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The evening world., 1893-10-12
CHANGE In THE SLATE.
Elk Assemblyman Conlan to Succeed
Justice McGown.

A change was announced this afternoon in the
Tainmany Slate for city Court Justices. 1t
was given out that Q, -Asscmhlyman Lewis J.
Conlar, and not civil Justice John p. Fallon. is
TO succeed City Court Justice Henry J. McGown.
Justice Fallon ia to be rcnomlnated in the
Ninth Judicial District. This leaves John NJ.
Conan, candidate to succeed Fallon. unprcvided
tor.
y new candidate is also mentioned for Sheriff.
He is cN-County Clerk Patrick Keenan,, Tam
many leader Of the sixth District. The list OF
candidates for this Office is a long one. 1t in.
cludcs. besides Keenan,. Police Justices Patrick
River. Thomas /" Fcitner, Under sheriff John
~ Sexton, Thomas j. Dunn. Lawrence Delmour
and ex-senator John J. Cullen.
som" enthusiastic Gucssers huv" added Peter
+. Meyer. Richard Cookers partner in the real
estate business. lie also is on slate makers
ticket for Comptroller.
The rest Of thu Democratic County ticket, un-
less other changes are made. will be: Comp
troller. Theodore W. M"prs; Surrogate, Rastus
:. Ransom; District Attorney, De Lancey NicoIl
Judge Of Court Of Common Pleas. Miles beach
COroners, John Comply and one man yet to be
selected.
Charles r. Stone, Presilen; Of the Young Men $
Hebrew Association, the law partner Of Com
missioner OF Accounts Charles q. +. Wahlc, ir.,
Is spoken of for Delegate to the Constitutional
Convention from the Ninth Senate District.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
USED THE STOLEN TICKETS.
Two Young Burglars Caught at the
Colum b!a Theatre.

Two crooks, who gave their names as
James Smith. nineteen years of age,
and Andrew Curley, twenty-five years.
were held to await the action of the
Grand Jury by Justice Connolly, In the
Gates Avenue Police Court, Brooklyn,
this morning.
On the night of Oct. 6 the residence
of James Toomey, at ll0i Madison street,
Brooklyn, was entered and "A quantity
of clothing and jcwelry carted OF.
Among the clothing were two now
light overcoats. In "A pocket of one IF
the coats were two Columbia Theatre
tickets for last night.
Detectives Mark and Anderson, of the
Ralph avenue station, went to the
theatre last night and saw two we'll
dressed young men, both carrying light
overcoats, walk through the aisle and
take the seats. Detective Marks in
vited them outside, and on reaching the
sidewalk the handouts were slipped on
their wrists ana they were taken to the
Ralph avenue Sta~tion-house
The clothing which they wore was
identified as part OF hat stolen from Mr..
Tooncy's residence.
Both of the prisoners are well known
to the police and lave served time on
Blackwells Island.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
LOOKING FOR PLUMBER ROLLER.
Employees Say He Was Unfortunate
Rather Than Dishonest.

Efforts are being made to find Louis
Roller, u plumber. of one Hundred and
Eighteenth street and st. Nicholas AVE.
nue.. who failed six weeks ago, and ia
accused of forging notes to the amount
of about s35, 900.
1t Ia believed Roller went to either
Chicago or Pittsburg, and that he
shaved his mustache In order to conceal
his Identity. He is described as an av-
erage-siZed man with German features
and strikingly blond hair. He usually
wore a brown business suit. He is
twenty-siX years old II has a wife and
two children.
Reid 4 Thompson now have the shop
Roller occupied. Mr.. Reid eaid to-day he
had formerly been employed by Roller.
He claimed Roller had never gambled or
led a fast life, but had lost his none
in business.
Former employees Of Roller stated
they had been paid up to The last two
weeks.
S. c.. Boehm has secured an attach.
ment against Roller for 81 $50, alleging
that he left the city to defraud cred
itDrs.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
MYERS AND TAMMAMY HALL.
The Comptroller's Clash with the
Mayor Causes Comment.
He Has Not Sought Nor Does He
Expect . denomination.

The politicians around City Hall found
a fruitful topic of discussion to-day In
the little clash between Mayor Gilroy
and Comptroller Myers at yesterdays
meeting of the Board of Estimate and
Apportionment. TIL trouble was precipi-
tatcd by the Comptroller's refusal to
vote in the affirmative on the applica-
ton of the Police Department for $500,
900 for n new telegraph service. The
| Mayor favored giving 500, 900. but Comp
roller Myers objected. He held the same
position when the question was put To
a vote, but Mayor Gilroy declared that
1t was passed, despite the Comptroller'a
negative vote.
MIR. Myers showed the Mayor that his
negative vote, according to the Consoli.
dation act, defeated the passage of even
a single item In an appropriation. The
Mayor persisted hat the measure had
been passed. He VAS sustained in his
action by Corporation Counsel Clark.
Comptroller Myers this morning said
that the Mayors action was unpreCe.
denied and inexplicable to him.
the Mayors contention IL that We have
not taken final action on the provisional
estimates and until such action is taken
my negative vote will not prevail In
81 "a I VII = wv wv N'il''i Ut ~
law in that light. but. of course, | pre-.
sumo matters will %straighten out them.
selves when we get to a final vote.
"As to the ~insinuation that l have be.
come antagonistic to Tammany Hall.
a this to say: l do not expect the
Tammany Hall nomination for ~re-elec.
ton nor have | sought 1t.
MY course for the past eight years. ]
believe. has proven that ! regard m,
duty first and last. Whatever has beer
my action when tho city's interest was
involved it has always been irrespectiv,
of politics"
The Mayor said a City Hall Off.
cial, merely insisted that a majority
vote In the consideration of an item,
separate and distinct, was sufficient for
its passage When all the items wer,
passed and the apportionment was to b,
allowed. the Comptroller's veto, IL ther
made, would hold and defeat the meas.
ure, This the Mayor understands per
fectly we'll"
1t was the common remark among
Tammany politicians that Comptroller
Myers has of late been asserting his in,
dependence of the powers that be- @
little too vigorously to be satisfactory
Reference was also made to his opposi
ton to the application OF the Dock De
partment, two weeks ago, for an appro
priation of about Sl1, 900, 900 for new
docks.
1t would not be n surprise II the
courts We're resorted to for a mandarin.
to compel the Comptroller to consent t.
the appropriation of the funds for tn,
| 1nnla
The evening world., 1893-10-12
SMUGGLING SOLDIERS.
The Charge on Which Two Captains
VIII Be Tried.

C,p'1. Oates and Chase, OF the Ei,hth RcEi.
inent, are charged with having Struggled thirty
or more substitutes into their comprnies at tbs
recent encnmpmcnt at PeekskIli. and they viii
be arraigncd before q court. martial oct 20.
The court martial will he composed Of NaJor
G"org" y II Hart. Of the Twenty second. Pres.
ilent capt. David Wilson. OF the Second Bat.
t.ry capt. u e. clayton. Thirteenth Regiment.
tu,pt. Frank k-ck. SeVenty-hrst Regiment, md
CAPT. l.. II. Ives, NJ the Signal Corps. with Major
;. u N~anhu2rr. u the First brigade. IN Judge
Ad'ocae. The trial will be held at the Twenty
second Regiment hrmJry.
The charges are most grave. Inspector-G Gen.
McGrath. engaged in looking over the rolls, was
struck with the nuhiber OF men In camp who
had never appeared at company drill. lie called
the attention OF POst-Adit Shepherd. and n
court Of Inquiry, com rising Col, Iudson and
Iapts. JudsUn and Shepherd, was formed. They
claim TO have Uncovered about thirty substitutes.
coming mainly from the Ninth and sixty ninth
rcsimrnts and they sent them back to New York,
tIpt'. Oates and Chas. are charged with
swearing to false certificates and with conduct
preiudicirl 10 good order and military discipline.
II was found, II Is sail. that the pay-rols bore
signatures not at all like those formerly written
10 the pay.rols OF the men bearing the names
signed, col, Scott wll ordered to call Tor the
rosirnutiOnS Of capts Oates and Chase. and they
were forwarded TO Albany.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER.
George Gautzsr Says Otto Appro-
priated Part OF His Savings.

Justice Burke threw the counter complnints OF
George Goutzer and otto. his brother. out OF York
Vile Court this morning, advising them To settle
their differences n the Clvil Courts.
George. who was n real estate broker In Berlin.
came 10 this country n short time ago TO visit
otto. who is a %conpOsitor on III" Tammany Times,
at 81 East Forty-sccOnd street. lie brought with
him 81, 90 in American money.
otto. who rcsii = on North Terrace avenue,
Noun: Vernon, induced him 10 deposit his money
In the columbian Iiank. this city, and It was
was credited on Ottos book. contrary TO
Georges wishes.
A few days later Otto Il alleged 10 have drawn
ont sos Of Georgia. money, The latter re-.
monstratei but to No avail. otto, he said, told
him he was n Ereenhorn who didn't urderrtlnd
American law, md that he would never get his
money back. Then George applied 10 the German
Legal Aid Society and had tEr cause tried IN th.
city Court amt got judgment for the tdil amount
lie was. however, unable to secure an execution
to satisfy the judgment.
Yesterday otto appeared in tho Norkvlllc Court
and procured n summons for George charging him
with sending him threatening letters. soon after
wards George appeared and got a summons for
Otto. charging theft.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
DOLAN DISCHARGED.
H~onorebly Acquitted of the Charge
OF Extor:ton Made by q Woman.

John G. Dolan, n conpositor wcll-known In Park
Row. was honorably acquitted in lorkYille Po-
lice Court this morning Of the charge OF i'm
pcrsonating an officer and eXtortion, upon which
he was arrested night before last.
While oa his way to his home early in the
morning DUlan was accOstcd by a drunken man
with II woman named Elizabeth McCahc. Of 237
Third avenue. The man was abusive and Dolan
struck him.
a policeman Of the East Twenty second street
station ,ame up. and en- the complaint Of the
couple, arrested him. as Dolan supposed. for as
snult. He was surprised to learn that he was
charged with extortion, and he and his friends
quickly satisfied Justice Burke this morning OF
his innocence and responsibility.
When arrested Dolan had his weeks wages and
a 800 money order In his pocket. but he pro-
tested In vain to the police that there was no
need for him to rNtort money from women. His
accnacrs did not face him this morning.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
SAGE'S LIVE SHIELD.
Laidlaw Renews His Fight for
Payment
The Story Of the Dynamite Explosion
RetoId.
Uow the Flnancier Saved His Life
at Laidlaw's Peril.

The story of the attempt on the life
OF Russell Sage by Dynamitcr Nc-cioss
was retold with much dramatic effect in
the General Term of the supreme Court
today before Judge Van Brunt, with
Judges Follett and Parker on the bench
as associates.
The occasion was the argument on
appeal from the decision of Judge An
drews in the suit brought ny Nit.ilm L..
Laidlaw against Russell Sage for SO, 900
damages for injuries received at the
time of the explosion, Dec. 4, 1891.
Laidlaw, whose back was blown full
of wounds by flying articles of cfice
furniture. claims that ie was used as
a shield by Mr.. Sage, who interpcsed
Laidlaw's body between firIself and
dropped the bag filled with The terrible
explosive.
At the fol mcr trial OF the case,
Judge Andrews dismissed the complaint
had not been made out.
There was a brilliant array OF lawyers
IN court today when the case was called.
Mr.. Sage and ex-Judee Noah Davis pre-
scented the argument for Laidlaw.
nS,J4dEe Davis rshearsed the scene
morning, when. as Laidlaw alleges, the
fnancier, for the first time during the
years OF their acquaintance, took the
clerk by the hand. and with n semblance
of cordially, drew Laidlaw towards him
Until the latter was so placed that he
RECEIVED the full force of the explosion.
Forty wounds in different. parts of
Laidlaw's body resulted. 1t is alleged.
from the forethought displayed by Mr..
Sage. at the time. and doubtless also
saved the latter's life.
Mr.. Davis's argument was based OF
the fact that the law allows no one to
sacrifice the life of another to save him
self from possible death at the hands of
a third person.
Counsel also took the ground that
Mr.. Sage's act in taking Laidlaw's
him. placed the latter directly in The
line of the explosive force which Laid
law would otherwise have escaped. Mr..
Davis occupied more than an hour in
going over the story.
points in Mr.. Sage's favor, held that
there was but one w~rong-doer. and that
was Norcross.
The explosion. he held, was the sole
cause of the plaintiffs damage. and the
defendant had no agency whatever in
causing the explosion. and had no power
to prevent 1t. There vas no evidence.
he continued. that sage's act either
damage to the plaintiff. On the con-
trary.. the facts negatived the PROPOSE
ton that Sage's act caused or was an
efficient cause of the damage to the
plaintiff.
Col. James further argued tina Mr..
Sage was under no duty to protect Laid
law. while in his office against the un-
lawful act OF Norcross, and he vas not
responsible to the plaintiff for Nor
cross's presence there.
Sage's side OF the crse. The rarrrs
were handed up ami decision reserved.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
NOURMAHAL'S REPORT.
Her sail,ng-M Master Declares She
Was Not to Blame.

William II. Curtis. sailing master OF JOHN
Jacob Astor's yacht NoIrmanal. which was in
collision with the Pennsylvania Railroad ferry
boat Washington in the Sorth River yesterday
morning. made his report OF the acciden, to the
Local steamboat inspectors to-day.
His story tnllies with that printed In THE
Evening World' yesterday. Mr. Curtis. however.
declares that the ferry-bcat blew the signal for
the Nourmphal TO cross her bows too late.
II any such mHnOeuyre had been attempted the
Washington would have hit the Yacht on tbs
starbrari side. Mr. Curtis says, lie declares that
every effort was mad 10y those on board the
NOurinahal to avert h" collision. Her engines
were reversed full speed, but contact with the
ferrv-lont IVES unavoidable.
Pilot Il. Il. Tinsl'r. OF the Washington, also
filed his report to-day. II does not vary matcri-
ally from that OF Curtis.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
RAN OFF WITH THE MONEY.
A Companion Talked to Mrs. Rugge
While scully Stole.

Peter scully. twenty-nine years Old, who refuses
to tell where he lives. was held for further cr-
animation by Justice Tighc In the Butler Street
Police Court, BROOKLYN. this mor!ng. on a
charge OF stealing Sii from Frederick Rugse. a
confectioncr. Of IA Columbia street.
Scully entered Ruggc's store yesterday and
asked for change for n Is bill
RugGe give him the money out NJ n tin box
which stood beck nj The counter. shortly after
wards he went into u rear room to eat dinner,
leaving his wife in charge of the store.
Mrs. RuEge was sun mOncd To a ride door by n
man. who said he was a health inspector. While
he enEated her in conversation Scully sncaked
into the St'rc and stole the money.
Mrs. Rusgc discovered HIN as he was leaving
and called hr husband, who. chased Scully sew.
era' blocks whor he was captured by Police
man Kelly. The money was found in his pos
se1sion. The bogus %inspectOr escnpel.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
TRIED 10 WHIP THE MINISTER.
Rev. Miles Attacked in His Buggy by
a Liquor Dealer.

RUTHERFORD. N. J., oct. l2.-The village Of
kingsland is stirred up to-day Ivy the assault Oh
Rev. Il. II. p. Miles, pastor Of the Fist Presby
tcrian Church. by a liquor dealrr named Hop
Eins.
Mr.. Miles has given much Of his time re.
Gently TO lighting the liquor men Of Rather.
fCri and Kingsland. Last night he WAS driving
howoward after attending a hearing at HackCn.
sack.
Whcn about half way home Hopkins jumped
into tho back Il tn" nuGcy and attempted to
purimcl the clergyman.
<Rer, Miles used his whip vigorously. and fought
Mis- asgailnHt on. During the struggle the back
o! the buggy was pretty we'll wrecked.
Mr.. Miles escaped serious injury. but Hop.
klns received onInc severe cuts.
Rev. Miles achieved considerable nntnriety las,
summer through the attempted suicide Of pretty
Miss Sadie, af his congregation. through her Low,
for him. lie heLnE mnrrlrd her love WINS Mnstcd.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
MAY PROVE TO Be A MURDER.
Rudolph Pollock Horribly Gashei
by Padulski
Tho AssAilant Said to BE Only
Half Witted.

Rudolph Pollock. n bartender. eigh-
teen years old. was stabbed in the right
groin and probably mortally wounded,
in the saloon connected with II. s.
Spiders clearinghouse. 3 Washington
street, at 7.25 this morning.
The assailant, Marion Padulski. was
arrested, and In the Tombs Court was
remanded without bail to await the re-
suit of Pollocl's injuries.
The house is f%requented principally by
Polish migrants. Pollock. according
to the only witness to the deed, had been
engaged behind the bar cleaning up the
s!deboard. Padulski was standing at the
end of the bar when Pollock picked UP
a pail, remarklng that he was going into
tho back yard for some fresh water.
Suddenly, without a word, Padulski
plunged the large blade of n pocket-knife
into Pollock's groin and pulled the wea-
pom through the flesh and clothing for
four inches, leaving a horrible gaping
wound from which the blood gushed
prOfusely.
Padulski calmly wiped the blood from
the blade or his trousers and assembled
a pair OF stairs to his room. where he
was arrested without resistance by Off
Ger Beck. Of the Church street station.
who was summoned to the scene
Pollock was too feeble to make any
statement this morning. and Padulski.
who Is n frowsy head al, sullen-looking
man, who appears to be not more than
half witted, refused to talk.
Joseph Parable, the witness OF the af-
fair, says there was 10 p~rovoCation for
the stabbing. He Is at the House Of
Detention.
officer Beck says that Padulski had
| l,I.n lrIplinu hn Il of lntn .,.nG lnt If
money and became enraged because Pol
lock refused to give him n drink.
Pollock Is in the Chambers street Hos
pital, II the surgeon says will proba-
bly, die.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
CELIA FOND OF DIAMONDS.
Her Husbands Excuse for Adam
doning Her.

George Reingold, OF e. East broadway, was
summoned to appear in Essex Market Court this
afternoon and answer his wife Cclia's charge Of
abandonment.
George Is suing Celia for a limited divorce. lie
says she has such n ~penChant for diamonds that
she threatened TO Kill him II he all not buy more
OF the gems for her.
One night last week. according TO his story.
she saw a diamond brooch In n jewcller window.
She coveted the brooch. When he told her he
could not afford TO buy II. she suggested that he
pawn some on his own jewslry to raise the price.
George denurrei. Then he SAYS she took n
large knife from Ter sleeve and threatened TO
carve him. He promised tn ko and get tho brooch.
but instead took refuge with his brotLcr, who lives
In brooklyn. This IL mis- story.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
MAJOR PETTlGREW RESIGNS.
He Was Relieved from Duty at the
Summer State Camp.

Col. Eddy and the officers OF The Forty-scvcn,h
Regiment, Of Brooklyn. Hr' breathing frccr to-.
day than 70, several months. The change IL
due To the resignation of Major william Il
P~cttigrcw having been forwarded to headquarters
last night.
Major P%cttlgrCw is an old soldier. Personally
he is quite popular IN Williamsburg, where he
lives. III has been ~ N" National C!arl for
mere thin tw,rty-hN" wears
lie failed to master the nov tactics recently
Introduced. and at the stat. camp last sum
m,r was relieved from duty b. CT Eldy.
All sorts Il 'unplI,sti,r NHrc feared. lis
resignation settles the wSn', question IN Fl'.-
ten viii he bead a. tho Armpry on Marry ave
nue. shortly 10 M Tao yarlU'F
junior Major William n Eddy is talked at
very LgorALly fr promotion.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
WOMAN DOCTOR ARRAlGNED.
She Is Charged with Obtaining Monoy
Under False P]retenees.

DR., Isabella NJ. Rankin, Of G26 Willoughby ave-
nue.. brooklyn, and William u. Warner. real
estate dealer, OF 4ji bedford avenue. a nephew
OF John jenkins. President Of the First National
Bank. wcte a~rraigned before Justice Connolly this
Forming, charged by Lucia e. Bnlcom, Of ss Her
kimer street. with obtaining money under false
prCtenscs.
Mrs Balcom says that she deposited SO. 900
with nr. Rankin. to be invested In uhattcl mort
cages Bearing r per cent. interest by Mr.. Warner,
She asserts that Mr.. Warner did not invest this
money, but appropriated 1t to his own use, ard
he was brought hack and this morning G]rrRIguef.
Roth Dr.. Rankin md Mr., Warner Were held
spectiveIy.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
PRISON CONFERENCES.
Discussions Arranged for October
and November.

The FIRST conference OF the Prison Association
for the season Of 1894 will be held at its
rooms, l&5 West Fifteenth street. on Thursday.
Oct. 10. at 10 80 A.. NJ. institutional Diet in It's
Relations to Health, Morals, Economics and Dig
clplinc.' will be the subject Of discussion, Among
those who Will participate are Howard Atkinson,
Ira Otterson, of the Reform School, JGmcsburg,
y. J. James G. Stout. Warden Of Auburn Prison
T.. T., Chaplin, OF Lyman school, Westhorough.
and V. NJ. Mast"n, of the State Industrial School.
The second conference viii take place Nov. 10,
on Prison Discipline, Modes. and Limitations
Of Punishment Conferences viii be held every
Thurslay save during thin month.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
"RAINMAkERS" TO CONSULT.
They Will Try TO Get Money from
Rosenfeld.

There Will be an interesting meeting at 1850
broadway tomorrow forenoon. The members of
the chorus OF the disbandcd 'RaInmahcr OF SYRIA
company will assemble there to discuss with Louis
Allen, their counsel. the best course to be pursued
IN the matter Ct getting their salaries from sgd
ney Roscnf"li. The MEMBER OF the company
struck last nig,t. and there was no performance
at the Casino. The audience was dismissed. and
those who had paid got their money back.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
SCHARF CONFESSED.
He Robbed a Little Coy on ths
Street.

The man who was arrested several days ago
for rohbing George Muir. OF the Home for Dcsti-
tute Children, of 81 proves to he Charles scharf,
a porter, in the employ OF a big d~ry-goods firm
in New York
Scharf met the how on Fulton street and re.
lived him of III" money, which had been given
to him to purchase hymn books. lie was pur-
"uel ~ several hundred peOnle. and was ar
rested on the steps OF Police Headquarters after
4 chase OF nearly n quarter of a mile. Scharf
has pleaded guilty and Justice Walsh. Of the
Adams Street Court. VIII sentence him some day
next week.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
Miyed Ale Party S.abbipo

Frank Holfrich, OF 152 johnson avcnrc, Will
i%amsbnrg, was held in tn, Even Street Court
to-day on n charge Of assault. HcIfrich had a
miSed-ale party In his house last nipnt, and. IL
is alleged that he stabbed Josephine iIoven, a
co-tenant,, with a butchrr-knifo, INJECTING a seri-
oUI wound. The woman Is now in 81. Catherine.
Hospital. but the chances are that che viii re-
cover.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
COL TOFFEY FOR SHERIFF.
Hudson County Republicans Name
The Fx-Treasursr.

The Hudson Count" "a. j. Republicans nomi-
mated Col. John J. Torey for Sheriff last night.
The Convention was practically solid for him.
though complimentary votes were cast for several
other candidates. Col. TofIey Is a war veteran,
prominent In military arairs. has been Alderman
OF Jersey city and Asemblyman two years. He
was chosen Sheriff In 1878 and made war on the
ring and the policy dealers. In 1855 he became
state Treasurer by choice Of the Legislature. and
in 1888 was elected to the Office.
The evening world., 1893-10-12
Poater and Robbed.

NEWARK. y. j.. Oct. l2,-Fred Binncrs, an
Orange Valley saloon keeper, IS In st. Earnabas
Hospital. lie came to Sewark yesterday on
business Last might he waH found bruised and
nearly unconscious on Broad street, When
ta"cr to Police headquarters be said that he
met two men in a saloon, ard after drinJing
thcy went In a hack for a drive. After leaN-
Ing the vehicle he ruc1llc,ts going down a
Eouth street, whrrn he was beaten almost into
in7"nsibility. His gold watch. worth $3.50. aud
$50 In cash we're stolen.