The evening world. Newspaper, December 30, 1907, Page 1

cithey ‘only be left alone. the couple managed to elude the officer and with thelr baby slipped from the sboupe and disappeared. They took only @uch belongings aa they could carry, al- though they left little behind, for the flat was only scantily furnished. Until papers arrive from Long Istand calling for Cooke arrest, it 1s nat ‘probable the police will do much toward , trying to trace the couple. The local “force, however, have been given in- gructions to locate them If possible, "Th former minister and Miss Whaley Weft _no clue as to thoir ‘probable dosti- mation. Some occupants of the house On Green: street saw them leave and @dard a street car, but that is all, During the eight months alnce’ his dis- eppecrance, while the police o. the ¢ |) try were endeavoring to find him, Cook had {been living quletly in wos Angeles and°8an Francisco, workjng as a paint- “grand decorator, and, when circum- stances were against him, doing the hardest kind of manual labor to eke out ea existence for bimbelf and the girl, | Salt the ambition, ithe strength of pur- pose which marked: his early) Wfe and piaced him in one Sf the most favored | Ghurches of the country, that of St. George's at Hempstead, L. 1., had yan- Yhed. ‘He wanetd nothing more than to work ‘a! his trade and to go home to the girl who tossed aside a life of case to/ac- company the man she loved. His dis- every was brought about by Capt. Clearey, of the Morse Patrol Agency. - On coming here from Los Angeles last June Cooke and the girl met Capt Glearey, Yesterday the latter noticed {hat a photograph in @ dally paper, jabelled Floretta Whaley, was the pic- ture of the wite of the painter and deo- orator, who were going under the name of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Balcom. Cooke mitted his Identity when confronted. “1 threw away everything I had gined in years uf strugxle because of Se fove for Fioretta Whaley, and all ‘hat I ask now of bumanity is to be permitted to live in peace and support fey wife and child by hard! manual “Jabor,” he sald. ‘Miro days after my hie firet marriage my wife told me frankly |" that, aho had married me simply be- cause of her socla} ambitions, “My nine years with her’ wore years in ho!l ei Floretta Whalqy. learned what was, and all -cjso -Aiwas forgotten. We have both sut- fered, but all we ask is to be let <« alone." !)Sghortly after making thin atatanent Hev. Mr. Cooke and the girl slipped away. ee ROOSEVELT AND PARTY ‘HEAD FOR WASHINGTON. ‘ Bin ecett Va., Deo, 90.— President Roosevelt and party loft North Garden late this. afternoon’ for Wash- frgton on:a special train, The private ear Twilight regched North Garden early to-day, and’nt 11.20 A. M. convey- Sgnees loft for Pine Kuot to convey tho ‘getty to the rallway station. Heavy | lastnight have made the roade HALEY GIRL AND COOKE AGAIN GIVE POLICE THE SLIP) fal 10 SPARE FORSTEPMOTHER) Eloping Heiress and Pastor From Hempstead, Located at “Frisco, Ad- mit Their Identity, Then Disap- pear as Home Is Watched. LIVED IN A FLAT AND POSED AS MR. AND MRS. BALCOM. Minister Supported Girl and Their Baby by Working as -a Painter—He Declared They Were Happy and “Coit Not Be Separated. veoh to The Evening World.) SAN FRANCISCO,.Dec. 30.—Located in a flat in this city, after ‘a search lasting eight months, Rev. Jere Knodle Cooke, who eloped with the girl heiress, Floretta Whaley, from Hempstead, L. I., the police the slip to-day and are again among the missing. Cooke was yesterday found with the girl and a baby born to them during their fugitive travels, living at No. 1199 Green street. admittéd their identity, said that nothing could part them.and asked that As the police of San Francisco had no real authority to arrest themi, the pair were not taken into custody, although a detective was detailed to watch the flat. Before dawn to-day in-a pelting rain | ——————- neatly gave He readily BG EARTHOUAKE AT MIONIGHT OF HUUR'S DURATION Washington Weather Bureau Gets Record of Shock at Distant Point. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20a very heavy earthquake was recorded on the instru- ments at the Coast andGeodetic Survey Observatory at Cheltenham, Md., thls morning, It comrhenced at $2 minutes 2) noCondx past midnight and lasted two hours. The maximum displacement was 64 rillimetred, The Weather Bureau to-day Issued! the following bulletin: “A distant earthquake of considerable intensity was recorded by the selsmo- graphs at the Weather Bureau this morning, commencing ‘at 1233 A, and lasting for over one hour, The frat preliminary tremors continued forfour minutes and fifty-five sdconds, and the strongest motion occurred at 1245 A. M., at which time the actual movement of the ground at Washington waa about five milimotres.’’ vy ALBANY, N, Y., De, 30.—Early this morning an oarthquake of large pro- portions wus recorded on the seismo- graphs at tho State Museum station in this city. The vibrations of the needles sot up on both machines wore severe, theses of the north-south pendulum moasuring two and @ half inchea tn maximum .amplitude. "The disturbance pean at 12.331-2 A, M., and it “took hour ‘for tt to pars through this ¢xton, ‘The preliminary tremora lysted about eight and a half minutes. ‘The earthquake appears to have oc- curred mt about 4,500 miles from Al- bany., with the centré of the disturb- ance In the Cordilicran region of Cen- tral or South America, or else out tn the-Pacific-Ocean, weut of Mexico, / —__ i GIRL TOOK POISON ON STREET CAR, POLICE SAY. eae NEWARK, ‘J, Dec. 90,—Rose Ronenaohm, twonty-three years ois whose ‘home Is said to be at No. «2s Haat Thirteenth street, New York City, is In &t, Barnabas's Hospital ‘suttering from the effects’ of tincture of iodine, which, the police say, she took with suicidal intent, ‘The girl Was on a South Oran, < nue trolley car, on Market street, last ight when, accord to, the police, whe the contents of m vial of the drug. garried Into! a nearhy aru ind from) there removed. SU |New Oke will DIAMOND'S SONS She Tells Court Angelic Fea- tured Youths Are Imps and Grinning Apes, ND THEY CALL HER “IT” Father- Stands By the Boys and Speaks of His Wife as “Peevish.” ee AGis. Max Diamond does not fove hef two little stepeone—Aleo and Lee—and |~ Alec and Lee do not hold their step- mother. in tender regard. A® of which was manifest in the testimony before Magistrate Crane in the Marten Oourt to-day when the Diamond famiiy came there from their home et Ne. 310 West One Hundred and Twentieth street. ‘The two boys are sixteen and fifteen and attend ‘high acheol ‘They are angelic-featured youths, end were as immaculately as defi. Mave ja not ¢he grim etegmether af the humorous weekly. Sie te tall, hand- some and was. resplendent tn baby Jamb, purple yolvet, diamonds and a wealth of rich coppery har. Then iiere was Wttle Mr. Diamond, dapper and mild, and undoutedly un+ Ger a fond spell cast by his two sons, for he stuck by them ahd maintained they were paragons of virtue and good- neas; whereas, he said faintly but un- fiinchingly, the second Mrs. Max is “Oy Calle the Boys Flenda “Peavish! cried the big, comely young woman, who had summoned the| > pair of angelic foatured youths {o| court. ‘These two Uttle fiends have got me on the verge of nervous proa- tration. Why. the day my husband brought me home they grimaced at me and sald: ‘Oh, papa, where did you get that?" ‘But that was only a beginning,” ren on Mra, Diamond, tremulousy, ignoring her stepson’s remark. ‘Those two little wretches entered into a conspiracy to make my fe miserable, ney scoffed at me perpetually and made personal renee ee to their father about ms.” But 1 -ould_have stood that if they had not taken to locking me in my and throwing the key down the altshatt, “I admit, Your Honor," sald Mr, Diamond very softly, Alec was mischievous, but boys will be boya, you know. I think you win go a long way before you will find a finer pair of boys." ‘Alec and Lee threw out their chests and wrinkled their noses at their step- mother. Told Pap to Go Ahead. ‘Go ahead, pop,'! -whispered Alec, nudging the fond parent. ‘You got a start now; «ive it back to her.” Mrs nd tapped the floor with the tos off her boot, and orfed in « voloe shaking with vexation: ‘You see, Judge, what Mttle devils they are. Why, the other day at the Ginner table,; when we had company, that boy Alec suddenly pointed at me ‘and ald to his father: ‘ay, father, how could you do it? Wherever did you get itt “She's no good ge. a cook, Judge,"* spoke up the elder toy, Alec, briskly. “We told dad not to oring any wife home. that couldn't cook. Xes, we've got m maid, but! when the malig goes qut whe can't cook us anything.” Balke at the Cooking. “Cook for them!" the young woman almost screamed. ‘Cook for that patr of grinning young apes. I should say not. Had/I only known that they were in my marriage portion I would have spurned the altar for the restj of my days, Yout Honor, can't you do some- thing with them or to them. for if you don't 1 will have to pack up and leave my home? “Ol papa, she's golne away fro; us,” chanted young Leo exulting! Magistrate Crane equelohed him with a. furious bang of the gavel. Then he aid to Mrs, Diamond that he ‘could not take any action In the matter, as the poys’seemed sustained by their father. ‘It you deatre @ separation,’ ‘you will have to ‘go to tho ' eald the young woman. Then turning she glared upon her step- sons, who, in spite of the Court's frown, atuck thelr tonmues ont at their atep- mother. Mr, Diamond smiled sadly, Pat said nothing. —— A Belleau Gici Art’ Calender fer 100%, ‘in ten colors, distributed with The. Sun- doy World on Jan.|5, 12 ‘aud 10, Geeater NEW YORK, “that Lee and | 9% wabd the! faqaoe: Gulwe 7 Way Ie NG, An TT) pas ae pee [ *\Giroulation Books Open to AIL” iE RESULTS | EDITION | STEWARDS THINK ‘STEEPLECHASER IDA “RINGER” Suspigion That John Dillon Is a Horse Ruled Off Last « Season. “B, & O.” STABLE SCORE Estella C., at Odds, Is Open- ing Winner—Andes, at Long Price, Takes the Jump. i (Bpectal to The Evening..World.) | CITY PARK, NEW ORLDANS, La., Deo. 30.—The second week of the City ‘Park meeting opened under conditions thet were well nigh faultess, The win- ter weather was tdeal, with oright warm wun end clear eér that wea Uke a tonic after the miserable tumsitty of the lax: two days, The track was as fast as the caretakers couk} make it. As the result the big grand stand was filled @ a point exces of the usual Monday gath- effeved was worthy the cocaston, having for tts @ handicap of seven fur- brought to the post some . Juggler thie Opposed to euch horees as Hyperton 24, Oraoulum, Selly Preston and Lady ‘Wether, each of whioh hed a following, es well as the Buriow & O'Neil repr. performance to-da: The second best number was a stecple- John Dillon, one of the named starters fh this event, was withdrawn because Of eome euspicion he wus a horse that was ruled’ off last fall. FIRST RACE—Purso HO); maiden two es; selling; five furlongs. salle ch 110 (MoDaniel), 1 to 2 and 1 a Banrkige, 10 (Notter), 10 to acd NS (Hufna- Be), 3 to mel My Love, Florence’ Kell, Sylvia Kitty Flynn, Maria, Margaret T.. Lady Liseak, Bitterly, Agnes Wood, Flora Hiley ané:Dorothy. Ann also ran. BECOND RACE—Purse $400; four ods and upward; stecplechase; cures. —Aulés. 153 (Sodel), 12 ¢0 1 and 8 to 1, 1; Sam Hofthelmer, 164 (McClure), 11 to 10 and 1 to 3 2: Peter, Backer, 14 Hu 5 and 3 to 5, 2 Tina le, Thespian, Ionian, Modred- law also ran. Killdoe fell. asap) RACE—Purse $00 three- js and upward: selling; six fu Teton ‘Hood, 106 (Notter).'$ to 5, 1; Alencon, 108 (A. Martin) 1 and jo toy. 2; No Quarter, money Si5 tot and 6 toe k Tims Refined, | Royal Onyx, Convile, Coon, Slosdowbrewse, Minot and Minos also ran. DEMOCRATS MAY ‘OTE FOR HUGHES Talking of an Independent Movement to Boost the Governor for President: ear short An independent Democratic movement in support of Gov, Hughes's candidacy for President may grow out of the pres- ent attitude of the Woodruft-Parsona and the Hughes-Odell’ factions contro- versy, R, Fulton Cutting and Dr. E.R, L, Gould, former City Chamberlain, and Beth Low declared themselves unoquivo- cally to-duy opposed to the alde-track- Ing of Gov. Hughes. Each declared that Gov. Hughes's rec- ord was auch as practical.y to command hla nomination by the Republican: na- eonal delegation. Mr, Cutting and Dr, Gould, spoke as independent Wemocrats, and adyocated I necessary the organiz1- tion of an’ Independent Democratic Hughes movement. br. Gould satd: “I would cheerfully jald In such © movement in behalt, of Gov, Hughes. There la no better Preat- dential timber thin the Governor in aight. He is an {deal candidate, and 1 }would he pleawed to support him. I am a Democrat, but my Vote will go fo the Governor:!f he is nominated. Hi» nom- {nation 1s demanded by the voters at large, who! recognize his ability, fear- lessnéas and absolute honesty,” OARSMAN HANLON ILL, TORONTO, Ont, Bec. 30,—' Hanlon, the sculler, is lying danger- ‘ously {II at his hoine bere, He haa aged realy hy. id is dares in con- jon to. cessfully agelnet the tareats of MONDAY, 1907 DECEMBER 30, ; PRICE’ONE SERS IDENTIFIES WOMAN GRAVE OF DRUCE HELD BODY OF MAN, NOT ROLL OF LEAD Claimants for Estate of Duke of Port- land Utterly Routed by Evidence, and tory of Mock Funeral Told by. Caldwell Proved Untrue. t LONDON, Déc, 30.—The body of Thomas Charles Druce in High- gate, Cemetery was exhumed to-day, just forty-three years to a day after its, burial. body, thus exploding the romantic {ales told by Robert C. Caldwell and 4 IN AED AJICTIN OF WAMP MURDER, ASRS. AGNES YOUNG. Friend Who Last Formerly Employed as hattan Hotel and Ha Knew Her Wel The body of the victim of the positively identified this afternoon as a west Side hotel. Saw Her Alive in Railroad Station on Christmas Says She Was on Way to Newark. — a WITH SHORT, DARK MAN, DUE AT “HOUSEBOAT PARTY.” 2 5 Bookkeeper in a Man. d $300 and Diamond Ring, According to Mrs. Hull, Who 1, She Declares. Harrison, N. 1 that.of Mrs. Agnes Young, a “grass?” The. coffin was found to contain the remains of a humanywidow, of this city, who was, up to three months’ago, a bookkeeper at The identification was made by Mrs. Hattie Hull, of others, who swore during the recent hearing of the Druce perjury case]No, 85 West One Hundred and Fourth street, who says she left Mrs that it contained a roll of lead. Young in the Pennsylvania station, in Jersey City, on Christmas mom." The charge was made that the Duke of Portland had maintained Jing, when Mrs. Young started for Newark with a man mamed) Charles dual personality, he masquerading as Druce, a London merchant. Cald- well and other witnesses in the suit of the Druce descendants, who claimed the estate of the Duke of Portland as the rightful heirs, swore in court that the Duke, tiring of his dual life, had Druce-annourjced as dead and held a mock funeral, a casket containing a quantity of lead being buried in the Dnuce plot. Tho oficial. statement given out bY representatives of the Home Ofico a others who were officially present at the exhumation not only definitely dis- poses of the lead myth but seems of- {ectively to confirm that the body: bur- led in 1864 waa actimlly that of T. C. Druce, The authorized statement fol- lows: “The comin (waa opened and found to contain tho body of an aged, bearded man; tho plate on the coffin bore the name Thomas Charles Druce."* The scone at Highgate Cemetery this mooning wher the vault wes opened was remarkable. Constables seented to spring from everywhere; every bush and every tree apparently hid an officer of the law. All the entrances to the cemetery were surrounded by cordons of police. Only those persons who had passes from the Home Office were ad- mitted to the grounds, Gruesome Scene. George Hollamby Druce. who clalms ho Js the rightful_helr to the Portignd duxédom and tWfits vast eatate, tried twice to get into the’ cemetery, but wae PASSENGERS DI AS FAST TRAM HURLED INNER Number Killed as Southern Pacific Flyer Is Wrecked in California, SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 30.—Enst-/ bound Southern Pacific passenger train No. 3 left the track at Floriston this| met with a stern refusal. Ai ee sab ebaca ei onrveak joon and rolled into the Truckeo with the removal of the topmost coffins |-/ver. {n the vault, containing the bodies of ‘Béveral persons were killed, the wife and a son of T. C.’ Druce. It! number is not known. ore: the coffin, the was nearly 11.30 bet. 2 00} Fe Cie aaa eae physicians, contents of which hays aroused the curlosity of the whole world, was eo NO SEAT, NO FARE FIGHT IS ON IN JERSEY CITY. brought up ready for opening and tn- The case of Jersey Clty arninst the spection, The top was quickly unscrewed and Public Service Raflway Company for al- leged violation of the “no rat, no tare" the Inner casinx of lead cut open; ordinance, was before Judge Higgins, in the! was no need for the dictum of the eminent surgeon, Augustus J, Pep- the Firet, Oriminal Court, in Jersay City, | to-day, per, who Waa appointed by the Home Office to carry out the exhumation, to Acting Detedttve Willlam A. Mallen teatined shut on the evening of Nov. 23 Assure all present that human Jat he rode on a pa?ef the Greenville Tay, In the coffin, ‘Phe Druce vault,has thus «iven um Its) ine from the Pennsylvania ferry. He maid that the car was cTowed, even accret after ten) years of legal broceed- Ings which tmaye cost, all told, a; conald- the pletform being filled with passen- Berm, und that he could not get a sat, erable fortund, A large part of thin When the conductor oame around for but the for money Was obtained from servant girls land other workers who were induced to biy shares in .@- company formed tq prosecute the clainis of George Hol- lamby Druce against the estate of the Duke of /Portang, ‘The charke of isiacy) against Her-| bla fare he refused ty pay ani wes pert Druce Is effectively disposed of. popweced tO get out of the cat He Those persons who haye gworn to the) "electives Joseph Hansen, William | Maxwell-and Haixey Van Horn all testl-} | fled that they had ‘boanied cars at the ferry and en refusing to pay their fares | beonune they could not Ket seats, lad been compelled to leave the cars, placing of lead in the coffin instead of the humand body, have deposed to facta which now have been disproved. and they probably will have to take the connequence of tholr acta. Bo far as the general public Is con- cerned, the entire long-drawn-out Soe \MRS. CHARLES SCHWAB’S (Continued on Second. Page.) —$—$<—___ — PITTSBURG, Dec, 30.—Mrs. Mary F, ‘A Bolleau Girl Art Calendar for 1908,' Kinsey, mother of Mrs. Charley M. in ten colors, ‘distributed with The Sun- Schwab and President Alya (. Dinkey, day World on Jap. 5, 12 and 19. Greater ported New York only. Get the set, Frotilest Art pear Gajendans of the peas, Is re- Not the Carnegie Steel Company, Dayid, to be dying to-day at Bi. Poiladelphta. | dave veen MOTHER NEAR Mash 1 Meytrs. Mrs, Young and Meyers sald they were gong to a Christmas party on a houseboat at Newark. f According to Mrs. Hull, ofS Young ad $30) and a diamond ring when abe lott Jersey Cky. She had dmwn the money from the bank tno day before, with the {ntention of buying a Jaundry: In West One Hundred and Eighticth street, Mrs, Hull {s only seventeen years oid. She said that she ran away from tho ome © ther father, Dr. Womack, of Chattanooga, Tenn., (‘two years ago. came to New York and was married to Frank Lull, a sign painter for the (Riker Drug Company, She first met Mrs, Young wbout a year ago, when she and her husband rented rooms from her at No, 310 West One Hundred and. Eleventh street. Had Left Husband. “Mra, Young,” aaid Mrs, Hull, “was thirty-six years old, Sie was married sixten years ago amd left her husband eight years azo. He Js a retired ctvil engineer, fifty-seven years old, “Mra. Young did not have to work, but took several positions to occupy her tithe, Some three months ago pher mother died, leaving her considerable monéy in banks and property on Long lIsland. After the death of her mother }ehe went to Ilyo with a Mra, King, In Melrose street, Brooklyn. “Uh Dec. 4 If recolved a postal card from her, stating that she would call to sce me Christmas morning. ’ She ure rived about $ o'clock and we had break- fast together in a restaurant ot One | Mundred and Fourth streat ang Co- hi 1 DISCOVERED ‘GAS “LEAK : WITH LIGHTED MATCH. the into rd John O'Connor, of stailon, was dalled tho tenement at No. @ Eaket T street late this rnoon by an occu- Pant who sald Kas Iwad escaping. Policeman Firth street four O'Connor, followed by vhree or traced the leak to the the Janitor, Sam Klein, ‘on the second flooor, There he was Careless enough to Nght a match, Instantly occurred an explosion that throw O'Connor across the room, Ho was badly burns Others who got Bingen and, 60 ra the Janitor’ Wife, and small boys. Max taber! | Antalll, 5 "An ambulance surgeon dressed the jbucns of tin THREE ACCUSED OF TRYING | TO BLOW UP’A TRAIN. Dec, 9).—Pennsylyanta ar Iner a Conway WIth Hi PITTsBU Raltroad detect! y Palm Woods and Patrick G Brownsville, Pa, and & at. Ttagcos Pa. in { pe to Blow up a were oil were “ks, train came along. Dut The inyostigation bo: the Members uf the Jy being continued and oluer arresty are AYERS, expected. lumbls ayenue. Then rode down- town on the Ninth avenue ‘L' to Twente ty-third street and took the Pennay Vanta ferry to Jersey City, Saw Her With Meyers. ‘In the station there, we met Mn Moyers, who was walting. She had known Mr. Meyers for some time cand told me he was a plano tuner and hed a wife in Kingsbridge. Mr. Meyers and Mra, Young started for Newark te gothor, “When I -fint heard of the murder J thought ®% must be Mira, Young, but decided to walt when I read that she had been identified. Then I began to make inquiries, and found she had teen missing since | Christmas sDay, There is no doubé «bout the pad woman boing Mra,’ Young. Sho wore,a diamond ring om her left hand, and that is missing.” Yacht Searched for Clues, ‘The Hudson County prosecuttag, authorities. have muddied and delayed the investigation, Not until to-day, when an Evening World reporter ine sisted that the Idle Hour, Thompson's boat, upon which ‘he lived and which lying on the shore of the Passatr | River a short distance from the place where the body was found, be)searched was any move made in that direction. The search revealed that ‘Thompeem has made false statements about Ltme welf and his affairs. Hoe hag assctted that he; 1s sing and that he had not held any commulieation with a womam for elght years. Letters found on the boat show that he has two sons acai that a woman in England who. wae smitten with him was making arrange ments tp come té Harrison, N, J. and join hie last March, ‘All tho various {dentifications have fallen through. The woman was Um doubtedly a stranger in Newark and Harrison, Nobody but a stranger would © haye ventured to tho nelichborhyod of the crime'at night. It remains for the Hudson County. authorities to learn’ if Phompson’s woman corrgspondent left cngland to join him, anq if she did, whether she met him or bot, and whea and where. Three Cups on Table. Examiiation of Thompson's boat proves that both he and Kirkman, the man under arrest’ with him, Med ow material polnts when they were ques- tioned by the police. For instance, Kirkmanwald that @ sducer which waa found on a table in the cabin of the boat was used, to remove ashes from | the stove. The only stove on the; boat is an oll stoye, There are three. cups on the table where Thompson and Kirkman/ ate thelr meals, although they sald they had no guest Christmag Day. ‘Two of the cups contained topy the other coffea. Thompson wi ald he had never } his ite but had | \ bport. ‘Tb } are addresse Harrison, gelyed by 71