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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-24
IONG ISLAND

FORT JEFFERsON.-The excitement over trunk
I'm the village Of Port Jefferson Is over and every ono
is laughing over the affair. The trunk was supposed
T., contain dynamite and reached the village addressed
10 the Port Jefferson Milling Company. II was IN
closed in II case made Of rough boards, and when Mr.
Wheeler the secretary OF the company started Ia open
the crate and saw the trunk he alarmed because
two attempts had been made on his life There were
two addresses the box. one was the addNfs oi
The milling company and the other card. on
which WAS an address To "A southern firm. The way
bi71, showed that II was .hippr from Westpor Conn.,
Yesterday the whole thing explained. The tInns
had been shipped 10 south Carolina aud boari> wh,h
bore the milling oompany's address were used To IN
close ii. The southern address was on card ana
this became part torn of and the trunk went 10 POn
Jefferson. Ii has been shipped 10 IL etinaton
several BOYS skating ON kanc's Lake, near ts
school house AT stony Brook Friday afternoon Inc
ice was thin and all the bows broke through. lhJ
struggled In the icy water and called for help. Ihey
were rescued. with the exception Of Merwin i"Ws.
twelve years old. who was drowned. Ills body S4
subsequently, recovered and taken home. lie was ne
only child Of Bernard Powell and the grandson oi tho
Rev. Daniel Jones. OF bridgeport, Conn
FLATBUsH.-The Board OF school Commissioners
yesterday elected james Townsend, principal ot "a
Fatbush District school, 10 succeed The late Audrey
Whigum. Mr.. townsend has been connec led WITH inc
Brooklyn schools The salary Is about SOW
LONG ISLAND ClrN.-MayOr Gleason Il confined 10
h, hoiiie by sudden attack OF Illness. lie VAS AZ
tackled first on Friday evening by fainting ht ana
two PLY siclans summoned 10 his bedside. ite
revived within few minutes. The doctors pronounce
Irregular action OF the heart The Mayor was oidere
20 preserve absolute quiet Tor a few days.
MlNEOLA.-Luke Fleek well known yerhsni o.
Mmeola fell fiom window IN his house yeSter Jay.
skinner summoned and feared concession of iS
brain.
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OBITUARY..
WILLIAM f. ROBIN-ON.

William f. Robinson. lest known DIV hi7 pc" nam
OF Richeleu" ex member OF Congress ana one Vi 'o
best known public men in Brooklyn aeu !e7 "
his home No. - second Place. In tlht c'H' a. ' 'e
% seventy eight His health had not De'n so'' i' ~
cral years. and he lived in retirement. '' we"
in Unagh. County Tyrone. Ireland on NAY y, o.
the age Of twenty he mariculated al beha>' wi
lace hut nj. health failed and after spending some
fine in Landscape gardening his fathers place. III
took a sea VOYAGE for his health In ls3o anu i'"e ~
New York ON the long and tedious voyage nc "'u
some literary work and he secured an opportunity
10 do new paper work in New York.
In 1887 lie entered Yale College, ana nv suppor.e"
himself while pursuing his studies by wiring I've a'>o
made campaign speeches for william Henry Harrison
in the famous campaign OF 1910. lie wrote bo'h
prose and poetry for Horace GTceley's cam
uaicn paper The Log cabin lie was active IN
every m:.tter that concerned the Yale students VI
hi, time and abi-,ed d" The Yale Bahher' lie
was one Of the founders of the Yale cIaWcF VI NV
pi Tpslon Fraternity and was president OF the
Brothels I'm Unity society. He studied III" d''
ectnred tier his graduation from Yale in ISL. III
1-44 he went 10 Washington the correspondent VI
The TIinne aud lie wrote for II for several years
over the name Of "Echelicu." lie enjoyed '"o
friendship and confidence OF many pupnc "e"
IL ,st, he missed by one vote the nomination i"f
member OF Congress in his district In New 10Th n'c
started weekly paper in New>0rR cam" i
law for q time lie also edited THE irish World
In 1919 he removed 10 Bath l.. L.. and three years
later 10 Brooklyn. where he aiterward maze Ills
home. ,,,
In 1862 President Lincoln appointed him Collector
~ Internal Revenue and he held the Office Tor Se'ei'
year. I'm 1868 lie the Republican 'aluioa'e
,o, r,xcolecto, but was defeated by Isaac Ia
deou In lsOC lie was elected to congress IL Il
RembIicon In the LIBERAL Republican movement
Of I573 he supported Mr.. Greeley iof ItcSoc"'
lie then resumed newspaper work. ana ]" ,
he WAS elected Democrat ~
yLVJIth Congress and re elected an io'-' 'e'''s
David 4 Roody now Mayor. 1t was III ms ''," "
service that his advocacy Of The cause u III" ''"
peoule aud dennnciatlon OF the BRUSH "oN'r"n'e"'
earned him the accusation OF twisting the tail Oh '"'
British lion" - =, "a, n.mocrats in
,sss and accepted an independent NOMINATION WI, VII
gounblicon Endorsement. but was deIehteu u, ",
paul Mahoney Mr. Robinson wrote illaS R III rcn
artcIes for Erookyn spapers. emDoiyitg us reo
ifions OF public men and affairs III ms later Neals
lie leaves five phildrcn. two sons ana trrce unn
one son John f.. Robinson. Ii newspaper "''"
Heart failure was the direct cause OF deh'H
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allowed them all, "a She thought to pass mr. ana
then started TO cross she had sooner reached inc
middle OF the street than she was struck by heavily
laden bob which knocked her down. Before she
could rise two struck her. rendering her un.
conscious. she Was severely Injured internally, ana
IS In critical condition. No arrests have been made
MOUNT VERNON.-rrofes>U H. II. ROgan's Illus
trated lecture on Paris and the Parf>ians In tho
hall OF the WOm3n'> Christian Temperance Union on
Friday night was interesting ard in-t'u' tive. II was
one OF n series u entertainments that Professor u W:
colby has generously arranged for HI, large number ~
friends and neigubors. The Key. +. VI. >. Taylor,
rector Of the Church % the ASCENSION intrOucen me
lecturer with a humorOu, speech that was well re
ceived The nth separate Company, VA
tional Guard has elected the following officers Gap
Jain Edward j. Kinder. president; First LIEUTENANT
f. schneider. vice president: +. \ Ferry. recnrhnS
.~crctarv: H. f. Atkinson. financial secctsrN W. H.
,nter,On. W p sleight and y. ;. Kidd. recruiting
committee.
NEW -ROCII ELLE.-The newly organized Hospital ~
srlaton Of New Rochelle j. making an earnest enoI ~
secure sufficient funds out lie plans prOpo>ns
20 start with ~ 800 with which II !. proposed "
secure n house convenient 10 the Town han ara Iai-
road station furnish IL with comfortable and sutaoe
furniture with about five beds for patients ard rDon
for AZ least two nurses IL l. also contemplated "
establish IA dispensary for the poor
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ROCkTAND COUNTY

NYACK.--NIrs Harriet Mantell. one Of the besv
known residents of Nyack. was taken Yesterday alter
10 the county Jail at NewCity to await *
animation as 10 her sanity. For year her strahSs
acts have caused comment and fear among NJ
ncighbors. On Friday she sauacd carpet WIZ
OIL carried It the back porch. and started roaring
blaze. Mr. Van Zandt, neighbor, quollei II, ana ~
advice Of Police Justice Christie. procured wirr'n'
for her arrest for breach Of the peace When Ju>uos
Christie and Officers Crowley and stole went 10 us
house arrest the woman yesterday there was
lively scene. and It witnessed by several hundee
people. Failing 10 obtain admisson, Christie orusrvs
the officers To break in the door. Wills ucy
pounding Mrs Mancll. clad In white appeared ~
an upper window. When the officer, broke In she NJ
them In the lower hall. and on being told they nae
come TO arrest her, she demonstrated She qucsun's.
the light Of the officers TO arrest her. ana >du s,o
would never 80 peacoably she was car.ie srms'
Cling. TO carriage, with her daughter Bertha accom-
paying her she then refused to be- wrapped ~ osa
kets, and insisted on having her satin cloak. ~
brought 1en she wanted her French shoes insteih y.
the opera slippers she wore. and these wee Also 49,
her. After an hours effort, she was hnally INV"
away to the county jail. II Is sald that several MONTY,
ago two ply scians Officially adjudged her insane touS
the report WAS not mao public
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strsrAINISG TIE ROCK ISLAND.

CHICAGO Jan. % speclnD.-The Rock I'and IOld
seems 10 I've hpvinR It's day Of reckoning with both e
Western Passenger and the Western TITiuc as,ocia-
tons II hns three important victories in quick
succession aud asserts that II has established beyond
success dispute its Allegations Of unfair tr-an
Today E. r. AtmOre James Barker and j. v Ma
honey, nrbitrstors IN the appeal from decisions Of
Chairman Finley aud the Big six" Commissioners,
refusing 10 grant relief In the matter Of commissions
on ,eaboard Immigrant business ended their labor, BY
reversing those decisions. We respectfully submit, -
say the arbitIa,ors that critical examination Of
the evidence find that excessive commissions are
icing paid beyond reasonable Doubt Ia New York to
California points and. being forced This conclusion
VIC are reluctantly compelled TO reverse the decision
Of tho chairman"
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ELIZABETH.
MRS ANNIE CERyO ACQUITTED.

MRS. ANNIE CEItNO ANU ih'' -,
Mn, Annie Corvo who was on trial all last week
or the murder Of Frank Lombardo. gardener who',
she stabbed TO death with stiletto on the h's"u VI
October 81 was yesterday acquitted by Jury II. '"'
InIon Comfy Cont The judges charge was s'ro'is
~ against the prisoner and nearly everyDocy III "'
courtroom expected after he had finished 'ha' 'l'
woman would ut least be convicted vi '''''
slaughter. 70 the surprise VI '"o -.
and the audience the jury In ten ini"u..
Iught in , verdict of not guilty. There was an ou,
burst of applause which WAS quickly St'hea "s "o
indigo. who directed the wonahS d'scnarsv nun
custody The prosecutor entered writ Oh nIe
ga he ,i.n wls SET Al liberty. The jury believed ,al
Ihe woman stabbed Lombardo in defence oil Ier ho nS
and that it Iustiiabc hohilcioe' i"oy wv" WHY
TWO ballots.
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An EVIL HARD TO KILL
THE PADRoND SYSTEM FLOrMsHiNG II Tht
COAL REGIONS.

THE PADROND SYSTEM FTOrWsHlNU N Ihf
COAL REGIONS.
Chief Inspector MIlhollsnd. OF the Contrast Labor
pnr.,n =, Fill island .elt few weeks ago two in
spsctors on A visit TO the mining regions OF fehh''i
vnnja The result Of their Investigations Is now EN-
bodied In a report which i in The hands ~ the "o'er
ment II va, found that while the padrone' system
OF importing labers had been entirely stopped by 'e
opcrutlons of the Contract Labor bureau, there was
nevertheless. 81 padrone" system In existence ~nc"
becnn when the immigrants had been formally lnndeo
Soyaks Hungarians and Italians have been ganTeo
together In doves soon after they set foot on the
Battery and carried under contract TO the ch mines
Of Western Pennsylvania The inspectors vla'ed w"
OILS mining centres. At CsrbODdale and scranton thoe
fonnd that nnc.tcnths Of tho operatives ana mlfes'
were Italians IIungarians or slovaks. Tie naive
American miner has almost asappearcd from the coe
regions OF Pennsylvania
At the Anon mines In the western part OF Pehnsyl
vapin 600 English ,peaklng miners fOund 10 have
been crowded ont by Itaisns Iiungarlans ard sovaks
They were first put 90 work there during the big striks
Of ls=9'9O They have been working there ever since
at low wases. their ranks being constantly re
cruited BY the people brought Oh from New
York agents, who engaged them a. soon a
they landed from the Barge Office II Wa
aecertained by the inspectors that at one mine alone
there were only sixty eight registered voters cut OF
total OF 7s7 miners employed. The rest were foreigner
unable 10 speak n word Of English. The feeling In
these regions wa found 10 be b ter among the Amer
cans agninst this Influx Of foreigners which crowded
American labor
one example Of the result Of this invest gst Dn IL
furnished by the discovery that italian "padrone7
In, grown wealthy by regularly visiting the barge
Onice and hiring Italians soon they were landed
and shipping them - different mining points In POM
sylvanin 10 work for small wnges.
The investigation shows that there IS need OF legis
lation 10 protect the Immigrant after he ns been landed
ON these shores.
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Jersey CITY.

Al lo the end has been reached In the series OF CIVIL
and criminal suits that for six months nave occupied
the close attention Of John Wesley Bolheh' preSu'"
4 g., willing Workers society OF "iace Onu''" '''
its ex president, John J. PelouDet Inc l''' '"'o
.u, tor damage, for false imprisonment brought
tv rothon against Peloubet Justice William Allen ana
Thomas Lynch constable TIE case was f car boh
the Circuit Court YESTERDAY Inc ,"Svlo ,i,an In
n,,ties 10 the suit were nbseu and Justice lieh III
his own behalf asked Judge Knapp to non suit t ne
iointg and the court 50 ordered. This Throws az ~
he cost Of the proceedings BOthen and they VIII
be large. -
Charles T. Pcshal the lawyer who IS trying 70 pre-
won't IInllnCer the negro murderer, ON beng hahgeu
said Yesterday that he would apply 70 Judge "ree VI
The United states Court, al Trenton Tor a win "a
bnIoos cornu. 10 morrow lie said tnat he was conn
d"nt lin. writ would be granted. IIanger IS sen
fenced 10 be hanged On February 10.
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4 NOTABLE CONTEXT TO CATHOLICISM
L. J. KIP. GRANDSON OF THE EPISCOPAL BISHOP
OF CALIFORNIA, CHANGES HIS FAITH.

l.. j. KIP. GRANDSON OF THE EPISCOPAL BISHOP
OF CALIFORNIA, CHANGES HIS FAITH
san Francisco. Jan % (special).-Lawiercc j. NIP
grandson of Bishop William lngTalam Nip, OF 'h'
Diocese Of California. Will be baptized into the Roman
Catholic Church in this city Monday. The step
that Mr. Kip intends taking is of special Interest on
account Of the high place OF his family In tpiScopaah
circles both here and In the East Els grandfather
ranks as the second Bishop in America blshop
Williams OF Connecticut. being his senior Young
blp has been bred lawyer. but In assisting his gHnd
father brought into close relations with several
Roman Catholic clcgymen, including Father saSia, the
head Of the Jesuits this coast They converted ii
and now he proposes 10 make public profession
OF his new faith. He says that he had to choose
between agn ,sticism and Catholicism. and he selected
the latter because he believes II j. the illlc lm'n
that the Bible teaches. The news OF his apOS'a'N
has not vet been broken to his grandfather. VINO VIII
Le greatly shocked as he is In feeble health.
Young Kip's mother daughter of Mr. kinney
a former United Minister to Iuns, ana COUSIN
to ex-Pie>ident Cleveland and to Bishop COKE u
Western New. York Her half-brOther Is f. t. SLED
man the banker and poet. The old Bishop came ou'
ler. in lsj4 Just Gefore he sailed Tor talionh
he WAS married to Miss Lawrence OF New ofH'
sister OF the famous Don't Give-upthe-shp La"
renee who commanded the frigate Chesapeake anu
cousin Of william Beach Lawrence the jnrls.. bishop
Kin t. noted AS an author his textbooks on religion
benc used in oxford and Cambridge universities;
I'm England and in the University ) laiaua' W
late wears he has been assisted III the uiV'o>c ny
Assistant Bishop Nichols.
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NEWS FROM NEW JERSEY.
NEWARK.


sWINDLED WITH BOGUS CHb@ho'
several business men In Newark have been vic"ui'
lied by OF bogus checks by FRANK 'erhisi, gu
Fngs man thIrtyNve years Old. who las been epio.e'
A. salesman by Fisher Brothers, cigar mnnuac'"'er''
No $50 Produce Exchange Place, YORK. Jcrni' u
has disappeared About six weeks ago he poN'"'S
acquainted with eX-COunty Clerk ). warren a'"
veer who Is in the cigar business at NO. ooa pio's
81 He got an order from Vanderveer ana the soou
wer, delivered soon afterward Jermyn exhioou
a letter purporting to from the hrm' e'ieo''"e
n check for $3.50, hundred OF winch w"7 ''''' Ia
a Christmas present and the rest ~ Saiaiy' ,...a
reoesed vanderveer to cash the check and the ia'D
complied. Then Jermyh "ah'eu " - ,,ndorveer
to a teweller as he had II watch TO bny. N"ue.
TOOK linn to the iewelry store OF Jahes "r cb.in
s53 Biosd-,t. and Jermyn bought a wa'c' .'''u ,.,
for Sl53 for which he gave Il cheek. Inc W..
was accepted in payment Both checks %ero Rrnthers
worthless and the signature to the fl,neI bmSeif
check was prom )unccd II forgery Jerin,n 81 Hunt
trusted to the amount OF SOB lor cionns soo by
& Lofrvlst tallors on BrOad-st., ana l0r ~ o ~
chandler Brothers. dealers I'm mems Iurhis"'"s e'''
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begin at p. M TIE burial Will be In Mount Pie;'S'"'
Cemetery II is expected that several oenatos ana
Representatives will arrive from Washington oh 1"
special train 10 attend the funeral. The palDcaIfN
will be George NJ. Robson, of Trenton; IhOma' H.
Dudley Of Camden George Harding, Of Phhdelpha
John r. stockton Of Trenton: AMI Dodd. C0rthhu'
Parker T. r. Kinney and Robert /. Baantine. o.
Newark.
4 meeting Of the bar Of Essex County VIII De
he'd in the Chancery Chambers tomorrow morning. u
take suitable action the Justlces's death jung
Deuue will preside and n large number OF lawyers
from all part, Of New-Jersey have been invited
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-24

A dinner given 10 F.. A. stedman by the EN-.
plOyes OF Wells Fargo S Co, In this city Mt the
Cosmopolitan Hotel. last night. J. p. Henry agent Of
the company at Rochester presented behalf Of the
employees in New-York rich sci Of cut glassware
10 Mr. etedman. The dinner and presentation were
in honor OF Mr. Stedmans recent promotion from
superintendent Of the NewYork division to the general
agency al this city.
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TRAFFIC DELAYED ny sNowDRIFTS.

Chcs1o Jan % Eastern tranhc Is again getting In bad
shape This is due 70 severe weather and snowdrft IN
the last Shipments have been getting ont OF Chicago
ali right but they fail TO reach their sesbosrd destination
and the congestion greatly reduced the movement.
lack Of motive power also noticeable
Eastern roads. Were IL not that the grain brought Ia
Chicago bv Western roads has greatly diminished.
rious bock sds here would be- renewed
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OTHER SUBURBAN TOWNS.
WEsICuESTER CnIrNIY

YONKERs.-Mi-s Annie Welsh, OF No. 1872 River
dale ave. lies n the point Of death at her home from
INJURIES received Friday night from "A party Of
constcrs in lerriotSt. She walking In River
dac-ave at about O'Clock and when she came to
IIerrlot ST which Iuns into the former she stopped
moment rs the hill was crowded with sleds She
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FOR THE FUNERAL OF JUSTICE BRADIEr.

TIE body Of Justice Joseph =. Bradley will be taken
TO Newark tomorrow for burial. Nearly all the
arrangements have been made for the funeral. The
services In Newark will be held In the North Reformed
Church. Of which the dead iurst once member.
and will De conducted by the Rev. Charlie, Hart, Of
Rutgers College, New Brunswick who was It's pastor
At that time assisted by the present pastor the Rev
Or. David wstArs. The services in the church will
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STBJECTs FOR A PRIZE AT YALE.

New-IIaven. Conn, Jan. 23.-rhe subjects for the
&. Wyllys Belts prize FOR 1892 are announced on to
DAYS Yale Bulletin This prize Is awarded for
ccllence in English composition during sophomore year
The TOPICS for the current year follows: Dry
denis Catholicism When south Middle New
IN study Of Yale little past The middle OF the last
century,. Thomas Beckett aud The Church, >"
&" Marley COlerldger and Tile New England Fast
DAY.
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HOME NE VS..
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT TIE HOTELS.

ALBEMARLE-Allcn Marvel. president OF the Ateh'-
son. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company. EVERETT
Daniel Magorc, OF Cgdcnsb n. Y. HOFFMAN-GoV'
etnor David l.. Francis and Colonel John o. Prahcr OF
Missouri. HOLLAND-w William woodall. VI. p. Of Eng
land Hampstead wsshbrrne, OF Chicago and Fran
cI, q. Newlsnts. OF Nevada.
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IDII\ u HFnRN

FIX Freebooter John =. Berry. one o. the best
known residents OF Elizabeth y j. died yesterday al
his home No. 40 south Broad St. Tn that '"' ~
at the age OF sixty tx. Mr.. Berry served SOM S'A,
ON the Board OF Frcchodcrs after the 'Vil war anu
ros tbc first SUPERINTENDENT Of the Elizabeth and
Newark horse railroad In recent wears he devoted
himself 10 his profes sion. as veterinary surgeon III
which he especially skllful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-24
IL NORMANDLE " COLLINION

IIavre Jan. o3.-The General Transatlantic steamer
La Normandc. which sailed from this port this after
noon for New York. into collision with ana sank
the tug which had been towing her Five persons were
drowned and one was seriously injured.
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Sullivan WILL NOT NOTICE MAHER.

Helena Mont Jan. 23.-John l.. Sullivans attention
,as called TO Peer Makers challenge to-day. lie said
Lo could pay 10 attention to IT, Maer', object was 10
sc some cheap advertising. Sullivan il ready to meet
Slavln In August and that when he gets 10 New
Yok all the ''m0uth.Gghters" Will retire.
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MOTHER AND son DROWNED.

Halifax ". s.. Jan. 23.-At Ramea y. F.. two sons
Of Robert Evis were playing on frozen pond ana
one OF them broke through. The other boy called hi"
mother and she In trying to save her SON also fell
into the water. Both were drowned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-24
AM1TEURS CHAI LENGKD TO A SKATING RACE

AMlTEURN CHAI LENGkD TO 4 NhAIINb hAIE-
Newburg ~ y. Jan. % (speclalj.-James +. Don
oehue is ont tonight with challenge ~ skate any
teur in ,he country from TO 10 miles on HUDSON River
ice or wherever good ice can be obtained FOR trophy
lie excepts only his brother, Joseph +. DonOgue the
chs
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IfOBOkEN.

\ Coroner's jury al late hour on Friday night
rendered a verdict that Andrew Roberts came 10 his
death from the effect of a stab wound given by John
Baylis A. has been told In The Tribune. Roberts
and Bay, were COorcd stabemen AT the Guttcnburg
racet rack. They quarrclled January 10 and Days