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. Mook, Bay, tosnight and Wednesday, it i f y “ Circulation Books Open to Al. PRICE ONE CE ce NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1905. PRICE ONE CENT, SS ara THE BROOKLYNS AND PITTSBURGS LITTLE BLACK MAN AT WOOD'S ELBOW | PROMPTED KILLING + Like Friends, “Mac” and Wolf, He Was a “Vagary of Diseased Mind,” De- | clares Lawyer for Man Accused of Sleigh Murder: r (Special to The Evening Worid.)! SOMERVILLE, May 16.—"We do not deny the ease of the prosecution, We can neither admit nor deny thé facts, The defendant knows nothing of what happens between Jan, 30 and Feb, 5, Ne is mot a criminal, but a crazy man,” | So Lawyer Swackhamor opened for the defense of George H. Wood, ac- cused of the murder of Grocer George Willlains, of Watchung, during a lonely sleigh ride on Feb, 2, this afternoon. Then counsel told of many strange acts and delusions of Wood, some long before the time of.the mur- der, but none sirunger thin those of the week which the prisoucr affirms fs an absolute blauk to him, HELD BY LITTLE BLACK MAN, y Ta these a “little black man,’ »yparently a very genius of evil, a man named ‘Mac’ and one Henry Wolf figure, All those, the lawyer declared, are “entirely mythical and existed only as the vagaries of a maciman’s mind,’ Cu Jan, 30 Wood believes he met “Mac” and “Wolf,” the latter an old annoyer. ‘They asked him to go to Scarsdale promising to get for him a joan of $1,000, At a lonely junction they had beer and “the little black man’ came in, Then the others lef, and the “little black man" took Wood | in charge. They went to Scarsdale and “Mac's father" told “the little black, . (Gontinued on Second Page.) YACHT RACE _‘HIGHLANDERS =~ IS POSTPONED . BEGIN SERIES ADAY BY FOG) INST. LOUIS in the| Powell and Howell Oppose; One Another in Box in Opening Game, Start Impossible To-day Thick Blanket of Mist at Sandy Hook, - By Barton W. Currie, BATTING ORDER. , (Spectal to The Evening World.) Ye MT A HIGHLANDS, N, J, May 16.—The ‘i Facing committce has called of the] naught ny, start in the ocean contest for the Kal- t. fer’s Cup until 2 P. M. to-morrow on Aogount of tho heavy fox, When tho decision was renched all eleven yavhts were nnchored in Sandy The wind was blowing from’ the northeast fifteen miles an hour, but the mist was so thick that the yaoktn were not visible trom shore, ‘The wind was freshening, and onty heeded the sun to break through the fox to offer splendid racing conditions, But the sin did not break, and the fet of excursion craft turnod back for the olty with disappointed thousands en board. ms While at anchor tn tho lower bny to- @ay, the yacht Plour-de-Lys was run Into by a soow, and about thirty feet of her rail was torn away, ‘This nocos- sitated the return of the boat to tho Erin Basin, where repairs were ma Yr, Stimson, her owner, sald the accl- @ene would not prevent his yacht from participating in the race. ~~ St. Louts, If cf, Re, 1b, Naw, 'e, Powell. p.” (Spealal to Tho By fd. ST, LOUIS, May 16--Afier his series of misfortunes in (Chicago Manager GriMth to-day felt confident that his hard luck was partially ended and that he would win a majority of the games In Misnourl, After a long rest Powell was sent In to pitch, and from his warming up exhibition {t looked as if he was again tho goods, While Grit only lost two games, woh one and tied another at Chicago ho feela that but for recelving the bad ond of a raw deal there he would have been, much higher in tho percentage column. to- day, ‘There can ba n) doubt of the fact: Houester men on Lewis <A. | chat, with the exception of pitohing, tho Btimaon's dinky little Flour de Lis, Migitanders have oven pays @sdod they hustled about the dainty crazt, | ball and baseball that would win 75 were even a hbardier-looking’ 16t than | ormatl ) Se the picked Hugilan grewe of Lord ras: |Ponaitora, | nn Sunee Under normal) ,oenand sagen, Milchey’s fy. Babb a Sunbeam or the, Earl of Craw. Bot Carnigeh's foul fy, NO RUNS. ford's Valhalla, ‘That they and thelr First Inning adiatoh singled to ‘eon! Owens forefathers’ bad braved the deaditen: | Dougherty waa out on a dump tniinod Gc Vegolna to third, Lewin .whoals and the most treacherous, seas | front of the plate, and Keoler’s ground: | pahbe. 0 MEP to Caney. Te on mere cockloshella of Aahing’cratt | er to Rockenfold finished him, Williams Vannet, NO RUNS. Stone walked and was advanced on Koller'a eaorifice. Brisk iifted a high| foul to Wletnow and Jones bounded out to Wiliams, NO RUNS. Second Inning. Anderton whacked a single over sed ond as starter, but waa out trying 10 lage Wok charge gt dos wid xestmor rule O KON! ra, bail pitohed for’ two bags, (Continued on Thind Page.) oo NEW YORKER A | CAUSKILL SUICIDE Well to ts in Mohnialns, Shoots imac, ‘lal to "The Bvening World.) CATSKILL, N.Y, ay 16—TOhA jor flu Cuiroy gravid Pulta, of Now York Clty, proprle:ay of Rockenteld’s Wren, aid) touvsed anger & market at Tannéraville, ard who ‘oy, 1) tune to dovbie UA Wallace, NO RUNS, Atteen years has been a summor. resl- ont of that place, supplying meat to ‘the cottages in Elka Park and other Mountatn remorta, to-day ts mourning the death of his son and partner, John ‘Third Inning, ae was out on & slow roller to i Klelnew struck out, Powel, grounder to Ch Glen on an ean is ‘pitahere NO SON en MCRGAN IN HONBEN ROMPA IY. itt 2 sai tenes of Gomes his Pommard 1 BROE | toe th walked, Janse Singlod, scoring Nab. Sheokard ‘Lumley out to of Woward ‘ ane ti oh) thr Lew! who the Girth Mt fa Bho hi fo ako STAR CHICAGO BALL PLAYERS NOW IN NEW YORK. RUNSPLENTIFUL INGAMEAGROSS THE BRIDGE Pirates Start Batting Rally, and Dodgers Follow Suit, Scoring Five Runs, BATTING ORDER, — Brooklyn, Bhockeara, ie f umley’, Ff, Beaumont, of, Baton, Howard, tect agner, L Clan b Carriseh,. rrisch, Lynch, bp.” Jones, p. Umpire—Mr, O'Day, (Byecial to The Evenin: Voria.. WAEHINGTON PARK, BROORLYN, May 1¢-—Hanton’s men and the ex. champion Pirates me here again to- doy. A small crowd of fans eaw the game, First Inning. Clarke dropped a hit back of Beqond, Benumont drove a hard one over ‘first for @ base. A moment later he stole second, Howard fouled out to Batch, Wagner's terrific drive was caught by Dobbs after a run, but Clarke scored on the out. Clancy out, Owens to Babb, ONE RUN, Sheckard vlngled, Lumley walked. Patch sacrificed, Carricch to Clancy. Breshona caught off third, Lynch to! oBride, Owns ¢. Claney,” No-RUNS, UY Ritehey to Second Inning, Ritchie out, Ovens ty Bat, Sbgied, Canisch tore off a tireedonys tito left gooring Leach, Lyncn. ilied fo Dumiey oh the tivoweln.” Sarrlse) Was” caurhe plate, Lumiey to Betaen Osa RUN Lowls singled to 'r} Leach ht, Docas out, |dowa, Slagle drove a fast one along the at u Bynoh to Cincy, “HSS sivuck cael g pana ne evlin, who retired him by a| '¢ faces rin here to-day are as fol- UNE OU ¥nen 19" Clancy, few inches, ‘Tinker waited for four | lowa: Third mings s. Clarke: droyi: one ove: (ue ¥ fenco for a homer. Beatimant a Mee was plokeW up by Le Jn @ gensa- © CIUD-house omer Wagner walk, but was ovt stealing feeznd, Borgen ‘to. ts Claney but, Lewis io Babb, TWO RUNS, , Clancy it Jones ‘unassisted. to right, cut Sheckard ard was So upegon Fourth Inning, ‘ag Loren alineled. scoring Owens, lad, scoring jengen New, Ginrke, unaeelsted, “KITS Fifth Inning, » Lyneh singled, Close walk b mont fronds Lys Rane ied: Bana: And out, Owens sto. Babb, Wagner hit to Jones, which etriack him and euled first, Lyne wooing, Wigt thind. | Clancy dzone. No theawe to, Hage’ phe minted anor ad otiey wielok put. TW : : ue howe atpning fon BN Eure EB ont to In| unagelrted, out, Lene. to Clinor. iS ated te Howaid, NO RUNS, fixth Inning, Sttioklert now pitching f ante ett to. ‘aki, PEA aD reoh’ singled.” Case hit to Owe who marten, ball, who dropped tho RUNB, ner to Sones, wis filed to GIANTS HAD LEAD EARLY IN THE GAME Chicago’s Young Twirler Took an Aerial Trip in Third Inning and Three Runs Were Scored. BATTING ORDER sGann to second, Mertes sacrificed, i. Rudebek to Hoffman. Danien Med out ; $2 Slagle, glowing “McGann to scoro New York, Chicago. M hahan to reach third, Dev. Ponlin, ef. Graav. Bh Wn Vas called out on strikes, ON Brown, rt. ichulte. 4 McGann, 1}, Barry. 1h, Sixth Inning. Bresnahan, © Matoney. ef, Rudabek made three healthy swings Mertes, If. Blacle. If. at Ames's deceptive drops, Casey filed Dahien, #3. Tinker, 3, out to Mertes, Schulte was retired on Deviln,| sb. Hoffman, 2b. Mis grass cutter by Donicn ena Me Giibert, gb, Kling. ¢. Gann. NO RUNS, Ames, Dd. Rudebok, p, Gilbert lifted a high foul fly and Umpires—Klem and Emslie, Casey grabbed it, Ames was out on (Special ty The Ryening World, POLO GROUNDS, NEWYORK, May 16.--Jchnny McGraw's champion Glants and Selce’s hard-working ball-tossers trem Chicugo clashed again this afters noon for tke third game of tho series.) strikes, Dentin was unassisted. NO RUN! LOUISVILLE WINNERS heeinad by Barry Firat Inning, _ | LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 16.—The Liiiputian Casey opened the game ie run here to-day resulted as fol- by cracking a grounder to Gilbert, who FIRST RACE-Six and a halt ture lust no time in disposing of him at) jongs—Geramun (McLaughlin), 2 first. Schulte alag banged out a grass] and 7 to 10 1, Copy cutter to the Infield, which Dahten and | ${o4-and 7 to § 2, 1 radloy Fret ( McGann took care of, Maloney was}? 44, Latin iullnwaye wasthinig Hog the third victim on his slow one, which | tensla, “Kate Zilt. ‘Rovielle, Atniono Gilvert shot to McGann 1 time’for an| Hotwon Gholee and Wdna TAuner ate out. NO RUNS ran, Donlin waked, Hrowne drove a low! siconn Uno fly straight (nto. Tinker's hands. McGann banged a grass cutter to Tinker, who put him out at first, Don- ili, reaching sezond on the out,’ Bros- nahan gol in a safe one to tho intield, advancing Donlin to third, Roger stole second ,unmolested. Moition falied to J orf Rudebek's third curve and the nts took the fleld, NO RUNS, Second Inning, Barry siammed out a long fly and Mivites was under the ball when it came tol rela (Vanderbeck) (C, Kelly) C RACU—Five furlongs, — King's Daughter (iF to 19) 1, Two Bills (18 to 5) 2 Cottontown (10 to.1) 3. Time 1.08 1-2. Wool Soap, Joe Coyne, Bar- Deroy Col, Rronston, Dudly and Wren also ran, UNION ate = PARK RESULTS. UNION PARK RACE TRACK, 97, LOUIS, Mo, May 16.—Tho repults of wide ones. Hoffman put the aide Into the feld by raising a Ay Wich Browne | Gerda (16 to 1) won; Hy Luoherman eayahien ‘was an evay eut on his elow (6,t9 2.8 Silver Corn (18 to 4) 8, Timo] grounder to Rudabek, who tossed the | —1.2 8-6, Baill to Barry, Devin would not ewing| SECOND At high ones, and consequently was al- jowed a pass to first. Gilbert sent a {ow line fly to Schulte, Ames sent a fon a line Into Barry's maulers, NO NUNS. FIRST RACES! and a halt furlongs RACE—Solling; gxcand a hale furlongs Fate Go intl (6 to 1 1) 3. Timea”? * THIRD RACI-Selling: $900; le png pevnty vard sere Alone tol) Tamaya to 0-2 Kasnow (6 to B & FAIR GROUNDS FINISHES, FATR GROUNDS RACK TRACK, $300; False (20 to 1) third Innings ling swung viciously at three of amere swift drops and went to the bench, Rudabek pasted a bounder to McGann, who beat tho big twirler tn the run'to the bag, Casey raised one INA GREAT HITTING GA Hardcastle (4 to} \tror a CHICAGO GIANTS . Pet: ROOKLYNS LOSE: $e 4 40 PITTSBURG ...... -..-- 11203020094) BROOKLYN seeee cree +0 0:0 5 0200 - Ty HIGHLANDERS AT ST. LOUIS. HIGHLANDERS ...5......0001000 2 BT WOUIB cep vusine nee es el (ON OMO mr iQ At Philace'phia (N. L.)—St. Louis, 11; Philadelphia, 8, 4‘t Buffalo (E.L.)—Newark, 13 Buffalo, 3, At Menireal (E.L.)—Jersey City, 8} Montreal, 2. At Rechester (E, L.)—Baltimore, 2! Rochester, 0. At Toronto (E.L.)—Rnd fourth: Prov., 0; Toronto, 0. Called. LATE DETAILS GIANTS-CHICAGO GAME. , Seventh Inning—Maloney singled. Barry hit to Dahlen, whe: hed sesond and doubled up Barry. Slagle faned. No runs, THE GADFLY AN EASY WINNER OF OPENING DASH Aeronaut Just Lasts Long Enough to Save Place from Cottage Maid. i Browne safe cn Hoffman’s error. McGann singled. Browne wes caught napping. Bresnahan forced MoGann. Mertes rolled | | to Casey. ‘No runs. ' Eighta Inning—Tinker bunted safely. Hoffman fanned. Kling "4 ut at first. Gilbert threw out Rudabek. No runs, + Dahlen out. Devlin flied. Gilbert. out. No runs. ae Ninth !nninn—Casey out, Devin to McGann. Schulte file to Mertes. Maloney fanned. No runs. LATE LOUISVILLE RESULTS, ¥ | Thifd—Miss Rillle 5-1, Two Penny 15-1, Chantrélle 10-1," © 0% Fourth-G. C, Bennett 11-20, C. Eastman 6-1, Hermitage. id BELMONT PARK WINNERS, FIRST RACE—The Gadfly (16 to ®) 1, Aeronaut (6 to 1) 2, Cottage Maid 3, SECOND RACE—Guiding Star (5 to 2) 1, Actronomer (8 to 1) 2, Ham- meraway 3. i eS THIRD RACE—Buttling (6 to 1) 41, Sinister (15 to 1) 2, Amberjack 3, y RT. '—Migraine t : Oi itenihee ees se Lt i Fifth-Balzac 4-5. Uonami even, Beana. Gene ah AT ST. LOUIS FAIR GROUNDS, ) ae FIFTH RACE—Oro (7 to 1) 11 Fifth-—-Eve Star 6-1, Alamode 5-1, Miss Manners 6-1,“ | 4 Old England (10 to 1) 2 Jane Holt} = Sixth. Maa Hanlon 20-1, Bulifinch 6-1, Alladin 7-2, o. ES AT UNION PARK, Fourth—-Weird even, Charloy 7-5, ‘Broadway 8-1, Fifth—Clandestine 7-2, Erbe 1-2, St. Resolute 10-1. SIXTH RACE—Cairngarn (9 to 6) 1, Right and True (10 to 1). 2, | Uncas 3, ata Six(h—Waiter 5-1, Renaissance 8-1, Jimalong 2-1. ag BY FRANK W. THORP, yey ne WELMONT PARK RACE TRAC! . Ma The atmosphere was misty 4 and foggy at Belmont Park this after- noon, making It dlMoult for even the mon with powerful fleld ginsses to see the horses at distant points. Sometimes when an extra heavy fog bank rollol over tho course, the, horses disappeared altogether, f # IN MUDDY GOING 4 (Special to The Hvening World.) SHEUPSHEAD BAY, May 16,—The galloping was accomplishel down at Sheershead Bay this morning with dark, cloudy weather and a sloppy track as conditions. Many racers were sent over tho ground at exercise, but owing to the muddy condition of the track tho speed accomplished was necessarily of a meMlocre kind, ‘Trainer James Rowe allowed the Jock- ey Club welght-for-age race candida Byronby, o mile In 1473-5, The on 0° Melton negotiates the bad golnm in splendid style and was only gallop ing when he was pulled up. He had quite sonve wi in the saddle, end the move n him many frt among the trainers and experts present, — Thomas Hitchcock, Jr's, Jim New: (1) man, a canii.date for the International 7] Steeplechase, reeled oft a mile in. 0 He showed no objection to the mud, ard his work was neatly done, Hylas, 0€. | /] this got a short breather o¢ speed. longs: i Tim ockn, Wie, Miller 102 2 ry Olena OR 4 =Roatans, Fannt The Gadty Easily, Aeronaut had the moet spced and mide the running to the stretch, fol- low Cotiage Mald and Hanntbal Bey. hen they straightened out for home the Gadfly closed rapidly and taking the lead won ridden out by three lengths from Aeronaut, who, stop- tage Moh Also roa: stretch, followed by Ampberjack, Coy Mald and Banta Catalina. In the stretch i easy meat for Mertes, NO which was ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 16—Followlng are | the winners of ithe races run here thie | | Donlin reniched frat on bis enfe hit, | tie winnee thw ball taking @ bad bound from Barry, | Browne mado a pretty sacrifice, Barry |. TIRST RACE—Four and one-hal touching him out on tho line, AtoGunn | furionge,—Aralbetie (20 to i)'1, yawn | recelved an instoot in the back and | ‘true @ tot) Margaret M. (7 to Jo) | forged to fine, Hoth runners moved up\| ‘cimo—0.57, \ i hare on Bremahan's seorifice, Rude! srcoND RACK-Gix — turlongy.--| bek shooting the ball to Barry, yopaiad Rayiann (10 to 1) 1, Sandalwood (§ \ wos deadheaded to first by Ru Ke) 2, Mra. Tavk Dolan (10 to 1) 3 | filling the ae Brien sale ity 1 1-5. | freo pass, forcing tan . HIRD RACH—Tour. aud one- then owratod the, ba to, nine fe A euntowes— Dr Gncinen ft freon: | hase, Rcorog MoGann and Montes and! Amentoa If. 6 to % second: Kiss, 2 to 1 promoting Dahlen to thit). Deviln stole) third,» ‘time-0,56 Fevand, Gidbert fouled out to Kilng. THREB RUNS. Fourth Inning. Schulte went to first after Ames FOURTH RACE—One and _one-s! teenth miicé.—Forehand (6 to 5) 1, 1 ey (6 to 2) 2 Ethics (7 to 2 3, Tim a "wide ones, (Maloney hit ——o {raat Pounder to Gisoert, who touched Sut BahiNte on, his wag’ fo" second ahd |, amememensmen ememeracms-ermm, Wy Gratin, Macey? was a victim on | WEATHER FORECAST. Fee eB Nee shiatiion: of! spit F awlnring. Donlin bounded one to Hort. Forecast for the thirty-six hours ished at first, Hoffman and and tho Inning came to an end, NO ending at 8 P. M. Wednesday for New York City and vicinity: Oo- dowble, throwing to Sate aatdbee. AUTOR INE, 18 on Shi vues ows 8. Sigs ), Devin Frade A Heat atop of RUNB,, Fifth tnnin cas.onal tain and cocler to-night; \ 5 Wedneeday chowcrs and warmer; fredh | ¢anterly winds, . shifting Wednesday to weatoriy, ) is ihtew thi aut aber W ‘ont, ae or be tihd meen ping favt, Just lasted long enough to bent Cottawe Maid a neck, RACH 8900 adda; for, two-vear- nd a half, furlonen atpatach Amberjack showed in front for a jump or two, ut Buttling again took the lead and, drawing away, won easily by 115 pounds 0.41 OB 8-5, otis: fear and | : t. Start | aix lengiha trom Sinister, who waa | W."ifone, tatneg, tales Won eisings THM 9) Hating | AWAY, Very badly and who made up @| sGNDAY—ib pounds up, and LLANe frorters, Jooka Win, SLHiGPIn, pL {lot of ground. Beala, the hot favorite, | rNONY BO: ceil pounae ie BAe guiidine iene Ia PRET 9 ever | was newer in ‘the hunt, i in hiby bkeealng.. Be Booker’ ‘traknee tt neThawiaitor, Montanus, eh | thrverycuveot an: | 0.48, 0.20, 089, 0, . pear Old Guan, "Caplan Guioran and | Stare Rood,” Wont easily,” Hme—tiht Breened' torough the mud 00K, snitanters: Sooke, Wis. ab. Be Py the would on the dry track, 8, A. Place Wrong Horse Third. Borawers, AF Rnapn 108 [hy dr $ # GHEGORIAN tit pounds up, p The Judges made a bad blunder in |Comet « kieran oy) dibery, Otero | BUTTE RBLLE-to ‘pounds wp four Unie rice, Incketar? nnd Roarneath, furtongs, 0.181-2 0,27, 0401-2, 00, gis oni horee Comet Turned Wide Into Stretch, | !oPing, C. Hanna, trainer. ‘ Comet had plonty of epecd to-day and | seat’ Tunic 4 sean we, a ale u he showed the way ty tne stretch, fol- ‘y has f lowed by. Mignie ald Horakent 1; ppRIBREAS ib ot fh MI py and rake / ud ont. —) boun Up. | Rf stigrang Gsm taged Inth Rho deng | Oas eb UST, O81, One ha, tah © tho: end wi ther, eae \ 1 va, and BEDOUR, © sally: dd, «ine, Bich tin Star, “Won Stiving, Hine —Wiid 88. dei, ib, pound in. 4, 0,27 169, 0.41, ra Sookt We, aa: &, “ab th nt er hee Lh Huggins. trainer, : ka i CHERIO-- 4 fen and I « 5 oro. Wine On ass ird they gave that plaice Away, who was actualy wits very plainly third, A but byeas min 1a ei | Hammer Trav ry about a tinvic he for the pall bolting to. th tronomer and Margaret Angela lose order t Jast furlong, where Gu ding Wy i not ditvo head from As- vuuleltor two and Mammer Away was ROC yin « Ip, Ruvoherter: for throes. Met tage tntfol es Biavt Kot, |, Huggins, twalner, Comet. y HT RACE~8000 Chet three: cK, URMAMBR, 115, pounds Us ix. Sut Bi, BA. 1.08, BSD “ fe Won o3si 4 Dos 9 bat 8 inaking ihe fun Comet wens wide ani anh Magog there tp the. end Winn ‘Both acted ne} bya Teheth al rakens, wis! Wass tentee eitha th font of in . Mu ORI OF DAWN, tig pound : Mae A riba. G: imal, Are oe bal per