The evening world. Newspaper, September 12, 1904, Page 16

SAYS HE __ DIO SHOOTIG HIMSELF. oouses Woman, Who Ad- ts Guilt, but Claims Seit- slress Is Held 2 eae ‘|MRS. GERTRUDE ROBERTS, WHO FIGURED IX HOTEL SROOTING. pale, but cool, and the ques- of dia- 1 shot him, and “I shot him I carried the gun for because he had often to shoot’ me, and I wanted Mf he ever tried to carry fg this Mrs. Roberts would say ling occurred at the Metro- Hotel, Broadway and Twenty. street, where both Ferguson the woman were guests, Heard Threat of shooting. Roberts registered at the Metro- in On Aug. 17. Ferguson became is of the house on Sept, 6 They <0 be old acquaintances and on the same floor, Ferguson in No, 44 and Mrs, Roberts in went out together yesterday and returned alone several * i returned halt after sho had gone to her room her there. Taey had been | ther some time when there came 4 it the call-bell, and Chorles Hill, Porter, answered. As he the door of the woman's room their voices in argument, He don't want you, "t met out I'll shoot jo Disarm Her, he door and saw the push ih her right hand, while she grasped a small re- Saw the revolver and her on the bed and way from her, fearing stray bullets, ran for he did so a shot rang back to the room and te lying on her back | heels touching the | 's body lying across the revolver from her hand for a doctor, Dr. Phillips, West Twenty-soventd street, ‘called in, and Policemen Callagy, “and Lyneh took charge, questioned Ferguson and he @t first that the woman had When she was brought be- he sald: hy did you do it?” it was your Ife or het giving Dis ante-morten state- | t0 the Coroner at the hospital finally admitied that the yan bed shot dim. ‘Roberts was taken to the West rt street police station, She) fool and collegted despite the examination of Capt, Cot- fend Assistant District-Attorney | She said she had met Fer- ‘@udon originally in 2~<talo, She ad- , Baidu ts the name “Roberts” vas jut refused to give any other, K ad been married to a "i In Rochester in 188, but * me Jeft him two months after mar- . Has Chance for Life, Meeting Ferguson in Buffalo r Same to New York with him and | Rey lived together for a short time in Wet Thirty-ninth street. She said she| had unable to get along with him had lott him. When asked it she | 4 uch money from Fer- | : "No, J paid bilis $2 WHEAT ROARED BY CHICAGO BULLS Crop Shortage Sends Prices Kiting, and Holders of May Option Refuse to Sell on Pre- diction of Boom Rise. CHICAGO, Sept. 12.—"Wheat at $2 a bushel before next May,” was roared by the bulls to-day on the Board of Trade. At the opening of the market there was an excited demand for wheat, with few traders venturing to sell, The price for May delivery was from $1.11 1-2 to $1.17 amd for delivery for tho present month from $1.07 5-89 to $1.08, ‘Those who wished to buy shouted bids of 2 cents a bushel above the prices prevailing at the close of the tity that ony one would sell even at such @ tempting advance was extremely Mmited, The Agricultural Buredu at Washing- ton, through information furnl ite army of crop reporters throughout every whea county in the country, Issued ernoon that, confirmed the the lamentable spring wheat crop by the black rust Of winter and spring whet produced this year in the United Siates it was contended there is barely enough for seed if every bushel of it was which Is not possible, and t t fore face to face with the necea- sity of bringing in foreign whea: to help keep the wolf from the door until another shall have New opening were: W May, 1137 Mt Corn. mber, 57 a4 bid. Chicago's opening prices were: Wheat May, 12 to 111-2; December, 1093-4 to 110 1-4; September, 107 5-8 to 108, Corn —May, M14 to (01-2; Decemberfi 611-2) ices were: }, September, 8. Corn 3 , Teh Did, Chicago's cclosing prices were: Whi —eptember, 1004-4; December, 112 5-8: Niny, bbe & iti—Boptenmiber, kt bid, Decenrder, 515-8 asked; May,. 0 1- asked. ’ The market quickly recovered from a slight set-back. The strength of all outisde markets Increased the trull en- thusiasm here, commission houses be- coming heavy purchase: ter part of the session. tinued inadequate to t ing a sharp advance, the price of De- cember mounting to 1127-8. The close was extremely strong, with December! at 1125-8, a gain of 4 to 41-8 cents over Saturday's closing quotations. | S, |, FERRY PLAN % 2 Offerings con- demand, eaus- CUS DEADLOCK Dock Commissioner Objects to Proposition of Finance De: mveelt. Cavanagh, whose office ty tn r Theatre Bullding, | Ferguson had been fellow Jong time at No. 262 West | uh me ¥ sald Le 1 ual madly wated with the a long nd that when- u any it t when the money ago," sald Cavanagh, us Was run into by a trolley Da went to u hospital with sev- n rive, This woman, who ef au fad | to-day it ul w York Hospit sald that Ferguson’ had ‘an ‘even Teller Company ‘0% Weeks he has been act- agent for Nellie Me- MS an engigement in J yA to-night MATES AGAIN CUT. | ne Indicates S11 On. ram OP over the Staten Island ferry px \ he YThe Allan, partment—Board of Esti- mate Will Deoide,Says Mayor, The Dock Department and the Fi- nance Department have locked horns with the result that there ts pl deadiock, and Mayor McClellan will be called upon to exercise his power In order te straighten out the | present Try admitting that tiere was a rerious [high Jo the case to-dgy Mayor MoCtel- lan thus explained the mat‘ér “Dock Commissioner Featherston 03- ects to the preposition of the Finance Department and in that his original plane of the gtounds that th ia unnec title fa the old en until the city ton odje Department on quisition of Jay thet the taking should not te to utliize the the plant of $5'0,00), then he agreed to pay, ix too m By f ied the e ‘eather P js done | sup hat the Dock, Denarty ta knocking holes ° Fina i) that condition of affairs be al- to go on indefinitely?’ was “ answered the Mayor, with ¢ the Beard of Ee- hold the ester during tie lat-| 4 STOCKS DOP NCTE MARKET Over One Million Shares Change Hands During Day’s Dealings, in Which Southern Railway Lea Following an irregular session In the Mtock market to-day liquidation set in | during the afternoon and prices declined, the clos! roads a1 Trading was exceptiohally active, the) sales ex Londo tent of ds as the Trading Feature ing being lower, with the ratl- iffering the heaviest cuts. ‘ceeding the million mark. THE WORLD? MONDAY EVENING, SEPTE) A OEY SLIM Moon-Faced Bazoo Gave Sleep- ing Policemen Shivers, While Live Trolley Wire Shocked: a match, Playful Marmoset. Sas:daiiia’ «steak pores 8x10 “4. Gas ONE BLUE BABOON STILL (gxrg “ ., 7.00 “ ™ ENJOYS SWEET LIBERTY. Forty-one Bostock Simians Swinging in a Crate, Cage Fell and Crab Nets Were Used in Recapturing Them. - The alr was full of monkeys at Coney Toland to-day and the police, the popu- luce and a score of animal trainers| ins to match, had the time of thelr ives in corafting the simians in eith nel Thebe te oem [oe yatds, ....$1.85 each one blue-faced baboon at large, while | 2X2 more than one Coney Island gonstable {a blue in the face from hie efforts, The monks wére on their way, to Paris when they escaped. They wore all—forty-one of them—{raternising and swearing at each other ine large crate when the crate fell off a Bostock wagon as It passed out of Dreamland to Burt avenue, It burat open before the driver knew it had fajlen, and a second later a marmoset was swinging by its tail to a trolley wire and letting Coney Island know what he thought of his unexpected shock, ! Moon-Faced Basoo Led, His larger brethren, of seven varieties, took to the high places, steeplechasing along the cornices of hotel roofs and squeaking in seven jungle dialeots. Bight, led by what is known in cireus vernacular as a moon-faced basoo, trom the screech he makes resembling the} whistle of that Instrument, lost no time in visiting the police station’ on Elgoth street. ‘They did not enter by the main en- trance, but up the drain pipe, The window of the reserves’ sleeping room was open and they went In, There werp in houses were sellers to ihe ex- about 29,00 shares, which wer rather well @Nributed, ‘The # feature log up string of it atead! y , buying. the final dealings, but closed over 1 point hi wbout 25, Steel common was given fino support, the pric gure. vonally, Trading In Reading was scatiered, the prices oc Bt. Paul, Ato Louisy! cite, No youther! lost tro. Metro; the pric: & loss + | sssues of the Traction group lost from 18 tol Sugar, rado F Gas we: 3) to bbe Aotivi bone mark @ toial sales of stocks w 1, 388, shares and of bonds 148,000. Pee The Closing Quotations, the Lont to-day large a + counts change wan Inactive, 1 carry-o) Amer * firmer, Bouthe United jovern: M 1-4, fire bem »: Awertenns, trength and activity in South- arket Saturday, and the quan-|ern Railway during the day was the of the market. After open- 5-8 per cent, at 3 7-8 on a f sniew aggregating 70,000 shares, iy ddvanced to % 7-8 on heavy It reacted fractionally during igher, London houses bought 000 hares of this stock. es holding at Saturday's closing The preferred suffered frac. losing down more than 1 point, aison, Baltimore & Uhio, 16 d& Nashville, Missouri orfolk & Western, Pennsylvania, n Racine and Union Pacitic each m 1 to over 2 per cent, politan Becurivies was hard bi, ¢ being hammered down to *1 4 of almost 4 points, ‘The o he. 1-4 per cent, | Tennessee Coal and Iron, Colo- wel and Iron and Consolidued also sufferers. Losses wt i-5 were fet in the B group. ty mareed the closing of the arket, | coop To-day's hi |, Joweat and closing price and ¢ from Saturday a ciosing brlees oF from last recorded sale are as f¥l Low: Close, chat an Chua ¢ Fie a Wi 6% — 1 sh 10% + =e —% =i8 =i Ha re 0 +1" | \ 2 | " va 20% — 1h we wn — it es iy =i Ioule & i tage de =e jet. Becw ny ay my 4 ahattan Wy! a ua 1 Metro, 8. FER). 1224 120% 121 Mora re OD" ty AG o., Ef 0 Pacitic wx OTR VIN — 15 Norfolk & West, @\ 67% ote IN N.Y. Cont 1M" 12% 1214 — Got a Went HM agly idle mosylvania’.\.. 1" 13Ty 147 = 1% ople's Gas 104% 103 Kh ng Reading oy wy my I Reading What BM sa ek — ine o . - oek Iskend » 2% BAIN Rock Islan’ pe): HM Th” Th 3 at ite!) STS Oo My — 1 uth, Pac. pC... My M3. 1a! fouth. Raliway MN SEH My FID tine Rea oe. Bhs oR BR at 5 SF.2d pt. by - aoe bot ae ae aa id Texan Pacific wy MR Pentel Union Pacific 100 ge Ma — 24 Union Pacific pf, so +8 Lo 8 Leather % OK Re U4 Leather be ST) 8G SHG Z Steel pt 3 o% oh — ay uh ia & gi my OK 2» 18 % !. 3 os “au— & Pv ance. Detline pla «+ ~<a EE LONDON STOCKS STEADY. Sirengthened Daring Daz, Cut Loowe at Close. ON, nin the supplies of money were nd the demand was small, Vise were easy. On the Stock Ex- prices were steady, but trading owing to the mining ver. Consolé sagged a fraction. cans opened and grew thalnly of rm Pacine States Steel was the feature Sept the marke: Imperial Japanese ment 6s of 194 were quoted at Copver stocks were firm. Kal- proved, operators being encvur- y the August output. Proteus ‘ fourteen reserves asleep, among them pleated skirt. Reundoman A be Spe had just re- Cc 1 Bl bl te a turned from his vacation, | ors — Blue. t oe eee up . I nd t 4 the moon- 0 ac a faced bagzoo squintin, Mi he | footboard of the bed, pablo brown, ae * exclaimed Quinn, “take ‘ $42 50. a 3 i ‘This woke up the thirteen partolm . | just as two trained monkeys were ( alkin _ oe 2 ee pat a whickn en Cheviot Wi ty Suits other n aticks, loose’ coat —" a on Beret. frist] ‘reat oat ab 1 with belt nd when the cops jumped out o Aid up to the roof and made faces at| Side pleated skirt, ing ther Colts of ns coat ‘aboie” ies ‘olds of his coat a with dignified grace. le oy $22.50. Orang at the Blotter, Walking Skirts—made of The reserves, bie to f £. monkeys up the drus pipewent us| Chewiot and various mix- went .v through scuttle, but thelr “strange visiivrs didn’t walt for them and went dows the drain pipe and Into the re- serves’ room. A short-tailed orang went on down to the main floor, and as the sergeant was out in the atreet ord: his men to capture ‘ne monkeys he (the wonton) ited on bia hair and was e er wi sight of him. ebuaioe 544 rst. O'Brien made a leap for th orang, fell over a spiotoon and bruise his nose. When he got up his viaiior had vanished, For fully two hours the policemen ohased the monkeys ftom the reserves’ room to the roof and down again, A great crowd collected in front of tse station house and cheered the monkeys on, Chased with Crab: . All along Surf avenue boys and m were pursuing the nimble little animal in and out of barrooms, over the tops of trolley cars and up and down tele graph poles, Six monkeys received electric shocks from ¢ is to ou pend from trolley wires, One ba’ rode to Bath Beach on the roof of B. R. T. motor car before he Ww: taught with a crabnet, In fact none of the aimians wa erntured until a wise keeper thought t ure a supoly of crabnets. Wit these they armed the policemen, al whatever volunteers they could among the citizens of the island, bay hunt ened ey ie mor it 48 glorious e for the sm: | boy ot Coney. Inland, who was in the; PMagae, brown and Royal van of the chase from, the start, shinny. ing up trees and telegraph poles blue, drain ploes, When all but one of the monks was caught they were olaced in ® ateel-bound aie aad somtinoet ce will be ahtpped ‘ora 75. per yard, hen my) Value'$1.00. COTTON IN DEMAND. Market Prices Rise Steadily on Twenty-third Street, Good Baying. In response to good cablew from Liverpool and considerable buying for | a better market. today with tr RD a quiet, mand carried prices up steadily afte 2 | the call. Wali Street again supporte: the market, having covered its shorts, Spot interests bought and sold, tak ing September and December, Commis. sion house husloess was not largo, The opening prices ‘wore: September, 10,28 to 19.8; October 10.07 to 10,08; No- vember, 10.9 to 10.10° December, 19.11 to 1. January, 1914 to 10.15; March, W017 to 1018: April, 10.2 offered; May, 10.1 to 10.99, ‘The lete prices were: September, 10.5; October, 10.06; December, 10.08, —_ E WOMAN'S BKULL. Millen Kelly, sixty-five years old, of | FALL BRCK | No. NT Meeker avenue, Brooklyn, tei| MAN'S Clothing—Fifth Hold- from the first story to-day while try- to hang olot {adath eevee etacataed | UP In a, Week. pee her skvll and was Instantly killed, $$ SHIPPING NEWS, | WH For mn ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY. Sun rises, 5.96/8un sete: 4.16/Moon sete. 619 THE TIDES. Het Water. 4 Ae ee Om pt Flt eats Beis 1a itis i i oll Wate Perry j Governor's Taland: Dat $008 RST, gop Come «mt the PORT OF NEW YORK, ARRIVED. bse. Grimanic .. Southampton 10-48 Cu «fan Juan Fee, ‘Tex. Chen 6 INCOMING STEAMSHIPS, DUB TO-DAY. Noordam. Rotterdam. Flnjand, Antwerp. Indraaa tena, Olbraiter. ovroonsy Seanentes, Fine, hemstitched Huck Towels, plain’ or with fig- ‘ured damask ends, 23x45 inches, Heavy Irish Bleached Dam. ask TableCloths—no Nap- Odd dozens of Bleached Damask Napkins. _ $2:65 and $2.85 per doz, JAMES MeGREERY & CO. |New Fall Model Walking Suits—with ‘vest, braid or .velvet trimmed—and tures, Twenty-third Street. JAMES McGREERY & CO, Colored Dress Goods, 3,500 yarde—Silf and ‘wool French Crepe. 'Colors—Cream,” pale’ blue, pink, nile green, French grey, plum, oldfrose, cham. 40 inches’ wide, BBER HELD KNIFE AT VICTIM'S HEART Westchester Gang, Not Finding Money Quick Enough, Slashed | A poof man, wo was robbed of $50 be- Hematitched Damask. Lunch Sets,—includingCloth and one dozen Napkins to $3.75 per dos. Value $5.00 4 oocee M38 Twenty-third Street, Ladies’ Suit Dep't. 31d Floor, $5:75: ! Napples, handled (Special to The Byening World.) ITE PLAINS, N. * he fifth time with! en have assault wayfarers in the northern section of Westchester County, and the authori. | tles seem to be powerless to run them Jatest victim Je Patrick Keating, Vaihalla and White Plains early | y. He was on his way home, ac- |‘ cording to bis report to Police Bergeant when three Italians jumped from behind bushes. Two of themy had re- | hich they pointed at his head, | Wnts another man drew a atitetto and h. “IC you don't give up 1) you.” Ue dais, 1a | Rot Hew York's Growing % Bo wey of mixtures, all the newest and latest Fall effects; value $3.50, at.. Basement Specia will fitthe largest curtains; 69c alten this season, Small Medium Large —- vo. — 78c. 98. $1.25 Washing Machines, with cedar tubs, electrical welde ps that don’t come off - coo be easy and doesn't tear the clothes; special to-morrow, only f * 2.49 Clothes 5 y merican Wringer Co., with well-made frame and 10-inch rubber rolls. Women’s Fancy Linen Initial H’dktfs, with hand-embroidered initials, Women’s Linen Emb'd Hemst'd and Lace Edge Handkerchiefs, Men's Linen Hemst’d Handkerch’fs, 4,34 and 44'inch hems, $1.25, 1.65, 1.95 Low Shape ste rae we Deep Salad Bowls, 8,9 and 10 inch, . $3.95, 4.95, 7.95 e) Fi Ud Fastest Mere. style, with belted back, trimmed with silk braid; collariess model, with full sleeve and fancy cuff, The coat dae Cage interlined, which makes a warm, co! garment as well as ome that is stylish and dressy. It is a value that has ° never before been rivalled at.... ails af $1.98. ITS, fancy made from the famous “ Sults, made from the well-known Concord wool and Red; also in fancy cheviots » with spe 1.19 “ 15¢ « $1.75 24° .. $2.75 12° « $1.40 Are displaying Entirely New Shapes and Designs in Richly Cut Glass Unusual Offerings, To-morrow Water Bottles, $2.35, 3.75 Cheese Dishes $5.95, 8, Decanters, $2.95, 3.95, 4 Water and Claret Jugs, full $5.95, 6.95, Tall Footed ts, 4.25, 3.50, 7. Handsomely Decorated English and French China and unhandied, -95, 3.95 Plates, Cups, Chocolate Pots, Ramikins, Etc, THIRD FLOOR. 4 - Women’s Boots & Shoes For Early Autumn Wear OXFORD TIES, PUMPS and SLIPPERS. size, 7. Women’s Handsome Fall Suits, $6.98 Made of black cheviot, with double-breasted coat, 27 inches long, belted with new ee effect, trimmed with three rows of narrow silk braid down each side; col- arless, braid trimmed to match; also trimmed back; skirt shown in new kilted style and is button trimmed; all sizes; a phenomenal bargain at,...........s0008 Women’s Fall Silk Coats at $4.98, $3.00 to $3.50 Walking Skirts, $1.98 Made from all-silk peau de sole in the new tourist In new mixtures and black or blue cheviots, n styler thoroughly. yley thorou doubly tor tl a O-morrow’s price....+. , More of these headatns Skirts to go on gale to morrow at the same remarkably low price which created such a big sensation last week, . ys’ Glothing at an Immense Saving. pe. 7 $3.50 Sinelly All Wool Si Y ALL WOOL BLUE SERGE SU! all wool Cassimeres, Ages 6 to 16. in double-breasted style; also \” woollens, in a ‘Montana’ also Black All Wool lens—value $3.50, at. serees In all prevailing colors, Blue, mixtures in a large assortment. quarantee goes with every sult. Amew suit tree for every unsatisfactory one; 75 75 95 95 Now showing complste assortments of CORRECT STYLES in WALKING &nd DRESS BOOTS, GIBSON and ChoicestLeathers and Highest Grade Workmanship ‘| fat rent it profitably by cannot afford to pay rent for one If you have such a room Rvssian Blouse Suits, Russian Eton Suits, Norfolk Suits and Sailor Saits. Ages 2% to 10, Made from guaranteed rown al, ur *% Made in patent leather, dongola kid, box calf, In all com- bipations of make-up; also dull leathers with cloth up pers and patent or dull leather toe caps. More than forty styles to choose from, in lace or button; sizes FOUR MORNING SPEGIALS | and follow ‘1,42 BUT 281 | CUTTERS | Bacarepens Nore i per that in order to secure the F and get it quick they must use a mage netic medium, 7 STOP using poor sources to secure who are receiving satisfact through THE WORLD. THERE ARE AGENTS ...0 «+ 11) HORSES! | DIBHWASHEAS.. ERRAND BOYS AND GIRDS 10 EMP. AGENCIES. 11 6.98)» re pleated 1.98} ish; worth complete, You'll probably wear no other shoes after you have once worn @ pair of these. Regular $3.50 styles, workmanship and finish, at 1.98 4 On Sale To-Morrow Until 1 P, M, Hemmed Huck Towels, 7c, Children’s School Aprons, These are extra large towels, of a quality. that This special offering ought to result in im- usually se double this price. They are mense selling. Aprons in sizes 4 to 12 years, 4 20x40 inches in size, and at this price area most are made of lawn with wide skirts, bibs of nal bargain. Take them to-morrow, Tc solid embroidery, A 25c, value, between J Ic OW M. aNd TPL Mats eresesssves 8.30 lo-mioirow, at... Mata Floor, Rear. Floor, Rear, Startling Waist Bargain. All-Wool $1.90 value. Made from all-woo! French flannel in light We doubt if the Fall effects; fn of various colors with suitings that will anyw! wide ‘and narrow stripes. Pleated front, They are 38 inches wide, full a vyigd stock, French back; all inthree of the choicest till 1 P, M, to-thorrow, Full 49¢, value, from 8.30 A.M, till 4 . to-morrow, at, ‘ Ry? New Importations of Latest Styles French Handkerchiefs in Plain and Hand-Embroidered Effects for Men and Women " ' Also To-morrow, Special Values in ADVERTISERS Women’s Pure Linen Hemst’d H’dk’fs, : f) vith hand-emb'd initials, block effects, 9° Each, $1.00 dos. | | nev using, THE WORLD, tut ve + el r ree lory service the example of ti Paid Help Wants in thie morning's World. Paid Help Wants in the 13-othhge New York papers combine, , Five times as many in The World alone. > ARTIFICIAL TRONERS 405 sone FLOWERS 6/ JANITORS ‘ BAKERS ..... ... 4|JANITRESSES CLERKR .... ....°% | COLLECTORS .., 7 COMPOSITORS .. COOKS .... TAILORS 4s soap 88)) TRIMMERS wee @ aethetinds TINSMITHS i TUCKERE 445 omg) TiF ind « v ae USEFUL Yen VARNISHERS oes! B WAITERS... ay WAITRESSBS any