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The record-union., 1891-01-11
CLAIMS AGAINST THB STATE
They Must All Be Itemized Before
Presentations

Considerable confusion having occurred
IN the past relative to the character of
claims presented against the State, Secre-
tary Pratt of the State Board of Examin-
ers requested an opinion from Attorney
General Hart as to the manner in which
such claims should be presented, and has
received the following reply:
The sun., 1891-06-24
A WELCOME To DOLLY DAVIS.
Tarrytowu Recognizes and Cheers tho Ac
tress that Was Thought to he Dead.

Tarrytowu Recognizes and Cheers tho Ac.
tress that Was Thought to he Dead.
Dolly Davis. the little actress whom all
Tarrytown firmly believed to be dead. con-
vinced all her friends in that village that she
was very much alive BY going to Tarrytown
yesterday and letting the towEspeople see her.
1t was tho girl whom they had known for so
many years. and they gave several hearly
cheers for her as she 81 epped into a carriage to
be driver up the hill. Tho storekespers
rushed out into the street as the word
YES rasssd along .NefybGGy asxious 70 &C.
10 the otfice OF Chief OF Police Nossifer. where
Coroner sutton WAS to have met her. but he
Coroner was dVwn In New York looking for her
Dolly then went on to Undertaken Wander
bilts place. where the body of tho woman
whom everybody had called Dolly Davis lay;
She heSttRted for moment before sho would
look at the lace.
Then she mustered up her courage, and IS
iaII.n i1b II bysiander S had not caught her She
had swooned outright. For ion mnutes her
face was as pale rs that in the coffin she was
np xSsrs to M q te
Xferward, at tho inquest which Coroner
Sutton had resumed on the dead girl. Coroner
Sutton asked her II shs herself thought thorc
Sns.a,s Vas 1,essemIlance between tho dead Girl and
"Yes," sho said: IT think she ressmbed
me very much. especially about the face and
Diners. too. when !hey saw the real Dolly
remarked on the strange resemblance, drned whsdd
II Hhers % are a dozen different theories afoat at
6ss Ieath. in many Of which murder figures
The sun., 1891-06-24
SUICIDE or HENRY Il JOHNSON.
A Once Wealthy New Yorker Blows Out
His Brains In Kidgewood.

RrDaEwoop. June 23-H. L. johnson. a
wealthy New York broker. committed snicide
at his home here at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning by shooting himself
The bail passed clear through his head and
was found embodied in the wall. Another
shot crashed through tho large murror In
front OF where tho suicide ended his life
How this bullet was fred remains mystery,
but the police think tho unfortunate man in
testing the capabilty OF the weapon selected
the mirror as his first target
Little Is known OF Mr.. johnson here. He was
formerly tobacco merchant in New York.
doing business In Maiden lane. and came here
on May to live. He purchased the three: story
End asc Nsson honss II which he killed himself
the town: His wife is a very beautiful woman:
q s shs ne nd the %an
ner In which he lived bore testimony to his
has wSSk' and md hs s
then leaked ont that bis sprees had
%SW bis and gs some to to sell their h1% a
baud from D6H his habits. iA' A.'' "'aA "ef no'
psy 10 to With bs sf hens
talked incohersntly. He was finally
Until a few minutes before 10 YES! srday morn.
ing. when he approached his mother in law on
the lawn. where she was seated and, placing a
Then he went straight , to his bedroom on the
fmmsdaeiy the ] report OF % nIstoi vI wa Ie"ra. .r
aRa her onaG 61GtpsT H NJ Bradley ran ng stairs
died before a. doctor arrived He leaves no
children. He had his life insured for $50, GOO.
The sun., 1891-06-24
THE WRECK At WHITE PLAINS.

Thirteen Persons Badly Hurt In the COLL.
sion OF the Passenger and Gravel Trains.
WHITE PLAINS. June 29.-The railroad oil-
cEs refuse to discuss the cause OF the acci-
dent at the railroad denot here this morning.
In which several persons we're severely in
jured
The passenger train left Grand Central sta
tion at S:02 and was on schedule time. It was
made up Of four passenger coaches and a
smoker. The gravel train consisted OF eleven
fiat cars. The trains collidsd directly opposite
Superintendent Phyfe's office. Tho crash va,
heard for blocks away.
Fireman Elliott was inside tho cab. and the
tender OF his engine crashed up against the
boler. knocking him seneeless. The tank
burst and the water poured over him.
Supervisor Ranch was struck BY q large
chandelier and bruised severely. George Bar
out, out Of the ~ dsHr. landing S1 unconscious on The
'ht noon the wreck was cleared sum lcientlv to
the Wounds Of the iniared. The d. ctors s'sa Or:
e sSne sn fowe he and
Elliott and sweeny flltct,,s c9n,litinn /: crit
ds Once Ss tie ed
jnmned from tho seeond-s story window.
intendens fhyfes a ONCE are t''f''u A' 'op''-
Ne esy sso on e:
% q ss:s "a: 5SsIs SSs
sss sss' as.:s %sSsss; s;ss s;ss
S.ui.sa s5o1s
S:s$ '
PAM e ss: and sesp won
Elliott Of PAwing. fireman. severe internal injureL
The sun., 1891-06-24
NO MEDAL FOR MISS DOHERTY.
And Some One Kindly Starts . Story that
It WAS Because She is u Catholic.

And Some One Kindly Starts q Story that
It was Because She Is n Catholic.
Annie F. Doherty. the 17-year-cd daughter
OF Carpenter Frank Doherty OF 231 East
101st street. was graduated from Gram
mar School 81. on 115th street near
Third avenue. last Thursday. with
the highest percentage ever obtained
by pupil in tho public schools OF this city.
Miss Doherty's average was 99.7. She was In
Mrs. Emma Landrine's class. On Monday she
passed the examination for admission to the
Normal College with $50. leading 1886 otLer
applicants.
President Hunter OF the Board OF Education
said the eXamil"ticn OF this year was the
At ihs closing exercises OF Grammar School
81 Miss Doherty delivered the vaedictory. 1t
has been the custom in this school for the
scholar. Miss Carrie S. Moniort the principal
syep hN medal t9 M for
body kindly started story that this was be-
cause NJ iss Doherty is a Catholic.
Miss Monfort says that she decided three
months ago TO have very simple exercises and
Miss Belmay remembrance Of some kind for
her punctuality, and bought little silver med al
for the purpose because q man came to tho
echoolhouse with medals for sale. Mrs. Lam
.supeiintondent Jasner and Trustee Leopold
sconi.d the iisa oi ssetnrIaSism.
They declared that there was nothing In 1t.
renorter s hat she hi diint BE- iievs TINT Annes
religion had anything 10, do with It.. Annie
was . tayorte with TIE princip"l and had as
sisted her In some ofthe school work.
The sun., 1891-06-24
LIKE OFFERING Il CABMAN 4 NICKEL
Commissioner Draman Won't Work fol
1S Cents Even on the Petroleum Exchange.

missioner Dramnn Won't Work for
n Cents Even on the Petroleum Exchange.
W. +. Daniel is a member OF the Consoli-
dated Stock and Petroleum Exchange. On
Monday afternoon he had hunted around for q
Commissioner to take his oath as to some legal
matters in! the State of Connecticut Just be-
fore noon yesterday J. H. Braman. who has an
be had called in vain the day before. cane to
tho Exchange and asked for Mr.. Daniel. Mr..
1,raman is Com missioner of Deeds for all the
States. Territories. Europe Asia. and Africa
DisregardinR the restrictions OF the floor he
went in ana found Mr.. Daniel. and after afflx-
ing the Connecticut seal to Mr.. Daniels docu-
mont Mr.. Braman demanded "a.
1.-TWO dollars" replied Mr.. Daniel: guess
again. Hereis quarter"
This enraged Mr.. Braman and while he was
storming about 1t Mr.. Daniel snatched the pa
per from the Commissioners hand. Then
there were cries Of mo gentleman and
"RatsW and Mr.. Braman. who is plump per-
ssplrea and m9pped II. brow: H. returned to
MS SGe and n M MroTnded out this letter on
.!onsr to attend upon yon at the consoiidsssi EI
ana took
~:
hands saying you would not pay that sum Tor .seens
fob and lett Mr BrAmnn return to bis ofce without
any com pc psation for his trouble.
Our Mr. B!Amsn informs us that his frst Impulse
h.s. doAs sG Tor 81.
vices
We cannot pass this bv without calling 10 your atten
ton and II necenary. calling TO the attention Of he
was most rude unEsnt'r manly. and out of all reason
II you would have been satisfied with notary and
only Wished to pay notsrys chars there doubtlsss
have accommodated you the SPOT
But you call Connecticut Commissioner to wait on
you hts usual charge at his office you insult him
duct
charitable vtsw OF the matter mght attribute It to
Ignorance possibly thouph this
letter 10 you before king ohs- Yours &C.
Bk.NAN Law CoePAsY.
Mr. Daniel laughed at the letter. but Mr..
Braman said be would have his due.
The sun., 1891-06-24
CHARLES cox UNDER ARREST
SUSPECTED OF FIRING TIE SHOT THAT
KILLED CONTRACTOR LEONARD.
Also Accused OF Shooting at James Gready
Two Days Bsfore-nt Was In Front OF
tho Prisoners I1ouse that Leosard's
Body was Eouud-The rrest u Surprise.

Also Accused OF Shooting at James Gready
Two Days Bsfore-t Was In Froat oi
tho Prisoners lGouse that Leovard's
Body was Found-The Arrest surpri"c.
The inquest in the case OF Contractor Domi-
MIC Leonard. who was shot through the heart
on the highway In Fiatbush on tho night oi
Juno II by an unknown assassin. was begun
last night at tho Town Hall by Coroner Rooney.
Minnie Hasbrook. a servant in the house oi
Mrs. Cox, in fiont Of which the murder o.
Cured. testified that she was up stairs
in her room when she heard the
shot This was about sH o'clock. II
heard" che continued, "a man cry out and
ran down the stairs. l called to Mrs. Cox. who
also heard the shot She went to wake up her
son Charles. When / had gone out In the
street he followed close behind rue. when Mr..
Cox and other mon looked after the body"
Q.-Do YOU know about his firing OF pistol
before this occurrenoe2 Ayes. A couple OF
days before this murder. about So o'clock in
the afternoon. .he fred or two shots to frighten
some boys; I heard some Of the family say
that Mrs. Wells. the aunt OF Mrs. Cox. had
told him to fire of the pistol as 1t had become
The witness testIaei that NOT moro than two
minutes elapsed after Mrs. Cox, won't to call
gate "1fa She va. "a pos'tVs ;ls. shs had seen
Mr. Cox 90 to his room. which was on the
his mother. Mrs. Mills his aunt. and Mrs. Cox 8
four daughters; The shots. which were fred
seemed 70 come from the same direction as the
SHOT which did the killing. ,,
Charles Cox. who is not brtght-lookinR q
NJ nsL Sts.s as .sa hs
PROPERTY, II was in bed sleeping" he i,esti.
@ fn Sa BEEN s sSs hf lsas and a.e sd
bonse S no. sScH .eess Ms IN aoh s
know what the cali ihre Of the revolver was. !
think ten minutes elapsed before had dressed
myself that night and reached the spot whore
hs as Mas @an Gen Cox had
GUIDED his testimony that he was under arrest.
stand 70 the lookup IN the basement OF
the hall. His arrest is not directly on
ssnsnicion Of having shot Leonard: but
Brazil, whose land adioins the Mills property.
The shooting at Gready Is alleged to bave
taken place on juno Il. two days before
the killing OF I.eonard. He vas arrested
Roche Is s~den has hs heaqy tho de
tectives is that Cox fred tho fatal shot.
Peter Leadieter and tho other three men
who were tho f. ct on the spot after Cox di.-
covered tho body, next testified. but their evil
dence failed to throw any light on the o.ss
Leadfetter said that for, month or SO before
tho murder and since the murder he has fire.
duent,y heard pistol shots at night in the
vicinity Of the murder.
Cant. Kaiser exhibited the revolver which
Cox admitted he had fred of two days before
chambered Smith { Wcsson Of sS calibre. and
the bullet which killed Leorard fits the cham
Der exactly.
The Inquest was adjourned until July7.
The sun., 1891-06-24
MRS. LEDERMAN HALF CRAzED.
She. Clerk Shea. AND Mr.. Hiidroth Com
bine In Denying I.ederman's story.

LoNa BRANCH. June 23,-Florenco NlnRhtin-
gale Ledsrman. the handsome young vile OF
Moses J. Lederman. tho tobacco merchant
OF 140 Maiden lane, New York. is nearly
crazed with grief over the published
abatement toAhe effect that her husband has
instituted proceedings for divorce. The am
davit made by Mr.. Lederman named J. W.
Shea. the room clerk OF Hildroth's West End
Hotel here. as the correspondent
Mr.. Lederman says in tho document that he
went to the hotel with his uncle and two
brothers last Sunday night. They cav. he
alleges Mrs. Lederman tap on the glass win
dow OF the hotel ofTlce. and whom Clerk
Shea came out they followed him and Mrs.
Lederman to the upper story OF the big beach
pavilion OF the hotel. Mrs. lsderman and her
mSo,her were occugpyine rooms in the hotel
been guilty Of any Improper conduct. Since
sae separated from her husband band she has be been
Fty Sird & G. sres shs has s e"e child % and Sss the
gnosis Of the hotel unite in testiiying that
they have aye seen nothing @ @ wrong in hsr conduct m duct
York with the purpose Of securing lawyers to
protect her interest - .
terms The allegations made by Mr.. .ederman.
Hc said 1 be had not paid any attentions to the
He sail he was on the bridge which connects
the hotel with the upper story OF the pavilion
when three. men suddenly sprang nron him
Lederman. with whom he was talking.
Fl said the men were intoxicated and that
aid Mr.. .Ledermnn In securing a. divorce. Chief
Clerk BENJAMIN Hayes said Mrs. Shea was
absent from the Office only six or seven
minutes. and that he would make his AFFIDAVIT
to this. COL David NJ. Fildreth. the senior
proprietor OF the hotel. said he was positive
erman.
He had not discharged Clerk Shea. az had
the first opportunity. Clerk Shea will prose-
cute the persons who conspired. a. he dec ares
to connect him with the unhappy life OF the
Ia6ermanR
The sun., 1891-06-24

The storm centre from the lakes moved east and
was central ye.terday tho northern New England
States and Canada Rain fsll In Maine and Canada
Tho high pressure oversrreai the country the up
lakes to tho Gulf and from Missouri tho Atlantic
Its centre was pushing south over the Chic Valley
which caused an increase OF heat In all
OF tho Mississippi except In tho upper paris Of Michi
The temperature promises remain high so long
as the centre Of high pressure IS south city with
vacuum. or low pressure. to tho noitr
In this city tho day was fair: highest oifctsi tenn
perature So; Lowest 6s humidity. 81 cent In tho
morning with Of 10 day; wind shitt.
Ing from northwest 10 west and south average vsioo
ty. 10 miles.
Tho thermometer at Perry's pharmacy in Tus sus
The sun., 1891-06-24
OUTLAWS IN PENNsrLVANLA.
The Cooley Gang TerrorizInE n Mounta
Community Near Fly ydetown.

Tho Cooley Gang TerrorizInE n Mountain
Community Near Hydetown.
UNIoNTowN. Pa. June 23.-There Is serious
trouble in Georges township with notorious
Frank Cooley and his gang over a strip OF ter
ritory OF about thirty-six square miles about
tho mountains above Hyd6town. Cooley. his
brother Jack. and several other mem bers Of
the gang have tsEsorized the community.
In evory hous ehod there Is a revolver lying
within reach. The women never travel any
distance ut night.
Frank Cooley is wanted for torturing old
Miss Rose OF Smi,hfed two years ago in an
Rttsmpt TO get her money. He was sentenced
to the renitentiar" therefor. but escaped
through ASST istance from his gang.
Tho latest work OF the gang is the burning OF
Charles Ewing's new house ut Smithheld. He
was reported to have said something bout the
z ng. and his horse was Immediately fired.
the, foot Of tho mountain at Hydetown was
broken into by the gang and the now church
carpet stolen. The people were incensed. but
feared to take any action;
Last Saturday James Roher was held IN by
Frank Cooley near Smithheld. He Was ON
horse back at the time. He had known Frank
from boyhood ana whom hs saw the pointed
rovolvor In his hand he said:
Frank. guess you have hold OF the wrong
oh. it's. you, is it2 ! was looking for q cat
The gang livcs we'll. Hardly. day passes
without some one ts held up. houses. barns.
and gardens robbed.
The sun., 1891-06-24

Tammany's Twenty-rour May Convoks the
General COmmittee.

General SOmmtttec.
A meeting OF the Tammany Committee OF
Twenty-four has been called for $3.50 this
afternoon In the Council Chamber OF the Wig
wan. 1t will probably result in arrangements
for meeting OF the General Committee de-
spite the fact that the usual vacation adjourn
ment was taken at the last regular meeting
There ia nothing in the local election this
fall to call for this unexampled Juno rolitical
activity. This month and July and August
are usually given over by tho professionals to
the boomers OF summer candidates-candi-
dates who grow like woods In dog-day weather,
but fall as the leaves do fall early in October.
But thers is everything OF importance for
the Democracy Of the State in the State ticket.
and the Senators andAssemblymen to be elect
ed. and in the effect OF the result of this cam
paiRn on tho national contest In 1892 The
TammHny leaders who were :. nsxe re. ed last last night
called midsummer meeting talked OF all these
things. Then they said that the object OF tho
consider the latest attemnts at misehIef-mak-
ing by the foes OF Tammany AMI Democracy
some o. ee IN The Wig
wan are trying to down Big Chief Croker and
nsn ssccs tc set ms Martin
Commissioner. OF Public Works Glroy.. and
even W. Dourke Cochran have each. in turn;
q disposition to raise their hands against
Croker.
ries. but the telling OF them is not checke ed
thereby. and their latest form ia IN detailed
accounts. OF the. alleged standing OF the dis:
aapiran for the chieftains hir.
On account of the rossihle effect OF auch
mlsrepraee een tations on tho Democracy out side
OF The city, 1t is understood that the advisable.
ity is to be considered. at to.day's meeting OF
complete harmony that exists among. the
leaders md OF their unanimity OF confidence
in Mr. Croker as leader.
The sun., 1891-06-24
JO11INGS ABOUT TOWx

Speaker william '. she.han is at tho Honma an House
Senator Arthur r. German OF Maryland ~ the Filth
Avenue Hotel
Judges Wallace and Brown yesterday appointed
Thomas Alexander deputy clerk IN the rnited States
District Court, A. United rtateB Com missioner In the
place OF John A. osborn who died some time ago.
Judge NJ McAdaIn has granted an absolute divorce 70
Laura Gray from tih&uncsy u. Gray and Q limit ed
divorce to Wilhelm ma :. konig from George konig.
Judge Lawrence Ranuled the marFiAxe OF Aohuleo
Rose and Catherine Rose.
five sie.mships sail to-day with nearly aboo
Aldrich. Mose.r Handy and Col. :. Whi,smors OF
ths Army VIII leave on the City OF Paris Tho Countess
k'beckot will sail on the WerrA
The Peopi.s line steamers Dean Richmond and
Drew, leave New York foot VI Canal street North
River every evening a. clock I,undays exec pedi
for Albany making close conusction with trains
saIatog~ lake Georas and all proninsnt poius north
,,nas ~ :. , ooa. ~ tnsir M saesnsnt seeommodA
the smoke and dust of Railroad travel The Saturday
A. vl30 sunday morning
The sun., 1891-06-24
Of the effort: ..Aboye all things. Il 10 important
20 ayoid public references to this matter. This
the President will inaiat unop

the president will Insist upon.
vi. esssfpi!y %Iss.sS fns my noaiassiiop y sss
ssr sH:rs you s Il. and S NH
that the priyate character wished to impart
S sss Z, s By
fact that yon had come q The State. Depart
toned between us and in view Of
I ss as e1paseG sss'h ii ms 70 msutc sf'
s,sl wee weeks during shs ian eApyss.
both stated before public assen 6iagss that nm
iniormni INTO dissnsson M n Of reei,rocity treaty
March by Initiation nfthe Sscretury OF State. 1
s detail these fats because ! deem Y important.
public remsrS tnat the % eonercnes sV was s0n not OF
pTlSsT'Sss s' INFRINGEMENT ., y Il MSish spsaE was :
6e %tb hoR ehs fse
@ .ss Rs q nnd plo
posing to discuss the commercial relations Of
GUS and cordial reesrtion @ in Washlnston nit by
The Government OF the United States: haye.
= The next four documents GRO j i.lcarams y, from
eral. They form a skeleton narrative Of tire
fixing a date In next October for the confer
ID. egllogne Of this interesting intern at,onal
Lord Stanley 10 Sir Julian Pauncefote. which
closes the correspondence: ,
receirt Of your despatch No. II, ofths sth inst.
s c nss "a x. as
agreeable to the United States Goycrn 6 q nent for
the two Countries. In. renly shall be Obliged
The sun., 1891-06-24
Little Johanna Frederlcks IL Probably
Dead-The Long Search.

vONunnA re0erlck9 II FfOD0OIY
Dead-rhe Long Search.
WILkEsBARRE. juno 23.-Herman Fredericks
got up early this morning and went out to
take a last look for his f1ve-year- old Johanna.
who was lost In tn ) noun ,ains a week ago yea
terday. But he found no trace. So he went
back home. and then 10 the "Kstydid"
breaker. where he las not worked since she
was lost. Further ssnrch for her Is useless
after the failure Of TOO people who looked ove r
both tho Wilksharie Mountain md Olivsr's
Mountain on sunday.
1t may be thai tho child hid herself in the
she WAS unable to crawl out again. She cer-
tainlY cannot have lived on ihe mountain these
seven days aud eight nights. Some people
think she has been picked up by somebody
who Is holding her either for q reward or be-
cause her home is not known Tho Wilkes.
barre au horities have been singulnrly listless
in the matter. There would have been no
search If 1he humanity Of the neorle had waited
for the authorities to net. As the family Is r1or
Sun, on Monday morning was the first
public announcement OF tho fact that
the chilli had been lost II is hoped
that. II any one haa ricked her up they
will see the pansrs and know what to do. hut
tho child would hardly walk to tho more fr,,-
nuented parts OF tho mountain. When last
unbroken forest into which few human being.
ever go. So the message Of the little grny bird
that lu.tered about Frederickss Kitchen was
IN all probability the truth. aud little Johanna
will have no grave until the leaves fall and
bury her
The sun., 1891-06-24

An Event OF tho Irish. A msrscan Military
UniOn's Encnmpment There.

An Event or the irish. A srican Military
UniOn's EncnmPment There.
A division of the Irish-Amerlcan Military
Union. Camp Wolf Tone which Is composed Of
commands from Washington. Now Haven.
Danbury. Worcester. Fall River. Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia. Newark. Elizabeth. Jersey City.
and New York. will go into camp at South
Beach. Staten Island, on the morning Of July 4.
At daybreak tho Stars and Stripes will no
raised and saluted with tortv-four guns. The
Declaration OF lndependenc" will b., read mt
i%ho % hosting Of the Military Tn!on's dae and
an address BY Gen, Mi;hael KerHin. Com
mander In Chief Kelly will review tho troops
at 3 o'clock. After the review a sham battle
will 10 fought. A Asolemn high military mnss
will be celebrated hy the chaplain on Sunday.
competitive drills. There will be q dress
parade every evening at o'clock during the
encampment