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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
A CASH In HIS HEAD.
Was He Attacked by the
Growler Gang7
Found Unconscious In the Street by
a Policeman.
Hospital Surgeons Have Little Hope
for His Recovery.

Should Michael Rafferty,, twenty-four
years OF age, for the past six years a
bartender in the employ of Patrick
Sicily. in the saloon on the corner of
Clarkson and Washington streets, and
other places. die from a fracture of the
base of the skull for which he is now
being treated at St. Vincents Hospital.
the police will act on the theory that he
was the victim Of a murderous assault.
Policeman Richard Slevin, of the
Charles street police station. accord
ing to his report. found rafferty, lying
unconscious and covered with blood in
front of 157 Leroy street, at 2.3O o'clock
this morning. lie called an ambulance
from St. Vintents Hospital and re-
moved Rafferty, to that institution. The
hospital doctors recUrucd Ratferty's In
the skull, a gash two inches long over
the left eye, which was also closed as
II from violent blow. He was also
greatly exhausted from a loss of blood.
His conuItion was considered so seri-
GUS that a priest was called in to min
lster to him.
Late this morning the hospital doctors
said he was little better ana gradually
becoming conscious. They refused to
allow him to be questioned
rafferty, is wtli-oullt young man.
ana Is Salu 10 De DtdCedDle. having
lost his right eye, which ne replaced
with an artificial one, he has always. 1t
is said, been careful not to place too
great confidence In any persons APP
parently peaceful intentions.
Patrick Skelly owns several saloons
on the west size, and Rafferty, worked
in all of them. Yesterday, as for some
time past he was on watch in the
| Washington and Clarkson streets place
John Shelly, Patrick .Skelly's nephew
says that Rafferty, finished his day
work at S.45 o'clock last night. He was
then quite sober At IL o'clock Rafferty,
was In another one of Skelly's saloons
on Hudson and Houston streets. He
stayed there a little while and left there
| the bartenders say, not in the least in
| toxicated. '.'.
Many OF Skeliy's bartenders room to.
gether at go West Houston street. and
within a few minutes after Rafferty,
had been taken to the hospital join
| Rafferty, at once at the hospital but
While Rafferty, drank to some extent
Der last night. They do not believe
that he fell down while srunk and hurt
himself. They think that he may hav,
got into quarrel with one of the grow
| Ter gangs that hang about Leroy anc
Hudson streets, and in fight received
his injuries. ''.'' '''f.
The Charles street police say tina
| there are some gangs OF rather tough
young men who hang about in the vi
entity of where Rafferty, was found.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
TO INDICT 4 MILLIONAIRE.
Miles Must Answer Charges Of
Forgery and Perjury.
Accused by . Nephew Who Claims
His Mother Was Robbed.

Millionaire William Miles, who Is eigh-
ty-three years old. and who has been
President of st. David's Society. direc-
tor in the Hamilton Insurance Company
and the Nassau Bank; President Of the
old Sixpenny Savings Bank. and trus-
tee of the Cypress Hills Cemetery, Is to
be indicted. 1t is reported, on charges OF
forgery and perjury.
The charges are made by William 5.
Hurley. nephew of Mr.. Miles, who claims
that the latter robbed his own sister,
Hurley's mother, Of the immensely val
liable property left by her deceased hus-
band, Samuel Hurley, who had been a
partner of Miles in the tannery and real"
estate businesses.
After Samuel Hurley's death In 1883,
Miles and his brother Jacob, VINO had
also been a partner, produced VIII
tors. Unoer this will the. widow was
allowed Sl3,00J, which, the executors
said, was all the property tnat mad been
left, business reverse5 having, II Is al
legged. greatly reduced Huriey's prop
cry.
Some years ago John Kerwin, mer-
chant, sought to purchase from William
Miles a piece OF properly fronting on
the river in Williamsburg. he found,
however, that the tenants had not been
paying rent for long time, and on
asking Miles about 1t. was told that the
properly really belonged to a poor rela-
tive called Hurley, and that, therefore,
Miles Wound only have power to lease anu
not sell it to kerwin:
Mr.. kerwin numbered among his
friends William s. Hurley, and, accord
ingiy, he asked him whether he knew
who the poor relative hurley might
be.
Hurley started out to inye . S,.a and
cry that William Miles had withheld
about 1850, 900 of his partner. Hurleys,
estate. Suit was thereupon begun In the
for the recovery. of this amount and
such other and further amounts as
might be discovered during the suit to
have been misappropriated.
During the trial Miles produced con-
tract purporting to have been made by
Samuel Hurley before the latter,s death,
transferring, In consideration or $l3,0U,
AZ his property to William ana JACOB
This contract the plaintiff. Hurley. Sc,
cured and claimed to be forgery. In
this yiSW he was upheld Sy tee Msa
declared to be a forgery. Before the
conclusion Of the trial. however, 1t was
| agreed that the Hurleys should accept
| $500 90 in full settlement, and the suit
| was discontinued.
Yesterday Mr.. David N. Carvalho, the
handwriting expert, spent all day In
and about the Grand Jury room, and the
Miles was principally based upon ex-
pert testimony.
1t is now assumed that the criminal
proceeding was instituted because, pre-
sumably, Miles had failed to fulfil the
agreement fixed upon in court.
MIR. Miles formerly resided at 22s
Henry street. Afterwards he lived In
Plainfield n. j., but where he is at
present is not definitely known: He is
supposed to be in Martha's Vineyard,
whence he was not expected to return
home before September.
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LAWYER SMITH ACCUSED.
lie Is Charged by bartender Hughes
with Larceny.

John r. Smith, a lawyer, of 100 East
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh
street, was held for examination in
the Harlem Police Court, Friday
charged by William I. Hughes, a bar
tender, Of ITO East Twenty-eighth street,
with the larceny OF sSS. Hughes had
been bartender for james McManus, n
saloon-keeper at Chry site and Grand
streets, and brother of cx-Assemblyman
McManus. The saloon-keeper owed
Hughes sss for wages The latter OBJ
tanned q Judgment for the full amount
before Justice Fallon, of the Fifth Civil
District Court. Smith was Hushes's
attorney, and agreed TO charge so for
his fee. When Smith collected the
money from McManus he told Hughes
he could get only 500, and proposed to
let his client have So while he kept $50
Hughes declined, and learned from
Court Clerk Kennedy, he alleges. that
his lawyer collected the full amount.
He obtained warrant from justice
TaintOr, and Court Officer Levy arrested
Smith at the latter's home last night.
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BOYS ON A RAMPAGE.
Accused of Forgery and Breaking
Into a House.

MOUNT VERNON. N. Y, Aug. 25-
Jesse Stone. aged thirteen. and his
brother Elias Stone. aged ten. sons OF
Elias Stone. a lawyer, who has an office
at q Park Row. New York, who were
arrested last night In this city by Chief
OF Police Foley, have been held under
$3.50 bail each by Justice Bard to await a
hearing on Monday.
The boys. who are we'll known In
Mount Vernon, are accused Of forgery
In presenting a note purporting to have
been written by their father. asking
Livery Stable Keeper Van Arsdale to
let the boys have a horse and buggy.
The boys got the rig and drove to City
Island and other places and had a good
time. They are also accused of breaking
into the residence of Valentine Heyer-
dahl breaking the furniture. running the
walls and carpets and setting fire to the
house. 1t is alleged that they took a
jug of molasses and poured the con-
tents over the furniture and carpet, and
also poured kerosene oil about the In
terror OF the house and then set the
place on fire.
Lawyer Stone had q conference with
Chief of Police Foley to-day regarding
his sons. He says the younger boy
Elias, was led off by his older brother
and that ne proposes to take steps tc
prevent the boys from going to ruin
The older boy Jesse. will probably be
sent to a re formatory.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
BAZARS WERE DEATH TRAPS.
A. W. Terrell Writes of Fatalities
In Turkeys Earthquake.

A. W. Terrell, Minister to CONSTANT
nople, In personal letter just received
by 4. p. RooSa, says:
Il reached here just after the earth
quake calamity. 1t will never be known
how many persisted. The estimates vary
from 40 TO $500 The chief fatality was
in the bazars; they cover a large space
Of ground, are OF stone, one story high.
and the stone-arched roof, through
which they are lighted, rests on a null
titude OF stone columns. The roof. once
shaken from it's rest on these columns,
FELL ana caught merchants ana custom.
enjoyable season on the Bosphorus, and
the health OF the city is good-no chol.
era"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
HIS TROUSERS STOLEN.
A Yacht Steward Complains that {
Roommate Took His Property.

Robert Gaul. an English steward,
tljrty-eight years old, Of 11S East FIJI
teenth street, employed on Clarence
McKinn's yacht Vision, at present lying
off Astoria, was complainant at the
Yorkville Police Court to-day against a
roommate named John Donald, a
painter twenty-five years old, whom he
charged with the theft OF a pair of
trousers, in which he had between $40
and $50.
Gaul told Justice Meade that he was
introduced to the defendant three
months ago by an English friend. and
In a few weeks time he and Donald
took a furnished room together. Last
night, after retiring to bed, Gaul said he
saw his roommate rumaglng about the
room, and that he soon afterwards went
to sleep.
When he awoke at $50 o'clock this
morning he discovered that Donald was
gone, as were also his trousers, his
mercy ana his bunch of keys. He hur-
ried to the East Twenty-second street
police station, and Detective Benham
fourd Donald lettering about the neigh
borhood of the house. Donald denied the
charge. and was held in 5000 bail for
further examination on Monday morn
ing,
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TWO BURGLARS CAPTURED.
They Had Broken Into n saloon by
Forcing a Window.

William McNally. nineteen years old,
OF l42 Baltic street. Brooklyn, and Law
renee Phelan, eighteen years old, of el2
Baltic street, were arrested this morn
ing on charge of breaking into Pat
rick Buffers saloon. 424 Hicks street.
Patrick ManniX, the bartender,
stopped at the saloon at 2S0 this morn
ing, while on his way home from a
had entered the store by prying of al
iron bar which protected the side win
dow, He called a policeman, who
burglars. On going into the yard, how
ever. ne found McNally secreted in the
woodshed, and Phelan was dragged out
OF the cellar OF the adjoining building.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
TORTURED By FlENO.
Charles Vogt Stripped, Bound and
Burned on a Car.
While in Agony He Bit on Ono of
the Mems Ears and Was Arrested.

NEWARK, N. j., Aug. 25.-Charles r.
Vogt, who resides at 46 Hudson street,
New York, was a prisoner in the Third
Precinct Police Court this morning
charged with assault and battery and
mayhem on Morton Coussan. the con-
ductor of one of the New York cars OF
the Consolidated Traction Company.
When the Judge heard Vogt's statement
he discharged him, and sent at once for
the officers Of the Traction Company to
tell them OF remarkable case of
cruelty which had been practised on a
passenger in full view of the motorman
and conductor.
Vogt says, and his story is corrobo-
rated, that he was in this city with a
companion until late last night, and
when they started for home in New
York the last train had gone.
They then boarded trolley car for
Gated, fell asleep. His friend, who was
also under the influence Of liquor,
thought Of fiendish plan for having
Without any interference on the part
of the conductor or motorman. he tied
the sleeping Vogt, hand and foot. and
then proceeded to remove the man'f
After vogt had ben Invested of the
greater part of his clothes the compan-
Ion took his lighted cigar and began tc
burn holes in the mans face and the
most tender parts of his body.
The sight OF the burning flesh was
considered as sport by. the motormar
and conductor, and while Vogt writhed
and cried out with pain his tormentors
laughed. At last Voght struggled sc
hard to free himself that he had to be
held. and II is then, he alleges. thai
he bit the conductor.
The car was stopped at the car-hous'
on the meadows. and Vogt, who hao
broken loose, ran up the street.
An officer thought he was insane ant
arrested him when the conductor of thu
car made the charge. There are almos
a dozen bad burns on the mans body.
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SAID TO BE AN INCENDIARY
MulliHan Left the Cellar Just he
fore Fire Was Discovered.

fore Fire Was Discovered.
Thomas Mulligan, IT., aged twenty
three, Of 81 Seventh avenue, a five
story tenement house, was held by
Justice Hogan this morning in Jeffer-
son Market Court In 1900 bail for ex-
animation next Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock, on a charge Of arson.
Mrs. Josephine Friedman, who keeps
dry-goods store on the ground floor
Of the same house where young Multi
gan lives with his parents. says that
she saw him last Thursday evening go
down into the cellar and presently
leave 1t and the house in a
stealthy manner. No sooner had he
| gone, says Mrs. Friedman, than she
smelled smoke, and, running down into
the cellar, she discovered some paper
blazing beside a lot of dry-goods cases
She easily extinguished the flames.
Mrs. Friedman says that her intention
had been called to Mulligans actions by
a row which had broken out between
him and his parents in the latter's apart
ments shortly before she saw him entel
Acting Fire Marshal Wilson believe.
charge made against him. G and is s. very err,
| sceptical of the rebutting statement.
Of Mr.. Morris, who has tin shop ir
the same house in that part of the cellar
| which Is opposite to where the blaze was
| discovered.
Morris says that before the fire broke
out the Friedmans were In the cellar
with lighted candle for nearly two
| Mulligan was not near the place at all
| Mrs. Mulligan, the young mans mother
| saws that he was not even home on tn,
evening wnen the alleged row is said t
| have taken place.
Young Mulligan's character Is said t,
be very much against him, Mr.. Wilson
Sa drnna a ne ed mas shif,o oSere S MN u
| relsome fellow.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
CARELESS DRIVERS HELD.
street Accidents That witnesses
Say Might Have Been Avoided.

Two reckless drivers were held Tor e1'
animation by Justice Feitner in the bs'
sex Market Police Court to-day. They
were Emil Hammer. a driver of MAJ
colin Brewery wagon. and Frank schsi-
nanan. truck driver, Of SIS East Thn'
tenth street.
named Annie Ash. sixty-three years ala
of 2ll Madison street. while she was try'
Scheinaman ran over Henry Koch
fifty-four years old, of ga East MIMI
street. at Fourteenth street and FirH
avenue. A.
BELLEVUE Hospital. In each case wilt
nesses say that the accident could hav
been avoided by the drivers had the'
been more careful.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
HERE'S A NEW SWINDLE.
A slick Young Man Who Collects
Gas Bilts' at Discount.

A slick young swindler. with a new
scheme. has made his appearance in
Brooklyn. He called yesterday morning
at the home OF Mrs. ID. IL. Quaide, %
Windsor Terrace, and asked to see her
last gas bills. He said he represented the
Metropolitan Gas-Light Company.
On learning that Mrs. Quaide owed the
Company the sum of 81. he said he was
authorized - allow her 10 per cent. on
II she would pay the bill then. She gave
the man ~, and he recelpted the bill.
Late yesterday afternoon the Company
sent an agent to the house to collect the
money, and Mrs. Quaide then discovered
that she had been swiniled.
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Charged with Robbery.

Thomas G, Macklin, a broker thlrty-one years
old who says he has no permanent home, was
arrasnsd before Justice Tantor at the Harlem
Police Court this morning. charged with b.inx
one u the crowd OF three men who assault I'd
and robbed Jacob Pape, barkeeper In the saloon
at ASl Eighth avenue, on the night Of Aug IA
fApe was drawing beer for the men when one
Of them struck him on the head with a beer
glass knocking him Eenseiess. Then The sSn1
robbed the az Of 'iOi. NaskiiR was held in 500
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
ACCUSES HIS STEPS0N.
Edward Ringel Held to Answer a
Charge of Assault.

Edward Ringel. of l29 Kent avenue,
Williamsburg, was held in the Lee Ave-
nue. Police Court this morning on a
charge OF assault preferred by Carl
Heller, of 2SO Wythe avenue. Heller is
Ringels stepfather. and the pair haven't
got along well together of late
Thursday night Heller says the STEP
son broke into the house and asked for
money. This Heller refused, and then
he claims Ringel pulled him out Of bed
and brutal ly assaulted him. Ringel was
arrested last night by Court Oficer
kaner. In court to-day he denied the
charge and the case was put over until
next week.
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DRUGGED ON THE DREW.
Four New Workers Arrested for
RObbing n Fellow-Passenger.

(By Associated Press)
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 25.-Four New
Workers, who claimed to be bound for the
hop fields. were arrested here this morn
ing on suspicion of having drugged and
robbed passenger on the steamer Drew
last night.
They gave their names as William Bis
sell and William Ryan. of 2 and 80 Stuy-
vesant street, respectively; John Ryan,
2lO East One Hundred and Ninth street.
and James Raymond, 112 Seventh avenue.
Loaded dice and sos In bills were found
on Bisselrs person, and a set of loaded
dice on John Ryan. They were Jailed as
disorderly persons for further examina-
ton.
William Ryan and Raymond were run
out of town.
The victim mysteriously disappeared.
1t Is said that he resides In Cooperstown
and was touched" for Sf3
Patrolman Dean. of the local force,
who was on the boat, worked up the
case.
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md Raymond were run
FATALLY HURT BY A ROBBER.
Kansas Real Estate Agent Found
Unconscious in His ONCE.
By Associated Pre-

lola, Kan, Aug. 25.-W. A. Cum
mings. leading real estate agent of
lola, was found in his office with a
dozen wounds in his head, evidently in
nlcted by a Ratchet, which lay on the
floor near MIN.
He is unconscious and cannot live.
Robbery evidently prompted the crime
No clue to the perpe traitor
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ALLEGED DETROIT BOODLERs,
Three of the school Board bound
Over for Trial.
(By Associated Press,

DETROIT. Aug. 25.-Three Of the al
legged School Board 'boodlers." Walsh,
Liphardt and Lichtenberg, have been
bound over for trial. The witnesses In
the preliminary examination were the
detective who made the complaint, the
asent OF the school furniture company
who rendered them brides and a stenoE.
rapher.
The defendants offered no testimony.
Milo II. Davis, one OF the defendants.
who disappeared since his arrest, was
ordered re-arrested and his bail declared
forfeited.
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HIPPOLYTE HAD BRONCHITIS.
But Nothing Was Known of an At
tempt 10 XIII Him.

The steamer Prins Frederik Hendrix.
which arrived this morning from Hay
tian ports. brings advices from Port au
Prince up to Aug. 10. Her captain re-
ports that President Hippolyte had been
suffering from an attack OF bronchitis,
but was much improved at the time OF
the steamers departure.
There was no other news of a special
nature, and nothing was known of the
alleged attempt reported from Kingston.
10 assassinate Hippolyte.
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CONNOLLY PLANT DESTROYED
Early Morning Fire at Elisabeth
Threatened Other Big Factories.

ELIZABETH. N. j., Aug. pa large
frame building on South Front street
Elizabethport, which was formerly pan
of the Connolly Equipment Company
plant, was destroyed by fire at l o'cioc.
this morning. The building was used a
a place to manufacture patent iron ma
chinery, used in refining gas.
The factory was owned by the Con-
molly Bros. David j. Farmer was oupe ss
intendent and owned the plant. the ioss
to him is about $4,000. partially coVered
by insurance. c...-
Moore Sons & Co.'S shipyard and Gres-
cent Iron Works, where the cruiser Dell an
croft and lighthouse tender Maple weIs
built, had n narrow escape from destru0'
ton.
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ROBBED BY HIS GUEST.
shoe Manufacturer Cummings Says
$500 Was stolen from Him.

(By Associated Press)
BOSTON. Aug. G.-David Cummings,
of Somervlle. shoe manufacturer,
whose factory is at Berwick, Me-, re-
ports to the police that he was robbed
of s2,460 Thursday night by ]. w.
Plummer. CUES at his residence.
Cummings was to start for Berwick
yesterday to pay off his employees,
and took the money home with HIN the
night before.
In the morning 1t was missing. A
door was found unlocked and Plummer
was gone. He has not since been To-
Gated. Cummings refuses to say any
thing about Plummer.
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because He Wa. German.

GuEtANs Korn. . Swedish baker. was arrested
this morning on complaint OF Marks Hoppe. a
German, who accused him OF breaking his arm
ErikSen's bakery MS Smith street. The men In
the shop have been annoying Hoppe account
Of hts nationality. Hoppe protsylsd and hsht
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MIR. Hyde Oner. a Reward

BABYLON. L. l., Aug. 25-Henry u. Hyde.
President OF the Equitable Life Insurance Com
pAny In New York, who has a Summer resi-
dence at this place has offered a liberal reward
for Information that will lead to the arrest and
conviction Of the burglars who have been robbing
Summer residences here.
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hoy Accused of Theft.

sTAPLEToN. 8. L., Aug. 25.-The Staten
Island police to-day arrested Walter Haley.
fourteen year old boy Of Concord. on the charge
OF breaking lnto the house OF Louis Nolte on
Thursday afternoon while MIR. Noltes family was
away, aud stealing. diamond ring The boy is
now locked up In Police Headquarters awaiting
examination.
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through "A human being. She is alive to-
day ana able TO tel her story.
Electricians know that this shock Is
sufficient to Kill five hundred men. The
daring experiment was performed by the
sunday Worlds" courageous young
woman in the laboratory OF the foremost
electrician OF the day.
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The Lend Got Heavy.

James Fleet. nineteen years old, OF Duane
street. New York, was arrested by Policeman Nc
Donald, OF the Atlantic avenue station Brooklyn
late last night. Fleet was caught stealing lead
pipe from the house at l3ts Pacific street. He
was having some difficulty in carrying II when
taken In.
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bank Manager Disappears.
lRy Associated Prs,,l

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ont. Aug, ga. T.
sprins. manager OF the Western Rank hers
disappeared yesterday on the occasion OF the
visit Of the Inspector, His books show a short
age OF t26, 900 Spring Is supposed to be with
friends In Buffalo.
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WHAT ARE JERSEY SKIES z

BIZ surprlsnEIy GOOD bmokers Tor only 10 cents
lou want the best money can buy. theiefore don I
Sizes Of veuI dealer. For sale everywhere.
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The Worlds House and Home Day

Next Monday is another House anu
Home Day" for the benefit OF The Woria
readers. All advertisements under the
headings of Houses and Rooms thai
appear in to-morrow's paper will be 70
peated free in The Evening World I'VE
Monday 80