The evening world. Newspaper, December 26, 1907, Page 16

sia: Eee WOULONT Pul “CHECK ON ICE” ~FORRECTOR WINE Instead, Young. Artist. Benoit} Is Put'Away to Cool'on * . Jslind, HAD MERRY CHRISTMAS Three Pints of Bubbles /and} ‘Cab Ride for Nothing Joy Enough. “Well, anyhow.” sald Albert Benolt. as pe squeezed himself into the Jet- ferson Market Police Court van for Blackwell's Isiand to-day, “I had a merry Chriatmias.” Mr. Benoit ‘is nineteen years old and], tempera-; an artist, with on ment. He says his’ is Chief of Police Lambert, of Montreal, and un- {il recently he lived in that city; He} came to New York to pursue his artistic §nelinations and they led him to settle t No, 28 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn Christmas Day in Brooklyn was not a hit with young Mr, Benoit. He came to Manhattan, rode uptown and chariered | cab. Late fn the afternoon he di- ected the driver of the cab to proceed ~ to Rector's, ‘There was (very litle doing in Rec- tor’s when. young Mr, Benoit arrived Ho} had stopped in various places on the way and was feeling fit. After checking hla coat and hat he took a seat at a table presided over by Emil Chapiils, Emi! handed him a bill of tare and fhe studied 1 long and earnestly. Then be Grdered a chicken sandwich and a Scotch high ball He ste the sandwich, drank the high bell and ordered another high ball. Worked Up Wine Appetite. ‘Chapula was kept pretty busy carry- ing ‘high bails ‘to young Mr, Benoit, who flocied himself with about a dozen of them. Then, his artistic temperament demanded wine. He drank three pints. Evidently Mr. Benolt had no: figured ‘on the result of « combination of Scotch highballs and champagne, which is in- Variably quite pronounced. The waiter, deeming that Mr. Benoit had sufficiently irrigated himself, tendered the check, which amounted to $12, “Put sheck on ice,” said Mr. Benott, grandiloquently. “Ev'rybody knows me.” In the desperate hope that Mr. Benott might haye some money, he was searched.’ He yielded up « small bottle of pills. 2 dollar watch and a near-| ‘pearl scarfpin. The cabman. Stewart Meltzer, with the clairvoyant fnatinct of his kind, sensed tat something was wrong and entered the restaurant His to §% and he volunteered to the police station. Avenged the Cabman. Magiscrate Finn was sitting in the Night Police Court when Benelt wae ar- raigned. The Magiatmte wae willing _ to overlook Benojt’s assault upon Rac- “tor’s Scotch and champagne, but balked at the unpaid cab bill. “This cabman.” said the Magistrate, been outrageously treated. It Dusy aftarnoon, and tbare) ia no 6 how much money he might have made had ha not been engaged by this Under the influence of his sympathy for the cabman- who does not ive’ in Magistrate Fin: Assembly District— Taeticourtiiniaceds Bancicnzades toed #90 to keep the peace for sixty. days. Benoit was wranabic to reach anybody who would go on Bie bond and was sen- tenced to Blackwell Island, HAMMERS TEIN ~ SENDS SHERIFF AFTER ALBAN 2: Thinks Tenor Played Him for| a “Good Thing” and Is Tired of Being the Goat. A despatch from Boston to-day an- , Reunced that, on the complaint of Oscar Hammerstein, of the Manhattan Opera-House, the Sheriff had taken into| custody Albani, the tenor, who nang | there jast night with the San Carlos} Opera Companw To an Evening World reporter Mr. | tein explained the matter as| at my opera-house this season. peared once or twice and then ‘Ernani’ was postponed becau His health got no better and me rthat he could not live in this country. If I held to his contract, he xald. he would soon be singing in heaven, He must go to Italy, ‘Then he wrote me a letter promis ing that, if IT would release him, tie would return to my company {if he got/ better, And guaranteeing to sing) with Hospita Hobogy else in this country, To thie Ten him enough fr his transportation, ‘his, also, I did. to Boeton and secured an engagement ‘with the San Carlos Opera Company, “Fknow I'm & good thing, pat even gay angelic nature rebelled aenine have Inetltuted [Show Girl Who, Stole $ $2,290 in Gems trom Her i= Beatrice Brevaine. as one of Anna H has had three hu: appeared’in the V @ay agsinst Albert : young broker of Easton, Pa, whom sie accused of taking two diamond rings and a watch to the vi 2 her chatelaine bag. s fencing girls and st Side Court ye: Walk watved ex- a! } “a THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 19073 2) ays Broker DBLALRICE BREVAINE. i & charge of crand larce 1d in $3,080 ball for trinl amination 91 nts address, sa! ied with Wi on June 1 la fewelry after she left him. Shi deen looking for hint ever sinc TURNED EADY OF BLACK HAND VER TO POLICE Was Not a Bit Scared. When Sontiliito Came to Collect $500. MISSOURI PACIFIC DIVIDEND INSTOCK: Lowest Price on Announce- recognized as an! OI offender in sending blackmailing | letvers to Italian merchants, in $1,000 ball when arraigned to-day be- {fore Magistrate Cornell in the Yorkville Police Court. Sonfillito was arrested last night when he had called at the Brocery atore of Antonio Ternictaro, at No, 3 First avenue. ‘The grocer hus received many s0- | galled Black Hand let.ers jlest two years, and has had the =x| ence of losing all the window gla: the front of his store through a t Latonia Sonfillito, efraid of the Black Hand. of the usual lettere—red Ink, skull and bones and the Hke-came Ww his plico on Monday the grocer didn't get ex-|t elted. The letter stated that during (ke next few days a messenger woul. at the store for "t forthcoming Ternic would loge his wife and children by the bomb treatment, The “inessenger came to the store nigat in the perso: grocer sald he Was strapped «nd Son- filllio told him to Kei busy \. Terniclaro left . store, saying he would try-and borrow), , Instead he made for « tale- phone and called the police, Lieut Petros:no, who is the chief of Bureau of the Central Of- prisoner over, to-duy that Sonfillito had been ur- times, The pelsoner years o!d and ives at No, HunduedyandjEiciaent fice, looked the $35) cued Fone sci | PAU STUCK ASTOR BY SLIPPING TUB. Young sreeti Woon Tries) to End Life by Gas In Boarding-House. Mra. George Tilden, " | who has boarded, with her husband and] “I had a contract with Albani to sing | thirfeen-year-old daugtter, le ap-|jonable boarding-house at No. 15 | was found unconscious | afternoon, after an-attempt to end her + The woman had tieda gas tube In her mouth and was sitting in a chalr, fully dressed, when found. tube had silpped from, tier mouth saved hee life forthe ume deing. the surgeons al the meney | consider doubtful. daughter Was at x ‘The fact that tie het at the Juncheon table, Dut vate} Freely anything, sayiiue she £6lt great agreed. A Tas} or two afterward he called| a eh | ° en me again, sald he had been robbed} ‘of his money. and asked me to advance| F jeakfast table Mr. Tilden. ‘The next thing I knew he had gone! tan, belt immensely. eesti tn; \ Viologes ment by Gould. An announcement by George 3. Got thix afternoon that. the usual sem nd of 2% per cent, of ¢ sick on a basi of par, market value of ‘the stock cent. below par, started an tmmed rive at the {saue on the Stock E: change. d had be opened at 47 and | oribed. In his announceme that the board of directors ed plrsuan! nendation of the exe committ ens of « fon committer bution of the cash reaour eotapany Would be {ll-judged. NEW YORK CENTRAL New York Centraj of 11-8 affected general tone, and Missouri Pacit Later <8 Central « a factor |iist and checking a s\ient rally, lYesus wae off 13:8 i bright spo: 10> market demand ( ignal gain 1 with loxses York Central inthe The t bhares The Closing Prices, wad | o| bud attack ‘of | pot hy pipes. | | for -Find the Book!, to World “Bduca- aad fad the . Miss Brevalne, who did not divulge aid that she! Kat the Hotei and missed her} had} she averred. with the heip of detectives. fic Railroad had been de- t ft would be paid tn the per that de- r of payment des- Mr, Gould stated | Business in stocks after the hollday was ratherslow to-day. A decline in| he d felt 5-8 There was @ sufficient mixture of small gains, however, to give the mar- ket an irregular appearance. The Lon-| don stock market remained closed, dnd} btracted from the usual soulce) To-day’s highest, lowest and last prices of e | Tocadayte tinal tigurees areas $ j inter. { | | SINKS IN MARKET Issue Hammered to Year’s { The stock was hammered down 3) points to 43-8, the lowest price of the year, There was a fractional rally later, but {t closed at 445-8 The siock! | figured with New York |” le 2re. Street - 24th. Street MILLINERY' DEPARTMENTS, In Both a |A Remarkable Barg ain: e FURS, In Both Stores. RUG DEPARTMENTS. In.Both steres, 23rd Street S4th Street | tB\ row, at peppered se Inter, Paper pe High. | You'll Be Enthused With Friday’s | GREAT BARGAIN LIST 8 Sineading lee pp. 7 sates > Rep. Steel 3 5 4 Closing out y stocks: broken lots and sizes, all lines of Holida Goods, such as Becks, Stationery, iy Hock, sta “ei 7 < = | Silverware, Fancy Goods, Chicaware, Jewelry, etc.—at prices the ewes we've ever knowa—together with |Sauch ts © T wonderful reduction sales im the Garment and Housefarnishing Departments. Best economies on s cocde ia are new; garments that are in fashion. thi NEw YORKS FASTEST GROWING. STORE "Sle of ) 0 H ‘NBI AG col w ere 147) STREET /_ PROMPTLY REFUNDED JAMES McGREERY &60.. UARANTEEZD OR M An attractive assortment of Hair Ornaments. Made of flowtrs, Ostrich and Paradise feathers, Marabout and fancy spangled creations for evening dress. At moderate prices. Fur-Lined ‘Coats Emphatically the greatest bargain sensalion—the;, | mos: 8 ganda He underprice of the season. . II, sweeping, anklélength coats, lined throughout - On Friday, December the 27th. 3 M Ladies’ and Misses’ trimmed and fi fates shiny coats ten sc On one untrimmed Hats, at reduced prices, h will prove th atest you ever heard 4 | -a Women’s Long Ceat Sieeal iS ON SALE FROM 9 A. 74.70 12 M. ONLY. pri Black Russian Pony Skin Coats, collarless.......... eiGielee eta San 25.00 Biack Russian Pony Skin Coats, With collar, revers and cuffs......37.50 Persian Paw Scaris......,.... 4-50, oe SN 8.00 GEAUILL LX SETS -con-iting of ele- You’ ne we : hE UxWS cos iting of He a : Sable Squirrel Scarfs, 5.50 to 14.50 t u've never before read gent pillow muff ard extra long thi “i HOO Matisse ees ise of such Positive bargains Natural Squirrel Scarfs........4.50 —such underpricing in all io bee Mufis ico : your days; Mink Scarfs, finished with shead Selecied Whole Skin Caracal ae eat OR ISABELLA OPOSSUM SETS— and tails. i. , 2-7. -22.50 atid 32:50 5 : Beautiful 1 ff a pillow muff and throw Pelerimes, Isabella or Sable Opes- Se C0 in. long, sum —70 inches throw tie. Ski inners eae with sat- By in.$12.98 value Extra Heavy Fleece B ankeis. Silk Chi fei Pongee hy Te ¢ Creat Barza‘n Sa'e of This erent Yard Wide Material ai ik "borders , On Friday, December the 27th. Sale of Rugs and Carpets. Domestic Axminster and Body ae. Brussels Rugs, Sizes ro ft 6 in. x 15 Nee EXTRA HEAY dirrift. gumix 1s tt... 7S CROCHET BED fran ae 5 rete 50-00 Sik STRIPED At ARD CHECKED LOUISINE in navy SPREADS or Royal Wilton Rugs. Sizea xr ft. p eet large beds: val t . 1.48, doce opdnasocsccdsosap tHe) Body‘Brussels Rugs. Sizegx r2‘ft, 36-INCH FANCY worsieD eS intyaticas 20.00 Fine Axminster Rages Size 4 ft, 6 in, x 6 ft. 6im......... 7.50 Fine quality Axminster Carpet, with border. Stair carpet to match, EU e gar rete yal eel eis ateret lew svete et 1.30 per yard Best Aung Wilton Velvet Carpet. 1 seeeee1.I5 per yard Friday only ad ~ Waists *$ 17¢ STOCKINGS Offered ut! half rrice—fr:sh, mew en “ finished Cotton sty!es—causually well made. ; ; Made from fine quality white lawn; Ah. Soto Hatls pry full blouse, ¢laberately trimmed. Another oo ng of these spien- 1 did long coats. e former prices 1.50 to 1.75 ey plaids, stripes | with fine Val. lace and opeawork? * en ey Bs or chevivts: col " CUILDREN § 12%¢ STO“KINCS roidery. shown in assorted pil Fine Daghestan Ruys, : iC lariess model of |; bed Cotton Btocktitex ns; tucked { Moubls sole, seels and ,tors Sri ful poser ert ee BEHOIIO ++e+-- 11.00 and 15.00 . or sti strictly, fast blak; ver ereereutaeee prices 18.00 to 2 spectal; a pair... former prices 18.00 to 2 De Ps Seer and N ; ‘WOMEN'S 29c UNDERWEAR stock; $1.25 “ cloth fa ng, aie ock; i es 6 to | Ribbed cotton, fleece lined values; spe- JAMES McCREERY & C0. Hp te eanate up tof Vests, ullicaiee thor- 18 cial, to-mor- j f ©] oughly clastic: value iC Sateen $4 each; to-mor. He; sale price. i row Yy, f WOMEN'S $1.5¢ WOOL UNDERWEAR High-grade Wool and Pants: e i and Evening Costumes at args conces- sions from usual prices. Models at greatly reduced prices, \ special to- TRIMMED MILLINERY. 1 Both stores, JAMES MGGREERY 800. | Parens: Here's a Big Saving in Wilton Velvet Rug s | | Boys’ Overcoats [isshasr7s auscoe ee DRESSMAKING DEP'T. . 3th Street Store Only. We offer you a chi Beseirse || pallens ottereds ioe moron 16 75 Fourth Floor. = te Oscrcouts and x Reefers—actua ly while they last J Bteeeereceteeee e 4 Carri worth up to each—te-morrow aa a Orders accepted for Street, Carriage Sh veenet: *Hour ‘Sale. of Dining-Room R Boys’ Long Overcoats, ages 7 to $5728 12x9 {t; perfectly reversible; many col- Reefers, ages 3,t0 12; Russian Over ors and. designs; actually worth $75 coats, 3 to 8; every Style, all the new- from 9 A to 12 M Tailor - made Walking Suits to eat materials, excéllently made, good, up to $3.50— order, 65. 00, 75.00 and 35.00 } | pee : A B 0 tfit Remaining stoek —-of— “Imported. made to sell : ed ul Instead of $15, the act sal worth of as mfprrow + 2- this oat fit—for Friday side $9.75. Boys’ $6 Oureae and. [uke cut; sanitary wool Thirty-fourth Street. fet lary) ea : In A.C, A. stripe ticking; : oy i Reefers Reduced to i Long Coats, 7 to 16, swagger garments” Broad ale ipo ; 5 If all” shadés; %Reefers of genuine worth regu- x if blue kersey, | ‘ined with all-woo! red larly $13. ; ‘ flannel, sizes 3 to 16—wondert faeJOI td: all JAMES NCREERY & GO, i ean i A Value Climax mm marin Lace Caras of fresh, new Curtains offered at sensational underprices-- “On. Friday and Saturday, ; UA oRaerTA 10r December the 27th and 28th, We mention two of the leading items—scores of others equally altractive, #* Sale of Hats, Toques and Turbans, 3.50 Scotch Lace Curtains, 1:25 6: 48 IrishsPoint Lace Curtains, 4 8.00 ie ry strong) double twist/thread, in’ 15 pretty designs $91 Mpunted on finest French net, 12-inch value 15,00 to-2.00 select from, in Brussels, Renaissance, 3) “hand-embroidered borders, shown. In. 5 Irish Point. effects, all- full length *i\\,an immense assdrtment of patterns; ° 23rd Bipect 34th Sirect, ~ md width, overlocked corded edwes; ) | yepular price, $6.98. Special at, per Fi , $2.50 value, mt, per pair. j