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| Tenderloin Police Czar Tries to , Drive Away Women and Crip- ples Who Do Honest Work on Broadway. CARD MEN UNDISTURBED. Newspaper Sellers Cling to the LI- Which the City Has le sued and Will Fight In Courts for cens Right to Make a Living. ‘The great Czar of te Yonderioin has fesied a new ukaso. It's not against the gainbiers, or the disorderly house Keepers, cr the gang of short-card men and crooks who make Broadway a “parade of thieves’ and block the street while they ogle women in front of some of the uptown sporting re- sorts. It's agains! the poor newsdeal- ers, tae cripples and old women, who try to make nn honest living by sell- ing papers to tho throngs that hurry along Brosdway, morning and evening, going to and coming from work. They must get off the stréet, saye O'Reilly. He's going to clean up the precinct, he is, ang if re doesn't clean tt up he's going to discourage as much ‘ag he can people reading the newspapers about bis failure. Warned Them to Quit. ‘Last night he sent one of his sleuths round to all the néwsdealers and warned them @hat If they didn’t get off the street he would raid them. The were astonished. Never was Captain in the Tenderloin be- fore who objecteq to their earning a Uving. No protest was ever lodged by @ny one agal: the way to the street cars or the “L’ stations, But O'Reilly, with his new broom and @ new Commissioner at No. 300 Mul- berry etreet, told them that ho wouldn't stan! for them and that they would Wave to move. A committee was imme- diately named. Ite mebers went to see the Czar at the Station-house. They told him that they had licenses, for which they had paid their good money to thé city, but this didn't move him. He pointed out the fact that the It- ‘f ‘The dealers said that {f they were In- aide the stoop wne they didn't need any license except the permission of -the man who owned the adjacent property. To Fight in Courts, They held that the fact that the city issued a lMcenee at all under the circum- tances was f tacit permission tar mato have their stands on the side-: swalk, so lofi a8 no one objected. ‘They pointed out that they were no more in the way than the ornamental lam posts, but the captain was firm and slated that they must get off the street ‘The committee wen: away and reported, The dealers then decided that they would not remove thelr stands, but would fight the captain in the courts. ‘They were on duty this morning as usual, and the police did not disturb then. Capt. O'Rellty was asked by an Even- fng World reporter to explain his ex- traordinary war on newsstands. “A man named A. B. Smith," said the captain, “complained that a number of newsstands were violating the jaw by occupying the curb line. There was fot for me to G0 but see that was carried out. I believe in the theory of live and fet live and would ne have interfered with these stands Hot been compelled to in order to the man who made the com- as he was backed up by the nothing the jaw " Brooks Defends O'Reilly. Ini toi Brook: said that Capt, O'Reliy had notined ‘him of the com: pigint nd had only obeyed the law, in d newsstands are situated as olor Picea corner of Fortiéth ind Hroadway, northwest corner eirest of Worty-first stréct and Rroadwa southwest corner of Thirty-fourth stree and Broadway, northeast corner of} Thirty-fourth street and roadway, and it corner of Forty-second | the souu etrect and Seventh avenue. it was sald at Polce Heatquarters that when the whim of A. 1. Smith had Deen Aationed things would go back to the old way. a BARGAINS FOR EVERYBODY, w ‘911-19 Bixth avenue, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, and One Hundred and Twenty-ffth nue, there were crowds ré@ looking for bar- Kyerything had 3 % rd cent. winter bargains ai Fatitced sod, “Hat fot west Dp he highest priced over- wi ‘The Farag anct she, Mag canton storey Oho Sirat ‘aa to sult the pocketbook of ‘customer, ut overcodte are not the only i a t 61: youth® overcoat ‘#2; yo sults from $1 to $10; 0) Hor sults from $265 to | $5.09 ya" everconts (three to een. i ES of t 10; boys’ two-piece eis Erne regreis or Mag a al Rusatan if e men's furnishi parement Stations Sleuths in Tenderloin Resort and Forces It to Put Clock Thi $ SO Ota ato ONN New Chief) of the Warns His Staff that They Will Have to Hustle in Gambling Cases and Every Other Form of Crime As Well As Robberies. i NO LIQUOR AFTER MIDNIGHT. Captain's New Scheme Is to Be Em- ployed Against Other All-Night Places In the “Terror’s” Baliwick and He Expects Similar Results. Té was brought to the attention of the men in the Central Office to-day that|yobr duty they are policemen, even though they do not wear a uniform. They were 8°) ang arrest ofrenders. informed by the new head of the Buréau| placed over the Detéctive Bureaus of and the fact was impressed upon them/Manhattan and Brooklyn, with Capt. from the thement they reachgd Head- Tt was made very evident this morn- ing that the Haymarket, the rendesvous for all-night rounders of the Tenderloin, cannot thrive on the and other soft drinks. of the place came to that conclusion after trying the system, and as a result for the firet time in many years all blinds were down, lights were out and the place was deserted at 3 o'clock. ‘The manager of the Haymarket does not bélieve in ¢xpérimenté, so of course the scheme of selling soft drinks after 1 o'clock was not originated by him. Capt, Miles O'Rellly, the Thirtleth st of soda water The manager Herecofore it has Deen thelr custom to straggie In and sit around the Cen- awaiting the morning roll call. To-day they the basement courtyard, stamped up afd down to keep wa sible for it. He closed the without clofing it, 86 to speak. What happened to thie notorlous resort {i Ing to happen to all other places of its character tn his district. thump, through a grinning crowd men in uniform, reporters and hangers- on. Down the corridor they marched, sheepishly, and into thé Bureau, where they lined up ae policemen do in ata- tlon-houses before going out on tour. It was just « little after 1 o'clock when five men bought tickets at the Haymarket box-office afta went in. Their faces were new fo the doortender, but laws. This applies to th the ew head of he De-|6®mbling and the laws against pool- tective Bureau, had been down half an |Toome hour when the mén marched in. About |Tobbery. fifteen of the old-timers who were in thé Department when he was a Detectiva- Sergeant were in line. He greeted them pleasantly and then called the roll. was full of the odor of flowers from gigafitio horseshoes and other floral offerings that had been sent to Capt. Langan. brances from his n from the Criminal Court Squad, from Mura Society and many other sources, Inspector Brooks addressed the men after roll-call. he knew by theit sfoes that they were then of th eblue and brass buttons who had lately gained the honor of being men. They were the rep- Ways said that it was not the business of the bureau to look after gambling oases because there was more impor- tant work to be done. from the Captain, t them. The people that es drink of any sort use the street are glad enough to have thelr papers ready for them when they come rushing out of their houses on which was that if of spirituous liquor was sold to any patron of the Haymarket aftér 1 o'clock arrest éverybody present. no secret about the plan. O'Rellly had told the Haymarket’: ager that he intended stationing men In the place to see that no liquor wae He sald that he dia not care how long the place kept open so long as no ishbors in Harlem, to-morrow and look over t there. liquor was sold. The manager was given Detective Bureau “You are all policemen,” he sald, “and to protect property and the lives of citizens, to enforce all Inwe, to prevent ¢rime nnd to detect offenses Lafigan @# my immediate subordinate here and Capt. Formosa in Brocklyn. “I expect and demand that each and every man attached to this Bureau shall pay strict attention to duty, and injthe results of your work Will Be a rere Kore Sutside ty [xtarantes to mé that you are carrying rm Jout my instructions. I ehell fold each tint! orders from the inside caused |" every man of you responsible.” fthem to form ranks and march into the The men were then dispatehed about their business, Inspector Brooks talked 4 to the reporters about his plane. He Upstairs they tramped, thump: ae was aensd i? tt a Mehl eatiey to use the Bureau in setting evidence against gambling houses. “fhe mei," replied the Inspector, en instructed to enforce all the laws against well a8 to the laws againct The Inspector was reminded of the jd taken by Capt. Titus, who al- “That is not my position,” said In- spector Brooks. It {8 thought that there will be quiet Medd around the Detective Bureau for T have béen Fugitive from Justice, Sud- denly Surrenders. PAROLED IN COUNSEL’S CARE Declares Ho'Was In Europe and Did Not Know Case Had in Called, but It Is Said He Has Been Here. George Binwert, formerly Wardman for Capt. Diamond tn the Fast Fifth street station, who has been a fugitive trom Justice for months, walked into Part I. of the Court of General Sessions to-lay and stirrendered himself, He was ac- companied by hie father, a retired Policeman, and Emanuel Friend, his new lawyer. The surrender of Bissert oreated @ sensation in the District-Attorney’s of- fice. When he jumped his bail and die- ‘appeared, It was supposed by the pr cutors that he would not return to N York until such a time as he might con- sider himself safe from further trouble in the court Bissert was indicted on two counts for bribery. He was tried before Recomer Goff, found guflty and sentenced 10 serve five years in Sing Sing. Many of the prisonera in the prison up the river knew him and they made hie life a “het! on earth," he said, while his case was being brought by slow atages to the at- tention of the Court of Appeals. He was granted a néw trial and came back to New York. After a short stay in the Tombs he released on ball. When his case was called he filed to respond. His bondsmen were compelled to make good to the court. It was re- ported at the thne that Bissert had gone to Europe, preferring to live in exile CAP until the Inspector and| ther than take a Chance of going back 10. Inspector Brooks will ¢ Hawkshaws the right to sell all the soda water he wanted to. He tried to diepose of a whole lot of it, but ft did not seem to dampen thirsts parched by long dancing. The plain-clothes men saw their duty THESE WARDMEN MUST PATROL, 700. Commissioner Greene and they did it. was sold, as was made evident by gradual thinning out of the crowd. Was just 8 o'clock when the 1a lothes man went out on the street Everybody else had gone, and over to the station-house he went to report to his Captain that the new plan had suc- sala thoy could have their stands drink of Iquor le the stoop line and not outside. i y then announces follow thet jan in the fare NS _ the all-night resorts in ‘BOTH POLICEMEN DODGED REPORT. Patroimen from Two Stations| Danie A. Kerr ena Jonn J. Guiiga Were Present at Automobile Accident—Neither Told of It. Ist as being reappointed. The names f these men are: ot the ‘Tenderloin; Charles street; James Fitzgibbon and William FF. Deering, Peter Carmody, of West Gixty- ‘When the attention of Gen. Greene was cailed to this to-day he appeared to be annoyed. He said that he intend-| 64 to have his order- enforced and marted an investigation. He promises A SOLDIER FOUND What He Had Looked for 38 Years. Many interesting stories are still the heroes of the late War of ebellion, An old soldier of TL, related his experience a short time ago ‘When I enlisted in the war,” he, “I was strong and healthy And weighed 180 pounds, and when I was discharged four years later I only weighed 130 pounds, which was the result of & very bad stomach trouble, contracted while in the army. “I was treated by medical men for paying out hundreds of dollars but receiving no permanent Patent medicines were also highly recommended for dyspepsia and stomach troubles, and I tried a a}number of them, but got no rellef, and in the end was actually worse. I became mentally and physically a wreck, had no energy to do b and J simply got enough sustenance from my food to keep soul and body together, and was in pain and misery i one from the West Forty-seventh street station and tne other from the West Thirty-seventh »1 tion, who saw Samuel down by an autombile and failed to meke @ report of the accident are likely es in trouble, An investi- started to-day by the cap- tains of both precincts, The acoldent happened Tuesday even- ing about 8 o'clock, at Forty-second street and Eighth avenue. Forty-second street Is the dividing line of the pre- cincts at this point. an ola man and lives Forty-third street, street when an eléctric automonile be- cab company Two policeme G. West imocked Mr, West, who is knocked him down. » one from each aide of Forty-second street, ran to him and picked him up. He wga helped to ‘the and..when he enough to look about the automobile and the two policemen had disappeared. Mr, West made his way home and then became quite fll. h en internally inju condition to-day seventh street atation to ingul a wae wie Nad let the e to that station-hou er he had no apnened in the PLAYED WARDMEN FOR FREE DRINKS. st | HOW Two Thirsty Young Men | Imposed on Credulous Saloon- Keeper in the Bronx. “while in this condition I met a friend who asked me if I had used Grape-Nuts. I had not, but had used other prepared food and lief and 80 had no confidence {n any of them. He continued to urge me to use Grape-Nuts, saying hi! had become so much {mproved in bh by using this particular food. ‘So, partly to please him, I bought & package and made my supper that night on Grape-Nuts, fully expect. | ing to suffer all night as To my surprise and agreed with me perfect good appetite from that time on, and Grape-Nuts was my only food rat four months; then I be- arteke of other food spar- gained very rapidly men- ly and physically, with energy and force restored, and | also gained in flesh, my weight increasing 85 pounds in about eix months, stomach, from which IT had suffered for 25 years, became ly healthy, eo that I could eat all kinds of food in connection with T am 62 years od health Saloon-Meepers in the Bronx had @ last night from two claimed to be the new ward: secured free drinks and lett the oplicemen en post that the #aloon i ae untold mieer; ae ngan decide what they ought! to Sing Sing. * Re, 12, Brooklyn In New York All the Timet Biesert said to-day that he had been in Burope and did not know that his case had been recalled until a few days to reduce the five and any others who! ago. It Is belteved that he has not been were reippointed, out of New York. Dr. Charles 8. Plsberg, of No. 105 Bust| Through his attorney he announced to- ——_— For Breaking Woman’s Arm, Fifty-saventh street, resigned from the| day that he wae ready to stand trial. Board of Pollcé Surgeons to-day. He| Ball was fixed at $3,000 and two bonds- sald the work interfered with his pri- vats practice. On the recommendation of Inspector | Mr. Friend. Walt the Hcense of a resort at No. 424-426 Wighth avenue, known as the At-|from the propristors of disorderly Houses lantic Casino, was revoked by the Po-|in the “Red Light’ district. Capt. Dia. Mee Commissioner to-day. The reputed Overlooked Them, but Now} »roprie:or was ¥. Chartes Irving. They Must Go on Post. mén Were In court ready to furnish it, Dut he was paroled in the custody of Bissert was convicted of taking money mond was triéd on the same charge in Albany and escaped with a of the witnesses against Bissert i dropped out of sight, and the supposi- August Sohilling, of No. 9% Mast| tion is that he has been assured that no One Hundred and Fifty-ffth streot, was|case can be made against him. The When Commissioner Greene issued his held in $500 bail for examination by | forfeited bail will probably be returned order réducing the precinct wardmen Magistrate Hogan in the Morrleania to patro! duty he said that every ward- Court this morning, on complaint of man in the city would be set down and Mrs. Louisa Plettner, of No. 703 Morris that none would be reappointed within ty days, Notwithstanding this, at men in this borough were not reduced and their names are on the to his bondsmen, fter a conference with Assistant Dis- ti Attorney Miner, this afternoon, Lawyer Friend consented to the fixi avenue, that Schilling attacked her inj! Dall for Blaser! at $5.00. The ba: her husband's saloon and broke her arm, ry was furnished by Michael Bissert, the prisoner's father, and his brother-{ John Ruff, Here is our chatlenge: alcoholism you ca please, and we wi back of our claims. Freedom for Slaves of Drink. Bring us the worst case of n find—even to delirium-tremens, if you ll break the craving for alcohol in six to twenty-four hours, The patient will eat and sleep nor- mally in three to five days, and in a few days more his nervous system will be in normal condition and will have no craving for whiskey—this is guaranteed in every case. We employ no hypodermics, do not interfere with the patient’s occupation, and assure every applicant absolute privacy and secrecy. Ten years of success are Drug habits cured by same treat- ment. No failures. For Literatute and Complete Information, addvess in confidence, OPPENHEIMER INSTITUTE New York City 131-133 West 45th St. janes H. ALexanpen, Formerly V,.P. Standardi0ilCo, ANIEI. APrieron, Publisher, New York, H. H, Atherton, New York. {om Ayman, Lawyer, New York, LEROY W. BALDWIN, Pres. Empire Si Archer Brown, Rogers, Brown & Co., New York. Cwanies R. Brown, Banker and Ropert Maciay Burt, New York. Geonag $. Davis, Formerly Manager Park, Davis & Dwionr W. Parvur, Ass. Co., Mfg. Chemists, Detroit, Mich. LL.D. Bishop of M. . Hon. Craune 15. tishop of P Capital, $3,600,000 DIRECTORS: Leo: ADVISORY DIRECTORS: { Dees | avin Haven & successful we have ev The White Shirts we are 45c., 55c. and 65c. have no competitors ished in the best manner and embody all the latest improvements. i Lot 1~Shirts worth 60c., at 38c. each. Lot 2—Shirts worth 68c., at 45cy each, Lot 3—Shirts worth 75c., at 55c. each. Lot 4—Shirts worth 85c., at 65¢. each, Pure linen Collars—six for 60¢. Cuffs—six pairs for 75€. Excellent Linens at January Sale Prices. This Linen Sale goes merrily on, and those of our have not yet t special values for Janua prices are lower t! is proving the most DELACEY’S Precinct's New Commander Sting ingly Says He Understands that Pool-Room as Others Have Never Been Closed. It Is evident that Capt. George Titus, the new commander of the Oak street station, Is a bit sceptical concerning the pottied-up condition of the precitiat said to have been brought about by his pred- ecessor, Capt. Miles O'Rellly. the first pleces of information volun- Titus when he took charge to-day. wae that Park Row be- leved that Peter Delacey would reopen teered to Capt. lose no time mn ustally asked for the rest Some of the Specials are 50 pieces Silver Bleached DAMASK, worth o9c. es of te yeat. | “I didn't know that Delacey's was remarked Capt. “My information {8 that !t never has been, and that there are some other places tn the precinet that have not per yard, ay gge Bence nee ress see eee IASK, worth 89c. per yard, at, vy DOUBLE. DAMASK, two yards 1.10 per yard, at, per yard.......... 50 dozen all-linen NAPKINS (4% size), os08 ve seeseesoeseesr ese see a APKINS (medium dinner size), wi GOBER oer ec eeeeenoreweees oc ieies ss teeuetens APKING (full dinner size), worth $2.50 per dozen, be Pg ebee ies dite c tee rvee vy Huck TOWELS, hemmed, worth i7c. each, at, extra large figured Huck TOWE! linen hentstitched Muek and Dama to $4.00 per dozen, at, per dozen, §2,25 and Muslin Underwear Sale, Thousands of garments being sold every before have we been able to o: Gowns, Chemises, Drawers, Corset Covers, Petticoats, etc., etc., d our tables are heaped full with for INFANTS and CHILDRE: tinctly to the January Sale. When asked what his attitude would be in regard to Delacey's and other Pool-rooma ths enptain replied: “Where any one in this predinet ts vio- lating the law, elther by running & pool- room or doing anything else, legal evi- dence will be sevured against that per- 86n {f possible, and Ne will be prése- cuted. Iam here to do police duty and will do It to the best of my ability. All of the laws will be enforced in an im- a seat Coe eeioes WI you follow Capt. O'Rettly's pian of stationing patrolmen in front of eus- pected filegal places?” “f am not familiar with O'Relliy's plan,” replied the captain. we will do police duty her Cant. Titus took charge of the precinct at 8 o'clock to-day and turned out (he He made @ short speech to the men, assuring them that they would be held responsible for the «: forcement of the law on their individu ‘The same sort of a speech was to the four plafn clothes men of r such values in dainty UND Capt, O'Reilly He was asked w! to the ¢tatements made by Capt. Titus at Headquarters to- N at prices that belong dis cinct, and that Delacey's pool-room had never been closed uj “Oh, is that #07” “That 's very nic not heard anything about it. fothing whatever to say." WILL SUCCEED DR. TEMPLE. Dr. Davidson to Be Arehbishop of Canterbury. LONDON, Jan. §.~The Right Roy. Dr. Davidson, Bishop of Winchester sine 18%, has been appointed Archbishop of answered Capt. Ohe Boys’ Take Elevator, About 600 Boys’ Winter course. But the price will overcome that. wonderful offering. RUSSIAN OVERCOATS with belt. REEFERS, with velvet collar, sizes 3 to 8 years; REEFERS and DOUBLE-BREASTED SUITS for | The Evening World's Greatest Six Non ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS BEATEN. ‘This {s the comparison of advertising for the last six months of each of the past 16 yrars, showing that the last half of 1902 beat all previ- ous records and exceeded the corresponding six months of 1901 by 149 GUS, NO, OF COLA. OF ADVERTISING, 1887 @ months oaiy.) > 2,953 4 ; - 2,867 §> 1899. 6 . 3, 3214 3,604 2,388% 03,871 Above figures are for the Evening Edition of The World . 1,334 - 1,361% . + 2,050%! -» 2,717% Seas Pt Syivestex T. Everert, Banker, Cleveland, Ohio, Cant H. Fownes, Carter, Hughes & Dwight, N. ¥. Groace Hatnorm, Mining Attorney, Butte, Mont. aD Iunonen, Banker and Broker, New York, te Trust Co., N.Y, O1iver H, Lav, M.D., Surgeon, Detroit, Mich. jou MacGryniss, V.-P, United Copper Co,, Butte, M, Broker, New York. Sener K. McLaren, Corporation Trust Ce. of N.J, Isaac Orrenneimer, M.D = x Surgeon, New York, reas, 1. S. & M.S, R.R. Co, Laonarp W, weet, Wholesale Jeweler, New York. ance =A | Wagoalie, New Vert, of

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