The evening world. Newspaper, August 18, 1904, Page 3

“ CTHNGH GIRL WAY HWE |. EP RILLED RIM WITH IGE PICK Officials Re-Enact Tragedy in Staten island Hotel and Are Convinced that Either Marie Cavonne or Proprietor Dowling Stabbed Pinkerton. Killed as he was in the midst of a bar-room scuffle, in which there were but three participants, one the beautiful young Marie Prosi Cavonne, in the role of peacemaker, it is still impossible for the police to determine who gave the fatal knife thrust to William Pinkerton in the Gate Hotel at West New Brighton, Staten Island, on Monday night. Beyond doubt the young Spanish widow, whose participation in the crime gives it much picturesqueness, was closest to the dead man when the knife was thrust in his heart, but not one of the several eye witnesses saw the knife used, and, until an autopsy revealed the real cause of death, they were under the impression that Pinkerton was laid low by a blow on the head from a piece of lead pipe. It was William B. Dowling. proprietor of the hotel, or it was Marie! Cavonne who killed Pinkerton. One or the other committed this crime, To establish just which is the knot of mystery which the police and the District-Attorney of Richmond County are trying to unravel, and with the principals silent rave when they proclaim their innocence and the wit- essen unable to give the slightest information beyond the one now unim- portant fact that Pinkerton was struck over the head with a plece of lead pipe, they are making little progress. DOWLING ACCUSED OF THE CRIME. Dowling is locked up charged with the murder, In the same prison with him, but far removed, 1s Marie Cavonne, held as a witness. It would be idle to say that the girl is not suspected of having given Pinkerton the fatal knife thrust, for when Pinkerton fell over and gasped his last it was she who was close to him and her body was between the dying man and the man who {!s now accused of the murder. “How could Dowling reach around the woman with a knife and stab Pinkerton to the heart without being seen by the friends of Pinkerton who were in the room eagerly watching the fight?” the police ask. On the other hand, it would have been possible for the girl to do the deed unseen, 20 close was she to the fighting men. But this is all theory, and there is not a bit of evidence to show that the girl used a knife, or even had a knife with her at the time. In the Gate Hotel to-day District-Attorney Rawson, Capt. Hogan, of the West New Brighton police, and William Roberts, one of the witnesses to the murder, enacted the crime all over again, paying the closest atten- tion to detail and even using as far as ponsible the identical language which preceded the fatal row of Monday night. The object of this tragic #*99eoeedeeeeeseoesoooe play acting was to follow every move of the three participants in the ight ICE BANKS IS ALLOWED TO SPEAK, BUT HOT STUFF MUST KEEP QUIET- TUNNEL TRAIN [5 and to satisfy the authorities that aither Dowling or the woman did the stabbing. The re-enactment satisfied’ both Mr. Rawson and Capt, Hogan that it was either Dowling or the woman, and that no one else could pos- sibly have slipped in and committed the murder. When the three arrived at the hotel they went into the barroom, -where Roberts briefly explained the incidents preceding the crime. ROBERTS TELLS THE STORY, “Supt. Archie Carter, of the White handkerchiey factory; Foreman Will Walker and Pinkerton came in the front door at exactly 6.10 o'clock,” he said. “They were all feeling pretty good, and they went over to the bar where Marie served them with drinks. The girl was employed os barmaid by, Dowling, and had many friends and admirers. While the three were drinking Dowling came downstairs in his shirt sleeves and suddenly ap- peared in the doorway of the little pool-room off the barroom, “Tt was Carter who started the trouble. He sald to Dowling that he Ought to go upstairs and get some clothes on. Dowling was very ugly, He told Carter to mind his own business and applied a vile word to him, Carter responded, and it looked like more than words. Because Carter is femal! man | suppose Pinkerton took up the fight. At any rate he made a rush at Dowling and almost pushed him off his feet. Dowling slipped behind the bar, and for the time being that stopped the fight.’ Leas than two minutes later, however, the quarrel which had such a fatal ending was resumed. In order to exactly fix the scene District-At- torney Rawson impersonated Dowling, Capt. Hogan played the part of Pinkerton and a detective, who had arrived, was put in to impersonate Marie Cavonne. Acting under Instructions from Roberts Mr. Rawson raised the iden- tical section of lead pipe which Dowling used on Monday night and made a rush at Capt. Hogan. The men came together and then the big detective was instructed to come from behind the bar and get in between the two men. The detective, playing the part of the woman, did so, and at the same time Roberts showed gd he had leaped in and wrested the lead pipe from Dowling’s hands, The detective, under instructions, aimed blows at Capt. Hogan (Pinkerton) with both bands and yelled: “Any one that hits Dowling hits me.” Then Capt. Hogan was Instructed to fall, which he did, and that ended the little play. “Now, Roberts, who did the stabbing?” demanded Capt. Hogan ROBERTS SAW NO KNIFE. “I swear I could not say,” replied the man. “I saw no knife in Dowl- ing’s hand, I was certain at the time I took the pipe from him that | hed left him without a single weapon. I saw no knife or other weapon in Marie's hand. The girl fought furiously for Dowling, and was evidently afraid he would get hurt, but I could not say that she did more than strike with her fists.” One thing the little play established, and that was that either the girl or Dowling commitied the crime. No one else could have done {t, but when it was all over the police were no nearer fixing it on one of their prisoners than they wert before, They have not even been able to find the weapon with which the murder was done, A search of the barroom revealed an ice pick on a shelf, on the point of which were a few stains. These may be rust or blood, which will be determined by the chemist who is now ana- lysing them. Although he ran a saloon, Dowling is a clockmaker by trade and had a well-equipped shop over the barroom. Among his tools were many sharp knives, but there js no evidence that any one of them was used in the kill- ing of Pinkerton. The connection of the girl with the case is what has given the tragedy such prominence on Staten Island. Marie Cavonne Is of Spanish extraction, tall, black-eyed and beautiful. She endeavored to conceal her real identity when first arrested by giving the name of Marie de Karagi, but was soon recognized as Marie Cavonne. The girl is only twenty and has had a ro- mantic career. She is the daughter of John Prosi, an Italian resident of Staten Island, and her mother was a Spaniard, Pr” came to this country when & boy and fought through the civil war, He settled on Staten Isiand, and Marie, who matured young, had a host of admirers. She finally mar- ried Cornelius Cavonne, an Italiam landscape artist, and went to live with | f him at Mineola, L. 1. A year ago he died and Prosi tried to get the young widow lo come back to ber old home. She would not do It, though, preter. | « a Hving, an- finally found her way to “owling’s betel, | ring co work for joyed as barmaid. Her father bas had little to do with i her working in a saloon very kverly, but now that she 111 stick to her to the end. in he was at the first. ‘ can solve it to the satisfaction of a jury,” he sald shed the ber after Dowling and ¥ have been kim, but | « Interborough Officials Whisked | | \ ‘ o Py . ‘YHE WORLD: ‘THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18) 1908. THE FAVORITE PUPIL. (By T, BE, Powers.) PLE EE DSSHL LT EE OOT Oe POSTHHEG Sy HOSOSTDE 9060006 * Lives THERE A MAN WITH $0UL $0 DEAD WAO NEVER TO HIM SELF HATH SAID, THIS !S MY OWN, MY NATIVE LAND® TEACHER HAS His: EYE ON You Hot STUFF! - WONT Mrs, Lecoq, Sentenced with Husband, Reiuses Woman's Offer to Return Her and Baby to France, sioner Lindsley, Who Praises One and Inflicts Record Fine Upon the Other, MODEL OFFICER HAD NO CHARGES IN 30 YEARS. FEARS RELATIVES MIGHT LEARN OF THEIR CRIME. Retired on Half Pay, While Far- rell, with Ten Complaints in a Year, Loses 35 Days’ Salary for Last Offense. Couple Convicted of Forgery In Second Degree—Drew from Savings Bank Money Depos- ited by Jules Grauby. The best man on the police force and the “worst policeman,” according to Deputy Commissioner Lindsley, met at Police Headquarters to-day. Patrolman Adam Feuerstein, who has been on the force for thirty years, has not drunk a drop of liquor in that time and has never had a complaint made against him, came down from the Highbridge station to submit his appll- cation for retirement on halt pay, which the law allows, His request will be granted. Patrolman John 8. Farrell, the “worst policeman,” was up before the Deputy Commissioner on charges. Farrell has been on the force less than a year and has had ten charges preferred against him in that ume. Farrell was charged with being ab- sent from outgoing roll cal] and absent from his residence on several occasions when visited by Pollce Surgeon Quigley. Farrell eaid he had vertigo and tonsi- litls and was in a bad way, but he of- fered no explanation as to his absence from home after reporting sick, Deputy Commissioner Lindsley used vehement language In fining him thir- ty-five days’ pay—the highest fine ever inflicted in the Department, “You, Farrell, have been on the force lees than @ year and you have had ten cha in that time preferred” against you. On two occasions before this you Because she refused to return to her ZF : home in France without her husband G a = and partner in crime, Mrs. Jeanne 8: Lecoa, was to-day gent to the Bedford Reformatory, She will take her few Wy ye montha’ old child with her, Her hue- Uf lui. band, Noel Lecoq was sentenced to U, “ Prison for seven years. The had pleaded guilty to two in- ” 1s, each charging them with In the second dearee, They lived at No, 68 Tenth avenue. The crime for which the couple sentenced occurred on July 31. Grauby, of No, 38 West Thirteenth ent to Europe May %, leaving with his wife a bank-book showing de- Dosits in the Union Dome Savings Bank of $1,060. Before going away he told one Louls Yore of the book, and on July 18 it was stolen by Tore, it ts alleged. A few daye later Yore went to the bank with the book asd an order for 40, The bank officials questioned him, and he became so badly scared that he ran out of the bank, leaving the book there. Forged Name of Deponitor. Tore then told Lecoq of the hai book, and the latter a few days later went to the bank with an order pur- porting to be signed by Mrs. Graupy, who was at the time very ill, asking that the book be returned to her. It was handed to Leooq. He returned to the bank on July 91 with another order purporting to have been signed by Mrs, Grauby, but which really was signed ty NA il ie." 7 — - NA Mrs. Lecoq, for 480. The money was| have been before me and both times > a YY “4 Yj turned over, and three days later a | 0U lled to me. Yours was a lying, un- Z YN 7, My . similar order was taken to the bank by | American trick. I'm not going to dis- af ay) YY nf >= Uf VU fgen Lecog calling for $680, leaving a balance | miss you from the force this time, but OY SY, oe Z of $80 to the credit of Grauby. it 1 did dismiss you no court In this Yore Lecoq and hia wife subse quently arrested, all being re- leaned in $1,800 bail. Yore later jumped 9 ball and ts now a fugitive from jus- jee, When the ralgned for country would reinstate you, I've been eleven years a jawyer and I don't in- tend to dismiss any man when there is a chance of his getting put back. There's no hope for you unless you re- form. You have Iled every time you have been before me. This fine will prevent any Increase in pay for the patrolman for five years, BLLOSOOODD 4 1 MASTER'S ORDER. THOUSANDS: OF JAPS FALL IN PORT ARTHUR BATTLE: |Final Assault on Besieged City Renewed [tine couple were ar AUN TO HALEN Through the Subway on an Experimental Trip at Express HES NAL: WE BEST AO WORST FED ERO PLCEMEN MET; TROLLEY According to Deputy Commis: | William C, Candee, W a Bridegroom, Fatally inp in Collision Between Cara Wagon in Brooklyn, SEVERAL OTHERS ALSO WERE SEVERELY Dying Man, Prominent | ciety Across the Picked Up the Accident, ——- William C. Candee, a man prominent in exclusive #09 cles of Brooklyn and recently ® | groom, was probably fatally r afternoon In a collision enth avenue trolley car wagon Flatbush avenue, Br Two women, another man and Fj ba The car smashed into the with terrific force, at front platform, crushing in the frem the car and hurling passengers | street. ‘ Candee was picked up his skull having been was hurried to the Seney where the doctors said they would die without regaining ness, “ Mrs, R, Turner, of No, 80 Pr street, ‘received severe wounds on the face and Dolan, of the same address, & severe wrench of the beck ugly contusions, Both taken home by doctors. Robert Turvis, of No. 3 street, was cut on the face and Oliver Turvis, five years address, was so severely he had to be taken home tp bulance. Y: Bix or seven others were jured and were attended ‘in boring drug store, ‘The lew belonged to John Arista, of North Portland avenue, phy, motorman of the cary rested and will be held result of Cadee’s injury. r Candee, who is twenty-five’ fs the son of Capt Willard formerly of the ‘lwenty-thti and lives at, No. G Brvoklyn, e has years a leader in MUSIC—THE BEST OF MUSIC—FOR EVERYONE Storehouse Sale © Now look out." | prepa ft hia bride, He ts purel of iH large teetrica company in Manhattan. Speed, An experimental—not the first officind express train was run through the subway last night, making the distance from City Hall to Ninety-sixth stroet at moderate speed in less than fifteen | minutes. ‘The train was occupied ex- \elusively by officials of the operatiig lepartment of the Interborough Com- pany, Chief Engineer Deyo, of the Interbor- ough Company, was in charge of the was assisted by L. B. Stillwell, electri. cal engineer, and Frank Hedley, Gon- eral Superintendent. All of the men who are to have charge of the operating | department when the road is in com- ‘plete operation had been ordered to report for the trip. They assembled at the City Hall station early in the evening and found the train there. A complete examin- jation was made, and points on the run- ning of trains and of the arrangements for handling traMe were given, The electricity has been turned on since last Tuesday. and will be run through the ralls every evening from 8 o'clock to midnight from now until the sub- way Is formally opened for trafic. Roadway Like Bedrock, After clattering over the City Hall switches the train leaped out Into the long, shadowy vista ahead, The road- way was found to be as solid as bed- rock, even when the highest speed was ined. Those of the officials who have fiot been much In the tunnel be- cause of duties connected with getting the cars and motors ready were sur- prised when the train slowed down and fg was announced that the Ninety- sixth street station had betn reached. A stop of some length was made there while the system of switohes anit cut-offs at the Intersection of the branch laeding to the eastward under Central Park was juspected. At this important junetio,, every known device fur safety has been installed and all are In working urdcr. From Ninety-sixth street the train was run on to One Hundred and Forty- fifth street, with occasional stops. Then the return was i lo Ninety-sixth street at express J ncross Che via- duet. The flying. ililantly thehted |‘rnin crented a sensation along the pen seetion in Harlem. Entire Trip Took One Hour, vied solve the mystery of the Pinkerton klillng. Capt. Hogan ey experience {n Manhattan, has had the ald of some}! local detective bureau, but he ad.nitr that he is no|" ir ager at yet ry came oe fe ms no rail has be ment of th¢ ready ps ts nave teyien Io Sided train, which consisted of three cars, He] ese, and that the Russians began firing again at the time set for replying _|OFFICER and Refugees Who Get Away From a oe a the Place Say 20,000 of Mikado’s Men | Have Been Slain in Ten Days. going her husband to “ idee hen ail. Siew talanten CHEFOO, Aug. 18, 7.30 P. M—Russians and‘ Chinese who left Port Arthur last night and arrived here to-day declare that Lieut.-Gen, Stoessel, in command at Port Arthur, refuses to surrender to the Japan- would be cared or she and her q He then directed that the woman be from the court-room. FPLOSION FES HT MSO Dr. E. L. Oldis, Owner, Is Hurled Across Boat and Is Badly Burned While Trying to Light Fire, to the Japanese demand, They confirm also previous reports that there are seven Russian ships in Port Arthur Harbor, in addition to torpedo boats and torpedo-boat destroyers, and aver that the Japanese have lost twenty thousand men before Port Arthur during the last ten days. FINAL ATTACK ON BESIEGED CITY, LONDON, Aug. 18—A cable despatch from Berlin states that the final attack on Port Arthur is under way and that the Japanese are fighting desperately to take the besieged city, In a battle that was waged yesterday the losses of the Japanese are placed at 5,000 men killed. The Russians are res‘sting the advance of the enemy with stubborn toree while shells sen into the city fly over their heads, TOKIO, Aug, 18—Noon.—Lieut.-Gen, Stoessel, in command at Port Arthur, has refused to surrender and has declined the offer made by the Japanese for the removal of non-combatants there. Reasons for this latter action are not given, but it is probable hat the non-combatants are un- willing to accept a favor at the hands of the Japanese, They confess, however, that necessity for their removal exists, The Japanese attack now enters upon its final stage, JAPAN REFUSES TO GIVE UP RUSSIAN DESTROYER. LONDON, Aug. 18.--Japan has officially notified Great Britain that she does not propose to give up the Russian torpedo-boat destroyer Rycshiteini captured in the harbor Chefoo Aug. 12, ++ In an explosion which resulted in the destruction by fire to-day of the auzil- lary sloop-yacht “Edwin N. Herbert.” the owner, Dr, E. L. Oldis, of No, 6 Eighth avenue, was blown twenty feet across the yacht, severly burned and cut bef Oldis, with Capt. Schmuls, the commander of the boat, left the Fif- {leth street pler early to-day, Intending to (ake the yacht to Oyster Bay for the use of Mrs, Oldis, who {# spending the summer there. Their course lay up the HHudson and then through the ship ca- nal and the East River to the Sound. ‘They ted up at Fort Lee to get break. tast, and Capt. Schmuls went ashore for provirions. As he was returning Dr. Olds attempted to light a ‘fre In a stove in the forecastle with an alcohol torch, As he did 90 the torch exploded with such force that Dr, Ob hurled back Into the cabin, his clothes S MOWED DOW ON RUSSIAN S AIP S, | ent soa: seomed to be ablane tn many 5 | places forward, and as the flames were Aug. 188.50 P, M.—A late offictal despateh from | reaching hack with remarkable rapid officer on the Ressia and Gromobol was elther | ity the doctor leaped on the pier and miral Jersen narrowly escaped t _| nin, In a stern tank sixty gallons of ; ped the tate of Ad naptha were stored, and it was feared anding on the bridge of the Rossia when It was shis would explode at any minute ie two Russian cruisers wore literally riddled, their; Dr. Oldia was treated by a Fort Lee | abysiclan, His face and hands were hadiy burned and he recetved a number | ST. PETERSBURG Viadivostok shows that every } " jhiled oF We j wrecked by a shell. T guns and engines being partially dismantled. The escape of the Russian vessels from Admiral Kam{mura's four ar-! 5+ He lost everything except his mored cruisers Is regarded as a wonderful piece of luck. It is presumed aid clothes. In bie Rood clothes on that the pursuers of the Russian ships did not dare to go far north, fearing ‘ward was a quantity of jewelry Ord that some of the vessels of the Port Arthur squadron would break through K afl: arses ‘ pent abersrrengpid ' valued the yacht at 000, ’ er ee a ee oe ee ee ! Aeolians, $15 And Upward, With Music. f Original Prices, $75 to $750, | HESE are an accumulation of instruments which have T taken in exchange for more expensive styles. 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