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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09
SHE STABBED TIE TRONG NAN.
Mrs. AGiSo Was Sure she Had Found the
Missing Tsoarder Who Had Robbed Her.

Six months ago Raphael George. n hand
some young Italian. was the star boardcr in
the lodgings kept by Maria Aggo on tho top
floor of the siX-story tenement. 90 Elizabeth
street. Raphael was n dandy in his attire and
| tastes. and Mr.. AgiGo strovc hard to please
her fastidnus boardc:. She never bothered
him for pay. and he did not bother nj out it
either. One mOrGing Mrs. A.igu nwnko TO
find her star hoardcr gone with 500 OF her
savings.
On Tuesday u ncighbor told her that Georg
was living IN Mott street. and, after supper
Mrs. Aggo started out with II sharp pair OF
scissors concealed beneath the folds of her
dress. Shn lay in wait in tho darkness OF II
Mott street nllcr Tor three hours. but George
did not come. and 81" started t. return home.
Just then two italians emerged from dive il
few feet ahead oi her and began to Journey
home. One Of them bore remarkable rescn,-
blance to Mrs. Agg"'s missing ionrdcr. He
hcEann song as soon AS they We're We'll star, ed
and Mrs. Aglgo Was sure she recognized
Mrs AsiEo ,cIutchcd her, scissors and crcpt
vi hehind the, singer. She drew back tho
weapon and with un oath plunged it into tlle
stumbled forward on his face. BEFORE his
companion could grasp the woman's hand she
had inflicted another wound. The man rolled
Agiso saw She had made mistake 1t was
not George. Then she dropped beside tho
PROSTATE, man and tried T., stop the flow Of
blood with her npron The other Italian threw
her aside. and she sank down. crying Lysteri-
cally that II was all u mistake. and calling on
IT,. wounded man to forgive her.
Policeman McAndrews took the woman to
young iriiian whose name is Bruno, 10 drug
store. lie Wa aitcrwnrd removed to Cham hers
Street HOSPITAL. CNo of the wounds Is two
inches deer. Bruno was unable to appear when
Mrs. Agigo was arraigned in the Tomhs yes
terdly morning. and she was held to await the
result OF his injuries.
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POLICEMEN TRIED FOR ASSAULT.
Que \ ccuscd by u Judge DonOhue's Clerk, One
by u Striking Cabine,mnGcr.

A young cl"rk in Judge Donohucs Office
pleaded his case against Policeman Roiss Of
tho Old slip station. before Commissioner Mar
Tin yesterday. Henry Stern. tho hoy. alleges
that Eriss assaulted him without cause on
May -. Eoia9 had three peculiar witnesses.
one Of whom DESERT cd himself rs II ''foatcr
clerk in Wall street. The iloatcr said Howell
Osborn WAS tho best friend he had.
Eounlsnan Ercd Parker of the East Sixty
seventh street station was accused by John
Heinrich OF llnprovoked assault. improper ar
rest, and using rroiane Language. lirnr.ch is
member OF Cabinetmak"rs Union No. 7. His
union recently sent letter to III" Police Board
complaining that Capt: Strauss's mcn iii rented
pntkcv's case. but were unable to give any
others,
Ilenlich testified that. while he was on his
way 10 work on the morning Of Nays. Parker
approached him. ordered INN 10 move ON. and
finally struck him. knocking him down. Hen
riclI further alleges that Parker then beat him.
and ut last arrested him. Before Justice Ryan
IN the Iorkyilc Court Heinrich was discharged
with II severe rcprimand ana II warning not to
offend again.
In his defence Parker swOre that Heinrich
was noisy and hoiSterous. and that he was
causing II crowd to collect. Parker ,irniel
using any unnecessary fIrcc. and said he did
not swoarat heinrich. Ho was cOrrohora
10y muny witnesses, ono 81 whom WAS Sergeant
Donovan. who WIS supposed by HcHrlch t. he
ono Of his witnesses. Decision was reserved
In both cases.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09
ANDERSON AND $1,000 GONE.
Why Small Notes For the Clam DIGgers
lid Not 6 let to Hay Shore.

Tho Chase National Bank received an in
curry yesterday from tho South Side Bank at
Bay Shore L. l.. which caused good deaf Of
scurrying around on the part OF the former
banks messengers. Tho South Side Bank
wanted to know why it had not received 81 COO
in small mites which had been ordered on
Saturday. AS the Chase National had shipped
the money in n package by the Long Island
Express Company on Saturday. its officers
were naturally surprised. They sent word to
the Long Island Express Company The
officials of the latter wore in the dark as to
what had become of the package. but ac-
knowledged their responsibility in case it had
been lost.
They at once began an investigation and
learned that the cashier OF their office ut Long
Island City, Louis +. Anderson. had disar-
peared after receiving the package. He had
been in the employ of tho company eight
not discovered.
The package. containing mostly onc,dollar
Saturday in the usual course Of business. THe
money was intended for tho clam diEGers at
Bay shorc who ship , large quantities OF clans
checks in payment. These checks are cashed
by their local hank in small notes.
towns on the Long Island shore n good deal OF
currency Of small deTomin NJ + il required
have passed through Anderson's hands lately.
hut Vice President Norton Of tho Long Island
Railroad. which controls the express company.
said Yesterday that none OF it had disappeared
except thu, package shipped by the Chase Ma
tional Bank.
The loss will fall upon the United States
Guarantee Company OF North America. at III
broadway. which is surety on Anderson's
bond to the express company to tho amount
Of $3.50. Detectives were detailed 10 look
old. Two months ago he sent his wife and
family to Sweden and went t. board at n house
in Sixth street. Lon, Island city. His land
lady says he came to the house about mid
night on Sunday night and took away trunk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09
PROTESTS Against CI!INGS.
Addresses mt Mnss Meeting of CoIorcd
Men In Boston.

BosToE. June%.--Thc colnrcd citizens Of Bos-
ton and vicinity held Il mass meeting in Tra-
mont Temple last evening, heard stirring al
dresses, and adopted strong resolutions DO.
nunciatory Of the outraGcs upon member Of
their race in the South AMI in New York and
demanding the punishment Of the pcrpctlG-
tors. They also demanded that the word
white" be eliminated from the Chinese In
clusion bill.
Among tho speakers were Bishop A. Grant
OF Texas and George W. Bryant Of ST. Louis.
Mr.. bryant said in part:
We have met hero not to condone wrong or
shield overt acts committed by members If
our race against tho States or municipalities
whera they Iva. We AFRO here tor the purpose
Of protesting against this rromscuous lynch
Ing. burning Ne; whether it takes place in the
South or in New York State. lithc Republican
party cannO. take this mighty, giant coercion
by the throat and throttle it to death. tho
negro had better leave that party" tlute SO
ana prolonged chcrring.l
Mr. bryant said that The praying time WAS over
and that the reaping time WAS near. THE rc-
suit may be- he said. THE annlhiation Of tho
negro race hut there will he found n uow Gar
rison. sumner. and Lincoln. and. il wc cannot
find that class UP this way to lead us then
there will ho found II black John Brown in the
South" Great chcprs.l
Edwin Il. Walker Of Boston said:
THE time for ilght!ng las come. You will
never save our people from being murdered in
the south unless you get Off your knees md
kill tho men tlat did it," Great cheerinG.i
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09

James Ten Eyc'< Flee ed Grand Muster
After MIR. shcrrr DrciInrd.

Nnsons from all parts Of this s tate filed the
big hall in tho Masonic Tenn lc II; Twenty
third street and Sixth avenue Yesterday to
eject the officers 81 the Grand I.odg" for thu
next yea. II Was the second day IT tho meet
ing. Grand Master william Sherrr declined
t. permit his name to he presented as n candi-
date for II second term. lcrauso he did not
have time to do the work that tn" Office re-
quirch. In consequence Of this ann ounccm"nt
there was n deal Of wirrpul!in:. and the .l"r-
ton of officers Wa all tl.Ht WAS accomplish, i
Gulir;. the cay.
inc were more than SEQ master ma sons in
TIL" hail when the Proceedings Were ulri"d
with prayer hy Grand cha iain Ku ort ip!!-
yer. IN IN" half hour between the 0IruiH,: f
III" meeting All! III" time tor the election the
friends. Il he vatinus candidates wcru u.s.
rHnv0ssinC. Notwithstanding Gran Master
Shcrcr'e drrlnation to accept II sec NJ t,,HI.
he had been re lcctcd. Mr.. Shcrcr VT, li"lm
however, aud he declined the honor in n hort
speech. Deputy Grand Master jam". Ten
Lyrk of Al any was then elected Grand Master
by acc amGiibn.
The rontcs. II tie day was between Joseph
J. Iittl" and Fred ,irk 4. lurnhum. 10th of
this city. tor the "ih'c Of h"puty, Grand Mas
BHrnhln' received Los; W.. Euruih!'n was
formerly Master -! the tNcrl-i,r l.'i@r Of THIS
citv
ITO other officers cl,ctrd wnrc scnIor Grand
WudHu. John iiodg": lumuy Grand warden,
William \. Sutherland: Grand ".t""'Hiy, I'd
Fund. George II villa and william \. BIO y
The last ~~inn II n" ann a. rpm'Hhhicu-
ton will he hcl t!li- afternoon, when the new
~ e.cctuC. officers VII be Installed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09
THIS SETTLES IN INPuSTOE
The Alleged Greenland Woman's Story
PrnMomncsd In Iceland TO b EMlsc.

WEST WISsTED, Conn. June &-Mr Il. s.
Hubert of this city has received II letter from
Iceland confirming the assertions ot TIE SUN
to the effect that Miss Olaf krarer. who has
for several years been lccturing in this coun.
try. claiming to be a native Of Last Greenland,
is n fraud, and that. in fact. she never saw
Greenland. 1t will be remembered that she
has told scores of audiences that she was horn
ON the coast Of East Greenland thirty -nyo
years ago that she never saw white men until
six shipwrcckGd Icclandic fishermen were
thrown on the coast where her people lived.
and that later these white men induced three
Eskimo families. including her own. to
travel with them over the lee on sledgcs 10
Iceland. where she was taken in hand by mis-
sionarics and educated She says tho slcdgs
journer occurred in or about 1872.
Mr.. Hubert heard the woman lecture in this
city. and believing her remarkable story to he
false. sent letter to The SUM- giving nm alb
s!iact Of her narrative. The Sun ut once de:
clarcd the woman's story to lie fraudu lcnt. and
my nf nE sH IN NV H ner
statements. and fully exposed their untruth-
fulness ". ,,,,,o.. ,, ,
accurate report of the womnn's story TO Mr.. y.
C. Gr ran merchant Of Dyref}3rG icciand:
at that Ilnce. with the request that he inform
the the WrteT wnetner Miss kraFer nss%rti9ns
"DYRyfJoEp. Iceland: April Is. 1892.
DEAR SIR: Your favor Of Feb. q is lust re-
ceived AID in the absence of Mr. y. C. Gram
l. who am the manager of his business here.
vii give you the information you wish for:
tne young woman you mention must he
an imroetor. In the first place Eskimos. al
though gen rally small: are not known to be
Of such dminutiye size as you state this
young woman to be. The aborigines Of tho
northeast coast OF Greenland are haatheRs,
and come very seldom into contact with white
men.
Iceland sailors never go near the Green
land coast, and none has ever been ship
wrecked thorc. at least during the past forty
years
",rravcllinG over leo between Greenland and
Iceland is quite out of tho question. MS there
are always large spaces OF open water often
many miles in extent.
Missionaries do not exist at all on this
island
by this information you will see that this
y!!nnE womnn's story is feiGncd ali through,
Yours very truly. +. II. Wendell"
This letter will he interesting reading for the
numerous audiences in this State who have
accepted Miss krarer's story in perfect good
faith.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09

Judge Cullen of tho Supreme Court yester.
day referred tho suit Of Contractor Thomas
Overington against the BROOKLYN Tabernacle
to foreclose n lien for $1,000 to Joseph n.
Merriam rs referee. Mr.. Overington did tho
carpenter work On the new Tabernacle and
still due. The defence is that he procured
certificates from the architect under false rop-
reservations OF the amount of work done, and
that the Tabernacle docs not owe him "A dol
lar, Lawyer Ovcringtun. u son of the plaintiff.
said: H.
for my father and me. and we saw him at MS
house. He said that il he, could only get into
the money That is what induced my father
TO continue the work after he had filed tho
lien. Ny father would never take such II joh
urged on to work with gallons OF beer. and the
next day they werc abused up hill and down
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09
4 MATCH FOR TWo POLICEMEN.
Crazy Charles Zueei Fought Untr He was
Exhausted.

Charles Zugel. milkman. living in FORSYTH
street. assaulted q bartender in a Hobokcn
saloon on Feb. %. broke the furniture Of the
saloon. and was sent to Jail. Hcwas SO violent
and made so much noise that he was speedily
released and requested to return to New York.
Iugcl was drunk when no got back to his
home. and he has been drunk ever since.
Soon after he moved with his wife and chill
di en- to 10 Eldridge street, his money gave out.
His wife told him she was going to take in
washing. and Zugel burned all tho clothes
lines and rejoined that lie did not live in a
laundry. On Tuesday. while Mrs. Zugel was
feeding her children. Mr. Zugel threw their
plates out OF the window Then he cut up two
bars OF sonp and mixed It In the wash loiler
with ye and indigo. This he served to his
Then zugcl smashed the chairs and broke
tho windows. He wrung the, necks OF two
r. d "na s 'fa nS n s i
sisted. lie began again about midnight. and
Mrs Iugel with her three children left the
When she Ind gone Zugel barred the doors
nd released his bulldog lido from ,b e atSs
They we're bnrlesqainG bedlNm, when Police.
man McDonough appeared. Eide %, started at at
the a he who fs
induced luGcl 70 tic Fdo to a bedpost. ,Zugel.
however. gave Fido very much rope, and when
yoke and started at them. TIVE, clubs struck
Fido ut the same instant and two pair Of
hands shot fido's body through window to
tho street below. Fdo ny where he fell.
Then XuEel snrang at the policemen. and
with tho build oG :, clnin no beat herbolsheim-
or on tho head. fIrrh ols hciner used his club.
and Zugel rolled on tho iioor. He cut his head
on trunk us he fell. but crazy. wounded and
1oored ho almost matched the two policemen.
McDonough snapped a pnir ofhandcnfls on his
wrists. hut he burst them. and twisting him
selt free no ran into closet.
Tho policemen burst open the door and q
sheet If fame burst forth. XuGnl stood en-
valcpcd in lire. Ho had lighted the clothing
IN the closet Just then Mrs. Xugcl appeared
again. She put out the fire while thu, police
ough grnhhod him. but no broke away. and
catching UP n chair hurled 1t at tho ro,icemcn
Together tho two policcmen fought him
Lack into n corner. Thcre he stoo.I like an
on his knee and caught luscl by the lcgs At
the hcnd with his club. Hugel foil and Grarpcd
with McDonouGh. and together the, two men
rolled over. flghting and cluwing. AtlenEth Iu.
Eci sank buck exhausted. Before he recovered
his strength the policemen forced him into II
s,raightjacket. carried him downsta;rs to an
where he is held a prisoner. greatly to the re-
lief of his ncighbors in the Eldridge street
hpusa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09
WARNED BY HTGHBINDERS.
THEY PROCLAIM WAR ON CHRISTIAN
CHINESE md MISSIONS.

A Eec ard OF $500 to Any Hirhbinder who
VIII KIN a Christinn of Their Race
yhrcateniny Letters sent to the Mission
that Is Rcscuing Women Slaves.
SAN FRANCtsco. June S.-rhe Chinese high
binders. who for years have defled the police.
have now started in on an aggressive cam
paign AGAINST Christian Chinese and tho white
mission people who aid them. They have Of
fcrcd IA reward of $500 to any Highlander who
will kill Christian Chinese. and they nave
also sent warning letters TO all missionaries
in the city. declaring that II they continue to
rescue female slaves from Chinese houses
their lives will pay tho penalty Such letter
has been received Ivy Miss Margaret Culhert-
son. superintendent OF the Presbyterian Mis-
sion Home and By several other people active
in this good work.
This letter declares that whto teachers OF
the mission have been taking too many Chi.
ncso women out of houses. and that the Keep
ers of thcs houses have met and decided that
no further arrests shall be made or bloodshed
will follow. The letter cites the case of Hui
Wing. II Christian Chin $50 who was shot on
Sunday night. as a warning 70 teachers and
others not to NEEDLE With these women. The
letter also demands that Miss Culbcrtson re-
lease forty women and girls now in the Home.
Copies Of the 81 ne warning letter were sent to
Commercial lditOr Morley Of tho Nlou,cie
AID his sist.r. who have hcrn engaged in Chi
ncsc M sSiUn work for years
Miss CulHc"t>on called Tor protection, and n
detail Of police * constantly Guarding the
Mission Home. Tho roli.r are tryin, to trace
the letters. lut thus far have not succeeded.
Tie lcttcr was thrust under the door Of tho
Mission HON" during meeting attended Ivy
several returning Eastern delegates to the
General Assembly at Portland. For the first
time in the eighteen yenrs TINT Mis- Culhert-
son has had charge OF the mission she feels
uneasy. because the highhindrrs and their
allies. tho disordcrly nous" Keepers are des-
prrata over til" successful efforts OF the mis-
sion in rescnng female chntteis from their
grasp
Ono of the, names attached to the notice
sent to us. she said is Chow thy.
He is tn" kccl er of the house from
which we took II Phong on May -. he
girl cost lctween 500 and $500 was Sold
"l"nly fer $1,000. and ra' in Il den on TOSS
sent to US that til" glrl desired to leave. and
we got n"r aud have her now. Chow Chy also
has house on Stuckton street, and is said
also IT, have an interest in a den on Dupont
street, from which week ago wc rescued
two OIL DER girls. The ost2nslhIc proprietor of
that lace is IN old woman. from whom two
years ago we took two other girls. and Sh.. her
self had to pay : 900 to secur" her own land
ing n this city after her trip to China for n
In Sacramento the hirhhind"rs are equally
rampant. and tho police hav" discovered
pacilrds otTrIin" rewards for tn" murder Of
several Chinese VINO have refused I" pay black
mail. Both here and at Sacramento tn. police
fore" in Chinatown has hrel strengthened
and every effort made to protect rcareable aud
Christian Chinese.
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JUSTICE DENOTES Two F.4MILIEs.
The Discovery OF the Err riicr Onr In dorsey
Leads TO ~ Dispute Over HI. Estate.

KINGSTON. June S.-Justice Isaac Demott,
who died recently at Comnonsvilc. sullivan
county. had lived there for more than thirty
years a devoted church member and respected
citizen. When he became aware that lie was
about to die he deeGcd his property at Com
monsvlle.to his wife. Shortly before his death
he was aprriscd that by the death of Il brother
in Pennington. y. j.. he had fallen heir to
$1,000. After his death his son Charles was
appointed executor. and accompanied Ly his
brother Frank. Went to New Jersey to look
after the inheritance there. They wrrI very
much surprised upon being confronted 10y two
men who profcSsed to lie sons Of the dccun.uI
Justice and II woman who asserted that she
was the orig nal and only Mr.. Dcmott.
An invest gGtion revealed the story o. De
motifs lie. Thirty-ciRht years ago. 1t appears.
he met Hannah Durham and the lived to.
Ecther Tor three years. In that tim" three. sons
were horn. two of whom nr" now living. At
the end of that timo D"molt left tn" woman
and came to New York state with Mary +.
Suydam. who lived with hiri ut Commonsyille
rs his wife. and survives him
These Developments ieaEo matters worry
much mixed tor he heirs. William Miller the
executor Of tho New Jersey estate. who mar,
ried Il sister Of Isaac N"mott says til" children
are not legal heirs AMI that tno Property r,.-
Nerts to the brothers and sisters ana their
children. Denotts estate is valued ut $4,000.
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MA COMES DIM BRIDgE.
BIDS to he Called for ter Moving the Old
Structure to New site.


Structure to u New site.
The meeting Of the Board Of Estimate yester-
day morning was the signal for the gathering
in tho Mayors Office Of representatives OF
nearly all the city departments. The mrmbct3
OF the Board sat in easy GrmcharS around tho
long table, md the Interested spectators and
officials ana others who We're thor" on business
"lust' red close behind these, chairs. President
Dana Of the Park Board asked for AN nrrro-
priati"n t" move the present Macomb's Dam
i,ridG". which Is now closed; to the northeast
Of III present site. in order that the residents
in the n"iGhiolhord may have some means II
crossing the river during the building Of tie
new hIidGr.
The niCn Bridge Company will move the
rIdE. n S;H).tWO. said Mr.. Dana
I&" plan Is feasiblr. but rather expensive"
said Comptroller Myers.
Asst, + "stn'" 10 permit til" use of a strip o; its
land for n temporary bridge.
"Wh"n III" Arto"s stand in the way of public
imrrovrmrnts." he said. "uotIln. cam lie
done. NJ PARENTS. | never knew them to put
th"m-rlNrS ont or TO go to any expense Tor
such a purpose
A,trr som" further discussion Of the matter
q" i Hrl adopted motion made hy tho
Mayor HAT Lids for moving Tia" present bridge
and for utting it up for temporary use be adj
for bids for building arnroacEc. to tho New
York City and Northern Railway bridge. Tho
cost Of this work is limited t . i.uDD.
Hans Tor bridge across the Harlem River
~ hingsbridge rond were submitted by Public
Works commissioner Gilroy
FIFTY thousand dollars was appropriated for
the huildinS Of llS steps IN the dry wall aud
blum mt IT. Nicholas avenue and both street.
An appropriation was made for TIE expense
OF opening the Metropolitan Museum o! Art on
sundays.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09
SUICIDE or .ICGCST OJ2WlN.
He was Lying Ecad On tbs Ned when Ills
HroI hrr Called Hin, for Breakfast.

\ August Gilman. n butcher and formerly n
sa!oon keeper, living at 30 East Houston street.
committed suicide yesterday morning by
shootn.. himself twice in the forehead. Ott-
man. who is cousin Of J. Gilman Of I,cl.
lad been desponGcnt for some time. About
year ago he narrowly escaped being burned To
death i'll II tenement houseirc in Second street
Iiencp.
Two months ago he opened saloon in East
Houston street, near the Ptrk building. He
lost $1,000 there in less than n month. and
nbout three weeks ago he closed the place.
Then he went into tho meat business with his
Yesterday morning his brother got UP early to
70 TO the meat market. He called TO his
brother to get up and have some coffee. When
and found it locked. He went around on the
nre escape TO back window Of tho room. and
with two bullet holes In his forehead. Ottman
was ~ years old,