The evening world. Newspaper, November 13, 1902, Page 3

yNOTT.6 PUTT Senator Says cle’ll Be Re-Elect- sued if “They” Want to Send “iv Him Back to Washington, and » “They” Will Do It. ODELL, HE’S NOT FIGHTING. Al Not After the Senatorial Toga and Not Stirring Up Any Trouble in the Fight Against Chairman Mor- ris in This City. " If Senator Platt fs afraid that he is @pot going to bo returned to the Unit- ®°@4-States Senate he showed no sign of Ht to-day. And if Gov. Odell fs against {Benator Platt for the nomination, as has been rumored, there 1s on indica- 4 tion of it apparent. “Sow about this story in a morning \Jhewspaper to the effect that you sala {you wore only a tentative candidate for Uge-election to the Senate?” a reporter | Bsked the Senator. “fivell.”” repiled Senator Platt, ‘I'm “a vandidate if they care to nominate = bp vie “They? asked the reporter. go) HCertainly,” was the reply. “By ‘they’ wqol mean those who are going to renom- inate and re-elect me. I know of no op- sition ,to me. Gov.’ Odell came out strong in his advocacy of Senator Platt's candidacy. yoo" appear to have been misunder- eptood,”” he sald to The Evening World, £aithough why I should be I cannot ‘S AFRAID? (COT LOCKIAW BY LOOKING ATCA Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham Seized with a Remarkable Fixed Its Gaze Upon Her. JAWS IN VICE-LIKE GRIP. Experiences Which Began When She Was Sixteen, Have Been Often Repeated and Her Case Puzzles Dr. Holl!well, of Bellevue. “T dare not look at a cat,” sald Mrs, Elizabeth Cunningham, of No. 417 Enst Seventeenth street, to an Dvening World reporter to-day, ‘for fear of being selzed with lockjaw. This may appear to be a remarkable statement, put it ts true, and will be borne out by the doctors In Bellevue Hospital, who treated: mo yesterday when, after look- {ng at a big black cat, I was imme- diately soized with a hysterical fit that ldoked my jaws as if they were held in a vise, “You cannot imagine the terrible muf- fering I undergo from this dread fear of cats, which dates back to the time I was sixteen years old. There is some- thing mysterious about !t, too, for up to that time I was always strong and healthy and extremely fond of all mem bers of the cat family, “lL can remember that dreaful ex- perience as if it were to-day. We had beautiful Maitese cat, which was the pet of the family, and I had just dressed her up prettily in some bright ribbons and placed here on a chair. As I looked at the cat I noticed that he big, green brfathom. I thought I made myself plain bienough. Of course I am for Senator <oPlaitt.’ I said there was no opposition to him and I meant it. I had no In- artention to be evasive.” fyeGov, Odell will remain in this clty for epithe rest of the week. He is to attend *of@ banquet Saturday night and docs not eweare to go to Albany and come back n. t ig understood that ho has agreed to meen “hi nds off the fight avainat veep rman Morris and that he reached an agreement with the 4 leaders concerning Senator Platt's “proposed State Constabulary bit n —— ‘MURPHY COMES “OUT FOR TUNKEL vf ‘Tammany Leader Tells the Or- ‘ganization Members of Board of Aldermen to Vote for the Pennsylvania Franchise. pi§ AY PASS IT NEXT TUESDAY. The Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel easure, which thé Board of Aldermen as been holding up at the demand of he labor men, who want certe!n clauses inserted in the franchise, will be passed y the Board at its next meeting if he orders of LeadeACharles F. Murphy ‘othe Tammany Hall Aldermen are bey ed. H Before leaving for West Baden Mr, ‘Murphy called the Aldermen before him and told them that in a matter of such Importance to the public welfare Tam- many Hall could not afford to be put 2 In the position of blocking the exec: ‘tion of the rallroad's plans. He. i Psisted that all the members of the or. Hranization in the Board approve the anchise as it now stands. President Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania Rallrond Committee, has accepted the ditions of the franchise for the pro- osed tunnel ax drawn up by the ransit Commission. His letter of rpval was read at the meeting Phe Rapid Transit Commission will now forward the franchise to the Board of Aldermen. ‘The Rapid Transit Commission ppeal ta Congress at its next secure Federal consent to the occu- tion of land east of the General Post- ice for the proposed Brooklyn Benators Depew and Platt nally called mpon Se declared ther: Oo precedent hich would enable him to grant the rmit. - Congress will therefore be sked to grant It. ——— ISHOT HIMSELF IN THE PARK. Believed tg Be Patrick Me- nm, of Chicago, Found Wounded. Patrolman Flannery, of Central Park tAtlon, found a man, who Is bellewed, with ek J, H, McGann, of Chicago, un- lous on a bench on the west side of the park near One Hundred and ourth street, He had shot himself in om papers found in his pocket, to be) eyes re gazing at me intently and there seemed to be some sinster glitter in thelr depths that made me creep all over. First Drendful Bxpertence. “All of a sudden the cat leaped in the alr and began writhing around in a fit. As I watched its contortions I was selzed with a fit of hysteria, and when {t passed off I found that my jaws were set as Hf Inoased In steel. The agony was dreadful and lasted until several phystcfans had worged on me and final- ly released the grffping muscles. “Ever since then when agcat looked at me I felt as. if I coulf see some strange, wicked Ight gleaming In the green depths of the big eyeyballs and then suddenly discovered that my jaws were locked. “One night Inst week as T was coming home from the grocery store I noticed a dig black cat st on the curb look- ing up at, me-in ta:t mysteriously fas- cluating way, -Lturned away as quick as I could, but befdte I had “xbne a block I found that my Jawa were set. I hurried home as fast as I could and bathed my face in hot water and rubbed the Jaws until at last I could open my mouth, Taken to Bellevue. “On Saturday vritwht) "T wea” visitiow Mra, Mary O'Brien, @ friend, who lives at No. 415 East Seventeenth street. As IT was talking to her @ large gray cat came Into: the room and when it saw me it stopped short and began to fix me with Its eyes. ‘Then tt made a sud- den leap and jumped into my lap. Though the cat waa purring loudly, I was {mmeulately possessed with a great fear and became hysterical. When the hysteria passed off I discovered that I could not close my mouth, as the mus- cles of my jaw had locked tn such a manner as to leave my mouth gaping, My friend sent for an ambulance and I was taken to Bellovue, where, after hours of manipulation, the doctors suc- ceeded in helping me. “It Is only when a cat looks at me with an intent gazo that I am seized with this awful hysteria, Knowing whenever I see a cat 1 endeavor to my utmost to avold It. Dr, Halliwell, of Bellevue Hospital, who attended ‘Mra, Cunningham, said to-day that when #he was brought to the hospital it was thought she had tetanus, or IockJaw, but that upon clos examination It was fount that she had none of the symptoms of that dreadful disease except the contraction of the muscles of the jaw. He sald It was one of the strangest cases ever brought to his notice. The setting of the musclon was probably caused by hysteria, he gatd, and if so it was the strangeat form for hysteria to take on that he had ever known or heard of. FIGHT ON FOR JAIL. New Sheriff of Essex County May Force His Man In, to The Evening World.) . N. J, Nov. 18—The battle for the control of thevBssex County jail {8 to be fought, and Sheriff Nicoll Is to have the same experience as his prade |cessor, only from a different source, |The Board of Freeholders claimed con- | trol over the jail at the time ex-Sheriff Virtuo took charge, but the courts de cided that it was under the jurisdiction of the Sheriff. Warden Hosp, who is now in office, ts je right temple, He was removed tg he Presbyterian Hospital. The man jis about twenty-seven years old, clean shaven and hes A dark eo plexion. He was wearing a hlack M fon overcoat, black coat and vest, black pa: grey, siriped trousers, black and Fwhite striped shirt, turn down collar, lue tle, woolen socks and laced ehoes. to fight the first move to make him an ex-warden. He hae consulted counsel and has been given to understand that the Sheriff cannot discharge hin. with- Ont oluse. Sheriff Nicoll has already appointed Dr. William Dimond to suc- ceed Hosp, and will probably give him instructions to take charge of the jail Form of Hysteria When Feline | MRS. CUNNINGHAM AND A CAT THAT. CAUSED LOCKJAW. MASCAGNI'S WOES IGNORED BY HAY Secretary of State Sees No Reason Why He Should. Be Asked to Aid Composer. COMAN GIVES UP; CUNNEEN ELECTED, Republican Nominee for Attor- ney-General Announces that There Will Be No Contest. ALBANY, N. Y.. Nov. 18—Deputy At- n WASHINGTON, Nov. 13—3 i torney-General Henry B. Coman, who ROOTES: NONE Moy ames troubles have not yet been brought to the attention of the State Department the officinis. there see no renson why they should be. Geerctary Hay has no power to Interfere with the course of justice In the Massachusotts court. Mr. Mayor des Planches, the Italian Ambassador, 1 now It Boston aud it is supposed. that with the, was the Republican candidate for At- torney-General at the recent Hon, to-day gave out a statament nceding the election of John Cunneen, of Buf- fajo, his opponent for the office on the Democratic and Prohibition tickets. Mr. Coman says: r “Until last night T was in doubt as to the result of the election forthe office of Attorney-General. I am now In pos- and ae: in forma: nvinces 2 . . Mee MT eee as received {lan Consul’ thero ho will advise Me substantial plurailty of the votes cast! conyposer of tis actual rights before fn for that office, Belng so convinced, 1] te poston courts. desire to set at rest certalp rumors : 4 which have lately been given currency | Advices from Rome, however, say that Forelgh Minister Prinetto has Instructed the Italian Ambassador at Washington to lend all possible ald*to Signor Mas- cagni, the composer, in his difficulties and to go to Boston tf necessary, Sey- eral Senators and Deputies have given notice of their intention to interrogste the Government on the Mascagni affair at the opening of Parliament. LAURA BIGGAR to the effect that T Imended to contest the election of Mr, Cunneen upon the ground that the votes cast for him upon the Prohibition ticket were illegal. 1 have never entortained a thought of making a contst upon that ground, and have never made such a suggestion to any person. So far as I have any knowl. edge this has also been the attitude of the Republican organization, We have almply been awaiting the announcement of the result. GOMPERS LASHES PRESIDENT ELIOT. Labor Leader, Without Mention- ing His Name, Compares Him to Arnold and Judas Iscariot. BIGGAR IN COURT 10 PLEAD, Actress and Others Accused of Conspiracy Deny Their Guilt —Trial Set for Nov. 24. Dr, C. C, Hendrick, who conducted the sanitarium at Bayonne, N. J., where Miss-Laura Biggar stayed for astime ater the death of Henry M. Bennett, to whom she claims to have been mar- ried, and Samuel Stanton, formerly a Justice of the Peace In Hoboken, who, with Miss Biggar, are alleged to have entered into a conspiracy to defraud the other heirs of the Bonnett estate, were called before Judge Helsley at Freehold this afternoon to plead to an Indictment charging them with conspiracy. ach entered a plea of not qullty. Stanton also entered a similar plea to a further Indlotment charging him with perdury, The trial Gate, was. ast. for Nov. It is not known whether a true bill has been found against Miss Biggar, as she was not in court, and the indictment, if there be one, has ‘not been NEW ORLPANS, Noy. 18—President Gompers, at the opentng of the conven- tlon of the Federation of Labor, de- clared that ft was amazing’ to note the dgnorance among so-called educattd people regarding the alms and objects of the organization Yo.mag who, ag an educator,” sald Provident. Gompers, “poses aa. & strike breaker, Is fit for the position he holds, Compared to such a, man, Benedict Arnoid was a martyr and Jadas Iscariot a saint.” Although no ‘name was mentioned, it was understood by the delegates that reference was made to the head of one ot the leading educational mstiturlons of the country, and they applauded With vehemence, ———— Ten Horses Burned. PORT WASHINGTON, L, 1, Nov. 18 4Ton horses wore burnéd'in’a fre that destroyed the barn and outbuildings oc- eupied by Jacob Cocks, a liveryman, in teconied She {8 under bonds to appear in court next week to answer any Indictment that may be found, Miss Biggar when she last aj hero was represented by a Newarl yer, but despite this Hendrick to- day’ stated that no counsel had been to-day of to-morrow, thla black early to-day. Bix other ant mals were rescued. The loss was $8,000. engaged. THE WORLD: THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 13, 1 HOW BOLAND TOOK $12,000 I GEMS Holland House Door-Knob Pol- isher at $30 a Month Couldn’t Resist Fascination of Mrs. Mathieson’s Jewels. WERE LEFT IN PLAIN VIEW. No man in New York has a poorer opinion of himaelt than Patrick Boland, who was arraigned to-day in the Jef- ferson Market Court, charged with the theft of $12,000 worth of Jewelry from the Holland House, where for four years he had bern employed as a win- dow-washer and ddor-knob polisher. Boland has confessed his erime and makes no excuses, He ts very bitter against himeelt and says he deserves fil the punishment he may get, but he is in despair about his wife, who is about to become a miother for the wrth time fn five years. a explanation of his fall Boland slm- ply says the temptation was too much for,him, The glittering jewels, which to him, wofking month in and month out for $%, meant an Inconcelvable fortuny, drowned his conaclonce for the moment and he took them. After he had them home he wanted to return them and made himself if worrying about his crime until one one of his children’ was taken {11 with pneumonia, Then to get money for the little one's mediciné he pawned some of the rings for trifling 9. “Holand ts alittle Irishman who had a good Tecord untf he gave way to the temptation to steal this Jewelry. He was for five years a porter in the old Sweeney Hotel, at New Chambers atrect and Park Row, When It was given up reveral years ago Boland got employ~ ment in the Holland Houso. His place there dia not give him a chance to eke out his wages with many tips and the struggle to make a living was a hard one. As his family grew with great regularity his burden yearly became heavier, “It's a hard thing,” he said to-day, “to keep a famfly on $30 4 month, but that was all I made and I ought to have done {t. But maybe you don't know what {t is to see a fortune before your eyes with a chance to take {t and have no one the wiser. I went into the Math{feson rooms that day—I think it was April 4—to clean the windows, No one was inthe ropm. “The bureau drawer was open and In {t was a box. The top of the box was open and there I saw more diamonds and pearls and other jewelry than I had ever had a chance to see before. I stopped to look at them, The diamonds sparkled and the green stones made me think of Ireland. I could not keep my hands off them. I picked some of them up and as I handled them I began to think what they would do for me and my family {f i nad them. “Thinks I, ‘It these people don't care anything more for these things than to them about this way, they won't ‘the loss of them.’ Holand first yielded to temptation a year ago, When he stole Mr. Kayley's watch, He never pawned that, and ite ownor got tt back yesterfay. He was ebpecially anxious to get it back, am {t had been given to him by the employees of the Missourl Furnace Company, in 1982, ‘The Mathieson jewels, which were in the box that Boland took from the drawer, are really a beautiful collection and enotigh to charm almoat any one. They consist of the following pleces: ———-§ — FATHER OF ACTRESS MISSING Emma Carus Asks Police to Look for Him, Emma Carus, leading ledy of “The Defender” company, now playing in Boston, has asked the police, through her attorney, Mr. William Grossman, to look for her father, Carl Carus, who has been missing since Nov. 5. He Is her only rolative. If nothing 1s learned of the old gentleman by @unday Miss Carus threatens to abandon her en- gagement and come to &New York to hunt for him, Mr. Carus wandered away trom his boarding place, at No, 21 Floyd street, Brooklyn, & week ago yesterday, Ho had no money and did not go to visit any of his friends, He 1s sixty-fve years old, bald, with grayish “mus- tache, On account of tender feet he is Quite lame. He disappeared from. his home last July and was found two days later fn a daged condition in the ceme- tery district of Long Island City, RY SEES FROG LED IN COURT Effects of Poison Are Queerly Demonstrated in a Murder Trial in Camden by Order of the Judge. THE DEFENDANT LOOKS ON. (Special to The Evening World.) CAMDEN, N. J., Nov. 13,The defense in the Paul Woodward trial gained a victory over the State this morning, Chemist Berringer, who made a chem- {cal analysis of the contents of the stomach of Bandmaster Jennings's mur- dered son, testified that he found strych- nine in the stomach, when Lawyer Rob- Inson objected. A sharp legal. contest ensued, which resulted in all the evi- dence being excludea by Judge Garret- son because the defendant {s on trial for the murder of Freight Agent Cof- fin's son and not the bandmaster’s eon. ‘Thereupon Dr. Marshall, the toxicolo- gist, who examined the organs of the Coffin body, was called to the stand and testified that he found one-third of a grain of strychnine in the organs. Frog Yrought to Court. ‘Tiny glass diMes containing the deadly drug suppo#®d to have been administered by the defendant in the perpetration of thé robbery were produced and exhibited to the jury, The same portion of the drug administered to a frog killed the animal. Then the prosecutor asked the court for permlasion to administer some of the sttychnine taken from the Coffin stomach in tho body of a live frog in the presence of the jury. Another sharp contest ensued, but the court permitted the experiment. The live frog wa's pro- cured, and with the assistance of éhem Ist Boerringer, Dr: Marshall injected some of tha strychnine into the body of a plump frog. The strychnine was dls- solved by acetic acid, and for the pur- Dose of demonstrating that the acetic acid was harmless, Dr. Marshall took another frog and injected some of the acid {n its body. Both frogs were then mee coe beg ay covet on a revoly- ease in full yi Tho frog treated with eeotin eae. marked by a plece to tts hind leg. Both trogs treated rema! for twenty or twenty-five Marshall occasionatiy stir continuing his testimony time. In tee frog exhibi of red string tlea ned quiescent minutes, in the mean thirty minutes the poisoned ted the described symptoms, Watching Death Struggles, At 12. o'clock, the ho: ; ‘ ur for ti Tecess, the frog was not dead, He ea: Hen arose how the living exhibits were @ disposed of during the interms- eon: Jadge Garretson called a cunsta- Ke, placed the drugs, frogs, cover and all in his posses: sion wll et Snstruction not to fe cee proach them. Di frog Woodward showed no The pol¥oned frog wa spasms and then became bermt any one uring the ocal emotion, rom beneath th showed the jury {ts ‘condith mean time the frog tre remained in a normal co; The ,polsoned frog became nanatly retched out at full length, with My head erect and ite front lope extendue at right angles trom ita body. Y¢ Unued In this condition for some tint, nell touched on the feet, when it sud: y drew In tts lees a i tere forward. Then it alent eae ho —<—<—— ODELL TO REAPPOINT DOTY. glase cover and fon, in the ‘ated with acetic ator Platt Urges the Governor to Make No Change. An A result of recent talka between the Governor will decide to reappoint Hoalth OMicer Alvah H, Doty, who was recommendation of Senator Platt and reappointed by Gov. Black at the Sena- tor's request. A number of business urging the sppointment. PIANOS If you spend all your time looking for double money’s worth you are pretty apt to miss the good, reliable store that gives you the kind of pianos that last, and ‘arn every cent you pay. 20th Century . $173 Anderson - $250 Hardman - $400 Hazelton. . .$400 Inside Information 8 Sing a song o’ si Ate the little birdies up ’cau: xpence, “ Waffles” in the pie, se they couldn’t fly, © Inside information from the best cooks tells of the wonderful pie Apollo ("iyo") $225 Player ‘Well, do as you choose, but be sure you are right before going ahead. Anderson & Co 470 Fulton Street, Brooklyn Psycho on Exhibition Afternoons 2 to 4, Evenings 7.30 to 9. Gov, Odell and Senator Platt tt 1s sald! first appointed by Gov. Morton on the| men have already spoken to Gov. Odell} ith acetic acid was! Dr. red them up,! THE FEET Compare the shoes of the best dressed people with what you see in Regal store windows! Then compare the Regals with the same identical styles at nearly twice the price, in the few “Swell” shoe shops. This will convince you that Regals are actually $5.00 shoes sold by the Makers to Wearers, at the wholesale price of $3.50. “Tannery to Consume?” single- profit methods make this low “price possible on high-grade Yy shoes for women. ing 136 fittings in each style. Style Book on Request. REGAL SHOES FOR WOMEN il Stor from New York to San Francisco and v Gold only tn 45 Rogal Stores from New pork ioaten. 14 Storen Metropolitan District. WOMEN’S STORES, 785 Broadway, corner 10th &t. TORI) Droniway, opp. Herald Square. 106. 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