The evening world. Newspaper, April 21, 1903, Page 1

PRICE ONE CENT. : the Police and Secret-Service Men. Son of the Barrel Victim Is on the Way from \ Buffalo to Complete the Identification--- ~ Pretty Certain that Crime Was Committed by Counterfeiting Gang with Whom Maduena Was Associated. brrested.” “erg, we Prima, who is serving a four-year term in Sing Sing prison, operatives and his assassination followed. Khree.of them, HE HAD BEEN TO SING SING. wy house, but he was around Sunday and Monday. [« ‘Circulation Books Open to All.’’ ] aoe - SLAYER CAUGHT, BROO > SAY THE ! THE POLICE. Detective Petrosini sini Sn BS that the Man Who \ Murdered Benedetto Maduena Is Among “ the Prisoners Who Were Rounded Up by 5 (Special to The Evening World.) ~~" .— BUFFALO, April 21.—Before leaving for New York to-day with Salvatore Maduena, son of the man found dead in a barrel, Detective \ Petrosini was asked if the police believed they had the murderer. { “As sure as you live,” he ~teplled; “he is among the batch we - 4 Coe That important clue in clearing up the barrel murder case—motitve— thas been unearthed by the aetectives, It is established that Maduena was killed by the counterfeiting gang now under arrest, because he tried to col- fect moncy from them that they had stolen from his brother-in-law De ' ‘This money was raised for De Prima’s defense. Maduena had contrib- uted to the fund. He learned that the members of the gang had appropri- * ated the money and that De Prima had been made a Scapegoat. Incensed, Jhe came to New York and demanded the return of the fund. It was refused. Then he threatened to expose the workings of the gang to the Secret Service > Salvatore, the son of the murdered man, is on his way to New York with etective-Sergt. Petrosini. They are due to arrive this evening. Conversa- ~..- tion with this young man will clear up many points Inspéotér McClusky is ~ * _enxious to know about, and the examination of the @usperts to-morrow will ~ Woubtless result in formal ches of murder, betng preferred ‘against at least . Salvatore Macoluso, a barber, whose ttle basement “hop at No. 406 {Bast Houston street is directly opposite Union Market station, was taken to Police Headquarters to-day for examination. He told Inspector McClusky the had been Maduena’s playmiate in Palermo years ago. He came to Amer- fa fourteen years ago. When Maduena arrived here two years ago with his family he went to Macoluso’s home and then moved to Buffalo, where he ‘worked as a stonemason, Lon sere sar “I heard no more from him until Saturday week,” said Macoluso, “when fp letter came saying he was coming to New York. He showed up Saturday might. He had been to Sing Sing to see his brother-in-law and he told me ~ fhe had business here on his brother-in-law’s account. He did not sleep in “Moyday he said he was haviug trouble. “The Italians here are as bad ‘as they are in Italy,’ he said. Then he laughed and said he would Bet the best of them and make them shell out some money. He didn’t tell me EDITION NEW YORK. TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1903. “PRICE ONE CEN! 8 An ee Wins the Opening Event at Aqueduct — Petra II. at 60 to | Gallops Home, withthe Favor- ite Way Back—Fine Weather Brings Out Great Crowds. 7 THE WINNERS. FIRST RAGE—Six furlongs. — Petra I! (60 to 1) 1, Ivernia (20 to 1) 2, Merry Maker 3, Time—1.14 3-5. SECOND RACE—Four and a half furlonges.—The Lady Robesia (3 to 1) 1, Hamburg Belle (5 to 1) 2, Fickle 3. Time—0.54 4-5, THIRD RACE, Peconic Stakes, 7 furlonge—Right and True (10 to 1) Nevermore (2 to 5) 2, Embar- rassment 3. Time—1.29 2-5, FOURTH RACE—One mile and seventy yards.—Mineral (10 to 1) 1, ‘Circus (7 to 1) e ‘Silurian 3. Time —1.46. FIFTH RACE—Four and a half furlongs.—Cyuttica (4 to 5) 1, Miss Nancy ( to 1) 2, Miss McKenna 3, Timc—0.56 2-5, ‘ SIXTH RACE.—Confusion 1, Labor 2, Spring $.1k 3, ‘(Special to The Evening World.) AQUEDUCT RACE TRACK, April 21, —The betting ring shows quite a shrink- age in the number of layers. ‘The game has been a ‘hot one for the books. Even at this early stage in the game the public has been unerring in its selections and has invariably played the wihner or the contenders, The dead Mne mebted away lke snow in @ sum- mer sun. The Metropolitans held on Tongér, for they are old ‘birds and know that Jt Jaa long lane that tas no turn, ‘They know that the player may accu- fow hundreds or thousands in -but they also ‘know: that' one bad day will sweep away the little for- tune. To-day's card was attractive. The Arverne Stakes was the regular feature, |. but ft was a poor race from the stand- point of racing. Tho other events were interesting enough, however, to make for the lack of attraction in the stake feature. A couple of rattling good two-year- old races promised well, as did also the race at a mile and seventy yards. The track was in perfect shape and the weather man's tip on rainy weather was a dead one. At the last moment the weather mai on “cloudy,” but brilliant suns edged shine flooded the track at the time of the first race. The atendance was up to the usual ay Le FIRST RACE, For three-year-olds and peers: selling; atx furlongs. what his business was, and 1 didn’t ask him. I knew De Prima was a Betting. counterfelter and didn’t want to be too inquisitive, i mentee ger ate batt le “The reason I did not recognize Maduena’s body when it was at the ie RS station house across the street was that I was in Harlem on Tuesday morn- | Merrrmak $3 @ © & ing. When I returned in the afternoon, my helper, Frank Martini, told me Prarie 7 3 at od g 2 they had taken him over to look at the body and he didn’t recognise it. I LPT yer Sey fee ran didn’t think then it could be any friend of mine, and I didn’t care to go to|#. 92 oe ee 2 ” ithe Morgue to look at a dead Dago. The pictures I didn’t see, 1 don't 49 SS 3 4 read the English papers.” et to hh Of Llule J. itorner, aliens Gu % 3 Disqualified f ‘POLICE DOUBT MACOLUSO. ‘The police believe Macoluso has not told them all he knows. He was extremely nervous under examination and acted as if he feared something. Frank Martini, the barber's helper, is a Neapolitan, and not quite so fearful of Sicilian revenge. He said: “I had only seen Maduena twice and when they took me over to look at the body I did not recognize it becauso ‘ the face was dirty and bloody and was more than half covered by burlap, “‘Maduena was in the shop Monday morning and told me ‘the was stop- ping in Bllzabeth street, After he left a letter came for him, and in the ora afternoon a telegram. When I knocked off for supper that evenii the letter and telegram and walked over toward Blizabeth street.: I saw Meduena at Hlizabeth and Princo streets, He was standing Im front of Inzerillo’s cafe, He tore the telegram open when I handed it to him and iaughed when he readit, ‘My wile is getting worrled about me,’ he said, ‘From what 1 told her about these fellows down here she thinks they will do me up.’ HE DOESN’T KNOW THE SICILIANS, shere. They are all Sicilians and I am from Neplés,” es Neither Macoluso nor Martin! was detained after their examination, Regarding the reports that one of the suspects under arrest has made a 2 “Yt 1s bosh to say that we have obtained a confession. There is not an instance in criminal history of » confession being gbtained from an Italian criminal without the application ot torture, These prisoners are Sicilians. They would ag soon die in the electric chair as by the vendetta. We don't need a copfession in this case, * ‘We have a few points still to clear up and then we will be ready to go to confession, Inspector MoClusky sald to-day: trial and convict the murderers of Maduena.” " eine Corporations, a Mua’ mreviile vote of pembiy thie at meagure Ahe “He put the telegram in his pocket and opened the letter. 1 passed on ‘and he turned into the coffee shop to finish his letter. I don't know that he was stopping there, but I judged so. 1 don't know any of the people: astra, Jn tame mana ee nnaiar ten neseeneer amen \” REFUNDING BILL PASSES, loop STOCK LOTS ‘TICKERED,’ Kegislature Gives Rebate to He-|Rule Restricting Quotations to ine | ‘ Shaves No Longer in Force. | Hondel se toe Evening World After a lapse of pr two years me resumed Exchange ghz! Neville assessment auton fr hn tn foal Start tale Won ‘driving. ‘Time—L.14 2-5, Ivernia raced to the front and set a hot Dave, Fallows by Petra Il, Merry Maker and Pagean eant. Thoy held this order to the stretch, where Petra Il. went to the front and, Hazing. there to the end, won easily AZ ‘three Te long emo to beat Pageant @ length and a half for the place. Pageant interfered with several horses in the he run through the stretch and was ngths from Ivernia, who lasted ified, Merry Maker bein; emoeeer’ the “heavily” Backed (Continued on on Tenth Page.) NEW YORK CENTRAL TERMINAL BILLS PASS, New Depot, Electricity In Tunnel and Abolition of Grade Crossings Favored by the Senate, ALBANY, April 31.—The Senate this afternoon passed the Bedell New York Central terminal pills, one providing for a new terminal at Forty-second street, another for the use of electric- ity in the Park avenue tunnel and the third for, the abolition of grade crost- ings in New York City. FELL DEAD IN STREET. Capteret Threw Hands in Air and Dropped Lifeleas, Patrolman Mulrooney, of the tHitza- bath street station, saw @ man throw his hands in the alr and fall to the side- rae Worth street and Mission place ambulance Pree of he. ate ee ane ee found tn part aes mea 9 Mulberry at c€000000 0—1 (Continued from Tenth Page.) Fifth Inning—Dahlen took Lauder’s line fly. Schmidt thre Gilbert out. Warner’s bounder passed from Schmidt te Doyl Babb fielded Strang’s bounder to McCann. McCreedie pop foul bunt killed him at first. Sixth Inning—Mathewson out at first. Browne walked. Va fumbled Sheckard’s rap. Householder fanned. Shecktne watched the black wall settling in a i second. Doyle flied to Van Haltren. No rung,buse semicircle. eighth: Inning—Warner singled. Matty sacrificed. Brown out at first. Vanfouled out to Doyle: No runs. Srang fanned. McCredie and Sheckard ‘out. No runs. At BostonaPhiladelphia, 13 Boston, 3.. At Pitsburg ote Louis, 9; Pitteburg, 8 ; 3 AT. MEMPHIS. Seoond Race--Sweet Grachen 1, Sweetie 2, Beneficent 3. Third Race—Henry Bert 1, Potheen, 2, Louisville 3. Fourth Race—Banter 1, Pericles 2, Oronte 3. AT ST. LOUIS. Second Race—Don Hugh 1, Getche! 2,-Amberta 3, Third Race—Sarilla 1, Prima Il. 2, Socapa 3. Fourth Race—Sambo 1, Scortie 2, Action 3. pO hecamepereonneeenicien CONSUMPTIVES’ CAMP BILL RECONSIDERED AND P, ALBANY, April 21.—On motion of Assemblyman Bedell, t Assembly at this afternoon’s session reconsidered the vote which the Goodsell Tuberculosis Hospital bill was killed, and t bill was then passed by a vote of 88 ayes to 36 noes. This is the measure desired by E. H. Harriman anr otha wealthy New Yorkers, and has been opposed by the New Yo authorities, who want to establish a hospital in Orange Count RAPID TRANSIT BILL PASSES THE SENATE. Eleberqg Gets Measure, Drawn by the Citizens’ Union, Through. 8-YEAR SENTENCE FOR A POLICEMAN. reon’s Lawyer Hopes to Have His Term for Abduction Reduced to Five Years, Masterson, formerly a po- 4 to the East Fitty first n, was to-day sentenced to ight years in Sing Sing for abducting year-old Annie Buerkle and put- ting her in q disorderly ho! 237 West Forty-third street. Justice Davis, of the Criminal Branch ofthe Supreme Court, who {m the sedtance, commented’ on. the duty, “of Mastersdn to have saved the girl driven her to her ‘ruin. rant, counsel for the p moved to nave the 4 on the ground that the law permitting & gontenice of more than five years was until after the commission September. ALBANY, Apri! 21.—Senator Blsberg’ Rapid Transit vill, drawn by th zens’ Union, was passed in the to-day by 32 to 7, This vote was a great surprise, as the men in New York who are backing rapid transit improvements believed the Legislature would take no action on the subject at this session, ‘This bill empowers the city to opekate | § future tunnels if it cares to do #0, and) shortens to twenty years the term for which franchises may be irady opposed. the measure, Low's recent statement that it would | be well to delay other years all rapid tranalt Tegislatio 5 i oes to the Accembly, ‘ord, who has been here working for it in the interest of the Cilisens Union, predicts favorate ac- mi oid law made the maximum five ten years, as at present. Justice Davis took the motion under ad- ho grants it Masterson will get only five year —————— SANDWICH NO MEAL, THIS JUDGE HOLDS. Corned Beef euitastuaes with Mus Won't Justify a Sunday Glass of Beer, ODELL NOT FOR CENTRALIZATION. Supreme Court Justice Garretson, Brooklyn, to-day, rendered a Raines law cause many dry spots MUBANY, April 22—Gov, Odell has vetoed the Rampsberger bill to amend i ‘This is the bill which, atralised control of the e insane by the Governor, $300,000 FOR NEW YORK’S EXHIBIT. Sonate Adds to Sum Voted for State Show at St. Louis Expo- decision that ma; ip Coney Island this season, He declares that a sandwich is not 4 meal, only « subterfuge used by saloon mep to evade the law. The case came Up on the application counsel for the mission to revo the Heense of Axel wel Teiund place With & sandwich for a ipeal. y veoileaaies un vine Cabinet Bie hae hi 8 bea Induced 19 mrenetit ai (Qpeclal to The Evening World.) pei» 2, KLYNS SCORE FIRST; FAVORITES LOSE RACES. NEW YORK: 2 BROOKLYN ‘SCORE BY INNINGS. NEW YORK .. .....-.....00000100 Al THE BATTING ORDER. BROOKLYN (2.25 cocci Big Crowd, Band, Pa- rade and a General Jubilee at Opening of the Baseball Sea- son in Brooklyn— Schmidt and Ma- thewson in the Box, New York. Browne, rf. Van Haltren, of. nn, 1b. Householder, cf. Bresnahion, it. Doyle, 1b. Babb, Dahlen, se Tacklitsch, e Warner, c. Mathewson, p. Moran, WASHINGTO BASEBALL GROUNDS, BROOKLYN, N. Y., April 21.—Play ball! Fandom 2,000 strong Spread over bleachers and grand stands sland the baseball season js opened over the brit with Brooklyn and New York crossing bats. ‘The weathor man dealt a royal flush 0 President Charley bbetts, and when ngled, scoring Browne. Van out stealing. McGann trie@xea Hanton stood out on second and his single and died. One run. glanced at his bunting-smothered stands he patted himself all over the back ai There was silence for a minute as : d—Bresnahan out, Schmidt:to first. Babb sinj Reraulte Giatta lana tore cuits ‘gled. Lauder lined out to Schmidt, Gitbert flied out to House Hes dbcee sane erasing veer ond cal holder. No runs..; _ Dahlen out at, first. Flood singled. Jacklitsch and Schmid Jn step on a sweeping line to a rousing march, a great roaring ehout hurled out and the stands shook with root uppn root. Capt. Jack Doyle had a budding prom- ise on hand for to-day’s game, “Sizing up our three days’ practice in Gotham," he sald, ls is golng to ‘be really too easy. Schmidt showed what he could do at Manhattan opening, but now, I hope, he's going to spread it ‘on in three layei ‘ Qlatty seemed to have recovered from the nerves that shivered on his debut. “His arm was never in better condi- tion,” quoth McGraw,.‘‘an@ it'll take more than the hoot of these electric fans to give him tho shakes.” ‘The church goers were thereto do It, field, followed by other glbes and ban- ter, but the stalwart young twirler wore the smile that won't rub off, ‘The gates were opened three hours be- fore the game, and a squad of thirty ‘policemen were busy holding in the hun- gry fans, Then came the girls in bevies, and when the Twenty-third Regiment Band settled down the flutter began in truth and never stopped untit the last seat on the far eastern bleacher was, filled. ‘when Ump!re Moran strolled out in ¢ field the crowd looked him ove: clously. When he passed Bresnahan, om retired tothe boards yester+ lay, the latter salaamed and McGraw doffed his hat wits Chesterfieldian Tale, Rind Colts have a new mascot in the of Brooklyn's sacred shrub, “a dart er plant with thirteen leaves.’ Han- don sox If gone up in cotton tals atter- noon and Jack Doyle carried it to the benches and each Tre oiley Dodger rubbed a leaf for luck, The Brooklyn fans went wild when Johnnie West, or the Very Little Man With the very Httle voice, interrupted the walting tension with a rollickl song with a ringing chorus thi rolled out from bleacher to blea: First Inning. Mrs. Charles H, Ebbets, wife of the President of the Brooklyn Baseball Club, threw out the ball and Browne went to the bat, Schmidt tossed a wide one and the crowd groaned, The next ball shot clean over the plate, On the third de- livery Browne tipped a soft little bunt and romped to first, Van lined a sharp liner into Flood's glove, who stopped Browne at second. but tatled to Teach Van Haltren at first. The old ma: sayed second, but fell. MfoGann's grounder to Dahlen sent the Co the bat. No runs. Mathewson began by rolling four bad ones and Strang went down to first. to (Continued on Tenth Page.) BROKERS SMASH OLD TRADING POSTS, Stock Exchange Men Hold Carnival on Quitting Floor of the Produce Board, At the close of the market this atter- noon, in the temporary Quarters in tne Produce Exchange, the Stock Exchange brokers celebrated thelr getaway. ‘Ihe hat of e' member Was Used for foot- wurposes, all of the old trading ponte were demolished, electric light globes were smashed, and the clothing er the brokers was covered with four and meal huried at them by tho Wro- When the room "finally deserted it looked |tke the main street of @ country town after & cirous parade, CAN'T AGREE ON STREETS TO WIDEN. Voices for and Against Proposed East Side Improvements Raised Before District Local Boards, ‘At a Joint meeting of the Bowling Green and Bowery Dis! Local Boarde to-day, President or pre: “AL” ADAMS MONKEY, St GETOAYEAR ALDERMEN T Millionaire Policy King, Sen-| Owens, Democrat, Tells Me- PRISONER “FORGETS” TWO |OWENS YELLED IN VAIN Justice Soott Brands Him|Melnnes Was in the Chair «If it hadn’t been for the m: papers, my father would ni have been in any trouble. Board of Aldermsn to-day. Denounced from the bench as a “per- sistent lawbreaker of a very mean and sordid kind,” “Al J, Adams, the “Policy King,” who has wrung qillions of dollars from the pockets of the poor of New| ....2m 4 member of this Boardt”” Justice Scott, in the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court. Under the indeterminate sen\ the tumult, Adams will have to serve bap irwaid “I will allow no member to @ year nor more than a year and nine months in Sing Sing, and pay in addition " shouted McInnes, a fine of $1,000. ‘ou make a monkey of Immediately after eentence was im- | Ple-faced mut,” retorted Alderman O posed Adams was taken to the Tombs|Who, according to several brethren on and locked up. the Board, had been unjustly: treated | He was placed in cell No. 103, the celis| the acting Chairman, on either side of him beiitg occupied by| ‘For two pins I'd pull your, nose, prisoners confined for drunkenness and| tinued Owons. “You are the disorderly conduct. He was worrled and|and laughing stock of this board and indignant at being clapped in jail, but is) these men here will agree with me,” buoyed up by the hope that his attorney |Owens added, indicating with af May secure an order from some Supreme| gesture the members who ed. Court Justice, probably Justice Gaynor | around. in Brooklyn, which will get him out pending the decision on his application] Inner -yith supercilious tone. “We for a certificate of reasonable doubt. jam when I am in that chair, Adams waa searched before he was| don't you forget It.” placed in a cell. Nothing but a small] “You are a contemptibie”— knife and a bunch of keys were taken|Tammany man was about to finish ie” from him. He had a roll of money,| sentence when Melnnes wheeled, saylr which Warden Van de Carr returned| sarcastically: to him. “Well, you didn't get your pe Deputy Sheriffs Dan Kelly and Joseph Bell, who have had oharge of Adams| movement. since he was convicted last Friday, ad-| you are too gay—too smart,” mitted to-day that they had stayed at the Waldorf-Astoria with thelr prizoner.| you to recognize me. If there are & Both sald they had the time of welt! monkeys in-this board let me edd | lives at Adams's expense. you are one-of them, and I ‘guess: Adams took his semence stolidly. His|On1y one.’ | attorney, James Ridgway, made appl) me other aldermen crowded. cation immediately for a certificate of > reasonable doubt, however, for he no sooner clinched the fodther than a rattling salute of “iretty boy; ain't he nice?’ rang around the just come from the hands of his barber. | srjendly little spot, done ‘Adams walked into court accompanied by Sheriff O'Brien and Deputy Sheriff Kelly, He wore a black cutaway coat and dark trousers. At the bar hi ed his attorney effusively. Inside the r District-Attorney Jerome sat be- iat ia” eatrats | MORGAN SWORN IN AS” and Garvan, Beside them were Charles Blaney, counsel for the Goddard Ante SUPT. OF ELEC Policy Society, and Superintendent Mc- - Clintock, of the Parkhurt Society, ‘Thera was a whispered conference be-| McCullagh'’s Successor, Who tween Mr. Jerome, Mr. Ridgway and the Oath In Albany, le Silent Justice Scott, and then the District- Attorney called the Court's attention to As to Plpmes the record, showing that In 1883 Adams Grosclal to The Evening had pleaded guilty to two indictments| arBANY, April 2.—George W. for running policy and had been fined! gan, the newly apointed up $100 on one charge and was under sue-|of Blections for New York Stat pended sentence on the other, Y “I understand that a fine was imposed only once,” said Mr. Ridgway, ‘tAnd| Leary, Secretary of the New York sentence suspended on another jndict-| Department. “The record shows that he pleaded guilty twice,” sald Clerk Penney and) FARMER, N. 3 ape April Part en turning to Adams, he victed?" r Adams was about to reply but his at-| point at sunrise to-day, Barly torney interrupted and said; “He could| which were in bloom dn i not distinguish, Your Honor, between |have provably suffered set pleading guity and being convicted, | oiner early ¢ruits may be ‘This happened twenty years ago,” ROHESTER, N. ¥., “Have you any reason to show why xentence should not be imposed upon zea asked the clerk, and Mr. Ridg- =e ET INSING SING, EACH OTHE tenced to the Limit of] Innes, Republican, that the Law, Must Remain) if There Is McInnes Is in Prison Not Less than} the Only One, and That Term, and It May Be} Politely Adds that the Extended Nine Months;| Brooklyn Representative Fine of $1,000 Besides,; Is a “Pie Faced Mut. OLD-TIME CONVICTIONS. TO GET RECOGNITI Criminal of “A Mean and) Put Through a Motion to Sordid Kind,” Who Took for| journ, Despite Protest, Tell His Prey Poor People of the| ing the Tammany Man Ai City and Gathered from Them} ward that When He Wi the Forune He Has Amassed.| the Rostrum He Was “4 A disgraceful scene characterized closing minutes of the session of McInnes, a Republican from was in the chair, Ho refused to ™ ognize Alderman Owens, a Tar member, who arose repeatediy. tion to adjourn, was put and ¢ Jeaving the Alderman protesting. rushed up to the rostrum, exc “AL? ADAMS, JR,” “Yes,” said McInnes, York, was given the maximum penalty| «well, then,” he sald, “don’t you. under the law to-day for his crime by|to ever again try to insult me am on this Moor, you——" What the “Alderman sald. wag y of hjmsclt while I arm i “Is that so?” weakly retorted through, did you?" making an Owens, ‘and the net time I arise He was Well Groomed, he sald, that the trouble ‘ead Carefully groomed, as though he had/ and offered to explain it sway Alderman Owens was mad through, said It was no joke atall, he meant every word he said. in to-day at the ti office. His witness was interrupted Clerk Penney. Supt. Morgan declined to say @ ¢ defendant has no recollection of | thing about his appointment oF ond charge,” relate tr, ~ Lepepeammemc pais ea & Seen ieee | FREEZING UP THE STATE. q "Al|drop in the mercury here has Rotors em aan’ ice to form half am inch thick, temperature was below the dams have you ev has been foiling at ini The Sentence Imponed. responded: "Nothing more can be | freesin, tala than was sald at the trial” — Justice Boott then said: “Adams, 1 am quite satisfed that upon. the evi- dence the jury could not have found any other verdict, You have been for (Continued on Third Page.)