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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
Goes HARD ON The COLONEL.
The Southern Warrior Held in
$1,000 for Examination.
Mrs. Torres Trusted Him with Her
Rent and He Pocketed IL.

Col. william C.. Corrier was held in
$1,000 bail for examination by Justice
Hogan, in the jefferson Market Police
Court to-day.
This Is certainly a most embarrassing
position for q Southern gentleman and
a colonel In the Confederate Army, but
unless Mrs. Dora Torres. of "a West
Twenty. eighth street, can he Modified.
1t does not appear just how the colonel
can be relieved OF the very inconslderate
annoyance to which he has been sub
jected.
Mrs. Torres recently moved into the
Twenty-eighth street house and began
taking In boarders. Among her early
patrons was col corrler. and II was
he that helped Mrs. Torres along In pre-
pairing her house to entertain the large
and fashionable patronage he was sure
she would receive. >,
His advice was SO aptly given In all
particulars and proved Of such Eooa
Judgment whenever acted upon. that
Mrs. Torres soon grew to rely LARGELY
upon his most useful opinions.
He is six feet tall and as straight as
hickory tree. He has handsome,
rugged face, lighted with an eye that
beams with sympathy and again fiashes
With the fire Of , hawks d he wear arr
1
his white mustache droops. when the
wind is asleep, far down upon his broad
chest
That is the kind of a man that Mrs
Torres trusted last Saturday with a
check for 1885 TO go to her landlord
and pay 1925 rent.
The Colonel accepted the commission
and returned In a little while with $l4 sc
and a receipt for sl25 which appeared tc
be signed by Agent Goodale, who rents
| to Mrs. Torres. IL It had not been for q
sudden request from Agent Goodale fol-
| the remittance CT Sl25, Mrs. Torres
might not have discovered for some
| time that the money never reached tht
| agent, as now seems to be the case.
Col. Corrier was gone from the mouse
over Sunday. but returned yesterday
and submitted to Mrs. Forces large
scheme whereby for $500 rem!tte,
| through him. as she says, she might
secure an extended lease OF the prop
erty.
excused herself from the room anC
called Detective Jerolaron, who ar
| rested Col. Corrier.
! The detective says that the Colone
| admitted that the sl25 had not reached
the agent, but that he had borrowed Il
| temporarily and would repay. Never
| theless the prosecution IL kept UP.
For some time since the war and un
| til recently the Colonel has been living
at Rutherford, n. j. There he has de
veloped and had patented heating ap
pliance that renders the most satisfac
| tory service at II great economy OF
| fuel. He has been promoting this In
| vention in the city of late.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
BOTH FOOLED THEIR LAWYERS.
Samuel Married His Rachel While
Suing for Breach of Promise.
Now Her Father May Have to Pay
the Costs of Court.

The celebrated case OF Samuel Grun-
farb, son OF the learned and eminent
Baruch Grunfarb, against the learned
and eminent Solomon Hansen. father Of
the Draiseworthy maiden, Miss Esther
Rachel Hansen, Is no more. After drag
ging its weary length along the calen-
dar OF the city Court for fourteen
months. 1t has vanished in Il shower of
orange blossoms, the high contcsting
parties have sounded the clarion notes
OF peace, and happiness again pervades
their homes
The suit was brought for the recovery
OF $3.50, the penal sum mentioned in u
contract made Aug. L. 1890 In Kalush.
Russia, The parties to this contract
were solomon Hansen and Baruch
Grunfarb. The former promised to give
his daughter. Esther Rachel Hansen. IN
marriage to Samuel Grunfarb. the son
of the latter. and each bound himself. In
case of default, to forfeit to the other
last one-halr the amount OF the dover.
which was TO be 1909 roubles, the equiv
me phraseolusy OF the contract was
resplendcnt wan oriental ngures o.:
speech and throughout referred 10
eysrSnShy soSy 9 0s term %,
parties themselves invariably apply 10
each other the epithets learned and
eminent" while ''praiseworthy" IL the
adjective that goes before every men
ton of the bride or the bridegroom
namc.
Now. with all the attar-of -ro ,es-
scented promises contained in this
tenoyim, as the marriage contract liz
termed in Hebrew, there arose some
obstacles to their fulfilment. What the
stumbling block was does not quite
clearly appear. AT all events. the mar
fifteenth DAY in the month Of Shebet.
in the year 56bl Deb. 10. 1891. in good
| luck and in fortunate hour" did not
take place.
The bride was, instead, brought to
this country by her parents. But
| oceans ,of distance could not Guench
the ardor Of Samuei's love. He, TOO,
urging the carrying out, of the teno-
| YIN, he brought suit In the City Court.
| az has been told.
LAWYER 4. knrzmsn ,Ta1, samuels
OF the Pulitzer building. protected the
| interests of Rachel's father.
The lawyers fought the case tooth AMI
nail for fourteen months. Every nov
and then motions. counter motions and
made in court. Yesterday X. Henr,
Rosenberg. Lawyer Levy's managing
c.erk, moved that the case be dismissed
also. Mr.. Rosenberg urged that such q
contract as this particular tenoyim was
invalid, on grounds OF public policy, and
that on this. ground. also. the case should
| be dismissed.
Judge Enrich, before whom the motion
was made, decided that Mr. Rosenberg
| was right, and accordingly dismissed the
| case with $50 costs. And now comes the
| funny part of the story.
Just about fourteen months ago the
discarded lover. soon after bringing his
the prniseworthy maiden, the bride, llis'
Esther Rachel Haussen." ami the "twaiI
| were made one" and are now living Will
| their five-months-old baby at 42S Eas
parades every corner OF their littl
home.
The only shadow that falls across
Is perhaps that the defendant may hav,
| to paw the $50 defeat sustained by thu
plaintiff, his son-in-law.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
KNOCKED DOWN BY A BEGGAR
Henry Carl Assaulted Because He
Refused a Man Money.
Two Similar Cases Have Occurred
in Williamsburg Recently.

Henry Carl. twenty-five years old, Of
100 Harrison avenue. Williamsburg. l.
lying at his home to-day In a critical
condition. He is suffering from a fright
full scalp wound, and shock. Although
the chances are fairly good for his re-
covery, it will be several weeks before
he will be able to be out
Policeman Miller. of the Clymer street
station. found Carl at Broadway and
Wallabout street, Williamsburg. late
last night in an unconscious condition.
Carl was attended by Ambulance Sur
geon Darlington, who succeeded in re-
viving him after a half hours work.
Then Carl was removed to his home and
there he told the police that he had been
struck down by an unknown man.
The fellow approached me and asked
me to give him enough money to buy
him q drink" said Carl. Il told the
man l had no money. and then he
struck me an awful blow over the head.
/ never saw the man before, but ! be-
lieve could identify him."
During the past week three men have
been knocked down in Williamsburg
when they refused to give money to beg
garS.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
THE WORLD. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 81 1897.
THIS CRANK Gets 3 MONTHS.
John Reimar Annoyed Pretty
Miss Josephine Pomeroy.
Was His own Cook and Wrote Love-
sick Missives Between Meals.

Miss Josephine Pomeroy, a pretty bru
nette. who resides a 12J las Sky -seventh
street, appeared as complainant this
morning in the Yorkville Police Court
against queer-acting. meager-faced man,
him as a crank.
The prisoner Is John Reniak. a Dane,
forty-one years old, OF ll6 Fast Sixty
third street. He is a draughtsman. cane
to this country three months ago, and
Is studying to pass a civll-service exam
nation as park engineer.
The complainant in court to-day re-
told to Judge Taintor the. story she re-
lated to the police last night. Reimar.
she said, had been hanging about her
house OF late and that every evening
he would call, drop letters In her base
ment and II she CHANGED TO sit In the
porch he would throw his love missives
into her lap. CONFIDENT that he was u
crank and fearing he would prove
dangerous, she caused his arrest.
me complainant handed the Justice
the letters ~ question: Most Of them
were unintelligible and profassed great
admiration for the recipe mt OF them. In
one note Relmer sent the lady he had
sketched II bar OF music and beneath II,
In poorly-spelled doggerel were the
words:
wenn for Might Bells
Strike your he9rt It feels
Like OH where Is Dolly gone to now
am locking night and morn
And ow,
tsigned) SHAKESPEARE
Sketched on the envelope, In which
he had Enclosed another mlssive, was a
creeping child, holding in It's hand a
card. on which was written:
II want candy, mother dandy"
Policeman Anderson, OF the East Sixty.
seventh street station. arrested Reimus
last evening as he dropped a note In a,
the basement door. When searched a,
the police station several pawn tickets
for wearing apparel and a watch chair
were found on his person. He said he
lived alone, did his own cooking on ar
oil stove. but hoped soon to marry q
woman with 5000. when he would lead
| an easy life and cook no more.
Justice Taintor committed Reiman tc
the island for three months, during
which time he will undergo a mental
| examination.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
|assETT STIRRING UP STRIFE.
~ This Means He Hopest to Secure
the Republican Nomination. "
sortou Would Not Accept Unless
All Was Harmony.

Afr platrs friends solemnly aver that
,s is playing honest Injun with Levi
Morton: that Morton is not stalk
n, horse for Fassett. and that Morton
an have the nomination IL he will say
Ms word. Mr.. Morton will be here
nom Europe on Friday or Saturday,
and within. twenty-four hours after his
,rrival it is expected to he known
ybether he will accept.
Meantime young Mr.. Fassett Is not
s.tlng any grass grow under his feet.
| According to those familiar with the
situation, his only hope now Is to stir
IN strife and dissention, and make Mr..
Morton believe that he cannot get the
unanimous nomination.. in the hope OF
thereby discourasing the eX-Nice-Pres-
;icnt, MIR. Fassett and his friends, in
accordance with this programme. are
said to be encouraging an the candi-
more candidates the better Mr.. F'assett
/ likes ii, because Mr. Morton may then
/ think that he will have to fight.
| The purpose of this is apparent when
the conditions are known on which Mr..
Morton will be a candidate. lie thinks
the nomination should he unanimous.
He has had the great honor OF beins
Vice President. of these United States,
seek him, not he the Governorship.
With Mr.. Morton out OF the way, Mr..
Fassett thinks he stands the best
chance before the convention, and he
is doing all he can to win.
Senator Saxton, ii is believed, would
be satisfied with second place with
either Morton or Fassett, and Mr..
Choate, as pointed out In these columns
yesterday, cannot be seriously con-
sidered in the race. AS matters now APP
pear, the Republican nominee for Gov
ernor will either be Morton or Fassett,
with the chances all in favor of the
former.
The boom for Col. w. l.. Strong for
Mayor has again made its appearance.
Col. Strong is a Republican and wants
the Endorsement of the Anti-Tammany
factions. He Is banker and has a
barL" He is as ready and willing
TO open 1t as Mr.. Morton. With Nor.
ton and Strong the politicians would
have a good thing" as they say ut the
|racetrack.
1t, is the unanimous opinion of all pol
iticians. however, that 1t Is too early
yet 10 predict with any. degree of def
hiteness, who the candidates for Mayor
will be, because no one knows what
deals and combina lions may be made.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
SHOT BY A NEWSPAPER MAN
Jealousy Leads 10 the WOunding q
Haines by White.
BY Associated Prsss.)

CHICAGO, Aug. 2l.--Ned White, a
sport ng writer on a Chicago morning
newspaper. shot John *. Haines at Cass
G Erists laAt night. Haines Is suffering
from a dangerous wound in the right
groin. White >and Haines quarrelled
over the latter's attentions to Mrs.
White. White and his wife were ar
rseted and taken to the East Chicago
police station.
Last evening Mrs. White called on
friends near her home and returned TO
her boarding house at ll3 Cass street In
company with Haines. Her husband
was awaiting her and ran to meet the
couple. A quarrel quickly ensued. and
White Is said to have knokced llaines
down and to have kicked him. Police.
man Thompson saw the encounter and
hurried to the men. When Haines
jumped to his feet and started to run.
Thompson says White shot the fugitive.
The arrests followed. ~
Haines IL about thlrty-eight years old
and is connected with the Iron Age in
an editorial capacity. White came re-
Gently from Richmond, Va, and is dis
family related to the family Of Gen. Lee.
Mrs. White is handsome woman oil
twenty years. three years younger than
her husband. The Whites were married
In New York City on May Is last. and
came to Chicago shortly after the we'd
cling.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
MRS. GRAHAM NAY DIE, TOO.
Injured in the Runaway in Which
Miss Shaffner Was Killed.
The Latter Was a Daughter OF the
"Tombs Angel"

1t was stated at the Presbyterian Hos
pital to-day that Mrs. Richard Graham
might also die as a result OF the runa-
way last evening, in which Miss Nellie
Schaffner, daughter OF the Tombs An
GEL" received injuries from which she
died soon after.
Miss Schaffner lived with her mother
at 70 West Fiftieth street, and Mrs. Ora
hams home Is at No. ~. Miss Schaffner
took Mrs. Graham out driving yester-
day afternoon in a mail phaeton. be-
hind a spirited horse. While opposite
the Hamilton statue, which stands on
the east drive, near Eighty-second
street, the animal became frightened at
baby carriage and. taking the bit in
street branch drive. where the phaeton
coilided with n rec.
The ladies were thrown out and taken
to Presbyterian Hospital. Miss Schaif-
ner's thigh was broken, and she received
internal injuries from which she died
two hours after the accident. She was
twenty nine years old, and assisted her
mother in works of charity.
Mrs. Graham Is young English
woman, and has been in this country
with her husband only eighteen months.
Her left leg was broken, and she re-
celved other injuries that may prove
fatal.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
TAX RATE FIXED AT S1.79.
Nearly Thirty-slx Million Dollars
Required to Run the City.

The tax rate for 1894, as previously an
neunced exclusively in 1.-The Evening
World" was to-day fixed at Sl.19 on
800 by the Finance Committee of the
Board of Aldermen. The Committee
made a report to the Board on the tax
levy, which will lie over for one week.
The rate Is three mills lower than last
year ard the lowest since 1852, when 1t
was Sl73 The State tax on corporations,
which is included in the local levy, will
be l.5Sj, reduction of nearly four mills.
Last year this tax was $l.62.
The tax OF S1.19 is based on an assessed
valuation of s., 0O3, 332, O37. The amount
Of the budget to be raised by taxation is
SS5, 06i $3.50 to which the Aldermen
added $4,000, for deficiencies, making
The total amount to be collected $685. 659
O26.7S. BY deficiencies in this instance is
meant an allowance for taxes that can
not be collected.
The tax rate for the asst ten years has
been in each year as follows: 1884, S2.25
1852 $40; 1886. SEQ; 1887 s.. l6: 1888, S2.22
1885,, SlS2
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
DENY HIPPOLYTE'S ILLNESS.
Haytian Representatives Discredit
Reports from kinEston, jamaica.

No credence Is given either at the
Haytian Consulate or Legation offices
in this city to the reports published this
morning that President Hippolyte. OF the
Haytian republic. was MORALLY i'll. and
that a revolution was inevitable.
At the Consulate 1t was said that no
news of the Presidents Illness had been
recorded, and as one of the cablegrams
published was dated from Kingston, ia
maica, II was considered that that fact
alone stamped the report as false.
Minister Clement Haentjen, OF the
New York office of the Haytian Legation.
said he did not believe the reports for
two reasons. The first was that Kings
ton was the Headquarters OF the reyolu-
tionists opposed TO the President, and all
news adverse to him was dated from
that point. The second reason was tina I
on Saturday last, at 6 y. NJ. he received
a cablegram from President Hippolyte
about State affairs which made no ref
erence to his health.
Recent kilograms from Port-au-Prlnce.
Hayti, state that there are no less than
thirty-six candidates for the Haytian
Presidency and that u revolution was
inevitable at the next election or at
Hippolyte's death.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
WHITESTONE ENTRIES.

The entries ut Whitastone for to-day
are as follows:
First Receive furloaSa Mccormack. Para
gon III each Blackburn. Congress. Caruccus 10
each, May D., Stntinel Hercules lQ3 ID each.
Second Race-SiN furlongs. Ben March, Jack
Bachelor. Baadusia colt. Roman. Sir Herbert. no
h. each.
Third RaCe-SiK furlonxs- Con. Gordon
Equator. Samaritan. Wbilestone Rob ". Excel.
sior. 10 each. Eliza Arm. los II.
Fourth Rsce-Four and hIlt turlongs --Lum-
herman. rcular, FoSgoye Con Lucy. iss sacA ;
Marie Lowell II; ID.
Ifrh Receive furlongs Pelham Don
Know, lie each. Olga los; Marcy. baby H. les
each: Matt Snyder. Red rross lo3 each; Ray.
DAILY 81 ID. each. o..
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
POTTED A SHARK.
John Herman Went After Big Game
with SnIpe-ShOt.
Especial to The Evening world.)

Especial TO The Evening world)
ROCKAWAY, Aug. Y.-The practice
Of cunning for sharks with powder and
No. 3 bird shot has gone out Of vogue.
but the Rockaway Shark Protective
Association, of which John Herman Is
an fonorcd member, have determined
to exterminate the mean things If ii
takes-them all Summer.
1t goes against the grain for a true
sportsman like John TO shoot at any
thing that - not ION the wing" It's
different with sharks. In defiance Of
honored hunting customs, they refuse
TO get ''on the wing" and John had to
pot" his game.
Herman went out for weakfsh yes
terday in Rockaway Park Loeb. He
caught shark OH his line before he
knew IT and was dragged half way out
of his boat by the vicious fish. Making
his line secure. he sent word to a frind
to fetch his Parker breech-loader The
Parker did the business. He loaded both
barrels with snipe shot and let the
shark have 1t behind the ear" he said
Later in the day the shark was dan
Cling from Tiernan's front stoop. 1t
measured nine feet seven inches from
stem to stern.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
SAVED FROM AN IRATE MOB.
Police Rescue Two Alleged Italian
Svindlers from Victims.

There was a small riot in Hester street
yesterday. About sixty-nve Italians
" ere anxious to mob two of their coun-
trymen. whom they said had cheated
them out of a sum of money under the
pretext of giving them employment.
But for the prompt arrival OF the po-
lice the two men would have Jared bad
ly. They were placed under arrest and
were escorted to the Elizabeth street
station by their victims, who vowed to
be revenged.
The men described themselves as Jo-
seph Carmunilrte, thirty four years
Marine, fifty years old, of liz Mulberry
street. Vito Passello. of l04 Mulberry
street. who acted as spokesman, stated
that the two men had obtained 81. AZ
from each man on the promise OF giving
him employment.
They failed to keep their promise.
over a hundred compliments will APP
pear against them in the Tombs Court
t,-day.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
STILL WEARS HIS UNIFORM.
That Caused the Arrest Of a Dis
missed Police Captain.
tBy Associated Press. }

NORFOLK. Va. Aug. 2l.-Ex-Capt.
NJ. J. Vellines. who was recently removed
by order of the Police Commissioners
and has since continued to wear his uni
form and to report for duty daily, was
arrested yesterday by order OF the Com
missioners on charge of impersonating
an officer. A writ OF habeas corpus. was
obtained and the court ordered VellInes
released on the ground that the arrest
was illegal, no warrant having been
issued.
The matter will probably come into
court again In a day or two. Capt. Vel
lines still continues to wear his uniform.
sioners for false Imprisonment.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
STAR THEATRE OPENS.

The Star Theatre, in Brooklyn. began
the second season of its career under
the management of Walter Sanford
last evening with production of Elmer
Grandin's play. slaves of Gold" The
the satisfaction OF the big audience, and
good work was also done by Mrs. Gran
din. as Grace Hope, the heroine; John
II. Burke. as Leonard Monckton, the
villain, and Franklin Hurleigh, as Percy
Fltzroy. THE Life Guard" Is underlined
for next week
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
TROUBLE IN THE IVY CLUB.
Many Members Resign Because
Tammany Indians Were Checred.

Tom" Dunn's Tammany Indians, of
the Twentieth District. had chowder
a week ago, and there Is trouble over it
in the Ivy Club, the Republican Or
ganizatlon of the same district. The Ivy
Club house was gayly decked with bunt-
ing on the occasion in honor Of the Tam
many chiefs outing, and when the
Tammany contingent marched by the
clubhouse they were vociferously and
enthusiastically saluted.
The, Ivy. CLUB members believe in
nelshborly good-fellowship and all that
sort of thing, but some of them think
this demonstration exceeded the bounds
of comfy, and as q result, II Is said,
several have resigned in disgust from
the Club.
Samuel J. Campbell is the leading
spirit in the Ivy Club. He is on very
friendly terms with tom" Dunn. Last
year. the Ivies fiirted with handsome
Toms tigers in the same way. and their
President took offense at their conduct
and also resigned. 1t is expected that
more designations will follow. Three
brothers named Wolf are said to have
sent In their designations.
You read The Evening World!
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
MAY HAVE HIT THE OFFICER.
Hammersly Doesn't Remember
Whether lie Started IL Young Riot.

Michael Hammersley, a brawny long
shoreman, of South Brooklyn, was fined
by Justice Walsh in the Butler Street
Police Court, Brooklyn. this morning. for
assau!ting Officer Michael Quinne. of the
Richards street station, during a fight
a. the corner of Inlay and Verona
streets last night
Quinne says that there was a general
street fight and he started to break 1t up.
He Claims that he was knocked down
and a dozen men attacked him. He
finally managed to draw his cub and
defend himself.
He brought Hammersiy to the ground
with n blow mad the crowd ran away.
Hammersly claimed that he was walk
Ing peaceably along when he was at
tackled by u gang Of roughs. lie said
he did not know whether he knocked
| the officer down or not.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
Wire News In Brief.

NJ 'unels handler. General Passenger Agent of
A. " AbtsI Railway system. died at the protest
'o'p''al IN 81. Louis this morning.
Ioel Splnks accidentally shot and killed his
eay Ih-rles. in Albert County, Ca. yesteT-
a "h.le examining pistol.
n,n "e NonpareIl Printing and Publishing Com
iscstysTrl 'ouncil BLUES. Ia, has been placed In
Dali hahda. The Company publ Ished the
eldeyt dNyhlsiell or thirty years. II was The
''Ss'' daily paper in the State,
Va "n 4. 90 oman. convicted at Coyington.
Ies IN IraHt9iday u murder In the second de.
isfdsv ;. hllIhg Col, II. q. Parsons vas yes
antIs ~ sentenced 10 eighteen years ia the psni.
LtsIst,s '9 INA Big Four brakeman, living at
han in Tar.' MAS run over by a freight
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
SARATOGA SELECTIONS.

First RnCe--GaIiIcc. Appomattox,
Rubicon.
Second Rnce--Cicmentinc, SAN
dOwne. The Queen.
Third Racc--Sir Galahad, The
Commoner, Brioso.
Fourth Race--SaraEassa Lamp
lighter, clifford.
Firth Overwhelmingly Iorennna,
Old Dominion.
sixth Race--Canary Bird, Hand
over, waG.