Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-19
NEW YORK NEWS NOTES.



NEW YORK, October l8-Mamie Dowd, q
pretty and promising soubrette, married Wal
ter Sanford. an actor, two years ago. She
lived happily with him till he introduced into
the family . woman whom he called his mother.
Young Mrs Sanford did not like her new
mother-in-iaw, and in fact suspected the re-
lationship Of being bogus. Last summer an old
friend Of her husband confirmed her suspicion
by telling her that the alleged motherin-law
was an old sweetheart of Mr. Sanford Mrs.
Sanford accused her husband of unfaithful-
ness, there was bitter quarrel, and when San
ford finished his engagement at Atlantic City
last August he left for New York without his
wife. He sent money to her occasionally, and
she managed to get along until she came to
New York and was taken sick. Then she
made application to the Commissioners Of
Charities and Correction for an order to have
her husband arrested for abandonment. San
ford Is playing in the Lyceum Theater. in
Brooklyn, in piece called "Under the Lash"
and has an interest in successful comedy now.
on the road. His wife asserts that he earns
over 500 per week. A Police Justice to-day
directed Sanford to give his wife sl2 week.
A Regular Retail Wine Trust.
The latest thing in trusts here is retail
champagne trust. The new trust is not fairly
on its legs yet but it is being organized by the
proprietors of swell restaurants. The object Of
the trust is explained by this agreement. which
has been circulated among restaurateurs and
hotel keepers for the last three days: I'VE. the
undersigned hotel and restaurant proprierors
Of this city on and after November do hereby
agree to charge 81 per pint and 81 per quart
bottle for all imported champagne sold by u.s."
This agreement is signed by Delmonico, James
b. Breslin, Of the Gilsey House; Southgate, of
the Hotel Brunswick; William Connor, of the
st. James Hotel, and Hoyt. of the Hotel Vic
toria. The Astor House people refused to
enter the combine, but told the applicant they
would cheerfully sign paper reducing the
price Of first-class champagne to 81 50 and s.
per bottle. There is no change in the whole
sale price, bnt those interested In the retail
champagne trust say that man who can afford
to drink champagne can afford to pay so cents
more per bottle for it.
Two Tiny Tots In Trouble.
Two Of the smallest prisoners who have ever
been arraigned before New York police JUS
tice were charged with burglary in an uptown
police court to-day. They were Tommy and
Johnnie Devine, and years old respectively,
and small for their ages When Mrs. Eliza
beth d. Sampson returned home from shop
ping this afternoon she found these two mites
ransacking her boudoir. They had already
emptied her jewel case and had overhauled her
bureau drawers. They surrendered to Mrs.
Sampson at once and unconditionally. In their
pockets were found lady's gold watch. .
gilded chain. two purses and lot of trinkets.
They said they gained entrance to the roons
~ vaic a MI nd in fha r,r,l.
prits were handed over to a policeman. When
arraigned in court they were not in the least
perturbed. They were committed to the care
Of the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Children. Although SO very young, the boys
are not by any means novices in crime. They
plundered the cellars and pantries Of the neigh
bors Of their parents for a year or more, and
not long ago stole $50 from the pocket Of .
woman on the street.