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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-06
HUNTS FATE IN THE BALANCE.
The Wife-Murdsrer May Die and
Cheat the Electric Chair.
Shot Down the Mother Of His Chill
dren Before Their Eyes.

wife murderer Joseph Hunt lies hover
byterian Hospital. with the chances
about even for and inst the compile
ton of double tragedy that startled
the upper cast side yesterday.
Hunt shot and killed his wife sunday
morning at their home, 1920 Second ave-
nue., and then shot himself He was q
paperhanaer by occupation, but had not
worked for two or three years. His
wife supported The family of six by her
needle. There were four children,
Lottie, eleven years old: Tessie, nine
years old: George, seven years old. and
Harry, five years old.
Hunt Is addicted to drink, and has
spent what money he could get from his
wife's earnings for liquor. He has n
surly disposition and Is not popular In
the nelghborhood.
His wife was the opposite In disposl-
ton and habits, and attributed his ac-
lions to the results of severe attack
OF ths grip he had two years ago.
her clothing. She refused to allow him
to do so. and quarrel ensued. He left
the house and returned late In the even
inS.
Suhubs HoruiHB ne enteTeu tne front
room with his hands behind his back,
as II he had something he wished to con-
ceal. Mrs. Hunt had arisen a few mo-
ments before and was sitting by the
window combing her hair. Three OF the
children were playing about the floor.
Walking towards his wife. Hunt
pointed large navy revolver directly
at her head and fred.
The ball struck her q little back of
the right ear. Her head dropped against
the back OF the chair. The bullet had
caused instant death. The man then
turned the weapon upon himself and
sent Il ball crashing into his skull.
apartments OF Louis Davis, on the floor
above. and told him what had happened.
Davis called In F. A. Kanzier,, Mrs.
Hunts brother. who lived near BY and
a sister, took charge OF the children
and Hunt was removed to the Presby-
terrain HOSPITAL.
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lifeless odor common TO places long
closed and uninhabited. I had matches
with me, and striking one l looked about
me.
I was in a wide hall Before me .
dark staircase, partially whitened with
dust, led to rooms above. To the lief.
and right were closed doors, and at
tached to the white easement OF the
latter was u little bracket candelabra,
containing cluster OF six half-con-
sumed wax candles. Lighting two OF
these, took one OF them from the
holder and opening the door at my
right. entered.
The room In which / found myself
was apparently the parlor Of the de-
serted mansion. The dust-coyered hair
cloth furniture, which had evidently
been for many years undisturbed, was
OF style massive and once much in
vogue. A number OF paintings and en-
cravings were upon the walls IN tar
nished gilt frames. 4 large chande-
lier suspended In the centre OF the room
was OF elaborate workmanship The
floor was covered with heavy mat
ting, the exact nature OF which I could
hardly determine. owing TO the thick
covering Of dust. Passing on to the adj
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My candle I had. with few drops OF
melted wax, affixed 10 a small table
near the centre Of the room. and having
no desire TO remain In darkness In this
lonely place. j left II burning
AS I lay there wondering at my
strange surroundings and not altogether
free from q sense OF fear at the silence
and shadows OF the deserted place,
now noticed for the first time that be
yond my candle and a little TO the left
there hung against the partition wall
separating the two rooms, a full-lengt h
portrait OF lady. The picture waS an
oil painting and the execution adnird-
BILE. II was fully life size, and the
frame that inclossd Il wide ana elabo-
rate. although now furnished and dusty.
But II was the hgure itself that most
attracted me. The face was that OF a
woman not beyond twenty years Of age.
and beautiful In the extreme Her hair
was u wealth OF silstening gold; her
dress that of bride. The picture APP
peared 40 have suffered but little from
sge. and the lisht as II fell upon II made
The view from my position remarkably
good. As | lay there in silent content
plat Of this beautiful portrait, I for
Eot any iuCipirnt fears that had lowered
about me, and fell to specializing upon
the history ct this deserted house and
the story OF that fair bride.
! was too tired 10 mus. long; my eye
lids grew heavier and l caught myself
mlngiins fact and fancy withou, being
able TO distinguish them, Then I fell
asleep.
do no: know what time 1t Was when
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STRIKING BEYOND HARlEM..
Work on Annexed District School
Buildings to Be Tied Up.
Supt. Snyder Claims that but Few
Men Have Struck. &.

The Board OF Walking Delegates has
determined to carry the war against
the Board of Education beyond the Har-
lem, and was this morning ordering
strikes on school buildings In the An
nexed District. on which work Is being
done.
1t was stated by a delegate this morn
ing that the strikes ordered last week
are progressing satisfactorily and that
many non-union, as well as practically
all union men have quit work.
The Board Of Walking Delegates will
hold meeting this evening at which
plans for commencing proceedings In
court to enforce the lay requiring that
city work shall be paid for at current
wages VIII be discussed.
the strike was yesterday Endorsed by
the Central Labor Union.
Superintendent OF Public School Build
lngs Snyder still claims there is practi-
cally no strike. Last week he sent re-
quests to the janitors of all buildings
FOR correct statements about the situa-
ton. and at his office this morning II was
announced that thirty-three replies had
been received. A majority said the or
der to strike had not been obeyed. Some
said few men had quit work.
In all, according to this estimate.
there are not over twenty-five men on
strike on the thirty-three buildings. or
these seventeen had been working on
Primary No. 2. in City Hall place.
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joining room, was not disappointed In
hnding It TO be a large bedroom with
all the appointments peculiar to an old
time Southern home OF wealth, l APP
preached the tall canopied bed in the
opposite corner and drew back the cur
tains; It was ready for the guests for
which IL had 80 long waited. The bed
ding was yellow with age, but the
canopy had protected II from the dust.
II had no; been occupied for years.
confess ] was possessed with a sense
OF awe amid these surroundings. but not
being OF q tImid nature / determined to
pass the night beneath this roof In pref
erence TO enduring the heavy fog that
always gathers Mt night In these noun
tains. Leaving my candle lighted,
now returned TO my horse and arranged
his bridle-rein so that he could eat the
grass for a considerable space about
him; then removing the saddle re-
turned with IL to my strange quarters.
Plying open one OF the creakinE win
dowS and IT'S heavy shutters to let fresh
air into the musIy apartment fas-
tened back the draperies OF the tall bed
aad threw back the lon. unused bed
ding, the odor VI which reminded me OF
cerements. To relieve this somewhat
covered the pillow with my coat. and
removing only my outer garments lay
down, for ! was greatly tati9ued with
riding. an exercise TO which j was to-
tally unsccustomed.
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calmer and at last turned her sorrow
stricken face full upon me. i noticed.
too, and with the utmost terror, that the
candle had burned down to the WOO,
and that in another moment We would
be In darkness. Still the earnest Wordq
poured from my lips. and the face before
rickering light of the expiring candle.
and. taking one step towards me.
mine and vanished. As she did DO I
from a dripping candle fall upon the
back of my right hand At that instant.
too, the candle gave one inal mare ana
went out.
When consciousness returned I was
lying across the bed and the sun was
streaming In at the open window, For q
moment was a little daEed at my sur
roundings, then II all came back to me.
Seized with a Wild panic-such panic a.
possesses stampeding cattle-I caught up
my clothes and my horses saddle and
Ned. \ i passed the portrait Its eyes
seemed 10 follow me and added to my
terrors. Through the dusty rooms. out
OF the wced-2rown yard, ! tore as one
d!strauGht 20 where my horse was
quietly waiting. \ moment later I was
urging him down the unfrequented path,
Not until was FAR away did l pause
IN my FRANTIC night. Then. suddenly ~
Numbering I glanced at the back o. my
right hand. and there-round. rod unU
dry. like crimson WATERWAYS = orev
oil biood.-Detroit Free Press.
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luton when a bend In the pathway
brought me into full view OF what APP
psared to be n large, square, Southern
mansion surrounded by trees and situ-
ated a little way up the slope OF a re-
murkably lofty mountain that rose
precipitously behind II.
A nearer approach revealed an out
ward appearance OF overgrowth and d.
lapida ton. The fence had fallen down
in several places: the open gate was
barely supported by Its rusty hinges,
the yard was mass OF weeds. The
condition OF the house ] could not de-
,ermine In the dim light made DINNER
by the heavy shadows OF the trees Be-
tween the tall weeds and briers there
was u wide stone walk leading from the
gate to the front door.
The prospect was not an inviting one,
but as my situation had become some-
what desperate determined II possible
to obtain accommodations for the night.
My repeated knocks elected no re-
sp5nse beyond a hollow echo, and con-
GLIDING the place to be deserted, tried
the door. Somewhat 70 my surprise It
yielded, the rusty hinges creaking ter
ribly as I pushed Il wide open. As
entered / was greeted by that musty.
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BOTH ATTACKED IN A SALOON.
Wilson and His Wife Accuse Nc
Manus and DAWN.
Policeman Climbs Fence to Make
an Arrest.

Frank Wilson, carpenter. Of 40
Eleventh avenue. and his wife, Kate,
were complainants In Sorkyille Court
this morning against Henry DAWN.
thirty years old. of 55S West Fifty-nrst
street, and James McManus. aged TWEEN
ty-four, of SIP West Forty-ninth street.
Wilson charged DAWN with robbery,
while McManus was accused of assault
and violation of the Excise law by both
Wilson and his wife.
McMsnus Is employed as bartender In
McGirney's liquor store at the north
west corner Of Fifty-frst street and
Eleventh avenue. Wilson says he went
into the saloon about 8 o'clock last night
accompanied by u friend. Together they
spent about a. While they were In the
place Mrs. Wilson sent In a message.
band
At about 9 o'clock Wilson decided TO
20 home, but the bartender tried to coax
Wson ,hs h tss failed aad
tive or six other men grabbed hold OF
him and refused to let him leave. In the
struggle that followed Wilson'S clothes
being assaulted he was robbed of sill
yer watch.
During the struggle Mrs. Wilson en-
band In the grasp OF half \ dozen men
sprang to his assistance. Upon this, It
Is alleged. McManus struck her and tore
her dress.
The noise OF the fight attracted quite
crowd outside Of the saloon. Wilson
and his wife were forced to the sidewalk,
and then the front hall door was barred
ard locked. Policeman Kearns, of the
West Forty-seventh street station, then
appeared on the scene. On learning the
story he called Officer Lynch to his as
They found all entrances TO the saloon
barred. but Oh entering the adjoining
yard kearns managed to gain access to
In the yard he came across DAWN and
another, man. who has not as yet been
arrested.
DAWN and his companion were ON the
point OF climbing over the fence that led
caught hold Of their legs and pulled them
back. Seeing that they had only one
policeman to cope with. they turned upon
him. In the struggle the stranger kicked
k iSs rms in the chin and then jumped over
DAWN rushed into the hallway of the
house In which the saloon is located and
bounded up the stairs. Kesrns caught
him on the second landing and held on TO
him until his brother officer came to his
assistance. DAWN was then taken to
the station house and locked up.
Then the officers returned to the sa-
loon, and, after a wait of half an hour.
saw McManus step out on the sidewalk.
| q stranger called at the house Of the
complainant and returned the watch
| and then hurried away.
Assemblyman McManus appeared for
the two defendants, and they were held
Manus was also held for trial on the
| excise charge.
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DELAYED THE EXCURSION.
And Eighth wardsrs Have Turned
Justice yOorhts 10 the Wall.

Some OF the members Of the Patrick
J. McNerney Association were roast
ing" Justice Voorhis this morning over
the way he kept their excursion barges
tied up to the dock at the foot OF Frank
lin street yesterday, II was caused by
the arrest OF Mr.. Mclnerney by Police
man Cohen. Of the Macdougal street
station, for violating the Excise law in
his saloon. 262 Hudson street. McIner-
ney was taken TO Jefferson Market Court.
where he was held for trial in 800 Nc
Inerney had allthe money for the ex-
penses of the excursion, and he waited
an hour in the police court In state
bordering on insanity.
When his bondsman was accepted he
rushed for cab. and when he stepped
out on the pier he was cheered by the
two barge loads of people.
The excursion pulled out into nib
stream at MONDAY and the eXCursionists
made up for the delay by extra merri-
Justice Noorhiss picture IL turned to
the wall.
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FIRED A TENEMENT.
An Unknown Inoeudiary Put 10
Families in Jeopardy.
inmates Reused at 3 A. N. by the
Cries Of the Janitrsss.
ran of OIL Found Near Where the
Torch Was Applied.

What is thought to have been an in
.ndlary fire In the five-story brown
cone double tenement-house at FL East
yIrhtieth street, early this morning,
,used u panic, ard the nineteen fami-
vs residing there sought safety by
mans of fire-escapes and the roofs.
me smoke In the Railways was so dense
,ba, they did not dare to descend the
sairs, nor did they stop to dress or
,,ther UP their valuables.
At 8 o'clock this morning the nine
y.ar-old daughter of Mrs. Anna Cob
pr, the janitress of the house, who &C.
,upies apartments on the ground floor,
vas awakened by the smoke. which
osused her to cough violently. She
called her mother, who found the hall
ways nlled with smoke, which was pour
ing In from the cellar. Flames were
shooting from the cellar windows, and
the whole lower part Of the house
seemed to be u mass of seething flames.
Mrs. Collier insisted her eleven-year-
old son through front window and he
dashed through the flames and rang in
an alarm at the nearest box. Mean
while Mrs. Cohler's screams aroused the
other tenants, and a panic ensued.
By this time the halls and most Of the
apartments were SO thick with smoke
The terrified tenants fed In their night
clothes, some by the way Of the frees
capef, while those on the upper floors
climbed through the scuttle to the roof
Henry Morgan, his wife, two children
and Mrs. Ladtslaw Schultz, twenty-five
years old, boarder. who live on the
ground floor, were almost overcome by
the smoke. They escaped through the
windows with great difficulty. Mrs
gchultz who Is an invalid, was so badly
Affected by inhaling the smoke that med
cal attendance was necessary.
The firemen had little trouble with the
lanes, which had started In a wood-bin
q the cellar.
After the smoke had cleared away
,arl Lil.ienthal, q tenant, with William
Meyer who lives In the adjoining house.
vent into the cellar and found a kero-
ene can. containing half a pint of oil,
'eside the .charred wood-bin. They feel
ertaln that the fre Is the work OF an in
sked to investigate.
The loss wifi not be over $500
James keyes's restaurant, at &C Gan
syoort street, on the ground floor OF a
hee-story brick building. was dam
ged to the extent OF $500, by fire at s
clock this morning. The flames were
iused by an overheated stove.
Fire did $50 damage, at s o'clock this
norning, on the first Moor OF the five-
tory tenement at 263 Broome street In
he liquor store of Charles Ganse.
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BUTCHERS WOULD ARBITRATE
But south Omaha Packers, II Is
Said, Will Grant No Terms.
lIlY Associated BresRl


OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 6.-The South
Omaha strikers have 80 far receded
from their position as to be ready 10 arbi-
trate their differences. They held sew
eral meetings yesterday. There was con-
siderable aggressi 2easss. but little riot
Gus demonstration. The strikers finally
agreed to trust to arbitration, and APP
Iointed committee to confer with the
packing -house people and to arbitrate on
o scale of wages. The strikers called on
the managers OF the packing houses and
were told they would be given an
answer to-day. From other sources 1t
Is learned the answer will be "A positive
refusal to meet The arbitration commit
tee and to grant any terms, except a
complete surrender and return of the
men at the old scale.
Fifty butchers arrived from Chicago
at noon and were rushed into the works
before the strikers had time to speak to
them. Several bodies OF men have Sc
cretly entered the plants, and II is now
asserted BY the packers that they have
enough butchers to replace all the men
out. A dining-hall has been fitted up In
the, variou plants, and the new men
will eat AMI sleep there and have no
intercourse with outsiders.
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BACiLLi OF DIPHTHERIA.
DR.. DECIDE Found 1t In the Sus.
pected Cheese.

DIR. DECIDE, Of the Psychological De-
partment Of the Board Of Health, re-
ported to Sanitary supt. Roberts
this morning that he had found ba-
cilli of diphtheria in a sample of the
cheese seized In q Washington COM
mission house Thursday afternoon.
The seizure was made by Inspector
Fuller upon a telegram from the State
Board or Health at Albany. stating that
there was a strong suspicion that the
whole Invoice Of fifty packages shipped
from the Star Creamery, Alton, N. r,
was infected with diphtheria.
The State Board of Health had also
made an examination Of a sample Of the
cheese and found baclll Of diphtheria.
Whether or not the whole lot was In
fected was not known; but circumstances
seemed to indicate that 1t was.
An Inspector from the State Board of
Health, who was sent to Alton to seize
the cheese. arrived there too late. While
he was en- route the cheese was shipped
to this city.
He discovered that In a farmers fam
lily there had been a fatal case OF diph-
iberia and that all the milk produced by
the cows on that farm had been sold to
the Star Creamery and made into cheese.
The person who had taken care OF the
patient had MIXED the cows regularly,
and In that way the milk had become
infected.
The whole lot Of cheese will be con-
demned and carted to the offal dock.
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STABBED BY HIS FRIEND.
Farsco says Cordova Cot Him over
n Game Of Cards.

Giovanni Farsco, q laborer, thirty
years old, Of AZ Crosby street, lies In St.
Vincents Hospital to-day. In a serious
condition, from stab-wound In his
right side. Michael Cordoya, of " IL
Marion street, n friend Of Farsco, has
been arrested, charged with the stabbing.
The two men were with several friends
In Farsco's rooms last night, drinking
and playing cards. At 1l.S0 o'clock. one
Of the witnesses says, Farsco and Cor
dova got into an alteration, and quick
as u flash Cordova sprang upon his
friend and the two were rolling over
and over on the floor. When the others
in the room separated them Farsco was
found to be covered with blood He held
his hand to his side as he exclaimed:
II have been cutr'
Policeman Thorn found the men trying
to stanch the blood that flowed from an
ugly wound under Farsco's nth rib: He
was taken to st. Nincent's Hospital,
Farsco insists that he was stabbed by
Cordova, and the others present COR
roborate him. Cordoya denied using q
knife, and none could be found on his
person.
Cordova was held In 1850 bail In the
Tombs Police Court this morning to
s.wait the result Of Farsco's injuries.
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A DROP: OF BLOOD.
Travellers Thrilling Experience IN u
Deserted Southern Mansion.

10 L e summer OF 'sS was employed
BOo ~Ok after some legal business at
n, eourt-House. w. Va. Leaving
in, iroad at Brownstown and TAX
Lanai" ections and horse from my
Ii. ~ at that point,I set out through
aD.O. Uuntains early in the afternoon.
np0.s 10 reach Racine In time for
ssu,.s e afternoon vaned. however, I
hu,sS mat the road became constantly
su,,,ss and apparently more unfre-
g.. until 1t was little more than
se,a..d pathway that crossed and
sssk ~ 'he srsvelly bed OF y dry
nm, mad effort to remain in the
valley that wound circuitousIy
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MURDER At BESSEMER.
German shot In His Home for an
Unknown Motive.

PUEBLO, Col, Aug. 6.-John Schode.
an unmarried German, forty years Of
age, and for twelve years past a black
smith helper at the steel works. was
murdered yesterday afternoon. He had
been living alone In the rear of a small
house In the most frequented part of
Bessemer. About 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon Mrs. Martin, q neighbor. heard
q pistol shot, and looking out saw a
negro woman running away from the
vicinity of Schode's house.
She thought little of the circumstance
till last evening, when Schode was found
lying dead in fr mt of his door. He had
bullet hole Just above the right collar
bone and almost in the middle of the
chest, No satisfactory motive can be
assigned for the crime The dead man
money. $50, and his watch were found
on his body.
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STABBED IN A FIGHT.
Hugh Burns Wounded and John
Fields Held for Trial.

John Fields, forty years old. OF 242
West Seventeenth street, formerly man
ager of Murray & Dietz at Rockaway
Beach, but at present waiter In Child's
restaurant on Cortlandt street, was a
prisoner this morning In the Yorkviile
Court.
Fields was arrested early this morning
charged with stabbing his friend, Hugh
Burns of 1850 Varick street. twice In the
left leg.
about midnight and quarrelled on the
boat because Burns refused to loan
Fields some money. When the boat put
UP they we're still at II.
street the two friends came to blows,
and during the fight Fields. IT 10 said,
stabbed Burns. and was arrested az he
was running away. Justice Voorhis held
him In 81 900 bail Tor trial.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL BOYS, TOO.
Merely Watching n Craps Game,
bat They Were Arrested.

Justice Taintor. in Harlem Court this
morning. exacted a pledge from two
well-dressed boys who were arraigned
before him. charged with playing craps
In Eighty-seventh streetyesterday after
noon. The boys were made to hold up
their right hands and repeat after the
Justice these words:
"I'll never play craps on the street
again. I'll never stand on the street and
see other boys play craps again"
The boys gave their names as William
Brennan, fifteen years old. AZ East
Eighty-seyenth street, and William Dom
nelly, fifteen years old, OF SO East
Eighty-third street. The little prisoners
said they had not been playing craps.
but, being on the way home from Sun
day-school, paused in the street to watch
game OF craps which was going on in
Eighty-seventh street, near Third ave-
nue.
All the rest OF the boys escaped, but
Policeman Mcguire captured these two
and took them to the station-house.