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DER MUSIC MASTER ‘COURT COMPLAINS SMITES-HIS KOPF) ABOUT POLICEMAN Justice Wyatt Calls Bing- ham’s Attention to Schlamp's Arrest of a Boy. | “But Negro Boy Squared Things by Doing Stunts with the Elevator. ‘The bitter feud that has long existed tm the Herl’s Court apartshents, No. 110 ‘West One Hundred and Forty-first strest, between Willie Proctor, the negro @evetor boy, and Prof. Carl Erler, high (master of music, vocal and instrumen- tal, reached a climax to-day in the Court. ‘he 230 pounds of the professor's beautifully dressed dignity was eum- i that the czar of the lift bait held him Drieoner in his car, suspended between heaven and earth, for twenty minutes, Gladder raiment than that worn by the high master of music is rarely seen in police tribunals. The plaids of his green trousers were arranged inter- ‘mezzo, his‘ yellow and black waistcoat pounded the high notes with a steel mailet, softening in a tremolo crescendo @t the tals of his gray and brown frock coat. A Prince Henry beard and (Kalser Wilhelm mustache, topped by a fourteen-inch glistening tile, carried on the refrain in the major stops. Professor Tells Story. “Dis doy,” oried the professor, ad- Justing the huge ruby in his white puft cravat. “has my life by insult worn from itself out altogether. Qome yes- terday afternoon I make a push to the ‘button for the elevator up by my sixth floor. There stands my voice and in- struments music studios, “When der lifting machine comes up very quick it gues higher yet than my floor and stops for a black womans by her bundles of washings, Dis Willie coming down quick to my landing the @oor throws open when I see what was in it, “*Are you daring to make insults Upon me with that creaure riding down with me alongside” I says. He makes ® noise with his teeth and goes slam- ming the’ door. Such a waiting as I make never was respectable in houses of high tonings. ‘The button I push by my fingers. I make twiatl 4; with my cane I jam it, ‘and kick hit and make swearings in German “But dis boy maxes tunes only with bring! not at all until Afteen minutes from my watch. He comes up and makes a hiss. ing noise through the gate ac me. 1 do ings on the floor wit. madness be- fore he the gate opens before me “Whi @ elevated I once get mind I turn loose with words at this Black boy of insult. Then with sud- Gentness ‘he makes the car stop with doors not at el present to get through- my knees I-get to him when quite yet takes me down and lets i Broke Cane on Boy. “Tien comes my rage up boiling, and a him I jump with my cane.” Oh, Judge, such a fine poundings I give hia! I make a smacking off of his duttons, and such a fine darcings he roes ts wonderful until on his head I smack him and my cane by pieces Tt Geveloned then that Wikte fet from the high music master’s wrath, never halting until he had reached the Harlem Police Court and asked for a summons, “Why should not this Dutchman,” sald the elevator boy, “ride with a re- #pectable colored lady even if she does Wash? This 1s a free country. Your Honor, ;the noises that come out of this man't'!studio are driving me mad. Whenever I pass his door he is lam: dasting some plano or drum.” “Such a lie.” shouted the professor, “How false what he says is I cannot tell for choking. Why this boy drives from me my many pupils. When a ung Indy T train her voice he stand: In hfs elevator and makes rag music. When on a horn or plano I teach 2 FONE man he @ bugle gets and blows It. I-ask kindly, your Honor, that he sory stays in for life.’ ‘he magistrate ignored the sugges- tion and dismissed complaint and coun- tercharge, $4000 JEWEL. “ROBBERY HIDDEN Disclosure of Burglary in’ ~~” Hudnut Residence Follows Failure of Police. ‘Announcement was made to-day that robbed of diamonds valued at $4,000. ‘This robbery Ocourred the latter part of December, but was not discovered until Van. 1, when the Hudnut family returned | § home after a season in the country and discovered the loss, ‘The robbery was kept quiet in the hope that thet the thieves would be dis- Covered. They were not discovered, and it @aid that the case was for the pole and pri- r) and that they had prac- 0 he robbery was an eory, hawever, they to substantiate, (eae AST AR STORM BATTERED STEAMER. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.—The tank steamer Roma, Capt. Berg, from Sa- I see 5 Distriet-Atturney Jerome's -mnawer to the sensation yhargew ANGE Be hag practically. protected Cae 15¢. yard—value 25¢. to 48¢. Plain, fancy or dotted | @ay price, Perfectly roasted, producing a very —cluster spots, large and | desirable cup. Fair Notice to Men Who Came Too Late Last Saturday. notice towat res. | ove of Those $1.50 and $2.00 Slurts For Men FHlave Fust Come---Close at 79c, Didn't have enough last Saturday because the maker was tardy in delivering. Now the last of the lot is here—2,586 shirts—and if you miss this opportunity you will miss the best bargain of the kind that New York has seen in many a long day. As good Shirts in every particular as you've knowh at $1.50 and $2.00, all at Cuffs attached or separated, Neat effects or fancy. Potice Commissioner Bingham will to- morrow morning have before him a communtcation from Justice Wyatt, of the Children’s Court, which will cali at- tention to Patrolman Frank Sehlamp, of the West One Hundred and Twenty- fifth street station. Schlamp hes been thirteea years on the force, but an ar- regt which he made*yesterday has got him into a pile of trouble. Walter L. Hawley, jr., thirteen years old, of No. 49 West One Hundred and Twelfth street, 1s the ‘criminal’ in the case. Walter is of a studious disposl- tion and extremely bright for his age. He also knows that boys have e right to live, to breathe fresh air, and that policemen, no matter how they took in uniform, have no right to arrest them when no laws or ordinances are vio- to court by the youth upon the charge that he had beaten all the but- tons off Willie's coat with his gopher- ‘wood cane. Prof. Carl counter charegd With another boy Walter was walk- ing down Seventh avenue at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. short sticks in their hands with which “touching along” a cork. There was nothing of the “shinny” game about it, but at One Hundred and Policeman §Schlamp came along and orered them to etop. The boys did so, It is charged that the policeman fol- lowed them, and selzing young Hawley by the back of the neck pushed him The boy finally broke and indignantly asked why he had been used so roughly. Tried to Find Complainant. By way of answer the policeman took the boy from store to store, the proprietor to make @ complaint | Both boys held against him, Not pne of them would! dy 80, as all said that the boy had not | doue anything out of the ordinary. Then the patrolman placed the boy} under arrest, and at the West One Hun- dred and ‘Twenty-ftth charged him with playing the street and with Byen the Sergeant at the | desk gasped at the last was @ new one oo him, For two hours the boy was kept a Prisoner in the etation house. word was sent to his home and in a little while he was out on the promise that he would be in the Children's Court He was and 60 was his father, Who is @ well known newspaper man, Then Patrolman Schlamp had the worst half hour of his life. On hie own story, Justice Wyatt, who presided, dis- missed the complaint and scathingly de- nounced the policeman for making tye fast black. ton and colored lisle thread. Not one 25c,, value $0c.—Women's Stockings, trimmed with lace and ribbon, “You had no legal right whatever tO ed 59c,, value $1 to $1.50—R. & G. and make this arrest,’’ the Judge declared. “You might as well claim that you had @ right to arrest me, calmly walking along the street 4s tills boy ‘was doinx 1 Vetlings mesh; all the latest patterns THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1906. (Mail Orders Filled.) Java Blend Coffee, regular 25c,; Satur- Ceylon, English Breakfast, Formosa Oolong or Mixed Teas; regular 50c, Sat~ Sale of 2,000 Ibs. small dots, close chenille dots, graduated dots, in black, white, with black have ought to go before he sun rides high In the sky to-morrow. Evening Gloves. $7.48—value $2.25, If you only knew how quickly these Gloves are selling you wouldn't wait a minute longer than you can help. Suede Kid Evening Gloves, elbow length, In white, Aren’t going to Nnger tong, that's sure. All sizes 5% to 7, It would pay you to make a spe- cial trip here in the morning to share such a bargain, 69¢c—value $1, One-clasp Cape English reds, also tans. We've sold no end of these Gloves during the season for one dol- lar—good, serviceable, perfect fitting. These are about the last of them— Coat style or regular. Pleated bosom or plain. Of woven Madras—the best printed Madras—the best printed Percale, And when we use the word best we use it deliberately and with full knowledge of what we are saying. White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Tan, Gray, in plain or striped colored figures. The workmanship, fit and laundry work are the finest ever—in fact they come from a maker of custom shirts for the swell haberdashers—who ask you three times as much for the same iden- tical shirts—almost every known style, make or pattern included in the lot. neat black or some nine hundred pairs. 59¢—value $1, White, mode, tan, etc. Genuine 50c Guyot Suspenders, 36c. Just to give you an additional bargain, we will sell 50 dozen of When these are Men's $1.50 Underwear, 95¢. , American Silk Underwear for Men—advertised extensively at { Women’s Suede Gloves, two clasp. | $1.50, in white or light blue—shirts, also drawers; all sizes to start]Genuine Guyot Suspenders in white or colors. with. gone—no more. Women's Stockines.| Decided Values in the New Spring Skirts r2%ye—values 25¢, to 45e. Fast black imported cotton Hose, with unbleached split feet. Silk Iisle Hose in black, Ribbed lisle thread Hose {n black. Black or tan lace openwork Hose. Imported cotton Hose, double soles, Fast black lisle thread, full regular made, Also 5,000 sample pairs of black cotton, lisle thread, colored cot- pair worth less than 25c., and from that up to 45c, No mail orders filled. None sent C. O. D. None sold to dealers. fast black silk lisle—also gauze lisle, fast black, with garter tops. Shapely Corsets, 79¢ C. B., W. B. and P. N. Corsets, made in coutil, medium high bust, dip hip, with double garters attached. Riceby Regal Corsets, white batiste and gray coutil; various models. We can’t begin to tell you of the variety, nor can we attempt to picture the styles. But of this you may be sure: Each skirt is betfer in quality, tailoring and style, or lower in price than you'll find it elsewhere. We aim to have a complete collection of fine and beautiful skirts that the women of this city are noted for buying—at fair prices; and, in addition, to supply the great demand for etna ale ay ae full of fashion, thoroughly well tailored and perfect fitting— jurried look at a few. thay must be good or we won't sell them. Let us take a Figure 4,—Ripple circular Skirt of imported Chiffon black, also blue; val- for Satur- 6 95 ‘e Figure 2.—Gored circular Skirt, with | Figure 3.—A design of our own, add- new model of hip trimming; made imported Panama, blue and white; ue $9.00; for Saturday Figure 1.—The new flaring circular Skirt; made of all-wool material; black, blue, also mix- tures; value $7.00; for ing the box plait on the side to give the circular Skirt a little more grace; of extra quality mate- rial; black only; value $10.00; for Saturday... it was simply an outrage.” Allowed to Tell His Story. The clerk of the court had refused a complaint at all, but the nthe opportunity of ‘ourt and telling his Doy's father was angry and asked ission to question the podceman, who in his story had not made any Feference to taking his prisoner from store to store looking for a complainant, Neither had ihe explained boy had not been arrested. Mr. Hawley made the policeman ad- mit that he had tried to find a com- He declarei that the other had run away. sal not moved from the dred women can su} almost half the usua items, as follows: $3.98, value $5.00—Sheer linen | $3.98, value $5.00—Brussels net Waist China silk lined, Val. lace trimmed yoke, and three batiste embroid- ered medallions in body of waist, demi sleeve with pretty lace cuff, jearing this 3 sched ae eabeeain Wet care Write for Illustrated Catalogue. i? ASPERFEL LEVELAN ESTABLISHED 1857, {44 Bowery, © jowery Savings — THE DIAMOND TRUST announces another advance in prices, which does not affect us because we obtain diamonds outside of or-& dinary trade channels, VALUE $100. This is the ring we selling right along for $100, but for quick action we offer a limited num- ber at $48, Diamond will be reset in lady’s ring if desired, Chance of LADIES’ GOLD WATCHES. Ladies’ solid 14-karat Gold Watch, genuine Waltham move- worth $30; our $19 WEDDING RINGS. Solid 14 and 18 karat gold seam- less Wedding Rings our specialty. Prices $2.50 to $25.00. Quality Guaranteed. No Extra Charge for Lettering. Antistio marriage cortiticat Re a nN Open Evenings Till 7, ° Saturdays Till 10, The Prettiest $8.00 Watsts You Ever Saw We Wil Sell To- $5 98 morrow for Plain and fancy net waists, beautifully lined with fine China silk, with just the most fascinating rows of tucks on body and sleeves, Ex- quisitely trimmed with Valenciennes lace, the all-over net made with three heavy lace medallions on yoke—short sleeves. Some eight hun- ly themselves from this lot to morrow, saving cost. Bargains are current in several other waist Waist, button back and front, with dainty design of hand embroidery, deep tucked cuff, made with twenty tucks from shoulder to bust and ten tucks back. “Barnard $1 Ingersoll Watch Free Saturday with pufchases of $5 and over. Good news travels fast. Department is crowded daily. Boys’ Eton Sailor and Russian Blouse $5 Sutts. Big value for..... Coats Saturday for Children's Coats $2.98, formerly $6.00. Full length,double breasted; made of novelty materials and finished with tailored straps—belt and collar trim- med with velvet. The style is just as fine, the materials just as pretty, the tailoring just as good as when the cost to you was School Umbrellas, 35¢.—Value 75¢, Not fine, of course, but, much better than you sus- pect for the money—strong and serviceable. with carolla — enduringly good for wear—and handles of stout natural wood. 49c,, value 95c—Children’s mercer- ood, strong, durable Umbrellas, with a fine selec- tion of handles. $1.50—Children’s American ‘taffeta school Umbrellas, guaranteed for one year; case and tassel to match, with a large variety of selected hantles. Values $3.00 to $8.00, Of ail-wool materials. $4.98, value up to $10.00—Children’s full-length Coats, in broken sizes; no two alike; in kersey, cheviot, melton cloth, in all shades. Baby Coats, Pemmvalue $1.50. You would hardly think tt such pretty and decidedly Coats of Bedford Cord toulé . for so little—long or short, with cape, neatly trimmed with laces » ribbons, For little ones to @ yeart At 98c, we shan't have many of these” Coats left by to-morrow night. ~ 60c,, value $1.3! sf’ brald trimming, and others with ribbon rosettes; Sizes to 2 years. $1.08, value $3,50——Oh! tert mere in Russian w belt ee tle and fancy ons. Sizes 2 to 5 years. $2.08, value $4—Children’s Ser; Dresses fn red and navy, with pike ed skirts and waist trimmed with white serge and fancy braid. Sizes 3 to 5 years. Totlet Aviicles and Medicines. A short chapter of along story. The moral of econonty Is told in the prices, 190. value 3¥0.—Hmulsion of Cod Liver Ofl; 8 of. battle, 10¢.—Lyon's Tooth Powder; no mall orders, enue he Yi 70.—Sarsapariiia; Route for that tited feeling: 10 on, bottle, Be. pottie—Little Liver Pills. 120. bottle—Lithia Tablets, 8 or 6 grains. 10¢.—Peroxide of Hydrogen, %-Ib bottle. 18¢.—Almond Cream, 4 of. bottle. \ 16e.—Danderine; no mall orders. 250.—Bau de Quinine, 4 oz. bottle. 200. par—Genuine Olive O1l Castile Soap; ti . 100: haste Quinine Tablets. 20c.—Pure Glycerine, 8 ox. bottle. 100.—Witch Hatel; best. quality; % pint. 290.— Brummell Nail Enamel. B9e., value T5e.—Rubber Water Bottles; du 3 8. 10c., value 25c.—Imported hora dressing Combs. Bc., value 2c.—Premior Nasal Douche. 20c., 1b, Value $9c.—Sterilixed Absorbent Cotton. 10¢.—Mennen's Borated Talcum Powder; no mail orders, * Petticoats. 50c—value 79¢. Splendid, serviceable Skirts of black sateen, finished with a flare flounce, with’ straps—all lengths 38 to 44 inches. 98c, instead of $1,50—Skirts, black sateen, full umbrella ruffle with tucks or sectional ruffles, $3.98 instead of $7—Skirts, good quality taffeta silk, black and all the Jeading shades, deep umbrella ruffle, tacks and several other attractive styles, Children’s Dresses---lmportant News/ Our proce, $1.50, $1.75, $2.98. Samples from one of the best makers of children’s dresses in this Various styles, All colors. All sizes, Samples are the maker’s pride—his advertisement—madé better than other dresses, so that when they have been shown to the last dealer they are as good in fashion and tailoring as the dresses they represent, We can’t begin to tell you of all the materials and s in this lot, There are too many kinds for that. At least see“them, | for we believe these dresses are just what every mother is after. Pretty, of course, as becomes the bright young wearers for whom they are ” Shoe for Women, b Vf OS a Values Ao The “Barnard” Shoe has established a new standard for all women’s shoes under $3.50. As good leather, as fine touches of finish, as perfect fitting, as stylish and as serviceable as the $3.50 shoes advertised elsewhere. And by elsewhere we mean anywhere you choose to go. a The “Barnard” Shoe is a growth—an institution. So if you wear $3.50 shoes, come here before you get your next pair and see if the “Barnard is as good, perhaps better, for $1.98. Allleathers, Ail sizes. All shapes. Misses' $1.50 Shoes for Buttoned and laced; Dongola and Vici Kid, with patent leather tips. Solid feather soles, Good wearing and good looking shoes. A 30,000 Clothin Bought by us from one of New York’s best clothes makers a week ago. Enables us to sell Men's and Boys’ Winter Overcoats and Suits, also Rain Coats, Top Coats and Trousers, To-morrow, Saturday, at ¥, Regular Prices. If you need clothes don’t miss this Phenomenal Sale, as Lt Positively Means the Saving of Many Dollars to. You! . The people have knowledge of the great values we are giving, and the consequence is that our Big Clothing Boys’ $1.50 School Shoes of Box and Wax Calf, with solid leather soles. styles, Sizes from 7 to 2, Stock for $10,000: (a Blucher and plain lace with purchases of $5 and over. Men’s $5 Trousers, Saturday Fancy Worsted Tweeds, Cassimeres and Cheviots, up to 50 waist measure.... Men’s Regular $2 and $ 3 Trousers, sizes up to 46 Watst, in a variety of neat stripe effects for These Suits for Boys, from 3 to 10 years of age. are made of fine blue and brown serges. Handsome style: $1.08. Men's $10, $12, $13.50 and $15 Sutts, Sale Price, THESE SUITS ARB FANCY WORBTEDS, CK THIBPTS. To-morrow, Saturday, we want about 75 Fat Men, measuring 0 to 50 inches chest. Zs and Overcoats, $20, $25 and $30 Values, mong these Big Overcoats ill find fi ercoats,made of black and oxford overcoating: fae Made of tne Siney and. paaby gine Wworsteds, black unfiaishe only Ten Dollars, Men’s $20 Rain Coats and Spring Top $9.88 $4 65 Fancy Cassimeres, Fancy Tweeds in both Single and Double Breagted Styles and in all sizes from 88 to 75. Big Sui Positively the greatest Rain Coat and Top Coat values in America, Sizes to fit men from 34 to 46 chest measure, You may not need these Rain Coats and ee Coats for some little time/but at the present price $8,88 you can well afford to invest now for wear, ‘ 10 worsteds, black c! 1s are made of fine fanc; price for Saturday d fine tweeds—regular and $3 Fancy Vests, paula aR easea SA