The evening world. Newspaper, January 6, 1905, Page 2

(DELL To PROBE GAS SCANDAL Charged with Slitting Fellow Members--His | Him It Would Be Bad Politics, Bx-Gov, Odell 19 evidently planning an invesilgation of the gas combine In New York City, At the Fifth Avonue Hotel lordly thera was nonslderadte talk of & Ieglalative Investigating committee, to hot only delve into the gam sgandal, but also to Inquire into other matters of civic import, When Mr, Odell was asked the question point-blank he shrugged bis shoulders ahd sald, “I can'k tell that right off, Taere haw been talk of sending a committee to this city, but the matter remains unsettled. Resoluttons: ha for the appointment of a committee, but I don’t Know just what {s going to ho done about it,” But before the former Governor had expressed himpelf as quoted he had baen im conference with prominent Repub. Hoans, heveral of whotn unged him ‘to oquiesde td the namitig of an Inveati- wating comtnieston, Other of the for. py ACOR Aswwered that he believed byerngi’a confreres. advised ‘Wue at the time, © project, declaring that. it Know.” angelly retorted Mr., Mann, | Would oot be playing good politics. But it Wasa bel and slander, he haw “the matter tinder advlsoment, An I believe you knew it | #04 wil talk over the matter with other i ‘ eetein | before he returns to New- Bacon answered that hts remarks) DUTs , ‘bedn éxtemporaneous, but he hag| Horace White, chairman of the City otlot of making the atatement, 4) igerhas ar) the former 0 5 , ae atta ttt a ha the aubjoct no deel: had been edie annie Commit, dou th under. House Committee on Interstate Mere to-day was roplete with pen- tonal inoldents, A hearing was being ‘eh perwons interested In the Cooper- Will, B. P. Bacon, of Milwaukee, rman of the Interstate Commerce vention, being first heard, From tho int he took the stand until he left Mr; Bacon was subjected to ecathing mike by Mr. Monn, of Illinois, for ais pm@tatementa made by him in a wuelioation known as 'Frelght,” as Well Quoted from @ statement, to have been made by Mr, that, owing to the opposition of Nty Of the two committecs of here was no phsabbility of to ftuether rosiricg the oar. 4 ; ae ae Jan, ~The meting he ‘ 7 "Do you think that was true?” in lMited Mr, Mann, lave,” wald Mr, Mano, “you Ht Gny man in the country. could it and ibel any momber at Con: Tt fortunately is true that peo- he iy pay no attention to such wh {hiaisted”he never made the the ae inventigation he fen. J —S 1} but! admitted saying that House Com- Seve) WITHTHEGIN fr refused to BOt be proper Says Emperor ts: Sinoere in His Proposed Reforme, comseeenanteatened J withes pointed >a jas ot ' Sener ‘Training School, ag treet and Lexington ave- FOR THE WAYER WAGON. |. ‘ low Central Terminal i Be Wistssiccson oj ooaee SKYSCRAPER BLAZE, th nt Fire on Tenth or of Office A is Pan ee vor Railing im Newark small tea | 1 which 1s exda- Creates Lots of mee (Special to The By; 4.) sve Aa tine eee | NEWARK, Ned. dun CcPive. on 8 in the nelghborhoog {thé tenth floor of thé Prudential In- beer to wash down their | Utunce Company building In: Newark (tee torte And otudents ot |to-day caveed only $300 6, but ‘ ‘ created much excltemont ajnong pay- etal hundred employees: ‘The flames, of @ mysterious origin, were Raita tidak aera Be iightera got to work, it was Shauabe thr Pt coke with ase Tha ery of fry vecpunded, h the uli” coeridorn mint omen re conany's Shes leo rush Tor tha e 5 pxelted tonants ran’ through the core ridors, not ‘taking time ‘to ‘nee elevatora, and ran down the ataire to reach. Street. ‘Tho firemen got, the W Co peemeeiin )Metnsed for Pleture About ) Hroqnots Theatre Fire, )@& Brianger, theatrical man- berause of a picture which ap. 20 Lite concerning the Troquols fife in Chicago, brought suit in} iniied Btates Ciroutt Court against Life Powieh@,¢ Company. ‘They a!- t the plotu Itbell a spt Me ect ted lous and which was tried hefora alince® and a jury, was ended “4 I Jury after bel Yt vut about fa’ Mein rte wai @ verdict for the jon). mee Dyno miler pli ‘Thou persons ear the akysoraper and watchs fires men fight tho flames at a lofty height, RUSSELL SAGE LOSES, Appellate Division Sunt Judgment Against Hiw th Vroom’s suit, The Appellate Division to-flay affirmed a udgment for $14,985.60, obtained In the Supreme Court against Russell Sage, the veteran financler, by Robert D, Vroom, The sult grew out of the sale of "puts" and ‘calls by Mr. Sage to Mr. Vroom, the transaction being prior to May, 1901. Mr. Bage, it was claimed by Mr, Vroom, converted to his own use privileges which really belonged to the plaintiff, The action was carried out to consider. able length, and many experts were called to the stand ih 4 Dewy ae aren Mercury at Port Fairnela Getw Down Into the Bulb, tT FAIRVIELD, Mo., Jan, 6—The 0 Pegistered 42 degrees below Government weather sta- M, to-day, 0 at yt, 8 A. 4 he ROBBERY “IN PAGE MURDER '+ } (Continued from First Page.) Tipid wots b aiid. B38 (0, thiney dens, au Hensmntee 1 been introduced asking} ” “Any billet Os" sw SS ¢ 'Gomé papers were in itt" there any money in tho house at! my, mother's desk, w, muck, wag, thate? yh 1) “ab:cat 9M, 1 think,” “ptanuinethe court-room the di mit the position of the: th’ His mother'd room, ‘The $0, the reterrod to Was found, ac- to his testimony, tn this devi, "HNOWe Tuck Yyou'kwow the defendant?” oad you known him?’ it T think," eyed In the same bulid- aura hie law name," ° at your house?’ pi He came to T had three doga in the | fi" f Tucker tered T toak ht fo lato’ the house again?” the back door.” a fy i go to your room?’ ‘Yer ‘ ere you there?’ Bat oiaaty nutes.” ever at the house hie bialilad once,’ ut two: pears before the murder,” id you a6e him agaln?”’, j ‘Met Hifm Again, r eaday, April 15.. It was in king Ure ‘the Boston and Al- to Auburndale, 8, a ait’ Taco" they bave got me q Ne f was hat else?’ ' a fo askeG if 1 suspected any one?’ Bald so far as I\know there wae nO One evspected," ay “Di he say anything more? “Yeu, but f tad 1 under in- tions. to ay, nothing, by he say whore he was that le mild Ht wer, Sunt his luck to be + t y. Luckily he did PMS Riana decpaldt for nesooutd By id. je the Government aimed, to support its theory that Mabel Pake kngw Tucker by sight at least, They further ostablisned the point thot ‘Pucker knew that he was suse pected and nad discussed ohe case with Harold Page after the murder, ‘The tesiimony of Harold age produced a benALion MONE the speoiatons, ‘Br. Horace Frogi, the family physl- clan of the Pages, resumed the stand @8 (ho first witweas of the day. He had testitied yesterday that the Page family had sumiponed him when the girl was found, dead, “Did “you find anytting in the room when vou Wént there soon after Miss age's body had been found?” asked Sanderson, the prosecuting officer, few," I satis Dr, Frost, ‘hat t paper,” son the paper?” | Ame J, f. Morton, Charleston.” | nt else did you notice In the | Kirt lay on tho floor behind the | “Ady blood spots in the room?" "Only two stmnil blood gpots that 1 noticed, Dr, Frost sald that he did not touel the body until the nexe vay, whi aufopay wis muse, He ® punctured wouns in the neck, Lividonve of Strugele, The skirt, a black one, was then passed before -the -view ‘of the jury, , naa} im to) bod) ‘) gloves, the floor find the b (MRS, GELSHENEN NOW ON OCEAN Pye (Goutinued trom First Page) —* uel Untermyer, counsel for Mr, Charles W, Moree, at Mr, Untermyer’s home fo Yonkers. On his return ome he was in such a hurry to get to this city that he rode !n Mr, Untermyor’s automobile and the chauffeur was arrested for violating the speed law and fined $25. '|S4¥8 WITNESS WAS HURRIED AWAY, MOTIVE tee anything about the; . Band iaked eg time,” Yeplied. the "you later?* a, bt ok later” hat was it?" to.have aee ae macatit had ap- ekbeton Introduced, by. the Gi a int yeate! was handed to Dr, Tithe Wok take ic mY an to the Hutte. which the prosecu- aTiah tl e, Se ord that the Knife should if te boayt arent” Dr Frost, ue Of the fact that the knife te nal at ite it fea thecmeanroment of the wound 16 OR hee + tin ot the nd, while in the On thy reast woun. ft iy one inch Bt asec nt a, deep. The kat Body DragKed to Room,’ “It ie your opinion that all the wounds Hoted oh t e ole! ere t! Jerson, oy by $ tho @ Nott % Shire le noth a pale or alg’ say the ali ry raed, Le Mar it the wo Jharlestown," near the gloves. iP hot drawer was’ open?’ asked Mr, aan, lower drawer on the left-hand 9, ag thrown over @ chair Opened. of toe. “The -alirt wy wie ‘tor itr “Yes, T rem: rit, The defense seemed to have tripped Dr, Frost on the skirt questi testified on, direct exami Paton skirt was on the floor behind the door "When Dr Mead got into the house Old he take hls overcoat off?" ja he take His gloves on on” I thf he aia,” examination was only cursory? “T think he inade an examination. He did not tell Mr. Page that {t wae a clear case of suicide, My recollection is tha: he waa in doubt altogether as to the catino of denth,”’ Dr. Diroat sald he was called to the Page houre at 2 o'clock on the morning after the murder was discovered, Jt was Constable McAuliffe who callud him, and in consequence of seelng the Wourds on the body he summoned Med- {eal Exominer Mead early and told him what he had geen, Tackews Writing, They Say. The fragment of brown paper on whieh) Was writetn "J, orton Charlestown," found on’ the floor of Mabel Page's room, near her murdere body, as testified to by Dr, Frost, Is a vital plese of Government evidence, ‘he commonwealth asserts that this name and, address on the slip of paper {ein the handwriting of Tucker, Around It will be waged the battle of hand- writing experts, It is declared to be almost identical with another piece of oard, on-which the same name and ad- dress js writetn, found In @ pocket of Tucker's coat afterward, Court Advines Speed, The next witness was Dr, Henry A, Wood, who was called to ihe Page house when the body was disoovered, Before Dr. Wood began his toatimon: Judge Sherman took vecasion to ad- dress counsel for both the Government d the defense. * "Phin case,” he sald, “promises to he Jong one. Tt will take up & great daal of time, The jury will be kept away from their homes until the case 19 fine ished, We therefore hope that counsal will not take up time in calling wit- ‘8 Who are not mecessary to thelr Wood Went on to testify that he the autopsy made by Dr. Mond Ph id he agreed wiih Dr, Mead upon |the statement that the knife produced by the Government ould have made the wounds found in t® body of the murdered womun, " ‘On Monday young Gelshenen gave Mr..Beck Mr. Jerome's letter. The very next day Mrs, Gelshenen sailed fot Europe, Jeaving her trunks behind her, ‘The firwt letter from Mr, Jerome to Mrs, Gelshenen was ent to that. ladys houso'and was refused. ‘The second wos sent by a Postal messenger wan accepted, That {e.the letter that was in Mr, Beck's hande before ‘Mrs, Gelshehen sailed,” As to the future action of his office, Mr, Beck said: “We shall, of course, communicate the District-Attorney's letter and action to Mrs. Gelshenen and see whether she ts disposed to return and testity.. No subpoena having been served upon her she is under no legal obligation to‘do so, and I fear the action of the District-Attorney may not be calculated to persuade, her fo do #0 voluntavily.” “Apart from the heattation which any refined and modest woman, such au Mrs, Gelahonen unquestionably is, would have in appearing asa wit- nese in @ trial of this character, she and her family owe a Breat dt of gratitude to Mr, Morse, who prior to her husband's death was his intimate friend and business assomate and who after his death did the family gteat service fn the settlement of its affatra, } “I may add that this office only represents the Gelshenen family and mes no relation ‘whatever to any other phase of the ‘so-called Dodge-Morne r, ; Sou Mherbeler thet i Mes, Gelshenen was still'in this country and that she was booked to sail on the Deutsobland to-morrow was based upon the fact that a’silt'on the German liner had been “engaged in her name and that fifteen trunks were taken from her home to the Hamburg-Amerioan pler in Hoboken to-day, It now appears that the suit was engaged for her sons @nd daughters, who will sati to soln their mother al . hi District-Attornéy Jerome was badly fooled in the Gelehenen matter, He ‘had bie detectives around the house all night trying to serve har with ‘& aubpoena to appear before the Grand Jury, and they never left the house all day to-day, Mrs, Gelsbenen's name hes frequently been mentioned to conneetion BAL ACCEPTED DESPITE JEROME “District Attorney Assumes Every Acoused Person Guilty Until: Proved Innocent,” Law- yer Telis Justice Greenbaum. nd \ Beonuse District-Attorney Jerome would not accept Marcus Buda, a weal thy Orchard sireet plumber, as security on the $5,000 ball bond of Charles F, Rideal, who waa president of the Alybey Press Company, and ts under indictment for larceny, Benjamin F. Spellman got a writ of habeas corpus from Justice Greenbaum, and when the letter heard the story this afternoon in the Supreme Court he promptly admitted Rideel to ball, accepting Mr, Buda's bond, "It gegnis to be the idea of the Dis- trict-Attorney to reverse the maxim of the Inw and assume that every person accured is gullty tntil his Innocence ts proved,” said Mr, Speilman, ‘Mr, Ridenl waa president of the Abbey Prov, Company at the time fis plant was de- stroyed by fire, two years ngo, The company owed for cloth purchased to make up-achool-baga to give away 0s premiums andcouldn't pay, The credi- tor arm, beleving a fraud was com- mitted, caused an investigation and as a result declared there was no cloth in the building when It was destroyed, “President Rideal was thereupon th- dicted for grand jarcerly, Judge New burger in General Sessions fixed batt at $5,000. We offered Mr, Buda and his houses Nos, 169 and 161 Orchard street, stood as security, but though the bulld- {ings cost $83,000, with a mortgage of $69,000, the District-Attorney arbitrarily rejected tho offer, Mr, Duda hag ® large bank account and a business worth 929,000." A real ettae expert appraised the} property at $92,000 owing to Improve- menta. inade by Buda, But Assistant Diutriet-Attorney Johnatone @till op- posed the acceptance’ of the bond be- oause the Tax Department had assesae) the property In Orchard street at only} The Cunard line steamer Lucanla $86,000, trom Liverpool ani! Queenstown for "LT think Mr. Buda has an eaulty in| New York was in communication by this property ample as security for | wireless telegraph with the Marconi sta- many thes this bond, and I'll accept] tlon at Slasconsett, Mass, at 2 P, M, him a8 bondsman,” Interposed Justice! to-day, when the vessel was fifty-five Greenbaum abruptly, and Rideal, Buda miles east of Nantucket Lightship, and Bpeliman marched itrlumpthamily The vessel will probably dock about out of court, $90 A, M, to-morrow, NO REASON FOR BARRING CROKER at Seoretary of Jookey Club De- clines to Disouss Case, Say- ing Under Rules Action Need Not Be Explained, LONDON, Jan, 6.—Secretary Weathor- by, of the Jockey Club, declines to dis- cuss the reasons for the actian uf the Jockey Club in barring Richard Croker from training his horses on Newmarket Heath, pofitting out that under the Jockey Club rules it {3 not necessary for the stewards to give rersons for, their actions, —— TWO TONS OF EGGS STOLEN. Robbers Baok Up Truck and Bur- glarixe Store Unmolested, Two tons of eggs, elghty cases In all, Valued at 470, were siolen some time laat evening from the produce store of Reuben H, Peck, et No, 2% Harrison atveet. The police of the Leonard street station discovered thut the store had been ‘entered last night, but the theft of eges was not learned of until thie epuce when an employee opened the store, ‘ It in belleved that the thteves foroad open the door shortly after the stove was locked for the night, loaded the Cates on a track and drove off, unmo- leated, Pereone who were nearby at the time say that they remember seo- Ing a truok being loaded In front of the #tore, but bhought nothing wrong of It. The oxgs were the property af A. 4%, Kennard, president of the ercanille Exehanre. Mr, Heck's employees locked his store and went home at § o'clock lagt oven- Ing. 'Dwo ‘hours later a policeman of the TLeonam street station found the door open wand marks on the edges as If A timmy or some similar tool had been ised, When John Mhler, a porter, ar- rived this morning he Wscovered that eiglity canes of oan Were migsing. Capt, “weeny, of the Leonard street station, ‘se making an investigation, ott LUCANIA HEARD FROM. IN MUNROE Cag ranged, Senators, politicians, big and litte financlers were invited junket, Mr, Loomis went along, Tho party Hved in princely atylo ¢) ott the journey. In fact, it was one long banquet in luxurious coaches,’ The party went to the foot of the Belkirk Mountains ang at the mines. Returhing to New York, there were more festivities and rejotoin, time it took the form of a great spread at the Waldorf-Astoria, Munroe, of Munroe & Munroe, who a few years ago was selling colial dufte in Montreal, was the host, Mr. Loomis, the banker and agent Rockefellers, sat on bis right, A, B, Leach, of the bond houte ot F, Leach, sat op hip left. To eay that the foast was sumptuous is a plight.on tho banquet, ‘The fact ie that Munroe & Munroe, haberdashers, had hecome atu Munfos, brokers, The syndicate needed them in it# business and th what they were told. They were instructed to market 700,000 shal the Montreal & Boston.Consolidated mining stock. Then they bo, “\aundry” brokerage business that {s looked upon as @ shameful mq opsrationa by respectable houses, paid But ‘Munroe @ Munroe had to have capital. They got cording to testimony jn the hearing before Mr. Alexander, throu; Loomts, Yideprasident of the City Bank, and oredit nan of the insti They got tt 12 chunks of $60,000 a day just for the asking, No co! was required,” ‘This method of loaning capital without redétving any Me {ity ts in direct violation of tae banking lawa, But the firm got it j same and began to Wash the stock, ~ CLEANED UP ONLY $1,000, ‘They washed 8,000,000 shares, [t was s simple process to buy| 7 fhousand shares and then sell them immediately. It cost only brogey commissions, and it Jed the public to believe that’ the stock was But thts time the public only fell to the extent of $181,000 worth dsm stock, and it had cost 180,000 for the laundry work, for the junket, other disbursements of minor importance, @o that the firm 91,006 to the good. ' Thoy failed. Naturally, when they fatled, some one “caught” the through whom they had been washing the stock, for ‘mmediately the dropped from $8.60 to $1. The brokers are now guing through Mr, Untermyer for the difference between what they paid and what th eet. , When Mr, Stillman was geen at hts home, No, 9 Hast Seventy. street, by an Evening World reporter to-day be professed ignorance the substance of this story. f He was ‘asked: “Have you heard of the disclosures before tolssloner Alexander in which Mr. Loomis, your vice-president, ts’ with over-certifying accounts to the extent of 960,000 a day?” KNEW PRACTICALLY NOTHING OF I7, “I have not read the papers yei,” replied the banker, “T know nothing about the matter,( ’} “Are you not aware of the charges that have been’ made the National Clty Bavk os a result of the sworn testimony taken bankruptoy pryceedings, involving transactions hetween the firm of @ Munroe and Mi.-Loomis?” i “T have heard ecmething about it,” assented Mr, Stillman, “How long haye you been aware that your. owa Mr, Loomla head of the syndicate formed for the purpose of washing stock?” “I dld not know anything about these transactions until three day fore the fallure of Munroe é& Munrye," “en “You were entirely in the dark until then?” ‘ , pi oa replied the banker, signalling to ‘his coachmen to pull “You knew nothing about the Montreal @ Boston Consolidated “Nothing,” ’ “It ip charged that Mr. Loomia paid ont of the Ni Munroe & Munroo $60,000'a day without for it. Is that trae?” : “PERRAPS AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT,” “Perhaps that was an error of judgment, We liable to mistakes.” wae the answer, ‘ elt eithusnctid “But you say you knew nothing of this?” “That woe the act of a junior officer,” replied the banker, “You did not know that Mr. Loomis was dolng thie?” “I did not. We are all table to be fooled,” “Mr, Stillman, it 16 chatged that the National Ci ’ pomni {t tm ite dally custom—to overcertity tee Ont hi al "I want to tell 8 angrily, Notional City Bank ‘ie eontuctent Aetly 00 beeionee ane and oes not overcertify checks, Stich statement Js abaurd, ridiculous, Wil SA SQGSABYSSSEES Eg ations} City Baj ne requiring a scrap of paper-to {s ull I have to say in the matter. BOOKS SHOW “SALES” OF 570,000 SHAR When the inquiry by United States Commisstonor Alexander into the af- folra of Munroe & Munroe was resumed this afternoon, Cameron Spear, man- ager for VW. P, Wand & Co, of No, 16 Broadway, wis put on the witnoss stand, F, P, Ward & Co, are alleged to have executed orders for the defunct Arm, When Spear had been sworn ‘'Abe” Gruber announced himoelf as attorney for the witness, Mr. Unterinyer ob- Jected on the ground that witnesses ‘were not mtitied to counsel, Commia- Gloner Alexander agreed with Mr, Un- termyer, but Lawyer Gruber did not leave the room, t The Ward books were then taken uy and Spear wos asked how extensively the Wan firm had dealt in Montreal and Boston stock between Nvv. 21 and Bade a, Mea Sa at aera herman im HaHa ah, Bae Rtr RUS | tor the aint Bete hina Mashed stock, |e Ay ortisin ounand shaves went |e advertising, . i re ¢ your 511.000 eh through thelr hands as early as Ooto- aie go? A, I don't kenowsall the street. 1 euppone, Q, Didn't tiiey go back t) Munr; Munroe? A, Not so far ae ¢ Imowg & Q, Is Mr, Ward now In torn? § 4 belleve ne te. “Me, Graber” weld Me Uri g, myer, “Ward & Co, te Me, wi prodnce the Pittubarg books: A. L have bothlby to do with wi thi ¢: Tt was over $8, tit? A. ¥ cbf ita Sas rf Kotha. Yon ree & day, in Q. Now, on Noy, % at et Go. from, Muntoe 09 mi aun Q, An ngreament in writing? AY no, ‘ Q. Who did the advertiat Gruber Mykes Objections, Mr, Gruber objywted to this line of auentioning, a 4 if it waa intended to Inalnuate that the entries in the book had been mao after OY fallurc, “We do mean to insinuate that moat brondly," replied Mr, Avery oF Mn Gruber still objected on the ground that revutations were at stake, “Heputations you represent are ale ways sacred," exclaimed Mr, Unter+ myer, "And those you represent are always profane," retorted Mr, Gruber, Y The witness sald that the famous "A, L, ak account with Munroe & Mun roe wiA originally his sister's account and that he had the power of attorney In St, He did not know who had given Munroe & Munroe orders to open the account, Pressed hard,. he WNT ad mitted that the account was really hig own and that 671,000 shares of Montreal and Hoston had been dealt In. Q. What about a salu on Noy, 4 of 70,000 shares of Montreal and Boston stock? ‘The books show that you paid 916,687.50, To, balance this antiy there Uppeur's opposite $14,375 as actually pald, aided to whtoh ta the commission of 9.89, How do you reeonolle those_en: tries with your Statements thar your re- celved no compensation for your pers hw@| tradinge for Munroe & Munroe? A, Sometines I took a commision Big Nlock of Stock Sold, Q. I see here a record that on the day of Munroe & Minroe's fallure you sold 60,000 shares of Montreal and Boston for them, What did you @) with the uheck? A. T turned {t over to thom, Tt developed that the “washing” of stocks went on We to 2 or 8 o'agck on the afternoon of ne fallure, Anear gald he wes sure It wasn't after 8 o'clock, Q. Do you fmt an entry ow Wasd'e es. An adjournment was taken until day morning next at 11 o'clock, ITHACA, N.Y. Jan. 6—¥, |y Schmidt, Cornell, ‘01, of Newark, died In the student ‘infirmary this 4 noon as @ result of Infuries roc sevoral weelts ogo in the gymn: He wus attempting a difficult te the horigontal bar when ihe fell, | Ing on his head, sustaining a f; causing temporary paralysis, Ta! developed pnemnonin, His be taken to Newark for bur! il SUNDAY WORLD WAN78 Wi MONDAY,,MORNING WON