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oa j SUICIDE IN CELL “AFTER ROBBERY "Isaac Weiner’s Wife Learns of His Ending Life After Felling Aged Woman Philanthropist with Hatchet. ~Y JACING LOSSES CAUSE OF CRIME AND DEATH. * Skilled Mechanic Lost Heavily on Turf and Could Not Recoup Sums He Had Dropped in Bet- ting. ———__ Mrs. Isaac Weiner learned to-day of > [the suicide of her husband, who, driven 0 desperation by heavy losses at the ee track, had beaten and robbed Mrs. ith street. Soon after his arrest hanged himself in his cell in the enth street police sta- are. Weine- with her three little ft thelr home at No, 1553 avenue, soon after his ar- went to the home of friends seek consolation in her distress, and, leaving any word at home, could be f0und when the detectives went inform her of her husband's death, Teturned early to-day to hear of tragic end of her husband's troubles, The tragedy is like many others of turf. Weiner wus a skilled me- and, until spring, knew few outside of his comfortable the companionship of his wife etty daughters. He made nd the money was spent home moro attractive. ‘ Neglects His Business. lAt the beginning of the racing season “he began to neglect his business to Rtudy “dope” sheets. He talked to his ors of horses and of the fabu- fortuneg to be wrested from the by sticking to an infallible He won for a time, but of late his Winnings have dwindled until all he had was.swept away and his family _ was Day by day nt, and he re- preparatio! ing of his -son, of ‘was vegy fond. He tried in jn recoup “iis lost savings, going to He oe tothe poclsoome. His en Efalled wotully ‘and luck was it 5 walt with i er was slightly oquatnted les to her ; Golde, who was widel: the jews for her cherit her Beets tee httie yeutordny a a in absolute want. sGeing her husband and won atart he asked ner to loan him @, told tim he must return usband was yi never acted without his advice, He ded in i x Ehen ‘the head, Leaning over fell he puiled the two ds from her ears and fied. iminites later Mr, Golde found wite unconscious on the flaor, hair clotted with blood. ‘Tho aon for phyeicians and ‘to notify joa, Wien ‘Mrs, Golde. was Te. ivé she told the story of the assault ectives ‘found Weiner playing with joor o| om. 4 told the police where he had hid- fer the diamonds by hollowing out a le. rman O'Connell eaw Welnor alt- the edge of the bunk o'clock. Fifteen min- s later he passed the cell again and w the man's body suspended from a e. He had hanged himset ith a pair of suspenders, a handker- jef and a necktie. The doorman cut e body down and sent for an ambu- », from the Presbyterian Hospital tee delestedly, on + fin‘his cell at 6.40 loctor came too late. MSY EVIDENCE AGAINST ABEEL ‘Man Who Posed as “Mr. Goe- let” and Wooed Eleanor An- derson May Be Indicted Only for Forgery. Owing to th |@erwon, the young girl imposed upon ‘by James Abeel, to testify before the Grand Jury. the evidence which it ts believed will be presented to that body ‘to-day will be of the filmsiest nature. The police say that the impostor who represented himself as a Mr. ‘Goelet"’ 49 in Texas, Miss Anderson is thought to be in Bast Long Branch, and she refures to come to New York'to testify Mguinst the man responsible for all the Pecrely. eoroed upon her, he detectives employed Robe: Goolet to track the man whe uae Mit ame admit that they have no trace of jAbeol. They have ideas as to hls lo- leality at pros ‘Som where in Texas,” That is the ol Feached in the Ie ex! of Hleanor An- seurch for the Impostor. pected that William Anders called by the Grand Jury. letter of introduction to yh the name of van _Was signed will be introduced. » Van Every himself is taking litle in the case. pderson has wired that she d not appear against Abeel, revers- ing her first declaration that she would 80. Abecl's wite Is fa M. a Present conditions is that of in the third degree. tant District-Attorney Lord ta the case. wenty-elght years old. saloon at Fortleth No. 40) itt was operated on for Tight ear. Bince that dea and It Is | 7 WOMAN WHO WAS ATTACKED BY MAN SEEKING AID, AND HER ASSAILANT. UrS Go7de. Jealousy, tt 1s sald, was the motive that led Mrs. Katharine Bruns, of No. 67 Skillman avenue, Brooklyn, to blow out offic: ternon. Parent reason, ‘Don isa tect: The police of the Glendale station, ac- cording to Coroner Leonard Rouff, did not dead woman. brought to Stenger’s Morgue a pair of valuable diamond earrings and a mar- riage ring were found, Mrs, Stenger, |b In the Morgue.” wife of morgue-keeper, has the | Mr. Bruns, husband of the dead wom- Sears Cinsilede an, admitted knowing the postimistress, Mr. wou! SUICIDE MEANT TO KILL ANOTHER? Pretty Postmistress Considers that She Had Narrow Escape When Mrs. Katharine Bruns Ended Her Life. Jewelry and under orders of the Cor- oner still retains it. Coroner Rouff falled to get a letter ° by chance and that she was on a shop- ping tour at the time, She added that | before Mrs, Bruns called on her she did not know Bruns was a married: man, “I belleve Mrs. Bruns," she eald, “had probably intended shooting me. I no tlced her hand in her bosom when slic entered. I was in the office at the time. and she sald in @ rather determined voice that she wanted to see me, Ex plaining I was very buey, I begged to bo excused, and anked her to take a seat in the rear room, She shot he: self ten minutes tater while waiting for me, “I'm awful glad that I didn't go in. Had I done eo T would probably now her brains in the Glendale post: e, borough of Queens, Saturday She feared, without any ap- that Mrs. Margaret oghue, the pretty postmistress, who widow, had won her husband's af- fons. properly search the olothing of the After her body was id he met her at a social affair, © wes nothing wron, between he eald. “I guess my wife became mentally deranged. [ can assign no us,” Bruns and her must cease or trouble Id result THE ORIENT. 2 AL IMPOH he postmistress sald ters of eka ago she met Bruns nd Hewes street, Brook- Be Reconciled to the labor of wash day; it’s easier now—most all the hardships removed by Afiller's Soap made with grind at the washboard—just wet the clothes, rub on Mi water, rub a little, rin dd hang up. Made with Naptha cuts the day in half, and leaves the clothes snowy white. It loosens without injury to the cloth—leaves the fabric sound and s/rong. directions on the inside of wrapper. The largest cake yet—and the soap price. Sold at all grocers, For everything but clothes, Miller's Powerine with Ammonia, the quick cleanser, THE PENNSYLVANIA SOAP Co., Lancaster, Pa, jOp Naptha—the half-hour soap, No need to put in a day's Soap, roll up, soak half.an hour in cold-or slightly THE WO RLD: M 1845—(58 YEARS)—1903. 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TUDIOS: | BROOKLYN, 489 Fulton St, ler’s arm usual use left by the suicide, probably explain-| other oaune for her act, aa we lived hap. ing the cause of her deed, which nught| pily together.” D also show that Mrs. Bruns had intended | ——————_——— ee taking the Ife of Mrs. Donoghue, the 6 E postmfstress, because of a blunder of sare 6 00 ——————— the police In forwarding the letter to READY 5 TO WEAR. Martin Mager, a clerk, Instead of dlrect — ——— to the Coroner's Office. At-tho-Stgn-of-the-Yataghan. s 5 ae _— Coroner Rouff said to-day that he If ; NTAL G s eae ANE SUNG ston could not find Mager, though he had ORIE RU SEL & . Mrs. Donorhue, the postmistress, arent eros) Sualom| ences, war seen by a World reporter yester- |}|interest you, suppose you come and @5 Grand Street. SS Whil Street, day. She had known the suicide's hue- |]! see our splendid assortment. And hear | =— band about a year, she sald. About six about our gradual-pa, lan, months ago Mrs, Bruns visited her and caus payment Plan Iways. Rem: warned her that the friendship between Or send for booklet Oriental Rugs. axative ber the Eull Nyme romo ()juinine | Cures a Coid in One Day, Grip in 2 Days on every | BROADWAY. Saks & Company 33D, 34TH STS She Yanan af Siar i Cf i | Entire Week, day, Here We Are Again Ae We Will Offer Santa Claus and Wanamaker's ollection of Oil Paintings Toyland Brought from the North Pole At Far Below Their True Worth. To Make Christmas Work Easy for Santa Claus Pictures expressing more than the mere technical ZN What do you want, boys? What laying on of colors. The work of inspired hands J ° will you have, girls? not unknown in the world of art. Beautiful Louis \ You'll have to write to Santa XIV.frames enrich them; many have shadow boxes. Claus—or dream about the things Sheep Grazing, 8x10, C.D. Lynch, Value $30.00, at $15.00 (fel ER Cid EMMETT pene Hunter & Dogs, 8x10, H, Roesel, Value 30,00, at $5.00 Santa Claus learns a lot from little . Moonlight Marine, 10x14, Taylor, Value 30.00, at $8.00 folks’ dreams. poste eluendtcaps 10x14, Kergner, Value 35.00, at 22,50 But to dream right, and write sandscape, 10x14, S. Tunick, Nalue 40.00, at 2 ‘ io Water Color—Landscape, 7x 9, Murphy, Valug: 45.00 at eee right, you must come to Wana. Group of Holland Women 14x18, Lopez, Value 45.00, at 27.50 , MAKER'S and see things. Every- La Toilette, 11x14, Binder, Munich, Value 55.00, at 30.00 thing that Santa Claus ever knew The Cavalier, 16x20, Binder, Value 60.00, at 30.00 or saw is here. Everything that is a A Gypsy Encampment 8x12, A. Broch Munchen, Value 60.00, at 32,00 dear to the heart of boy and girl, is icking Flowers, 4x10, S. S. Car, Value 60.00, y i Sunset, 11x14, Crane, Value 60.00, Fi Ses here, as well as hundreds of things The Toast. 16x20, Binder, Munich, Value 65.00, at 35.00 | |p| they never heard about—because Ideal Head, lixt4, Rundel, Value 60,00, at 35,00 Santa Claus never had them before. The Bridal Procession, 16x20, Brizou, Paris, Value 65.00, at 35,00 |! There’s a great big hole across Kittens at Play, 16x20, Ronner, Value 60,00, at 35.00 || the street, where the Annex Store / Zattle and Landscape, 14x20, G. Loveridge, Value 85.00, at 40,00 7 ; Ss: b} . The Proposal, 20x24, Runez, Paris, Value 90.00, at 40,00 etsy aia bub sents Ww S Landscape and Cattle, 16x16, F. Hauer, Value 80.00, at 40,00 Ways Nas) Ris Own: Way AG WANA: Autumn Scene, 16x20, Edw. Gay, Value 85.00, at 45,00 MARER’s, and the whole Eastern end The Old Beaux, 18x24, Zonotti, Value 95.00, at 50,00 of the Basement has been given up to the new Toyland; Landscape, 10x12, G. A. Traver, Value 110.00, at 50,00 and there is not a finer, better or broader stock of Toys Paris Street Scene, 20x24, R. Wetzel, Value 90.00, at 50,00 and Dolls in the land, than the Basement Toy Store pre- Golden Rods, 20x24, Jaques, Paris, Value 90.00, at 50,00 sents to Young America and their parents today. Melody and Music, 16x20, A. Hubner, Value 95.00, at 50,00 Such a splendid Doll Show—couldn’t begin to display Sunset, 10x12, G. A. Traver, Value 110.00, at 55,00 them all properly down stairs, so the little Miss Dressed-up The Pride of the Orient,20x24, Boegilly, Value 115.00, at 60,00 Dollies come up to the first floor today—it’s a regular Doll Landscape-Marine, 18x24, M.S. Bloodgood, Value 130.00, at 60.00 Party, and all the little girls that can come to the store will A Good Story, 14x20, P. Corneliss, Paris, Value 110.00, at 60,00 want to see the gay assemblage, and get some brown or Constantinople, 15x22, Duvieux, Value 130.00, at 60.00 blue-eyed beauty to dream about. Then there is a still big- Oriental Room, 20x30, Brigeman, Value 145.00, at 70,00 ger party of undressed dolls down in the Basement. Prices ri A Scene in Russia, 19x30, Ivan Ivanoff, Value 140.00, at 70,09 ||| Of Dolls range from two for 1c to $30. A Winter's Day, 20x24, Kergner, Value 160.00, at 75,00 The boys will want to see the Trains of Cars, and the The Burning of Moscow,20x20, Japy, Value 135.00, at 75,00 tracks with the wonderful switches. And here are Electric Spring and Summer, 20x30, C. Briand, Value 240.00, at $10.00 Trains that run by real electricity. The track has a ene A number of smaller canvases by well-known American and ral) Pendle aleve wien che, peor aee/ oe ery ued ne foreign arti: EST'BD. M $18.00, $20.00 and $25.00. ww sts, Value $30.00, $40.00 and $50.00. W. 147 ST LE CARPETS (Reduced from $1.65.) Oriental effects only. Borders to match. GOLDEN OAK LIBRARY TABLES, $14, $19, $40, (Reduced from $18.50, $26, $54.) GO'.DEN OAK BOOKCASES, $12.75, $19, $36, (Reduced from $18, $26, $48.) Double doors, AHOGANY FINISH BOOKCASES, $8. (Reduced from $10.) Curtain rod—adjustable shelves. Long Credit Furnishes your home at once. COWPERTHWAIT 104 To_ 108 West (4% St. NEAR 67 AY. Brooklyn Stores. Flatbush Av_near Fulton S PERTH, CO perp FURNITURE BARGAINS. WILTON VELVET CARPET, $1.25 per yd. and the cars have an arm with a _s Special at Wonderful, and no end of third rail to get the current. fun for ambitious boys. There are all sorts of Mechanical Fire Engines, Auto- mobiles, and the like. In the big tank there are Submarine Divers and Boats, Whales, and all sorts of under-water a 1807 things. {ere are Happy Hooligan, Gloomy Gus and the Po- liceman, Tommy Toodles, Alphonse and Gaston, and all the jolly caricature friends of the comic papers. The little housekeepers will be tickled to death with the new enamelled and sheet steel Gas Stoves that cook by real gas, And those that cook by alcohol are almost as realistic, and quite as much fun, But, oh dear, there is no end to the story; for it really hasn’t begun, and you're probably more tired of reading than we are of writing. Come to the store today, and see it all. That’s ten times as much fun. See the things you want to write to Santa Claus about. And parents can pick out choice gift-things before the rush time begins. Then Christmas won’t be half as much trouble. Welcome, everybody, today. ~ When New York Sits Down To the Thanksgiving Feast What An Array of CHINA There Will Be! All the ships on all the oceans couldn’t carry it. All the stores of Greater New York couldn’t duplicate a tenth of it. It has been gathered during gen- erations; and what will be newly bought this year is but a drop in the bucket.: But, if your china supply isn’t right, that drop is of jt. Brooklyn, @armMangsG The Store That Saves You Money. Entire Block Fulton, From Bridge to Duffield St. Tuesday, Double Stamps With Cash Purchases. That means we give 2 “S, & H.” Green Trading Stamps instead of 1 with cash purchases, No Trading Stamps given with C. O. D. goods. TINY TALES OF THE A B C’S. is for Captain, Who's greatly distraught At the number of cooks Sunday World Wants get good cooks, (To Be Continued.) A World Want has brought. If you have a good cook you have a pleasant home. utmost importance, and it needs to be provided at once. The pressure of more distinctly holiday wares is so great in our China Store that we have prepared a Pre- Thanksgiving China Sale, to lighten our regular stocks to make more room for holiday things. And the values of. fered today are equalled only by our vreat semi-annual sales. Such anlendid values just before Thanksgiving Day have probably never been known before. Dinner Sets. Gite planer” Badr T° pfaten tu two | Citsa prince exe or Ts otecen Galea He ads nO wat to5—Thootore Hart | PRK: guided 118 oSges ant Hanae tad TRS Et dbl ls | ath ay ea ea es, “B50, lecoration with rims of each piece, ‘At nq, oak lor wi eavy traci I. t 812, wo China Dinner Bota of 100 plocess Yn Horal Gast inter Bets SEIG8 oteces ia Borat Sosa ——— Brooklyn, rth lee id Hav- Binns Seis Tot’ oleses: four orders of flowers 2 pint ender; gold-traced handles. it, OBpinar hota oe plosea- pacdier finer Sets, "border ecoration, clouded ‘nold edges and hase ‘At 825, worth $100—Theodore Hay\- Hand Ona inner Sets: Rola, end with decorati ri ol blue and Besement. On our Second Floor, today, we have arran; an additional Chinaware Store, for showing the special offer- ings which follow: Fancy China a Bric-a- Brac ch China Pieces at a third] AUSTRIAN VASES, tn @ rich thel: rt ues: wi Ri eee at en | im earns ta, ee Nappies, Goo each, from ‘$1. eo were were Oho ‘Trays, Hi oach, from $3, 60, i were read Trays. $1 each, from $2. wero wore Chocolate Fo . $1.60 and $2 each! PH PLITZ VASE, nish ‘ ; 4 ed in floral designs on . Fon, Poty &Lze cush, fom fon ga.qn.| td Randlen merieN wold: STOUNGR Covered Muffin Dishes, $1,185 and $3.26 Kin th ree et each, from $3.60 and $4.50. £60, 4.50, were nee Dishes, $1.60 and $3, from $3 Cut “ie iar te pied Strcead Brod’ Bovis $1.25, trom $2 eth aie ts and $2.25. ‘ : q Buta gute t,o 678g | Rehan aenrauoa flee od li Fruit Biqtes, $5 a dozen, from $7.60, reduc trom $6.60. Bric-a-Brac $n and tad Tlowls, $4.60-and $6, ROYAL BONN VASES, tn poray| Becanters, $5. from. $2.50, |H]| aesigns on shaged xreen grounds: thal ro Dishes. SOE ana $3. from 1.25, were fe" . Were $4.50 Celery Trays, $2.60, {tem $3.60, 32,50, were 4," were $6.50 16-inch Vases, $9 ahd $10, from $19 and ROYAL BAYREUTH VASES; ), were $2.75 » were $1 1. Ro: Were flo 2.50, were Second floor and Buyement, JOHN WANAMAKER. Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co., Broadway, 4th Ave, 9th and 10th Sts, Carates, $1.00 and 85, from $2.75 ang Claret Pitchers, $5.75. trom $9, = =