The evening world. Newspaper, March 13, 1914, Page 1

Mayor Mitchel Has to Quit Meeting--Taken Ill to His Home /\ COMPLETE NOVEL EACH WEEK IN THE EVENING WORLD PRICE ONE Cc LETTERS TO THE MAYOR | SAY WOMAN FIRED GUNMIEN TO KILL RICH CONTRACTOR Maurice Keating —_ Believes Owner of Slain Dog Em- ployed Three Gangsters, TWO MEN ARRESTED. Would-Be Slayers Lost Nerve| and Only Slashed Victim With Razor. “The West Side Police Court was @owded with tough iooking charac- ters this afternoon when two young men supposed to have been hired by & young woman to “do up” Maurice Keating, a well-to-do contractor, were arraigned before Magistrate mms. Detectives circuiated through ba room, keeping watchful eyes on the tprong. Nathan Lieberman of No, 302 Bréadway ropresented the pair, who @ave their names as Harry Bress- feriof No. 2726 Dean atreet, Brooklyn, and Stanicy Horman of No. 12 Delan- cey strect, and who were identified last night by Keating ag two of the three men who held him up at the point of a revolver on Feb. % while one of the number slashed his throat and face with a knife. «No mention was made in court of a woman whose anger over the death of % prize-winning bulldog, for whioh ahd blamed Keating, is supposed to have caused her to set gunmen on the contractor’: trail, Detectives are eeeking her now in Stamford, Conn, “Assistant District-Attorney Lockhart greed to an adjournment of the gangsters’ cases until to-morrow morning at 10.30 o'clock in the hope that by then the detectives would have found the woman. LETTERS TO MAYOR GIVE CLUE TO WOMAN. Mr, Lieberman asked that the hear- ing be set for next Tuesaday, but ENT. = tit HEADACHE FORCES MITCHEL TO LEAVE | ESTIMATEBOARD Attack Comes on Soon After Meeting Is Called and He Shows Great Distress. FRIENDS ARE ALARMED. Say His Illness Is Due to High Pressure Under Which He Warks, Mayor Mitchel had one of his jungle fever headaches to-day and jhad to leave the City Hall for his home in the Peter Stuyvesant Apart- ment on Riverside Drive. After calling the Board of Estimate to order the Mayor sat back in his chair, his right hand shading his eyes and rubbing his forehead, the other list- leasly holding the ivory gavel. The Mayor's distress was plainly noticeable, The blood left his face and lips and his eyes became biood- | shot. Members of the Board of Exti- | |mate, particularly Aldermante Presi- | dent McAneny, on his right, and| Pres Publis! ‘York World). BRIDE WHO HASN'T BEEN SPANKED AND “ KISSLESS” HUSBAND. | UNKISSED BRIDE ALSOUNSPANKED- ER, SO IT SEEMS Comptroller Prendergast, on his left, became concerned over the Mayor's condition, As the Mayor held his forehead he rocked to and fro in his seat. Those who had not before witnessed the paroxyams, thought he would topple over, It was 10.85 o'clock when the Mayor opened the meeting ef the Board of Estimate. He had not been igtrate Simms agreed with Mr, Lock- hart that to-morrow was long enough and he held the prisoners in $3,000 bail each. ‘They went to cells in the West Side prison. It was information contained in two anonymous letters which led to the arrest of Bresslor and Horman, and whieh put them on the trail of the woman, They have learned a great deal about her and until last night i had her located at a Broadway hotel. } Bhe is believed tq have left there this | morning or late last night. Keating's identification of the men strengthened the bellef of the police in the reliability of the letters which unfold a story of crime that recalls the days of “Monk” Eastman and his well established business of hiring out gunmen to effect private revenge. In the attack on Keating it ts be- feved a woman concelved the plan @ad supplied the money to carry it seated fifteen minutes when he nudged President McAneny and handing him his gavel departed from the room. Rumors fly and magnify in the City Hall, After the Mayor had reached his office it wan reported that he was practically laid out. It was subse- quently ed that Mr. Mitchel sat quietly in a chair near one of the windows and philosophically awaited the arrival of hie automobt When the Mayor emerge pained by Mr. Cruger, one retaries, and John P! guard, he walked listlessly and had! the aspect of » man who had hastily risen from a@ sick bed. As the Mayor encountered the newspaper men awaiting him he spruced up and said | he was not sick, but just had one of his old time headaches, The Mayor said that if he rested quietly for a few hours he would be all right, It was 11,30 o'clock when he departed from the City Hall, to be == | gone for the day. ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE |cc'saceemsraty tyro WANTS BOX.NG STOPPED fContinued on Twentieth Page.) stitute to make a study of the Mayor's headaches. Dr. Simon Flex- ner has agreed to assist in’ diagnos- ~ 4 ‘ ing the cause of the trouble, It is un- | ¢ Reporis Favorably on Sill to| derstood that the Mayor will soon | ish State Athletic submit to a tent, Abolish St te At letic =a | Commission, | Sewsap BI Reported, | ALBANY, .—The Adie ALBANY, No Yo March 13.—The phipiting anyone from butting bile ‘Murrey bill, which would abolish the circulars or other insertion between State Athletic Commission and forbid the pages of a daliy newspaper without jprofeasional boxing exhibitions in the tn went of the publither waa ve Btate, wan reported fu ‘avorably in the Seante this at greernbly Judi gary ¢ ‘ a FP hoe VA yy TS Penge igre & Obte, And What’s More, ~She Isn’t Going to Be, Despite “Mean Old Judge!” Mra, Josephine Corrigan, who was sentenced to a spanking by Justice Blanchard in the Supreme Court when in a suit for separation it developed that she had refused to permit her young husband to kiss her, is quite unspanked and unkiased to-day. And what is more, her mother, Mrs, Martha Collins, with whom she lives in the Santa Maria Apartments, No. 670 East One Hundred and Thirty-ser enth street, and who has done all the spanking for the Collins family for many years, says that “Judge or ne Judge” there is going to be no spank- ing this time, That ts, if she knows anything about it, The unkissed—anspanked pretty little blonde, one, 4 was preparing for a trip to Boston to-day when a representative World cate “ of The Evening have my opinion of that old she exploded as she tonsed anide a bit of blue silken lingerie she had been examining. ‘The tdea of hi# ordering a spanking for me and believing all that rot my hu— Mr. Corrigan—was ing in court! “He sald that I wouldn't kiss him? That is quite true, But why should I when U realized that his desire to kiss me was planned to win commen- dation for him from his adopted meal ieket—my mothe:—and then later to persuade me to open the door for him when he had remained away for weeks at a time, “He says that 1 wouldn’t go out with him without my mother or a chaperon? | have a pretty good mem orp and, ax | remember it, there was but once during our three yeurs of inarvied that he offered to take: ry me out hohe had four tickets for (Continued on Second Page.) AROSE Sw + dg [“ Ctreutation Books Open to Alt?” | WEHATHER-Fair to-night an@ Saturday; warmen . Fane = PRIOR ONE cuses Mrs. “Tom” Jones as “Author of Scurrilous Leiters. UPROAR IN COURT ROOM Laughter and Hisses Caused by |Wives of Combatants, Throngs the Vitriplic Speech of the Lawyer. (Special to TI ELIZABETH, ening World.) J., March 13.— Judge Connolly, before whom Mrs. Anna J. Pollard, D. A. R. member and church and society moving spirit has been on trial, accused of having sent scurrilous letters to Mrs. Charles Jones, gave the case to the jury at 2.40 o'clock this afternoon, after a brief charge in which friends of Mrs. Pollard saw much in her favor. It was predicted that a verdict would be reached in @ short time and the crowd, which had atiended the last hearing, luitayed about the ecurt- room, Proceedings for the day were opened by Prosecutor Stein, who called Mrs. “Tom” Jones, sister-in-law of the complainant, as a witness in rebuttal. Mra. Pollard in her testimony last night declared that Mrs. “Tom’ Jones—who was not on good terms with Mrs, Charles Jones—had used her typewriter and had evon kept it in her own home for two weeks. Earlier in the trial Mrs. Pollard’ maid had = given testimony on the same lines. ‘When Mrs. “Tom” Jones was called to the stand she was questioned by Prosecutor Stein, “Did you ever borrow a typewriter from Mrs, Pollard?” Stein asked, | “Never,” she replied emphatically. She declared she never had a ma- jchine in her home and never operated a typewriter in Mrs. Pollard's home. Thomas G. Jones corgoborated his wife's testimony. On cross-exam|: tion the defense tried to show the husband did not know whether his wife had # typewriter or not, OEFENDANT’S COUNSEL BITTER- LY ASSAIL8 ANOTHER WOMAN, The State and defense rested soon after 11 o'clock and Schlelmer began his address to the jury. Early in his speech he made a spectacular attack on Mrs. “Tom” Jones, “Common scold,” “Gossip,” were some of the in- vectives he hurled. He shouted the accusation that Mre. “Tom” Jones wrote the scurrilous letters to her r-in-law, Mra, Charles Jones, Schleimer declared the accused wom- an, Mrs. Pollard, was of a higher type and incapable of gossiping and writ- ing annymous and indecent letters. He pointed out Mrs. Pollard’s social and church activities. Then he characterized Thomas G. Jones ax a perjurer and declared Mrs. “Tom” did have a typewriter tn her house, Laughter and hisses intermingled as Schleimer’s vitriolic remarks con- tinued, until the court had to demand order. Mrs. “Tom” Jones was on the verge of tears, while her husband's face was red with anger. Mrs, Pol- lard Istened to the summing up of her defense, but made no sign, though facing the jury box, Behleimer attacked the testimony of typewriting expert William J. Kinsley, and then declared that the whereabouts of Mrs, Pollard at times | when letters were inaed made it im- her to b8 guilty. He ac- ‘Tom Jones of having mailed one of the letters in Jersey City, He denied Deputy Sheriff Carey's charge that Mrs, Pollard’s brother tried to bribe him to prevent her arrest. He ‘charged that Dr, Charles Jones, hus- band of the complainant, had de- OSA Pe CASE 7 SWORD Mm | GOES TOTHE JURY; ° FOR HONOR WHILE WOMAN ASSAILED) MOVIES SNAP THEM Attorney for Mrs. Pollard Ac-|Richepin and Frondaie, French Dramatists, Have Fine Stage Setting for*Fight. LATTER IS WOUNDED. of Women, Notables and Picture Men at Scene. PARIS, March 13.—A sword duel fought to-day between Jacques Riche- pin, @ dramatist, son of Jean Riche- pin, the “immortal,” and Pierre Fron- date, author of “Aphrodite,” a play expected to create a sensation in Paria, resulted in the wounding of M. Frondate, * The quarrel arcee out of an inci- dent In the lobby of a theatre on Wednesday.. Mme. Frondale, it is al- leged, made some cutting remarks to Jacques” "Wite, known as Mme. Cora’ Tapateerie, who ty 00- manager of the theatre. M. Frondate took full responsibility for his wife's comments and was thereupon chal- lenged to fight by M. Richepin. The encounter took place on the lawn of @ house in the suburb of Neuilly. More than one hundred nota- bilities of the literary and dramatic world were present watohing the com- bat from behind hedges and windows, while numerous reporters, photog- raphers and moving picture operators occupied a loft overlooking the lawn, The wives of both principals ap- peared on the scene, but were not allowed to watch the combat. Each of them remained on the ruad outside in an autamobile, where they were surrounded by crowds of women while awaiting the result. They could hear the sounds of the clashing of swords from where they sat. During the first bout neither com- batant was touched. In the second, however, M. Richepin's sword pene- trated M. Frondaie’s forearm and the engagement was brought to an end, son and his wife threw herseif into his arms while Mme. Frondaie helped the surgeon to dress her husband's wound. ‘ sthout being reconciled. ——— LAPORTE NOW SLATED FOR INDIANAPOLIS FEDS KANSAS CITY, March 13.—Frank Lapotre, recently signed by the Kansas City American Association Club, was to-day persuaded to join the Indianap- olis Federals, according to 4 messaxe received here from Wichita Falls, Tex., where Manager Philips of the Indianap- olis Club was sald to have made the announcement. W. A. Armour, manager of the local annociation club, sald Laporte signed with his team last month and promised to report here Saturday. Laporte was with Washington last year. s aalpsaebeenne THREE BANKERS ACCUSED. ALBANY, March 13.—Willlam H Stanchfield, William C. Heffron and George W. Loop, leading businessmen and bankers of Syracuse, were ar- raigned before Judge Ray in the United States Clreuit Court late this afterno chai with using the mai ‘They pleaded n rea of stock in the Heffron Company in Syracuse to rail- road men in Middle Western States. stroyed (he wrapper of one scurrilous | Wwtter in under to protect the permon ty up for the State Prose- ) walled for consideration ence disregarding any sen-| evi "Manan oryptOd vs he tach ase defendant is # woman. He pointed onaistoncies In the defense.” bility of Mrs ter reflecting much an it did on Mrs. Florence Jones, who rece! the letter, Prosecutor Rteln corny od is ecidrons ab Lub 0 | WIFE OF DRAMATIST WHO FIGURED IN QUARREL WHICH LED TO DUBL. $804 EO0: MME. CORA ee $90,000,000 GIFT BY ROCNEFELLER Donate Money to Foundation Fund for City’s Betterment, the trust fund, the inc would be use day. and could not be seen on the q tion, It im sald Rockefeller desires to ‘The combatants Icft the ground|!eave a memorial in this city, where hia early life was decided upon the best method. PRIEST GIVES THE PLEDGE nt, and he Teamster Is Saved trom a Year in Prison, lof his team. broken, before Judge Gibbs in sponsible for hiy actions. fault—he would go on “bats.” “I had intended under suspended © conditions: thi DEDEDE OIEIOSED® ,|T wo Per Cent.a Week Taken From ~—TOCLEVELAND Report That | Wapiaié Will CLEVELAND, O., March 13.—That John D, Rockefeller is the guiding gentua behind the Cléveland Founda- tion, recently launched by F. H. Goff, President of the Cleveland Trust Company, and that the oil king plans to leave not leas than $60,000,000 to e of which for bettering Cleve- land, was tho substance of a report Jean Richepin then embraced his|in circulation among bankers here to- Mr.. Goff wan out of the city GENT. — Tt. SEL Ast USD SICK BENEFIT FUND OF GIRL EMPLOYEES Poor Shopgirls, to Aid Them When III, Sunk in Insolvent 4 Department Stores. 4 WHITMAN, ANGRY, WORKS FOR MORE INDICTMENTS ° Does Not Believe Mercy Should Be 4 Shown Former Merchant-Bankers ~ —3,000 Will Lose Jobs. The District-Attorney learned to-day from @ etudy of the accounts of Reary Siegel, Frank EB. Vogel, the Fourteenth Street Store and the Simp- eon Crawford Company that Siegel not only used the money deposited in his private bask to plug up the holes in his leaking business, but he put into his corporate funds the money contributed by his employees for the main- tenance of sick-benefit societies, One of the societies was conducted in the Fourteenth Street Store, the other in the Simpson Crawford establishment. ‘The employees contributed 2 per cent. of their salaries a week. The essessm®at was held out of their pay envelopes by the frm and the money was used in the businecs, CAPT. ISH GIVEN FIVE YEARS FOR BURNING VAT New Yorker Sentenced to At- There is @ book eurplus in the Simpson Crawford store of about 2 $3,000 and the Fourteenth Street Store 4 employees ought to bave as much or more coming to them. But the money is mixed up with the business and the business is in the hands of Fecelver and the 3,000 clerks in both stores will be out of a job Saturday when tho Inventory begins, prepara- thas,” he Sorwed eale of the premees jen. FEDERAL COURT TO DECIDE (F EMPLOVEES GET MONEY. District-Attorney Whitman has lanta Prison, but Gets Stay | Prrieetragt?de hat. he oan toward on Writ of Error. eentributed by the employees, But thie appeafs to be a matter that will have to be setled by the United f AT ORDER OF COURT | Sign of the Cross Binds It and Michael Tyman, a teamater of No. 205 West One Hundred and Forty- seventh street, struck Willlam Farrin, #ixty-one years old, of No. 964 Woody ; Crest avenue, the Bronx, when the [latter interfered with Tyman's driving Farrin's jaw was In defending himself to-day the Bronx County Court Tyman pleaded that he had been drinking and was not re- Father McNulty of the Church of the Resurrection testified that Tyman was a religious man, had a wife and eight children and had but one real ding you to prinon for 4 year,” sald Judge Gibbs, put in view of the facts f wil! parole sentence on That you give up lthe use of liquor for five yearn; that BOSTON, March 13.—Capt. John A. Fish of New York to-day was has inced to five years in the Fedwral jundation as the bereas y prison at Atlanta for burning his yacht Senta in Edgartown Harbor on Oct; 26, 1910, in order to gain $15,000 insurance money, An appeal on a writ of error was taken by counsel, which acted as a stay, but Fish’s ball was increased from 810,000 to $16,000, and in de- fault of security he was sent to jail. In moving sentence United States Dictrict-Attorney French stated that Fish when twenty-one years old de- serted from the United States Army. At the time he was an orderly at Woat Point. Several friends of the prisoner from New York asked the court to be lenient and his counsel British army in South Africa which earned him service medals. Judge Hale said that the maximum penalty for barratry was imprison- ment for life, but that in view of the fact that Fish has saved the lives of those on board the burning yacht he would sentence him to five years only. "The fire thet destroyed the yacht broke out at night. Fish aroused his guests in time for them to escape. ‘He denied that he knew how the blaze originated. > SHAMROCKS FOR WILSON. Sent With Irish Mons to you pay the injured man's doctor's dent by John Redmon, bills and that you apologize to him.) Wa guinare Father, will you swear him in open . court?” | vised his hand and ad- The priest ri pleds nly, him the sien of the cross and the neat called, which Tyman lest gave the White House for many yew Gb Patrick'’a Dex, .|cempany for | State Banking Department spent gays, 1 eral hours to-day alding the D Attorney's young men tm their. om PlorAtons Loto States District Court. Many of the employees also kept deposits in the Private bank, thus turning their wanes back to Siegel for his business uses, = / . ‘The proposition, indirectly offered to the District-Attorney, that Siegel and Vogel if allowed their freedom can do more for their creditors and depositors than if they- were in gail has aroused some resentment in Mr. Whitman's office. It ts recalled that Siegel and Vogel have been free and unobstructed in their operations for the past fow years, and in that time have wreeked an immense business, Mr. Whitman will probably demand from Siegel's lawyers exact reasons why Siegel and Vogel can be expected to do more with the wreck than they did with a going concern. Instead of slacking up in the m- Vestigation of the affairs of Siegel and his partner, the District-Attor- ney ts proceeding to dig up more evidence for presentation to Grand Jury next week, and the Hkell- hood of further indictments is more promising than the dropping of the case, INVESTIGATION SHOWS AF. FAIRS IN WORSE SHAPE, The further the investigators go into the affairs of Siegel, Vogel and their institutions the worse the situa. tlon become, R. G, MoMeekin, secretary of the Siegel Stores Corporation, the ‘holding Siegel's enterprisest Oscar A, Prall, treasurer of the Fourteenth Street Store and / secre. tary of the Simpaon-Crawford Com. pany, and Examiner Quinn of. ‘ a