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The evening world., 1894-09-07
ROBBED ON HIS LIGHTER.
Cant. Van Allen Gave Up His
Money at a Pistols Point
Then One of His Assailants Proposed
to Hang Him.

When William Taggert, OF so Forest
street. and Charles Pratt, of 4s5 Graham
avenue. we're arraigned in the Even
Street Court. w lliamsburg, to-day, De
tective Becker told Justice Watson an
interesting story of their doinss. Bo'n
men were he'd for examination next
"Wednesday
For the past two weeks Detective
Becker has been quietly looking for the
men, vino are said to he regular river
thieves Nothing was known about the
case until the men were brought to court
to-day.
1t appears that about A. NJ. Aug. 81
the two men boarded a steam lighter
lying In Newtown Creek, owned by
the New Jersey Traffic Company. The
only person aboard was the Captain, Ed
ward Van Allen. He was ordered TO
give UP his money, and when he re-
against his temple and told him That
II he moved he would be killed. a
,econd demand for his money brousnt
from Van Allen the information as to
where II was concealed, and the two
thieves secured 49,.
Before leaving the boat. the men struck
and kicked Van Allen, and Pratt, pick
Ing up a long rope, suggested that they
hang him, so he could tell no tales
Taggert objected, however, and after q
long argument the shivering mariner
was told that his life would be spared
but II he ever talked about the cast
that they would surely return and XII
him.
The next day Van Allen communicate
with the police of the Stage street sta
ton, but only after promise on tn
part Of Detective Becker that the mat
ter would be kept quiet until the arrests
were made.
"Otherwise." said the captain. Il an
sure they will carry out their threats.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
WH|skEY A MARK FOR BEARS.
Friends Of the Trust Deny Rumors
of q Receiver.
Stock Prices Lower and Trading
Very Dull.

The bears went for Whiskey in lively
fashion this morning and the stock broke
/ SIS. to IA 5-S, under heavy sales. Some
their holdings, TO say nothing of q host
of smaller spectators, who have stub
count, despite the unsavory record CT the
Trust from its very inception.
The general market was adversely in
fuenced by the break in whiskey, but
the volume of business was compare
lively light London was a seller in n
american Sugar declined 5-S, to 1o4 SIS;
American Cotton OIL a. to 80; American
Tobacco II, to los; B Bal Gs, & ohio 10
20 is; Chicago Gas ga. to "a; st. Paul 1-2,
u s. rs; Denver & Rio Grande pref.
SIS. to 81: New Jersey Central IS, to
7,s; NoI,hefn Paeihc pref nTs; - to to
@ Pan Har,9Ie T. m to q IT. Western un
Ii 10. to % IS; Atchison 3-s, to lis;
and General Electric s, to 40 3-s
Money per cent; on call: Foreign
s ssehan restor eme to 'hs Fas TS
supply OF commercial bills has fallen off
| and the rally is mainly attributable to
this fact.
Commercial bar silver is UNCHANGED at
] GA SIS, and Mexican silver dollars at
50 1-2 Bar silver in London is up to
% l3-l6d. per ounce.
The stock market was extremely dull
after midday. Brokers took but Ian
guild interest in speculation, and some
practically neglected. The changes In
quotations were confined whiting mar:
row limits. Rumors were circulated
that steps had been taken to place the
ceiver, but they were denied by friends
| OF the Company here.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
S|NNEO AGAINST, He THOUGHT
Justice Quigley Suspended SEN
tence on a Prosecuted Wife.
The Complainant and Her Husband
Evidently In League.

In the Gates Avenue Police Court,
Brooklyn, this morning. charge of
assault was made by Blanche Ripon. Of
al Hancock street, Brooklyn, against
Mrs Mary Nugent, of the same address.
Blanche accused Mrs. NuEcnt of slap
ping her face.
AS the evidence WIS brought out the
outlines of story of a wrecked home
and a prosecuted wife and mother were
made apparent. The fact of the slap
ping was established. and no hint Of
the real cause of the difficulty would
have transpired had not Miss Ripon at
tempted to call Mrs. Nugent's husband
as a witness for the complainant.
Justice Quigley, mindful of the fact
that man cannot testify against his
| wife, merely took his statement. and
! through this an insight was gained into
the relations of Nugent and Miss Ripon.
We have had this woman sent away
before. Your Honor" said Miss Blanche.
/ with strong accent on the I'VE" Her
, husband Is splendid man. but she is
always making trouble for us We put
her In the penitentiary some time ago for
striking me"
"Do you mean to say" asked the
Justice. that you and Mr.. Nugent were
fCre?"
Wei. Judge. she Is a nuisance in the
house. We can't get along with her.
Well why don't one OF you move?'
was the next query.
'Oh. well, | don't want Mr.. Nugent tc
move. He Is q very nice man. Ny fam
ny own the house and rent rooms I,
Mrs. Nugent. good-looklng woman
about forty years old. took the stand
She said that her husband and Mis-
Ripon asserted that she was crazy. Th
other day hand-organ began to pla,
before the house and she began TO sim
some of the tunes which the music sug
gcsted Suddenly Miss Ripon rushe
into her room and seized her by tn
wrists, demanding that she stop an
trying to force her into chair. She di
not know whether she had slapped Mis-
Rlpon or not.
Justice .Quiglcy found her guilty, bu
suspended sentence. saying as he sen
her home, that he was exceedingly sorr
} for her. as he believed her more SHINE
against than shining.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
CONTRASTS OF FAMILY TIES.
An Aged Woman Turned Out on
the Streets by Her Children.
Brother Prosecutes Brother, but n
Sister Relents.

Thre cases Of family difficulties were
aired in the Police Courts this morning.
showing striking contrasts in their in
cIdents. one was that of a poor. worn
out woman, turned into the streets by
her hcartless children: the others were
very similar to each other in all but
the outcome.
Josephine schwab. seventy eight years
old, was held for examination on a
charge of vagrancy by Justice Simms
In the Essex Market Police Court to-
day. She was found crying on a stoop
in Firth street last night.
She said that her married daughter
had turned her out last night. as she
was too old to work. She says that she
also has a son, who Is employed In
Fleishman's bakery. and that he also
refuses to support her.
"Ah," she said, as the tears ran
donw her face. children get tired of
supporting their old parents. but l have
never heard that parents get tired of
supporting their children. Yes, Judge.
send me TO the poor-house. and there
| hope to rest In peace
Justice Simms refused to commit her
and informed Officer Scott, Of the Four.
! teenth Precinct. who brought the wo.
man to court, to tell her daughter that
/ he wanted to see them on Sunday.
John Fisher, twenty years old, wa!
charged in jefferson Market Court thi!
morning by his sister with robbery. Sh,
| Is Mrs. Eva Josephs and lives with hel
mother at 537 Ninth avenue.
| Her brother was until recently an In
mate of the Elmira Reformatory. Wher
he came back to the city he was re
| ceived by his sister, who let him liv
| with her on his promise to reform. Thu
mother Is infirm and Ill.
On Sept. John broke open n trunk be
longing to his sister and stole her hus
bands gold watch and chain, a damon,
pin, and suit OF clothes. The jewelr!
he pawned and then went to Boston
wearing the clothes. The sister reported
the case to the police OF the Yves Thir y
seventh Street Station and this morning
Detective Curry saw young Fisher an
arrested him.
The sister was overcome by her affec
tion and withdrew the charge.
Grocer Charles Bode of 1852 Greenwich
street charged his sixteen-year-o oil
brother William with burglary n Ia
Jefferson Market Police Court thI
morning. The lad. he said, was viciou
and refused to work.
few months ago he gave him 500
and sent him to friends In the South
but William spent the money and cam
back. Yesterday afternoon he force
an entrance into the store through tn
rear. and was found secreted in bac
room William was held for trial.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
LEFT WITH A BICYCLE.
Telegraph Messenger Manvills
Missing from Long Branch. =.
Especial to The Evening world)

Especial 10 Inc Evening World)
LONG BRANCH, N. J., Sept. 7.-Frank-
Manvilte, sixteen-years-oid. has been
missing from his home since Wednes-
day morning. He was night messenger
fer the Western Union Telegraph Com,
pany at West End. He returned to his
home Wednesday morning, after work.
gin Tuesday night, but failed TO make
his. appearance for duty Wednesday
night. =.
Manville owned a bicycle. which he
purchased from the Western Union
manager at West End, and Wednesday
TO Isaac Cranmer's bicycle store and
rented one of the best bicycles in the
the last seen OF the boy or the bicycle.
1t is feared that he met with foul play
Young Manville is the son OF Ed.
ward Manville. and is about 5 feet
inches tall, has black hair and weighs
about 135 pounds. He was q great novel
reader, and spent the greater portion Of
his earnings for such books. His pa
rents many times have tried in vain to
dissuade him from this habit.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
WJERSEY.
q TROTTERS BURNED;
Incendiaries Fired the Stable on
Whi.ehead's Stock Farm.
Thirty Other Horses Saved with
Great D fflcu,ty.
Loss on the Stock Alone VIII AmouuA
10 900.

PERTH AMBoY. N. j., Sept. The
large stables on, the stock farm NJ
Charles Whitehead, at South River. vers
destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this morn.
ing. Four valuable trotting horses per.
ished in the flames.
The fire was without doubt the wor,.
of incendiaries, as the stables were fired
In three places. Suspiclon points to two
men who were discharged by Mr.. white-
head a week ago. -
Mr.. Whitehead is a breeder of trot-
ting horses and owner of the famou.
Lady Bug. which Is at Waverly Fair
now.
There were thirty-tour horses in the
stables. all thoroughbred trotting stock
Thirty were rescued by the stablemen
with great difficulty. The remaining
four, all promising colts persisted.
The loss on the horses alone will
reach 5000, while that on the build
ings will foot up to several thousand
dollars more. .
A tramp who slept In one of the
buildings last night is supposed to have
started the fire and to have persisted.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
POLITICS IN BROOKLYN.
Democrats Talking Harmony md
Republican Bosses in DANCER

Politics in Brooklyn are now in a more
turbid state than at any time since the
last campaign Edward NJ. Shepard's
followers are the only Democrats not
calling for harmony Republicans are
said to be contemplating the turning
down of the bosses. who have gained a
foothold in the organization since last
Fall In the Eighth Ward the scheme
has been fairly launched, and il is said
that Leader John ]. McGinness 10
doomed MCGinucss recently aided the
voters in the ward in turning out his
friend, Cadmus. Some OF the friends Of
MCGinness are trying to save him by
booming him for Congress. Democrats
about the city Hall don't expect to see
the Shepardites and the Bell faction in
harmony unless the former began max
ing overtures by next week, The reSu-
lar Democratic primaries will be held
Sept. 10 and the Assembly convenes for
The election Of delegates to the State
Convention three days later. The Re
and the Assembly conventions Sept. IL.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
WANT TO CATCH BANN0N.
Deserted His wife and Afterwards
Deserted Uncle SRm.

Warren Granville Bannon, alias W. q.
Bradford, alias William q. Barnet. who
was described by Lawyer Ambrose II.
Purdy as "a strolling player and a
wandering minstrel" was committed TO
Raymond Street Jail In default of bail,
by Justice Walsh. In the Adams Street
Police Court, Brooklyn, today. lie was
accused of failing to support his wife.
His wife. a pretty little woman. was on
hand to press the complaint. Bann1n
sat near his Theatrical partner" F.osso
Bradford. dastilng blonde who declared
to the reporters that she was the prison.
er's wife.
Mrs. Bannon. before her marriage, was
Mary Elizabeth Carroll shannon. Her
parents live at 27S Court street. The
couple were married in 1890, and lived
together until September, 1881. They
had had several quarrels over religious
differences, which led to separat Ion.
Bannon enlisted In the First Artillery
under the name OF Barnet. on ian, II
1882, he deserted and fled to Montreal
where he met S'!ossic Bradford, variety
billing themselves AS The Bradfords.
and travelled around the country, and
finally, came to New York as members
OF Gus Hills company -
In this city. the police bounced upon
Bannon, and locked him up on charge
OF passing a worthless check some years
ago Bannon was lodged In the Tomhs
where he was held for two months pend
ing trial. Meanwhile, Mrs. Bannon got
a warrant for his arrest on charge OF
non-supDort Bannon was brought up II
the Court of General Sessions yesterday
and discharged for lack OF evidence.
Ofhcer Trave, OF Brooklyn, was wait
ing to bring him over to answer hi
nPnn Ss Ss ne Tppsq n
two men. who said they were detectives
claimed the prisoner They said the,
wanted to take him to Governors Island
on charge of desertion from the army
They could collect $50 reward, they said
The detectives were in the Adam
Sire / Court to-day, ready to take Ban
non, IN case he was released.
Flossie declared in court to-day TIA
she had been married to Bannon. but til
latter denied 1t. The prisoner says h
formerly earned as high as 800 week
but his expenses were 50 large that h
only cleared about SO.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
TRIED TO BE A PANTATA.
Mclaughlin Promised Protection"
ind Got Arrcstcd,

John Mclaughlin. twenty-four years
old. an amateur pantata, who claims a
residence at l25 Bedford avenue. Brook
Ign. was held by Justice Finnerty in
the Coney Island Police Court this
morning on Il charge of attempting to
extort money from saloon-keepcrs on
Surf avenue under the pretense Of giving
them police protection.
Mclaughlin was arrested on a warrant
Issued on the complaint OF Joseph Bur
dell. who keeps concert hall near
Tompkins walk. Burdell says McLough-
lin came to him yesterday and said
things we're now going to be run on the
old Mckanc style without police inter-
ference. Everybody. he said. who
showed disposition to be 'socia BILE"
with the police would he taken care of.
MIR. Burdell took the hint and paid
the man some money. Later he became
suspicious and reported the matter to
! the police.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
CORN VERY ACTIVE.
Cereals Higher While Cotton Falls
Several Points.

Excitement was at white heat in corn
again this morning. The shorts were
covering in a lively manner at Chica go.
rushing May to Sc 7-sc. In near deliv-
cries at the West the shorts were all out,
however. prices breaking lie. bushel in
face Of 1c. advance in May. Trade was
excited locally. but under pressure of
long corn the market worked up slowly.
May sold at 90 l-4c. and December at
81 1-Sc.
Wheat was excited and higher, ad-
vancing lie. to 81 1-Sc. for December and
IS Lee. at Chicago.
vance.
Trade In cotton was quite active: fur.
Their liquidation weakened the market al
the opening; January th touGh,ng So me
sales prices broke two or three points
more,
The evening world., 1894-09-07
FELL OUT TOGETHER.
Two Children Injured While Play.
ing In a Window.

Two little cots in the Brooklyn Home
opathic Hospital were occupied to-day
by Grace Gallagher, five years old, OF
% Prince street, and Harry Manning.
three years old. of % Henry street.
who together fell out of second-story
window last night.
Mrs Gallagher was moving. and Mrs
Manning was helping her. Mrs. Manning
brought her hoy TO Mrs. Gallagher !
house, and the children played TO-
gether while the work OF loading was
going on Grace and Harry sat upon
the windowsill.
The bowed shutters parted and both
children fell to the pavement. Grace
received a fracture OF the right arm
and Harry sustained a conclusion OF
the brain. They will both recover.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
HORSE RACING BY NIGHT.
Private Exhibition TO he Given ut
the Maspeth Track This Evening.

A private exhibition of racing by
electric light will be given tonight on
the Maspeth race track by the New
town Jockey club, The arrangements
for lighting the track satisfactorily are
said to have been brought TO high
state of perfection, and engagements
have proven very satisfactory.
Racing by night has met with more
or less success in the West, and the
promoters OF the venture here are salts
Ned that the scheme will he Endorsed by
the public here. The plan of lighting
the course Is similar to that used at the
Wild West show.
Regular night racing at Maspeth will
begin tomorrow evening.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
ASKED FOR HIS RIG.
Janitor NayIor Told the Confidence
Men to Come Back Later.

Robert Naylor. janitor of a public
school in Hoboken. came very near
being the victim of pair of WE'LL
dressed confidence men last night. Mr..
Naylor has only been janitor of the
school for a short time. and before he
secured the appointment peddied fruit
from a wagon. ~
About s o'clock last night two well.
dressed young men called on Nayldr
and tod him that they were sent therf
by William j. Walsh, n plumber, of 6d
Willow avenue, to get his horse ana
wagon. Naylor told them to come back
in an hour for the rig and then went
in search of Walsh, who, when found.
knew nothing about either the young
men or the horse and wagon. =
Naylor is now congratulating himself
on his lucky escape.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
GOT FElTMANN'S DAUGHTER.
Silverman Made Love While. Work.
Ing the Gold Brick Gnmc

Jacob Feldtmann. of LIS Clinton street,
New York, In the Even Street Court
Williamsburg. to-day applied for a war
rant for the arrest OF Max Silverman
of II Scigel street. The clerk at the
court told the man to go back to New
York and secure his warrant there.
Feldtmann says that Slverman eloped
with his daughter after having made
an unsuccessful attempt to swindle him
with the gold brick" game.
The first | saw OF this man was two
months ago." says Feldtmann. HE
called at my house and said Il friend OF
mine had sent him. Then he told me
that he wanted to sell me gold brick
below cost. He told such IA pretty story
| that I believed him at FIRST. and for
| several days We dickered over the price
Finally IA jeweller I know told me was
being played for greenhorn. and
told the fellow never to come near my
| house again.
During the time he had been calling
however. he had met my daughter, Lena
| friends. After ! had ordered him ava,
Lena would slip out Of the house nights
/ to see him, and neither entreaties nor
whippinGs had any effect on her.
List Tuesday night Lena disappeared
| from her home. and have not seen her
since. | have reason to believe. how
| ever, that she has gone with Silverman
and ! want that man punished, as tn,
! girl IS only fifteen years of age"
When refused a warrant, Feldtmanr
walked away from the court. and saun
tered down Selgel street accompa MED b,
an Evening World" reporter. He mad,
a movement as II to enter II, when h,
| reached that house but stopped on tn
| threshold, remarked that S!lvcrmanj
friends would kill him II he went insid
and walked away.
The building is a house. hllet
| with many families. None OF then
| woul9 admit that Silverman lived there
and all denied knowing anything abou
| the girl
The evening world., 1894-09-07
EXPLOSION AT OCEAN GROVE
Summer Hotel Guests Alarmed by a
Fire in the Laundry.
Especial to The Evening World

ASBURY PARK, n. j., Sept. IA
gasoline stove exploded about noon to-
day in the laundry connected with the
Ocean Avenue House, Ocean Grove.
The flames spread rapidly. and soon
communicated with the Hotel Stratford,
owned by George w. milford, of Phila-
delphia, and under the management OF
Mrs. A. w. Lyman.
There were forty-fve guests In the
cut safely, and secured all their trunks
and wearing apparel. The loss on the
hotel is about 50, 0O), and is fully covered
by insurance. The damage TO the Ocean
Avenue House Is not even $500.
The laundry was burned to the ground.
There was 70 attempt at incendiarlsm.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
Wall street Notes.

For the month Of August the Atchison system
earned 50. SOS OFT. decrease OF 1888 osl. and the
sl4s, o3?.
For July the Chesapeake, Ohio 4 Southwestern
crease Of SIS. 5sS; expenses sci. sst. a decrease
of 2sOi6. and net, 1876 an increase Of
sl2 4ss.
York for the week we're sl,5lc $50. and the
amodat marketed Ai6i. 07l For the CORE
spending week OF 1898 the imports were 81, 9Si-
ia and the amount marketed H.74l,57O
The regular monthly meeting OF the American
Distributing Company. held yesterday
oisoials state that only routine business was
transacted. II is said that the Company took
out OF bond before the new tax went into effect
So, COO 600 gallons Of spirits, and that 1t has in
bond on this date about .. 200, 900 gallons
The evening world., 1894-09-07
FLEETWOOD'S LAST DAY.
Large Crowd to See the Wind-up
of the Trotting Races.


FLEETWOOD DRIVING PARK. Sept.
This was the last regular day OF the
Grand Circuit meeting at this track,
and a large crowd OF lovers Of light
harness racing turned out to witness
the sport.
This Is also the last time that the
Grand Circuit meeting will be held here.
for all Fleetwood will soon be cut up
by streets, and a new track for the side
whecle-s will have to be found ere
another year rolls around
track was in good condition. The man.
agement a ided two extra attractions to
to-day's card. The principal feature was
the team race; best est three In ave heats ats;
time in several years that similar
event has been run off, and 1t attracte5
more than ordinary interest.
The other attraction was Ryland It's
effort to lower the track record OF
2.0S 3D.. held by Nancy Hanks.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
SHIPPING NEWS.

ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY.
Sun rlses.,5 % sun sets. % Moon sets. 10. 10
HIGH WATER TODAY.
The evening world., 1894-09-07

The rlcDougaII
of the Sioux Tribe,
an Indian Artist
by the Name Of
lone Star Bear"
Will Have
Some Curious Sketches
in The Sunday World.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
NOT THE POLICE WITNESS.
Lucy Mccarthy in the Alcoholic
Ward Mt Bellevue Hospital

Lucy Mccarthy, a large. middle aged
woman, apparently a housekeeper, was
taken to Bellevue Hospital last night
suffering from alcoholism.
She said that she lived at ITO West
Fifty-second street, and was an elocu-
ZIONIST
The name she gave Just at this time
MADE II seem possible that she might
Carthy, wanted in the police trials.
The woman was discharged from Belle
vue Hospital this morning and easily
established the fact that she was not
the wanted Lucy. Her celebrated name
sake is supposed to be in Europe.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
MAY TURN 1T INTO FARMS.
Minnesotns Burned District the
Subject of New Plans.
(By Ass ,ciatsd Press)

DULUTH. Mimi. Sept. 7.-Gov. Mel
son, a member of the State Commission.
and Mayor Fustis, of Minneapolis, ar
rived last night and held a meeting with
local committeeman. The matter of
permanently providing for the refugees
OF the burnt district. was discussed. The
owners OF the burned mills will be asked
designed to make an agricultural coun-
try OF the burned territory.
Two representatives of the Land De.
partment of the st. Paul and Duluth
road were present and offered to give
farms free to all heads OF families who
do not now own their farms. Timber
for temporary homes will be furnished
The single men will be aided In get
ting work elsewhere. and 1t Is hoped tc
have most OF the orphans adopted by
worthy families.
The evening world., 1894-09-07
OFFICER HEARD HER SCREAM.
He Arrived In Time to Arrest Men
Who Robbed Mrs. Sail.

John Flynn and John Brown were held
in the Even Street Court. Williams
burg. to-day on a charge of robbery.
Flynn says he lives al ii6 South Second
street. although there is no such num-
Der. while Brown claims rs Maujer
street as his home
Yesterday afternoon the two men
called on Mrs. Ida Slll, at IL Yates
place. on the pretensc that they could
the voman's back was turned Flynn
took her pocketbook containing SIS. and
the two men made off with it,
Mrs. Sail followed them to the door,
and screamed so loudly that Policeman
Sandmeyer rushed around tho corner
and arrested both men before they could
get away.