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‘him in a fow drinks. NIGHT EDITION, SPORTING N ON PAGE 6. Giacaiiy Real oma pam GENERAL EWS “ Circulation Books Open to All.” | _ SPORTING NEV ON PAGE 6. % PRICE ONE CENT. NEW YORS, WEDN SSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1902. PRICE ONE CENT, - SHARKEY'S NEW. STORY OF HOW FISH WAS SLAIN. Says the Banker Did Not Know Any One in the Party with Him When Row Arose. HE HAD BEEN DRINKING, Otherwise It Is Possible the Victim Would Not Have Noticed Them—Mrs. Pickle Avoids Publicity in Case, When Private Detective Thomas J. Sharkey, who is charged with strik- ing the blow that caused the death of Banker Nicholas Fish, was seen| to-day by an Evening World reporter in the Tombs he cleared up several! points which will be most interesting | to the friends and relatiyes of the| dead millionaire. He emphatically stated that "ie dit not know Mr. Fish and had never seen him before stonday and that he| Was positive the banker was a stran- ger to all three of the women with whom he drank for nn hour and a& half in the Ehshardt saloon, on West Thirty-fourth street, near Eighta avenue, Sharkey's Story. “why, the “ld ian was In his cups and got out of his bearings,” declared Bharkey. “He had been drinking, like many a better man, and that Is how It happened he invited Mrs Libbie Phil- Mpa and Mrs. Margaret Pickle ‘to join The women told me that they met him on Thirty-fourth street, near the saloon, Later on they were joined in the place by Mrs. Nelile Casey, who is Mrs. Pickle's alster, and they all were enjoying a little food and @rinks out of the old man bank roll. “When I entered the ;rhardt saloon later on I had never heard of the man Fish and did not know that the ladies were there until I heard them ‘aughiag Jn the sitting portion of the p , “Just as I camé to the door leading to where the ladies were seated Mrs. Cascy, I believe, called out: ‘Why, there {s Tom Sharkey.’ I have an idea that the old man thought I was the pugilist, fer he quic turned and had the waiter make a place for me at his right-hand side. “Come here,’ was his remark, ‘What you have?’ He seemed to be all eight and the right sort, so I joined the party. There were five of us He Joked with the Women, “Dering the twenty minutes I sat with the party the old man never ad. dressed me out to ask what T wanted to drink. He addressed the women. I think he niimented them, for It was a fine-looking bunch, Everybody knows how an old man goes off watch when he ts drinking and among o merry company of ladles, They were Jollying him along, 1 stood pat and sald nothing. It was not my business, and I tried to get away, but the Indies insisted that I stay, so I bought a drink, “I was at the table twenty minutes. In that time chree rounds of ¢rinks came in. There had been plenty vefore,] I arrived. The old man paid most of his attentions to Mrs, Pickle, She 1s a dark, medium-sized woman, and lives up on the west side. He was very courteous toward the ladies. “Until the bartender, William Rein- ecke, under instructions from Fed Ehrhardt, refused to casn a check for him he was the nicest company im- aginable, although he paid no attention to me. Didn’t See a Check, “That check! Well, I never saw it, It may have been for $50 or $500. It came avout this way. He told Reinecke that he wanted some money. ‘Why should 1 cash your check? 1 don’t know you, said he. This made the old man mad and he got up from the table, and, doubtless thinking 1 was connected in some way with the saloon, struck me a hard rap on tho head and started for the door, That {a all I will say In this con- nection under advice from my counsel.’ At her home to-day Mrs. Casey re- peated her denial of any acquaintance with Banker Fish. didn't know him, we had never him. before," said she, “I guess if he hadn't been in drink he wouldnt have wiped his feet on the likes of us, My sister, Mrs. Pickle, came down here In the after- noon and Mre. Phillips and I agreed to go out with her, Mrs, Phillips was dressed and they starte@ out together, agreeing to wale for me in Ehrharat's. I dressed and followed them in about half an hour. In the restaurant I found them drinking with the old maf, They told. me they picked him up at the corner, i FLORENCE BURNS RETURNS. Pia oh Girl In Living at.Home in Seclusion, Florence Burns is back at her fa- er's home in Flatbush, where she had Po Ne “Say, Sport, I told you Woozy Sheehan’s Door-Kn HOW BIG BILL DEVERY LOOKED THE MORNING AFTER. (“Tovcnin oN AnD ” AM PRERTAININ TO. one 2a) We NL) I’d tie a bunch of crape on ob.” —HON. BILL DEVERY. MCRECOR BRIDE Young Millionaire’s Wife of Thirty-six Hours Is Not Men- tioned. FRIENDS REMEMBERED, (Special to The Evening World.) MAMARONECK-ON-SOUND, Sept, 17. —Lawyer Joshua M. Flerro, of Mount Vernon, who has been counsel for Mrs, McGregor, widow of the millionaire, Ambrose M. McGregor, who left more than $8,000,000 In Standard Oil stock and real estate, to-day filed with Surrogate Silkman, of Westchester County, the will of Bradford B, McGregor, the young millionaire who dled thirty-six hours after his marriage to Miss Clara Schlemmer. Young McGregor left about $4,000,000, but despite the storles which have been printed, his widow of a few hours {s not mentioned In the will, Mr. McGregor made It Just before he saljed for Caris- bad, Germany. One of ‘the heirs ts James Smith, of Mount Vernon, who Js bequeathed fifty shares of Standard Oll ‘rrpist stock, He was confidential secre- taty for Mr. McGregor’s father, and was a favorite employee of his son, ‘After a gift of Standard Oll stock to another frlen@ the mother recelves the residue of ésiate, ‘The property consists of large orenge groves in Flor- {du, a mansion and other lands at Cleve- | ¢ land. ©., and considerable property in New York, Adam W. 3. Cochgane, Who was a personal friend of the tes: tater, receives 100 shares of Standard Ol stock, ‘Although Mrs. McGregor, the young widow, Is cut off without a cent by the document, yet she falls heir to her dower right in the real estate, which will agregate about $1,000,000, Under the laws of the State she ‘will be entitled to one-third of this amount. It is sald that it was the intention of Mr. McGregor to make @ will. just before he died. SL doubt very much If his widow will contest. the Will,” said an_ intimate friend to-day. know the mother of Bradford McGregor Intends to take oud care of the young widow, and It Isher intention to bequeath her all her own property when she dies.”” SUMMERS NAMED IN MOYNIHAN'S PLACE Bath Beach Police Sergeant Appointed to Succeed the Captain Removed Yester- day by the Commissioner. Sergt. Patrick Summers, of the Bath Boach station, who headed the eligible list, was promoted to police captain to- day by Commissioner Partridge. He succeeds Moynihan, dismissed yester- day. Commissioner Partridge dismissed from the police force Patrolman Ri ard BE, Mahoney, who on Aug. 4 last, while In Astorla, clubbed several clti- zens. Summers will go to the Hamilton nihan was in comm: avenue station, Brooklyn, where Moy-| from sleep) and,’ td sid staterooms. PRESIDENT BECS iWires to Congressman Henderson Asking Him to’ Reconsider His Determination. 'REQUEST IS DECLINED. DUBUQUE, Ia., Sept. 17.—The follow- ing is the telegram received by Speaker Henderson from the President: “Oyster Bay, Sept. 17. “Most earnestly ask that you recon- sider your determination not to run. (Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT.” of Republican National Committee, sent the following: “New York, Sept. 16—Am In receipt of telegram signed by you saying that you have this day declined nomination for Congress, We cannot belleve the telegram 1s genuine. Hepburn and Hull are here and all enter our earnest pro- test against action of this kind by you. ‘The Republican party that you have served so long and faithfully cannot part with your services now." Replying to these telegrams, the Speaker explained his action adhering to his position, He gave positive assur- ance that there was no danger to the |‘Third District, that Gov, Bolse Is a weak candidate, that the Republi- 2 candidate will be elected and thitt will do what he can to inbure his ection. After these assurances the Speaker sald he must decline to re- consider his withdrawal. ————— CREEDEN OUT OF DANGER. Captain Reported Much Improved To-Day. Capt. Timothy J, Creeden, of the East Eighty-elghth street station, who has been seriously 111 in his home at Two Hundred and Thirty-fourth street and Verio avenue, was eaid to-day to be very much {mproved. He passed a com- fortable and restful night, but tg still unable to sit up, His physician says Pe is out of danger. COLLISION AT PIER; Police Port Rail and Wheel of the City of tludson, of the Cats- kill Line, Torn Away—No One Hurt. ce One hundred passengers on the City of Hudson, of the Catskill line, were pante-stricken early to-day when that boat crashed into a pler bulkhead at West Fifty-seventh street. The port rail and wheel were torn away, An attempt was being made to land a consignment of cattle at Fifty-seventh street. The bow of the City of Hud- son was swung around by the strong tide. of the passe: boat and rual rs were aroused out of their cera and left the boat rather ‘than confinue the trip to the t of Bai street. Congressman J. M. Babcock, Chairman | ¥ PANIC ON STEAMER ASTARITA WINS WILLOW IN RECORD TIME. Follansbee’s Fleet Filly Beats Molly Brant and Eugenia Burch—Was Evening World’s Tip. FAVORITES ARE BEATEN. Musette, 12 to |, Takes the Handicap from Wealth, 7 to 1—Potente, 414 to |, Wins the Second Race. THE WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Musette 1, 2, Arsenal 3, Wealth SECOND RACE—Potente 1, Mal- ater 2, Kingraine 3. THIRD RACE—Astarita 1, Mollie Brandt 2, Eugenia Barch 3. FOURTH RACE—Merito 1, Ethles 2, Bar Le Due 3. FIFTH RACE—Houtonnicre Manra 2, Benefit 3. 1 SIXTH RACE—Rockwater 1, SUp- thrift 2, Heno 3, (Special to The Evening World.) GRAVESEND RACE TRACK, N. Y. Sept. 17.—The Willow Stakes were the ft feature at Gravesend this afternoon. It was for fillies, two-year-olds, and top- plen- were so arranged as to give nearly all of them a grand chance to win. Though there we-e no other stakes on the card the other events were filled with high-class horses that promlaed the keenest sort of sport. For instance, the sixth race, at a mile and a slxteenth, with Heno, Rockwater and Igniter en- gaged, was as interesting as any stake of the season, ‘The weather was charming, fresh sea breezes sweeping “he grand stand. The track was In superb shape. The attend- ance was again an increase over the krevious day, showing that the confl- deuce of the public is returning. Astarita’s time in the third race breaks the record for the Gravesend track by one-fifth of a aecond. FIRST RACE. Handicap; for all ages; about alx furlongs. nt Starters, whts, Musette, 110, Wealth, 1 jotting. St.HILPin. Str. Place. 7 LM 5 e Soe ates S Bes dris ‘Odom, Belle of Lex'n,106,Cachrant) 9 7t 3 Teno -a00! bo wre cone noes! 1 eu Time—1.10 2 Jack Ratiin and Demurrer broke in front, but were soon outrun by Musette G Jack Ratlin, 115, Doggett. Btart good. Won easily. who ‘set a clinking pace around the turn, followed by Wealth, Lord Pep- per and Jack Ratlin in a ‘close bunch In the stretch Lord *Pepper and Jack Ratlin died away. Musette held her lead to the end, winning easily by three lengths from Wealth, who was a head in front of Arsenal, the latter finishing strong. SECOND RAOK, felling: for three-year-olds and up; one mile and seventy yards, Betting . SL-HIEFin, Str, Place, RO 1% 9.2 7, Starters, whts., jocks) 108. 81 i 9. 5 HY 3 1 15 3B 20 7 ce 12 6 12 1040, Woden, 100, Mi iit io % ‘aden, 100, i x Start good, “Won ridden out. Thme-146 2.5% The Referee was the first to show, making the running, followed by Ohio Girl, Malater and Mollie Peyton. They ran in close order to the far turn, where Kingraine moved to the front, followed by Potente. In the run home Potente came out of the bunch and racing to the front In the last sixteenth won by a léngth and a half from r, who was two lengths In front of Kipgraine THIRD RACE. Willow Stakex; for fly two-year-olds; “the five and a halt furlongs. sting. Str Place. He Btartern, whts.. 118, Me Jockeys. St.HIt Fin t 1 i" . 6 wo & 7 12 Feloto, 18; Odom ese 7 748 30 Lady Albreraft, 114, Rice 10 9 9 0 Rosewater. 29. C Ee Sweet Ni Moot 100 » Olefiant $4 W132 10 ‘ Stam Ground, 10%, Fun ss W202 5 8 Love Note, 99, Redfern. 12 13 14 Ww ‘ Start good. Won driving, Time—1.06 3-5. ‘Astarita jumped away | front, made all the running and just lasted long (Continued on Sixth Page.) Ho Nek WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-six hours ending at 8 P.M. Thars- day, for New York City and ty: Fair to-night; Thur: MURPHY LEADS TAMM NEW YORK WINS Members of the Wigwam Executive Commit. tee Accept Charles F. Murphy, of the BROOKLYH | --nsecs -p-= 20) Se a 1-2} Eighteenth, as Leader, and He Will Be Duly” pe - .. daa} Selected on Friday. a ST. LOUIS AT PITTSBURG. — ; ., . *p = ; A ; At Pittsburg—St, Louis, 3; Pittsburg, 12. Devery Will Be Welcomed Into the Commi At Philadelphia—Washington. 5: Philadelphia, 6. AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES. r At Boston (Second Game)—Baltimore, 5: Boston, 4, At Chicago—End fifth—Cleveland, 4; Chicago. 0. At St. Louis—End fifth—Detroit. 0; St. Louis, 3. en er te years | ae LORD DERBY BEATS THE MONK, Lord Derby won the third heat and race from The Monk at ghe Empire City Track. They got away together and were head and head at the half. where The Moni broke, giving the} was chosen, race to Lord Derby by over five lengths. Time—2.06. Mabel Onward, driven by F. G. Jones. won the second heat and race in 2.15 trotting class. defeating G. bag gelding Dr. Book. Time—2.13- ation LATE RESULTS AT HAWTHORNE. K. G. Billings’s Fifth Race—Flocarline 1, Vestry 2, Lady Jocelyn 3. Sixth Race—Lady Chorister 1, St. Filibuster 2, Malay 3, $+ $-e RESULTS AT BUFFALO. Sixth Race—Jake Weber 1, Loone 2, Tenagra 3. ———______+}--_ a, a CRESCEUS FAILS TO LOWER HIS MARK. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17.—Cresceus failed in his attempt to: lower hig:record here this aftrnoon.. He trotted two'hea ihe first in 2.08, and the second sons witnessed the performances. pel oF a ,in 2.05, Five thousand per~ SHOT BY HUSBAND WITH BABY IN HER ARMS. With her bay in her arms Mrs. Rose Agnes Grady, of No: 173 York street, Jersey City, was shot by her husband late this afternoon near her home and will probably die. Grady wag arrested after a chase. He is a letter-carrier. For severaf months he and his wife have not been living together. When Mrs. Grady met her husband to-day she upbraided him for not.sending her more money than he was allowing her, He drew a revolver and fired two shots. The wife;fellto tha sidewalk with her child in her arms. POLO GROUNDS, Sept. 17.—New York and Brooklyn played the third game of| New York. Brooklyn. pi Berta en Rasen ight defea + EL. were too much’ for the faithful! Mount e” BOG fa Fourteen errora In two games| Bowerman, c. (the Giants’ record) 1s enough to dis-| Lauder, ab. other courage even the dyed-in-the-wool | Dunn, as. crank, When preliminary practice be- | MoGinnity, p. Evans, p. gan there were scarcely 300 rooters in the chilly shade of Coogan's bluff. ‘A new pitcher joined the Brooklyn team previous to Virgil Garvin, the lanky twirler who GIANTS WAKE UP AND LINE ’EM OUT. New Yorkers Smash Out Eight Runs in First Five Innings with Brooklyn. The Batting Order, Umpires—!.stham and Irwin. tee, and It Is Said that the “Big Chief’ Would Like to Secure a Seat in Cor Sress, Charles F. Murphy is to be elected leader of Tammany at a meeting of the Exeentive Committee to be held on Friday. This announcement was made this siternoon by Senato® George W. Plunkitt, Chairman of the Executive Committee, There will be 28 votes for Murphy and only 7 against hi Patrick J. Rider, of the Thigd Assembly District, who was oppose to Murphy at the meeting of the committee when the Triumvi has flopped and will support him in consideration | aid rendered by Senatur “Tim” Sullivan in the primary fight e terday. The leaders who are oppose! to Murphy and will probably vote him Jn tho meeting are John I’. Carroll, Thomas Foley, John Sexton, Lantry, Percy Nagle, August Moebus and Patrick Keahon. They may decide in the interests of harmony to make the election Z imoug. DECIDED AFTER A CONFERENCE. ih The decision to choose Murphy as leader was arrived at after a} « |conterence between Senator Plunkitt, Timothy P. Sullivan and Murphy | self, Timothy P. had just come from a talk with his uncle concerning 1 should be done in view of the outcome of the primary elections and F, Carroll's announcement that he would pot try to become leader of many Hall, fete 7 vane It 1s believed that Murphy an@-Bullivam- had agreements with the Tammany) leaders.who had stif)fghts,om their hands that it they would vote for Murphy for leader, “At any rate Murphy mustered: enough out of the primaries to instre:hisvelection. : “A large majority of the leaders of Tammany Hall are for Cl Murphy for leader," said Senator Plunkitt to-day before he had} with “Young Tim.” “Ile could be elected to-morrow if a meeting but It is uncertain whut will be done. We may leave the leader to the new executive committee, which will form on Dee. 30. Jt comes soon or late you may make tip your mind that Charles Fr will be the next leader of Tammany Hall.” ‘ ORDER CAME FROM “ BIG TIM.” Then along came young Mr. Sullivan with a message from the and forthwith Senator Plunkitt, undecided as to his course @ sho before, issued notices for a meeting of the Executive Committee fase *Tunattle Tim” Sullivan announced this afternoon, after a talk i lidioe Plunkitt and Mr. Murphy, that WILLIAM S. DEVERY WILL BE COMED INTO TAMMANY HALL WITH OPEN ARMS, as his in the NINTH HAS SHOWN THAT HE IS POPULAR AND ABLE. : ‘The new Executive Committee, which will take charge of mn Jan. 1, will indorse the action of the committee now in power, and © Murphy as leader, This means that “Tim” Sullivan is virtually in ¢ Tammany Hall. et Direct from Senator Sullivan came “Young Tim” with his ° ment about Devery. The Assemblyman does not say anything w baat knows tho Senator approves of it, so it may be set down that “Big Tim has ordered Devery to be admitted to the Executive Committee protest. 4 This probably means that Devery will be accepted as a delegate Democratic Convention at Saratoga without opposition. The up-State men, may not like It, but {{ Tammany Hall comes out flat and says “admit Bey- wy," it will be a case of admit Deyery. 4h att “ie § THE AMBITION OF MURPHY’S LIFE... When he assumes the leadership of Tammany Hall Charles F. will have realized the ambition of his life. As The Evening Wortd saiq he has been “laying pipes" for the place for years, Byery_| itical move he has made has been guided by his ambition. is (et “Charley” Murphy is a product of the gas house district. He started a saloon-keeper in a !rttle place over in Second avenue, Playing polities alt erman scoring and second on the out. He is base on balls. the game. Lauder ‘Dupn reaching o drew & MeGinnity drove a line fly straight in Dahlen’s hands. Four rune aN the time, he grew, financially and otherwise, until he had control over the district that was absolute. He is immensely popular with his ‘own people ~ and no man in the district has ever had the temerity to attempt to Lame ve toara rigs ee raane bead Second ine. reledsed DY: MEG Ae enaey Dahten's grounder was too hot_ for Lauder fo handle and “Mild Bill been with the Chicago American his power. reacned fest. cutter to Smith and was an casy out, Lauder got Farrell soaked a grass- the game Started Hanlon si cleriee olsun aad was The biggest surprise he ever gave his district happened a few ago when he quietly got married, Even his most intimate friends wert ignorant of the fact that he was a married man until the sleuths of tht verything @ begins.” Acting Capt, Dodgers, and to make sure of It he| irowne. Brodie w: i’ hs | following in the Ninth District, where he was Sheehan's right-hand man’ © oy the twirl-] Flood, McGann scoring. Bowerman selected Joe McGinnity to do the Lotro TeaecAlaebtaesonehlaaingin te There is good authority for the statement that Dowling and his adher . ing. the ex-Gfint, ne rooters by ised a high fy to Brodie. No runs. a slot then safely to left aa Bresnahan started for alao got in a aafe drive, Brodle ‘hat fellow Garvin ig one of the pitchers In this country, pitcher curves and @ cool head. a wonder of him before next season Smith was anxious to win today's game from the Trolley Hanlon decided that Roy Evans, was in good enough shape to beat hid old team mal ¥ Inat Shechard smushed a low-! McGinnity knovked down and felded to Keeler, who leads the Floot’s fo Y. He has | pkiot's foul ay needs—speed, 1 will make Dodgers’ first run. the ball for a hase, second McGann. Evans Ufte One run. hed second eA. fee, Delan’s head for thre ter's throw to Dahlen. ‘Third In Sheckurd’s puzaling cleverly flelde: in time to retire the ine fly which nt, surprised out. olan | Set Up high one w bounder to Flood | TU"s. captain got to first. Bheckard. S84] Dart soaked a left, but Frank's attempt to steal ond’ was comtly. he bein, to Me att centre. a to Dahlen pasted a long fy to Brodie. contributed a single to fy whe smothered, Irwin singled, sending Dahien over the plate with the Trolley- Ritter also awatted romoting Irwin to a high foul fly to Ktrowne shagled over Irwin's on Bresnahan McGann smaahent nalled by’ wo runs ader Dol Bresnah, Lauder smashed a grounder to Irw: Hy at first. Smith tried steal second on the nex: ptche! hall, t was easily caught. Dunn filed to iy ja. rsh. Fourth Inning. wo # was ty Smith Keele 1 82°! this afternoon. Politicians did not take the idea (Continued on Sixth Page). _ ‘ press managed to dig it out of mystery. DESERTING FROM SHEEHAN. The first defection from the Greater New York Democracy resultant | = upon the snowing under of John C. Sheehan and ai! his candidates ovcurreé | | to-day when Alderman Frank Dowling deserted the Greater New Yer Democracy and went over to Tammany Hall, He took with him a greal © ents are but a small advance guard of a stampede to Tammany Hall from. the Greater New York Democracy. The claim of Sheehan before the pri)» martes that he would carry seven districts was taken seriously by some d his followers, His performance filled them with disappotntment, DOWLING WAS DISSATISFIED. It 1s a matte of common report that Dowling has been dicsatisied for an : some time, Two weeks ago he said he would stick by S.heehan untii after jy) the primarics and be guided in his future actions by developments * The.¢ SNS in, hi Fee aorta ins, eves’ tion Mmnith'y| velopments arrived last night, and to-day Dowling is back in the Sounder went, to him, and the Ciants The loss of Dowling is severe. He is immensely popular in the. NiZ i {nistrict, and his defection makes the maintenance of a Greater New ¥ organization in the district a matter of great difficulty. ie The germs of a rumor to the effect that Devery, now that he has ft. | what he can do, will resign the leadership tn favor of Dow! BR a’ Devery, wants back some of that money.