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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
"MR. AND MRS BUTLER" CAUGHE
A Car Coudactor'. Runaway Wife Enioys
Herself at the Expense OF Two Hoteis.

N Var tOuductOr'n Runaway Wbc EnlOre
Herself nt the Expense OF Two Hotels.
Edward Greene. a conductor on the Broad
way cable road, was arrested last Friday by
Policeman John MoGuckin OF the jefferson
Market Court squad on a charge OF concealinR
mortgaged furniture. Greene pleaded that
his wife had left his home. taking the furniture
with her. llo was taken from his car by the
officer and nrraigned in court.
While Greene was in custody his wife was
Mt the Sturtevant House with n young man
named Fred Morris. who is said to be the son
of q Jersey City physician. They were living
at the Sturtevant under the name Of Mr.. and
living there. The couple had one Of the most
expensive suites in the house. and were to
have paid 500 day for the rooms. They, had
up restaurant bill. including wnos. which.
Last Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Butler dis;
baggage piecemeal. Meanwhile Greene had
got out on bail. and was bunting for his wife
mind to find the couple. and finally succeeded
IN locating them ut the Hote! ST. George in
Then he went to Jefferson Market Court and
had warrant made out charging them with
deed hf asd
on the case. They iourneyed to Brooklyn yes.
terday and found that Butler was out with the
They arrested him on his return, and took him
back to this city and locked him UP in Police
Mrs. Greene is held by the Hotel st. George
people with her baggage until she settles her
board bill.
Butler will DO arraigned in thu Jefferson
Market Police Court to-day. and will have to
confront another charge. that OF the larceny
OF Grcene's furniture.
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John Dottini OF 102 Pearl street. who drives
q street sprinkling cart. left tho outfit at the
corner OF Hester and Baxter streets ut noon
yesterday while no went for his dinner. Patrick
Shea. II years old.'of lSS Hester street. who
had been drinking freely. came along and
seeing the cart, determined e. take n drive.
With his foot on the lever which opens the
street drlllginG fruit stands. second. hand
clothing. and the crowd of hucksters that al
neared Leonard street 1t swnyed to the right
and. striking the wagon Of Giovanni Lobarico
bnrIco's was thrown into the street. Ho then
turned the horses heads, and they, ran iuri-
ously UP Leonard street to Centre. and through
arrested tho drunken driver, In tho. Tombs
Police Court Shea was held in $500 bail for
examination this IN orning.
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POLICEMAN SHOOTS PRISONER,
Eut Not Until He Had Receivec What
N.arly Proved IA Knock-ou MloM.

MOUNT VERNON. n. Y. Sept. 1S-Late last
night "a Special Officer De Courcy ofthe local
police was in Lincoln avenue his attention
was attracted by the mysterious actions Of an
Italian. who was skulknG around some OF the
handsome residences In that neighborhood.
The policeman placed the man under arrest
as Suspicious person and started to walk
with him to tho Fourth avenue police station.
After they had gone a short distance. the
prisoner wheeled around and dealt the officer
a fierce blow in the abdomen and then started
to run. The policeman. almost helpless from
tho blow drew his pistol and shot Mt the man.
The bullet struck the Italian in the left side
and he fell. An ambulance was summoned
aud he was reno we'd to the City Hospital. The
doctors at the hospital said they could not tell
how badly the man was Injured until they had
located the bullet. The wounded man Is
ployed by H. l.. McTague. a contractor Of this
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
UtTERsPOLT DOWN THE BY.
TIE Steamboat VI ae~aia Reports an Unusuni
Peril ior These Waters

Tue Steamboat vi ageata Reports an Unusuul
Peril i"r These Waters.
II you want to hear about q waterspout in
The bay ask any Of the crew OF the steam boat
Magenta
Inc Magenta is commanded by Capt. Wilcox.
anh plies between New York and Keyport
she docks at the foot OF Nesey street. Capt.
wilcox says that she was on her home
ward trip last Friday and about , o'clock in
the afternoon was Off Staten Island. near tho
NILS buoy. when about two hundred and fifty
yards TO the westward tho pilot sighted the
waterSpoat. The wind was blowing almost II
gaze nom the southeast whom OF a sudden n
stlH western breeze began to blowion the land.
The collision raised II whirlwind and the
whirlwiud raised the waterspout which. tho
captain says. was so tall that its head was al
most lost 70 sight in the hazy atmosphere. 1t
pore straight down upon the port side OF the
Magenta, which was headed for this city
The Passengers, Capt. Wilcox says began to
run around decks and put on life preservers
~ seemed iinprGcticable to change the course
S 81 ,ne MAGENTA Iuick enough to avoid the
s Y p HSa was I 70 IN nssI Of
SS hu with violent wrench her nose was turned
S SneH5 to the east Just IN time. Tor the water
ma sSSt rushed by within twenty feet OF her side
'1a son disappeared down the bay
Wall sapt Wilcox said that this was, the first
Ia baiaha',u no hhu ever seen IN the loWer pay
a"dnnEht, lie said. was not less than 100 feet.
A. s1t t Mnon i nassed the Magenta its diameter
m MI. 1lS middle was about 20 feot, with nu-
hedons s,uallor spouts all about IL. At it's base.
hV s1lu mo spout came almost to a point. and
issF ont like funnel. until at its top. 100
In bHnin mo surface. the shol Of wator seemed
we lliy 30 feet in dia meter
SraetSpout. Capt. Wilcox saws 1t looked at q
tbs siahre rs II 1t reached from tho clouds to
Nos Mate'. hut notwithstanding tho hazy at
SStpIier" he could make out its ton All the
ths'wpl IN II was that which was dashed up from
u"y ana mono came from above.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
LIyELY FIRE IN pEsEY STREET
Ono OF the Oldest Buildings In New York
Gutted Early this Morning.

Flames burst out OF the roof OF the three
story frame building at 10 Vesey street Just
before midnight last night. and In o few min
utes the adjoining buildrg on the north west
corner OF Vesey and Greenwich streets. which
is numbered 80 yescy and 20s-2l4 Greenwich
street, was on fire.
No 80 is part stone and part frame and is
said to be the oldest building below Canal
street.
ON the corner it Is three stories high. while
around in Greenwich street there are but two
stories.
No. f8 Yesey street was occupied by a
butcher named Isaacs A butcher named
Louis Westheim occupied part 81 80 yesey
street while the corner was occupied by James
L. Graham. a dealer in boots and shoes, who
owned tho building.
A manufacturer Of toys named Smith and q
Chinese laundryman were Mt 2lO.
Tho ilremen had great trouble In getting at
the fire at first. but after an hours work man
aged to get 1t under control, Tho loss Is esti-
mated at about $25, 600. Most OF the stock Is
said TO have been insured.
There were few fireworks stored In the
attic Of the old building, not many, butthey
/, Is SAID thai the stone building was for
merly lighthouse overlooking the river. 1t
was guttod
CaIisaya as Tonic Is aa Staple
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Arrested in Chicago for StenlIng an otter
Skin from tho Russian ENhibIt.

Skin from tho Russian Exhibit.
CHICAGO. Sept. 1S.-Morcy s. Bragin. who
claims Brooklyn. n y. as his home is lock ed
up here on a charEs OF larceny
He arrived in Chicago from the East this
morning. and had in his possession a large
otter skin, which he offered to sell at fur stores
FOR S4nO.
Bragin said that he had received the otter ska
from man named Mcskin. who lives at lOS
Walton street. BROOKLYN, He said he
was engactd to marry MARI MssSMI nss IN daugn Ugh
him tho otter skin and told him TO sell it and
use the money for his wedding expenses. The
manager OF the Russian fur exhibit at the
Worlds Fair identified tho otter skin as the
one stolen from the Russian exhibit about the
middle OF August.
Two otter skins OF which tho one found in
Bragin's possession is snid to be the most
valuable. cost S2lOo: the one liragin had was
worth S1.2OG Bragin Is a Russian Of mediu
SIZE. ~ years old. very dark. and wears eye
glasses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
PLATED 1T LYSCHIyG.
The Eisht-yenr-oId Victim Came Near Being
Hanged Ia Enrncst.

HAcKrNsAcK. Sept 1S-Louis BaGloy. aged 8
years. and johnny Hartman. aged 10, INDUCED
in hanging match near Fairview yesterday
afternoon.
While playing in field near the toll gate
they found a rope over n haystack. Johnny
propos ell that they should play lynching. and
wisely suggested that the other boy should
personate tho victim. Louis consented. Ad-
vising him to shout II the rope hurt. Johnny
adjusted the noosa and went to the other side
Of the haystack and pulled.
After h" had tuggod at the rope for a minute
or two It gave way and he rolled over. Then
running around the stack he found Louis ap-
parently strans Cling. his face almost purple.
The youngster recovered after II while, but the
skin on his neck was abraded by the rore. The
knot slipped after the rope broke and saved
his life.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
SEVEN KILLED IND FIFTY INJURED
Accident on the big Four Road WORLDS
Fair Visitors the Victims.

CHICAGO. Sept. 1S,-A collision occurred about
lOi3O to- night at Mantcno. Ill. The 81. Louis
Diamond Special crashed into the rear sleep
ers of the Cincinnati Limited on tho Big Four
Seven Persons wero killed outright and
about nifty injured. som IN ortaly.
Tho trains were crowded with Worlds Fair
visitors from the South and Southeast.
It's impossible at this hour to get the names
OF the killed and injured.
Irainmcn refuseto divulSo tho cause OF the
wreck but 1t Is reported that tho first section
neglected to have n flaGman stationed at the
proper distance. and as the trains were run
ming close to each othor tho engineer OF the
second section could not stop his train.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19

Customs Inspector Thomas II. veedrr Died
Yesterday OF Pneumonia.

Thomas b. Needer. n Custom House 1nspec-
tor and son Of ex-Surrogate William Needer
OF Kings county. died yesterday at his home
at Riverdae Of pneumonia. Ilo was 81 years
old and was to have been married. to-day to
Miss Anna Walsh. an inspcctress ut the Gus
tom House. n daughter OF cN-County Clerk
Walsh of this city.
MIR. Needrr caught cold week ago while
returning from the theatre with Miss Walsh.
lie WAS II III en- her O tho Seventh Regiment. OF
the seventh Regiment Veterans. and o! tho
Tammnny General committee in the annexed
district Tho funeral will he private. Tho
burial will DO at New Scotland. near Albany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT.
an VINO HAD 4 HAND IN THE
MICHIGAN HAUL IN JdIL.

All locomotive Fireman, Out OF a job, Had N
Leading Fart In I;-when Arrested He
confessed and Gnvs Ills Partners Away
$4,000 of the Plumber Recovered. aud
the Police arc Hunting for the Rest
MARQUETTE, Mich. Sept. 1S.-An important
arr est In connection with the express robbery
NJ Hancock was made last night when George
6liberty was taken into custody upon a tele-
graphic request from tho Sheriff Of Houghton
county. This arrest has led to the ehension
ofail the robbers and to the recovery OF por-
ton OF the booty.
Klberty is n locomotive fireman by occupa.
tIon. but lost his Job when n general reduction
IN tho operating force OF the Duluth. South
Shore and Atlantic took place month ago. n nd
.lrce then he has been intimately associated
with Butler, King Chettew. and other hard
characters implicated in the robbery. He was
known TO have been in company with Butler
at Hancock shortly before the robbery. but
could not be found until yesterday.
1t was learned by officers that he was Mt his
homo here. and the order for his arrest i'm
mediatejy followed Early this morning he
was placed aboard the Houghton passenger
train handcuTed to an officer and in a state Of
great excitement. Before the train had gone
adozen blocks kliborty made clean breast Of
the whole anur to an officer. The train was
promptly stopped and the officer placed his
prisoner in tho Marquette iai, and Sheriff
Dunn OF Houghton was notified OF his con-
iession.
Enough mas ieakea out 10 warrant inc State
ment that he revealed the entire plot and the
part taken cy eac" actor h'loerS' rom ms
training asa locomotive III euiah' was se'ee'eu
tocoVer the engineer anu hrefnano vi 'he eApress
train, While the rest OF the gang iooted the saie
and Its contents hinE' inc a'nlete' procured
sledge hammer anu "ielueu IL eheotiveiV
against the door Of tne car. ehsttew ana but
Ter rihed the SAFE whiie hehoe anu others hur-
ried away with the piunder.
Inc entire pioI ahu INC carr'ins OUT vi IL
we're re'ea'eu, anu III CONSEQUENCE Oh MID.
ertys confession inc ponce nave arrested
John ana Mlchaei ehea' saloon Keepers Moses
Longtime oraxemah Oh inc PASSENGER ~. tram:
Dom winters baggage MASTER u. w. ho2ah.
express messenger Eu 1oean' bartender ana
Wesley Shoup. mack driVer
The police' however. remain very retlcent
regarding 1he arrests liaae TINS morning. out
nave edmltteu .hat .hey nave all the men they
want. ana are airectihs their enersies toward
Nnoihg INC fena'nuer VI 'he s'oieh money.
lhey are con'ihceu 'ua' 'ney nave III CUSTODY
al VINO wele uiEec''S vi inu'reeuS engaged IN
'ne soopery'
lhey retuseu 10 say now much money has
oeon recovered or "nere IL was iouno. put rs
sa'u tnat the amount recovered Is sl4.ooo ana
thas 1t was iound IN possession OF the shea
oiotners III sa'oon On LaAesioe stFeot In thls
city.
Prosecuting Attorney Young OF the Mar
quote court Is now mere. and Is arranging for
me preliminary examination OF the Sheas.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
SPARED By THE TROLLEY'S THEEAs,
OnIy TO Have His Young Life Crushed Cut
Hetween the Car and The Pnvemrnt.

OnIy TO Have His Young Life Crushed Cut
Hetween the Car and the Pavement.
Ono OF the Orange and Newark trolley cars
claimed another victim yesterday. The Cen
trail avenue public school had just opened it's
doors for the noon recess. and the children
were trooping out. when n trolley car passed
slowly up the hill. Two little boys. who were
attempted to follow them. Tho motormar
John Ulrich. shouted and put on the brake
but could neither prevent him nor stop The
caT. The third boy. when on the track. stood
still and looked IN q daZod manner at the adj
vancing car until II struck him. throwing him
rolled IN, AMI crushed between tho guard
beam and the pavement. He uttered 10 cry.
and Ulrlch could not determine whether tho
lad was hurt or not until he backed the car
and saw the mangied child lying between the
rails.
The accident occurred at the corner OF Con-
tr9l avenue and Newarklstreo', Just above tile
school, and was seen by many OF tho other
children, who rushed back into the school In IL
panic.
wagon to 81. Michaers Hospital. where he died
before anything could be done for his relief.
The little victim was Charles Henry Oxley, tho
lo-yenr oil d son of Henry Oxley OF 400 New
street aud one Of the brigh est scholars OF his
age in tho school Tho boys skull was crushed
the ear apparently did not touch him,
Motorman Clrich was arrested. but was dis
charged when County Physician Elliott inyeS-
tigated the case. DIR. Elliott said the accident
Ulrich said no had Just stopped on the block
below Newark street and his car had not at
tained a higher speed than three miles an
hour when the boy WAS run down.
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Gracia Gasperepa. 20 months old, was killed
by an electric car on the second avenue rail-
road at l15th street yesterday morning. The
little ono went into the street after her sister.
who was going to school. and tho motorman.
Of tho child before he saw her. Gracia Was
caught by the rail which guards tho whesls
could be stopped. Her neck was broken She
was the daughter Of Giovani Gas perena OF 331
East 10th street The m0tormAn Was ar.
rested
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
a sheriff and Deputy Killed Mt Indian
Baseball Gaui-.

EvFAULA l. T.. Sept ia man who came
from San Bots. Choctaw Nation. this morning.
says that on Saturday two men were killed and
II third seriously injured at an Indian baseball
game. There was - FREQ fight. and Louis Luz
chs. me NHerln, ana doses Mhslard; deputy
Treasurer Green McCurtain came In to play
the role OF peacemaker, and had his horse shot
from under him. Jim Duke. II white man. who
was y spectator was shot In tho leg by "a stray
bullet His leg had to DO anputated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
MRS. M'ylMlR4 As FIGHTER.
sshe Put - Constable to Flight and Make,
Up Three Policemen.

Up Three Policemen.
Constable Edward O'Grady went last Satur-
day evening TO dispossess Mrs. Mary McNa.
mara OF FOG Cole street. Jersey City. Mrs. Nc
Namara is stumpy. fat. and 40. As soon as he
announced his business Mrs Mcnamara at
tackled him with n big club beat him about
the head. shoulders. and arms. and drove him
out Of the house.
The constable procured a. warrant, and Po-
licemen DAILY, Mctinrk and Lepahan went to
before she was subdued the room looked as II
a cyclone had struck 1t. Tables and chairs
TO pieces. aud the bed torn apart, On the way
down Ihe stairs Mrs McNamara tore away the
hanister. The policemen all bear marks ofthe
fght.
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uaiird Mighty soon.

Inc hoiiro of tho 10th street station had
Az Az prisoners last night about whom they
80 want to tell much. All they would tell
r'' mat the men were arrested for keeping a
VIM nvS s"op somewhere and called themselves
WWdlliani Fischer and Frank Brown. They
peSrTcsted about \ O'clock.
P1liG'inr e. ustir" Hogan WAS brought down to
byW :" ieaaquarters In Mulberry street, aud
Al En"ri"ck they were out on $500 bail each,
teeaagHuarters they knew half the name OF
Ia WHO man. 1t was Parker. and they gu1ssed
"Ns b.lLdeI rom somewhere In Harlan,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
Boys Skun fractured by the Trolley IL
wiiiinHsburEb.

The first accident on the Greenpont and
Myrtle avenue trolley line OF the Brooklyn City
1lailroad occurred last evening Mt North
Twelfth street and Kent avenue. Williams
burgh. Thomas Mccormick. . years old.
whose parents live at 1914 Franklin street,
Grcenpoint. was knocked down and mis- skull
fractured, Tho hoy and an older brother were
sent by their mother to get bread ON the way
70 10 the bakery they stole ride on a truck.
along from the opposite direction.
Liulo Thomas didn't hear the bell and tried
TO cross III. track on which the trolley was
car went over him He was unconscious when
picked uI but reglinsd consciousness at the
Eastern District Hospital last night, and be-
gan to talk The doctors consequently
thought he would recover.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
Threaten vlolenqo TO Cotton o,nner..

/, ~ ORLEANS. Sept 19-Many cotton gins
VIII, IenNiIle parish were placarded last night
aninnotlces TO the owners TO discontinue ALI
burned umTbsr penalty Of having theIr gins
tpn' ia = me movement here, as In Missis-
reaches ten cents pound
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
A Thief In Che Western Union cable IIou-.

Last night a thief got into the Western Union
cable house at the foot Of WOst Finy-nfth
street. where all the wires which cross by
cable under the North River are. and stole a
lot OF wire.
The night Waterman heard a noise In tho
building and going In to Investigate fell over
the thief.
The watchmAn grapped with the thief. but
was getting the worst Of the fight whom a
policeman came TO his assistance.
The thief was arrested. He gave his name
as John Kahn. 20 years old. OF 574 West
Fifty hrst street The Waterman WAS badly
beaten
m. pioneer Of an llmil.a train. on the New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19

Lawyer Max Saingar made application yes
terday to Chancellor McGill, In Jersey City. for
alimony and counsel fees for tho wife in the
suit Of Henry Ehrgott for divorce from Mary
Ehrgott. The couple were married two years
bride was a widow also OF 81 Mr. Ehrgott's
lawyer. Judge Puster said that tho wife left
her husband and won't to live. with Philip
Sehrader is named as the correspondent.
Ehrgott persuaded her 10 leave Schrader and
return to him. but she left him again and took
all tho furniture with her Chancellor McGill
refused alimony, but allowed $50 counsel fee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19

To regulate the stomach and bowels take one RIpanl
TAbulo ~ meal tims.--Ads.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
The Cruiser New J

The Cruiser New York sails for Norfolk.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. la-The cruiser New
York. which for some time past has been lying
at anchor OF League Island. sailed this after
noon for Norfolk Navy Yard. where 1t Will
walt for further orders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19
Arc Whitman and Irby OUT

COLUMBIA. s. C.. Sept. 1a-The Erenin0 Jour
nal publishes an article this afternoon saying
that the "recent unpleasantnsss between
Adjt Gen Farley. United States Senator Irby,
and Cant. James Tillman has cu minated In a
row between the Senator. and Gov Tilman.
who is Capt Tiilman' Is uncle.
"Blood Is thicker. than Water.' said me Jour:
Yerseity between Senator Irby and Jim TIL
man and the Governor chose to believe his
This Resulted in a severance OF their friendly
tiaa and now they never speak as they pass"
Ouly sI1. 90 to the worids Fair.
through cars to Chicago via wsst shore Railroad
Thursday, Sept. ~. 10 a. NJ see iun pAIuonLrs anu
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me pioneer Of all limited trains on the New York
CsntTGl-the famous New York and Chicago Limited
has been resumed leaving 81 10 A L-1da
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-19

CaiiSaya as ronie Is as Staple
a. wheat Caiisaya La RiIla lis best fsTm-Ads.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-01
THIS FEARS ART EXHIBIT.
There Will Not Be So Many Paintings, but
Great Artists Will Be Represented.

The annual art exhibits of the Art Asso-
citation have been the means of introducing
the Indianapolis public to some of the best
works of the best masters of the brush.
For the two last seasons the exhibits have
been In charge of Mr.. j. Harrison Mills.
whose position, qualifications and
residence in New York have
made him familiar with the best
in art. The Art ASSOCIATION has secured
Mr.. Mills to take charge again this season.
Mr.. Carl Lieber. who is one of the lead
ing spirits In all subjects per-
training to art. in this city, has Just re-
turned from New York, where he saw Mr..
Mills. and had interviews with such artists
as Moran, Bierstadt aud Bell, and each
will make some contribution to the collec.
ti0n to be shown at the PrOpyleum. It is
the intention of Mr.. Mill to have fewer
pictures. probably not more than one hun.
dred. but they will surpass any that we
have had before. Among the artists to be
illustrating for the Century. fhis artist
and Mr.. William Forsyth, of the School of
Art Mr.. William NJ. Chase, who had but
one picture in the collection last year. will
send paintings, as will Twachtman, Thsyer
and the others mentioned. Mr.. Licber
attended the loan exhibit at the galleries
of the Societies of American Artists, and
reports much enthusiasm and large attend
ance. Among the famous paintings shown
there were Havemeyer's Rembrandts por-
traits of 1.-THE Guilder" and the .Old
Woman" valued at Sl50.O00.