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rNproorr ON THE STAND AGAIN..
Adrnfts mat ne Hired n Private Letter nos
FOR lIfss yyellu,s Letters.

~ - ~
Tho Endicott divorce suit was resumed in
Newark yesterday, with DR.. Endicott again on
tho stand. Mrs. Endicott's counsel, r. II. Nc
Carter, asked DIR. Endicott about alleged nd
missions. no made at q meeting Of the Clint
cal Society OF .Plainield. and Mr.. Marsh, tho
doctors counsel, objected. Tho objection was
sustained by Chancellor Stevens. Mr..
McCarter said no wanted to show that DR..
Endicott had said at tho meeting that he would
withdraw his charges against another physi-
clan II tho society would cease tho invostiga-
tion into his own moral character. Tho Vice
Chancellor ruled out the question.
DR.. Endicott explained the discrepancies In his
story about the visit to this city on July 20,
1898. The witness said that he told the Plain
Held Clinical Society, his wife, and DR.. Muir
Charles Wadsworth, and that the statement
was false .inasmuLh as he had been witt his
brother Allan. He did not want his wife to
know that no had had a chance to talk to Allan.
4 letter from tho doctor to his wife was pro
Wells leaving her place in Plainield in July,
1893. The doctor said he knew that Miss
Wells was going away before the day OF her do
parture, In spite Of tho testimony Of the young
woman that he did not know It. He admitted
through a Post Office box which he had hired
and not to his homo, whore there wns danger
OF having them Intercepted and read by his
The witness was asked whether Mr.. Mills
had not discharged Miss woodhouso because of
her attentions to him, and the doctor said NO
Did not Mrs. Mills threaten to dismiss. you
for the same reason and did not you, go down
to Xii yourself IFS Il she ed aid If n0' w. ""o
i did not" said the doctor docisively.
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BUnoEAns NOR WINE oPENBRs.
me rinin Encts About the Robbery % .
Nlount Vernon House.

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, July 12.-Burglars
entered w. II. Norton's house on North Fulton
avenue some time last night and had a good
time. They didn't stoal much, but II thoy were
hungry and thirsty, as seemed to have been
tho case. they must have gone away well sat
isfed. Mr.. Eorton's house il at $40 North Full
ton avenue. near tho upper end Of the street, In
the part of tho city known rs Chester Hill.
There is a house close to Mr.. Norton's In tho
rear. but those on either side are not near to 1t,
Mr.. Norton is q Harlem contractor, who moved
to this city only last week, with his wife, Two
children. and a servant.
The household went to sleep ms usual last
night, after the burglar alarm, which Is con-
nectod with oil the doors and with tho windows
except those In tho cellar, had been put In work
Ing order, and no one was aware. that tho mouse
had been entered until the collar was visited
this morning. Then II was found that every
bottle In q case OF two dozen. beer bottles had
been smPticd during the night BY maraudSrs,
who had also caten oil tho eggs. but two OF a
basketful, and had made away with the greater
part Of q dozen cans OF vegetables. Two cans re-
mainod In their place and ono was found Just
outside tho cellar window. Tho two eggs that
had not been eaten lay broken upon tho floor.
Tho empty beer bottles lay oil about.
An examination showed that nothing else
about the house had been tempered with. Tho
whole loss amounted to little in dollars and
eral principles. The depreciation may, havo
been the work Of some ono who knew tho house.
1t may have. boon the work OF tramps. just
above the Norton house Fulton avenue lie
crossed by a wooded road, where tramps might
easily lingcr during tho daytime for shelter.
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e. r.. CARTER rs FREE.
Tho Pardoned hank Embezzlcr Released iron
Crow HILL.

Tho Pardoned hank Embezzlcr Released iron
Crow HILL.
z. R Carter, who was sentenced by United
States Judge Benedict on June o. 1895. to six
years and four months imprisonment for EN-.
bezzling tho funds Of the National Bank of
Commerce. was released from the Kings County
Penitentiaryy yesterday. As told in yesterdays
Sun. his pardon was secured by his 1s-yearold
daughter, Miss Mabel Carter. President Mo-
Kinley signed the pardon on Saturday.
On Sunday Carter changed his prison gar
ments for a blue serge suit brought to him by
his daughter. Warden Hayes Of the Kings
County Penitentiary, who had found Carter q
wellbehaved prisoner. permitted him to wear
the blue suit on Sunday. but yesterday he wore
another suit, also brought to the prison by his
daughter. Three friends were present at the
penitentiaryo Office to meet him. When he came
away coat and waistcoat, gray trousers. tan
shoes. and a brown derby hat. The party
walked along Nostrand avenue to Mr.. Carters
home, which Is OF 493 Nostrand avenue, only .
In passing along tho sand hills on Nostrand
avenue, Carter shook hands with several of his
old fellow prisoners. who were at work on the
roadway. Each one congratulated Carter on his
was met by the members of his family. and the
reunited family dined together. After dinner
Mr.. Carter went driving through Prospect Park.
He was accompanied by his daughter, Mabel
been effected. They returned to the Nostrand
avenue house at 6 o'clock in the evening.
Neither one would consent to BIO interviewed.
Carter. on his trial. pleaded guilty to the
National Bank Of Commerce. where he was
employed as coupon clerk.
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Tho Head OF Baltimore's Department and Two
subordinntca Dismissed.

BALTIMORE, July l2.-The Police Board to-day
summarily dismissed from tho force Marshal
jacob Frey, Capt. Frank Gilbert. and Sergeant
Edward Meehan. This action was not alto
gether unexpected. The nominal reason given
was that the Chief Of Police and his two subor-
dinates had not prosecuted vigorously offenders
against the lottery policy laws. A hearing was
held, which lasted nearly two weeks, at which
the agents, of the Reform League formulated
charges and conducted the prosecution.
Bernard Carter, one Of the ablcst lawyers In
Maryland, and counsel for the Police Board. de-
clared that the charges were not proved. BY a
vote OF , to l. however. the Commissioners to-
day dismissed the Marshal and his subordinatcs,
and temporarily placed the police under com,
mand OF Deputy Marshal Farman. The dis
missed officials say that they were removed be-
cause they were Democrats. Tho two Police
commissioners who voted for dismissal are Re-
publiCans.
Marshal Frey is one OF the best-known police
Chiefs in the country. He WAS appointed Cap
tain OF the Southern District in 1867, when tho
present force was organized. He became Deputy
Marshal in 1870. and was made Marshal in
1850. lie is II warm personal friend OF OK
Superintendent Byrnes OF New York, who fire.
9pently referred to Marshal Frey as q model
Chief,
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BLANCHARD PERJURY CASE.
Gamblers Alleged Widows Accomplish Turns
States Rvidencc--She In Held Tor Trial.

Gamblers Alleged Widows Accomplish Turns
States Hyidencc--She In Held Tor Trial.
Mrs. Fannie F.. Belkciscr. or Blanchard, the
ncgress who lays claim to:tho estate OF William
l.. Blanchard. the dead gambler, was again ar
raigned for perjury yesterday In Centre Street
Court before Magistrate Deuel.. Peter Boyd,
the negro who was also arrested on the same
charge, was arra!gnod at the same time.
Tho charges grew out Of evidence both prison
ers gavo before ex-Surrogate Nastus S. Ran
som of 100 Broadway. who was referee in the
case when Mrs. Bclkeiser was making her
fight for Blanchard's estate. She sworc that
sho and Blanchard were married GU April 20,
1896, In "A Catholic Church at Monmouth, ". j.,
by tho Rev. Father Beohlan. Boyd swore he had
been present Mt the ceremony as n witness.
The Rev. Father Murphy swOre that Father
Bcohlan had died four months before tho al
legged ceremony.
boyd turned States evidence yesterday
against Mrs. Bolkciscr. To told how sho had
called on him n number Of times, and had
inGs, before Referee Ransom. He said the rea.
son he was contcss!ng the truth was because his
conscience. hurt him aud not because he had not
been paid Sl0O.as Lawyer Duffy. Mrs. Belkeiser's
counsel, insinuated.
magistrate Deucl held Mrs. Belkeiscr ir
$4,000 bail, and she was committed to tho
TonIbs In default Of bonds satisfactory to tho
District Attorneys ONCE.
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4 ROW At uAR7r,s FUNERAL.
Analysis OF the Contents or HIS stomach Said
to show the Presence OF Poison.

The funeral of Patrick HART, who died on
Thursday night at his home, 357 Bedford ave
nue., Williamsburg. from what is believed to
have been poisoned coffee, took place yesterday.
The house was crowded with mourners, among
them being Judge HART of Haverstraw, q
brother OF the dead man. The crush became so
great that many were unable to enter the house
at all. The widow and six daughters of Hartt
were present. The funeral procession TO the
Church of Saints Peter and Paul In Wythe ave-
nue., where o requiem mass was celebrated
was preceded by a delegation from Leon.
ard Council, Catholic Benevolent Legion, WIN
acted as rall bearers. There was a large crowl
in the church. The Rev. L. J. Hopkins was the
lone deacon, and the Rev. Joseph O'Brien SUI
deacon. Father Hopkins requested that all eH-
prossions Of opinion AS to the manner in which
HART met his death be withheld until the au-
thorities had pronounced Judgment in tho mat
ter. The burial was in Calvary Cemetery.
analyzed AZ tho Hoagland Laboratory, Pacific
and Henry streets, Brooklyn, by DIR. Ezra I.
Wilson, the bacter'ologist OF the Health De-
partincnt. No touching the prog
ress of the analysis could be obtained at the
laboratory yesterday, but at the Coroner's Office
in the County Court House 1t was said that
poison had been found in the coffee. The nature
a. w. Shepard, post-mortem examiner, said last
evening that in his opinion Hartt'ssdeath was
due to heart disease and the effects OF the heat.
Touching on the poisoning at the same time
of Hartt's widow and three of his daughters,
DR.. shepard said 1t might be n mere co!nci.
dencc.
Coroner Mason has not yet fixed a time for ths
inquest,
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WHEAT EXPORTS WILL BE LARGE
Indications That Europe Will want All or Our
surplus Whent.

Tho Government crop report, published on
Sunday, is of more than ordinary interest, Boz
cause the crop reports Of foreign countries in
dicato that tho United States will be called on
for more than their usual share In supplying the
world with grain and grain products. Russian
official reports make the wheat crop Of that
country the poorest in years, and estimates Of
the French crop have been materially reduced.
Tho crop will be below the average, also. In
Great Britain and In Austria Hungary
TIL visible supply in Great Britain Is so low
that apprehension exists there lest the homo
crop shall not be available In time to meet i'm
mediate requirements. The estimated weekly
European requirements of wheat, according TO
Beerbohm. commencing this season, are 6,S20.-
600 bushels. Taking the Government crop re-
New York Produce Exchange. cstimate the
winter wheat crop OF this country at $50, $685..
600 bushels. against an actual yield last year OF
264 ,339. 900 bushels, and the spring wheat crop
ut IL, 645.000 bushels. against 163. 345, 247
bushels last year. making an estimated total
crop Of 442, 10. 900 bushels this year against an
actual yield of 427 1884 $40 last year.
There was a marked increase last week in the
engagements of wheat apd -four for export.
They were principally for August shipment 10
the Contin" t, and spring wheat for July and
August shipment to the United Kingdom. En-
gaRements Of new wheat have h:en limited by
freight room and the supply in the market. The
offerings of new wheat for arrival this month
are, however, becoming moro liberal now.
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FENCES BARRED A FAT cor.
Nevertheless, Ho Captured Two burglars an
nm Alleged Fence with Their Booty.

Nevertheless. Ho Captured Two burglars ana
an Alleged Fence with Their Eooty.
Two burglars, who were making their exit at
3:45 A. NJ. yesterday from the rear entrance to
Ferdinand Cafero's music store. Asa Grove
street, Jersey City, were discovered by Police
man Barry and chased. Tho chase lasted only n
few minutes. The burglars were young and
athletic, and fences wore no obstacle to their
fight. Policeman Barry is not old, but he is
fat and heavy. and he stopped at the second
fence. but got out in tho street in time to see
the fugitives run In q stable at 324 Sixth street.
Tho policeman found Joseph Platt, II years old.
OF % Coles street, in the stable, and he also
found three yiolins, q mandolin. a guitar, and
other musical Instruments, which had been
stolen from Cahero's store.
On information furnished by Plat Policemen
Barry arrested Joseph McGuckin, 1s years old.
Of 40 Coles street, and Michael Farrell, II years
old, OF 304 Seventh street. He recognized them
as the young men he had chased. They were
Committed for trial on a charge OF burglary and
Platt was held on q charge Of receiving stolen
goods. Ephraim Budd, Is years old, is held as a
witness. Farrell was wearing a shirt which
was part of the proceeds of burglary at Charley
Kings laundry, 100 Pavonia avenue, and an ad-
ditional charge was made against him.
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,rna. nErHAar,s DRArR.
nuserisea By Her Mother at the nsuhan Srur-
der Trial.

BATAVIA, N. ", July 12.-Frank Klein. q
coachmnn, was still on the rack whom the nine
toenth day OF the trial for wife murder OF How
ard @. Bonham began this morning. In answer
TO Lawyer Mackey's questions in cross-examinn-
ton Klein said that he used to drive Benham
downtown to meet May Wizard nearly every
night last October and November. Once Miss
Wizard ccmo to the house and stayed all night
with Mrs. Benhum.
Klein testified that Bcnham had once dis.
charged him. and that he had served time In tho
Eric County Penitentiary.
When the defendant was arrested for vito
murder Klein swore Benham owed him 800.
On redirect examination by District Attorney
Kcnehck, Klein said that Bcnham and May
Wizard were generally gono about two hours on
their drives. On tho occasion of Mrs. Bonham's
first attack and whom she died Bonham aid moth
ing to help her. Klein saw Mrs. Benham's
fingers clutch when ho rubbed her hands.
Klein's testimony was completed early In tho
morning. and Mrs. Farrant, mother Of Mrs. Bon
ham, was called. Mrs. Farrant occupied the
room next to Mrs. Benham's on tho night Of her
death.
Mrs. Fnrrant said that her daughter Florence
married Benham when she was 10 years old.
Florence had known him only a few weeks when
the pair were married. Mrs. Farrant said that
she was at her daughters homo In Batavia last
December. She came In answer IN n despatch
from Benham asking her to come to Batavia at
once. She went home the next day, but returned
to the Bonham home on Jan. 2, and stayed there
until after her daughters death. Mrs. Farrant
Mr.. Benham wanted mo to go into the front
care OF Floss. l said. Why not let the baby
stay in the little bed and l will lie down beside
him. He insisted on my going into the front
room, and said he would take care of Flossie.
My daughter also said to go. Benham said he
would have no debating, and told mo to do as he
said. / went into the front bedroom upstairs.
Howard and my daughter occupied the room
directly back. I was awakened In the night by
came back ! looked in my daughters room.
She appeared to be comfortable and ! went to
bed. ! was awakened later by loud talk. -.
want nt to take ms u that and then she said. i
think you arc just as mean as you can be- She
Tin about Eve minutes 1 heard Mr.. Benham
Snid5i Men mM To tho Pe aoe%. NJ Mys da rnFEset; was S syin np
She WAS staring with bullying eyes and was on
her left side.
took her by the hand and said, NJ child.
what Is the matter ~
The witness here broke down and sobbed aloud.
What was Benham doing q was asked.
He was walking around and swearing be-
cause Frank, the hired man. did not come"
"WhRt then :"
for the doctor; Benham finally went. although
Frank wanted to go. rubbed her. but she died
before they came"
Attorney Scarlet then began the cross-exnm-
rant said that Mrs. Bcnham was rather small.
Mrs. Farrant said that there was q small closet
between the front bedroom, In which she slept.
and tho room occupied by Mrs. Benham.. The
the dispute between Benham and his wife on the
night Mrs. Behnam died.
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LET THE OLD SOLDIER 60.
A Mount Vernon Judges CIemency TO an Al.
legged BnInklava Survivor.


MOUNT VERNON. n. Y, July 12.-on Fourth
avenue, near the New Haven Railroad station,
about / O'Clock on Sunday morning. the police
found a middle-aged man stupcfcd. He was
taken to the lookup and cared for. At day
light he had not rallied. DR.. Berthe diagnosed
the case as one OF alcoholism. By noon the
man had been revived and he said that he was
Henry Moody, q veteran of Balaklava, one Of
only fifteen survivors Of the Light Brigade, and
the only survivor OF that body in this country.
He lived. he said, al Cold Spring, L. l., and
earned subsistence by peddling jewelry. He ac-
counted for the condition in which he was
found by the statement that the hot weather
had driven him to a copious indulgence in beer.
He hoped that he would not be Jailed because
such a fate, he said. had never yet overtaken
him. He said that he was 80 years old and
never smoked, but consumed great quantities
of tobacco in rumination.
Judge Schatz in the City Court to-day al
lowed him 10 go and he took n train for Bridge
port. He exhibited his left leg while incarce-
rated and said that II had been injured by a
shell while he was serving in the Crimca under
Lord Cardigan. There was little left of one
part of 1t except the. bone. During last night
In the station house Moody conversed with a
woman prisoner who came from the Same part
OF England that he did. The two prisoners
could not see each other, but carried on a con-
vcrsation nevertheless. Moody had no papers
nor medals with him to substantiate his claim
to have been one Of the Six Hundred. He
looked the rye he gave. He wore q gray mus
tache and side whiskcrs.
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FL WHO CLAIMS KINGS MILLIONS
B1ust show Now who She Ii and who He IL II
His Nnmo Wasn't King.

DIust show Now who She Ii and Who He IL II
His Nnmo Wasn't King.
Mrs. Eugcnia A. Webster Ross. who Is seek
ing TO recover the millions left by William
Henry King. has been directed by Justice Law
renee of the Supreme Court to furnish a bill Of
particulars to show In detail how she Is related
to King. This Is an action brought by other
alleged relatives to ascertain to whom the es-
tate shall go. Mrs. Ross says she Is a niece
and entitled to the estate. She set up that tho
mans right name is not King, but that he was
in fact her uncle and that she Is his only rela-
tive.
King died in an insane asylum in Providence,
r. J., on March.6 last. Mrs. Ross had visited
him for several years in the asylum and, his
relatives say, used TO bring him presents. He
had been in business in China, but retired many
years ago, and soon after his return to this
country went insane. He was unmarried,
His property is In Rhode Island, Washington,
and this city, and in the three places there Is
litigation to ascertain who is entitled to his es-
tate. His. property In this State is said to be
$4,000 In personally and ffty:six parcels OF
ceedin9s pending before the Surrogate here to
be appointed Administrative Of his estate as his
sole heir.
BY the decision of Justice Lawrence she must
disclose who her uncle was, who she says is In
fact the deceased, who her own parents arc.
and how she Is related to this so-called uncle.
She opposed the motion and contended that she
should not be requircd.to. disclose these facts
until the trial OF the action.
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GARROTED AND ROBBED.
CHAPMAN's MEN WOULDN'T ARREST
LIPSET's ASsAILANTS.

Ihey Are Finally Nnbbed Mt the Instance or
tho Pnrkhurrt socicty-SScrnbera OF q Gang
Of B~inckmniicrs which Used to FIND VIC
Tins Around tho Firth Avenue Hotel.
Charles II. c. Lipsey came hero from Hudson,
N. Y, last month to attend tho Music Teachers
Convention, and took lodgings at 1877 West Fir
toenth street.
On the afternoon of juno 20, whilo in Central
Park, he struck up an acquaintance with q
youth, who, on seeing the badge on Lipscy's
coat and the roll of music no carried, told him
that he had a piano In his apartment, at ga
Fourth avenue, and invited the music teacher
to try tho instrument. Lipscy went along. and
when he reached the room took n seat with his
back to tho door. he had been seated there bus
n fow minutes when two mon entered, and. ap-
preaching him from behind, garroted him, while
his companion of Central Park rifed his pock.
cts. They stole a gold watch and chain valued
at 600. o pocketbook containing 81, and jewelry
valued at $c5. Then they fed from tho place,
leaving Lipsey nearly strangled on the floor.
Lipsey found his way to the West Thirtieth
street station, where he says he reported the
case to tho Sergeant at tho desk. The policeman
said no did not believe the story, and refused 10
net in the matter or entertain the complaint.
tho Parkhurst Society.
From the description of the mon Burr at once
r rsns. tWo m ehS% 90 Of Which,. "H2eobokee1n' I pieI"
and John Riley, he had boon instrumental in
sending for a year to the penitentiary, where
they now are, on charges of robbery and ex-
%tortion: Burr reported tho matter to Presidents
and said that Lipsey's assailants were Arthur
+. Morton, alias, Boynton. alias Little Venus,
lS years old; Willie Boyle, 10 years old, end an
older man named Griffen. Inspector Harley
put Policemen Nugent and Wilson on the case.
and on Saturday night they arrested Morton
and Boyle.
In Jefferson Market Court yesterday Lipsey
identified Morton as the boy he had met In the
Park, and Boyle as one Of his assailants.. He
told his story TO Magistrate Flammer, and Nor
ton denied It, declaring that Lipsey had asked
him to take him to the room on Fourth avenue,
Boyle made no statement except to. plead not
guilty. Both were held in $1,000 bail for trial.
According to Superintendent Burr, Morton
was the bait used by a notorious gang Of black
mailers that used to hing around. the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. Mon were inyeigled by them to
q room where they wero robbed or accused Of
crimes which made blackmailing easy. A Wall
street man whose name has not been disclosed
was mulcted out of IS, 900 by the gang, and
when tho two referred To were arrested no went
to Europe to escape figuring in the case.
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The area OF low pressure was central yesterday in
q trough over New York and the st, Lawrence Valley.
There were cloudy and showery conditions, with high
humidity. In all the Atlantic States and tho laku
regions. In all other parts OF the country fair
weather prevailed.
and Northern States. except the Northwest, where a
depression was forming and causing a general In.
crease OF heat.
1t was partly cloudy. with local showers. in this
city. The breeze, which was from tho south. In.
creased from ten miles an hour In the morning TO
t~hirty-six miles an hour In the afternooni humidity
touched 92 per cent. at s A. NJ; average for tho day
81 per cent.
Highest onicial temperature 49,. lowest IL; Da-
rometer. corrected to sea level. at 8 A. NJ. 2O.7l. 8
p. N. av.o2.
The Thermometer at the United States Weather Blu.