The evening world. Newspaper, September 8, 1902, Page 4

LIN THAN. Through Plunges Dash for Liberty. _ GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR. Picked Up After Another Train, Had Cut Off One of His) Legs — Accused of Embez- © zlement and Bigamy- Herman Newman, a prisoner, who ‘Was a passenger on the Southwestern Limited train of the New York Cen- tral, leaped for liberty through a car window while the train was running @ mile a minute through the village of Rhinecliff this morning and sus- ed injuries which will result in death. Newman “was in custody of Detec- tive Sergeant George A. Doran, of Capt. Titus’s staff. He was wanted for Jarceny and bigamy. Following his arrest ih Kansas City last week, he'wes brought here for trial. Gained Detective’s Confidence.. Newman had won the detective's con dence and was not handcuffed. § Dur- fng the trip he made no effort to get way from the detective, and had the officer persuaded that he was glad to return to New York to stand trial. ‘At 6.20 o'clock this morning Newman turned to Doran and said he would like to wash his face. Ho started for the wash-room with the detective a few feet Qeok of him. As Newman entered the room he made ® flyimg leap, cleared the wash-basins and went headfirst through the broad Bi "How the man struck the ground the ive could not tell, as the train bounding forward at lightning _ peed. £ wounded man was miles behind Doran found the conductor and told him whet had happened. Believed He Was Killed. “He'll not move before you get back to; him if it takes you all day,” said post conductor. “When ho jumped theough thet window he Tanded ‘on the northbound , and if he isn't dead ‘the next train weal finish him.” ‘The conductor refused to stop the train, as the Southwestern Limited stops only at Poughkeepsie, between Albany and New York. Detective Doran rode on to Pough- Keepsle, where he secuted a bugsy and drove back to Rhinecliff. . ther Train Ran Over Him. Maif way between Rhinecliff and Staatgburg, the first village to the south, the detective found Newman. The man was lying unconscious across the north bound track. His right leg had been severed by « northbound train after hin fall, Both arms were broken and a deep hole was in his head. Doran placed him in his buggy and drove him to the Vassar Bros.’ Hotel at Poughkeepsie, where doctors were summoned. ‘They sald the man would not ifve through the day. Newman was collector for ‘United States Brewing Company, New York and New Jersey. He was th found to be $1,800 short in his accounts, | but fled when he learned an Snvestiga- tion was on. and several children at No. 64 East One Hundred and Fourth street, but when he left the city it is charged that he took another woman with him, whom he had marrted on Juno 29 Detective Doran located him in Kan- pas City by watching the family of tho second wife. The girl's father received letters from her and went to k City to persuade his daughter to with him. Doran notified the} City police and by keeping track Newman's second father-in-law able to arrest him. was MANY LITTLE T | Windowof Express in. Ho lived with his wife} a} har! PED FROM “JUDGE IN TEARS (OPERATION KILLS 3 MGREGOR: AT SMYLIE BIER. | Friend Who Acci-| dentallyKilledthe Ma- jor, Bowed with Grief | HIS WREATH ON CASKET. He and the Widow Sob Aloud | at Impressive Military Ser-| | vices in’ Or. Parkhurst's| | Church. | grief, and| emotion, Two figures, bowed by shaken by uncontrollable stood forth prominently at the fun- eral services to-day in honor of Major Charlos A, Smylie, the million- aire licorice manufacturer They were of his whose sobs could be heard above the voice of the Rev, W. W. Coie, assist- ant pastor of Dr, Parkhurst’s Madi- son Square Presbyterian Church, and his dearest friend, Judge C. B. Storrs, who mistook him for game in their Adirondack hunting grounds and shot him dead. those widow, Wreaths from Widow Two fragrant wreaths sombre pect of the ailyer-mounted casket w ly borne down | the alsie on tl Jers of six ser- geants of Major in the Twelfth On white and green, valley lilles 4 tamdlax, the last gift of the sor. viddow, the other was crimson, of great American beauty roves. Ure final tribute of the heantoroken friend who hud killed Major Smylic, An Amerloan flag was] festooned o of the casket Smylie pew was | and directly aerom Tat held his hand to his heart seemed written upon hit hag 1 de an d face Comrnden. Epcorted by Gen Roe had offered a brigade of the National Guard as an escort of hon but Mrs, Smylle wanted the fu eral Ral be as quict a4 possibl 1 to Ave nik i Tweltth. te , under mand of , convey the canke No, 115) bat Fifty-elghth street, to the church family plot in Law N where the tn renee, erment (ool mt party, besides the widow, and Mrs. W. H. Ely the “Fhe honorary pall-bearers were Mit. | ton Hopkins. chard Storrs, Indgo's brothers Hrunk A. Mtunee y J. Gregg, Wentow 8 Nrdeor As t casket was ie eto the altar the cholr sang, "C the | Bar. the The naval and millt W Spanish war was represented Henriques and Toppan, President; Av J John T. Hib A cordon police led by Rovndsman | Corey, of the West Thintleth strept sti tion, led the funeral cortege to the Christopher street ferry, which IC took to the special pala in, KNOX IS IN Is IN PARIS. le. pt. §.—P. C, Knox, { the United States, who ar stedrday, ts stopping at the Hotel Ritz, He declines to say anything on the a clear | to the Panan perty. rectdl Knox comes to Paris the situation. WHS ¢ gations, su Mr fully informed | was operated upon for kidn | thrashing {¢ he didn't, But he didn’t find work and his insisted that he go to school, Attornoy-| / Company's | \t HIEVES ‘IN THE CHILDREN’S COURT, Of the Thirty-one Cas eae es Before Justice Olm-, sted Majority Are for Larceny. At the openiug of the Children’s Court to-day, Magistrate Olmsted confronted thirty-one little prisoners. ‘The majority of these were arraigned ‘for burglary and larceny First calle. to the bar was James Dunn, fifteen years old, of No. West Thirty-first street. He was charged with disorderly conduct. T was swinging on a gate and this cop arrested me.” Dunn was dis- charged. t ' “I crease pants for a living,” Paul Affasme, sixteen, of No. Wast Thirty-fifth street, who was rested for abusing an officer, “1 didn't mind it; it was fun 1] thought ‘tobe pinched. 1 don't think it's fun naw.” Sever arrested before?” asked His Honor. : *Once,” replied the youth ch wistrate Olmsted asked the i i dren's Society Agent if the so- had a seer of the boy and he id d they had > atence Riapecaed: Another youngster arraigned rderly conduct was George Wes- said Dleaded guilty, 209 | for irteen, of No. 2703 Eighth ave- |" ve you “a asked the | talkin’ r / * ay honor, jtrow a brick furder ‘ken yer " an’ I) a bloke says den me, 'says I kin, an’ he says I couldn't, an‘! |T trew der brick an’ 1 broke der glass in der lamp-post an’ der cop pinched broke in the Court. right years old, of No. * Discharged,” Jerry Myme, 41 Chestnut treet eleven, of No, 127 Baxter street, and Angelo Lombarde, twelve, of No. 70 Mot* street, were charged with burg- lary. At 6.30 o'clock Sunday morning | wore caught, it is alleged, break- ing into a cigar and fruit store at No. 202 William street. They pleaded not guilty. On examination they each told a different story and later were found guilty ° and remanded for sen- tence, Defended Hin Mother, | Michael ¢ vars old. of |No. 19 Elisa was charged | with creating a disturbance tn a po! been arrested et and he station. “His mother hi talking too loud in injusti p you to arrested me mudder and |brung her to der lockup fer nuttin’ it made me mad, and I went de ad told om dey was wrong, as a a. it arte Jest behing. der cow Dey’ sald ‘img ne eat would der a An ter ‘dor bloke 8, ‘Bhut, yer irons, rin Persian Carpets William Defilipo, | uidn’t an’ “mel THE W WORLD: “MONDAY RVENING aPrEsbeh, 8, 1908. FORTUNE FOR YOUNG BRIDE. Standard Oil Millionaire Suc- cumbs to Wounds Made by Surgeon’s Knife and Wife of Few Hours Is Wealthy Widow. Spe: o The Kvenine W MAMARONEC K, N.Y, Bradford B, MeGregor, son of the late millfonaire Standard Sept. 8.—| Oil magnate, Ambrose M. McGregor, who married Miss Clara Schlemmer, of New York, | last Saturday, a few hours before he y trouble, handsome died here to-day in his country place, Orienta Point. His bride, who bad nursed him ten- derly since the cperation, was with | him when the end came, a8 was his | mother, It is a curious coincidence that Dr.; MR. AND MRS. BRADFORD B. M’GREGOR. M’GREGOR’S SURGEON tained a and the rried another mé divorce mony the guests filed quietly out of the room, leaving the bride with her pa- Dakota, next da q QUEEN WILHELMINA {CAR JUMPS TRACK * J. Willis Hassler, who jerformed the! mr, regor’s physician ordered him|tlent for an hour. HURT ON WAY HOME. operation, was reported to have been) to give up his business t Spring, Messages by Automobile. Injured to-day in collision at Phila-| Which he dia, and went to Europe, Me . ; = was accompanied by his fiancee and her| She was disturbed by the surgeons all to The: eovening | ¥or!0,) delphia and is now in a critical Com} otney and his mother. After staying|wno came to perform the operatid PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. Sd dition. at Carlsbad and other springs the phy-|Mr. Bostwick used his monster red rac-| Wille Hassler, member of the corps of When Mr. Met ame a bride-|alolans ordered him home for the opera-|ing automobile carry messa and | Physicians of the Hahnemann Hospital groom and when ration per-| tion, which was considered the Jast/procure implem for the surgeons, | in this city, and who, with Dr. W. Be formed It was not expected would! resort. Miss Quintard accompanied him|The bride was admitted to the room Van Lennep, performed an operation survive, The bride will inherit his es-| home id hod been with him con-[after the operation, but Mr. McGregor | a Mamaroneck upon Sandford B. Me- tate, which Is estimated in the militons. | stant was still under the Influence of anaes-| Gregor, is In a critical condition. Mr. McGregor had nut been well for| Last Friday the operation was planned |tetcs and could npt recognize .| He was severely scalded yesterday af- a yeur, Hix illness 6 to have been! for Saturday. At 10 o'clock in the|She remained in the house over night, | terncon in a collision between the Bt. ngxravated by the deat of bis father| morning Miss Schlemmer was accom-| ‘The bride Is-a daughter of William | Louls expreys, on which he and Dr. Van and trouble with his frst wife, who was! panied to the sick chamber in Orlenta] Schlemmer, a wealthy plano manufac-|Lennep were returning home, and a Miss Florence Quintard, daughter of| Point by her bro William B,| turer of New York, shifting engine iu the Pennsylvania the ate James W. Qui . of New| Schlemmer, who. ysence of her| Eriends of the McGregor family say| Rallroad yards at Frankford Junction, y id niece of Bishop Quintard, of at t gave ho will inherit » fortune in excess of | in the outskirts of this clty. Dr. Hass- Tennessee, It is sald among his friends The others $1,000,000 from Mr, McGregor. ler was so badly injured that he ts that she left him because he would not] Gcehran, of New Y It {s said that when Dr. Bigger found | swathed in bandages from head to foot. leave his father, who was and ac-| pest man; Mr. and Mrs. Albert C, Bost-| Ns patient was sinking he expressed a] When the collision occurred Dr. Hass- her to Europ went tol wick, Mra, Mccregor, mother of the|®!8h that Dr. Hall, of Mamaroneck, be] ler occupied a seat in the Pullman : <== = ———= | bridegroom, and Dr. Digger, his phy-| Present, hoping that he might do some-|car Bryn Mawr, He attempted to es- sicia id Dr. M Hall, of Mama.| thing to prolong life. cape through an epen window, and in ble | roneck, he ceren y was performed] On hearing this It is reported that | doing so jumped into the midst of the Ne by the Rev, Frank F. German, rector | Albert C. Bostwick. the millionaire au-| wreck and becamo enveloped in a cloud of Thomas's Protestant Episcopal] tomobilist, mounted his machine and] of steam Church, Mamaroneck, made a record run into Mamaroneck,| ‘The physician is better to-day, but he ‘The bridegroom, who was very weak, | secured Dr. Hall and returned, making | {s not out of danger. There were more was raised on his pillows and responded |the #ix miles at the rate of sixty-four} esd three hundred: DARSROS SES, RDOATC:) feebly to the jces, It was evident |miles an hour. But Mr. McGregor wae! (re tram All of whom Became panic. that he was very I. After the cere-| dead when Dr. Hall arrived. seriously injured. _|Rather “than Go to Schoo! He Dives Head | First from Window to| Death, Michael Bolta, eleven years old, committed suicide to-day rather than go back to school, He lived with his parents at No. 123 Henry street, At breakfast his father told him he would have to go | to school and threatened him with a Mrs, Bolta got out the boy's best clothes and coaxed him to dress, ‘The lad was unwilling. He had said all summer he would never go back, father & SONS \2Ist Street: | Chatham Square: 2226 to 2234 Third Ave.} 193 to 205 Park Row. eae Corner 121st St. Chatham Square. court, | 's frant i. Man he lad to a neikl summoned i ~ EVERYTHING FOR HOUSEKEEPING. Sueno EVERYTAING RELIABLE. ad him ‘untit the, ambuance surgeon told her he was dead. } ‘ “ | 152 Piece Ghittenee {Dinner Set, | sof Golden Oak, fii. Carpet Dept. A Bargain in corated Dee & i Covered in three- | | Healy eeu, spring | Sess head and spring! Saroe) scat, tufted, | large size and best Aworkmanship § throughout. $9.90. 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G ASH or LIBERAL CREDIT. Dining Room Chair and Arm Chair. Quartered oak polished, cane re ~ Coweenary HONORS A CAPTAIN/ON PERILOUS BRIDGE. — Confers Order of Knight of Orange Nassau on Albert Potjer, of Holland-America Liner Potsdam. Passengers in Panic as Trol- | ley Hangs Over Deep Water After Knocking Off Guard Rail. With one end of the car hanging over the Mott Haven Canal fifteen passen- Gers of the Union Railway Company's line had a narrow escape from Geath early to-day, The car jumped the track between Ryder and Railway avenues, and before it could be stopped had knocked down ten feet of the guard rail and was teetering over the water. The passengers were pentc-strieken, several women fainting. All were as- sisted to a westbound car and trens- ferred to others after crossing the bridge. Four cars have recently hed similar accidents on this bridge, which fe a . rather frail structure. The high apeed maintained by the motormen in crossing | caused {t to vibrate. The car bi along over the bridge for twenty feet be- fore it struck the guard rail or eould stopped. The bridge is about ten feet above the water, which ts quite deep at this The General Agent of the Holland- America line has received cable infor- mation that Her Majesty Queen Wilhel- mina of the Netherlands has conferred the O¢rder of Knight of Orange Nassau upon Capt, Aldert Potjor, Commander of steamship Potsdam, ‘Capt, Potjor was born in 1940. At fif- teen years of age he went 4o sea with ‘his father, who was @ captain with the East India Company. He entered the nervice of the Holland-America line in 1880 as third officer, became a captain In 1885, completed his hundr as captain in the Hollan ervice in 18%, and, after having been in command of different steamers of the Une, assuined command of steamship Potsdam in 1 Several Inedals and souvenirs for the) saving of life and property are in his jon. One of these is a magnifi- arine glass, presented to him by the ‘rench Government for the regoue of a crew of fishermen on the New- foundland Banks in 18%. The Life-Sav- Benevolent Society. of New York, wit during the, pres week _ presen’ gold medals to rie and the officers of! the ship who participated In the saving of the crew of the Norwegian bark Bis- kof Run in midocean. por cent This Store will continue to close at Noon on Saturdays, and 5 o'clock P. M. on other business days during es lirst two weeks of September Great Occasion In BLANKETS This announcement results from the combination of continuous effort and large investment intelligently directed. Our Blanket business is comprehensive. The stock includes the finest goods for the most exclusive trade, and the best values offered in this market at the most popular prices, While the list printed below is rich with cheapness there is not a single pound of trash in the entire offering. The exhibit is on the third floor. Many prices are below wholesale rates. The concentration of distribution brings to the buyer of the smallest amount advantages that are only secured by large operations. Coal may be high next Winter, and in some cases blankets may be a partial substitute. Lots offered today are large, but present prices can- not be promised for the future. Plans for this offering are based upon e: tion of immediate large sales. Our hopes are sure of realization, This means your prompt attention if interested. WHITE BLANKETS The Elovoo—Nicely finished White | At $7 — palr—T2x84 in., 54 Ibs. Blankets ‘At $8.50 palr—76x864 in., 61 Ihe. AtgL.6o B'patt—g9x72 tn gig tbs. | At #10 palesona0 ioe Te Ibe. t pair—69x72 In., 8. | rp The Fernwood—Warm, well made, “rong combed Seahiices aneel K Sate Ba ieee mr t82 pair—60x78 in., 4 Ibs. Aas At$2 — palr—70x80 in., 5 Ibs. aE 30 paire-coxea {oo 4H ihe. Tho, Bristol—A well made medium| At $9.50 pair—78x84 in., 644 Ibs. ilanket; uewoo! 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At 83:75 palr—70x89 in.) 6 Ibs. = rth $6.60 vl ines ae % Lae ¢ Pembrook—Extra heavy Tag Colm oie -All-wool warp and wrGal ang, gered} vary Ave Eo. pair—60x84 in., 4 lbs. At $5 pair— Hex 84 in, 644 1b8. At $5.50 Dair—Ta3h Bs iB ihe. Thal Rosemen riidead Jong woo! im A 0 x in. my Waar AtS6 Palr—Tax6ain., 6 Iba. The Farley—Made of extra long staple wool filling; spool cotton warp: ae 5 = pair—GOx4 in., 4 Ibs, pair—72x82 in., 5 Ibs, The Chesapeake—Finished soft and spongy, with enough cotton ih keep it from At $6 alt 78 x 84 ip., 6 Ibs. The Westmoreland—Made of super. 6 x $7.50 pair—78x8¢4 in., 6 Ibs, The Jefferson—Fine soft wool in jor ony pipers wool, both warp warp warp and fillin and fil At $5.50 palr—G0x84 in., 44% Ibs. At ‘38 pair 76x86 in,, 6% Ibs. GRAY BLANKETS The SilvertoncAt $2 patr—Heavy,| At $3.50 par—60x80 in., 4 tbe. Seer oA arine Sibe. 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At$4—— pair—60x84 in., 4 Ibs. At$5 — palr—72x84 in., 5 lbs. "MISSION MILLS BLANKETS Sold only by the Wanamaker Stores. AS 8.50 pair—72x84 in., 54 lbs, Made of the best pure Callfornia. wth ivele fat ea) in., 646 lbs, ont — At $4. 28 Palr—70x80 in., 5 lbs. wool; in special sizes, weights and finish; bound with broad| At $9, sd pair Taste hi be. silk ribbon. Atg1z' | pair—78x86 in., 8 Ibe. Medium weight At $18.50 pair 84x90 In. Obs, At $7.50 palr—GUx84 in., 41% Ibe, 15 pair—90x06 in., 10 Ibe, DOWN COMFORTABLES ‘These are all made in our factory, hence we know that onlyae pure white goose dow! bd into them; free from odor and will not. At $3.75 each, worth $5—Covering of hest American sateen; figured both sides. At $7.50 each, worth $12—Covering of best printed China sills; figured both sides. SILKOLINE COMFORTABLES At $1 ecach—Covering of printed silkoline; filling of good, clean cotton; worth 5. Third floor, JOHN WANAMAKER.: Tormeotty. baa Tr seowart & Le Broadway, 4th Av 9th od th Sts.