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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
NEW JERSEY.
BURGLAR SHOT IN M0NTClA|R.
Policeman Wounds q Fleeing
Man in the Leg.
Thief Tried to Slash the OmceI
with . Razor.

MONTCLAIR. n. j., July 26.-Police-
man Levery at o'clock this morning
saw two suspicious looking men carry
Ing a large bag on Bloomfield avenue,
and dema nded that they give an account
Of themselves.
The men, instead or answering. ran
away. and were pursued by the officer,
who caught one fugitive at Park and
Walnut streets. The fellow dropped
the bag and made a slash at the officer
with n razor. Levery struck at the fel-
low with his club. and. as his assail-
ant turned and fled again, fired three
shots at him with his pistol
One bullet struck the runaway in the
leg. above the knee. shattering the bone.
The wounded man fell grooming on the
street. The noise OF the firing and the
shouts OF the officer for help brought
out number OF residents of the
vicinity, among whom was DR.. Brown
who dressed the wounded mans leg.
An examination OF the bag carried by
the man showed that 1t contained sew.
erHl dozen silver spoons "A silver bowl
and a teapot besides several pairs of
shoes and boots. The silverware was
marked DIR. Spencer" and was stolen,
1t is said. from mis- house on Clermon,
avenue, Montclair.
The wounded man was Identified as
an Italian barber. who has had shop
In Montclair since last Fall. His name
| could not be learned. bunch of skele-
ton keys was found on the prisoner
His companion managed to make MS
| escape. The prisoner is suspected oil
robbing the shop of a man named Wal
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SPEAKING OF DRY GOODS.
Have You Heard of the Prices OF.
fered by Ludwig Bros?

The great midsummer reduction sale
in the stores of Ludwig Bros. which ex-
tend from No "a to No. A West Four
tGenth street is attracting thousands of
people these days, who have learned of
the bargains such as no other season
has known. There are alterations going
on in the stores. and room must be
made for fall goods
They are Offering Summer suits at
prices which are amazing. For instance,
they have tailor-made duck suits. Tux
edo Jackets, with Empire sleeves, for
M.2g. That Is almost unbelievable but
it Is quite true. II you want an English
duck suit, with a ripple-back Jacket you
can have II for sl.9S. or You can have a
line figured striped lawn dress for the
same amount Of money. They are offer
ing plain CheNlOt outing suits for 81 IS
Just think Of that! Then there are very
desirable storm, serge outing suits, Tux
ed reVers, for Si.9S And such an assert
ment of silk and cotton waists, at prices
ranging from % cents to i.gS 10 say
nothing OF d great number OF separate
duck skirts at - cents each.
The sale of ladies' muslin underwear
ma nd for II at the prices and because so
many people are coming from out OF
town 10 buy. The firm ships free OF all
expense to any point within 100 miles of
New York all purchases OF Sc or more.
This beautiful muslin underwear Is sold
for 50 cents and II IL worth actually III. 80.
In addition TO these there are fine bar
In furniture an In chinawear. speak
In furniture and In chinaware. Speak
bed Tor AZ.
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THOUGHT TO BE BURGLARS.
Policeman Has n Lively Fight At
Midnight.

BLOOMFIELD, n. J.. July 2s-Police-
man John Baylis had a desperate fight.
at IL O'Clock last night, with two men
supposed to be burglars. The policeman
saw four men carrying bags and asked
them what they had in them. They
dropped the bags and ran away.
The policeman gave chase and over
took two OF the men. They showed
fight and attacked the policeman with
sandbags. The policeman used his club
vigorously. and knocked one of the men
senseless. The other continued the fight
and In the mean time the man who was
Knocked down recovered his senses. The
two men again attacked the policeman
and. after a short struggle. managed to
escape.
Policeman Baylis went to the station
house and told what had happened.
Word was teephoned to Newark, and
policemen were notified to watch the
Bloomfield line.
At o'clock Policeman johnson and
some other policemen saw some men
walking down the road with q bag on
one OF the mems back. The men were
| arrested. In the bag were seventeen
| boxes Of cigars, which, the men said.
they were going to deliver in Newark.
The men were arraigned before Jus
| tice Mott and refused to say anything
| or tell their names.
They were committed to jail toawait
| hearing,
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CEN. TARsNEYS AssA|LhMTs.
Six Of the Colorado Tar-and- Feath-
ers Gang Arrested.
Denver Detectives Threatened At
Colorado Springs.

DENVER, July 26-Six men have been
arrested for completely In the tarrlng
and feathering OF Adjt.-Gen. Tarsney-
three In this city and three at Colorado
Springs-and more arrests are to follow.
The prisoners here are John 4. Rea-
gan. who WAS turnkey at the Jail at
Colorado Springs on the night the out
rage was committed, his brother Michael
Reagan. an ex-dcputy sheriff of III Paso
County. and shorty" Allen, alias
Thomas Gordon. who was one OF Sheriff
Bowers's army of deputies in the Bull
Hin warfare
Allen is said to be the man who poked
the gun IL Gen. Tarsney's face at the
Alamo Hotel and applied the tar and
feathers to his person.
The three men arrested at Colorado
Springs are J. j. Mullins. son OF a
wealthy Boston mine owner and a
prominent society man: Herman Reb-
beke, who was a deputy sheriff during
ne cripple Creek trouble. and Eugene
took the party of masked men with
Gen. Tarsney to Austin Blum.
II is said that Chief of Police Arm
strong. OF this city. has succeeded in
unravelling the plot against Tarsney
Sheriff Parker. OF El Paso County
According, to his story the plot was ar
ranged In the antc-room of the tail and
Under Sheriff Bob Mullins, leader OF
he Cripple Creek force OF deputies, was
the guiding spirit. J. b. Mullins, Parker
says. furnished money and Rebbeke
bought the tar and feathers. Parker is
sure the money changed hands in tbs
presence OF Turnkey Reagan.
Parker saw Bob Mullins. j. J. Null.
Inns. Shorty Allen. Herman Rebbeke am
deputy named Wilson get into hack
and drive towards the Alamo Hotel. II
| Is alleged that Reagan has said Sherif
| Bowers turned prisoner charged with
murder out OF Jail to participate in the
| outrage.
Under Sheriff Mullins went on triI
| to Michigan and Wilson to Ohio whei
the Grand Jury convened. but they hav,
been located. and 1t Is said their cap
| ture Is certain.
| Excitement is very high at Colorado
| Springs over the arrests. and the Den
| Yer detectives who made them hav,
been threatened with similar treatmen
| 10 that given to Gen. Tarsney. Thei
prisoners were taken away from then
by Sheriff Bowers and released on bail
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THINK HE is A SWINDLER.
Man Gets . Check Cashed in YOn.
kers and Is Arrested.

YONKERS, n. Y. July 26.-Frank
Harris, who was arrested last night
upon suspicion Of passing forged checks.
was this morning remanded for further
hearing by City Judge Donoghue. Har-
rls came to this city yesterday and went
to the Getty House. where he asked
Clerk Sanford II he would cash IL check.
The check was on the Union Dime Saw
ipgs Bank, Broadway and Thirty-tnird
street, New York. Sanford told Harris
to get some one to identify him. and
Harris then visited the shoe store OF
II. Guinsburg and purchased a pair of
shoes, rendering the check in payment.
1t was cashed by MIR. Guinsburg who
gave Harris 81 In change.
Harris then went into Goodale's shoe
store and wanted to get another check
cashed. MIR. Goodale became suspicious
and called Detective McGowan's atten.
ton to the man. MCGOWAN watched
him and placed him under arrest as a
suspicious person. When he reached the
station he to- up two other checks. All
of them were signed by the same hand
writing but with different names.
The police think that they have
clever swindler. Detective McGowan
went to New York this morning to as
certain from the Dime Savings Bank
whether the check is good or not. HAr-
ris claims to hail from Boston.
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CALF-KILLlNG AND A SCARE.
Long Branch Police Thought They
Had struck u Murder.

LONG BRANCH. n. j., July 26.-The
police here were given Il genuine scare
this morning. While on his way to the
village Isaac Woolley, of Branchport,
discovered several chunks of flesh In
the middle of the street on Seventh.
near Atlantic avenue. Where the flesh
lay the street was despatched with
blood
The spot where the discovery was
made happened to he directly opposite
a dense thicket, and Woolley concluded
that a murder had been committed. He
hurried to the Police Headquarters and
informed Police Capt. Layton OF his
discovery.
Officers Mount and Fox were de
spatche to the scene. and together. with
several neighbors, made thorough
search OF the thicket. but did not ma
the mutilated body of a human being
The officers gathered up pieces OF the
flesh and hurried off to Chemist Fred
l.. Harding's laboratory to have It ana
lyzed.
| without the use OF his microscopes
| the young chemist told the anxious
| policemen that the flesh was not from
a human body. Further investigation
proved that the presence OF the blood
| In the street was caused by the slaugh-
| ter OF q stolen calf.
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BE's BODY IN A SEWER PIPE.
m Connery, a Servant, Admits
She Threw It There.
. Il tho Mother and Says the
Child Was Stillborn.

\ case that may prove one of infanti-
he was report ed to Coroner Kene. Of
kooklyn, this morning. Ann Con-
kry, an unmarried woman. who Is
Eenty- eight years old, and the mother
the child, is now in the Seney Hospi-
H. prisoner, pending the result of
lie Coroners inquiry.
she was employed as a domestic in
- household of Daniel o. Ketchum,
Sixth street. On Monday evening
Ae girl was taken i'll. The following
" Mrs. Ketchum noticed that the
les leading from a toilet room were
| jpped up.
Gated the cause of the stoppage in the
Shortly after going to work this morn
" he found the body Of a male child in
be sewer pipe.
bme hesitation she admitted that the
hild was hers. She said the little one
fas born on Monday night, She kept
he fact a secret from her mistress. and
hto the closet and threw the body into
he basin. She declared that the Infant
Eas still-born. She added that the father
n the child was George Lacey, whom
he had left in Ireland when she came
4 America three months ago.
The body of the child will be sent to
he Morgue, where an autopsy will be
Seld to determine whether the child
has alive when II was thrown away.
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HAD A BOGUS FIT IN COURT.
Emma Moore, n Prisoner, Fooled
the Court Omcers.

Policeman Kopfrian, OF the West
Thlrtieth street station. arrested Emma
Moore, who said she lived at lTs East
one Hundred and Forty-siAth street
for being on the street late at night.
After being locked up until this morning
she was taken to jefferson Market
Court. where Justice Hogan held her in
default OF bail for ten days, She re-
into the corridor, which leads TO the
jail, and there fell into what seemed to
be an epileptic Mt.
The policemen tried To revive her. but
were finally compelled 10 send for a ST.
NinCents Hospital Ambulance. The
surgeon jahbed needles into her and
brought her to-ostensibly-and then he
told the court policemen that she had
been shamming. She was taken into
the prison, where the matron took care
OF her.
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WILLIAM WACHTER MISSING.
Was Despondent, Had shot Himself
and E,uded His Watchers.

The police are looking for William
wachter, a painter. forty years old, OF
52l East One Hundred and Fifty-fourth
street, who disappeared from his home
last Tuesday night and Is supposed to
have committed suicide.
Wachter worked for the SECOND ave-
nue. j. road
He became Ill about four months ago
and had not been able to work since.
He was respondent and melancholy. and
was taken i'll with diphtheria.
Last Tuesday morning, while his wife
was attending to the sick boy. Wachter.
who was in the parlor, shot himself In
the head and left shoulder, Both bull
let's made only flesh wounds.
After this 4 guard was placed on
him. but in the evening he eluded his
Since then he has not been heard of.
A general alarm was sent out from
Police Headquarters this morning.
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CHARGED WITH BURGLARY.
Collins Held to Await the Appear
nnce of PrOperty-Owners.

George Collins, a well-dressed man.
nifty years old. who said he lived at
sixteenth street and Third avenue, was
remanded In Harlem Police Court this
morning for examination, charged with
attempted burglary.
Yesterday afternoon Mary Smith, a
domestic. of 264 West Ninety-thrd
street, who was hanging out a washing
on the r. of, saw Collins force open the
scuttes OF the private houses SO and
26s West Ninety-third street. Mary
hurried down to the street and called
Policeman Fullerton. of the West One
Hundreth street station.
The families living in those two
houses are summering in the country
and the houses are unoccupied. The po-
liCeman reached the roof of 264 just in
time to see Colllns's head disappear
through the scuttle Of 366. He followed
the intruder and arrested him in the
hall of the second floor.
Justice Burke directed Policeman Full
lerton to ascertain the whereabouts of
the occupants of the two houses ana
notify them to appear in court as soon
as possible.
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HIS WIFE SAYS HE BEAT HER.
Ex-PoIiceman Conklin Denies the
Charge In Court.

Thomas Conklin, aged thirty-one. for
merly a member OF the Fire and Police
Departments, was charged with being
a wife-beater in Yorkville Police Court
to-day. He Is truckman now, and
resides at 53s West Forty-fifth street.
Five years ago he was dismissed from
the Fire Department, and then.
through his political pull, II Is said. be
came a member OF the Finest" lie
remained policeman two or three
years, but was dismissed from the force
while attached to the Charles street
station.
His wife, Rachel, with her face and
eyes cut and bruised, appeared as com
plainant She says he assaulted her In
a brutal manner last night. Her cries
brought Policeman Wagner. or the
West Forty seventh street station. TO
the scene, and he arrested Conkltn.
Conklin denied the charge of assault.
and drawing "A whiskey flask from his
pocket said; This is the cause OF Al
the trouble, Judge. She drinks. he
called upon his eight-year-old daughter
TO corroborate him, but she denied that
her mother drank. tonklln Will nave
hearing tomorrow.
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SETTLED BY ARBITRATION.
Commissioner Feeney's Decision In
tho Cane, McCanrey Case.

Com m i0stOner Feencys Decisio" IN
tho Cane, McCanFey Case.
The differences between Cane, Nc
Cafrrey & Co., clot HERS, of this city, and
their employees were brought to an end
to-day by the decision OF State Arbitra-
ton Commissioner Edward Feeney.
In his decision Commissioner Feeney
finds:
"First-T'hat the workmen of Cane,
Mccartney & Co., inspired by the hope
OF all their fellow-citizens, in February
la st, that the normal conditions OF trade
would be resumed before this time
in their wages until the expected re-
sumption should occur
"Second-That when Cane McCanrey
g. Co. agreed to restoration OF wages
upon the resumption of the normal con-
dition, they apprehended that TO mean
a revival OF general business lhat
brought with 1t a measure of prosperity;
~ am of the opinion that the normal
conditions of trade have not been re-
stored. and. therefore, decide that the
men re-employed by Cane, McCaffrey d
Co. on July 70. and others similarly EN-.
ployed, shall remain at work at the 10
per cent. reduction In their wages.
I'm view of the fact that the so-called
minimum rate of $50 and $4 per week
for cloth, shear and knife cutters. re-
spectively, lis being paid by many or the
competing clothing manufacturers OF
New York city, | further decide that
the said minimum rate of wages shall
McCaffrey & Co. on and after Oct; ],
1894. The 10 per cent. restoration at that
date shall similarly apply to examiners
and trlmmers.'
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Round About Town.

Frederick Nelson. forty-threc wears old. who
claimed TO have TO home, VAS found sick and
this morning lie was sent to Bellevue Hoa-
pital.
Larry Cannon. aged forty-eight Of AZ East
REIMBURSEMENT street. Eel lat the Garner OF Fiuh
avenue and Twenty -hrst street this morning and
sustained a severe scalp wound his head having
struck the curb stone His wound WAS dressed at
taken home
William Bdteman, nineteen wears old, OF SIG
West sixty ninth street; Emma Lewis, sixteen
years old and John RLker, seventeen years old.
Of 2lt West SiNty ninth street. all colOred, ar
rested carlv 'nis rI2:H.ES - Ei,sTs,Gv iaa for
loiterng, we're hned $40 each by Justice Meade
iu the NCrkyillc Police Court to-day, llaker ID
general utility boy at the West SiGty-eghth street
police station.
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WILL HE SUCCEED SMITH?
James w. Auten, n Supposed Can
didate, Calls on Gilroy.

Mayor Gilroy's first callers this morn
ing were John Sabine Smith and James
w. Auten. Mr.. Auten was the anti
Platt candidate for Police Commission
er. and II Is understood that ne is
candidate now 20 succeed Police Justice
Scion b. Smith.
''T'hey didn't stay long enough to
talk politics." said Mayor Gilroy.
The Mayor Is going to Saratoga to-
morrow. He denies chat there will
be n conference OF leaders there. Lieut.
Gov. Sheehan and Richard Croker will
be there. and Senator Murphy will be
present, II he can get away from Wash
ington, and the chances for a caucus
are too good to be wasted.
There may be several conferences dur
ing the month OF August at Saratoga.
Mayor Gilroy will have an opportunity
to sound the feeling OF the State lead.
ers this trip. and next time he goes
up he will be accompanied by Cor
poration Counsel Clark. his confidential
adviser.
Mr.. Clark will be detained here this
week. That there will be preliminary
pow WOW, there is no doubt. Politicians
can't get together without talking shop.
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A FIVE-CENT THIEF.
Smith Claimed that Aschner Cheat
ed Him on n Pipe.

For stealing a paper OF tobacco valued
at five cents John Smith. firty-three
years old. OF % Atlantic avenue. Brook
lyn, was carried through the streets in
a patrol wagon. locked over night in a
gloomy cell In the Adams street police
station and landed before the bar In
Justice Walsh's court this morning.
The complainant In the case was Fred
erick Aschner. a tobacconist. OF 234 Full
ton street. He said that Smith entered
his store at o'clock last night and
asked for paper of tobacco. On getting
1t, he put 1t into his pocket, and throw
ing a pipe on the counter said:
That's all you get. You skinned me
on that pipe yesterday. Goodnight"
Smith started out of the store. Asch-
ner followed him and caused his arrest.
In court to-day Justice Walsh told the
prisoner to pay Aschner the five cents
due him. and he would be discharged.
The prisoner said he had no money, and
he was paroled until tomorrow morning.
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SHERIFF DUFFY REPLIES.
Say village Authorities Should
Suppress Monte Carlo.

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y. July 2s-
Sheriff John Duffy was very much sur.
prised yesterday when he learned that
charges were preferred against him to
Gov. Flower for not having closed up
the gambling and pool rooms at West
chester. known ~ Little Monte Carlo.
Sheriff Duffy says that it Is the place
of the village authorities of the village
Of Westchester to close up the place.
IL they cannot do SO they must make an
application to the Sheriff for assistance.
Sheriff Dufiy says it is not his place to
run about the county OH hearsay evil
denCe. He says he has never been
asked to suppress the pool-room, ana
when he Is asked, as the law prescribes,
he will do all in his power to suppress
the same.
lie says that II the citizens of the
village of Westchester ask the village
authorities to suppress the place they
will endeavor to do so. and II they fail
then the Sheriff must step in, which he
will do.
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THIS ALARM WORKED.
And as a Result Newark Police Get
Four Altered BurRlars.

NEWARK. N. J.. July 2s.-The police
think they have captured the burglars
who have been robbing houses in the
city for the past two weeks.
Early this morning a burglar alarm
attached to the house of Moses Strauss.
at l0l5 Broad street, was rung. The re-
serves were turned out, but no one was
found in Strauss's house, although
a candle and revolver were found in the
yard.
The policemen noticed Charles Taylor.
forty-four years of age, of Hightstown;
OF Broome street. Newark; Joseph
Hudson, twenty-five years old, of q JEFF
ferson street. and Rudolph Reitzer,
twenty-six years old, of 1877 Academy
street, Newark, in the vicinity Of the
house, and they were locked up pending
an investigation.
The men deny that they robbed the
Strauss house or had anything to do
with any Of the other robberies.
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SERVANT SUES WOOLSEY.
Irs. Dempsey Says the Millionaire
Owes Her Wages.

LONG ISLAND CITY. L. T., July &c.
Millionaire Edward ]. Woolsey, of AS
lrria, was a defendant before Justice In
gram in the police court to-day in a
suit brought by Mrs. Rosina Dempsey,
Of 80 Hopkins avenue. who claimed $685.
due her for wages.
Mrs. Dempsey said she had been hired
by Woolsey on Jan. "a last but no
agreement had been made as to the
amount of wages she was to be paid. on
May q, when she asked him for her pay,
he handed her 81, and this was all he
gave her. She then left his employ, and
afterwards when she called at his New
York house. 8 Lexington avenue and
atked for her pay, he said he had given
her all that was due her.
Lawyer Walter G. Foster, who ap-
peared for Woolsey. asked for an adj
tournment of the case for two weeks,
Judge Ingram granted the adjournment.
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killed nv
IN from n window.
Coroner Ken.

nn,nIu hen' Rokyn, was notified ttas
T.. OF the deatn1Aisrgsreus q. Anderson,
ErookiSoo and half years Of s2s5A Pacific street.
Ast nixht Nho ish out Of sscond-story window
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STILETTO AND BAD MONEY.
Both Found in the Possession of Al
legged COuntcrfeitcrs.

Raphael Vincenzo and Francisco Yoroi
were arraigned in Gates Avenue Court
this morning, charged with passing coun-
terfeit money. Nincenzo and Noroi at
tempted to pas a spurious silver dollar
on saloon-keeper Henry Schneider. of
Railroad and Weldon avenue last night,
and he had them arrested.
John Sands, of Weldon street. says
that Yorol threatened his life with a
stilletto when he objected to coin
offeredd, and when the prisoners were
arrested "A stilletto made of an old file
ground smooth and to d point. was found
in Yorois possession. a number of
counterfeit silver doliarsm We're also
found on the prisoners. Both prisoners
We're remanded for trial in default of
bail.
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FOUND HANGING TO A TREE.
Ludwig Had Qunrrelled with His
Wife and Obernnu~r.

PATTERSON. n. j., July 26.-The body
of Herman Ludwig, forty-tive years old.
was found hanging To tree on the High
Mountain road this morning.
Ludwig disappeared Sunday night after
having a quarrel with his wife and a
man named Obernauer, whom he accused
Of being unduly intimate.
1t is supposed that after he left home
he went to the mountain road and hanged
himself