The evening world. Newspaper, June 8, 1904, Page 7

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>: | | é ) , » evaluable match boxes, combs, brushes ‘powder boxes and fewel cases. { { L { i t i @arded as likely that Dards, from his i f \ ‘ \ Foompelied finally to take this job as | “me off if the owner of the room came piss Decoration Day that robberies of ide ‘day. \ecquaint Ghecker with the entrance and ‘piicates made of the pass keys, STOLEJEWELS < WORTH $50,000 Clerk and Bellboy of Hotel Le Marquis Captured After Se- sles of Robberies While Pack- Ing to Leave City. “AST JOB FOR $11,000 CAUSED THEIR ARREST. ‘alr Planned to Get to St. + Louis and from There to San Francisco, and Then Go Around the World. Henry J. Dards, night clerk, and Glecker, -head bellman, at the fotel Le Marquis, No. 12 West Thirty- rat ptreet, were arraigned in Jeffer- on Market Police Court to-day, therged with stealing Jewelry from Buests at the hotel valued at nearly #60,000, ‘The two prisoners were heMi for trial fm $5,000 bail each after Mrs, Halsey Corwin. one of the owners of the jewels, had mede a short aMdavit. She said to an Evening World reporter as she left the court-room that tne arrest of young Dards had come as a @rest surprise tg her. She hal been very favorably Im- reased by the boy's manners and bear- 6 and tad asked him particularly to pee that no one but her husband was ailowed to have the key to her room, as whe had n large quantity of valuable Jewelry there. Both men, according to the police es, were caught as they to leave town, after a of the most mysterlous rob- berles, which for a time baffled every effort at solution. The capture of these men and the the stolen jewelry was brought about by Mrs. Halsey Corwin, @ho with her husband oocupled apart- ments in the hotel. Mr. and Mrs, Cor- win had known of the robberies at the hotel, and while at the theatre last night Mrs, Corwin became nervous about Jewels worth $11,000 she had left In thelr rooms. She told her husband of her fear that they would be stolen end the two left the theatre and hur- ried to their hotel o find that thelr @parments had heen looted of every- thing of value. Their losses were ro- werted at once. tectives McGuire and Galligan, of tho West Thirtieth street police sta- fon, who had been assigned by Capt. Gottrall to run down the Jewel thieves, ad been living at the hotel as guests (Gor several days. They were looked \mpom ag travelling men. Onaght with the Geman, ‘The detectives had learned that picks had been made head of the bell two days before Decoration Day yn the reeommendation of Dards, and the mysterious robberies began on tion Day. They learned also that ls and Glecker were the only pores of the hotel who lived outs! @ hotel management did not have tho Mdress of thefr rooms, but by shadow- the men the detectives found they ved tomether at No. 150 East Thirtieth Street. When Mrs. Corwin reported her rob- Jery the two detectives went quickly to the Hast Thirtieth street address. Thev buret Into the room occupied by Dards nd came upon him bending over a eheap canvas ard paper sult case, in which, neatly packed in paver packages, ‘were diamond rings. gold watches, nearl necklaces, bracelets studded with gems ‘The man was stunned and never ut- tered “a word. Bundling him into the cab the detectives hurried back to ghe hotel and took into custody his room- mate, Glecker, He. too, refused to say, anything. The two men were taken to the West Thirtleth Street Police Sta- Won. Then the patrons iu the house who had been robbed were notified to Mand identify the valuables that had found in the men's room. Dr. I. Davenport Lombard described yout $2,000 worth; Mrs, Mather, $700; Mirs. R. G, Graham, $2,000; Mrs. A, A. Fulton, $1,200; Mr. and Mrs. Halsey, 411,000; Mrs. Beers, $2,500, and a large duancity will be claimed to-day, Mr. William Spottswood, manager of the hotel, sald he had been notified ever wels had been perpetrated day after ‘The rooms seem to have been entered ‘by means of false keys, and it is re- ition behind the desk, was able to exit of patrons. Dards Made a Confession. After Dards had been locked up for a Yhort time he made a confession which Was unique, He sald: “I am an actor by profession, ana game to this country a few months &go, but couldn't get a place, I was hight olerk at $40 a month, "I had never seen anything before but e diamonds and when I saw so much of the real thing on the women at the hotel £ was dazzled, 1 also decidea that a man who worked for $40 a month as an idiot, “When Glecker got his job I had a talk with him, I had never met him yefure but he was to my way of think- ng, and we framed up our get-rich- juick plan, “It was easy, I was practically man- @ger of the hotel at night. I had eharge of all the keys and knew which of the guests were in or out, I thad du- Some- times Giecker would go up to clean out 2 room and sometimes I would do the stunt, When I went up I left Glecker <® charge of the desk and he would tip back upexpectediy. “We figured to-day that we had stolen in all about $100,000 worth of utr, and when we got hold of the bi, le from Mrs. Corwin's rooms to-night cided we fae all that we needed ‘were going to fade away the first in the morning. We had stolen a of ready money. We planned .| are to legislate the mfor others. COLUMBIA MEN GET THEIR DEGREES Distinguished Gathering at Uni- versity Commencement — Honorary Degrees for Elihu Root and Charles F. McKim. commencement of Columbia Untversjty The one hundred and fiftieth annual] o McKim, the architect, the degree of Doctor’ of Letters; to Judge Alfred ling Coxe, of’ the United States Court, and to former Secre' ‘ar Hlthu'Root the degree of Doctor of Laws, and to the Right Rev. David Hummell Greer, Coadjutor Bishop of occurred to-day on Morningside Helghis and was attended by one_of the most! istinguished gatherings of prominent | men that has marked the exercises in| years. Men conspicuous in art, dn! Iterature, in diplomacy, in the pulpit; statesmen, professional men, Jaymen and some of the most famous edu- cators in the world were present to fee the conferring of degrees on the graduats of the various schools of the university and the bestowing of the honorary degrees of which there were aix. ceaston from the University grounds to the gymnasium, where the exercises were held. ‘Phe exercises opened with prayer after which President Nicholas Murray But- ler mad ethe annua! address. The theme of hie speech was personal re- sponsibility. He said that personal re- sponsibility could not be shirked and that young men especially must be as ready to follow high standards as they Columbia Men Always. Educhtion, he sald, fitted a man better to do his work in life than anything else and he hoped that every man that went out of Columbia this year would see his duty clearly and do ft. In or out of the university, he safd, they were still Columbia men, and that was something they must never forget. At the conclusion of the address the conferring of degrees took place. This was the main work of the exercises and took almost an hour and a half. The Barnard girls, of whom there were al- most a hundred, looked very sweet and pretty and took their sheepskins amid great applause. The conferring of the honorary de- grees followed. Director of Education at the ven the de- 0 Hugo De in the Uni- versity of Amsterdam, the degree of Dootor of Science; to ‘CCharles Foller They also took part tn tho pro-|Ofs were To Howard Jason |{ mn | ordi New York. the degree of Dootor of Bacred Theology. Warm Welcome for Root. To Eithu Root was accorded an as- Peclally warm weloome, Following the estownl of these degrees came the singing of “My Country ‘Tis of Thee.” and the benediction. The prizes announced ewre as fol- tows: The Chanler Historical prize, an Qnnual Incoine of $1.000, Edwin Cheater Vogel; the George William Curtis gold medal, Howard A. Butler; the Curtis e@Rver modal, Wiliam J. Donovan. A large number of fellowehips and hon- junc! ation, other adress. At the Butler spoke feelingly of the needs of the University and p) the plan of the Alumni Associat to create an annual fund to be turped over to the treasurer each yoar for any use he m gee fit to make of It. He also spoke et thuslastically of the liberality of cer tain wealthy men, especially of Adolph Lewlsohn's | $260,000 wift Schoo! of Mines. FINED $5 FOR PINCHING. Mivhael O'Connor Guilty of Pe. culfar Kind of Love Making. Magistrate Moss to-day decided that pinching girls was not an approved method of love making and thereupon luncheon Dr. for the new avenue, hous short time ago. He took through the house them what @ fine home he would have &5 soon as he made a few repairs, Mr. Rotlowits and a decorator start- ed to visit the house again to-day. When they got to the corner, a half dozen doors from tho dwelling, the en- Ure front of the building blew out into the street. and was almost demolished before the firemen subdued the flames. kitchen, ho removed eve Italian has any knowledge of the crime. edhe Dass FORCED CASHIER TO PAY. fined Michael O'Connor, of No. 4! First avenue, $5. O'Connor was arrested at the Bast Twenty-fourth street reoreation pier Ipst night by Patrolman Howard charged with “annoying love making.” “I do not think the Penal Code makes it @ crime for love making,” remarked the Court. ‘i “It was his peoullar way of makin love," "Howard replied. “He tubhed up acainst the girls and’ pinched them. fratcheg him annoy thom for about fit- ‘een mffiutes'and then arrested him.” wO to the recreation should fot be annoyed,” ihe ‘ourt sald, “especially by men who go fhere for the simple puraose of making {t unpleasant, You are guilty of dis ‘ly conduct—$5."" avenue, Brothers, Wost Thinty-eighth street. said Mooney entered the Saturday afternoon to collect his wages and that when the money was jed out a revolver and com- mee MeGurgen to deliver the wages, him WEDNESDAY MRS. HAISEY CORWIN AND THE HOTEI. CLERK AND BELLBOY ACCUSED OF STEALING HER JEWELS. Y Geo a eae AAW FRONT OF HIS HOUSE BLOW OUT Building Almost Destroyed by; Flames—Owner. Found that) Thieves Had Torn Fixtures, Pipes and ——— a Morris Rotlowitz, of No, 4 Graham | bought Williamsbur at No. 185 Mew What was left The pollce investigated that duying the night thieves had torn out the gas fixtures, plumbing and even the copper, hot water boiler in the Some one passing had evi- dently thrown @ match into the cellar, which resulted in a terrific explosion °]} of the gas which leaked from a dogwn, broken pipes. Inqulry in ‘the netghborhood revealed the fact that the thieves cked the building at their leisure, ‘agon was hacked up in front of the hile two men fixture In the house. An een arrested, for several hours, w! dof U ee eee ower, ef fe Bi Wwanery For almost a week these Shirts have been hurrying into the Store. By to-night the-final lots will/haverbeendicketed, .and to-morrow Thomas Mooney, of No. 27 Tenth || the sale begins with a representation of stylish Negligee Shirts that will simply astonish the shopping public. trate Pool to-lay pull McGurgen’s refusal to pay, his money was onsaccount, of instruc- Uons of his employer, who wished to examine Mooney in reference to some tons of cal that were missing befre adjourned the until to-morrow and paroled Mooney I Wa attorney's. custod paying him. Magistrate Pool Pai PHILADELPHIA, ne’s JOHN J. KLOTZBUCHER. Paine's ‘Celery Compound Gave Strength and Health When He Was Almost 4.’ reck. Celery THE FATHER’S LETTER, “This {9 to thank Patne's Celery Com- Pound for the good it has done, Our Geughter Katie quickly got well again by taking your medicine. She was very sick id red and not strong enough to go to ‘hool_ any more. 8h thinner We nureed her all night many a ur next-door neighbor sent us Paine’s Celery Compound for her; in two di @ was better so she could ‘be up. She kept Fight on improvini id now ahe is so well you would not think she had been sick Mr. und Mrs. John J, Klotebucher, Chad wick St., Philadelphia. THE DAUGHTER'S LETTER. “My father sent you a letter to tell how I was tured af was eo weak and chool, I was thankful pound. Now we are more, for we cured our father yy the sane good medicine, He js a dlack- smith and a very Jarge man. feot one inch tall, he was complaining af his heed and trouble with bis stomach. -He wouja sick ‘in bed for the first dime in hin life. ‘ow, I thought, Paine's Celery Compoy would do bin’ It cured him very soon, fe is strong and healthy, more than he was before, It is all the benefit of Paine's Celery Compound.""—Katle Klotz- tte “T will sign, also thanking Patoe's Colery Compound. for it made my husband strong end well for us."—Mrs, J. J, Klotzbucher, Chadwiek &t., P! YOU GET QUICK- CERTAIN-STRENGTH From the Celebrated Nerve Vitalizer and Tonic Compound IT GIVES ALMOST INSTANT EFFECT. PHILADELPHIA. % ery Compound, She Wi Enough to Sit U. sterday and told was arraigned before Magis- ‘on |complaint of iMlam MWeGurgen, a cashier for Burns coal dealers at the foot of Little KATIE KLOTZBUCHER. In Two Days, Taking Paine's Cel- mete! Out Gas Boiler. | the caught fire and found had ran- A Spectal Sale of 15,000 pec a ale O Js : Weaists for We SS5e. Ge aists tor Women at d9c. Gach. NO' CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER STORE + mer Me TE rou ©‘ 1B7SI97STS, NEW YORK. 12 o’Clock. Thereafter, Single Stamps Until Closing Hour, An Event of Tremendous Importance. Mammoth as the sale is in its proportions, it is not surprising, for the general public expects the Siegel Cooper Store to do big things. Styles to Choose From In Ohis Yotable Sate. The Waists are artistically fashioned from Sheer White open back and front and daintily trimmed with specially de- signed hand-made embroidery. Not a Waist in the assembly was made to be sold under $1.25; many were intended: to be These Waists will be on sale to-morrow and balance of the week on special tables in the regular Shirt Waist Store on the Second Floor. Chis Is for “S. & FL”’ Green Grading Stamp Collectors. A llecting S; & Hutchit G Trading St i hy For a, it the Sperry & Hutchinson Company A VOUCHER ENTITLING THE HOLDER TO $5.50 WORTH OF MESS ANTI inom These “S. & H.” Vouch be obtained in the “S. & H.” Premit Ri it BremiinlParters of the Speey ie ieicichinsen Gare panys 152-154 West 93d St, Manhatany oar tay atthe the pane eina Stores in Greater New York or adjacent territory. : ‘| Zor Men tartling S11ce. 25,000 Negligee Shirts in All the Newest Patterns . on Sale To-Morrow at the Siegel Cooper: Store. EVENING, JUNE 8, 1904. THE BIG STORE [ ) ACTIY IN ITSELF SIXTH AVE. ! “'S. & H."' Green Trading Stamps Mornings This Week from Waists of white lawn and organdie. Ohere Are Gen Dainty Summer Lawns and Organdies in the very smartest of prevailing styles; priced at $1.75. At this price, S5e department of the Siegel Cooper Store, providing the holder prefers general merchandise to one of the desirable “S. & H.” premiums. Flot Weath li O eather Hegligee dhirts A special Summer Sale planned upon a prodigious basis. but denies =} The Sale Is the: Biggest Ever Started. Values Are the Best Ever Offered At'the Price. hall, the whole Main Aisle with i sel cows eae the regular Shirt Store, Main Floer, Eastiof Fountain, with them. Infact, every jon has been made to rmake this the banner *Negligee Shirt sale of the Thousands.of men. are planning to spend the Summer out of ‘town, and:these will wisely enough of these’Shirtsito last until the first whiff of Fall weather. Each Shirt bears aypopular ge he E Shirt is guaranteed to be cut size. is perfectly made and finished. Ro daw anywhere; perfectly laundered, Fitned: with the finest bevel-edge pearl buttons; split, cushion nec id; plackets on sleeves; gussets and flat felled seams; all made‘ with neckband to match shirt. Detached cuffs. 6 5 ‘The cashier office Inst Mooney case — Best madras, percale or cheviot shirtings-in ight-grounds, with the newest nies or steipes. Alsochenew? steel, blue and tan grounds, with figuresor stripes. Made to be sold at $1.00:to:$1.25, Special price for thisysale, Dr. Charles WE TAKE CARE Flesh Food a: 2 TD you know that | ; The Great Bpautinier| Watch This ie trees, scaingetae | Nearly every dealer is now]'| Record Grow. Biety of ty ee advertising a Piano for $250 or arena! acing thereabouts, but not one of them COMPARIBONI Fok equals the ANDERSON in tone. having the ub “ Tone is the strong point of the |} i ANDERSON. Compare it with WORLD WANTS area most Pianos.costing double andp}J/=———-’ EAEENIN 5 ALL PAID ADs, you will find the tone of the ands, no ANDERSON just as pure, sweet ‘The 48 Other c0 dn, no matter how “SavELors THE OMATURE BUST and good. Total for 1st Xone combined. | and will restore @ breast to its natural beauty and contour, lost through sickness t Stores aud For the June wedding no finer 4months... § 27558 67011 | gift can be made. Total for May. 36659 10996 is the onlst BEST WHISKEY Payments can be arranged to Wed. June 1-., 2348 429 fies 2 suit the buyer—by the week, 6 72 fe tots Sold only in our iin Glien Thurs,, June 2.. 217 472 | pound avoided registered bottles mon eCUBRIET MEL Friday, Junc3,. 828 311 | Gaverciaemen 4 0 paok- everywhere. | A fine STEINWAY Piano in. our 0 a1 sare sent In plain wrapper, postage pre NEVER IN BULK|| Bargain room for §190—cost $600. Saturday, June4 5 190 iis tier gre na sunday, June 5.. LBL 1313 B. KIRK &CO., N.Y, Sole Bottiers || =< Juneé. O77 ->1400 And @ C ae ‘Well — se = neerson 0, tuesday, June. LSTO 415 : 370 Fulton, near Smith St., |/] wea. Junes.... L1GSL 2426 Brooklyn, N. Y. 0 to head for the St. Louts Fair and then ‘way to Ban % make our way Sen Koval ‘There 4 to be Paine’s Celery Go to ‘your Druggist TO-DAY—Get: one bottle of _ Compound--See. how DIFFERENT it will make you feel. s Total, 173099 87756

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