The evening world. Newspaper, October 2, 1905, Page 8

ere WOMAN ROBBED OF $2,000 IN YARD OF HOME Two Men Seize Her by the Throat and Display Revolvers, CASH IN HER PETTICOAT. | Robber Cuts Lining of Her Skirt and Discovers $1,900 Hidden There. ONE THIEF WEARS GLASSES. Highwaymen Attempt to Fire Barn to Divert Suspicion, Say Police. A remarkable story of how she was held up in her own yard by two men and robbed of nemrly $2,000 was told to the police of the lower Pulton street “etation, Brooklyn, to-day by Mre. Jo- sephine Le Vito, wite of a Washington Market fruit dealer living in Green Jane, This ts a short thoroughfare lond- ing off Bands strtet, @ short distance from the Navy-Yard, An Innovation in the description of highwaymen |s fur ished by Mra, De Vito, who shys that one of the men who ropbed her wore evenia La The De Vitos have lived in Green lane for nearly twenty years. They have four horses in a stable in the rear of their Bome and have prospered. A short time @g0 they made arrangements to buy the property at Nos, 43, 47 and 49 Greer Jane for $00 The first payment $2,000 was to have ) made to-day Sewed $1,900 in Petticoat, Mre. De Vito drew $1,900 from the bank Gaturday afternoon and sewed it in the Maing of her petilooat. When De Vito got hoine Saturday evening he gave her nearly $100 more which she placed in a ebamols skin bag tied around her waist under her clothing A party in celebration of the ap-|#econd attempt to find Real courteous | \qqusssssssesumensetsstemsssscmmems' pooaching purchase of the pr perty was|men in crossing on Bridge and trolley - _ @yen by the De Vitos last night. The cars resulted not only tn failure but lows | Wise Young Man. Were I merely joie Susets did not leave until long after | of confidence in men who would seek by | ing for the most enterprising « omMpetit or midnight, and all of the De Vitus were a trick to secure a prize of gentleman: !in a prize eT uid have i] very tired when they finally got to bed, lines. cleverness, but 1 was looking for a dis Mrs. De Vito was awakened about 3° Let mo explain. When I left The rested, uninformed ge o'clock by the barking of a w 8, 1d Buflding Satuniay afternoon Approach wo WO) 4 in the back yard. She tried to « ‘4.90 o'clock to take my promised rides secured aeu'e e { her auaband, but he would not wake on the bri ars a young man, dark: |of the car ‘ up. The animal continued to bark, and haired, wearing a black derby, dark we. ¥, M. moth > y Mrs, de Vito listened for nearly n arrying a little oblong i minutes, No other member of the fam. was standin ' ) ily was awakened, she says unda levator w e With the idea that thieves were try- | the fa ‘ t v ing to get away with the horses, she! As I lof fell In at f « f arose, dressed and out into Lhe | respect J me and fol-! women. ‘P . Hy x t yar. Just as about to open the lowed sk and 2] Sir We Raleigh, a door of the stable two men, one tall, stairs , platform for! brushed ® (wo ahop 1 the ovher short, attacked her, The tall jridge cars. He didn't know I had eyos a6 ‘in, renal mon placed a revolver to her lead and ¢ back of my head and had an 7h = ordered ber to keep quiet, at the same pated his moves. 4 1 ping é “time oatching Ler by the throat. Te, Rushing up to the Inst car, which was! sao 1 ke sea short man produced a sharp knife, rap. | ojready well packed, I ped t am na. w ft ¢ Ady felt about the surface of the petul- | the sliding doot, the young man in| 1 had « with dongle’ @oat until he located the bundle of jjack derby 4 second behind me. | amusemer re tr althou 1 @oney and then out !t out. Every sewt was filled and about twenty mercenary er t wit 1 Woman Became Unconscious, five people were star so 1 thoug Jidn't move, and when he grew insistent Wot content with this booty, Mra, De 1 had my “shadow fied, unless he) T murmured “Not to-day Vito says, short man 20).‘naed pis “tipped nd “1 don’ rsiand you,” stammered explorations util ne located the rains But ld € resources of the sq { dumes at $19 per and i rled oie bag. Ho ened fe ande “no ements sc aamenaes ‘ @ontents, With a tina warniag men was 1 backed away and disappear in YACHTS AND Mrs. Pow darkoees Be De Vito says ‘tat aoe tained ; eed lay unconscious for a bong ne. i MgndMel Ai aaah * AUTOS IN THIS | Seemed Much Embarrassed hed pappened. Alt) dozen people in ie Dery was not riported jy i € watll 7 o'clock. Two men correspon: tion given rie tare ih Vito were the nel night. Antonio (e his bam at No. 84 Prospect stroot, t they got away befor ; them. A big pile o wepuy in off was found piled ag of Ceraso’s ba 1 " Lord t Vito had made ath have diverted aite i at the row The » e a é i 7 thelr’ pursuit of the talking over the im ‘ Since t the Birth of Mother Earth Real estate has been bought and sold. No other investment ever has been or is in such universal demand. The owning of Real Property is the workingman’s ambition—-the capitalist’s hobby It may always be sold and ts constantly increasing in value }ow—to-day through yesterday's Sunday World Want Directory Brrr reeeerrry svi yc yi BY CATHERINE KING, entered int polite Brooklyn men—and a wise ) man who attempted Fvening bly very angry with me his open-work plot to win #¢ TRICKERY FAILS TO WIN. | Plot to Wrest T The Even- “MIS ing World’s Courtesy Reward from Its Com- missioner Comes to Naught, and None Is Found Worthy of Mention in the Ranks of the Heroes of Po- liteness. Politeness’ s Roll of Honor, Miss Catherine King began her ampalgn of courtesy kant Monday She has tried the Bridge care twice the Lenox avenue express in Sud- way, the Third avenue "L/" am the Broadway surface cars, riding from 6 to 690 P, M, each day, and the only men who offered her @ seat in all that time are those named here GEORGE EB, SCUWIND, marrice of No, 107 West One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street, who gave ut seat to Miss King on a Bridge car Monday evening, Sept. 25. JOHN H. DARLINGTON, single, ticenty-seren, of No. B12 Wear Eighty-fifth street, wno gavea eat to Miss King on a Lenox avenue the Wednrs day evening, Sept. 27, A. M'MANUS, single, twenty three, of No. 22 Gramercy Parl: tcho gure a seat to Miss King on express in Subiray E. S KING ae AND THIRD MAN " TO a Lerington and Lenos avenue car at Broadway and Seventeenth atreet on Sept, 2v. At last! Comedy and Intrig > my search for polite une to edge imo The World's Courtesy list 1s proba for discovering And my DIVORCE SUT Rich Brooklyn Man Accuses’ Fellow Member of Crescent Club, had mid T TO-NIGHT Catherine King Will Rideon B’WAY EXP., in Subway, and Pay Pow aken Bnd that egistered at Tappan's Hote Kia a Lake, an - ty; at No, 8 President Brook: pa TDRSON. lyn; Mansion House, E vo Madison Jersey « 1 « Ravenhall, Coney Iand. etl ela Have Two Children, liy daring Mr. and ave (wo x « lren—Flore x years old, and W Aled w am, aged They we 1 | (Op to bore Jar tion E 5 While nays the wife and) dining-roo. mphell 1904, and| doom of M ntinued ‘ r 8 é i} Mrs, Powe $ In court, d 11 « wal da brown as red he \ vk skit. 8 In opening ri y y ' f I more than friet aned € ' Jent lette m Powe bell The firat witness called was Dr Al fred D, Sever, of No. 1 E | Bi He told how iuy te In April, 1904, on bowrd lwhich were Mr. and Mrs. Powers and N $10 FOR A SEAT! Robhers w xeey fA A. * was at supper in th x 1 floor yo warohes f jew 1 sume me) e Was missing, Th the house by a rear i Yo ko “Mime ts one “wv "ASHINGTON oO De} TO-MORROW NIGHT Catherine King Will Ride on NINTH AV, Express Trains and Pay ogee $10 FOR A SEAT g disconsolate from a etrap, for in t one of the shop girls had 1 the seat proffered tained rea lous 1a r The w Too Late, the car pasa eh a t other _ CINCINNATI RAN AGROUND Stranded in Japanese Waters, ‘Board of Estimate Hears Statements from Heads =: U, $. GRUISER but Is Floated and Ar- rives in Mojt, 2 despa e sma ngha ler “A ad be ¥ from ands of garded os @ One of the F American War. ships of Her Clans, The Cincinnatt is one of finest a er clas# in the American ailt In Brooklyr wh aa “'] vel e Ww ay 1 Novem sg2, 1 was we An A i \ lw <r Hahy Aban in Vestitvate omning the ittle one Was dressed in soft fan nels It was turned over to the clty burse, WIN PLACE "HH ON HER POLITE NESS HM )NOR ROLL, A ME Manus: ang Cae Ane [0 PRIZE IN BRIDGE CRUSH GR6ND JURY | | FOR SCANDALS OF INSURANCE Jerome Tells Court He Will | Decide by Thursday if | One Is Needed. ecenmeiy te District-Attorney Jerome announced in Criminal Bray h Court to-day that by Thursday he would | ve in a position to decide whether or not a special Grand Jury would necessary to take up the cases of the | Equitable and other life Insurance com | panies which have been under investiga- tlan by the Armstrong Legislative in- vestigating Committee. When Justice Davy reopened court this morning Mr, Jerome appeared be- fore him and sal May Need a Grand Jury. “At thia time 1 @m not in @ position to state what action will Be necessary In connection with the revelations made by the inourance investigating commit. tee, At any requeat the June term of bhis comm has been extended throug! out the summer months, I now ask that the June term be further extended wotll Thureday next, when 1 will be ready to state whether or not a special grand jury will be necessary to deal With this insurance matter “I ask that the oourt st Tuestay and | | Wednesday in order to clear up the cases which bave accumulated during the summer, ‘The trial of Armitage | Matthews has been set for Thursda term . Justice Davy granted the District-A tomey's reques Suit to Oust Morton, An amended complaint was served to da. pn Alexander & Gr neys Life Ass 5 ward Vote let rusted jatyd M hb “WAY INGREASE CITY'S BUDGET BY 9,000,000 of Departments, mal Plant? Wghting the airy but I Deputy « schools.” sloners, Muni have The at ipon the legal status of lor e Morgan J, O'Brien ’ i] fund, w seat to] g AA CRA Gakid Charan ty 1 ‘ & ‘ n ‘ will ot BOQ) a A res of 6 k Ryan ’ nd | antl hy 1 v . x " 8 1 Se Is alleged that no good title could m * ave Jor the efreumetar s, a therefore, all acts of those w t ransacted trusines her t ‘ql L Iruff sald to-“ay . @}w © matter to 4 it yor pemands MoCall's Resignation. € e | Cc. H, Venner Pyeng ee f N J 1 f w i ] " w { 1X 1” | femains in office, AB a t = ————_—$ —— | {ruster ae ip him M Venner ; ———— DR HYDE TO TALK HERE, | _. AN Teas |nresiaent ai dartio” Leaxne to| LeesdayC? Wedn day, Mate Lecture Tour Next Oct, 3rd & 4tl Mooth, -_ wees! Sale of Ribbons. a Fancy pportione| hunt | Brocade Ribbons, ; ' ° is be ; : | 4 inches wide, AK Be Industrial revival in ireland | 29¢. per yd., FOUND RIGHT PATH | value 4oc. timate fo ipal Light Ked Preatdent Fornes. provided even a light meal caused me forint rd of Bastin as from the sum of n the sea i k knaw t 1 id not an jad been ay, he be- You are no worse than the others,’* | sald the Mayor Tam glad of that,” replied the Comy yut that Is bad enough Mayor ald Commmiastoner Best, of the eDpartment of Fridges, asked an Increase of onyl Corporation Counsel Delany asked sow “ wainet $685,000 aNowed last | ‘Commissioner Woodbury, of the Street Clewming: Department was cordially re saivad te hie request. for an Ine ose or lant year's ap propria ‘ : D nt for the 3 for ‘ommissioner Churchill speak- Wellville,” in each pkg. s- enjoyed life “In course of time fotind that various After « Balse Start, White, pink, leghorn, nile. Dresden Ribbons, troub les were coming upon me. “Palpitation of the heart took unto'a large variety of designs itself sich and | nervous headaches, kid- and colorings ; ; 4 to 8-inch, ney troubles followed and eventually 39¢. to 68c. per yd. cream, light blue, Tn 1890 1 began to drink coffee lavender and At that time I was healthy ani At first I noticed no bad effects from the indulgence, but my stomach became so deranged that distress, “Our physician's preseriptions tatted | Extra Quality Satin Taffeta to help me, and then I dosed myself! with patent medicines till | was thor- | Sash Ribbon ouxbly disgusted and hopeless “Finally I began to suspect that| with fancy border self color- ‘coffee was the cause of my troubles, |; I experimented by leaving it off, ex- jing 10 inches wide, cept for one small cup at breakfast cc ? 85c. per yd., value $1.25. ‘This helped some, but did not alto-) gether relieve my distress. It satis-! Roman Stripes and Dresden Sashes fled me, however, that I was on the} right track. So I gave up the old kind of coffee altogether and began to use Postum Food Coffee. In 10 days I found my- self greatly improved, my nerves! 5 steady, my head clear, my kidneys with fringed ends, working better and better, my heart's a action rapidly Improving, my appe-| $3.95 to $12.50, ? tite Improved and the ability to eat a yalue $5.00 to $18.00, Lord Taylor, equent suf-| And this con- hearty meal without s fering vestored to me, dition remains ving off coffee and using Pos- this, with no help poo DD s 1 abandoned the use of : * medi ines when | began to use the| Broadway and Bip Street, food coffee.” Name given by Postum| Fifth Avenue, Nineteenth Street, Co., Battle Creek, Mich, ‘There's a reason, Read the little book, “The Road to WATERS PIANOS An artistic plano of the high. est possible excellence and ‘| ! leading favorite for sixty years, No pianos so celebrated as the WATERS are sold at such low |} prices and on such easy terms, $225t0$400 Payments from $5 to $10 per month without interest. 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S| Supertat widely Velveim are the n Sor They always lo asting carpet made at In the new Fall patterns ve yard ma. sh and ) $1.15 ie out the dis: gayZ¢ 1 Redu Reductions in rugs, ctions in rugs, | the thing to § room or parior, t fects and * $21,00 moa nue ign. Fo: wil a--Leee than a half vundred, all different, in popular Wels ft. sine. saving o ne jollars. ung $28.50 | Linoleums, | have the lowes * between. Just a fine line of imported genuine Iniaid |inoleum, regular $1.50 sq. yd gual $4 25 John and James Debson, h4 Sand S40. | SUNDAY WORLD WANTS WORK MONDAY WONDERS, bs