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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-29

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-29
IN A FILTHY CONDITION.

DfscOvery Made In the TOmIfnsOn
Hall basement.
City Chemist Hurry called at the Office
of Mayor Denny yesterday and reported
that the basement of Tomlinson Hall was
in a very unsanitary and unhealthful con-
dition. He said he had gone down into the
basement and found an accumulation of
filth there The water pipes had leaked
and the water-soalxed rubbish and filth
had widowed. The basement appeared to
have been used as a sort Of dumping place
for trash that taken from the hall
md aIc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-29
Narrowed the Cement walks.

The specifications for the cement side
walks on the upper section of North ILL.,
nois street were changed yesterday by the
Board of Works upon the petition of prop
erty owners The specifications called for
an eight-foot walk and We're changed 10
provide for a six-foot walk The property
owners desired this In order that there
would be more space for lawns next to the
curb. The price was reduced from SO to 80
cents a foot.
Municipal Notes.
The street commissioner has been ordered
to clean the cutters in the vicinity OF $50
Park avenue.
Fuehring Bros have been ordered 10 at
once begin the sprinkling OF New York
street from Liberty 10 Noble street.
The city engineer has been ordered to
prepare the papers for cementing the east
sidewalk OF Pennsylvania street from Wash
ington to Maryland streets. He was also
ordered 70 prepare the papers for cement
The evening world., 1894-09-26
AGAINST COGALAN.
Referee Reports that Kuhne Bev-
eridge Deserves a Divorce.
Mrs. CoghIan No. I Was Named
as the Correspondent.
Judge McAdam Refuses to Keep the
Proceedings Secret.

The report OF Referee Edward Jacobs,
In the suit OF Kuhne Beverdge Coghlan.
for an absolute divorce from Charles
Francis Coghlan, the actor, was filed
with Judge McAdam, OF the Superior
Court to-day.
The referee finds in favor OF the
plaintiff, and recommends that the de-
cree OF divorce be granted.
So far as the referees report shows
Mr.. Coghlan made no defense although
he was represented at the hearing by
counsel.
When the report was submitted, Law
yer Eugene Van Schaick asked that II
be sealed and kept from the public.
This Judge McAdam refused to do
and also stated that whenever in his
power he would order papers sealed by
other judges to be opened, as he did not
approve of that course of proceedings In
courts of Justice.
The plaintiff testified that she was
married to Mr.. Coghlan on Oct. 25, 1893
at indianapolis. by Justice Milton H
Daniels
The witnesses were Ella Baroness Won
Wrede, the plaintiffs mother. and Leon
o. Brady.
The plaintiff charged that between
March l5 and June l. 1894. Mr.. Coghlar
had lived with a woman named Louisa
Thorn, otherwise known as Mrs. Cogh.
Ian No. L. as his wife
Mary Conan. OF IL West Twenty-firs,
street. who rents furnished rooms. swor,
| that Mr.. Coghlan came to her hous,
about the middle of March last with 9
young girl. who. he said, was his adopted
| daughter.
Shortly after his arrival he was taker
| Ill, and the witness said she sent for hi,
wife, Mrs, Coghlan. No. /. She came
| and nursed him. They were known a.
man and wife. although they had sep
| arate apartments
| Mr.. Coghlan the witness said Away,
| referred to the woman as his wife, anC
the latter spoke of Mr.. Coghlan as hei
| husband
Carina Jaggs, the cashier at the Hote
Brunswick. testified to having called
on Mr.. Coghlan while he was at L
West Twenty-first street. Mrs. Coghlar
No. l was with him, and was Intro
duced to witness as Mr.. Coghlan's wife
Coghlan's residence In the referees re
| jort is given as Canada.
The evening world., 1894-09-26
Hello and STABBED.
Bergamo Says Italian Bankers
Attacked Him.
Doctors Believe that He Is Danger
ousIy Wounded.
One OF the Accused In Custody and
the Other Escaped.

Pietro Palodino banker and saloon
keeper. of Il Mulberry street. was ar
raigned at the Tombs Police Court this
morning. charged with stabblng Joseph
Bergamo. an Italian, living on Staten
Island. Alphonso Guido. with whom Pal.
odino took sides in the alteration with
Bergamo, Is at large. Bergamo lies In a
critical condition at the home of his sis
ter. III Mulberry street.
Last evening Bergamo. Alexander Lindi
and another Italian were drinking In the
saloon of Arseno Pernatto, at rs Null
berry street. when Guiio entered. and
some hot words passed. Finally, 1t is al
legged, Guido said to Bergamo:
Come outside and I'll cut out your
face"
Bergamo was not disposed to accept
the invitation, and Guido left the saloon
alone.
When Bergamo and Lindi went out OF
the saloon ten minutes later. according
to Lindis story, Guido and Polodino
were there waiting for him.
The alteration was renewed. and
Guido demanded money Reclaimed was
due him. Lindi anticipating trouble, ran
off in search OF a policeman. While he
was gone, Bergamo was stabbed. Po-
| liceman DIGGER, of the Elizabeth street
station, found Bergamo lying on the
sidewalk in front Of the saloon bleeding
| from a stab wound in the chest and
another in the forearm. He was re-
moved at once to the Chambers Street
Hospital.
Lindi pointed out Palodino as one of
| the men with whom Bergamo had his
quarrel. Guido had escaped.
Bergamo although seriously stabbed:
left the hospital against the advice OF
the surgeon there as soon as his wounds
were dressed. He IL said to be danger
ously wounded. According to his story
Palodno held him while Guido did the
| stabbing.
Palodino when arraigned in court to-
day said he was not present during the
alteration. but in the next breath told
Justice Ryan that Bergamo himself did
the tsbbing with pair of tailors'
| shearj.
Guido and Palodino are partners in the
banking business at II Mulberry street.
About three weeks ago Bergamo, Palo-
dino claims, purchased of them pre-
paid steamer ticket to Italy. but still
owed some money on IT. Palodlno was
held to await the result Of Bergamo' S
| injuries,
The evening world., 1894-09-26
NOT 50 ANXIOUS TO MARRY.
Barber Bartlett Wasn't Willing
To-Day to Wed Pretty May.
She May Therefore BE Sent to the
Island Tomorrow.

Frank Bartlett, the natty young bar
ber was not so sure this morning that
he wanted to marry pretty May Robe
lard. who gave her name as May Bart
lett when she was sentenced TO TWO
his on the island yesterday In de-
fault OF 500 bonds for her good be-
havor.
Young Bartlett told Police Justice
Hogan yesterday that he wahleu 10
marry May and reform her. and prom
ised to return to court and do so to-day.
In consequence, kind-hearted Keeper
Larry McDermott, of the JEFFERSON
Market prison, did not send the girl
with the van load OF women prisoners
to the Island to-day.
with fearful eyes the girl told her
story to an Evening World" reporter
in the rhatron's room. She said that
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Robelard'
were respectable people in Poush'
keep.ie She came to New York six
months ago and fell into bad company
That's how she came to be arrested
Sunday night when Policeman 'ohen
raided Ella Gourley's fiat, at los Eignth
avenue She is twenty three years olu
~ love Frank Bartlett" she said i'm,
pulsively, and ! know that l "ou'o
Bartlett small-framed man OF wen
ty.two years, visited May. in prison
iittie later He has small black eyes
and a dlminutive black mustache Wher
he emerged ne said 10 the reporter:
"Of course. I'd like to get the girl out
Rut I'VE got some self-respect, and
don't know about marrying her with Q
cloud on her name, Besides, ! nave don'
no work for a month, and l have ne
money. Ia offer TO take her hack L
Poughkcepsie, though" ,,,
bartlett said Indignantly that Ella
Gourley ought TO put up zig srh TO oh Guy
went away with fat woman. He
lives at 2i24 Eighth avenue, but de
MED that he and May had room to-
II looks now as though the blue-eyeC
and sad-faced May Robelard would b'
one OF Keeper McDermotts load FOL
Blackwelrs Island tomorrow.
The evening world., 1894-09-26
"A TWO DOLLAR BADGER CAME.
MoWilliams Was Told the Hus.
band Didn't Count"
He Thought Otherwise and Took to
His Heels In Time.

Policeman Kelly, of the East Thirty
NTH street station. arraigned In the
iorkville Police Court to-day n rather
good looking young woman of twenty
two years, named Mrs. Georgiana Mat
thews. OF 22l East Twenty-elghth street,
who. he claimed. worked the badger
game on John Mcwlllams. thirty-flye
years old, of Indianapolis. Ill.
McWilliams is "a cattle shipper. While
here, he stops at the Bulls Head Hotel.
He would not press his complaint, and
Justice Meade was compelled to dis
charge the woman.
McWilliams said that at 40 o'clock
this morning. while standing outside of
liquor store at Twenty-eighth street
and Third avenue. he was accosted by
Mrs. Matthews and another woman.
They asked him to treat, and he read
lily consented. McWilliams also bought
them meal in a restaurant on Third
avenue. and he afterward ACCOMPANIED
Mrs. Matthews to her home, where she
occupies the basement floor.
she admitted him to n cosy front room
saying: MY husband has gone 10 work."
McWillians threw off his coat when
he saw the woman go into an adjoining
room and heard whispered conversa-
ton. When she reappeared McWilliams
who was on the point OF leaving, said:
Il thought you said we were all alone?
so we are. That's only my husband
in there. He don't count" was her re-
sponge.
McWilliams alleged that the woman
then stole a 81 bill he had in his hand,
and when he demanded its return he
was confronted by a stout-built man who
exclaimed:
What are you doing here at this
] hour in my wife's room? Get out quick
| or I'll smash your head" at the same
time aiming a blow. McWilliams lost
| no time In getting away. He was still
running when he was stopped by Police
man Kelly. who on hearing OF the
| badger game decided to make an arrest.
Kelly summoned two other officers,
| but at the house they found everything
| locked and dark. As no attention was
! paid to their repeated knockings. Kelly
| scaled n fence and entered the Mat
| thews's room by window. Mrs. Mat
| thews was found in bed feigning sleep.
! There was no sign of the so-called
! husband.
She pretended TO be highly indignant.
| McWilliams was admitted and he posi-
| lively identified her,
The evening world., 1894-09-26
SHE KEPT THE PLAYS.
Mr.. Fletcher Loaned Miss WOlver.
ton Three from His stock.

II Miss Eliza Wolverton will kindly
come forth and return several dramatic
manuscripts to Charles Leonard Fletch-
err, she will favor that gentleman ex-
ceedingly, and, as he says, avoid trou-
BILE. He has been advertising for the
lost manuscripts for several days. An
" Evening World" reporter saw him at
his office, 125 East Twenty-third street,
to-day.
on the 10th OF this month";" said Mr..
Fletcher, "a very respectable-looking
young woman called upon me and said
that she had been sent to me by Miss
Elizabeth Marbury, whom she had met
In London during the Summer. The
young woman, Eliza Wolverton, said
that she contempla ted starring, and
wanted to buy a play.
II had on hand just then, three plays
"a sensational melodrama called
rAbslntheur, which was drama tized
by the late Marie Prescott from Marie
Correllis story OF Womanhood a
ty, by Joseph H. Young, of Oberlin
Kan, and an emotional piece OF my
own, called Unforgiven.'
Miss Wolverton said that she lived
at the Professional Woman's League.
and l trusted her with the manu-
scripts, upon her promise to return them
in three days. The upshot Is that ]
haven't seen them since. and the League
and Miss Marbury inform me that they
never heard of Miss Wolverton."
The evening world., 1894-09-26
N GLORY DENIES THE MURDER
He Says Mary Walsh Must Have
Fallen While Drunk.
Police Unable to Discover Trace of
Weapon in the Case.

Simon McGlory, the sailor accused of
inuruerins Mary Walsh. with Capt. Cort-
right and several policemen OF the Eley
enth Precinct. waited all the morning in
Essex Market Police Court to get the
case before Justicc Koch.
capt. Cortright's men last night ar
rested August Meyer. OF 1l6 Allen street,
and Joseph Frank. of 9S Orchard street.
They, and Johr Moran, the lamplighter
who saw McGlory with Mary Walsh
but who was not under arrest, were in
court
An Evening World" reporter saw
them all this morning, and McGlory as
WWeii. lie denies that he struck Mary
as I'm as innocent Of killing that woman
as babe unborn" he said, trembling
IKE IKE an aspen, and with tears in his eyes.
night. We got a drink at the nearest
saloon, and then went to Barney
Rourke's place, at Canal and Forsythe
streets. We had a drink at Barney's.
Mary went away, while l remained.
she came back two or three times
between that time and o'clock the next
morning. The last time, 1 told the bar
tender not to give her any more drink.
She was drunk then, and i was not
sober.
when we left Barney's didn't know
very much myself. She didn't want to
go home. We were going through Or
chard street, near the place where she
was found. when she refused to 60. I
tried to pull her along. but she wouldn't
move. / then told her l would get a
| policeman.
II walked around the corner, but saw
none. W hen 1 came back she lay on
the sidewalk, stopped down and put
my arms around her neck That's how
got the blood on my coatsleeve"
Capt. Cortright said that 1t looks as
II Mary Walsh had fallen and cut her
head on the stone steps of 1902 Orchard
street
''McGlory had no weapon of any kind"
said the Captain this morning with
which he could have struck blow to
infict the long wound in the back OF
the head. Nothing can be found any
| where. None of the witnesses saw a
blow struck and I'm inclined to be-
| lieve 1t was an accident"
Maude Mack. who was arrested on the
corner of Canal and Forsyth streets
late last night. tor drunkenness, was
In court She was thought at first to
have been the woman who was muir
| dered.
I'm no corpse" she shouted. land
| want to see reporter I'm from
! Boston and the daughter of soldier,
and | don't, want to be accused of being
murdered Dead
She was sent to the island.
The evening world., 1894-09-26
TRIED TO BRIDE POLICE.
Diamond Robber Nearly Escaped
FROM Custody in 81. Louis.
By Associated Press.)

ny Associated Press.)
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 26.-That offers of
money We're made to the officials of the
st. Louis Police Department for the
purpose of freeing James c. Barton.
alias Jimmy Bryant, the diamond thief,
Is acknowledged by those officials
Whether this sort of an offer had any
thing to do with his well-nigh success
full attempt to escape with six other
prisoners from the Criminal Court cage
last Saturday, is a matter which Is be-
ing investigated by the Grand Jury.
Considerable comment is being made
on the fact that several efforts were
made to get Bryant released on bond.
and that Chief Desmond was told by
Bryant's wife that he would lose moth
ing IL he would agree to 1t. Another
thing commented on Is that Deputy
Sheriff Annis. who was in charge of the
cage wien the escape was planned and
executed, Is a brother-in-law of Hugh
Brady, who was the most active man In
trying to get Bryant released
Annis denies that the escape was due
to carelessness on his part. Hugh Brady
says that he tried to have Bryant re-
leased at the request of Chicago
friend. and isplays a letter and teie-
gram In support of his statement.
Bryant has biz political pull in chi
cago, and II is said that these friends
were the ones to advance money to In
demnify a bondsman in case Bryant
could be released.
The evening world., 1894-09-26
BABY SCALDED TO DEATH.
Threw Hot Coffee on Itself and Died
from the Effects.

Bernard Slavouski, a Russian Pole,
who lives at 81 Ludlow street. was at
the Coroners' office early this morning
to get a permit for the burial of his in
FAINT daughter Eva, who died yesterday
morning from the effects of being
scalded with hot coffee last Saturday
morning. The baby was only seven
months old.
Last Saturday morning her mother,
Lena Slavouski, was giving her children
their breakfast; They were sitting
there, too, in a high chair. Mrs. Sla-
vouski poured out some coffee in a
stove TO get the rest of the breakfast
WhIle her back was turned urn 1.-The the baby by
grabbed the cup rs OF not b. eo zee ana ana
heal were terribly scalded. She was at
tended by DR.. Ethel d. Brown. of 15o
East Thirty-seventh street but she died
yesterday. The Coroner's physician. will
examine the body to-day, and the baby
will be buried in Silver Lake Cemetery,
Staten Island.
The evening world., 1894-09-26
NO EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM.
wickIam Held to Await Investiga
ton Into His Wifes Death.

william Wicklam, n laborer. twenty
seven years old, suspected Of having
pushed his wife, Jennie, off the roof of
the five-story tenement-house 1887 Sec
ond avenue, where they lived. was re-
manded in Harlem Court thism orning
to await the result OF the Coroner's
inquest.
The police have as yet no evidence
against Wicklam. Wicklam says he
and his wife started out to call on Mrs.
Mary Nolan, at 1888 Second avenue,
three doors below their own house. To
make a short cut, as was their custom,
they concluded to go over the roof.
Mrs. Wicklam went ahead, and her hus-
band says he. stopped to lock the door;
On gaining the roof, he says, he heard
his wife moan, and saw her body fall
into the airshaft. She fell to the bot
tom of the airshaft and was instantly
killed AS Wieklam was the only witt
ness, Policeman Detour. of the East
one Hundred and Fourth street station,
arrested him.
Wicklam has worked in the Second
avenue car stables for five years, and
is known as steady and hard-working
man. The talk about his quarreling
with his wife seems without foupdation.
The evening world., 1894-09-26
TAINTOR FINED A BLIND MAN.
Court Attaches Then Subscribed 81.
and Phillips Went Free.

John Phillips, forty years old. and
blind, who sells lead pencils. at the
al" station at One Hundred and Six
tenth street and Third avenue, was ar
raigned before Justice Taintor in Har-
lem Court this morning, charged with
disorderiy conduct.
Policeman S. s. Cox, of the East One
Hundred and Fourth street station, who
had taken him In custody. said he had
been ordered by his captain 10 arrest
ali beggars found on the avenue He
said that the blind prisoner refused TO
move on wheE ordered, and that he
finally became abusive.
Justice Taintor fined Phillips 50 with
as, little ceremony as he would com
mon drunkard. After Phillips was led
away Lawyer Baker approached the
Justice and asked him TO remit the fine
against the blind man. This Justice
Taintor refused, whereupon Lawyer
Baker collected y from the court at
was then set free.
The evening world., 1894-09-26
STATEN ISLANDS FIRE BUGS.
This Time the Athletic Clubs Grand
stand Is Burned.

WEST NEW BRIGHTON, s. l., Sept
&.-Fire which broke out at o'clock
this morning, totally destroyed the
prandstand of the Staten Island Athletic
Club. The fire was undoubtedly of in
cendiary origin. The loss will not eX-
The grandstand was 500 feet from the
clubhouse, and tho other buildings be-
longing to the Athletic Club and at no
time was there any danger of the
DANES spreading. The fire, as nearly as
can he ascertained, started in the dress
ing-room. The grandstand seated about
Ave hundred people. 1t will probably
be rebuilt at once.
half dozen incendiary fires have oc-
cured on the north shore.
The evening world., 1894-09-26
SEIZED BY CHINESE.
British Ship Pathan, from New
York, 0verhauled Off Formosa.
Suspected Of Carrying Munitions OIL
War to Japan.
Mikado's Second Army Corps En-
Sarks for the Yellow Sea.
(By Associated Pres }


SHANGHAI, Sept. ga Chinese war
ship on Friday last intercepted the
English ship Pathan in the Formosa
Channel, upon suspicion that she was
carrying munitions of war The Pa
than was taken to Kee-Lung, a treaty
port of the Island OF Formosa, where
her cargo was overhauled by the Chi
nese authorities. The result Of the in
vestigation Is not yet known.
LONDON, Sept. ga despatch from
Toxic, received here to-day, says that the
Second Japanese Army for field service.
mobilized at Hiroshima, and consisting
of 10000 men under the command of Field
Marshal Count Oyama, embarked yester-
day amid intense enthusiasm.
The Emperor reviewed the troops and
then the transports, escorted by the
Second Japanese squadron, sailed away.
Their destination is unknown, although
1t is reported, vaguely. that the squad
ron Is bound for the Yellow Sea.
During, the absence from Japan OF
Field Marshal Count Oyama, who is
also Minister of War. the Minister of
Marine will assume the duties of Minis
ter of War, in addition to his other re-
sponsibilities.
1t Is officially announced at Toxic,
says another despatch from that city,
that the report that an armistice has
been proposed by England and Russia
Is untrue.
The Daily Telegraph says it is author.
ICED to deny that the Japanese Govern
ment has concluded an alliance with
Russia and France.
The Pathan. referred to as being over
hauled by a Chinese warship and taken
to Keeling. is probably the British
steamship, Pathan, Capt Rice, which
cleared from New York on July rs, for
Alden, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Her
agents here were Barber & Co.
The Pathan touched at Alden on Aug
25 arrived at Hong Kong on Sept. 10
and IL she Is the vessel seized, was APP
parently on her way to Shanghai when
overhauled.
The steamers agents said that her
cargo consisted of what in shipping cir
cles is termed "domestics' She had on
board cottons, looms, oil, wax. 600 tons
of spinning machinery, six locomotives
and other goods of miscellaneous ma
ture. .
The only munitions of war on the list
they added, were one case of revolvers
for Kobe. Japan. and one case OF re-
volvers and one case of cartridges for
Yokohama.
Mr., Barber said that this was an I'M
usually light shipment, as vessels in the
China and japan trade generally car
ried ten or fifteen cases of guns, re-
volvers. &c. on each trip.
The evening world., 1894-09-26
HATS FOR STREET CLEANERS.
They VIII Wear "Fedorns" and
Won't Look Like FIremen.

The uniform OF the District Supern-
tendents of the STRENGTHENING Depart
ment is very much like that OF the fire.
men of this city, who are allowed free
rides on sthe street cars. Occasionally
the STRENGTHENING men &c; free rides
simply by removing the insignia from
their caps.
1t is supposed that to prevent the abuse
of a privilege the Street-Cleaning De.
partment Superintendent has issued the
following order
The hat adopted by the Department for wear
during the Winter months by the officers OF the
uniformed force is composed OF black felt. and IL
known as the Fedora hat The insignia OF
ONCE must be attached to hat and always ex-
posed to view while on duty
The regulation hat Is TO be worn by every ON
Ger OF the uniformed force, including detailed
men sections and stables. Hats may be procured
from the Guarantee Clothing Company. One Hun.
dred and Twenty seventh street corner Third ave.
nue. WILLIAM ROBBINS, Superintendent
The evening world., 1894-09-26
FINED FOR "LOITERING."
Young Mooney Had No Iden He Was
Out After Hours"

Mrs. Elizabeth Mooney, respectable
woman. of 223 Avenue A, In Essex Mar
ket Police Court this morning denounced
the arrest of her fifteen-year-old son.
Henry, as an outrage, and expressed n
determination not to let the case rest
until she had obtained satisfaction.
The arrest was made by officer En-
right. and the boy was fined 50.
whats the charge against the boy?"
asked Justice Koch.
He was lettering after hours in front
OF 223 Avenue A" explained the police,
man II told him to move on. and
when he did not go | took him in
II was standing In front OF my own
door" he said. Eat exactly 8 O'Clock
Three or four other boys, who live in the
house. were there with me. They ran
away. and he chased them. stood in
the doorway, and was arrested"
Three dollars" said the Justice.
Mrs. Mooney paid the fine under
protest. on leaving the courtroom she
turned to Officer Enright and cried:
This case won't end here!'