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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
AYMAR AND TAFT INDICTED.
Two Bank DcfauItcrs Accused al
Making Way with Gt1,34O.O8.

Two bank defaulters were indicted to-
day by the Federal Grand Jury-Samuel
r. Aymar. bookkeepef Of the Shoe and
Leather Bank. and John r. TAFT, pay
ing teller Of the Chemical National
Bank
The indictments were handed to Judge
Benedict at o'clock. and the Grand
Jury was discharged for the term. Ay-
mars Indictment contains seven counts
He Is charged with falsifying the ac-
counts and ahstracting s25 dStO5.
The Indictment against TAFT is made
up of thirty-nine counts. lie Is charged
with the embezzlement Of SIT, 7l5.9l.
TAFT vas indicted before and that
handed up to-day was supplementary.
His counsel, will plead that his client is
insane. Both men will be arraigned to-
morrow to plead.
Among others indicted to-day are
Susie Hund.mer. for sending an i'm
proper .etter through the mails: John
Woods. Patrick Kelly and Ludwig LUIS
berg, for Illegal dumping in the harbor;
George A. Smith and Thomas G. Gilpin.
for using the mails for improper pur-
poses Wallace Norris and George
Dockcrty for making bad money. and
Franklin J Cutler. Anthony johnson
and Marin Greene. for Illegal dumping
In the harbor.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
WON'T GO TO EUROPE NOW.
Philip Levy Surrendered by His
&IO,OOO BOndsmen.

Philip Levy, who is Jointly indicted
with his brother Isaac for consp racy.
was surrendered to the p!strict-Attor-
ney by his sureties. Joseph r. Stein
and Jennie Levy. his sister-in-law. to-
day. They were on his bond for $1,000
They heard he was intending to go to
Europe.
The Levy brothers We're indicted a
year ago on a charge of conspiring by
the use II the criminal courts, to have
Montague Bernard and Adolph Bernard
arrested in England and brough, here.
so the Lcvys could collect money they
owed. The LevyS went before the Grand
jury and hal the Bernards indicted for
grand larceny The Bernards were cx-
tradited from London.
When brought here the charge fell Ia
III ground Then they had the Levys
indicted for conspiracy.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
SHOT HIMSELF IN THE PARK.
Henry Roll, of Savannah, Saved In
the Nick Of Time.

An afidavit OF attempted suicide was
made In Yorkville Police Court to-day by
Sergt. Mulholland. who last night
prevented William Henry Roll of Sa-
vannah. Ga. from blowing out his
brains in Central Park. A defective
cartridge saved the man. The bullet
penetrated his coat. directly above his
heart. He was held In $1,000.
Sergt. Mulholland saw Roll preparing
to fire a second shot. and snatched the
revolver from his nand on the way to
the Arsenal he said to Mulholland: I'm
glad you saved my life. You came Just
in time" Roll Is thirty-sx years old
and said he had been stopp ng at PIG T..
Rowery. The reason he gave for his
rash act was that he had no means and
was disheartened
In his pocket was a letter to his dear
and beloved wife" In which this In said:
NAV those two--that friend Brookman and Mr.
Brandes answer for their criminal conduct In
cutting ON my possibility for an existence In the
future with their own consci.nces. I have for.
given them. l aT square with the world and
with God
His wife resides In Savannah, and he
left her but two months ago. Roll was
book-keeper with Wicker Il Co., In this
city, until Saturday.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
FELLOWS TALKS TO MORTON.
Says He VIII DisentnnRle the Bu-
chnnan Case Middle.

District Attorney Fellows called up
the Executive Chamber in Albany by
telephone this morning and had long
talk with Gov. Morton relative to the
case Of DR.. Buchanan. the condemned
murderer
Before Col Fellows went to his pri-
vate office to telephone to Albany he
said to eX-Surrogate Rollins
Il am gong to talk to the Governor
and disentangle this Buchanan affair"
Col. Fellows was in too great
hurry to explain at the time how he
was going to disentangle 1t. He was
joined in his private office by Assistant
District-Attorney Lindsay. who has
been directly in charge Of the Buchanan
case for the people ever since an appeal
was taken in II.
ALBANY, May Gov. Morton this
afternoon received despatch from
Distrct-Attorney Fellows recommend
ing that another respite be granted
buchanan In ord r that tie lea require
ments concerning the intervention of
witnesses may be carried out.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
THREE MEETINGS A WEEK.
New rolice Board Decides Upon a
Change Of Programme.
Some Of the Ex-CommissiOncr
Confidential Clerks Retained.

The reorganized Police Board. the
Commissioners Ct which. aside from
Commissioner Andrews. were appointed
10y Mayor Strong yesterday. began It's
early session this morning by holding
a secret conference in one OF the ofiices
on the second floor of Police Headquar-
ters
In open session the first matter dis.
cussed wac the mode of ilninS delinquent
policemen. 1t has been the custom mere
tofore for the presiding Commissioner TO
pass judgment In cases in Which hVe
days fine was the limit.
Commissioner Parker suggested !nat
all the Commissioners make 1t duty
T.? rat attend to ne trials ,,,,, ,o car.
rled into effect as far as possible. 49,
1T was also decided to change the day
OF trials from Wednesday TO thurs iay'
Commissioner Andrews asked his col
leagues to Increase the Board meeting
days from two to three week.
- think that three ehort meetings on
Monday, Wednesday and FRIDAY, begin
ming at 10 A. NJ. would be much better
than two meetings Of long SESSIONS
said President Roosevelt. ,,
~ leave the matter to you. said Som ,h,na
missioner Grant. 81 don't know thing
about the business yet
Commissioner Parker agreed with the
President and it was so determined.
were .nGse s setsesn tor Th6mas
Mulry and Sergeant James IL. Reilly,
OF the fremont station. Both have
served over twenty years.
Police Captains w. r. Haughey and
Max Schmittberger asked for twenty
days sick leave.
The designations of confidential clerks
wagner. Ford and Donovan. who were
with Martin. Murray and Kerwn. were
taken up.
Commissioner Parker said he would re-
tain Wagner at his 81. 100 salary for the
sr,,, ,ts.at -
he would retain Donovan under similar
conditions.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
GARROTED Ar HIS DOOR.
Hold Robbery Of HrOkcr ROOnc.
while Going in His House.

George Bird, twenty-one years old
who gave his address as IS Amsterdam
avenue, was prisoner in jefferson
Market Police Court this morning. and
was held on charge of grand lar
ccny. Bird was arrested by Patroman
Mckinley at | o'clock this morning.
John Rooney. n broker In Greenwich
street. was returning home from din
ner. He lives at $40 West Twenty
ninth street. While ascending the steps
to his door, three men called to him.
He turned. and they ran up the steps.
While two held Rooney the other tore
his scarf of. on which was a diamond
pin worth $3.50.
Rooney plMckilv followed them, yell
ing: stop Thief At Twenty nnth
street and Ninth avenue Patrolman Me
Ginley caught Bird. The other men
escaped, taking the pin with them.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
GROCERY BOY
THE F|REDUC?
Plausible Theory Regarding
Some Of the Upper West
Side Fires.
ANOTHER BASEMENT BLAZE.
In the Columbus Avenue District
and Indicates the Cause
of Others.
lNCENOiARY BEYOND DOUBT.
Janitor Shepard Positive No Acc.
dent Cou d Have Fired Barrels
in q Coal. Bin.
lNCENDIARY BEYOND DOUBT,

The anxiety Of the people who live up
town on the west side because OF the
many fires which have occurred there
recently. and which was somewhat al
layed by the statement OF Fire Marshal
Mitchell that the fires were accidental.
has broken out afresh. There was an
other blaze yesterday afternoon and all
the circumstances indicate that It was
the work of a mischievous boy.
The blaze yesterday was in the base
ment Of the five-story apartment-house
on the northwest corner of Eighty-third
street and Amsterdam avenue, and 1t
may furnish clue to some of the
others. a mischievous boy. 1t Is gen
orally believed. is responsible for most
of them.
Fifteen families live In the house.
The janltor Charles Shepard. lives on
the ground floor. Mrs. Emma Wright
and family on the first floor. and c. E.
Rice occupies a fiat on the fourth floor.
Rec. who will move out in a day or
so, had two useless barrels which.
filled with excelsior. he carried down to
the cellar yesterday morning. He and
the janitor put the barrels in the coal
bin. placing one barrel on top of the
the other Neither of the men was
smoking, and they closed the door Of the
coal BIN after them.
The janitor had scarcely reached the
sidewalk when he was attracted by a
crowd further down the street. and, go
Ing to ascertain the cause, saw a small
blaze in another fat house down Eighty
third street. Returning to his own house
he heard Mrs. Wright crying out that
the house was on fire.
Shepard rushed to the cellar and
found the barrels In Rice's wood bin
abaZe. With few pals Of water he
extingu,shed the flames. The firemen
were not called out.
In speaking of the affair this morning
Janitor Shepard said:
There Is no question whatever thai
somebody deliberately set fire to that
| barrel Unfortunately. any one can galr
| access to the cellar. Every half hour
| or so a grocery boy or a butcher boy
| goes down with goods which he send.
up by the dumb waiter to the tenants
"One Of these, in my opinion deliber
| ately opened the wood-bn door an,
threw one or more matches into the bar
REL
The police are investigating.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
DID O'ROURKE STEAL?
lie Is the son of n Policeman he
puted tn ne Worth siOO.OOO.

Hugh O'Rourke. twenty-three years
old. of Si3 East one Hundred and Sixty
fourth street. son of Patroman
o'Rourke. Of the Morrisania police sta
ton, who is said to he the richest pa
trolman in the Department, was ar
raignel in the Morrisania Court this
morning charged with larceny. Under
arrest for the same charge was James
McSherry. twenty four years old. of
ll65 Intervale avenue
The complainant against him Is Will
lam Elmer. a wheelwright. of one Hun
dred and Sixty-nnth street ami Third
avenue. II Is alleged that the young
men at different times stole tools from
Ehner's shop. Elmer says that he has
been making a wagon for McSherry,
and that he missed tools several times
after the young men had come to see
the progress Of the wagon.
The prisoners denied the charge and
were held in $500 bail each for eNamina-
ton. O'Rourkes father is reputed to
he worth 100000.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
-FOUR SHOTS At HIS WIFE.
After Failing to Hit Her Micr Shot
Himself,

Gottlieb Mier a tailor. went to the
house of his wife. at % Lorlmer street,
Brooklyn, at $50 o'clock this morning,
and fired four shots at her in the pres
ence of their three children. He then
put the pistol 10 his right temple and
pulled the trigger.
He was taken to ST. GATHERINGS Hos
pital in dying condition.
Neither of the four shots hit Mrs.
Mier but she is Frustrated by the shock.
For year and a half Mler has been
dissipated and DID not support his fam
ily. Three months ago Mrs. Mier had
HIM arrested on d charge OF abandon
ment. and Justice Watson ordered h m
10 pay her s. week.
Instead OF paying the money Mier
vent TO Paterson. y. J. Last night he
appeared a q Lor!mer street and tried
70 get upstairs to his wife's APARTMENTS.
The neighhors threw him out. He ex-
pressed a determination to XIII his wife
and children
His wife bought a chain ard placed (,
on the door Of her apartments This
morning Miei returned ana burst In the
door. bat failed to break the chain.
Through the opening Of about six
ineaes he fired shot a; his wife. wac
was in the middle OF the room
AIRS Mier ran behind the door ant
putting his hand through the aperture
Mier fired two m re sAots In the direc
ton he thought she was. He then fired
again through the door.
Mrs. Mier fell OIL the floor in faint
from fright.
Mier. believing that he had killed hi
vile. rushed downstairs and In tn,
hallway placed the revolver 10 h!s rial
eeAeae 80 pulled the trsSSsr.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
NE CHARGES |MF|OEL|TY.
Pathetic Story Of the Tragedy
Told by the Little Six
Year-0ld Daughter.
THE CHAIN S'.vED MRS. MIER.
Her Husband Failing to Open the
Door Fired Four Shots and
Then Wounded Himself.

There Ii an accepted superstition thai
murders run In threes; that when one
horrible crime Is committed. two other!
are bound to follow within short
time.
Yesterday James Herbert cut his
wife's throat with razor. performed
the same operation on himself. and
Jumped into the river. Both lives were
sacrificed. His eight-year-old son wit
messed the crime.
Early this morning Thomas Hopper
cut his wife's throat with razor In the
presence Of his six-year-olh daughter.
He did not attempt to kill himself and
was arrested. Mrs. Hopper will prob
ably recover.
Gottlieb Mier fired four shots at his
wife this forenoon. while their three
children looked on In terror. Failing
to hit his wife. Mier put bullet in his
temple and is dying.
II done the deed and I meant TO Kill
her; she was unfaithful to me-" said
Thomas Hopper as he stood before
6ergt Bell, at the Oak street police
station, at 5 o'clock this morning.
An ambulance surgeon from the Hud-
aiming a bloody cash in the throat of
Sarah Hopper. the beautiful dark-eyed
wife of the man who stood beside Pa
trolman Thomas r. Meyers at the rail.
blood on his hands and gives upon his
wrists.
1.-THE wound is not very serious the
surgeon said. "She will recover. unless
complications arise"
The story Is told with simple elo-
quence by little May Hopper. only six
years old. yet the eldest of four children
born to the Hoppers. while another is ex'
pected soon.
Papa cut mammals throat" prattled
little May to an Evening World' re-
porter. THE bed rolled over and walked
us all I'D. Mamma cried MURDER
Mamma was behind the bed and
papa chased her and cut her with a
razor. He said:
"Ill kill all Of you young 'uns II
you holler.'
Then papa ran out In his under
clothes and bare feet. and mamma ran
after him and cried Murder"
"A policeman came around and took
papa's hat and shoes and coat and
pants anu snlTt anu mamma SICK III
the hospital" concluded little May
while joey. four years old, never stopped
hammering a tin drum that Mrs. Hy-
land, poorer than poverty. had man.
aEei to secure for him. and Ella, two
years old. only stared In silence. The
baby Ia dead.
This tragic scene occurred at AS this
morning. on the fifth floor OF the hive
back Of the fve-story hive at 5 Batavia
street. All the forty tenants were
asleep when they heard that blood
curdling cry OF murder"
Everybody in the house spoke well O.
Sarah Kelly Hopper. She was Fourth
Ward girl. She Is twenty-five years old
Hoffer Is thirty. He is a waiter wh'
never works.
AT 10 o'clock Hoffer was held withou
bail in the Tombs Court for assault will
intent to kill
The Gerry Society will care for tn,
children.
Hopper told the reporters at the Tomb
this morning that he did not intend Il
kill or cut his wife: that, indeed, tn
cutting was accidental and followed
friendly talk. in which he urged her I
call of a warrant she had sworn on
for non-support. and they wol ID live II
peace together
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
SOON WE'LL HAVE A zoo.
The Geological society Held Its
First Meeting TO-Dny,

meeting Of the New York Geological
Society was held this morning at 2l4
broadway. 1t was called to order by
Andrew II. Green. William II. Webb
was made temporary Chairman and
Madison Grant temporary Secretary.
committee of five was appointed to
draft bylaws and nominate permanent
officers and to formulate plan for
raising money. The meeting adjourned
until next Tuesday morning at 10 o. clock
The charter was passed by the Legisla-
by Mayor Strong. The object Of the
Society Is to establish and maintain a
geological garden in this city.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07

The salvation Army barracks At Forty seventh
street and Broadway, entered 10y burglars
about O'Clock last night. They secured about
800 In money and gold watch belonging 70
Lieut. Lovett which had been presented To her
by Capt Watkins. only few weeks ago a cor
net was stolen from the barracks. and the paw IN
ticket WAS sent TO the officer by mail
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
MARIA NOT RELEASED.
Dominica CatnIdO's slayer Must An
awcr for His Murder.

Coroner Hoeher began the inquest to-
day in the case of Dominica Cataldo,
who, April %. at Thirteenth street and
Avenue \. had his throat cut by Maria
Cara iello, whom he refused to marry.
Only two witnesses We're present.
These were Policeman Hay. of the East
Twenty second street station, and Luigi
Cataldo. a brother of the dead man.
Lawyer OReilly. Counse. for the muir
deress. moved to discharge the woman
but this was refused and the inquest
was adjourned until L. NJ.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
Warning VIII Sell the Trucks.

Thcr' will he an auction sale on Thursday. at
10 A. NJ. OF wagons, trucks, carts and barrows al
the Street Cleaning Departments yard at Eleventh
avenue and Fifty-siNth street. There is a large
accumulation OF vehicles seized by the department
been redeemed.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07

Nithan Kahn, cattle dealer at the foot ~ Yves,
sixt!eh street Icing at ~ Amsterdam avenue
was found dead this morning In a room which he
engaged In Crooks Hotel lis Park Row. shortly
after midnight. The gas was turned on at full
head. Kahn Is said to have been In financial
straits
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
DROWNED WITH HIS SISTER.
\ Team of Horses and $4,000 Worth
of Jcwclry Also Lost.

SPECIAL to The Evening wcrliJ
KNOXVILLE. Tenn, May In at
tempting to cross the Clinch River at
clinton last night, Thomas Mcclure, n
jeweller and optician, OF Atlanta and his
sister were drowned. ana their team of
lost.
Charles Spencer. of ST. Louis. a part
ncr Of Mcclure. received internal in
raie
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
Suicide In His Room.

Conrad Mauer, Of $40 West Thirty hfh street
committed suicide last night or early to-day by
shooting himself in the head. His body
found in his room this afternoon. Mauer was
Atty Ave years old.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
NJ Writs On Inc0nSistcncics.

Juase M'Adam, in the superior Court DAY. Dc.
nied the application % Louis lsrr for Wit a.,
ceTtiorlri To REVIEW 'he proceedings II the UairI
- Excise N refusing Il grant HIN a saloon
license for 1873 orchard street, although they sub
sequentiy granted Nm license Cor another p.ttr
This Court dAesn sraH Wits on lu..us..t-
en.Ies" sal hthr Juha,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
suicide In the Cosmopolitan.

man supposed to he John L. Lewis thirty
years Old. Of 70 franklin street. Lynn, Mass.
was found dead In his room In the COSMOPOLITAN
Hotel, Wes' broadway and Chambers street. at
II o'clock this forenoon. lie had killed himself
by severinE an artery in the left wrist.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07

The annual ele, ton Of o~,ers ot the Strckler
Association will take place 10 night at the sl4b.
house. So seventh street Excise Commissioner
luuus Harhurge- Viii IN all PROBABILITY he re
elected President Tor the fourteenth time
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07

Mira Francis Agnew. Of 7s3 Hancock street
Brooklyn. Is In tho prison ward OF ST. Mary's
Hospital. that city. suffering from an overdose
Of laudanum. which she took last night with
suicidal intent Mrs. Agnew admi Ia ed she had
attempted -ulcide, When she recovered CON
seriousness she claimed she took the poison In a
NJ of dependency. through Jealousy OF her hus-
band. who she had been told was false to her
The Agnews have been married l.ss than two
Ieark
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
Water Hurt. More Than Flames.

FIRE this morning in the separating room In
the rear the fourth door ~ the ,our-story
brick building and put,h street occupied by
Samuel Wildos Sons, dealers In conees was
confined 10 the room In which II started The
stncA in the building is NalIel at SIS 90 The
firm roughly hN loss at about IS 10D principally
by water.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
VAN ClEEF STEPS OUT.
The Investigation Of Map Contracts
Forces His Resivuntiou

TRENTON, May 7--Secretary John
T. Van C!eef, Of the State Board OF As
s'ors sent In his resignation to-day.
1t will be accepted.
This Is a result Of the exposure OF his
map transactions recently made by the
senate inNes;isatinS Committee,
the stA6 OF Gov. WsrN.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
Lost, Found and Rewards.

LoST-s2 reward Tor return OF two manuscript
copies OF music. I'm lie True and 'kittic
Mcclure" Address p. c. Neon. Richmond. staten
Island. y. Y.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-07
Flats and Apartments to Let.

RENTS SIS TO s32-Fl,ts OF rooms bath; TASTE
fully decorated; sanitary plumbing steam
heated; half block from l. station half a
block from park. Janitor a6 W. Goth st.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-10-29
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The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-10-29

Among she periodic waves whick
strike our great centers there is none 50
strange as that of mysterious disappear.
ances. Such wave selects its victims
from all classes, ages. Men, women ano
children are impartiallv its prey. Sons.
times the absentees return in a dazed
condition unable to tell of their where-
abouts. Others present mystery dark
er still, for they never return and are
no more heard of. Foul play, crazed
fever for wandering, premeditated
flight, are called te account as causes.
bat some OF these mysteries have neither
APPARENT cause nor end It is a Queer
and weird feature of our modern life
that these mysterious disappearance tan
SO easily take place and their subjects
be neither traced nor recovered in SPITE
of our crowded civilization. But per,
haDs it is because of it-eV ~ -