The evening world. Newspaper, December 14, 1907, Page 10

i DUE Involyed in the Mystery at Orange. ASSASSIN RAN A. RISK. » Waiting to_Examine i _ Victin’s Letters. Poe rab Brederick R. Roney. ‘the Park Hotel. Orange, the was_part owner, ‘pees has convinced at least one of the @Micial investicators that the lo was On Wednesday evening, it was re- q@mlied two-day by ‘several of the dead “men's friends who live in the hotel, @hat be appeared very gloomy. Mrs. Decker, who sat at the tadle with him Geked, noticing his despondent ex- + premeton, if he was In love, “Not that," be replied quickly, “but just got = jetter that socuses unjustly. It has worrled me but I do not care to taik about Mid bs st seemed depressed on Thurs- morning but cheered up at night de vistted friends in the neigh- 00d of the hotel. He,was in un- spirits when be went at_12:30 yesterday morn- fey it waa from the ‘There.seems no room for doubt that fhe man who committed the murder was intimately Rey ee with scar his habits with a peoullar t eiaituees: he must have been perfectly familiar with the old-fash- foned Duflding and its labyrinth of as- _ @anes and incoherently arralced stair- | eases. else he could never have found iia way to Romer’s room and then de- ‘ecended to the «round floor amain and escaped throuch the front door. ‘That he could not have reached the Foom of his victim on the third floor ef the building by the fre-escape is “window of Mr, Romer’s room that lot @ut onto the tron balcony was fastenes ‘when | the ‘body was found This has Jed to the conclusion that the murderer ‘entered by the dopr, and the police as- Sume that {it proves without possi- Dility ‘of doubt that he could not have Qeft the'bullding through that window. Robbery. Not the Motive. Rodi _ for the crime, ax the murderer left a wal tating Stand a gold watch @nd.shath undisturbed. Tals wallet and the watch were found half conosaled | by the pillow on the bed. The mu: @inmond ring had van- unaccountable enough, ax it would necessarily be more | @imcuit to obtain than the watch and sebich might lead to his detection and | | De commission of the crime. ‘He had/ ‘washed the blood stains from his hands et the basin and used several towels to dry himself with. There was a dark furze on one towel, which indicates as well as from his han. After doing. this the @umdie of letters from the coat pocket of his ee cen and undoubtedly He aa "this when his hands Ing, where immediately ad been dripping blood had dried Shes he put them there: elee the paper would have been stained. It would atains. to dry so ax to leave no marks or amudge on paper, and all that while ptbeimurderer, must” have eon in thc smeared chamber, Gueh’s, chain of circumstances seems too horrible to contemplate as an a ef a sane man; yet a maniac cou scarcely have carrie! his cunning far as to-move Such a crude, monstrous business, “then to haye obliterated every pos elue afterward. A Woman’and Revenge Involved? Piecing all the Fre dhe! web of oir stances su:toanding this st emethes the only sane concl thermotive for the crime w Sot revenge. That % snust have prompted) by feadiy hatred would ap- alayer, That there was some froman he wes deepiy fond of and attentive tq the Or- ange pollee say they expact.so0n to. Ket proof of, and they profess to'tel! vis ieee will lead to. tangible clu that the murderer went through “hia letters and papers and rend th over carefully suggests that he m! have xought'a missive from some wo: Bn to the dead man, some woman whore love haq been switched from him to MMs victim, TO LOVE AFFAIR Took Chance of Detection by Marsty has a murder mystery had aa! @asive « motive as the slaying. of the wearhy up- who was hammered to death | | yesterday with « heavy ea tool ine . J. of which | ee very ebusive- | of intricately Invotved, in now convinced that ‘the |, ‘only established by the fact that the | gnove cortaiply-was not the motive | ‘wallet. No burglar would take a ring | Yeave bank notes of small denomina- | f that he washed stains from his clothing | % . Ont. yer: took a/ Pe were crumpled on | BS marks of | take an hour or more for such deep | Weet with amuzing stealth tn | and fust¥from the ineensato brutality of the | | boarded. aul eh snevAwat! —-<a ‘STOCKS RALLY IN Market Leaders Shake Off Pressure and Make Gains as Buyers Appear. ‘The downward tendency of stocks was) again in evidence to-day with Mberal Offerings of the principal’ industrials Western Union gave way 1 Sugar, 1 1-4; Union Pacific, 1, ang Pennsy!- vania, Reading. ww York “Central, Northern Pacific and Louisville and Nashyilie considerable fractions. ecesion advanced. The prices acti fa! ing and selling being quite brisk, Inoreased after the list had returned to the netehborhood of yesterday's closing, In the run of trading purchases were on quite a liberal scale and most of the important stocks were quoted slixhtly yooterday’s cl: ‘The total Bala Of: oven were 174.500 of bonds $1,138,000. shares and of The Closing Qu aa compared with mocks and net chances are as follows: yestertay’s final -fleures | Amal, Conger. | Aine one’ & Poni bam: 3 Am, | den. | Am. tron by | fn Pacific £ Ohio | Chie: | toate: Mexican Ce Bfo., M ers FEES fades BREE BOYS FIND DEAD MAN. Body, Supposedly That of Finnegan, In an Arcawny, A man. supposed to be John Finnegan. years old, | sixty thi was OS Wert Thir- y three small taken to ° INHALES GAS TO DIE. Mary atoren, aged EDIE AYS Roserbaunn: At Prestys: [it was sald khe would ABRISK MARKET There “was no improvement as the | Prices hardened slowly and business) ‘Th-day's highest. lowest ani last prices of | 62) ee Jonn |S found dead tn! Current wholésale market prices, cor- rected dally, as a guide and guard to The Evening World household buyer: {Dressed beef, per pound—Fatr to choice, fo a lc; beef cuts, No. 1, 13.; No. |2 101-30.; chucks, je. a S¢.; rounds Tc. a 81-20. Dressed veal. per pound— }City, 14, @ 141-2c.; Western, 101-20. a 121-20. Dressed, Spring lambs, per |pound, 10 1-2c. a 11 1-2c.; yearlings, 91-20. @ 10c.; mutton, 9 1-2:. “Calf, each we. a SOc; beet, be. a pound. Oxtafis, each 6c. a 7c. Dreased hogs, per pound, 71-2. a § 1-3. pork joins, Me. léc.; smoked hams, per pound, 10 a 111-3: shoulders, sc. a 91-tc.; boneless bacon, per pound, 130. a, I1-2c; ribbed bacon, 1 a 1e.; smoked beef tongue, per pound, 13 1-20. a 15, Dressed Poultry—per pound—Jersey turkeys, léc, a tic; Western turkeys. 4c, mn 18c, Chickens—soring broilers, 3 to 4 Jb. valr, 2c. a 23c.: woring chick- Ory, Me, to tbc fowls, “a 12: geese, Marytand lc. average. Western. = dozen. $75 a H Re ir wo. a S50. tack TaDbits, Flow: ks. | $5.25; winter patents, $4.80 Wheat, $2.90 a $310 per 100 lb.; rye, four. com meal. a ber bushel, mer a 7S. a pair. per bbl.--Spring cpatents. 3 25, 8 Ww $s: a ox: Tow, 196. 2 white kidney, 1906, teas red 197, choice, $75. per dozen—Good td-ifancy, ; choice to extra Wostern. refrigerator, 17 1- ar, per 1b.--Granulated, powdered, 4.90c. Molasses, per. galion— New Orieins, pei Be.’ to 3.5 nyr- to ck oles, . bc. to & $-80. is Island ines, $1 tO $225 prot others, $1.8 to $2.25: eweet po- y. to $350; exgpant. per box, $1 lorida string beans, per basket, 5.0; Fiorida romatoes per carrier, 2 ri} oo ‘BIG TREAT AHEAD FOR NEWSDEALERS, They Will Be Guests of a Evening World at a Theatre Party. 4 There's'a great big Christmas treat tn ae for the wives and sweethearts of us men and boys who sell The Evening It.comes a \ittle in advance of Christmas, but {t wif be none the lesa {n holiday occasion for all that. ne date ty next Tuesday—afternoon, | TH the Suvoy Thpetre, and the casion a sp Lotsratisple t afte ning W Tt ts Just auch an- Evening World a month ago when they had the ! other big provided tor at “The Roun abou Rata distributed for eta ure to. be iseirepon for on at thelbokomice of the ¢ on the afternoon of the and the newsdealers wil mb Intens ions. * story, a story of up-to- Pp , Messrs, Brady } the play with ¢ same. company bas imade it*so wiccesstul. “The pe formance will be exactly 'the that given in the evening, mined teed a te Livers tm Kine, BeCO! passenge! was er!-Creamery, per ib. 2% 1-2 ls is Mtehed to the “att of a ro 2 actory, I8¢. a 20°. Chesae: per | a une up over the side. ‘Then the SBiate ji Cul creas fo "ec. 40.9 Phitadelpiia wes nble to all, matinee performance! Man of the | cir wives and sweet-!. Frederick R. Romer and Park Hotel, |\Orange, N.J.,. Where He Was Murdere ad) ] LALD. ROTILR.. 5:05 WOMEN’S SCREAMS HOLD A Ble LINER ores Philadelphia Delayed Half an Hour to Take On Belated Steerage Passenger. } 1 + ‘The salting of the Philadelphia, of the | ‘American Line, was delayed half an| hour to-day owing to the belated arrival | of an hysterical steerage passenger. The pler was thronged with friends of | George M. Cohan, who had dined with {nto the morning, when, a cab dashed down the plier ‘containing three screaming women. All the gangways had been drawn in and the hawsers 'were being cast off. ‘Three yourg women leaped out of the cab and beichenints to be permitted on board. Though only one of the three, note se ay, ie No, 80 Sixth avenue. a Passer, was Koing\on board, Ait three howled without restraint. Policemen and pler attendants sousht to sooth Miss Duffy, but ehe fought and scr¥tamed anced about wildly. She/. cried out hyatericail that her mother Te oying Ireland and she must xo to her, “fhe muperintendeat ot the oler | Sein nf °Mias Duty mag allowed to ante 2s De wed tO then when her ems Sisters xa her Saissopear y made Ge auch an ute} expathacy ers wereieiec ed from the | “thevateerago gangway bad just been drawn in when another cab whirled through the. entrance. ‘This. contained three men Who made a much nolse as the three women preceding them. It | developed they had. the e bapeare of a cats te BURGLARS BLOW UP HEWLETTS P. 0 SAFE Gang Working on Long Island} Gets Away With $700 in Stamps and Cash. aws the turn of Huwletts, a little teen in Nessau County, to get a taste of the nandiwork of the yesemen who are working on Long Island, and early lee. she got it ED time around 4 o'clock burglars ke a rear window of the post office, | nich is on West Broadway, a block from the station of the Long Island | Railway. They packed mail bags jmround the. safo and then blew the |doors off with dynamite. They got 1¥6. in stamps and $30) in cash. Cornelius Seamon, who lives next door lover a store, hevrd the muffled crash, ei but he didn’t’ get up. Bheritt Gilder: sleeve hurried over from Mineola, All he got In the way of a clue was 4 pin uch as a woman uses in fastening. a Vel, which Jay on the vost-office floor A short ¢iMance away from the store| Were tracks either of a wagon or an | automobile. The Post-Offices of Garden City, Min- Seola and Roslfi! were robbed in pretty. much the same fashion recently. ——— BANDITS BATTLE GUARDS | i AFTER WRECKING TRAIN. ! TIFLIS, Transcaucasia, Dec. 14-—-A hand of alxty robbers attacke- and de- rated tne mail train 1uaning between ‘Tiflis and Baku last night near the sta- tlon of Salakirlu, The train was car- rying a large sum of money. The truin guards repulaed the bandita after a fight in which many passengers and soldiers wera wounded, ‘The bandits finally retreated, leaving four dead bo- hind thi The a was daringly concelved and carried out. Thirty yards of track on a down grade had been-torn up and the ‘train, running at full’ speed, ps unged its way over the thes. Both | locomotives. and most of the, cars were | ditched. The robbers, ‘who were in | hiding nearby, Immediately came out | . and advanced on the train guard and | Dineen i pened dus travenieee h Th ulely and re: inened te fre. fro: behind the ipase of wreckage. ‘They held thelr ardung tenaciously until "the robbers. ware Griven off. carrying thelr wounded” A peepee train has (ante a num. et, gf the wounded passengers and guards into Tiflis, Troope are in parses <¢ tht sobbers, | detctt “was shown in the Clearing House state- | ment fasued to-day, and which proved} “|favorable In every respec. ‘& Gecrease in loans of $11,367,000. There | Wes 2 ‘a substantial increase in re- | arrived at the new palace to-day, re- BLANKET DEPARTMENTS. _ITHE. EVENING. WORLD, SATURDAY, DE EMBER 14,°1907.° —: ‘BANK STATEMENT |ELACKMAR IS SHOWS ANOTHER | SLATED FOR THE CUT IN DEFICIT) SUPREME BENCH Heavy pees in Loans Is} Hughes. to Honor Counsel for Another Good Feature of | Public Service Board—An- Clearing-House Report. other Term for Gaynor. A further ‘cut was made in the bank this week, the ‘total . being brought down to $40,101.73" This fact ALBANY, Dec. 14.—Abel. L. Black- mar, of New York, now counsel for the Public Service Commission in the Miest District, will be appointed by ‘Ger. ‘Hughes on Jan, 1 a Justice of the Su- Preme Court in, the Second: Judtctel District, to succeed Willard Bartlett, who was elected in November ‘a. Juéee of the Court of Appents was learned here to-day on sut- ficient authority; also that the Gover- A notable feature that pleased Wall Street was serves. The report, ‘ae'#tvén out, was as fol- lena: in the ‘Second De Justice John Woodward. of jamestown, and William J. Gaynor. of Brooklyni whose present designations Meare : Seth i Se KING OF TRAMPS’ LEVEE. Dr. Ben 1. Reitman, of Chicago, who calls himself the ‘King of the Tramps,” is going to hold a reception for boy tramps fortay aiithe Bowery Mission, No. 55 Bows The affair 18 to begin at 3 P.M. and turning from his visits to the King of | addresses “The Lake wr Bh Kid," 3 A * _Cinett a England and the Queen of the Nether-| Regi and others of the ox Seat ‘A luncheon will be served jecrease decrease Cireulation, increase KAISER REACHES HOME POTSDAM, Dec. 14—Emperor William JAMES MAGREERYSCO. — 23rd Street 34th Street FURNITURE. ‘12 Both Stores, Holiday Novelties. i Art Furniture, Gold Parlor Cabin- ets and Tables, Mahogany Writing Desks and Tables, Morocco Covered English Reclining Chairs, Fireside Rockers and Chairs, Low Seated Dress- ing Chairs, Secretaries, Book Cases, Racks, Tea Wagons, Trays, Lunch and Card Tables, Morris Chairs, Desk Chairs and Tabourettes. Various styles in Cellarettes, Colonial and Sheraton reproductions. Many quaint and un- usual articles suitable for gifts, prizes and favors, ART DEPARTMENTS, Novelties — embroidered on fine- materials in ribbon and lace. Glove, Handkerchief, Jewel and Sewing Cases, Photo Frames; Engagement Calendars, } Hair Pin Boxes, etc. Luce Scarfs, Centre Piecees, Leather Covers, Pillows, Mats and Scarfs. Fourth Floor, Twenty-third Street 1 Seventh Floor, Thirty-fourth Street pad In Both Stores. On Monday, December the 16th. Sale of Comfortables and Bed Spreads, Silk Comfortables, both sides covered ' with figured Japanese Silk. Filled with lambs‘ wool. Full size, 7-50 each value 10.50 White satin finished’ Marscilles Bed Syeaie Double bed size. 2.75 and 3.50 each unusual values RUG DE ARTMENTS. In Both Stores, On Monday, December the réth. zoo Mahal and Agra (India). Carpets, Average size 9 x 12 ft. 987-50. | former price 150.00 Mosul, Khurdistan and Shirvan Rugs, © . for five years {o tne! JANES MeGREERY & CO. 23rd Street 34th Street SILK DEPARTMENTS In Doth Stores. McCreery Silks, ‘Exhibition and Sale .of novelty Silks. Suitable for Gowns, Blouses, Trimming and Millinery, On Monday and Tuesday, December the 16th and 17th. 2 : Sale of 5,000 yards, Imported Black - Dress Silks, asc per yard value 1,00 Selections made will upon request be suitably boxed for presentation, : WASH DRESS GOODS. Exhibition of Irish Dimity in new weaves and prints for Spring . 1908. Cable and dimity cords on white or tinted grounds, checks, plaids and cluster cord stripes, various printed dots, rings,) rosebuds, stripes and floral patterns. b On Monday, December the 16th Sale of Corded Madras: with neat black and white printed designs. De cell: for house dresses. 32 inches wide. 12c per yard First Floor, Twenty-third Street. Second Floor, Thirty-fourth Street. In Both Stores. DRESS GOODS DEP'TS. a Both Stores. Sale of black and colored Dress Goods. On Morday, December the 16th. ImportedSuitings, including French Cheviot, English Worsted and’Scotch . mixtures, plaids, checks and stripes. Varions color combinations. 75c per yard formes prices 1.35 and 1.50. Imported Black Broadcloth, Bril- liant finish. 50 inches wide, I.§0 per yard (ie value 200 LINEN DEPARTMENTS. In Both Stores. second) Floor. $2 ” On Monday and muciday, December the 16th and 17th. 2 Sale of fine hand-émbroidered and hand-scalloped D’Oyleys, Centre Pieces and Scarfs below usual prices. Round D’Oyleys. 6x6 inches...................3.25 doz. Bx Bee ers oek saree 4s 75h TOXIO eee. 0875 Round Centre Pieces. 20x20 inches....................... 1-65 “ “ cy 27x27 SAE DER EEA OC I Scarfs. \ 20x36 inches..................222+. 2:85 20X45 eels Bea aoxs4 «“ ...., é 13-60 Hemstitched and hand-embroidered Scarfs, 1,25, 1.50 and 2,25 each A complete assortment of D’Oyleys, Centre Pieces, Scarfs, tea, ]uncheon and dinner Cloths. Trimmed with hand-made laces. At moderate prices,” JAMES McCREERY & CO. 23rd Street 34th Street — 12,00 to 17.00 i former price 21.00 to 23.00 Fine Daghestan Rugs. ~ Suitable for holiday gifts. 11.00, 15,00 and 26,00 value 18,00, 22.00 and 35.00 eae Wilton Rugs. Size 9x 12 ft. 25,00 and 30.00 Seamless Axminster Rugs. Size 9x12 ft, 25,00 ~ 4 Wilton Rugs. Size 8 ft. 3 im x ro ft, 6‘in. 25,00 Plain ,and figured Wilton Velvet Carpet, “Extra heavy quality. : 1,00 per yard former price 1.75 Inlaid Tile Linoleum, best quality. 1.15 per yard” usual price 1.65 JAMES MoGREERY & 60, 23rd Street 341th Street ‘The FUNNIEST YETI The Newlyweds Christmas! Fall Page in Colors by GEORGE McMANUS, NEXT SUNDAY'S WORLD @ i}