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rr ONLY WED.ONCE, SAYS GIRLWITH 3 “HUSBANDS” Accused of Bigamy, Mrs, Sul- livan-Ellecott-Fox Denies Legal Ceremonies, SAYS THEY BEAT HER. Her Arrest Caused by Second Husband, Whom She Met at a Workshop, SULLIVAN TO PROTECT HER. He Says He Was Not Married to the Girl, ‘Though He Ie the First of Her “Husbands,” Acoused of duping tnree men into marryip«e hor without the formalily of becoming separated from either by di: voree or death, a twenty-thres-yeas-d wirl, who says that she {5 married only | to Harry Hllecott, although she claimed as the wife of James Sui! Is and James BH. Fox, jr, told a scrange| tale of a life crowded with unusual matrimonial experiences when seen to- duy at the Morrisania Jail, where she ts awaiting hearing to-morrow. “Beven years ago, when I was an in- mocent girl of sixteen,” she sald, ‘my heart was won by a lad named Jimmie Bullivan, who gave me a 10-cent ring, which I then believed to be a fine gold ‘wedding-ring. He took me home to his mother, and we told the story that we thad been) married by Father Flotz, I ‘worked In a candy factory and support- ed Jimmie, whom I loved dearly until the beat me after acousing me of going ‘with two other boys, I kept on working for him until two months before my child was born, Jimmie's mother tonk the child and then they threw me out of the house. I lived in a furnished room, where Jimmie continued to come and see me, He beat me one night after 8 dance and I quit him, Married to Ellecott. "I went to work at a comb factory at (No, 189 Hast One Hundred and Twenty- @ighth street, and Harry Ellecott ‘worked at the same bench. He wanted ‘me to marry him. He knew all about Gullivan, for the two quarrelled over me, Ellecott persuaded me to marry him and we were wedded by the Rev. John O'Brien at Holy Rosary Church, Z loved him and stick to him like glue, - He inherited $1,400 and we both quit ‘work and spent tt, When {t was gone I bad to support him, and. he made me | pit in @ window to do sewing where he saat could wateh me while loafing in a pool- oom. “James Fox came along one day with @ street railway repair gang. We filrted. He came to the door, My husband heard him end became furious, Uhrowing the things around nd shout- ing, Fox came later omd insisted on my going with him. i Bigamiet, Say Police, The police ave proceeding on the casé fon the theory that the young woman @uped the men into marriage. They emer that she was really married to young Bullivan, and went through a ceremony with Ellecott without obtein- (ng a divorce, They eay that after the {@econd marriage Sullivan appeared and ‘asserted his prior claim. There was a quarrel betwew the couple but not a @eparation. Trouble Due to Flirting. “Mirting caused all my trouble, but 1 loved these men truly and atuck to them until they beat me,” On Friday James 1, Fox called upon Ellecott, He told him that his son had just martied & woman, and he, the elder Fox, had learned that she was Wlle- cott's wife, The result was that Elle- cott fell upon the dovecote young Fox had provided with a policeman and @ Warrant on Saturday night. In court the young woman was held tn 6.000 bal F morrow, it la sald, three marriage oortificates will be Drodused in ooutte Sullivan, the first husband of the woman, to-day denied that he was mar- ried to her, When he did so his mother, who stood by, sald: He's protecting her. If he goes Into court and swears to that ¥ will have him arrested for perjury, I have seen the certificate, nd go hnve others, They lived in my house here for three years, Thetr little ohif! was born here, and sha went away before it died, It lived till it was two and a half years old,” 7 GAS MADE HIS MIND A BLANK Robert Henderson, Steamship Engineer, Cannot Remember Being ‘in Hotel with Woman who Was Asphyxiated. Recovering consotousness In Hudson treet Hospital to-day a man found insensidle from gas with a woman who CLUBMAN CUTS OUT ROMANCE Wealthy Bostonian Is to Marry Beautiful Nurse, but ‘Did Not Woo Her While Being Treated at Hospital. a (@pecial to The Mvening Work.) BOSTON, March 13.—Stephen Codman, the wealthy clubman, was amused at the romantio story of his engagement to Mies Mary Sullivan, which to-day was brought to his attention, The report was that the couple met while Mr. Codman was seriously ill at the Maseachusette General Hospital, where Miss Sullivan, a nurse, brought him back to health by her tender care, “It te true are engaged,” said Mr, Codman, "The engagement was an- nounced last Thureday, but I have known Mise Sullivan for many years, ‘The rest of the tale, to ithe effeot that Miss Sullivan 1s a Catholic and I an Episcopalian, causing difficulties in our families, 1s wholly untrue," "I do not know when we are to be married,” he eald, ‘Miss Sullivan has been staying at the Franklin Square WE MAY N House, but leaves there to-day," Miss Sullivan only left the hospital Jest Friday, She Js @ tall, graceful girl, with golden hair and blue eyes. She {s twenty-two years old, and a beautiful woman, TWO INJURED IN BRIDGE SMASH Trolley Car and Heavy Truck Collide on Structure—Pas- sengers’ Spines Hurt and Horse Has to Be Shot, In @ collision between @ four-horse truck and a heavily loaded trolley car on Brooklyn Bridge to-day, two persone were badly Injured, the four horses ran away and one of them was so badly hurt that it had to be shot, A Seventh avenue trolley car bound for Brooklyn was spinning down the Incline going toward the Brooklyn tower, The car was in charge of Hd- ward Vreeland, of No, 428 Sixth avenue, Brobklyn, motorman, and Conductor William Ambrose, of No, 828 Carroll street, Brooklyn, In front of the car was the truck, owned by the Borden Milk Company and driven by Clayton Carrol, of No, 9 De Kalb avenue, Brooklyn, | In trying to pass the truck the car against the wheels, ripping away Tectia he passengers to | ron IOW HAV (By T, EB. BARKER'S FIGHT FOR HIS CHILD NGAIN DELAYED Agreement Said to Have Been Reached as to Custody of “Queenie,” ‘The contest between Adelaide Gertrude Stringer and Charles Bell Barker for the poesesalon of :iheir four-vear-old daughter Adelaide (‘‘Quesnte’’) took on 4 new phase to-day when it bevame known that Barker has assigned to Miss Stringer $100,000, Thie sum, ucocoriing to agreement, |a to be paid to her upon the wetthement of the cetate of the late George Bell, who was Barker's uacie. Roll left an eatate of $996,545.03, une- third of which was to go to Barker, but this money, {t 1s claimed, cannot be pald to him until the death of an-aunt, Mary Leavitt, On Nov, 12, 1901, Barker drew up an agreement in which he promised to give Miss Btringer $100,000 of his share in the state, ‘The trustees of the estate op- Dowed the agreement, but a referce ap- pointed by Judge Gaynor overruled thejr objection, Bpite Sult, She Says. Berker has, @ince 1901, paid Miss Btringer from $2,500 to $6,000 a year for the maintenance of herself and their child. He says ho also offered to marry her, but she refused his offer, He is, however, already married, although separated from his wife, Barker says he ‘no longer considers Miss Stringer a fit guardian for “Queenie” and has asked the Court to give him the cus- toy of the child, Miss Stringer says his sult is “spite,” anil that he hos taken this step because she no longer loves him, though she gaye she feels very grateful to him for past Kindness. She wants to put the ohild In a convent, and asks from Bar- ker only that he shall support it, Lawyere In Conference. Lawyer Michael Harris, Barker's at- torney, sald to-day before the case wis called In ocurt: “I hiave just had a conference with) W. P. Maloney, Miss Stringer's law- ver, and we have practically agreed that Queente ehall be put in an Inatl- tution, and during vacations she shall spend half her time with each parent. A special act of Legislature will be in- voked to legitimize the little girl, The question of Miss Stringer's allowance In future has not yet been determined,” When the case was called before Bu- preme Court Justice Dowling it was adjourned by mutual consent until to- morrow, a ooo PRESIDENT HARPER LEAVES FOR LAKEWOOD TO-MORROW. John D, Rockefeller Arranges for ‘was dead in the Governor Hotel, No, jits side and hurling ¢ ' 65 Whitehall street, sald he was Robert the floor, Instantly the horses ial LiayathyoRdd Whanteieat at Henderson, twenty-eight years old, from |to run Tiiey DiMnid ahead Koen Ae bey a neline and were ‘ ) ‘The women's body ws identified ax Was dragged some disiance efire the | the advice of John D, Rockefeller, Pres- that of Mary Patten, of No, 167 Ninth Sded welght prought the other horses ident Harper, of the University of Chi- atreet, Brooklyn, ‘The Identifieatl nto a stand, ‘The fallen horse was #0] cago, will leave for Lakewood, N. J., : 7 at Hadly hurt that a polleeman shot It! to-morrow accompanied by his family. was made by Agnes Gallagher, of No, 671 Union street, Brooklyn, The Patten woman was married, Flor husband, Mioheel Patten, was ono of the best known men in South Brooklyn because of his powers as an amateur pugiliat up to a year ago, when he dis- appeared. He is sald to be in Honolulu, Henderson can throw no light on his motions for the past two weeks, the ermeenine: Bene Dronvted. aphatia, Ee dius Hannah Lewts, of No, | without d Int 0 Lafay ue, Lrookly and Philp Sugar, of No, 453 Pourth avenue, Brooklyn, were both Injured about the spines, They were treated by a surgeon from Long Island College Hospital and were taken home, i SUNDAY WORLD WANTS WORK MONDAY WONDERS, heja. hil i sR a nic le i a When Dr, Harper arrives at Lakewood | Wednesday he will be met at the traia by Mr, Rockefeller and will be escorted to a hotel at which arrangements have been made for his accommodation and treatment, ‘The patient will be under the care of Dr, William Gray Sehauffier, who will follow the X-ray treatment prescribed » THER, WOR E PEACE AND QU Alt, 13 QUIET IN, BLEEDING KANSAS by. the physicians who attended him nee D: - MONDAY. Powers.) MRS, CHADWICK READY TO TALK Bitter Over Her Conviction, She Threatens”'to Make Disclos- ure That Will implicate Lead- ing Cleveland Persons. (Special to The Evening World.) CLEVELAND, 0., March 18-—The case of Cassie L, Chadwick will be taken to the Sureme Court of the United States if necessary. A motion will be filed to-day for a new trial, to- gether with a notice for appeal to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, It is Mkely that the Court of Appeals will decide the woman's case In a cou- ple of weeks, Mra, Chadwick thinks many of her friends have deserted her and is very bitter, She seems to be reaching the point where will soon do some talking, She very nervous to-day again. The absence of any word from her husband frets her very much, She, had at least expected some words of consolation from this svurce, Judgment Against Mrs. Chadwick, Loulse & ©o,, millinery dealers, to- day obtained a judgment by default for $1,050 against Cassie L, Charwick, of Cleveland, 0., In a sult brought to re-+ cover the amount due on a check made , 1904, drawn on the by ther on Nov, 16 king’ Company, of Wade Park Ban! Clevelan TO SAVE MRS. VALENTINA, Condemned Woman's Counsel Ap- peals to Italian Ambassador, In a furthor effort to save the life of Mrs, Anna Valentina, who Js under sen- tence of death at Hackensack for hay- ing killed & woman at Lodi, her counsel, | James M. Trimble, has appealed to Mayor des Planches, the Italian Am- bassador, at Washington. Sheriff James Mercer is dangerously, iH @t his home here with typhold fever, His condition is such that he may not recover, The Sheriff had been In a highly nervous state for some time past because of the fact that he may be galled upon to execute Mra, Valentina, Several months ago the Sheriff of Cam- don County resigned rather than hang @ man who had been convicted of mur- der, and not long ago a Sheriff in a Southern New Jersey town died a few days after hanging a murderer, ————— POLICE SEEK SAFE ROBBERS, The Jersey Clty police are trying to find the person who yesterday took $500 | from the safe of William E, Heiney, of | No, 25 New York avenue, Jersey City Heights, a member of the wholesale roduce firm of Heiney Brothers, Mr. Heiney. has an office at his residence and in it Is a éafe, Skin Tortures of Children | From the moment of birth are in- stantly relieved and speedily, per- manently, and eco- nomtealls cured by baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle applications of Cuti- cura Ointment, purest and sweet- eat of emollients and greatest of Skin Cures, when all else fails, Cutleura Soap and Ointment have ‘oved a Dlessiue to ekin-tortured and red dnfante and children avd’ ‘comi ried fort to worn and wor: + Guaranteed absolutely pure. ATH Q ) Ny ir IET | ¥ S be \) ; TRAIN OFF TRACK ON 3D AVE. "'I,." A Thim avenue elevated train, run- ning between Pelham and the Bronx, jumped the track because of a mis- placed switch near the Bronx Park ota- tion early to-day, There were no pas- sengers on board and the train bumped over the tles for some distance before 8.1905, 15 HURT IN TROLLEY SMASH ON 3D AVE, | \Car Loaded with Passengers Crashes Into a Truck at Eighty-first Str A south-bound Third avenue tro'ey car, coming at full speed down the steep first streets, to-day crushed with terrific force into a heavily laden truck at the latter corner, with the result that five men and one woman were #0 seriously Injured that they had to be taken to a hospital and nine others alightly Injured by flying glass or fells, The car waa No, #61 and it was crowded to the doors, When Motor- man Shertel started down the sradd he had a clear track ahead and he shut oft the power, coasting down, He had the car under control at each crossing until he came to Eighty-aecond street, Then he noticed a big truck half way down the blook, It belonged to John Duffy, a contractor, was loaded with fireproof brick and driven by Loren Thomas, of No, 68 East One Hundred and Fourth street. GBhertel tried to elow up, but found that his brake wouldn't work, A mo- ment later ho had crawhed into the truek, Shertel was pinioned beneath the wreckage of the car platform and the tulne of the truck, Thomas was thrown from his seat on the front of the truck and struck {he ground on his head, His lett arm was broken and his head badly out. After the collision men and women It could be topped, ic_on the ed for two honts befo: t back on the trac! Sturrying Heard of. I Never Believed Cheaply,” There's a powerful reason We are going to opena ent stocks into the new store. Lists'ate too long ‘to, print. stance, the following: ‘Among them are scores of the such titles i “Call of the Wild,” ” Merchant,” ete, Hardly a work of standard titles, including ‘Les Miserab! field.” “Smith's Bible Dictionar tc, cumulated during the many they can be selected from on Kate of tevin i, 10 ¥ Jor a vol } ileiding, 7 vols. Gulzotte, France, 8 ‘vols Hebert Browulig, 0. Voi 8 hon Never Before Offered You have seen cheaj printed, neatly boun: quotations: Dickens, 15 vols,, uy Double ‘‘S. & H.’? Green Trading Stamps Morn- Inga from 8,80 Till 12 0'Clock. Thereafter, Single Stamps Until Closing Hour. At the Lowest Prioos Cver Asked By Any Rook Store in the World, What is the consensus of opinion of those who have visited the Book Store on the Third Floor and shared in the clearance? “The Most Extraordinary Sale of Books I Ever Every book in the present store must be sold regardless of every previous consideration, for not a book will be carried from pres- That means—what ? Books of Every Description at Prices So Low that Intelligent Readers Are Startled, " £,50, 1.25, 1,00 and 75c Popular New Fiction at the Unparalleled Price most popular fiction of rezent years, including “WW ings of the Morning” “Letters of a Self-Made 1,25, 1,00, 75c and 50c Standard Works on One Immense Tab'e, at quality that is not included in this group. Over 600 les’ (complete), “Conquest of Peru,” "David Copper- ADEE EYEE Miscellaneous Books in Five Sreat Lots, Mont. valuable lote offered tn thie wale, They comprine all the shon-handied ' Proken lines and odds and enda that have we- and shelf-worn books and all the Brolin Uittence of the book store ong ‘Ou WII] And one oF two or three coples of most gets offered at cheap prices, edition Hike we offer has never sold anywhere near these Other guthors at cauall, (Btexel Codper Store, Third Floor, Centre, 18th St.) Out Books Books Could Be Bought So for these ruthless sacrifices. new Book Store before long. We select at random, for in- (37 (25¢c , Sclenco, Bssaya, Poetry and But uaptities tefl you At 25c { retin At 69¢ | aprounsn At 49¢ | teisnoo At 98c { wptosoo | Ar 196 Le Library Sets. Ghose in High-Class Cloth Gditions. Sodd by Subserip- tron ae One Dollar Per Volume, Fopular Library Sots, at Such Low Prices, But a good, clean, well grade between Elghty-ffth and Kigh'y- i fought with each othet to get out of the door. When the policemen who gathered around the wreck got the car cleared they found that these passengers had been hurt in addition to Shertel and ‘Vhomas; Ifaac Frank, a tallor, of No. 20! Kast One Hundredth street, left arm broken and contusions; David May, ciparemaker, of No, 218 East One Hun- dred ane Fourteenth street, cut about face; Nathan Lerger, a salesman, of No», 183 Kast Ninety-third street, bruises and contusions, and Jennle Le Vorlz, a domoatic, of No, 24 Bast One Hundred and Fifteenth strest, bruises and shovk, ‘hese were all taken to the Presby- terlan Hospital, Shertel was alao taken to that Institution the moment (he fre- mon due him out of the wreck, He was placed under urrest, a polleeman accompanylig him to the institu(ton, H.ONeill & C ‘Hundreds of New Models in Women’s Shirt Waists Special gor Tuesday. Persian Lawn Waists (Like Cut.) $2.00 “I find that a large majority of pa- tlents who were unable to take Cod Hatin CiGONE. Shy, GlekarRabie eam t nm wi Horaach.""-FRED R. 8. inary of FOR FACTS AND FIGURES ee SEE 1905 WORLD ALMANI 0 a Perfectly tailored, made on dainty lines, trimmed with embroidery Anglaise...... Value $3.00, An excellent new :waist of Sheer Lawn, trimmed with open em- broidery;'as carefully tailored and shaped as the highest priced ones— Tuesda: $1.00 Waist, claborately trimmed with German Valenciennes lace and point me- ively dressy C dallions, new trimmed sleeves— ind gray, blue, white, &c.—Spe- qd . Regular price, $12. Popular Dress Goods. he : Stylish Weaves—Great Values Dy 50-in. all wool Panama Cloth in a range of Sptil colors at 85c, per pace weave rightly me! ) larity because of its fine wearing qualities and its enti suitability for travelling purposes. ai da All Wool Batiste V. \ much used tor full draped in preg Liat roves itin a range of 17 colofs at $0e. per yard, et GB: English mohaire in Sicilian and fancy, The variety of assortment ment is the finest we have ever shown. Special for Tuesday and Wednesday i $1.35 Covert Clott at’ 69c. 200 pieces IMPORTED COVERT CLOTH in ‘a full) © line of Spring colors—This clothcame to New York ws} sell at $1.35 per yord--Tuesday & Wednesday special at. The Very Best Linings. The popular Standard kinds in all the new $ shades—also many exclusive makes—on Special ' for two days—the following: j 58c, Silk Linings at 3734c, Yard. 3,750 yards—every desirable new Spring shade represented —our regular $6c, quality; special, per yard. 3,000 yards IMPORTED “MERCEREN”—| very desirable—value 40c. per yard; al $,000 yards “LIBERTY SATIN"—a beat lustre, very light weight new fabric, 96 inches wide, our own exclusive make; value 35c, per yard; at = psa rere > =a erase tt “Edwin C. Burt’ Shoes Showing of the Spring Styles Shoes and Oxfords © There are several new. shades of tan and pagne in:both Russia Calf and Vici Kid, Blucher Cut Oxfords and Gibson Ties in all of toes from the narrow pointed to the wide mannish effect. The showing this season is so large and varied we believe every taste can be sulted in’? these justly celebrated Shoes. $3.50 per pair. (Second Floor.) bs Burnt Wood Dept. 4, (Second Floor,) The interest ‘taken in wood-burning seems to every day. The Platinum Points, which are the portant part of the outfits, come in great variely to meet the demas many kinds of work—there is the curved, blunt, scorchers, bac portrait points. Prices from 75c. to $6.7: 5 Outtits at $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50—also everything to finish the work, including stains, gloss, wax, &c . Our assortment of stencilled wooden articles is the bestin the yoee is white and clean and beautifully stamped in an imm:nte eoigns, 1 \ Specimen Prices ; Handkerchief Boxes, 25c, 39c, Scrap Baskets, 50c, 980, Glove Boxes, 25c, 39¢, 59c, Mirrors, 49c, 75c. Collar and Cuff Boxes, 39¢. chairs, $2.49 to $5.75. Card Boxes, 20c, 25c, Tabourettes, 49c to 63.50, Tables, $3.50 to $0.00, Also Boxes lined with Stamp Boxes, 20c, 25c. Bookracks, 25c, 49c, 75¢. Piperacks, 39c, Photo Fratres,17¢, 19¢ to $1.49, Panels, 10c to $3.50, Art Embroideries Special Sale of Stamped Linens | > api | Extraordinary values in stamped and hemstitched, _ | Linens—spoke, hem and one row drawn work, | 16x54 10x36 18x27 18x0— 24x24 30x99 39¢ 0 35c BCC ls BS 8M in good colors to corr with design stamped on