The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-20

Vice-President Lew T. Morton one day last
week started for Manhattan Beach to keep "a
business appointment but he arrived at the
Bay Ridge ferry-hOuse, at the Battery, lust
as the gate was being closed and he missed
the boat His friends say the gateman
slammed the gate in his face and addressed
him rudelY even after he learned who he was.
There was little row afterward. with which
Mr.. Morton, however. had nothing TO do.
Dir. Frank Plat. son of ex-senator Thomas
G. Plat. whose law firm is counsel for the
Staten Island Rapid Transit Company. which
owns the Bay Ridge ferry, did the talking,
and he insisted that Gateman Lissenden
should be discharged. But the gatemen
stayed. and there may be further trouble.
General Superintendent Cannon said yester-
day:
II understand that Mr.. Morton came TO the
ferry tritle late, and he had not yet passed
the ticket-bOx when the doorman below press
ed an electric button TO notify the gateman
ON the balcony that the boat was about to
start. Ii was then 4l2 T. ~. two minutes
after the scheduled time for leaving / am
told that Mr.. Morton when he saw the gate
closed, stepped TO the edge of the pier and
noticed Mr.. Il. G. Plat on the boat Mr.
Platt hurried about to See whether no
couldn't get the captain to wait. but he
returned and told Mr.. Morton that it
was too late. The boat WAS then pushing
of, and Mr. Morton seemed TO be satisfied
that he could not have caught it If the gate
had been opened. sent up 10 Mr.. Morton 5
Office for information as soon az / heard Of
the affair. but II was said that he was out of
the oitY for several weeks. Mr. +. G. Plat
verified the facts as have mentioned them.
There does not seem 10 be sufficient ground
for discharglng the gatemen. although a
certain. person has made strong demand
that IL be DONE
VICTIM OF A CONSPIRACY.
I,.cfica Dorflaf+ ~ tbo
Brooklyn, has granted the application OF
Esther kurshner for new trial of tho suit of
her husband, Abraham Kurshner for an ALSO.
lutte divorce. The case possessed some re-
markable features, and at the trial over a wear
ago attracted considerable notice The couple
are Russian Poles. and we're married in Russia
IN 1854. They came 10 this country soon after
their marriage and settled in this city. The
husband disappeared in 1885, leaving a letter
behind him IN which he stated that he was
gong TO Australia and would return to his
vile as soon As he made some money. Four
years elapsed without word being received
from the missing man, but in the winter of
1899 man called upon her Al the
house AT which she was wcrkln, in
tins city and represented himself IA
her husband. She failed Al frst 10
identity him. as he did not resemble
her husband, but when he told her of matters
waieh only her husband could know she
4 ""o o~e''ANN tliAk nc Was ItdlF Nel nuAliIl
and consented 20 live with him They lived
together rs man and wife for ten months
when he lett her after informing her thar his
representations were false and that be was
not her husband. Soon the real husband
turned up and began the divorce pro-
ceedlngs. Mrs. hurshner told this re-
Inafkabie story at the trial of the case
Tut the Jnry evidently discredited her
Tor her husband got his decree. A couple of
months ago application WAS made 10 Justice
bhruett Tor rcOpening of the case on the
Eroano Of newly-discOyered evidence proving
thst Mrs. .bursbner was throughout the VIC
YIN o. conspiracy on the part of her lue
uapa. The fact that the latter has remained
s,ngie since he obtained the divorce still fur.
Their complexities the case.
TAMMASY CROWDS Five BAReys.
Inc iammany warriors OF the First district
WIN thelr wives and sweethearts. and many
thousands OF their friends. with their wives
. .nu sWeetnearts, sailed up tie Hudson yes
ssiuay 70 Washington Park on their annual
etcursion' steamer and five barges were
S...o~oa 70 the guard rails with the excursion-
isy; VINO discovered that there were alto-
to.ner 700 many of them in spite of the vigoy-
ous footing OF the brass bands. ''A''-
Al I'oh aiter every foot Of room was occ,,,;.d
.nore Was 0ig crowd still on pier 4 cls,nnr
lug loudly to be let on board, and when ,n III