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The evening world., 1894-01-20
ESCAPED PRISONER CAUGHT.
Got Away from Court Officers
After Conviction for Robbery.
Martin Richardson Gets Two Years
in the Penitentiary.

Martin Richardson. the desperate
young thief who escaped from the
court officers while on his way from the
Brooklyn Court = House to Raymond
Street Jail on the morning OF Nov. 8,
was captured In New York at ! o'clock
this morning.
Just after Richardson escaped the
New York police were asked to keep a
sharp watch for him. Detective Ahearn
knew the young crook by sight, and he
was detailed to make a search for the
escaped prisoner. He has been watch
ing several in the Fourth
Ward for several weeks. A few days
ago he learned that Richardson had
been seen in the vicinity.
Ahearn finally located the young fell
lows family in a house on Cherry street,
home last night. but the object of his
pursuit was not in.
The detective waited outside the house
until ! o'clock this morning, when he
saw Richardson enter the hallway and
disappear. He called several policemen
to guard he exits and then went up
stars.
Richardson opened the door in response
to the detectives rap and was arrested.
Ahearn slipped the bracelets on his
wrists. and after taking, his prisoner to
the station-house, brought him over to
Brooklyn. The prisoner objected to
wearing handouts, but his protests were
OF no avail.
Richardson was a%rraigned before Judge
Moore In the Court of Sessions to-day.
He said he was eighteen years old,
married and had never been in prison
before.
"What have you been doing since you
left here?' asked Judge Moore.
'I've been working"
You were convicted of robbing a man
of his watch. Before you took French
leave as they call It," said the Judge.
Il received several letters testifying TO
your good character. | began 10 think
YOU were an ang without wings.
II was mistaken" continued the
Tertiary for two years. | am sorry !
cannot make It five"
Wont you make it Sing Sing instead
of the penitentiary"' the prisoner
pleaded.
Last July Richardson met julius
Koehler near the Williamsburg Ferry
and asked him the time. When Koehler
took out his watch the thief grabbed II
and ran. He was captured, and his trial
In the Court of Sessions resulted in IA
conviction of grand larceny.
He was brought to court on Nov. 3 TO
be sentenced. Judge Moore was i'll and
Richardson was reInanded to jail. lie
was locked in with the gang and
marched out of the rear door OF the
Court House.
curb. Richardson quietly slipped off his
handcuf, and, after mingling with the
crowd for a moment, quietly walked
away. His escape was not discovered
until the prisoners were counted after
entering the van
The evening world., 1894-01-20
TO BEAT TEST VOTE DRILL.
Assembly and Senate Committees
Have a Surprise for Gravesend.
Testimony Heard To-day in the
Pns1cld-M Melody Contest.

Before the Assembly Committee sat In
the Brooklyn City Hall this morning to
hear the case Of George II. Pasheid. who
is contcsting the seat in the Assembly Of
William L. Melody. Lawyer Elliott an
nounced that he had settled upon a plan
to defeat Justice Newton's scheme OF
drilling voters before the test IL taken
Monday in order to prove to the Com
mittec that 1t was impossible 20 vote
l,502 men in the Second District on Elec-
ton Day.
Both the Senate and Assembly Com
mittces announced that they had n sur
prise in store for the Gravesend voters
and that their labors spent In drilling
would mount to nothing.
The Assemblymen n Senators who
protited by the ,Gravesend vote are
afraid now that Justice Newton's little
drilling scheme will go against them.
and In case rapid voting Is demonstrated
at Mondays test the Committees Will
consider II as bad evidence.
in the Ninth Assembly District. Melody
plurality of 100 Votes. Pasneld claims
h tGst op ne tsaud IN the d Ysief were cast Tor
He says the registry lists show
that voters had registered from vacant
lots, social clubs and vacant buildings;
Pasfield was the first witness on the
stand. He testified that in the Sixteenth
Ward over $50 our men had taken the
disability oath and were assisted In pre-
pairing their ballots.
Deputy County Clerk Davis testified
to the poll-lists from which Melody's
plurality was determined.
Lawyer Judge, for Melody, commended
that the poll lists brought In. by Mr.,
Davis were not the regular lists. Mr.,
Davis testified that the poll lists were
the only records filed with the County
Clerk.
1t was finally decided to admit Mr..
Davis's testimony and the records he
The evening world., 1894-01-20
THIEVES BUSY IN BROOKLYN.
Several Petty Burglarics Reported
and a Number of Arrests Made.

Many petty burglaries were reported
by the Brooklyn police this morning.
During the night somebody sneaked into
st. Joseph's r.. G. Church. Pacific street
and Washington avenue. and stole an
overcoat valued at $50.
A thief entered the residence of Rev.
Thomas j. Whitaker. lllg jefferson ave
nile, while the family were absent. and
carried away several articles of jeWelrS.
Mrs. Burns. OF Is Clark street, noti-
fed. the police to-day that somc time
during the, present month, some thief
had entered her cellar and stole clothing
and ieweirv worth $50 from IA trunk.
Thieves broke into a house al l047 Dean
pipe and other plumbing fixtures.
Michael Leonard, having no home:
Philip, Mckenna, OF $50 Third avenue,
and Harry Moss, of PSI Seventh avenue.
all nde the age OF sixteen years, were
arrested last night by Detective Ryan,
AT the Ninth street bridge, over Gowanus
a charge OF stealing two rugs from the
residence OF John GRADY. 40 Eighth
street.
sixteen-year-old William Sullivan. Of
3 Little Nassau street, was taken into
custody this morning OIL n charge Of
stealing II bag of coal from Il yaru in
Kent avenue.
Robert Griffin. nineteen years old. Of
81 ~ Water street, was arrested this
morning or suspicion OF being impli-
Gated in breaking into W. X. Gilbert's
FURNISHING BoouS Stoft, lbi fullOn street,
and stealing n quantity of gloves. An
other man, who WAS arrested at the
time, Is serving out a sentence In the
p~enitentiary.
The police to-day arrested Michael
O'ToOle, of 202 John street, on a cnarge
OF being concerned in the burglary OF
the s~torehouse adjoining the Navy Yard,
on Sunday night. Three other men are
in Jail awaiting trial for the same
offense
Michael Mubrane. Of 81 Thlrty-nInth
street. told the police to-day ;hat d we'll
dressed man bought "A paper Of tobacco
at his store and swlndle him with "A
counterfeit sllver dollar.
Roundsmau Grace arrested Charles
Peterson, Of IL Bowerv. New York. on
a charge Of stealing $40 worth u rock
candy from Henry Meyers grocery. o.
Washington avenue.
The evening world., 1894-01-20
AssA|LANT NOT TO Be KNOWN.
So Says Miss Dexter of the May
Barrowcliffe Outrage.
Patient Rapidly Gaining Strength
and Is Not Being Annoyed.

Miss Gertie Dexter. cousin OF Miss
BarrowCliffe, who was so mysteriously
assaulted In n vacant lot in Jersey city
three weeks ago. called to see her this
morning as usual at the Jersey city
Hospital. They talked FOR over half an
hour.
"She Ia undoubtedly recovering now"
sad MlsN Dexter, when seen by an
Evening World" reporter at Rock.
woods photographic gallery. where she
Is employed as bookkc"per.
MAY Is In her perfect scrses. so far
ns any thing outside OF the mystery sur
rounding her assailant IA concerned.
She talks nationally on every other sub
ject, and recognizes those who so to
sen her.
when I called at the hospital this
morning she was very glad to see me.
l told her of n new dress | was having
made. and she asked me- to describe It
fully to her. when I told her all about
It she laughed gayly and said that such
n dress would look charming. She also
added that she would have one like 1t
made for herself when she got well
again.
that occurred within her observation
yesterday.
80 was looking out OF the window
most OF the time she said. and the
nurse rend to me II great deal. | am 50
fond of reading. and nurse IL SO good to
me. She reads and tells me the pretiieat
things imaginable and helps to break
the monotony OF this place 50 much"
Regarding a previous ~conNersat lion In
which Miss Barrowcllne told Warden
Osborne's wife that she was going
towards Marion station. Mss Dexter
said to-day:
There can he no doubt OF the truth OF
that statement. We were TO dine to-
gether at Mrs. Migrants. on Wylie street.
which Is about ten minutea' walk from
Marion station. was very often IN
the habit of taking the train at that
point instead Of the trolley cars. and |
am sure May was on her way to tho
station to meet me when she was AS
saulted.
~ don't believe her nssailant VIII ever
be known. ] always avoid talking Of the
matter TO May, because what we want
her to DO now Is to get well. | have told
her not to even think OF the aftair. but
to get better first and then hin
II believe part OF the police have done
their best in the case: the other portion
OF the force working Oh the case We're
too slow and had too manr theories"
Speaking of, the story first told when
May was taken to the hospital. that she
had been criminally assaulted, | don't
believe II. and no one knows more TO
the contrary than | do
The evening world., 1894-01-20
MUTTER|NG AGAINST SHEEHAN
Long Island City's Unemployed
Ignored by the Contractor,
Italians from New York Given the
Preference at Low Wages.

LONG ISLAND CITY, n. Y, Jan. 90.
among the unemployed residents Of this
city over the importation yesterday OF
n gang of Italians by Police Commits
sioner John G.. Sheehan, OF New York, TO
work upon the construction OF the sew
err on Harris avenue, near the City Hall,
Tor which he has the contract. A num-
Der OF mon visited the works last even
Ing and demonstrated in half a dozen
languages, and with various imprecations
gains what they termed the "Sheehan
boycott of local laborers."
commissioned Sheehan obtained the
contract a few weeks ago from Mayor
Sanford's General Improvement Commits
sion. His bid was $50, 764. The Commits
sion. was created by an act Of the last
Legislature. and Lieut. Gov. Sheehan, the
Police Commissioners brother. was one
or the most ardent advocates of the bill,
and subsequently sanctioned and APP
William. ii. Williams, of Astoria. a
brother of Police Inspector Williams, OF
and worked hard among the Republican
Assemblymen on behalf of the bill. EX-
Mayo Gleason and other leading resi-
dents of the city also went TO Albany
N'I oppoct' ~ iIltdSuIt.
The ex-Mayor repeatedly said that the
bill was the embodiment of ''jobbery'
and deals" conceived during his fight
with Mayor Sanford for possession of
duced for the. purpose OF reciprocating
favors obtained from Lieut.-Gov. Sheehan
and with a view of p%erpetuating the
power of Mayor Sanford.
Police Commissioner Sheehan was
awarded the contract and Williams was
made an Improvement Commissioner at
a SALARY of $1,000 a year.
ago on his Harrison avenue contract.
A great howl went up from the unem-
ployed Bohem!ans, Irish. Poles and Hun
garians of the city. when they discovered
that Italians were at work on the sewer
at 90 cents a day. and that Foreman
Sullivan was the only member Of any
nationality outside of the Italians EN-
ployed there.
at is an outrage on the taxpayers OF
Long Island CITY," said the unemployed
men to-day, that residents of Long
Island City were ignored in giving oul
employment.
The Commissioner they said. 'is
authorized to spend 81, 500. 1000. The tax.
payers Of this city alone must pay this
amount, and in spite Of this fact our
for want OF employment, while Italians
are doing the work which we should do"
Mr.. Sheehan has already received con-
tracts from Long Island City. amounting
awarded a contract by the Sanford Com
mission to construct a sewer on Broad
way for $685.. 407. 80. 1t is expected that
over three hundred working days will
be spent In construction of this main,
and there are upward of 1000 idle men
at present in the city.
1t Is feared that the idle men of the
city %in r make an attack ttar s on the Italians nian,
II the work Ia not given to the suffering
poor of the
The evening world., 1894-01-20
EXONERATED ON ONE CHARGE
But Bertsch Must Answer Miss Kid
uey's other Accusation.

Justice Goetting, in the Lee Avenue
Court, Williamsburg, to-day discharged
William Bertsch, the son OF a wealthy
merchant, who was accused of trifiinG
with the affections of Nellie Kidney
seventeen years old. of 81 Lee avenue,
but held him on a more serious charge.
The girl, who is decidedly pretty. said
that Bertsch had deceived her under
promise OF marriage. Testimony against
the girl was given by Isaac ~Shadkus,, OF
242 East SEVENTEEN street William kahn,
of log East Ono Hundred and Fifth
street. and Louis Goldbaum, of co Avenue
B. Although exonoratei on com
plant Bertsch Is still held TO answer the
charge of being responsible for Miss hid
ney's condition.
The evening world., 1894-01-20
FRED KING BECOMES INSANE.
Weakened People ut Midnight md
Wanted II Prnycr-M-eting Held.

HACNENSACk, n. J.. Jan. cO-Fred
King, OF New city. Rock!and County.
y. Y. who has made a fortune in the
cigar manufacturing business and in real
estate. suddenly became insane last
night, and is now in the New city
Jail. lie Went around the town about
midnight. awaking the residents by
knocking on their doors or ringing the
bells.
Some people armed themselves with
their revolvers. thinking the midnight
visitor Il burglar.
King woke up Garry Noorhis. an engi-
on the New Jersey and New York
road. and was anxious 10 charter a spe-
rial train to go To New York. He after
wards called upon Pastor Russell. OF
the Methodist church, and wanted "A
meeting started. lie became vio-
lent when asked to 20 home, but was
overpowered and taken to the county
Jail. He is thirtv-Rve years old. sin
gle, and lives with his mother
The evening world., 1894-01-20
WILL THRILL EVERYBODY.
The One Thing Which Makes the Home
Happy. All Will Read These Events
with the keenest and Most Intense
Interest. "3H

:ris humorous ren.dic, without obtaining any
benefit.
~ hnhllv decided 10 Lave him take Dr..
Greere's Ncrvura blood aud nerve remedy, and
fron tire II Q OF the nrst bottle he wes remark
ably benefited. tho nervous twitching was
greatly nha'ed and his general health improved.
and by the time no had used half dozen bottiss
lie was completely cured and restored TO vigor-
GUS health. .-.. H.G.
The results obtained from the usso OF this
medicine IL my sons case undoubtedly prove
ii curative virtues OF the remedy. 4 would
advise al suffering from nervous complaints "a
give Or Greeue's Nervura blood, and nervs
remedy a fair trial, and I feel sure that they will
never hay, cause TO re rret it. Thave recon-
mendcd it 10 several and all have been erssHv
benefited Ivy its use"
The evening world., 1894-01-20

CAMDE%. y j, Jan. 20-1h- SeS Jersey STATE
~ the Grand Army Of the Rrpublir
viii he held In Trenton on F-b. S nGd 3 Vita an
open camp hf" o. the FIRST night. There are -four
candidates FOR Commander. John shields. Of Elem.
inGton Henry : White, Ret BANK LANES Baird.
AsburE Park, and Jacob White. Paterson T. r.
bra insrl, ~ Newark, Is the only candidate for
Junior We comm mi ~ George barrett Assistant
AdiutIHt h'' finished HIS report, IL Nhirh he SAYS
tl-re are llJ pOs's ami 800 members IN the stat
The evening world., 1894-01-20
THIEVES ROBBED A Thief.
DouRherty and Clancy Convicted
T~hemseIvea. as Well rs RoH.

DouRherty and Clancy Convicted
Themselves. as Well rs RoT.
Henry Dougherty and Martin Clancy
were held in the Lee Avenue Court. Will
iamsburg. to-day on Il charge of stealing
d pair of horse blankets from a thief.
Lewis Rolf broke into the stable of
william Handen, 100 North Second
street, about a month ago and got the
blankets. Then he took them to his
lodgings, 81 North Second street, and
the following night he himself was
robbed.
Rolf was before Judge Moore In the
of Sessions yesterday and was
found guilty of burglary and sent to the
~penitentiary fer four and a half years.
Dougherty n Clancy were the prln-
cipal witnesses against him. and at
the conclusion Of the trial they were
surprised when Judge Moore ordered
Policeman Coneghy to take them to the
Lee Avenue Police Court and prefer q
charge of larceny against them.
The evening world., 1894-01-20
ALLEGED POST-OFFlCE ROBBER
X. c. Brown Arrested While Writing
a Postal Card.

United States Commissioner Morle, Of
Brooklyn. this morning held r. c.
Brown. twenty-six years old. of Elmira,
to await the action OF the Grand Jury
on the charge OF being implicated in the
recent robbery OF the Post-Ofice at New
Brighton, S. |.
Brown was found in the Williamsburg
Post-Ofice yesterday writing a postal
card to an Elmira pawnbroker, request
ing that his clothes be forwarded to him
1t is alleged that he was writing on one
Of the cards taken from the New Rrigh-
ton office,
The evening world., 1894-01-20
HUSBAND WASN'T FINED.
But Mrs. Eglo Got $22 from Saloon
Keeper McKenna.

Justice Goetting. in the Lee Avenue
Court, Williamsburg, to-day held Mrs.
Tiny Eglo, of 1893 Marcy avenue, on a
charge of obtaining money under falaa
pretenses from John Nick emma. a saloon
keeper. OF 4O7 Marcy avenue. McISenna
says that Mrs. Eglo got s22 from
him on the strength II a statement that
she needed 1t to pay the fine OF her hus-
This story was untrue, and emma
has been looking for his money without
success ever since.
The evening world., 1894-01-20

John Weiss. aged th,rty-scvsn. Of $50 Mercer
street. Jersey city, was struck and fatally hurt by
a drill engine in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards
this morning.
Earl n. silver. eyed forty-hve. OF 1903 Glenwood
avenue. Jersey City. fell while ~alighting from a
trolley chr. at Jordan avenue and Mon gomcry
street. this morning, breaking his arm and recrlv.
Ing Internal injuries. lie was removed 10 the
city Hospital.
The evening world., 1894-01-20
A STORY OF CANNiBACS.
There Are Snvages To-Dar Who Ea1
Missionaries, sailors and Children.
wondsrfui.

There are islands in the South Sea
where the saragcs eat white men when
ever they cnn md them, Whenevee
vessels nut sailors ashore on these ISL
ands the natives surround the unfortu-
nate men, Kill them with poisoned ar
The evening world., 1894-01-20
MRS. POST WANTS A DIVORCE.
The Jockeys Wife Does Not Name
the Correspondents.

Charles II. Post, the well-known
steeplechase rider, OF S~heepshead Bay
was this morning served with papers
In n suit. for absolute divorce, which has
been begun In the Connecticut courts
by his wife. Mary 7: Post.
Mrs. Post Is the daughter OF Father
Bill" DAILY. the veteran turfman. He u
also known al the Sage of Hartford
AArs, Pest IL now with her father In
The names of the correspondents are
not cited In the papers. .
The evening world., 1894-01-20
Accused by His Mother.

Jam"S prl.- vas bold tr trial by Justice
O'poausl', IA Ic's'y cav, tais morning charged
ny his mother with -obbtrg beg 81 some ~ goods
Immediately upoa his return iIs' nlsN; after an
o' ola month. lie United his suit,
The evening world., 1894-01-20

EAD FOX n FEAST.
rows and then serve them up at long
teasts, TO which they invite n~eighborlns
tribes. ON many OF these stands there
are not any missionaries, the few who
have gone there having been eaten.
-Four American sailors were recently
the victims of these cannibals. and q
british nIan-ot war destroyed several OF
the own of the natives and killed q
,annibal chief. y
The sunday Wor.d' will contain In
teresting details about the experiences OF
missionaries and others who visit these
islands every year A few Of the ami
balls, who We're captured when quits
young, have grown UP to be Christians,
and from them many interesting facts
about the customs Of their savage rela-
tives have been gathered. Sometimes
instead OF killing their victims these can
nibals bake them alive. One missionary
has had the experience OF seeing tho
oven heated for him on three occasions.
but he escaped each time.
q.
The evening world., 1894-01-20
John Bradley Dead.

NEWARK. n, J.. Jan, ?o.-JOhn Bradley. Of
"a Sixth street. Harrison, who had his les cut
Oh whila working in Duryes q Davidson's stone
yard in Harrison. died this morning In ST. MI
ehAsl's Hospital In intense agony. Bradley was
10 widovsr and leaves tive ehldrsa-
The evening world., 1894-01-20
Arthur n. Ynmmin Discharged.

LONG ISLAND CITY. l. l., Jan, eO,-Arthur
II. lammin. who was alleged TO be the tall bur
glar that entered Blsnch's Hotel. In wooiside. on
the night OF Dec, s, has been discharged By Judge
Gaynor, the Grand jury having failed to indhct
him. Yam min says he will sue Long Island city
for false arrest and Imprisonment.
The evening world., 1894-01-20
President Kirby Would Not Return

B~RlDGETON, y J Jan. 20 Prosecutor L.osue
and the sheriff Of Cumberland County, who went
To Massachusetts, 10 bring back President Kirby,
a. the Excise BOARD. 'harrcl VITA other members
o. the Board with violation ~ tho Excise Law
returned today without their r'isparr. Eirby
would no. return. as ne II = resident u MsssI
ohusetis. IN" 'ial Of the indeed rlhcia : wli
take place on Jsn. 30 kirby sa's that he vii
eturu ON that date Tor trial.
The evening world., 1894-01-20
Attempted Suicide with o,nIic Acid

$EWNrS. y, J, Jan 20 -Il"ob Wcbber. TIN,
jy-N,o years ~. single. ot cI6 South Fifteenth
street. this cry. attempted suicide hts morning
hy drinking oIAlic acid. lie VAS removed To The
rliy Hospital, ~herr but little hope Is eGIsr,aiHed
tr EIa recovery,
The evening world., 1894-01-20
Application for n Receiver.

Cullen. in the Supreme Court. brooklyn. for a re-
celyer to Wind up the afaip OF the r., II. Frank
lin Company, Of Washington street. manufacturer
OF bicyclsa The capital Atook was $40. 900. The
Company u insolvsnt Decision reserved
The evening world., 1894-01-20
To Examine Mrs. Keller Thursday.

The examination OF Mrs. Anna Keller, charged
with removing bonded goods from tie Worlds
Fair eXAIbits, was adjourned by United
States Commissioner Shields to-day until next
TOhursday at > o'clock. Martin Quincy. charged
with the same onsnss. will have q hearing Monday
Afternoon.
The evening world., 1894-01-20
struck by "a Trolley Car.

william Chesney, aged to-t, .hvc. WAS struck ny
trolley car al Van Horn street aGi Comn.nipss
avenue, Jersey city. this m0rnlnS, receiving inter
nal Injuries. He Is Ia a critical condition.
The evening world., 1894-01-20
Mrs. Mertens Asks for AIimony.

Justice Cullen. in the supreme Court. BROOK
lyn, this morning was petitionel by Counsellor
T.. J. McCrossin to grant s25 a week alimony and
5000 counsel fee TO Mrs. Anna Mertens. pending
tho result OF her suit for separation from her
husband. Herman Mertens. OF lao Mulberry street.
New York. She alleges d~eSertion. Decision re-
The evening world., 1894-01-20
Interest.

are always of fascinating attraction, and no
yarents can read the following episodes in tho
lives Of tho chi d on Of pc!l.known people with.
out q thrill.
The evening world., 1894-01-20

Il your infants or chi,dron arc sick. rtvc thse
~sreltest and gran as. OF all chiidrea's remed:sas
Or Greanc's Servura blood snI nerve emedy.
.tis purely ycSetab o an | harmless apt.is per
ccEiy safe TO give to infants or children OF any
age, Its curative and Restorative effects IN
wonderful. ~. rcst-
The evening world., 1894-01-20
Jury Awards Mrs. Demond $4,000.

A Jury In tbs City Court Brooklyn. this morning
gave q verdict OF 81. 200 In favor of Mira. Kate N.
Dsmond against the Brooklyn City Railroad Com
pany. MIRA Dsmond was Injured On the Eostrand
avshus lins On Jan "a. ls9l
The evening world., 1894-01-20

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