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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
CELLAR IS 4 DESPERATE sUII0R.
Almost Kills His swertkearrs Cse'e. and
Drags the G a from BED TO Marry Hin.

Aiuo.t XIII. HE swertkearts Cae,e. and
Drags the G "a from BED 10 Marry Hin.
Too much liquor. too ardent affection. and a
>blackjack are the three factors In the impris-
onment OF Michael c. Cellar and tho injury OF
the aged uncle and aunt Of his inamorata-
The girl In the case. Katie Herman is at 10
years a coquette. and the belle OF the Hun
garian colony. The house Of her uncle and
aunt. Feter and Annie rintro. with whom she
lives at 2S2 Second street, is the regular even
ing resort OF number OF young Hungarians.
who come to pay court to pretty Katie Among
them was Cellar. who for some time past has
been rather behind in the race for the girls
fayors. Being unable to understand the rea-
son o; this. Cellar sought a solution In drink.
Having consumed considerable liquor. he
went late on Thursday night to the rintros
house and demanded that he be allowed to see
Katie. Sir. lintro refused to open the door to
him whersupon the lover burst IL in, ran to
katies bedroom, dragged the terrified girl
out OF bed. and demanded that she dress at
once. go to priest with him and be married.
She shrieked. rintro aud his wife rushed in
and the young an turned upon them. Pull
ing a blackjack from his pocket ne struck
down Pintro first and then Mrs. Fintro. 10 the
mean time Matte had escaped from the room.
and clad only in her night dress, ran scream
ing TO the Union Market police station. Two
policemen returned with her to the house.
They arrested Cellar after chase and
TO Bellevue Hospital Mrs. Pintro's injuries
were slight. but her husband may die. as IL is
feared that his skull is fractured Cellar. who
10 ~ years old and lives at S2js Cannon street.
a charge OF murderous assault. His only de-
ienre was Hungarian SAYING. analogous TO the
English proyerb. All is fair in love and war"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
SUICIDE MoEHLING,s HIszoRE
Letters which IadIc,te that ne Was Coz
cer.ed In - D.yorc- Case.

Letters which Iudic,te that He was Con-
cer.ed In - Divorce Case.
II appears that Charles f. MoehlinR. the
bookkeeper who com mitted suicide in Cen
trail Park on Thursday morning. had his
tory which was not known by his acauaint-
ances from the mans actions during the
two and a half years In which he lived In the
house OF DR.. H. W. Muller at 153 East Tenth
street, Moehling was set down as hermit. and
1t was suggested that he was woman hater.
Yesterday some letters were discovered among
the dead mans effects which showed that he
probably had wife and child.
Whether his wife. whose name Is supposed
to have been Frances. is in this country or
Germany is not known. One OF the letters was
in German 1t was dated simply July aud the
writer's name could not be deciphersd. The
letter was evidently from q woman and came
from Bremen. Tho writer speaks OF herself rs
an old spinster who sits alone at her window
all day long dreaming OF hor absent friend IN
VI Congratulate you" she says. on the birth
OF your dear little, boy; How happy you and
letter Is addressed to Frances, and again speaks
Another letter written in English is signed
Frances. The sheet OF paper had been torn
across the middle and only these closing SEN
fences remained:
Your letter. mailed July 10 may possibly he , ,Gf
s,a e e es,. ' NOR. certain Il Is
10 testify TO your having committed sdEtery sot gu
american con.u, aud ,end me The document. u VIII
make IT posNhe tor me have the sa.s settled witn
I'll. sired m, TO do
whether the letter was written to Modelling
from this city while lie was In Germany Is not
MoehlinG resigned his situation in the bank
ing house OF Ladenburg. Thalmann 20.
about two months ago. lie gave no reason Tor
resigninR.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
MR. oUuBLETox AN assessor.

This .. = Historic Nase In New YORK.
~Cru,ty Politics.
Henry A. GumtIeton was appointed ycster-
day By the Com m issionefs Of Taxes and As
ssssm ents TO be an Assessor in place OF COL
Edward Giton. who has Just assumed the
office OF Collector OF Assessments and Clerk Of
Arrears in the Finance Department The SAL
AIRY OF this place Ia $1,000 . year. and the
length OF term depends on good behavior. the
within OF the Legislature. and the uncertainty
OF human life.
Henry A. GumbletVn was County Clerk Of
New York county in 1878, having been elected
as a Tammany Hall man. Lucius Robinson
was Governor. md represented the, Tilden
Governor against County Clerk oumbleton
and Register Loew by the Democratic sup
porters OF the Robinson regime. and tile Gov
ernor was aaked to remove them from otilce
The accusations were that those officers
h nosw aS ass dismissed Sst Cow Rosiussn rs
moved Gumbleton from once Hubert y.
Thompson wa: sppSint.d to MI the ne. vacancy aMH,
place by way OF a subterraneAn vault one
Kelly. tho leader OF ,1smmany Hall Mt that
time. was 80 anGered at this that he went to
avowrd purpose Of defeating the rennmination
OF Gov. Eobinson. He ed. and Tammany
notsd orSanzsd the Rss ,oI HAL C0 Gd
defeated Robinson at the polls. Cornell win
ming.
Just he,ore tho election Of sheriff Grant, whom
he went TO the County Democracy and sup
Tor the Shri-yslty. In October, 1891, he left
the counties and r.turned to the Wigwam, be-
cause the county Democrats had endorsed the
a aoe,l 1sms. T. +. Wa spu0'S"" AO' 'a"'
Mr.. Gumhlrtcn is a lawyer. having an office
Mt Hl broadway. He is resident Of last
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
FREIHALIER ESCAPES THE cnAIa.
Mansisught~r IN the First Degree Il the
Verdict - the Jury.

Mausiaught~r n the First Degree IL the
Verdict - the Jury.
The trial In the General Sessions. before
Judge Cowing. Of Christian Freihalter. charged
with murder in the flnst degree. in stat bling
his wife. Mary. to death in their rooms at .l32
First avenue. on Dec. ~. ended yesterday. In
his summing up for the defence. Lawyer Hugh
q. Pentecost said that the testimony for the
defence abundantly proved that Mrs. Fre-
halter killed herself she stabbed herself with
a stietto In the presence OF her husband. The
testimony had also shown that she was wos
man Of violent and auarrelsome disposition
when she had been drinking. and that two
DAYS before she had told one of her daughters.
while apparently almost insane from drink,
that she would kill herself some day.
Assistant District Attorney McIntyre said
that the defence was perhaps the most auda}
cious that had been offered In a court in this
merity to go upon the witness stand and swear
that his wife had stabbed herself twice with
the stiletto in his presence while under the in.
fuence OF liquor. The On edical testimony had
shown that both of the wounds were on the
right side The direction OF tho wounds was
upward and forward. IL was impossible for
the woman to have inflicted those wounds
upon her body with her left hand, as they were
close under the right arm The defendant and
undoubtedly established, that IN HE drunts4
killed her; The Jury convicted Freihalter Of
msnslaughter In the first degree Under the
conviction he may be sentenced to state
prison for ten years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24

He HISS q Rin .. Mind for Paying Congress-
men Only When Congress 4. Not Sitting.

He Has q Hm II Mind for Paying Congress-
men Only When ConEre.. 4. Not Sitting.
One o: the speakers at tho Southern Society
dinner on Thursday night was the newly
elected Congressman. Isidor Straus. Mr..
Straus was asked to speak on very short notice
In place OF one OF the regular speakers who
was absent.
IT" said Mr. straus the Bland bill should
be passed; and its passage would mean the
undoing OF much OF the good resulting from a
repeal OF the Sherman Silver law; II 1t should
become law. I should be strongly inclined to
present . bill in Congress doing away with all
legal tender and providing for the coinage
OF all tho gold all the silver. and all the
copper brought to the Treasury; the silver
In 8. 10. %. So and 100 cent pIeces-not
dollars. but 100-cent pieces-each denom-
inAtion having pToportional quantity Of ST.
yer; a ten-cent piece to have lilo OF the sill;
SO forth. would let every body make his con
tracts In any kind OF curTency-gold. silver or
that the contract should he enforced in the
same coin in which II WAS made; all existing
a. ted nine %o d The hat sss bill
speelfcally otherwise provided.
Chinese do with their physicians. IN China a
Wees are not rsqursd' but when ZEN. he is $50 SO
stupid as to allow his patient to become III he
has to forfeit a certain amount for each day OF
sickness On this principle ! would have
Congress paid at a liked rate per day while
adjourned and for every day they sit have
their pay deducted. That would give finances
and commerce chance to adjust the m selves
By natural laws and remove from their sta
bility the greatest disturbing element that has
OyeThung them for long time past, the fear
OF what silly laws Congress may PASS while
endea vorihG to occupy Itself In the interest OF
the country. In other words l would have
Congress as much AS poss ible away from the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
!. n. FIELD RIM Inns ~ JAZZ.
A Customer Who's sI.sOO He Ssver IE-
Nesled Not ,e.Inra 90 n rsS.


vested Not I'e.ipFd 10 N rsS.
Edward VI. Field is still In the Ludlow street
Iaii dss rita the fact that an order for his re-
lease. signed by Justice Smith. sitting in
Brooklyn. was served on Under Sheriff Sexton
yesterday. The claim OF one OF Fields small
est creditors keeps him In Jail. The claim 10
for s. 1900 and is made by Charles Netts. :
dentist OF POI East Thirty-fourth street.
Nette sent Field a check for 81 800 Just before
the latteI's failure. The money Was 10 be In
vested 10 bonds. aad although the cheek was
cashsd the bonds were never bought Imme-
diatslY after Fields incarceration in an In
sane asylum Nstte, through his lawyer took
measures to have Field detained in Jail in case
lie should be declared sane and released from
the asylum.
Lawyer MHkie on the sole point that writ OF
attachment held by EoDert !. Dieiz was cX-
ecuted within three months after the ontTY OF
the judgment. Field Was under s5O.nDO bail
in a suit brought by DietI. When Lawyer
MilEs went 10 Ludlow street Jnil anil tried to
get the sheriff to rslee 40 his client. he was re-
minded hy the latter ono ial Of tks Nette claim.
AlT. Nilke then called on Meth and tiled to
get hin, 20 consent 10 Mr.. Fields release.
NetIe refused To consider the proposition.
however and has obtained an order from
Judge Reach OF the supreme Court holding
Field. Until the Netts elaim Is settled Mr..
Field will have to remain in IaiL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
wn:ran q. s.rr,ra.. u.I.L.

That William C. Sanford. who is now in a
private asylum at Central VALLEY y. Y, will
shortly return to this city and be seen again In
his fayor.,e clubs and haunts as rumOFed
about town recently. is extremely unlikely.
The facts in the case are in the possession OF
THE SUS. and IL can be stated with authority
that when Mr. sanford does leave the FalklTk
Asylum. where his family have sent him. il
will be Tor the purpose Of going abroad. and
not to return 10 this city. IL IL not likely how
some time, Complete recovery from paTesis
is very rare. and IA cases OF partial or temIO-
Iary recovery the patient Is usually taken by
his friends. not 10 his familiar hauhts out 70
foreign countries. where he Will have rest
recreation. aud nothing TO recall the past
This is what will Ia done with SANFORD when
he leaves FAlkiTk. II that time ever eomeA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
MI.. Patterson 90 Get Back saIar-.

Miss Jennie l. Patterson, the plueky In.oa.
dale school teacher who refused to teach ahi
act as ianitor has been Tsinstated. ami WI
take charge OF her old school again the HTst
week in March This was the decision arrived
az By the trustees OF that district AT q . 60, y
held on Thursday night. Trustee uenIsg
IAN who said he would rather be cTI'l.rA
head downward than be beaten BY the 'eteI-
mined lutte school ma am, held out q the ia.t'
and advocated carrying the case 70 he coltl'j
lie WAS oyeITulsd 81 Trustees BAylls hni
NRndewater who decided to accept the De-
cision Of the state Superintendent OF lN'I3
Instruction which directed the reInstatlGs ~
Miss Patterson and the payment oil her vatS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
nnErpor ASp piroM
ru.y M.st r. Ceur, sss Hsvs = Fsv High
bot HarHIess Worts.

Bot Harwifss "orrs.
George p wheedou. the young elubman
whose friendship for Mira Emma Bentley. the
wealthy widow Of Peter Bentley. has set the
whole Bentley family by the ears. and given
jersey Clty's society folks abundant food Tor
eossIp wa, prompt in his attendance at JUS
tics Mariners court yesterday morning.
Constable Robert O'Beirne. who had released
whesdon on his parole on Wednesday night
when he saw how distressed the prisoner aud
Mrs. Bentley felt at the prospect OF Wheedon
being locked up. looked relieved when Vince
don entered the Justices Office. The constable
had taken chances II whsedon had failed to
appear. Constable OBeirns was liable to
punishment for permitting prisoner to
escape. wheedon did appear. however. and
that freed the constable IRON responsibility
wheedon was accompanied py his counsel.
Col Joseph Bedle. and by Dr. IT, II. BrinkerN
hon Of 419 Bergen avenue. who was prepared
to become his security Justice Martinez
Hxed the bail at 500 Lawyer Warren Dixon.
Mra Pentley's son-in-law walked Into the
Justices of1ice just as DR.. Brinkerhon was
signing the bail bond. Approaching Col Bedle
LAWYER Dixon said:
Il desire you to know that wheedon has
said that either he viii Kill me or will kill
him. want you to understand that IL he re-
peats that statement I will take measures 70
for him at all times" ,
wheedon. who was sitting in chair smok-
ing cigarette, turned around and exclaimed:
Il never said anything OF the kind. ! sup
pose that man there" he continued, pointing
to Constable o'Beirne. told you that"
He did" answered LAWYER Dixon. a.,
Did say ANYTHING OF that kind to you
demanded Wheedon. addressing Constable
O'BeIrne. The constable shook his head.
have at least four witn.ssss to prove that
he said So" exclaimed Lawyer Dixon.
Now see bore" remarked Wheedon. this
business IL all your doing. Warren Dixon. |
know you from to u. and you're not worth
talking to-
Col Bedle stopped the argument and asked
Justice Martinez to fl q day for the hearing.
After consulting the convenience OF both par
ties the Justice fixed friday morning, March
As Wheedon and Col Bedle were leaving
the room. Whsedon glared at Lawyer Dixon.
and in an angry tone said:
Ia there anything else you wantp don't
want you following me about You tried to
break the Bentley. will before, and now you
are trying to rob Mrs. Bentley"
:, No. I'm not" answered Lawyer Dixon.
I'm only trying to prevent you from getting
any OF the estate. You would like to. but you
will never do It,"
and prevented any further argument.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
PaTERsoS's IrdLIIN PHYsICIiy
Arrested on ConpiaInt Of Surviving Patients
and Relatives OF tn ID nd.


and Relatives OF TIL ID nd.
PATERSON Feb. 2:L-Michael FTedrichs. who
lived at 10 Market st.eet. was arrested to-day
for malpractice. practising medicine without
G diploma, and obtaining money on false pre-
teness- 1t Is alleged that his acts border on
murder.
He Is q native Of Italy. illlterate and un-
kempt. He came hero several months ago
and began to practice medicine. Glad 10 have
fellow countryman among them as q phyai-
clan. the Italian residents called him to their
homes repeatedly. He doctored with charms
nnI potions. over which he pronounced mean
tations.
Desiring to help Fredrichs. Antonio puglla.
who kept lake shop ct IL Elm street called
him in TO treat his two children who were III.
The children were not III enough AT first 10 be
confined To bed. They became worse under
afterwards became i'll and his wife called Fred
Fich- TO prescribe for him. PugliA died about
four weeks ago. Joseph PuGlia and Andrew
lie gave them eueh a OoN of Vaseltne; descT.b-
ing u A. a powerful ointmeGt which he had
blessed. lie aid II would effect speedy cure.
suspicion Was not aroused ngainst Fredrichs
uHtil after the death OF MT~. NaIihln John
NAlidio. a shoemaker liyiaE on HHmhlTEh
Tichs pleaded poverty and said he had no
money for medicine. II he could only procure
the medicine lie guaranteed that Mrs aldo
would sOon lie well, The husband gave him
50 and FTsdTiehs never returned. Mira Waldo
died waiting Tor the medicine.
intsnd,hgi 10 IslI nm % account Patty 81
that he had lett the city. He returned to-day
and. learning OF his return. several hundred
They would have injured him hut for the
prompt action 81 Waldo FAlpinO and JO- eDh
luglia. the last troiher OF the lead baker,
now in laiL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
rAron,s aEE1xr TUSD sst,ooa
". ~. A.,sv s.-s. steeee me- Le-ae--
AZ Astsrz' R@ssat.


AZ Astsrs' R~ssat
The contributions announced yesterday 70
Mayor Giiroy's relief fund for the unsm ploJed
MP TO Date we're 40 follows:
Mrs. ". II. Vanderbilt and ". X. Vanderbilt
5000 each; IT, o. Havsmeyer. James A. Hearn
4 Son. John Crosby Brown. Abram s. Hewitt
Edward Cooper. Kuhn. Loeb Co. Misery"
"A Native Of New York City" Vermilye Il Co.
Lsnman a Kemp. l. Won Hoffman Co. James
NJ. Constable, ID. o. Mills. and d. Willis James
$1,000 each; Arson Phelps Stokes. &. n.
Bliss Park 4 TllfOrd. II T. Wilson. Tif-
fanny a Co.. and C. l. Tiffany, $500
each; Keppler 4 schvsrzmann. 500;
". n CLARK, C. II. LuddIngton. =. W. Dey9e.
ii. stsrin. KIbsnl brewing Co. samuel KEY
Irapess S IsES., S'SoG au wtn ss55
Archibald Rogers. A. Is, walker. Arius,", \. Y.
S SSPn Sf fsl45 9o SSF M hsf 0
lhomss and VI pqshs dsu,, Iio9 each jo nd
than ii. Crane. suzaits & Whitney. and i. II.
Nathan. $50 each: Albert frame. Alfred L.
s%Ss Ellen M ksSss T sg each +
John o Ssiil, and W. 7. Alexander. SO each;
Franklin b. Yates. Alexander Bros, and L!iza-
Ssts tO Sna slR f ssss.s. g .aes 'H NJ l.
through NEw lorE SUN. 81
These sums with the sJI 900 contrib ~ CIV, 3y
0d5. So
President John A. Stewart OF tho United
States Trust Company. who u q memter OF
ceived yesterday q despatch from William
Waldorf Astor instIucting MIN to subscribe IN
Mr.. Astor'a name SlOtUO to the iund Tor the
relief OF the unemployed.
There will be benefit performance st the
IL in hehalf OF the Actors Relief Fund. Tony
Pastor will be In charge OF the stage. and Ed
win knowles will attend to the business man
agement The sum ~ $1,000 is needed to
carry out the plan Of relieving destitute actors
and actresses up to April =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
Fiss Caves OF ,.l.all-p0z.

Five new cases OF smallpox were reported
yesterday. The patients are W. FTanallo Of
S3I East ll5th street. Stephen Fororo OF %
BIott street. Antonio Frank MAlpuer Of 1873
West FoTtlsth street, and man named Starr.
who lives at 90 CathArins street, Joseph Lari-
Zali. whose vito and two children we're diseoY.
cred III with small nOX in the big tenement at
;B1o West sixty meth street on Friday night.
vas found yesterday at work In new building
In Fi.th avenue between Twentieth and lwen-
tY-ilTst streets. He did not have small ox.
and dened that he had beTn keeDiDK out OF
the way. DT. Doty's inspectors are looking for
the physician who failed 10 report the illness
OF LRTlZAli's family.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
SUES 40 EJECT HIS WIFE


Arh ne"iN expected To hHJOtn tAAt meg
Husband IL Iasaas.
The family troubles OF James Blewitt OF 37s
West Thirty-second street are to be aired II
court again. Blewitt having brought suit ID
the Court Of Common Pleas to eject his wife
from his residence. In the papers in the case
tho wife Is spoken Of as Julia Williams. AliIA
Mrs. Julia BlsWitt.
Mr.. Blewltt's difficulties began In 1890
when he suffered q stroke OF paralysis Wills
he was suffering from the effects o, the attack
he m ade q will leaving all his property 70 his
vile, and gave her . power OF attorney 70
carry on his business At 40 Seventh aNenust
where he dealt In machinery, Soon at;er thls
Mrs Blewitt had her husb and declared iasane.
1851 Mr.. Isaac y. Miller Of 2il3 Broadway ,bs-
gan proceedings TO have the case IeoPsnsd "a
order that his client might be declared !eeaJ
sane. A long legal battle followed In Wh,'h
Mrs, Hewitt contested every nont. but IN Is-
cember 1888 BleWitt's sanity was proclaim med
His wife in the meanwhile had been eondIei-
ing the machinery business. and hat mAis
profits for which she gave no accounting. h.sN'
lit succeeded in making her give M the stOte
and now he IL trying to eject her from his res.
denee, where. he alleges. she collects irns
from dodgers. There are two grown sons .?,n
Of whom eide with the mother. Mr. E.-Nttn
Mr.. Miller. his counsel. said yssteT ay 'hat
Mrs. Blewitt would doubtless RttsmE- 10 r.
establish her husbands insanity, aDd iNai .ns
might also sue the Rev. Alfred Ble|l'F. W'h
whom the plaintiff has been living. for al4eLaN
ing her husbands affections.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
FOR SOME OF TrLER's INSURANCE.
The Famous Decea-ars Sister sued by Her
Lawyer.

tn. r.-au. D.ees-,,,. Slater sucs nv Her
I..wy.r
Before Chief Justice Ehrlich. In the City
60. uo.,.rd., Ch.rIa. IT Has,. har.n a
Sourt 'es'eruaS. Onsi,os -. "os oeEs. .
suit to recover Sl.Ooo Tor services rendered TO
h,ha, 90 r..ov.r $40 onO IN lita in.uranca
y, nei W i.eo,e' y. nv sNI-
policies under which sne was benenclary'
Mrs Foote is a sister OF John Tyler Within
.t.h, meath. nrior 20 hia da.,b TvIar had hi.
us"s "o"'s p..oi " u.s. 1850 ~. 80 SIS
life insured In nfty-two companies Tor an az
gregate Of s3l ) 900. He was found dead in a
.u.u ort- of.th.. vov ho,aI In the .uhurha n,
.. ,,aa-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
n.nosr,,rs CIuh Man.

The Democratic Club Of the city of New York
will eat Its monthy dinner this evening At olT
Fifth avenue. President John Fox will pre-
side at the main table. having near him the
guests OF the evening. who will be the Hon
Benton MeMillia. who will address the com
pany on the subject ot the Wilson bill and the
Income tax: Comptroller Fitch. who Is eX-
financial olieeT Of the eitB GOveTntnent for the
Instruction Of the diners; the EOn- Isldor
htraus. who will tell WIZ he vas elected to
Congress. and Col, JOhh Il FellOHs, sho sill
snsas for the Law Department OF the munich
pal Government. Mayor Gllrog ard other
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
Fraa. LAWYER to Ruu Tor .a once.

CHICAGO Feb. 23-Frank LAWYER who was
turned down by President Cleveland. is a can
didatc for the West Town Democratic Asses
sorship nomination. LAwler will look to his
sYmpathiseTs to give him this iosen Of their
regard. 80 that he may show President Cleys-
land that he has the backing he claimed to
have when looking Tor a Federal appointment.
His friends say that II LAWYER was nominated
for Assessor IL WOuld In no way Interfere with
any designs which he mar have on holding a
seat in Congress from the new Fourth district