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The evening world., 1894-03-09
TIPPED ON AAMEs.|
Glaring Frauds Told of in the
Dwyer-P Plant Assembly Contest.
A. Augustus Healey Called as a Wit
ness Before the Committee.

A. Augustus Healey, who has been
nominated by President Cleveland for
Internal Revenue Collector OF Brooklyn,
was n witness this morning before the
Assembly Committee on Contested Seats
in the case of William Dryer. contest
ing the election of William j. Plant, AS
semblyman from the First District OF
Kings County.
Mr.. Healey during the last campaign,
as Secretary OF the Brooklyn Democratic
Club. was prominently Identified with
the reform movement in the city. Elec-
ton day, he testified, he was a watcher
at the polling place in the Twelfth Dis
many Irregularities. Witness said Will
lam j. Gilbert, then Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel, was elec:ioneering near the
polls, and was repeatedly called inside
to instruct voters.
Mr.. Healey protested against Mr.. Gill
bert lending his aid to what, he said, he
considered the grosset kind Of fraudulent
voting, Colonizers,, Mr.. Healey said,
were voted by the dozen.
There was trouble over a voter who did
not remember his instructions. Mr.. Gil
bert rushed inside with a big crowd at
his heels. Witness saw a policeman
was protesting against such actions.
walter s. brewster, a lawyer, associ-
dleu WIN nlteQ states DlStriCt-At-
torney, Jesse Johnson. testified that he
was Chairman of the election inspectors
Ward. and corroborated Mr.. Healey's
statements.
Mr.. Brewster said he administered the
disability oath to forty voters, but he
was. positive that only five Of them were
unable 70 vote without assistance. Wit
ness said ioaters came to the polling
place with written instructions as to the
names they were to vote on.
In many cases the poll clerks would
say. to a voter who hesitated:
Your name Is John Brown. and YOU
live at No. -" and give the man the
necessary to vote on the names OF men
who had failed to come early.
Once the witness said he clapped his
hand over the poll clerks mouth to pre-
vent him from giving the tip to a foater.
Brewster said he had forgotten his name,
but that he had seen the man in a po-
llceman's uniform yesterday
Capt. Charles w. Roberts, a 'longshore-
man who lived at the lodging-house, Is
Atlantic avenue where a colony OF vot-
ers had been established, testified that he
had saw votes purchased for 81 each in
the saloon under the establishment.
In another room, at the Brookly City
Hall, while the case of Dwyer against
Plant was going on. Lawyers Henry NJ.
Dater and ]. S. Jones were conducting the
case Of George r. Pasfield contesting the
seat OF William E. Melody. Assembly
man from the Ninth District, witnesses
testified to the identity of men who were
alleged to have registered from places
where they were not known. All the
and the Committee will report early next
week,
The evening world., 1894-03-09
TROY'S EXCITING DAY.
Robert Ross F~unernI--An Alleged
Repeater Accused.

tBy Associated Press)
TROY, March 9.-Since Tuesdays trag-
edy. the excitement In Tory has been
growing, and 1t eliminated this after
noon. when Robert Ross's funeral was
held. For the past few days black-edged
cards. bearing the inscription, Robert
Ross. Martyr" and detailing the hour Of
the funeral to-day. have been distrib-
uted. and by noon the streets in the
vicinity, OF the Ross residence were
bOred under suppressed excitement,
At the loon hour the body was taken
by an escort from the Bussey Steamer
Company to the lakewood Avenue Pres
byterian Church. where 1t lay In state
until the funeral hour.
The crowd was so dense that the police
had difficulty in clearing a passageway.
The sidewalks and cariageway from the
house to the church were lined with men.
women and children, ali the factories
and stores closing up.
The funeral sermon was preached by
the Rev. w. H. ~Sybrandt. assisted BY
the Rev: DR.. Williamson and the Rev.
c. Il. Kinds. No exciting remarks were
made. although the deceased was eulo-
gized as a martyr.
The Republican ~wspape are to-day
urging the arrest OF one Jerry Cleary,
Who Is sad to be the repeater that She's
was putting through when the fracas
this morning.. I'VE are rapidly getting
evidence together, and there is no doubt
yicted." WI
The evening world., 1894-03-09
FIRE IN A CLOSED ROOM.
school Children Frightened by the
Rattle Of Engines.

A fire OF a suspicious nature broke out
In a three-story building at 1872 Wooster
street. at about 10 o'clock this morning.
The building is occupied on the first
floor as a billiard saloon by A. s~tefanini.
He l we'd on the floor above with his wife.
They had no children.
The fire was discovered by A. Frey,
agent for Isaacs Bros, Broadway and
Spring street. who are the owners of the
property. He went there this morning
to collect the rent. which Is SIS in ar
rears.
He had been there twice before and
found the store closed. This morning
the door was locked and smoke was
pouring out of the windows of the sec
He broke in the door, rushed upstairs,
but was driven down again oy the dense
smoke. In the meantime a policeman
pal Friedburg. OF Grammar School No.
10. W doors away, the rafting Of the
s sns1nss the wos sehols have in Created sSs ssbo g panic
The SIX gongs, an alarm understood in
and every scholar was drilled prepare,
In the mean time the Principal sent ou,
a messenger who learned that there was
no danger, n the children marched
back In order to their seats.
The 1rc IL said to have been started
In ~Stefanini's apartments. He and his
wife had been absent two hours when il
without a great deal Of trouble and The
damage was not great. The Insurance
on Stefanini's goods was q 100, but there
does not appear to be goods OF half that
equipped with one small pool table.
A. Frey said that the circumstances
surroundings the fire were rather sus-
tnvestiga ton.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
HERMAN CLARKE HEARD FROM.
Word Received by His Partners
That He Is Coming Back.
His Brother Says II Is to Explain
Things and Settle Affairs.

Herman Clarke. OF the brokerage firm
of Hunter. Clarke & Jacob. who disap-
peared on Monday last. has been heard
from.
Shortly after noon to-day a message
was received at the office OF the firm. 81
Exchange place. which caused some ex-
element among the people there.
Neither the assignee nor the remain
ing partners would say what the mes
sage was, but Mr.. Hunter told a re-
porter that Mr.. Clarke was coming back.
When asked II he was returning OF his
own violition or under compulslon, Mr..
Hunter declined to answer. He said
there was nothing new in the situation,
INC that 1t will be several days before
the assignee will be able to state the
liza abilities and assets.
T. Curtic Clarke. a brother Of Her
man Clarke. said his brother was COM
Ing home of his own accord to explain
the charges against him and to help
the firm clear up It's affairs.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
Round About Town.

A meeting OF Harlem Republicans will be held
This evening at Central Hall. one Hundred and
sixth street and Third avenue. Gen. AnEon q.
McCook, Leroy n. Crane and others Will speak.
Joseph Wilson, seventy years old. Of 229 East
Twenty ninth street, was held for trial In York.
Vile Court to-day, charged with writing policy
slips last evening 10 the rear OF a barber shop
at I9 Third avenue.
Ii,r!y Higgins, OF ?OsS Madison avenue. who
was removed from Castle Garden to Chambers
Street Hospital last night suffering from alleged
pOiSoning, left the hospital this morning,
Samuel Singer. twelve years old. NJ ia Orchard
street. was committed to the Gerry Society in
Essex Market Court to-day. A week ago he ran
way from home. and this morning his mother
found him and took him TO court. The boy
Was committed To the Juvenile Asylum.
The German steamer TrAve. which arrived to-day
from Bremen. reports that during the voyage a
heavy gale was encountered and that the ship was
boarded by big seas and the decks Hooded.
Among the passengers arriving to-day on the
German steamer wieland. from Naples, are John
II. Drake. ex.Consul at KehL Germany, and
,amily; Lieut.. Chauncey Thomas. Of United statsa
steamer Chicago, ami Harold W., Raymond. Of New
York,
Reuben schxarts. q eiEar-mAksr, sixty years old.
Of 3b East Third street, was mmittsd 10 belle.
Npe Hospltal 70 be examined AZ 70 his sanity IN he
k,ssz karket Court to-day oa application u his
The evening world., 1894-03-09
WAR OVER ARMORY PLANS.
Col. Seward. of the Ninth, Accused
Of Lack of Interest.

The adoption OF the plans for the new
armory for the Ninth Regiment by the
Armory Board Is only In a degree pleas
ing TO the members of the regiment. As
several OF them say at was a case
when any change was an improvement.
The miserable. tumble-down barn that
we have been using was a disgrace to
the State. We're glad that we have got
what we have, but we might easily have
been given a better armory."
The new armory plans caused consid-
cradle friction in the regiment. Col
Seward, who commands the Ninth, n
who Is a member OF the Armory Board.
was not made a member OF the Regi.
mental Committee or Plans, which con
sisted Of Lieut.-col. Rand. Major Gapher
and Major Lorigan.
Because he was not put on the Com
mittee. some members OF the regiment
hint ~obscurely that he may not hav.
taken any very great Interest In the
plans when submitted to the ArmorS
Board. and SO not la urged better &C.
commodations for the regiments use.
Col. Seward says he was not consulted
about the plans. n that the one adopted
Is not the n he wanted. He says Il is
full OF defects.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
SAID HE WAS A MURDERER.
But Too Much Drink Had Made
Him Mad.

i've shot my wife's head off. and I
want you to shoot me-" shouted a man
who rushed into Police Headquarters last
night.
The tranquility Of the Central once
was somewhat disturbed by this an
nouncement. but the officials soon saw
that the visitor was bordering on an
attacb~ of delirium tremens. Two police
ton where he was locked up. He said
he was o. H. Wagner. thirty-six years
old: and lived at 40 Blocker street.
Mrs. Wagner. who was in charge Of
their baker shop at that address, tear
fully said there was nothing the matter
with her husband. but his fondness for
drink. He had been on a spree for the
last three weeks.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
STOLE A CHEST OF Tea.
Two Burglars and Their Alleged
Accomplish Held for Trial.

HVCoutpIICe ttelO LOT TRIAL.
Joseph Wvholo uglioro. an Italian bar
Der, nineteen years old, Of SAG East
Thirteenth street. AMI Joseph Marschel.
aged twenty-seven. Of 1903 East Twenty
ninth street. and Christopher Walker,
twenty years old. OF 634 East Thirteenth
street, were arraigned at Yorkville Po-
lice Court, charged with burglary by
nue. r.
Early yesterday morning a citizen saw
some burglars at work In the grocery
store, and gave an alarm. The bur-
glars. escaping over the rear fence.
dropped a bag OF coffee. but they got
away with a chest OF tea and SO in cash.
on the description furnished by the
citizen, Detectives Farrell and Meyer,
of the East Twenty-second street squad,
arrested Walker and Marschell In front
n The Italians barber shop last night.
They made a confession duplicating the
stolen tea.
tgl ORC denied that he knew that the
tea had been stolen. and said that the
m,n had asked to leave It with him.
He was also arrested. n all three were
held for trial.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
HER PLATES ARE NOT FLUSH.
beauty Sacrificed to strensth in
ArmOrinE the Maine.

When the work OF setting the armor
plates on the warship Maine was begun
at the Brooklyn Navy-Yard. some time
ago. 1t was found that some OF the plates
furnished by the Carnegie Steel Com
pany were not OF the right thickness to
to the ships sides.
There was considerable discussion In
the Navy Department at Washington
whether 1t would be better to have the
plates planed down. which would weaken
them considerably. or to put them on
n to sacrifice appearance for the sake
OF strength. The latter course has been
decided on. and the plates are being set.
All but two are now in place.
In several cases the end of the plate
sets out fully an inch. where 1t should
join the plate next to 1t perfectly flush.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
GHOST OF TWEED'S DAYS.
Here Is h Dinsmore Claim Pop
ping Up Again.

Corporation Counse Clark was served
to-day with a mandamus directing him
to appear in the Supreme Court In pro-
ceedings against the Boar OF Estimate
and Apportionment to pay the claim OF
>. +, Dinsmore & Co., for S70.962. 81 and
interest for twenty years,
The claim dates back to the days OF
Tw ed. when favored ~ewgpaper were
paid fabulous sums for advertising pur-
poses; The stakeholder. a newspaper
ownei by 5. = Dinsmore & Co.. put ~
Tweed crash.
The Board of Estimate and Apportione
ment disputed the claim on h groun1
that IL was exorbltant, and since then
u has been pushed from n pigeon hole
The evening world., 1894-03-09
BOSTON SHOE HOUSES FAIL.
j. b. Billings and John Henry
Forced to the Wall.
(By Associated Press)

BOSTON. March 9.-James r. Billings.
manufacturer OF boots and shoes. with
once at lis Summer street. this city,
n factories at Marlboro, has assigned
to William II. Allen. OF w. Fl. Allen &
Son, 70 High street. The cause of the
failure Is stated to be o o collections.
losses in the manufacturing department
and shrinkage in profits during the past
three years. The Indebtedness is stated
to be about 800, 900. and the nominal
assets about 10000
John Henry. of Brookline, doing bust
ness In this city in the name OF John
name Of the Abingdon Shoe Manufacture
ing Company. has filed an insolvency
petition at Dedham. His liabilities
amount to SS, AS, and his assets are
about $3i. 900.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
BUSY STATE SENATE,
In Session Twenty Minutes and
without n Quorum To-Day.

(y Associated Press)
ALBANY. March. 9.-There was not a
quorum In the State Senate when sena-
tor O'Sullivan. In the absence Of the
Observation-Disclosures raped that body
to order. Among the measures reported
favorably were Senator C~oggeshalrs
Anti-Hazlng bill; Senator Parker's bill
abollshing days Of grace; Mr.. Flsh's
allowing the Constitutional Convention
70 act on, contested seats the same as
the Legislature. and Senator Saxton's
amending the Election law, by providing
That the Inspector OF election may cause
There were introduced nine bills, includ-
ms one by Senator Coggeshall, giving
the New. York police surgeons 81, go per
year and doormen the same salary as
the patrolmen. and one by Senator Chllds
loroldding Hampstead to lease to one
person more than three acres OF oyster
lands.
The Senate, after being in session
twenty minutes. adjourned until Monday
at $50 p. NJ.
The evening world., 1894-03-09

II a desirable thing for the city and
the State. My main idea was that the
time would come when we could trans
port water from up the State INTO New
York City and Brooklyn.
Mr.. Chandler, OF Boston. Is my
cousin. He Is n lawyer, and we are all
three lawyers, not in fact. but in law.
AS son as the matters can be arranged
after the bill becomes a law. we will
organize n company to transport water
from up the state.
selected Senator Donaldson 10 in.
troduce the bill because he came from =
water county. and we may want to pine
saratoga water to New York and Brook
lyn.. ] have In view the utilizing OF the
Hudson River tunnel for this purpose.
some time or other we will want a new
water supply here In New York. mad !
want to be in a position to furnish the
water.
That's all there is TO II. Simply a
water supply proposition. and there are
no ,millionaires or corporations back of
u.s.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
MURDER AT FAYETTEVILLE.
More Trouble with Turbulent West
Virginia Strikers.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. March s.-se.
rious trouble was threatened at Fayette-
Vile station yesterday. Major Banks, Of
Eagle, was notified that about one hun
dred and fifty strikers had possession Of
q freight train there. Sheriff Walker and
a posse drove way the strikers, and as
the train pulled nut. A. H. Radcliffe. who
had charge of the party that arrested
Wyant last Sunday. became engaged In
a difficulty with a man at Sewall and
shot his opponent through the heart.
He has made his escape.
The jail at Fayetteville is overlooking
with prisoners. The Odd Fellows Hail
Is crowded. They are also in churches
Und school-houses. About %thirty-fve
warrants yet remain to bme served.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
IMAGINATIVE Mr.. LASER.
Thinks He's Entitled to q Share in
Friedman Bros Business.

Friedman Bros Business.
Friedman Bros, OF Prince street and
Broadway. have been receiving letters for
a year n a half from a man who signed
his notes Charles Laser" Recently these
letters. asking for appointments to talk
over business Affairs have been so per-
sistent and impertinent that the frm no
titled Detective Heidelberg. OF the Cen
trail Office.
Heidelberg found Laser living with his
parents at $50 East Fifth street, and as
crazy as he could safely be. His parents
tod the detective that Loser had not
worked for three years. but persisted In
the statement that he was entitled to a
share In Friedman Bros assets.
The case was reported at Jefferson
Market Court and Court Officer Connolly
was sent to arrest Laser last night. He
lodged him In the Charles street station.
and this morning he was taken before
Justice Mcmahon, who held him for ex-
animation as to his sanity.
The examination is to be held at the
parents request.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
SMELL BECAME VIOLENT.
Bonifnce Frost Had Suggested That
He Pay His Hotel Bill.

William ]. Smell, a Boston commercial
traveller, was committed to Bellevue
Hospital by Justice Hogan. in Jefferson
Market Police Court, this morning for
examination rs to his sanity.
Smell had been stopping at the Broad
way Central Hotel for some time with
out being able to pay. and when told
by Man ger Frost yesterday that his
credit could nc longer be extended Smell
to he removed by a policeman to the
Mulberry street station. where he spent
the night.
1t Is believed that Mr.. SHELLS mind has
become unhinged by his depressed
financial circumstances.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
RESTAURANT MAN MISSING.
Alfred L~eblance Not Seen since
Wednesday Last.

Alfred Leblanc. a Frenchman. aged
hfty-eight, has been missing from "a
University place since March I last.
He owns two restaurants. one at l27
Blocker street. n the other. called
the White House." is located at "A
University place.
The matter was reported to Police
Headquarters this morning by Detec-
office, The detective said that the last
seen OF Leb.ance was in Union square,
at 10 o'clock on the night Of March 7,
when he was in the company OF the
detective.
The missing nan Is about nve feet
three inches tall. and weighs about 200
pounds. His complexion Is fair. and he Is
bald When last seen he wore an over
black derby hat and laced shoes.
The evening world., 1894-03-09

The Nashville CTenn) Cotton Mills made a spe-
cisl assignment yesterday to secure $40, 900 due
creditors.
W. II. Strong & Co, OF Sacramento, have gone
into voluntary insolvency. This Is one OF the
The Indebtedness is now about Sl35. 900.
A log train IN the A. j. Neimelr Lumber
Camps tracks was wrecked near waldo, Ark
yesterday Thomas Smith. the manager OF the
train, was instantly killed. Several workmen
wers injured.
The International and Cotton States Exposition.
to be held in Atlanta, Ca. in 1895. will be To-
Gated on the Piedmont Exposition Grounds. about
two miles from that city.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
FEARS BROCKWAY'S PADDLE.
Murphy Pleaded Not to he Sent to
the Elmira Reformatory.

James Murphy. alias Archibald Bel
mont. a dissipated looking young man.
pleaded guilty before Recorder Smyth. in
Part I. OF the General Sessions. to-day,
to stealing a watch from James Nc
Gowan, "A reputed politician, living In
West Thirty-frst street.
When asked what he had to say, Muir
ply said:
81 din't steal the watch. Your Honor.
The man was drunk me ! took 1t from
him because some other fellow would
AVE taken It,"
Recorder Smyth gave him but one look
and Numbered out. "Elmira Reforma-
tory"
Don't send me there pleaded Muir
ply. Il would rather go to any other
place. ] know l will be padded when l
get in that -"
He would have continued to plead, but
the Recorder waved his hand, and two
court officers led him back to the pen.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
PREFERRED JUDGE COMING.
Lawyer Objects to Trying q Case
Before the Recorder.

The name OF Henry Gottlieb. Of 1856
Avenue C., who Is under indictment for
arson. appeared on the calendar OF Part
III. Of the General Sessions to-day for
trial, Assistant District Attorney os-
borne asked Judge Cowing that Gott-
lieb's trial he fixed for next Wednesday
before Recorder Smyth, In Part I.
Lawyer Schampaign, for the defend
ant. objected to this, and said he would
Judge Cowing. Judge Cowing said he
didn't care whether the case was tried
before him or not, but he advised them
to make the motion to The Recorder.
The lawyers then went before the Re-
corder and had the trial set down for
March II.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
THROCKMORTON BEGINS.
Assumes Assistant street-Cleaning
Superintendent's Duties.

Major G. B.. Throckmorton, formerly OF
the United States Army. received his APP
pointment as Assistant Superintendent In
the Street Cleaning Department this
morning. n Immediately assumed the
duties OF the position.
He has been in the employ OF the De-
partment for some time, but could not
accept the position before because while
under suspension from army service, he
was still on the roll as a Government
officer, and the law forbids a person hold
ing a Federal and municipal position at
the same time.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
INSANE MANS FREAK.
Fitzpatrick Waves n Lighted Lamp
at a Window.

Peter Fitzpatrick, a laborer. %thirty-two
years old, OF 81 Stanton street. was
placed in the insane ward. at Bellevue
Hospital, to-day. He was taken to the
hospital in an ambulance. He lived with
a woman named Smith and has been
acting strangely recently.
This morning he went, while partially
dressed, to the second-story of the house
where he lives and began waving a
lighted lamp at the window. This at
tracted the attention OF the police and
he was arrested.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
GIFT FOR HIS NAMESAKE.
Recorder Smyth Present.. nm Infant
with n silver Set,

Lawyer Jacob Berlinser. who recently
named his child Frederick Smyth Ber.
linger, after the Recorder. received frop,
the latter to-day a handsome silye" SCI
Tor the boy. 1t consists OF a cup, knife
and fork and a napkin ring.
Berlinger is one of the Recorders "a.
%vorttes, and the latter is greatly please
over having a namesake. fd
The evening world., 1894-03-09
NEWS OF MAYOR GILROY.
He's Mt Los Angeles, and Doesn't
Want to see Any Tammany MINI,

tBy Associated Press,)
Los ANGELES. Cal. March s.-Mayor
Giiroy arrived from New York last night
and went at once to Val Diego.
He refused TO talk at all about Tam
many, further than to say he was not
10 meet Mr.. croker, nor any other Tam
many man, and lid not want to meet
any,
The evening world., 1894-03-09
SUSQUEHANNA OvERFLOWS.
Lowlands Along Its Banks Under
Water for Miles.
(By Associates. PreaA)

WILKESBARRE, Pa, March s.-The
susquehanna River overlooked its west
bank this morning, The lowlands for
many miles are under water. and the
electric. railway has been compelled to
ABANDON trafic over Its new line to
Kingston. =
II the river continues TO rise Is rapidly
as II has during the past stWenty.four
hours. the damage 70 properly VIII Be
very heavy.
The evening world., 1894-03-09
GET STRIPED SUITS NOW.
Gilman and Arthur Forged an Or
der for MIR. schmidt'a Dress Suit.

der for MIR. schmidt's Dress Suit.
Charles F. Gilman and John p. Ar
thur, W beardless youths, pleaded
guilty to forgerk in the third degree be-
fore Recorder Smyth, In Part l. OF the
General Sessions. to-day. They were
sentenced to three and five years, re-
spective.y. In State prison.
The youths presented an order for a
dress suit to Mrs, Schmidt. the wife OF
o, Egerton Schmidt. OF the Title Qua
rantee Company. The order was sup
posed 10 have been written by Mr..
Schmidt. After securing fhe suit they
pawned " Tor . trininS sum.