The evening world. Newspaper, March 31, 1903, Page 1

ING # SPORTS — GENERAL “SPORTING NEWS | *», ON PAGES 10 & II. oy P ONE CENT. Zhe “ Circulation Books Onen to All.”’ NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1903. PRICE ONE CENT, AF PENNELL LIVED HE ~ WOULD BE ACCUSED. { ingsin the Burdick Murder Inquiry — ' He Declares that the Lawyer Had the Motive for the Crime. “Mrs. Hull’s Queer Actions on the _ Morning After the Murder Are. Held to Be Suspicious—Mrs. Paine and Miss Hutchinson Exonerated. (Special to The Evening World.) Fy BUFFALO, March 31.—When Mrs. Edwin L. Burdick this afternoon i ead the report of Justice Murphy's findings in the Burdick murder inquiry, fm which he censured her, she said: “| don’t feel that Judge Murphy’s report of tf inquest has treated ‘me fairly. 1 told of my relations with Mr. Pennell, which I admitted were ‘possibly imprudent, and the Court accepted my story as the basis for the “weport. I believe if | was entitled to credence in that part of my story that _fwas derogatory to myself | should have been as fairly treated on the rest pf my story that I had never had any improper relations with Mr. Pennell, which I now affirm. Beyond this I do not care to make any comments, | except to say that no one can believe my mother guilty of any participa- tion in this awful crime.” BUFFALO, N. Y., March 31.—Judge Murphy, who presided at the Bur- Anquest, to-day decided that the identity of the murderer has not been Tbr statement is an exhaustive review of the evidence. urdick, particularly the one containing he Judge says: “Altogether, these facts would, in my opinion, constitute just grounds of suspicion on which a warrant could be issued, |); were he alive,’”’ Referring to Mrs, Hull he says: “The action of Mrs. Hull on that morning (the morning after the murder) and her testimony on the stand have caused me much thought and worry. To my mind they are inconsjs- @ thréat against Burdick's i (Continued on Second Page.) RICH MAN, JLL, ORLOFF WINS: TAKES HIS LIFE. O00S 3 70-50. gonkling Luqueer, Wealthy Sad-| Peter Paul (7 to 1) Takes Sec- die Manufacturer, Slowly Dy-) ond Event and Star and Gar- ud ing of Bright’s Disease, Fuls} ter (5 to 1) the Fifth at Ben- ~ Bullet in Brain. nings Race Traok! HAD BEEN WARNED. —EE FAMILY GOULD BEATS GIBSON LIGHT. “After suffering for years from heart jo and Bright's disease, Conkling ‘Luqueer, sixty-five years old, a wealthy le manufacturer, died by his own to-day at the residence of his x-in-idw, Robert L. Major, No. West Sixty-third street. THE WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Five furlon Oloff (3 to 60) 1, Bassverine / 1) 2, Time—1.07, Second Race—Four and a hz ii fu longe—Peter Paul (7 to 1) i, Rac 8. Time—57 3-5. THIRD RACE—One mils jueer & Co., of No. 67 Murray Sr the last year he had not to attend to business. He lor @ long time from Bright's raich became complloated with- it year with hydro-pericarditis, © ago, bis physician, Dr, Bald- told him-his case was hopeless, aut that he might prolong his life for eee while by an operation, + Luqueer sald he did not care to > Mave bis sufterings prolonged unless he obtain permanent relief. Alma Girl 8 Time—2.59, 3. Time—.58 4-5, tives that the best thii his Weathor provalied here to-day, t open, Marly morning young Major says he was d by @ noise in bis unc! i So Declares.Judge Murphy in His Find-| attgntion is given to the letters between Arthur R. Pennell and | cy King (6 to 5) 2, Pleasant Memories and a half, over six hurdies.—Gould (2 to 1) 1, Gibson Light (3 1-2 to 1) 2, Fourth Race—Four and a half fur- longe—Sourire (8 1-2 to 1) 1, The Brown Monarch (7 to 5) 2, Interlude BENNINGS RACE TRACK, WABH- INGTON, D., ©, March 31,—Olearing ana Once more the attendance soared to its The weather was also TERRY M’GOVERN AND YOUNG CORBETT AS THEY WILL FACE ONE A | YOUNG CORBETT. OSHORNE'S LAST CASE FR STATE Winds Up His Career as Assist- ant District-Attorney by Se- curing a Conviction for Grand Larceny. Assistant District-Attorney James W. Osborne, who will retire from Mr, Je- rome’s staff to-morrow, secured this af- ternoon in his last case a conviction for grand larceny in which frauds amount~ ing to $100,000 were involved. Mr, Os- | borne sayé that it is the most important conviction of the kind ever secured, and |was considerably elated at his signal success in his last case. ‘The prisoner convicted waa Charles Kanter, of No, 71 West One Hundred and Fifteenth street. He was a member of the firm of Kanter’ & Cohen, No, 622 Broadway, who jasued a statement to the ‘ade in Bepteenber, 1001, that the: 000 above all Mabllities and thereby secured credit to the extent o: . On March 4, 1 ¢ firm failed and the recetver appointed could find no as- seis. Later through an investigation made by the Merchants Association the foods sold to, the firm were found secreted In Dakota. It was also learned that the books of the firm haq been taken {0 Bayonne and burned. "Kanter will be sentenced to-morrow, ee TWO DEAD BABIES FOUND. liar and the Other on @ Rowof, Sophie Mahoney, of No, #18 Hast Gix- teenth street, found the body of a littie boy, three days ld, in the cellar at her home this afternoon. body of a little girl baby, about sohbet abedy St Swan Cound on the to the Morgus ‘The police of 4 No. . pol ne WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-six hours ending at 6 FP. M. Wed- mesday tor New York City and vicinity: Wair to-night and Wednesday; fresh westerly winds. HAY AND QUESADA SIGN CUBAN TREATY Reciprocity Agreement Will Not ‘Troops to Prevent Outbreak of Be Proclaimed Until'Congress _ Acts On It. WASHINGTON, March 31.—Ratifica- | NEW ORLEANS, tion of the Cuban reciprocity treaty | leve were exchanged by Secretary Hay and |1 re the United States Congress acts upon it. HIGH LICE ‘BILL PASSED ALBANY, March 31.—The Excise bill was passed by the Assembly late his afternoon by a vote of 83 (9 G1, Patton and Reuhl, two Erie County Republicans, voted with the Democrat: against the bill, The bill has already been passed by the Sen- YOTHER AT SAN FRANCISCO TO-NIGHT. TERRY M'GOVERN. FLOOD RUSHES ON Where Levee Broke. protecting the r Baton Rouge & Minister Quesada this forenoon at the | day and the entire e was covered! verely bu and taken to the house of] West lito Twenty-elghth street, Isaacs 1$100,000 1S INVOLVED. | 2.0% Srepartment. [i cn Ae Paneer en tors where they are being: at:| watched him_ae he ran oh down’ the The treaty will not be proclaimed until | camps and. troops are on. giard to| tended by two [street and saw him nip a boy. Then the prevent an outbreak of the convicts LICENSE ate and will at,once go to the Governor for his signature. oe BOTH FIGHTERS UNDER WEIGHT. SAN FRANCISCO. March 31.—‘Young Corbett” and Terry ‘IeGovern weighed in at Harry Corbett’s cafe at 4 o'clock this afternoon and were under the required weight, 127 pounds, Corbett weighed 126 3-4 pounds, while McGovern tipped the ${.ncrsnune tout ihe Hames were pour. beam at 126 pounds. Both boys looked in perfect condition, ine our o: windows and doors, pur a After weighing in they retired to their hotels, where they ate | sense i” his mouth and directing hie a hearty meal, ———EEE ATLANTA ........ -- a NEW YORK (A. L.)..-..----. 5 0 2 Pallas ale Ay a LATE RESULTS AT BENNINGS. Fifth Race—Sta rand Garter 1,.Carroll D. 2, Imperious 3. Sixth Race—Hist 1, Duke of Kendall 2, Blue Victor 3. weal AT MEMPHIS, 90d 1), Beneficent 2, Myron Dale 3, AT ATLANTA, 0000 10 ~ 000 010 ei es F. 3, CONVICT FARM Prisoners Near Baton Rogue, March 31,—TH® man | ate convict farm|years old, and Mrs way early to-| other gue; Ooo pas) BIG BETS MADE TO-DAY ON | CORBETT-!1’GOVERN FIGHT.. Johnny Considine made two bets of $400 to $500 on Corbett. Nat Goodwin, the actor, bet $800 to $1,000 with a friend, taking the Corbett end. J. F. Thorley wagered $1,000 to $800 on McGovern. | George Considine bet $400 to $500 on Corbett. | Mike Weinburg made another bet to-day of $400 to $500, taking Corbett. ‘ There was more Corbett money in sight this afternoon than at | any time since the sporting men began to bet on the result of | the fight. FACTS CONCERNING TO-NIGHT’S FIGRT BETWEEN M’GOVERN AND YOUNG CORBETT. Principals—“Young Corbett” and Terry McGovern, Scene of battle—Mechanten’ Pavilion, San Franctaco. Title at stake—Feather-weight champtonship of the world. Purse—Sixty-six and two-thirds per cent. of gross receipts; about 817,500, Winner's share—Sixty per cent. of 662-3 per cent. of grons, Conditions—Twenty rounds. Welght—One hundred and twenty-veven pounds at 4 o'clock this afternoon. ‘ Referce—Edward Graney, of San Francisco, Seconds—For McGovern, Charley Mayhood, Eddle Cain and “Kia” Carter; {or “Corbett,? Harry Tuthill, Alec Greggains and Willie Fitagerald. n in ring—Abont 1 A, M, (New York time). WOMAN DEAD;'MAD DOG BIT FIVE BURNED TEN CHILOREN Fatal. Fire in a Big Four-)Bull Terrier Jumped Into a Story Boarding-House in] Crowd: of Public School East Eighty-sixth Street} Pupils in Twenty-eighth This Afternoon, Street and Caused Panic. FIREMEN RESCUED OTHERS./BEATEN OFF AND KILLED. Amad white bull terrier went careening down Twenty-eighth street this afternoon and, jumping into a great crowd of little | school children in front of Public School | One woman was burned to death, an- other so badly that she wilb die and four other persons were ‘severely in- jjured in a fire that destroyed @ big, four-story brown stone front boarding |No. 3%, began pulling them down and house at No. 68 Kast Elghty-w.xth| biting them amid an indescribable panic. street this afternoon, No one knows to whom the dog be- | The dead woman is Mrs, Mary Mo-|!onged. He was first seen around the | Loughlin, y-five yeare old, of No.}Pennsylvania Twenty-third street ferry, 225 Kast hiteenth street, who was|Where he ts said to have bitten a boy visiting Mrs, Elizabeth Mitchell. who was carrying lunch to his father in Mrs, Mitchell, who iw also elderly, was/the nelghvorhood. A little later he ap- terrlbly burned about the face amd body red at Twenty-sixth street and Ninth and whs taken to the Presbyterian Hos- + About 1.30 o'clock he. came run- pital, where no hopes of her recovery up Eighth avenue with froth on his Ups. Isaac Ieaacs, {are held out. Mrs, Elizabeth who runs an express business on that corner, saw him and noted his wild look. The dog turned McConnellougue. James Br Mitchell, were of Mrs jexpressinan started in pursuit Chased with a Mevolver. | He yelled at Inspector Thomas Monrt- ‘son, of the Twenty-eignth street line, that the terrier was mad, and Morrison |jumped from a car and joined in the pursult, He had a revolver and gave it to Isaacs. The dog made snaps at several ohil- dren in his way, but did not attempt to bite grown persons, At Ninth avenue! Innacs wus close enough to take a shot. The ball struck cne of the dog's hind legs, but he kept on going. Mrs, McLoughlin rushed out of the; Between Ninth and Tenth avenuce room and upstairs, where the fire soon! stands School No. %. Hundreds of followed her and cut off all possible children were playing in front, await- exit, Her two women guests fainted, {ng the hour to go back to lesions. Detectives Dowlin and Oppenheim, of | Morrison and Isaacs, who had now been the Hast Highty-elghth street station, [joined by Policeman Kirke, yelled to were paseng the house when the ser-|some men to get the. youngaters inside vants came rushing out crying "Fire!" | the school yard, There was @ panicy They made their way tg the rear of] rush among them at the cry of "mad the house through the amoke and flame| dos.” but there was no chance for @ and succeeded in dragging out Mre,| tenth of them to reach cover before Brastow and Mrs, McConnellogue. By|the dog was among them. |the time they got outside the fire en-| First he leaped at the throat of Will- jgines in charge of Battalion Chief thirteen years old, of No. Dougherty arrived wenty-ninth street, and tore his| Dougherty’s Bold encue. 4 umen would haye pe ‘The others injured a vant girls and Jonn Welch, were burned off. Flames Suddenly Appear. Mrs, Mitchell and her guests were din- ing in the back parlor of the house when @ sheet of flame burst out of the dumb- waiter shaft and almost spontaneously fired all the curtains and hangings in the room, ing the boy drop, he BIG BETS ON M’GOVERN- Champion and Ex-Cham- pion Resting on Eve of 2 Fight at ’Frisco---Little Brooklyn Boy a -Warm Favorite at 10 to 8 ° Country—Golden G City Is Swarming wil Sporting Men and Bi Crowd Will See the There was lively betting this on the result of the Corbett-McGow fight, the odds favoring McGovern 8 to 10. As the afternoon lengthened - number of large bets were made and it was announced that, later in the } many big rolls would loosen up. those who placed large bets this ter- s noon were Nat Goodwin and John Sidine, each laying $800 to $1,000 Corbett, (Special to The Evening World.) SAN FRANCISCO, March @1.—Om eve of the big battle for the fes welght championship of the | “Young Corbett” and Terry have given up all. work and clare that they are fit and make the fight of their lives. At this time the B: im so, and when 's" followers” produce rolls the champion will p the short end, where b adout 100 to 9%. ‘ “Corbett” has not had any dig mor back of him at any time, and thal beer’ the main reason why the whipped a year ago has had the: the betting, for the Eastern with their fat purses, have not able to see anything except Terry Govern. At 7 o'clock, New York time, the little fighters were to make the of 127 pounds, McGovern has been # ty within that mark for some days, “Corbett.” who has been figuri to quarter pounds, wes below thal ure at noon to-day. It 1s certain that the champion have the best of McGovern by. he takes on weight rapidly, Brooklyn fighter’s friends are i on the Denver boy being greatly weake ened by his effort to make the. and claim that the further the goes the better chance their man haye on that account, be So far comparatively little money has been bet on the outcome, but the Govern men have been offering all of coin and have succeeded in about $10,000, This evening the b will begin in earnest, however, probably $0,000 will be up on the sult when the men step into the ring: 10.90 o'clock, San Francisco time, ‘This means about 1.30 New York tf The city Is crowded with sports oxpeet to see a long, hot battle and majority do not expect to see a of (he two-round affair that resulted! last time the men met. Eddio Graney, the referee, ie @ man here and his selection for the i don pleased all ciasses. He will see the boys fight under strict ul -) rules, which will allow bitting ém clinches with both hands free. ‘This wili be another thing in faver McGovern, say the Easterners, and Terry probably will have the better the argument when it comes to hi Manager Sam Harris. says the fight will be according to straight Q) berry rules, in which the men are lowed to fight in the breaks where both hands are free, ¢ Under the olrcumstances it is eseene tial that each contestant will have t@ do something akin to wrestling in iM to protect inmseif In the Terry is a good wrestler, and will none the worst of in-fighting whem comes to a mix-up in the ring, He been studying and practising for’ # fight for a year, Harris says, and believes will be able to spring new points on “Corbett” whem come together. Trainer Tuthill, who has Dougherty was told that there were | ‘danother. Nine in had » When he grabbed four- | z e Garvin, of No, sa! \r » had her down when/ an At with | the children were Bridges, of No. S44 street, and the ur Insticute. men to play the hose on him, pushed his way in and managed Ww rescue Mra, Mitchell and Mrs. Brastow, Whea the hr Was tually subdued Mrs. McLough was found near the window in the front room on the second | o. floor. Her body was burned to cinaer. | ‘Phe window near ier wie silgnuy raised, showing tbat she had attempted to open it. | Sergeant Boeteller and Seaton and Bauerbuuer, of | Bighty-eignth s.reot station, were cross: ! ing car Juat as shoot, but Pol f og off with his stick then shot him to deat three bullets. wounds of y Dr. were mong 0. 34 Weat Twenty- | on left wri old 315 West Twenty. weRth | No. Policeman} fhe nem "Herman White tended the training of delighted at the champion this morning, “Jt he falls to win, sald @itioner, “I shall have no @ offer in the score of look an@= tion, fon he will step into the as ever @ man was for battled? )> “Lam trained to the hour and) fect condition.” Corbett sald. tind “The battle will be a stubborn @mas) 1 believe [ shall certainly win, acquainted with my oppenent'® fighting.” ‘i 1 have be * for.