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The evening world., 1894-06-29
rms GEssMER RESPONSIBLE?
Evidence That Annie Sautter's
Slayer Was Demented'
HIS Mother Was In the Flatbush
gs, Asylum Twenty-Five Years.

Z why Michael Gessner. lame ana de-
formed, shot and killed pretty seventeen
ysur-old Annie Sautter is question that
,was Frequently asked to-day by the
selshbors. friends and curiosity seekers
Who 9athered outside the little frame
house at II Beaver street. brooklyn.
where they stood and stared and gos-
stpped.
A told in THE Evening World" yester-
nv, Gessner, who was employed as
TAILOR by Annie's mother. shot the girl
sNire m the head yesterday afternoon.
sId then shot himself. Both of them
jtere taken to st. GATHERINGS Hospital.
where they were dead before = o'clock
1t night
-,taso one saw what happened between
the couple II the room. no one heard any
4hEty words. Four pistol shots IN rabia
4ueesssion apgrised the ms,n ats,s OF me
wrong, and when they dashed Into the
(rodm the man and this al were both
lying on the floor unconscious. Neither
g them revived suaicisntiy to speak
II could net have been more ,prprissed
e enc sf my own boys had ao.a KILLED 70 Am an
/. ssEvening World' reporter ,'Gsssner
Aad lived with US for some time. and
always behaved himself. He was
kElonolys TO annie, Out not any hiolc
than he was to the rest Of the girls:
and all OF uc liked him. Oh. why did
I he Kill my poor girl?"
The police advance the theory that
0essner had insultsd the girl, and that
when she resented It. he shot her. There
70 nothing to bear out this theory, how
some Of the neighbors advance the
theory that Michael and Annie were
lovers. but this is simply a theory:
Oiiigent search In the neighhorhood
failed to reveal a single person who ever
saw the murderer and his victim out
together. Some times they have sat on
the stoop with other members OF the
family, but that was all.
u Roundsman Bonner learned from
young Harry Sautter that two weeks
ago 0essner had threatened to Kill him
. lelE This gives color to Coroner
Creamers belief that Gessner was insane
and killed the girl and himself while in
Il was also learned that Gessner had
received an injury some time ago,
which at times rendered him Temporal
fly insane. Insanity was also prevalent
In the family, his mother having been
confined the Flatbush asylum for
TWENTY-FIVE years.
A brother OF Gessner this morning
claimed the body Of the murderer and
Annie win Ne buried Sunday from her
late home. Coroner Creamer impans..el 4
Jury this morning, AMI after viewing the
bodies an adjournment was taken un-
III Monday.
The evening world., 1894-06-29

Francisco Cormico. an italian. OF 46 Spencer
street who bit oH a piece Of John Basso's car
In hght n the apartments OF the latter. was
arrested to-day.
Timothy Byrnes, OF 70 Atlantic avenue was
watch from Alexander Mcdonald, OF lOss Wash ng-
ton avenue. Mcdonald left his watch in a
closet near the Prospect Part boat-house SUNDAY
while he went out In 4 boat. When he returned
his watch missing
supt. Campbell to-day received despatch from
the Bufrao police asking him to look for the
relatives Of John Cornelius uho ives killed by u
trolley car In that city several days ago.
Charles Carlson, thirty. Of c03t Fulton street.
WAS arre.teH this morning on complaint Of Emilia
Devan OF the same address. who says he robbed
her OF je~siry and clothing worth 800.
The evening world., 1894-06-29
B0YcOTTIKG MANY GROCERs.
BrooklynW omen Will Not Patron
ize Stores Where Liquor Is Sold.
Some Dry-Goods Houses Also In
cluded in the List.

Five hundred Brooklyn women began
to-day to boycott grocers who sell
spirituous liquors. They have also In
cluded dry-goods stores In the boycott.
The women are all members OF the
Kings County Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. The action was decided
upon at yesterdays meeting after con-
siderable discussion.
The women state that II Is their In
tention not to patronize any business
min who deals directly or indirectly In
wines or liquors.
The evening world., 1894-06-29
STOLE TO SQUANDER.
Otto Kcrt. Arrested While Enjoy.
ing Himself in the Metropolis.

Otto Kerts. alias Ihiow, twenty-one
years old. OF Bayonne. N. j., was held
to await requlsition papers In the Tombs
Court this morning on a charge OF lar
cany committed at his home.
Kertz was employed by Joseph Cross
ha,tz, baker. at Is Cottage street;
the room of one OF the workmen and
took bag containing ST.. He then came
to New York. and had been having a
good time on the money.
Detectives Carey and Doran arrested
Keitz at Rank and Bleecker streets last
nixht up II a description furnished by
Chief Of Police Nickel. of Bayonne.
The evening world., 1894-06-29
ADAMS TURNS INFORMER.
To Save Himself from One Crime
lie ExpOscs an Incendiary Gang.

ELIZABETH. n. j., June 2a.-William
Adams. VINO was arrested on n charge OF
an atrocious assault and robbery OF
Mrs Furey, widow, in Fanwood. is to
day turning States evidence in another
matter in order to get out Of the scrape
Lawrence Wallace was arrested some
time ago In Fanwood charged with being
an incendiary, and at the head Of a gang
OF firebuss.
His trial is pending, and now Adams
Is going to make a clean breast Of every
thing, and tell the State what he knows
about the operations OF the gang Of
which. 1t Is alleged. he Is member.
Startling revelations are promised
when the natter comes to trial.
The evening world., 1894-06-29

+ August Nisdman fourteen. years old. fell
-ssissp at midnight. while Sitting In . window on
he second story OF his home. 1912 Bedford
avenue, Brooklyn. and fell to the sidewalk. a
distance OF 30 feet. He sustained fracture
: q u. SKULL He removed to the HOmoeo-
pat6Yc' hospital for treatment.
The evening world., 1894-06-29
BIT HIS DEBTORS EAR.

Bascose Owed FOrnen and Had Re-
fused to Pay.
Francis Formea, Of &c Spencer street,
was he'd In the Lee Avenue Court,
Williamsburg. to-day on charge Of
assault in the second degree.
Last evening Tormca heard that John
Bascose. who lives on the second floor,
was preparing to move away. AS Bas-
cose owed him sl6 Forrlea went up and
tried 70 collect 1t. When he failed he
became angry and bit of n portion OF
his dcbtsr's CAR.
policeman GalleEen. OF the Vernon
avenue sta Non. was summoned by
netghbQrs ana after a search found
Fornea lidins In the woodshed and ar
rested him.
Mrs. wiSsLow' sSnorNISG SYRrp for children
teet hing soitcns the gums and o. al pain 25c
The evening world., 1894-06-29

The O'Clock Edition nnd the
Sporting Extrn of The Evening
World contain more sporting news
of fnterest than cnn be found In
any other evening newspaper.
The evening world., 1894-06-29
HE WANTS SATISFACTION.
Keenan, VIM Assaulted and Then
Arrested.

James Keenan,. OF Hampstead L. l..
was this morning appointed guardian ad
lltem, by JUST e Bartlett, in the Su-
prtme Court. Brooklyn, to act for his
seventeen year-old son Joseph Keenan,,
In suit against Leon Levy, for alleged
assault II. also wants satisfaction
from Levy and Deputy Sheriff Hart for
malicious prosecution.
Young Keenan, claims that on June "A.
while driving on Ro-kaway Beach, he
wSs ASSAULTED by Levy. Levy claims
that the boy stole diamond pin. Hart
arrested Keenan,. out no charge was
You rcnd "rhc Evening World.
DO you read the sunday World?
The evening world., 1894-06-29
CAUGHT BETWEEN BUMPERS.
A Pennsylvania Railroad Earloye,
Receives Fatal Injuries.

Frank Gidowran, aged twenty-five. en-
ployed by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
was fatally injured In the Company
yards in the cove at the foot of SiKta
street, Jersey City. this morning.
He was coupling cars when he slipped
and was caught between the bumpers.
File was badly crushed and received fatal
Internal injuries. He was taken to ST.
Franciss Hospital. He lives at 20s Fifth
street.
The evening world., 1894-06-29

For entertaining gossip Of tho
turf. the ball Geld and the ring
r.Sd tho O'Clock Edition md the
sporting Extra ~ The Evening
World.
The evening world., 1894-06-29
TROLLEY CAR HITS A TRUCK.

Tho Driver Thrown on and sus-
tnins n Broken Arm.
Trolley car 3s3, of the Smith street line.
brooklyn, collded this morning with a
truck loaded with nour. on Ninth ave-
nue., near Tenth street.
The truck-driver, Fred Hart. OF 80
Moore street, New York, was thrown OF
and sustained a fracture OF the arm.
The evening world., 1894-06-29

Yoa rend The Evening WorldE'
DO you read tho sunday WOrAdf
The evening world., 1894-06-29

You rend "Thc Evening World!
no you Ycnd the sunday World?
The evening world., 1894-06-29

Mrs wiSsIow' = SooriIINa SYRrp for children
tee,hiug soitcns the gums and allay al pain 25c
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-06

! low IL to make 1t one OF the richest In
the Northwest. He had the pleasure
Of seeing the road
Grow From u Little stub
to a long line, connecting the Red river
with the Mississippi and ST. Paul with
Manitoba. During that time lie filled
many ofiice5. 'Of trust and also made
several business trips to the East and to
Europe In the interest Of the road,
During his residence IN this state he
has held q number ut public offices. At
the first municipal election In st. Paul
,hHld under the city charter he was
elected a member OF the council and
MAS afterward elected president OF the
ondy, III which he served two years.. In
1875 he was elected mavor Of the city,
aud In 1851 he was chosen one Ut the
delegates to tho constitutional conven.
tiAn, acting with tho Democratic branch
pf that body. In October of that same
year he was elected a representative. in
Congress to take his seat upon the ad
mission of Minnesota into the Union.
At the time of the election it was
believed the state would be entitled to
three representatives, but it was learned
tlat 1t was entitled to but two. He drew
,c4ls with james NJ. Cavanagh and
yMHuaHi w. GHelpS, VINO nau been
elfcted as the other two rcprase tativeS.
to see who should return home.
The general drew tile unlucky number.
he accepted the situation gracefully
and returned home He has been a
lifelong Democrat. and in 1859. when
he was but thirty years of age. he was
unanimously nominated for governor by
the Democratic state convention, but
WAS defeated by Hon. Alexander RAM
sey after hard tight. In 1850 lie was a
delegate to the national democratic con-
veHtion at Charleston, 5 c.. which adj.
j0nrned without making a nomination
tie was elected to tie state senate In
1865. and served in the Tenth. Eleventh.
Twelfth and Thirteenth legislatures.
When the state board Ut railroad and
warehouse commissioners was created
in 1895 Gen. Becker Was appointed by
Gov. Hubbard as the Democratic mem
Der, and has served continuously ever
since. having been reappointed by Cows.
McGill, Merriam and Nelson. His
thorough knowledge of railroad affairs
III this state has made him all especially
valuable lnemcer of the board.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-06

and the chairman declared the next
thing In order was,ths nomination Of a
candidate for chief justice. r'
Judge Seagrave. Smith was. named In
a neat speech by W. 4. Murray. of st.
Paul. Hon. John +. Norrish seconded
the nomination, claiming Judge Smith
as a son OF Dakota. Seconding motions
came from all quarters of the hall. and.
on motion OF Mr.. Murray. the nominal
ton Of Judge Smith was made by nc.
ciamation.
Here commenced a little play that
had FOR It's object the defeat of Judge
JOAN w. Willis. w. Il. Trspp. Of ST.
Louis, wanted the nomination of a can;
didate for associate justice 10 be left
10 the incoming state committee.
This was howled down, and rhom as
ID. O'Brien, on behalf of Ramsey, pre-.
scented Mr. Willis name III u brief but
neat Speech- Judge Nethaway, Judge
Rand and lot of others. Finally
'Davy" johnson took the floor. and
speaking for the i0l Hen neuin county
delegates, indOrsed Judge Wills aud set
Led the matter. BY a rising vote, every
man on his feet, judge Willis was uOul-
mated. There was "A period given over
to shouting and juOilatiOn, and the tired
delegates were then directed to gather
together IN Judicial districts ana select
the district members of this new state
COMMITTEES. On reasssmbling the dis
tTict members were announced.
motion was passed giving the Sec.
cnd and Fourth judicial districts all ad.
ditioEai member eacti, and authorizing
Chairman Winston to. appoint seven
members at large after consulting with
Gen. Becker. This ended the business.
and with sigh Of relief the tired chair.
man declared the convention adjourned
without day shortly before Z O'clock
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-06
EEE PLATFORM.

Whatever mistake may have been
made heretofore, the convention made
none, and its platform expresses what
is the conviction OF every loyai Demo.
crat in the state In its declaration Of
fealty to the great cause to which the
party is committed, and to tho chief
who. seven years ago. bravery gave to
his party d cause, and to the cause a
party. The platform leaves no doubt as
10 the attitude of Minnesota Democrats
toward the policy-for it has no prInci-
ple-of protection. They are undis-
mayed by the treachery of few sen.
ators and representatives. and are ready
to try conclusions with the enemy again
Subordinate to the tariff question IN
the contests of the two dominating par.
ties of the nation, but one that has not
been settled and will not down until it
is settled Alright. is the silver question !;
and on this the platform expresses the
only possible policy that is not fraught
with either injustice or danger. Free
coinage at the present ratio means
silver monometallism, the contraction OF
the currency to the extent that gold
forms a present part of 1t, and finan.
cial convulsion unparalleled by any
previous experience. On the other
hand, a continued denial of the access
! of silver to the minis is an injustice
both to the silver producers and to the
people, who need the largest possible
supply of money in making their ex-
changes.
There should be no difficulty in a
Democratic congress finding Its way to
free coinage as indicated In the silver
plank. We believe that it lies open be-
fore US in the free exchange, at first, of
silver bullion for silver dollars equal to
the market value of the bullion until
experience demonstrates that silver has
attained steadiness of value that will
warrant readjusting the ratio, and then
free coinage.
The platform was improved by the
| amendments added to it by the con.
vention. 1t was an oversight of the
, committee to omit the demand for the
taxation Of railroad land grants; and
now. with both the parties explicitly
demanding it. the next legislature can
not be either bought or bulId0zed into
denying it. The platform is good one
and sound one, and supplements we'll
the excellent ticket; and on this plat.
form and with this ticket there Is moth.
ing that can prevent the victory of our
party at the polls except the Democrats
| themselves.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-06
VILLAGE DISAPPEARS.
SCOTCHyILLE, PA, SWALs
LOWED UP IN A CAVERN.
A Number ofPeOpIe Imprisoned in
the Ruins-Loss OF Life Not
Yet Known.

LOFTY, Pa, Sept. 5.-The little min :
ing town Of Scotchvilie. in Lackawanna
county, near this place. was swallowed
up tonight in one of the most complete
mine cave-ins ever known in
this region. The scene of the
disaster is OH the slope of Mount l. ook-
out. the score of houses comprising the
hamlet being at the mouth OF the shaft
OF Mount Lookout coIlery. The
widest excitement prevails through
out the region. and details are
fragmentary. 1t is known. howe yer
that the dozen houses on either side of
the principal street OF the hamlet are
completely swallowed up in the gaping
hole. and nothing can be seen or the
other buildings Of the town but the
roof. gables and chinneys. 1t IS i'm
possible to state accurately the number
OF fatalities or il there are any. Rescu-
ing parties arc now exerting every
TeanS to relieve the occupants of
the engulfed dwellings. One of the
buried houses has taken fire. The cave
i'll was caused by the giving way of
timber supports in the workings of the
Mount Lookout colliery, which has not
been In operation for two years and has
been neglectedin consequence. At about
O'Clock this afternoon the inhabitants
OF the hamlet were startled by rumbling
and reports like falling rock in the
caverns of the abandoned mine many
hundreds Of feet below them. The
terror-stricken towns people were
further Mortified when the ground
trembled and
Swayed Like an Earthquake
beneath them. Report was followed by
report and accompanied by other tre-
mors, and the village sank out of
sight in the gaping cavity. Mean
while some fifty miners were
imprisoned in the colliery. They
had been at work in another portion of
the mine, and all means of exit from
the mine was completely wiped out by
the cave-in. James kerrin, one of the
Oldest OF the miners, got the men to-
gether and started to lead them
up through tunnel which had been
used as all air shaft, which leads to the
surface through series of steep steps.
The rescuing party on the surface had
tndue Ill atteilpt 10 cut passage
through the mass of debris which
blocked the main entrance. Failing in
this, some OF the more daring of the
rescuers came into this passage and
came to where the imprisoned miners
were struggling upward. The men were
carried TO the surface, where great
crowd of excited, panic-stricken people
were awaiting them. Up to 8 O'clock
tonight all the persons wac can be
found have been taken from the ruins,
although the full roll OF those to be ac-
counted for cannot be prepared until
morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-06
MANITOBA FLAMES.
FIRES RAGE ON BOTH SIDES
OF RAINY RIVER.
A Number of Settlers Perish
Others Lose Everything
but Life.

RAT PORTAGE, Man.. Sept. 5.-Rainy
river, on both sides, for the whole
length. excepting ten miles at the
mouth, is one huge mass of flames.
The Minnesota woods, where there
arc but few settlers, are
all burning, and at Barwick
the fires were so fierce tina they jumped
across the river, setting the Canadian
woods afire. The Ontario side is
we'll settled. and the settlers
are losing heavily. On Saturday Mrs.
Gamesby and five children living on
Grassy river were burned excepting one
boy, who took refuge in a we'll. A
daughter eighteen years old had her
head and feet burned off. Her father,
who was some distance away, escaped
with his eyes and face badly burned.
George Watts building was burned and
the family saved with great difficulty.
ALI settlers back from Rainy river have
been burned out. losing everything.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-06

WHAT is getting into that stauncb
Did paternaist, Murat Halstead, who
advocates new change of the cOnstitu-
tlon limiting the presidential term to
Two years, because, he says. there is toe
much OF Hamilton and not enough of
Jefferson In our plan of government.
and therefore we have need to repub-
licanIze our institutions? 1t was prob
ably the effect of old associations that
made him Use the word repubIIcanize
where he should have used the word
democratize. But Halstead Is not the
only man i'll this country who is BEGIN
hing to see that We have had altogether
too much of Mr.. Hamilton in our policies
ana 1t Is necessary to return to the ideas
OF Jefferson If this republic is to sure
yiye,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-06
Ion Of their presence by giving them q
leat OF honor on the stage.

tion of their presence by giving them =
seat OF honor on the stage.
l.. A. ROsing. Of Cannon Falls. who
has just been nominated for senator by
the Democrats Of Goodhue. was dele
gate, and was introduced to many OF the
delegates Dv ex-senator Peter Nelson
and Hon. NJ. Doyle.
Chairman WlnstOn's interpretations
OF Democratic principles we're loudly
applauded half-dOzen times. ANY
Democrat" said he, "has right to gU
before any committee of q Democratic
state convention"
when l was a member of the state
constitutional convention, more than
thirty years ago. was able to speak
louder" said the venerable Frank
Warner. OF Carver. when he commenced
his speeci.
A Democratic state convention with
out Judge Fl. K. Wells. of Fillmore.
would not look at all natural. Yester-
days convention was perfectly nat
ural and old-time sort Of gathering.
Elk. Chairman Cutcheon made one Of
his ciean-cut speeches, and had large
number Of the delegates with him.
Col. j. j. Thornton and VS.. Ham.
m0nd sal side by side in the WatOuwan
delegation.
Senator Sam r. Brown, OF Mcleod.
was Oh hand with his harness on yes
terday.
Col. John F. Stone. the veteran Pine
county leader, was an early arrival.
"pavy Johnson showed that he has
lost none of his orat0ricaI fire.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-06
TEN FOUND DEAD.
The Awful Fate of Family
Named Goodill.

The Awful Fate OF Family
Named Goodill.
Special to the Globe
HlNCKLEY, MInn., Sept. 6, 4 q. H.
One Of eight of the corGner's exploring
crews returned TO town last night and
tells the most narrowing tale of wild
experience and almost total destruction.
The crew is under MIR. Craig and
brings IN a story of finding ten
bodies in the county northeast of town.
They are the Goouill family, with
friends uisiting them. The only survi.
vor is small boy. Willie, who says
the family told him a cyclone was
going to sweep them from the
face of the earth. They sought
refuge in well anu small pond near by
the house. Those in the pond had their
hair burned off their heads and faces
distorted beyond recognition. When
the fire came down OH the family il
seemed sheet Of living fire. One in.
halation OF hot air seemed to settle the
present life of each one who passed the
deadly flame into his or her lungs.
In one respect the boy said it was
Godsend to the people to be given the
privileges Of such ali easy ending, when
hundreds were suffering the most
agonizing deaths. One short gasp and
all was over with the Goodill people,
Their bodies are only slightly burned
" Drowned with the smoke
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-06
TEE TICK EFT.

The convention did admirably in the
selection of its candidates. 1t Is cOGi-
posed of good. strong men, each one Of
whom in his private life has showna
character and established a reputation
which has won the confidence of all
with whom he has been associated, and
which is a guarantee OF faithful and
honorable service to the state. Some of
them have occupied public station and
have been tried by The difficulties which
beset men charged with public duties.
and acquitted thems -lves with honor
and distinction. .t... -.
Naturally the interest eenters on the
person selected to lead the ticket. He
is for this campaign Of ballots what the
commanding general Of the army is in
the more sanguinary, but less impnr-
tant conflicts Of arms. In him q party
typities its spirit, its aspirations and its
purposes. BY universal consent he is
Acknowledged to be the leader. The
party is judged by him. his character
aud ability, He represents the FREEDOM.
mating influences of his party. He may
be the tgurehead of machine, il that
controls the party. or he may be the
free choice. the natural selpcsion Of the
independent men OF his party.
We need not say to the people of a
state of which George l.. Becker has
been resident before 1t was a state and
since, among whom he has lived and
whom he has so long and we'll served In
most trying aud important trust, that
he is representative of all that is best in
manhood and in our Democracy. A
Democrat because he thoroughly knows.
what Democracy is: a citizen without
stain; al officer without a blemish on
his record; as sturdy as an oak In his
integrity. This is what he 10 known OF
all men. The convention honored itself
in choosing him. and every Democrat in
the state should cast his vote tor him
and share the honor with the conven.
ton.
We must defer to another day the
more personal comment on the remain.
der OF the ticket. which at no place falls
below the standard set in the selection
of the chief. As whole the ticket is a
we'll balanced one in every way, and one
which the GLOBE can heartily and
proudly commend to the Democrats Of
the state as one for which every DEM
ocrat should 20 into the booths on next
November and mark his ballot.