The evening world. Newspaper, February 27, 1905, Page 1

\ bi Hews _ After All, ENGAGED, McLean Biss, | — TUMAMEE Bettal of Miss Miss Flynn, Miss- ing, Denied by Man Who _ Had Courted Her. -HEISNOT AIDING SEARCH. Friends of the Young Woman _ Assert that She Was Very Fond of Admirer. ’ FATHER BELIEVES HER DEAD, Otenographer Handled Great Deal of Money for Employers, but Ac- counts ‘Are Ail Straight, Further mystery was added to-day to range disappearance of pretty Fiynn when John’ McLean, to. whom it has been stated she ‘was en- , @aged, denied emphatically that he ever fntendéed: marrying the young woman, Binco the girl vanished ten days ago, after leaving the offices of K. 0. Jacobsen & Co., where she was ém- ployed ‘as stenographer and confidential her friends and relatives had Ie gut shay she, wds.to have mare young McLean, who is employed in hie tether’ underiaking esiablish- i at NO, Th, Tompking | ayenue, ivoire MeLean told a reporter for The Bven- ing ‘World to-day that there was not any truth in these statements, He did «ebem ‘to be partiouliply worrled it Miss Flynn's absence, i Danica Reported Betrothal, “We. wore simply friends,” eald the young man, "Miss Flynn was a moat admirable young lady. I admired her very much, and called frequently upon het, but no engag t ever existed ba- tween us, I hay been In‘ love ‘with her, “There is something very strange fbout her absence. I don't know what to make of It.” “Are you alding any In the search?” was asked. “{ don't see how I can give any ald,"| was the reply, “I don't know anything about the case. What could I do? I ‘would rather not have my name figure in it at all, You must excuse me now from talking any more about the case,” Engagement Generally Understood. Yn the neighborhood of Miss Flynn's home, on Macon street, Brooklyn, it has been génerally understood for some time ‘that eho and young McLoan were to be married as soon as an improve- ment came in his business affalrs, He fa sald to haye been a caller at her home for more than three years. One of her girl friewds sald to-day: “Mamie was desperately In love with ‘John McLean. That {s one of the rea- sons why I can’t understand her dis- Bppearance, unless sho has. met with foul play. Having every reason to re-| main at*home she would not vanish In this manner, unless some one has kid- “mapped her, I belleve that she was kidnapped by some desperate men whille ‘walking from’ the place, where she was employed to the Wall'street ferry.” ‘Tho girl's tather bellevey she met with ! foul play somewhere tatween her office ; and the Wall street ferry, which she Maually took in golng home to Brook: tyn; but th police doubt this, ployer says he can find nothing to ount: for her ‘disappear- ance, ed @ great deal of money, but her accounts aré correct, ‘The girl's family, believing that she ‘wae staying with her aunt ar uncle in New York, did not worry over her ab- gence until her uncle arrived at the Flynn home on Sunday without her, ‘Phe police were notified the following é@ay and private detectives were en- gaged by her father, uncle and em- Dloyar. ——< Bast Epworth League Tour to Den. ver, ae jeuneyivania Rail; Mee Hee sets (uel nna tex fork, ot Tuy §, ai ae snp mple tine. tor toto a asia fly’ ae eats, TE tour at that, will nttord a sian Heevices avot es ,avolding Bund the st ne eonvention Under personal Moneta returning by reguine nti July Sens wate trom New ‘one, 190) ma a round-trip ennportatton bul and Proportion " une at fr etal Of G, ona ralen Nae York GI, te ign ‘Oe Bireet Marion PRLAneDNI Pas Be | Kiba Pea ers ee, NEGRO URGLAR | BRINGS ra -|Police , sol Tess Detectives: Scour Whole Section for’ ‘the: - Desperado erado To Day: WOMEN, HS vicrs, Mrs, Benjainin, Who Fought tim ftom Her Flat, Gives Good: | Description of Him. + NEVER SHOWS A WEAPON.\\ Giant In’ Size..and Strength—Potice Believe He Was Recently Re-. leased from Prison, |, —o Hvery day for the past week the Mar- lem police have received reports of the deeds of a hegtd Dighwayibad ‘aiid’ bur- glar, Already ‘ten women residents, jn the neighborhood of Seventh avenue and One Hundred and Twentyralxth street have reported Abtanks-and rotberies per- Petrated by the same man,'and on one night, he held up ¢wo wotnen on the street and invaded two homes, After hie Iatest: outrage ‘home Weet One Hundred and’. Twenty-sixin street, “Acting Inspector O'BHen to-day sent out half@ doen of his men to ald Capt. MeGlynn, of the West One Hun- dred And Twenty-fitth wtregt station, in his efforta to capture the: negro; Mrs. Benjamin hes furnished the detectives in of Mra, Margaret Benjaraia.>at! No,’ \ with an accurate description ‘of the man, Burglar Woke.Child.. , ‘It waa" some ‘time after 1 o'clock’ chy terday morning when Alidd Benjamin, delicate child of seven, was sayy ftom her'sumber byw rustling, nolae An hee. ndom. At, Atat, whe. thought: fidde weal her. father, but when her eyed became accustomed to: the di ! she!eaw a man of giant alge ere ‘over > Sey i al ty grt Tenet way, Press mnid frighten Mave tae eight-year-old lay beside her tn. the’ hed); ‘90 prety tor him to go ut of the room, ‘He’ did) go out, ever: eo, aoftly, and. right, through mamma's room: Into the parlor. Then I-ctopt out of bed and went to mamma! 1 woke, her -yp and told her there was a big black man | in the house, “As T got out of bed May paint hive waked: up, too, ‘for she came right: in, Mamma got up and)went Into the.room where the man wis, | May and /I fol- lowed, for we were afrald the’ black man might hurt her, hut when ne saw us three he ,looked as if he wag frightened and started for: the door, dropping all the things he had in’ his hand: “Hoe got the door open, but a9 he started to go out-mamma grabbed him by the arin. Then May and I caught hold of the tails of his coat and hung on, He kicked) out and struck out’ and wo lj screamed as loud os we could, holding on ever so hard. He not stop him, and he dragged us out through the hall and Into the yestibule ng It we were nothing at ha We went reaming and’ holding on’ to Min uneil he had ‘pulled us ‘out to the front stoop. Got No Plunder, Then he)shook himself and we just fell off ay if we hadn't any hands at all," A young man, Bugene Prime, living in the same fiat with the Benjamins, was awakened by ‘the. orles of. th mother and the little girls, but by aime he got out to the hallway negro had made his escape, He: hi been: prevented, however, from iis any plunder, As soon 08 Mr. Bonjamin came home he went to the West One Hundred and ane alc of the bungiat: At the sucne vialt i e same tine’ Mrs Mary Ross}, of No,-238 West Ono Hundred and Twenty-sixth street, Bea tat by a man in, set ron, and her screw Her nies a ss) echoed through ‘the house, and the negro fled\in haste. He had managed to acoure dome Jewelry before away. Mietore, Sornmitting 8. purelaries that T00 SLOMN WINS ht the same man had hel two wasnen at Seventh avenue Ad One Hundred bt MAH sixth street, got nothing. The fellow In all his noid. balleve the |e a recently released convict, —— WALDORF GUEST FOUND IN STREET, Tames Jones, a real ertate dealer who resides at the Waldprf-Astoria Hotel, was found late this afternoon te front of No, 199 West street. He was reported to be suffering from alcoholism and possible fracture of the ekul, He was taken to the Hutson Street Hosnital, ———— CHINESE FOR WEST POINT. Conurens Panses Resolution Admit. ling Thom to Academy, WASHINGTON, Fob. 24.The House pene a ft resolution admitting two Chi. " \ Wheatena ta a f i makes strong: mnusclin’ sy veaeane ca reg rentene entiation, Mave Certificate, aro Bubjusty to dhe West Polnt Mil. Mary Acagemy. by a renewal of Mr, Hull na aetlpg and under suppansion ay Mia | Gibsatioyt | peltindian Cortineate Glsbook food Ip ton of winter wheat, ‘WITH GARNISH ts. Top-Waighted Entry Home| “ip Fourth Rave at: City Park, * Bollindlae, the: Favorite, Fin bad Third: ory PARK WINNERS, SECOND RACI?—Golden Flower (7. t0.1): 4, Precious Band (25 to 1) 2, Golden Advice 3, ) THIRD RACE—Irish Jewel (25 to 1) 4, Fiorlze! (18 to 10) 2, Howeta 3, FOURTH RACE—Garnish (5 to 2) 1, Bellindian (3 to 1) 2, Coruscate 3, FIFTH -RACE—Tiokimingo (3 to 4) 1, Dick Brown (4 to 1) 2, For tunate 3. . ‘ (Special to The Evening World.) NEW ORLEANS, Feb, 27.—The third week at City Park opened to-day with @ Might advantage over the older plant in the matter of strength of its pro- gramme; There were many horses that have ‘been. repeatedly in: avtion since the meeting opened, but they were thrown together under conditions that gave promise of good racing, as wintor racing goes, and a big Monday crowd took advantage of the free gate, The management of the new track |, made public this morning charges of|' failure onthe part of the Fair Grounds people to enforce the outlaw rule sgainst the bookmakers who did busi- at the track early in the week, 6 and with this is coupled an intimation that the. outlaw rule May be rescinded at the next meeting of the Western Jockey Club. ot ai RACE—Purse 8:00; for three-year. ies; five furlongs; welling, Times —Betting— ‘tertere, Jockeys, We. Str, Pl, Bh, Viena, Wit Swan eT es Woodclalm ‘haa shown no weapon. Te police Imbella D. Foy 109 oy a 1S. 'y, Sorcerer, fan Peiletta, Matkens, ae nice'and Joale Roxo also, ran, Vacant RACE vive) furlongs; selling, Time—L0 —Bett! terters, Jockéeys, Wt, Str, Pl. Sh. Golden piower,.Braewell 108 T B-d 6-5 reolous Band. . 3 8 $8 Golden’ Advice, Woodw Nannle'L,. Pan DS tude, Nevada, Mies Pinkie and Nita Dear also ran, THIRD RACE, Purse $800, for four-year-olde and upward; mile and a mixteenth, Won by @ length, —Bettinj Jockeys, Wt. St, Pl, Ih, 2 ae sews sMeLaughlin 99 io) yy 100 18-10 13 = sJenkina 102-20 10 Tierney, Death, Gold Spot and Brnest Parham also, ran, FOURTH RACE—Purso §700; for three- year-olds and upward; penalties and allow. one/mile, Won by ® length, “Mimo =-Retting-— souks: We Str. PL aR, roan Nes 8 fy te ‘Wennesay 00 ae Romenellt il 65 — = The oldest and best f h Witcenas fs conta ne alge Hi ene SME ANAL, SUA SERS JUDGE SUSPENDS COURT | CLERK ON CHARGE THAT | AE COLLECTED GRAFT, John Courtney, Long Conaected with ‘the City Tr Tribynal; ‘Accused of Misappropriating Fees Intended for Jurors—Lald Ol Ten Days Pending at; Investigation, — John Courtney, ‘for twenty years a Glerk in the Clty Court, was suspended for ten days without pay by Justice Seabury to-day pending investigation on the chargo of misappropriating jury tees to his own use,” John Courtney ts a wealthy man, He Aves at No, 120 Bast Thinty-firet atreet, and ts sald 8 Possezs a fortune of a He was a apoolat friend of the meat ‘Chict Just.ce Fitzsimons, and haa been ngsigned to Part V,, Trial Term, for ‘years, Cases lost’ week Courtney pald only o it Saen Jurors’ 14 President ofthe: eratia Arsatery ib, of Harlem, was & ot r Jorue, “Mr. “Martin got no tee at all, al though Courtney's book indicated thar $2 hud beer patd to Martin, The teh, jurors whose: foes mere split On by Courtney, according to, Justice Bea- dury, were Frank, B, Schmidt, Matthew D. Ptr gd bly » Lew! ni tmen| ld Hay, co fenapht er ae Brat Hen bate "Bale cel alee IF el, at Frand « ay Jobn i Pu ie of thle kind wataceyeesceu hs Font et FIRST RACE—Virgie Withers (4 pit to 0°4)° Sreeselalh (7.0.1) 2 tea-| fols Lf & : MRS, ALLEN NOTIWSANE, | THE JUDGE: DECLARES The law of New Jersey’ prescribes tain forma to be followed in the case of the hfe glare and commitment of ted person, which she was committed last month tn in the case of Mrs, Ailen, on complaint of her ce et Gonseansnty, her commitment was ir- ‘Mrs, Charlotte Allen, of Englewood, N. J.,: will be released to-morrow from the Morrs Plains Insane Asylum, to Allen, @ druggist of Englewo Judge Zabriskie, sitting in Hacken- sack, to-day decided that the commit- ment of Mrs, Allen was irregular, He gald that there was no d.rect evidence ot her big 4 Judge Zabrakle scored the gossips of uplewood unmercitully, and. many jof tne women In the court-room writhed under his criticlams, He said that all the trouble in the Allen family was caused by gosalping b Aid on, Nothing has been adduced, said Judes Zabriskie, to chow that Mr. “Allen had ever conducted himself algae dit with Miss Gittenman, of ...iewood, or with other woman, Nothing had been | adduced, he added, to show that Miss | Sitter was any more than @ friend to Mr, Allen LATE WINNERS AT CRESCENT CITY. FOURTH RACE—RAPID WATER (7'to:10)-1,,SPE (6 to:1) 2, TERNS ROD (10 to!1), cn m MOERIA Scratched—Judges Himes, Huzzah and Edith May. FIFTH RACE—DECORATION'(30'to'1)/1,, COURTMAID (1 ~to.1)'2, DAPPLE GOLD (4 to’1) 3. Scratohed—Barkelmore, Keogh.and Lady:Fons. | SIXTH—INVINCIBLE, HANDS ACROSS, FORMASTER, Seratched—Sigmund, Red Raven and’ Mary Glenn. CITY PARK. SIXTH RACE—BEN HAYWOOD (10 to:1) 1, KING OF THE VALLEY (3 to 5) 2, LEENJA! (6 to 1) 3, Scratchcd—Norel and Lou M. AT HOT SPRINGS, FIFTH RACE—VAN NESS (6 to:1) 1, PLATOON (7 to 2):2; MASSA (7: to 5), 3. AT ASCOT. SECOND RACE-—-LAURA:F. M. (7\to 2) 1, 1)-2,\LATOILA 3, FIRST RACE LORENA. (2 1 11, ¢ — | 0 IEF WITT ma fess. (7 to’ 1) 2, SOLEDAD:(5:to:1):3, 4 A x Mb) kale. & NEW YORK, MONDAY, FEBRUARY) a, ha uly for ten daya, 4 tah tor the hay eu an investiga: Agetpet me. oe syle y +i end hit Kd ried T court, = 00 HORSES IN ha | MILE HANDICA Sie i Best in Training at xAWOHWAKO, FT New Orleans. Go to Post: in} #% onl ee a Tustlee Seabury charges. tilat: In two | hone ena cite Shiai cone it fh sa Cela co tl fort being: made er ae rier been tuoh & neea' eat ern amet | SECOND RACE—Royal Whitefoot (4 to. 1) 1,.W.'P. Palmer (B\to 1) 2, THIRD RACE—Inspector. Girl: (18 These forms were to.1) 1, Marpeea (15 to 1) 2 Pro- (Bpecial to The Evening World.) NEW ORLMANS, La,, Feb. ¥ y evenly. balanced card Falr Grounds track this afternoon, the feature event of which Js a mile hy in which some of the best horses In. tralbing here were named to go to the The track’ was’ probably In bet» elgned ies the aber, gyote over her! ter shape than at any time during the winter and fast time was expected in the diferent races, 5. C, Hildreth has announced that the star pf the Smathers string, Mc- * qesney, will arrive the Intter part of next week and that he eee probably start In a race at tho falr Md back to fom his to cap, for which he fs FIRST RACE—Purse $600; mi eslling; five ana ones shal 4h dobriskle, "that iets based uj was. nel Nore, ho ran to ee ith wooly ‘Ret tious, ors as ka) her let, and s, “hot, tors, & Woman, who own, algnature that Mra, Al from homicidal mania, On the! at in bhis ccurt she testified Ro sho had never heard Mrs, var i word. about homicide, Hale on hearaay, which was Thais r. is one of ane ‘choices 1| reserves were eent to the firing line, IBECOND. MAAC Fates 00; four- enna A \ ty Co ta Won {infantry avd several squadrons of f urters, Jockeys, Royal Whitetoat, JRabvon Ls si cavalry, who repulsed the Japanese Fan Pomnpino, Bt. Blue, eva Russell w L. George, Cris Ci Charity, Istria, Mra. Frank THIRD RACE—Purso $500; two-year-olds; ‘Won by @ pie "i her, Veribest, Bainada, ‘Paste. ry ow Down, Syntax, Blue Grass Lad and Chauncey Olcott alex also ran, HOT SPRINGS Fl FINISHES. FIRST. RACE=Mordela Comle Opera U2 to 1) 3, canna @ to 2) 3, _Mme=1.1 Q ly PONE Fisher), 6 to 1, 8 THIRD RACE “Sidney o. Love Nag to} pt CE—hight and ‘True G} ta to 1) Monet (5 t0 4) | aes = ANNOUNCEMENT. LOOKAWAY (8'to. THR SEABOARD FLORIDA LIMITED ‘malntaina quickest scnatnle ‘y Yoh dipee: ST, PETERSBURG, Feb. 97-7 Kuropathin, dated. Feb, 26, says: left, flank, but atl tire, "do Gonty was insets veep returned here - Feature: Event vat Greeoent front the ngatoes om alg with att oc a Nealsment which waa f¥-| front i| CRESCENT, CITY RESULTS, FIROT RACE—National (7 to 1) 1 Hebei Botty (10 to 1) 2, mule cently begun, 19 further teported Bomar eum ai ines, “ figh the Japanese: right and Gen, oth {a said to be sweeping far and/griiy threatening to orumple ‘the Russians ta back on the railroad. “ ‘A apectal force 1s reported: to be movitig from the qouth and engt, with) the intehtion of cutting off the Rus- slan communication by Relleead, wih ‘Viadivor Desperate Fighting. MADYADANI, Mancburia, Feb. 27, After fighting of the most desperate nature thé Russians remained yester- day evening in possession of Ohe and Da Passes, against’ which the Japan- ese hed been flinging themeelves madly from noon until dark, The Russians, who were greatly outnum- bered, eudtained repeated attacks, some units losing as high as 70 per cent, in killed or wounded in hand- -|to-band fighting with the bayonet, ‘Last Reserves Out. In order to hold Da‘ Pass the Inst The Japanese turning operation in the region of Geuto Pras was checked by @ battalion of Russian with heavy ona. The Japanese also tried to advance on Nangou and Vanupudal, but were repulsed. 'Dhe present operations commenced 3| Feb. 19, when the Japanese made.a AR night attack on Haba Pass, seven BRP sce Hs, [Sunday World’s Want, Direc