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MAJOR oLEAsoA,s rK1AL
Uncle james whitconsb Furnishes Aasse-
nnent-Nelson Tells His story Agaia.

Uncle James N. Whitcomb. School Trustee
Of the Fourth ward. Astoria. furnished excite
mcnt and amusement yesterday at the third
day Of the trial OF Mayor Patrick j. Gleason OF
Long Island City. who is accused OF dislocat-
ing Alfred Nelson's left shoulder In q scuff1e In
tho Board OF Health rooms in his city on the
night OF Juno 10. 1891. Uncle Jim testified
that lie was sitting in the rear Of the meeting
room when he felt n iar. followed by u thud.
He saw Mr. Nelson in tho Mayors grasp. Con-
tinuing. he snid:
"Aftert the row was over went back for my
hat and cane Gleason said l wanted to
strike him with tho cane. but he He'd when he
said so.'
On cross-examinaton he said he was friendly
with tho Mayor when the latter acted right.
Mr.. Goir asked him when he first heard that
the Fourth ward annex school Ind been con-
demncd by the Board Of Health as unfit for
school purposes:
After Pat Gleason bought his building on
Newtown avenue"
Tho defence wanted TO know what connec-
ton there was between the two buildings. and
why. tho school was removed from, the An,
neN building t. the house owned by Gleason
citaens Scmmttec several DAYS sI r%SiSn oil t to
Eoing before the Board OF Health. he bluntly
None Of your business"
on. RI get it out of you.' said Mr.. Gofr.
chesrfuy
mo you won't" rctort ed Uncle Jim.
Did you visit l;ruor store that night p
None Of your business again replied the
Then Mr.. Cofr continued
Didn't you say In that LIQUOR store that
things had been so fixed that Mayor Gleason
would b III put In hole ut the next meeting OF
II didn't say so. he ought to be. any way"
DO you know that II Mayor Gleason is con-
victcd he will be imreached and removed from
We'll. hone sol" circulated Uncle Jim.
On the opening OF court yesterday morning
District Attorney Fleming had Alfred Nelson.
the complaining witness. 80 over his story
again in briettr form than when lie told II as
the witness in the case.
Nelson said On cross examination that he
knew from his personal observation TINT his
shoulder was dislocatcI. l[o denied that the
principal object OF the visit OF thu citizens
committees to tho Board of Health was to
have the Board recon slider its action in con-
demning the Fourth ward annex school so
that its owner. who was u daughter of ono Of
the school trustees. could continue to draw the
rent
During the cross-examination the defence
tried to show that the Citizens Committee
conspred to create a distur bance in the Board
Of Health. and went there for that purpose.
Nelson denied that charge.
DR.. A. NJ. Thompson of Ninth street testified
to assisting DIR. II. @. Lyttell in dressing Mr..
Nelson's shoulder the night of the disturbance.
He swore that the shoulder was dislocated.
The case is still on.
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Where to Go for Ribbons and for Dress
Trimmings.

Notwithstanding n similarity in the stock OF the
more prominent dry goods houses each enjoys special
popularity to the prominence given to perhaps
or more commodities Daniels store. for instance,
corner of broadway and Sth ST.. includes of the
largest ribbon departments In New York. Forty.Gve
have all they can do TO measure on
tho astonishing varieties of both domestic
and foreign looms The assortment such that there
scarcely a tone OF color or a combination Of patterns
bat has n place, and result this Quo department
alone takes crowds OF every day TO tho store.
Playing part ribbons do this year in trimming
both millinery gowns IT small task to furnish
an assortment which will include the countless new
In the spring goods It 10 safe TO assume that
Daniel Co. have done 1t. The dress trimming de.
partment is almost equally notable. Silk passemen-
for wooen gowns GALLONS an intermixture OF
silk and inse for dresses OF texture are shown
not only In very great diversity Of qualities but OF
color well Suspenders of Jet girdles Of jet and Of
colored beaded net richly friuged; Russian passe-
menterles 80 nne to resemble lace; others of the
same order decatey traced with gold and with silver.
are revelation what has been furnished by tho
designer this year this class of goods for womans
adornment, Certainly no cursory description OF the
assortment at Danells" can do II Justice. Included
the dress fabrics are several which for beauty
or desirsbility are worth recommending all
Kind. notably line of "chevronA" al WOOL In forty
different shades. covered with . sharply unduating
pattern or with stripes. This material ranks with the
higher class novelties and is exceedingly stylish.
Another fabric-a cross between popin and bengA-
e-horsontay crossed with hne tucks and in sew.
ers mixtures Of color and changeable empress cloth
In large basket design. exquisite In color are equally
attractive. Faoonns bsngaline and figured tanetas.
the latter soft India Auk take trent rank among
the Silk noysltsL-<dA .I.-sNa
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ADVISED HIS WIFE TO LEAVE HIM
Mr.. Clements Concludes After = Time that
His Marriage Was Illegal.

=. -
HIS Marriage Was Illegal
The suit OF Albert Edward Clements. q
trained nurse. for the annulment OF his mar
riage with Priscilla Coles Clements was on
trial yesterday. before Judge Clement. in the
City Court in Brooklyn. Charles Henry Bond
testified that he had been married to the de-
PENDANT ten years ago. but that thoy had boon
living apart for eight years. They had one
child which is living with tho mother He
had mover obtained q legal separation from
his wife.
Mr.. Clements testified that he married the
defendant in March. 1891. in Nd York. Ile
had met her in Glen Cove about three years
before. She told him that for over seven years
she had been separated from Mr.. Bond. and
she did not see why she had not tho right t.
marry again. especially AS sho understood
that Mr.. Bond had married another woman.
In November last he suspected that there
might be some !ega! objections to tho second
marriage. and after he had consulted with his
her parents in Glen Cove. He explained to
her that II regular legal proceedings were
taken to separate her from Bond no would be
willing to marry her over again.
To the questions OF the Court Clements nd
mea that hS ha been Lying wtn the Sn ds
we're served npon hor The next day he sent
his wife to Glen Cove. and had not seen or
heard from her since
Mr.. Bond. on being recalled denied that he
Clements or had married second time.
Judge Clement said he would take further
testimony before deciding the case.
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A PENNSYLVANIA Institution Into the Conduct
of Which Inquiry VIII Bc Made.


HARRISBURG. March 2S.-The charges Of W
l.. Peart OF KittanninG. n leading member of
tho Armstrong county bnr, against tho man
aGement Of the State Hospital for the Insane
in Warren were received to-day by Gov. Patti
son and referred to the State Board OF Chari-
ties for investigation. The chnrges arc ac-
companied bv an affidavit by Frank A. Good
rich OF Oil City, who says that his brother.
Henry l.. Goodrich. died in tho asylum and
was buried without any notice to his family.
Another affidavit is by J. s. Gibson. who
swears that his sister. Cynthia A. Abbott. was
badly treated in the asylum. and that he be-
liovcs her death was due to neglect Of duty by
Dr. Curwcn. There are flfty-nine specific
charges made in the communication to the
Governor. Mr. Pcart names forty-six persons
who arc and have been inmates Of this hos
ptal who. he says. have been ahuscd and NAL
treated by incompetent attendants and ne
by the nhhyssSns 9" he
they do not receive any extra medical treat
ment. During tho day they are left to tho cnre
OF other patients. in even violent wards. Pa
tients. when in q dangerous condition, are
locked mp at night. with no one to attend them.
and left to die alone. and nre carried out dead
during the night or found dead in thci coils In
the morning. Tho male attendants keep the
patients in fcnr and subsection hy the most
brutal treatment. They carry rcvolvcrs while
on duty. and som" go nut and become iutoxi-
cat ed and go into the wards staggering drunk.
The attendants sometimes get patients TO
fight To- See the fun. In bathing the patients
tho water is sometimes freezing cold. md Mt
other times so hot that it nearly scaids them.
Five and six patients bnthe in one tub OF
water"
Dir. John Curwen. for many Years supcrin-
city, Is rhysirian-tn-clief and Superintendent
OF the institution.
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MRS. GLOVER'S STORY.
Mrs. BOX Helps Her In an EHOrt 10 Get q
Divorces from Artemus w. Glover.

Mrs. BOX Helps Her In Enort 10 Get n
Divorces from Artemus w. Glover.
Mrs. Julia A. Glover is suing Artomus W.
Glover for an absolute divorce before Justice
Cullen in Brooklyn. In opening the case yes
terday her lawyer said her husband had adj
mitted to her that he had been uniaithful
some years ago In Boston. and that he was
the father OF the correspondents child. Mrs.
Glover had forgiven him upon his promise to
reform. and they went to Brooklyn to live.
Last fall he left her. md she learned that he
was again living with the correspondent. The
latter was his second cousin. Hattie Gay.
Mrs. Glover was the first witness. Her hus-
band. q big man with black moustsche and
dark complexion. leaned back In his chair and
looked at her with naughty indifference. After
she had testified In accordance with her law
yer's story. Mrs Annie Box was called TO the
chair. She Is decidedly pretty and looked
charming In blue dress with insertions Of
light gray figured silk. and Q hat ornamented
with bewildering Arrangement Of boys. She
testified In the most natural manner She had
seen the defendent and the eo-respondsnt on
Msanhnttan avenue on the evening OF Nov IL.
She DID not Say ~. but something In her tone
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BALDWIy.s 1RuANT DAUGn1ER
She Returns from, Her Wedding Trip and
Asks the Pnter uaI BlessinE,

she Returns from Her wedding Trip ana
Asks the Pnternal BiessinE.
San Francisco. March 2S.-Anita Baldwin
and her husband returned from Shasta this
morning. and are now awaiting in retirement
the return OF millionaire Lucky Baldwin from
his Santa Anita ranch. He Is expected on
Wednesday. and meanwhile tho question on
which the happiness OF tho young couple
hangs is. Will he forgive Anita? The girl has
written him long letter telling all the facts
and begging his forgiveness. but thus far no
answer has boon received. The friends Of
Anita say the old man will forgive her. as she
Is the only human being who seems to have
any hold upon him. Some even predict that
he will install George in good position in the
hotel.
Facts which have como out lately go to show
that Marshuts. the New York clerk who as
sorts that Anita cruelty Tilted him, has drawn
heavily on his imagination, There was no en-.
gagoment, and Anita cut him In the street
when he attempted to spcak to, her, She
laughed about his infatuation. and said she
had given him no encouragement.
George was expected Mt his desk in tho
County Clerks Office to-day hut lie did not
show up. He receives only $50 n month. but
he thinks Anita and he can worry along Oh
this IL her father proves unforGiring
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MRS. BOLTON GETS A DIvORCE
Judxe Pratt Pronounces Her Husband'i
Divorce from Her Void.


Divorce from Her Void.
Mrs. Charlotte Louise Bolton has been sue
cessful in her suit against William c. Bolton.
formerly President Of the Bolton Drug Com
pany. for absolute divorce. The couple were
married in this city on Feb. 10. 1875. and soon
afterward took UP their residence in Brook
lyn. For some xplained cause they sopa-
rated early in 1891. In the summer Of that
year Mr.. Bolton went to live at Sioux Falls. s.
D.. and on Sept. IS obtained an absolute di-
vorce there from his wife on the ground OF
desertiop. Six days nfter the decree was
granted no was married in Newarks n. j.. to
Miss Lillian G. Schiller. The first wife. failing
in her efforts to have her husband prosecuted
in New Jersey for bigamy and in Brood lyn for
abandonment, brought suit for absolute di-
vorce, naming Miss Schiller as correspondent
Tho case was tried before Judge Pratt in the
Supreme Court in Brooklyn: and yesterday hc
also PRONOUNCED the Judgment Of divorce OBJ
tanned by Mr. Bolton in South Dakota void
The question OF alimony is referred to Lawyer
Levi A. Fuller. Mrs. Bolton was not served
with any summons or notice In tho divorce
proceedings instituted by her husba nd in South
Dakota. Judge Pratt in his decision says:
1T does not seem entirely logical that a per-
son can be married In one State and single in
another. but such is the result OF the decisions
as they stand"
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a VERY STRANGE ACCIDENT
Two Painters Knocked from Their scaHold
by an Elevated Train--tbne Killed.

Two Painters Knocked from Their ScaHold
by an Elevated Trnin-tpne Killed.
For several days two house painters. Ben
1abigan and Gus Duden. have been painting
the outside woodwork Of the building at the
northwest corner of Pearl and Fulton streets.
They have been using painters platform.
with ropes to raise and lower it. and also to
keep IL close to the wall. Yesterday morning
they moved the platform around to the Pearl
street wall and began upon the third story
windows.
The elevated tracks run along Pearl street
so close TO tho house wall Of this particular
building that there is at most only about
three and a half feet between the outside Of
the elevated structure and tho surface OF the
wall When the two painters got their plat
form in place. which was about 10 o'clock.
they noticed that even when tho guide rope
held the platform close to the wall there was
edge the platform and the projecting roofs
OF the cars on their way. down town..
a., 1t seems that they fully appreciated this
they. stopped painting and attended to, the
platform. holding it to tho wall. and even low
projecting roofs OF the cars. But after he first
few trains they paid less attention. and when
they forgot tho guide rope and simply lowered
the platform a few inches. At the, time Duden
Ennas at the cS a end b b0p susS
the platform perfectly safe. and neither was
holding to the ropes. Each had n paint brush
~ his hand. ma both were simply watching
the approaching train to see how far it would
miss the platform.
The engine passed safely enough. and also
the first car. but the platform swnycd out
from, the wall little. and tho end further up
Pearl street graZCd the second car. Before
the. men, could do anything the projecting
roof OF the third car struck the end of the
platform. which had swayed out from the wall
still more. and then, the platform vas inclined
at steep angle with n sudden Jerk. Inbigan
fell forward and plunged downward into Pearl
street. Duden. who was ut the upper end of
tho steep incline. was thrown backward.
turned IN the air. and. striking the edge Of the
street. The platform thumped against the
end Of each succeeding car Of that train and
then swung idly from its ropes. Tho first jerk
had thrown stream OF paint against the
house wall from each OF the buckets.
j., Those who had seen the two men fall saw
a sitting position. Duden lay. in n hear, that
suggested absence Of life After some delay
an ambulance came from the Chamber Street
Hospital. and both mon were put into it. Dn-
den died before he could he put in q ward. His
skull was fractured at the base. both his legs
thigh. 1t was found that Labigan had only
man. living at 1888 Madison street. BROOKLYN.
Duden was 3S years old. and lived at Gold and
Sands, street; BROOKLYN. Both men we're en-
the engineer OF the elevated train about an
BabcocE. and he lives at 5.0sG Third avenue venue
He was put in charge Of the Coroner by JUS
tice Duffy at the Tombs yesterday afternoon.
The accident was due to the carelessness Of
ho mi
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MR.. F4HEN,S DIVORCE SUI.
A Marriage TINT Ere vent ed nm rrest turns
Ont to Re Very Unhappy.


Henry Fahen OF Hoboken has filed a petition
In chancery for divorce One morning about
a year ago Miss Lena Lindcn's mother called
upon Recorder McDonouGh and complained OF
the attention which Fahen had shown her
daughter. After some days Il warrant was
issued for Fahcn's arrest. but then tho Re-
corder was informed that tho m after had been
adjusted by marriage.
4 month later the husband convinced him
self that his wife was unfaithfu. The wife's
friends now bring the. same charge against
him. She SAYS that In the second month after
the marriage while they were. staying at
Gravesend. her hus band deserted her. He says
in his petition that his i'll health compelled
him to leave her.
Mrs. Fahen had him arrested for non-snp-
wont to a hospital. Then he disappeared, md
Mrs Fnhen declares she has not sccn him
since. The papers for the divorce were pre-
pared in Chicago and sent to II Hobokrn law:
yer. Two vol known Hoboken men are named
as correspondents.
Mrs. Fahcn was severely injured recently by
the, fall OF Il pile OF lumber in u lumber yard in
HObOken.
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He HAS MARRIED ANOTHER.
Caroline Pnuge's SHIT Against Brewer Jo-
seph Probst for Breach of Promise.

oepm frOUSS Asrchcu o.
Caroline Pnuge. n Swiss woman ofthirty. told
a jury before Justice Lawrence in the Supreme
Court yesterday of alleged breach OF promise
of marriage. for which she wants SIC. 600 dam
ages from Joseph Probst, the brewer. OF
Brooklyn.
Miss Pfuge said she came to this country
about three years ago. and in the absence of
her brother. Edward Pfuge. conducted his
Swiss boarding house in Greenwich street
She became acquainted with Probst. and she
asserts that he frequently visited her in the
winter OF 1889 and 1890. Probst said he was
friend of her brother. and that they were
brother Free Masons. He showed her $4,000
worth OF jewelry which his first wife had had.
and said that Caroline would be similarly
equipped il she would marry him. and that he
would get a large house and servants for her.
On Sunday afternoon in April. 1890. she
and n Mr.. and Mrs. Stowell called on him. The
Stowells went away toward evening. and she
remained to goto a concert with him. After
the concert he asked her to go to his house
to have some vermouth. At the house time
few. and she arose to go. whereupon he said:
WY do yca ssnt, togo;
I'm your Josey.
That was her remembrance OF it. She did
not say that he sang it. She says that hs prom
wanted to go. but he would not accompany
her. She did not like to go alone as the hour
WAS late. They freauently met thereafter
Their relations became stra ined tho follow
ing autumn. although she told him it would
reputation. He told her that she was crazy
and that he could not think OF marrying her
On Nov 3. 1890. ho wrote:
DEAR CARRIE: went to call you last night. hut
was too late. ion can see it is impossible Tor me !"
msTTy sEan Ny chssn ARE sf help
She said he offered to provide for her. but
she said she was not that kind Of a woman
tho present action. and he came to her with
the summons. saying that il she would take it
back and would be good to him hc might
marry her yet. He also offered her money
which she declined. She would Withdraw tho
action. she told him. if no would marry her.
Her child was born in January. 1891.
On motion OF Samuel and NJ aurice Inter
never appearing for. the defendant. tho cross
examination was put over until to-day. Mr..
Probst denies the promise of marriage.
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HELL's KITCHEN IN PLEDGE
The King Gives His DominIons ms Security.
and Obtains the Release OF His Son.

Martin Morrison. the King OF Hell's Kitchen.
and father OF Bull and Butch Morrison. was ut
the Tombs Court yesterday to bail out his son
Bull. who on Sunday. had been held for trial
for assault.
The King is tall and broad shouldered. He
has large head. covered with a tangled mass
OF heavy hair: His full red face is almost
hidden beneath a long red beard. He wore u
black SLOUGH hat; long brown overeont. and
grasped the iron railing and told Justice DUFFY
what no wanted.
street. own tho houses 551 and 500. They
ere known as Hells Kitchen. and /. being their
owner. am called / no King. | am law-abid-
ing man. but my boys give, mo trouble. They
law. Yesterday bull thought Paddy Mhelap
had no business to soc my daughter. He told
Paddy so. Paddy didn't mind. and now Bulls
In prison and Paddy in bed. Bull has snent
have him to myself few days before he goes
bull was brought up from the Tombs and
Justice Duffy released him on the. surety OF
his father. who gave as security HclTs Kitchen
itself.
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and subsequent testimony made it appear
probab BILE that she was playing tho detective in

and subsequent teStlmony maze II appear
proba bic that she was PLAYING tho detective in
the interests OF Mrs. Glover.
II was standing on the corner Of Manhattan
avenue and Fair street" she said. Mr.. Glover
was cat "A. CO rnered across the street. standing
with Hattie Gay. She had young baby in her
arms. He kissed her three times and then
kissed the baby; Oh. that wasn't the same
was another night. Me left her and went into
q saloon She went to grocery IN or, Greene enc
lived at POI Greene street The next night !
went to Greene street with my mother stayed
at the corner Of Greene street and Manhattan
avenue while my mother hid in the doorway
next to POI Greene street; Iran back and got
house Mt FIVE minutes of o'clock. Whep we
got back Mr.. Glover was coming out with
Hattie Gay. and he was carrying the baby. 1t
was then % minutes OF 4"
Mrs. Ann Truman; Mrs. Box'e, mother. n
stout woman dressed in black silk. corrobo-
rated her daughters Testimony as to her part
in the detective, business. Mrs. Glover went
llp and spoke to her husband that night. she
said. She didn't give the conversation.
Mrs. Box was recalled to identity portrait
OF Miss Gay and another Of the defendant, tho
plaintiffs counsel expressing the belief that
he would not be on hand when he was wanted.
When the court adjourned tho plaintiff was
surrounded by q large crowd OF friends. The
defendant went away alone.
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tact l9:45:3S. on io:45:47; third contact.
lg;tS;O3; Of lg;4G;I5; fourth current. lQ:47:
lo:N:3O. The mean voltage was 1000. The
highest voltage was 1884. The amperage was
was throughout There was some talk occa-
stoned by the absence OF DR.. Mcdonald and
pr Ward from tho execution. 1t was said that
tloners.
=, The crime for which Cotto was executed was
the murder Of Louis Frankalosa. He loved
Mrs Frankalosa. He stabbed his victim twelve
times Mrs. Frankalosa told the police that
Cotto had done tho deed. and her testimony
convicted him. The woman has been confined
in Raymond street Jail since the murder. 1t is
possible that sho will be released now.
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Hy.,rorhob,a from IA Mna Fox. R,,..

CHARLESTON. March 2S-lsaiah Smith. a
negro boy II years old died al the hospital
hero on Friday last OF hydrophobia. resulting
from the bite of a mad fox. lie came from
Monck's Corner For more than two years
there have been strange stories told by ne
first case In which human being has been
hitten by one Of thrsn foxes, Tho hoy was Mt
through the woods. syilrtons Of rabies al.
most Immediately made themselves manifest.
He WAS brouah; To thnrlcsion. but medical
that death resulted from hydrophobia.
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Annie Gillen. 10 years old of $50 Avenue c.
was a prisoner in Essex Market Police Court
yesterday. charged by Officer Kitchen with
being drunk. The girl said that she had met
Policeman Bush OF the Union Market precinct.
who WAS In citizen clothes. ana that together
they went TO IA saloon In Fourteenth street
whore they had two hot whiskeys She also
because sh" failed TO keep an appointment
with him. and on that occasion she was lined
$40. Justice Tantor remanded the girl until
this morning. and ordered Sergeant Cahill to
produce Oilicor Bush in court.