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The evening world., 1894-10-16
SAMARlTANS IN TROUBLE.
Three Men who Helped Norp Held
Against Their Protcst.

The three men who were arrested on
Saturday last for knowing something
about the shooting Of Joseph Norp who
is lying at the Gouverneur slip Hospi-
tai with pistol shot wound In the groin,
were rearraigned before Justice Simms,
in Essex Market Court to-day.
The men, Harry Campbell. John Butler
and Frank Davis, protested against
being prisoners when they know nothing
about the affair, and said that their de-
tention was an outrage.
II was arrested for telling policeman
that man was shot" said Davis
81 was arrested for taking man to
"a drug store whom | found bleeding on
the street" said Butler.
And | was arrested for assisting him,
said Campbell.
There is too much shooting altogether
IN the east side, AMI the guilty party
always escapes was Justice Sinms' =
response to these protests.
Now. | want you officers to make Il
thorough investigation and see whether
the reckless shooter cannot be punished.
You three men are held without bail to
await the result of the police investiEa-
ton"
Norps last story is that he was shot
in a saloon at II Monroe street, where
he had interfered between two men who
became excited in a political argument.
The evening world., 1894-10-16
NO THOUGHT OF SUICIDE.
The Rcagnns Insist that They We're
AsphI xintcd by Accident.

Daniel Reagan and his wife. Liz
Zie, who. with their young child, were
almost sufrocated by gas at their home,
3l9 East Twenty-ftth stree, last night,
deny that they contemplated suicide.
New tac.s were learned this morning
that make the case look very mystcri-
Gus.
All have entirely recovered from their
close call. and Mrs. Reagan was dis
, charged l:om Bellevue Hospital this
morning.
discovered the family, barely in time TO
save their lives last night. had moved
into the house yesterday. She sal that
while hunting for the janitress she
smelled gas near the ReaSans' apart
ments. Pushing open the door. she al
most tainted from the fumes. Lying on
the bed were Mr., and Mrs. Reagan
and their child.
She screamed and shook Reagan, who
was lying across his wife. He ordered
her to leave his apartments. Mrs. crosby
discovered that the gas In the bedroom
was turned on, as well as the pipe which
fel the Bas-stoVe.
Reagan this morning says that his
wife admitted him to the house and then
lay. down. He had scarcely entered the
bedroom before he was overcome and
tainted. Reagan denies having been
drunk
The evening world., 1894-10-16
HIS MOTHERS WILL.
DR.. Austin Flint Contests 1t,
Alleging an Uusouad Mind.
Grover Flint, a Grandson, the Prin.
cipaI Beneficiary.
The Disputed Estate Is Valued at
$4,000, All Told.

Dr. Austin Flint. the well.known ply
sician and surgeon. has begun con
test over the will of his mother. Mrs.
Annie Flint. who died in Boston. Mass,
Aug. ~ last
The estimated value of Mrs Fllnts
estate is s75.O .OlJ in real estate and 500
in personal property. The will is dated
June 20, lSyi and the executors are
Lloyd Mckim Garrison, of this city, AMI
Walter -. Davidge. Jr.. of Washington,
u. c.
The will provides for bequests of GER
tain jewels. pictures, books and hric-a-
brac to her son, Or. Austin Flint, and
tn her grandson Grover Flint, who lives
at the University club, Washington.
All the moneys on deposit with the
Lincoln Safe Deposit Company of Bos-
ton, at the time of the testatrix's death.
is left to Grover Flint the grandson.
Mrs. Flint's late residence, Mt AIS Fifth
avenue, and the stables in West Thirty
eighth street are lett to the New York
Life insurance and Trust Company, to
be held in trust, and the income there.
from divided between Dr. Austin Flint,
| To Dr. Austin Flint is also LETT her
j interest In contract with Lea Bros, of
Philadelphia, publishers of her late hus'
banda books
/ The remainder of the estate, includ-
/ ing residence at Boston, IL left to the
| same trust company to be held in trust
! for Grover Flint. He Is To receive the
/ income until h" is thirty-iive years old
| and then get the principal.
| pr. fnnt alleges thai the Will was moi
| executed by the free will of his mother
and that she was OF unsouni mind FOL
! some time before her death.
There H. clause In the Will which
provides that any beneficiary under the
will, who contests its validity shall lose
the requests provided for such con
tpstunt
The evening world., 1894-10-16
GOT HIS WATCH BACK.
But the Woman Denied knowledge
of FInranss Missing Money.

Policeman Newschaffer, of the East
Sixty-sevcnth street station. arraigned
Carl Flarans. II cutter. forty years old
of 1877 East Seventy-eighth street, and
"A good-looking young woman, who de-
scribed herself as Sarah o. Dowd a to-
bacco stripper. of 349 East Seventy sixth
street, in the Yorkville Court this morn
Ing.
The policeman said he found the wo-
man dragging Flarans, who was drunk,
along the street. She told Newschaffer
that Flaraus was her father, and said
she was taking him home. The police
man doubted her statement, and shook
the drunken man until he aroused him
from his stupor. Flarans then said that
his gold watch and chain and $40 in
cash had been stolen.
The woman, when taxed with the
theft, said that the man had asked her
10 take charge of his watch and chain,
and thereupon produced them. She said
she knew nothing about the money.
Both were taken in custody. and AS
Flarans would not make complaint
against the woman. both were dis
. charged in court.
The evening world., 1894-10-16
HEIRS AMPLY SECURED.
The Surrogate Denies n Motion to
Punish Mrs. smith.

A statement was made before Surro-
gate Fitzgerald to-day that Mrs. Emily
a. Smith. of 226 Madison avenue. widow
of the late Edmund A Smith. "A million
aire leather merchant, had disobeyed an
order OF the surrogate. am tht Surro-
gate was asked to punish her for con-
tempt OF Court Smith died in 1876,
ieavng an estate valued at over a
million. He left half of his estate To
his widow. whor he made eXeeutor. and
the ether half to his -four children. two
of whom died, leaving children .
Lawyer Frank II Sturgis. OF Il Wall
street. said thai Mrs. Smith had failed
to obey an order of the Surrogate, made
oct. .. by which Mrs. Smith was di.
rect"i to pay legacy Of about 500. no.
to Edmdnd II. Murphy, the executor OF
one of the deceased children OF Smith
or to pay 100000 on account of the leg
acy, or TO deliver securities to the
amount of 100000 to Murphy.
Lawyer Treadwell Cleveland, In oppo
stion to the motion, said that his trn
had been retained by Mrs Smith, bu
had not yet been regularly substituted
He 7ald that Mrs. Smith had taken al
preme Court from the order OF the Sur
rogate. and she had given bond o
$3.50. 900 as security for costs on the ap
peal. He held that this appeal acted
as stay of the order of the Surrogate
The Surrogate finally settled tfc mat
ter by denying the motion. He sale
that those to whom the legacy was du,
were amply secured by the bond put W
on appeal
The evening world., 1894-10-16
HER TRUNK WAS ROBBED.
Miss keenan, Awarded n verdict far
5000 Against n Local Expressmnn.


5000 Against II Local Expressmnn.
Justice Roesch awarded 500 to Miss
Kate keenan,. in the Fourth District
Court, to-day, in her suit against
Adolph ID. KIahmer, an expressman. of
l76 East one Hundred and Fifth street
Miss Keenan, was housekeeper OF the
Hotel Srverne, at Arverne. l.. l., last
May. and she had a trunk forwarded
to her IRON this city by krahmer's ex"
press.
After waiting some time for her
trunk. she made inquiries of Mr.. Krah-
mer as TO the cause for the delay in
the delivery of the trunk. She was in
formed that her trunk had been stored
in the express van In the street over
Memorial Day. and that the van had
been burglarized and portion of the
contents of her trunk stolen.
Miss keenan, dema nded that her loss
be made good. Krahmer refused to in
demnify her upon the grounds that II
was not his fault that the property was
stolen, tnasmuch as the wrong address
had been given, and that the value of
the articles claimed to have been stolen
was excessive.
Miss keenan, then brought an action
through Lawyer Louis Steckler, of 275
Broadway, with the above result.
The evening world., 1894-10-16
She DRANK WITH STRANGERS.
SAYS She Was Druggcd and
ROhbcd by Girls.

Lizzie English, twenty-four years old
of 3S7 Avenue A. and Annie Enghsh'
twenty-three years old, of 800 East
Twenty-fifth street, not related put
friends. were held for trial in 500 bonds
each in the Yorkville Police Court thls
morning on charges OF having druseed
and robbed Lizzie Creamer, Twenty-Five
years old. domestic, of All East FIJI
teenth street. 81, - 40 I,,.,
Eighteenth street last evening TO Visit a
friend who was not at home. The Eng
iish girls were in q room drinking win
other girls, and they invited Lizzie 10
join them She took drink ana sooi'
became unconscious. lined
Lizzie claims that when she regaine,d
her senses she found Lizzie Ensllsh 5
hand In her pocket, and tAat AHh'e was
She claims that she missed $40, an aili-
gator handbag and silk umoreiia'
which she claims the Enghsh girls pui
hi
The evening world., 1894-10-16
INNOCENT MEN SUFFER.
Two Lose Employment Over Po-
lice Justices Action.

Coroner Schu.tze to-day held an in
quest in the case of man named
Woods, who was shot in the WaNerley
Hotel, 353 Eighth avenue. on oct d.
Mark Pagan, a nurse, from the Phil
adeiphia Marine Hospital, was accused
of doing the shooting. The evidence of
Henry Spellman, Daniel Kelly. George
Maroney and Charles Mackey was
taken. The first three did not know any
thing about the matter, further than
they heard the noise following the report
Mackey was the only one who saw
anything, and he only said yes,
when the Coroner put this question
did you see the shot fred"
The Coroner instructed the jury to
find that Pagan did the shooting. and
the jury did as directed
Afterwards Coroner SchultZe said the
three first named witnesses never ought
to have been sent before the Coroner.
1T was an outrage" he said, that
those young men should be detained.
They had no connection with the case,
and Justice Nocrhis had no right 10
hold them. Two Of the young men have
lost their employment through having
been male prisoners
The evening world., 1894-10-16
MARRIED SINCE MARCH.
But sculptor Fucigna's Wedding
Notice Wns Printed Only To-day.

The following wedding notice appeared
in morning newspaper to-day:
Fl ClGNA-STEARS-o March 2s. by Or. Houeh-
ton. Victor Achille Fucigna and Cornelia Eliza
beth Stears.
The bridegroom TO this contract was
at 636 First avenue. When asked why
had delayed so long in announcing his
marriage he said that he had not an
nounced 1t yet and was very much as
tonished.
He said be had been married according
to that notice at The Little Church
Arouna the Corner, and that the only
reason the notice was suppressed at the
time wa owing to the fact that his wife
was a Protestant and he a Catholic and
some family OPPOSITION might have to be
allayed or both sides
A few days ago he had a quarrel with
his wife and hasn't been home since.
He supposed that she had published the
marriage notice to bring him to time.
The evening world., 1894-10-16
BRAZIL STEAMSHIP AFFAIRS.
Three Opinions by Judge Brown
Involving S1,25O,OOO.

United States District Court Judge
Brown, to-day handed down three opin-
ions In the suits brought by Brown Bros.
q Co.. Coils F. Huntington et al and
James Gray ct al, against the Brazi.
Steamship Company's vessels and others,
which they had chartered, to recover ai-
vances, damages ami forecl1se mortgages
and liens due the plaintiffs,
Fifty-one cases are decided In the
opinions, which are extremely lengthy,
In the Gray Suits, twenty-five in number,
the freights are decided to be due to the
owners OF the ships and to the owners
Of the letters of credit
In the Brown cases, the proceeds OF
the vesse go to the mortgages, the
Atlantic Tr'-t Company, whose ipterest
amour $ To 81, 20 900; the plaintiffs are en-
titled To al the surplus, subject to the
payment of any other marine lihels al.
ready decreed. or which may be dccreed
out of pending actions.
The same ruling applies to the Hunt
ington suits.
The evening world., 1894-10-16
FOUGHT LIKE TIGERS.
TAYLOR and His Wife Vauquished
Two Deputy Marshals.
Rolled Down a Stairway Into the
Street, Still Tussling.
Tho Woman Throttled and Clawed
Her Antagonist Fiercely.

Two of the new deputy marshals re-
Gently appointed by United States Mar
shal McCarty had an experience with a
prisoner whom they arrested early this
morning which they will not tire talk
ing of until they meet with another
like 1t.
They we're detailed to arrest Charles
+. Taylor. a colored man accused of
forging a pension blank and obtaining
s5i7 under false pretenses Taylor lives
on the top floor OF double-decker tene-
ment AT 5li West Forty-fourth street,
whc.e the deputies found him.
, The deputies told him to hurry, and
TAylor lunged at Deputy William Nc
Cormack and struck him blow in the
face hat staggered him. Mccormack 5
compahion, John T. Kennedy, rushed
to the Assistance Of his side partner,
but Tay1or's wife had HIM by the
'nrsall nTsxlor i" rushed u Mccormack to the balus-
trade and tred to throw him 60 over: :
Kennedy endeevored to shake OF me
woman. but she clawed him with the
ferocity of a tiger. In a miaute an a, .ou'
still lighting.
The deputies had held on to Taylor and
the woman had held on TO them: On ,,rt IN
yigor The woman fought her man m. ~
tie street and back again, while the
other deputy was hard press by Iaylor
Al length the woman triumphed, ahC
the deputies were forced to fly.
on the corner they deciied that oilt
should remain while the other went I.
the Forty-seventh street pollce ,sta.ioI
for teinforcements. Two p9liGein,s,
were detailed 10 help them. ana Ia! io'
was captured. He was taken TINS morn III,
ing TO Ludlow Street jail ana ioehet w ul,
George W. Tinney,. another coioTTe,
man, was also arrested on ;,ad ssiii,ta, Sinia'
charge OF conspiracy by United Statss
DEPUTY Marshals Hurley and BoStWlch
who found him in bed at Eighth ans
nue. and SiXty-eighth street. he sun
mitted quietly. z,,,uor,,, Or
James Hahn, who Is also similarly az
cused was arrested yesterday ~ NV
! Jersey and taken before United state
( C,ommissioner Romano, who held him II
81 900 bail for examination MONDAY heNt
when Taylor and Tinney VIII aiso w
examined in New York by United State'
Commissioner Shields; ,...-, =,
Taylor, Tinney and Hahn were arre esIe, e,
by the New York police on July lds' az y,
a charge that thev had conspired TO de
fraud William Stefan, a Canal stree
restaurant keeper, by means OF a I NJ, ILL.,
states pension check of So4'.5O. me:
were ali discharged on their own recos
nizances on Sent. y last.
Tinney is United states pensloner
and is alleged to have impersonated an
other pensioner to whom the cheSk wa
navable, Hahn and Taylor 1t Is charged
assisted him in the scheme. Inc rear
rest of the three prisoners was maze OF
newly discovered evidence by the Ohlle'
States Pension Agents.
The evening world., 1894-10-16
STARVING IN A HOVEL.
Ebers Life story In n History Of
Persecution and Privntion.

Louis Eber, seven years old, was com
mitted to the Hebrew Sheltering Guar
dian Society by Justice Simms, in the
Essex Market Court, to-day.
Louis was found in a miserable hovel
on the top floor Of q Chrystie street
with his father and brother. All were
starving. The room in which they lived
contained only a cot, a chair and a hrok-
en- oil stove. The father, who is seventy
years old, told a story that reads like
romance.
He formerly lived in Grodna. Russia,
and was once prosperous. on Christmas
Eve, 1873, Russian Secret Service spy
named BENJAMIN Youngman was found
dead in front OF his residence. Eber
and his wife were accused. and after n
trial. condemned to Siberia for fifteen
years.
Mrs. Eber died in prison, but Ebcr
was shortly afterwards released. His
property was gone, and, with his three
children, he came to America. One OF
the children a girl, died on the way. -.
He has been unable to find work. and
piece by piece. his belongings Were
pawned to buy food He fears now that
he will be dispossessed from the miser-
able place he calls home.
The evening world., 1894-10-16
HECKSCHER-THEBAUD.
Quiet Wedding at the Country Seat
of the Thebauds.

MADISON, n. j., Oct. 16.-At 1 O'Clock
to-day Miss Amelia Isabella Thebaud,
daughter of Edward b. Thebaud and the
late Julia Moller Thebaud. was married
to Charles A. Heckscher, son of the late
John q. Heckscher. the millionaire coal
baron. The ceremony occurred at the
Thebaud country seat. which was opened
for the occasion.
Father Joseph Rolando. rector of st.
Vincent's Catholic Church, performed
the ceremony. There were no brides
maids. Leonard Jacobs was the best
man. The bride wore a white satin
gown, with pearl ornaments. She was
given away by her father.
Only relatives and immediate friends
of the family were present The gifts
were very elegant, and included articles
OF diamond jewelry of great value.
The evening world., 1894-10-16
GEORGE CORES WIFE WINS,
Decree of Divorce Granted Against
the Former baseball Player.

The report of Referee ]. c. ]. Lang
bien, in the suit for an absolute divorce
brought by Jennie b Gore against
George F. Gore, the well-known former
baseball player, was filed in the Superior
Court to-day and confirmed by Judge
Gilders!oeve
Mrs. Gore charged her husband with
having lived at the Brewer House IN
1891 with one Floril,a Sinclair as his
wife, and that later they lived as man
and wife in one Hundred ana twenty
fourAL lCpt
CO.. denied his wife's charges. but
the referee decided in favor of Mrs
Gore. and Judge Gildersleeve granted
her decree,
The evening world., 1894-10-16
SAYS HIS SON BROKE FAITH.
Aged stephen Abrams Wants a
Deed Set Aside.

Justice Bartlett, in the Supreme
Court. Brooklyn, to-day heard testimony
n the suit OF stephen Abrams, aged
cighty-three. to have a deed recorded In
,he name If his son. Stephen l.. Abrams,
set aside. The father says that he
decided the property, which Is located in
Canarsie, and Is valued at $500. 10 his
son IN thI condition that he should he
life,
Since the transfer Abrams claims that
Stephen ill-treated him, and he asks [ at
the transaction be nullihed on the
ground that stephen has failed to keep
his agreement.
The evening world., 1894-10-16
WATTERSON IN CONTEMPT.
Said TO Have Collected Bill In
spite of nm Injunction.

Alexander Watterson. was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Deputy aheriH
Wagering. on an order issued by JUS
tice O'Brien, OF the supreme Court
charging him with contempt OF Court.
Watterson is the husband of Mrs. An
ME Watterson. who is partner OF Sol
omon Jones in the millinery business
a disagreement arose between the part
ners, and an Injunction was secured re-
straining Watterson from collecting piils
OF the Tirm of which his wife was a
Despite the injunction, II Is alleged,
watterson collected $3.50 which was que
the firm. Watterson was he'd III Sloe
bail
The evening world., 1894-10-16
GOES TO LAW FOR A BERTH.
Brown Wants to Compel Hafren to
Appoint Him Inspector.

Application was made to Justice Law
renee, of the Supreme Court, to-day by
counsel for James Brown, for a writ of
mandamus to compel Louis J. HaGfen.
Commissioner Of Street improvements in
the Annexed District. to appoint
Brown as inspector OF sewers.
1t was alleged that Brown, who Is a
high in the civil service examination.
was entitled, under the law giving vet
e-ans the preference for civil service
positions, TO an appointment. but that
Haffen put another man in the office.
AS no one appeared from the Corpora
tlon Counsels office TO oppose the mo-
tion Judge Lawrence took the papers
and reserved decision until the other
side could file papers.
The evening world., 1894-10-16
WAS HE G0ADED TO SUICIDE? ?
Iowa OmcinI Was Accused by Po-
IiticaI Opponents.
tBy Associated Press.

BURLINGTON, Ia. Oct. 16.-The sui
eide OF w. D. Ingraham. Clerk Of the
District Court. proves to be a political
sensation. and was undoubtedly the re-
suit OF charges made against lngraham
by political opponents in the recent cam
paign, that two years ago he was found
10 be 81, 900 short in accounts, but man
aged TO satisfy the county by refunding
the amount. Since then, II was asserted,
he had failed TO turn over to the county
treasury forfeited cash bail money. 1t
is thought that a possible arrest so
preyed on his mind as to cause him TO
commit suicide.
The County Auditor has taken charge
of the office. The dead mans friends
claim that when his accounts are eN-
amined they will be found in fair condi-
ton.
The evening world., 1894-10-16
SHOT BY A JEALOUS RIVAL.
Alabama Man Murdered by an AM
buShed Assassin.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Oct. 16.-Near
Glen Allen. Jeff Allison. a prominent
jeweller of Jasper was shot from am
bush and killed at an early hour yester-
day morning. Allison, II is said, LETT
Jasper to visit "A young woman VINO
lived near New Red River Tank, and
was fired upon as he was passing the
tank near her house by, II Is supposed. a
jealous lover.
The body was placed in a box by the
murderer, a blanket thrown over II and
a tag with Al!isons name and address
attached. No arrests have been made,
though one man is suspected.
The evening world., 1894-10-16
HARBUs SUED FOR DIVORCE,
His Wife Alleges that lie HAS
Failed 10 support Her.

Judge Pryor, of the Court OF common
Pleas. to-day heard the suit OF MIS-
Clara Harbus for an absolute divorce
from Benjamin !. Harbus.
The couple were married in 1888. MIS-
Harbus alleges that since the hrst ley
weeks of their married life her huspahu
has failea to support her. ~
She also alleges that he Is now living
with another woman, whose name she
does not know.
The case is still on.
The evening world., 1894-10-16
WANT THE CASE DISMISSED.
Executors Make n Motion in n Suit
Agairst nn Estate.

motion was made before Judge
Giegerch, in the Court OF Common
Pleas. to-day to dismiss the action
brought d. Ellen tis,cil against James
J. O'Callaghan and Patrick NJ. Han
nigan. ADMINISTER OF the cstae of
.he late Hannah O'Callaghnn, who d'ed
in 1883 1t was thought that she left
no property, but several years later II
was found that she had, at the time OF
her death about 5000 OIL deposit in a
savings bank. When Mrs. Hassclt
learned OF this she brought suit against
the estate for $50, with interest for
tWenty-seven years. which she alleged
she had loaned Mrs. Callaghan.
Judge Giegerich reserved decision.
The evening world., 1894-10-16
WOMAN RECLUSE FOUND DEAD
She Was the Estrnnged Wife of
Brewer ZanE, of Denver.
(By Associated Press)

IBy AssOCIateu FFekhJ
CHICAGO, Oct. l6.-Lying at the
County Morgue is the body of Mrs. Elz-
abeth Zans, known at one time in Den
YER Col, as 2 leader of society and the
wife of Philip Zang, the millionaire
Denver. Zang and his wife separated
twelve years ago. and the latter, with a
large sum of money and a handsome
allowance, came to Chicago.
She lived the life of a recluse here
and made no acquaintances. Her dead
body was found by a grocer. who came
to take her order. Death resulted from
heart disease
The evening world., 1894-10-16
Wire News In brief.

At Turner's Station, KY. yesterday, Jack Berry
was shot in the abdomen by c. b. James and
Will probably die. The shooting arose from
discussion over Col. Breckinridge.
The Tabor Amusement Company. OF Denver. as
signed yestsrday afternoon after tha court was
a ked 10 arrange a settlement OF the amount due
MA sWickhsimsr. who loaned him t21S.ooa