The evening world. Newspaper, October 15, 1908, Page 1

_ THIRD AVENUE LINE IS FORCED —t TO RESTORE TRANSFER SYSTEM FINAL PRICE ONE CENT. Che Dy I a) FNS Yprx ~ favre DS; DAA RIANA RO rx NEW YORK, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1908. MORSE LOVER THAN A COMMON GAMBLER ~ SAYS HIS PROSECUTOR U. S. District Attorney Stimson, in! Opening Trial of the Banker, De- _ Claresa Gambler Risks Something Even When He Cheats. ~ ae > (8 “Characterizing Charles W. Morse as lower than a common gambler United States District-Attorney Stimson to-day began the actual prosecu- tion of the banker and Alfred H. Curtis, former president of the sus- pended National Bank of America, on charges of violating the national hanking laws. A jury had been obtained before Mr. Stimson began his opening address and Judge Hough ordered that it should be locked up and kept under guard throughout the proceedings. \ This is the first time in nearly! ~ twenty years that a jury in the United States Court has been ordered locked up. During the trial, which may @ week, the twelve men will t at the old Astor House, in the custody of six special deputy United States marshals. This step was taken by Judge Hough fon his own motion. The swearing-in fof the six deputies was the first in- ‘ation which the lawyers for the de- femse had that such an extraordinary course was contemplated. No explana- ton was offered. “We are surprised and shocked,” sal pee of the lawyers for the accus nkers. “But we have, of course, no other comment to make.” It was learned this afternoon that, tn addition to the six special deputies who) Jare guarding the jurors, a corps of se- GHTON BEACH TRACK CUT INTG BUILDING LOTS Work Begun on Making Villa Sites of Historic Race a ad eret service men under Capt. J. W Flynn are watching the jurors and the! Course. principal witnesses for the Govern- ° ment. a Brighton Beach race tr: | c track will soon Both to Go on Stand. i mn (Et BHI a ain Gon Tt has been definitely ascertained that oth Morse and Curtis will take the wit- ness stand. But while Morse will try to defend his course in using bank funds Zor his Ice Trust pool, his steamship con, eolidation and the other m: Curtis, It is understood, will go fully and frankly into the transactions in which he was the lesser figure. Some idea of the course which he 3s | Mkely to pursue, and some idea also of | the attitude in which the prosecution transferring the Property to a real es- tate syndicate has been closed and the of tearing down the fences and ling up the track was begun to- ‘ It ts quite likely that lots will be advertised for before the snow files, The big grand stand, the betting ring and field stand will be allowed to remain until they are disposed of to some man or dicate needing such property, work sale holds him, was shown in United States | But, before the next season at the sea- District-Attorney Stimgon's opening for | shore opens, the historle race track will the Government. He sald he would converted into a settlement, with show that Curtis haa merely been @ flg- urehead and a plastic figure in Morse's eft hands, Throughout his opening, which lasted ltor nearly two hours, Mr. Stimson dwelt | jwith particular emphasis on Morse’s ‘domination over Curtis. Mr. Stimson said he would show by evidence that Curtis, although nomi- ‘nally president of the National Bank of | inroug ne ocel North America, was really Ms Ben of | sarowal the ocean across the race urehead through whom Morse controlled | trite tion and employed them to further his enroughout, It 4s expected tm tee own private ends, With this utterance | ooo0n frontage will be sats hat tho by Mr. iBiawon there veniaied he MaSheeerien tient accriaen Te rae rospect the realization of the oft- J Fepeated assertion that Curtis would be |!MAcld of the track will be Aled tn with made the scapegoat for the man higher /and whatever otier filling is necessary up in the financial game. will be made with sand, st ets and sidewalks, Streets will be cut through from Nep- tune avenue to the ocean. A wide boulevard will bisect the Property from least to wi The improvements will be made by @ corporation called the Brighton Estates, and another big im- provement to the north will be begun as a result of the opening of streets Makes Four Charges. renner | “Briefly,” said Stimson, “I will divide TURONTO RESULTS, the misdoings of these two men under — four heading: 2—Three-year-olds and “Firet—Actions regarding ice! Saet ix furlon isk, stock consolidation, lengihet n and 1 toe wor jecond ~ Actions regarding 7 105 1 to 2 and out, 2; Merry ship consolidations, is (Austin), 10 to 1, 4to 1 and “Fourth—Overdratts, ar Furvie 8160 rap “{ will show you that by these manipu- | (Walsh) @ to'& 1 toe ang a lations ice trust stock was forced up| Cosmopolitan, 1 (A, William ; from 2% to 9 and that the funds of the and wen ong ft te %, gecond; Maid of ; ed by Morse to holt rol, $8 (Minch), § to 4, 4’ to 1 anc bank were employed by Morse to hold (2 "tq'1/ third. Russtone, ‘Roos, Betsy At to the latter inflated figure. 1 will | intord and Potent also ran show you also that from first to last| + years olds; Bridoon, ui 3 and out, these two defendants took various sums of money belonging to the bank and put them into this speculation, THE 7 “ett (Moardia), BUMS AGGREGATED $1,200,000. When | fare, ‘115 (Connuily), 8 to 3.2 th § and the etock began to go down the juggling out, third, Time—1.198-5. ‘Trappe, Ad- nee Boy also ra FOURTH of funds by “dummies” and by the os- tensible loaning of money on notes of a y For 2 three. one mile. year-olds doubtful value began. and up; $200; one m The “To cover these met (Hae), 10 to 6 and out, 1; Mist, 101 (Alex), 6 to 5, 2 to 6 and out there were f 2 Hey, 108 (Chappel), 6 to 1, books of th (ot and even, 3. Tme1444-5. Tag- iMegal steve by ane, Sea and Waterlake also ran, RACE—F three to hide ir unauiho MIRTH ery pearso) and upward; purse $700; seven turlon, improper haudting of funds, King Thistle, 108 (Connolly), 4 to to 6 fe will prove to you that Curtis, the to S and 4 to'5, won; Renaissance, 10@ President, and Morse, the Vice-Presi- (Pinch), 8 fo 1, (2 5, 8 to 6, second; . Harry Richeson, (MeArdle), 3 t @ent, did not enter the record of their Fy nn and 1i0 2 ge TimenL as 9-8. pee —_— ‘volar Biar, Ormyr Lady Lissak alse Woatinued on Second Fase.) Fan, . * EY IDITTN WIN Design on Book About Roosevelt's — "a Ave ” Gaver and Hobbies Welton by FROM LCA |Belmont Feature Was a Two- Horse Affair and a Whit- ney Gift. HILARIOUS A WINNER. | My Grace Captures the Jump- ing Feature and Stamina Gets Hunter Handicap. BELMONT RESULTS. | FIRST RACE—Court | Strike Out 2, Waponoca 3. Lady 1, SECOND RACE—My Grace 1,| | Parson Kelly 2, Flying Machine 3. THIRD RACE—Stamina 1, Whip Top 2. (Only two starters.) | FOURTH RACE—Delimium 1, Falcada 2, (Only two starters.) FIFTH RACE—Hilarious 1, Baby! Wolf 2, Gretna Green 3. SIXTH RACE—Nimbus 1, sina 2, Burghér 3, BY VINCENT TREANOR. (Special to The Evening World.) BELMONT PARK, Oct. The Ram- apo Handicap, the feature of the day's Cres- racing, was a two-horse affair, just like | the Hunter Handicap, the previous. jevent, and it resulted similarly in a victory for the Whitney stable. Delir- jjum had only Falcada to beat, but he id it in one of the prettiest finishes [of the day, Delirium ied all the way, “ Circulation Books Open to All," | z Woma = —— eee PRICE ONE CENT. «TRANSFERS PUT ~ BACK BY THIRD AVENUE LINE Receiver Whitridge Agrees to Observe Behest of Public Service Board to | Restore Joint Rate With | Crosstown Road. NEW DEAL TO REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SIX MONTHS. Puts the Proposition Up to Belt Line, Controlled by Ryan’s Men, Who Have Taken No Action to Meet the Commis- sion’s Wishes. | Receiver Frederick W. Whitridge, of the Third Avenue Kaiiway Company, to-day complied with the request of the Public Service Com- mission to arrange for a joint rate with the Central Park, North and East River Railroad Company, which operates the Fifty-ninth street crosstown \surface car line, Mr. Whitridge offers to give pass \Belt line, and in return for that company {a 1 on his line transfers to the eptance of the same he |but the wise ones said at the time: ilagcen srs from passengers who have § < | , ccept iransters m1 passengers who have {1 their fare |-Watt until they hit the stretch,” They will a cept transters {rc i ig i their fares on the | waited and saw Delirium not only stand Belt line cars. | hard drive, but draw away from Fal- | n letter to the Public Service eda to win very impressively. In the Ioan r makes a oral market Falcada was the preferred | » also wrote one. | { i ment of Belt line, | The opening event furnished a big | ' maliecmitenmelstenda ) eschange ‘aurprise. After Royal Captive and OF Busters: Strike Out, on the outer rail, had run ‘OVER OF ITTO | Plan to Run Six Monthy. their heads off, Court Lady came down OEE Oe va i | His proposition is of eerniiere the middle of the track to win the race NIN A RLS Icharactanth oRiatoatio nto tcie eer in the last couple of jumps. Waponoc: tay SSUES plight cuiitivcn rset hetnccnman lteaeean \too, was running fast at the time, and ANNIE RILEY HELE Iboxonakelactiantans a uke iae teatime jalthough {t looked like he, too, had For story of M le's Book See Page f | Mr. Whitridge took lunch yesterday |caught Strike Out, the judges gave the ae dente Sa | | ih semen lain seat emrao airy latter the place money. Royal Captive x | E. Eustis. { . ood th . tired badly right at the end and didn't i] TRCN the evidence: but’ the metion Jevelopment w "Hetren get in the money. Strike Out ran in ; i! { ant Rossen, with the Court | —_—.7— Central Park, Ee the colors of F. H. Milden. Duryea if i Agr jeoue é : 2 salltead CONT Thin eee paid $12,000 for him as @ yearling, U LU | i AF ANS ARR E TEN a Es tL Federal Court Paper Serv ed on} fy) RUE RRe ODS Ne 1 by Soclety Folk in Infield. ' il in my power not to be | > 4 i? ‘ at $1,200,000 fs down in th ull pwer not to b ! the Superintendent of Mat- | °} : The Autumn Meadowbrook Steeple- \ 6 to soelegy,! and will do all in | the Superintend Whe. Wiserberoushs Alen | chase for real hunters was the society power to be a-useful citizen, As to | eawan Asylum, PAD SEIN Ene MEAL RES AEP Cle event of the afternoon, and the sporty my family, who caused me to be here, v | tea ) individuals inthe Metropolitan cone set went out to the infield to witness I can onlf say, in the language of a| —_——_ trol ‘the majority, of the $1200 a. stock tho running. ‘Courtie’ Smith won it! Great Teache: PISHKILL LANDING, (sOgt, 16, een ‘i 2 aeR =e i | I a Baye Saree nae ee FISHK NDING, 9 Henry Thompson and A. H. Vanderpoeh witb My Grace, who was cleverly ridden | shee orp ye Sem) Lon tay Re —A writ issued by the United States! lawyers, of No, 2 Wall street, were put not what they di by Mr. J. O'Brien. Flying Machine wa, | | DECLARED SINE elly, ridden by Mr. H. Monocle Pag, to contest with My Grace. The Parson LROssen Regains Liberty After| Alleged to Have I sleeve at the time, and he drew ay FIRE OFFICIAL | the contender all the way until he boli- Rossen's manner was impressive, and Court, in Pennsylvania, commanding | forward ‘& new directorate when Jed at the Liverpool in front of the there was the utmost stillness in the Dr. Robert H, Lamb, superintendent of | {ansfers were shut off by the Metro- rand stand. This left only Par: u , Meera ein p politan last August -room at the top of the olc |the Matteawan Hospital for the Crim- Disclosed. with Can't Talk About It. 3een Guilty inal Insane, to produce Harry K, Thaw ran a good me ce and at one time | MDG ot 1k about the belt line at | got on even terms with My Grace. Mr, sin Asv q | f hheryv—No Name >ittsburg forthwith, was served upon Bhout the i [igencatenenl Lerma with ay, Graee. Or Months in Asylum and of ‘Robbery —No Name of Pittsburg fort this time 1 Mr; Vanderpoel, who 1s Dr, Lamb to-day said to be an individual owner of some When ready and beat Parson Kelly «ui Bellevue. | he writ was served by a United |of its stoct handily. Flying Machine finally 7 7 alt If you cannot talk as counsel ,you lover the Liverpool d continu — a ates Deputy Marshal, who pwalte| “If ‘ " 5 | race to get the show money, Roi = for the doctor «t the railroad sta- | ™F n ae ASS ene’ Wee declined the issue early. iis L. Ro: prin al ¢ ere were 1 Fire suggested Millionaire vs. Jockey, Public Schoo! No. 10, I ~ quart arnt ation here when he stepped from an In You will have to all your infor- The Hunter, Handicap was scratched | tlumphantly acquitted ty t) hr ‘ire Departe| coming train, F Mr. W Ir, Vane ‘op, oO jo awyers pending 1€ charge o lon he ake, { mae i Midgely, ex-Jockey. Brady in the Tip (laut . V 5 We sion as to what action he wil ; inetar ery doesn't need the mor L conchue act in the case Dee aarvenlanr DE ann ia alm r Stamina won, but Like Edward W. Russell, the paranolae —— frog ook hands with each juror,| All efforts to rtain the name of} jlar to one (ssued by the saine ang | PY HORE AAR. areveb, when WHIP s- |from, Dannemora H'rison, who conduct. him personally, One juror | the official were unay served on the Sheriff of Wes Ee SCAR AD MR RATAD ae | drive, it looked ay if, y's ied his own trial, 1 kod t y Se ————— | Count nen ‘Thaw was held in the} passengers, He “gross | ah ome a p shyt us set out with the belie " | 1 shortly before he was re ever, rode a good race f yo | Court at o , ALLEN WINTER county Jail # ts > aper- ! Gnd"held ‘stamina toxether’ She ¢ ie | might take the case of the we sane, but you have SOLD TO committed to Matteawan, It wa a fy ay to win cleverly, but by no me: ry wyers, Br Vane Teri us all by your manner and nection pankrup! ia away | na means jof his rs, Fred B, Ware and (ita rer ronan AUSTRIAN FOR $50,000, ‘» connection with bankrupt buys its power the recetvers | iaaha\Gatala Base IHarry Graham Bockius, for the pur eve that our first impression Peeaecainas ‘ThAW now Leaves aL HTT un the neceivare 5 | pose of er examining the medic % —_— Pennsylvania, ‘The cars from the same iy ‘e copped the cot i pel y "7 n de! r ) . fN anePAtth When Hillarious a twospeait {Derte, saying 4 (Special to The Evening World.) comply with the order of the writ on the er acAenny lold, in the 4s e colors, just breezed Vhile I have every confidence in the your sre the kind of man I LEXINGTON, Ky., Li,—Just aft dd that Thaw then Was in cus \\ EA home \n Bod the: fas finlle of the [honesty and abi of my coun 1 ° ve Of, and I hand making a show of his field in the thr y York State ne ¢ 3 HN ae a year, Baby Wolf c! the two-year- ‘feel that I am more familiar with my ard, ©) me," heats of the West kes to-d. N nly after the service of . the way, but never threatened i f Stakes to-day, Allen| Immediately a aA me Ce ee barony. tt Was pieatenss se, especially from the standpoint of |. s Baye thelr cards to the Winter, Winner of the Readville Handi- | writ Dr. Lamb sent his assistant, Dr. A. |) a‘ oe Be line Face strictly, for Gretny Green was |the allenists nan who, after confinement in Bloom d other wood races on the Grand |'p, baker, to New York to lay the mate) 00) VISE ite ane |ihrough early and Dolly Spanker could) With the Court's permisst gdale and in the State’ Hospital for t was purchased 1 5, i District-Att ase 5 ae perly and a chased by I. Schless-|ter before former Distric orney |" ; per [Bee gat Up & gallos \erosa-examined Drs, Wildman Insane at C6 and 1 of Vienna, Austria, for $30,00, | Gardiner, who has been retained by the cay eal Racing Charis on Pi 2. | Gregory, wha had naa him und * puted sold to Schlessinger for aiuorney ral to adyise the oiticials ; Linainaas g servation in the Helle | ; Anes pans aE i Nr bunt several days but the | having ‘fhaw tn custody BAD FLOODS IN CHINA, jin @ most creditable fashion a aa a RN ee teria amnoe, alain ee Le pplied to the HONG KONG, Oct. 15—There have! A AED a : 4 ‘ * Hoard of & \pporvionmens Peeper orn ere Jury Acts Quickly. ROCKEFELLER LOSES BY Fine, Mth \: Mel” ad | city, It was said this afterno m that Cal. | ‘ aren te ‘ani Hal-ping districts, Several towns The Jury, after a four days’ tr LEVELAND, O., Oct. 15.—The forest | Mitte Allen | Gardiner would ini Br ba nee Tasieee Island! Jarideet are submerged and hundreds of people | put little time in arriving at a ver which raged near Collingwood ang | Y18tt u Hd Winter, | 9 obey the writ, claiming that the courts |g ip joint rate with the Belt Line been rendered hoAelo: rayne Mase saltanian andtlent ain Aaa ae J he will be raced in| jaye no jurisdiction ever @ man who ne orev, la’ connie p> Na ‘ . ‘ y next season and later retired to veen declared insang, B We find Eliis L, Rossen sano and of exiinpulshed to-day, The damage a 1 later retired to | nus been declared insan Ee ee retina tataine M + a AMALGAMATED DIVIDEND, sound mind, and we also find that it ts was confined to the woods and @ stone- two-year-old filly Joan, | —_———er- The Amalgamated Copper Company | perfectly #afe to allow him at large." | crushing plant, totalling upward of dam by Hel frege . West Point Football Game $5.00 bo Cadiorain, to-day, declared the regular quarterly} The Assistant Corporation Counsel | $50,000, A ten-acre tract owned by John pom W. i Mecha Point Oct. IT. West shore BR vig Waghington-sunset Route. Tourtes. y a O,, from W. H ev Desbrosses at, 12.00 and zest h Wastitagton, j Gividend of 00 conte, Moved to wet aside the verdict as con-'D, Rockefeller was swept by the flames, Wheelme, W. Va. for $2,500. ISP. M. B15 round tripe eke SeReOE Hie ta 1200 Bevadwar, | * 4)