The evening world. Newspaper, August 15, 1904, Page 7

THUMBLES h PURSE GRABBER A Well-Groomed ‘ Highwayman | Boldly Robs Women in Shop- ping Distriot Along West, Twenty-third Street. | \ | | | VICTIMS FASCINATED BY HIDEOUS-LOOKING SIGHT, i} * Soore of Deteotives Seek in Vain for Robber Who Takes .De- light In Exhibiting His Maimed Hand. . A daylight highwaymar whose thum fe missing from his right hand . @natohing purses from women in Twen- ty-third street in the vicinity of Sixth avenue, Although @ score of detectives have been mingling with the fashionably Greased shoppers in that nelghborhoud watching for @ well-groomed man whose right hand is thumbless, the nearest they have come to him has been when some fair victim haa shricked and the sleuths have caught a glimpse of a thumblesa man fading down the street. That be ls minus a thumb seems to be tho highwayman's pride. Instead of attempticg t conceal this mark of positive ideniifcation, he exhibits #& most boldly, The first view his victims have had of him is when be stretches * out a long, gaunt hand, the boniness of the Nogers of which emphasises the ab. sence of the thumb, Hideous Paactnation, Nearly every woman whose purse has Deen snatched has been first fascinated | \ by the missing thumb, and then she realises that the peoullar hand has grabbed her chatelaine and vie thief is off before @he can scream, There ts hardly a shopping corner in the city where there are more women during the business hours than at Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue, Tt has been figured by idle statisticians that twelve women pass this corner to @very man. Woman's mode of carrying her purse at her side, swinging it, and even exhibiting {t, has proved an ir. ‘resistible temptation to that class of thieves the police term ‘“moll-buzzers.” In the parlance of Crookdom a ‘‘moll- buaser”’ is thief who makes @ specialty of snatching women's purses, No Record of Thumbleas Thief, have no Bertillon record of i thief who steals women's purses. They belleve he has teen in some other line of thievery until he struck this perioulasiy, rich corner in y-third street, and that she samo proved so profitable he has con- d lt with great success, merous complaints have been made sperations of this thief, and in- ve vietima Legin their descrip- \im by saying that he pad no n his right hand, Otherwise ss neatly dressed in a brown suit 1+ black stiff hat. YE HURT W CRS OF TROLLEY CHS ..ad-On Collision Near White Plains Fair Grounds, Where ‘hree Other Accidents Oc- red This Summer. | t oul ‘ (Special to The Evening World.) WILTE PLAINS, N. Y., Aug. Fivb persons were injured In a head-on | collision between two trolley cars on the White Plains and Mamaroneck Railroad early to-day, and others were eligi bruised in a panic that fol- lowed. Mary Costello, twenty-seven old, ding at ‘Tarrytown, was picked wy Unconscious and talen to the hos- pital suffering from shock and Internal njuries. Two italian workmen, whose names were not obtained, were Injured about the head, One had a bad scalp wound and it was feared that his skull fractured. y was The other persons burt were two women, Who were cut by flying spline hey refused to tell who they were declined to go to the hospital, e motormen, seeing they could not prevont a smasn-up, jumped and saved! © Temaelv es from in, jury. Supt. Krepps, ot the company, said that he sent out an extra car to pick up an Italian who wos injured and it as the extra rounded the curve it was smashed Into by a Tarrytown trolley The scene of the accident is about one hundred feet from the Waite Plains fair grounds, This 49 the fourth nceldent this summer in that locality, A month ago several persons were injured at the xame spot. GOT DR. AYER’S CHAUFFEUR. Rene J. Marx, twenty-five years old of No, 19 Bast Forty-fitth street, chauf- or Dr. J. C, Ayer, of No. al ‘Thirty-sixth street, was arrested at the foot.ot East Twenty-sixth street t jomplaint of Coroner's Phy- sician’ Weston, wh charged him with reckless sng «i ps ng. Dr. Wee u gays e 6 Chine on the sidewalk, endangering the lives and limbs of patients then on their way to Bellevue Hospital or diapen: Dr, Ayer js one of the visiting phy! cians of Bellevue H \d was at the dispensary at the time. Marx betn on his way to get hi He gave for the prisoner. PAINTERS FALL FORTY FEET. his ma- . The collapse of a scaffold upon which they were working at No. 39 Oakland street, Brooklyn, to-day, threw Sheldon Horning and Richard forty feet 20 the td "Haney sul rma), ira the 15,— | live years | 2 Ft Tee 5 THIEF THIEVES BUSY ON BROKERS CAUGHT STOCKS HOLD GAINS UPPER WEST SIDE} SHORT SUSPEND Many Burglaries Reported in|Hahlo Brothers, a Stock Ex- the West Eighty Streets, and) change Firm Reported on the Police Seem Powerless to} Bear Side of Market, Unable Put a Stop to Them. to Meet Its Contracts. MOST HOUSES THERE CLOSE DFOR SUMMER. FAILURE A SURPRISE TO WALL STREET TRADERS. Announcement Made Shortly After Business Opened, but Statement of Affairs Not Ready to Be Made Public. Home of Myer Hecht the Last One to Be Ransacked, and How Entrance Was Gained by the Robbers Is a Mystery. Burglars have become so active #74) he stock Exchange firm of Hlanto bold in thelr operations tn West Eighty: | prothera, of No. 6 Wall street, which sixth, Elghty-seventh and Bighty-eighth | has been operating rather heavily on streets during the last week that resi-|ihe pear side of the market during the dents are terrorized. Special watchmen year, announced ite suspension to- and caretakers might as be a hun-/ 4, The firm consists of Henry @ dred miles away from the premises (hoy |Hahlo, Hugh H. Haehlo and Jullus H. are employed to guard, and the police|Hahlo, Hugo being the Stock Exchange of the One Hundredth etreet station | member, seem to be equally helpless in elther pre-] The firm was organized Feb. 1, 1801, venting house-breaklig or arresting the}nnd rated at from $75,000 to $160.0. It criminals, {hod an excellent reputation and not In the district mentioned moat of the }the slightest rumor of its embarrass- houses between Central Park West and/ ment preceded tie announcement of Ita Columbus avenue have been closed since failure, The extent of the failure le not the beginning of summer. many residences of wealthy people, 4nd |ing been made. e & Lichenstein, of their contents are worth a burglar’s|No, 4 Exchange place, attorneys for while. How much has been stolen 5° tho firm, are now preparing a statement re are! known at this.time, no statement hay- far cannot be estimated unill the own- | which will be given out later in the day. ers can be reached at the resorts where | they are staying for the season. Police Are Puasled, The operations of the firm have bean months than ever before, That it was caught on the short side of the rising market there is no doubt. One story told in the street is that the firm was carrying an extens * tered last night slal watchman, of nue, discovered the crime, but he Is u able to say Just when tt occurred. reported It to the police to-day and Di teetive-Sergeant Connolly was assigned tothe Case, Connolly ts at « loss to explain how! an entry was ma to the Hecht home. | and got badly caught At the office of Hahlo Brothers it w d that all of the members of t! rm were in conference with their law yers, I f thei he burgla br burglars used root ecutties, In this} LONDON STOCKS DULL. instance he found the seuttle locked! from the inside, and all the other en- rp md trances fastened with the best of locks, | To have entered through the front door, | which it {s presumed the burglar did, he | had to open three locks, An examina- tion to-day disclosed that more of them | had been sprung or apparently tam-| pered with in any way i Frightened Away Here, The burglar or burglars who robbed) the Hecht house tried to force an en-| Americans Firm, with Atchison the Feature of Trading, LONDON, Aug. 15—Money was tn moderate demand in the market to-day and in good supply. Prices on the Stock Exchange were steady, trading had an uncertain tendency, and operators generally were idle, many taking advantage of the unpopular nine- trance last night to No. 51 West Elghty-| teen days’ account to enjoy a holiday seventh street, but were frightened |Congsols improved on the cheapness of away by the caretakers. money The apartmen: of a family named, Americans opened firm, in sympath? Barnes he top floor of No. 61 West with New York. Atchison was the fen- Bight enth street, was robbed two (ure, Foreigners were Inactive, being nights ago of $40 worth of clothing. affected by the Paria holiday. Japanese The burglar in this instance stopped hardened, Russians and Turks were lonng enough to change his common) weak. Imperial Japanese Government cotton underwear for a sult of sillk, | G9 of 194 were quoted at #. even to sik socks, belonging to Mr, ceemmmebeniiagis vie +| STANDARD OIL DIVIDEND. The police have reporta of burglarte having been committed at Nos. 53 and % West Bighty-sixth street, but th Are not Inclined to discuss these ¢ any more than the others, SHES THREE HEN ON FERPA, Enraged at Being Called Black Hand Man, Italian Attacks Passengers and Holds Crowd at Bay with Stiletto, for the Last Quarter, A dividend of $5 a share has been de- Ol} Company for the ending quarver. ar, WHEAT MARKET, ‘The opening of the wheat market active and Irregular to-day, the sales here showing a decline of 1-4 of cent under Saturday's curb In Septem- ber and 1-2 in December. At Chigago September wheat opened from 100 1-3 to 100 1-4 and gold up to 101 4-8, later drop- ping to 100 7-8, Corn wae irregular and “New. York i New ork's nf tos Tea: Wheat—Ma) ng prices, were: Wheat ‘ices were “ inber, 108 3- December, 108 —Ma to 101; December, 99 3-4 to 100 1-4, Corn— May, 50 1-2 to 61; September, 58 to 63 1-2 ; ‘« Paved were: M A ember, 106 bi vember corn, Dominick Monesino, an Italian, No. 3% West Fourth street, Manhattan, was arraigned to-day in the Hoboken Police Court charged with lassault and battery and with carrying {concealed and deadly weapons. The ,complainants were Thomas McDonald, of No, U9 Leroy street, Joseph O'Neil, jot No, 43 Hudson street, and William Henkel, of No, 102 Chariton street, Man- r wheat, 102 8-8 to 102 105 3-4 to 102 1-2; ny. ep! hattan, Ace ding to the nplainants, they \ ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY. That is a ‘Hiack Hand’ Society man! belleve that is the boy who waa kid- nenped from Brooklyn | more conspicuous during the past few) ive line of shorts, {for a certain well-known bear operator | |H.O'Neill & Co but |} : ; 'Dectaration of ®5 hy the Company | clared on the stocks of the Standard) || This te the same dividend declared for ; September, 100 1-8 Chicago's closing prices were: Septem- 3-4; December, 104 1-4 asked, . 4 12 1-2 bid; May, 82 5-# Sun rises. 5.08/8un gets, 7.01/Moon sets. 9.29 \amues. da $3, BUT TONG LAS BES Paoifis Lead the’Market,/South- | 4. ern Being the Feature, While the Other Railroads(Make a Good Showing. POR LREIPSIOP SESE TRACTIONS ALSO STRONG. |! Metropolitan Securities Goes Still Higher, While Interborough Wa a Factor on the Curb—Pennsyl- vania, Atchison and 8t, Paul Firm, | ¥ Met. Securities Manhattan Met q K & K & T T of — Trading fell off somewhat during the final hour to-day, but the list closed with gaina that were within 1-8 to 1-4 per cent, of the best prices of the day. There was good professional leadersnip on the bull side ‘The Pacifics were the feature of the market under the lead of Gouthern Pa elfic, witich closed up more than a point Union Pacific was bought by Landon, it showing a gain of almost 1 per cent Pennsylvania, Atchison, St. Paul, Tll- nols Central, Louisville & Nashville and Norfolk & Western showed gains of from 34 to more than | point, i% = o There waa a little pressure on Steel —————— preferred during the afternoon, It sell- ny ing below Saturday's final figure MRS. CLEMENS LEFT $35.00 Fractional gain: realized by the other Industrials, Metropolitan Seour!- tles led the local Tractions, It closing over 2 points higher. Metropolitan Street Railway gained | per cent, while Manhattan and Brooklyn were up frac Honally Interbor:ugh Rapid Tranelt sold up to M43 on the curb to-day, againet 135, Ite close of Saturday thaing of from 5-8 to 1-8 per cent, were of Mark Twain Requent Him All Her Eatate, The will Mrs. Olivia Clemens, wife of Samuel 1, ("Mark Twain") in. the Surrogate’s oifee Mre. Clemens died tn Flo’ on June 6 last. Her will wa on May 9, 1891. Sie erty, which is estimated at $35,000, her husband Wife of Laned Clem rence, It YAR EXC ; Tuesday We Will Offer Voile Suits, Linen Suits and Silk Suits at Quick Clearance Prices VOILE § i made over Oe canainn ahon t $1 9.00 VOILE SUITS-Exclusive models, | $25 00 $5.00 | made over silk—heretofore $65,00; at | LINEN STREET SUITS—New) loose models or blouse—heretoiore CEPR Uscsscctsceaerts ns iderecey') | LINEN SUITS—Tourist dels; ) heretofore $11.75; Ge winn ‘a sh , $7.00 LAWN SHIRT WAIST SUITS— ) je corre Al u ter last rr “ithe three. dividends. of this veer The balance of those marked $5,00 to $3 00 gregate 28 per cent. compared with % $6.50; at - ) . ercent of the firm's third dividend tast| 250; Tee eee eee Our August Sale of Lace Curtains, Bonne Femme, Bed Sets and Silk Portieres Will be the most remarkable we have ever organized. At no time in the history of curtain selling have such prices been quoted on Nottingham Lace Curtains, [rish Point Lace Curtains, Arabian Lace Curtains, Arabian Lace Bonne Femme, Renaissance Lace Bed Sets and Silk Derby Satin Porticres. We have no hesitation in inviting our patrons to make the most careful and minute comparisons, knowing that | nosuch curtain values are being offered in cither New | York City or Brooklyn to-day— | Irish Point Lace Curtains, | Nottingham Lace Curtains. White and ivory, 3% and 4 yards White and ecru, all overlocked Jong; many of the lots are very large, | stitched edges, new and crisp, no odd thus insuring delivery of periect cur- lots or soiled samples. No seconds tains in no matter how greata lot or imperfect curtains so often found one might require, in special sales. | | Monesino became infuriated He r Pr F 4 5 ing i Ph ora) Pago yy tars Opreeed| PORT OF YEW YORK, $4.$0 Irish Points, | 98 pair. $9.95 Nottinghams. $2.00 pair ae tabbing all, of them, The other Souk ARRIVED. saa §.25 Irish Points... 3,9 pair. | 4.75 Nottinghams, 95 pair. the fight. and for atime the ttalign | P na 6,75 Irish Points, 4, 0 pair. 6.75 Nottinghams 3,95 pair. Was in danger of being mobbed. With | (iy ° 7.50 Irish Points.. 5,00 pair. | 9.00 Nottinghams .00 pair. ‘his knife still drawn he held the crowd al bay until the boat had reached Ho- boken, Then he was overpowered by it INCOMING STEAMSHIPS DUE TO-DAY endam, Rotterdam, iiacae, Porto Cabello, OUTGOING STEAMBHIP> BAILED TO-DAY. stom Praca Bosses police. | The three wounded men were taken jto St. Mary's Hospital. It was said ‘that thelr Injuries were serious, Mone- sino was held without ball to await the reault of his victim's injuries. The Itallan carried a stiletto and a pistol. Jt was sald that the boy with ihim was his son, | i} | OBACCO tags. coupons. cigar bands redeemable hus { by the Florodora Tag Co. (eM; will be redeemed with “S.&H.’’*Stamps at any of our stores ‘We also redeem LABELS from HOLBROOK'S SAUCE, VANILLA CRYSTALS. Trade Marks from JELLYCON or BIXBY'S SHOE POLISH. Wrappers from “OZONE” soap, Washing Powder, starch, Perfumes. “SILEXO” soap, scouring, Hand or Stiver soap. “SATIN GLOSS” %#9,, Washing Powders an. * RADWAY’S READY RELIEF, ALL THE ADOVE GUUIECT TO DISCONTINUANCE WITHOUT NOTICE THE SPERRY @ HUTCHINSON CO.,. THOS. A. SPERRY, President, NEW YORK GITY, N. Y. SIMs: Arabian Lace Curtains. $10.00 Real Lace These very popular corded Cur- Bonne Femme Curtains tains in Arabian color lace have never $5.00 each ich prices as we quote * le before known such pi Made of veil Arcblan Lace on a for this sale. | sirst quality of n ith B $5.25 Arabians....$3.50 pair. | flounce and in eee Oy (he fateh 7.50 Arablans...+ 3.95 pair. j rey ae Bonne Femme ever offered 4.75 Arabians.--+ 5.00 pair. | picid? og 10.50 Arabians... 6.00 pair. $5.00 excr Renaissance Lace Bed Sets, With large centre pieces and deep flounces; the bolster pieces are made to match the covers, $3.50 each $9.00 Bed sets $6.00 earch 5.00 each 10,00 Bed sets...... 7.50 each Silk Derby Satin Portieres, Always $13.50, at $7.50 Pair. These beautiful portieres are as well known as Cen- tral Park is to the average New York customer for hi class portieres, They are all silk corded edges, and t colors are only the very best, such as crimson, myrtle, rose, ane ine rose, cerise and ecru. There are just 50 while they last we offer them at, per Tees Sixth Avenue, 20th to 21st Street. was fled for proba es all her prog fh | ¢ and the price has always been $13.50 pair— | 7.50 | ESE =~ unt of $8 of more, except goods to tent COD. The Storelsa Hi Its summer merchan- | dise is bargain hay being mowed by the sharpest clearance price-scythe we can handle. Will vou reap the har. vest? The Chance of the Season in This — Clearance of Summer Frocks at $3.75! Owing to the inrush of Fall merchandise just __ how we've got to do some quick work in the cleare: © ance line where Summer garments are concerned, ;} That's why you're offered ; " These Beavlitul $12 Dresses for to. morrow—we need the room thev occupy and need it in a hurry. These handsome frocks are made of the finest of linen lawns in exquisitely pretty patterns and a variety of smart, becoming styles, two of which are herewith illustrated, Fine cluster tuck ings, hemstitchings and deep plaitings bring these gowns up to the top-notch of smariness Included in the above lot at $3.75 are about one hundred nd titty preity dresses of fancy dimity, linen and crash, all beaue titully made and charmingly trimmed and worth $10 and $12, = Sizes 32 to 42 bust measure in all styles, The Sale of Decorated Dinner | Sets and Odds and Ends. sets and odd pieces to go in ithstanding the crowd of e¢ been profiting by r¢ bargains all day to-day So for to-morrow we quote the fellow: 2 ing extraordinary items again—but better hurry this time, as the lots have dw indled considerably : Tea and Dinner Sets, ® Dinner Sets (100 pieces), 92.98. 310 Dinner Sets (109 piesrs), $2.98. $12 Dinner Sets (100 pieces), 87.98 £15 Dinner Sets (100 pieces), $9.98. » I ut Prone Wh BY Seating g 63c. for 24-inch Svil Cases. Stock-reducing among the suit cases is responsible for sucht remarkable bargain-giving a§ this: | Here are these cases of good olive color cloth, well made t f particular and perfectly Suit cases that will give unex ‘ Decorated Pieces. Tea Cups and Saucers, pair, 5: Tea Plates, each, Dinner Plates, ¢ Soup Plates, 2a Truit Saucers, each, Zhe S18 Dinner Sets (100 pieces), | Butter Plates, each, 14e ‘ | 13.98, Pickle Dishes, each, Se ne . | £25 Dinner Sets (100 pieces), | Cake Plates, ea Tosmarrow | yOu" many 115.98 #, each, 10¢ select one at ; $35 nner Sets (100 pieces), size, 10¢ Svit Cases, $3.50, 335. . hn Dishes, 15¢, 3-02, sole leather, with reinforced 4 Tea Sets (56 pisces), $2.78 with cover, 28¢ corners, French stitched all around, | 85 Tea Sets (40 pieces), $3.59. Dishes, 10¢ easy-carrying handle, lined with $ Tea Sets (56 pieces), $3.08, s pat 15c. Decorated China Pieces, 9c. Consisting of tea cups and saucers and tea plates Third ¥ Tvesday’s List of Specials From the “Toilets” Sale. ivings in this new list con-/ igs as its prede- extra quality canvas, fitted with: good strony lock and key; regularly sold elsewhere at from $4 to $5.50, Main Plover, 30th St, Section, wr TAN BL. Seetion There are daily changes in the schedule of bargai Eyeglasses, Gold Springs, 65c. These eyeglasses have solid xold springs, are made in the smart rimless style, fitted with pure white periscopic lenses and one 19 Draahes, Vernon 88 |" De, Snow's Lithia | Dr. !now non-tilting nose-rests Tabblets, por bot Vowder, N-luting Nose-res feo 'a'arain. 9C| Carsoitsed They're being « Vatisinn Vielet Tol- tised bw others as “ Leon Flore let Monten 45 Siam in, f c re, rmaninn Qe and offered as extraor tiapair, Exclysive em daily as high as Main Ploor, Front, Centre, Solid Gold Jewelry Bargains. In adjusting jewelry stocks we've price-knifed a lot of handsome 10-kt, solid gold jews elry, including the following fist of handsome articles: Round or Heart Shaped Lo ckets—For two pictures; gpectal tach... 4. ‘harms Lyeclasses dinary valu opticians sel! $3.50, Torn naar Bay now's Compound en Pills, war "6c We cannot fill mail, telephone uantities will be Hinitea Buy Your Groceries, Wines & Liquors Here To-Morrow. If you realize what Bloomingdale money-savings in the Groc Store mean, you'll not hesitate about doing your provision bu here to-morrow. We offer below a special list of important bargzins | the best grades of dibles and drinkables Br row cial price, or C. O. D. orders action ery ing Gold Heart © | Write for our grocery catalogue slat: special seeaeee a ' eins 7 Scarfpins An amost en ow ee ae: | Temators «Pennie peas ts: 256 less variely for choice, set ee ee eee O0c Laver Fine alare: Qo Whole ie with and wwihoat stones; | ‘ \ special, each. ...,..+ sees 8Se | Uhee 4 Pranes— Extra — large c Du P - It ¢. kind -, mbbell Cuff Buttons wert 1 gr ie. Kind: oe Be Many handsome patterns, Ned Alaska Sal. made with stilened posts; neh Tonguc—i- _ ae % Be or bre od special, per pair... seeses 89 | Eteegh—O' Sig ry Flour Brooches in many bea ful S449 Tomate apa Je | 1as- h0c styles, special, each, .....- oS oka Children’s Gold Necklaces Wl surely fill the bill {{ you're particular about the sort of coffee you ‘ts, po Mor a eral $149 drink—customers have commented time and time again on its excellence, its delicious flavor and aroma. It's equal to coffees selling elsewhere at 3Sc. and 40e. a pound. Rasement Misses’ Gold Rings—a lot of odds and ends—at, each, Main Floor, Front. Centre,