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"TM INNOCENT: WILL PROvE IT, SAYS UMM Convicted Lawyer Asserts Tombs Cell Didn't Bother Him. Dapper and trim es a new tin sol ler] Abe Hummel, convicted yesterday of conspiracy. mad he thpped out c Beventy third st “I'm not gov Ing to stay righ! h innocence yes, I slept well @aid Hummel by wa opening ques Evening World who m curbing. “T slept as well 6 ed. Hig} drooping eyelids, wit poughes under them, seemed to the Words. He looked, viewed at short rangg, Uke a man who had ros ed it “Tiere is no question in my mind in Whe minds of my fiends,” continued the Bittle lawyer, * will be wequit ted Bnally of th > on was convicted and 1 am absolutely inno dict Modsn't hurt me. you!many ins who were oonvir lesenéss was cve am ohe of these He was told that a Teyart he meant to go to K wes gto Huwpe, d, wiih pags. im guing to right} in New York. 1 tell sour am innocent. I'm not Tun away. I'll b thee | “[ presume it next week befor the Appellate Di turday of eaches n decision i, wd the proceedings could be hur- because 1 want my innocence ea. tablished At the earliest possible mo ment. CASKET WITH BOO BURNED AT FUNERAL Man Severely Injured as He) THE TRANSITION OF HUMMEL. Charles Raymond (tude as sentence was pronounced upon him, and as he appeare! entering cell No onvicted lawyer gaye the only outward evidence of his di jury filed into the court-room, | By Lawyer Hummel’s att 122 In the Tomb: hewing gun GIRL ROBBED AND Carries Flaming Coffin - to Street While prepirations were being made to-day for the funeral of Mrs Claney, wi eman the East Fitty- ‘iret street st died in her home at N ty-ninud street, on Tue talng and drap caught fire an rescued the Edwani Ro! fourth street, con to safety, i that he hud to be taken to the Howpital. The funeral was to have taken place @t 2p'clock this afternoon, aud Pol Man ‘Clamey went out to telephone There wore left in th rtment Mr and Mra, Ed Miss Kate » and rman Hertz, a neg These folks were room dalking wher smoke. Hasten the body was sprays of bury i ately draped with lace and purple vet clothes, she saw (iat ti end the lace bh 8 against the candle fire. She called Mr. Rolston, the burning casket ap rushed irom aught fire and } were burned, den uml he rm he fell uncons: Meat out the eothing and sunny Meanwhile, the fir caught | who 8 asirh picker) and had swept Wil # e and threatened the bulldir men had to fight with g¢ eop MH confined to the apartments were the Eagt Sixty-sevent where Polloeman Clancy found returning to tf home, which had bee destroyed. JOINS THE ALIMONY CLUB. Ana Boal Clubrooms in Fearing that her former husband, whe came over from Austria to defend e div n Buffalo, udlow Street, the Bupreme Cou Austria and esca monthly alimony Kruge, Mrs, Angeli out @ti order for h tiee Markus, of Deputy Sheriff Bodimer tn thi he was taken to the Allr low a@treet jail. ber ever admitte a under these circumstances, WIDOWER OF 70 MARRIES. Celebrated Golden Wedding with First Wife Two Years Ano. (Gpeolal to The Eventng Workt) HACKENSACK, N. J., Dec, Casper J. Wemervant, a wilowe ty years old, for youre with the Hf * Water Company, anid Mrs. Catherine W about six ve old, were quietly wedded evening by Rev, Herman Van. bPidegromm celebrated his golten i two years ago LADIES OF THE JURY— YOUR VERDICT, The First Jury of Women That Ever Sat in an American Law Court. Seo. NEXT SUNDAY'S WORLD, rs New Trial May Mean Fifteen Rive! his} | The F ‘Schaefer Special Holiday ng | wife, |B dic BEATEN BY THUGS Palace The- One Hundred M’ KENNA SORRY HE ‘SPOKE, Years in Prison for Him, “Red, » thrat degree to-day and will |i twenty years yw alias was ks ago he t of Ad! maximum sentence ff REVOLVER MEANS PRISON. Special Sessions Juatioes WAIT No Longer Vine lWiallans for Convenled Weapons. 8 Island I to v and a box of Oldest Lager Beer Brewery in +&M. the United States. Brewing Co.'s Brew on Draught at All Customers, Bottied at t ie eeety | py ‘Ar Bt to Famtites. om the Moment that the } wu trial of Hugh Watt, ber charged wit ONDON, Deo, 2 of Parliament, hired agents Julia Watt t of guilt Watt was penal servitude, preparations and we are busy with the greatest Christmas trade in our career. There are good sound reasons for this. stylish jewelry at low prices were facts bright as gold and hard as diamonds, What makes our position strong is that everybody who buys goes away pleased and says kind things about us. to mu and Sir Re: champ, ended (o-day with a ver- ay THE, WORLD: THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, } Ma ) GULTY OF + PLOTAGANST WIFE AT CENTRAL WRECK The remarkable the former Mem- rder his di sentenced to five years The Juage in summing wn sald it was the ia extraordinary case of modern imes. Improbable as was the whol it was equally tm- Pe 4 pr y one could concoct Miss Annie Smith F Smith Found Help. 2 end 1 charges - # tion of the sanity of Watt less in ihe Bronx by Fi meogeieaman Fann * nothing to do but tind « verdict of gu Some Passersby, or not guilty . g the Judge pointed out that th of the former Mrs. Watt | would place Watt In extetly the position Mins An " eo desired, as {t w able him to a mill en 1 galixe his marriage to Violet ak store, wa OB: je teauchamp, whie hat present was tl nue bridge last nig ga} because Mrs. Watt had declined to oO No, 12a e nx. Tw ive her divorce made absolute. men 3 nm the opposite i 1@ dead 1 and Mi« 2 © hours, SED AFTER HARD | HGHT WITH GALE * Seven Men Ae th the Wrecked Schooner Pendleton Sisters Brought to New York. we cauley, omfture and chagrin vy three-mested schooner Pendleton Sits ers Which went ashore in @ gale on the | Vireinia coast last. Thursday, arrived | } here to-day, The men hed a terrible ex- of the wrecked | | porleree in the rigging | ve All night they were forced to | cling to te wave-swept craft. One of | the men a from expweure, and the | rest were rewued In the nick of na | by the Ie savers. | e survivors are Captain John Da- vies, Mate Thomas Dickson, cabin boy William Post, seamen James R, ‘alta ferra, of Rich m Lacey. of ot But: yund from mt Arthur, Te Conn, met with rough we ming up coast and on Isat day the ‘aptain was forced to ¢ to an off Chincatogue Light, Va, On that night she began to drag anchor and at about 190 o'clock A, M., on Fiiday she By 5 o'slock she was full of water and tie deckload of lumber was shifting. e men wet vorking as best they in a ing gie, ae g the spray over th blinding, bitter work in the cold | when it was seen that she was é jahore the ge men svere onfered to tho COULDN'T GE NES lat night they drift BS at 4 o'clock 8 fast about six miles fre Life-Saving Station 4, until Fri- hard and hungry, house. ho was Kins, just as * galley, became ‘played On Saturday he gave a gasp and h ran from bh: Investigation of the disastrous wreck | slid from his place on the house, He York Central viaduct In | Was dead when the men bent over i him. Ay DERE We med When the men were taken ashore State Railroad Commis- | they wer s> exhausted that they could Murray Hill Hotel ‘The | no: stand and their timba so wollen # visited the scene of the ely ¢ ng hed to be cut from em ning, and after a ro HERE |S A NEW SWINDLE. This dis the Broadway Firms Open Doors for fireman rain, Thief Posing as Private nal light | A fact, the | Detective, Siamfofd local was swi 5 to " Seabee 5 t the Complaint has been made at Police k just ahead of them g Headquarters of a new swindle by { Westohester ml big Broadway firms have The proprietor of a es a telephone messige ask- “Mr. Jones, the head ate Detrotive Agency,” na matter of On keeping the ap- 1 his most trusted | obbing him systern- ommiuting fror to Mr Sikri 4 they are m wariver | powerful sor LAMBERTS GIVE PERFECT SERVICE. LAMBERT JEWELRY GIVES SATISFACTION. You have no time to read much to day or have we time to write much, You are busy with your Christmas We might advertise from now until doomsday and be no better off unlesss back of all our talk of radiant more satisfaction for our patrons, We expanded our corps of salesmen and artisans when we saw what a jewelery Christmas this was going to be, and now when Christmas is only two days ahead and you can almost see the lights on the trees we offer you perfect service and an immense stock, glittering with the season’s novelties from which to select. You can reach our store ina little while. Thatit is not ina stylish neighborhood means low rent and that in turn means low prices. Never mind what Christmas jewelry is yet unbought, whether it bea solitaire ring or a crown of blazing diamonds, it is waiting for you at the Lambert store. Even now, if you have not made up your mind what to get, a glance into our show cases will flood your mind with suggestions, Time is precious. Every line is complete at Lamberts, everything is fresh and bright, and a worthy expression of Christmas gladness. Come and see for yourself. THIRD AVE., SU FACT URINE ‘ Seven men, officers and orew of the began to pound on’ the | That means more trade for us and Retailers and Importers, CORNER 58TH ST. Store Is Open Vntil 10 o’'Clock To-night. |p Prove It to you, but get the mont of the money back.” Ofttinies the merchant falls to the mo and engages the “operative,” position In the store enables him al everyting in eight, Then he La a THAW'S CHAUFFEUR | HELD, On a charge of having exceeded the! treed limit with an automobile John A ane, of No. 43 Sixth avenue, a chaut four, whe ays he fs employed by B ‘Thaw, who te stipping at the St, Regi Hotel and is a brother of Harry Thaw, | of Pittsburg, was held tn $10 ball for | trlul by Magistrate Cornell in the Weat | Side Court to-day. Bloyele Policeman James F. Haggert arrested him tn Central Park West Inst ne@ht with a lange touring car contaln- ing seven students, In court Thaw tn- sisted the machine was not oli thon t law allowed, LM de PEYSER’S FAMOUS 2100 Linen “COLLARS | ONwZMm™a MADE IN QUARTER SIZES Any style you wear we have The only linen collar at this price in Greater New York | Worn by particular dressers for over | twenty. -five, years. The best sold for less than 25¢, Manufactured and sold exclusively by PevseR' wo | 123 and 125 Fulton St. t 381 and 383 Broadway NEW YORK CITY, New catalogue now ready, ‘Tw Stores ~ ear) Men’s educed 500 Youn Overcoats If a youth or slight-built man | needs an Overcoat, here's hi $8 strictly all-woo! f double breasted Tourist Overcoats, cut full 52 inches long. Sizes 16 to 20 years 400 36 iad neyo neat dark overplaids and stylish Scateh effects. Reduced to, B5e5O $10 high-grade Scotch and wors- ted effects, In single and double breasted S2-inch Tourist Overcoats; stylish and snappy. Sizes 16 to 20 years or 14 to fd inches chest, Smart designs of Scotch and case simere Overcoatings, tailored in roomy, | fashionable single and double breasted 12.50 Tourist Overcoats—no greater value ever sold at $12.50. Sizes 16 to 20 years (31 to 36 iene * $7, 50) chest). Reduced to.... {Young Men’ 's Suits. $8 strictly all-wool fancy cheviot and black Thibet single and double | breasted Suits, sizes 15 to 20, excel- lently tailored, well fitting and long wearing; Special Bi sisaccwyas $10 and $12.50" young men's high-grade worsted and all-wool fancy a cassimere and black Thibet Suits, single | and double breasted models, serge lined and tailored by experts who make our best youths’ clothing; extra $8 00 . value at our Xinas price... Xmas Sale of Men’s Suits and Overcoats “Will you exchange this after Xmas if It doesn’t suit?” is the question hundreds of men and women have asked us lately when buying men's Suits and Overcoats, “We shall gladly exchange goods or refund money,” we have an- swered. Others are making presents of Clothing, why shouldn't you? There is nothing more practical or sensible than a suit or overcoat that you can give a) man, and nothing you can buy to such advantage now that Xmas prices are asked for everything else, And, remem- her, we'll exchange anything that doesn’t fit or please, Here are $12.50 and $15 Roches- ter tailored Overcoats. The models are 46-inch Box Coats, 52-inch Dress Great- coats and $2-inch Tourist Coats; mate- rials are high-grade Melton, frieze and Scotch mixtures, Sizes for $9 50 A all. Our Xmas price {s.. Winter Suits, Here are men’s $15 and $18 Suits, hand-tailored, from high-grade worsteds, all-wool cheviots and silk- mixed cassimeres, Models are newest single and double breasted styles, The patterns are neat yrays and mixtures, The Sizes for all. Xmas price is.... $10.00 Thousands of $1.00 Scarfs at 50c. We bought the new over-stock {of a famous Sth Avenue maker, whose lowest priced necktie has always re- tailed for $1, The silks are identical with our regular $1 and $1.50 neckwear, The ties are 2% and 3 inch 4-in-hands, made up dollar-wise—-not like ordinary So-cent goods, The patterns are all in site taste—what the trade calls ted.” A dollar will buy nothing Il appreciate more. Ht} 50c Only in Brill Stores Special Christmas sale of $1.50 Ardsley Squares to be worn as a puff scarf or flowing end four-in-hand, white with white figures, gray with gray fig- ures and black with black $1 00 ‘ | figures, Xmas price Gloves for Xmas. Real Reindeer and Mocha Gloves, | lined with genuine Russian squirrel fur; good value at $6 and $7 a pair (the price asked elsewhere); one pair in a box, Only at Brill Stores. S85 00 cial at The most practical winter Glove for wear everywhere—genuine mocha, silk lined, Clad sicrecereservvevevers Most gloves now sold at PA are sheepskin, ill-fitting, worse-wearing. Here's a genuine Kassan Goatskin Glove, featured clsewhere at $1.50, to be h ly at Brill Brothers’ ad only at Br $1. 00 at this special price.. Bathrobe Sale; Regular $3 English Terry Cloth Bathrobes, full size and well finished, Xmas price $1 -65 Regular $5 English Blankets made into robes, Jacquard figures and stripe | bottom and cuffs, blue and white and gray and white. PICO os sseeseeeeveeneees 2,000 Pairs of Kaas Pants for Boys. Made from odds and ends of cloth from one of our best children's | clothing manufacturers, every pair ‘3 tailored exactly like trousers of $5 and $6 suits. S0c. and 7Sc, cassi- 39c mere and cheviot knee pants. 49c 75c. and $1 tweed and cassimere knee pants,...+++ $1 and $1.25 worsted, cheviot and cassimere knee PANES.» seovrere , 69e¢ Boys’ Sas Specials. $3 values in Melton Russian | Overcoats, sizes 4 to 8; $3 and $4 val- ues in melton and cheviot reefers, sizes 4 to 10, and $3 values in all-woo! Eton and Russian suits, sizes 3 to 8,.and in double- Heats ae suits, sizes 8 to 4 mas price , % 1. 95 $5 values in cheviot Refers, sizes 4 to 11; $4 values in Russian overcoats, sizes 3 to 9, and in Melton box coats, sizes 8 to 16, and $4 values {n all-woot cheviot and cone oo Russian, Norfolk and double-breast- ed Jacket suits. Xmas price $2.95 $6 and $5 values in all-wool Irish frieze Reefers; $5 values in Tourist and Box Overcoats, sizes 8 to 16, and in Rus- sian Overcoats, sizes 3 to 9, and “% Se ues in winter-weight blue ferme, ney cassimere and worsted suits, with plain or knicker knee pants and the “Dudley 4-in-1 Combination” suits. Xmas price. . "$3. 95 Get the Habit. Goto | UNION SQUARE, 14th St., near Broadway, NEW YORK CITY 279 Broadway, near Chambers, 47 Cortlandt St., near Greenwich, 125th St,, corner Third Ay, THEY REACH ABOUT REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IS QUICKLY SOLD OR ; RENTED THROUGH ,,” SUNDAY WORLD WANTS. ALL THE coal IN EW YORK 6ITY, ONR-HALB OF