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The evening world., 1894-05-04
RECALLED.
DR.. Meyers Informer Asked to
Explain His Perfdious Conduct.
Letters He Wrote to the Defense
Put in Evidence.
Smyth Trims Out the At
tendance in Court.

What new explosion John F. Mcintyre
had concealed under his waistcoat to
touch off in the trial of DR.. Henry C. F.
Meyer, vas the thing hat interested
each OF the very, very few favored ones
who succeeded in gaining admission to
Part II. of the Court of General Sessions
this morning.
The Recorder, who suffered much
from his old complaint Monday, direct
ed that no noe be admitted to the scene
of the trial except the counsel, news
paper reporters and witnesses, and, as
a consequence, scores Of applicants for
admission to the courtroom are sent
away, disappointed, by the officers who
guard the entrance.
Carl Muller was recalled to the wit
toned by Mr.. Brooke about the letter
he wrote to Lewis s. Chanler. of Dr..
Meyers counsel, shortly after the for
mer trial, and when he was SO anxious
that he wrote to DR.. Meyer, offering to
save him II he would get his lawyers to
secure his release.
Here is the letter to Mr.. chanler.
HOME OF DETENTION, Feb. Is. 1894.
located Or. Meyer to the Mutual Life Insnr-
ance Company July IL ,ssa; under condition
that l should not be used as a witness against
him. They did not keep that agreement, but
compelled to go TO New York, and kept M since
July 20. 1893, locked up at the House of Deten-
ton. I would like to have my discharge out
Of this place and also my discharge out OF Or.
Meyers case. as I decline to give any more testi-
mony IN the matter and as I want my liberty.
Respectfully yours. CARL MULLER.
The reward for locating Or. Meyer was $500
paid to me, which ! received on July IL. 1893.
{. NJ.
Here at the House Of Detention. they decline
to pay any Of my expense. they do not answer
my letters, and will not let me see my child
from on Dec. 30. 1893. My house In Chicago. at
33s Twenty fourth street, is closed. and the furni.
ture are disappeared. They do not pay my
wife's expenses. as they had promised and
have to give her money OF mine. They impris-
the State Of New York. and treated her badly
at the House Of Detention. Carl MILLER.
The evening world., 1894-05-04
THR PERSIAN MONARCH.
received from Capt. Bristow, the ships by Deput

by Deputy Health Ohicer Tallmadge. He
found everybody well and the tug. pro-
eeeded without delay to Prentice Stores,
Capt. Dick told an Evening World
reporter that the Persian Monarch was
lying broadside on the beach, pretty
about even for and against getting her
of. At high tide she was In fifteen, feet
Of water n rocked gently to and fro
Capt. Waieott, of the tug Merritt, said
that it would be hard work. He worked
several hours last night trying to move
EAsTPoRT, 1. l., May The strand,
little deeper in the sand this morning
ocean swell that prevailed all night.
barges began lightering the freight from
the steamship. The tug /: J; Merritt TT
steamer on the bar. At 10 o'clock Capt.
Bristow thought she had succeeded in
working the ship. back towards the
oc Tsis a mods f Sfn fee feet ve,v booeful. n
he said he thought he would have his
vessel afoat at high tide tonight.
He will unload as much Of his cargo as
p pSin. He to-t Think IS SiHen the Vessel IS
lightened she will float tonight at high
tide, with the aid OF the Merritt tug.
The Merritt will continue to pull at her
all day.
Capt. Seaman, of the Life-Saving sta
ton at Moriches, Is not so hopeful as
Capt. Bristow. He does not hin the
ship can be fioated before Tomorrow
night.
The vessel lies easy. She lists ocean;
blowing this morning, east by southeast.
There was very little sea on, and the
vessel was In no immediate danger.
Capt. Bristow later discovered that his
Vessel Lad not been budged one inch.
She was still embedded In eight feet OF
sand and lying In ten feet OF water. The
ship has only 1000 tons aboard. She
draws eighteen feet OF water.
The captain was not discouraged, how
ever, and was sure the Merritt would
null him OFF at high water tonight,
| when the ship Is ~liGhtened.
The evening world., 1894-05-04
SHOT HIMSELF IN BED.
Young Landeker Committed Sui
eide Without Apparent Motive.
Covered Himself with Blankets to
Deaden the Report.
He Was Cashier for Ncustadlcr
Bros, on Thomas Street.

Simon Landeker. twenty-five years
old, Il German. without my apparent
motive, committed suicide by shooting
ing himself in the right temple In his
bed, at 1871 East Eighty-eixth street,
some time this morning.
Landeker was cashier for Ncustadter
Bros, g%entlemen's furnishing goods, at
% Thomas street, and boarded with Mrs.
Fannie Stearn, who lives on the fourth
floor Of the apartment-house Aloa.
Louis Neustadter, a member OF the
firm by which Landeker was employed,
also lives in the Aloa.
Landeker came to this country from
Germany six years ago. n at once
went to work as ~bookkeeper for the
N~eustadters in their house at San Fran
cisco. Later he came to this city anu
entered the store in Thomas street.
Seven weeks ago the cashier left and
Landeker was appointed In his place
Last night at the supper table, 1t was
noticed that Landeker appeared more
than usually quiet and even morose.
Nothing. however, was thought of this
unui this morning when 1t was dis
covered that he had killed himself,
AS he dld not appear at the ~breakfast
az Nv NC NdIN "oS SSiiN w 49, 'NN
to call MIN. Receiving no answer, sne
called Fred Stedrn, one OF Mrs. Stearn 5
sons
He went into Landeker S room. and
saw him lying In bed covered complete.
ly with blankets, Young Stearn puiied
the blankets off and saw the young man
lying on his back, a 3S-calibre revolver
clutched in his right hand.
No one had heard a pistol shot, which
was evidently due to the fact that Ian
deker had shot himself under the blank
cts, thus smothering the sound.
$50 far as | know Mr.. Lendeker had
no Gauge to kill himself" said Mr.. Stearn
to an Evening World" reporter. HE
| has been in our family for some time,
and never appeared to have had any
II do not know anything about his
accounts as cashier for Neustaters
They, of course, can tell that better
than i. SO far as I know, they have
lieve, were good. He never confded
much to my one of our family, and We
consequently know but little about
him."
L%andeker's family I've in Germany, hi
being the only member OF II to come &c
this country. He was a good athlete
and while In San Francisco belonged &c
the Olympic and other athletic clubs 'oi
that city.
The evening world., 1894-05-04
CHARLEY's AUNT AND UNCLE.
Judge MoAdam Thinks They Can
Easily Be Distinguished.
He Says an Owl and a Cat, for Ad-
vertising, Are Quite Different.

Judge McAdam. Of the Superior Court.
this morning heard arguments on the
motion Of Lawyer W. M. Rosebault,
counsel for Charles F'rohman. for an
Injunction restraining Arthur Miller
from producing at the Bitou Theatre,
next week, a play called "Charley's
Uncle"
Mr.. Frohman's counsel argued that the
name Of the play had been changed from
"A Noble Art" to "Charley's Uncle be-
cause OF the success OF "Charley's
Aunt" which Mr.. Frohman had pro-
duced. The titles. the lawyer held. were
so similar that people would be con-
fnseS %reSarding the plays, He held
graphic advertisements used by Char
ley,s Uncle" was very similar to those
Of "Chariey's Aunt"
to Judge Madam. On one WAS an NOW ONT
as the central figure, and on the other
a cat.
Those are very different kinds of
Lawyer Thompson, counse for Mr..
Miller, manager of the "Charley's Tn
Gle" Company. denied that the name OF
the success Of "charley's Aunt" but
suggested the story Of the play.
w men Mr.. R~osebault, replying, insist
ed that the titles were so similar that
the public would be confused. Judge
McAdam said:
On, look her. counsellor, suppose our
friend, Mr.. Hummed there. who Is sitting
by you, had an uncle and an aunt. Then
suppose that his aunt started a
a success under the business name
Of A. II. Hummel's Aunt and
his uncle then started business
Uncle" do you suppose hat the public
couldn't tell his uncle from his aunt, or
that the int could restrain the uncle
from doing business: i think not How
over them. n give my decision later"
The evening world., 1894-05-04

received from Capt. Bristow, the ships
commander.
The passengers believed thai the cause
Of the accident to the vessel was the
breaking Of her rudder. They had heard
nothing on board the vessel about her
having been beached to save her from
sinking. although they said Capt. Bris-
tow was very reticent when questioned
about the accident.
Nearly all the passengers left imme-
diately after their arrival, and gave in
structions to have their baggage for
varded on Its arrival at the Brooklyn
pier. An Evening World" reporter
found Miss Emma Bagley, one Of the
belated passengers, this morning. She
talked to the reporter in a broad cock
Asy accent, and said that Capt. Bristow
vas positively 'nawsty."
ut was about Q o'clock Wednesday
night said Miss Basley, when the
vessel went ashore. Some Of the other
passengers and myself were in the chief
engineers room when we felt thu Vessel
strike something and SILVER from stem
.,.,The captain Immediately notified th-
ehlef engineer through the tube b a
hemething was wrong, | heard Kim say;
mink we've stru a ar. we all
lsl nell up the staircase TO the ierk,
e the rush several Of the ladies mar
|9gly escaped injury. =,
- etubbed my toe and In falling struck
* s ur on asa aest t he rS Sasssi w Wseh ha Wd
aground. The fright OF most of the pas
sehgers by this time had somewhat sub
SSdsd' but one lady, a Mrs. j, LYMAN, q
70 be taken below by her husband and
" ladies'.
tSnd until 9 O'Clock last night, when the
, " to Brooklyn. Al 7 o'clock Capt. Bris;
4 vw ordered all the passengers TO board
We u lug, The crew rigged up a chair N
lively refused to be lowered to what
seemed to them q great distance IN tbs
shair, but Capt. Brlstow Numbered and
thst he didn't loop a rope around oul
waists and lower us that way likt
ifslie' T. to9k the. crew five hours t.
Vent VENT d s1I the e1 ladies : to The tug The men
Miss Bsgley then went on to complain
iSme more about Capt. Bristow,s treat.
past and general attitude against tht
Esssase the meals that were served "
~ y ch9ln saloon were vile and not III
SrsIte gwen to steerage passengers, TIT
WAS hJJoa ineai the passengers nau ha'
~, 1his morning, when they had break
s. 4 on board the tug.
thastss bagley was asked why 1t wa
IVY y capt, Bristow had been rendered
{fssutmS9nial by the passengers II he hat
SSoSvas.ssa them dlscourteously during tn
noh" she said. that was all the do
80 OF that woman The Duchess Shl
umman TO act as praiser, trying all thu
lave % make the other passengers be
wa mat everything aboard the yesse
shsran hsr h could be obtained any
ana sne marched us all into the cabii
aptain." "e 'es''o"'"' w ="
liHlo,her passenger said that the dis
Ia y. the captain seemed 10 extend I,
ghensvNw also, the sailors grumblinl
DIR I'VE" ordered to do anything b!
~ e~ommander,
Ont NJ Mary, Smith, wife Of a Londor
rope' physician, who had been to Eu
ML.ror her health, after landing a
The WE pier, hurried to the ofice Q
wilson line, at e State street. TIL
VA Smith was accompanied by
The evening world., 1894-05-04
STOLEN MONEY IN THE RAGS.
Mrs. Fox Thinks an Italian Has
Her Husbands Plumber.

Tony Fox. OF 75s Sackett street, Brook
Ign, was this morning held for exami-
nation on May 7 by Justice Tighe, in
the Butler Street Police Court, Brook
lyn, on the charge of tealing $3.50 from
Frank Thomas. a restaurant-keeper, OF
1877 Fifth avenue. yesterday.
Detectives Raleigh and Kelly, OF the
Sixth avenue station, say that Fox
admitted that he took the money. and
that II they went to his house they
YOU find II in a newspaper.
Mrs. Fox told the detectives that she
could not find the money. She said she
sold some rags to an Italian ragman
and that the money was probably among
them. Fox was employed by Thomas as
"A cook.
The evening world., 1894-05-04
100000 FIRE IN DUBLIN.
Arnott & Co. Burned Out-3OO Lives
Were In Danger.
tBy Associated Press.

DUBLIN, May 4-The large wholesale
and retail drapery. carpet, curtain. up
holstery and cabinet stores OF Arnott &
Co.. 0imited). II to Is Henry street, this
city, were completely destroyed by fire
at 8 o'clock this morning. Three hun
bred employees Of the ablishment.
who were sleeping on the premises, sue
ceeded in escaping.
The Offices Of the Freeman's Journal,
adjoining the building Of Arnott & Co..
caught fire, but the flames were kiln
guished before much damage was done.
Lord Mayor Dillon was present at the
confiagration, and a strong force of
troops assisted the fremen.
The damage done Is estimated at ST.
0G0 mn
The evening world., 1894-05-04
LOOKING FOR G0LDHORN.
His Accounts Are Said to be short
100000. F.,

100000. >
l., dwig B. Goldhorn 10 making II lively
for police and detectives In many cities.
Up to April 10 he was employed as .
bookkeeper by the Mannheim Marine
Int rurance Company at their New York
agency at n Beaver street. On that
date he disappeared. and hts acceunts
show an APPARENT shortage OF $4,000. II
is also stated that the police hold pos
session of tive forged checks, drawn on
a Canadian bank, II signed with the
name OF the New oYrk manager, James
Johnston Riley.
Tne Mannheim ~Company's officers IN
this city are very reticent this morning.
They are making every effort to U
down young Goldhorn. and further than
that hey decline to discuss the matter.
Goldhorn's native place 10 EberfeIds.
Germany. wher his parents reside. The
family is said TO be wealthy; He has
lived In a boarding-house. in East Four
teenth street for the past six months.
He received frequent visits there from
a pretty young woman, whom he in
troduced as Miss Annie Meyer. 1t was
understood that they were engaged.
Miss Meyer has been Intercepted by ths
police, but she was unable to aid thern
In tracing Goldhorn.
The evening world., 1894-05-04
ADLAPS MINERS STRIKE.
Men Quit Work In Bloomington,
Trinidad and stanton.
(By Associated Press.)

IHy Associated Proks.
BLOOMINGTON. ILL.,, May 4.-The 1926
miners employed by the Mclean County
Coal Company here, the Company Of
which Vice-President Stevenson is Presi-
dent, decided last night to strike. The
chief cause OF the strike is sympathy
for their fellow miners although the
strikers here ask for increased wages.
TRINIDAD, Col. May 4,-The Engle
miners have struck because they object
to being paid in scrip, and, as delegations
Of the Fremont County strikers are
working in every camp in this region,
II is possible the strike will spread,
About 1000 men are employed In these
mines.
ST. LOUIS, May 4.--Seven hundred
and nifty miners employed In Mount
Olive mines and 500 more at Staunton,
were persuaded by the crusaders to Join
the strikers yesterday.
The evening world., 1894-05-04
MINER ENTOMBED ALIVE.
Rcscuers Have Failed to Reach the
Imprisoned Man. ,
ny Associated Press.)

HAZLETON. Pa. May +.-TheoboA
Wackley, a miner. was entombed yeo0
terday by a fail OF coal In Highland. No
2 mine. n,ar Freeland, operated by 9.
Markle d Co. A rescuing party. at ono!
went TO work but were impeded by tn3
SIDES, which gave strong Indications OF
coliapsing.
They tried to reach the Imprisoned
man without success, although Wachey
wall Of debris which separates him from
his companions.
The evening world., 1894-05-04
ou Are Out of Work The World Will Help You Get a Place. %%%% %%

young Swedish woman. whom she had
met on board the Persian Monarch. Mrs.
smith called to see II her large trunks
While at the steamship office Mrs.
Smith was seen by an Evening World"
reporter. During her relation OF the &C.
currences on board the ship two or
three days previous to striking the bar,
Mrs. Smith said that the weather was
fine, and clear. and that no fog was
visible.
This was in contradiction of a state
tug G.. E. Evarts, that the cause Of the
grounding OF the Persian Monarch was
That she ran in afog and thus lost her
bearings.
The night was calm" said Mrs.
light Of a i~ight-house. We were all on
deck about $50 o'clock, and about to
re 1t W was" s sfs fnDds ca great nasi to throw
some OF us down, but no one was hurt.
So great was our fear that something
awful would occur, many Of the pas
their clothing on, refusing to go below"
Passenger Agent DannettI OF the Will
son, line, who went to the Persian Mon
arch yesterday. in the tug Evarts, re-
damage to the vessel, outside of the loss
Of the rudder-post and rudder, would
MIR. Dunnett had not heard that the
= CT Ahoiiaith iau ihNt - OH ntti-
dent while at sea. He could not explain
how the vessel came to lose her rudder.
Capt. Bristow has been ordered to
make a report Immediately.
Mr.. Dunnett said hiatt a pilot from
pilot-boat No. 81, OF this city. was on
board when the vessel struck the bar.
II is believed in shipping circles that
some strange occurrence happened on
board the Persian Monarch, and that
strenuous attempts are being made to
keep the real cause of her grounding
The Wilson line people say that Capt.
Bristow will be able to explain every
Tn Evarts wal followed to the
stranded vessel by the tug l. J. Merritt,
belonging to the Southern Towboat Com
pany had hired. The Merritt took
with her several barges with which to
tighten the steamer.
,Anehoring them off shore she ran in
between Capt: Waleott., Of the / j. .Mer-
rift. Capt. Fred r. Sharp, who is in
charge Of the wrecking crew, and the
captain of the Persian Monarch. 1t was
decided to transfer the passengers to the
IIvarts.
The Evarts was unable to run along
side the Persian Monarch on account Of
the shallow water, so her passengers
were transferred to the tug by a yawl.
manned by members of the Merritt's
crew.
All of them were visibly relieved, for
the possibility of a storm springing up
and their being rescued by the brooches
buoy had not been a particularly pleas
ing prospect. Especially pleased were
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. LYMAN. a newly mar
ried couple, who had been very much
worried ever since the ship grounded.
back FOR the city. She arrived at Quar-.
antine at $50 this morning, and the Per-
sian Monarch's passengers were inspected
The evening world., 1894-05-04
COXEYITES DISPERSED.
Elizabeth Police scatter the Camps
md burn baggage.

ELIZABETH, N. j., May 4-The Eliza
beth police. acting under orders from
Chief Tenney, raided and dispersed last
night four camps of tramps who had
gathered on the outskirts OF the city as
a nucleus for a Coxeyite contingent.
There were nearly sixty OF the
Migrants, and they fed In all directions
through The woods oil the approach OF
the police, h chased them for some
distance.
Their camps were burned. together
with what baggage could be found In
the tents.
The evening world., 1894-05-04
DEBS WELCOMED HOME.
4. Il. v. President Greeted by q
Great Crowd at Terrc Haute.

UBy AssociStef Press
TERRE HAuTE. Ind, May +.-Presi-
dent Eugene V. Debs, OF the new Amer
lean Railway Union. which has just
won It's great strike on the Great North
ern system, was given a public reception
here last night on his return home. His
train was met at the depot by a brass
band and marching Populations from
local labor organizations.
President Debs was escorted to the
Terre Haute House Park. where 1900
people gave him an enthusiastic greet
Ing An address OF welcome was pre-
scented to him and he responded. He
made no reference to the older brother
voring arbitration as a OF set
Ting labor disputes.
The evening world., 1894-05-04
FRISCO CHINESE REGISTER.
But Few MonEoIians Fais to Com-
ply with the New Law.

IBy Associated Pretf.D
SAN FRANCISCO, May L-The total
number OF registrations here will -
about 5000. which is within 1900 OF til
total Chinese population Of the district
A large proportion OF this 5000 comes
under the head of "exempts." Very few
Chinese have not compiled with the law.
PORTLAND, Ore, May THE total
number of Chinese registered In the Dis
trict of oregon. which includes Oregon.
Washington and Alaska, 10 l0,SS5A tn
estimated final reports will ms -
total over II, 900.
BOSTON, May 4.-Chinese registration
100 have registered. AS soon az. the
certificates are made out, which will ~
within a week, all Cinnamon una
The evening world., 1894-05-04
CAPT.. BR|sTOW CENsuREp.
Passengers Say He Was Very
Abusive and that the Ships
Food Was Bad.
THE ACCIDENT NOT EXPLAINED.
Agent Dunnett Says that a Pilot
. Was on Board When the Steam-
ship Ran Aground.

The passengers from the stranded Will
son-Hill line steamship Persian Mon
arch, which is fast OF a sand bar Off
Eastpoint, l.. l., were landed safely at
Wilson'S pier, No 1, Brooklyn, at 6.45
o'clock this morning, by the tug C. f.
Evarts. Capt. Philip Dick. which was
sent to their aid yesterday by Sander
son q Son. the Wilson line agents.
They were all we'll, but very out
spoken in their expressions of displeas-
urs at the treatment they said they had
The evening world., 1894-05-04
Found Fighting in Mott street.

Frank Wooden, an Italian, twenty-three years
old. got In a row in Mott street At 10 o'clock
last night, and but for the timely appearance
Of Policeman Price. Of the Elizabeth street station.
he might have inflicted serious injury upon an un-
known man with whom be Was hEhting. Wooden.
who says be works In a livery stable at II Mott
street. had q six inch sheath knife In his pocket.
In the Tombs Police Court this morning Justice
Taintor sent him TO the island for three months.
The evening world., 1894-05-04
ANARCHISTS SENTENCED.
Long Terms for Farnaro and PoIu
at London.
CBy Associated Prss)

LONDON. May I.-The trial OF Gut
scope Farnaro and Francesca Polti. the
two Italian Anarchists. was concluded
to-day at the Old Bailey, before Justice
Hawkins. Both prisoners were con
Victed. Farnaro was sentenced TO TWEEN
~ years and Polti to ten years impris-
onment.
learned from him that a plot existed 10
murder Police Inspector Melville and
other detective officers who have been
prominent in the pursuit OF Anarchists,
The evening world., 1894-05-04
S%UFFOCATED IN A WELL.
Two Men and a Woman Perish near
COckrell, Mo.
tBy Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press)
PLEASANT HILL, Mo-. May 1.-TWO
Sons and a daughter-in-law of Sam
Cannon, who lives near Cockrell, in
Jackson County, were killed yesterday
by foul air while cleaning out an old
well. The eldest of the boys went down
into the well and was asphyXiated. The
younger brother went to his rescue, and
he. too, was overcome.
The latter's wife became hysterical
when she saw her husband was dead.
jumped into the well and died in a few
minutes.
The evening world., 1894-05-04
Coming Events.

william C. Carl's nineteenth annual spring
tide festival concert this evening, First Presby-
t.rian Church, Fifth avenue and Twelfth street,
Yale Alumni Association this evening AZ
sherry's, Fifth avenue and Th'rty-SeSehth street
entertainment for the beneht OF the Peck
Memorial Fund this evening at Carnegie Music
Hall,
The Association Of the Alumni Of Columbia
College will give a reception 70 rfoi; HsniS
yesrs Of service. and % Prof: J. ~ Van
kmrinEe, his successor as Dean o. me school OF
ARA. this evening In the College Library
The evening world., 1894-05-04
SPEECHLESS FROM FRIGHT.
Forty Cars Pass over "a hoy with
out Injuring Him.

TRENTON. n. j., May +.-Joseph
Kelly. a small boy. while stealing a ride
on a coal train in this city yesterday.
fell between the cars and had a narrow
escape from death.
He lay nat on the sleepers M forty
cars passed over him without doing him
the slightest injury.
He was unable to talk. however, for
half an hour afterwards from sheer
fright.
The evening world., 1894-05-04
SNAKE KILLS A CHILD.
Girl Bitten by Moccasin Thought .
Hen Had Picked Her.

MADISON. Fla, May - The little
daughter OF Mr.. rond was sent to the
barn yesterday to get some eggs. She
thrust her hand in the nest in the hay
and something struck II. She thought u
was the hen. Seven times her hand was
struck. but she got the eggs n re-
turned to the house and told her mother
the hen had pecked her hand
The child was bitten by a highland
moccasin and died in awful agony. The
snakes fangs measured Ia inches IN
length