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AMATEUR SLEUTHS TRAIL WE OF ONE, BUTGETTOO NOS, Start Our waeings Mystery, Ruses and Wig-Wag Signals to Totlow Mrs. Fordon. Tive ammat fotectives, with much} , With wigwagging elgnale to each other Broadway, with many runes that fallel to Work and with bonsiderabie ostntation and clamer, || stalked young ind pretty Mra, Pile Forton from Columbus Circle to -Har- rainy night. All their elabo- uthing terminated in their be- ‘mg ordered out of the Colonisl Hotel, at One Hundred and Twoaty-fifth atreet and Mighth avenue, for making too much noise. Now Alfred C, Fordon, vice-president of the East Orange Ampherm Land Company, ie endeavoring to gt @ di- verce from Mrs. Fordon on th testi- mony of the squadron of vdunteer Hawkshaws who sleuthed it wth him om that misty night The ca@ ts on trtal to-day before supreme Cotrt Jus- tice Ford and @ jury. ‘The frst of the battalion o wife- shadowers to testify was M. |, For- @tene, who weed to be Mr. Iordon’s beokieeeper. Mr. Forstone rénarked thet “he didn’t want to be mize up in the business" when Mr. Fordon invited tam to join the crowd of detectves. JUOT WENT ALONG TO IECIP-. ROCATE A FAVOR. On ecross-examination Mr. Firstone e@mitted Mr. Fordon had beens wit- news Yor him when he was a paty liti- geet in @ Givorce case—oh, well little favore like that ought to be neipro- cated. So Mr. Forstone’s aver@n to “mizing” was overcome. Mr. Forstone was dining at the @fet- ropole when the invitation was atend- e@ to him. Mr. Forton calle his || mether, Mrs. Matilda Fordon, a the telephone, said Forstone, and whn he | | came out of tho telephone booh he anid; ‘Mother tells me that Ellats<at Faust's restaurant with @ man. Don't you want to go along?” Fordon and Forstone sailied ot on Broadway, where the sprinkling rain momewhat dimmed the electric fare. ‘They went to the vicinity of Fast's. Apother friend entered the restarant and when he came out he wave his hand as a signal to Fordon am the others, who had Joined him—twe be- sides Mr. Forstone. After a while Mre, Fordon emrged || from the restaurant. She was acom- panied by a ts . Fordon says the man was Frank Freeman. ‘rom Faust's the chase led to Harlom via the subway. Tha five detectives—pha! || “were on the same train thet certed Mra. Fordon Careful not to expose themselvp to vtew, the amateur slouths we chedMre Fordon and her companion. ‘Theysuw them énter the Colonial Hotel. S¢erat of the detectives, who were unkno'n to Mrs. Fordon, entered and saw herman || companion register as “il. C. DeMott and wife,” so the Court was tol to- day, “Mr. Mrs. De Mott” wee migned to room No. 47. ALL FIVE. SLEUTHS REGITER |} AT HOTEL, ‘Then ail the steuths fatered, Theny ws in am reg- ny often to thy Jury “We all went down th “to room 47. One of th m the door and asked If a waite was wanted. A man inaide the root ead, afterward we « went || I knocked on the door. There || ‘Then I knockedagain. dark but I coul hear cond knock 1! was ‘anted. I ald I wanted to get in to sut off| the water on acoount of a leak. ‘There | vay while later the proprietor toldus we * would have to leave because © were v LA face end golden halr attracta much attention when she was befor Justice Bijur some months ago in habes corpus proceedings brought by the mthor, —=— MOVES COURT AS COUTESY. || Surrogate Cohalan held cort in the || brary of his home, No. 906 fast Tre- mont avenue, Bronx, to-day | the con. | test of the will of the late irs. Mary | Kerr. He explained that head moved || his. court up from the Hall £ Recorde | | because of the advanced #€ of eral witnesses who Mved in to vicini ‘Thomas FE. Kerr, of One Bndred a ntyefifth street and Whater av: necks the bulie | t $9000 to Mrs, , his sistet and John Mre, Bvid Rur! old, br husband, end Mra Mary were the witnesse Whom the Surrogate hem- sential and tet ee a Our Wonderful May | COUPON DAY To-Morrow, Wednesday This Bloomingdale sale brings nied dous money saving bargains in the bestand most seasonable merchandise. You are requested to clip the coupons and bring them to the store. No mail, phone, C. O. D. or telegraph orders will be filled. Men’s& Youths’ *: 88 $12.00 Suits at Suits, in 10 different patterns, at theamall price named. Bizes for youths, 16 to 22 years; sizes for men, 33 to 46 chest. 600 Pairs of Men’s $4. 00 Trousers Ho Trousers, Size 30 to 54 waist, Men’s 85c Percale Negligee Shirts Sitached) etches sss DOC ocean pearl buttons, 14 to ae Men's & Boys’ 59c and 75c Coat Negligee Shirts With soft and ja sidered 38c cuffs, 12 to 19, Men's 1.25 & 1.50 78 Summer Shirts, at IC @ for $4.50. Of fine quality mai- Tas, fine count percale and highl: mercerized materials, with separate collal Plaited bosom, atti its; lain negligee, attach, wit som, ls) oft cuffs, Pred ne ‘abl tiern and color in ndsome blue, black iped designs. a itor cate: 99¢ was $10 ang 8200. Blight mill fa1.its, otherwise Foi larly 50c; colors and bla mottled dffects; Gli new atylo rive Cottage Clocks, 5 ft. 8 in, high at *3.95 These clocks are wonderful values sale > J ‘They are in cakeiinearied trast yopul fi Rod, plac or brown, with old letterl nit and borter rogularly6vc, Hold 12 rec- orda; inch ee 49¢ fn" deo 39¢ Boys’ $1.50 ‘Hydegrade’ » **!‘Manhattan’ “4°; Brand Wash Suits, at 88c 1,000 Boys’ Kus- vien and Sailor Blouse style Beach Suite, in ored materials, dace 244 tor lt Robes, at 41.94 Made with [6 round collar. airdie and of bargain, Neat light colors, All sizes. Bloomingdales’, Main Fioo-. Men’s Union Suits, 39c Men’sUnder- wear, 28c Men's fine wolte genuine Porosknit ath- lotic styl. Men’s Underwear, 2Ic Men's white of underwear, Ri aaa nd, on ‘aibleu? Hinmteetates’ Ds ristie brush aud ulade sharpener, le to make the low price ly because we purchased the Mocks from & big razor house, A Monoy saving opportunity, @ one on your vacation. ernemer, eo anlet lost Main | $5 Round Renaissance Table Cloths at $2.98 S 72-inch round table co centre, wide lace inserting and 20 inch Renais:ance or. xin Fitor, Oiih St, Site, Men’s $1.50 Straw Hats at SSC Sennits, Splits and Soft Brim styles in any size. Also many otherstyles of Straw Hats at prices up to $5.00. Ogata Peo Men’s $1.25 Summer Pajamas at 78c With silk frogs; of Night Shirts all sizes at Boys’ Pajamas, 38c All sizes 2 to 16. Mh gered gold percale, gene Coren pearl but. tons, Well made, full size, neat patterns. W. L. Douglas $3.50 Shoes at $1.98 | Aare high shoes, cluding samples and factory re- jects Men’s $2.50 Shoes, $1.65 Box calf and gun metal Blucher shoes; sizes 6 to 11; mostly wide 2 Soft Collars & 2 Wash Ties to Match for 25c Value 50c, White, blue, helio, tan, @ray; all sizes 12 to 17. Soft Collars, beararates : Regular 15c kinds “0c 3 for 25c All colore— siges 12 te 17. Men’s 25c Washable Four-in-hands, 6 for 25c Suit Cases and s Travelling Bags | 97 Much Choice of 24-in. Rattan Cases. 24-inch Leather Suit Cases, 16-17-18-in, Leather Travel- lng Boge. Your opportunity to buy a Suit Case for your vacction trip at « hig ravine. Main Floor, © 28c 2,000 Boys’ Blouses, wit? collar; sizes 6 to 15 years; made of ligh and dark ma I. Boys’ 49c Blouse Horseshoe Brooches at 17c Horsechoe pins, with 17 brilliant thinestones set a Britannia etal, with back finighed in gilt. Bloomjardates’, Main Floor, Droken lote—fre 5c Handkerchiefs, 2c 1,000 Dosen Women’s sheer white) hemstitched Handkerchiefs, %-| inch hema, Bloominadeles’. Main floor. Muslin Underwear: c Covers, nainsook, several trimmed with lace Inser- tions and edge; beading and "19 Gowns, muslin, with yoke of tucks, Minianect at neck and sleeves witn cambric ruf- 29c fle. Pr} brie top, trimmed witn eyelet Smombroldery with lace insertior Bloominedates’. 24 fieor. 59c Dress Goods, 39c 800 yards 690 Sieil ora and bi a 1, 5% all- wool “serge. colors and black; also 2,000 yards 0c two-toned whipeords, 36 in., in @ variety of colorin, Bloomingtales’, Main Floor. Dressed Dolls, at 39c Extra good values in dressed dolls, wortn 50c eaca, Child's Wooden Gar Le lar price $1.00; for thle alo... Bloomingdales’, Toy Dent. 4th floor, ton Shoes at $1.55 A big Cou- pon Day spo- cial; white canvas but- ° White Pumps, at 98c lal or strap pumps; al! wines, 9, Women’s Low Shoes, Pumps and Oxfords, includint those of our big May ones and od4G lots of $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 Low Shoes. . Girls’ $2.25 Shoes, at $1.65 Extra-High Tan Russia Cail be toa jun Metal Shoes, sises Girls’ Low Shoes, 98c Black and patent leathers, Pu: and Ankle Ties and Koman San Boys’ Lace Shoes, $1.10 Heavy Sutin Calf Laced 01 muar- |. heavy woles; all sizes Bloomin, 24 Floor, Sofa Pillows at 29c y ‘Tapestry Sof Miliow, clown, “odlrons Miling, useful for country nee, walues UP ¥0, 596. » for 29¢ COUR! DAY, cach. gmingdales’, Main Huck Towels at 5c Esera ts pea gual me Rt Bartle vain tic each; GLC Blooming’ Main ‘Foor Embroideries & Laces 15,000 Yards Scallop Kdges and Bwlee embroideries, warth 9 Specials in Silks: Bérineh Cloth of Gold, all puro silk, jn rien I ue quality and very lus tre: Fogular $1 value: at, QQ - Wide White i t fabric for gra! separate wulste value; a utal, the cor on droases or regular “Main. way Toilet Goods Sae} ced it Caren 4-row fine — bristie some valued up ; i of Hydrogen; | io h Powder edale Cold Cro Provide: pont ty sna Seton weet Botte bw’ wide, 3 different Values up to SIS * $6.66 A oefttl, rondertul otter! 8 sisred ingly wel tall jored: up-to-date in aS $6.66 Dress Skirts, Values $5 to $7.50 at $2.98 A score of every of- fective new style wi every known w material practical for skirt Use. Include black taffetas, volles, whipcords, ‘taney at Seecpomcscs S$ e55E-" =~ ite : é = i Women’séMisses’ Tub Dresses, $1.88 Women’s and misecs tub dresses, one like the accompanying illustration and’ iaany other equally attractive styles. Made of vatious new wash fabrics, in plain white and beautiful color com- binations; including nat- ural LINON. Mest won derful value at the price. $1.88 Moomingdales’, 24 Floor, 50th st, $2.50 D ner Set, 5-5 © fee Cups, 6 Haucera, 6 Toa Platos, # Rroaktest i Paton, 6 Dinner PI 6 Berry Sa: 6. Bread and “rejects” on eecount of faul making. ‘These are not sovero and the price makes great bas or 100 to The New Calabash Briar Pipes at 39c cay, st the Medical Doctor Sa brisrwood bow! with mnie ean Morrseha: arctte subs Tioominedates, Main Wc For Forty Years ‘the Store of Progress. In the Heart New York—Easy to Reach from Anywhere Because Convenient Now to Everywhere. Women's & Misses’ $10 Top Coats «t $6.98 Coats, one like tlustra- tion and half @ dosen other equally effective styles, Very useful and charming conte, ‘Made in sorgen, taffotas and ‘coats have over sold tor. 90.98 "94 floor. Waists, at 59c Womon's net —watste, ecru or white, wide Cluny Ineert- ing on front, back, sleeves end peplum; crochet buttons tn front; veluo $1.25 at 59 micominatsier’ 24 Floor, Sweaters . Austr u en. wool, hed ; us offect! Of pure Ze par 96.5 4 to 12 woaves:tn white and the most desirable plain color. Main Fi. Girls’ Coats Worth Up to $5.00 $1.95 ‘This moans a cloar- of most of our Charming — matortals, Juat the thing for chitly evenings at the nea- shore of mountains; zo 6 to 14 Or very olfictiog wipes and itatertal, worth weulve Fy 82.00 ¢ Bloomingdales’, 94 Floor, : Oil Pic- tures, framed in heavy gilt, with gold bur- , nished corners; marines, figures and land- scapes; with glass and shadow box; size 14x17 inches; regular 89 price $1.00; special .. C Moomingtales’, Thint Floor Millinery fe Bargain No. 1-100 trim. fine quality wntetiumed Fries, Weds 9 $9.00 tine quallt) In Roof Greenhouses 55c Worth Flower Seeds for 10c 12 nasorvad packages of Flower Shoe Polishing Outfit, 9c for te. — Conatsting of ool Brush and Dauber, and haul "bom ot bhioe ‘Baste. or Mite for ey oF tach. De nd rus! ‘Se; or, each Blaneo in sinc boxes) tor white canvay shoon dozen, LO¢ Women's & Misses’ Silk and Serge Dresses Vatues to $7.50 At A i3. 38 | one i e accompany it i lustration, as wel wer 8 sloove deop hem on akirt; Seuestee $2.8 98 Women’s Stockings 6c Good quality 2-thread cotton hose! for women, in this sale at Ge. Women’s 25c Hose, 1 5¢ PP es = feed’ end ful thinned» cotton fine suges: tra Se, white and tan, Women’s 50c Silk Hose, 25c Plain seamless and full fochiqned: ade with deep garter and toons: colors, bleck ingdales’, Main Floor, Raincoats at $1.89 English Slip-On Rain coat for wom- en and misses, like illustration, made of best quality new rubber surface cloth with plaid back, color tan. Full range of women's and “mis- ses’ sizes, Only one to a cus- tomer at the price St. :89 Long Silk Gloves at 48c B ibow lengwn mou squetatros, black and whit: double — tippe fingors, Ol size Kayser’s 2-clasp Gioves, at. mode C cotton Lisle noc i drawer trimmed They have bronzéd, aod National wire