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THE DIVER ASSOCIATIONS CLUE HOUSE.

THE DIVER ASSOCIATIONS CLUB HOUSE.
Tho first move in tho outside world was the
purchase Of tho lot at so Madison street By
Alderman Brown about two months ago. He
paid s13.500. and then tho Divverites began to
insinuAte that great things were at hand. The
Jefferson Association and all the other cast
side associations gave no belief to these ru-
mors Now they are green with envy. The
working out Of the plans was done with Be-
crecy. Architect John B. O'Meara was ON
ployed to make the drawings and spec!flca-
tions. His design was accepted. and the east
side was astonished yesterday BY the an
nounccment sleviu & sheeran have the con-
ssst E n s acs % Ean o4 !Se ! sS.s c is
81 fee. INCHES Vide. The front viii 30 d brown N
mns Thefs wifi 81 sDd sase
ment The entrance trance stems % VII be Of white M
opens Into q vide hal way. To the lett and "a
% 70 WHICH s%H AZ nS
Of this is the assembly room. IS feet long "A
front front IS % smali COMMITTEES SCI room. % and % six card
rooms open into each other. and With = large
Se SGsnpy n s Of hs The
II shs ] sensro q TUE tho from. wall terra Gotta
sessa and hs sess W sH &c so
few feet above tthis viii be the bead Of an In. n
dian chief in cut stone. TO- indicate that the
top Of this chiefs head runs the flagstaff. and
from 1t the American flag will float to show
that the p A. ard the ss ond
Of America. The building Will cost about 500
900. which will Be raised BY. the Issue OF bonds.
Most OF the bonds have been spoken for by
Justice Diver. Alderman Brown. Assembly:
man Sullivan. and congressman punphy; apd
Penchassrs sss % %orK vii Vii be- BE- begun efs srhwth,
and In another year the Dlvverites will he
housed In their new ouartera
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The spec,., omcsr Gained HI. Point.

Mrs. Minnie 6chaefIer was arrested at her
home. 20 Cook street. Brooklyn. yesterday.
accused OF endanRerine the morals Of her four
children. She Is widow. She was arrested
on warrant issued on tho complaint OF
Special Oflcer md Private Iatrolman Eugene
Brownsworth. The circumstances as detailed
by the officer was that Mrs. schaefIer had per-
mttcd colored people and others to enter her
apartments and dance and sing and drink un-
III after midnight, Mrs. Schaeffer said that on
in honor Of her sons birthday and that the
only colored persons present, wore two must
clans who had been hired to play, Six OF Mrs,
6chneflers nciGhbors corroboratsd her state
menI. NotWithstandlnR their evidence. Jus!ice
schaeireg In $500 bail for further oxamination.
Special Officer Brownsworth Is tho proprietor
OF the house 22 Cook street aud lives next
door. BE is said to dislike music and children.
All OF Mrs. Schae1er's children are boys.
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BLIND DAN MURPHF,s WILL.
He Leaves Everything to His Daughter
and His Two Nephews.

He Leaves Everything to His Daughter
and His Two Nephews.
The will Of blind Dan Murphy. the eccentric
Fourth warder. was fl!ed for probate in the
SurroRate's offlce yesterday. Tho mystery
about the amount OF his posse ssions. which for
years has been subject Of curious speculation
by his neiRhbors. is not solved By tho instru-
ment. He may have been worth the 100000
popularity credited 70 him and he may not
The will was made in June last and is short
and simple. 1t provides that his real estate
located at 428 and 42S Pear. street and at and
8 Madison street shall pass to his daughter.
Annie c.. wife OF Thomas e. Diver. Seventy
pcr cent. OF all money which stands to his
credit In all banks and trust companies is nlso
belueAthed to:her The remaining thirty per
cent. OF such funds he bestow.s upon his neDh.
ews. Daniel and. William Murphy. His daughter
Is also mado the residnary leGatee. Patrick
Diver Is appointed guardian OF his daughter
during her minority and John u. Shea and
Janes Dnnphy aro named as executors.
The signature 10 tho document is PECULIAR.
Evidently two attempts were made by tho
blind testator to write his name. each result.
Ing Ia feeble. il!eRlble scrawl. Fina!ly tho
name was written by another hand and Muir
Lhy. made his mark. 1t was rnmored at tho
Probate Office that there was likely to be a con.
test but 19boay knew who contem plated fig4t. k Il
Mr.. Nurphy's only near relatives.
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A WOMAN TEMPTED HIM; HE sAYa

According to Her story Leutheusser Was
Not without Experience In Crime.
Gustavs A. Leutheusser, whose father 10 said
to be wealthy resident OF Frankfort on tho
Main. pleaded guilty In the Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday Of robbing his employ
ers, echsring 4 Glatz. Of So Maiden lane Of
$500 and altering the looks to conceal the
theft SchernR L Gatz deal in drugs and
chemicals and Leutheusser has been their
bookkeeper since last spring. He Is 25 years
old. wenrs small black moustache. and dresses
In the latest style.
He said that he had stolen to satisfy the de-
mands OF an English woman who had loft lher
husband for him. She knew Of q crime no had
committed In London. he said. and frequently
threatened to expose him to his employers
Tho woman referred to 10 Mrs. Percy PaRden
Of l05 East Thirtieth street. and she tells q
different story. Mrs. PaRden is plump and
rather attractive English woman. and is about
"a years old.
My husband was clerk In the Imperial
Bank IN London" she said. and Leutheusser
was his intimate friend. Ny husband was
away from homo GOOD deal and Leutheusser
s to sHn as{ hs
BEEN in New York be has abused me-. lie took
Ing from ScherinR 4 Glatz, but be said he was
getting g good salary and was working over
6ai stolen il london, hs said. found that he he
vas eo!ns to disrspntab5e places "a and mum. I
Ruise. discovered that. he was ad-
yertising in the personal columns of
the newspapers for Woman with money
with him thought that would be able to
marry him here. and he introduced me IS his
advertisements BY an. -ering them myself and
carrying on q corresr ndence with him. He
has deceived me again ad again. and for three
promised last week to give me $50 and send
me back to my friends In London. It is not
true that induced him to stenl this money"
-Leutheusser has been living at ITO East
Twenty ty.ssventh street. His EMPLOYERS say he
is bright man and was very popular IN the
mitted for trial.
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The Bo.rs Of Hssa..ts and Apport,onnsns.

= -
Aqueduct Commissioner Scott asked the
Board Of Estimate and Apportionment yestsr-
day for permission TO suspend operations for
building $1,000 roadway In Mount Pleasant.
He said that the Trustees OF tho town agree 70
do this work and keep tho road In repair for
81 800. Permission was granted.
President Arnold Of the Board Of Aldermen
got transfer Of $500 from the unexpsnded
balance Of last year in order to provide Chief
Clerk Twomey with an extra assistant clerk.
Commissioner Heintz OF the annexed district
wanted 4l850O0 OF tho special appropriation OF
SlODO.O00 for new streets set aside for the
paving OF Third avenue from the Harlem River
TO l70th street. The Board was i9 doubt con-
cerning its Iieht to spend M any ny9t 9t this money on
ter was referred to Corporation Counsel Clark
The Excise Commissioners asked that 1921
be given them 10 pay the. expenses Of defend
ing themselves against the charges of n. W. q.
yelling. who accused them OF fraud and mall
feassnoe In Office The Comptroller will In
yostigste the matter and II the bill 10 correct
1t will probably be paid BY the city.
Engineer Boiler reported that the proposed
ing the appropriation OF sl.26O.O00. He was In
structed TO draw plans for 70-foot bridge.
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DOCTORS
Mccoy, WiLDMAN and BLAIR,
JDEFiULTER AND FOFGER.
Downntl OF - Member OF the Firm or He
mer Reiyea a. Son OF Kingston.

mer Reiyea a. Son OF Kingston.
KINGSTON. Jan. 21.- 1t was made public to.
day that John q. Relyea the junior member Of
the firm Of Homer Eclyea 4 Son. had suddenly
left the city, leaving forged paper In tho hnnds
OF creditors nggregating several thousand dol.
lars He Is unmarried. and about 20 years old.
For the past few years he has taken great In
terest in religious matters. being an active
worker In st. Jamess Methodist Church. one
OF the largest and most influential OF thot do.
nomination along the Hudson. He was also
associated with its Young PEOPLES Society Of
Christian Frdeavor and the sunday school.
and was treasurer Of chapel fund which had
been raised by the children. and which is now
short some $500 BY Relyea's disappearance.
The young mans guilt was first discovered
baker. who had dealings with the Reiyea firm.
In some manner he obiainrd Information. that
forged. had been passed by young Relyea. and.
g0nG to am him q the fast Tho
soed Be- not
Gxss Eli iss Sso%ssd S5S to hsS ssS
9SE ssys yfS fs& a0ss
nature Of Mrs, George Van Deusen: o widow Of
e S ISsS sbe Il Van pensea
Other notes bearing the forged signntures
Ct Mrs. Van Deusen have since come to light:
first discovered that Rclyea was a ioreer, was
astonished 70 find out that two other notes
had been placed on the market as negotiable
paper. Going at once to the office OF Relyea
there and then. The young forSor. seeing that
he could face the music no lonGor. under pre-
tenoe q GMoinE M to n his home for y few minutes.
not since been seen. It is impossible to form
any estimate OF tho eXtont Of the forgeries.
real estate 10 satisfy the not as thus far dscov-
ereI Much sympathy is cxnresse for Homer
son was taken into the business was frugal
and saving. Eelyoa's downfall is attributed TO
a desire to do large business on 4 small
cADitAl
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THE DOUBLE RII'PER'S RECORD.
Some OF tho Serious Accidents Since the
Ice Storm of Sunday Last.

Some OF tho Serious Accidents Since the
Ice Storm Of Sunday Inst.
ASsoN1A. Conn.,, Jan. 21.-Since tho Ice storm
OF Saturday and Sunday the double rpper has
been enjoying n harvest OF broken bones and
heuds. The first accident occurred on Monday
night. Miss Alice otterprominent In the Kings
Daughters, had her right thigh broken. Tho
came night Henry EaGan crashed into freight
car on lis ripper, and besides breaking his left
arm stripped the bones of the flesh and mus.
cles. Last night Sterling Lockwood struck Q
curhstone with his rfDuer. and cut cash In
his leg from the ankle To- the knee.
Daniel Wilsey OF White Hills plunged of a
bridge on his rippar yesterday and fell into Q
river. He was taken on. with five ribs broken.
Frei Rennson WIS struck by the ripper OF an
othor boy. and his leg was stripped o: flesh and
muscles from the knee TO the ankle. Maggie
twenty feet into the mir. badly injuring her IN.
formally. and littlo son Of George Goad Was
injured IN the same way at another coastinR
place. Essie Marsella, nged IA, was struck in
the back by o rpper, which Knocked her of her
sled and inflicted spinal injuries.
In place Of a ripper John Morrssey brought
out an ancient punAg A and iIlled II up with
better OF the pilot. and the whole twenty were
thrown ont. Morrlssey sustained severe In.
luries TO hi. back. The sport is about stopped
by to day Il tlaW,
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KILLED BY PRACTICAL JOKERS
A Drunken Mans Treatment BY Three
Young Men In n Saloon.

Charles Routon who lived in Westsids ave-
nue. near the Newark plank road Jersey City.
is lying dead In Coroner Murrer's undertaking
rooms. the victim OF q practical joke. He was
2S years old and unmarried. He worked In tho
box factory connected with Colgate a Co. g
soap factory. On Monday night he attended
the shamrocks ball in st. Johns Hall and re-
mained there all night. He failed to 90 to
work the next morning and spent the day IN
saloons. About 8 o'clock In the afternoon.
while on his way home. he stopped at Timothy
Conroy's saloon. 796 West Newark avenue.
about two blocks from whore he lived. He
called for drink. but the bartender at
first refused to give him anything because
pe was then under the influence, OF liquor.
and John Harey, need24. Of 4! Van Minkle ave-
The barkceper was Thomas Ileslln, aged 10 Of
10 GerpanIa avenue Coyle and harey per.
eScS drinE he bSeame nSie 9ere intoaiestea % The
two young mon amused themselves BY teasing
Inc drunken ra M man IL ysSs Si Ways Ths
the chair away when he ntteinptedto sit down
Toward evening l,onton became very sleepy.
chair In the roar ROOM. and in a, few minutes
@ SSnt Tns ools s1asssa and The ns . Ss
Tas sss
thls was done Bonton jumped out Of his chair
hs oErs s Elm ss
him to have another drink. when he would
attempt to sit down again the chair would be
kicked away, and lie would fall to the floor
The fun was kept up for threo or four hours
Ono On one occason ,oyard the close Of the en-,
hsad ssalnst poss dld nc. move ior
The lokers bscame slightly alarmed. They
carried him into back room and laid him
down, down. lie remained there until about 10Y
tractcd ,hc attention o. Cunroy. M. prorrletor
of tho place. who was sitting at a table playing
dying. md notified Policeman Ilolmes,. who
S.sa Bsos y a94ss boSon 5% n ded
Justice Wanser held an examl lnatlon yester-
day morning. Harey. testified that when
bis mous,aehe and face; and his hat was
The boys. said Harey fooled With him q o
good deal III the saloon. burning paper under
him. yelling fire, and pulling the chair away
from him WHOM he attempted to sit down. !
tex no nT r. f. And told them i
stories Heslin says he did not interfere with
ened his face and pulled the ehrir away from
Gals9 Ssse. Bns0R Sss Sf sa
the man and says he demonstrated with the
others, Tho three prisoners are held without
ball until County Physician Converse makes
an autopsy and sscert aims the cause OF Bouio ms
head; and Il is thought that the skull was irac-
turcu.
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TIRED OF PAYING HIS WIPES DEBTS.
Mr.. Bradish's Answer to tho Proprietor
OF . Bar Harbor Hotel.

Mr.. Bradish's Answer to tho Propriotors
Of Bar Harbor Hotel.
Albion P. and Frank o. Alley have q suit
pending in the Supreme Court against George
Bradish to recover s245.99. the amount OF
board bill contracted by his wife and daughter
at the St. ssuvern Hotel in Bar Harbor from
July to Sept. g. 1890. The plaintiffs are the
prop1etors Of the hotel They say that Mr.
Bradish ia Q gentleman without occupation.
ano has real estate in this city and Brooklyn
and a handsome homo at Bayside. Long Island.
Mr.. Bradsh asserts that the bill Is not for
necesesries. He says that he Is not RESPONSE
tle for his wlte's debts. because she has de-
serted him and has refused to comply with his
request to return and live with him. The
for debts contracted by her. MIR, Bradish sets
seif and vic. dated OF. q. 1889 Under this
he paid her various sums and agreed to give
her one half Of the net income OF his whole es.
tate. She was not satisfied. he says. but went
touring around tho country. living at high
priced hotels. and sending tue bills to him. He
paid some. but refuses to pay any more. He
says he is not a gentleman without occupa-
tion." but IL a " working farmer"
Judge Patterson OF the Supreme Court ro-
served decision yesterday. on a motion BY
plaintiffs counsel to strike tho separation
agreement from the answer.
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n1errxmaker ers in Mask..

Tho Andrew F. Gunther Association Of the
Nineteenth Ward OF Brooklyn Gnve its annual
masquerade ball last night In Winter's Tcuto-
mia Hal! In Harrison avenue and Bartlett
street. Tho officers Of tho association were
dressed alike In black kneo breeches. long silk
stockings and buckled shoes and the conven.
tionRl evening coat and waistcoat. Their
guests wcro got up TO represent all sorts and
conditions OF mon and women and animals and
beasts known and unknown 10 the students OF
zoology. At midnight there was a grand march
TO tho supper loom. Every one was compelled
to unma,k before the ilrst course OF euibies
was served; Tho floor was crowded with
dancers and i wns early this morning before
Rrammo had bcen danced.
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rh. Thirteenth Regimen, Armorv,

There is to be more delay In the construction
OF the new Thirteenth Reglmont srmory in
Sumner avenue. Brooklyn. and probably q
change Of site In the plans The act Of the
Legislature providing for tho construction OF
the armory fixed the total cost at not more
than $4,000 but the lowest bids to carry out
the plans presented by Architect Daus and an
&i0S,74G. Corporation Counsel Jenks has ad-
vised tho Commission 70 reject the bids and
res riot the price OF construction TO the s3OO,OO0
that It would be impossible to carry out the
present plans for that amount and they Will
brought about By the desire Of Col. Austen TO
house the Thirteenth Regiment In the finest
armory In the State.
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Sold the Furn,ture o. n It were His.

SCRANTON. Jan. 2l.-When Millionaire Fl. 8.
Pierce died In this city about year ago his
relatives who are mainly residents OF New
York. closed his residence on Washington ave.
nue.. and did not disturb the furniture. About,
noon to-day a:man drove up to tho residence.
opened tho front door with key. and loaded
some Of the furnishings on o wagon. Then hsl
drove to the auction house Of Mr.. Strong. where
he sold the lot for $50. After the man had
gone the bargain seemed a little strange to,
check and hurrIedly Informed the police. The
stranger was hunted up and said his pane
three days ago and declared that he was 8
relative OF the dead millionaire. On the
strength OF these re,,resentatIpns he had 90.
In jail. and the police think him insane.
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aroused. will not allow myself to be abused
or Imposed upon. and when see Unprotected

aroused will not allow myself to be abused
or imposed upon. and when see unprincipled
men take up cAse-."
Stop there !" said Judge Osborne, and Law.
his finger in silent admonition. Mrs. Maguires
counsel seemed to enjoy the. outbreak. aud
stood waiting ioF further Developments. The
voice to explain that he always governed his
temper and never let II run away with him.
had an ungQyernable temper, but he did not
remember. He said he had neyer been treated
ios iA.anity, or that any OF his family had been
had threatened to drown herself and that was
why she was arrested and taken to. Bellevue.
She was only there three days. and she was
discharged because tho physicians would not
adludge her insane.
The minister's scross-examination will be rs.
eumed to-day.
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Escorted by . Hooting Mob.

Overseer William Monk OF tho Clark Thread
Works is the especial object OF aversion Of the
boys In Kearney sinoe no tried to induce
number Of the striking spiuners to desert their
organization and apply for work. Once he was
rescued from n lot OF young hoodlums by
Christopher Hughes one OF the spnners, and
Helt ID b m with Ice and stones az he was going
home. lte applied to Jnstice Tnrbull for
warrant ior tns arrest OF his nssaiiants am put
could not make q good complaint Yesterday
noon he went TO his dinner between two police
ssmbled to see the unusual spectacle. The
boys and girls heoted at him as he passed. and
then about 20O of them fol- In limo ana marcned
up to the gaze OF the Newark mill
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NO MORE THIMBLERIGGING.
The Chatham Square Gang Driven Out or
Town by Tho Sun.

Tho Chatham Square Gang Driven Out or
Town by Tho Sun.
The complete exposure Of the methods OF tho
gang Of thimblerlggers, who have been work
Ing In Chatham square for the past three
weeks. which was published in Yesterdays
SUN. has put an efrectual stop to the business
n this CITY for the time being. The police OF
the Oak street station have been aroused and
three Of Inspector Byrnes's men. in citizens
is yenturesome enough to try and DO business.
Some ono told the police yesterday m ornine
were working near. South Ferry Neither the
police OF the Old Sip station nor OF the steam;
boat squad had heard ANYTHING OF e shell
the shore or around the ferries who had seen
the game In operation.
th!mbleriggers. us 1t Is impossible TO convict
them. nnless victims Of the came are also ar
rested and forced to make com mplainta
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sxHish sxxni,sahn led {on to re%opstrats With, Mrs
cSs,FT;S AT; Soins thought the cases weren't parallel
:S:S ss "a s n.y. se%nsS Sss fs Ss.$; h
ss soe Of N Sr that hs css s.a
.s. sS%ss%s; e. AIN ss,ssy y voas that
soypetlmss that she iancied not" '"''n ""'
Mr. Collins ndmittcd. in answer to further
sysS M ' e sbs had sySssss r.
csns sH ssS ssd AS S:sn d q c RS
vices "ip the interests of justice..' "'' '''-
eore, "sS sSaens. ps,'ss sysn.iy dd yoP sae the
In my own Interest,"
vo Cox Fulisrs arst ,wItnsss in the afternoon
Tt. Tho % vas The ianitres. OF the Fifteenth street
soa Sssra Mya there Mrs John
red Josh Root turned Mrs Gsa Johnson ali
Ground on the reorganization BY reading
as man and wife. The witness admitted that
Fusa' ssn T:ss Sse spS to the stand
SiS1Ss %SISs al es,sS FSoy yston y jSsh ann 10 Eva
This is copy of It:
my DEAR EVA: ! SOC that your. late hus-
ths nana & mas entirely ignored you IN his will on
being entirely false. rs no marriage OF any
kind ever took place between u.s. have con-
call upon you at once as you could affirm the
same. as nothing OF the kind ever existed, BY
granting him an interview you will ob!,ge
"s ST. MARKS PLACE"
Josh now has q suit for absolute divorce
against Eva.
As Col Fuller stepped from the stand he said
that ho would rest his case. Mr. Root did the
same after putting two Towanda lawyers on
her brothers trial when Josh testified that she
was his wife. Eva had testified that she was
not lp the court room at the time
At 10h o'clock this morning Eva's lawyers
will begin their argument.
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hNsoNIA. Jan. 2l.-At the October meeting OF
the Derby Driving Association In 1889. Charles
W. La Rue Danbury jeweller came over and
becamo high roller. He placed his money on
horses which had no show. and ct the close Of
the races he was In debt to Frank Hsrdie, whO
backed the pool box. 10 the amount OF s67A78.
Rue gave his check Then lie went home and
stopped payment Herdic sued La Rue In the
Beoe senes Sss up pSs Ss
In La hue made offers ~ settlement which
were accepted. lie pays US for his experlencO
on the track. This Is the first suit ever brought
In the Fairfield county courts TO enforce pay.
ment OF u gambling debt.
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A New Police Station for brooklyn,

Police Commissioner Hayden OF BROOKLYN
announced yesterday the proposed establish
ment OF a new precinct In tho eastern district
OF the city. lie has hired tho premises 9S Ceda
street. and as soon rs the necessary altera-
tions are made the station will be put In opera
tion, 1t will bs manned by thirty-six officers
district embraced by the new precinct. to be
knoHn IS the Fourteenth sub PRECINCT; is partly
cInst. It is far iem9ved from both stations,
and takes In the brewery district around
RiiRewood. The new precinct will be swal-
Bushwick avonue and Grove street is erected,
will be known as the Twenty first precinct
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A Cotton Exchange Reporter Excluded.

The Executive Committee OF the Cotton Ex-
change yesterday excluded from tho privileges
Of the floor Charles R. Brown. the reporter OF
the Commercial Bulletin. with whom Vice Pres
tdent J. o. Bloss had an alteration on the
value Of membership tickets. The vote was
three to two. Mr.. Bloss casting the deciding
vote. In the afternoon Mr. Brown was Invited
With ihe understand that he was not on. trial
for any alleged misconduct. He repeated the
story OF the day before and maintained that
ing the sentiments OF the article he was 10
write for his, paper, on the subject Of the mem
berships Mr. Bloss apOlogized for laying
hands on Brown. but still malnt s!ned that his
demand on Brown for tho se,itiments OF hts
v te sst1ied % at another @ Esarins today A''f WI"
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Boston. Jan. 2L-The suit OF the Rev. VIM. ".
Downs against joseph Story and others for al
SUPERIOR Court this morning but the defend-
ants did not respond. Befaul, was not re-
corded as couns ei for the plaintifi snid thnt no
did not desire such an ending. and would give
the defendants more time. The damages are
Ind at $50 900
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18th. K,.s or Horse Thieves"

CHICAGO. Jan 2l.-Thomns Graham. who
possesses % half dozcn aliases. and is called
The King of Horse Thieves was arrested in
Chicago last evening. He Is the supposed
operated extensively in Illinois, Indiana. and
Ohio. Hundrsds Of animals . hsye bseH M stolen doa
sfocf fsrme' Various horse thief associations
SSve bSen on GTaham's trail for monthA