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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-09

Mr. Joseph G.. Vests little three-ycar-
Old bow was tossed i'm the air three times
Monday by an angry cow which he had
been annoying The little fellow escaped
with his life most fortunately. No bones
were broken. but many ugly bruises tell
what the little boy went through. Mr..
West resides at 1911 west Main street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-09

Fined for Usinc beautiful Language,
ChnIce md sweet' on SUNDAY Morning.

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ono of the most remarkable cases
which BIAS over been tried boo court of
Justice. and which goes to show 10 what
trouble ucl.un0rs may Doe subjected, When
peace and harmony ceases to prevail,
cam. uu in tho HcnrIco County Court yes
terIav b,for. Magistrates j. B. Lob
wasssr and James Or. Lewis, who were
to trv Messrs Robert and Eugene Bridge
water. father and SON. against whom
some of their ueIehbors appeared ass COM
rIaIuaut-
The elder Briderwator. Robert was
CHARGED with cursue and abusing Mrs.
1uireth D. Smmc-. and Eugene. the
som WAS accused of cursiug and abusing
,f,. rr., Do Gibson
Do VA. decided that the two cases De
t,,.5 t.rcfner
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-09
New Nu.ical Production

Miss Julia r. Henning, OF this city,
,-bose rnusical abilities are SO widely
known. and who is the author of num-
Der OF popular pieces. has Just added to
- Tong to Hear Her Voice Again"
The music is by Miss Henning and the
words by Mr.. Willie ID. Price. The piece
blds fair 10 attain great popularity
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-09
snnhnr rrcnr.Ion to scott.vi,le.

on next Sunday. September 18th. the
chesapeake and Ohio railway VIII sell
tickets from Richmond 90 Irwin and re-
Turn an the rate of siXty-tive cents. Penn
bcrton. 100; columbia. So, ana SCOTS,
,ile Il Ed These tickets will be- good
only ON excursion train leaving Richmond
$50 A. NJ. and returning reach Richmond
az Gao Il. NJ of same date.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-09

meeting of the newly organized Mas
tcr Plumbers Association was held las.
evening ln the office of Dalton a 'happ'i'
ON Governor street but without ti4 ,l,'s..,...
t,,, anv business. adjourned until Friday
eyenine when the meeting viii De callei
~ he office Of Charles West.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-09

The Time for Applications Extended to
Sent 1ith.

Mr.. John Endcrs. Jr, secretary Of the
Board OF Examiners Of applicants who
desire to be placed on the civil service
eligible list. has been notified that appli-
cations will DE received mp 20 the lith of
September from am who wish 90 take
part in the examination 10 be held on
September 18TH.
mis- BIS am extension Of time. as tho
lists are usually closed some time prior
90 an examination.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-09

bond for each other in the sum OF 800
for their appearance IN the county Court
next Monday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-09

On and after September 18th. u.
BONLES will DO located az his new store,
3O5 East Broad street, with complete line
of Boots. Shoes. &c.
The sun., 1897-09-23
LYNCHED BY The POLICE.
INSPECTOR TELISoUEz HAD AR
RoF0 LsSISsIy4rED.
He Hsd HIs servant Buy the KNIVES with
which the As-niiant OF President DtnH was
stabbed to Death-Nsw Light the rraE-
edy mat Has So Excited the City sr MsIico.

Cry OF Mexico, sept 22-Inspector OF
Police velasg,!es hds runsssset that he was re-
spun.thin for the lvachlnr Jf Arrpvo Pr-si-
ten- Ltas', ls.lInn5 Hs says that ne Drrierrd
th, Iced committed in cuid blood At irst
veiasgrIcx tried to avoid the responsibility for
the deed To the questions put co him be con-
tinually responded that be was a great ndmirer
Of the President and chat be felt that the scan
d.Luus attempt upon hls lie merired severe
pua!shment. The Judge allowed this fencing
OF veul.Quez until it had a5 last Sut beyond al
endurance. when he brought him back to the
point and nailed him there Finally seeing
that there was no way out OF il. the Inspector
cupfass.l without -,,servaricn the part b.. had
piave,i In the terrible r-nyey OF the early morn
iur of sent II
Candido Cueiar a groom in the service of
velasuues. vas examined. and rhis examination
threw much Light upon the case He sait that
on the 1sth his en1pioyer sent him to buy
knives. He bought and delivered them TO his
eupluyer without knowing for what reason he
had been ordered 70 purchase them. The JUDY,
minced b,tor, C,,alInr aouls ot tho knives that
had beep ,,as,. IN tbs commission or th. crime.
r,t1.I v,tb ,rb,r. ,nt CueIl.r picked out
,x-rho,- bss,-,.i,,p -b,se that h, had pur,,hssst
Hsrb.rt, E.tr,,io. A., policeman was On xurr,t
A. the ,rr,,t-rI .h,.n RS, ON ,h,, nirht of the 18th
When the p.rrnr-unpce yy,s over he went With
Pa.,eI r.ra-,,n !, ,.or,-,s, nm CplIseo vI.io
and Fe.r,,,r,o .---,c when tbrv heard the firing
NJ sr-,,s This iif nor attract their attention
vsry n,pnn a il was the national holiday. pur
a., ,,i,,, ~, .ba .--..r , Er-. f-,rther thrv sav
I,y,ts moving IN rh, plazn, They ruirkened
80 ,+,s ~. =, ,--,-,.,e, NJ rba Ct-v Han
49,, ,,,.r.,,If,r -h, .t,i- ,bsv s,pp,t , nrnb.r
=. ,,,,, -,,stf,,- b,,d1,r,- now, rh.y Ar
.,,-,i >, ,,,.r-,t, ,bo -b.y vvara bp. n.
~ ,h,-, -h, b.I-.. ~ -,, .a,,rr ,,I;c,
The sun., 1897-09-23
HoRE cUBIv VICTORIES.
A BriiIinnt Haehets Charr. which stanap.ded
the spnniah rryou-

HAVANA. via Key West Sept. ao.-The Cubans
have won another important victory n Havana
province. Yesterday at Ptnar de P.cadurn
Col. Arlngo defeated the Spanish General Mo-
Ina after several hours OF hart fighting.
The battle ended In 4 brilliant nachete charge
by Arangps men, which stampeded the span sh
column. AranEu's forces numbered 1000 men
and the spanish cuiumn 1890. Aranzn has
entirely recovered from the wound he recei we'd
at the Critic Hills last month.
~ is usual in Ill the successful engagements
OF rlas yuung and dnahlng Cuban leader his
losses yesterday wern small IN cum par,sun with
those oe the Spaninrts.
In Santiago ie Cuba province the Spanish
General Lug is Is meeting with defens after de-
teaz in his enienv9rs 70 recuuguer the ground
now controlled by GEN CaliE.o Garcia
IN a secund engagement near Los Baios Dc
Brechosa. Lugue. after mourning heavy ,csse.,
had 20 retreat west and f0r'ify himself within
the Spanish lines lt the Sruchn.
He vas purSue'i by tarriit. who captured one
Of the principal spanish tprts 0t Los Baios de
brechosa after killing 2l and wuunding 45 OF
At santa Ana, in tho same province another
hoe engagement is reported with a tavorabis
issue for the Jubans.
The wnr is wagins ierccly ,Iso In Santa Clara
and PtnAr tel Flo. In the drSr uimed province
an important engagement took place on MDu-
day near tho capital with heavy losses on
DOth sides. AZ ruiDlna, Plnlr del tElO, =
hot fight occurred the same day
in which both sides fOught desperately. each
claiming the victory. The -paniards werr com
manded by Cape. Orrega 1t the san Quintin
Battalion. who is greatly hated by the CubHn5
on account OF his cruelcies.
A despatch from Mairt,t SAYS THAI Gen. Az
curraya has declared his utmost cOn1isnce IN
Gen. Weyier'J PROMISE to end the revelation in
4 short time, and that he will advise the Queen
10 retain the Captan-1ieneral in oticG.
The Spanish version cabled from Madrid OF
Gen. Voodfort's conferences With the npke u
Tetuan ~ that the American Minister eEp planned
to the Duke the great timAns done by tho
in Cuba TO the Cuited States
and offered co Spain the friendly Offices
or the [ uited States townr-i settlement of the
war. Il is said that the Spanish Government,
far from resenCInE this stpc offensive. is in
clined to accept the American offer. provided I5
does not impair the sovereign ty pf Spain IN Cuba
The uncom promising Spauiartis here. acrurti-
ing to La Luchd, are full OF wurhke spirit
against the [ nitet States.
The sun., 1897-09-23

The BnrIa Kept steadily Buying and 1. 300 900
Bushels ar wheat Changed Hands.

ST. LoCLs. Sept. 29.-st. Louis led the wheat
markets Of the world to-day All eyes were
focused tha Mound City, and the big traders
in Chicago, New York. md AL over the cnuntry
5Onk their cue trDm the 9L Louis quotations..
Wheat went NJ nearly cents 4 1usheI and
closed at g-Is cents and 97Lt centa, with the
bulls n cr N plete poasession u the market.
The advance due ID the n.pulacnn Of
the famous local bull 7Gnl. and rs members
cleared big money an the day The bulge
remarkable because iC TOOK place N spite of The
fact that foreign cables wers lower and Just NJ
the time when teleRrams from other speculative
centres roid " teciinrs. Bulletin news WA Also
hsarish. reporting large movement Ot spring
wheat in Eha Northwest-
In face OF All this. however. tho st. Louis
trnders kepC buying and buyinR and the market
continued going up slowly and steadily nnrtl,
from 34ls cgnt8 and 94a cents. 10 rPacher Tho
Jop nOLch at the cinBlng hour During the
sion l.1OO,D1O bushels changed hands. The
speculation n corn was Also heavY.
The scene IN the piE reaenlbied Ghe days when
wleaE was over 81 bushci. AL the hiR traders
were IN hand, amt che bulls kept Ihinas lively
with their triumphant yaliE. viii HaarStick.
Cnrwin II. Spencer Tom Francis, hr1ther af The
eS-5ecretary Of the Interior, W. L GreGn, and
oIhsr longs" personally directed the move
ments Of their ieuGeralts.
The sun., 1897-09-23
BIG FLTWHEEL BURSTS.
Two Men KILLED and Several Persons Hurt IN
Acciseat In Providence.

Providence, r T.. Sept. 22.-By the bursting
Of 4 fywheel weighing over i ve tons at the fac
tory OF the Providence Rubber Shoe Company.
corner Of Westrelt and Fuller streets. Just be-
fore noon to-day. two men we're killed and sew.
erlI persons n .Ered- The killed are William J.
BeURer. engineer. - years cid. who resided
with his family 4. 5i5 $orta Main street, and
James VI BoIE1. 3 vrars oh. who resided with
his family AZ 40 Washington str ct. Three
Persons were injured -eri IslT. Near the
ne about and alb 7e Il. were az Least sixteea
men and fifteen Young women. among he num-
b~r being eT-'I0v. Augustus -. BOGrr, the owner
Gt the plant, and chr foreman Of the several
rooms. TIE rar4e u rhe accident - not known.
I. vas animated. however. that the engine,
whLrh was making To- revolutions a minute,
''raa awly' from rne engineer. and. reaching
velocity - 800 or more revolutions, caused the
driver 10 burst.
The sun., 1897-09-23
THE kEEDER coysr1R4cr CASE
4 VIEW Mavs to Compel tn. Prosecution to
DLscioss Its Case.

EA=TON. Pa. Sept 22.-There vas another
move to-day n the conspiracy case brought
against Gen. Frank Reeder Assem- lyman W.
c. Weiss. lnG " {. LuckenbacA. who wers
chArgeG With trYtns 70 tetame the reputation OF
Jahl wl1amaker. The defence failed last
week, despite earnest efforts, TO get the case on
the criminal tr.A! LIST, lat IL went over 10 No
vemher The defence alleges that the returns 20
the District Attorney we're held back Intention
ally. so tha5 the rasGs could noe De hear! a. tha
-epCenlner cUGrr.
To-day the terertlnt - we're tUrneG over 10 the
sheriff by their hruGsmen. This enabled the
tetentlEr4 20 iGst..Ete hhHrHs curpgE PrpceeG-
tngS. JGt<r scott grnRtei the!c application for
A writ. amt set MgTGny, oct. /. for tGe hearing.
Meanwhile. m. t.tcEtants being without bail
are In the -hrrl,T- care. H. did not Geslce To
.ncarceriLr hem. lance allowed them II 20 on
their honor lLli prom lsG u appear hen wanted.
This move by The defence viii com pei he CrDse-
curion 10 establish prima flrie case. n Shey
The sun., 1897-09-23
TO RUSH FREIGHT IN.
Merchandise sidrtracked tn Canada. AwaItina
Nck-ana's Deeisisn. to Move At Once.

BosToN. Sept. -. - AttorneyGeneral No
Kennas decision regarding the meaning Of SEQ
ton - Of the Tariff bill means great deal to
roads like the Boston and Maine. which handles
thousands OF tons OF foreign me-ch andiso
brought through Canada by the Canadian Pacific
road The New England railroads. local railroad
men say. would Lave been sure in the end to
suffer more than the Canadian roads themselves,
because the latter would have been helped BY the
retaliatory measures which the Canadian Gov
erunent might have put in effect against shs
Cn!red States had the section been sustained by
the Attorney y-tieneraL
The !mQet late result OF the decision will DC to
release immense. quantity OF merchandise
now waiting the Canadian Pacific rails at
Montreal and other Canadian centres until the
matter was settled. In one case there Is ship
uaeut Of 5 -. 900 worth Of kangaroo sllas from
Australia waiting TO be sent across the UOrGer.
They are consigned 20 BostCa concerns and are
wanted badly BY them.
The sun., 1897-09-23
FOUR CROOKS yIBBED.
~ tho FIRST 1--WE Caught Had . Letter
which Led the Or tho others.

Que 30 FIRST 1--WE Caught had . Letter
which Led to the Arrest Or the Othsr~-
While doing detsctiva patrol duty in the dry
goods district yesterday morning. Detectives
Fagarty and Daviss a man wnnm they
Thought they rerogniZed NJ the FOgue4
Gallery people 20 into the store OF MeVrnE
Co.. dealers in silks at l56 Broome street. They
saw him open a oeculiar ease which he carried
and drop into iG 4 roll Of silk. As he came Nut
they arrestsd him, and also grabbsd another
man whom they hLt hanging around the
outside OF the store N A 3uSptci0ns manner.
When tho two men were taken 20 HahiGuar-
ters they we're reaHgnized FRANK =herul a.
aI!aa Calls and Nemo, lnt Waltar WIIarr. \
wel,-AnOwn thief. In sherman pOsHssaiOn the
police found note from ti.0rge MctiOvaru, alias
Big Kid, lnnther thief, making an appointment
70 meet sherman aG later honr yesLarddy
morning At Ninth street ami Fourth avenue.
Detectives Aloncle and Carey Kept the ap-
potn rrnenr instead II sherman, and met lIc,iov-
ern and his reDutad wife who Ia Snnwn To the
pnlce AZ Henrietta Moore, Mrs. Myers, and
Lizzie SAT-. These two we're also arrested. AL
four have criminal records
The sun., 1897-09-23
rR4MP ~ L BALLROOM


GREENWICH. Conn, sept 22.-Wa.le dance
was IN orngr-ss last evening in the Belle Haven
Casin0 the festivities we're stopped by the lp-
paaranre ot ramp. He was dirty and n rlSs
He came inlu the ballroom and shouted:
II want money. DO, md lCmehurg has got co
give i5 10 ms. see J"
Several women nearly tainted and NJ hurried
into other apartments. some o: the men gave
the man A few cents. brt he wasn't sarltteG
and plan red h.msef n 4 chair until b. roc more.
some nr The Belle Haven young man hAv" l"sn
growing roGthn!! halr ATE tn!s summer. ana pre-
tend 70 ha lthlrtes but rhs tramp held posses
SION u The ln.lrpHm.
Their IS 4 telephone IN the Casino tnt .0ms
one rsle hnned FOR Deputy sheriff FltZruy 70
come 70 the Casino n hurry Tn" trpury Is
fond 0f Fast horses Tho CASINO IL three miles
frnm his house. hut he wasn'E fifteen nlEHtes
getting Eherr. Walking Mp 70 the tramp Ne
t0uchcf. his shoulder All ths Dllster va, gone
and the tramp wPnE away with -ha -har,S- In
the Borough Court this morning he gave his
name "a John Connolly. lnG was cent 70 .nA for
thirty days. Hereafter The doors Ot the Casino
vii! 90 Kept locked or n charge 1t some one
when social entertainments are taLIng place
The sun., 1897-09-23
c4VAIRY B4RR4cxs sonB4RDED.
a Rack rhYSwn sI a blast Years . big AsIs
In the RuiIdInR West Point

HIGrLAND FALLS. y. Y, sept. 22.-At 1870
o'clock thIs morning. John MeGrnth the fore
man ot a gang Of civilian !abOrers employed by
the Quartermaster at West Point, hred A blast
OF ak holes In the rear u the cavalry harracEs.
He had figured that The r0cKS would hy over the
bank into the river, but in some way the full
fnrcu OF the blast wns thrown against the rear
of the building. just back OF The kitchen. Not
withstlndlng tnat the rear vas Protected oY
larIr logs, a hole about Gwelve feet high and
over EVeiVs Feet Wide made N 10. Dick
MisSers. the cook OF the cavalry tGtichmGnt
wls n the ki5 chen getting d-lnGr reiIdy Tor shs
CFOOps. .
W hen the craAh came Dick Thought his last
day mad cone, Ind made tracks fast h!H
logs would carry him for Lhs stable IL wlS
4Onle Jme before he cCuld o. lntucgG % return.
Euruoral John Mahsr had lust left his bunk
Wntre be had leen sitting. He had hardly got
10 the bottom 0f thrEsLairS when a rock, weigh
inn al least dirty pounds. landed on hiE bed cum
Dletsly dsmolishing tt. Laborers have hsan at
work aOme time blasting rock in the rGsI- OF the
barracks. This u the hrst time chat any thing
! Like this has happened.
The sun., 1897-09-23
WALTERS, THE yEGRo, CoyFEssES
Hs was One sr Thr.e Whs Held CO tho
saloan Ksspsrs TN Haverstrnv.

HAvERsrRAw Sept. 2o-Timothy Walters.
uegrn was brought 90 Haverstrav by Deputy
Sheriff SpriRastead IN night " alters IL the
negru who was found on Vest street. New York
city soma time ago with bullet wound IN his
hreasr which ne said he had received at Hlver-
straw over 4 game Of craps. hut VINO was !fnn-
cided by Michael Sliney one n the man wlo
held him up N his fathers saloon at ROseyills
and robbed him or $3.50 going from there 20
Malley'I where they shut Mr. Mal!ey and An
other man. Walters taken before Justice
Redmund this morning for 4 hearing. where ha
made rI!l cnnfsssion % the affair t0g ather
with Chs truth N 20 the way ne reGelved the
wound in his hrsfsr-
Walters in has confession inys that his two
COMPANIONS were total strangers 70 him, he
never ha wing Ieen them before Tho nIghC the
crime was committed. They came 10 aim. M
saya. and suggested the rphhsrv, ami he. think
ing il An .nsy way 70 get = summers earning. n
one uight, agreed % %D Win them. do says
chat after leaving MtIley'I saloon they startsd
FOR the West ore Railrnut 10 GET DuC nr town.
When abOuG half way there one OF Mis- com
black cnou,' told him tt was about
time 70 whack up. wh!ch he did, EiY-
in2 each their share, and after 40 doing
tho " little black coon pulled hls gun, and
Iaving: We don't know you, and dead nlggers
don't TELL srnries.' deliberately shot him, and
only goG part 1T his share or the iDnls AZ ia had
sacreted the most of IL short time before. The
two chen LEFT him lying III the rNnG. AfLer they
left he InG up and managec 10 get 70 JAe est
shore Railroad amt get on \ freight train for
New York.
walters WA committed 70 New City Jail on
charges II burglary and assault with infant Cd
Kill 20 await The action nf the Grand Jury.
The sun., 1897-09-23
SUICIDE ar rHE OCCIDENTAL.
A DtsrharErd Employee nr simpson. Crawford
= slmOsen shosts HimseIE


John ?. Mount who had been In the employ
OF Simpson. Crawford & Simpson. killed him.
self At the Occidental Hotel. At BrpGme street
and the Bowe--7. 1t o'clock last evening. He
went 20 the hotel only lew minutes before he
killed himself and asked for a room. Room Io3
on the second door assigned TO him. He
Registered upon the hrCel blrtJer. writing his
til name and also his address, 6I South OK
ford street Brooklyn.
He went TO his room at once. and 4 minute
two later n pistol shot wis heard N hLs
room and smoke cunning from the
tTalsOm winCtow over the door. Proprietor
Samuel Kahn and William Riley, en-
Ployee. ran AZ once 20 the coum and opened the
door. They found Mount dead the outside
Of the bed, with 4 bullet wound over his rtEhE
ear. The pistol had fallen from his hand after
the shot and lay the hour near eis Feet.
On table IN the roum was 4 5wO-0lInca bottle
of lauGanuun. which had been hcslght. acco-t.
E g 'ts = TRf sft.sns a. tse . sre sSsse s ri | a.Ia
ON the table VA, also cote. written upon the
Ocridenta! Hotel pnDer. nat addressed 10 Mrs.
Mount II was open, amt hat. evidently Osen
written IN hlsrs and while Mount vas N great
mental pertIrhation- Il read "a snilow,
MY DEAR WlFE, Forgive rr, Tor therp il |
mistake, anu never got rh!s money thao :. {.
:. accuse NE n. Too aIIcn Spr ne "a stand
Make them lay s1r it, ls they have me and
my family. E-ss my baby and F-rta- From
your owing husband. JOHN ?. N0TNT.
"Sl South Oxford street brnoSlyn.
Then he repeatet Jha Hnae And Address and
A. the store ot 3nD Dson Crawford & simpson
It was said LAST alght chat Mr.. Mount mad been
noon. AIexinGar Wy..l- x - Vest rwen.
t4erh street The super'n inGrnF t0r tho
IRe l4. suede as H. aid d g rAns "" Naaa. Sad 5een
i0or walker FOR the trra for ton rt'en years.
There Discrepancy n NJ. NnMntt anaa-
ciaI n with the a-r, NJ. y.!-e sad,
bu- 10 vas 0f small amount.
The sun., 1897-09-23
RUNAWAYIN THE BOWERY.
BLNKER WEIDENFEED,s HoRSES'
VIVID FLTGHr

n Wan knarkrd Down and Perhaps WartaIfY
Iniur-d by Oue-Thry Took fright as
Chatham sauarr-Ous Fell into an EIrava-
uon at Delaney street, the other Caught.
Two spirited horses belonging 70 Camille
weidente!d banker ~ - Wall street. took
fright Last night. while being led I'D the Bow
cry, and ran away. There was 4 Wild scatter
ing ot people all along the line from chatham
square 30 Ninth street. one man vas GuLbie 70
get out Of the way and was knocked down and
perhaps 'atauv injured.
The horses arrived last night AZ the fooc Of
Market street on Maine Inc steamship from
Bar Harhor. where Mr.. WeiierSg.: has been
spendIas the summer Fred Ellis. srabieman
employed oy The bunker. met them AZ The dock
and undertook to lead Them through tho streets
TO stable AZ West Ninth street.
The animals were very trisky after be-
Ing cOopcd up on shiphOlri. bu. Ellis
succeeded in getting them up Markee
street and down East Broadway to Chatham
square in safety. There his troubles began. The
puifinS and rafting ot the elevated trains over
head alarmed the horses. They made two or
three Jumps and Ellis wen. hvius on his face.
Then the horses started up the Bo~ery. the big
dark bay mare Just ahead OF the strappins roan
horse. Their troa hoofs clatteret a warning Of
their coming on the cobhlestones and sparkn
few high. Men and boys ran after them
Yelling for some one TO stop them and only
frightening them the more. On the horses went,
faster and faster. the mare still in front and
the trailing crowd behind growing bigger and
roisicr At every street crossing uassersby
shouted and ran tor safety TO the sidewalk.
Teamsters ran thsir trucks the sidewalks
and into the excavation OF the Fourth avenue
street car line. Policeman after policeman
rushed in front OF the horses, but none could
stop them.
At Delaney street the mare swerved int the
Fourth avenue line excavation and stuck fas-,
but the roam lodged the danger and swept on
up the Bowery. At Houston street Leopold
Bennett cap cutter 0f S9k Second avenue.
was crossing the BOwery in company with .
mum Der Of women. In trying to get them ouo
OF the way he failed TO take ARE OF himself.
The horse knocked b in down. but this did not
stop the roam. He kept right on ming. By
the tim" be reached AstUr place he WAS pretty
well blown, and Policeman Ross able 70
grab him By the halter He Dragged the poltee-
man 70 Ninth street, and almost into u saloon
door. before assistance came and he was finally
Quiered.
Bennett, who was unconscious, was carried
tato drug store and Bellevue Hospital ambu-
lance summoned. DR.. Frazier. who responded.
said the man skull was fractured. He was re-
moved 20 the hospital. sriL uncups scious-
The mare was eTtrIcats,t from the excavation
At Deirncey street without being much hurt-
Ellis, who had hised along after his charges.
got holi OF them both again and led them at laso
70 the stable without further trouble.