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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-13
TEL TORTONI REVOKED
RAILROAD INTERESTS.

OBJECTIONS TO THE OLCOTT-EARLE PLAN
MEETING OF THE HARTsHoRNE COMMITTEE OF
READING-TALK OF JOHN wANAMAKER
FOR PRESIDENT.
The Hartshorne Committee Of the Reading road
composed Of the stock and bondholders opposed to
the present management of the road and to the
Olcott-Earle Committees plan OF reorganization
met at Nc. 1G Broad-st. yesterday. The following
objections to the plan were presented by Isaac L.
Rice and received the hearty approval of the meet
ing:
Flrst-That the statement of earnings set forth in
the prospectus is erroneous and deceptive. and that
a plan based upon ii prove delusive second
that the plan contempates indefinite extension
OF the premiership. and makes no provision 10 re-
the company to solvency. third, the bonds
asserting to the plan are soon as deposited
affected by six contracts to which the asserting
bondholders, the committee. two syndcates the re-
cevers and the company are parties. and the COM
mittee has the right TO enter into other contracts
bonds entirely their character of bonds, and are
converted into obligations depending for their rights
not on recorded mortgages. but upon those mort
cages as varied by instruments already executed,
mttee; fourth that by reason of the prospectus ac-
campaigning the plan, and the contract entered INTO
by the committee with the receivers and the com
pany charges amounting to over slOooW per an an
mum given superiority over the asserting mort
preferred by future contracts. BY this means as
sentng mortgage and income bonds lose their re-,
spective priorIties and thus postponed 10 third
income bonds. fifth. that the pan, by consider. ing
substantial value recognizes the right claimed by
the company to issue third income bonds to any
amount for any nominal consideration Thus. the
third income bonds and the securities postponed 10
them are rendered valueess; and as those bonds
are the only issue which can BE- increased for the
capital requirements of the company the destruc-
ton OF their value renders impossible the recupera-
ton OF the company under its present organization;
sixth. that the plan and the contracts already en-
tered into under II carry with them the approval or
the application OF funds of the company TO stock
specuatons and to purposes prohibited by the In;
come bonds. amounting TO more than SOMOo, and
thus not only eopardize the possibility of obtaining
a restoration OF the funds thus applied but actually
establish the right such application in the future
which right cannot but totally destroy the credit OF
the company
1t Is understood that the Hartshorne Committee
will try TO place John Wanamaker at the head OF
the company. The Harris management Is said TO
hold enough proxies to win the election.
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oprsIDENT MARTIN THERE.
NE OREYED A SUBPOENA.
rur COMMITTEE DID NOT WANT HIS
TESTIMONY THEN. HOWEVER,

49, NOTICEABLE POLICE OUTRAGE DISCLOSED
o,,rrR WAYS oT THE EXCISE BoARD-A
x,-MBER or RETIRED POLICEMEN TELL
THEIR sToIIEs-MUCH INTEREST
ING TESTIMONY GIVEN
Tho IexoW Committees investigation OF the Po-
u.o Department proceeded laborously yesterday
"a many Witnesses who testified about variety
:, srhiects were examined by John w. Golf and
r,ork Moss DR. Parkhurst, VINO looked in at
40 session. expressed hope that important dis
,srres would be made before the investigation
..ms TO an end. Father Ducey. whose cttend-
-. AZ the committees sessions has led 10
..--,spondence with Archbishop Corrgan and
-.h the Apostolic Delegate. was absent Presi-
,.,, Martin of the Police Board. appeared in re-
o,se 10 a subpoena but was excused.
Mr. Golf made an announcement that he was
,,soared to show that Charles A. Grant me
t,rmer secretary for Commissioner John Nc
Gave. who resigned soon after Mr.. McClave cid
nd went 10 live in Asbury Park. ~ j.. acquired
,ronsrty worth more than $4,000 in this city by
.,r1,pt methods in accepting brides for appoint
,,.r,s of policemen. He wanted Grant to appear
=. a witness. he said. but the committees sub
,osna-servers had not been able to find Mr..
Grant Mr. Golf had record of the appoint
r,snts made by Mr.. McClave. together with the
-scommendatons which had been signed by
many men. including Governors of the State.
The testimony given by Etienne Bayer. a
.,,mer detective in the Eleventh Precinct. admit
.,,o that he had registered and voted in the lid
assembly District while he had home in East
Jssbty.seventh-st., was declared by Mr. Golf to
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TIE FIRM Has \ "SNAP."

Mr. Moss want to say frankly that this firm
has snap" or monopoly. OF the city printing
G. OSy Senator LeXow)-iow can YOU get AL the
contracts for printing? Ave have the plant and
can do the work cheaper We have plates Tor
blanks which the other printers have not got. FIX
cept in the election printing We have not got con-
Q-Where do you get your pun ANYWAY ny. ~, H re,
The witness said that the contracts for printing
for the departments for 1895 had been given out bnt
ne did not think 1t had been done to prevent me
reform administration from giving out contri. rs.
because many OF the blanks were 10 DE uSe" a. TIC
Daniel Curran Who was policeman ,'1ti9ned at at
retired on a pension last year testified mat ne hdn
hore AMI h GsT WINS %heh Wsre d sy in far Tea'nrr
His is inspector in the street C.eanins De-
Etienne Bayer. who detective in the Eey-
enth Precinct under Captain Alaire years age;
year seven years ago. He had been p9liccm,ln
only ten years but he ar wsned oy knew the
injury had made his fingers lees hexihe There
hrourh tn motions Of putting his hand behind MS
hack in the attitude Of policeman taxing urine
and the witness said Yes ana laughed with tie
Senator Lexow-Wi,ness. do you understand what
YOU are saying? This may be no Laughing matter
i' The oWitness-Mr Con- is saying It all
@ (sy Mr. Goffj-Do you not understand tha; , 20.
licemen take brides with their HANDS oehhu '"e"
o~what was the cause Of your compliant against ain
sesn .h MnrPhy 10 lend hm IAN and oand
the money to him. ! was not able to get II back
ODD he pay the money back since THIS COM
mlttee has been here? A--hes ,.,.. 49, 80,
mttee and tell the whoe TRANSACTION uh..S 10 az
naiS9 Al can't remember. | might nav" sdi' So
,nieh; have come before the committee 80
O"Why did he want $50 from you; ~ ni,s anu u
not ask. lie was captain OF police ana WAS
patroman. ,, oo,oc,tors from dis
orderly houses? A.-No. , , 80
The witness admitted that he had been KNOWN r as
Raners place at Coney Island. at the rooms OF tle
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show that Bayer had violated the Election law.
and the committee directed that the attention of
The District-Attorney be called to the testimony.
Bayer said he had been compelled to sue Police
Captain Murphy for $3.50. which. he declared. ne
lad loaned TO the Captain. He denied that TN
money had been collected from disorderly houses
and from liquor-stores at a time when Captain
Murphy expected TO be transferred 10 the pre-
cInct east of the BOwery.
Ex-Chief Inspector Steers and eX-Captains Gun
nsr C1inchv and Yue told the committee how
they came 10 be retired on pensions. Gunner
and Yule said they had been forced to retire at
the age Of sixty to make room FOR other men VINO
wanted TO be captains. About 200 retired police
men stood up before the committee as an OBJECT
lesson and counsel for the committee declared
that too many policemen had been permitted 10
retire on pensions when they were able 10 per
form good service, in order that other men might
pay for appointments as policemen
An intolerable police outrage was disclosed py
the testimony Of Mrs. Elite Keller. respectable
married woman. who came TO the city recently
nom Albany AS she was inquiring her way IN
the city she arrested on a charge OF as
orderly conduct by Policeman Burke, VINO iocked
her ND at the Merccr-st. station. At the Jenei-
son Market Police Court later she was SEN
fenced 10 two months on the Island by justice
Koch. Her husband obtained her release by
paying sl5 after she had been on the isiahu
fwenty-four days. 49,
The Rev DR.. John A B. Wilson of the Eigh-
tenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church toiu
Ills experience in trying to make Ponce Ca dP,,
Donohue shut up dsordery houses and policy
shops in the Sixteenth precinct He expressed d
belief that the best way TO suppress such VICIOUS
naces was 10 proceed against the owners OF
oroperty Members Of the committee expressed
a desire to have advice on the subject.
BY the testimony Of merchants IL was SHOWN
that there has been a practice OF paying ponce
men for special services in watching stores AT the
holiday season. and Lawrence Bayer. grocer tes-
tiled that devils dive in Seventh-aNe. nad
been licensed against his repeated protest pc
cause a brewing firm had an interest IN ihe
place.
The investigation will go on to-day.
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GILL, WILL HAVE TO STAND TRIAL

Miss Hannah Rosenthal. Of No. $40 East Eightieth-
ST preferred charges before Inspector Williams at
Police Headquarters yesterday against Patromah
Thomas Gil, OF the Fifthst. station
an 10 the policeman who. on last Friday night
arrested Miss Rosentha In Second-ave. and charged
her with soliciting In the Essex Market Court
the following day the girl was discharged she
denied the charges made by the policeman and said
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THEY WILL "GO HIGHER
Mr. JEROME SAYS THE INVESTIGATION
WILL NOT STOP.
OUTRAGEOUS TREATMENT BY THE POLICE OF A
, 2ESPECTABLE MARRIED WOMAN-JusIICh
GaGAN IMPLICATED-DR. WILSON TELLS
OF HIS EXPERIENCE 49, MANY
WITNESSES EXAMINED.

saGAN 1MPLIcArED-DR. WILSON TELLS
OF HIS EXPERIENCE - MANY
WITNESSES EXAMINED.
Some Of the outside fog and drizzle appeared to
have pervaded Part Of the Superior Court wheh
the investigation OF the Police Department by 'he
kxow Committee continued In the courtroom"
Yesterday The 200 and more pensioners OF the
department. who present at Tuesdays SEES
sion were back in their seats again, and Com
missioner James j. Martin attended with sub
poena In his pocket. although he was not wanted
as witness. Father Ducey was absent but II
was not known II lack of interest the unfavorable
weather another letter from Archbishop cor
rgan had caused him to remain away.
John W. Golf Of the committees counsei, DC
gan the session by calling the name OF Charles A.
Grant and then stating that the committees sub
poena-servers had been vainly trying 10 find Grant
ior six months Grant was Commissioner McclaVe !
secretary. and resigned Immediately after the
Commissioner did. Since then Grant has been
living at Asbury Park.
Il make this public announcement" said Mr..
GOT. in the hope that Grant VIII come mere ana
vindicate himself. / am prepared TO show that ne
the Of realty in this city 10 the amount OF
1000 $4,000 all Of which he acquired wnen
ne was employed at a salary o: $l,7OO year
am prepared TO show that he acquired the money
Dy corrupt methods. in the way OF accepting briDes
20 secure appointments on the force. lie Is d
citizen OF New-York, and hope he VIII come ana
explain why he resigned HIS position, why ne ieft
the State suddenly and how he acquired MS
wealth"
senator Lexow-It is to be hoped that Mr.. Grant
VIII avail himself OF the offer OF an opportunity to
indicate himself.
AR. Gof-Particularly at this tuncture. Tor we
nave here the record Of Mr.. McClaves appoint
ments
MT. Goh laid his hand large package OF
documents. which. he explained later INCLUDED
'ne recommendations for applicants for appoint
ment which had been sent to Mr. McClave. Some
VI the recommendations had been signed by Gov
ernors OF New-York State. Then Mr.. Con- ex-
Sained that the presence OF Mr.. Martin was not
neeoed. and the Commissioner left the court
FRANK Moss recalled to the witness-chair Will
I'm H. Wood OF j. J. Little e. Co., and asked
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FOR THE RELEASE or MRS. FITZGERdLD.

THE WOMAN WHO KILLED CARRIE PEARsALL
SAID TO HAVE RECLAIMED HER REASON.
In the Supreme Court Brooklyn yesterday Judge
Cullen granted an order for the showing OF cause
why Mrs. Catharine NJ Fitzgerald should not be
released from the State Homeopathic Insane Asy-
lum In MIddetown. She was tried in this city sew
eral months ago for the murder Of Carrie Pear.
sail and acquitted on the ground of insanity. and
sent to the asylum by Judge Cowins She has re-
covered her reason. IL Is said. and her husband
John j. Fitzgerald, petitions for her release.
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he had asked her to accompany him to a hote
Miss Rosen,ha told her story before the Lexow
Committee Tuesday
Policeman Gill summoned before Inspector
Williams yesterday and confronted by Miss Rosen-
thai and her father. She Immediately identif1ed
MIN the who had arrested her. Inc IN
spector entertained her complaint. and GIL will
have TO stand trial before the Commissioners. MISS
Rosentha made affidavit in Complaint Clerk Peter
sons office that Gill arrested her false charge
and that he made an improper proposition 10 her.
The trial will In all probability take place next
Wednesday,
LICENSE OF THE HOTEL TORTONI REVOKED
The case Of August L.. Louis. the Lexow witness
and lessee of the Hotel Torton at Nos. 161 and 6}
Lexlngton-ave., called for final action by the
Excise Board yesterday Louis did not appear, but
his counsel. Solomon Berr. hand After
some talk about the non-appearance Of Louis. Mr.:
Berri went out Of the room, and the board revoked
the license. and sent messenger to instruct the
police to close the place at once.
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DIR. WILSON'S EXPERIENCE.

The Rev Or John 4 y Wilson. pastor OF the
Eighteenth street Methodist Episcopal Church. was
the next and las, witness He said he had been
r. sldent Of New-York since April 1892 Mr.. Moss
requested him g. give his experience" with the police
IN connection with his efforts to combat vice Ut
Wilson read long statement. giving MS expert
cnces in Captain D0nohueS precinct , -, .,,..,
q You started IN with confidence IN the pphS'
Ayes. and gave them long ana patent Uitl,
g-Ilavr you the same confidence no" A-1's'
In the plirolmen. but not I'm the captains
Q-You have confidence In the more promi-
nent officials In the Department. Al woulhh
say that Superintendent Byrues has always an
swcrcd promptly the complaints ! nave nal. 10
results have been obtained as "A result OF these
complaints ,-, -,
Dr Wilson said that Captain Donohue played
him FOR 4 long time 49,, .
Chairman l.exow asked the witness II n" had
panacca 20 oner for the social evil.
Il think said pr Wilson. that God Almighty
plan Is the only feasible plan and that Is hou
shalt not have no doubt but all disordery
Dr Wilson SAID that II the social evil were
localized" II would be a step toward doing away
the run and should be kept going. He was OF
the opinion that the great majority OF fallen
women could be- redeemed -
Don't you believe Doctor" said Senator brad
lev that u would be- good thing II the state
provided a home for these poor creatures
'I'ndoubtedy So" replied pr Wilson,
The witness believed that a law should be passed
irnposing heavy fines property owner VINO
Ica.scJ his property for disordcrly purposes.
a long discussion then followed as TO the best
means for supprcssng the social evil; senator
slIggcstons az 1t had been asked 70 report on me
subject To the Legislature. senator bradley
tbonght II would be good Idea to have the pubic
press ask for suggestions from persons VINO had
studied the question -, ,o,o
m. to-day.
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=. r. Todd general traffic manager of the W
Shore. said
TRUNK LINE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

TRUNK LINE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Trunk Line Executive Committee met in this
city yesterday The question OF westbound pas
senger rates and the payments OF commissions
was considered. II decided to leave the sub
feet the decision Of the Trunk Line presidents
Who viii meet I'm the course of the month. The
meeting developed the fact that the question OF
commissions is nearer settlement than ever before.
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some more questions about the firms failure to get
the contract for printing the ballots for the cleo
ton last month. Mr.. Wood explained that the
firm was willing to print the ballots for less than
$4,000 the sum paid to the printing house of
Martin b. Brown. George II. kelso. representing
had been for $4,000, but he was allowed 10 amend
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MIR RyRNEs SHOULD RE EXAMINED.

MIR RYRNES SHOULD Re EXAMINED.
DIR PARKHrRsT ANXIOUS TO HAVE THE SUPER
INTENDENT ON THE sTAND-rHE COM
MiTTEE rs DOING FAITHFUL WORK.
The Rev DR. Parkhurst said last evening. In his
home I'm East Thirty -hfth-st, that he had not OBJ
served anything make him believe that the l'eXow
co,ruI,,.e had sw.rvcd from the line which had
heen faithfully followed In the police investigation
'.When the committee came here, H. said i was
inclined 10 think that there room for suspicion.
I'm, I was long ago convinced OF the earnestness ana
deviation 81 the committee. | have absolute CON
ndcnce in Mr. Gon ! know that he has been worn
nv ners.tent work but he is likely 10 set brilliant
period at the end OF the investigation Inc prepara-
,Ion needed for the examination of witness IKE
Police Superintendent Byrnes means "A great deal OF
hard work but / shall be disappointed II Mr. byrnes
* not called 10 the wtness-chalr and subjected to
searching examination. IT there IS failure to call
Mr. Hyrnes as A witness. 4 may not lose faith in
the committee but | shall go about for some time
with an Interrogation mark in my head. consider
Ing that MIR Byrnes has been connected with ths
Police Department for a third or a century, anu
that under his rule the department mas Isdchs" nS
HIGHEST state OF power and its lowest depths OF cor
rupton know Of no man VINO ~ more uesrl lnh
of The marciiessness Of Mr.. Cor. Then there are
ONE OF THE BIG MEN" MAY BE On IHf,
Inspector WILLIAMS and Mclaughlin to be heard
from. ,, ,ha ,r,.as,,ea,Ion nv
the Lexow Committee continued next year anu l
am glad hear II. was taking to-uay MIN q
prominent citizen. who spoke OF the advvsap;iity o
calling a mass meeting to voice the PUBIC h ,h ue'amu
mittce ard think would be in favor OF such a
moo
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epic MEN" MAY BE on THE STAND.

C.ounser and members of the Lexow Committee
declined 10 tell yesterday or last evening II super
intendent Byrnes. Inspectors Williams ana NC
Iauehlln or Police Commissioner Martin would
n. called to testify before the committee this
week but there WAS some reason TO think that
one OF the four men might be In the witness chair
soon possibly to-day Tribune reporter was told
last evening by a man who has been close to the
committee that important testimony by one OF the
week and that the committee might sit on Satur-
day TO allow the testimony 10 be completed
The arrest OF Mrs. Evelyn Bell in New-Jersey,
n was declared would be followed BY her speedy
annearance as a witness. and she Is expected TO
Five some startling testimony concerning ofnciais
in the Police Department.
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Brooklyn police force At Bath Reach. on salary
OF 500 a year He was acting captain In the
town OF New Utrecht until the county towns w"r"
annexed 10 Brooklyn but now he Is patrolman.
Ralph VI Hyde general manager FOR Tiffany Co.
was the next witness
Q-You have policemen employed IN your store?
Ave have.
We have two. Their names ar" Titus and crouch.
They from the Central once detective force.
Q.-TIow happen that you have these
officers Ave wanted them 20 watch matters
during the annual holiday rush. and applied
10 the Police Commissioners FOR them This has
been our custom for many years. The officers are
on duty from the time the store opens until II
closes.
\ memoran dum produced by Mr. Moss show.
ing that $50 ~ had been paid FOR the services OF
two officers named Wade and Noolrich ~ I1nany
co.'s employ. from December II 10 December
-. 1888 ON December g the company paid the
same men 800.
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it so to bring It within the appropriation. He
said the house had been printing the official ballots
for the city for four years.
Senator LeXow said IL was best to have the WORK
having experience. ana that in Rockland County
there had been trouble account of having the
work performed by persons who lacked experience
Senator OConnor said IL was evident that the work
in this city had been done at low price. and he
did not think the Police Commissioners had done
wrong in giving out the printing contract
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James A. Wright jr.. OF the American Line. said
TO a Tribune reporter last night regarding the re-
ported pool: II have knowledge whatever re-
gardlng such a dispatch. Nothing has oeen done done
In mar direction on this side OF the and II
ANYTHING decisive has been done on the other side
I surely would have heard OF IT. Matters are simply
In CT a a
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THE IMMIGRANT RATE WAR.

STORY FROM CHICAGO THAT 1T Is ENDED NEWS
TO STEAMSHIP MEN HERE.
Chicago Dec 12.-Private advices received here
last evening bring the important information mat
the severe struggle for supremacy on immigrant
ocean traffic between the allied Cont!nen al ocean
lines on the one side and the powerful british,
or rather Liverpool lines. on the other. has been
terminated by the formation OF a pool between the
lines Interested The has been in PROGRESS for
more than "A year past the German lines forcing
down the immigrant rates 10 and from British and
American ports. and the English lines hitting back
by reducing the rates AMI from Continental ports
to almost nominal figures.
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FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS,
Is w. 23D ST.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-19

and land a big striped bass in the surf.
When the fish is done up" and shows
the white feather by turning on its
back when turned into the undertow,
he should be landed. To accomplish
this successfully is also nice piece Of
work. He should be reeleG up as
close as possible to the shore. until he
is in the cut or depression that is al
ways found at the edge Of the under
tow. Then watch for big incoming
wave, lift him into it, and swish him
in on it's crest. The receding wave
will leave your glistening and beauti-
full prize stranded on the beach.
The bass fishing season begins on the
New Jersey coast in April. and lasts
until Thanksgiving. The best months
are June and early July, and from the
middle of September until late in No
vember The most notable surf fish
ing resorts are Belmar and Point Pleas
ant near the mouths of the Shark and
Manasquan rivers. The bass gather
and Turk about these "inlets," as the
river mouths are called, lying in wait
for the feed that is brought out of these
streams. The sport has rapidly grown
in popularity of late years. and hun
dreds of persons now indulge in it be-
tween Sandy Hook and Barnegat bay.
When washed off and laid out side by
side in their bright and beautiful col
ors at the close of the days. work the
fish present striking and, 20 the en-
thusiastic angler, most fascinating
sight.