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which he never departed Z on. lie shared
an office Mt that TINA with LAWYER
o. p. c. Billings. a Republican Alderman. Tho
place of Police Justice was vacant, and Mayor
Havemeyer was casting about for a man 10 fl
it, but the Aldermen had the right Of confrina.
ton In those days. and the candidate had TO suit
them also. Alderman Billings suggested Mr..
Kilbreth's name, and the appointment was
made. In January, 1883, Mayor Franklin Edson
reappointcd him. but in 1893. when Tammany
Hall was in power, he was dropped, and eX.Ex.
else Commissioners Joseph Koch got the place,
President OF the County Democracy when it was
organized in 1881. and he held the place. until
party's social organisation. the Amsterdam aas
Club. as long as It lasted. He was a delegate 10
the Democratic State Convention at Syracuse
support of New York to Grover Cleveland il he
were nominated for President at the National
When Mr.. Cleveland named Mr.. KiIbrc,h for
Collector he pleased the Republicans ana anti.
Iia Tam, De et Ts but Hi i was T SonsideredA
ment was credited to the influence OF Daniel :.
Lamont and to f. G. Benedict. on whose yacht
Mr.. Cleveland made. so many trips, Mr.. Xii.
breth was at that time counsel TO the firm 10
which Mr.. Benedict belonged:
He was graduated at Harvard in the same class
with President Lincoln's son Robert, and he
game to this city soon a%tterwerd to practice law.
He married the widow of Lucien Oudin. She al.
ready had three sons. Eugene. Lucien. AMI Mau.
rice. Eugene Is well known as an opera sing.
With "Ao oac rs''fi in this city. Mrs. Kiibreth;
is a sister Of Gen. Felix Agnus. OF the Baltimore
,amerlean: Mt: Kilere eth LIVED dim in wha, i.
for many years previous to 1898. but about mat
time he moved to 1872 Madison avenue. Recently
Seventy.second street. At least six months Of
every year. however, were spent by himself and
his family at his country place in Southampton
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Local business troubles.

julius F. Schorer, dealer in woodcnware,
crockery. and glassware at 262 Greenwich
and 1911 Chambers street, Is in financial diff
c~ulties. Tho store Is closed, and Gruber &
Bonynge have n man in possession on behalf of
several mortgages. Mr.. Schorer has given
chattel mortgages agGregating $9.4O2. Abo
Grubcr said that tho liabilities are $50. 600. and
The Sheriff has received an attachment against
Edgar y. Thornbnrgh, who did business under
the style Of Il. ID. Thornburgh & Co., stock
Jacob ID. butler for. the amount due for office
fixtures sold to him in October last. II was oh.
tanned on the ground that he now resides In
New Jersey. The sheriff was informed thai Mr..
ThornburEh had given n bill OF sale OF the effects
West Fifty.ninth street. Mr.. Thornburgh was
suspended from tho Consolidated Exchange on
Feb. 7 last.
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HARRISBURG, Pa, June 3.-The will Of the
late Jacob C. Bomberger. millionaire banker.
was admitted to probate this afternoon. He
gives his entire estate, valued at 81. SOC. 600. to
his sister and six nephews and nieces. Mr.. Bonn
berger was unmarried. Charles A.. and Samuel
Kunkel Of this city, n%ephews, are the principal
~lcgatces. They are also the executors and trus.
tees. To them he bequeaths the banking house
at Third and Market streets and three fine
farms. His nieces, Mrs. Annie Montgomery,
Mrs. Ada .Motter and Mrs. Lille NJ. HuRin-
baugh. each get $4,000 in trust and share with
the three nephews in the residue OF the estate.
The only public bequcst is $1,000 to the Home
for Friendless in THIS city.
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EMMA HALEY POISONED.
DID She Intend to XIII Herself Because OF Ions
Nelson's Tragic Death

Yesterday. the day of Lena Nelson's funeral
at Corona. L. l.. came near being marked by the
death of her closest friend. Emma HALEY. The
young woman is lying at the home Of her father.
Charles HALEY. who lives in Locust street, Coro-
ma. She is suffering from poisoning BY BIZ
chloride of mercury. Whether Il was acct
dentslly taken or not is not definitely known.
The body of Lena Nelson. or Mrs. Richter, as
the dead girls mother insists she has the right
to be called, was borne from the homo of her
parents in Corona and buried in Mount Olivct
Cemetery. The story Of the girls death was
told in THE Sun on Monday last. She was
found In a room at Blanchard's Hotel, Wood.
side. L. l.. with a bullet wound in her heart. Over
her knelt Frederick Richter. He was imploring
her to speak to him. Richter declared to Cor
Oner Haslam that while he was sleeping on tho
bed he felt a hand draw his revolver from his
hip pocket. He did not come to his full senses
until he heard the report of a pistol. He turned
to find that Lena had shot herself in the left
breast. She was only partly dressed and had
fallen to the floor. Coroner Haslam placed
Emma Haley and Lena Nelson were of the
same age and emperame1t-both high.spirited
brunette, her friend fair and slender. Since
Lena's infatnation for Richter the girls have not
seen each other 3 great deal. When Emma
tainted: !.
the dead girls parents. She assisted In prepar-
ing Lena for the grave. She placed white roses
In the dead girls hand. Then her nerves gave
way under the strain and she fell into a wild At
of weeping.
oh, Iona! Lena!' she cried, you're happy
now. l wish i were with you'll"
Soon after she started homo alone. When she
arrived home she said she was very thirsty and
her mother gave hor q glass of root beer, which
she drank. All the other members of tho family
drank the beer, which was homemade. Shortly
afterward Lena became CHASTITY white, She fell
grooming to the floor, moaning that she was In
terrible pain.
DR.. Frank Wickam found that she was suffer
ing from bichloride OF mercury poisoning. and
his treatment saved her life. She insisted that
positive that she had poison in her stomach. No
one else of those who drank the root beer be.
came sick. SO It is presumed that the poison
was not in that. Aside from the death OF her
friend, thcre was nothing apparently to cause
her to attempt suicide. Her home surroundings
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METHODS OF NEW FoREMEN.
Not Employing Me-" One Contracts
Was Told-Threntcned Strike on the Astoria.

s.You'ro Not Employing Me-" One Contractor
Was Told-Threntcned Strike on the Astoria.
The six employing plasterers against whom
tho plasterers' society has ordered strikes de-
cided yesterday to defer putting non-union men
to work until Tomorrow. when three Of them
will start in. Tho other three will put nom
union men to work on Monday. The six employ
ers have contracts for plastering upon about
twenty buildings on which the men have struck.
William Craig. Secretary of the Employing
Plasterers' Association. was very indignant yes
terday at the stand taken by the plastercrs'
society. As an instance Of how the new rule of
the plasterers. requiring the employers to noml-
nate foremen to DO elected by the union, would
work. he cited the case Of an employer who had
agreed to the new rule. This employer had dis.
charged a foreman. Afterward tho man was
elected by the plasterers' society and brought
back to his employer by a delegate with the re-
mark: This Is your foreman" When the re-
inststed foreman had got through the days
told him he ought to do better.
Hell! you needn't care the new foreman is
me. I'm engaged to work by the plasterers'
society. and all you have to do is to pay me my
Tn shows" said Mr.. Craig, the position
we would be placed in II we accedcd to the new
rule. Sometimes there are accidents to men in
our employ. for which we are held responsible.
and IL tho union folsted an incompetent foreman
on us we would be held responsible all the same.
We decided to take no action until the support
of the other employers associations had been
pledged to us. Ihave hundreds OF letters from
people in other cities who want to come here
and work. but we can get all the men we want
here. The Board OF Walking Delegates. i sup
pose, will order general strikes. as we start with
some large buildings on Friday. but 1t is not our
fault"
At the meeting Of the Board OF Walking Dele.
gates late yesterday afternoon n report was
made that q few non-union plastercrs had been
working since the day before at the Hotel
Astoria. Thirty-fourth street and Fifth avenue.
The delegates OF the other trades were directed
to go there this morning and try to get the men
discharged. failing which they were to order a
general strike.
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William McLatchie OF the firm OF Young &
McLatchie. stone contractors. died at Atlanta,
Ga. on Tuesday. He was born at Ayr. Scotland,
in 1851. and came to this country in 1s69. He
was foreman and superintendent for SINCLAIR <
Co.. who furnished the stone work on the Capitol
at Albany. Mr., McLatchie lived at 625 East
l39th street. He had been i'll for a year before
his death. and travelled around the country
with his wife hoping to regain his health. He
was a member Of Gavel Lodge. F.. and A. NJ. OF
the Legion OF Honor. OF the Scottish Clans. and
of the Master Free stone Cutters Association.
The body will be brought here for burial.
Col. Clement d. Hebb. retired. of the United
States Marine Corps. died at his rcsidcn Gin
Washington yeste day OF pneumonia. lie was
90 , ears old, and was retired i'll 1892
Mrs. Amanda NJ. Oar, ow. wifi. OF William G.
barrow. died ut her HON in Greenfield. y. y.
yesterday at the age Of 80. She is survived by
her husband. a son. and a daughter.
William Boyet. the keeper OF the Essex Coun;r
Jail in Newark, died last night OF ccrehro spinal
meningitis. He WAS 4S years old. He leaves q
widow and one child.
Richard Smith. a prominent member OF the
Washington bar. died yesterday morning OF
apopleXy, agcl 80 years.
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Lost S-Year-OId BicycIist was AieIAndsT
KtrkNood.

The little bicyclist who was found by Police
mar Pardington riding up and down at tiSh'h
avenue and Twcnty-fourth street on Tuesday
night was claimed by his parents short! ati'r
his arrival at Police Headquarters. Alexander
Kirkwood is his name, and although barrel! o
years old, he decided on Tuesday night to l'ANe
his h INC at 2o5 East Twentieth street and rae
around New York. lie started across I"'h'''
third street, but on account OF the Cobbir stones
he soon became tired out, and when, ne
reached Eighth avenue he stopped TO rest. it'res
1t was thu. the policeman found hlul Al Hat
and half asleep. He did not know his name or
where he lived when questioned al ne s'n,i"n
how he got there he answered; " Just roao an"
rode" ~ whors
He was taken to Police icndluarters; Mnrto
shortly after midnight his talhcr' FRANCIS MIA
wood, called and claimed NM
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AsHBEL p. FITCH, JR., ARRESTED
He and Three Other Yaie Students Charged
with Breaking . Door-Au DiacharGed.

with Breaking q Door-An Discharges.
About fifty Yale students came to this city
from New Haven yesterday morning on tho
steamer Richard Peck, on their way to see the
boat races at Poughkeepsie. and on the trip
down tho Sound some Of them did so much sky
larking that upon the arrival Of the boat Capt.
Edgar Hardy called in tho police and had four
OF them arrested.
The prisoners were taken to tho Centre Street
Court and arraigned before Magistrate Meade.
They were Ashbel =. Fitch. Jr.. son of Comp
troller Fitch; Bertram Cadwalader Of San Fran.
cisco. Robert Humes of Washington, d. c.. and
Harry Boardman OF East Orange, n. J. Capt.
Hardy accused them OF boisterous and unseemly
conduct and with smashing the blind door of
stateroom IL.
81 am sorry said Magistrate Meade, ITO SEQ
a son OF Comptroller Fitch in this court as u
prisoner. All four OF you young men ought to
spectacle families. and you have disgraced your
selves, Your parents. and your college. II has
got 30 that an ordinary person viii. run around
tho corner when. hc sees u crowd OF college men
car on Dead Mans Curve. Ihnve myself seen
understand why boys receiving a good education
should make Indians and wild men of them.
Magistrate Meade then discharged Fitch and
Humcs with, reprinands. Charles Rice, u col
0red porter OF tho boat. declared that Boardman
was the occupant OF statcroom IL. and that
Boardman had told him that Cadwaiader was
the one who broke the blind.
THAT is partially true" said Boardman. II
was In the room. and | had some valuable prop
erty l was protecting. About twenty-flye OF tho
college mon were hammering at my door, and
they made me angry. Cadwalader was In the
broke the blind"
Boardman was discharged. Cadwalador de.
clared that he had not broken the blind, and had
only been skylarkirE with the other students.
II guess. said Magistrate Meade, THAT you
have been punished enough by being disgraced
and arrested. and | will discharge YOU also. l
hope you will let this be n lesson to YOU"
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Robert c. Dnyidgc. 80 years old. a commission
merchant Of l3s Pearl street, this city. living NJ
"a Lencrts place. Brooklyn, had n narrow escape
from browning yesterday morning. Mr.. DariGGe
was discovered in the river by Lcandcr lehman.
night Waterman AT the Mallory cock. Lehman
herd cries about . o'clock In the morning tr"ih
The river front, and discovered nayitEr ,irht.
Cling to climb up on, pier y. Win th' n''l,,.
Shin Rio Grdnde, he managed to rescue the man.
Mr.. Davidge was greatly exhausted. Ana am.
buinncc was summoned from Hudson S'lr'I
Hospital, but Mr.. Davidgc was able 10 go home
lie fold Sergeant Hatton OF the Oak stree Ia,
tion that no was walking down by the riN'I W,
his way homo, when no accidentally WalNcH va
the end OF the piCr.
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M MURDER OF JAMES uAzEAA
Edward BYRD. Another Negro. IL Arrested, Me
says He stabbed HaEeii In seIr-Dcrcnce

Edward Byrd. a negro. % years old, OF 20
Rockwell place, Brooklyn, was arrested last
night charged with killing James HAZEL on Sun
day morning last on DE Kalb and Hudson ave.
nucs. Police Captain Miles O'Reilly received
information that Byrd wus tho assailant and he
was found fishing OF the long dock ut Sandy
Hook, At the Adams street police station In
Brooklyn Byrd nIado "a statement. He said that
attacked by IA strange negro and they had n
light. They. were separated and assByr I'd walked
away Hazel followed him. Then. Byrd says, he
drew 9, penknife IN self-defence and stabbed Ha-
cell. lie said he had never met Hazel before
sunday morning and did not know no was dead
statement he was locked uD on tho charge OF
murder.
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An Excursion r.a,n Hun b, women.

SYRACUSE, June 23.-An excursion train, run
entirely by women, left this city yesterday at .
o'clock. Two charitable organizations, the
Woman's Christian Association and the wo-
mems and Children's Hospital Association, arc
managing II, and Mrs. Mead Belden and Mrs.
Charles p. Moser arc experimenting tho party.
The trip is to last four days and the route in
CludeB rail to Clayton, steamer down tho st.
Lawrence, through tho rapids to Montreal,
thence to Quebec, returning through the Adj
rondacks. This H. the second. excursion train
managed entirely by women that has been run
In the United States. The first was under The
same management In August, 1896. when a
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SH4NTY BLOWN Up.
A Sleeping Place for italian Iaborers Destroyed
Ono Killed and six Hurt.

PTrrsBURo. Pa. une GA shanty used asa
sleeping place for seven Italians employed on
the work Of excavating for the new city reser.
voir in Highland Park WAS wrecked by 4 DINA
mite explosion about ! o'clock this morning. \
laborer named Antonelli WAS instantly killed.
Another man was hurt m~ortally, and five Others
who were in the structure were cut and bruised.
The building had formerly been a cement
house. and was on the line OF B~eechwood honle'
ward. being constructed by Contractor, Thomas
NJ. Sally. II Is alleged that threats han nS' =,
would be blown up. The police have arrested
ten men. who are detained rs witnesses. ING
injured men were In tho employ OF Gillian y
Co. of Chicago. who have the contract for tho
reservoir.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-24
THE PLATTEKILLE MURDER.
Coroner's Inauest Held in an Apple Orchard
Decker Held for the Crime.

KINGSTON, juno 23,-The inquest into the
murder of Farmer William Gardiner at Platte
kille. whose body was found in a cornheld on
Sunday, was begun before Coroner Hasbrouck in
a small room over the store OF Supervisor
Fowler, and fully 800 men and women were
crowded in tho room. suddenly the floor was
felt to give way, and there was a rush for tho
door. All got out, and an examination showed
that the floor had settled four inches. After a
time the inquest was resumed In the open air in
an apple orchard. at the rear of the store. Be
fore tho close OF the hearing a crowd of farmers.
with their families, were gathered around the
Coroner. All the circumstance point to Decker
being tho murderer, and the jury 30 found.
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Stella Anderson. II young negroes, Wa "a"
raigned in Jefferson Market Court yesterday on
complaint of the liev. $. Il. Rossitor. pastor %
the North Presbyterian Church, at Tlui'Sh','
street ana Ninth avenue, who charged her WIN
stealing Sl0O worth ~ icwelry aud dihin"hu -
after she was engaged as "A domestic servant
| and since then the detectives have been srNI Il
ing for her. some of the lewclry was r~,rnh,L'.
In pawn shops here. and the prisoner stalr' i"S'
she had nlso disposed OF some ut IT IN lr'i A
y. On her own admission OF guilt she wsS nSN
for trial
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MoRITz COHEN,s WILL.

It Disposcs or an Estate OF $3.50. oOO-Beauesta
to Charitable Institutions.
The will of NORTH Cohen, who died May 20
last. has been filed for probate. He leaves an
estate of $3.50, O0O. and names his son. Julius NJ.
Cohen. his daughter, Jennie Klopfer, and Moritz
Lowenbein as executors. Most of the estate
goes to his son and daughter.
The, following charitable bequests are made:
Temple B'nai Jeshurun, $1,000: Hebrew
Orphan Asylum and Mt. Sinai Hospital, $3.50
each; Home for Aged and Infrm Hebrews,
Montefiorc Home for Chronic Invalids. Hebrew
Free School, Hebrew Polytechnic Institute, and
Ladies' B,kur Cholim Society. $3.50 each; Ger.
man Hospital and ST. Johns Guild. 5000, and
the New York Ophthalmic and Aural Institute.
300.
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GREENWICH Conn.,, June 23.-Ex-Presldent
Cleveland and family, who arc on their way to
Gray Gables, are stopping for a short time with
j. c. Benedict at Indian Harbor. To-day the
ex-President and Mr.. Benedict have been try
Ing their luck at bass fishing in tho lakes OF tho
G~rGenwich Water Company. They returned TO.
night with q large basket. The lakes OF tho
Greenwich Water Company are filled with bass
and no ono 10 allowed TO fish in them without
permission. Luck, therefore. Invariably follows
the casting of a line In them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-24
Philip La~na.bsrs Attempts Suicide.

Philip Landsberg. o newspaper man. aged 35
years, OF 423 East Ninth street. attempted sui
eide yesterday by taking morphine in the Aroma
Hotel at 165th street and Forest avenue. He
left a memorandum written In German. and ad-
dressed to Alexander Behrend, superintendent
OF the Merchants' Central Club. broadway and
am about, to. die. God forgive me for what am
about to do"
The would.be suicide was removed to Fordham
Hospital. He improved under treatment, and
the surgeons beloved last night that no would
recover.
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Plans TOR an Underground Pubmo Comrsr,
station.

Plans have been approved for an underground
public comfort station In Mail street. En-.
frances from opposite points will lead down to
the mons and womon's departments respoc-
lively. Each department is to be in charge Of a
caretaker, and In tho mems division IA bootblack
will BIO In attendance. while the sale OF cigars
and papers may be permitted.
Should the station prove as great a success as
similar ones have done in London, further un-
derground stations may be built throughout the
CITY.
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six seats ON tho d Exchange sold.

Six seats on the New York Produce Exchange
were sold at auction at tho Exchange yesterday.
The highest price brought was 1913. All were
purchased by James S. Carney, q dealer In mem.
Derships. a great many OF the seats on the Ex-
bsrship brokers, who rent them out
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-24
a rrolle, Car Conductor Son.u..ea.

Albert Appleton, in the Supreme Court in
Brooklyn, yesterday hogan suit against the At
lantic Avenue Railroad Company to rccovor
S25.O00d damages for injuries received while EN-.
ployed us a conductor. He said that the car gave
n sudden jerk, and in order TO save himself he
grabbed one OF tho signs ON the ear, which gave
way. He fell TO the ground receiving u fracture
the company moved Tor a dismiss of the suit,
as the signs wero not placed in position for pas
granted.
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EI-Convlot clinton Goo. HACK to Crow Hnl

David Clinton, tho ox.convict who assaulted
John Hansburg, a keeper In tho Kings County
Penitcntinry. in November last. on the day OF
his release, and oluded arrest until Tuesday
night. has been sent hack 10 the penitentiary FOR
lyn. Clinton had threatened To do Hansburg up
when he got out OF prison In revenge for some
alleged harsh treatment he had received.
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A mass meeting OF the Brotherhood of Tailors
will be held In WaIhalla Hall tomorrow even
ing at which the strike of the tailors will be do
clered OFT by Its leader, Meyer Schoenfeld.
will ever lead. as 1t has left him run down in
health and 1t will be some weeks before he can
recover.
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Shareholders Get Out OF the Council.

There is already a break In the Carpenters
and Building Trade woodworkers Council. Or
ganized six or seven weeks ago to fight against
the bringing OF non-union material from other
cities into New York. At tho meeting Of the
board OF Walking Delegates yesterday the
brotherhood of Stairbuilders reported that 1t
had not been treated fairly in tho deal and got
out OF the council.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-24
SANG ana Dauooa and rhea uanrea H,m.e,c

BALTIMORE, juno 23.-Randolph f.. sudsburg.
aged S3. hanged himself last night. lie had
been drinking. He sang and danced about, and
then went n the yard and smoked his pipe. His
found him hanging from a joist in the collar.
She cut him down and in her grief attempted to
Eil heraalf
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B~INGHAMToE. Juno 3.-Last evening while
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allen wero out riding
near thoir home in McGrawville the horse took
fright. ovcrturning the wagon. Mrs. Allen was
dead when picked up and Mr.. Allen received
serious injuries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-24
nroohlya's Open Car Trolley Ordinance In
operative.

Police Justice Bremen OF Brooklyn has do
cided against Health Commissioner EmIy in
the proceedings instituted against the Nassau
Trolley Company to enforce the ordinance pro-
hibiting the running OF open cars when the tenn
perature is below co.. He holds that the failure
70 SHOW that the ordinance had ever been pub
lished was fatal to the prosecution.
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STANTON. Va, juno 23.-J. ID. Purcell Of
Alexandria, an inmate OF tho State Insane Hos
pital, stepped in front OF a baltimore and Ohio
instantly. ~.