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The evening times., 1897-05-27
A BIGAMIST'S STRANGE STORY.
Claims That a Girl Drugged and
Then Married Him.

Jersey City, N. j., May 27.--CoDspiracy
was the defense offered to a charge OF
bigBmy by Gustav Herzig, travelling sales
man for large New York cloak estab
lishment yesterday in the first criminal
court He was held for further examina
tion on the complaint of wife No. 2,
Maud Towscn, pretty cloak model aud as
sistant buyer for a concern in Lancast ter
Pa
HeHiS claims that he was drugged by
the young woman, and did hot know of
the marriage until she showed him the
certificate. He says that she knew he
was already married.
Herzig gave this account of the meetin e
and un willing marriage: / was on a tour
through Pennsylvania for New York
cloak house. In Lancaster, Pa, i called
at the store OF the Partisan Cloak and Suit
Company. There | met Miss Towsen, who
was model head adSaleswomananda I'D assistant
buyer for the firm.
Il saw that she was bright and clever
in the cloak line, and l suggested that she
would do better by coming to New York.
On the morning OF April % last, she called
at my office in New York, and we went out
TO view the Grant parade. The day was
raw and windy. Miss Towsen was shiv-
ering, and asked me to take her into a
cafe, where she might have a drink OF
whisky
II do not remember any other incident
Of that day. The next morning Miss Tow
sen showed me the marriage certificate -"
MIS- IerZig No / has been
with, and viii appear as a witness against
her husband.
The evening times., 1897-05-27
A HUsBAND'S VENGEANCE.
Killed the Man Who Eloped With
His Wife.

New orleans, May 27.-Another Italian
murder, growing out OF the elopemen OF
q wife, occurred near here yesterday, but
this time il was the husband who did the
killing Carlo Martini, or as he has
angliciZed his name Charles Martin, was
married in Italy some six years ago. The
wife was only fifteen years old at the
time, and claims that the marriage was
forced on her A few months ago, NinCenZo
SinchiL, her former lover came to this
country He visited Plaquemine and there
found his old sweetheart
When the husband visited New Orleans
NinccnZo persuaded Mrs. Martin to eOpe
with him, and taking So. 900 Of her hus
bands money, she started for New York
The husband, as soon as he heard of the
clopemcnt. sent kilograms to all parts
and caught the couple at Monroe, La ::
where they were arrested When Martin
came on mere his wife expressed penitence
and agreed to return home Tuesday she
received a letter from Vinceuzo, telling
her he would reach Plaquemine this morn
ing and asked her to meet him atthe de pot
The husband filled the appointment in
stead As the train reached the depot he
sprang upon the cars, walked up the aisle
where NincenZo was seated, and fired at
him three times
The young man fell to the floor, when
Martin placed the pistol close to the head
OF the prostrate man, and blew out his
brains Martin is in jail
The evening times., 1897-05-27
MORMONs IN PENNSYLVANIA.
First Conference of the Latter Day
Saints in the Keystone State.

Saints in the Keystone State.
Chamhersburg, Pa, May 27.-The first
Mormon conference ever held in Pennsyl-
vania, and perhaps the most Important
held this year east Of Salt Lake City, will
be held Sunday and Monday next near
Quincy, this county, fourteen miles from
Chambers burg
1t was near Quincy, at Tornstown,
that the Morlaon elders first got n foot
held In Penns ylvania, about fifteen years
ago, and persuaded a colony to leave that
section and settle in Utah. Since that
first colony, which turned out SO dis
astrouSy, the Mormon workers and mis-
sionaries have been very quiet or late
tlrcy have been active, and have been do
ing good work all through the southern
counties of Pennsylvania and down below
the Maryland line.
The coming conference Is intended TO
map out a more effective and more eX-
tensive campaign. Already fourteen el-
ders are at Quincy. Most of them passed
travel on foot and do their work very
quietly. On Saturday the Mormon ,ldeTs
will visit q Gettysburg and take in the ded
ication exercises. The exercises on Sun
day, near Quincy, will be open to the pub
lie, and, if the day be fair, they will be
held on the orchard OF George q. Rock,
near Quincy.
The evening times., 1897-05-27
A SHOCKING DEATH.
John Addison's Skull Crushed In
the F-Street Sewer.

John Addison, a colored laborer, residing Z
at No. $50 Clark alley southwest, died at
| the Emergency hospital last evening as
the result of terrible injuries he received
about o clock p IN. at the sew wereXcavation
| ON street, near Twelfth.
George Siinms, also colored, who was
! injured internally at the same place and
time, by being struck in the abdomen, is
in a dying condition at Providence Hos
pital, and the physicians say he cannot
recover
Addison was foreman of one of the sec
tions and remained at the excavation with
several assistants after a majority of the
workmen had gone to their homes last
evening, his purpose being to move
portion of the iron trestle work further
along on F street He was in the trench
with his fellow workers engaged in brac-
ing up the emh6nkme ent to prevent the sides
from caving i'll upon the laborers, when one
end of heavy plank used for this purpose,
which was protruding across the east hound
track of the Metropolitan Electric Railway,
was struck by train, No EOS, which came
bowling along The other end of the
hoard, which hung loosely over the ex-
cavation, was swung around violently,
AuGlSOD a HcdN ulON on the HcdI
| and catching George Simms, another work
man, in the abdomen.
The left side of AdClison's skull was ter
ribly crushed and he died at the hospital
an hour later without having regalned con-
sci BUSINESS Simms' injuries were also
serious aad he was removed TO Providence
Hospital
The electric train wasin charge of Motor
man Curry and Conductor McMillin. This
is the third accident which has occurred
within week in the sewer excavation
along F street.
Coroner Hammett is investigating the
matter today, and will no doubt order
an inquest, 20 determine the RESPONSE
bility for the accident An autopsy was
was performed on Addison by the Emer-
gency Hospital staff last night, ami his
skull was found to have been crus he'd like
an egg-shell. The wonder is that he
lived at all after being struck
This afternoon Coroner Hammett vie wed
the remains OF Addison and ordered an in
quest to be held tomorrow at IL O'Clock
at the Twelfth street police station.
The evening times., 1897-05-27
cIAMoR1NG FOR ACTION.
Citizens of the Northeast Indignant
at the President's SuDineness.

Meetings TO protest against the mac
tiyity Of the President and House of Rep
resentatives on the Cuban question are
sprnging up in all sections like will-o'-the
wisps. Away out in Northeast Wash
iEgton last night goodly number of W hite
and colored citizens assembled in Hale's
Hall to upraise and unite their voices for
Cuba Libre. -
The meeting was under the auspices OF
the Eas. End Mckinley League, and James
A. Green presided Emphatic speeches
We're made concerning the President
and the majority in the House for ignor-
ing the Cuban plank in the st. Louis plat
form, and standing idly by while a pa
triotic people, struggling for the God-given
right of freedons were being nlassacred
like animals by 1he brutal Spanish sol
diery, under the leaders hip Of Wolf
Weyler," as a speaker characterized him.
President Green, who is stanch Re-
publican, declaredsn stirring speech that
ninety-nine Americans out Of every one
hundred We're urgently in favor Of I'M
mediate and emphatic action on the part
of our Government.
How can the Republican party, the
party of the people," he exclaimed, ignore
this popular sentiment and demand for
action, when it is based upon justice,
humanity and right"
He feared that unless some move was
made very soon the rank and file of the
party would become disgusted with the
men they had put in office to carry out the
peoples will, and serious conseque noes
would result to the organization. 1t was
said, he added, that Grover Cleveland,
1.-THE Preside ntial failure" refused to
take action in behalf OF Cuba because there
were thousands of negroes fighting with
Gomez, and Maceo, himself a cOlored man,
for Cuban freedom
'Is the lethargy of the Republican party
due TO the same reason" he asked in
conclusion. Il sincerely hope not"
The evening times., 1897-05-27

Tie settlement of the Graeco-TurkiSh
war dragS on. Doubt is thrown on the
ttaJement that England has threatened
10 withdraw from the concert if Thessaly
not evacuated. Russia and Germany
appear g. favor Turkish occupation until
the WAX indemnity has been paid. If
that is true, any protest from Great Brit
am would have little weight. There are
Rrious apprehenSions that trouble viii
result from The overbearng and warlike
prit of the extreme Mohammedan party
a Turkey, which is urging the Sultan to
keep ThesSaly. in defiance OF all Eu-
rope. The danger that this influence may
precipitate a crisis is recognized generally:
hut there are doubts as to whether the
movement is altogether genuine, OF is man
ufactured in the interests Of power l,e-
hind he scenes
The evening times., 1897-05-27
PASTOR INDoRsEs BICYCLES.
Considers Stort Skirts and Knicker-
bockers Befitting Costumes.

Considers Stort Ski rfs and knicker-
bockers Befitting Costumes.
Trenton, n. J., May 27.-J B. Randolph
is the pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church
Yesterday he some what surprised the
members of his flock by announcing that
next Sunday he would establish bicycle
checking system in the lobby of the
church for the convenience of men and
women, and furthermore he solicited the
members of his congregation to appear in
bicy Gle costume. as he believed that the
bicycle was Ii gift from Gcd.'
Not all of the congregation concurred,
yet they suppressed any adverse public
com ment,
DR.. Randolph said yesterday evening:
'Of course, we will not countenance the
wearing of bloOmers, because it is emf
nently immodest, but the short skirt and
knickerhockers are perfectly proper, and
there certainly can be no objection to one
coming to church to worship God in such
costume
The evening times., 1897-05-27
SYRIAN PEDDLER MURDERED.
Turkish Minister Interests Himself
in Capture of the Criminals.

Turkish Minister Interests Himself
in Capture of the Criminals.
Warrington, w. Va, May 27.-YeSter-
day evening representatives Of the West
Virginia Secret Service Agency, of Wheel
ing, arrested Ellis Fluharty and Gilbert nd
Emory FiuhRrty his nephews, on the
charge of numbering Monsieur Thomas, a
Syrian peddler, on Mohlers Run, three
miles from here, on April 20.
A search of the homes of the men brought
TO light much incrimina ting plunder
Thomas was prosperous pack peddler, and
when killed had, besides an unusually
valuable stock, $500 i'll cash, all Of which
was carried off Relatives Of the dead man
deposited $500 reward for the arrest Of
the murdercrs, and the Turkish minister
at Washington, being notified, sent repre-
sentative here and increased the reward,
besides making representation to the
State Department, which resulted in the
West Virginia authorities making especial
efforts
The evening times., 1897-05-27
THE GREGoIRE CASE ENDED.
Inhuman TOrturers of Little Child
Convicted.

Paris, May 27.-The celebrated GTegoire
case ended in the assize court last evening
in the conviction of the three accused.
Pierre Gregoire was sentenced To penal
seTvitude for life and his mother and his
mistress, Louise Deshayes. were each con
dcmned to five years imprisonment
The prisoners were tried Oh the charge Of
having caused the death in December laStO OF
GregOire's son, who was only three years
old. Since the facts showing the incredible
brutality OF the three prisoners became
known the little fellow has been called the
Infant martyr" II e was made to stand
on a red hot stove and 10 struggle for his
feed with dog He was frequently beaten
and at times his tormentors would cut him
with knives The father would place lump
OF sugar on the child's head and bid the dog
to jump forit. In doing 50 the animal would
scratch the boys face, which afforded
amusement To the inhuman parent. Finally
the dplesS child was abandOncdiu the street
on a freeZngcOldn might When found he was
unconscious and was taken to a hospital,
where he died. The policemade an investiga-
ton, which led TO the arrest of those re-
sponsible for his death clew being fur.
nished them by few words the boy uttered
in his delrium.
The evidence presented at the trial, which
began Tuesday, created sensation. The
courtroom was crowded and when some
particularly damaging point was brought
out the audience would shout A mort, a
mort" When GregoiTe was sentenced he
said:
Il ask society to pardon me for the crime
| committed
Gregoireis a house painter by trade, butts
loafer. The women are both OF bad
character Thercrimeisnot punishable with
the Eullotine.
The evening times., 1897-05-27
TRIED TO SHOOT HER RIVAL.
Desperate Girls Attack on Her Low
er'S New Fancy.

Desperate Girls Attack on Her Low
er's New Fancy.
New Brunswick, n. May 27.-About
a week ago Miss Kate FraZee SworG out q
warrant for the arrest of Raymond Mes
serolle for betrayal under promise of mar
riage. At the hearing, when he gave
bonds. Messerolle asserted that he woUlC
not marry the girl. But, in spite of his
cOldness toward her, Miss FTazee openly de
clared that she loved Messerolle
Last night Miss Frazee saw Messerolle
and voorhees, Dean talking to Miss Sarah
Cannon, on Albany street She rushed Lp
to Messerolle and threw her arms around
ms neck. MesserolIe shook her off Then
the girl flew at Miss Cannon. Tearing the
front OF her dress into ribbous, she scream
ed: You will try to take Raymond from
me, will yoU?'' At the same time she drew
a revolver from the folds OF her dress. AS
she was about to raise the weapon, Mrs
Fox, who is Miss Frazee's aunt, snatched
tie weapon and fled. Miss Frazee then
sprang at the terrified Miss Cannon again
and was pulling her hair when Dean
separated them.
The evening times., 1897-05-27
DEPARTMENT PERSONALS.

Mr. Bergman, of the Patent Office, has
returned TO duty.
Judge Atkins, of Colorado, was a caller
on Postmaster General Gary yesterday,
Lieut.. W NJ. Irwin, Of the training
ship Alliance, presented himself at the
Navy Department yesterday under orders.
Lieut. F. j. Clark made an official visit
to the Navy Department today, and had
a conference with Secretary Long.
Mr.. George Davis, of the Department Of
the Interior is said to be the greatest
baseball enthusiast in that department.
Cadet F. Brumby is away from the
Naval A cademy on leave. He made for
NAL call at the Navy Department this
morning.
Secretary Bliss returned to the depart
ment yesterday, and gave much of his
time To the consideration of contested
land cases.
Mr. w. G. Hamilton, of the Pension Of
flee, has been trasferred to a clerkship
in the INSPECTOR division of the Postoffict
Department.
Lieut. Earl C. Carnahan, Fifth Infantry
is in this city on ten days leave of alb
sence Today he paid his respects to Sec
retary Alger.
MI WIiham Barnes, of Phoenix, Ariz
an applicant for a Territorial office. called
at the Department of the Interior yestcr
day He is stopping with his bride at the
Ebtitt House.
William Givin, who has been messen
ger at the Secretary Of States office fOl
| twenty-five years, is the Lord Chester
| field Of the department. He is person
| ally known to every member Of the dipio
mstic corps, and is able to greet each il
| their native language when they call or
| the Secretary. Secretary sherman say
that william is his most valuable acqui
sition.
The evening times., 1897-05-27
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.
Assignments Affecting Officers In
Both Branches of the Service.

Both Branches of the Service.
The Navy Department has issued the
following orders:
Commander E. c. Pendleton, detached
from the Bureau of Ordnance, May 80, and
ordered to the Washington navy yard, as
superintendent of the gun factory.
Commander Thomas Perry is assigned to
course at the War College, June /.
Passed A ssistant Pa ymaster Ii. k. Sullivan
is ordered to the Wilmington.
Lieut. w II. Irwin is ordered to steel
inspection duty at Bethlehem.
Ensign S v Graham, detached from the
Oregon and ordered to the AlhatroSs.
Commander w. /. Moore, detached from
steel inspection duty at Bethlehem, June
10, and ordered TO the Boston navy yard
as equipment officer.
Ensign c. b. Bniattin, detached from
the Detroit, and on two months leave.
Assistant Gunner j. Donald is ordered
to training ship and station at Newport
Acting Gunner NJ. Joyce is ordered to
the receiving ship, Vermont.
Assistant Naval Constructor j. s. Nc
Donald, detached from the Indiana and
ordered to Newport News as assistant su-
perintendent construction.
Assistant Boatswain T. Deery ordered
to the Vermont.
Lieut.. George, order to Alhatross
revoked
The following orders have been issued by
the War Department.:
First Lieutenant Victor II Bridgman,
Second Artillery, will proceed 10 Evans
vile, Ind, and relieve First Lieutenant
George +. Landers, Fourth Artillery, OF
his duties as special recruiting officer for
the Light Artillery, not later than August
10, 1897. Lieut. Brdgman is appointed
and announced an acting a assistant quarter
master while on recruiting duty.
Capt. Ira MacNutt, ordnance department,
will proceed to the works of the Benjamin
Atha Il Illingworth Co, Newark, n. j., on
official business pertaining 10 the inspec-
ton OF rolling mill 10 be used in the man
ufacture of the Brown segmental wire gun.
The following-named officers will report
in person to Lieut.-Col. Joseph T. Has
kell, Seventeenth Infantry, president of
the examining board convened at Fort
Leavenworth, kas., by special orders, No.
ESQ, November 2S, 1896, from this office,
at such time az they may be required 10y
the board, for examination to their fit
ness for promotion:
Second LieutenantGe0rgeP White, Third
Cavalry.
Second Lieutenant Louise Scherer, Fifth
Cavalry.
Second Lieutenant Joseph Frazier, Nine
teenth Infantry.
Upon the conclusion of his examination
Lieut.. Scherer will proceed TO comply with
his orders to report to the adjutant general
Of the Army.
The evening times., 1897-05-27

Mr. Calhoun finds that many Americans
have been starved TO death in MatanZss.
and that fifty deaths from hunger have
occurred recently in and around Havana.
HIS activity in seeking information is eX-
citing hostility, and perhaps rendering
precarious the position Of both Gen. Lee
and himself He does not find the "paci-
fieation'' asserted by the authorities. on
the contrary he hears and sees evidence
of continual Spanish reverses in the field
Recent operations in the provinces Of
HAVANA and Puerto Principe have resulted
tn the defeat with heavy loss of Weyler's
generals. and the situation for the Span
isrds daily grows more desperate 1t is
plain that but for a lack of ammunition,
which American charityimmediately ought
90 furnish, the Cuban army would drive
Weylcr out OF the island in sixty days
The evening times., 1897-05-27

II England is unfortunate in Europe, she
has an occasional compensatory success In
this country. Yesterday ia the Senate a
tariff amendment, giving a British Syndi.
cate control OF the boraX industry in the
United States and, incidentally, Of the
worlds markets for that product, was
passed by the Republicans. The Senate
also registered its conclusion that the
American merchant marine is extinct on
the Atlantic side Of the continent, by
authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to
employ British ship to carry the relief
supplies to the famine sufferers in India
The American Flag is one infant industry
that the Republican party does not care TO
protect.
The evening times., 1897-05-27

Graves of Irish Patriots to Be DecC
rated MAY 30.


In accordance with a custom which has
prevailed with the Emerald Club, an Irish
society Of this city, the graves OF the
Irish patriots who are buried at Mount
Olivet Cemetery will be decorated on Sun
day, May 80, as token Of res pect To their
memory. 1t has been the rule heretofore
to select the Sunday after Decoration
Day for this purpose, but as on thisoccasiun
the Both of May falls on Sunday, and the
national holiday is to be celebrated ON
Monday, it has been decided to render
this tribute of love to the departed heroes
of Ireland on the day before the decora-
tion of the graves of the soldiers of the
late war, many Of whom viii be remem-
bered on both occasions.
Several able speakers have been Sc.
cured for the occasion, and among those
who will deliver addresses are MT. Milton
E. Smith. editor of the Church News, W no
will speak over the grave of Father Boyle,
and Mr.. Rosa F. Downing, over the grave
of Thomas Devin Reilly, one of the leaders
il tile movement of 1S4S.
The evening times., 1897-05-27
CONTRACTORS ORGANIZE.
An Exchange Formed for Business
and Social Purposes.


Fifty prominent local contractors met
yesterday at Gatto's Hotel, SO2 f street
northwpsj, and organized the Contractors
Exchange and Reading Rooms of Wash
ington, d. c., TO he located at the above
address
The object Of this is to bring together
all building men for the exc hange Of
ideas, and to establish clubroom W here
business may be transacted
Nearly all present We're in favor of The
scheme. and enough funds were contributed
to engage four rooms, which will he suit
ably fitted up at once. 1t is not pr)-
posed TO interfere in any way with the
working Of the Builders ENC hanPe, but as
such clubs are in vogue in New York,
Philadelp hia and Baltimore. and their
success assured, it was determined to es-
tahlsh one here,
The folio vi ing officers were elected:
President, Philip II. Snowden; vice prcsi-
dent, Charles Childs; secretary, John W.
Tumhle, and treasurer, Hugh Waters
Meetings will be held every Friday at
nom.
The evening times., 1897-05-27
DONATIONFROM CARNEGIE.
Gives Five Hundred Dollars to Con
nectiCut Library.

Greenwich, Conn, May 27.-Andrew Car
negie, who has been living at Alta Crest.
E. B. Johnson's summer home, with his
family, for the past five months, returned
to New York Tuesday, intending to sail
for Scotland in a few days, to remain for
the summer.
One of the last things that he did before
his departure was to mail letter to the
Library and Reading Room Association
containing a check fer $500. The BRIEF
note said that the dorcr was pleased TO
contribute to the association.
The evening times., 1897-05-27
DOCTORS OF PHILOSOPHY.
Candidates for the Degree 10 Give
Their Theses Next Wednesday.

lOI DtETSt lp UlNt
Their Theses Next Wednesday.
Tee public disputation Of the theses of
candidates for the degree of doctor Of
philosophy at the Columbian University
viii be held in the hal Of the university
on Wednesday, June ,, at 10 a. IA.
The doctOrate dSputation will be on
the following: Thesis, A comparative
study Of the lower CretaCeOuS forma-
tons and fauna of the United States, by
Timothy William Staunton, B. S, NJ. s..
before Hon Charles d. Walcott, director
United States Geological Survey; Prof
William Bullock Clark, Johns Hopkins
University; DR.. c. A. White, National
Museum.
The second thesis will be: Paleobotany
of the yellow gravel at Bridgeton, n
J., by Charles Arthur HolliCk, Ph. B.,
before DR.. Lester F Ward, DIR. F. II
Knowlton, Dir. Arnold Hogue, all of the
United States g Geological Survey. The
third thesis will be: Influence of French
thought on the formation of the Consti
tuition OF the United States, by john
Scott Johnson, B. S, A. NJ