The evening world. Newspaper, June 14, 1904, Page 1

lng 5 Nel BASEBALL ! | RACING #@ SPORTS | H "PRICE ONE CENT. BURBINK SEEKGTO END LIFE AS WILL CONTEST 19 BEGUN Samuel M. Burbank, Nephew of Aged atid Eccentric Millionaire, Stabs liimself in the Private Office of Lawyer Lewis L. Delafield. GASHED THROAT WITH KNIFE, BUT WILL PROBABLY LIVE. His Brother Caleb Chief Beneficiary of $2,000,000 Estate Under Will Filed, but Relatives Allege Another Ex- isted and Fight for Control. Samuel M. Burbank, involved with his brother, Caleb A. Burbank, in the contest of the will of their late uncle, Ambrose B. Burbank, at- tempted to kill himself to-day in the law offices of Hawkins, Delafield & ‘Sturgis, counsel for his brother as executor of the estate, by cutting his throat with a pocket-knife. Other relatives of the aged millionaire had started a contest of the will, retaining Attorney James W. Osborne and the law firm of Ewing & Ewing. Mr. Osborne said, after hearing of Burbank’s attempt to take _ his lif “It is too bad. I presume he was so worried he preferred death to tite exposures which we were about to make. He was the old man’s constant and ‘only’ companion until his death a year ago. He was his only nurse day and night. It was said that the old man was afraid of every one else and would only take medicine from Samuel, “The will under which Samuel Burbank was left $25,000 and his brother ‘was made executor and residuary legatee, thus receiving the great bulk of the estate, was dated in 1889, The contestants have good reason to believe that Ambrose Burbank made another will and that Samuel Burbank had knowledge of the second will, which did not make his brother residuary legatee. We had Samuel Burbank a few days ago in our office and he was about to make an affidavit which would have told of the disappearance of the second will, but at the last minute he backed out. Since then he has been very nervous and has been closely watched. Scasatiouu! features may mow be developed in the case.” CALLED THERE AT NOON. Purbank called at the law offices about noon and went ‘1,10 the private office of Lewis L..Delafield. Mr. Delafield was not in and Burbank waited for him., He was alone if the office when a young woman stenographer passed ‘thé partly‘opened door in time to see him fall from the chair to the floor. At the same time he threw a knife across the room. On seeing the blood spurt from Burbank’s throat the young womar screamed and then fainted. Mr. Hawkins, of the firm, with a numver of| Huggins, 2b. Mr, Delafield’s office and found Burbank with a huge|Donlin, If. clerks, rushed into ‘wound on the aide of his neck. Dr. Sweeney, of the Equitable Building, was called in, und he notified! nolan, rf. rd bys Policeman Diehl and Detective Funston. They called an ambulance from) Corcoran, ss. the Hudson Street Hospital and Burbank was rolled in a blanket and car- ried to the elevator of the buljding. Business was suspended for a time in'the big office structure while the tenants watched the injured man being carried down to the ambulance. The young woman who fainted was at- tended by, Dr. Sweeney. DELAFIELD WOULD NOT TALK. Mr. Delafield, on his arrival, made a statement to the oficers, but they refused to make it public, saying that Mr. Delafield did not wish it pub- lished ané that it was none of the public's business. Mr. Delafield would only say to the reporters that it was nobody's business if Mr. Burbank wished to kill himself in his office. ‘All that Mr. Hawkins coujd say was that the incident was shocking ana to be regretted. At the Hudson Street Hospital it was said by the doctors that Burbank had missed the windpipe by a narrow margin, and that whilo he had lost much .blood he would probably recover. ‘The case in the Surrogate’s Court to-day was the petition of the oon- testamts to cause a search for the second will, which {s believed to have been made not long before Ambrose Burbank’s death. A similar motion was made _ before Surrogate Thomas a week ago and was denied, The id motion came up to-day before Surrogate Fitzgerald, and each side aubmitted ‘briefs and aMfdavits, and decision was reserved. The contest of will of? 1889 to keep it from being probated comes np for trial next ‘Attorney Osborne had informed Samuel Burbank thet as he was the - only companion of the dying millionaire in his last hours he would be eaked ‘to tell’all he knew about his uncle, his final disposition of his estate! aiid the scenes immediately antedating the death. DETECTIVES ON THE CASE. . The contestants had employed a number of detectives who had been _ working on the case, and counsel for the contestants say that whon Samuel ‘Burbank was confronted with these reports he at first consented to make a sree ‘aMdavit and then backed down. " Burbank. was. transferred from the Hudson Street Hospital to Bellev: ‘atternooa. ‘He is held a prisoner and may be arraigned in court ine ‘Ritter Being key to Bellevue Hospital Burbank said his lawyer was Wapene “Hawking, of Hawkins, Delafield & Sturges, of No, 1 Nassau street, ‘where te attempted ‘to cut his throat. He sald-he had been drinking and ee erver , all: week,. when he went this morning to see Mr. Hawkins and aa BROOKLYNS LOSE 10 REDS |, IN A PITCHERS’ BATTLE, Poole and South Paw Ree wikellon Twirl Great Ball in Game Across the Bridge—Teams Play Twice To-Morrow. Hits—Gessler, 3; Hite—McCormick. ‘Sacrifice Hits gins, Peitz, Kellum, t Bases—Huggins, Donlin, Double Plays—Sheckard and Pabb., La First Base on Balls—Oft Poole, 6 Kellum, 2. First Base on Errors. N. Y., CINCIN R. H. PO, A. E. Osi tae0. 22 00 0 Kelley, 1b. so O- 198 0, 10 Seymour, 0) (0 1-0) 40: 0 0) 2: 50 40 OF 0) ,05°76)) 0; Woodruff, 3b. PP Ob RO) 1 aa) Pietz, c. LY Reigate Olea Kellum, p. 0 0 0 4 ¢ Totals ...0.. .2s. 6 6 27 17 0 BROOKLYN R. H. PO. A. B. Sheckard, If OM MAD Lina Lumley, rf. 0 0 0 0 0 Dillon, 1b. 0 1° 9 0) 0 Jacklitsch, 2b Ce P eok est Babb, ss. OO" 8 8 0 Gessler, cf. .. 23 0 0 0 McCormick, 3b. 1 p ak: aes Ee Ritter, c. 1 ibe Vitals Poole, p. 0.10 6°) 4,50 “Bergen . Or Ona ne Totals 4 (8 27 10.8 *Batted for Poole in ninth. SCORE BY INNINGS. Cincinnati. 0000003 0 2—5 Brooklyn ..0000002 0 2-4 Earned Runs-_Brookly nm, 2 Jacklicaen on Bases—Cincinnati, §; Brookly Hit by Pitched Balls One hour and for fire—Mr, O'Day. (Special to ‘The Evening World.) WASHINGTON PARK. BROOKLYN, First In Hus on Seymour's hot bounder, which Jack- Mitsch grabbed and toned to Babb. "NO RUNS. axe was retired - his slow ARR Re HERMIS’S GOOD RACE. Handicap this afternoon almost coming home under a double wrap. horse’s public work-out for the Suburban Handicap, to be run Thursday, and it won’ him many backers for the big event. His time to-day for the mile and one-eighth wi never extended. TS O TO. DAY: S BASE- BALL GAMES. NATIONAL LEAGUE. LOUIS AT NEW YORK. -000000001—-1 Z0011011 hols and Zeurfoss; lor and Bowerman, ley was the second out on . which Kellum and Kelley Dillon then laced the ball to centre for a base and moved up to sec- | ond when Jacklitsch ‘shoulder by a pitched ball. called out on strikes. CHICAGO AT - 02000000 0— 2) 00002004 n's high jump-| orcoman struck swing at the ball. Powle pulled down Do! i CINCINNATI AT BROOKLYN. -000000302—5 000000202-4 sta Steries—Kellum + never taking codrumts high f Gessler smashed Rey fleld fence for ‘ormick Mled out to Huggins # dinpoxed of by Corcoran s ing up to third. PITTSBURG AT PHILADELPHIA +5 900004001 000000000—-0 | bounder to Kellum, Pletz singled to a pitched bil, Kellum was hit Promoting Pietz to chell and Dogin. NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING; Ww to Baby at second doubled up 067 St. Louie. .2. 28 640 Brookign. 20 2 New York,i0 15, UIP hiA'phia 9 Be 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE. WASHINGTON AT DETROIT, Washingten.20030000000-5 2000100020 0-5 Macteries—Townsend and Drilt swinging ut Kelfum’s cross fire benders, one to Kellum and vame to an end, Fourth Inning. 's slow grasascutter nw eklitach's error der, lea R Kiltsch was retired at first by Cor- aler xent a bounder to Wood- ¢ t at the initial bag. NO RUNS. Fifth Inning. Babb to Ditlon i collared by Mc- yt tree pass tol PHILADELPHIA AT CLEVELAND Pietz went out, lym’ ae ae fly was ° e minutes, Um: Render and Schreck; Bem- ch went “tral ne me called on account, of rain games, were scheduled for New June W4.—The Cincinnatis de- York arid Chicago or feated the Brooklyns here this after- noon by a score. of 5.to 4, Both Poole and Kellum pitched good ball, The teams will plav two games to-morrow. y wok care of Ritter roller was easy meat for who shot the ball to Kelley time to retire the Dodgers’ twirler, RUNS AMERICANS LEAGUE STANDING. | rc, dropped into] Boston.../ .68i [Cleveland a8 90 333 Seymour was*a vic- elley's high Ritter’s big mitt, is drové a’ grounder to Jack- tin on strikes. lltsch ‘and perished at first. Donlin was fooled by. Poole'’s curves. Capt. Kelley walked, but was forced at second New York® 10 NO] Paiasphiag 3.558 Wasbing'n & a Sheckard banged out a Sy. wich was smothered by Dolan. je" to the Infield was for Horie ar hte AND FRESH. i th a ata ahrmtlve, now. (Continued on Second Page.) “i . tay am PUBLIC ie FORTHE SUBURBAN (In Feature Event at Gravesend To-Day,' , Thomas Horse Runs Mile and a Furlong Close to the Record and Is. TAYLOR \ PUTILE Never Extended, AFRICANDER AND EUGENIA — 10 ) CARDINALS BURCH ARE BEATEN St. Louis Team Couldn't Touch} Fifteen Thousand See Good Sport To- Curves of Giants’ Pitcher for Da Safe Hits—Local Team Wins y at the Brooklyn Track— —Reliable | by Soore of 6 to 1. Takes Another Race— Tongorder, at ~ js x ¥ —— 15 to 1, Upset Calculations in Third. ST. LOUIS. , R. H. PO. A. F — OOee tt cheater ree i 5 Of eO ye) OIG reel nue pe i rae Prat adsl FIRST RACE—Reliable (13 to’ Braln, 20 Q 9 wh & Slrunninie of the rst dcp at,” 8& Valentine (7 to 5) 2, Puleus 3. * : d hon trai © Smoot, cf. Queedee Ue Ov RIO) Brie ane nor se Une toa eee au SECOND RACE—Dekater (6 to 2). Barclay, If O> ie 0) 50076 ‘ fermi». \ j pee Nea Burch, all 1, Seymour (5 to 1) 2, Hydrangea i ss sf ‘ f Tandican, 3 fe tisiel Ss 01 7 1 A Hermin wae in 300 3) {aver THIRD RACE—Tongorder (15 to : anu 9 8 Ml riise of tim ines race, which was very | 1) 1, Right Royal (8 to 8) 2, Don = ml bad.” That race, hamevt ss way in : Totale ec. ... Ko 424737) D1 [ee ta! Win tokio ane WN ave ve Reza) ¢ fir Fe NEW YORK, poh gow eee se cad. “And FOURTH RACE—Hermis (7. t0 19) a . . BE spre he Show Breanahan, cf...) 2.2. fl .Q}peing extended s3 acy 1¥ soc moat maaan NS AEE ac Jeh Browne. rf....0.. 2 h i And ® furlong | eg FP OL 2a] gultond «mie ant 6 avons A) FIFTH RACE —coppale (Ole td 0 2 14 0 Of aecond ot the record, Dick Bernard (16 to 5) 2, Pos : 0 1 1 0 Of Vainty and Atrcanter laid In behind | 3 A 0 0 2 6 AfHermis to the f peat Gilbert, 2. 1 0 2 6 Ofer wax done ty SIXTH RACE—Knight of | Bowerman, 102 4 1 Ofer tense. bet whe wae never (2 to 1) 1, Diamond Flush (5 to Taytor, p.. 9 1 0 1 0] make Heriais extend himself. African] 2, Jerry C, 3. — -— — — +der and Hureata Burch w diy beat BOCIR i ascstec cs 6 11 16 Olen. whied should disp their Sub- {1 a" bean Sear SCORB BY INNINGS urban aspisation for the plate ee ae Bt. Jouls...0.0.0 0.0.0 0 0 1-1} Jf the track fs trv on Suburban day| Right Royal Loses by a Head New York. 20011011 28 Hermits wil Ve Uineanning along for the} ight Rovil way x lukewarm | fret part. of 04 Wok Witt, eke elt eet hereto Reliable packed lis usual “ton of| Well played and 5; by Nicha con!” and won the pening handicap. otroactiien Poth eCaee and Dekaber, @ yy favorite, w ran | Mertes, Devin, Gilbert recond. In the (ind, bow | the stretch, where Gamara Bad Merten, Devlin. Double plays— : » tu 1 cnance, ape orn thot des clot ani Gilbert and MoGann. | Umpires AAAI heAtEtlehoenG Rieht Revell. ey Sa Nonnene Dee Seater ae Mie weathers Wie esol and | front of Don Roy U thighees nee ee st and the track fast. : Hermia Lends ge the Mar. (Special to The Evening World) lee Agninat Reliable, persnla went to t POIO GROUNDS, June M—The| The fact that J, Boland had the mount Y Pont start by tel i. Giants found the Cardinals from the|on Reliable aade -the buokies at one [Ave longths in iront go\nK Uo tne Mound City the easiest kind of a cold-/ time lay as good as 2 to 1 against him. here Redfern took him up a bit. Weather proposition, even with the oid Holand i# a gow! post rider and, break: |Bies te ee eee eet rellable "Kid" Nichols. pitching for! 10g Reliniily away tn front, he nad Rith enecd. Hormis came home @n them, and jostons beat the| a hia Ioneth and a halt’ ix front, ABC ne the epee sree : h from St. Valentine, | riinty, who beat Africander Chicagos MeGraw'n men are back in| 4 beat wuss cl tie tor the. pines Afsicanger” first place to-night. ‘The score at the head for the place. Puleus ran an tm-1 OCT ihe far cen clove of today’s «game upon the Polo! Phys" t who .was heavily backed, Dick Bernard Benten a Head. Grounds was 6 to 1 In the Glants'| finished outside the mone; favor. “Luther Taylor pitched a fine Faverlic Get the Second. re game and the Incal boys showed an im-| Dekaber sas the favor tn Jergths in the field ded to och provement In thelr batting. | second race. Lady Potentate a} where Conve! n. soines ES RS the First Inning. acrone epcone rens in ¢ bv a hend. third, three Yenaths back.” at a short price. bu the are Shay grounded to Gilbert and died at betting, not being fancied. Py wa om frat, Shannon worked Taylor for a| Seymour and Liydranges went might of Feast W Pass. Dahlen took Brain's fast around. | front and raced nee aor was donee Ieeke wisth and mal y er in time to put through a fast doubie | Hydrangea ad raced|{he stretch, where Knii play with the asalstance of Gilbert and | head and hy McGann. Shannon was forced at sec- | Dekaber drow away, 1 ond and Brain doubled up at first. No | ‘WO lengths from Bresnahan walked. Browne bunted, | Cc (@) RACKS, wid Seenaae iteaL, WH Mewes | RACING N WESTERN TR fe Bbaysmuffed hie assist both runners manelil); | e ww Mit 19 (Ro! > were safe. Devlin singled, filing the) KENILWORTH WINNERS. | leat and sty 1 third. TimesL spe” reach and Bresnahan and Browne| Mertes sucriticed, Nichols) KENILWORTH TRACK, June 14 RUNS, ee to catch Bresnahan at second, and as| cushions, M nn singled just out of | RESULTS AT ST. LOUIS. ” Growing him out. Dablen hit to| The races here to-di te ‘ol Nichols and. Devlin was retired at the [lowes yoke Augen Ribs heh ARC p Brain threw out Gilbert. TWO) '? ws ONS, RACE—One mile and seventy | FAIR GROUNDS. RACE). SAS Second Inning, p for three- 'sT, LOUIS, Mo.* June 4M, The races Beckley was easy.on bis grounder to and upward—Siiver Dream. | run here to-day resulted as follows: Gilbert,” Smoot drove hind afferty), 4 to 1 and even, won abst dase Sor half che Daalen's Ke Adtolight, 12 (Wonder KRACE—Foun and halt fur- 2 even, second; Oaraman, 1% (IT, longs. Won by Inflammable. 15 to 6 ichaels), 2 to 1 and 4 to & third. | Cov 4 e—1.45 8-5, dolph third. Time 0.56 2-4, D RACE—Four and a halt tur-) SECOND RACE—Five-egighths | of \@ ee $400, pa. 02 In t closed Barclays eer at frst, in threw out Burk Beckley dug up Bowerman # weit aid the batier to first with the ball. faylor whanged one over Smoot's ead jor three bi Nichols knocked for_maid mile.—Won by Braden, 7 to 2 Bons ee Milton Young, even, i . cuite,-Belxnap. 1 Bremaban's siazling walt and reiox out. 2.and-¢ to}, won by a length; Reboun- Miss. Powell, oven, iird. Thmest at the plate, Browne bunted and or Ish) 2 to land 7 to 19 THIRD RACE—One -mile.—Wor Nichole threw him out at first. NO Dictator, 10%, (McCatfer ©) Forehand, 2 to 1 and-4'to 5; King Bi PU Sand 3 to 5, third. ‘Time Fee et hE: wan meet cohERaT ‘Third Inning, THIRD RACE—Mile; purse $00; for ling, even, third. Time—142 1-4, Zearfoss's hot grounder took abound ! de: selling.—Columbia Girl.| wOorRTH RACE—Three-quarters of away from Dahlen, yielding # base, mile.—Won by Ic: Waters Sto sand 7 te Nichols snocumbed ‘to Taylor's swift mat " : Big Ben, 1 to 2, second; Autumia, drops. Umpire Johnstone removed Re te ae Te onae) ea) eaves, even, thikdy “Pime—10 ink visitor in citizen's clothes from the | \é 5 if e 2. rt Bt, Loulg, bench for making, too mush | and 1 to 2, third, ‘Time—t.4l 3-5. FIFTH RACE Mile and twent y yards, ‘The person. was said to be! FOURTH RACK—Six furlongs: purme G (oJ, was second and Kingstelle, 4 to & 2 Nichols's. father. Shay. noared out to! $400: three-year-olds and up: selling. (hird) Time—l44 non grounded to Gil-| Good Cheer, 99 (Romanelll). 3 to 1 ond s fous wes forced at #ec-' 6 to won e ond. NO OR Perry, 106. (Cro Brain's fast, asia digponed of Devitn | was second: i at the Initial sacl eGann single d 2 to hirdy ‘Time Prete cinas bas: Mauna enatG ed fag oeeewes tae 3 88 ithied. hn Second without drawing a ‘throw from | !4 Zearfoss, Mertes was retired on strikes, | FIFTH RACE—Four and one-hal {Dahlen was aleo victtmized by Nichols‘)! longs: purse #400; for maiden two-yea flings, NO RUNS. old fillies and geldings.—Conjures, 104 (J. Wal 5 to 1 and 2 to 1. won by eakth JNNIAws vg) Liree lengths; Reward, 104 (B. Reade), Dahlen took Brain's pop fly, Taylor's ‘ Aare A 7 to Land 5 to 2, second: St 8, poet seria Seinen e weeley Rt a (4, Daly), § to 2 and even, third, ‘Tme One mile and one- Sanibo, 3 to 5 and 10 W to 1 and 3t04 9 2 to 1 third. Time, 5 —_——_ , HARLEM WINNERS. : —_—— HARLEM RACE TRACK, CHICAGO, June 14.-Following are the winners oF 4.586, ! the races run here to-day: | FIR: ix and «half ton SIXTH RACE—Mile and seventy! Jonga—Wwon nero, 3,0 B and anae Daye at the Wor! Fai Arges: Purae 50s oe tote earrblds. <7: NSM Maen! "Hate th to nd up.—Scarfell, 91 (W, Ns I ‘Wan! Web Fose EO aoe BN Aaa i et oe tg ine _ Continued on Second Page.)