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The evening world., 1894-05-29
FOUGHT OUTSIDE. 4 4 court.
Lawyer Roesch Attacked By Prison
Van Driver Cassidy
All Because Raymond Street Ja0
secrets Leaked Out.

AS the result OF a severe lecture ~
Justice Watson In the Williamsburg
Police Court to-day there was a. free
fight outside the courtroom between
Lawyer John Roe:ch anu Prison Van
Driver James Cassidy. -.t.-..-s. S
One week ago Justice Watson;s SEM
fenced policy dealer named Philip
schultheis, OF IA Thames street. to tfe
peniteatiAry for four months. Thia
morning the magistrate learned that
Schultheis is still in Raymond Street
jail. so he, called Van Driver James
He iolI the latter that II prisoners
were not transferred more promptly by
send them direct to the penitentiary.
cassidy believed that Lawyer Rossch
ton, and. going to his office next door,
he accused him Of It. Roesch denied
the charge. and after an angry ex-
change OF words Cassidy struck Roesch.
The lawyer went next door to COM
plain. and It is said that warrant win
be issued for the van drivers arrest.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
CULTIVATED, NOT NATURAL.
Diphtheria in Fish Caused by
Teaching Them to Sing.
Z" A. Wiseman " Complains Of Hagen
back and Bailey Trainers.

In a letter received by the Board OF
Health this morning a philosopher sign
ing himself "A. Wiseman" and "A
Voter" not only proves himself a cham
pion Of pure water and wholesome beer
and true disciple Of Izaak Walton. but
also offers novel solution Of the epi-
demic that has seized upon the fish that
inhabit the feeders Of the Croton reser-
voir recently, causing many deaths
among the members of the flnny tribe.
Mr.. Wiseman's letter is self-explana-
tory. and reads as follows:
Health Commission. New York City.
Messcurs: Anent the alarming discovery OF
tonsilitis raging among the Croton water shed FISH
and the large percentage OF mortality as discov-
cred by your expert, DR.. Woods, at Sodom I
would respectfully draw your honorable attention
and that OF your confreres, the Society for the
ing proceedings now going on here and witch
your scientific acumen will at once observe TO be
germane to this piscatory diphtheretic outbreak
so opportunely discovered by Prof. Woods
velopers Of cunning and intelligent movements OF
the lower animals. for the purpose OF show or
circus commerce, have several European trainers
on our storage reservoirs who. by some process
rye biscuit. stepped in beer, actually cause the
hsh to sing solos, or even quartets In the Germa
language. to the wonder ~ the rustic on n-lookers
Now, Expert Woods is In n position to prove to
ercise causes the throat trouble that results in
the death of six suckers or nukes out OF every
nine that receive the training.
Call out the State Board OF Health "vi ct
arms!' Come one and all to the rescue OF the
taxpayers, whose very beer seems in danger OF
pollution.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
PLAYED ROBINSON CRUsOE.
The Three Baker Bows Were Cast
Away on Lonely Water Island.
Finally Reached the Main Land
After - Hours of Hardship.

SAYVILLE. l.. l.. May 2s.-The three
Baker brothers, Willie. Oscar and
George. aged eight. ten and twelve, re-
spectively. who 1t was feared were
lost In Great South Bay while sailing
were brought to their home in this
place last night.
The boys started Sunday from the
landing at Sayville to take sail In
small skin. A heavy fog overlook
them and they lost their bearings.
Oscar and George showed considern BILE
nerve in handling the boat, and they
finally reached Water Island. The boys
went ashore hungry and thirsty and
took shelter In an old barn on the
island. where they slept all night.
Yesterday morning little Willie cried
for food. His elder brothers saw that
there was no chance of getting any
thing to eat on the island. and entered
the skin again and started to recross
the bay. The weather was clear then
and the boys made fair headway. but a
high sea was running. and they were
kept busy bailing the water out of the
little craft from sinking. When the
lslip they were weak and nearly ex-
oliver Dow, after providing the boys
with food. took them 10 their home.
Their parepts and the citizens OF Say
VILE had searched for many hours for
the missing boys when word came
that they had been found. The boys
were without food for twenty-four
hours,
The evening world., 1894-05-29
A GENERAL INVESTIGATION :?
Navy-Yard Charges May Result
in Political Disclosures.
Complaint that "Ring Supporters -
Have Ousted Old Employees.

The investigation into the charges Of
fraud III the tivii Engineers Department
of the Brooklyn NavyYard. made by
Foreman William Mitchell. 1t was stated
to-day. may result In a general investi-
CATION into the affairs of every otner
department In the yard.
All sorts of rumors have been flying
around the Navy-Iard for the past few
days and when Assistant Secretary of
the Navy William McAdOo made "A visit
there yesterday the heads of the various
departments showed considerable anx-
iety.
one topic OF conversation among the
employees lately has been the number
of places created for broken down poll
tiCians.
Supporters oc the old brooklyn ring"
who lost their easy berths when Mayor
care of at the Nuvy-lard.
An Evening World" reporter. In u
conversation with one of these men, was
told that they all hal easy times. Moth
ing Is required OF them except TO make
4 bluff" at working when some one In
authority Is about. These men are not
laborers, although rated ~ such. They
act mostly ms clerks, messengers and
the like.
Old Navy-Yard men. who have seen
their friends discharged, feel very bit
have taken their places through po-
litICal influence. 1t Is not unlikely that
within II short time "A series of charges
Win he filed In Washington, disclosing
t. the authorities the present state OF
affairs.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
ALMOST KILLED A HORSE.
Now Frank Is Held ON a Charge -
Stealing the Animal.

ELIZABETH. N. J.. May 3.-Louls
Frank. nineteen years old. who, lives
with his sister at 1908 First avenue.
New York. was locked up in the County
Jail here at noon to-day. being held In
$500 bail for stealing horse and wagon
belonging to Eden Laing. Railway hv-
eryman.
Frank and another New Yorker who
has lot yet been arrested. came to
Railway a week ago and hired the RIG
to deliver samples of Colgate's soap In
the city. They had the use of the rig
for Ave days, and instead of paying for
1t they drove to Elizabeth, tied the RIG
to tree in a rainstorm and Abandoned
the horse to his fate. - <t.
The animal stood all night In the se-
we're storm and was found In the morn
ing half dead from exposure. Mean
while the Railway police Eere looking
for the two men. The rig was restored
to its owner. A charge of cruelty to
animals will also be made against
Frank. 1t is alleged that Frank and hin
companion have worked the same game
successfully in other places, ,f..Franlk
throws all the blame on the fellow who
has not been caught. Frank was arr
rested yesterday in Newark. where he
was peddling soap. The two men have
quite a lot OF the article stored in that
city.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
BOYS ACCUSED Of BURGLARY
Overheard While Dividing Booty,
After Robbing Gustav PcrkiR.

Ward Detective Dale. OF the West
Forty seventh street squad, arraigned
Frank Mcleod, eighteen years old, Of
546 West Fifty-third street, and Joseph
Linegruher. aged seventeen. OF $50 West
street, before Justice Feitner.
in Yorkville Court. to-day on the charge
of burglary. The prisoners are said to
be members Of the notorious "Slaughte
House Gang" They were held for trial
In 81 900 each
II is alleged that between 4 and 3
o'clock last Sunday morning they brok"
into the sleeping apartments of Gustav
Perllig. n milk dealer at 7i7 Tenth ave
nue., who sleeps in the rear Of the store.
1t Is said that each of the boys dis
carded his own coat and put on one be
longing to Perkig, and that they also
stole s35 In cash. some papers and a
bank book.
Detective Dale. who was assigned to
the case. was told by OscarsSurry, of go
West Fifticth street, that on the morn
ing of the robbery he was awakened
from his sleep by voices, and on looking
out of his window saw the prisoners
dividing the money. They then threw
away the papers and bank book, which
We're picked up by Surry after the boys
left.
Dale arrested the boys last night at
Forty-seventh street and Tenth avenue.
Both were intoxicated and they had
spent the stolen money.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
ANOTHER SMUGGLER CAUGHT
This Time u Cabin Passenger End
Jewelry Worth 500.

Attempts at smuggling have become so
numerous that scarcely transatlantic
steamer carrying passengers comes into
plrt without some one endeavoring to
pass the Custom House officials with du-
table goods In his possession.
When the North German-LlOyd steam
ship Saale reached her dock Mt HSboken
this morning Albert Reinthaler. a cabin
passenger tried to ge, OFF the dock with
some valuable jewelry In his possessi ln
but was unsuccessful When Reintha.er
made his declaration to the staff officer
on the dock he was asked expressly II
he had any presents for friends with him.
Inspectors Brown and Donohue. who
were on duty at the time. had been
watching him. however. and had seen
him remove a package from his inner
pocket and place II in his overcoat pocket.
They took possession OF the package.
and It was found to contain valuable
heavy cased gold watch. fully jewe.led,
OF foreign manufacture. with the Initials
w. s. engraved on the case. They also
found two gold brooches set with dia-
monds. rubies. emerads and sapphires
and each contained hand painted por-
trait on porcelain.
Reminder then admitted that they
were presents for friends in Cleveland. o.,
where he lived. The value of the seizure
will probably not be less than $500.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
METR0PoL|TAN's BIC GRAB.
Traction Syndicate Absorbs Sew
eral More Street-Car Lines.
Underground Trolley to BE Used OH
All Except the Broadway Line.

The Metropolitan Street Railway Com
panv is now the biggest surface car line
combine In New York city, having
gohblcd several more lines within "A few
days. II now operates 10 miles of single
track IN this city. and ~ miles more are
being built. while other extensions are
projected.
An OF the lines now operated with
horses and proposed extensions Will be
operated by means of the underground
trolley as soon ~ It has been demon-
strated that the new system Is all that
is claimed for 1t.
A certificate OF consolidation of the
Metropolitan street Railway Company,
the Metropolitan trosstown hallway and
the Lexington Avenue and Pavonia
Ferry Railway under the name OF the
first named Company has been filed at
Albany.
The new Company Is capitalized nj
Sl3 800 900. which IL the combined capi'
tai of the three companies consolidated
shares Of the new company are 10 b'
given share for slure for those OF the
COmuinci companies. -
The director. Of the new Company
are lie,heIt u; NrsIiama' v ih3iasS 81n,shir
jr., OF New York; Daniel f., liasbroncF
and Charles H.. Warren, of brooklyn
and Henry II. Robinson, of ionkers.
Charles II. warren. the Secretary ol
the Company, said this morning Una
the METROPOLITAN Street Railway Com
pnny had absorbed the metropolitan
trosstown. hallway itself and tw,
leased lines, the Belt line and the Greer
| line, and the Lexington Avenue an!
| Payonia Ferry Railway Company. whici
| is constructing extensions OF the so
called Metropolitan system.
There were too many companies In th'
system, MI. Warren explained, ant
| they were combined simply for the pur
pose of concentration In operating tn
| various lines.
The Metropolitan combine leases th'
| broadway cable road. and now has al
| most "A perfect network of lines running
up and down. across and around Man
| haitian Island.
Chief Engineer Pierson. OF the Metro
politan Company, when questioned con
cerning the underground trolley, sal,
that the Company was daily consider
| ing this system OF rapid transit The!
| had something like 1000 plans. but n,
| one plan had yet been adopted. In m
| event he declared. would the under
| ground trolley supersede the cable oi
| Brondway as the cable was the cheap
| est to operate when traffic was heavy
! but would take the place of horses o
various lines and would be used for ex
tensions.
MIR. Pierson thought II probable tina
the underground trolley company whicl
succeeded in having Its system adopte,
by the Metropolitan combine would hnv
| to equip line at Its own expense an
demonstrate that 1t could be success
fully operated during all seasons.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
CONTRACTOR Dustin Q
INTERVIEWED.
His Long Suffering
Miraculous Cure.
ARcporter Interviewed Mr.. Charles
{. Dustin at His Residence. No.
183 East Gath Street, Con-
ccrning His Recent Cure.

Reporter-f would like a statement from you n
regard to your long suffering and reputed eure.
Won'd you kindly favor me with a brief ssplana-
ton? viz
Mr Bustn--Well. my case was considered hope
less In fact my suffering was 40 great that tsasA
would have been a relief. but now am eufirsiv
we'll
Rep.-liow were you afllctedY
Mr. III had the worst kind OF stomach ana
liver complaint. 1t was indigestion. with all IL
dIsagrseable concomitants l hunscred for food.
but to eat brought me unspeakabie agonys Ny
nights were slcepess and my days were full Of
gloom. suffered the torments Of hades. and my
life was without hope until | found q savior In
lr spreng. the famous specialist. at No. lt3 West
Twenty second street
Rep-For what were you treatedf
Mr.. III was treated for stomach and Liver dis
eaSe. dyspepsia. bliousness. Rheumatism. nervous-
ness. seepicssness low spirits and other diseases
too numerous to mention. but all was vain.-S
Rep.-What was your condition when you plaes6
yourself under the care Of Or. Sprengf
MIR. III had to give up my business. I requirsd
the conrant care OF my family. was a burden -
them az well as to myself and. as said. my life
| was without hope. .f g 1F
Rep..-Dld you consult many physiciansf
tho treatment OF ali Uttered. as we'll ss. thsir
opinions concerning my ailment All promised me
| sH :
| Rep.-Why did you not 90 to .speciaiin ana
have your case thoroughly inyestigatedf ,.s,l = y
| Mr.. B.-l went to specialists Of reputsd skill
| hut became discouraged when one contradicts4
the opinion OF the other and the perpstuat chang-
Ing OF the treatment rendered my sunsnne
Pep.-How long were you under the eafv'ef D.
| spreng before you experienced relief
| MIR. D.-I felt better almost Immediately Hlg
very manner inspired me with confidence He to'1
| me at once where the dlnicuity was. aad the co.,
rectness Of his opinion was verified by my -
mediate Improvement
| Rep.--Are you now entirely weiif q ~
Mr.. u. II am rs well as ever was. and tbetteg
| than have been In many years. Ny appeuts =
good enjoy my food. my days ara cheef&ui, NJ
sleep In undisturbed, 7 am abid to attendTto NJ
business and the gloom Of my home ufe hAg, givsn
Rep-But are you sure that you srs really
cured? -
MIR B-My cure is beyond q doubt kuow
| whereof I speak, hR my knowledge OF msdlcine y
OF no limited nature Moreover. am In eane ana
comfort. owe my health and happinefg nay.
my very life to Dr. SprenE. Truth a. we'll -
gratitude tell me that cannot speak to- Atghiy
In his praise and would say to sther sunsrers--
Go also and be healed.
The long suffering and almost miraculous cure
OF Mr.. Dustin excited much comment that u
| was deemed Just to investigate the matter ma
lay the result before the public. Mr. Busin !
n man in middle life. but he walked ana dsalhsa
with the energy OF boy. &. .-9EG c-.01 7
The evening world., 1894-05-29
IDENTIFIED BY A PATIENT.
More Mystery in the Case of Van
yault.

Isaac Van Nault. who was found un-
conscious on the track OF the Glendale
dummy road. is still In the Eastern Dis
physicians have discovered that his
skull was not fractured. but his condi-
ton is very serious and he will probably
be a maniac for life.
On several occasions since he was
taken to the hospital Sunday night he
has recovered consciousness but all
that could be learned from him was his
name. When asked how he received his
injuries Van Nault looks puzzled. curses
and swears, and then relapses into in
sensibility again.
Van Nault was identified last night. by
Daniel Davis. of 307 Henry street, a pa
from slight concusslon of the brain
the result of being thrown out OF his
buggy, He was placed in the same ward
with Van Nault.
said this morning when he had recov-
cred consciousness. His name Is Ike
Van Nault He is laborer and has al
ways been a steady man
Davis was discharged from the hos
pital this morning as being completely
cured After he had gone. investigation
developed that no man OF the name Of
Davis lived at 3o7 Henry street.
Another peculiar fact is that the buggy
street station, and Davis has apparently
An, effort is being made, to connect
this buggy with the mysterious carriage
saw crossing the, track just before he
1t is said that Van Nault has n
brother: wealthy farmer living at
The evening world., 1894-05-29
vAROAlS At JONES'S WOOD.
Silverware in the Ruins to the
Value of $4,000 Their Prey.
Insurance People Otier No Protcc-
tlon to the Property.

The blackened acres where until last
Wednesday night stood the many paNil-
ions. platforms and pleasurc-houscs OF
old "Jones's Wood" are daily and nightly
the scenes Of small riots and the depre.
dations OF hoodums.
\ report reached "rhe Evening World"
this morning that "A crowd Of boys had
last n'@Et dug from the ruins n quantity
OF silNerware and made of with 1t,
reporter sent to the scene learned mat
the burnt area is II prcying ground for
II gang of junk-gathcrers and the ire
quent scene OF disorder vt night.
There is IA vast quantity Of damaged
property exposed. and there has not
been from the beginning single in
surance patrolmun or policeman sta
toned on the spot.
There were prowlers all over the
| place this morning turning up the
wreClSage and picking out material OF
real or tanciel value. In n corner OF u
| foundation wall the reporter came upon
n half dozen tough-looking young men
who were digging out long piece OF
lead pipe. At the approach of u
stranger their tools We're dropped and
| the crowd assumed a careless air.
" The insurance people haven't done n
| thing t. protect this property" said John
+: Schultheis,, ir. son of the proprietor
| OF the Wood"
:" There is "A loss of half n million here,
| divided among one hundred and nine
companies. and nothing has been done
to protect this property from the high
est handed vandalism | ever heard OF In
| New York.
1--WE have called their attention to
the plundering going on, but nobody
has been sent to us. l have put on a
but the roughs get together In n big
crowd and chase them away with bale
sticks. It's worth an unarmed man =
| life to try to watch this place at night
Il wouldn't b" at all surprised II
quantities OF silverware should be found
| in the ruins, but t Is useless for any
thing except as bullion We had in the
| knives. forks. spoons, ladies. platters
pitchers, castors, and every Item OF ia
Bile service you can think OF. There Is
$4,000 worth in the ruins, and sterling
| silver at that.
I'VE have thought it highly desirable
to protect the property until the adjust.
we cannot do so without mounting an
armed guard, so we have given II up IN
disgust "
and burst open in the ruins of the office
The 500 or $500 in cash and the valuable
paners II contained were found intact
The owners OF the Wood" are no near.
er n satisfactory opinion OF the origin OF
the fire than they were in the beginning
Mr.. Schultheis, jr.. who lived on tn,
grounds, lost his residence without in
surance. All the rest of the property
was fully insured.
A search for the boys who made last
nights find proved unavailing. 1t was
said that they had taken their plunder
and hidden II in an old cellar on Sew
entieth street.
The hiding place, however, could not
be located. and no one could be found
who would admit knowing anything
| nj hp m 10 npODle
the neighborhood have all turned wreck.
ers, and protect each other.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
OFFICER MOBBED BY A GANG.
" Slaughter-Eouse " Thugs Used
Coupling Fins and Stones,
They Would Have Killed Hartigan
hut for Timely Aid.


The police are laying plans to-day to
raid and capture tho Observation-Disclosures,
,,, ,,.,., -, -. -. ,,,,
S""E, WHO 'aS' 'tSh' oru'aHy peat 'ih-
Ger liartigan. OF the Iorkvile Police
Court. in an effort to r,scue n nrisoncr
rh, ,,,,r r,,,,a,, ,i,,,,,, 49,, ,',i,oo,,,,,,
me s""S r"'"eh o'o"S on 'he poii'ehah
with spikes. iron coupling-pins and
rocks. They would probably have killed
Ill.,, A., -. ~
"''' ''h' ''''s i'o' seen o'hel Po"''"''"
coming and fled.
John Connolly. fifteen years old OF SCI
,,,,,,,,,, ~ =" 80 e'' . ~ W. W.
r.t''h.h avenue was arraiShed III the
forkNtlle Police Court yesterday morn
ing on the COMPLAINT of his mother She
char,a., h,,,, ,,,,,,, 49,,
,,''' se" MN WIN pe'hS very pau boy
He was committed to the Catholic Pro-
tectory. Court officer Washer was as
signed to take the boy I" the Office ot
'hs Mrs. IN sr"SmH stree, Ss
man and her Son To he II" station nt
Fifty-ninth street ana Third avenue
She regretted sending her hov n way and
begged Wasner to let her sneak 10 her
erring son.
She whispered something 10 ,he boy
and then shouted: +" Run'"S shovinv MIN
at the same time she then n,,nnei in
front of Wasner' Connelly esraneI and
Washer went back TO YSrkville Court
TO tell what had hannsned
Justice Feitner immnGiatalv sent ou,
squad of court ofiirars ~ hunt IN RI,
lad Court otHrer IJnrtIy,n r,unS ~.
boy. who was surrounded bl o' N ranr.
talking Of his esrana n, Eifty. .njn,h h
street and Eleventh avenue. Hnrtignm
arrested him i'"' ''e"'
The gang i,mnea unon tho ro,ic.mor
They hit him win raiiro.I ann,h.. "u'
| counting nins ''
The evening world., 1894-05-29
BY A TUNERS CANDLE
Assistant Marshal Rice Reports on
the Tabernacle Fire.

After taking all the evidence he could
find Assistant Fire Marshal Robert +.
Rice, of Brooklyn. made his report to
Commissioner Wurster to-day upon the
cause and origin OF the fire that de-
stroyed the Brooklyn Tabernacle and
the Hotel Regent. sunday, May l3. He
takes no stock in the theory OF in
cendiarism, and thinks that Organist
Brown was mistaken when he fancied
he heard footsteps In the organ loft dur
fed that the fire caught from a candle
left burning in the organ that morning
by Edward White or his assistant, organ
tuners, sent by Jardine & co. to in
SpeCt the organ during the Sunday
morning services.
He recommends that an ordinance be
passed compelling organ tuners TO use
lanterns instead of candles while work
ing in large organs.
The evening world., 1894-05-29
FAILED TO SAVE HER LIFE.
Mccarthy Jumps Overheard After a
Woman, and Is Arrested.

Benjamin Mccarthy. OF AIS First ave-
nue.. who was found under rather Pc
culiar circumstances clinging to the
dress OF an unknown drowned woman n
AT the foot of East Twenty-seCond
street, last night, was5 discharged in
Yorkvillc Court this morning.
According to Mccarthy, the woman
who al peared to be intoxicated, walked
OF the pier at about y o'clock last night
Mccarthy says he jumped in after her
from the canal boat William Is. Gala
CHER, and succeeded In grasping her
Clothing and then, after catching hold
of a log near the canal boat. shouted
for help, George +. Sager. OF the Gal
lagher, came TO his aid, and two men
pulled the woman from the water. The
body OF the woman Ia at the Morgue
She IL about forty years old and weighs
1870 pounds. She has dark brown hair
and gray eyes. Her upper front teeth
are missing. She wore "A blue and white
snteen dress and black undcrsliirt, black
and gray cotton stockings and laced
shoes,