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The evening world., 1894-09-04
BROOKLYN.
WANT LOWER ASSESSMENTS.
Brooklyn Property Owners Think
They Are Taxed Too Highly.
Case Of the Germanin Bank Lost
by Default.

Assistant Corporation Counsel Nonge.
OF Brooklyn. this morning argued IA mo-
ton In the Supreme Court. before Jus
uCe Cullen for the vacation of certain
writs of certiorari in alleged excessive
assessments by the Board OF Assessors.
Marx a. Rowollc. chemists, secured a
writ To have the assessment on their
property in the Sixth Ward reviewed
!. :. assessed ~ tiioOOO They claim
that $1,000 would be about right.
The trustees OF the Jeremiah =. Robin
son estate say that the warehouse prop
erty OF the estate in the sixth Ward
was taxed at $685., 900, when s55.oo0 would
have been just.
William NJ. Bresher SAYS his olcloth
factory property in the Twenty second
Ward was assessed at Sill OOI and wants
ii reduced to SIT, 900
Joseph Wostl declares that an assess
ment OF t23,UD on his iiVe-story hotrSe in
the Third Ward IL 5000 too much.
Mr.. ionge based his motion on the
technically that the dissatisfied prop
c1y owners did not show in their petit
lions Tor relief that their assessments
were dlSprOpOrtiOnate to the property
on the same assessment rolls
j. stewart Russ appeared for the petit
tiuner- H." said that the assessments
Were grossly excessive, and tlat the
assessments had been levied without a
majority Of the Board being present
Judge cullen took the papers.
When the case OF the Germania Bank
against the Board OF Assessors Was
called, there was No response ana the
case was dismissed.
The bank wanted the assessment ON
its Fulton street property reduced from
Sl30,D to $4,000
The evening world., 1894-09-04
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DO yOn read the sunday Worid.
WAS THERE FOUL PLAY?
Ernest Iioppensnrk' FnmiIy Wor-
rird over His DIsupp-nrnnc-.

All efforts to find any trac" OF Ernest
lloppensack the wealthy silvrrsInith.
of ~ East Eighth street. who disap-
peared Aug. -. have proved unsucCess-
ful, and his family are beginning 10
think that he has met with foul play
or "A serious accident.
Mi liuppensack has Il large business
at ll6 and lis Wooster street ON the
day Of his disappearance he left his of
ilCr early, saying h" would return. II"
lid not do so, neither did hr return 10
his home during the night.
His son, John, who works ut the office.
has spent the last few days searching
for his father, but IN" only thing learned
was at Masp"th, l.. l.. whc"r one or two
acquaintance said they had seen Mr..
Hopp tnsHck since ms disappearance.
but had not talked with him
According To his son. MIR HOlprnsack
has been acting strangely ~ late, and h"
may have wandered on and met with
foul play around Masprth. II" did not
carry much money ANA wore no Jew 70
rlry to speak u.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
UNDER A TROLLEY CAR.
Conductor NnnLenburg Badly Man.
gIcd and VIII Probably Die.

Thomas Vandenburg, forty-nine years
old. of $40 State street, Brooklyn. a
conductor on the Brooklyn, Bath and
West End Railroad. fell between two
trolley cars late last night and was no
badly mangled that the physicians say
that he will probably die.
Vandenburg was making his last trip
from Coney Island last night, when, the
accident occurred. The train, which
was composed of two cars, had Just
passed Thirty-sixth street and Second
avenue. and was going very rapidly.
He attempted to step from the rear
platform OF the first car 10 the front
platform OF the trailer. Just AZ he dii
SO the car swayed. Nandenburg lost ms
balance and was thrown down. falling
between the cars. Nandenburg was
dragged along several feet before drop
ping to the ground.
Then. as the motorman slackened the
speed of the car, one of the Wheels
passed over his BODY. crushing his leit
arrn and left leg. lie was unconscious
when dragged from beneath the wheels
Ambulance Surgeon Schoenjahn re-
moved him to the Norwegian Hospital
The evening world., 1894-09-04
KOCCIS ESCAPES THE ROPE,
His Sentence COMMITTED to Life I'm
prisoa nent.

TRENTON. n. j.. Sept. THE Court
of Pardons to-day, by a unanimous vote.
committed to Imprisonment for lie The
sentence OF John koccis, who was con
demned to be hanged on Thursday for
killing his mistress, Mary Magolis.
Koccis left a wife and three children
In Hungary, came here and lived with
The wife OF his boyhood friend. She was
Mary Magois. middle aged and good
looking. Her husband was out West.
When he returned the woman wanted
to leave koccis and return to her hus-
band. This made Koccis insanely
jealous. and on Aug. :. 1882. he shot the
woman in the heart without "A word Of
warning. by hard work Koccis's law
yers obtained many signatures to II peIi-
ton for the Communication Of his sentence
to Imprisonment for life. kocCis has
been very religious.
This leaves only two murderers to be
hanged in New Jersey ON Thursday.
They. are Bernard Altenb"rger, who
killed his sweetheart. Katie Rupp. OF
Rome, y. Y, and Wesley Warren, VINO
Is to hang for the murder OF Lizzie
Peak.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
WALKED Is HOURS.
Kneeling Made His Wife Accom-
pany Him About the Streets
When She Complained OF Hunger
He offered Her Paris Green.
She Had Hoped His Promise of
Suicide Had Been Kept.

A policeman of the Lee Avenue Court
Williamsburg, is looking for Henr,
Kneeling, who is wanted on charg,
of threatening to Kill his wife. The
complaint also charges that he kept he,
walking UP and down the streets OF
Williamsburg from 10 o'clock Saturday
night until II o'clock Sunday night.
Mrs. kneeling, who is a bright, in
telligent-looking woman, lives at 1861
Myrtle avenue. Her husband could be
briefly described as a tramp.
He was one OF the men who occupied
ex-Congressman Archie Bliss's deserted
house, and whose presence gave rise to
the belief that there were ghosts in tpe
place.
One day last week a bottle was left
at the Oak street station by a man who
said he had picked it up. 1t contained
message from Kneeling to his wife,
stating that he had decided to kill him
self. When the woman was seen. all
she had to say was that she was afraid
It was not true.
On Saturday night she went to visit
some friends, and did not return until
after 10 O'Clock In the doorway she
was confronted by her husband, who
him he would kill her
7 knew he would keep his word"
said Mrs. Kneeling. "for he is perfect
fend. He led me up and down streets
all that night. but before we had been
out half an hour he made me accom-
pany him into drug store, where he
bought some Paris green. This he said
he wanted to have so that we coui,l
both die together, and every E.tle while
he would say that it was about time We
went to heaven"
According to the story toll by Mrs.
Kneeling her husband kept he's walking
about the streets all day SUNDAY with
out food or sleep. When she told him
she was hungry he offered her Paris
green.
About II o'clock at nigh Policeman
Collins noticed thu couple walking
through one of the wors. sections of
Williamsburg. and believing ;ha. some
thing was wrong. he started ovrr to in
vestigate. At the very first question he
asked Mrs. Kneeling cried, Save me-
and tainted, while Kneeling look to his
heels.
Collins took Mrs. kncelinS to the Yer
non avenue station. Thc'e she revived
and was sent home.
The warrant for Kne sings arrest was
taken out in the Lee Avenue Court yes
terday. The clerk. who made out the
papers and embodied the charge Of
keeping the wo nan WALKING up al.I
20 wn the stress IRON il H. NJ Satlr-
day to II p. NJ. Sunday. saws that the
man Is guilty OF DIS }. lnriy conduct.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM |.
Monument Mt Konigsberg Unveiled
by the Emperor.


KONIGSBERG, Sept 4-Emperor
William. accompanied by the Empress.
arrived here at II o'clock this morning
in order to unveil the monument erected
to the memory OF his grandfather, EN-
peror William I. The town is in holiday
array, crowded with visitors and hand
somely decorated Emperor william
was on horseback and the Empress rode
in carriage. Upon their arrival at the
gates of the city all the bells were set
ringing and the Mayor read an address
of welcome from the people of Konigs-
berg. The Imperial party then proceeded
to the main square. where the monu-
ment stands.
On the square a guard Of honor was
drawn up. Count Won Gutenberg, as
President of the Memorial Committee,
received Their Majesties, and In a
speech OF welcome dwelt upon the mem
orabe services which William /. had
rendered to the Fatherland. A prayer
followed, after which the Emperor un-
yelled the monument Then came a
march past of the troops, after which
the Imperial party took lunch at the
castle.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
SUNK BY CARELESSNESS.
4 DecL-HaEd Caused the Sink Ia y
OF the TuEbOat Goodwin.

The tugboat Goodwin, of the Barrett
Towing Company. was sunk at the White
Star line pier at the foot of King street
at o'clock this morning, because OF the
carelessness of a deckhand.
The Goodwin was moored to the pier
last night and her fires drawn. The
deckland was ordered to open the sea
cock and let the water escape from the
boiler. lie obeyed the order, but neg
lected to again close the valve. The re-
suit was that the tug slowly filled with
water ana sank.
This morning the Chapman Derrick
and Wrecking Company anchored a
huge derrick alongside of the sunken
tug, the smokcstack OF which was the
only part visible. A diver was sent
down. and by noon he had succeeded in
twisting huge haWsers around the tug
fore and aft, and It Is expected that the
vessel will be raised before evening.
The water will then be pumped out,
after which II IL said the Goodwin Will
be as serviceable as ever.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
AIMED THE BLOW AT HAYES.
Eat IL struck His Young Child and
DOremus Was Arrested

Charles Doremus, a builder, sixty-five
years old. of S54 Knickerbocker avenue,
Brooklyn, was held by the police this
morning, charged with striking Il ten
year-old girl on the head with club.
The police say that the girl is In a
serious condition, and that her injuries
may prove fatal.
The victim is Mollie Hayes. who lives
with her father, John Hayes, at 24s
Sheffield street. Last night Hayes and
his daughter went out for Il walk, and
while on their way home Hayes called
upon Doremus to discuss some business.
HAYES says that they had only been
in conversation a few minutes when
they quarrelled. Doremus, II is alleged
grabbed a club and swung IL about in
threatening manner. Hayes and his
daughter Ietreated toward the vestibule:
HAYES declares that Doremus followed
them and struck at him with the club.
lie missed his aim, and the weapon
descended upon the girls head, knock
Dr. Appiegate. of 81 Cooper street,
attended her, and found that she had
sustained a conclusion of the brain.
| Doremus was arrested and locked up in
| the Cedar street station.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
CAUGHT ON THE JAIL ROOF,
Mccarthy Had Tobacco for pris-
on-r. lie Said, hut Was Held.

Daniel Mccarthy, twenty-four wears
old, OF &C West one Hundred and Forty
second street New York. who was yes
terday afternoon discovered on the roof
OF the extension at the rear Of N,
county Jail by Prosecutor Winfield was
arraigned before Justice Douglass to-
day.
Mccarthy said he was passing some
cigarettes and tobacco To John Dpnohue.
a prisoner In the jail. lie was remanled
to await an investigation to determine
whether he was telling the truth.
Prosecutor Winfield was In his office
looking over some papers yesterday. and
happening 10 look out Of the window he
saw the form Of n man on the roof
With the assistance uf Constable
Mitchell, Mccarthy was cIuGh. ami
locked up.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
BLAMES NEWTOWN CREEK.
L.. 4 RaiIrOnd Says Offensive Odnrs
Are Not from Engines.

LON8 ISLAND CITY. l.. l., Sept &
r.. II. Reynolds, the General Manager OF
the Long Island Railroad. was placed
on trial to-day before Judge Ingram
Mr. Reynolds represents the Long Isl
and road as defendant in IN" complaint
made against ii by he authorities OF
Long Island city, who charge that the
engines on III" railroad burn soft coal
which gives II thick, black smoke that
Is offensive Ia the noStrils and injurious
10 health. 1t viii be REMEMBERED that a
wholesale arrest of hremrn Was made
some weeks ago ON this same charge.
Mr. REYNOLDS was not present in court
IN person. but Was represented by Law
Yer William j, Kelly, the counsel for
the Long Island road. Long Island city
was represented 10y LAWYER Blackwell.
counsel to the Board uf Health
Health ON, cr Burnett stated that the
black smoke was injurious To health.
In oIoss-questiOning Dr. Burnett Law
Yer Kelly outlined the defense of the
rhilroId company, which VIII probably
he that the offensive smell charged to
the black smok" from the engines does
not come from them at all, but proceeds
from the offensive factories on Newtown
Creek. Furthermore. that factories and
other concerns along the creek and in
Long Island city burn soft coal. lust as
vel a. the locomotives. The case will
urcupy the entire lay.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
GIVEN UP TO CHINESE.
American Consul Surren,iers Al
legged Japanese Spies.

SHANGHAI. Sept. 4.-The Chinese
having claimed control over the Japan
ese residents in China. asserting that
Japan claims control over the Chinese
residents in Japan. the American Consul,
acting under instructions from Wash
ington only to intervene with friendly
offices, yesterday delivered to the Taotal,
outside the settlement limits, two Japan
csc who were recently arrested. accused
of being spies. and who have been under
the protection of the United States
The Chinese authorities pledged them
selves not to torture the prisoners and
to give them a fair trial
The evening world., 1894-09-04
kABYLE BUTCHER|ES.
Denmat and Other Moorish Towns
Looted by Barbarians
Men Killed. Women and Children
Sold at Auction.
Morocco City Besiesed and the GAR
rison May Have to Yield.

TANGlER. Sept. 1.-THE Kabyles
around Denmat, a town northeast OF
Morocco City, are killing Hebrews by
wholesale. Iooting their shops and
houses, selling their women and chill
dren by auction and defiling their syna-
5ogues
Similar outrages are reported at
kalha, Sadrahel Tanai and Tanilat.
The Kabyles are also besieging Mo
rocco City. and 1t is feared that the gar
rison may be unable to resist much
longer
The evening world., 1894-09-04
GLASS ROOF CRASHED DOWN.
singular Accident Ia the ONCE Of u
Chicago Hotel.

CHICAGO, Sept 4.-Shortly before 4
o'clock this morning, the glass roof
which covered the entire office of the
Brevoort House, on Madison street, fell
with a crash The clerk was the only
pc son In the office at the time. and he
barely escaped being crushed by the
falling glass, iron ana woodwork.
There was something of a panic in the
corridors of the hotel, when the noise
was hrst heard. but the night clerk
quickly assured the guests there was no
danger and their fears subsidized.
The accident Is supposed to have been
caused by a heavy exhaust pipe falling
from the roof to the skylight.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
You read The Evening World:
DO yOu read the sunday World.
LAWYER C0DDlNG'S DENIAL.
He Declares TINT 4. II. Wilcox Was
Not His Partner.

Lawyer Charles y. Codding, OF %
Broadway, when seen to-day regarding
despatch from Chicago, that A. IL.
Wilcox had been arrested in Buffalo,
charged with having embezzled ,lOO,eU
from Mr.. Codding and +. s, Pussy, OF
Philadelphia, who We're his partners in
business in Chicago. said:
The facts reported in the despatch
are untrue. ! was never a partner OF
Wilcox, and so far as | know he has not
been arrested | am the counsel for
Mr.. Pussy and some other Philadelphia
gentlemen who have claims against VIII
employed detectives to do So The de-
teCtves found him in Buffalo. and |
went there and had a business talk with
him, but did not have him arrested.
at is probable that the matter will
be satisfactorily settled"
The evening world., 1894-09-04
FRACTURED HIS SKULL.
John Aschofsky Badly Injured in
Recommendations Row.

John Aschofsky, thrty-four years old,
of e. Freeman street, Williamsburg. is in
a critical condition at Eastern District
Hospital to-day, suffering from COM
mound fracture OF the skull,
The Freeman street house is big ten
ement with four families on each moor.
At o'clock last night, Aschofsky met
Mrs. Jennie Murray In the hallway, ana
il is said that he struck her. The woman
screamed for help, and James Murray,
John Barrett and Frank Book ran to hei
They threw Aschofsky down, and Muir,
raw. IL is said, hit him on the head Win
a stone, fracturing his skull.
The three Young men were arrested
and IN The Even Street Court, this
morning, Justice Murphy held them 70
await the result OF Aschofskys injuries
The evening world., 1894-09-04
AN OFFICER AWAITED HIM.
John 'unninEham Arrested ns ".
stepped from ~ Train.

John Cunningham, thirty years old.
OF 1910 West Second street, Wilmington,
Del, was arrested as he stepped from
an incoming Pennsylvania train in
Jersey city at 4 o'clock this morning, on
a charge of burglary.
Cunningham Is accused of robbing his
sister Of 500 worth OF jewelry and
money. After he got the money he took
the train for Jersey city.
Cunningham was taken before Jus
tice Potts to-day, who held him to await
extradition papers.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
CHASE FOR A PICKPOCKET.
Two Nomcn's PocketbooIs Found
in Norris Goodmaus Pocket.

Norris Goodman, Of IS Myrtle avenue,
Brooklyn. was arrested in Williamsburg
to-day after an exciting chase and held
in the Lee Avenue Court on two differ
cnt charges of picking pockets
While Detectives Holland and Dolan
y--e standing at Bedford avenue and
SE,a lHay woman. named Mrs. Brew
ster, jumped off a South Fourth street
car and told them that she had just
been robbed OF a pocketbook containing
$50. She pointed out the thief, who had
just boarded a Broadway car going up
town.
The detectives sprang into buggy and
followed the car. When they finally
caught up with 1t three blocks away
they saw Goodman jump off and run
Gown a side street 1t appears that he
had also stolen a pocketbook from
l'reda Pendorf. of ISL Ten Eyck street,
while on the Broadway car.
The detectives overhauled Goodman
after a run of seven blocks in "A saloon
at South Eighth and Berry streets, In
his possession were the two pocket
hooks
The evening world., 1894-09-04
Raid at Coney Island

The police OF the Coney Island station late
las, night descended upon Inman's Concert Hal
Ooe can avenue and West End Walk, and arrested
John F, Rowe, the bartender, on a charge OF
sspng a disorderly resort. Nine women and
nine men we're also captured and locked up.
nue of the female prisoners was accompanied
m her ten-veRT-old daughter. Who WAS placed
In care ~ the ChIldren's Society.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
She Identifies Her Husbands Hat

The man who was seen struggling In the East
River on the foot Of Cold street, Brooklyn yes
teriay morning ard drowned before help arrived
is believed to be Robert McCanu. twenty-rour
years old o, Phillips alley Mrs. Catherine Me
Cam called at the lower Fulton street station
last night and identified the straw hat which
vas found as having been worn by her husband
she said he had been sick several weeks, ana
sh. thought he had lost his mind The BODY
has not been recovered,
The evening world., 1894-09-04
Boys Drowned While Rowing.

10Y N7HVI IdTtI T-Tts-I
PEMBROKE Mass, Sept, I-Thrt'orI +
BlsEeley, aged eighteen, and John T.. Humphrey.
six years old. both ~ Boston were drowned ~
Monponsait Pond near here Yesterday. The bas $
were out rowing, and In changing seats Humphr,y
fell overheard, He was unable TO swim, BlaaaIcy
plunged IN after him, lie caught the drowning
boy, but became exhausted and both went dow n
together The bodies have been recovered.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
Brooklyn Brevlties.

John T., Dickinson. OF $50 Greene avenue, Brook
nh, told the police to-day that he had been
,'noen OF diamond pin valued at $50 while he
standing on the Bridge street station OF the
'ulon u road last night
louis Delbano, thirty-hve years old, OF lb7
mnehty NTH street, Brooklyn. was arrested this
,oIhlng' charged with stabbing Michael Fahey,
,s.enn,y,seyen years old OF 7Ss Third avenue. In
"o veg with 4 pocketknife.
The evening world., 1894-09-04

NV Associated Press
GUTHRIE, q r Sept - waterproof roHI.
ing up suddenly lI'' evening svcIlri Skeleton
Creek out o' i's bank. flooding tho surround
Ing country Tor quite distance While ~.
drayoring 10 cross The stream 1t 4 point near
h'r". N hlEgy. the occupants. Mr. jauE NJ
Pho. h-~ Two children ami Miss Mabel l.,U
wore ilru"n into the water ami drowned
The evening world., 1894-09-04

The members and few guests OF the Young
Mems Social Of 81. Michael's Church on High
street, brooklyn, took advantage ot the holiday
Yesterday to give the annual outing Of the Society
They went out in . taliy-ho cosch, leaving the
church ct 30 in the morning and returning at
In the evening.
The evening world., 1894-09-04

single alarm OF FIRE was sent out at 1880
this morning from the corner OF Eighth avenue
and Fitieth street. A heap OF refuse in the base
ment OF the apartment house 32s West Forty
eighth street was discovered ablsZe, and dense
smoke poured into the street. II quickly
,nguished, with trining damage.
The evening world., 1894-09-04

LONDON, Sept, 1T Is reported thai
the terminus of the projected fast
steamship line to Canada IL to he at
Brean, Bridgewater Bay. Somerset. al
most opposite Cardiff, on the other side
of the Bristol Channel
The evening world., 1894-09-04
william MuIiens Drowned.

William Mullens, tWenty-sght years Of age
driver for w. A. GGhagGn. OF Jersey City fell
into the canal there last Saturday and wat
drowned. tn body was recovered and taken to
spssr's Morgue at Jersoy City. Mullsnshs said
To have relatives In Newark, who are Imposed
70 be ignorant OF his dsath.
The evening world., 1894-09-04

Harry Dnnmmond was held for trial in the
Lee Avenue Court, Williamsburg, to-day on a
large " assault Last evening while riding on
sumner avenue car Drummond had some irou'
HE with the driver Jumping on he picked up a
,obblestons and hurled II at the car. He missed
ne driver. hut Sclfert Cohen was hit on the
lead and Harry BaTdell on the nose.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
THE THIEVES GOT 600
" abnsh Ticket ONCE Robbed IN
springfield. III.

rRINGFIELD. H., Sept. 4.-Durinx
the absence Of Ticket Agent Ralph F'lem-
ing last night two men broke into the
Wabash tickrt office through rear
window. The safe was unlocked, and
so in coin.
The only occupant OF the r;aiting-
rooms was Miss Mary CHM, oedf and
dumb, whom one man terrorized by
signs and kept from giving aa alarm.
The evening world., 1894-09-04
NEW JERSEY.
U. S. HOTEL CLOSED.
Famous Hostelry Of Long Branch
in Charge Of the Sheriff.
Thirty Servants Left Without Fo,d
or Means 10 Leave Town.
Proprietor jackson Said to Have
skipped, Leaving Many Creditors.


LONG BRANCli sept. A-The United
States Hotel Is in charge OF the sheriff
ana about thir,, ,ar,,,n,. .> ,,,r,a,,,,
80, IN ~ 'e, wants "'e i.'"' .e'e"
III apartments In the roar OF the hotel
without means to take them to their
borcs /, No,,. you,, 49,, .,, iii.
~, :" '''n anu p'''' ''''es
ihere Is very little FOOL for them. ard
their condition Is pitiful
Ware, lacL.,, who ,,., a..
""o "ia"aseu NV
MOTEL IL SAID TO have left town suddenly
to escape the numerous creditors. prin-
cipal,v tr,de,r., u.,o h, ,,I.
800, ""' nave p'i9
against MN Tor supplies. lie IL said
to be at the Abingdon Snuare Hotel in
New York
mi -
Tue servant say the amount due
them IL about 200 in sums ranging
from $40 to s75 Tho ,rades,,or.. hill.
In the mo',h, 10 'ssregate M''m. ,.,
emnlovcd aSn,, VI VIZ sea n', .nr no,e'
OWN w d nuoh w. Suneh.E onEe Servants
duceI 70 for,v &c. S"t ,, ,oaoe was ~, RI
,he Iisc Oh ~, r,a ! Sloat tlrie ago. AZ
Yeat n,T Jt,a'srm r eop,e were paiu IN lmii
emnInynass " ,,,ona, "a" VI .ne r"hlainilE
mnn"v ~ ,,ha ~, y" scEurc snous"
Tha' . u,n. 'n'n' ~ ,nt.I lp,her' f.,
The evening world., 1894-09-04

Fire broke out in the basement OF the three.
story frame building In the OF @j2 West
Twentieth street at o'clock this morning. in
the apartments OF J. Miller. The damage amount
ed to $500,