The evening world. Newspaper, February 25, 1905, Page 1

py hae t ‘ MILLIONAIRE. ENDS LIFE BY. WINDOW LEAP -“Sainuel’Sighert Leaps’ Six “Stories to. Death at Lands on tron Fence: ot Court- | Yard and Is Terribly Man- gled-Neck Broken. i NURSE. SAW HIM) FALL, Bathroom—Suffered (Long from Nervous Disorders, ‘Crawling through a. ‘bathroom «win, dow, barely large enough to admit the je of his body,/ damuel Stexbert, ‘ae \ millionaire _ cotton plunged six storie ‘to Mis death in tha gourtyerd’ of the fashionable Ardatey Hall, apartment-house/at No, 30 Cen- tral Park West to-day, Me: landed on ‘an tron pleket fonce on which his body; yee 80 mutilated it it was some time before he. was {identified by “his wife, } ‘Me. Blegbert,- who ; was. thirty-eight Weare old, had amassed a fortune. in Pratrie, du Chipn, Wis, before coming 10 locate, his, busingim in. this city a * few years’ ago. He was a momber of | the, firm of Louis iMegbert & Hrothers, 1 Of No. 121, Greenp treet: \ With his. wite end twelve-year-old . Mr, onpaged a moh 2s wo ow the sixth floor of ¥ Hall lavt! October, In Decem- sber he suffered: from ‘an atjack-Ot , prostration, trom’ the. effects, of (Whioh he never relly, recovered. For the past. month, he. liad acted ely and his wife’ hid been great- ried over hia condition, Though seemed physically atrongen he suffer- from @ nervous malady that seemed 40 grow, upon him, At‘times he would F e frantic end dedkrd that death bu better ‘than a continued. ex- (stenoe accompanied with’ such distress. ¢ SuddenjAttack To-Day, *'He got up at his usual hour, 8 S’olock thie: moming, and brecktanted ‘With his wife and daughter, He ate a Bearty meal and seemed tc have re- {Waived his cheorful spirits, As he wan deaving the table, however, he was @iricken with another attack, and went ‘Anto the ‘bathroom, locking the door, ,, _Mro, Blegbert continued chatting with her daughter, The bathroom Mr, Bleg- bert went into faces to the nouth. There is'a vacant lot abutting on Ninety-firat Strest on that side of the building, and 8 high ivon fence skirts the wall of the building. ‘The man Opened the small, narrow ‘window of the bathroom and crawled @hrough.. Then ‘he dropped trom the ‘window ledge, falling headforemost, His dorehead struck the iron patings of the fence, impaling tim and causing, ac- Wording to a physician who, examined body, instant death. One Was passing ut the time, but ‘Mise Marie Jones, a trained nurse, who Was attending a patient in an apart+ ‘mient on a lower ttoor, saw the manu- taoturer’a body fall through the air, he hurried out, aati the young two ioe aay Mend’ ied a: blest ‘bert'e bod; from the fone. iy iid aa Jones hur Into hei n ml yor A 0 Injected ‘& Quantity of the fikt. Into the body, thinking there was will Utes ernie Br, oa? See Goce teres Be 3 wi Dounce Neck Was Broken, The physician found twas broken and that di he’ peck that 1) leath had been eouR, Y Mutilated that ts of the bullding ie ted was po badl: Mr, as bit ‘apartments word’ caller ests the Reeniyone operator, and alg y rawled Through Smalt Window in , manufacturer, | oh CLOSING IN “ON TRAIL OF ROSS SLAYER He Was Ranning Across Lots, Bundle in Arms, After SUSPECT 1S: WATSON.” Coachman Gave that Name and Fictitious Address When He Signed Will of Recluse, ( MAY BE mista Seay Money and Jewels All Missing from the Ruine—Victim Was Contem- plating Another Marriage. PLUNDER $20,000, The New Wpraey Police ere close on the trail of the missing, coachman, who (s belleved to have murdered'Mra, Hannah B, Ross, of Montclair, and then set fire to her’houge,. The name of the man te | known to the pollee, but they will not reveal)it, “The name he signed to Mrs. Rosa's will wa: C,, Watson," and the address he wrote is No, Green street, Newark. The name ls fictitious and no such man is known-at the Green street address, i: County Detective Hummei, of Essex chase, gave ‘The Evening World a full account of the supposed’ murderer to- day, but would'not' reveal tis. name, “This nian” worked th“ Philadelphia ior some time eight monthd’ ay,” he " to, Newark, He. had alwuye-depn associat ort” hale and, saloons. His compan. jona have hedn prisefghtars, ‘wttho story that he. is dr ever’ wis ® nofighter tx -oncorradt, | | Waiter, and Bartender, A walter and a bar- tk amd then \went to Elisabevii,) whore:he was employed in a similar’ecapacity,’ He then came back to Newark, but afterward went. to Orange, ‘That-was a month ago, and we have no trace of him since then un- til he applied'to Mrs, Ross for a posi- tlon, 4 “The man {9 @. low-down character, and would not tate to commit mur- der. if he thought he could make good | Fin escape, He is too well known to eacape us und we will surely get him, Ho was known d@ ‘Bob! to hia, friends, (Continued on Second Page.) PARR MATCHED WITH JENKINS Accordinn to Artioles Signed To- Day Big Wrestlers Will Meet on Mat .at Sulzer’s Next Friday Night. ——— Wratlers, Tom Jenkins and Jim Parr wore matched to-day to meet n'a finah Contest, beat two out of three falls, Catoh-as-catch-can style, at Bulser's Harlem River Park on Friday, March 8, ‘Ths match ia the outcome of the challenge issued. by Jenkins to Frank Gotch at the wresthiig match last night, | Gotch would not consider another match with Jenkins, claiming that he} had showed hts superiority over the | former .\mertcan champion, and that County, who has taken charge of the) ita ghpap, cons) *.” ‘| Avold 7 to 1) 2, Sadducee 3, | | Ve | | | PHIL FINGH IS I Feature! ‘at. Crescent’ City Track. : CRESCENT CITY WINNERS, FIRST RACE—Nailie Russell (6 to 1). 1, Clique (18 ‘to 1) 2, Bthel's Pride 3, SECOND RACE—Lucky Charm (4 to 1) 1, Right Royal (3 to 8)* 2, Hadrian 3, \ THIRD RACE—Docile (28 to 1) 1, FOURTH RACE,—Phil Finch (4 to 1), 1} Rapid Water (even), 2; Spencerian, 3. Horn (9 to 10) 1, Astarita (6 to'1) 2, Trapper 3 (Anoclal to The Evening World.) NEW ORLEANS. La, Feb, %.—An especially attractive card and ideal racing weather brought a big crowd to the Fair Grounds this afternoon, Moat Interest, of course, centred In the New Orleans Railways Handicap, at a mile and a sixteenth, in which Capt, Jim Witliama had his two ctacks, Ram's Horn and Phil Finch, while Morris Hayman started his good horse, Rapid Water who carried top weight. Hart Dernham, also started his popular mar Sponcerian. There was also a lot of Intereat in the meeting between George Bennett's good three-year-old Lucky Charm and Hayman's Right Royal in the second race, at seven furlongs, each carrying 118 pounds, The scratchs wer ag follows: Thitd race, Over Again; founth race, Judge Hintes; fitth race, Gay Boy, Lady | Floridey via, vennayivunia | leaves Nei Rate 350, Independent ‘aawet ets wood unt : #1, Con, THE SKABOARD B Hed ‘up | Jenkins would have to prive his claim Blluon; eventh race, Wreath of Ivy, | nquiry to consideration by defeating some of | Cardinal Wolsey, ‘Si mund, Felix dade to dlmover Who the dead | the other good wrestlers | Monzes, ° Hl 1 ; Parr was then offered the match. and C CO ihe dented tt gbrouRnt to | accepted, provided Yenicinh wile ee | etait ae ie Bhe lared that. her ‘hus | so, iene fared, and the articies |. Five furlongs; clling; purse $600; for we he She went €0 the| wore signed at ones, | three-year-old fillies, Winner, ch, £., by Hin fasted her’ quecutedt M84] Jenkins has many supporters who still Mime time gigs, oo OWNER. HB, Wate happened to her hiv} €) beileve that he is invincible and who ( _ Betting, ta halt hour’ pa usband, | aye anxious to see him and Goteh, In| ° porge, Jookey, Wet, @tr, Place, Sh. Decama realty eters | Parr they, realize that he has w worthy | nAlic imeu.w, Re einaNey SH Place. i knocked on the door Alarmed. | onponent ‘and one who will make the | Citque toss Dee lg. th ob ot ‘und called her husband, Go, bath- Glevelnna. Cane ext’nd himself, Parr | <Domintek iy & 88 oy id she hurried en he} ts confident he will win and has backed | Calendula, ‘Diate Andrews, Stella Allon, not respon led down tol tis opinion with his cwn money, | Ethel Mark, Hiage Duchess, Triumphtress, rtyard, When she sew the | Diamond Betty, Overture, Clover Hampton, | ‘a4 peers or appre she faint. ROMP Aes WT | Frutt, Mildred i. nino ran, Alice Lloyd ec my J . | @it'w result of the shock, Meas coT TRELL, LEADS | i SRCOND RACE. 4 . | three-year-old colte and geldinge: | S2ATEHOOD BILL MEN IN A RAID. ths Milhnesbt * oy Lehy. owt” YY Owner * Bennett & Co, re | fl With Crowhars ‘and: Sledwen He Jockey, Wat IN CONFERENCE, | Smashes Way Into an Alleged harm. H. Phillips 115 : = Realiroow ie Rovals AQ opine Ak m Hadrian McCafferty 112 3 @eubtor Morgan, Who ObJectea,| Cap! Cottrett, of th UPhirtto h | gaflatiater, Grand “Champion, Paul’ Revere Msially Yields—P, . || Street Station, with tof gums SHIRD RACE bec gulld ee MOAT | oho inten raided Dool-room | srurs $300 for four-year-olds and pee mare with Jt, on Sixth aven Thitty-second Onna cette haby SASYINGTON, Feb, 2—The state. | this afternoon, A dozen ‘me ng, Netting. fh il ~was sont to conference, locked up In the statton-house on AS Air. Plae Bh whortly after tho Senate convened {o- oile qhanges, N a an | Gay, Benator Morgan, whos objection! ray detectives got Into:the place early | Us to ig Sieercesnte 4p the bill 14st | and made wagers with an-alleged hant-| 1 ; Any fo Mint, Ponte H YY te’ also sont to conference |ook man. Then they teft and Hroughe | pane, Boo Murphy, Teen and Caccepi iter aio ‘the bill for the government of the Pan- | back a party with erowh, And sledges \ ee ame canal one, jan bike In the he oiken door, | John Brady. of No. 817) Park a ‘4 y [wan charmed with keeping the pi THE GULF COAST=NEW ORLMANS. 01) AAMT y guedule, Ve both Hh Yo! mhalnthins “gui lon et ‘A’aperh train lew! York, austin, | Dat Invi New is cath Ni ae t MARDI GRA our v inclunive, exbensey, Special arch Books Open to All.” NEW YORK, CROKER SAIL Former -Ta .Jnat before the Cun | Campainia walled | to-day, Rishard “Cro- | Ker,’ Whd was a passenger,’ wae aaked | by t " Croker, wes 90, , ' sald Mr, Croker;:,"phey is. not \ 'N {epting, @bout’ May, I. thinky<when my. ‘wons' Richard’ and Hebert’ and my. daughter come over.’” , This-sidtement ‘by Mr, Croker acon; firmation of) the one publistied vex. clisively in’ Phe Eve , Worltt ime ‘of Brank Cfoker’s f I, he ‘death of the jyoung man- had. én rely regondiied Mr. afd Mra, Or pai. Mra.) Ghokat i he fad” gtayed, “there during file’ eAttre: jviay to this country, 09 1 | Before ‘he, went. away Mr. Croker | fathered such old: friends’ of his ay John, Fox, Andrew Freedman, Nathan Straus and. John, W. Keller about hin they are saying that -1' ‘will never come tank Here again, ‘That Te, apt true. . New York’ is my home und expect” fo como’ back again, before a areat while, I should be Verg, Aine Indeed, If, 1 felt. that T. Was Roing, away from home’ forever.” roker:.went.on, board: the’ Car: panlk at) midnight last. vight, and ja number. of his friends went cown with him. ‘They: were on hand again bright! 4nd early: to-day, and. Mr, Croker wae | |All ready) to: meet them for the remain- | {oe hour-or #0 he had before the vessel | eft, | Mr Croker’s niece, his daughter and Fire Chief Croker were on the: pler to, Say: farewell to him, to Howard and to | another niece, Mra, Stella Bowman, who 4s Mr,’Croker’s housekeeper at his Irish home, Why! He Cropped Hie Beard. Mr, Croker was tn fine humor, perhaps the best he has been in since he came Frank, He wan dressed in a cutaway sult of dark material and wore a slik | hat, He has had his fron gray beard, | which used ‘to partially conceal his| powerful jaw, cropped close, the effe being to ‘make him look very’ -muc! Younger, Asked why he had board down he said: K “Well, I was afraid that fellow Osler would’ get me and-ohjoroform me," HI This remark wag typical of Mr, Cro-| ker's humor. Only twice did his face! assume @ gtave expression, Once was} when. friend mentlohed that there | Were no floral offerings in his stateroom, "I asked, my friends to omit that,’ he sald, "God knows I have. seen enough of flowers since I ca: over: here,'? 4 | ul h } out the {0 1) 2, SAMBO (6 to 1), 3, No s2ratches, SEVENTH—KING ROSE (8 to | of Ivy, SIXTH RACE—RUBIN (3 to GARY (7 to 2) 3, SECOND RACE—ORO VIV 1) 2, FREESIAS (6 to.1) 3, THIRD RACE—NITRATE (7 SULEGIANCE (7 to 2), 3, nt Pullin train. OFC, Stude IW Yorke, %e% 1) 2, RUBY (180 1) 3.” 5 )2y ISABEAU (10'to 1) 3, SECOND i ACE—IANDRW B, SATURDAY. FEBRUAR FIGURE SKATERS IN COMPETITION. SWI : _ AND WIFE WILL JOIN HIM : SOON---HE WILL RETURN She,’ with: Daughtér and Other Son,’ Will Visit Irish: Estate } mmany Chief Declin Says New ‘York Is His. Home, tints riend who wetted lay whethér onboard,’ ut ‘she: ts to Jolmertie in the | \{filaston Which brought ine homed 1 vom home back to attend the funeral of his son'*One Hundred and Thivty-second street LATE-WINNERS AT CRESCENT CITY. SIXTH RACE—BROOKLYN (3 to 5) 1, Sciatci— Cardinal Wolsey, Felix Mozzes, AT CITY: PARK. ) AT:ASCOT, A (4 to 1) 1, BRIARTHORPE (4 to AT OAKLAND, FIRST RACE—EQUORUM REX gf nacre ikeeo Y 25, 1906. TH SON. es to Discuss Polttics— To) an Hyening World: reporter | Mr. ‘Abk mo uny questions you like e: ‘about’ poittica, ‘T cannot talk: politi any tan. 1am otill) interested’ in: polt> lea, but. merely asa spectator. and’ & member of the Democratic part 6 ‘hu, oriticlums to 'make, no sugges tions Yo offer; in tact, I don't want to discum politics .with.any: man,!-.- Mr. Croker waa asked what he thou of CHurles’ F. Murphy's donduc' Tammngny Hall, and espectally what (nought of *the ‘Murphy vontradti: company's wide operation tradts.\ He siniledand auld; i hat would Ica. Berory, 1 % in tie “vey wa ete. fat. 1. would not talk polities: wi iy Hud so far Tobave kepe iny TE hayd nothing to aay about, Mr, Marpay: or oly, donttacta, Ldn peneunaliy, vu gf polittds forever, save Ih the ranks tue Pant to ‘ehy: T have beon tmmengely benefited by: ty vislt homb andthe seding and. taiking to my faithful old. friends, “I have| sen my’ Boyd again and it has cheered me tochave such’ Ane boys, | Look at that: one,’ pointing to. Hi ward, | who” Was» aaying © farewell to some } frente, en't he ‘a splendid! boy? Not twenty yet and elx feet: tall) Loam yer proud ‘of. my boya,? ‘ Mr, Croken will be joined’at Glencalrn j{o May by it’ sone Richard and Het- jbert add his daughter, Mra, John Jacob Astor wae alio a pas. ‘eenger on the Campania, ee, KILLED: BY TRAIN IN THE SUBWAY, Switchman Run’ Down at His Post At 18284 Street and Lenox Aven Charles Koepke, a awitohman in the Subway, was Milled late this afterhoon; while about his duties in the tunnel at and Tanox avenu | Koevke started fo walk north on the north-bound trank, when suddenly he was alartied by the shrill blasts of an electric whistle, which warned him that @\train was bearing down. upon him, @ jumped for hia life, and the motorman put on the alr-brakes, bringing: his train| up short, But it was too late. ‘The troln struck Koepke, knocking tim dwn upon the track, He wan dead when Dr, Burns, of, Harlem Hospital, met tie train, at the One Hundred and MhirtysAtth, gtreet. atation, with’ the body on the’ rear’ platform, Koepke lived at No. 431 Kast Fifteenth atreet, Hie body is at ths West'One Hundred and Tienty-fitth Street Station, | he! | WAH spirited, GEORGE VIVIAN (10+ RED RAVEN, LADY RAY, Sigmund, Wreath 1) 1, 1):1,,ROMANY RYE (6 to 1) 2) f \ to 10) 1, GRAFTER (3:to'1) al to Hl aH & Warkes |: +) this afternoon and six at City Park, eclieduled for to-day, were declared oft | | ting, Beats:Out Bar le Duo in Poiirth Race—Mi y MoCat- ferty'in Front... Seated * - CITY PBRK WINNERS, FIRST , RACE—Firet . Attem (even) 1, PHhcess. Atheling (8 to 1) 2, Della Ais, Lie $ SECOND RACE —Janeta (1'to 4) 1, Bavolr Faire (even) 2, Omeaten 3, | THIRD RA®E—Mary (McCafferty (8 to 6) 1)’ Lady: Draper (5 to 1) 2, (Cap and: Gown 3, - ! 4 | FOURTH’ RACE—Amrora J, (60 jto 1) 1, Bar le Duc*(6 to’ 1) 2,'Lon Woods 3, FIFTH RACE—-Frontense ‘(7 to 10), 1;Garnish (1'to 2); 2; Reticent, i | (Special'to ‘The Evening. World.) NEW ORLEANS, Feb, 4%, — There were seven races at the Falr Grounds and no. fairer afternoon was ever pro- vided for outdoor sport, The conditions were ideal, the weather warm and balmy, and the tracks as fast as they nossibly could’ te, : In spite of. tie aftenaton ss senes t the Falr Grounds there un enormous attendance at the cy! ark course. ‘Phe attendance was also Jarge at the Fair Grounds, Racing was keen and well contested, and betting ASCOT WINNERS. FIRST RACHCello (10 to.) 1, Father Catehem (5 to 2)2, Sunfire @ to 1) 3, Thne—0.49, ‘Dazge Sections the Che, dias JAIL *lthe! number: of ‘Tio avoid’ them and. was dead 'b | few of their. effects, | exactly one hundred feet short of | and probably reached the Park, ‘Arlington, ' | “ Circulation 1 Books Open to All.” “Hotels and 375 Houses, nd Charred Bodies of V; ported toHave Been Found i ARE BOTH DE HCT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb, 25-—-Late n g killed in the fire that Springs to-day. at nak Three women aré supposed to have beet Hotel, A man whose clothing bore the buimed' to death in the:middle of Orange af persons, He was caught in’ two cu ratiother. man has been found. To-day’s races) were déclared off strayed 375 buildings, caused a pr Searchers in the. and Chappell street, f T wide, i uy : % ‘Beveral petéons are reported missing:in the tion, which was destroyed, ‘These Gottages were valids, many of whom were crippléd by rhoumatism; Mayor Belding and Shetiff Williams were burned, ‘Tel car service were rendered useléis by the, fre ‘The County Court-House.and the: County Ji | flames, There were twenty prisoners in the jail and: frantic with terror until released and mbved to place 0 building was on fire when they were}taken out within balt'an hour after thelr removal... Many valuable records, of Garland’ County we House, Citizens and policemen risked thelr lives to da vance of the fire was too rapid. | \ Fortunately the wind was toward, succeeding the start of the fire) the blaze: woul the south, on, 1 4 have, ; Jolnity of the Government reservation berg ‘the blase was confined to a ection gi moderately cheap hotels and lodging-houses and HAD GAINED GREAT HEADW Al ‘ ‘The Grand Central Hotel was discovered to be in. ‘The fire had gained great headway. | ed by.a. high w (Continued ou Second Page.) One of thc Most Myst NO HOT SPRINGS RACES, | HOT SPRINGS, Fob, %, “he races | on account of ‘the fire which burned most of the town last night, To-day's | entries stand, | ng a | MOB THREATENS TO. BURN NEGRO.| Can | Fugitive Who Attacked Alabama, Girl and for Whom Reward Was Offered, Cai HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Feb. Young, a negro suspected o1 of Mins Fella Bloodsworth, of Decatur, was captured here to-day, and there i great excitement among the citizens, Threats have been made to burn the ro At the stake. e Governor las hebn ny ny obified and bY (10 to 1) 1, UCHELITA (6 to COOK (7 to 8) -ARABO'(12 to i Santas Be Wi uted, br Cutipurays Reta, ray call out the: troops, ‘ourig, for whom a roward of $2,000 had heen of. fered, mide a desne' resistance, m Five scaly buntore speedily Things in the Wor iq %, PLIA y ONE TUTTLE W. LMOST ANY ONE OF TIE 5.0% OR MORE ae 10 BE PRINTED TO-MORKOW IN THD Sunday World’s Want Directo RHE el t ot mystery, enters Into thelr composition fn 's¢: bao Mee woe Indoxes ‘to, moat Interesting stores of both the and private wants of, a ny human veings living in al} life in the great metropo! 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