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The evening world., 1894-04-02
SHOT AT POLICEMEN.
Hughes Refused to Be Kept in a
Guaranteed House.
When Disarmed He Attacked the
Officers with a Balestick.
Arrested After a Desperate Struggle
and Lodged in Jail.

Patrick Hughes. owner Of the house 81
Spencer street, Williamsburg, and who
lives at 50 Spencer street, was held in
the Lee Avenue Court to-day on a charge
OF attempting to kill :wo policemen.
Hughes's house is unIer quarantine. as
there Is smallpox there. This morning
Policemen Wilson and Sannon were on
duty to prevent the inmates from es-
Gaping.
Hughes came along with a bushel OF
coal which he wanted the policemen to
deliver to a tenant on the top floor. but
the policemen refused to do so. Hughes
then said he would deliver it himself and
went inside the house. although he was
warned that IL he did so he could not
come out again.
Shortly afterwards he r~eappeared and
~endeavored to rush by the policemen.
They pushed him back, and then
Hughes, drawing n revolver from his
pocket, fired two shots point blank at
them, but both missed the mark.
Policeman Sannon knocked the revol-
yer from Hughes's hand as he was
preparing to shoot a third time.
hughes then picked up a halestick
and struck Wilson over the head, in
ficting severe cuts. The two policemen
then grappled with him, and after a
desperate fight, in which Hughes was
quite severely handled, they took him
to the Lee Avenue Court.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
CHANGES AT GATES AVENUE
Policeman Webb Succeeds Brady
as n Court Officer.

Changes In the officers OF the Gates
Avenu Police Court, Brooklyn. were
made this morning. Policeman James
w. Webb. of the Ralph avenue mounted
squad. a Republican. reported to Justice
Connolly, In place of Policeman Brady,
of the De Kalb avenue station. who has
been returned to patrol duty.
Friday n letter was received by Justice
Connolly, notifying him of the proposed
change. but, owing to his recent illness,
he was unable to confer with Commits
sion erWclles. Justice Connolly very
Courteously declines to discuss the ac-
ton Of the Commissioner in these cases.
He says that he thoroughly appreciates
the power of hte Commissioner to re-
move or appoint officers in the police
courts. Heretofore 1t has been done af-
ter consultation with the Presiding Jus
tice. and his wishes have In IA great
measure been followed.
II the men sent to the Gates Avenue
Court are capable and of good record
they will probably be accepted.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
PATCHOGUE'S BURGLAR HUNT
The Young Men of the Town Had
Fun, but Caught No Thieves.

PATCHOGUE. l.. l., April 2.-There
are "a tired young men in his town
to-day. the excitement Of a burglar chase
having kept them up until an early hour
this morning.
Late Saturday night 1t became known
that three suspicious characters had
been seen inspecting the large stores.
This. coupled with reports of n man
having been waylaid and robbed at West
Pond recently. made the police extra
cautious.
About midnight the three men We're
seen lettering about one of the stores,
end two of the watching police made a
dash to capture them. The three men
turned and ran. with big Joe Cannon
after them. his companion giving up the
pursuit. The trio easily escaped.
The alarm spread, however. and last
night nearly all the young men In the
town organized themselves into watchers
and patrolled the various streets. Every
uuspic'ous-looking person was held, up
Mt tho point of a lighted cigar until he
proved his identity. Then apologies
would follow, coupled with an invitation
70 enter the nearest hotel and look
through the bottom of a glass.
About 5 o'clock the %vigilantes CAV UP
the patrol work and went to bed.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
OYSTERMEN WILL FIGHT.
sheriff Shinn's Orders to Leave the
F]ortcsauc Grounds Dched.

BRIDGETON. y. j., April 2-Sherif
Shinn and a squad OF his deputies, all
armed, arrived at the Fortesque oyster
grounds carly this morning. Hundreds
OF boats were already on the grounds.
and the Sheriff found himself pOwerless
II enforce the law. He told the oyster
men that he was there to protect the
rights Of persons holding riparian grants
from the State, and cautioned the oys-
termrn to leave the grounds or they
would be arrested.
Tn" boats mostly belonged to the mem
hsrs of tic Delaware Bay and Maurice
River Oyster Association, who dispute
the ownership OF the riparian grant
rs the State to +. F9rtesquc. The oys-
termen ella m that they have a right to
dreiEe oysters on the grounds, and say
they do not propose u heed the Sheriff's
command 10 leave. The ovstermen were
armed and fully prepared for a conflict.
Sheriff Shinn. seeing that his forces
were. o~utnumherel at least five to one
by the o~ystcrnen. all not attempt to
enforce, the law. and 1t Is not known
just what the authorities will do. Up
To noon there had been no conflict be-
tween the oystermen and the authorities.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
BROOKLYN NEWS.
EDITORS STICKING TYPE.
Brooklyn Times Striking Compos-
itors Say That's the Situation.
The Men Confident They VIII Win
the Fight with The Citizen Also.

No settlement has yet been reached
between the striking compositors and
the publishers of the brooklyn Citizen
and Brooklyn Times. The strike was
still In force to-day, and the printers
gathered in little knots near their re-
spective Offices and discussed the stu
alton.
They seemed confident that they
would win the fight. Notwithstanding
the declaration by the publishers that
they had filled the places.
Business Manager Kellogg, of The Cit
!zen, said that nearly all the cases were
filled. n that the paper would be on
the street to-day at the usual hour A
member of Typographical Union No. 9S
said:
W have other cards to play. and 1t
Is possible that every paper in Brook
Ign will be tied up" He refused to
explain his remark.
At a meeting of the Central Labor
Union Yesterday resolutions were passed
promising aid to the strikers.
There was no excitement in the vicin-
ity of the Times office, on Broadway.
Williamsburg. a little knot Of the strik-
ers was about, but offered no resistance
to the new men.
Just how many Of these new men there
are Is n question. city Editor Sperry
SAID TINS morning lnat nearly All OF Ills
cases were fun, and that by moor he ex-
pected to have as large a force as usual
at work.
on the other hand the strikers claim
that only n few ~non-union men are al
the cases, and were 1t not for the assist
ance of some of the business office and
editorial force. who are ready to stick
type in an emergency, that the paper
could not come out at all.
The compositors held a meeting in Ev-
erett Hall this morning, but would not
tell what they did. Committees to wait
on the publishers were appointed.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
MEN ON A RAMPAGE.
Now Accused of Drunkenness, Dis
orderly Conduct.

James Smith. OF Canarsie; Henry
Schieler, of l79 Pennsylvania avenue;
James Warren, of Watkins and Blake
avenues, and Joseph McCarren, of Os-
born and Livonia streets, were arraigned
in the Gates Avenue Police Court, Brook
Ign, this morning, on a number Of
charges, including drunkenness. disor-
derby conduct, petty larceny and bur
glary.
Last night. 1t is stated, these four.
while drunk. attempted to enter the
saloon of Lewis Goldstein at Watkins
avenue n Livonia street. The saloon
was closed. and Goldstcin refused to fur
nish them with liquor. Thereupon the
accused obtained stones and clubs. broke
in the front door, and made havoc of the
Of the saloon.
They also, II Is claimed. broke open
the till and stole SIS. The Seventeenth
Precinct station was notified, and Otticers
French and Whiting arrested tn" men.
They were held for trial on all the
charges.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
WOMEN VACCINATORs CHOSEN
Two Appointed by Health Com
missioner Emery.
Another Nest OF SInall-I'ox Acct
dcntally Discovered.

Physicians Of the Brooklyn Health
Department will vaccinate $50 employees
IN 4 laundry i'm Concord street and a
large number of men in a brewery on
Front street.
Health Commissioner Emery to-day
appointed a dozen more special vacci-
majors at a salary of SIS per month.
Among the new appointees are two wo-
men.
The clerks and other employees of the
Department became excited this morn
ing when they learned that a man sup
posed to be suffering from smallpox
had been among them. Shortly before
10 o'clock the suspect, who said his
street. presented himself before Or.
Wyckoff. and said he was i'll.
He explained hat he had a pain in
the back. a severe headache and sore
throat. He had called uron his brother
in Bellevue Hospital, who had since
been taken to North Brother Island.
Kelly was sent to the hospital for de-
tention until the doctors can learn
whether he really has the malady.
a ho'-hed of smallpox was discovered
this morning In the home Of "A family
named Reuter-, at 1853 De kalb avenue
Six members are i'll with the disease
Health inspectors discovered a case ir
the house two days ago, n the in,
valid was sent to the hospital. 1t is said
the patient had been i'll two weeks
No physician was in attendance, and the
Department only heard of the case 10y
accident. The house was Guaranteed
\ dozen physicians are at work to-
day v~accinating the occupants of a
row of tenements. 6i2 to 652 Classon
avenue.
Marie Purdy, twenty-six years old, OF
GAS Classon avenue, was removed to tbs
hoSpita1
The evening world., 1894-04-02
FOUND DEAD BY HIS FATHER.
New Brunswick Police Investigate
Ing John DniIy's Death.

NEW BRUNSWICK. y. j., April q
John Daily, aged thirty. was found dead
early this mornig in the areaway of his
fathers residence. 60 Remsen avenue,
this city. The body was discovered by
Daily's father. The skull was fractured
in two places, n the body was lying in
a pool OF blood.
There are two theories advanced as to
how the man met death. one is that
Daily, who vas "A heavy drinker, fell
and killed himself while trying TO enter
his fathers house. The other theory is
mat i,aiiy was injured IN a fight n
lice are making an Investigation.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
WOULD LET HIS WIFE BURN.
Haired IA Policeman Way to n
Burning building.

NEWARK, n. j., April AT 100 this
morning,w lille Policeman Smith, OF the
Van Buren, street station. was patrolling
his post in front of Madison and Ferry
streets. he saw smoke issuing from the
top floor of the three-story frame build.
ing on that corner.
The house was occupied on the ground
floor by George lmhoff as a saloon.
When the policeman tried to get into
the house. to arouse the people lmhoff,
who was drunk, refused to allow him to.
The policeman then broke in the door
and rescued Mrs. Imhoff. who was
asleep. An alarm was turned in and
the fire was put out after doing a dam
age of $500.
Policeman Smith. after the fire was
out. arrested lmhorf on a charge OF In
t~oXication.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
DEATH OF GEORGE A. HALSEY.
Descendant of tho Founders OF
var

NEWARK. n. j., April 2.-George A.
Kelsey, n descendant OF the Halsey
family. which was among those who
founded the city OF Newark over two
hundred years ago, died last night. Mr..
l!aiSey was born in Newark seventy
I'VE years ago, and always took an aC-
tive Interest in the affairs of the city,
state and nation.
II" was an active Republican. and was
elected to the State Legislature in 1861.
In 1871 he was elected to Congress from
Newark. He served but one term. In
1874 he was nominated for Governor Of
tn" State. but was defeated by cx-Gov.
Bcdle.
lie was n conspicuous figure in the
Convention Of Wednesday night last.
when the Republicans OF this city nom
mated their city ticket. He was plan
ming to take an active part In the cam
patgn, which opened on hat night.
ON Friday he was taken i'll with pncu-
m0nia and sank rapidly. He leaves
"A widow, one daughter and two sons.
Mr.. Halscy was an intimate friend OF
the late James G.. elaine. The great
statesman, when in Newark, Invariably
stopped at his residence.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
WORE HIS VICTIMS SHOES.
DOnnelly Induced Mcclure to Go
to Sleep and Then Robbed Him,

John Mcclure went to Jersey city yes
terday from Philadelphia to look for
work. He was wandering about the Erie
yards. when he was approached 10y two
men. who claimed that they were en-
nloyees of the Company. The men in
duced McGuir to 20 to sleep on an en-
CINE. They then stole his coat and shoes.
lie reported the robbery to the police.
who arrested Thomas Dcnnelly and an
other man. This morning they were ar
raigned before Justice O'Donnell, and
Donnelly surprised the Court by having
on McGuire's Goa and shoes.
Justice O'Donnell compelled Donnelly
TO deliver them to Mcclure. Donnelly
was then locked up for trial.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
GREEN TALKED OF MURDER.
Arrested on the Charge of Stab
hing His wife.

Henry Green, colored, of 10 Franklin
place. Brooklyn, was arrested this morn
ing on complaint Of his wife, Cedonia,
VINO charged him with stabblng her.
when a policeman entered their apart
hehtS Green was standing over his wife,
pf,C,lding her in the limbs with a knife.
ne knife was dull, and the woman was
M seriously injured, The policeman
'ail"i upon Green to surrender.
no away from me, or III dom urder,"
then kill you
IeIIeman Williams placed Green un-
yer arrest, and he walked to the station
mousse without making any trouble
The evening world., 1894-04-02
TO BRING NAGLE BACK.
R"uuisition for Perth Amhoy',
Confessed Murderer Not Ready.

PERTH AMRON, y. j., April q
Chict Of Police Burke this morning had
not yet received the acquisitions papers
to bring Christopher NaEle from Am.
stcrlam, y. y, to Perth Amhoy. to
hr tried for killing his wife in THIS city
over ten years ago.
Nlgl" confessed the crime n: Amstcr-
dam, and says he Is willing to sunc
the full IpnHlty for his act.
CEi,f Burke has notified the Amstcr.
dam authorize, that hc VIII take
prompt steps t. bring Maggie 10 Perth
AmhOy a. soon rs ne receives the
reqgisitiuu papers.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
AGED COUPLE CAN'T AGREE
Wealthy Mr.. Dcmarest. of Wood
bridge, Sued for Divorce.

ELIZABETH. y. j.. April 1.-The wife
OF Henry A. Demarest. a wealthy resi-
dent of Woodbridge, has applied to the
Cour OF Chancery for an absolute d.
vorce from her husband on the ground
OF cruelty and ~non-support. The papers
in the case were filed last week with
Chancellor McGill.
Mr., Demarest is an Elder in the First
Presbyterian Church Of Woodbridge. and
Is about seventy-three years old. while
his wife Is over seventy. The couple, IL
is said. have been leading an unhappy
life for a long time. They have five
sons, all prominent business men In
Moodbridge and New York.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
CUT HER HEAD BY A FALL.
A Woman Meets with nm Accident
at the bridge Entrance.

While coming from a bridge car this
morning. Il OF about fifty years.
well dressed. and evidently OF good
family. suddenly became dizzy and fell
The Fan ana hridre noliccmen carried
her to q small room underneath the
stairway M sent a call for an ambu-
lance.
Hospital dressed the woman's wounds
and wanted her to go to the hospital.
She refused, hlwever. and ordered a
cab to take her to Brooklyn. She would
not give her name.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
BUT SIX MEN WENT TO WORK.
Harbour Will Thrown Open Mt Pat
erson TO-Dny-Strikers sim Firm.

PATTERSON, n. j., April 1.-The large
Barbour mill was thrown open for work
this morning. only six employees went
to work. amid the bowls OF hundreds
of strikers. The strikers then adjourned
to Paterson Island, where a meeting
was held, and resolutions passed to
stand firm.
AT nOon the strikers marched In n body
To the Adams mill. and serenaded the
workmcn. There was no trouble The
strikers will make an effort to-day to
try and induce the strikers to leave this
mill and Join them.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
KNOCKED DOWN BY STEAM
James Owens Badly Injured by the
BurstinE of n Pine.

James Owens, thIrty-eight years old.
" 81. Marks place, near Troy avenue.
brooklyn, was removed from St. Johns
nome this morning to ST. Mary'a Hos
pisal He is suffering from injuries
"nIch may prove fatal.
ofhe was repairing a steampipe on tor
u boiler at 7 o'clock this morning,
wren the pipe broke and the steam
[uhtu out In his face. The force
hnpqocked him backward and he rolled
Ii ne Top or the boiler to the ground,
sg was unconscious when n physician
arrived and was removed to the hospital
The evening world., 1894-04-02
Lamps to Light The WORTH.

Perhaps no article OF furniture adds
so great "A charm to an apartment,
whether parlor, boudoir or bedroom, as
a handsome lamp. Besides. 1t is a
necessity and u perfect luxury for read
ing purposes. Messrs. Mccain, S!mp-
son & Co.. the Eighth avenue furniture
and carpet dealers. will give an ppor-
tunity to-day h a every one should
avail themselves of. Several thousand
beautiful parlor lamps that usually sell
for $3.50 VIII be marked at the trifing
sum of 2.9S. This is one OF their special
sales that have become so popular, Be
sure and get one OF these lamps. -
The evening world., 1894-04-02
AFTER STREET MUSICIANS,
A Movement TO Drive Then Out OF
BROOKLYN.

The members Of the Liberty Musical
Union, OF Brooklyn. are organizing n
movement to drive street musicians from
the city.
They say that since the New York
Aldermen drove the street musicians
from that city they have visited Brook
Ign In great numbers.
1t is said that most OF the stree<
bands in Brooklyn are composed OF mu-
sicians brought here by German con-
tractors. who pay them starvation
wages.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
BROKE A STORE-DOOR LOCK.
James Homer Says lie Did II, but
Doesn't Explain Why.

Policeman Sherman. or the West
Twentieth street station. found the lock
OF The front door of Charles L!ef's cloth
ing store, at ?T7 West T~wcnty-third
street. broken last night. He arrested
julius Homer, who says he lives in
STRIKERS lane. and who was seen loiter-
breaking the lock. but did not explain
why he had lone so.
He claimed that he had no Intention
of breaking into the place. Al Jefferson
Market Court, to-day. Homer was held
in 5000 bail for examination
The evening world., 1894-04-02

The lad Is subject to epileptic fits, and
he Is apt to fall at any time in the
street. Mrs. Lyon says hat her boy
might LAY zone away with BERTHE
Beach. a neighbours boy. who lives at
Lee avenue and Lynch street. Some oe
the ~neighbors' children are said to
have spoken of the two going to Buffalo
together. AT Brooklyn Police Head
quarters 1t was said communications
would be sent to Buffalo asking that a
search be made foi the boys.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
HE WALKED IN HIS SLEEP.
Broke His Ankle and Otherwise
Injured by Falling Downstairs.

Frank FrcnEen, of iii Gates avenue,
Williamsburg is at his home to-day suf-
fcrlnS from a broken ankle, a severe
scalp wound and general shock, which
may result seriously. as he is sixty-two
Frengen has been n siecp-walker for a
number OF years, and last night he wan
dercd through the house in light attire.
Finally he started to go downstairs, but
slipped and fell to the bottom. II woke
him thoroughly, but also put him on The
list of inValids.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
HANDSOME HARRY HELD.
Once IN EnElish Army Omcer, Now
n Common Prisoner.

Philip Moran. or Handsome Harry"
as he is better known to the Brooklyn
police. was held for examination in the
Butler Street Police Court this morn
ing on the charge OF grand larceny.
Michael j. Manning, a s~aloon-keeper,
of 35i Bond street, says that about IL
o'clock last night Moran came into his
place and ak behind the bar to
look at n model of the Brooklyn Bridge
and took $50. Moran pleaded not guilty.
About a year ago he was charged with
taking a diamond pin from a woman on
Fifth avenue. He claims to have been
an English army officer Mt one time, and
always dresses In u very stylish manner.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
LAUGH AT THE SHERIFF.
Delaware Oystermcn Pay No Al
tention to His Order.

MELVILLE. n. j.. April 1.-The oys-
ter war in the Delaware Bay started In
this morning. and from all accounts re-
ccived the Sheriff and his deputies are
having the worst OF 1t.
When the Deputy Sherirs reached the
disputed beds. near Fortesque. at sunrise
this morning they found a fleet OF nearly
The evening world., 1894-04-02
SMITH PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Police superintendent Held on
Grecn-Goods Charges.

Supt. OF Police Smith, Of Jersey city,
appeared before Judge Lipp.ncott this
morning to plead u the indictment found
against him by the Gran! Jary charging
him with anording protection to green
goods swiudiers ot G~reenN!le.
The Superintendent pleaded not guilty
ard demanded nm immediate trial. Allen
l.. McDcrmott appeared as Smiths coun-
sci. Judge Lippincott held he Super!n.
tendent in $500 bail, which was furnished
by Joseph Warren.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
EXPLOSION OF AN OIL TANK.
One Man Dangerously Injured at
the brooklyn Works.

At midnight last night one OF the oil
tanks In the Brooklyn oil Works, Man
haitian avenue and Ncwtown Creek, eN-
ploded, and Frank Hines, thirty years
old. OF l64 Fender Avenue, was seriously
II not fatally burned.
He was removed to the Eastern Dis
tr!Ct Hospital. The damage don't to the
works amounted TO 5000,
The evening world., 1894-04-02

100 boats ready to begin work. The cap
tains laughed at the Sheriff's order 10
refrain from working on the Fortesque
grounds, and dcficd arrest. The oyster
boats are now working all around Sher-
III Shinn's tug and he and his deputies
are unable to stop them. The names Of
the d~epredators are being taken. and
they Will he arrested and prosecuted.
Elisha Higgins, of Baltimore. Il sailor
on the oyster schooner Lizzie Burt, fell
overheard and was drowned.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
FRANK B. DAVIS MISSING.
His Mother Fears He Has Run
Away to Buffalo.

The Brooklyn police have been re-
quested to search for Frank B. Davis.
seventeen years old, of 236 Lee avenue.
He has been missing since Monday.
March 26, and his mother, Mrs. l.. L.
Lyon, is a~pprehensive that some harm
may have befallen him.