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The evening world., 1894-03-26
SENT THEM TO THE ISLAND.
Eight Rowdies Who Created Trou,
BILE on an Elevated Train.

Policeman Devery, of the Church street
station. was complainant in the Tombs
Police Court this morning against eight
young rowdies. who created n small riot
in Sixth Avenue "L' train last night.
The prisoners We're Joseph Schaffer, Ed
ward Welch. George Fitzgerald. Henry
Adams. Edward Gately, William Hender-
son, William Story and Thomas Lavelle.
They gave addresses on West Forty
eighth street and Ninth avenue.
The young fellows took the train at
the South Ferry and as soon as 1t was
in motion commenced to sing ribald
songs and use profane language. The
train contained several ladies and gen
tlemen. Guard Campbell demonstrated
with the crowd. but he was only Jeered.
One young man carried a ball bat, which
he threw the length of the car. The
train was held at cortlandt street and
the Church street police were notified.
ROundsmar Blzlan and Policemen Dew
ery, Fogarty and Quigley responded and
took the eight into custody
In court to-day they alleged they had
been to Staten Island to play a game of
baseball. and were only having n little
fun among themselves on their way
| home.
Justice Martin could not see that Il
was fun, and he sent them to the island
| for one month each. in default of $5U
bail for their good behavior.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
GAMBLING HOUSES RAIDED.
Capt. Cross ana Men swOOp Down
Upon Two Places.

Henry Simmons. of 3l7 Bowery, was
held for trial on three charges in Essex
Market Court to-day. One was for keep
ing n gambling house at the above ad-
dress, the second for violating the Sun
day law and the third for carrying Il
revolver without = permit.
Capt. Cross, of the Fifth street station,
last night raided the place and arrested
nineteen men, who were engaged in play
ing cards or pool. a number of the
prisoners were only sixteen years old.
The police seized 1928 from a table where
some men We're playing bank Justice
Hogan held the inmates for examination.
An hour after the police had raided
Simmons's place an officer saw Mrs. Liz
zie Hayer. OF 209 Fifth street, and Gas.
Eisler, nineteen years old. Of 2l7 Fifth
entrance by forcing the lock from the
door.
AS they left the place with a dog they
were placed under arrest, and were
locked up over night on charge OF
burglary. In court this morning Sim
mons said that the dog belonged to the
woman, and he had no charge to make
against her or Eisler They were then
discharged,
Capt. Cross also arrested Venanzini
Ignazio. saloon-keeper. OF 32i East
Eleventh street, for keeping gambling
house. Ten Italians were found playing
der arrest. Two stilettos and a razor
We're found on the floor. lgnazio was
held for trial on charge of keeping a
gambling-house, and also on charge OF
violation of the Excise law. The inmates
were fined S. each.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Wall FROM THE TOMBS.
ROsofsky Held, Although the Com
Dlninnnt Has Disappeared.

Joseph Rosofsky has been locked up
in the Tombs since March last. Judge
MDrtine has refused to release him. al
though there is strong reason to believe
he prisoner f. innocent of the charge
upon WHICH he is committed.
Rosofsky Is nineteen years old. He is
the sole support Of his sick and widowed
mother. with whom he two brothers and
n little sister had been living at IA
Cherry street.
At about l.3O o'clock In the morning of
March the boy left the Wind sor Thea
tire, where hr was an attendant, and
went with another boy to a restaurant
at 3lS RrDome street. Meeting several
congenal companions. Joseph tarried
over his meal until 4 O'Clock. when ne
and his first companion departed
They had gone as far as Division street
when = woman ran up to Joseph and de-
she said, Joseph had snatched out OF her
hand In Allen street few minutes be-
fore. The boy protested his innocence,
but the woman caused his arrest. The
woman gave her name as Mary Schncl-
der of i6 Great Jones street. The boy
was held for the Grand Jury in $500
bail
When the Grand Jury took up the case
two days later the complainant did not
appear and the matter was adjourned
until March 49, Again the complainant
did not appear.
The managers Of the Windsor Theatre
retained Lawyer Abraham Sarasohn, of
lsl East Broadway, to defend him Mr..
snrasohn made motion before Judge
MARITIME for the boys release but the
application was dismissed on the ground
that the District Attorney has two
months time to find the complainant.
At i6 Great Jones street 1t was learned
ever lived there. '"'
The evening world., 1894-03-26
POWERS KILLED DELMORF.
Deliberately Shot Him While in
Thos. Hunts Saloon.
Witnesses Allowed the Murderer to
Escape.

1t is now established that John Del
more. of 502 East Eighty-hrst street,
who was shot and instantly killed yes
terday afternoon by William Powers.
alias "Bull" Powers, came to his death
in the saloon of Thomas Hunt, Seventy
ninth street and Avenue A, and not in
the hallway adjoining, as originally
alleged.
Delmore was sitting on a beer keg in
the saloon. Powers walked up to him
and pointing a revolver at his heart,
fired without any previous warning.
Besides the bartender and the free
lunch server, there were several stran-
gers in the saloon when the shooting oc-
Cured. Notwithstanding this fact
Powers got away seemingly without any
effort having been made to restrain him
This morning Capt. Pickett, of the
East Eighty eighth street station, II
whose precinct the shooting occurred
caused the arrest of James German and
John Hogan, the bartender, and lunch.
server respectively.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
BIGGEST LAND CLAIM YET.
Twelve Million Acres Demanded
Under a Spanish Grant.
Tract Includes Towns and Rich Re-
gions in Two Territories.
nny Assoc!atch Pros


SILVER CITY, n NJ. March z6 The
biggest land grant claim ever made IN
this country is now before the United
states Court of Private Land Claims at
Santa Fc. 1t Is known as the PcraIta
grant and Is for l2.SpOOJO acres OF land
in New Mexico and Arizona. The east
crn boundary of the grant is about ten
miles east OF this place, and Tn, grant
extends westward go miles, including
Phoenix. the capital of Arizona.
The width of the grant is about eighty
miles. Between this place and Phoenix
there are about dozen towns of much
Importance and some of the Richest
mineral and agricultural regions of the
entire Southwest, all Of which IL In
cluded in this enormous grant which IL
claimed by man named Reavis and
his associates, who have formed com
pany for the prosecution OF the claim
Reay,s has devoted about thirty years to
gathering testimony in support Of the
claim.
1t IL alleged that he discovered evil
dence of the claim while he was EN-
ploycd in law Office at st. Louis. II is
said that there ScnDr Don Miguel silva
de Peralta de Ia Cordosd obtained the
grant from the Spanish King in l7iS.
Reavis married in california the only
descendant Of pcratn. and the claim Is
also based on the right of the woman as
an heir of the original grantee.
The attorneys In the case are j.
o. Iirodhead. Of 81. Louis, United States
Minister to Switzerland; f. B. Thomp-
son. jr. OF Kentucky. and J. II, knaebel,
Of Santa Fee, for the claimants, and
United states Attorney Matt. q. Rey-
nolds IL assisted by $. Mallet Provost OF
New York. AZ special counsel for the
Government. having been elected to con-
duct the case by Attorney-ieneral Oh
ney. The claimants are ready for trial
at the next term of the Land Court,
which will be held in Santa Fc In May,
but II will take the attorneys for the
Government, perhaps two years to make
all the necessary preparations.
Since Reayis commenced working up
the case the heirs of Miguel silva, who
also claimed to he descendants OF Per-
alta, have filed their claim In conflict
with the Reavis claim, for 100000 acres
Of land. The copper mines at Clifton
and Globe. the most valuable In the
Southwest and gold districts Of Pin ~
Altos. Carlisle Mogolon, Cooney and
Silvy Creek, are also covered by the
grant II it should be confirmed It
wOud make the claimants the largest
land owners in the United States. and
at the same time the wealthIest company
in the country.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
SAM SING DISCHARGED.
Police Say There IL No Evidence
thnt lie Murdered Susie Martin.

sam Sing. the Chinosr laundryman, OF
500 Tenth avenue. who was arrested on
suspicion Of being the murderer of little
Susie Martin. was discharged by Justice
Ryan, in the jefferson Market Police
Court. this morning.
The prisoner, who has been locked up
at Police Headquarters since Saturday
night, was arrested on the strength Of a
letter written 10 Detective Hay, OF the
West Thirty-seventh street police sta
tion, by Eddie Mccain, Il deaf mute. OF
i53 West Thirty-ninth street.
Sam Sing was taken to cSurt by De-
tective Sergeant Rogers, OF the Central
Once, who explained to the Court that
there was no basis of truth In Mccain $
statement
McCann has bad reputation In the
neighborhood whore he lives. He told
the detectives that on st. Patrick's Day
he saw Sam Sing enter the house 81
West Thirty-ninth street with big
bundle. 1t was in the cellar OF this house
that the mutilated body OF Susie Martin
was found. McCann said the Chinamar
remained in the house for some little
time. and that when he came out he had
no bundle
The police are now. apparently, as far
away as ever from a solution OF the Su,
sic Martin butchery
The evening world., 1894-03-26
HELEN LAUBE is DEAD.
Drank Lnudnnum After II Quarrel
with Her Intended HusbnnJ.

Helen Laube, who yesterday took II
dose of laudanum with ruicIdai intent
at her sisters home, 10 East -Four
tenth street. died Mt 8 o'clock .Eis morn
ing in Bellevue Hospital
Helen, who was twenty-five years old
and an expert needlewoman, worked in
n silk plush factory. She was
engaged To be married, and "A year
ago her intended died. Lately she had
been receiving attentions from another
young man. and IT Is said they were en-
gagged.
a few weeks ago she lost her place.
Shortly afterwards she Quarrellcd with
the young man ana became very mclan-
Choly. Last night her sister found her
unconscious on the parlor sofa.
Helen was hurried to bellevue Hos
pitnl. where five doctors did all in their
power to revive her, but without sue
cess. Her hrothcr-in-law. with whom
she lived, is II liquor dealer named Sol
ling.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Fifteen GET SIX MONTHS.
Wholesale Raid Made on Young
West Fifty-sixth street Rowdics.

A gang of fifteen young rowdies, who
have made life miserable to the resi-
dents of Fifty-sixth street, between
Ninth and Tenth avenues. and also to
the congregation of the st. Marks Col
ored Church, at Forty-eighth street.
near Seventh avenue, were to-day COM
mitted to the island for six months
each in default of 81. 600 bail by Justice
Koch, in Yorkville Court.
The prisoners were: Charles Berdan,
fifteen. 3lG West Forty ninth street;
John II. Lavery. twenty. 4OS West Fif-
ty-sixth street; John Murphy. twenty,
man. twenty-five, 4l2 West Fifty-sixth
street; John Hart. twenty-six, 402 West
Fifty-sixth street; Frank Walpole.
twenty-one, 502 West Fifty-sixth street;
twenty-four, 455 West Fifty-sixth
West Forty-seventh street; Martin
third street; owen Thompson, seven
teen, 455 West Fifty-eighth street; Geo
Paris, sixteen. 1856 West third
street. Arthur Young, sixteen. 355 West
sixteen. 154 West Fifty-third street.
The last three mentioned are we'll
dressed colored boys. The police give
all fifteen bad characters.
Policeman Kearns. of the West For
ty-seventh street police station. was
the complainant. He said that the
property owners and residents of the
precinct were constantly annoyed by
the prisoners. who broke their windows
and did just about as they pleased when
the police We're not around.
Complaints were made to Supt. Byrnes
Saturday about the gang. and 1t resulted
in Capt. Haughey being notified tc
break 1t up. Yesterday afternoon
nouhuS,ian @ dscnt anu m seermi ,he ponce
after some lively chasing collared fif.
teen. They will have to serve six
months on the island unless they fur.
nish bail for their good behavior fol
one year.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
CLEARY STILL ALIVE.
His Boast Led to n Fight, During
Which lie Was stabbed.

William Cleary, who was stabbed in
the face and neck by William Goonan.
of ljl Hudson street. during n brawl In
the latter's rooms at o'clock on Sun
day morning. Is still alive at the Cham
bcrs Street Hospital The physicians
say that he IL not yet out of danger,
but another twenty -four hours will de-
eide whether he will live or die.
Goonan, who was also badly beaten in
the fight, was committed to the Tombs
without bail. Mrs, GOonan denied this
morning that her husband was the ag-
gressOr. She says that Cleary went to
Goonan's room drunk and boasted that
he was the best man along the docks
Both men are 'longshoremen.
Goonan disputed Cieary's claim and
the two men clinchcd. They rolled out
Of the room into the hallway and down
n fight of stairs. on the landing below
big pool of blood tells that fearful
llsnt took GI%%G" Ihere rA boy called
Gounan, who had Il knife in his hand.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
HEYERMAN OBJECTS.
Protests Against Testimony at the
Kearsarge Court-Martial,
Lieut.. WaIling Allowed to Tell OF a
Conversation with the Navigator.
He Says Lieut.. Lyman Was Conf
dent of the Ships Position.

The proceedings at the court-martial
before which Commander Oscar F. Hey
erman is being tried for negligence In al
lowing the United States corvette Kear-
sarge TO run aground on Roncadot Reef
Feb. 2 last, were enlivened to-day by fire.
quent objections by counsel for the ac-
cused to the line Of examination taken
up by the Judge Advocate.
Up to the time that Lieut.. j. B. Wall
ing took the witness stand this morning,
everything had run as smoothly as an
old pulley block. This was because all
the witnesses who had been introduced
by the prosecution had. under Lieut.
Commander Marks able cross-eXamina-
tion. given testimony tending to show
that Commander Heyerman had attend
ed strictly to his duty as commanding
officer on the day the Kearsarge ran on
The proceedings began to-day with the
reading of the court record OF Satur..
day. All the witnesses who had testified
then were handed their typewritten ties,
timony and were told to read 1t over and
make any corrections they desired. Then
Lieut.: Walling was called The witness
said he was senior watch officer on Feb.
Q, and had the deck from II to +. NJ.
Judge Advocate Kelley asked him If he
had talked with the navigator that after
noon about the ships course.
II object to what passed between the
witness and the navigator the accused
counsel said.
After some sparring the court was
cleared and when II was again opened Il
was announced that the court would ad-
init the testimony.
Lieut.. Walling, in answer to questions
said that at about | o'clock he was IN
the navigator's office, and that Lieut.
Lyman showed him the chart and point
ed out the position of RonCador Reef
which. according to the navigator, was
hnt fnt 4 rnIi l,4l y
ing. w. SW. three-quarters w.
II was sure we could not reach Ron.
cador before dark" continued the wit,
ness. "dnd requested Lieut.. Lyman tc
see the old man and ask him to get "
running dead before the wind,
about 3 o'clock I saw Commands
Heyerman on the poopdeck, and he told
had suggested that steam be gotten W
He said, however. that he would wait
until the o'clock sight before ordering
steam"
Polaris just after dark. The ship struch
after he had begun to work II out, Sc
he didn't finish the calculation, but the
navigator worked 1t out afterwards:
send In the ships position every day in
asked,
mo. sir"
Wallng. was confident OF his position
at 4 O'Clock Asked by the Court how ht
knew this, the. witness replied that
Lieut., Lyman laid the parallel ruler,
as shown on the chart. and pointed out
to him where the ship was to paes tc
the. north of the reef.
About sunset, the witness said, h'
saw Cadet Mccormick taking sight a
Sirius, and later saw the cadet working
out the calculation.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
WRESTLER VS.. POLICEMAN
Young Ducnrto Gave McAndrcws
Fierce Struggle.

Sebastias Ducarto, nineteen years old,
who acts ns bartender for his parents,
who keep n saloon at 81 Park street, was
held for trial in the Tombs Court to-
day, charged with assaulting Policeman
McAndrews. of the Elizabeth street sta
ton.
McAndrews went to the saloon yester-
day TO make an excise arrest; Ducarto
pied with the policeman. a struggle
ensued during which the combatants
worked their way to the street when
Mrs Ducarto closed and locked the sa-
loon door. After this the young prison
er submitted Quietly to arrest.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
THE NEW TRADE TREATY.
Russian Estimate of Conccssions
Made and Received by Germany.

NY Associated FreSH.l
ST. PETERSBURG, March 26.--The
official organ of NJ. Witte. Minister of
Finance. calculates that the conces-
sions made by Russia to Germany in
the commercial treaty amount to o.
100000 roubles, while the Russian agri-
cultural export trade will alone gain by
the German concessions il23, 900 roubles.
Besides this, free passage will be al
lowed into Germany OF Russian goods
amounting yearly in value to a 600. 600
roubles. Great store is set upon the
concession to Russian petroleum ex-
porters.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
PURSE FOUND IN HIS POCKET.
NogrI Admitted the Theft of xI5
from Mrs. Thorwest.

Herman Nogel sixteen years old, n
waiter. who formerly worked for Rern-
hart Thorwest, at lS East Seventh street.
was held in 500 bail in the Tombs Court
to-day charged with the larceny OF slb,
Last Saturday Mrs. Thorwest missed
a purse containing sl5, and suspicion
pointed to Nogcl Mr. Thorwest met
Nogcl on the Bowery and had him ar
rested.
When NOgcl was searched the purse
was found In his pocket. He admitted
taking the money. He said he had no
home and no place to go to.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
GODFREY MAY NOT SAIL.
Had Il Tickct for Europe, but His
Creditors Had Him Locked Up.

Michael Godfrey, a saloon-keeper, OF
$50 Third avenue, has been locked up in
the Ludlow Street Jail in default OF
81 900 bail for attempting TO defraud
Smith & McCue. wholesale liquor dealers.
at IA Chambers street, out OF s277.
Oct. 81 last Godfrey got SAT- worth of
goods from the firm, and March paid
S20c The firm since then made frequent
demands but were informed by Edward
+, Flynn that Godfrey had sod the
saloon to him for 5000
Patrick Lynch, of the White Star line,
told Mr.. Smith that he had purchased a
ticket to Europe for Godfrey. and that
ne would sal! March 2S. Smith and Nc
cue then had Godfrey arrested.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
FOUGHT TO SEE ALICE.
CnllnEhnn Used "a Knife on the Nun
Who Refused Him Admittnnce.

Michael Callaghan. of ll65 Second ave.
nue., was committed for trial by Justice
Koch. at the Yorkville Police Court, to
day on a charge of felonious assault
With a knife he almost cut of three fin
gers of the right hand of William Hass
nett, an expressman, living at 33S East
Forty-eighth street, last night, and ther
beat him terribly with his fist
The quarrel resulted from Hassnett re
fusing Callaghan admission into the
house to see young woman named
Alice Comerford.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
TOOK PART IN A FAMILY ROW.
Wilson Now Makes Charges
Against the Jewell Brothers.

Henry and Richard Jewell. of 3ij East
Thirtythird street, were in Yorkville
Police Court to-day charged by l.. p.
Nelson, OF l09 East One Hundred and
Fifteenth street. with assault with in
tent to Kill.
Nelson boards with the mother and
stepfather of the Jewels, and under
took to eject the two young men from
their mothers pres ence, at her request
They turned on him with a slung shot
and inflicted severe wound on the
head.
The young men deny using any
weapon. They We're held to await the
action OF the Grand Jury in bonds OF
81, 500 each.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
BEATEN BY A BRUTAL SON.
Mrs. Beacon and Her Daughter
Struck with a Hammer.
Miss Beacon's Skull, the Doctor
Says, May BE Fractured.

Joseph Beacon, n painter, thirty years
old, who lives with his mother and sis
ter at 23l East One Hundred and Elev-
enth street. was arraigned before JUS
tice Simms at the Harlem Police Court
this morning on a charge of brutally
beating his mother and sister.
Policeman Thomas jefferson, of the
East one Hundred and Fourth street sta
ton. was called to Beacon's house at Z 80
O'Clock last evening by Dr. johnson, of
232 East One Hundred and Twelfth
street. The doctor said Beacon had
beaten his sister over the head and body
with hammer, and she was in criti-
cal condition.
Beacon was crazed with liquor and at.
the hammer.
When the policeman entered Beacon's
sister Margaret lay on a bed with six
teen stitches in her scalp. The doctor
said he thought her skull might be
fractured. In another bed lay her
mother, suffering from paralysis and
covered with bruises. inflicted by her
son. She said that her afiction had
been caused by repeated assaults COM
mitted by her son when he was under
the influence Of liquor
When Beacon was arraigned in court
his aunt, Mrs. Margaret Campbell who
is more than seventy years old ,ap.
peared as complainant. Mrs. Campbell
said she believes Beacon was crazy from
continued dissipation.
Beacon was held in 81 900 bail for ex-
animation on Wednesday, and the DO.
liceman was ordered to bring to court q
certificate Of Miss Beacons condition.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
DEAD MAN WAS THULE.
lie Was n Painter Who Burst u
blood Vessel While ut Work.

The body Of the man who was found
unconscious at 3s Cannon street and died
yesterday at Gouverneur Hospital, was
to-day Identified by his son as that OF
John Thule, "A painter, sixty years old. OF
So Avenue b.
Thule was employed on a job at IS
Cannon street and went TO work. az
usual. saturday, and In the afternoon
suited in his death,
The evening world., 1894-03-26
CHANGES IN COMMANDERS.
New Berths for Two Hamburg
American Line Captains.

Several changes OF commanders are
shortly to be made on the Hamburg
American line steamers. Commodore
Hebich was retired on his arrival home,
after leaving the NOrmannia at Belfast,
where she was sent to be repaired.
Capt. BarenfS. now on the Augusta
Victoria, on his arrival at Hamburg. will
be promoted to the command of the
Normannia. Capt. Kacmpff Will hc trans.
ferred to the command OF the Augusta
Victoria
The evening world., 1894-03-26
RESCUED FROM ICE FLOES.
Only Two Men Perished Out Of
Forty Who FIoated Away,

IBy NhsOVIiItH TTchA-l
ST. JOHNS, n. T., March 26.-Ar but
two of the forty men who drifted out on
ice-hoes Saturday night while killing
seals have been found and brought back
alive. The bodies of those two were re-
covered. The rescued men will be un-
able TO work for many weeks, owing 10
the severity OF their frostburns
The evening world., 1894-03-26
neaten with u sIungshot.

Two brothers, Henry and Richard Jewell, oi
s3S East Thirty-third street, we're arralgned In
the Yorkvnle Police Court this morning on q
charge OF assault preferred by L. T. Nelson q
carpenter. Of IOs East One Hundred and FL,
zenith street. The Jewell brothers were EN-,
ployed as carpenters by their steptather. They
were recently discharged, and Nelson got the
place Nelson was warned not to take the job
but be paid no heed and the brothers beat him
badly with n slunsHhOt last night.
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Italian Rioter. Held.

Three OF the sixty Italian rioters. vincenIo De
Lorenzo. Nicolo banca and Tony Pattoteno. who
were arrested a week ago sunday. were ar
raigned In the Harlem Police Court this mora
Ing. and held for brutAlly, AaaAulting Policeman
Hugh Mofet. Of the EAs, One Hundred and fonrtA
street station. Mohet vas In court, and viii b
able 70 report Cor dav " . tsu. eAyA 4 !.
The evening world., 1894-03-26

lBy Associated Press )

LONDON, March 26--The Times corre-
spondent at Brussels telegraphs that NJ.
Burlet, Minister of the Interior, will be-
come Prime Minister in place of NJ.
Beernaert and that he will be charged
by the King to reconstruct the Ministry
The evening world., 1894-03-26
Driver McCue Held.

James McCue. the driver OF car lis Of the
Second avenue line. which ran over and killed
a man in front OF Bowsry last night, was held
In the ITombs Court this morning to await the
action OF the Coroner The man killed Is sup
posed to be an east side character named Dufy.