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The evening world., 1894-02-06
BROOKLYN NEWS.
W[lLEs PROVES A MARTINEZ.
Rrooklvn's New Police Commits
sioner Holds Court.
Ono Onicer Dismissed and Several
Fined or Reprimanded.

Police Commissioner Leonard r.
Velles had his first experience as a mag
istrate at the police trials this morning.
In every instance the new Commissioner
tried to impress upon the minds of the
policemen that they must do their duty
or accept the consequences.
Policeman william Martin, of the Ber-
gen street station, was brought up on a
charge of being drunk. Martins excuse
was that he had had sickness at home
for the last six months, and was greatly
worried. He had just taken one drink
to quiet his nerves.
" The record shows that you were APP
pointed on Jan. IL last. and here, o are
Charged with being drunk on the 31st,"
said the Commissioners. You are a dis
,ace to the force. and the sooner you
leave 1t, the better 1t will be for those
who remain. You are dismissed"
James Gilchrist, of the Tenth Precinct.
was charged with visiting an adjoining
post. The Sergeant who made the COM
plaint, began to explain the case to the
Commissioner when the cuiprit inter
You are fined one day'Spay for your
i~mpertinenCe to your Sergeant said
Commissioner Welles.
Policeman ~Shuckman, of the, Nine
Precinct. was charged with
drunk. He pleaded guilty. .
But / had a bad attack of cramps"
bald the officer.
record. iii let you off lightly with a fine
HI thirty days pay said Mr.. Welles.
Several other policemen were fined one
Hays pay each. while two were merely
feprimanded. The trials began at 10
o'clock and were concluded before ii
The evening world., 1894-02-06
HEADS CUT OFF.
Commissioner White Weeds Out
City Works Employees,
Michael Flocken Appointed Superin-
tendent of Streets.

Alfred T. White, the new Commits
sioner of City Works In Brooklyn. who
went into Office last Thursday morning.
swung his axe to-day, and the heads of
forty-eight ~otice-holders dropped into
the basket. 1t is stated that to-day's
action was only preliminary to cutting
down the civil list still further.
The reduction thus far will save the
city upward of $4,000 a year, as the
Commissioned does not intend to fill any
of the vacancies.
Commissioner White selected the Water
Purveyor's Department in which to be-
gin operations. Many of those who were
notified this morning hat their services
were no longer required by the city
held snug berths, and had been feeding
at the public crib for years. 1t Is ru-
mored that the wedding out process will
be continued In other departments within
a few days.
Here is a list of those who lost their
places to-day:
John T. Rays. inspector of pipe at foundry
Kelly. ,nspeS,ors Of tsps and connections, Michael
o'Brien. permit clerk: Thomas D.. sherlock,
clerk Thomas II. Farron. m%achinist and engineer
horseshoer. Edward Gallagher, iaborer; William
$. Murray, James Hogan and John Campbell,
sn,II H diS,nHr cs Stewart; fireman; '9 asHrns
b. Keenan,. Stewart Stevenson, Frederick Erie
vein. Michael !, Lynch. John F. Dunn. II. King
o'Berry. William q. Ten Eyck, James J. Gold.
INK. William Boyle. Robert +. Ryan. Thomas p.
Murphy, Theodore Thomas. James A. York. Ed
ward r. Kane. Richard L. Bigley. Francis j.
Pearn. Robert Matthias. William II. Chadwick.
Edward Deegan, Alexander S. Parker. John
kairns, John McGoldrick. Andrew ]. Carroll.
Timothy McCaulcy, John Devins, Thomas Stapleton,
W. J. c. Purtell. Charles r. Van Duyne and
Patrick f. Creighton. laborers; Timothy Kenna.
engineer at the Ridgewood engine house Patrick
dunn, coal passer and Edward Toms. laborer in
engineers bureau Of the Ridgewood engine house.
Commissioner White appointed Michael
j.. Flocken Superintendent Of Streets to
succeed George H. Stirling. The salary
Is 5000 a year. Mr.. Flocken is a Re-
publican and lives in the Seventeenth
Ward. He has been a coal dealer. The
position had been offered to several
other Republicans, who declined to ac-
cept.
President William Hardness, of the
Board of Assessors, to-day appointed
James A. Tappen, colored messenger, al
a salary Of 1920 a year. He takes the
place Of Frank Bedford. who received
81 20OL
The evening world., 1894-02-06
ANOTHER RAILWAY MYSTERY.
Torn Clothing of a Woman Found
I'm the River.

RAILWAY, n. j., Feb. 6.-what looks
like another murder mystery was report
ed to Chief Of Police Crane this morning
by Charles Tice. n tinsmith, who has a
shop at Main and Irving streets. on the
bank of the Railway River.
When Tice opened the rear shutters of
his shop this morning he saw a bundle
Of clothing floating Immediately below
his window In the river. He fshed the
bundle out and found 1t contained a
brown silk dress, which had apparently
been torn from the body OF the wearer
as 1t was ripped in many places. There
was a heavy blue flannel petticoat, which
was also torn; a light blue calico wrap
per and a white apron. which was in
streamers.
The police think a crime has been
committed. and are now out in boats
searching the deep water under the
arches of the Irving street bridge, and
breaking the Ice SO that they can drag
the river bottom.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
AUCTION SALE OF R. T. ASSETS.
Shares and Gold Bonds Sold at
Low Figures.

At the auction sale OF the Richmond
& West Point Terminals assets. con-
sisting of stocks, bonds, &C, c. II.
Roster, OF Drexel. Morgan & Co, bought
each parcel on behalf OF the Reorganiza-
ton Committee.
The 706 i0-lOJ shares OF the common
stock OF the Richmond Terminal Com
pany brought 81 for the lot. The other
parcels brought prices ranging from 81
to $25 per lot.
Five thousand dollars worth of Rich
mond & Danville 8 per cent. gold bonds
sold for 81, 200
Ten thousand dollars in Richmond &
Danvilie equipment 6 per cent bonds
brought 5000 for the lot. Receipt for
81, 346. 800. representing 80 per cent. paid
on subscription to the Richmond and
Danville Extension Company stock sold
at 81. 600 for lot.
Six miscellaneous claims against vari-
Gus roads Receiver Morehead sold at
8 for each lot. and a judgment for
81, 756, GA for $50.
A member OF the Richmond Terminal
Reorganization Committee said this
morning that there is no doubt hat the
scheme will be gotten actively under
way In a comparatively short time.
here Will be some notifications, but
nothing Of any special Importance.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
LOST HER WEDDING RING.
Had Her Husbands Old Sweetheart
Arrested.

Miss Lena Samakara, a good-looking
young Polish woman. living at 80 South
Third street, was arraigned In the Lee
Avenue Court, Williamsburg, to-day on
a charge of larceny, but as the COM
plainant did not appear she was dis
charged.
1t seems from the story told by Lena
that at one lime August Depizginski.
who is as attractive as his name would
lead one to believe made violent love to-
deceiver, however. for at the time he
was counting Lena he had another girl
on his string. The second, whose first
The wedding occurred several weeks
ago, but the women did not meet again
until Monday night, when Lena and
Kate both happened to move to the a abo
stairway, and Kate, it Is alleged. held
up her finger ornamented with the we'd
ding ring and proudly declared;
This did not please Lena at all, so she
boldly grappled with her rival, tore out
a quantity Of her hair. and in the scuftie
the wedding ring entirely, disappeared
from Mrs; .n D% egs frnm f haHa on s IHe
eral occasions, but the oun woman
simply laughs and says she knows moth
ing about 1t. =,
explained lawyer Revell this morning.
This complainant enraged my client
| and they had a little alteration. that
| was all. The ring must have been very
loose, and 1t came off her finger during
When Miss Samakara left. the court
she declared that her intention was 10
move out Of the South Third street
| house with the greatest possible speed,
and she hoped she would never see her
| old sweetheart again.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
CH|CAG0 CAS- HAMMERED.
Franchise Granted a Rival Com
pany Weakens the Stock.
Sugar Goes OF in Sympathy-Riss
and Fall In Dlstillers.
4th St.

Outside OF two or three stocks there
Stock Exchange this morning. Chicago
Gas broke lis to 62-5S, on light saleA
the decline being due to the fact that
the Watson ordinance giving the Chi
cago Metropolitan Gas Company a fran
City Council last night.
1t fixes the price Of gas at 81, and the
Company agrees to furnish the city at
10 cents per thousand. besides paying .
per cent. of its net earnings into the city
treasury.
More in sympathy with Chicago Gas
1912. D'stillers, ON the. other hand, was
strong. rising 6-8, to 30 SIS, on a state
ment by President Greenhut that the
output of the Trust is about to be
According to all accounts there is q
pool in the stock COMPOSED of Chicago,
Peoria and New York spectators.
Concerning conc the future prospects Of he
st. Paul ranged from So s4 to 50 ia.
Rock Island 81 5:s to s., Louisville q
preferred IS to IS 38 and Western Union
from 81 Ia to 81 3-S.
The Stock Market continued weak,
accorded IT,, fell from SO SIS to IS "a.
Sugar rallied to 80 12 and later declined
to rs SIS. The Changers were IA to 7-8
per cent lower. The sales up to noon
were less han 100, 900 shares.
1t was announced that the Distilling q
Cattle r eding Company had advanced
the price OF spirits in bond two cents per
gallon.
Foreign Exchange was quiet and firm at
4.S4 "a a AS for bankers 60-day bills
and 4SG 34 for demand. The offerings
OF bills was light.
Money lent at l a l IL per cent. on
call.
debit balance at the clearinghouse to-
day of s 5000, which was ~liquidated 1
notes.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
DID BOYS START THESE FIRES?
Three in Rapid Succession in the
Bedford District of Brooklyn.

The Brooklyn police are looking for
o gang of boys who are suspected of
|starting several fires in the Bedford ave-
nue. section of the city. Early last even
ling Mrs. Mary l.. Layton, who occupies
the second fiat at 1884 Bedford avenue,
found the dumbwaiter shaft ablaze.
She called for help and the firemen ar
rived in a few minutes. A second alarm
was sounded, but the flames were. not
distinguished until $4,000 damage had been
done.
Several boys were seen lettering near
the building during the afternoon, and a
neighbor thinks one of them had a
bundle of straw. 1t was discovered that
piled at the foot Of the dumbwaiter
Shaft. -
Shortly afterwards flames were dis
covered in a coal-box in the cellar of 5S3
franklin avenue. They were promptly
fxtinguished.
The fremen had only just left when
bnother fire was discovered in an air
fhaft at 57 Franklin 1t was
put u by n Of the tenants. The
&tarted in a pile of old mating.
The boys were also seen In
started ali three fires.
There was also a fire last night in the
Memorial Hospital for Women and Chill
kren. sos Prospect place. The blaze
originated In the operating-room.
Pending the arrival of the fremen
he nurses and physicians removed the
apostle side of the street. During the
Excitement several of the patients
famted.
The building. which was a three-story
estimated at SIS, 900. The origin of the
ire Is a mystery.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
MRS. CLARK WILL RECOVER.
But Mrs. whitman In SIN Locked
Up In bergen County Jail,

HACKENSACK n. j., Feb. 6.-Mrs.
Ellen Whitman. wife of Charles Whit
man, a farmer. about two miles from
this place, who was arrested yesterday
for shooting Mrs, Emily Clark, a neigh
Dor. Is still locked up in the Bergen
County Jail. The charge against Mrs.
Whitman is that Of attempted murder.
The shooting was the outcome of a
family row between the children OF the
two women. one Of the Whitman chill
dren struck Mrs, Clark'S child In the
mouth with a stone After hat the fight
became general. and Mrs. Whitman got
a revolver and shot at Mrs. Clark three
times.
only one shot took effect. striking
Mrs. Clark in the fieshy part of the
arm. The wound Is not serious. and
Mrs. Clark is doing we'll to-day.
Mrs. Clark secured Mrs. VII tman's ar
rest, and Justice Heath held her without
bail. She has not yet had a hearing.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
FOUR POLICY MEN CAUGHT.
Policeman Whalen Visits a Brook
lyn Shop In Disguise.

James Quigley, forty years old, of 80
First place; Daniel Monahan, twenty
eight years old, of 229 Forty-first street;
George Gleason, nineteen years old, Of
SOS Union street, and John Smith, Of
Seventh avenue. Brooklyn, were held for
examination by Justice Tighe. in the
Butler Street Police Court. Brooklyn.
this morning on the charge of being in
mates of a policy joint at 272 Fifth ave-
nue., Brooklyn.
Policeman James Whalen, Of the Tenth
Precinct, went to the place in citizens
clothes yesterday. He played the gig
26-4l-66. Smith handed him the slip and
he was put under arrest.
Quigley was caught writing slips for
Monahan. A quantity of slips on the
days play was seized.
The place Is said to be conducted by
Quigley. He has been arrested four
times within the last five weeks for run
ming poke shops. Charges have been
pending against him in the Butler Street
Court for a similar offense since Jan. 10.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
MRS. MUEllER'S WILL.
Notary Bossuet C~ontradicts His
Direct Testimony.

The legal fight to show that Mrs.
Crescentia Muller was not in her right
mind when she made her will and that
undue influence was used by Mrs. Geor-
gianna Upton to induce Mrs. Mueller TO
cave her fortune, estimated at $50, OOO,
to her and disinherit the niece. Mrs.
Emma M~esChenmoser. was continued be-
fore Surrogate Fitzgerald to-day,
The defense received a setback in the
testimony of Charles +. Bossuet. the no
taTy public who drew up Mrs. Mueller,s
damaging contradictions OF his direct
testimony.
Dr. Wendell Phillips, who attended Mrs.
Mueller, was the first witness to-day.
He testified to having called in the
notary public to draw up the will.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
CAR LOST ITS CREW.
hotorman and Conductor Arrested
for Assaulting a Passenger.

James McNally, twenty-seven years
|od, of 1873 Greene street, and Terence
hcDonald, aged thirty-four, of 1863 Van
pyke street, Brooklyn. conductor and
nolorman on crosstown trolley car Nc.
l@' were taken off their a in front of
NE Brooklyn Courthouse at $3.50 o'clock
sss morning and locked up in the Adams
'Teet Station. .
They got into a quarrel with Richard
,sSne, of Dis Dekalb avenue, VINO was a
passenger, and Roche alleges that they
Sat and kicked him and then threw him
ny the street. Roche was badly bruised
fa was removed In an ambulance to the
-'ooklyn Hospital.
The evening world., 1894-02-06

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The evening world., 1894-02-06
THINK HUGH WILL RETIRE.
brooklyn Politicians Believe the
Rumor About Mclaughlin.


Rumor About Mclaughlin.
Politicians about the corridors of the
Brooklyn City Hall were not surprised
over the rumor that Hugh Mclaughlin,
The veteran leader of the Kings County
Democracy, would retire from party man.
isement very soon.
1t is an open secret hat Mr.. Nc
Laughlin's intention to retire is due to
The movement to r~eorganize the Demo-
eatic party on the district plan. At the
meeting of the General Committee last
hight a report was accepted on reor-
ganization and will be acted upon at
me next meeting.
Politicians say that when the reor-
nnlzation plan goes into effect the day
q Individual leadership will be past. so
h~eLaughlin's services will no longer be
required.
Mclaughlin was not at his Willoughby
street headquarters when an Evening
World reporter called this morning. A
lplitician who Is very close to the
veteran leader said 1t was not unlikely
S9at at the next meeting Of the General
Committee a letter would be received an
bouncing McLaughlin's retirement.
Mclaughlin retired once before, but
tss prevailed upon to again take the
The evening world., 1894-02-06
ACCUSES HER OF BIGAMY.
william Nolan Thinks His Wife Has
One Husband Too Many.

Mary Nolan, a pretty blonde. Of l6l
Livingston street, Brooklyn, was held
this morning by Judge Mcdonnell, in
Jersey City, for examination to-mor-
row on a charge of bigamy. She went
to Jersey City last night in response to
4 decoy lettei.
William Nolan, who married her two
years ago in Troy, is the complainant.
They separated a short time after mar
wife had married Alfred Hilliard, OF
BROOKLYN. The marriage Is said to have
been performed by a Jersey City clergy
man,
The evening world., 1894-02-06
POTTFR'S FIELD FOR BLAKE.
Unless Relatives Claim His Body,
which Is To lie buried TO-Morrow.

NEWARK, y. j.. Feb, 6-The singu-
lar death OF John II. Blake, who died
suddenly In the boarding house kept by
Mrs. May Shay, at ll9 Central venue.
yesterday. is still IA mystery. County
Physician Elliott stated this morning
that no one had yet appeared 10 claim
the body, which Is still at Mullins
morgue.
Blake was about sixty years old. DR..
Einoli ~I,sHTnHsIep aha' ne mas oroansr
Ter OF the Adams Express Company, at
81 Williams street. East Orange. DR..
The evening world., 1894-02-06
FATHER HAUPTMAN'S MONEY.
His Executors Claim a $4,000 De.
post in q Brooklyn Bank.

The suit OF the executors Of the late
Father John Hauptman against the First
National Bank. Of Brooklyn. to recover
SIS, 900 deposited there by him in 1891,
came up for trial to-day before Justice
Gaynor in the Brooklyn Supreme Court.
1t is claimed that the deposit was
made for the benefit of the church OF
the Annunciation, of which Father Ernst
is pastor. The case was submitted to
the Jury late this afternoon.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
P%OST-OFFICE ROBBERY.
Thieves Get Away with the Cash
Drawer In jersey CITY.

Three men entered the Newark ave-
nue. branch post-ofice in Jersey City
last night, and while two OF them en-
gagged the young woman clerk In con-
versation. the third succeeded In aking
the cash drawer from the desk and dis
appeared with II. The other two then
left the Office. A few moments after
wards the young woman went to her
desk and discovered the robbery. The
thieves took 500 one-cent stamps. 400
two-cent stamps and six money orders.
No clue has yet been obtained Of the
thieNes.
The evening world., 1894-02-06

Herman Engelhart. who, while in the employ
OF the Egyptian Lacquer and Narnish Company OF
l3s Maiden lane. stole checks agsregating $500 and
ned. was sentenced to two years in State prison
by Recorder Smyth to-day, He pleaded guilty 10
grand larceny In the second degree, EngeIhArt
was arrested in ST. Louis on Nov. 30 last. When
he ned h. carried the books OF the Company WITH
him and returned them by express several days
later from a Southern city.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
TRIED TO KILL HIS WIFE.
Van Horn locked Ter Out and La
Ter Attempted To stab Her.

Melvin al Horn was to-day held for
trial upon a charge Of attempting to
Kill his wife. Mary. They reside at IS
Thorne street. Jersey city.
Last night his wife, with a young
child went out. and when they returned
he locked them out of the house. She
went to the police station and reported
the matter to Capt. Newton. Newton
accompanied her home and made Van
Horn let his wife In.
He was Just going down the steps to
return to the station-house when he was
attracted by the woman's screams. and,
returning to the house, found Van Horn
and his wife struggling on the floor.
Van Horn had a stiletto In his hand.
He was arrested and locked up.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
SHOT BY ANOTHER TENANT.
Man Who Objects 10 Noise Gets n
Bullet Through His Ear.

Erickson McIndoe, of BOO Montrose ave-
nue., Williamsburg. was held in the Even
Street Court, Williamsburg, to-day, on
a charge OF shooting Conrad Corcack,
The two men live in the same house, and
last night McIndoe was very noisy.
Coreack went up to Mclndoe's apart
ments to demonstrate with him, and was
shot through the right ear.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
Rutgers. Faculty to Discuss Hnxing

NEw BRUNSWICK. N. j.. Feb. cit is ex-
pected that the Faculty o; the Rutgers College
will hold a meeting this afternoon relative to the
recent hazing In the college. in which the Soph-
ignores painted the Freshmen with green paint
and tho latter retaliated by catching Ridgway.
President OF .he Sophomore class, and adorning his
person with large quantities Of the same paint.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
Granted $40 Week AIimony.

49, cullen. sitting In the Supreme Court.
l.,.yn' To-day granted Mrs, Helen Minerly, OF
So. y avenue, Brooklyn. $40 a week alimony
NJ M M counsel fees, pending her suit for abso.
\ Cr.rr.s'e from her husband. Gordon L. Minerly,
Asrisa o. =. rntnam County. The Minerlys were
F" 1863 The correspondent Is Alma Lock
The evening world., 1894-02-06
Attacked by the Ferry Gang.

Daniel Donovan. a laboror. twenty-five years
old, OF Elizabcthport, n. j., Is lying in a pre-
carious condition In the Chambers Street Hospital.
He says he was attacked without the slightest
Lrovocation by n gang Of men near the Liberty
street ferry last night, He can give no clue as
to the Identity Of his assailants.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
Alleged PoIicy-DenIer Held.

Nn."'ne Grauhelser, of ills DeKalb avenue.
so0rg' was held in the Lee Avenue Court
y on a charge Of selling policy slips. HI.
was raided last night by Detective s.rst..
Gardiner. Of the Thirtssnth Precinct.
The evening world., 1894-02-06

Charles Helms, a District Messenger hoy, living
at 1853 Yves, Ninety-siSth street, was held for trial
at Jefferson Market Court to-day. charged with
the theft Of a diamond ring valued at $50. lie
confessed taking the ring from a grip he carried
for Albert q. Warner. OF Fourteenth street and
SlLih nNnLMn.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
Weak from h Tenmster's Attack.

NEwTOwN. L. l., Feb. G,-Mrs. Alfred schls-
gel. wife OF the builder OF Woodside Heights,
whose teamster. Herbert Kornbauer. while drunk
last nisht, attempted to cut her throat with a
broken beer glass, Was too weak this morning
to appear against Kornbauer, Korubauer IL locked
up 10 await the result Of Mrs, s~chlegels Injuries
He will not have = hearing unul to-moETss nalAr
ipk
The evening world., 1894-02-06
Grand Jury and Banot-Box stumng.

~sTAPLETON, $, l.. Feb. 6.-The Grand Jury
OF Richmond County will meet this afternoon to
consider the charges against District-Attorney
Fitzgerald. who is charged with stutnng ballot
boxes.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
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Elliott has communicated with him ask
ing him whether he will claim the body
or not. II the body Is not claimed to-
day It will he buried in Potter's Field to-
morrow morning.
The evening world., 1894-02-06
TO SAVE HISTORIC CITY HALL.
Society of the Sons Of the Amer
lean Revolution Takes Action.
Tho Legislature to Be Urged to In
terfere.

The Society of the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution In this city has begun
a movement looking towards the preser-
walton OF the old City Hall and City Hall
Park in its present condition.
A committee of the Society, appointed
to AXE the necessary steps towards
bringing the matter before the public,
and consisting of Walter s.. Logan. John
Winfield Scott and Henry Hall. to-day
sent out the following circular to more
than 1900 organizations in this city:
NEW YORK. Feb. 5. 1894.
Dear Sir: Your cooperation is solicited to save
the City Hall and city Hall Park. The accom-
panying bill will accomplish this and In no way
interfere with the building OF a new City Hall
on other ground.
II Is desired that your organization pass the
appended resolution and send II signed by your
onicors to Senator Robertson. at your earliest con-
venience. WALTER $. LOGAN,
JOHN WINFIELD SCOTT.
HENRY HALL,