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PAINTED RED ROSES Blue
Dr.. Di Noise Thinks GObatto Insane
Frieatls Say He IL Moody and Hystericai.

Antonio Gobatto decorative artist. is in the
insane pavilion at Bellevue Hospital awaiting
examination as to his sanity For some time
Gobatto has been an inmate OF DR.. G. Bettini
di Noises private Italian hospital at Univer-
sity place. Yesterday the Doctor called at the
Jefferson Market Police Court and obtained
warrant. which was put In the hands Of Court
Officer Woods to serve.
Woods attempted to remove Gobatto who
resist ed and the officer had to secure the as
sistance OF two policemen. Then the artist
was forcibly carried into the street. placed In q
carriage. and driven to court He cried and
begged not to be sent away. but the Doctor
told him it was best for him. and then request
ed the Justice to commit him for examination.
This Justice Diver did. and Gobatto will be
Friends Of Gobatto declare that lie Is not In.
sane. bpt merely moody man, given to fits Of
employ Of Potter: stymns 4 aCS oae Of th,oiF
WORKED together in this room for four Years.
He is what Is termed crank. and is moody
sna Sna anS ND Hs tnd 6s
that he had p no reietVes. tive and Knew TINT this
made him blue. lie was Iysterlcal. ana more
never showed any Violence, He ia one o, the
best artists In the city. and has done excellent
might easiy mistake him for a madman. but
his friends know him: an! and unless am very
Joseph Pologrifi and his wife Of 442 .Lexing-
told the reporter n similar story.
DR.. di Noise. however. says he has known
Gohatto for years and Is sure hos lunatic;
A year ago he came to me for treatment. and
after u month discharged him as cured. On
Noy. "a he came again and said that no was
sick, and was being persecuted and wanted
treatment. He imagined that his friends were
plotting against him. One day found him
sitting on u bureau. with the two gas lets
pulled around under his nose inhaling the
gas. Another time I found him with
every crack and crevicP In tho room stuffed
with paper and tho gins turned on When
ls had been resusctnted he told mee, that he
was experimenting with doath. The otheE
day no came down stairs stark naked.
caught him and asked him how he dare 60
around my house In that condition. He said
he was sorry, but he thought that he was
dressed. This morning he jumped around 30
that thought he would knock my parlor Gel ing
down. disliked sending him to hospital
but 1t was necessary. as he has terroriZed my
entire household. ! will keep my eye on him.
though. think his cnse Is cuIablc"
While In tho Doctors care GoDatto painted
several pictures. Tho Doctor says that lately
he has lost his coloring powers. and has In.
sisted on painting some OF the red roses in his
pictures Glue. In this way he spoiled paint
Ing OF bunch OF roses which he had present
ed to Mrs di Noise.
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Petty swindiers About the Police Courts.

Mrs. Minnie Davis. who refused to give her
address, called at Jefferson Market yesterday
morning to get a summons and found the
doors closed. A runner for lawyer asked her
what she wanted. and on being told took her
up stairs to the civil court, got blank sum
mons from a clerk and filed 1t out He gave
Il to her and then. demanded fec OF $5. She
took the summons from her and tore It up.
When court opened at = o'clock ior the after
this story. An unsuccessful effort was made
to lind the swlnder. The Justice then order.
cd the court officers To keep the lobby clear % OF
to have a plucard put In the hallway directing
strangers which way to 60 for the civil court
and which way for the police court
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TEE BRIDGE TRUSTEES.
Powers OF Treasurer George n. Met1elian
Not To Ne Enlarged


1t was rumored that there might be colli-
sion between the Tammany Hall mon and tho
Brooklyn representatives at tho meeting Of
the bridge trustees yesterday. but tho pro-
ceedings were entirely harmonious. The ten
brooklyn trustees were all on hand. including
Mayor Boody and Comptroller jackson. ex-
officio members OF the Board. Only four New
York men were present They were President
WagstaH and Trustees Wormser. HenriQues.
and Lawrence. Tho presence OF all tho Brook
lyn trustees was supposed to indicate that
some clash was anticipated. and that they
were resolved not to be caught mapping as
they were when Mr.. wngstaH captured tho
Presidency from Mr.. Howell several months
ago. Al tho last meeting OF the trustees tho
this city. giving the result OF an Investigation
OF odft rtS SrIidgS R"ak was prcsGn,ea The re
of the bridge was free from all criticism, but 1t
sSs p$Sers Tso%s%ssT %sSssss S%ise%Ss'S! sS'rs I!
Superintendsnt Sup Marin. to e employ @ AMI and dis. 81
charge all his financial suhordinates. The ,rc-
pO to be printed and made the
Trustee Anderson. was indignant when he
So@ptr9ller Myers at tie de- close d tie iast meet;
Ing. g and that It had not hnen printed lie md
Inv the authority of Treasurer McCici,n.
6s mses vf5y s. ht ss e
placed on flle and no further action taken In
reference to It. Tho motion was adopted hy u
unanimous vote.
The trustees approved OF tho draft Of n bill
prepared by the counsel of the bridge. pro-
bridge Improvement und extension bonds from
3 ! per cent. It has been found imrosei tlc
to dispose ot the !, per cent. bonds. The claim
S5.O0O which us alleged her husband exprnd-
cd in defending the suits In which tho bridge
cable grip WIS involved was rcferred to u
speriul committee,
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The examination Of All Hung and Joanna
Kavanagh. who are charged with abducting
l5-year-od Esther Bostwck and OBTAINING
her against her will at 10 Mott street was
postponed by Justice McAIahon at the Tombs
Court yesterday until tomorrow morning.
While Esther Bostwick was before the Judge
she looked about the court room and identi-
those who visited the house Of All Hung. They
we're arrested. They gave their names as Chin
West Twenty seventh street. Chin Is q cousin
Of All Hung. Justice Mcmahon held the two new
prisoners as well MS tho former under S5.0Ol
bail each for examination.
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GONE 10 BE AcTREssEs
Two Thoushusss wsshssston Girls rursssd
TO New YORK By their Mothers.

10 New York by their Mothsrs.
On the afternoon OF the Inst day Of the old
year Miss Florence Kaye OF BOZ X street, WASH
ineton. told her mother that she was going 10
see the New Yesr In at the homo OF Miss
Jessie March. $40 Twelfth street. N. W. Mrs.
Kaye acauiesced and the girl kissed her good
by. Mise March had arranged little festival
for the occasion. and when II was concluded
the girls slept until late. BY the time they
had finished breakfast It was 1880 o'clock p
NJ. 1t was fine day and they decided. with
permission Of Jessie's mother, to go to natl
nee aud thcn dine together nt Flerenoe's home
Neither Mrs. March nor Mrs. Kaye has seen
~ On THO" tho Monday following the Friday on
Sr teIeSram Se from % Rsr daastcr IN New YIN say
c receiSed i've H' letter asking for money for the
fares home, She sent the money. but the girls
aa not eSa Raw ha
Yesterday the mothers called at Police Head
quarters. and asked the assistanee of In
ton Of their daughters;
ksYs ie, yss,i old o feet n'hos hs s.
coat sstrachsn trimmings low cut shoes dark green
old inches %
S;;S srS % sf sSa @ 'iss
his name on the plea that the publication
would make Jessie hate him. saw the girls In
New York Oh Jan. 3. He traced them to u repu
table theatrical boarding house and then tele-
Iren'I Il to Mrs. March. That was ON Friday.
Whom |, went to look for them next day they
were gone, and the people Of the house dcnied
any knowledge of their whereabouts. Mrs.
Kaye and Mrs. March have taken rooms at l33
West Thirty-fifth street. where they sny thoy
will relnain until the girls arc found, Neither
fears that any harm has como to her daughter.
but both are uneasy. The friend who was, In
hst nSSe '0r lhh Sun called
There is no idcn OF any men In the case"
lured into evil They ,nre stage struck that's
nll there is to it. and their running away was
folly. because both mothers nre willing that
they should go on tho stage. Jessie obtained
an engagement with u company q few months
ago. but the surroundings were not nice, and
Mr.. March and l persuaded her to leave. We
have visited every theatrical agency in tho
city. but have found no trace OF them. Jessie
had an extensive acquaintance among
thoatrica! people. and y doubtless with
on the road with company., Florence Is with
HiS.S not have n had T much % money % W. @ tnnk that
they had no intention Of running away when
they lett the house. but that a sudden fancy
to SEQ their New York friends, coupled with the
attraction Of II reduced excursion ratio on the
railroad. tcmrted them: They know that.
being over lG years old. they cannot he forced
to remain at home. and hut for the fenr Of
being laughed nt II they got no engagement to
act they would have returned before now"
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u,cl,es. Ur,nh quack.ubu.h.

Uriah Quackenbush is regarded by his
neighbors in Wyckoff N. j.. as a man who Is
deliberately tempting Providence. Three
times within tho past year he has built a barn
on site near his house Contrary to the ao-
cepted belief that lightning never strikes
twice in the same place two OF tho structures rs
thunder storms. The ,tnird, building was
burned down y earthly Hrs Sow, ,Shr Mr. 3uss1 Sssn
Wyokoff are wonds sring what Will be its doom.
1t Is nearly finished "a
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HARING TELLS now he WAssWINDLED.
Queer story 81 Extortion Prncsised by
lsis Prospective Father.in-i i.nw.

His Prospective Fnther.in- Law.
Davis Haring. tailor at 1872 Rtvington
street. became engaged some time ago to
marry Celia Dansigcr OF Willamsburgh. He
says the girls parents insisted on his marry
Ing her IN q few weeks. whereas tho contract
called for six months time. IIe wanted to
nbide by tho contract. and his decision led to a
quarrel.
AS he was brushing up coat on jan. DAN
sigcr walked into the shop. tapped him on tho
shoulder. AMI said: "I arrest you"
What for?"
"You will either have to 60 with mo to n
court in Brooklyn or pay mo 500 You 60
to court you will have to give S4.WO or $4,000
pail. and if you cannot do that you will be
locked UP. Givame your watch and chain and
sign this rarer,"
A man who said he was n lawyer and Miss
Dansger were listening to what was said aud.
under the circum stances, Hnrng yielded. He
found afterward that the paper ho had signed
was u bill Of sale of his shop
Justice Kibreth. Mt Essex Market. said this
was queer story when Harng told it yester-
day, but he issued Il summons for Dansigcr.
roturnable on Thursday.
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CHICAGO. Jan. 11.-Iady Somerset and Miss
Frances E Willard will assume editorial charge
OF the Union SIGNAL the organ OF the Worlds
Women's Christian Temperance Union. In
place Of Miss Mary Allen West. who has gone
West on O. six months vacation. According to
rumors which were current to-day. Miss West
will not return TO the Umon Signal as editor
trrested In the work In America and 30 deeply
attached to the United States as country and
Chicago as city. that she will take up her per.
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sDo YOU remember your father bringing a
tvelye.year- old girl from Coney Island to his
home for wrongful purposes"
~ do not" -,
ibid you not SO state to your mother7"
II did not" ,,,,,,,
He was asked when he had last seen William
Atsinert. ono Of the persons alleged to have
Veen Intimate with the plaintiff. He said ho
had seen him within three months.
.You talked with himf"
And we're on good terms with him in spite
ofthe fact that you believed he had committed
adultery with tho paintiffp"
ayes, I was friendly with him."
The witness had drunk with him at the
Grand Union Hotel harroom.
Nr. Hummel introduced several letters to
show that the defendant had been on good
krms with his wife as late as 1890. They
The sun., 1892-01-12

MONTREAL. Jan. 1.-THE Abbott Govern
ment received crushing defeat to-day In tho
first election that has taken place In the prov
ince OF Quebec since the death Of Sir John
Macdonald. The election was In Richelieu
county. which was opened by the retirement
ot Sir Hector IHngeyin. who Was returned 4, for
by majority Of 30a To-day Mr.. Bruneau.
the Liberal candidate, was elected bye ma
didate. The result Is taken as an indication
that Mr. Mercier will sweep the province In
the approaching election.
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witness chair. Tears
and temper arc not be-
coming to her. whilo
she is well-nigh irre-
sistible rs u merry.
mischievous woman.
All the correspondents
who were in court were
also subducd. and sat
far removed from her.
As the case stands at
present. with all the
testimony in, 1t is GER
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Nr. Mitchell On Crutches,

United States District Attorney Mitchell was
at his office In the Federal building yesterday
Tor the first time In three months. He was on
crutches, Last summer he twisted his left
knee while bathing at Easthampton. This
troubled him for some time. When he had al
ran tha s e T4
aggravating the old trouble. Since then he
has been confined to his house. and has had q
pretty hard time OF it.
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DekuN ptuT Nues
and told OF the writer's
experiences whilo trnv-
cling through Con-
necticut.
William Fl. Matthews,
a colored man, testified
for the defence. He
was employed Mt the
apartment house. "a
West Fifty-ninth street.
where Mrs. Brincker-
hotI lived for q year and
Q half after she and
her husband separated.
William P. Durando
came there frequently.
-.
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YuEopoRs tatnly peculiar. a Wo-
"a, ,uino her husband for divorce names one
.o.r.,pondont and produces her In court. Tho
S.,endant does not appear at all,but sends his
son. % who charges his stopmother. who is also
MA Ma, aunt, with many acts - -dultery. specify
,ns datos and times by others the plaintiff Is
.,so charged with adultery up to a recent date,
and during the greater part OF the trial is
.,,cel on the defensive. Parers are intro
snood in which che admits. over her own sig
ssture. various acts Of adultery. and several
reputable witnesses swear that she signed
tnowlnCly. Through it all she bears herself
Ssaantly and contradicts all the witnesses who
impugn her character.
rha trial was resumed yesterday morning
,ith stepson and nephew, Theodore Thomas
prinelerhofr. still undor cross-examination.
Ahe Hummel tried to learn from him where
fis father was The witness said he had not
sssn him since the dny before the case was
saa!'HSn WA isn't lost, is he ?" asked the lawyer.
~ don't think so." was the reply.
"fou know Miss Dunseith. the correspond
dent" ,,,r,mo. hcr,
"fs that the same female that testified here
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stoek.oIdsr. wan shoulder the Loss.

The stockholders OF The Eden Musee decided
yesterday aiternoonto make good themselves
the Sl1. 900 deficit in tho accounts. and not to
attempt to recover any OF the money that had
beer, lost 10y the men. who have until recently
10 still in Paris. and writes to his friends here
that he intend8 to return to New YORK and
make good his share pf the deficit.
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pISoWNS THE CONFESSION.
ms aR1NcxERnoFE FIA1Ir CON-
~plDrCTy NOTARY AND LAWYER

s..,.on and Nephew Thsodore cross.ane''
.,.,.s- Father Briaek erhef Has Not
.....rsd Yst-Imitstion Ladies' at Miss
D.,s.ith's LodEins-Co.respondent b"-
.,6o Denies Everything on tho stand.
M,. Harrietta BrnckorhofY. who is suing
hsr husband. Daniel D.. the cracker manutac-
turor, M for absolute divorce before Judge lngra.
nam md jury. was not 80 merry In court
.sstsrday. In fact. thero were times when she
ssmo suepiciously near to tears and shc GER
ssinlv lost her temper when recalled TO tho
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gentleman in the house called my attention TO

gentleman In the house called my attention 20
%.Xop knew whsts massage operator wasp
Were there any. other fancy. ladies ]"
No, sir, that isn't what call them."
What do you call them 2"
Limitation ladies' When any came put
William p. Durando. who had had to listen to
srns grGa1 den 6se Mns rasa E. Ms re-
Mr., Dlrando Is rather sportiye.l looking IN
spite OF his gray hair and moustarho. and his
abundant color denotes good health. He lives
ct Smith & McSell's Hotel and Il in the meat
lfe is a widower. Ho had known Mrs. Brinck-
erh9T three or four years. but had known her
husband ton years. He denied specifically and
generally all OF tho acts charged against hin,
md coptradictcd all the witnesses who had
when asked about tho house at 30 East Th!r-
tccnth street It's u lie every word OF II" ho
thundercl. After while he dropped to merely
saying No" IN very calm voice.
He denied that he had n key TO her apnrt;
ment in West Fiity;ninth street. He admitted
visiting her n few times and taking her to tho
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night and the witness. who left at Il = o'clock:
never saw him 60 away. Usually tho light
vas put out in the fiat shortly after he came.
With key. and Sometimes Mrs. Brinckerhofr
When hen Eel EsekisI fixman. lawyer of 2 Nassau
hof and her sister. Miss Carle. exchanged
man testified that no had seen tho plaintiff in
notary psss pa6is q in thep ai h0 Of ISL He was
present when she signed certain paper bear
Ing Ing upon o her marital r. relations He had seen
ferred to was shown to him and he identified it
tnd her signature. rs well as tho signatures Of
her husband and the subscribing witness. He
eso testified that he asked her whether she
had read the papers. and she replied. Yes"
After afflxing her signature she acknowledged
e fnens ." the wefe kn1w to
contained therein. After considerable oh)ec;
ton hy Mr.. Hummel the, paper was admitted
ih sN evidence and read to the jury. 1t contains
these remarkable statements
Mn Brinckerhoa having been confronted with the
sISpy Of 1 10 her marital u con
i.ia her HUSBAND. t"rsyens.s @ admits that she las
sn gai!,y q marital nadey with Sns WillI,m
i.I.d in her dulles toward her husband as his WIFE %
vi persons eDieci,onable aIHi to him a"0 III A'
81 shs admits that he has sntelent evidence that in
=. hns'y. though before forgiven under promise
wusi,ds sht M never Reformed formed fhe nrm deter
ana loTglyenes' and beg to te restored IN his
lhis she now does promising that IL her request and
PIyerare granted she viii liNo with him IN sue h man
tha IN such place us lie may choose and that she
~ 70 70 him dutiful and faithful wife, forsako her
scompshlons and nssocate only with such persons
h"spsSxSs do s IN
~ Ro"sI 10 atone tor the past by mins,erlng 10 hs
au Ahu 'Olf0r's that she Will contract no bills for
sVun wares or merchandise without having his pre-
express consent. but that all her personal ex-
p1MIseS snail be- under his own complete control.
btihckerhon promises and agrees that he will for
%s, VIII treat her kindly and with consideration;
wne no does not agree to provide for her IN tho
expensive manner an heretofore. he will provide
~. aei moaes''y and substantially without luxury.
uIhiS was dated Oct. 10, 1884. On Friday
%tS Brlnckerhoff, when tho paper was shown
%aer, swore that she had never seen 1t before.
sau that her signature was a forgery. She
SSMoIe similarly as to the articles Of separation
GIawn on Fob. 7. 1894, which Mr.. Fixman
soenti1ed as fully as no had the Othor. These
"nain. among others these remarks:
Md party OF the second part has been guilty Of
S,applhess or wifely conduct TO such an extent
psr,p ppnNoked such serious differences between tho
Somyas, leielo that they cannot safely, Or with auy
"u'o'' 10 themselves, live together.
.,nM was then agreed that she should live
3ne 3Sne !or three months. with IN allowance OF
~ ~ week, and that II sho proved worthy at
hsr back. 0' AN'NN "'N'N '""0
.t,odn.n .tyonn T. Sullivan. a detective OF the Mercer
honsss mta!taaop nt! was called to prove that the
IN II,
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theatre. lio also took
her to tho Hoffman
House TO an after-the-
nitro supper. but thero
were many othcrs
present. Ho never re-
m ained all night in her
ainrtment.
Mr.. Durando under.
went q long and rigid
cross eNa III In n Il o n.
Mr.. Rollins wanted to
know first whv his tone
OF indignation had dis
appeared. SO quickly.
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taa ~ oO East Thlr-
tseshth street. to which
\. was alleged Mira.
Rrn,ncRerhotl and Mr..
PuIando went together
Ss Ss. \ long been known
uon; : on; He knew nothing
sStA,nst sSth y, 30 q East Elcy-
RSIli Rmn street ! whore Leila
vs.ef' Eso and where she
hnIrti,pckerhof. y !, Mr.. Hum. Hum.
VSs,h III, wanted 70 know
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and ds{ ~ 10 Children had not raidod The house
van haH nn, some children away. but MIR. Sulll-
tsnsrsi tns oi tks house during Miss 6unseith's a n
Gerry sno Mr., Col lllns denied the raid by tie
ssty efcssr fs Eaa ana syss said that no police or So
little about Miss bunssitSt st but nHuS lad so sn
neiersu HAT mat tho two sisters were dress
ourh door nhiny iny %huIp %nhGupisd hsll room on the
Mr. Brnckerhofrw was Iesys ttGh,aing tha bed she
from u a nho 10, Know his name but identified lin
Ssd tfsrph fsr n,os sor%sti@es anss, dodgers
sasn shs heard anythpSsa Sat shG hut them out
"Ehs wss sne remembered a Hiss Perkins.
Hupmec massage operator2" asked Mr..
tak that's what she called herself A
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-19

Democratic Primaries and Conven ton.
The democrats of the several wards Of
the city Of Helena are requested to meet on
Monday evening, March %, ats o'clock, at
tho following places:
First ward-City hall.
Second ward-Hondricks club rooms.
Third ward-Payne's hotel.
Fourth ward-Gerhauaers,
Fifth wxrd-Sohool house.
Sixth ward-Hoss house.
Seventh ward-Hosc house.
The mestlng 10 oallod for the PURPOSE of
nominating candidates for aldermen and
the selection Of ten delegates and ten al
.tsrnntes to attend the democratic
city convention which said convention e
hereby called for Thuraday evening, March
81, at 8 o'clock, At Electric hall.
JAMES SULLIVAN, Chairman.
DAVID MARKS, Secretary.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-19

A Rare Treat in Store for the People OF
S# Helena.
Tbs name Of 81. Helena. that little rock
in ths south Atlantic, ia AZ familiar Is ID
ths name Of the illustrious exile who wors
his life away within lis narrow confines.
The story Of the Corsioan's life who rose SO
rapidly to dazzling power is always full of
interest. Th last chapter in the history Of
Napoleon, his exile at 81. Helena, will be
told next week in 8 most entertaining man
nsr and brought before the eye with the
latest improved aid to the lecture PLATFORM.
Mr.. j. A. Mcknight, late editor Of the Hell
ma journal, who spent four years at st.
Helena 40 United States consul, has made a
special study of his subject and has been
greeted with success before eastern audi
snces. He will be assisted by MIR. Frank
D. Jones. who is to havs charge of one of
tho best ~etereoptioans to be procured in
New York, capable OF showing fifty views
eighteen feet in diameter. The lecture will
be given q Mine's opera house, Thursday
evening. March %.