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The evening world., 1894-03-08
WEBER CAN KEEP HIS LAWYER.
Auditor Not Obliged to Employ
the Corporation Counsel,
Brooklyn City Clerks Trying to OBJ
tain Their Unpaid Salaries.

Justice Bartlett, Of tho Supreme Court,
B'Inklyn, by q verbal decision this
III rling. fixed the status of the Corpora
ton Iounse! of brooklyn as to the cou-
ncCtion between that Office and the other
departments of the city government.
The position OF the Corporation coun-
sci. az the legal adviser of the heads of
the city departments. was called into
due.tion y few days ago by Auditor
Anton Weber.
IN JAIN. ~ the new Board of Alder
men. which is decidedly Republican.
abolished the offices of ten attaches To
the Board and created as many new as
siStants to the new Republican City
Clerk. Tho clerks whose heads were
chopped OF were Democrats and raised
a howl.
The time came Tor the new clerks to
be paid their first months salaries. Au-
ditor Weber refused to pay them, and
william II. Leaycraft, with his asso-
ciate clerks, through Hugo Hirsh, Sc
cured an order to show cause, which was
r~c;urnable last Saturday. asking Auditor
Weber to explain why "A writ of man
damus should nos issue directing him to
pay the back salaries.
When he appeared in court he was
represented by Lawyer James G. Church.
lie ignored Corporation Counsel MELON
aid entirely. Mr.. liirsh objected to Mr..
''hurch appearing for Mr.. Weber, on tie
ground that he was not and could not
be the attorney of record for the city.
The original case was adjourned un-
III to-day, pending settlement of
thurch's status Justice Bartlett decid-
ed that tn" Corporation Counscl was
unquestionab,y the attorney of record,
but that any city official had the right
to employ as many personal counsel as
he cared to retain. The question as
TO the clerks salaries was not argued.
The counsel submitted briefs in the
matter.
The gist of the briefs is to the effect
Oh the part OF the plaintiffs, hat they
were legally appointed. have performeC
the duties of their office and now wan
their pay. The defendant claims tha'
the Aldermen had no right to abolish
the offices they did.
Weber .-ileGes that SO long as the CUES
ton Of the right of the Aldermen is ir
uuesti IN. it would he wrong for him I,
pay out any of the city's money.
The evening world., 1894-03-08
SAYS ITS EXTORTION.


Policeman Fitzgerald. OF the Mercer
street station, arraigned in jefferson
Market Court to-day Dimitri Kaffas. a
Greek. who keeps a lower-stand on the
walk in front of 2S East Fourteenth
street. The policeman charged Karas
with selling flowers without a license.
Justice Mcmahon held him for trial in
Special Sessions.
Just before Justice Mcmahon left the
court Telemaque Thomas ~Timanyenis,
the publisher, of 81 Nandcwater street,
a prominent Greek and closely connected
with the Greek Consulate. arrived In
court and wanted to bail kaffas.
He said he could get witnesses Ia
prove that Policeman Fitzgerald asked
Kaffas for -. n If he gave it to him
he would let him stay. KaffIs refused
and he was arrested. Timayenis said it
was another police outrage.
He declared that all Greek vendors had
to pay the police for the privilege OF
standing on the walks. This practice.
he said. was carried on in Wall street,
Fourteenth street, Sixth avenue and
T~wenty-third street. in fact, he said, II
was in vogue all over the city. He say
hat he proposes to show up this mat
ter.
Justice Mcmahon accepted his bail for
KaffaS.
The evening world., 1894-03-08

during the season OF early Spring which is upon us,
when the Winter is breaking up and ice and
snow are melting in the streets, the citizens Of
Brooklyn are. in my Judgment OF this Depart
ment, peculiarly exposed to danger from collections
OF dirt, filth and any kind of rubbish on the
streets, and that especially this year the preser-
walton of the public health imperatively requires
the immediate and rapid cleaning Of as many
OF the streets as possible.
Early this afternoon Commissioner
White applied to the Mayor for permits
sion to expend 5000 to clean the streets.
IF it does not rain. l expect to be
gin operations tomorrow" said Mr..
White. 1--WE will clean the main thor
oughfares first and will then push the
work into the side streets. By Sunday
the principal streets will be in good con-
dition. The money We will get to-day
will last the balance of the week, and the
Aldermen will probably come to our res
cue Monday"
Police Commissioner Welles Is organic
ing a volunteer sanitary squad of po-
lice, who will remain on duty at quaran-
tined houses. They will not be re-
auired to do patrol duty until smallpox
dies out.
The evening world., 1894-03-08
NO STAY FOR d. PHY.
The Convicted Election Inspector
Must Serve His Two Years.

Judge Patterson, Of the Supreme Court,
to-day denied the application for a GER
tificate of reasonable doubt. which would
act as a stay of execution in the case
Of John A. Dunphy. the convicted cleo
ton inspector.
Dunphy, who was an inspector in the
T~wenty-siXth Election District of the
Eighth Assembly District. was convicted
before Justice Barrett, in the Supreme
Court. about two weeks ago for neglect
Of duty in the recent election for failing
to administer the statutory oath.
lie was sentenced to two years in
State prison.
In his decision the Judge V
| am not able to grant n certificate OF reasonable
doubt in this case. The defendant, D...lhv. had
the benefit OF a fair and impartial trial and on
the whole record there can be no doubt that he
Intentionally violated the law and permitted per
sons to enter into the polling booth with voters
without having the declaration made by the in
tending voter under oath OF total blindness or any
other physical disability to Justify assistance being
rendered to the voter within the booth by an
other person.
The charge OF the Judge was fair and was
marked by a very careful presentation Of the law
and the Interpretation OF the section OF the
Penal Code for the violation OF which the indict-
ment was dr.. wn. | have cons derrd ali the Nario 10
grounds urged by counsel in support Of this motion
but Fan not md In either OF them sufficient force
to authorize my interference with the course
OF justice in this particular case.
The evening world., 1894-03-08
THOMPSON LOST HIS TEMPER
He Berates Lawyer Wartman at
the Election Investigation.
Defective Ballot Box Exhibited to
the Committee.

TRENTON. n. j.. March S.-The
Thompson investigation before the
House Committee on Elections. was re-
sumed this morning in the Speakers
room. Max Salinger was the only mem
Der of the Committee absent.
Frank Anderson, who was Judge of
Election In the First Ward of the City
OF Gloucester. was the first witness
called.
His testimony was merely to prove the
identity of the box used in his pre-
cinct.
James L. MacElmoyle. Judge of the
First District Of the Second Ward of
Gloucester, and George &. Cubbler, OF the
Second Precinct. identified the boxes
used In their precincts. and produced the
keys.
Mr.. Thompson's temper got the better
of him Just after Witness Anderson LEFT
the stand. Mr.. Wartman, counsel for
the contestant, took the witness from
the room, and To this Judge Rankin,
Mr.. 'Thompson's counsel, objected.
III tell what -Wartman wants to
know" said Mr.. Thompson In a loud
tone. He wants to learn how he Sc
cured a position in the electric railroad
a company of which Mr.. Thompson is
part owner.
care of you myself replied Mr.. Wart-
man.
Yes. and I'll take care of you. physi-
cally. mentally and otherwise. You're
no good, and always was unprofes-
%sional."
After a few more words the Commit
tee restrained Mr.. Thompson and the
case proceeded.
During the testimony of Mr.. Cubbler.
the Committee produced a ballot-boX for
his Identification, which was used in the
Second District of the Second Ward.
known as the Race Track District. This
box was a big surprise. The top of the
lid was broken In such a name as to
permit of the lifting out of the corner
posts, thus making 1t easy to remove
the glass sides and get at the ballots.
Mr.. Storrs, VINO did the examining for
the Committee was very dramatic when
he removed without any trouble the side
of the boy and took out the ballots
without any trouble. As this is the dis
trict in which the Committee expect to
find the c~rookeiness. considerable time
wnS spent upon a careful inspection of
the box. and Mr.. Storrs took Il almost
apart to convince the Committee that
the ballots could be extracted without
any extra force or strength.
The witness. who was Judge OF cleo.
ton in the district where the box was
used, could not swear that the box was
broken on the day of the election. lie
examined tue box and found that the bal.
lots and books inside were in exactly
the same position in which he placed
them at the close of the polls.
There were go many ballots in the box
hat they had to be mashed down in or.
der to get them In.
The evening world., 1894-03-08

water a. drain-j into Remson's pond
at Jamaica and Springfield pond could
be freed from the pollution Of sewage.
swirl. &C., by the course of filtration
which 1t ven through before being
used In the city.
In order to ascertain II the water was
any rurer after 1t reached the con-
suIner a sam'.e was taken from a
house at Fulton and Pearl streets,
Brooklyn. and placed In the hands OF the
chemist of the New York Health
Boa I'd for analysis.
The result of the analysis shows con-
clusivcly that the water drawn by the
people in this house must flow from one
OF the polluted ponds or streams
pointed out by The Evening World"
Possibly the water Is stored in Jamaica
reservoir or Is drawn from Spring
Creek. Rcnson's pond or Springfield
pond.
The result of the chemists analysis
is reproduced here.
Chemist Berry found an abnormal
quantity of chlorine in chlorides. nitro
gen in nitrates and a faint trace of
~phosphates. The latter Is indicative of
sewage.
Mr.. Berry said that II Croton water
showed the same unhealthy condition az
found in the sample of Brooklyn water
steps would Immediately be taken to as
The evening world., 1894-03-08
DISTlLLERY IN A CELLAR.
SmoiinsIsy Charged with Violating
Revenue Laws.

the examination OF Bernard Smollnsky
on a charge OF fraudrntly dis;illing wills
key was continued to-day before United
States Commissioners Shields. Assistant
District-Attorney Ban appeared for the
Government. while the defendant was
representing by Lawyers Levine and
Henry and Emil a. Klein,
II was shown during the examination
that there was "A trap-door between Smu-
linsky's saloon and the cellar at 2GG De
lanccy street. n that the cellar was
divided in two parts. In the rear OF th,
cellar and behind a heavy partition ami
bOltod door was all the paraphcrnHlIa II
"A dlstillery. When the partition duor
was bOltel. the only way 10 enter the
rear Of the cellar was through the trap
door.
S~molinsky's lawyers brought out the
fact that Sm0linsky had suhlet the rear
of the cellar To "A certain Max Cohen,
who had stipulated In the lease to manu-
facture nothing but mead" and who
has disappeared.
Some meal had been found in Smolin-
sky's iceboX, but Smolinsky maintained
that he kept II there to feed a relatives
horse. Commissioner Shields reserved
his decision.
The evening world., 1894-03-08
FRASER SWORN IN.
With Jersey City's nan Board
He Votes Against Mayor wnnser.

He votes gains Mayor Wnnser.
John D.. Fraser. who was last night
confirmed as a member of the Jersey
City Board of Finance. was sworn in
this morning by County Clerk Scott.
The oath was witnessed by Finance
Commissioned Bedell. As soon as Fraser
was sworn in the Board went into ses-
The Board passed IA resolution allow
erhon and city Attorney Erwin their
salaries for the month of January, which
was vetoed by Mayor Wanser. The con-
tirming of Fraser was to defeat the
Mayor In his action and pass the meas
ire over ibis veto. Now that 1t Is passed
Mayor Wanser will not sign the warrant
and Irinkerhof and Erwin will have to
sue the city III order to get their pay.
The appointment of Fraser as n menu
Der Of the Board has been dormant for
nearly n year. The Board. without con-
sulting the Mayor, appointed new law
officers for the city. The Mayor vetoed
the appointments. Last April two vacan-
cles occurred in the Board through the
expiration Of the terms of John Edel-
and J. j. Dctwiller were appointed to
ill the vacancies. but they were not con-
iirmrd.
EdelStein and Peterson began quo war
ranto proceedings. claiming that their
appointment was unCOnStltutiOnal. Peter
son dropped his suit, but Edelstein
prosecuted his claim and won, the
usurper. 1t is now said that as Fraser
voted against the Mayor this morning
he Is in contempt OF court and Will be
prosecuted.
The evening world., 1894-03-08
PUT THEIR PLANT IN VERSE.
Jurymen Tell Politically that
They Cannot Agree.
Judge Van Wyck Lets Them Rest
Their Wcaried Brains.

Judge Var Wyck, OF the City Court.
was surprised to receive. this morning,
a p~oetical effusion from a jury which
had been LOCKE up all night. and that
failed to come to an agreement. ~ ,
1t was the case of Leo Owshowitx
against the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, to recover 5000 for false Inn
~prisorment.
The case had been on trial for three
days and the jury was tired out. When
the jurymen came into court, this morn
ing, they handed the following to Judge
Van Wyck:
In re John Doe. alias Leo o%wshowitz, siias Lee
owi,er, VS.. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
/. over the sea. not over rich.
Came 10 town one Owshowitz.
One time he's known as son OF Ma.
Another. fayJring his natural Pa
: The two made like by nuptiai tie.
The son regards with equal eye.
So binding both with compound mana 'nt.
Assumes and uses the %hyphened sana
3. so far as love controlled his act
No one object to the TACT.
but when for gain he slit the two
And used alternate what was trust
\ cruel man invoked the law ~,
To punish him Tor what he saw.
To court was hailed the two-named man
Ara Went to prison In a van - 2"
SIR
3. For six whole days incarcerate 30
lie suffered much in mind and etata "a
Ere friend appeared to bid him, hait I
Marched him forth with wonted ball.
c. Now greatly maddened by his fate,
Consuming all with fiery hate,
lie seeks TO punish one and all
Concerned in bringing round his fall :
:. lie sues these men for damage great
and for the ills they did create.
Within our hands his ease Is placed, =
And We locked up now feel disgraccd.
Tho tables turned, he treats us Ill. :
And We are glad that he gets nil.
1t Is said that 1t was written by Will
lam :. Chapman. the twelfth juror, but
this is not certain. 1t was handed In by
Henry Froehlich, the foreman, who said
it expressed the opinion of the jury.
Judge Van Wyck was very much sur
prised when he read the verses over.
and wanted to know what II all meant
He had never in all his experience seen
such a verdict before. .asf
Foreman Froehlich said the poem
wasn't a verdict at all, because they had
not come to any agreement, but was
simply explanatory of their complicated
state OF mind ~
The Judge excused them from further
jury duty for the rest OF the week.. and
the jurors all went home to bed.
The evening world., 1894-03-08
CAMPAIGN IN GRAVESEND.
Rumor That McI<nnc's Lieutenant,
CrOpscy, IIns Disappeared.

The campaign for the Spring elections
in Gravesend is growing more exciting
each day. The taxpayers and property
owners are now thoroughly organized,
and making a determined effort to down
the remnants of the Mckane ring.
The citizens are holding back their
nominations until after Saturday night.
when the regulars will place their
ticket in the field.
Both factions met at Gravesend last
night. but there was little business
transacted by either.
There is a story going around Coney
Island that James IL. Cropsey. one of
Mckane's inspectors under Indictment.
has disappeared. His friends say he is
! under treatment for brain trouble at an
asylum in New York.
When the verdict of guilty was
brought in by the jury trying McKane
Cropsey Is said 10 have taken the matter
very much TO heart.
The evening world., 1894-03-08
KEPT THE nOOTY HERSELF.
4 Buffalo Salesman Calls ON q
ShOplifter.

at was The uueerest thing" said the
girl at the jewelry counter during the
lull. according to the Buffalo Express.
When / was in the other store uptown
the fioorwalker came around and told
US all 10 look out for these people that
so around and steal because they can't
help 1t. / was kim OF green then, and
almost put my eyes out looking for
them, one day n woman came to the
counter and l didn't pay much attention
to her. After ! was through with the
party l was waiting on l happened 10
look ut her and saw her take q gold
headed hairpin from a tray.
Il didn't say u word. but found out
who she was. ina night l went rigat
over to her house and told her what 1
had seen. She tried to bTazen II out,
ut l was too much for her. and finally
she owned up that she had taken the
ibid you have her arrested?. asked
NO" SAID The hrst CHI. but ] made
aer give me the pin"
The evening world., 1894-03-08
TO UNSEAT MAHON.
Kings County Supervisors VII
Hear Testimony To-MorrOw.

The Kings County Republican Super.
visors have taken up the fight of William
S. Van keudren, who Is e~ndeavoring I'M
seat Joseph Mahon. Supervisor of the
Eleventh Ward.
The Law Committee. composed of SUI
pervisors Dixie. l.inniken, Dahl, Maucl.
bauer. Gangloff, Juengst and Donohue,
met in the Brooklyn Courthouse to-day
and adjourned until tomorrow night,
when the first evidence will be taken.
Van Keuren claims that he IL entitled
to the seat by a majority of fifty votes.
naeu.
The evening world., 1894-03-08

certain the source Of impurity. During
the stir last Spring over the New York
watershed, at no time was the water
drawn through the pipes found to con-
chlorine.
The report Of Chemist Berry was
shown to City Works COMMISSIONS
White to-day. Mr.. White took the mum,
Der of the house at Fulton and Pear
streets, and will request Health Com.
missioner Emery to also have an analy-
pare the result with those attained By
Chemist Berry. Mr.. White says the
pressure of business in the office does
not permit hin to devote as much time
to the watershed subject as he had
hoped. but he will begin at once to rem
edy the evil.
The evening world., 1894-03-08
WILL NOT OBJECT TO 81, 800, 900.
Board of Education May Get Only
Half OF what Is Asked.

Comptroller Fitch has prepared a re-
port to be submitted to the Board of
Estimate in relation to the appropriate
of 81 500, 900 the Board of Education
wants for new schools. There is nov
on hand nearly 81 100000 for new schools,
ana 800, 900 of that amount Is for a new
Board OF Education hall,
The Comptroller says he will not oppose
an appropriation of 81 300. 0O0. which will
be sufficient for AL needs, particularly
IL the Board abandons It's idea to build
"A hall. and will consent to have the
money transferred to the fund for school
InuSpS.
The evening world., 1894-03-08
Round About Town.

Joseph Canncso, forty years old. ~ ii West
Thirty.olghth street, fell overheard at Nineteenth
street and East River at s O'Clock this morning.
He was rescued by John Kerlyn. NJ ~ Walcott
street, urooHlyu, lie was taken TO Bellevue Hos
pital.
Jo.rph Ilu'rhoc, q sailor. t~hirty-siE years old.
died without medical attendance at I o'clock this
morning a. the home q NaylaI Celia, i05 East
Seventy first street, where lotChec was lodging.
Michael Dalton, thirty-two years old, a laborer,
OF z Lewis street. fell from "A truck at Eleventh
avenue and SiStccGth street this morning and
fractured both les. lie was removed to the New
York Hospital.
The evening world., 1894-03-08

The first samples submitted to the New
York health authorities were taken from
streams carrying the drainage Of Gem
eteries and factories into the ponds from
which the water was drawn for distri-
button to the one million residents of
Brooklyn.
In the illustrated story published in
1.-THE Evening World' last Saturday,
there was no attempt made to prove that
the polluted waters of the ponds and
streams were not thoroughly filtered be-
fore being used by the people in the
city.
1t was = question whether such filthy
The evening world., 1894-03-08
ESCAPES BIG ASSESSMENT.
Belt Lin Need Not Pay ON S1,i3O,-
600 Personal Property.

Comptroller Fitch has been served with
papers notifying him that the Supreme
Court has set aside the assessment or
81, 10000 personal property for the year
1891 of the Central Park, North and East
River Railroad Company, better known
as the BELT line"
This decision Is In accordance with
the recent decision in the case of the
Second Avenue Railroad by the Court
of Appeals.
Both companies claimed their debts
exceeded the value OF the property as
sessable as personal
The evening world., 1894-03-08
COTTON SELLS HIGHER.
Concc Prices Advance. ana whoa;
Loses Ground.

Cotton opened about seven points high
err, May selling at first at 7,6S a 7.64. and
then at 7.62, tut up to lG+ and down
to 7.59. standing at 7,59 at ! o'clock. Cof-
fee futures were lower at the opening,
but later sales were made about five
points better than the market closed
last night.
Wheat OPENED here at 81 IS and after
wards sold down TO q LII L
The evening world., 1894-03-08
SWAIN CAME TO STAY.
Wants 10 lie sworn In M State
Treasurer To Succeed Gray.

TRENTON, y. j., March S,-George
Il. Swain came here this morning before
10 o'clock, He hung up his coat and hat
in State Treasurer Gray's Office and then
prepared TO take the oath OF Office as
Mr.. Gray's successor.
Major Carl Lentz asked Justice Depue
TO swear in Mr., Swain. wait till the
noon recess" the Judge said Is he
The evening world., 1894-03-08
NEW JANlT0R IN CHARGE.
COurt-Honsc IN BETTER Condition
Under SuIIiyun's Care.

the Courthouse, appointed to succeed
Janitor Fecney, who recently died, has
assumed mis- new duties, and his APP
pointment promises to be most salts.
factory. He has begun the thor
ough cleaning Of the building, and
the Courthouse already presents a
greatly improved appearance.
The cleaning of the skylights has
made a great Improvement in the dimly
lighted corridors.
MIR. sullivan has already made him.
self very popular with all the attaches
Of the Court-House.
The evening world., 1894-03-08

a corrective, a regulator, q gentle laxa-
tive. They're the smallest, the easiest to
take, and the most natural remedy-no
reaction afterward. Sick Headache, Bill
ious Headache, Indigestion, Bilious At
tacks, and all stomach and bowel de.
rangements are prevented, relieved and
permanently cured.
The evening world., 1894-03-08
NEW SMALLPOX CASES.
Three Patients Removed to North
Brother Island.

Another case Of smallpox was discov-
cred this morning in he Five Points
Mission. The patient Is Joseph Wilkin-
son, ten years old. He was removed to
North Brother Island.
1nis is the sixth case that has been
found In the Mission during the last two
weeks.
George Miller, five years old. and Lilly
Brooke, four years old, were removed
his morning from the tenement 275O
Eighth avenue, to North Brother Island,
suffering from smallpox.
The evening world., 1894-03-08
Brooklyn Assembly Contests.
(RY Nssocllt, M Press.

Nby NsSuclitu fFess,)
ALBANY. March S.-Asscmblymln Philip Keel
slid this morning; THE Committee on Contested
Seats will go to Brooklyn tonight and will hnIsi
the three contests by next Tuesday. Assembly
man j. II. Terry will act as a s~ub-COmmittcl
and hear the case OF Dwyer vs.. Plant. The othcl
cases OF Passleld VS.. Melody and Campbell vs.
I.oonan will be closed. and We will report on al
the cases next week."
The evening world., 1894-03-08
18Th ST., 18Th ST. and 9Th 1--we.

stepped on the bench to take part in
the quo warranto proceedings.
Mr.. SWANS plan IL to take the oath
and then make a demand on Gov. Werts
for a commission Blu the Governor
Won't be here to-day. 80 that part of his
programme Will have to fall through.
1t Is not yet settled whether Mr.. Swain
will ask Treasurer Gray to retire until
he has first seen the Governor.
The evening world., 1894-03-08
Two Women Held for Trial.

Charlotte Althon. OF 1870 West Forty-slxth street.
and Emma White. OF 1863 West Forty-eighth street,
the two pronrietresses OF alleged d~isorderly houses.
raided last night by Capt. Haughey's detectives.
were each held for trial by Justice Voorhis in
the Yorkyille Court to-day.