The evening world. Newspaper, November 3, 1902, Page 3

i — — } — i— —] [ me | i— —] => —= — = eo) \Eugene Steagemann, Seriously ) Injured, Declares Two School- | mates, Now Under Arrest, Held Him Up and Fired. JTHEY DENY ALL INTENTION. ce i Two Little Prisoners Were Firing at a Target and that ‘ if One of Their Bullets Struck « Him It Was an Accident. tim of two boy bandits, 1s in @ serious condition in the Kings County Hospital, as the result of a gunshot wound. The surgeons have little hope fer his recovery. Steagemann's home fs at No, 9418 Avenue, G, Flatbush. He says that the shooting was done by two hoolmates who have been persecuting ‘tim for some time and who had been fed to the crime by reading the adven- tures of Tracy, the outlaw. Both boys are under arrest. ‘They are Harold Young, sixteen years old, of No. 1002 Flatbush avenue, and William Rising, twelve, of No. 002 Avenue G, At the hospital young Steagemann tolt his’ story. For some time, he in- sists, he has deen subjected to all sorts of indignities at the hands of boys at school. He refused to join in their games and this they resented, Day after day his pocket money has been taken from him and he has been forcl- bly detained so that he would be late at school, He re¢tised to complain to his teacher but he told his mother, who aliowed him to carry his luncheon to school so that he might be free from his tormentors. ‘Then Mrs, Steage- mann applied to ,the principal, who segs not to hajve been able to check the other boys, Waylaid in, the Park, ‘The climax came, according to young Steagemann, when he went to Vande veer Park to gather autumn leaves. He was alone when he heard some one call o him from behind a sand dune. Rals- ing his head, he asserts that he saw ee boys step out with pointed guns. ‘They called to him to stop, but he turned to run. As he did eo there was a report and he heard a bullet whistle past his head. He dodged and ran on, but in a moment there was another re- port and he fell. There was a sharp pain In his left shoulder. Then the boys disappeared. Young ‘Steagemann lay as, he had fallen among the leaves, his blood flowing freely, until a passing wheelman discovered him and carried him to a house near by. From there he was taken to the hospital, where it was found that a bullet had punctured the apex of one lung, where it remained imbedded. Kay It Was Aceidenta Whon the two boys were arraigned to-day they admitted that they had been in the park at the time of the shooting, but dented that they had shot at Steagemann. They insist that they were firing at a target, and that it may have been possible that a stray bullet hit the injured boy. They will be held, however, to awalt the result of the latter's injuries. Max Steagemann, the father of the boy, is an electric manufacturer, and declared that his son had been a of the persecution of the other boys for a long ume. He added that it was be- Cause of the fact that the son had not joined. {n the games at school, pre- ferring his books. STORK FLEW DOWN FROM NORTH POLE Perched on Poiar Bear’s Roof, and a Fuzzy Wuzzy Cubby Is ‘Due at the Zoo. ‘A’ stork from the North Polo is ex- pected in a few days at the Central Park menagerie. Storks from those parts don't get down this way very often, and therefore the arrival of the long-legged visitor is being awaited with as much interest by Director Smith as it 1s by Gen. Greely, the big polar bea Insist They (CAPTURE YOUN WAIL BREAKERS, New York Juvenile Asylum Au- thorities Declare All of the Thirty-two Who Fled Were Caught or Went Back. RINGLEADER GOT HUNGRY. More Guards and Greater Vigilance Will Be the Result of the Young- sters’ Dash for Freedom, the Ai ant Superintendent Says. Aseistant Superintendent Galbraith, of the New York Juvenile Asylum, says all the boys who escaped from that In- stitution have been captured or have voluntarily returned. But thirty-two, he adds, got away. “The leader,” he went-on, “is Charles Stein, a big boy, who has given us a great deal of trouble and who opened the gate leading into Audubon avenue. Stein must have found a skeleton key or a plece of wire with which to pick the lock, which was old and weak. The stories to the effect that the boys had chisels and screw drivers are all incor- rect, Stein got hungry and came back for breakfast. “Some of the boys were caught soon after escaping. Otherg wandered about most of tho night, but as they wore thelr uniforms and were easy of detec- tion many decided to come back. Others were driven home by hunger. All will be punished by solitary confinement and by being fed on bread and water. Stein will get the severest sentence. He is « bad boy and has made us a lot of trouble, Will Be More Vigilant. “You may say that horeafter © + will be mcre viguant. On account of tne high strong fence avout the plice we have kept but few «uaris, who were assisted by about fifty trusty. Once in a while two or three boys would try te ret away, but this is the first time there has ever been an extentive ty as all cessful rush was made. Guard W. D. Dierks, who was on duty, saw one of the at once in his direction and shouted to him to desist. The boy worked hard to which he had been looking . At the head of about sixty he ran to the gate and| REy, F. 0. HAL in a moment had ploked the lock. The gate was thrown open and thirty two STOUT WOMAN: avenue, who is stout effort. It came as a cotapiete surprise | ; charge ‘Thomas N. It was just after chapel that the suc-| Nelson pleaded guilty and was held. N his arms full of clothing and s lads trying to scale the fence. He ran|by the coat. He struggled, but she 2 NEW YORK JUVENILE ASYLUM AND RINGLEADER IN BIG CONSPIRACY THAT FREED FIFTY BOYS ne ee TAM OIIATE? AS YA ALOT STOUT DETECTIVE. Too Much for Burglar Nelson, Who Is Caught with the Goods on Him. m® Lexington nd fort ap- ared in the Harlem Court to-day to son with burglary. Mrs. James Smith, No. Mrs. Smith testified that on coming out of her caught se with ed him id on until her breath was exhausted. Then Neilson escaped. In the mean time Detective Mooney, get over the fence, but was not quick] iikewlse stout and forty, saw the man enough, run and started in: parsuit. In splte hia gave Sten the opportunity for| Of,his stoutners he overhauled the bur- FOR NEW YORK. BOSTON, Noy. 3.—Rev, Dr. Frank O. Hall, pastor of North Cambridge Uni- of the boys sprang into the street. The versalist Church, announced to the reat halted, Stein shouted to them to]members of that church yesterday scatter, and In a moment they were hurrying in all directions. Dierks shouted for help and ran in oursult. He was joined by Assistant Superintendent Garrabrant and a dozen that he had decided to accept the pas: torate of thé Church of the Divine Pa- ternity, New York, and that ne would sever his connection with the pastorate of the Cambridge soclet; ———__—_— others, who proved too slow for the swift youngsters. Policeman Joins the Chase. In the mean time Policeman Wall had seen the boys dash across Amsterdam avenue at One Hundred and Seventy- eighth street, scattering as they ran, and he at once blew his whistle vig- orously. He also threatened the fugi- tives with his revolver, but they de- DAUGHTER WEDDED clined to stop. Then the policeman se-| Col, Hadley, the Evangelist, Not lected one bunch of fifteen and followed them, They ran through the brush and most of them got away. One boy fell over a precipice and was picked up bruised and partially stunned. In the mean time Mounted Policemen Fitzgerald and Werner had joined in the Sufficiently Recovered from Prostration to Attend. Completely worn out by the fatiguing pusult. They caught six of the boys,| labor of his work in the Church Army, two of them being overtaken just as|Col. Henry Harrison Hadley, the well- five by the keepers of the Institution. BOY STOLE $105 10 and his spouse. Preparations have been made for the arrival of the dira's tender and fuzzy little ‘white “burden, A box has been «built in the bears’ cave on the hill so (hy spat Mrs, Greely may retire and receive os privacy this gift of Nature. ‘The H)* General is so excited about it that every now and then he jumps on top of the cage-box and does a song and dance, It is not the modesty of Mrs, Greely which makes necessary this privacy, but her love of her offspring. In common ‘with all bears sho would kill the little 4no if she could not hide it from the public for fear some one would steal it. Like other mothers of human kind she / would rather it be dead than abducted. The newcomer will not only be Gen, Greely's first child, but it will be the first polar bear to be born in this city. Gen? Gresly, who has been living in Centra! Park a long time, had no chil- dren'{by his former mate, She died years ago, and his present mate was purchased in Hamburg and brought over bere as a solace for his widower- hood. As is sometimes the case, he thMk& more of her than he did of the one npw dead and gone ‘The little bear will have no artificial heat, ut as it would have a snow bank odio te 4f his mother were not in captivity, It ought to get along pretty well. in ‘this wlimate. Director Smith is @- little nervous about it, because ail'animais in captivity are peculiarly sensitive to colds, and dt would break ‘his heart to lose this baby, ——— QUICK ANSWERS TO HELP CALLS come to advertisers who put their “Help Wanted" advts. in the Sunday World. Competent workers Saw Woman Hide Money Be- hind Picture, Then Demon of Covetousness Seized Him. Just to gratify his desire for a billy goat and a wagon, eleven-year-old Fd- ward Finley, of Hoboken, stole $105 they were about to leap into the Har-| known evangelist of this city, 1s slowly lem River. Two more were found by|recovering from an attack of nervous Policeman O'Brien at One Hundred and] prostration in a sanitarium in Chicago, Fifty-ninth street and Broadway; two|The fact that he was so serlously ill by Policeman Freed at One Hundred| was evidenced by his absence at the and Ninety-eighth street and Kings-| wedding of his daughter, Augusta Had- bridge road; four by Pollceman Berg-|ley, to Robert C. Batchelder, of Boston, mann at One Hundred and Bighty-fourth| at ‘st, street and Fort. Washington road, and| street and Atustemiony aera Col. ey telved his e ‘The others were overtaken at varlous| titig Pherae a ag polnts. the old Jerry McAuley MI founded the try along the lines of that organization in England. He has been engaged in establishing workingmen’s clubs and tea missions, the intention of which 1s to offer harmless substitutes for alcoholic drinks. Michael's Church, Ninety-ninth ion, and his ‘coun- ‘hureh Army In It is sald that his health ts now so much better that he will try to resume hie work in a few days. His son, Henry ‘| | Harrison Hadley, jr. 1s assistant rector at St. Michael's and’ performed the ser: vices at his sister's wedding. BLIND FOLK MAKE MERRY IN DARKNESS WD ne ad ee cea eon ue: |No Lights Necessary at Wooden Baston, of No, 310 Second street, Ho- token, hide behind a picture in her parlor. ‘Then the boy started out to enjoy life. He looked at the money and decided that one ‘billy goat was not enough. “Tn have two,” he said, “and I'll have the best wagon and harness I can get in town,’ 4 Wedding of Bakers, Where All Guests Were Sightless. Sounds of music and laughter coming from a dark apartment at > Ninth avenue aroused the curiosity of persons in that neighborhood. It “was ‘0. OLL After buying the goats he found that /the celebration of the wooden wed(jig he needed a watch, “I bought a gold one and a chain,” of Mr, and Mrs. John couple, and all the gest The members of t jaker, a bid were bind. strange company he confessed in court to-day, “and I've |did not seem disturbed by their affliction got two rew sults of clothes at home. and the evening was made lively with songs and other amusements. Gifts In “And where ds the rest of the monoy?" | profusion were brought by the guests, asked Recorder Compton, as he peered over his desk at the tiny prisoner. “Well, I spent that taking #ix of had a great time." who were summoned by invitations printed in. raised letters, Household utensils of almost every kind were brought an@ Mrs, Baker was delighted, friends to the matinee. Gee! but we/for although totally blind she keeps The Blind uQartet, consisting of Mr. It came out that the boy in playing| Baker, John “Callahan, William Mo- about the Easton home had seen the woman of the house hide her money behind the picture. She missed it and notified the police. Detective Fallon] mans, for Mr and Mri. Baker are orten "found that little Finley had been prodi-| these institutions and have made many friends among them. gal in his expengit tures and arrested him, ‘ useless to punish him because of his Keever and Lawrence ‘Kelly, and the Big Three Trio, composed of Car Car- furnished the music. ims for the blind were and Mrs. Bakér are often Mr, and Mrs, Baker met at an insti- ‘The judge decided that it would be| siuaying, She was then Miss uy: Ruse aey: Sho lost hor wight when th yours old, while her husband became blind! when two years old. Mr. Baker is forty GIRL SAYS SHE WAS TRICKED 10 MARRY She 17, Her Husband 38—Asks Court to Release Her from Distasteful Bonds. Seventeen - year-old Gussie singer Blumfleld, a beautiful girl, applied to Justice Truax'in the Supreme Court to- day for the’annulmeht of her marr; to Max Blumfeld, an east-side* money lender, alleging that she had been com- pelled to enter Into a marriage contract th him by fravad on his part and threats of her mother to throw her out of the house if she refused. The girl declares that her mother tn- troduced her to Blumfeld, who 1s thirty cight years old, and urged her to accept lis attentions, She says she was finally so frightened by her mother's threats a he agreed to sign a contract of betrou to Blumfeld, but with the intention of refusing to become his wife. The girl declares that a marriage contract was substituted for the be- trothal contract without her knowledge and that she was In that way decelved into agreeing become Blumfeld's wife. Justice Truax reserved decision, FORTUNE AT HOME FOR RUNAWAY BOY. Aunt Bequeathed $20,000 to 16-Year-Old Victor Laughlin, Who Left Home to Get Rich. A fortune of $20,000 bequeathed by his aunt May awaits the return of Victor Laughlin, the sixteen-year-old son of James Laughlin, of No. 684 Marcy avenue, Brooklyn, who left home to seek a fortune, It is thought that he {s now in Boston or Providence, where he has relatives, or in the vicinity of some of the race tracks in the South, for it is to a tendency to gamble that hls father attri- butes his desire to go away from home. “Victor has always worshipped money,” said his father to-day. “Even when he was a little boy he would run away with a few cents in his pocket, with which he would buy some email trinkets to sell at a profit, This desire to earn money quickly, I belleve, is what led him to gamble. A ‘week or two be- fore he left home he told me the names of several horses, which he advised me to play. I told him to have nothing to do with the races, but he would persist in golng to the track when I did not Know about It. “He sald the day before he disappeared he was going to travel West with some novelties, and would be gone a month. I Ttrled to dissuade him, but to no effect. He vanished the evening of Aug. 4, und 1 iave not heand @ word’ trom’ him since, “A few days after his disappearance a typewritten letter was sent to me asking for $100 as the price of Victor's life, It was signed ‘A, B. C. Dee” I placed the matter in the hands of the po- lice, but heard nothing further from it. “Pwo weeks ago 1 received another letter, this time from two well-known bookmakers. ‘They told me that Victor would be @ good honest boy if I wouldn't try to bother him all the time. They sald, if left alone, he would make the whole family rich, “Victor's aunt, May Laughlin, of Mon- real, Can., Was my maiden sister, When she died early in October she left nearly one-half of her property to ohurches and charitable institutions in that city, but the remainder, amounting to over 20,000, to Victor, Unless he has greatly Bed since 1’ last saw him, this ane noUncement, together with the’ fact that his grandfather, who lives in Willlams- burg, 1s also thinking of leaving him. another fortune, ought to act as an in- centive to bring him home. “We are going to move to Chicago Just as soon as we hear anything con- cerning his whereabouts, I should de- scribe him ag weighing ninety pounds, 5 feet 2 inches in height, slim in figure, with a round face, a short nose, Hent hair and blue eyes, He has two dis- tnguishing marks—a ‘small red. blotch under his right eye and a scar on his right temple.” —aEeE BRINGING MACKAY’S BODY. Widow and Daughter Home on Wednesday. LONDON, Nov. 3.—The remains of John W. Mackay, who died here on July 2, will be taken to the United States on Nov. 6. Mrs, Mackay and her daughter, the Princess Colonna, will wa pene the body. ‘The duration of Mrs. Mackay's In aeerioe: unvertain and may be only & ew, mont . “THE WORLD: MONDAY BVENING, NOVEMBER 3, 1302. wen DESERTION AND BIGAMY: CHARGED. Wife Declares Her Husband De- serted Her More Than Five Years Ago. William Clarke, thirty-three years old, of No. 606 Bast One Hundred and Thirty-fourth street, was arraigned in the. Morrisania Court this morning charged with support his wife. A second charge of marrying another woman without se- curing a divorce was also made. who was Miss nner, of East Rutherford, N. J., tokt Magistrate Zeller it was the first time she had seen her husband for The woman said that she was married to Clarke in 184 and that d left her in May of the fol- The Court ordered Clarke wife % a week, . H. Kneen, of Mount Vernon, sald that he appeated for his sister-in-law, a ITED HER, SAYS PRETTY WIDOW Wealthy Italian Grocer Sued for $25,000 Damages for Breach of Promise by Dark-Eyed Venetian Beauty. GLARES AT WIFE IN COURT,| Plaintiff, Garbed in Black, and Suc- cessful Rival Sit Facing Eacr Other, Their Eyes Flashing as Lawyers Plead Case. ‘or playing upon her heart-strings, ning her promise to marry him, and then failing to fulfil the engagem Michael Bacel, a wealthy Italan groce been made the defendant In a $26,000 ach of promise sutt brought by Mrs Annie Spinetta, a beautiful Venetian wilow. The case was put on trial be- fore Justice Greenbaum In the Supreme Court this morning, ‘Phe plaintiff asserts that Bace! wooed her with passionate ardor during the r of 189%, and In January, 1897, asked her to be his wife. She was then a young widow. ‘hereafter, she asserts, change came over him and he refused to keep his troth, The change was brought about by the appearance of another woman In his life, whom he married three years ago. Women’s Eyes Flash, Mrs, Spinetta, dressed in a black silk dress and a lace tila had hardly tuken her seat when the defendant on- tered the court-room accompanied by the woman responsible for the alleged broken promise, Both women sat facing ach other with flashing eyes while nsel for both sides briefly stated ir cause to the jury, ‘The first witness called was Mra. Spl- netta, and she told in a voice broken with emot@n the blighting of her ro. mance. She stated that In 1893 she met the defendant, “He called upon me frequently and shortly after my husband's death he asked me ,to be his wife, I could not listen to him then, and on Jan, 27, 1897, he called again and urged me to marry him, “1 thought he was joking and told him so. “| said, ‘You know I dren and’ that 1 would not leave th for-any man.’ He sald that would be right, as he loved ehildr H you have a very prett told him that the hous elge 1 owned was going to be from me, He sald that made no di ference to him, as he cared only for me and not for my moncy. Bought Her a Wedding Gown. “Then I accepted him and began mak- ing preparations for our marriage, He dought me a beautiful wedding gown Broadway dressmak- sisted me in comple th at a fashionabl ers. He also Ing my troussea “suddenly he ased to call on me, and I sent for him he sald he was not going to marry me.” A. H. Itummetl, fendant, brought oot that the p husband had not dled until F 1897.; Mrs. Spinetta stated that a mi take had becn made in drawing her com- plaint- and that Mr. Bacet had not promised to wed her until 1898, “It was nota year after your husband died before you, by your own statement, was accepting the attentions of the de- fendant? asked Mr. Hummel. The defendant demurred at the ques- tlon and the Court alowed her to keep silent, Mr. Hummel brought out that Mrs Spinetta had gone to the defendant's place of business on the day In question and he had popped the question. She said she was accompanied then by hi who Is now twenty-three years old ow many love letters did you re- from the defendant?” queried Mr. punsel for the de- nites: Where are they now. “I destroyed them, replied Mrs. Spinetta, tearfully. "I never thought then that our love would come to this.’ The plaintiff sald she had never re- celved an engagement ring and did not know that it was a recognized custom among Italians in this city to give and Tecolvo engagement rings “What did the defendant say?" asked Mr, Hummel, “when he asked you to be his wife? 1d." sobbed Mrs. Bpiretta, “tha t t 1 1 he would be delighted and happ would marry him, [ told him ¢ 1 had nothing but my health to bring to him and he eaid that was all he wanted, as he loved me beyond all things. pained Him to Leave Her, “When_he called upon me at my cot- tage in New Britain, Conn., he told me he hated to return to New York ag it caused him great pain to leave mi lzabeth Boandry, daughter of Mount Vernon. was {ll and unable to appear in court, wished to make a charge of against Clarke, and i<neen positively identified the prisoner as the man who, he sald, had married his sister-in-law four years ago, representing him- held in $1,500. by for examination, on PRISON FOR SOCIETY MEN. Two Prominent Londoners Heavily Sentenced for Depravity, 3—The excitement yesterday over the reported fight of a peer to the Continent, owing to the fact that another scandal of the Oscar Wilde type was about to be disclosed, heightened to-day by the announcement that a well-known London society man, Bernard Fraser, had been sentenced at the Norwich Assizes to ten years With him was also sentenced Arthur Thorold, the son of a clergyman, connected, as is Fraser, with one of the proudest ‘families United Kingdom, The prisoners were charged with car- rying on @ regular campaign to deprave the morals of youths all over the coun- of prominent Counsellors appeared on both sides, but the prisoners pleaded guilty of misde- LONDON, Nov. getting off with light sentences, PROF. BARNARD TO TALK. Prof. B. E. Barnard, of the University of Chicago, will deliver a free lectur this evening at Public School on Ona Hundred and Eleventh street, his subject being Nebular ‘Theory. ts connected with Observatory guished astronomer, talk to-morrow evening at the, Museum of Natural Histor, ‘A course of six Lexon aytwue, “Nebulae and He will repeat his Yectures wilt be begun by Prof. John 8, McKay. of Packer In- stitute, on Wednesda: Hirsch Trade Schoo! treet, between Second and Nhird ave- “Matter and Motion” will te his at the Baron de in Sixty-fourth “Did you love him?" asked Mr. H On “Titked fim," responded the witness, her lps trembling. SUICIDE IN BROOKLYN HOTEL. Mysterious Act of Thomas B. Mann, a Manhattan Shoe Salesman. Thomas B. Mann, a slice salesman from Manhattan, was found dead to-day tn a hotel at Grand street and Graham avenue, Willlamsburg. He had com- mitted sulcide by turning on the gas. The motive for his act is a mystery, Mann had made the most careful preparations for his death, Before go- ing to the hotel he had a bath, shave and haircut. He had also put on his best clothes, He asked to be called at 8 o'clock and went to his room. After turning on the gus he lay upon his back with hia arms folded and was found in this position on the bed. The dead man lost bis wife five months ago and sent his two children to a sister in Willamsburg. Yesterday ho visited them, bought them some small presents and seemed in an un- usually happy mood, He remained with the Ilttle ones several hours and ktseed them affectionately when he lett. ———— ‘The Sunday World Want section? @n inexhaustible fountain; it is ted by those who have and supplies thoss| ‘ @ho want. ih i FACE DEUS; SHOT HS BRE TOOK HIS LIFE, AT FRIEND'S HO When His Sweetheart Told Him She No Longer Loved Him David Diamond Committed Suicide by Inhaling Gas. HAD ONE LAST INTERVIEW. His Friends Returned from a Wed- ding to Find Him Dead and Cold In the Back Workroom—He Had Tried to Kill Himself Before. Worry over an affiiction which made his face hideous, cast off by the girl he Joved and unable to obtain work, David Diamond, a tailor, of No. 197 Third ave- nue, killed himself early to-day by in- haling gas. Three weeks ago he tried to do the same thing In a Williamsburg hotel, but was saved. He was charged with at- tempted suicide in the Lee Aven Court and discharged on promising to try to keep on living. He probably meant to do so, for he went at once to the home of his sweetheart and had with her a last interview. She was Annie Olin, who lives with her parents at No, 21 East Eighty- first street, She had been engaged to Diamond for more than a year, but his health was so bad that he was not able to do much work and his face so covered with carbuncles as to make him anything but pleasant to look at. He and Miss Olin had quarrelled before he went to Williamsburg to dle. When she told him on his last appeal that she no longer loved him and that she would not take him back, all hope lett him. He returned despondent to the home of his sister, Mra, Aaron Solomon, for whose husband he had done some odd jobs and with whom he had lived In all his bad luck, They tried to up, but did not succeed. eek he told them that he had Kk. Saturday hls brother-in- red that Diamond had led he upbraided him, Last mons went to a wed! Diamond mained at home. The thought that he would never have wedding of his own made him the most miseratie man in New York, and_he made up his mind to break his promése magistrate. He ck workroom, lay pench, and. having ubber tube to the gus Jet, placed the end in his mouth. The gol- omons came home early this morning, but did not go to the workroom, When they got up for the day's work they nd Diaxrond lying on the bench dead and cold. JEALOUS WIFE TOOK DOSE OF POISON, Accused “Strong Man” Hus- band of Flirting, and Then Swallowed Carbolic Acid. ne AN night the Si George Wagner Is a His feats have bewlldered many audi- ences, but he cowered before his pretty blo ife while she accused him of ainalthWulness, and then swallow! carbolic acid. She is now recovering in Bellevue Hospital, where she is held on a charge of attempted suicide. Mary Wagner and her strong husband seoured a room at a neat boarding- house at No. 132 Hast Twenty-fifth strect three days ago, They told the housekeeper that they were stage people and they were seldom seen around the house. Last night they came home early and went to thelr room on the second floor, Others in the house heard their angry voices, but the strong man was soon awed by his fair wife. She could be heard from one end of the house to the other when she charged him with fiirting with other women, it Is said. The housekeeper was about to go to the room and ask for less noise and tell thom they could not quarrel in the house when Wagner dashed from the room and sald his wife had swallowed carbollc, acid before he could snatch e bottle from her hands. ten ambulance. was summoned and she was taken to Bellevue Hospital, There wag not much acid in the bottle and it Is though she will recover. The thing to lubricate and ease them—the best thing you can get for all muscular pain and soreness and inflammation—is Salva-cea (TRADE MARK) It’s re ied seen ae plieative oe fe remedy, ually good for burns, bru ‘ and all skin affections. Cures Piles absolutely. © Two sizes, 25 and 50 cents. SALVA-CEA, 274 Canal St., New York, ae Scher, Carrying His Marriage — Certificate and Separation’ — Agreement with Another Woman, Surrendered. WIFE IN THE HOSPITALS! She Falled to Return from Visit andi Husband, Finding Her a Guest, Wounded Her Four Times While’ Others Looked On. Abraham Scher, of No. M Rutgers, street, was held In Essex Market Count to-day to await the result of injuries to, his pride of three weeks, whom he shot{ at the home of a friend, ‘| Mrs, Scher {s In Gouverneur Hospital | with two bullet wounds in the head, one in the side and ons in the back. ‘The revolver with which the shots were fired was of a small calibre, and a0 the | surgeons think she may recover, Scher, who surrendered to the police after the shooting, told the Magistrate that his wife went visiting on Satunlay night and did not return home, He found her In the flat of Mr. and Mrs, Aaron Maguillis, at No. 4 Essex street, and after some words shot her. It was claimed in court that as Scher entered the pjace his wife and Mr. and’ Mrs. Maguillis were arising from the table and that he fired without utter- © Ing a word. : The first bullet took effect in the woman's left eye and the second in the side. She turned to run from the room. as the third shot hit her in the back’ of the head. The fourth entered her side as she fell to the floor. Although the shooting attracted all the tenants of the building, Scher waiked out unmolested and went to the Madison Street station hows In his pocket was found his marriage certifi. cate, which showed that he had wed Annie Weiss. of No. 1141-2'Allen street, on Oct. 8 last, Another paper found in BS his pocket was an affidavit that he Rosle Scher had agreed to separate on June &%. It was witnessed by a notary, Scher refused to discuss the naper and the police are trying to learn whether le tas two wives. The prisoner ts @ clothing cutter, GAS FAILS TO KILL. OLD MILITARY MAN “Col.” Charles N. Baker, Aged 83, Relative of Wealthy New Yorkers, Is Recovering. “Col.” Charles N. Baker, eighty-three years old, who is sald to de a veteran of the civil war, and a member of @ prominent New Rochella family, is im Bellevue recovering from the effects of illuminating gas, Baker lived at No. 98 Barclay street and was usually accom — panied by a valet In black, It was sups” posed by the other inmates that the olf man was a civil war veteran, partly from the stotles he told, but more om account of his commanding figure, mili- _ tary carriage and hot temper. He said his nearest relative was Frank G. Suliman, Secretary and Trustee of the Manhattan Savings Institution, Mr, Stillman moved to the city recently, from his New Rochelle home. Fri¢nda, who: tried to notify him of “Col” Baker's plight were unable to get his! exact address. The French cook in the. restaurant was the first to discover! — Baker, who was lying in a eemi-con-} eclous’ condition across the bed, while’ the gas jet was turned on to its fulles& extent. nts. At druggists’, or by mail, Be HOR ah