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The evening world., 1894-05-17
SWELL CLUBS NOT INDICTED.
But for a Time It Looked Blue for
Elizabeth Sports.
Union County Grand Jury Makes
Presentmcnts Against Gamblers.

ELIZABETH. N. j., May 1.-THE
Union County Grand Jury came into
court at noon to-day and handed up a
batch OF twenty-seven indictments to
Judge Van Syckle. Among the number
is one against the poker Joint OF Jacob
Re utter.
Judge Van Sycklc. who had called the
attention OF the Grand Jury to this place
In his charge, thanked the Jurymen for
fearlessly performing their duty In this
II alter and then discharged them.
Some months ago Jacob Reuters cafe
chips and other gambling paraphernalla
were seized. and eleven Weil-known citi-
zens who were in the place were ar
rested and fined 81 Each ,h, and 9 C.. costs I.
not only wanted II indict Reuter-, but
every place where the game is played,
including some OF the SWEETEST clubs
In the town. one juryman Is said to
have gone to the court the other day
with a list OF clubs where he charged
the game was being played. Among
town, and OF which Mayor Rankin, who
is foreman OF the Grand Jury. Is n
! prominent member.
Kicked up big fuss among the Grand
Jurors, as several decidedly objected to
haying such sweeping measures taken,
unless the proofs were forthcoming that
gambling was really carried on In the
! club -hOuses.
A number of the members of the differ.
, ent organizations against whom accusa-
! tions OF gambling were made have been
hauled up before the Grand Jury, bu,
what was got out OF them on the subject
has not leaked out.
I An amusing incident. II Is said. oc-
CURED In the jury-room. One of the wit.
nesses subpoenacd well-known youns
man. while being subjected to sharI
cross-examnation. drew out his hand
kerCh.ef TO mop his brow. He pulled
from his pocket with It several poker
Chips, which fell on the floor,
The witness was painfully embar-
rassed by the episode but one OF the
jurymen restored him to his self-pos-
fcssion by eNclaiming: II go you one
+ better" at which all the others laughed
heartily.
Sone OF the socla, clubs, however
p wHs Indicted. as a large majority OF thI
jUrymen were strongly opposed to such
a rrCcca ding. The feT who held out and
wanted wh0le,n, indictments found
, eventually weakened. and agreed 10 q
! nral adjournment
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said, threatened to be revenged on him
for being Tilted.
Justice Cummings was inclined to be-
bail. which was furnished.
Miss Ackerman is an attractive girl,
with a plump figure. light brown hair
and big blue eyes. which, 1t Is said,
have done much damage to the hearts
Of rural sw4ins throughout Bergen
County. sfr
Her mother is dead, but her father,
Edwin w. Ackerman. OF Englewood. 10
a we'll known carpenter. She has an
uncle. Jacob T. Voorhis. who lives at
River Edge. near where the robbery
occurred. All her relatives are respect-
able people.
The report that an article OF female
wearing apparel was found in the sta
tion after the burglary is denied. There
Is little doubt, however, In the minds OF
the jail officials that they have the
right person under arrest.
This morning r. H. johnson. leather
merchant Of 81 Ferry street, New York,
living al Tsnafly. visited the Hac6ensack
jail to get a glimpse of tho young
woman. He Immediately Identified her
rs the domestic who was in his family
for a week three or four months go. VI
He says n large package containing
some of Mrs. Johnsons best wearing
apparel, was found in Nellie's bedroom,
and that jewelry also disappeared dur
ing the week she was I'm Johnson's fam
ily Nellie stoutly denied the thefts
this morning. Mr.. Johnson declares
that the young woman's name is neither
Ackerman nor Westervelt.
The evening world., 1894-05-17
EXCITEMENT AT A FIRE.
Woman Faints and Man in Convui-
sions Mt n Brooklyn Blase.

Woman Fnints and Man in COnvui-
.ions at n Brooklyn Blase.
There was very exciting fire on
Norman avenue. Williamsburg. last
evening, and during the course Of 1t
two ambulances were summoned.
At G o'clock fire broke out in the one
story building 16S Norman avenue, and
spread to the four-story tenement ut
166. The latter house is thickly popu-
lated. and as the fire occurred when
nearly all the women and children were
at home. there was great deal OF ex-
citement.
The tenants came downstairs with a
rush, and some Of the little children
Mrs. Richard Taller, who occupies
rooms on the fourth floor. ran down,
stairs to the second STORY landing and
there she tainted: A number of other
children Mrs. Taller would probably
have been suffocated.
The youngsters 81 told policemen
by a fireman and carried the woman
ouI Ambuianeey nb lance Surgeon Neeson, of the
Eastern District Hospital, worked over
vived sufficiently to be taken to the
house of a friend.
a number of neiehbors were on hand
aidinE the tenants In removing their
Muller, Of i5s Norman ana avenue, n Who
worked very. hard. Suddenly he was
attacked with convulsions. and II took
1s osr to him a. to
Hospital ambulance arrived this time
and Muller was taken home after re-
ceiving medical attendance.
o, The he damage done by the fire was about
The evening world., 1894-05-17
CEMETERY VANDALS CAUGHT
Men Who Felled Trees Held Up by
Armed Omcials.

FLUSHING. L. l.. May 7-Col. ]. e.
McAlpin. Superintendent Of the Cedar
Grove Cemetary. has been much an
noyed by vnndals. who have cut down
the locust trees in the cemetery. These
trees were an ornament to the cemetery
and their destruction detracted from Its
natural beauty. Col. McAlpin decided
to lay In wait for the vandals. Yester-
day the Colonel was informed that the
trees were being cut down.
He summoned Constable Methven and
together the two lay in wait for the
woodmen. After a while they saw three
men In boats towing locust trees down
Flushing Creek and out into the bay.
The men had felled these trees in the
cemetery. Col. McAlpin and Constable
Methven. both armed with revolvers.
waded out into the muddy creek up to
their waists.
They ordered the three men at the
muzZles OF their revolvers to hold up.
The men did so and were arrested.
They gave. their names as Walter
Thomas. John Casey and Charles
Hanmes. all OF Newtown. They were ar
raigned to-day In court and fined $lo
each.
The evening world., 1894-05-17
SHOT THE WRONG MAN.
Meade Fired at n Supposed Thief,
and Hit His Neighbor,

John ]. Meade, forty-one years old. of
3l7 Furman street, Brooklyn. a watch
man at the Wilson Steamship line pier
at the foot of Montague street. was held
for examination. May %, by Justice
Tighe. in Butler Street Police Court,
this morning. on the charge OF shooting
John Walker, of 3l4 l-2 Furman street.
Meade was on duty last night on the
Wilson line pier. when he saw Luke
Joyce. a sailor, crawl away from the
steamship Hindoo. He thought Joyce
was a thief. and says he called to him
to stop. Instead of doing so, Joyce ran
up an alley towards Furman street.
Meade fired two shots. Neither of
them brought down Joyce. Instead, two
shrieks came from the end Of the alley
near Furman street.
Meade ran towards Furman street, as
did Policeman Ross. Of the Amity street
station: Meade found that his neigh
Dor. John Walker, was the victim of his
unsteady. aim. Joyce came back and
explained that he belonged on the ship.
Walker Is now in the Long Island Col
lege Hospital In precarious condition.
Meade said this morning that the shoot
Ing OF Walker was an unfortunate mis-
take. He said he did not see Walker at
the time he fired at Joyce, and did not
know that he had injured him until he
went UP to Furman street and found
him suffering from two bullet wounds
one In the left thigh and the other In
the groin.
The evening world., 1894-05-17
IS NELLIE THE BURGLAR ?
Officials Trying to Fasten Jersey
Depot Robberies Upon Her.
Price, Whom She Accused, Says She
Threatened to BE Revenged.

-, ~x q, x-r.
HACKENSACk. n. j.. May I-Neihe
yir, u,ho 10 ,oclsd IN in tho Hackensaek
go VIZ ;" 80 ~ 49,
jail, charged with burglarizin8 the N j.
and n. Y. Railroad station at Fair
nount ~ 7 late Sunday nipbt or early
'' ''' , 20
Monday morning, mas given the bergen
County Vidocqs q rather ditficult problem
The girl Is allowed 10 see no one except
the prosecutor OF the county. The Jail
omci,Ia ,ay,,o IN ,d,,,, renorters In
the jail. To Deputy Sherin IuHy Berthoit
has been assigned the duty OF guarding
N. your, ,,or,,, and h. performs that
duty conscientiously
Criet Marshal Charles C. Townsend.
u,ho arrested Mice Arkermnp and consta
W. 80 i,sni, -, th"n,,n.,, a" o.o
Die henry farlhg' OF hackehsacR' are
working on the case and Intimate that
thsv hnna ,o cornert IN. oIr, with the
''e' ','pe e.. '
nave occurred within tae last few
,,on,h.
Constable Haring Is working on clue,
which, he says. may lead TO the arrest OF
welI.tnou,n u,cLers,ck cb,r,ctsr who
n,rs' Ia ,,rs. o. a.,,,,o -, 80
has ALREADY done time ior crimes com
mitted ir the county. Whether or not
Miss Alderman is member OF an organ.
izel sang, the county officials are not
prepared 10 say as yet.
Justice OF the Peace THOMAS II. Cum
minss. OF Hackensack, before whom
Miss Acke5man was taken after her her
The evening world., 1894-05-17
HE HASN'T ELOPED.
Justice Martines Returns, to the
Confusion of Jersey City Gossips.

Justice OF the Peace Martinez. with 1
Jolly round face and luxuriant brown
Dundreary whiskeis dispensed justice
from q hig1 stool in his office adjoining
the First District Police Court in Jersey
City as u5lal this morning. to the
amazement OF the neighborhood gossips.
who for two days have been circulating
a report that he had eloped with his
landlady, the Widow Stimberger,
To an Evening World" reporter jus
tice Martinez said:
1T is true. / left the city last Tuesday.
and gave some valuable records to Police
Capt. FarrIer to keep for me until my
'eturn. / vent 10 the country TO attend
10 some b siness. l can't say that the
Widow 81 mberger left at the same time.
| know no. hing OF her movements"
at IS said you Intended marrying the
viCCw."
We'll. now; just listen to that. Why,
bless you, my boy, the widow Is old
enough TO be my mother. l mean no dis
respect TO her She is an estimable lady;
but the Thought of marrying any one has
never entered my head. / am counting
no one. an. . intend marrying no one" Vi.
The evening world., 1894-05-17
INSTRUMENTATION?
pol;os Suspect that Espsito Was
Marked for Death
u. Furnished Evidence In the Pug
iisi Murder Case.
m. wounded Man Identifies si'tore
ss His Assailant.

,...,, rspsito, an italian. thirty years
-. :, I6 Tventy-firat street, Brooklyn,
avinr in the Norwegian Hospital,
-, three stab wounds, two over the
s..rt and ono in the abdomen. and the
nolioe are busy working UP evidence In
,ss cas-, on the theory that he 10 a VIC
dim Of the Maha.
On. man. also an italian. 10 under ar
,..t for the crime. He describes him
lii as Moriano Sistore, thirty-five years
.Id living at lS1 Twenty-1rst street
poth men live In the heart Of the Ital-
Ian colony.
According to the first story Of the af-
fair which reached the police, Espsito
vslked into grocery store which sepa-
rstss his home from that Of his alleged
sssailant at A3o o'clock yesterday after
noon.
Al he stood waiting for clerk to fill
! his order, he drew a letter from his
pocket and began reading 1t. A few min
utes later Sistore entered. and spoke to
him. Angry words followed and the men
stepped out on the sidewalk. Suddenly
slstore. 1t Is alleged. drew a knife and
plunged 1t into Espsito's body. Again
and again he jabbed the ugly blade into
his victim. Then he turned and fed.
When the police arrived the injured
man was lying unconscious on the side
walk, where he had fallen. An ambu-
lance was summoned. and Surgeon Fer.
ris discovered the three wounds described
above.
Espsito was removed TO the Nor
wegian Hospital, where 1t was said this
morning he was likely to die: Detective
Peter Mccormick, Of the. the Fifth .,lS avenue nue.
to find Espsito's assailant. They got
Q clue which led them to suspect Sis
tore. After a long search they discov-
cred him hiding in a ,woodshed in the
out and taken to the station-house. He
denied any knowledge Of the affair.
oFEe s ssk.a whsn Hsn,s the segan n
|sddress Of somebody living in Italy.
Il think you'd You do know" sistofs re-
~ well, Yen ! 7 don't. and If did I wouldn't
,Tss'ns Tssn tn: ;o99 men Exchanged blows and the
A. story which reached the police last
bn Espsito was the outcome of another
|hurder case which occurred last Febru-
|ry. Espsito. Il seems. gave the police
|nformation which led to the arrest of
Pstro Puslisl, an aged ,sicilian. for the
hurder OF John Tutalo. Tutalo. who
vas Puslid's landlord, had ordered him
b leave his house because Of his refusal
p pay rent. Puglisi met him on the
Puglisi was convicted of murder. in the
,st degree h; The Jury recommeIded nG hin hin
kence Of death, but an appeal is before
fov. Flower asking for a commutatior
bf sentence.
According to the story which reached
ns Police last nigfht' the Letter ssI which @
from Italy, and was a warming from the
afs telling him to- to make dan. rsparrtiOn
Puglisi UP to the police. The letter
bald. according to report. that Espsito :
fact that the letter and the knife with
which Espsito was stabbed have dis.
appeared.
sistore has been identified by Espsitc
les his assailant. In the. Butler Street
Court to-day he was held for examina
ton on May "a.
The evening world., 1894-05-17
PRAYED IN THE STREET.
In Police Court Gordon Evinced n
Desire to Undress.

Frank Gordon. OF 179 Stuyvesant ave-
Lue. Brooklyn. was found about $50
o'clock this morning by Patrolman Burg
meyer noisily praying at Macon street and
Stuyvesant avenue. The policeman or
dered him to move on. whereupon Gordon.
In a paroxysm Of fury. sprang upon the
His strength was enormous, and he
might have choked the policeman to death
had not two passing pedestrians inter-
fered.
When placed in the prisoners pen In
the Gates Avenue Court. Gordon again be-
gan to pray and also commenced to take
OFF his clothing. 1t required all the
strength of Court Officers Webb and
C,eary to restrain him and prevent his
appearing in court stark naked. as he In
sisted upon doing.
Justice Connolly remanded him Tor
week for examination as to his sanity.
The evening world., 1894-05-17
STRIKE MAY FOLLOW.
Bricklayers Object to sheehan's
Non-Union Workmen.
Work on Long Island City Sewers
May Be Stopped.
The Police Commissioners Was Asked
to Hire Only Union Residents.

LONG ISLAND Clay. L. l., May H.
The various labor unions OF this city
are up in arms against Mayor Sanford
and Police Commissioner John C. Shee-
han. OF New York. for employing non
union bricklayers on the various sewers
now In course Of construction In Stein
way and Dutch Kills.
Mr.. Sheehan has already secured two
contracts IN this city, amounting TO
nearly S500,OoO. Until the taxpayers and
trades unions protested against the en-
ployn,ent OF unslsilled laborers as inspec-
tors there were only two bricklayers EN-
ployed in that capacity.
A delegation from the Brcklayers'
Union waited on Mayor Sanford few
weeks ago and asked that none but skill
ed laborers be employed as inspectors
on the sewers.
| The Mayor called the attention OF the
General Improvement Commissioners
to the matter soon afterwards. and
I said. among other things. that 'if any
more inspectors were appointed he
would withhold his approval of the pay
warrants" A resolution was also
adopted by the Common Council recon-
mending that none but union men and
residents OF Long Island City be en-
ployed In any capacity upon the works.
Nothing further was heard of the mat
ter until last evening. when the Brick
layers Union discovered that Inspectors
John Rooney. Onward Mcdonald. John
Flanagan, John Reed and John Multi
gan were non-union brickayers and
were appointed on Monday last.
Soon after this discovery was made a
special meeting OF Bricklayers' Union
: No. 40 was held at the headquarters, 97
! Borden avenue. John w. Moore. the
Gleason candidate for Assembly at the
last election presided.
Resolutions condemning the employ
ment Of non-union bricklnyers were
adopted. A committee Of four was APP
pointed to walt upon Mayor Sanford
and the General Improvement Commits
sioners on Monday. and ask that the
non-union inspectors now employed on
! the sewers be compelled to join the
union. In the event OF their refusal to
do so. all the union bricklayers will be
payroll of the Commission and it's en-
ployees now amounts to more than 50 900
a month.
, Alderman Joseph McGee a member Of
the Improvement Commission, said to-
day that there were too many in
spectors on the work.
II claim i is . robbery Of the ta1,pay-
1t is an outrage, and an injustice to
those citizens living along the lines of
the improvements, who will have to
pay the assessments. Those inspectors
now. employed who ara not practical
mechanics ought to be dismissed"
The evening world., 1894-05-17
MORE WATER FOR BROOKLYN

Permission to Extend the System
sa Far as Massnpeaun.
City Works Commissioner Andrew T.
White, OF Brooklyn, said to-day that ap-
plication would be made to the Brooklyn
Board Of Aldermen for a s2,0OO,oOo appro-
priatlon 10 extend the water-works sys-
TEN of Brooklyn as far as Massapequa.
Such an extension would increase the
water supply by 25,ooO,OOO gallons day.
Mayor Schieren, Commissioner White
and a committee OF Aldermen inspected
the water-works yesterday. They found
that many Improvements had been made
since last year, which, Commissioners
the crusade of THE Evening World
against the pollution flowing into the
supply from impure streams.
The evening world., 1894-05-17
P0ST-0FFICE ANNIVERSARY.
Celebrated by Colonial Danes I'm
''Breeze Cottage"

GARDEN CITY. L. l.. May 1.-THE
two hundred and first anniversary Of
the establishment of the frst post-off,ce
In America was celebrated at noon to-
day at this place by the Society Of
Colonial DANES Of the State OF New
York. The exercises were hold at the
Breeze Cottage" the home Of Morrison
Patterson Ferris. A special car con-
City.
Papers were read by Mrs. Morrison
Patterson Ferris and Mr.. c. w. Ernst.
pf Boston. and addresses were made by
ociety Of the Sons OF the Revolution;
tey. DR.. Morgan Dix, President of the
eoclety OF the War Of 1872; Sir Frederick
De Peyster, President of the Society
Pf Colonial Wars. and others.
The evening world., 1894-05-17
WALL HAD SMALLPOX.
Dut II Wasn't Discovered UntiI He
walked Into n Hospital.

William Wall, thirty-nine years old,
lodger at 20 Bowery. was removed to
North Brother Island this morning suf-
fering from smallpox.
He walked tEto Chambers Street Hos
pital yesterday afternoon and COM
planned OF being sick.
1t was found he was suffering hom
smallpox, and he was hastily re-
moved. Several patients who were in
the waiting-roo at the time were vac
cinated, and the room was fumigated
by Board of Health officials.
The evening world., 1894-05-17
LEAGUE BEHIND TIME.
Members Make Charges, and Ask
for n Receiver.

for Receiver.
An application was made this morn
ing to Justice Gaynor, Of the Supreme
Court, Brooklyn. for a receiver for GER
tain property held by the Triennial Ben
eft League. of Brooklyn.
An injunction was also asked restrain
Ing President Ladd. of the League, from
disposing Of the property. The applica-
tion was made In the interest of George
NJ. Fawcett and others. members of
Lodge No 49,
The relators claim that the time has
passed when their certificates OF $500
should mature. They claim that the
certificates have not been satisfied by
the League. and they are anxious as to
the final result.
Justice Gaynor took the papers ana
reserved decision.
The evening world., 1894-05-17
BROKE HIS RIVALS ARM.
|oser Found Harmon Talking to
Their Iandlady's Daughter.

justice Goetting. in the Lee Avenue
ourt' Williamsburg, to-day held John
poser on charge of assault preferred
Py isnatz Harmon.
me two men board at ia North Sixth
s,i,h and both. 1t Is said, are in love
M Mthc thc daughter of their landlady.
\ ha ,,ny night Boser saw Harmon and
ftess sVuhk woman talking together, and
III .er sr uPbraiding the girl. Boser grabbed
kraoL1ol and threw him downstairs.
|1e, ,ah,ns h,,ts his arm. Harmon managed TO
Ssnt r. yesterday and secured a war
ant Tor his rivals arrest.
The evening world., 1894-05-17
ACCUSED or EMBEzzLEMENT
Telephone Company Hns Collector
WImun- Arrested.

NEWARK. -. J., May 1.-THE New
York and New Jersey Telephone Com
pany. through It's Newark manager.
Henry II. Baker. has caused the arrest
o: Collector Charles Wimans on the
charge OF embcZ2lcment
Wimans, who resides at rs North Fifth
street rs accused OF keeping $S6 belong
ing TO the Company. His books are now
hsfrg gone over, When arraigned be-
was held In s., 90 ball for trial. 81
The evening world., 1894-05-17
HER LICENSE REVOKED.
Mrs. Watkins, a Midwife, Failed to
Make AdOptiOn Ueports,

Health Commissioner Emery. of Brook
lyn. to-day revoked the license of Mrs.
Jemima Watkins. OF sl5 Bergen street,
who offered to give an Evening World"
reporter a baby on payment of IS.
At the hearing several days ago Mrs
Watkins admitted that she had given
a record with the Health Department.
On her own statements. the Commits
sioner concluded that further testimony
to-day that she was no longer author.
lied to practice midwifery.
The evening world., 1894-05-17
TO LONG BRANCH.
Sunday Excurs,ons Begin May 20

ON next SUNDAY the New. York and
Long Brarch Steamboat Company Will
begin their regular Sunday excursions TO
Long Branch.
Many families find the trip to Long
Branch a most convenient and lneNpen-
Give way OF enjoying rest and recreation.
II is a de. ghtful satl Of three hours each
Branch. Round trip tickets may be- had
for fifty cents. sunday boats leave foot
OF Jane street North River. 9 A. NJ.
Battery Pier. near Barge Office, at s.l5
A NJ zee
The evening world., 1894-05-17
MAY BE INDICTED.
Grand Jury VIII De Told of the
Attempt to Bribe Friday.

Lawyer George F. Elliott. of 26 Court
street, Brooklyn. refused to state this
morning what legal steps would be taken
against the friends of ex-Czar John Y.
McKane who attempted TO bribe Assem-
blyman W. II. Friday, of the Sixteenth
District in Kings County. to defeat the
Gravcsend Annexation bill
1t is said, however, that the matter
will he placed before the Kings County
Grand Jury and several indictments
n sl<pd for
The evening world., 1894-05-17
MUST PAY CITY OR BE SUED.
How an Electric-Lisht Co. surrep-
titiously Obtained Water.

Unless the politicians controlling the
Citizens Electric Light Company. Of
Brooklyn. pay the city 1854 for Use Of
water surreptitiously taken from the
mains. within a few days suit will be
commenced for the recovery Of the
amount
The Company's plant is located on
De Kalb avenue and Rockwell place.
The stock of the Company is owned by
Laughlin and other ex-officials.
Recently II was discovered that for
four years the Company had evaded pay
ment OF Its water taxes by supplying its
boilers by a surreptitious connection
with a city main.
A gauge was then put on the secret
connection, and from Its register II was
computed that the Company owed the
city for 99.54O,0 900 gallons OF water.
The evening world., 1894-05-17
Mrs. uuchInut seeks Divorce.

Chief Judge Clement. OF the City Court Brook
Iyn, this morning heard testimony in the suit
for Gbrolrte divorce brought by Mrs, Margaret
Burhlant agains, her husband, Michael Buchsnt
They were married on Oct, II, 1881 and lived
together Eve yearI Mrs. Duchlant accuses hcI
husband with being too intimate with widow
named Reinhardt. who lived at II Hamburg ave
nue. nrDOklyn
The evening world., 1894-05-17
THEIR TIME MAY BE CUT.
Navy Yard Mechanics Fear the
Fate of Lnborers,

Mechanics employed in the Brooklyn
NavyYard expressed their anxiety this
morning over the order Issued by Com
mandant Gherardi. placing fifty laborers
on half time.
The appropriation Tor the yards for
short and, as all the Departments will
be operated as economically as possible
until more money Is forthcoming, some
OF the mechanics may also be placed on
half time.
The order of Commandant Gheradi
does not affect the important work now
in progress.
The evening world., 1894-05-17
To Take Charge of FIntbush Mail

Commencing tomorrow morning the Brooklyn
Post Once win take charge OF all the mail matter
OF Flatbuah. A sub-station has been established
in the newly annexed ward. and all letters de-
posted in the boxes will be eoilsetsd by regu-
lar ekrrsefh '...t.'s