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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
JOCKEY M,CIARrrY ARREsrED.
ne Resented = Ponceuan's Insuit % His
Mother sad sister-Let 90,

Patrick n. McClarity, 81 years old. a Jockey
who lives at 244 First avenue. was arrnigned
before Magistrate Cornell in the Yorkville Fo'
lice Court yesterday morning by Policeman
Kennedy of the East Twenty.second street sta
tion on n charge Of being disorderly and ere
ating n disturbance in the street. According
90 the testimony Of half n dozen witnesses
who appeared IN the prisoners behalf. the
arrest OF McClarity was not only unwarrantcd.
but the policeman insultcd the prisoners
mother and sister.
On arraigning McClarity, the policeman
said that he found him skylarking with n mum.
Der Of young men and girls on Thursday night
on First avenue. TO the annoyance Of passers
by. When lie spoke to the skylarkers they
all went away except the prisoner, who be-
came 80 abusive that lie arrested him. Nc
Clarity denied that he had acted disorderly.
Your Honor" said he. my arrest was an
outrage. For the past two years | ave been
away from tho city most Of the time. attend
Ing to my duties rs II Jockey on the racing cir
S wntt ! came l h9mg to v s,nn gn ~ l9 oh ,S SSo sids a
walk in front Of the house last night. talking
with II friend. my sister Lizzie ran up and said
suited her. Presently Kennedy came along.
and asked him what he meant by insulting
my sister. He told me TO mind my own busi'
ness or he'd arrest me-. Then he grabbed me
10y. the collar and began to drag me across thc
sidewalk. My mother, whp hal come down
mOnstratcd.
"'Onicer.' said sic. 1t Isn't necessary to
drag that boy through the streets IN that man.
ner like a common criminal. Lot ~. OF him,
and he will SO with you pcaceably.' Kennedy
turned on my mother and ordered her to 40
about her business.
out OF this he shouted. or III lock
you uD. too
ION tho way to the station he used me as
roughly as. he dared. saying that IL he wasn't
in uniform he'd give me such II damned pound
ing that I'd never forget It,. At the station
house he made. u charge against me OF disor-
derby conduct
The prisoners sister, his brother. and a
number of persons who had witnessed the ar
rest Corrobornted his story.
Magistrate Cornell said that he had n good
opinion of Kennedy, whom he knew To he a
good policeman.
II believe" said he. that he acted accord
ing TO what he thought to be his duty. and.
on the other hand, | am of the opinion that the
prisoner thought he was doing right In object
ing to an alleged insult to his sister. Will dis
charge him. and exOnerate both Sides
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
ATLAS TACK COMPANY INs0LVENT.
Heavy Liabilities Maturing and Receivers
Appointed.

Thomas J. Iothrop and James p. Stearns Of
Brookline, Mass, have been appointed receivers
for the property in Massachusetts and this
State OF the Atlas Tack Corporation OF Boston,
which has a place of business in this city at 81
Warren street. The application was made by
j. Fred Hobart Of Brooklyn. who is a creditor
for $4,000. and manager OF the New York
branch, the bond Of the receivers being fixed at
$4,000. The principal assets are IN Massa-
chusetts. The concern Is a consolidation Of the
six principal tack manufacturers OF Massachu-
sets. and was Incorporated In March, 1901. with
a capital stock Of 500 900. 1t did u very large
business. having branches in many cities. The
last annual report showed assets 81, IS 900,
liabilities SSS7. 900.
MI. Hobart. in his application for the recciv-
ers, said that the company has outstanding
proniissOry notes exceeding $500. 900, which are
soon to become due, and Is unable to meet them,
as Il has no assets which can I've made immedi-
ately available. The amount duo the unsecured
creditors Is considerably in excess OF $500, 900.
the value Is not stated. the assets consist Of
real estate, machinery. merchandise. manufac-
tured goods, materials, SUPPLIES. bills and nc
counts receivable. notes, &c. There are assets
In New York. consisting OF merchandise and
accounts worth 100000 which are liable TO be
attached.
Mr.. Hobart was asked By the reporter for
some details. OF the company's affairs. but he
said he could give nothing more than appeared
%ticnlars from Boston as to liabilities and assets.
Asked If he thought the unsecured liabilities
would amount To s 90, 900 or $500. 900. he said
he thought they might. There are also bonds
Tor about $500 900. LACK Of cash to meet obli-
cations now maturing was the immrd ate cause
OF the embarrassment Of the company. 1t did
~" largest business in its line OF any concern In
the United States, hut prices have been very
low. There are plenty OF assets. but they are
not available, AMI he added, You cannot pay
debts with machinery or goods" In Boston he
omcers OF the company would not talk.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
TOMEN IN THE CONFERENCE.
The Methodists TO Decide on the Admission
OF Four Female

CLEVELAND. May 1.-The General Confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal Church. which
will be In session for one month, was called to
order in the Central Armory this morning by
Bishop Bowman. There are four accredited
women delegates to the Conference. and the
question as to their admission came up immedi-
ately after the appointment OF the committees.
When the name of Lydia A. Trimble was
called on the roll the opponents OF the admis-
sion Of women moved that the name be taken
from the rolls until It was ascertained whether
she was rlghtfully a member of the Confer
encc. Bishop Bowman refused to entertain
the motion on the ground that the Conference
was not yet organized. The announcement
was greeted with applause by the champions
Of the womcn's cause.
A series of resolutions reciting the fact
that the lay delegates were not being given
their full privileges. and demanding that the
lay delegates be given the right to choose their
The debate on the woman question was
finally precipitated by the Rev. DIR. Buckley
or New YORK. who read II challenge signed by
prominent opponents Of women, which gave
twelve. reasons why women should not he
recognized. prominent among them being the
them.
1t was moved that a committee on eligibil-
OF the four women delegates and that the com
mittee report on Monday morning.
j. Is. Grow. In II rervid speech. attempted to
amend the motion by inserting a clause pro.
yiding that the women should not participate
been decided. The amendment was defeated
and the original motion adopted. The com.
mittee will report Monday.
From three to eight BisaOps will be added to
the present number. Some of the men who
are talked of are Chancellor }. r. Day, Presi.
dent of the Syracuse University. Syracuse, y.
Y; the Rev. DIR. 4. Il. Nicely of New Jersey.
the Rev. DIR. Earl Cranston of Cincinnati,
Chaplain G. G. McCabe. the missionary secre-
tarv of the Church; the Rev. DR.. j. r. King
of New York city. the Rev. DIR. James w. Bash
ford of the ohio Wesleyan University OF Del.
aware. o.; the Rev. DR.. c. W. smith. editor
of the Pittsburgh Christian Adrocdt,; the Rev.
DR.. j. K. Gouchcr or Baltimore. the Rev.
Frank Bristol OF Evanston. ILL.,. and the Rev.
DIR. !. W. +. Bowen. professor OF historical the
oloHv In the German Theological Seminary,
Atlanta. Ga. Tho latter is u negro.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02

Horace vInai Says His Uncle Was Pol
aoned by His Parent.

BELFAST. Me-. May lon Sept. 10. 1895,
Robert A. Vinal. a farmer. living in tho north
part of Winterport, Waldo county, died sud-
denly. There were stories at the time that
Vinal wos poisoned. Suspicion pointed to his
nephew Horace +. vinal. aged ABOUT 10, son of
Benjamin vinal.
1t was said that the young man had obtained
some strychnine only q few days before his
uncle's death, and that this had been admin
istered to Robert. Property matters were al
legged as the motive. A Coroner investigated
the case and decided that Robert died OF natural
causes. so the case was dropped at that time.
Yesterday Horace f. vinal voluntarily ap-
peared before a Justice OF the Peace at Filing
wood Corner. and before other witnesses mado
. statement under oath that he thought his own
father. Benjamin Vinal, poisoned his uncle
Robert. as a result Of a quarrel over a $500 nnte
etrychnine to poison rats. Part of the strych-
nine was put away over a beam in the barn.
On, the Saturday before his uncle's death his
was removed. On sunday his father cnrnr up
70 his uncls's house and was alone with him for
while his uncle wa, in COMMISSIONS his father
came 10 the house, but remained outside under
nIes'm name she w snIcyi %h'T no ne listened TO- the dy.
gave him the bottle containing the poison from
which his uncle drank.
The next day after the funeral the boy says
his father went to his nncle's house and de-
manded from his aunt his uncle's trunk. The
aunt gave 10 TO him. saying: Take 1t, and do
what ia right"
The father took the trunk home. carried It up
stairs. and ordered that no one follow him, His
father took out the notes and destroyed them.
when the administrator came he could not find
the notes. and his father told him he had de-
stroyea them, Horace says that within II week
he told his father that no heard a rumor that
the body OF his uncle was to be disinterred for
examination. The father replied:
II tho worst comes to the worst l shall give
myself up. III any one Is TO suffer | am tho one.
not you"
The County Attorney has the case in hand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
THE READING EOREcLOsURE.
Judge Acheson OverruIes All Objections
and signs the Decree of Sale.

PHILADELPHIA. May Judge Acheson In
the United States CIrcui: Court to-day signed
the decree. filed last week by the Pennsylvania
Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting
Annuities, rs trustees. for the sale 0f the prop
erty of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
and Coal and Iron Companies under foreclosure
proceedings. The sale will take place in phila-
delphlH Ut adatn to he fixed hereafter. OF which,
Dy the terms Of the mortgage. three months
notice must ue given.
After signing tie decree Judge Acheson said
that all parties were fully protected under II.
Tho Judge flied an opinion dismi.sing the origi.
mi petition Ot MIR. Rhoades. in which leave was
asked To Intervene as u defendant in the suit
AMI Overriding the objections Of Joseph f..
Sinalt2 and others, income mortgage bOndhold-
es ana stockholders, 10 the form Of the decree.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02

Justice La Faucherie aud Constable Deighan
captured Thomas, alias "ChappIe." Moran in
B~cllville, y. J., yesterday afternoon after u
lively chase over fences along the river front.
Justice La FauchcrIe finally stopped him by
firing a shot Mt him.
Moran Is under Indictment by tho Bergen
county Grand Jury for assault and highway
robbery. On the might Of Feb, / stephen Moore,
an aged man, was waylaid and attacked at tie
bergen cnnniy end OF tie Belleville bridge over
the Passaic, and was LETT for dead in The road.
lie was. rohb,d OF nearly 500, and suspicion
was directed against stephen Bailey and
"Chappie' Moran because they were observed
10 have plenty Of money ueyt day aud had been
poor for some time before. Bailey was arrested
~ Jersey ny y few days later ana Is now IN the
last evening.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
DID MIRKS RON HIMSELFp
Tho Tailor Accus-d Of Trying to Defrnud .
Boston Clothing Concern.

Moses Marks. a tailor at 20 Lewis street,
caused the arrest on Tuesday night Of his
watchman. Mendel Balsain, on a charge OF being
connected with the robbery OF 1876 coats that
evening. Marks was a prisoner in the Essex
Market Police Court yesterday on the complaint
of Detectives Holland and Berkeley of the Cen
trail Office. The detectives were informed by
Marks earlier in the day that he had found
ftty-tIve OF the stolen coats in the coal box Of
the tailor shop. lie said that the top OF the box
had been nailed down.. The stolen goods be-
lonEed to the Standard Clothing Company Of
Boston. They had given the material to Marks
to be made up.
a lawyer representing the company investi-
gated the robbery. Marks was placed under
arrest on a charge OF stealing l+l of the coats.
The detectives say that the alleged robbery was
a conspiracy to defraud the Standard Clothing
Company. Marks was held in 81. 500 bail By
Magistrate Crane to await examination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
Kenl E.tatc PrIxnte snles.

AT private contract. Som Brothers have sold 70 ".
r Cnrwlh' Tor about ~Sl3o.OOO. the block front on the
east slie OF Manhattan avenue. running from llVth
70 l.uth street, with lots In the rear, plot being pol 10
IlIO. The plot viii DO improved by the erection of
private dwellings.
%: Nicholas has traded for Frank Tilford. OF Park &
Ililford. tho three story private dwelling. lot 1880.
NO $40 West 1891 street, To II. A. Johnston for the
four story factory building. No. 1865 East Forty.fourth
street. lot 26NlOO. on private terms
The Coutan estate has sold the nve-s story business
QUO.
The purchaser OF the dwellines Nos. es2 and 9e3
h,Ifth avenue from Frank A. Ehret was J. 7. smith.
lie has fes0!d No. pb2 to IA Mr.. Bernard for SIPS. 900.
MncIay & Davies have sold Tor the estate OF William
Skidmorc the fvestory and cellar brick warehouse,
No. 2lV West street covering lot 2l.lIxSO, to a Gus
toner on private terms.
Maclay X Davies have sold for Mary Z. Curry and
Frrdtrick u. curry the seven lots at northeast corner
Bradhurst avenue and lISth street to John s. Reid on
Irlyate terms.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
Business Troubles.

Deputy Sheriff Llpsky took charge yesterday
OF the place ~ business OF Herman r.. and
Rudolph Hirschberg. who did business under
the style Of the y. Y. Children's Clothing Com
pany, wholesale dealers in clothing. Mt 20 Bond
street, on an execution for 81. lOl, which they
money loaned.
Judgment for SG,OT2 was entered against the
Young Mems Christian Association OF Mount
Vernon, ~. Y, in favor OF Julia A. Bum, az
executrix Of the estate OF ChRs. ii. Bum. for
balance due on II contract made In 1883 to erect
the building for the association for $50, 900,
MIR, Bum died ia December, 1892.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
strons Boa. Mapy nmI. 20 Pas. On.

Mayor Strong has a heap OF worK before him
for next week and the week after. Next week
he will give public hearings on thirty-twO bills,
and on Monday and Tuesday OF tho week fol-
lowing on sixteen more. Among the many bills
"inehrialed truck I'LL. Monday, . T.. Nj;
Rapid Transit bill, Wednesday, at . 4, NJ;
ki,OOO,000 for additional water mains, Thurs
GIVING. up the torty-sscond street reservoir for
: library site.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
EXPRESS CLERK ARRESTED.
Little Accused OF D%efrnudinE the Company
OF Money TO Pay Custom. ToIIs.

After an Investigation by Deputy Collector
Dudley F. Phelps OF the Custom House Andrew
j. Little, n clerk for the American Express Com
pany. was arrested yesterday charged with de-
frauding the company to the extent of $500.
Little was taken before United States Commits
sioner Alexander. who required $4,000 bail.
which was furnished. Ltttle's examination was
set down for May IL. Little had a power of at
torney for the company to take goods out Of
bond. He Is accused of defrauding the COM
pany By signing bogus permits for the release Of
goods and then collecting the usual Custom
House tolls, which on each package amounted
to Il cents. In this way II Is declared he has
defranded, the company from Feb. 3 on, Of the
aforesaid $500.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
STEAM CHEST BURSTS.
4 Man Severely ScHIded-SI. OOO Damage
Caused In lords COurI.

A steam chest In the basement OF Lords
court building, at William street and Exchange
place, burst about noon yesterday. The en-
CINE 10 which tho chest was attached is To-
Gated under the street o. the Exchange place
side, A mass OF cast steel which constituted
one side. or end, Of the steam chest flew up-
ward Ia n network OF heavy steam pipes. These
pipes anu the elbows and Ranges attached
were broken and cracked as II they were pipe
stems. The steel constituting the steam chest
was from one 10 two inches thick.
james Smith, a linemAn, who lives at 2l9
West Eorty-seyenth street, was the only one
injured, lilo was severely scnldcd by escaping
SurHm and was taken TO Hudson Street Hos
pitRl. The damage to the engine and sur
pounding property, will probably amount 10
81. 900. The accident was caused by water
getting into the steam chest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
WOMAN HELD FOR RIFLING MAILS.
The Examination OF Miss Sarah L. Arm.
strong or North Tavrytown.

Miss Sarah f. Armstrong, assistant to Post
master James N. swift Of North Tarrytown,
vas arraigned before Commissioners Shields
yesterday for examination upon a charge of
having rifed letters passing through the North
Tarrytown Post Office. The young woman.at
the time of her arrest three weeks ago sur
rendered several marked bills which, 1t Is
cnarged. had. been taken from a decoy letter,
but she positively denied having stolen them.
Post Once Inspector Jacobs told yesterday of
the preparation and sending OF the decoy letter.
II had been deposited IN The North Tarrytown
Post Ofhco by the witness on April ~, and an
hour later was discovered to have been rited.
When Miss Armstrong was seen In tho Post
Ofhce she produced her pocketbook. from which
the marked bills were taken. She said that
they wcro part OF the change given to her by
Postmaster swift for a tye-dOllRr bill.
Tho Postmaster denies having changed a SIS
bill for her. Besides the marked bills Miss
Armstrong had seven or eight 81 bills In her
pncketbook when she was arrested. This closed
tho case for the Government, and, as no defence
was put In, MiSs Armstrong was held for the
Grand Jury, under . 1000 bail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
SAFE BREAKERS Ar soMERvIL1E.
They Blow Open "a Big Safe md Carry
Away "a Little One.

S~oMERvILLE, May People living at the
junction of Hamilton and Franklin streets were
awakened at AN early hour this morning by a
terrific explosion. The big safe In the Office of
c. J. Smith, a coal and lumber dealer, had been
blown open. The burglars emptied the cash
box, but in their haste failed to notice tho key Of
the inner safe. which was in II drawer that they
ransacked. They carried the inner safe away
with them. This heavy box. which contained
many valuable parers and a small amount Of
money, was found near Petersbrook this morn
ing. II had been forced open and the money
taken. The papers were left undisturbeu, The
burglars secured only S15.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
The Gould Home OF Rome, Italy.

The twenty-hfth anniversary OF the founding
OF the Home and Industrial Schools OF Rome
for Italian orphans By Americans, DR.. and Mrs.
Gould, was held yesterday afternoon ut the resi-.
dcUce uf Mrs. Samuel Sloan ~ 7 East Thirty
eighth street. llepOrts were read from Rome
and addresses were made hy the Rev. Dr. John
Hale, the Rev, DIR. w. u. T., Faunce, and Mrs.
NoTneWus IL, ngiisWi me ZONE Ispends upon
Miss Laura Boorman, plalnfcld. y. j., or MIR.
II. Is. Barnes, 3 East Fort fourth street, New
AOrk.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
Justice Kcosh to Try the Police Gases.

The Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court
has assigned Justice Martin J. Keogh ~ the
Second Department to preside in the criminal
branch OF the supreme Court this month. The
trials Of the Police Captains aud other police
men under Indictment will be taken M, The
hirst trlal, will lie that OF Police Captain Siehert.
ter and Killilea, Ward Man Glennnon, and
Capt. Price, and then the trial OF ex-Superin-
lendent Brady Of the knilding DepnrIment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
ToKIo'S coNEY ISLAND IN RUINS.
More Than 1vO show buildings Burned in
"a Day nt AsnI usn Pnrk.

TOXIC, April IT, Fire swept Tokio's amuse-
ment district, known as Asakusa Park. on April
10. One portion Of the park is crowded with
theatres peep shows, panoramas, booths for
performing animals. and so on. As thousands
OF persons were assembled in the places OF en-
tertaininent at the time. u panic was nppre-
hehued, but the pleasure seekers dispersed
quietly ana not even an animal received any
injury. Moro than 40 bnildinRs were DESTROYED.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02

Capt, Otto Ferdinand Wilhelm WilliGerod OF
the North German Lloyd steamship spree com
plcted Yesterday his three hundred and ninety
ninth YoyaEc across tho Atlantic, Capt Will
grrnd's friends will give him II dinner tonight
At IL. West Fiftv-nIuth street. ana on Monday
the, c~iti2ens Of liobOken will honor him, lie
WIZ retire from the service on u pension hItcr
he returns Ia bremen. lie was born NJ Hanover
in 1899. lie has saved three hundred persons
nj sea.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02

A jury in the Supreme Court In BROOKLYN
awarded Ernest Rost $4,000 damages yesterday
for the loss OF the services OF his seVen-year-old
daughter Clara. In his suit against the Brook
Ign lleights railroad Company. The girl hal
her leg 20 badly crushed Dy "A trolley car that il
had to be Rmputated. A few weeks ago u Jury
gave her So. 500 compensation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
The R.no inclined EI.vator.

Should the Reno incliaed passenger elevator
prove successful at the Sew York entrance OF
the bridge, Il will be adopted by the Kings
County Elevated Railroad Company at the
bridge, Court street, Fulton Ferry, Boerum
place, and Flatbush avenue stations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02

Advices received in this city yesterday from
officials OF the Great Northern Railway were TO
the, effect thsV the stories Of an impending
entirClS wllLaui foundation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02

ELIET's FINE FURNITURE
Delft Designs,
at Factory Prices.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-04
THE KENTUCKY CLOUDBURST
MUCH WORSE THAN AT FIRST
REPORTED.
WATER COMES IN A WALL.
PEOPLE, HOUSES AND ANIMALS
WERE SWEPT AWAY BEFORE
ITS FURY.
FLOOD GATHERED IN THE GoRGEs.
When 1t Was LOosed In the Valley
Nothing Could Stand Before It's
Fatal Force.

BOONVILLE, KY, April S.-The cloudburst
on Little Sexton and Buffalo creeks did more
damage than at first reported. Instead of
four, there were sixteen drowned. Sexton
creek rises near Burning Springs and is one
of the feeders of the south fork Of the Ken
lucky river. 1t flows in some places through
deep gorges surrounded by rocks. Through
these gorges the stream rushes when In food
tide with the speed of a race horse, and
striking the bottom lands below, spreads out
with wonderful rapidity. The cloudburst oc-
Cured in the gorges, the water gathered in a
moment and the wild food poured down in
a solid wall, carrying death and destruction
in its path. Five people were drowned by the
Little Sexton. Buffalo creek is even more
crooked and tortuous than Little Sexton and
By it's action after the burst nine people are
believed to have lost their lives. great
many logs were hurled down with the tide
and these speedily knocked the cabins and
oGtbuildings to pieces.
The dead on Buffalo creek are: Mrs. George
Gepson and three children, VIII Burns two
children, Miss Mary Garrett, two unknown.
Fatally wounded in drift, Mrs. John Crane.
John Crane, a rafter, managed to ride the
drift and rescue his family. His house was
lost. George Gepson's house below was car
ried away and his wife and his two children
perished. Will Burns house went out on
the water and two children were lost. Lige
Garrett's daughter, Mary, was drowned, and
two unknown people also lost their lives.
On Sexton creek and its tributaries five
were drowned: Capt. J. S. ]. Bull, Mrs.
Wade Marders and child and two unknown
people. Jackson county suffers heavily, as did
Clay and Owsley. 1t was the most disastrous
food in years, and came so quickly that 1t
is a wonder any of the valley people escaped.