The evening world. Newspaper, March 15, 1913, Page 2

i | } caren, We the truts, A the © «pr le was told to ef for W ynfes: ned t Walsh « divided this care and the other era are trying only wet an dihis young man sta and relics on th hith, He told the tell, TF hold no br aby of them that has M Whit dem confession of Capt admisions that he Sweeney eat near the Ww once did Wander {n Mr, Whitman's dtr The Mistrict-Atte told Perate effort of the «rafters Sipp to flee, but added that no evidence that Hartigan any of the eraft money HARTIGAN INSPIRED TO LIE BY| “LOYALTY,” HE SAY “Bot Hartiga he said, furnished us the conecting link he needed. He refuned, Why? Reon he relled upon the police syaten tho an saved hundreds of others and thet iv still saving them, to save him. And you have seen ‘The System’ do Its leve best to save him.” de “Sy stem’ no uinieht i Walsn's ftw Sweene th eyes to ction, DaKi to bri re wa had taker uld have The District-Attorney then took Mp | Martigan's testimony before the Grand | Jury, before the Police Commissioner and in the present trial, and showed what he claimed were scores of dis- erepancies. “There 1s one man Hartigan Is «tand~ ing up for—Sweeney'” cried Mr. Whit+ man, “Sweeney is standing like a rock, With the ‘System’ back of him, declar ing to the world that he never took a cent. Sweeney is the man that has this young policeman where he ts There never was a more perfect picture of the “fystem’ than you have before you. “This boy here by you i no graf. ter. But he {« made to stand before you in his plight. He lone Is not on | trial, Our whole system of law tn- | forcement is on trial. God knows that if ts time that the system of the po- lice wax tried. @WEENEY UNDER HEAVY AT- of the des: | | the date, but he remembered that Walsh ne mem aR aR ase to the station house—it was a Sunday— and ¢ the message to Officer Me- Donald to deliver jo Hartigan.” Mr. Whitntan todk the Heutenant for crossexunination . Naturatly dy, | Walsh's face ed ae red vest moon at times when he denied any knowledge of Mart atimony e the Grand imissioner as to bri Police in the rhare ne Gee Sipp. WITNESS ADMITS CONFERRING , WITH SWEENEY'S LAWYER. Ww Mr. Whitman reminded him that every newspaper In New York had pub: shed the fact that It was tmpossiote to find the man who had taken Walsh's message to Hartigan, (he Heutenant oe- | came angry and ro ed like a | shouted a denial that h ‘such thing in the papers, or that he | knew Justice Goff, the District-Attorney ant the Grand Jury wanted him and) the knowledge he possessed. | bull, He He finally admitted that he knew that the message was ultimately delivered to Hartigan, and that in came to the 18 to stop the investigation of th ‘System™ he swe t heartily to bis | | lamplike inne | | Asked if it was not regular to enter in his blotter the detail of a man sent from his station, he repited that it wow Tequired by the regulations. “Did you enter on your blotter the de- tall of McDonald, whom you to Hartigan's house asked Mr. "I didn't think 1t necessary.” Patrolman J. J. McDonald, whom t. Walsh said he sent to Hart was next sworn, He | he could not be sure of) told him to come to the station house HARTIGAN TAKES STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE. gan was then sworn. Before TACK, DENIES TAKING GRAFT. Sweeney was savagely cross-examined by District-Attorney Whitman this af- ternoon. Hartigan had {ust before un- | Gergone a terrible grilling on the stand | ‘in his own behalf. The young police- | man, in hia testimony, had entirely ex- | onerated Sweeney from any part or) knowledge of the $950 Sipp bribe He was badly tangled under Mr. Whitman's | fire, denying even his own sworn testi- | mony tn court and Grand Jury records | But through all, he “loyally” shielded | his former chief, palpably damaging bie own defense. Almost the first answer by Sweeney, under cross-examination, however, was @ charge that Hartigan violated polics rules in leaving his station house to carry the envelope which he delivered to Policeman Fox, and which con- tained the “hush money,” according to the prosecution. Then the Diatrict At- torney hammered at Sweeney on his account, asking him specifically had taken bribes from persons in Harlem, until nearly every disorderly house deen mentioned. To each Question, Sweeney coldly replied: “I hays not.” To'tilg own lawyer's ques- Bweeney had declared he never ‘Hartigan te? Capt. Walsh on the bri jon, and knew noth- ing’ the Uribe or Martizan’s bes sn ond trom duty. SWEBNEY UNDER FIRE ON 1 TIMONY FOR INDICTMENTS. Bweeney, for the first time since his Multiple. indictments and under oath, Gunied that he was a grafter. Then Distriet-Attorney Whitman took up, ome stter another, the thirteen indict- ments against Bweeney. “Gweeney,” he demanded, “did you ever take @ brive from Police Veter J. Duftyt" 1 did not!” shouted Swe “Bweeney, did you ever take a bribe from the owners of the Baltic Hotel?” “1 did not,” again Bw y shouted. “@weeney, did you ever take # bribe from the owners of the Hotel Brad- dock?" id not." eeney, did you ever take a bribe from John Tonjes, owner of the Colonial Hotel?” "I did not." “Sweeney, did you ever take a bride from one Tancredi, owner of # restau- rantt’ “I did not.” “Then you may come down. 1 don't want to hear any more from you,” eneered the District-Attorney, as he threw the sheaf uf indictments on the ble. enzo of Hartigan was bequn ‘with an address to the jury by his coun- eel, James A. Donnelly, who made it plain. that his line of effort for his client would be an attack on former a iar and @ discreditable, “I shall bring evidence to prove,” he eciared, “that Walsh sent a messenger to Hartigan's house to get him and that Hartigan acted for Walsh and did not know that there was money in the en- Yelope given to him, 1 will prove that Hartigan was not sent by Sweeney, and one of my first witnesses will be the Messenger sent to get Hartigan.” HARTIGAN BRINGS BROTHER OFFICER TO HIS DEFENSE. ‘The jury, which had been locked up all night in the Murray Hill word of the addr Hartigan case ie really the opening up of District-Attorney Whitman's court attack on the whole police “system” of graft tiey nad rea- son to believe that their duty as jurors might be prolonged. “Johnnie” Hartigan, caught between the upper stone of the law and the * gtood to jain nothing “loyalty” to Sweeney. If convicted and sent to prison, he would leave behind ® young wife aed a pretty child, three years old. The final sacrifice would be theirs. He latened eagerly to the optimistic address of his counsel, The speeoh Idsted hardly more than the time it Would require to read the excerpt of it reported above. ‘The testimony for the aefense was delayed by the arraignment for bail of Policeman Thomas F. Heaney, charged with bribery. Police Lieut. Thomas F. Walsh the first witness for Hartixan. tifled that he called on Capt the night of 2, ive. Capt. Walsh Johnnie Hartigan was He tow- Walsh on house and ask him sed me to cali at|” n the force he held a job as an shipping clerk, he testified.’ sald ‘he was married and had @ child. He was living happily, he sald. “On March 21, 1912," he sald, “I was assigned weotor Sweeney's officr 1 did not want this detail, as I under- stood that the men In the office had to be stenoeraphers and I was not one.” Mr. Donnelly, then led him to the point where he was sent to Capt ‘alwh's riBuse. “Patrolinan MoDonald same to my house and told me to go to the sta- tion,” Ne said, “This was on Dec, 2, v2, I went and Lieut. Walsh told me lo go to Capt, Walsh's house. I went there direct. I am sure of the date, because I remember showing McDonald my Christmas tree, which I had put up for the boy on Dec, 4, and which I tdok down on the first of the year. “The nurse admitted me to the cap- tain's room,” Hartigan went on. “Mrs. Walsh waa in the room. The captain asked me if 1 would come the next day and go on a message for him, He did not te me whut the message was. I told him I would return and take the message. 1 was with him for about five minutes. I then went home. “Me next ‘morning { went to my duty at the inspedtor'a Gifice at 7.45 o'clock. 1 met noone and spoke to ne one on the way. Inspector Sweeney was in the office.” you have any extended conversa- tion with Inspector Sweeney that morn- ing?” he was asked by ddr. Donnelly. No." “Were you in the inspector's private Foom that morning?” = : “No, air. Kel WEENEY ENTIRELY OUT OF BRIBE PASSING. Hartigan denied flatly, that he had carried $800 bribe money from Sweeney to Walsh. He said that he went to Walsh's house to run the errand he had promised to run, _ “The captain pulled from under his Pillow and gave me an envelope,” the witness sald, “He told me to take it to Kugene Fox. He sald, ‘Johnnie, I feel I.can trust you, There are 9960 in counsel fees in this erivelope.’ Hartigan repeated his denial that Sweeney had had anything to do with the transaction, “At no time,” he ito take to asiy pune.” / Hartigan swore that Walsh told him he would find Fox at Police Head- quarters. He went.there by way of the subway. He did not find Fox there ana ton to the Criminal Courts building. There he met James Fox, drother of Eugene. Hartigan sald he had known Eugene Fox for many years. Jim" Fox told him Eu; was “up in the air” and broke and “they” had not sent him any money to hire a lawyer. Ho did not know who “they” were. Then Eugene Fox joined him and Jim, “‘It's about time they ‘sent the money,’ he swore Eugene exclaimed, ‘put don't give it to me. I'm being watched, Give it to .1y brother.’ "Can I trust him? I asked. ‘Sure,’ he replied. We walked into # saloon at Leonard and Lafayette streets. W. went to the lavatory and I gave the money, to Jim Pox." “NEVER SAID A WORD TO SWEENEY” ABOUT TRANSACTION Hartigan swore that he had never taken @ drink of liquor and that he \ad & glass of “soft stuff” after i ene Fox said that there was $60 In the envelope. Hartigan then went back to his job in Sweeney's oMce but never sald a - "4d to the Inspector. That night he went to Walsh's house and told nim he haf detivered the mes- sane. ‘ On Feb. 6, a, was | called before Mr. Whitman, He teat!-| fd that he was not put under oath when asked to tell about carrying the envelope to Fox, He told the District- Attorney Walsh had told him the money was for counsel fees for Fox and that | he had nothing to be ashamed or afraid of, But, he ald, the Captain told h to way that the enve pe contained th had read any| | Fox would send me to Jail, Ing wrong, and everything 1 had don Was done Or Capt, W that he waa the caus 1 was tn.” s the Dat NEVER ACTED AS mane | | HARTIGAN SWEARS. aid o Hart he had bee rred against him. 1 youvever act as any one?" counsel asked. comasnmnesay a collector for | tenes eeseQasantnte so aoqcenmerate sa ceeds: POURS GASOLINE “OVER WIFE, THEN No, sip," Hartigan on several previous ocesstens, acted as n mes ger for Captain Wale, Bugene Fox's arrest, he said, had sent him to Fox's home to tell Mra, Fo r hudband had been arrested. On the day Lloyd of the New Polo A. C, for Walsh to kK if Fo had been released on ball, and had taken an envelope con- taining money from Iluyd to Walsh. The young poticeman's face went ries os Mr, Whit ok him for crommexamination. Mr. Whitman ta + mediately tangled the witness inh *. 1 Mnally admit that an not certain as to days, pallor When the Distric. he rtigan's Ate “1 the Grand Jury ateno+ reporta aad showed him that increased y produ pres he was elther dreadfully mistaken abo the date of his call at Capt. Walsi house or had misstated it, He said he had refreshed his memory from memo- randa “What Whitman, “Little allpa of paper." “Where are they?” “At home HARTIGAN TANGLED BY REC- ORDS OF HIS TESTIMONY. ‘The report of Hartigan's examination att Headau was also used by Mr. Whitman. Hartigan sald he had just called on Capt. Walsh to see how he was, He sald nothing of having been called by Lieut. Walsh to go to the home of Capt, Walsh, He struggled vainly to get an explanation for tnis discrepancy, Mr, Whitin dertook to shatter the man's story and the witness flinched under the ordeal. Hartigan swore that although he was in Inspector Sweeney's office on the morning of Feb. 6, when every morning newspaper was filed contain- ing the graft confession of Capt. Walsh, he heard nothing of the con- fesmion until after he had been called to the District-Attorne, Then Hartigan declared that Eugene must “have had something” on Walsh to get the money he delivered to him, “Fox said," the witness blurted out, "he was getting 10 per cent. from Walsh." “What do you mean by ‘having some- thing’ on Walsh?” demanded Mr. Whit- man. “I mean Fox must have known some- kind of notes? asked Mr, + Husband, Walsh | tixan swore he had gone to Tom Hall Cl Clad, Walks Away Into Woods as Neigh- bors Fight Flames. | CHILD SEES HIS DEED. Creeps From Bed and Watches Tragic Ending of Quarrel in Nutley, N. J., Home. Peter Deskowits, living on the ground floor of a two-family house at No. 28 South Centre street, Nutley, N. J., quar- relied with his wife, Marta, to-day, and after hot words, threw her on the floor, knelt on her and emptied about @ gallon of gasoline on her. Then he set fire to her waked clothing. While neighbors were trying to quench the fire which wrapped the woman In a terrible, burning mant | Deskowitz, clad only in undershirt, | trousers and shoes, walked out of the house and disappeared in the woods be- yond Nutley, The police of Nutley and adjacent towns, who are searching for him, wil! without question have a mur- der charge to lodge against him, for the woman lies at the point of death In the Passaic General Hospital and her recovery is Impossible, arly to-day Mrs. Deskowtts arose and started to get breakfast whilo her husband dressed. ‘Their four children, oh whom Michael, aged nine, is the eld- were all as\gep in another room. When the husband came into the kitchen a quarrel, which had started the night before, hee fhe, TERROR-STRICKE FATHER'S | pee. ° The children heard the high words, Dut pald no attention because ead Jara have been a common thing Mfe of the household. Buddeniy aay heard @ fall and their mother’s screams, ‘The terrified youngsters huddled to- gether in bed, their arms wrapped about each other, The screams continued and thing about him to hold @ whip over |@ note of agony sharpened them, his head,” he replied. rtigan denied his own sworn test!. Little Michael dared to creep to the door and look out. He saw his father mony before Justice Goff that he knew | Just sing from where the form of that money was in the envelope he car- ried to Fox. protest, even after the stenographic re- port was read to him a! hands. to It and then recanted and * sure.” Sweeney's office for two hours and halt without permission when you we on duty?” asked Mr, Whitman, was the answer, any permission given to you by Sweeney or any one to I you took the money to Fox?" “No,” . Whitman asked if it was not a part of the em" for @ captain to ask for the services of an inspector’ man to run messages, Hartigan w: not permitted to answer, shouting pro! Justice Seabury had no suspicion that wrong when he agreed to slip the money to Fox's brother, “No, sir’ was the answer, his counsel Would you are to leave Inspector | the gases stili remaining in the bottle. his mother lay on the floor. A whirl- He continued to feebly| Wind of blue and yellow flame was| questions whipping up from the muth i'n dress. of fire explored the neck and detonated “You go back and get in bed Michael's father thundered at him, when he caught sight of the white face of the boy at the bedroom door. ‘The boy obeyed, even though the @ the day | agony of his mother’s shrieks now filled the house, HUSBAND WALKS OUT AS NEIGH: BORS PUT OUT FIRE. Murren and Is wife, living on the floor above, heard the sound and rushed down. Samuel Vituccio, a friend of Des- kowitz, hurried in from his home next door. Polceman Johnson, who had just started for the station, from his home next door, ran to the Deskowits apart- ment. ‘When all of these neighbors burst into “Why dia you not deliver the envelope | the kitchen they saw Mrs, Deskowite openly?” asked the Justice, “The captain wanted things done on detore the quiet,” was the reply. writhin ‘oundle of fire, on the floor @ stove, The husband was going about the room, patting out with SETS HE HER AFIRE tortured | “| INDICTED INSPECTOR AND AIDE, WITNESSES AT LATTER’ TRIAL, HAZING STUDENT “ARE FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER Three of North Car Carolina Uni- versity Sentenced for Death of Classmate. HILLSBORO, N.C, March 15,—The three students of the University of North Carolina, Ralph Oldham, Will Merriman and Aubrey Ratch, were found guilty this afternoon of man- s iehter in connection with the death of a fellow student, Will Rand, while the latter was being hazed last Sep- tember, They were each sentenced to four months in Jail, coonennielifiivensnen BEER ALL OVER BROADWAY WHEN CAR HITS WAGON. Matinee-Goers Frightened, Passen- gers, Motorman and Driver Hurt —Tratfic Stops 15 Minutes. Matinee-goers this afternoon were treated to an open-air performance, and some were shocked when a car bumped into one of George Ehret's big brewery wagons, loaded with full and empty EMPLOYER ADMITS. =z! LOW WAGES A VICE PERIL 10 GIRLS — (Continued from First Page.) beer barrels, The front of the car was amashed in, the wagon was nearly overturned, the driver, Michael Krapp, was thrown out; beer barrels bounced all over Broadway and the horses ran away. The collision occurred at Thirty- ninth atreet. William Muller, the motorma: cut about the face and neck, windows were smashed and some pas- sengers were cut by the glass. Others were knocked out of their seats, and women and children screamed when the car stopped with a bang and a shock, The driver suffered a dig bump on his head and a lacerated scalp. All were treated at the drug store at Thirty-ninth street. The horses were stopped on Thirty-ninth street, near |g Sixth avenue. Traffic was held up fox fifteen minutes while the beer barrels were collected. CRASH HURLS CAR 50 FEET; PASSENGERS ESCAPE DEATH Number Slightly Hurt When Gas Explodes in Boston Subway and The elghty of the Company commission. Cordage employs put in his] A bottle, which had contained gasoline| women and pays a minimum of $6 a He denied that he had sworn|and which lay near the woman's hody, jasn't | exploded with a puny pop, as a tongue week. He said he never had considered what {t Would cost a girl to live in Peorm® but “son,” whose initials were not announced, said the girls cowld ive on $6 a week—"I mean it's enough to keep them from going wrong,” he said. “Their expenses depend largely on the kind of clothes they wear. As most of their work is in the factory, our girls can wear very cheap clothes.” Asked if he could raise wages, the elder Heldrick said that he could if competition did the same. He ex- plained that the making of cordage in prisons {# a factor to be considers Heldrick, the younger, volunteered the information that while at college in the east, a thorough Investigation of the causes of the social evil was made and that it showed that the chief causes of the downfall of women were drinking and lax divoree laws, “C. 8." a girl of elghteen, testified Q@WEENEY, ON STAND, DENIES |2 towel the fire that had communicate!) 5. worked in a candy shop at $3 a ENDING HARTIGAN. Former Inspector Dennis Sweeney was then sworn and was warned against incriminating himaelf. 1d you give this defendant on any day an envelope containing money to be delivered to Capt. Walsh?” he was asked. did not.” Hartigan on any met “Did Hartigan ever act in any other @ police officer for you “No, Mr. Whitman asked if it would not attract his attention if one of his men absented himself for three hours with- out permission, “It might attract the attention of the lieutenant,” replied Sweeney. Sweeney ewore that, so far as he Knew, no permission was given for Hartigan to leave his office, He did not five permission, He admitted that Hartigan violated the rules of the De- partment, but he could not recall what rule it Was that was violated, “Have you taken bribes from the pro- prietors of hotels in Harlem?" demand- ed Mr, Whitman, suddenty, “I have not,” replied Sweeney, with- out turning a hair, Then followed a ecifte naming of many resorts, The answer was the same, J » Rouse, tawyer for Kugene Fox, was sworn, He 18 a partner of Lewis J, Grant. He testified that he saw Fox on Dec, 9, 12. Questions aimed to bring out who paid him for defending Fox were ruled out and he was excused, William Webber, a butcher, who for- merly employed Hartigan, testified that Richard Tretler, }put on as a thougat Hart 4 plum! character witness reputation e: @ wife and baby depending on him “know that,’ witness; ‘and you know I'm much at- tached to them, but 1 did not take an: mergage or money from Inspector Swee ney to your husband,’ | tarthe | ed in his eyes ns voles broke and tears list of disorderly houses, should any one | ask him about tt. In the Dist ney ice he was confronted by Mrs. Walsh, who reminded him that he had 1 told her,” said the Alfred J was 5W rawn, Mr, Donnelly the defense rested, veman James J of Inspector Sweeney's stam, was calles tu ambuttal by the prosecution. Mi that Policeman McDonald sent to Hartigan's house to bri te the station to aid in comp reports, He nothing of wa hinew 1 went to see Capt, Walsh. he continued, “and I broke down and te come to eee him," he said. “1 went | cried when J told him that Mre. Walsh re ss from to have nt to him { This closed the case fer both sides. Walsh he had known the accused man_ for many years, He had employed him about eleven years and he considered | his reputation «00d, +» WAS also He © WAS Us| tillas of B from him | \use of objections and he waa with: then announced Demilto, formerly , Channel {teelf to @ wall calendar, to the table- cioth, to an old coat on a nail back of the door, He was paying not the least attention to his wife, While Murren and the policeman, in the high spur of exci t, Were wrap- ping bedclothes about the faming figure on the floor, Deskowits, half ‘clad, walked out of the front door. He was gone when the others looked up from their work of rescue to find him, ‘The horribly burned woman atill re- tained consciousness. “He poured gasoline over me," she aaped—'two bottles and a can of It.” a POLICEMAN HEANEY, INDICTED AS GRAFTER, GIVES $5,000 CASH BAIL, Patrolman Thomas J. Heaney, who Was indicted yesterday for bribery as the result of the story told ¢o the Grand Jury by Rosie Herts, was ar- raigned to-day before Justice Seabury foy pleading. Lawyer Joseph B. Rosen- bach, in behalf of Heaney, put in a piea of not guilty and asked for a week in which to change the plea, should #uch @ course be decided upon, and in which to interpose motions. Mr. Rosenbach explained that he had some doudts as to his ethical standing in the case, as his brother-in-law, Leon Levy, has acted as counsel for Rosie Hertz. District-Attorney Whitman ven- tured the opinion that Rosenbach, under the circumstances, could not appear for Heaney. At the suggestion of Justice Seabury the plea of not guilty was withdrawn and Wednesday was set as the date for Meaney's arraignment to make his plea. Ball was fixed at Heaney pro- $1,000 bills and was released jody, y French torpedo arines are Ubh and | boat destroyers and carrying out a 8 jeouvres in 1! of Wireless messages between the vem eels * eee eee INCOMING 8 b pee Borie, Live Monterey Ha Aad. ¢ of Atlant Kansas Oi Campania, There is frequent exchange week. She claimed that she was led astray ther "Were you able to Hive on $3?" in- quired Senator Beall. “No.” Henry Block, a leading retail mer- chant, and his secretay, Carl Block, took the stand together. Schippor and Block employ 13 girls who earn less than $3 a week. Carl Block averred that &® gihl who was incapable of earning a living wage should not be made a ward on any business. “The physical and moral welfare of an unskilled girl suddenly thrust upon her own resources,” he said, “and whose servic & novice are not worth living wage,” be said, “should be cared for by the community, It is a responsivility of the State.” Secretary Block then attached the mony of “C, 8." “This sirl aid that she earned only $3 a week in a candy store,” he related, “and couldn't live on it. As a matter of fact, the candy shop she entored wi @ notorious assignation hours, It ts hardly fair, therefore, that the impres- sion should go out that she was forced to prostitution by a low w: That $3 figured very little in _ De eee NURSE INJURED ON GAR. @ by Fall When Wrist Distocate Lillian Flynn, twenty~ nurse living at No, 18% New York nue, Brooklyn, was sile@tly injured th: afternoon when a Third avenue car bumped into a northbound Avenue B car in front of the Brooklyn Bridge. ‘The impact caused her to fall to the foor of the Third Avenue ¢ heiped to her feet it was found that she had 4 her wrist and was | stightiy sed, She refused medical attendance and went home, disioca! br OUTGOING STEAMSHIPS, BAILED TO-DAY. tos tes, Ca ve ead when | Blows Up Section of Street. BOSTON, March 15.—An explosion of gas in the underground excavation for a subway extension at Scollay Square late to-day tore open the face and threw a passing street car about fifty feet. Several passengers in the car were slightly injured, but only one requi 1 pbebh atest Has ads EX-GOV. BLACK SICK. In Serious Condition ( lar Disease of the Hi TROY, N. Y., March 15.—Former Gov. Frank 8. Black is seriously ill at his home In this city. He has valvular dis- ease of the heart. Gov, Black's health has been failing for several months and he has been confined to his home on Pine Woods avenue since early in January, In Jan- uary, 1912, the former executive a: nounced his intention to retire from the active practice of law when the feanes of his present offices in New York ex- Pired in May of this year. He apent Valva- rt. the greater part of last summer at his country home in Freedom, N. H., where {t has deen his custom to entertain an- nually the Republican leaders of Rens- selaer County. —_—_ —_—_—. SUICIDE AFTER SCOLDING. When Walter Albert returned home yesterday afterioun with the same sory he told for weeks of his inability to get work, his wife Jeannette upbraided him for having brought her to Now York to starve, He ran out saying that he would get money in some way before the night wan over, Early in the «vening Mrs. Catherine Hunt, from whom the couple hired a furnished room at No. 27 Lincoln avenue, Brooklyn, heard Mrs, Albert screaming. She lay on the floor with a bottle beside that had contained strychnine. Mrs. Hunt called in Dr. ‘August Manon, but when he arrived ‘Mrs. Albert was dead. bert came in while the doctor was th He fainted across his wife's body. They were Canadiens and had de- cided to try their fortunes here after their marriage in January, She was twenty-one. eaten SHAMROCKS FOR WILSON. mt by John Red- Iriah Leader. WASHINGTON, March 15.—President Wilson to-day received a large box con- taining hundreds of Irish Shamrocks, the gift of John Redmond, the Irish Sent to Pre FOR FRIDAY AND SA’ AY Perfect-fitting Eyeglasses, with this graceful gua hell Mount- ing, on and off Only $1. 00! with one hand ‘he price includes @ eclentlic examination by his opnortanity. 150 EAST 23D ST. ‘Ditton yeu om 284 c., Oy quematen, i” « “OFFICER AT CITY HALL 'WITH SUMMONS FO FOR GAYNOR ' Mayor Away, “but Paper in Pulitzer Libel Action Will Be Served Monday. monses for Mayor Gaynor, the Mayol private secretary, 1 LAeut;*Willtam Kennel, the Mayor's po- lice office: Clair explained Kernochan had ¢ to be issued in that Magistrate ed the summonses the case of Ralph Pulltzer against the Mayor, charging criminal libel, alleged to have been ut- tered in a recent speech delivered by the City Executive, Mr. Adamson a cepted service and directed Lieut, Ke! nel, who was in the outer office, to re+ celve the legal paper. Mr, Adamson explained that the Mayor was at his country home at St. James, L. 1, but would be atehis desk In the City Mall Monday when the Mayor would accept service, St, Clair said he would return Monday and serve the Mayor personally as required by the law. The summonses~ require the appea ance of the Mayor before Magistral Kernochan, Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the office of the Chief Magis- trate at No, 300 Mulberry street. — MRS. HERSHEY ASKS DIVORCE ENDS A LOVE ROMANCE. Wife of Nephew « of Perinsylvani: Chocolate King Was a Shoe Marker When Wooed. ATI, Maron 15,—Late Jay Armenia Hershey of this c tered suit for divorce against Charles Hershey, former resident of Hershey, Pa., for divorce, thus ending a mance of some five years ago, claims to be the favorite nephew and heir of the Pennsylvania chocolate king, M. 8. Hershey. Young Hershey eloped with and secretly wet the pretty young woman, who Was a shoe worker when he met her. Mrs, Herehey asks an absolute separation and an injunction to prevent her husband from disposing of his alleged extensive realty holdings at Ocean Gate, N. J. Mrs. Hershey in her petition states at Hershey and herself were married n opposition to the wishes of Hershey's rich relatives, and the petition urthec alleges that Hershey has been gullty of unfalthfulness and gross cruelty, It is Stated that private negotiations looking ‘Dr. Ah W. Solomon Attendant George L. Bt. ir of the) | Essex Market sourt called at the | City Ball at noon to-day with sum- vert Adamson, and| |PRIEST GETS A THREAT | AFTER WHIPPING THIEVES. Rather McGrath, Who Mingsters 46/ \ Longshoreman, Told to Stop, | + Intertering. ‘ | As a sequel to a fight in whieh (He «ked out two pickpockets, tie Rev her MeGragh of the Mission Lipuse n West street, near Merry street, 'th's afternoon received adiv spelled, ill- A Fetend.” 4 in the written fetter «signed which toll hin to stop parish or he “would get his.” Father McGrath is known among the iongshoremen and marine firemen, to hom he chiefly ministers, as the Mighting Pst “T was coming down Chambers street by Wednesday night,” he said, “and as T reached West street two men sprang on me, 1 beat off one of them and was pummeling his friend when a policeman arrived. { begged mercy for the two miscreants and they were allowed to ko. 1 supp this letter was the 9ut- come. [ have placed the matter in the hands of the Charles str t police Aran Ra OUGHT TO BE SOME TRIP. Fitty Wade! “Washington P. y of the fair nh School have rty" and on the capital to Orwantre Between forty and fit students of Wadletgh Hii organized a “Washington Monday will leave for remain four days. ‘The party will be in charge of Pring cipal Stuart H. Rowe and Mra, Rowe. As many of the main points of interest, as possible will he vis by the girls before they return to New York, to a reconciliation and divisipn of Her- shey's New Jersey realy holdings in which his wife claimed to have been financially interested at the t!me of pur- chase fell through, and to-day's sult is a result. Hershey is thought to be in the East. ——__. IN DREAD OF AN OPERATION HE ENDS HIS S LIFE BY GAS. Henry Suttmeter's wal wakinb hours had deen filled with visione of shining sur- geon's knives, of ligatures end gauze bandages. screaming under the imagined suftoca- tion of ether—had mentally jerked him- self back from the yawning abyss set at the feet of one helpless on an operat. ing table under an anaesthesia cone. ‘The strain of a contemplated operatton grew too great for Suttmeler and last night, at his home on the third floor * the apartment at No. 143 Palme:to street, Williamsburg, 1» took his life with gas. He was to have gone on the Suttmeler was a wealthy retired grocer—a widower who lived with his housekeeper, Mra, Agnes Kraft, From the minute he consented to the opera- | tion, Suttmeier lived with horror at his elbow. Early to-day, Mrs. Kraft awoke with @ splitting headache. The sinell of gas Was everywhere. She traced it to tie living room of the apartment. There Suttmeter sat, a gas tube from tho chan- delier in his mouth. 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