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The evening world., 1893-11-01
DANGEROUS CRANK CAUGHT.
Wants to Be President and Threatens
ts KIN Senator Mitchell.

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. IA rather
sort of crank. who has for
some time been sending letters OF ad-
vice to Gov. Pennoyer and to The
Government of Portland and Oregon"
was captured shortly after moor Mon
day.
He is Charles Lundeggcr, a German,
forty years Of age, and n gardener by
occupation. The letter, which fell into
the hands of Mayor Mason. and which
led to his apprehension, is u voluminous
affair.
Its writer alleges that he is a reform
err who has been delegated by God to
run on an independent ticket for the
Presidency of the United States, that
1t has been revealed to him that he Is
the only man living who can safely
guide the Government through the pres
ent crisis.
He thinks It will be necessary to kill
Senator Mitchell, who. he says, Is
working against the interests of the
great Northwest.
He then goes into n lengthy discussion
concerning the wrong-doing Of n num-
Der Of people. saying that they. too,
must die If the country Is to be saved.
He was sent to the insane asylum.
The evening world., 1893-11-01
JENKINS WAS SHORT $780,.
Cause Of the Removal of Sing
Sings Postmaster.
No Criminal Intent Shown, There
fore Ne Arrest.

John jenkins is no longer Postmaster
of Sing Sing, which fact has caused
much gossip in that locality. His re-
moval Is due to an unexpected visit
from Post-Ofice Inspector Shopp. who
called during Mr.. Jenkins's absence.
An investigation of the office showed a
shortage of $500. Tho Postmaster's
bondsmen were called on. but declined
to make the amount good.
George jenkins, brother OF the Post
master, and Treasurer of the town of
forward with the sum. A t~elegraphic
report from the Inspector resulted in
the immediate removal of the Postmas-
ter.
Mr.. Jenkins is about thirty years Of
eye, and has resided in Sing Sing nearly
all his life. He was deputy to Col. Nc
Alpine, and about two years ago was
appointed Postmaster by President
He was interested in the affairs of the
Seventy first Regiment, and spent con-
siderable time In this city at the
armory.
His friends claim that while he was
of the office there was no criminal In
tent shown. which accounts for the
fact that no arrest was made.
John II. Dunscomb, one of Mr.. Jen-
kins's former bondsmen, Is now acting
as temporary Postmaster.
Mr.. Jenkins was in the city to-day,
and to friends cofessed that he was a
had he been at home when the 1nspec.
tor visited his office his bondsmen and
relatives would not have been called
upon to make good the shortage.
The evening world., 1893-11-01
Peers Imported Secretaries of Legation Exported.
SADIE COULD NOT VANISH.
She Told Justice Martin She
Could Leave Court Unseen.
He Had Thought Her Sane. but She
Opened His Eyes.

~
Justlce Martin. IN the Iomos Police
Court this morning, had n hard time
irving TO decide whether or NOT nineteen
- .I
year Ola SADIE weinberg was Oh I'M
sound mind. The girl at first showed
hrotnor insIs.od ,hat 80 was tsrror
prother insisted mat sne was a terror
to the rest Of the family, and that all
were afraid OF her. Later she created
It, -. - -.
quite II scene III the court ROOM anu her
commitment promptly followed.
Sadie. who is pretty. was stvIishlv
1rassab ST. ,,,,iaa Iori N ~. Nc.
ohe STUDIED nara an heT me-
n to this Is attributed her present
trouble. Her brother told the Justice
th,t sho va -, nn, ,,,a ,ho hahI,
'nN' nav ""u 'eIe'tS so' NV " "'pIt
or staying away from her nome, 253
West Houston street and while the fam
ilv knew where ne wns stopping they
were afraid she was growing Violent.
"Iu tell Won what the Whole trouble
is, said the girl To the nudge. as she
love letter and put 1t in her dress. "They
upon me too mucn. M matter
where 20 I am foilowCj until my life
has been made miserable They take
away ali nv clothes and will moi allow
ma out or Inc house. am a iressmnk-
or with iots Of ambition and make lots
or money when they viii LET me work :"
..i'pon nv word said Judge Marin.
The evening world., 1893-11-01
STICKS TO HER CRANK STORY.
Mrs. Haas Nearly tainted When
Hold for Examination.

Martha Anna Katharine Haas. who for
two years past has made miserable the
life of DR.. ]. S. Railway of Warren
street, by writing dozens of letters
claiming him as her husband and de-
manding the mythical children that had
been spirited from her. was held for ex-
animation as to her sanity in the Tombs
Police Court this morning. Her brother.
who had delivered some of her letters
to DR.. Railway, came down to court to
try to get his sister out. Instead. he
also was arrested as a crank, and it
was only after p searching examination
by Judge Martin that he was allowed
to go, after promising to offend no more.
The story of Mrs. Haas's hallucina-
tons was told exclusively in The
Evening World" yesterday. After his
interview with an Evening World" re-
porter, the physician went to the Tombs
Court and obtained a warrant for the
woman's arrest.
After her husband had left her, she
looked In the directory for the name and
address Of DIR. Railway. her hus-
band. n thought the one who now APP
peared as complainant should be he,
She failed to explain why she called at
his office, or why she created a disturb
ance at his house. She nearly tainted
when sent back for examination.
The evening world., 1893-11-01
SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD.
Joseph Reilly Commits suicide in
His Sisters Presence.

Joseph Reilly committed suicide this
morning at his home. 225 EaS. Twenty
frs, street, by shooting himself in iht
head lie was thirty years old.
Reilly killed himself in tn" presence
Of his sister Eliza. in the front room Of
his apartment.
Reilly was a widower. He had been
out Of work for more than a year.
rms fact. tng, Their with the death II
his two children. made him Respondent.
shortly after his mother went To
church this morning he took q revolver
out &C the bureau drawer His sister
saw him and tried to take the weapon
from his hand She said to him:
Joe, You wouldn't do anything wrong,
would YOU
of III" revolver to his head ana fired
lie fen TO the floor, and hissistcr ran
screaming from III" room.
Her cries aroused. tn ~neighhors, who
sent for a doctor and q priest. but
Reilly was dead before either reached
Tho house.
The suicide formerly worked for an
undertaken ON FIRST went and Thirty
~.Ntl street.
The evening world., 1893-11-01
IT'S BAD FOR BAHAN.
Notary Who Certified to Nomina.
tions in Trouble.
Charge Of Perjury In the Third
Degree Against Him.
Others Interested Are Likely to BE
Brought to Court.

1t is possible that the Grand Jury will
to-day find a number Of indictments
against persons who signed the certih-
cateof nomination for Walter Bahan,
independent Democrats candidate for
Assembly in the Ninth District.
Bahan Is one OF the men recently
turned down by Tammany Hall. About
two weeks ago he started out as an in
dependent candidate. A meeting was
held by his followers and 1t resulted in
their securing 1902 certificates of nomina-
ton.
The Police Commissioners could find
ma technicality upon which to throw
them one side. and they held the GER
tihcates for three days.
Judge Barrett in the Supreme Court
and the Board OF Police Commissioners
must print his name on al official ballot.
TIE facts now before the Grand Jury
nomination one Jamss.P2wers signed a
certificate of nomH nation, His action
was followed by sol other persons.
The certificates We're then taken to
teen,h street and Eighth avenue, and II
is alleged that he certified that all the
signers had appeared before him and
sworn to their individual signatures.
me CbllpldIll dElllIab- NllahN- N1lhl b'9
him with forgery in the third degree
recites that the signers Of the certificates
never appeared before him for identifl-
cation and that he placed his seal upon
the certificates out of their presence.
1t Is said that nj least one other per-
son will be indicted for the same degree
Of forgery.
At least ten Of the persons, it is re-
ported, who signed the certificate. do not
live in the district and viii be indicted
for perjury in having sworn to being
residents Of the district.
Assistant observation-disclosures Mcintyre
says that Indictments are almost sure -
follow. and that they are now after
Bahan, for subordiuatlon OF perjury.
The evening world., 1893-11-01
COLLISION ON The IT,"
A Brooklyn Union Train Crashes
Into Another at Fulton Street.
Passengers Badly Frightened-0ne
Woman's Narrow Escape.
Later an Engine 10 Thrown OF the
Track-.Trafnc Delayed.

A rear-end collision occurred at the
, Fulton street station OF the Fifth Ave-
nue. ~ road in Brooklyn about $50
o'clock this morning. The shock OF
the collision threw the passengers from
their seats to the floor. and in the rush
to get out Of the cars which followed
one young woman had a narrow escape
from death. 1t was a marvel that none
of the cars was thrown down to the
Street.
The accident happened at an extremely
Dangerous point, where the sharp curve
ends, just before the downtown station
al Fulton street is reached.
The indirect cause of the collision
was the stopping for repairs to he en-
CINE which drew the train due at the
Fulton street station about $40 o'clock.
A screw in the boiler-plate had become
loose.
This happened Just after the train had
drawn out of the station. The rear car
had cleared the end OF the platform
when the train came to a stop. The
train following the one stalled came
around the curve a momen later and
stopped at the station.
The evening world., 1893-11-01
THREATENED THE CAPTAIN.
Brooks Thought He Was Meant and
Had the Crank Arrested.

John O'Donnell. who says he lives at
oyster Bay. L. l.. vas a prisoner in the
Harlem Police Court this morning. He
was thought to be a crank, and Capt.
Brooks, of the Tw%enty-ninth Precinct
Police Station. had passed part of the
night congratulating himself on his
oscar from death.
O'Donnell was found on Harlem
Bridge last night brandishing n revolver
and muttering that he wanted to kill
the captain. AS he was pointing the
gun at a steamboat near by he probably
meant the commander of that craft. but
Capt. Brooks happened to be near by,
and when he saw O'Donnell and heard
his call for the Captain cold shivers
ran up and down his back.
He put a lot of space between him
self and the supposed crank and then
notified Policeman Boyle. Boyle took
o'Donnell to the police station.
In court this morning O'Donnell denied
that he was a crank. but pleaded guilty
to being drunk Only one cartridge was
found In his revolver. He was fined S.,
which he paid. and then left for his
home,
The evening world., 1893-11-01
BECK WITH's ODD ACTIONS
His insanity in Chicago Recalls Ec-
centric Doings in This City.

Leonard Forbes Beckwith, consulting
engineer OF the Empire Subway Com
parry. 113 West Thirty-eighth street. who
became insane at the Chicago Fair, gave
eN idence of the dissolution of his mind
over a week ago. on Oct. Is he rushed
into Mayor Gllroy's office in n state of
excitement, n asked Acting Mayor
Mcclellan to add HIM to the Manhat-
ten Day Committee. If made n MEM
Der, he said. he would go to Chicago
dressed up in great style. Col. McClel-
Ian advised Reckwith to communicate
with Mayor Gilroy, and Beckwlth forth
with sent a despatch to the Mayor in
Chicago, asking to be added to the Com
mittee. No answer was received.
Arthur Beckwith,a brother of Leonard,
has been insane for some years, and his
,scape from an institution in Litchfield.
Conn, a little over Il year ago. and sub
sequent actions, were the subject OF
newspaper ~recitals at that time.
The Beckwith children, of whom there
were four, two boys and two girls, in
herited 1900, 600 from their father. N. NJ.
Beckwith. about twelve years age One
OF the daughters married Lord Leigh.
of Stoneleigh, while she was visiting the
Bradley-Martins in Scotland, several
years ago. Leonard Beckwith married
Margueretta Pierrepont. daughter OF Ed
wards Pierrepont. Minister to England
under President Grant.
The evening world., 1893-11-01
DANA LEAVES IN DISGUST.
Refuses to Vote When His Park
Resolution Is Defeated.
Told that the Sidewalk Agitation
Was His Own Doing.

The Park Board took up the sidewalk
question of the Harlem Speedway to-
day for final action. Commissioned
Dana called up the resolution he gave
notice OF last week. The resolution pro-
vides for two '.dewalks. one on the
bluff side n the othtr on the river
side of the drive, so that the public
could enjoy the river view and the per-
formances of the tro.ters.
The resolution was voted down by
Commissioners Happen. Straus and
Clausen. Mr.. Dana LETT the meeting In
DISCUS; without voting.
The speedway question came up in
the shape of a report by President Tap
pen, recommending the construction OF
the speedway south of Highbr!dge, Il
distance of about one mile, on the plans
adopted. which means but one
MIR. Tappen added that, the Commits
sioners were not insensibie to the crit
iCisms of the less In regard 10 our
sidefalk. He said that access to the
water front. for all practical purposes,
would be amply provided, for; There
was no precedent for n sidewalk on an
avenue on the water front at any part
Of the city.
Commissioner Clausen read 4 report
condcmntng Commissioner Dana's prop93-
sition to build bridges across the speed
way connecting VIC sidewalks.
Commissioner Dana insisted that the
Park Board wanted two idewalks.
been no public agitation on this ques-
ton except what you yourself have
raised"
sioner Dana, that the public is not in
terested in this question:"
Il mean To say" explained Commits
s!Oner Straus. that this discussion in
the papers has been gotten up for your
Lawson y. Fuller, who was listening
impatiently TO this discussion got u
chance To speak.
building a driveway at the expense Of
the city 70" the exclusive benefit OF
owners of las: horses. Your action Will
river front every week. II You are going
IL bui'I A driveway. max a decent job
Of II. anl put Two sidewalks on H."
The three Commissioners who favored
he single sidewalk plan were, apparent
is. not disposed TO listen 70 Mr.. Fuller,
and told him he was taking up their
'""Wm you, then. appoint a day on
wAlcl &, hear the property owners on
rhIs -..hiectn They will ave to foot the
h,l. and have Il right TO be heard" Mr..
rhr hoard paid no attention to him;
take u vote on this question"
Commissioner Dana then called up his
commissioners Happen. Strauss and
CIausen voted against it, The original
motion, calling Tor only one sidewalk
was put and carried by the voges of the
same commissioners,
When MIR. panu's name was called he
arose, took his Int and left the meet
In without answering to his name.
The resolution adopted calls for AN APP
preparation for 81 .OOO.OOO from the Board
OF Estimate TO carry out the one side
walk plan. By refusing 10 approve the
plan and to issue the bonds the Board
OF Estimate has II in its power TO reject
the Park Boards obnoxious plan.
The Mayor, who is the originator OF
the speedway shcsme. is chairman Of
the hoard of Estimate. He mas not in
IiCRtCd how he stands on the question,
and II will not be known until the mat
ter comes before the Board.
The evening world., 1893-11-01
CRANK AFTER DEPEW.
He Got s~stisfaction at the Grand
Central Station.

PEEKSKILL DEPOT. N. Y, Nov. l.
Chief Detective Humphrey. OF the
New York Central Railroad, passed
here this morning en- route TO Grand
Central Station to investigate n ranks
movement there yesterday. The rank en-.
tered Mr.. MCCoy's office and said he was
n knight OF Labor and not an Anar-
chist,. although a policeman had tried TO
arrest him as one.
He inquired for both Mr.. Webb and
Mr.. Dtpew, and asked Mr.. Mccoy to have
a bottle Of wine with him. He was told
that both Mr.. Webb and Mr.. Dcpew
We're out.
As he went out he said that no com
mon policeman could arrest him. He
would have TO be a captain OF police
with his gap on.
A colorSd man entered the Grand
Central Station yesterday crying. A
detective tsked him what he wanted.
He said ~ wanted to see William *.
Vanderbiltlto borrow $50. He was put
out OF tao building and told to move
The evening world., 1893-11-01
AFTER CHAMPION B0B's CASH.
Mrs. F~itzsimmons Asks for Ali
mony and Counsel Fee.
Abo Hummel Tells About Some OF
the Pugilist's Winnings.

A motion for alimony n counsel
fee brought by the wife of Champion
Middle-W eight Pugilist Bob" F1tzsim-
mons, pending the decision OF his suit
for divorce against his wife, was ar
gued by Counsellor Hummel before Judge
Gildersleeve in Special Term of Su-
perior Court this morning.
Mr.. Hummel submitted afiidavits to
the effect that the complainant had won
$67 500 in purses during the last few
years. and had received over $4,000 in
presents from admiring friends who had
profited by his victories in the prize
ring.
The motion was opposed by Counsel
lor House, Of Friend q House. attorney
for the pugilist. He submitted ~affidavits
to the effect that his clients only
assets were So, 900 in notes given by
Orleans. as security for the balance OF
the 1000 purse for his night with Jim
Hall.
These notes, he contended. were prac-
tically worthless. and no submitted af-
fidavits to that effect from attorneys In
New Orleans into whose hands they
were given for collection.
Mrs. FitZsimmons asks for 1,5O0 coun-
sci fee, $3.50 for expenses and $50 per
week alimony.
The afidavits submitted by Mr.. Hum
mel named the following persons from
whom the champion won purses, with
the amounts. as follows:
BILLY" Mccarthy, $500: Arthur Up
ham, $3fi. 900; Jack Dempsey, $4,000; Peter
Maher. $40, c00; Jim" Hall, $4,000. Other
afidavits averred that FitZsimmons won
81. 900 in bets on the Dempsey fight; that
he received 500 900 in bets and presents
ard that he had received $500 per week
from a theatrical manager for a sea.
son. after the Maher fight, and $500
per week from George Clark. Of Chicago,
for a theatrical tour after the fight with
Dempsey.
time of the fight with Jim Hall, her
husband was enamored OF "A woman nam
ell Florence. who presumed to call her
self Mrs. Fitzsimmons. Bob" she says,
had this woman's picture in his belt dur
ing the fight. and after the encounter
was over, and when he was being rubbed
down, the picture fell to the ground,
She picked It Up and remarked; What
He then became excited and grabbed
the picture from her hands, kissed It
and put it in his pocket, declaring that Il
reference was made to 1t again, he would
send her back to Australia. That NIGH
Bob left his wife at the hotel, n Is
said to have gone to a notorious house
kept by Florence, who had her room
"Bob's' legal representative say thai
as TO the purses ,.Iat the fighter hat
won these were all newspaper talk II
order to draw crowds. Fitzsimmon'
declares that he is now living ON III,
charity of friends, and II he is com
PEELED to pay alimony and counsel fee'
he will have to abandon his suit or q
Judge Gildersleeve intimatcd tina
some alimony woA.d have to be granted
but reserved his decision.
The evening world., 1893-11-01

A, guard was sent BACK to flag the
train which was due a little later, but
before he had reached the end Of the
clearing the station of the crowd of
passengers who fingered to see what was
going TO happen. They had not long to
wait.
suddenly there was a shout as en-
CINE No. li was seen rounding the
curve, her engineer ignorant of the fact
that the track was not clear.
The distance between the rear of the
train standing at the station and the in
coming locomotive was too short to al
instant later engine No. lO4, which was
running tender first. crashed into the
The force of the impact smashed the
platform of the rear cal, and carried
away the o~verhanging roof. The weight
of the train behind engine No. l4 drove
b~oiler-head, splintering the car plat.
form and crashing against the end of
the car. 4 shower OF glass II spin
tered wood fell inside the car.
\ male passenger sitting near the
front door was seriously cut about the
hands by flying glass. His name could
not be learned. ,
In the excitement which followed
women screamed, became hysterical or
feiLted.
One young woman, Miss Annie Liden,
OF 5SS Atlantic avenue. Brooklyn, en-
ployed in benefits Park Row restau-
ant, was thrown to the floor of the car,
A man sprang to her assistance 5fS ana w ass
found that the car platform was stu
some feet away from the platform of the
station.
Miss Liden. however. Who was sob
bling Historically, insisted that she be
allowed u, leave the car. Her male
Rhodes c himself by straddling across
the four or five feet Of space between
the car ard the station platform.
No IA hnIl - thn iFnn nilinD with
one hand he caught hold Of Miss Liden
with the other and tried to lift her
across the chasm -,
Her weight proved too much for his
strength. and the young woman Slipped
down between the car and the plat
form. She hung there with only the
arm, between her and death; Had that
10 the street. thirty feet below.
seemed pnralyzed. The people hell
their breath expecting to see Miss Ii
den dashed to pieces.
suddenly 9 tan, atnie6G man anr,c,
arms reached over the railing and en-
clrcled the girls waist. Then she wa.
lifted over the railing ana set down OF
the platform in a state bordering OF
MISS iiden recovered from the shock
to her nerves sufficiently to proceed Il
Meanwhile the 500 passengers in tn
train had managed To climb out an
walk along the structure to The station
Several Of the women passengers had, Z
be lifted bodily over the station railinI
by the guards. .,
Miss Liden. who is mo. Il" in Den
rett's establishment. had entirely recov
cred her equilibrium when seen later b.
an "Evening Worll'' reporter.
''Yes," she said, ~. know had n mar
row escanc, Wouldn't II have been ter
rlb'e n / md been KILLED? M yester
DAY was paia's birthday. How he woul'
have felt. -,
strong gentleman with the blond mus
tache aud blue eyer He lifted me "a
az n | had been a feather, | do, wis
knew hts name so could thank him,
News OF the collision was telegrnphe
The evening world., 1893-11-01
BERTHOLD Pepper IN COURT.
ARE gnsd in General Sessions,
Charged with Unlawful Marriage.

Eegtho!l Pepper, . tall spare young
man, with sharp textures and curly
black hair, cN-ushrr Of the Academy OF
Music. NOW under Indictment Cag unllw-
lul marriage, was arrdIgnel before
Judge MARITIME, in Part /" OF the General
So 'slouS, to-day ani committed to the
Tombs in default Il tan.
Pepper WAS brousAt Ia ;his city late
last night from san Francisco. II 5
,harE / that ON sept, . he married. In
tN.s 'i;y Mrs, Lena Ha'lock, who had
.l uullv0rrel husband living at Mort.
rarF, l.. |. lie deserted her IN Chicago,
rul two DAYS ut'or the wtrrlJEr Mrs
GIl.DeN committed suicide IN ~ Gall
House.