The evening world. Newspaper, September 17, 1908, Page 13

wr | * BARRED FROM HER BABY BY LETTERS DEAN AFINIY ' Young Hobcroft’s Fervid Love Notes to Mrs. Slattery \ Read in Court. . ADMITS WRITING THEM. Justice Aspinall Promptly Awards Custody of Baby Slattery to Father. Mrs, Walter ©. R. Slattery, of No. 2871 Webster avenue, the Bronx, de- clared torday she weuld not abandon her efforts to galn the custody of her three-year-old daughter Edna Stella, al- though love letters from an “‘afMinity’* caused her to lose her case and Jus- tice Aspinall to dismiss her uabeas cor pus proceedings In the Supreme Court, Brooklyn, yesterday. When the child was awarded to the father, a bookkeeper for the Title Guar- antee and Trust Company, No, 176/ Broadway, Mafnattan, the mother grabbed the girl from the arms of her sister-in-law, and racing through the corridor, tried to escape with It, When her husband attempted to take the child she knocked him over @ seat, ail the) time screaming hysterically, Policeman Ward finally intercepted | was surrounded by friends, | duced her to return the) child to the husband. Mr. Blattery charged that his wife was too friendly with Edward C. Hob- croft, twenty-one years old, who lives with his parents pn Riverside Drive. Slattery, has begun an actlon against Hobaroft to recover heavy damages for the alleged alienation of his wife's af- fections. Sisters Against Her. Mrs, Slattery was taken {II last July end while In the Fordham Hospital, her husband, her sisters, Mrs, Mary E, Moore aud Mrs. Eloise Raymond, pubdilo schoo! teachers, vised her, While! there they declared that Hoberoft stood | cluse to the bed and held Mrs, Siattery's hand. When he remonsirated with his wife, Slattery declared she used profane language and sald that an angel from heaven could not part ner and Hob- croft. Mrs. Raymond testified that at No, Bedford street, Manhattan, she saw Mrs. Slattery sting on the lap of Hob- croft, which Mrs, Raymond thought was] @ very Improper thing for @ married woman to do. “Her little daughter was present,’ Mrs. Raymond aid. Milton bucky, counsel for Slattery, offered in evidence several ietiera al- leged to have been written by Hobcraft to Mrs. Slattery which contained the most pas: te expressions of love., Mr. Buck nounced that If the pett- tloner would agree to return 40 her hue- band and live with him he woud wil- lingly take her back, Wouldn't Return to Him. When Mrs. Slattery went on the stand she sald; i} “I have known Mr, Hobcroft since he was five years old. Since then we have | been tn each other's society very often, Our parents visited frequently, “My relations with Hobcrott have) been those of a friend. The letters I received from him were simply friendly | and sympathetic. My husband never made any objection to his coming to| the house.” tery said the manner In husband had treated her In years of (heir married {fe Justify her in living. wita n y husband and his people ebject to | our having a fe € dues Just ag | m to do, He dves not ple tell dr s, Carl Brown, lawyer \ sald, she had kept @ mean time along | nd in a letter jo} zed matters 40 berott, who ad- d mitted that he wrote the lect hat is all I want to know," nall said. would like to end you t , added to Hotcrot : ean “L will give the custody of th toutheitalivn: for ones man sue wu Mrs. Slattery may appeal to me again T will Pa Hobcroft under bonds so that he will not interfere with Mrs. Slattery again.” FUGITIVE BANKER HERE A PRISONER Boneftl, Captured in Brazil, Charged With Stealing © $30,000 In Cleveland. ae ‘A ¥. Bonelli, a former banker of Gieveland, Ohio, charged with the theft (@f $20,000, arrived here to-day @ prisoner em the Afghan Prince from Brasil, in the custody of Bheriff Cowley and Pro- gecuting-Attorney Gott, of Cleveland, Boneill. wee @ steamship ticket agent besetting banker, dealing particularly foreign exchange. He disappear | aiding lest, Complaints cane rie Otter at the failure of remittances to Italy, Where Bonelli claimed to ve correspondents, Gye not erties learned that he Paulo, Bi and at once feed his arrest. He was in jail when officials reached San Paulo, The ree Si prscner will start at once ——< FOE OF GxM@LERS DEAD. CHICAGO, Bept. 17.-John J. Knicker- Wocker, @ well-known Chicago lawyer, who was rection tan Og activities In Feconatruction days after the great fire of wy ane yesterday, Mr. Knick- been known as the @utor of « number of gambling = |if any contest was made the contestant to the widow, Despite this clause, re- | now five years old | learned that he was engaged they told | his prospective bride that she wouid| RIKER'S, Birth Avo, Cor, 23d M. hel [pati rade tin Ara cr 3 WIDOW OF LEEDS GETS $29,000,000 WITHOUT Flat iremee onle Will Gives Son | of First Wife $1,000,000, | But Nothing to Mother. The will of Willlam B. Leeds, who; died in Paris on June 2 last, was ad- mitted to probate yesterday in Mineola, L. 1, by Surrogate Edgar Jackson. J G, Milburn, of the law firm of Carter, | Tedyard & Milburn, was present, but there was no opposition to the will being filed. Tt was witnessed by Lewis Cass | Ledyard and his son. By the terms of the will, which {s the longest ever filed in Nassau County, Ru- dolph Gear Leeds, son of the former Rock Is'and President by his first wife, wets $1,000,000; James F. Elder, Mr. Leeds's secretary, gets $25,000, and prac- estate, ex- left to Mr. onnie Stewart Her inheritance is about §29,- There was a provision in the will that was to be cut off and the bequest given ports were current that Rudolph G, | Leeds would {natitute an action based | Jupon the allegation that just before | Mr, Leeds went abroad he changed his will and increased a trust fund for the benefit of his second wife from $,u0,W0 | to. $10,000,000, The United States Trust Company is] the trustee of this fund, the interest of which to go to Mrs, Leeds uniil| wher son WV m B. Leeds, fr, who ts reaches his ma- | fority. The opinion Was expressed that Mr. Leeds made feared @ contest by ‘is son Rudolph, | who had not seen much of his father in recent years. Ho Is twenty-two years old, proprietor and editor of the | Palladium. in Richmond Ind., and was 4 delerate to the Republican National | Convention !n Chicago. He sald that the manner In which his father's es- tate had been disposed of was satis- factory to him. The first Mra. Leeds. who {s cut off without any bequest fon, daughter of) Richmond banker, who assisted Mr, Leeds materially tn his | early business career. She obtained @ | divorce in 19% after being married | seventeen years, | HELD IN $2,000 O00 BAL FOR JOKING iS WIFE pee ee His “Bluff” at Suicide by Gas | and Poison Looked Like Real Thing to Court. Oscar Morrison, twenty-one years od, | of No, 102 Fortieth street, Brooklyn, | met a girl two years ago and fell In love with her, He proposed and was ac- cepted. Morrison was known as @ prac: | | tloeal Joker, and when his friends) etter thnk a god deal before she married. y t. Ives with her She was Jeannette Irene Gear | 1D) ulmination of Merrison's jokes came yesierday when Mrs. Morrisou) came howe from a siopping tuur and) found ner husvand lying on the bed and the room nied with gay. Sue picked bim Qp, and cartying im into} anotuer room, telepduued Le, FB, Dowd. Before the physiclan reached the| bovse Morrison revived and a(iempied to swallow @ quanuity of creoune, MPs. Morrison in irigat cewpnoued the Norwegian Hospiial, ambulance sur- geon McGuire and Dr. Dowd reacued tae house simultaneously and used a stomach pump on Morrison, After working over him for an hour they pronounced him out of danger, Mor- nson was arrested and in the Firth Avenue Court, very much dejected, he told Magtetrate Gelsmar it was all a) Joke, “Well that ts @ funny joke," said | the Magistrate, ‘Il am afraid my sense of humor la not quite well enough Je- veloped to appreciate it. You can have & week to laugh over it.” The Mag- \atrate adjourned the case until ae @ and ball was fixed at $2,000. “THE WATERLESS SHAMPOO” Wy Y; ml ; Povo i For th A sanitary shampoo powder. Thor- oughly cleanses the hair, removing oily substances, dandruff, dust, &c., without the trouble of washing. Stimulates the growth and makes the hair fluffy as nothing else will. Recommended by all users. EAAPESierivd top vox 25e For eale at drug and department stores | If your dealer does not sel! It, mention his name and send 10c. (to cover mating) for miniature sample box and Interesting booklet, THE PURITAN (9., 35 W. 2ist St, N.Y, FOR SALE AT THE EVENING WORLD, ABUREDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1908, Stern Brothers To-morrow, hee! Women’s Mousaueraire Cloves ot Glace Kid at Unusually Low Prices 12 Button Length, black and white, at Regular Value $2.50 16 Button Length, in white, at Regular Value $2.85 $1.65 2.10 = ——= | Women’s Silk Petticoats NEWEST MODELS, OF SOFT SILKS IN THE LATEST SHADES, TO BE WORN WITH THE CLOSE FITTING GOWNS, FOR TO-MORROW, MESSALINE AND SOFT TAFFETA SILK PETTICOATS IN BLACK, WHITE AND COLORS, at $5.95, 7.95 and 11.95 Men’s Fall Neckwear IN A COMPREHENSIVE ASSORTMENT Ranging in Prices from AND HAVE PREPARED A SPECIAL SALT OF | — | Four-in-Hands and Folded Scarfs, at 65° Values $1.00 & 1.50 Ameri ican Made Rugs NG THE BEST MANUFACTURERS, WILTONS, AX- SAXONY AND SMYRNAS IN PERSIAN DESIGNS Exceptional Values NINSTERS, Axminsters, 9 x 12, Value $24.50, at $18.50 Seamless Axminsters, 9x 12," — 30.00, “23.50 Royal Wiltons, 9 x 12, “ 35.00, “ 26,50 OTHER SIZES AT PROPORTIONATE PRICES, West Twenty-third Street Reg.arave Mark Madeira Handkerchiefs This is one of our most attractive lines of embroid- % ered handkerchiefs and one which has come into favor within the last year or two. The hand embroidery, which is the work of the Island peasants, is remarkable for its beauty and distinc- tive character. It is a dainty combination of eyele’ em- broidery with beautiful hand scalloped edges. Prices as follows: At 50c —A very. large collection of designs is in- cluded, showing dainty corner effects with scalloped edges. At 75c.—Plain centre, very sheer, with corner and all-around designs of eyelet work, finished with fine em- broidered scalloped edges, in several different styles. At $100, 125 and 1 5)—Exquisite hand em- broidered corner eects on very sheer linen, combined with scalloped edges. Other attractive lines in our stock include dainty F Swiss, Armenian and Irish Handkerchiefs, both lace trimmed and embroidered. 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The sets include soup tureen and large size plates and meat dishes, Regu- laf stock price $30.00; “ special at...secevees $22.50 $14.98 Austrian China Dinner Sets, $10,50 In assorted floral designs. Very thin ware, eveny) piec e perfect and | 100 pieces to the set. Special at... $7.45 Austrian China Tea & 56 pieces to the set, decorated in white and ool Special 4 ‘ KE ko™* first quality. $14.98, Sets, "$5. 50 Regular ye 50 price $7.45, ‘Best and Purest Groceries At Prices to Command Attention | ADAMS BUILDIN G—('Phone 5700 Chelsea) | Coffee —Bourbon San'ss cr Maracaibo Coffee, freshly ‘roasted. granulated or pulverized. We those now paying 25c. per Ib. for coffee elsewhere; special, Her these to more than satisty | 15c | Butte r—Finest fresh made Elgin | Butter, | $1.45 | Macaroni— Choice quality broken Macaroni, In 10-1b boxes. Tongue— Fresh smoked sugar- | cured choice quality Ox Tongues, | close trimmed ones, aver- aging 4 Ibs.; special, per Ib. 13¢ Creamery 5-Ib. GE Do 35¢ TARCH — The FIRE PROOF eT \RCH fire, prot, a cold | cHEReR Bran dinne eon 8 0 | ole, 140; Fine free running | size salt; 2-1 i 5c ros ATO! Vc) rea—ooi : Label Brand | per tin ! ar ie | Tea Rose, Formosa 00 Ic RICE—Finett quailty Japan | Toe Retin or Mixed | can | e Ten, t4 Ib, cy Formosa ina, es gh Break retary Bes te. 29C “tie Bie | We contract with the Doug'as factories to take every pair of shoes that has even | These they term "Fact ry Damaged.” The imperfections are for the most part so immaterial that they do not attect in Bree selection to-morrow free, a beautiful medallion portrait, which we will re- produce from any photo- graph you bring us. The medallions are per- fect reproductions, coming out better often than the original, ana are practically indestructible. nuine shoe bargain. $1.98 Splendid Olfering ‘of an. Elegant Brass Bed Outfit $44.50, Instead of $67.50 | ADAMS BUILLING | Each article is of Standard Quality, fully guaranteed, and can be bought separately if so desired. We will take your order for this magnificent outfit at the spe- | cial price quoted on Friday and Saturday only. We require about | | ten days to make deliveries. Regu'ar Sale Price. Price, Brass Bed..,..... $40.00 $25.00 Box Spring...... $10.00 $7.50 $17.50 $12.00 $67.50 $44.50 Or Separate if Desired, Hair Mattress., Br'ss Bed—2-inch continuous pillars, 1-inch filling rods, height of | head 63 inches, height of foot 40 inches; sizes 4 feet 6 inches, 4 feet, | 3 feet 6 inches, 3 feet. The bed 's made exceptionally well, made j and finished in the best French lacquer. | Dox Spring—The interior of this spring is made up of 63 best tempered steel springs, attached to an extra strong frame and cove ered in the best 8 oz. A. C. A. or fancy ticks, rabbet edge. This makes a very luxurious bed. is filled with an excellent quality of special curled hair, pounds. Thoroughly tufted, stitched edges, covered in the best 8 oz. A.C. A, or fancy stripe ticking. Extraordinarily ea value. Furniture S'ip Covers, $3. 89 Orders taken at this Price Fridvy and Saturday Only | O’NEILE BU LDING We measure, cit, make and bind, and will take orders to be delivered up to Oct. Ist. | nd Maine styl | tender Bie 96 | The ‘on | Haven i nilow Peaches, In une | G 4 liquor; No, 3 tan eb OG). bi Delicate sen Dept. | Batanee oS RGEON—Fresh amok ate Full Cream a, per dow.» > per | al | 22c) BOILED HAM | ‘i — Be Best White Fb: per iE — Beet} pest White, | BARDINES—The Ice fam 950 | Te ater mica, 220 | ne smoked CHEESE — Imported 27G)| tien eesti e220) Hartley’s Orange M rma ade | Shaw’s Irish Ham | Shaw's Irish Bacon Pet jat.es.ee 5C| Per Ib...... 40c! Per 1b....++ 38¢ We use only the best quality Belgian Stripe. 30c. per yard additional over 20 yards, We adhere strictly to the policy of using only standard, durable, | first-class fabrics, coupled with the best possible workmanship, $3. iste een .20 yards made up.. sooo), 89 Note:—This price on y for Manhattan, Bror.x, Brooklyn, Hotoken and ha) City, $7. 50 Collapsible Go - Carts $5.95 | ADAMS BUILDING | Go-Carts (like cut), with hood, made with Rag steel frame, rubber-tired wheels, full size seats of leatherette. Can be carried under the arm or packed in a trunk. Regular $7.50 Go-Carts, to-morrow $5 95 (Friday), while they last...... le SUNDAY WORLD WANTS WORK MONDAY WONDERS. It makes little difference what you need ---a World “Want” will go and get it. | With every purchase of | Hair Mattress—This mattress is made in one or two parts and | Weight 45 |