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The evening world., 1894-06-25
FOR KILLING HIS WIFE
John Kirschher Arraigned in the
Gates Avenue Court.
Is Not Sorry and StolidIy An.
nounced His Guilt.
Served q Term for Endeavoring to
Stab Person.

John Kirschner. sixty years old, of 1861
Green avenue, stood before the bar of
the Gates Avenue Court, Brooklyn, this
morning to plead to the charge of mur.
dering his wife Margaret on Saturday
night.
The clothing he wore when arraigneo
was stained with his wife's blood.
He was questioned thrugh the German
Interpreter as to his guilt. He pleaded
guilty TO the charge, and showed no emo,
tion. When Justice Connolly endeavored
to assure himself by inquiring whether
the man really understood the gravity of
his situation. Kirshner stolidly replied
that he had committed the crime. AS
the law does. not recognize a plea of
guilty In murder cases, ne was remanded
TO await the actioL of the Grand Jury.
kirschner has the reputation of being
a drunkard and of being particularly
quarrelsome in his cups. He served a
sentence OF eight months in Bavaria
for trying to stab a person. He had a
quarrel with his wife last week and on
Saturday night renewed 1t. He was in
ing knife he rushed at his wife. His
and tried to get her out OF the room,
but before he could get her to the door
the old man had leaned over and
plunged his knife twice into his wife s
heart.
II am not sorry" was all Kirschner
said at the police station.
The inquest will be held this evening.
The evening world., 1894-06-25

George Edwards and Charles Waby were sent
10 Jail for ten days each by Justice Goettng In
the Lee Avenue Court, Williamsburg, to-day on
Q charge Of dsorderly conduct. They belong to
briggs avenue and South First street. and devote
most OF their time to asking passersby for the
price Of q pint
Anton Grath, nfty-four years old, OF SO Classon
avenue, Brooklyn and George Oswald, who lives
next door. quarrelled this morning over who was
TO pay for pitcher OF beer. They clInched
rolled over the floor TO a stairway when they
lbroke away and Grath plunged headlong down the
steps TO the lower hall. He was removed to the
homeopathic Hospital suffering from fracture
the skull.
Francisco Formico and John Dasco, both living
At 46 Spencer street, Drooklyn, got into fight
early this morning. and during the melee Formico
bit a piece out OF his opponents left ear No ar
rests were made
The suit of Walter f. Parhtt against the Board
Of Improvement OF the town OF New Utrecht was
this morning set down for trial tomorrow by
Justice Bartlett. OF the Supreme Court.
A Court OF Oyer and Terminer was opened by
Justice Gaynor this morning foe the purpose OF
and several others for violation of the Election
laws at the last general election. Assistant is
trict- t-Attorley Albert Il. Lamb said that certain
important witnesses were absent. Al his request
the court was adjourned until Wednesday morn
ing,
Dominick Luby. OF Newtown, this morning en-
dtAvoIed, though q writ OF habeas corpus, to get
Elizabeth r. Ring. The writ was returnable be-
fore Justice Bartlett. The child's parents are
dead. Luby was appointed Its guardian, Mira.
Carrie Ring, the childs stepmother. declines to
lsuTrendcr II to Luby, Justice Bartlett adjourned
larEansAt On the case until July T.
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ARRESTED FOR SLANDER.
DIR. jackson Furnishes Bail to An.

DIR. jackson Furnishes Bail to An
swcr DIR. Behrmann's Suit.
DR.. Meyer Jackson, of 1872 East Seven
ty-eighth street, has been arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Wagering. and furnished
$1,000 bail in an action that has been be-
gun against him In the Court of Com
mon Pleas by DR.. Morris Behrman, Of
20 Rivington street, to recover $4,000 for
slander and defamation OF character.
In his complaint DR.. Behrman alleges
that while he was studying medicine at
the University of Vermont, Dr. jackson
wrote several scurrilous letters about
him to members Of the Faculty OF the
college. charging him with being a
dirty, mean black scoundrel, who has
ruined an innocent girl"
DR.. Behrman alleges that the letters
containing the charges against him were
put into the hands of one of the Pro-
fessors for investigation. and that he
was wholly exhonerated after a full in
estigation.
DR.. Behrman further alleges that in
April, 1898. DR.. Jackson induced a young
woman, named Fannie Kosnanfsky, to
swear out warrant for his arrest on
charge Of breach Of promise to marry.
He says that he was also exhon era ted
from this charge, and the complaint dis
missed
The evening world., 1894-06-25
SCA|EREN SUMMONED
Latest Move in the Brooklyn
Olerkship squabble.
Order to Restrain City Officials from
Paying the Salaries.
Claimed that Nine Men Are Doing
the Work Of Two.

Mayor sc.ieren, Comptroller Halsey
Corwin, City Auditor Anton Weber and
City Treasurer John NJ. Kelley, of
Brooklyn, were served with an order
this morning to appear before Justice
Gaynor. in the Supreme Court, and
show cause why they should not be per-
manently restrained from paying the
salaries Of certain clerks employed by
the Aldermen.
The order is made returnable July Q.
The ground taken is that the clerks
enjoy a sinecure. and the payment of
their salaries is wilful and fraudulent
waste OF public funds. Nearly all the
Aldermen are made defendants in the
case, as Is also City Clerk BENJAMIN.
The plaintiff is Philip Casey, dis
charged clerk.
The order is based on the charges con-
tanned In affidavits Of Casey, John
Dunno, an ex-clerk. and ex-City Clerk
Michael j. Cummings.
The clerks who are charged with en-
b. Hunt. W. II. caldweli. II. ". Ring. 9.
r; Whitman and E. W, Price.
M, M. Price is one Of the old employees
through. technicality: Ex- Assistant
Corporation Counsel William ]. Gilbert
10 attorney for the plaintiff.
The affidavits attached to the order Get
forth that nine clerks were appointed
70 do work which could easily Be per.
formed by two and that the Aldermen
created the places for their friends.
When the papers were served this
morning the politicians who frequent
the corridors Of the City Hall were sur
prised to learn that Cummings, Dunno
and Casey were now acting as reformers
They had all been employed under the
old regime. when the Republicans posed
as reformers, and the new change was
complete surprise to everybody.
One politician went so far as to pre-
dict that Attorney Gilbert would be the
successor. OF William j. Gaynor in the
era of reform.
The clerks who are mentioned In the
proceedings have had an uphill time try
Ing to hold their positions. 1t was only
the other day that Justice Gaynor or
dered City Auditor Weber to audit their
bills for salaries.
Mr.. Weber had refused to acknowledge
their claims for salaries on the ground
that their appointments were Illegal. Ur
to the time Of Justice Gaynor's order
they had not received penny Of theil
salaries since February
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STRONG MAN KENNEDY.
He Settles His own Case, and Is
Sued by His Lawyer.

]. Walter Kennedy, strong man and
wrestler, was a defendant in the City
Court to-day in a suit brought by
Lawyer Mitchell l.. Erlanger.
Kennedy was travelling last season
with Jefferson, Klaw & Erlanger's play
The Country Circus" and when at
WGtertown. y. Y, last April he ac-
Cidentally fell down an airshaft in the
depot If the New York Central Railroad
Company and received serious injuries
His left arm and three of his ribs were
fractured and he received severe
shock.
Kennedy was taken TO hospital IN
Syracuse, and remained there several
weeks He has lost the use of his arm
and will not be able to appear again
At the instance of the firm who en-
ploycd him, Kennedy engaged Lawyer
Trianger a brother of the Snowman, to
obtain damages from the Railroad Com
pany for the injuries he sustained.
kennedy said that the lawyer told him
he would not obtain more than $3.50 from
the Company II he settled the matter
out of court, but the wrestler took
things into his own hands and settled
with the Companys attorney and re-
ceived 5000.
Lawyer Erlanger claims 20 per cent.
or 81 900, OF the amount his client re-
CHIEF Judge Ehrlich found that a trial
OF the case would require several hours,
and sent IL TO the Clerk of the Court TO
be put on the general calendar. 1t Will
not be reached until next Winter.
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WJERSEY.
.FA|TH-CUR|STs IMMERSED.
Believers in Miracles Dipped in
the Waters of New York Pay.
An Aged Spinster Got Away, but
Was Towed Safely to Shore.

Over five hundred people gathered yes
terday afternoon on the shores of New
York Bay at Greenville. n. j.. to witness
the immersion of converts TO the Faith
Cure doctrine.
The sect Is very strong In Jersey City.
and seems to be growing rapidly. a
score OF tie leaders established them
selves a few years ago on a pleasant
spot overlooking New York Bay at the
foot OF Chapel avenue, Greepville.
They erected a dwelling. in which live
the preachers and exhorters of the
ship. which they call Mount Zion Sane
tuary. II was in this building tnat the
preliminary exercises II the baptism were
held yesteriay, and being the opening
was unusually large, Rev. NJ. II. Han
cox and Brother ana Sister A. u, Jack
son were in charge OF the services.
A number OF pei sons told of wonderful
cures effected by the Lord. One
woman. resident OF Bayonne. declared
that she had suffered from lung trouble
for three years and vas cured three
Mount Zion Sanctuary.
Another told of her conversion and
subsequent oss OF a clRcerous trouble.
preceded by Mr.. Hancox, similarly
dress 4, marched up the aisle The en-
thUs'asm OF the congrgation broke out,
and "hallelujahs" were shouted by eN-
Cted men and women.
Ole Of the candidates. a young colorei
man. attracted attention, lie danced up
and down, shouting that he Was saved
AMI ready 70 die.
After the converts. which included
two white women and "A man, besides
the colored candidate. had reached the
pulpit praise service was held, and
then all related their experiences.
After prayer by Mr.. HancoN. the
march 10 the water, twenty-five feet
distant, was begun. Pastor HancoX
started the hymn: Where He Leads
Nill Follow"
one Of the converts said 10 he an old
Iahid. was particularly enthusiastic, and
Pastor HancoX could not hold her She
slipped from his hands as he was about
to dip her beneath the water. She was
rescued, blowing like grampus, and
was towed In shore.
The crowd Joined In singing: Whittier
than Snow" and fairly pulled the
converts to the dressing-room where
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Round About Town.

Mrs. Anna Potter OF l72 Blsecker street mott
hed the police this morning that her three
year-old child Alma had been missing since
Saturday evening. The child went into the
street to play and disappeared. The same child
was reported missing Feb. last II was then
found and brought to the Mercer street station.
= Police Matron Travers. at Headquarters, has
in her charge a lost boy, four and half years
old. who found at Grand and Eldrdse
streets at 10 o'clock last night. lie has light
hair and blue eyes, and wore q light dreE5,
with red spots. black stockings and button shoes,
Inspector Fox, of the Board Of Health. seized
and condemned during the last forty-eight hours
5000 pineapples. The fruit was In partially
decsyed condition. - i! wa, sold out to the
morning. The pineappies were being sold at
two cents each at the open market Fortieth
street and Ninth avenue, and In Mott street.
between Hester and Bayard.
Charles pomsy. graduate from the Elmira
charged with assault at the Yorksille Police
Court this morning by his father. James, aged
sixty.nve years living at Hi East Sixteenth
street. Il Ia alleged that he threw disheA at his
father and threatsaed him With n aAs.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
WHO IS THIS CONDUCTOR
He Compelled n Bereaved Mother to
Alight from His Car.

Police Capt. Clayton. Of Coney Island.
is endeavoring to ascertain the name Of
the conductor Of the West End trolley
car who compelled Mrs. Rose Placntini,
Of 50 Thirteenth street. to a.lght from
his car because her nine-month- old baby
had died in her arms while she was
passenger.
Mrs. Placintini was taking her child
to the seashore to get the fresh air. At
the bridge station Mrs. Placintini dis
covered that her little one was dead.
She screamed. and the conductor came
up. and demanded to know the cause.
When she tod him he stopped the car
and ordered her to get off,
A policeman, who found Mrs. Placin-
tini sitting on the curb after the car had
gone. took her to the Coney Island sta
tion-house. Capt. Clayton notified the
Coroner, and after hearing the mothers
story sent her home in a coach.
II he discovers the name of the con-
ductor. he will ask the Company to
discharge him.
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SHE WANTS ALIMONY.
Mrs. Thompson Also Asks for $3.50
Counsel Fees.

Mrs. Mary A. Thompson, Of 126 Mac
Donough street, Brooklyn. for $3.50 coun-
sci fee and $50 alimony to enable her to
defend an action for absolute divorce
begun against her by her husband,
Frederick w. Thompson.
Thompson Is In the dry-goods business
in Broome street, New York 1t is al
legged that he owns $4,000 worth of real
estate on. Surf avenue, Coney Island.
which returns an income of $500 a
year. The Thompsons have been mar
ried twenty-four years. They have no
children.
Thompson charges his wife with in
fidelity with one James e. Polhemus,
livery man, now dead. He also names
one George p. Davidson as core
spondent, and claims that his wife has
lived with Davidson.
Mrs. Thompson denies the allegations
made by her husband. Decision reserved.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

The Labor Day Committee OF District ss,ubly
20, X, OF L., has elected George W. Leese 10 act
as its Secretary.
Lee johnson has been reelected President Of
the brotherhood OF Boiler Makers. and Secretary
Treasurer W. J. Glthorpe was also reelected
James r. Bell Secretary OF the Atlantic Coast
Seamens Union. Will leave this city shortly to
go to Australia. where he is to remain for sew
eral years.
The newly elected officers of the Pattern
Makers National League are are; l. r Thomas 5
Diehl Secretary-Treasurer
District Assembly 40, X. OF L. yesterday made
the Anal arrangements for It's rapid transit meet
attend the let,er-carriers picnic on July 4.
Laborers Union No has elected; George
Mccarthy. President: NJ. iisnlon, Vice President
Financial Secretary; Patrick Larkin: Treasurer,
NJ Martin. sergeant-at-Arms; q. Mccarthy, =.
J, Kelly Patrick Larkin. Delegates to the Gen
eral Council.
oNelli and Arthur smith were elected members
OF the Harmony Committee OF the Central Labor
Union yesterday.
Local Assembly !, l,56s, X. OF L.. mixed trades
has elected f, Henckler, Master Workman
George Abclson, Recording Secretary DANIEL Nc
Statlstician; +. T.. Martin. Delegate to the Cen
trsl Labor Federation.
II was decided yesterday by the New York
no longer work below the union rate Of wages
Next sunday the question OF Joining the nItel
brotherhood Of Carpenters and Jolners VIII VIII
be discussed. and there is also 10 be an election
Of officers
Engineers Union No ! reported at yesterday :
meeting OF the Brooklyn Central Labor Federation
that the Fred Hover Brewing Company has not
yet employed any union engineers although \
contract TO that effect was made, i was decided
gineers he employed this week.
The General Advisory Board OF the Uphoster.
ers' un'9n Of New YORK and Vicinity has In,
the reason why the upholsterers working for
Boss MsdicuB refuse to Join the union, spc-
cial committee was appointed to revise the con-
sttution OF the Hebrew upholstorers' Union.
Henry Greenwood and Thomas Fischhaum. OF
Munson Station Pa. asked the Central Labor
Union Yesterday to assist the striking miners at
that place who are In great want and suffering
from hunger.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
STABBED TWO WOMEN.
John Boyd Was Enraged When
Asked to Pay His board.

John Boyd. of 1862 Wallabout street.
was held In the Lee Avenue Court, Will
iamsburg. to-day on two charges OF as
sault with a dangerous weapon.
Boyd boards with Bridget Lee and her
daughter Mary. both Of whom are old
women. When they asked him to pay
his board on Saturday night he became
enraged. and drawing a knife, stabbed
them both in the head
Cheir screams brought Policeman Lott
to the house. Had ne not come as he
did they would probably have been
killed. They were In court to-day.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
Sudden Deaths.

David e Harrison, thirty-hve years old, Of 6sl
President street, Brooklyn, was found dead In
bed this morning by his brother. Cyril s. Harri-
son. He was taken Ill Saturday night and COM
plained OF the heat which is supposed to have
resulted in his death. Coroner Kene was notified.
The Corner was also apprised OF the death Of
Mrs John M. Charleton. the wife Of an employee
OF the Custom-iic":c living at 9S Fifteenth street
Mr. Charleton was detained in New York Saturday
night. He reached home at o'clock yesterday
morning. On going into his apartments he found
his wife lying on two chairs. She had been
dead some hours. Heart disease Is assigned as
the cause.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
LEMKEN MUST EXPLAIN.
Flatlandss Tax Collector Hnsn't
Yet Accounted for S22,GyO.

Yet Accounted for S22,6yO.
Commissioner Harry H. Adams, Of
Brooklyn, is trying to discover the exact
condition Of things connected with the
Tax Collectors Department of the Town
Of Flatlands. Frederick Lemken Is the
Tax Collector, George F. Elliott, counsel
to the Board of Supervisors. told Justice
Bartlett this morning. that Lemken was
$22, ,670 behind in his accounts, and that
he did not believe he had the money to
square up.
He asked that a writ Of mandamus
issue, compelling Lemken to hand over
the money at once.
He said that the tax roll OF Flatlands
amounted to $55, $50. .33. OF this, s33, ,0l9. Ill
had been turned over to the County
have been accounted for March 20.
Justice Bartlett gave Lemken until
Wednesday to explain.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
PRUNING THE CITY BUDGET.
A Quarter of IA Million Less for Ed
ucatiOn Than Asked For,

The Brooklyn Board of Estimate re-
sumed the ork this morning of cut
ting down the city budget for 1895.
The Health Department was allowed
$l75 600, instead of $203, ,S36 asked for.
The Fire Department was allowed
l.l33, $50. They asked for 81, ,l6l, $50.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
GOLDEN KNOCKED OUT.
The Actor Took His Friends Part,
ouH Wns wnrstoI

The Actor Took HIS Friend. Part,
and Was Worsted.
Richard Golden, the actor. is at home
to-day. nursing a very sore nose. He
was in a Broadway restaurant on Sat
urday night with friend drinking. and
his friend made impertinent remarks
about the patrons seated at a table.
Golden's abusive companion picked
out w. ]. seidenberg, the cigar manu-
facturer. as a mark for his abuse, and
when Mr.. Seidenberg demonstrated,
Golden was offended, and later took up
his friends fight out on the sidewalk,
with the result that Golden was
knocked out in the first round.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
ERIE BONDS MAY BE ISSUED.
The Motion to Stop the s1O,OOO,OO
Scheme Is Denied.

A decision denying the motion made
by counsel for Joseph ]. Emery, to re-
strain the Reorganization Committee of
the Erie Railroad from issuing $40, ,OOO 900
Of bonds, as proposed, was handed down
by Justice Ingraham. in the Superior
Court, to-day.
The Justice states that the Courts of
Equity are able to protect the interests
Of the minority stockholders, and that
he does not think an injunction should
be issued to prevent a great majority OF
the stockholders from carrying out GER
tain plans unless 1t Is shown clearly
that the interests of the minority stock
holders are jeopardized.
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TWO DEMOCRATS GO OUT.
Then Schferen Appoints Republi
ems in Their Places,

Mayor Schieren, of Brooklyn, this
morning appointed two Republicans as
Assessors in place Of two Democrats,
whose terms of office have expired.
Edward H. Schleuter. real estate
agent. of the Fourteenth Ward. was ap-
pointed to succeed Assessor Joseph Smith
Henry Bristow, Of 400 Sixth avenue
was appointed in place Of James Davis
Mr. Bristow is in the sewing ma chine
business. The salary Of Assessor is
$1,000 a year.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
To Decorate Oyer and Terminer.

f. H. Bell. OF the Municipal Art Society.
called on Mayor Gilroy to-day. and together
with Commissioner of Public Works DAILY and
Deputy Commissioner Hoohan, discussed the
plans for decorating the Oyer and Terminer
Court room in the Criminal Court House
which the Society has agreed to beautify. Mr..
Bell said the work would be begun In the Fall
The evening world., 1894-06-25

For entertaining gossip of tho
turf. the ball neid and the ring
read the O'Clock Edition and the
Sporting Extra of The Evening
World.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
Supposed to he from Eliza beth.

(Ry Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA. June 25.-James Kane aged
thirty eight years supposed to be from Elizabeth.
n j. was found dead In the cook house Of the
Atlantic OIL Works this morning. The cause OF
death is unknown.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
Help Wanted-Male. a

TAI.ORS wANTED--Coat waistcoat, trouser-
makers and bushelmen, non-union men; free
sitting room: to go 10 work Tuesday morning
Apply to Andrew j. Connick, go 5th ave.
WASTED-Iunchman for saloon who understands
cooking soups and stews. Metropolis Clinton
Mace
The evening world., 1894-06-25
The "Giants" went away feeling very
much elated by their victory in Brooklyn

much eIated by thelr VlctOTy III bTOUKIyH
Saturday 1t was bitterly CONSISTED
game. The heat was insufferable, and
had its effect upon the players OF both
teams Charley Farrell was attacked by
nausea in the dressing-room after the
another inning. Capt. Ward was wilted
Ike a withered rose, and in fact the en-
tire team was jaded when the gong
rung out the finale Of the game. In the
Bro 5klyn- New York series the New Yorks
have won four to Brooklyns three.
The evening world., 1894-06-25
BASEBALL CHAT.

Capt. Ward and his men will no doubt
feel the effects of the long trip from
New York to st. Louis. which place they
reached this morning. and 1t would occa-
sion no surprise II the Giants were
beaten this afternoon. Breitenstein will
probably be put in to pitch to-day, and
New York has found him to be an ex-
tremely hard man to hit
Treasurer Eddie Talcott says he will
be satisfied II the New Yorks win twelve
games while they are away. They are
scheduled to play eighteen games, and to
win 66 2-3 per cent. of the games played
would, indeed, be very satisfactory to all
hands.
The evening world., 1894-06-25

Charles bradford, of sSs Bedford avenue. WILL
iamsburg told an "Evenlr World reporter to-
day that he story that hhinte Kate Bradford.
had been arrested In Loe dngeles, Cal, and
that he had received word tho, vAs the vsrisst
bosh. - thoN
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they were relieved OF their bathing
suits
The meeting in the sanctuary was
continued with great enthusiasm until
.lF
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met. .OPOuIAN Swings tANK
AND 3 THIRD AVE.
Opposite Cooper Institute.)
CHARTERED 1852,

CHARTERED 1852
SGD DIVIDEND.
NEW YORK June %, 1894.
INTEREST FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDING
June 80 1894 at the rate OF FOUR PER
CENT PER ANNUM will be credited to de-
positors entitled thereto under the bylaws OF the
bank sums from IS to 5000. Interest payable
July 49, 1894
MONEY DEPOSITED before July 10 will
draw interest from July l. 1894
GEO, n. CONKLIN. President
]. u. CuRREY. Secretary.
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Stafford remains In New York, but he
Is liable to be sent for almost any day.
The evening world., 1894-06-25

T Say. thirty-two years old, who began
playing ball ten years ago with the
Wilmington team, and was afterwards
infielder for Syracuse, Hartford, Jersey
City and Omaha teams. died there late
last night. Death was due to consump-
tion and an injury received In stealing
from second to third base two years ago.
A meeting OF the Southern League has
been called for tomorrow in Montgom-
cry, owing to the weakened condition
OF the clubs forming the League. The
Macon and Atlanta clubs are out, and
Nashville is expected to give up Its fran
chise to-day. IT looks as II the southern
League would disband.