The evening world. Newspaper, March 21, 1907, Page 1

NEW xo RK, _THURSDAY, BNC SHMAED sil ~— SAN0 DO IN FRENCH LINE MAIL THEFT Prisoner Held in Raris Says International Band Were the Robbers. WATCHED LA’ SAVO s IE. American Securities Shipped 4 ‘from This City in January | -Partly Traced. PARIS, March 21.—The man named Butloss, arrested In this city with #2,000 fm American securities in his possession finder the suspicion that he was an ac- complice of the who stole a mail bag, containing about $400,000 on the French line steamer La Savole, wrwhich left New York Jan. 17 and ar- rived at Havre Jan. 4, haa mad+ a confession implicating & gang of Inter- mational robbers, as the result of whicli other arrests are expected !mmediately, It developed to-day that the majority of the stolen securitics are not nego- Uadle. Ht was also virtually, cstablished that the registered mall matter was ab- stracted after the bags reached the rallroad station here, The Pasbe(au thon Jes hers say that the discovery U:at-a sack of regivt ml had been atolen was made on te arrival of the m thls elty from La Savole, Jan. but as the total nuntb yacka recived was correct —the-aithorittes tere—cisicd to the New. York Posc-Office.to ascertain whether ol x thieves number of registers mall, wicks. A reply was only tedeved March 14, when tho case was tursed ovr to | police, with the result taat thay cap. not-capy sae prine x: tured a man named Roliss “ae broker's Clerk, but tmey loss at that tine. As cipal part of the dooty, with «the ture Bu ception. of the ‘#tocks, “has been re- cn oad the “long-time checks /are the loss. is declared cretary of the Po! Office, was the first to inform the po- “Tree that-e-grestyssoere bad been _com- || mitted. Detectives were at once sent to + the numerous b. nkinls-housea, and tn “picked up.'! Magistrate Leyded ques: tioned the man closely and then held tim: Prior to the arrest a cablegtam se to the postal authorities in New York brought contirmation of the: fact that the may! -bag-izad beet duly_shipped. With 3,300 other mail bags-the stolen Poush “was —shipyed—tront—New_ York! abyard Uo French ine steanedip La Bayole. ——=——<tt {a-the- bellef-of the-police here. that }the valuable bag was “spotted” from }the hour it went aboard the steamship, ‘and that the crooks who ultimately ef- fected. the theft were booked as pas- mangers. The robvery may “have ~ been planned “—Swoeks in advance, (or It could not have bebn. perpetrated without the ald of \ discharged from the’ ateamer’s hold, In an interview to-day: di, Symian | —_{eald_the lous of the saci was discov- % fered over a fortnight ago, wat it had ‘een shippei trom Nuw \ovk and un- gas eee Fiera Mea petting to. ‘Sew York “and warned sao 4inorittes: there. It developed later {n the day that tho sivlen mall bag Wis “not on board Lia Provence as at frat reported, but on Jia Bavole, which left New York Feb, “3 and arrived’ at Havre io¥. 21, and “it was-aiso. viriually established. that the registered “maj! matter. was stracted after the bags reached. the rattroad station here. towlay iat! YF Postmaster Willcdx fa. the French Governme Tout a mail bag cunt Paull Maciel wad 9t Hing Teglacen ad A AFM he undes baus of mai: ality: eH wee it Bavule on that Tome? sala. “Hoatmaster Willeox aha La tie record number for any ateamship ut thy Mine, Jt was reported. gy peat thet sthgre ud been « Kreat deat UP trouble ln tundting “ie bags” at Hayres Pr juter “we heard 3C the vet of the oa A wera 153 regiatgred Wiser an packs HAs i pttest I Iewyer thtormed ms that nN i ‘and deeds ‘of chor: md ug acrors on Unatlo Hot negotlable. the valu “B made a . ANd. they. did not eatmanter, Wilicox sald that ho then ull report to Washington, wera. de: “anf was the wor: of som ono nc alnted with: the Methage Le analogs oralan ran ior acme bag stolen contained oaly rej teredomater. The bara on tn tas Vole wero of the same uniform sire and material, and that the most: valuable, bag should have been pleked out te puraling the Poxt-Oriice Inspectors, jcHaen: eonmrininevexistered Tradl vate first placed into a pouch, and then the pouch ows dnaide of: a! rexular mail hag in order to hide the Identity, of itg njatter RAL Postmaster Willeg HOTA Er mane cUnURAl: Lontiees ne Wis robherG and the Poate ‘Difice Des Barinnt. haventtnatie Ing fiom Washington,’ Lier: had not deen a mistake in the |* Al ~[kkécomplices here when the baga were!- | Yo tele at noure office mecnritics tof IEMA IN UPROAR OVER RECOUNT ON MAYORALTY’ Imarphy tenet - Hearst Forces -Join Republigans and Down McClellan: Men. ars ars! BILL_IS RUSHED ALONG. ; Oliver, Repudiated as Le Sorely Tempted to Pass the Lie to Cuvillier. clal to The ning World.) ALBANY, March il—After a sharp debate, in’ which old political scores were.-alred, the Assembly to-day ad- vanced to third reading the Prentice bil, for a Judicial recount of the ballots {n the MoCleflan-Iearst Mayor- alty~ contest of The Mcrphy Democrats joincd with ‘the Repub- Means_in_ supporting the measure. | | Dowllng. of Mroo%lyn: Schoencek. of |) Syracuse, and one cr two others of the majority did not-vote on the bill. The test came on the motion to re- commit, McClellan's friends mustering 15 votes zgainst thy motion, while the Murphy-Hoarst-Republican combination folled up %6 yotes The row between the Mayor's adher- }ents and thétc of Hearst began when “Paradise Jimmy" Oliver, minority lead- er, announced that ne had made an agreement with the Republicans that all debate on the bill be postponed until the order of final passage was reached. “SMeClelian supporters Jumped Up trom parts of the Democratic teft and be- gan dizowntng: Ollver's leadership, Cries of protest Were.so peralstent that Sen- ator Brawley, sitting beside the speaker, as asked to met as referee, Assemblyman Cuvilller, McClellan's chief supporter Me @ motion ta kick Uid Dill back into, committee, “it Dither may Be “ny “Header” on otlisr things.” shouted Culliver, “but he is-not my leader on this proposition. Tr want Wo say here UMtT ld tot Yor | @ 8 Certain. other—peron, at Hotel in Boffalo Inat. 1 have one.) in the Lafayette, September cand ady ‘1 suppose got to mo in and vote for tha ¥ pie we bande ‘ol the past, rh ube Speaker, it in not pa to cull aman a Suppose that Iwill not be permitted to-do. it. Thava=tho only reason.” “rive to a question of personal privi- lege, too,” shouted Foley, of Niagara, the ‘real ‘Hearst article. The ght at this point became 0 4 tarbing “that Speaker Wade & contintous performance In the gavel pounding lines All the. while Cuviliier Was_shouting mentary to offer, ‘Assemblyman Mead,—of Albany,’ fin- ally moved the previous question, On roll nearly tarenty. Republicans re- fealned trom Valin fit” Is sschesuled. to’ pase /next enday GHLANDERS PLAY UNDER AOT SUK Weather Just. Like Midsum- mer for Game 1 Atlanta. THE BATTING ORDER. New York, Atlanta, Hoffman, ef. Becker, rf Keeler, rf. Wallace, ¢f + Conroy, O'Leary lgriarit Palskert. 1 einow: Castro, 3b. eset do. Bali, as. Sweeney, c. Phothas, o —L. Hoffman, 2b, Caatleton, Zeller, E. Umpire--Latitte, BY BOZEMAN ‘BULGER, ATLANTA, Ga., March 21.—When the Highlandéfs lined up for another game Atlanta this afternoon the bleach- ora resembled a iiirt-walst show on Broadway. The hot rays of the sun. mada, rovtera shed ‘thelr coats In @ hurry, and 4{ wag.a novel aight to nec 4 perspiring mecdall prowd at this)time of the year: while reports recelyed down hero indicate (hat. New York 1s Just re~ covering from .n winter's ou ansesnow, The thermometer regietes*t'S> cegrees: at 2 o'clock, and it wns an ideal day for training. “In the moprtiin: could xet up w sweat wiljion There, wan, considerable. Intere to this afternoon's gage Grigith; announced tat he would. s 42 | Caattetdn, his new, lett-han tecouty and Ttibe Zeller, te. pitcainy, wonder of the Southern League, was to be mniohed againet him, Zeller holda t Iko-out rycord of the minor Auide-from tho few infielders who are pia, up, up with triling Injuries, the New foun Is in excellent mhapes stor morrow ‘tho entire club goss to Macon fore two -mamya: | playin chars Friday and Saturdaye Abou ple turned out aN witnas: the Festive thie after- the automobdlie. salve,” sald Dantel THE. THAW (UN, Crowd VW. TEST ip TR Chauffeur Barely Barely Escapes| Sliding “Through » Rail ‘and Falling to Stréet. In collision between an automoblle and trolley car on the» Brooklyn Bridge, just west of the Manhattan tower~ to-day ~Dudll..Danieis.—a-chauf- four, was shot through, the outside rail- ing and hung with, the upper part of |” his body; suspended over the roofs of buildings 120 feet below, Two Mnenes more and he would have dropped. T--A~ MoNetl—hle-employer...a_cotton goods broker,. was thrown gxainat the railing’ bur did not go throtgh. On account of the aceldent™ west -bound traMc onthe’ bridge was ted up for over half an hour. 1 Mr. -MeNel}-lives at_No. Brooklyn, . Dantels, 411 Fourth his chauf- inva forty Horse-power car and-travel ling down ‘the incline at a good rate of speed. Mr, 3@Netl was {o the tonneau and Dabiels was driving. Just after. passing «the Manhattan lower a. truck, heavily loaded, swung out of the street car track In front of here Was a car right (oe She GaAe Dehitid, but Dante fun his machine on’ the Wack ahead of jie Cay Aid wwIng WroUNdthe Aruok. Buthe-mlacalculated the speed of the street car, which struck bis’muto a fair plow between the front and rear wheels and comptetely overturned ithe, heavy machine sild to the outer etge of the bridge, stopping # few feet.'from the rolling, while Daniele and McNeil Kept on going. Danlels—was sliding on hig stomach with hia arms extended and went right through an opening jn the ralling. When he stopped his head, shoulder: and the upper part of hiv'trunk were hanging. over the roofs of bulldings’ In Water rireet. He «was. badly cut and brulsed, A policeman hustled him aboard a car and brought. him to the Manhattan end of the bridge, whence he was vent to the Hudson Street Hos- pital, Mr. McNell wai slightly Injured and remained on the bridge to look after he. Femoval of his wrecktd car.’, To-day's accident happened. right at the point where tho “nutomobile of Major Tunbridge, of Brooklyn, wan trick hyn car three -wecla ago. Mra Tunbridge was run over car and killed, A Dreadful Moment for Daniels, “1 believe Iam the lucklest man after he had been patched up at che hospital, “' felt the ¢rasit ax the car struck us, felt myself shooting across the roadway and noxt 1 knew 1} was hanging over the edge looking down into the streets and on,the roof of the buildings below, “It looked to be about a mile down there, ang 1 fully axpected to go, There Was a roof Just below me, and I figs; tired'on how big a hole I would make tn it when_Latrpck. I had no fdea that 1 would ever grt back on the bridge, a by tho street ud Av, & just-as I was saying my prayers and Neca concerts a a Cabaret, Evenings. ee was idst by & paralclan, awing Overturned Auto on Brooklyn Bridge After It Was Wrecked by a roucy, Car | Photographed Especially for The Eyenlg World: | | shutting my eyes somebody grabbed me | by the lege and, pulled me to safety. “Twas 20 weak I couldn't stand up for a minute. I remember that white I was hanging there—It couldn't haye been | for-more than a agcond., o—Ltoasht ft wouldn't-bs. 90 bad Itt Was hanging over’ the water, Secdtse T Would liate a chance for my life, but'l knew I'd have ne chance dropping 02 that roo! ———— BROKER FIRES: ABULLETNTO - AGT TEMPLE Charles Miller“ Ends His Life While Family Is . — at ‘Breakfast. t } | | | | “Charles Miller, «retired braner- wo} day sat up in bed’ at hi No, 101 Bainbridge jstreet. Brooklyn, and fired | a ~38-callbre, revolyer ;bullet through his right. temple, blowing off “part ofthe | top of his ak igniter, had Be HUET? Mr, Miller sleep as tuto ax~he gould since he retired from bustnoss on account of Hichealth a year ago, and they) Were breakfamtly “without him when they were atartled by the revolver shot. Tushing tq his bedroom, they found the poly. of Miller. in a sitting poqture, Dr, Loul of No. 383 Btayvesane avenue, who was hastily symmoned, Fateethat-death:bad-been instantancous. When-ths-palica went:to the reaiien: they were giyén, but Iittle Information. ite Coroner, waa nouped and will he Yentignte. tite could.be learned at the house sxcept.that Mr, Miller nad retired. from his -busineas In Manhattan some time ‘ago (and had) been fn poor, health, and ccnsequently - depressed, ‘Mr. Miller was a member of the New York. Btock Exchange house of Kelly, Miller & Co.,'In the Mills Butlding, No. 35 Wall street. It fs one of the old firms having been In the exchange forty years, Mr. Miller was taken Into the house twenty years Ag0: ‘Acording to’ Albert’ Kelley] Jr. > Mr. Miller was taken down with typhold in'| jp05 and was {Hl from It elghteeh months,,) his aickness developing | into nervous | prosiratton, He had not been atthe or fice for five ron kes gaid Mr, Kelley to. y, and way ning to: Ko. to C "Ra | i | day reat. He was broken fornia Tor a 10n down in health, but had not not been tn the market. DRANK POISON TO END HIS SUFFERING. | Jacoh Green, a cAte-Keeper at No. 782 Union’ avenues: Inter Bronx, drink three ounces of cyanide of potassium solution to-day, His death was almost inatantantous, ‘Uretn was fifty-seven | }yeara, Old, , afd occupled: rooma above pat | oon. rollnw Luna, hiv niece, kept houne . She found him stretched, out floor of his bedroom, purgen: had béen uttering fre atiem for several -months, frequently threatened: toend his life, Accorting to Nis niece, he tad for years heen abtiveiin oat politles. CA¥E BOUL: 1 10th st. TWO-YEAR-OLO |for place) 2, Brawny ‘Lad 3. land..7_to_5) mun HOME OF MAS. SIEGEL’ |Orienta Point Villa Looted of Silverware and Paintings. SOUND PIRATES’ Water and T Every Article of Value. Mra, Henry Stoge! was notified to-day fat her city residence, No 2 East | Elghty-necond street. that her beautiful | summer home at Ortenta Point, Mama- |roneck, had been during the (fight. Hor gardener telephoned fo. ber ythat burglars had broken into the house } some time after midnight and ransacked the lower Moors leaving’ the Intérlor in confusion. The robbery had systematically. and the caped with thor of stiverware, tapestries and mics, There, ‘ong-in- the house wut warden id he slept “proféundly’ while the “fntdders atripped: the wally end rifled the Taoms ‘on the ground Noor. The thieves got In through the draw- tng room window and then went’ to work like a band of furniture movers. “AACE GOES TO REBEL QUEEN adioncio thenscrt coments jthe* face that thé! plundeters - brought Ta Wagon or van with them. * Tornado in Action. * ob After cllmblag tate ihe draeing-room | they unfastened the front doors and! jcarried thelr loot out to their convey- jance. When Uie gardener came down- atairs In the morning he found the (front doors still wide open, the walls! lot the rooms almost bare and the fur: looted veen carried out crackamen ea- nds of dollars’ worth valuable paintings, Vij ‘| Fast Track and Good Card Bring Out New Or- leans Regulars. Julture plied about ax If disturbed by a “NEW ORLEANS RESULTS: | ulture tte Mr. Siegel Is In Boston. FIRST RACE—No Quarter (8 tO! jefore out in her automo- bile Mre:-Sregei> Waiked “a-soineieagia with the garueber and learned that the leves had overlooked noching, They open the drawers of Due ds and oabln Th {had stripped mantels ar elvex of costly mics and bric-a-brac and had even carried away a number of valuab: ark Home of the oi! pain ings had been cut from Welr franies and ere Were carried away tnract, ‘The house ts situated on the brink of the Sound, and It is believed that some ‘of the Tobbers reached the place- by boat, others coming In a Vehicle of gous sort. Jideing fromthe propor. ot ierobbery amt amount 6 under taken at least Malt ‘a dozen men were engaged. The thieves lett no clue of any sort benind them, and no | atrangers Were noticed In the village | of Mumaroneck during the night. -In the outbulldings on the Siegel ea- [tate half a dozen reryants were sleep- | ing, but none were disturbed by the = Vintt at the nimderers: Statement by Mrs. Siegel. Shortly after. her warp trl tin Wood. ae the Oriente estao is called, Mra. Siewel made « careful ex- jaminauion of the premises and made ‘BOSS’ TWEED’S SON DEAD! \ the folowing statement to Tho Evening. “IN CONNECTICUT HOME, |: Ww Tand 3 to 1) 1, Spider Webb (3 to 1 for. place) 2, Kohinoor 3. SECOND RAGE—Rebel Queen ( to-2-and-8 to-8)-1; -Mazet-M--(8 to (9 to-2} (our tor} THIRD RACE—Gr. 1, Grenade ) 2, Rebounder 3. ol NEW ORLPANS, March 21.—A fast! track and a fairly good cant furnished | the regularn with ample opportunity for | BYHSSUIMTON Tere TO — THE EVEL NE jong “handicap, with Pasadent end St Valeatine. meoting:-promiscd to. turntan | the beat racé of the day, FIRST RAC! i Five and a half Sees ie M iain eT iT W. Alicks Ferdant, i N Won by. ' ond, Kohinoor third é2 L cannot tell Just how much my loss The burglars. forced an entrance | through the long windows on the first | noor and which face the Sound “T have not made a thorough investl- gation, but I can tell you that valuable HAY March | fonn., The death js announced here of Charles | Paintings have bean cut from frames, Of. Ww . Oriental, rugs have’ been taken and oe aens Lads Ate OUP E LY Bet.) | other valuables carried away were York City, at is home. in St Ronan | fanset(neasurea, *\coannots ae atten street, from pneumonia, aged forty-raur Sunt yet : aa lose vo no Sea yet of Swed came to thls olty trom New uctel ons, bul Ic In teported thageatee York about six” years ago, and had Siegel Hea baaovonbelweneee olen lived here au He leaves a widow | worth at leant $5.00) aud two. children, The burial willbe | "It is reported that the burglars camo to Mra. Slegel's pri dock inn bent, (to Mee are stan ot footsteps leading to the water's edge. A jimmy was Used {in forcing open a big window. Mrs. Blege! lot none of her splendid jewels. —_—__—.__——_ — __ \VAIN FIGHT FOR LIFE i'seauects| WITH A BROKEN BACK the Senate tho - Barrett, of Ni ot Greenwond Cemetery. HUGHES REAPPOINTS Eases OFFICIALS Yu Rochelle and Abram De fond glowood, Nui J., ax Commis: Robert Forest died to-day In J. Hood Palionded interstate Park, to succeed Wright Hospital from ab: themselves. Both nominations werwim- | jig ‘was leaving his hom mediately confirmed | Wadsworth avente, on Une i a pee eres Han, 19 and tell on’ the sidewalk, lands HUMAN SKULL FOUND. hag wit full welgnt on hls, back. t ick attended Forest and for a time te cwaa thought that ne chads e A portion gf an eld and apparently {chutes tovive with hia. badly nmiashed * Kul ai! backbone, | Sirgeons from all much fingered human skull was found Backbone, | Sirgrana, fiom itt parts of to-day wrapped in a newspaper, tying watched the gaine Nght that he made knew at that time that Dr. Mabon believed the defendant to be Insane; ! Practically ° Accuses the District-Ate torney of Preventing Testimony »Being Given by Dr. Mabon that WouldHaveShownThaw€razy. ‘THAW WILL BE A WITNESS- AT LUNACY COMMISSION. Will Endeavor to Convince: Its Members Tht He Is Sane Enough. to Take Counsel with: His Lawyers, Which Would Make Lunacy Commission Needless. Justice Fitzgerald administered a stinging rebuke to District-Attor= ney Jerome this afternoon shortly after_the proceedings were begun to. { decidé whether the Justice “should appoint a commission’ in lunacy ; to pass upon the fitness of Harry Thaw to, stand ‘trial for the murder of | if Stanford White. bon was on the stand a lawyer for the defense questioned him regarding, { ‘his opinion of the present condition of-the mind of the prisoner. rand the District-Attoréy then and there interposed an objection, alt! Under the law,” said the Justice, “I was compelled fo. sustain’ the ob jection. If the District-Attorney now desires to explain why he took ad- vantage of his legal privilege-to' rule out the evidence which he says he ! desifed above all things to bring out I am willing now to hear him.” JEROME.TAKEN BY SURPRISE: us His Honor was practically accusing Jerome of deliberately suppres. ing proof of Thaw's present insanity a week ago when he had an op: ‘portunity to-have it property brought out: Faken by-surprise, -Jerome— hesitated a moment. Then rather weakly he said: “tam ata loss to understand what Your Honor means.” i But-everybody- cise understomd tt and-‘Thaw's- lawyers were Chicks ling among themselves! at the effectiveness of the rebuke. The shoe: was on the other foot now—for only yesterday Jerome had ‘accused | them of burying facts under legat technicalities—and they rejoice since” with half an eye they could see that the shoe pinched. There was a belief expressed this afternoon that, after all, there will * not be any-lunacy commission appointed and the triat’ May continue from where it Stopped. _ 1 technical,-a_great-crowd_ of men stormed the doors of Justice Fieger. ald’s courtroom. y Justice Fitzgerald opened the see jpn “by reading from the record ot the case the District: Allorney! sensational speech of yesterday, in which | he aaeeiinal conduct in holding back fade eatin to their client's lunacy, When he had finished reading, the Justice, addressing Jerome, said: “Are there any additional steps to be taken i neonnection with’ your © suggestion -of yesterday ?” Fe “There are, said Jerome, “both testimony and affidavit ists aes Belore he coutd-go further Delmas rose up, Just behind hime sat all the rest of Thaw’s Iawyers. Gleason was there, but Gleason was. silent: “A copy of the District-Attorney’s suggestion has just been put in my hands,” said Delmas, “but | have, of course, had no time to answer it. 1 have also been informed that it is the intention of Mr. Jerorne to offer oral evidence. | insist that we should. nave more time in Which to. reply to Mr. Jerome's statements,” Ye fi BROTHERS OF THAW ARRIVE. While, Delmas was ‘speaking, Josiah and Edward Thaw! slipped in at ° a side door and took their old seats.‘ i Jerome proceeded to explain that he had used all possible expédi- ~ tion in preparing his motion. He said he had not embodied any state- ments from Dr. Allen McLane Hamilton, because Dr, Hamilton felt that’ unless the lawyers waived the professional privilege, he, as a physician, ; could not make an affidavit. : “That is my reason for desiring to examine Dr Hamilton oral added Jerome. = “1 am informed fiat Dry Hamilton is in possession “of material and important facts tending to show a progressive form of insanity existing in the defendant. Unless Mr. Delmas waives the: privilege of profes- stonal secrecy and permits Dr. Hamilton to make an gfMidavit, | will ask 1 the Court for permission to examine him upon the stand. I desire to say to the Court that I personally ain withholding nothing that can fa-; cilitate tye settlement of the point that has just arisen in the case of the People against Harry Thaw.’ \por a bency in pho Subway station as | (or Give, yo"and) Ong! Aunured sari} “Fornat, Juat twenty-five yoars old, was clerk In A downtown offles. Ile will fe buried on Saturday. _uicheat’ #loride Houte tleket-chopper, er to Policeman thes Weat Ona, Mundred and remtysfitth attest: station, who tok the Bherte Seay ord Tow 7 ithe Lie trough Pinehuret, to the Morgne. [tin thougnt the seul | Gamden, Grhumbia and. Jacksonville: T1¥3 Broatwar, te* rs Sui Sees eet JEROME MAKES HIMSELF CLEAR. “1 do not want the Justice to labor under the sacha that I have concealed any information that might assist Your} I desire to say that I acted just as soon as | had something ta ‘