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The evening world., 1893-12-28
DEMUR TO THE INDICTMENTS.
Three Alleged Election Law Vio-
lators Plead Legal Errors.
Another Big Batch Arraigned-
Lally's Bail Reduced.

There vas a large crowd in the Court
of oyer and Terminer to-day when the
balance of the men indicted for alleged
election frauds were arraigned before
Justice Barrett for pleading.
Up to the present time eight of the
men have been unable to secure
bondsmen. Among them Is ex-Bridge
Policeman Michael Lally.
The defendants in court to-day were
Fargal j. Gallagher, two indictments;
Denni j. Buckley. six indictments; Jo-
seph T. Anderson, two indictments;
Charles Mitchell. James ]. Dolley,
Michael s.. Fay, Edward O'Donnell,
Francis F. Lynch, Edward Kaffenburg,
Meyer Marks, James Collins, Martin T.
Mugan, John J. Murray, Frank Allen,
Patrick Dougherty, Michael Cady, Pat
rick Callahan, Louis Leith. John Muir
Roger Jackson. Henry oake' Joseph +.
Finis. Walter Corbett, James p. Rue,
Alexander Phillips. John H. Hall,
Robert Keenan,: Peter Neville, Frank
All the indictments charge the defend
ants with violating the Election law.
on behalf of Lally, Lawyer Walsh
made ma h, an taPplicsa4t tS6 for =, a oo Ged9ction Of
District Attorney Mcintyre opposed the
application and stated that he thought
s., 900 would be a low amount. After de-
liberating for a few moments Justice
Barrett granted the application of
Lally's counsel. He will probably Sc
cure bail to-day.
Gallagher. Buckley and Anderson en-
tered a demurrer to the indictments on
the ground that there was more thar
one crime charged against them and that
there are W separate offenses alleged
in the indictments.
Patrick Callahan q lEeeper In tho
Tombs, and who registered from there,
pleaded not guilty. All the other de-
PENDANTS entered a similar plea.
Justice Barrett went over the demur-
rers filed by Gallagher, Buckley and An
derson. He then said that 1t was true
that there was more than one offense
charged in the indictments. and would
hear argument on ednesuay morning
next. He seemed inclined to dismiss the
indictments.
District Attorney Nicoll said 1t was pos
sible that Mr.. Lindsay had made a mis-
take, but he was WORKOUT with the duties
recently imposed Upon him.. Mr.. LIndsa v
Is now taking a short vacation, and will
return next Wednesday to argue against
the sustaining of the demurrers.
The men who were unable to furnish
bail were taken back to the Tombs. They
were handcuffed In pairs. Lally, how,
ever, was not shack!ed. and walked be.
side the Deputy-Sheriff.
The evening world., 1893-12-28

that Miss Petty was choked to death by
a person who knelt on her chest. The
condition of the lungs and the fracture
of a small o in the throat. show CON
clusively that the woman died from
strangulation. The wounds evidently
knob were not. he thinks. sufficient to
cause death.
n the motive for the crime was rob-
berry. 1t is quite certain that the muir
de- ers became frightened before they
could make a thorough search. The dis
ordered state or the dead woman's
clothing when found would seem to indi-
cate that she had been searched. 1t
must have been very hurried. however.
AS s26 was found on the body by the
police.
The body Is at the morgue on WASH
ington street, and Miss petty's cousins.
William II. Bennett. OF q Academy
street. and philip Butts. of 3ls Market
street, have the keys to the house. which
is securely barred against visitors: De
are working on the case. .
Chief Hopper Is trying first to learn III
possible the nature OF the property taken
by the murderers. 1t rs thought that
nominations, and that these only were
taken. Could these be traced, IT would
be a comparatively easy matter to locate
the criminals.
Superintendent of Police Brown. Chief
Hopper and Detectives Stair Shy and
Lewis made another examination OF the
premises to-day. In a closet opening
of one of the third-story rooms was
fo und the dead bodies of four more cats.
In the same closet was IA lot of woman's
closet were two boxes of cigars which
had never been opened. and scattered
about the floor was n considerable
amount OF money in silver and bills.
The evening world., 1893-12-28

Justice Grady committed Freebooter
without bail for examination. subsequent
to an inquest by the Coroner, and he was
removed to the Yorkville Prison.
Freebooter. who is nfty-six years old,
lived on the third floor in the tenement
house 1882 First avenue: His wife. Mary.
three adult children, Eva, Lizzie
and Henry, all lived with him, and. as a
rsSliv , snnnort snl'd Are ,asb h 'he'r m0'her
Drink has taken n strong hold on
Freebooter. and the police believe that
in an outburst Of drunken fury yester-
working wife to death. A knife. sup
posed to be the weapon with which the
crime was committed. was found In the
kitchen, but all traces Of blood had been
carefully washed from Il.
None OF the n%eighbors in the house
yesterday heard any noise In the Free
holder tenement, and 1t was only through
Freeholder himself to Mrs. Dubois. the
housekeepcr, thai the first knowledge of
the tragedy was gained.
Mrs. Freebooter was alone with the
reception of her husband n a married
daughters child; nearly al me forenoon.
lieyel to have left the ,h house ,b az him ~
to see it's mother. Mrs. Laber; who lives
In the immediate neighborhood. ,
Mrs. I.aber says that her father reached
her house soon Hfter II, anu AFTER
remaining a few moments, left. say
ing he had to 20 to the grocer's for
some supplies for dinner.
Mrs. 1.aber went over to her parents
home about 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
She could not get in. although she
knocked tedly. She went away
and came back about 6 o'clock and met
her sister, Lizzie. who was just re-
turning from work. Lizzie opened the
door with a key and was the first to
discover the dead body of her mother
on the kitchen lounge.
Meantime, Freebooter had been taken
home drunk by Mr.. Dubois. husband of
the housekeeper. He sat on the steps
OF the house Just after his two daughters
went upstairs. lie mumbled to Mrs,
| Dubois tina he had stabbed his wife
and would be hanged for It,"
Policemen were sent for when the
daughters saw their mothers mutt
lated body. and Freebooter was
taken to the East Sixty-seventh street
station-house This morning he said
to an Evening World' reporter that
he and his wife were both drunk and
they had a quarrel.
He declared she stabbed herself in the
arm and breast with a s~tiletto, which he
took away from her and which after
wards was stolen from him while he was
out drinking. Freebooter says he bound
up his wife's arms to stop the flow OF
blood.
This morning when the police stripped
Freebooter of the bloody shirts, he shook
with terror. and Quavcringly inquired II
they were going to XIII him right away.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
SENATE HAWAIIAN INQUIRY.
Is II to Bear on the Dcsirability of
Annexation?
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S,-The air Of
mystery assumed by the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations in its Ha-
waiian Investigation has caused the i'm
preston to get abroad that the Morgan
resolution, under which the inquiry IL
held. Is merely n cloak for a much
more important inquiry as to the al
legged irregularity of our diplomatic re-
lations with those islands.
There Is reason for believing that,
while presumably the present quest Is for
Information bearing upon the conduct OF
stevens and Blount. there will be an
effort at the same time to obtain any In
formation which viii. in the first place,
prove the c~apability Of the islands for
self-government, and In the second. the
~desirability Of anneXing these Islands.
Senator Morgan, who is Chairman OF
the Committee. has been scrupulously
careful about expressing opinions upon
the Hawaiian question:, manifesttng II
disposition to do or say nothing which
would appear extra judicial. but he Is
the wisdom of attaching the islands to
this country.
The fact that he has very recently in
PRODUCED a bill In the enate providing
a form of Government for any acquired
territory, lends piausibility to the sup
position that he Is looking forward to
possibilities far beyond anything in
cluded in the resolution under which
the Committee Is authorized to conduct
its present hearing.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
JENNIE YEAMANS IN COURT.
Comes from Philadelphia for Exam.
nation.

Miss Jennie Yeamans. the actress, al
present a member of Frohman's Jane
company, came to this city from Phil.
adelphia to-day to appear before Judge
Newburger in the City Court, for exam.
nation in supplementary proceedings,
under a judgment for over 1900, OBJ
tanned against her by the Forbes Litho-
graphing Company.
Miss feamans. who was accompanied
by her mother, husband n attor.
500 n week. and that she hadn't the
money to pay the claim against her.
She said so many people owed her
money that she could only remember
pected to realize a cent from them,
She left for Philadelphia, as soon ms
the hearing was over, to attend a re-
hearsal there. ~
The evening world., 1893-12-28
JUDGE AND COUNSEL BECKER.
Justice Voorhis Charged with Not
Knowing His Business.
A Lively Controversy Arises from
an Assault Case.

Justice voorhis. sitting in Essex Mar
ket Court, and Lawyer John Fennel, of
the Stewart Building, had a lively con-
.troversy in court to-day over the con-
duct of the case of Kertscher VS.. Smith,
which grew out of an assault said to
have been committed with a club on
Election night.
Complainant Kertscher failed to iden-
tify Smith as his assailant this morning,
and Justive Noorhis declared the matter
had been squared outside the court.
Policeman Donnelly. of the Union Mar
him that he committed the assault. and
when Justive Voorhis asked tn" de-
PENDANT II that was true Lawyer Fennei
instructed Smith not to answer
Judge Noorhis then charged the law
yer with attempting to screen the de-
PENDANT, and added that he could under
stand how n why it was done.
The lawyer retorted that Judge Voor-
his did not know his business, as no
defendant is obliged to incriminate him
self. Judge Noorhis replied. accusing
Lawyer Fennell of attempting to evade
the law, and the counsellor answered
that he would allow no man, Judge or
otherwise. to insult him.
He reiterated that Judge Noorhis did
not know. his business. and that, he
wrong, the Court did not commit him for
contempt, and Judge Noorhis said 1t was
because he respected Fennell too much.
There was another interchange of
personalities. and Judge Voorhis eventu-
ally dismissed the case.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
ROOM WHERE THE BODY WAS rouNp.

ROOM WHERE HI BODY WAS FOUND.
1t is a brass door knob with a steel
shank six INCHES LONG which terminates
with blood, as is q black cloth string
which Is tied around 1t.
y County Physician Elliott. who per-
night. is OF the opinion that the Wounds
on the left temple and neck were made
by the end OF the steel shank, which
was thrust repeatedly against the wo-
The wounds are not deep enough to
have been made by any but n blunt in
THE door-knob is, the police think, one
Of several which 1t Is known Miss Petty
had about her house and sometimes car
ried on her person apparently Tor self
near the pool of blood in the front hall
way. where from all that car be learned
the murder was committed.
Chief Hopper. while he Will not disclose
the nature of the theory as to who are
the murderers. for he is positive two men
did the job. gave his opinion as to how
the crime was committed.
There Is little doubt, he says. that the
murderers gained an entry to the house
Petty,s absence. The fresh loaf
leads him to believe that she had gone
out TO buy the bread when the persons
who killed her entered the house.
minutes to white through the door at
yhe top of the cellar stairs, so as to
obtain the purchase on the door-jamb
necessary TO break the door-chain,
which was on the inside. This would
necessitate Miss Petty being absent
In her Grand to the bakers something
like half an hour.
1t was learned this morning that
Policeman Thomas Broddick, OF the First
Precinct, whose post Is in the %neighbor-
hood of the murdered woman's house,
saw Miss Petty on Monday evening. The
exact time when he saw her Chief Hop
per does not see fit to disclose just now.
There In also a report not yet verified
that Miss Petty was seen by a clerk
named Holmes making a purchase In
the notion store of Hahne G. Co, al
Broad and Halsey streets, on Monday
\ evening.
Holmes could not be found this morn,
ing, but II he did see the woman or
Christmas Day that was the last tim,
she was ever on the street. DR.. Elliott
said to-day that the woman had beer
dead from thiry-six to forty-eight hour.
O'Clock.
The fact that three of her ribs wer,
broken clinches the Doctors argument
The evening world., 1893-12-28
STAYED THE FORECLOSURE.
Tho Lipshitz Brothers Showed a
Gun and Knife to Goldman.

Manasa Goldman, a real estate dealer.
Of q Eldridge street, made n charge OF
disorderly conduct against Morris and
Louis Lipshitz, brothers. of IL Allen
street. in Essex Market Police Court to-
day.
Goldman loaned the Lipshitz brothers
some money to start a saloon and took a
mortgage on the fixtures for the money.
Business was very bad. and the Lipshitz
brothers were unable to repay the money
to Goldman. who tried to foreclose the
mortgage yesterday. taking with him
Simon Steingut. n Second avenue auc-
tioneer, to sell out the fixtures.
The Lipshitz brothers became SO en-
ragged that they threatened to shoot Gold
man unless he and the auctioneer left
the store. Louis Lipshitz pointed n re-
volver at Goldman, and his brother went
at him with a large knife.
street station. arrested the. brothers.
Justice Voorhis held them In default OF
$500 bail to keep the peace for the next
six months.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
TWO IN THE MURDER.
Newark Police Have That Theory
Of Miss Petty's Death.
Brass Door Knob Found with Which
Wounds Were Inflicted.

NEWARK, N. j., Dec. 2s.-The New
ark police. under the direction of Chief
Hopper. are on their mettle to-day. and
every effort is being made to unravel
|the mystery connected with the murder
|of old Elizabeth Petty, the miser and
|fecluse who was found dead yesterday
IN her home at 70 Commerce street.
1t was learned by an Evening World"
Reporter shortly before noon that Chief
Hopper had a leaning towards the theory
That the crime may have been committed
nv two colored men. who were employed
~ the Board of Health two years ago TO
|Giean up the premises.
The evening world., 1893-12-28

|UOUsB WHERE ELIZABETH LIVED
AND WAS
II was not long after this hat the
|>yoman's house was entered and robbed
lot q small amount of money. One OF
The colored men was arrested at the
cline. but Miss Petty refused to make
my charge against him..
On the occasion OF the robbery two
years ago, when Miss Petty was assault
ed by the burglars, she had been out OF
nm errand. leaving a lighted lamp down
stairs.
When she returned the light was gone
from the hall, and she saw its reflection
'1n one of the uppe rooms.
She fearlessly went upstairs and was
Knocked Town by the burglars. Her con
<duct on that occasion leads to the belief
That when she entered her hotse on the
might of the murder she at once made
Q light herself. without attempting to call
Tor assistance.
As yet the only tangible thing
which the detectives have to work
upon Is the weapon with which.
I'm all probability, the wounds on the
fXoman's head were made.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
FIRE AT %CHAPPAQUA.
A Barrel Factory and Several Other
Buildings Destroyed.

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, Dec. ga
large barrel factory was totally de-
stroyed by fire at %Chappaqua last night.
The fire extended to several adjoining
buildings and they were destroyed.
The factory was near the Harlem Rail
road depot. but the depot was saved
through the efforts of the Noun Kisco
Fire Department. The burned factory
belonged to Abram Quimby, and was
occupied by william Quimby 4 Sons.
The loss Is estimated at SIS 900.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
CORPSE SAVED FROM FIRE.
Three Tenement Houses Destroyed
on Staten Island.

TOMPKINSNILLE. s. l.. Dec. 2s.-A
fire occurred at . o'clock this morning
In Hannah street. and three ouses were
burned to the ground. They were frame
structures and used as tenements, the
occupants being chiefly italian laborers.
The fremen had great difficulty in pre-
venting the lanes spreading to the ad-
joining buildings, as they are very old
and would ave burned like finder.
In n rear house the body of a man
named Murphy lay awaiting burial. An
alley from the street was the only means
of approach to the rear, and the body
was only obtained at great risk. as the
passage was many times cut off by flame
and smoke.
1t is thought that the fire was Of incen-
diary origin
The evening world., 1893-12-28
ATTACKED A POLICEMAN.
Dolan Objected to Being Told to
StOp His Insults.

Patrick Dolan, t~wenty-nlne years old.
of 1874 Second avenue. was he'd for trial
In the Harlem Police Court this morn
ing charged with assault on Policeman
DAILY, OF the East One Hundred and
Twenty-sixth street station.
DAILY boarded a Third avenue cable
car going downtown this morning at
o'clock. Dolan, who was on the rear OF
the platform. was insulting women AZ
they got on and OFF the car. The. police
man told him to stop and Do'an became
abusive.
At one Hundred and Fourth street
the policeman got off the car and walked
NJ towards One Hundred and Fifth
street. In the middle Of the block he
was attacked by Doian. who stole up
behind him. The policeman knocked him
down twice before he submitted to ar
rest. When searched at the station
house a slungshot was found on his
person.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
Cable BrcVities,

A committee is being formed 10 protect IN. in.
England.
botanist. Richard bentley.
Caroline Janich. the oldest Russian authoress. Is
desd. She Was celebrated for her tranSlatIons
from the French and German poets into Russian.
The Vienna correspondent Of the News SAYS
that be - authorized by Archdukc Charles Louis
TO Archduke Francis. his son.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
A BISMARCK THREATENED.
Governor OF Hanover's House
Guarded Against Dynamitcrs.

Dy Associated Press)
HANOVER, Dec. 2S. - Count William
Bismarck, Governor OF Hanover and
second son of Prince Bismarck. has re-
ceived a letter in which the writer
threatens to blow up his house.
A number OF detectives are now watch
Ing the Governors residence. A guam
tity OF dynamite has recently been stolen
from some neighboring quarries.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
INNOCENT GIRL ARRESTED.
Locked Up for Theft-Her Brother
Now Accused.

William Sutton, Of 203 East Twenty
ninth street, was held in $500 bail in
the Yorkville Court this morning.
charged with stealing a blanket be-
longing to Truckman Richard Barry, OF
~ CliT street.
Sutton had surrendered himself. His
sister, Mary. who was arrested for the
theft last night, although innocent, was
locked up over night, She "A promptly
discharged by Justice Grady.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
Her Sanity In Doubt.

Policeman Wcgman, OF the East Fifty. first
street station, last night arrested Margaret
K'aney, who was acting In a peculiar manner on
Third avenue. and In the YorkyIlle Police Cou-,
to-day she told Justice Grady that Father Moonsy
OF the Forty-hrst street Church, sent word 10 her
to stand In the middle OF the car tracks. and ie,
the cars run over hr. She was committed To-
examination as 10 her sanity. y"
The evening world., 1893-12-28
SMASHED WINDOWS TO STEAL.
Wealthy Merchants Son Disgraces
His Father by Turning Thief.

John Gies, son OF a respectable and
wealthy merchant, OF 33S West Seven
teenth street. was held by Justice Hogan
in the Jefferson Market Court In $500
bail for trial. charged by Man Weiss.
shoe dealer. OF 1856 Tenth avenue, with
stealing n lot OF shoes from the show
window which Gies had first smashed.
He was also charged with having
stolen canned goods from Buffers tea
store, Twentieth street and Tenth
avenue,
The evening world., 1893-12-28
Fell from a ScaffoId.

y. j.. Dec. 2s.-Thls morning
while Alonzo styles and Frank Gilland, masons
were a, work on a scarold on the third story of a
new brick building In the course OF construction
on First street, the scarold broke. Both men fell,
70 the ground. Gilland was hurt Internally, and
STYLES was badly bruised about the head and body
Both men were removed 10 the Elizabeth HospltaI
where theI" condition Ia said to be critical
The evening world., 1893-12-28
Fire In IA Convent Chapel.


NY NssOVTlItN TTtNh'I
PROVIDENCE. Il. l.. Dec. @S.-A Christmas tree
In st. Navicr Convent, on Claverick street. caught
hre last evening. and the flames communicated
with the lace ~drapcries surrounding the altar
and badly damaged the chapel, Several Sisters
tried to eAtingulsh the Names, and two were
overcome by smoke and narrowly escaped being
burned TO death.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
A Field Marshal's Baton for Arch
duke Albert.
ny Associated Pres,

VBy AssocIaled PTessO
LONDON. Dec. 2S,-A Vienna despatch
to The Standard says that a Prusslan
military deputation. consisting OF Baron
de I.oe, General of the Eighth Army
Corps, and three generals, has arrived
in that city bringing a Field Marshary
baton for Archduke Albert. which will
be presented to-day.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
Says She KILLED HERSELF.
Wife Murderer Freebooter Feared
Instant Execution.
Admitted While Intoxicated that lie
Hacked Her to Death.

Christian Freebooter. trembling from
the effects OF debauch and crazs1 with
fear at the probable consequences of the
crime OF murder. with which he stands
charged, was afraigned before Jus
tice Grady in the Yotkville Court to-day
for killing his wife.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
Hungary's Minister of National De-
Tense Resigns.

Nly Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. 2S.--A despatch from
Budapest says that Baron de Fejervary,
the Minister Of National Defense, has
resigned. but his resignation has not
been accepted. 1t Is said that Count
Louis Tisz will also resign.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
Two Killed In II Shooting ARRAY.

NY Associated iftSS
ST. LOUIS. Mo Dec, ga desperate charac-
ter named Hamilton. went TO Rosalia. in Red
River County, TUESDAY. while drunk and shot A
man named lush. who had the reputation OF he
ing a peaC"abIr man In the breast. As Rush
was falling he shot Hamilton through tie head
Both were killed.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
Austrian Socialists Urged to Join
Trades Unions.
WIy Associated Press !

~ FF~~
LONDON. Dec. ga Vienna despatch
to The Chronicle says that a congress of
trades unions, including many German
delegations, which has been in session
several days, has adopted a resolution
calling upon all Austrian Socialists to
enroll themselves in trade unions.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
Dishonest Bookkecper Arrested.

BOSTON. Dec. 2s. -Charles p. Miller. book.
keeper for John F, REYNOLDS, proprietor OF HotcI
REYNOLDS, Mas arrested to-day for embeE1le
ment " between 1900 aud l.iOo, Miller All,
nitted his guilt.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
EMPRESS AND AMBASSADOR.
MIR. Runyon and Wife Received by
Germany's First Lady.

V'y = FFV"'FV
BERLIN. Dec, 2S.-The Empress OF Ger
many. at noon to-day. received United
States Ambassador Theodore Runyon and
Mrs. Runyon.
The audience IL said to have been OF
a most cordial nature, the Empress being
especially gracious to Mrs. Runyon.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
Portuguese Can Organize Defense
Battalions In Rio.

my Associated PressD
BT'ENOS AYRES, Dec, 2S.-Advices
from Rio de Janeiro say that the Portu-
guese Inhabitants have been authorized
to organize defense battallons.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
MuravieT Appointed Russian Minis
ter of Justice.

OBy Associated Fress)
LONDON. Dec. 2S.-A st. Petersburg
despatch to The Times says that Mura-
vien. the State Secretary of the Imperial
Council. has been appointed Minister of
Justice. He first came into prominence
by the able mannc in which he con
Quoted the prosecution Of the five assas-
sins of Emperor Alexander IL.
The evening world., 1893-12-28
Giant Sent to an Asylum.

Among the patients sent to the Wards Island
Asylum to-day from BELLEVUE Hospital was Thomas
Kenny, the Irish giant. who fought four policemen
In the West Thirtleth street station. house on
derby cohduct. ~
The evening world., 1893-12-28
Two Hundred Burned to Death.


PApUCAII. Ky, Dee. 2S The resldence'of Rob
Wood. coiored, caught hre Yesterday, and before
the flames We're eXtinguished two Of his children
aged four and seven, respectively. we've burned
TO death.