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The evening world., 1894-07-27
Undertakes Ruofrs Statement.

TO the Editor:
In the article published Monday concerning
the death and burial of little Albert Ednett
from the Memorial Hospital for Women and
Children in Brooklyn. a great injustice was
done me az the Kings County undertaken As a
matter OF fact. | did not the dead childs
mother at all, and therefore could not have had
the conversation with her as reported. Last
Sunday notified 10 remove the dead body
OF an Infant from the Memorial Hospital. In
my ofcial capacity my duty IL simply TO obey
orders promptly, and accordingly on that day
sent conn in a wagon to the hospital The
wagon was driven by OF my employees.
lie has since told me that the child's mother
said that she hated to see her baby buried In
foters Field, but that she made strong
protest. When my driver received the burial per-
mt from the hospital authorities and was or
dered by them U take the body to Potter's
Field he had no recourse but obey Had he
failed to do 80. charges OF neglect OF duty
might have been lodged against me. have
Tor too long time had dealings with the poor
ana the unfortunate to begin now to treat them
lhsullngly or slightlngy In their time OF be-
IeaEement. or to permit any OF my employees
70 40 SO; but a county undertaken Is simply a
county employee, and must do as he is told.
LEONARD RUOFF. County Undertaken
100 Bushwick avenue, Brooklyn
The evening world., 1894-07-27

,torrru,i from E-s rno-N
the gambling grounds seems to be UNI
questioned.
Charges against Duffy have been for.
Marded to GOV. Flower by II. q. Jane,
chief agent of the Society for En-
forcement Of Criminal Law.
Byrnrs Might Act.
A new question arises as to the iuris-
dcton OF the New York city police In
the matter The disturbances and
drunkenness on this side of the line are
certainly within the province OF the city
pon,e. and the insults to women on the
West Farms cars are open violations OF
the CITY Code.
Section $50 OF the Code places tho
limit of jurisdiction 500 Yards on
expert survey made for THE World
yesterday places I.loyd's blackboard
just 7sS'a feet from the centre. of
This would bring 1t into the province OF
New York city and County officials
under that section. Another section pro
vides for action against Eblng Bros. for
renting IA place for making any wagers
or bets made to depend on any lot.
chance or casualty"
Section 2I7 OF the Consolidation act
makes 1t within the power of the city
police to act as Constables throughout
the State.
supt. Byrnes was seen this morning
by an Evening World' reporter, to
whom he explained that he thought the
case within the province of the West
chester authorities and quite within
their power to deal with.
FOstered by the Western Union.
The Electric Telegraph Company OF
Westminster" makes "a pretense, accord.
Ing to the tickets issued on races. to
send money to the tracks. Pool tickets
are sold bearing on their faces the nam.
Of "E. j. Leonard, President" Tn,
last clause of the conditions reads
Money Will not be transmitted to he
placed as wagers on contest OF any
kind"
Supt. Humstone OF the Western Unioi
Telegraph Company, admitted this morn
Ing that he had received communi
cation from committee OF citizens OF
Westchester County, who charged tho
Company with aiding and abetting lille
gal pool selling by means of its wires
at Little Monte Carlo.
THE matter" said Mr.. Humstone
brings up the old question of whether
we have the right to act as censors ovel
messages given us to transmit. Thi,
has been argued In pretty nearly ever,
state of the Union, and still remains al
open question"
Mr.. Humstone then referred the re
porter to the Company's counsel, saying
that the matter had been placed in hi,
hands.
The evening world., 1894-07-27
ARTHUR R|sERDORF MISSING.
West End Casino Manager Starts
for a Bank with $500.
But Neither Man Nor Money Turns
Up Again.

COMFY ISLAND. July 27.-Count Vac
at eWst Brighton. reported to the police
yesterday that his manager, Arthur Ri
serdorf. has been missing since Monday.
when he was sent to the Bowery Bank,
New York, with $500. Sundays receipts.
The money was placed in a small, red
leather satchel, which was strapped to
Riserdorf's left wrist when he left the
West End Casino.
Master Lamprell OF the Sea Beach
Railroad, says Riserdorf left there Mon
day morning on the 1920 train. This was
the last seen of him. The Bowery Bank
cashier had not seen Riserdorf up to
noon yesterday. When Riserdorfs room,
in the Sea Beach Palace Hotel was
searched by the police the satchel in
which the $500 had been placed was found
money in It.
Risendorf is fifty-eight years old. but
looks ten years younger. He dresses
fas;hIionabiy and is known to all concert
worked for Count Vaccas for twenty
two years. Riserdorf has had a great
deal OF domestic trouble. He has been
him Wives Nos. 2 and 3 secured d.
vorces., and wife No. I is said to have
made things unpleasant for him.
On last Sunday afternoon. while he
was taking cash in the Casino. she came
in and threatened to shoot him unless
he gave her 800 on Monday for a new
dress.
Count Vaccas does not believe, how
ever. that this trouble has driven him
to commit suicide. but he fears that
something has happened to his manager
Riserdorf is strictly temperate. He has
saved considerable money. He owns a
'dlll hIa -dpckpr' fenamanf In East Qiy n
street, New York and a cottage and
fifteen acres in Nyack. He has been
carrying Vaccas's receipts to the bank
for the past ten seasons.
The evening world., 1894-07-27
MADE QUITE A HAUL.
Burglar Entered n House While the
Occupants Were Away.

A young man, describing himself as
Joseph Eorrien. nineteen years old and
homeless. was arrested early this morn
ing by the Brooklyn police. and will be
held pending an investigation.
James Faddell, of $40 Fifty-third
street, happened to look out of his
front window this morning and saw Il
man Juggling at shutter in the resi-
dence of H. 8. Spicer, at No. 3O6. He
watched the fellow, and saw him en-
ter the house. Mr. Spicer and his fam
lily are absent
Shortly afterwards the man was seen
leaving by a rear door. Francis J.
Kenny, OF No. 1903, saw the man. and,
suspecting that he was burglar,
commanded him to stop. The fellow
took to his heels and ran away.
He was followed across lots anc
through several side streets, and was
gaining on his pursuers, when Rounds
man Mcfarland and Policeman Shea
Joined the procession and captured him.
When searched at the police station
the following property was found In
his pockets:
One plain gold ring, marked Mama"
horseshoe pin. set with fourteen dia-
monds; one gold scarf clasp: two rings
set with seven emeralds: cameo ring, fe-
male figure; two breastpins pair cuff
buttons, a hair ring and a tortose-shell
notebook.
The evening world., 1894-07-27
BATTLE IN A HALL WAY
Feud Between Families Ends in
a Triangular Fight.
Whalen Badly Beaten and Both
Kings Seriously Cut.
Trio in n Hospital and One In ,
Critical Condition.

The Whalens and Kings. OF 81 Douglass
street, Brooklyn, after five years of
pickering and quarrelling, got into IA
serious row last night. AS "a conse-
quence, three men are in the hospital
as we'll as under arrest
Thomas Whalen is fifty-six years old
and lives with his wife on the top floor
Of the tenement-house 81 Douglas street.
John King is forty-three years old and
lives with his wife and family on the
first floor Of the same house. His son
Thomas is twenty-four years old
Whalen and King are painters. For
years there has been bad blood be-
tween the two families. chiefly on ac-
count OF disagreements between Mrs
Whalen and Mrs. King. Last night
about 10 o'clock Whalen was returning
from a neighboring saloon with a pint
OF beer.
On the first floor Of his house he met
some trouble which had occurred be-
tween Mrs. King and Mrs. Whalen dur
Ing the day. Words flew thick and fast
between the two men.
his apartments and King followed him.
one Of the upper landings armed with
CluD. he says tnat ne naQ not reached
the top floor when Whalen struck him
on the head with q club.
general row followed. The other ten
ants ran out into the halls. the woman
screamed and confusion reigned supreme
Tommy King ran to his fathers assist
ance. He says the Whalens were getting
the best Of 1.-The old man.
Whalen says the Kings pulled rungs out
of the balusters and began to beat him
over the head with them. He says the
Kings dragged him downstairs The
Kings say Whalen fell down. The Kings
claim that when Whalen reached the
bottom OF the stairs he pulled out a
knife and stabbed them.
When Sergt. Thomas Mande and Po-
liceman Mannix, of the Butler street
station. arrived the elder King had a
bad stab wound in the chest and two in
the abdomen. Young King had several
punctures in the back.
Whalen was lying on the floor, with
four big gashes in the top of his head.
Ambulance Surgeon Poole, OF the Long
Island College Hospital. was summoned.
The men were removed to the hospital.
The Kings father and son. are under
arrest, as Is also Whalen. Justice Tighe
this morning adjourned the matter, in
the Butler Street Court, pending cX-
animation when the men are well
enough to appear in court. King Is in a
critical condition.
The evening world., 1894-07-27
IT'S AGAINST M'KANE.
General Term Refuses to Grant
Him a New Trial.
It Is Held that the Charges Were
Fully Proven.
Objections to Two Grand Juries
Overruled.

John Y. McKane's chances OF getfing
cut of Sing Sing, fell with a thud this
morning, when the General Term of the
Second Department of the Supreme
Court, handed down an exceedingly long
opinion affirming the ex-Czars convic-
ton.
McKane was sentenced by Justice Bart
lett to six-years' term In February
last on the charge of wilful refusal and
wilful neglect of the election inspectors
Of Gravesend to keep the registry lists
accessible to the Gaynor copyists. Nc
Kane procuring and aiding them in so
doing.
Justice Landon in writing the decision
of the General Term. first goes at length
into the history OF the crime.
He then says that Gov. Flowers ac-
ton In ordering an extraordinary ses-
sion Of the Grand Jury and Court of
Oyer and Terminer meant an extraor-
binary term of the Oyer and Terminer,
and that the proceeding was regular
and legal.
He says the objection that two Grand
ty at the same time did not have ANY any
legal weight, as the statutes bear out.
He says that section 20 of the Penal
Code takes the meat out Of the obtec-
ton that McKane could not commit the
crime charged In the indictment, as II
could only be committed by the election
election Official The General Term finds
that because Mckane aided the inspec-
he was guilty.
Mckane's lawyers, in asking that the
verdict of the trial court be set aside,
made the argument that because three
copies of the registry lists had not been
made three copies could not be sup
pressed as called for by the law.
Judge London tersely says that the
best method of suppression Of the lists
was not to make any.
The Court holds the crime was con-
cisely stated in the indictment. not
withstanding the statements to the con-
trary.
McKane held that as soon as the lists
had been made up the law had been
compiled with. The Court says publicity
was necessary.
Judge Landon then goes into a long
discussion as to technicalities concern
Ing the admission Of evidence by Justice
The Court holds that II a conspiracy
existed Judge Bartlett did right In ad-
hitting enough evidence to bring that
fact out clearly.
He then gives an outline Of PROPOSE
tions OF fact. which go to show that q
conspiracy did exist.
Judge Bartletts charge to the jury is
upheld.
The evidence introduced relative to
the conversation between Mr.. Mayer,
one Of Judge Gaynor's former law
partners, and McKane is admitted.
The court holds that the verdict was
clearly supported by the evidence.
The evening world., 1894-07-27
BUTCHER BUTLER A SUICIDE.
Slabs Himself in the Heart While
in Delirium.
He Had Been I'll with Pneumonia
for Week.

While In delirium, due to pneumonia.
about o'clock this morning Charles
BUTLER a wealthy butcher at los First
avenue. committed suicide by stabbng
himself twice in the heart.
BUTLER is about forty-five years old,
and accumulated a fortune In business
I'm the locality near First avenue and
Tenth street. He owns a great deal of
property near there and Is a prominent
member OF a number OF German socie-
ties. He Is married and lives In the f,at
above the butcher shop. lie had no
children.
He was taken sick with pneumonia a
week ago and was attended by Or. otto
Maier, OF 32l East Eighteenth street.
This mornig he was worse, and while
the trained nurse was from his room
for "A moment. he went to pantry.
and, taking "A big carving knife stabbed
himself twice in the heart. The nurse
heard him fall. and DIR. Naier was sent
for Immediately. but BUTLER was dead
before he arrived.
Nelghbors stated this morning tina
BUTLER always seemed contentei, and
they believe he killed himself simply be-
cause Of the deirlum
The evening world., 1894-07-27
CLINTON PRISON PREFERRED.
Twenty Years Life There Surer
Than One Years in Elmira.
Another Days Testimony as to
Brockway's Methods.
INV Associated Press


ELMIRA, July 21-Gov. Flowers spe-
cial commission. appointed to hear
charges against the Board of Managers
of the Elmira Reformatory. commenced
the fourth days session at $40 this
morning with the examination OF Thomas
J. McCabe. who was on the stand Thurs.
day night.
McCabe drew a forclb!e contrast be.
| tween Clinton Prison, where he Is now
| confined, and Elmira. where he was
formerly an inmate.
When asked by Commissioner Deyo
whether he would prefer the twenty
better food, better water-that being the
time which he may be compelled to stay
In prison-to one year in the Reforma-
tory, when he might have been released
Il would rather have the twenty years
az clinton. because ! would be pretty
likely TO get buried at Elmra instead OF
remaining one year
William Hogan, a married man, now
In Clinton Prison, was the next witness
He had charge of the awkward squads
during most of the time while at the
Reformatory.
An inmate named Bonner alleged that
Hogan had furnished the boys with to-
bacco: The tobacco story. Hogan denied.
For this. he was placed In solitary cell
and was afterwards transferred to Gin
ton.
Before his transfer Hogan asked
Brockway about his wife and children.
Brockway said: " Your wife and chill
dren don't want to have anything to do
with you. You're a scoundrel"
Witness said he had seen an inma e
named johnson knocked down. and
kicked by Keeper Winnie Other boys
were kicked and cuffed about. one boy.
| named Hines, had an epileptic ut and
fell In stoneyard, with his head cut.
| Hogan and others started to carry him
| to the hospital. where they were Joined
| him on the ground. This was done.
Hogan could not tell how long the boy
| remained there in the Mt.
The evening world., 1894-07-27
GOES BACK TO GERMANY.
Licher In Hiding for Five Months
on staten Island.

Frederick W. Lieber. of Frankfort
on-the- Main, Germany, was held by
United States Commissioner Lyman this
morning on seven charges of forgery
ana embezzlement committed in Ger
many.
The eXtradition papers in the case
have been sent TO WASHINGTON, and on
their return Lieber will he turned over
To the German Consul and sent back
20 Germany for trial.
L.iehcr was arrested about four
months ago near Richmond. 5. l., by
Deputy United States Marshal Bern
hard, on q warrant sworn out by the
German Consul. charging him with
wronEfully retaining and abstractng
money belonging to the municipality OF
Frankfort -on-the- Main. while employed
As clerk in the office OF the City
Treasurer at that place.
Lieber, II is claimed. fled TO this
country. and remained in hiding on
staten Island for Ave months before
he was captured.
The evening world., 1894-07-27
FAILED TO SAVE A C0MRADE.
Young Bfeler Held to Answer for
Petris Drowning.

Jacob Bieler. fourteen years old, of
Newtown, l.. l., was arraigned in the
Gates Avenue Police Court, Brooklyn,
before Justice Peterson, this morning.
charged with completely in the drown
ing of Philip Petri, also of Newtown,
on July l3.
Petri and Bieler went in swimming
on that day in Newtown Creek. Petri
was unable to SWIM and his companion
tied a rope under his arms, promising
to hold him up.
For some reason unknown Bieler. who
held the rope, lost his hold and was UNI
able to secure the rope again. Petri.
unassisted by mis- comrade. went to the
bottom and failed to come up again.
The boy, frightened at the result OF the
accident, ran away.
The body of the drowned lad was re-
covered a few days ago, II having been
stuck in the mud, which forms the bot
tom OF the foul creek.
Bieler was liberated under 5000 bail,
which was furnished by his father.
The evening world., 1894-07-27
ARRESTED AS MIGRANTS.
Missing New York Girls Had Been
at COney Island for a Week.

COMFY ISLAND, July 27.-Three re-
spectacle looking young women, who
said they were Alice Eckert, eighteen,
I'D Tillie Hammill, aged seventeen, Of
~ Goerck street. and Mary Cooper
aged sixteen, of 347 Madison street, New
York, were prisoners to-day in the Coney
Island Police Court. They were ar.
rested as Migrants in the Sea Beach
restaurant early this morning. They
had no money and did not know where
to go for shelter
Alice Eckert told Justice Finnerty that
she was a dressmaker. and that she
formerly resided in New Haven. where
her parents died two years ago. She
said she had, until recently, worked for
Mrs. Allen. of 10l Ninth avenue, New
York.
The girls said they had been at Coney
Island for about week, having come
down with a picnic. They stayed here
finally compelled to take refuge in the
Sea Beach restaurant last night.
The Justice remanded the girls until
their stories could be investigated.
The evening world., 1894-07-27
LEAH NEED NOT RETURN.
She Left Her Brothers House h.
cause lie Abused Her.

Leah Bernstein, fourteen years old.
of Rockville Centre l.. l., who alleges
that her half-brother. Morris Bernstein,
beat her with strap in which sharp
nails were fastened and who ran away
from home, need not return to her
brothers house.
This point was decided this morning in
Supreme Court, Brooklyn, whore JUS
tice Bartlett dismissed a writ of habeas
corpus obtained by Leahs brother
whose lawyer did not put in an appear
ance and the writ went by default.
President John Lyon, OF Rockville
Centre appeared for John Hammond,
and his WIFE Gussie. who were charged
in the writ with Illegally preventing the
child from returning to her half
brothers house.
Mr.. Hammond placed the child in the
custody OF Oyerseer Of the Poor Will
Jams. Mr.. Lyon said this morning that
Leah was at Far RoCkaway.
The evening world., 1894-07-27
PASSES BAD CHECKS.
Many Merchants Swindled By
One Mark Koski
Goods Sent to Railway Addressed
to Unknown People.
From the Number of Packaves h
Has Operated Extensively.


RAILWAY, n. j.. July H.-The ofYlco
of the Adams Express Con. pany in this
city is Uttered with parcels of all sizes
Tor which no owners can be found. Each
package or box is plainly addressed. but
to fictitious parties. The goods embrace
bicycles, spring water. cash registers,
&c, most Of which have been sent here
from New York and Philadelphia.
a week ago young man. giving the
name of Mark Koski, went to the store
of l.. NJ. Slater, IN this city, and pur-
chased about s13 worth Of wallpapers
and ordered 1t sent to Samuel E. Roeh.
of the West End Hotel, Long Branch.
and gave In payment a s25 check, pur-
porting to have been drawn on a Lone
Branch hank by Samuel e. Loeb. Koslxi
was given the balance in cash. and took
his departure s
Before he left the city. however, he
visited the Union County Bank and pro-
cured number OF blank checks,
wednesday the express packages be-
gan to arrive. and during the day Mr..
Slater received a protest on the check.
This was the first inkling he had that
he was the victim Of a swindler.
In the afternoon word was received
that probably the same man had been
using the bank checks in New York.
where he had forged the name of e. r.
Slater and purchased goods at Burt q
Packard's shoe store, on Broadway.
| near the Post-Officc.
Yesterday five cases of sulphur water
were received from H. G. Smith, ~
! Walnut street, Philadelphia. They were
consigned to J. l.. Levy. Railway. No
such person lives in this city.
1t Is said the man has been practising
In nearly all the cities and towns along
the Pennsylvania Railroad between New
| York and Philadelphia.
The evening world., 1894-07-27
CAMP MEETING AT MERRICK.
Cottages All Occupied, and Many
RrookIyn People Present.

MERRlCK, l.. l., July 27.--Thc annual
camp meeting in the woods III this place
is in progress and will continue until
Tuesday next. The Methodist churches
of Brooklyn are largely represented and
all the cottages on the camp Iroppnls
are occupied There are many visiting
ministers from brooklyn and elsewhere.
The meetings are in charge OF Presid-
ing Elder &, :, Wing, and sessions are
held daily, morning afternoon and even
ing in the large pavilion. ON sunday
next there will he special services I'm
honor OF the twenty NTH anniversary Of
the Merrick Camp Meeting Association,
The evening world., 1894-07-27
ASSAULTED BY BOYS.
Little Hattie Mahcr Victim of Two
small Fiends.

Edward Fega and James Barter. OF
?5 Oakland street, who are respectively
twelve and fourteen wears old, were held
in the Even Street Court, Williams
burg, to-day on a charge of criminal
assault
Yesterday afternoon the boys went to
e. Oakland street and entered the apart
ments of Mrs. Hattie Maher, Mrs.
Maher had gone out and the only per
son in the place was he woman's six
ycar-oid daughter.
When Mrs. Maher "eturned home the
child told her what mad happened, and
the two youngsters were under arrest
in less than hour afterwards.
The evening world., 1894-07-27
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
stray Qualities In S.o.o0O for the
Higgins Soap Company.

Joseph W, Stray qualified before Jus
tice Bartlett In the Supreme Court,
Brooklyn! this morning, in $4,000, as
receiver of the Higgins Soap Company,
which went into liquidation owing 10
the frauduant transactions Of David
Coleman. the swlndler. who paid for
$4,000 worth OF stock Of the Company
with "A bogus check.
The American surety Company. OF
New York. furnished the bond. Justice
Bartlett advised Mr.. Stray's attorney IL
give notice 70 the Attorney General and
secure the appointment OF an auxiliary
receiver in New Jersey. as the Company
Is a New Jersey corporation.
The evening world., 1894-07-27
DID M'KENNA HAVE A PULL7
Insulted Woman, hut Police
man Refused 10 Arrest Him.

Policeman Joseph +. Saney, Of the
East Fifth street station-house, was
pli ced on trial at Police Headquarters
to-day before Commissioner Murray.
on "A CHARGE Of using abusive language
to Felicia Mulbauer. of 3l2 East Four
tenth street. and of falling TO make ah
arrest when called upon.
ON the night of July 2, Mrs. Mulbauer
alleges, she was accosted by night
Waterman, named Mchenna, al -FOUR
teenth stree, and Second avenue. The
man, she declares threw his arms about
her and assaulted man who came to
her rescue,
arrest Mckenna, who ran into the dis
trict headquarters of Tammany Hall
Mrs. MulSNuer went into the hall and
pointed McKenna out to the officer. whe
refused TO arrest him.
The evening world., 1894-07-27
INJURED WIFE AND BABY.
Rcdline Also Accused of AssaultinE
His Sister-in-Law.

William Redline, aged twenty mine, of
$40 Baltic street, Brooklyn, went home
late last night and began abusing the
members of the household. When they
demonstrated he it rs said, started in to
clean out the crowd. He 10 accused OF
striking his sister-in-law. Bridget Mont
gomery. in the face with his fists and
knocking down his wife and accidentally
kicking his fifteen months-old daughter,
Lavinia.
The police heard the racket. and after
arresting Redline they had Mrs. Redline
and the baby removed to the Seney Hos
pital. The doctor, who examined both
patients, said they were not seriously
injured,