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The evening world., 1894-03-13
WILL COST HIM HIS LIFE.
Metrler Reproved Mcneil and Was
Knocked Down.

NEWARK, N. j., March l3.-Henry
Metzler is lying at his home, IS Magno-
liza street, In a critical condition, and
will die from a beating he received last
night at the hands OF Abraham Mcneil,
of AL Springfield venue
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 IN to COM
be ashamed to have the boys fight.
Mcneil struck Metzler in the face,
knocking him down; Both men fought
Shortly after arriving home Metzler
began splitting blood n 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-
suit of Metzler's injuries.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
WIFE SUES FOR SEPARATION,
Fish Dealer Cohen Charged with
Cruelty and False Arrest.
He Says He Was Abandoned and
Badly Used Besides.

Mrs. Esther Cohen, through Attorney
A. II. Hummel, to-day made application
to Judge McAdam, of the Superior
Court, for an order granting her all
mony and counsel fees pending a de-
cision In her suit for separation from
Bernard Cohen.
Mr.. Cohen is a wealthy wholesale fish
dealer at Ia and lib South street. His
wife swears that he owns $4,000 worth
Of real estate and has an income OF
from SEE. 900 to 10000 a year from his
business. The couple were married on
Aug. 3. 1890. Both had been married be-
fore and both nae children by the for
mer marriages.
At the time she married Mr.. Cohen
the complainant resided in Hudson, N.
T.. where she conducted a millinery bus
mess, which had been left her by her
first husband.
cruel and inhuman treatment, and says
that she discontinued two former suits
for separation at the solicitation OF her
husband, who promised TO change his
She alleges that Mr.. Cohen made his
children treat her disrespectfully. and
Instructed the servants to disobey her
orders. besides frequently using vile and
Indecent language towards her m the
presence OF other people. , .,u.,
She swears that he has several times
8, 1894, at their residence. 213 East Sixty
eighth street, her husand threw her
gains a chair with such force that she
was confined to her bed for two weeks,
and that In February last her husband
mad her and her son, Max Warsher. ar
rested on a false charge of arson.
She says she was discharged by Justice
Koch and tina the arrest was instigated
by Mr.. Cohen out OF spite because she
had begun this action for separation; l..
Mr.. Cohen enters a general denial 70
charges against her of cruel treatment
He swears that or Jan. 3, the date OF his
alleged assault upon his wife, she threw
a sugar bowl at him.. He also allegec
that his wife has 49, 900 or 10000 worth
OF property and is not in need OF money
for counsel fees and alimony. as sh'
alleges.
Mr.. Cohen claims that his wife aban'
doned him without cause and that 1t II
he who is entitled to a separation.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
ALL BEAR RAIDS REPuLsED.
Each Attack Served to Strengthen
the Market.
Industrials Prominent, but Railways
Head the List.

The bulls are still in control at the
Stock Exchange and higher prices are
constantly being attained by the leading
shares. The bears made several fruit
less attempts to hammer the market this
morning. but each reaction only served
to stimulate the buying movements and as
a result quotations reached a still higher
level whenever the pressure was lifted.
The fact that London does not take
kindly to the change here. or at least
gives the bull speculation feeble support.
apparently makes little difference to
those who are working on the w tack.
1t Is noticeable that when prices ad.
vance the offerings do not increase to
any extent. The industrials were promi-
nent, but an increasing interest was
evinced In the railways.
American Sugar rose l 5-S. to 90 rs; do.
preferred l-2. to 80; Baltimore & Ohio /,
TO Is; Big -Four 6,s., to ~ l-2; Chicago
Gas SIS. to 81: Lead 1. to "a; Erie SIS, to
Il SIS: Manhattan "a, to l26 "a, and Lake
Erie & Western preferred l-2, to e. "a. In
the specialties Evansville s. Terre Haute
rose 2, to 81.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
HUNDREDS OF CHECKS
Lovecraft Sent Large Sums of
Money to His Relatives.
Yet He D~isinherited Them in Favor
Of Col. Kearney.
Counsel Having Frequent Wranglcs
In the VIII Contest.

The legal fight for the possession OF
the estate left by the late Frederick A.
Lovccraft, who committed suicide in his
fiat, at Broadway ald Thirtieth street.
on Oct. 20 last, was continued before
Surrogate Arnold to-day.
Two of the contestants of the will by
which Lovecraft left his entire estate
to Col. Henry S, Kearney, engineer OF
the Board of Electrical Control. were in
cour' In the persons of Mr.. Lovecraft's
sisters. Mrs. l.. A.. Chase and Mrs.
r. II Salmons. They were accompanied
by r. H.. Salmons and their cousin,
George E. Lovecraft. Mr.. Lovecrafts
aged mother, of whom for years he had
been the sole support. and whom he dis
Inherited in his will, was not present.
Ill health confines her to her home in
Rochester, n. Y.
The lawyers On both sides positively
refuse to make public the terms that
were advanced yesterday, in hopes that
the case might be amlcably settled out
of court.
George e. Lovecraft, who occupied the
recalled this morning. and Lawyer Davey
iiau idiuly doheu iiIi IL VucStioh peloit
a spirited wrangle between all the coun-
sci began, and the Surrogate. after rap
ping violently for order. at last had to
resort to words of admonition to all
hands.
Mir. Lovecraft said he had not told OF
all the business enterprises that his
cousin had been concerned in, and then
he was interested in financially. He then
told Of how he had been engaged by
discharged by Col. Kearney.
Mr.. Davey then ask I'd the witness II
he ever saw MI. Lovecraft make OUT
any checks. He said he had. Many OF
them were to his sisters and mother.
Lawyer Bowers jumped up excitedly,
and asked that this answer be stricken
out unless the checks were produced.
well, you. have the checks in your
possession" holly retorted Mr.. Ransom,
and after serving you with a notice tc
produce. these check. books, and you
withheld them, l don't see how we can
produce them"
a long wranngle ensued, Mr.. Ransom
finally turning to the opposing side and
You can't teach me my business"
"Oh. 1 don't know!' remarked Mr.
Bowers.
The Court again called the lawyers to
order, and the disputed check-book was
produced and admitted in evidence. Sew
era! hundred checks, in amounts from
n.o,her and two sisters s. and signed by r
a. Lovecraft. were read. A bill of sale
OF, Mr.. Lovecraft's interest in the Allen
Advertising Agency &c Col. kearney was
produced.
Robert H. Salmons. Secretary of the
Rochester Bunging Apparatus Company
and husband OF one Of Mr.. Lovecraft's
sisters, was the next witness. He wa,
first questioned regarding the checks
and said that while he knew that hi
wife had received them he never saw
them cashed. He told OF first meetin,
1893, he saw Mr.. Lovecraft in the prlvat,
Office Of Manager A. NJ. Palmer. H,
was then badly broken In health.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
NEW JERSEY.
SWAIN DEMANDED HIS OFFICE.
Refused a Commission by Gov.
Werts, but Not Content.
He Then Went to Treasurer Gray
and Was Repulsed.

TRENTON. N. j., March 13.-George
b. Swain. the Republican State Treasur-
er, made forma application to the Gov
ernor for his commission this morning.
The Governor informed him that HI
didn't believe he had been legally elect
ed, therefore. he could not issue any
commission at present. The Governor
remarked that he hoped they would be
In accord later on.
SWANS counsel said he doubted II a
commission was necessary anyhow. The
Governor remarked that that was an
important question. Subsequently Swain
made demand on State Treasurer Gray
for possession of the office. Gray asked
him II he had a commission. Swain said
he thought II was not necessary. MI.
Gray said II was. and refused to give
way. Then Swain called on the Secre-
tary, of State and asked him to notify
the banks not to honor Gray's checks.
The Secretary said III would consult
the. Attorney-General about the matter
and make known his decision some time
TODAY.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
FOUGHT IN THE STORE.
Detective Has a Fierce Battle with
an Alleged shoplifter.

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 firm, told Justice Voorhis that
when he placed her under arrest she
fought like a 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 s~avagely. Then
she c,a at him, n 1t was all TWO
Oestricher says she entered the store at
4 o'clock in the afternoon, and was seen
to pocket some small articles OF Jewelry.
When committed to prison to-day. she
broke into tears and exclaimed "Oh.
my God ="
The evening world., 1894-03-13
STOLE STOCK AND OUTFIT.
Gray n Rogers became PeddIers
After Getting Drunk.

Justice Watson, in the Even Street
Court. williamsburg, to-day, held Will
lam IL. Gray, of SO Cook street, and
Michae. Rogers. of 2+5 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 i%nebriated idea
that they could make lots of money as
Joseph Meffert. of $50 Rutledge street,
a set of harness from Joseph Mertz, OF
1859 l-2 Harrison avenue. while a horse
and two barrels of potatoes as a load
for the wagon were secured from Jacob
Abraham, of 176 Harrison venue. Then
the two men. having all that was neces-
sary, started out to peddle their Do.
tatoes in Dutchtown. where they were
arrested.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
FRACTURED HIS SONS SKULL
John Mccormick n Victim of q
Parent Maddened by Drink.

Nicholas Mccormick, OF 2os3 Bergen
street, Brooklyn. In a ut OF temporary
insanity induced by drink assaulted his
son, John, last night with a stone crock,
fracturing his skull,
Leaving the bleeding body OF his vic
tim on the moor. Mccormick armed him
self with an axe and mounted guard at
the front door of his house, threatening
death to any one who attempted to
enter. Policeman Keiser, OF the Twelfth
Precinct, was attracted by the fracas
and disarmed and arrested the maniac.
John Mccormick was attended by an
ambulance surgeon from st. Mary's Hos
precarious condition. The elder McCor-
mick was held to await the result of his
sons injuries by Justice Connolly this
morning.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
TRIED TO EXCHANGE SHOES.
salesman RobinsOn's Suspicion
Leads to Tnggnrt's Arrest.

Peter Tagsart. aged nineteen years, Of
10 Pearl 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.
Taggart entered Hanan & Sons shoe
store at 1865 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-
chahge them as they did not fit.
f.. H.. Robinson. a salesman, who
waited on .Taggart. thought he recog-
ni2e1 the shoes as a pair out of eight
gases that had been shipped to st. Louis
from the factory al 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 wnen Taggart entered the
store this morning he was arrested.
The eight cases Of shoes are not due in
81. Louis until tomorrow, when the
firm expects to be able to find out ii
they are all right.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
SHOT THROUGH A WINDOW.
The Bullet Lodged Above the Bed
Where Bennett Was Sleeping.

The police Of the Butler street station,
Brooklyn, are to-day investigating what
appears to have been an attempt by
some mischievous person to brighten the
occupants of the house at 50 Bergen
street.
Reini Bennett was about to retire
startled by the crash OF a pane of glass.
A bullet buried itself in the wall Just
above the bed where his father was
sleeping. No report was heard, and the
police are inclined to think that the
missile was fired from an air-gun.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
SMASHED THE PLATE GLASS
Angry at Being Elected, Meyer Put
His Fist Through n window.

William Meyer. Of Sixth avenue and
Thirty-second street. this city. was held
in the Even Street Court, Williams
burg, to-day. IN a charge OF disorderly
conduct.
Last evening Meyer created a disturb
snce in the saloon OF George Spohm. 1872
MYRTLE avenue. He was thrown. out,
and then, evidently for reyenge. thrust
his FIST through ne platS,sias n SIS w nnttinI
his wrist so badly that an ambulance
surgeon had to be called In.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
CHILDREN ACCUSE Them.

One of the Men Conducts n West
Side Gospel Meeting.
Celestin Mace, who conducts a gospel
meeting at 1852 Eleventh ~avenue,and PIC
Grosh, a kindling wood dealer. al 2S
East Fifty-ninth street. were arraigned
in Yorkville Police Court to-day, charged
with assaulting little girls.
year-old Katie Geislinger, OF &9 Wesi
fifty-second street, on Feb: II. lie
was held for further examination.
Detectives Dale and Michae.s, or the
West Forty-seventh street squad. say
Mace was almost mobbed by some
women about a year ago.
Grosh is accused OF assaulting four
and-l-half-year-old Grace Cunninshan
nj 205 East Sixty-ninth street yesterday
He was held in 81, 100 bail.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
A BRANCH FOR BROOKLYN.
The 6-1b-08 Club VIII Enlarge It's
Field of usefulness.

The 6-15-99 Club, which now has 256
branches and upward Of 10000 members,
all of whom have been doing yeoman
service in assisting the needy, will estab-
llsh a branch in Brooklyn. Wage earners
pay 6 cents dues a week, salarIed members
liz cents. and employers 90 cents per
week. Thus the Club derives its name.
The Club does not ask for outside
assistance, but contributions Of clothing
fully received at room Al, las Broadway.
The disbursements to poor and needy
last week amounted to 81. 600 and $50 per-
IONS were given employment.
The evening world., 1894-03-13

hnong the divorce cases decided in the Superior
Court yesterday by Judge McAdam was that OF
oteliA Catherine Sauer against her husband Adolph
ssuer. Mrs Saucr Was represented by Counsellor
Louis steckler, OF 2j Broadway, and through him
brought suit to annul her marriage upon the
statutory grounds. Mrs SAuer, who Is a pretty
brunette. took the stand and testified to the facts
charged in her complaint and asked that abe be
freed from the knot that made her a wife. After
the formal proof as TO the service OF the papers
upon Sauer was had. Judge McAdam Immediately
decided that she was entitled to a decree annulling
her marriage thereby emitting her To use her
maiden name and TO rsmarry again II she &C
ghOosaA-
The evening world., 1894-03-13
ACCUSE THE BOOKKEEPER.
Henewagen Charged with Appro-
priRting 800.

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
a%ppropriating 500 of the firms 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 traced him to Jersey City.
He kept in hiding in New York during
he day and went to Jersey City every
night.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
BROOKLYN RAILWAY DEAL.
II May De Contaminated This Week
by A. l.. johnson.
Uy Associated Press.)

TUy NtsOCTHttu FTtNN1
CLEVELAND. o.. March ia big
street-car deal. involving nearly 81 1905 go
in money and eleven cooperative COM
panies. has just been c~onsummated by
Mr.. A. L. Johnson. of this city. whereby
that gentleman obtains a monopoly Of
the entire street-car system Of Allentown.
Pa.
The announcement OF the deal has just
land. Mr.. Johnson expects to close a
deal this week for street railway prop
erty In Brooklyn, N. Y, from Fort Ham
ilton to Thirty-ninth street ferry.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
MAIDSTONE IN INDIANA.
Description of n Poison Extrac-
tor" That Came From Scotland.

tBy Associated Preks.)
RICHMOND. Ind. March 1~3.-Indian,
now has another maidstone. the property
Of A. NJ Thompson. Of Marion County
1t was brought from Glasgow. Scotland
In 1874. by Chloe Stout. and Mr.. Thomp'
son purchased II of her heirs at Lincoln
Neb. The stone measures three and g
half inches In length and two and q
half inches In width. and Is shaped likt
a h%alf-peai. while the surface Is filled
with minute pores.
Before applying to q wound It Is held
to the fire and Its temperature raised tc
blood heal. 1t Ia then moistened with
warm water and applied. 1t is said that
while H. Is at work one can easily heal
1t absorbing the poison from the wound
II remains at work generally an hour
afterwards extracted from h stone BY
heated milk.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
NOT A SWINDlER.
But Mr.. BelIviIler Hnd RcJdt,,

hut Mr.. Bellviller HID ReLdinr
locked Up just the same.
Edward Redding, Of 1856 Grand street,
Jersey City, was arraigned in the Lee
Avenue Court, Williamsburg. to-day on
a charge OF attempted swindl!ng, bu
Justice Goetting discharged him.
According to Readings own story he
called on Charles j. Bellviller. of II Nor
ton street, yesterday with a letter from
one or Mr.. Bellviller's relatives. In
stead OF being generous the Williams
burg man became excited and had Rei-
ding locked up. This morning he ad-
mitted that the letter was in his reia-
tive's handwriting. 50 Clerk Scheupp-
haus told him that Redding had not
committed any fraud, and under the cir.
cumstances a warrant would not hold.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
BROOKLYN NEWS.

Brown. "'Ne" Justice
H said: Your bail will be 500, Mac"
That's ALL"
Lawyer Backus tried to show by the
witness that, the vehicle ascribed as the
prison van,' in which the prisoners were
Saken from Coney Island to the Raw
mond Street Jail was not a BACK
Maria, but a "palatial and luxurious
Soach,. but Justice Brown sustained Col,
The evening world., 1894-03-13
THREATENED HIS FATHER.
Two Policemen Required TO subduc
n runke 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 66 Lewis
street. fell over a stove. When his
father ~upbraided him for coming home
In an Intoxicated condition. the son
seized a knife and threatened to Kill
him.
II required two policemen to arrest the
son and they had to use the club before
he would go to the station-house.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
FIRE IN A TENEMENT.
Oil Had Been Thrown Over Rub
Dish and Then Lighted.

Fire Marshal Lewis, of Brooklyn, is to.
day investigating an alleged attempt to
burr a tenement-house at 81 Court street
The building Is four stories high and is
occupied by half a dozen families. Las,
night Henry Holzapfel, who lives on thu
second floor, discovered a blaze in a pile
Of rubbish in the lower hallway. He
put the fire oft and notified the police.
lamp which hung in the hallway had
been emptied over the rubbish and along
the w~ainscoting.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
OF for California.

A party OF New Workers left here yesterday
on an excursion to California They will attend
the Midwinter Fair and visit the famous Red.
land and Riverside orange groves and Vineyards
marty occupied two special cars, and was in
charge OF G. o. Shields Among the party were
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Fox. Mrs. Nina Ackerson
and daughter. @. II. Flato. II. 7. Donovan and
L. NJ. White.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
WHERE IS JOSEPH STAGG7
Left His Kansas Home Jan. II to
Snil for England.

The New York police have been re.
quested to search for Joseph Stage
thirty-three years old, OF Tonovoy, Kan,
who has been missing since Jan. Il. A
reward Of $50 has been offered for in.
formation leading to his recovery.
on the date mentioned he started for
England. He expected to sail from this
city for Liverpool. No news has beer
heard Of him since he left home, nor has
he appeared on the other side Of the
water.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
SOUGHT PRISON FOR A HOME
Why Charles PleEer Broke n Win
low in the Atlantic Garden.

dow in the Atlantic Garden.
Charles Pleger. thlrty-eight years old.
who came to New York last week from
Philadelphia and is without a home. told
Justice Taintor In the Tombs Police
Court to-day that he wanted TO be sent
to prison. Policeman d. J. O'Connell. o!
the Elizabeth street station. arraigned
him for breaking a SIS window in the
Atlantic Garden, at so Bowery. this
morning.
Pleger said: IT am too honest to steal
and [ will not beg. ! have been in this
country fifteen years and am a cigar.
got 10 have a place TO sleep and eat"
Justice Taintor held him In $500 bail
for trial in Speci.I Sessions.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE
Bessie LicfschiE Wants S1O,OOf
DnmaEes from Penchansky.

Hymai ~Penchansky. a tailor, a been
lodged in Ludlow Street Jail In default
OF $500 bail in an action for breach Of
promise brought by Bessie Liefschiz.
the warrant was issued by Chief Justice
Ehrlich. of the City Court.
In her complaint the plaintiff alleges
that she met the defendant on Nov. IL,
1890. N that upon the promise of mar
riage she accompanied him to a hotel.
She asks SO. 1000 damages.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
Lay Down Between Trolley Tracks

John hurry. while drunk last night and on his
way to his home at 80 Clinton street. Hoboken.
lay down between the car tracks OF the Hudson
County Traction Company and went to sleep. He
lay there for an hour. when a trolley car came
along. and the fender struck him on his head. He
had a narrow escape from instant death. He sus.
tanned a fracture OF the skull and was taken to
the City Hospital. where he is In a critical condi-
The evening world., 1894-03-13
STRUCK A SURGEON.
Fogsett Said the Ambulance MAJ
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
gett came along and remarked that the
surgeon did not know his business.
An alteration ensued, n Foggett
struck Reilly in the face. knocking him
over into the ambulance.
The evening world., 1894-03-13

The Sunday Worlds Faster NUM-
ber-next Sunday. Don't fail to get
it. 1t will be spIendidly illustrated
and full of striking features and
have an illuminated cover.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
A Marriage Insurance scheme.
Associated preSs.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, March iS-Frank ". chAri'
ton and otherG OF Chicago, lave hlsd q writ Of
manaamus In the saggamon Circuit Court against
secretary Of STATE Hinrichssn. 70 compel him u