The evening world. Newspaper, December 24, 1903, Page 4

HU ANSEBIG FUND = TO BRING CONVENTION, Fred Thompson, President of the Luna - Park Company. Subscribes $1,000 and Samuel Shubert Offers Proceeds of a Performance at One of His Theatres. Managers of Great New York Hotels Plan a Meeting to Aid the Work and Entire City Is Being Aroused to a United Effort. Fred Thompson, of the firm ‘of'Thompson & Dundy, owners) pf Luna Park, at Coney Island, hassgiven $1,000 toward the fund te bring the National Democratic \Convention to New ‘York in June, 1904. ‘ Samuel Shubert, owner of four of ‘the largest theatres in New York, has offered any one of his amusement houses for a special performance the total receipts of which are to go toward swelling the fund. ' Every theatrical manager, every theatre owner in New York is willing to aid the fund in a similar manner. A meeting of the members of the Hotel Men’s Association of New York will be called by President Jacques after Christmas, swhen there will be other subscriptions. The hotel men promise to be most liberal. _ ALL NEW YORK IS AROUSED. New York has awakened to the vast benefit the convention will do it ff held in this city, and New York, stirred by The Evening World, which began the movement to bring the convention here by its subscription of $5,000, will row fight for the convention to the last ditch. The theatrical managers of New York are especially active in working “for the convention, which, if held here, would’ bring 500,000 strangers to this city. This number would include the delegates and their families and thousands of persons from all parts of the country who would take ad- yantage of the reduced railroad rates to come to New York. ~ “[ have the Casino, the Lyric, the Princess and the Madison Square theatres, and I will glve any one of these theatres to The Evening World,” aid Samuel Shubert. “To show how much in earnest I am in this I will let “The Evening World choose the performance and the theatre. z ve (hat every theatre in New York will make a similar offer. @ of that convention here will give dal businone im New York that will have a beneficial effect al WORK AMONG THE LOCAL MEN. Charles T. K. Miller, manager for the Shuberts, {s using his influence With the theatrical men to interest them in the convention. He says every ‘theatrical man in New York is enthusiastic, and he believes all of them will ‘ | offer their theatres for special performances or give Ilbera) subscriptions to ‘Swell the fund. PTA TIY Gat > ooIN Rese i » Kirke La Shelle sald to-day that the convention would mean more to & ’ New York theatres than any meeting that was ever held in this city, i‘ “I have only one show—‘The Virginian’—which will be here in Janu’- ‘ary,’ said Mr. La Shelle, “and I can't promise a special performance, but I ‘will be liberal in anotherway if I can't give the performance.” The Sires, the Frohmans, Belasco, Hammerstein and all the other thea- trical managers are as enthusiastic as Mr. Shubert and Mr. La Shelle. HOTEL MANAGERS PLAN WORK FOR CONVENTION ‘Their Association Will Hold a Meeting Soon and Every Proprietor Is Expected to Subscribe to the Fund W. L. Jacques, President of the Hotel Men's Assoctation of New York. @mnounced to-day that there would be a meeting of his association after Christmas, when the hotel men would offer subscriptions to ald in bring. 4ng the convention to New York. | "Because of the Christmas season,” Mr. Jacques said, “we have had ‘to defer this meeting. This has not meant that we were not heart and poul with The Evening World to get the National Convention here, “Potel have been etly working for the conv begin 2 now, “You will find that the hotel men will be the most Mberal of all tthe bodies of men who are interested in getting the convention. When ‘our meeting is cailed I believe every member of our asgociation will either be present in person or be represented.” ~ +H. A. Brockway, manager of the Ashland House and formerly Pres|- Went of the ftel Men's Association of the United, States, has been in pommunication with-friends in all parts of the country. sy “e Uctieve we are going to ®t tha. conven, on,” sai Mr, Brockway. “7F have become more and more encouraged every day. What we need | Bow is funds: and we will get the funds, depend upon it.” — ce ea ton, pur) CONEY ISLAND MEN TO “4 AID CONVENTION FUND. He Big Mass-Meeting Is to Be Called and All the 5 Amusement Men Will Help the Movement, Knowing the vest benefit Coney Island will derive from the Demo- ‘/ratic National Convention, should it be held In New York next June, a “fnovement to swell the necessary fund waa started to-day by Fred Thomp- © 'son, president of Luna Park and of tho firm of ‘Thompson & Dundy, who given $1,000 toward the fund, A movement is also on foot to call a mass-meeting of the showmen business-men of Coney Island to raise subscriptions to defray their hare of the expenses. ‘ ‘The showmen and business men of Coney Island believe that every one je 500,900 visitors will go to tiat resort. They believe that many of will go more than once, and that Coney Island will reap a vast profit ; its attractions, can Gepend upon Coney Island doing more than its share,’ said d are particularly anxious for the convention in June, not be- Pecuniary profit it will bring us but because we are proud of Wments we have made. We want to make it a national amuse- BURGLAR. ACH LAWYER \Police*Capture Two: Who Had Entered Residence»of Richard W..Stevenson, on West Tenth Street, and Stole Valuables. ONE'THIEF KNOCKS9DOWN AND» STUNS WATCHMAN. Squad of"Men Scale *Several Fences and Catch Second Robber—Pockets of Both Burglars'Filled with»Plunder. ‘The\home of Richard W.\ Stevenson, a wealthy lawyer, at No. 9 West‘Tenth THE WURLD: THURSDAY MVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1903. street, was robbed early to-day, One of the burglars was caught after an ex- citing) chase and a desperate fight and the second thief was found in an out- building of the home of George Devoe, at No, 18 West Bleventh street, after the resents of the fashionable neigh- borhood had been aroused by the twen- ty-flve reserves from the Morcer street station, who surrounded the block. Hundreds of dollars’ worth of aflver- ware and other valuables stolen from| the house were found in the ov the burglars had taken. At the sta- tion-house the first/thief caught sald he was Fritz Schultzer, a printer, living at No. 165 Bleecker street. The other gave his name as John V. Vende and said he lived in:the Bowery near Hous- ton street, Henry MoGtvney, a special officer employgd by the wealthy families of the neighborhood, in making his counds, found the tron gate to the basement entrance of the house unlocked. Go- ing into the areaway he saw that the door, too, was open and inside the ball the found the twoemen borting out their plunder. Struggle in) Narrow Mall. He seized one of the burglars, and aa thoy struggled in the narrow hall the other ran out the rear door, leaped the fence and dtsappeared. The watoh- man was struck in the face and stunned. The burglur can out the door and across Tenth street toward Sixth avenue. McGivney .ollowed, calling for help. Hie had no revolver, but rapped his y aw — short night‘atick. Two employees at a butcher shop near the corner of Tenth atreet and @xth avenue heard the cries and stood in the way of the fleeing burglar, “He ran straight into their ari The watchman hurried with his pris- oner to the Mercer street station and Sorgt. Walling sent out the entre squad of ‘reserves to surround the bdiock bounded by Fifth and Sixth avenues and ‘Tenth and Dleventh streets. ‘the policemen took two ~uders and woaled fence after fence surrounding the small yards at the rear of the houses, ‘The two officers scaled the fence to No, 18 West Eleventh street, and there in an outbuilding they found a man crouching in the darkness. He made no resistance when Policeman Carroll held a revolver to his head and he was taken to the police station. Pockets Filled with Plunder, Over lls own overcoat he wore a great fur-lined coat stolon (rom the Stevens gon home. In the pockets the police found a dozeh spoons, two dozen knives, two dozen forks, a dozen pearl-handled forks, a dozen gold-tipped oyster forks and three trays, all solid silver, a gold watoh and chain, five silver taskets, two TWO BURGLARS, POLICE WHO CAUGHT THEM, SOME OF THE BOOTY AND HOUSE THEY ROBBED. =----—" EST 1°! Street Wa: 9+ Wesl (OT? Sree, napkin rings and a silver loving cup, the trophy of an athletic meet won by. the young son of Mr. Stevenson. In the pockets of his own coat were ® pair of knuckles of the latest pattern, a wrench, a "jimmy" and a dark lantern, The man was of muscular build and had he not been weighted down by the Gale FAreawgy 4s: extra overcoat and the load of plunder in the pockets it is doubtful {f the three men could have overcome him. When Vende was searched the police found a tray, a crumb tray, three ladles, five knives, @ large spoon, all silver; a lady's gold’ watch, an embroidered cen- trepiece, three lace collars and a bunch of ke: All of the stuff was {dentified by servants of the Stevenson household, ame to the station-house. two prisoners were later arraigned Magistrate Mlammer In the Jef- farket Court. was charged with burglary, carrying ‘burglars’ tools and carrying’ concealed weapons. le was charged with bur- glary, They were both held in $2,000 Dall for trial in the Court of General Sesstons. PUBLIC-SPIRITED ‘That convention, if brought he bad reputation 9 of the country. amusement place, put me down for $1,000 to br! I have the Princess, the Lyr! Casino theatres, and I will give formance the proceeds of whic! fund to bring the National Demo I believe every th: Samuel Shubert, theatrical manag bad reputation Coney Island still Coney Island 1s now a most respectable place, and we want to show it to the delegates to the National Democ Seeviltore who will come to New Yo! “Please ac Park.” Mr. Thompson leaves on Jan. 2 on visit Africa in a search for attractions be away from New York forty days. Co Adams A. Goodrich, Chairman of th Chicago's bid for the convention, “T and [am im as she seems to be doing I am convention, cellent chancee of getting It. very hard fight and that the conventio! “Heretofore New York has made seems to be greatly in earnest. convention, This means that there w New York. York has this influence. are stronger than the chances of any o | | | | WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec, 24.—"I where the convention should be held, ‘the In my opinion x ‘hold the convention in New York. the Stat |make the State Democratic, because { t interior. in her effor.s te get the convention [ Si. 4 have the effect of overturning gommodations for H * Mr. Thompson Subscribes $1,000, nd we want this reputation to go forth. PI Mr. Shubert Will Give a Benefit. “I am for New York, and will vote that city. THEATRICAL MEN ALD WORK FOR CONVENTION. here, wouldjhave the effect of through. jonal © the convention here—Fred Coney Island still ha: Coney Island fs now a Thompson, of the firm of Thompson & Dundy. 1c, the Madison Square and the any of these for a spec h will go toward swe! cratic Convention to New York. tre in New York will make a similar offer— has:throughout parts of the country. ratic Convention and the thousands rk with them, cept $1,000 from Thompeon & Dundy in the name of Luna a trip through Europe. He will also for his Coney Island resort, and will CHICAGO IN FEAR OF NEW YORK AS A RIVAL, | CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—"If New York goes after the National Democratic vention I believe we In Chicago will have a most dangerous rival." said e Preliminary Committee to prepare have Just returned from New York pressed with the fact that if New York really goes after the at this time, she will have very ex- certain that she will give Chicago a nm may yet be wrested from us. a perfunctory bid for the convention New York In fact, it seems that it means to have the vill be a vast sum of money raised in other city, if she is really in earnest. 1IOHN R. McLEAN SAYS HE WILL FAVOR NEW YORK. believe,” sa'd John R. McLean, mem- her of the Democratic National Committee, “that New York is the place The facilities of the city for holding great convention are without doubt superior to any city In the country. {t would be good strategy on the part of the Democrats to While the Democrats expect to carry te in 1904, I believe the convention held in New York City would | jac Nothing! it would enthuse the people. o make assurances doubly sure should be overlooked. I know that many celegates would prefer New York to a city in the interior. The question | of heat during a national convention is always to be considered. i “All of us who are financially or otherwise interested in| delegate would prefer going to the coast to going to a hot city in the Any If New York continues believe she will succeed.” Besides Chicago the cities that are fighting for the cyavention are, is not *he old Coney Ieland, where crime and lawless- St. Louls and Kansas City, and there has been a suggestion to take it to; | & plac Baltimore. It ts pointed out, however, that none of these cities has ac-| the eonvention. ‘Then, too, St, Louis and Kansas ‘Clty, ‘ore anout seriously. have had conventions in recent years, while {t has been thirty-six years since New York has had such a gathering. Baltimore is not looked upon Mr. McLean says that he has sounded many delegates, and even thoso from the far West favor New York for the convention. NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS | \ | |'To the Editor of The Bvening World: The Neptune Township Demooratie Club desire to offer you its best wishes for success In your noble work In secur- ing the National Democratic Convention for the City of New York. It is the greatest olty in the Union and ought to be selected, as its industries In all ines of commercial interests would un- SANTA CLAUS MUST DON RUBBER BOOTS Rain To-Night and To-Morrow Says the Weather Man, but It Will Clear Up in the After- noon. “A green Christmas makes a fat hurehyard.!" The Weather Man feels as depressed ‘bout it as anybody, but he cannot guarantee a white Christmas, He olled All the snow machinery and rent urgent demands to the frost warehouses, but the best he could do was get prosp¢cts of rain, He says {t will rain to-night and to- morrow morning, Santa Claus will and has failed to get It because its bid was merely the formal sort and it} slosh around In rubber boots and the failed because the bid was recognized as such. Now, however, relndeers will have to swim. There Is a gleam of hope in the promise of the oudtedly leave a lasting impression on! Asbury Park, Weathvr Man that it will clear up to- morrow afternoon, ‘This rain we are promised to-night and Tremendous influence will be brought to bear because New| to-morrow morning !s to be a warm rain, 1 believe at this time that New York's chances When it is over the air will become cool- cy and probably by to-morrow night there will be a tang in the atmosphere reminiscent of the traditional Christmas weather conditions, LOONEY IN A NEW JOB. Police Captain *Will Court Clerk, Michael Looney, who for fifteen years has been captain of the Court Squad of police In General Sessions, resigned his rosition to-day to become Deputy Clerk fn the new Municipa! Court in the Thir- nth Distriet, Justice Cowan gave ls court a recess while embossed resolutions were given to the retiring officer, A speech was ie, eulogizing Capt. Looney, by Sam- uel Welf, Clerk of Justice Cow | Court. Be Deputy ——— GLOVES FOR MESSENGERS. Clarence Mackay Orders the Dis- | tribution of 10,000 Patra, | Clarence H. Mackay, President of the Commercial Cable Company and the Postal ‘Telegraph Company, ordered as a Ciiristmas present a pair of woollen gloves for each messenger boy ih the| Si, Hee oe ST, shee .WORKING FOR NEW YORK. the minds of the attending ‘delegates you might | fom all over the nation. rae é fanther inducement at there would be no t any of the delegates ant thot families desiring to see the beauties of the seashore from Sa: bi to B negat would be well sonably entertained by along the coast. success on behalf treated and rea- the hotel keepers wv you every of the club. REOSH, Se ‘H, Seoretary. Dec, 20 ARREST BUSINES MAN FOR ARSON Charles P. Hall, of New Bruns- wick, Charged with Defraud- ing Insurance Companies— Said to Be an Old Of’ ender. A (Special to The Evening World.) NEW BRUNENVICK, N, J., Dec. 24.— Charles P. Hall, sixty years of axe, who bas had desk room In the office cf a leeal Inwyer ince August last and Who was sippesed to be a wealthy business man, waa arrested yesterday at New York by Detective Charles A. Oliver, cf this olty, who has had him under surveillance for several months. The urrese. was made at a New York hotel, Smith & MaNell’s, where Hall went vwo weeks ago. Hall wag served with a warrant by a deputy sheriff from Dutchess county, N.Y. ayhere HalPis indicted Cor arson. It is alleged that he purchased a build- ing at New Hambung, paid $500 deposit on it and insured it for $19,000 in a number of companies, ‘The building was burned on the morning of Feb, 12, 1903. diall’s arrest created @ sensation in this city, where he stood high in pub- lic coniidence, and had interested a number of local men in alleged invest- men enterprises. The detectives say that Hall, as Charles Sherwood, aid ume in England for a Bank of ‘Eng- land forgery, and that he has spent nearly forty years in various jails and penitentiaries in New York and Mis- sourl. Hall and his wife lived at the Bull's Head Hotel while here, and the pro- prietor says they have left a board bill of over $100 unpaid, rrest was made at the instance of the insurance companies, Who declare, it 1s sald, thax through him they hope to locate a' gang of swindiers in’ New York who have fleeced insurance companies out of fortune in a few years by employing such men as Hall. Hall has been taken to Poughkeepsie and lodged in the Dutchess County Jail there. ——_—_ STARIN MUST PAY $1,500. Thin Sum Recovered by Mam Who! Sued Him for Assault. Willlam H. Potter, sixty-two yedra old, secured @ verdict to-day in. Depart- ment Five, Supreme Court, Brooklyn, for $1,500 against Myndert Sterin, of Fa ae ee ee = uke’ 13 Fritz Schultzer |! ABEL FOUND, DENIS ALL Man Accused of Posing as “J. Ogden Goelet, Jr.,” and Mak- ing Love to Grace Anderson, Is in Toronto. SAYS HE DISAPPEARED FOR PRIVATE REASONS. Will Not Say Whether He In- tends to Return and Face the Charges That Have Been Made Against Him. TORONTO, Dec. 2%4.—James Nielson Abeel fs living at No. 294 Church street, this city. He declares he is not the man who, under the name of “J. Ogden Goelet, jr." paid court to pretty Grace Anderson, a telephone attendant In the Grand Hotel, New York, a month ago, and gave soclety such a stir when it was learned that a “J. Ogden Goelet, jr," and Miss Anderson had visited the rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral and made arrangements to be married, He is aware that an indictment for imper- sonation has been found against him by the Grand Jury of New York, but he will not say what his plans are or if he contemplates returning to face the charge. “I never represented myself to Miss Anderson as J. Ogden Goelet, jr.," said Abeel in an interview to-dsy, “nor have I ever represented myself as being con- nected in any way with that wealthy Tamily, or of any family other than my own, Denies Forgery Charges. “I never forged the name of Goelet, nor that of Mr, De Witt, the trustee of the Goelet estate. I never saw the checks or the telegrams which, it 1s sald, according to the newspapers, were torged by me. That Is all there is to that forgery business.” What about the letter of introduc- ton purporting to have been signed by Mr. Van Every, of the Western Union Telegraph Cor iY, sent ‘J. Ogden Goelet, of the corporation, ai . I never : ter and not untli 'saw Mr. Van very’ name in the papers did I know that sushi s peen existed," us en, ail you did you leave Now. York Why didn't’ You 1e 'ges mad “That is true, why ‘ew York so suddenly? stay there and face reason, 1° Ic cannot pos have @ny interest in {t. I will say {his much, “however ‘did not leave 2 on account of ‘J. Goi Miss Grac: gE oe Ogden @ Anderson. “There are mai which seem ‘J. Goclet, jr.’ but they are equally a3 inexplicable to me, ‘The par bers say that Miss Anderson identified a photograph of me as the likeness of che milllonaire or supposed millionaire ‘had promised to marry her. Photo- graphic proof 1s poor proof. There may be a hundred people who iook like me. and when a photowraph labelled with my name was published in the New York papers TI did not recognize ft. “One particularly strange thing which I would like explained is how my dress sult case found its way into Mise An. derson's home. I dd not take it there, hor did any one else with know!* edge." “Are you the man who went to St Patriok’s Cathedral with Miss And son and talked with Father Lavelle re garding your marriage?" “TI am not the man. I was never { St, Patrick's Cathedral in all my lite. 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