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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
BUTCHER BUTLER A SUICIDE.
Slabs Himself in the Heart While
in Delirium.
He Had Been Ill with Pneumonia
for a Week.

While In delirlum, due TO pneumonia.
about o'clock this morning Charles
Butler. wealthy butcher at l6J First
avenue committed suicide by stabbing
himself twice in the heart.
BUTLER is about forty-Gve years old.
and accumulated a fortune in business
In the locality near First avenue and
Tenth street. He owns Il great deal OF
property near there and l. "A prominent
member OF a number of German socie-
ties. He is married and lives in the Nat
above the butcher shop. He had no
children.
He was taken sick with pneumonia u
week ago. and was attended by DIR. Otto
Maier, OF 32l East Eighteenth street.
This mornig he was worse, and while
the trained nurse was from his room
for moment. he went TO pantry.
and, taking n big carylrg-kn.fe, stabbed
himself twice In the heart. The nurse
heard him fall, and Or. Ma!er was sent
for Immediately, but BUTLER was dead
before he arrived.
Nelghbors stated this morning that
BUTLER always seemed contentei, and
they believe he killed himself simply be-
cause of the delrium
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
TRIED TO BREAK JAIL.
Warren County Prisoners Knocked
a Hole in the Wall.
Forced Back TO Their Cells at
Points Of hevoIvers.
They Were Armed with Knives and
Nerved TO Desperation.

BEI.NIDERE. n. J., July 27.--The
prisoners confined in the Warren County
Jai, again made a desperate but I'M
successful attempt to escape from the
iail last night. Among the prisoners
IN the plot was George Andrews, the
condemned murderer. whose case
Is now IN the United States courts.
Tho prisoners had secured a Ratchet
a hammer, small files. n number of
knives and long iron bar. and with
the aid OF these they knocked a hole in
the wall OF the jail two feet square.
The hole was fortunately discovered
by the Jailcr. and with the assistance
OF some keepers the men were driven
back to their cells at the points of re-
volvcrs.
Deputy Sheriff Schwartz says this was
the most desperate attempt yet tried.
The men had opened each Others cells
and were all In the corridors OF the Jail
ready to escape through the hole when
II was discovered.
The prisoners at first showed fight.
but on seeing the pistols held BY the
keepers they went back to their cells,
and are now being closely guarded.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
BATTLE IN A HALL way
Feud Between Families Ends in
Triangular Fight.
Whalen Badly Beaten and Both
Kings Seriously Cut.
Trio in a Hospital and One In a
Critical Condition.

The Whalens and Kings, of 81 Douglass
street, Brooklyn. after five years of
pickering and quarrelling. got into "A
serious row last night. AS II conse-
uucncc, three men are in the hospital
as well AZ under arrest.
Thomas Whalen Is ffty-six years old
and lives with his wife OIL the top floor
of the tenement-house 81 Douglas street.
John King Is forty-three years old and
lives with his wife and family on the
first floor OF the same house His son
Thomas is twenty four years old.
Whalcn and King are painters. For
years there has been bad blood be-
tween the two families, chiefly on &C.
count of disagreements between Mrs.
Whalen and Mrs. King. Last night
about 10 o'clock Whalen was returning
from a neighboring saloon with a pint
of beer
on the first floor OF his house he met
King, who took him to task because OF
tween Mrs. King and Mrs. Whalen dur
ing the day. Words flew thick and fast
between the two men.
Whalen started to go upstairs towards
King says that Mrs. Whalen was on
one of the upper landings armed with
Il club. He says that he had not reached
the top floor when Whalen struck him
on the head with a club.
A general row followed. The other ten
ants ran out into the halls. the woman
screamed and confusion reigned supreme
Tommy King ran to his fathers assist
ance. He says the Whalens were getting
the best OF "the old man."
Whalen says the Kings pulled rungs out
OF the balusters and began to beat him
over the head with them. He says the
Kings dragged him downstairs. The
Kings say Wha!en fell down. The Kings
claim that when Whalen reached the
bottom OF the stairs he pulled out a
knife and stabbed them.
When Sergt. Thomas Msnde and Po-
liceman Mannix, of the Butler street
station arrived the elder King had a
bad stab wound in the chest and two in
the abdomen. Young King had several
punctures in the back.
Whalen WAS lying on tho floor. with
four big gashes in the top OF his head.
Ambulance Surgeon Poole. Of the Long
Island College Hospital, was summoned.
The men were removed to the hospital.
The Kings, father and son. are under
arrest az Is also Whalen. Justice Tighe
this morning adjourned the matter, In
the Butler Street Court. pending ex-
animation when the men are well
enough to appear In court. King Is in a
critical condition.
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NEWS.
NEW YORK POLICEMEN THERE.
Two Were Arrested in that Col.
lege Point Picnic Blot.
Policeman Deckendorf, Who Tried
to Quell It, Badly Injured.

COLLEGE POINT, L. l., July ~
charles Deckendorf. the College Point
policeman, is lying In the Flushing Hos
pital In critical condition, suffering
from a brutal beating he received dur
ing riot at Donnelly's Grove, College
Point, last evening.
Deckendorf has fractured skull and
serious injuries about the head and
back. These injuries were INFLICTED with
a baseball bat and clubs In the hands
of some of the rioters. Those who par
ticipated in the riot were members OF
the Endeavorer Social Club. Of New
York, and the High Plug Association,
of Elizabeth. N. j.
,, the ,Endeay .I Club had z pienis in
S Sad an sae ,hs H ~ sen rs
Point. John Belsinger. Of the High
Plugs, went into Donnelly's Grove and
women Of. the Endeavorer party. He
was roughly handled by the friends Of
the women and thrown out Of the grove.
He then obtained a warrant from Justice
Belderlinden for the arrest of Joe Doe.
Policeman Deckendorf, while attempt
ing to serve this warrant, was set upon
and beaten. The fight became general.
a ana the sn0 riot was finally auelled by
sworn in by the Justice.
lanes W; Lee. Louis strinler, J. Fin.
ase a"a Th sSnn Of Of ~ First Fir:
avenue: William Ahrens, a New York
policeman; Thomas Hart, a New York
mr. fireman; DAVID Lyons, q policeman OF
First avenue.
Lee. strifiler and Finnerty, who are
alleged to have been the principal as
sailants OF Policeman Deckendorf, spent
They are held to await the result of the
officers injuries. Devaney was released
On 500 bail Arthur J. ,McQuade. Of sl3
bondsman. Mcouade ofrer Sef1 sonds for for
admit them to ball. The men arrested
are all members OF the Endeavorer
A Police Sergeant Of the Fifth street
station, New York. whose name was not
given to the College Point authorities,
was with the Endeavorer Club, but 1t is
said that he took no part in the riot.
There were over 500 persons. men and
women. In both organizations. and the
lighting was desr.-ate as long as 1t
men on to the attack. There would
probably not have been any trouble had
not the women first started the row.
Many kegs OF beer had been consumed
before the riot occurred.
night at the Flushing Hospital, and was
very weak this morning. The house
surgeon Is at present unable to tell
whether he will survive his injuries.
Justice Beiderlinden, II is understood,
has issued warrants for the arrest OF
others who participated in the riot. The
ficers took a hand in the fight, hurried
aboard of the excursion barges and re-
turned to Elizabeth last night. II any
Of them are arrested they viii have to
he brought here on a requisition.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
HIS MOTHER LOCKED HIM UP.
That's Why Beatty Couldn't
Marry Mary Sloan
Swears He'll Have Her in Spite of
Mammals Objections.

ELIZABETH. n. j., July c7.-John
Beatty. aged twenty. a clerk in John
Orr's grocery here and who lives with
have been married last night to Miss
Mary Sloan, a niece OF his employer,
who is twenty-five years old.
She came here from Iowa some years
ago. and went TO live with the family
OF Mr.. Orr.
All the arrangements had been com
pleted for the wedding, which was to
take place in Mr.. Orrs house. The
guests had all assembled, the bride was
dressed and ready for the ceremony,
and the clergyman who was to tie the
knot had arrived. but the bridegroom
failed to show up.
The bride was plainly worried over the
delay, and the guests began to grow anX-
ious.
Messengers were sent to the bride
groom's house. but his mother said she
did not know where he was, and after
dispersed and the wedding was post
The bride was nearly frantic, and was
led. weeping. to her room. She could
not account for her lovers apparent de-
sertion
1t now turns out that the young man
was no: to blame. as he was as anxious
as anybody TO have the ceremony per
formed.
He was. however, prevented from be-
ing OH hand by an unlocked for cir
cumstance.
His mother, 1t is said does not like
the intended bride. who, she alleges, is
entirely too old for her son and she de-
termined. II possible. it Is alleged, to
prevent the nuptials.
When young Mr.. Beatty went to his
room to dress his mother stole quietly
upstairs and turned the key in the door,
thus securely locking her son up.
He stormed and fumei when he learned
OF the trick that had been played on him,
but II was all TO no purpose as he re-
mained a prisoner until this morning,
when his mother released him.
He vows he will have the girl any
how. but his mother claims that he is
not of age, and that she will take
legal measures TO prevent the marriage.
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FAILED TO SAVE 4 COMRADE,
Young DieIcr Held to Answer for
pctrtk Drowning.

Jacob Bieler. fourteen years old, of
Newtown, l.. l., was arraigned In the
Gates Avenue Police Court, Brooklyn.
before Justice Peterson, this morning
charged with completely In the drown
ing of Philip Petri, also of Newtown.
on July Is.
Petr and Bieler went in swimming
on that day in Newtown Creek. Petri
was unable to swim, and his companion
tied rope under his arms, promising
to hold him up.
For some reason unknown Bieler, who
held the rope, lost his hold and was un-
able to secure the rope again. Petri.
unassisted by mis- comrade, went to the
bottom and failed to come up again.
The boy, frightened at the result OF the
accident, ran away.
The body of the drowned lad WAS re-
covered a few days ago, II having been
stuck IN the mud, which forms the bot
tom of the foul creek.
Bieler was liberated under 81, 900 bail,
which was furnished by his father.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
ARTHUR R|sERDORF MISSING.
West End Casino Manager Starts
for . Bank with $500.
But Neither Man Nor Money Turns
Up Again.

COMFY ISLAND. July T.-Count Vac
cas-, proprietor Of the West End Casino.
at eWst Brighton. reported to the police
yesterday that his manager, Arthur Ri
serdorf, has been missing since Monday,
when he was sent to the Bowery Bank,
New York. with $780, Sundays receipts.
The money was placed In a small, red
leather satchel. which was strapped to
.Riserdorfs left Wrist when he left the
West End Casino.
Master Lamprell. of the Sea Beach
Railroad, says Riserdorf left there Mon.
day morning on the 1920 train. This was
the last seen of him. The Bowery Bank
cashier had not seen Riserdorf up to
noon yesterday. When RiserdorFs room
in the Sea Beach Palace Hotel. was
searched by the police the satchel In
which the $500 had been placed was found
lying on the bureau, but there was no
Risendorf is flfty-eight years old, bu,
looks ten years younger. He dresses
fashionab bly, and is known to all concert
M ns For Count IS vaeass for TIVE hs
two years. Riserdorf has had a great
deal OF domestic trouble. He has been
married four times; His first wife. left
vorces and wife No. is said to have
made things unpleasant for him
On last Sunday afternoon, while he
was taking cash in the Casino, she came
In and threatened to shoot him unless
he gave her 500 on Monday for a new
dress.
Count Vaccas does not believe, how
ever. that this trouble has driven him
to commit suicide. but he fears that
something has happened to his manager.
Riserdorf is strictly temperate. He has
saved considerable money. He owns a
"double-decker" tenement in East Sixth
street. New York. and a cottage and
fifteen acres in Nyack. He has been
carrying Vaccas's receipts to the bank
for the past ten seasons.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
ARRESTED AS WARRANTS.
isslnE New York Girls Had Been
At Coney Island for a Week.

COMFY ISLAND, July 27-Three re-
pectable looking young women, who
aid they were Alice Eckert, eighteen,
md Title Hammill, aged seventeen, Of
b Goerck street, and Mary Cooper
sed sixteen, of 347 Madison street, New
Fork were prisoners to-day in the Coney
sland Police Court. They were ar
csted as Migrants In the Sea Beach
estaurant early this morning. They
lad no money and did not know where
% &C for shelter.
Alice Eckert told Justice Firncrty that
he was a dressmaker, and that she
ormerly resided in New Haven. where
|cr parents died two years ago. She
aid she had. until recently, worked for
FRS. Allan, of 10l Ninth avenue, New
FORK.
The girls said they had been at Coney
sland for about week. having come
lown with a picnic. They stayed here
IS long as their money lasted and were
Inally compelled to take refuge in the
Sea Beach restaurant last night.
The Justice remanded the girls until
heir stories could be investigated.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
|Ts AGAINST M'KANE,
General Term Refuses to Grant
Him q New Trial.
/ 10 Held that the Charges Were
Fully Proven.
Dbjec lions to Two Grand Juries
Overruled.

Nc KANE.
John Y. Mckane's chances or getting
ut Of Sing Sing. fell with thud this
morning, when the General Term of the
Second Department of the Supreme
,ourt, handed down an exceedingly long
opinion affirming the ex-Czar's convic-
ion.
McKane was sentenced by Justice Bart
ett to six-years' term In February
ast OH the charge of wilful refusal and
kilfil neglect of the election inspectors
n Gravcsend TO keep the registry lists
ccessble TO the Gaynor copyists, Nc
kane procuring and aiding them in so
ping.
Justice Landon in writing the decision
{ the General Term. first goes at length
nto the history of the crime.
lie then says that Gov Flowers ac-
ion in ordering an extraordinary SEES
ion OF the Grand Jury and Court of
Dyer and Tcrminer meant an extraor-
mary term of the oyer and Terminer,
nd that the proceeding was regular
nd legal.
uries we're in session in the same coun-
at the same time did not have any
.egal weight, as the statutes bear out.
lie says that section % of the Penal
lode takes the meat out of the objec-
ion that Mckane could not commit the
rime charged in the indictment, as II
|ould only be committed by the election
ficials, and that Mckane WIS not an
lection official. The General Term finds
hat because McKane aided the inspec-
|ors he was guilty.
McEanes lawyers, in asking that the
erdict of the trial court be set aside,
lade the argument that because three
.opies of the registry lists had not been
,ade three copies could not be sup
ressed as called for by the law.
Judge London tersely says that the
est method of suppression of the lists
as not to make any.
The Court holds the crime was con-
isely stated in the Indictment. not
outstanding the statements to the con-
McKane held that as soon as the lists
ad been made UP the law had been
implied with. The Court says publicity
as necessary.
Judge Landon then goes into long
DISCUSSION as to technicaiities concern
ig the admission of evidence by Justice
Bartlett.
The Court holds that IL conspiracy
xlsted Judge Bartlett did right In adj
biting enough evidence to bring that
hct out clearly.
lie then gives an outline OF PROPOSE
ons of fact, which go to show that
pnspiracy did exist.
Judge Bartlett's charge to the jury is
The evidence introduced relative to
he conversation between Mr.. Mayer
ne of Judge Gaynor's former law
arthers, and McKane Is admitted.
The court holds that the verdict was
fearly supported by the evidence.
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GOES BACK TO GERMANY.
Liebcr In Hiding for Five Months
ON staten Island.

Frederick W Lieber. OF Frankfort
on-the-M Main, Germany. was held by
United States Commissioner Lyman this
morning on seven charges of forgery
and embezzlement committed in Ger
many.
The eXtradition papers in the case
have been sent TO Washington. and on
their return Licbcr will be turned over
10 the German Consul and sent back
to Germany for trial
Lieber was arrested about four
months ago near Richmond, S. L., by
Deputy United States Marshal Bern
hard, on warrant sworn out by the
German Consul charging him with
wrongfully retaining and abstractlng
money belonging TO the municipality Of
Fra nkfort-on-the-Main, while employed
us clerk In the Office OF the city
Treasurer at that place.
l.eber, it is claimed, fed TO this
country, and remained in hiding on
staten Island for Ave months before
he was captured.
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ANOTHER VICTIM TURNS UP.
Grocer Hatch Claims he Was
Swindled by Coleman.


Another victim Of Swindler DANA
Coleman turned up this morning ana
announced that he had been cheated out
Of 3l412 and some nice hams. The email
amount involved. in the operation - sx-
planned by the fact that Il occurrsa
carly in Coleman's New York carau1;.
his watch to pay his board bill. Z. 4,
The victim who came forward to-day
is A. II. Hatch, a grocer at 100 Green
witch street. He wrote to Lawyer Burt.
stating that over week ago Q man
answering Coleman's description in
every detail called at his store and
ordered a lot OF ham. amounting To
s5.ss, sent to his house at 107 East.
Eighteenth street. The stranger gaye.
the name of C. W. Chapman, and be-
cause he lacked a few cents in change
OF having s5.Ss he gave Hatch a so.
certified check, purporting to have been
made by Mr.. Stevens. of the Fidelity
Title aIrd Deposit Company, Of Newark,
Hatch took the check and gave the
man Sl+l2 in change. When tho ham
was delivered Chapman was not known
at the address,. and~the check, 1t was
ascertained had been forged.
Lawyer Burt thinks Chapman aud.
Coleman are the same, and that ths
swndler was then in hard luck.
He borrowed $2s from La ndau on .,
plausible excuse on hts arst visit ~.
Paterson" added Mr.. Burt. which
shows that he needed ready cash to put
through his bigger schemes"
1t was stated by the police this morn
ing that no clue 10 aid In the capture
OF Coleman had been found. He II .
shrewd man and was clever enough =
cover up his tracks," said Sergt Bird
Although some of the victims thought
they recognized faces in the Rogues'
Gallery that resembled Coleman's, none
was positive enough to aid US aAS .
the search"
With regard to the report that Cole
man is Thomas Marvin, or Jim the
Penman," the forger and swindler, who
served four years In the Richmond
prison for forgery and bigamy. the po-
lice say that nothing has been brought
out to indicate that there is anything
in the suggestion. They say that in
cases like this there are always plenty
of groundless theories.
Lawyer Burt thinks, however. that
Marvin and Coleman may be the same,
and he recalls that in answer u q quee-
ton II he had ever been in Richmond.
Coleman answered nervously that he
had not. He had Just moment before
South and as he claimed to live In
Washington. MIR. Burt considers his de-
NAL that he had ever been In Richmond
as significant.
The Paterson Chief of Police has sent
TO Richmond for a picture of Marvin.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-27
CLINTON PRISON PREFERRED.
Twenty Years Life There surer
Than One Years in Elmira
Another Days Testimony as to
Brockway's Methods.


ELMIRA, July T.-Gov. Flowers spe-
cidl commission. appointed to hear
charges against the Board of Managers
of the Elmira Reformatory, commenced
the fourth days session at $50 this
morning with the examination Of Thomas
J. McCabe. who was on the stand Thurs
day night.
McCabe drew a forcib.e contrast be-
tween Clinton Prison. where he. is now
confined. and Elmira. where he was
When asked by Commissioner Dcyc
whether he would prefer the twenty
years of Clinton life, with better air
time which he may be compelled to stay
in prison-to one year in the Reforma-
tory. when he might have been released
he promptly replied:
II would rather have the twenty years
az Clinton, because l would be pretty
likely to set buried at Elmira instead OF
remaining one year"
William Hogan married man. now
IN Clinton Prison, was the next witness.
He had charge of the awkward squads
during most OF the time while at the
Retormatory
Hogan had furnished the boys with to-
bacco: The tobacco story, Hogan denied.
For this. he was placed In solitary cell
and was afterwards transferred to elm
ton.
Before his transfer Hogan asked
BrockWay about his wife and children.
BrockNay said: Your wife and chill
dren don't want to have anything to do
with you. You're scoundrcl'
Witness said he had seen an inmat lie
named johnson knocked down, and
kicked by Keeper Winnie. Other boys
were kicked and cuffed about. One boy.
named Hines. had an epileptic TT and
fell in stopeyard, with his head cut.
Hogan and others started to carry him
to the hospital, where they were Joined
by Winnie. who ordered them to dump
him on the ground. This was done.
Hogan could not tell how long the boy
remained there In the Mt.
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MADE QUITE A HAUL.
Burglar Entered a House While the
Occupants Were Away.


A young man, describing himself as
Joseph Eorrien, nineteen years old and
homeless. was arrested early this morn
ing by the Brooklyn police. and will be
held pending an investigation.
James Taddell, of $40 Fifty-third
street, happened to look out OF his
front window this morning and saw a
man Juggling at a shutter In the resi-
dcnce OF II. s. Spiccr, at No. 306. He
watched the fellow, and saw him en-
ter the house. Mr.. spiccr and his fam
ily are absent.
Shortly afterwards the man was seen
leaving by a rear door. Francis j,
Kenny, OF No. 800, saw the man. and,
suspectins that he was A. burglar,
took to his heels and ran away.
He was followed across lots anc
through several side streets, and was
gaining on his pursuers. when Rounds
man Mcfarland and Policeman Shea
Joined the procession and captured him.
When searched at the police station
the following property was found In
his pockets:
one plain gold ring, marked Mama"
horseshoe pin. set with fourteen dia-
monds; one gold scarf clasp: two rings
set with seven emerslds: cameo ring, fe-
male figure: two bresstpins. pair cuff
buttons. hair ring and a tortose-shell
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