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The evening world., 1894-10-15
Two BOLD BURGLARS.
They Demanded Mrs, Langsam's
Money or Her Life.
Then Broke In Her Door and A.
tackled Husband and Boarder.
Both Hung Around the Neighbour
hood Until Arrested.

Hugh uictey ,,o,,,,,, -, %
sLIs .".n.s '"' &C, VI 90
SheriH street and william Schmidt,
thirty-two, OF u Cannon street. were
b.,a IL, a.,,,. =, =, 49,.
'' Vi 'o'''" YAH LOT 'r'a' on
charge OF assault and burglary In
Essex Market Court to-day
Shortly before 10 o,oIoc,, Lac. ,,.,
A.. o',o'h last h'sh'
Mrs' DORA Langsam, who lives on the
ground floor of 10 Willett street. heard
some one Knocking an ,ho aoor =, 49,.
.s, ms VII .'"e "oo' Vi ne'
apartments she was nursing an infant
at the time. The woman became
frightened as ber bu.ho,a ,n,, 49, 800,
,,,,,, ,..,-, "'' Wv ''a''
VINO pohrd'd win them were In bed.
who Is there?" she finally asked.
Il want to get in " cor,o ,ho roo,,.
.u-,.. '' '"e reply
nat 40 you want? abe asked again.
Your money or your life," was the
startling renIy
,r,,a
me woman then became terror.
stricken and dropped her infant to {he
aoor He, cr,o. a,,o,, 49, ,,,,.,s
,,oo', rie' '''eS a"oke her husband ana
men had forced their wav ,nto tho ,nart.
r,.,,, b.. ,n,,,,,,,' ~ '''' "'"'
'ien' ny pr'dk'nG open the door,
They seized the husband. and dragged
him into tho y,rd rhoro ,ho,, H.. IL
The evening world., 1894-10-15
AN UNWILLING ACROBAT.
Gable Car struck Mccormack .
Truck Throwing Him in the Air.

Andy Mccormack. truck driver
a somersault high into the air this morn
ins for the first time In his life. and Is
not likely to forget the experience soon.
He was driving a wagon belonging to
Richard Smith. of 30 West Thirtieth
street, along Park Row
Arriving at Pearl street, about 8
o'clock. he encounterde a cable car
running at top speed. The car struck
the front wheels OF his truck with sum
Client force to upset the truck and Andy
''back-twister" about ten feet high.
On his downward flight a couple OF
'longshoremen, who witnessed the acct
dent. caught Andy and threw him on his
feet. The force OF the fall, however
staggered Andy, and after landing all
right he fell forward on his face in the
street, and received q number OF severe
cuts on his head.
For a few minutes he was dazed, and
when he recovered his speech his hrst
remark was. Am killed? don't
know"
hit II hard enough"
was badly damaged Andy was put to-
gether with stickins-plaster; the cable
car proceeded downtown and the excite
ment was soon over.
The car was numbered 10 and the grip
mans hat bore a plate numbered 255
The gripman IL said to have admitted
that he was running his car a trihe fast /;
but explained that he had lost control
Of 1t and couldn't stop In time.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
MURDER IN HIS HEART.
Officer Grier's Quiokness Saves a
Prsstrate Woman's Life,
Kahn Bore His Wife to the Ground
ard Tried 10 Shoot Her.
she Was Walking on the Street with
Her Sister at the Time.

Louis Kahn, who until a few months
ago was the proprietor of a restaurant
at 40 Spring street, was a prisoner this
morning In the Jefferson Market Police
Court on the charge OF attempting to
shoot his wife. Louisa.
Officer Grier, OF the Eighth Precinct,
was the principal witness. and made the
arrest.
Grier's post is on West Houston street.
At 7,@ o'clock this morning two women
walked across West Houston street to-
wards Broadway. Grier' attention was
drawn to them, as he noticed that they
were being followed by a middle-aged
man, who watched them very closely.
When the women had arrived just OPP
posite where Grler was standing the
Of the women by the throat
His weight bore the woman to the
sidewalk. A revolver flashed from his
pocket. and in an instant was at the
woman's head.
Luckily for Mrs Kahn. who was the
PROSTATE woman, Officer Grier was
quicker than her assailant. He grabbed
the revolver and arrested the man,
Mrs, kahn's companion. her sister,
who had been screaming and calling
for assistance, guieted after a large
crowd had been collected.
Who Ia this mani" questioned Grier.
Why, that's Louis"
Who Is Louise"
Hes her husband
Grer took the prisoner to the station
house and Mrs. Kahn went to the Jeffer-
son Market Court to make a complaint.
Later Kahn was arraigned and held
in q. 900 bail for trial for felonious as
The evening world., 1894-10-15
CRAZY MOTHERS /
AWFUL DEED.
Burned Herself and Three
Children in a Barn
at Elizabeth.
NE|GHb0RS WERE HELPLESS.
Their Charred Bodies Were Found
After the Fire Had Burned
Itself Out
-~-----~----
THE HOUSE WAS ALSO FiREn,i
Thomas Harrigan, the Father, Dese
Not Yet Know Of TIC
Tragedy &
THE HOUSE WAS ALSO FIREu.I
Especial to ri. Evs.tsx wo.ss.,

ELIZABETH. N j.. Dot 1k--lrrR.
Thomas Harrigan and hsr thfes ohil-I
dren were burned to death In q baxni
on Grier avenue. at d O'clock to-day.
1t Is believed that Mr.. Haxrigant
set fire to the barn while suffering frurai
temporary insanity. oaussd BY malaris. I
Thomas Harrigan, the husband anal
father. is a vegetable peddler. He starred
for Newark early to-day TO purchase q,
load OF vegetables and ~ yet II M
aware OF the horrible Scsns that awaitn
him on his return.
Mrs. Harrigan caliea, at Farmer Ma,
Candlesss for her daily supply Of mi1ltI
this morning and he says thai. he al,
not notice anything unusual inl.r as.j
| lions. "s' ~
About II o'clock Miss Kate y3arrikaa :,
her sister-in-law. and Miss Rsbecca He&
who live near by. discovered the bar,al
In flames and gave the alarm. !.
They then ran towards the house ana
saw smoke pouring out of the kitchen
window. They rushed in and found q
large box full OF wood burning alongside
the chimney, which they tossed into the
yard.
Meanwhile other nelghbors gathered al
the scene. and surprise was expressed
as to where Mrs. Harrigan and her
children were. Search was made in. the
house, and the horrible truth began to
dawn on the assembled people that they
had persisted In the flames in the barn.
There was nothing to do but wait UNI
til the fire burned itself out. as the J
place was far removed from hydrants.
1t did not take long in the heavy
wind blowing for the barn to be en-
tirely consumed, and then search was
made in the embers for the bodies.
The charred trunks Of the mother and
children were found lying In a heap In
a corner OF the barn on the ground.
Women tainted at the frightful spec
tacle.
The bodies were tenderly lifted up.
placed side by side and covered with,
sheets, and Morgue Keeper Jensen ana
County Physician O'Reilly notified.
Mrs. Harrigan was a comely woman Of
thirty years. The children were Walter,
age six: William. age four. and Isabella
age fourteen months.
Had It not been for the discovery OF
the attempt to burn the dwelling the sup,
position would have been that the chill
dren were playing in the barn and had
set fire to 1t with matches, and that in
an endeavor to rescue her little ones the
mother had been overcome by the smoke
and persisted with them.
The opinion Of the authorities. how
ever. is that after kindling the fire In the
house Mrs. Harrigan deliberately took
the children to the barn and ignited 1t.
SO far as can be learned, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrigan lived happily together, and he
did fairly good business.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
Pastors ON AMENDMENTS.
Attorney-General Requested to
Tell if They May Be Used.
Questions Involving the Right to
Veto on Separate Propositions.
lBy Annotated freml


ALBANY, Oct 15.--An important aues-
ton has arisen concerning the use OF the
paster ballot at the coming election.
James E. Roach, representing the la
Dor organizations. has written to the
to ascertain II paster
ballets may not be used In voting for
the constitutional amendments. The la
Dor organizations have three amend
ments which they desire to vote for,
and they have all been put In the gen.
eral scope OF amendments. and are
known as amendment 3. They think
they have the same right to use the
paster ballot in voting for the amend
ments as they have In voting for the
candidates for Office.
They also ask the Attorney G eneral
to give his opinion on the right of the
Constitutional Convention to submit the
amendments in the form agreed upon.
They want to know II they can be COM
PEELED to vote for all amendments In
the general group, II they desire to vote
for only one.
The Attorney-General will write. an
opinion on these questions within a few
days.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
CARTER CAPABLE OF 1T.
Inspector Mclaughlin on the Al
legged Leader of Train Robbers.

The George W. Carter now suspected
OF having been the leader Of the train
robbers in Virginia 10 a native OF Rich
mond. that State. He IL we'll known to
the police here. He escaped from Sing
Sing prison on June 3, 1898; after hav-
ing served about six months OF a seven
year sentence. He was sent to Sing
Sing for robbing the house Of Warden
Pilisbury on Blackwelrs Island OF a
quantity OF silverware. He had just
completed a term of imprisonment there
for grand larceny. He Is an engineer by
trade. having once been employed by
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
is also known as George W. Blaine.
Inspector Mclaughlin said this morn
ing, when asked II he believed Carter
was the leader of the Virginia train
robbers:
81 would not be surprised II such
should be the fact. He Is desperate
criminal and capable OF anything au-
dacious l cannot say what this De-
partment have been doing in the mat
ter"
Supt. Byrnes refused to discuss the
ma tier in any way. 1t Is believed. how
ever. that the Virginia and New York
authorities have been In communication
concerning the robbery: and that they
supect that some OF all OF the robbers
have headed for New York.
The evening world., 1894-10-15

Sir Alfred Stephen was the third son OF
the late John Stephen, a Judge OF the su-
preme Court OF New South Wales. He
was born in 1907. educated In England
called to the bar in 1923 and appointed a
Judge of the Supreme Court OF New
South Wales in 1899, after having held
the offices OF Solicitor General and At
torney General OF Tasmania. He was
knighted In 1916. and was the FIRST Presi-
dent OF the Legislative Council. He was
appointed observation-disclosures OF New
South Wales in 1876. retaining that po-
sjtion until 1891. He twice administra led
the affairs OF the colony.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
A MONSTER CABLE.
Columbus Avenue Lines Wire Rope
Hs Breaks Through q Pier.

The big cable for the Columbus ave-
nue. cable road still rests on the wharf
at the foot OF Forty-seventh street,
East River. It ID the largest cable ever
brought to New York City, and together
with its spool and the truck on which
1t rests weighs seventy-four tons.
An attempt was made yesterday to
draw It Off the pier. Forty-two horses
were attached to 1t. but the wheels
of the heavy truck began to sink
through the two thicknesses Of three
inch planking.e
into position again but ten feet further
the wheels again crashed through. A
hole three feet long was made In the
dock. and had not the harness been i'm
mediately cut the rear team Of horses
would have been drawn into It, The
hydraulic jacks had to be used and the
heavy weight supported by props.
The evening world., 1894-10-15

AtIUkrr
Gate tltN
The evening world., 1894-10-15
NO LIFE TO THE MARKET.
stock Trading Opens the Week a.
Dull as Ever.

The stock market this morning was
the same old out-and-dried affair Of last
week. There was an almost complete
absence Of outside orders, and the room
traders fought among themselves for
the small profits accorded by the mar
row fluctuations in the leading shares.
Leading operators seem TO be waiting
for something to turn up. The bulls
are not inclined to load up while their
opponents are afraid to extend thsir
short lines. as they are unable To force
out any considerable amount OF long
stock.
Sugar was flrmer, rising Is to &l-2,
and Chicago Gas also showed resistance
to the attacks made upon It, ranging
from q IA to T. The general list yield.
ed IA 70 l per cent. the latter in
Northern Pacific preferred, which sold
down to II Ia.
st. Paul fell 81 to 60 SIS; Manhattan,
l-2 to 40 81; Reading, 8-s to II rs; West.
ern Union, rs to 81 "a; Burlington &
Quincy. 3-s to 70 "a; Louisville 4 Nash
Vile, "A to 81 l-s, and General Electric,
to So l-2. The transactions were ex-
ceedingly small. and the market was
absolutely devoid OF feature.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
ONE HONEST POLICEMAN.
Capt. Reilly Fears the LexOw Conn
mittce VIII Hear Of H.

Adam Wagner. carpenter, thirty
three years old, OF 4l3 East Fourteenth
street. is in Flower Hospital to-day.
suffering from a bad cut on the skull.
which may prove TO be d fracture
He was found unconscious In Third
avenue, near Forty-fourth street. about
10 O'Clock last night When he recov-
cred his reason thism orning Wagner
said he had been drinking, and the last
re remembered he fell TO the pavement.
from II sudden attack OF dizziness
Capt Reilly, OF the East fifty-first
street station, says that Wagner claimed
Policeman O Brien found Is cents
That shows one honest policeman.
anyway" smllingly remarked the cap
tain. Don't tell the LeNow Commit
tee
The evening world., 1894-10-15
THE AMEER IS VERY ILL.
British Omcials in India summone ed
to a Special Council.
tBy Associated Press.)

SIMIAA. India, Oct. 15.-News has been
received here which confirms the alarm
ing reports in circulation regarding the
health Of Abdurrahman Khan, Ameer
Of Afghhnistan. ~
1t Is now admitted that the Ameer IL
very seriously i'll, and. in view of this
fact, Sir George White. Commander Of
the Forces, has postponed his tour of in
spection. while the Governor-General,
the Earl of Elgin, has summoned a
Special Council to meet Immediately.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
KICKED BY A BRUTAL BULLY.
A Newsboy Injured for Life by n
Petty Thief.

Charles Robinson. thirty-four years
old of 22o West Twenty-eighth street,
was held for trial by Justice Noorhis
In the Jefferson Market Police Court
this morning, charged with kicking
Max Phillips, a twelve-year-old boy, Of
II Essex street.
The boy is a news vender and Robin
son is hanger-on at the saloon OF
Edwards & Malone, Twenty-sixth street
and Seventh avenue. At q. 30 o'clock this
morning Robinson snatched paper
from the boy, and, when asked for pay
ment. kicked the lad into the gutter,
where he lay unconscious.
He was taken to the New York Hos
pital. where the surgeons said he was
injured for life.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
TRAMPLED BY A HORSE.
Mrs. Wakefield Knocked Down on
n street Crossing and May Die.

Mrs. l.. r. Wakefield. OF 80 Hillary
street, is in st. GATHERINGS Hospital.
Williamsburg, to-day. suffering from n
fractured skull. and the physicians say
there IL no chance of her recovery.
James Burke's horse ran away on
Manhattan avenue yesterday afternoon,
and finding that he could not control the
animal. he Jumped from the buggy.
Half alb lock further on the horse
knocked Mrs. Wakefield down as she
was crossing the street She was
trampled upon. and 1t is feared that she
has received internal injuries as. we'll
as fractured skull. The horse was
finally caught.
While the ambulance was taking Mrs.
Wakefield to St. GATHERINGS Hospital, a
truck driven by William Lewis. OF Sc
Dupont street, got in the way. and re-
fused to allow the ambulance TO pass.
Lewis was arrested. and in the Even
Street Court he was fined f25.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
WAR ON THE COMPTROLLER.
The staten Island Rapid Transit
Company VIII Fight.

General supt. Cannon, Of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit Company. said this
morning that the position assumed by
COMPTROLLER Fitch in threatening to re-
woke the franchise OF the South Brook
Ign Ferry Company for allowing its
slip to be used by the Staten Island
Company, was idle.
The Staten Island Company is pre-
pared to give the city authorities legal
battle on the point.
Up to noon the lease had not been
signed, but Howard Carroll said he was
y aiting for 1t, and that II would be exc
Cuted at once.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
BIG REQUEST FOR THE U. OF P.
Given 100000 by "A Friend Whose
Name Is withheld.
(By Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l5.-Provost c.
C. Harrison. OF the University of Penn
sylvania, announces that he has re-
ceived an additional contribution OF
$780, 900 for the University from a friend,
whose name for the presnt is with
held.
The special object for which the money
next meeting OF the Boardo ( Trustees.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
small Fires.

Fire on the first door OF the four-s,ory brick
dwe llins 1855 Second avenue. a. O'Clock THIS
morning. damaged Julius saSoneys apartments
TO the amount Of $500
An oil stove exploded al midnight In the STORE
of william schmidt. al Ss Tenth avenue ana
set Ore TO the building. Damage. $50
Fire caused $40 damage on the nrs noor OF the
three STORY frame building 3ls West fhr'y.sscond
xtrsst e.1 This morning
The evening world., 1894-10-15
ARRESTED ON HIS ARRIVAL.
Cigarette Maker Accused of Fraud
on His Return from Europe.

Nicholas Coundouris, cigarette man
ufacturer and importer OF Turkish to-
bacco, at go Broadway was arrested
Saturday morning as he stepped from
the steamship Paris, by Deputy Sheriff
Geraty.
The arrest was made upon an order
issued by Justice Lawrence, of the Su-
preme Court. In an action begun by c.
b. Richard & Co., bankers. and forward
ing agents. at 81 Broadway. who charge
Coundouris with having secured $500
from them by false and fraudulent rep
reservations.
In default Of $500 bail coundourls was
lodged in Ludlow Street Jail.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
AUTHOR CODY HOME AGAIN.
He Says His Brother Was Alarmed
About Nothing

A. s. Cody. the author and ex-cowboy.
the story of whose romantic disap-
pearance. as related by his brother,
was told in last Saturdays Evening
World" returned to his home at 1854
East Eighty-ninth street yesterday
morning.
Mr.. Cody was much annoyed at the
publicity given his movements. and ex-
plains that II was due to the excitable
nature of his brother who has been In
New York but short time and was
apprehensive for his safety.
II went away Friday night for a few
days, and did not think II necessary
to tell my brother about It," said Mr..
Cody MY absence from home was
rather unusual. but there was nothing
in the episode to call for alarm. and I
stir"
The evening world., 1894-10-15
CLUBS ENFORCE ExCISELAW?
supt. Byrnes Will Investigate Sa-
loOn-keepers' Complaints.

A number Of saloon-keepers In this
city say that the policemn sent out to
make Excise arrests yesterday were
very abusive. and that some of them
went 30 far as to use their clubs on
them before they were brought to the
station-house.
When an Evening World" reporter
saw Supt Byrnes this morning he
would not say anything regarding the
matter.
He fnally said that the Department
will proceed in the proper way TO deal
with the alleged clubbing.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
MAY FORCE TAFT OUT.
Tammany Has n Deal on with Grace
In the sixth District.

was rumored at the City Hall to-day
that William TAFT. Tammany's candidate
for Alderman in the Sixth District.
would be withdrawn and that Tammany
would indorse William F. Grote. State
Democrat, in return for the State De-
mocracy's Endorsement Of Benjamin
Hoffman. Tammany's candidate for the
Assembly in that District.
1t is said that several more deals of
this kind are contemplated.
This action on Tammany's part, after
having contemtuously treated the Grace
overtures for harmony. Ii taken as an
admission of a weakness that can no
longer be disguised.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
WATERHOUSE AND SON FAIL.
Assignment of the Carriage Firm
with small Preference.

II. II. Warehouse 4 Son. dealers In
carriages, harnesses, &c. at 152 and l5t
West Twenty-thIrd street. assigned to-
day to Marcus Bussel, with preferences
as follows:
Van b. Perine. OF Fort Wayne. Ind =,
$500; Marcus Bussel, 500: H. NJ. Gibson,
Sutton q Co.. whatever sums are due {;
Biddle q Smart Co., Of Amesburg. Mess.
$500; Folger * Drummond. 800; Home
Carriage Co.. 500; c. Cowles a. Co, sI25.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
TWO INHALED GAS.
james BrOderick Is Dead, but Will
lam Green \ w Recover.

James Broderick forty years old. Il
stableman, was found dead in his room,
Si2 West Fifteenth street this morning,
having been asphyxiated by gas.
William Green, nineteen years old, was
found in room at ia Park Row at
9l5 this morning suffering from the ac-
.eldental inhalation of gas. He was taken
to Chambers Street Hospital.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
Is QUEEN LII INSANE?
Rumor to That Eject Circulated in
Honolulu.

VICTORIA. B. c., Oct. 15.-Before the
steamer Arawa, which arrived here yes
terday, left Honolulu a rumor was in cir
culation that Queen Liliuokalani had
gone crazy.
The report was not credited. although
for several days she had not left the
house she had been occupying.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
DEADLY DUEL WITH KNIVES.
One Texan Killed and Another L.
Now Fugitive.
fBy Associated Press

WACO. Tex, Oct 15.-Hosea L. Stone
and Virgil Boon, two young farmers, on
Saturday night attended a dance ten
miles from this city. where they be-
came involved In a dispute In which
woman was concerned The men with
drew to lane and engaged in a duel
with knives.
times and died shortly afterwards
Stone, badly wounded, made his escape
and has thus far eluded officers In pur-
suit.
The evening world., 1894-10-15

The O'Clock Edition and the
Sporting Extra of The Evening
World contain more sporting news
of interest than can he found In
any other evening Newspaper.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
Receiver for AN Indiana Company.
tBy Associated Prsss.

sHELBYvILLE, Ind. Oct. l;.--Eliss Summer.
held reselver for the American Debenturs Com
pany Of New York city, has Med q petition In
the Circuit Court, asking for receiver for the
Indiana water and Light Company ownlnE plants
al Warsaw and shelbyyille. Ind. and atsging
that the Company Is 30 largely in debt to the
hrst-nlmed Company that the latter Ia now In.
solvent. Jddge johnson appointed Frank y.
NieJlls. Of this city receiver, The two plants
are bonded for $500 OOO.
The evening world., 1894-10-15
SHOT HIS BROTHER.
EI-Nen-iear-Old boy Instant,
Killed at Bayonne.

BAYONNE, y. j.. Oct l5.--Jospeh
Seidererab. twelve years old. shot his
brother, Richard, this morning, killing
him Instantly.
The lead boy is eleven years old
The evening world., 1894-10-15
AUSTRALIAN RULER DEAD.
The Career of Sir Alfred stephen. Of
New south Wales.
IBy Aasoclated Presi.

SYDNEY. N. S. W.. Oct. l5.-sir Alfred
stephen, G. c. NJ. G., e. b., formerly
Northumberland OF New South
Wales. is dead.