The evening world. Newspaper, December 7, 1903, Page 3

coc AS THEY FLL Men in Street Resoued Children Dropped by Their Mother from -Window of Burning Hotel on Ninth avenue. PES as TA Young Man Goes Out of. - Frau Fischer, Giving a Perform- MJ ut 6 é loon to Settle a Dispute with oe with Four of the Brutes, Another Man, Who Dies of a is Attacked by One of Them Fractured Skull. and Mangled. THE OTHER THREE THEN ATTACK HER. -PRASES. WF URDERED BY FITZGERALD Name of Woman Slain in a Hotel _by Sales Agent of a Glass Manufac- “turing House, Who Then Killed Him- -Self,;Defended by Man She Deceived. ¢. a James P, MoGovern, of No. 110 Bast One Hundred and Fifth street, i¢ a prisoner in the West Forty-seventh po~ lice, station charged with, having kill John Kingston in a fight at port __——_ elghth street and Eighth avenue. A Kingston's body was identified to-day Woman’s Children and Thou-|in Roosevelt Hospital by his widow, sands of Spectators Watched|aee, SS ak the Awful Spectacle—Animals eens Ogi ga MANY THRILLING RESCUES AND NARROW ESCAPES. be SS Firemen Carry Frantic Women Down..Ladders to Safety— Firefighters Overcome by Gas Mrs. ‘Matilda Wood, the. young and pretty wife of a printer and the matter of a four weeks old baby, was shot and killed to-day in the Galla- van Hotél, Williamsburg, by Lester C. Fitzgerald, a sales agent for a glass McLaughiin, reputation, had been drinking and en- manufacturer at No. 44 Murray street, Manhattan, “After killing the woman the man turned the pistol on himself and his brains out. At first it was believed that the couple were man and “as they-had registered as “Lester —. Fitzgerald end wife.” The bodies were lying side by side ip Montene’s morgue, in North] stroyed the Wyanoke Hotel, at Ninth Third street, when fa scibsion was made by Detdeiive Cokes, who| aie. Sunassen vere sdsepoeh a the had known the young woman. > Tesceslne, OP TRITT ae ES Going to the home of the young woman, at No. 29 Cooper street, and Smoke. Thrilling resoues and narrow escapes from death marked the fire which de- carried undonsclows from tie burning structure and firemen were overcome vy escaping gas, crowd of people. through a Fought to Feed Upon Her. DPSSAU, Duchy of Anhalt, Germany, Deo. 7.—Frau Fischer, a lion tamer, torn to pieces to-day by four lions in a menagerie cage and in aight of a-great \ She was trying to make a lion spring vop, and struck him with a whip, whereupon he leaped upon. her and disembowelled ‘her at one stroke. tered a saloon’ at the corner of Forty-" eighth street and Eighth avenue. Kings ton, who had also been drinking, Was already in there. The two got into dm argument and Kingston ‘invited Mor Laughlin to settle it with their tists outside. McLaughlin ‘agreed and they went out to the sidewalk. - Kingston landed a couple biows ‘ McLaughlin and then the latter kn his opponent down. Polfceman arrived about that “time and, saw oe Kingston was badly hurt. He was sen! to the Roosevelt poled soe Tt ‘was found in ai ted'been fractured when iis head bn ies curbstone. lin was turned over to canines Ean'brdared held pebsing enitt vestigation. SOCIETY'S MORNING MUSIC, Waldort Brings Williamsburg, the detective found her mother, Mrs. Backer, who verified the identification: Mrs. Backer said: SHE WAS AFRAID OF HIM. w “I did not know Fitzgerald, but my-daughter did, He had been in pa np cava bnrenatie Fant ore fries the habit of meeting her. She told me a short time ago that she was] Ss!ne@ great headway. Brconp Sreayt The shrill of the one Toad afraid of him; that he wanted her to run away and desert her home for | train picasieg ie a tienuonerenes at him. About 5 o'clock last evening she went out, saying she was going | (me, “rt to oe lo<the drug sfore to get medicine for her month-old baby. She did not was eent to talion Chief Hahan DID THE PRINCESS and Duane, who were at a small fire in come back, but a drug clerk delivered the medicine she had purchased. Siow aways. Dukies wiih af fart sete SHOOT AN ACTRESS2 {That is the last we heard of her. apparetus, hurried to the scene, Gta es Thomas Lee, the night foreman of the ‘When we read of the tragedy to-day we surmised that Matilda was the woman because of the mention of Fitzgerald’s name. There was nothing wrong between them. She was killed simply! because she would nob run away with him.” = Niesi:Wood-was twenty-seven years old and remarkably pretty. She : had been, married seven years. Her husband worked at night, but it was - believed that she was devoted to him. ‘What happened in the room where the double shooting took wiice wilfever remain a mystery. There was a quarrel, becauze angry voices were heard bv the occupants of other rooms before they marked the shots whith ‘sent’ two lives into eternity. A scream came 1irst-—a woman's H agonized cry for help—and then swiftly two reports of a:revolver’s firing. Miss Emily Bruce, who occupied a room on the floor where the killings . happened, peeped through the keyhole of the Fitzgerald apartment soon The women ehrieked once and. the three other Ions joired in the attack on her and fought among themeeives for fragments of her flesh. There was a frightful panic ‘among the spectators and many persons were injured, Finally the Hon tamér’e assistants, armed with [ron rods and hooks, @uc- ceeded in dragging the animals’ from the woman's mangled body. The children of Frau Fischer were in a box witnessing the performance ‘when their mother was killed. ERLANGER SWORN IN. Michael I, Brlanger appeared before Justice Barrett, in the Supreme Court, to-day, and took the oath of office as Sheriff, to begin Jan. 1. elect Bria r was acccmmpan- led ‘by several friends, but there wasn't a politician in the group about the new Tammany Sheriff. After administering the oath, Justice Barrett said: at BS piano iN pale on eet price an 9 rou every su: ic Out and ekcouting the duties ‘ot the bigs ‘office with which you have been entrust- ed by the people.” Tossing Cworen” ‘The bullding {s'a five-story structure, in whioh about fifty families lived In from one to three jeep when the blaze Fine Mustea Out Fash With a trio of patig hr. first magnitude shining on d the brightest lights in society's fit enent Jooking on, Morris Beaty Wet the beds ab ae Regs ped series: Le sleal mi leas ballroom the Waldort=Astorin to-di an twelve tashionabies attended and ud Bayth Walker, the an mea Se ed Metropolitan Opera-] delo,, the tenor of the car barns, and John Foster were tho Ind wonien, awakened by the wniste|Denial Made in Vienna that of ithe train, appeared at the mineame| Granddaughter of Emperor of a window on the second floor a wom- Fatally Wounded Woman in Her Husband’s Apartments. an stood ready to leap with two children. Dropped Childr Into Arms of of the display of women of New ean. Box Capderey =e Fete and je mal toured sas Room for luncheon. and Foster reas- sured “her, and’ she motioned to them to take the children, First one and then the other, she lowered could and dropped them into the aiting arms of the men below. She herself came down a ladder, which was brought from the car barns, and draw- ing her children’ close to her she hur- ried away, after thanking the rescuer. In the widow of the fourth floor, eg VIENNA, Dec, 6—The authorities here deny the report that the Princess Dilzabeth of Windisoh-Graetz, wife of | Prince Otto of Windisch-Graets and | Sranddaughter of:the Emperor of Aus-| tria, shot and killed an actress recently | at Prague because she found the latter | in the apartments of the Prince. Notwithstanding this denial many per- sons, believe the story to be true. Prices, The Economy R. H. Macy & Co.'s Attractions Are Their Low F of Our Prices Is More Pronounced af ar the las, shot was fired, and she saw lying on the floor, near-the bed, Se a EY (on the AUeS sue tRewiood: bespattered forms of Fitzgerald and the woman ‘whom he had five-year-old Throne: that she iilght marry the man During. the sith. oN Necosas oe ee se Gaus! amas med out of Seeictetie ‘a prince of noble but not | Holiday Season y i; tl WERE BEYOND ALL HELP. ant: Soe aaa Se eeeeerabtind the tise Princess te the, eranddaugtter of) Than Any mother and child, They hed to be saved quickly or not at all. ‘The nearest fire-escape was fully six iss Bruce was the One. who called to the hotel office to send help. F& cries soon brought n:edical aid end the police to the scene of the traQedybut nothing couli be done for the unfortunate couple. feet from tte reinhew-< ae th 2Bhe assumption that jealousy caused he shooting is based upon let- fatyas stan’ wits the woman and chil, térs “fottnd.upon the persons of both, They show that. the man] Twisting his legs in the iron bara o waseséager for a reconciliation. In one writing of ‘Fitzgerald's ae lanakittd etrang bg wort bial he asked the woman to meet him last night at the corner of Cooper street | Mrs. Runyon swung the child out and und ‘roadway. The meeting that he pleaded for was granted, and it was McGann seized her and ised her to had’ followed. him. the Emperor of Austria, being the daughter of the unfortunate Crown Prince Rudolph, who was found dead with the Countess Vetsera in a dunting lodge on the estate of the Crown Prince. It was believed he shot her and then himself. The shooting, {s said to have occurred In the palace on the Prince's estate, in 'Prague. For gome time it has been ru- mored that the Prince was one of the ad- P| mirers of an actress who has been the Other Time. Macys" Thedarsest retallietore mthe word ann ets 's—The largest retail store in the world. Macy’s—The store most conveniently located for the greatest number of people in New York. Macy’s—The original department store—for nearly half a century the source of all i Se methods. B'way, at 6th Ave. Macy’s—The only big store we know of that does a strictly cash bussiness. Macy’s—The store that yields concessions to none that all may not share. after a long consultation, according to witnesses, that thé’ pair went to thé } Gallavan. H. J! Wood, thie husband of the murdered woman, after identifying the body in the Morgue, said: “I met Fitzgerald a year ago at a social club to which we both belonged, red down the laddors, while Me- ,He seemed a plea:snt fellow, although I knew him but slightly, I fre- aremen fond Margar “quently saw him in the neighborhood of my home, however, and only the ana = Tolson unt other day I called my wife's attention to the pecullar fact df my meeting {him so often in Cooper street. So far as I knew then, Mrs, Wood was not kequainted with him, tevlved “Hp beliéve'in thy Wife absolutely. I cannot understand why she went FE en, tycthird, streot with Witzgeral? to the Hotel Gallavan, but I.am sure that her purpose was Ler nar ae tte to nave iiinocent and that the tragedy resulted because she defended herself from his: advances,” 1 ; \ —— favorite of the season at the Prague Theatre. It was not believed that the affair had gone so far that the,Prince would take the woman into the palace, Prince Otto is thirty years old, Be- fore his marriage to the’ Archduchess Elizabeth Marie of Austria he was a simple Meutenant in the First Regiment of Uhlans, He and the Archduchess met + }at a grand ball here and feil in love. The Austrian iMmperor, whore favorite aTanddgug: was, Bitch at hie determined srendaaughe ter told him she would either marry the man she loved or retire to a convent. The Emperor gaye way and the mar- riage Was celebrated jn a magnificent way here after the Archduchess had renounced: her right of succession to the dual throne of Austria and Hungary, In Consasraien of pew safle RS Necessary because the — Heutenant, tne He windows: were lattioed) With np though of an ancient family, was poor and witnout royal blood, the Emperor tien, his wire meanwhile calling for h Fave: t9 the bride! securities ‘valued at but it na Ma before the firemen found 000, a yearly allowance of $250,000, t th ith ‘much dimeuny- the | fewels worth. $1,000,000 a. old ‘dinner th ion bars were pried away and service and several residences, on ee Macy’s—The store that establishes standards of values that competition even makes no ede to, match—becau: their systems of having charge accounts, inviting and encouraging you to buy on the ‘extravagant and baneful installment plan, and giving discounts and commissions and miscellaneous other gratuities—make it impossible for them to equal al the low prices cregted by our policy of fairness and economy. Large Massive Oak Mission Mor) ris Chair, wrought iron chain at : rahelt in his arms. y Ladders. same floor James McCaul impris 7 nie" {he aAme a. wit he woman and hl Weathered Oak Arm Chair—de- signed on pure Mission lines, “Arts and Crafts” Furniture m, The style is composite—defies clear description. Artists, craftsmen, students, designers joined heads and hands—united their wits and work —and a new “period” arrived. Nothing short of an essay could give you even a partially definite notion of the development, of this modern school of furniture. Every piece is unique—suggesting originality and strength. Our con- fidence in the permanency of the “Arts and Crafts” popularity is amply indicated by’ the size of the stock we carry. Armchairs, $5.34 to $20.96. Library Tables, $11.24 to $23.96. Arm Rockers, $5.67 to $20.24. Cellarettes, $8.96 to $23.96. Morris Chairs, $8.96 to $28.49. Sideboards, $24.74 to $47.67. Couches, $15.96 to $52.96, China Closets, $21.74 to $35.96. Settees, $17.96 to $44.24. Clocks, $4.49 to $55.34. |nppe EARS 8A Ne BB AP 2s ier dT gas BEN LG SOP aa $4.12 to $25.49. Desks; $11.74 to $41.24, . woven rope seat, leather cushion, $25.49 Three hundred other styles to select from. imitation cushions, tachment, reversible $9.94 leather —at lower and higher priceés— rélatively cheap. Wero making a desperate effurt to save Rolland var the tor. and his wife, who liv: in the rWnen Shey were awakened they foune ir tno to go'througn the hall ————— Arts and Crafts Weathered Oak Clock, 6 ft. 5 ins high, 16 in. wide, eight-day movement, brass trimmed dial, our regular ice, $24.49; special Bp ea PEE S 19.96 Hundreds of other Clocks—at lower and higher prices—rela- tively cheap. found unconscious sienna carried, 3 ARREST SOON IN MISER CASE. KAISER IMPROVES, ' VON BUELOW SAYS) VISIT LION'S CAGElessssview SS 28 jnen had a gubborn fight. On the fourth | Magistrate Breen Issues a Warrant Bear ie tJ sia hae were Pgted in Olver Mystery e or Mie Magistrate Breen, in the Centre Street Court, issued a warrant this afternoon fora person against’ whom Assistant ly painted ~keg a art prouktt iron lan- tern; a novelty for the den or library, German Chancellor, Answering Kaiser’s Son Attracted by Fear- | HANDBOOK"MEN SURREWDER. |“ Americans for the Monarch, less Mlle. Heliot, Animal Tam- Declares.-the- Royal Patient’s| er Pays Frequent Calls Be- Condition Is Excellent. hind the Scenes at Circus. “BERLIN. | Dec.” dered the men to. ved inside in shifts. ; oe WOME SCHED AN A HOTEL FIRE Aloohol; Lamp Explodes in ‘the . Vendome .and Causes Much STUTTGART, Dec. 7,—The phlegmatlo burgers of Stuttgart are chuckling over rare bit of gossfp Jolnihg the name of Claire Heliot, the’ fearless woman tamer, and the Crown Prince. As the : %—Chaneellor von Buelow, in ‘view. of the alarming re- ports’ wbroad concerning Emperor Wiill- jam’s health and in response to mes- sages: of sympathy * trom American {rlends of the German ruler, authorizes the Associated oPress to express his sincere thanks for the gaod wishes ex- antes The Chancellor brought the se to the, Emperor's knowledge ana authorizes. the Associated Press to monarch expressed his r His Highness, it 1s whispered, within the spell of this charming young woman's grace and béauty of form, ‘The story has Its impetus in the fact that the Court Chamberlain hag, notl- fied the owner of the elrcus with which Mile, Hellot is dohnected that the im- *) periat heir must not be allowed to con- nue his visits behind the sce t the show, though the Prince there te Absolutely Ho danger for a-Time. eller, on Buelow js willing t Press saotid name nia Assan oHty foe te. statement that the eC: rogtess PAUP Aid: Unnioteriuptedlse ches see a ndition 4s exceltent and at he feels very well. wt Issuance of bulletins in pega’ uperfiuous, the attendance at Bhysiclans is really ho ionger neces- esry and theres’ not the slightest occa- Sion for cohes ‘The Chancellors glad to be able to communicate this message to the Amer: "al cen of the Emperor. Lillian Pendieton, of Boston, and re sister, Mrs," Sully, of Bath Beach, were both badly burned this morning by ‘the #xpldsion of an alcohol lamp in rooms they were occupying at the Hotel Vendome, Broadway “and ' Forty-fizst street, “Mrs, Pendiéton was in the bath- tub at the th f the explosion. She heard Mrs. Bully scream, saw the por- @ | tere separating the “bathroom from the as | Aréssing-toom flame up, and in her ex- citement. jumped out of the tub and Fushed into the flames. She was badly burned about the body. Mrs, Sully's hair was burned and she had some bad burns on het face. ; Mr, Pendleton, who had been down from halt the so eeetha not to ca per OF, the patient, a Beyer en, ago go ale ta ried esa in $1,000 for Gambling at | rust Ie of lingerie f annoyance C3 the ‘Tracks. $e Excitement Among the Guests] ;, District-Attorney Krotel has been col- lecting evidence in his inquiry into the transfer of the property of Mrs, Mary J, Oliver, the Harjem hermit, to Miss Wary ©, ‘Aiderdice. Before he abtained the oie ait Kroiel said that he had secured tlonal teal y to-day, ohain, of evidence he hud gathered for the last week. Mr. Krotel said that thé charge would probably be conspiracy, as forgery could not be_proved. Ginching. ane A: SURE’ TEST Of Whether Colfee Really Hurts or Not, Some folks drink coree and suffer day after day, ne console themselves believe it hurts me, a ins rate, I am not sure that It'does.” The sensible thing to do Is to make sure by leaving off coffee and using Postum for a week or so, The trial is pleasant, and you may learn something worth more than money to you in the way of health and strength. An intelligent woman who yalued her health an¢ comfort made sure. She says: “I have proved positively that when I used coffee I had kid- ney and bladder trouble, palpitation of the heart, stomach trouble, in- ind my complexion was sal- muddy; but I got rid of all these troubless when I quit coffee and took on Postum Food Coffee. All my troubles disappeared quickly, almost as if by magic, and in their ‘Charles Dunn, of No. 783 Finst street;]olse a compl Frederick Brown, of No, 219 Bighteenth led Kreet; Albert Gray, of No. 603 Eleventh | py street. and Richatd MeNeatly, of No, er 48 Washington avenue, Brooklyn, upon be) vgs mara se eet ake had been 8-14 Fe a aes Gea igi or oted for run navooks on the reat ree inn tine ay ge yrome obit Be 1 loves: ay Manone ora re. 9,009 ball each for iting shaved, got back to ‘his rooms in the midst of the excitement. He tele- Phoned "to the hotel clerk to turn in ‘an alarm:and while waiting, for the en- thes put out the blaze himself. When fremen ‘arrived: they created a lot selene oe ae . treated thé injured vdeo by ai pI I became strong and well. “I goon learned to like Postum as well as I ever liked coffee, and I would not exchange my delicious cup of Postum for coffee and sickness for anything in the world.” Name given by Postum Co.,. Battle Creek,-M: Look in each package for and — zinc-lined 6 | ot the famous little boo! to Wellvitie." --—~ Pedestal shaped, Mahogany finished Golden or Weathered Oak Cellarettz, cruet tiat holds racks that hold twelve cocktail and wh moi tening -42-in ‘high, «17- in, wide, $14.96 —————,__ Cellarettes. Cellarettes—that’s: what these Wine and Cigar Cabinets are called. A man’s present—sure to be accept- able—because they are novel, orna- mental and thoroughly useful. We have secured twenty-five distinct de- signs that are confined to us. They are modifications and variations of the truest Mission school—finished in oak, weathered oak and mahog- any. Learn the way prices run by these three: Arts and Crafts Weathered Oak Liquor Keg—bound with six iron hoops, brass faucet, mounted on oak stand: $2.04 3 gal., $2.64 1 gal., 2 gal.,$2.24 5 gal., $3.64 TLOSED compartment Mahogany finished, Golden or Weathered Oak Cet larette, centre section has cruet for tive bottles, racks for glasses, zinc-lined drawer for cigars, also Tor ice, for water to run through, with faucet