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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-24
CHAIRMAN Prick A WITNESS.
Thinks the Armor Fraud Charges
a Money-Making Scheme.
If Inspectors Had Done Their Duty
There'd Have Been No Trouble.

WASHINGTON. July .4-Chairnan
Frick, of the Carnegie Steel Company,
was The witness before the Naval Com
mittec In the armor-pllte investigat ton
to-day, and attracted an unusually
large audience.
Answering questions from Chairman
Cummings. Mr.. Frick told of his CON
rection with the Company since 1885,
and asserted that he had opposed en-
tcring upon the work OF making armor
plate. since the Company would be at
a disadvantage and have but one Gus
toner While the Company's output Of
1899 had been more than 5000, 900 tons.
only 300 tons was armor plate. 1t was
q comparatively unimportant branch of
the works. and he had left the details
entirely to Supt. Hunsicker.
Regarding the penalty exacted by the
Government, Mr.. Frlck said that he re-
garded the penalty levied by the Navy
Department as ,xorhitant and had APP
peale1 to the President, as he was per
United to do under law. He considerel
the Presidents decision unjust In the
amount enacted, since all the Company
had stipulated 10 do was to furnish the
best armOl.
Like other witnesses, Mr.. Frick as
serted that the tensile tests of plate
were of no Importance, as compared
with ballistic tests.
He did not regard the informa ton to
the Government as conspiracy OH the
part of former strikers for revenge, but
rather "A money-makng scheme.
1nformer Craig had come to him be-
fore the Information was given out, in
timating that Il conspiracy was on foot
and giving as his motive for the visit
gratitude towards member of the
Company who had assisted his sister in
obtaining an education.
Mr.. Prick did not go into details re-
gardng Craigs informato to him. He
told also of a visit from an unknown
elderly lady, who said she came from
Washington, and intimated that for
money she could give some valua BILE in
formation.
IF the Government inspectors had
done their drty there would have been
no trOuble,' said the witness.
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MUST SUE DIRECTLY.
Decision of Justice Bartlett in the
Gates Divorce Middle.

BY decision Of Justice Bartlett in the
supreme Court. Brooklyn. this morning.
Mrs. Alice r. Gates Is directed to sue her
husband. George *. Gates. directly for
absolute divorce
The Gates divorce proceedings have
been in the courts for some time. The
papers show that on Sept 30. 1855, Gates.
Harlem carpenter was married.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
John Elmendorf, Of the Roman Catholic
Church of the Holy lnnocents. New
York. The marriage was An unhappy
one and the couple separated.
In October. 1880, Gates married again.
This time his bride was Alice r. Lipman.
or Alice r. Faulkner, as she sometimes
called herself Oates claimed that he
believed his first wife was dead. -.
Less than Il year ago Mrs. Gates No. I
surprised her former husband by
serving him with papers in II suit for alb
solute divorce, making Mrs. Gates No.
an equal co-defendant
Gates admitted both marriages and be-
gan an action for the annulment OF the
second marriage. In the answer OF Mrs.
Gates No. . to the suit of Mrs, Gates
No. /, Gates is subs tantially sued for d.
vorce again.
Justice bartlett. in his decision, says
that Mrs. Gatee 80. must amend her
answer 50 "a to sue Gates In direct
action. Gates IL not allowed any relief
In his suit for annulment OF marriage.
and Gerald r. Mcdowell Is appointed a
commissioner 20 take the testimony OF
Rev. John Elmendorf, who Is now In
Wisconsin, for use on the trial or the
case.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-24
HIS FATAL INFATUAT|ON.
Grifiths Shot Himself for Love of
Another's Pretty Wife.
She Was 200 Miles Away and He
Cou dn't stand The Separation.

HACKENSACk, n j.. july i-E.
". Giffiths. who tried to xii! himself
yesterday by shooting himself in the
ear. as told in yesterdays Evening
World" is lowering between If" and
death. The doctors say he cannot re-
cover.
Griftl,hs Is forty-three years old and
has wife and two children. one f. a
daughter nineteen years old, and the
other SON thirteen years old. Gritiiths
was formerly employed as confidential
secretary by the Wall street banking
firm OF Brown Bros g. Co. but was dis
charged. In letter to THE World'
stating that he was going to Kill himself,
Grifiiths refers TO his discharge as being
unjust. but he stated that he would
commit suicide because of his infdtua
ton for the fascinating wife OF Harry
Is. Stage a mechanic, and the fact that
she was 100 miles away. where he could
not join her.
until about tire. months ago lived
with her husband and family IN neat
cottage In fiackensack. stage, 1t is
Judge William 5. Banta Grithths and
Mrs. Stagg became acquainted some
time ago. and 1t is said that he often
sa an, on her early IN the o Ny AFTER her
one day Stage caught Grifiiths in the
house, and there was big row: Two
days later Mrs. s,asg and Griiiiths d.
appeared. He still visited his family
but Mrs. Stage has not been seen in
IIackcnsack since. 1t is reported that
she has begged her husbands forgive,
not push the suit for divorce that he
had commenced.
rs sanss%ns t t. yhe WS5.S"
In he
"As to the relations which have al
ways existed and now exist between the
lady referred to above and myself, II Is
sufficient for us to know The love,
however, If real. God could not have
granted us a greater blessing than to
have freed us both from those who
Rn aae ns lInaha arPkht and enabled us 10
The reason ] die IL because the one
who owns my heart IL at present and
must be for some time for reasons
absent from me, and ! therefore have
| sought the spot where she is to say
| good by and to let her know that I'M
der the existing circumstancees the an
out her until she can come. bounded as
| am. instead o: being. 200 miles away
with her, where we had intended to be,
and would be were she able to join me
at present Is so great as to ma Ike me
welcome death. | have lived for her so
have died for. her, in, truth. love,
what she has told me that she will be
true to me. and WILL on her part, keep
the promises that. she has so often
made. know her love for me; know
and because of my love for her ] die"
Grifiths attempted to carry out his
| threat about noon yesterday. He went
to his ear fred. ' The Billet 't took
downward course. lodging at the base
of the brain.
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LET GO, THEN REARRESTED.
Alleged Chinese SmuggIers Dis
charged, Then Locked In Again,

Assistant United States District ttor-
ney Bah returned from his vacation
and took charge "f the preliminary eN-
amtnatlons in the Chinese smuggling
cases this morning,
The cases OF John Price and Mathew
Rrassel, both white, were called. In the
case OF iirass"l, the Government asked
for an adjournment until September on
the ground that certain necessary wit
nesses had lot been served.
counsel for the accused objected and
demanded an immediate hearing
Commissioner Shields ruled that the
prisoner was entitled to a trial within "A
reasonable time The case had been ad-
lourncd several times. and as the GOV
eminent Was not ready to go on he
discharged the prisoner.
y similar disposition was made Of the
cases Of Price and NJ Wah Hook
Al of N" disCnargri prisoners were
arrested on warrants charging them
with aiding and ahettng Lee Fe. in
smuggling in a batch OF tive Chinese
la hOrrrs.
shin Duh and thoy Wah Hook. who
are down for examination tomorrow
viii probably be discharged. az the Gov
eminent is not ready To proceed.
II H. understood that the evidence
against the discharged men Will he
presented to the Federal Grand Jury
and an endeayor made 10 have them in
diuted.
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BROTHER AGAINST SISTERS.
Tie WANTS the judgments The! Oh
tntncd by Default Opened.

Frederick Dittmann moved. before
Judge Fitzsimons, in the city Court
chambers. to-day, that defaults taken
against him in June last by his three
sisters Mrs. Lena Wcghorst, Mrs. Ba-
bette Paul and Mrs. jeanette Morse-be
opened on the ground that he was not
properly served with the papers In the
three separate actions they began
against him. Judge Fitzsimons reserved
decision.
Mrs. Eva Dittmann, the mother OF the
litigants, died in January last, leaving
Il policy OF insurance of 3l0pp. paYabl"
b. the Supreme Lodge of the knights
and Ladies' OF Honor, and 10y the terms
OF her will 500 OF 1t was To h" paid tor
the support Of her infant son, William
Dittmann, and the remaining 5000 to Al
vina Dittmann, her daughter, also u
minor.
Frederick Dittmann. an adult son
was appointed executor. Three other
daughters, the plaintiffs In the present
cases, were not satisfied with their
mothers disposition OF the 81 900. claim
ing that she was not in her right mind
when she made her will. and that each
child was entitled to onc-sixth Of the
amount, or Sl6633. They sued, and OBJ
tanned Judgment by default.
FrederiCk's accounts at two savings
Then Frederick discovered that he had
been sued. and, IT is alleged, that Law
yer Morris |. frieilander, who had act
| ed as his counsel in settling his moth
er's VIII, was attorney fOr Mrs. Veg
| horst.
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Rache, Frank has through her father hrouga,
suit Tor SO, 1000 against the latters landlord,
Frederick Hspersberser FOR injuries sustained b.
a chimney falling npon her
The body OF the drowned man found on SUNDAY
at the FOOT Of East Houston street was Identified
At the Morgus Yesterday an Abraham Jacobs.
pcddie-. tventy-eiyht rears old by his brother
Henr5 Jacobs. Of Us Mangn street
Elfahe,h Rush Stxtytye years old, u 1891
iss East seventy second street She was troubled
with heart disease
Seven men were arrested last nIsht for oonsra.
e.tins On the corner ot bioorc and EsseN streets
making II impossible for pedestrians 10 pass. In
The Essex Market Police Court to-day Justice
FPeitner Mod s:eh s. 1hey we're Harris n.rEan.
Louis Flnkelstein, Lyman Cohen and benjamin
Goldberscr
Thomas McMsnus twenty years oli. Of al
clinton street was nL.d SO b. Justice reItner
IN the Lssct Market police court today. sam,
vel cohen. 81 81 Emt broadway, charged the de-
iSnaam' IN , ;nn"y,ng nm and sTfak'ns the
saloon Keeper Harry Adler, ~ Is Clinton street
made charse Of Gsirdsry conduct against Peter
smith t~snty.tre y.srt old. Of 20 "ouVsrneur
street. In the EsseN Market Police 'ourt to-day.
Last night smith entered Adler's saloon with a
an and asked for a pint OF beer when he Was
,esd hs ssii'S ,hs 'fn 'na II,HTa on, o, teS
after a lively chase. lie was fined SO.
EdSard J!5sn, fourteen years Old, Of $50 flrh
P'Gcs court toa.y LAST nsh he ,as.ksi ed be- be-
hind he counter Ia sam Fings Laundry s55
Fiuh street and stols lilo from the money
! drawer The thlnamAn caught the hoy betOr.
lie had time 10 lesNs the store
Leopold Ell.nsnhn, oisf' Ludlow street Ma ar.
aligned In The EsseN Market Police ,our, to-day
! 80 ansNcr a charge Of attempted suicide. He
| stated that he has been ~ and ycSsrd.v b,
| uusl.he tool a dose " bshtine 10 place OF vhis,
Eey ana had no Iatsntion Of Killing himself IL.
vAS aisnltfse..
| Abraham VBl,s. " li6 ,hrys'ls street mad,
ehars' u Isf"'ny AE.insi Iessle Grun; iOca's
I no vsT. old ~ - Eitzr street IN the Essc1
7 Make Fu,Iav court TO-DAY. lite gtrI Nas a ,cT
tgrt 10 wAl-Es employ, lie .c-us.s her Of
. -.,.t|ns pLTrt ,ontsluing pesr' . sapphire, !
| almond q golI H. kei snd Hebrew coin. m,
ri Gsnlsd the 0hsIse, bt' was held Tor GAMMA
! ton
| ! dir'y,i. 81 hoy vs' found sIssptrs IN an Oh
| barrel Of he foot ~ Corl,arS h'Ttet early init
| morning. lie gsNs his name John campbell
| fourteen Yeas od. lie tod Agent Diets. Of III,
| Gerry rely. that he ran away from his home
; Hsstor stissl, Boston, month ago becsus,
| MS parents gave him whipping In the Esss,
| Marie. Police Court to-day Justice fsitner hsis
/ he hoy Tor examination. and Instructed Aken
DistE TO notify his parents.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-24
GOT CAUGHT IN 4 MAh-TRAP.
A Tramp Burglar Gets Stuck in
a Saloon Fanlight.
Both lie and the Proprietor Were
About Equally Scared.

In Iorliville Police Court this morning
wild cries of Help" followed by the
sound Of trd mping feet. were heard COM
Ing from the prisoners pen.
The court officers rushed to the pen
and opened the door. All the prisoners
were crowded together in one corner,
and in an opposite corner a tramp was
hammerng an old man over the head
with water cup. Court Officer Barnes
grabbed the tramp and brought him out
before Justice Meade.
The tramp proved to be William
Doerg. twenty-eight years old. who was
this morning John j. Hickey, a saloon
keeper. Of ga Second avenue. was count
ing his money in his barroom when his
attention was attracted to the fanlght.
a minute later he saw Doerg climb
through. He did not succeed In gett ng
INTO the store. however. for somehow the
fanlght snapped back. and the man was
caught In a rap.
The tramp began to breathe heavily.
sight Of Hickey.
Hickey got down behind the bar and
shouted: "Police! Robbers which at
tracted the attention of Policeman
street station. The policeman grabbed
his club and began to fan" the tramp,
who began to utter cries OF pain and
Scripture words not intended for
prayer"
Hickey did not sec the policeman at
first, and kept up his cries for help.
The policeman finally succeeded In get
ting the tramp out of his trap and took
him to thu station-house.
This morning in court he was held in
81 900 bail for trial,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-24
HARTLEY GIVEN HIS FREEDOM.
But He Is Forbidden to Linger
on the Soil of New Jersey.
His Lawyer Declares He Is Eccen-
trio, Not Insane.

Edward f. Hartley. the eccentric Har-
lem merchant. who escaped from Bloom
ingdale Asylum week ago AMI has .ince
been adjulged insane in New York, was
released from custody by the New Jer-
sey authorities this morning.
Hartley was brought from the Hudson
County Jail this morning into the Court
Of Common Pleas before Judge Hudspeth.
H. was represented in court by Attor-
ney John A. DENIM. His wife and cigh-
teen-year-old son We're present. Attor-
ney Gilbert Collins appeared for the
Bloomingdale people in the effort to get
Hartley back.
Mrs Hartley had completely changed
her mind. Instead of demanding her
husbands return to the custody of the
Bloomingdale authorities she appeared
as the petitioner for his release in her
care.
Attorney Collins said the Blooming
dale people did not care to push their
case II that was Mrs. Hartley's atti-
tudc.
Judge Hudspcth said that as there
was strong probability that the prs
uner was insane. he wanted an affidavit
from Mrs. Hartley showing that the lasi
legal place OF residence was New York
This AFFIDAVIT was made out. and then
the Judge discharged Hartley, under the
conditions that he return to New York,
or at least leave the state of New Jer-
sey
AS Hartley has been adjudged insane
and could be arrested by any policeman
who identified him on the streets of
New York city, Lawyer DENIM was for
Il moment nonplused, but he agreed to
the terms The party went to Taylor $
Hotel, and after consultation decided to
take an Annex ferry boat to brooklyn.
where, although not out of jurisdiction,
Hartley was less likely to be recognized
by agents of the Bloomingdale Asylum.
Hartley may be taken to Long Branch
where he owns property. Several law
yers in court SAID that Judge Hudspeth
had no right to order Hartley out OF the
State.
Attorney DENIM says that Hartley is
perfectly sound OF mind.
He is little erratic." said he, but l
have had clients who got along famously
with far less sense"
Hartley chatted with an Evening
World reporter on his way to the ferry.
and was good-humored and apparently
rational
When the hope was expressed to him
that this was the end of his troubles, he
laushingly replied
I'm afraid my troubles have just be-
gun"
Hartley Is well-to-do. Last Winter he
gave a power of attorney to his wife
over all his affairs, SO that there Is no
danger of his eccentrlcities wrecking his
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MAYORS AID SOUGHT.
Rikcr's Island Nuisance Necessi-
tates a special Meeting.

A committee repres anting the citizens
Of the Annexed District, who complain
OF the nuisances on Riker's Island,
called upon Mayor Gilroy this morning
to urge him to call n meeting OF the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
and have a sum appropriated sufficient to
pay for the covering Of all the garbage
now dumped there with soft earth to IL
depth of two feet, so as to prevent fnr-
ther suffering from the stencil.
Frank V. :. Oliver said that the death
of two children In the neighblrhood was
attributed by their attending physicians
to the smell from the garbage at Riker' $
Island.
The Mayor assured them that every
thing possible to abatc the nuisance MAS
being done b, the city officers. and a
meeting OF the Board of Estimate was
called for next Tuesday to take suitable
action. II could not be held sooner be
cause Of the absence OF the Comptroller
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GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

The decision OF the Stewards in the
Logan case will be eagerly watched for.
1t is doubtful II there ever was race
run at the Old track by the sea- even in
its palmiest days. that Favored SO
strongly Of fraud and the sooner such
startling reversals OF form are met with
stern action the sooner all such queer
looking races will be eliminated. Jockey
Shields made a desperate effort. OF
course he did. Why shouldn't he ?
Earlier in the day this aspiring
young man was set down for not
properly persev.ring with his mount.
Nobody present doubted that young
Shields flogged Logan, and so eager was
he to show the Stewards that Logan
felt the ''catgut' that he switched his
whip hand purposely to show them
that he was really cutting Logan's sides.
The young mans efforts to get home
first were positively heart-breaking 90
MN sar 4 very strong b d did
Jockey. Alex. Shields owns Logan. A
few days ago this same Logan. that Is
day minus the speed, was beaten two
heads by Jack of Spades and Armitage
over seven furlongs in LIS "a; iester-
nass sfn xz had MIC sA Mas hm S and
was deservedly .. to favorite.
The story is easily told. Logan was an
run in Las The Stewards then arose in
their might and summoned Mr.. Shields,
owner; MIR: Shields, jockey and MIR
bundle of tickets. and was surprised
Jockey. recalled the Fac, Of his grand
stand whipping act" and MIR. Bookie,
been backed. Nevertheless Logan didn't
win. and who is to blame? The Shieldses
have been in trouble before. and last
year at Washington it was only after
the hardest kind of work that they were
reinstated having been ruled off for
queer tactics. Where does the present
fault lie?
terday under promising conditions. This
should be Saratoga's banner year. and
when well under way the game should
be first class
A despatch from Lexington states that
Eugene Leigh has official lily announced
the sale of the horses in his stable
There has been some trouble between him
take place at Sheepshead bay on the
first Tuesday of the Fall meeting.
Ripley, says that the colt is almost hope
lessly broken down. He pulled up lame
after the Travers Stakes at Saratoga
Yesterday. This will be a sad blow to
"Fitz."
Vespasian ran good race yesterday
and will do to watch.
Starter Flynn was much worried over
having left the favorite. South Side, at
the post yesterday, but neither he nor
Doggett was to blame. The colt was in
motion when the flag fell, but proppcd
himself.
Reiff landed three winners at the
Beach yesterday.
Brooklyn.-There are no S. mutuels
sold at Brighton Beach, They are for
s. and a l-2-3 investment. on Walcott
paid $3.50 That is, the original 81 and
60 cents profit.
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BOTH CLAIM THE BODY.
Wolf Thinks II In His Brother, and
Mrs. SchIcssinger Her Son.

Joseph Wolf. OF 35l IL Bowery. and
Mrs. Theodore Schlessinger. OF 293 Mott
street. went to Long Branch this morn
Ing to identify the body of man found
on the beach yesterday and supposed to
be that of one OF those who went down
OH the tug James ID. Nicoll on June "a.
Wolf thinks the body is that Of his
brother. Emil. and Mrs. Schlessinger
thinks 1t IL that OF her son. Theodore.
The former was twenty-one years old.
and the latter eighteen. They worked
both wore black clothing when the
Nicol went down.
Only the lower portion OF the body
came ashore at Long Branch. In the
pockets were a silver watch, a bunch
of keys, a pocket rule and a London
Theatre programme.
Wolf owned no watch. but he often
wore Schlessinger's and 1t Is not known
which had 1t on that day. They each
carried keys.
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UNWHOLESOME BEEF SEIZED.
Delayed In Transit by the strike
and Rendered Useless.

Heath inspectors this morning seized
two trucks containing one hundred and
two quarters of spoiled dressed beef at
West Washington Market. The stun
came from the West and was delayed
In Chicago during the strike. A like
quantity was shipped to Providence.
Ever since the great strike In the
West when trains were delayed. the
Health Department has been on the look
out for UNIV holesome meat. Every train
load was carefully examined as soon as
II arrived. The seizure to-day was the
first that has been made. The Provi-
dence authorities have been advised by
telegraph OF the consignment sent there
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GRAND JURY NOT DISMISSED.
Judge MARITIME Says There Is Too
Much Work to DO.

The July Grand Jury was not dis
charged to-day. 1t took an adjournment
until Monday.
BY next Monday there viii be at least
sixty prisoners held in the TuInbs await.
ing the action OF the Grand Jury. Judge
MARITIME believes that common humanity
demands that these people be either in
dcted or discharged as quickly az posi-
BILE during the hot weather.
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CHASED HIM IN A CAB.
wv Chapman Only GaNr tp " hen
the Pick pocket WINS Caught.

Mrs. Susan Chapman, OF ~ West
Nineteenth street, had an encounter YES
terday with Il gang Of rigkpocke's az
Eighth avenue and seventeenth street
Two Of the gang jostled her, while a
third snatChei her poCkotbopk, contain
Ing sl2 She caught the thief and began
to belabor him with her umbrella He
passed the pocketuouk TO one of his CON
federates and ran of up the avenue.
Mrs. Chapman hailed a cab and starte |
in pursuit. Al Nineteenth street "A pl-
iiceman saw the man approaching on a
run, with the cab in pursuit, AMI ar
rested him. His c)nfcderatcs escaped
iigan, OF Ais West Fifty-sixth steel VAS
remandel to-day at jefferson Market
Court Mrs. Chapman did not appear
to prosecute,
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JAMES E. WARD DEAD.
The WeIl-known shipping Mer-
chant Passes Away ut Grent Neck.

James T.. Ward. the wel-known ship
ping merchant, of rs Wall street is
dead. He died OF Bright's disease yes
'erday at his country home in Great
Neck. l.. l., after suffering since the
Early par Of last March.
Mr.. Warl was the head OF the firm of
Semos Il. WaSd & CO. which has Il fleet
q ten hrst-olass iron and steel steam
ships plying between this port and the
West Indies. He was born in New York
Feb. % 1896 and firs; went into business
In l&G. He was stanch supporter of
American shipping interests and was one
or the m Nst active prom D,erS OF the
American shipping and Industrial
League. which di so much towards the
revival OF maritime trade.
MIR. Ward was Widowcr and leaves
a daughter, Mrs. AlphOnse II. Alker, of
this city.