The evening world. Newspaper, January 16, 1904, Page 1

‘EDITION © PRICE ONE CENT. ~ RETURN TO NEW YORK J. Sargent Cram, Who Returned To- Day from Europe, Expresses the Opinion,that Former Tammany Leader Will Spend Rest of His Life Abroad. Richard Croker wiil never return to this country, That is the opinion expressed by J. Sargent Cra'm, the close personal friend of the former ‘l'am- many leader, when he arrived to-day on the Tucania, 4r, Cram was seen by an Evening World reporter soon after the Lucania got to her pier. “It is my opinion,” he said, "that Mr. Croker will never return to tnis city. I spent four or five hours with him in, London just before saliing, and we discussed a variety of subjects as we dined together. Mr. Croker, as you know, has bought a place in Ireland. He laughingly told me that he was going over there to prepare the Irish vote for Tammany. To that extent will he engage in pélitics and nothing more. “But, really, in all earnestness, Mr. Croker {s out of politics for ail time. I don’t thing he knows whether Joceph Chamberlain is dead or alive, and as to American politics, I had td inform-him about the recent ap- pointments of Mayor McClellan. OUT OF POLITICS FOR ALL TIME. “In regard to the election of mayor McClellan, Mr. Croker sald: ‘I am glad of that. McClellan is a clean-cut, good man and he can be depended on to do what is right.’ He had not heard about the new commissioners and t t t mecent?” ‘Well, he sometimes raises his voice when he speaks, but he will soon fose that when he goes to live on his new Irish estate, Curragh, near Kil- dare. He is now having the best time of his life. At Wantage he wgs most interested in farming and dairying. 1 don't know whether he is making any money out of it or not, but it is the sole absorbing interest he has. He is in Ireland to-day and will probably spend the rest of his life between his two estates, the one in England, the other in Ireland. HOPES ‘DEMOCRATS WILL WIN. “We did have some talk about national politics. Croker said: ‘I hope the Democratic party will in. I think the Democratic candidate will be elected. I don’t know who he will be. but he will win this year.’" —- Mr. Cram enjoyed his trip across the ocean despite the rough weather. ,He and the captain of the ship spent many an hour together.’ At the dock he was met by several friends. As to his own affairs Mr. Cram said: “I Was not out for any office and ‘my friends knew it ali the time. No offer was made to me concerning the commissionership of the police. I, too, oyt of politics.” ay OMFELD PAD LAWYER $90.0 Gave Stanchfield the Biggest Fee Ever Known in This State in a Gambling Case for His Acquittal. t! MORE SNOW MAKES NEW YORKERS SAD | With Rain, Which Weather Sharps. Predict for To-Night, the Streets Will Be aSeething Sea of Slush. (Special to the Evening World,) BINGHAMTON, N, Y., Jan, 16, payment by Richard Canfleld to John B. StanchMeld of $50,000 for securins: the dismissal of the tudietment against iim is sald ty be the largest feo ever pald in this State @r defending a gambling case The figures were given by Canfleld to ®& prominent politician of this city who Was present when he recelyed the bill, amd to whom he remarked it would have heen justsas cheap~ to have pleaded guilty and paid a tine. “But,” added Mr. Canfield, with a laugh, “I have won the ¢ase and it {s worth it," By payment of the fce it is taken that ‘he attorneys for the defense believe the vaso 1s ended, and they do not fear a change in the law to permit a reindict- ment. +. 11a WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-six hours nding at 8 P, M. Sunday for New York City and vicinity: Rain to- night, probably preceded by light snow; warmer; Sunday fair and colder; fresh ‘9 brisk southerly winds, shifting to west. ‘The weather man on the top of the tail building, No.’ 100 Broadway, sald | this afteynoon: “Rain to-night, prob- ably preceded by snow. Sunday fair und cold." He didn't say anything about the, snow’ until it began to fall in large flakes. Now he is sure of the snow, p While the doctor of the elements here- abuut was ftaming up his news for , ee the public which wos just about ready y to quit work for the Sunday off, Com- NO AUTO FOR MCLELLAN. | imesioner Woodbiry was saying ¢o him- eee sell . . He Prefers Walking Between Hia| Oflice And Home. The Impression has gone abroad that Mayor McClellan hus decided to buy an futomobile. For two days he-has had from. autor nts who have ted to Impress upon him the. superior wertts of their machines. Asked to-day e Intended to purchase a machine, he “Oh, why did I? I should have gone out with the rest of my brethren. Moro snow and more interminable work for ‘ me," At any rate, the weather to-day was of the mongrel kind. 1t started fair. kept so until after 1 o'clock and then | turned to rain. Tired of this, 1t changed to snow, Again f looks as if little’old rad New York was to bp in the throes of slush, mud and unsafe footing, But the weather man may not play us false this-time. The rain, If it comer will wash the snow away, and thén tho T shall continue to walk. ‘There ure Jots | Cld-falr promises of tormorrow will of things one would like to waves 1 | bring the chee peel AKG 19 iva cto Ninth Regiment | —$——a Ne Mayor amited and turned to other | STEAMER ST. PAUL: SIGHTED. Tom igontinues to walk daily to) ‘rhe American Ine steamer St. -Paul, pon his “home: tn’, Washingtom'|/tom. pouthampton and Cherboure. teas reported’ by wireless telegraph in com- munication with Nantucket Lightship to-day, She will probably doc’ at:a.39 q'clock to-morrow morninix. 1 know of, thin the pu for $000, Mileh as 1 wo! automobile I im afraid Smee idee Folks Back in Old Job. Tomer Folks, Commissioner of, Public Charities during Mayor Low's u@minia- tration, jill return to his former posi- Oe ee tion ax Becretury of the State Charities Pather Jol cures Consum, Association, Htion, Ast Guaranteed. * “Circulat _ [retieaation “TPERIL IN COREA More’ United States Marines HOMES OF ALL FOREIGNERS German Warship Added to Fleet residences, probably in sufficient num- bers td keep the natives in check should wer of losin, EVENING; Neen: “ Circulation Books nm to All.’’ | a on ‘Books Open to All.’’ ro , NEW YORK, 8 UARY 16, 1904. — PRICE ONE. CENT. SPECIAL EXTRA, Hi Prosecure | FOR AMERICANS Landed and Rushed to Seoul, , While Missionaries in Outlying Sections Are Warned to Flee. ——— ARE CLOSELY GUARDED. at Chemulpo as Natives Grow More Restive,and Threaten an Outbreak. SKOUL, Goren, Jan. 16.—The American guard at the United States Embassy has been rines ha’ increased. Sixty additional ma- arrived here and are quar- ered In the city at the electrio Bower company’s building. ‘The American authorities have taken the precaution to provide male escorts for women and children of that na- tonality while on the street. The native press is slightly offensive ‘o foreign residents, and it is quite pos Je with did not seem over-interested in their personnel:” sible Stadt: SAE Teen becieavien Bk “Ts it true,” asked the reporter, “that Mr. Croker has acquired an English] ‘Troops now guard all the foreign hey begin to make trouble. & German man-of-war has just ar- rived at Chemulpo. A change in. the personnel of the Gov- rnment has begun {n favor of the Jap- nese, and as the people have been more angry with the Government than th: foreigners, it is likely that this change will _pacitv them. JACKSON, Misa., Jan. 16,~Bishop ©. Galloway, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,- to-day cabled all Metho- dist thisstonaries in Corea to move Into Seoul immediately or go at once to Japan. The Bishop received advices that: the missionaries are In great dan- thelr iv: JAPAN IS PUSHING RUSSIA TO. THE LIMIT. PARIS, Jay, 16.—Omicial sentiment concerning the Russo-Japanese situn- tion 1a lesa buoyant to-day. It was ex: platned that while the conditions are ‘| not hopeless they are undoubtedly dip- ‘| couraging. One ot:the foremost members of. the diplomatic corps, who has been in close communication with ‘the French Gov- ernment relative to the Russo-Japanese situation, said ‘to-day that a stropg feel- ing existed in the highest oMcial quar- ters that Japan had gradually enlarged her démands until those of to-day went considerably ‘beyond those first pre- sented. Moreover, it is the bellef of the oMfcials here that Japan's stendy aug mentation of her demands is due largely to her belief that Russia is desirous of avoiding war, and that therefore it ‘s safe to push her demands to the fur- thest mits. See ROOSEVELT TAKES UP FAR EAST PROBLEM. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.—Secrotary of State Hay fad a conference to-day with the President. He was followed oot afterward by Representative Hitt. Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Com- mittee of the House. The interview between the President and Mr. Hitt wan a prolonged one, Little informa tlon could be obtained either frum Secretary Hay or from Representative Hitt. The State Department is keeping in close touch with the situattén. in the Far East, and it 1 understood that the conference to-day relaM@Mto this subject. While the situation 1s re- garded as serious, 20 developments of importance are expected until Russia has@ presented her reply to Japan's latest note. Daring ¢! in gold have arrived at San Francisco from Japan to pay for food supplies and munitions of war that have been obtained in this. country. More gold now is en route to the United States from. Japan to pay for other supplies. peach A sal RECTOR’S SON RETURNS. The Boy In Now at Hin Father's A Home tm This City, "Yes, he's home, but he's sound asleep and you can't see him.” said the ser- vant who answered the door at the home of the Rev. Dr. 8. .D. McConnell, re¢tor of All Souls’ Church, at No. 781 Madison avenue, to-day, when Inquiries were made as to whether Christopher McConnell, eleven years old, the son of the rector, had been found, Young McConnell disappeared yester- day from his boarding-school at Morris- | town. N, J. Dr. McConnell lett for Moristown this morning about 9 o'clock to search for the boy, and Tater. the little fellow’ arrived at his home. His mother was overjoyed to ace-bim, having been prostrated by his disappearance. Jin.TED GIRL J. W. Davis, pastor of the Baptist Church at Pedricktown tor 7. SARGENT ERAN WHOREPD ENED 5 STELLA ALLEN past two weeks 35,002,00|Fast Filly Takes Another Two- d one hour from Lo refused: a i c [ mor: OF Chiengo, for Conkling after the “IN BECHTEL CASE and Intoxicated the Morning After the Murder. SUES PAS7 OR FOR $10,000 PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.—Charging him with jilting her, Miss Agnes C. Sustice, of Penn's Grove, N.J., is suing 4he Rev. MEMORY OF SLAIN GIRL IS ASSAILED. Attorney for the Defense Brings Out Statements in Evidence Which Cause Members of the Family to Weep in Court. $10,000 damages. A courtship of two years, which Miss Jus- tice says was ruthlessly cut short when the pastor. returned from a year abroad, is the basis for the suit. NOTORIOUS FRENCH WOMAN CRIMINAL EXCLUDED. Gabrielle Bompard, who thirteen years ago helped Michaer Eyraud commit an atrocious murder in Paris, and Gaston Kar- doss, a dentist, with whom she arrived to-day on the Lucania,’ (Bpecial to The Evening World.) ALLENTOWN, Jan. 16.—On the trial this afternoon of Mrs. Bechtel, charged with being an accessory after’ the fact in connection with the murder of her daughter Mabel, Officer Whitehead was on the stand telling about doings at the Bechtel house the quy the tragedy was ‘discovered. Attorney Schaadt for asked: “Was the District-Attorney at the house that morning Yo Q. What was his condition? A. Well, I have seen him in the same condition before and since. Q. Is it not true that he was in a highly intoxicated condition? A: Yes. Q. Did he speak to Mra, Bechtel and the other members of the family in an {ncoherent manner? A. Yes. When court opened this morning M: Bechtel walked into. the room with a firm step, and all her daughters looked fresh and fair. Within five minutes they were to hear under oath statements 44 to the character and actions of Mabe! * | Bechtel that made them blush fpr shame and then weep, ‘This testimony was not brought out by the prosecution, but by the defendant's own chief counsel ‘The first witness «was Jennie Conrad, & domestic at a resort callee the ighth Ward Hotel, where Mabel Bechtel and Welnenberg spent Sunday night, Mabet's ‘}last-night on earth, Mabel told: the || Conrad, girl that she was going to marry Ecksteln on Christmas, in ac- vordance with her mother’s wishes. She sald her mother didn’t like Wolsenberg,. © o) becnuse! she didn’t belteve pe wan in chrnest. Croas-examined, the witness sui Mabel and Welsenberg spent their time in the-aittirg-room upstairs, When Mr. Schaudt asked Miss Conrad the char- acter of the house the Commonwealth objected. Fire Chief Charles H, Cohn, who on the day of the Hechtel tragedy was thd first man to exp the opinion that Mrs, Bechtel’s story avout the bringing home of the corpse in a carriage Was untrue, was mnde the target of Qn ‘at- tnek by the defense. Cohn has. the credit from the Bechtels for stirring uy the case, Cohn swore positively that at- tempts had been made to wash out Dloodstains In the Bechtel house! ani that carpets had been changed by the women of the family, If Mrs. Bechtel and her daughters washed bloodstaing And changed carpets, the prosecution Axures that it I» patent they must be accessories, Mr. Cohn testified that when he and others went to the Bechtel house on the day of the tragedy there was a blood-stained ingrain carpet on the floor of the spare room on the second floor. The next day there was a rag carpet on the floor; on the ingrain carpet there were damp spots, from which he judged an effort had been made to wash out the blood spots. Capt. Schaadt was very savage with Cohn, and Cohn, who is ordinarily the smoothest of talkers, — became ghite emphatic in his statement. THE WINNERS Schaadt rolled out the ingrain carpet * ‘on the floor of the court-room, and said: ——- ‘Point out to me the damp spots on FIRST RACE--Knowledge (9 to 5) | that carpet.” 1; Allegrette (5 to 1), 2; Gus Held-| ‘I suess they are dry by this time,” 3 retorted Cohn. ron, 3. "Well, then point out the blood spots on that ingrain carpet.” Blood Stains. Cobn left the witness stand, began to look over the carpet, getting on his Knees, The jury Jeft the box to watch were arrested by immigrant inspectors and promptly exclude! The woman said she had come to give hypnotic exhibition: portraying murder of Toussaint Gouffe by herself‘and Eyraud. LATE WINNERS AT NEW OBLEANS. Third Race—Jim Along 1, Big Ben 2, Frank Bell 3. Fourth Race—Capt. Arnold 1, Ascension 2, Vestry 3. the defense TO-DAY FROM A VISIT TO EUROPE.) SECOND RACE.—Stella Allen (9 | Viperine (8 to 5) 2, Bass WIS AAI Hcolt ran second to Dutiful in the pre: dminary Derby, | Seve | three Louis, Year-0'd Race at New Orleans After a Rough Journey—Ful- ler Rides the Youngster. makers cut in harles Bauman, of Bt p his slate for the firs ntrance $13; for ‘ete & pair of eves, replied Coh NEW ORLEANS, drizzled some car) Ta., Jan, 16,—It thix morning and |¢ threatening clouds lung over the track when the races were called this after- | noon, but the track wes In good shape. ‘The Live Oak Hahdicap, at seven fur longs, was the fenture of an excellent | § card. Seven youngsters made their de- | but in the two-ve old rac W. R. Griffin's King’s P dringham, was startor tn this race, This is the firet of the Sandringhams to start in this country ay The prosecution's experts will swear Py {| that the spots on the carpet are bldod. plier AS Ja BIG GREETING TO HARTY: m Welcome to shop at Mant ix MANILA, Jan, 16—Archbishop J. | Harty, of St. Louls, landed here to- HERSELF. | ana met with « most enthusiastic recep- |tton, ‘A. water pagenat added brilliancy two years old, of; to the affair, the bay in ‘the v Sang Ein na on 1 psn it ‘Hee 4 Xt Hel ' PENNILES: Tilin Kerwin. tn —s is a brother to Diamond J nd Pp te the 3 5 i wee a e landing station dein Pershinmon, English Derby: winne is Weat Fiftieth atreet, committed | Eohte wayly decked Wwithe ‘Tommy Gritin is on Kk in cellar of the} bunting. Angele Meh she ived by) “Fully 10,000 persons took part in the He acid. Ko but had been time and was shore parade, In addition to 6,000 school children, representing al Ithe Catholl societies within the archiepiscopal juri { dletion. ive Conkling tho Crescent big price to r Deore GAMBLERS RLOGED TIGHTBY WADODS | TP | His Subordinates, Carries His Fight on — Pool-Rooms to a Successful Issue and Shows No Signs of Weakening. a PARKHURST SOCIETY TAKES — ‘ A HAND IN THE CRUSADE, Saloon-Keepers Hear that Orders Have Gone Out from Headquarters to the Captains and Inspectors that the Administration *, Will Not Stand for a “Wide Open’’ Sunday. — With the exception of four pool-rooms downtown and several; hand-books along Sixth avenne there was no: gambling in New — York to-day. Commissioner Me‘doo’s order that all gambling- houses be closed, no matter what the cost, was carried out’to the letter, and while Tom O’Brien and other men whose business has been interfered with by the police are threatening civil suits for — damages the police commanders were not frightened, and in front ~ of every gambling-house in the Tenderloin, and in fact in front of all suspected places throughout Nevs York, detectives were stationed. —~ 7 ‘ tian é Liquor dealers who had been led to exneci vit the enforce ment of the Excise laws relating to Sunday closing would be lax under the Tammany administration are wondering what is-going to happen to them to-morrow. They haye heard that the law has" Leen laid down to the inspectors and captains, and that nothing but strict enforcement vill be tolerated. The arrests for excise viola: tions last Saturday outnumbered similar Suucay arrests for months ~~” past. Tammany leaders say that liquor dealers who obey the law keeping patrons out of barrooms and serving sandwiches will not be molested. but that Commirsioner_MeAi doo: not intend to — stand tor anything approaching “wide-open, conditions. fies. The Parkhurst Society began to-day to spend the $100,006 ee. fund recently raised to fight crime, and meu in the employ of the society were scurrying thrqugh the city iu efforts to get evidence | against the gamblers and if possible find sme collusion between the gamblers and the police. There were s to be fifty of theso Parkhurst detectives in the Tenderloin alone. several along Sixth: aven | terseetins street place, at Frank busrell ninth Sixth aven: In their efforts to close all suspe s.there came a new and my jous turn of affairs to-day when two | detectives from the West Morty-seventh | station and one man who | as fh the employ of the So- tion of Crime took nt of the house at No. th street. In front ofthe house at No, 72 West Thirty-sixth, street, where Inspector Walsh ‘and Capt. Burfeind forced their Sane jattendant in some of them, but the way yesterday, there were three men % to-day. These men warned all persons |tendant hud orders not to admit : one. ‘There was a story afloat : in West opera- a hich ie thes pa word at the Nothinm dt te odie. at. hare 7s thes ex fuld to be. a : whe gouonise dhe house | word aad It always | sures Sinus entrance: : ke | “Burttidse's, and. in. fact. all of houses that are known to be |pluces were locked tight... There a8 not to enter and declared to every vis- le tor that they would force thelr way Fwentyeninih street, was ine fall in if they persisted in entering. There An investigation made by a ree 's a chalk mark on the pavement in| Porter for The Evening World proved front of the house and the police have | carried on in the place until been told by the alleged proprietor thar | when the doors were locked and If they cross the mark he will bring ac- | he" ceased until the police are less ac- tion for civil damages. aaa’ An attempt was made by a reporter | for The Evening World to get into the place to-day. The bell was rung and a rders t v } ol o-day wh man came to the door and looked | Commissio Weldon ie twhe through the tron bars on the outer door. | that he {would be held responsible ‘The man shook his head and retired. No| fraciney ta me one was allowed in the house. for several days and nights. It O'Brien, who Is said to own the place, | fat nt gent he gunected such an order. has employed counsel and will at once precinct that is cunmnentedae fw bring a éult against both Walsh and!some one would point it out to mé, Burfelnd,. it is sald. His counsel is| ssid the Capta 1 om confident that Benjamin Steinhardt. in this suil,| there isn’t We hay which will . ind | frightened the will be wat ef pool-|continue to frighten them, rooms und li narts | Sloner McAdoo means bi of the city, ‘all the| men un nder him, now that they financial backing he requires. It is/ the! * him behind them, will work said that all of the gamblers hav jhard to do their duty. aa ; ommon fund to make this| Downtown It was easy to a tent case a victory, jon the raves to-day it you, were knowns x |'The Parole Club, at No. 2 Dey street, Handbooks Are Running, was running a In spite of the vigilance of the polic as’ usual was all of the houses and poo! i landy Gets His Orders, Police Captain Handy, of We | Forty-seventh street station, weceived ne in operation. gamblers and There pool-room on the fifth oor of a hi Dutch and Fulton — streets, y ry known patron of the place coult je without being questioned. was also a hand book in fill as in lront of the Park Row Building. place bets here, however,the man * was running the book had to Know man well. Absolutely no chances Deing taken, eral handbooks running. and bets were | taken from men who were known to the | men who were operating, There was a book in a saloon at the rner of Sixth avenue and Thirty-sec- d street, and there were sald to be “The Black & the Thrilling Ro — Ny) ¥, mance by Rober t Louis Stevenson, Begins in Monday's Evening