The evening world. Newspaper, February 14, 1905, Page 14

mposures by The Evening World Will, He Hopes, Lead /, to a Thorough Probing. ECTS CERTAIN PERSONS 4 jet-Attorney Asked to Take & to Uncover and Punish the Gulity In Department. atartiing statement that crooked- existe in Tax De ment an it the elty it thou ) Sands of dollar throug! » Antriguins in ce of cer: @in persons made to: y. by Presl- O'Donnel. ‘ HIS THE JOY OUS DAY OF ST. VALENTINE’S PRANKS, City Offtctals and Political Leaders Are Not Forgotten, but So Far j as Made Known Their Tokens Are Not of the Bleeding To-day 1s the day of bleeding hearts, cupid darts and other tokens of the gentle and burning passion spre ad in bright colors on glnger-bread canis ond fluted pastedoard Also It Is the day for the screaming caricature, In fact, St, Valentine is nothing any more it not a cynical, grinning saint, armed with cruel-edged scalpel with which to lay bare our faults and bing them Into grotesque rellef, Immediately one leaps into fame he becomes a ready mark for @ valentine, and you may be sure It ts not of the bleeding ‘heart variety, Mayor Mo- Clelian was not in the least surprised to open a sedute little billet and draw from it a representatiton of himself | Heart Variety, | | furfously moulding candios and dis- | tributing them without cost to @ pop: wave plunged tn darkness, The District-Attorney was pictured In his valentine as making a speech of | thanks when elected an honorary mem- ver of the Generous Gentlemen Gam- | Dlers' Galaxy No, 1, He was also drawn | as presenting a handsome cuckoo elock | wrought by his own hands to Richard | Canfield and explaining how the cuckoo | would cuckoo whenever the battering; THD wae heken out oF ite Bah ler Murphy got his valentine ple- turing him th the fond race” of Senator Pat McCarren, MoVarren's valentine was In the same light vein, showing him at his farm packing up a erateful of doves and expressing them | peace offerings wo Murphy, IN BELLEVUE FOR GOULD LETTERS Magistrate Cornell Orders an; Inquiry Into the Sanity of Albert £. Leighton, Who Wrote to Miss Helen. _—— When Albert EB, Leighton, the Phila- delphia man who sent annoying letters to Helen Gould and came to New York with a bulldog revolver to press his sult, was arraigned before Magis! Cor- World: Tax Commissioner have been O'Donnel. nt for some time that crooked- 6 exists, and I am determined to et out the culprits, In the matter off personal taxes the city ing mulcted to a large extent fy and it is my wish that District- yw Jerome get after certain per- my suspicions r connected or not with this I shall not now state, but 1 nell in the Yorkville Court to-day his anawers were sch as to cause the M Istrate to remand him to Bellevue Hos- pital for examination into his sanity. Magistrate Cornell attempted to keep the name of the celebrated woman phi- lanthropiat ‘out of the case, but was forced to use It in questioning Lelghton when the prinoner pleaded ignorance of corresponding with any young woman. ‘At the mention of Miss Gould's name he expressed great indignation that what he termed his private correspond- ence with her should be made a mattcr ‘of police inquiry, and sald that it was merely a baxiness corresporidence in- volving her purchase from him of Look- ) Btarted an investigation which 1 iy hope will result in/putting a the ilegal end criminal acts fare being perpetrated, There are 8 practice ‘with taxpayers for the pur- ting a reduction of taxes by ‘andcriminal methods. I sball ie co-operation of District-Attor- in this matter, and J will ly appear against any of the ane woh are working this department f thelr Own personal ends.” \ @eclaration and admission of O'Donnel that “ocrookedness” made following the pub- in The World to-day of tions of R. F, Newman and F, n, brothers, of No, 182 Nassau d No, 66 Broadway respective. B reporter the brothers admitted y had worked up a great busl- ting the taxes of taxpayers re- ®& payment baeis of 50 per cent, jount maved to the taxpayers, waé secured the broth- mo pay. aimed to Have a Pull. @laimed to have a “pull! with Officials in the Tax Department, ‘this “pull” they ao- SO esc, Sr oe : y. ‘ gor Beau own admissions, nt,” Even big corporations, woth said, aro regarded by them r “ollents,’ and they de- ‘that they have severe! ‘corpora- their list, Not Know Newman, fot know the Newman broth- President O'Donnel, \ now that their methods are be- r by others who use this de- imght for thelr personal ends, It 4 New r any others are works ction pS hrough the instrumen- mien employed in this depart- ‘not know it, but propose ter of personal taxes we but the affidavit of the d to decide the ayesion of |’ if ate tie phew spits Cod 1a, jut In the real oatate, we are more termine all points regard y, the judgment of the final: “1'do Hope that the Dis ‘will @o into’ this matter te an example of some of the who are making a living’ by the city in the manner out- iy the methods of the New- ‘BODY HUNG HEAD » DOWN FROM “I.” —— Chopper Hit by Express jm on Brooklyn, Elevated Killed, Meyers, thirty-five years old . MA Myrtle avenue, VYrook! ‘Killed on the elevated road to & Uchet-chopper at Union stront Sun avenue “L” line, Brooks me cent across the tra, the station b; Ta the an expross tren iit was knocked between ts ties, it CANBht and the body hung ncad mward, A xreat crowd gathered mm Torter ran holding up trains Lifted the its resting-place, 4 000 MEMORIAL TO PRISON SHIP MARTYRS, exec Ny r uy 00 ary of War Taft, Gen, Stew- @ Woodtord, Gen. Horatio C, King Stephen V. White met the Mayor chy ll to-day and discussed if the memorial to the mar- Ship, devised by acts the State Leg.siature, 0 A membe onan)! » Hig an hour for him. ere produced, and the known Its choice out Mountain for a (trifling sum of $5440, 000,000, Shabdy in Appearance. Leighton, who io a short, gray-haired man of forty, with sharp, sunken eyes and thin lips,.ia rather shabby and un- shaven }n appearance, and his night in the Fifty-fitth street police station had tiot materially improved his appearance when he appeared in court to-day, Capt, Lantry, who preferred the charges, told Magletrate Cornell of Leighton's arrest @t hie room fn the Bible Teachers’ Training School, Forty- ninthstreet and Lexington avenue, where the man arrived Sunday night after sending & series of letters in which pro; posals uf marriage and business propo- pitions involving billions were eent Miss Gould, The letters, which have been coming In a steady stream for some weeks, have been stopped by | Dr. W. W. White, President of the school, who had made wGch an arrangement with Miss Gould's private secretary, L. A, Hanan, re- garding all letters that came for Miss Gould addressed to the echool. Of theso letters Miss Gould has never been given an inking. They were filled witn biblical Abbe eat propositions to take over billions of money and proposals of fRarciage, and never got farther than the training school, which the writer evi- dently supponed was Gould's ad- dress, When Leighton from his room in the school sent a letter to the office for Miss Gould it was opened, and Dr, White immediately Liang teege the quiet roomer ay the annoying letter writer, When arrested a bulldog revolver was found in Leighton's pocket, and a charge of carrying concealed weapons was preferred in addition to di leriy conduct, ‘Magistrate Cornell questioned Leigh- ton about the letters he Pa written, to whith he replied that he did not know wimt was being discussed nor did he know of any woman being referred to, In despair at‘being unable to keep Miss Gould's name from the records, the Magistrate mentioned the name, at which ghton's whole ohanged and he {ndignantly denied that the nollee had a rizht to gloat over his private letters, Bald he: Little Business Proposal, “Your Loniship, I had a business roposition to make to ther. I wished attitude | him to Bellevue to be examined, after fining him $5 for carrying a revoleyr, In a talk with an Evening World re- Borie Le-ghton said that he had come this country from England with his narents in 1871, and that his father, Henry Leighton, had grown wealthy in tho steel businessinTennessee, After his father’s death, he said, his brothers be- came jeqlous of him and offered to keep him well supplied with money if he would Jive away from there, Leighton said that on returning after an absence he found that his mother had been {il and that the two physicians were stary- .ng her to death, from which fate he saved her by eal § her on adulterated | milk, ane Melia Mites Peeing their case vanishing, had him arreste Imprisoned for four days, Ves “What the — do vou think of that?” demanded the champlon Bible quoter, Leighton sgld that he came to North Bergen, bu! et king it there he had moved to Philadelphia, and there had joined the Y. M,C. A. Later he raid he commenced his correspondence with Miss Gould. Fxtractg from h’s diary were read In court. In which were references to the letters and “requests.” which latter he explained to himself with the wont “marringe’ i) brackets, Mrs, Lulund, sleter of Leighton, learn- ed at her home, No. 267 North Fourth street, Philadelphia, of the predicament of hor brother. Sho immediately came to New York and went to Bellevue Hospital, She was handsomely dressed ard looked to be a woman of consider- able wealth. She was allowed to see her Kinsman, who was in custody in the observation wand. After a few minutes ennverantion with him she left, raving that #he would have nothing further to do with tho case. —_—_——_— LILLIAN RUSSELL OPERATED UPON. | Has Two Growths Removed from Her Throat. Téllan Russell, temporarily out job on account of the fire at the Casino, is at her home recovering from two operations on growths in her throat, The operations: were serious in nature, though not dangerous, Miss Russell will be able to sing when the production of “Lady Teazle’ is re- sumed, One of the erowths was about the aize of @ pea in the centre of the lett yooal chord; the other twloe that slue at the base of the tongue, Dr, P. J. Gibbons, of No, 68 Hast Thirty-fourth street, performed both operations at his itemlay, only @ local t pees yoo! Ai ly a lo pal anes hetie py reg gd Wy thease fore! . Miss be expects to return to the stage wath formet pearly vocal tones, ———_ SHE CONCEALS THEFT UNTIL SHE CAN SLEUTH A LITTLE. Mrs. Koltle First Investigated Rob- bery of $2,500 in Jewels and Check for $3,150, Then Tells, Mrs, John Keltie, of Surf avenue and Oceanic walk, Coney Island, to-day re- ported to Capt, Dooley, of the Coney Island police station, that on Jan, 15 hor home was robbed of jewelry valued at $2,500 and a certified check for $3,16i, Mrs, Keltle explained that she had delayed reporting the matter to the police, as she had certain suspicions concerning persons responsible whicti she feared to tell until she had stronger reasons for expressing them, Mrs, Keltie tald she decided to be her own detective before announcing the theft. She sald that to-day she had secured summonses for severt] persons to appear In the Coney Island court to Ne Ught on the matter if they could, “me miesing jewelry consisted of a diamond brooch, star-shaped, valued at $1,00, and heart-ehaped locket worth eeveral hundred dollars, and two watches and chajns, REMEMBER THIS! “The Adventure of the Norwood f het i) sel Fa nmout Mountain, Tenn., La ), 000, 000, ' Outside of these ‘business lettera'’ he claimed noone hed the right to question , and the Magistrate sent Bublder,"' second story of the great sores, ‘The Return of Sherlock Holmes," will aon in next Saturday's Evening World, Feb, 18, excellent models Lace Waists in ecru and white, trimmed with repousse lace in- sertions and heavy applique, silk lined, Silk Crepe Waist, box pleated yoke trimmed with heavy lace inser- tion and French knots, navy, brown, red, light blue and white, Chiffon Taffeta Waist, hand- some Swiss embroidered front, excellent style to wear with tailored suits, in tan, navy, black and white, Regula tatively chosen at to- anne for @ memoria} twill bi) highly orna- spirit which the monu- ia carried out in rpetuat WOMEN’S WAIST DEPT. For the better introduc3ion of our new line of Waists we offer some All New model Crepe de Chine Waist, shirred back and Ponges Waist, plain front, in black, tailored, with deep at a special price. China Silk Waists, very effec- tive model, trimmed with heavy lace, and all-over embroidery, deep cuffs and very full sleeves. China Silk Waist, elaborately trim- medwithVal, lace, forming bow knots on front of waist and sleeves, pleats, in black, r prices navy, brown, green are $6.50 to 88,75, and champagne, Plaid Silk Waists, in very rich colorings, all new patterns, in a very becoming up-to-date model, B’way @ 13th St. That Sensational Sale of O97) «itm Carpets, ial Linoleums, Gea)“ Oilcloths, } which began here yesterday with such splendid success, is easil THE event of New York retailing, Certain it is that the people ate Coming and the Goods are Going, That in itself {s the best possible evidcuce of the tremendous inducements in the sale, Many a house- holder who never expected to become a user of Oriental Tugs has found it easy in this sale, while the splendid bargains in carpet size Rugs—Carpets by the yard—and Linoleums, Oilcloths and Mat- tings are so tempting as to be irresistible, Turkish and Persian Rugs. $2.50 to $8.00 hand-made Anatolian Mats at . $12 to $15 Knrabagh Rugs at... $20 to $35 Shirvan Rugs at.... $22 to $40 Bokhara Rugs at, $30 to $50 lorge Kaziks at Rxtra Quality $50 Shirvan Rugs at, $50 to 875 Hall Runners at NO0DG Fine $33.50 Anatolian Rugs at.. Turkish and Persian Carpets, ‘These include some handsome specimens in floor sizes—-some allk rugs dnd some silk carpets among them—worth from $50.00 to $750.00 each, At §25.00 to $495.00 each. FURS ‘16. for Women’s $40 Nearseal Coats One of the greatest opportunities of many years to secure a choice Seal Coat is now yours, One of our leading manufacturers, in closing up his season, found 75 Nearseal Coats in his stock which the lateness of the season com- elled him to unload, We have them, To small women (sizes 32, 34 and a few 36 NS 140 21,75 for 4.00 Chin- for 15.00 Mink chilla Pillow Ascot Ties. for 12,00 Bable SquirrelFancy Fox Pelerines. 7.95 for 15.00 Alas- ble Scarf, for these $35 and $40 coats are to be closed box-front effect with fitted backs, high col- to-date in cut and style, and as next season's (when the assortment in- 5 0 where under $35 to $40, Heré and now at,... ] 6. As the unalterable policy of the house is to make each season and ignoring consequences in a determined effort to close out all, tric Seal Coats, for 8.60 124.00 terse Pards Po 23.50 trimmed Persian Lamb chilla Ascota, f 9 le trimmed Persian Lamb! 20,7§ for 500 Alns- 14.50 eden P it Squirrel Coat, ka Sable Fox| Ties, for 6,00 seal Coats, fea Sable Dore|Se5O jp, Brook the opportunity is now a rare one indeed, out at $16.50 each, They are all Nearseal of extra quality, 24 inches long, in the new lars and large revers, and are all lined with very fine guaranteed satin, As they are up- styles will show little or no change, the pur- chase must prove profitable, In the season i mA = cluded all sizes) you would have found it impossible to buy such coats any- Final Clearing of Women’s Furs, Including Every Piece in the Stock. stand on its own footing, every Fur Coat, Jacket—set and single piece—must now find new owners, We are forgetting original cost 159.00 S"9.2i 24.00 (inlit MER 4.75 fo, te soe 124. 18.50 £21,, 88;00/9:95 Scum pillow * Scarfs. 97,50 Pe wnmarien 7.95 Conn Muff. 17 50 for: 30,00. Mink tor 150. 0] 14,50 Alege ahgenvean peat B a ummarten ar ad yi ie lers 79,00 {or 32500 Sable 14.50 ( 25.00 Alas-| 0.95 29.50 frost Near | Pillow Mutts 2.50 gacct ® saooBaum.|O°Z. Sox Belerinek| larook Bink, stereo"? 29, marten Mufts, Mh 32.50 Mutts, Mn for 50,00 Baum- marten Scarfs, $9 00 for Men’s Pants ° Worth $4.50, All eizes up to 50 walet in a quality. equal to the pants you have been paylng double our price for, The fab- rics are all wool, hand tallored and ehrunk, and embrace at least 60 different patterns; All At sesscerrereeteeeereeee rie teeeees 2.00 $1.59 for Men’s $3.50 Pants, A clearance of our entire collection of men's odd pants which have accumulated the past few weeks, In- cluded are many odd pants from high-priced suits thrown out after ttock-taking, The fabrics are worsteds, chetiots, cassimeres and black thibets, in large assortment of patterns and colorings, A great chance for a pair of pants at very little cost 1:59 95 for Men’s $15.00 8. Suits. Models of good clothing, these garments were particularly strong val- ues at tho former price. If you appreciate the money-saving possi- bilities of this offer, come here to-morrow and be well dressed. Suits {Include the very newest styles and colorings, single or double breasted. 59 for Boys’ 4.50 ° Suits and Overcoats. This offer should appeal to every purchaser of boys’ clothing in New York, 18 the valnes are not to be comparod with anything in this line, All sizes, all styles, at.. teaeeees | 59 ‘ -00 for Smoking Jackets — \ No Mall Orders, Worth Up to 12.00 None €. 0, D, Remarkable clearance of all remaininj; House Coat: and Smoking Jackets, Now is the rime to bu House Coats and Smoking Jackets that were $6.60, $8.75, $9.75 and $12.00—in double-faced cloths, vel- vets and matelasses—sizes 34, 36, 86 and 97 onl, o now in one big 3 00 group at ... ° Imported Silk Underwear, Men’s Imported Parisian Silk Underwear, in white, cream, blue and novia, at $7.50, $8.00, $9.00 and $10.00 a garment. Odd Lots Wall Paper, In these offers there is Wall Paper enough to cover from one to five rcoms, Note the wonderful sacritices: rollin, Wall Paper and 16 yards | 10 rolls Wall Paper and 29 yo Bac aarer nl mrt? Goalgnel | order, Just the thing for para? Ie E GUNS I 39C) dining-rooms, Aibraries, @e. worth Sea roll; complete lot hoavy embossed tapestrios, sik eft 10 rolls Wall Paper and 20 yards | fects, burlap effects, &c!; "worth porder,* pretty bedroom, dining |e, and ae, a roll f plete lOlsssesseces 1.39 room or hall effects, in red and| complete line Need, some gold ku’ Bapers trom 2Be> lu Ap.Oved roll, of Ko f Mai Ciders Have Prompt Atiention, Siath Ave, & 23d St. Ne Y. ay [i i) Der 66 ROWING § ing Stamps every morning from 8,30 till 12. Single stamps from 12 until closing hour, ‘ i NAR : a oe Restaurant—5-. ourse Table d’riote Lunch, 25c., 11 to 2.30 Each Day, Ua N aa AE ws lls OG ARRON. Amazing argains. The importance of buving at Rothenberg’s is forcefully demonstrated by the incomparable savings in our Great Februery Sales, Sales—but every department offers valucs of the rarest kind. To-morrow will be a day of tremendous in.erest—nos only the February Early Spring Sale of Silks and Dress Goods. Offering the jeading Spring Fabrics at atraction of thelr real value, .y.ont.s ago we piaced oruers for this event, and the foremost mils of the country contribute largely. It is an intensely interesting sac, 23-inch All Figured Foulards, season's designs and colorings; regular price $9c., 27-inch Silk Follenne, in the popular color. ings; also white and cream; value 59¢,, at... 24-inch All Silk Printed Liberty Satin,in the new Spring colorings and designs, 7Sc, grade, at 27-inch All Silk Shantung Pongee, natural color; 75c. grade, a! Garments at tats and trimmed with sill eltow, New eleven-gore Specialat..... Made of white linen, with ful with embroidered knots ; broidery ; pleated back, s'eeve and tab stock, special at.. on Misses’ Walking Skirts, made of good q Special ' Shirts at Almo effects, sultabl meaium and dark _ effect f dressers; they are the well-known “Palmetto” brand, never _re- value $1.25 per doz, special at seseeeres $00 Carving Sets, ebony handles, fine ==. Silverware at 98c, Dishes, Combination Sugar Bowls, Crumb Sets, Cracker Jars, Butter Dishes and Chocolate Pots. . Vatue 81.45, special at.., Fine Linen Waists, with front of all-over embroidery, have pleated back, new full sleeve and tab stock, Also new black waists, highly mercerized, with full pleated blouse, trimmed with silk knots and em- Value $2.00 ; to knee, with flaring kilt below, thoroughly tailor-made, with all Inside seams bound; colors blue, brown and black; lengths 32 to 38; one of the greatest misses’ \skirt values ever offered; Men's $1.00 “Palmetto’” Shirts at 65¢, Men's bosom shirts, plain and pleated styles, “Gelached cuffs, plenty o° new spring designs, 05c oo Gutlery Sale. A special offering of 500 Sets Knives and Forks, ¢bony and cocobola handles, fine quality steel, strongly riveted, with bolster and tip; Styles of value 98¢., special at 59c Berry Dishes, Cake Baskets, Pickle Casters, Gllt-lined Nut Bowls, 5-bottle Table Casters, Milk Jars, Bread Trays, Fern best at.. 38-inch All Wool Cloth, in small, neat white flake mixe tures in medium gray, light gay, navy blue, brown) hunter's green and reseda green; worth §9c,; 3 at, seey Cc 45-inch All Wool Voile tt: Spring colorings and black; 50c 45-inch All Wool Chiffon Graxite Cloth, Spring colorings and black; S2einch High Lustre Sicilian 5c Beilalas, crore nay te trom Ae Sensationally Low Prices, 389c 39c Women’s $10.00 Blouse Suits at $5.98. New Blouse Suits, in handsome pepper-and-salt wool mixtures, collarless, finished with fancy stitched lk braid and buttons. New fancy sleeve, pleated from cuff to + skirt with flaring kilts at bottom; a good bargain at $10; 5 98 A Great Shirt _Special. Selling more and more of them each day. No wone der, It's the best skirt value in months, New Model Skirts, in b’ack or blue cheviot, in eleven-gore Picaiee style, II pleated blouse, trimmed others have full blouse Both styles new full 98c Important Sale of Misses’ Walking Skirts. below; all seams thoroughly bound and perfect in fit and tinish; length walst bands from 23to to36inches, Special at uality blind cheviot, in the newest pleated style, all seams strapped 1.59 Men’s Vicl Kid Shoes, in lace or congress, with plain toes or with toe ra 1.50 “Mostly cial to-morrow at, per pair sens for _up-to.date Men's National Shoes ‘et 52.00. leather, in lace style; all new shapes are represented, in weights suitable for street or full-dress 2 eT @) of entire lot at, per pait...ssesecsvae S) f j Hanging Towel 19¢c MF Racks, with mirror, 40c quality steel, 3 bage Cans, with PX. handles; sanitary cover, fit- made rs heavy gale vanizes 29c stitched to the knee, with flaring kilts from 39 to 44 inctes, 1.98 st 46] Men’s Shoes, $1.50. a ene cer ee me a caps. Also Storm Calf Sho Spe- Ih patent colt or patent calf, also vici kid and box calf wear; sizes § to 11, fullshapes, Choice |Great B reat Basement Sale : ‘ a Ball handle Gar- ting outside of can, fron ,. $00 Dozen Rockingham, Ware Teapots, ranging in sizes from 3-plnt to 6-pinty have been selling from }§c. to 59¢, . 3pint 2lc 3%-pint = 44-pint 27c 6-pint 29¢ 98c JAMES McGREERY & C0, Men's Haberdasheryg Dep't. On Wednesday & Thursday, February 15th and 16th, 200 dozen, Imported Madras, | plain or pleated negligec| shirts, | Cuffs attached or detached, Materials are extremely at- | tractive, showing the latest fine line stripes in blue, | pink, tan, green, lavender} and black, or plain colors, | 1.50 each, Value 2,25 and 3.09 Twenty-third Street, Stern Brothers To-morrow in their’ White Goods Department will be offered @ special purchase of this season’s most popular materials for suits and waists Consisting of Broche Figured Madras, Embroidered, Corded apd Checked } Soft Finish Nainsooks and Batistes and Chiffon Finish Pin Dot Swisses, { Fine Sheer Linen, 2.700 Yds, ; extra quality, 4,500 Yds, { 5° 21° Special—Leather Gioods—vatues . MOROCCO SEAL HAND BAGS, covered frame, fitted with purse, in black, brown, green and blue, at $1.90 GLOVE KID BELTS, shitred back, in back, st $6.65 Value 50 yard white and all the new shades, . 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