The evening world. Newspaper, March 29, 1906, Page 8

j B ee — ~ BEAT IT WIT —FAGHT. MONEY Promoting Kid Explains Wild Goose Chase of 500 Sports. SHERIFFS GOT HIM. Would Not Let Him Get to Battle-Ground, Hustling Him Back o City. HE GOT NO _ COIN. Crowd Journeying to Orangeburg to See Mill Had Some Queer Experiences, Kid Betts, the east side youth, ts around town to-day explaining his end fm the promoting of the Willle Schu- mecher-Kid Murphy fight, that didn't come off. Betta has been held respon- sible for the wild goose chase of the %) sports who tramped al night through Jersey mud to see the mill. He also has been charged with disappear- ing in the darkness of the night with the fighters’ bank roll of about $700. “These statements are all off color,” said Betts, over The Evening World telcpbone. “I didn’: get away with ‘any money; instead, I am $1 to the bad on the deal. “It all happened this way. You see I am up in Orangeburg all day long, with Vincent Vicarro, the promater. We fix up the ring and gets every thing in order. Then we takes the 6 o'clock train back to New York. The rest ui 11 DIDY'T — -IMNUTT GETS HIS'N FOR BUNCO AT LAST; Famous Sure-Thing Veteran Caught With the Goods | and Is Convicted. For a good many years William Hitch MeNutt had been looking for his'n, To- day he got it, A jury in Past IV. of General Sessions found the famous old veteran of the sure-thing fraternity | gullty of grand larceny, Judge Foster} remanded him to the Tambs until to- morrow, when gentence will be pro- nounced: Willam Hitch McNutt owns to fifty one years, but he doesn't look It. His tall slender figure ard iron gray hair have been faméMar around Forty-second street and Broadway ever since the sucker fishing became noticeably good in that vicinity. Also he has long been recognized as a zealous member of the under world who fatten upon easy marks on the shady side of Wali and adjacent streets. ‘he specific offense for which he was convicted was the swindling of John Whyett, a saloon-keeper at One Hun- dred and Twenty-seventh street and Lenox avenue, out of $35,00. McNutt worked @ modified form of Larry Sum- merfiek’s masterpiece, the “sick en- sineer game" aa Whyetc. The saloon- keeper was induced to buy ten thou- and shares of a purely imaginary ova- cern called the “Idaho Gold Mining Oumpany” for 35 cents a share on the distinct understandmg that he would re-sell them at a price alightly above par. When he got the snoney McNux iaded away wm & ghost-like manner, iwaving Wayett wita @ trunk full vi ‘worthiess puper, lis tate vvanding place, the Saranac, formeny the Kossmore, wil prubapi, not see him aguin for severel years, sport was within the building and those wao Were unable to secure seats climbed up on tne rafters, The crowd was orderly and, while waiting for the prineipals, laughed and joked, and, in order w' keep warm, Dewan to take drinks out of flasks of whiskey. After a half hour the prin- cipais, Schumaker and Murphy. entered the ring in their etreet clothes, the promoters holds a meeting and we decides to go over to the depot where , the special train is. We gets on the | train. One fellow, he sells the railroad , Uckets, and another fellow, he sells the fight tickets. We gets above $92.50 out of this and the train starts, We helps | pay for the special out of the money we collects, “On the train two fellows comes up } to me and says, ‘Nothing doing on this fight to-night, Kid.’ “I says ‘Nix' on that. It has to come off. It's too late to call it off now. “Dhey says |t won't and we'll see that it won't. Well anyhow, when we reached _ the Orangeburg station these two fel- " lows—oh say, they were special deputy sheriffs—grabs me and pulls me into @ark corner and wouldn’t le me gv. ‘They held me till the next New York train comes along and takes me back to Weehawken, and then lets me go. 4 Vicarro Also Hustled Away. “The same thing happeued to Vicarro, the other promoter. He was hustied out of the way, too, and his dress suit case containing the boxing gloves, towels and thie rest of the stuff was pinohed, too, “I didn't handle only a few tickets myself—about #8 worth. Shumachers manager had 200 $2 tickets and Murphy had 100, so you see they had the money, Besides this coin there is $30 posted ao forfelt with the Police Gazette, so you seo what a swell chance I had to beat it with 700 bucks, “And, say, your paper says I just came out of jail and that 1 was mixed up bad on a charge made by some Wwemen. There ain't no truth in that. I was away for about twenty-three deys on a charge of vagrancy. It was only one of them technical things.” The fight was errenged by a young Ttallan named Vicarro, who conducts @ barber ehop i town. Vicarro sold the tickets with the help of George _ GKi4) Betts, an enterprising youth of the east side who recently completed @ term in prison for an offense in which women were the complainants, Vicarro and his confederate, Betts, @old the tickets and conducted the “sports"* to Orangeburg, four miiee south of Nyack, in a spectal train of eleven cars. which pulled out of the Weat Shore depot in Weehawken at 9 @clock last night and arrived there -forty minutes later. As soon as the train pulled into the station Betts be- @an to yell: “This way for the fight!” That was the lest seen or heard of Betts, for as soon as he got a chance he svddenly disappeared with about $700 which had been turned over to 4m by Promoter Vicarro for tickets, The fight wag to have been fought, it was announced, between Willie Schu- Maker and Kid Murphy for the ban- tam-weight championship of the world. During the excitement nobody thought of Betts, and the only thing that both- ered the sports was which way to go to the battle-ground. As no one seemed to know and the place was in complete Carkness except for a few small lamps 4 the station, a youngster who lives at the place finally offered to show them the way. The lad went down a dark road with five hundred sporting men behind him, Despite these disagreeable conditions, »the game sports made no kick and Ploughed their way through the heavy golnz After a walk of a mile over the dark and desolate road they ar- rived at the battle-ground, entering a small cafe in the basement of a frame building, As soon as the crowd got in- side a thick-set, square-Jawea man rushed over to the poo! table and, pulls ing out a piece of oilcioth, spread it over the table, It was one of thoso “even, over and under seven" layouts, and {n a minute the tough young man Got busy and began to yell “Come, fellows, give us a bet.” The sports, in the mean time, w @nxtoua to know re the fleht y to be held and were escorted intc other dark roadway, where they w. shown a big wooden structure about a hundred feet away, The crowd made @ rush for the building and pushed tn ‘the doors, shoving cach other in their ‘Pymad efforts to get ringside seats, The ring wes pitched in the centre Sof the buliding with bare boards for i ‘@) nothing doing, fellows!"’ yelled out one of the throng. The crowd waited patiently to get some in- formation, and Joe Falvey. the an- nouncer, walling to the ropes. “said: “Gentlemen, ‘Kid’ Betts has disap- with the monev which these boys were to fight for: but as their managers have some of the money which they got for selling tickets, they are willing to let the boya fight for that sum, providing $85 more is added "g share of the purse." hat was then passed around among spectators, and in less than five the Necessary amount was the mean time the crowd waited patiently for the fighters to return. Af- ter a Gelav of fifteen minutes a young man entered the building and announced “Schumaker weighed pounds and Murphy 107." ‘Thinking this to be true, the sports gave cheers for the fightere. As the boys were long in getting back to the ring one sport went out to learn what delayed them. Just at this monient Johimy Torrio, manager of Murphy, climbed into the ring and, after order nad restored, said: “As thero was n6 scales in Sebumaker refused to box an is off.” "The crowd immediately for the door and into the puited down pemiet oft The other $10 hae been three emtributors who “holisr” for their money ey de it would be donated vey doesn't know what to do with it. He will probably find rome charitable cause co which to give the money. CURES WORST CASES | OF CATARRH | Leading Drugglists Sell Hyomei Under Guarantee that It Costs Nothing Unless it Cures. Not until Hyomei was discovered had it been possible to say truthfully that a remedy for catarrh was known, Hyomet cures the worst cases of catarrh simply by breathing the rem- edy through the pocket inhaler that comes with every outfit. Using the treatment in this way for a few min- utes four times a day, every particle of air taken in the air passages and lungs is laden with germ-killing and health-giving Hyomei. Stomach drugging often causes dis- ordered digestion, and never makes @ permanent cure of catarrh. Hyo- mei not only kills the germs in the throat and nose, but penetrates to the minutest air cells in the lungs and enters the blood with the oxy- gen, killing the catarrhal germs in the blood. The complete Hyome} outfit, con- sisting of a vest-pocket inhaler and medicine dropper, and a bottle of Hyomei, costs only $1. If this does not effect a complete cure, extra bot- tles can be obtained for 50 cents. Hegeman & Co., Nv. 200 Broadway, and all branches, and Riker's Drug Stores, New York and Brooklyn, ‘know of many people who have been cured of catarrh by Hyomei. They | believe in it so thoroughly them-| selves that they offer to refund the money in case it does not cure, | | ' WRITE For Our “ R SPECIAL Py ATALOGUE or ruts OurerTS “Moor, A cheap ove was fastened to ‘the four posts, In a one every BET. 119TH } J 3188 '° Jd Ave., etru Sty j been tden | trude W [A ee ried to Nathanfel Ward, proprietor of a | ACTRESS WARD WAS billiard parior In Brooklyn, EORDON SUICIDE. | cee ate teeta ta ——- | was in 1M. he wi forinerly ® | nested, with the theatrieal company of n , e: J) lonnelly irard. Mystery Cleared of Woman Who} the firm of J. P. Cusaing & Co, Killed Herself After Tangled | manufacturers of electrical goods, Knapp Marital C: | ny iseur year ago Cushing sold his arital Career, | out fol Q r bell EL | business and left ‘the city. He is Despatches from London to-day say | thought to be In this city. ron killed he Saat ira Te that the woman who Killed herself in CUNARDULINESOIVIGENG) he Pin district on March 18 has ed by her sister, Mrs. Ger-| LIVPRPOOL, March 2.—-The Cunard fo ¢ rey W Steamship Line to-day declared a divi- e Of Harvey Wood. an | dena of 4 per cent., after providing fully n sp ‘or, ag her sister. Her | for depreciation and placing $250,000, in Ward and she had been mar- the reserve. = A GREAT purchase of German silver bags, which followers of fashion regard as a necessary ad- junct to the smart costume, at less than halt price. Main Floor. 550 of them for one day’s sale, large size, soft chamois lining —French gray top, chain and a hook that fastens securely. Re- tailers can't go into the market and buy these bags for less than $5, and they're exceedingly handsome and stylish. One of the best bargains ever offered in a han $2 50 bag, at @ Hand-made lace buttons, 12%e HESE buttons are in the height of style. No others quite so practical, and they do not rust— all sizes for wash waists—at, per u dozen... 12%¢e je you have sho} suits that are being sold at $20, close idea of this suit, which we offer you at $14.75 We deem them good enough for a Bargain Friday special, and you know our best bar- gains are always reserved for Friday sales. Come in high class mixtures —light and dark weaves—Eton, pony coat or short box jacket style— lined with satin and adorned with fancy braid—made with the new circular skirts, $14.75. Panama suits, 19.75. In plain panamas—gray worsted or fancy °14 ings—coats are silk lined. Rainproof coats, 9.75. well tailored—one day.....----- Long coats at 15.00. —ex several models. ) TERED the original prices. silk remnants ever held in an American store. Friday, choice of all rough shantungs that sold for 59c up, at, per yard, Into four other lots we have gathered a great variety of plain Lot 8—Short lengths, yd.. Lot 1—Short lengths, yd.. Lot 2—Short 29¢ | a te 39c | Men’s samplesuits*11 NDERSTAND at the outset that these are NOT oo $11 suits, but exactly the same grade as clothiers will be selling this Spring for $15 and $18. If anything, BETTER, because, being SAMPLE suits, the makers naturally put ss] their best efforts into them. A Made from high class ma- terials—in fine blue serges, black thibets, and many fancy worsteds, tweeds and cheviots— ent in the latest Spring styles and finished most carefully by experienced workmen. They vate the kind well-dressed men will wear from now on. *11 Suits that will hold Schein shape, wear well and look like a 31] custom tailor’s work.. Groceries and wines. Breakfast bacon, | Strictly fresh eggs. Not delivered, Dozen carton.....,..1D¢ | Huntley &» Palmer's biscuits. Strips—averaging Alberts, 6 Packets, 7c; Premium hams. Bittle eolkas .Y-lb, Net Weight. Switt's Finest 16c. aualtty, Table. P 10 to 4 seeee Ginger Nuts, ‘arehment to 14 Ib, sizes: ID Ginger Nuts | Packer 12e¢ Pancake flour, All 1c, Brands, package. .......... Main Auger. corn, ular High! The Popular, Hien Pure rendered lard. 5 Sor 10%e | | dogon, 1114 i " 25¢ ified ee 1 e He $8.50; dt bot 1.00 IMPORTED COGNAC R AND Y¥—Vincent Bello & Co.'s vint. eo T8068; boty GO ported in {nal I-doa, box a Ani 5 ea. Vint Full quurt bottl gallon, includ. —Buttor or Currant rn dese Chain mesh bags, *2.50 | Pictures. pped around and seen the best values in you can form a pretty Third Floor. tures—all the new short models — various styles of trimming effects, and beautiful color- Very handsome rain proof coats in tan, gun metal or olive—semi-fitted Eee rats 7-8 lengths, in all the fancy checks and stripes ceptionally well tailored—patch pockets— collar and turn back cuffs ot gray broadcloth— Remnantsallsilk rough shantungs order to clear the remnants of our enormous stock of all-silk rough shantungs, we have HALVED and in many instances QUAR- Absolutely one of the most sensational sales of dependable Four other great silk bargains scheduled for Friday. peau de cygnes, messalines, crepe de chine, jacquard, taffeta and louisine, checked and striped silks and evening silks of every description; also hundreds of lengths of all-black silks. Theatrical Transfer Company. of . S21 Weat Twenty-fourth street, The John Spath, of No $63 West Forty-second street, was trying to fix the high seat, which had broken loore KRriocked Down in Sixth Avent! 70m one of 1h elas. tennessee © Ts % fs is ‘dropped the reins and turned ‘partly When Truck Seat Fell | around to give greater attention to the on Animal, task, when the seat, fastenings and all fell upon the horse, five feet below. At Bellevue Hospital to-day it was said that Mrs Catherine Meyer, of No. leaving the driver cHnging to a= 664 Sixth avenue, who was injured by stanchion, Policeman Samuel Christian, of the the runaway horse at Thirty-ninth street and Sixth avenue, was doing WOMAN HURT BY Ie RUNAWAY HORSE. Tenderioin Station, selged the horse’ bridle and, w'th the assistance of sev- sral more policemen, quieted the animal, Which was led to the stable in. West street. vy truck belonged to the Wal- | Twenty-fourth ASSEMBLYMAN BERG WEDS. ‘ Ceremony Verformed at Home of Dride’s Parents in Jersey City, Assemblyman Herma A. Berg, of Hudaon County, N. J., and’ Mias Isabella Mehl were married inst night at the home of the bride's parents, No, 98 Sherman avenue, ley City, Rev, EB. A. Maury, of Betond Reformea Churoh of Hudson City! performed the ceremony, Bulk At the reception @ftet the wedding niga erred one, including Mayor im, of Jersey City, and members of the New J Y.£ 20. te rersey Lewisiature were Cae Kos, Corsets. HOUSANDS of women in New York wear these corsetsand pay 1.95 for them. To-morrow you can secure twopaire for about the same money. Fine pee cut Hitcu Grade Pictures, 81, Subjects from sport- ing and fashionable life—engrav- ings, etchings—reproductions of Old English lithographs— ete.—fish, fruit and game sod bits coealy baa oreo pieces—novelties in —medium ip pretty frames, Chris- $ ee Cree shvcemea Secures a ty’s latest sketches e rea tes 0—$1.95 68e : incfuded ........06 quality at... A glove sale $1 and $1.50 gloves, 79c. INES are broken somewhat, hence the quick-selling price. Lot includes Men's cape outseam English tan—W omen’s 8-button length mousque- taire suede—2-clasp black undressed kid and Milanese silk—gloves with double tipped fingers, in fancy col- ci giivenier at AOC | Silk petticoats at 3.95. O* of those splendid values which no store can offer ex- | cept on rare occasions. seeona Floor. A splendid grade of taffeta a flaring cireular _flounces and rows of shirring, 3.95 silk in black—changeable Others at $5 and $5.95, - s° 75 mix- and plaid effects, with ac- cordion plaitings and see- tional ruffles. Some with A great 29e remnants of silk 25e sell regularly at Soc. yards a yard for 10c. laces. and cojored taffetas, louisines, Lot 4—Short 9c | lengths, yd.. 29c ° 5 Mill sale dress fabrics. VAST collection of the season’s most popu- lar weaves, in both black and colored dress goods—made up for a large retail house.. Owing to lateness in filling the order, the entire lot was left on the maker's hands and came to us at from 4 to 44 usual prices. ; Regular 50c, pure Angora brilliantine, in bright rich iret plor Ee Pec 50c. All-wool crepe al-| Shepherd check sutit- batross, 35c. ing at 39c. A charming material for house wns, kimonos and children’s eases. Complete range of new | in such high *>vor this shades for street and evening | the various sizes in black and white wear, ineluding cream and black. | and blue and white, ° e Housefurnishings . EST assured that everything is first quality, for we handle no SECONDS. Basement Satesrootin Crescent king Coat and hat racks—38~ inch; Fo ume se BSD weathered and golden oaka.. 880 eee aiica. | Medicine cabi- <= es igs net, 14x29x65 * | oak finished; copper bot- Fr plate tom and cover 1,60 “No Sag” Curtain S| the anti-rust pin; 89¢ grade at,, 50c, nickel-plated Sponge Holders, , Bic Brush a Extra Knives and Forks, 120, grade. .80 Paring Knives .esyeese i elf boo Boo! ic. Dl Hist Fapers 1 {01 45c. p. Mious Opal Galvanized’ Garbage Can, ¢! /Pibre Lap Board. .....4.++ O80, get of Mra, Potisie 860, Incandescent Bath wees s Meant 8-arm Towel R, Kelip's Bread Makero” Universal Bread Mi 250 380 ted Purabler ‘iddiaers. 260 Platts Chlorides 6. Stove Pi ees Universal Coke Mat (“ya howto ieacr| fop 8 atic ig mers Hovid Vencar Y) entuy nite 1 teens * aoe ‘. Bibasorn “Ba Biibean Bry 4 q fe a a TTB rae me ny lca tena mane seg eee Rare saving chances for Friday sho 9 * ° $ 3 9 . ° Women’s stylish suits, $14.75 3.90 for boys spring suits great has been theidemand for these suits that we have had difficulty in getting them from the mekers fast enough to keep our stock complete. Tm are in readiness now for a big Friday sale. 3:90 Also at 3.50 Special suit for boys, every style, at..++++ Boys’ suits, with extra pair of trousers, 4.50. $450 tweeds and famey cassimerc in light, medium and dark colors;, for Val. VERYBODY with a need for Val. laces should heed this one day sale, for we E intend to place nearly 4,000 yards of the finest French and German Val. laces on the counters at reductions of a third to a half. Qualities the came as are being put to such favish use for trimming all kinds Per dos. yarde for Va). laces that staal | 10 ld Sale of kimonos, 50c. JHLUNDREDS of these dainty and populur little garments in the choicest materials and color. ings, several lots, assembled for a rousing sale to-morrow. Some of crepon are in plain colors and Japanese cesigns—trimmed with band of satin, and haye wide kimono slee-es. Deligtfully brat epee instead of the usual $1 and 75c. Kimonos of white and figured lawns here to- Vt 81 to $1.15 Kimonos, is dainty white and figured lawn at.- 583 $1.95 to $2.80 Kimonce and Neglignes, of fine colored lawns,at... $1.69 . Stamped lingerie lawns. INLY a few hours of needlework re- quired to produce a beautiful waist pat- diesepicie er coer corer orem e, We've assortment of s lingerie for : RUiotNncy Gesdiawciki te Gare ee 1Sc'| Chemise, 75¢ | Corset Covers, 35c waists, (3-yd. piece)...... rt Nevdlework Seetion. ppers. ite at Shirt D But shipment came yesterday, and we con ‘They're made up in a variety of choice weaves, in Norfolk and sailor blouse styles—some have knickerbockers. The sailor suits have bloomers. Some are three- rece suits for all ages 7 to 16 years. Reefers in all colors for boys of 5 to 10 years; also Russian and officer suits. Natty spring top coats ! { ie | for boys of 7 to 16 years. * Simpson Crawford's At this price you can choose from all wool blue serge, Scotch cheviot, pegs at 7 to 16 years; Norfolk and double-breasted effects in belted bloomers with knec straps, and extra Match. soseees-+-sesccereccees Gs lace opportunity. of trousers to seeeeese $4.50 Main Floor. laces in a too great for description. 30c cluny an Per fox. yards for Val. laces that sell regularly at 81. . laces at reduced prices, a ved fu rage 20c. | 25¢e a yard for regular 35e, A Great Sale of silk umbrellas, *1:*5 MAR attributes his overstock to the long series of clear days throughout the Winter, He held out as long as he could, but finally was glad to take half price in order to clear his stock. Cheapest umbrellas in the lot were mageto sell at 2.50, Many $1.35 gonsidetble, Wiahar —ehioke Made of a fine silk serge or taffeta with strong , Paragon frames-—26 and 28 inch sizes—close rollers— — natural wood handles—a few fancy ones. About 500 of them in the lot, and at the price they will prob- ably sell out ina day. Choice. . . . ./. 1.35 A Sale of Dainty Corset covers, 25c Bovcst 8,000 corset covers and drawers from a maker whdve reputation for high grade work. . has few superiors. Paid jess than the usual cost of materials and taking. Mein Flooe, —prettily trimmed fmt and béek with val. lace, beading ahd-ribboa. ny’ 4 SE St eS SE Agee Mee