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SLASHED WITH A RAZOR.
A Fourteen-Ycar-old Colored Lns.
Held in 1000 for Examination.

Fourtcen-Ycar-Old Colored Lnss
Held I'm $1,000 for Examinations.
Fourteen-year-old Jessie Jeniset, coll
ored. who resides at 800 West Forty-sev-
enth street, and young Italian girl Of
about the same age named Rome La
monte. who lives in the same house,
.quarrelled in July last.
The two met again on July 10 at Broad
way and Forty-seventh street. Jessie
was talking to young colored boy. when
Rosie. with her young sister In her arms,
came along. The quarrel was renewed.
Each called the other hard names. Jes-
sie's companion, the colored boy, when
the quarrel was at Its height drew q
razor. and thrusting It into Jessie's hand,
told her to "cut her heart out"
Jessie needed no second bidding. She
carried. but cut only the baby's dress.
Then she assaulted Rosie. cutting her
twice across the back and face. Jessie
then became frightened. ran home and
told her father, who to keep her from
the reach Of the police sent her to friends
in Maryland
Rosie was removed to Roosevelt Hos
pital where she was confined for week
She Is disHgured for life.
A day or two ago she learned that
Jessie had returned to this city. Rosie
went to Yorkville Police Court and Sc
cured warrant for her arrest. Jessie
tective Bellar at her home.
Justice Meade this morning held her
In $1,000 bonds for examination on Sat
urday.
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WHISkEY AND. Beer.
This Combination Is Said to Have
Made Mrs. Roth Pugnacious,
She Started in 10 Break Thinqs
Before Leaving Her Flat.
Tried TO Add . Policeman to the
Debris. but without Success.

Mrs. Grace Roth. very comely bru-
nette. twenty years old who lives In
Il neatly furnished fiat at 10 West
$40 lr the Harlem Police Court, this
morning. on n charge OF disorderly con
duct
According to Mrs. Rebecca Van Brunt,
the janitress. and complainant In the
case Mrs. Roth has an inordinate APP
petite for strong drink.
Mrs Roth and her mother. Mrs. Olivia
Clifford. have lived in the Hat for some
time, and their convivial habits and
late hours, said the complainant. have
made them undesirable tenants. The
landlord, It was said, had been trying
to get them to move for some time,
and yesterday the mother and daughter
were getting some articles ready for
moving out.
Mrs Van Brunt said that after almost
all the whiskey in the house had been
consumed Mrs. Roth wanted to send for
beer. When she was restrained she
shouted Justify until the most OF the
ne!ghbors were aroused.
Mrs. Roth then rolled up her sleeves
fixtures OF the fiat. She put her fist
through several panes OF glass of china
closet, and then kicked at the chan
delier. She missed her aim. and came
in violent contact with the floor. This
Only encouraged Mrs. Roth in her work
of destruction, and she continued il by
breaking every pane of glass in the pan
try.
In the mean time. Policeman Wanna
maker, of the West One Hundred street
station, had been called In. Mrs. Roth
expressed her contempt for the blue
coat and squared Off at him. She was
made prisoner. however, and taken To
the Manhattan Hospital to have the cuts
In her wrist dressed.
In court this morning Mrs. Roth was
| calm and penitent. She was fined $40.
| A well-dressed man. about thirty-two
years old, stepped from the audience and
paid the finc, under protest. as he eX-
pressed It. He SAID he had a certificate
has been III for some time and is not
always responsible for what she does.
He said he was her uncle.
Mrs. Van Brunt said that the man was
known as Clifford. but that his reul
name was Smith.
Theodore Roth. the husband OF Grace
is now in the Tombs awaiting trial on
the charge OF stealing $500 worth OF
clothes from his mother-in-law, Mrs
Clifford.
The only evidence on which he was
held was that of a thirteen-y ear-old girl,
| who said she saw Roth leave the fiat
on the day OF the robbery. Roth is sep
| arated from his wife, and said that the
| charge was made out OF spite.
Mrs. CLIFFORD Is widow; whose hus.
comfortable legacy, She Is step
mother to Mrs. Roth.
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because, replied, Eat Fontainebleau

Because" replied, Eat Fontainebleau
we kept regular hours. allowed our
selves no cerebral excitement, drank no
champagne. heard no one whisper. Lit
tie Castlehigh is awfuily in love with
Nine. de Canaples,' or The Countess IL
decidedly sweet on ce cher garcon.' 1
have simply proved, dear lady, that So
ciety was forcing u.s. with its champagne
and talk, to think OF each other, whereas
nature left US to follow our own indi-
vidual and separate thoughts. oh. that
fortnight in Fontainebleau! We SCARCE
ly spoke twice a day. Silence IL repose.
and repose il bliss. To think that we
might have been vulgar lovers! A few
more days of Paris. and my fate at least
was sealed. But / understood the dan
gers OF our situation. Gould anything be
more. paradoxical and modern than our
elopement to Fontainebleau? Carry of
woman mysteriously at night, two
hours by rail. to Il strange town. remain
there a fortnight en- tete-a-tete! And all
that not 10 become lovers; but, on the
contrary, 10 escape the necessary, the
historical development of a situation
without issue. Don't you think our late
adventure gives US incontestible supe-
riority over the greatest wits OF our
sge?"
She seized both my hands and fixed my
eyes 1t was u rapid. searching, Won
drous look. Only her irregular and mo-
bile face could have such expression, and
for half a second she seemed to tear open
my soul take peep. see II all and shut
Il up. Then she sat down on the sofa
and gazed meditatively at me. Humor
and disappointment were blended In her
dimpled smile. She crossed her arms.
feet slowly one after the other and
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Moore h p "sM will 1dm

back on the sofa, Yes, have tried
everything. Reginald. dear. everything*
him..
" Ger, iply not"
on me. IT have insinuated ID. And n
he won't see IL us because he can't
love me, and doesn't wish TO trine with
"A rare gentleman II such Is the case
You approve Of him. thenr "
Don't we agree In everything 2.
she began to cry. like a. child, violent.
hot tears OF rage and grief. Ny whole
soul swelled to sympathy. took her
hands and softly kissed them Fer
least thought so at the time. but then
| know women's constituencies too wen
| to allow my love to burst on their uu~
happiness. Perhaps my kisses were q
| trire passionate, for she turned pale
! and pushed me away, her eyes brilliant
and gigantic as she looked ~ me es-'
| tonished.
Don't. please. don't. Reginald she
! pleaded. W
Il beg your pardon She smiled. ana
! I continued eloquently: II wish that
man was not such fool. II he only
ne only understood you as l dol Tell to>
n"m qrend T foI sosr SAKE hs
/ know between men We have 20 many
| means OF conveying an impression. eG-
! citing a curiosity abous some woman.
! am sure that / could make him fall III
/ love with you. my dear. without nI4
guessing that ! even knew you, ex-
| cept as a casual acquaintance"
| With both hands appraised to the CELL
Ing she laughed outright a. she 11UX
herself out OF the room. exciaimInx u
a voice thai l shall remember % ~
1 am afraid that her verdict on ~
sex Is lust. though I may nnttcr myself
that thelf are q few ekception1.- Ma
millan's ha9ssine.
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her shoulders most charmingly as she
reiterated, each time with a quite new
and singular intonation, THE wit OF
Most people would have been put out
by the obvious double meaning of this
remark, but | am psychologist-in
penetration, / understood that she
smiled at my wit. compared me to
others and sighed as she regretfully
reflected how few men, are really capa-
BILE OF such subtle conduct with women.
They are few indeed.
Then she buried her face in her hands
TO think. and, with equal Unexpected
ness; came softly TO me and kissed my
cheek.
"Thank you" she said in a strangely
far-ofr voice. Though but youth. you
are a great philosopher. Hencetorth we
are friends We will never allow soci-
ETY. to make us pose one to the other
but meet sometimes and rest togeth-
err"
She tripped away out Of the room.
But the door sddenly ",opened. and she
leaned forward, Offering her exquisite
figure TO my View like bouquet as she
smiled with her sweet red iipss; Irh he
she ran downstairs.
Nearly every day Nine, de Canaples
comes to sit in my study Her work
when absent the atmosphere OF her
pervades the room like spirit and
soothes me. We are usually quite ST.
lent. but when | do speak she listens
as she did when i first read my poems
to her. and the tickerlng gold In her
brown eyes seems to light my memory
and color my expression. The other
day she said: II know exactly the po-
| sition which l occupy between your
books and cigarettes" Her tone was
somewhat bitter. But l proved TO her
that she Is my most precious friend, for
she never bores me, following all my
moods and INDUCING them in manner
most surprising when | think of 1t,
I resisted the temptation OF hirting
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THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 81, 1904

whetted their appetites. I can't help
thinking that this season is going to be
a surprise. both In New York and out
of II. Pessimsts are still croaking. but
rather think that they will soon be
silenced."
Miss Elizabeth Robins. the young
woman for whom Mr.. Hardy Is
dramatlzlng his novel. Tess Of the
DUrbevilles,"' in London. was well
known in Boston II few years ago.
She was member of the Boston
Museum Company. and married George
Parks, an actor of that organization.
She went to Europe long time ago. 1t
is Said that half dozen people were en-
gagged upon II dramatization of Hardy's
fascinating story.
Will s. Rising has signed with "Rus-
sells Comedians for light comedy roles.
having closed his season at Ontario
Beach, where his songs. "Jammo" and
Country Band" scored immensely. His
opera company returned to the city yes
terday.
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Love would have spoiled our friendship.
as 1t does everything.
Even Nine. de Canaples torments her
lover, for she is going to marry Jacques
de Chandler, at least she tells me so.
But on this subject she lav!shes all the
caprice and childishness which friendsh p
seems to have drowned in her with me.
Sometimes she speaks passionately OF
ficer OF chasseurs, somewhat brainlesS.
very HANDSOME and quite spoiled by
Nine, de Plot-Chandleu. A. other times
Nine. de Canaples says that she hates
him, and her sudden reversiOns OF feel
ing are really beginning 10 torment him
into man of thought. lie oheys her
| Ike faithful dog; she snubs him as a
woman does a man who loves her.
whereas with me she Is untailing In her
gentle consideration. cease.ess IN her del
icate attentions. And the moral Of all
this Is. II YOU love a woman, don't make
love to her, II you love her, don marry
her. / told her so the other day, She
blushed and laughed until the tears
rolled down her checks. saying as usual.
The vii OF mann! as she wiped hey
eyes and composed herself back TO the
letter which ! was debating to my Lon
don tailor.
. But l do wish she would marry ia quss
and be done with It, Her CRpriC.ouS
treatment OF him and appeals TO my
symuatNy are rather teasing. She al
ways wants to know what think. Now
that is just wat don't do when she is
by me. | then simply take repose in her
society from all mental eNertion, II has
become a habit. and these constant de-
mands on my reasoning faculties, though
q flattering. bore me, Can no woman ever
leave well enough alone?
/ when she came in this afternoon,
saw by the way she lowered about my
] chair before sitting down that some
I thing was on her mind. She wore a red
/ dress very like that which she had on
/ the day | first met her At Nine. de
/ Rets's garden party, She struck me as
prettier than ever, and her chermIns
| figure was a Joy TO my eyes as she lay
| ON the sofa or leaned over to read my
last poem There 10 about her something
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suavely womanly which acts like a
charm on man. She has that fragrance
OF body and soul which makes me
feel as though life Is really worth hv-
Il am decided TO marry Jacques. she
said as she poured me out " cup OF tea.
AT last! Allow me TO congratulate
YOU" ! remarked. with vast assump-
ton OF interest.
mo. l am very miserable" she sighed
as she passed me the cup
because | don't love him enough"
why marry him them
"Because-because l am lonely. Regi-
maid" ana her expression, was piteous
Did you love NJ de Canaples?"
No | was too young.
Have you ever loved any one?'
inquired airily after pause
She jumped TO her feet ike startled
deer and confronted me with burning
Yes" Yes she said Gsrcely. Yes"
She shook her head
Dead"
why don't you take him thenf'
she slowly answered, with doWncast
eyes, He doesn't love me"
Are you sureg
She looked up at me. Yes" she said.
81 am quite sure"
Well, then, try TO make him"
u have" she retorted. sharply.
without success? You astonish me.
l was only just thinking how fascinating
YOU are" She biushed. There Is some
thing about you which particularly APP
peals TO man We are all such vain
creatures that any woman, particularly
YOU, with a few smiles, might reduce
the most Indifferent OF us TO a desperate
condition" She shrugged her shout
ders. Have you tried everything with
/ him.
She turned on me curiously. Now,
/ really, what do you suppose l have
been doingr Does woman ever give
up anything but a losing gamer She
laughed q little sardonically and re-
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same night We danced q cotillon at
Mime. de lot-Chandieu's. Fate seemed
determined to make US meet. and per-
haps we helped her.
II q man and woman see much of
each other, they invariably talk OF
themselves. wax sentimental by waltz
music and imagine themselves in. love
after supper. But i am tired of fiirta-
tions, sick of telling a woman, whom
only admire, that i love her. So one
evening, as we discussed sentiment over
pate de foie gras. told her how much
i regretted that two great minds should
slavishly follow the example OF the
stupid. She agreed. III We remain on
our present footing, one of us may fall
in love-" She opened her innocent
eyes, smiling.
Yes" l continued, sin love. What
else can happen7 Whereas II we go of
somewhere together and live natuT-
ally, unconstrained by the world, we
shall know ourselves truly and enjoy a
few days OF rest
''Oh. the wit of man. she cried,
gayly clapping her hands, her whole
face beaming with delight.
The next evening we started by rail for
Fontainebleau. Soon We were both fast
asleep. only TO wake at our destination.
She took a room at one hotel. 1 at an
other. The next day we drove in the for
est, silently watching the royal trees Til
our eyes grew tired, and We fell asleep
We staid there q fortnight, driving
sleeping. barely saying a word. and yet
quite happy.
when We were back In Paris. she
asked: 'And why did we 80 to Fontaine,
bleau for thaty"
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WOMAN OUTLAW ARRESTED.
Ex-Lenvenworth Belle Turns Horse
Thief and Adopts Male Attire.
CBy Associated Press.)

GUTHRIE. o. T., Aug. 31.-Deputy
Marshals from the Usage country have
brought to this place and lodged in Jail
a good-iooking girl who was in male at
tire. They had arrested her on a charge
of DEMONSTRATING. There was something
mysterious about the girl, who refused
absolutely to talk of herself, and the
officers began an investigation. They
found that she had been for two years
q leader of the most daring band Of
horse thieves in the Territory, and has
long bafiied the officers, who had been
on the track of a supposed woman. She
has stolen several score of valuable an
imals.
She is Mary Hopkins; the daughter Of
at one time the belle In Leavenworth So
ciety. She left her home to become an
outlaw because her parents opposed her
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SHE THREW AWAY MONEY.
Freak of n Drunken Woman I'm q
Chicago Restaurant.
tBy Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Aug a.-Emma Coleman
spent the night at the Harrison Street
Annex. She Is twenty-four years of age.
and good looking. Her father is a rep
utable citizen of Danville, Ill. 1t is
said that some time ago Emma. because
of her hayward ways. was cast OF by
her family. Recently her mother died
and her relatives offered Emma 81, 200
for her claim upon the estate. She ac-
cepted and went to Danville to complete
the deal.
She returned with the money, which
and $50. carried in a hani satchel she
proceeded to spend the money, and en-
gagged Cabman Joseph Orc to drive her
about town. Late last night, rather the
worse for liquor. she entered a restau-
rant on Wabash avenue, near Lake
street. Mounting chair she opened the
satchel and began throwing handfuls of
bills about the place.
The police were called and Emma was
taken to the annex. 1t was found she
still had l.1t6 left out OF the 81, 200.
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MRS. SHERWOOD'S LONG RIDE
Tho Female Bicyclist VIII Tour a
Wheel to San Francisco.

Mrs. f. ]. Sherwood, OF 1T West One
Hundred and Eighteenth street. IL pre-
pairing to make trip to San Francisco,
Cal, on a bicycle.
"I think Il can be successfully accom-
plIshed," she said to an Evening World'
reporter. 81 understand wheel thor
oughly, and am I'm perfect health. The
League Of American Wheelmen like the
idea, and win render me all the assist
ance In their power"
Mrs. Sherwood expects to start in the
early Fall,
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ACCUSES A MISSING AGENT.
Pittsburg Widow Says McCricknrt
swindled Her Out of S7,SOO.
By Asso lated Press

tBy Asso lated Press)
PITTSBURG. Aug. 3l.-The probable
explanation OF the sudden disappearance
ten days ago OF the well-known insur-
ance agent, John e. McCrickart. Is found
in the discovery to-day OF a warrant is
sued for his arrest, on the day of his
flight, by Mrs. Mary Montgomery. q
wealthy widow of the East End.
She says that prior to taking trip to
Europe she placed her property in the
hands of McCrickart with power of at
torney to collect rents and control her
estate. Her claim IL that her agent has
swindled her out of $780,
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GOOD WHEN SOBER.
A Mother Refuses to Press n Com
plant Against Her Son.

William Magogins, twenty-eight years
old, a foreman in a hardware establish
ment. was discharged by Justice Hogan
at jefferson Market Court this morning
with lecture. He is the main support
Of his mother and sister and lives with
them at 172 Seventh avenue. Last night
he came home drunk. and, 1t Is alleged,
abused his sister, who Is about sixteen
years old After hitting her with his
fist, his mother interfered. and she, too
1t is said. came in for several blows.
Policeman Fagin. of the West Twenti-
eth street station. heard the screams of
Mrs. Magogins and arrested the son.
At court Mrs. Magogns said she
would not press the complaint. and that
her son was good when he was sober.
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OPIUM SMOKERS RAIDED.
A Seventeen-Ycar-Ol hoy Found
in a PeIl street Joint.

Detective Devlin, OF the Elizabeth
street station. made a raid on the opium
joint at II Pell street last night, and cap
tured three women. a man and a boy.
The proprietress was Maggie Burke.
twenty-five years old. and the others
were Maggie Mitchell, Twenty-Five years
old: Mile Mitchell, twenty-five years
old; Charles Davis, twenty-eight years
old, and Tony Revella, seventeen years
old. The officer secured a full opium
layout, but only one pipe.
Justice Ryan, in the Tombs Court,
held them in $500 bail each for examina-
ton.
The Revella boy does errands about
the building and he was discharged.
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ELOPEMENT IN KENTUCKY,
st. Louis Girl Eludes Her Mother
in Bowling Green.
GBy Associated Press.)

BOWLING GREEN, KY, Aug. 81
Miss Hattie Hines. of st. Louis, who has
been a guest of Moorhead House, eloped
last evening with Hugh 3. Wright, a
wealthy young man. Miss Hines s
mother had kept her daughter confined
In her room all day to prevent an elope-
ment. but on coming from supper Miss
Hines broke away from her mother,
jumped into n cab in waiting and the
pair were Off at breakneck speed, the
young lady being bareheaded.
The mother followed on the train to
intercept them at Gallatln., but failed
ter of W. II. Hines. wealthy stock
dealer of st. Louis.
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TOO NOISY FOR A CHURCH.
st. Vincent de Paul Congregation
Ask Formulation to Move.

The congregation of st. Vincent de
Paul, the older of the two French Cath
Ole churches in the city. have made ap-
plication to Archbishop Corrigan for per-
mission to move from West Twenty
third street to quieter neighborhood,
and the matter is under consideration.
st. Vincent de Paul was one Of the
first Catholic congregations in New
York. having been established in 1874.
The present church, which cost SIS, 900.
was begun in 1857. and dedicated eleven
years later by Archbishop McCloskey.
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Albany Man Found Unconscious.

An unconscious man was found In front OF
Barclay street at $50 o'clock last night. when
taken to Chambers Street Hospital 1t was dIscov-
cred that he was suffering from alcoholism. ON
regaining consciousness later In the night he
was locked up in the Church street station. lie
said he was John Rollins. Of Albany, N. Y.
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Henley and Lulu May Married.

(By Associated Press)
ST. LOUIS Aug. 3l-Edwsrd 8. Henley and
Lulu May. an actress whose professional name Is
Helen Bertrsm. and who was divorced In New
During the month OF september p. Altman &
Co. will close their store Saturdays Al IL
O'clock. They also close on Monday next u.abor
Day.. -
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York last Tuesday from Achilie Tomssi the must
cal director. were married at the Southern Hotel
last eyeninr $500
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Death OF n stock Exchange Member
Tho death OF T. s. Ferry was announced at the
Stock Exchange to-day. He was admitted to men,
bership April I, 1864
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Most of the theatres that opened this
week are doing extremely well and man.
ayers are tubilant. Said one of them
yesterday: people seem hungry for
places of amusement. The Summer,
which has been unusually dull from a
theatrical point of view. seems to have
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The reason why Robert Hilliard is 60
ing back to "The Nominee as a
stellar medium Is because he cannot get
The Masked Ball. I'm which Gustave
Frohman intended to star him. Charles
Frohman refuses to relinquish II. 1.-The
Masked Ball. has not as yet been worn
threadbare by John Drew. and 1t was
his first successful venture.
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Business Opportunities.

SI.75-T. {. SIDE WALL 2. g.
papers . room with glazed paper. si.0 siit -
borders to match Painting and kalsonln1n9 -
lowest rates l1 Esssx St. - Carmine e &C.
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How exceedingly disrespectful! Hoyts
ord-breaking "Trip to Chinatown" Is
to be done at Toole's Theatre, London,
but the title is to be changed, and the
scenes of the farce are all to be laid In
London. Can't Mr.. Hoyt get out an in
junction or sonnet hing terrible to stop
this production make his first appearance
as an actor. Terrts has made over his
rights In "A Trip to Chinatown" to Mr.
Trip EDGAR rather ominous sort Of
name.