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BENzrNE GAS WRECKS A HOUSE.
Little Laura Constable Caught IN the Ex.
plosion and Badly Burned.


piosion and Badly Burned.
Moths had been eating the carpets and fur
nituro in the front and back parlors OF James
Constable OF G0 Pineapple street, Brooklyn.
and he consulted Upholsterer Pickford. Yes
terday morning Mr.. Pickford went to the house
and sprinkled II large quantity Of benzine In
the parlors lie reminded Mr. Constable that
tho stuff was inflammable. and that he would
have to keep the parors tightly closed for q
few days. He also told him to stuff the key
holes with paper and to close up the cracks
beneath the doors in tho same way. so that
lors Mr.. Pickford did not visit the little frame
extension In the rear Of tho back parlor. Here
there was small cylinder stove In which
fire was was burning at the time Of his visit
home from SCHOOL at noon she went through
tho front hall door leading to the extension.
having found that the parlor doors were locked.
OF the benzine and wondered where they came
from, Surprising that there was something
burning In, the stove. she opened the door:
Instantly; the imflammable gas which had
leaked through in to tho room ignited. and
there was an explosion which shook the build
ing, wrecked the rear parlor md the extern
. sion. and broke almost every PIANO Of glass in
catching the little girl before she could make
her escape
Persons who ran to the house from all direc
with her clothing on fire. It was still burning
when she reached Druggist Parrish's store on
Henry, street corner. She was very severely
in an ambulance to the Long Island College
Hospital The fire was quickly eXtinguished,
hut tho damage amounted to $4,000. nearly all
baen se se
Ing. The doctors think her life may be saved.
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Anthony McNeely Drowned.

Capt. John Hennessy Of the barge Bergen
saw the body Of a man floating in the Walla-
bout Canal. in Brooklyn. yesterday morning.
and notified tho police. The body was made
fast to Pier l. and viewed by Coroner Lindsay
1t was identified later as that Of Anthony Nc
Nicely. n dealer in plasterers hair. who had
been missing from his home. 81 Adelphi
street. Brooklyn. since Saturday.
Mr. McNeely left home to visit his son
Richard. who Is a student at Manhattan Col
lcge. this city. His nearest road to New York
Twcnty.third Street Ferry at the foot OF Broad
way. Williamsburgh. He did not visit his son.
and it Is supposed that he stopped somewhere
he fell over the bridge ratings. which are low.
There were no marks Of violence on the body;
in money and q gold watch.
Mr. McNeely was 50 years old. He leaves
wife and four adult children. His two sons
identified the body.
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their hands so long and so loudly. that

they Brought g The s0P studsnt to his feet
bowed with q pleased smile on his face; He
S ss IL tho at fhsg Stood
Ing on that Haisey tip ~ from dreamland. lie
s sa the . seores in vision-siosson' eoo;
It was a herculean Job before the champion
to pull the game out Of, the fire; And luck was
against him. too. in the breaks He got the
bravoly. though. He is always dangerously
expert at It. Slosson watched him anxiously.
The little Wizard made 80 and lost the posi-.
Ssst e o Il Il %ad Se Kim "5S"S III
picked out Just half u hundred moro daisies.
The champion, made Z. tRS student hn c ca me
tho globes In position aud knocke led the pointer
from dreamland out with run OF ~ . his
score was now III. He fell back on deiensiNe
tho Students stride on tho homestretch.,
TWAS u desperate fight Of, generalship on
both sides. and the strain told ON them. Both
hours hour o. strnsss WITH WITH nerves. at highest
scHaei s Sagcthe battle up at last and sosson
81 things with bcs Sur s%a
all. Dreamer. surber struck It right:
schafers ,-phylactery wasn't proof againSt
down to THE Sun ofllce to-day and get his
This is low VII The p dofeat Came about:
sSe1SssSio ID Il IS s. s H. T. IL
{; Il Il 30 g g. IS g. g. g
Xxi y sss ss sss:
Tine Of Gsms ,,,T,, hours and rs minutes.
Narker&-ME Budd ScoueL.
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THE NORTH RIVER BRIDGE
Report or the Directors Filed with tn
Interstate Commerce Commission.

Report or the Directors Filed with tho
Interstate Commerce Comnission.
WASHINGTON Oct 26-The North River
Bridge Company Of New York has filed with
tho Interstate Commerce Commission copy
OF the annual report Of tho Board OF Directors
to the stockholders OF the company for the
year ending Sept. II. 1891. From this report
1t appears that tho company has about COM
pletcd the preliminary work and formalities
prerequisite to actual construction. The COM
pany has recently accepted the recommends
tions Of the Board Of Army Engineers in New
York. as endorsed by the Secretary OF War;
Tho proposed structure is double decked.
and is designed to acccommodate fourteen
in addition foot promenade from Anchorage
to anchorage. Full estimates are submitted
ns to probable traffic and receipts. and rs to
the comparative economy Of this bridge per
lineal foot Of track and capacity. notwithstand-
ing its ENORMOUS aggregate cost. estimated to
he SIO0OO.VN. including approaches. right OF
the Intersection Of Bloomfield and Twelfth
streets in HOhoken. where the New Jersey
anchorage, is to 10 located. it is proposed
New York anchorage at Twenty-third street
and Tenth avenue. From this point steel
viaduct will carry the fourteen tracks to a high
level station on Sixth avenue. extending from
Twenty-ffth to Twenty-eighth streets. whence
the New York Central Railroad on Thirty
ninth street The main floor Of this station is
railroads.
McLanahan. William Brookfleld. Thomas F.
Ryan, and James Andrews.
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THE MAN IN THE LIGHT SUIT WANTED.
He Played Policeman, and Pretended to Catch
POcketbook Thief

He Played Policeman. and Pretended to Catch
POcketbook Thief
Sixth avenue. near Twenty third street, was
crowded with shoppers at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Miss Martha Pinkham. a stenog-
rapher living at West Twenty-sccond street.
left the elevated station and was walking down
Sixth avenue. when three men. who were COM
ing up the street. crowcd around her. and while
one grabbed her pocketbook containing $75.
the others held her until the thief got we'll
around the corner OF Twenty-third street.
Then they gave her shove and followed the
man with the money.
Miss Pinkham started after the trio. The
cry was taken UP and n crowd Joined in tho
chase Officer Davis Of the Broadway squad.
who was standing Mt Twenty-third street and
Fifth avenue. saw the crowd coming toward
him. and ran down to meet 1t. young man
wearing light suit seized another young man
by the collar. and showing him into the police
mans arms. cried: Here. hold on to him.
He snatched woman's pocket hook" Davis
seized the young man in the light suit, but he
broke away and disappeared in the crowd.
The man who had been pushed into Daviss
arms declared that he had been trying to catch
the thieves. He said he was Harry Kennedy.
bartender Of POI East broadway. Miss
Pnkham could not identity him. and he was
taken to the Jefferson Market Police Court,
where he was committed until Officer Davis
can find the man in the light suit. The officer
says he knows the fugitive by sight and prom
ised to have him in court to-day.
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Coroner Deeraw Beeias tho Enquest-Mr.
Gregory tho First Witness.


M1pDLETowN Oct. 26.-Coroner Cooper De-
graw and n jury opened an inquest to-day into
the murder of Mrs. Amelia Gregory. who was
killed in her own house ncnr this city on the
afternoon of Wednesday, Oct II. The prin-
cipnl witness examined to-day was Mr. Noah
Gregory. the husband OF the murdered woman.
He Is mild-mannered. old-fashioned farmer
Of VI years, who has borne an irreproachable
character in the community. He is aware that
a good many persons. In default OF any better
theory. point to him with suspicion.
Mr. Gregory gave clear and circumstantial
account OF his movements during the day OF
the tragedy. and more particularly during the
interval between and Al p. NJ. the period
perpetrnted. Hc testified that at That time he
was work ling in his celery field. some distance
hea aso st tSat sR Re
did not quarrel with his wife on that afternoon.
f at Sey s Sn esta ae He rrsa a hs
money ,nnd money he had received as school
suspicion Of in connection With the murder
va, vas William olney. and he hid no ground for
house ut about the hour Of the murder. Mr.
GGregory,s, ll.year.old son Arthur: who first
eorrob
grated his father in several important particu-
The next witness was Mrs. Sarah A. Person.
lives with her four Children. the elder elder boy boy
Grecorys. She and the late Mrs. Gregory ' we're ere
quite intimate socially, and she necessarily
knew much about the internal management Of
apparent that the state Regards her testimony
ing light on the case. and that she and mem
hers Of her household will be subjected to n
searching sea examination before the proceedings
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SHE KILLED THE WILDCAT
Plucky Fighting by Two Young Women OF
Forks ToMnHhiP.
Send for price list.

Forks township.
SCRANTON. Oct 28.-Last Friday afternoon
Miss Ellen Stoddard. the 10-year-old daughter
OF Mr.. B. o. Stoddard Of Forks township. and
Miss Amelia Crane. a neighbour had thrilling
experience on Barren Mountain. two miles
from Mr.. Stoddards house. The young women
were on their way home from gathering beech
nuts. and were trudging along a winding path
that led through several acres of scrub oaks
on the summit OF tho mountain. Miss Stod-
dard, who was ahead. on the way up had found
AS Miss Stoddnrd turned y short curve she
saw a wildcat croucaing In the path only few
feet in front oi ner IL si,tIied and glared ut
her. and she gavo scream. whired around.
and told Miss Crane to turn and run. Both ran
as fast rs they could. and tho next thing Miss
Stoddard knew the wildcat was chasing them.
In an instant more she felt 1t tearing at her
flight was more dangerous than giving battle
to the animal.
SO she sang out to Miss Crane to come to her
assistance. and whirling around she struck
at the wildcat with tho root. She missed 1t.
and the wildcat sprang ut her left arm and tore
the sleeve off. scratching her arm badly Miss
Stoddard then went mt the wildcat in dead ear.
it sprlwling in the path.
BY that time Miss Crane had found a club.
and she Immediately fastened to her friends
assistance. The wildcat sprnng Mt them again.
and tho girls met it half way with their clubs
and knocked it heels over head The wildcat
soon got on its feet and while it was crouchinR
for another spring the, plucky young women
they tied its feet together. stuck the root be-
tween them, and carried the CARCASS home,
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TWO MORE GREEN GOODS MEN CAUGnE
Thousands OF Enticlng Circulars and Letters
From Dupes Condscated.

Close upon the arrest OF Poodle" Murphy
and Pretty" Frank Brooks. the green goods
swindlers comes that OF two moro OF the gang.
Detectives Crowley. Hanly and McCuskey
made descent on an alleged printing office at
243 Mulberry street yesterday morning and
arrested Samuel Little. alias "Goldstein."
who says Ie lives In Catherine street. and
Henry Sunderson. alias Odell Walter. Of 2l7
East Thirty seventh street
Tho swindlers have boon running the print
Ing office in the tenement house for long
time. turning out circulars by the thousands
and mailing them ~ their victims through
Branch Post ONCE A. Just around the corner
from Police Headquarters The business OF
tho two prisoners seems to have been with
French Canadians. as oil the circulars found
were printed in the French language and u
larSe list OF persons residing in Cnnadn was
found. The detectives carted away bOUOO
circulars printed in French. thousands OF bogus
newspaper clippings. and at least 2OOlO let
tors In envclOpes addressed to persons living
in Canada. The press WAS also taken away.
Several railroad and Post On!ce guides and
trunk filled with letters received from dupeS
In answer to the circulars We're also found.
The prisoners were arrnigned at the Tombs
Murphy and Brooks. who were captured on
Saturday night. were hold for examination to-
Murphy furnished $1,000 bail and was re-
leased. but his partner could find no one to go
on his bond.
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the enclosure for prisoners. but Coakley did
not look at him. Coakley's vito. fne-looking
middle-aged woman. and his pretty little L.
year-old daughter were with him. There were
two handsomely attired women with Mrs.
Coakley. and one Of them was very pretty.
Before Judge Fitzgerald assembled the bench
the court room filled with spectators. There
was large proportion OF tho tough element
that appeared to be deeply interested in Coax
ley's fate. Assistant District Attorney Stapler
called Bernard Smith. conductor. as his first
witness. Smith Is u mild. slender. young man.
with voice that can be heard hardly six feet
from him. He testified that he was the con-
ductor Of the Grand street car upon which
Herskovits was robbed. but he could not iden-
tlfy any OF the men who were on the rear plat.
form. Then Assistant District Attorney Sta
pier rested the peoples case.
In his opening for the defence. Lawyer
Charles W. Brook esaid that the case for the
people consisted almost entirely Of an atmos-
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Killed by /. yic,ou, Horse.

CORNING. Oct. 2G-On Thursday last James
Miller. a conspicuous citizen Of Bergen. pur-
chased horse from a drove Of Western horses
which were sold by auction in that place.
Miller led the animal to his barn. Some time
afterward man passing the barn heard
groans. and he found Miller lying on the
ground in the rear Of the barn and tho horse
tramping hercely about In the barnyard.
Miller was carried into his. house. His right
thigh and three ribs were broken. and there
We're bad bruises on other parts, OF his body.
is believed that Miller was attacked BY the
horse while he was putting it in the barn. and
that he was kicked over the barnyard fence BY
the vicious brute to the place where he was
found. although the spot was fifteen feet from
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Charged with Killing and Robbing . Coun.
~ Treasurer.

PULASKI. Va, Oct 26-At Newbern to-day
was begun the trial OF William A. Feagles for
the murder Of John H. Caddall. County Treas
urer. The day was passed in getting q jury.
The crime was committed in April OF last
year. The victim was one Of the most popular
men in the county. and his family was ono Of
the Oldest. He was a man OF wealth. and had
been County Treasurer for nearly three years.
He was the first President Of the Pulaski Ma
tiOnal Bank and also director Of the Pulaski
Development Company. He was a large dealer
In live stock. and it was generally known that
he frequently carried large sums OF money.
On the morning OF the day when he was
killed Caddal went to Dublin. and n little after
noon he rode to Newbern. He was found dead
from bullet wound about two miles from the
latter place. Circumstances came to light that
directed suspicion toward FcaGles. md he was
indicted by a Grand Jury on May 4. At the June
term of the County Court he was arraigned
and demanded trial in the Circuit Court. This
accounts for the long delay in bringing him to
trial
Fengles was merchant at Newbern. and he
was making preparations to move from the
town. He was debtor OF the murdered man.
and tho evidence Of that Indebtedness could
not be found. Mr.. Caddall wore a gold watch
and chain when he was murdered Neither
was found on his person after the murder. Re-
Gently the chain was found near some rubbish
that had been taken from the cellar Of
FeaglCSs store.
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Conductor Jone. Presented with watch.

Conductor Alfred Jones OF tho Long Island
Railroad received testimonial at the Oyster
Bay station on Saturday night. which probably
more than com pensated for his defeat in re-
cent voting contest for tho post popular con-
ductor running trains. out o. New York;
A large number 81 friends gathered at tho
Young handed Mr. Jones a gold watch and
more than 500 from his commuters"
and then Conductor Jones. with his friends
cr"wding about him. went over to u neighbour
inG hotel where ere they had , bathhauft , leland
Railroad twenty-four years. 1t is said he
never met with an accident until Sept. q. when
locomotive 1:i Of his train blew up Mt Oyster
Bay; killing three men and scalding him on
the legs
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phere OF suspicion. de
rected toward Coakley
by the District Attor-
ney. Upon the evidence
that had been sub
mitted. he was conf
dent that no jury
would convict any man.
But he dreaded. he was
frank to say. the in
detinable atmosphere
OF suspicion that per-
vaded tho court room.
The testimony OF
xh, -a1rla onnoicfaI
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Albert p. Horne and John H. Everett were
prisoners in the Harlem Court yesterday.
Each told Justice White that he had no COM
plant to make and both were discharged.
On Sunday they had been In Days saloon at
10th street and Seventh avenue. where they
quarrelcd Everett chased Horne out Of the
Everett said he lived in Bryson City. N. G.. and
belonged to a detective agency which had sent
him hero to ferret out green goods gang that
people.
Horne was locked up. on :Fverett's complaint
weapon was found on Everett and he was
locked up for .felonious assault. The police
doubt his being II detective. Horne f. en-
nloyed by Peter De Lacy rs a bookmaker at
Guttenburg.
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LITTLE TO REPLETIN.
Mrs. Kopelowich Fails, but Mr. Kopelow1ch
In Succe ssful.


is Successful.
Mrs Carrie Kopelowich. wholesale dealer in
jewelry at 4Ol Broadway. failed yesterday. and
the Sheriff took charge Of the place Of business
on an execution for SAT- IN favor OF David
Abrahams for money loaned. In this case re-
plevins will not work. for it is said that about
all the assets have disappeared except the safe
and fixtures. Herman Joseph. attorney for
Mrs kopelowich. snid yesterday that the liza
bilities are about SO 900 and the assets merely
nominal, and that the woman's husband had
either secreted or got away with some OF the
stock. She did n large jobbing business in
heavily by the Johnstown food
In the trade it is said that she stood well
with Eastern manufacturers. and owes sew
eral houses as much as $4,000 each. Her
credit was good. Isaac kopelowich. her hus-
said that no went on the road about three
weeks ago.
The Sheriff has taken possession Of the store
OF BENJAMIN Broder. deal Ter in furs at "A Bond
street on confessed judgment for $51S to +.
Guitar.
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mainly of the Identification OF Coakley by three
or four reputable Germans. one Of whom was
Herskovits. who were on their way to the
theatre. when Williams and the man known as
BILLY" robbed Herskovits. These witnesses
were undoubtedly honest. but they did not
claim to have had more than glimpse OF the
face of the man that they believed was Coakley.
as they hurried into the car on n cold. snowy
winter night Such an Identification would
not be followed by n prosecution by the Dis
trict Attorney. If the defendant at tho bar were
not Abraham Coakley. surrounded by an at
mosphere OF suspicion. In addition to the
Identification there was only the testimony OF
"Nibsy." or James Williams. as he preferred
to be called. Williams believed himself to
have been left in the lurch by Coakley. and he
was thirsting for revenge. He had still an
other and equally powerful motive in turning
States evidence. and that was the certainty Of
immunity. from any punishment If Coakley
were convicted.
Coakley. in January. 1880. was living at Co.
ney Island. where he had kept Il hotel for two
years. He was at home all that day; he took
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testify that he took my husband home. to
Coney Island. on the morning Of Jan. 25'P"
did"
;. Then Mr.. Brooke called a succession Of
Coney Islanders to further substantinto
Coakleys defence Of nm alibi Harry d, Hong
fled that in January. 1879. he was bartender
for Benjamin Cohen. proprietor Of the Able,
marie Hotel at Coney Island; AZ about 2
tered the barroom OF tho hotel. and was in and
out OF the saloon, until It closed; Michael
Long. waiter in the hotel Of Cohen's. testified
IN corroboration OF Hoagland. John Van
Dyne. milk dealer OF West Brighton. testified
that he was member Of the Hook and Ladder
there. and that Coakley's name was proposed
for membership on that, night He. the. wit
marie Hotel at about 2 o'clock. The trial will
20 on to-day
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Loss OF TIE DISPATCH.
TIE Court Of Inquiry Convenes, hut Al
1ourps Until To-day

WARRINGTON. Oct. 26.-The Court OF inquiry
appointed by the Secretary Of the Navy to in
vestiRate the circumstances attending the loss
OF the United States steamer Dispatch OF As
sateague Shoals. Va. met at the Navy Yard Mt
noon to-day. Lieut. Cowles. tho commander
OF tho Dispatch Mt the time she was lost. was
present. He was accompanied by Commander
Davis Of tho navy. After the formal organiza-
ton OF the court It went into secret session.
After the doors were reobened 1t was an
nounced that tho sessions OF the court would
be public. Tho naval regulations prescribe
Of report Sfsss s%s SS vol
lie HSTsst e'n!HfhH s REPORT a%s nhs'''S0
s sVdss and sSsn xii I Sss s ana
the Despatch, but only four members of the
crew are in Washington. and before any fur.
raised rs to whether there were enough mem.
bers OF the crew hero to warrant the court
T XIII the nrht s
whether an adjournment should he taken nm
was considered with closed doors. and when
they were, reopcned the Recorder ANNOUNCED
morrow. Meanwhile an effort vii be made to
get more of the crcw of tho vessel here.
ing for u Court OF inquiry. md which the Navy
Department has pcrsistcntly refused to give
out for publications:
WARRINGTON, u. c., Oct. &c. 1901.
si.: haye the honor 70 report to the Navy Depart.
mcnt that left New York IN command OF the U. T. D.
Ddsrhtrh on Friday Oct " at A. NJ. having been or.
dered to proceed wiihher towashngton DC The wealth.
variable. and toward night the wind backed,
and i. became thrk and hasy particularly around
the horizon and the land. and looked like tho
commencement Of northenster which 4 proved to be-
The vessel grounded oil Assntcngnc shoals Mt about
A. NJ. saturday Oct. TO- used my best endeavors to
get the on failed. She commenced 20 make
water almost Immediately after striking and finally
sunk Iva. Obliged TO abandon her landed all q
the and officers without mishap. using three OF
the ships oats and assisted by the life saving OF
tho Assntcagus Life Saving Station. Can't. Tracy IN
charge. went on Shore after oil had landed. at 1lI5
A. ". on Saturday .
desire to calf tho departments attention to the
cooncss. steadness and bravery OF my officers and
men At time OF great danger, and to Ask the depart
sees ht especially request that court Of inquiry be
ordered "a soon possible to investigate the circnm
stances attending the wreck Of the Despatch and re-
man. with great respect the departmsnts oosdient
servant, WV. y. CowLss Lieut.. Y. s.. N.
TO the Honorable the Secretary Of the Navy Washing
knn a.