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The evening world., 1894-06-19
STOLE FROM LETTERS
Mail-Oarrier William G. McKey
Confesses Els Crime.
Caught by Decoy Letters Containing
Marked Money.
He Admits Having Previously Rifed
Mail Matter.

For the past six months there has
been a series OF mail robberies connected
with station e. Atlantic avenue, near
Pennsylvania avenue. Brooklyn. Suspi-
cion poined towards Mail-Carrier will
lam C. Mickey. Decoy letters were sent
OUT he took the bait and was arrested
last night at his home, 2o4l Bergen street,
Brooklyn.
McKey's capture was one Of the neat
est and quickest that has ever been
known in the Brooklyn department. 1t
was all done In less than four hours.
When Mickey came under suspicion the
matter was placed in the hands OF Post
3nssh Im,pee,9rs WSsn G. w Beavers and b. b.
| his delivery route at 3.45 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, he carried two decoy let
ters. One was postmarked Ramseys. n.
contained marked money. amounting In
all to six one dollar bills and fifty
| cent piece.
one letter was addressed to a person
not residing in McKey's route and the
| other to a person who had once lived
| along the route but had moved. He
| should have returned both to the ONCE.
Instead Of that, 1t is asserted that he
and destroyed them.
When Mickey returned from his route
and turned no letters over. the inspec-
| tors. who were near by. were notified
They followed him home and accused
him of the theft. Mickey broke down
| made full confession and turned the
money over to the inspectors. He also
admitted having robbed the malls or
previous occasions.
An acknowledgment Of his crime wa.
drawn up, which Mickey signed without
any promises of immunity from arrest
| or imprisonment He was then ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Morfe in the Federal Building
| waived examination and was held II
81 500 bonds to await the action OF tn,
coming United States Grand Jury.
Mickey was appointed q letter-carrie,
where he has served continuously sine,
that time. He Is twenty-six years o
age and has a family. The maximum
penalty for his otrense Is five years IL
the penitentiary.
The evening world., 1894-06-19
PLACED UNDER BONDS.
Mrs. Hilah A. Woram Must Cease
Annoying Her Daughter.

Mrs. Hilah A. Woram, of so5 Columbus
avenue, New York,was placed on trial in
Gates Avenue Court. Brooklyn, this
morning. on charges Of threatening her
daughter, Mrs, Josephine Cartwright. Of
SSs General avenue, Brooklyn, and calling
her sister. Marietta Thorpe, vile names.
Mrs. Woram was tried in New York for
conspiring. with Harry Bentley, to ruin
her daughter. The trial resulted In a
subsequently married and went to
Brooklyn. Her mother followed her and
gave her great deal of trouble. The
and was sent to the Gates Avenue Court
to make charges.
Justice Z. c. Murphy placed Mrs. wo-
ram under bonds to keep the peace.
The evening world., 1894-06-19
WROTE INSULTING LETTERS.
Jauitor Cameron Promised 200
Girls Employment.
Run Down by Marshal Biggart and
Held in 81, 800 Bail.

Joseph Cameron. forty years old. jani-
tor of the Germania Bank Building. $40
Fulton street. Brooklyn. was arrested
by Deputy United States Marshal Big
art this morning charged with send
ing obscene letters through the mails.
For the past few months many young
girls advertising for employment as
typewritsrs. clerks, &c. in New York
and Brooklyn. have received insulting
replies. although accompanied BY prom
ise5 OF employment at large salaries.
Many of the Girls were so shocked
and grieved over these letters that they
said nothing about them. Soon, how
ever. complaints began to pour into the
United States District-Attorney's office
in Brooklyn from girls who begged that
the author OF the letters be prosecuted
Marshal Biggart was placed on the
case and succeeded in tracing the au-
thorship OF the letters to Cameron.
Marshal Bisgart said this morning that
in two months Cameron had written
nearly two hundred letters to various
girls applying through the columns oi
| papers for employment. Cameron has O
wife and flve children.
When arraigned before United state,
Commissioner Morle bail was fixed fol
| Cameron a t$1b00.
Marshal Biggart stated that Cameron
real name was Joseph ahh kraemer: tIe wa wa
Commissioner Morle set Cameron's O.
Kraemsrs hearing down for late thi
afternoon.
Miss Annie Derby of 800 Mott street
New York, one Of the girls who received
| a letter from thetprisoner. was the frs
to complain to- the authorities.
Joseph H. Lemon; Of s,lS iS2 East East ON on
OF DR.. Parkhursts agents swore out th
| warrant for Kraemer's arrest.
The evening world., 1894-06-19
THINKS HIS CHILD'S ALIVE.
Sngler Requests that Her CONN BE
Disinterred.

4 A man named Engler called on DIR.
Nagi>, at the Board of Health. to-day
and said that he wanted the coffin sup
posed to contain the body of his child.
which died at Riverside Hospital from
t;mall-pox twelve years ago, disinterred.
II He said that he believed that his child
Was still alive, and that II would be
Hound that the coffin contained nothing
but stones.
d He showed several letters which he
|Iad received from Canada within the
kst six weeks, stating that his daugh-
.&r was alive and in an institution in a
anadian I'd ba,Hdtg,o city, conducted by man
'<The letters all stated that for certain
q. consideration he would be acquainted
Nth all the facts. and his daughter
|lbuld be restored to him.
bEng1er has just returned from Canada
NVbere he had been making an investiga-
Illkn and he seems to be convinced that
II daughter is still alive.
'he undertaken who buried the child
y ls Joseph Hoffman, jr. The child wa
that time eight years old. The
u HAL was in Calvary Cemetery,
4 ,vr. Nagle told Engler he would have
dapply to The authorities of Ions
Ind City for a permit to exhume the
IL before anything could be done.
Hgler says that the coffin was toe
ri Mt for his chifd's body. and that
.lweight was also disproportionately
pter.
The evening world., 1894-06-19
STERN PARENT WITH A Gun.
Ida0sborn Elopes and Her Father
Threatens Her Husband.
Tried to Regain Her by Force, but
the Police Interfered.

William Osborn. OF Jersey City. father
OF Ida Osborn. the girl who yesterday
eloped and married Isaac Van Emberg.
appeared at the Van Emberg residence.
in Elm street, near Laurel avenue. Ar
lington, n. j.. this morning, with gun.
and tried TO force an entrance into the
house 10 get his daughter.
Osborn was unable to get into the
house, as 1t was barricaded.
Some II the neiEhbors of the Van En-
berss, who saw Osborn walking up and
down, with the gun on his arm, notified
the police.
Isaac Van Embers, who married os-
born's daughter. owns a milk route. and
policeman had to be sent with him
this morning to protect him from vio-
lence at the hands OF the irate father:
Osborn was finally persuaded by the
police TO return TO his home on Forrest
Street, Arlington. He threatens Isaac
Van Embsrg with violence when he
meets him.
The evening world., 1894-06-19
DOWN COMES THE HOFFMAN,
Demolition Begins To-day, and n
history Structure to he Put Up.

bcmOitiOn beR1ns 'IO-Day, ana n
history Structure to he Put Up.
The work OF tearing down that portion
Of the Hoffman House situated on the
southwest corner of Twenty-ffth street
and Broadway preparatory to the erec-
ton of a magnificent new hotel building
will be begun this afternoon by the
contractors.
The old building. one OF the noted ho-
tel landmarks OF this city, will be re-
placed by a fre-proof twelve-story
structure. Indiana limestone and iron
will be the materials used in it's con-
struction. The plans show a frontage
on Broadway OF 80 feet and l25 feet on
Twenty-fifth street. 1t will be Septem-
ber. 1895. before the work will be com
pleted and the new Hoffman House
ready for business.
Proprietor Stokes said this morning
that he proposed to make the new Hor-
man HOUSE as fne as any hotel in the
world. The estimates show n cost OF
$780, 900 for the building. and he says he
will furnish the new house from top Ia
bottom at a cost OF not le-h than $3.50, 900
making . total outlay OF 81, ,o0o,0 900.
AR. Stokes said he was going ~
Europe in July to arrange for the new
furniture, bric-R -brac and decorations
lie proposes TO make the ladies recep-
tion parlor and the gentlemen's smoking
rooms the most beautiful in New York
When he reopens the house he will be
prepared to accommodate nearly 4ot
guests.
The evening world., 1894-06-19
LIBERTY HELLO TOO CHEAPLY,
Justice Gaynor Releases an Al.
legged Policy Writer.
Says No Man May Be Imprisoned or
Information and Belief.

Justice Gaynor, Of the Supreme Court.
Brooklyn, this morning on writ OF ha-
beas corpus dismissed from custody
Harris Blum. an alleged policy writer OF
T Johnson avenue, rooklyn.
Blum was arrested early in May by
Detective Kennedy, Of the stagg street
police station. on the charge Of selling
policy slips. Kennedy did not make a
positive charge, but offered an affidavit
OF information and belief.
Blum was arraigned before Justice
Watson in the Even Street Police
Court. and sent to jail for six months
and fined $500.
Justice Gaynor decides that n police
officer or other person has no right to
deprive a man of his liberty on informa-
tion and belief. He claims that II such
q practise Is allowed mans liberty
would be held too cheaply. He holds
that no evidence was shown which war
rants Blum's imprisonment.
The evening world., 1894-06-19
HAD SLOWER ARRESTED.
Made q Good Nictheroy Bontswain
but Neglected His Family.

Mortimer 8. Slower, who served as
boatswain on the Nictheroy during the
late Brazilian war; but now lives at 94S
Greene avenue, Brooklyn. was arraigned
in Gates Avenue Court this morning,
charged with abandoning his wife. An
ME.
the day the Nictheroy sailed for Brazil.
but that she has neither seen nor re-
ceived support from him since.
She knew that he had returned to the
United States May 4. but was unable to
find him. Finally, being In want. she
applied to the Charities Commissioners.
warrant was issued and Slower was
arrested yesterday by Policeman Short.
Slower claims that he had just re-
turned. In court this morning he handed
her $50 and expressed himself willing to
paProied aPpid under md Haq a promise % to ' do so. m was
The evening world., 1894-06-19
MARY E. WooDWARD'S WILL.
Charitable Institutions Here and Mt
baltimore RENE embsred.

The will OF the late Mary Il. Woodward
was rlei in the Surrogate's once for pro-
bate to-day. She makes several osquests
to charitable institutions.
To the Convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church OF Maryland she leaves
500 In trust, the income to be used 70
nay the rector OF 81. stephens's Church.
Severn Parish, Arundel County, Nd. The
conditions are that an iron fence be
place around tho chureh-yard bearing
The name Webb, and be painted once
,very two years. And that the window
over the chancel to the memory of her
parests, James and Claressa Webb. be
10 ST. fhomas's Church. in this city.
she leaves 5000 in trust, the income 10
b. used for the relief OF the poor and
needy. To the Baltimore Old Women's $
Home she gives $500.
Trust estates for $25, 900 and $1,000 are
crea ted for her grandchildren, Edith and
William Woodward. The residue OF the
estate goes TO her son, James T. Wood
ward. who is appointed executor and
trustee.
The evening world., 1894-06-19
STOLE HER BOY HUSBAND.
The Bride Loses in n wild Chase
for q Young BENEDICT.
(By Associated PressD

LINCOLN, Neb.. June l9.-Sult has
been commenced TO set aside the mar
riage of Joseph Lambdin. n University
student OF sixteen y.sars, TO Mary Mar
shall. twenty-four years old. on the
ground OF fraud. The home OF the young
people Is in Tamora. where the wife 10
a teller in the bank OF the bridegroom's
uncle. The boys parents forbade the
two going together. and sent him here
to college. They were secretly married
later, the boy asserting that he was OF
They separated. and recently the, story
OF their secret nuptials reached Mr..
Lambdin's ears. The father started for
Lincoln and the wife followed. A wild
chase for the youthful husband Ell ued.
but the father succeeded In running<Sim
out OF town before the wife could reach
him.
Now II is announced that With boyish
Inconsistency young Lambdin has repu-
dated bis wife, Rnd will swear that he
was induced n &ed by fraud. Both are
OF wealthy fafnilieb
The evening world., 1894-06-19
ROBBED CROESUS PITzSCH.
Waiter Long Was Making Away
with . Basket of CLANS.

CoNEY ISLAND. June 19.-Henry
Pltzsch, brother OF Ernest Pitzsch. the
man who gave money away lavishly and
who is now undergoing an examination
as to his sanity complained to the police
last night that for the past few days
clans, oysters and other supplies were
missing from his brothers hotel. the
Pitzsch Arcave. on Surf avenue. Of which
he has charge.
7 At daylight this morning. as Mounted
Policeman Dennis Gallagher was riding
in the rear of the hotel, he saw George
Long. waiter. cSk1ing out with a basket
OF CLAIMS. Long ran. but was caught
after a chase Of two blocks.
Justice Finnerty sent Long to the
penitentiary for six months.
The evening world., 1894-06-19
FOR coLUMBIA's GROUNDING
Capt. Sumner Censured by tAe Navy
Department.
CBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. June ls.-Secretary
Herbert has written letter OF censufe
to Capt. George w. Sumner, command
ing the Columbia, in regard to the
grounding OF that vessel on her trial
trip. He's ays, in part:
1.-THE Department regrets that II 10
compelled to fully concur In the opinion
OF the court OF inquiry, that II was the
duty OF the commanding officer 10 have
been on the bridge when the vessel was
passing Bulkhead Shoals, and that 1t
was also his duty TO have caused the
speed OF the vessel to be reduced at that
time
"The speed over the bar, where the
injury is found to have occurred. ought
TO have been slower. especially ,wheT,
the fact is considered that. with the
water she carried in her double bottom
at the time there was a very small
margin OF safety.
"In view. however, OF the recon-
mendation OF the court that no further
proceedings be had. the matter will be
regarded as closed with your acknowl-
edgment OF the receipt Of this communi-
cation"
The evening world., 1894-06-19
A CANARSIE ROMEO.
Annie and George Are Made One
Despite Parental Opposition.

SPRINGFIELD. L. l.. June 1s.-Peo-
pie here are still talking about the
romantic elopement on Sundaw night
last of pretty seventeen-year-old Annie
Shaw and young George Baldwin, OF
Canarsie.
Farmer Shaw was much opposed to
the match. and when his daughter in
sisted on receiving the attentions OF
George, and threatened TO run away
with him the first chance she got. her
father locked her UP in her room and
placed guard over her.
George rescued her from this durance
vile on Sunday night with the aid of a
twenty,foot step-ladder, while the moon
to Jamaica, where after some difficulty
they finally persuaded Rev, ]. L. poul,
them. It is said that Papa Shaw is still
obdurate and refuses to bestow his
blessing on the newly, married pair, but
the villagers have celebrated the event
in the most enthusiastic fashion.
The evening world., 1894-06-19
JUST SAVED THEIR LIVES.
Rescue of Two Boys About to De
Crushed by nm Elevator.


Crushed by nm Elevator.
Alfred Watson sixteen years old. of
1886 Herkimer street, Brooklyn, and
Charles Fitzcola, thirteen. Of 755 Marcy
avenue, were sent this morning to open
the iron grating on the sidewalk over a
freight elevator in Wechsler & McNulty's &
dry-goods store. Fulton street and Bed
ford avenue.
The boys got on the elevator and
started the machine, Intending to push
open the doors with poles as they as
cended. The poles slipped and they were
caught between the elevator and the
doors
Their screams brought several EN-.
ployeest to their rescue. and the elevator
was stopped Just in time to save theii
lives.
Fitzcola escaped with cut on the fore.
head and Watson sprained his ankle
Both boys were taken home.
The evening world., 1894-06-19
Hoosier Miners Want Work.

KNIGHTsvILLE. Ind. June ls-Four hundred
miners here issued . call yesterday for
. Convention Wednesday, June 20. They passed
series OF resolutions disaSrssing with the Terrs
Haute Convention. which favored q Continuation
OF the strife, and fAyoring going 10 work at the
schedule agreed upon at Columbia
The evening world., 1894-06-19
Think Beef stew Poisoned Them

William Breslin forty-nine. his wefe, Catherine.
atty. and their children Nellie and Della, aged
ten and eight, o, 23i Water street, Brooklyn.
were taken III early this morning. They ate
beef stew last night purchased from a restaurant
,Mt 90 Bridge street. and they think the stew
<lAused their sickness They will recover.
The evening world., 1894-06-19

When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When shs became MiszI she cluns to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave then CastoriA
The evening world., 1894-06-19
Two brooklyn Homes Robbed.

During the night thieves broke into the apart
ments Of Titus Doraini, 50 Navy street, Brook
Iyn. and stole jewelry and clothing worth 800.
and the home OF Max Brush. l63 Roebin6 street,
where thev got jewelry worth SIS.
The evening world., 1894-06-19
READY TO FIGHT.
,iIverinnn Drew n Blade from n
sword-Cane.

Al1e SHERMAN, an excltable French
man. living in a boardln lnghouse at 1863
West Ninteenth street, was incenseG
against several friends last night and
went about vowing vengeance.
He had a sword-canc, out OF which
he drew a long rapler-like blade ana
hourished II about. George Fuller o.:
l6l West Ninteenth street. sent for
Policeman Rien and had s!lberman ar
rested
At Jefferson Market Court to-day the
Frenchman was held for trial
The evening world., 1894-06-19
COUSIN OF THE BOSS" FINED
Mclaughlin Punished for Being In
t0xicated.

Charles Mclaughlin. OF B1 Quincy
street, Brooklyn. a cousin OF Boss" Nc
Laughlin. OF that city. ana a politician
himself, was fned IS by Justice Martin.
in the Tombs Police Court, this morn-
ing.
street station, found Mclaughlin In
toxicated. and he was locked up for safe
keeping.
AT the station he was bsiied. but
when he appeared In court this morn-
intoxicated. He did not pay the fine.
.
The evening world., 1894-06-19

Jacob Nevins. of s.5 Putnam avenue. brooklyn,
was robbed OF a gold watch worth $3.50. while
riding to his home on a Greene avenue car at
l. so this morning.
The evening world., 1894-06-19
One of Col. Cody's Men Robbed.

One of Col. COdy's Men Robbed.
Christopher schulting a musician employed at
the wild West Show. and occupying furnished
room at s9s Third avenue. Brooklyn. told the
police to-day that somebody had opened bis
trunk with false keys and stolen sass ell sh.
pees two young men who roomed with him. and
are now missing.
The evening world., 1894-06-19

pr entertaining gossip of the
N, the ball field and the ring
the O O'Clock Edition and the
rting Extra of The Evening
The evening world., 1894-06-19

You read THE Evening worldr
Do you read the Sunday world7
The evening world., 1894-06-19

You read The Evening worldr'
Do you peae at --ss1day World7
The evening world., 1894-06-19

You read 'sTAs EvcainE WsFlar'
DO you read the sunday wsxlaf
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-01-12
DEAD
An Old. Respected, Citizen
Passes away.

1t was not an unexpected event
which happened yesterday after
noon, when the death of Mr..
Frank S. Pratt, well known cit-
zen was announced. yet, for all
the weeks of preparation which
the loving family and friends had
had In which TO steel their feel
ings against the inevitable victory
of the fell destroyer, there were
no dry eyes around the bedside of
the departed when the result was
evident Death came slowly and
with attendant pain but the end
was reached with fortitude, the
final summons being answered at
few minutes past 4 o clock and in
presence of the family.
The deceased, Franklin Seayer
Pratt was born in Boston. Mass.
November 3, 1929, and was there
fore GA years and 2 months of age
at his death. He came hither In
1850, and was married to the
daughter of a high chief. Eliza
beth Kekaaniau Iaanui. in 1864.
Mr.. Pratt has occupied many
high positions of trust having
been, but short time before his
death, Hawaiian Consul General
at San Francisco.
The immediate cause of Mr..
Pratt's death was dropsy. The
funeral will take place on next
Sunday afternoon from st. An
drew's Cathedral at 3 o'clock;
relatives. friends and acquain-
tances are invited to be present
ut the services.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-01-12

Mrs. Yina King the colored
woman charged with an attempt
to knock out a colored boxer
named latter the immortal Geo.
Washington, was remanded to-
day, by Judge Robertson of the
District Court, for trial at the
next term of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. j. L. Kaulukou appeared for
the defendant.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-01-12
Suicide.

When Jim Queen, the we'll
known hack driver returned
home last night from the band
concert at the Hotel, he was un-
pleasantly surprised to find that
one of his best horses, which he
had left tied to a tree, had COM
mitted suicide by hanging him
self. Whether the horse felt
Respondent at being left at home
when the National band was play
ing or whetherhe tried to follow the
example of our local 2. G.. politi-
clans, in attempting to solve the
Hawaiian situation, will remain
an unsolved mystery. No reason
for the desperate act can be ad-
vanced except that the rope was
too short. Jim Qninn bemoans
his loss so much more was this
was the third horse which he has
lost within the last two months,
and he knows how difficult
restoration" is.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-01-12
The Policy of InfAmy.

Lstss~t returns from Hawaii plt
the late Republican adninissra-
ton in 8 bad light. If the New
York Sun will now transfer It's
scare-head The Policy of In
fanny TO fair and full account
of what President Harrison drd
in Hawaii. it will thus be able to
make goods It's boast. Ii ron see
it in the Sun it's so. Special
Commissioner Blount's report
shows that the present govern
ment of Hawaii is government
upheld by bayonets.
The question of the advisable
ity of monarchical government
is not up for consideration so far
as Hawaii is concerned. The
United States government. how
ever; has been put in a shameful
attitude by the act of Harrison's
administration. Mr.. Blount's
report demonstrates plainly that
the power of the United States
was used to force the Queen from
her throne. Our government
stands in the attitude of the
strong bully over a weak nation.
Our armed forces were used
to coerce the late monarch in
Hawaii and were used to further
the objects of a ring there Thus
far, therefore, the policy of in
fanny has been the policy of the
Republican administration under
Benjamin Harrison.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-01-12
Of Little Interest.

| have not been able to find a
man outside of the civil service
who is able to get up even
moderate amount of interest,
much less Indignation, over the
Hawaiian controversy. The
people regard the affair as
small amount of wool for a very
large cry. That Harrison
administration muddled with
precipitate jingoism the whole
matter and put the country in
false attitude, is the apparent
conclusion of Mr.. Cleveland 3
Cabinet. That Mr.. Gresham's
declaration, that whatever wrong
was committed by the United
States ought to be reetified by
the United States, is in any way
the effort of recreant American
ism to establish Imperialism by
force in Hawaii, nobody with his
senses believes. That the senti
ment of this country is in favor
of. annexation, | am unable to
see. Men of average good sense,
who do not believe that every
thing President Cleveland does
must be the best thing, are keen
ly alive to the other fact that
whatever he does is made the
pretext for assault by those who
opposed him bitterly before his
election and seized upon every
opportunity to misrepresent him
afterwards. Take the Hawaii
question out of partisanship and
it will settle itself like any other
teapot when the fire is removed.
-Nym Crinkle in N. Y. World.