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The sun., 1894-03-03

Five Boys Gal. Their Liberty by q Wei
Concoct~d r an.

Five Boys Gsi- Their Liberty by . Well
Concoct-d r an.
Five little INN atcs OF the House OF Refuge on
Randalfs Island escaped on Thursday night.
and OF the nve two arc still at large. Po-
licsman Matthew Slattery OF tho last 1O+th
street station was walking along Second
avenue at 1O1st street about = o'clock yester-
day morning when he saw n boy dodge into the
shadow OF building. The officer grabbed the
youngster. and found that he wore the regula-
tion gray jeans and cap OF prisoners In tho
House OF Refuge. The boy was taken to the
police station. where he said he was Walter
White. II years old. OF Schenectady.
He said that he had been n prisoner on Ran
dalrs Island three years, and that for several
weeks ho aud four other inmates OF the insti-
tuition had been carefully planning to escape.
The four othor youngsters got away. and no
amount Of persuasion would induce. Young
White to divulge the direction they had ta K %.
Mhite said that he and til. other hoys met
secretly about three weeks ago, and concoctet
the doors the bolts would not catch. and, with
eoad S Ssksd 6e ys toys !s1 s,Ssd
paper Into tho keyholes on Thursday night
ss ] ]sRa S RSsyss. Hayss HhF,Ssa 0sss aSSn ieSSs Ss
doors they climbed through window look ms
RoH mh hs se1sd
the boys ran to the pier. where the superin-
tendents boat was moorei Hastily uniasten:
ing It, they rowed across the river and landei
at the loot Of 10th street. whore the boat was
subsequently found
White said that they had agreed to separate
on landing. This they did. He had no par
ticuiar place to 60 and was sin, ply knocking
rested.
White was sent to the institution from Al:
Peter Mead Is years old. Of BrSoEIyn Carson
NoGan. u years old. Of sos West Forty,nlnth
Nicholas avenue. and William Hughes, III
years old OF Monroe street White was taken
to tho Har ON Police Court yesterday aud was
taken back to RsndalPs Island. Last evening
Mead and Lerowe were caught.
The sun., 1894-03-03
sulns RIshara 5. N.rssnes,. wraou.

A motion was made before Surrogate Arnold
yesterday to compel hrs. Ida Nj. Nswcombe.
Administrative OF the will OF Richard s.
Nsweombe to pay 81 .O67 TO Bella ].
simmons. the wife OF L. L. Simmons
Of Lexington, KE Mrs. simmons 10 the
daughter and heir at lay Of Mrs. Louise Bern
ministrator. II MAS alleged In support Of the
motion that Sir. Nsweombs, in his account as
administrator, admitted owing 81 .OS7 TO the
estate, and wrote letter Ia which he promised
TO par this sum to Mrs. simmons. His death
prevented the fulflmsnt Of his promise TX
Surrogate hanson. who opposed the app!ica-
tion, took the ground that the claim had hsen
paid. Surrogate Arnold reserved his decision.
The sun., 1894-03-03
BLACkWELL's ISLAND INSTITUTIONS.
The Grasd Jury Says tho Aimshouse ana
workhsuse should bs Eaisr rsed.

The Grasd Jury says tho Aimshouse aud
workhsas. should bs EaisrEsd.
The Grand Jury made q prsssntment to
Judge MARITIME yesterday In regard to the in
stitutions on Blackwell's Island.
They say that there Is ovsrcrowding In the
workhouss and almshouse. due to lack OF ae-
commodation. Everything there. however. is
clean i; ventilation. light and air arc admirable.
and the food Is sound nutritious and dis
penssd In sufficient quantities The work
house was built In 1850. when the population
OF this city was only $50. 900. and the Charity
Hospital was built In ls40. when tho popula-
tion Was 400 900 No changes have been made
in these buildings.
As to the arrangements OF the Charity Hos
pital. including medical attendance. food for
tho patients. and nursing the Grand Jury sny
they can only report superhcially. rs. owing to
the absence OF the medical stan. they could
make only cursory examination. The hos
pital Was not crowded. II was clean, and there
and medicines. and the inmates appeared TO
be as comfortable as they could be. The Grand
Jury recon mend that the Accommo od ations OF
the Rimshouss and workhouse be added TO. As
to the assertion that there was AN abnormal
amount OF sickness on the Island and that the
moral influences were bad. tho Grand Jury
hnd that seventy per cent: OF the inmates are
over 5O years OF age and nlty per cent. over 20
led have naturally left them In a dsbilitated
state. So far as the moral condition IL con
cernsd. they are drawn from q class that has
been surrounded by bad Influences outside OF
the prison walls,
The sun., 1894-03-03
,URoR va . cHANosD HIs sIsD.
Ne sun-sn nae sir.ss = vsrs,s, .. Fsver
sr Lawyer KarEs.

- AsNNNNE SaFkNs
The unusual incident Of Juror declining to
abide By sealed verdict which he bad signed
the niRht before occurred before Justice An
| 6rews OF the Supreme Court yesterday in the
action brought by LAWYER Ladlss Kargd to
recover sl,935 for professional services from
Mrs. Clara n. Earle. daughter OF the late Cur.
tis Noble who left about a million dollars.
Tho services we're rendered In proceedings to
compel MrG Earlss brother. Charles c. Noble.
and her husband. Edward Earle, to account
for their management OF her share Of the es-
tate. which proceedings she subsequently, or
dered to be discontinued. aud In connection
with n proposed action for separation from
her husband. who was one OF the witnesses In
her behalf In the present action.
After the Jury had been out about two hours
on Thursday aiternoon, they were directed By
Justlcs Andrews TO bring in a sealed verdict
yesterday morning. They agreed on verdict
for the plaintiff about six o'clock that evening;
verdict to the Judge yesterday morping.
llSSIPs SS M 4 1873 East Eishty:ihird street. arose
/ signed that verdict last night. but have
changed my mind. and It Is not now my ver-
Justice Andrews did not open the envelope.
and asked counsel whether they would aGree
They were out about an hour. aud returned
men we're then dischai scd By Justice Andrsss.
Franklin bartlett. counsel for the plaintiff
said that he would take proceedings to punish
the Juror Tor contempt of court. Later In the
day another OF the atotneys for the plaintiff
said that the Juror was guilty OF contempt
Civil Procedure which provides for punish
mont for conduct " BY which the right OF rem
edy OF q party to q civil action pending In the
court may os defeated. i'm paired. impedsd, or
prsiudiced." No step in the proceeding was
taken yesterday.
Counsel for the plaintiff also thresten to
apply for the punishment before the General
Term OF Lawyer BGHrilman. counsel Tor We
defendant. for statements made while trying
the case. In which. among other things, he acN
cused KarRd OF loading his client on to It'll ga
tion for his fees sake. MIR. Boardman Is
member Of the firm Of Tracy. Boardman
Glatt
Juror Stillwell said yesterday that he was
willing TO allow Mr. karge $500. less the SloJ
which he had received The other Jurors
would not recede from their verdict OF the
night before. Their verdict had been Sl.lOO
for the plaintih
The sun., 1894-03-03
MORTALITY Nv JINUIRY.
Daily Average OF 358 Deaths In the state
-1,e0O Death. frous Grip.

1890 Deaths frou Grip.
ALBANY. March 2.-The State Board OF
Health bulletin for the month OF January says
that the reported mortality shows an annual
death rate per thousand population Of 1910.
and . daily average mortality OF 353. that OF
December having been 1920. and the daily
rate 342. 1t corresponds quite closely with
the reported mortality OF January. 1893. The
present prevalence Of epidemic inHuenza be-
being attributed to 1t. and 1900 deaths are
estimated as due to It this month.
The preceding epidenlc caused but 1000
deaths In the two months OF Decem-
Der and January. and reached its culmina-
tion In April. The percentage OF infant
mortality Is low t2a2I and so also
is the zymote mortality u2.4l. tho common
infectious diseases being always relatively low
during the prevalence Of grippe The actual
mortality from this class was .355. against
1.441 In December. and !. .436 in January. 1888
Typhoid fever shows an unusually low prev
alsnce. Scarlet fever Is much less prevalent
than o year ago. Measles caused more deaths
than at any time since the spring OF 1902 but
is limited almost entirely to the maritime dis
rs in Detember, its increase having com
menced last October. since whom the mortality
!yn: 9the, parts OF tho state being exeep.
tionally free from II. except localities In the
under direct care from this Board. or thirty.
four deaths from small pox, nineteen occurred
in the Kings County Hospital for Contagious
brooklyn. Within short time cases have de-
ysloped In Utica, Troy: South Mount Vernon.
ing In Chicago. the rest IN New York: There ia
. large increase IN the mortality from acute
In deaths attributed to old age. Tho weather
was on an average several degrees warmer
than the average and the rainfa deficient tx:
was koutherly.
The sun., 1894-03-03
sUBMARISE ExPLOsIVE TESTS.
Farther Experiments at Newport In Crrtais
Conditions or Torpedo Warfare.

FARTHER Experiments at Newport In Csrtaia
Conditions OF Torpedo Warfare.
NEWPORT. March 2.-This afternoon experi-
ment No. in the series to determine the effect
upon life within a submarine torpedo boat OF n
mass OF high explosives under water and near
by was made off tho torpedo station. The
weather conditions were good. and again both
boat and mine were submerged fifteen feet, as
heretofore. The explosive mass was the ITO
pounds Of gun cotton. The mine WAS de-
donated 15O feet away from the boat.
90 feet nearer than In the last pre-
vious experiment, and at distance where
the theoretieal pressure upon the boat as
drsd snd nine pounds to the square inch by
tho Abbott formula. The boat stood the shock
perfectly, and when the animals which repre-
sent tho life were Withdrawn from It they were
found unhnrmed. They consisted Of . pair OF
pigeons: a rabbit, and a game rooster: The
peated to- morrow
1t has been computed that the pressure on
the boat in the last experiment OF Thursday
was one hundred and foTty.ssysn poun nds TO .
square inch. nearly three times as much as
the Govern ments submarine boat specinca-
tionS call for.
The sun., 1894-03-03

A Attempt In Penasyivaaia to Ly.sh .
Negro Murderer Eads In = Rep.ise.

A Attempt In Pena.yivaais TO Ly.sh .
Negro Murderer Esds In = Repsise.
srRoUpsBUno. Pa. March "A mob OF 500
persons met at the Monroe county Jail this
morning at l o'clock to lynch Richard Pur-
year. the negro murderer OF Christian Z
Ehlers The mob was led by James ". Wilson,
. storsk eeper at Mount Foeono aud Luther
N. Michaels. superintendent OF a farm at
Shawnee. neiRhbors Of the murdered man.
Word was received In tho afternoon BY the
county officials that q crowd from the vicinity
OF the murder. ten miles from Stroudsburg
were gathering and would attempt to lynch
the murderer during tho night and prepara-
tions were made for the defense OF the Jail
Twenty-Five men were sworn In as deputies
fully armed. and placed IN the corridor OF the
jail. awaiting Developments About II: 80 the
crowd reached town. By this time mum bsrlng
300 people. many OF whom had nerved them
smith shop was broken into and sisdgss. chis-
els; and other implements to break into the
ex'Congressman John B. storm, District Al
torney Williams, and other promine citizens
trying 70 deter the mob In their frenzy. but
With cheer and cries Of Hang the. Mig
Weller Of the stroudsburs force. with the as.
sistsnge OF Mayor Edinger, and others, sue
BY the reslstance Of those In charge OF the
Jail the mob WAS repulsed. The doors were
almost battered In and II the mob had sue
ceeded In gaining entrance 10 the corridor the
guard In the Iaii had positive orders 10 shoot
Henry McLuskey OF Jackson had his nose
broken. and halt a hundred black eyes, and
battered heads. caused by the free use OF po-
lieemen's clubs, were seen to-day. 1t is feared
the mob left they threatened TO have revenge
and promised that the next attempt would be
more successful The officials are able to cope
with any mob that can hs gathered together
and have no fear but that the negro will get
his lust deserts In = proper manner.
The sun., 1894-03-03
Mrs. BaslrasI K..p. abe Chna.

II. r. BAehraeh. who is suing his wife for a
separation and who applied on Tuesday 10
Judge Freedman for the custody OF his twelve
month old child. alleging that his wife did OF
give the child proper attention. has been un-
successful Judge Freedman handed down a
deeision YESTERDAY awarding tho custody OF
the child 10 the mother.
Mrs, Elise Grimes has begun q suit 10 the
Superior Court for separation from her hus-
band. Roger Grimes for abandonment non
support. aud brutal treatment The couple
were married on Feh II. lsa9a On July 81 at
5l2 Hudson street she alleges. her husband
knocked out several Of her font teeth.
The sun., 1894-03-03
TELLS HOw NE STOLE sI.s, 600.
Payi.g Teller sehe,g OF Minneapolis Givr
tb- Details OF IIis tsteaiiuc-.

Fayi.g Teller sehe,g OF Ni.ss.p polls Gives
the Details OF Hts steaiipEs.
MISNRAPoLrs, March THE details Of the
bank robbery OF Minneapolis have come out
In the examination OF Phil SchsiR. teller
OF the bank I'D to Sept ,. 1903 In few
years Scheig stole $123.ooO More than
s50.0O0 Of this he smbszZled prior to
Jan. ]. 1902. The bank officials found his
first theft out and discharged him. but in o few
days reGmployed him at an Increase OF s25 q
month in salary. He resumed his stealing al
most the m oment he resumed his place at the
tellers window. and In twenty months stole
$4,000 more. This drove Cashier Bofrerding
who was Scheig's constant friend and com pan
Ion. to suicide. bcheig Is already serving .
sentence OF seven years In saltwater for his
theft and tho testimony he 10 giving is in the
case Of Frank and Lou Floyd. his pals. Asked
said:
No. never robbed a .depositor. I robbed
rom oths sSs tooS 10 round S snmSs5 knew
Tins 70 July. 1885. did pot take . thing. % 4Ss
cate % deposit that had not come ln. Itook
lsse I took the last money about 3 Of clock on
Just how much money was on the counter at
The counter eash was about si0.6 The bal
Ance was in sacks In tho burglar proof safe, to
which had not the combination i left the
pan banS 80 o09 to do business on; I closed up
There was about s. 900 90 ' in gold. 'oo Win me-
business public Is already asking how II was
disrover the shortage Of q fortune and how the
SaM SSsHE n could % RAJ Pa, DIVIDEND i is also a.keL
the Bank Exsminer after sehsis ieft. showing IL
q shortage In cash Of only $4,000.
The sun., 1894-03-03
TIFFISY & ca. ROBBED.
Part OF . Gold CUP Missing from the Prtuse
Street Factory.

Part OF . Gold CUP Missing from the Prtuss
Street Factory.
Fart OF . gold cup Is missing from Tiffany 4
Co.'S factory at Prince and Mulberry streets
The cup is large one ordered by customer
In San Francisco and the stolen piece 10 valued
at $4,000. Superintendent Hyde OF Tiffany &
Co. said yesterday;
The cup has been made In sections and
was nearly completed on Monday night. The
workman who had charge OF the missing part
put II in q cupboard instead OF locking IL in
the sale He went home at y o'clock. 4 num-
until 10 o'clock. We have two wAtchmsn on
duty there, but they saw nothing out OF the
way that night. The next morning however.
suspect any one In particular but we have no.
titled the police. We have our own detectives
stolen gold within a few dAyL"
The sun., 1894-03-03
The N.~srL vls,iS OF HleeOurL..

John Carberry OF Newark. who died OF ex.
haustion from prolonged attack Of hlccouRhs
will be buried to-day from ST. MichaePs Church
In that city. His mother has refused to have
an autopsy performed. She said yesterday
that she wanted to extend thanks through tbs
newspapers to the hundreds who had ssnt ist
ters and telegrams suggesting methods Of r.
ilst Tor her sou. and desired TO say that t6a
pa! hsr whG shaved him was 10 no way TO blame
leet 20 hieeouRhs from hoyhood and An AtfscJ,
would often start when he rubbed his chin ia
The sun., 1894-03-03
The vlstl~ Of Martha Fo,'. BuIl-,.

SARATOGA. March 2.-Ths Rev. DR.. Joseph
Carey. rector OF Bethesda Church. says that
the victim OF Martin foys murdeTous bullet
connded to him on her deathbed that her true
name MAS Kate /. aIlllsr Rnd her residence at
MyeTstown, Pa. Sho requested that this in
formation be not made public. in order not to
edge OF her shame and the deception she had
prnctised on them, As sho MAS known here as
Henrietta MilsOn and hittIe Emerson he did
that her brother wrote TO Chief Blodgett max
ing known her identity he would still have re-
nameless grave remote from And unknoHn
10 her Kindred
The sun., 1894-03-03
FUNERAL or STEELE MAcx4rE.

Private Services at An Souls UsnarIAa
ChurSh-A wreath frO1 Hsnry IryIaE.
Funeral services over the body OF Steele
MackAYs. the actor. who disd on Feb 25 on
the way from Chicago to California. we're con-
Quoted yesterday morning in All Souls UnitA-
Tian Church. Twentieth street and Fourth ave-
nue.. The funeral was private. and only the
family and few intimate friends were press
snt; wreath OF white immortelles was sent
by the Rev. Theodore c. Williams assisted by
the Rev. DIR. William L. Algsr Of Dnston- The
Scott, Ralph NAker. Gustayus A. Winston, ".
d.. Edward Bradley, 81. D., Frank u. Carpen-
Payson. The body was taken TO Woodlawn.
The sun., 1894-03-03

The Door Was Locked. bnt Mrs. Delaney
Unioc.ed II and Was Killed.


Awake was held In the undertaking rooms
OF Isaac A. Silyie. In Port Richmond. Staten
Island. last night by the relatives OF Mrs-
Catherine Delaney. She was about 81 years
old. and lived In Port Richmond with her two
daughters. At one time. 1t 10 said. she was
well to do. but during the latter portion OF her
lie she was q housekeeper and cook In sew
ernl hotels.
About month ago she was taken sick. and
was removed TO the Smith lrfrmAry IN New
Brighton. Her ailment was pronounced ma
she had cancer OF the mouth. An operation
was performed upon her. which resulted sue
cessfully and last week she was declared out
OF danger On last sunday evening she went
out o. the womsns ward. on the third floor,
mistook ths elevator shaft. the door OF which
was locked. for the room she wanted. The
key was in the door. Having turned the key
she opened the door and ste pped into the shaft
below, and crashed through It. She was
picked up unconscious.
On the following day she died. Coroner
Stephen +. Whitman OF Port Richmond took
charge Of the body; Efforts were made TO keep
keeper Silyis to take charge OF the body. Mrs.
Delaney . two daughters wanted TO hold wake
but not having the money necessary. and no
place in which to hold tho wake, they were 10 q
quandary, Mr.. Silvie removed the latter DIM
The daughters, meanwhile secured enough
money TO defray the expense Of tho funeral.
Then there came a new obstacle. Mrs. De-
lsney was Of the Roman Catholic faith. but
she could not be buried In con secrAted ground
Mr. s'iVle declares that the woman will be
buried to-day. He doesn't know where. but
he Gays she will be buried deeently.
The sun., 1894-03-03
H,.rT s.al.ss.. Ior srlaE.per, narsIar.

BRDGEPoRT. March 2.-Jossph Corbstt and
William Henry. two OF the burglars captured
Yesterday, pleaded guilty In the Superior
Court to-dAy and we're sentenced 70 prison for
fifteen years each bV Judge Torrance The
wounded burglar al the hospital Was operated
upon to-daJ and the bullet was removed To
the police he has confessed that his ii ght name
y EdEard J. EitzgeTAld. and his home IL in
bIooklJn. His two pals hail from Louisville
IhS three have eommitted several burElArlss
?. n, HodEs's house Ia Strstford Fitzgerald
lt Il thought. may live, but the physicians sAy
me pATAlysls Of the lossT part Of the bodJ will
BEobAbly be PsEmaBsBL
The sun., 1894-03-03
A Mas asa Two Girls BurHsa In aa ExpIo.

4 slight explosion and consequent IRE oe-
Cured at o'clock Yesterday afternoon in one
OF the buildings occupied bT the RUBY Light
Company in Hamburg place. Newark. makers
Of red fire, torches. and fireworks Charles
WslsbAeh. who runs the factory. was severely
Alice Connsll and LIZZIE Rummsll each lS
years old. were considerably hurt. The girls
ployeT was taken 70 his home II Is said hIs
left ear VAS 40 badly burned that nothing OF it
IL ara T. ~n ~ h,,iI MI VI @ ais nsAled.
guished By the Fire Department.
The sun., 1894-03-03
a Barber Assussa OF s..usE . Rival

Alexander Bloch. . barber At AZ Moore
street WilliAmsburgh. Was arrested bT the
police OF the Stage street station Yesterday on
charge OF beating August OgOusehsVitz The
latter p said 70 Be dylnK At his home He was
iormsIiJ employed by Bloch. and recently
OF sntieing customers away. Bloch was IT-
rested siteI the assault but the case saI ala
missed IN the police court because OEOQSehs-
Wits did not appear, OgouseheVltz Ess thsn
critically W AZ hls Rsns
The sun., 1894-03-03
OPENING OF NEW srntEIs
COnnissionsr Han~A's A.p Of the Twssty-
Ieurth Ward Adopted.

isurth Ward Adopted.
The Board OF Street Opening decided ysstsr-
day to open ST. Nicholas terrace from l27th
street to l30th street aud close Academy place
from l2Sth to l30th street. An agreement
was confirmed by which tho land necessary to
opsn the terrace will be eedsd TO the city By
the Academy of the Sacred Heart. provided
that institution gets 10 return the land on
laying out OF Rdgseomb road from l55th
street to point opposite 10th street
missioner Haifen presented his map for
the laying out Of the street system between
lSith street and Suburban street and from
Marion and Balm bridge avenues TO the Harlem
River Railroad. This district is about 1000
feet wide and a mile long. The map was
adopted. This map is permansnt. and proper
a. owners may now build with full knowl-
The sun., 1894-03-03
Cse..a a..sr.l Of ,hs R.asmptsrI., Order

The Rev. Father Dusold. Wee Provincial of
the Congregation OF the Most Holy Redeemsr
OF the province OF Baltimore who is now at
the RedemPtorlst monastery In East Third
street. received a despatch from Rome ysster-
day announcing that the Rev Father Matthias
Raus had been elected General OF the order.
Father RAus was born In Alssce in 1921. Just
before FatheI-GeneTal AauTon died in July
last. he named Father Raus as hector Major
or acting Father-GeneIAL
This is tho first election to the GeneraIshfp
10 the EeaemptoTist order since 1850 when
the late Father Mauron assumed the duties Of
the office, The ofiice Is for life and not for a
term 9f years, as Is usually the case In monas-
tic orders. The Order OF the ConGregation on
the Most Holy Redesmer is one ofths most
numerous in the Roman Catholic Church in
America. In this city alone the order N AIN
tains three churches.
The sun., 1894-03-03
MI..Ias Joha RsIlosL'. Boay Fo.ss.

The dead body OF John Bullock. who disAp-
pearsd from his home in Elm Park. Staten
Island. on SATURDAY was found yesterday IN
creek near Jonss's shipyaId at Port Rich
lady. who kept his money for him and went
away. The superstition Is that he fell on the
bridge while on the way home HIS YaluGbles
years old.
The sun., 1894-03-03
Brsok ya'. wave OF Eeonony.

The hitsen clerks In the Health Department
In BROOKLYN yesterday got notice from Com
missioner EmsrJ that their salaries would b
cut down about 25 per cent The wave Of
seobopy struck the ambulAnes drivsns AlSO.
They have been receiving 500 a month and
will nov have to get along With $50. Five
Democratic CLERKS IN the Water PurVSJor's 8
depntEent we're dismissed yesterday.
The sun., 1894-03-03
Gsvs HsE BaSJ 10 tSs FIr.t wLo wov,s
TaEeIt.

Neil'drssssd young woman walked up 10
Mrs. Antonio Guiseppl on THURSDAY aItsrnoon
As the latter stood In front Of her Nome al 59s
East l4Sth street. She held out a baby and
SAID Will YOU please bold my littls one
sSav SSs ~ ESs ap s'AIEsT Hrs duIssppi dld e.
sines. Mrs. GuissppI took ths ~ ~ ~ sSSa 20
Harlem Police Court yesterday Shsrs h Sas sas
SS5S SS5 lLtie ~ 70 ieondlIHg asylum uRdsr ths