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not answer for him.. They say they had
never seen him until they sent TOR him
about the succession"
lie had better be watched. I'll see to
that. And the OLD housekeeper who cs-
capped from the fre-whnt has become
OF her? She mus he questioned; We
ought to know all about ho1, too. There
might have been collision botwcc1 her
and the heir"
But In the mean tim how about the
Insurance."
Postpone payment. Make any OK
cuse. They can only sue you, and II
they do, 1t will take time, Time is what
We want most"
| went to Somerset House and read
Mr. EGSis-Bing!ey'g will. II was very
brief, very much to the point. Every
thing whlch he once possessed was he
Gueathed absolutely to his dear nephew,
Louis Jasper. but there was no detail
OF enumeration of assets and property,
and It was impossible TO ascertain how
much the old man had left behind, nor
could his solicitors %cnlighten me.
Mr.. Jasper had taken zap his residence
at a good hotel. where he gave himself
out as IN Australian only roceatly come
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to be properly drawn and duly Executed.
There seemed no reason to suspect foul
play and We: the Company seemed dis
satisfied and came to me.
I'VE do not like to withhold or post
pone payment" said the actuary of the
Elephant Company. "Anything of h
sort gets about and In these days OF
keen competition 1t loses US business.
What do q adviser
First tel me more about Mr.. Bingiey.
VINO introduced him to your
mo one, He came 10 our office. But
we sent and inspected the premises"
"Wcre the contents worth the money
for which he insured?'
at is Impossible to say. Rat, after
all, the deceased lost his life, The man
ner Of his death Is rather against incen-
dlarlsm."
ION his own part. yes. But might ho
not have Teen n victim? What II this
Mr.. Jasper. his heir, burned the house
over him 30 as to Inherit more quickly ?
Excuse me. my temperament is sIs-
picious."
I'VE can find out nothing much about
him. The solicitors Oils unc!e's) who
claim The Insurance money for him do
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TURNED THE TABLES ON HER.
Complainant Held for Selling Drcr
to Visitors TO Her Flat.

Mary Churchill, of 237 West Forticth
street, had the tables turned on her by
Justice Mcmahon, his morning. when
she was held for trial in 800 at Jeffer.
son Market Court for selling beer at her
former Nat. No. 2G6 West Thirty-ninth
street, without a license.
She was the complainant against
Charles Taylor, who, she said. had sto-
len a diamond stud. valued at $40, to-
gether with a purse, from her apart
ments.
Taylor told Justice Mcmahon hi he
had visited Miss Churchill's fiat. with a
friend named .Whitmore. He said that
Whitmore had stolen the stud, ana he
had pawned It for Whitmore. In the
course of his testimony, Taylor told of
buying beer at Miss Churchilrs place,
for which ho paid % cents II bottle.
On his testimony Miss Churchill was
held while a complaint was taken
against her. She denied that she had
taken money for the beer when brought
TO the bar. but was held for trial.
Taylor was held for trial on Il charge
Of larceny.
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COURT AND FOREMAN SPARED.
But the Prisoners Friends Kissed
Counsel and Jurors.
Anna Wonzowlaska's Acquittal Os-
culatorily Appreciated.

LONG ISLAND CITY, L. l., March l6.
There was an unusual scene In the
Queens County Court OF Sessions this
morning when Anna Wonzowlaska. "A
Polish girl, sixteen years old. was ac-
quilted upon Il criminal charge before
Judge Garretson and a jury.
As soon as Foreman Joseph u. Arm
strong announced the verdict of Not
guilty" there was "A great Commution In
the rear of the courtroom by y lot OF
Polish women. friends OF the girl.
The girl sat beside Lawyer j. Il. Mcr-
rill. her ounsel The women rushed into
the space occupied by the lawyers in
front of the Judges bench, and throw
ing their arms around Merrill Rugged
and kissed him. The girl also embraced
him.
The crowd then rushed into the jury
box and began hugging and kissing the
Jurors, The jurors rushed from the
box In Wild confusion. Foreman Arm
strong. who had not yet received his
kiss, made a dash for the door, followed
by the women. He succeeded In escap-
Ing Ito the street.
TIL women next rushed upon Judge
of the girls acquittal, and attempted to
ki!s him. They were. prevented, how
ever. by the court-ofnccrs who forced
them TO leave the courtroom.
During the scene the crowd of spec
tators went wild with excitement, n
Judge Garretson had considerable diff
Guilty IT. restoring order The ,spccta-
A family at Port Washington will give
her n home.
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She was either very cunning or very
dense; | doubted which until the goggles
fell from her eyes and the scales from
mine
II was Louis Jasper disguised.
With one blow | struck the bonnet
from his head; the wig followed and the
shepherds plaid shawl. There was the
man himself, plain and unmtstakable.
shorn OF his masquerade.
Mr.. Jasper" l cried, the game Is up.
You will have to surrender. l must now
call in the police"
"Ot wha am l accused?" he asked.
liteously.
Arson and wilful murder l said
sternly, meaning only to try him.
arson, possibly, but not murder. Mt.
E~ggis-Bingley is safe and sound"
"Ah. so you say. Perhaps the jury viii
not be so easy TO persuade"
Il can prove it. 1t is easily done. !
am MIR. ESgis-Bingley myself. Now do
you understand
He had ~personated the two characters
with the same consummatc skill that 40
had shown in devising the whole schema.
But the pitcher a gone once too often
to the wel,-Boston Globe.
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FEESLER'S LIVELY VISIT.
He Struck Kate Carson, and n Dude
Light Weight Interfered.

John j. Feesler was held for exami-
nation this morning in the Jefferson
Market Police Court, charged with as
sauiting Kate Carson, who with her
sister, May, occupies a fiat at 255 West
Thilty-ninth street.
.Feesler was himself assaulted. and
showed Justice Mcmahon a left eye out
CT which he could not look with any
degree of success.
Feesler and a friend from Lakewood
Wandered into the West Thirty-ninth
street fiat last night, after the theatre.
Feesler and Kate Carson have been bad
friends for some time, and in an effort
to square matters Feesler says he in
duced his friend to buy a bottle Of wine.
The friend gave Katie $40. but did not
get n change. Then Feesler, says he
lost his temper and struck her. The
woman denied the wine episode.
At all events. just at this point Mike
ard is known as the Dude Light:
weight" and he is a hurricane OF
wrath in the pugillstic ring. IT is said
he was hidden in a closet, and
when he saw Feesler strike Kate, he
burst open the door and fell on Feesler
tooth and nail. He pummelled him
severely, threw him out on the street.
and summoned Policeman Stephenson
to arrest him..
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up afterwards close by ana l kept them
They're curiCsities. Look
Two nasty. od~d-looking fragments. two
tlq ends Of charred and b!nckcncd bon Is.
he relic. Of 4 terrible human tragedy.
These bones menat SO much :hlt asked
for theta AMI carried tl,m OK TO my
collection Of horrors,
| showed them by chance 10 n doctor
Of my acquaintance, a ~wsll-known anato-
mist. who presently returned them to
me with y 4Grcr smile, saying:
''rhcac are rot human bones They
come from the butchers, l haven't a
doubt OF it,"
Then the whole thing was a piant' A
big fraud. carefully and astutely pre-
parcd, Mir. Eggis-Bingiey had not
rcgishrl N the c~onllasration. He was
no doub, somewhere perfectly safe, wait
ing to divide the plunder as soon as it
was secured.
| was armed with this strange knowl-
edge when the old housekeeper came to
me according to arrangement. She was
an aged, rather infirm old body, with a
ouivering voice, hard of hearing, and she
wore green google glasses to assist her
falling sight
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MAY |NDICT TENDERLO|NERS.
Comstock Tells the District-At-
torney All About His Raid
The Vice-Supprcssor Now Searching
for Danseuse Fatima.

Anthony Comstock's raid on the Ten
der'o!n Club at III West Thirty-second
street may prove more seriou to mem
bers or that organization than at first
supposed. After Mr.. Comstock had re-
moved the tiashy illustrations and the
noted dado from the walls he discovered
o roster OF the Gu in the hall and
took 1t along. 1t gave the names of
those, of Supt. Byrnes, Inspector Nc
Leughlins Justice. Diver, ex-Maycr
Grant, Willis Holly. Excise Commits
sioner Leicester .Holme and others.
~ canso yet say whether any action
viii be begun against the members or
not Mr.; ,Comstock said to an Even
placed the matter in. the lands of the
by him.
II do not believe that .supt. Byrnes
lieve that half Of the other gentlemen
named were there. There are. however,
many well known people members Of It.
trict-Attorney. has Just become a mem
Der, and had only paid his initiation fee
a few days before the raid.
The statement that I took an IKE and
DESTROYED the pictures is not true. None
of them was injured in the least. They
were all carried away to be used as
evidence. Chairman Van Fleet. of the
Rouse committee, was present, ana,
with his consent, I took the list Of mem
bers, which the Gu can have back at
any time."
A humorous phase of the affair will
come out II the District-Attorney de-
cides. that the members can be prose-
cuted. Assistant District-Attorney
Weeks may be forced into the unique
position Of prosecuting a case against
himself before the Grand Jury.
Mr. Comstock holds that In his mind
his Society will have accomplished its
object IN the conviction of Eugene Leon
ard, the boy who was in charge Of the
club rooms at the time Of the raid.
The Society which Mr.. Comstock rep
resents Is now OH a lookout for Fatima.
the Oriental dancer. who has been Civ
Ing an eXtravagant version Of the danse
du ventre before private audiences and
club parties. One was given last night
before some members of the Palisade
Boat Club. at which the woman dis.
costume. 1t was given behind locked
doors at an uptown restaurant.
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MRS. DkNA'S FUNERAL.
simple Services III the Fnmiiy Res
idcncc This Morning.

Funeral services were held this Morn
ing over the remains of Mrs. Lillian
Farlee Dana, wife of DIR. Charles l..
Dana, who died in Bermuda Saturday
last. at the family residence. 30 West
Forty-siXth street.
The services were private ami exceed
ingly simple In character, and were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Dr, James II.
HOddleN.
Thc cofin Was hidden by a bower Of
floral tributes and rcmcmbrances. many
Of which were very elaborate and beau
tiful, large punches OF white roses and
Spring VOLTS being conspicuous among
the number.
The interment will be at Newark at
the convenience of the family.
Among those present in addition to the
immediate family and relatives were
Doctors Collins, schrady, Elliott, Me
Allister, Roster, Draper and Fowler,
Edward Shepard; Miss strooert, MI.
Thomas Bird, Mr., and Mrs. William Op.
dyke, Henry Opdykea DR.. and Mrs.
Eugene Hammond, Rev. and Mrs.
James H.. Hoadley and others.
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SUES A DETECTIVE.
Miss Hubbard Wants $4,000 for
Being Ordered from IL station.

PLAINFIELD, n. j., March 16.-The
residents Of this city and Dunnellen are
much interested in a suit brought by
Miss Susie Hubbard, of the latter place.
The defendant is Detective Corsa, who
Is In the employ of the New Jersey Cen
trail Railroad Company. The latter is
made n party defendant as being respon-
sible for the acts of its agents.
Miss Hubbard alleges that on Sunday
last she visited her sister. at Plainfield,
and that in the evening, while waiting
in the Central Railroad station for a
train, Detective Corsa entered and ex-
claimed, in a tone SO loud that every
body in the station could hear him,
"You must not stay in here waiting for
any one. This is for passengers only
Miss Hubbard says she told Corsa that
she was waiting for a train, but he COM
PEELED her to leave the station. In con
sequence of this she was afraid to return
to the station that night. She places her
damages at 5000.
Detective Corsa denies that he spoke
unexpectedly to Miss Hubbard.
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|sUIVE MRS. SUSAN SCHWB.
|Ths OFT Sisters Declare She
Basely Swindled Them.
She Asserts that She Merely Bor-
rowed Money from Them.

Mrs. Susan Schwab, a dressmaker,
aged t~hirty-eight, living in a furnished
room at ST East One Hundred and Thir-
teth street, Is, according to Detective
Weller, of the East Sixty-seventh street
squad, the queen of swindlers. He
look her as a prisoner to Iorkville
Court this morning. where half a dozen
of her alleged victims confronted her.
Three OF them were sisters, named Mrs.
Elizabeth Haule, of 1916 Eighth avenue;
Mary OFT, of 233 East Fifty-sixth street,
knd Johanna OFT, living in East Twenty
kecond street. between Second and Third
avenues.
According to the sisters. they have each
been swindled by Mrs. Schwab of various
amounts of money. Jan. 6 last, johanna
WAS working as a domestic in a bakery
bn Third avenue, near One Hundred and
Sixth street. Mrs. Schwab made her ac-
uaintance there. n influenced her so
huch that she handed over $i5 inside of
la!f an hours acquaintance.
In a day or two Mrs. Schwab coaXed
phanna to leave her position and so
nd live with her, promising to secure
er an easy position as assistant dresser
- anDtTS > VIC name "a ooilhiiiih
las greatly pleased with her new ac-
laintance, and introduced her to her
sters, Mary OFT and Mrs. Haule.
. Within a weeks time Mrs. schwab
|Skarted in housekeeping with Mary OFT.
ia 235 East Fifty-nirth street, keeping
|<he furnished room, in Harlem at the
|1ame time. she had promised Mary to
FER a position in the theatre. Up to this
|kime Johanna did not secure the prom
Bed position. Mrs. Schwab claimed that
rs she was under 500 bonds herself in
hntee of good faith. Mary gave her the
honey, but still the position was not
Forthcoming.
Theatre, but she would teach her dress
making. Five days after she secured
he so from Mary she managed to get
10 more from her, saying that she had a
fhance TO buy 200 pieces of silk cheap
t ar auction. The sameday Mrs. Schvrab
froke into Mary's trunk and disappeared
block and some underwear.
A day or W later Mrs. Haule said
hat Mrs. Schwab called on her and
damaged to get SO on the plea nat her
+ this woman's M,lndling practices ca!ne
the ears OF Police Capt. Strauss. He
detailed Weller on the case. and after
Month s search sct tine Iat vnas succeeded ut In
IN One Hundred and Twentyieth street,
hear Third avenue.
She took her arrest very coolly. On
he way to the station-house she told
he officer that she had committed no
yrime, as she had only borrowed the
honey from. the sisters.
Among her other alleged victims were:
yirs. Hausman. of 233 East Fifty-slxth
treet, and Mrs. Fried, of the One Hun
+red and Thlrtieth street house. in
which Mrs. schwab has a furnished
boom. They had been victimized of
bmall amounts of money. they claimed.
ustice Koch committed Mrs. Schwab
or further examination.
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her
40, Ia, Have your own way with
her. / have no desire to bee present. |
dare say it viii be more satisfactory to
YOU 10 So, h"r alone"
| made an appQlntm N for III" house
keeper t. c0nc to rly onicc AID then
went to Ecns!rEloH To see Tho landlord
Of Pa,inW.S villa and gather any iHfor-
nation - to his late tCaanI.
YOU We're satisfied with him, I pre-
sumo, or ynu would not have accepted
hia? Nad references and MI that"
WHY no, He paid 4" i substantial
premium for the lc~gse-$!,U)l, | thought
that good enough. And he always paid
his rent. But now
"D.a You or he insure the premisea"'
"iic did. II was in his lease, and he
showed me the receipts. But the Com
pany Is making a bottle" and l cannot
get my money. It's $4,000"
What became Of the unfortunate Mr..
Eggls- Bingley's remI!nsr"
Ills nephew collected them IND had
them decently buri.d-ail he could find,
that is 10 say-and he was pretty par
ticular about Il. But he left one or two
Of the bones behind. They were picked
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RETURNED TO AN OLD LOVER.
Minneapolis Womnn Leaves Her
Husband nnd Caus. ~ Scandal.

Wy hfF'A i"N'A 1851
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, March 16.-
Clinton II. Nickeils. II druggist. of Kan
sas City, was arrested in this city last
night on complaint of Willis Graham,
who charged Nickclls with improper re-
lations with Mrs. Graham. Nickel!s was
Il sweetheart OF Mrs. Graham before she
welded Graham. She was formerly
Maude davenport Mason. of Kansas
City, daughter of TONY" Mason, a mill
ionaire. When the latter died the daugh-
ter became an helress. Nickells was her
ardent lover for years n the passion
seemed to be reciprocated until, while at
an Eastern school, Maudc became en-
gagged TO Wills Graham.
The pair We're married in 1885, and for
several years have lived in Minneapolis.
Graham being in business here. In the
mean time Nickells married and lived
with his wife until last Fall. At this
time Mrs. Graham went to Wahpeton, $.
Dak., and began proceeding against her
husband for divorce. alleging non-sup-
port. and at the same time Nickells APP
peared at Wahpeton and began divorce
proceedings against his wife.
Wednesday the two came to Mime
arolis and opened Mrs. Graham's elegant
mansion and the arrest followed.
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MORE SPEEDWAY WORK.
specifications for the Second Sec
..on Advertised.

The Park Commissioners to-day ad-
v~ertised the specifications for the second
section OF the Harlem River Driveway,
which is to extend between High Bridge
and Dykman street.
The contract for this section will be
let on March 30. and the time allowed
for the work is 400 working days. The
successful bidder must qualify In sy7b, 900,
and be subject to a fine OF 500 for each
day the work remains unfinished after
the contract has expired.
The scc5ni section Is a mile and a
half long, or nearly "A half mile longer
than the FIRST section now being built by
James II. Lcary. The estimated cost
OF this section is $i.l75,0oo, but 1t is
probable the contract VIII be let for
less. Leary's contract price for the
first section, which ~ one mile and
l.lS0 feet In length, IL 1886 ,0Oo.
James II. 1eaIy. who was at the Park
Board this morning. said that during
nine working days In February he had
earned on the speedway $4,000. He had
100 men at work
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STILL ANOTHER MRS. OOBLER.|
She Is the Third to Lay Claim
to the Manufacturers Estate.
Believes lie Was the NIan She Mar
ricd in 1860.

The contest over the estate Of tho late
Anton Dohlor, vino WAS fer ulanv years
engaged in the manufacture uF mulsters'
and brewers machinery, at 80 Nest
Thirty-siNth street, has 0e-ons more
complicated
Mrs. THY publer. OF 80 East seventy
fourth street, and Mrs. Dabcttc \. Dob
Ter. Of ~ West Twenty-fuurth street,
have been lighting for gone time for the
cstaie OF about $S0,oN left by Doh.er.
Each claims to be the lcgal widow.
Dobler died on oct. %. ls9l, at the home
of Mrs. Iiabctte A. pobicr.
The woman at whose house he died
has four children. who knew Doblcr AS
their father.
WHO always considered that Dobler was
their father.
Now II third woman has appeared, who
Gains that poblcr married her about
woman Is Mrs. Mary DObler, of White
stone, |" L.. who Is represented by her
daughter. Mrs. l.. G~erstenbcrg, OF I'll
East one Hundred and Ninth street,
Mrs. G]erstenberg called at the onice
OF Levy d Roth, counsel for Mrs. THY
Doblers, to-day, and told n story which
leads them to believe her mother was
the only lawful wife of Dobler. Mrs.
Gcrstcnbcrg says Dobler, who W
the. description Of her father. was mar
ried to her mother in 1860, and deserted
her about fifteen months later. Since
then they have never heard anything
from him and did not know he was
dead until they read the story, in the
newspapers, last sunday, about the other
two women who claimed to be the law
full widow of Anton Dohler.
The last claimants alleged marriage
to Dobler al tedates hat of the other
women by about ten years. and II she
can prove that Anton Doblcr was her
husband 1t Is believed that the will he
made, leaving all his property, to Mrs,
Bahette \. Doblcr and her children. can
he set aside.
The evening world., 1894-03-16
TWO SUE FOR DIVORCE.
August Mcilieu and Mrs. futile Are
the Plaintiffs,

Judge McAdam, of the Superior Court,
to-day heard the suit of August Mellieu
for an absolute divorce from his wife,
Magdelena.
The couple entered into a common law
marriage on Nov. 10, 1873, and have one
child Mellieu alleges that his wife was
guilty of improper conduct on Dec. |
last with one Bernard Nagel, and that
she is now living with the latter at 9O4
Third avenue.
Judge McAdam took the papers and
reserved decision.
Catherine Tuttle has sued her husband,
Lawrence 5. futile, for an absolute di-
Norce. The couple We're married April
30, 1877, in Brooklyn. Mrs. futile charges
her husband with improper conduct with
an unknown woman. futile made no
defense. Judge McAdam reserved deci-
gInn
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LOUIS JASPER'S PLOT.
Cunning Scheme to Get Possession OF
Insurance Money.

n almost completely calclned bones,
which, with the twisted irons of his
bedsteai, were found on the ground
floor. just where they had fallen through
from the bedroom above.
There was a great deal of talk about
the fire, but the interest soon abated.
except in the offices Of tho Elephant
and Asbestos insurance companies.
In The first the deceased had Insured
his. household efrects-plate, linen, pic
lures. furniture. &c,-for $4,000. The
house itself was insured in the Asbestos
by the landlord for $50. 900. The Elephant
Office at once demurred.
The $4,000 was claimed by Mr., Eggs
Bingiey's heir, a fdrai.ouis Jasper. the
sole legstee under u VIII which appeared
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me fire which broke out about mid
|fght In Palinurus villa. Addison road,
ined SO fercely and 50 fast that the
"use was completely Quilted before as
~tance arrived.
rae fire brigade came with their
va promptitude, but they were too
e-too late to extinbulgh. too late, alas!
save human life. Old Mr.. Eggis-
Agley', the owner of the house. perish
y. the flames.
ns bedroom was at the back OF the
q. overlooking the garden.
ben next morning the searchers en-
the charrcd and stil smouldering
OF the house there was no trace
proprietor but n heap Of ashes
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SAYS SHE IS OF AGE.

Annie T0ken from the
House of the food shepherd.
House Of the Good Shepherd to Supreme
Court. Chambers, this morning upon n
writ of habeas corpus. issued by Justice
lngraham yesterday.
The woman was arrested March 10.
and the following day was committed
by Police Justice Mcmahon to the in
stitution mentioned.
1t was alleged at the time that she was
under age.
Her counsel claims she is twenty-five
years old.
Justice Insraham continued the case
until Monday, in order that a further
inquiry as to Annie's age can be made.
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PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
Alleged D~isOrderly House Keepers
Arrnigned before Tho Recorder.

Juliette Laporte. of 1874 West Twenty
sixth street: Annie Cighetti, of 1873 West
Twenty-ffth street: Rosa Fomander. of
PA Sixth avenue, and Fannie Cary. of
1902 West Twenty-fifth street, who were
yesterday indicted for keeping a disor-
derly-house, entered a plea of not guilty
in Part l. of the General Sessions to-
day.
hall street, under a similar indictment,
did not respond when her name was
called. Recorder Smyth ordered an in
v~estigation to be made n ascertain the
cause of her non-appearance.
The evening world., 1894-03-16
He is A MEAN SUiT0R.
The Fellow Who Got Rings from
Girls Sentenced.

Jacob Fine, the wandering lover who
gets the confidence of girls by telling
them he will marry them and then Dor
rows their rings to get the size for
an engagement ring, was to-day con-
victed in General Sessions and fined $3.50
and sent to the penitentiary for eleven
months.
Dunn, of iS5 Clinton street. Detective
Sergt. Kroush, of Inspector McLaugh-
Inns staff, said he could get several girls
TO whom Fine had proposed marriage
and had then taken their rings.