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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-12

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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-12

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The evening world., 1894-05-22
FOR NEWTON ACAIN?
Grand Jury Said to Be Ready To
Reindiot the Elk. Justice.
Fugitive Sutherland May Be Indicted
for a Felony, Too ~
Prominent Anti cKaneites Before
the Secret Tribunal To-day.

The Kings County Grand Jury sub
poenaed q number OF witnesses this
morning. and 1t was rumored about the
Brooklyn Court-House that they were
investigating Gravesend matters.
Among those who were subpoenaed -
witnesses were Lawyer Edward ~.
Grout. formerly partner of Justice Gay
nor: William E c. Mayer n John p.
Mcnamara. These three witnesses. M
ured very prominently in the prosecution
Of John Y. McKane and other Gravss-
enders for election frauds last Fall.
II was tated this mornipg. on goce
authority that the Grand Jury wal
against Ex:Ju.uce Ct the Peace Ken
meth r. Sutherland. now o fugitive from
Justice, and Richard v. B.. NewtQr,a al1p
an .~ex-Justice. now In the Grow HIN
Isa.ae TIA y, It 1d, y thSusss u tnas Sun fhs
erland is to charge him. with a felony
ST. that he may be extradited from Cam
ada. where he Is believed TO be hiding.
Another indictment against Newton
for the other Gravesend o~ffenses. Aztec
General Edward NJ. Shepard Learned
the true state Of the crimes committed
against the election laws by Newton
then in which he limited that the inves-
tigation would be continued n other
Indictments be drawn up.
Newton's. sentence for his assistance
in the p%enitentiary., and at the time 4
was passed his friends Congratulated
him upon checkmating Mr., Shepard. by
pleading guilty and appearing manly.
who. It 10 said. are now to be indicted.
are not known, =
The evening world., 1894-05-22
STRIKERS IN An UGLY MOOD.
Miners Attacked at Uniontown,
Latrobe and Greensburg.
Three Non-Union Men Badly Beaten
by Women.

LATRoBE, Pa, May 22.-Interest in
the strike situation has the call over
the flood excitement. The state of
affairs Is extremely critical in this
region. and trouble Is imminent. The
attempt to resume work yesterday by
the Latrobe Coal Company was met
by ugly opposition. principally from a
big mob of Siavs and Italians. only
one man was allowed to go to work.
h mob was in an ugly mood, and
armed with clubs. bars Of iron. big
At the Ligoniere Works, about a mile
from town, a dozen deputies were con
fronted. by a mob of $50 strikers armed
with clubs and ~revolvers; h depu,
one was struck over the head with a
club and had his rifle wrested from him.
Many men are trying to get back to
every point. M Nine etenths o. aFs the es strlRers
do not speak English, and they are de-
termined to make trouble.
uN1ONToWN. Pa May, 22.-The river
at marching yesterday for the first time
in the history Of the strike. They as
sembled at Fayette. City. GOO strong.
When a delegation Of Frick men, who
Company and had broken 1t to join the
strike, attempted to resume work. the
strikers made a rush, and, the deputies
pCinb poine ciSt, buCCceueu III
capturing them. The strikers took the
workmen to their camp n now hold
them captives there.
GREENSBURG. Pa, May PA num-
Der Of men while on their way to work
at the Claridge mines were attacked
yesterday by about fifty Of the foreign
strikers wives and terribly beaten.
Three OF them, Pit Boss Johnston,
Baker and ~Kiingensmith, were badly
u aDaS " = ILL.,. May sa.-one hun.
dred and nifty men. protected by guards,
were at work yesterday In the Consoli.
dated Coal Company's mines at Mission
Field. The striking miners made nc
concerted action against that place,
Two hundred. and fifty Of the Danville
miners marched to the mines of the
small operators in the vicinity yester.
day and compelled them to close up
The only mine they will permit to run Is
the one furnishing coal to the city water
works, and a coal famine is again i'm.
minent. 1t Is said that strikers will sur
round Mission Field to-day, n there
will be a conflict: It is also reported
that the Mission Field miners will vol.
UNFAIRLY Quit work.
The evening world., 1894-05-22
DAVID SVEN IS CONE AGAIN..
The Young Romancer Mysteri-
ously Disappears from Home
Police Asked to Find the Boy Who
Says He Was "Shapghaicd."

David swem, the seventeen-year-old
Office boy. with blu eyes, honest face
and marked abilities as a has
again disappeared from his horne al 10y
Gates venue Brooklyn.
David, up to a few days ago. worked
In the office OF the Standard OH Com
pany, at &c Broadway. Last Thursday
he disappeared, but returned on Satur-
day to tell a wonderful story OF how
he had been chloroformed by two men
in West street, robbed and then
'shanghaied' to Albany.
The young man Is "A member of the
Young Mems Christian Association. so
the superintendent of the Albany branch
helped him back to his Brooklyn home.
There he was quite n hero, His story
was OF n strange and remarkable char
acter. but nobody seemed to doubt him.
He had always been a truthful boy.
But at 2 o'clock this morning his
father. Jesse u. Sven, called at Police
Headquarters and said that young David
had, gone again. He had not been seen
and it wal feared he had again been
chloroformed and carried away
The police sent out n general alarm,
! and are making every effort to hnd the
When the Brooklyn police heard of
David's second disappearance to-day
they smiled suspiciously. II was said
by some OF tnem tnat investigation had
tended to show that the young
instead of being robbed and 'shang-
haied' to Albany. had taken his sl2. "a
salary. hied himself to Gravesend, picked
DR.. Rice for a WHINE to the extent of
about 800 and then 'blown himself" In
the crystal and other maZes of Coney
Island.
or course, this Is only the police story,
not David's. but II Is interesting In
connection with the anticipated tale the
young man may exploit when he returns
from his second unexpected trip.
The evening world., 1894-05-22
HELLO UP BY THE CRAP" GANG,
Citizens Waylaid and Robbed in
Capt. Gallagher's Precinct.
Omcers Sent to Stop the Outrages
Can See Nothing Wrong.

Police Capt. Gallagher. of the East
Twenty-second street station. has in
structed his officers to look out for a
gang OF young men who make their
headquarters in an East T~wenty-sixth
street stable. and are known as the
crap" gang. 1t is charged that men,
women and children are waylaid by
them and robbed OF small sums OF
money.
Charles E.. Adams, a salesman, Of 22s
East Twenty-sixth street. is the latest
victim of the gang. About 2.3O Sunday
morning, when only a short distance
from home. he was approached by two
| When he refused one of the men whis-
tied. In IN instant half a dozen OF the
gam sprang out of adjacent doorways
n surrounded him.
Give us II quarter for beer then, or
you can't GOT" said one of the gang, and
Adams, seeing that he was in danger
of his life, and that no police were in
sight. pulled out a quarter and gave 1t
In doing so. Adams exposed his gold
watch chain. The gang saw It, and
made a grab for 1t, as he broke away
home. He, reached his doorway a few
feet ahead OF three OF the young des-
peradoes. led. by a colored man. For
tunately for him the hall door was not
iothVh, ~ Ht Jht1ptu lnHiNc htld
slammed the door. The men then fed.
81 could not cop with the gang" said
Adams to an Evening World' reporter,
for l was unarmed and was afraid of
bodily, harm. 1t was only a few nights
ago when my wife, who was IN her way
home, was held up by some of the gang:
From her, they, demanded money, and
finally, when the life had been nearly
frightened out of her, she CAV them
10 cents. ! have reported the matter to
the police. yet the gang Is still there"
A few minutes before Adams was held
up an old woman. who keeps a small
lunch stand. near Cooper Union. wac
surrounded. by the gang and forced {
been robbed before by the same men, bul
never reported the matter to the police.
On the same night Letter-Carrier ]
Bennett, attached to Station F, on Third
Avenue, near s.r T~wenty.eighth street. and
had an experience with the crap gang
He was not in his uniform at the time.
Bennett was surrounded by the gang
and this time they demanded 10 cent.
with which to buy beer. He refused
Pulling out his whistle, the letter-carrie
blew a blast on it. and the gang scat
tered. Benefits warning brought {
policeman to the scene too late to be o
Sergt. John Farrell. Of the East Twenty
second street station. when asked wha
he was going to do about the matter. sait
that a man named Adams had com
planned that some men had stopped hin
~ understand" Sergt. Farrell said
that they followed him to his door an,
that's all there is Of It. We have de
tailed Detective Farrell to watch 70
the alleged gang, and he will get 1t /
He was there all last night. but say
none or the lawlessnsss spoken Of"
The evening world., 1894-05-22
welded TO A STEPSIsTER
Louisa Anna johnson the Bride of
II, C., Townsend,

st. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church.
Madison venue End Forty-fourth street.
was the scene Of 4 brilliant wedding this
afternoon. The contracting parties were
Robert Cooper Townsend. son Of y. M.
Townsend. the silk importer. and Miss
Louisa Anna Johnson. daughter OF the
late William NJ. johnson and stepslster
of the bridegroom.
The church vas filled with invited
guests when. about Q o'clock. the bride
entered on the arm Of her brother. Cuth-
bert Slocum Johnson. She was preceded
by maids OF honor who distributed In her
path thousands dpon thousands OF loose
rose leaves. The bride was met at the
chancel rail by the bridegroom and John
Wadsworth. who served as best man.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rey; Dr.. Greer; assisted by the Rev.
William Geer. The bride was beauti-
fully costumed In n gown of handsome
white satin. covered with the finest Of
old family point lace. The veil, which
also served at the marriage of the
brides mother, was of old point lace,
fastened with a diamond tiara, the lat
ter n present from Mrs. Townsend. The
iaces OF the corsage were caught with a
bridegroom.
Following the ceremony. n reception
bridegroom, 10 East Twenty-second
street, which was deliberately decorated
for the occasion. The young couple
and gold while they received the con-
CALCULATIONS OF their friends.
They leave tonight on an extended
wedding tour.
The evening world., 1894-05-22
HER TRICK CAT CAME BACK.
Mrs. zenischer Thought 1t Had
Perished in the Flames.
Exploding Lamp Set Fire to Her
Apartments While She Slept.

An exploding lamp caused n fire n
considerable excitement early this morn
ing In the five-story brownstone fiat
house 2i0 East T~wenty-ifth street.
Marie Zenischer lives on the fourth
floor OF the house with her n~ine-year-old
daughter. She has also a boarder. who
sleeps In a front room. The boarder
went out early and left his lamp burn.
ing. II was this lamp that exploded
and set fire to the house.
Mrs. Zenischer didn't heal the explo-
sion. but some of the other tenants In
the house did. They I led to wake Mrs.
Zenischer up, but she is a sound sleeper
and they could not. 30 a policeman was
CINE Company No. lc, or the same street.
The fremen ran a line OF hose up
into the house n broke open Mrs.
wild scream. The entire floor was afire.
Three hundred dollars damage was done
before the flames were extinguished.
When the excitement had subsided
loudly bewailed her loss: 1t was a won
derfui animal, uhe said. and was two
years old and weighed. fifteen pounds.
could perform a hundred tricks. i ex.
pected to make my fortune out OF him
In fact. l have been offered hundreds
OF dollars for him. And he poor dear
is dead, burned in the flames"
The hremen sympathized with, her.
but had no time to look for the animals
remains, as the woman desired. The
janitor, however. volunteered to make a
search.
After he had raked over the ashes in
walked IN a side door and turned a
He proved that he was Il trick cat,
but the ~janitor was angry. Mrs. Zen
fischer. forgot that her. properly was
burned in the JOY at the cat coming
The evening world., 1894-05-22
MARTIN TO JOIN HIS WIFE.
She Left Him Two Years Ago. Say
ing She Would Not Return.

After being separated from his wife
for over two years, and having several
times given her up for dead. william A.
Martin. business manager for the New
York Weekly Witness. Is now crossing
the Continent to rejoin her. He left for
San Francisco on Friday last. She Is
lying III at the Palace Hotel in that city.
Her seven-year-old boy, who Is with her,
Is also In a precarious condition.
bles would fill a volume. His wife was
OF a highly nervous disposition. fond OF
travel, and a woman of many fads.
Years ago she branched out with several
Ing the building Of an immense santa
rum for children, In the country. She
became finally so restless that In order
to humor her Martin took her to En-
rope, and several years were spent In
travel.
She possessed considerable property In
her own right. and one morning. over
year-old boy with her, she disappeared
She left a note saying that she had gone
FOR good. He has never seen her since.
Ssh She sv wro Sss rTes srla to % her la scs,
this city. who was the agent OF her
property, as we'll as to other friends
From the latter her husband learned
bourne. Australia. and hat she had
He did not follow her.
He heard nothing Of her again unit
Thursday last, when he received n des
patch from his cousin. DR.. Heydecker
who was travelling for his health, tina
the latter had seen Mrs. Martin and heI
added that both were very i'll and urged
him to come on at once.
1t Is. considered strange that when
year-old daughter behind and took her
young son.
The evening world., 1894-05-22
TORE DOWN THE FENCE.
The Fuhrmeisters Arrested fOr De-
m%OIishing n Partition.

Messrs. John ~Fuhrmeister. senior and
Junior. of ia Vermont avenue. Brook
Ign, appeared in the Gates Avenue
Court this morning to explain why
they demolished a fine fence built on
the roof of the house next door, owned
and occupied by Mrs. Margaret Loomis.
Some time q the Fuhrmeisters
built a new house with q window over
looking Mrs. Loomis's roof. That
caused all the trouble. Mrs. Loomis
objected to the fower-pots which stood
ON the window-sill. as she thought
water dripped from them or to her
house. She thereupon determined to
enforce all her rights and caused to he
built an eight-foot fence, which COM
pletely shut In the Fuhrmeisters' win
with tar.
This proved offensive to the neigh
bors. and last Sunday Mr.. F~uhrmeister
and his son demolished the fence with
axes. despite the objurgations and d.
rectly In the presence OF Mrs. LOOMS.
their arrest.
The Fuhrmeisters claim that the
tarred partition encroached on their
property, and, moreover, did consider
able do mage to their house. Therefore
they broke II down. The case depends
entirely on the exact line dividing the
property, and was adjourned until the
matter can be Investigated.
The evening world., 1894-05-22
THEY PROMISE TO BE GOOD.
Mrs. DeNyse and Mrs. Martin Sorry
Now for That spree.

Mrs. Margaret De Nyse, of 1856 Mon
tauk avenue. and Mrs. Florence Martin,
OF the same address. were penitent and
fearful when arraigned before Justice
Walsh in the Adams street Police Court,
Brooklyn, this morning. They are
young. pretty and were well-dressed.
Their husbands stood by their sides.
The women were charged with intoxi-
cation and there was a second charge
against Mrs. Martin of %assaulting James
Irving. The women had boSa to New
York yesterday on a spree, and at 10
o'clock last night boarded a bridge car
for Brooklyn. Mrs. De Nyse and Mrs:
Martin objected to having, the door OF
cold. and they fought and abused the
to calm them. Mrs. De Nyse broke an
umbrella over Irving's wrist and
prodded him in the oma with the
broken parts. They We're arrested when
the train reached Brooklyn.
Their husbands bailed the women out
at midnight.
Justice Walsh released the women on
their earnest promise that they woul go
on no more sprees.
The evening world., 1894-05-22
BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY.
Lockout on the Atlantic Avenue
Railroad Amicably Settled.


The trolley cars on the various lines
Of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Com
pany, Brooklyn. were running as usual
this morning, the lockout of the 700
motormen n conductors. which began
at 6 o'clock Sunday morning, having
ended late last night.
President Norton, who had formerly
declined to submit to arbitration, claim
ing that the question about new uni
forms was n of discipline only, re-
coded from his position and agreed to a
He gave out the following statement
this morning explaining the compromise
from his standpoint. as well as his posi-
ton.
Of tho settlement Of the strike there seems to
have been . wrong impression secured as to the
was settled. some ten e ' day. Oa ass o Snon Of N the En !.
ecutive OF the Knights Of Labor said
70 me- TIA, no Son mStG S + on any car In the city
Company that they should. l determined to bring
az possible: 1t was not a question Of how much
they should pay 70, their suits; or Sher. they
20 for inspection. Those Gre minor points and OF
The main point at issue. as the men we'll know.
they would not. The strike has been settled on
exactly the same lines as the Company laid down
that the msn will not hereafter procure their
clothes from the Company. for 1t entaiied upon us
considerable more work and a good deal Of fuss
and bother. OF course. the clothing they have
must be made according to our specifications and
be subjected 10 an inspection, and that is all. An
other point Is the paying OF the men. | wish to
make 1t very plainly understood that they do not
receive any payment for the time they have lost
during the strike.
When the men heard of President
Norton's statement, they evinced much
surprise. Nearly all believed they were
to receive pay for the time lost during
the lockout. They are otherwise salts
fed. and think they have won a victory.
The evening world., 1894-05-22
ALL ACCUSE C00NEY.
Many CompIainants Against the
Alleged HOuse-Thief.

James Cooney, alias Dowd, aged TWEEN
ty years. of 76 East Fourth street, who
was caught by two women while rifiing
the rooms of the house at 16O East Six
tenth street, was held in $1,000 bail for
trial by Justice Feitner in Harlem Court
to-day.
In court this morning Mary Glade, a
domestic in the employ of DR.. De Wat
teyille, OF 235 East Nineteenth street,
said the accused had stolen q watch
from a room in the house.
Among other victims who were pres
ent in court were Mrs. Bagley, of go
East Eighteenth, street. On Dec. IS last
he he, stole from her, it is alleged; two
eral gold rings; Mrs. Blackjack. Of lOs
East Nineteenth street, sale that on
May IL he took two overcoats valued at
go from her house. Henry LiPfeld, Of
the loss of a mandolin on March 4, and
John Forsyth, of 214 East Eleventh
street. complained of the loss of a coat
and vest n a pair Of opera glasses
on the same date. Mr.. Lubin Sax, of
214 East Eleventh street, on the same
date also lost a guitar and case.
The evening world., 1894-05-22
ROBBED BY A DRIVER
Abraham & Straus Want Robert
Feeney Arrested
He Is on the Majestic, Due at
Queenstown To-Day.
Collected Money, Il Is Said, and
Did Not Return It.

When the big ocean steamer Majestic
arrives at Queenstown, where h is
due to-day, the Chief Constable Of the
seaport will go abroad and arrest
Thomas Feeney. who. 1t Is alleged. has
ru,. away from Brooklyn after embez-
Cling money from the big ~dry-goods
Arm of Abraham & Straus.
Feeney abandoned his wife and child
and left them In destitute circumstance
in a little home in New Utrecht.
Feeney was employed by the firm
about a year & as a driver. 1t was
at q time when there was a strike
among the regular drivers. and he was
not required to give the usual bond of
$3.50. The drivers sometimes are In
trusted with goods Of the value of $1,000
or 81, 200.
Feeney was very active and he gained
the confidence of Supt. Martinhoff, of
the delivery department, SO that he was
often intrusted to collect as much as
$3.50 In a single day.
On Wednesday he was sent to deliver
q package to Thomas Henderson, Lying
on Mcp9nough street, on which there
It is claimed, and returned to the store
at noon. He applied for two weeks
pay. amounting to SIS. which was due
him. The rule Is to pay OFF in the after
noon, but he said he wanted to get lunch
n had no money and he secured his
wages. Then he let and has not since
been seen,
The following day the firm discovered
the theft Of The money, n they began
an investigation. They found, II is as.
serted, that he had embenxled other
sums which he had collected q few
days before. Detective Corwin vas de.
tailed to hunt for him.
At the White Star Office the detective
was told that Feeney went there las
Wednesday afternoon. He had no bag
gag and had evidently been running
as he was out of breath and was GOV
cred with perspiration. He gave thu
name of Thomas Feeney and bought q
steerage ticket for Queenstown. He
went aboard Immediately and sailed
that day.
The matter was then put in the hands
of Lawyer Paul r. De Fere, of the firm
of Grout, De Fere & Mayer. Mr.. De
Fere secured from Police Justice Walsh
q warrant for Feeney's arrest on q
charge OF embezzlement.
Supt. Of Police Campbell at first re.
fused to ask the Queenstown officials tc
make the arrest. but finally consented
to do so,
The evening world., 1894-05-22
MARRIED, THEN LEFT HER.
Now Teller Yule Must Pay His Wife
$500 Permanent AlimOny.

Judge DAILY, OF the Court OF Common
Pleas. to-day granted Elizabeth Yule
$500 a year permanent alimony in an
action for a separation from William
Yule.
Yule is a teller in the Lincoln National
Bank. The suit against him Is on the
ground OF abandonment.
The couple were married March II
last. Yule makes no defense and ad-
mits the abandonment. He says, how
ever. hat he married his wife per-
force, as It were, and that there was an
agreement that they would separate i'm
mediately alter the marriage, and his
leaving her was in accordance with that
agreement.
separation. Judge DAILY gives her per-
mission to move every five years. as her
child grows up. for ar increase Of all
mony.