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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
HoLIYWooD REMAINS TO HoEY.
His Equity In II Large After $500 OF
Mortgages.

His Equity In II Large After $4,000 OF
Mortgages.
The latest statement about John Hoeys set
Element with the Adams Express Company is
that Mr.. Hoey turned over about $4,000 In
securities. some property in New Jersey. not
including Hollywood. and the house in this
city. The company had a mortgage for $780,
600 on the Hollywood property. Mortgages
aggregating $O5.OO0 payable in ten years.
with five per cent. annual interest. to Henry
Sanford as President OF the company. have
been filed at Freehold. They cover the prop
erty that. according to the search made by the
company's lawyers recently. stands in Mr..
Hoeys name. including the Long Branch and
Hollywood land and cottages. They arc
signed by Mr.. Hoey. his wife. and his
ssned fn also 4 Ss Heurs g. wss }orf
Mr.. Wiley also assigns over a mortgage for
5000 Given. to him BY MI. Hoey on the prop
erty covered by the 5000 mortgage. The
mortgages previously placed on record ageinst
Mr., Hoey's pro perty aggregate about $27!k00O.
including the ono for 100000 which the
The lis pendens filed by the Adams Express
Company cut out a mortgage given by Mr.
Hoey to Michael Quirk. his supSrintendent at
Hollywood. and HIS son. Frederick G. Hoey. rs
trustees. for $4SOOO and one given to William
A. Fleiss. as trustee. for .$30OO9 When the
"a s viii
than $3.50. 900. Mi. Hoey equity IN the prop
erty Is Estimated al, nearly halt million. Mr..
Hoey will retain full control OF Hollywood Park
and its cottages.
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Exquisite Models or Cabinets sud Other
Decorative Articles In xSd st.

There Is change Of fashion In chairs just as often
In the of womans gown or the shape OF her hon
For the past few every sort OF fancy design
has been permissible; perhaps not more than two In
any apartment have been alike. This year such
diversity In Is happily not considered good
taste: hut the occasional oddly designed model Ii more
popular than In fact great Is the demand for
fancy chairs that few Of the furniture dealers
have other samples OF stock to less prominent
positions a1ortioning the main floor to the variety
under consider ration. AZ =. Baumann Bros place. Sd
and ~ West 23d st. for example, the superb models OF
dining furniture formerly seen entering have been
banished to the third floor and the given over TO
fancy rockers and other kinds OF fancy chairs rein
with hundreds Of specimens OF fancy desks In
terspersed with the drawingroom furniture on the
second floor the costly specimens OF tiny re-
ception chairs. In these u WAS learned. the white
mahogany frame with closely tuftst seat of brocaded
SATIN 10 of the fashionable In rockers those
OF carved wood, minus upholstsrng Of any kind anda
variety made OF maple. the seat plainly upholstered
have the greatest sale. High-baok chairs. without
rockers. made OF deliberately patterned bamboo.
coiorsd all sorts OF delicate ttnts and touched with
gold the seat only upholstered In plush or broeade.
represent design OF comparatively recent date and
one which Just commands perhaps. more attention
than any other from Christmas shoppers. line OF
ca bncts shown ut this house would. In itself furnish
an acceptable holiday Offering to large proportion of
the women Of this city. 80 numerous are lhe models
therein contained. Don't take the elevator but SO
along u little further and ascend the staircase leading
to the next no0r Cabinets OF every sort Hue it Oh
cit side and continue clear around tie boundary VI
the second hoor. In addition many mOre-and these
ARE the choicest of ali-are scattered everywhere
through the other drawiDgrooin belongings.
Nothing sells better nowadays than cabinets. due to
the fact that ovcry must have repository for
the brica and fancy china she considers II her
duty 70 eolscI-<ss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
JEFFERSON DAvIs.s MEMOIRN
HIS willow Brings Suit Against Her Pub.
fisher for Roy alties hue.


Hoadly. Lauterbach and johnson. attorneys
for the widow of Jefferson Davis. submitted
yesterday in tho Superior Court complaint
against Robert Belford and Edward LANCE Of
the Trow Printing and Book Binding Company
The plaintiff afIlrns that on March she
signed contract with Robert Belford. BY which
he was to have the publication of her hus-
bands memoirs. she to receive u royalty Of
12h per cent. on each copy sold. statements
and adjustments to be made every three
months. Edward LANCE agreed to act as surety
to the amount Of SlO.OOO In Mrs. Dariss
typewriter duplicates the principal contract
was dated March "a. 1890. and the surety
March 4. 1890. whereas. according to the
plMtnttn. both papers were signed on March 1.
Tho plaintiff claims that only one statement
was made. showing 81 ~ copies OF the work to
have been sold. which would entitle her to a.
royalty Of S4.UO.37. Sha prays the Court to
declare Judgment to this amount against Bel
ford: also judgment against LANCE for the
prays the Court to declare the contracts null
and void. and owing to the insolvency Of both
the defendants. to issue an Injunction re-
straining the further publication or transfer of
the publishing OF the book.
The defendants demurred to the complaint
and with the understanding that the briefs
were to-be handed in in a few days. Judge Du-
gro reserved his decision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
KILLED THEM IN THEIR CELLS
Three Men who ForAed . Conspiracy
Against Woaan's Life shot by = Mob.

Three Men who ForAed . Conspiracy
Against wooan's Life shot by = Mob.
STUTTGART. Ark. Doc. 21.-A mob OF mask ed
men forced an entrance into the county jail at
Dewitt this morning and riddled three mon
with bullets. They we're. q man named Smith.
his son-in-law. one Gregory. and Nose I"
Henderson,. negro On Dec. Mrs. Smith.
living fifteen miles southeast Of Dewitt. was
shot and badly wounded by Henderson. who
came to her house in the night and asked
for drink Of water. When admit
ted to the house lie fired a load
Of buckshot at the woman. His aim was bad,
striking her In the shoulder and in one hand.
On the following day Henderson was arrested
IN Dewitt. He made confession. In which he
claimed the woman,s divorced husband had
hired him to murder her for eighty acres Of
Ian! land, good horse. and $40. He also claimed
that Smith and ns pn Gregory were
and Gregory were sent to jail in default OF
5000 bail EACH
Since his arrest 1t was reported that Smith
had made threats against the persons who
were witnesses against him in his divorce
suit. This morning about2 O'Clock the jailer
was called up Thinking the Sheriff was
bringing in some prisoners. he opened the
door. and six or eight masked men came in
and 1Sa ds the keys to the cells They
to the door and told them to shoot him. but
save the life Of the negro and Gregory. as lie
had done the shooting. and they had simply
done what he commanded them to do. The
mob first shot Smith. then Gregory. and last OF
all the negro. who had hidden under the bod
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MONEY pfs;,Ss sss .HG ss sfsss say
s,oas public 20 help us carry our work. On behalf
u tue ''''''s very S,. sS,sr. r,., President.
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In fact. the sale OF boxes has stopped entire-
ly. with nearly all the boxes unsold, while tho
yirate tremble lest the 1000 stil In their
hands be unsold unit! Christmae day. OF
children any good are those from tho sale OF
seats and boxes in time to use the money for
presents.
The rich people refuse to buy the boxes be-
cause they say that the talk about the Christ
mas Society will make those who shall sit In
to use Mr.. Teall's word. Mr.. Teall says that
the ,opposition has strengthened rather than
s the society AND that aside 9m
private life. there Is only sympathy and ap.
prevail
advanced, $4,000 children being already pro-
rided for. that 1t cannot fail to crowd tho NIadi
son square Garden Friday afternoon. Santa
Claus Teall and his bureaus will be there, and
THOUSANDS 2f chi!d will be there. and rich
clliidren Mlli LOOK on from their boxes and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
MRS. CHICKERING BRINGS SUIT.
Attachments for $4,000 Against Hel
Brother.in.I Law ,Ahe Plano Manufacturer.

Attachments for 431,SOO Against Her
Observation-Disclosures Plano Manufacturer.
The Sheriff yesterday received two attach
ments granted by Justice Pratt of the Supreme
Court. Brooklyn. against George II. Chicken
ing. the piano manufacturer. one for $4,000
in favor Of Mrs. Garafelia o. Chickering and
the other for $500 in favor Of Edward I.
Cole. Both were granted on tho ground that
Mr. Chickering resides in Boston
Mr. John l. HILL attorney for Mrs. Chicken
ing. said yesterday in explanation: "All the
old Chickering business went into the present
corporation. known as the Chickering Piano
Company. with Charles +. Chickering as Presi-
dent He died subsequently, and left, his
widow. Mrs. Garafelia o. Chickering. and his
brother; George =. Chickering. each in control
ter in control of ten shares.
Outsiders wanted to come in, and the re-
suit was that Mrs. Chickering was crowded
out. BY my advice she agreed to sell out her
interest for $50 600 and George II. Chickerins
put up some So, 900 in the hands OF Gen.
But when the time came for the payment Of
the money Mr.. Chickering did not fulfil his
part Of the agreement, and the only thing that
was left for Mrs. Chickering to do was to
bring suit"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
NIcolo Had . KnIie Handy.

Nicolo Cassoncano Is barber. His place Of
business Is up town. but on Sundays he comes
down to the Bowery and drinks mixed ale and
plays mora with other Italians. He carries
beneath his coat long knife. George o.
Brietis is a spring maker. and he lives in Hes
ter street. He. too. seeks the Bowery for his
sunday recreation.
He met Cassoncano last Sunday in Hester
street. and addressed with unseemly familiari-
cilme along and the quarrel turned into u fight.
Drictis appeared as complainant at the Tolnbs
Court Yesterday His head hnd been cut up
like Chinese puzzle. The pieces were held
together by handages and pasters. which u
most covered the mans face. His nose was
braced by large yellow piece 81 plaster
Cassoncuno was held in 1000 for trial
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
yHE TROLLEY GETS BROOKLYN.
All the Principal Street Railroads vvln He
Permitted to Use IL.

Within year or less revolution Is to take
place in the surface railroad system in Brook
Ign by the substitution OF the electric trolley
system in place OF horse power. A couple OF
months ago the four companies controlling
the vast bulk OF the trafiic Joined in an appli-
cation to the Common Council for permission
to introduce the trolley on their routes. The
companies are the Brooklyn City. the Atlantic
Avenue. the Brooklyn City and Newtown. and
the Coney Island and Brooklyn. The application
OF the companies was referred to the Railroad
Committee Of the Common Council. and yester-
day the Railroad Committee submitted report
unanimously recommending that the applica-
ton Of the companies should be granted. and
four separate resolutions, giving franchise
to each company were presented. After dis
cussion. the report in whole as well as the
four. distinct resolution were adopted. and
although unanimous consent was refused
there is very little doubt that the resolutions
will be approved by the Mayor and all obstacles
to the introduction OF the electric trolley in
Brooklyn removed.
The resolutions provide that the poles used
3Ran ss q or
purpose Of operating under the elevated roads.
there is no curb line adjacent to the tracks.
the poles may be placed no less than twelve
must be erected on the curb. line Of the
streets. and. with the consent Of the owners.
the companies. are permitted to use the
elevated railroad structures. The rate Of speed
is not to exceed ten miles an hour All exca-
yations and other operations in the construc-
tio9 81 the rSads must be ed. done under the sup.
company must file an indemnity. bond Of
$15GOOO. TO secure the city against possible
luton Of the Common Council the companies
must also forthwith file the consents Of the
abutttng property owners.
Aldermen Heaney: Baird; and Mackellar
ter postponed. Alderman Hsaney wanted to
have the report sent back to the committee for
further consideration. In his opinion the peo-
pie. who were In some way Interested in the
railroads alone favored the trolley. The qnes,
ton was Of such immense Importance that it
should be most carefully considered before ar
irving at q decision.
Other Aldermen declared that while they
were Individually opposed to the trolley. they
felt at the same time Obliged to vote for the
resolutions in obedience to the overwhelming
wish Of their constitusnts The trolley reso.
4 Heaney: Baird. Mcclellan. and Hess voting
the companies will begin work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
THE HoRsE FLESH Seized.
Inspectors Mako 1'hcmseIves Certsin That
II is 10 he shipped,

~ ~ 10 we SntrpeSs
The seventy.flve barrels OF cured horse flesh
which Henry Bosse OF Maspeth avenue. Mas
peth. meant to ship to foreign port were
seized by Inspectors OF the United States
Bureau Of Animal Industry on q wharf Of the
Red Star Steamship Company In Hoboken,
N. j.. yesterday. The barrels were on the offal
dock on the Newtown Greek at the foot OF Mas
peth avenue Saturday Bosso made ship
meut Of horse flesh to Belgium several weeks
ago. and since then Government Inspectors
have been on guard at this dock night and day
to apprehend and seize any further consign-
ment. On Saturday drove OF twenty eight
Embellishments. Bosse is said to pay as high us
So apiece for come horses.
On Sunday Bosso learned that the Govern.
afternoon he went TO the dock witt, one Of his
Beef and VI" Horse H Tfmmi hs @Hffs'S morse
lighter Mary J. was towed UP TO the dock and
ga nse With his Within 20 Ola
Tor sRs does e4a
By Route BosTG
soon as. the. barrels We're landed on on the
sses to Be- sS sna s stun" s s
$s%nsd. ana vii DO ssSs Saee to n .Se S%
vii 70 e %rs eoans Werks 1t
The seizure was made. under q recent law.
which provides. that all animals and their
e. Sr Sets4
q Animal Industry Tie department. alleges
that BSsse made NJ attempt :" carry out this
his business entirely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
JOHN A,prnsoN.s srnkEs.
Court Onicer Evans Used to Go Ont with Him
aud Judge q. q. HARVARD.


i Few women have attended the trial over tho
title to the Plaza Hotel site since Mrs. Apple
ton. tho plaintiff. had to withdraw because Of
features In the evidence of Felix McCloskey
about her father. John Anderson. whose will
is in dispute. nor has she been present since.
Seyeral women came in yesterday. Justice
PaWerson directed tho court attendant to
speak to their escorts. and they departed.
Henry Evans, who occupied the Greater part
Of the day. was then testlfying. Evans had
been Waterman on John Andcrson's place In,
Tarrytown. and had been court attendant for
Ave or six years in the Supreme Court. receiv-
ing his appointment from Justice G. q. Bar
hard. son -in-lnw OF Anderson.
On taking him In hand for cross-eNamina-
ton Joseph II. Choate propounded the rather
startling question: did YOU consider It part
81 your duty as court attendant to accompany
Judge BHrnasd to houses Sss q III KIT On he
ing Kept to the question said he did.
:, Evans s9id that something's Anders2n. Judge
tbs witness had gone out at night sogether.
The witness was with Anderson ono night
when they found his son. John Charles Ander-
Evans had been scnt by Anderson one morn
Anderson said he had left there,
you were sent to get this yaller dog p asked
Mr. (.hoate.
Evans admitted that lie had gone with Ander-
places they had gone to we're famraro, and
wha ed
Kate was PLAYING at Rochester In Cinderella"
AZ Rochester Anderson Ind some words with
at and "a. Andersen said 70 INV III. v,oo
1'hC IN ca ia sfill m
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No News fno.. Ch,,,.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-Oflcials OF the State
and Navy departments observed studied
retlcence to-day in regard to the CHILEAN
affair. 1t was learned. however. that no COM
munications have been received from Chill by
either department since Thursday last. when
tho Secretary Of State received long message
from Minister Egan. While no positive infor-
ter Of this message. it is known to have refer
ence to the case Of the political refugees now
under the protection OF the American Minister.
by this Government until 1t is officially advised
Of the result OF the investigation blythe CHILEAN
Baltimore.
The Boston left Montevideo on the It'll inst.
and will reach Valparaiso in day or two.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
ON A I,IRATICAL CRUISE.
A Little Steamer Deserts Her Captain aad
Starts Out for Adventures.

Little Steamer Deserts Her Captaia a.d
Starts Out for Adveatures.
San Francisco. Dec. 21.-The little steamer
Hattie Gage. which is expected to arrive here
next Wednesday from Sitka. seems to have
been on q pirat1cal cruise in the Arctic Ocean.
The Gage sailed from here in June in COM
mand OF Capt Downs for Coal Harbor. On
board were two passengers named Tibbey.
The Tibbeys induced Capt Downs to 60
ashore and abandoned him. Then. with the
mate in charge, they sailed away for adven-
lures. They stopped at the deserted village OF
Church altar.
In Behring Sea they did not find SEAL On
the second day the Alert warned them off.
They then visited the gold mine at Little
sautaw Ha Gs, and took material and lumber
raided the Alaska Commercial Company's
storehonse at Portage Bay. taking provisions
and hardware.
The Gage was seized at Sand Point by the
cutter Corwin and taken to Sitka, where she
was released, The CAPTAIN and five Of the crew
are here, and will libel the vessel for wages.
George ". Sessions. owner OF the mine at Little
SQuaw Harbor. will also libel it.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
THIS MAN HAD LOST $1,000, ooo

On the Way to Court to Royals the Money
He Prepared to Take o Bath In . n orse Car.
wel-dressed German. apparently about 80
years of age. walked into the West Thirtieth
street station house yesterday smorning. and.
going up to Sergeant Tins said:
II want S1.O0O.OOO" -
well. you can't get it here"
know that. but what want Is help"
What kind Of help?"
II want detective. Ono million dollars
mern fase and f0% ne sixth avenue this
!" Al! right, said the Sergeant ITS down
with you to get it." aud calling Detective Behr
he ordered him to take the man to court.
The two boarded q Seventh avenue car.
When about half way down the man turned to
bath" There was a general scramble Tor
the door when the man jumped up and started
coat and waistcoat when Behr threw him down
on on Il the bottom Of the car and held him there
feR tie man said he WAS Robert vibsrt of
him for examination as to hia sanity. r
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
HUNG IND RUINED IN ErsrGE
A Farmer who beat Hss WIFI Threatened
with Tar mud Feathers,

CORTLAND, Dec. 2l.-Louis Mcdonald is n
well.to-do farmer living in Truxton. small
suburban village on the outskirts OF Cortland
county Mcdonald has been much given to
drink. and 1t was rumored that when in his
cups he had on more than ono occasion beaten
his wife. and had not even given her sufficient
to cat and wear These rumors were finally
corroborated by the wife. but she refused to
make complaint against him before the local
magistrate.
The cruel treatment became more frequent.
and last Thursday letter was sent to Melon
aid telling him II Il was continued he would be
tarred and feathcred and carried out OF town
on rail- To make the warning moro
binding a tar barrel and n bag Of, feathers
os soGH weas eS o and
on spree was late on 'i Friday 1 night WRsa
his his, wife told 3 nsighbor how she had been
S On % h Ths es
ss q s ssB Esp 81 nd I'll:
you next ext Large fire vas started ed. near the
the cause he became so frightened ut seeing
that no returned 70 the house, donned his
door. He has not since returned.
gfsss S f. yaf0n Sh9h Ses painted
was attached a. diiapidated mule. K process.
sion was formed. and It marched to the front
ss es hs from started m sSf
the enjoy was tossed into the IRE When 1t
they are leading residents q ths Village. and
sss re st rs In hS m
they did the enjoy.
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McE,vaIne Mast Die by Electricity.

WASHINGTON. Dec 21.-Clief Justice Fuller
announced in tho United States Supreme
Court to-day that the court had affirmed the
decision Of the lower court in the cases OF
Charles McElvaine. convicted OF the murder OF
the Brooklyn grocer Lucca. and Nicola Trezza.
also convicted OF murder. These men sought
to secure writs Of habeas corpus upon Warden
Brush OF Sing Sing prison, to whose custody
they were committed under sentence Of death
peals to the United States Supreme Court did
not attack the Legality Of executing the death
the Jugiro and other murder cases having set
tied that question definitely. but they main
tanned that tho provision for solitary conflne-
constitutional. Little hope was entertained,
however. that the decision Of the court would
Fuller ordered that the mandate lof the court
shout d issue at once. 40 that no further delay
might occur in executing the death sentence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
BANK WRECkERs BOUND TO PRISON.
The Conviction or Claassen and Slmmous Al.
nrMed by the United States Supreme Court.

The Conviction or Claarsen a.d Slmmous Al:
Armed by the United States Supreme Court.
The convictions of Peter J. Claassen and James
A. Simmons. who wrecked the Sixth National
Bank. were affirmed yesterday by the United
States Supreme Court, and. unless a pardon
should be obtained from the President. which
is extremely unlikely. the prisoners will begin
to serve their sentences in few days. 1t has
taken a long time to bring these men to JUS
tice. but the term Of Imprisonment has only
been deferred and not shortened
Claassen's misdeeds were first brought to
the notice of u jury in March. 1890. and he was
indicted on April by the United States Grand
Jury here for" elnbezzling and misa ppropriat-
ing the funds Of the Sixth National BANK" He
was convicted in May and sentenced in March.
1881. 70 six years imprisonment in Erie coun-
ty penitentiary.
. Simmons was indicted on Oct. z. 1890. for
aiding and abettinG" Claassen. and convict
AS soon as tho official record Of Yesterdays
decisioni Is sent to the United States District
Court here the prisoners will be taken to the
They are now in Ludlow street
Jail. H: NJ. Hitchings. their counsel. said yes
terday that he would apply for n pardon.
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MRS. POTTER ELOPEs.
Believed to Have Gone or with Harry
Morse of Bellevne Hospital.

Mrs. Horace S. Potter Of Jersey City Heights
and Harry Morse. a son of n Jersey City grocer.
have eloped. Mrs. Potter has been married
five years. and has one child. About year
ago she met Morse. who is young physician.
and has taken no particular pains to conceal
her infatuation for him. He has place in
Bellevue Hospital They went driving to-
gether frequently. and were often seen to-
gether at places Of amusement Some OF the
neighbors took it upon themselves to inform
Mr. Potter of his wife's conduct. but he politely
saying that he had implicit faith in his wife
One day last week Mrs. Potter packed her
things in q trunk. which she shipped to this
travelling costume. she left her home. II
Crescent avenue. with Morse. it Is said. and
couple are living in Thirty-fourth street. Mr..
Potter has sold out all his furniture and is
about to begin proceedings for divorce.