The evening world. Newspaper, February 6, 1906, Page 5

SICK WOMAN 1S A PRISONER Ih MANIAC'S WARD Sane, She Is Confined with Inmates of Psycho- pathic Division. NEEDED AS A WITNESS. Bellevue Authorities Say There Is No Place Else for Unfor- | tunate Womna. ] | Locked in a cell in a Bellevue Hospital | ward filled with howling, screaming, | singing and cursing maniacs, Mrs, Lil-| fan Knopf lies {ll from the effects of an operation, which brought her near to| death, “fhd unless some way can be| found to compel ‘bhe authorities to treat) her with ordinary humanity she mas'| die. She is charged with a crime, but under the law Js presumed to be inno- cent, and, even !f guilty, she is being held rather that the guilty physiclan may be made tu suffer the penalty of his criminal practice than that she herself ed country. near ue small Pennsylvania town, and when twenty, only two years ago, she mur- ried the principal co stor in. steel | structural work part of the, Beate) He W an sie and wel to ft Town | children ay dren His | young Wife became tue idol of the fam- ily, and WAS y y in the quiet surroundings‘ of her elegant home. Both she and her husband were taken in some iterature d adver: New York yaiclan w otended to havea very ct sanitar! She was taheu there five weeks ago by her husband, and two days later her condition wus so serious that a reputa- ble physiclan was calle in the hope that he might save her Iie. He de- clined Ke the responsibility of and the woman was taken from the sanitarlum and applica- ton made to have her admitted to Roosevelt Hospital. But there they gaid she could not be received, and un- der arrest, she was sent to ‘Bellevue. She was placed in Ward No, 29 and under the care’ of Dr. Winter made progress toward recovery, ‘The reputa- le physician was arrested, as all others connected with the case had hid behind him, and {t became necessary to get the woman to court as soon as possl- ble for two reasons—first, that the reputable man might be ‘discharged, prt) Geert ipetbes owner of the nt m! e arrested a: s Ct a nd pros ctor Winter sald Mrs. Knopf might be ‘moved a. week ‘ago, and she was taken ‘to the Bist One Hundred and Twenty-first Street Police Court. ‘Then the doctor was arraigned, and a war- rant Issued for the arrest of the man who Induced her and her husband to place her In the sanitarium. When she went to court, Dr. Winter gave instruc- THE WORLD TUFSNAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 6, 1906, TIMELY TWISTS TO JUVENILE JINGLES. No, A Piper had aTiger-Cat, And he had naught to feed it; bs his ied he played a tune, le the Cat to heed it. The Cat it heeded very well, Then handed Murp! h a clout That made him see ten thousand stars, And put him down and out. oP tions that she should be brought back to the hespltal, as she was still too ill to, to be discharged from treatment. ! “I thougit. of course,” said the dec-| ever known,” said 3 Suthority for the facts given, have tried to think what can Posuld of course get a writ of "aabeus the Woman cannot be brought before a court and trled without great danger to her, and she would be only released this would deprive her of the hos- he tor to-day, ‘that she would be sent back as she was sent before, with a no- Iiceman to guard her. I had no idea she would be sent to any other ward, and I am sure I cannot say anything about what has, been done with her, thar she ts not | in my ward, and to ft." ned No, she not returned to the ward where she had made ‘her partial recov- ery. Instead she was taken to the prison in the psycopathic department of the ital, which is a polite way of saying that she was locked up where the men and women, crazy from drink or drugs, or violent maniacs from any other cause, are confined for observa- tion. There they howl and curse at will, and are not restrained, because they are there for observation. People who have seen this place, may it 1s as near Dante's picture of Bedlam as any place-on earth can ever come. Blood-curdling howls and maudlin sobs mingle with all the other sounds that tell of suffering and make the place too hideous for description, and there this woman from the little Pennsylvania village was locked up to await her re- covery and further arraignment when the principal villain in the drame shall Bete aonesiea tos bee: 1 qDaniat appeal 0 her, lawyer, Danial O'Rellly, to take some step: hav fer moved. Mr. O'HeNly applied to su: is ed be corpus, then at best pital woman's husband {s desperate, a0, ane on! hope this exposure of the terrible con- ditions allowed to exist at Bellevue ay have the effect of making her or at least take some step that ¢ ‘that will give her a chance for her life.” ‘At the hospital, the assistant superin- tendent, who was the highest authority there when The Evening World made inquiries, at first denied any knowledge ch & ‘woman, but on being remind- , Temembered, and in his explana- not true that she is locked in drink-mad men. She is of Bu became very empbatic thon: the ee witha the the bast Se can do. The statements that is case ask the police to do so. “This is the most ‘and ‘but tention which she needs, in a precarious condition. of the particulars, | tor the woman, and nad no authority pitiul case § have O'Rellly, who oe ‘be done. oase , and it is been. je about th! are spd and pete. is nothing more to said about He did not Anaulte of the reporter phat statements had been made about for the source of the information, but de- perirtendent Armstrong, who, he says,|clined to talk further. Asked the ex- Beclined to aa anythin, as as he had fo} act location of the prison wand where other the woman !s confined, he refused to ward where the! matron. and he could not detail a special guard say. New York. Buffalo. Philadelphia. OPPENHEIM,GLLINS &@ Broadtail Persian €30.00 Ladies’ Tailored Suits | $45.00 Ladies’ Tailored Suits $60.00 Ladies’ Cloth or Velvet Suits $35.00 Fur Lined Outergarments $55.00 Fur Lined Outergarments $30.00 Ladies’ Outergarments (Satin lined) Reduced to....-..... 15,00 Suit Department. Reduced t0....cssesec006 12.00 Reduced to, Coat Department. Reduced to..., 15.00 Reduced to, ‘ Paw Fur Box Coats, Shawl Collar, $35.00 Ermine Ties $50.00 Ermine Muff, $25.00 Caracul Sets, ‘Brocaded Silk Lining; Reduced to........+09 After Inventory—Closing Sale. The Remainder of the Fur Lined Outergarments, Tailored Suits and Furs Sold Regardless of Cost. wees. 18.00 22.00 30.00 Furs and Fur Coats. the remainder of the Stock Reduced from $100.00......sse000s.- De 00 $85.00 Natural Squirrel Blouse Coats, Reduedto............ 42.50 $60.00 Black Lynx Sets, Reduced to. Sean see’ 35.00 “Czarina,” Reduced to............. 17.50 Reduced to. vee 22,50 ROGUCED tO. 5 03... oe cies 10.75 ee eee IG FIRE DAMAGES «© "Soper Gooner Co. Gi PUBLISHING FANS Hotel Florence Guests F ened by Flames—Many Val- | uable Paintings Destroyed. Fire in the eleventh of the Parker Butting, a Caavad ey struc- ture at No. 2 Fourth avenue, at mid- night, eaused a scare among the guests of the Hotel Florence, which Is next door, ‘The blaze was discovered by Police- man Charles Fischtel, who saw the flames five blocks away. Ho was at Fourteenth street when he saw a glare coming from the windows on the clev- enth floor of the bullding, which ts at Nineteenth street, When the firemen arrived they had hard work in getting to the blazing floor. ‘They were forced to smash down @ door before they could enter the buliding. ‘then they had aitioulty, in fies their way through tne smoke- eds ae before they reached (tue By the time they started a Stream trom ‘ihe ‘stand:pipes, the tire had spread through the entire floor, and flames shot through the windows, iflum. igh borhood. inating the ne! ‘The started in the bookbindery of Frederick C. Stegeman and spread ty the Irving Press, on the same floor, both places being completely destroyed. On the tenth floor, occupied by F. b. Wayne, {t was said there was a valuable collection of art works belonging to a rich man. On the ninth floor much dam- (oF age was done to the firm of D. Heath, publisher, and tho editorial Fooms of Judge BY water. P. F. Collier & Sons, the publishers, also suffered some loss from water. ‘The firemen re- ported that vakiable pictur Wayne's place were destroyed When the first cry of “Fire!” was raised there was an excited feeling among the guests of the Hotel Florence, and many got ready to leave the hotel’ ‘The clerks assured all the gu now. ever, that there was no danger, and a majority kept to their rooms. Police Commissioner Bingham and his wife, who live in the Florence, watchel the fir efron the windows. The damage is estimated at $10,000. Se BLAZE IN PHILADELPHIA. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.—Tve five- story building occupied by Glasa, Hall & Co., wholesale dry goods merchants, Nos. 405 and 407 Market street, was practically destroyed by fire to-day of unknown origin. The loss is estimated at $75,000. All Trousers Reduced 33/4% in This Final Sale. Alere’sa rare chance to buy good Trousers under price. It will pay aman to get two or three pairs. There is no limit to your choice— go right through our regular lines, pick out any pair of Winter-weight Trousers and Ups the price on the ticket, less 4 $10 Worsted Trousers. $6.67 $8 Worsted Trousers. $5.33 $7 Worsted Trousers. $4.67 $6 Worsted Trousers. $4.00 $5 Worsted Trousers. $3.33 $4 Worsted Trousers. $2.67 $3 Worsted Trousers. $2.00 All Winter Overcoats and Suits reduced 25 to 50 cent., according to the lowing schedule: Suits and Overcoats that were up to $15. Final prie....$7.50 Suits and”Overcoats that were up to $18. Final price... $10.00 Suits and Overcoats that were up to $20. Final price... $12.50 Suits aad Overcoats that were up to $25. Final price... $15.00 Suits and Overcoats that were up to $30. Final price.. $17.50 Suits and’ Overcoats that were un to $35. Final price.. $20, oo Getthe Habit. Goto Bull Brothers *{UNION SQUARE df 14th Street, near Broadwa: - a a er. relia n senate asus cated Inaba ten ateat router mates Che Big Store. | advertisers disagiee? That question is easily answered—let the values'themselves decide. Compare! Look at every- Sregel Cooper Co, | thing you can—test all the claims you can—buy where it proves wisest. If your need is for Dining Room Furniture, test these values among others. We ask no more. Supers Solid Mahogany Dining Suttes. This is as rich and beautiful furniture as ever American craftsman turned out. It 1s doubtful if ever such a set has been before the China | Closets. | china Closets, | made of fine| quartered curved ends. a ularly 43 China Closets, Straight reductions of our own) rices=not specially made or specially | sie sai Standard g na Closats for a Closets for Hi.00 Oake China Closets for $47.00 Oak China Closets for. $4.00 Oak China Closets for. $40.00 Oak China Closets for. $51.00 Oak Guinu Closets for £70.00 Oak China Closets for $54.00 Onk China Closets for: Wahogany China Closets. ne pleces straight with their Oak Bussor. Buftets—Made of fine quartered golden oak, golden color ; 4 swell draw- ers, one lMned for ailver;| If you have, they were marked on small wantities and in varieties large enough to give you any color-effect you wish. you will note the we bare treated ‘tha, Tee Sarthe Oriental Rugs with no more reverence Domestic Rugs. Price. Witton Rugs. 3 x2, Mato. bow S10 50 se, Size. Regularly. Sate Price] 9 x9, $10.75. Pe ai or6x7.5 10.6x14, $57.50. $47.50 S Ruos . 10.6x12, $47.50 $41.50] gig, Ree Teale Price. 9 x14, $45.00 $39.50] 10.5x15, $55.00. -$48.50 9 x12, . $34.75 | 10,6x13.6, $47.50. 9 x12, $29.50] 10.6x12, 8.3x10.6, $35.00 $29.75| 9 x12, 8.3x10. $25.50] 9 x12, 6 x9, i ++-$17.50 | 7.6x10.6, $15.00... 4.6x12, $19.50 $14.50] 6 x9, $10.50. 3 x15, $17.50. $12.50 FUR RUGS. mahogany finished with veneers) and the general character of the pieces, We will sell these suites as follows: The Sideboards, original price... The Extension Tables, originally The China Closets, originally. The Serving Tables, originally. D ning Chacrs. rated, | made fine quartered golden finished, and strongly constret- ed, uphols and backs, with either, box Seat frames; regu- larly $7.75; special 6.00 red seats covered Arm Chairs to match; regularly $9.50; «pe- clal. 8.50 Spee Dining Chains, as illus- trated, made of fine quartered oak, golden color and highly pol- ished, box frames and cane seats. Regular righ} price $3.50, Special, Co 2.75, lots, weak varieti +# 3 18 with b larly $46.00. Special PRA AAAAA AA AAA AA SD i Stave You Gver Known Lower P: TICES ON Rug Ss? es or undesirable sizes. But THESE rugs are in the sizes you most iif in ample Hegularty. 202 for 165.00 102 for 79.00]; 193.50, for 150.00]] - $79.50, for Sideboards—Made of soll oak, quar tered oak front and top, curved up- and carving on top, small and one large drawers, trim prase oak, golden | subject of a bargain announcement—certainly never to Such an e Sideboards finish and/|} extent in price-clipping. | 35) eigepoeras Holden ova ||| They consist of four pleces—sidebenrd, ecrving table, china closet||| shelves, half) and extension table. The design is a perfect example of the best Frenou plist ||| Colonial type. The pieces are exquisitely matched and the con- eer eteey struction throughout is worthy of the materials employed (solid $105.00 | Dinos Tables, made of fine quartered . golden’ color and finely pol- oak, St jar. two than {s given to the domestic production. Che Bi Store, | Yow for the Dining Room Furie Wlatch Chese Big el Values th You Can! A: HALF DOZEN good stores are advertising (under various titles) Mid-Winter Furniture Sales, Most of them appear to have originated the movement; all of them offer the best values. Some of the statements printed about these sales merely add to the gayety of commerce, Others are carelessly (or otherwise) erroneous. The point is they cannot ALL betrue. Who shall decide when Straight reductions of our own low, | regular prices— $22.00 Sideboards Sideboards ished: ze plain round pedestal; regularly, 0, salo price.. $18. raight reductions of our own reg- prices :ehy er own Sideboards, (All in Golden Oak.) Sideboards fo1 Dining Gables, § ft. extension: claw feet, Dining Gables standard Oriental Rugs. Khiva Rugs dygulariy. 706.9, $35.00 18.9x9.11, $105. 00. 12,2x8.11, $80.00. (Siege! 10.! 96.10, $75.00. 12.2x7.2, 18 10x10, Cashmere Rugs. Heqularly, igre $90.00. II1§74.50 Parstan Rugs. inrly. Seta Pris 156,00... 5.00. 12.6 x8.5, $145.00 }e0.00 13. x10,6, $185.00. .$155.00 15.8 x12.6, $260.00... $220.00 1 Cooper Store, Sth Floor, Front.) PBB PP PPP PPP BPP PPP PLLA AAPA IAA ‘Some Cxg utsite Ht China Preces-- About Halt Price give an idea of the pieces thempelves—any Vienna Decorated Vases, all with Kauffman or mythologtcal subject; regular 32.00 .. -1.00 Hand-painted English Vases, standin; 19 in. high, suitable for cabinet, mantel or $15.00 vase ... Vases decorated with Ro ofatione, rold handles; $5.60 vase.2.05 Royal Carlsbad Vases, 17 1n, high; the richest’ glaze and ‘decoration;| re- duced from $23.00 to.. . 9.00 Vases, Bisque Figures, Iridescent pedestal ornamen 100, Glass, French Glass Vases, val lite 'valuo, ‘neno | lute value, $29.00........ fae, to oe ie Hall Prisvs on Hine, Chin, Decorated China. Bisque Figu 19¢ Bread and Butt Plat Do, 0c Salad Bowl: ulanly $3.00... 250 Salad Plat 06 ocolate P% 167.00 Fine Linoges China Dinner set, new doa ration; siz Most of these prices are Aas the half- Gable China--Prices to Snap At. French China Fish Sets. full and 529.00 ‘ane: pleoes; alt gold decorated ; $37.00. ‘ The prices are the lowest we decoration Finest § wih 00 pitoes, value $15. Vhe woman who looks over this china, learns the prices and doesn't buy simply doesn’t want china at all. have seen quoted since our China Sale of a year ago. 75 | $15,00 Dinner Set, 100 pieces; ve on Bnest A Austrian China i ration: ew shapes ¢nd deco 18.50 way mark between the original figure and nothing. Some are even less than halt. lover of fine china will understand why when she reads the makes offered. 20c Cups and Saucers...... ies aeyonnsle ‘Bow! and Plate..2ve Sets; abso- |. bowl B0c 32.00 Decorat Sets $1.00 White eres es ‘and ‘Basins morrow only. We shall not try to 100 lati Thy and pitcher, ed Chi oper Store, Third Fisory Centre.) Ohe Wortd’s Greatest Srocery Quality, relfability, low prices. Those three features have given us the Any experienced housekeeper who glances through these items will eee But, more than that, she is absolutely assurcd of first quality buys her supplies here. or damaged or inferior qualities. Boer Liver, Fresh, per 1b, Sugar lie Breakfast Bacon, por 1b,. i +10 Ui -Ootong Cholee cup guaitties; tor gongral Bic Exceptional yalue in Cnglish Breakfast, or Wixad Geas. se; 6 1bs., $1.00; per Il E: xtra. fancy Fresh Roasted Golden Santos Cof/eo, PORK CHOPS—Cut from) swEpr o8 fancy OFF Jersey Mammy's Bran extra qual- Pork; i0e] ity Southern solid packed FRESH VisH— Sweet Potatoes; large 3-lb. Fancy Newport Haddock, can, To. » Boswon Codtish, {it TABLE S8YRUP—Dixiola, ex-| T. Flow Cc. tra ‘fancy, absolutely “pure | rea iar ‘age. ean, 180.1 NEY B. ae uisiana Table yrup, e | ‘egular . can, c Miao elt thoy ted ie finest procurable; a full at. bottle, 280. | CHOCOLATE—Lowney's Tid Yo it aweet Ce Chocolate, Yb. cake, POTATOES — Old) 4 Hi SBADEN STUFFED dom: 2a ied cans pet! “ERUNUS, w most cijoyasze | AP RIC Ou 8 — Troubadour ASPARAGUS ‘TIPS—Oild Fort | Gelleacy, " 1-ib, box, 48c.; | Brand extra standard Call: Brand funoy California green- . box, B71 fornia Golden Apricots | in tipped Asparagus Thos; deli- BEETS Sliver Key, Brand,| heavy sugar syrupy pe gious, served per] extra fancy small sugat| dozen, $2.00; rezular mo $3 ‘er. De. Deets: per doz., $1.05, 3-1b, Aes +. 17 Aighonie. Pinant's Ss <ERS — Fresh ti Sane imported rdines; well-known packing; von BRS — Bresh trom the | fen Perdoxen, $1.25; pet ae a Wainut o. Sutann Peaee PEACHPS — Regina Brand rand New York State tender ‘ell ~ MK extra fancy crenm surar Corn: Chocolate RS. Marshmallow Ope CRA! C Protzelettos Boston Butter: standard California E Fresh i cling Peaches in geod syr per dozen, $2.00; large SARDINES 1 Hazel Brand. e: fancy Raspberry, Strawberry, Quince, Peach, Apricot, Pineapple. EVAPORATED Golden Peaches: per Ib. =o Pineapple; an serv extra in extra heay: per dozen, $2. PEARS—Cupt Bartlett Pears sugar syrup; Singapore $2.50; large sanitary can, largest retail grocery busincss tn the world. that she will save @ great deal of money in the course of the year if s! goods, in perfect condition. We do not deal in “second: JAMS—Fountain Brand extra ‘ Guality; pure fruit and’ su; jams; varetully packed Sin‘ absolutely (Per dozen, $2.25 1-Ib. jar, 200. FRUITS— Extra fine quality California Apricots ripe, luscious frutt: or Muir excellent pre- regular 18c, can, 10c, PEACHES—Berkeley. standard yellow (free stone) Peaches, Brand California sugar syrup; ; large Cae Brand of ex- tra fancy selected Michigan in very heavy: per dozen, Tender, Cubed ene RAVOFS clal, per can. in “glass VACATION BRAND, Fancy New York State Carly Juno Peas. PLUM PUDDING — Fountain Brend, finest quality, Old English Beme-made. zr Pu ding per $2.21 or Wb. on IMPORTED JRLEYZ Madan Damain's famous Bar-le-duc Jelly; made tn tho celebrated district of Bar = le ~ duc, France; exceptionally nice to use at afternoon ‘leas, or to serve with Cheese and Crackers; Red and White Strawber per glass, 25c, RHUBARBS Fine quallty: ‘splendid slide dish or deasert; heavily sugared; large eee SOAP=FY Tar Sor a k's Gaycering excellent for Me- chanics’ or Plumbers’ hands; 8 ones for...... me PINDAPPLE—Johns: ver-forked eter! The perfection in ineapple, where the pieces are care- fully forked out just lke you would do jt in your own contains no eyes oF house; h Golden Snaps... imported large oe Soup; | Cocoanut Bar: Sardines, ‘4s; per per doz., $2.10; gt. can, 180, | Cocoanut Snaps ; per can, — We AVVANY OTHER STORE Feo A CITY s as (MEET ME AT THE FOUNTAIN RK er GNSS SAS ne ae ote) WET eR 4 IN ITSELF