The evening world. Newspaper, December 23, 1902, Page 1

GENERAL SPORTING NEWS ON PAGES 8 & 9. — Slam caeoe ‘Wal PRICE ON E CENT. “NEW YORK, TUESDAY, ‘DECEMBER 1902. GEN. FRA NCIS VINTON GREENE, THE NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER, IN Oe eee POSES cee a pv boas ae TO-DAY BY HA YDON JONES. (HE CAMBLED I DICK CANFIELD'S One of Jerome’s Millionaire Wit- nesses Admits that He Played in the Fine-House on Forty- fourth Street. HIS NAME IS KEPT. SECRET. From an announcement made by Dis- trict-, rney Jerome this afternoon | appears that he has succeeded in get- ting the evidence he was after against Richard Canfeld. Mr.. Jerome paid that at a session of his secret “John Doe'’ proceedings he had secured the presence of a million- aire who had confessed that he had gambled in Canfield's house at No. 6 Eust Forty-fourth street, The name of this witness is not given, nor is there any clue to Wis Identity as yet. The DtDstrict-Attorney appeared to be jubilant over the outonme of his efforts to fasten the crime of keeping a gambling-house upon Richait Canfleld. The raid upon Canfeld's on Dec. 1 wax successful only in so far as It Served to estDablish that there were gambling implements in Canfield’s house, No direct evidence was at hand to as- soclate him with the ownership or man- @gement of the place as a gambling re- ort. To scoure this evidence the Dis- trict-Attorney secured the names of probably a score of wealthy men who have been Known to gamble for diver- ion, and arranged to have them called into a secret hearing before Justice Wyatt and questioned about Canfleld’s. Jesse Lewisohn, who refused to an- awer, is now technically under arrest. It is thought that the District-Attor- ney believes that he can get enough men who will.not refuse to answer to make a case against Canfield sufiiciently strong to cause his indictment long he- fore the Court of Appeals can pass upon the Lewisohn case, —__ SUICIDE IN BUSY STREET. Faehionably Dressed Woman ‘akes Carbolic Acid. Special to The Evening World.) NEWAR N. J., Dec. 28—A hana-' ontely gowned young woman left a Long Hill car in Elizabeth avenue, and, after walking a few yards, raised a bottle of carbolic acid to her lips and brained the contents... People living tn No. 56 Elizabeth avenle sumnyoned sistance, The woman died as she w being taken to St. Barnabuas's Hosplt ‘The polson was purchased drug store. in Tincoln T'ark, fonable residence section %f No clue to her identity conld ‘be dla: covered, and the body wis removed Holle's morgue. The police belleve woman War a stranger In Newark. thirty-five city. Ihe. Was apparently about years of age. MISS PUTIER DEFENDS NAME Anke Leave to Disprove © in @ Divorce Case. Miss Anna Putier, a trained nurse, and the daughter of a Brooklyn phy- wician, applied to the Brooklyn Supreme} urt {ils afternoon for permiasion to jefend “her name which, she claimed, was unjustly attacked In the trial of the. Rts it for BIvoEse, brought by Lelia Moore waar against Walter George treet broki tated In_her petition ith several othet ‘eos rae for Me. Now: 8058 698006 2O6-5906.000% DLD®ODP®GOL4OOOOVODODMNGG-DBEPODDOD OHA HIG HHO BOY "| George Griswold, >| rg | just outside the city ilmits, to-day. 5 3 | » > |pound train shortly after 7 o'clock. Commissioner Who Can and that He Gen. Francis Vinton Greene was ap- pointed Police, Commissioner by Mayor Low to-day. He will take office on Jan. \4, when the resignation of Commissioner | partridge takes effect. The appointment of Gen. Greene 18 satisfactory to the Republican machine and undoubtedly to the reform element in the fusion ranks. It is understood that before Gen. Greene accepted the place he stipulated that the next Legis- lature shall make the term of the Po- lice Commissioner five years, and that this stipulation was agreed to by Mayor Low. Gen. Greene, The Evening World 1s informed, insisted that if he took the place he wanted a chance to make a success of his administration and re- fused to consider the proposition to serve out the remainder of the term of Commissioner Partridge Gen. Greene was seen at his office at No.. 115 Broadway soon after his ap- polntment was announced. He Is a di- rector in the Eastern ‘Trust Company, a concern he was instrumental in organ- zing after severing his active connec- tion with the Barber Asphalt Company. Gen. G » Statement, “I knew two days ago that I was to be appointed,” said Gen. Greene, "The Mayor sent me word last Sunday night that he wanted to see me at his house on Monday morning. I called on him and he tendeered me tho place. After @ lengthy discussion I accepted it, “I want it clearly underatood that this ‘8 the “Mayor's appointment and not Gov. Odell's orsanybody: else's, I haven't eolfolted the job, nor have my friends solicited it for me to the best of my knowledge. I am going into Mul- berry street to do the very best I can. Mayor Low has assured me that I will not be hampered and will have the ben-, efit of his hearty support. : “Should 1 meet with success, much of it will be due to the good commence ment made by Commissioner Partridg: He found the force in bad shape, but he has cleaned it up wonderfully. It {s on @ much better footing to-day than it Was when he took hold. He has per- formed @ tremendous amount of work and is entitled to’a great deal more credit than’has been given him. “I am not indulging in futures, It would be useless for me to try to out- line any plans at this time, I am going to give the facts to the press as they develop. ‘The public shall have full and free information and they can form their own conclusions about the way any, thought to the appointment of dep- utles. ‘L consider Deputy Commissioners Eb- stein and Piper first-class men,” replied Seareoenras: oT have given some Lipton! GREENE, NEW POLICE HEAD, TELLS PLANS. Succeeds Partrid ge Says He Will Do the Very Best He Is Assured of the Mayor's Hearty Co-operation. to the question of deputies, but I have come to no conclusion.” The attention of General Greene was directed to the report of the Mayor's commission to examine into the needs of the Police Department, He was asked if he agreed with the terms of the re- port. Favors Three Platoons. n all points but two do I agree," he replied. ‘I disagree with the recom- mendation t® make the term of office fourteen years, and I am not in sym- pathy with the proposed rejection of the three-platoon system. I am looking for more information on these points, however. The opinions I have expressed about them are the opinions of my mind now." “Will you work with the District- Attorney's office as Commissioner Par- tridge has been doig?” asked The Even- ing World reporter. “I think #0," Gen. Greene replied. The new Commisioner announced that upon taking office he would probably sever his connection with the Sastern Trust Company. District-Attorney Jerome when told of the appointment of Gen. Greene re- marked: “I don't wish to make any comment on that appointment.” No surprise was occasioned at Police Headquarters at the news of Gen. Greene's appointment. It was known there yesterday that ‘the place would 80 to him. Commissioner Partridge and his deputies were told last night that Gen. Greene had concluded to accept. Praise from Partridge. “I tave known Gen. Greene for a Breat many years,” said Commissioner Partridge when the official news of the appointment was taken to him. “He Is a man of great exeoutive ability. and will undoubtedly make every effort to succeed in the office.”* The phrase “make every effort nificant. It is known to Commi. Partridge's friends that .he considers that the meddlers made his administra. tlon a fallure and that he fears that Gen, Greene will not be allowed to work with 9 free hand. Francis V. Greene was horn in Provt- dence, R. I., in 1850 of a famous line of fighting stock. Gen. Nathaniel Green revolutionary fame, was is father was a graduate of Weat Point and served with honors for many Years in the regular army. Graduate of Went Point. Francois V. Greene was appointed to West Point by Gen. Grant in 1866. Ho graduated in 1970 at the head of his class and was made a second Heutenant of artillery at his own request, as be entitled to an appointment in the Engineer Corps. He was in active ser- vice until 1876, when he was made mill- tary attache at St, Petersburg. Hp followed the Russian army through the: Russo-Turkidh war of 1871-18 and Goats of Benoed Pagan HEADLESS BODY IN ERIE BASIN. Charles Lomar Finds Lower Part of a Man, Who Had Ap- parently Been Chopped in Half. AXE PROBABLY WAS USED. Part of the body of a man was found in the East River off the Erie Basin this afternoon under circumstances which indicate that the man may have been murdered. The body had been the middie of the chest, apparently with an axe or cleaver. The upper part was missing. There was a shoe on one foot. From appearances the body nad been in the water several severed across Charles Lomar, of No. 13% Coffey street, was the man who made the find. He saw the pecullar bundle float- ing about and dragged it ashore, He was almost overcome when he saw what he had. He at onve called a policeman of the Hamilton avenue sta- tion, who had the body sent to the Morgue. The police then went to work to find out how the body came in the water, Like the Guldensuppe case, head being missing, it will be difficult to get a clue. It will be necessary to establish the identity of the corpse before mucn can be done toward unravelling the mystery, ‘The police express the opinion that the trunk could not have been severed as it was by a ferry paddie-whee! or the screw of a steamer, and chey are work- ing on the theory that the man was a victim of violence. JAPAN. AND RUSSIA CLASH OVER COREA New Minister of the Hermit Kingdom Takes Refuge on One of the Czar’s Gunboats. * ne BERLIN, Dec, &.—A despatch from Seoul, dated Dec. 2, says that when the Corean Cabinet was reconstructed Yi was appointed Minister of the Treasury in compliance with the wish of Russia but on Japan protesting against the ap. pontment Yi boarded a Ru gun- boat and has determined to remain on |. board penting a clearing of the situa- jon, FORNES PRAISES ALDERMEN President of the Board Congratu- tes City Fathers on Record. President oF mes took occasion at the meeting of the board to-~lay. to extend the greetings of the season to the mem- bers. He said the members could well afford to foal, eretitied over the result of pears me year ee 907 hae welt be wre" ontd LEVH WAS MURDERED, AYo CORD NERS JURY Disposes of the Theory that the Brook-) lyn Manufacturer Committed Suicide! by Bringing ina Verdict that He Was Poisoned by ‘a Person Unknown.” ‘The Coroner's Jury in the inquest into the cause of the death of Geo F. Leyh returned a verdict this afte noo nthat he came to his death on De 2 from “the ingestion of irritant poison at the hands of a person unknown.” Testimony had en heard from fifty-two witnesses, none of it of a na- ture to clear up the mystery surround- ing Mr. Leyh’s death which occurred soon after he had drank a’ bottle of beer In which there had ben placed cyanide of potassium, The first witness called was the boy, Robert Westphal. He has already told many stories of the death of the oid man and transcripts of all these stories are in the possession of the Coroner, Coroner Williams asked the boy, Westphal: “Were you employed by Mr. Leyh?” “T was told not to answer any ques- tions,” said the boy. “By whom?" “By my lawyer.” “Fle does not represent you here. must answer.” "Yes, since Oct, 8." Then in answer to questions the lad said “[ was in the store on Dec. 2 when Mr. Leyh drank the beer. It was his custom to drink it between 9 and 10 A. M. That day he drank two bottles and emptied out one. He drank whiskey between 7 and 8 o'clock and wine later. “The whiskey was kept in the back room under the sink and the wine and beer in the cellar. You “On the day of his death Mr. Levh drank the first beer at 9 o'clock. I was (nthe store. He was in the back room ,;He opened another bottle later and eer away. He opened at 10.90 and started to drink me present. His daughter, Miss Inabeling had brought In his lunch between 10 30 and had gone down the cellar. “He poured out haif a glass and said It tasted. bitter: “Was fanytntay beer was poure: ‘en; (Dencacae ‘powder. Wha doing there?" The boy made ‘no reply, but seemed confused, “Who put tt th asked ane Coroner, Whe? e wane pause and much confusion on Did you have a headache yourself?" ag in the glass before the In the glass?” as insre any breano seltzer?” you tell me before that sEtcause Ti wes told not to tell any thing about it." “Who told you not to tell anything% “Mise Trabelle Leyh and. Mrs. Me- Leod. oWhen?? “At half past six that night, “Where did you get the powders?" Octinger's hth treet, Did any, one ask you to?” Dec. 2." headache drugstore in south Wy hy, did thone ladies ask you not to wat think they "It ey meant not to si - thing about Mr. Leyn's deaths “Haw h powder did “p hougyt three ina package for Ave (Continued on Fourth Page.) FOUR MORE ROUNDSMEN MADE SERGEANTS BY POLICE COMMISSIONER PARTRIDGE. Late this afternoon Police Commissioner Partridge pro- oted four more roundsmen to be sergeants, making the total umber of promotions to-day sixty-one. a LATE WINNERS AT NEW ORLEANS, Fifth Race—Hayward Hunter 1, Lady Chorister 2, Cogswell. Sixth Race—Flocarline 1, Wilful 2, Handspinner 3, ac 2 DOMINICA WILL ARBITRATE WOMAN’S CLAIM. WASHINGTON, Deo. 23.—Final steps have been taken: for he arbitration between the Government of Dominica and the firm of J. Sala & Co. of New York, for the settlement of a jain of this firm for damages amounting to about $216,000, _The surviving head of tie firm of Sala & Co, isa.woman. Son of John N. A. Gri New York Society, Haven Road, Escapes from His Nurs swold, Well Known i , Insane from Stue Places His Neck Across a Rail of the es During the Night Pelham Manor, and His Headless Body Is Found Near the R gineer of a Passing 7 a son of Mr. and | Mrs. John N. A. Griswold, of No. 1 Bast Thirty-ninth street, was run over and | killed by a New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad train near Bartow, His headless body was discovered alongside |the track by Engineer Lacy, of a north- fs that the young he had been some time and The presumption man committed suleide, » | mentally unbalanced for had been in the constua: care of two men nurses. He escapes from them |during the night from the house in Pel- [ham Manor, where he had been living In jretirement with his mother, and jaoubtedhy: went to tae railroad track | with the purpose of kijling himself. | Hin Mt Gave Way. | The Griswolds are very prominent socially in this city, They have a house in Newport. The young man ts a graduate of Oxford and Harvard, and also of the New York Law School. His jmind gave way last fail, shortly after | he had been admitted to the bar, Owing to his affiletion and to the terri- | ble manner of his death his family made efforts to conceal the fact that the dead man found by the tralnmen was George ! Griswold, He was identified by one of {his nurses as G. G. Martin and his body |was taken to the Westchester police letation under that name. Later his relatives admitted who he was and told un- TERRY W'COVERN NEARLY DROWNED "Little Fighter Was Thrown Into | | Lake Erie from Ice Yacht, | Going at the Rate of Forty | , Miles an Hour. |HAULED OUT BY TRAINER. | (Rpevtal to The Evening World.) DETROIT, Mich., Dec, 23.—Terry Me- e little Brooklyn fighter, came | within aa ace of golug down to a water- lery grave in Lake Erle, While sailing jen the like in tl ateman Brothers |smift tvc-vacht "Pride of the Wind" the | Gover to run things for himself and was wed to take the helm, Speeding forty mlies an hour before e gale a chasm of green water thirty- feet wide yawned suddenly before him With his slight experience it was {po late to go about and the craft splashed headfirst Into the water, and was almost completely submerged. Joo Humphreys and Bateman came to the surface first and watted breathlessly for the game bantam to appear. When {his head finally bobbed up after seconds that seemed hours there was a hard | battle to land the half-drowned fighter. |Then there was a-race for the shore and a half-hour later y was under- |golng a hot bath and rubdown that j made him steam. He ts as lively as ever now and no il-eects are feared by} the party at Lakeside Lin. a WEATHER FORECAST, Forecast for the thirty-atx hours ending at 8 P.M, Wean day for New York City and vicinity: Partly cloudy to- night and Wednesday; prob- ors Hilttle fighter became imbued with the} ailroad Track by Express. ythe story of his mental bi which undoubtedly led him to take lite, ‘ The body was discovered a few Mi dred yards otuside of Bartow. Lacy was driving hts engine for Rochelle when, at the carriage crossing near the station, he noticed ¢ body of a man lying on the other. He stopped “his train and calling” ductor Boyle went to investigate, Placed Neck on the Rafl, They folnd that the victim had beheaded, ‘The body lay beside ei tracks, The head had been 5@ ered at the neck, and It was the sulcide had Iain down with his sedi on the rall and waited for a train to é¢ capitate him, Lacy ran his train on to the # station and notified Btation Agent that they had left the body head lying in the roadway. Kerr word to the Westchester police and cers were sent there, Coroner O'G was also notified. and he weat seer Nurse Conconled Sammy” Meanwhile the police hed taken body to the tion house. It Is known how the Griswold family to know of the accident, but o'clock one of Griswold's nurses ¢ to the station. He told the police the man was G. G. Martin, thirt years old, and that he lved at No, &l Pelham road, Pelham Manor. He that the man had been out of his’ ‘(Continued on Second Page.) LAURA BICGAR CASE WITH W Lawyers Complete Argut and Judge Heilsey D His Charge This Afternoon | the Trial for Conspiracy. | SEEMED TO FAVOR ACTRESS: (Special to The Brening World.) FREEHOLD, N. J., Dec. ments of lawyers In the trial of Biggar, accused of conspiracy to @ control of the fortune of Henry BL” nett, were completed at 2.90 o’elock il afternoon. Judge Heisley at once began his: to the jury. He explainéd ajl of issues in the case, first taking up at contenUon of the State that there conspiracy. He said the State can ed that Laura Biggar had never | marricd to Bennett and that Miss | war was not the mother of the claimed was hers. § “ft is within your power,” be sald, acquit one and convict two of the: fendants.”* ‘The Judge then went into, the of the case at Long Branch when % Biggar tried to-stop the probate of will Both sides considered the charge fair. His reference to ee lax that one might be acqultted a w convicted was taken in fayor of Biggar. Before charging the jury the ordered the doors locked ‘so th might not be disturbed. Lawyer Alexander 8. Young, 3 worked up all the evidence, sald: “i fs no telling what this jur will look for a conviction," 3 Other lawyers nterested in the: thought that ..ere would he ably Mght snow Wednesday; temperature slightly below || freezing to-night; fresh went- erly wind m Wednesday. | neat ve Four Hours a Special leaving New for Chleage, xtra » eer the Pennsyivs Se ae ment. Still others belleved that @ would throw its sympathy with | Gisgar, let her go whh an aga ifting to easterly J) . onvict the other two, Dr and ex-Justice Stanton, a8 was by Judge Heisley In his charges) The Train of ' ds the, Pennayls safion: