The evening world. Newspaper, October 18, 1902, Page 5

—GROKER TRIA | Ex. Deputy Police Commissioner , Says He Went to Armory Fire to Avert Disputes Between Police and Firemen. ‘COL. PARTRIDGE SENT HIM. Witress for the Defense Contradicts Marshal Freel’s Testimony About the Park Avenue Hotel Elevator Shaft Where Fatal Blaze Started. ‘The trial of Chief Edward F. Croker was continued to-day before Commis- sioner Sturgis at Fire Headquarters. Owing to the sensational climax which ‘came tn Thursday's hearing, when the personal record of Lieut. John Rush, Supervising Engineer of the Department and principal witness for the defense, was attacked, a large crowd of Inter- ested spectators were present in the trial room. Chief Croker, in full uniform and smiling confidently, was sented with his counsel, n J. Delaney, and his assoctate, Mr. St, John. Assistant Cor- | poration Counsel Whitman conducted | the case for the prosecution, with Capt. | Cosby ucting as his associate, Both} sides had civil engineers acting In an advisory capacity. Thurston on the Stand, Ex-First Deputy PolicesCommissioner N. B. Thurston was the first witness called for the defense. Col. Thurston told how on the morn- ing of Feb, 22, on his return from the theatre to Pollee Headquarters, he was) notified of the armory fire. When he reached there the armory was in flames, “How often were you in the Park Avenue Hotel that night?" asked Mr. Delaney. h Mr. from counsel e time Whitman objected to a question s to whether tne witness thought the hotel in danger any time previous to its taking fire, on the! ground that the Colonel was not an ex- pert. In qualifying, Col. Thurston, as an expert, Mr, Delaney brought out the fact that fhe colonel bad been attending fires since 1568. “I have been to every large fire since that time,” he said. “How often were you in the hotel be- fore the tire?” asked Mr. Whitman, “Only on: “Do you kuow if Chief Croker ever attempted to secure for you a city posl- tion Before the witness could reply counsel objected. The question was withdrawn by Mr. Whitman. Col. Thurston thén expressed a desire to tell why he had attended the fire, and receiving the geaited permission from the Commissioner, he sald “There hus always been hitching between the two and Commissioner Partridge sald to me “Thurston, do you like to go to fir The Hotel Fire, Edward Mahoney, the Chief Engineer | ‘of the Park Avenue Hotel at the Of the fire, was next called by the fense, He’ testifled that the base of the levator shaft in which the fire was first jh ered had no 0} “When did you first n fn the base of the ¢ asked counsel. “The morning after the fire I noticed three.” The spot three inches by twelve in the elevator sift, which Fire Marshal Freel testitied was open at the tim the fire, Mahoney swore had been ever by hardwood boards by, the h carpenter by his orders, “I there the night before the fire," he told Mr. Delane Joseph W. rtment, who was e Ing the shor:ng up Wicke By told Mr. Delanoy that he several of the streams of water p on the fire and that they were weak Considerable merriment was occa- sioned by the droll answers m to counsel's questions. Cody had been tell- Ing Mr, Delancy of a Conversation he Ahad with Chief Croker du the To was pulling on his ruy- e witness, 2ked Mr. Whitman. “Lock here, young fe low,’ sald Cody, 4? vou're looking for fight you'll get it good d plenty. I’m a fighter, I am." The witness wis tien excured, and Mr, Delaney announced that several wit: nesees expected to testify for the do- Zense had disappointed him and. were not present. Adjournment was taken unt!! Monday morning at 10 o'clock. . GENERALS COMING HOME. American Army Officers Conclude European Jaunt, bers.” sald t His rubbers LONDON, Oct, 18.—The visit of Gens. Corbin'and Young to England was concluded this morning when they left Waterloo Railrond station to em- dark on the American line steamer Philadelphia at Southampton of friends was present, | Thomas Lipton, Secretary Carter, resentating Ambassador Choate; } Attache Clover and Military Attache Ca: ‘King Edward asked the gene thelr photographs. One of the most y u Interesting features p generals here was q arn is Eugenie to make th Americans, The Strict seclu- One of those "T have seldom seen esque contrast of the Ol ew as when the Empress ugen, leaning on the arm of Gen. Youn who towered above her as she cu ducted the Americans over her resl- ence, polated out priceless mementoes of the Impertalistic days of France.” —$————_$$— BCOTCH STUDE! GLASGOW, Oct pletur- nd the ‘At the opening ef the campaign for the election Oct. % of a wr for Giargow Univers ity, for which post John Moriey und George Wyndham a students indulged tn ¢otous behavior, Jurge body of police had to be employed before order was restored eeapeesicae ms Tar Culltfe jla—All Aboard! Three days from Chicegy via Rock Isl- nd to Los Angeles, Sin Diego or Sant ardara. $ié from Chicag’ Comtort- Ne topriat sleepers daily. Gouble berth i Tang and full ins A. oT Pot folder, feces, Sew "york. sy : varaidates, tho| Moff tet SE H SOLDIERS IN EXERCISES SUCH AS A TEAM OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WILL EXHIBIT HERE. TO SEE BRITS ARMY ATHLETES Team of Gymnasts, Selected by Earl Roberts, ls Coming Here to Teach New Tricks to Our Soldiers. THEY PLEASED GEN. CORBIN. LONDON, Oct. 17.—Gen. Corbin, of the United States Army, gives glowing praise to the excellence of the gymnas- tle exercises taught to soldiers in Eng- land. He was so greatly !mpressed by the exhibition of calisthenfes he saw at Aldershot that he Induced Lord Roberts to send a team of twelve crack non- commisstoned officers to this country to give an exposition of the British Army's gymnastic training. Gen. Corbin will try, he says, to have @n American team sent later to Eng- land for a similar purpose, saying that such an exchange of experiences will be a fine thing for the armies of both countries. Praise Well Justified. The praise accorded the gymnastic work of the British soldier is well justi- fied. For the past thirty years calts- thenics has formed an important part of the British Arm’s drill methods, Its results are apparent in improved physique and power of endurance. Major-Gen, Hammersley (called “The Father of Army Gymnastics") sent a number of non-commissioned officers to Oxford three decades ago to be trained by a regular ‘varsity con’. These men later returned and drilies their subor- dinates. All recrutts must go through a course of calisthenics at onc of England's fif- teen great gymnastic schools for sol- dters, ‘The course for recruits, on joining, is ten weeks, and each ominiaeloned officer must take a #lx months’ course in order to qualify as an instructor. ‘Three months a year, up to thirty years of age, Is the gymnastic course of the pri te soldier. The principal army gymnasium fs at Aldershot, and Is the most complete tn- stitution of its sort in Great Britain. The Army Gymnastic Staff there num- bers eighty, running In rank from a colonel] down to sixty staff sergeants. Selected by Lord Roberts. The team which will visit the United States 1s ploked by Lord Roberts him- self from the finest gymnasts in the English Army. They will visit various army posts here as well as the West Point demy, giving exhibitions from which our Instruetors may gal valuable points, and which will ais Cuable the American soliier to fudge for himself che Justice of Gen. Corbin's assertion, that the English gymnastic course excels that In use In our own ymnastics are by no means un- in this country, They are in common use, and many New Yorkers have had an’ opportunity of seeing, th soliiors’ calisthenle work at the Madi- son Square tournaments, The gymnasts who exiithited there were of & degree of excellence hard to beat, and America will Sonrcely feel ashamed of su team if {t Is decided to send one to land, no matter how cleverly the Ing Englishmen go through thelr evolu- tions. mn. Corbin, while awar ta the gemnasium teh Army, adds: Ing highest work of the But They Haven’t the Brains, “The men in thi to, British ron compare, from the , education und } n who compose A on army. The “oers of the enlisted men 1s vastly Tt now remains for Amv! gymnasts to try to keep national standard set by yachte, Jockeys and boxers, LORD ROBERTS TO VISIT AMERICA. begin view with t ron-commis: Amor! LONDON, Oct. i8—Lord Roberts ts planning to pay a visit to the United States. Gens. Corbin, Young and Wood had extended to the British Commander- In-Chief a cordial invitation, and at the dinner given here by Ambassador Choaze in the Cariton Hotel. where all were present, Lord noberts told the ficun generais that he had prac re ucclued to accept their courtesy. Lord Roberts sald he would provably make his visit in December of next year, though there was a poraidility of hia to witness the inter. national yaebt races of 1908, “it {a Lord erta's desire to have Gens. Frenen and ieehly te TERE ITI VE NN ENS NT IT BEAT eh Ee THE WORLD: SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1902. ey Parallel Barkxercise LOUISE MONTAGUE $100,000 BEAUTY, Former Forepaugh Venus Sues Theatrical Man for Ten Times Amount of Prize Money. Ing World.) Louise Montague, . the noted (Spoctal to The E CHICAGO, Oct. 18. once the wife of Paul Alle minstrel, and herself famed for two | decades as the "$10.00 Beauty,” exploited by the late Adam Forepn who was P, T. Barnum's only circus rival, has emerged from her long eti t to ase sume an entirely new role—that of o $100,00 Injured Innocent Miss Montague has not graced the stage, where she formerly was a shining light in spectacular and burlesque, for 0 few years past and now suit for the amount named as cquivalent of damages sustained by heart, art dramatic reputation by reason of sa retirement, which, she avers, was at the desire and behest of John A, Davidson Mr. Davidson ts of Chicago, but for- merly of Milwaukee, He is the Pres! dent of the Davidson Bros. Mar Company, of that clty, In thelr native town the Davldsons are noted for thelr business and social emin- ence, ‘They have built and owned hotels and theatres In several cites, Recently Alexander Davidson, one of the brothers, had himself declared a bankrupt, thereby ridding himself of several weighty financia! obligations in- curred while he played the “angel”? yart ‘Eddie Foy's famous “Om the aggregation, it was as the Indy show that Miss Mont Davidson, who repr ax the business m pany. Miss Montague for falling to made her, wh tesldence ! the benef upon his e bein ty al of this John princt; et nager of the om suing Mr. Davideon fulfil ain promises ‘eby he was to buy her ¢ York and to make ry ina life insurance polloy Ufo, the ation sonside t that she « from the stag Miss Montague, who Is In New York, affirms that eho 5) ed part of the agreement and t he relinquished her place on the stage, by losing $50,000 In sal which she could have earned as an actress It was In 1878 that 4 advertised for the meat benutiful woman in America, the prize belng $10,000, waich was awarded Miss Montague unanimous ly by the Judges, but it has a istood she never re m Forepaugh Ve Mies Montague joined I Cireua at New Orleans ta 19) recelying a tlaing. She uved to ride streets on top } bearing the lezend Cus—$10,000 Prizo Beauty She dicfted from tho clrous to ths at ppeared with F. Rice's company in * fe} the Bijou Theatre, New ere with oF extravag In whieh s! (dog, many "other ples los man era, fs Cire company lin played the tit» "a throw’ | eine LITTLE VIRGINIAN ALONE IN EW YOR Maid of Twelve Says Aunt She Came Here to Visit Refused to Receive Her. Mttle girl her home 1s ettle Smith, bright twelve years old a in Petersburg, Va., was found wander- {ing out thy nsvivania station in jJersey City to-day. She say's that she] ame here on a visit to an aunt who re fused to take her ho for near a we ing about New York looking for ¢ Pennsyl- the Detective Ryerson, of vania, saw the girl In the big station asked her where she wanted to 60, and hen she told her sto ording to this she leit where her father is a weay a ant came here to ace an aunt, She had a ticket to New York and 85, Her aunt met her r he river and tald er that be of a letter she celved from the girl's father at Mould not permis her to visit ut her ‘ation, she says, she went to a. hated, where she does not and h at $1.00 9 day. med! i fort Yeaterd hon her m to put wy ¢ ya nork will care rl till her father can bi tn ed with DANISH CESSION IN DOUBT. ut This G ament Wil @ Ty Awalt Developmen WASHINGTON 4 res ceived here, while confirming the private renort ¢ ed the Danish Weat Indies, to the effect that the chu tthe ace of the tr to the U St ur that t is really is In sto & ment It m this end, » move! by toa to disposs being Der econo 1, Hunter / lation to Dine, The sixth annual meeting and dinner of the Thomas Hunter Assocation, of Gratimar School No. 35, will be hold at Savoy on the evening of Nov, TRINITY GRAVE STONE BROKEN, Memorial to Brave Firemen of the Past Destroyed by Falling Tree Limb. While the gardener of Trintty Church and several laborers were In the act of eutting the branches from a dead tree the graveyard of church, pre- paratory to the tree's removal to-day, the trunk broke in the middle, and thé upper half fell on a monument that was of brave fire’a 42 In 1865. The in the erected to the of Engine Company column, about three feet high, into three pleces beyond the hope of repair, and 4 new stone will have to e substituted memory The mon ent ig about one hundred and fifty teet north of the church and about five feet distant from the Broad- surrounding the graveyard, stands directly south of the about three feet away tal of the monument was not Ingur dd the inserlption still remains, It reads, 4 tive and Honorary Members nel Company is on une ere “ men | ent ‘he pe dng side ore who dod while There Is a Way. 'T asked Husband to get some Grape-Nuts, the ready cooked food, I brought them at noon, and I} served a dish for dinner, for I thought what was good for breakfast was good for any other meal, Well! do you know we did not eat half so, | hearty of meat, potatoes, etc., after) cating the Grape-Nuts. It filled that vacancy which the regular fare did) not “The ‘newspaper puffs,’ as T used to| call them (1 know better now), are, not one bit too strong—are not strong) enough, for steadier nerves, better | complexion, Increased endurance and a renewed reserve fund of strength | are now mine, and I cannot be too) thankful, [can walk five miles with-| out one-half as much loss of strength as when I formerly walked one. “If, in cleaning house and numer-| ous other hack-breaking toils we women must do, we would all prepare | a dish of Grape-Nuts Instead of the| old-time ‘cup of tea to brace up on,’ one would scon see the difference. “I have found, since using Grape- Nuts, that sncntal occupations, which! months ago were taxing and fatigu-| ing, are now real pleasur: I can} think steadily and with such case. By | putting a spoonful of Grape-Nuts in @ cup of good, rich Postum, I have a! drink fit for a king.” Name given by| Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich, HAL CANE, 1 OOD CARB, HERE Noted English Author, in Won- drous Makeup, Greeted as He Walks Down Lucania’s Gang- plank. HIS COLLAR AND TIE AWRY. He Praises Viola Allen and Charles Dickens Highly, Saying the Latter Is “the Master of LaLughter and of Tears.” In aw wonderful a makeup as ever ame off a transatlantic Mner, Hall Caine, English author and playwright, walked down the gang: canla this afternoon homage of his admirers. Mr. Caine's sult of clothes was quite modest. He wore a rain coat of British make and a light ecru felt hat of im- menar proportions. His necktie was a tiatically tucked around under htw left ear and one aide of his high white collar, having broken loose from its moorings, was up around the other car. With his cream-colored chamols skin Gloves stroking his pale red Va Dyke beard, Mr. Caine certainly made a strik- ing picture. With him was Mrs & pretty ttle woman of the type and his elghteen don Ralph Paul Cain youth of Household jank of the Lu- u celve Caine, English pite his. whicn, Mr. Caine 1 this fact when as he calis his Words, Charles Dickens used to edit. !4 not fail to mentk he Introduced “Rafe, son, to the reporters, Brought a Book with Him. ‘The first person to shake Mr. Caine's hand was the representative of the book concern which had just got out an edie tion of “The Eternal City.” He had a copy with him. It was striking in ap- pearance, and Mr, Ca‘ie was careful to ‘hold it under his arm with the title cover outward so that all might see it. ‘The next persons to greet him were two enthusiastic young women, who love his books. He thought they w going to kiss him and started to dodge while Mrs. Caine caught her breath, but they were content with a handshake and went away. “I've come over," sald Mr, Caine, “to manage and direct the preparation of “The Eternal City,’ which ts to be put on at the Victoria on Nov, 17. Mr, Beerbohm Tree, at His Majesty's The- atre in London, has been having a most tremendor eel flattered, ‘Thera has een aome absection | to my introduction of a ving Pope into the play, but this ts because I am the first dramatist to do so. I have done it with a feeling of reverence, and | am sura the people will appreciate it, de- spite some of the critics.” + Enthualastic About Miss Allen. Mr, Caine was very enthusiastic over the fact that Miss Viola Allen is to play the leading rol “Mixs Allen,” he satd, “you know as an notross. I know her as a woman and an actress. She js Incomparable. She is the only actress I know who is able to Interpret my plays. She soos them with my eves and ucts them ax T would my- self. The author also epoke most warmly of the revival of Dickens in England. "He said that Dickens was the greatest Eng- Ish novelist, “a lord of Inughter and tears.’ The tendency of literature of to~ day, he said, was away from the sensa- tional to the more substantial, and he wan glad of It The Caines will stay at the Hotel Nor- mandie. ‘The Lucania was late getting in on ac- count of the fog. She was at Quaran- tine at & o'clock, but had to creep up the waited on the pler from 7 o'clock on with a luncheon at noon. DELAWARE DEADLOCK ENDS? Extra Session and Quay’s Infla- ence May Relieve Tension. DOVER, Del., Oct. .—Gov. Hunn and Secretary of State Layton have prepared the proclamation cal for an extra- ordinary session of the Legislature. ‘The proclamation awaits only the Goyer- hot’s signature. 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