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The evening world., 1894-01-05
GUESTS LEFT THE HOTEL.
slight Fire Under the A.tor House
Alarmed Them.

The fire which started in Mofit's drug
store. under the Astor House. at l
o'clock this morning. and caused consid-
erable excitement among the guests and
employees OF the hotel, did not do very
serious damage.
Mr. Moffit. when seen by an Evening
World reporter to-day, said:
The damage to my stock. windows
and fixtures Will he between Sl.5OO and
5000. The fire started very near the side
door on Barclay street. and. I think.
must have originated from some outside
source. as there Is nothing combustible
In that part of the store. Considering
the headway the fire had gained when
discovered, 1t Is fortunate that no more
damage was done"
Many of the guests of the hotel who
were awakened by the noise Of the on
gInes. dressed, and brought their lug
gage downstairs.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
CHANGED HIS MIND.
Suicide Walker Finally spared the
Woman He Had Deceived.

George Walker, thirtyfour years old. a
former sergeant of marines. and recently
employed rs elevatorman at 90 Franklin
street. committed suicide at 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon In his wife's apart
ments, 225 West Thirty second street. by
shooting himself In the mouth.
Walker and the woman were married
about a year ago. Six weeks ago
Walker confessed that he had wife
living when he married her. She at
once left him.
Since then she has been warned that
Walker intended to shoot her. Yester
day he called at her apartments and
begged her to live with him again.
She refused. and he put revolver
against her breast and threatened to
mind mind and turned the weapon upon him.
aplf
The evening world., 1894-01-05
CAUGHT THE THIEF HERSELF.


Thomas lyman. twenty-three years
old. who says he has been living Mt the
Washington House. East Twenty-third
street. was held for trial in the Jefferson
Market Court to-day. charged with lar
ceny.
lyman was employed as a waiter by
Mrs. Adelaide Lardner. of % East Twen-
iy-frst street. A month ago he left sud
denly. taking with him a gold medal be-
longing to Mrs. Lardner's daughter and
a valuable gold pen. Detectives Kash
and Mcdonald worked on the case, but
they were not able to find their man.
Last night Mrs. Lardner was walking
through Madison Square when she saw
lyman. lyman was walking towards her.
uut did not see her until he ran into her
arms.
Mrs. Lardner screamed. lyman wrlg-
gled. but his fair captor held him tightly.
Policeman Conroy, OF the park police.
heard her screams, and came running
up. Mrs. Lardner turned lyman over to
him.
lyman. in court to-day. said he had
pawned the goods and destroyed the
tickets
The evening world., 1894-01-05

was in. 1t was my money that started
the business, and when l secured my
divorce | still retained the business and
am in II now. My partner Is A. Is. Gar
rett, City Treasurer Of Helena, who re-
Gently married my sister"
AS the reporter left the hotel with Mr..
Cannon the latter said:
II wish to distinctly deny the insin-
uations OF my stepchildren that l am
not in my right mind. 1t is true the pri-
vate bank l conducted in Spokane failed
last June. The liabilities are about
s2O0,O0O. and the affairs of the bank are
not yet adjusted, but they will come
out all right in time. l hate this pub
licity. but 1t may be for the best after
oil
The evening world., 1894-01-05
MAY INDlCT A BOXER.
Joseph Altman Charged with killing
John Hellingcr Two Years Ago.

An effort IL being made to have Jo-
seph Altman. of III Ridge street. In
dicted by the Grand Jury for manslaugh-
ter In the first degree.
The complaint against him alleges
that about two years ago, while he was
boxing with John Hellinger. OF 3+2 East
Houston street. at lis Suffolk street, he
struck the latter chance blow In the
neck, which resulted In his death.
The Grand jury Win investigate the
matter to-day and Michael Hoffman,
Harry Josephs Harry Albert, Samuel
Cohen and Frederick Arnold have been
subpoenaed to appear as witnesses
Cohen acted as referee. All the men are
about twenty-one years OF age.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
FUEN YIN SUES ING SONG.
A Chinese Banker Wants $1,000
Damages for False Arrest.

Ing Song. n member OF the Mutual
Loan Association, was arrested to-day
by the Sheriff on an order issued by
Judge Bischoff, OF the Court of Common
Pleas, In a suit brought by Fuen Yin, a
Chinese banker and President OF the
Loan Association, to recover $1,000 for
fa'cc arrest
Yin was arrested on Aug. II, 1893, on a
charge OF grand larceny,in the second
degree, at the instigation of Song. Upon
his trial he wns acquitted.
Yin now alleges that Song, as a MEM
ber OF the Loan Association, in August,
was entitled to draw Sl70 from the AS
sociation.
Yin could not pay Songs claim wig,
presented. and Song accordingly had him
arrested for misappropriating the funds
OF the Association.
On his trial Yin proved that the mem
bers Of the Association were in arrears
which caused the shortage.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
|HlGHWKYMEA LED BY A CHILD.
Young Patrick Hyde Identified as
Goodwin's Robber.
Boys or Fourteen and Fifteen Ar
raiened as Footpads.

Alleged highwaymen OF tender years
we're prisoners in the police courts to-
lay
Patrick Hyde. fifteen years old. OF 1883
fhird avenue. was arraigned in the Har-
lem Police Court this morning. charged
With highway robbery. He was COM
mitted to the agents of the Gerry So
ciety.
Y Patrick is the leader OF tre gang OF
tough lads who hang about the neighbor-
hood Of Eishtieth street and Second ave
laying tlmid lads of their own age. and
sfrightening them. sometimes. into giving
what few valuables they may have about
On New Years night the gang wayiaid
Samuel Goodwin, sixteen years Old. an
Enpprentice to Julius Seligman. a baker.
man who has been In this country only a
few months. He was out New Years
q second sy.n. from Hs 1ss On
Eightieth street station, and started TO-
Of the the block ans s,,ssn he o,Sss, Tas halted
Goodwin's hands were held while Hyde
took from him pocketbook containing
/. y3.15 and a rhinestone pin. Goodwin was
+ Of what had happened, and the matter
I was reported to the police.
Hyde was caught h',S lass night srS by Drtee, ss,
HYDE, who pleaded not guilty In court.
Detectives Donnelly and Farrell OF the
y Union Market station, araigned rail three three
r Court to-day to answer charge OF high
n way robbery. They were Michael Boy.
& Ian. fourteen years old. Of 154 Avenue c
I Fl East Eleventh street. and samue
samnays, nineteen years old. Of l6 DIR,
msmsers as as'ee'Vss 81 X. say sotorous "Dry.doct
rang" The complainant was JOSEPH
Bchwertx. n beer bother at 723 Eas'
Eleventh street: On Tuesday schwart,
the evening to go to his stable in Twelfth
\ street. On the way he was stopped by
4 three young men who asked him te
/; 6chwartz refused to treat them, where
PSSn SRS soSsed IS dsFsi 81 so ne was knocked a0N'
men. and as a result of the encounter
\ broken nose. Schwartz cried for help
4 but before an offlcer came the robber'
He reported tho robbery to Detectives
Donnelly and Farrell. The three pris
r oners were arrested on the description III
rave. He promptly Identified them a,
him.
3yI The prisoners denied the charge. The,
we're held in default Of $1,000 bail eaci
for examination.
s Justice Ryan took UP the examination
\ Of the three alleged highwaymen nfte
be had disposed Of the routine business
of the court.
Complainant Schwartz said that he hai
\ thought the matter over and he was un
willing to swear positively that tn
assaulted and robbed him. He said tina
he was attacked by a number of younl
y men, but he could not swear who the,
N were.
Justice Ryan therefore dismissed tn
A ease.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
TO LET THE WOMEN VOTE.
Monster Petition Coming Before the
Constitutional Convention.
(By Associated Press.l

(By Associated PressD
ALBANY, Jan. 5.-Mrs. Mary Seymour
Howell. who Is one of the Executive
Committee of the State Woman's Suf-
frage League, was asked to-day whether
any application would be made to the
Legislature for suffrage this year. In an
swer to the query she sa Id !:
"A gigantic enterprise has been under
taken. one that would seem almost i'm
possible to less enthusiastic workers. 1t
Is to make a canvass OF every city, town
and village In the State, and TO secure
the signatures of all men and women
over the age Of twenty-one, to peti..
tion which will demand that the word
male will be stricken from article o sec
tion |. OF the State Constitution.
This petition, which will, 1t Is said,
contain the names of over 1,000,OnO c!ti-
zens. will be presented to the Constitu-
tional Convention Committee, in the eN-
pcctancy that that honorable body will
add woman suffrage amendment to the
Constitution to be voted on next No
vember."
Miss Susan b. Anthony, who Is most
enthusia site in the campaign just entered
upon, has given up her home. II Madison
street, Rochester, to be used as head
quarters for the workers.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
ARRESTED THE JEwELER.
He Had Goods Stolen by the
"Dude Burglar"

The police have recovered more OF the
"awag'' taken In different burglaries by
"Dude Burglar" Philip Ferris and his
gang. This morning M. Arnowitz. who
has two jewelry stores, one at ss1 Ninth
avenue. and the other at 7s3 Columbus
avenue. was arraigned in Yorkville
Court charged with being a receiver Of
stolen goods. The detectives found In
Arnowitz's Ninth avenue store about $500
worth of jewelry that had been stolen
from Spink's Sixth avenue jewelry store
on Sept. 26.
William Lewis, one of Mr.. Splnk's en-
ployees. Identified the goods. Arnowitz
said he bought the jewelry from Ferris
for s60 He was remanded.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
SHARKEY BACK ON DUTY.
Complainants Did Not Appear al
Headquarters To-Day.

Policeman James sharkey. of the East
One Hundred and Fourth street station.
charged with asBaulting Johnny Lang
and August Klippert, of l9l East One
Hundred and Fifteenth street, on the
morning of Jan. 3, at One Hundred and
Sixteenth street and Third avenue. was
at Police Headquarters this morning be-
fore Inspector williams.
None OF the complainants had appeared
up to Ills o'clock, and the Inspector or
dered Sharkey back to duty.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
POLICY SHARPS TO ANSWER:
james, Taylor rnd Tyler Held in
the Jefferson MrrISct Court.

Three more policy dealers, arrested by
Capt Schmttberger's police. We're held
for examination by Justice Mcmahon at
Jefferson Market to-day.
They were Edward James, OF No. Sc
West Nineteenth street; William Taylor.
OF go West Twenty fourth street. and
John Tyler, of lis West Twenty ty-sevcnth
street
This makes ten arrests In three DAYS,
ani the special police assigned to the
duty OF cleaning out the policy-shops.
claim that their evidence VIII be suili-
trial.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
SUED by A SCRUBWoMAN.
wh0lesale Firm Made Defendants
49, In q Novel Action.

WholesaIe Firm Made Defendants
In q Novel Action.
A novel suit for damages has been
begun In the City Court by Nora Nc
Iaughiin against Cramer & Sylvester.
Wholesale dealers in trimmings at 235
Mercer street.
The woman sues as q poor person, and
in her complaint alleges that she was
employed by the defendants to scrub the
floors OF their store.
She alleges that It was agreed that the
floors were to be thoroughly swept before
she began work. On Sept. s last. she
alleges. that while scrubbing she ran a
needle into her hand and was conse-
Quently disabled.
Her claim is that the needle was left
on the floor by the carelessness OF the
defendants' servants who did the sweep
ing.
Judge Conlin reserved decision on the
application to be allowed to bring suit
a. poor person.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
MARTIN 3. BROWNS WILL FILED.
Tho Estate, Worth Only 500, 900,
Goes to the Widow.

The will of Martin r. Brown was filed
with Probate Clerk Washburne, of the
Surrogate's Office, this morning. The
real estate Is valued at $4,000 and the
personally at $4,000,
After he1ueathing house and 81 200 to
his mother and other small sums to the
children of his brother and sister, he
leaves the residue to his widow.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
SCANNELL'S COADJUTOR.
Auctioneer Edward Kcarney Nnmcd
AS Observation-Disclosures Leader.

The Eleventh District Tammany Cen
eral Committee has elected the following
officers: w. II. Mcintyre, Chairman; Au-
Gustus T. Docharty, Vice-Chairman; Geo.
F. Scannell, Treasurer; William Sauer,
George Gordon Battle and Charles A.
Motley. Secretaries: Joan Il. Scannen and
Edward kearney. members of the Execu-
tive Committee
That means that Kcarney Is to be Scan.
nels associate as leader
kearney Is member of he auction
nrm of Van TaSsel q Kearnev. He Is a
Tnmmany Sachem. one Of Croker's right
bowers, and said TO be largely interested
in city contracts.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
BOOTBLACK USED A KNIFE:
Cut Little Eugene Wise, who Upset
HIS stand.

Giuseppe Rccka. twelve years old.
bootblacl. OF 1884 Eighth avenue, was
committed u the Gerry Society In the
Harlem Police Court this morning on the
charge OF assaulting tsn-year-old Eugene
Wise. of 3Ol West One Hundred and
Thirty-ciGhth street.
Last evening while returning from
school, Eugene ana several other boys
upset Reckas stand and ran away.
Recka caught young Wise and cut him
on the forehead with n penknife.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
MARTIN REED HANGED.
Jealous Missouri Negro Who Killed
His Young Wife.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 5.-The execu-
ton OF Martin Reed took place at s.2o
this morning. His neck was broken
and he was pronounced dead seven min
utes nfter the drop fell.
On Sept. l6 1890. Reed returned home
from his work. and in tit of insane
jealousy fred three shots at his wife.
resulting In her death soon afterwards.
Reed then turned the revolver on him
elf and fired one shot. the bullet lodg-
ing near his heart. He was for two
weeks in dangerous condition. but
finally reCON cred,
a grey haired negro. siXty-iive years old.
His wife was young. He Is the first
colorel man ever legally executed In
jackson County.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
MRS. POWER WILL SUE HER SON.
Wants $3IO for Work Done for
Tho Housewife.

Mrs. Susan d. Power, who alleges her
son. Arthur p, Power. publisher of The
Housewife, Is insane, has decided to
bring suit against him for $40. the
amount due her for services on that
mothers request 10 call on her al the
Broadway Central Hotel this morning.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
IIousc's Suit Dismissed.

motion was made before Judge Bischon. Of
the Court OF Common Pleas. to-day for the dis
missll OF the suit brought by Edward House
against Samuel L. Clemens MARX Twain. Abby
Sage Richardson and Daniel Frohman, to enjoin
them from producing THE Prince and the
Pauper" without the plaintiffs consent. The mo-
tIon was Kranlel
The evening world., 1894-01-05
SIX FATALLY INJURED.
1 MisaOuri Man Throws Damp
Powder in the Fire.

INV Associated Prrssl
WESTPLAINS, Mo, Jan, Sol Col
'!ns, OF Sprin; Creek, threw some giant
powder, which he thought was too damp
to burn. into the lire. Rnl Collins, his
wife and four children were fatally In
jursd and two others sPriOasiy hurt In
the explosion that followed.
The roof was b.own from the house,
The evening world., 1894-01-05
Threw His Wife Downstairs.

Ferdinand Keller. OF lss Forsyth street, was
held without hail for examination by Justice
Ryan In the Essex Market Police Court to-day
for throwing his wife, Lizzie, down a night OF
stairs. The woman Is In Gouverneur HospItAl
The evening world., 1894-01-05
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Accused Collector Held.

Joseph II Burr, twenty-four yenrs old. go Fast
One Hundred and scventh street, was held Tor
trial to-day in Essex Market Poliee Court charged
by Henry A. Roth. a plumber Of Rleecker
street. with having collected a bill OF SS.l5 and
krrninX The money
The evening world., 1894-01-05
Alleged Excise Law vIoiator..

Joseph Stern. Of the Cafe Metropoie. 27s Eas,
houston street, and Henry Graft. who keeps a
saloon at ai Orchard street. were held for trial
" justire Ryan In the Essex Market Police
ILonr to-day The former IL charged with selling
Iqpor without license. and the latter Is ac.
epset 81 keeping bis place open after hourI
The evening world., 1894-01-05
INCOMING STEAMERS.
DUE TODAY.

INCOMING STEAMERS.
nuE TODAY,
r. CslAnd. Rotterdam Dee ls
Lydlau Monarch. London Dec. IL.
DidAm. ROTTERDAM Dec, %
GTeeiAn, Glasgow Dec. %
Pontiac. Gibraltar Dec, II,
britannia Liverpool Dec, u.
OLDHAM. Rotterdam Dec. -,
DUE TOMORROW.
Faris. Southampton Dec. 80.
MASsa soft, Swansea Dec, -,
Exeter city, Dundee bee. a.
veneIueia. La Guayra Dec. 20.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
Here's an Artistic Thief.

Louis Loekman. twenty years old. OF PCS Bow
esy, an GRAND boy for ottmann's lithographic &c
establishment In the Puck Building. vas held
for trial in the Essex Market Court to-day for
ktsaiihg q quantity Of pastels. He was arrested
While selling them Ia Grand street.
The evening world., 1894-01-05
CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
Clarence 4. Read Arrested on a Su-
n preme Court Order.

Clarence E. Read, manager OF the
Central Electrotype Foundry, has been
arrested by the Sheriff in suit brought
by the New Haven Copper Company
20 recover sS7. IS for six plates OF sheet
fraud.
Reach was arrested on an order issued
by Justice Lawrence, of the Supreme
The evening world., 1894-01-05

Mr.. WIHsLow's SOOTHING sYURP for children
>sthing soitens the gums aud alay all pain 25cs,
The evening world., 1894-01-05
OUTCOME STEAMERS.
SAILED TODAY.


Al"ens. JsmNirN.
Cits II B,rminEhnn. savannah
CTS ~ san Antnnio. brunswick,
YvmasSCe, Charleston.
New-York tribune., 1894-04-28

1857 made speeches Mayer Kronacher ana 1oSeP"
schloss spoke for the young men.
The School Trustees OF the Nineteenth Nard nave
issued invitations for the inspection OF 0rdH"'",
School No 6. the building at Nadisoh-aNe a"1
Elghty-eighth-st to-day. The school IS open lro'"
10 a. m. TO ) p m
The Excelsior Republican Club will have dirnei
tomorrow at Donnelly's Boulevard Hote'' O''''9'
Point.
CoIone, George w Balm OF Kentucky. VIII denver
an address and the Morgan College NirGina) COL
ored Quartet will sing plantation melodies at tne
American Temperance Union meeting at Masonic
Tempe tomorrow afternoon at Clock
The New-York CITY Indian Association Will ho.a
nubllc meeting in the Central PresAyieran Churc"
West Fifty-seventh-st between broadway ana 'e'
anth-ave tomorrow evening a; 40 oc.ocN' ne
Rev DR. Wilton Mere Smith. pastor VII" pres'e
There will he addresses by the Rev G. +. McAfee'
s,nerlntendent Of school work Presbyterian Home
Missions and Mrs \. :. Cuin;on president oi the
National Indian Association
4 complIrlentary dinner will be given at the ST.
Denis Hotel this evening to James McCreery by the
emnoyes of James McCreery Il Coz 10 celebrate the
wenty-nfth anniversary OF the Establishment OF 'ae
firm.
The Rev. Dr. Peter Stryker pastor. WIZ preach
snecal sermon tomorrow evening IL the Ihrty-
fourth Street Reformed Church TO the Cameraeh
Cadets This Is a military company Of young pe'p'e
mostly connected with Or. Stry"ers chuich.
The steamship Paris. which sailed FOR London on
Wednesday last carried among other well-known
oersons James l. Raymond. q \. \. Nantne co.
on the way TO Constan;nop,o for the purchase 'i
new invoices Of Oriental rugs. It Is said on good
authority that Mr. Raymond intends to secure 4
suitable building In LONDON lor an '-.'7''' ~
Of the New-fork mouse
There will be several musical selections 10y the
Cecilia Bradford Trio. and m address by N'i'im
L. Thacher secretary of the students ''un al 'n'
New-York tribune., 1894-04-28
JERSEY CITY.

Several days ago Mayor Wanser' ot Jersey C'''' '!
received letter from United states CohSu' C,'o
Doedereln at Lelpsic asking him 10 make INQUIRIES
as +, Herman and Charles X. Ham, whose Id'he'
died in the anshouse at Snake Hl!l IN 800 II was
learned that Mrs. Hahn also died al SNAKE nan ~
1879 and left Herman. one Of the sons there' pu'
that he had run away in 1851 and had not since oee
heard from Nothing could be learned OF CAar'es'
except that he was not taken to the almshouse WIN
his mother on Thursday Mayor Wanser receNeu
a letter from John II. Burke, c'erK OF the 'o"nSnP
of Union. who said ne had read the story OF , tne
MISSING BOYS in The Tribune. and believed that isn @
man Hahn the cider son, was AZ work on nj i1'. -.
ri Lvndhurst and tha; he would send ths lau 70 20
Jersey city Yesterday Herman appeared al he the
Mayors office and was sent 10 cher Murphy, WIZ
conducted the examination and Is satisfied tnat tng
youth who is now twenty years OLD i the hl'saIls
b0y Herman says that his brother th"rles Wa Wa
ad0pted by a family at Bellevi'le. y; j., ana no"
holds good place in that village. There - aIsn q
sister who was adopted by family at West no TO
bolIen. Chief Murphy VIII at once cohliiiu'i'0'' "
facts 10 Consul Doederlein
4 recoun; of the vote In the Second A;gerlnanc
District Of Jersey City gave Robert d urquharl |,
Republican and Patrick Connolly, Democrat. on
more vote each. leaving Connollys majority OF
fOrtV-three unchanged
New-York tribune., 1894-04-28

ACCUSED OF BEATING BOY T. DEATH

ACCUSED OF BEATING 4 BOY t. DEATH
4 WEALTHY COOPER HELD WITHOUT BAIL -
HE PLEADS NoT GUILTY.
Charles peckman a nfieen-ycar-old boy. who lived
,,,b hls narcnis at 80. "a jefferson ave- williams
hnrg died in -. GATHERINGS Hospital on Thursday
riybt as a result Of a severe beating alleged - have
been administered by Gottlleb McriNe. n wealthy
cooper OF No 81 Knickerbockcr-ave. Since the boy
aeeth Merkle has been taken into custody. and yes
,srdev morning he was committed to jail. without
hail. by Justice Goettlng. In the Ire Avenue foNcr
Court
From the story told by several piaymaies of the
dead boy II seems that the latter WAS playing kick
the cam with several companions on Monday after
noon I'm nm open lot IN the rear 81 Merklea house.
Accidentally the can tossed over Merkles
ward and a dog which IS stationed there. began 10
bark Merkle then. II f. alleged. ran out ~ MS
house and selling Beckmnn by the shoulder struck
him three times on the neck with terrific force" Inc
nrst blow knocked the boy down. and "hcn ne again
rcga ,nad his feet he twice assaulted. lie then
- his nome doctor from -. GATHERINGS Hospital
was slrmonel who removed the boy % the hos
rital Tho boy never regalncd consciousness up %
The time Of his death.
Ncrkc when arralgne1 in court. made no state
,nent further than that he was not guilty I~t'r
Yesterday afternoon an autopsy Vas h"4h on tnr
hody and the result showed that death was IN" -
INJURIES Of the spine. due 10 violence which was
inflicted from behind.
New-York tribune., 1894-04-28
WHITE PLAINS.

The followers Of the Rev. John Naylor recently
pastor Of the First Baptist Church. OF White Plans
have organ.zcd the Lexington Avenue Baptist
Church and elected the following officers: fas'oi'
the Rev j. Major; deacon and treasurer. Theodore
Dean; clerk. Edgar Bayley; Finance Committee
James Woolin and \. Nanboskirk superintendent
OF the Sunday school. George ". Granville Ser
vices Will be conducted In the ola LECeuii @ moo'S'
a; Lexington and Railroad aTes. James IS
Lockwood was chairman. and William =. Suthcr-
land secretary the citizens meeting. held IN the
Town Hall on Thursday night, when a committee
OF representative citizens was selected 20 SO So
earizat!on by local capitalists. of an electric ran
road company, TO construct railway from Inns, Inns
ford 10 ST Marv's Lake, In Harrison The Ob)ect
of this new organi2ation is TO seek q franchlse
from the Board of Trustees. one Is also soughi
hv the NcN-York White Plains and Elmsford
Railroad Ccmpany