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The evening world., 1894-06-08
SHOT IN HIS OFFICE.
Brick Manufacturer Edward
Kreischer Commits Suicide.
Was Beyond Aid When His Clerks
Reached Him.
The Motive for His Action 10 n
Deep Mystery.

RICHMOND. S. l., June S.-Edward
Kreischer, of the firm OF Kreischer
Bros, proprietors of the extensive fire
brick works at Kreischerville. commit
ted suicide this morning by shooting
himself.
Mr.. Kreischer entered his office be-
tween 8 and 10 o'clock and appeared In
his usual good spirits. Soon after a
pistol shot was heard. and when the
clerks ran to Mr.. Kreischer they found
him lying on the floor. bleeding from a
bullet wound He lived only few
minutes after firing the shot.
Mr.. Kreischer. who was thirty-six
years of age. leaves a widow and one
son. He was n son of B. kreischer, the
founder OF Kreischerville. and also OF
the extensive friedrich works there. The
elder Kreischer was for many years
President of the old Staten Island Rail-
way and Ferry Company
Mr. Kreischer. the suicide. lived In a
handsome mansion near the brick
works.
George w. Ellis, Chief Clerk Of the
Police Department, a brother-in-law OF
the dead man. said he and the family
could not account for Mr.. Kriescher' $
suicide. His domestic affairs were pleas
ant and his financial affairs in good
condition.
He was not known to be In poor health.
and 1t is thought that he killed himself
when attacked suddenly by temporary
insanity.
The Coroner has been notified.
The evening world., 1894-06-08
PRAYERS and RACES.
Spectators at EPSON Downs Treat
ed to q Novel Adventure.
Three Religious Meetings Held While
the Oaks Was Being Run.
One, by Salvation Army Followers,
Opposite the Grand stand.

LONDON. June Sat EPSON. to-day.
1.-THE Oaks" Of $500 sovereigns. for
three-year-old fillies. carrying 126
pounds each, distance about a mile and
a half, was won by Amiable. brown
flly. by st. Simon, out Of Tact. owned
by the Duke of Portland.
Sweet Duchess. a brown filly, by Hag-
ioscope, out of Grand Duchess. the prop
erty of Sir r. w. Griffith, was second.
and Sarana, brown filly. by Saradanda
out OF Wild Hyacinth. owned by Lord
Cadogan, third.
Amable's victory was a surprise. as
after an injury to her leg some time
ago 1t was thought that she had little
chance of winning. 1t was only this
morning that the Duke of Portland
decided to race her. Eleven ran.
The post betting was to l against
Amiable. 20 to l against Sweet Duchess
and to / against Sarana.
Go Lightly, a brown filly. by Galopin
out Of Lady Chelmsford. the property OF
Simons Harrison. was the favorite. a,
to !.
A feature OF the Oaks was the holding
of two religious meetings and Saliva
ton Army gathering opposite the grand
stand. The leaders of these assemblages
before. during and after the race
preached vehemently against horse-rac
ing, while their assistants distributed
large numbers Of tracts.
The evening world., 1894-06-08
BARTLETT G. co. FAIL
Big Warehouse Firm Forced to
Make an Assignment.
Liabilities May Reach Several Hun
dred Thousand Dollars.
No Preferences Named and the
Assets Not Known.

Albert c. Woodruff, of SS South OK
ford street, Brooklyn. and Henry A.
Niche, Of ~ Lefferts place, Brooklyn,
the surviving partners of the late Il.
B. Bartlett and comprising the firm OF
Edward b. Bartlett & Co. who conduct
a storage business at Hanover street,
made an assignment to-day to William
w. Goodrich, of 924 President street.
Brooklyn.
There are no preferences.
A transcript OF the assignment was
filed with the County Clerk of Kings
County, in Brooklyn, at 12l5 p. NJ.
Bartlett & Co. and the Union Ware
house Company are practically one and
the same. concern. They are lessees of
the mammoth stores along the Brook
lyn waterfront known as Watson
Stores. Roberts Stores. Bartletts Stores,
Prentiss Stores. German-American
Stores. Anglo-American Stores and Mer-
chants stores.
w. w. Goodrich, the assignee. is a
member Of the law firm of Goodrich,
Deadly & Goodrich. of. SO Wall street.
He said to an Evening World re-
porter that the liabilities would exceed
that 1t would be impossible to attempt
to form an estimate.
He was equally at sea regarding the
assets. He was having a statement pre-
pared and would probably arrive at the
exact condition of affairs tomorrow.
THE assignment was precipitated by
lie death of Mr.. Bartlett. which &C.
,urred c, iple of weeks ago. He was
the financial head of the house." said
Mr.. Goodrich.
IT shall call a meeting of creditors
| early in the week and see Just what can
be done. 1t would be a great pity TO al.
| low the firm to go under as they are
doing an excellent business
When the Empire Warehouse Com.
pany dissolved little over a year ago
Bartlett G. Co. formed the Union Ware.
| house Company, and took up number
OF the leases held b ythe Empire Com.
pany. as well as making new ones.
The firm is probably known In every
city in the world that can boast OF
shipping facilities. Its holdings com
prise nearly all the Brooklyn water
| front from Fulton to Atlantic ferries.
| When the will of Mr.. Bartlett wa,
filed recently there was much surpris,
evinced over the small personal estat,
he left. All his property was willec
to his widow.
The warehouse mans wealth had beer
estimated all the way from $1,000. 0OO t.
100000, but his will showed that hi.
personal property amounted to less thar
81 ,OO0, 900, and made no mention of an,
real estate.
| The failure Of the big firm. which wal
Familiarity known as THE Warehos,
Trust" gave rise to-day to a belle
| that its troubles had been of Ions
| standing, and that they were, in
measure, responsible for Mr.. Bartlett'i
| DEATH
Mr. Bartlett died only a few week
| ago, very suddenly, from the effects O
a stroke Of apoplexy a day or two be
fore
The evening world., 1894-06-08
DID NOT KIDNAP GLADYS.
Alma Coddington-FeIlow Not sus-
tanned.

Police Justice Feitner this morning. in
Yorkville Police Court dismissed the
motion for warrant for kidnapping
against Matilda e. Goodwin and her
son, Clifford Coddington Goodwin, made
by Mrs. Alma Louise Coddington-Fel-
lows. for depriving her Of the possession
of her child.
Tho Judge said: 1.-The evidence in
the case leads to only one conclusion,
viz, that-Louisa Alma or Lulu Codding-
ton, the daughter OF the complainant.
who is not quite fifteen years old and
who seems to be rather mature for her
years, took her sister Gladys Codding-
ton. a child OF three and a half years,
out for drive. intending to keep her
away from her mother, the complainant.
for few days.
tine defendants. the Goodwins cannot
be held. as their participation in the re-
moval OF the child consisted only In al
lowing the use to Lulu Coddington OF
their horses and carriage to convey her.
| self and her little sister to Mrs. Wes-
| sons. II does not appear TO me, on care
full examination Of the testimony, that
criminal case OF kidnapping has been
| committed"
The evening world., 1894-06-08
DYNAMITE, PISTOLS, KNIVES.
Strikers Use All Three to Stop
Trains at Martins Ferry.
(By Associated Press.)


MARTINS FERRY. o., June g.
Early this morning an unsuccessful ef-
fort was made to run two coal trains
on the Cleveland. Lorain and Wheeling
Railroad, after a weeks tie-up. Ties
were placed on the track. dynamite
was used. revolver fired and knives
were exhibited.
Four deputy marshals and two re-
porters were on the train. The lives
of these. together with those OF the
trainmen. were threatened II the train
was not run back. and this was done.
The mob, including women. increased
from fifty to four hundred in ten min
utes., The bridge at Whiskey Run was
burned and troops have been ordered
to the field.
COLUMBUS, o.. June s.-sheriff Scott
OF Belmont County. telegraphed Gov
Mckinley to-day that the miners al
Wheeling Creek this morning burned Il
bridge on the Cleveland. Lorain and
Wheeling Railroad, and that about bOt
men were in the mob and were still
threatening lives and property. The Gov
ernor wired Adjutant-Gen. Howe. now
In Guernsey County with troops. to SEND
some of the military in his command e
Belmont County.
The evening world., 1894-06-08
PROBABLY A SUICIDE.
Van Kuran Lost His Job Just He
fore His Body Was Found.

The body found in the river at the
foot OF South Ninth street. Williams
burg, yesterday. was identified this
morning as that OF William Van
Kuran. a carpenter. OF Broadway and
Dahlia place.
Van Kuran was employed by w. C.
Martin, boss carpenter. OF $50 Cumber-
land street. Brooklyn, up to Friday
night. Then the force was cut down
because there was no little work, and as
Van KuIan was sixty-tiye years old and
feeble, he was one of those who had
TO go. He took his discharge very hard,
indeed, and begged Mr. Martin to take
him back. saying he had no money and
would starve unless his employer had
pity on him.
Van Kuran boarded at the Dahlia
place house with Mrs. II. Victor. He
left there last Saturday, saying he was
going into the country. The police be-
lieVe he committed suicide because he
no longer had any work.
As he was a member OF Court Ridge
wood. No. 1894, A. o. F., the funeral
will probably be conducted under its
auspices. His widow. from whom he had
been separated for some time, lives al
1923 East Eighteenth street, this city
She has been notified OF her husband s
death.
The evening world., 1894-06-08

He was sallow and thinner than at
the time of his trial, but said, with
grim smile, that he never felt better in
his life. He was taken from the Tombs
to court in the prison van along with
dozen other prisoners.
Brooke and O'Sullivan, DIR. Meyers
counsel. were with him in court.
Mr.. Brooke formally withdrew the
motion for new trial for DIR. Meyer,
and the Recorder then pronounced sem
tence.
The Recorder said
THE verdict of the jury was very H.
logical. They might very properly have
convicted you OF murder in the first de-
gree, by which You have SEN
fenced to death. 1t would have
been we'll deserved for your
crime, that of poisoning Lud-
wig Brandt to death by slow poisoning
while engaged with him in a conspiracy
to defraud an insurance company by
substituting a corpse for him and collect
ing the policies of insurance on Brandt
life"
MIR. Brooke asked that a week be
given to DIR. Meyer to settle up MS
sentence. but the Recorder refused to
grant 1t, and DR.. Meyer was taken back
to the Tombs
DR.. Meyer prepared last night for leav-
ing the Tombs, packing up his belongings
and giving away Alch as he should never
need again. He VS. disappointed when
100 to board the 2l5 Train from the
Grand Central Station.
At the last moment messenger ar
Sheriff Saxton, to whom Recorder Smyth
had left the question, not TO, take DR..
Meyer to-day. Dr. Meyer had made
ready. but was glad to return to his cell
DR.. Meyer looked THE Evening
World reporter square in the eye and
:" You are looking at an innocent man.
although you may not believe It. / &c
I, to prison. but l shall return. / never
: denied the conspiracy, but am limo
lished."
When the reporter suggested that
Mrs Meyer would do well to offer plea
Meyer flew Into a rage. He declared
her innocent, and was much more agi
tated In her behalf than over his own
case.
Mrs Meyer may never be tried fol
a woman on. may be abandoned and in
dictments found for grand larceny, frs
degree. The proof is complete, and OF
conviction on the two counts, 81 900 from
the Washington Life and 5000 from
the New York Life Insurance Companies
she might get ten years each, for, a.
stated by DR.. Meyer, the conspiracy II
not disputed
Mrs. Meyer has been Ill for ten days
She was Frustrated when told that DIR
afternoon. She wept Historically, crying
that poor, poor mani" She refused t
see visitors.
The evening world., 1894-06-08
WAS ROBBERY meant
Druggist Crawford Assaulted Be.
fore His Own Home.
Four Men Forced an Entrance with
a "Faks" Subpoena. 81,
Police Think 1t Was n Ruse to Lurs
Him from His Storo.

Police Superintendent Campbell, OF
Brooklyn. resolved a special report from
Capt. Eason, of the Classon avenue sta
ton, to-day OF a bold assault and at
tempted robbery made by four men who
called at the residence of ]. r. Craw-
ford, rs Spencer place, Wednesday even
Ing as subpoena servers.
Mr.. Crawford Is a prominent druggist.
He keeps a large store at 1l7s Fulton
street, around the corner from his resi-
dence.
Wednesday morning while he avs in
the store with a clerk his daughter
came rushing in crying excitedly that
two burglars had entered the house.
Mr.. Crawford rushed around to his
home. In front OF the house he was
met by four big men who were just
leaving.
ness was when one OF the men struck
Before Mr.. Crawford had recovered
from the first blow he was knocked
big fellow. he says. Weighing fully 200
pounds. jumped upon his PROSTATE body.
They kicked and beat Mr.. Crawford
| until some persons who had heard his
The men made their escape. and Mr..
Crawford went into the house. where
ne found MS wire IN nigh state OF
nervousness.
Miss Crawford and her mother then
| told the story OF how the men had forced
| their way into the house. Two OF them
rang the bell and asked for Mrs. Craw-
| ford.
Before the young. who had answered
| the bell, could reply the two men rushed
past ser upstairs and burst into the
| first room they came to.
| Mrs. Crawford was in the room.
| Are you Mrs. Crawford?' asked one
| OF the men.
| Mrs. Crawford replied that she was
known by that name, whereupon one OF
the men said he was d subpoena
| server
He pulled out a document which Mrs
| Crawford refused to accept.
| you will accept It," yelled the mar
with an oath, as he forced the paper into
her hand.
| Mrs. Crawford screamed for help and
the two men rushed from the house.
| The subpoena was supposed to come
| from Lawyer ePrry. OF 10 Wall street
| New York, but investigation showed
| that the document was fake"
| The police believe the men had plan
ned bold robbery. either at the stpp0
or the house. Capt. Eason thinks tn
men meant to attract Druggist Crawford
from his store. while they committed the
! robbery,
The evening world., 1894-06-08
YOUNG WIFE DRANK POISON
Found Lying on the Floor with
Lighted Candles mt Her Feet.

Lighted Candles mt Her Feet.
Mrs. Minnie Kippner. twenty-eight
years old. wife of Joseph Kippner. a
tailor, attempted suicide shortly before
0 o'clock this morning at her home. a
Clinton street, by drinking a quantity
Of carbolic acid.
There are many peculiar features
about the case which the police are
trying to fathom.
Mrs. Kippner has been married but
four months. and always seemed to be
perfectly happy.
This morning Nathan Lauchtman. a
coal dealer. knocked at the door OF Mrs.
kippners fiat and receiving no response
pushed the door open. He found the
woman partially dressed lying upon the
floor with couple of lighted candles
at her feet. She told the man to keep
placed the lighted candles in position in
| accordance with an orthodox Hebrew
custom. An empty brandy bottle con-
tanning small quantity Of carbolic acid
Lauchtman ran for doctor, while the
| neighbors put the woman to bed and
sent for her. husband. In the mean
call to Gouverneur Hospital for an am.
bulance. She was taken there a pris-
oner.
Two. Two Of Mrs Kippner's sisters told an
poison must have been taken by acct
dent. She had been Ill since her mar
riage. and her husband had brought
her some, brandy. The carbolic acid
was purchased few days ago and
placed in bottle similar to the brandy
| bottle.
Some Of the neighbors said that Mrs
Kippner threatened to kill herself. though
she gave no reason for wishing to die.
At the hospital II was said that the
woman would probably recover.
The evening world., 1894-06-08
Mr.. PHELPS'S CONDITION.
Ii Ii Not Materially Changed--A
Chance for Recovery.

ENGLEWOOD, June S.-The condition
OF William Walter Phelps. according
to the statement OF DIR. Daniel A. Cur
rie. the attending physician. has not
materially changed since last night,
when the patient was resting easily.
DR.. Currie visited Judge Phelps this
morning, He remained with the pa
tient until about ! p. NJ. for the pur-
pose of closely watching the symptoms
in the case.
Dr.. Currie said Judge Phelps had in
termittent fever. and was much de-
bilitated. He denied that the patient
was suffering from Bright's disease
The doctor said that although Judge
Phelps did not have a strong consti-
tuition. there would be a chance OF his
recovery IL he was not attacked by a
hemorrhage.
Mrs. Phelps. who recently returned
from Berlin. is almost constantly at her
husbands bedside.
The evening world., 1894-06-08
WIFE SUES HUSBAND.
His Firm Owed Her SS5, which She
Could Not Collect.

Mrs. Agnes Weblus was given YER
dict for $685. in the city Court this
morning against her husband, Charles
Weblus. and his former partner, Leo
Seldenberg.
Before the partnership was dissolved
the firm did business at jO6 Broome
street, Mrs. Weblus claimed she lent
the partners 1914 in cash and sold
them silk valued at $2l.30, and being I'M
able to collect the debt employed Lawyer
August l.. WAGNER, of - Second ave-
nue., to get II for her.
Seidenberg claimed the husband and
wife had Joined forces to beat him out
OF the amount, but the Court took an
other view. and Mrs. Weblus was
awarded the full amount.
The evening world., 1894-06-08
SOME FIGURES FROM FITCH.
Easy Money Market Enables Him
to Make Good Showing.

Comptroller Fitch issued a statement
this morning to show that he has been
able to borrow money for the city at a
cheaper rate OF interest than Comp
troller Myers. his predecessor
Comptroller Fitch compares the five
months OF his administration with three
years of Comptroller Myers's term, and
does not allow for contingencies such
as money panic, which may occur be-
fore the end of the year. as It did last
year, when Comptroller Myers had to
pay as high as 6 per cent. interest, and
money was scarce at that.
These are the figures given out by Mr..
Fitch OF money borrowed on revenue
bonds by the city:
The evening world., 1894-06-08
IN A RECEIVERS HANDS.
Denver Land and water Storage
Compnnys Temporary Trouble.
(Dy Associated Press.

DENVER, Col, June s.-Judge Jiallett
has appointed Austin G. Gorham re-
ceiver for the Denver Land and Water
Storage Company, on application Of the
State Tru.t Company, OF New York,
representing the holders OF general mort
gage bonds for $j37, 600, interest on which
was due May and was defaulted. Rufus
Clark holds n second mortgage for
1921, 900. on which no interest has been
paid for two years. The Company owns
Castlewood Dam. the Clark Colonies and
the Arapahoe Canal system.
w. Il. Alexander, secretary, manager
and heaviest stakeholder, estimates the
value OF the franchise at 100000. He
says the Company will come out all
IinhS
The evening world., 1894-06-08
COxEYITEs DIE BY DROWNING
Platte River May Have Swallowed
Up Twenty of Them.

BRIGHTON, Col. June S.-The num-
Der OF CoXeyites drowned in the at
tempt to navigate the Platte River can
rot yet be told. The river was raging
torrent yesterday, and many boats were
wrecked al the bridges.
Twenty nine boats, containing lS5
men. passed Henderson Island bridge,
Only twenty. with less than 100 men,
reached Brighton. Some boats were de-
serted. the occupants taking to the
road.
At the Mckay bridge. several men
were drowned. At Henderson Island
bridge, twenty-one men were in the
water at one time but were rescued
with ropes by Ralph Lee and Louis
Branter. The boat OF one. man from
Utah, known as "Frenchy." has been
recovered. or one boat containing eight
six are said TO have been lost. The
most of the bodies have been washed
downstream.
teen to twenty men were drowned.
Many men are clinging to the trees
along the river banks, and an order has
been telegraphed to Denver for skins to
take them on.
The evening world., 1894-06-08
Held Up a Night watchman.

John Walsh, tinsmlth, twenty Ave years old
OF .. scSmmell street. was held for trial In de-
fault Of 1880 bail by Justice Koch In the Essex
Market Police Court to-day Last night he held
up Michael Finley, a night Waterman. Of ~
jackson street, In front Of 10 Jackson street. and
rubbed him OF his SIS silver watch. Policeman
o'Neili. OF the Delaney street station gave
chase 1. the robber. and caught him with the
stslsn timsplses in his posssssion.
The evening world., 1894-06-08
Mckeesport Quiet Again.
Ry Associated PressD

M'KEESPORT. Pa, June S.-The city
has assumed its normal condition. The
crowds have all disappeared and quiet
prevails. II Is safe TO say that nothing
but an attempt TO run the Tube Works
with new men Or the introduction Of
deputies would cause an outbreak. The
strikers are sorry for the part they took
in the riotous proceedings and are hope
full of an early settlement.
The evening world., 1894-06-08
No shot. Fired mt Manown.
CBy Associated Press)

TDF
"PITTSBURG. June S.-A telephone
message to Sheriff Richards from Chief
Deputy Rice, who is in charge of the
deputies in Manown. reports everything
quiet up 10 10 o'clock. No shots have
been fired. and the strikers are disposed
to keep peace. The dispatches last
night were exaggerated. Sheriff Rich
ards left for Manown to-day.
The evening world., 1894-06-08
Weather ForecaAt.

The weather forecast for the thirty-six hours
ending p. N. tomorrow 10 as follows; Fair.
stationary temperature. westerly winds
The following record shows the changes In the
temperature during the morning hours. as In
dicatsd by the Thermometer at Psrry's phar-
IA NJ. SsIs A. n. SsIs A. NJ. sslis NJ, q
The evening world., 1894-06-08
SCOTCH MINERS TO STRIKE.
Federation Votes to Resist n Re-
duction In Wages.
my Associated Press.)

EDINBURGH. June g. - The Scottish
Miners Federation has decided by a ma
jo~ity vote in favor OF a strike. Repre-
sentatives Of the Mine Owners AssocIa-
ton of Scotland on Wednesday last unan-
imously resolved to reduce wages one
shilling per day.
This was regarded as a direct challenge
to the men who have been threatening
TO strike.
The evening world., 1894-06-08
QUIET At CRIPPLE CREEK.
Reports of a Battle in the Night
Were False.
Miners Use Dynamite to Stop Trains
at Martins Ferry.
tDy Associated Press, }

CRIPPLE CREEK. Col. June s.-Au-
thentic information from the scene OF
this mornings skirmish states that the
death list will not exceed two or three.
All reports OF a night engagement are
absolutely false. Everything has been
quiet.
The evening world., 1894-06-08

Mr.. Fitch admits that he has had the
advantage of cheap money market.
Money at all times this year has been
plentiful al and 1-2 per cent. on good
security. Mr.. Fitch paid per cent. for
the first 81 900. 600 he borrowed.