The evening world. Newspaper, September 30, 1904, Page 11

WHITEMAN LEAPS FROM FAST TRAN ‘ieedinanio Notorious Forger, In Charge of Two Detectives on Way to Buffalo, Makes Sensational Dash for Liberty. PLUNGES THROUGH A PULLMAN CAR WINDOW. Conductor Refuses to Stop, and Prisoner Gets Away— Whiteman’s Career from Millionaire Mayor to Criminal. BUFFALO, Sept. %.—Alenso J. White- man, former State Senator of Minne- tote, ex-Mayor of Duluth, an honor man of Columbia College and the most notorious forger and passer of worth- Yeas checks in the United States, es- eaped =by «plunging = headforemost through the window of a car on a mov- fag train at Dunkirk from detectives ‘who were bringing him back from &t, Louls, Whiteman was arrested in St. Louis Gunday on the charge of having forged @ obeck on the Fidelity Trust Company, of Buffalo, N. Y., for the amount of $78. ‘Under the escort of Detective Solomon, of Buffalo, and a special officer the Dtieoner was being taken back to Buf- falo on a Lake Shore express train. The train had left Dunkirk and was going at great speed to make up « delay of two hours. Whiteman, who seemed to be perfectly resigned to his fate, asked the detectives fer permission to exercise a little by walking up and down the aisle of the Pullman car. As the two escorts felt the need of exercise as much as the prisoner did, they did not object, but » they took the precaution of walking in Indian file, with Whiteman between them. They had walked up and down a fow times when the prisoner suddenly leaped into one of the open staterooms, slammed the door behind him and made @ desperate dive thrupgh the window of the room. ; Jumped Through Window, When the two detectives burst open the door of the room they found it empty, with @ ragged hole in the win- dow, telling the story of Whiteman's @ecape. They hurried to find the con- ductor, informed him of the prisoner's | too, He refused,on the ground that the FORGER WHITEMAN, WHO LEAPED FROM TRAIN GOING 4 MILE-A MINUTE AND ESCAPED FROM CUSTODY, 20 CHL TEN TO COUET Three Monthe’ Record of the Small Offenders Reported to General Sessions by Superin- tendent of the Gerry Society. In his quarterly report made to-day to the Justices of Special Sessions, Supt. E. Fellowes Jenkins, of the Getry Bo- clety, who is chief probation officer of the Children’s Court, gtves the result of his observations on juvenile criminals brought before;the court, It shows that urna escape and asked him to stop the train. ian boys werg;in, court on charges of wes carrying United States mal ¥ fast schedule, When the train stopped at the next way station, Silver Creek, the detectives left the train and hurried back here to search for the fugitive, wio'had nearly two hours’ start. A posse was quickly organied, which scattered all through the vicinity of this city, Dut has not been able to find any trace of Whiteman #0 far, Persons who saw the desperate leap say that Whiteman rolled over sev- eral times after he struck the ground, but quickly arose and ran away, as if hurt little, if at all, Alonso J, Whiteman presents o case curious tm the annals of orime in this country, Well born, highly educated, an honor ,man 4% his college, a former Gtate Senator of Minnesota, once Mayor of Duluth, matried to a woman of high social connection, and with every- thing a’ man cuuld desire to make him an upright and useful member of eo- ciety, Whiteman turned to crime as Baturally as a duck turns to water, Graduated with Honer, ‘Whiteman was born in Dansville, N. Y. His father operated extensive- in timber lands of Kintesst’ and accumula: ted ethan Nein Alter receiving a common 1 edu- cation at Dansville the boy wes vent to Hamilton College, and later to Colum- bia, whe Jedd the law school an After nis graduation Whiteman went Boel with his Me oe t) Minnesota and set- ted in Duluth. Boom times were on g he bers an independent ieee le was estima $1,000,000 to $2,000,000. In 18% he went t Guring the last three monthe $4 children, of whom twenty were giris, were paroled in his custody, Of these nearly all faithfully kept thelr parole provisions, only fifteen, two of them gtris, being rearrested for violating their parole, The offenses for which these children Were arrested are thus set forth by Mr, Jenkins; Pleortorty conduct Pareles for a Year, “During 0a “LM boy an “tnd girls ha as ve bean rajeaned on In man; "ase the Somat THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1904 {A BIG CLOTHING DEAL. STOLE RLS OF OL WRITE HOUSE Thieves Take Historic Novelties and Souvenirs Belonging to Mrs. C. Smith, President of Women’s Resoue League. Thieves with a penchant for historical antiquities broke into tne Adirondack Novelty Works, at No, 48 Bast Twenty- third street, last night, and to-day Mrs. Charlotte Smith, President of the Wom- an's National and Jnternational -Rescue League, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Woman's National aad International Exhibit Association, Vice-President of the Patriotic League and officer in numerous other societies, | {a disconsolate over the loss of her pet novelties, Mrs. Bmith says she bought with her o@M money $10,000 worth of wood from | the interior of the White House wh: jit waa repaired in 1904 and is ha | the bistorie weod made into souvenirs. tools made for the work, and last night thieves Letettored with the | bromress of the historic cause. ‘ven cunes maae tt ie noor of th Cabmet Fay Woere President Linco stood Ww! addressing his officers di rectly tee his inauguration, and yal- at $10 each, were taken, Numerous wovlets, the robvera, hich eve of @ grave nature, but en a Mrs. Walker thinks sie bas one clue ny. we or uct, [00 the burglurs, She is sure they are The offense, however, after which a ‘epuoueans to tor they left a handsomely child is caroled mak wi after more careful mate offenses req then those pe to go ee } 1g for a larceny and Soh lear eal, Se poke conduct” is out of with them whole number ‘ot “That sfnply goes to grow the moment a Nay Ed probation joer mat | while at not just” the rate ‘tt eens offense more serious ¢ iM@pult the Jroblem." a With Judge Parker's pi tg Ry it untouched. dara, Smith is io an to send it to the Democratic canui- , souvenirs stolen per to be sold the rescue work for which Mis. | gent jg endeavoring to establish a] fund for permanent pencauerte ra, The thieves scaled up a pole at the | bed *, ee yy 2 ane cotared a win- and bags which a4 Smith had ete in th over oy and which contained a check #mall amount of money, Out Out I oe ack the workman, chest of tools he found ‘ae box of niatorica souvenirs vif uvenirs sou’ to thes wae elected Mayor of the less vice yon Ko marauders had dropped Buu Later he became a State Sen- vey", ended bes 1 uss in etoe and drafied the Whiteman Biectl0b | req Oot tie, pros member “ot ite a mln A cresnte a, teem barry m,, under, wnlch elections were le against {a"anaaeoes lor several years. During | Gy made on so ae I teen Bit | Rewtigence | latel that she. thinks it term as Beate Be ‘or he mai pe Sear ‘at cou! 0 #ay lie’ of ible bor should be made the vic- romipeat SBtate omislal the ane ister « s SEs Sate Sonstoe haying ex- pts ema ad " 2 dated geemed to the and in 1897 wie ac pane of wor Nen ee Ue, Cage it was ha os 1 the track he in eae for having | to ‘a bogus check in Chicago several months previous, Ho was taken back to Chicago ana in Jul; tenerd tc , & promi- ‘Vinsland, N. J, ile oe her bleyela Into collision at ate in the Lng «| jogos ion. ry met Figg & Made to Feet Ay ‘pisabebe iat Becher } they are Sara ro fats. y are thus made to we lems econ t and at jhe s ise 4 to blot out the ing pike offenses, ing say’ pains clube’ for probation chil- dre Tether a avate the danger Fre | Cy ae novaeeae met and ex ‘rare ther wn sacha aretha Dement, "the the aa ee ha aa, Shoat on euch notoriety 8 as brought | bis semaine to justice, Too many woe & boys now in reiseme, a a Mesult of that brand n brnvade teas feeds their appetite tor nits press, aml esporially il lustre ne’ ved would render ovr work an Ageitence of rare value ere they to other ‘strely ignore of- fence tne reid descriptican thal 60 it 4 vi Seer oten company ilustrauens of ime eginary ac’ peat LE EES KAISER NOT A AILING. BERLIN, Gept. 9, fet. oh Emnerog ae fect health and ing a dear rere ha voice, members of his say, contradicting reports c!reulal- He enjoyed PLANS OF PHILHARMONIC, | Theodore Thomas Engaged as ne| of Siz Conductors, ‘The Philharmonic Society has arra the dates of ite concerts for the seater musical season, which wi third in the society's career, eens the inte To pene. ure in New "york duet the en- ae Thomas to can: will be the moat for fourteen vears on the conductors of the Phitharmon te | an etety, that period Included the most Suceéestul achievements of the organt- (ie tne. of Munten; sner, of Bremen. and Theodore oman, ot Chicago. 3 conduct the first concert, Mr. Colonne the Safo The rain never soaks throygh an M, “Carry a) MB." § Rain-prool, or money back. At al Umbrella Counters. Povitively fast biack—will not Tack OF (UPN ATBY NOD! wat- aieel rod... 8 rite Instead weve, | She hired @ special workman and had } Dro special YBa eons gibletving de detail o oft the year 5 plans. ae, | Mr. Kogel_ will | Hf t, ~ AILLED TAYING 10 SAVE HAND-CAR Track Foreman on New York Central Cut to Pieces by Freight Train—Four Others Escaped by Jumping. Loyalty to his employers caused the death of John §ullivan, a track fore- man on the New York Central Railroad, at One Hundred and Sixty-third street and Hudson River to-day. He was cut to pieces by « freight train, Sullivan, with Gye other men, was rid- ing north on a hand-car, They heard the freight train behind them and all jumped an ran but Sullivan. He tried to wet the hand-car off the track with the Intention of saving it, | The locomotive struck the demolishing it and fd a |twenty feet across the ai Ce the ralle Unconscious a nS sever pas: ed i station to-night, was removed, to his pom os at one Hie: qed and Thirty-second street and Old Children’ 5 1 Eyes. Do children know what is best for them? Whose duty is It to decide? About eye trouble, for instance. Are the little ones supposed to know the proper way to cure it—the grave effects of neglect? Dou't dodge your oer, When children complain of tired, aching eyes,.of headaches, their eyes should at once receive careful, scien- tific attention— perhaps properly fitted glasses. We can always give the relief they need. Let us do it—now. Our book- let, “Eyes and Their Care,” mailed free on receipt of postal, Glasses, If necessary, $1.00 y Artiticial Eyes, inserted, #508, | YESIGHT SPECIAL! 448 Shxth Ave. (bet. atst and 224 Sts.) 50 Bust 125th St, (cor. 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