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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-23
FRANK CONNOR LIKELY TO DIE
ne Denies That He Wroured KATE Cosgrove.
Who Threw vitriol In His Face.

Frank Conner. tho saloon keeper of302 West
Forteth street, who Is likely to die OF the
effects OF the vitriol Kate Cosgrovo threw in
his face on Sunday. came to America from
county Antrim. Ireland. nine years ago. He
had little money and no friends. He finally
got job In livery stable and worked stead-
lily until q year ago. when he started saloon
with tho money he had saved.
Ono year after Connor reached America Kate
Cosgrove. then 20 years old. left county An
trim for New York. For five years after her
arrival she worked hero and there. and in 1880
she was engaged as cook in the family Of
Broker Coles at % East Sixty-third street She
had known Connor in tho old country. but was
unable to find him here until 1885. As to their
relations since their meeting Connor tells ono
story. the girl another. The result OF their
acquaintance is that Conner lies In his room
across the street from his saloon. his face.
neck. and left shoulder burned and SCARED BY
yitrioL The left cheek bone is exposed and
spoho IN S S Whisper SS 81 telling his
her when came over here. When aid meet
hsr ena SS KIND I'D d b hsr wpd BE- to
tainments. but always saw her home at a
along, very we'll until last May. when
other persons and quit going with her.
Twas never engaged to marry her. l denied
lately that she had forgotten me. On Sunday
afternoon she came to the hall door OF my sa;
loon. and when opened it she stepped toward
me and. without q word. throw the vitriol in
my face. I ran out the door, and she followed
and hit me with the can.
into trouble. Yesterday. however. Dr.. Kalb
and the police told me l might die. and in
perso., who threw tho vitriol. hated to tell on
o woman. but they made me: have heard
that she says wronged her. That IL not true
I showed her only kindness"
Kate Cosgroye was Ie4rraiGned yesterday at
without bail until Jan: 20 to await the result
Of Conn9rs injuries. She declares that she
Use to marry her. and that she had brooded so
long over her wrongs that she became almost
crazy.
DR.. Kalb said yesterday that Connor's
chances for recovery were very slight
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-23
SOLID BROOKLYN MEN FAVOR III
The Real Estate Exchange OF That CITY
WIN Work for Consolidation.

VIII Work for Com Olldation.
Tho Brooklyn Real Estate Exchange. one Of
the most influential and representative bodies
in tho city. including in It's membership such
men as ex-ConGrcssman Felix Campbell
George W. Chnuncey. William Zicgler. Edward
+. Linton. eX-Congressman Darwin Il James.
Jere. johnson and Leonard Moody, yesterday
afternoon expressed itself on the subject Of
consolidation with New York. At a largely at
tended meeting OF tho Board OF Trustees these
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas. This Exchange was formed for
the purpose Of promoting the development Of
Brooklyn as n place OF business and residence.
possessing as it does greater advantages In
locality. health. and moderate cost Of living
than any other city In the country. and further.
desiring to attract outside capital for the pur-
chase OF large tracts Tor investment and I'M
Wh1ra:, This Exchange represents a very
large proportion Of the real estate interests OF
.'Re.ositred. That the object. can be best SUBJ
served by the active cooperation OF this Board
cities Of New York and Brooklyn and the .e out it
lying districts. The objects to be gained are:
development OF a comprehensive plan for
quicker and better communication between
the two cities third: a better system Of ser.
to commerce and general business. the inter
teal. and the consolidation could make them
80 In fact. For these and other welghty con-
siderations, this Board pledges itself to CO.
matter OF c"nsoidation Under eo "M
A. committee. Of the Board will soon be ap.
pointed to aid in pushing the movement
Secretary George ". Chauncey Of the Ex-
change said:
"Ail tho real estate men have met without
single exception. are In favor OF consolidating
with New York. Just as soon as consolidation
becomes a fact. the valuation OF real estate In
Brooklyn will BIO increased Taxes will be re:
duced. and Brooklyn benefited In a hundred
NJ har
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-23
eREENY AND GREEN GOODS MAN.
A Interesting Pair from Philadelphia
Marches 10 LUDLOW Street Jan.

uECHeo 70 Sttcct Ouh.
Charles Atwood admits that he mado great
mistake in presumine that tho police OF Phila-
delphia had not hoard about green goods and
did not know the gentlemen who transact the
business. He was arrested on Monday in the
Broad street railway station OF that town by a
Philadelphia detective who had been In New
York and taken a course in the history Of
crooks. Atwood Is supposed to be a member
Of the gang Of green goods sharps known to
the New. York police as the Broome street
crowd.
Tho detective also arrested another man at
the same time He was a big. fne-looking
countryman. evidently from the far West He
wore a wide-brimmed black hat, carried n
brand-new leather grip. and smoked cigar as
II ne wasn't used to IL.
Atwood had boon waiting in the railway sta-
ton for an hour or moro. watching the clock
and scrutinizing the people who got of the
incoming trains. The detective kept his oye
on the follow. He saw the man with the wide
brimmed black hut enter the waiting room.
and noticed that Atwood spotted him immedi-
ately. Atwood went UP to the man and said
something to him quickly. and tho man with
TT e nsDS M sSyss Gfs
s Ps2a wss
company MIN 10 romeo deadQuArterS. Inc
gentleman from the country was very much
surprised l. and declared that he did not know
know Atwood. and that the man had said moth
ing, TO him. Atwood was also greatly incensed.
When q search was made OF the man with
the big hat 4 quantity OF green goods litera-
tyre and $3.50 In gold were found upon him:
He was told that Atwood was u swindler. and
then he remarked for the first time:
. nGeel but l had close call" MI
eountryman told them TINT his name was AZ; An
He had been receiving a series OF typewritten
letters recently from Now York. which ex-
planned to him how no could make pile OF
money by investing very small sum-. His
neiRhhors ALSO received similar letters.
he said. A., They talked the matter over
apsay but B was
. farm near Beaver City. but It did not seem to
him as IL a dozen farms would prove nearly AS
good an investment as a few hundred dollars
worth Of green goods. SO Mr.. Oelson decided
to collect some money and come on East. He
notified the gang in New York Of his inten-
tions and a great deal OF correspondence
passed They got Mr. oeIson to send on his
after everything had been agreed upon he
Last night both Atwood and oelson were
brought to this city by Deputy United States
Marshal J.. L. Marshall OF Philadelphia and
put in Ludlow Street Jail. This morning At
wood will be arraigned before Commissioners
against him. Ono Of the Post Office Inspectors
has come on from Philadelphia also. and he
says that the. Government has a clear case
against Atwood.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-23
SYRIANs DEMAND PROTECTION
The Colony May Leave Washington Street
to Avoid tho Gangs 1t Fears.

The Colony May Leave Washington Street
to Avoid tho Gangs 1t Fears.
A deputation from the Syrian colony In lower
Washington street, accompanied by Xenophon
Baltazzi. the Turkish Consul General. will
wait on Superintendent Murray to-day and
present n petition asking for tho protection OF
the colony from the toughs which infest the
neighborhood Tho Syrians say that for two
years they have been annoyed by roughs. and
can get no relief from the police who ordina-
The Syrians say they bore with the assaults
and robberics committed upon them until they
became SO common TINT an indignHtio lon meet
ing was held. A majority Of the Syrinns were
in favor Of moving to Brooklyn or Hnrlem. but
others advised that Superintendent Murray be
informed OF the state Of affairs. On Thursday
night tho American Syrian Union met ut ~
dent, and tho Arbeely brothers. Naseem and
Nagcel. counselled the members. A petition
was drawn up and a. committee appointed to
secure more peacoable quarters for the colony
tho relief desired by the petition is not
Afforded
The latest outrage was the brutal beating
Selim Elias received on Saturday last while
protecting his little boy from assault lie was
set upon and kicked by n gang OF nearly u
dozen. He Is still in bed with two fractured
ribs. Karl Hill. proprietor of tho saloon at 43
Washington street, where the assault occurred,
Is under $500 bail for trial
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-23
POISONED BY SMOKE
II Turn. Out That "Posson Trees" Really
DO Grow In Nopplne's Swamp.


George Hopping. wealthy farmer near
Hopping Station. In Monmouth county owns
q tract OF land that extends from his house
southwark about as far as tho eye can see. At
certain point it ends In swamp 1t Is dank.
wild. black bottom land. and In many places
person would sink into 1t mp to his knees
Decaying vegetation and stagnnnt waters
often gave out o stench. and many
persons seoing the rank growths OF
fungus and unusual forms OF veReta-
ton said that poisonous vapors were exhaled
from the swamp. The boys used to talk about
Hppna TGo they G6 grow r. bs
euperstition. made up his mind that whom the
frost came he would have the swamp cleared
Three weeks ago one of his hired men began
t 70 cut down nh tue trees II the swamp He :nt
ssWsI nso ne He
able to handle. II grew 70 the size Of an ordi:
from il thick black gum oozed out. Two
weeks ago Mr.. Hopping took q piece OF this
wood into the Kitchen and handed 1t to his
lust burn that when you get chance" he
said. u want to see what kind Of firewood it
where there was good r gov %He aa s toachsa
a'ss dow q into EqPHE sS%n
face. She jumped back. with her hands to
ner eyes. GaSpiHG Tor breath.
claimed.
NJ Hopping SAW that tho wood burned we'll
ping who had remained about tho stove after
her husband left tho house. com planned OF an
broke out in her face. breast. and feet. The
next day she became feverish and physician
case Of blood poisoning. and said 1t looked as
II 1t might DO from poison Ivy. This put Mr.
Hopping in mind Of the wood he had burned.
That's poison sumach." the physician de-
clnred; Has she inhaled the smoke Of that p
and the physician told him that tho smoke OF
burning lowand sumach was more poisonous
than its touch. Mrs. Hopping was seriously
sick for two weeks. Yesterday she was stll
confined to her bed. though slowly improving.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-23
LAWYER LoEwY AND CLIENT FREuND
They Quarrel and the Client Tells = Story
OF Police Court Bribery-Denial.


OF Police Court Bribery-Denial.
Side issues assumed tho ascendant in a
motion before Justice Patterson In the Su-
preme Court yesterday to substitute John d.
Townsend in place OF Benno Loewy as coun-
sci for John c. Freund in an action brought
by the american Musician Publishing Com
pany to recover $1,000 which. It was alleged.
Freund had misappropriated as manager OF
the concern.
An affidavit OF Mr.. Freund was read In which
he statos that Loewy refused to give up the
papers In the case until he received a note for
$1,000 Mr.. Freund had already given him
1858. He thought that was all Loewy's ser
vices were worth. Loewy had appeared as
Freund's counsel when J. Travis Quige had
Ere A arrested n,es and taken to tho Jefferson
larceny. Loewy had also done some work in u
fs n fat s SE2Y M LSsS SfF eund says had
attaehe Of the Police Court to have . satisiac-
was paid. Mr.. Frsund says he was informed
way way; for United States circ8it COURT judge
ship. and that Steinway and Mark Blumenberg
sskns as sf rXS
formed later that, steinway and Blumenberg
Mr. Loewy denied in his affidavit that he had
ever represented that he had paid $500 to o
court attach6 for the purpose Indicated. He
says It is true that Mr.. Steinway recommended
him for JudgeshiD. The letter runs
NEW YORK, Nov. TO- 1901,
Hon. L-ri p. Morson-DHAR SIR: / learn that Benno
Loewy or this city IL under consideration for appoint
ment OF the Judges OF the Unit States Circuit
Court beg to say to you that Mr. IOewy Is lawyer
or high standing in this city and gentleman OF
blenishea character. Very truly yours
In an affidavit Mr. steinwav says he recon-
meended Mr.. Loewy at the request Of NORTH
office: who was an old friend. He had told
Mr.. Ellingcr that no felt offended at the way
in which Mr.. Loewy had been trying to draw
him into the Freund litigation. He denies
that he sought to influence the conduct OF Mr..
Loewy in the case.
Mr. Loewy says that Mr.. Freund on various
occasions acted like lunatic in his office. ask
ing to have those alleged to DO lighting him
ted getting out what no calls drag net
Blumen berg in the libel suit Of Q9ieg on the
duce certain hooks before Justice Kelly ut the
Jefferson Market Police Court, Justice Kelly
decided. however. against their examination.
Mr.. Lowey denies any intimacy with Mr..
Stninway
Decision was reserved on the motion.
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AnybOdy'S Witness

Judge Benedict and n Jury tried George ".
Doran In tho United States Circuit Court yes
terday on the charge Of having falsely sworn
as witness for three men who applied to tho
Superior Court for certificates Of naturalza-
tion. The three men who got tho certificates
upon Doran's recommendations were Charles
Hofstedt. Patrick lieffernan. and Patrick Der
ness with him to the Superior Court but lost
him in the crowd. Doran offered to be his wit
ness. He had never seen Dorun before. Doran
signed the paper In the superior Court for him.
The other two men told similar stories, The
Jury promptly found Dornn guilty on all three
counts !le is liable to from one to five years
Imprisonment on each complaint.
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He PROCLAIMS HIS LOYE.
A Crank Tntercrpts Nellie McIIenry Mt Her
Dresslng.r0om Door.


An enthusiastic crank interrupted the per-
formance OF "A Night at the Circus" at tho
Bedford Avenue Theatre in Wlliamsburgh last
night. by loudly proclaiming his love for Nellie
McHenry. He was in a front seat in tho gal
lery until tho policeman stationed there t.
keep order turned him out. Then no made
his way In past the doorman at the stage en-
trance by representing himself as one OF the
company. He found Miss McHenry's dressing
room. and when she came out for tho second
act he pushed letter into her hand.
She tore the letter up and tried to pass him.
He barred the way and insisted upon declar-
Ing his love. He had loved her. he said. for
years and intended to marry her.
Property man H. B. Barnum kicked tho
crank to the street and then he Disappeared
He was well dressed in dark clothes. He
wore II soft ielt hat. He Is OF fair complexion
with Q reddish moustache. After tho play was
over Miss McHenry said she had been rrceiv-
ing letters from cranks for years Ono Of the
writer's was particu arly persistent. and from
the language her visitor OF last night used
she thought he must be this writer.
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So SAID Judge Cowing-Overruled Whel
McNulty Was Acquitted.

Park Policeman Andrew J. McNulty. indicted
for assaultng Marie Hassel. young West
Indian girl. in Central Park on the evening Of
Nov. 21st, was acquitted in the General Ses-
sions yesterday. The jury dellberated for an
hour and half. They returned to the Court
room shortly before 6 o'clock. McNulty has
lived in tho Seventh ward most Of his life. and
the court room was thronged with his friends.
Judge Cowing said. as the jury entered the
jury box: Il desire to say. before the verdict
is rendered. that there must not be any
demonstration. one way or the other: 4. court
room Is not the place for such demonstrations"
Then Clerk Elterlch asked. How say you.
gentlemen? Do you find tho defendant guilty
Not guilty" replied tho foreman.
McNuty's friends sprang to their feet and
chcered. and then there was q rush toward the
bar that tho court officers could not withstand
for n moment. Then order was restored and
Judge Cowine discharged McNuIty.
In AN instant he was the centre OF a struR-
Cling crowd Of his friends. They caught him
up in, their arms and rushed him out into the
landed him on tIs Sidewalk q wGhanbsss
matter with McNulty2 He's all right"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-23
JOCKEY HAMILTON SCED.
He Ordered n suit for His Hest Man. and
the Tailor Says He Ma.n't Been Paid.

In the Sixth judicial Court yesterday Nathan
Nay. tailor. brought suit against Anthony
Hamilton. tho colored jockey. to recover 800
for clothes alleged to have been furnished to
another colored Jockey named Jefr Jackson.
The tailor testified that In the fall of 1890
Hamilton. who was about to he married IN St
Louis. explained tn him that Jack son was to
would pay Tor Jarkson's clothes. dress suit
and other articles were ordered for Jack son
Haailton paid, Tho jockey testified in Hi
turn that he ordered only $1OOworth OF clothes
for Jackson and that he paid tho bill In full
Yhs Judge reserved his decision. -
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without present going into particulars remark
that the Ofthe criticisms is Justified by
the facts found; word Of for what
Is good I'm the large and results obtained in
series of found I'm the creation of Of the
largest soundest institutions I'm the world. is
bic fact that LIST January and both June the assets
have increased COMpanys report, from 81 .O45
sO9.O5 to Sl2O superintendent report.
Notwithstanding the and In Inn.
deductions re0l Values all other
elimlnations made by the Insurance Department. the
Company Is allowed by the report surplus of 81 5Os
which Is within 81 600 of the claimed
Company January lst and in this comparison
count is taken Ofe amount paid ont dividends between
January and 3Oh june amounting S4OO, OOO
Practically the Company has enrned more than enough
I'm six months to wipe ont the deductions made from the
by the Insurance Department.
copy of the report made not given 10 the Conn
about o'clock to-day. Ii will he submitted
Monday, for such action they may deem
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-23

o'clino EEot to Miss DAYS." he said. "about
room, cS tSh anu ! saw Carlyle W. Harris in tho
Kerr w wgsrS n IN lend gr lay; Drs. ianer and
rmrescflhed for the deceased ut her request
He nrnso ~" wns complaining Of hendaches.
nine nnT ' ,,l !" six capsules OF mixed Gu-
bed 'TTlhin TIM her TO take one before going to
lori, AMI nhrn in snd he went to Old Point Com
Miss IP n,,wN hle there he received letter from
10 cont;i,In r headache; He wrote advising her
Prsscrbn"gas a nShing it ! asked him why he had
he wa VA n relnlrdto tho girl. He replied That
~ ~ Jaw T', ,ie friend Of the family.
W. school. Mrs, Potts WAS present ,. 'f' nniI:
has cy rp''s' wiz yov tel mo II your daughter
Istopna, KIN NJ Harris started TO reIiy. but
She was h ~, SYMPTOMS Of heart disease since
tsoIvea,s' I'VE years old. and had been warned
GATE eelore by her physician not TO take
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not see young Harris after he obtained his
prescription for Miss Potts until Feb. Z. six
DAYS after the girls death. He came in
alone" said the clerk. land had n prescription
from DR.. Hayden to be filled. He remarked
that he supposed wouldn't give it to him. but
said Oh. yes Then he said. You don't be-
leve what you saw in the papers. do youl'
He believed the girl died Of heart disease. he
said. and told him I thought so. too. He
showed me ring that Mrs. Potts had given
him and said 1t had belonged to Miss Potts.
believe he also criticised soma OF the medical
treatment"
Ibid he say anything in reference to tho
prescription 2" asked Mr.. Wellman.
"Itold him." the witness replied, precisely
how the prescription had been put up. and he
said There's no doubt it's all right"
The jury had hard work hearing the witness.
but hint from the Recorder that he had tho
power to send the young man to jail improved
his voice considerably. On the cross-exami-
nation Lawyer Jerome stated that he had been
to Even McIntyre's pharmacy on Wednesday
night and had prescription put UP OF 25
grains Of auinine and ono Of morphine divided
into six capsules. He handed tho box up to
the witness and asked him II that was the way
he put up the prescription for Harris on
Jan. 20.
That's not the way put 1t up" said Mr..
Power. Some clerks have different ways.
This Is q smaller capsule than use."
Then Mr.. Jerome showed the pill box. "Peo-
ple's exhibit l." to tho clerk. and asked him II
It was precisely the same one in which he had
placed the capsules for Harris. Then 1t came
out that the box was ono which Power had
prepared for Coroner Schutze about two weeks
said he had lost the original box. and wanted
one prepared IN fac smile. Mr.. Power said he
knew what he had put on the first box. and he
Mr. Jerome walked up to the witness next
with pair Of delicate scales in his hand. He
desk lust in front Of the witness and hung the
scales there. At Mr.. Jeromo's request Power
measured out five grains OF quinine and then
both sides gathered around and watched the
process intently. Even Harris got up from his
chair for better view Powers hand trembled
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-23
Mr.. Ar0nsOn Gets u New Opera.

Rudolph Aronson has accepted for produc-
tion ut the Casino an operetta entitled Tho
Trumpcter of New Amsterdam" OF which the
libretto is by W. j. Henderson ami the music
by Charles puerncr composer OF Tho Iyra-
Incident IN Washington Irvin.'s Rnicker.
hooker History ol New York. was written sew
cral years ago but 1t was not mt the com
poser recently offered Il TO Mr.. Aranson that a
manager WAS discovered VIII, was ready to
produce work on purely American subject.
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Nobody Bids Four Millions.

Under tho net authorizing the Secretary OF
the Treasury to sell the New York Custom
House ho cannot accept less than $1,000 900
for the property Ever since the passage of
!l,r act real c,ta'c people and others have said
that those ilEures were cxorbitant. Word
game from Washington yesterday that the
Treasury Department has RECEIVED no bids for
9fpeliing the property at auction.
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A New York Woman Mysteriousiy Held q
Prisoner In Savannah.

SAVANNAH. Jan. GA comely young woman.
said to be OF New York family. IL detained at
Police Headquarters here. awaiting the arrival
OF friends who are expected to take her back
home. The police decline to give her name
She was arrested on Telegram from Inspector
tie steamship Chattah oochoe under tho name
Of Mrs, Bascombe. 1t is said that she ran
away from home In order to marry one OF the
engineers OF the Ocean Steamship Company.
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y was Mr. Jerome's purpose to show that
u omn y would he impossible to get as largo Il
SSota,htlty 81 morphine as luinine into tho same
tCot!ie. Mr.. jerome tried to show that the sys-
s sm was a careless one. but the witness was
t shSte that his fellow clerk. Manson. could 500
bb.e dm9rphine bottle held In Powers righ ut
,o george + Manson. the noxt witness. stated
RRooS n that he checked Harrls's presCrp-
,,on according to the rules Of the establish
Smihe was balanced on the scales. lie sad 1t
om as not uSun thing to fiji prescriptions made
fe S1 Ty medical students. and in fact. didn't
an, nmarles ". Turrke was In Even McIntyre's
saw us H store in January. 1901, as clerk. ile
morning that Helen Potts died. "Ho came
mt, ms me store" said Mr. Tucrke. 'and asked
c ag 70 look up q prescription calling for six
ffnHpsuies OF morphine and quininc. gave him
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Through Car TO California via Pennsylvania
Railroad,

Tho fourth Of tho through Pullman palace buffet
rlerping and brtn Ne" SoTa AMI
San Frnncisco viii leave New YORK from foot or Carl
iandt a. nd Dcsbros.es SITS AT 200 NJ and Hrookyn.
Monday next. Jan 20; The ear wiz DO in charge Of
service and Will be rhrepy6 without change via s.
Louis and Fl Paso.-Ads.