The evening world. Newspaper, December 31, 1907, Page 2

DESERTED WIFE OF PRISONER A FIGURE IN SWAMP MURDER we s Leaving England | Thom pson Admit With Woman and Says He Leit ‘Zea é Her and Sons in New land, EVENING WORLD TRACES GIRL HE WOOED IN ENGLAND. Letters Found in Boat Break.. Down Stories ‘Told to Police--Mob Jeers as He Goes to Jail.-- Once Mrs. dull ‘‘Identifies’’” More. (Special Cable Despatch to The Evening World. (Copyright. 1907, by the Press Publi LONDON, ishing Company, New York World.) Dec. 31.—The Evening World correspondent at Ches- terfield to-day found Rache! Richardson, the girl whose letters to Albert Thompson, the suspect in the Harrison, N. J., murder casé, were found in his boat yesterday. Miss Richai R. A. Johnston, Beachlawn, Belper, rdson is a servant employed by Dr. Derbyshire. She admitted that she wrote several letters to. Thompson Ai Harri- son and Elizabethport, and that sh and join: Thompson, She said she wanted to go to the United States! had not seen him for several years, but that Thompson returned to England two years ago to rejoin his wife, from whom he had been separated Thompson and his wife, Miss together. She heard later that they _for some time. Richardson says, returned to America had separated again. Miss Richardson says. that Thompson's wife was at wue time a very handsome, well- formed woman. « v This exclusive cablegram to The Evening World establishes that Thompson, the suspect held under $5,000 bail, had a wife In this country within the past two years, despite hi he was unmarried. While the Jersey authdrities have been busy 8 original statements to the police that following false clues and fako identifications, they have completely overlooked Thomp- eon-and his fellow prisower, Kirkman, and the only investigation that bas been mAde concerning these men, was prompted by an Evening World re- porter. It Is now up to the New Jersey authorities to discover where Thompson ‘and Kirkman were on ©hristmas night and Christmas Eve; ‘one, visited thom on their boat, the Idle Hour, on Christmas Day, Mrs. Thompson 1s. Thompson has whether any and where Med continuously isince his arrest, and each Ie exposcd has led himdeeper nto a maze of falsehood through his explanations. When Thompson was first arrested, he described himself as a bachelor. Kirkman, who lived with him on the boat and who is from the same town in Lancashire, England, from which @atement. Thompson hails, corroborated his every No attempt was made by the police|an Evening World reporter’ who was to 100k © and movements. persuaded Detective Walsh, 0: An ‘Eventhg World tb. port the Harrison police, to search |Thomp< gon's boat yesterday morning, “and let: ‘tera werg found showing that he has e young son in New Zealand and has young Richardson tn ‘been corresponding with a women named Rachel Belper, Derbyehire, iingland In Cell, Thompson Weakens, Thompeon wae neon in ‘his cell in the Herrison jookup this afternoon by an Evening ‘World reporter and Dete@tive. Walsh of the Harrison police. The pris ener, although an ironmoulder by trade, fa slight of physique and almost effem- inate In manner. ‘He {is a wolf-educated man; who: has} Krom his reading Teed omniy he has absorbed pronounced socialist opinions. From hooks and pamphte! found in his cabin it appeans that} has mado a collection of literature bear. ing upon the relations of the sexes. ny x ‘ High Class Salesmen New York, Dec. 21,''97, N.Y, World: At least 100 high-cla3s_ salesmen called to see ue in answer to’ our “Help Wanted" advertisement in you; Paha Week, which thabled us to pick out a sales force that we are sure will five us a large vyol- ume Df business DISPLAY SPECIALTIES CO., 320 Broadway, N. Y. City, Do YOU Need Help ot? into. Thampson‘s antecedents questioning him: “I look upon woman simply as an animal. I hate women. I haven't had Anything to do with a woman for eight years,” Thompeon was told to-day that @ cablegram from England to The Eve ing World contained some interesting news about him, He was asked i¢ he knew the whereabouts of his wife. "Kor God's sake,” he replied, ‘\ion't de asking me things like that. I want you te be on the level with me, Don't twiat mie up or try to confuse me.” | Thompson was reminded that ne had claimed to be @ bachelor,: that he had said hig wife wan dead and that he had disclaimed any children, He announced ‘nla Intention of telling the truth. ‘Found Wife Remarried. “I married Lillian Nichols in Chester- 1, Derbystire, Tugland, about twen- ty-five\yoars ago," he said.y ‘We had J ft e Cpirpubte, about twenty years\ ago. She Wasa drinking woman. I let her in wBSS. Bt Uently we became recon- ciled and lived togetier for about four years, ‘Thon 1 left her again and came to the United States. “I wem back to England { In 1897, on (he Lucania, with the Intendon of idd- happing my son, Oliver, ~ it waa on this } ‘tp that I met my triend, Kirkman," | Ip @ previous conyeraation Tho: m sald he first met Kirkman five ore 0, while at iron Works at ioliea meen ne.oeor came friendly when on wey found the @ place nines they. were fron land. “L returned to Ne " tinued. Thompsons Nand wentes oak at my, trade. In cAptil, 1900 furan hoarding house in pert and’ sulled’ for i Couric” | to rother, 8. We The pon, x ton near ote mean ry 1a amici: Sel, hold of Without let= my son, Oll sfing my. wite know: Sing. { OL tounds that_my wite tana een ala a1 NEW Y ORK, PROSECUTION OF RYAN NCW PUT UP TO JEROME Head Says District-Attomey Alone Can Act. WORK AHEAD. But Commission Has Nothing te Do With Ryan’s Deal in Paper Railroad. MUCH ‘The general ingu by the Public Service Commission Into the financial history and physical condition of the transit lines of the greater city will be taken up and finished soon after the beginning of the new year.” Chairman Willlam D. Willcox, of Gov. Service Commission, to The Hyghes's Public made this annodincement to-day Evening World. Mr. Willcox was asked why the inves- tigation Into the Metropolitan _Street Rtallway Company, which began s0 promisingly, was allowed to default Im- mediately after Anthony N. Brady, the capitalist, told how $96,007.19 paid. ito nim for tae watermelon Wall and Cort: landt Street Ferries Railway Company, j wae rebsted. to Thomes F. Hyan and others in $11,052.78 slices, : “There were many important ques- tlons before the commissioy,”” replied Mr. Willoox, “which were of more Im- mediate Importance to the travelling public. “Mr. Jerome, the District-Attor-! mey of New York County, was hed with two coptes of the jestimony as the hearings pro- wresscd, i¢ was his duty and not that of the commission te nm reaponalbilitice, “The Commission {#8 not a legislative Investigating committee. Neither haa it the power to do other taprtasue tran- sit service orders and enforce penal- tles for fallure on tse part of the coin- panlos in complying thereto. The Com- mission seeks to bulld up and improve in New York, and trans{t conditions already, we believe. has made substan- | tial progress in that direction." \ Chairman Willcox then enumerated as} ‘the questions of Immediate importance | to the public the following: 1. Laying eat @ new cant alde subway. 2, Removal of New York Central Rallroad tracks from Eleventh avenue. 3. Dallding of futur: 4. Nearings om (tri orders, t Not Yet Dene with Ryan et al. Mr, Willcox did not believe that the thinking public sympathized’ with any report that influence had ‘been brougnt to hear on'the Commission and was re- sponsible for the immediate switching searchlight to the Brookyn Rapid ‘Transit Company after Mr. Brady-hed peached on his former pals—Ryan, Wid- ener, Whitney et al, Mr. Brady te a bwaya. tt service large stoc nalsccalts the B. RT, “We have Jeally Mutahed | compilation ef the Amaneial his- tory uf the Brooklyn surface and ‘00d Bilzabethport. “nd they }charge of the aurfa Manhattan,” j'Very little has been done in developing the phyetcal condi- tion of the Ines in Queens Borougs. While there have been a few transit far om the lines! tm sald Mr, Willcox service’ orders issued there, Quite out of proportion with ‘the |: provements carried out in the other bor- ousha, ‘The wretched condition of the 4,000 cars of the Manhattan surface lines ts the moat serious condition confronting the Commission,” concluded Mr. Will: cox. ‘To their early repair the Com- mission has asued un order against the various companies, I deem the putting of these cars into fit condition for ser- vice the moat worthy reform within the immediate scope of the Commission." Th Public Service Commisato learned by Th Event prepared @ petition which when completed will be submitted to the United States Cir- cuit Court, praying that it order © Federal receivers mow in ne to re- pair the brok dowm cars and make other improvements im the now decrepit transit system, ‘The cost of thone needed repairs haus been estimated by engineers at $750,000, which in the am yorid, the (1 of the Metropol road Company provid BR Sand friends werc hin (Coalisued bn, Hecond. Yume) of Public Service Board /1000 CHLUREY FNOY CECIS OFTHE BROKERS Downtown Youngsters See Performance on Floor of Produce Exchange, | a |CHEERED THE CLOW Acrobats, Trained Horses Jugglers All Do Their | Special Tricks: | and! With business practicalte @uspended, the floor of the New York Produce Ex-| ohanre was this afternoon for the benet\t of children in the lower sectio city. This {s an annuaj entertala provided by the members of the Ex- change for several years past Tan dark had been sprinkled at the south end of the floor of the Exchange Seats were arranged in a circle and in step tashton, like those at the large cir- cuses. converted Into } 1,500 Children Plonsed. Fully fifteen trundred boys and giris }orcw@ed into the ecats. They cheered justiy when the band struck up the opening er. Fir of all came “a daring bareback feat’ in which a lecrobat did alf sorta af stunts as the ‘horse he rode dashed about the ring the boys whooped mith delight. ‘The comikktee in charge of the affalr Vdid the right thine in providing plenty la cheer went up from the boys and @irla which was heard for a block ulskle of the building. There were trapeze performances, wleight-of-hand experts, trained fox dogs and jugglers. In the other end of the room a mam- moth Christmas tree decorated with bright electric‘ lights had been erected. Presents for All. Following the circus performance every boy and girl rece! present, The boxes given to v contained r skates, a pocket knifo, ja box of candy and fruit The girls roller skates, a workbox for sewing and box of candy and fruit Members of the Exchange sald that It wax, worth all the money they had con- tributed to see the youngsters enjoy themaolves. L. A. Morey was chairman of the Committee of Arrangements, SMALL BLAZE CHUSES SCARE AT BELLEVUE Burning Tar Paper Threatens the Building—Attendants Quiet Patients. ‘A pite of rolls of tar paper umed tn the conatruction of the new butidings at Befevue Hospata: caugtt fire today and mete a blaze that caused Dr. Brannoll, President of the Boan! of Trustees of Gm hospital, who happened to be at the |: tnstitution to order a fire alarm tumned in. ‘The tar paper waa heaped up aguinat ttre granite foumations of the seven- story bulking just west of the Morgue on Twenty-sixth street, known es Pa- vilkens A amd B. The flames leaped up @o bigh and the volume of smoke wus oo Senet that form time It cooled as t¢ Dut hwo habeus. ah ahd three fire engines m, however, and Cxtnmulsbed the blaze with Wile orn damage. Superintendent. Armstrong: sent hospl- {tal attendants. through the different wards! as soon RA the fire alarm was turned In to assure the patients that the fire Waa acme distance from the horniial proper and that there was no danger As a rosult there was no! excitement among the patients. ————-—___ A Bollean Girl Art Calendar for 1908, tn tem colors, distributed with The San: day World on dan: G12 and 10, Greater New York only. et the eet, Prettiest Art “Calendar of Co \ ‘ TUESDAY, | rude interruptions or peevish exclama- This was followed by a pony race, and |~ ‘of clowns. At every act of the clowns |. & much worse botch of things with women in politica than they do now Rwith women out of {t “They desire to p women out so that they can Ko on were giyen boxes containing a pair of| ; darning, with all the necessities, and a}: ea] Bomb Hurled Into Crowded Stock SUFFRAGETTES. BEGIN CRUSA. IN PUBLIC PARK Mere Man, Several Hundred of; Him, Listens in Madison — | Square. MAL ES BOTCH POLITICS. | Women Couldn't Make Mat-| ters Worse, Mrs. Borrman Wells Asserts. ‘The American Suffragette piped its first note for frecdom this afternoon, when the gentle bird flapped tte wings in Madison Square park and ‘ chirped for equai franchise privileges for men and qomen. A throng of several fun- dred men istened “to half a dozex women speakers, and there were no, ons upon the part of the nwre males. The first speaker for the suffragette mass meeting was pot an American; vather she was a soft of British pace- maker—Mra. Rorrmann Wella the Brit- ish champion’ of the bloomer vote. Thore was no great patade about the serinning of the gathering. Mrs. Wells, brisk mall Itttle brunette, gathered hor fold about a kw bench, gave inatructions and mounted the Likes Smiles of Men. A crowd of several hundred swiftly oved about the Iit{le cirole, They gave 1@ suffragetios plenty of room and Us- ened attentively Mrs Wells began in 4 Vigorous, clear yolce: “I notice thut some of you gentlemen Smile! I Uke to see smiles. But do not emile deMsively. First Ifsten. “I think you will all agree with me that the male politicians could not make botgh of Jaws and public they know that women ld not stand for it, It ts these same y, grafting politichans who’ deride st and make sport of our efforts It is the same both our rigtits Apre and in # women be kept out? "Is not tegisiation part of the educa- tion: of our children, and are not our educated girls ax well acquainted with laws as i boys? Ltls the duty of every man and woman inthe coun- try <9 take an active part In politics America ia called the freest country In the world, bu: [t will » until worn. ea dave equal rights with men Aad we'll get it You aved not emile Votes for Taxpayers. “You don't get your votes because you are men, but because you are tar payers. Are not women taxpaysrs, as well as men. Are not women affocted by the same laws as men? are five miilion mea in wcoumry working and living under se jaws ip Oe pein hes ioe ber Bo eae making. no!” duoate Welle for in the same strains, and was ywtaned, ko the guftragetion got up and spots, bet mh less force ani plrectness: ube other speakers were eatdent of the dariem Hated Fugnes Pesrue: Mra, dtarcarot. Jonneon and ‘Mos, Lydia Commander, of tha same order; Mra. Christian RK. Barker, of the Women's Single Tax League, and Mra. Harrfet Jolneton Wook « woman law yer. They will bola suffragette meetings every Tuesday afternoon in te same place, ant hope to make X a popular} movement NEW SHERIFF NAMES ONLY ONE NEW MAN. "Ble Tom” Foley Ap Appoints John | Gilchrist to Sueceed Al Johnson, Who Is Going Into Business. As soon as “Big Tom” Foley, New York County's new hSoriff, had taken the oatt of office before Supreme Court! Justice MoCall tls ufterpoon he an- nounced that he would retain the entire stat’ of his predecessor, with one exception, The in esenl par fleck of the Hart's isiand Reformat far Boys, Fapohaling, the force at Ludlow @trent Jail, the Sheriffs payroll carries about 160 hames. There was rejoicing among the men in the ofice when_ the: learned that under the new Sheri ne of mem were to thetr Jobe, es UR Roe eC and. “But why should | ¢ SUSPENDED AT NEW ORLEANS Star Rider, Under Contract to Keene, Set Down for Two Weeks. FEW GOOD RIDERS LEFT} Vigilance of Judges at City Park Has Reduced Ranks to Stable Boys. of Exentne World) La., Dec, 31—Th cision for two) weeks of Jockey ordered by the judges yeater Notter, day, was the all-absorbing tople of discussion among the turf, followers to-day. The effect of the Fullng har created different impressions. For a» great majority of those who Hke tc play the horses it came as a-personal loss, tut for the bogkmakers for the most part It was a relief. Notter has been riding In great form of late and every victory scored by him meant big joss to the ring. On all sides, however, with the ex- ception of the close circle of EHisor friends, the ruliog {s commended, as there could be no sufficient reason why an exception should be made in favor of Notter because he hapsmmed to be the top-notch rider. The persistent efforts of judges and starters to enforce die ctpline bring to inind the number 6f rid- erm that aré now under suspension, Not including one or two stable lads, w! absence never would be noticed, there are fourteen jockeys under temporary or permanent ban, According to the prece- dent established at the beginning of the reason, Notter was allowed to fill his engagements for to-day, hls suspension becoming operative to-morrow. Notter la under contract to James R. Keene next season, ‘The list of suspensions of jockeys an now standing {x as follows: Notter, C. Koerner, J. Sumter, Warren, Delaby. Finn, P. Baily, J W. Murphy, James Hogg, E. Grin, 8. Heidel, Fairbrother, ter and Aubuchon. FIRS RACE—-Pu: old maidens ay six furlongs. rt Powers), ce Hoheniohe. al Bona Wi, | halph’ "Hease.and Cpa. BI ran. THIRD RACE—Puree $400; three- year-clos; selling; ve furlongs and « halt Alsatian, Td (MoDaniel), 5 to 1 ‘ork and Ke © iascond sister, On ica fell on the brokers and traders on the floor, causing injury Ie teimathiee Uieens er, ‘Third andiran If Rail, Bulk Heal, Ethel Carr.’ Bayou The crash came just at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The Stock Paw: lark, ran ete Rose, Petulant and Orlandot change cents aethe contretces the ty ae ae panes os { ENGINEER DYING RUNS HIS TRAIN AFTER A CRASH Scalded by Blowing Out of Engine Cylinder, Golding Pilots Cars to Safety. RAHWAY, N. J., Dec. 1—The bdlow- Ing out of a erate head of a freight engine on the Pennsylvania Raflroud, about a quarter of a mile esat of the station here, to-day resulted in tne death of Thomas Golding, engines of the train, and the serious injury of me | firéman. Just Wiat caused the acci- dent Je not known as yet. ‘The train was moving rapidly When’ the cylinder close 40 the engineer, wattuily scalded by ea die, and up toa late hour several others were still imprisoned under the; . not known, the liquidation customary at the end of the month. cured ‘too late. The liquidation was all over, and nearly all the secure © | quired their united efforts to quell the panic that prevailed in and about / :|the Exchange and on the streets in the ‘land troops later joined the firemen in the work of rescue, covered. The roof of the courtyard fell with a crash upon a crowd cone, gregated there and buried many. Portions of the interior of the shaken, of consternation. The cies of the wounded coming from within the shattered entrance of the Stock Exchange increased the panic, side, but before any concerted work of rescue could be attempted fright. ‘of other outrages suddenly seized upon the mutlittude,” Seemingly with one accord a mad-nssh to get away from the neighborhood was started): diager of loss of life and limb, { * BONG UNS ‘ONE OTOCK EXCHANGE: ANY IN CRASH Deadly Missile Thrown Into Crowded, Building to Prevent Month-End Liquidation—Part of Struc- : — dure Falls, Causing Panic, ~~ EIGHTEEN VICTIMS TAKEN OUT, FATE OF OTHERS NOT KNOWN Police and Troops Save Throngs in Street Who Stampede in Frenzy of Fear After Viewing | Work of the Bomb Thrower, Who Escaped in Confusion, ROME, Dec. 31.—A dynamite bomb was hurled into the Stocd_ Exchange here this afternoon with disastrous result, the explosion wreck- ing pays of the building and burying many persons who crowded the place in the ruins, Eighteen persons were rescued badly tnjured, some of whom may, wrecked portions of the structure. Wheat? these are dead or afive ie: ~ It Is supposed the bomb was thrown for the purge O¢ presereaa | The plan was to destroy millions in securities, but the explosion ‘eo54 ies had been removed from the exchange, Firemen, policemen and troops were burried to the scene, and ft ree « icinity. A mumber of the police ; The bomb struck just inside anentrance to thé courtyard, which waa CROWD RUNS IN PANIC. Persons in the immediate vicinity were thrown into a profound state Almost instantly a crowd numbering several. thousands gathered ont. ; In this senseless frenzy many were: crushed and trampled and there was The first of the police to arrive tried vainly te check the rush and to throw cordons sbout the damaged structure. Ax oon as reinforcements arrived guards were put at all the approaches and the tron gate of the Exchange was losed, and then for the first time there was a directed effort to release the pinned-down victims from beneath the maine of the city, tho Temple ot Nev, £ tune, It is situated, on the Noustteteel of the Piasra di Pistri)) The temple Was duilt by Hadrian and ds noted few | eleven magnificent columns in the Come | Inthian ‘style of. whke marble, each ene | forty-one feet 'hixh, The centre portice | was built by Asrippa,, The roet of the | Exchange wan partly supported by: | these famoua columns, ‘They were age” sembled for this purpose by Pope Innes | “rumpled roof. As fast as the wapinded | cent XII * “i ——____ were rescued military surgedns attended 5 wy them on the spot. The total casualties MET DEAT IN FIRE, Ay RICHMOND, Va... Dec, 31.—Dr, Thy nnot be dxinitely ascertained yet ow- ax FE. Williams, an aged and prominen¢ the contuaton, physician of Hanover. County. wage however, Bomb Thrower Escapes. [burned to death In Horie: near ( : y in of fre he { aks, In that county, ‘early to-day, § “Word waa vent to the Elizat: phere te xo far no clew to the Went Ye" buiding and contenin were eotne | { and a request made to bi , ‘ rE pital ice mest a train at the Bilga- [of the tower of the bomb, who ex-| yy ely ved Al won and daughter toi atation.. The engineer was placed | caped. jin.rely eacaped “With TNCs after, so er train and {t was Rur- ear f saking an UDauccrssful effor rescu, . Ged alone velth all speed, but the man Stock Exchange of Rome is situ-/ hair father, ‘The cauce are ie : died betore b wad ated in ome of the Snest ancient re: \unknawm—. © Cheeta tos