The evening world. Newspaper, March 17, 1904, Page 5

i zB “not rT EDEN SAYS WIFE BEAT HM 'He Is a Former Prussian Army , Officer, Weighs 200 Pounds, " While She Couldn’t Make the Scales Tiit at 100. DESERTED, SHE SAYS IN-SUIT FOR DIVORCE. Brooklyn Physician Also Figures in Case, and His Former Fian- * cee, Who Is Named as the Co- respondent. ‘When the counsel for Paul Von Erden, lan officer, weighing over brought out in the defense of the divoree proceedings against his ellent at Spec's! Term, Part 1, Supreme Court, that the plaintiff, a little woman weighing not over ninety pounds, had only browbente but Ikterally wiped up the floor with him Justice McCall, before whom, the’ case was tried, gasped with astonishment Mr. Von Erden, who, it is sald, Is a} baron In his own country, ts a trained Uhlete and possesses numerous shin- ing medals giving evidence as to his prowess, Last October he took to himself a pretty ttle wife and for a time all the proverbial mar- jarly in January, howeve: crden disappeared, his wite viags bell, Mr) Von alleges, Mad/Patth in Him, She would not believe anything Against him until one day a messenger camé+with tidings of ill-omen. It pears, according to the testimony & Brooklyn doctor was engaged t marry Rosa Eschebrecht. One day Rosa disappeared, ‘The lover aud physician became an amateur th, and he alleges that he tracked to a cozy little flat at No. 3105 Rark avenue, the door-plate of which bore the legen: “Mr. and Mra, Paul Von Straight to the firat and real Mra. Von Erden went tho frenzied lover, who, it geems, had known the married couple for some time and who, indeed, had in- troduced Paul Von Erden to his flancee, In consequence of the news he con- veyed, little Mrs, Von Erden began her divorce Mit. last Friday Mra. Von Erden, accom- panied by her attorney, W: in -Leslie, of No. 206 Broadway, and the physician, unexpected visit to Von Erden. Von Erden says she ised the domestic Unen’ ail the household belongings, property, which she had pI placed stornge. Furniture. Carted om. ‘Then and there that flat was cleared of all its furniture, saving only a stove, ‘which was left only because there was fire in it, and the little wife had troubles of her own to Attend to. Mr. Von perder was ished with accommodations in Tadiow Street Jail, where he mtn i Tangdioee The pretty Rosa, aged Suat twen! yowed “undying fidelity to Paul, al though the pi olan ofte! ia erry har, providing one ih Brden 7 Deoee suing for edi rll fnony and counsel ee! the GA fo. eae the ‘dotendant as oppose Warren Leslie, who of- Foved a fetter, cmt by t epeet bet! that if si fim mosey she defendant to dba et ened for Paul Sodeavores ey » work upon the renee hy of the Sout by re resenting | ° sage, ven. mth fondant the Court permiteed Itselt ie say elaton in the case may be made INSURANCE MEN FORM. COMMITTEE Experts decutes to Define the \ Boundaries of Congested Dis- triots of Cities and Determine ’ Relative Danger of Fires, pas ceperth oo-ane that at tre int gurance companies In this country, and all foreign companies represented here, toa 2 siti pavitonapattginct stom yor combination, Uniform’ rates bap agti sors ane el for the ame class of risks in a Iicities. Im connection ‘with the report Henry setting forth the purposes of the’ Board and giving a list of the} oom, fires in the country from 1820 to) (PAUL VON FERDEN, AND ROSA ESCHEBRECHT, NAMED AS CO-RESPONDLNT,.| WHO IS BEING SUE SAYS TEACHER WON Mrs. Margaret Steffens’ Sues for Divorce—Alleges that She Once Horsewhipped ine Co- _ Tespondent. Justice Dickey, of the Supreme Court, Brooklyn, heard testimony to-day in the sult of Margaret Steffens against id |her husband, George Steffens,*for dl- vorce. Mrs, Henrietta B. Latham, formerly @ public school teacher, was named as co-respondent, She at one time board- ed with the Steffens at. No, 330 Ninth as alleged that éarly in the | marital troubles of the Steffens family Mrs, Steffens horsewhipped the sci. teigtectives went on the stand and tes- tified, that tty Mrs. ether into a hota to ° Wf- on the corner of Ninth avenul teenth street, case. was adjourned until Tues- anys after Mrs. Latham put in a’gen- eral Uy seco ae eeel WOWMAN PURSUES FLEEING BURGLAR Although Beaten paint: Man Who Robbed Her Flat, Mrs. Owens Chases Him Until He Is Caught by Policemen. Cornel, sttting in we weet, “Side Police Court, to-day heard of the brave fight that Mrs, Ger- (ocr ores. pale and how she cap- who had looted ther flat Be TNO, “8 est One Hundred and Sec- treet, ho complimented her warmly He nee the prisoner in $1,500. man described himself as William Gray, ‘of No. 72 Bowery. Mrs. Owens returned from the gro- cr’ found Gray and another man leaving’ her apartment,’ with’ Jewelry ‘and silverware, She grabbed: Gray, but he beat her on the head. -She chased him downstairs and-again seized him, but was again beaten off, Mrs. Owens ran after Gray to Am- sterdam avenue and One Hundred and nird street, where two policemen caught him.” ———— Are Jilted. (From the London Mail.) A Japanese woman when abandoned by her lover takes a péculiir and pictur esque “revenge. ‘When she no longer has any doubt as to, his faithfulness, ehe gets up in the middle of the night and puts on a pleasing dress and wooden sandals. At- tached to her head-dress she, three lighted candles, ‘and suspended to her neck hangs a small.gnitror. She takes in ‘her lef straw effigy of the faith! hoe Tgnt «hammer and nails gravely to. the sanctuary, ane ne elects one of the acted: trees, an effigy securely to, the truni. O then re for, the death of the eal at if her wi x rae nt ek ria Shieh Souble ner 2d, aie they are fastened er night she Se era aS “i fovencrifice the man to’ save the. tree. they saw Mr. Steffens and | ‘STRANGER 1S.HIRING: HUSBAND'S LOVE THOUSAND WORKERS}: Machinists and Boiler-Makers: May Be Sent Out of Town to Take Places Made Vacant by Strikers. A mysterious stranger, known only as Chamberlain, took a room in the tene- ment-house.at No. 12) Cedar street sev- eral days ago, and from there adver- tised that he wanted a thousand ma- chinists and boller-makers. More than that number have applied to him since for work. He has taken the names and addresses of all, and this afternoon late the applicants are to call again and be examined ag to their efficiency in their respective trades. ‘Tho men have been told that they are to work out of town and that they are to take the places of strikers, Their ex- penses aro to be paid ang the wage scale is to be $3 1-2 cents an hour for machinists and 40 cents an hour for holler-makers. ‘The men have no idea where they are to go,.but suspect they are being hired to work at locomotive making. ‘There have been hints of labor troubles at several of the plants of the American Locomotive Company of late, None of the officials of the company could be seen in this city to-day. Te Cure = Coli One Day fefund the fy Het fale tg cure ey yo mci Si'SF Grove's slenature ts 00 each bre-dge.tee —_—_———— D FOR Di VORCE, OUND BRIDE DEAD ON FLOOR OF HOME Gas. Was Turned on and. cy-| hole Stuffed with Paper When Husband Returned from Work —Married Only Three Weeks., 10 “S. & H.” Extract When Michael V a Russian bakor, returned f 0 his home at No, iret st Hoboken, early to-day he found his wife, on the tloor of the kitehen, was turned on and the keyhole stuffed with pa nd his wife were m only three weeks ag year old and: wh is junior, aa almost frantic Anna, deat ‘The gas had been with kutet and sald he could not. understand why his wife should have wished to end her lite, Sle appeared to be happy, and Jost nlahe when he started for work she d him and told him to be sure to tlon finest I white AS- possible, Mra, tome: home ‘as carly as: possible, ved in Brooklyn, Volidsky ee EES 1 LIFE SENTENCE FOR KILLING WAITRESS st Alexander Vachon, Cook, Shot Lizzie Drinka Because She Told Proprietor He Put Sus- penders in Soup Vat. pears, tender Split Pea Alexander Vachon, who, while a cook in a Third avenue restaurant, shot and killed Lizzie Drinka, a waitress, be- cause she told the proprietor Vachon had thrown his old suspenders into a Vat of soup, was to-day convicted of mumler in the second degree. Under the verdict Vachon will be sen- tenced to Sing n for life, Justice Fitzgerald, before whom Vachon was tried in the Criminal Branch of the | Suprema Court, will Impose the sen- tence to-morrow. —————____ Nine Times King. Pmperor Francis Joseph of-Austria is ning times king, twice a grand duke, | once a ‘grand prince, four times mar- grave and the multitude of titles as count and so forth is past enumeration, In addition, as King of Hungary, he bears the title of “Most Apostolic,” which is one of the four honors be- stowed by the Pope. retail price to 21 cents last Thursday. The first day’s sales gave us thing kept up, and we prepared accordingly. Appreciating the magnificent endorsement the housekeepers of Greater New York have given to this, our latest effort on their behalf, we know of no better way to show it than by continuing to hold the price down for three more days. sound the slogan, welcome at this season to every family— Finest Creamery Butter21c.alb. She will tell you how good it is. our expectations. 1 jar“ East View”? Unrivalled for soups. S. & 1. Cheese for quality, New York State. fenders 1b, pail Heets—Fancy, selected, solid backed; * Stamps with of Beet, 25¢ Stamps with Ib, 5c. on Stumps mand oF UNEXLD TEA CEYLON TEA, y STORES ‘} EVERYWHERE. 124 RETAIL BRANCHES. If you haven't tried it, ask your neighbor, The «S, & H.” Green Trading | Stamps are such pronounced favorites with the ladies (and the children begin to cry for them) that we extend our line of «‘Extra Specials.’* them over and remember that with all other purchases of 10 cents or more, except C. O. D. orders, we give Green Trading Stamps to Everybody with Everything. oa @h i That is the rate at. which our BEST Creamery Butter is selling since we smashed its We were ready for a big tun--yet the total surpasses an inkling of what might happen if the * Stamps with this household special : . Pride of St. Louls Flour, ) 1 tin Blue Ribbon" Baking | Powder (pure cream of tartar) BUTLER’S cHorce ‘No. 1 TEA. BUTLER’S CHOICE No. 2 TEA... BEST MOCHA and JAVA COFFEE BEST MARACAIBO COFFEE : BEST SANTOS COFFEE, 5 “S. & H.” Stamps with ¥% Ib, Peerless Co-oa, 18c. Nutritious, rich, full flavored, 54S. & H.” Stamps with 3 Cans Tomatoes, red, ripe, solid packed, for 25c. Mackerel—Third Lenten impor | it Mackerel, I ©, avoriies J, ¥i3 intin, riinen ba pkglliow or welected nen bag red. superior to. those in. bulk Social Teas Fig Newtons, ; dainty, per box. Fresh / “Peerless’ at 15c. 5.“S: & H." Stamps with 1 bottle Vanilla or Lemon Extract. “Our Own" at 10c. 5S & H” Stamps with 34 Ib. tin of Black or White Pepper | Best English Mustard Carolina heads 256 Crackers National Biscuit Co.'s Red Grahams ) 3 boxes for Butter Bales importations from sina, Choice Selected, per doet.s.ccsssvees } Your cholee 25c\. Mes 13c We are glad to be again able to { 25c CONTINUATION OF SHOE SALE FRIDAY and SA TURDAY. | Women’s vict kid Oxford | Ties, Cuban heels, S25 Value 92.50 Women’s Button Boots, 2% to3%, AA, A, to close out quickly, at | 7x Women's Button and Lace Boots, broken sizes, closing out at [ee Value $4.00 Misses’ and Children’s But~ |ton Boots, low ald spring jheels, cloth tops, patent \leather foxing and all kid, Wee sc," Value $3.50 GROCERIES: Read 10-“S, & H." Stamps with 2 cans French ret Choice quality of best brands fotessee.... LOC 5 “S. & H.” Stamps with jar of Liberty Jam. Fine quality of fruit, 10c- for | | | | | ‘elutes 1 lb., 5O0c. 1 lb., 50c. 1lb., 35c. 1 Ib., 25c. 1 lb., 25c. 1 lb., 20c. 1 lb., 17c. 5S. & H.”” Stamps wit Stringed Beans, Fresh, tender, flavor of the garden. “S. & Hi.” Stagips with Gation Can Tomatoes, Fancy fruit, solid packed, 25€ We Announce For Friday and Saturday An Important Sale of Women’s Travelling or Storm Coats at Y less than present value. This lot of Coats comprises a special purchase of about too Rain-proof Coats of, ‘ finest materials; colors: black, Oxford, tan, olive an fancy mixtures; all light! weights, suitable for spring jand summer travel, made in 6 different models, some plain, others with capes, belts and contrasting colored: trimmings—not a garment ‘in the lot werth less than $30.00, and some as high as $35.00. Special Friday and Saturday! with pimentos 2ic.i,4 03, bottl Your Last Chance! Men’s Finest Suits and Top Coats at Half Price and Less. will ped to the truest economist. pare t! Spring Overcoats. Hundreds to select from—any style that has vogue is included in this great offer, They were carried over from last season, and now offered at a price that will never knock at your door again. There is scarcely any change in the style of the garments of this season, but they were made last stason, and that accounts for this unusual reduction, Stylish Coveris that sold for $25, Nobby Box Coats, sold for $18, $20 and $22. 5 (). Faylor (fo Swell Vicunas that for- meriy sold for $22 and $25, Your Choice fromthe entire lot A great clearing away of our choicest medium and lightweight Suits and Top Coats, which we will positively not carry over till next season. These superb values Investigate these stupendous bargains. Com | ese mammoth inducements. Both you and ourselves will be satisfied withY the result, Remember, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY is your last chance, $20 & $22 Suits. idl | £25 & $28 Suits. A great line of men’s business and semi-dress Suits; worsteds, tweeds, thibets, fancy mixtures, in single and double breasted sacks, swell cut, hand-tailored garments,,.,, Extra choice—finest imported worsteds, tweeds, serges, thib- ets and Scotch merchant-tailor fabrics; single and double breasted sacks, all beautifully hand-tailored; snug-fitting col- lars, large athletic Sor OVErySIZE Sede vice fothing @. CHAMBERS ST. § At $20.00 each \Lord & Taylor . Broadway and Twentieth Strees and Fifth Avenue, ‘Buy It To-Day. | WHAT? The 1904 World Almanac and Encyclopedia. It contains concise but comprehensive informa. tion on every subject. No library or office is complete without it, The Biggest Little » | Book Published, - inate, LD, a ACSI on Sinpttaily found. in nea Gontaing O00, acs, P COPYRIGHT 19% Set aa 35 cents Sealers: