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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-25
the Big Man

who was in the dining room with me.
Witness then told how she fed from
them. There were two of them; the big
black man and the big light man, who
had been at her window.
| AS she turned to flee from the men
one reached out his hand and said: Il
| have you my little -"
| With regard to the man who inter
| viewed her while she was washing the
windows, she said he threatened that
vitriol would be thrown in her face if
she attempted to identify any one.
Judge Symonds then asked witness if
she was sure whether it was Burrowes
who came to her house on the night of
July 18th.
She said she was sure. She did not
know whether it was moonlight; but
thought it was not She did not know
whether it was rainy or fair, or whether
he had a carriage or not. But she was
quite sure that the man was Burrowes.
This was the time she identified him by
his twisting of his moustache. This
brought out this crossyexamination:
Q-Where did You ever see him that you no
tced that he twisted his moustaee?
A.-Where could ever see him that he did
not twist his moustacheo LSensatiOn in the
court ROOM
Another sensation was created by this ques-
tiOning:
Q-What sort of voice did he have?
Ale had q low. sweet, musical voice, more
like a woman than IL nal.
The range of the examination mere took the
witness back over the testimony Of the Tore
noon. Witness said she began tv receive anon
ylnous letters about Fast Day. lS9l. and con-
tinued TO receive them up to May 8, and re-
Also after May 2lst she received other anony-
nous letters.
On the night when she ALLEGES Burrowes
called she was sitting up waiciI.. Z to see who
was throwing letters on her stelts.
Judge Symonds asked her II STE sat up every
night She replied only when sl.s felt like 1t.
"On this night night you felt AXE it?'' said
Judge SymOndS.
II felt Just like it, replied the witness.
Witness said it was a light night. but could
not remember whether IL was m-iiight or not.
She said there was an inc;tndeseeat light at the
did not notice whether lights " re burning in
the houses Of the neighbofs. Hers were out
.Q--Under these circumstances could you see
the man who rose in the carriage sufficiently TO
recognize him as Mr.. Burroweso
The witness replied very positively that she
identified him.
the pen stock onto the steps i'll May, 1891, did
you await all this time before bringing suit.
Witness said she kept it secret for over a
year that she saw Mr. Burrowes throw the LETT
ter. She showed her husband the letter, but
did not tell who threw it. She Kept this secret
because she did not want her husband to get
into trouble with Mr.. Bttfrowes and did not
want to come. into court. 1t was not till the
case In the United States courI that she told
Mr.. Larrabee about the delivery Of the letter.
tlic yoint
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-15
FOUGHT FOR THE GIRL.
George Ranken Surrenders Miss
Blim to William Lewis.

Bertha Blim. Union Hill belle, has,
like many another pelle. predictions to
coquetry. Among her horde of admirers
were two to whom she distributed smiles
and favors as impartially as justice
would. These two, George Rankin and
William Lewis. long sighed for complete
possession, but "the maid was coy though
the men were sly, and neither could get
deeper sigh"
Each suitor was sure that the queen
of his fate loved him best but did
not care to hurt the others feeling, so
they decided to settle the indecision
without her aid. A battle royal
was the most reasonable way, so last
night they faced each other in ring OF
admiring sports to swim through gore to
Miss Blim's hand. Upper cuts were as
plentiful as froth IN a brewery, and both
men fought with desperation and feroc-
ity.
But only for three rounds. The third
settled the affair and Rankin gave up the
beauty and the fight. Lewis was over
joyed though his face was considerably
visited and he hardly looked fit bit OF
bric-a-brac for boudoir.
Miss Blim, it is believed, received the
returns by wire in her chamber where
she was waiting, trembling with uncer-
tantv and fear She has not yet an
nounced her decision, but following the
mode of procedure popular with her sex
it is thought she will decorate the van
quished with her favors.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-15
REC0NClLED NOW.
But Mrs. Weber Made Miss Zeller
Leave the House.

1t is rumored in Gutenberg that the
ever plump and beguiling servant girl
has been breaking hearthstones
again. Tke servant girl whose
name is mentioned is Miss Anna
Zeller. late from Germany, and with the
bloom of the other side still on her
cheeks. She was employed In the family
of John Weber, well to do tinsmith.
who has been in Gutenberg for twelve
years.
AS the story goes. Webeer's attention to
the pretty domestic made his wife fran
tically Jealous, and she tried In every way
to wean Weber from his infatuation for
the girl. She thought she had
succeeded until one night last
week, when accidentally her
worst imaginings were confirmed
One of the children awoke Mrs. Weber
by its crying. She found Weber was
not in the room and Immediately began
to search for him. She says she found
him Keeping company with the girl
downst ,irs. She uphraided the
pair fer their actions, aud bursting
into teas, left them. The pretty dis
turber of family peace left the house the
next morning before daylight.
Mrs. Weber says that the only
trouble between herself and her husband
WAS of a business kind. She would not
say anything about the midnight sur.
prise, but added that she and her husband
were completely reconciled now. There
is no proba bilty that the matter will be
brought into the courts.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-15
THE POLICE CAUGHT ON.
Always Do When Any Ono Tries to
Swindie Pool Rooms.

Always Do When Any Ono Tries to
Swindie Pool Rooms.
Thomas Brady, Frederick Marvin
Henry Herbert and William Dodson,
telegraph operators. were arrested in
Harrison yesterday for tapping the West
ern Union wires which rum from New
York to Collins, McLaughlins and Lam
kake's pool rooms.
The fellows hired a room OF Oscar Ken
nedy at No. 236 Railroad avenue. on
Monday, saying they were Pennsylvania
Railroad surveyors. After having their
trunk taken to their room Thea went
away. On Wednesday night they re-
turned, but SO they had been reported to
the police as suspicious characters the
house was watched.
AT twelve O'Clock Wednesday night
they were seen on the street, evidently
trying TO locate a WIRE The connection
was made early yesterday morning, and
was in open view within two blocks of
the pool room. just before tue reports of
races began to come In during the after
noon, the police entered the room of the
men. Brady aud Marvin attempted to
escape, but were quickly secured.
Two instruments were connected with
the Western Union main line, ana a
thirty eight jar battery was in use
The men take their arrest lightly,
aud admit that they were trying to beat
the cool rooms. They will be held until
morning, when the Western Union Com
pany's New York manager will make
charges against them. They had in their
trunk complete lInemau's oustit, and
are said to he the same men who recently
worked Baltimore.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-15
STAYED BY THE STORM.
River and Railroad Traffic Both
Inlerfered With.

The storm interfered considerably with
traffic on the Pennsylvania Railroad aud
the ferry. All the Western trains were
almost an hour late, while the Phladel-
phia trains arrived in this city fro u
ten to twenty minutes late. The auto
matte switches at the entrance to the new
depot worked all right this morning, and
there was no trouble in that direction.
The thick falling snow made the air so
heavy aud dense this morning that II was
impossible to see ahead the lenath of
a vessel, and the ferryboats were
necessarily much slower than
usual. This caused some delay,
ana In the morning there was
block in Exchange Place. But as
t he storm decreased the atmosphere
cleared, and by noon the boats were run
ming on regular time. The horse cars
experienced no difficulty in making their
regular trips on time. The sweepers
cleared the tracks and kept them clear of
snow, SO that the cars We're able to run
along rs usual.
A gentleman who lives at Asbury Park
and comes to this citv every dav said this
morning that when he came through ou
the eight o'clock train from the ParK he
saw no snow until the train reached Mat
teawaD, and that all south OF that place II
was raining.
At eight o'clock this morning snow was
falling along the coast from Virginia to
Boston. 1t began about half past five
o'clock this morning. and up to noon
about two inches had fallen.
The rain and sleet which preceded 1t
caused it to melt down to about half an
inch. Weather Prophet Dunn sald that
the snow would continue TO fall until
early this evening, when it will clear of
and become colder. The snow, Mr.. Dunu
said. might possibly turn into rain for
awhile this afternoon. A northwest wind
was blowing at the rate of twenty-four
miles an hour at eight O'Clock. A dense
fog prevailed at that time along the At
lautic coast.
The Weather Bureau predicts that g
cold wave will be here tonight which will
freeze everything up tight and make ex.
cellent skating and sleighing. which will
last until Monday if not longer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-15
JOHN CARSON'S DEATH.
Looks Like Another Murder BY
New Y0rk's "Slasher."

NEW YORK Jan. 15 1894 man was
found dead this morning at quarter to
four o'clock in front Of the stable at No.
Al Christie street by Policeman Hall with
his throat cut from ear TO ear. No weapon
was found near him, no trail of blood
led from where he lay in any direction.
HIS hands were clean md there was not
a stain of blood on them.
As soon as Policeman Hall
discovered the dead man he rap
ped for help, and Policeman Breen
aud Bath ran up. They lit candles and
lanterns, which were procured in near
bv store, and looked at the man where he
lay. His throat was cut from right to
left. They found no trace OF any knife.
Upon investigation it was ascer-
tained that he was john Carson
in truth, and that his home was ia
Baltimore; that once he had been law
yer there in good standing, and possessed
Of ample means. Both his sisters mar
ried judges. One lives in Baltimore; the
other in Paterson, n. j. Carson had been
prominent in some scheme for organlz-
ing an electrical company, and had iosE
all his money in this or some other way.
OF late years he had travelled about as
n book cauvasser, lately employed by
the Scribners. This much they learned
through the firm aud through the chums
and fellow employees Oh carson, gatnereu
also the fact that he was hard
drinker and had recently made his
home in the Bowery lodging houses.
The past three nights he slept in the
Germauia Hotel at No. 81 Bowery. AZ
one O'Clock this morning he was brought
in there by one John Westbrook. who
lives next door. Westbrook was in
saloon at No. 95 Bowery at quarter past
twelve, when Carson drank milk punch.
He was drunk. and the bartender, know
ing him. bade Westbrook take him home
He did so, leaving him going mp the
steps TO the lodging house. Waterman
Schmidt found him sitting on the stairs
asleep half an hour later and reported to
Night Clerk Wieland. The latter woke
him up, and, ending that he had paid
81 so In advance for weeks lodging and
came home drunk three nights, gave him
back 75 cents and told him never to re-
turn.
He was not wanted there. He went out
on the street at hslf past one. ami that
was the last seen OF him as far as the
police knew uutil TWO hours later when
he Law at the stable door in Chrystle
street, less than hundred steps away.
dead. Then he had not AGENT Even the
seventy-hve cents given him by CleiB
Weeland were gone.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-15
DENIED RUNNING AWAY.
But Mr.. Fenkel and Mrs. Jelenko
We're at Naegell's.

A we'll dressed and apparently well to
do business man, who described himself
as Gustav Jeleuko, of No. 66 East Ninety
third street, New York, this morning ap-
piled to Recorder McDouough for war
rant for the arrest of a young man and
married woman. who. he stated, had
run away yesterday, and whom he had
traced to Naegel's Hoteliat Hudson and
Third streets. where they then were. He
gave their names as Meline Jelenko, his
niece, aud Charles Feukel.
A warrant was placed in the hands or
Detective Gallagher and in half an hour
the couple were ushered into the pres
who was atJired In brown ulster and q
jaunty hat. was exceedingly pretty and
girlish in appearance, while her compan-
ion was somewhat stunted in growth and
not by any means attractive iu looks.
Mrs. Jelenko states that she was born
in Cincinnati, was twenty-one years of
age. married, and for the past two years
mad resided at her uncle's house. at No.
&c East Niuety-third street, New York.
She said, "We di not go away together,
but L was stopping at the hotel with
Fenkel as his wife"
Mrs. Jelenko was then sent into the
Recorders private room. and the uncle
Fenkel stated that he is native of
Hanover. Germany. twenty-seven years
of age, courier, and resides at No. 223
East Tenth street, New York. In regard
to the charge he said that he did not run
away with Mrs. Jelenko. but that he
went away and she followed him. and
they registered at the hotel as man and
wife.
At this juncture the injured husband.
a tall, slim man neatly attired, entered
the room with blanchad face and re-
quested to beallowed to see his wife. He
was permitted to do SO with the under
standing that there WAS to be no scene.
AS he entered the room the Young wife,
who had heretofore been selfpossessed,
burst into torrent of grief and begged
piteously to be forgiven and taken back.
After a brief interview the husband
and uncle took their departure and
Recorder McDonough announced that
the accused parties would be held in $500
bonds each for the action OF the Grand
Tnrv
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-15
LOCKED UP TN A CAR.
Little Louis PierCey'S
Queer Story of a Thrill
ing Experience.
BEATEN AND ROBBED By ITALIANS
Is There Gang of Bandits at Work
In Jersey CitY?-A Chance
fer the Police.
BEATEN AND ROBBED By ITALIANS

Louis Piercy, niue years old. of No. All
Fairmouut avenue while coasting on the
Fairmount avenue hill last Monday WAS
accosted by man who asked him to c.
company him to a downtown hardware
store where he wanted to purchase bolts
for "Dob" that he was building. The
man promised to give Piercy the sled
when it was completed, and Piercy read
lily agreed 10 accompany him.
Instead of taking him to hardware
store the stranger took him to the Cen
tral Railroad coal pockets OF Jersey ave-
nue., where number of Italians were
employed shovelling coal. Piercy was
then told to hand over his money or he
would receive severe beating. Upon
his refusing to do so the Italians pounced
upon him, aud after taking his
coat and penknife from MIN, showed him
into a freight car, the door of which,
fortunately, had no lock. 1t was a hard
job for Piercy to open the door. but he fin
ally succeeded. He did not tell his par
ents anything about the matter until yes
terday. as he feared another beating. The
police have been notified and detectives
have been sent out to Investigate the
matter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-15
ONE WOMAN KILLED.
And Thirteen Passengers in Chicago
Horsecar Mangled.

And Thirteen Passengers in a Chicago
Rorsecsr Mangled.
CHICAGO, Jan. Is. 1892 "A horsecar
filled with passengers was crashed into
by passenger train at the Stewart ave-
nue. crossing last night and one woman
was instantly killed. There were thir-
teen others injured. some of whom will
die.
The accident is said to have been due to
the combined carelessness or stupidity of
three men, Hermann AIbrecht, the cross
ing keeper; Joseph Flanagan. the coEduc-
tor of the street car, and Michael Crogan,
the driver.
AS Albrecht raised the gates Driver
Crogan whipped up his horses. and in an
instant was in the tracks just in front of
the speeding train. The engineer pulled
his whistle valve, the crossing keeper.
driver and conductor looked around for
the first time and gave too tardy warn
ing
There was a crash, score of human
voices raised in the agony OF terror. and
the street car and its burden of fourteen
people were hurled. splintered and
crushed, fifty feet ahead of the train.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-15
HELEN POTTS DEATH.
Picking a Jury to Try Carlyle W. Harris
for Murder.

Picking a Jury to Try Carlyle w Harris
for Murder.
New YORK. Jan. 10. 1899 Eight jurors
have thus far been secured in the case of
CARLYLE w. Harris who is on trial for
causing the death of his girl wife, Helen
Potts, of Asbury Park.
The trial, even in these preliminary
stages, and despite 'the disagreeable
weather, brings to the brownstone Court
house as many people as can find seats in
the court room.
One man in ten is excused because he
does not believe in capital punish
ment. Now and then citizen
evinces n distrust of circumstan-
ttal evidence, and he is sent away
Another has read and talked about the
case. forming a slight impression, per-
hans an opinion, and sometimes firm
conviction as to whether CarlyleW Harris
did or did not substitute one deadly
morphine pill for one of the harmless
Mills which he left for his secret wife to
take ut Miss Days boarding school in
West Fortieth street last January, when
she was complaining of insomnia and
neuralgia head cheS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-15
He Discovers His Fathers
Body Hanging to a Post
in the Cellar.
THE END OF A DRUNKARD."
Last Message of the Suicide Full
of Pity and Affection for
the Children lie
Neglected.

Charles Herhermanu, German, forty
one years OF age, committed suicide this
morr ing by hanging himself in the cellar
under his residence at No. ~ Erie street.
He has been employed for the past ten
years attending the elevator in dry
goods store at Nos. 2s6Ss Broadway.
New York. He had been drinking
heavily of late. The body was discovered
by his thirteen-year old son Henry, who
went to the cellar for coal. The
vided into several apartments lighted
only by rays that crept through the wide
crevices of the partitions. With lighted
candle In one hand, coal bucket in the
other. little Henry suddenly came upon
his father hanging 10 post He
thought his father was at work. In
his fright he dropped both bucket and
candle and groped mis- way In the dark
ness to the hallway above, screaming at
the top of his voice. His incredulous sis
ter tried to quiet him. but he cried:-
II know 1t was papa. He's hanging in
the cellar. saw his overcoat. too"
HOME MADE ROPE.
The body was found suspended from a
post. The feet were about eighteen
inches from the ground. Around the neck
were pieces of twine folded and twisted.
They had been cut from little Henry's
sled. When the body was cut down a
large fancy calender card was found
showed up under his vest. 1t was written
on both sides in German. Justice of the
Peach Zarechi, with some difficulty trans
la ted it this afternoon with this RESULT
THE SUICIDES FAREWELL.
''This is the emu of a drunkard who did
not support his wife and children. God
help them. Primer iron moulds l have
sold for one dollar and thirty cents.
In Kruse yCu will find my things
and $125. New York or Newport
one dollar from Gilmore, where got the
cloth that was stolen. Two dollars have
spent every Sunday for five Sundays.
Kule Kellion l don't like. None have
supported their wives. H. Dillirden has
my wash since three or four weeks. Bury
me in Lutheran Cemetery"
On the other side of the card was
written:-
"This is the end of drunkard. Since
slept two hours. God help the
poor children. Seventy-five cents
1 have spent today for
drinks since last night. Uncle George
forgive me. 1t was no luck since l was
married in mouse in Lexington avenue"
Herbermann leaves wife and seven
children. One is mute, seventeen years
old. PANIED after the father. He is in a
Deaf and Dumb Asylum in Trenton. The
others are:-Katie, age IA; Joe, age 9;
Mamie. age z; Lulu, age 8, and Helene,
fathers place of business, a6 First and
Washington streets when she was no.
titled OF the tragedy. Herberman kissed
all his children fervently when he pre-
tended to leave home for his work this
morning
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-15
CRASH ON THE CENTRAL.
A ROval Blue Line Train Runs Into
O Coal Train.

At half-past four o'clock this morning g
an eastward bound train jumped the
track at Claremort. on the Central Rail-
road. Several cars and the engine were
demolished. The cause of the accident
was the breaking of one of the forward
axles of the engines driving wheels
The engine was pitched from the
track into the snow. Although two
wrecking trains were Immediately put
to work the wreck had not been cleared
up to ten O'Clock, and all the incoming
trains were delayed from thirty to forty
minutes.
Some persons say that the accident was
caused by breaking of the axleS, but Gen.
eral Superintendent Olhauser said he
thought it was due to switch becoming
blocked with suow.
The accident occurred just after the
tracks had been cleared of the wreckage
from a collision which occurred near
Dunelen about ten O'Clock last night.
A north bound Royal Blue train
crashed into the rear end of coal
train, which was backing from a
siding directly in front of the the
express. The engineer Of the latter
checked the speed of his train somewhat,
and thereby prevented loss of life. Sew
eral freight cars were demolished. but
the other train escaped without injury.
and none of the passengers were re-
ported hurt
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-15
NORTH HUDSON NOTES.

A carriage robe valued at SIS was stolen
from DIR. De Groff's carriage in Union
Hill yesterday.
There was an oyster supper and conun-
drum party at the Union Place Methodist
Churcn, Union Hill. last night.
Ruth's Hall. Union Hill, was In possess
sion of he graceful dancers of the Una
Tennis Club last night, the occasion being
their annual ball.
The Directors of the Palisade Demo.
cratic Club met at Recorder Reiuhart's
office, West Hoboken, last night. The
next meeting OF the club will be held Feb.
ru rye
Gustave Adams. of Union Hill. and
Warren Conklin. of rSnnnyside, were
arrested yesterday IN Union Hill for a
crime committed last September They
were charged with stealing Christopher
Schrench's horse and buggy from his
stable on Fulton street. They were
arrested at the time but the Grand Jury
did not indict them. This time they are
charged with breaking and entering.