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They Result In n Midnight Explosion. Much
kxcIte ment, and Little Harm.

Ernest Marks. who lives on the third floor OF
the six story tenement at 200 West Ninety
eighth street. has been experimenting for
years with method for glazing photographs.
On Tuesday night lie was engaged in the wosk
at his home. He was experimenting With
solution that contained. among other chsmi-
Gals alcohol and chloTate OF potash. when. at
about midnight. an explosion occurred
Marks with his face ana hands covered with
tie fluid. which burned him like so much
vitri0l. was hurled to the other side OF tho
room and the windows Of the room We're
broken. Tho noise OF the explosion could 10
heard for blocks. IT, had hardly died away
down the stairs and into tho street. One OF
them Tau to Truck House - and alarmed
the fremen. In the mean time Marks had re-
covered and put out the fire that had started.
He was quite badly burned. but refused to 90
To q hospital
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1ntrrE. roLnoKEp 1HE ELAMsa
Mr. wn-srtn ere otssrs csrto-- 20 Learn
what Hser--- 90 Thsir Gooa-.

what nee.-- 90 Thsir eooa-.
Thieves apparently did not remain idle early
on Monday morning when several business
men In the buildings As and ~ Broad street
were burned out The main FIRE vas In 40. but
the occupants Of AZ also suffered
According TO their statement the articles
stolen after the IRE aggregate mass that
could not have been removed by one person.
The greatest loser IL I. q. Wilmarth. a shirt
maker on the fourth floor Of ~ He occupies
two rooms in the rear Of the building. He was
not damaged at all BY fire, but water broke a
skyliRht in the main room and DESTROYED
about $3.50 worth OF goods. Mr.. Wimarth
estimator his loss by theft at about 5000. lie
said yesterday:
Some one has fairly looted my rear room.
came down to my place yesterday morning
and found everything In the greatest confu-
sion. The rear one OF my two rooms has no
gas and the thieves had removed the tray OF
my trunk containing valuable personal papers
and taken II into the other room. evidently to
examine its contents. All my boxes were
rifed. and even such things as banjo a
cheap clock. and pair Of Indian clubs were
taken. 1 do not see how any one could carry
them of and not be seen.
when arrived found two Of the EN- ins S,,
they knew nothing about IT. They said that
after the fro u number OF people wearing fire.
that was all they could say. the police, told
me to 10 to the Fire Com missioners. saw
chief Hull OF tho fire patrol. and he washed
his bands of the whole matter and suggested
that 10 to Police Headquarters. | went there
and saw Sergeant Bird lie detailed Detective
Aloncle to investigate the case. Alon1lc came
around here about 1890 o'clock this morning,
and when told him Of my loss no, sun lac
thought the fire people had charge Ola ntch
matters Also while | was at Police I'D
quarters | was told to go back to the Ole slip
station and tell them to 50 ahead and do what
they could in the case. There has not been
one soul from that station here to-day.
Il shall see chief Bonner tomorrow" con
tinued Mr. Wilmarth. This has heen shut
tiecock sort Of affair and | am "A loser. / UNI
derstand that John Carlin. paper ruler who
waistcoat containing $3.50 and gold watch
and chain"
Mrs. Batterabury. tho jnnitress, also had
COMPLAINT to make. she said:
- lost a peck etbook and several articles OF
clothing. The pocketbook had little or Moth
ing in it, but 1t Is gone"
-. Schinasi & Co., Oriental cigarette makers.
several boxes OF cigars valued at % cents
apiece. besides valuable tobaccOs and cigar
ettea.
Fritz Queren, n saloon keeper in tho base
mont OF the same house. Is minus about $40
worth Of cigars. liquors. and cash.
No one can offer an explanation OF the mys-
FERROUS robbery The haul would Indicate that
q cart must have been used to remove the
ARTICLES, Mr.. Wilmarth's list OF missing arti-
two old suits, 81 worth OF coins, $50 worth OF
jewelry. one ulster. one new suit. one pair
skates three bolts OF linen. sundEy trlnkots
and large amount OF underwear.
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Thr.. New Steamer Lines to Montreal.

MONTREAL, Feb. l4-Three new lines OF
steamers have completed arrangements to
come to Montreal next season. There Was
such an increase in the tonnage OF the port
last season that 1t has warranted these COM
panies in making arrangements to send their
boats here.
The Johnson line will run weekly line OF
freight steamers between Liverpool and Mon
begin with, and, should tho experiment prove
a success, the company will extend its service.
The Scandal line will also run TO Montreal
SO far tho steamers Gambia and Georgana
have been arranged for. They viii leave
treal. calling at Christiana. The Scandal line
expects to have q weekly service teiore the
end of the season.
The third new line will run between bristol
and German ports aud Montreal. Ii is also
Tumored on the Board OF Trade that the White
Star line Is considering the advisability OF
running some Of lis steamsLs TO Montreal
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MKe. HENDERSON PUZZLES HIM
Lawyer >Lehman'- CurioSsy About Her
AbIiIty TO- Pay ISIS client sstiH Us-1tisnsd.

I,ouyrr >Lehman,. Curtosrsy About Her
AbIuty to- Pay ISIS client still us-1tisnsd.
Mrs. Harriet Henderson. who came into
notoriety last fall by successfully holding out
against officers Of the law who sought to serve
rapers on her in her apartments at the Hotel
81. Marc. was further examined in supple
mentary proceedings in the hnteroom OF the
Board " Aldermen yesterday afternoon. The
examination was In continuation OF the Efforts
of Edward r. Halsey to colloct his bill for S5OS
worth OF millinery.
Mrs. Henderson has said that her income IL
derived from the estate OF George II. Osgood,
deceased and is given TO her in amounts solely
at the discretion OF Lawyer James Platt who
acts as trustee Of the fund created for her
benefit. IN seeking to ascertain what her
relations were to this dead beneiactor Lawyer
'Were you an old mans dnrsing"
II YOU choose to plit it 40. she replied -,
W@il hardly a brother" she said archly
SON ss sn' sSe had pt lived at ia West fy.th
street. but had not owned that house. She
tn as 2w rnture there had been owned by her
brothers aud sisters In low voice she said:
You cannot catch me In u trap" These ques-
tions followed:
. Did you ever own 50 Eas: Fifty nfth streets A.
Q.-yere yon then married to Mr. Henderson, A.
No. owned i as Mr., amos.
= J.
derson A.-No; Mt. Enos is not dead
q You were divuTCsu from hun As-No.
die was divorced frGm YOU A.-So.
Q-Dd you ever own IL West fortcth street, A
Yes: eight years ago
Mrs. Henderson said she had owned this
house under the name Mrs. Fnos. and that she
had sold both houses She got about 20, uOO
for her equity in the first and about $1,000 for
the equity in the second. ,
10 YOU receive an income from William
Henderson of Glasgow. Scotland - asked the
lawyer;
No" .
Mr.. Lehman wanted to know whether Hem
derson was her husband. but the question was
not answered, as Mrs. Henderson and her
counsel objected. She said she had received
no money from him in five years At previous
stages OF the case she had been described as
the wife of Russell II. Henderson of this city.
Does your husband support you z" she was
asked.
He som etimes pays the board bill
She said that Mr. Plat never gives her a
Abatement of how she stands with the OsRood
trust and that she simply takes what she gets.
She said she has been insolyent for about three
when did you last have any Iewelry ?"
Not No I'm in many a day." said Mrs. Henderson
with a shrug. 1t may have been four years
Mrs. Hen derson said that she did not get
more than 81 900 a year from Lawyer Plat,
and som etimes got less She believes she got
about $4,000 from him last year. but she could
not say how 1t went. ~
they were trespassing on the quarters q the
Hoard OF Aldermen and must vacata where
upon an adjournment was taken until Monday
Mt l.. NJ.
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wADDELL. Es1z ooapASY,s AFfAIns
A Chattei Mortgage on Its Property for
oISO 900 Filed In Bridgeport.

A Chattei Mortgage on Its Property for
100000 Filed in Bridgeport
BRIDaEPoRT. Feb. 14.-There has been filed
IN the Town Clerks ofIlce 10 this city a chattel
mortgage for $4,000. given by the Waddell.
Entz Company of this city to K Knauth OF
New York. who represents the following
as trustee: Knauth. Nachod Il Kuhns.
Charles L. Colby. and Edwin Brown. sub
scribers to $1,000 worth OF the stock
OF the company. and C. E. Knoblouch.
Thomas L James. John Straiton. Henry +.
Spencer John c. Brown. Eugene Colby. Row
land G. Hazard. and Charles l. Brace. SUBJ
scribers for from $500 TO $1,000 OF stock.
The inventory includes ell the property OF the
company in this city and the motors rolling
stock and all other property In the compAny's
depot at 127th street aud Second avenue New
York. The company has been operating q line
OF street cars with storage batteries on second
avenue. New York. for some time tenn
porary receiver has also been aD-
pointed. Montgomery Waddell. Vice President
ofthe company being named BY Judge George
W.Wheeler. to whom application was made In
the Superior Court a few days ago The COM
pany Is organized under the laws OF the State
Of New Jersey and its capital 10 So, OOO,OOU.
Tho President Is Psrcival KnAuth of Now York
York. The New York oflces are at 2O3 Broad
way. There will be q hearing for perma-
nsnt receiver on Feb. IL.
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The Captain md HI. Detectives Follow DIR.
Parahur-t and the society Agents.

The Captain md HI. Detectives Follow DIR.
PRrkhur-t and the society Agents.
DIR. Charles H. Parkhurst OF the Society for
he Prevention Of Crime Lawyer Frank Moss.
his counsel. aud 1.-Two detectives Of the society
were in the anteroom OF the Grand Jury again
yesterday to testify in regard to DIR. Park
bursts latest attempt to get tho Grand Jury to
indict a police Captain. DR. Parkhurst and
Lawyer Moss had their chance to talk to tho
Grand Jury on Tuesday, but the detectives d id
not so in turn they were called into tho
private room OF the Grand Jury and exam med.
1t WAS said that DR.. Fnrkhurst was endeav-
oring to get the Grand Jury to indiet Cant.
Price in connection with the raid on Warren
Lewis's Alhambra made BY Inspector MoAvoy
and detectives from the Central Office. Sonre
color was lent to this UNDERSTAND ding by the
fact that Capt. Price and his three ward men.
Detectives Hay. Curry. and Mcdonald. came
into the anteroom OF the Grand Jury after DIR.
Parkhurat. his counsel. and detectives had re-
tired. and took their turn in testifying before
the Grand Jury.
It is usual when a high Official in tho
Police Department Ia charged with criminal
offence. conviction OF which may not only sub
ject him to imprison ment. but to the loss of
his office. to allow him to come before tho
Grand Jury and tell his own story. This Was
done in the case OF Police Inspector Williams
in November, when DR.. Parkhurst tried to
have him indicted for not compelling Police
Captain Deyery to close disorderly houses.
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No Way for tho Republicans TO Get late
Conrt-The Lie Passed In the Honse.

No Way for tho Republicans to Get late
Couri-The Lie Passed In the House.
TRENTON. Feb. l4.-The lie was passed be-
tween two members OF the Assembly this
afternoon but. except for tho momentarY ex-
element. little attention was paid to the in
cident A bill introduced by Carroll Of Hudson
had teen reported adversely. It repeats the
law providing for Boards of Appeal in tax
cases in Hudson and Essex counties. and Car
roll explained that 1t would save several thou
sand dollars year. lie wanted the adverse
report re iscted.
Max SGlinger. n Republican member from
Hudson. supported the adverse report. and
said that the Tax Commissioners OF Jersey
City had increased the valuation OF property
belOn ginE TO Republicans and decreased yaluA-
tons for Democrats
That statement is a lie, made up Of the
whole CLOTH" exclaimed Carroll.
Several members sprang to their feet. Wal
tiers Of Monmouth was recognized to state his
point OF order which ne did.
The geLuem4u is NOT speaking to the
Amid Laughter all over the House, Speaker
Hot directed hE; Carroll 20 proceed IN order.
salinser paid no further notice 10 the imputg-
ton en- MS Nera"Uy than TO sag that he was q
Eenueman eNeTYH hero aud under all cITcum-
stances The adverse report Was coneurrsd
A resolution was adopted directing the Idle
dootkeepe's 81 tie AHse'"iiy q employ tEtlr
tlule IN loohlurs Tor kNH sneak tll.eAHS WHO have
beSn TaluluE the uesGS Ut n eEbeTs.
The Repu IlirHn leaders are slowly compre-
hendlng that when they Tr4eeist the pTol csi-
lion otthe Demo TO begin a friendly suit
TO Settle the Senate controversy. ,EeY lost Their
only chanes 70 get into court. AZ Is low said
W Leading LAWYERS That no coGtcst can 10
made by the Treasurer and N0mUiTO!leT elrc'r d
recently In Joint meeting, because thoy eau
GET no eommisslons iron rho 'uyeTnOr 4 give
lhem standing IA court. a similar di.aCu.Ty
VIII be eneouhtered in the attemItto get into
court on the bills passed. In the OPINION 81
lawyers the cases wll be rejected by Tie
Judges because the bills cannot become las
until they have been approved by the GoysruO-.
or vetoed anu passed again by the legislature
and hled with the Secretary Of state.
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TO TRY kx-pREsIDESr BLAUT.
Ten Jaryaen Selected In the Court OF Oyer
and TsrmIHer.


and TsrmIHer.
Joseph F. Dlaut ex-President Of the Madison
Square Bank. who was indicted for perjury in
swearing to n false statement OF the condition
OF the bank 10 the superintendent OF State
Banks on June J. 1893. was called to tho bar
for trial in the Court Of oyer and Torminer
yesterday. Blaut will be represented by
Lawyers Jacob Fromme. W. \. Cohen. and
Edward LauteTba District Attorney Fellows
and Vernon NJ. Davis will look after the prose-
cution.
The entire day was spent in getting jury.
and when the court adjourned at Is o'clock
but ten talesnen had been accepted. Thay
were;
Eli Samuels OF ia West Twenty street
David Freed OF ~ Mott street. Joseph W.
Hatch of 1.S Nest, lO3d street. BENJAMIN T.
Degrushe Of 81 Madison street. Arael Il, Mese-
reau of "a West l2'ith street. Charles O'Sulli-
van OF GS3 Morris avenue. Peter J. Ferrier Of
1913 Ninth avenue. Richard VI. TreRcY of 2'3J
West l29th street. Louis Franklin of LA Lex
inGton avenue. and Ralph r. Geist OF 22l East
l2Ith street
Judgments for 500. l4l were entered yester-
day against Simon Blaut. brother Of Joseph T.
Flaut in favor OF Miles VI. O'bTien and James
q. Cannon as receivers Of the Madison SIuars
Bank. The judgments were on promissdry
notes made in l&t! In the name OF simon
Blaut per Joseph F. Blaut, his attorney
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THE DREAD PNEUMONIA.
IT sTRIEEs ITS VTCnRS WITHOUT
LET W<RNTNG.

siers sf Its Cs-inE-It- Rsvazes A.. To-
creasing-what Csa ne none 20 STAY L.
Freeresst
During the month OF January Just pss' the
ravaRes from pneuH onIa nave been appal ng
In the city Of New York alens the deaths IRON,
the dread disease mum Der more than 500. aud
Judging from recent telsRraphlc reports We
doubt not that the mortality has been eorrs-
spondingly large in other parts Of the country
For reasons unknown TO us. SAYS tbs New
York Sun in n recent editorial the IN ortalty
from pneumonia has rissn very greatly in re-
cent times. Up to two Jsars ago the average
annual number OF fatal cases OF il was under
1000: but in 1892 the number was J.5il. aud
last year 047l The medical faculty ought 10
be able to give some explanation OF this ss+i.
Gus fact and we should thihk. might be abIs
to ind some more effective means Of dealing
with the most deadly OF all the mnlsdiss with
which the city is afflicted. While they are
engaged in trying to discover an Improved
method OF treatment people must strive TO
secure their own safety ssainat the disease bY
sible ffit once gets hold OF the system. there
Is danger In trilling with IL
Pneumonia results from exposure. change
OF weather. prevails more among msn than
women. Dore among the apparently healthy
than among the feeble. Wear sold the dls.
ssse is invited By a certain condition OF the
system, indicated By occasional chllls Aah
isvs tsndsnGy to 9o,Ss ~ ths ' psS .nd
trsme tired iesliugs short breath, Bisuritio
slitchss in the siIe. hot and dry skin. loss Of
strength and vitality.
A ceIsbratsi New York physician told the
tribune that pnsunoniR wa. = secondary dis.
order. the exposure and cold being simply tue
agent which develops the disease. already
dormant in the system. because the kidneys
have been but partially d0iug their duty.
In short pneumonia T. but an early iAdica-
tion OF a Brights diseased condition. Tins
impaired action may exist for years without
the patient suspecting it because o pain viii
be felt In the kidneys or their vicinity. All
often IL can be detected only by chemical aud
micrOscpplcal examination.
This disease IL very obstinate. and u the
sccOmpany wing kidney disorder 10 very far Ad-
VaEceJ. recovery Is in possible. for the kia-
neys give out entirely and the patient Is liter
ally sufHocated by water.
The only safeguard gainst pneumonia IL to
maintain q vigorous condition Of the system.
and thus to prevent it's attacks. By using
Warner Safe Cure. which IL the standard and
only known remedy for snectuailJ restoring
fun vitality to the kidneys. 1t does not pre-
tend to cure an attack OF pneumonia. but 10
can and does remove the cause Of and prevent
that disease II taken In time.
1t Is the part Of wisdom to foresee the result
OF neglect and to be governed accordingly
A1r
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Hsn~ p,,brs state Medical A..oe,a,ion.

Albany. Feb 1L-The homeopathic State
Medical Society concluded its meeting to-day.
A communication was read from the New York
County Society protesting against any revis-
ion by the Legislature OF the medical examln-
ers' law until after its usefulness shall have
elected: President. J. II. schIeY. New York
city; First Vice. President + ]. Bisssll. ROch-
AtticA; fhird Vice President. ". b. MiHchsll.
BROOKLYN; Secretary, John l. Monatt Brook
Ign; Treasurer re, Charl les Deadly, New York city.
W. o. Mcdonald Of New York city. W. 7. Laird
OF Utica. j NJ, Lee Of Rochester +. :. Couch OF
lredonia, J, "; Candse VI Syracuse. and ]. 4.
Greedy Of Binghamton-
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a Commission WIN Investigate Miss NeS-
els Mental CCAditIou.

John II. Judge and Matthew Chalmers have
been appointed Commissioners by Judge An
drews Of the Supreme Court 10 inquire into the
sanity of Linda Meyer. who for eight years has
been confined in the Sanford Han Asylum at
Flushing. Miss Meyer is 40 years Old and the
daughter OF Isaias Meyer. who died in lSsoN
Her mother lives at ~ West fiity-tOurth
street. The proceedings to have Miss Meyers
sanity passed upon are brought in the name
OF Edward Lauterbach, who is the executor
under the will Of her father. The value Of tho
estate Is sbsO.oOO Miss Meyers Interest n II
amounts to about $4,000 Ii is eAld that
there Is no hope OF her recovery.
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DIR. sRIER's sUCCAssFUL VENTURE.
Applications to be Received Oniy From 10
O'CLOCK Uatii Moan.

Applications TO be Received Oniy From 10
O'CLOCK Uatn Moan.
Tho st. bartholomew Loan Bureau at the
Mission House In Fast Forty second stree
has proved much more OF success in onoway
than was expected. Tho bureau has been
swampcd with applications for loans One Of
the officials in charge said yesterday that
Limitation will soon be placed upon the hours
for application. In future loans will be issued
from 10 o'clock In the morning until noon.
Owing TO the publicity given to the workings
OF tho Bureau many undesirable applications
have been made. Frequently the security
offered has been found 10 be worthless. The
institution Is not one OF charity. but is con-
Quoted on business PRINCIPLES. To Judge by
the securities sometimes offered many people
take the charity view Of toe matter and are
There were more than 200 applicants YES
tarday.
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CoIor.a Men Dsnousss R,.hop Potter.

BosToS. Feb. IA largely attended meet
ing OF the colored people Of Boston was held
last night under the auspices OF the National
League at Charles Street Church TO take ac-
ton on an address said 10 have been delivered
yised aii sell, resTeetine eoiGred men 10 70 20
Africa. The speakers were bitter in their de-
nuncIRtions Of all schemes t. coloniZe the ne
gro George 7. Downing presented resolu-
tons deprscatng the utterances Of bishop
Potter. They were unanimously adopted.
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10 ALB4Sr EoR LEGIsLAnox
Ths fIsh COnAiSSIOa SENDS = Delegation
Petition 90 COaxrgss

ThS Fish toREiSsioa SENDS = DslsgAtIOn-
Petition 90 CORErgss
At the regular monthly meeting OF the New
York Fish Commission, which was held yesteT-
day at SO Broadway, President & ID. Hunting
Ton. Secretary + 7. Doyle. and + q. Whitake
were delegated TO go to Albany to-day aud
appear before the Legislature. for the purpose
OF giving the views Of the Commissioners on
pending legislation affecting fish and game
Interests. They will go in response TO an in
Niiatlon from the Legislative committee. The
1ommlsslop VIII apP!yto the Legislature for
log the interior waters OF the State.
Tue Com missioner decided to petition Con
lmpoLted iron other states into the State Of
New YORK and also endorsed a bill TO allow
sunday nshlng in the counties Of Kings.
Queens. chmond. and SUFFOLK. Il Was de-
elied 20 locate the hatchery tor which : Con-
EreSsiona APPROPRIATION Of 8, 900 vas formed
In June. 1872 under the sundry Civil Dsa-
elsncy hill on Oneida Lake.
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a soy MorraI Hart While Coasnps.

PEEKsKnI. Feb l4.-Martin Otzmann. aged
Is years. died to-day of Injuries received in a
collision between two bob slsds while coasting
on James street. this city, on Tuesday evening
OF last week. Dr. c. A. knight found one side Of
the left leg laeerated aud several stitches were
necessary ~ close the wound The young
man improved slowly and the wound began to
heal Last Aonday. however tetanus set in
and after ioTty-eight hours OF suffering. Young
Otzmsnn died. In the collision 10 which he
received his wound several other lads were
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Assa ed OF Pa..IaE CoaatrrfsIt Cola.

Harris L. shafIer OF "a EldridRs street, this
city. was arrested By Detective Clarke In Jer-
ser CITY yesterday accused Of passing eoun-
terfsit coin. On Tuesday shAfIer passed :
spurious silver dollar on Patrick St John Of
pa Fourteenth street. a. ST. John alleges.
Yesterday he tried, it Is said, 70 pass another
one aud then ST. john called IN the detective.
Before he vas arrested ShAder Jung some coin
into the river ST. John. Hho 10 butcher at
the aLsttoiT, says that he and several other
spurious coin shaner was held to await the
action OF the United states authorities
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He Drew the Interest on Mrs.. BArdsA's
BOnds.

Mrs. Barden OF 521 Madison street. Brook
I'm. lost her pockstbook month ago while
riding in Gates avenue car. In the pocket
book besides Sl3 In cash, there were coupons
for $40 interest due on West Shore Railroad
bonds before she could notify the railroad
people OF her loss the coupons were presented
aud the interest paid. The police were nOti-
fled and yesterday Perrin Jeffrey the con-
duCtOT OF the ear upon which Mrs BArden lost
her purse was RTTaigned in the lorkyille PO-
lice Court. He admitted having found the