The evening world. Newspaper, January 2, 1912, Page 1

pe BOXING LAW GETS A KNOCKOUT FROM Hyde Succeeds in | = More Delay for His Trial ‘WEATHER—Gnew probable to-night or Wednesday. FINAL) EDITION. Tbe “ Circulation Books Open to All.” * SEBOND PISTOL TO SHOW. “BROCKY” LOST fils LIFE IN DUEL Echo of McNamara Dynami ing Plot in Inquiry Into Brocky’s Death. WITNESS IS Owner Found Gun Day After Ironworker Was Shot Through the Heart. ‘An echo of the dynamite plot which the McNamara brothers were sentenced to serve long terms in Quentin prison in California was heard today when Coroner Feinberg called the inquest into the death of Peter— otherwise “Brocky"—Conroy, estructural fronworker. The turbulent life of “Brocky” Conroy came to an end on the early morning of Dec. 10, when hej} was shot In the back room of Thomas Brady's saloon at, One Hundred and Sixth street and Madison avenue. A “strong-arm” man In the days when Sam Parks was at the height of his rule over the ironworkers in his city, a member of ‘one of Parks's many “entertainment committees,” mixed up in many assault cases and once in- volved in the murd policeman, “Brocky" Conroy had travelled a roug road. When his death came it was 4 shock to Walter Drew, counsel for whe National Erectors’ Association, and oth- ee Who are pressing the dynamite cases at Indianapolis and Lox Angeles, Co roy said to tiave been deep in the “inner circles of violence,” and the pression was given that he was to ha been an important witness befor the Grand Jury in the Indianapolis cases. When the news of the killing of Con- roy reached Mr, Drew he at once sent for all the details. The belief grew that this was a case where an impor- tant witness had been silenced. HAD CARD IN POCKET SIGNED BY J. J. M'NAMARA. Conroy, at the time of his death, lived at No, 21 East One Hundred and Hirst street. When his clothing was searolied efter he was killed the police four card issued by the National Association of Structural Iron Workers, and signed by J. J, McNamara. With Conroy in the rear room of the neloon at the time of the shooting was Méchae! Collins, also an tronworker, of t One Hundred and Sixth ‘The two had been drinking to- id it wae said that they |v long been friends. When the frac oceurred the bartender rushed in and (Continued on Second Page.) ‘First and This ts MORE Than HALF Other New York Newspaper The, the pet bapa or etn od SS Sows: agere TNE WORLD TMB WORLD'S vot MISSING. | for | "] of the entire proceeding wntll the 1 More Than a Million and a Half Separate Advertisements Were Printed in THE WORLD During the Year 1911 ihe umber of edvertivements printed by THE WORLD and the Herakt during lever te nearest competitor in the edvertiecarente printed dung the post ton Youre 10 Camperizon io made with the Herald, as ne other New York mwepaper erite BVEN HALF AS MANY ADVERTISBMENTS AS THB .“ORLD., Coortiaht, 1948, of, 7 ishing ow Work Wor World). WITH COLLINS ‘HVDE GETS DELAY OF HIS TRIAL SET DOWN FOR TO-DAY Justice Stapleton Grants a | Stay Pending Argument for } Change of Venue. DECISION RAPS WHITMAN District Attorney’s Preparation For Immediate Hearing | Is Censured, ' ‘Through the medium of a stay of pro- ceedings, signed by Justice Luke D. Stapleton of the Supreme Court, Brook- yn, Charles H. Hyde, former City of his of Hyde was set for to-day on the calendar of Justice Davis tn the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court, and it had been the in of District mney Whitman to move at once for a special panel of jurors, trrespective of a motion now before Justice Lehman for a change of venue arguinents on the motion for f venue are to be made ne: Jlaving been advised last week tention ed of the District-Attorney to-day with the prelimin- trial Mr. Hyde went before Justice Stapleton in person and su attied a g affidavit, setting forth that, through the medium of prejudiced newspaper reports, editorlais and toons, the public mind h fluenced against him a fair trial in New Yor aunty CASE CALLED FOR TRIAL BUT STAY INTERVENED. Justice Stapleton was asked for a stay otion ded. for @ He sig vice Whit ange of venue shall be de I the writ for the stay and ser- was District-Attorney opening of Criminal Branch of the preme Court. ne case of Hyde was called before Justice Davis District-Attorney Whitman advised the Court of the stay and also of the pending arguments on (Continued on Second Page, Far Ahead A MILLION MORE Than Any Printed During the Past Year Ey That for seven su (hee print ‘THE WORLD ol spars ovis thas Ge Nave. | And No. the | | Another JANUARY ca 1912. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, WIFENO. 1 IS DEAD, NO. 21S AFTER CON, NO.3HASHIM:NO.4? Court Is Tugging at Marital Knots Aged Lothario Tied, and It’s No Easy Job. SPOUSES THREE HAD HE. Was Wooed and Won While Helping Bury No, 1—Still, He’s Not Done! ‘The tangled matrimonial web erick W. Sherman—a marital many lawsults—was placed for lng before Justice Delany in preme Court to-day when the of Fred-| skein unra agreement b+ tina Boos Sherman, called for trial. ‘Ty's particular sul wife who charges she came back from wife No. I's funeral as wife No. 2. By wife No, the agreement he seeks mY break, She: man was to give her tenance. 200 for her mal Sherman says he thought t ed wife No. 2 from ail WIté No. 2 thought and! thinks differ charges obtained by wife No. fraud and duress, “rm an old New Yorker, Judge, and | T was anxious to hush up the diffe ences between Mra. er—ah—this lady and | myself, ted Sherman on the w stand ‘4 sake I agreed to| give ] hh and $2,700 Inf stallments, I gave ler lawyers a deed to ® houge on Long Island as part 9 curity to guarantee the amount. Part Robby, my of the money was to suppor boy, too. arge fraud and deceit ‘ourt, “In what re: Cand fraul practised?” Well, I wanted two days to consult Wwyer about the agreement h . O. Ball, would not give me saying the paper had to be signed at once,” In explaining the alleged deceit, Sie inan, who Is aged, gray hatred and s: of stature, t ot was my law the laws that bring ¢ to trint, save fo ¢ wished to avo! amin: | A long cross-ex- Ball disclosed t Sherman to Mr, Ball's of. flee with Wife No, 2 and had br With him ail of the documents produced at the trial Wife No. Christina, has brought n absvlute divorce against the Supreme Court, naming Jane Gleason Sherman with whom Sherman ts now lying at ast ‘Thirty-frst str W Ives $15 d Week alimony from pending the termination « this sult. CHRISTINA BOUGHT HER own/*'*! ‘WEDDING’ RING, SHE DECLARES. Christina explained to the Court that iy 1808, while she jas housekeeper fo Sherman's invalid wife the latte died. After the fu 1 services, Chris tina, sw Sherman Invited her to live With nlm as his wife, saying re monlal marriage was not necoesa pied Sherman's “proposal ys, and bought a Wedding ring He treated her, she suys, as his wife. A son, Robert William, was born in July, 190! As hia second wife, she says, she HV in his house until April 190%, fell seriously 4 and was r hospital When she en found Jane Gleason had usur place and was then the wife of * man, Sie looked for her wedi but could not find it, Late she learned Sherman had given it to wife No, . Then came the alleged agreene which Sherman seeks to haye set a action was begun by Wife Kainst Wife No, 2 ave the ag ment set aside, but this was discon- tnued. Sherman denies he ever asked Christina to be his wife, but he admits “Robby” ta his boy and told Justice Delaney toeday he wanted to “send Robby to the best college tn the Untt 587,491 610,958 1,794,471 | Moy ween himself and Chris | prine shortly after Morse became a 2% was! privoner in the institution, He sad he | refused it and #0 notified Attorney is aimed against a! General 2s lawyers by some gas stock and that subsequently iess | forget he ever said anything like that, | Was stated that Morse was sent to t MORSE'S MONEY OFFER IN PRISON VIEWED AS BRIBE Atlanta Warden Says Banker Wanted to Divide With Him Protit He Made on Stock. REPRIMANDED FOR ACT. Attorney-General Wickersham | Vas Then Informed and Of- ficial Inquiry Followed. psa a ATLANTA, Jan, 2—Warden W. M r of the eral prison at Atlanta made a formal statement de- that Charles W. Mors the pnvicted New York banker, had to ay the Su-! claring wealthy real estate dealer's notion to break an| offered him what he construed to be a ickersham, Moyer's statement was @ sequel to the publication in @ local paper that a Con- sressional investigation into ’ Morse's alleged bad treatment in the prison |Prodably would be instituted. i Warden Moyer sald he haa’ given , she says. Sherman Morse permission on March 11, 1919, to| rs we his slamature to the paper was send @ cipher telewram to purchase ‘The Warden said he told Morse to ‘Morse to send the telegram. | It developed that the Department of 200 PAGES. WEATHER—Snow probable ¢o-night or Wednesday. FINAL EDITION. PRICE ONE ‘CENT. First Woman Deputy Sheriff WIDOW OF JUSTICE ENG NOTHING,” Justice made an investigation at the spring, ‘The result of the fs not known here. Warden Moyer's statement was made before a gathering of newspaper men nyited to Inspect the so-called “dun- | eon" where Morse was sent into soll- | tary contin May 13-15, ing to charges against the Ward | Siving A sick boy about to be dixcaarged a paltry sum of money ‘The Warden read his report on the in- to the department in which It hecaume Ne refused to t ed the publiclty which he sala| Where he got about fifty dollars, whic 1e subsequently admitted he had re vod from @ discharged prisoner, his wife and ‘his business partner, ‘The jen dented that it was for giving money to a sick boy. | he room in whieli Move was sald to heen confined wax about the size | inwry hotel room, well lighted | and ventilated and with running wate Moyer sud Morse Was supplied wit A aattress and blanket. Mo tis said, dentes this statement and says the only covering he had was his coat Moyer denied that he had strong prejudice against Morse, or tha ent he had made to the Attories General had had any influence in de mining the President's latest ac the case, He admitted a natuy dice becaune of the tnetdent stock ters he would and other dep, coun ° Washington aft rview, with Uh learning from the eva! whether Warden Moyer had Leen asked for an opinion on Moraes condi- tion, Moyer lared that on Noy tnged on Was reported _>--— TAFT PLANS TO FORCE ROOSEVELT INTO THE OPEN, | . WASHIN al ctr os were astounded thie afternoon over 4 report, credited to certain i nown ‘Taft leaders, that the States and see to bis proper bringing | as determined to force Col, Roosevel: | up.” As far as the boy's inotier, Cheis : poe 7 ‘ 43 ato the nin tie contest the tor | tina, 1 0c Sherman says vi where a able to cla * fore scum in an : laent Hi s en route to New York t | teut Col, Moosevelt (iat Mr, Taft wil ait “ not fight him for the nomination, but will withdraw if the former President |. tp readly a caadidate bod ‘tue nominatiga. |* | Julius Marburger, wo took office yes- “QURFIRST WOMAN SAYS THE COLONEL, DEPUTY SHERIFF BUT HE IS TALKING —_— /Mr. nines uk Announces the “Missed an Opportunity at ia Appointment of Mrs. Caro- Peace Dinner,” He Sighs line Truax. | Reminiscently. Mrs. Caroline Truax, widow of the | Witha efuee onfirm ¢ te Supr Court Justice Charies Hh de any rumo: a to Roc ruax, {@ the first woman Deputy | Sheriff of the county of New Y was named this by t morning Sheriff terday, She was “irs, daughter of the and was married 186, She was then a young tiful woman and stil! retains characteristics tu a striking dex Mrs, Truax was Justice Tru ond wife. She graduated Ho. Angeis’ School, Fort Lee, and later celved a diploma in law from the of the City of New York, vetug a yf the two yo! women ssaye at g Master and in the law jovrna student of soviolog Caroline late Ivaa oo Justt Carrington, Sand Truax and beau those the of the phra ad t enti was published especi ee one of ara insane ; n , a jury tria i ; When Jadke 7 nomination Mrs, Truax recety ne Juntive He. annul cee Mra, Truax wrove Sherif Marburger a 1 5 rmal appt ' made w specia I ha ‘ ny on deptuty sher : ; ; at |SAYS SHE IS NOT A SUFFRAGE arm xa ent ADVOCATE. ed an er da "Tam not an advocate of woman! but 1 ain a ig cumors und suffrage,” sho sald, “Nevertheless, i do elleve that women can do the worg! “Lt is reported that you Will have an of deputy sheriffs as well ay men cay, | important announ ty make at Should [ possesn the requist or Brida cations, would you ¢ | a elect the sit nte n A spec! the Colone N up? Tam the widow of the yey engaginent for k Justice Traux, and @ graduate nit New York Universit If, how ford Vin 4, 1 thisom nu wo vrded tha snerit Hark imediat i; Mra, Caroline Truax, Hotel Savoy, | Cul. t Vi wager h f ew weeks he has been misquoted, 1 “Nothing, would please me better | wrote him twice aad found tiat he hadn't, said what he was aayiud. Bo, you ert “Spe To Be Appointed by Harburger’ FRAWLEY LEADS FIGHT 10) BLOCK REPEAL OF STATE BOXING LAW + Governor in His Annual Message to Legislature To-Morrow Will Urge That Bill Permitting Bouts Be © Wiped Out. ‘ASSEMBLY IS | IS LIKELY TO PASS REPEAL MEASURE Prediction Is Made in Albany That the Governor's Measure Will Be Tied Up in the Senate. Harry N (Special to Tne Evening World.) | ALBANY, Jan. 2,—Senator James J. Frawley, father of the Frawley | Boxing bill which legalizes 10-round boxing contests in this State, has {announced that he wif put up a stiff fight for the retention of the measure on the statute books, for he has heard that Gov. Dix will Fecommend that ' be repealed. As a matter of fact, it has been an open secret here for some time les the Governor would ask the Legislature, in his annual message, to |W ed at als Frawley bill. But Senator Frawley is not prepared to allow 1g bill—for which he fought year after year yntil success crowned be preted be smothered by the Executive, Ga ee ee ‘TOCROSS ON aes INARI 30 HOURS to show that Gov. Dix has been misin- | formed as to the way tn which the bill has worked out Ile maintains that th Governor has not x'ven the measure @ fair trial, wut has formed his Judgment eolely on the representations of persons [MnO are oppowed to boxing and other ' |eoore us well, Probably the Assembly will accede ls the Governor's demand that the Srawley | OI be repealed, which dema: {Mil appear in his message to be read in the Legislature to-morrow, But the sinioe uaa New Machine |2°0" i506, Senators who’ voted jfor the bill then are sald to \¢ xperienced no change of sentiment | PREDICT THaT SENATE WILL HOLD IT UP. ends of Senator Frawley say that spite the urgency of the Governor for the repeal of the bill his recommend, Will never wet out of committee it reaches Senate. At any Senator Frawley and his friends not appear to be greatly alarmed, aliough, with the foresight of skilled politicians, they are taking no chances ofa Huke. vcalled that the Governor's op. Frawley bill, which ie objection, took form soon ame a law. The tiret provisions o} n one Morris at ts of the sa for Remarkable Trans- Atlantic Flighf. LYNN Might Mass ott Atwood ni Jay A tra will Ap well stlan le by thirty | When xt known avila enp It w ina, 1€ plans of the tor Ko throug Mane, Wile has been deegoed un fully the that rowd- The crowd arrangements were Was @ lot of disorder op ff, the feht uta, Moreis loging larg t kore from varlous bru expect * Garden, id swamp t °K arvived, nadeq) Was quan: and his hed ble in th who had Was unabl es received ind subwequen tgnation to the been selected to ta ya is now yrought about a Then followed ; . ission la ite ‘ | man, Aowood in| ade at § e nignt | co | mem No one ass e his place, and the composed of two Governor. ing y Apa Bs, % tl be made to|/ CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED . FOR THE BETTER. nee the first bout held under the Jaw the conditions attending Mog In New York have changed for F he better, ‘The machinery of the com- |misston f# well organized and the pro: Swale, f the law are carried out to the ae Lioxing matches in New York [Clty and elsewhere are conducted tn ordinance was |a manu and s lack of that Ume, under the chan liner | Signs on dob sO n AW tosda ‘3 orderly as that attending the conduct of theatrica) performagces, Surely, there is nothia like the @ie- boxing ee i ners Sat: oe mice mae