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New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
VETOED BY THE MAYOR.

HE DIsAPPRovEs CERTAIN ORDINANCES AFFECT
ING THE METROPOLITAN TRACTION COMPANY.
Mayor Strong returned TO the Board OF Aldermen
Yesterday with his objections ordinances adopted
at their last meeting affecting the Metropolitan
Traction Company and the extensions granted
therein One was for a line connecting Crosby-st.
with Broadway through Broome-st; another was
for a route through University Place. Wooster.
West Third and wes, Fourth sts and third con-
Meeting these branches through Dey and Green
wich SITS and West Broadway with the Cortlandt-
st. ferry. He suggested that the company be COM
pelled to remove from their tracks the snow that
might be swept from the sidewalk. lie also sug-
gested that further provision be inserted prevent
ing the cancelling OF any transfer system on the
cornpany's roads This latter recommendation
failed 10 pass the Board at its last meeting.
BY q vote Of q to the ve;oes were laid on the
table An effort will be made to pass the ordinances
over the Mayor. veto.
The six Aldermen who voted with the Mayor and
who will support him next week are Aldermen Hall,
Olcott. Woodward. Ware. Goodman and President
Jerooman.
extension OF railway lines mile long. without
putting up the franchises at auction. yet ma l.
ter Of fact these three short extensions really make
continuous route from the Cortland,st ferry.
through Dey-st., West Broadway and University
Place, connecting at Broadway With Broome-st.
When the Board originally passed the resolution
six months ago they provided FOR transfers. but
the railroad companies refused TO accept the fran
chise under these conditions. and they were amend
ed to suit the companies.
The Board, on motion OF Alderman Marshall,
ordered that all public offices shall close on Good
Friday
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

greatly In It's ut-na:i"nt department In the las
year II cco visits have been mad" - the hospi'a'
AMI oyer that number Of prescription. have been
nled These have been at cost. or less to tnese
ab,n to nav and fire. 20 those who could Eo'.
TIE Tribune a few days ago printed the fact tha'
new hospital building would soon be erected Il r
row enabled to give the details 81 the new home |,
Will be built at Secondave AMI Nineteenth-st With
in two blocks OF Stuyvesani Square ana easily
re.chei hy the main strsetcnr l!res.
Tho hosri;a directors own 'hp sit" IRE" from hep''
and now desire to erect building simple and uno''
,entatous IN character but thoroughly up to DAT
IN all sanitary and scientific arrangements. inc.
appeal 70 the public .or Ed in this greatly ne-he'
work and will venture only 80 far A. heip hiay I"
granted The hospital scheme differs soTewha-
from others Iis basement wil contain co'npIe''
system o. baths Russian. moci'atei. spray etc
tie ors, roor VIII be usei fcr thc out-patien; &C.
pertinent with n vai.lng-roor fnr seventy or e'shty
p,tien.s and well iisnted cassrooms for the doe
tors.
The bulk OF the second story viii he devoted u
A skin ward vi;h .ts toct-rooms pantrics. etc
The third Will contain the cancer ward. as we'll as
n separate ward for men. The fourth VIII CONTAIN
in one par, the operating-room. with rs adjuncts
for etherzlng Instruments. dressing-rocm. pho-
,ogranhy e,c and IN the other the dormitor!es
The whole VIII eventually form very complete
AFFAIR as II so situated and planncd as 10 bc Easily
and economically added 10 N the iuture sno'll ths
Accommodation IS needed viii rot 20 beyond their
means Of payment. ard hay" TO depend wholly on
aG which may 10 given them by the pubic. 10
whom they earnestly appel
Prominent among the physicians ~ IN" hospital
ere Or a jacob. at the head G.; 'ac Medical Board
Dr. l.. y. tulkey. Or George Henry Fox and pf
Joseph T.. JanvTin. and Drs. WHY Meyer, Dame.
Lewis George T Elliot T. VI cfardaN. + Torck
J r. Gone nd a + Curricr. all ~ ;Yhom give CON
slant and grntuitous service. among The Oonsultng
phvs cians and surgeons are nrs. Inonas, pts.
Janeway Weir. Webster. jacob l.eneris, l.u,k.
Keys and y VI. s'mson. Tie president ~ the
BOARD of Directors IL J Cleveland Cafv. who hnt
been on the Hosp'al Board from ~ commence-
lnent and has studied The plan for the new huf'ng
With n spec.sl know edge OF thu needs u the in
st.tuton. Ills firm. Cady. Rorg = Ser VINO Planned
and carried Oh; Tho new hu id.ngs OF the Pr~sOy-
terrain Hospital. well az the new Hudson street
House Of Relief. VIII carr out this WORK AZ soon as
sufficient funds shall he guaranteed The treasurer
IS Edward Wnslow. of N!nsow Lanicr Co. No.
Il Nsssau-st. among the dircc'ors are John T..
Eustls Eradlsh Johnson. \ K kimbai VIII am G.
Wltt-r Robert Jafrray jr George J Euttorworth.
william r Sheffield. william II Humphrey. i. D.
Harmon r Haas Washington Wilson and Fulton
Mcmahon, the secretary.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
IMPORTANT SALES OF REALTY.
THE BRUCE ESTATE DISPOSED or AT Atc-
TION-A HEAVY TRANSFER IN WALL-ST.

THE BRUCE ESTATE DISPOSED or AT AUG
TION-A HEAVY TRANSFER IN WALL-ST.
A highly interesting and successful sale OF real
estate took place at tn. New-fork Rea' Estate
Salesroom yesterday. This was the sale az auction
In partition. by g. de Wslltearss. Of the David "oie
Bruce estate. Every element In the real estate Held
was represented on the occasion and the sa!esroom
was crowded with expectaat men long before IL
O'clock the hour announced for the sale TO begin
While David Wolfe Bruce inherited goo1ly part
OF his large estate he acquired fortune Of his own
In the type manufacturing business lie and his
brothers controlled the Bruce Type Foundry At
Chambersst. and City Hall Place. Mr.. Bruce diei
about a year ago. He left widow ard heirs
descendant from his sisters son. George Bruce
Brown.
The first OF the Bruce parcels offered. No. Platt
ST. between Pearl ana Gold sts.. foursory brick
warehouse. sold to William NJ Keese FOR s2i. $50.
No. 25l Centre-st. between Grand and Broome sis..
was sold to A. Teakmann FOR s35.oo0.
The Old tyre foundry Of the Bruce Company, COM
pris.ng 40. II to l3 Chambcrs-st. and No. 8 to .
City Hall Place. with vacant frontige IN Reade-
81. were purchased b. William NJ Ryan for $1,000
after spirited competition
The old Revere House properly. at the southeast
corner OF Broadway and Houston-st. called for the
most active bidding The structure on the 10, is a
nv.-s;ory brick building The bidding began at
.?N0oo. William BerriAn purchased tne property az
30. i, Cen,re.s,. was sold 70 Charles c. Koss for
1920. while the gore lot forming small triangle
az Cenire-st. and CITY Hall Place, WAS bid In for
H.g25 10y +. A. Curry.
Nos 64 ANA sos Csnal-st, were bill in BY Mr. Jack
son. representing the Lorillagd estate. for slN.5V.
Nos ~ and so Chambers-st. were sold for slSs0cD
to j. VI. Mossmann
The Beverley Apariment-House - the rorthwes;
corner o. Lenox-avA. ana one -huEdred-ani twenty
ntth-st. was bought by j. n Jackson for $4,000
\ detailed account o: the sale is printed Ia the
regular report OF the rea. es.ate market The total
sum realized for the parcels offered was about
s. ss3 co. Tne resu, was generally regarded BY eX
perts as indicating decided turn for the better In
real estate matters.
The United states Nat.onal Bank has sold It's
building. Nos Il and i3 Wall-s,.. OIL plot 3J6xl2ill
xi0xii6.s. for little less than sV0.cp to W X.
Aston, who owns the property In he rear. Nos. d
and a Exchange Place. Mr.. Aston viii improve the
property by the erection OF handsome office build
Ing The premises were bought by the United
states Bank In August. 1889 for $4,000 from the
Orient Mutual Insurance Company. which was then
going out Of business The present building the
site was then erected by the bank which has
rled the property on It's books at something more
than $3.50 0O.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
HOW THE PARIS GROUNDED.

Gnipr.EY THE PILOT. TELLS HIS sToRY-No
r, DAMAGE TO THE STEAMSHIP
"A thorough examination OF the American Liner
Paris which grounded in the mud below Qu'cks'ep
Buoy on Monday. made yesterday morning
divers being sent down TO inspect the bottom OF the
vessel 1t was found that the steamer had sustained
no damage whatever and she will sail this morning
according to her schedule In place OF the st. Louis
Thus far the managers Of the American Line nave
made no complaint to the Pilot Commissioners
against Arthur Gridey the pilot who was In charge
Of. the Paris at the time she grounded. There H.
however, strong probability that they will soon 40
CO. Captain Passow and the other officers OF the
sh,p are entirely exonerated by their employers from
any blame attaching TO the accident
At the regular weekly meeting Of the Pilot Com
missioners yesterday morning Grdley told the story
Of the grounding substantially as 1t was printed In
The Tribune When asked why he did not drop
anchor he said the fog had cleared and that he was
going ahead slowly when the fog closed In again ana
he heard the bel. OF another ooat near oy Inis
caused him to swing off, and he went aground again
There was not time. however, between the second
CLOSING Of the fog and the ringing OF this bell TO
allow him TO drop the anchor. The Commissioners
laid the matter on tho table as no complaint mad
been received from the owners Of the Paris. II no
charges are made by next Tuesday Gridley Will be
sent to sea again
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
MRS. O'HEARN'S CASE AGAIN.

PROCEEDINGS IN HER SUIT AGAINST MAGISTRATE
MOTT
motion was made by Moses Grossman before
Justice MacI.ean. in the Supreme Court. yester-
day on behalf of Magistrate John o. Mott to com
pei Mrs Mary OHcarn. who has sued him for s0d
damages for false arrest and imprisonment. to make
her complaint more definite and certain.
The arres. OF the plaintiff was made on September
g. 1895 on warrant issued by Magistrate Mott,
which charged her with violating the excise law at
No 500 Eas. One-huEdred-and-fortieth- Af;e-
conviction and Imprisonment she was pardonei by
the Governor. The case attracted much attention
al the time.
1t was argued by Mr.. Grossman that the com
plant was not specific. In that It id not tell how
the Magistrate had committed an error Char.es
Haldine for Mrs. O'Hearn sad that some days ago
he had supplied Mr. Motifs attorney with bill o.
particulars ard that no objection had been made
until yesterday. Mr. Haldne said that the action
was brought because Mrs. OHearn was arrested on
information that was insufficient. and tina, Mags-
trate Mott had made affidav: tina, he did not know
in what particular the .nformatio" was not SUM-
C,ent The counsel said that Il was because the
Magistrate did not know this that his client sought
to recover.
Decision was reserved
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
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A HEAVY JUDGMENT SET ASIDE.

END or THE Long ILTiGATION BETWEEN GEN
ERAL Rrss AHD COUNT TELFENER.
The Supreme Cour; OF the United States has
jus; decided q litigation between Count Joseph Tel
fenrr OF Italy and General George ". Kuss. o.
Texas which had been pend.rs In the Federal
Courts for thirteen years.
On November l. 1882 Count Telfener agreed to
purchase from General Russ an interest which the
latter claimed TO hold In l0.22o acres OF land In
Texas The land TO cost 10000 coun, Tel
fener declined to perform the contract. asserting
that General Russ had no intere5t In the land
watch lie could convey.
General Russ brought action In Texas 10 re-
cover damages. The case had been tried twice be-
fore Court and jury. argued once before the
Circuit Court OF Appeals FOR the FNh Circuit. and
three tlnes before the Supreme Court o. the United
States.
The first judgment In favor o. General Russ. vas
set aside by the Supreme Court In 1891. and ne "
trial ordered. The second Judgment for Sl54fo. In
favor OF General Russ. was affirmed by the circui.
Court of Appeals. and Is now set aside By the de-
cis'on OF the Supreme Court The grounds Of re-
versal that General RUSS was never In In"
vested with the interest which he undertook TO sell
The case argued by Messrs Wheeler 4 Miller.
OF Texas In behalf Of General Russ. and by j. l..
Peeer OF Texas ard Andrew Wesley Kent. OF
New-York. .or Count Te,fencr.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
THE GENERAL SESSIONS PATRONAGE.
DISAGREEMENT OVER TIRE APPOINTMENTS TO
THREE LUCRATIVE cIERKsHrrs


The division ~ the patronage which was granted
20 the Judges Of ,hc Cour, OF General Sessions under
II recent law -as been delayed by a disagreement.
ard some OF the Tammlny favor!,es. who thought
they were sure y appointment are beginning 10
c.amof ios the places. Ch.ef among the pI:ns 10 be
divided three cerkships. each with Il salary OF
1900 year attached TO H. The Law also provided
for ihe appointment OF three additional clerks at
1900 a yea. each. and two clerks AT $500 year
each. but II the division OF the three 1900 year
c-rkshps among Ave Judges that caused the
trouble.
Tammuny wanted the three biggest plums OF
course. and John &. Shcehan. the leader at the
Wigwam, thought he had arranged for the appoint
fnent Of Michael r. DAILY. the former Commissioner
OF Public Works John J. Ryan. the former Deputy
Commissioner OF Street Cleaning. and Samuel Wolf
one OF ex-Police Justice DIVERS old eutenants
Judge Cowing was ready to join with Judges Nc
Maho3 and Newburger In appointing Of the
own appointed to OF the 5000 year clerk
ships Young Mr. Cowing was only lately admitted
20 the tar. Judges Mcmahon ant Newburger were
said to have no objection TO him personally. but
they wanted TO secure the appointment OF DAILY.
Ryan and Wolf, and they refused 10 consent to the
appointment Of Judge Cowing's son FOR that reason
There has been u report AT the Criminal Courts
Building that Judge fitzgerald had been induced to
unite with Judges Mahon and Newburser. and
iha, Judge Cowlns would be frozen OUT Ii has
been impossible to get at the truth Of the report and
action OF the Judges has been delayed. Meanwhile
the appointments for which the law provides have
not been made.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
FEATURES OF THE COTTON MARKETS.
ANOTHER RISE IS NEARLY ALL LOST ON REAL0-
ING-GOOD SPOT SALES.


ING-GOOD SPOT SALES
The cotton market continued to display mueh
strength yesterday up to the final hour. when the
desire take profits before the Easter holidays in
led to realizing sales which caused loss OF
nearly all the days improvement. August. after
opening at 80 sod up to IA and closed at 76s.
The spot markets showed no cessation In the
steady demard for the actual cotton. New-Orleans
sold $50 bacs Memphis. go; Galveston. Slz; Char
lesion, ,C33 Augusta 655; Savannah. 33i; Norfolk.
l2l 81. Louis l03 and Cincinnati, 100. In the local
market exporters bough; 1879 bales and spnners 2o4.
1T l-lsc. advance. While the epo, demand continues
up the small supply at the present steady rate
no important recession in price is expected Port re-
cepts, owing to the railroad corrections always
made at TIE las, OF the month. seemed heavy yes
terday but gave indications 9: baing small To-Day:
Receipts YESTERDAY %ere SsSS oases asSnSi v i;So5 S
1900 ha.es against s,3I last year Interior points,
except Houston. had small receipts Augussta got
Louis 81. against 2O; Cincinnati vOo. against aZN'
and Houston 800. against t533 Houston expects TO.
day 1900 10 l.iCo. against 2,iSS last ycar
There were reports OF indication OF food In the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
tinusd buying for account OF the shor; interest who
desire 10 reduce their outstanding nes before the
holidays and TO some fresa buyIns 81 the new crop
oitions prevailing throughou; The South which are
resrdng the planting. There is also apparent Ie-
y'H Of Hg m 50 r a DE peepe e' who
have apparently considered mammoth crop already
APPRECIATION Of The fact that there is many slip
between the cup ard the lip and are now seriously
considering the possibilities Of backward spring
Of TIE plant. which may easily curtail that enormous
production wh;ch they have latterly been iookins
net strange that the oversold market should have
developed eoEsilsrab:e strength; rhsn, TOO. the
feature OF strength.-CPrice. Mccormick & Co.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

man In full uniform stepped forward and said the
prisoner was his sister. and also denounced the
charges as being actuated by malice. Nine
Ranke then said she was not ready 10 20 on. ana
asked for an adjournment She wanted to know II
her rother could not furnish the 800 bail required
He Informed his sister that a policeman he couId
not styc the bail lie would send for It. however.
This satisfied Nine. Ranke. and the request FOR
an adjournment until Thursday next was granted
The officer who appeared as the prisoners brother
later declined to give either his or number or
ray 10 what precinct hc was attached
The complainant SAYS Nine. RaHke gave him Two
checks one for s. 81 ard the other for s. 81 on the
New-Amsie,dam Bank. In payment for soma steTe-
o2icOn slides and that the bank refused TO honor
the one for IS Is The other he had paid out to a
chemical comp,ny 10 which he cwed money. ard
tha: Il had not yet reached the New Amsterdam m
Bank but he had been Informed by the bank ofn-
c.a,s that II would be received.
Nine. kanks denied al the charges. ana sald she
had an open account with The New Amsterdam
Bank with balance az present OF several dollars
The arrest Of Nine Ralko for giving en- alleged
worthless check is In l.ne with the predictions OF
various hotel men who have known her. Nine.
Eanks has made considerable trouhl" for various
uptown hotels OF late. and there Is hardly large
Of her latest escapaGes Nas At the Hotel Brunswick
she went there and secured a room. and when II
anne time 10 pay for II. was unable TO secure the
money. certain Time was given her In which 10
the money and n ,he expiration OF that time
her room was locked Up. she raised storm around
AZ the Waldorf. too she is known 10 every at
:achc Of the house and. although having ne. with
frequent rebuNs. she has made numerous attempts
to e.; checks cashei there one 0f her latest Efforts
was last SUNDAY. There was new cashier on duty.
and she mad almost persuaded h.n . cash the
house. and In "a half-hour sent back to know II she
could borrow n prayer-b book, az she was conducting
su' ns nes "sa IN.
Majestic, the Fiiih Avenue aad other hotels.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
NEW MODE OF PAYING PENSIONS.
A CHANGE TO PROTECT TIE PENSIONERS COM
FORT AND POCKETS

CHANGE TO PROTECT TIE PENSIONERS CON-
FORT AND POCKETS.
The United States Pension Agency In this city
has Issued a circular letter to pensioners. announc-
Ing legislation by Congress which abol.shes per-
sonal payments At the agency Pensioners ere TO
execute their vouchers for the quarterly payments
before a magistrate authorized TO administer oaths.
and to mail the vouchers TO the pension agent. who
In this city is s. Truesiell. A check will then be
mailed to the pensioner az the postoffice address
named In his voucher.
l, was SAID at the Pension Agency yesterday
that the change in the method OF paying pensions
had been made out OF Kindness to the pensioners
Many Of them getting old and feeble. both
bodily and mentally. and are subject to the wtles
OF rascals who gather about them every quarter
day. -,
used to form In line in front OF the Pension once
the night before payday BY o'clock In the morn.
Ing even In winter time. there would be more tnah
one thousand In line Not only did their heaitn
suf,er from the exposure but after they got tne,S
money they fell easy victims very oten zen ,bS bS
swindlers who invited them into saloons io' 'hs
purpose OF getting their checks cashed.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
NAVIGATION on THE HUDSON.

Navigation has not yet been resumed on the Hud-
son River above Kingston and ROndout. There has
been. for the most part. less Ice In tho river this
winter than In Isa4-s5 and navigation would have
been resumed at corresponding.y early period this
sprins except for the fact that the ice gorge formed
across tho river near stuyvesant late last month
formed an mpassable bar and filed the river with
great deal OF floating Ice as the gorge began to
dis!ntegrate The managers OF the steamboat lines
running between New-York and Albany have. there.
seasons
There is still considerable quantity OF ice goIpg
out OF the river but It's volume Ia percep,ibly dmn-
ishlnB and the managers OF the river lines OF
steamboats, said yesterday that they hoped naviga-
tion as far as Albany could be resumed by the last
OF this week or the FIRST OF next Thus far they
said. not even towboats have made any trips
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

D. e. ANTHONY ARGUES HIS OWN CASE IN VAIN
on AN APPLICATION FOR STAY

D. r. ANTHONY ARGUES HIs OWN CASE IN VAIN
on AN APPLICATION FOR A STAY.
n. Edgar Anthony. lawyer, who was arrested
at the instance Of the Lawyers Surety Company,
and for the last few days has been confined In Ray
mond Street JAIL Brooklyn, under charge OF the
Sheriff Of Kings County. was transferred to Lud-
low Street Jail yesterday.
Anthony, who once had office at No. Gi Park
Row Is under indictment for a shortage In his ac-
counts with insurance company, for which he
acted as receiver His shortage said to be
Sc 6a3. The claim transferred by the receiver
who succeeded him 10 the Lawyers Surety Com
pany, which went Anthony's bond for 900
while he receiver. The company had to pay
the shortage and 1t upon warrant II oh
tained that Anthony was arrested He was fourd
In the Germania Building Brooklyn.
Anthony made an application this morning for q
stay OF proceedings pending an appeal before Jus.
tice MacI.ean IN tho Supreme Court He argued
his own case, saying that II he were liberated on
bond no would be able by the exercise Of certain
patent rights to pay the shortage. Justice Mac
Lean said that Anthony was held for contempt
of court in not obeyinx order to pay up. he had
no Jurisdiction In the matter further than TO sane
t!on his commitment to jail.
Bond was therefore refused. and Anthony was
given over the Sheriff and taken TO ludlow Street
Jail.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

A number Of well-known people leave New-YoriI
to-day, bound for Europe. On the American Line
steamship Paris will sail. among others. Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Watterson. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming II.
Revell. L. f. Swift. c. II. Swift DR.. A. K. Evans.
Lieutenant willoughby Wake. L. S. A.; Dr. J. II.
Wright Mr.. and Mrs John C. Ssxton. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. r. Kinney j. 3. Lpp.ncott Thomas Carmichael.
j. ". MCLAUGHLIN. J. N. MacDonoush, Thomas Nc
Even and Frederick Warshauer.
The White Star steamer Britannia will count
among It's passengers Mr.. AMI Mrs 3. c. Goodwin,
James Kennedy. a. r. Moore. c. Z. Wellesley,
j. II. Townsey. Captain Reginald Yonse, Mr.. and
Mrs I. @. Brough. +. Dennson F. r. Ellison, W.
d. b. Higgins. John Joll and L. c. Judd.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
THE PUBLIC ASKED TO HELP
SKIN AND CANCER HOSPITAL DIRECT
ORS NEED FUNDS.

PLANS OF THEIR NEW BuILDING-wHAT THE
INSTITUTION is DOING-THE ONLY ONE
OF THE KIND IN THE COUNTRY.
The Skin and Cancer Hospital In East Ihirty-
folrth-st enjoys the reputation Of being the only
ekn hospital in the United States and the first can
Ger hospital In the city, II not In the country IN tne
last year 100 cases Of skin diseases have been
treated, and 100 operations for cancer have been
made Nearly all of the latter were successful and
a large proportion Of the former patients were cured
@. late years this little hospital has been crowded,
until to meet the very reasonable requirements OF
the Board OF Health it has had TO restrict Its WORK
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
MADAME RANKE ARRESTED.
cuApcrn WITH PASSING A WORTHLESS
CHECK-HER EXPERIENCES WITH
VARIOUS UPTOWN HOTELS.

Mm. Ranke. the elocutionist, was prisoner !"
the Centre Street Court yesterday morning on
charge of having passed fraudulent checks Oh wal
ter Barrows. dealer in sereopticon supp'es d. NJ
ss Bcach-st, this city. When the prisoner was ar
ralened In the police court. Magistrate wentworth
remarked to her:
I'VE have been very glad to Issue warrant tor
your arrest You have been Issuing worthless
checks and have been here before on the same
charge We are very glad to get our Juo'c'a hnse's
on you for some explanation The officers OF the
bank say you have no account there.
Nine Ranke began to declare that she was inno-
cent and that instead Of wrongirg the complainant
sh. had oefrended him. At this moment police