The evening world. Newspaper, February 17, 1903, Page 7

1 TAXDUMNY CASE WSPUTON TRIAL een Nathan Springer, Alleged Head \ of the Gang Charged with De- | Frauding City, Up for Attempt- ‘ed Subornation of Perjury. ROT JURY IN RECORD TIME. ® Was Intenced to Put Librarian t Baer on Trial with Springer, but | Counsel Arranges to Have Them jf riled Separately. Nathah Springer, who ts sald to have the head of the plan to defraud the Bity by substituting dummies to swear taxes for wealthy citizens, was d on trial to-day before Justice ferrick in the Criminal Branch of the jupreme Court. It was Intended to place Inger and Phillp Baer, the former rarlan of the City Hall, on trial to- r, but Abraham Levy, representing defendants, made a motion for @eparate trials, which was granted. Four jurors were sworn in within an ‘our after the case was called. There Gre three indictments against Springer, Pwo for subornation of perjury and one na attempted subornation of perjury. 4g on trial on the indictment charg- Kim with attempted subornation of Bpringer, Baer, Moses Springer and ‘alter P. Sawyer were arrested to- ee on information that reacted the Mrict-Attorney to the effect that the had been defrauded out of heavy by the operations of a gang that le X specialty of ewearing off taxes men who tmagined or believed that were Over-agsessed. Sawyer hus ned State's evidence and will be the witness ugainst Springer and Baer. loses Springer has been at liverty on le in the custody of Mr. Levy, who rts that there is no evidence against | | j The plot to defraud the city came to it through gn actor of the name of larcourt. He wus employed to imper te a man who had engaged Springer -get @ reduction of his personal taxes, the transaction Harcourt, who een paid $5 for perjuring himself. eloped qualms of conscience and re- Wwealed the plot to the authorities. ounty Detective Secord was assigned get into the ring. He was employed a time to impersonate Monroe B, ant, a merchant who was dissatis- ied with his assesament, Secord went ore ‘Tax Commissioner Strasbourger by representing himeelf as Bryant in haying the taxes of the P redueey: Becord learned that conepitato made thelr headquar- in tho brary, of the City Hell and een featinser: and Baer were arrest- was the solicitor, it is all ‘his mode of procedure belng to call @ business man, reprosent himeolf as i attorney and claim that he was able seoure @ reduction. ‘The District-At- rney asserts that In every case where Was retained he would hire a dummy gwear off the tax. For his compen- m he got halt of the amount saved. Got $10 aplece for perjuring selves. utaide of Harcourt the District-At- ae has Bot beap able to get hold of of the alleged dummies, although 5 shepestea’| {thet maiy of them were ‘court to-day. Said We Impersonated Jeweller. A jury’ was secured in record time id pei District-Attorney: é hur an his opening address, Spring- y ithe prosecutor said. induced Will. K. Secord, @ county detes! reonate Monroe B, Bryant, @ jew ler of No. 7 Maiden Lay lew of swosring. off $10.00 of Mr. ryant’s personal tax, Mr. Bryant was Gould, a atenographen tn niet Attorney's office, ited a8 the first witness for the prose. Before Mr. Gould was swo i the other witnesses on both sidi ‘Were excluded from the oourt room, a: gre. a of Springer’s counsel, Abe} Gotild testified thet Springer nad made ja siatement to him at the time of Ils ieee Mr. Levy opjected to Gould the statement * eDhe defendant was under arrest.” Mr, Gevy sald, “and under the decision in tho” Kennedy case, this tos: is ht 2 INHERITS FORTUNE AND WILL CONTEST Lawyer Gets Big Share of Es- . tate of His Partner’s Widow * and Expects Litigation. + The will of Adaline D, Townsend, jombtimes called Ada D. and A. D. ‘gwneend, the widow of Henry P. Townsend, a | wyer, filed \o-day, gives prastically her whole estate, estimated At $143,000, to her husband's old law Periner, Joseph H. Mahan, and his ebldren, ignoring her own blood rela- Rives, five nephews and nicces, lawyer who filed th fat a contest of the will her w will sald expected, on Noy, Persin, ot Columbia University, and Mrs. | 4! William H. Powell, of No. 129 West Fit- apixth street; $2,600 to Alfonse Uses, of Borne ‘West Thirty-cighth atreet; §2.000 to Thomas F. C: “in the employ of ‘Parl Eimert nd created a $10,000 ¥ old friend, Mary HE WORLD: TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 190. SOCIAL STRAIN THAT BROKE DOWN MRS. ROOSEVELT ns President's Wife Has Entertained 200 House Guests, Given 66 Dinner Parties, Three State Dinners and Numerous Receptions. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 17.—The nervous breakdown of Mrs. Roose- velt is attributed to the strain of almost continuous entertainment that has devolved upon her ever since her husband assumed the Prealdency. Coupled with this has come the effort of arranging the White House after the repairs of last summer, and at last overwrought nature has de- manded a rest. She has abandoned temporarily all social duties. Temporary collapse of the nervous system is by no means unusual lamong the wivos and daughters of men prominent in Washington offi- cial life. During the season the strain {s tremendous—much heavier than it !s upon the society leaders of New York, for the society leaders outside of their purely official fune- tions are free to rest. Here the wife or daughter of the high Government officer assumes not only social but official obligations that aro stagger- ing. The death of Miss Helen Long, daughter of the former Secretary of the Navy, was hastened by the strain of taking charge of the entertain- ments of the family during the {llness of her mother in the season of 1898. Since the beginning of the Washington social season last November Mrs. Roosevelt has been almost as active as her active husband, the Pres!- deut. Here is a summary of what she has done in a social way since last’ November—and this takes no account of her multifarious household duties: House guests entertained, 200. Dinner parties, 56; averago number of guests at each dinner party, 20; total guests entertained at dinner, 1,120; guests at luncheon, 275; guests at breakfast, 60; state dinnors, 3; attended Cabinet dinners, 8; number of musicales given, 6; average number invited to each musicale, 300; total number invited to musicales, 1,800; musicales yet to be given; 3; state receptions, 6; greeted at New Year's reception, 8,000; greeted at four other state receptions, 7,200. Afternoon receptions given by Mrs. Roosevelt, 5; average number guests at each reception, 1,200; total guests at afternoon receptions, 6,000. MES. ROOSEVELT. The Giant Glared at the Clerks and Gixth avenue, to-day for a bank and created a panic among the clerks and Dookkeepers by dommnding 85,000. muscular, he rushed into the office face, and then he sat down on a cor- ridor seat, looking out from behind his Just as the bandits do in the story Toem or dodge behind the counters and desks were ready to do #0. After sulking a few minutes on the seat he approached the head bookkeeper, Wal- receptions, 1,500, Guests invited to blue room for state receptions and entertained after Average number invited to blue room for each reception, 300. Dined BMDIT-LIKE MAR DEMNDEDS5 00 Gaudily Sressed Italian Caused a Panic Among Clerks in the Offices of the New York Bank- Note Company. “WANT IT QUICK,” HE SAID. Fumbled In Hie Shirt Front, Whereupon They Fled in Wild Disorder. An Itallan giant, who wore the garb of a bandit, mistook the offices of the New York Bank-Note Company, No 76 Welgtaing at least 275 pounds, tall and from the street and fried to get behind the railing. The gate was shut in his bushy eyebrows and showing his theth, dovks. Clerks who did not rush from the ter Graham, with an empty envelope, which he offered. “That has an order for $5,000," eald, in his deepest voice, ‘ it quick. he ‘and I want BG da A ol eR a nears NEW YORK NOW TO SEE CHARTRAN’S He bit his words off at the end in such @ manner as to startle those who were daring enough to remain in the room, No one ventured to answer him, Then, with a qutok motion, he thrust his hand into his red shirt and every- body ducked and several clerke ren into the street. Mhey found Policeman Sheridan, who went back and arrost- ed the man, taking him to Jeffer- son Market Polite Court, where It was ‘believed he was insane, He described himself as Alexander BILL RETIRES TRANSIT BOARD, Grout’s Measure Providing for New Commission Introduced in the Senate, Lacking the Approval of Mayor Low. |AIMED AT SENATOR PLATT. (Bpectal to The Evening World.) ALBANY, Feb. 17—Comptroller Grout's bill legislating the Rapid ‘Transit Com- mission out of office was Introduced to- day by Benator Wagner. ‘This measure. aimed at Senator Platt's contro} of the rapid transit situation tn New York U.ty, comes here without the | approval of Mayor Low, though It {s not | known here whether the Muyor favors or “pposes the bill. Under its provisions the present com- mission will go out of office on Jan, 1 |next, Prior to relinquishing oMfce the Commissioners will select two of thelr number to serve until Jan, 1, 1908; two to serve until Jan. 3, 1908, and two until ! Jan. 1, 1910. When the terms of these Commission- ers expire their successors will be named by the Mayor, who, with the Comptroller and the President of the Chamber of Commerce, is commission, The will also provides for stronger eee control of rapid traneit facil!- UNION GRAND JURY WILL INVESTIGATE, Are Not Satisfied with the Work Performed by the Coroner’s Panel, made @ member ot the (Speoial to "Re ning World.) PLIZABETH, , Feb. 17.—The Westfield railroad wreck was considered vy the Union County Grand Jury this morning. The Coroner's verdict, which exonerated tbe railroad company and) put some of the blame on Davis, the en-, ineer, with all the testimony, was laid Sarore’ th teen by Brosgoutor English, The the cage and de: olded ¢ Me the matter was of 100 importance to pass over without further official investigation, ‘They came into court, presented one indictment and said they’ were not ready | to be discharged, Judge Vall then re uesied them to retire. They will b called her again by the foreman, George Murray, some time th! i, —————— Oldest Postmaster ls Dead. (Prom the Kaoeas City Journal.) The oldest postmaster in the United in continuous service, Roswell ey. of North Lansing, near Ith ¥., died on Pyjeey at the age of Rinoty-throe years. He had. been post aster ot a North Lansing since wae Lge rgd years of ff * period of seven e co, years. Appointment was CLERK HELD FOR ROBBING MAILS. Edward J. Bullock, of Station S, at Broadway and Howard Street, Put Under $2,500 Bond for Examination. BUSINESS MEN LOST MONEY. Edward J. Bullock, a post-oMfce clerk at Station 8, Broadway and Howard atreet, was arraigned pefore United States Commissioner Shields in the Federal Building to-day and held in 92,500 ball for examination on Feb. % on a charge of robbing the mail. Bullock bas been thirteen years a clerk in the Post-Oflce Department. Poat-office inspectors say that when arrested, just ds he was leaving Sta- tion 8 to go to his home last night, Bul- took had in his pockets forty-five lettens all addressed to ‘ousiness honues in the lower part of the city, Practically all Angeles, No, x oy with Senator Lodge once; dined with Senator Hanna once. miei eae or them contained money. Several of thom were “test” letters, containing marked bills sent out by the Inspectors, Post-Office officials have received many complaints ¢rom business houses, In last spring and were exhtbited in the Paris Salon. NEW PICTURE OF THE PRESIDENT. The portraits of President and Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Alice Roosevelt and Secretary of War Dihu Root, painted by Chartran, the famous French painter, will be on exhibition in the Knoedfer Gallery to-day for the first thme in New York. A few intimate friends of the Roosevelts and Secretary Root viewed the Portraits yesterday. The piotures of Mrs. Roosevelt and Mies Alico were painted He Can Be Consulted Free at His New York Offic 48 West 22d Street. Dt. Edward Koch, the inventor of the) ing else could Sata Softy Koch Inhalation, in now in this city nt the Koch Lung Cure, 48 West 224 st. The d ca tres ins taken nari erts that bronchial catarrh of the| “I will positively assert te often mistaken for consumption. rrhal "Gonsumption can be Do not fill the stomach full of medicti Thich doen more harm than good, but a direct applleation of ing vaporized medicines, antiseptics germicides to the very seat of the disease ta cure of th! ‘other lung plied only, by The fter arefu! the sputum ot od, ezaiting the apts That tully, threes of all Goethe charged, te rere) re chearthal Bronchitis, assoc! anion which is brought on from 4 am in New York 1 shall pleated to Jexamine the spurt a Keith any patient free who will eall upon noth-| at my of t 22d vity, and can be reac! yy medicated alr. ‘This treatment was discovered, perfected and first successfully applied by me. It 1 the only natural sotentific apd common Med for bronch SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLERS BY ROYAL WARRANTS OF APPOINTMENT AND SUPPLIERS TOH., M, THE KING and H.R. H. PRINCE OF WALES “BLACK & WHITE” Scotch Whisky IS ALL RIGHT JAMES BUCHANAN & CO., 43 Broadway, New York ARTHUR J. BILLIN, U. S. Manager WORED ALMANAC IS THE BEST BOOK OF ITS RIND Price 25c. 85c. Satin Striped Challies, 59c. yard, ™many instances the missing letters con- tained money. C. 8, Davisson & Co, dealers in notions at No. 39 Broadway, were among those who suffered most. As Into as last Satulay twenty-elght letters addressed to them disappeared from Station "."* Inspectors Jacobs and Meyer yesterday Drepared a dozen letters containing stamps, coins and currency, These they addressed to Daviseon & Co, and mailed them jin 6tation ‘8 fast night. An hour Jater an inepector was informed that seven out of the twelve letters had mys- terlously disappeared. When Bullock started for home he was stopped by the two inspectors and searched. They eay they found not only the seven missing “test” letters, but thirty-cight others, twenty-eight of which were addressed to the Davisson concern. ‘Bullock has borne @ good reputation tn the Post-Office, He is married and lives with hie wife at No, 400 Sixth avenue. He was wnable to secure a and was locked up in the Ludlow Street Jail. He declined to make any tate ment concerning the charge made against him, Bis Tasty In! (From the Chicago > ) Sandy Pikes—Here ls an account of a young man in Kentucky dat Inherited x! er Most people only. Tnherit a taste fer Mquor, Second highest ~ - Third « - Fourth “# - ° Fifth « Sixth q 7 Seventh “ - According to Alla! The Famou, The Importations of G. H. MUMM & CO.’S Extra Dry {nto this country during 1902 were GRE ATER >y 407,304 bottles than | Mumm’ esta tes, 1,508,628 = any other r champagne. Bolties Imported, | - 1,101,324 * 396,072 : 221,616 + = 194,892 . 165,336 + - 165,472 Stationtcn trim the front. bargain at this price. From the plenitude of the collection of dainty new waists we quote this special for to-morrow. These smart waists are made of heavy white woven madras, with fancy silk stripe running through. They have clusters of fine tuckings and large pearl buttons on the front, shoulder straps and fancy separate stock collar. $1 98 > —Heavy Oxford, Exceptional value at ) $2,98—Heavy cheviot and fine woven | $3.98 and $4.98 mlltavyiOatore, linen and crash Waists, Beautifully madras Waists, with hemstitch- ed tucks and plaits, finished with embroidered in the newest effects; others strictly tailor made, fancy stock collars and large pear! Second Floor, born Bt. 520 Morris Chair for $10. This is practically a clearance of high-grade Morris:chairs, as this offer- ing includes those of which we have but one or two of a pattern. ection. In naming the value as $20, we are conservative, as there are chairs in the lot that up to this writing have sold for more. There are various styles, in oak and mahogany finish—some in severe pat- terns; rele elaborately carved, with claw feet and lions’ heads on arms, Backs of all adjust to four positions; cushions of handsome ve- $10 lours; all hair filled, Your choice, Wednesday, ony, BLOOMINGDALE BROS., BLOOMINGDALE BROS., 34 Avenue, 59th and Goth Streets, 3d Avenue, s9th and Goth Streets, Pere CNS ay This $18 Tailored Suit, $11.50. For To-Morrow Only! Made exactly like illustration. Venetian cloth, black, blue, brown and castor. The Eton blouse is collarless and has two capes piped with peau de soie; neck band and belt of stitched peau de soie. and sleeves and double postilion back, finished with small buttons; four large novelty buttons The skirt is seven-gored flaring shape, trim- med flounce effect, exactly like jacket. A smart, jaunty spring suit and a wonderful ‘All Sizes. ro da 'S3c. We continue to offer a dis- [ count of 25 % on all china and bric-a-brac which came under the %-off price knife a few weeks ago. weroceeccenceceeneoeoenen) Framed Pictures. This special sale Ls interest, you if you’ve an empty space. on! your walls. Here are three partic- ularly interesting bargains in handsome and desirable pictures, Photo-Engravings with colored mats to match in one-inch black hardwood frames; size complete, 12% x15%. $3.50 Pictures, $2. Hand-colored Photographs; select~ | ed subjects in 3%-inch gilt Frames, handsomely ornamented; size coni- §- plete, 23x27 Inches. $2.00 Pictures, $1. Combination Game and Fruit Pic~ tures, 3 in a frame, framed in Flem- ish oak frames; sizes complete, 45x32 inches, Of the finest New style cuffs Second Ploar, 59th Gt. Bection. ‘Third Floor, Near Retunte The Great Febrvary Sale of Famous Ansonia Clock | These famous clocks have a world- wide reputation for reliability and per- fect timekeeping. Every one is fully guaranteed, this guarantee being backed by the makers as well as by ourselves. Utmost satisfaction is assured every pure chaser. > Standard Alarm 75c. Trolley Alarm $1.38. Handsomely finished in nickel; four- inch style; listed at $1.65, Gong Alarm 95c. Finely finished in nickel; listed at $2.10. Early Bird Alarm $1.25. Finished in nickel; bevel glass; large, distinct dial; listed at $2.25. Long, loud alarm; five-inch dial; full finished in nickel; duration of alarm 15 minutes; stem winder and setter; one of the finest alarms made; listed at $2.25. Regulation Alarm $1.45. A large, fine nickel alarm clock stem winder and setter; listed at $3.00, 8 18 Floor, Front, Centre, From Qur Great February Sale. American Watches tor 95c. As particularly worthy of mention in our great February sale of watches, we quote this specia', These watches are of the renown American manufacture; they are in“hickel cases, and are stem winders and setters, with | “second” hand. Pte They are especially adapt or uae vaeans wold men and all who correct, reliable time. A $50 watch can no better time than these, Every @ one js fully guaranteed. a Exceptional value iit Tan sienna i jad BLOOMINGDALE BROS., 34 A 9 Goth i