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The evening world., 1894-05-29
VANOALS At JONES'S WOOD.
Silverware in the Ruins to the
Value of 100000 Their Prey.
Insurance People Offer No Protcc-
tion to tho Property.

The blackened acres where until last
wednesday night stood the many raNtl-
ions. platforms and plrasurc-houses OF
old "Jones's wood" are daily and Nightly
the scenes OF small riots and the dcpre-
datiuns OF hoodlums.
\ report reached THE Evening World
this morning that ~ crowd OF boys had
last night dug from the ruins IA quantity
of silverware and made off with H. n
reporter sent to the scene learned h II
the burnt area is II preyinS ground for
n gang OF Junk-gathcrcrs and the IRE
pucnt scene OF disorder at night.
There Is "A vast quantity OF damaged
property exposed. II there has not
been FROM the beginning IA single in
surance patrolman or policeman sta
toned On the spot.
There were providers all over the
place this mornIn turning M the
w~reckagc and picking out material OF
real or fancied value. In a corner OF IA
foundation wall the reporter came upon
IA half dozen touSh-looking young men
who were digging CAt "A lo,S piece OF
lead pipe. At the approach OF a
stranger their tools were dropped and
the crowd assumed a careless air.
THE insurance people haven't done a
thing to protect this property" said John
+: Schulthsls., lr. son OF the proprietor
OF the Wood"
There is a loss of half n million here.
divided among one. hundred and nine
companies, and nothing has been done
to protect this property from the high
est-handed vandalism l ever heard OF In
New York.
I'VE have called their attention to
the plundering going on. but nobody
has been sent to us. l have put on "A
number OF my W men several nights,
A.,s ,k- .~,,-la a@t 81 n All
crowd and chase them away with bale
sticks. It's worth an unarmed mans
life to try to watch this place at night;
~ Wouldn't be ., all surprised II
In the ruins, but t is useless for any
thing except az bullion. We had in the
restaurants about 5000 pieces OF silver
knives, forks. spoons. ladies. platters
pitchers. castors. and every item OF Ia.
BILE service you can think of. There IL
$4,000 worth In the ruins. and sterling
silver at that.
I'VE have thought 1t highly desirable
to protect the property until the adjust
ment OF the insurance. but we find tina,
We cannot do SO without mounting ar
armed guard. so we have given 1t mp IT
disgust"
MIR. Schultheis $ big safe has warped
n burst open In the ruins of the oiiice
The 5000 or 1900 in cash and the valuable
papers II contained were found intact
The owners OF the Wood" are no rear
er a satisfactory opinion of the origin o
the fire than they were in the beginning
Mr.. Schultheis. jr.. who lived on tn,
grounds. lost his residence without In
surance. All the rest of the propert,
was fully Insured.
A search for the boys who made last
nights find proved unavailing. 1t was
said that they had taken their plumber
and hidden It in an old cellar oil Sew
entieth street.
The hiding place. however, could not
be located. and no one could be found
who would admit knowing anything
about the matter. h poor people OF
ers. and protect each other.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
OFFICER M0BBtD BY GANG.
Slaughter Eouse" Thugs Used
Coupling Pins and Stones,
They Would Have Killed Hnrtigan
but for Timely Aid.

The police are laying plans to-day to
raid and capture the "Slaughter-Iiousc"
gang. who last night brutally beat ON
Ger Hartigan. of the lorkvilie Police
Court. in an effort to rescue a prisoner.
The gang rained blows on the policeman
with spikes. iron co%uplinE-pins and
rocks. They would probably have killed
him had they not seen other policemen
coming and fed.
John Connolly, fifteen years old. Of S6l
Eleventh avenue, was arraignci In the
forkvillc Police Cour Yesterday morn.
ing on the complaint OF his mother. She
charged him with being a very bad boy.
He was committed to the Catholic Pro-
tectory. Court officer Washer was ns-
signed to take the hoy to the office OF
the Protectory. In Broone street.
Mrs. Connolly accompanied the police
man and her son to the IL" station ut
~Fifty-ninth street and Third avenue.
She regretted sending her boy away II
begged Washer to let her speak to her
erring son.
She whispered something to the hoy
and then shouted: Rum showing him
at the same time. She her jumped in
front of Washer. Connolly escaped and
to tell what had happened.
Justice teitner Immediately sent out
a squad Of court officers to hunt up the
lad. Court Oficer H%artiRan found the
boy. who was surrounded by a gang
talking Of his escape, at Fitty-ninth
street and Eleventh avenue. Hartigar
arrested him.
The gang jumped upon the policeman.
They hit him with railroad spikes and
coupling pins.
Meanwhile a boy went to the foot OF
West Flfty-nlnth street, and notified the
:" Slaughter-House Gang" the members
OF which are sworn enemies of all 20.
licemen. who came running to the scene
with broken bottles. rocks and all sorts
Of weapons. Hartigan was beaten al,
most into insensibility.
Citizens In the neighborhood who wit,
messed the assault thought a riot had
broken out. They ran to the West Sixty,
eighth street police station. Capt. Smith
sent several detectives and policemen tc
the rescue, but when they reached the
alarm OF The cops!'
Hartigan. who was bleeding ant
bruised. had held on to his prisoner. 4
brother ofhcer arrested a boy named
Theodore Feltman, of COL West Fifty
ninth street.
This gang has terrorized the people II
the neighborhood of Fifty-ninth street
and Eleventh avenue for months. PEG
pie have been assaulted in the streets
windows smashed and various other dam
ages have been dom
ing. Feltman was discharged. He sale
that he was not a member Of the gang
but was trying to help the officer.
Connolly was h~andcuffed and taken L
the office of the Protectory. Severa
policemen in citizens. clothes followed
In case another effort was made to res
| cue Connolly.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
METR0P0LITAN's BIC GRAB.
Traction Syndicate Absorbs Sew
eral More Street-Ca r Lines.
Underground Trolley to he Used on
All Except the broadway Line.

The metropolitan street Railway Com
rnny is now the biggest surface car linz
combine In New York city. having
Eohhlcd several more lines within n few
days. It now operates i5O miles OF single
track In this city. and ~ miles more are
being built. while other extensions are
projected.
An OF the lines now operated with
horses and proposed extensions viii hc
operated by means Of the underground
trolley Ms soon as It has been demon
stIutcd that the ucw system is all that
is Clnimed for IT.
\ certificate of consolidation OF the
metropolitan street hallway Company.
the metropolitan CrOsstown Railway and
the Lexington Avenue and favoni'
Ferry Railway under the name OF the
first named Company has been filed al
Albany.
The new Company - capitalized AT
SIS. 900, which Is the combined caVl'
tai OF the three companies consolidation
shares OF the new OmpinS at" To ht
given share tor snare Tor those OF th'
CuInuincI companies.
The directors OF the new Company
are hribcr II. Nrurldnd, Thomas u
Ryan, Il. $. Hayes. Alnrrt ". Fletcher,
Hans 5, %lIeatttr and italph l.. Anterior
ir, Of New York. Daniel II. llasnrntch
and Charles Il. NHrIcn, of Br"ohlyh
and Henry II. Robinson, of NonN"ts.
Charles l.. Warren, the Secretary, %
the Company, said this morning ina
the MetIuDOlitan Street Railway Com
pany had absorbed the metropolitan
Crosstown Railway itself and tive
leased lin.s.tthc Bclt line and the Greer
line. and the Lexington Avenue an,
PaNonia Ferry Railway Company. Whlci
Is constructing extensions Of the 50
called Metropolitan system.
There were too many companies IN TN
system, MIR. Warren explained. anc
they wnr" combined simply for the pur
pose OF concentration In operating tn
various lines.
Th Metropolitan combine leases thu
| cable road, and now has al
most a perfect network of lines runnlnt
up and down. across and around Man
haitian Island.
chief Engineer pierson. Of the Metro
polltan Company. when questioned con
cerning the underground trolley, sait
that the company was daily consider
Ing this system OF rapid transit. The,
had somethinE like 1000 plans, but M
one plan had yet been adopted. In NJ
event, he declared, would the under
ground trolley supersede the cable oi
Broadway, as the cable was the cheap
est to operate when traffic was heavy
hut would take the place OF horses q,
various lines and would be used for ex
tensions.
MIR. Picrson thought 1t probable tina
the underground trolley company whicl
succeeded In having its system adopted
by the MetroDolitan combine would hay,
to equip a line at Its own expense an,
demonstrate that IT could be success
fully operated during all seasons.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
.E0vGHI OUTSIDE A..G0uRT.
Lawyer oesch Attacked by, Prison
Van Driver Cassidy.
All Because Raymond Street JeAl
Secrets Leaked Out. ~


Az the result Of a severe lecture ~
Justice Watson In the Williamsburg
Police Court to-day there was a free
light outside the courtroom between
Lawyer John Roesch n Prison Vas
Driver James Cassidy.
One week ago Justice Watson sem
fenced a policy dealer named Philip
Schultheis, of IA Thames street. to the
penitentiary for four months. This
morning the magistrate learned that
Schultheis Is still in Raymond Street
Jail. so he called Van Driver James
He told the latter that IL prisoners
were not transferred more promptly BY
send them direct to the ~penitentiary.
Cassidy believed that Lawyer. Roesch
had given the magistrate the Informal
ton. and. going to his office next door
he accused him of. ID. Roesch denied
the charge. and after an angry ex-
change OF words Cassidy struck Roesch.
The lawyer weht next door to COM
plain, and 1t is sal that a warrant viii
be issued for the van drivers arrest.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
CONTRACTOR Dustin
INTERVIEWED.
His Long Suffering
AND
Miraculous Cure.
\ Reporter Interviewed Mr.. Charles
G. Dustin at His Residence, No.
163 East Gath Streetr Con-
corning His Recent Cure.


Rcporter-t would like a statement from zoe N
regard TO your long surer,ns ana ,.,u,.6 -
ws,,, u. ""N 'epaS0. 49,
"o"'u you N'huiy favor me with q brief sxpians>
tom
Mr.. RustIn-WeI, NV c,.e w,, co,s,d.r.s 49,
- -, 80 "' '""' 4" eo"''uetee ~.
less In fact. my suffering was 70 great that death
would have been a relief. but now I am entirslv
uou "
Rcp. How were you afiicted7
Mr.. D.-l had the worst kind Of ntomseS ana
No. ,u,t., "a n- -,.x :, ~.
n'' 'omp'a'hr IL was ihdlsestion. win All t@
disagreeable concomitants. ! hungcred for food.
but to eat brought me unspeakable agony. NJ
rI.,,. u.r. .,..sI.- ~. -. -, =.
nights were s'eepless ana my Gays were fuii OF
gloom. l suffered the torments of hudes. and ny
w 20 W,nou. nope unu, , ,oann SAVIOR y.
III spreng, the famous specialist, at NO. ls3 Wess
Twenty second street. .-
Ron For .hn, a -, r..
-" ~" "ee you uea'o'h
Mr.. ID was treated for STOMACH and liver dis-
ease. dyspcpsia. biliousness. rheumatisnL usrvou,-
,.,. ,,as....... ~. -.-.--
ness s'eep'efshcas' low sp'rits ana omsr oissesss
too numerous to MENTION. but all was vain
Rem -Wba, was your condit,o, xben Won p,se>a
~ "
'ouFse't uhuer 'he care OF Dr' sprenSl
Mr.. b had to give up my business I rsquirsd
,bs constant, care ~ INV ,am,Iv tv.s : hvrdsr 4.
I-n -
The evening world., 1894-05-29
MRS. BURTON LOST HER SUIT.
Went to Her Husbands once
Against the Courts Direction.

NEWARK. N. j.. May 29.-The suit
for support. which was begun some time
ago. against Oscar Burton, of Belleville,
by his wife. Annie Burton, was dis
missed by Vice-Chancellor Green this
morning, on the ground that Mrs. Bur-
ton had not attempted to live with her
husband or taken advantage of the hos
pitality extended her. Two weeks ago,
when the case came up before the Vice
Chancellor, he told Mrs. Burton that II
she went to Mr.. Burton's home and was
not properly treated, he would grant her
alimony. but II she did not go the case
would be dismissed. Mrs. Burton did
not go to the house. but. as she alleged,
went to her husbands Office in New
York. She said he told her he did not
want her to live with him, and that lie
only made the offer because the Court
compelled him to. The Vice-Chancellor
ruled that an office was no place for a
woman to go to try and effect n recon-
ciliation with a husband.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
FORGED A CONTRACT.
Lindsay Got so C~ommission from II
Publishing House.

Robert W, Lindsay, ~thirty-two years
old, Of Carlton e Brooklyn, was
held for examination at jefferson Mar
ket Court to-day. He was arrested by
Central once Detectives Formosa and
Aloncle last night. charged by Gibson,
Catlctt & CO., publishers Of the Letter
Carriers Gazette with obtaining 81
from them as commission on a forged
contract,
Lindsay obtained n blank contract
Saturday. and returned to the publish
inC once an hour later He had signed
the contract Reed & Barton. No, 81
Union square and the paper called for
n page advertisement. for which, IL was
alleged. the firm would pay SIS.
The publishers asCertained that the
firm knew nothing OF the contract. and
had Lindsay arrested.
The evening world., 1894-05-29

for crimes against the Election Law committed
within the city OF Brooklyn on election day last.
Ihst Grand Jury sat during the trial OF Mekans
and me extreme pressure OF time under which !
vas at the time, and the resulting necessity OF
holding sessions In the evening. permitted only a
against the elective franchise. The People we're
besides, seriously embarrassed Nv the absence Of
me necessary means to adequately conduct the
ihNcstigatlon, especially the investigation OF the
colonization Of voters believed to have been car
r,ed on extensively upon the water front OF
Ger. Tracy and myself do not consider 1t wise
or desirable. and the authorities Of the state
dld not properly contemplate. that the duty i'm.
posed upon and the authority vested In us should
extend beyond thu Investigations Of December
ana January last and the matters incidental
thereto. The further Investigations OF election
crimes committed In tho city Of Brooklyn ;or
which. indictments have not already been found,
must he left therefore, to tho regular authorities
and TO the usual course Of official procedure.
Col. Lamb AMI Mir. Wernberg, who accepted
me appointment OF Deputies Attorney-Gcnera
aer'aken the sole conduct Of the prosecution, OF
the Indictments actually found In January last
Tor election .orenses committe In the city OF
i~rooklyn. and Gen, Tracy and myself have there
fore surrendered to these gentlemen exclusive
power and control over those cases. The OK
pense Of conducting those prosecutions is nde-
o, 1894.
I shall remain In charge only. first. Of the lin.
ttled GraNcscnd indictments retained for the lin
tied purpose have indicated. and. second. ot
the appeal taken by John Y. Mckane from his
conviction. and " any further litigation upon the
Indictments against him or proceedings In tho
state courts or In other tribunals incidental
to his prosecution, and, third. Of the appeals
In the two city cases which involve the jurisdic-
uon OF Grand Juries over misdemeanors in the
city ot Brooklyn.
The recent act Of the Legislature in favor q.
this most important Jurisdiction and the annex.
alton Of Gravesend 10 Brooklyn have htly com
pleted the principal work inttu'ted b" tho Gov
ernor to Gen Tracy and myself.
Justice Barrett promptly granted Mr..
Shepard'S motions.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
BOERCKE HELD FOR MURDER.
Arrested Here for Killing Edward
Dykmnn at Corona, l.. i.

Rudolph Boercke, OF 1924 East End
avenue, a book agent. was turned over
to n representative OF the Coroner OF
Corona, L.. l., this morning, where he
VIII be held for examination en- a charge
of homicide.
Boercke is charged with killing Ed
ward Dykman, twenty years of age, OF
224 First street, Brooklyn, on Sunday
Boercke went shooting, but failed to
have much success in his search for
game. He went to Corona and set up a
tomato a at one end OF a vacant lot.
He fired at this as a target for awhile.
and then picked up his traps and came
back to this city.
When Central Once Detectives Aloncle
n Formosa arrested Boercke last night
at his home. the prisoner said he knew
nothing OF tho death he had caused.
1T must have bee a remarkably bad
shot" he said. II is understood that
Dykman was passing back OF the target
and one OF the bullets went wide of the
mark and struck him
The evening world., 1894-05-29
BURGLAR AND STREET THIEF.
Tint Description Fits Fritch. II
Charges Are True.

william Fritch, alias Dutch Fritz"
sixteen years DID, OF 1886 Delaney street.
was held in $1,000 for trial when ar
raigned before Justice Hogan in Essex
Market Cour to-day. He is charged
with breaking into the apartments OF
Adolph Bernstein, at ll 1-2 Lewis street,
about a week ago and stealing $50 worth
worth Of clothing.
He is also accused OF sratching a
purse containing $50 70 from the hands
OF Miss Nellie Metzler, OF ll6 Lewis
street, while she was passing along
RivIngton street yesterday. She pur-
sued the prisoner and caught and held
him until Policeman Fallon placed him
under arrest.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
Newark Trolley Enjoined.

NEWARK n. y. MAY 20 An order was signed
by e-Chancellor Green this morning granting
a temporary injunction to Jennie S. Condlt, wife
OF Louis Condit, OF West Orange. against the
Suburban Traction Company. preventing them
from building their road for electric ears along
ooailt street, IN the ground that the law allow
Ing this to he done without the consent of the
property owners had been annullat by the las,
Legislature. The question IL an Interesting one
as n will affect the building Of many electric
railways In this county which have been begun
without the consent NJ property owners.
The evening world., 1894-05-29

is THIS A MURDER?
Rody OF IA Man with "a Rope Around
His Neck Found Mt New Rochelle.

NEW ROCHELLE, n. Y, May 90
An unknown man was found drowned
In the river here. He had a rope about
his neck and there was a large cash in
the back OF his throat. The case looks
like murder, but all efforts. so far as
investigation Is concerned, have proved
futile,
The man was dressed In ordinary
clothing, but the remains were badly
~dccomposedt The body is now at
Davis's Morgue, and Coroner Mixsell
has been asked TO hold an inquest.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
MURRY CAPTURED.
Jennie WiId's WouId-De Murderer
Run Down In Camden.

BRIDGETON. n. j., May 2s.-Jennie
Wild. the woman VINO was shot 1--WE
times near this place by her lover, Sam
uel hurry. yesterday in a At OF jealousy.
is in a critical condition. and 1t is feared
that she will not live through the day.
After the shooting Murry escaped. but
was capt rod in Camden last night.
Officers wen, there this morning to bring
back. He Is expected to arrive here
this afternoon.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
Woman Murdered In Florida.

NDY NssVcTAIou FTtsI
JANSEN, Fik., May n,-Miss Carrie Kaiser, about
twenty-five years OLD, VA found murdered In
the woods near here last night, The head had
been severed from the body and there were
signs that she made . desperate struggle for life,
Armed bodies Of citizens have osea securing the
county looking for e!uea 10 the murderer. but
SiLhoat success
The evening world., 1894-05-29

For entertaining gossip of the
turf. the ball ncid and the ring
read the q O'Clock Edition and the
sporting Extra ~ The Evening
World.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
Poker Players sent TO Jail.

CoNEY ISLAND. N. Y. May o-sergt.
sprenkiey early this morning rsidsd a shunty In
an alley on the Bowarv and arrested Robert II,
Williams. John Lackot and Edward MAcksy. who
ware PLAYING poker with q hve-cent ante, 1hiL
morning Judge Finnerty committed them to the
Kings County Jail for ave days.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
One Drowned and Three Saved.

IBy NssoclAtcd Press,1
BRISTOL h. l.. May 2s,-As Patrick Moon.
Robert ROwisy and James MeHsnry we're rowing
Max polph, OF the liEhtship. out to his station
this morning the boat upset. McHenry was
drowned aud the otherl narrowly escaped.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
Crook Ar,csted on nm !" Train.

James nm Aliat HAL" alias KID IiaW.
ley" a notorious r'cNparkct, whose portrait is
No. 7H In tn. Rosucs Gallery, was arrested by
Detectives AlonU and FprmOsA. 4 the Central
On,rs. on a Ihlrl avenue IL" train. He was re-
manded when ARA gnei In Jefferson Market Court
Today.
The evening world., 1894-05-29

For poverty Of the blood
and all other conditionSresuIt-
ing from constipation, go by
the book on Beecham's pills.
Book free, pills 25c. At drug
stores; or write TO B F Allen
Co, 36S Canal st. New York.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
CAUGHT IN THIS CITY.



NEWARK, n. j., May 29.-Guido Cara
madello, the Italian saloon-keeper. OF 6
Railroad place, this city. h was
stabbed by Geregorro Robertazzi. of 20
Canal street. is resting easily to-day in
the City Hospital. The physicians think
his chances for recovery are about even.
ON Sunday evening Nita Jagernio and
RobertazIi, who were playing cards in
C~aramadello's saloon. quarrelled. and
the saloon-keeper acted as peaCemaker.
During the fight Robertazzi drew a
razor and slashed Caramadello across
the chest with 1t. After the stabbing
RObertazzi escaped and vent to New
York. Last night Chief Hopper OF
Newark, wired Inspector Mclaughlin to
arrest RobertazZi, who. II was thought,
was stopping at "a Mulberry street. Two
detectives went to the place and arrest
cd Robertaazi.
Chief Hopper has sent officers to New
York with requ!sition papers to bring
Caramadello's assailant back for trial.
Headquarters Detectives Mccarthy and
Cary arrested RObertaZzi. who gave the
name OF LobertoZZo. at "a Mulberry street
at midnight, He was drunk at the time.
In the Tombs this morning the prisoner
was held to await requisition. Detective
Carroll. Of Newark, brought over Chief
Hopper's AFFIDAVIT for the committmen
OF the man.
The evening world., 1894-05-29

Against each OF the inspectors who pleaded
guilty to The January conspiracy Indictment
there remains h felony Indictment for concealment
Sutherland, n ne Of these indictments will be
pressed. nor will any further prosecution OF thom
or Of Charles + Morris take place. upon their
observing their promise to fully state the facts
OF the GRIM" whenever and wherever called upon
by the People. Upon Jamiesop's serving out
ths imprisonment to which he was sentenced
for perjury uIon the Michael T. Moore Indictment
II will be deemed proper tn dismiss the other three
indictments against him for perjury. In the view
OF the People the four perujrhes for which he
was indicted were In substance a single act
This dispose" OF the twenty Eve Indictments
found for the crime at Gravesend against twenty
three persons, Of whom twenty-ore have been
sentenced to Imprisonment.
Disposing of brooklyn Cases.
There we're besides found ny the January Grand
Jury eight indictments against fourteen persons
The evening world., 1894-05-29

There we're besides found ny the January Grand
Jury eight indictments against fourteen persons