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FATHER HEWITT Is DEAD.
HE WAS SUPERIOR OF THE ORDER
OF PAULISTS.

ne was q Convert to the Remain Catholic
Faith, and One OF ITS Most Noted Theoiesi-
ans In Anericn-OriEinaiiy q Congregation
siist Mlnister-A Founder OF the Paulistp.
The Very Rev. Augustine F. Hewitt, D.. D., su-
perior Of the Community Of the Paulist Fathers,
died last evening at 9:2O o'clock at his apart
ments In the monastery in Fifty-ninth street,
west OF Columbus avenue. Father Hewitt had
been seriously i'll for several weeks.
About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon he began
to sink rapidly, and from that time his death
was looked for at any moment. Fathers Deshon,
Elliot, and Smith were present at his bedside
when no expired.
Father Hewit's conversion to tho Roman
Catholic faith was directly attributable to tho
so-called Oxford movement started In lS43 oy
DR.. Pussy and Cardinal Manning. He was a
man Of brilliant mental attninments, and as q
scholar and controversial writer none stood
higher in the Roman Church of America He
was six feet tall and of commanding figure.
His features were clean-cut and fine. and his
hair was as white as snow. ne Was oorn OF
stanch Presbyterian stock in Fairfield, Conn.,.
seventy-seven years ago. His father was a
Presbyterian preacher. ana afterwaru, Wnen no
was the agent OF the American temperance So
cicty. he earned the title OF the Luther OF ne
Christian name was Nathaniel Augustus, and
he was graduated from Amherst College In
1889. Among his classmates were DIR. Storrs OF
brooklyn and Bishop Huntington of central
Now York.
After spending two years In the Theological
Institute of Connecticut ut East Windsor, he
received his preachers license in the Congrega.
tionul Church. Soon, however, no renouncod
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-04
HERTE's EvENrFu1 cARrr.
Thc Suicide HAD Made n Fortune One, nv ma
~trnSinE nIls EMPLOYEES.

Mrs. Rosina Drolct of ITO East Twcnty.eirhth
street, who was shot by Charles Ferdinand
Herve In the hall of her sisters fiat at 3T1 Wcst
1l4th street on Friday morning. was rcnortcd
yesterday at the J. Hood Wright Memorial
Hospital to DO still in a serious condition
although there was no immediate danger Of hor
death. Her sister. Mrs. Henry C. Gauthicr "a
whose house sho waa lured by forged tclcgran,
was at her bedside during most OF the day ''
Herve, who killed himself after shooting Mrs
Drolct, had an eventtul career. Twcniy.lyc
years ago he turned inforincr, giving infSrmn.
with which no was then employed WINS cyndinna
tho Customs laws. He swore that tho firm hn5
beon making duplicate invoices of tin which il
was importing and that the invoices furnished
70 the Government did not tally with their own
The Government collected about 27OoOo in
customs duties from tho firm and lIcryG rcrriyed
500, 900 for his share.
His first wife is said to have been the douph.
ter of a pastor OF n Broadway church. UcrrS
suuandered his money and She ohtninod !. AZ
vorce and went to live in Kansas CITY, IHI%rvEE
was then living. with q woman and her three
children In n fiat in Madison avenue. Ic diS
not seem to care when his wife secured the dI.
vorce, but later, when she inherited a tract OF
he Intended bringing action in the courts
years ago, while Herve was living at l33 East
Eighty-fourth. street with a woman who called
herself his wife. he raised n disturbance in front
OF the house and was arrested by Policeman
Thomas A.. King of the East Eighty. eighth
street station. He afterward made charves
against King ut Police Headquarters, but they
were dismissed.
Herv6 was a. connoisseur in bric.A.brac and
late years by buying and selling paintings and
statuary for collectors.
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his Calvinistic belief and turned his eyes toward
the Episcopalian Church; In ists he went t,t to
under bishop Whittingham, then one Of 1.-THE lead
ing En- .coptl prelates of AMERICA. The contro-
Pussy was contested bitterly in Maryland, and
Father Hewitt and his friend. tho Rev. Mr..
van: Father Hewitt was ordained a deacon Of
the Episcopal Church in the same year: In 1645
he renowned that church forever. and went to
Charleston. $. c.. to prepare himself for his re-
ception into the Church of Rome. Bishop Rey-
nolds was his instructor, and In lsil he or,
years were spent by him in parish work in and
about Charleston. after which he decided 70
attach ,tto nh himself ia to Ire religions iSions c ON RndcT,r, Mlth
Fathers in this city. and he was assigned as as
sistant priest at the Church of the Holy Re-
In 1851 he started on q missionary tour with
Father Bernard HefkcnsGhcid. who had Just ar
and Father Isaac r. Hecker. both of them
Americans and converts to the Roman Catholic
Church. Later Father Baker and Father
iabored together. At the end Of 1857 the four
on q aifer Pr,esibs as deel asd F. Father s1er' h { oSw oT wss
sent to Rome to interview Pope Plus X; The
i 1sSs. creating wss rpi the e institute HstfHe s Of M ifsas% m i Priests
Of st. Paul the Apostle, with Father HeGker rs
t aes,b sT Up isss. f Fas the 9 Hssit x Tpo ola shs l1 tt tbs
order two are living: PFather PesRon, tie pastor
OF INC fauilSl SnurCn, anu rdtneT l"orth
pastor of st. Mary's. at Albany.
In 1865 Father Hewitt gave up active mission
airy work and devoted his entire time to study
and writing, and he became one OF the chief
authorities on Church history, theology. and
| philosophy in this country. He vas also an nc
complished linguist. The golden jubilee Of his
ordination as a Roman Catholic priest wns cello.
brated in March of this year in the Paulist
Church with great s%plendor of ceremony. This
event was the occasion OF the last public appear
ance OF Father Hewitt. The dead priest was in.
timatcly connected with the Catholic University
at Washington. and for a long time he was one
of the lecturers there: In 1866 he received the
degree OF Doctor of Divinity from Amherst Col,
Pope. The best known OF his writings are the
memoirs OF his friend. Father Baker. Reasons
for Submitting TO the Catholic Faith" Life OF
Princess Borghese.' Life OF Dumoulin.Borie,'
and his edition of the complete works OF Bishop
English. He was also a frequent contributor to
the Catholic World and the american Catholic
Quarterly RerieT.
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END OF THE World NEAR.
SO the Rev. DR.. Grant Declared in . Frenzy a
Old Orchard, Me.

Old Orchard. Me.
OLD Me-, July Sat the New Eng
land Adventist meeting here this afternoon DIR.
Miles Grant, one of the best known preachers OF
that faith, amid great religious excite
ment, declared the end of the world to DO
at hand. The big natural amphitheatro in
the woods that hos held so many remark
able meetings, political and religious, was
filed with a big crowd who hung breathless on
the impassioncd words of the speaker. who de-
clared the second coming of Christ to be at
hand. DR.. Grant cited the "signs of the times"
which he maintained pointed unmistakably to
the end of all things temporal. He declared
that here and in Europe are the signs of the
troubling of the nations" predicted by tho
prophets.
The result of study of the Bible. he said.
showed that the $500 years after tho daily
sacrifice ceased at the temple at Jerusalem
s END ,,% according i. at to b Sewish when 5a@e' t lass TTs art
will be driven out Of Europe. Then. after a
possession g, 1'2eo Years a1r s the T TRis will will
be just prior to the second and final coming Of
Christ. The coming need not Of necessity i'm
cause the scrlptural term. "Puriication Of the
temple" may have referred to the land, or even
'"Unless these predictions are verified this
mus; cease to preach along tho old lines. There
Hr. Grant recognized Gods ability to break
tho Turk without bands. but, believes He
will employ the powers to do tho work.
What, with the labor wars here, the
scheme of the Dcbs clan to establish a new
colony or sect to stand against all authority,
declared the time predicted by tho prophets to
be at hand.
Il don't believe" he said. tho Turk will KIN
any more Christians. He will retire to the Holy
Land to fight the last battle OF the Prophet
against Christ. The end of the Turk must be
after mighty battle in fulnlment of the ancient
prophecy. When this last great conflict shall
have been fought the end is them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-04
TAMMANY SPRING SEALED UP.
AItGeId Expected 90 Hurt tho wigwam's FIFTH
OF July Performances

AltGeId Expected TO Hurt tho wiGwam'o Hffth
OF July Performance.
Tho Tammany spring will not flow tomorrow.
The rank and file of the Wigwam who have been
used to eating ravenously of fine salads and
drinking champagne on July 4, will have no
other entertainment at the Independence Day
celebration this year than is offered them by
the mixed gold and silver oratory that has been
provided for them by Leader Sheehan.
The famous spring came near running dry last
year. The common folks got no wine or eat
ables, but there was a little spread and a linn
tied supply Of wine for invited guests and a few
favored Indians. This year even that enter
tainmen is not to be supplied. -.
The invited speakers from out of town will
come on from Washington to-day under escort
OF Congressman George b. Mcclellan. and will
be put up at the Hoffman House. After the
season Of talk at the hall they will have lunch
con at the same hotel, and then will probably be
taken for u sail down the bay.
The counter attraction which has been pro-
yided in Brooklyn. where ex-Gov. Altgeld of
Illinois is to speak tomorrow morning, is going
to catch many Of the radical Bryan Democrats
of this city. The Young Democracy and the
go over to the AltReld meeting. In the Bartholdi
headquarters of the latter organization there
has been posted for several days a placard which
reads as follows:
July 8, 1897.
A DEMOCRAT will speak at the Brooklyn
Academy OF Music for the Democratic League of :
Kings county.
: will speak at Tammany Hall. !:
Watch for the crowd {:
Watch the enthusiasm! !:
See at which place they develop!
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ASKED FOR DEPUTY sHERIFFs.
Raeo Riot Feared because or the Murder or
an Alleged Negro luformer.

Baoo Btot Feared because or tho Murder OF
an Alleged Negro Informer.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 3.-Sherif o'Brien
of this county was called on to-day by white
citizens of Blossburg. q mining camp atreen
miles from here. for deputy sheriffs, as q
race riot was anticipated. the result Of a lynch
ing last night. A few nights ago Mrs. James
Brown, a miners wife, discovered n man at her
bedside. She gave an alarm and attempted to
grab the man and touched his hair. 1t showed
that he was q negro. Tho negro made his es-
cape. An attempt was made to catch him and
several negroes were taken before Mrs. Brown
for Identification.
Last evening Jim Thomas. n negro. made q
statement that he knew. the negro wanted and
would point him out. This morning Thomas's
body. filled with lead. was found in a ravine
above Blossburg. The negroes in tho place be-
came indignant and demanded an Investigation.
Squire Ray, would hold NO, inquest unless au-
thorized by the Coroner OF the county, and fear
ing trouble between whites and blacks deputy
sheriffs were. sent for, A jury has been i'm
panelled and inquest will be held in tho city on
Monday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-04
INsURG ENTS NEAR HAVANA.
Tho Garrison or o Town Surrender to the Pa
triots-Mucb Plumber Secured.

Tho Garrison or q Town Surrender to the Pa
triots-Mucb Plumber Secured.
HAVANA, July 3.-The town Of Santa Maria
del Rosario, near Havana, has been raided by
the Cubans under Col. Castillo. Tho Span
iards fortified themselves in the church to
resist tho attack. but a large part Of
tho church was blown up with dynamite.
and the garrison, after losing eighty mon. sur
rendered. The insurgents burned fifteen houses.
They remained in the town five hours, and re-
tired after plundering all the stores.
Bcjucal. another important town near Ha-
vRna. has also been raided after a fight in which
the Spaniards lost 40 men and the Cubans 80.
The Insurgents captured a large quantity OF
money and ammunition.
Gen. Rus Rivera continues to be In a critical
condition.. AT the Hospital San Ambrosio the
employees say that the Cuban General was not
purposely poisoned. but that the wrong medicine
was given to him by mistake.
Antonio Rojas Romero and Joaquin Pedroso
were shot this morning at the fortress OF la
Cabana as insurgents.
Gen. Weyler is reported at Manzanillo, Santi-
ago de Cuba. but his early return to Havana Is
expected by the Spaniards here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-04
BAPTIZISG A CAMEL.
Ceremonies Performed by An Alleged sheik at
Atlantic City.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.. July 3.-Amid the blow
ing of horns, the beating of drums, the cries Of
forty Turks and Algerians, and the shouting OF
q thousand other persons. n white sacred camel
was baptized tonight at the Streets OF Cairo.
The ceremony was in accordance with an
cient Mohammedan rites. Sheik Dian Dian pre-
pared for the ceremony by fasting for three
DAYS. At sunset tho services began with the
informing OF hymns. The camels were then
marched around for an hour. the sacred one
hooded in white.
1t was finally made to lie down.. and n long
prayer rug was spread on the ground in front,
upon which the high priest and his assistant
the east and prayed for fifteen minutes, after
which An urn containing water was placed by his
side, aud he sprinkled the beast on the head,
naming it Yonsel Adam Sahara kind Star OF
the DESERT. During the prayer the Sheik pros
lrated himself. He wound up with many genu-
Elections and gyrations.
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ODD Accident, a. = Trucks House.

While Josephine Schusternan. 8 years old. Of
22l East Twenty.eighth street, was playing
with a lot of children in front of Z trucks house
at PIT East Twenty eighth street, an alarm Of
fire came In.
AS the truck ran out the driver, to avoid some
Of the children. turned west rather abruptly.
The end of the big eighty-lve-foot ladder struck
tho cast easement OF the doorway. knocking 1t
Off. 1t hit the Schusternan girl on the head.
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WAITING FOR HI DINNINer ERD1o1.
Soldiers SIN Guard tho Negro Accused OF Muir.
derinR the Leader OF n Mob.

FRANKLIN. KY, July 3.-when the Clrcuit
Court adjourned for dinner to-day all the testi.
mony in the case of George Dining, the negro
charged with the murder Of Jodie Conn, the
mob leader, who with his mob was trying to
lynch Dining. was in. The balance of the day
and far into tonight was taken up with the ar.
guments Of the attorneys.
The case will be given to the jury about mid.
night. The State troops have been vigilant in
guarding the prisoner, and it will be a difficult
matter for Conn's friends TO kill Dining should
the. jury fail to convict 1t is believed he will
be found guilty.
The jurymen are not thought to have the
courage to acquit him in the face Of the popular
prejudice against the negro. Two jurymen are
sick, but they are forced to remain in their seata,
Dfnning's attorney attempted to get a stay Of
proceedings and fled afidavits to show that he
could not get justice. because the jury will DO
afraid to acquit him, even though the testimony
is all In Dfnning's favor. The Judge overruled
the, motion and forced the defence to go on
with the trial.
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Hotties, Jul, Da, In Chicago In Ten Years.

CHICAGO, July 3.-This has been tho hottest
July day for ten years in Chicago. At 0 A. NJ.
tho mercury had reached 90, and kept steadily
climbing until at 3 z. NJ. 1t indicated % In the
shade. Mon and horses dropped on the streets.
The list of fatalities is remarkably light. consid-
erinR the temperature. There were nearly
eighty prostrations. Reports from all over tho
dented.
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ENDEAvoRERs AT SALT LAKE.

Thousands TO Attend . Service To-day In the
Mormon Tabernacle.
SALT LAKE, Utah, July 3.-of tho $4,000
Christian Endeavorsrs who are to arrive In Salt
Lake to-day on the way to San Francisco only
about 5000 arrived owing to q washout on the
Rio Grande Western Railroad between here and
Denver.
Extensive preparations for welcoming the Wis
itors were made, but owing to the lateness Of
tho arrivals to-day's programme was only a
partial success. Tomorrow the visitors will at
tend special service in the great Mormon Tab
ernacle. Services will DO held in other churches
for their benefit.
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ROMANCE AT BERGEN BEACH.
FlorEio Clements. . Buriesaue Actress. Ne
comes MRS. Solomon Solomon.

FloFFfo Clements. . BuFIesquo Actrees, DC.
comes MRS. Solomon Solomon.
Florence Clements, known to patrons of the
burlesque show now running at Bergen Beach
as "Florrie,' played the part Of a reporter In
the burlesque. Solomon Solomon, a comedian,
10 also a member of the company. Solomon won
the affections of Miss Clements. who. according
to report. is pretty, petite. and not quite n:
Jersey City. and when they returned to the Der.
gen Beach burlesque that night II was as man
and wife. The Rev. John i. Scudder, pastor OF
the First Congregational Church. In Jersey City.
performed the marriage eremon at his home,
3O3 York street.
tar Clements, a cornetist. Her husband Is said
to be a brother of Teddy Solomon one of the
former husbands of Lillian Russell.
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Boxer Mcdonald Stopped from catering the
Ring.

Only the two preliminary bouts were decided
at the boxing show of the Greenpoint Sporting
Club last night. The principal attraction was
to have been between Danny Mcdonald Of
Brooklyn and Dave Wall Of this city, but tho
clubs physician found that the former was suf-
fering from hemorrhaRes and would not allow
him to go on An attempt was made to get q
boxer named Purdy to meet Wall. but the men
could not agree as to weight. The spectators
received tickets, which the management stated
would be good for the next show.
The first bout was between Billy Barrett Of
New York and Jim Johnson of Brooklyn for
ten rounds at ~ pounds. The New Yorker was
the aggressor in the first four rounds, and had
johnson troubled. AS the fight progressed,
however. the Brooklynite eyened. matters up,
and the decision was a draw Hugh Fitz.
Brooklyn came together in the second contest,
for ten rounds at 1913 pounds. Gibbons had q
good right hand and used it to advantage,
while F~itzsimmons depended upon straight
jabs. 1t was an even thing. up to the fifth
round. when Fitzsimmons got in a hard loft on
the jaw, putting his man to sleep.
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Packed with silver Men.

BOSTON. July 3.-Seven members Of tho Demo-
cratic State Commuters Executive Committee
OF fifteen are always appointed by the Chairman.
and the gold Democrats of the State were some
what surprised to learn that six of the seven APP
pointed to-day by John w. Coughlin, Chairman,
were silver men, and further surprised to know
that Robert Treat Paine. Jr, one of the strongest
silver men IN the State, had been designated
Chairman. OF the eight remaining members
three are gold men. Tho committee OF fifteen
therefore has four gold men in all.
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Mexican bandit Executed.

Pueblo. Mexico. July 3.-Pueblo Berazal. tho
most notorious outlaw in this part of Mexico,
who was captured recently in the mountains
north OF here, has been shot for his crimes. He
was very intelligent, and exerted great influence
over residents OF tho rural districts in the State
murders, and abducted a number Of wealthy
men, whom he held until ransom was paid.
Some time ago he stabbed a farmer to death,
and this led to his capture. His rural friends
refused to protect him any longer. President
DlaZ was appealed TO to commute the sentence
Of death. but refused TO grant the request
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-04
JOTTINGs ABOUT TOWN.

yice.President J, 7. Moore OF the National Park
Bank has resigned because or Ill health.
The steamer Mary Powell win leave West Twenty.
second street tomorrow at . p. NJ. reaching West
Point al $3.50 +. ~, giving passengers time TO see the
dresS parade, the Government buildings, &C., and re-
turning on any OF the trains on the West shore Rail
road.
Chief Conlin yesterday remanded to patrol hye or
dinance OnlcerS attached TO the City Hall squat l., An
drew o'Neill. Patrick Regain. Thomas sullivan, George
70 duty yesterday on tho east side TO help the street
cleaners by arresting podG!ers who Uttered the streets
win refuse.
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PROHIBITIONISTs MEET.
Papers Read and Addresses Made at Prohibit
ton Park on staten Island.

uoh FaFh on stnten taland.
A Prohibition party conference is in prog
ress at :Prohibition.Park, Staten Island, under
the direction of tho Rev. DIR. c. Henry Mead,
the State organizer. 1t opened Friday even
ing with an address by Samuel Dickie, Chair
man of the National Prohibition Committee.
Yesterday a model county convention train
ing school was conducted by DIR. Mead with SEES
which several papers were read and addresses
made. In the afternoon delegates were elect
ed to the State Prohibition Convention to be
held at Syracuse in September and also to the
Greater New York convention.
To-day there will be a sermon at IL A. NJ.
by the Rev. A. b. Leonard, d. D., in the after.
noon addresses by DR.. J. h. Kellogg and the
Rev. DR.. Mead, and in the evening addresses
States.
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Plat, and au,uF n, Concy Island.

Senator Plat and Mrs. Platt arrived from
Washington last night and went directly to the
Oriental Hotel at Coney Island. Representa-
tive Quigg. President of the New York Republi-
can County Committee, was also registered at
The Oriental Hotel. Mr.. and Mrs. Plat will re-
in the mean time Mr.. Plat and Mr., Quigg will
discuss the political situation in Greater New
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-04
To AyenSe the Honor or Iuls sister.

COLUMBIA. S. c.. July 3.-W. Rathrock, man
ager of tho Postal Cable Telegraph Company
at Blackville. 8. g., was shot and mortally
wounded to-day by Oscar Meyer, a railroad man
at Blackville. Several shots were exchanged.
but Meyer was untouched. The shooting re-
suited from Meyers desire To avenge the honor
OF his sister.
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Just Fired on Him at Sight on Meeting
Wounded MAN LIKELY TO Die.

Domenico Cardarelli. 80 years old. and Giu-
seppe Duoncoa, % years old, of 43 Oak street,
had trouble about a year ago over q woman and
parted enemies. They did not see each other
until yesterday morning, when Cardarelli caught
sight of Duoncoa crossing Blocker street on
Hudson street.
Cardarelii drew a revolver and shot Duon-
Goa. He was arrested by Policeman Gerichty OF
the Charles street station. Duoncoa was taken
to st. Vincent's Hospital. He probably will die.
Cardarelli was held to await the result of his In
juries.
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struck nt Vlny.third street Curve.

Mrs. Mary Freedom of $50 West Fifty third
street was struck and flung into the gutter early
this morning by q cable car as 1t came around
the curve at Ninth avenue and Fifty-third
street. Joseph Prilly. the gripman. was locked
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-04

Judgments of absolute divorce were granted
in these cases yesterday: BY Justice Pryor to Ida
Koehn from Karl Koehn, to Eugene C. Gluok
from Louis p. Gluck, and to Oliver b. Stout
from Ida +. Stout; and by Justice Beelman to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-04
Woman BicycIist Hun Down.

While Miss Bertha Liss of 6s1 Macon street,
Brooklyn, was crossing Fifty-fourth street on
Madison avenue yesterday afternoon on a
bicycle she wns run into and knocked down
by one OF Acker. Merrall g. Condits delivery
wagons, which turned into tho avenue from the
east. Miss Liss's legs were badly bruised, and
she was unable to walk. DIR. II. ID. Hubert Of 20
East Fifty-fourth street attended her. and she
rode home n G cab Policemen sharp arrested
who lives at I'll West Fortieth street.