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The evening world., 1894-08-31
HOT FIGHT on An STATION
Four Returning Pioniokers in a
Melee with Train Hands
Gateman Quinlan Says They Used
Bad Language in the Car.

There was a lively row In Third ave-
nue. IL" train at the Houston street sta
ton at o'clock this morning between
four passengers and the train and sta :
ton hands.
Jacob Fletner. his son. Herman, and
his daughter. Freda, attended a picnic
at Sulzer's Harlem River Park last
night, and started for home about
o'clock this morning with man named
Cook.
Mr.. Fletner Is said to be a little hard
Of hearing, and converse ton between
the men was very hard. At Ninth street
Gateman William Quinlan told them to
stop their noise. He says their language
was indecent, and that other occupants
In the car had complained. Fletner.
manner, and he did not stop.
At Houston stree. the Fletners lef.
the train for their home. 1928 Columbia
street. Quinlan and other employees of
the road say Fletner attempted to as
sault him. while Fletner and his friends
say II was. the other way.
A fight ensued. at all events, In which
young Fletner received a black eye and
a badly cut lip.
As the train was moving out of the
station Fletner put his fist through two
windows.
was locked up on complaint Of Quinlan
Justice Ryan held Feltner' In $500 bail
for his good behavior for one month.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
DESERTER MORRIS ARRESTED
Charged with Horse Stealing, Too,
.. and Commit tied to Jail.


Theodore Morris. better known as
Dude" Morris. OF 30l Varick street.
Jersey City. was arraigned before JUS
tice Douglass. Of that city. to-day. on
the charge Of grand larceny.
About two weeks ago Morris hired a
horse and carriage at Kings livery
stable. and failed to return It, He was
seen last night for the first time since
he secured the rig, and was locked up.
Morris gained considerable notoriety
several months ago by clipping with Mrs.
Jessie Green. daughter of n Mrs. Logan.
To escape punishment for this he en-
listed In the United States Army, and
was assigned to Fort Wadsworth, 8. l.
Morris soon became tired of a soldier
life, and determined to escape. One
night he knocked down the sentry on
duty and went to New York. He is now
wanted by the Government for deser-
ton.
When Morris was arrested last night
for stealing the rig he was walking
through Montgomery street with Mrs.
Green on his arm. When taken to Po-
lice Headquarters, although he Is well
known there. he insisted that his name
was John Adams.
Previous to Mrs. Green's elopement
with Morris she horsewhipped bust
ness man named Duke for making re-
marks about her.. as she said.
This morning Justice Douglass COM
mitted Morris to tall- without bail He
will probably be turned over to the au.
thorities at Fort Wadsworth.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
GANG OF THIEVES CORRAlLED.
Police Think They Have All the
Montclair Robbers.
Ono Was Wearing an Officers Uni-
form He Had stolen.

MoNTCLAIR. n. j., Aus. 3l.-The
gang OF burglars that has been raiding
the houses OF wealthy residents here has
been captured. The police believe they
have secured all of them. Last night
Special officer Peter Christie, who is the
detailed man OH Broad street, in New
ark, noticed two men attempting to dis
pose of some silverwarc and jewelry on
Canal street. Both were colored.
These two colored men acted in a
suspicious manner. and officer Chris
tie concluded to arrest them. When
locked up they gave their names as
Ledenburgh and Shelton Warner. Word
was sen; to the Montclair police, and
they notified the owners OF the stoler
| property.
one after another those vhose houses
had been robbed went TO Newark and
| identified the articles n the possession
| Of the two colored men as their property
which had been stolen from their houses
| All the property Etolen was recovered
| II consisted OF s!lverware, wearing APP
parel, trinkets and other articles OF
value.
more men were implicated In tn,
| robberies, and they set out to catch tho
| rest OF the gang.
Policemen Ridden and Gallagher wer,
100 o'clock this morning Frank Cisco. {
| colored man. twenty-five years Of age
was detected In the act of impersonatinl
An officer. He was arrested and locked
| up. AT $50 this morning Henry Miller
alias Fritz Miller" a German, nifty
nine years of age, was arrested while
lying under the window of u residence
| He also was locked up.
The police are convinced that the!
have the right men. This morning boil
men were arraigned before Judge Mill
gan. The Judge postponed the hearing
until this evening.
Twelve houses were entered OF
I Wednesday night last by thieves. AmonI
them were the homes OF George W
Bostwick. in Mountain avenue: Rev
Richard Hayward. Mountain avenue
! c. e Clark, Inwood- avenue: Waite
Brown, Inwood avenue: Cyrus walser
I.orrain) avenue: Samuel Hubba I'd
Mountain avenue: Judge Hugh Gal
lagher and j. Foster.
At Mr.. Clark's house, Mr.. Clark hear
the burglars and shot at them seyel
overhauled the houses pretty thorough
". They discarded plated ware Rfte
testing II, They destroyed some propert
they did not steal. They drank up
case OF beer In Walter Browns hous
and cleaned out the refrigerator Anon
other things they stole policeman
full uniform. Cisco had this uniform o
when arrested. His idea evidently wa
to impersonate an officer In case he wa
caught In a house by the occupant,
They failed to get In John r. Liver
more's house. but they stole a set @
harness worth $50 from his barn.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
THEY FOOLED HER.
May Burke Missed witnessing VIII
kiuson's Interment.
Especial to TIE Evening WORLDLY

Especial to TIE Evening WORLDLY
ELIZABETH, N. j.. Aug. 3i.-The
brothers of Gerald Wilkinson. the rich
spendthrift. who died after a drunken
carousal In the Grand Union Hotel
here, neatly gave the slip yesterday to
May Burke. the young woman who
claimed to be his wife. She, in company
with thu ee or four of her gentleman adj
mirers. took train to New York yes
terday, intending to take the 3 o'clock
interment was to take place.
Ford's Morgue here. in charge of DIR.
Lawrence, Wilkinson. the dead mans
brother. He and his brotherd. who Is
a lawyer. living in New York. had made
alleged widow. and the lawyer went to
Putnam Wednesday night to make ar
rangemepts for the funeral, and had a
grave opened. and an undertaken with a
arrival Of the remains. DR.: Wilkinson
had the body placed In an elegant hard
wood. cloth-covered casket. with an out
side box OF antique oak. and II was
shipped on the II o'clock ira In from
New York on the Pennsylvania Rail
to it's destination. the only person ac-
companying It being the dead mans
brother. All the ARRANGEMENTS worked
smoothly, apd the body was inferred in
the family plot two hours before the al
legged widow and her companions reached
May Burke announces to-day that she
intends making a fight for the dead
mans money. Her trunks and those of
have sess 5y bS
has claim of $40 for carriage hire
against the couple.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
INTO THE RIVER TO ESCAPE.
Big Chances Taken by One of n
GanR That Assaulted n Policeman.

Big Chances Taken by One of n
Gang That Assailed n Policeman.
Policeman Matthew Rellihan. of the
Amity street station, Brooklyn. has
aroused the enmity OF a gang of loung-
ers, who infest the river front between
South and Wall street ferries, because
he has interfered on several occasions
when they were insulting passers-by and
committing other disorderly acts. Some
Of the gang swore to get even with
him, and last night they attempted to
carry their threat into execution.
Rellihan was walking along Furman
toughs showered him with stones. Some
of the missiles struck the officer and he
started in pursuit of the gang. The row.
dies ran for cover. Two Of the men ran
into saloon and the policeman went
after them. They rushed through the
crowd and out of the building by rear
door. Then they ran towards the Float
ing Bethel.
Policeman Cannon, who was on the
boat, jumped ashore and caught one OF
the men, while Rellihan followed the
other fellow The fugitive ran out upon
the dock. and when he saw that he
was cornered. he jumped into the water,
swan under the pier and got away.
The man who was captured said he
was Patrick Griffen. eight cen, of 314
Furman street. He denied that he was
among those who pelted Rellihan with
stones, but he was locked up. Rellihan
was not injured.
The evening world., 1894-08-31

" you DON'T READ THl .'surD6r
WORLD" ROY SHOULD. d, n
The evening world., 1894-08-31
do M'QUADE TRY BURGLARY ?
He Said He Was Hurt in q Run
away Accident.
His Story Aroused the Suspicious Of
the Police.

James McQuade, twenty-three years
old. Of Hall street and Wilioughby ave-
nue.. Brooklyn, was held by Justice
Tighe in 81 900 bail In the Butler Street
Court this morning for examination on
Sept on the charge OF attempted burg
larry.
McQuade is employed In the wallabout
Market. Yesterday afternoon he en-
tered the Sixth avenue police station,
greatly excited and covered with blood.
His face, head and hands were cut and
bleeding.
McQuadc told Capt Early that he
had been out driving in Prospect Park,
and that when near the plaza his horse
became frightened ran away and threw
Mcouade's story excited Capt. Ear
ly's suspicions and he determined to
Investigate the, alleged runa way.
in sus too hard al luck S h eH ySaTe
Just sit here and make yourself com
Portable and we will see what we can do
Can't. Early went to the desk Ind first
a man who had attempted to ret into
the house of Dennis Daily. at 6G Dean
street early yesterday morning. He then
Capt. Early touched button and sent
for DAILY. AS soon as DAILY saw McQuade
he identified him as the man whom he
caught attempting burglary. Daty says
he was awakened by some one trying
to unfasten one Of the shutters.
DAILY went down to where the man
was, clinched with the intruder and
forced him out upon the sidewalk. He
then pounded his face against the cold
stones OF the walk until the wouh-be
robber cried for mercy. He then let him
go.
Daily said he would have taken the
man to the station-h but was mot
suitably dressed to do 80.
McQuade denies the Daily incident. He
says he never saw DAILY before. The 20.
lice are inclined to discredit the story
Of the runaway accident
The evening world., 1894-08-31
TWO TOWNS FLOODED.
Five Lives Lost Owing to a Cloud
burst In Texas.
tBy Associated Press. }

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3l.-News reached
here last evening that a cloudburst
flooded the town OF Uvalde. the county
seat of Uvalde County, Tex eight miles
west OF the Southern Pacific and the
town OF Dhanis. Medina County. nifty
miles west, on Wednesday night.
After midnight the water in Uvalde
was three feet deep. and the population
took refuge on high ground Three peo-
pie were drowned. In Dhanis. two chill
dren were drowned. Water was four
feet deep there. The bridges and ap-
proaches of the Southern Pacific were
washed away. which will stop trains
for a week.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
ERICSSON INJURED AGAIN.
Two Flanges Of Her Starboar1
Propeller Badly Bent
Supposed to Have Struck an Oh
struction in This Harbor.
Rx Associated Pres..l

NEW LONDON. Conn. Aug "a. --Tho
ill-luck which the fast little torped4
boat Ericsson experienced on her trIP
down the Mississippi River seems n
have followed her here. for this mornir
1t was discovered that one OF her pre-
pellers had been seriously injured.
The boat vas thoroughly exau1ne
his morning when II was found that IN
of the fianges Of her starboard propoll1
We're badly bent 1t Is supposed that IL
injury was sustained by striking an o.
struction going up New York harho1
yesterday. -,I sr.
A protest was Immediately nled a
the Custom-House notifying the Nly
Department OF the injury In order a.
sufficient time may be granted for tn4l1
ough repairs before the trial Of ~
boat. .. BE- ...-. '.,r.ttt 81 y. .,,ef{ n
The full extent of the damage 20 the
propeller cannot be learned until So
is hauled out which will probably ~
on Monday or Tuesday next. =.
The crew, That came with the ve4gr4
from New Orleans was discharged -
day and will return to the sonih
The evening world., 1894-08-31
TROLLEY CAR MEN NOT HELD.
An Msht-Year-Old Boy Killed in
BROOKLYN.

MotGman w. H. Barnes and Conduc-
tor Patrick MCGOWAN. OF car 344. OF the
Fifth avenue line. were discharged from
CUSTODY by Justice Tighe. in the Butler
Street Court, Brooklyn. this morning.
AS usial 1t was a case Of no COM
plaint' although eight-year-old Johnny
WalkG was crushed to death last night
by the wheels of trolley car 3A.
Thelttle victim was the son of John
T. wllker, a printer, who recently Sc
cured work in Boston and had sent for
his family TO join him there. Yesterday
Afternoon Mrs. Walker gave Johnny a
lettetto mail to his father. stating that
day, and the little boy was killed
whilfon the way, to mail the letter.
Hal was struck by the trolley car.
on FIFTH avenue. and the fender, inst cad
of lifting him out OF the way'9f the cruel
wheSs, damned his poor little body the
Nor, tightly beneath them. The boy
washesd before aid could reach him.
Jolnny's father will arrive from Bos-
ton to-day. =. =
The evening world., 1894-08-31
POLICE CAN RAID AGAIN.
wilkins Fails TO Obtain n Perms-
nent Injunction.

Jptice Gaynor. in the Supreme Court.
Brooklyn. this morning refused to make
PERMANENT an injunction restraining
Cap. Ebert o. Smith. OF the West
Siay-e!ghth Street Police Station, New
Yotx., from interfering with Thomas
Wilkins, who runs a set of swings In
wet End avenue. between Sixty-sixth
and Sixty-seventh streets, New York.
Watkins claims that he leased the
grolnd on which his swings are stu
atel. that he 10 not required 10 take out
Sense. and alleges that on Aug. II
the police visited his place and drove
TEMPORARY injunction against Capt.
ASSISTANT Corporation Counsel Con.
noS, of New York who appeared for
Cat. Smith. said that a large crowd OF
diSrderly persons congregate about the
swings. and that Capt Smith had been
deAged with complaints. 20
The evening world., 1894-08-31
CRASHED into A CABLE CAR.
Shaft Of q Wagon Pierced Several
....... Seats in q Collision.
Passengers Narrowly Escape Death
or Injury on Park Row.

Passengers or a Third avenue cable
car going uptown this morning were
considerably excited over a collision
which occurred at $40 o'clock on Park
Row. at James street. Many of them
narrowly escaped serious injury. as the
shaft from a runaway wagon tore up
several of the seats. The car was num-
bered 2l5. and was in charge Of gripman
1870.
The collision was caused by the clang-
ing of the gongs of the other cable cars
at Chatham Square. At that point a
horse and bakers wagon was being
driven slowly by Charles Pfeifer. of 81
Catharine street. The animal was
startled by the noise, and became UNI
manageable. In spite of all that Pfeifer
could do. the horse broke away and
started down Park Row at a breakneck
pace.
Car No. 2l5, which was crowded with
Passengers. was going up Park Row at
full speed at the time In order to round
the big curve at Chatham Square, and
seeing the runaway the gripman put on
the brakes 30 as to avert collision. but
H. was too lete.
On came the runaway. and on nearing
little. with the result that one shaft OF
the wagon crashed Into the cable and
was driven through several OF the seats
How several of the passengers were no,
killed instantly seemed almost n miracle
Many of them. however. had seen their
danger and Jumped of.
The driver of the bakers wagon was
thrown to tine pavements, but luckily
sion the horse was easily captured
The cable car was badly wrecked
II was thought at first that the grip OF
the cable had been injured by the col
lison. and word was sent to the power.
house for the repair wagon. Before Its
arrival. however. the car was right ed
again and proceeded on its way uptown
No arrests were made.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
IT MAY Be The NINA.
A Small Wreck Sighted by the
Scandal off Sable Island.
The Schooner Sharpie Left This
Port Leaking Badly Aug. ..

The Hamburg American steamer Scan
dia arrived in port this morning. She
left Havre Aug. 81. On Aug. &c an Ice
berg fifty fee high and one hundred
feet long was sighted. On Tuesday last
the Scandal sighted n wreck estimated
at about thirty feet long, but 1t was too
dark to make her out distinctly.
This derelc, was encountered In lati-
tude 1906. longitude 1913. which point
would he about fifty miles southeast OF
Sable Island.
From the small size OF the wrecked
vessel and her position when sighted II
Is not impossible that 1t may have been
the little acknowledged sharpe Nina
The evening world., 1894-08-31
THE NINA.

in which Capt. A. Freitsch. the Norwegian
adventurer, left this port to sail single
handed across the Atlantic.
The Nina is about forty feet long
over all and would be In about the
position mentioned on the date, when
the Scandal passed the wreck. The little
vessel left this port Sunday, Aug. 5.
in anything but seaworthy condition.
and an untimely end to the craft and
her reckless skipper is in line with pre-
dictions made at the time Of her start
by seafaring men who know we'll the
need of sound timbers and well-caulked
planking.
Capt Adolph Freitsch built the little
vessel In Milwaukee. where he lived.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
SCHOOL VACATIONS OVER.

BrookIyp Scholars to Begin An
other Years Work Next Tuesday.
The public schools in Brooklyn will be
open next Tuesday. On Monday new
pupils desiring to enter the schools will
be registered. None will be accepted
who cannot produce certificate OF vac
cination.
During the past few months Of vaca-
tion the schools have been thoroughly
renovated. and many of them fitted up
with new sanitary arrangements.
During the next term the Board OF
Educat ion will, 1t is expected. act upon
the suggestion of a special committee.
which recently submitted a report on
the condition of the schoolhouses. and
appoint permanent corps of physical ms
to regularly inspect all the buildings
and pupils with a view Of preventing
any contagious disease from spreading
among the children.
Ex-President James B. Bouck has APP
pointed his Committee on Evening
Schools.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
SH0PLIFTER FINED $50.
Justice Tishe Refuses to Let Mrs
Hoffman Go.

Mrs. Helen Hoffman. the widow OF a
well known Williamsburg builder. who
was arrested several days ago charged
with shoplifting, was fined $40 to-day by
Justice Tighe In the Adams Street Court,
When arrested several fans, an umbrella,
a lace cape and some other property
were found In her possession. When the
case was called this morning a repre-
sentative of Lehman Bros pleaded for
the woman's release. Detective Blake.
OF Abraham & Strauss store. told his
story Of the woman's detection, and JUS
tice Tighe fined her $50.
The evening world., 1894-08-31

The last OF these stops was at the
Battery In this city, where he remained
several weeks, receiving many visits
from the curious. He finally realized
sufficient money to provision the boat
for a six months trip and purchase a
sextant and other Instruments, the use
Of which he was not altogether familiar
with. .-'
On Sunday morning, Aug. g, accom-;
panied by large parties of Norwegian Ms
Of this city and Brooklyn. in tugs, Capt
Freitsch headed his frail shallop sea.
has not been spoken since, and, as the
Nina had nearly two feet of water In
her hold. and was still leaking wher
she left. It Is not surprising II It were
that little craft which was sighted a 9
wreck from the Scandals deck.
Freitsch expected to make Stockholm
in forty days.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
BRIBERY is CHARGED.
One of Ncwtown'a Three Excise
Commissioner Arrested.

NEWTOWN, l.. L.. Aug. 3l.-The Citi-
zens' Committee OF Newtown have &C.
cused the Board of Excise Commits
sioners of bribery, and will now en-
deavor to prove it The fight began last
night with the arrest OF Excise Com
missioner Frank Krug on the charge OF
bribery. b. Hass Simonson, on informa-
ton and belief. charged Krug with re.
ceiving bride OF $50 to grant John +.
MCGOWAN license. Justice Monteverde
held Krug for the Grand Jury In s. 500
bail. he having waived examination.
The two other commissioners are also
The members Of the Citizens ommittee
are said to be about the village seeking
informa ton that will lead to arrest OF
the other Commissioners. George
Grainer. the brewer. and ex-Supervisor
Heed are MIR Krug's bodsmen.
MCGOWAN. who is said 10 have bribed
Krug has not been located.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
THE LAW TO BE TESTED.
Ex-senator Edwards objects
jersey :City's Redistricting.

Ex-senator William ID. Edwards. of
Jersey City. on behalf of the Democratic
Central Committee OF Hudson County
Is going to test the constitutionality Of
the law ordering the redistricting OF that
city
Under a recent act OF the Legislature
the city was redistricted into twelve
wards, nine OF which are Republicans
and three Democratic.
Ex-senator Edwards Is going to base
his fight on clause which reads: "a
Freebooter shall be elected for each
ward" The ex-senator says that the
clause regarding the Freebooter being
elected had nothing to do with the re-
d'stricting OF the city and that the
clause should be a separate law. On
unconstitutional
Before the city was redistricted the
Republican and Democratic wards were
about evenly divided.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
CAN'T SELL THIS HORSE.
Old Ben Returns to His First Master
Every Time.

BLOOMFIELD, N. j., Aug. 3i.-A cur
ious instance of the affection Of q horse
for it's old master has come to light here.
j. w. Baldwin a. Bros. grocers, owned
a bay horse, called Ben. for twelve years
and then sold him to Joseph Kinds. a
Brookdale farmer.
Three times the horse returned to the
Baldwins' stable of Its own accord.
Kinds finally sold Ben TO a Mr.. Scannell,
of Belleville, who. In turn. disposed of
him to Daniel Shanahan. of the same
place.
Last Tuesday morning old Ben, ac-
COMMANDED by a brown setter dog. his
constant companion, was standing nj
Raidwins' stable door. lie Was sent
back to MIR. Shdnuhan.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
MANY NEW BUILDINGS.
vice as Many Put In This feDr In
u August than Last Year.

The prosperous condition of the build
az trade. In Brooklyn was shown to-
lay by Building Commissioner Bush's
Export for the, past month. which will
pe submitted TO Mayor Schieren to-
morrow. The number OF buildings
ERECTED in the city for the past month
is more than double the number erected
during the month of August last year;
There were 81 brick buildings and 1853
.funle buildings put up at an aggregate
Last. August there were 12l brick and
frame buildings erected. 90
The evening world., 1894-08-31
TO JuRN DOWN BuTTLINe.t
BrookIyn's Sheriff Skating on Thin
Ice Just Vow.

BrookIyn's Sheriff skating on Thin
Ice just Vow.
sheriff William J. Buttling. Of Kings
County. is daily growing less in favor
with his Republican followers in the
Fifth Ward Of Brooklyn. and 1t was
matter of common report to-day that at
the next primaries an effort will be
made to turn him down. =.
Buttiing's dictatorial management, II
is said, has caused the members OF the
Republican party in the ward to Spill
ready to combine In an attempt to Dust
the leader,
The fight between the two factions OF
the Democratic party in Brooklyn has
now centred around the Board Of Flee
tions The Edward NJ. Shepard faction
is waiting patiently for the Board to de-
eide whether It is to be recognized N
the appointment of registers and poll
clerks for the next election;
A decision upon the question must De
reached before Sept. 10.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
FIELD AND FOREST FIRES.
Crops Destroyed and, Mer FiEhtinI
Flames In Canada.

TORONTO, Ont. Aug. yi.-News war
received here this morning thai many
fires were raging all over the provinces
At Grand Valley many acres of crops
have been burned. Bush fires are de-
vastating Bruce County. near Mark
ham. where a fifty acre swamp has been
burning two weeks. A q.
Around Dundalk whole fields OF grain
and miles of forest are destroyed Il
In Melancthon and Amaranth towns
ships, near Shelburne. forty miles oL
territory is on FIRE and tweive farm
houses have been burned. ~
The whole mountain range north oI
Milton. Halton County. has been burn
fighting the flames. If the drought con-
tinues the damage will be Tremendous.