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The evening world., 1894-03-13
He sW|NDlED MANY FIRMS.
~ew'Complainants Against Check
Forger George Richter,
Held ION Complaint OF the Yonkers
Citizens National Bank.

George Herman. alias George Richter,
the stolid-looking German who was ar
rested Sunday by Detectives Gun and
Mccarthy, turns out to he one of the
most prolific utterers OF bogus checks
with whom the police have had to deal
lately
When the fact of the arrest Of Her
man, or Richter, as he usually signs
himself, became generally known, com
plants began to pour in. Last night
Detectives O'Rrien and McCaulev com
pared notes with Cufi aud Mccarthy.
The former found that they had been
looking for the same man for mon his.
They had q list of compliments who
had been caught with certified checks
ranging In amount from Sl5 to S25 apiece
and drawn on the Gartield Natinnal
Bank.
Most Of the other certified checks on
which other complaints had been made.
we're drawn on the Citizens National
Bank. OF lonlers, y. Y.
Among the victims reported bv Nc
c,auley and O,Brien were r. Dunlap &
Co., Matters. "a Fifth avenue; Acolian
~s ry,Gr ana f,d, M w Tampanyj Breen &
a. Alexander, shoe dealer, Twentv-third
street and Sixth avenue: Town Topics,
q West. Twentv-third street; Simpson.
AIdWloIu az simpson, lrS EpDuS dealers,
300 Sixth avenue; Adams q Co, dry goods
dealers, 34l Sixth avenue; lie Boutillier
Bros. 80 West Twcnty-third street. dry
gools; the GormIey & Jeffrey Manufac-
turing Company. bicycles.
New complaints were placed in tho
hands Of Cuff and Mccarthy from suf-
ferers in Jersey City, Brooklyn, Tarry-
tow, Greenwich. Conn: Stamford,
Conn: Elizabeth. E!izabethport and Ho-
boken. n. j., n lrvlngton-on-thc-Hud-
son.
Bank of Yonkers, was in court this
morning and testified in the complaint
aiken against Richter yesterday. Rich
ter was held in $500 bail on a charge
Of forging the Yonkers Banks certihca-
tons.
Another charge against Richter was
pressed by. Shepard. Knapp G. Co., the
CARPET dealers. who are victims to a
small mount.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
TRIED TO EXCHANGE SHOES.
Salesman R~ObinsOn's Suspicion
Leads 20 TngrRrt's Arrest.

Peter Taggart. aged nineteen years, Of
135 Pear street. Brooklyn. who has no
occupation. was arrested by the Adams
street police this morning and held on a
charge of being a suspicious person.
Taggar. entered Hanan & Sons shoe
store at 365 Fulton street, Brooklyn,
yesterday afternoon. and producing a
pair OF shoes said he had bought them
there a few days ago and wished to eX-
change them as they did not ~.
F.. H. Robinson. a salesman. who
waited on Taggart, thought he recog-
nized the shoes as a pair out of eight
cases that had been shipped to st. Lou
from the factory at Bridge and Front
streets several days ago.
Robinson told Taggart 1t would be all
right. but he would have TO call this
morning. Robinson talked to the man
ager, ard when Taggart entered the
store this morning ne was arrested.
The eight cases OF shoes are not due in
ST. Louis until tomorrow, when the
firm expects to be able to find out II
they are all right.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
SOCIETY YOUTHS ACCUSED.
They Were Caught Tapping Tho TIL
of u Tea store.

Early this morning the tea store OF
Armstrong, at leg Reid avenue,
Brooklyn. was entered by means OF
false keys. Officer Mitchell. of the -Four
teenth Precinct. saw two strange men
in the store and tried the door. He
found this locked, but. summoning as
sistance to watch the building, he eff
fected an entrance by a back way and
captured the burglars in the act Of tap
ping thu till.
They proved to be two young men
we'll known in brooklyn society. One
was Maynard Van Cleef. the twenty
year-old son OF Samuel y. Van Cleef, n
civil engineer. OF S97' Lafayette avenue.
and the other was William Tappan
eighteen years old. OF 694 Quincy street.
Both OF the young men are members of
well-to-do families and have luxurious
homes.
They were held in the Gates Avenue
Court this morning under 1900 bonds
each to answer the charge of burglary.
Both were well dressed when they APP
peared IN court.
The father of Tappan stated that no
could see no reason for his sons act. az
he had regularly supplied him with
money,
The evening world., 1894-03-13
STOLE STOCK AND OUTFIT.
Gray md ROEers Became PcddIers
After Getting Drunk.

Justice Watson. in the Even Stree,
Court. Williamsburg. to-day, held Will
lam II. Gray. of 81 Cook street, and
Michael Rogers. of ea5 Tompkins ave
nue., on several charges of larceny. The
prisoners pleaded not guilty, and al
legged that they were so much under
the influence OF liquor yesterday that
they did not know what they did.
What happened indicated very clearly
that the men had an inebriated idea
that they could make lots OF money as
peddlers. They stole a wagon from
Joseph Mcffert. Of $50 Rutledge street,
"A set Of harness from Joseph Mertz, Of
1853 l-2 Harrison avenue, while IA horse
and two barre.s OF potatoes as a load
for the wagon were secured from Jacob
Abraham, OF l76 Harrison avenue. Then
the TWO men, having all that was neces-
sary, started out to peddle their po-
tatoes in Dutchtown, where they were
arrested.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
TICKETs.
Westchester County Democrats
Say He Favors Republicans
Senator Robertson Said to Name
The Men Who Get Work.
The Park Board President Accused
of Being in a Deal.

An entirely new feature of the trouble
over the distribution of labor tickets by
the Park Department came to light
TODAY through the City Hall politicians.
The westchester County Democrats are
after President Tappen with a sharp
stick because he has given all the tickets
for work on the Improvements in city
marks which are located in Westchester
County. and over which the Park De
par,ment has jurisdiction, to Republi-
can laborers. ignoring the Democrats
altogether.
Mr.. Happen is W two fires now.
In New York he Is abused because
only Tammany heelers are given em-
ployment, and in Wcstchester County
he is condemned because he favors Re
publicans only. The Westchester County
Democrats are closely allied to Tam
many. One of the Congressional and one
of the Senatorial Districts is composed
partly of Westchester County n part
ly the Annexed District. and the city's
patronage on the aqueduct in West
chester County Is usually divided be-
tween Tammany and their Westminster
brethren.
similar recognition In the matter of
park improvements. particularly from
Mr.. Happen, who was formerly a resi-
dent and Supreme Court Justice in West
chester County.
The politicians explain Mr.. Tappen's
action by saying that there is a deal be-
tween him and Republican Senator Rob
ertson. of Westchester, Robertson has
introduced in the Legislature a bill to
abolish the present Park Commission
and substitute. q one-headed Commits
sion for it. and emphasis is laid on the
fact that the bill has not been pushed
by Robertson since he was made the
distributing agent of labor tickets for
Westchester County. There are over
nexed District parks. which includes the
parts over the county line.
The politician. call Senator Robert
sons bill a strike for the purpose OF
the more bitter against Judge 'Tappen
because. as they declare, he is using tn :
Department patronage to keep himself
w SSase an PaP 'Enen Tns Vet %ori d his rep Offer
called. Secretary Burns said:
Judge .Tappen has had exclusive
] know nothing about a deal. l know;
however, hat Senator Robertson and
other Republicans up there got some
tickets. Churches and charitable socle-
ties also were given some
What is regarded as another Strike"
for patronage is a bill introduced in
the Assembly at Albany by Assembly
He wants to abolish the Department Of
Street improvements IN the Annexed
District, which Is now under Tammany
control, and have Its work, done by tie
pie in the Annexed District demanded
the creation of the Street Improvement
Department and while they are not al
together satisfied with It's management
do away with 1t. ~Piace-hunting politi-
clans are said TO be back of the scheme.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
NOT A SWlNDLER.
Hut Mr.. BcIIviIIer Had Rcddlng
Locked III just the Same.

Edward ReddIng. of 1875 Grand street
jersey City, was arraigned In the Lee
Avenue Court, Williamsburg. to-day OIL
a charge of attempted swindling. but
Justice Goet;ing discharged him.
According to Redding's " story h
called on Charles j. Bellviller. of II Nor
ton street. yesterday with n letter from
one OF Mr.. Bellviller's relatives. In
stead OF being generous the Williams
burg man became excited ana had Red.
ding locked up. This morning he ad-
mitted that the letter was In his rela-
tive's handwriting. 50 Clerk Scheupp-
haus told him tina; Rediing had not
committed any fraud. and under. the cir
cumstanCes n warrant would not hOll.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
FOUGHT IN THE STORE.
Detective Has IL Fierce Hattie with
an Alleged shOpliftcr.

A neatly attired woman of thirty-eight
years, who described herself as Eliza
Welsh, of New Haven. was committed
for trial In $500 bail, to-day. by Justice
Voorhis, at the Yorkville Police Court,
on a charge of shoplifting in blooming
dale Bros dry-goods store yesterday.
Detective Oestricher. who is employed
by the Arm, told Justice Voorhis tnnt
when he placed her under arrest she
fought like n tigress.
In the struggle which was witnessed
by a crowd of shoppers. the woman
caught the detectives right thumb. In
her mouth and bit him savagely. Then
she ella wed at him. and 1t was all two
men could do to overpower her.
Oestricher says she entered the store at
o'clock in the afternoon, and was seen
TO pocket some small articles of jewelry.
When committed to prison to-day SHIT
broke into tears and exclaimed on
nv God -
The evening world., 1894-03-13
BOY WINDOW-BREAKER HELD.
James Mitchell, Aged =, Charged
with Vandalism In Harlem.

James Mitchell, an eight-year-old boy,
instead of receiving a lecture from the
Justice, as is usual In such cases. was
held In $500 bail In Harlem Police court
this morning for throwing stones and
breaking two window panes in the house
of Theresa Higgins. OF 4l5 West one
Hundred and Twenty-seventh street.
Complaints had been made to the po-
lice of the West One Hundred and Tween
ty-ifth street station that about a dozen
bows had been breaking several hundred
dollars worth of windows in Yuengling's
Brewery. at One Hundred and Twenty
eighth street and Amsterdam avenue
A policeman had been detailed there for
the last week and yesterday Policeman
Kinsler arrested young Mitchell.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
one of the Many suits Decided
tuntnEt tho Wife.

Before Justice Gaynor. in the Supreme
Court, l:rooklyn. this morning, Mrs.
Mary t.. Bunker. Of >. licrkimCr street,
obtained n judgment on II mortgage of
$1,000 against her daughtcr-in-law, Mrs.
Annie NJ. bunker.
Thomas q. Bunker. = clerk for the
standard OH Company, married Annie NJ.
Bunker on May !, 1884. He owned Il
brown-stone house at GIG Jefferson ave
nue., valued at S.700, subject to u mort.
gage of $1,000. Bunker's mother and
grandmother lived with them.
Mrs. Bunker did not take kindly to go
much mother-in-law. Bunker decided the
house TO his wife. and she on Aug. 10.
1898, sued her mother-in-law for 1913 for
board and rent.
Mrs, Bunker. the elder, retaliatcd 10y a
demand FOR the interest on the mort
cage.
YOUNG Mrs. Bunker then ordered the
muthcr-in-law and the grandmother-in-
law out. They went, So did Mr..
Bunker. ON Sept. II. 1895. Mrs. Bunker
sued her husband for divorce on stat.
utory grounds.
The suits for board and divorce are
pending.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
TEN FEDERAL INDICTMENTS.
against C,nunterfeiters, Chinese I'm
porters md Postal EmDIoyc.s.

,hihChe I'M
p"rter~ md Postal Employees.
The United States Grand Jury for the
Eastern District of New York, in session
IN the Federal building, returned ten in
hictm:nts to-day against offenders un.
der The Federal statutes.
Pirfano Chieto. Francis Caravclla
ana Annie Caravcila. Italians, were in.
cicted for making and passing counter
Sit money.
Anrico SoiOman and Jennie Jaconia.
also indicted tor counterfeiting, are
charged with having tried to pass srsi-
rhus coin. Jan. 81. This Ia the case in
which commissions Shields and the Sc
cret Servicc officers pronounced the
counterfeit dollars, of which nifty were
captured, to he of such excellent work.
manship as to deceive any but the most
expert at detecting bad money.
Joseph n. Burt, of pcekskill, In in
dicted for mailing an obscene letter to
Miss Kate A.. Bascome, of potsdam, st.
Lawrence County, n. Y, Nov. q. 1893.
Iung Sing and hit FurE. are charged
with having imported from Havana,
cuba. July Is. 1893. a Chinese laborer
named Gee Chung.
Patrick j. Finn and John r. Kelly,
PostLDtlce employees, are indicted for
robhihE the mails.
Joseph Russell. a Post-Ofice employee,
Is charged with having deserted mail
matter intrusted to him for delivery.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
WILL COST HIM HIS LIFE.
Metzlcr Rcprovcd Mcneil and Was
Knocked Down.

NEWARK, n. j.. March 13.-Henry
Met2ler is lying at his home, is Magno-
liza street, in Il critical condition, and
will die from IA beating he received last
night at the hands of Abraham Menzel,
Of i2l Springfield avenue.
Metzler was going home late in the
evening with his wife and baby when he
saw two boys fighting on the street.
Mcneil encouraged the boys on to COM
bat, when MetZler told him he ought to
be ashamed to have the boys fight.
Mcneil struck Metzler in the face.
knocking him down. Both men fought
Shortly after arriving home Mctzler
began splitting blood and soon became
unconscious. DIR. Weber was called in
and, upon examining the wounds, found
that Metzler was suffering from con-
cussion of the brain. Metzler, in falling.
struck his head on the stone tagging.
Mcneil was arrested this morning and
Judge Priesel held him to await the re-
sult of MetZler's injuries.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
PRISON FOR A HOME.
Why Charles Pleger Broke II Win
dow In the Atlantic Garden.

Charles Pleger, thirty-e!sht years old,
who came to New York last week from
Philadelphia and Is without a homo, told
Justice TAintor in the Tombs Police
Court to-day that he wanted t. be e n
to prison. PolIcemam.D, j. o'C1nneI!, OF
the Elizabeth street station, arratgned
him toI breaking "A SIS window IN the
Atlantic Garden, d, % Buwery. tL.S
morning. ,
Ple"er said: Il am too honest to steal
AMI ! Will not beg. | have been in ih.s
country fifteen years and am i cigar
maker, but | cant get work, hay.
got to have "A place to sleep and eat, .
Justice Taintor he'd him in 800 bail
for Trial In SpCNitL SESSIONS.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
BURGLAR WATCHING A BANK.
\ Policeman WINS Watching HIN
and Caught Him with M, Outnt.

and Caught Him with His Outnt.
John Meyer. alias william G. Brown.
forrty-ninc years old. whose number In
the Rogues' Gallery Is l.i9s, was ar.
raigncd In the Tombs Police Court this
morning by Policeman l.. j. bowling. OF
the Mulberry street station, a. a SUE
piclois person. Justice 1ainto" held him
m Sl,tNO bail until his afternoon.
Policeman bowlinE weni ON post at Il
o'clock last niSAt, ana he hal not been
out over fifteen minutes when he saw
" suspicious look nS pcrsons near the
He secreted him elf In the doorway
opposite the East Side SAVINGS Bank, at
l35 Grand street, and covered his shield
with his helmet.
Meyer and his partner walked up the
they took a good look at the doors and
interior OF the bank. This vas At 10
o'clock, The W men fingered about the
place for five minutes ana then crossed
the street.
Bowling came out Of his hiding place
and followed the two men down the
street. Near the corne he walked up
to Meyer and tapped him on the shoulder
L.oSking Meyer over he discovered that
hisleft trousers pocket bulged. The police
man ran his hand down his leg and
was a piece OF iron suspended there.
Then Bowling grabbed him and started
for the station. The man that was with
him made his escape.
At the Mulberry street station Meyer
was searched, and hanging IN his left
trousers leg was the jimmy. II is u fine
piece of steel. In the back of, the, mans
coat was the conventional black bag,
about three feet by six. In his right
coat pocket was n stout piece of cord
and in his vest pocket they found a key.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
BOMB MAN IN COURT.
Kelly, the Supposed Anarchist, Re
mnnded Until TO-Morroyy.

mnnded sntil To-MorroN.
The Harlem Court was crowded with
curious people this morning to catch a
glimpse of John Kelly. who was ar
rested bv Policeman Connors, Of the
West one Hundred and Twenty-nfth
street station, early yests rday morning,
with three bombs and nine dynamite
cartridges In his possessiJ On.
The expectation that Kelly, while un-
der examination by Justice Simms,
would say something that might reveal
a plot 10 destroy life or property in Har-
lem was not realized.
At the equcst of Inspector Conlin,
Kelly was remanded again until to-mor-
row morning. Whether the police then
expect to have some evidence showing
criminal intent on the part of Kelly, or
whether Inspector Conlin's detectives
have discovered some clue to the iden-
tity of the well-dresled man, from whom
Kelly said he got the dynamite, could
not he learned.
Inspector Conlln was not in court. De-
tectives Carr ami Buckley. of the West
one Hundred '.nd T~wenty-ffth street
station, have been at work on the case
since early yesterday morning. Two
central Office men ave also been de-
tailed Upon 1t.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
SIXTY N IN THE POT.
Table Stakes ms Far as Detective
Wilson Was Concerned.

Special Ward Detective Frank Wilson,
of the Eldridge street station, arrested
Joseph Cohen, proprietor of n coffee sa-
loon at 40 Canal street, late last night,
on a charge of keeping a gambling
house.. Ten men found in the place were
also arrested. The police seized a dozen
packs of dirty cards and 60 cents which
was found on q table. Wilson, said that
he saw four of the men playing cards.
He did not know the name of the of the
game. however. In the Essex Market
Police Court to-day Justice Koch held
Cohen for trial and fined nine of the in
mates 81 each. The tenth one, Samuel
Cohen, twenty-five years Did, of 4l3
Cherry street, who Is no relation of the
proprietor. was held for trial for carry
ing "a revolver.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
ACCUSE THE BOOKKEEPER.
Hencwngen Charged with ApprO.
priating S7NO.

Lewis Henewagen, a bookkeeper en-
ployed at the Feigenspan Brewery. in
Newark, who was arrested in Jersey
City last night upon a charge of en-
bezzlement, was taken to Newark and
was held this mo. ming upon "A charge of
appropriatinE 800 of the tirm's money.
Three weeks ago Henewagen disap-
peared from Newark and the firm dis
covered a shortage in his accounts. The
matter was placed in the hands of the
police. who ira ed him to Jersey city.
He kept in hiding in New York during
the day and went to Jersey City every
night.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
EASTER NUMBER
Sunday World.
NEXT SUNDAY.

Next SUNDAY. March IS. THE SUNDAY WORLD
will print a special EASTER EDITION. which will be a-not-
able number and filled with features pertaining to the sea-
son, and other interesting matter. 1t will be particularly
notable on account Of its many illustrations and strong
pictorial features.
Among the special Easter features are an article by
WARD MCALIsrER on Easter in Society" an Easter
Carol by the composer of What a Friend We Have in
Jesus" an illustrated article on the bonnet which is to be
worn en- Easter morning by the best-known and well
dressed women in New York Easter Charities new crea-
tons designed for THE SUNDAY WORLD by leading
milincrs of Paris and New York a special article on
Easter flowers by the best known florist IN America, and a
page on Easter fashions for men and women.
Among the other features is a true and remarkable de-
tcctive story, which discounts anything in the writlngsof Poe.
Gaboriau or Conan Doyle. and an exclusive publication of
full extracts from the advance sheets of Marion Crawford's
new novel on New York life.
In addition to this is THE SUNDAY WORLDS
illuminated cover, containing four pages. OF colored car
toons and original humor.
The evening world., 1894-03-13

Among the divorce cases decided in the superior
Court yesterday by Judss McNdam was that OF
Otella Catherine Siuer sEains; her husband, Ado'ph
ssuer. MIRA Sauer was represented by Counsellor
Louis stcckler. OF e7S broadway, and Through him
brought suit to annul her marriage upon the
STATUTORY grounds. Mrs SRuer, who Is a preuy
brunette. took the stand and testified TO the facts
charged In her eonplAin int and asked that she be
freed from the knot that made her a wife, After
The formal proof as to the service Of the papers
apon sAuer YVES had. judge hcAdam Immediately
decided that abe was entitled 20 a decree a~nnulltng
her marriage thereby entitilng her " use hsr
The evening world., 1894-03-13
THINKS WHALEN DANGEROUS.
Recorder Smyth Remnnds Him on
the Lawyers Plea.

John Whalen, twcnty-four years old, of
49 East Nineteeth street, pleaded guilty
to robbery in the second degree before
Recorder Smyth in Part l. of the General
Sessions to-day. On the night of March
s he struck Lou p. Kohlwagen, of ll5
Lexington venue while he was enter
ing his house and robbed him of GO cents.
Lawyer j. Power Donnellan. who fig
ured so prominently in Col, Tom Ochil-
trees case. appeared for Whalen. He
told the Recorder that his client was ir-
peculiar malady. Whalen. he said, would
be liable to do anything, even to setting
fire to the city.
The Recorder said that Whalen was
too dangerous a man to be at large, and
remanded him until Tuesday for . SELL
tence.
The evening world., 1894-03-13

In tn Essey MARKET Police Court to-day Jus
ticn koch committed Charles Elmer, thirty eight
,cars I'D, Of 292 Delaney street, to Bellevue
Hospital to be examined as to his sanity. His
rother was the complainant. sha said that he
recently left an insane asylum. where he was an
1 nate tor two years, The mother saws that he
.mngines that he Is rich, and that 1t is unneces-
lry for him To work for a living.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
STRUCK A SURGEON.
Fosgett Said. h Ambulance Man
Didn't Know His Business.

Justice Watson, in the Even Street
Court, williamsburg, to-day held Chas.
Foggett. of $40 Manhattan avenue on a
charge of assaulting Ambulance Surgeon
Reilly, of the Eastern District Hospital.
Reilly was called to attend a truck
driver who had broken his leg yester-
day. and while he was putting the
wounded man into the ambulance Fog
gett came along and remarked that the
surgeon did not know his business.
An alteration ensued, and Foggett
struck Reilly in the face, knocking him
over into the ambulance.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
CHILDREN ACCUSE THEM.
One of the Men Conducts u West
side Gospel Meeting.

C,lestIn Mace. who conducts n Sospe!
meeting at 752 Eleventh avenuc,and PIC
Grosh, a klrdling-wood dealer, at 233
East Fitty-ninth street, were alraiSned
in Yorkville Police Court to-day. charged
with %assaultinG little girls.
Mace Is said TO have assaulted eleven
year-old Katie Goislinger, OF 5jS West
fIfty-second street, on Feb. il, lie
was held for further examination.
Detectives Dale and MiChae.s, of tho
West Forty-Seventh street squad, say
lace was almOs moObai by some
women about II year ago.
Grosh is nccusel Of a~ssaulting four
ani-a-half-yenr-oli Grace Cunningham
nj 26 East Sixty-ninth street yesterday,
lie was held in $1,000 bail.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
THREATENED HIS FATHER.
Two Policemen Required to subduc
Drunken Son.

Daniel McCrumlick. jr,, twenty-four
years old, was sentenced to the island
for two months by Justice Koch. in the
Essex Market Police Court, to-day. He
was drunk last night. and. staggering
into his parents apartments at Sc Lewis
street. fell over n stove. When his
father upbraided him for coming home
in an Intoxicated condition.. the son
seized Il knife and threatened to Kill
him.
II required We policemen to arrest the
son and they had to use the club before
he would go TO the s~tation-house.