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The sun., 1894-04-26

n Confsre.es Over the Proposed Sale a.a
Trsasfs- OF the Buidines 10 the state.
ALBANY. April 26.-state Comptroller Roberts
and Commissioners In Lunaey Mcdonald.
Brown. and Reeves held an informal confer
snce at the Com ptroller's ofice this afternoon
with committee from the Kings County Board
OF Supervisors having In charge the proposed
sale and transfer to the State OF the Kings
county buildings for the insane A discussion
was had as to the sum which the Supervisors
might reasonably expect to receive for the
Kings county buildings. There are four new
brick cottages with capacity for six hundred
inmates. and about twenty. eight old cottages.
with nine hundred acres OF land.
DIR. Mcdonald OF the Lunacy Board sug-
gested that the State could only pay o nomina
figure for the buildings. which. itis alleged cost
about s3,OOO.OOO. He would not venture TO
suggest how much OF that money had been
wasted in dishonest and extrsvagant WAYS.
sSs ss' no;
be paid.
Lunacy Commissioners Brown and Reeves
doubted II the state would appropriate even
this amount. but Comptroller Roberts thought
the amount named reasonable. 80 Kings
county had equities. In that she had horne her
share Of the cost OF the erection Of the various
state hospitals.
back the result OF the conferences. and the ae-
tion taken by the Board will be transmitted TO
the Governor, who Will refer II to the State
Asylum DistrietinR Board to Investigate before
q figure 10 nxsd upon to be appropriated by
the 6tata
The sun., 1894-04-26
BOTH MARBLES HADPISTOLS.
1HBEs WEAPONS, TT rs SAID, IN THlT
COURT ROOM EUsILLADE.

| Dosusiiy's Present Fartser Says the EtdeS
| MeArals Drew = FIstCi, bat was Tee
FrtEhtsssd 90 Fire st HIs As-aiis~t.
Michael Donuelly. the disappointed plaintiff
who raised com N otion In the Court Of Com
mon Pleas on Tuesday by fifinR = revolver Al
Patrick J. McArdle. the defendant in the suit
was arraianed before Justice Martin yester-
day morning In the Tombs Police Court on
McArdles complaint Of felonious assault.
Lawyer W. z. Severance. who appeared for
Donnelly in the equity suit. was accom- panied
into the police court by Lawyer Emanuel N.
Friend. OF Friend & House. who has been re-
tanned to defend Donnelly on the criminal
charae Lawyer Joseph +. Horan Of Turner.
Mcclure 4 Rolstou came to court in behalf OF
McArdle. but he explained that the firm would
not represent McArdle in the criminal action.
Lawyer Friend asked for = continuance for
two weeks on the ground that important evi-
dence would have to be procured from out OF
town. DonpellJ. he said. was q respectable
citizen, and had never been charged with .
criminal offence.
I" He's under Indictment now" McArdls in
terrupted
II believe you've been INDICTED yourself"
retorted Mr.. Friend.
"Neveri" cried McArdle hotly.
Well, you ought to have been" said Friend.
Justice Martin then stopped further discus
sion by setting down Donnelly's examination
for Monday. April 80. at 10 80 o'clock in the
morning Donnelly and his friends and Me-
Ardle and his friends then left the court. one
party going one war. and the other another
that no line of defence had uY ret BEEN J dssided
upon He said that there would be some
s!srtling disclosures before the trial was over;
town. and the mum erous quarrels Of DoDnellT
and and MeArale VIII be gone oyer from the be
%ss oee S be
insist that a third revolver played a part 10
Tuesdays fraens; and that revolyer. they say.
ns SS hs T. sdsb sb.Sel 81 spE
et all they are not cure; But they're sure that
Suns had Il N Spi hGs 9Ss. been
some In the floor OF the court room. concealed
s. l. brown. the present partner Of Donnelly
Washipgton street and f3i Leroy street says
ana much es seS ffsy fnSxy
everything that was going on. being behind a
Ssns Ssa sHS f29 .sf tpEns c rs n.poT.s
yesterday. he didn't get II. out until after he
had fallen S, on the iSot cor and pplied she table
didn't hrs IT, Seesus. be was Yelling 60 % that he he
hadn't time for anything else: But there's no
have red 4 II be hadn't been &c 50 da much "f1 frsSt sSe
ened and forgot to-"
Ardle came out yesterday before Judge ingra-
brought by Ferris 4. Cary and Johnson & Cary
against McArdle and his son. Stephen J. Nc
ment from sos Washington street. which was
whore DonnAlly and McArdle had their scrap
iron yard: The Cnrys are % boss truck N en-. and
on Aug, 8 1892. young McArdle went to the
place with gang Of longs shoremen and put
them out trucks and all. They after ward got
back through an order from court. and brought
suit. Tho case went by default yestsrday, and
the Cary's got verdict for S41L
The sun., 1894-04-26
TAX BOOKS CLOSED TO WOVEN
Queens County Assessors who won't Help
Woman su6r.sists.

Queens County Assessors who wonr Help
Woman so9r.sssts.
Owing to lack OF eallnntry on the part OF cer-
tain Boards OF Assessors In Queens county
towns. the woman suffrage committees that
are endeavorinp to obtain lists OF women tax
payers In the county have been handicapped
In their work. The figures were to be used by
the leaders OF the movem ent In presenting
their case to the Constitutional Convention
next month.
The work In Queens county 10 directed By
Misc Anna willets. sub-committees have
been organized In each town. Mrs. F. II. Harris
is Chairman Of tho Subcommittee In Jamaica
She says that in accordance with an appoint
several assistants presented themselves at the
Assessor otlice prepared to cory the rolls;
that tho Board objected to having the rolls
o0R,'s sHpIninnS ~ 9msn the boards cion Assessor
aeorse Carpenter said that when not in actual
use the tax books were kept locked In the safe.
To give the women an opportunity to COPY
them. IL would be necessary for one OF the
sss % somplstsa NJ For his part .S he % said he had
not the time to play ianitor for the bensnt Of
women's rights agitators When the Board
prepared the index the committee would be
furnished with O list OF the women In the town
Other committees have handed In their re-
ports to Miss Willets. From them II Is learned
that there are POO women taxpayers In the
town q HemPsstsad 5s4 IN the soTn Of New
and 567 In Long Island City. The valuations
o. the real estate held by WON en- In the towns
given range from $50 to sl7,OOO. and those OF
the personal property as high as $4,000.
The sun., 1894-04-26
THREE RUNAWArs FROM sos1OM
They Case 60 New Tork to see ths sisht.,
but Met with Disaster.

They Case 60 New Tork TO see the sisht.,
but Net with Disaster.
Three small boys erept timidly down ths
stone stairway that leads to the police sub
station at the Grand Central Depot on Tues-
day night. at about IL O'Clock. and tearfuliy
informed the Sergeant on duty that they had
been robbed and had no place to sleep. On
being pressed for further explanation the bors
admitted that they we're not from this city. and
said that they belonged In the Roxbury district
OF Boston. when tho Sergeant found that he
had to do with runswsys he put on slmoek ex.
preston OF severity and gaSed sternly over his
eyeglasses and asked the boys for their names
and addresses. He wrote them down In the
blotter thus: James sheerin, II years old. OF
BEG%Hs Epo%s, Js%e jdSn dSSns yets old 2,
The Sergeant then told the boys that theS
Sy IN ;s. sy ,nd
msnsrsd @ % 70 Rn teiI tSe foiiowfSe story % 81 sheers
Ss oGS sGssGo
school. Last Sunday they wandered about the
shs ss' ssstass ana RRsss Soe
spring fever, AZ any rate they came % the de-
Sss % R:n G fs, to S ss q T.s S
they could could Which came 70 total q si ead
IRSn' cIs the following "a, IN ''sn''e''he IN 'n''
:. Late In the evening they. started mp town on
the Third avenue elevated railroad with the
On the way Cashier Sheerin fell aeieep. and
whom he awoke he found that the entire fund.
that he must have been robbed There was
CONSERVATION among the three whom this fact
was decided to go to the police and ask Tor aid.
The boys, were arraigned in the Yorkvlle
Police Court yesterday. and were turned over
to the Gerry society. by Justice Welde. The
society has notified the Boston Children's 30:
ciety. and the runaways Will be detained until
their parents come or send for them.
The sun., 1894-04-26
No, IN. Ca. Compary..F.u,,.

On the night OF March ~ 1892. most Of the
tenants at 252 East Eighty-ninth street
were affected by an escape OF gas from a break
IN the pipes in an unoecupied store on the FIRST
floor OF the building. John Ryan and his two
children. who lived directly over tho store.
were prostrated. and Ryan diei week later.
An action Of his widow. Ann Ryan. to recover
$4,000 damages from the STANDARD Gas Light
Company, which has been on trial uetnre
was dismissed yesterday on the ground that
the company did not have control over the gas
pipes IA the house, The case will 40 TO the
General Term Oh the law points involved The
adminlstratrtN eontended that the company
WAS bound TO turn of the gas at the metfe Il
the store when the store became vacant. The
Judge holds that Il was not so bound.
The sun., 1894-04-26
PARk BOxRD PROCEEDINGS

K,sw when re Had . Snsp-Ths wee
Presideut to Unven the Cciun.bus Stntue.
Contractor James d. Leary requested the
Park Board yesterday to double it's force at
1884 street and Seventh avenue. where the
gore Of rock is being broken mp. Mr.. Leary
10 taking the rock away for his own use.
and lie complains that he is not getting IL
fast enough.
Commissioner Bell said he went up to 1884
street on Tuesday to see how the work was
progressing. The workmep seemed to be en-
joying themselves
Il went over to one alleged work ian" said
Mr. Bell. who was sitting against q box. with
his legs crossed and his arms folded. and asked
him why he didn't work"
I've got q soft snap here, and want to
make II last as long as can he replied. OF
course. he didn't know I was o Park Com
missioner"
The Commissioners said they would increase
the force and make the mon work or discharge
them.
The Board agreed to ask the Board Of Esti-
mate for $1,000 to complete the entrance to
the Park at Fifth avenue and Eighty fifth
street. and for SIC. 900 to remove the rock and
earth on the line OF Cathedral Parkway. APP
propriations out OF the million dollar fund
have already been mnde for these works. but
sss %SesS psPS Is exhausted and the work is not
Cyrus Clark. Representing the West End As:
yesterday and asked It TO take some steps to-
ward extending the transverse road in Eighty
sixth street further west to connect with the
avenues While all the property owners are
anxious that a railroad should be built none
which he owns property. Mr. Clark suggested
that the Park Board should endeavor to ac-
Quire the consent OF the property owners In
Eighty-siSth street. The Cemmi ssioners told
Mr. Clark that II was not In their province to
seek consents Of pro operty owners.
Engineer Graham made his report to the
Board in regard to the proposed legislative
amend m ent 10 the Harlem driveway act o.
missiontrs to meet the Vice President OF the
United States on May IL. when Mr.. Stevenson
Central Park. opposite the Shakespeare statue
at the entrance to the Mall The Commission
ers accepted the In nvitation. Gen. Wilson also
got permit to erect q stand In Central Park
The sun., 1894-04-26

Brings comfort and Improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, BY more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant TO the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
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dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction 10 millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and IL is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in 5Oc and 81 bottles, but 1t is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute il offered.
The sun., 1894-04-26

NE. thsem,n Fai's 20 Hfshe Converts
Ren-on. tor Poitiest Equaiity.

nt.. Chse-,. F.r. 20 Mshe Converts
Ren-ons tor Poiitiesi Equality.
The frst meeting OF the BROOKLYN Anti
Woman suTrsCe League was held yesterday
morning at the residence OF Mrs. John l.
Leech ut o. Rem sen street. The parlors were
crowded. Mrs Lyman Abbott presided and
introduced Mrs Chapman. who II the Presi-
dent Of the Woman Suffrage League OF Brook
lyn.
Mrs. Chapman triod to convert her audience.
but in vain. Then Mrs. James McKeen spoke
against giving women the right to vote.
Before woman can be qualified to vote"
che said, Il believe she should be financially
Independent Of man. Voting means q great
deal more than dropping ballot into the box.
Voting implies an insight into public affairs
which woman !. not In ,i piNsitiop ito TO hsTe SGro.
%.Inss M sFf ssf oi sss Anti 'S Woman sssss Iessas
S Psa es fSsR viii 6 ecss,sS
The Kings County Political Equality League
rsa GuoEsn r. az: ss:
League. The manifesto says;
is,s..s.. 2, q. sat. togch nc s wcmss email.
vbn % shirf no responsibility concerning these In
iss an improved quality ef vote vonid ,. obtained
10 the Ct s.es IN hS sSi
,aiH . sSs n *. .fi %s.i
men came 70 New YORK for every four foreign wonen
Domestics are SN per cent Of the population. These
facts indicate more Intelligent vote Eighty thou
:ES ;spS H sGS
rests moral increase in the quality Of the vote
she ndvidus Alone s sm.nsbie to lay. Nsny house.
nSs: moe: s.n 20 one are not sssrsd
from suffrage. while unmarried women are not repre-
uentet.
mat the majority Of won en not Represented ne
loaE 10 the toisrs and bread winners and need the
vots pace them in coa .tittehcy that has voice
in needed LEGISLATION. more necessary tor them
tran for the limited sheltered class.
Capability alone ought tn Apply - otce 49,
meeting OF the bedford Political Equality
League OF Brooklyn was held last night at ~
and aroused much enthuslasm BY describing
the rarid progress of the movement Ths
principal addresses were by Mrs. l. =. Bald.
win, who was missionary In China for several
years. and ex j Judge Abraham II. Daley. the
well-known spiritualist.
The sun., 1894-04-26
DEFAULTER LOHMANN BACK.
HKLD ON sWo CHARGES OF sTEALINs
BROOKLFH kxcfSE MONET.
ne n Kesresen,s1 ss ssyius ,hst so-ssoa
Ei.s Wss tke Tniet-Ftss Frtsrd- We

ne " kApressntsA &c ssyius shat sc-sNody
Ei.s wac tks Tnief-ftsr Frieudr Wet
soeed Hi@ Bnes - etss.se Hsti.
w D. Lohmanu. the defsuitins cashier Of
the Brooklyn Excise Department who was
arrested at Toronto. Csnsda, on Sunday,
reached Police Headquarters In Brooklyn yes-
tefday morning in the custody OF Detective
Sergeant George Y. Zundt He was met At the
railroad station in Hoboken b. his wife and
son. aud they accompanied him In q coach to
Brooklyn.
During the eight years he was cashier Ioh-
mann became widely known. and at every
step yesterday he was Kept busy bowine to old
friends and shaking the hands Of acduhint-
ances. He looked hale and hearty. and showed
no evidence Of despondency. After a brief talk
with Superintendent Campbell Commissioner
Meles. and other police offlcials. his record
was entered on the detective blotter. and his
weight and measurements were taken. His
weight has always been . subject OF interest
e his iriends AZ the besi9nin9 Of the lsst
500. as the sweeping Dem oerstie defeat was
e Sss sssoyssS snS Tsen ne Gn 'fn Ss
weighed exactly 5fe pounds, so. that he Lost
only one pound caring his wahderlngs as
Reporters beset Lohmsnn and urged him to
make statement about the nneneial mudd,e
have nothing to. say, /" he remarked. Il
am back. I Will not talk about my case at ali,
You must see Thomas 4. PearselL my counsel"
to Phlladelphia and thence to st, Louis. Kan
sas City, and Toronto He admitted that his
fna sS%s n were
manS eGEgsf az o Sn Il. araSn
eeny % each invoisiOs i' siUo license. S were made
not guilty and waived exam inStiou. lie was
Bss $sts:; SsSs Il iSsis. ss ss
TO iSsS hs5sss Moas
street jail Inc officiai police Photographic TOOK
q picture Of I;ohmann for the Hogue., Gallery.
any secret. OF the Excise Department. he is
70 an interview Just % before bis Departure from
ps ~, 9' OF his seGs
pie IN Brocksn would ' TssTes Ss ns ms arPes Gi and
that some other persons might be implicated.
| said that pnEusrdsdly: and I'm sorry Il
fts bad aeuah 10 !. 10 this mess myself 1
sser Elk By th. fs aen .hcrtase
got the man who got away with the stun. But
III your friend goes back on you, you've
got to stand the racket lido know that others
are lust as deep in the mud as Am. and they
como after me and let the others alone but |
that's not my. business. There is more to
come out. that I'm sure OF. No doubt there Is
a great desire among some people down homo
to know what am going to tell. and perhaps
after q while shall talk quite fast enough for |
them but at present m u MI the word"
Unless District Attorney Ridgway agrees to |
accept reasonable bail, Mr. Pearsall will have
Lohmann before the Supreme Court on q writ |
Of habeas corpus to have bail hxed.
The sun., 1894-04-26
M,kAHE HELD REsPoNsIBLk

8rsvessaa Boadsd Tor ssa ooo Tor = BsHa.
Ing Piaan-s. u Is Sale. to Cost sas, lose.
People In Gravesend have lust had their AZ
tention called 10 what 10 alleged to have been
another ring transaction OF the John Y. Me-
Kane crowd. The town has been bonded for
$4,000 for the purpose OF building Q new
sehoolhouse. while II Is alleged that the
building was planned to cost only s32.o 1t
is said there 10 Q good sehoolhouse In the dis
triet which Is No o. aud It has now two vacant
rooms. II the number OF school children In.
creasss at the same rate II has increased
for past years the present accom- modations
win be ample. II is declared. for years to come.
John Y. McKane gave his brother. James
Mckane. the contract for building the schools
house,
Kenneth Sutherland. who Is now fugitive
from Iustice. The School Board OF this dis
trict consists o, Conrai stu enbord, DR.: j. q;
r. Hin. Police Surgeon OF Coney Island and
George +. hlsist Ihief Constable. These
three men were all strong MckAneite-.
James W. CONWAY. a surf avenue hotel
keeper, Is about tn circulate petition TO ts
submitted to the State Board OF Instruction at
Albany The old 3 rhoolhouss has been moved
TO the rear o. the lot and ground has cen
broken for the new building, although there
Is no money lG sight TO pay for 1t with,
The sun., 1894-04-26
IT WAS HxMPIOy,s KNIFE
Strong Evidence Arsisst the Alleged Mar
derer Of Mrs. Ahrens.

Strong Evidence Arsisst the Alleged Mur-
derer Of Mrs. Ahrens.
At the trial in the General Sessions yestsr-
day OF David Hampton. colored. who 10 ac-
cused Of killing Mrs. Annette Ahrens. owner Of
the teneme ent at 424 West Fifty fourth street.
in which she and Hampton lived James Grant
testified that he was employed by Hampton to
put up stove In his room shortly before the
murder OF Mrs. Ahrenb. He had occasion to
go into Mrs. Ahrens's room which was on tho
same floor and close to Hampton's. He saw
her take q canvas bag out OF her wardrobe
The bag appeared to contain coin. This testi-
mony was introduced with view to showing
that Hampton displayed the same bag In New
bought a suit OF clothes and played craps for
Mrs jossphine johnson. ,eoiorea. testified
persons @ IN West Forty.frst street in issa.
Hampton and his wife were among her board
to snd to buy ro%
him: HAMPTON refused to sell the knife. say.
caused his d.ehsrse as driver p IN the Mns Street @
Cleaning Department.. Mira Johnson identi-
fled the bread knife that was found near the
body a. the one she had offered to buy from
Mrs Lille Cisco, ,colored, Of Newark testified
a' tom and an bis % vile % had engaged d d% room In hsr
ins and oi Hsmptons alleged connection wfth
rsnser fi Rlmscli Aa@pisn II HI y reried; niger
out out for a while and when he returned he was
crying. lie was arrested on the following dav.
Joseph samuel PepsIeo testified that few
him and asked him to 90 TO Newark with him.
They went and Ham pton bought and paid for
out OF a canvas bag he had. ~
The trial was adjourned until day.
The sun., 1894-04-26

-,- -. -. .,.s- -.s..s -
eeverinR enueavor heNs hfesaI ks.nss
,ho ..nss AZ romor,s .ufrrnee which. thanks
:" go. ..It.ht...a ,..ahisss 4. ~ soi,st-
70 thet ehuEhVeheu teaohlnhs' ~ ~
.a..
n ths Josses, vives" are correctly re-
rn,tsd tbsIr raosoniro ssems 10 me most
re,k For Instance. Mrs. Pryor sats "A wo-
n.p ebould use an h.r influence With her sons
aod vote tbroooh tbam.n IIke myseli there
sre many tbousasds who have no sons, and
are 40 unfortunate ss 10 be eondem ned TO the
pssitiop Of eiphers. Mrs. lawrence says: L
don't believe that one woman out Of a hundred
who have been attending the vopan's suffrage
mse,,na "a has ever seen the inside Of bound
,,.,,.a :, ~. c,.,. Con.,it,.iorU pormIt m
Voiuhe % Nhe oti'e oo%ns'''u'On' % ~, ~. y.
to AJAX now mahy OF the men voters OF the state
Of Now York does the lady suppose have seen
the state Constitution and how many OF them
could not read II SHOULD y be gwen to them
These ladies seem TO fear the loss OF tine priv.
ileges they nov enjoy. But who OF noble mind
would not rather enjoy their rights than any
priyIleEesi -,
While recognize the DUTY ef womenkind
that the proper performances OF that duty me-
sssssttstss their isncri&5g & the duties thsy exc
time required each year for. exercising the
right OF frahchise can surely be spared Y ON
the household duties q any woman without
viii ind that the ability TO converse inteli-
The sun., 1894-04-26
SADIE hILGALLoH THE PRIzI
Her Mother and Her 6raadnother Coates
for n IN Court.

Her Mother and Her 6raadnother Contest
for Her In Court.
Mrs Anna Gaynor. who lives at 3S5 Palmetto
street. Williamsburgh, appeared in the Lee
Avenue Police Court Yesterday on . summons
obtained by her daughter. Mira Kate KilGal-
Ion OF 81 Bartlett street Mrs. Gaynor has
Mrs Kilgallons fve-year- -old daueh; er Sadie.
and Mrs. KilRallon has tried In vain since jan
uary to get possession OF her.
When I was Is years old. In 1884," said
Mrs. KilRallon. rs tears filled her eyes. my
mother compelled me 10 marry Walter Far
rington. a man OF 80 years. because he had
money. Harrington was already married and
his wife and children were In England. A few
years afterward. when Harrington heard that
his wife was coming from England to see him
he took me to Chicago. and then he began to
III treat me and our three children. Two OF
tho children died. and Sadie Is the only ono
alive. 1 began proceedings against him
for blgamy. and he ran away from Chicago
going to Toledo. o., where think he Is yet
After leaving me brought suit Tor the annul-
iuI Then n | put sadie in aoms in Chicago
/ married Martin. kilgallon and two months
eaSe cage and N Induced me to let her take sadie
back to Williamsburch with her. Last Janu-
Went 1 t to my mothers house and took Sadie
away Later l took Sadie back again 10 re-
was setted in a new place. When went after
her however. my mother refused to surrender
her and have since tried In vain to get her.
have often seen sadie at front window. and
from gestures she makes l know that she
wants 10 come to me-"
Mrs. GAynor interrupted Mira KilRallon by
saying that Sadie had been abused in Chicago
It's false" exclaimed Mrs kilgallon. and
/ was Is years old whom you knew was al
ready married. You want 70 keen Sadie be-
cause you know she's going to get money"
Justice Connolly settled the matter by Ad-
ytsing Mrs. kilgallon TO apply for writ OF ha-
beas corpus. and have the girl prod uced in the
Supreme Court. Mrs kilEalon left the court
still crying and declaring that no, Justice
could be obtained because her mother had
money and she had none.