davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The evening world., 1894-02-09
THE TRANSFER OF AGENTS..
Said TO lie II Recognition of the
Treasury Mems Merits.

Regarding the transfer by Secretary
Carlisle OF one Special Treasury
agent and six subordinates from
this city to distant points, Col.
Montgomery. Chief Special Treasury
Agent at he Custom House. said this
morning:
These men have been transferred to
suit the needs of the department. 1t Is
really n recognition Of their worth than
otherwise. This place. you know, is re-
garded as IA college or the Grave. To
the transferred men 1t has been n col
lege. They have been well trained and
have graduated to more important posi-
lions.
james a. Bayard. son Of the mite
StaoS Ambassador at the Court of st.
James. was transferred to Baltimore be.
cause of his experience In Chicago dur.
Ing the Worlds Fair. A great part OF
Worlds Fair goods are going through
Baltimore 10 the South and other points
Others who were transferred were Spe-
cial Treasury Agent A. c. jenkins, to
Ogdensburs, as Chinese Inspector: Jo-
seph O. Miller, to Boston, Chinese In
spector: John Finley. Special Treasury
INSPECTOR, to Tacoma; s.. L.. Purdy and
II. Y. Smith. to Eel Paso. Tex, While
II. A. HARRISON Is unassigned.
Col. Montgomery does not believe that
there Will be any more transfers.
The evening world., 1894-02-09
DEAD IN A COAL BIN.
Charles Walters, n German Prin-
ter, Hangs Himself.

Charles Walters, tnlrty-three years Cd.
OF li West Orc Hundred and Second
street, a printer, employed by the Volks
Zeltung, committed suicide by hanging
himself to a steam pipe in the coal bin
at his home at 4 O'Clock this morning.
Mrs. Walters is housekeeper OF the
apartment-house at the above number,
and the couple. with their four small
children, lived In the basement. Walters
worked at night, and generally returned
home at $50 A. NJ. lie returned at the
usual time this morning, and after eating
a little lunch, he kissed his wife and
children. as was his habit. and told Mrs.
Walters he was going to look after the
furnaces. This was his usual work be-
fore retiring. His wife fell asleep and
did not. awaken until 6 o'clock. She
searched through the cellar and saw a
mans form in the coal-bin. 1t seemed as
II the man was clinging to the steam
pipe. She called, and. getting no answer,
went closer and touched the body. 1t
was that of her husband.
Mrs. Walters called In her brother-in-
law, John Hall, who is %janltor of the
fiat mex door. He cut the body down.
Mr.. Hall said Walters had always been
Industrious. and n kind father and hus-
band. He thinks the man must have
been temporarily insane.
Mrs. Walters says she had nc quarre!
with her husband. and their home life
WAS happy.
The evening world., 1894-02-09
SAYS SHE Is NOT INSANE.
Mrs. Moore Creates n stir In q
Brooklyn Court.

Mrs. Alvlna Moore, wife OF Henry
Moore. of South Brooklyn, made quite a
sir In the Circuit Court, Brooklyn. before
Justice Gaynor this morning,
She has been an inmate OF the Insane
Hospital at Flatbush for ten years. She
was present In court in consequence OF
the application OF her husband for the
appointment OF a committee to take
charge of her property.
Proceedings had not gone very far be-
fore Mrs. Moore advanced to the centre
OF the COURTROOM and said that the per
sous who said she was a lunatic were
liars. Although she had been compelled
TO associate with insane persons for ten
years, which, she said, was enough 10
drive a person out of their right mind,
she Insisted nat she was all right. She
said she TODD in court on her rights as
an American citizen.
one OF Mrs. Moore's Authorizations Ia
that her body Is filed with poison. Her
face is covered with scars where she has
been trying to let the supposed poison
She was left y small amount Of money
some TING ago by q. relative. it 10 to
care for this money that the application
TOR a committee Was made
The evening world., 1894-02-09

Hamburger, because there are several
other Hambargers in that q9srtern
IL the manager Of Tho Evening
Worlds Free-Food Commission ana a
reporter listened to many sad stories
over his shoulder etwee IL and .
The Free Food Commission opens at II
o'clock each morning at 10 Murray
street. That is because the good fellows
who have volunteered their service In the
distribution are busy as busy as can be
at Mersentime,s until mat s. hoIf he 'restt
Of New York is In the middle OF Its
nights sleep.
son presenting a note signed by a cler-
gyman, telling who they are. the number
In family and that they are deserving,
will receive vegetables, fish and other
eatables.
Cards will also be distributed at The
Worlds" Free Bread Bureaus, 2l0 East
Houston street and Eleventh avenue and
TI n %!arb street sSe6 GGSa f WoT e dF:sIPplFE Free es
Food Commission, 90 Murray street.
Some of the tales of woe any. misery
told by the good people who visited the
place to-day were enough to make the
Here came william Schoenemann, a
painter by trade, but idle five and a half
months. A wife and two wee little chill
dren in Eighty-second street, a purse
empty for many days, a once happy
comfortable home stripped Of everything
that would yield a dime. at the pawn
brokers', and a cupboard as empty as
the air. IA.
departments for work" said the poor
fellow. "They put me off. They say
Tomorrow next week. next month.
/ never thought I should nave to ask
hep from others. l was never Idle be-
fore in sixteen years in America. There
Schoenemann was decently clad. al
most prosperously. But, Mr.. Murray
Hill, did you ever think of giving up
your overcoat because you couldn't pay
the tailor?
The poor fellow was provided with a
bag full of stuff. There were cabbages,
turnips. carrots, parsnips. potatoes, Rus,
sian turnips. soup greens, squash ana
salt herring enough to keep his loved
ones from hunger for a week. and he
couldn'tarticulate a word as he lugged
the load away.
The evening world., 1894-02-09
NONE or PAGES BUSINESS.
So Says Gen. Catlin of That
Sl3,943 Bridge Judgment.
His Client Had Agreed to Take
$4,000 as His Share lie, Says.

The trial Of the suit II Joshua +. Page
against Gen. Isaac $. Cutlin. ex-Dis-
probationary Of Kings County, and a
prominent lawyer and politician " Brook
Ign, to recover s., so. which he claims 20
be due him from the proceeds Of a suit
settled for him by Gen. Catlin, was re-
sumed before Justice Truax, In the SUI
preme Court. TODAY.
The plaintiff alleges that in 1885 he
was injured In an accident on the Brook
Ign Bridge. lie secured the services OF
Gen. catlln. agreeing to give him half OF
the amount secured. ON the trial OF the
case n verdict was rendered for Page.
Tho case was appealed, 81 new trial or
dered md a second verdict in Page
favor rendered.
Page, believing that the case was to be
again appealed, agreed to take 400 FOR
his share, II Gen. Cutlin could effect a
settlement for $4,000, which was "A lesser
amount than the Judgment. Afterwards
Gen. Catlin sent Page "A check for $500
Page says he supposed that Gen. Catlin
had compromised the case for $lo,oo0.
Later, Page alleges, ne ascertained ina,
Gen. Catlln had received the full amount
OF the Judgment. or sl3,si3. Since this
suit was begun Gen. Catlin has filed his
answer. alleging that he paid Anthony
Barrett. OF the BROOKLYN Elevated roads
ss,iUJ dS IL Ice u SciNi'No no Sb'Nia
counsel.
Mr.. Barrett was examined yesterday
afternoon. and swore that he received
the amount mentioned by Gen. Cat
lin.
The first witness called to-day was W.
Wills. Gen. Catlin's managing clerk,
who swore to different conversations he
had with Page. In one he said:
Tell the General that ] am afraid
they will again appeal the cnse, and !
will take $500 as my share II the case
can be settled"
The witness knew Gen. Catlin had en-
ployod Mr.. Barrett as special counsel In
the case.
Gen. Catlin next took the stand. Has
examination by Gen. Avery. his associ-
ate. was novel. At times Gen. Catlln
would reply to Gen. Avcry's questions,
II don't think you had better ask that
now" or Bring out that point later"
Justice Truax finally took the matter
In han and did most of the questioning.
Gen. Catlin told Of his different agree
ments with Page. and said:
las Page had agreed to accept $500 as
his share, | didn't think it any of his
business who | employed as special coun-
sci or what ! paid him"
The evening world., 1894-02-09
GAVE DUPLICATE LICENSES
One Specific Case Found Against
Excise Cashier Lohmann.
Moth Entered in the Books, but
Only One Number Written.

The discovery was made this morn
ing hat william ID. Lehman, the de-
f~aulting cashier OF the Brooklyn Excise
Department, had in at least one in
stance, issued duplicate licenses 10 two
saloon keepers.
That such "A pratice went undiscovered
until to-day. is only additional proof OF
the laxity with which the affairs of the
Excise Department are conducted. 1t
also opens up a large field for speculi-
ton as to just how much money Lob
mann did steal.
The discovery was made by Scrst.
Elliott of the Greenpoint police station.
Several days ago, Police COMMISSIONS
Welles Issued an order to the captains
OF the various precincts. for them to
detail patrolmen to make a thorough
canvass OF the saloons in heir districts,
and report the ame Of hose who held
licenses. with their address, number OF
sertt. Elliott, in going over the re-
ports submitted to him, found that
l32 1874 Even street. held license No. 1896,
bearing the date OF oct. 8, 1893. BY com
pairing the list, he discovered that John
j. Kelly, OF 1913 Oakland street, also held
license was issued oct. 2.
Sergt. Elliott went to Police Head
quarters Immediately and informed Po-
lice COMMISSIONS Welles Of these facts.
Excise Commissioners FORESTER and
Hacker. when told of the discovery, be-
gan an examination of Lohmann's books.
Thev found that Baucr's license had
been entered In the stub-book and regu-
larly recorded with Its proper number.
Kelly's license was also numbered, but
the stub bore no number.
The cash-book does not show the pay
ments made by each individual, but
contains only the total receipts for each
day.
Police Commissioner Welles has asked
Saloon-keepers Kelly and Bauer to call
at Police Headquarters on Monday and
tell how they paid for their licenses.
II the money was given by check, an
e1ort will be mad to trace 1t.
1t leaked out this afternoon that Dep
uty Police Commissioned Harmon had
discovered that Lehman, in November
last, had issued a license on which he
wrote No. TO-" The licenses date from
the beginning of the year, and the IL
cense granted in November should be
numbered In the thousands.
1t was rumored this afternoon that
Lohmann was not the only man who
WAS implicated In the crookedness in the
Excise Department. A former employee,
who went out of office several years
ago. and who Is now absent from Brook
Ign, 1t was said, may be implicated be-
fore the investigation of the books is
completed.
The evening world., 1894-02-09
DISCHARGED WITHOUT CAUSE
Smiths Removal Demanded by a
Tammany District Leader.
Register Levy Says This Is the Gus
tor of the Organization.

The suit OF Lewis p. Smith to recover
from his brother-in-law, George f.
Scannell. the sum Of SIZE. which he says
he had to pay out of his salary as a
clerk in the Registers Office for securing
the position. has aroused considerable
ak in political circles.
Smith says he got the position as copy
list in 1889 on condition hi Ito he should pay
%scannell, who is a brother OF Fire Com
missioner job j. Scannell, the Tam
many leader in the Eleventh District,
SO a month out of his salary.
He paid this for seven months, and
then stopped, He continued to hold his
place TIN February, 1893, when. shortly
after Register, Levy came into office. he
an "Evenlng World' reporter that he
knew nothing Of Smiths relations to
quest OF Leader Scannell on the ground
that he had moved out Of the district.
.mAil those tnlnss," SAID ,h. the Register;
trict is entitled to a certain representa-
tion in the Registers Office, so far as the
positions Of copyists are concerned.
In Mr.. Smiths cgsSe, | recollcct that
the leader came to me and claimed thai
the place should be given to a man from
his district. as Smith had moved away.
Accordingly, smith was removed, and
Charles Mallory, who lives in the dis
trict. took his place.
Il do not recollect whether 1t was Mr..
Scannell who made this request. or not.
but II the place belonged to the
Eleventh District. he must have been
the one who brought the matter to my
attention.
5 far as l know there was no com
plant made rs to Smiths competency.
In the case OF searchers and other EN-
plOyCes OF the office who hold RESPONSE
bic positions. this custom of representa-
ton by districts Is not in force. There
are men In this office who have been
here for more than thirty years"
George +. Scannell, the defendant In
,he suit, who is a clerk In the Surrogate's
once, declared this morning that he had
absolutely nothing further to say in re-
denial that Smith had ever paid him a
cent for getting him his place in the
Registers Office.
The evening world., 1894-02-09
JOHNSON PLAYED DETECTIVE
Caused the Arres of Two Fur,
nishcd-ROom Thieves.

Charles E. Johnson. of 2i5 Seventh ave
nue., complained at the Tenderloin pre-.
cinct station-house yesterday that he
had been robbed of $50 worth of house
hold and personal goods. He said two
men, John Williams, of PA West Thir-
tieth street. and Charles Stewart, of la
West T~wenty-seventh street, had come
to his place and hired a furnished
room. giving fictitious names.
They sta ed only one afternoon. Then
they left, taking the stolen goods with
them. johnson said he had afterwards
learned their names and would let the
police know II he learned their where
abouts.
Last night. johnson saw Williams and
Ste in n dance hall at bleecker
n Thompson streets, He notified De-
tectiye Kenny, Of the Teuderloin police,
n Kenny went to the dance hall and
arrested the two.
As Kenny and Policeman GIlliGan were
taking the prisoners through Blocker
street, a razor was passed from ono 10
the other, but there was a slip about 1t,
and the weapon fell ringing to the pave.
ment.
The two were taken TO the Mercer
street station and transferred TO the
West Thirtieth street statlon-house.
At Jefferson Market Court to-day the
prisoners were remanded In order 10
give the police a chance to find the stolen
property.
The evening world., 1894-02-09
WOULDN'T COMMIT BIGAMY.
So Schneider Goes to Jail for
Breach of Promise.

Emanuel Schneider has been arrested
upon n warrant issued by Ch~ief-Justice
Ehrllch. Of the City Court. and lodged in
the Ludlow Street Jail, In default of
$500. in a suit to recover s., 1000 for breach
of promise. The plaintiff is Rosa Hans
man.
In her complaint Rosa alleges that she
Lemberg, Austria, In March, 1890. He
told her a little later that he was about
to be drafted into the Austrian army.
and begged her to give him $3.50 to come
to America, saying he would send for her
and marry her there.
She gave him the money. and after
herself and look for her recreant lover.
She found him last July, and he again
managed to get $50 more. saying he
would go into business. When she asked
hin to keep his promise later. he told
her he was already married. She now
asks for 5000 damages.
The evening world., 1894-02-09
DIDN'T SWEAR BLIND" MEN.
Witnesses Testify Against Eleo-
ton Inspector Dunfee.
Evidence That lie Grossly Neglected
His Duty.

The trial OF John A. Dunphy, election
inspector In the Twenty-siXth Election
District OF the Eighth Assembly Dis
trict, charged with neglect of duty, wa
continued this morning in the Court OF
oyer and Terminer before Justice Bar
rctt.
Mr.. William Young, a watcher. was
the first witness called this morning.
He was not sure who gave him him his
Watchers certificate, but 1t might have
been Austin q. Fox. Henry Washington
and Alexander Phillips. two colored men,
followed and kept the courtroom, which
was well nlled. ringing with constant
explosions of mirth, and caused Mr..
Wcllman and Lawyer James -. McClel-
land to have numerous small verbal cX-
changes.
Washington said he was an elevator
boy during the day and II process server
at night. He knew we'll IA man by the
name OF StinnOn
is he blind" asked Mr.. Wcllman.
b,mN@9' st Ih1re snt amt nothing blind about
billiards with him"
lis he disabled"
u didn't see ANYTHING the matter with
him, tina is, about his hands or feet"
Alexander Phillips was also saved the
trouble of folding lis ballot himself.
Whom did you vote for?" he was
asked.
Il don't know"
Are you hlind?'
Il cant see very good
Can YOU see me-"
slightly"
Phillips said he took no oath that he
was blind or disabled.
John I. Han, another colored man, also
Sw1rc that h took no oath. although
his ballot was folded for him, II some,
'oiy, he d.u't know who, went INSIDE
with him.
Mr., bright, a Republican ballot clerk,
said that most Of Tho cases he rcmem,
hrrct were ut hl.niness. Mr.. Kline, he
said, objected quite often when these
uIths Were administered THIS was thl
last witness for the people.
The evening world., 1894-02-09
s|xTY-TWO INSPECTORS TOGO
Wild Sweep to Be Made in the
Health Department.
Eleven More Men Removed by Com
20 missioner White.

Sixty-two inspectors in the Health
Department Of Brooklyn to-day rcceiv-
ed letters from A.. II. Van Colt. counsel
to the Board. asking them to resign
their positions in order to facilitate IA
thorough r%eorgination OF the Depart
ment by DIR. z. Taylor Emery, the new
Commissioner and ~inclosed In the let
ter the inspectors found u printed form
of resignation.
or the sixty-two. twenty-eight are
5000 to $500 a year
The action of DIR. Emery Is said to be
the result OF the conference In Mayor
lowing is the list Of the inspectors in
question:
pr; George convory, shipping Inspector, $500;
and DR.. D. T.. Cailsghan assistant sanitary In.
speGtors, salary 81 200: prs. II. u, hayIes, H. X
Bell: II. BSrna5d' W, j. Cochran, 4, NJ Den
Leland I.'Sa; James Mcm E1"n J. +. Moors' ]. Pea.
cock. }: o,Grsdy. }, W. Robe. L, +. Smith and
vetorinary Inspectors and v.ccina,ors-pr, |.
T. Bell salary 1900 pr w j. hra"a,. 5000
smylIe. b.. " T. %Giardiner. DR. e. q, Piurdy, :
Food In'PsetoTsIDr' !: !; Lucas, Dr.. John A.
Guilfoyle. j. C.. DE Frame, Henry Molter, J. Lift.
A, McMullen. John M~cTammany.
iuinbiub iheIN|N'lF Rh'ni ~ ~ ~ "
gin. ". J. Roche. James Travers, W. T. cocoran.
J. J. Ryan, John a. Lennon. Neil Mcbride. f.. J.
Pelletrean, T. p. Higgins, John Todd.
Nuisance Inspectors, salary is00-Dr. u. Gleason,
John j. Wheeler, r. A. Frisca, Thomas French,
d. II. Clark. John Clark. Leonard J. O'Neil, J.
Stanley, II. a. Ball. u, T, Lynch. II. vuctory,
Commissioner a. r. White. OF the City
Works Department, In Brooklyn. swung
his official axe again this morning, and
the heads Of eleven city employees
dropped into the basket. one of the vic,
Tins is Bernard Allen. inspector, who Ia
Q nephew of ex-senator McCarty; The
discharged men are W. l.. Henderson
clerk. salary 5000; Bernard Allen, inspec.
tor, 1900; George STANLEY. laborer. SET
q day; a. 4. Bennett, laborer, $2.7 q
day; G. Il; -Cahil!, s2.75 a day; William
TONNES, 2.75 o day: Thomas i. Ryan
s2.75 a day; William McGrath, 81 a day
J.. J. Judge, blacksmith, 1900 a year
William Kidd, 81 80 a day.
The salaries OF Thomas Chambers ant
?. j. Sheridan, foremen, were reduced
from $3.50 to $l,2VD. Patrick Riley anG
Thomas Hartnett. inspectors, were mott
fed that after Feb. 10 their salarie.
will be rated at $3.50 a day, instead of 81
In the aggregate the Commissioned ha.
reduced the Department payroll 100000 4
year.
The evening world., 1894-02-09
WRECKED BY ROBBERS
Passenger Train Derailod at a
Bridge Near Houston, Tex.
Brakeman Shot Four Times by the
Ambushed Bandits.
Three Other Railroad Men Injured,
but No Passengers Hurt.
my Associated Press.)

HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 9-Train wreck
ers removed tine rails and nah-p.ates on
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas Rail
road last night at the high bridge over
the White oak Bayou. When II passen-
ger train came along the engine passed
safely over, but the baggage and mail
coaches jumped the track and rolled
down the bank. followed by the smoker,
which landed on top of them. The wreck
presented "A frlghtful appearance.
Joe Elliott, a brakeman. was sent back
to flag a freight train which was soon
due. lie had not proceeded "a hundred
yards when a volley from ambush was
fired upon him. Four bullets too effect
in his body. The crew in the mean
time. aided by passengers, were
at work extricating the men buried
in the wrecked cars, and feared to go to
the fiagman's rescue.
He. however. crawled bleeding and
wounded, back to the train, and now
lies dying. In the mail car was Lou
Morris, the agent, badly bruised and with
several bones broken. His first thought
was OF his mail. and when brought here
he requested the reporter to notify the
Post-Ofice authorities hat he had a big
run of registered matter.
II. Hatton, the express messenger, was
found in his car with his ribs broken
and H. n critical condition. J. w. Car
ter. baggage-master, wal injured about
the head and internally. A relief train
was made up here and sent to the scene.
The wounded were brought in and are in
the hospital. A posse has gone to the
scene, and great excitement prevails.
The evening world., 1894-02-09

In the lower right-hand corner was an
bomb, With a fuse attached, in the
writing ink the letters IL. c. p"
The placard was OF plain stiff letter
paper about four inches long and two
inches wide. The letters were all
printed by hand with a pen, and were
fairly well executed.
1t was reported that the residences of
other millionaires on Fifth avenue had
At the Vanderbilt, Sloan. Shepard and
Astor residences knowledge was denied
Of anything OF, the kind; The Jeems yell
tlon of black satin, blue plush and gold
cord who presides at the vestibule to the
vanderbilt place didn't know what IN
Anarchist was: and professed the pro,
the word inscription" He finally OBJ
tanned, authority from some one 'h'up
stairs to say that the Nanderbilts had
not beer bothered by notices of the kind
Anton Ekstrom, butler at the Depew
residence, said he found the notice
pasted on the front door at 100 o'clock
Il learned to read Latin when I was
a ~youngster," said Anton this morning.
" and found no difficulty in decipher-
at home at the time, and l concealed the
matter from Mrs. Hegeman, his mother
in-!aw. for fear Of alarming her unnec-
No5hl ny one 10 lullt ali Olu luuy, anu
l didn't know how she might take it.
Mr.: pepcw had been attending the
Childs funeral at Philadelphia. and from
there went tc Peekskill to deliver a lee
ture. When he returned Wednesday night
| handed him the paper. After reading
II he smiled and said This Is terrible
Going, upstairs, Mr.. Depew walked into
Mrs. Hegeman's presence and said:
~ am condemned to death
What for?' asked Mrs. Hsgeman.
Nothing, and that's the hard part
OF it, answered Mr.. Depew.
Depew was not in the least
alarmed about the matter. He treated
It as "A joke. Cranks are more or less
common around here. We have them in
Did Mr.. Depew report the matter to
the police?"
Yes, l believe he did; but I'll not be
sure"
Anton stated that Mrs. Hegeman and
her two grandchildren. both young la
dies, were the only members of the fam
lily in the house the night the notice was
was not In the city and his son was at
Columbia College.
7. J. Ryan. who nightly watches over
the Vanderbilt, Sloan and Shepard
houses In Fifth avenue, between Fifty
f1rsCt and Fifty-second streets, reported
at the office of the Holmes Electric Bur-
glar Alarm and Protective Patrol, by
which e is employed, that everything
on his beat last night was IAN o. K"
Ryan is reported as having torn a
notice from the front wall of the Van
derbilt palace, which was of the same
tenor as the one pasted on DR.. Depew's
door. Had he seen such a placard, his
employers say, he certainly would have
reported 1t at the Conpany's office.