The evening world. Newspaper, January 4, 1905, Page 11

Daughter of Wealthy Residents _ Of West Side Answers. Bell ’ Ring and Is Robbed at Pistol's “Gale Faaast WE? ng , MED. HE WAS SON OF A RICH PARENT, 4 Father Throws Desperate Man | $5 Bil-Butler of the Hurd _ | Family Also a Victim of Rob- » bers.’- 4f | | H Mide va, the daugiiter of 1, 1. Ship: jan, of No, 8% West Seventy-sixth eet, waa held up Jn the hallway of if father's home by a shabbity dressed in With a revolyér last Friday even- 1% Blie screamed in terror, summen- er father and drother, In fear that @ threat of the desperado to kill the q rk unless he got money would be car- out Mr. Shipman tossed him a bank ‘The man backed out the door, :) ing these in the hall covered with * bis revolver, and escaped tn the dark- bees. ’ The’ next. evening two men, shabbily dressed, one unswering the description of the Shipman visitor, rang the bell at the residence of Ebenezer Hurd at No. 19 West Eighty-sixth street. They rov- @red the butler with revolvers, and wore Bi OP starting to rob the house whon a pet 1 dog set up a barking that scared then 7 off. Apparently there is a desperate feng of hold-up men at work in the a fashionable upper west side section and realdents of the ne'ghborhood are care- fl about answering rings at the door, With Pistol Holds Up Girl. ‘The Shipman family was at dinner When the doorbell rang a few nights m0, Miss Eva, who was expecting a personal message from a friend, went to the door in answer to the ring, When \ whe threw open the door, instead of a Messenger boy as she had expected she ‘was confronted by « whabbily dressed ung man about twenty-five years old, Who thrust a pistol under her chin. Tho young wonran thought |t was a Joke and she pushed the man's arm Weide with a-nervous laugh. The man ‘with the weapon however, did not relish the funny part of it and manifested his deadly earnestness by again oovering the girl with his revolver and hoarsely orying: 2 “This ain't a joke, my lady. 1 want money and I want it now, Iam a Berate man,” “I Want ey,” Satd Vagabond, With @ scream of fright the young Woman almost fainted, but steadled her- Self against the wall, Her father and brother Raynor, who were in the Mbrary, came running out into the hall at the head of the stairs, ‘They were dumfounded at seeing the apparont tramp holding the revolver in direct Une with the young woman's head. “I will shoot her unless I got money," sald the man bofore elther of the Ship- Man men could Inquire the trouble, “How much do you want?" asked Mr, Shipman, fearing each instant that the vagabond would carry ‘out his threat belore he could be placated, “T want money," he repeated In des- erate tones.” I don't care how much, but I wane it.” Mr, Shipman hurriedly took a $5 bill from hts purse and, crumpling it into a ball, dropped It over the balustrade, Threatens to Kill Shipman, The man moved toward it, never once Gllowing his revolver to drop from the line ‘he frat held it, ‘The man picked the bill un and backed toward the door, Ap be reached It he turned and said; have been driven to this, mister, ty father's home is as good as this, but was thrown out of It and J am a des. Derate man, If you tell the pollce about 1 will coma back and blow your trains out.” The hold-tin at the Hurd home hap- ened Saturday night, und the same Bence As at the Shipman home were In anwwer to the ring at the Hurd door, at No, 19 West Elghty-sixth street, about 6:9 ° Saturday evening, Wlillam, the colored butler, swung wide i door, expecting his mistress to greet im, © ‘Thrust Pintol in Butler's Face, Two men, one disorived as stockily built, wearing a black mustache, and 4 the other somewhat taller and of about thé: game degoription as to age and \ Generel appearance as the young man ' at thé Sttipman home, were at the door, The short. man tnrust his revolver dn thé fate of the butler, n't @ay a word or we will kill you,” came the command, "Show us to the dining-room," was the next or: der, and the butler, nearly scared to death, compned, “Are any of the family home?” in- quired the men, both of whom wore ino masks, es, alr,’ said Willlam in a trem: volee, and just at that moment @ fine cocker spaniel dog, the pet of the Hurd household, bounced into the @ining-room and began to bark, The burglary were somewhat frightened by the dog's continuous burking. —, Spaniel Scares Of Burglara. There was no quieting the spantel, and the burglars finally thowrht that a etreat was necessary, Holding the butler at the points of their pistols, the men marched Into the hallway and ordered him to climb the stairs, which he did with alacrity, Glancing nervous. ly around, and still pursued by the barking spaniel, they slouched (o tho front door and slipped out into tho night, without having gotten anything | in thelr quest, As the door closed the courage of | William returned, and he rushed to the window ( 4 4 ra front second story and very luguly called: M Burglar, thieves, robbers, —mur- der," and everything he could think of. The neighborhood was In a state of frenzy when they heard the enies, and en rushed from the surrounding real- enoes, An Investigation showed that the burglars had left the nelghborhood, | having obtained no loot No Record on Pollce Blotter, Although Miss Shipman asserts that she reported t of the desperado to the West Sixt hth street station jouKo by telephone and in person, there ik no record of the occurrence on the Dlotter, Capt. Cooney, who Was trann: ferred recently . the precinet, said that the first he heard of elther the Shipman or Hurd hold-ups was to-day, ? Tt appears that Seret, Rehan was on the desk on the day when Miss Shipman called, He was very ill with the ai, vat and neglected to speak to the sergeant who succeeded him albout It, Anothor Robbury Kept Secret, Capt, Cooney’s wardman, Henry Ml- chaels, while looking over the records with an Evening World reporter to-day, uncovered another robbery that has not been Beevealy made public. Mra, Wil+ liam Beheffler, of No, 107 West Eighty- fourth street, was robbed about a week 40 of an amethyst and diamond brooch, a black enamelled cross, set with dia- monds; a gold watch, a string of pearls. @ quantity of atic! ns, | The robbery was accomplished dur | ing her absence m home. Michaela recovered the brooch yesterday In a Ninth avenue pawnshop, and Is on the trail of the cross, In this case there a diamond ring, several gold chains and | {8 a suspect who Is being watched. CORPORATIONS Exception Powers Given to Proposed New Bureau Which Is to Supervise Trusts—Bill Introduced in the Senate, WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—A_ national board to exercise supervision and con- trol over gorporations is provided for in @ bill Introduced in the Senate to-day by Senator Heyburn, It In proposed that Congress create a new devartment of the Government, to) exlut In connection with the Department of Commerce and Labor, to be known as the “Natioal Board of Corporations.” This board shall consist of five per- sons, four to be nominated by the Preal- dent, for terms of four years each, at ‘salaries of $5,000 annually, and the fifth member shall be the Se retary of the Department of Commence and Loo, | Authority far greater than that en- Joyed by the department now entrusted with the remulation of so-called trusts ad micac e» will be given to the Na- tonal be of Corporations, BLIND MAN IS. BADLY BEATEN Daniel White, City Employeo, Queens Borough, Picked Up with Skull Fractured—Man with Whom He Lived Arrested Dantel White, blind, employed in the wawar department of Queena borough, is In St, John's Hospital, Long Island City, with a fractured skull as the re- sult of a blow, There are contusions on the old man's body that indicate he was beaten brutally, He Is uncon- solous, Michael Stuart, many years younger than White, with whom he lived at No, 1% Highth street, has been arrested by the police because of statements made by persons In the house, They assert that the old man was struck Inglde and staggered outside and fell where he was picked up and sent to the hos- pital, Stuart says he knows nothing of how the man reccived his injuries, White was a sewer inspector when, gome years ago, he recelyed injuries in an explosion while examining a sewer, Since then he has been working for the city, At one thine he was prominent in the turbulent politics of Long Island City when Pat Gleason added to the gayety of the place before it heoame a part of the greater city, Re REOUCTION OF WAGES. Steel Workers tiet Leas, Though Thoy Were Promised More, (Spectal to The World.) PITTSBURG Jan, 4.—Instead of re: ceiving an advance In wages, as has been expected, and had partially been promised, the tonnage men, Jones & Laughlins, have made individual con- tracts with tonnage workers in the fin- Ishing mills, and a,reduction averaging 2 per cent, has been made, ‘The rougn- ers on the big bar mills that have been Belting ten cents a ton were reduced to seven and elght cents a ton, The same Job previous to tho strike several years ago in this plant paid 1¢ cents a ton, The men then worked eight-hour turns, Last summer the company Increased the turns to twelve hours a day and reduced the wages, At that time, the men say, the officials sald that the reduction was only tem- porary, that as soon as the price of BOARD TO RULE | current, di i HARLES I.) TUCKER, ON TRIAL FOR RISLIFE, AND MISS MABEL PAGE, WHO WAS MURDE SWEPT TO DEATH BY SNOW PLOUGH Brooklyn Conductor Is Mortally Hurt by Getting Caught in the Revolving Chain of Broom of Sweeper, ‘ Caught in the revolving chain of the bioom of a Bergen street trolley line snow plough this gfternoon, Carroll Betz, a conductor, of Ny. 227 Reid ave- nue, Brooklyn, was swept along the street for a block, while a horrified crowd: of men and women called to the motorman to stop. é The nolse of the whirring brooms drowned the shouts of those who saw the conductor's terrible plight, and not until the motorman reached a switch, which compelled him to turn off the he know that Md Hee bape dragging his partner to death, on neuah had to be packed up fron the rails before Bets could be removed from among the rushes of the snow broom. An ambulance removed Bets to St. Mary's Hospital, where it is sald he has but a few hours to live. BEGGARS HE MET WERE ROBBERS Men to Whdm Actor Sinnott Gave Small Change Held Him Up at Ninety-third Street and Central Park West. William Sinnott, an actor, who lives at No, 6) West One Hundred and First street, was held up and robbed at Nine- ty-third street and Central Park West early to-day, by two men, to whom just a few minutes before he had given money, Sinnott came across town through Central Park on the Highty-sixth street closstown line, When the car emerged from the park on the west slide It got stalled jn the storm, and rather than walt, Sinnott got out and started to walk up to One Hundred and First street, At the corner of Ninety-second street two men approached him aw) asked for assistance, Sinnott took what change he had from his pockets and gaye It to them, They thanked him and he started away, A block further on, one of the men, he says, crept up behind him and threw Ms arins around his neck, While the man held him in this position, he says, the other went through nis pockets, ca- tracting #80 In money, a diamond and his gold watch and chain, The men) then ray away, Thove was no policeman anywhere in aight at the time, he says, although he erled as loudly as he could for as- sistance. —— ey Real Horse Marines, Tho United States has the only genu- | ine horse marines. Twelve marines have| heen mounted at the navy-yard, Mare! Istana, Cal, and regularly patrol the {sland, For a Time | Gonstipation and Indigestion may give | rise to nothing more serious than a dis- | tressed feeling or discomfort due to an | overworked or impoverished condition of | tho Digestive Organs, A doso or two of Beecham’'s Pills steel advanced the pay would tn be having a ‘high fever. When relieved evening he went ome and hag beer Nek In bed ever tince, It Is’ suppor oa to make & Tecord of the report advanced, In the mean time ¢ Font to the fact that the price of advanced #5 a ton, ‘will easily put thia right, but if neglected pity thelial ys dpa r | Station on Hulton dequense. Sold Biverywhore. In boxen 100, and 60, js DRUID a PASSENGERS TO SUEB.R.T. ROAD Seventy-two Angry Men and Women Who Would Not Take Double Journey, Seventy-two passengers on a Coney’ Island train bound for New York, among them twelye women, decidr| early to-day to test the “no-car ahead” law despite the rigors of the Weather and the fréeging temperature of the pars The train was due in,New York at £90 but had been delayed by the storm When Jt reached the Franklin avenue treet the crew de- elded that the train had gone far emugh and had better go back, ‘The passengers were firmly advised to change cars, ‘The guards didn't know when another train would be along, but hoped one would appear before noon. ‘The atation was snowbound and joe- bound and the stove had gone out, Though the blight of the cola could be felt in the cars, the communal warmth of the passengers had contributed a lit- Me to subdue it, One of them sug- gested that they stay, He got up and made a little speech, a warm little jaacch, that soon had all of his fellow- sufferers glowing with purnoge, They tention to the train crew, This didn't feaze the crew, ‘They switched the train onto the other track and shot her back to Coney Island. ‘The j conductor stuck his head Jn the deor on the way down and suggested extra fares, Beveral of the men beckoned to him to come In and get them, but when he looked at sixty grim faces and Bixty pairs of clinched fists he decided tu re- main aloof, Down to Coney Island and back again, this time to New York, went the sey. enty-two public-apirited men 9 women, During the journey a collection of $2 each was taken Up in the car, ra a Hog & 8nd wih ——— VICTIM OF THE sTORM, YORK, Pa, Jan. 4,—Frank Gri @.ught In the snowdrift at Hanoy night, When found this morning he was In a dying condition, , He expired on the traln while being taken to the City Hospital, this city, jast @ Will place on sale from 2 to 12 inches wide, at 6 ‘RED voted to remain and declared thelr in-| Stern Brothers ROBBERY WAS ‘MURDER MOTIVE Proseoutor in Bitter Arraign- ment Declares He Will Fasten _ the Killing of Miss Page oh Young Tucker, PRISONER, CALM, FOLLOWS TESTIMONY CLOSELY. He Looked In Vain for His Mother and Relatives, Who Were Not Permitted to Enter Court, CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan, 4—The trial of Charles L, Tucker, charged with the murder of Mabel Page, was resumed in the Superior Court here to-day, with the stand, Mr. Kendall wae called in the line af an expert, and testified regarding a map of the territory surrounding the scene of the murder and the plan of the rooms of the Page house, which he had drawn at the request of the Goy- ernment, Car Ahead Forced to Mako 1 has been arranged that the daily sessions of court shall be from 930 o'elook In the morning until 6 o'clock in the afternoon, with an intermission from 1 to 2 o'clock for luncheon, day \t was intended to hold a shorter gession, taking an early adjournment out of respect to the memory of the lato Chief Justice Mason, of the 8u- | perlor Court, Tucker Lookn for Mother, Tucker, escorted by two deputy sher- Iff4, entered the court room at 0.25 this |morning, The only concern which he | #eemed to show was with reference to the absence @@ ils parents and brother, who were exciuded from the court-room | late yesterday because of the possibility (that their continued presence might tend to prejudice the Jury, ‘Tucker's eyes wandered several times,to the places they had occupied during the time be- fore court opened, ; ‘the prigoner, who maintained diy composure, followed the evidence close: ly and commented on various pointy brought out, discussing them quietly with his counsel. Theft the Motive, After a brief and technical ¢ross-exam. |Ination the witness Kendall was dls- tissed, and the name of Edward Page, father of the murdered woman, was called, Adjournment at 12.43 out of re- | spect for Chief Justice Mason, however, prevented him from beginning his tent. mony. Before adjournment it was announced that court would sit on Saturdays dur- jing the trial, At the request of Attor- ney-General Parker for a ruling, the Court approved the admissibility as evi- dence by the Commonwealth of sale slips alleged to have been made out by ‘Tucker when he was employed by a Boston firm of stationers. Following the visit by the jury tothe | acene of the crime in Weston yesterday aftennoon the Government's case was | Opened in the afternoon by District- Attorney Goorge A, Sanderson, In an | address which occupled an hour and a j alt the District-Attorney Tucker of haying murdered M! to-morrow in their Lace Departments A Large Purchase of ECRU AND WHITE VENICE AND NET TOP LACES, GALLOONS AND INSERTIONS, 8°, 75°, 95¢, $1.25 Formerly 85¢ to $2,50 yd, Platte Valenciennes and Point de Paris EDGES, INSERTIONS AND GALLOONS TO MATCH, 1% TO 10 IN. WIDE, at 6, 8°, 10%, 12°, 32°, 48¢, 65¢, 85ey. Former prices 12c to $2.25 yd. ‘ Winners | Some boys’ winter over- coats just knocked down from much higher prices, Extra long coats and the regular knee length cut, in- cluding some of our finest boys’ fabrics, Were $9 to $20—only a few were as low as $9: eizes 6 to 16. $7.50. Rooers, Pert & Cospany, \ West Twenty- third Street Skaters | Boys’ hockey shoes; $3.50, Boys’ sweaters; $2 to $5, Boys’ lined buckskin gloves; soc. Boys’ toques; 75 to $1.25, A few Tuxedo suits; sizes 10 to 16, and about half of} them “stouts’; were $18, | $20 and $22, $7.50 Rocers, Pert & Company. Francis H, Kendall, a civil engineer, on | 9° J i ‘ Be tu and declared the motive to have been robbery, i ‘Under the fire of Mr, Sanderson's ac- maihtamed (he absolute calm which has characterized his demeanor since the trial opened, The prosecution ts relying chiefly on convicting Tucker on a stick pln, This {3 of Cunadian dealgm, dented in, two placer, and was the property of Miss Mabel Tage, the muniered girl, ‘The State claims it was found in ‘Tucker's cout pocket after his arrest, It was in this sume pocket that the police found the pleces of the broken hunting knite With wh'oh it ts alleged he stabbed the wirl to death, Paper an Evidence, The pin, tt {8 sald, was bought In Can« ada by Mrs, ‘Ireeman, Mabel Page's aluter, The dents are most inkportant, Amy Roberts, the Page servant, has Identified this pin as the property of Miss Page. She will swear that she cleaned the vin the day before Miss Page was killed, and that Mise Page warned her to be careful about pushing {t back into Uve vincushion, because it was already bent In two pla ‘The District-Attorney. clalins that ie Pi home tor and that when Pape he killed her with a knife, Another jece of avidénce considered important Ix a wlip of paper bearing the lence, “J. L, Morton, Charlestown, Mass.” The prosecutor says that hand- writing experts will be called to testify that it ts identical with sales slips Tucker made out when employed by a Boston stationer, He adds Miss Page's nocketbiok was known (o contain at legat $12 before the murder. and only hirty-six cents was found in It after the crime, Mr, Sand a wald It would wopear that a few days after the mur- der Tucker displaved a $10 bank-note, and that a similar note was In the murdered woman's purse, 2 BEAVERS TRIAL. DELAYED, Voatponed Until Ap 810,000 © George W. Beavers, now under several federal indictments for alleged frauds in the Post Office department, appeared with his counsel to-day in the United States District Court, Brooklyn, before Judge Thomas, The hearing was ad- Journed to April 1 to allow trial on weveral Indictments to take place In Washington, The ball JAMES MsGREERY & CO, Men's Dressing Gowns and Bath Robes American Wool Blanket Robes, 2,50 to 850 . value §,50 to 12.0 Scotch Plaid reversible cloth Dressing Gowns. Wool Cheviot (plain colors or Polka dot ) Gowns, 8.50 value 14,00 Fine English woollen cloth gowns, Various colors and weaves, $10,000 wan continued, 12.50 , value 16,00 to 20,00 Smoking Jackets,—to bedis. continued, Sizes chiefly cusitions Tucker never flinched, and} during the whole session cf court he) ANNOUNCE AN IMPORTANT SALE OF Housekeeping and Decorative LINENS ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 5TH, 1905, AND FOLLOWING DAYS AT ONE-QUARTER TO. ONE-THIRD: UNDER THE REGULAR PRICES, represent the finest qualities of rah, setae itabiea ond German. Linens, lus ths. nieve SloKpeuaeel ades of the best makers, and consist of Table Cloths, | in lematitched Sheets and Pillow Cases, Huckaback and Towels, Turkish Bath Towels, Bath Rugs, Glass, Pantry Kitchen Towels and Towelling, Embroidered Linen Bed Spresi Also an exceedingly large and sefect stock of Decorative Lace tinen el and Reception Cloths, Centre Pleces, Dresser, Sideboard and Bureau Scarfe, Doyleys, Tray Cloths and other rare Lace pieces, i Spectal attention te directed to HEMSTITCHED ‘LINEN SHEETS— Single Bed Size.., Double 4, $4.75. 5.50, 6.50 « PILLOW CASES to match $1.35 and 1,50 TABLE CLOTHS,..:...,.$2.25, 2,50, 2.65, 2.75 to 3.95 NAPKINS ...:,..,.0....$2,20, 2,90, 3.25, 3,50, 5.00 dozer HUCK TOWELS (Hemmed) $1.50, 2.00, 2.40, 2.90, 3.00. Hematitched & Fancy Weaves $3,50, 4.00, 5.00, 6.50. « roadway £1918 Strcel. Clearing Sale of TRIMMED MILLINERY 4 Thursday, January 5 All Our Trimmed Hats Including the Imported Models At $4.75, $6.50, $10.00 and $15.00 each Formerly $10.00 to $30.00 (Second Floor) 34 and 36 inches, 2.50, 5.00, 750 value 7.50 to 22.50 Twenty-third Street, JAMES MeCREERY & CO, January Sale 100,000 Yards of Silk, An example of the prices are; Imported Taffeta Silk, white, ivory, cream and black, 55¢ per yard White, Japanese Habutai Silk, 27 inches wide, 550 per yard, Black Dress Silk, Peau de Cygne and Armurette, 21 inches wide 95¢ per yard, value 1.25 Black silk velvet,—for dresses) 1 25 per yard value 2,50 McCreery Foulard Silks Show the latest designs and colors of foreign and American weaves, Twenty-third Street! 4AB | WORLD tn city circulation. ee SILK PAON VELVET HATS—The newest shapes in brown, navy, violet and black—valuc $3.00; at...ssseesesese BEAVER HATS—Value §2.00; at....... | ELT HATS (Dress Shapes)—Value $1,00 to FLAIN SCRATCH TELE HATS (Orn tp Vie lay CHILDREN'S SCHOOL HATS—Value $1.00; at. C. LADIES’ READY-TO-WEAR HATS—Value §2.51 COQUE POMPONS—Value 46c. and 75c; at...... FANCY BREAST WINGS—Value 75c,; at. Ostrich Plumes. ee Extra quality, 14 inches long, in black, light blue, white and brown— 16 inches long (extra quality), in brown, H@@t blue, black and white. Value $3.00; at ccressreseoerersccen serene coveseseseeroesons , (Second Floor.) Clearing Sale of Women’s « Neckwear and Handkerchiefs , All Stock Collars, Sets and Turn-over | Embroidered Sets of very wi Collars in Lace, Embroidery, Trish linen, English open voit Silk, Canvas and combination ; 18c embroidery—collars and c! materialsa—each...... per set... Formerly 25c, to 35c. each. Formerly $1.48 and 9 All Silk Chantilly Lace Scarfs and Barbs, in black, white andl 28c * n bitch _ Handkerchiefs _ Aran immeriy Poe and Ose [All Linen, Embroldered, tala |] All Silk Lace Scarfs, in black, } 38c braided {10¢, | Lace Handkerchiefs—former- white and Arabian shades.,.. " Formerly $1.00 to $1.25. 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