The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-09
found on the body are now in the possss.io,
of tho coroner
BLEW OPIUM TX THE KEYHoLy.


found on the body are now in the possss.;o,
| of tho coroner.
BLEW OPIUM TX THE KEYHoLy.
jacob Sicgrst recently waiter on the Chi
cago. jumped into the North river from pis,
No. AZ at O'Clock yesterday morning. lie ras
| pulled cut by Policeman Meade rnd some Ell,
! liens and sent % st. Vincsnt's HoSpit,l
| The police say he had been drinking. and iba
story he tells would bear them out Jacob
| left the Chicago when the squadron left r.,
| Fishers Island He says he had valise And
| @lO0 when be put no at Joseph Cansys Cali,
| fornis Hotel. west Twenty sixth street
He thinks Swiss acquaintance he met
named Arthur. put poison in his beer. for
| Wednesday ne WIS taken Ill. That night he
| heard voices in the hall near his room, AMI he
understood that come men were planning, to
| rob and murder him. Something that smelled
like opium was blown through the keyhole
and almost sufocated him. He dressed and
ran down 10 tho street. He saw q crowd OF
armed men there who started 10 attack him.
He ran away. but everywhere no went he saw
men following him. Thursday night he was
walking along the docks. when two men
rushed for him with clubs and reyolyers. He
jumped overheard 10 escape them.
SENT TO SING srSo FOR ONE DAY
Probably tho lightest sentence ever given
by Judge in general sessions was that pro.
nounced Yesterday against Henry King, Of
No. so Third avenue. King jumped into
the North river while suffering from alcohol
ism. He was fshed out and arrested for At
tempted suicide Judge Cowing sentenced
him TO Sing Sing for one day.
1urY's ITALIAN ARRIVALS.
Captain Michael hi Simone, representing
the Italian Home at the Barge Office, reports
that $500 Italian immigrants arrived here
during July Tkirty-nine Of these were sent
back for various resscns n were sent 10 the
Long Island Hospital. 36gaye bond and were
allowed to land and 800 weIe assisted IN va
rious ways
Nine children were sent 10 the Riverside
Hospital because OF sickness and later given
TO their parents
Three Italians arrived on July II and said
they had been employed rs laborers on the
other side by man who wanted them 10 go
to Chicago. Their passage WAS given to
them but on their arrival no one came to
meet them. They are still at the Barge Office
and apparently nothing has been done toward
an investigation.
A JEALOUS Rival RULED HIN.
The Werkendam which arrived here from
Rotterdam on Wednesday. brought Abel Mar
quis, his vito and three children who told
yesterday sorrowful tale of persecution at
home.
MARQUIS had been rich Matchmaker in st.
ders from sthe project of the city, General
dresser to leave town.
Through his intimacy with high city Off
csl be managed TO stay until june 18TH. HIS
business however WAS ruined, and his house
plundered several times.
On juno 18th he received peremptory orders
TO leave and was escorted out of the city by
body of military. Then he travelled from
district to district and finally reached the
seashore, where he and his family took pas
sage by coaster for Rotterdam Thence no
He had 300 yesterday and was allowed g.
pas the officials at the Barge Office 10 begin
life anew.
He said Jealous business rival had plotted
TO have him driven from his country.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DEAD.
Mrs. Felicia Ferrarro and her daughter,
Raffaela. who were bdrned so frightfuly
Thursday night in their apartment No. 7@
Third avenue. died early yesterday morning
at Bellevue Hospital
Mrs. Ferrarro was sixty-three years old and
her daughter twenty-sesen. Salvatore Fer
rarro. tho husband aud father, owns several
fruN stands.
Mrs Ferrsrro placed kerosene lamp near
the stove Thursday night and started to hh
it. The stream of OIL from tie can caught
fire. An explosion followed, covering father,
mother and daughter with blazing oil.
Mrs Ferrarro. her garments all alb aze, rush
ed from the room down stairs 10 tho second
floor and fell. Other tenants. aided by Police
men O'Brien and Ackery, smothered tbs
flames. Salvatore seized his daughter Rat
faela and rolled her about on the floor until
the fire in her clothes was eKtinguished.
The women were taken to Bellevue. Mrs.
Ferrarro died at $50 A. NJ. yesterday.
Raiiaela fingered until o'clock.
Salvatore was badly burned On the hands,
left arm and face. lie WAS takeh 10 the home
of O married son. corner Of Third avenue AID
Sixteenth street. The physicians say he viii
recover.
wALI-sTREET MAN SUED FOR libel.
Charles J. Peshall las begun his long
threatened suits for libel in connection with
his American Kennel Club troubles. lie de
mands <l0O, 900 damages from August Bel
mont and Alfred Z. Nredenburgh and sim
liar sum from Warrington f.. Conner and
others for alleged hbellous publications in
the American Kennel Gazette. All the parties
to the suits are members Of the club. Peshall
was recently tried and acquitted on charge
of criminally iibelling Mr.. Vredenburgh.
SRw YORK MOTIFS.
Norman Campbell, stock broker, commit
ted suicide yesterday.
Mr.. Jay Gould caused ID TO be announced
yesterday that the Union Pacific Railroad
Company has been relieved from all present
financial embarrassments.
Anna Theresa Berger. sister Of Mr. Henry
G. Berger of Richmond, Va, the famous cor
netist. returned from London last week
Miss Berger has been the solo cornetist al the
was presented with q costly gold medal on the
evening Of her farewell appearance there.
She will be heard in New York shortly.