The evening world. Newspaper, March 30, 1905, Page 2

STIGAT STERY DEEPENS m Identified by a Walden Man Named ‘ide as His Wife—Police Say “No,” and: Insist Victim. Came from ‘New York St. Patrick’s Day, # Cepactad to "The venting Word.) } STON, March 30,—-The best cue to the identity of the Wall: urder: mystery victim is furnished by William Aide, of Wal- ‘has Identified the body as that of his wife, She had been miss. ‘carly-n January, PETS ef Sey, body of the murdéred woman was Aldermen Who Gave Use of Hall Barred from Their Accustomed Seats, (Continued from First Page.) quired tlie Bronx Gas and Electric Company? A, Yes, It Owna Them All, Q. As [ understand it, then, the Con- abjidated controls the Mutual, the New York Mutual and the New Amsterdam, which controls the Northern Union, Cen- tral Union and Westohoster; so the Gansolidated controls the atock of all these concernst A, Yes, / Owne N.Y, Edison Co, Q. What Interest has the Consolidated jas Company in electric lighting? How Mmuoh stock ur company own in the New York Hdison Company? A. Four hundred and fifty thousand four hundred and ten shares, of the par buried at Modena to-day. | his identificatiton, Aide’ disappeared. It ’s stated that ins ‘EXAMINING WITNESSES INGA isappearing’on Jan, §, as he says, Mrs. Alde left’ horhe' three je features ate unrecognizable, but Aide haw identified the iamond ting on the third finger-of the left hand. He has also identi. |": g aaa pair bin wite purchased Just before her disappearande, Not Pollve Rook, of Walden, ts not sure that.the identification ig Heyes ‘that the doad ‘woman came to Walden’ from New ‘Patrick's Day. @ atranger, She was seen -ahout the stréots’ by ‘who may that she wore a diainond ring and‘had on now 2222 woman THREW SON BEFORE A } Bitord, about the time ot eat Benn Mr, Hughes introduced in evidence a oor, faites to i Gurnee by Attor- or bart th prvi n be minutes of a troduced an ex- lughes then Ini tract from the minutes of if 80) Gas aampany «fot "ane 3a , & f eld fei echo ; ul to eet Ps oat, debenture bonds issued by the Consolidated Com pan, in. pure Ing the control of the Lit at" ant Foyt cute haye then a record of thie in. (ea, as it stock tesued? hidley’ might ‘be to "eihlitey was summoned to the tell ue why that increase 1 cam tell in a gens only Li Hlectric ag Pear “enn the ie to aa not answer. Mr, e jon and got Tooter Fi a sinpler Ine been that your “heen ehowm hero that yout hs Rog toeectrasn F Hr: you Know ft, don't you? A. Se tote at Pe oat tat cet E feomman ere ‘TRIES TO CONCEAL ". GEORETS OF TRUST, “amsistamt treags Gas Com: Benjamin A. Whitely, ‘urér' of tho examination, tie bas @ fingér in the affairs of arly every one of them, In Many Companies, Q. Taking the total capital stock of $45,000,000 und deducting the shares al. 989,000,000. Elow much» of that Waa’ is- ned? A.J can't aay, I havén't got the papers, @. Your company has the papers--a stock ledger for instance? A,Yes. Q. Will you have thet stock ledger here later in the inquiry? A.I can bring you the memoranda, Q, Can you tell me, Mr. Whitely, as to what, if any, of the funded debt en+ tered Into this consolidation of 18847 Are there any bonds of the constituent com- panios sifll outstanding? A. Yes, One bond for $500, ‘Out his’ frst ‘citizens’ Ber pea EN Hors S004 BEEF TRUST JURY ve In te Q. What interest has the Consolidated ‘hyped ip ble oma INDICTS MAGNATH| as Company got tn its other compan- “hag been livin, tn. the TEN ne te: les? A, I can't @ay exactly. tor five yeaty,imder the ewe BI Awainat President of One| We don't want it exactly, Can't ‘pt'the Five Big Packing you pay approximately? Companies, (Special to The Evebin GHICAGO, March 3A Hast) has sevn| Doth" Voted by the Mederal Grand Jury Agajnet -thé president of one of the "Big -Bive! packing companies, %t has not been rotumed in court, The fact leaked out tontay despite Pheautions for secrecy, -/The name ot the magnate 4 hag hot been learned. an Se HIGOINS AGAINST HE MAYOR’ R’S BILL, || Revision Monauee, He says, Would Reduce Water supply Board to Level of Olerks, (Apectal to The Hyening World, ALBANY, March %-Gor. Taging sald to-day that if the McClellan pro- Hg) iad @, review by the courts of ie Mote Of the State Water Supply Commission, Were put in the Agnow ‘DU, the Commissioners would: bo res duced to hd lovel of more dletiks and sects. ifr Lawyer Interposes, Lawyer Charles W, Matthewson, rep- resenting the Consolidated Company, In- terposed at this point, declaring that at the proper time his clients would state just how much ts owned by the Con- solidated Gas Company, the revenues derived from each and the original cost, “We haven't the slightest hesitation {n stating the number of shares we own, but we will state !t only in executive ses#lon or privately to @ay member of the commission. This question has a business bearing, In which we demand protection," Q, Is It not a fact that the Consol- {dated Gas Company holds 195,000 shares of the New Amsterdam Company? A, T can't say, Q, Will you any it 1s not 80? A. No, Q. Who has that information? A, James K, Bennett, Mr. Hughes suddenly switched, “Is James K, Bennett jn the room?’ shouted’ the lawyer, A little man with whiskers aroge, Ho has charge of the securities of the Con. solidated Gas Company, Treasurer of Company. , & What 1s your position in the Con- oolldated Gea Company? A. Treasurer, Modemized ld Want A down Ee soon, 8 d_ smile, asked if the Conaol- mpany had not ac- stock of the New York it, Heat aml Power fon’ know,” answersd Treasurer GAS TRUST. Company? A. I. have, Q, What amount of the stock of the New Amstcrdam ‘Gas Company does the Consolidated hold. A. I cannot tell you from memory. Q. Why? Haven't you the book here or any memoranda? A. No, ‘< Q. Way? Heré Attorney Matthewson came to the fore again, submitting that it was not fair to preas the witness that way; that it was the desire of the gas com- pany to ald the committee and hot put pbstacles in its) way, “What we want," answered Attorney, Hughes, ‘Is the facta; no more and no leas, con the values of the prop- erties owned by the Consolidated Gos o| Company and its kindred corporations, We want the books of the Consolidated Company produced here, Thay will be the best evidenoe, Cea Wants Books Produced, “I will ask the committee to force the witness to produce the books of, the Consolidated Gas Company, showing the Property holdings and the securities of the consolidated companies,. I want, the y| records here, 90 as.to get what, we are “Do. you week information attesting’ the Consolidated Gea .Company elone?"’ aeked Benator Grady. “The Consolidated Company is. many |’ companies," answered Mr. Hughes, “and we want to know its boldings in ‘the constituent compantes, ieanese bold HY ings are in or Teal estate Ot plant we want produced by pro- ducing the recorda here,"’ fi ‘The witness will produce the neces- sary books or documents,” sald Chali man Btevens, In addressing the committee Ohlot Counse) Hughes eld: “1 ghall not make a lengthy state- ment, gentlemen,’’ said he, ‘and & will be unnecessary to, refer to the purposes for which we are here, except in the briefest manner, The scope pf the mn- auiry contemplated by this committee 4s well understood, Chiefly * shall em- brace the organization, the capitaliza- tion and the relations existing between companies supplying gas and ¢lectric "| Ughting in the city of New York. “In Nne this purpose J now offer tm evidence chapter &, of the Laws of 1828, speorig for the {i tion of the New York Gas Light Company at @ stock capitalization of $1,000,000, Lawes In Evidence, "T also offer the laws in 187, chapter 813, and the laws of 1955, chapter 44, amending the act of Incorporation; the certificate of incorporation of tlie ‘Now York Gas Light Company, showing’ a re-dncorporation of that company, filed at the office of the Secretary of State May 1, 1871, providing for a capital etock ‘of $4,000,000; also the lawn of 183, chap- ter 59, showing the tnoorporation of the Manhattan Gas Light Company, capital atock $600,000; also the laws of 1847, chapter 163, amending the incorporation and the laws of 1852, chapter 89, provid (ng tor an increase of capital stock to $1,000,000, and the laws of 185, chapter 643, providing for a further increase to $2,000,000, “I also offer in evdence the certificate of Incorporation of the Manhattan Gas Tight Company for a reineorporation filed with the Seorstary of State Deo, 1, 1867, showing capital stook $4,000,000; also the certificate of Inconporation of the Harlem Gas Light Company, filed Feb, 2 1866, providing for a capital stock of $120,000, This capital atock wae increased from time to time, as ehOwn by the new certificate of increase of stock to $2,000,000, filed July 24, 1860, Development of Companies, “T algo offer in evidence the certificate 1868, chapter 445, showing the incorpgre ation of the Metropoliten Gas Light Company, providing for an Jssue of $2,500,009 capital atock; the laws of 1881, chapter 476, amending the act relative to the incorporation of the Metropolitan Company; also the laws of 1866, chap- ter 651, showing the incorporation of the New York Mutual Gas Light Company, capltal stock $500,000, with permission to increase by consent to $1,000,000, “I find among the provisions that it was stipulated that after deducting al. expenses, the profits amounting to 10 per cent, for the year, the excess was to be divided, sumets pro rata, acsording to the amount of gas consumed by each, and half as a dividend among shareholders not holding In excess of fifty shares, ‘Section 0 provides that in the event of directors of this company consolidating or t wring fran ohinen Sa any other gas company in pi fala usta MARSA antral a kl ita iN Q, As Treasurer have you custody of the securities of the Consolidated Gas half between the con-) ‘SOME FIGURES IN THE GAS TRUST HEARING, ‘}ENTERS PAUL 8B.’ CRAVATH. THIS 18 L, E. GAWTRY OF THE the city of New York directors so voting shall be guilty of a mis- demeanor punishable by imprinon- ment for not less than alx months nor more than twelve months ih the State mitentiary, “I also Introduce the Inws of 1968, chapter 1, and the laws of 1869, amend- Ing the incorporation of the New York Mutual Gas Light Company." Tn addition Mr. Hughes offered In ‘avidence: f f Increases of Capital Stock. Cortifionte of the increase of tho capital stock of the Mutual Gag. Light. Company, of New York, $4,000,000, fled in the office of the Secretary of State April 26, 1870, he A riificate of the increase of the cap- ital etock of the Mutual Gas ‘Light Com- pany, $5,000,000, filed June 15, 1870, Certificate of decrease of tho capital wtock of the New York Mutual Gays Light Company, $3,600,000, fled Deo, 30, 1882, Certificate of incorporation of the Municipal Oxygen Gas Company, filed June 1, 1974, under the act of 183, chap- ter 87, at & capitalization of $500,000. An order changing the mame of that corporation to the Municipal Gas Light GUESS WHO THIS 18! SENATOR M GY, CRIMMINS FOR PEACE, NOTROW IN COMMITTEE Policy-Holders in Equitable Split Over Talk of a Compromise, ‘There was a big vow this afternoon among the policy-holders in the Equit- able Life Assurance Society who have enrolled themselves in the committee formed by John D, Crimmins to do- mand the immediate mutuallzation of the Society, As a-result there js likely to be two committees of pollcy-holders, by BE. W, Bloomingdale, The committee met to-day to pass finally on the measures to be taken to Upset he four years’ delay mutualiza- tdon scheme adopted by the Equitaple directors, Mr, Crimmins has ftom the first opposed this and demanded im: mediate mutuallzation, He has oven been willing*to go to Albany to get legislation necessary to carry’ his point, Therefore it was somewhat of, a. sur- Prise’ to-day »when Mr, Crimmina ad+ Tis) | dteawed the committeo:in a concittatory, any: $000.00, nied 1 Felfigate of incorpoPation of the Gi ‘ht Company, or the Act of 188 chapter 47, at & i al rr al Htallaation of $160,000, fled, July 44, ‘The Consolidation. The articles of ponsel ae am of, Consolidated Gas Company, fled 184, “being. an agreement Nery }, 1884, and Meohatian Gas New York afotual ge ght om the er it bene. 26 an act of the Logis: tet panna the consolidation of mand ot ian, 2 here," ye lated hes," “‘that despite what a the fice of these articles, ‘he “Consolidated Gas Company js not the fov, a DA to it; thet. te name {is not 0 and that Ht exec this erord Beant en ‘Und prov! Y an art: jew corporation, to be known clon the olidaced Gas Comapny of low ‘was to hold for @ term of fifty years, with @ capital stock of $5,- Uoion which Is here recited to be a fair ito value of the belongings Sibel tele esr to to have surrendered to {t, al the rights and privilege: ting les and ‘and a vi several com thelr stockholders and all appurte- nances, real and personal, reserving and excepting cash on hand and debts owing, 000 eyes 852, fi H York Mutual, < Mor Mindotpad. $716,000; Knickerbocker, $3,104,000; ‘lem, $3,106,000. “The new. corporation, the Consoll- dated Gas Company, retained §1.- 600,000 in stock for the conskieration of the Incorporation and for working @x- penses,”’ ; ——- JOCUMENTS ite CAUSED WORRY ‘Two heavy modern chests borne by four men were carried into the Alder- manic Chamber this afternoon, and Chairman ‘Stevens and the other mem- bers of the committee lqoked relieved, ‘The chests had mysteriously disap- peared for fully an hour after being expressed under guard from the Mur- ray Hill Hotel, Chairman Stevens hustled around the Clty Hall asking Janitor Keese, the cleaners, the polloe and the scrubwom- en if they had seen anything of “two big wooden boxes’ addressed to the committee, No, no one had observed the chests, “Whats in ‘em?’ asked some one, "In them?” echoed Chairman Stevens, “Why the chests are full of the orlg- inal articles of incorporation of all the Mghting companies, and we borrowed | them from the Secretary of State, What {f they had been made away with?" and the ‘Chairman grew pate at the yory thought, He rushed away and was ringing up Police Headquarters when the ohcate arrived, —_——_— LASSOED THE BULLDOG. Then Sherif's Mon Palled ramily from fed on Disponsous Paper, HANOVER, Pa., March 90.—Rofusing |to yacate thelr home tn Butler township, | | Adama County, which fad been sold by |hafer was forcibly ejected py deputy \uheyttta, When the deputioy'arrivad at the house they found a bulldog tied to the door, After Inawolng the owidne they polloy-holde the Shoriff, the family of James Ditton- | N, Spirltand suggested that they proceed slowly, Ho said by imm m taulization he hever meant f'n week or @ month. ‘He belleved thé com- mittee should the society plenty of iv time, although’ te was still heartily: against any four-year delay like that prpenes, The committeo were 40 surprised that they were speechless several min-, Bet etarted Bloomingdale was the guste: with the ol of eikeage ind dea’ flery epeech In wi that he was’ not | tn an Te thet eele eet compromise with the directors; He pald he and the other policy-holens had been called together to ascompliah a certain result, and already there was talk of comprom! |, For one, he didn’t propose to stand it, he sald, A number of the other pollcyrholders took a Sa eit and for a time ings were at were not pli to Nr, Crimmina, visited Then his frienda came to the resouo and sald it was better to accomplish mrnethine, hid toleing a wine ‘than to stick out tor the impossible and get Boeilbe This attitude seemed to one le rage t petnee side Bory ba Md and ine old row was rect pita . Piatt, of Boardman, Blavt & Bole: ba whose offiog the meeting took place, ‘| baad in vain to check the storm, ‘or two hours the factions wrangled, @nd then an adjournment waa taken Until 5.20 o'clock to-night, when they will elther agree or there will be two rs’ committees in the field, —— a —« Spread of Cerebro- Spinal Meningitis in Two Months, From the official report of the Health Board, Week ending, Jan, 31.. Jan, 28. Feb, 4... CEREBRC-SPINAL MENINGITIS DEATHS, WEEK ENDING MARCH 25, es py CAUGHT AT Smiths could not be brought back merely as witnesses ‘and there had to bo. some criminal charge against them, > WITNESSES ALL SUMMONED, Soy Mr, Rand's next move was to simon every one of the Nan Patterson hi Oh \ witnesses to his offjce, where he had u private talk with them, ‘The noture of this'talk was not revealod, bit it te eald that Mr, Rand's purpose was to be certain that all of his witnesses are tn town, ‘The capture of the Smiths comes at the right time, for the second trial of Nan Patterson has been fixed for April 10, , i ‘ 6 is J. Morgan Smith {9 the husband of Julia Patterson, the slater of Nati Patterson, Tho Smiths were living at tho St, Paul Hotel, Columbus avenue and Siztfeth street, at the time of the Young murder. When Nan Patter. son was not living with Caesar Young she lived with Mr, and Mrs, Smith, On June 8, the day before the tragedy, a tall man’ of athletic butld, | with Glean-shaven face and reddish heir, accompanied by 9’ woman, - ‘Jentered Stern's jawnshop. There the tall man purchased the revolver :, which was found hot and smoking In the right-hand pocket of Caesar Young a fow minutes after the fatal shot was fired. The tdentity of the one led by ‘Mr, Crimmins, and tho other } Manhattan Brooklyn | Bronx Queens otal vi+'+ Correspondin, SUICIDES BODY CREMATED. Ashow of Lawyer Honey 1, Wood- ward sont to His Royhood Home, (Special to The Evening World.) CLEVELAND, March 90,--Tho body of Henry L,' Woodwes'd, the Now York Jawyer, who committed aulolde here, waa to-day taken from the morguo to the eremuatory at Collingwood, and atfor brief rell@imia ceromonitg cra- mated, There were present at tha poy. vices John K, Woodward, of New York. and the widow of the sulcvto, Tha suhes wero sent to Kredona, , ¥, this afternoon the boyhood | home of Woodward DL. aNo W, DIVIDEND, Dut just-what was not clear, The prosecution helfeves that if murder of Young. Bench Warrant for Him, Smith was under subpoena to appear as 9 witness at the inquest when he disappeared. He was last seen at the ance being coincident with the discov ery of the place where the pistol had been purchased. A bench warrant was immediately issued for Mis arrest, id ny oy Sarg arrested. Ho said the presonco of Sraftn as a witness at the trial would provide the one missing link in the defense, He declared that fArith's testimony would lesberrid acquit Nan Patterson, Mr. Levy that he had other testimony of the Bt. Paul Hotel on June 7, his disappear. t- | sald: — ot SMITH WILL WAIVE revolver was established beyond all shadow of doubt. \ PURCHASE OF THE REVOLVER. The man and the wofnan who purciased the revolver are believed to have been J. Morgan Smith and Nan Patterson, or J, Morgan Smith and bis wife. Evidence was brought out at the first trial of Nan Patterson, to show that Smith had tried to get Nan to do some violence to Young, {t can prove by Stern that Smith is the man who bought the revolver and can show that Smith and Nan were together the night before the tragedy, and thit Smith was trying to coax. Nan to do something she didn't want to do, it can convict the girl of the | steatest “{mportance to Nan, which, would convince any jury of her entire innocence, : Levy Wanted Smith, It ts recalled now that f : bali the first trial Mr, Levy mle ke would give much if he and he wite as wheneascs” Gnd, Some cusion when the Distriot-Attorney whe oaning the absence uf Smith, he” "E wish to i bring him God that I had here ‘and make} 6 power. tem bers wet the Smiths, EXTRADITION PAPERS, special to The Bvening World.) CINCINNATI, Oy March Laat Morgan Smith and his wite, phage latter 9 sister of Nan Patterson, hi arrested here at hoon to-day poets were leaving the Grand Lago pent they had been ptaying since We erage night, As Mr, and Mrs, 8mi 1M feaving the hotel, one of @ Ligontit thtee men’ standing near the door w! pered to the other two, “There are iid people,” whefeupon detectives vidya 4 ard Houtlli¢n, who fh company ne Detective, Aiken, of Montreal, had been «| watching tor the couple, walked tp to them to the suspects a harbiat it pollee headaual “ate Att Mrs. Bmith offered ot the slightest objection to making the Jour- ney to the City Hall, where they were interrogated. by Chief of Pollée “Milll- gan, The woman confessed that she was the sister of Nan Patterson and wite of Smith. hd Refused a Statement. iy man refused to make any state ote gen than that he was J. Mor- gan Smith, Both expressed a willing= ees to go to New York without & requisttion, and are now being held on a‘ charge of being fugitives from justice, this being conveniently. technical to hold them for twenty-four hours, in which ‘tine officers from New York who can identity them will arrive. District-Attorney Jerome, in response to whose telegram the arrest was mado, and the New York Polloe Department wore notified at once of the arrest. Detective Alken, who wes primarily responatble for the arrest of the couple, gaya he had been tracking thom for some time, He met the Smiths in Montreal and proceeded to get acquaint. ed with them, He followed them to Detroit and Cleveland and got 60 far into Smith's confidence that he was ready to make tha arrest when the woman disappeared. Several days ago Aiken allowed Smith to leave Cleveland to go to Louisville, but knew that he was to’mott his wife in Cincinnatl, ‘The couple arrived fn Cinolnnatl Wednesday evening, Smith fram Louis: ville and the wife from Cleveland. Baty, went to the woman's unvle/in Covington, Aiken claims, but were re- {used admittance, They returned t Cincinnati and registered at the Gran Hotel. " Now In Pollce Station, Alken consulted with the local police authorities Toa, morning, and as @ result the arrest followed, Tt Is said that the man who sold the pistol with which Young was killed RESTORED HIS HAIR Scalp Humor Cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment AFTER ALL ELSE FAILED "TY waa troubled with a ocvere scalp humor and logo of halr that gave mea reat deal of annoyance and inconven- ence, After unsuccessful efforte with many remedies and po-called hair tonica, a friond induced mo to try Cutloura Soap and Ointmont, The humor wae cured in a short tle, my holr wae reatored ag healthy ae over, and I can gladly say I havo ninco been entiroly free from any furthor annoy. ance, X plall alwaya we, Cutloura Soap, and I keep tho Olntment on Hand to se ad a drcaoing for the hale aud scalp, (nigued Frod'k Bupohe, 013 Hast p7th St,, New Vor City,!? U It nae bY) and who claips he can identi! wen he sold it to will come wi the Borneo Officers to have a look at. Smith and his wif juartened bg ied Hf va Stain where the Nev York’ ome so # 8 heen GiMioo of Chet of Holice ehiiiiven “to the station house, Mra, Smith mado ty goo Has, the and her jown along yaa a detecuve, but did hate depet a moment that he was trac! by "We met him fi tread,’ f edd Mra... Smith, Te 5 ie stopping ‘under assumed namo, ! ments that we Pion ah Pi joes he! wats ing us, we m im in several other cites the ooo fact of his trying to i Waa : it oflicers here to-day that Alk been ong” fen had t In keeping up wi! tie beg hin| Bmi evn Bed et Fa denly lett for Loulsvilte, before "Aikey ie before Aiken, could encou: bo inter him and ‘his wife tO. trouble CANDY SPECIAL FOR THURSDAY. Natted Crenen Dates... Chocolate Covered MONA se eretrerereee SPECIAL FOR FRIDAY, hase pagan Lb. Gasorted, v1 aI Chocolates ,,, a BestDressers Wear’ ° __ AME HERPT. 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