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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-02

anchors is a good omen. A broken looking
glass on board will create a veritable panic.
To count fishermen as they march TO and
from the boats puts them Ia deadly peril.
If blood be drawn during quarrel on the
beach, ell fish will leave the locality. Moth
ing is more unpropitiOus than the presence
Of women wherever fishing is in progress;
and no fishermen will go 20 sea when the
dead body of one of their number, or fam
lily, lies unburied
EDGAR L. WAKEMAN,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-02
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-02

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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
LOVE DROVE him TO SUICIDE.
Adolph Laber Waited in Vain for a
Letter from Kate Tobin.

WHITE PLAINS, n. e.. Dec. S.-Adolph
l.aber. who committed suicide at the
Hotel Arthur In Seventeenth street, New
York. yesterday. was well known here.
His mother who lives In the Union
Hotel in this village. has claimed the
body, which is expected TO arrive this
afternoon for burial
Kate Tobin. mentioned in the letter
which Laber left for his mother, and
who he said was the cause OF his COM
hitting suicide. IL employed here as a
domestic in the rectory OF the Catholic
Church OF ST. John the Evangelist, OF
which Rev. Father Cole Is pastor.
While paying attentions to the girl he
gave her presents worth about $50.
Being OF different religion. 1t was ar
ranged that he should Join the Catholic
church before marriage. He had been a
drinking man, and the girl, who bears an
excellent reputation. wanted him to give
up the bad habit. They quarrelled and
then he drank harder
That his suicide was long premeditated
In evident from the fact that on Satur-
day he entered his uncle's saloon. and
offered some pawn-tickets. saying that
after Wednesday he would have no
further Use for them. He told a letter
carrier that unless he received a letter
from Miss Tobin by Wednesday he
would kill himself.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
SAY he ANNOYED WOMEN.
There Was No Evidence and Under
taker Nolan Was DISCHARGED.

Policeman Looney, OF the East Sixty
seventh street squad. arraigned Dennis
Nolan. an undertaken, twenty-five years
old. OF 1858 Third avenue. at the York
vile Police Court to-day on a charge OF
disorderly conduct.
Looney and Policeman Barry. OF the
East Fifty-first street station, saw No
Ian follow and annoy well-dyessed women
last evening One OF them was a pretty
girl. Of eighteen years. named Emile
Fisher. OF 1872 East Fifty-eighth street.
She is a milliner and sings In the choir
of the Temple Emanuel on Fifth avenue.
Barry says he saw Nolan follow the
women and seize one by the arm. He
was about to arrest the man when
Nolan crossed to the north side OF Fifty
ninth street, and left the boundary Of
the precinct. Barry then called the at
tention of Policeman Loonty to the I'M
dertaker. eco. .....-
Looney said that he watched Nolan
and saw him follow two or three women
and then seize hold OF a woman's arm
at the corner Of Sixtieth street and Lex
ington avenue. He then placed him I'M
der arrest
AZ the city OF New York has no police
patrol wagon service, the onheer was
obliged 90 lead hts prisoner through
the streets 20 tie station.
Justice Burke dismissed the complaint
as none Of the women appeared to pros
ecute.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
WIFE NOT PLAYS DETECTIVE.
Traced Her Bigamous Husband
to Amsterdam, N. Y.
Koberin Says He Likes No. 2, but
Not No. I.

Isak Koberin, a tailor. twenty mine
years old. was held for trial on charge
OF bisamy In the Essex Market Police
Court to-day.
In July. 1890, he married his first wife
Bluma, In Russian Poland. and he was
married to his second wife by Alderman
Henry l.. School. OF the Tventy-third
Ward, on March %. 1882
The first wife stated that her husba nd
d, serted her seven months after their
marriage and came TO this country. Six
months ago she received a letter from
Mendei Parlin. Of II Pike street. who in
formed her that her husband was going
to marry another woman. and called
uron her TO come to this country at once
TO prevent II.
The first wife arrived In this city a
few days too lats. Parlin met her as
she landed and told her he was present
at the marriage.
Wife No. threatened to be revenged.
She played detective and 'ocated her
husband with wife No. 2 in Amsterdam.
y. Y.
She then called upon Inspector Nc
Laughlin and told him her story. De-
tectives Bowling and Armstrong were
detailed to arrest the bigamist.
Under the pretext that the first wife
was III the detectives succeeded in get
ting him TO accompany them to this city.
Then they placed him under arrest
II plead guilty" said the defendant
when he was arraigned. IAN I've got
to say IL that do not like my first wife,
but | do my second one.n
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
ASSAULTED BY LOAFERS.
Citizens Chased the Insulters of Two
Variety Actresses.

william Brown. a plumber. twenty
Ave years old. OF 22Ss Second avenue
was fined $40 in the Harlem Police Court
this morning for felonious assault on
Florence Hines, of 249 Seventh avenue
and her cousin, Florence Marion. The
girls are male impersonators, performing
at the Olympic Theatre, One Hundred
and Twenty-ninth street and Third ave-
nue..
After the performance last night they
went into restaurant under the theatre
to get something to eat.
While waiting for n car at One Hun
dred and Twenty hfth street they were
accosted by two men. The girls repuiscd
them. and the men became ugly and beat
tho girls on the face and head.
The girls ran into One Hundred and
Twenty NTH street, followed by the two
men, and a large crowd took up the
chase.
Policeman Netterville. Of the East one
Hundred and Twenty-sixth street sta
ton. arrested Brown. but the other man
escaped
- the city Of New York has no police
patrol wagon service. the ofieer was
sblIEea to lead his prisoner threugh
the streets 10 the station.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
MCCONNELL REMANDED.
The Alleged Carpet Swindler's Law
yer Couldn't Secure His Release.

William Mcconnell. a former agent for
W. j. Sloane & Co. carpet dealers, OF
this city. at Spokane Falls. who was ar
rested yesterday just az he was board
ing the steamer Majestic. OF the white
Star line, bound for Europe. was taken
before Justice Ingraham In Supreme
Court Chambers to-day. on a writ Of
hs beas corpus.
Mcdonnell In charged with obtaining
credit for SIS 900 worth OF carpets upon
the representation that he was to marry
rich woman, and that he devoted the
proceeds from the sale Of the carpets
to his own use.
Assistant District-Attorney MARITIME
asked that Mcconnell be remanded. The
prisoners attorney argued for the re-
lease Of the prisoner at once.
He said 1t was against the prisoners
awaiting the arrival of alleged papers
from the West that might never come.
Justice Ingraham said he thought 1t
was but right to hold the prisoner a
reasonable time on Geographic notice
from officials that the necessary legal
papers would be sent. He therefore re-
manded Mcconnell Until Tuesday. when
the requlsitlon papers are expected.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
IS he DAVEY, THE SW|MDLER +?
Robert Williams Said to Be a
Noted English Crook.
He VIII Not BE Interviewed, but
Lawyer Finley Talks.

The first thing Robert Williams. a
prisoner In the Tombs, on charge OF
conspiracy brought against him and II.
$. Finley. a lawyer at - Broad street, to
obtain 500 did this morning. was TO
read an article in a morning paper.
which attempts to identify him as Rob-
ert williams Davey. a we'll known Eng
lish swindler
The story came from London Truth.
and II recited at considerable length the
sharp practices Of Davey In London In
1855 and 1891. This mornings publication
further said that Williams admitted TO
a Chicago reporter. through his lawyers
in that city, that the Davcy referred to
In London Truth and himself were one
and the same person:
An Evening World reporter sought
an interview this morning with williams
In the Tombs, He occupies cell on the
the keeper solicited the interview on be-
half OF the reporter Williams replied thai
he would see nobody. and that all news
paper men who called might consult his
The latter had read the story about
Davey. but would not discuss the subject.
Lawyer Finley was seen this morning.
and said: AS to the transaction which
Groom claims to have been a conspiracy.
I will say that never was present but
once when Groom and williams we're
conducting their negotiations. ] was In
troduced to williams by an American
who had met him In London. This
American was a man OF excellent re-
pute, but ne Is at present out OF the
city"
Mr.. Finley did not give the gentle
mans name. Continuing, Mr.. Finley
said: II do not know whether Williams
be Davey or not. but this article Ger.
tainly. would appear to identify him as
such"
Williams and Finley will be tried or
Groom's complaint for conspiracy before
Judge Martin In the Tombs Court to-
morrow morning.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
JAMES M. MATTHEWS RELEASED.
No One Appeared Against Him In
Court This Morning.

James NJ. Matthews. respectable ell
derby man. OF l72 West Eighty-e eighth
street, employed as clerk in a down
town business office. was arraigned be-
fore Justice Meade in the Tombs Police
Court this morning on charge of dis
orderly conduct
His offense was that. in lodging a
truck Yesterday afternoon on Broad
way. near Trinity Church. he was
caught between two cable cars going In
opposite directions. Fearing for his life,
ne raped his cane against the windows
OF car n, bound north, and 1t resulted IN
smf shing window.
Inc conductor called a policeman and
plainant appeared against Matthews,
and he was discharged.
1t was understood that he had paid for
the breakage OF the car window.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08

sum can be raised to $1,000, 900 II neces-
sary before the hnal estimates are
passed.
Board OF Estimate, has declared himself
In favor OF the Improvement. He has
said that II In one OF the greatest and
most needed reforms ever undertaken:
that no money. In fact. would be wasted
II spent upon II.
Comptroller Myers Is In favor Of Il, and
all the members OF the Board OF Estimate
and Apportlonment hold similar views.
Even Corporation Counsel Clark's pecu.
liar opinions do no; stand In the way OF
a patrol wagon service.
As to the signal system. which has
been juggled with for seven years. there
In nay at the present time even Of
taking up that. All that Is needed Is to
adopt a plan and the money will be OBJ
tai n hie
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
Instruction.

FREE SINGING CLASS at the Table rnacle.
Broome and cnir. SITS. by Dr. Palmer. Director
Choral Unions. New members not admitted aitei
Monday evening Dec. IL.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
PROGRESSIVE BEERS ENDED.
Mrs. Corcoran's Last Cherry Street
Soiree Was Raided.
She and Her Five Guests Get Three
Months on the Island.

Mrs. Catherine Corcoran. who gave
progressive beer party in her apartments
at IA Cherry street. and her guests,
Johanna Kelly. Margaret Sullivan, John
Smith. Henry Dalton and Joseph Schulem
were all sentenced 10 the island for three
months by Justice Ryan, in Essex Mar
ket Court to-day.
The complainant against them was
ises. Mrs. Corcoran. he alleged. was in
the habit OF giving weekly parties. and
all Of the swell folks in Cherry street
are invited to attend
ff YOU want to sit down at Mrs. Cor
coran's party you have to bring a chair
with you. Most Of the guests took
with them last night empty beer kegs and
The party went along smoothly until
O'Clock this morning. when Mrs. Cor
coran charged Schulem. who Is an ex-
convict and known to the police under
picked her pocket OF 80 cents.
II took the money" he admitted. land
!; went for beer. Don't kick, mother. At
the last party l was drunk and you took
dollar from me, and 1 didn't say
boo"
You'll get out of my house" yelled
Mrs Corcoran, who was angry at being
with a fire poker
Mrs. Corcoran went to eject Schulem.
and II led to general row, In which
the beer kegs and soap boxes were used
as missiles
When Policeman O'Leary, OF the Madi-
son street station. arrived al the scene.
he found the six prisoners engaged In a
fight. The other guests got away by
climbing down the fire-escape and
jumping over fences.
Assistance came to Policeman O'Leary
and the six prisoners, all of whom were
stupidity drunk, were arrested.
As the city or New York has No pOllce
patrol wagon service, the omcers were
obliged 10 lead their prisoners through
the streets to the station.
Mrs. Corcoran's two children. Mary.
aged eleven, and Daniel aged five, fol-
lowed in the rear. They were detained
in the police station and sent to the
Gerry Society for the night.
In court none of the prisoners had
anything to say. They admitted that
they were drunk.
Justice Ryan committed the children
to the Society for Befriending Children,
at Eighth street and Second avenue.
The children said that their father died
year ago. and since then they had
heen half-starved and beaten by their
mother.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
JUDGE ADMITS HIS ERROR.
Announces In Court that an Opium
Case Ruling Was Wrong.
nv Associated Pre,sO

ny AEbOcIAItU TTtfF.I
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. S-Judge Bel
linger. OF the United States District
Court. created somewhat OF a sensation
yesterday by announcing In open court
that he had erred In ruling In the Dun
bar smuggling trial that conviction could
not he had on the evidence OF accom-
This announcement OF Judge Bellinger
Will have an important bearing on the
remaining cases against the ring" as
II Ii said Blum. Jackling Garthorne and
Berg will tell all they know. The Grand
Jury yesterday returned another indict-
ment against Dunbar, Blum. Eph
Thompson and three Chinese merchants
for smuggling opium.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
ATTACKED MISS SULLIVAN.
Two Men Wanted Room at tho
DOOrman's House.

Mason Gordon. twenty seven years old.
OF One Hundred and Second street and
Second avenue. was sent to the island
for ten days for disorderly conduct by
Justice welde In the Harlem Police Court
this morning. Gordon. with a companion.
last night called at the house OF Door
man sullivan. OF the Tenth Precinct.
who lives at l25 East One Hundred and
Twenty-sixth street. and asked for a
furnished room.
One OF Suilivan's daughters opened the
door and told the men they had no rooms
to let. They thercupon assaulted the
girl, and her screams brought Policeman
Schroske. OF the Twenty-eighth Precinct.
He arrested Gordon. The other man
ESCAPED.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
Furnished Rooms to Let

TWO CHAR.dING ROOMS: gentlemen. 12s
W. 18TH ST.
9TH ST. 25S W. Room l3. pleasant front and
bedroom for one or two gentlemen.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
BURGLARS IN A POST-OFFlCE.
They Got Stamps but No Money at
Rose Bank, ST.

The Post-Ofice at Rose Bank. 8. l..
was entered by burglars between 2 and
3 o'clock this morning. They secured
lot OF stamped envelopes and postal
cards. but found no money.
They effected an entrance by removing
the fastenings OF the side window and
drilled holes in the Postmaster's desk,
but found nothing but the stamped en-
velopes and cards. The safe was UNI
touched.
Some OF the cards and envelopes were
found two blocks away.
The burglars also attempted to gain an
entrance into the grocery store OF Mrs,
Curran, adjoining the Post Once. but
We're. scared away by a large Newfound-
land dog on the premises.
Postmaster William II. Ludlow has In
formed the Post-Office officials, who Will
investigate the robbery.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
WANT RAPID TRANSIT NOW.
Washington Heights People VIII
Protest Against Further Delay.

A mass-meeting of taxpayers. rent
payers, storekeepers and other interested
residents OF Washington Heights and
the upper west side OF the city has been
called for tonight at Washington
Heights Library Hall, One Hundred and
Fifty sixth street and Tenth avenue. to
protest against further time being wasted
in talking rapid transit measures.
1t IL intended to appoint a board of
in providing rapid transit Washington
Heights residents say they want rapid
transit now, not twenty years hence.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
SOUGHT DEATH IN THE RIVER.
Miss Steinmetz Caught as She Was
About to Jump.

Lillian Steinmetz. twenty five years
Cd, OF 5l7 East Eighty-third street. who
says she is an actress. was committed
for examination by Justice Wilde this
morning in the Harlem Police Court on
charge OF attempted suicide.
About midnight Officer Lsngdon, OF
the East Eighty-eighth street station.
saw the woman on East Eighty-third
street walking towards the river She
was only half clad.
She walked to the pier at the foot Of
East Eighty-third street and was about
to throw herself into the water when
the policeman grabbed her.
Che told the policeman that " she could
not drown herself she would take poison
In court this morning however, she de-
MED having tried to kill herself.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08

James Hurley is the delegate OF the X. OF L.
Tle-Lsysrs' Assembly in this city to the New
York Workingmen's State Trade Assembly. lie
has received Instructions 10 vote for a resolution
advising workmen not TO enlist In the militia
Walking Delegate James c. Edwards. who lives
in achermerhorn street Brooklyn. announces that
he is about to move to New York.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
NEWBURG THIEF CAUGHT.
Arrested on the BOwery with Some
of the Stolen Property.

Herman Hirsch. twenty-six years old.
who says he is a moulder, was ar
raigned in the Tombs Police Court this
morning and remanded to Police Head
quarters to await the arrival OF New
burg officers, who want him on a charge
OF grand larceny committed at that
Place.
lie was arrested on the Bowery last
night by Detectives Reap and Slauson
on a telegram from chief OF Police
pocke;book and the clothing which he
wore are said to be part OF the stolen
property.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
Mystery OF "A Cheese.

william Branded. thrty.tour years old. a
truckmAn for 4. d. Gstter. who keeps a storage
warehouse at siIty-hrst street and First avenue
Was a prisoner In the Tombs Police Court this
morning charged With stealing a cheese which
he says he never saw until he was arrested. He
took a load Of household goods from the New
YORK Central and Hudson River Railroad Freight
Depot Yesterday afternoon, and was driving sway
when ne was ,rrestei, charged by IN, railroad
people Win stealing the ,hessc which vas
found on his truck. Rrsnhsld Wss held for trial
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
TWO LOTTERY MEN INDICTED.
Farmer and Jeweller Start a Gift
Enterprise In Ohio.
nv Ahso.iAted Prem !

IVY Nts'-Iultu ITttfT
COLUMBUS, o., Dec. S-The United
States Grand Jury has indicted Lorenzo
ID. Abel. a well-to-do jeweller OF Zanes-
VILE, and David Harris, a wealthy
farmer near that pace, for mailing lot
terry letters. They formed partnership
and advertised great gift enterprise
to take place on Nov 30. when $4,000
would be given away. This prize. they
claimed. was represented by farm and
six horses. Tickets were disposed of at
81 apiece.
1t Is claimed the farm and horses were
terS were sent through the mails adver-
Using the scheme and the men were ar
rested.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
John Mahoney Honorably Discharged

John Mahorey, aged twenty-five years Of 7S
Washington street, who was arrested on Park
place last THURSDAY. charged With assaulttnE two
d.tectiv.s and icing an sccomplics Of Red The
III Ike whom the detectives were trying TO ar
rest. was uied before Justice Meade. In the
Tombs Police Court. and was honorAbly discharged.
Mahonsy had number VI police ofhcers and Other
witnesses to prove he Was not concerned In the
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
DYNAMITE IN FORT WAYNE.
Building Destroyed in which a
Saloon Was TO BE Opened.

tBy Associated Press)
FORT WAYNE. Ind. Dec. S.-A build
ing was blown to atoms by dynamite.
at Oassain yesterday. The adjoining
store OF the Hatfield Brothers. was also
badly damaged A man from Bluff
ton had lea sed the biown-up building.
intending to open a "a loon.
1t Is said that no investigation will be
made. and the identity OF the person re-
sponsible for the explosion Is unknown.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
Lake Schooner Disabled.
(By Associated PreSD


sAUGATucK. Mich. Dee. S-A large schooner
was sighted on Lake Michigan about tire. miles
on Reeds Point In a disabled condition yes
tsrday, and the tug Watson vent TO her sIslst-
ance bu. unable to tow her across the bar
owing to the heavy Sea. The schooner Ia thought
10 be the Waterossed Dreatnsusht Her crew
vas rescued.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
THROAT CUT ON THE STREET.
Cleveland Domestic Murdered by
Her Escort.
By Associated Press

CLEVELAND. o., Dec. s.-Mrs Julia
Hun. a young woman employed in the
family Of NJ. II. Macarthur, on Franklin
avenue. WAS murdered last evening in
front OF the house by a man with whom
she had been walking.
He suddenly turned upon her and cut
her throat from ear to ear. He escaped.
The police are looking for her husband
and n street railroad motorman, with
whom she had been much In company.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
BOAT UPSET, THREE DROWNED.
Californian and Family Make a Fa-
tai Trip After Provisions.
(By Assoclattd Tres

EUREKA. Cal. Dec. S.-Capt. Fowls.
who lived on the west side OF Salt River,
went with his young wife and four-year-
old child to Table BLUM landing last Sat
urday. where they bought a load Of pro-
visions and started on their return
journey.
In some manner their boat was cap
sized and their lifeless bodies were
washed ashore near the mouth OF the
river.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
MILITIA READY TO GO TO ROBY.
Gov. Matthews Determined to Stop
Prize Fighting There.
tBv Associated Press

GOSHEN. Ind. Dec. S.-Gov, Matthews
Is still determined to permit no prize
fighting at Roby. 1t has leaked out that
the Third Indiana Regiment. OF which
Company C, OF this city, Is part, will
be under secret marching orders on and
after Monday next. with Roby as the OBJ
jective point.
The movements OF the ROXY people are
being watched, and II an effort Is made
to resurrect the concern the militia will
again take a hand.