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MICHAEL o.MELIA.s CRIME
Had His Daughter Arrested. but was
Himself Held ON Serious Charge,

Had His Daughter Arrested. but was
Himself Held q Serious Charge,
A frightful case of inhuman treatment OF Q
15-year-old girl by her own father came to
light in Jersey City Yesterday. Mamie OMelia,
a pretty and well.fo,med brunette was arrested
rs disorderly person upon complaint OF her
father. Michael O'Melia. u rigcer. living In the
locality known as the Patch" In Grand
street. OMeia charged the girl with running
away from home and pefaistenily refusing to
obey h i'm or her step-mother Police Justice
Davis began 10 question the girl when sho
burst into tears.
i did run away from home" she cried. "but
he made me DO 1t. can't tell you about It :;
it's awful. Oh. mother. mother. II you we're
the girl succeeded in cleaning the story from
her. 1t was one OF almost Incredible abuse
that began about five weeks ago. She also
charged her father with beating her unme rel
fully. Police Surgeon Neyin confirmed the
little girls statements. and OMelia was locked
Chief OF Police Murphy recognized o'Melia as
man who about thIoe years ago was arrested
upon similar charges preferred BY an elder
daughter, who Is now said to be dead. O'Meia
gave ball at the time and promptly left the
city. He did not return until after his dauRh:
ter's death. His latest victim Is being cared
for By Overseer OF the Poor Smith.
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THREE OF THE DEAD BURIED.
The Wounded from tho Picnic barge DIS
aster arc All Recovering-'The BARGE.


aster arc All Hecovering-The BARGE.
Three OF the victims Of the terrible accident
to the excursion Of tho Theodore Kayser's En-.
ployocs Association at Cold Stream Grove on
Wednesdav-Mrs. Anton Lieborfng OF 176
Graham avenue. Miss Hannah Hitler OF 140
Boerum street. and John Hoffman OF 151 Stagg
street-were buried yesterday in Lutheran
Cemetery. Hundreds OF neighbors followed
them TO the graves.
Many OF the stores are closed. not to be re-
opened until the last Of those killed is buried.
It Is not yet decided what action the associa-
tion will tsko. Tho committee appointed to
consult counsel rs to the liability OF the COM
papy has not yet reported. and the proposed
meeting OF the association has been adjourned
until Monday.
Immediately after the accident impanelled y
jury and viewed tho bodies and gave pernis-
qoy thi e RH no COD
necessary: In tho absence Of those papers to
s IL Il. s sss . sssn snd three
C S,sslms - who were Yer buried ys.terdSy Dr.:
bodies Il the papers DO not arrive before noon
to-day when al Of the bodies except that Of
bly,, Mrs. Mnrxaretha Zermann. So years old.
pronounced mortally hurt. has taken q turn
for the better: Joseph Peter, 70 years old. Of
~ Leonard street. whose spine was sprained,
Will be permanently crippled
Tho barge hepublic. which was the scene Of
Hoboken. Superintendent +. s. Gwyer. Of the
Myers EXcursion and Navigation Company,
owners OF the barge. said at his ONCE. $40
open for inspection. The public are Welcome
t. satisfy themselves as to the condition OF the
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WHO rs CUMMINGS WIDOW,
Judge O'Brieu Asked to Decide Betweeu
Two Claimants.

Ou0W0 ~ Aekeu TO UeCl0o between
Two Claimants.
Judge O'Brien Of tho Supreme Court re.
served decision yesterday upon motion for .
receiver OF the property at Z st. Luke's place.
pending a suit by Sarah Cunning against
Catherine Cunning and her children to deter
mine the ownership OF the property as we'll as
who is the widow OF Martin Cunning.
Cunning died In April last Sarah says that
Catherine is not the widow because. in 1852
when she claims to have been married TO Gun
ming. she was the wife Of Mr.. Nc Entee. Gun
ming; she saws. gave Catherine three houses.
and left her In 1870.
The plaintiff. after the death of her frat hus-
band. became laundress in the Metropolitan
Hotel sayed about 5000. and started =
boarding house, Cunning appeared on, the
single man. They, agreed to live together, as
man and wife and this relation existed be-
tween them from March OF that year until his
death. He took charge OF her business and
purchased the property in suit. she claims.
with q portion OF the $4,000 which she had
accumulated In her business.
Catherine says that she was married 10 Nc
Entee IN lS45. He was n seafaring man and
shipped shortly inter their MARI aRe on vess oil
which is supposed to have been lost. She
never heard from him again. After waiting
eight years she became the wife OF Cunning.
and II, ed with him until 1874. when he des erted
her and the children for Sarah,
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SOMETHING ABOUT MRS BOND.
She 10 the Person who Says She 10 to Step
Iato Liillan Russeps Shoes.

She 10 the Ferson who Says she 10 to Step
Iato Lillian Russeirs Shoes.
INp1ANAroL1s. Aug. 14-Ths Mrs Jessie
Hanna Bond mentioned in the New York As
ISOLATED Press kilograms as saying that she
had been engaged to sing Lillian Russells
roles In tho Casino company ia we'll
known In Indiana. and both she and her hus-
band are especially well known In this city.
whore they have frequently visited. They are
members Of highly respected and formerly
wealthy families in Fort Wayne. and their
marriage about slx years ago was an event In
. society way.
Young Bond is q son Of G. D. Bond and .
nephew OF tho late Hugh McCulloch. His fam
liz have been possessed OF large wealth. con-
siderable OF which It still has. At the time OF his
marriage whom 10 was got . very young man;
PROBABLY about ~ ysSfs OF nRe. no received
his wife won't to live at " Hose Cottage" where
they entertained very lavishy. and this. with
O. e rapdy Ghad''
About three years ago they separated and
clerk "a the Nickel Plate kailroad once at
Irs Bond: who is still young is f.. grand.
daughter OF the late Samuel Hanna, who at
one time owned nearly half Of Fort Wayne.
70 sas i fs ss
to get Mira Bond to waive hor claim to such
property 40 her husband may eventually In
Mrs. Bond has besn living until recently with
acolored woman 10 wretched rooms In Depsu
row. st Blsscker and THOMPSON streets. Hhe
the Belle Of Baltimore.
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PORTER BROoKs's sATCHE1.
EmptIed OF Lunch 1t WAS Handy to Carry
Away CIoAks In.

Enptied OF Lunch It was Handy to Carry
Away CIoaks In.
Henry Brooks. "a years old. OF 214 West Thir.
tieth street. was employed as porter BY E. 8.
Friedlander Il Co. OF 377 Broadway. Every day
he brought his lunch with him in big canvas
sstchel. The other employees OF the finn often
gnyed the porter for carrying couple OF sand.
wiches In Q valise big enough to hold suit OF
clothes; but he never seemed to mind them. A
Sup rintendent ,Peyser tried in evory way 10
detect the thief. but met with NO success. The
policeman OH tho beat WAS notified to look out
for thieves. but tho stealing went right along.
and on an average one cloak day was taken.
i, Early Yesterday morning Policeman Nc
Bp"ots enter The pulidins WITH bs Ely r1ssef
in his right hand, shortly afterward Brooks
MeLS9ugblip hnd heard Of ths Iobbsries. and
accost another man about block away and,
AZ their actions looked suspicious. he took
them both In. In the satchel was plush cloak.
valued at sSl. Three pawn tickets ior oihor
cloaks were found In tho porter's pocket. The
prisoners were tax en- before Justice O'Heilly at
the Tombs and held for trial In $1,000 bali
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Tho Weather,

There was slight falling OF in temperature yssess
day. but decided increase OF humidity which marked
SO cent at NJ and held average Of 90 Tor IL
day. Dark gray clouds flIed with moisture hung Over
tho city the greater part Of tho day. There frss
northwest breeze of ten miles hour. which shaAssa
to southsrly direction in the afternoon and MGss
fog prevailed over the bay and SOUND The highest en-
cial temperature was 80. lowest 81.
There was storm of some energy central last nishs
over Kansaa moving northeast rain beginning 10 fan
in Colorado. Nebraska, South Dakota, and Iowa al
rain should fall to-day In Of the central statss
Showers fell also In northen New York, Psnnsylvsnia.
Ohio and Michigan. well In tho South Atlantic "a
Gulf States
Should the storm continue Its present oourss. vasnse
weather with increasing sutriness and rain may q,
psctsd about Sunday in the Middle Atlantic and New
England stateh
Tho temperature has begun to rise in the Mssissppl
valley and Southwest reaching max mum OF sos a.
Dodge City In this vicinity tho temperature rsmainsA
about stationary
Tho thermometsr at Psrry's pharmacy In fss suH
building the Atufo yesaYday foovns
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SHE WAS ONE OF THE NINE.
LIFE OF n HANDSOME GIRL AMONG
FEMALE BASEBALL PLAYERS

! Mr.. Gerry's Society Say That She was
| Abducted by Christian Wilson, Manager
OF Female Baseball Clubs. and Was Ons
| OF His Flayers-He Says She Sold Candy
and Score Cards on the Grounds.
Christian Wilson. or franklin. also known 40
FRANKLIN Wilson and Sylvester Franklin, 10 .
prisoner In the Harlem jail accused Of having
abducted young Elizabeth Sunderland from
her homo In Binghamton. Wilson has had
some ten or fifteen occupations. the most nots-
bic Of which was the managing Of female base.
ball clubs. He and the girl were found By the
agents OF Mr. Gerry's society at 2.249 Third ~.
| enue. whore they appeared 40 Uncle" Frank
| lin and Niece" Flossie.
Wilson Ia short and dark. and his cheeks are
hidden under heavy. black side whisksrs. He
| Is GLIB talker and wears an air Of injured IN.
nocence. while he describes his arrest - "a
outrage and himself as tho victim of . former
business partner. bent on his destruction,
Elizabeth Sunderland ia brunette with abun.
dant let black hair. black eyes. q shapely face,
and full figure She says she 10 16 years old.
Superintendent Jenkins Of Mr.. Gerry's sooie.
ty knows tho prisoner we'll. and his agents,
schultes and Finn. have been looking for him
for several weeks. They caught him three
days ago. He was locked up in the East 12sth
staten fSr the night He vas arraiepsd in the
Gn%ss he ns% sU PS&sai Franklin til. Dr..
piassi The YounK Ladies bsssS Si 6iuS:.
sssa pss f ss a.s. v; ss ssS s:
Of Steiner stun. Each club carried stretshes
ns q o
sd Ra:s q S
mines. whose skill. though Considerable, WAS
abe sns h.s &:
VS. is years Old; and evsnsS.IIs b. hired hss:
ever: but, corrssponded. with her. and in .f -
AK SloS SS III ss;
"a s E; $.$ ssss:s:.a
ter Nsysr y slnes she If home. ara has Sssp
ns dsussssr d diss. Ss. n Sss
than .S usual HbX t1 keep her mouth slo,sd
been betrayed since she ran Cd With the pris.
Mics Sunderland first appeared q. aals
there Of s s On eys. ;jnss II: pFi:sSsE b:
rs oss ss
rTAnklln RS uncle. one ost0nQ00 q PUBLIC
school at 119th street and Pleasant avenue
Wilson visited the house ire9peptly. Mrs Dick.
until two weeks ago.. He then occupied .
room adjoining the Girrs.
capture OF Wilson and the girl; Mr.. piskman
ia q orayon artist and he made . erayon Dor.
to crafty the girls admiration Of her own
pretty face or With view 70 sdyeEtiss the Is:
a.question. but agents Sehultes and Finn hSaN
OF the picture and searched the galleries until
that the original boarded With MIN. Thea thsy
sossP sss H..
included pretty much eyerythins:: hs g fhs
Atkinson and no Il said to have run away
from home Then Young to s:eaps trial Iof
associate Of George franois Train. : labor
sgitator. q dealer IN railway passes. and the
the clutches Of the law In nvs or six cities,
The details Of this clecEered career. With ali
the dates Of arrests. DC. are In tho possoaaioo
OF Mr.. Gerry's society.
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SENATOR INGALLS'S SON;
He Has Tussle with Bank President
and Wins All the Laurels.


ArcHIsoN. Kan. Aug. 14.-Ellsworth Ingalls,
o young lawyer OF thIs city. tho Oldest son Of
ex-senator ingalls,. yesterday had . personal
encounter with Dr.. Wood. tho millionaire
President OF the National Bank OF Commerce
of Kansas City. Ingalls, went into Woods
bank to serve some papers pertaining to the
Howell Lumber Company's failure.
Wood read tho papers over carefully and
then informed ingalls, that he not only refused
to accept such service. but that ingalls, should
not leave them in the ONCE or anywhere ip
the building. He also became abusive and
said that Ingalls must tako the Questionable
not to BIZ bmfYed that way. 50 he deposited the
papers on Woods desk and started to leave
tho room.
Wood seized the papers and crowded them
into his VISITORS pocket. and at the Same time
attempted to push him out OF the door, This
act OF violence aroused Ingalls, Ire. lie
turned upon Mood and seizlng him by the coat
dog wopld rat. Having, done this. ingalls,
departed.
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had Plight or . Swimmer.

At9 o'clock on Thursday evening Emil Cloes
OF 100 Fourth avenue. Newark. went swim
ming In the Morris Canal near Bloomfield ave.
nue.. When he returned to tho bank no found
that somebody had stolen all OF his clothing.
except white nscktie. He called to some
men In factory on the opposite side OF the
bsosuss they were foreigners Thsn no crspt
As. near as he dared 70 bloomfield avenue
bridge and called to people who passed In the
on. a man LAUGHED At him when be- Dssesd
Tor shirt or pair Of trousers. and said:
The boy was becoming distracted and his
teeth were chsttering with the cold whom three
sds esms fh 20 ss ap a. ~ oe0SE a.
to 20 homo and get some clothing.
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Ur!rxD STATES WEAfHrs BulEAu, /

average VI Aux ~
LOCAL ToREcAsY.
UrIrxp STATES wrAIHr. Bgn.Au}
NV YoRK Gin. Aug. - 1891. !
Local forecast for New York city and vicinity Ne
twsnty'four hours till p. N. Saturday, PAir. fsl
lowed BY showers during the day; slightly ooolsss
variable windA
Z. B. DUNN. Local Forecast onssl
WARRINGTON yoRxcAsr TILL '. 4. ysiDAI
For western Now York western PennsylvaniA Wsos
Virginia. and Ohio frequent showers and local thundss
storms; variable Winds generally southsrly; showers
and cc0!sr Sunday.
For the District Of Columbia Maryland and eastern
Pennsylvania increasing cloudinsn and showers In the
afternoon; winds generally southsrly and slightly
warmer during the day. becoming cooler Of night;
showers are probable Sunday.
For Delaware and Now jersey. southsry winds and
WARMER fair till evening; local rains and cooler II
Right
For Nep TorI. ncreafng eloudtnsss ana local
rans IN the afternoon; southerly ,otnds; varmey ~
southern portion cooler IN northern portton showers aad
cooler IN SundIy
For Massachu,etts Rhode Island, sud couuscsiost
fair til Saturday night; continued warm southsry
winds: showers and cooler on Sunday.
ror Maine New Hampshire. aud Vermont southsriy
winds fair til Saturday night; stationary tsnpera
ture on the coast warmer in tho interiors local showers
on sunday.
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FoRxcAsr-rhs
moderate area Of low pressure central west Of the
Missisippi River has advanced In . tongusshap
FORM enclosed by the isobar OF 2a8o inches and it's
front now touching Illinois In Ito advance the rain
area has reached western New York. aud includes
northern Ohio ana lower Michigan. On Lake Erie
heavy rains with thunder storms have occurred From
central Illinois to central Ohio temperature
contrasts exist which will probably bring severe rains
and local storms tonight and they will likely occur
In the upper Ohio valley Saturday. Rains have
fallen over Nebraska and Colorado also In the Gulf
states from Wilmington to Galveston. being heavy
and amounting TO an inch IN narrow belt In the prn.
cpal cotton belt in southern AlabAms and Georgia.
The rains will continue In the Gulf coast sections and
Florida and spread Saturday to the and
probably to portions OF New York and Psnnsylvanis
No decided temperature changes have taken place but
nisAtrias warmer in wide belt from New York TO
TexaA ana this slight incTeA's win continue In the A.
isnnc States on saturday but cooler weather may b
looked for with showers to the Atlantic Goes. % Ssts
day night
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Some Of tho Manufacturers Ready TO TAX
tho Strikers Back.

0O@o 81 Su0 MouuBocturero heoOy 10 Eok0
tho Strikers Back.
There Is . good prospect that the strike OF
tho 1900 cloakmaksrs who are out In the ss-
Establishments OF Julius Stein d Co.. Freedman
Brothers. aud BENJAMIN d Caspary may be
settled to-day or early next week. as the busy
season 10 at hand. and the anufactnrers can.
not AFFORD TO keep their shops idle. Tho ANAL
gamated board Of Cutters aud Operators met
ported there that two OF the hrms had made
overtures for a settlement.
A statement made at tho ofIlce OF Freedman
Brothers to the OBJECT that some OF the strikers
had been cunning as high as $40 n woek was
indignsntly denied by the strikers themselves
wages was SO far below this figure as TO mnke
the statement proposterous and that, besides,
there We're several months in avery year dur
Ing which the cloak makers were idle
Late last night Julius Stein. Of The firm OF
s,mnttss 9, The sstks,s in H1s estabIIsLmsnt
conference was the granting OF all the de-
msnds OF his men. who will return to work at
once. new scale NJ wages which is an adj
vance on the previous scalo was agreed upon.
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EIGHTEEN HURT, SOME FArALLE
A Collision Between n Freight and . Fas.
senger Train In New Jersey.

Eco HARBoR. N. j., Aug. 14.-The express
train on the Philadelphia and Heading Rail-
road due here at p. NJ. from Philadelphia.
rnn into northbound freight ut this place
this evening" and both trims were badly
wrecked.
Eighteen passengers on tho express were In
jurod. some fatally. The wounded have been
removed to neiehboring houses, and physicians
arc In attendance upon them.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 14.-At the office OF the
ReadinG Railroad Company in this city It Is
stated that nine persons were injured in the
collision reported from Egg Harbor, mono Of
them fatally.
Among the injured are William T. Orion Of
Philadelphia. right hand injured: somers
Irelan Of Linwood. H.. wrist injured and
lacerated wound OF scalp: William Mohler Of
PHILADELPHIA. arm and eye Injured; William II.
Hoffman. injured about the body.
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CLUBBED TO DEATHS DOOR.
A Policeman Breaks late . House and
Fractures the Owners Skull.

A Policeman Breaks late . House ssa
Fractsres tho Owners Skull.
Paul Burge OF Clinton and Denote streets,
West Hoboken. was 30 badly dubbed By Po-
llceman Thomas Quinn yesterday morning.
that he will probably die. Burge lives over
his harness shop. At 2 O'Clock yesterday morn.
ing Quinn broke In because. as no says. Mrs.
BurGe was screaming for help. He found the
Burgess Guarrelling. and or cred the husband
and Mrs. Burge lssls tho policeman boat Elm
Numerically. He then dragged !,urge to the
sent. to 81. Mary's Hospital. Hoboken. His
skull was fractured. He was still unconscious
late last night.
Quinn SAYS that Burge was chasing his wife
with knife. and that whom he entered Burge
attacked him. Mrs. Burge denies this. and
says she did not scream. She and her husband
merely had some. worGs No knife was found
In the place. Quinn has been arrest cd and
Recorior Hheinhardt held him 10 awsit The
result of Burgs'a Injuries No hope ia cx-
pressed at the hospital OF the wounded man .
recovery.
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FELL DEAD At THE DOOR.
NeDernotps Letter TO Hts Wife Telling .
Hss Iutention 10 KIN Himssl.

Ne Dernotl's Letter to Hts wife Tsllisg Of
Hss Iateatiea 10 KIN Hinssl.
Edward McDermott. who had been lodging
at the South Fifth Avenue HOTEL over
Franchis saloon. took TO drink . few days ago.
and yesterday fell dead In front Of the hotel
door. He had three pawn tickets and q rcd
Chinese laundry ticket in his pocket and no
mousy. His death would have been set down
at once to the heat but for this letter which he
had written in pencil on three slips OF white
paper:
JENNIE: This money is a. good as gold.
You mapxsk father or Joe to 20 and get It I
have worxsc four days and ono hour on tho
Broadway railroad at 17,i cents per hour. Call
ON Saturday evening to Broadway above
Bowling Green. There you will dnd men work.
Ing. and ask for Mr.. Samson. and hs will send
you to Mr.. Dairy. Tell thsm that am dead
and would like him TO be kind enough 10 make
out the order for my time. and ask him to tell
you when tho men will get pal, Of. and ,bs
%ses e sa's % IL Them a
E q. Ss IL ,fH ds:ss W nTft sSs
:n III
=: sSe S S afS sit sas and
viii orfEEs ms Kss and
M,lnred ior me; nopo "oiaer cno avsrVnn "nG
kn0w has icon telling me this. wish you
had told me tht: leforenapd. would have
done the right thing nog-what anyhody said5
S BIT. e G ss nH and God
jennie. loved you. and yet. dear wife.
about TO conn NIT. It Is really necessary for
me to do SO. By doinG so It will relieve you OF
mo. II you cnn live happy % 90: u
.Piease treat the children we'll"
This was addressed as follows:
Her father and mothers name 10 Clifton.
basket makers.
mo one Is to read this bnt my wife. Mira
Jennie McDermott. 400 Washington street..
Brooklyn. By orders OF the dead man-my last
Wlsh-her husband. Epw. McDERMoTT."
The body was cent to the MorRue, whore Dr..
Conway will make An antopsv to-day. It Is
supnosed that MeDermott killed himself By
taxing poison.
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a PROFESSOR or MUSIC xRRxsrED
$50 SssGhter OF = baptist CIerGyana Ae-
esses Aia or Betra ylng Her.

MN o. oetr0ylng her.
ssoaSsTowS. Pa. Aug. l4.-Prof. Zisairied
GuAs'wick. director OF tho Conservatory OF
s., us'."hich IL connected with the Morrell In
'.u's Alssdlng Institution OF learning here.
a., arrested to-day and bouad over for court
E iTH sun Of $1,000. CHARGED BY Miss Carrie
PASTOR q tn ns ;ElIEtssp ysar:ola daughter Of tbs
tie sfisss, nd SEDUCTION. The girls story 10 TO
oldsr NJ mat she freHuently aecc 70 pa0led her
the scnns Ss 70 the school. and there she formed
ovsrsm. ptanee II the Professor. who dpslly
ruin nsr scruplss and accomplished her
her d. an put lately that the mother discovered
q coniss.rs condition. The girl then made
joWed 'ion; and the Instructors arrest fol-
school .S1SSadng cittxens are directors In the
sent thsiGVu ttne best families In the city have
undsr M aaughtsrs there and placed them
via sn vs. care Of Prof. BrutzeIwick. who has o
H. s9 Ptnree children here
assert tbs. s y has stanch friends. and they
The son,a as young man who hes gone East 10
mar ~ 81 the trouble. The Kev. Mr.. Fur
q Bartss Snlrss and s,Sr sbs
Reesnttu4 its minister bere
~ dsusbff.!a1n '. pay hin ths s.lssy promIssd
N@' o'sns IN unhlemished reputation.