grew steadily worse. He had the best of medical care and attention. His sister, Mrs. Mary -MeNutt,- and her husband, Howard MeNutt, came here frequently to see him. Mr. McNutt inaisted several times that Mr. Stokes, as {ll ashe was, should sit up and sign notes and papers, I} ' protested against such a proceeding, for the doctor had given orders that my husband should not talk busingss with any one. NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Oct. 24.—Police Chief Winn said to- lay that prior to President Roosevelt's visit to Yale the Presi- dent had received a letter stating that if he came to New daven he would be assassinated. That accounted for the trong guard for the President maintained from the time he . left Washington until he returned there to-day. ELEVEN FATALLY HURT IN IOWA TRAIN WRECK __ OTTUMWA, ta., Oct. 24—The Council Bluffs and Kansas sity passenger train was wrecked by a soft roadbed at Exline. ‘ear {he Missouri line this. afternoon. Thirty-six passengers were injured, eleven of whom probably will die. —-—o$e. Spirited Away. “Mr, and Mro. McNutt were here on Oct. § and hada talk with Mr. Stokes, althovgh he was very feeble. They re- ‘turned on the following day. Dr. John BS. Billings, jr. was alao tere. .The physician sald his pationt was dotag so well that he might take a drive. I or Gered the automobile to be brought, and James Walker, a trained nurse, iweat CRSECEUS MAKES NEW. WORLD'S RECORD. KANSAS CITY, Oot: 24. cence at the Kansas City riving Park this afternoon, broke the world’s trotting record for a.mile on a half-mile course, making the distance in 2.09%4 he previous record, 2.09'2, was made at Toledo. The time by uarters: First quarter, 0.32%; half, 1.04'4; three-quarters. -36'8; mile, 2.09’i.. The track was trim and the weather con- itions perfect. “That was the last I saw.of him. Se was taken tothe home of his sister and carried up the steps of the house & Ls Nicholas avenue, Alleged, Wife Barred Ont. Ss “I have since that time made repeated efforts to see my husband. Mr. McNutt saya he will not: permit me to see Mr, Stokes until 1 Cemonstrate: to’ him that I have the right.to visit, “T ha\ ve 0 sulted ‘counsel I shall to saovert tmy rights. sr. dt on the night “away. that he ——-—— —— + + LATE RESULTS AT ST. LOUIS. Fourth Race—Crocket 1, Winepress 2, Oudenarde 3. Fifth Race—Glenwood 1. Antoice 2, Menace 3. ———— —— +40 AT WORTH. Fifth Race—Rival Dare 1. The Boer 2, Mountebank 3 Sixth Race—Amote 1. Lou Woods 2, Dandola 3. knew of the parriage of ot Mr States He denied that he ani wife had ever visited) the house In Went Seventy-ninth PURSUING TO WED HIM. Adamson’s Son and Miss Anderson Planned London, Wedding, “While he was declining in health, pO eteatgaa Moneta eaiSecuR ne Miss Barclay became quite friendly’ with W. E. D. Stokes,’ Mr. Stokes’s cousin, “It ever two men hated each otter! these men do, They have big law-| Henderson, at the Manhattan Hotel last ne © MAW-I Tuesday, was not ihe wedding they had| Planned when other with great bitterness. Mr.! three years ago. suits on hand and have fought each Stokes did not know for quite a while} that Miss Barclay had become friend/|ch!idhood and” fondly * expected they would be married In a church in Loridon and have a grand weddin; ly with his cousin. “We learned, not long ago, that W. ©, D, Stokes had asked Miss Bar-j| years old, came to America two years clay to get Mr. ‘Stokes to consent to be? and embarked in the export trade in 2 compromise of the troubles be- very ill, Why Mra. McNutt Acted, knowledge of Mrs,. McNutt, Mr. Stokes's favorite sister. She with Seventy-ninth - street removed to their) own fesldence, |) where he is novv. dying. “When he wWhs safe in the home him. ,He had brightened up and ap- peared to underatand why: he was. married, at his sis‘er's house. ““Denniat,’ he sald to me, ‘you go pare San Francisco on Wednesday, ic! won't be responsible for any more of bods We right out and tell everybody that 1] { Miss Barclay's bill:.’ that she must not be allowed to make | purchases In the name of Mr, Stokes,” Josten had’ the house shadowed, Ket. heard attempt is. made, to take the atanding when he ae ho tween the cousins. Mr, Stokes was|to return at the end of a year and be married, could pot take the tim: “This state of affairs came to the | St thé feaat calculation a month to travel to Bhgland, get married and return to Ban'Francisco. For g jong ttme he could ‘spare no time at all, but this, year | ® her husband! went to the house {njhe found that he could spare two weeks | °* and. had him |!" October. ti He persuaded Mr. Henderson tc al- 4 jYork to marry him, chaperoned by her alster, arrived here of bis sister Mr. Stokes called me to ©" Tucsday, iimpoasible to secure accommodations “I went to all the tradeamen with’ before Saturday, whom she had dealt ang told’ them home late, but there is nothing else {4 10, rn ‘of Col, D. land, Heap an Tp Ming rd og Mice ae a Londen. The wedding of Mr. Adamson and Misa they, became engaged They have known ‘each other from that But Mr, Adamson, who is twenty-wix Francisco. the under- hi wis He discovered to his dismay that he It would take aw his daughter to come as far as New The you lady, They w met at the pler vy Mr, Adamson, who escorted them to lhe Manhattan Hotel, where they were It was Mr. Adamson's intention to id take him back within the Mmit, He. found when he t tickets that it would be This will bring him do, He nae. Gommuntcated with his frm feand rd fo rom th fain Cones ently. he. ts anxious, bridegroom, e hie: Gtmest. sation and ga rena be ‘Denep if ie fate to cares SUITOR TERE, Young Henry, Lover of Miss| Kaywood, Arrives on the Deutschland. HOLDS AECORD FOR CRIMES. out of toe engagement and wedding rings, which were worth $24, and went to the Hotel Martin, Ninth ‘street and University: Place, with his wife to live. “While there, he bent a harkman out "then he went to Haltimore, and ! after spending his wife's money, $170, land all: she possessed, he sent hee back n | Eugene Byron, Freed from Prison Three Weeks Ago, Again Arrested. to New York to borrow money fro her friends. Through her we discovered hia, whereabouts. " ue oner got the name ‘Capt. Willlam B. Henry, nineteen, the Chi- ‘ Helin eb catog) . 4 : wer by stealing it from Capt. cago dentist, who pursued Mias Floz-| ‘Since Eugene Byrom was releaned from | 44 Prisoners’ Parole So- inger,;of the Ww Albany penitentiary, I than hen he first came from the Al- ence Kaywood, an heiress of that city, three <5 ucroxp the sea and back, arrived on the| weeka ago, the police say he has: ee eee ee Trot Magen ane Deutechland this afternoon, thirty-*1x/ Gore a political jab. became acquainted with him tn tat hours behind his sweetheart. js erect taae sere ay Pes His only lus was a drene-puit case,| 3 sixty Italians ont of an conislderad i aera , amaremate of $800. Persuaded a yours; woman ry him. Buncoed a jeweller out of en- jement and wedding rings worth “Didn't have time to pick up my. traps,” sald the young map. “Trunks; are still on the other mide. Got word Mieg Kaywood had been spirited off to steamer and followed by next ship.” Mr. Heary was in such a hurry to start for Chicugo that he hardly had e to talk. ‘All there tm to this ta that 1 love He In trom Schwab whl ping at the Hotel Murda, oo MINISTER PRAISES FIREMEN. Thapks Them for Careful Work at Church Fire, money. $170. fi ‘The Rev. Charlier £. Nash, D. D.. of her, and /ehe loves me, and I'll follow | yeutined T. #. Schwab, of Phila- PE ad her to the ends of the earth In spite of; = write her relatives. delphia, af watches worth $1,500, Eleventh street, has written a le “They don't like me and they have| For this last offenae Byron, who ts [ter to Fire Commissioner Beal teled to keep) her away from me butjalso knuwn as Eugene Hellringer, and |? ofthe; buat ROO. antl they can't. 1 am golng back to Chl-l capt. Hellringer, was held in 82,009] Dlaze In the church a week nko yen cago gn the first train I can catoh and i * _ [terday. He stated that the IM make’ her uncle Peterson eat. the| 2! in Jefferson Market Court to-day. | dragged hore Toe ay e e 4 om toh Mes he has told about me, Arrested In Naltimore, Te ee ioeMenieriof ‘When 1 get to Chicago I'm. going! tte was ed In Baltimore by De-|the frst rimentn, the 10 wrote a let. Nash Il referred Comm. isslones letter to Chiet Croke ter of Chunks gouuaraN Sar, INVITAT, On 70 TO SCHLEY. Wants ht to Miss Kaywood's home and a@ show down.’ Mr. Henry wi excited. While be iked he cleared the pler and made a On the aieiian b direct’ fo. the Grand Centrul sta tectives Kiernan and Rheaume. of this last Monday. 1s “an ex-convict.” sald tective Kiernan, “hay te ved termsiin’ Massachusetts for forgery, He wan incarcerated in the penitentiary at! Albany, too. for two years for 4 #m'+ lar offense. He wan released on Oct. 4 from Albany, and came (o this city, | "Through his plaustble manners and his ‘ability, to speak Itallan, Greek and Freneh fluently, he procured a. position | President, nded invitation recording secretary of the Republican | Admiral 8: \eecention at organization of the Sixth Agsembly Din. |"!# etrilest cony trict under Preaident Ellis 8, Knapp, “Then ‘he commenced swindling opera- tons. Under the. pretense ‘ot geting | GOVERNGR AT WEST POINT. them political Jobs, Ge secured an ag- gregate of about $100 from fifty or sixty Italiana, One of hin dupes gave up $30, which was his entire savin, became crazy over it. Fetes i pein weeks! ago ate Boll, pees ri zone, ant sili en marry hin, “evenue ee "Bie bun De- two Hamitan Chub, of Chtengo, WEATHER FORECAST. for the sate day for New York City and vieint colder to. Hamtlto potitea a Ieations of Chicigo. to-day. through it Club, ov. Odell ar- a and wes Riven a ion Roe's home thin ser o-mortow he the Leet e hot of cadets. arog | a will review siguetury {9-08 280k Gon. So | Schooner )jViewinin Fa Admiral Declares He Had to Do a Lot of Guessing in Campaign and Never Got Positive Word that Spaniards Were at Santiago. Admirai Schley appeared as a witness in his own defense before the Naval Court of Inquiry for the Jirst time this afternoon, He went over the Cuban cam- paign, teiling how he and Sampson had agreed that Cervera would head for Cienfuegos, and plans were laid accordingly. Samrson had assigned him to blockade that point while he took the Havana patrol. It seemed certain to him that the Spaniards were at Cienfuegos and he bent all his energies in locating them and inviting a fight. Lieut. Wood had done him an in- Justice in saying that he was disre- spectful to Admiral Sampson. was not (rue, Schley denied that he had ever|™. It disobeyed orders, and held that lack of information sent him, and which) he did not get, kept him guessing. Any’ delay or supposed lapse was due to that fact. {Bpectal to The Evening World ) WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. ‘Winfleld Beott Schley, garbed In the uniform of Rear-Admiral of the United States Navy, went on the witness stand In the Naval Court of Inquiry at 2.10 o'clock this afternoon to tell his story of the events of the Spanish-American war, ney Rayner, dismissing Capt. Clark, of the Oregon, who had testified, sald: He took the chair when Attor- “We will now call Admiral Schley,” Admiral Schley stepped forward and stood before the bar while Ad- miral Dewey advanced, met him and administered the oath. salutations were exchanged and ; Admiral took his seat. “My name is Winfleld 5S. Navy, serving at a court of Inquir; he replied in answer to the usual preliminary question of Rayner. Then stating that he had been or cations in the precept. spoke deliberately, the; Attorney vered to the command of the flying ayy j squadron, he was requested to give Geant his narrative, following the specifl- enee, The Admiral) pronouncing his jy, Customary! Me then related the details of Went, | eting there with Schley, |” Rear-Admiral of the United States! words distinctly. sessed entered pon his story. There was no demonstration In the court. The word was passed around after the outbursts of yesterday that applause would not be permitted, Then, too, the marine guard was doubled that order might be preserved. Aw the Admiral proceeded his voice Krew stronger, but was not loud enough, to be heard by those in rear of the room, The Admiral took up the organt- zatlon of the flying squadron at No folk, where, he said, “the ‘general plan of campaign was thrashed out.” Took the Helm Himeelf. He said that the captains .of his squadron had diversified views, and_he resolved to take the kelm himself, The auestion ot torpedoes In the fleet was carly dlacussed, and he decided the manner in which they should be cared for, Continuing he sald: “I put the squadron Immediately upon a war footing, established the matter of pickets and patrols and also the masking of Nghts, which were under inspection on several occasions to as- certain how effective and complete it Calm and self-pos-) Wavana command. 1 confidentially that whichever com~ mand | should |member not to nt tied places on F the Spanish ships were dispose® — at we muat not risk the ships {until (he Spanish fleet was peut: of the way. s ‘We dincussed Cervera’ Je destination. He said thet: ti hin information was that the reach Havana oF In rallraad communication was Imperative, and he belleved that |Clenfuegous would be the point, as” jthat came under acceptation of the order more directly. : “We looked over mapa am must any that I agreed with Bim, “I could not Imagine that any onewho had studied the military situation: of the island at all could have supposed’ that Santlago would have fulfilled any, of the conditions of his instructions) We had quite a talk together. F me fault found. t y. the masking Loyal from Outnet. Als told him-that I had been ordere® - for duty to Admiral Remey, which imagined necessarly. meant a “At firat there wan Later, 1 am glad to was absolutely complete, so that It was impossible, when the ships were way in the column or line of ba distinguish any one at more than pral- | fteesates and that [ wanted to assure nary distance from It." him at the outeet that. should be loyal Struck at the I Jabsolutely and unreservedly to the cause He had, he sald, explained it would Sues were woth repeeeen ee Ee Saree hat thei hadl madaraleaertertie I don't remember all the time or not, 2 4 sald, ‘Of course, Commodore, any One commanders, that In a getieral way it |” ™ 3 was his Idea “to attack the head and ene. has known ‘your characters wont) now that it would be Impossible for — leading ship of the enemy attacking | ot, be otherwise than loyal” us, and concentrate the fire upon her." |* Ou, (2 ye OUhtr win rene hed ‘My reasons for thi,” he continued, ee iane Agmtral oes ‘were two fold, the first being moral | 0¢eh establishel any means ine effect upon the enemy, and the second | Mcating with the insurgents: whe the confusion. It. would create, ‘The | there Were pllots or whether any locality, was known where they were to be found. He told me that he did not know, DUE older plans for naval attack were to attack the centre or rear of an enemy's henihe! gobrt hey aif ua lien bekeeetieg he would communicate with) me, feet, which would result in the eacape Bee ae oe ee eneeny pe area we | and that he thought {t would be, bettest would get the whole. I think this plan] fF me to proceed to the blockade of aadivindic Clenfuegos as soon as possible. | Tsaldy was vindicated by the result of tho} C! battle some xix weeks or two montha| ‘Very well.’ 1 was very glad, of courses) later,” he sald: concluding this point, | KO 4aywhers, ‘That terminated ous, converration except so far as It related. to complimentary allusions of such a viwit.”* ra Ordered to The Admiral sa hat he then left the New York any went on board his ows flagship, In order to hasten the opera- 1 of coating. Later the Algonquin came out with an order from the Sécres tary of the Na modore Remey Alrectiug the proceed ta and his nm p> ‘ the Ine to Key The Adm: worn,” he was vary “and nece remponalb je showed me u one of which jon of the two one to take the north F the south coast of to have the prefer- much so, becnuse had been grea number of orde [wan for a androns, ral Schley sald he signalled Ads miral Sampeon, and th tter sald he understo: { his (Sampson's) coming: to Key West modified: hts (Sehley'm, orders and instructing him to carry ous. tohe asked which he preferred, and erence for the (Continued on Fourth Page) espressed a pr w LLG Charles Po M. who, though an American, fought r England against General Mr. Ma | Bast 0: street, Under e and not me two months.” the ran into schooner Lav! y tos Dela row vans Hin ith nk. T by "| HERE'S A CHANCE TO WORK. Anviows to Mire Su orke Blair, of the Ontdoor E recelved a fetter today from Everett, Val, eating that Labar is very 9 (Uthat point. Tho | wns ire willing to work can tnd: plenty is Advertise houses, homes and aparc ments for sale in the Sunday World. | Wonderly will ride for W. B, Jennings] * [in California this winter, and begins aged work for Mr. Hhuggin in the spring, Labeda ty Haggin isa muttt-millionatre, He owns | BFOUNd. the Rancho Del Paso stud, which has given to the turf many famous WORK ON NEW BRIDG : FOUGHT BOERS; GOES TO JAIL! Charles F. May Stole 875 from af 5 nim |J B HAGGIN PAYS AMOUNT FOR 1 | STEWARD DROWNED IN HOLD. 1m. « Lida Delnware PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct The | xchooner Vowler from San Andreas for Philad fa, laden with cocoanuts of the sunkert Ont che formers. nd raced Saly ace Jed | Flrenai race Only routihe supine retired from an active participadion in’ ly the new bast 4s turf several years ago, but hi raced a few horses In the name and cot ors of Charles Littletteld, Next year | DENTINGER FOUND GUILTY. Treanurer of Painters! Organisne ton Didn't Account for Funds, WONDERLY 10 Charles J. Dentinger, urer of the Amalgam: Decorators York of grand lare s ir Court of Ge SECOND CALL ON JOCKEY, Winton Cuts Tw the Largest Ever MWte- urnier's Record. fved by a Doy for Su 2h- alexander .Wine Service, 1, drove his racing autos on the Grosse Pointe , cutting: Jockey Wonderly hax been signed to ride for J. B. Haggin next season, His nalary will be $16,000, Mr. Haggin will only have second catt the boy s services, as J. H, Carr 0, Mr, Haggin contemplates racing on an vxterpiye wcale