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DIED KEEPING HIS PLEDGE.
EDWARDS PROMISED NOT TO TELL
VINO SHOT HIM IN A DUEL.

he aud an enemy Fouaht
was wounded ana Pleaded for = Chnnoe
e Live-His Assniiaut Exacted . promise
ana Carried tho Dying SIan 70 = Resort
U BEND, Ind. Nov. 13.-Thc mysterious
murder Of William Edwards, 20 years DID, VINO
said his homo was in Sbeboygan, WIS, mas
been solved. Edwards was found In a dying
condition on the morning OF July ~ on a
porch Of a halfway house" resort between mere
and Mishawaka- Ho had n bullet wound IN
his abdomen and his hat was full OF ounet
holes. His forehead and breast wore burned py
powder, showing that he had been shot a. close
range. Ho was non.communicativo for some
time, but under pressure told contradictory
itories of the way the shooting occurred Ihese
were plainly untruths, and when EDWARDS oieo
q week later some one constructed o hctitous
confession In which Edwards was charged Win
being shot while climbing the porch.
1t has become known that Edwards mingled
with the crowd that frequented "Lang's Ia
vine" q notorious place along tho lake shore,
and the scene of several freight train robborios.
He engaged In a quarrel with another mem
Der of the gang, which grew moro bitter O. 1t
was allowed to run. Friends ondeavored to
satisfactorily adjust matters, but their enorts
were without avail.
FINALLY the men concerned decided that only
the life of ono could balance accounts, so a duel
was arranged. The others of the gang. re-
fused 70 take part, and the two men went Oy
themselves to n spot where a distance of thirty
with backs toward each other. They were te
count three, then turn, and advance toward
each other, and shoot until the revolvers were
emptied. Edwards fell with a wound in the
abdomen. His assailant escaped unscathed.
The other man continued to shoot until Ed.
wards raised his hand as IA signal to stop; Ed
yards pleaded that no was young and might live
II he had q chance. He gave a solemn pledge
that he would always stand pat, and never
reveal the true manner Of his shooting.
Tho other man relcnted, and consented to
give him a chance to live. Disarming Edwards
he carried him to tho house, knocked, and'has-
tened away. Edwards kept his pledge to the
and
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sANcHEz CONVICTED OF MURDER.
Capital Punishment BEING Aboiinhed In Colo
RADIO. He Will ne Imprisoned for Life.


DENVER, Col, Nov. 13.-The jury in the San
chez murder case. after eighteen hours DELHI
Grafton. returned a verdict to-day Of murder in
the first degree, penalty for which is imprison-
ment for life. On Oct. 80 FREDERICK Chavez
Sanchez. q member OF a wealthy New Mexican
family. killed his wife in q cheap hotel here by
shooting her through tho head. The woman
was from Metropolis. H.. and had answered an
advertisement In q matrimonial paper inserted
by Sanchez. After a brief courtship by mail
they were married Aug. 90.
Sanchez at once began taking out policies Of
insurance on her life and secured $l1 900 in all,
the last one being issued Oct. 20. AT 3 o'clock
the next morning the hotel guests were aroused
by q pistol shot, and on going to the room OF
Sanchez found him sitting on tho bed with q
smoking revolver in his hand. He said q robber
had entered tho room and tried to kill him, and
that he and the robber fred several shots. ono
of which. fired by the robbor. killed his wife.
Later he said that he. was aroused by a robber
entering the room and in his excitement acct.
dentally discharged his own revolver. killing
the woman.
The trial for murder began on Tuesday, and
the defence was somnRmbulism. An expert tes-
tiled that Sanchez WAS afflicted with masked
epilepsy, which not only overcame him at tho
time Of the shooting. but affected him for sew
eral days. causing him to tell conflicting stories
to the police. Experts for the prosecution fatty
denied that Sanchez was subject to fits of som.
pambulism. Capital punishment was abolished
by the last Legislature.
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LOUIS FAGAN HERE.
Ho Has Come to America to Lecture on Art
and Art History.

and Art History.
Louis Pagan. who was connected for thirty
years with the British Museum as curator Of
tho department Of prints and drawings, ar.
rived on the steamer Britannia on Friday on
his third.visit to America. He spent yesterday
sightseeing:to study the changes in the external
appearance of the metropolis since he was last
here, six years ago. This:time he comes to lee
ture on art and art history under the manage
ment of Major Pond. Mr.. Fagan's chief pur-
pose Is to popularize tho British Museum.
which he calls the intellectual treasure house
of the world, and which, he says, is always an
object Of the greatest interest to Americans
visiting London. He was written the art
story Of the great museum in eight chapters,
each OF which is cmbellisher with elaborate
views of the treasures Of the institution. He
rather than lectures on 1t in n formal way.
Mr.. Pagan retired from the British Museum
three years ago. when 81 years old, on account
Of an affection Of the eyes. He was q magis.
OF the prison In which DR.. Jameson was i'm:
prisoned. On his former visit here he lectured
eight-times before the Lowell institute and
twice Mt the Metropolitan Museum.
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Tho storm which was central over Nova Scotia
moved but slightly northeastward yesterday. and in
consequence high westerly winds continued to blow
over tho middle Atlantic and New England coasts.
Diminishing in force on the middle Atlantic coast In
the afternoon.
Cloudy weather with light snow prevailed in west
ern New York, Vermont, and eastern Canada. In
about all other parts OF the country It was fair. 10
was colder in the South Atlantic States. Freezing
temperature was reported South TO Knoxville and
Lynchburg and frost in all tho south Atlantic stateA
to Jacksonville. In the central States It was growing
warmer.
In this city the day was fair and colder. with brisk
and high westerly winds; highest velocity IS miles an
hour; highest onicial temperature AZ. lowest 8S'i
average humidity 90 per csnt.; barometer. corrected
to read to sea level. at s A. n. 20. 96. 8 P. NJ. Q o.87.
Tho thermometer at the United States Weather Blu
ram rnRlAtered the fnnnerafnHa xesfArdn nv na HollnXai
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.nnrpeE TROLLEY 1oopA.
Wsrk On the Hew Ysrk Approach Stopped ~
a Newspaper Hniunotion.


Tho Bridge Trustees have been temporarily
e~njoined from prosecuting the work of laying
the loon trolley car tracks across the passage
way at tho New York terminus of the bridge.
The Injunction was granted by Justice Gle.
Rerich of the Supreme Court on Friday night,
and comics of Il were served on President WI.
liam Berri, Comptroller Fitch, who is ex-onicio
a member of the board, and superintendent G.
C. Martin of the bridge. 1t Is returnablo In
Special Term, Part l., Of tho Supreme Court on
Tuesday morning, when argument will DO
heard. Superintendent Martin stopped the
work yesterday morning.
The complaint is made by q newspaper and
sets forth that the trolley tracks across tho
passageway are a menace 70 public life and
health. Comptroller Fitch said yesterday that
the trustees had q good defence, and he
thought the Injunction would DO vacated when
their side was heard.
II understand" no said. that the plan which
was adopted was tho most feasible one which
competent engineers gould devise, and 1t Is,
they say, o safe PLAN
perfectly feasible one and could not be better.
1.-The danger to pedestrians crossing the troll
Ley Gyh1 lSOP PSo e as SS%psT thay Csrd hlasaf;" incur nee sG asc
considered. In all tho improvements on the
bridge the trustees have always taken the safety
and / think they have done so In this case. III
the first place. the troleys running across the
bridge will lessen the number OF pedestrians
by one-half, as there are about that many that
walk across the bridge now to take the troll
trolley car on the New York side.
THE plan for running the trolley cars across
the loops at the passageway Is TO. have them
bring their loads over from Brooklyn and dis.
| charge the passengers on the north side Of the
New York approach. Then when there are
four empty cars on that side these cars will
cross the passageway together to the other side,
thus ,obstructing the psassageTay only, at In.
on passengers on the south side and continue
over the bridge, running as close together as
they choose on tho New York approach, but
keeping 100 feet apart on tho spans. They
will be twenty feet bet ween any two loop tracks.
and this, / should think. would give plenty OF
room for the passengers to avoid the cars.
Pedestrians who want to avoid passing over
the trolley loops can mount tho stairs at the
entrance tn the bridge and walk along the gal
lery on a level with the promenade proper.
Openings will be cut through the, ends OF the
gallery so that those going to Brooklyn can walk
right out on the promenade from the gallery.
and those coming to New York can walk from
tho promenade along tho gallery to the elevated
road or go down stairs at the entrance"
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COILS COMPLAINS OF THAYER.
tho Phiindelphin Park Conmissiouers -
Take Cognirnnee OF q CrltIclstn. l.a 90.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. l3.-Gen. Charles II. I.
Coils. @ mmissionor Of Public Works OF New
York. has lodged a complaint with the Fair
mount Park Commission in this city against
Gen. Russell Thayer. the experimenting engi-
ncer OF the park. Gen. Tbaycr, during q
recent visit New York, gavo out an In
terview to a newspaper in which he
criticised the management OF the Department OF
Public Works Of New York in the matter Of the
tearing up Of Fifth avenue. Gen. Coils read 81,
and then addressed a communication to James
McManes. President of the Fairmount Park
Commits lion, complaining OF these criticisms
by an official of the city of Philadelphia. and re.
~questing that he be called to account for 1t.
At the monthly meeting of the commission
yesterday Mr.. McMnnes was away on account
Of illness. and the communication Of Gen. Collls
adjournment the Commissioners discussed the
entire matter viii DO brought up in the COM
mittco on superintendent and reported to the
Mi. McManes. the President OF the commis.
explained the events which have led up to the
~ received, a letter from Gen. Coils some
vssao the Ss pn;b SSau mf to M witch he took @pu exception
and which had emanated from superintendent
Thayeer: The sIRerintendent was present IN
was addressed to me as President OF the COM
mission.
II showed It to him and asked an explana-
tion. at the same time telling him l thought h0
had been indiscreet in using his official position
to %criticise the New York Commissioner. He
denied having given tho interview or made his
assertions, on the condition Of the New York
streets in his official capacity. but this i learned
afterwnrd to be untrue. and that he was quoted
as making his statements as superintendent OF
Fairmount Park. My advice to him at tho time
was to communicate with Gen. Coils and make
whatever PREPARATION lay in his power. -
j." Somewhat recently n second letter came to
me from Gen. Coils. complainingJ terly Of
what he termed the unjust criticisas -hich
he had been subjected. and asking That the
complaint DO laid before the commissioners for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
MAYOR GLEAsoN,s WATER FIeHE:
The Battieaxe Statesman and other ONciais
Indicted for N~isdemeauor.

Mayor Gleason of Long Island City and Pub
lie Works Commissioner John w. Moore, vii.
liam Smith. President Of tho Board OF Alder
men; Water Commissioner Abram Levee. and
former Water Commissioner Frederick l..
Green. o former member Of the Water Board,
were notified yesterday that tho Grand Jury
had found two indictments against them.
Each indictment charges the Board Of Wa
ter Commissioners with misdemeanor for fail
ing to comply with the provisions of n resolu-
ton adopted by the Board Of Health directing
the Water Board to shut Off nine artcsian wells
connected with pumping. station No. 2. The
Board of Water commissioners shut down the
pumping station and took the machinery apart.
They were forced to open it again BY order Of
the Supreme Court.
Mayor Gleason, and Commissioners Moore and
Levee were the only members Of the board in
the city yesterday. They appeared in the
County Court before Judge Moore, and through
their counsel. Francis H. Van Vechten, plead
ed not guilty to the indictments. Lawyer Van
Nechten reserved the right to Withdraw the
Moore held each Commissioners. in $3.50. As
SCISSOR Charles Mcnamara and John Kelly
became bondsmen for the accused.
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PASTOR WALKERS REs1GNA ZION.
Me HAD Placed n Bill for Back Salary In tho
Hands or q Lawyer.

There Is trouble again in Mount Zion Baptist
Church tcoloredl, in Newark. The Rev. #. 7.
Walker has resigned at the request OF his flock.
The resignation was accepted on Wednesday
night, but Mr.. Walker has not preached for
three Sundays and the pulpit has been filled by
volunteers. Mr.. Walker accepted tho call to
tho church on April 8. 1896, and 1t was renewed
last April. but since then tho flock has fallon
away and 1t was found impossible to pay his
salary, and the church fell into arrears to him.
One September Sunday he announced that ho
must have $50 BY Tuesday. He did not get 1t,
and he placed his claim IN tho hands OF a law
yer. This was too much for the congregation,
and on Sept. 20. at n meeting of the church. IL
was resolved TO pay him Off and get his resigna-
tion with tho receipt. This was accomplished
in the middle of October. but II was not until
last week that the resignation was formally ac-
cepted. Mr.. Walker has received . call from
Washington. d. c.. and he is visiting that place
now.
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WASHINGTON FORECAST FOR SUNDAY.
For Massachusetts. Rhode Island. and Connecticut.
generally fair; slightly warmer; northw esteriy winds.
diminishing in force.
For eastern NeV York. fair; uarmer; northerlv
tcfnds. becoming variable.
For western Pennsylvania and western New York.
fair; warmer; brisk %northerly winds. becoming south.
erly.
For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. fair;
warmer; %northerly winds. becoming southerly.
For the District OF Columbia, Delaware. and Mary.
land. fair. followed by increasing cloudiness Sunday
night; warmer; variable winds. becoming southsrly.
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Fair in Aid or the Eroebel Academy.

The Froebel Society of Women in Brooklyn
will hold a fair in the Pouch mansion on Tues
day and Wednesday of this week in aid Of tho
building fund OF tho Froebel Academy. The
academy needs more class rooms and a gymna-
sium. Elaborate preparations have been mao
by the managers OF the fair. There will be plays
and music on each evening, as we'll rs n flower
hundreds OF articles which have been contrib
uted. A feature of the fair win he the restaurant.
1t ia said that already more than 500 dinners
have been ordered for tho first night of the
bazaar,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
Arrested Hero Tor a Blusn.ntsu Crime.

John II. jackson, a cigar manufacturer at 234
East 10th street. who was known here as
Thomas H. jackson. was arrested by Detectives
Kearnan and Allen yesterday afternoon on q
bench warrant issued by District Attorney
Harry Perkins of Broome county.
Jackson is wanted in Binghamton for defraud-
ing George A. Kent & Co.. whose superintendent
he WAS. out OF several thousand dollars by pad.
his bail over u year ago. He Is also charged
with stealing o quantity of tobacco from another
Binghamton firm. Jackson WAS turned over to
Detective Stevenson of B~inghamton, who took
him away in the afternoon.
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jobs wor,hinEtsa HELD . Trial.

John worthington. who says that he Ia q
member OF tho firm OF Worthington Bros, bank
ers and brokers Mt 10 Wall street, who was ar
rested on Friday. charged with fraud by Mrs.
Emma i. Thurber OF 3l2 West Twenty.t1rst
street. waived examination in the Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court yesterday and was held in
81, 500 bonds for trial. Mrs; Thurber alleges that
WorthingtOn and mis- brother Henry. procured
resold 1t without paying her. .Worthington do
MES any knowledge Of the affair.
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KNOCKED DOWN BIZ 4 COAT.
Mrs. Burns Attacked in o Vacant Let and
Her Lee broken.

Her Ice Broken.
Mrs. Mary Burns of 575 Springfield ave
nue.. Newark. started to cross the vacant lots at
Twelfth street near her homo yesterday morn
ing, as eho had been doing almost every day
withoutdanger. She is 66 years old She waslhalf
way across the lots when something struck her
from behind, and:she fell forward with n broken
leg. The something that struck her was q big
white Billy goat. While she was PROSTATE no
butted her again and again and finally hooked
his horns into the side OF her dress and turned
her over to get a better chance at her.
Just then an Italian boy reached the spot with
a fence picket, and began to whack the goat,
which then ran Off. Mrs. Burns was carried
home and was found to be seriously shocked
and much;bruised besides having her leg broken.
dealer named Mayhusch Of Eighteenth street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
GAS FORKS LITIGATION.
Acusn BoEun In Philadelphia to Restrain tn
Execution or the Gas Lease.

Eaecuti0n or the Cas- I.eaae.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 13.-Tho legal battle to
restrain the Mayor from surrendering the con-
troll of tho gas works TO O private corporation
for tn rty years was begun In the courts to-day.
A formal application for an injunction to pro-
hibit the contract was made by George Tucker
OF citizens. The bill was amended to allow John
NJ. Campbell, II well-known citizen. to become q
party to the suit as a holder Of one Of the loans
Of the city issued for the extension OF the gas
works in 1863. The loans expire in 1899.
Tho contention is raised that the terms Of the
contract with the United Gas Improvement
Company will IMPAIR the city's obligations to
holders Of the gas loans under the conditions of
their issue.
A second suit in equity against tho Mayor,
Director of Public Works. and City Comptroller.
behalf OF the j. W. Baker syndicate. which
made a fiat offer OF $40. OOO, 900 TO tho city for
United Gas Improvement Company, the offer
having been ignored by Councils and the Mayor.
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Dern Appearsa % IIln b Jan.

DOVER, N. IL. Nov. 13.-Joseph e. Kelley. who
was yesterday sentenced to thirty years at hard
labor in tho state Prison at Concord for the
murder Of Cashier Stlckney OF the Great Falls
prison to-day. During his confinement In jail
Kelley says the devil has appeared to him three
times. Insanity experts, who wero WltnesSes at
the trial, declare IL TO DO beyond question that
Kelleyis hallucinAtlon 10 genuine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
Julia samtt Left q %, 600 600 Estate.

ST.. LOUIS. Nov. 13.-An inventory and ap.
p%raisement was filed in the Probate Court to-day
Of the estate of the late Julia Mafitt, reputed to.
have been Missouri's richest woman. Tho adj
illustrators are Charles G. and Pierre Chouteaue
Mafitt. Altogether the estate Is appraised -
more than S3. OOO, 600. :,
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TROUBLE IN TRYING EXCISE CASES.
District Attorney ana judge CswinE Have .
Conference over the Law.

DIstrIot Attorney ana JudEo NS"IuE HAVo .
Conference over the Law.
Judge Cowing and District Attorney olcott
held a consultation yesterday on the Liquor Tax
law. for the purpose of the District
Attorneys duties in prosecuting excise cases.
Judge Cowing said that 1t was wasting the
courts time to bring excise cases to trial with
out first summoning witnesses to the District
Attorneys office and ascertaininR whether tho
prosecution had sufficient evidence on which to
base a case.
The District Attorney argued that he would
be liable TO a fine of $500 II he neglected to put
the excise cases on the court calendar daily.
1t was finally decided 10 test the law on the
subject on Monday next
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
warner MlIsr's Grass TwinO Enterprise.

Oshkosh. Wis, Nov. 13.-Warner Miller of
Herkimer, N. Y; S. II. Chisholm OF Cleveland,
o.; d. II. Burrell of Little Falls. n. Y, and J.
T. o'Shaughnessy OF New York are in the city
to Inspect a new grass twine plant in which they
are Interested. The new plant promises to DO
very successful, and Mr.. oShaughnessy said
plant at ct. Paul. MIMI, which Will also be con-
verted into q grass wine factory. Another big
plant win also be estAblished IN CanadA.
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Father nncPaLe Hurled.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 13--The Rev. Henry J.
MoPake, the young priest found dead on Wed.
nesday In tho yard Of the Convent of the Sisters
Requiem high mass was celebrated at the
Church OF the Aununciation in the presence of
an immense. thro g.. Archbishop Ryan and
Bishop Prendergast attended the services,
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The List or Referees.
Tho following is a list OF tho referees appointed In
cases in the Supreme Court last week:
Bu Justice Beach,
The Florence tribune., 1897-12-04
Stark and lis P-asooie

2 N stark, the genial who held an important elerkship in the last Legis- lature, is taking trip east for his health in company with two carloads of calves. He writes as follows from Flagstaff
 But to return to the cattleyards. "We," editorially speaking, inspected our cattle immediately upon. arrival and found them free from yellow fever, ticks and other contagious things. Then we felt safe in undertaking their transportation. They are principally yearlings and calfets, and i've" all alone as we are with the two carloads, feel no hazard in becoming their 'ehappierone. We feel that they will behave becomingly and not stampede when we want to sleep. At this writ ing, l2 p. m., by the Petrifed clock, l am keeping one eye on heswitch yards and the other car on the fzz of the seltzer machine. It's terrible 10 think that men having wives, and children to raise, will drink so. They don't do it in Williams. l might record several prominent names here, but do hate to write mp divorce eases. Here am all alone in the rotunda of the hotel and nobody saying word. Perhaps it's 
 because I'm disguised in my little mis- fit jumper and overalls, enveloping a character that might have been presi- dent f he hadn't been born in Canada. I also have my prodpole with me, with which to arouse dropping kline, with Toe rest of the calves am billed to Dodge City, Kan. l will try to Dodge City if ] eau In five minutes or a half hour ! expect to take the scenic route, @ description of which will oe farnisll- cd at later writing. Just now must poke up my cattle, or rather Babbitt Bros. cattle. They seem very doeiIe on short acquaintance.