The evening world. Newspaper, April 8, 1907, Page 5

THE LVENIXG WORLD, ~—WAYLAD MERRILL WITH KNIFE: FOR PROTECTING GIRL Former District-Attorney Says Man Made Threats Against Him. ASSAILANT GETS AWAY. Cc Flees Evidently in Belief He Had Cut Lawyer's Throat. of the Richmond Hill late this afternoon put Biaso D’Gtullo, a sixteen-year-old Ital- fan, throweh the " jegree” in oan- nection with the mmurderous assault on Vohn B. Merrill, former District-Attor- Rey of Queens County, end, it was said, the youth gave the police information that may Jjead to the arrest of would-be aasamin Mr, Merrill wa: to appear today in the Third Distric Municipal Cour; at Jamaica, L. 1 D'Giulio ts not under arrest, but the police kept him under watoh while de- tectives investigated his story. He ts employed at Crispl's barber shop at Capt. Darcy, police station, Mr, "s face and neok bore the marks made by the woud-De assassin, who slashed at him desperately with a Jong-bladed knife as he walked hur- riedly toward his home in Ozone Park. The detectives at first thought the attack on Mr. Merrill had been made by one of the gamblers who have been Griven out of Long Island City by Die- trict-Attorney Dwrrin, who tae been backed openly in his crusade against thp lawless element by the former prose- cutor, but later evidence convinced them That his asastiont was an Ttattan whose enmity he bad aroused through his championing of the cause of a young Itaitan girl Man Made a Threat. “Tam {nformed,” safd Mr. Merrill to- day, “that an Italian made the stnte- ment in a barber shop near my heme last Thursday night that 1 would never Live to hear this case to-day, Iam sat Irfied now that if the police can estab- Lah hie identity they will find the man who tried to kill me.” The would-be aseaesin sprang upon him in the dimly lighted street as he was on his way home and made wv- eral desperate thrusts at him with « long-bladed knife. At one thrust the knife point barely reached the former Distriot-Attorney’s face and made a Jong flesh wound almost from ear to chin. That Mr. Merrill is alive to-day fe due to his own strength and courase. An the armed man charged on him he was able to put up so that the man with tue knife was finally Griven off. As his assailant fed Mr. Merrill set up a cry for help, but no one beard him, and the man made his es cape in the darkness Mr, Merrill then hurried to the home of his friend, Dr. Samuel Nutt, who found that the wound in his face was mot a dangerous one. He Informed the surgeon that he had doubtless saved his life by @ fine right-hander he delivered on the Jaw of his asmallant just at the Instant he reached his face with the knife, The Assailant’s Description. Mr. Merrill furnished the police of the Richmond Prt stat: scription of his as | was about five feet | and of stocky build. probably an Italian. He wore which was drawn well down over face and served in part to mask his featur Half a dozen detectives are on the hunt the man to-day. WELL-KNOWN TAMMANY #ix inches tp height He thought MAN DIES SUDDENLY.| and Popular in Local Pol- itics, Passes Away. Capt, Michael H. Whalen, veteran of Whe Civil War and a proméinem Tam many }lall worker, died suddenly at his Y t Broadway, on Bat : Capt. Whalen, Veteran of the War | Sullivan. He of the Port © Street Cleaning De- r Mayor Grant and was Presidential elector in the campaign of 2900, cleaning to the I at —_— WALL PAPER POISONED HIS THREE WIVES, diana Farme AVANBYILLE, Ind Zachariah Wat farmer in Josey few days ago, aw fevered that her Wallpaper ob the wail the parlor of h 1 the wallpaper w (0 be impregnate n, Waison's first two wives died in the | game way, thelr deaths occurring one end two years ago ———— SNOW TIES UP MONTREAL MONTREAL, Que, April BoA terre mowsorm is Thing In Montross aad bot Knuwwn here #& + was commander of | DOCTOR'S WIFE WILL BEQUEATHS TRED 10 JUMP ROSEVLT ACA ip { Grover Te “Goo FROM WINDOW ‘and my cat Bnowdrop well her for money. ine—L owe Dr. Paider said that on Saturday hie | wite, who is thirty years old and the mother of two children, attacked the tel- ephone, cutting the wires and hurling the instrument through the window of to Theodore than I can ever pay int in this way 1 wish to ungrateful He bas Angel who spread nis wir o'er my peace through ike a: badly their second-floor apartment into the! only true in trouble, 1g r gia ‘ to him and only wien street below. The Magistrate lasued a Bbdiecg oh Oe eer Ss tarail warrant for Mrs, Paider and sent Po | Qingunt. 1 hope le will except At in liceman Kelly, of the court equad, after the Spirit I give it and with God's | hi Blessing. <i cal a ‘ to Wh Kelly entered the apartment ‘In witness thereof I dave -hereun'| and asked Sirs Paider to accompany | set my hand this 2:1 day of November, } him, ake leaped straight at him, sets-| 903, in the presence of witnesses. ing his throat vetween her fingers and “LULU B. GROVER. crushing his windpipe with superhyman| ‘“@igned and sealed In presence of strength Kelly was taken unawares) YWIN: NELSON TAFT, |and went staggering, with the woman SELLA M. TAFT, choking him into insensfbllity, when | 387 Lexington avenue, Dr, Paider caine to the po n | 4 ‘ork City. distance. The physician seized his| “tow, 2, 1908 wife and managed to break her hold,| The will was filed by Frank W. Ar- but he fought off both of them, and,| nol, of No. 119 Nassau street. wno rushing to the parlor, threw open a) stetes in the papers that he appears window and Jumped. | for the proponent, who is not nambd Kelly and Dr. Paider were at her). . " heels and seized her as she took thi plunge. For @ moment she dangied over the «ill, struggling to plunge to. the street, but the two men .managed Grng her indoors, She fought them | the way to the court, 60 persona| ee eee ee : Rugs “New Ore Passer wae sent to Bellevue for) examination. j MATRON OF 38 SUES COLLEGE BOY Young Son of Rich New York Family Is Asked $10,000 for Breach of Promise. @ Carpets. Why haven't we raised the prices of our floor-coverings to meet the general heavy ad- vance elsewhere? We don't have to, The unusual ad- yantages we possess a3 manu- facturers enable us to buy great quantities of raw ma- terial at the lowest possible cost. Then, you buy direct from our Jooms through our own store. Can't you see why we keep prices down—why you save more in buying of us? RUGS—Best Body Brussels mean a dollar's worth of wear for every dollar of their cost PAMILADELPHIA, April (—With ox amination day only @ few weeks off, Abram Splegelass, a student im the We offer 9x12 ft. sizes of senior class of Jefferson Medioal Col- regular $28.50 valu lege, has been called upon to answer this week, at $23.50 & charge of breach of promise prefered! Ay minster sive a by Mrs, Lena Watson, of Parkland, Bucks County. ‘The Secuity of the esl. room a touch of the artistic similar to the higher price forelgn weavings. We offer tha taothaas (et tea aaah 9xi2 ft. sizes, that sell regu- oa Peder larly at $27.5 ve, th i olaes y -50, este taf a de aia ae Nl eae Op ae $22.50 2 e nev first mg Mts’ Wasa at Noa | Royal Wiltens, on account of taal drags seek, nee me was em- their remarkable wearing qual- ae a pervan Fenth strest fouse to beard on Get. ib Sis amd Repere a saecaye inst. He denies tha: in the six weeks ness, are cheap at any price. he lived there he ever gave the woman We offer 9x12 sizes, that sell cums “to think” tha Intended to regularly at $37.50, A warrant was sworn out for his ar FOP ia cannanersgenee $29.50 < baat February, and ; Sas taken before a Magistrate and. re. | CARPETS—Worsted Velvets add re leased on batl. Saturday sult was en- a tone of richness to a parlor tered in Common Pleas Gourt "by tne ea aie Horan inate cartiie Ores iar oe eee ran in tically effective. We've a large la {af He mys thet aince ary he deen repeatedly approached by detectives offering to settle the mat- er range of attractive patterns {n regular $1.20 yard quality that 19 WOMEN INNTSH Tapestry Brussels for the NR DIET room that gets the hardest } usage. We offer the best iret Mlested te Any National so-wire grade that sells regu- Legtslature—Many Sootaltets, larly at 95¢ yard, 72 4 HELSINGFORS, April &—The returns for .. ”c of the ‘sections ‘for members of the D b ~ Mth St. & innial jot show that ‘wom: ] sfihom nine are focaitan have bos | AP ODSON $ Fitth ave. | elected. This tm the first occasion that women representatives heve been elected to any nationa! legisiatu A Makers of Carpets for 50 Years. | B. Altman & Cn. WILL HOLD AN EXCEPTIONAL SALE, TO-MORROW, TUESDAY, APRIL %b, OF WOMEN'S MOUSQUETAIRE GLOVES 16 BUTTON LENGTH, SUEDE, IN BLACK, TAN AND WHITE, $1.35 PER PAIR ALSO A SPECIAL SALE OF WOMEN'S SILK HOSIERY, AT VERY ATTRACTIVE PRICES, AS FOLLOWS, PLAIN BLACK SILK HOSE, $1.35 PER PAIR, PER BOX OF THREE PAIRS, $3,75 EMBROIDERED BLACK SILK HOSE, $1.65 PER PAIR. PER BOX OF THREE PAIRS, $5.00 Rs BLACK OR WHITE SILK HOSE, PLAIN OR OPENWORK 8TYL£6, WITH EMBROIDERY $2.75 PER PAIR 4,50 PER PaIn 6.00 PER PAtK. 7.50 PER PAIR. PER BOX OF THREE PALRS, $7.50 PER BOX OF THREE Parrs, |2.50 a PER BOX OF THREE PAIRS, 16.50 PER BOX OF THREE PAIRS, 20,00 i ae rn ! ‘ANER KILLED I BRIDGE RUNAWAY and-Cahill d Angel and Wa the | ” att 1 | Only True Friend. Wag | i First She Nearly Choked) a Policeman — Insane, jatreet, Mi Her Husband Says. i] today when nis horse, trig | arand running aw . z z turned the veh Dr. Jullun Palder, of No, 149 Bast Sev- Cahill was employed by hia tath street, arent to Yorkville P Patrick Cahil & contractor oe ay and told Magistrate Sweet f . that his wife had been acting in & work for the Bridge Depart He nge manner for some montha, and) ment was taking « load from Man r he wished her committed for ex-| 1 give to Theodore, aoe Brooklyn #ome time after m | amination as to her sanity. Her delu- | Goth “i ‘person The wind was blowing a gale and the| sion was that her hueband wished to jewelry, dia estate. All money ng in torrents w came whizzing along bolted Cahill tried to guide n the centre of the road nd kept them straight until passing the Brock- lyn tower, when the wheels struck the | bridge railing and the heavy truck turned oompletely ovwr, Cahill was caught under the load and killed in tantly The horses broke free from the wagon and were caught at the! entrance of the bridge by a policeman "World Wants MONDAY, mae Our present showing of Models Spring APE Sy never so beautiful. Our that $52 Voile Suit ANI Our OLOF $38 Panama Suit IN BLACK AND CC Our JLORS, $42 Tailored Suit IN ALL THE NEW PLAIDS, STRIPES & to keep our stock full, but we have plenty on hand now, which will make it an easy matter for you to make a selecs| tion Broadway, 17th and 18th Sts. bhi Work Wonders. LIGHT CHECKS. No Imitation for Anty Drudge. Grocer’s boy—The boss told me to tell you he was just out of Fels-Naptha, but that this soap is just as good, and he’s sure you'll like it.” -Anty Drudge—“Just out—is he! be out some more. Well, he’s going to If he thinks I’m going to use an imitation of Fels-Naptha, just so’s he can get a big- ger rake-off, he’s got think coming. other grocer will get my trade in the future.” Some Any invention that saves time and labor is bound to come into universal use. Wit- ness the sewing machine, the telephone, the electric light and scores of others. They were received with doubt at first; now every intelligent person takes advan- tage of them. So Fels-Naptha soap will some day be used by every woman in this country who washes clothes. More than a million now make it save them time, bother and hard work, and the number is growing every wash-day. If you are not. one of these million modern women, you will be some aay 108 as soon as you have courage enough to break awa methods. Every wee another half day of boiler method. tions on the red and HeadacheCaused By Eyestrain. Some doctors say 9 per cent of sick headaches are due to eyestrain, All agree upon at least 75 per cent. Our REGISTERED PHYSICIANS will tell you) scaleable tnt the cause in your particular case Glasses as low as One Dollar, ESTAULISHBD | 223 Sixth Ave., Below 16th St, | 340 Sixth Ave., Below 224 St, 1274 Broadway, Below 334 St, | 217 Bway, Astor House Block. | A seven-time Worid Want | |works all the week, Order one | to-day and prosper, \ ati acelin = I from old-fashioned your delay means naceoreshing labor, coal or gas wasted, danger of colds steam, unnecessary wear and tear on clothes, With Fels-Naptha you can wash in cold green wrapper. from or lukewarm water without hard cubbing, and in half the time it takes by the wash- Follow closely the direc- was | | | ba] | | | | | | | They are so popular it is hard for us ' i | 1907, | in full assortment or good enoush to go into it. | | | | are distinguished in the store by g | Women’s Corsets, 75¢ These are-all new, up to date, stylish |J| models of the well-known C-B a la Spirite | corsets; all thoroughly well made of reliable qualities of boning and covering. Other Days, $1.50 White Oxfords, 75c Women’s low shoes of an excellent qual- ity of white canvas; finished with han turned soles and Cuban heels. An unusual chance to get stylish white ties for half price. Other Days, $1.50 Spring Coating, 39c Handsome wool mixed coatings, S6inches wide, Serviceable, stylish materials, in all the newest colorings and combinations. Other Days, 75c a yd, Meat Dishes, 10c “Syracuse”? china meat dishes, with rolled edges, made especially for hotels and boarding houses; assorted large sizes. Your choice, while they last, for one-fifth to one-half their regular prices, Other Days, 25c to 50c Sugar Wafers, lic a Pkt. Many of the most delicious sorts, put up in handy, attractive packages. - Huntley « Palmer's Cherry Wafers. Arctic Wafers. President Wafers. (Limit of six packets to a customer.) (Fourth Floor.) Couch Covers, 79c Roman striped couch covers, 50 inches wide and fringed all around; closely woven; of wear-resisting materials,and in a variety of bright, cheerful looking color combinations. Other Days, $1.15 (Second Floor.) 1 (Second Floor.) (Main Floor.) (Third Floor.) (Third Ploor.) Women’s Handkerchiefs ie. * 1,000 dozen, extra fine swiss, embrold- ered handkerchiefs, hemstitched or scalloped effects. Have slight imperfections—though you'd need a microscope to find them, main Pieor) If Perfect Would Sell up to 25¢ Men’s Sample Hats, *1 Soft or stiff fele hats, in dark or light colors. Telescope hats for young men in pearl and nutria shades. All in newest spring styles and made on best blocks, Other Days, $1.50 (Main Ploor.) en * ~ Grass Matting Rugs, 69c fs 200 sample rugs in natural colorings; cool-looking, durable and easily cleaned. Average size 3 ft. x 6 ft. Fifth Floor. Other Days, 90c Other Days, 25c | uesday Bargains HIS is the rule which governs the admission of items tothe Tuesday Bargain Lise—- | the rule which has made Tuesday one of the three busiest days of our week and the Policy which gives New York a new kind of “bargain day”— Tuesday Bargain items must be invariably of seasonable goods. They ust be in (uantities sufficient to promise one full day’s selling They must le standard qualities, either taken direct from regular stock AND The Price Must Be Lower Than Any Price. Formerly Advertised | We reserve the right in all cases to limit purchases made by any one customer, Goods » y cards, lettered in red and black. | } | Leader Refrigerators, $10.50 and $6.50 |! ANUFACTURED by the Alaska Refrigerator Company, makers of the famous Model Refrigerator. — The Leader is a splendidly constructed refrigerator; made with charcoal sheathing, which acts, as @ purifier and assures a perfect circula-4) tion of cold, dry air in the provision chamber at all times. Apartment House Style—No. 630; 25 in. wide, | Leader Refrigerator—No, 620; dajae Seth 20. Bigs leoierer $00.50) (2K Seen, 20 i babs men Ba oy pacha Other Days, $13 Other Days, $7.75 Muslin Underwear, $1.25 | Manufacturer's samples of women’s fine muslin underwear; materials and trimmings of superior quality; perfect workmanship; ; gowns, chemises, drawers, corset covers, (No mail orders filled.) ‘ (Second Floor) Other Days, $1.95 and $2.50 4 Turkish Slippers, 25c Pretty little slippers, daintily embroid- ered in gold or silver thread; in black, red, yellow and pink. Better than most slippers / of this sort that cost twice as much. Other Days, 35e Gas Globes, 12c t Fancy shapes in pretty glass gas globes; { a large variety of tasteful etched designs; well finished and smoothly made, | (Third Floor.) Other Days, 19¢ Oil Cooking Stoves, $2.85 Perfection, blue flame, wickless, oil cook- ing stoves, with all the 1907 improvements; simple in construction, and guaranteed odor- less, smokeless and not to leak; safe and powerful; two burners, ) Other Days, $3.35 Lace Curtains, 39c a pair Good quality of Nottingham lace cur- tains in pleasing assortment of artistic de- signs; heavy, overlock edge. Will add fresh- ness and daintiness to any room. (Third Floor) Other Days, 59e: Men’s Shoes, $1.25 Of gun-metal calf; lace style in two good? models; one is a narrow toc, swing last; the i other a straight London toe with tip. We have all sizes. (Second Ploor.) Malo Aisle Table. (Baseme: Other Days, $1.954, 24% in. Goldman Tuckers, 95c An automatic tucker that can be used on, any machine and for any material; war- ranted to do perfect and satisfactory work i directions are followed. Come and see it demonstrated in our Sewing Machine Store, (Third Fler.) Other Days, $2; Smyrna Rugs, $3.50 Best quality reversible Smyrna rugs, in a choice selection of new and most attractive Spring colorings and desirable patterns, Size 3 ft.x5 fr (Fitth Fioor) Other Days, $4.50 5 Bed Spreads, 69c Full size, white crochet bed spreads, in handsome Marseilles designs. (Not more than (wo to one customer.) Other Days, 950; ( Man Floor Crib Comforters, 38c Silkolene, light weight crib comforters, filled with sanitary cotton; made in a vari- ety of pretty patierns in delicate colors; | plain back with plain ruffle. Other Days, 69c | (Third Floor.) White Goods, 9c a Yard |}. 1,300 remnants of plain or fancy white goods of every description; all of good quality and full widths; some. slightly soiled, but washing will remedy that, Other Days, 25e {| Male Floor | Full Size Blankets, 73c | White, Hastern made blankets, part wool; made singly, bound with white binding; borders of pink or blue, Just the right sort of blankets for spring and summer use, Other Days, $1.25 * _ 5 Renaissance Scarfs, 98¢ Hand-made Japanese scarfs, with pure linen centers and heavy Renaissance lace edge, Well made, of good quality, forming effective coverings for burcaus or side tables Third Floor Other Days, $1.50 | | Muslin Sheets, 33c Bleached muslin sheets, size 72x90 ins,; seamed in center, This price is less than present manufacturers’ price by case, Not more than one dozen to a customer, No mail orders filled, (Mais Floor Other Days, 43e . ° Lorgnette Chains, 1.95 Women’s lorgnette or watch chains, 54 inches long; all soldered links; heavily gold plated with Roman Tinish; solid gold slide, set with a genuine diamond chip + Other Days, $8 Male Floor We Give ‘Se & H,”’ Green Trading S100) <i,