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The evening world., 1890-04-04
THE ALDERMEN NEXT.
Fassett's Committee Have the City
Fathers on Their Books.

Fassett's Committee Have the City
Fathers on Their Books.
The Aldermen are to be the next to receive
their dose of investigation medicine, aud
the Fassett Committee is to administer it.
Reformer WINS, the counsel for the Com
mittee. is the authority for this statement.
"We expect 10 complete our inquiry into
the methods of the Sheriffs office at to-
morrow's session. said he. Mayor Grant
has been Eubppnaei to testify tomorrow,
but he may not be called.
" Having finished our Inveftigation of
the Sheriff's office. we will pay our attention
TO the Board OF Aldermen.
We will direct our inquiry to questions
touching the constitution and powers OF the
municipal legislature and its relation to
other city departments, particularly with
regard TO conflicts of authority.
"WhIle we are on this subject We will de-
vote some time TO a consideration of the city
ordinances, which are said to be in a chaotic
condition.
"Onr investigation will cover period Of
five years probably.
"'rhe action OF the present Board with re-
laton to the proposition of the Long Island
Railroad To tunnel Tnder the East River
has been brought TO the attention of the
Committee and will be inquired into.
The evening world., 1890-04-04
AGAIN VISITED BY FIRE.
Third Mysterious Blaze in the New
York Telegraphers' Club.

Patrick Lynch. the night watohman at the
| New York Telegraphers' Club, 4s Church
street, locked the club-room doors at 4.3O
this morning when the last member had de-
parted.
lie settled himself in an easy chair in the
Club parlor, and was soon lost in contempla-
tion Of some comic weeklios.
Suddenly he smelled smoke. Ho jumped
up and ran into rear room Just as huge
volume of black smoke burst from closet
in the corner.
Not a drop OF water was to be had any
where as Lynch flew downstairs into the
street and yelled Fire p Mt the top OF his
voice.
Tho wide-awake members OF the engine
company in Fulton street. Just across the
way from the club-rooms. heard his yells,
and were ont and ready for business IN a
few seconds.
BY the time they reached tho club-room
the fire was blazing merrily. but dozen
pail Of water sufliced to onench the flames.
No one knows how the fire started. The
in the Western Union building, and Renn-
inc conformation was depicted on every
face. This ia il the third tine that mystic
rnos rS%s reI have broken out i3 tho club
bers firmly believe that some incendiary is
at work
Every one of the fires occurred In the early
morning hours. too, which circumstance
makes the occurrences donbly suspicious.
Tho first fire occurred Dec. 81 of last
year. The iahitor of the building discovered
II when the front parlor was all ablRze and
gave the alarm.
Seven hundred dollars damage was done
before the flames were subdusd. Nothing
was thought of this fire, although il started
~ strange place. IN the corner where the
1t was supposed at the time that some
member had left lighted cigar or cigarette
on the piano, and that it ignited the cover.
Fonr weeks afterwards smoke was seen
issuing from the club windows b. a passing
PEDESTRIAN. This time the tire was in the
library and over 500 damage was done
before the hames we're eNtnRuished:
After the fire was out, the Fire Marshal
made an investigation and fonnd a round
burned spot directly in the centre OF the
floor. IL looked To his experienced eyes as
though some one had poured benzine on the
carpet and set tiTe to H. ami he gave II as
his opinion that the fire was incendiary.
The members were thoroughly alarmed
by this time and Inspector Byrnes was
has not yet succeeded and the detectives are
still working on the case.
Now the third fire breaks ont from some
unexplained cause, and only for, the pres
second fire, the building would. no doubt.
have been in ashes this morning.
The Club intends chAnging it's quarters on
the LIST OF May to ~ Cortlandt street. but
they do not intend to rest unti! the mystery
surrounding these queer fires are cleared up.
The tremen do not believe that this morn
iug's fire was incendiary. but the Club men
are extremely doubtful.
Ii IL believed by many that unknown enc
mics seek the destruction of the Club by re-
peAted fires which, small or large, may Grip
pie 1t beyond recovery.
The evening world., 1890-04-04
s|CKLEss CRY UNHEEDED.
Mr.. Clark Will Report Against
Police Aid to the Sheriff

| 1t appears probable today that Sheriff
sickles's cry OF Help F.! Police !" will re-
ceivc 10 favorable response from tho source
supplicated.
With nn inefficient force OF deputies re-
ceiving inadequate compensation for the
service OF judicial procc sseg, tho Sheriff hit
upon the novel oxpodieut Of calling to his
aid The uniformed police forco OF the city
and made application to the Police Commits
sioners for u detail OF five men to help him.
His application, which was referred to the
Corporation Counsel for All opinion as to the
right to make such detail. will probably
be denied on the advice OF Mr.. CLARK. al
| though he would not say to-day what his
! opinion oil the subject IL.
The reason for its refusal is said to be no
spccia provision OF the law allowing the de-
tail of the police for such purpose.
The police are statutory officers. with
their duties fully set ont in the laws, and be-
yond those set duties they cannot go.
The Sheriff's Office is u constitutional one.
and all the profits from its administration
If there happen to be any-accrue to the in
cumbents personal benefit.
IL ia understood that the Corporation
Counsel has decided that the police. who are
paid by the taxpayers from the city treas
cannot DE tHpIDytI III Tie ktTNlft OF
vii process for the individual beneht OF
% Sheriff.
Mr.. Clsrk'a opinion is expected to be sent
o the Board OF Police t2;morrow when a
formal response refusing Sheriff Sickles' ap-
plication will be made,
Tho sherifi's iforce of deputies was still
confined to three men this morning. and
one of them, Peter McGinnis. was disab abled
by illness.
He enlisted another volunteer. however,
in the person of James Young. who was
l la NaNHaa af
for the privilege OF collecting "only legal
fees. "
Slr. Young has been in the sherifTs Office
He was clerk to Deputy Sherif Bennett
under SherIff Flack.
The three deputies are overloaded with
the service as special deputies are unable
to cope with IL.
Fitty-fve processes were turned over TO
them for service yesterday.
julius Kaufman. who was = deputy sheriff
under Sheriffs Grant and Flack, aud who
was indicted yesterday for, grand larceny.
WAS seen this morning BY an EVENING
WORLD reporter aud said thar he feels very
confident of acqulttal on his trial,
The charge AGAINST him Is the theft OF sey-
erAl valuable, articles from the dry-goods
selling under an execution.
This was during the administration OF
Sheriff Grant.
office to-day, and then was not in u particu-
larly good humor.
II have heard nothing from my Appliea-
ton 10 the Police Board for detail Of Off
GERS. he said.
lie was asked to 0ntline the report he pro-
poses making TO the Governor and the
Legislature relative to legislation which
will provide adequate cOmpensa alton to the
Sheriff aud his Deputies for their services.
- do not know vet what my report will
contain or what sort of a bill will suggest
would probably first learn OF IL after its pre-
sentaton, for am IN the habit OF reporting
to my snperiors IN office.
The evening world., 1890-04-04
Local Nawa in Brief.

Jacob Barnet was Temanded in EsssI, Market
Court to-day Tor exam ination upon charge ~
obtaining goods from jacob gross, OF ~" M9dl-
son street, upon forged order from Livingston
Bros, Of % ltspenard stIeet, who formerly
employed him as drummer.
There were seventy eight applicants for posi-
tons as day Custom House INSPECTORS Gt the
civil il-seFyice examination in the Post-Ohee
Building to-day.
Judge acombe to-day heard argument upon
the writ oil hsbeas corpus ia the application for
eXtradltiO OF Luis de Cteiza CoFtez, WHO ls
charged 18th euIbezziing slOu 600 from Cuba 8
public debt.
Pcstuaster Van Colt returned to-day from a
confcrent with the poatmasteEs u thr pr.nclI Al
cities Of the United states, al washington.
FLAMES started By an Oye=Eeated siaam.pipe,
dId considerable damage to the Eagle teneil
CoInpHnY's taCtrE al ~ last Ahrtsehth
street, at Lao fLis morning.
n oInas Kelly IVES held IN a., 600 bail in Je.-
ferson Market Court To-day for stea ing show
csse cen aininE eighty-seven gold watches ii9m
before Marcus =. Braun IS ieHelrE Store, ~ u b3s
Eighth avenue. Policeman hQqk Llet nm ear
rying The sho SeGse on his back ~ west twenty
seventh street.
Ex-Pollceman Ira b. Ryerson, who Was &C
ctIaed of stealing . thermolneter IRON the AstoF
HUIise, got fronl Judge Andre SO to-day man
daulus rauuiTiL the tuli,e Board 10 snow cause
Why he should not be rtiuststea'
The evening world., 1890-04-04
ROASTED ALIVE IN HER CHAIR.
Shocking Discovery in a Pater-
son Tenement-House.
rsprc1An TO THE EVENING wonLn /,

PATTERSON, n. j., April 4.-The horribly
burned body of Carrie Young, aged about
forty years. was found at T.3O o'clock this
morning in her room on the third floor OF
2s Northwest street.
A lad named Hammond had been sent by
his mother. who lives on Waterlstreet. to
inauire after the woman's health.
On entering her room he saw the body
resting on n chair and rushed downstairs
and informed the neighbors that there was
q ghost upstairs.
A baker across the street was sent for. and
he entered the room and found Miss
Young stretched out on chair IN
the doorway, between the front and back
rooms, her neck being bent backward and
leaning on the back OF the chair. The main
portion OF the body waH burned to a crisp,
and the limba were fearfully scorched. The
face was black and almost nnrecogniZable.
There was not a remnant of clothing on
the body. A lamp was found on the seat OF
n chair behind the woman's back. 1t was
unlighted and had no chimney.
County Physician johnson supposed that
the woman, who has been Ill for the past
few days. got out of bed to get the lamp
which was lighted aud standing on the
chair.
Fecoming weak. she sat down on the chair
beside the lamp to rest and the heat of the
lamp set her clothing on lire.
Some believe that the woman committed
suicide.
The evening world., 1890-04-04
EMMA CRUTER'S BRAVE DEED
Rescued Her Helpless Grand
mother from the Flames.

The family of Mrs Annie Cruter. of II
Brinkerhoff street. Jersey City Heights. had
narrow escape from death by fire this
morning. Mrs. John Henry. OF gig One
Hundred and Thirty-fourth street, this
city, was visiting at the house and occupied
an upper room.
Shortly after 1 o'clock Mrs. Henry was
awakened by q sitting smoke in her room.
and instantly divininG that the house was
on fire jumped from her bed and hurriedly
aroused the inmates.
She succeeded IN awakening Mrs. Cruter,
her son, daughter Emma, Mrs. Susan
Wright of Stamford. Conn. another visitor,
and two servant girls. All made their escape,
but there was no time for them TO save any
thing except a few articles Of wearing ap-
parel.
Emma Cutters first thought was OF her
aged and helpless grandmother. Mrs. Mary
iarmore, an invalid lady. eighty-six years
old, WHO occupied a front room on the
second noor. At the risk of her own life
the ran through the burning halls. and
wrapping Mrs. ParmoTe in some bed-cloth-
ing, carried her bodily through the dense
slnnke down stairs. into the street and TO a
Place OF safety.
The fremen extinguished the flames after
Cruter lost $500 In money and two gold
snateheS. Mrs. Parmore, Mrs. Henry aud
Mrs. Wright each lost their gold watches
ARd the latter all her clothing.
hree gold and one silver watch and two
l1cAetbooks, one containing 500 and the
SlPer S s2e, were afterward found By the
The evening world., 1890-04-04
The WeII-KnOWn Dry
Goods Man Mistaken
for a Burglar.
SOME MYSTERY ABOUT IT.
Two Bullets Fired at Him in Mount
Vernon and One Took Effect.
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MT. VERNON, N. Y, April 4.-This vii
lage is greatly excited to-day over the mys-
tcrious shooting OF ]. W. Chiyvis. at 2
o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Chivvis was member OF the we'll
known dry goods firm of Conkling 4 Chivvis
who failed for nearly million dollars at
Sixth avenue and Twenty-third street. New
York, few years ago. He has lived for
years on Chester Hill.
Last night Mr.. Chivvis attended dinner
given at the house of neighbor, j. Brew
stcr Smith,
While he was returning to his home and
passing along Fulton avenue at about .
O'Clock. with J. Frank Wright principal OF
Grammar School No. z, on Chrystie street.
New York, two shots were fired, and both
OF them struck the dry-goods man.
Tho first struck pqcketbook which was
in Mr.. Chivviss pocket, directly over his
heart. ...
The second entered his right side and
found lodgment under the shoulder blade,
having passed around his ribs under the
skin.
The shooting occurred near Mr.. Chivvis's
house, and he was assisted to his own room,
where Or. Thomas Taylor extracted the bull
lei from the shoulder.
1t was u 32-calibre bullet. ---
Mr.. Chivvls has not yet re egained his con-
seriousness. and his physician is fearful that
he will never recover.
Neither Mr.. Smith nor Mr.. Wright will
explain the shooting. except to say that it
was accidental. There is all air OF mystery
about the affair that IS quite puzzling.
One story is that the three gentlemen
were together-Smith, Wright and Chivvis-
aud that they were in Jolly frame of mind
So jolly that Chivvis thought it would be
fun to ring up his neighbor. That his
neiGhbor, imagining that burglars were
seeing entrance to his house, fired the
shots.
An air OF probability is given to this story
by the report of Charles L. Adams. resi-
dent OF Summit avenue. Mr.. Adams says
that he was awakened by burglars IN the
early hours of the morning, and that he
exchanged shots with the intruders.
Principal Wright and Mr.. Smith went to
New York to business this morning,
The evening world., 1890-04-04
WAS THE MURDER PLANNED !?
Dutch FritZS" Fatal Blow Said
10 Have Been InSliSated by Another.
Abernethy, the Victim, Had Quar-
rel with FritZ's Friend.

A big, brawny boatman. with a massive
head set on n heavy bull neck. was arraigned
this morning before Justice Mcmahon In the
Tombs Police Court. He was Fritz CHINA.
mon, alias Dutch Fritz, and was charged
with the murder of William Abernethy,
another boatman, whom he felled to the
ground on South street yesterday with one
blow of his big fist, causing fracture OF
the skull from which the injured man died
in Chambers Street Hospital about two
hours later.
The accused man covered at the bar, mover
lifting his large brown eyes to look his ac-
cusers in the face. He perspircd freely, and
when his case was disposed of he lifted his
hands for the bracelets as though he was
familiar with their use.
Cant. Mclaughlin, Of the Old slip police
station. says the killing was one of the most
brutal cases that has come to his notice.
Abornethy and another man named Albert
Richard worked together last Summer oil a
steam canal boat running between this city
and Buffalo. Abcrncthy was pilot and
Rickard an engineer.
In Winter they worked on boats IN the
The murder il said to be che outcome Of a
quarrel between the two men;
According 10 Capt. McLauEhiin Aherpethy
secured a situation on u canal-boat ana was
to 70 to work to-day.
Rickard wanted situation and could get
il il Abernethy recommended him. This
the latter refused to do, on the ground that
Rickard was hard drinker. The men had
row and Rickard is alleged to have said he
would get square.
Richard and - Dutch Fritz met Abcr-
nethy in front of saloon At 2 south street
yesterday. Aberncthy had his hands III his
pockets.
Without n word. it is said. Fritz walked
up to him and gave him powerful blow i'll
Aberncthy fell aud his head struck the
pavement, producing an ugly fracture OF
the skull.
Capt. Mclaughlin says that Fretz has n
criminal record. He has served time in
Snake Hill penite,ntiarv in New JeT.ey, and
il known as II "chanee grabbcr. He thinks
Cinnamon mad something TO do with the
assault on Mrs. Louisa Berndt in Weehaw-
ken.
met previously in the saloon and that Aber-
nethy treated. The drinks cost 10 cents.
and ten cents change was laid upon the bar;
the money and refused, to give it M. This
started the duarrel. which ended in Aber-
nethy being struck by, Rickard and then by
Fritz, after which both men ran away;
Fritz was arrested i'll his room. 4 Cherry
street. but Rickard IN said to have gone to
Jersey. The detectives arc now looking for
him.
Abernethy was widower forty-fve years
old, and came II ON Roudout. He has been
a pilot for twenty years and had many
friends,
Fritz was also native of Rondout. and
had hard record. He has been arrested
several times, and was known among long
shoremen as a dangerous character.
When arraigned before Justice McAfahon
in the Tombs this morning he had nothing
to ray, and was held for the Coroners
Jury.
The evening world., 1890-04-04
DR.. RIsCH DOUBLY ACCUSED.
Charged with Malpractice on a Girl
Who Says He Betrayed Her.

Who Says He Betrayed Her.
DIR. Henry Risch, a well-known South
Brooklyn physician. thirty-seven years old.
of eos Seventeenth street, WAS arraIgned
before Police Justice Tighe. in the Butler
Street Court, this forenoon charged with
having performed a criminal operation upon
Lillian De Croft. pretty brunette eighteen
years old. daughter of John De Groti, car
penter. OF az Seventeenth street
Mrs. De Grotf stated that during the early
part of last year Lillian was suffering from
some mental disease and was sent to the asy-
lum at Flatbush. She was discharged in
August, but the following month she be-
came i'll again. and was sent to DIR, Riseh.
She improved, apparently. until January.
when she got suddenly sick, and confessed
that DIR. Riseh had been intimate with her,
and when she was about to become mother
he performed and operation.
Mrs. De Groft also said that DIR. Risch
called at her house and begged her to keen
the affair quiet. and offered her Honey, which
she refused.
Dr. Frank If. Clark. of G27 Marcy avenue,
made the charge against DR.. hseh, who was
released in So. 600 bail for trial.
The evening world., 1890-04-04
FERRY,BOATs IN COLLISION.
The hOonaChle and Flushing Give
1Their Passengers a Shaking Up.

The ferry boats Moonachie, of the Barclay
street line, and Flushing, of the Chambers
street line, collided in the dense fog on the
North River about . o'clock this afternoon.
The Moonachie was on her way to the New
York slip and the Flushing to Hoboken.
Both were going at half speed. Suddenly
the boats sighted each other coming head
on. Capt Rogers, OF the Flushing. blew a
warning whistle and pulled his wheel hard
10 starhoard. Cant, st. John, OF the
Moonachie, did likewise.
The shock was heavy one. Passengers,
who had risen in alarm were thrown down,
and for time panic seemed imminent.
The Flushing's starboard deck was bulged
mp from the force OF the collision, while the
Moonachie escaped with the loss of few
paues of glass.
Both boats continued running during the
afternoon.
The evening world., 1890-04-04
Had an Easy Victory in
the Yale Handicap
at Clifton.
ODDS WERE IS TO | AGAINST.
Bad Starting and Suspicious Riding
at the Track To-Day.
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CLIFTON RACE TRACK. April 4.-Had the
weather only remained fair the crowd al
Clifton to-day would have been a repetition
Of that which swarmed through the gates at
Guttonburg yesteri lay.
In spite of the rain, however. there was
good gathering. and things went on az
usual.
The track was sloppy, and those riders
who were unfortunate enough to get on the
rear division during the race were covered
with mud. AMI the colors worn by them were
hardly distinguish bic nt tho finish.
Mr.. Caldwell did not put in an appear
ance. and Supt. Glare held the flag and
started the nagr.
The racing here was very uninteresting,
and two incidents occurred that further
mnrrcd the sport.
The start for the third race was very had
and the riding OF Monsoon was very suspi-
ciouH
Sinnott rode him. and an old. timer on the
stand said: why, that Jock will break
Monsoons jaw if ho don't ease up on the
llnes!"
The evening world., 1890-04-04
Mr.. Hoag's Two Bills.

IsPECIAL TO tbs ENESISG wpELnl
ALBANY. April 4.-Iwo interesting New
York City bills were introduced by Assem-
blymsn lIoag to-day,
One aims to make the Board OF Police COM
mIssioners non-parIisan; the other would
make tie defeated candidate FOR 4Iayor at
the municipal election = member of the
Board OF EstImats and Apportlonment.
The evening world., 1890-04-04
The Bernhardt and Her Passion Play,

ipUSLAP CABLE sEWs Special
PANS. April 4.-Ihe event Of the week
here will be Nine. Sarah Bernhardts as
sumption Of the role of the Virgin Mary to-
night at the Cirque d'HiTer, where she will
take part in the recitation Of the mueh-dis-
cussed sacred drama.
She will be clad in decollets gown aud
will recite to sacred music.
Philippe GARNER Will give the part Of
Joseph in evening dress.
The evening world., 1890-04-04
The Anti-Duel order in Germany.

The Anti-Duel Order in Germany.
fHY cAuLE TO THE PREss sEEs AssocIATIoS.l
BERLIN. April An accordance with the
views expressed by the Emperor recently
Cab:ust order has just been issued forbid
ding duellIng in the army except in cases
where a council Of men OF honor. 70 which
all the circumstances shall have been re-
terred, shall declare that duel Is necessary.
The evening world., 1890-04-04
UNEARTHING BOGUS VOTES.
The Lat OF Fraudulent Ballots in
Jersey Increases.

The Senate Committee, which is investigat,
ing the frauds upon the ballot and the
crooked registry list which was used in
Jersey City to pile up the maiorities re-
corded IN the last election. resumed its srs,
sion this morning.
hiriy-four witnesses from the First Dis
taat St we're eXamlnQi. Their testimony ~
ian case was monotonous continuation OF
HlAt presented yesterday.
~ phe witness testified that a man, upon
No., n'ss name two ballots had been cast. had
H.. uiote than . year prior to last November y.
nsa4 h4pefs OF vacant lots and stables were
yoIH. as the addresses for several alleged
The evening world., 1890-04-04
FIRE In A TENEMENT.

Firemen Successfully Battle Flames
in East Houston Street.
A very energetic blaze broke ont this
morning IN the basement of the four-story
brick tenement. 254 East Houston street.
The place is q barber shop, and in the
basement OF the bnildinR adjoining on the
building on the right IL a cigar store.
Before they we're e1tinguished the flames
penetrated into both places. affordng a
lively struggle for the fremen. The total
damage amounted 20 s5. zoo.
The evening world., 1890-04-04
peath ID President Kniaht.

TgFHVEaN 70 TIE = EHI8W WVANUsI
PHILADELPHIA, April 4.-B. Andrews
knight, President OF the Huntingdon and
BToadtoD Mountain Railroad and Coal Com
pany. died suddenly to-day.
MIR. Knight had been complaining for
some time. but no one thought his Ailmeni
serious.
The cause Of his death vas heart failure.
The evening world., 1890-04-04
St. Petersburg's Chief Of
Police MObbed and
Badly Hurt,
RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES CLOSE.
A Plot Discovered to Wreck the
Cars Special Train.

ESPECIAL cAnTE TO THE EvENISa woRLp.I
LONDON, April 4. There Is startling news
from St. Petersburg.
The trouble with the University students
has augmented seriously.
Gen Gresser. Chief Of Police, was to-day
mobbed and badly hurt.
The universities are closed.
Despite official denials IL is reasserted that
the Car ia critically ill.
The evening world., 1890-04-04
New York (P. IL at Meriden.

TFfFcTAL 10 IhF ENE'INh WnNtp,T
MERIDRN. Conn, April 4.-In this morn
ing's game between the New Yorks tP. l..
and the Resolutes of this place. five innings
had been played when rain compelled the
men to stop.
The score by innings was as follows:
New Yorks (P l. l....... .......... ! Q . 4
Base lin" New YORK. 4; RssoiuIss,
TWo-BAse Hit-SlAttsTy
FrToTs-kss York Rssolutss. 7,
Batteries York, O'DGy aud Vaughn; Reso-
lutss, Kelly anu Gardner.
Umpire afr, Linnshan.