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BADLY BEATEN BY 4 GANG.
jacob Thinks a Junk Dealer
Instigated the Assault.
-Four Men Arrested at the Point OF
. Revolver.

Policeman Boyer. OF the West Sixty
eighth street station. at the point Of a
pistol arrested four young toughs at 4
o'clock this morning. They are mem
bers OF the Bluff Gang" and at the
hour named assaulted Edward jacob.
q well-to-do street contractor. living at
$50 West Sixty-fourth street.
The prisoners described themselves
respectively as James sullivan, twenty
three years old. Of 81 Leroy street
Philip Brady, aged twenty four, OF 90
Amsterdam avenue: John Smith same
age, no home, and John McMsnus,
twenty-five years old, OF go West Sixty
fourth street.
Some time ago thirty-eight members
OF the same gang were rsided by the
police and sent to tho island. Last
week two others were locked up for
breaking In the door of n private house.
sett Club. His face was frightfully
bruised and cut from the beating he re-
ceired. lie says he believes that the
attack upon him was conspiracy.
er, of Sixty-fourth street. between Tenth
and Eleventh avenues,
jacob got into a wrangle with Low
rsS ysss'1gr,S nW dnr dn Shsh they ss
best OF the. fight. and when they were
separated Lowrey, so jacob asserts.
swore TO get even with him. Lowrey,
II H. claimed, affiliates with this gang
and knew that II was Jacobi's custom to
start to work early in the morning.
jacob has several horses ard trucks
that he stables on the block on which
I.owery resides. He no sooner appeared
on the block than, he says, he was ap.
preached by a half dozen OF the gaIlg
who asked him for the price of q pint al
beer. lie saw through their ruse at once
and rather than give them chance "a
md fault was on the point OF Offering
them some money. Before he had q
chance to do SO. however, the gans
sprang upon him and gave him an up'
Fearing that that hey Intended to kill him
he screamed at the top OF his voice
fortunately his cries were answered b,
Policeman Boyer, who was on his posi-
on the Western Boulevard at the time
At the policeman's approach the gans
scattered, and most Of them fed into
stable in which Lowery rents q stall.
Beyer went after them, and drawing
his revolver, made them surrender un
der, threat % shooting the hrst man wht
prisoners march In front OF him to tn
stati?n-hopse. In Yorkyille, Court thil
morning the prisoners. all claimed tina
Jacob had attacked them. McMAnu'
and Smith were committed for trial II
$500 each, and sullivan and Brady wer,
/ discharged with a warning,
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JOHN BEDELL'S SACRIFICE
The Stern Old Loyalist Died That Hts
Daughter Might Wed His Enemy.

blood when the skys red" said they In
explanation. But their Inference erred.
Bedell was so much an enthusiast that
he could almost rejoice because his three
stark sons had gained the prize OF death
in battle. He was too brave to hate the
fighting men he had SO often confronted.
But he abhorred the politicians, espe-
cially the intimate civic enemies on
whom he had poured scorn before the
armed struggle began.
More than that he hated Ezra Win
throp, the lawyer, arch revoiutiontst. OF
their native town. who had never used
a weapon but his tongue. And now his
Ruth, the beloved and on" child he had
left to his killed old age, had confessed
her love for Ezra Winthrop's son! They
had been boy and girl. pretty maiden
and bright STRIPPING together, without
the SQUIRE suspecting-he could not, even
now, conceive clearly so Wild thing as
their affection! The confession burned
in his heart like veritable fre-a raging
anguish OF mingled losthing and love.
lie stood now gazing ut Ruth, dumoiS-
his hands cilnched. head sometimes mo
chemically quiyerlngr anger, hate ofe'
grief. tumultuous In ills soul,
Ruth glanced up-her father seemed
about 10 speak-she bowed again, shud-
derinK as though the coming words
might kill still there was Eilenee-a
long silence. Bedell stood motionless'
poised. breathing hard-ths silence op-
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"A renegade! A rebel against his
Mns! A black-hearted traitor! You dare
yell me that George Winthrop loves
,op' Son of canting. lying Ezra Win
%rop! BY the eternal, I'll shoot him on
'snl II he comes this side!"
while old John Bedell was speaking he
S .1re and hung away a letter. reached for
ms long rife on It's pins above the Chin
ss'piacs, dashed Its butt angrily TO the
'' n.y., ana poured powder into his palm.
ruf heavens mercy, father! You
Y0uu not! You could not! The war
over 1t would be murder" cried
"u,h Bedell, sobblng.
A., wouldn't II" He poured the powder
aH' by gracious. quickern I'd kill
Nh. aesnake" He placed the round
a, e. On the little square Of CREASED rag
,r. ns muzzle OF his rife. "a rank
a a. and blood OF those who
49,, out loyal menv-he crowded the
n,.a 'sad home, dashed the ramrod into
ola ~ ooked to the nlnt-"Rest there,
,hron,ns aeath-wake up for George Win
rIns and the fierce old man replaced
p.sAm poWder-horn on their pegs.
h,,,s hatred for the foes who had
h0"' aown King Georges cause and
Or a. INC alternative of eonfiscation
eui,A.. 0eth OF allegiance on the van
By NJ was considered feroeious even
troau.," ''Asr ioyalists of the Niagara
squire kind O. sees his boys
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POLICEMAN EBERT SCORED.
He Will Be Tried Before the Com
missioners NEXT Wednesday.
Charged with Brutslly Beating
Young Martin Ryan.

D-,I 60,
roheemah henry EBERT or the De-
lancey street station received a Las,
I, re mi, norn,ns 49,. go,
o' ''''s '"n' shouio iea'e
'astihs impression upon his memory
and tend to reform his brutal habits
Inspector McAyov .h,,,, o.. -.
49, ,,,,,,, os' ~o''ns LOT ihspec-
'or Winams' VINO Is away on weeks
leave OF absence, summoned Ebert to
aurear and .xn,s,n 10 ha oo,,,a .,.
'' 49, anu eApia,h' ne eouiu' MS
reasons for assaulting and arresting
Martin Ryan, on his own doorstep last
Mondsv n,ght
n"h'.
III was not the first time that Ebert
had been called upon to explain sim
liar condu,, uo 4. u.. -.
e "a pos'esseu Vi 'eh'-
per mat mas got him into q vast amount
Of trouble. He WAS sdv,sed thi. porn.
IT, a. >e
'"s u ether exercise some restraint
over his temper or to prepare himself
for some other vocat ion
r.. c-',',
i"o commissioners say they are oe-
termined to purge the Department of
drunkards and vicioua chsractar. and
ths ,n.no..s u. anu
'ne ihsPectors are expected TO rehder
all the assistance in their power TO
further this object
Hence il ia that Ebert n strapp,np bir
fellow. entered the inspector's office
with some trepidation fordsy J,s ac-
cuser. n sickiytiookina vouth NJ twsntv
years fold HE storv 4, tha nreasnca -
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he Is In pain" suggested George to the
'"What can II be-" she cried, dial love
returning overmaEteringly,
perhaps he Is only tired. George
affected carelessness, his first thought
being TO secure his bride, and pulled
hard away to get all advantage from
Bedelrs stop.
them screamed Ruth. stop! Turn!
Back to HIM"
winthrop instantly prepared to obey:
Yes. darling" he said, I'VE must not
think OF ourselves. We must go back to
save him" Yet his was sore groan AT
turning; what duty ordered was 10 hard
he must Siye up his love for the sake
OF this enemy!
Hut while Winthrop was still pulling
round the old Loyaiist resumed rowing
with "A more rapid stroke that soon
brought him alongside.
In those moments OF waiting, all Be
dell's life. his personal hatreds, his
loves. his s1rrows, had been reviewed
before his soul. He had seen again his
sons the s.ain N battle, In the pride OF
their young might; and the gentle eyes
Of Ruth had pleaded with him beneath
his dead Wlfe's brow. How poor seemed
hate how mean and poor seemed all but
looked through the veil into the eter-
nal, too. and stood. a trivial creature,
before the Almighty, knowing his mean
INK. W neTtlOTe RESOLUTION ana uetp
peace had come upon the man.
They wondered at his look No wrath
was there. The old eyes were calm and
loving, u gentle smile flickered about his
lips. Only that he was very pale. Ruth
would have been wholly glad for the
happy change.
"Forgive me, father" she cried, as he
laid hand ON their boat.
~ do, my child" he answered come
nov. without an instant delay, to ne, ~
ii InfaV
~! :" cried Ruth, heart-torn nv two loves,
Dear You shall be happy Nua
wrong. child, did not understand how
Wlnthrop, my son, you are in some dan-
ger Into this boat Instantly! Both OF
you'll Take the oars, George. Kiss me,
dear. my Ruth. once more Good-hy,
And may God blesI YOU both foFeyerr'
As the ole soldier spoke he stepped into
the larger boat. iqAAuy relsSsing the
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him SO traitorous to his love and all
loyalty, he went instinctively to spend
his passion upon the river.
Ruth Bedeli. gazing at the loaded rife.
shuddered Her nlial love seemed to
have died with those threats. Her fears
were deep, but she had not told all
George Winthrop himself. having made
his way secretly through the forest
from Lake Ontario. had given her his
own letter asking leave from the Squire
to visit his newly made cabin. From
the moment OF arrival her lover had
lmplored her TO NY with him. But fillal
love was sufficiently strong In
Ruth to give hope that her
father would yield to the yet
stronger affection freshened in her hear,
Believing their union might be per-
mitted, she had pledged herself to escape
with her lover II II were forbidden. Now
he waited by the hickory wood for a
signal to conceal himself or come for
wCrd.
When Ruth saw her father down the
river. she stepped to the hasStar he
had raised before building the cabin
mis- iirst duty being to hoist the Union
Jack. 1t was the largest nag he could
procure; he could see 1t flying dehsntly
all day long; at night he could hear Its
glorious folds whipping the wind: the
old Loyalist loved to hear his foemen
cursing at It from the other side, nearly
three miles away. Ruth hauled the flag
down little. then ran II up to the mast
head again.
At that tall young fellow came
sprtuging into the clearing, Jumping ca
~ a al h. LOS e.
trunks, his queue waEsling. his eyes
hriSlt, glad unJ'r MS three. cUrnered
HAT. Joying that her father had yielded
What. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES II was
the signal to come on" he cried.
Yes; to see you sooner. George, Father
10 out yonder But no. he will never
Then you will come with me. lover
he said. taking her hands,
mo. no, 1 dare not" sobbsd Ruth.
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pressed the giri-each moment her ter
ror increased-expcctant attention be-
came suffering that demanded his voice
and still there was silence-save for the
dull roar Of Niagara that more and more
pervaded the air. The torture OF wait
ing for the words--a curse against her,
she feared--overwore Ruth's endurance.
She looked up again suddenly. and John
Bedeil saw In her the beloved eyes OF his
dead wife. shrinking with intolerable
fear. He groaned heavily, hung up his
hands despairingly and strobe out to-
wards the river.
How craftily smooth the green Mag
ara sweeps towards the plunge beneath
that perpetual white cloud above the
falls! From Bells clearing below Navy
Island he could see the swaying and
rolling OF the mist, ever rushing up to
expand and overhang. The terrible
stream had q profound fascination
for him; with its racing eddies beating
at the shore; it's long weeds, visible
through the clear water, trailing close
down to the bottom; Its inexorabls, eter-
nal, onward pouring. because 1t was so
mighty and so threatening his stern soul
rejoieed grimly In the awful river. TO
float, watching cracks and lodges OF its
nat bottom rock. drift quickly upward,
to bend to his oars only when white
crests of the rapids yelled for his life
TO win escape by sheer strength from
points so low down that lie sometimes
doubted but the greedy forces had been
tempted too long; TO stake his life.
watching tree-tops for sign that he
could as yet save II, was the dreadful
pastIme by witch Bedeli sometimes
auslled passionate promptings to re-
venge his exile,
1.-THE falls is bound 10 get the Squire
some day." said the banished settlers.
But the squire's skin was clean built
as a pickerel, and his old arms iron
n;rong, Now. when he had gone forth
from the beloved child. who seemed TO
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upon the river-mortaiiy fearing for
her.
often il glanced, haii.whirled by up
whelming and spreading spaces OF
Of his ,pangs, and saw only with Ger;
tainty he must abandon one human soul
to death. BY the time that he could
reach the larger boat his would be too
near the rapids for escape with three.
When George saw Bedell in pursuit, he
bent to his ash blades more strongly
and Ruth, trembling 70 remember her
speed. They feared the pursuer only,
quite unconscious that they were In the
remoTaeless grasp OF the river Ruth
bad 30 often seen her father far lower
did not realize the truth, and George,
Just arrived from a distant district. was
unaware OF the long cataracts above the
falls.
He was also deceived by the stream .
treacherous smoothness. and. instead OF
il certainly able TO land anywhere he
might touch the American shore,
Bedsll looked over his shoulder often.
when he distinguished a woman he put
on more force, hut slaoksnel soon--the
pull hone would tax his endurance, he
reflected. In some sort Il was a roliet
to know that one vas u woman; he had
been anticipating trouble with two men
equally bent on being saved. That the
man would abandon himself braveIy.
he. being brave. scarcely doubted.
For awhile ne thought OF pulling with
the woman to the American shore. more
easily to be gained from the point where
the rescue must occur. But he rejected
the plan. confident he could win back,
for ne had sworn never 10 set foot on
that soil. Had IL been possible to save
both he would have been forced despite
his vow, but the Squire knew that IVES
I'm possible three would overload his
boat beyond eg ape.
Having carefully studied landmarks
for his position. RedelI TUNED IT. ipeA
In at the doomed boat. At that glance
a well-known ribbon caught his atten-
ton. Then the old man dropped his
oars, confused with horror, My God.
my God, it's RuthI' he cried and the
whole truth came with another look,
for he had not forgotten George Win
throp,
Your father stops, Ruth. Perhaps
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A CLERGYMAN'S NEPHEW.
Fined % ~ Oae of . Gang Charged
with Insulting Women,

WAN "ohnehs
Capt. Westervelt. Of the East One
Hundred and Fourth street station, has
received q number OF anonymous COM
munications from residentns in the
neighbour cod Of One Hundred and
Thirteenth street and Park ave-
nue.. complaining Of the lawiess-
ness Of gang that infsst the
archways beneath the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad
tracks, rush the beer growler" all
night and insult women who may
chance to pass by during the evening.
Yesterday the policemen were in
structsd to put q stop to the nuisance.
Last night Patralman McGirr and
several other policemen lay in wait fer
the gang. and arrested three Of the
members A dozen or more escaped
during the excitement.
The prtsoners. on being taken to the
Stephen Merritt. seventeen years old. OF
R isss apssn PTs ss4y g Sat ill.,
ssventeen years old. Of Il East One
william Black. nineteen Year, old, Of
81 East One Hundred and Eighth street.
e Capt w Westeryeit u lays he is bound to
GrOtsct the rights Of the 1rdifiy rss so
Ike thrss prisoners, on being arraisned
before Justice Tainter. in the Harlem
Court to-day, admitted that they had
pretested their inneeepee Of having been
drinking beer or Of making any disturb
ance. They were fined s. each.
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lPLAeUE OF IRAMPs.
Trains on tho Pennsylvania Road
Held Up Daily.
r,.,oht Crews PowerIess Against
tho Army Of Unemployed.
- The Queen" Of the Hoboes Cap
turcd and Locked Up.

7, 4, 4 very easy and simple matter
a steal a train on The Pennsylvania
railroad, between New York and Phiia-
delphia. according to information given
IA an Evening World reporter this
morning by an official OF that Company
IN Jersey City and by several of the
mel Of the freight train crews.
The official was Freight Train Mas
Ter william Headley. and he acknowl-
edged unwillingly that the railroad was
unable TO keep gangs Of tramps from
virtuslly taking possession of the trains
between Jersey City and Philadelphia
and remaining ON them, despite the re-
sistancs of the crews.
What are train crews Of lve or six
men to do against gangs Of fifteen or
twenty young toughs, who get on their
trsins?" Mr.. Headley asked.
III our men try to put the tramps off,
they have trouble, and as likely as not
, are stoned by them. Then, IL the
roughs are put off the forward cars,
they will get right on the rear cars
again. 10, although our men have or
ders 70 put the tramps off. as a matter
OF fact they cannot always do 1t. and
so they let them ride
Yesterday a report came in that q
gang of $50 tramps had taken possession
Of Il freight train near New Brunswick
and had with. them a young woman
whom they called The Queen:
Enowiedsed that "ffteen or twenty
tramps" had virtual possession Of the
train, and that a young woman named
Detective Allen in New Brunswick
was telegraphed to. and in company
with another officer he boarded the
train at East Brunswick. They found
for trespass. but they made no at
tempt to arrest the male tramps, who
got of the train when they saw the
The young woman told the Justice In
New Brunswick that she wanted to go
70 Philadelphia, and had boarded the
srstsht train at wayerley. New Jersey
tramps on the cars had told her to get
aboard, az that was the cheapest way to
reach, Philadelphia. Sadie is said to be
rather pretty young woman, twenty
ence Of liquor when she was locked up
In New Brunswick.
Mr.. Headiey said that the report that
many many more tramps than usual had been
said. "They are on every train, both
ways. There have been more during
the past twelve months than ever be-
fore, but they have not increased ma
terially within the past few weeks. 1t
Is the same on all of the railroads"
THE Evening World' man talked to
several OF the brakemen at other freight
Yards about the tramp nuisance. One
Hundreds OF trnmps 70 over this
road every day and we can't do any
thing with them. Twenty or thirty or
more of them will climb on the cars
and they will show fight u we try to
put them of. They are getting worse
all the time. Even II we do turn some
Of them over to the officers In the New
Jersey towns now and then. II does no
good. The town authorities won't hold
them hut turn them loose, and tell them
10 get away.
When a gang board train we just
let them ride Talk Of holding up
trains u the West! Why. Il is done
every day on the Psnnsylvania Rail-
are used to It,"
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to shoot you ON sight. DO. George! Els
cane while You canl oh. II he should
IND you here.'
But, darling love, We need not fear:
path. But"-then he thought how
weak her face" we might cross here
before he could come up"' cried Win
'bhrSp Looking ThsEe she
mo, no" walled Ruth yet yielding to
his embrace. This Is the last time !
shall see You forever, Go, love--forever
hut he ciasped her In his strong arms,
kissed, implorins. cheering herand how
should true love choose hopeless renun-
citation?
Tempting, defylng, regaInins his lost
ground, drifting down again trying hard
Bedell dallied with death more closely
smooth curve where the green volume
first lapses vastly on lazy slope; to
before pitching into the madness OF
waves whose confusion OF tossing and
tortured Crests hurr!es To the abyss. The
afternoon grew towards evening before
he pulled steadily hp.ne, crawling away
from the rowegE against the cruel green,
watching the omnols cloud with some
by an overpOwerins but haitied enemy.
Approaching mis- landing u shout drew
Bedells glance ashore 10 group OF men
excitedly gesticulating. They seemed
motioninE him to watch the American
shore Turning he saw a boat In mid
stream. where no craft then on the river
except his own skin could be safe unless
manned by several good rowers. Only
two oars we're flashing. Bedell could
was clear they vera doomsd-though
stlll a full mile above the point whence
he had come. they were much rCgther upt
than he eh4a near the r2oiis.
Yet OF" iiic m'Gst be saved! INSTANTLY
Rcdell's ooE ,UIned outward, and chez rs
nung To- him from ashore.
At that moment he looked 10 his own
landing place, and saw that his larger
boat was gone. Turning again. he an
grily recognised II, but kept right on
wondered Ruth had not prevented the
theft. but had no suspicion OF the truth.
Always he had refused to let hsr ~ out
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skiff. His imperative gentleness had -
cured his object without loss of time.
and the boats were apart with VIA
throp's readiness to pull.
Now row! Row for her life to yonder
shore! Bow we'll up! Away! or the falls
will have herr T
for his stroke. FL
Yet he did not comprehend Bedell,s
meaning, TIN the last the old man lad
spoken without excitement Dread or
the river was not on George-his bliss
was supreme in his thoughts, and he took
"Good-by. children. Remember. al
ways, my blessing is freely given upon
God. bless , and keep keep 70; you forever.
as her lover pulled away.
They LANDED, conscious or hav,ns
minimizing OF the price paid for their
Looking back on the darkling river.
they Yyoo o9w nShnnS OF sighed hs G'f Rash how
ing Of him at home. SO lonely"
Left alone, Bedell stretched with the
making appearance OF strong .exertion.
But when he no longer feared that they
might turn back with sudden under
standing, and yainly. to his sid. he
swift drift downtown towards the
towering mist.
Then as he gazed at the cloud, rising
In two distinct volumes, came a thought
squirting the Loyalist spirit In an instant.
Thereafter he pulled steadily, powerfully,
noting landmarks anxiously. studying
currents. considering always their trend
to or from his own shore. Half an hour
had gone by when he again dropped into
slower motion. Then he could see aeet
Island's upper end between him and the
mist of the American fall. Sc
downward at the rapids head when
those watching him despairinKly FROM
the high bank below the ChippeWA
stern with the current and cease roWlnE
entirely. facing fairly the pp-Fushine
mist TO which he was being hurried,
Then they observed ,'y him Ina s ;Ss s ss
with head bowed down. kneelin8. tA9x
prayed too.-Romance. n. ~
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HARD ON MAILMAN.
Had to Patrol His Heat with = Tenn
porarily Deserted Baby.

pOrar1Iy DeHeFteO many.
Policeman Mailman. OF the Elizabeth
street station. was made the involuntary
custodian Of . small Italian baby for
while this morning, much to the
amusement OF passers-by and his fellow
policemen.
Mailman was keeping order at the
push-cart market that IL held every
morning at Bayard and Mulberry streets,
One vender was trying to sell OF this
last few heads Of q cart-ioad Of lettuce.
An italian woman. carrying q baby,
walked up and held familiar chat with
Re- sk hs se sss %a spes se * ';, .ae
ment was that she should return
She had been gene ave minutes and
italian rushed into the crowd shouting
out the anneuncement that there was a
scow Of damaged cabbagss somewhere
a mcn nea hs wAsF 0 sreaa s' ss
%arkstm sa' putting on Y With .hsir '; carts II,
fN Tb the pssPssyf ssS d,ra.,a
settling 1t on the curbstone. INC street
was cleared Of all cave the policeman
ana tne Dapy.
The baby yelled and Mailman gazsd
upon II curiously. As the little Thing
seemed bent upon getting down into the
street. where Il might be run over, Hal
This he did In that graceful manner
so comfortable to babies which men In
experienced haye In handling those ten
der objects. He was sure The mother
the baby up on his shoulder and parsded
around, chasing boys on the fire plug
and ordering OF the scene those curious
people who wanted to make spert Of
him.
He had . quarter Of an hour of this
experience. and was about ready to take
his charge to the station, when the be-
baby out OF his arms, said something of
very savage tone In Italian. and posted
of. That was his thanks.