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GENERAL SPORTING NEWS ON PAGES 10 & 1 | ‘ Circulation Books “ Circulation Books Open to Alj.’’ PRICE ONE CENT. Suita i wil | Se ark geiey aM eT he EDITION NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JANUARY -*AOOS MYSTERY MAY BE SECOND PATRICK GAOE, CORONER SAYS. Woman Out on Bail Declares She Is Innocent, and the Widow Says a Professional Mesmerist Was Hired to Hypnotize Her Husband. Jackson, Whose Jury Implicated Miss Long, Sommerville and Timpano, Says if One Atom of Poison Is Found Charge Should Be Changed to Murder, Coroner Jackson, whose jury brought na verldct implicating Miss Ellen Long, Lawyer Louis J. Somerville and ‘Michael Timpano in the death of Leon- tard F, Roos, a wealthy old art dealer, fald to-day that he believed tho mys- tery might prove to be a second Patrick case and that, if an atom of poison was found in the viscera submitted for ex- amiiation to Prof. Witthaus, the charge should be changed to one of murder. Miss Long denounces the verdict and the arrests as outrageous, as did Mr. Somerville and the young woman pro- tested her Innocence with great vehe- menee. She declares she acted as the old man's nurse only in the purest ehristian spirit, and had no interest in his death Simultaneously an intimate friend of Miss Long comes forward with the in- teresting statement that the young woman Is bending every effort to the shievement of her one ambition, her single alm in Mfe veing to become a Mamous prima donna in grand opera, in which she has been encouraged by Maurice Grau and others competent to advise a singer. She had to work yery hard as a music teacher to earn enough money to pay for her studies to that end. Murder May Be Charged. Coroner Jackson said: “While saying that this is the most remarkable | case with which I have had anything) to do, ‘There is a mass of details which | have not been made public, and which the Disirict-Attorney nas. They will helped in his care, and it was at my instance that a physician ‘was called Mn on the following Wednesday. ‘The house was In the hands of Timpano, There was.no woman about the place, and as Mr. Rous was ill, I did what 1 could, thinking to brig him buck 0, . “It would be useless for me to com- ment upon the testimony of Miss Leigh- ton, I deny that I ever told her Mr, Roos was being drugged. She made up her statement out of Whole cloth. She was angry at me because of another matter, and sought to injure me. will let the matter rest with her con- sctence, Her sleep will not be the most pleasant for the rest of her life, as she knows In her heart that she wronged me more than she can ever repair.” No Interest im His Death. ° “I was not named in Mr. -toos's will and | never received one penny from him when he was living. His death could have no effect upon my financial welfare, and 1 am sure his age and physical, condition, will absolve ‘me. of any (sentiment, ‘The charge Is out- Concerning the verdict of t Coro- 8: of course, the case Is now out | cy of my hands, the records turned over to) the District-Attorney, I do not mind) net's Court Mr, Solomon’ said: ‘The verdict ‘is the strange most. Fecullar and unprecedented accusation’ hat came out of a Coroner's jury room of the Coroner's Court. nto treat the sick mua “urd logically fund Iy and medically plivaiclans® See erate @ career of El Tr a len Lon orarkable from many Mtantpone: fame 8s an opera singere aigplted for With WNe Yeats she has been ’siCayt e ote ambition to become wayne @oubtless be presented to the Grand/Prima donna. gho has revshns 9, reat Jury. very weighty and are entitled to entire belief. “I have ordered the, viscera of Mr. Roos turned over to City Chemist Witt- naus for analysis and if a grain of poison !s found the charge should be changed to one of murder. “This may be another Patrick cuse. ‘The circumstances are very suspicious. ‘The jury's verdict warranted me in hol: ing the three for the District-Attorney. ‘Mra. Roos believes her husband was hypnotized by a professional mesmerist a I cannot see how the Grand | Singesement of Maurice Gr, Jury can fall to find indictments. The, . statements of Miss Leighton alone are) lved the en- m4 ‘ ‘aU and many rs. ‘o8eDh Wendel, of N. One Hundred and ‘Twelfth attest, ost v knows Miss Long as well’ no pore er4on in New York, ‘sald toca ret en ihe Hvening World tow » She came to New ¥, ag0 from her home in Canad {iva brothers, but she was the only Wi 1 he famil; She had studied singing Ld Canada, and with great promise she came here acPecting oa immediate en- etn Freenees at the ‘opolitan Opera PLAYING ROULETTE AT CANFIELD’S—TYPICAL SCENE IN THE EAST FORTY-FOURTH STREET GAMBLING PALACE, AND ITS PROPRIETOR, ) INDICTMENT FOR Providence, R. I, on July 17, 1885, according to a letter received to District-Attorney Jerome from Chief of Police Frank A. Mathews, of dence, ONGRESS READY 11 PROBE COAL PRICES ‘Grosvenor Resolution Calling for a Thorough Investigation Passed by the House of Representa- tives Monday. present it to the Grand Jury in connection with the evidence secured “John Doe” inquiry recently held before Justice Wyatt. in convicting Mr, Canfield here, he will be subject to a minimum ANARCHISTS FAMILY; ENGLAND ACCEPTS WILL BE DEPORTED.) CASTRO'S ANSWER tradited on an indictment for grand larceny,” added the District-: significantly. Washington Authorities Will Not |question of Ending the Blockade Is Now Being Discussed Be- tween London and Berlin. Permit Wife and Children of (Special to The Evening World.) McQueen of Paterson to Land WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—The Committee on Rules to-day promised to pring in a rule to allow the congideration of the resolution introduced by Representative Grosvenor providing for the investigation of coal transy@rta- tion. The railroad interests in the House vigorously opposed any investiga-| would constitute grand larceny.” i WASHINGTON, ury Department has portation of the w and two. children | reply was entirely acceptable to Great cQueen, of Paterson, N. J. ed of inciting riots in Paterson ntenced to five The Grosvenor resolution {s much more far-reaching in Its effect than |. that under which the Senate District of Columbia is conducting an investl- | It provides, not only for an investigation of transportation, also of the cost of mining coal, the method of distribution, and the methods by which’ it is sold tg dealers. CAN FORCE WITNESSES. The Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, which duct the investigation if the resolution carries, has power to compel the attendance of all witnesses and to send for and enforce the production of The question of the time for raising the blockage of the Venezuelan ec has not been decided. but is now being discussed between London and Beilin. ve | York within the lase few days, and they e¢ they are Hable to become public cuarges. ‘The action of the department sustains inding of the Immigration omicia!s ew York from whieh an appeal had WEATHER FORECAST. hours ending at 8 P. /EX-GOV. HASTINGS IS DEAD. Mr. Grau gave her an audience and to her told her that she ne bas needed much train- | her stud: att af on tttdy under employed by Miss Long. She said to-/1 day: That he had been treated by a hyp- notist I know. She used to visit the house twice a week: to give him treat- ment. “When f entered the room In the house with Mme, Zelda, ‘his she set out to do. She studied which had been ocoupied by M! Helen Long in my absence I found a book on unde Mme; Zelda here th New" York, a Y eiving musls 188° Lelghto years ago, and when the latter her to sell some met hypnotism called ‘Ki-magi’ and a card} Lo: ef a well-known hypnotist, On this card the Long woman had written; ‘She has told me many wonderful and true things.’ “I think Mies Long 1s the worst woman I ever knew. “2 Am Innocent,” Cries She. home and introduced Miss Miss Lolghton sald that Roos and hi: wife seemed very glad to see Miss Long ne tnsiated on her going to their house 0 live, “The trovble in which Mi finds herself {8 news to me. Sh spoke of Mrs. Roos as @ ver; ave “I am as innocent of the charge as the Coroner bimpelf,” was Miss Hilen Long's and I am surprised that she Should have it. turned 80. I cannot unders! declaration this morning in the office of her attorney, Joseph B, Solomon, No. ambition an: 18 Nassau street. After her release last night, Miss Long went to the home of # friend, living on the Boston Road near One Hundred and Fifty-cighth street. itrange world this Long. whose Christian heart was stronger than her reason. My svul forbade me to suf- fer an old man, @ good friend, with whom I had sympathized in his tribula- Mons, and whose troubles I had shared with hie wife, to turn to decay from a gomplication of diseases and marital dis- tractions, “The world will know my motives be- cones to @ close. I aetually believe ‘that the woret is over, as I cannot seo the District-Aatorne; vs B cage before the Gread’ pent ree wend the Interim with friend jeter. 1 had no intent friends at ; | Brooklyn. "When aeen by « fore this unfortunate train of eyeuts| Th to accomplish her The will lott by Roos 1s, the now yader inves uation by the attor- heys for Mrs. Roos an © authori: This will leaves his estate, Valued. from $40,000 to $1 four sisters Switzerland, So far no one has found on this side of the ocean who ever saw these relatives. Mrs, Roos sea: that while ste lived with Mr. twenty-five years—she never heard mention them, Mr, Bomerville, ‘who represents the heirs, and who ls mentioned as executor of the will, hi ypewritten letter pur. orting to’ have been signed by one of ihe suthorities in Swi @ authorities in Switserland been asked to look up the telatives aad in the will. Word ts awaited from them, ¢ prosecution considers as an espe: ofally valuable piece of evidence the fact that the moment Roos died Tim- Former Executive of Pennnaylvania | Victim of Pneumon BELLEFONTE, Pa,, Jan, 9.—Px-Goy. Daniel Hardman Hastings died to-day of pleuro-pneumonia after an illness of vicinity: Generally fair tinned cold t books and. records, Gen. Grosvenor said he was confident the resolution would go through The House will begin the investiation immediately the reso- lution is passed, Senator Stewart, Chairman of the Sub-Committee on the District of Columbia, which is investigating the conditions with reference to, the dis- trict, will issue summones to-day for the independent coal operators to ap- pear before the committee. The representatives of the Reading, Lackawanna and other great pro- ducing roads will also be summoned to appear, Coal dealers testified before the committee that ‘he Pennsylvania and Reading companies do not supply at this time one-third the daily needs of They were agreed that the supply of coal which they could buy from the independent operators was practically inexadstable, if they would pay, the high price demanded for it. OPERATORS MUST EXPLAIN. The independent operators will be asked to explain why it is that they Long was a young woman fan ih et can get such great quantities of coa) to sell at high Prices, when the rall- roads operating the mines with all the advantages of car service, &c,, the mines working on full time and a perfect system of distribution, are unable to furnish as much coal as they do in ordinary times. Senators .who listened to the testimony yesterday are convinced that the independent operators and the Coal Trust have’ an understanding. By the reason of this conspiracy the trust Is turning over the greatest part of its output to the independent railroads, who sell it to the public at Cities are thus able to bid against each other No arrangements have yet been made ine—Short Time, for the funeral. New York and BROOKLYN BOY DROPS DEAD AS HE WAITS FOR MEDICINE, Feeling that the hand of death was upon him, “Jack” Mo- Sherry, a fourteen-yeay-old hoy, ‘iving with his parents at No. 161 Washington Park, Brooklyn, rushed into Perry’s dri near the bridge entrance late to-day and begged the clerk to give him a dose of medicine. The lad was blue with the cold and a tiny stream of blood issued from his mouth. night with a friend who was having the wheel ‘rolled’ for him in a |/room, The player was an amateur, and my friend caught the mam at thi wheel calling a wrong number. Ie stepped in and stopped the game, was three and a half years ago.” . | teur patrons might have had that suspicion.” faro boxes?” WISE MEN DODGE ROULETTE. i never captured a wheel that had been built dishonestly, Some of #1 showed evidence of having been tampered with, It is pretty hard to t with a wheel, though, and tt {s hardly worth while, as the plungers 4b | play the wheel, The percentage is too large against them, The men ® want a stiff game go to faro.” Ay the highest possible price. for tho coal, thereby insuring the highest price. This is done by the Coal Trust to teach the public a lesson not to sup- port or give aid to strikers, and to recoup itself for the losses it sustained ‘by reason of the rtrike, Chairmen Grosvenor, of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, will try to have the House pass a resolution to-day authorizing his committee to begin a rigid Investigation of coal transportation, Before the medicine could be prepared the little fellow grew dathiy pal, staggered and fell dead at the counter. He was a delicate boy and suffered fror LATE WINNERS AT NE Sifth Race—Uranium 1, Ahumada 2, Glennevis 3. know whether the wheels were ‘crooked,’ as 1 have not cxamined thems HOW THE BALL CAN BE CONTROLLED, V ORLEANS, wheels 1p the Committee of Fifteen raids, When I broke those wheels ig looked ior magnets and other contrivances, The next wheel | exam will look for a little perforation in the groove in which the balls had Mott @ count f his, in” the house, and that ih a few minutes, when fomerville arrived, he instructed the un- dertaker to embalm the body ay quickly sutble. ¥, Bomerville first went to hi ere’ office, "No. tee ‘Montague’ sive Fepor wal “Of course Uy Sheriff. Bae! ar ates by 3 be upon my APY? EEN Ahan Si-th Race—Cogsweil 1, Nett CANFIELD RUNS NO BR ranty, ocungel for 2 Regent 2, The Messenger. SAYS LAWYER. Ricard Canfield, when shown late this afternoon the District-Attorney's statement that his cient ran a “brace” game and was afraid to return from | don, said Canfield would probably oome back and stand tri “Everybody knows Mr, Canfield is a gambler,” Delahanty. “He does not purport to be anythin es he is known as a gambler. Bu id know that it would be impossible for him or any other kind of a is false, as ever bigger than the one-hundredth part of an inch, through which a | be wire can be projected under control of the wheel map and prevent the from doing certain things. The gituation is intolerant here and Congressmen and Senators when they were personally incorvenienced and made to pay high prices hava started the investigation more for their own protection, bat out of which the public will benefit. MAYOR DEMANDS THAT MORE COAL BE SENT TO NEW YORK. more numerous, There are the ‘lever’ boxes, ‘top squeeze,’ *botte) and ‘rolling’ boxes, The latter I haye never seen, but all of ti the dealer to swindle the player if he is noc an expert at the gembling-houses?” everywhere he en. Cap run a brage. alleged. who is not an expert gambler asks for @ heavy play. Joody hn tom Bae PRICE ONE CENT, _ CANFIELD FEARED GRAND LARGEN District-Attorney Says the Record of the Wealthy Gambler Had a Good Deal to Do ~ with His Departure and Hints at Prosecu- tion for “Fleecing” Some of His Wealthy — Patrons. be Revelations Alleged to Have Been Made “John Doe” Inquiry as to the Robbing Rich Men in “Brace” Games by ‘Crookes Dealers—Canfield Served Six Months” Jail as a Common Gambler. Richard A. Canfield was sentenced to six months in the county all “If that indictment was for felony,” said Mr. Jerome, “and ‘we two years in jail.” ie, “In the event of an Indtctmont against Canflelé- for amb be extradited from England?” was asked. SUGGESTS ANOTHER CRIME. “Not for gambling; the law does not cover that, But he could . , ‘How could Canfleld be Indicted for grand larceny?’ “Do you believe there was crooked gamb!ing in Canfield’s place?” “1 certainly do.” NO “SQUARE"’ GAME IN TOWN. “Is there a ‘square’ gambling-house in New York?” “No amateur can get a ‘square’ game in any New York gamb “How do you know this?” “I have u list of every ‘brace’ faro dealer in this city. Is hould hand there are acout twenty-five of them. There is a ‘brace’ dealer |every gambling house in this eity.’’ Be How niany dealers are there in Canfleld’s?” “He roguwar!y «employs four men.” “How many of them are on your list of dishonest dealers?” “All four of them,” “Are Harrigan and Reamy, the men mentioned in the testimony | gambler before Justice Wyatt as the most expert brace dealers in the, x ue try, in Canfield’s employ?” “They are, and they are on my list.” 3 “Did you ever hear of dishonest play at Canfield’s before you Pal _| the place?” i JEROME'S FRIEND SAW BRACE ROULETTE, “I certainly did. A frlepd of mine told me he was in © “Hadn't Canfield’s place always the reputation of being on the square “Not among experts, I never heard gamblers say so, Some of bis ame Basie tt “In your gambling raids have you ever captured any ‘fair’ wheels “I have got a number of square boxes and a lot of dishonest ones, ea “Did you get any dishonest faro boxes in the Canfield raid?” > “I got no boxes at all, and caat J consider very significant. I ci “I know more about wheels now than I did when | got that layor A ii “That is a very delicate device. The contrivances for ‘crooked" tare “Do you know that boxes of this sort have been used “I have found them here, I believe they are used wi “Would you call it grand Bid % , toca WW Wem bake inthe pare)