The evening world. Newspaper, January 28, 1905, Page 1

WHO JUMPED PROMATRAIN iesst tee WhitemanRun Down by Detectives After Long Search, ‘| HASALONGRECORD. College Student, Gambler, Spec- } lator and Policeman Among et ~ Roles He He Has. Played. Alter He Had Been Captured Last September He Leaped from Fast Express, Alonzo J, Whiteman, who at various times’ of his life’ has been college etu- dent; gambler, wheat speculator, bank president, Mayor of Duluth, a Stata Renator, a member of. the National Democratic Committee, the king ‘of Torgers and the moving spirit in the no- torious Knox-Whiteman band, was captured by Pinkerton detectives and the Buffalo police curly to-day ‘in his homé. in. Danaville, N.Y. Whiteman has been at large since Sept, 2, when be 3ymped from a) moving train hp ‘twegn Dunkitk: nnd’ Btiver Creek, Ail the aoumen and detective n+ * telligence of the Pinkerton: men were brought to bear. upon the’ capture of. this man, who fs perhaps the most th- teresting crimingl of his time. Co-op- erating with J, J. Goodwin, ‘superiny tendant of Pinkerton's National Daivo- egies: ‘werd Chief of Police Bull, ot" "Buftato, wha” Dotedtive a ‘O'Connor and’ Schuh of thatia! ‘Hid ip the Qupela.,, > “Whiteman's house was entered last night while he -was in. bed on. the gec- ond floor, He heiird the men’ coming, Jumped, out of bed and ran to the cupola whero ho hid, Hero’ he was found and honiicntfed, —- Soedag’ that’ resistance Would: he unelesh: he surrendered tn the easy. graceful way which has ‘chitac- sAerized mort of his arrests, He was fakon Ih a currluge to, the nearest rafl- Fond staton, and then to Muffalo, whero he ‘s now hold at Police Headquarters, Tie particular crime with which Whiteman 1s charged. occurred after. July 2 at Buffalo, when a messenger called int the Miiellty Trust Company with A letter typewritten, on what pure potted) to be the business paper of an Bast Aurora (N. Y.) firm, and sighed “F, H, Hubbard," who apeared to be a memper of the firm, Inolosed with the Jovter was n draft for $9,000 to, Hub- bard's order by the cashler of the Nu+ Gional Iudson River Ban, Hudson, (ne Teather Mandfacturers’ Bank of Now York City, + The Fidelity Trust Company, of But- fato, after allowing what they con sidered sufficient time to clapsé for the draft to vnss througi the exchanges, gnd not belne pdvised that Ht. was fre Temilar, permitted Hubuurd to cheek agatnut thé account to the extent of $3.80 by tho issuing bank, but were mubdequently advised that the $9,000 aceopted by them from Hubbard was originally deyued for $9, from whieh amount tt was raised: Under Many Aliases, The Pinkertons thought they could put thelr hhnds on the parties engaged by Whiteman in the ewindle, They found that the man who had posed as Hub- bard wis Joseph Boothman, an old- Umer with a string of aliases, He checked out the amount named while Whiteman kept, th’ the background, Whiteman's career, of crime carried: hilm across thy continent, took him to the big cities of Burdp? dnd made him the mark for the biggest detectives of the country, He oiqiiily cume trom. Dansyiile, whe hy tather was ao prominent. bai and lumberman, As 4 boy he showed an upidtude tor study and was sent to Hamilton College, He graduated with honors and then began to ake up the study of the law. HW suited Us LJ wias 8 OW livin ‘he emigrated to the Weet, Du+ luth seemed to offer the best oppor- tunities for his parucumr genius, and he combined aw with politios, His trst Poliedl success Was When he-ran for th eLesislature and wag elected by an overwhelming majority. ‘Then he ran for tho Senatorship, and again was elected, this time With the largest ma- jority on the ticket, In 18 he waa Hominated for Congfess and missed) election by a few votes. As, a Wheat, Speculator, Wheat speculation was bringing mest big fortunes in those «i id Whites min fell In-line, His fort to a inition of dollars and be ft all, ‘The mus and he loxt agilar by dollar wath his fortune had disappeared, The gam. Ding spirit, ever rife within hin, took im to the! taco tracks, wher fev) and Won. ive of mo, vert forgera organized #8 the band, he staked | Knox: swindled bank Which is recom nd Whiteman after bank for sum Hundreds of thousands of dollars entire band has not heen saptured Whiteman has been arrested tw three times on charges of felonies, dioted seventeen times, tried four pines dd tO an AgSTigate of in PIN jing midway In the block the stranger ket went against hin | Te DAYLIGHT ON COLUMBUS «AVE. John Fiske ake’ Little Is Thrown Into Hallway This Afternoon, ASKED FOR “FOR MONEY, p Stenson) When Demand Was Refused the Thief Attacked and At- tempted to Rob Him, .\CAUGHT BY POLICEMEN, Victim ‘of the Hold-Up Is Man- ager of the Mutual Life * Insurance Company, pedesirian on the street took place whortly after 8 oleloek this afternoon when t nn Fiske Little, manager of the Mutual Léfe Tnsv-ance Company, at Nasaau ahd Cedan strests, was attacked in. Cohimbus aventie, between Sixty fifth and Sixty-sixth street, by a man, twtio domapded money. Upon being rev fused. and openly repwised, he erabbed Mx. Little by the neck an) threw him Into a hallway, ‘The attack on the insurance man was ftustratad by a patrolman’ from a downtown station, who was passing, aiid Who, Assisted by Capt, Cooney, of the’ West Twenty-elahth Street Sthtlon, placed ‘the. man under arrest after a bitter fight. Acconding to Mr. Little's statement he was walking horth’ on Columbus aye- wut whpn Re saw a, man. of Tangs ea Me hilt Hind "Address him, While ‘peaking the wttanger walled. alpn- aide Mr, Little, and told the larter that hewanied money and” wanted It bndly, and if he did not got it Arr, Little would be sorry, Mr. Little eaid he told the man he did not have any money, and the lat‘er |: muttered something under h's, breath, ‘When opposite’ the hallway ofa bulld- grabbed Mr. Little by tho coat collar and dragged him into a hall, In the hallway the Insuratice man wag thrown eo Violen.ly against the wall that his|~ head was severely injured and he fell to the floor, TAYLOR SKATED IN FINE FORM Young Skater from Verona Lake Club Wins Both the Half and Three Mile Events at Metro- polltan Championships, Prominent ekatets from this vicinity competed for honors to-day at Beacon's Rink, Jerome avenue and One Hun- dred nnd’ Bixty-seventh street In the big metropolitan outdoor skating cham plonship meet, Asa result of the bright, orlap weather and ‘favorable conditions of the ice the skaters were cheered on by a large gathering of sporteloving spectators, The, events competed in were the half- | mile, one-mile and three-mile races, all I rkated on a six-lap traen arranged és- pecially for this meet, A quarter-mile track was té have been laid out, but the | competitors asked for a alix-lap track, The rivalry Detween the ‘contestants yas keen et all stages of the meet, and (He exceptionily large attendance was }more bhan pleased by the excellent showin mate and the figures estab: ‘Amoi. the noted skaters who took! part In the races were the following: | Phil Kearny, Arthur Sarony, W. | Bmith, Walt Lee, Harry MoDonald and Gay I ty of, und New York Ath: lotle Chu Nen T wi and B, Mulligan, cf Veron; ate: Hugh Pa’. | lier, of Hroak ¥, 1. Munimer, J, | Ray and B. nen, Although rat event was scheduled |) to start at 2 o'clock, It was delaved Jabout an hour and fifteen minuteg ow- Ing to the skaters not arriving on time, The surprive of day was the de- {Arthur Sarany, the k speed f the New York Athletic Clu, ent was won by T. Hayward, of ona Lake Skaving Chub, Alten uae ef the Verona Skating Club, Fal id Arthur t was 1,81 4-6, mne-mile 1Aco, t the rhe next event was It was Won by H, T. MeDonald, at the Now York Athletio Glub, Allen’ Taylor ‘also finished second jn this race, with niphen, of Brooklyn, third, Time, tag he thre-mile race was the moat in- ating and exciting event of the day, It was won by Allen ‘Taylor, of the Verona Lake Skating Club, who finished a vard.{n front of B. Sutohon, of Brook: Iyn, who Was second, 1, iiigan, Ve~ rona lar eee gis Club, waa third, The tive 28 1-5, Imprisonment, He hag been a period of three yeara nwalt- ing trlalaor appeals, Ho hay only ferved one ‘year's noiual ekenlence, viany.of the New York Clty hotels #ut+ dacea by his claverness ia ralsing dratts, Ba, neh be: st FETAL of the dav was done V Allen ‘Tavio! ho finished fire in AL i nite nile and three-mile races. EB, Sut+ ‘Another daring attempt to” hold un @ |) to 1). 4)! sly Amour) (20 ts BS) Ble the Kentiioky Lurfman ‘estimates ‘to be fines Risldaie solid 4¢ SECOND pagecaraniieie’ (80 to}: H1) 4+ Contention» (7 to.) 1, Rapl oe (r to 1a) a Baddu: cee, Mald 8, RACH), TR: ¢, NEW hapa than ordinary merit, was ‘offered at the Falr Grounds to-day, and with moderat the average of holiday occasion : Phe feature df the’ catd: was theAu- dubon’ gelling, Stakes at a mile, in which a nimbet of speedy hotses: were hamed to’ gd, Meludiiik Gay Boy. ‘The race was worth $1,600 to the winner, Capt, Jim Willlams's Phil Finch, whioh worth 910,00), was one of the starter... Another event that held the attention of. the crowd, Was a six furlong. condi tion ra pea brought out the Eastern homes Rapid, Water, Grand Opera tind THIRD, RACE--Florentine ( at Fi ne FOURTH shavimiil Finch, @ to 4 100"4, Ghy? Boy (8: to 1) 2 Monacg, ; Taj, Jan, QA’ programme of nore H {ng wenther the ‘attendance was above f had additional duterest in. the fact that | Relate Li Abel (ih Iuoy You Btvontte re TB bbogen a also Trade hia’ Inge ¥ pak bow to the public. Western formeré, SUOh, Handa, Acroay, J sient bd ‘Porentine, ‘were Oppo teens tr e tunity for DaSeaT to Rasteerac? opin financtally, the betting was {in ustiaity. belsk ie ane weather was cloudy and the cae ante Virginia Wine: the -Firat, » Qvien, (Rose and Mrutt were the two sclected by tha public as the best in the opening event, and they divided :the major. part of the play on the race, I the early running aati Rose #how prominent and faced Filla into submtay ston. When. straightened for the Anal run Agnes. Virginia on the Lie Arg oinskle and won, alt g away from her field at the end, Fannesto Won Eaelly, her semble ond the general public, At the post time she was. an odda-on, favs Sree, Domintok had therihount, "but despite his efforts the favorite fajled to land Inside the money, The winner turned. up in Funnette, one of the out- the far tufn she moved Up sit patching the JewJera tiring th the. rin here, ook command . and won an awhy, i ' ROpArTa yon oempmeMT Ne ROOSEVELT OFFERS: NEW VORREE PLACE WASHINGTON, Jan, %.—-Wdifllam. D, Murphy, of New York, conference with Preekient Roosevelt, and later, with Secretary Shaw, It fa], understood that the, President (# anx- fous that Mr, Murphy should agoept ey assistant sveretaryship In the Tréasury Department, and ear CMIRaY the one to be made vacant by the resignation of Mr, Armstrong, who has charge of cus- toms matters, Mr, Munphy, tt { sald, Is very mugh st. accepting the assistant secre. hip in charge of cuetoma, > matter has not yet been decide and may not be for some. weeks, rhen, of Brooklyn. alo skated In good form, finishing second ih coat ry the same prowane Aftorded: an i (oh came with « \tush.:" Athlana was heavily backed by. hott |’ siders, in ane vetting) whieh went beg: i ring at % to J, In the ently, Tun ty Ne Fiatter wes outfooted, hin pour to-day’ had WO) 2), CORUSCATE 3. a “NEWORLEANS ODA Sac eta FIFTH 7:4CE—AU REVOIR On to 1) if FOX MEAD (16 to ‘we? SIXTH RACE—FAR’ WEST: @ to 8) B INSPECTOR‘HALPIN J t0'1) 2) DARIUS 35" ‘ nae » at HoT. SPRINGS. FIFTH RACE—RED THISTLE (11 to’S)'1, JIGGER a to’2) "4, SCOTCH DANE (9 to'2) 3, “SIXTH seaman ie " to: 8) 1h ave A @ ae (ye VECTIO'3, =| HEAVILY TODAY Tao 1 onda (1 49) 8: 0 wi reas'|), Lat Gold, waa, the favorite in the frst nnaF| Pace, tit! got Mm money, Mutual Bene- oe ae ani epe VICTIM OvAMA CLAIMS VICTOR AT ~ bis St. PET. baihiin: Jan. 284 the Russ Jost forty-five ‘officers and f the village: ene Favorites: Were Were Beaten by Long aunt ~ Sot in First Three Races at and a8 a Con: emia WINNERS, pr rvo, 6 to’1) Minna Baker 8. THIRD mci Warn (6 te 1)| i Maraschl bale (6 t0.8) | B) Copperfield 3, pes yiite g sys ord.) ” “Ark,. Jan, 28—Tho at ataite sue fer .jhe Arlington i and oft Very worst wpot 100 ss wat & race, boing wlmdgt sharp, bend of the first turn, the bent, crowd of the week 00, though the weather on ‘And, tHeantedting. | Th 1; alka (wes ie An) 8'to 1 chance, made all the run; rion eh cleverly. by a-length from Wide jo beat Rethbrijea head ace, sr Cashed at $0 a ghotvea ‘Ih the ‘second ri Roe a an outsider, Parvo, 1 a ade n Hont at the wuunt'and made the : De come ing Rah Bk wartayie nF band nae was/two' lengiha in front OFTHE BLIZZARD. Mend “After Bringing Hie Train Whrough Storm) Aud, Hie IMeoman ty 11, “PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 28—Witliam Wise, ffty-two' years old, an engineer ‘dh the Pennsylvanta Railroad, 49 dend from exposure during. the storm last Wetlnesday night, Hdward Lapp, of Berwind, Pa,, his freman, had a nar. Tow’ escape, Wise on Wednesday night pbrousht a. train from Harrleburg to this city. NAt Bradford Hills, about thirty miles west of this city, his train collided with a snow plough and tie engine was slightly damaged. Fireman Lapp went back to flag the train following and nothing was heard of him until he was found Iil.at his home to-day, Whien: Wise reached the West Phila- ed delphia station he asked to be reli from duty. He was ill and went to tho Presbyterian LMospital, where he succumbed to blozd poisoning, Fireman Tapp statos that he re at Wiodbine station. dll of Wed night/ and. manaked to keep from fi ling by bullding a fire of railro: He was pleked next n th eorew of .a train from F Pa. Tapp ta suffering as a re posure. FLORIDA, C erent Pe AUGUSTA ithe Geneint Ba, nicely en, Kugopatiin a “Our, troops atte on, the, offensive: a en ‘cma One of out columns took captitred i i arg. BA VRDEN, 4 hada bey here and iat Harbiti hav ra of wounited, of whom About a. ‘Roveral hundred Jayandse were esi ‘ative ; sitionn’ d LJAPS AGAI nN The ‘Japauote endéarired tot Neatly wall quickly filled—18-£9 ‘of them in on To-Morrow's Sunday World "WANT" will contain ‘as: many. more, Try ttf