The evening world. Newspaper, January 7, 1903, Page 5

HANGED FOR BOY MURDERS. Paul Woodward Done to Death by the Law of New Jersey for a Crime Committed Fif- teen Months Ago. STRANGE LAST REQUEST. ‘Asked Sheriff to Let Him Visit The- atre the Evening Before He Was Led to Gallows—Died Protesting Innocence. CAMDEN, N. J., Jan, 7.—Paul Wood- ward was hanged here at 10.05 to-day. The crime for which Paul Woodward paid the death penalty was the murder on Oct, 1 last of John Coffin, aged eleven years, and Price Jennings, aged fourteen years. The boys disappeare’ from thelr homes on Oct. 1, and their bodies were found in a woods near Hud- don Heights, six miles from here. Previous to the discovery of the Dodies Woodward had gone to the home of young Coffin and said he could find the boy if a suitable reward was offered. ‘This cast suspicion upon him, and on investigation it was learned that Wood- ‘ward had been seen In company with the lads on the day of thelr disap- pearance and that the three had pur- chased pies near where the murder was committed. ‘Woodward was subsequently arrested. ‘An analysis of the boy’s stomachs ghowed that they died from arsenical poisoning. The police officials learned that Woodward had bought arsenic a few days prior to the boys’ disappear- ance, and upon being indicted by the Grand Jury was later placed on trial and convicted of murder in the first degree. After being sentenced by Judge Gar- rison_an appeal was made to the Par- don Board on the ground of Insanity, ut the board refused to take any ase ry counsel for the prosecution claimed Woodward had poisoned the boys * forthe Purpose of robbery.: When they home the boys In session, but When the ‘bodice Wess found the’ pockets of the clothing did mot contain, a penny. award protested his innocence se “the last.’ Hs last night on eartn tin a cheerful manner, playing Ruth organ and conversing with HH ig guards. the Sheriff called on him last | pine Woodward said he would like to to a local theatre to ee a play Ghich was being performed there ‘and which appealed to him, he said, because ft referred to a woman's sin.’ He told the | Sheriff that #f he would grant this would go to and from the Sante win his guards and not make pt to escape. Woodward soumed a multe disappointed when. the serif tn formed him that it would ‘be possible to grant such a request left a so-called cont or oodarand, but it 1s understood fe will not he made public, at jeast for the present, It is sald to contaln really hatting ‘new ‘relating to his case, an fnot much importance 1s attached to their | 4, t| breathing mortar [STRIKE IN CITY HALL SETTLED. President Cantor Orders Cancel- lation of Contract of Ryan & MoFerran, and Union Men Cheer His Action. BAD WORK TO BE TORN OUT. Contracter Withdrew His Case from the Courts When Corporation Counsel Took a Hand In the Af- fair, Advising Against Him. The City Hall strike Is settled. Presl- dent Cantor to-day ordered the cancel- lation of the contract with Ryan & Mc- Ferran, and the work will now proceed under a contractor who will employ only union labor and be acceptable to the unions represented on the job, The abrogation of the contract {s a victory for the union workmen, who protested against the further continuance of Ryan on the job. When the men struck decause Ryan persisted In‘employing non-union men, the walking delegates called attention to the character of work belng perform- ed, and they declared that the require- ments of the contract were not being observed, President Cantor was at first inclined to ignore this contention, hoping to set- tle the strike by securing concessions from the delegates, but they declired that the work would not go on so iong as Ryan had the contract. Their ult!- matum was, ‘Fire Ryan off the job end we will send the men pack to wor’ President Cantor plea for coaces- sions, but the aeiognief wer firm. Then Consulting Arthitect Aiken was put on the case. He reported that the work was fauky. That settled it. The matter went into the courts at once, but Ryan withdrew his oase. Then the Cor- poration Counsel took a hand In the ef- fair. He advised President Cantor day that the contract coukl be, proken with safety to the olty, and this was one in a jiffy wien ahs’ Borou dent reached ‘his office in the ity ial, Corporation Counsel Rives stated that if the sureties for Hyan & McFerran chose to go afead with the work after Qualifying they could do so If they refused then the contract could not be awarded until it was duly advertised. Portions of the remodelled work in the Mayor's office will ‘be torn out at once. dy Score of the striking workchen, who gathered in the corrklora of ‘the Gity Hiuil’ set up a eter when the ne that Ryan had been deposed reached: them. They are now ready to go back to work and finish up th in @ manner, they say, which will bee p credit to thelr craft-and a Joy to Presi ‘antor and tithe clty's Execut! 4 the Bol The city’s Executive an 1@ rough President, have been transacting: om; nicipal affairs in cramped quarters eng ‘since the work of cad, the Hall began, ninety days ago, It was 4] originally ee! that the Mayor’ ready in thirty dey, | Friend office ETTA BUTLER, MIMIC, DIES IN ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL, A Be pulde Favorite Expires of Ty After Long Illness. : ETTA BUTLER. Etta Butler, a clever actress, noted principally for her mimicry, died at 11 ek to-day, in Roosevelt Hospital. . QfcKelvey, house surgeon at Roosevett, paid to-day: “Miss Butler had nearly recovered two weeks ago, and was about to leave the hoapltal, when ehe suffered a relapse. Miss Butler became {Il a month ago The refrain is: “You'se } Leuls Butler, who Parents, came stricken with the tleally every city in the United States. a little nigger, But you'se mine, all mine." Miss Butler came from California, where her father, head of a mercantile firm. A brot bere when Dec, 1. He stayed at the Wellington, visiting his BLAZING OIL TANKS EXPLODE Roof of Giant Reservoir at Pratt Refinery Blown High in Air on the Summit of a Pillar of Flame, phoid Fever FIREMEN’S HARD FIGHT. — One of the largest tanks fn the plant of the Pratt Of] Works, Kent avenue and North Thirteenth atreet, Williams- burg. exploded at 7.30 o'clock this morn- ing, just after a fire had been discovered on one of the Aiers, The tank contained 60,000 gallons of oll, So far as the police could learn no one was hurt, although more than twenty windows in the neighborhood were shattered by the explosion. The company's own fire department tried to cope with the flames, but the fire gained rapidly. An alarm was turned tn and then a second, @ third and a fourth, which brought to the scene all the engines in Willtamaburg, the two fire-boate, the Boody and the Van Wyck, and Chief Snow, who took char; The attention of the firemen was devoted to protect- ing twelve other of] tanks and six big naphtha tanks near the blaze. Valves were opened by the company’s employees and the naphtha and oj] in the nearby tanks drawn back to the pipes that feod them under the East River. ‘The company's tug boats helped the fire boate in the work, When the explosion came everybody was waiting for it at a safe distance. The roof of the big tank was blown into the air thirty feet, and wes fol- lowed by a mighty ehaft of flame, John B. Butler, lives there with h she wi fever, while at the Hotel Wellington at Sev-/sisier at Roosevelt Hospital, whith enth avenue and Fifty-fifth street. She|she had been removed at che suggestion |, Twenty, streams were kept pouring has since occupied e private room jn the| of Dr. W. H. Porter, Young Mr. Butler| {nto the tank until finally 1t burned Ht- bospital. Miss Butler's parents, who reside in California, were notified of her |from San Fra went home after two weeks, convinced that this sister would recover, He and his father and mother started self out. The plant is the largest of its kind In nee te ues Misa | Brooklyn, and is owned by the Standard Butler before she died. Ou Company. eritteal condition and hundreds of sym-| Puller before she died. tne stage pathetic friends constantly inquired | avout & year when, In 1509, W. A. Brady aes Sat aae 11s Kostima ted Nat] evout avout her at the hospital. “discovered” Miss Butler's last appearance of mo- ment was with the original ‘Liberty Belles," in which she won great favor. Most theatre-goers will recall her by a bit of poetry she has recited in prac- Bial's. She mim! “Sapho.” She had her among the ress per= formers at Proctor's. she made a big hit in York in Eighty Minutes" icked Mrs. Fiske “Becky Sharp" and Olga Nethersole as because of ill-health. ‘The next week BRONX CARNEGIE LIBRARY. Will Be Three Stories Hi: te Coat $75,000, not acted this season the police re} EDW. LYNCH NOT A SUICIDE, |‘ rotce repore Physician's Certificate Shows He Died of Heart Disease. The funeral of Edward Lynch took place to-day from this former home at No. 310 Kast Twenty-seventh street. of the famtl: ease, as shown by issued by Dr. was called into Inhalation, were pleased to learn thet such was not the case. The young man died of heart dis- Edward Walsh, after the discovery was made. The Bronx Carnegie Library is an as- sured fact. Plans for the library have been’ filed and work will begin at once ‘on the new building. Tt will be located on Alexander nue and® One Hundred and Fortleth strect, and will have a frontage of 3) feet and a depth of 80 feet, and will be three stories high, with facades of brick and aineatone. Tt will oF that he had killed Year's day by gas the death certificate who the house shortly Congress, by tions, and thousands the Bumbler walks of Sunday World Wants Work Monday Morning Won Peruna is recommended by fifty members of Governors, Majors, Captains, Admirals, Eminent 'Clergymen, many Hospitals and public fnastitae jpop thousands of those ja Bri. ne people get good you seek hi indi Consuts,. Generals, Physicians, — sitions through Sunday World Wants. ‘orld t will find it for yo Semi-Annual Commencing To-Morrow. Clothing Sale Semi-Annual Clothing Sale It begins to-morrow morning at eight o'clock. This simple announcement is enough to bring the: thousands who are familiar with the Brill Clothing and the Brill Sales; to the people who have nevery I Convenient Stores. Semi-Annual Clothing Sale| Commencing 10-Morrow. bought at any of our sales we say that it is a clear saving of 33'4 per cent. Suits and Overcoats—staple blacks and stylish fancy mixtures. all styles, at one-third off. TO-MORROW AT 8 O’CLOCK Regulsr Men’s Winter Overcoats, $2) Men’s Fancy Sack Suits, $10.00 Oxford and Black ¥rieze... $6.67! Regular 12.60 Oxford and Black Frieze 15,00 Melt) ns and Frieze.. 18,00 Moltans and Frieze 20,00 Higk-Grade Oxfords 21.00 Black Vicunus.... : 14, 6.00 All-woo! Cheviot, Friezes and Meltons. 18.00 Fancy Cassimere and Worsted Suits.. M4 a - “4 300 EE orev + 14.67! 94:00 Fancy Cheviot, Cassimere and Worsted Bulis 13; 33 7,00 Goad quallty Walaa phoy tote and Meltans. 28,00 Imported Black and Gray Overcoatings.... 1867/2200 Kaney Cheviot and Worsted Sulta.,... 7 | 6:00 ne quality: Frieves,, Cheviots and Melton. 30,00 Custom Cloth Overcoatings. 190,00) ari mete AB WON A LIA 12.50 Extra quality Friezes, Cheviots and Meltons ae take AAT ‘ ao , sane 15.00 Finest MeltouB....+sersssereeeresees aera gh-Grade Cloths..... ‘| Regul ’ 40,00 Best Custom Cloth Overcoatings.., ecular Youths’ Overcoats, s** Boys’ 2- Piece Suits, Men’s Black Cheviot & Thibet Suits, $6.00 Friezos and Chevlots. 00... 14.00] Regular 4.00 Better grade of Cheviots and Friezes......%, 8, ce . Regular Sale | 12'50 All-Wool Chevicts, Friezes and Meltons,.+., 883/820 Fancy Cassimeres and Black Cheviots. se tsiane Woo! Cheviot sults ee )) Finer quality of Friezes and Melton +. 10,00 iy on Gasaimen 7 Bene black & blue Chevic % ‘ool Cheviot § i . $55 300 Be: . “Ww. . 00 Serges and Bl 10.00 Black Choviot Suits. 6.67 17> Boat quality of AllsWool Meltons and Friese 38,00) F'00 AST Avogl chaviots and Cams oon ‘Thibets. 12.50 Thibet and Cheviot its, 8.33 F ’ : 6 00 Fane y Casalmeres, Chev jots, Blue Serge 20.00 Black Cheviot and Tiibet Suits 18.38/ $6.00 Fancy Cassimeres and Cheviots; all-wool, ; ’ ° pe * Men’s Furnishings. MADRAS PAJAMAS.—Here's a chance for you to} buy fine Pajamas cheap; the kind that you have always paid $1.50 and $2.00 for. The story is—the manufac- turer had too magy piece goods on ‘the counters, Ready cash hes always been known to do the trick, We purchased them at a pric Sure to sleep well in them M over others; not an idle boast, but a fact. We bought a large quantity of them; noold patterns, but all new, nice, up-to-date Percales and Madras Bosom Shirts, nest figures and stripes, with one pair of cuffs; the kind that have always sold for $1,00 and $1,50. We 59 hand them out to you to-day at ...... . ¢ 89c) THE EMERY SHIRT, celebrated for its superiority | have! Price. 10,00 Fancy Cheviot Suits. 12,50 Plaid Cheviot Suits.. 15.00 Neat Fancy Cassimere and Worsted Suits. Single and Double-Breasted Black Thibet, $4.00 8.00 Wool Fancy Cassimeres and Cheyiots, Blue Serges, Black Thibets...,..-.» Rasteaeas Ee } 10,00 All- Wool Fancy Caesimeres and Cheylot Scotch Mixtures and Black Tbibsts : 6.67) 12.50 Fine grade of Faney Cassimeres and Chey: jots, Scotch Mixtures and Black Thibets., 8.33! 15.00 Finest quality Fancy Cassimeres and Chey- jots, Scotch Mixturee and Black Thibets.. 10,00 . i i Sale Resular Norfolk Sailor Suits, 4, 4.00 Blue and Red Serge, Cassimeres and Cheviots 2.66 5.00 Blue and Red Serge, Cassimeres and Cheviots.3,33 6.00 All-wool Serge, Cassimeres and Cheviots,,,.4.00 7.00 Very fine quality Blue Serge.. anene. » 4.66 £00 Blue Serges end other materials............. 5.88] Four Convenient $4.00 Cassimer $5.00 Blue Cheviots and Friezes... All Our Knee Pants at }; Boys’ Overcoats, 3 to 16. Regular Price, Friezes and Cheviots.. Friezes and Cheviots... All-woo] Cheviots and Friezes. war 5.00 Caesimere ges and Black Thibets. 4,00 Fancy Cassimeres and Oheyiots,.. 7.00 Cassimeres, Cheviots and Black Thib 8.00 Finest Quality Black Thibets, 10,00 Finest Qualily Blue Serges Boys’ Reefers, 3 to Regular Price, 279 Broadway, near Chambers St. 47 Cortlandt St. bet. Church atid Greenwich Sts, 21% and 219 Sixth Ave., bet, 14th aud 15th Sts, ae | Boys’ 3. Piece Suits, Cal Vest, Pants, com 10-16, j Re, Cheviots, black & blue Cheyiots 8. senses sreeees oes $8.88 Off. Boys’ Suits and Overcoats, all qualities, Sale Price. $2.00 2.66 3,33 4.00 4.66 5.33 Sale Price, $1.33 2,00 2.66 3,33 4.00 4,56 5.83 Sale Price. $2.66 3.33 4,00 4.66 6.38 6.6’ RG Sale Price, his: Nothing reserved. Men’s~ Children’s. ec s9 Overco: Regular Price. $4.00 Friezes .....eeeeeee 5.00 All-wool Friezes and "Red" ‘Cheviots. 6.00 All-wool Tan and Blue Kerseys. 7.00 All-wool Tan and Blue Kerseys... 8.00 Blue Cheviota, with red flannel Hning. 10,00 Finer quality Tan and Blue Kersey. Men’s Shoes. We have a story to tell, a brief one at that, We more business in our Shoe Department. There ts . one way to get it—to sell good shoer at a low Herc 4 Here's a chance to increase our busine fe have rer! duced about 1,000 pairs of shoes, equally divided» each store. There will be a rush for the best ones, there always 1s, You can well afford to be one of the early buyers. Worth $2,00 and 2.50 per pair, We are going to sell them at Men’s Hats. We are in a usual January business mood, That f ing comes with January. We need to stir Suiege up to make our Hat Department look lively during Me sale. We have taken a lot of ‘high-grade hats in all new styles and shapes, soft and stiffs, all siuep ads all dimensions, to sult all faces, and reduced 8 them to $1.50. You have a chance now to i buy two hats at the usual price of one.. Black Cutaway Coats and. Ma Regular Price. 98,00 Thibets, also Diagonals. 10.00 Thibets, also Diagon 12,50 Unfinished Worsted: