The evening world. Newspaper, May 7, 1903, Page 1

> Yahi seni thao ial Minicabs Mia /* @marmen-cLovpy T0-x10nT AXD FRIDAY. a? (BASEBALL l} SPORTING # RACES “ Circulation Books Open to All,?? TLL 1 stibinelin coat di reaiell i pods Anal ~~ PRICE ONE CENT. NEW YORK, THURSDAY. MAY 7,19 1903. + £ ONE SUSPECT 1$ HELO FOR MURDER OF A SHAVE GIRL, pomesss Lombardo, Arrested: Shortly ‘After Miss Sturtevant Was,Shot.. Dead While Defending Her Father, Is-Be- « “lieved by the Police to Be Implicated in the Tragedy, L { t (Special to The, Evening World.) BOSTON, May 7.—The first connected story" of the murder of Miss Nellie. Sturtevant in Medford last night shows. that the young woman was killed while protecting herself from a burglar, and the police believe that: Court to-day and held without bail until Tuesday morning. Miss Sturtevant, a girl of rare courage and presence of mind, lost hor | \Giants Tally One in Both 7 life in defense of a satchel she was carrying which contained checks and { bank books, the property of her father. ‘He tried to capture the burglar f fig after hig daughter had been shot and two shots were fired at him, but the assassin ‘escaped on a bicycle. When Lombardo was arrested he was riding fa-bicycle covered with mud of a character such as is found on the road leading from Medford to the heart of Boston, \ ONE SHOT KILLED HER. The plucky young woman was killed in sight of her aged father and mother, who ar@ prostrated over the tragedy, One shot was fired at her by the burglar, whose aim was true. It struck her in the head and she died within an hour. Mr. Sturtevant, as treasurer and manager of the Medford Cooperative { Bank, wes attending to his duties in the bank building up to a late hour »Jast night. It is customary in this bank for the stockholders to meet once @ week to pay their shares, and the regular meeting occurred yesterday | 3 evening. Miss Sturtevant acted as secretary for her father. She accompanied him from the bank after they had locked the doors and made sure that evérything was safe, Mrs. Sturtevant had spent the evening at the resi- dence of Charles R. Gray at No, 13 Marshall.street, der husband and daugh- ter called for her there and the three walked home in the bright moonlight. A satchel containing bank books and checks that had been turned in during the meeting was carried by Misa Sturtevant. Mr. Sturtevant and his wife walked together, the daughter a few steps behind them. In Chester avenue, a few doors from their home, the Sturtevants noticed @ bicycle leaning against a fence, but thought nothing of it, believing the machine to be the property of some young man calling in the neighborhood, They were talking and Jaughing as they reached the short cement walk leading from the street to the piazza of the Sturtevant home. © was an ‘incandescent light'on t! i y y Reet f ut On the, Donets ond) Py I TAYE ME. | wits thievease (OF a tax collector end the key in’ the lock of the door, The women were standing together at Sturtevant, who had gone ahead of his wife and daughter, stooped to place the foot of the short flight of steps leading to the piazza. A man appeared out of the shadow thrown by some trees in front ot} the house and started toward Nellie Sturtevamt. He had a revolver in his hand and ordered her to give him the bag. Mr. Sturtevant, hearing the strange voice, turned in time to see a man running toward his daughter with a revolver pointed in her direction, Mr. | Sturtevant with a cry of fear ran up on the porch. } SHE ATTACKS THE ASSASSIN, The brave girl did not hesitate a second in her line of action. She started toward the burglar. and meeting him, struck him over the head with her umbrella. “Get away from here; get out!" she cried. The robber fired and the gitl dropped. Mr. Sturtevant ran down from the steps. © Gomasso Lombardo, arrested in this city about two hours after the tragedy, | was the mon who committed the crime. He was arraigned in Malden Police | "PRICE ONE CENT. © NEW YORKS | SCORE FIRST First and Second Innings, but Philadelphias Soon Even Up Matters. , BATTING ORDER. New York, Philadelphia. Browne, rf. Thomas, cf. Van Haitren, of, Barry. it. McGann, 1b, Wolverton, a, Merten, If, Kelster, rf. Dunn's Holswitt, as. ‘sb, Brashear, 1b. Sibert’ a Dousiass, 20; Bowerman, c. Mathewson p._sitehell, p. Umpire—Mr. Moran. POLO GROUNDS, May 7.—Gorged and surfelted with the slaughter of yester- day, when they simply, laid up the Brooklyn team for a coroner's inquest, Johnny McGraw's boys’ came to thelr own to-day. Philadelphia was the in- tended victim, dear old Phila, that thinks the new Glants have no more chance for the pennant than @ black man has to vote In Arkansas, First Inning. The Philltes had the bat and the first ball Thomas cracked to second. He had no chance, Barry was out on a fiyfl to Lauder, Gilbert took Wolverton's ground- assisted to McGann. No runs. ‘Browne got an on the second ball and lifted it skyward, but Wolverton made an easy cate en was right there with an old-fashi Me i fly to centre that did no good. Hefty McGann was a model waiter and he tsk the four ball count. ‘McGann watched his chance and went down to second like a Staten Ial- and ferry-boat. As Merces hit a two- dagger to centre McGann grinned and Falloped home. I was a hit at the right time. \ Hulswitt gathered In| Dunn's crack and the side retired. One run, Second Inning, woalatty fave Keister threo balls and it like a walk, Wut Billy Lauder ieeed in and Got’ Keister's hot one. Douglass doubled a beauty .to centre. Hulswitt singled, Douglass @ut on sec ond. forced “by” Brashear'n hit. Both fied to first. No runs, Billy Lauder bunted three feet in front of the home plate and beat tt out. Lau- der got second on a pasced ball. Gilbert fanned three times, the last time so that Two shots were fired at him. One of them was imbedded in a Dost | ¢ Supporting the roof of the piazza. The other has not been found. Before ‘> Mr. Sturtevant could reach the robber he had. picked up the satchel and @tarted to run up Chester avenue toward W: inthrop street. Mounting the bicycle | Mr. Sturtevant had seen against the fence, the (Continued on irth Payed bat flew nnearly to Burkeville. owirman singled to right and little (Continued on Tenth Page.) Dustnews Propel A actly geltted op the Peony venta New ited between York snd Chicago, | “Publ RR TEN ASS SS HOW. THE -RACE WAS RUN AND WON FOURTH RACE. Metropolitan Handicap; Withers mile. Starters, whts, Gunfire, 109, T. Durns..... Old England, 118, Shaw.. Lux Casta, 102, Gannon, Articulate, 112, Larson... Yellow Tail, 106, Waterbury. Waswift, 104, Wonderly. Royal, 107, O'Neil..... i ( 4-5 | ning of this, the first big handicap of 4 the year. - 3! The horses went to the post at 4.15, 15} and, after a little lecture by Starter 8-5 | Fitzgerald, they got away with a fairly 10 good start, with Masterman in the lead. 8 The field was a big one, and the Jockeys 5 eager, so the colors shifted in a bes 10 wildering way; horses changing position 20 every fraction of a second. 15) Old England Led at Start. NQua ox Dr. Saylor, 92, Syrlin, 109, Robertson. . New York, 107, Michaels. Zoroaster, 102, Daly... Masterman, 117, Bullman Col. Bill, 120, Rice. Herbert, 117, Mart CROUT REFUSED TO CAST VOTE. Comptroller Declined to Commit Himself on Rapid Transit ¢ Commissioner | Action in Accepting Retainer | « ;was right at Masterman’s heels, an¢ co Time—1.35 1-2. and usage and left the entire commission open to criticisra. ‘The reading of the letter created a | sensation to be followed by the ereater Grout refused to ‘vote on the motion to exonerate Mr. Boardman. Mr. Boardman arose and declared that oken to President Orr before accepting a retainer from the raliroad and had received from Mr. Orr the. {m- pression that it concerned no one but himeelf and the corporation. 3 said, in fact, that it was . E believe that this Commiasion say whether {t was all right or GIANTS WIN. 00 aeRO On Cer ae 11023010 ee BROOKLYN NS BROOKLYN .....- - At St. Louis—End fifth inning: Chicago, 9; St. Louis, 0. At Pittsburg—End sixth inning: Cincinnati, 2; Pittsburg, 1. At Cambridge—End of seventh: Harvard, 5; Brown, 0. pe Bish ast ced Nal at AMERICAN LEAGUE. INVADERS 2, BOSTON 6 10001000 0— PHILADELPHIA .. NEW YORK .. j length. Gunfire was still second, but # L TEs approve wt my | down and the filly passed Old England f you do not approve say so, It rests with you put the motion that the A sensation was created at the meet- r ing of the Rapid Trans! Commission late to-day by the refusal of Comptroller Grout to vote on a resolution exoner- ating Albert ‘B. Boardman from all crit-| } feism for his action in retaining his membership tn Uie board walle acting Qe attorney of the Penn road Company in the n He heard that the 1! with Lux Casta third and Yellow Tall y | fourth. it ually drew away from Old England, and won by a length. Lux Casta was third, a length away, Articulate fourth and { Yellow Tail fifth. ye could not do so ci "The lines between Mr. Boardman and itated by the read- tT] was cheered to the echo by the vast me Milled Mrs Grout he complained that the But approval went with the vote of Boardman was ope! WA WINNER BEAT RECORD FOR THE COURSE Whitney Filly Made ‘the Withers Mite in 1.38 42, with Old England Only a Length Behind. :. 30,000 SAW GAME RACE OF GREAT THOROUGHBREDS, Tons of Money Was Bet on the First Classic Event, of the Year, Which Was Runt i at Morris Park. (Special to The rening World.) MORRIS PARK RACE TRACK, May 2. W. C. Whitney’s Gunfire wan the 4 sic Metropolitan._Handicap~-this» afters ae noon.. . Green B. Morris’s Old England was second. Lux Casta, owned by the Albermarle Stable, was third. Articulate was fourth, Yellow ‘Tail fifth. The time, 1.38 1-2, which broke the record for the track. More than 30,000 people saw the run- Old England, the tried campaigner, after him came Gunfire, W. C, Whitney’: filly, the favorite, on which tons. of money had been placed. At the quarter Old England had taker the lead and was a neck in front. of Gunfire. New York Il. was third, a neck away, and Yellow Tail, wito had comé out of the bunch, was fourth. Passing the half-mile’ post Old Eng- land had increased his advantage to @ neck away was Lux Casta, who had come out of the shifting scramble, New York Il. was fourth. Gunfire Takes the Lead, Then Whitney's jockey tet Gunfire like a flash. At the three-quarters he led by a neck, Lux Casta was third and Royal fourth, Old England was game, however, and into the stretch he was still only a neck behind the flying filly, Down the home stretch Gunfire grad- The race was a truly-run one, and crowd, Gunfire is a bay filly, four years old, by Hastings, out of Royal Gun, Old ) England is a bay gelding, four years old, by Goldfinch, out of Lacania, Lux Casta is a bay filly, by Donovan, out of Lu Casta. Tl ORO Cas 30 At Philadelphia—End of seventh: Washington, 3; Phila., 15. At Chicago—End of fifth: St. Louis, 2; Chicago, 4. At Cleveland—End of fourth: Detroit, 0; Cleveland, PifaWatl emery gure stla LATE RESULTS AT MORRIS PARK. Sixth Race—Satire 1, Nevermore 2, Rough Rider 3. BOSTON ..- WEATHER FORECAST. yours ending at 8 P. M, Friday York City and vicinity: dy to-night and Fri- wer the entire organization would be | your body sees fit to! identity with ithe ‘Conwmisaton cand | draw his salary of $10,000 a year night and northeast on Friday, torney for the. Penna Raliroad Light to fresh winds. He declared that Third Race—Huzzah 1, Nitrate 2, Little Scout 3. Fourth Race—Lucy E. S. 1, Maggie Leeber 2, Tribune 3. AT LOUISVILLE. 1, Dp Nowlin 2, Kinga‘ong 3. ucaire, The Crisis, Judge Himes. Attorney Eleven Months, For eleven months Mr. Boardman has Way attorney ° for George complained In addition ‘that such te, bast wera. ageines al public volley ‘gad ani lin the aggregate something like Sait, poned « 1900. It is one of the the plums that 0 Pennsylvania Railroad trains are com; Teele, Bipment aalnadie, ran Third Race—Lord Radn Fourh Race—Monsieur E 30,000 PEOPLE SAW THE RACE,’ The Metropolitan Handicap was worth (Conubays) on >a Tent Pi