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The evening world., 1894-06-15
BEGS FOR PROTECTION.
LexOw Witness kohlmnn Acts
Queerly In Court.

Isaac Felmouse. charged with keeping
a gambling resort at 1875 Stanton street,
was arraigned in Essex Market Police
Court to-day. Charles Kohlman. OF 6l2
Fifth street, the dancing master, who
was a witness before the Lexow Com
mittee. was he complainant. and the
Committee had assigned Lawyer Ste
phen b. Brague. of SO Nassau street. to
look after his interests.
Kohlman testified that on June 6 last
he won SOS in the place. He declared
that the money was stolen before he
got out.
Under cross-examination he admitted
certain who took the money. He I'D
mitted that he was once convicted OF
selling lottery tickets and also sold play
ing cards TO saloons.
While giving evidence, Kohlman would
cry and laugh at times.
I'm afraid, Your Honor, I'll be kill.
ed" said he. over fifty times. II don't
want to prosecute the defendant" he
a large family
Lawyer ,Brague called two witnesses,
VINO testihed that on the day In ques-
lion kohlinan was intoxicated and threw
himself on the floor of Felmouse's sa
Don The witnesses picked him up and
took him home. They were positive
Kohlman had not gambled In that place
hat day.
At this Kohlman again declared that
he had no desire to prosecute. All he
wanted was to he let alone. He said
he wanted the Court to send a policeman
with him to protect him, as he would
be killed when he reached the sidewalk,
Your Honor" spoke up Ward Detec-
tive Farrell. OF the Union Market police
station. ION leaving the court the other
day a man gave chase to the complain
ant in the { eet and caught him. l ran
to his assistance. The man told me he
had loaned Kohlman n coat and vest.
and wanted Kohlman arrested for lar
ceny.. Kohlman begged not to be ar
rested, and promised to return the prop
erty."
81 gave back the coat and vest" said
Kohlman.
Your Honor said Lawyer Brague,
who was n quiet listener, 81 don't see
anything In this case. I would suggest
that the complainant be protected
"I1l see that no one harms him." said
| Detective Farrell.
The charge against Felmouse was dis.
missed. Felmouse says Kohlmau Is
crazy.
The evening world., 1894-06-15
ACCuSER AGAIN A WITNESS.
Or. Rabinovitch Recalled for
Cross Examination.
state Commissioners Hear More
About Alleged Asylum Abuses.

The investigation into the affairs OF
the Asylum for the Poor Insane on
Wards and Randall's Islands was con-
tinued this morning before the State
Lunacy Commission in the Park Avenue
Hotel.
DR.. A. f. Macdonald. Superintendent
OF the institutions. and Drs. Macy and
Dent were present this morning. In COM
pany with Lawyer A. II. Mastin. who Is
to conduct the cross-examination on
their behalf. H.. II. Porter. President OF
the Board Of Charities and Correction.
was also In attendance.
DIR. Louisa Rabinovitch. formerly on
the medical STATS On both Wards and
Randall's islands. and who testified last
week tina criminal negligence and In
humanity were among the conditions
existing at these institutions. was re-
called to the stand to give Mr.. Mas
tin an opportunity to cross-examinc
DR.. Rabinoyitch stated. in reply to
now practising medicine. The witness
said that while she was employed on
the islands her duties consisted OF IN
speeding the condition OF the patients
and the buildings. and making written
reports to DR.. Dent, experimenting the
bathing OF 300 patients and perform
Ing regular clerical work besides.
"How did you come to come mere ana
testify before this Commission"
mir. Edwards asked me TO come" re-
Iuctnntly replied the
Witness said she had testified before
the Grand Jury in regard to these mat
tiers. but did not recollect whether she
had met MIR. Edwards before or after
that event. She denied having anything
TO do with the articles alleged TO expose
abuse on the islnads and published in
n morning but said she had
been interviewed while on the island.
she aid she had intended TO incorporate
/ the facts she knew about the treatment
ri think you have" dryly remarked
Mr.. Mastin.
The witness denied that she received
any remuneration from the newspaper
in question, but admitted that her
brother had made some. arrangements
with Il, the nature OF which she didn't
remember.
The evening world., 1894-06-15
ACCUSED OF CONTEMPT.
Lawyer Thomas Charged with Vio-
intins n Court Rule.

A motion was made before Justice
Andrews. OF the Supreme Court. to-day
10 punish Lawyer He,tcr W. Thomas,
counsel for Mrs. Mache. a sister OF
Alexander NJ. and William Il. tones,
whos" units CarollAe aid Frances
Igien Jones, fed to Newport in con.
teinpt OF court, on allegations that
rhomo. had got n stay OF proceedings
from Justice Patterson, whereas, under
the rules, he should have applied to JUS
lice Andrews. who had granted the
Austen q. Fox, counsel for Thomas,
said he had intended no contempt. and
had applied 'or the order on Saturday,
when Justice Andrews. was not In Cham
beers. 1t was necessary TO get the order
that day. Justice Andrews reserved de-
cision.
The evening world., 1894-06-15
Il WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE Is. 1894.

or Saturdays paper7' asked Chairman
Lexow..
You got your Information only from
the policeman"
Yes. sir"
Did he ever give YOU a tip be-
Yes; several times
And you always sent out notice to
your friends in the Association"
You were on the Committee"
And went to Albany"
Yes, to push along tn c bill"
You took the 500 along'"
mo. sir"
What did you do with the money!"
We gave II to Campbell, ! guess. I
don't remember"
who did you see In AlbanyT"
"F1egenheimer."
liquor DEALER"
Did YOU give him the 5000"
'Oh, no. l didn't have IT,"
What good would 1t do 10 pay Camp
bell 500 to get favorable LEGISLATION at
Albany asked Chairman IeNow.
II don't know. We only paid 1t to
The witness was evidently getting
aXnd Why did You report when you
got back hat the Committee put the
money In the right place?' pursued
Mr.. GoN, relentlessly.
~ don't know hat II means. 1t Is so
long ago I don't remember Rbou It."
Are you not afraid to tell what you
mo, sir, but l can't remember"
pleaded the witness.
Another TrnnsIntion.
Mr.. Goff had secured n translation OF
the notice which Posplsie had produced.
which was omewhat different from the
witnesses version. II was this.
Friend: lie very careful to morruw. as II will
be u very strict day. Don't let In your best
known policeman, even u he would be every day
In your place, because. you cannot know II no
body stands behind him. II Ia very dangerous
and so, YOU he very careful. l Just received thi,
from the captain.
s you did receive word from the
Captain" said MIR. Goff, as he reaL
the translation.
That doesn't mean Captain
The word 'pantola' you refer tor
yes
What does It mean?"
"Father-in-law," replied the witness,
Lets see," sad Mr.. Con-, referring
to the Associations book. there's al
entry on Sept. 8, 1891.
"'Pantala 5000 Doesn't that meal
you paid the Captain 1902"
No: that means we paid 1t to Camp
II thought you only paid him 500. A,
a matter of fact, doesn't 'Pantala' meat
the captain of the precinct"
After much squirming about Paspisi
admitted that 1t meant the head man
The evening world., 1894-06-15
BRISTOL FIREMAN KILLED.
Capt. Phillips Buried In Ruins
while Fighting N Blaze.
lpy Associated Press. }

tBY Ass0cIated PTessJ
BRISTOL, r. i" June l5.-A serious
conhagrat!on occurred here yesterday.
The fire broke Tut in Seth Paull's coal
pocket, and spread to the Providence
Shade Works, mills OF the Richmond
Manufacturing Company. the Wardwell
planning mill, Nathan NJ. Coles lumber
ard and a large tenement-house. all of
which were badly burned. The total loss
Capt. Andrews, Of the King Philip Fire
Company, was buried in the ruins and
killed. His charred body has been re-
covered,
The evening world., 1894-06-15
GEORGE FRhwLEY.
Residence. foot OF East 18th street

His only relatives In this country live
In New Orleans. and are said to be quite
weaithy.
Last Friday Frawley. In company with
Jack O'Hara who n also employed
around Bellevue Hospital: Joe Field and
one Busted, were out for a good time.
They decided to spend the night in the
open air on the pier at the foot OF East
T~wenty-third street. .
During the night Frawley got up and
stood for a while on the edge OF the dock.
When O'Hara looked again Frawley was
rome.
When last seen alive by the Bellevue
people. Frawley wore n new. suit OF
clothes. When he body. was found this
morning Il was clad In his old suit:
Poor fellow!' exclaimed Warden
Rourke, "he must have pawned his good
clothes to buy liquor
II is believed that the Limerick Mems
Association will take charge of the body.
The evening world., 1894-06-15

Sheffield Phelps stood watch all night
on the tugboat Governor, of Quaran-
tine. awaiting the arrival of the vessel
bearing his sister on her sad mission. He
was determined, II possible, to fulfil
the wish Of his father, who asked to
look once more upon the face Of his girl
before he died.
No sooner had the Columbia dropped
anchor off Quarantine han the Gov
ernor ran alongside. and young Mr..
Phelps clambered aboard. He was
armed with special permits from Col
lector of the Port Kilbreth and Health
ofice Jenkins. allowing Mrs. Rotten
berg to land at once through any means
The traveller was fully dressed and
ready to disembark. She had antici-
pated the possibility Of extraordinary
Jersey home, and now that she had
reached the end of a journey 30 fraught
with hopes fnd fears she admitted OF
no delay on her own part.
After a few hurried words with the
anxious and sorrow-worn brother. Mrs.
Won Rottenberg was hurried over the
s ssapsei Side t anS q SSto =, the t tuck Her wh fsstG tSs
early dawn towards New YcrH. A'
When Sheffield Phelps had quilted his
ldtHCT . DcuSluc IlhIy HOuIS DclOIc ~
wa then apparent that the end was
not far away, and thus 1t was with
fear and m~isgiving that the two pas
ssngers on on the flying tug alked m Of the ht
time.
Across the bay and Into the harboI
the North River to Fort Lee. Here a
carriage n two fast horses were In
waiting. A landing was quickly made
into the vehicle. 1t was then IA. NJ
Then began a buried drive for Teaneck.
and at 7.3o A.. NJ. the steaming horses
were yor drawn up . At the door and Mrs
On the threshold lmost the worst
fear of the traveller. was realized. Hel
father was. not dead. they said, but he
he doctors said he could hardly re-
SO now. after the anxious and heart,
i ISas irlp r ase on tn the shores Of IN" home me-
the daughter had arrived. only to fine
that she was too late. The IA ther woult
never know thai she was there to re,
would tighten, II ever so little. the goine
Mrs. Won Rottenberg, was Marian
R FL R%if. In Of 49, SIS. F f BsF1 Hon i R%et. esfsm'
Under Secretary Of the Interior Of Ger
many. and during .Bismarck's Chancel
tenant. Upon the retirement of Bis
marck DR.. Won Rottenberg enlisted II
the Caprivi administration. DR.. Vol
axe and Is noted for his scholarly at
tainments, his wise craftsmanship ant
his wealth. Mrs. Won Rottenberg wa!
born at Teaneck. 49,.
DR.. Currie visited Mr.. Phelps THU
forenoon and found that the .patien
had grown weaker since midnight. Tn
doctor said there was no hope. and tina
Mr.. Phelps might die at any moment.
The evening world., 1894-06-15
JUDGE PHELPS DYING.
Exciting Race Of His Daughter to
Beach His Bedside.
Mrs. Won Rottenbsrs Taken from a
Ship Down the Bay at Dawn.
A Grievous Disappointment Ends
tho Home-Speeding.

The death of William Walter Phelps,
at his home. at Teaneck. N. j., is mo-
mentarily expected. The distinguished
sufferer lapsed into unconsciousness
early this morning, and 1t is not be-
heved that he will rally.
: Mrs. o Rottenberg. Mr.. Phelps's
only daughter. arrived down the bay
from Europe this morning. and a heroic
effort was made to get her to her faith
er's bedside in time to be recognized by
the dying man.
Mrs. Won Rottenberg came on the
neutrality-suspicious. steamship Column
bia. from Southampton. which reached
Quarantine at 40 A. M.
The evening world., 1894-06-15
MURRAY NAMES A SECRETARY
Tho Police Commissioner Selects
George w. Wagner.

Police Commissioner Charles Fl. Mar
ray this afternoon appointed George w.
Wagner. one OF his followers In the
Third Assembly District. as hs secre-
tary. The appointment was announced
to the other Commissioner at executive
session. after which Mr.. Wagner. who
was in the building. was introduced.
Mr.. Wagner has been a lifelong Re-
publican. and was until recently Sec
rotary OF the Lincoln League, of which
Commissioner Murray was President.
He was born In this city in 1863, and lives
at 200 Elm street. He has been active
in politics since attaining his majority.
and has always been Identified with the
regular Republican organization.
In 1888, he ran for Alderman in the old
Third District, and in 1880, was nominal
ted for the Assembly. but was defeated
each time.
He attended williams College for some
time. but gay up his studies there and
entered the Columbia Law School, from
which he was graduated. He began his
new duties to-day.
The evening world., 1894-06-15
KILLlLEA GETS A LEAVE.
The Accused Police Captain Says lie
Needs Rest BndIS.

The Police Commissioners to-day
granted Capt. Killilea. OF the West One
Hundred ana Firty-second street station,
a twenty-day leave OF absence. The Cap
tain is at liberty TO take any dates he
chooses, but the probabilities are that ne
Wal 10 al once. as he says he needs a
rest badly.
Detective Whltney,of the Parkhurst
Society, while on the stand before the
Lexow Committee yesterday, swore to
having paid both Capt. Killi.ea and his
ward man, Jimmy Reilly. protection
money.
The evening world., 1894-06-15
RAN INTO A HACK.
Nellie and Cnudie's Gay Time NJ
Coney Abruptly Ended.

COMFY ISLAND. N. Y. June 1.-two
stylishly dressed oun women drove to
Coney Island last night. As they were
going along Surf avenue at a lively salt
their wagon collided with a hack driven
by Benjamin Glynn and owned by Err
The young ONE were thrown out n
were badly bruised. A policeman stopped
their horse. They said they were Nellie
street street. W VII I They left the horse
and wagon in the possession OF the pc
lice Inc took a train for Brooklyn.
The evening world., 1894-06-15
WAGON STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Horse Killed, but Driver Bode Was
Uninjured.

A horse and wagon belonging TO the
cracker firm of Mangle & Schmidt. Of
Newark, was struck by a D., L. ana w.
railroad train at the Hudson County cross
ing at 3 O'Clock ,his morning. The horse
was Instantly killed and the wagon was
smashed.
Henry Bode, the driver, was thrown M
teen feet. but escaped unlnjured. He wae
crackers when his wagon was struck.
He was unable to see the train owing TO
the
The evening world., 1894-06-15
THE BENZINE EXPLODED.
II Burned Martha Wilson, and Did
$50 Damages.

The explosion OF a can OF benzine set
IRE to the apartments OF John Heublin,
on the second foor OF PISS Second
avenue. at ll.40 A. NJ. to-day.
Martha Wilson. of. $40 East One Hun
bred n Twelfth street was bad
Hospital. The damage to the apartment
was about $50.
The evening world., 1894-06-15
Tho Policemen Drank Wine There.

Morris Apisdorf, who keeps a cafe at 1877
Allen street, was held for Special Sessions IN
Essex Market Police Court to-day to answer y
charEe OF selling wine without a license. The
compliments were Policemen Fender and Stringsr.
Nho are doing detective work for capt. Corttight,
Of the Fldridge street station. Thoy %testlhei that
wednesday last they drank two bottles 81 vine IN
ApIsdorts place. I; was served by a waitress
The policemen did not arres: AplSdorf until last
nlsht
The evening world., 1894-06-15
CRUSHED BY AN ICE WAGON.
Baby Anastasia Sweeney Instantly
Killed on Manhattan Avenue.

Anastasia Sweeney. two and a half
years old, OF III Manhattan avenue. was
run over by an ice wagon at One Hun
dred and Fourth street. between Man
haitian and Columbus at $50
o'clock this morning and was instantly
Killed.
The driver, Robert Purcell, of $50 West
sixty-second street. was arrested. The
baby's body was taken to the West
One Hundredth street station.
The evening world., 1894-06-15
GUILTY OF MURDER.
Verdict in the Case of Burglar
Lambert, Who Killed Kairer.
(By Associated Press. J

CAMDEN. N. j., n 5.-The jury in
the case Of Theodore Lambert, the burg
lar, who broke int the house of WILL
lam Kalrer, a wealthy baker, and killed
the latter when he attempted to arrest
the first degree this afternoon.
The evening world., 1894-06-15
HIT By n Train Mt Brewsters.
(By Associated Press. !

DANBURY. Conn. June l5.-William
Brainerd. OF Haddam. Conn.,, was struck
by q train ON the New York and New
England Railroad. near Brewsters. N. y,
this morning and probably fatally IN;
The evening world., 1894-06-15
SHOT WITH 4 TOY PISTOL
Ten-Year-Old Johnny Meyer Hurt
His Chum with n Blank Cartridge.

Fourteen-year-old Edward Herman.
of 2S5 Seventeenth street. South Brook
lyn, is confined to his home to-day with
a wound in his left leg, caused BY
a charge from n toy pistol In the
hands OF a playmate.
John Meyer. aged ten. OF 25 seven
teenth street. last night. when the lat
ter pressed q toy pistol against HE Lex
Iiceman Dennedy. OF the Fifth avenne
station, took the boy TO the hospitai and
afterwards TO hia home. The wound
Is painful hut NOT dangerous Mayer
The evening world., 1894-06-15
MISS OTIS FATE DOUBTFUL.
She Coilidcd on n bicycle with nm
Electric Car.

AsBURY PARK. N. j., June iS.-Mlss
Bessie OFT. who was injured while rid
ing a bicycle in Goodman avenue last
evening by colliding with an electric
car, Ia resting easily at the Summer
cottage In Ocean Grove, where she Ii
boarding. II Is feared that she has sus-
tanned serious internal Injuries She
s s4Si.. ss ssScst e.: sss' BODY .'y Tss amending
The evening world., 1894-06-15

CONTINUED from Rrst puoe.N
The evening world., 1894-06-15

physician is MOI certain whether shs'
will recover. kSl
The evening world., 1894-06-15

Real Estate for saie-Westchsstsr.
ARR HILL co.'s shares for sale to i~nvsstors q
SO a year and upward. 9 per cent inrsrsse
guaranteed. 20 per cent assured. oliver 6umaer
Teall. 800 Broadway. branch once 1871 Broad
way. entrance on soth st.: open evening.
The evening world., 1894-06-15

Whom do you mean by your fr.end7"
The officer on the beat"
do you know his manner"
II cannot IN Of II now" Pospisll
made an effort to remember the police
mans name, but couldn't.
Mr.. Con showed the witness copies of
the "Listy." the bohemian paper for
Friday and aSturday. but hs could ind
nothing In them about Sunday being a
Then You told what was not true
when you said you got your Information
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-01
FLAG AT HALF MAST.
knights of PythiAs Mourn the
Death Of Mr. Shnxy.

Death of MIR. Shaw.
Washington. Aug. 2S.-The flag over
Camp George Washington was lowered
to half-mast ON account of the an
nouncement of the death of Congress-
mar George r. Shaw of Eau Claire,
Wis, who vas the past supreme
chancellor of the knights of Pythias.
the predecessor in the office Of Chancel-
lor w. w. Blackwell. Resolutions were
drafted at once by the supreme lodge
to be sent to his family.
Crack companies drilled on the mon
umcnt grounds before hundreds of
spectators today and others paid form
al visits to their members of congress,
notably the Cleveland brigade, which
was received in a body by Representa-
tive johnson of Ohio. A pleasant feat
ure of the cncampment is the presence
of many Il Pythian sister, so-callcd,
whose organization will endeavor to Sc
cure recognition from the order. The
state brisades which are here are In
diana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Iowa,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Texas,
Pennsylvania, Nebraska, West Virgin
ia, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Ten
ncssce, Minnesota, Michigan, New
York and Connecticut. Supreme 'rcgi-
ments are on the field from Florida,
Georgia, South Carolina, North Caro-
lima, Maryland. Maine, Rhode Island,
Louisiana, Delaware, Arkansas nd Col
OrudO.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-01
BIG DEAL FOR BOZ


A Pullman Plant In kansas-The "a.
Operative System to BE Tried.
Kansas City, Aug. ga special to
the Star from Hiawatha, Kan, says. A
company Of ex-employes Of Pullman,
ILL.,, backed by Chicago capitalists, has
been organized to build car and general
manufacturing shops at Hiawatha,
Kan. Local men have taken $4,000
in stock and Chicago capitalists $780,
600. Louis Meyer is president and c..
o. Allen, secretary. They will be in
IIiawatha Thursday to select a site aid
complete arrangements to begin work
OH the plant at once The company
will be managed on the cooperative
plan, though the capitalists are guaran-
teed 6 per cent on the investment be-
fore the laborers come in for their
share. The company has control of
five patents and the manufacture of all
kinds Of railway equipment. Eight
hundred eX-employes Of the Pullman
shops will colnc and begin the building
Of the works as soon as the preliminary
arrangements are made.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-01

FOUND in A TREE TOP.
The Skeleton of u Man Tightly
WedEed Eighty Feet From the

The skeleton of 81 Nan Tightly
WedEed Eighty Feet From the
Ground.
A strange story was recently rcl;'ted
to q writer for the Orrvillc, Cal, Mer-
curry by a citizen whose home is in the
mountains near Nimshcw. Abou a
month ago l had occasion to build a
new barn on my little place near MINI
shew, and to save expense on Its con-
struction l concluded to split out my
self all the shakes l would need. l had
known Of a splendid sugar pine tree
ever since l had lived in that locality,
that stood on Il hillside about two miles
from my home. 1t was a splendid
specimen, fully twelve feet in diameter.
Accompanied by my eldest son. Went
n morning about n month ago, n
in the course of Il few hours fcllcd the
forest giant. Then we proceeded TO
split out from the trunk Of he tree the
shakes that VIC wanted. One day my
son saw a squirrel playing in the
boughs, and, picking up his gum, fired.
He went to pick up the game which
had fallen ut the report. ! paid no
attention to him until l heard an x
clamation of horror and saw him stand
ing on the trunk gazing intcntly into
the tree top. Fastened securely in the
second limb fork of the tree, eighty
feet from the ground. vas a human
skeleton. 1t was wcdged in so securely
that even the fall of the tree had failed
to dislodge it, and it "a intact. A few
remnants of rotten clothing still hung
to it, and an old s~Oleless shoe half sup
ported the fleshlcss leg in the crotch Of
the tree. One bony arm was twjned
tightly about a limb, and the skull, still
held by the ligaments, rested on the
breast. We dug a shallow grave and
buried the bones on the hillside. The
skeleton was that Of a white man Of
average size, and from the condition Of
the teeth and skull must have been
past middle age. From the bleached
condition ii must have been in the tree
top for ut least twenty years. Now,
the question arises. ard it is a question
that makes the whole story seem i'm
probable, is, how did the man ever get
into the tree top? We made careful
measurements, and it was a little over
eighty feet from where it rested to the
ground, and in that space there vas
not a limb OF even Il knot to which n
man might cling in climbing the tree.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-01
HELD TO THE GRAND JURY,
Jacobs and Davis, the Alleged Gre
Goods Men, Give Bonds,

Jacobs and Davis, the Alleged Gree
Goods Men, Give Bonds.
st. Paul, Aug. 2S.-The alleged green
goods men, Jacobs and Davis, came up
once more before Judge Tighc this
morning, the case having been adj
journed from a former day, and were
held to the United States grand jury
in the suln Of $1,000 each. At a previ-
Gus hearing they had made the bold
statement, through their counsel. Benn
Davis, that, If allowed time, they would
furnish the only and original John
Ross. in whose name the green goods
letters came in response to the adver-
tisement. John Ross, however, was not
In sight. Commissioner Tighe heard
some suggestions from counsel to the
effect that the complaint was bad for
informality, and then remarked that If
that was all the defendants had to Of
fer he would at once order them held
to the grand jury. They were able to
furnish the bail, with Ed Darragh and
Bcnn Davis as sureties.