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a a | PRICE ONE CENT.) “ Circulation Books Oper: to All.” “ Circulation Books Open to Ali.’’ | oa — NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 92, 1903. HERMIS WINS ~ STAKE RACE R. Thomas’s Great Four- Year-Old Was Driven Hard to Beat Out Molly Brant in the Ocean Handicap. -BELDAME WAS FIRST IN THE GREAT FILLY STAKES. { Surmise, Favorite in the Second Event, Shows the Way Home | to Hunter Raine and Lord) Badge—Rocky Wins First. THE WINNERS. | FIRST RACE—Rocky (7 to 1) 1, Mollie Peyton (80 to 1) 2, Baikal 3. SECOND RACE—Surmise (11 to) 5) 1, Hunter Raine (16 to 5) 2, Lord) Brdge 3. THIRD RACE—Beldame (15 to 1) 1, Ocean Tide (5 to 1), 2, Mineola 3. FOURTH RACE—Hermis (3 to 5) 4, Molly Brant (4 to 1) 2, Douro 3. FIFTH RACE—Turquolse Blue (10 to 1) 1, Monster (7 to 2) 2, Plrou- atte 3. SIXTH RACE—Embarrassment (9 to 6) 1, Black Hussar (2 to 1) 2, Past 3. @pectal to The Evening World.) Race TRACK, SHOPPSHEAD BAY. ™. Y., Sept. 2—Racegrers enjoyed fine eather at Bheepshead thi» afternoon | HF for the first time during the meeting ‘The eun shone bright and warm and the track was in fairly good ‘The stake features were very attrac- tive, the Great Filly Stakes, worth 920,000, brought out the best of the two- year-old misses, The Ocean Handicap at a mile|2—It wan like old times here this ai wrought out Hermis, Molly Brant and many other fast horses. The remainder of the card was attractive. The at- tendance was the best of the week. ape once | Laud MRS. FANNIE PULLEN, WHO WAS SLAIN BY HARRY TOWNSEND EDSON, SON OF THE FX-MAYOR. DIAGRAM SHOWING HOW THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED AND HOUSE WHERE TRAGEDY OCCURRED DODGERS LAND ON “MATTY'S” CURVES In Opening Inning Hanlon’s Boys Score Three Runs by Hitting the Ball at the Proper Time. BATTING ORDER. Brooklyn. Strang. 3b, Sheckhard, If. Dodds, of Geni Jordan, ab. Jacklitsch, Reidy, p. e POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK, Sept. noon, with 7,000 rooters yelling for the Giants and Superbas. Hundreds came from over the bridge, for not in a couple FIRST RACE. of months have Brooklyn folks taken so Betting. H.HILPIn. Str. Pl. BP Mh 7 6-2 5 2% 80 80 27 P 7 6. 7% 3 2 8 8 6 2 42° § 12 10 5 10 13 8 3 13:11 100 1414 1 6 6 14 2 Wiz 12 1b 8 297 13 100 40 6s 2B 515 1B 2 Time—1.28 2+ much fpterest In Hanlon's boys as just .|now, and that because the team has won five straight games. The Giants, too, have been pretty 9°e 9-1 | busy In the victory line with a similar 18 $i record, made from the Phillies and Bostons. It was to be a contest for 10| blood to-day, McGraw and Hanlon be- ing eager for certain and definite ob-| Jects.. McGraw Is keen to finish sec- ond, while Hanlon’ wants to be in the Baikal made the running to tho| first division when the curtain rings stretch, followed by Rocky, Casville and|down on the last act of 1903. \The Rhymer. The latter moved up at “Why don't you pitch Ame: asked ‘the head of the stretch and looked like| Hanlon of McGraw. "Are you afraid the winner. wher Rocky and Baikul| to take a chance?” yer on him and knocked him Sue of the race. Rocky. then went on “Just walt, old boy." id Mac, “when ‘and won by a length and a half from/this lad gets in the shape I want bim, ton, who was th oath in front of Baikal. SECOND RACE a the, ‘Mile and three-aixteent neniees| Starters, whts., jocks. St. HIfFin. Surmise, "103, Fuller.......2 2% 1% Hunter ‘Raine, 126, Odom... Lord Badge, 108. Redfern Knight of ihe Garter, 104, ‘Byer. 5 EA 4 15 oo 4 6 6 Time—2.00 4-6. the Garter raced to the Pe % ned up a gap of several lengths on earmnise Lord Badge and Getauket, who ran closely bunches ing down the back stretch, Full Gurmise after the Knight, and thi steadily closed ground, finally catching him at the head of the stretch. In the run home Surmise oime away and won eestly by five lengths Raine, who closed. strong and beat Lord Badge three parts of a length for -quarters| he'l) throw rings round your head.”* Made Hanlon Laugh, “I've heard of those things before," was all Hanlon sald, Ames was more than anxious to pitch 8| in New York this season “Don't vou fee) nervous about it?" was asked him to-day. “Nervous? Rats! ‘Dhey can’t do more than knock me out of the box, like many a better man.” ‘This might have been called “picture day." there being present #0 many pho- {| toxraphers of all sorts and descriptions. re | Schooleirls, schoolboys, kinetoscope peo- ple, newspaver artists, and finally Burr McIntosh came along with a whole from Hunter | wagon load of impediments, The teams had #o many requests to #00 wince, pose singly and in groups that McGraw THIRD RACE. had to clear the grounds in order to get Sz furlongs. Belt any practice, nk. arters, bus Jocke BL HIEIn, Br Diamond in Good Shape. uw ae 5 The diamond was hard and fairly fast; sve 3 the outfield well dried and the weather 1: 8 superb, Every man felt at his best and ie 4 15 uso8 40 th » «9 by Gimcrack and Wild Thyme. Douro 2 it ¢ then began to move up strong and gu ¢ \eara ato, the, stretch third, | Mfolly $434 L.Brant closed on Hermis In the last fur- ae long and Odom was riding a bit at the ae 1314 30 by half a length. Molly 10 18 10 length and @ half in front ied." ¢ Couple of Douro. Start good. Won driving, Time—1.12 4-8, * FIFTH RACE. Little could be seen of the race until] atx ruriongs, they came into sight. Thon Ocean Tide Betting. was seen to be In front, followed by| _ Starters, w Bir, PL eldame. ‘Tals pair were lengths In ront of the bunch. headed by Mineola and Lady Rohesia. Ocean Tide and Beldame fought the race out to tre ond, the former apparently winning by a head. The crowd was dumb” with wmazement when Beldame's number was ‘hoisted and the verdict was re- selved in ominous silence. Mineola, Turquoise’ Bi 0 NT, " a al ee ot Hig, 120, Odo ad noe, 118, 302 3. 1S, Ww a 40 10 Fern Rock was the first to show, but goming strong at the finish, was only| was outrun ‘ourquole Blue, whi who led beaten a neck by Ocean Tide the rest of the route and won ina mild FOURTH RACE. dirve by a length. Fern Rock was sec- One mile ond for a quarter and then died away, Betting, | Monet then held second place for an ip- Pi. | stant, but gave place to Race King, who 1-4] Was Recond Into the stretch. Monster f/f 62) moved up strong through the stretch u ais ; 6] and took second place, but could never Gimerack, 107, Gannone 4 4 of 18 3) reach the winner. Monster was two | Himself, "100. D. Oconnot & & & gh 44 | !enwths in front of Piroutte, Adlon 90, H. Callahan...) 2 a 7 ff 1h SIXTH RACE. Fallow Tail. 114, Cobven B&B 3) JBL aan © quarter. rt good. Won driving. Time—t.99 4-6, Rd Brant and Adios were the: first but Hermi, ad FE at rere, whis.. jocks, Hissin A—B:+ DIRECTION DOTTED LINES | quiet Tuns. to ri | left. OF SHOTS INDICATE POSITIONSOF Gooies etn TY Wy 3 “California” Jones the tled his legs around his neck and | rolled over the grass. There was quite a little betting in a , owing to the presence of a big delegation of Eagles Pittsburg. electing a grand chlef could not keep a Pittsourger trom a baseball game, and the “Smoky” Eagles were much in avi« dence. After the pitchers warmed up Hanlon said he would work Reldy with Jack- litsch at backstop, and MoGraw asked ‘Matty’ to work Firat Inning. The Brooklyns started off well. Sammy Strang got a base on balls and took sec- ond on Sheckard’s sacrifice to Matty Dobbs whiled a single to centre, scor- ing Strang. Doyle smashed a hot one to McGann, who fielded lively and threw | out Dobbs’ at second. two-bagger to right, Doyle crossin plate and so frisky that BROOKLYN ...... -..-.-..30010000 NEW NORK coe coeess ~~ 0)0 0° 050501070 third o} ler doubled to left, scorin 1 ler double stead. Jacklitsch drew a pass and the bases wore diled, Reldy dled ona rap to Gmoert. Three haughtDoyle, No runs. Dobbs distinguished himsaf instanter by maki TO} Jordan drew a Babb died on his boost. Dahlen handled Gilbert’s swat. No runs. © Eighth Inning—Dahlen walked, but Gessler struck out. Gilbert handled Jordan’s\. Warner flied out. Dobbs caught Matty. Bresnahan boosted a fly. No runs. could manage was a bounce to Reidy. MoGarn went out on a@ grounder io Strang, No runs. Second Inning. Strang opened with a liner that Lau- ‘Then Gilbert out- did himself with a circus sto; Bheckard, doubling on Strang upon Dobbs's grass der could not g ‘Lauder cutter, Mertes was the first to strike out, Babb broke the spell with a single to Lauder got to fi ropped Strang's throw. vanced the runners with a sacrifice to Warner filed to Dobbs. N ntre. At Chicago—End of sevnt' Jacklitsch Doyle hit past, Babb. Dahlen fanned. | Warner andl Ughtning shape. Jordan also struck out, ‘No runs, Matty ‘lined Browne fouled to Jacklitsch, Med to Dobbs Fourth Inning. ow A pass, but varner. Reidy Jacklitech dr 1) Rapplug by Btrang walked an jard tripled to left Banb threw Dobbs out \ MeGann opened with a two-bag Lauder fouled. Babb Mned to Dahlen. |No runs, Warner caught Doyle's foul, made a sensatio: Gessler fanned. Dahlen bunted No runs, stop from Dahlen, 1 Matty popped to Stra Sixth Inning, Jordan fanned for the second Breaiahan mi ks Reidy sacrificed. Mertew caught Strang. No runs. Browne filed, . Bresnahan ‘Gann’ sacrificed, upped Mertes, No rune, —_—". FIPED AT THE MUPDERED WOMAN SLEPT ON LEDGE WAY UP I AR | .Herman Schwartz Enjoys a Comfortable Nap on a Narrow | Cornice Near the Roof of a Skyscraper. ‘The man who wert to sleep on top of one of the Brooklyn Bridge towers is eclipsed. A window-cleaner employed by the American Tract Society climbed out on a window ledge twenty stories In the afr oa the Spruce etreet sfde of the Tract Society Bullting this afternoon. stretched himself out and went to sleep. His snooze lasted for two hours, éur- ing which time hundreds of watchers had numerous attacks of palpitation of the heart, ‘The window-cleaner needed sleep, evi- dently, from the disturbed manner of his slumber. Every once in a while he; would make a futtle stab at a fly or an elephant or something on his face and topple over so that it appeared impos- MNATIONA' LEAGUE GIANTS 1, BROOKLYN 4 —o _—4 —) (Continued from Third Column.) Seventh Inning—Sheckard walked. Dobbs bounced to War- er, who retired Sheckard, Babb doubling to. McGann. Gilbert Strang nailed Lauder’s ‘bounce. caught . asleep., aring.. No-runs. owne singled. At Pitsburg—Cincinnati, 1; Pitsburg, 4. At Philade'phia—Second game: Philadelphia, 3; Boston, 2. h: St. Louis, 0; Chicago, 4. shoe INVADERS AT WASHINGTON—AMERICAN LEAWUE. INVADERS ects oon 0 02a! 05. WASHINGTON .... ..—--.011000 At Detroit—End sixth inning: Cleveland, 2; At Chicago--End sixth innin St. Louis. 4 LATE RESULTS AT HARLEM. Fifth Race—Allista 1, King Ellsworth 2. Gisten 3 mR AT ST. LOUIS. Fourth Race—Hilee 1, Theory 2, Croix d’Or 3. 7 + -e—$__—__ PASTOR DEFENDS NAME OF MURDERED WOMAN, The Rev. Dr. Peters, pastor of St. Michael’s Church, said this fternoon that it was not true that the letters found by the tofCoroner in Mr. Edson’s clothes were addressed to Mrs. Pullen. Dates they were addresed to Mrs. Edson. Dr. Peters | sible that he should not fall to the Street. Rut he would jostle back to safety again, only to perform some new sleejer antic the next minute that would make the obsarvers gas. Devil Saw Him. He was first noticed by one of the watchful printer's devils in The Even- ‘orld composing room on the floor of the Pulitzer Building. reported it to he wise editors. | An attempt was made to establish wig- wag communication with the occupants of the offices of the Tract Society in an effort to acquaint them with the danger of the window-cleaner, who, by the way had taken a long-handled broom, a big piece of chamois skin and a pail of water to bed with him. In @ little while the attention of a charming young woman with a pink shirt waist in an office in the Tract Boclety Building on the nineteenth fluor was attracted. She waved back gracefully at the blonde reporter who was making signs at her. Thought It Wan All for Her. He became frantic in the movements of his arm and soon every window on the south side of the eleventh floor of the Pulitzer Building was crowded with persons making signs. ‘The young an in the pink shirt walst went to a mirror, primped her hair, adopted a Sweet smile, opened the window and Droceeded to flirt with the whole crowd. Other charming stenographers in the Tract Society Building became inter- ented and went to the windows. They laughed and waved back and had ever 80 much fun. In the meantime an Evening World reporter had gone to the American Tract Society Building and found Mr. Roberts, the superintendent. There had been a mistake made in aagraming the building from the oytside, and it took valuable time to find the unoccupied of- fice through the window of which the window cleaner had sought his couch, Yanked Him to Safety, At last it was found. The superin- tendent opened the window, got a firm raap on the sleeper and yanked him velled Mr. Rob- orts, ob “Herman Schwartz,"" replied the w: dow-cleaner, “Get out of the building, you loafer!” mmanded the supe:infendent fer," replied Schwartz angrily— he was just about nwake—"I bet you dey never was no man vork so Vell mit ee Sid 1 a “You were asleep out on at window ledge,” sald Mr. ‘Roberts, & little while.” pleaded “I have sleepinged on dar defore.'* In but Fired Ont. jeless Schwartz lost his rate ‘wise he would in all probability have lost his life, because he could not have remained-on that window ledge much longer. Some years ago a man was discov- eted asleep on the roof of the Ma- sonic Temple in Chicago, the tallest building in that town, with his fe hanging ovet the edge of the ro The rescuers were afraid to wake him| UP, for fear he would become rightened and oll over, and it was a hard job to fish him to saefty, He sald go} the evening befooe to | over the city, had rolled down sloping roof, ianded in a gutter and} concluded that it was as good a place fo sleep ae any. Both b 4 who slept on the safer than Herman dge on which I nap ia less than thi has no pro! AGUINALDO SPEAKS | AGAINST GAMBLING. Filipinos Advised by Ex-Revolu- tlonary Leader to iGve Up Their Betsetting Sin. ' | effort was being made to dissuade Mr. Edson from revealing his love for looked about wildly. Mrs. Edson fell forward, fainting in her chair, ‘| quick succcession. The first struck Mrs. Pullen on the right side of the fore | striking her head on the edge of a table, and slipping to the floor, and fired twice, the first bullet shattering his teeth and the second entering the revolve: Mrs. Edson fainted, DEAD WHEN DOCTORS ARRIVED. janitor. The janitor summoned Mr. James Van Duck Card, th dent of the building, who immediately telephoned for Dr. Po a oo —<— ae WIFE SEES MAN Henry Townsend Edson, Son of the ex-Mayor, After Vainly Pleading with Mrs, Fannie ~ Pullen, Shoots Her and then Ends His Own Life in the Dining-Room of His Home. LOST HEAVILY IN WALL STREET AND CHURCH FUNDS WERE GONE Mrs. Edson Had Taken Mrs. Pullen and Her Brother-in-Law to the House to Plead with the Man to Cease His Attentions—Mr, Pullen Defends Dead Wife’s Name. Henry Townsend Edson, forty-five years old, son of former Mayor ~~ Franklin Edson and brother of Dr. Cyrus Edson, the distinguished physi- { cian, shot and killed Mrs. Fannie Pullen, of No. 673 West End avenue, in the dining-room of his apartment at No. 292 West Ninety-second street, to-day and then shot and killed himself. One motive for the double tragedy is found in letters discovered at the house by Coroner Jackson. In one of the letters Edson addresses” Mrs. Pullen in endearing terms. The murder and suicide took place in the presence of the man's wife and another brother, Dr. David D. Edson. : z The tragedy occurred as the climax to a conversation in which am Mrs. Pullen so openly. He had urged her ¢o elope with him a short time ago. EDSON PROMINENT IN CHURCH AFFAIRS. Mr. Edson was the comptroller of St. Michael's Episcopal Parish Churels at Amsterdam avenue and West Ninety-ninth street, of which the Rev. Dr, John C, Peters is pastor. Mr. Edson had charge of all the church property, and was one of the foremost members of the church. He was chairman of its Board of Trustees. Mrs. Pullen, who fs the wife of John Pullen, chief clerk of the New York Central Railroad, has been a member of St. Michael's Church for many years. She was a schoolmate and an intimate friend of Mrs. Edson. A few days ago Mr. Edson declared to his wife that he loved Mra, Pullen and wanted to elope with her. He said other things about his relations with Mrs, Pullen that his wife did not believe. She had such confidence in her friend that she went to her house and remained there until this morning. She summoned her brother-in+ law, Dr. David Edson, to go with her and Mrs. Pullen this morning, to her apartments and enileavor to argue with her busband. They went there together and the four sat down to a table in the dining-room end conferred with Mr, Edson endeavoring to persuade him to abandon his infatuation for Mrs. Pullen, frney remained a long time at table and in the course of the conversation Mrs. Pullen burst into tears and wept hysterically. Mrs. Edson endeavored to comfort ber, and Dr. Edson angued heatedly with his brother. ‘A servant entered the room and placed a letter from Mr. Edson’s son, who is camping in the Adirondacks, on the table. Mr. Edson brushed ¥ aside, and turning to Mrs. Pullen, who was still weeping, almost shouted: “You must go with me.” aoe TO CALM 4 mECr Hee panies back in his chair and begged him to be calm. The man seemed frantic, however, and continued to plead with the , gesticnlating wildly. Sy Pe maant he jumped to his feet and cried: “Ifyou don't elope with me1 i] see that you go with me anyway.” ; 4 Mrs, Pullen, trembling with excitement, staggered to her feet and ¢ Suddenly Edson whipped a revolver from his pocket and levelled it a . Pullen, who was facing him. esters Dr. Edson could prevent it his brother had fired two shots in head, The second bullet ploughed through her left cheek, tearing the flesh, se At the first shot Mrs. Pullen had started to run, She had almost reached the dining-room door when the second shot was fired and she fell forward, Dr. Edson had gained his feet and rushed toward his brother, but before he could reach him Mr. Edson placed the barrel of the revolver in his mouth brain, He dropped to the floor dead. i This had all taken but a few seconds, As soon as her husband drew When Mr. Edson fell to the floor his brother rushed out ani MANTLA, Sept. 2.—Aguinaldo, the ex- revolutionary leader nounced supporter of t tained by the United in the islands, has just @ldressed a letter of| advice to his countrymen, In this he ols BO generously them educationa al, th way from his home in the rectory, on Ninety-nint -| geene of the tragedy, He got there just as Dr, Fahgestock, of ty Wright Hospital, arrived with an ambulance, and the Coroner was sent for, Mrs. Edson was placed ay carriage | in peec'0® driven to the home of friends. ; f provided | sraioney, of the West One Hundredth street station, wal the di The ambulance surgeon pronounced both victims of the a Dr. Peters gave orders for the apartment to be el and D