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The evening world., 1894-09-01
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KNIFE Used ny THE ASSASSIN
downstairs in his stocking feet. lilo said
tina. he ran out OF the back way, but
denied -ha' he knew anything of the
murder.
He grew ,lolcntly angry when asked
II he did not escape from the window,
but he failed to give any reason why he
should have run away At all II he did
not commit the murder.
He said that he was flfty-threc ycars
old, and was born in Carlsbad. Germany.
He denied emphaticnlly that his hands
were bloody last night but The Even.
traces OF blood still on them when he
examined them closely.
Feidenbaum drew his hands away
when he saw the reporter examining
against his coat His nails were long
and black with dirt. and II was sug-
gested that the dirt In them he an
alyzed, as. Was done in the case Of
'Frenchy." the murderer OF "Old
Shakespeare for proof that It was hui
man blood on tho hands.
Feidenbaum Describes the alleged man
who slept with him as a blond, with a
light mustache and chin beard and
about tNenty-six years old.
When The Evening World" reporter
morning tho body Of the woman HAD
already been placed in an ice.boN.
The floor was covered with blood for u
was on tho walls AMI furniture. The
back room was also In n fearful couhi-
ton. and on the bed were blotches and
stroaks Of blood.
On the mantel In the front room were
two little cheap bouquets of tissue-papct
flowers
Joseph Muller. who has the apartments
on the same floor with the Hoffmans
| said that Fridenbaum brought the flow.
ora home last night and gave them to
I the widow.
MIR. Muller said that Mrs. Hoffman
I was Of cheerful disposition and idulized
, her boy. The boy made 81 a week work
ing for man named l'ustig. and Mrs
| Hoffman was also helped by her nephew
! who Is well of.
/ IN Mrs. Hoffman's pocket -book 81 wa.
| found AMI d receipt for 81 for rent.
| No other money was in her possession
| The dead woman was about nfty-thret
years old. and showed traces of former
! i,e8ity. She had n kind. motherly face
g, AMI the tcig'IiCrs say she was Of M
| agreeable disposition. She came viii
| her boy from Hungary two years ago
| Sh,- formerly lived with her sister, PAUL.
| 1.us;ig, who now lives 1T 376 Eaa
| Tenth street.
According to Young Michael Hon
mans aCcoHnt Fedenbaum Id no
Hlcep in his mothers back room 81
Tuesday night. but engaged the room
Wednesday night lie was to pay 81 70
the room on Friday. lie said that Fri
day was the day he was paid for worl
h. ID for florist ut sixth avenue am
Twenty second street
paid tho dollar. but he did not return
home until about . \. NJ AZ he cntrre
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ia MRS. JOHANNA HOFFMAN.
Shortly after / O'Clock this morning
Policeman Charles klaushiar. of the
Fourteenth Precinct. while patrolling
his beat on sixth street. nelr Avenue
b. heard cries OF Murder" "roliccw
"Helpr'
The officer ran IN the direction OF the
sound and saw young Hoffman leaning
from the front sscond-iitory window Of
ia Sixth street. IT vas he who was Ut
tcrlng the cries. EJlc policeman -Garted
Into the hallway and rushed NJ the
stairs.
In the front room Of the second story
ne found the body cf MIS-. Hoffman
lying upon the floor. with blonI still
Rowing from an awful cash In her
throat. A glance was sufficient to show
that the woman WAS past help Her
nend was half severed from her iody,
Young Hoffman hurrl,Ily explained to
the Policeman tina; tho man who had
murdered his mother hal escaped
through window II the back room
anto the yard of the house. The police
man blew his whlst.c. ana stared to
fin1 the man.
Houndsnnn Dusan, who mad ALSO been
attracted TO the scene by TIE boy.t, cries
caught the man AZ Ire Nsss co.ui, ny % Ut
Si an alley leading franz iieE ear Of
buS Sixth street.
Felde1bauin's hanus wcr, covered
with blood when ne was clug,t. but he
strenuousiy denied that ne had com
mlttei the murder Itc was locked up In
the Fourteenth Precinct Station House
Abraham Davis ana Nycr Nugky, nj
zil Henry street, who saw Fe genbaum
come out OF the alley, were locked IN
Young Hoffman later told the police
now nus mother was murdered
bne slept on "A lounge in a little front
TON, OF the two-room APARTMENTS, and
ntr poy slept on n cot at the foot oi
tne lounge. The bonrdcr, Foidenba,m
s,ept VI the back room. lie had come tt
T ne mouse Ihree days pefore--on Tues
week 'N' =
Shortly after | o'clock this morning
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Attractions ut North beach.

One of the pleasantsst places at which
to take a days outing In the neighbor,
hood of the city is North Beach, on the
Long Island Sound. reached by commo-
dious steamboats, from the foot OF Eaat
Ninety-ninth street every hour on week
days and half-hourly on sundays, at
fording a most delightful sail of twenty
minutes. North Beach is also reached
by elegant electric cars from East Thir;
ty-fourth street and East Ninety-second
street ferries, as we'll as every few min
ntes from all points In Brooklyn by the
beach. No pleasure resort offers such a
vast number OF attractions for SO small
an expenditure of money as North
Beach. There are many shady walks
and elegant drives. safe and delightful
bathing, boating and fishing. toboggar
slides, carousels, swings. &C, all under
the protection of an efficient police
force. The switchback railway. near
the grand pier, is always well patron
lied. Concerts take place every after.
noon and evening. The easy. frequent
and comfortable means of access by
boat or cars tend 70 deservedly popular
ize this charming and delightful re-
sort. 20
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SIX men LYNCHE0.
Negroes Suspected Of Barn-Burn-
ing Shot by a Mob.
They We're Chained Together and
on Their Way to jail.
Tho Lynchers Were Not Marked,
but Are Unknown.
tBy Associated Press.)


MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 1.-News
comes this morning of the lynching sor
six negroes in the northern part Of the
county, two miles west of Millington, IA
village on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad.
For a year or more the people of
that part of the county have been kept
In a constant state of excitement by
acts of incendiarism. Barns and dwell
ings have been burned, and recently
the buildings on the MIllington Fair
Grounds were destroyed.
Suspicion pointed to Dan Hawkins,
Robert Haynes, Warner Williams, Ed
Hall, John Hayes and Graham White,
all negroes. and yesterday they were ar
rested near kernville, in the western
part Of the county, by Deputy Sheriff
Richardson.
Later in the day Richardson started
with his prisoners in a wagon for Mill
ington, where they were to have a
preliminary examination before a mag
istrate: The six negroes were chained
About midnight. when the party was
nearing Millington. it was stopped by
guns, who Killed all the prisoners, Sa and
then remounting their horses, rode
away.
The lynchers were not masked, but
the officer, being new to that part of the
| country. recognized none of them.
An Inquest was held on the bodies
this morning. and the jury. which in
| cluded two negroes, found that the
prisoners had come to their death in
| the manner stated, lat the hands Of
persons unknown"
| Judge Cooper, of the Criminal Court,
| summoned Deputy Sheriff Richardson
before him to-day, and questioned hin,
closely concerning the lynching. The
Judge is prepared to issue bench war
| rants for the arrest of all parties sus-
pected of being concerned In the crime.
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last worked. He said that on Tuesday
night he slept in Tompkins square,
and there met another man, VINO was
also sleeping there. lie did not know
the mans name. When Feidcnbaum
hired the room from Mrs. Hoffman he
says he told this man about 1t and NJ
lowed him to sleep with him.
The man. he says. climbed up the shed
and fre-escape Into the back room through
the window. and neither Mrs Hoffman
nor her son knew OF his presence.
The man, Feiienbaum says. slept with
him on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
and went to bed with him last night also.
Feidenbaum says that h. was awak-
ened by noise In the front room this
morning, and that he jumped up and ran
The evening world., 1894-09-01
SOLD BAD CIGARS.
street Peddlers Locked Up and
Their "Perfectos" Conhscated.

The police OF the Sixth Precinct on
the Rowery and Chatham Square posts
are raiding the hordes of small boys who
peddle alleged imported Perfecto cigars
out of improperly stamped cigar boxes
for from three for a cent to a cent a
piece. and who annoy passers by with
their opportunities to buy their wares.
Last night Officers Mccarthy and
teen. of 1870 Ridge street. and Keaver
Broder. aged twelve, OF 1I6 Wooster street
and arraigned them before United States
The fs' boys We're held in ,lco bail each foI
examination next Wednesday. The cigars
were locked up in the safe OF the United
States District-Attorney as evidence.
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WARRANTS FOR RIOTERS.
school Election Row mt Aoscn-
haSne Not Yet Ended.

VINELAND, N. j.. Sept. 1.-The lit
tie village OF Rosenhayne, In Deerfield
township, the scene of the riot last night
when women voted at the polls In the
school election under the protection of
their fathers, husbands and brothers
revolvers. Is quiet To day. but Il Is like
the morning after bait" There are
many sore heads and wounded bodies
in Russnhayne.
Constable Snick. of Dcerfield township,
Is securing the county to-day with his
pocket full of warrants for the rioters.
Thus far ne has made a few arrests.
Others viii follow.
FOR some reason the people In the
village feel sore against Dr. f.. r.. How
ard. President OF the Board Of Educa
tiun; Charter j. Williams and Robert
W. smith. all of whom We're prominent
during ,he riot last night at the schoo
election. They demanded that the votes
! Of the uomca hc received. All were
assaulted last night for tn" stand the!
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young Hoffman was awakened bS his
mother Kick Ing HIM. lie jump ii ~ and
saw Feidenbaum. he Gays, holding his
mother down aud saving at her throat
with Il butcher knife.
The boy ,sprang out of bod and Grappied
Mith FeidehDaum, but the man hurled
MIN across The room and ran into III,
backTo0n. There I've hastily changed his
shirt. puttin; OH ON" l'elOnSing 10 the
boy, AMI gor ont - tie OGCk window
on to the bre-escJpr
Tile. iire-esca3c j. only about twelve
feet from til" ground, and shed comes
up 10 within three or four feet of II. II
10 get out OF or into the house by that
Policemen John W. To5hds fSana a
bloody butcher knife in the alley from
which Feidenbaum emerged.
En- the back room, where the man
slept. new scytne stone was found.
and It had been used :hen to sharpen
the butcher knife found in the alley.
In the re',r room, Feidenbaum'ss
4 bloody shirt was found on the bed
where It had beer hastily thrown.
Bloody marks Were found on the walls
close 70 the window. and also on the
sheets were, streaked with blood aa
Though they had been used by the muir
derer to wipe his hands.
% he Essen Market N PollSs court oe P0 thi'
morning. and remanded until Monda,
4 morning for an examination. He wal
taken back to the Fourteenth Precinc
police station.
e When Feldenbaum was arraigned youni
Michael Holman. who stood at the ba
close 10 him, tried to seize him by tn
{hroaf but WAS prevented from doin
10 BY the court officers. The boy cried
and shook his fist saVagely at the pris
nf IN he hs Essex seei 1Eay
X1I1enbaum talked to an "Evenin
World" reporter and told his version c
ia aid that he worked when he coul
&<< work. and ct anything. and ths
I@Iely he had come from Long lslan,
10 had the appearances OF . tramp. an
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TO SELL UMBRELLA STOCK.
Creditors of the Defunct Trust VIII
Realize SI45,OOO.

Judge McAdam. of the Supreme Court,
to-day issued an order granting Arthur
c. Palmer and Niles O'Brien. receivers
Of the Umbrella Company. commonly
sion to sell ut private sale the stock OF
the company, both manufactured and
manufactured. to Charles ]. FollneI
for $500.
The Umbrella Company went into the
receivers hands several weeks ago, II
originally contained several OF the larg'
est manufacturers or umbrellas IN
America. and had capital OF 81. 900. 900
Mr.. Follner was formerly one of the di
rectors OF the Trust. and the otfer mad,
by him s said TO be IS per cent. of iti
appraised value.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
TOOK THE JEWELRY AND RAN,
An Alleged Actor Accused of Steal
ing Two Lockets and q Rims.

George Woodward, Withholding
youth Of seventeen years, who says he
la an actor in the Harlem Museum.
where he does a DIR. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde
act, was a prisoner in the Harlem Po-
lice Court this morning. The complain
ant was Joseph Michael, a jeweller, at
2lss Third avenue. He claims Wood
ward entered his store this morning and
asked to see some jewelry. While look
ing at 1t, he took two lockets and one
ring, and started out of tibet store on a
run. Policeman Buckridge, Of the East
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street
station, gave chase. and for twenty min
utes 1t YVES a hot run. The boy ran
through store, and managed to get
into Second avenue. The policeman was
on his heels all the way. and 1t was at
the corner of One Hundred and Seven
teenth street and First avenue, where
the policeman caught him.
Justice Burke held Woodward In $500
bail for trial.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
RIVAL FOR MCPHERSON.
Williams May He Trotted Out as
m Candidate for senator.

ELIZABETH, n. j.. Sept. lit is
reported In political circles here to-day
that the Administration has candi-
date for United States Senator, who Is
ia ho trotted out against John II. Nc
Phetson, The name of the latest al
legged aspirant Is stephen NJ, WILLIAMS
second Vire-PIe sdent of the New Jel
snnnj friend Of President Cleveland.
MIR. Williams induced Cleveland to
come to New Jersey ana speak In Jer'
sey city In the last Presidential cam
naipn. and offered to pay all the sN'
penscs OF the meeting. He Is an ardent
tarifr reformer. and is said to be II
thorough acco"d with the views %,
candidary would make things decidedly
Interesting in New Jersey AT this par
| ticular time.
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JANITOR CATCHES A THIEF.
MILLER Say. He saw Dunn Stealing
MIX.

James Dunn, twenty years old, Of $50
East Thirtieth street, was held for trial
In Yorkville Court to-day on a charge OF
theft. Frederick Miller. janitor Of the
apartment house 12s East Twenty-nintt
street, says he caught Dunn stealing Q
quart bottle of milk from the areaway
Of the house named early this morning
Miller grabbed Dunn and handed hin
over to Policeman Kelly, Of the Eas
Thirty-ifth street station.
Dunn denies the charge. He said HI
worked for ellis & Geoghegan. steam
| filters, on South Fifth avenue, and tina
he lived with his parents. Tenants o
| l29 East Twenty-ninth street have FIRE
auently missed of late bread and mill
| for the thief
The evening world., 1894-09-01
SUSPECTED OF BURGLARY.
Heating Remanded when Arrested
for Bcing Drunk.

Policeman Roth. of the East Thirty
fifth street station. had Peter Heating
thirty years old. of 3ol First avenue.
remanded in Yorkville Court to-day as
a suspicious character. Heating is sus-
pected of completely in the burglary of
a safe In James Fltch's stone yard on
ing was arrested this morning for being
drunk and disorderly.
Heating and another man named
Thomas kerns were formerly In the EN-
ploy of Fitch, but were discharged q
week ago for drunkenness.
The key of the Office was Afterwards
taken from its hiding place and tbs
safe opened and $50 taken from II. keat
ing was seen in the vicinity of the office
on the morning of the robbery.
The evening world., 1894-09-01

lydIs 9. Psakhaa's Liver Piiis. - esass.
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CLUB COVERED WITH BLOOD.
Mrs. wheeler Claimed II Was Used
I'm Killing Mrs. De vries.

PORT JEFFERSON, L. l., Sept L.
The authorities are keeping an old wo-
man named Mrs. Wheeler under sur
veillance. and will probably arrest her
10 find out II she does not know some
thing about the death of Mrs. De Yries.
The latter was recently found dead on
her bedroom floor with her head in a
pool of blood. 1t is said that after
wards Mrs. Wheeler produced a club
covered with hair, which she declared
had been used in numbering Mrs. De
Vries, and said two young men in the
neighborhood had committed the deed.
Then she told other stories that set peo-
pie talking about her.
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MURDERED AS
I she SLEPT.
Mrs. Johanna Hoffman's Head
Nearly Cut OF by Her
Boarder.
| me- WANTED TO GET HER MOVE!
Hharpened q Knife and Used 1t
While Her Son Lay Asleep
in the Room.
THEN CHANGED HIS CLOTHING.
But tho IsIItaIs Blood Was on His
Hands When Run Down by
the Police.
|HE WANTED TO GET HER EasE!!
THEN CHANGED HIS CLOTHING.

A most horrible and brutal murder
was committed at about o'clock this
morning in the tenement-house 6H sixth
street. close to Avenue B. The throat
OF a poor wofnaIra widow-was cut
from ear to ear with carving
knife by Carl Feidenbaunl. a boarder,
20 that he might obtain the sum OF s6,
which was under the woman's pillow.
The murdered woman was Mrs. johann
ma Hoffman. and she and her son, a
youth Of fifteen years, lived on the sec
Ond floor OF the tenement.
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POISONED BY GREEN TIGHTS.
Indiana Cuntortionist May Lose
His Right Leg.
CBy Associated Press. }

ANDERSON. Ind, Sept. l.-Raymond
Wood, a conIortionist, was poisoned by
wearing green tights, and is In preca-
rious condition. He did his act at a
last Friday. and perspiration made the
tights fade This was especially the case
an his right leg below the knee. lie
thought nothing OF Il. and was surprised
TO find his right leg highly innamed the
next morning. II Is discOlored and swol,
lsr 70 twice the usual size, and it Is now
feared that amputation will be ncces
hary " more serious results from BLOOD
poisoning do not follow.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
small Fires.

A small IRE broke out on the top noor o; the
three.story building at Columbus avenue. oc-
cupied by william kruspEcr, early this morn
Ing. was som put out, with a slight loss
The cause IL unknogn.
shortly Btter~ ards a blaze was discovered in
the nve-story building at 1921 Third avenue, oc'
cupied BY Louis Marcy Bro, as laundry.
Tho damage was $500. Cause unknown.
Fire did SIS damage at O'Clock this mora
ting In the top floor 81 the hye-story brick
dwelling lls East Fifteenth street, in thu
apartments Of Helen Neal. The cause OF thu
nre IL unknown,
The evening world., 1894-09-01
BROKER BOYS IN TROUBLE.
His Onice Seized by a sheriff In tn,
Interest of a Customer.

Judgment was entered to-day
against James Boys. a stock broker of
Exchange place. for $685.. 50. and Deputy
Sheriff Mulveny was put in charge of
the brokers' office.
The judgment was entered by Lawyer
julius Lehman, acting as attorney for
James NJ. Calm. 1t Is alleged that on
calm to purchase September wheat at
g. IL cents and on June Is, after wheat
had advanced to IS cents, he was in
structed to sell.
tons ordered by Calm, but retained the
profits. Later he gave two promissory
notes. Endorsed by James A. Carberry
to Calm to cover the amount due. The
notes were not paid at maturity and
| suit was brought and judgment secured
The evening world., 1894-09-01
FIRE AT ASBURY PARK.
either & Co.'S Furniture store
Badly Damaged.

ASBURY PARK, y. j., Sept. 1.-The
furniture store Of either Co. took
fire shortly after midnight this morning.
The firemen promptly answered the
alarm and succeeded in checking the
progress of the flames.
The damage TO the building and stock
Is estimated at $1,000. which Is said 10
be only partly covered by insurance.
The cause of the fire Is unknown.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
PAWNBROKER'S TRICK.
Has Tickets for Cheap Watches
Sold by a Capper, II Is said.

Louis Rosenberg. a pawnbroker. at 1858
Second avenue, was arraigned before
Justice Grady in the Tombs Court this
morning for the larceny of $2l.2O from
Frank Diaro, a bootblack, of 26l Eliza
beth street.
The arrest was made by Detectives
issues a number OF pawn tickets which
are given to a "catper" to sell; Each
ticket represents tat a valuable gold
watch has been pawned for a little
money. and that the watch is worth at
lea st ten times as much as was loaned
upon 1t. These tickets sold by the
to distinguish them from the regular
pawn tickets. The watches dsliverak
on these tickets are cheap affairs. It r
said.
bail for examination.
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stole to buy n Tombstone.
by Associated Press.)

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Sept Mrs. II. r.
Borey, wife OF an employee Of the Telephone
Company, has been arrested charged with the
theft Of a diamond ring valued at $50 from Isaac
Bennett an ex-msil carrier. Mrs. Borley had
pawned the setting TO q monument dealer for a
tombstone for her brothers. grave. She Was ad'
mittcd to bail in the sum OF $500.
The evening world., 1894-09-01

tho room. Mrs. Hoffman was putting
some money in her pockctbook, AMI
rcidenhaum saw her do II.
He said that he would have to put
OF paying for his room until to-day,
but that his brother also wanted IA room
and that they would each pay 81 a week
for their accommodation. and eight
cents each morning for their breakfast
Soon after this arrangement was made
tho IoffmJng and Feidenbaum retired
and the hoy knew nothing more until
h was Awakened and saw his mother
b"iug ipG.hcred. FeideuDaum did not
scrure an" money before he made his
escape
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Accused OF stealing n watch.

Feter Quinn. forty-seven years old. who has
home. held in $500 bail in the Tombs
Police Court this morning for the larceny of .
silver watch from Daniel Krause. jeweiler
at lo2 Park row.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
Nominated After $500 Bnhots

PARIS Tex, Sent, l.-Cra"tord, sherarh
and Hodge, candidates in the Democratic 'on'
rr,sstonsl Convention after 5. 600 ballots had been
taken withdrew thcir names leaving the held
omen David B CUhrrsNn, the present incunl'
bent VAS then renominated BY ac'lahauNh'
The evening world., 1894-09-01
If to-nighfs Evening Worlds a
splendid penny's worth, Tho Sun
day Worids a big nickePs worth.
TO TEST MACHINERY.
Warship Maine to Have n Prelin,.
inary Dock Trial on Monday.

At the Brooklyn Navy-Yard this
morning, men were at work on machin.
cry for the new battle ship, Maine.
They were getting 1t in order for a pre-.
liminary dock trial on Monday.
The engines will be turned for three
hours to test the machinery before the
regular dock trial takes place.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
BELLIES oFWATERINa PLACES
Pictures Of the Summer Girls VIA
Made Hearts Fluttsr.

The SUNDAY world' has secured phs-
tographs Of the most fascinating belize
Of the Summer resorts. and will repro.
duce them with the aid Of Mr.. Mar
Alder's clever pen.
The evening world., 1894-09-01

Too bad that the man that was
shot for singing Sweet Mario "
couldn't have learned its sue
cessor by the same author, "Dsar
louise" in the Sunday World to-
D0rrOw
The evening world., 1894-09-01

BELLIES OF THE WATERING PLACES.
There will be a page OF these hand:
lovely women, be sure to get the Sun.
day World" Perhaps you know some OF
The evening world., 1894-09-01
KILLED THE CASHIER.
Masked Men Rob q Bank in Tes-
colt, Kan.
CBy Associated Press.)

SALIVA, Kan, Sept 1.-Word has
just been received that the bank at
Tescott, fifteen miles north Of here
was robbed this morning by two masked
men. who boldly entered the bank,
siderable money.
Sheriff Anderson is organizing q posse
to head them off, as the robbers start.
ed south after plundering the bank.
The evening world., 1894-09-01
Carey's Alleged Assailant. In Cour,

Richard Carey. VINO was assaulted and had his
skull fractured In East Thirty NTH street on
Thursday night, is in a fair way to recover in
Bellevue Hospital Commodore" Donnelly and
Bernard Moran, who are alleged to have assaulted
Carey. were to-day hsld in $500 bail each foS
examination In the Yorkvile Police Court.
The evening world., 1894-09-01

"Hs drew first blood" and
other things will 30 in Meg Mer-
riiies's SUNDAY World story. They
said she shouldn't see IL. 6gt she
did. -'
The evening world., 1894-09-01

On. LOUIS FISHER, 1877 I'd ave-. has returned
from Europe and resumed practice.