The evening world. Newspaper, October 10, 1912, Page 4

de nite « 10, 1912. - LAST EDITION. LAST EDITION. PRICE ONE CEN THE DEMOCRATS WIL WIN, GOV, HILL BACK AT ALBANY AND CONTIe DENT OF VICTORY IN NOVEMBER, ‘The Farmers Cannet be Heedwinked by the Republicane—They Sustain His Veto of the Cresby Bill—Ne Opinion to Ofte Concerning Mr. Cleveland’s Chances te 1888—Labor Wente Practical Mensures. —— PRICE JACK HUSSEY’S’ MURDERER. —— POLICEMAN HAHN FACES A JURY IN THE GENERAL SESSIONS. Prory of the Meeting After the Police Plenic Which Began with Drinks and Ended with Pistol Shote—The Brave Old Life. Yo Last Fight Against Death—Col, ws Speaks for the Prosecution. Rah Hood by ed Hu: and Tas) a jmoment!” interrupted Lawyer How object. wish to make liminary examination bere, Where waé ) when you talked with Hussey ?”” * He was bebind a screen at the foot of the bed and | od ed him to come sd ‘Then Mr. Howe made the ination very calgee by running to one of windows, behind the jury. the screen it: wee as thicker than the ted blin it bean: settled to thd satis of Cowing that the soreen was not enou to cut off the sound of the Geresen: froin Hahn, he admitted the converastion between the witness and Hussey in be aig Ze dots sicodent 24] A CLUB FORTHE DETECTIVES. tala at ‘ert |THE UNION SQUARE CLUBBING] stock, bi ene oan fe CAPT, REILLYS DISMISSAL WILL 52 is. DEMANDED. @ bed LILLIE WOTLEN WISTERIOUS MURDER AT WEBSTER, 8S, MAY BE SOLVED. ‘What Ptr. Wren taw Late One Night tm the quien VWiag of Weodstock, Conn.—Die- Goveres fuels to an “Evening World” Reporeer—tw Police Notified—Mr. Clare ence Bowes Mery of the Great Mystery. HP Massachusetts de- tectives are no nearer the solution of the ‘si mysterious caso of Lillie Hoyle, who dis. from her Suite for Damages Will Also Be Brought Againet the City—Sapetiotendent Murray . to Consult With the Police Commienten-. ere—Beticf at Pollee Headquarters that Capt. Reilly Wil Net Be Tried. ARLY yesterday when or ng ie OLICEMAN Edwara Hahn is on trial for bis life in Part II. of the Court of General Ses. sions. On tho night of June 2 he fred two shots from @ re. volver at Capt. Jack Hussey, who had re- ceived medals for sav. ing thirty-five human lives, The last shot entered Hussey’s ab- A dowen and nineteen days afterward he died in tho Gouverneur Btreet Hospital. Capt. Hussey was, in his way, e famous man, and had received much honorable notice for (erRctaL TO THR EVENING WORLD.) Atmany, N. Y., Oct. 10.—Gov. Hill wag found at the Executive Mansion this morn. ing, having just returned from his last county fair this year. Heeaid be bad brushed the hayseed out of his hair and the countey soil from his shoes, and was now ready to resume official business. “ Did you enjoy your visits to the county faire this year?” asked Tas Evewrxo Womtp correspondent, The Governor replied: ‘ Yee, immensely. One seosa great deal of human natureata county fair. While there are many jealousieg and rivalries usually developed, neverthe. lees the farmers appear at their best at these annual gatherings, which are produe. tive of much benefit., Everywhere there were large andiences, in spite of much inclement weather, and the people seemed greatly in- terested in the addresees and especially in all that was enid pertaining to taystion, The farmers, as s class,are not making much money, and are consequently deoply con- corned in whatever affects them aniarily, peaez evi an te! ing mu Bing Sing fo eee | etary Rusti sal cur tht anes ele Feith bia br not Ho este them to in will be a free man | im, safe when the peop! to-day. The term a think, a3 Pegged nelaghrlgeame gr’ was five ert bea [erence “Is fa, perhene, better id tho wrong side months. the remaining seventeen months| {hen nottotbinkatall,” 3 £ i q j Hussy said a policeman whose name he not know had shot him, and then recogni: abn, who came from behind the screen, as the one, A recees was taken at this point THE REV. DECKER DEPOSED. A Cemreh Committee Finds the Greeupers Stories tobe True = _ The Rev. R. H. Decker, the story of whose escapades in Greenport, L. I,, followed him to his new charge, the East Church, Brooklyn, was publicly dropped from the church roll of membership yvester. day. ‘ The formal notice to the congregation de. ¢laring that Mr. Decker is no longer @ mem- ber of the Congregational Church was read Seer Hartnoy, i iate taetie hal ween osneed ok erm his acts of courage, | impropri a, the public and that When eober he was an | Seine ints the trite of the sileget 0 o off-hand, rough old fel. | Rey, Mr. Decker had meanwhile low, but quite good- eteapee A isytetecny wos f rinki e members of the church on an Ratored. ‘But when he-had been drinking, | {17 thet, ee Mr, Decker ‘had, not been regu- On June’ he had worked all day at Osstlo| "The tesignation aid ace: bee from parsing, thelr invest to alleged act: of tind retion, pinta "y ‘e ecounations F Bi Ny Mass., on the night of Bept. 1, than they were when, 0 few days afterward, thé body of the unfortunate girl twasfound in eb old ‘corn-erib beside the road which leads from them Vootigation of “Mire Wilsons prove of great value fa bringing to eth pt pretty Tillie Hoyle, Beientitieal y Lillie . the ft bess chain of ‘Gridence ‘were com Mr. Toff, who lowed tho case ghougit the alow el neon talus and setos that fe intended to take ‘menmutes to have i quickly investigated. ® Introducing a Long-Felt “ Want.” pitts Anastomosis BROCKWAY FREE AGAIN. The Famous Counterfeiter and Voerger Re- Nensed From Stug Sing. ILLIAM E. BROOK- WAY, the well-known bond forger and coun- terfeiter, who, since March 6, 1864, has been serving @ sentence in find ont where the girl met her death and at whose hands—all without avail, The slightest clews have been eagerly grasped, but thus far sone SS EEneenenmemeed THISTLE PREPARING TO SAIL AWAY. Hcr Racing Rig Making Way for the Sualler Balle She Ware Over. | are being made by Capt. Barr and the crow of the Scotch cutter ‘Thistle to get their pet ready for sea and the to Scotland. racing rig- t sails and spars is being removed and stowed | ®dvice of the Corporation Couneel..af- away and will be replaced by the jury-rig | ter which the Superintendent is con- with which the beauty was clothed when she | sulted Fm! e bd A ft, for iret. sailed into New York harbor intent on wrest. | Ali,the inspectors of police, inclading Henry $25 s.grosh victors stom the yechtonen of | \eunth were at headquarters Contain dinteenres have come into posses. ton of Tus Braxmvo Wont and have been given to the pice which, it is thought, will pus the prope sutborities on the right track ‘and enable tem to lift the veil which now while 0] shronde tho affair, 6 coun: accustom: lor ein judice or ther tathor the city to the sea,” @ nickel fare to Coney Istand. This has been reals ized in the transit contracts for the future, and the B, R. T. now carries pea rs to Sheepshead Bay for one fare. 1909—The Evening World exposed the abuses of the police ma) ‘Among other campaigns it waged were a fight arainnt the Sllegal w and sale of cocaine, a campaign for more city-owned subways and against @ private-owned transit system and a complete exposure of the enor- mously wasteful features of the building of the Catsiill water system, First news on the “Hocking agreement" was given by publication of {ts terms in The Evening World. This resulted tn drastic reforms on the New York Stock Exchange. 1910—Throughout the year Tne Evening World poured hot shot into the ‘obstructive tactics of the traction companies and urged the building of mor bways. bs its Christmas Tree Fund for poor children and free examination of poor Dables. 1893—The Evening World started relief for the suffering poor in winter months through which much charity was wisely distributed. a beats scored this year included first news on the sinking of the warship Victoria, ‘One unique phase of Journalism was originated this year, namely, the printing of colored editions ‘appropriate to the days celebrated. On July 4 The evening edition appeared in red, white and blue, on St. Patrick's Day in green and on Memoriai Day in blue, This novelty idea has had a wide borrowing. 1894——When the Brooklyn Tabernacle burned on a Sunday The Evening World had an extra on the street before the firemen had subdued the flames, and first news of the stabbing of President Sadi-Carnot of France reached the public dn a similar extra. This year $75,000 worth of the very best foodstuffs was distributed among the poor during two very distressing winter months, and $25,000 was ralsed for the Sick Babies’ Fund. 1895—Sick Baby Fund totalled $32,000 and carried health and comfort to thou- sands of little children. ‘The Christmas Tree Fund provided gifts for 60,000 children. tings provided on the Floating Playground during the hot summer for more than 26,000 mothers and ttle children. 1897—Physicians from The Evening Work! visited 177,02 poor families and ministered to 23,086 sick chikiren, many of whom were visited from three to thirty times. Relef in the way of food, clothing, coal and payment of rent was given to 2,300 familios, 1898—The Evening World secured the establishment of roof-garden play- grounds on the tops of school buildings, and arranged for the opening of Playgrounds and playrooms of the school structures during the vacation period. Advocated vacation schools. 1899—The Evening World secured the opening of two new recreation plers, making eleven in all, also the adoption of the boys’ club idea in connec- tion with the public schoo!s, Started the fight against the soft coal Buisance and secured indictments against many violators of the law. Celebrated Dewey's return home by a special edition in colors, 1900—The Evening World exposed the stupendous swindling scheme of the Franklin Syndicate, and brought about the arrest of 520 per cent." Miller. ‘A “euccess” series ran in The Evening World, among Its contributors being John D. Rockefeller, Charles M, Schwab, James J. Hill, Fred Un- derwood and others. The Evening World also threw light on methods of the conduit companies, gross frauds being exposed in their dealings with the city, ‘A campaign for moral moving pictures was carried forward, 1911—Areus-eyed for news and generally first on the street with details of important happenings, The Evening World scored many notable news beats this year, It fought the giving away of priceless franchises to the traction compantes for nothing, and its insistance upon city-owned subways is largely responsible for the “recapture clause” in the final agreement reached with the traction companions. Fourteen Governors of States, at the invitation of The Evening World, visited the enlarged Pulitzer Butiding. ‘The Evening World first propowed the purchase of Dreamland Park for an adjunct to the city-owned Seaside Park, and it won out in @ tong fight to give the people free access to the beach at Coney Island. It also advocated a muntcap! bathhouse at Coney Island and fought the private bathhouse crowd so vigorously that the city finally built and opened the fine bathing pavilion which paid the interest on its cost last summer and gave poor people a clean and cheap placo for sea bathing. ‘The Evening World also carried on a ht against extortionate taxt- cab charges. 1912—The Evening World offered many interesting features to the business man, the sporting man, the literary man, the housewife, the politician and the student. Its news service, through numerous regular editions and many extras, has generally proved to be first and was always reliable, TWENTY-FIVE TO-DAY. (Prom the Brooklyn Eagle To-Day.) One who observed the launching of the Sunday World, in the Manton Marble Commissioned 4 physician to treat babies free during hot months. Many news bea were secured, including first news on the Kilrain- Sullivan fight, the Union Square Theatre fire, the Whitechapel murder, the Duke of Marlborough's marriage, the great Foster forgeries, the sen- wational Schofield-Hatch story, and others, + Among the nova and entertaining features introduced by The Eve- ning World were the Joke Contest with Bill Nye as judge; the word-| Dutiding tournament; the cold weather prize guessing contest; the police Captains series; the stercopticon; the school children's roll of merit; th telephone talks, ao the discussions “Is Marriage @ Failure?” and “If You Were a Millimaire.”’ 1880——-Fligh-water merk ia ciroulation for the cecond year was 404,980 copies wold July & the avwege for the last three months of 1889 being 164,424 per Gay. Its motadle achevements tn behalf of the public welfare included: Hetadlishment e the free corps of thirty-five physicians for the sick wadies of the tenements, ‘The reising of the Christmas Tree Fund through which 9,000 poor children received toliday gifts, Rescue of ohikiren illegally separated trom parents, Abolishment of the bobtail cars—one horse surface cars without a con- ductor. of an unhst law which allowed the commitment of children to charitable institutions without the proceedings being reviewed by a higher court. ‘The pasesse oa law for women factory inspectors. |The Evening WOR in Aghting for local reforms forced: WHAT NEW YORK WAS DOING Notable Achievements of The Evening World ! During Its Quarter Century of Existence ‘Trial of a Policeman for Murder Was : a Bais Eevee porivene wattee tthe andar tot tae ; Beginning,a Progressive Party Was . Seeking Favor, Subway Problem tender prior to his appointment on the the truth rogarding the ® black ‘mustache and hair end . e 5 YEARS AGO, WHEN FIRST 1888—Born Oct. 10, 197, Te Evening World in this year achieved @ cireulation fm the ne of publ service: Discovered the fact, overlooked for thirty Fought for @ Saturday balf-holiday. Originated, urxed and secured the passage of the Free Lecture bill. ¢ Was Bothering Administration. ‘ i ; i { t H i i ‘ ; { i H t ‘ t we On Monday, Oct. 10, 1887, The Evening World made its bow to New Cork City, That was twenty-five years ago to-day. The Evening World {ees grown immensely in those twenty-five years, but it was the liveliest fmfant in New York from the moment of its birth, registering Solroulation of 111,410 the first day. From the moment of its entry into the datly life of New York The Brening World has been the people's mirror upon which is flashed with Photographic fidelity, for apeedy transmission to its hundreds of thousands i seaders, the diversified phases of life in this wonderful and ever enw ~'dity. While the news of the world at large is never slighted and is al 1S aye accurately and fairly presented, The Evening World 4s essentially a S'dewspaper of New York for New Yorkers and the visitors within our gates. @ jae o reffection of the passing show = @ the metropolis, with al Mghts and .shadows, The Evening World of Oct. an interesting com- ening ‘World on this, tis twenty-fifth birthday ‘The comparison shows that the whirlt- bas brought about @ Jeries rangely in consonance with happenings which were interesting the people of New York a quarter of a cen- ‘tary ago. TRIALS OF TWO POLICEMEN FOR MURDER 25 YEARS APART. Quite an amazing coincidence ts the tpot that Oct. 10, 1887, the work of se- = iaeting @ jury in the trial for murder of Policeman William Hahn was com- pjeted. Hahn w 4a) for the m der of Capt. Jack Hui n employee of the Immigration Headquarters a Castle Garden and @ noted life saver, with a record of thirty-five rescues to : his credit. The coincidence goes farther tn that 3 viahn was a clean cut young officer of German descent, as ix Lieut, Charles # Becker. The character of the charges | @ against Hahn and Becker differs in hat | hn was accused of actual mutder, js accused of instigating | oe COCOUDO NT 4109 14) #1 Fe-0 Or 1887, Hahn, who was oft | been attending the annual | policemen's plenic—a: institution in| those days, but abolished because of the Hussey murder—was drinking tn MeEvoy's saloon at Jackson and Cherry | atreets with Hussey and others, A dis- Bute arose and Hahn shot Hussey tn jomen, causing wounds from the | of which Hussey died in Gouver- Hospital June 19. ‘Was prosecuted by John R. Fel- Diatrict-A\ | Henry of Abe Hummel, conducted the defense, Hahn was acquitted Oct, 14. THERE WAS A PROGREGSIVE PARTY IN 1887, TOO, Another coincidence 1s the fact that in 1887, as in this year of grace, there was a State election with thre in the fleld—the Democratic mann ed 48 now in power and seeking the in+ the Republican sive Labor pariy, dé to the Progressive or Bull Moose party of these uimes. David B, Hill was the Democratic candidate for re-election, The Evening World celebrated sts frst appearance by Drinting an exclusive interview with » Hill on the Issues of the campaign ais the apoatle of the sressive Labor pariy and a candi- date on the ticket for Secretary of State. @ man in ment of twenty. eodore Roosevelt movement of 1912 Both che Progr and the Repub. Hoan Uckets were swamped by the Democracy in the election of 1887, On Oct, 10, A887, of the is in the progre: the Law Comunitteo vo Labor party pre nt to Police Superinten- charging Poltce Captain uad of men with brutad- and his men had charged a Union Square in whieh corke men Were at odds with and Rellly was accused of clubbing {noffensive citizens, The charges were not entertained. ‘Th Antl-Poverty Boclety was holding « falr in Madison ®quare Garden. SUBWAYS BOTHERED MAYOR HEWITT IN 1887, Abram 8. Hewitt wos Mayor of New Yor whep The Evening Werld was ity, Reiny meeting in Soclalts ‘The Mghting of Kast River at night, ‘The opening of Central Park take to skaters at night. Cleaner streci, ‘The wpening @ public schoo! doors to pupils at 8 A. M. Free evenins kotures in the public schools, ‘The better lshting and ventilating of rajlroad tunnels in the State. 1892—The Evening Word exposed the practice of the Boston poor-house of- ficiala, who Were shipping their paupers to New York, Carried forward bora, The subway Proton was bothe-. ing the Mayor and Discabinet, Oct. 10 the Mayor dstened to complaints from persons who did not Want the streets Gieturbed by the S18¥!0£ of the subway Tt was many years the e>tual ‘of subway OMstruction was be- nue and thon the streets were torn thoroughly. “Paionara Cromer, WYN J. Grant ant Bourtse Cockran Wee the moving m m Tammany Hall. The County were y, under the leadership of bess 4 Purroy, W# In tts prime and the Irving Hall Democracy was ui. tts tat lege when The Evening World came to iife, ‘The Detroit team, champions of tho National League, 4% the st. Louis team, champtons of the American Asso- jayed the OPetng game of a for the e4MPonship of the on Oct. 1% 1, ‘The wane was tm Ot, Lows and st, Lous won dance Wat stout 7,00. Among 1 Parcipated in Uns a ore qeisel and Hennetr bare fry for Detroit: Authors and ‘iyen- eng, battery for te 8. Louls Browns; Convekey, Rionard: Latham, Gleason. ail of them player fa ofa Son teee | Nu f Wee as Kood as the Oot. ia tnt, ova ABP Wis plane fur a triumphal trip b» Europe, He was on that date the idul of the pusilietic fans of the country, ‘They were racing in those times. Oct. 10, 1887, @ meet waa held at the Clifton, N. J. A big and much money was wi on five races. The first edition o: Evening Wortd publised the ontres for the next day's racing at Jecome Park. ‘Me Evening World published a so- clety column in its first edition, but few of the names mentioned figure prominently in the news of these days. The most interesting society item was the news that Plerre Loriliard had nold his home at Thirty-fourth street and Madison avenue for $110,000, Evening World reporters on Oct, 16, LS furnished the pohce authoritive of Massachusetta Valuable clues in the of the mysterious murder of Lilly le of Webster, in that State. ‘The ning World also, cu its fret day of activity, began au investigation waich later led to the clearing up of maveral mysteries which had Icng been baffling the pollee. Wiliam BE, Brockway, the counter- ‘reiter and bond forger. was released from Sing Sing twenty-five years ago today after serving @ long term, and the event was considered of sufficient | importance to Justify a position ua the front page, A chalkplate of Brockway iiustrated the story j v niyefive yeara World carr lay The a@ story about Lily Langtry, then known as the lersey Aly,” rewarding ber ‘tortncoming tour.ef bbe United Mtates, the pl 1901—The Evening World fought for and secured: ‘The establishment of a Children's Court, _Free lectures system connected with the public schools in this one} year attended by 553,558 persons. 1902—Seaside Park, New York's first ocean park, was estabitshed July 1 of this year, as the result of a long and hard fight conducted in The Eve- ning World. It cost only , and It Is the best $000 worth the city | has within its boundaries, 1903—The Evening World took up the cry “To Harlem in Fifteen Minutes,” which was the slogan that culminated in th present subway. 1904—The Evening World exposed the Dodge-Morse divorce scandal, one of its ‘alert court reporters discovering the identity of the principals, one of whom was the then powerful Charles W. Morse. This upheaval dia much to remedy the divorce laws throughout the country. 1908—The Fvening World fought for and put through one of the finest park- ways in the world—the transformation of Seventh avenue above Central Park into a fine shaded boulevard and parkway, stretching two and one- quarter miles up. ‘The Speedway owes tts existence to a campaign carried on in The Eve- ning World. Free public baths were established throughout the city. Fight for municipa ferry culminated in the installation of the city’s ferry service to Staten Island, 1906—The big fight for cheaper ges which culminated in a reduotion tn its) price to the consumer from $1 per thousand fecet to 80 cents was begun in The Evening World, The Gas Consumers’ League was organized by ‘The Evening World, with a representative of a central legal committee in every Assembly district, Hundreds of thousands of consumers Joined the league, and after @ long, hard fight victory crowned the efforts of this newspaper. The Evening World also showed up the unclean condition in many of the 2.74 bakeshops in the city, ‘The lights on Claremont Viaduct are due to a crusade in The Evening | World. 1907—The Evening World threw a bombshell into the ranks of the traction nates when {t exclusively told how Anthony N, Brady had sold a! per railroad,” the Wall and Cortlandt Street and Ferries, to the Metropolitan Company for $965,000. This forced Brady to take the stand before the Public Service Com- | minsion and admit that this fund was» private rake off and that he had rebated the full amount to Messrs, Ryan, Dolan, Elkins, Whitney and Widener, tho Metropolitan insiders. One of the most important of the public services of The Evening | World was !ts exposure of brutullttes practiced upon helpless insane patients on Ward's Inland, \ 100G—eThe Lvening World inaugurated its great ght tor "A Bvecent fare from \nest wishes. regime of ‘So many years ago," Is @ little startled hy the fact that Ti World celebrates to-day the itth anniversary of : transformation of the entire plant, The Eagle as a veteran representative of evening Journalism extends to {ts relatively young friend congratulations and w {@ progressive, uplifting and inciting amons the evening journals of its class The Evening World will exemplify in the future as in the past, and it will do so with the ance of regard and respect, THIS ALL-WOOL 9 x 12 EMPIRE BRUSSELS RUG ME. EXPRESS CHARGES PREPAID, ON S’ FREE TRIAL vou find It to be ts ad Sock uw that Hi to keep its pas be ha nd Orlent nly r al Woe give vor ive vou th OLESA EMP 56-58 West 22d St.. New York City. (94) Oct. 10, 1)