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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-26
PRICE TWO CENTS.
MOB WANTS TO LYNCH HIM.
FIFTT MEN GUARDING THE JdTL
THAT BOLDS EI-SHERTFF WILLIS

Disguised Himself As Tramp snd WIiisa
Lawyer uuitz Who Had CORRUPTED uIs
wire-Ie said the Town Cculd Not uoia
Him aud His Enemy-LIveiy Tiu.- -
the Little Town OF Sullivan, Iudi.-s.
TERRE HiurE, Ind. Dec. 25.-There Is great
excitement at Sullivan o-night over the prob-
ability Of an attempt to lynch ex-Sherifr vii.
lis. who disguised himself "a tramp and as
sassinated ex-Prosecutlng Attorney Hultz on
tho street yesterday as he emerged from his
office. Willis Is in Iail and nifty special depu-
ties are guarding the structure, commanded
by United States Marshal Hawkins.
Hultz's dying words were that II was Willis
who shot him. His lawyer, In the damages
suit brought against him By Willis for cor
rupting his wife. told him few days ago that
Willis said when 81 900 was offered him to set
tie the suit that he would pursue Hultz 10 his
death.
IIuts was warned to arm himself. but he
said he never carried a revolver In his life and
never would.
Willis had two loaded revolvers In his pockets
when he surrendered. He evidently feared
mob violence Evidence accumulates that
Willis was provoked to the decd because ofths
published statement By Hultz that he meant
to remain in Sullivan. Willis had said that
Hultz and he could not live in the same town.
Willls's wife and Hhltz's vito we're cousins,
and during Mrs Hultz's fatal illness si1
months ago Mrs. Willis nursed her. The Ina
proper intimacy began then. and was dlscovs
cred on the night OF Sept l, when Willis sure
prised them. and shot and wounded Hultn
who. however, escaped By iump ping from win.
dow.
A message from Sullivan at o p NJ said the
people were collecting on the streets. and that
the feeling against Willis was growing more
bitter every hour The talk has become so
omlnous that the extra guard was placed on
duty. When Willis shot Hultz at the time he
found the lawyer with hls wife. public senti-
ment entirely justified the ex-sheriH.
Although It was thought Hultz would die.
Willis was not arraigned for the shooting.
When Hultz returned to the town. q week age.
and announced that he Intended to stay there.
1t was felt that Willis would be justified In at
lacking him but the assassination OF yester.
day morning was too cowardly for public sens
timent to condone. The more the people think
about 1t the ore enraged they are.
Willis says he IL innocent, but tho ciroum-
stantial evidence Is com plete that he disguised
himself and lay In walt for Hultz with q shot
or defend himself
Last night there was some talk OF violence
at the Jail. but nothing happened. United
States Marshal Hawkins. who served as deputy
under Sheriff Willis was at tho Jail to aid In
protecting the prisoner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-26
TRACKS Laid LCRoss BRoADWIH
The ghth Avenue Line and the Bieecke O.
street LIne Connected on sundnY.

The ghth Avenue Line aud the BIes OK Q
street Line Connected on Sunday.
Street car tracks were laid across Broadway
at lanai street on Sunday and yesterday to
connect the tracks OF the Blocker street line
with those OF the Eighth avenue line. which
terminate on the west side OF Broadway. No
franchise exists for crossing broadway at this
point. but as the street car tracks on both
sides OF broadway belong TO the same corpora
ton the connection was made for the purpose
Of allowing the Blescker street cars. which
formerly were run UP Crosby street. to be run
over the practically abandoned tracks OF the
old University place line. west OF Broadway.
down Wooster street, and up Greene street.
The Hloecker street cars will traverse that
route hereafter instead OF running through
Crosby street. where they were subjected 10
many delays on account OF the heavy trucking
and express business In the rear Of the Broad
way business places
Halt hundred mon spent Christmas Day in
laying tracks for the Union Hallway Company
through West 135th street. They reached the
terminus Of the branch at Eighth avenue hut
the tracks are not yet continuous because
traffic was so heavy On Seventh avenue yester-
day that only fifteen feet OF tracks were laid
across that thoroughfare. When the branch
is com pleted trolley cars will run from Port
Morris 10 the Eighth Avenue Elevated Railway
station At 10th street. The cars will cross
bridge.
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SAY A POLICEMAN cLUBBED HIM.
several Mes Follow Up This Ease from
Cnion Square to Police headquarters.

several M-n Follow Up This Ease from
CnIon Square TO Police He headquarters.
James Mucci tried to get on cross-town
car In front OF the Union Square Theatre at
IL 80 last might. lie had been drinking. and
the conductor tried to put him off, The man
resisted, and Policeman William A. Wood Of
the Mercer street station came up.
He pulled the man OF the car, and, as eev-
eral persons who profess to have seen It say,
struck him over the head with his club. telling
him. and struck him three or four times
more on the head as he tried TO
get up. numerous crowd proposed
to lynch the policeman but didn't do It. He
rang up an ambulance. which arrived In half
IN hour After examining the mans head
these witnesses say. tho surgeon looked
pretty serious and after whispering t
the policeman got the man into the ambulance
aad drove OF. II was st NincAnt's Hospital
ambulance. but some of the crowd who. bent
on seeing 1t ont went to the hosp al were told
that tho man had not been taken there.
Then some OF them went to the Mercer street
station to complain against the policeman.
Sergeant McCartten refused. they soy. to allow
them to see the CAPTAIN. and told them that
the man had injured himself by falling. The
man was in a cell In the station.
Among tho witnesses who came to Police
Headquarters after midnight with this story
Hamilton, 100 West Sixteenth street: John
Cook. 247 West Forty-seyenth street. and w.
+ Hughes. Z Monroe street. 1t Is not known
where Mucci lived.
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III Died TINE SEGKO PRISONER.

a Guard House Hrokep Open by n Georgia
Mob and ~ WORaB'- a .snIIunt Left Dying.
BAINBRIDdE. Ga. Dee. 2j.-On last Saturday
afternoon a negro. Calvin Thomas. entered tho
premises OF Mr. sellers, a BAPTIST minister re-
siding in the upper portion OF this county.
near Cairo and inquired Of IIrs. Sellers II her
husband was Mt home. Mrs. Sellers answered
that her husband was away from home and
would not return till late. and with that went
into the house. At dusk when Mrs. Sellers
went to the cow-lot to milk the cows che was
met by Thomas. who assaulted her.
Yesterday afternoon Thomas was arrested
and brought before Mrs. Sellers. who at once
identified him. lie was taken to a Justice and
confessed his guilt. He was then taken To
Whigham and placed In the guard house and
Sheriff Patterson of this city was telegraphed
during the night the guard house was
broken open. and Thomas was rildled with
bullets. sheriff Patterson reached Nhigham
az o'clock this morning. an hour after the
Upon his arrival he wont to the guard house
to see what he supposed was tho dead body OF
the, negro. but to his surprise. he found him
still alive.
lie went to tho house OF the marshal Of
Mhighpm and secured his assistance. and they
took Thomas tOlthe Council Cha mber sent for
a doctor. and hal his wounds dressed. Shsr-
bridge to day and place him in Jail
When IL WAS time for the wsst-bound train
to arrive he was in formed by tho doctor that II
would be impossible for him to remove his
prisoner as he was then in dying condition.
and would certainly die during tho day.
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ROLD TEXAS ROBRERS.
They Knock Dnwa N ENprs-s Messenger
nnd Tax, Ais bag nsiore Crowd.

They Knock DOwa a. ENpre-s Messenger
nHd Tax, ais Bag before - Crowd.
nTsHAII, Tex. Dec. 25.-At 3 o'clock this
morning. whom train No. 1 from the west had
arrived at McCulloch. a messenger for the IA
clio ENpress Company who was transferring
from train No. 10 the New Orleans Pacific
train the pouch containing valuable packages,
Was knocked down, mis- aSsailant securing the
pouch and making of with It. The number Of
persons On the platform at the time is sstI-
mated at over 100, and yet the rObheF escaped.
A short distance from the depot hs rlhed the
sack OF It's aluaSls contents. throwing away
the pouch AMI PAPERS.
Some say that he was negro others that he
was white man. IL ia known that there was
one package 81 $1,000 and one ~ 81, 600, hs-
sides the contents Ut tho inner pouch, which
are unknown. The total haul Is estimated at
from 5000 TO Ss.pOO- Messenger McCulloch
was struck lust behind and above the right
ear, No abrasion was made. lie was rest
ing easy by this afternoon, and his physl-
elan does not regard his wound as fatal. An
oak bludgeon was picked up on the platform,
and IL believed 10 have been the weapon with
which the messenger was assaulted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-26
WEDDING GUESTS o1ps BAr1LE
Guppowder Exploded at Their Festivitie,
and = Race Fight Follows.


HtzLEroN, Pa. Dec. 2a-The race feud which
has existed between the Austrians and Poles
OF DerrlnGer and vicinity to-day eliminated In
a riot
Thomas Boba, q Magyar from Ferngen, was
married to a resident OF DerrlnRer Ths usual
wedding celebration followed. and this was
conducted on an elaborate SCALE owing to the
groom's prominence among his countrymen
The Austrians resolved to break up the
wedding festivities by an explosion Of
powder A quantity Of fuses and caps was
procured and placed Mt tho foundation Of the
house. which was Filed with the guests and
friends Of the contracting parties. Becoming
Alarmed. ono ofthe conspirators iniormed the
unsnspectinR MaRyars They fed from tho
place. The explosion took place shortly after
Tho Magyars returned and attacked the
Austriana A pitched battle followed, in
which guns. knives. and weapons Of every de-
scrlptlon were used. At least one hundred
shots were fired. Many OF the combatants
were seen to fall during the conflict. Their
friends carried them away. and they cannot
now be found. -Four men we're so badly
wounded they could not be removed. These
were Thos. Boba. the groom. shot In the head /:
Luke Draper shot In the groin Mike Rossaki,
stabbed in the head and body; Hannibal
Linsati. stabbed in the back and limbs They
are expected to die. Officers are now en-
deavorinG to identify the belllgerents
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THE SENECA SINKS AT HaTAyI.
OvcrwriGhted by the Water with which She
Was Flooded to Put Out "A Fire.

Overwr I shted by the Water with which She
Was Flooded 10 Put Out a Fire.
HAVANA Dec 25.-The FIRE In the forehold
OF tho New York and Cuba Mail steamer Son.
eca was extinguished last night at 10 o'clock.
after the flremen had filed the fore eompart-
ment with water. Tho storeIoom. also In the
forepart Of the vessel. was flooded. and It be-
ing impossible to close the machinery COM
partment containing tho engine and hay dom
keys, it was also flooded. and the vessel went
down.
Only the upper deck remains above the
water level Navy Yard divers WILL as soon a.
possible. endeavor to close the vessels COM
partments and raise her. Her cargo consists
Of heniquen in bales. cured skins In bundles.
mineral ore. cigars In cases. and coffee In bags
from Mexicans ports, and leaf tobacco and
cigars in cases from Havana.
This Is tho second ship Of this line that has
been fired since october last. and on another
shipa dynamite cartridge from Mexico tray-
elled to New York In the cargo. The steam-
shin city OF Alexandria was burned on Now l.
while on the way from MatanZas to Havana,
and 1t was said that there were many explo-
siuns aboard while the vessel was burning. A
few weeks since dynamite was found conceai-
ell in sack OF coffee that had come here in
the summer on the City Of Washington Of that
line.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-26
URGAARs FRIGHTENED AWAY.
They Had Opened the SAFE In the New
HrIEhton 70 e Once When discovered.

They Had OPencd the SAFE In the New
Brighton Post Once When Discovered.
The Post Ollce at New Brighton. Staten
Island. was entered by two thieves about
midnight on Sunday. They did not secure more
than Sl5 besides a few registered letters
They broke in by forcing rear window, and
were discovered by Postmaster lleTry's lifteen-
year-old daughter Molly. She asked them
what they were doing. ThoT made no answer,
hut ran away. Miss Berry Op"nei window
and called To Policeman NhlTtwelL who was
standing on the corner below. lie started IN
pursuit ~ the thieves who ran along the rail-
ROAD track and escaped.
larry yesterday m"rnin!; the police captured
a man who said his namo was Harris. lie h ID
n brace amt hit and a wedgs under his coat.
lie told several different stories To account for
hirnsei I ami the tools IN his possession. Ii is
su- uected that he was ono ~ the thieves.
Investigation showed that the burglars
opened tho safe without tnJuFng the locks.
Tho STAMPS Of which there was n considerable
uuantlty were not disrurbed the burglars hny-
in. Le N frightened away before they had time
to steal them.
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roor ou,Ieek fsr nrIrI.h F.rnsr..

LoSpoS. Dec. 2i-This mornings Standard
Gays: a statement has Just been issued by
the Board Of Agriculture estimating the prod
uce OF wheat barley and oats in Great
Britain for the year 1893. II affords no ray Of
hope for the farmer The yield Of barley in
England was lOOOUuDO bushels less than In
lS,'2; Of oats. 100000 less. though the area
cultivated for both grains exceeds that Of the
previous year.
The acreage Of Great Britain under wheat
decreased By $4,000 acres. and the yield Was
100000 bushels under that Of 1892 Reats
within recent years have fallen so per cent.
yet they must fall - Per cent more II the
farming IL to DO made TO pay
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-26
.1nE CHESTER BRIDGE GOES DoHN
A second Disaster barely Avert,d wber.
TwentN-seNen People Were KmIsd.

ePRrNGFIFLD. Mass. Dec. pa repetition Of
the Chester bridge disaster Of last August on
the Boston and Albany was averted tonight
by n hairs breadth. The Chicago express
was three minutes late in reaching the bridge.
and track walker had just hosted his signal
OF danger as the locomotive OF the heavily
laden train rounded curve not an eighth OF
mile away The bridge went down last
August, and twenty-seven persons were killed.
A temporary structure was built. which the
high water and Ice In the river had Just weak
ened when the track walker hosted his signal.
The western half OF the trestle was carried
away. and all travel is blocked and will be for
several days. Passengers and baggage have
to lie transferred BY team, making a delay OF
two or three hours.
A wrecking train wns sent out from this city
to begin rebuilding the structure. which lie
rendered difficult from tho turbulent state Of
the stream, The first train to arrive from the
west was at 10 o'clock and brought pGssen-
gers due at $3.50 o'clock. Mails are sent by the
way OF Greenfield and North Adams to aud
from this city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-26
TOOK POISON md JoKED OYER IT.
- Young Rrids sent TO tho Hospital Twice
Ih One Day.


In Onr Day.
Elizabeth Arnaud. II years old, a bride Of
only two months tried to kill herself with
Paris green yesterday morning at her home.
l2J Greeuwi IA avenue. Tor the past week or
so she had been III, suffering from hystsriA
she was IS m On Saturday evening that a mem
Der # the family sat up with her all night. On
Sunday night sho thought sha would feel bet
tor il her hair were or and so she cut Ii close
To her head
She seemed much better when she woke yes
tertay morning. kissed her young husband
and IOkci with him and afterWard left tie
house To DO some marketing and to get her
hair properly cut ya barber.
Before she went out sha complained Of a
sudden great pain in her head. ShS was bright
when she returned, but during her absence
she had bought 10 cents worth of the poison
She mixed Il with water and drank il without
her husband : knowledge.
Il have taken l'aris green" she said. when
she went into tho room where no was
NO" no answered; You are Joking. amt
your" ---,
wouldn't 40 ANYTHING like that"
A minute later he yomlted, and he saw that
she had really taksp the poison. Ha hurried
her over to the New York Hospital where they
washed the rest OF the stun out OF her stomach.
She was at home in the afternoon. hut in the
early evening she felt III again and was sOnt 10
Bellevue II is thought that she will recover.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-26
A PoLI7IC4L MURDER.
Four Men Arrested suspicion OF Killing
Mr.. Urya In Hohemia


PRAGUE. Dec. 25.-Four men have been ar
rested on suspicion OF having murdered Ru.
dolDh Urva. better known as RlRolletto Of
Tuscany. who was killed beside q Christmas
tree In his house here on Saturday. Their
names are Dolezal. DraRoun. Dvorak, and
Krlz- They were examined to-day, but no
facts were elected except that they all were
members Of the same secret society. They
are believed to be young Czech agents who
killed Urva because he was said to have be-
trayed the secrets OF the notorious "Omla-
dina" and to have aided the police generally
in learning the plans Of the young Czech
agitators.
At the examination Dolezal offered to con-
fess II he could get release from the oath Of
his secret society. Dragoun Mt once told him to
speak out the truth. but Dolezal remained
silent. The police theory OF the crime Is that
Dvorak stayed outside Urva's door to watch
for intruders. that Dragoun throttled Urva,
and Dolezal stabbed him. Dolezars trousers
were stained with blood when he was arrested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-26
NEARLY EVERY BONE BROKEN.
A BOY Who Was Ste ealing n Ride Instantly
KIird by n Brookiyn Trolley Car.

A BOY Who Was Stealing n Ride Instantly
Killed by n Brookiyn Trolley Car.
A poorly dressed boy about twelve years OF
age stole ride at noon yesterday on q car OF
the Grand street and Calvery Cemetery line In
Willlamsburgh. lie got on at South Fourth
street and Kent avenue. At South Fifth street
the conductor saw him and went back through
the car to put him of The boy saw him come
and jumped of on the side of the other track.
Just then trolley car Mo-. ~ Of the Green point
line OF the Brooklyn City Railroad. came rapid
ly along. Robert Johnson. aged 20 years, Of
1TJ Freeman street wac the motorman. The
boy landed directly In front OF the trolley car
and was dragged along under II fully a hun
dred feet. Only one cry came from his life
when he was thrown down. People who heard
II said II was Mamma" -
Johnson stopped the car and the boy was
taken out from under IL. He was lead. Tho
right side Of his face was cut and bruised and
both legs We're crushed. Nearly every bone in
Nolan's mOreuo. AT North Tenth street and
bedford avenue. johnson was arrested and
held on q charge 81 homicide.
Up to last evening the 10y had not been
identified, He wore blue-striped knickerbock-
ers and dark striped coat white undercoth-
ing and white waist: two pairD Of stockings
one pair black and the other red and blue and
light brown. lie wors laced shoes and polo
cap with lanes coming down over the ears.
His hair was dark
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-26
BRIzrL,s FANNY rRoUBLEa
Peixoto said 70 Have DISCHARGED the o
ncer- OF Two OF IIis War ghIps.

ItsBoN Dec. 25.-It IL reported that Presi-
dent Pcixoto has Withdrawn the pay and dis
pensed with the services OF the officers OF the
war ships Riachuolo and BENJAMIN Constant
now stationed at Toulon. He suspected them
OF sympathy with Admiral Mello.
LONDON. Dec. 25.-A despatch from Pernam-
buco says that President Pelxoto has with
drawn the proposed decree expelllng foreign
ers from Rio de Janeiro.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-secretary Herbert re-
ceived despatch last night and another to-
day from Capt. Picking. In command Of the
United States naval forces at Rio Janelro Mr..
Herbert decided not TO make their contents
public. but he said that they contained moth
ing OF Importance No action has been taken
by this Government with reference to the re-
quest OF American merchant ship captains,
backed by tho United States Consul General
at Rio that the United States vessels in the
harbor OF the Brazilian capital he instructed
20 protect them from the insurgents FIRE while
that American commercial interests in Rio
would receive a. much protection as that ac-
corded foreign merchantmen by the war ves-
sells Of their respective countries.
Regarding the cruiser New York and the
likelihood that she would he sent to Rio. tho
Secretary said that the vessel was being pre-
pared for sea. but he did not cnre to tell or to
discuss her destination at this time. But
you will know all about 1t In few days"
added the Secretary.
ever o-dny from Rio. lie could not, therefore.
confirm the renorts from Brazil respecting the
death OF Gen. Terres and the increase OF the
army by drafts In several OF the States.
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KILLED By POLICEMEN.
Two Chicago Blurcoats Locked Up for
Shooting An Escaping Prisoner.


CHICAGO. Dec. 25.-Thomas Moran and
Michael Healy, policemen. spent Christmas in
cell at the DeerlnG street station. Inspector
Laughlin ordered their arrest pondlng an In
vestigation into the killing OF Samuel Nelson.
At o'clock this morning Healy and Moran
were standing in front OF A. Northfellers
saloon at 3.2l7 Archer avenue when Samuel
Nelson invited them inside and they acce pted
a cigar each. for which Nelson paid. Healy
and Moran then went to make their hourly
report and then going baok to tho saloon they
found that the proprietor had thrown Nelson
out Of the place.
The four men then got into an argument.
Nelson struck Policeman Healy. knocking him
down. Moran Rrrested Nelson. BY this time
Healy hal gained his feet and they proceeded
with Nelson toward the police signal hox.
Nelson dropped to the ground and refused to
go any further. The rumbling Of the patrol
wagon WAS soon heard and in trice Nelson
was on his feet and running ike deer.
Healy ordered him to halt. and four shots
were sent after him. ono taxing effect In the
small OF his hack. Nelson was taken to the
County Hospital. where he died. lie kept a
cigar store on Archer avenue.
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The Fighting Poles Turasd an the Police
Captain Whrn He Tried 10 P.rg Thsn.

The Fighting Pals- Turasd On the Police
Captain Whrn He Tried 10 P.rI Thsn.
Two Polanders. who are registered on the
police blotter Of tho Fourth precinct, Jersey
CITY. as ohm Doe No. and John Doe No 2.
engaged In a fight late sunday night The
encounter took place near the junction OF
Communipaw avenue and Grand street, in
Capt. McKaiR's precinct The Captain had
heen around seeing that tho saloons wore kept
closed. and he happened along lust as the
backgrounds cltnchet and rolled over In tho
mud Although not 10 uniform. he Httemutad
10 stop the eight. He regrets now that he
didn't summon policeman.
The Captains black. luXuTiant DundFsArys
were. up TO that time, the pride not only of tho
ITscluct. but Of the entire department. Ii vii,
te weeks and perhaps months. before tie
CAPTAIN himself will take any pFl3s in them.
As soon as he interfered with the hRhtIng
Poles they both turned on him. aud as his
whiskers we're the handiest things to get hold
Of they both got hold Of them and pull Ell Tor
al they were worth. The Captains Whisksrs
as a consequence, came out ~ the handful
aud were stTswn oVeTthe sidewalk. where they
were ANONYMOUSLY tTamuled upon aud
ground 10 the mud. Capt. MckAig KAs being
Otherwise roughly handled whom assistance
arrived and his assallauts were luEEsd OF 20
the police stntion. When the prisoners dis
covered the Captains identitT they were filed
with regret. but their TaErgt will neither re-
stors the whiskers nor alleviate the Captains
suffering