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\ ka BASECALL | RACING # SPORTS “ Circulation Books Open to All.” | | “ Circulation Books Open to Ail.” | PRICE ONE CEN'T, NEW YORK, ‘THURSDAY, ¢ oR 1, 1903 eC “PRICE ONE CENT. aT 0 VAN WORMER DIE IN THE CHAIR WN FIFTEEN MINUTES Thc Erothers Are Electrocuted One After the Other with Marvellous Speed, Without a Hitch in the Triple Tragedy, Each Displaying Nerve. Willis, the Eldest, Was the First to Die, Then Came Frederick, the Youngest, and Burton, Most Composed and De- termined of All, Was the Last. QUICK WORK OF DEATH SHOCKS. WILLIS VAN WORMER entered the death-chamber at 11.34.30. The current was turned into his body one minute later. He was dead at 11,37. FREDERICK VAN WORMER entered the death-chamber at 11.41.30, At 11,42 the current was turned on. He was deolared dead at 11.43.30. BURTON VAN WORMER entered the death-chamber at 41,47. The current was turned on at 11.47.30, He was declared dead at 11.48.30. ( ——— The actual time of the triple execution was less than fifteen minutes. (Special to The Evening World.) . DANNEMORA, Oct. 1.—The lives of the three Van Wormer boys, who were condemned to death for the murder of Peter Hallenbeck, were forfeited to the I.w in extraordinarily quick time to-day. The ceremony -of shocking them to death in the electri¢ chair consumed but thirty sec- pnds over fifteen minutes. That length of time elapsed from the moment when Willis Van Wormer left his cell and started for the death chamber until the physicians pronounced Burton Van Wormer, the last of the trio, dead. ‘There-was not a hitch in the proce: ting. The tascinated witnesses sat and watched-and scarcely breathed as ihe men were led in, killed and carried out with strict adherence to a prearranged time table. died with the most surprising composure. out he showéc no sign of fear when led out to face his doom. GLOOM TO BEFIT THE OCCASION. It was an eternity of gloom within the purlieus of Clinton walls and black as an ink well upside down, At 11,85 o'clock, five minutes earlier than usual, the prison whistle, which regulates the life of the penitentiary and marks the uprisings ‘and downsittings of the people in the village of Dannemora, gave forth a shrieking blast. The whirring wheels and belts in the factories came to a rest and the time of the triple killing had arrived. A bell rang in the ‘Wardcn’s office and a guard appeared at the door and beckoned to the wit- nesses. Two by two they followed him to the rear of the admiaistration building, through the alleyway which is between the north thr of con- demned cells and the structure wall. ‘As they passed a mumble of voices came from the quarters of the doomed. Father Beranger, who had been so attentive to the condemned men, was with the Van Wormers, giving promises of hope and receiving responses of belief. y ¥ ‘The ears of the boys must have heard the tread of many feet going by. The death watchers said after the legal tragedy had ended that they heard and that their imbs shook. Soon the crowd was in the chamber of death, and each one's seat was pointed out to him asin a playhouse, and each sat down to talk in whispers with his neighbors. With their eyes upon the stage and its grue- some settings—the chair with leathern straps and strange metal fittings— they bad not long to wait before the curtain was rung up. ‘The breaths of the witnesses could be heard at times as they sat there and waited, The noise of the opening of a lock made a rasping sound be- hind the scenes, and a catch came into each one's throat. There was the pound of shuffling feet on the cement floor outside the door of death. Now it was at the threshold, now inside. Some turned their heads to look, most stared straight ahead at the chair. WILLIS LED TO HIS DOOM. The priest with book in hand and murmuring lips, walked ahead. Be- hind them came two strong guards, and between them was Willis Van Wormer. He showed not a sign of fear. Three paces brought the grim procession in front of the chair. Other were there ready to fasten the straps and the murderer fell into the seat. The State's executioner lowered the electrode, the hood with wet |° pponges on it which makes the shock of the deadly current sure, and the mask dropped. The hands that did these things worked quickly, surely, as @ woman's knitting. They felt ono of the ma’ a legs, where a little wire with a wet sponge at the end of it was fixed. They pressed it closer to the Mmb and then went over to a cabinet. ‘There was a vicious snake-like sound as if one should ejaculate some- thing that when spelled sounded like; ‘‘S-s-s-spit.” The witnesses started. Some of them heaved and shuddered like the form in the chair. The death switch had been turned of The room wes as a@ tomb in the middle of a lovely night. @HE FIRST OF THE KILLINGS. “Click,” The switch was found tp be 0. K. “Biss-s-s-pit,’ The current’ was on for what seemed to be a horribly long time fe dread “Click” was heard again. =" | 4 mon had sat in a chair @ momént before alive. The men who fore The boys |r None can tell the horrible | Bs: ordeal through which Burton Van Wormer passed as he awaited his turn, |s 8 MOLLIE BR IE BRANT WINS STAKE; PITTSBURG BEATS BOSTON FAVORITE LOSES. IN THE HUNTERS: Stolen Moments Is Public Choice in Stake Feature, but San- ford More Shows Her the Way Home. HERMIS WINS LAST RACE IN A GALLOP. THE WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Monograph (2 to 1) 1, Ring Dove (8 tow1) 2, Duellist 3. SECOND RACE-Self Protection (1 to 2) 1, Bay Secret (8 to 1) 2, Champion 3. THIRD RACE—Monadnock (3 to 1) 1, Orthodox (2 te 1) 2, Riverdale 3 FOURTH RACE-Moily Brant (7 to 2), 1; Stolen Moments (3 to 2), 2; Ada Nay, 3. FIFTH RACE-St. Jude (10 to 1) 1, Bolina (5 to 1) 2, Guy Park 3. SIXTH RACE—Hermes (11 to 10) 4, River Rirate (5 to 1) 2, Colon- say 3. (Special to The Evening World.) RACE TRACK, MORRIS PARK, N. ¥., Oct. 1.—The Hunter Handicap was 0 single stake fixture at Westchester this afternoon, The track was fast and the weather superb. Announcement was made this noon of increase in stakes nex' ‘The Brooklyn Handicap next season will | have a guaranteed value of $20,000 in- stead of having $)7,000 added. The Su- burban will also be guaranteed at $20,- 000. The Double Event, each palf of which had a guarantced value of $5,000, each will be worth dotible that amount next season. Increases of from $500 to 33,500 have been made in various ether stakes of the Coney Island Jockey Club. 4 FIRST RACE. Seven furlongs. jocks. sttrin, Bir BT 4 ri. Hurley 7 4 O4Bren'n $10 9 80 Hing.. 8 8 10 150 | & 8 driving. ‘Time—1.27 1-4. (Locket was the early pacemaker, fol- Jist and Eva Russell. Locktt died away. Duelist and va Russell then drew away and fougiht it » field stand, where Mono- graph closed strong and soon had the pacemakers beaten. Ring Dove then closed very strong, but Monograph lasttd long enough to win by a head. Ring Dove was a length in ¢ront of Duelist. SECOND RACE, Steeplachase; about two and a half miles. Betting Jocks, St-HIf.Fin, Str. Pl Hei aDeenyaey | ot) 214 Mrfayior 2 gt a a MHayes 3 8 8 7.8 1-2 Won kalloping, Time—4.55 Self Protection made all the running and won eased up dy three lengths from Bay Secret, who was second all the way, Snishing fy lenguus In front of Cham- Dion. THIRD RACE. Eclipse course. Betting. Starters, wta., Jocks, St.Hif.Fin. Str. PL Monadnock, 110, Full wy Orthodox, 11 2 Riverdale, 110, Hic E Patagonlan,1 hi Revellle, 110% Gannon Port P Dusky led for a quarter and then gave way to Orthodox, who made the run- ning, followed by Riverdale and Monad- nook. In the last furlong ‘Monadnock closed And deliberately bearin shut out Riverdale. of Hicks made no claim of foul and the stewards, though they, must have seen the foul, paid no attehtfairto \ Withers m Starters, whts., PS iotts] Mollie Brant, 1i9,0dom Sen Stolen Moments, 114, ¢ a3 Ada Nay, Stamping IRTH RACE, Jocks. St, Hit. Fin. 2a 1% 2 a5 on 5-2 5-2 ay Start ood. Adios jumped to the out a ihot pace, follow ‘Brant, Ada Nay, Girdl ments. They held this order to. the stretdh, where Odom moved to the front with Mollic Brant and then looked for the other. Stolen Momeats moved up at the furlong pole, but Mollie Brant held hor safe and won at the end by eo-quarters of a length, In head, Ada y was third, two lengths away. FIFTH Withers ole, BAC Botting + Joeks Str Pl ‘Ganno 10 Bt Jude went jude went to tart, made all t By" Gvg tonethe. rom BEAT GROUT in CONVENTION, LATEST RUMOR It was arranged at the meeting of the Tammany Hall Exec- utive Committee this afternoon that Lawyer James J. Delaney shall make the speech placing the name of Cul. McClellan be- fore the Democratic Convention to-night as a candidate for Mayor. Col. Franklin Bartlett will second the nomination. After the meeting it was rimored that an effort would be made to stampede the delegates againsi Grout and Fornes when their names come up for indorsement. PITTSBURG -. 4011001007) riped that Murphy has not been sincere in his sup- yi! that the stampeding of ihe Convention might > = sosy thing to accomplish. DELPHIA AMERICANS BEAT NATIONALS AGAIN. s, QC; Americans, 6. eid LATE RESULTS AT HARLEM.” lacdelchia—-National Feurth Race—Ancke 1. Incubator 2, Fingal 3. Fifth Race—Federal 1. Ivernia 2. Miracle 3. AT ST. LOUIS. Foucih Rane—Little Scout 1. Taby Tosa 2, Dan McKenna 3 Fifth Race—-Brancas 1. Columbia Girl 2, Anne Davis 3. MAN FOUND IN RIVER, | TOP OF HEAD SAWED OFF Legs Are Missing Too, and It Is Possible that He Was Murdered and Mutilated to Make Identification Impossible. The mutilated body of a middle aged|the head was sawed off at the bridge man, undoubtedly the ghastly evidence of the nose. The skull {s fot cracked of a murder of the Guldensuppe kind, jor broken but cut off evenly around BOSTON .....000000201-3 BATTING ORDER. Pittsburg. Boston, Beaumont cf. Dougherty, If. yj Clarke, If. Collins. 3d.— Leach, “3b. {. Stahle, cf. Wagner, ss Freeman, rf, Bransfeld, 1b, Parent, ss. Ritchey, Laohance, 1b, Sebring, rf. Verris, 2b. Phelps, c. Criger, ¢ Phillippl. p. Young, p. Umpires—O'Day and Connelly. PITTSBURG, T: “BOSTON, 3 15,000 See Pirates and Bean- eaters Play Opening Game of Struggle Between Leaders of | the Two Leagues. PHILLIPPI IN THE BOX FOR PIRATES. SCORE. HUNTINGTON AVENUE GROUNDS BOSTON, Oct. 1.—It is estimated that 15,000 people turned out to-day to see the inftial battle in the world's champion- ship series between Pittsburg, thrice champions of the National League, and the Boston Americans, who have) achieved the title in their league tor the first time. Firat Inning. Beaumont filed to Stahl. Clarke put up a foul for Criger. Leach drove we all inte the crowd for three sacks and er’s hit brought him over the Plate. Wagner got second on, Ferzis's drop of winery throw, Branstie! sent a roller to. Ferris, who fumbled, and the runner was safe, Wagner going to third. Bransield ran down and drew a throw, the ball passing out to the field. Wagner scored while Bransfield was safe at third. Ritchey walked and stole second. Sebring drove the ball to left, sending in two more tallies, making second on the throw. Criger muffed the third strike on Phelps, who reached first, peated alloping to third. Phil- Hippi fanned. ‘our runs, Collins did the herty cut the air, amen Stahl singied to left _ Freeman's fly was taken by Sebring, No runs, Second Inning. Beaumont struck out. Clarke drove one to left and it got to the edge of the crowd, but Dougherty handled it before it got out of sight, Clarke ran to second, claiming that the ball had gone into the ‘crowd, but the umpire said ‘No, and he was caught, Leach was discovered to-day floating in tho Hudson River near the Hoboken slips of the Lackawanna Railroad ferries. The discovery was madé by several women on board the ¢erry-boat Bergen. Thelr screams attracted the attention of other passengers, who rushed to the side of the boat and looked over. The awful sight was too much for several women, who were taken, fainting, from the boat when she reached her slip. Immediately when the Bergen docked Policeman Gerker was notified of the discovery and assisted by several ferry attendants took the body from the river and had it carried to the Volks Morgue, where the Coroner made an examina- tion Was Powerfal Man, The body was that of a man of fifty years of an unusually powerful frame. The legs were missing from above the thighs, and the evenness with which they had been cut away showed that it could not be the work of a paddile- wheel or propeller. What, however, has convinced the po- lice and the Coroner that the man was murdered is the fact that che top of taking off the top of the was no clothing on the filed to Loughegty. No runs. Parent fanned® La Chance struck out, two of the balls being called and Ferris also did the same, Puillippi being doudly ‘cheered. N 8. the head, ears. The: body. The cleanness of the cuts and particu- larly the nature of the mutilation of the head suggest the possibility that the d Inning. Wagner raised one that took. body may have been the subject of @n pranafteld dro pounde: an, autopsy, but in dismissing this theory, who let It go by, and Bra ad Ritoney tanned. Sebring swept the authorities point to the amputation | thind, one by Ferris and the fifth tally was of the legs and the absence of traces of 1)" phelps vunted to Young and died at other dissection, and as a conclusive! first, One ri un. sh to Leach was fielded to circumstance the presence of the body| Criger's le in the river. They feel assured that res AS se ee Ene, asec) ou D0 je theo oughe the man was the victim of @ crime, the | sent’ one straight into Beaumont’s mutilation being for the purpose of de- | clutches. No runs. Fourth Inning. sy tly to Parent. stroying marks of identification. ‘ In Water Only Few Days. F Remumonts wary roller way) usted. Dy erris. Clarke singled t ea Tho body apparently had not been In} Grove a hummer over 4, “and the water more than twenty-four hours.| Sieumom ‘was in. Wagner, filed to The flesh where the top of the head was| Parent. Ferris took Branstleld's rap on cut off shows plainly that a knife was/the run and Leach was forctd at second. One run. drawn around the head before the skull} Conjing caught a low one which went was taken by Stahl lifted man stield ut to was sawn through. The sawing was|like a shot to left and Clarke after a flerce run. done with unusual care and precision. ° jenumont ‘The wounds on the lower part of the] pmo ,that fell, to. eaten body appear to have been made by @|could not stop. Parent drove each, who made an awful throw to first, Freeman reached third and Parent a woak hit was nailed Guy Park half@ length in a hard drive. Phaon was well up to the stretch. where he died away. Queen Elizabeth also showed some speed, but blew up, SIXTH RACE. Mile and a furlong. Starters, wts.. focks. St-Hif Hermin, 184. Filler. Tout River Pirate, 110, Hicks 8 me! Odom Brigand,’ 02, Shorthose, 115, ‘Start good.” Won MERCHANTS SEND SYMPATHY --—_——$ The following is the text of a cable- gram sent to Lady Herbert::: “New York, Oct. 1, 1003, dy Herbert. ‘are Lord Pembroke, “Wilton, England, “The Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York at Sts meeting to- day directed me to convey to you their 5 deep sympathy in your great berea ‘Sir Michael fad endeared ni nee!’ people not anly officl t pers ty yY and his Geath Is si! Ir cerely medmnen, (ORRIS K. JESUP, Presigent.”” ment. the American t all WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-six hours ending at 8 P. M. Friday, for New York City and vicinity: Showers late to-night and Friday; warmer; fresh to brisk south. west to weet winds, H4U-85 to or Pueb! asyivania Mallron a ‘at "Denver Gots Yt tle Rekats vio C3 ‘int eS SPrhngs eal jus Na Sebring conn the BALTIMORE, Oct. 1.—The conference Phelps filed to Freeman, Philipp! was between officials of the Baltimore and} tast out, Parent to Lachance. Oe run Onto Rallway and a committee repre-| Freeman caught the second ball for, a =] senting the employees, who demand cer-| {i2K°on ie hing int the crowd to left tain readjustments of the pay scale,| bringing in the first Boston tally. La which has been In progress several) Chance filed to Clark, but Parent ha: weeks, came to a sudden end by the! HMitn Sher hit ata dry ait by expressed determination of the railway | piteher. who fooled the ‘same representatives not to reinstate two cer-) Way. Two runs | Eighth Inning, Fitth Inning. Ritchey was thrown out by Collins. Sebring went the same route Phelps Ss. (Continued on Third Page.) hit a safety. Phillip! filed to Fe: No runs. B. AND 0, STRIKE Clarke got under Young's Beaumont raised one for Collins. Clarke was a victim to Young's curves, Leach beat out a bunt. Wagner walked. Railroad Officials Refuse De- zara got a pick ar on eae tt and put {t to secnd for a force out. No mands of the Men and Con- jruns. ‘Dougherty's fly was taken after a side run by Ritchey, who got a weak hie by Collins and he could not bea: the acl to first. Stahl was ealled ov: on strives, No runs, Seventh Inning, Ritshey was out, Parent to Tachance. ne ference Ends Abruptly with! Ominous Outlook. >| CALLS MURPHY DICTATOR. i! you seo me there, because I am interested. 1) Mr, Shevlin, TAMMANY MEN NED UP FORA HOT CONVENTION To-Night’s Gathering of the Braves at Car- negie Hall to Nominate a Candidate for Mayor Gives Promise of Being a Warm Aggregation and a Good Fight Is Promised, MURPHY THUS FAR HAS THE SINUATION WELL IN HAND. Boss McLaughlin Chooses Supreme Court Justice Gaynor as His Candidate Against Murphy’s Choice, but Kings County Men Will Abide by Majority’s Decision. There will be whoops and hurrahs and invective and oratory and get eral excitement at the Democratic convention in Carnegie Hall to-night. The plan of Charles F. Murphy to nominate Comptroller Grout and Pres- ident of the Board of Aldermen Fornes on the ticket with McClellan will be fought with a bitterness such as has not been manifested in a local convention in years. + It will be Brooklyn against Tammany! The Brooklyn leaders, with the exception of Senator McCarren, are opposed to Grout and Fomes and: may bolt them, although they will support the candidate for Mayor, even -~ though it be McClellan. All of the resources of experienced’ po! will be brought into play. ay, UP TO MURPHY NOW, ; For the first time in his career it is up to Charles F, Murphy to com trol a convention. If he fs Beaten down by the Brooklyn men it will meat the setting of his political sun. On the face of the figures there is chance of overriding, him, but the effort is to be made. Tammany is fo be denounced with a freedom of expression that is likely to make Mr. Murphy gasp. : Carnegie Hall will be packed to the roof. The supply of tickets has been exhausted and thousands clamor for admission. There is every pros — pect of a good, snappy, shouting convention, and as the blood of fighters, like those who will line up for and against Tammany Hall is thoi aroused, there should be a hot old time, There is a prospect that Hugh McLaughlin's sea lion whiskers will cbserved in the Brooklyn delegation. He has not attended a local con) tion in years, and Carnegie Hall is a long way from Willoughby street ¢_ night, but he may decide to direct his battle against Charles F. Murphy & person. sa hok charlie Murphy,” said Mr, McLaughlin, “is absolute dictator of Tame many Hall. We of Brooklyn will not stand to have him dictate to us — have a ticket to the convention tn my pocket and don’t you be surprised i “We are not going to bolt the ticket if we are beaten in the convention, Tho regularity of the Brooklyn organization has never been questioned and! never will be while I have anything to say about it.” 7 Luke J. Stapleton, of Brooklyn, has been invited by Mr. Murphy to place Edward M. Grout in nomination, Mr. Stapleton is Mr. Grout’s intimate friend and political advisor. Charles F. Murphy was a busy man to-day. He seems to have the situ. ation well in hand. Senator McCarren called and talked with him nearly an hour. McCarren {s the only Brooklyn leader who is in favor Tammany nominating Grout and Fornes, . Among those who called at Tammany Hall to-day was Herbert Croker, one of Richard's sons. Young Herbert was standing in the hallway when Mr. Murphy entered. The leader passed by without saluting him, and Mr. Croker's face was a study. M’LAUGHLIN PICKS HIS MEN. Justice Gaynor was decided upon by Hugh McLaughlin and his Heutem ants to-day as the strongest man thoy could bring to *he attention of the convention, They have little hope that he wil: get the nomination, but there have been eo many surprising things in tris campaign that such en outcome would not surprise them. y | “In addition to Justice Gaynor,” said James Shevlin, speaking for Hugh |\: Laughlin, “Brooklyn wili bring out Julian D, Fairchild, President of the Kings County Trust Company, as a candidate for the nomination for Comp- troller, and Herman A. Metz, President of the Brooklyn Democratic Club, for President of the Board of Aldermen. Robert H. Elder will make the speech nominating Mr. Fairchild, and Mr, Littleton in seconding it will tell some entertaining history that will interest Tammany Hall.” “How far do you intend to go with this ticket?” Mr. ShevN® was asked. “We will stand by any Democrats the convention nominatéy” replied MURPHY’S MOVE AGAINST NIXON, It was rumored in political circles to-day that Charles F. Murphy wouk® reed to tain employees who had been disc! and also upon the point in referenc ck laoked «made av smar Geaum second in tr ing Forrls, and plato in Cy he men hold that the railroad com- et y has violated {ts agreement with helr ong of this rule, rilsed one that and allowe, ugtor Wagner's pa ation for n wr Uns sent a bow z the iy Wagner and was halted at’ first sure" pa} Wve taht Iauched one that looked go ine. matt on on! for_@ triple out to centre, but by a des pemte run Beaumont reached {t. No Appeal he con’ Far sot result in Ninth luniug, Stahl made .a great run an h of Of the differences the ‘yarous orders pranefelds tong hit. Rita ” spayloablit y of @ atrike, (down, Collins to La cM iS aii x,» SMa a iB ts "| \chat surprised whea this rumor wes placed before him by an Evening: the rate covering day of twelve hours st eemade a amneh grates Se ‘i ° Werribee Eric | 'L have nad no intimation.” he sald, “that my name will be placed ; Ks fore the convention. T have no iden that it will.” q | the reporter. spike the guns of Lewis Nixon by having his name placed before the com vention to-night and gently but firmly buried. Mr. Nixon appeared some~— “If it Is presented will you abide by the decision of the conver consiter yourself out of the situation should another be nominated?” ‘That questton does not require an answer,” replied Mr, Nixons No sring by Ferris to the same point. runs Freeman was safe on one that Wag-| was in, ner allowed to pass him. Parent a out a single and t Farrell to bat for La big first baseman went in and filed Clarke, Di beets