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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
AT BAY IN THE RIVER.
A Maniac's Long Defiance OF Three Pursu.
Ing Policemen Near GIcnwood.

YoSKERs, June H. - Roundsman Peter Nc
Gowan and Patrolmun Thomas Nolan OF the
Yonkers police force and Patrolman Murphy
OF Hastings had n singular encounter with q
maniac to-day in the river near Glenwood sta
ton and opposite Dudlcys Grove. For tho
past few days n man evidently insane has been
annoying the women Of Hastings. He would
enter the doorways Of houses and scream and
shout and frightcn tho women almost into
Mysteries.
An organized force was got together. and on
Thursday he was seen on the street and the
men gave chase The man. who was a swift
runner. distanced his rursuers. and after
crossing the auucduct he was soon lost in the
wood. To-day the man was seen between
Yonkers and Hastings Murphy was notified.
and he teephoned to the police Of this city for
assistance to help in capturing the man.
Murphy started from Hastings and MCGOWAN
and Nolan went north. The three officers
met in the neighborhood OF Dudley's grove,
large picnic ground on tho Hudson.
They had not been there more than rem min.
utes when they saw tho man In dense part OF
started for tho river on run. followed by, the
policemen. Before they could ovCrtake him
he tho river Hnd aof out M
ing near and rowrd after tho fugitive. who
proved to be good swimmor. w ,; M as ne
came near him in his boat. SO it is reported.
the maniac would dive under It. swim out, on
the other side. Of 1t aud would then shout def
ance ut the policeman When he ran from the
wood he carried heavy club with him. which
lie retained all tho time he was in the water
Murphy followed him about for some time,
and not being able to catch him, rowed ashore
for reinfurcements. MCGOWAN then joined
Murphy. taking rope along. to lasso the man
IL they were not successful in any other way.
As Murphy rowed toward the shore the man
when the maniac stood up. threatening to
brain the first one who came near him.
After some time McGowan succeeded in
throwing moose over the mans head. Then
quickly drawing in his rope they brought the
maniac ashore. Here they had anot her strug
policemen to handcutf their prisoner. Murphy
then took him to Hastings. whore he was
locked up in the village Jail to await an exami-
inf
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WHO IS S.fR4H NORTH?
A WelI.dressrd. Gray-hnired Woman At
tempt. Suicide at the Bnttery.

A wc!l-dressed woman. whose appearance.
manners. and language indicate that she is OF
good breeding. tried 10 drown herself off the
Battery last night She dived into the river
from the sea wall between the free bath
and Halls. Carl Picgicr OF "a Green
wich street jumped in aftor her. and.
with the MD Of some Battery boatmen
got her up on Halls platform. She was taken
into the bath house and her clothes were dried.
and then she was locked up in the Oak street
station house. She said she was Sarah North.
As wears old and single and that sho had no
home She said she had been III for two years
and was tired Of paying doctors bills. If |
get out Of this she told tho police matron. L
will try II again
She wore u gray shawl when she went to the
river Her gown was Of silk. garnet coored.
with black stripe down il. an ovcrdrcss of
black lace. and an urdcrskIrt Of black silk.
Thn dress was trimmed with black velvet and
gold cord. She Wore n fashionable hat OF
skeleton webbing trimmed with cloth flowers.
and her stockings were blue silk.
She had n brcastrin made Of many small
garncts. but no other Iewrlry. She had a
landkcrchiei with black spots on it. n peck
ctpoDk containing six cents, and two small
keys. Her hair j. wlto and worn In n high
puff in front. and she has large gray eyes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
In ,yai, tor Assaults on Women,

JACKSON. Mis-. juno ll.-Six weeks ago .
negro carpenter named Robert Carter was ar
rested hero for M attempt to assault a white
woman and thai uGlt WAS confined In the
ponitontiary 10 save him from mob. Tho
Grand Jury to-,a, Indicted him for the at
tempt and also for am assault on a l2-year.old
negro girl Tho latter Crno has been Just
made known. though cmmitted four months
ago, Carter threat, ned h. xiii tho littlo girl II
she exposed linn. lIt she finally told her
mother Tho littIo rtrl has never recovered
IRON her injuries and u'y"rMIIL
Cnrter's first crime uI this character was
committed in a north Mississippi conpty and
he was sGnt To the penitruiiary for ITO but was
Iarluncd 4 few years strcr. II is now believed
he Will hang. If not by law. then otherwise.
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NO BULLET ~ HER HEAD.
Lily Berger's Death Attributed to . Fall
Three Arrests Made.


Lily Berger. young woman subject to cpl
leptic fits, was found unconscious on the first
landing OF the boarding house at 233 East
Twenty-ninth street. early yesterday morning
by Mary Clancy. the landlady. She was taken
into tho rooms Of Mrs. Joseph Clark. the wife
OF a bartender with whom she boarded. She
died before a physician could be summoned.
Policeman George F. Hauscr was sent to the
house and looked at Mrs. Berger's body. He
noticed bruise about the size Of n half dollar
with little hole in the middle. over the right
eye. He decided that the woman had been
shot and called in DR.. Sylvester Of go East
Thirty-second street. who coincided with the
bluecoat's opinion. Thcreupon. Hauser ar
rested Mr.. Clark. his wife. and Joseph Ward.
a waiter in the saloon whore Clark is emf oyed.
who boards with the Clarks.
Coroner Levy was notified. and he directed
DIR. Weston to make an autopsy; DR.. Weston
made it last evening. and said that the injury
was due to q fall or II blow.
DR.. Stockwcll. one of the Bellevue physicians
who attend ed Mrs. Berger while she was in
the hospital under treatment for epilepsy and
wound and decided that it probably had been
caused by falling against a sharp corner.
Mrs. Berger was found lying face downward
on the first landing of the boarding house.
with her hend only foot from n metal-b bound
trunk. she was intoxicated when Mrs. Mary
Tallens. also n boarder in the house. let her in
ct 10 o'clock on FRIDAY night. Mrs. Mary
but heard nc pistol shot. No pist toll was found
and there Were no powder marks around tho
bruise on Mrs. BergerS forehead
The three prisoners were parOled last night
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My SETTLE TIE STRIKE
Conference to he Held Between the House.
smiths nnd the .Inchson Compnny.

There is prospect that tho strike on the
new Criminal Court building which developed
into general strike OF tho housesmiths
against the Jackson Architectural Iron Com
pany may be settled this week. although an
arrangement to have tho strike settled by ar
bitration has fallen through. Tho strike was
hrst ordered on the Criminal Court building
because an employee Of tho Jackson Company
who was at work there had become delinquent
to his union After this was adjusted a gem
eral strike was ordered against the jackson
Company as n non-unon concern. When the
strike had gone on for some time 1t was ar
ranged that 1t should be arbitratcd by man
to he selected on behalf OF the company. II man
to be selected by the union: and third man to
tn selected by the tive. the decision OF the
j. NJ. Cornell Of tho iron manufacturing firm
ot ]. b. 4 j. nj. Cornell. i'll Centre street. was
fhIfe cpb y the %SGsGn and Hsmrv
bly, No. 253. was chosen by the union. They
gould not agree on third man. however Mr.:
Public Works Gilroy. Assem- biynan sulzer,
and Father Huntington. but Mr., Cornell would
ed States at ase psre hofeP sspsen
Eas DssG BoS NJ aSIn Te sa
he would wash his hands OF the entire bust
ness.
intendcnt. Cooper of the Jackson Company.
and a conference OF two hours and half took
place between them in the office OF tho COM
aud Second avenues. A hitch was struck ut
the first in the demand OF Mr.. Hicks that the
walking delegate Of the union should he al,
lowed to go through the wor Ks between l and
:! o'clock on tn" afternoon o, every day to see
that the men had union cards. 1t was also de-
mandcd that only union men should he ON
ploy.d on the new Criminal Court building.
and other building wherc the Jackson Com,
be reinstatcd Mt union rates. and those en-
ployed who were fined by the union should be
mule to pay up or be DISCHARGED
Mr.. Cooper said he would call meeting OF
the Iron League. tho organization Of en-
ployers formed during the housesmiths' strike
of 1881. and lay the matter before 1t. He
askedin tho mean time that the men should
lie allowed TO go back t. work on the new
Criminal Court building. hut Mr.. Hicks would
not con sent to 1t until u settlement had been
reached
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The Cznr Rerr,mnnd. Constantine.

ST. PETERSBURG. June lit is asserted on
apparently good authority that the Car has
rcprmandcd the Grand Duke Constantinei for
visiting President Carnot without permission
from the Gear. While Princes Of the imperial
family have Il right to do rs they please when
abroad in giving and receiving unofficial cour-
tesies. it is the invarablo rule to ask tie con-
sent Of the Car before taking part in any on
cial function.
1t would not follow that. because the Car
reprimandcdt onstantinc. he therefore did not
desire that Prince to represent Russia at the
Nancy fCtcs.
Tho nutocrat is very jealous Of his rights az
the head of the house Of Romanoff. and the
reprmand may have been simply because an
important form was not observed by the
(,ra nd Duke
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uyer Plead. Not Guilty orfors-ry.

John Hyer. in n fashionable suit OF clothes
and patent leather shoes. was arraigned be-
fore Judge Lippincott yesterday. in the GEN
eral Sessions Court in Jersey City. to plead to
two indictments for forgery. Hycr is tho
young man who. several months ago. fed to
California. taking with him $4,000 belonging
TO his employers. William Harney,& Son. real
estate dealers in, Jersey CITY; Iho story OF
Hyer's stubborn fight in san FRANCISCO 10 pre-
Lack and his escape from Dalton on, the way
hack has been told. Hyer. aiterward surren-
d"rrd himself His extrudition WAS ed for
on an Indictment for embezzloment Necently
il was thought that the igdlrtm,snt Tor en-
bc22Iement would not hold, ana mhrnty IRE
Iiy"r. when arraigned yesterday. pleaded not
Euu,ty. lie had no bondsman present nn"n
was remanded to the county lalI " hMNlt lIal.
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THE BACKER'S BEST FRIEND

Sent Maidstone q to ], and nothing but Mad.
stone. for the Toboggan slide Handicap. The
Racing Private Information Agency wires are
the talk oil the town, and well they may he. BacA
ers glory IN them bookmakers dread them. our rigid
rule We never depart from-one horse only race
nothing good nothing sent Clients are again urged 10
show messages ther friends Our wires arc our
advertisement. order to-day Terms ~ usual $40 for
the six days and promise of per cent on net win
nngs All who send for this weeks wires will receive
by letter the best thing known for the Suburban
A dark candidate at extreme odds with at least 10
pounds In hand. foIrpage prospectus fully sxpIanng
business with hints TO unbeatable safety plan OF
speculation sent post free. Address all comm unica
tions to the BUSINESS MANAGER, y. o. box 2.3C5.
New York city
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
a quarrel between Two Farmers Ends
With Tragedy.

KINGSTON. June ll.-R, A. S. McNee and G
W. s'outenburgh are wcll-to-do farmers liy-
Inc IN bloomfield the terminus Of the Ulster
ana Delaware Railroad. Stoutonburgh is
pathmaster. and was digging n ditch In front
OF McNees house, which McNce had forbidden
MN TO do When MrNee come out Of his
mouse to try and get Stoutenburgh toquit work
Tho latter became enraged. and drawing a rs
Vol YER fired twice at McNer. one of tho LuiInt.
entered his I9ft leg and the other percod tic
ieit lung. McNee staggered into tho house.
ton almost ut the feet OF his wife. vii" WIS
"oIng out to sec what was the trouble. Corn.
rmpanelled jury, who took the man : anti
mprtem statement. StOutenhurgh was ar.
rested and committed to await the Result Of
LIS victim 8 INJURIES =
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4 BRIDE OF THREE UEhKs DESERTED.
The Groom Eloprs with "a Widow. Who
Took Along Her Four Children.

NYACK. June ia great stir was caused in
the village Of South Nyark to-day by the state
ment that Patrick Cotter. a well-known and
popular young hotel proprietor in that place.
had eloped with widow with four children.
all Of whom she took along with her Cotter
left behind him his young wife. to whom he
had been married only three weeks. When
COtter left home n few days ago he told his
wife that he was going to New York city and
would return in two days.
Mrs. Cotter thought nothing strange nj this.
but when the next day she received posta!
card from him. saying that he could NOT come
as he had promised. but would write later.
the woman became greatly agitated and
imagined that something was wrong. Since
that time she has received no wor,l from her
husband: An investigation showed that the
widow Taylor had gone with him. some per-
sons say they have gone TO the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Cotter has been twice married. his first
wife and three children dying within a year
and half Fortunately the wife ho has de
money enough Of her own for her support
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12

Lake Breeze, mt lie to 1. Wins the Oaks
Claim Of Foul.

Lake Breeze, mt 6 to 1. Wins the Oaks-A
Claim Of Foul.
CISciSs.rI June IA Large crowd saw the racing at
Latonia to-day. The track in good condition aud
the sport.hrst class.
The first race at six furlongs won by Aiacy. %
a. Clayton. by a head from Perbluise; Heron third.
Tim" l:IHil
The second race. at mile and n sixteenth was
won by Yale. VI III clayton. ut 3 to .. by length
from Dolly McCone: W. Is. third Time. 1:4SA.
The third race. handicap Mt seven turlongs was won
by Palestine IL Critton). at TO l. by length from
Major Tom. Bashturd third. Time. / % Palestine
foulei BaShtorI hut the claim was not allowed.
The fourth the Iatonia oaks for three year
old FLIES mile and quarter Lake Breeze, T.,
UIaytUn at l. to !. won by two lengths from Green
wirh. Miss Dixie third Time. 2.o4iI
The NTH race. spin OF i've furlOngs for twOyear-
Odds by Too Quick lOs (Britt0n. at 10 iol by
half length from Plutus. second Fay S. third Time
:O2il
Thesixth race, at six furIonRs won by fo xhall.
1l6 lBrtton. at $40 >. by half length from Calhoun
Tenny. Jr. third. Tine l:l5
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
LEFT A LETTER FOR THREE
Tho Man Who Went to Bed at Smith &,
McNelvs With the CTS On 'N'-

There was an oder OF gas coming from room
81. Smith & McNell's Hotel. on Washington
street. yesterday morning at . o'clock. The
door was locke and Policeman Sheridan was
called in and forced it. Tho occupant of the
room was in bed unconscious and tho I'M
lighted gas burner was turned full on. On tho
table lay a letter addressed:
dent Mutual Life 1nsu. or J. L Simones. 1th
National Bank"
He evidently KID didn't know the names eye worry
Hospital. On regninng consciousness he
said that his name was John Walker. and that
he was commission merchant. 40 years old.
He refused to give his address. Al smith Il
McNelrs. he registered A. j. Walker, New
York" Mr. Lawrence was notified Of tho let
ter left by Walker. but said that he did not
know any one If that name. and would not
claim the letter. The man. whose name is
thought not to he Walker. was rather poorly
dressed. and no money was found on him. He
is recovering in the hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
A Man Attacked by scr..eh Owls.

WEST Troy. Juno ll.-Lewis Dodge. who
lives in Mannvillr, and who is II member Of tho
Hunters Club OF this village while hunting in
Wat"rvliet yesterday afternoon was sayage!y
attacked by three large scfr"ch owls. Dodge
WAS repeated ~ knocked down hvthe infuriatcd
birds before he was abb" Ia xiii one and drive
the other two away, He received several bad
cuts on the face and head. The birds were Tho
largest that have boon seen in this vicinity IN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
sho, IA bog That May HAY. Been Md

A spitz dog frothinga at the mouth ran through
1l2th street at 81 A. NJ. yesterday and fell on
tho eurbstone in front Of 1872 and lay there
struggling. crowd gathered. and presently
Policeman Sweeney came along and killed tho
dog by firing three bullets into it's head Then
he discovered that some one else had been
firing at the animal. There were two bullet
wounds il the dogs head and two in his
breast. People of the nciGhhorhood say tho
week. Spitz dogs are rare in Wnriem now
There was a general slaughter OF them sew
eral years ago during q mad dog scare
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
sheldon jackson on a Revenue Cutter

SEATTLE, Wash. June 1.-THE Rev. Sheldon
Jackson. who. some weeks ago. was reported
t. have been murdered by Alaska whiskey
sInugglers. is now safe on board OF q revenue
cutter Jack son has been aiding the revenue
officers to detect the whiskey snlugglers, and
the officers to make raid he was shot dead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
Mary speer Had Ch,cI.n.ro, Only.

Mary Speer. the young servant who created
sensation in Jersey City Thursday afternoon
10y walking through the streets and riding in
horse cars while suffering. Ms was SUPPOSED.
i r smallpox, Is doing well at TIC Snako
I'M HOSPITAL Tho doctor there decided that
she wa; taken from the pest house aud placed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
WHO IS HARRr BERNSTEINp
HI. Body Found In Fishing Set-Three
DIamOuds On HIS Fingers.

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS. June IL. - Coroner
Posten help an inquest o-day upon the body
OF young man which was found in a fishing
net of Port Monmouth yesterday The name
Of the man was Harry Bernstein. as was dis
covered from papers found in his pockets He
was well dressed and had three diamond rings
scarf pin with Jockeys head on it. and "a
small sum OF money. The toroner's verdict
was that the cause OF his death was unknown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
Cholera in Persia.

LONDON. June II. Cholera continues to rage
in tho province OF KhOrassan. Persia and the ,
deaths number about 30 every day. The dis
case is violent in action. and persons IN appa:
die almost Immediately. Many have undoubt-
eddy been buried alive So far Europeans have
been exempt from the disease.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
Battalion Chief iGuiton's Funeral.

battalion Chief John Guiton ofthe Jersey City
Fir" Department, who died on Wednesday
after leaving the fire at the Kiralfy Brothers
sI'rohouse. on Eleventh street was buried
l..st rday morning The funeral was largely
attended. 4 solemn requiem mass was cele-
iLt"d In st. Michaol's Church. The floral
Hil"rrgs were very numerous and elaborate.
-" nurial was In the Hudson County Cath
ole Cemetery
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They Would Like to Join IL.

WINDSOR. Ontario. June H. Al a public
meeting held hero last night Is the Cuuti-
mental Union club resolution Il. furug polit.-
cal union with the nited States voted ON.
with the following result: For rod ,tIral union.
"Oi: for Independence, 3: for in.I"ral fedora
tIOm. D: TO remAtM rs ~ present. u
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
Help for OIL Creek Sufferers.

These contributions were received at the
MAYORS oil!re Yesterday In aid Of tho sufferers
bv tho Oil Creek disaster: -
". r.. SO; \ n G. s26. @. r. Largenpaehi Is.
L,li CuuCutt, tiJ: j. ". Sttncr -. Albert log Si6
! Farrell, 81 30. Previously received. $877. Total
sIiH.2o, III
THE SUS received 50 yesterday for the OIL
city aud Titusyll!a sufferers from SYM
lathy,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
News from the Horse World.

Poet Scout was shipped from Cincinnati to
New York yesterday to take part inlthc SuIur-
BAH.
II. &. Mcdonnell OF himonte. Ont. has been
ruled on Dy the Executive Committee OF the
Posi- Odds, alias Caddo, under the name OF
Warbler at the recent meeting Of the Ontario
I-.-.L,A " ,lIlln
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
a Steamship sunk by IA Collision.

LONDON. June 1l.-Tho steamship Ariel Of
Hull foundcred to-day in tho English Chan-
mel after collision with tho steamship Ian
cashire. The Lancashire struck the Ariel
with such force as ncariy 10 cut 1t IN two. but
the crew were Rescued before the Ariel went
down, and have landed at Weymouth.
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a Kitten Tie Cost. Human Life.

CLEVELAND. o.. June 1.-THE engine at
tached TO the Pittsburgh Western freight train
ran of the track near Brier Hill this morning.
and Conductor Gurghill. who happened to be
riding on the footboar': was instantly ki,,e an
had one OF his legs torn off and cannot i've.
The engineer and fireman We're not seriously
hurt. The cause OF the accident MAS a rotten
tie.
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Disappeared from Queen. County Jail III

Frank Blrdsall was taken to the queens
county Jail in Long Island City on Wednesday
to serve u three months sentence imposed by
Justice Smith Of Flushing. llo was captured
In raid on a disorderly house in Flushing
made by Capt Hance on Sunday night. imeJe
sail. and yesterday Constable Slavin OF Flush
iing went to the county Jail to take Birdsall to
fiHhliis for examination on this latter chadrfn.
Birdsall WAS not to be found In the jail. inc
Heepers searched high and low. but ~ trace
OF me prisoner could he obtained. he haa
Mysteriousy disappeared.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12

First Racr-SiN furlongs. Shoshone frst. Sir Bevys
second Ruth third Time. ;22Ha
second Kace-laif mile Gazette first, Moose second,
Shallow third Time. o;55.
THIRD Raco-Seven fnrlongs. Ethel first. Verge dor
second. S,iyeradO third Tune. -.
Fourth Racr-slx iurlongs The Hero nrst, Lombard
second. Cupbearrr tuird. Time. l.21L.
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Racing Results ut Chicago Tracks.

Cnic,Go, June 1l.-To.day's races at Garfield Park;
FIRST Race-five turongs Bonnie frst, Pakin sec.
Oud. oporto third Time :llir.
Second Race-SIx and u half furongs. Little Crete
nrst ya, u second Edith thEd Time. l:sla.
BIG Man second. Rrdwing third. Tme. ;25yt
Fourth Racr-One mile. Highland nrst Valera sec
Ond, CHIMES third Time. 5yS,.
finh Race-Seyee inrlonss Odrsy FIRST. Prince Sec
Onl. Orlnle third. 1Ime. l.3All.
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The PENNSYLVANIA railroad Southwestern

VIM leave New York on ana alter June IL at 30 y NJ
Tor 'ihclnnA and ST. Louis IL Is cVmpIeEey equipped
IN every iespect,-A4v.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12

Morgans great steam carpet cleaning and renovAting
works Broadway aud 47thsL send for circulAr.-Ad@
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Tie New York Jockey Club Handicap.

Secretary II. q. Crickmore announces the following
weights for Tie Srw York Jockey Club Handicap. at a
m uu he "a Norris y Juue