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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
FALSE ALARMS SENT IN.
Two Harlemites Suspected of Ring
ing Fire Calls.

A false alarm Of fire was sent in at
u o'clock last night from One Hundred
and Sixteenth street and Madison ave-
nue.. Soon after another false alarm
was sent in from ll6 Manhattan avenue.
Policemen were instructed to keep a
sharp lookout for the mischief-makers.
At 1.30 A. M, while Policeman Trip,
of the East One Hundred and Fourth
street station, was on patrol, he saw
two men approach a fire-alarm box at
One Hundred and Eleventh street and
Fifth avenue. He accused them OF send
ing In a call. but they denied It, He de-
tanned them, and soon afterwards en-
gines arrived in response to a false
alarm from that box. The men were
then arrested. They said they were
Matthew Ma h. Henry. = 6ricklayer, twenty;
and Tenth street, and Thomas Burns.
twenty-six years old plumber Of One
Park avenue.
Justice Taintor in the Harlem Police
Court, to-day held the accused men In
900 bonds for examination.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
HOMELESS WITH HER BABY.
Tventy-Year-0l Girl Denied Ad-
mission to Founding Asylum
Then Got . Sympathetic Woman to
Hold Il and Never Came Back.

Miserably clad and with the evidence
Of want and suffering stamped upon her
face, a twenty-year-old girl knocked at
the door of the Founding Asylum.
sixty-eighth street and Third avenue,
last night. In her arms, wrapped In a
faded shawl, she held an infant, whose
bright little face was In marked con-
trast to that Of the woman.
The child, she said, was her own and
was only two weeks old. She had no
home and no place to go to. She wanted
to find work OF some kind. and It would
be next to impossible. she said. to OBJ
BABY SSs asked 0s me so sns e aS L
there.
AS 1t Is against the rules of the in
stitutlon to receive child In that man.
Fused the f Sens .as s tu rssSde'fh
away.
Sadie Tyler, OF SOL East SEVENTEEN
street, was standing at the corner OF
when the woman with her babe came
along. Miss Tyler is of a sympathetic
nature, and when the young mother
asked her to hold her child a few mo-
The woman then turned away saying
she would be back soon.
Miss Tyler waited but the woman
never came baCk, Wnen nearly an
hour had elapsed she became alarmed
and started on a run to the Founding
Asylum. The officials who a short time
before had refused to take the infant.
changed their minds then. and the baby
was given a home.
All the infant had on was white
dress upon which was stamped the
words, getty Hospital No. 10. Females"
1t had evidently only just been taken
out OF that institution.
The police are looking for it's mother.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
CAN LAND AT STIMMEl'S.
Judge Beach Decides i'm Favor of
Excursionists.

A motion to make permanent a tenn
porary injunction secured by John
Stmmel, restraining the authorities of
Whitestone. L. l., from interfering with
the landing of excursion and picnic par
ties at his picnic grounds. came up for
argument before Judge Beach. in SUI
preme Court, Chambers, to-day.
Counsel for the village authorities
were not ready to argue the matter,
and asked for an adjournment. Counsel
for Mr.. Stimmel was willing to allow
the case to go over for a week provided
the temporary injunction was contin-
ued.
This, the counsel for the village au-
thorities objected to. and wanted the
injunction modified.
Judge Beach declined 20 modify the
temporary injunction, holding that the
authorities of the village had no right
to prevent the landing of excursionists
at Mr.. Stimmeps grounds. After the
landing, IL laws were violated, Judge
Beach said the yiolators could be pun
ished in the usual way. There was
more parleying between the attorneys.
and the case adjourned.
Counsel for Mr.. Stimmel, upon leaving
the court, said that eXcursionists would
be landed as usual Sunday and II they
were iuterfered with in any way by the
village officers proceedings for the ar.
rest of the latter would at once be be-
gun.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
SHAME WRECKS A FAMILY,
Mother Insane and Two Daugh-
ters in an Infrmary.
Mrs. Haughwout Accused Of killing
Her Daughters Child.

NEW BRIGHTON. 8. l., Aug. 23-Cor-
oner Schaffer, Police Capt. Blake and
Fitzgerald this morn
ing went to the Smith Infirmary. for the
purpose of taking the statement Of Min
ME Haughwout, the twenty-one-year-
old daughter Of Robert Haughwout,
painter, Of 10 Elizabeth street, West
New Brighton.
Mrs. Amanda Haughwout, mother Of
Minnie, is under arrest on q charge of
having killed Minnie's baby, which was
born on July Is. Mrs. Haughwout con-
fessed that she murdered the child. and
told the police where she buried the
body under the kitchen floor OF their
home. Mrs. Haughwout 10 believed to
be insane.
When the officials arrived at the hos
pital this morning they found Minnie
Haughwout almost delirious. She was
questioned. however. by the Coroner.
and told a rambling story and made
many contradictory statements.
At first she said John McMurray; a
father Of her child, but she afterwards
contradtcted, this. and she named sew
eral young men whom she said were re-
sponsible for her trouble. She also con-
also said that her mother killed the In
FAINT to get 1t out Of the way and because
Ii cried
Coroner Schaffer and District-Attorney
Fitzgerald decided that the young wo-
man was not in a At condition to make
a statement.
The doctors at the hospital say that
Minnie will probably recover II blood
poisoning does not set In In her case.
Mrs. Haughwout. mother Of the un-
fortunate girl, will be examined as to
her sanity. Another daughter named
Sarah Is also in the care of the matron
at the Smith Infirmary. She has been
broken down over the condition Of her
sister and the arrest Of her mother.
The autopsy showed that the child's
death was caused by strangulation.
Minnie Haughwout was, until short
time ago. employed in the Staten Island
dyeing establishment.
1t is thought that the disgrace brought
on the family by Mi nnie' s misfortune
unsettled her mothers mind, and that
she killed the infant during a At Of in
sanity.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
STEPHEN K. FOWLER DEAD.
WeII-Known New Yorker, Who
Made AID Lost Millions.


HAVERHILL Mass, Aug 23.-StepheD
X. Fowler. well known as a fnancier
and business man in New York and New
Orleans during and after the civil war
died at his birthplace, In lockwood. late
last night OF heart failure, aged sixty
seven.
MIR. Fowler was several times a million
aire. but each time lost his fortune in
speculation or by accident.
lie first engaged IN business In Phila-
1elphia, where he was a pioneer in trade
with the Indians. From there he went
to New orleans, where he took up the
cotton trade. and increased his fortune
several million dollars.
During the war "A large amount OF prop-
erty owned by him was burned in New
Orleans. and he lost heavily In marine
disasters. He enlisted in the Southern
army and was for a long time on the
stan OF Gen. Bragg. After the war he
went TO Mexico, and accumulated an
other fortune. which he lost in Paris
He then went to New York, where be
made 81, 900, coo In the dry-goods business
and lost il, failing during the panic Of
Colorado mining next attracted his
attention, and after making and losing
81 COO, 600 he returned TO his native place
lie leaves a comfortable frotune. Which
he made here since his return.
Two daughters survive him, one the
wife Of the Secretary OF King Humbert
OF Italy. and another who Is married to
| Roman artist
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
MISS HATTIE BoHNE.

Wednesday evening OF last week Roth-
kugel called. as usual. lie. seemed a
little out of sorts. To Hettie's queries
as to what the matter was he said he
was not feeling well. He left early
that night. He learned first, however,
from his sweetheart that her parents
and her sixteen-year-old brother would
be away on the following day.
Rothkugel made an engagsment with
o'clock the next day. and take dinner
with him at some swell restaurant
Miss Bohne, attired in her most fetching
dress. kept the engagement. Rothkng"I
to his own confession, he went to liet-
ties home. and first making sure that
none OF the family was there by ringing
dumb waiter TUBE he oFG tbson ,R5o the
fiat and helped himself to whatever he
could find.
Mr.. Bohne returned just In time to
see Rothkugel leave the house in "A
great hurry without even bidding the
architect the time of the day. Mr..
Bohne thought nothing OF this seeming
GOODNESS until he found that his fiat had
been broken into. When Hettie returned
home. very angry over being sighted by
her lover, and heard of the robbery. she
declared at once that Rothkugel was
the thief. Complaint was made at the
East one Hundred ana Fourth street
station house. and Detective Mooney
arrested Rothkugel at one Hundred and
sixth street and Third avenue.
MISS BOnne IL u petite pioHue, WIN
ather pretty face. She has still Il ten
der spot In he. heart for her former
sweetheart. who looked rather ruftied up
after having spent night In cell.
Miss Bohne was dressed in a bun col
bred dress, trimmed with costly lace,
while Rothkugel's linen was soiled and
his clothes showed signs of wear. His
hair. which is very thin on the top, was
unkempt, and his blue eyes were red
from either weeping or lack OF sleep,
When he was led before the bar Mr..
Bohne looked at him pityingly.
II don't want to press this charge,
said Miss Bohne almost tearfully to JUS
tice Taintor. Il wish to withdraw the
complaint Mr.. Rothkugel was driven
to despera ion. and i do not think he
will commit another theft"
"You can't withdraw the charge
here" said the Justice.
Rothkugei was led to his cell and Miss
Bohne left the court, struggling hard "a
keen back her tears. Rothkugel was
held In 81 .oOO bail for trial for burglary.
His picture was taken for the Rogues
Gallery at Police Headquarters this
morning.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
SAYS NE CONFESSED TWICE.
Mrs. Eitel Tells How She Trapped
Alleged Burglar Gerard.
She Played Detective to Prove Her
Husbands Innocence.

Charles Gerard, twenty-one years odd
OF l55 Allen street, Was held In default
OF $1,000 bail for examination by Justice
Feitner In the Essex Market Court to-
day. He is the man who was arrested
by Policeman Buesser. OF the Eldridge
street station, on complaint of Mrs. Mary
Eitel, OF la Second street, who alleges
that Gerard confessed that he was guilty
OF burglary for which her husband.
Ernest. was arrested. He Is now In the
Tombs awaiting trial.
Your Honor" said Mrs. Eitel, IL am
convinced. as sure as there is a God in
heaven. that my husband Is innocent Of
the crime"
She then tod what she learned while
playing detective In the enleavor TO prove
her husbands innocence. About ten days
ago her husband was on his way home,
with a loaf Of bread under his arm, when
he met some friends, and stepped into
a corner saloon for a drink When Eitel
left the saloon Il Waterman for Joseph
Ginger. who has a tailor shop at 1893 E!-
bridge street. seized him and accused
him of breaking into the taiior's prem
ises and stealing Sl5 worth of property.
Mrs. Eitel says that Gerard then came
to her house and said that his CON
an innocent man to be- sent to prison.
your husband Is innocent" he Is
alleged to have said. "and 1 am the
man who did the job. l gave the stun
to William Happell, OF 2A5 Eldridgc
street. Happell sold the stun and
didn't give me u penny, and feel sore -"
Mrs Eitel says she next met Gerard
when she was IN company with Police
man Buesser. She told Gerard that the
policeman was her husbands brother.
Again. she says, Gerard confessed that
he was the real burglar. and took the
woman and the policeman to the house
where the crime was committed, ana
described to them the manner in which
he had entered the place.
You See" Gerard liz quoted as say
ing, two months ago | ran away from
my home at ~ North Third street.
brooklyn, where my parents keep a
boarding-house, and in looking about for
a place to sleep. i found an empty room,
at 1893 Eldridge street. found the
Waterman gone and the doors open, 80 |
went In and collared the stun"
Gerard was then arrested. and when
he found himself in the hands OF po-
fession.
Why said Gerard to-day. 81 was
only giving them II case of Jolly
wanted to work the friends of Eitel for
suckers and get twenty-five bones from
| them. All told them was lies. DO you
| think that / would be such fool as t.
confess my guilt If was guilty? l guess
not"
Justice Feitner told Mrs. EItel to brinr
| Mrs. Kate Neice, OF ia East Third street
| and her brother-in-law who were pres
| ent when Gerard went to her house ant
is said to have confessed his guilt Tn,
Court gave her until next Monday t.
produce her witnesses. Mrs. Eitel was
| widow when she married her prescn
hus band five months ago. She said tina
| he had Deen very good to her.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
DIEOFROM HERBURNs.
Leary May Now Have to Answer
for Wife-Murder.
He Is Thought to Have Thrown a
Lamp at Her.
But on Her Death Bed She Said He
Didn't Do 1t.

Mrs. Margaret Leary, who was terri
bly, burned In her rooms at lO< West
Third street, at 7.a0 last evening, by the
explosion Of a lamp supposed to have
been thrown at her by her husband,
died at o'clock this morning at st. Vim
cents Hospital. William Leary, the
husband, was held without bail by JUS
tice Hogan. in Jefferson Market Police
Court, for the action Of q Coroner's jury.
He is 'longshoreman.
Mrs. Leary made an ante-mortem
statement last night at the hospital,
In which she said that the oil-lamp had
exploded Just as Leary entered the
room, and that a three-cornered cash
which Leary has on the back OF his neck
was received by him jumping from a
window.
In spite of this, Leary Is believed to
be responsible for the explosion. several
unguarded statements Of the wife to
to show that he hurled the lamp at her.
At court this morning Leary said his
wife and he had got into a squabble be-
cause he had gone home Intoxicated.
he spoke to 1t 1t futtered. Mrs. Leary
accused him of frightening and trying
70 hurt the bird, and then they became
bitter In their language.
a<SoAy Sdtu thht MS WllC plChtu up Tue
lamp to throw 1t at him. At that In
slant the lamp exploded. Learys coat
collar caught fire, and, according to the
husbands story, Mrs. Leary tried to ex-
tinguish the flames. In so doing her
own clothing caught fire. Then he tried
to wrap quilt around her, but she ran
screaming into the hall Leary said he
was so frightened, and confessed that
he jumped from the window.
Leary IL employed on the Savannah
line piers. He Is an Incorporate man.
In 1877 he was arrested on suspicion of
committing murder A man named Mich
OILS disappeared from Hecker's mills and
Leary was thought to have done away
with him. Three weeks later the mans
body was found floating in the river,
and 1t was proved that he had been
drowned. Leary was then discharged.
The Learys have been married fifteen
years. They have two children, Michael,
thirteen years old, and William, aged
eight. Michael Is at work In Newport,
and Willie Is at home. He was not in
the rooms last night when the fire
The fire did only 500 worth of dam
age to property.
Neighbors wrapped Mrs. Leary in
quilts and tore her burning clothes from
her. Detective Peterman, Of the Mercer
street station, arrested Leary. Peter
man found a broken tumbler In the
room and the broken pieces of the
lamp. The police have q theory that
Mrs. Leary threw a tumbler at her hus-
band. which cut his neck and that he
threw the lamp back at her.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
RESCUED BY NEIGHBORS.
Agent Wilson Lost His Witness,
but Arrested q Bartender.

but Arrested q Bartender.
Agent Wilson. OF the Gerry Society.
had a tough time in arresting Francis
Doyle, q bartender. for selling beer to
Maggie Mcguire. thirteen years old. of
4O6 West Fifty-fourth street. last even
ing.
Doyle Is in the employ of Saloon
keeper John Dean. at Az West Fifty
fourth street In passing the saloon,
Wilson saw the girl coming out with a
can Of beer. A few minutes later, she
returned and asked for kummel. 1t
was sold by the bartender.
Wilson caught hold Of the girl, and
ordered the bartender to come along.
The girls mother then appeared. &C
companied by crowd Of neighbors,
each shouting advice. One said, Hes
a Gerry man. Don't let him take the
child" Another shouted, III you do,
you won't see 1t again"
The crowd surrounded Wilson. who
had all he could do to keep the bar
tender In custody. While his attention
was thus taken, up. the neishbors
pushed her from one to the other. while
Wilson was hemmed In by women.
Maggie was soon lost to his sight, but
Wilson took the bartender to the sta
tion-house, where he was locked up.
This morning he was held for trial by
Justice Meade in the Yorkville Court.
Dean offered himself as bondsman. but
was rejected.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
WILL BE WARMER TO-DAY.
hut the Humidity Is Low and
breathing Is Easy.

Mr.. Dunn, of the Weather Bureau.
says Il will be warmer to-day and to-
morrow, possibly by ten 10 fifteen de-
Crces over yesterday. 1t was 50 degrees
at s o'clock to-day, nine degrees more
than yesterday. The humidity was then
only IS per cent, and there was just
enough Of breeze TO keep the air NOV
ing. The big rainstorm which deluged
the Southwest yesterday has moved
eastward State or two, and Is now
soaking the lower Mississippi region.
The new volunteer weather station
Manhattan Beach was Officially opened
to-day, and its first reports sent out.
The Government, though no salary at
taches Ia the office, has equipped the
station fully with all necessary instru-
mpnts. including complete set OF
weather hags. Storm signals will be
displayed from the new station for the
benefit of passing ships,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
SAVED her CHILDREN.
Mrs, Kelsey Rushed Through the
Flames to Their Rescue.
Her Clothes Caught Fire and She
Was Badly Burned.
Doctors Hsve LATHE Hope for Her
Recovery.

HUNTINGTON, L. l., Aug. 23.-Mrs.
william Kelsey, of this village. was hor-
rtly burned last night while trying to
save her children, who were in danger
Of being burned by the explosion Of a
kerosene lamp.
Mrs Kelsey was downstairs in her
kitchen attending to some household
duties. when she heard her children
scream, they being upstairs. She quick
" ran upstairs and found that a kero-
sene lamp had exploded, and that her
Two children we're surrounded by flames.
Mrs. kelsey dashed through the blaz-
,nC oil and seized the children, who were
in bed. The exploding lamp had scat
tered the burning oil around the room,
and when she reached the children the
whole room was blazing.
Nevertheless Mrs. Kelsey sprang to the
he'd where the children were crying and
picked them up. The flames, which were
all about her, set fire to her dress. She
ran downstairs with the children in her
arms, and with her clothing burning
This gave the flames on her clothing
some air, and soon she was totally
wrapped in flames.
The brave mother put the hre out on
the clothes of her children, and the
flames on her own garments, which were
burning her flesh, made her run out into
the yard screaming with pain. Her
cries were heard by some OF her neigh
Bors. who ran with blankets and soon
had her wrapped In them, smothering
the flames. Her clothing was cut from
her. and she presented horrible sight.
Flesh peeled from her body, and there
was the smell of the burning flesh.
Drs. Rodman, Willis and Lindsay were
quickly summoned to attend the woman
and they did everything in their power
TO ease her pain. The doctors, however,
have but little hope of her recovery.
She was taken back to the house. Her
body is black and charred from the fire.
The two children were more fright
ened than burned. The lamp was stand
ing on a bureau in the room where the
children were in bed.
Neighbors rang the fire-alarm, and
the volunteer firemeD put the flames
out in the house before much damage
was done.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
YOUTHFUL HIGHWAYMEN.

Special Officer Grieg, who accompanied
the Hirsch Association on a chowder ex-
cursion yesterday, last niglt arrested
James Ryan. fifteen years old, OF 3is
East One Hundred and Forty-sixth
street. and James Kelly, eighteen years
old, OF 235 East Sixty-fifth street. while
they were grabbing a watch chain from
George Peters. OF 81 Chrystie street. at
Twenty-fourth street and Eighth avenue.
Ryan was in the act OF rifiing Peters s
pockets while Kelly held the victim
Both were held for trial in Jefferson
Market Police Court this morning.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.
Decision Reserved In Two Cases of
Marital InfeIicitics..

Judge Osborne. sitting In the City
Court, Brooklyn, today heard the appli-
cation of August Boehn, Of Williams
burg. for an absolute divorce from his
wife, Ella, and for the custody OF their
two children. Boehn says his wife has
been living with one Anton Eaier. a
butcher OF ia Central avenue. since
September, 1893. Mrs. Boehm denies
this, and says that her husband deserted
her six weeks ago. Decision reserved.
Judge Osborne then heard the applica-
ton of Lawyer A. Z. Hilman for coun-
sci fee and alimony to enable Mrs. Rose
NJ. Stein to prosecute her suit for abso-
lutte divorce from her husband. George
Stein. Mrs. Stein says her husband
earns $50 per week She names Mary
Lappon. OF 59A Covert street, as CO.
respondent
Stein makes counter charges. Decision
reserved
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
FLAT HOUSES EMPTY NOW.
Only Col. Milliken Left ON That
Thirty-ninth Street Block.

All the tenants of the nat houses at
$50, 252 254. 256, 266 and 26s West Thirty
ninth street, who were dispossessed a
few days ago. as told exclusively in
1.-THE Evening World" have left the
buildings with four exceptions. Three
of those remaining will move out to-
morrow, and then the only one left
will be Col. j. 8. Milliken, who lives In
25.
Col. Mi!liken went to, court and pro.
cured an order restraining the landlord
from putting him out until Sept l, as
he had paid his rent in advance up to
that time. A good many Of the others
had also paid their rent up to Sept. l.
but they are of a class who don't care
to fool around a court when they can
help It.
dsy and they were being loaded fast as
possible The hus5and Of q Nine Nine ,. Ts
yesterday to get warrant nG for the arrest
had not done so to-day and those who
know him say that he probably will not.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
OILED RAGS CAUSED 1T.
Spontaneous Combustion Causes
Fire in n West-Side Dwelling.

spontaneous Combination Causes
Fire in n West-Side Dwelling.
Spontaneous combustion. the firemen
say, caused a small blaze on the second
floor Of the five-story brownstone house
20 West Twenty-hrst street. at ll.3O
o'clock last night.
The house Is occupied by Mrs. e. Grit
fin. her family and her sisters family.
Yesterday a servant cleaned the wood
work In the house with strong furni-
ture fluid. When she finished she threw
the rags she had used into a closet on
the second floor.
The members of the two families were
about to retire when smoke was noticed
In a sitting room Investigation showed
that the rags in the closet were ablaze.
Mrs. Griffins smothered the flames
with rug and had her HANDS slightly
burned. An alarm was sent out, but
when the fremen arrived there was
nothing tor them to do.