The evening world. Newspaper, December 30, 1902, Page 4

TIN CATCHES ILD BUNCO MAN, ‘Central Pete, Famous for erations in. New York, Fails in Second Effort to Harris. HT HIM FOR $25 ONCE. (ements ene t ce ~Man Didn't Recognize . lie Former Victim, Began Tell-|, / Ing Him Same Old Story and Was ‘Turned Over to a Policeman. Bo lone ae Grand Central Pote, the 4 bunco-stesrer, confirned his at- itiom to farmers from Connecticut, ghusstts and other rural commu- h@ was ay safe an his licensed freebooters, the cabmen. But it slow at the Grand Central Btat fafiy of the regular customers the off man died and he was com: #0 go out and work among the tives. ‘That is why “Grand Central 18 in the Tombs. aged bunco-steerer was arraigned the Court of Special Sess yester- on complaint of Thomas Harris, nty-elght years old, of No. %1 West first street. tony; font confidence operator {s los! it perhaps his eyesight—as the pot his victim will show. - Got $25 from Him. met Grand Ceptral Pete in fat atreét in November, The bo je man grabbed his fist and per- @iaded him tha; they were old chums. When ho borrowed $%, with which to : body of his brave soldier son |! 3 Hom Cuba, giving Harris se: | Jaeger, at Nos. 132-138 Mulberry atreet, “~ while fixing the belting that operates | St. thé different machines on the thinl floor of the building to«Iny beeame tangled in the machinery and was horribly man+ gled, his right arm being torn out just] A ich seile at retail for 9 | below the ehoulder. @ loun & Watch that shone sun and @ ring with o i big ag a biscuit, later the watch turned a een and Mr. ris bre White rubbing it. He to: fo a jeweller and jearned garnet ring for iv cents. w Yorker Mr. Harris de- his loss to himself. wee for iho! than @ y_otore Christmas, iyal Pete” again tn first etre old conndence man salted to t oe i bis former victim and starced si fig Identical way he had e' the $2 ire. hen had hi attested he et shiny watches and garnet rings, jad & pocket. green on the way to fi G w turnis! The do #0, and was taken {0 the of ‘Grand Centtal Pe! uc iNustration of the man has to fet in New Sark 45 rictly ta business. Central Pete” attended strictly and he succeeded. Whethor has any money is not knows. Rave money. Caught Yqny 2 Farmer. n n he took ntral Sta- meet ron Ladssurndanid ina he as t off the train, And he Rok tha of retiealng 06. 66 bunt by one so meek and venerable In i real pa of Grand Central Pote Lake, He is a veteran in crina, ‘vide In prison has be White mustache, kill, wn tie he looks out of a job or any sort of & character ‘destined to create 1. victims number thousands. Al- h he has operated all over the city other cities, he did most of hik at Forty-second street and Four. Nort his name. (ONE ROBBER SHOT ~ BYATRAINMAN. Louisville and Nashville Ex- _ préss Brings on a Battle. LOUISVILLE, Dec. 9.—An attempt Wks made by a Jone robber to hold up pthbound express of the Loulsville Nashville Raliroad as the train was | Bouth Loulsville this morning. tiétor Ke the steeper in whi WPullman conductor ana o: 1B. Moore. A masked Keele ¢rom a corner “him to throw up his ti stead gfappled with the fntrudor. A fet from the robbers pistol etunned and the highwayman pulled the stg- pal dora White the train wus slowing down he d the Pullman conductor and Mr Hecuring $5 from the latter, As main stopped the rovyben left the oar, Baductor Keane meanwhile had re- FEFO) his senses, and having secured a 3 left the train {n pursuit of He firsd several shots, and them the robber uttered a it dacapod, N WILL NOT RESIGN. @hmonnced to-day that thei ben Moportant changes tn his Bt after Jan, 1. He suid that # vilér Theodore P. Gil. Foreman in Pasteboard Factory of No, 291 East Suventh street, foreman fA score of men a huge piece of leather belting mine up through the floor and attaches to a wheel fixed in the colling | St. which operates what 1s called a cross counter shaft belt sila half off the operating wheel |P and’ called for quick acti [A ky rte Female tT wane Fortiesh street, wae pinhed In the woman's hat. back and while doing 90 hia wleeve was caught between the belt and the surface of the wheel and he was whirled up to 6 |Over the ci crows wheels it was torr from his body at the shoulder and fell to the floor. Then his body was whirled under the bolting, crushed and mangled. George Kline, to the lever oh the the machjnery. Then he and Engineer m wi iy and Pa) Prints got o Indder and dragged ist to, New York ni Weil's body out of the machinery. An Sot” leaving hathe without p ambulanee was suinmoned and Well fy a separate bank-roll for was taken to St. Vincent's Howpital, rand Central Pete, wba. it was Western Union Superintendent Ex. jDickey, superintendent of the Western hia home in this clty from pneumonia. Mr. Dickey‘s Mines was sudden, Grip developed from a severe gold, and pneu. |ralsed in Great Britain, wil provide tor _ | Oration |MISS MARY BARBER TO WED, Is Caught in Great Belt and Whirled to Ceiling. Lewis Woll, twenty-three years ol4, in tha pasteboard box factory of Grorme Barly towity the big Weil seined ft In both hands to pull It ho celling, where his body was dragged B-counter shaft As his arm was dracgéd between the around the cross-counter shatt es before the machinéry could and his legs and other arm in a dozen places and ‘Nhix al) happened in an Instant, and Weil's sistant, rushed and turned off waa @ gaid that are chance of his recovery. — JOHN J. DICKEY DEAD. Pires Suddenly of Pneumonia. OMAHA, Neb. Dec. %—John J. Union Telegraph Company, {s dead at monia soon followed. Ife was one of the oldest men in the employ of the Westorn Union, CARNEGIE WOULD HONOR JAMES WATT Offers $50,000 as Nucleus for a Fund for Memorial to the Great Engineer. Dec. 90.—Andrew Carnegie | the Provost of Greenock, Scotland, that he is prepared to give | 0 to erect A memorial to James | Watt In recognition of his engineering achlovements, or Mr. Carnegie will head | a movement In America to raise a large | fund which, In conjunction with sums & More extenpive scheme of commem:- James Watt. at Greenock, —— the Inventor, was born 39, 1786, She Is Mra, 3 jey’s Favorite CANTON, 30.—Mias Mary Barber, niece of Mrs, McKinley, will be married this evering to Ralph Hartzell, @ young attorney of Denver. Mr. Hart- zell Is the son of oné of the oldest Can- ton familles and was the schoolmate of he bride. Miss Barber js the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mra. M,C. Barber, and spent much time with MoKinley In the White House and on the extended trips made by the Presidential party, for re-election, Postmaster of At, Lould, The term of the present Postmaster, Fred Baumhoff, uty W. G. Merri- ante Lor two years that reo ‘6 vill expirg in Februaty, and because of charges fi inst hi ges Gied against nim he will nrob- rs Ex-Congresmman Is Dead. . DAYTON, 0., Dec, #.—H, L, home {1 oe aa f 4 by sank Welt, GRAND CENTRAL PETE) CONBIDENCE ln cunICTHAC MACHINERY TORE WOMAN FOLLOWS OFF MAN'S ARM.) ST. CLAIR IN DEATH Companion of Special Police- man in Gas-Filled Room Dies in Bellevue. The wonrtn, Cla'r, who was dead, St. Clair, Mhambra Musto Yesterda Clair had evidently been ome ime. The woman was tho hospital in a dying condition, of the Apeatal St, Clair was xporetar: ‘atrolmen’s ‘Beneyolent Org! dard marked Gusie Welt, made onan excelle fine assortment of Laces t every shade—suitable qualities, good widths to close out at andles, wit blue and wine color. Were Sos supposed to be Gussto found unconscious fn a room in the Astor Place Hotel yesterday ‘after- noon heside Special OfMcer Harry L. asphyxiated by gas whioh filled the room, died this morhing In Bellevue Hospital. who was employed at the Hall in Bast Four- teenth street, tqok a room at the hotel On the floor where Well has charge of | with the woman abc afternoon. a chambermala ameliad «as © the room and the door was broken in, Sizes 2+ 8; some w collars d others #00 ant $4.00. Cc vale joys’ Top Coats ming from duced prices To-morrow, Wednesday, December 31. Irish Point Lace Curtains Worth $3.75 Pair, at $2.50 Pair. We place on sale to-morrow a special pur- chase of 300 pairs of Irish Point Lace Curtains, value $3.75 pair, offered to-morrow at, per pair At Less Than Half Price. About 500 pieces of Lace, embracing nearly every make and and regularly sold from 25c. to 60c. per yard, now 10c., 15c. and 20c. per Yard. All Silk Umbrellas $2.85, Were $4.50 and $5.00. 26-inch All Silk Umbrellas, with natural wood, earl, ivory, gun metal, cape horn and oth h ith silk case and tassels, er sey and $5.00 to be closed out at, each Handkerchiefs at 10c. Each. An entire and absolute clearance must be made all Handkerchiefs of évery description that we slightly mussed from handling during the rush of the holidays, and that were then specially marked at 15c. and 25¢. each, They go now at, cach Fivenue, 20th fo lst HE WORLws a8) oe UND sO TAED TO Dl Boy of Seventeen, Grieved Be- cause He Couldn’t Give Pres- ents, Took a Dose of Acid. Peter Schimat, seventeen, of No. 40 East Forty-seventh street, was arraigres) 04 pefore Magistrate Barlow, In the Yorkville Potice Court to-day, on a charge of attempted sttclde. The boy told the Magistrate that h endeay- ored to :id his life on the day after Christmas becav he had fot had the money to buy hid sweetheart or any of his friends presents. Young Schmidt, who was formerly a driver for the United States Express Comp: has had no employment for jmore than a month and lived with his | Shortly before Christmas he despondent because he had dhe grieved so that on Meoided to end his Iie, and bottle of carbolic actd. In the he was walking along Third avenue with two of his friends, he drank half the eéntents of the bottle. They caled a policeman and he was takon to the Flower Hospital When the boy arrived at the hospital he was unconscious, and there was found in his pocket @ pathetle letter, in which he stated that he did not wish to be a burden any longer. In the let- ter there was a pictnre of himself and Winnie Richardson, his sweetheart, and he asker his brother to have it placed with his body in the coffin. When Magistrate Barlow heard th boy's story he discharged him and gave aim a letter to a friend, in which he recommended him for employment, , Children’s Reefers, $1.00 Sizes 3 to 7; formerly priced from $2.00 to $4.00; dark blag and gray, Heason—Hroken sizes and lots, Children’s Overcoats, $2.50 dead for taken to VINCENT, 6th Ave., at 12th St. antza tion. » No. 213 nt quality of net and in a pretty designs—their real $2.50 o Be Closed Out for use in many different ways—best and new patterns—3 to 12 yard len ths marked in black, br All that were marked $4.50 $2.85 15c. to 25c. Each. 10c Stree «Blun Shoe Hyle’s Patent Calf ts the perfection of smooth Patent Leather for finest Dress Shoes, Hyle’s Patent Colt and Imperial Horse Hide Enamel are also splen- did leathers for dressy, durable shoes. especial attention to our complete nes of Men's and Women’s Shoes in these leathers for Dress a: ‘Wear. Fullest L Four Blyn Stores—easy to reach—quick to == We ask your t stocks and fullest values. An almost Slippers for Men Wonte variety, very moderate prices, Shoes for Men and Women, $1.50 to $4.00. BLYN & SONS, GUARANTEE SHOE CO, _ For Wednesday, Dec. 31. Simpson GeayroRD@, Take Escalator to Second Floor. To-Morrow---Last Day of the Pre-Inventory Sale Our Piano Family Children’s $15.00 Coats $7.50. Second Floor. Plano Wareroong, Fourth Floor. Yellowstone Park. An MNlustrated Lecture, by Prof. Basil Burwell, describing the benution and Of nature in this wonderful region, will be given in our Hall on Sixth Floor, Wednesday afternoon at 2.30. All ate welcome. Children’s Coats, of Cloths and Cheviots, in beautiful shades of tan, navy, brown, gobelin and white; handsomely trimmed THE KNABE. seuson’s iges ftom six months to five years; not all sizes in GABLER, HOBART M. CABLE. abseil value $15.00) WORST Eee cay Ssaea er Renn eek eee $7.50 PACKARD. DAVENPORT & TREACY, All our broken ines of higher priced Children’s Coats, ranging BUSH & GERTS, SCHUBURT, in values up to $6.60, including some very handsome French models at half price, Colored Caps and Bonnets; of Velvet, Faille and Bengaline Silks, beautiful ahades of tan, brown, navy, light pink and blue; balance of this séagon's ls at half price. INFANTS’ SHORT HAND-MADE FRENCH DRESSES; of fine PRICD & TEEPLE, LAFFARGUE: The above weli-known Instrnments represent our regular Piano family. But by good fortune, not altogether chance, we ure able to offer you, with ail confidence in their merit, A Few i quality French Nainsook; in two Very pretty styles; one with entire ¥. 3 Ks $165.00 Yoke of hand-tiade cnits, rufe around yoke and over shoulder, edged Sample Pianos to with Vajencietines Ince, finished with herringbone stitching; the other atyle with Bishop effect, neek and sleeves edged with Valen- for $195.00. tienes Ineo; slaes 6 monte tO 2 years: value $1.98, for... ....$1.25 ‘ EL DRAWERS; extra goo These Instruments, if bought in the regular way, would cost | | quality; Renletorvocner Wyl6;' 18 6 year size only; value 1%c., from $200 to $300 apiece. Therefore by all means avail yourself of for ... this Piano offering. You may wait Biba beidh dit) you will find similar gathering to choose from at such prices. These Planos are in mahogany, rosewood, walnut and ebonived finish cases, and justify extravagant expressions of praise. How- ever, we prefer to let you make your own digcover! You'll ap- reciate their virtues, and eacn instrument Will be & lasting bond tween the fortunate purchager and tho Simpson Crawford Co. We invite inspection. The Cecilian—the Perfect Piano Player. ‘The only instrument that can do the work of practised fingers without being In any sense mechanical. It 1s so simple in construc« tion that a child can manipulate it, and yet it is the delight of musielans Dut the only way in which you can understand the wonderful features of the CECILIAN {s to hear, examine and play it yourself. We invite you to do so, The price of the CECILIAN { $260. Informal recitals every day from 10 A. M, to 4 P. M. Any instrument may be purchased here on small monthly payments if so desired. Pend e ees a cess sesaessesetesenneceessssnssessssenseeseres 12%e ’ Women’s Outerwear. Third Floor. Women’s $18.00 and $23,50 Pedes- trienne Suits for .... ........++.. Women’s $7.50 Dress Skirts ..... Women’s $8.75 Kersey Coats... | Women’s Waists for Very Little. Second Floot. Women’s French Flannel Waists, in large sizes; some trimmed ‘with piping, others with fancy buttons; also Velveteen Waists, but- toned side effect, trimmed with plaid peek Moly Me Pres See H Fine qual! of Britiiantine Waists, entire walst formed of Splendid Book Values. boxed plaits, fakcy stock! valiie $2.95....css.0-cesesceesensoes $2.25 Brilllantine Waists, in black and navy blue, metallic dot, tallor stitched plalts, piped with White; value $3.25 French Flannel Waists, some trimmed With cord and others with also others with® fancy buttons; value 3. Second Floor, ‘The following Books are selected from broken lines and broken reries of Books which we prefer selling at very low prices in place of invoicing. We clear our stock while you reap the benefit. Three Classical Books, ROBIN: * WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGHD SON GRUSOB, SCARLET LET- DICTIONARY, not the reprint, TER and STERNE'S SENTI- full sheep, full index, for..$3.80 MENTAL JOURNEY; deckel edge; well bound, printed on 7 Juvenile Books, | special paper, published at 75c., ‘H. F a adie GAON: Wes sseveisvieeseereas Ci) | eed ERIE tod toh ADVENTURES OF TOM Pari of the West! SAWYER, MARK TWAIN'S | six YOUNG HUNTER BEST BOOK; regular $2.75 edi- | RIVAL BOYS, GRANT BUR- ton, for + $1.65, TON, published at RIDPATH’S HISTORY OF brite es THE UNITED STANTS, 2-vol. ’ edition, fully {ustrated; double | LOST WAR TRAIL, the value, for.........6.+ $2.35 tailor stitched plaits: $2.95 . Vel front, trimme: $5.75 .. Candies and Favorsfor NewYear - . First Floor. : ce Doylies, Centrepieces, Frills, Ice Cases, Fairy Lamps, anoeceinis Pica and all ie latest dinner favors and snapping Donbons suitable for New Year's Day. Our assortment of exclusive novelties is complete and prices moderate. We still have about 100 of the : famous illustrated HISTORY Candy Special for Wednesday Only. OF THE UNITED STATES Out regular 40c. Bonbons and Chocolates, put up in 1 and 2 Ib, ARMY AND NAVY, size 14x18, in every way for your Hb boxes, tastefully tied, including a New Year's Card, Ib.......2000s all color work; value $8.50, | get 2 VOI ..sseeeceeseee ase while they last. 98 HISTORY OF OUR OWN BATTLES AND LEADPRS TIMES, by MoCarthy; LES OF THE CIVIL WAR, filus- MISBRABLBS, by Hugo; trated by well-known particl- HARRY LORREQUER, by pants on each side; four large Lever; FRENOH REVOLU- 8va, vols, club, $12.95; halt TION, by Carlyle; Montaigne’ sp teseeteeceeeee’ Essays; set ....... 8 Rug Specials. Third Floor. Best quality Colonial Smyrna Rugs, in beautiful two-toned ef- yn is te ra tb th. 6 in., value $26.50. «$16.50 6x9 ft., value $18.00....... $11.50 Royal Wilton Rugs, in Orlen' Handkerchiefs at Great Reductions. | jyrg russ ect | St ha Wate Na 188 rat IGOR $80.00 vecssseceneee nee ss 0924.50 We will sell out all our slightly mussed Handkerchiefs at great price reductions. None are damaged or imperfect, but somewhat creased or a little wrinkled; just as good as new after the first washing. The goods are still marked with the original prices, from which the following reductions are made: 60c, Handkerchiefs, nren's and women’s; plain lnen, inittalled or lace and embroidered es 39 85c, and 88c, Handkerchiefs, men's and women’ initialled or lace and embroidered Fur Rugs. Third Floor, Combination $4.50 Unlined Black Goat- Linings. First Floor. 8 Pieces of Black Merder~ ized Sateen; yard wide; reg- ular 25c. quality; to-mor- plain linen, 25c. Handkerchiefs, men’s and womel coe skin Rugs $2.75 Inco and embroidered...........csersscssscsccesstsseeteseessesses 18 Pie wees 95 Unlined Goatskin 18c, and 20c, Handkerchiefs, men’ ized Perealine; our regular cantare) cee $1.75 initicllod or lace and embroidered. . 18c, quality, to-morrow. ...12 12%c. Handkerchiefs, men’s and women’s or lace and embroidered Pree. plain linen, aaa ea , The Model Food Store. Men’s Neckwear for New Year. Offerings for the New Year Dinner. First Floor, TABLE RAISHCS:—Bavan's Malage Chat: ORANG Wo take this opportunity of clearing our stock of men’s fine | | rials 2ree og Ih BS TS Neckwear. The Scarfs are all of the very finest imported silk, the newest colorings, large folds or open squares; regular price $3 and $8.50 each, for... $3. Men's high-class pure silk Sei ; the approved shaper 5 3 black to tle as Ascots or Once-overy or 50 225 pairs of the finest Hol! ; pure , light tints and white, elastic backs, mounted with heavy large Ster- ling Silver Buckles; many of the buckles are worth more than the prices of the braces; regular price $1.50 to $3.00 each; your canes a. Valuable Oil Paintings Reduced. Picture Salon, Fourth We have made sweeping reductions in prices on our Oil} Barton, Moretig, Samat er and Lone Paintings. They are all fa hieavy gold frames, and were ex. | | Sis™yul’. Se Bist Saas oe Bee ae ceptional values even at their former prices: Bl carte MA See tS bor epectel 1 Painting, former price $135, now $O5 4 Painting, former price $70, now $50 1 Painting, former price $125, now $75 2 Paintings, former price $60, now $45 1 Painting, former price $35, now $22.50 4 Painting, former price $100, now $65 1 Painting, former price $90, now $60 4 Painting, former price $60, now $37.50 4 Painting, former price $200, now $136 4 Painting, former price $85, now $6O 4 Painting, former price $75, now 5 3 Paintings, former price $100, now $75 4 Painting, former price $60, now $42.50 4 Painting, former price $200, now $145 4 Painting, former price $85, now $50 4 Painting, former price $200, now $136 1 Painting, former price $300, how $ 190 14 Painting, former price 1 Painting, former price $250, ashy 5 very ‘The Cigar Section. ‘Wrapper and Wine and Liquor Section. Sixth Fioor. . Julien, imp, Claret, from Jean Bres~ nde'st' Pita; Dorteaux, Prance, cave, of ¥, Angellos, Srulle Whe. Jug, @o» a thal te