The evening world. Newspaper, December 28, 1901, Page 1

v eat NIGHT EDITION Crowning Exploit _Te-Morrow’ _Sunde: From Paris to New York by Land. of the First Year of the New Century Just Undertaken Fully Described in y World. PRICE ONE CENT. EW YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMR orld | “ Circulation Books Open to All.” HALLENBECK MURDER CONFESSED BY A BOY. Bruce Broke Down Before His Mother and Told How Farmer Was Slain by His Nephews. 14.) —By the (Special to The Evening Wi HUDSON, N. Y., Dec. 2! confession of Harvey Bruce, the mur-| der of Peter Hallenbeck on Christ- | mas Eve has been fastened upon ‘Willis, Burt and Fred Van Wormer, the young nephews of the murdered man. The confession was made this afternoon to his mother, District- Attorney Dunbee, Coroner Lisk and Sheriff Best. It was Bruce upon whon. the au- thorities depended all along for a confession. He is a wild, headstrong youth who had been living with the Van Wormers, and while the guilt of the boys was a moral certainty it was necessary to have a confession from one of them. Mrs, Marleville, of New York. an aunt/ of young Bruce, arrived in Hudson tnts! | morning and hurried to the court hous A smartly gowned, aetermined woman ta Mr. Mandeville, and it did not take long to convince her that her nephew was at least Impllc In the erlme, If not one of the principals. myiction was plain to hounced that she would do all she could to save the fife of the boy Aunt Talked with Him. she Was not [than the assertion that he knew nothing Jabout the crime and had not been per- sonally concerned in ft. Mra. Mando- ville desisted for a time, and just as talked with him for an hour, but able to gain from him more ; another attempt of Newark, No J. boy, arrived in Hud- pahe wa: | Mre Jonas Bru mother of Youne Bruce was unable to wlihstand the pleadings of his mother. After about an hour he announcga that he was | willing to all ke knew about the murder. T t was adjourned and Sheriff Best ured manifold paper for the confession which {s now complete but haw not been made public {| Th rt-house is crowded with peo- | ple and the feeling of indignation runs high. There ix talk of lynching, but | ine authorities are confident that they Will be able to stand off any mob that might form. Most of the crowd 18 com- posed of friends and neighbors of the (Continued on Second Page.) “CONSPIRACY!”---BELMONT. | “FRAUD!”---O’GRADY. Both Sides Before Board of Elections Teil of Irregularities in the Seventh Congressional Nominations. Theconvention that nominated Perry Belmont :as illegal. Many of the men who answered to the names of delegates were} under the influence of liquor. The room where the conven- tion was held did no: fulfill the Jegal requiremen’s. These are the points Col. Asa Bint Gardiner sought to establish to-day In his protest to the Board of Elections at Police Headquarters in behalf of Coun- etlman Joseph F. O'Grady. Prof. Collins for Belmont argued that the on:y question was “what was the will of the majority of the delegates.” Ne dectared {t was clear that the mas Jority wanted Belmont’s nomination, “Conaptracy” Saye Peckham. Peckham, for that Mr. Bel the adjournment . 181 Hudson e conspiracy to ent the nomination of Mr, Bel- mont, whos? nomination was certain Ile stated that Commissioner Murphy the arch-conspirator. ‘Commissiloner Murphy called the delegates to the convention, knew the xize of the room, am! he had his police there to clear ¢ hall of those that were ther wlared Mr. Peekham, and knew that there #hould have been for th delegai nd?! Crien Gardiner, Gardiner for O'Grady, Wheeler H. mont, declared of the o street was part Col. that the Helmont faction tad resorted to fraud. He said that in the conven- tion the st of Richmond County del gates read was not the one filed with the Bureau of Elections; that on that list there were twenty-one less names than| claimed by the delegation and that the Belmont men then packed the hall and clalmed the missing delegates by sub- stitution. “The substitution was so hurriedly arged! | done,” said Col, Gardiner, “that the substitutes did not know to what names they were to answer at roll-call, in msequence of which the evidence rhow t some of these substitutes anawered » ax many as elght or ten persons, Perry Belmont, slim and nervous, with glomey silk hat, black cutaway coat and striped trousers, sauntered into the trial room at 9.3 o'clock. O'Grady, stoical, red-faced and stocky, was there fully an hour ahead of time. Col. Gardiner said that in the alleged nomination of Belmont, no record of such @ convention, was certified to or | Mled with the Bureauct-Flecttons. “The law eays,*:continued Col. Gardl- ner, “that the records must be filed with the Bureau of Elections within three days. The certificate of nomina- tion {s mot on record tn the minutes of the convention.” | Mr. Belmont's lawyer said he did not want to go into technicalities. If he did he could object to the fact that O'Grady had filed no certificate of election, ns | the one he had alleged to have filed pro- | vided for a general election, while this Was & special eiection. Col, Gardiner moved that the certif- cate of nomination of Belmont should not be consldered by the Board of Elec- tons of the convention, President Voorhia sald that the point would be welghed when the Board con- sidered the case as a whole, He then read the proceedi f the conversion as described in tne minutes of b During the proceedings “Eddle" ler, who admitted that he had accepted a picture from Mr. Belmon ared. Papa Nick He explained that waa not feeling well and would not be prenent Col. Gardiner read neveral aM@da- A peenting point in the am- davite wi t the deponent im each case testified that the men who answered to the names of the delegates were ander the inflnence of Mquo J.P. Parcell’s adidavit sald that | Be personally noticed one man an- ewer to twenty names and another to half a dosen names. J. T. Oates swore he h. seen two men answer to eight names aplece. Col. Gardiner maid the law proviies that there should de umple seating room and read the aMdavit of John Pureell doorkeeper. who teatified that the hal Was densely packed and the che could not hear the names called. Pur- cell heurd two men answer to the names of other delegates. About the Adjournme = Fetel, Crilly. naid.that the conven ttos journed unanimously. John Witte tentined that the whair declared the meeting adjourned. John Fitsger- ald. Asslatant uty Register, peat fled to the same effect. Col. Gard! then rested his case. eorge F. O'Shaun: ar. Belmonte ead ne woud prove: "iat similar convention had been that Same hail when’ Nicholes was nominated, and no dimculty rienced. "We presetited an _aMdavit of John J. Kenney, Datel Be Finn and Ealward ME Muller’ to the effect that. Police. Com: minsioner Murphy had made no pro- viston for delegates and had provided ng chatr Y also testified that the hall was Alled with men not delegates, and. (hint Commissioner Murphy knew that a ma- jority of delegates would vote for erry Belmont as the nominee for Con Bress. ‘The deponents teatitied that the police tried to push the delegates out of :he and the motion to adjourn war declared carried, but that a majority of the delegnies reconvened and nominates Helmont. This affidavit was ii of Melegates. from” Richmond Gounty and 13 from the First Assembly at Pi Forced Out of Judge John J. Kenny sald the police used force to compel some of the men In the hall to leave. On cross-examina- tton by Col. Gardiner he said that after the convention was declared adjourned other delegates were substituted, and he was then made chairman. Thomas Hassett, a stenographer, who was at the convention, said it, wan Im: porslble to tell whether the ayes or noes carried for adjournment, SIX CASES OF SMALL-POX IN HOME OF FAITH CURIST. Five members of the family of Thomas Hopkins, a faith curtat, of No. 128 Col- lard street, Jersey City, are down with email-pox and have been for ten days. Another memoer of the family, a seven- teen-year-old girl, died an she wus being forcibly removed from the house by a Health Board official this morning. Two other members of the family, girls, have deen working up to last Thursday in the factory cf the American Cigar Company, at No. 10) Firat strect, Jersey City. ‘There are 800 employees in this factory. The members of the Hopkins family, who are {ll with the disease, are wife and mother, Mary, forty-five years of Anne, fifteen years of age; Walter, Allan, four years, and mas, one year old. The girl who this morning was Jeannette, The father and the two girls, who worked in the ctgar factory, Allce and Beagrice, the only inmates of the Hopkins that have not been affiicted, eighbor of the family reported to the Board of Health this morning that there was a girl dying In the Hopkins house without medical attendance. Dr. Stout went with an ambulance. He was met at the door of the house by Hop- kins, who refused him admittance. Dr. Stout forced his way in, and was astounded nt the discoveries he made. Daughter Dies After Father Has Refused to Admit Physician, and Two Girls Work in Cigar Factory, Endangering Hundreds of Lives. JE appears that the girl, Jeannette, wan frat stricken, th the mother and the children tn rapid succeasion. Absolutely nothing had been done for them in medical way and Jeannette was at the point of death, Hopkins wald that he would not allow the girl to be removed. He wan threat- ened with arrest and pushed out of the way by the ambulance force, and fna:ly consented to the removal of his daugh ter, The girl was put on a stretcher, but died on the stoop of the houxe, The dead body was taken back and medical ald was given to the childre Hopkins, firm in her better in cacy of prayer, refused medicine. SEVEN MECHANICS’ LIENS. t Property at Br Ninety-Foarth street, : img 921,440.11. Seven mechanics’ Hens were filed with the Countv Clerk to-day aggregating #4. 449.11, on the property at the south- east corner of Broadway and Ninety- fourth street, in favor of t.e following: Dimock & Fink, #4.923.18; Adam Hoppel, °$5,711,29; The New York @lexible Wood Flooring Company, $3,877.36; Stone & Crawford, $2,006..; Frank 8. Grob, $492.72; Church C, Gates & Co., $2,048.55; Jane F. Lemon, $2,330. Ada E. Bingham and Mary A. Bing- ‘nam are the dwasts und contractors, r AON ice N a Lon AE ee a WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty: SPM. si day, Dec. 29, y and v to-night, followed by day rain; moderate temper- ature; increasing northeast —>—_ SILVER SERVICE FOR COLER Four Hundred Employees Present It to the Comptrotier with Their Thanks, Comptroller Coler was called into the ting Bureau this afternoon, When the door he kaw 400 ‘Finance Deyartment y Coffee wet, silver ver silver, all In the name Ployees of the office. public adiniren the ony you for the things *|gregate promines to make the Zecfon- ALMOST A FIS CONTEST. fight up to a late hour this afternoon. F ‘itz Lindinger, the Independent Democratic nortinee, an E, Bennett, the nominee of the Greater New York Democracy. Col. Gardiner and James T. Madden. attorney for Jacob Madden charged Gar- diner with trying to influence Bernstein to withdraw his pro- Bernstein, nearly got into a fist fight. test agaist Lindinger. Gardiner denounced this as a “scoundrelly 'ying at‘ack.’ Madden answered “No wonder Roosevelt removed you.” F iends then interfered to prevent hostilitiz:. z —— ep SOUTH AMERICAN SITUATION OMINOUS. indicate that the Chili-Argentine controversy is again opened. will be unsuccessful STRONG NORTHEAST: BLOW FOR 70-NIGHT. The following télégram was received by the !ocal Weather B ireau this afternoon from Washington: “Advisory Warning, 3.30 P. M.—Storm centre has moved tc Southern Alabama and will cause wind to shift to east and Stuner nertheast and become brisk and strong on the Micd'e aejuu “*“\Cuast to-ight and Sunday.” ODELL’S. MESSAGE DEALS WITH EXCISE elice with Senator Platt-and State Chairman Dunn. Gov. Odell declined to talk for publication ahout his nee woul st ggest that the question of ,ocal option be -ubri''ad to a vote b ne 's.ge, which he has‘completed, bui it was repovicd af the people of the entire State. ee, LATE RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS. Fifth Race—Fake 1, Joe Doughty 2, Menace 3. MAJUBA HILL IS REPEATED. |Boer Victory at Zeefontein Accomplished by | Climbing an “Inaccessible’” Cliff. me the British oMecera were shot wille tr Ing to tem the rush cut. Horn himeelf opened fire wi pom-pom.” and wan shot thro Heart while firing, Lieu Was succesfully rumed by a Boer under the command of Gen. De Ww | The length of the lat demonstrates | the entire success of De W: the ‘* attack. 1 Was killed while lea Six oMcers and Atty men were kiiled,| There wax no pa all en elght oMficera were wounded and four | gid) thelr eat. i are mianing. It I prevumed that the the oore hadeall the adeentone: mireing officers were taken along with | the captured guns. | Including the ‘about half the River Hrldge and The remainder are jr The numbers of the n ommiastoned oMcers and men wounded and missing Atienn-pounderatientwo paras have not yet been received, bui the ag-|came Janmed, The men composing th detachment stood by the gun and w anor down around it, tein affair a memorable disaster to the ‘Scarlett. was Britian. us overlooked. by "th Boers Simultaneously with the above, the| behind. He saw two wagon load War CMice gave out a despatch from| aud Wounded Horrs carried. Were montly hit during the first on the picket ‘The Hoers, who, apparent! about 1,20, under Gen. De W Ying men to look Lord Kitchener chronteling a minor suc- oy coss of the South African Constabulary, who | taldeu Bothaville and captured chirty-alx Ina subset t meseage Gord Kitche- ner nenda a stirring account of the fleht- Laaht Horse we camped on the slope of a solitar; againat superior numbers. you Da We admire you also for the things you have prevented from he- Any donee mala Mr. Levey Coler Muxhed ikea schoolboy, neahint Business success depends upon en- lergy, ability--and Sunday World Wants, 1. Ralted. cieure: hly throat, and st) express my cratl- then eiver or gold 1 orite the’ goodwit of my uesociates."”” then ree nave aa the southern side of which (w was us, Outpoats held ae of tho| z ei precipice. ‘Phe northern slopes on whicn| Thi night aurprise by the Boers te. the camp was pitched, waa gent calla the Mutorlc actlon of Majubat ta were well plished out In ‘which the Boers also climbed th face of & rocky eminence deemed evn tne bed the out poaltion. naturally strong. had trenched. It was a, moonlight ‘The Boers appear to have cili LYNCHING MOT 1S STORM THE JAIL IN BRIEFEST FORM. No decision had been announced in the Belmont-O’Grady At 4.50 P. M. the 2 ard of Election Commissioners took up the protests against “mn i? WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—Official advices received here A ;cording to these advices the signing of the protocol referring tte whole subject to arbitration has caused much resentment t Buenos Ayres. The popular sentiment in Argentina is very warlike, and it Is believed any attempt at a peaceful settlement LONDON, Dec, %.—The War Omce precipice, and. r the top, ternoon | a list of the Brit- M. suddenly att the pleket teh casualtien Zeotonteln’ Dec. 2 gummi. Beforextnes mbiy could Col. Firman's camp, consteting of rest jentate teal os: ns wooped thro! or 0 companies of Yeomanry and two afer down aa they came chin Most of wounded umn is now ar Bland’ numbered | behaved ft tnac- oonithe an inflicted @ severe defeat irttish forces, ¢ Mwecit] to The Evening Wort) PLIZABETH CITY, N. C., Dec. Preparations are in progress to | James Wilcox, the suspected murderer Gov. Odell came-to New York.to-day and had a confer- Jor Nett cropsey. to-night. Crowds are coming into the city from all part the county, vieod that a meeting has been calle aeful oc ne verdict of the C the effect that the girl came death by violence and was thrown the river produced no surprise. that Nell Cropsey was murdered deen very strong. Only the absen proof of the death of the girl him safe up to this time. The crowds in the streets are amd outwanily willing to allow th to take {ts course, but the tone conversations that are he hand caures fear that th ts certed movement on foot to storm jal Every preparation resist the mob should on tempt to take the itf the crowd fs bow so many of the Kuards ts rm an of Wileox with the feeling againrt the that a determined leader will ¢ able to carry out the desire of Justice be reckoned with of what the oute and the Sheriff has been ad- Jury Inn been belleved in the community all ato ron every large Into thelr own RACING # SPORTS GENERAL SPORTING NEWS ON PAGE 4. PRICE ONE CENT. yneh ts of ato arry to her and the sentiment against young Wilcox hits | autet | law f the to VERY LATEST NEWS reat at Elizabeth City Informed that an Attempt Will Be Made To-Night to Lynch the Suspected Slayer of Nell Cropsey presence for ¥ mem f tho as plann Only t stopped At that there w writing to have ching sion of t Wileox Carrie MADE ILL BY NEWS OF COUSIN’'S DEATH. ured, aS 242 of the y-fitth street and Twelfth avenve, oklyn. She was in a very nervous and to-day was taken to the home tives In Rockland County, where will remain with her mother until has recovered from the shock she : ed following the news of ber tain's death Miss Eila Cropsey, sister of Carrie, nat her home to-day, said: old us before I's body found tg the river that she was positive Wilcox could clear up the whole surrounding the girl's disap- She said that Wilcox had ygnized suitor of Neil's and y had been going together for rs. Carrie sald that she had lanything about him that, Neate that he was of viclous” mper He ny, Srdibarya young the neighborhood hight the girl disappeared. the «d around the fire in the Wilcox and was fon In which the erim and most of them have the man they a ho are tn « ar that will result in she she eo he arrival of t an outbreak early ume mod was small the passed was and this and heir tdews. nas and isked Nell if ne could he hall. She went out, lec sister ne Cropsey, who wae visiting her Cropsey, uncle of Nell on his way to Elizabeth im NC MISS TOMKINS ve th THE BRITISH NAVY. a. | * this, after omkins, of her amicers a ork, Ldeut ax best man ne of the fami ma sa * "away Ing at Zeefontein, showing that the stant. They heard of the | ME aie Sad wounded and prisoners. must number 30 and. arrived The ‘acene | Maughter, a reception. after about 100. 630, After breathing ‘their horses |eoremony at the Langham Hotel pile eave that in, the abgence of Col | they lopad after the Hoers, who mic- ence rman, Major Wiliams, who was in reaching the broken country bese ev aueaaainie War'in command. ‘The column was en:|Sihere. the Lights llorme were useless | Mies Tomkins sos Billott b. Floyd Rey. ne Stops the Cough and Works Of ihe Cola. Laxative Grom ane day. Xo Cure ADMIRAL SCHLEY MARRIED IN LONDON CONSULTS LAWYERS BRIDEGROOM AN OFFICER IN ARRANGING FURTHER STEPS HYDROPHOBIA IN THE CELEBRATED CASE. New | te WASHINGTON, Renley SMALL BOY DEAD FROM DOG'S BITE DEVELOPED AFTER WOUND HEALED, jug Mactny and Clement Kiernan, Six Years Old, Suffered Greatly Hefore Me Died. Dec ax joined at his apa 1 me ay by hia cs and assistant age, Who ca tothe Admira ynstder what furt on rized, and as It ‘i hid’ appeared . nothing more was througho: morn- n, ftern but m th of the me done Inst. the however, onvulsions’ an Ho ak mas with, was sont far, ! 14 Iydronvabla, Unued ko gra cand aa) Also 1 Unavailing fart the 1 ering great ,