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The sun., 1897-01-30
BRIDGE TRAINS IN A SMASH
COLLIsI0N or EMPTIEs ON THE
NEW YORK TERMINAL SWITCH.

Motorr,.n OF a, I.bo-pa Tr.,n Lost Iu,.
Head T,r,rd His Lever the Wrong
Way. and Drove His Motor Iuto -
Switching Trai.-Then NE Lost His Job.
A motorinan 10 charge Of one Of the new cleo
trio motor cars on the Brooklyn Bridge lost his
head for an instant at critical moment yester-
day morning while he was taking his train from
the station for inbound passengers at the New
York end to tho switching track beyond II. lie
mn, nm s,,, .nesd ,xben n. .bop,d have sbut OF
pus on lu' eps.u "nea no " snvu,u s na'' anu' on
suit ho sent his motor car into tho middle OF the
train tb., had ,r.csd al him over and that va
,rs'n % 'ne. nsu o,oeeaou Nun over snu .n.' was
Incidentally II may be mentioned right here
that the motormsn lost hi. lob ns well as hi.
-, " ~ ' " "
head.
The accident happened at 0:oo o'clock, when
,,,, ,,,', ~, . ~ . 80
Charles Wicks. He had charge or motor car
Rroo,,rn ,y,,h ,nr.. ora,r.,v cn.,h.s h.h,nd
4, yv,,h,,, s...y,s, -. 80. ,
H. wnhin Few seconds after the train stopped
sw.rm.J n,, and a,,,o,, h.,or. ,h.
a"'. ou'' "n" s.st o.,or' ,no
nrst OF these hed got down tho stairs
leading to the street the gates OF the cars were
slammed .bpt md IN. .i,,a, wen, ,bro,yh ,,,
' .-ueu au 'nu,' anu tue sIsna' went 'hronsn the
train from rear to front that 1t was empty and
ready to 20 upon the switch. After the motor
man gets this signal the train 4, under bi, con.
us e t"' '' 10 '"ue' nv 'o"-
troi' lie may start To cross over TO the other
track at once or wait until what he con ns,ders n
,roner tim.
~,
Nheh NicRs got the signal the train that had
come over just ahead Of him was still out upon
IA. ,.u ,r.cL ,.,.,. b.. a.. 49,. =,
."o 's' .'a.A' ""eio I'VE was W ko III ms TURN ~
was Just starting back to go TO the outgoing
platform, The end of W icks's car was not
mor. thu, .,g,,v ,.o, t,o,n ,h. ,o,r, ,,horo "a.
$50 10" ''s"t' ''e' 'o'' ."0 po'"' ""e'o '"o
incoming anu outgoing tracks Join and merge
into the tail track. Although the other train
was ia motion and 10 his way. Wicks gave the
lever OF his controller turn OF couple OF
The sun., 1897-01-30
SHEEHAN'S POLICY TRIAL.
sTooL PIGEON TREADWIY HAS n
BAD MEMORY.


He~e-sers Nothine snt Whst oseurr.e
o"y sn... IT,,
1...s n. .. a.. Ta.n.
capt ensensns t,'si On oneso' VI '.',nH
70 suppress poncy shops IN h'' .pr.o,o "s'
resumed peioro oomnis.ioner % nauie"' ,o''
terday' Inc negro i.eAaws. "no ~
pioyeo oy Detec.'o A'oi' W No. ~
Sxainst poho' shop, a oAp'
oinc'' was ON 'no s.ano sRa'n. nv ',' .e''i
ned regarding sl9 Tenth avenue. an alleged
policy place. A.. ,,.,.
uma, sAiu 'no nen :" ons
$40 Tenth avenue; venue which had , sif', s .srs
It., .,,n r.. ,..s .us,ic,on, a, him. and
policy sip. he was 'usp'c'ou, Oh n,n nm IN. ,na
man said he guessed he was all right. and sold
IT., ,,o,,,r .it, Tr.adwav next aid that n
him policy snp' IreaawS h,h' 's'a ,.. YIN.
eOlored man who worked IN saloon NJ rorv-
ninth street and Broadway:ssnt him TO 761 Sew
.n,h .y.rn. and IN 1soa Bro.d dwey. vbere
he played policy, .t ,,,., =. ,,.,., ,o,,,,
AZ 900 Eio'enth Avonue. 90 ,,, ,r,..,.,
T8A Eighth avenue, 86T west butiotn street,
and 7s0 Ninth avenue. He gave the conver-
s, .''on' ,,, wn.on no No ..n..p ~ =, ~, W.
piAccs. lie SAID no sa".A hunoer oi eoi war
inE's men, passing IN and out OF the place At
fso Ninth svsnue' -..
Treadway further testined TO conversations
he had in several Of the alleged policy skops
a. oh..h.n,. ,w.,,n,. on o,, on. v,.,,ad
IN eneehsns pIeeinc'' oh oo'. .ho ''','u
800 West Ffftteth street and played zig "
bb-Gs. for i've sents. He declared q policy
same was run In the rear OF the saloon s' .t'
West fifty-hrst street. When be visited tho
place n policy writer was present, and several
persons "ero piAS"k poii@'' h' pi~seu 10
10000. On Oct. "A. he went to +0l West
for him. As he hIms.if: :could.not cet In.
'rreadwny identiflsd q policy slip which he
got at 40i West Fifty-sooond street, IL was
put in evidence, lie also identified slips he
snid he got at 4l3 West Forty second street.
sI3 Tenth avenue, s57 Tenth avenue, $40
Tenth avenue AZ Tenth avenue ss7 Tenth
avenue. and 0to Eleventh avenue.
The sun., 1897-01-30
JUST AS HELP CAME.
After Twenty Mi.utes In the Icy Water q.
Cssaown Man Gives u the 5truGgie.

After Twenty Misutes h the Icy Water q.
tssaown Man 9ives u the strsGgis.
An unknown man was drowned In the Passaic
near Riverside avenue. Newark. at mid night on
Thursday, just as help was At hand, but after
he had been In tho icy water twenty minutes or
more. 1t was shown by the tracks in tho snow
yesterday that he had started TO walk across
the snow-covered Ice from the wharf OF tho
Kearny Electric Light Company. and had
broken through at q place which 10 now quite
safe. where the river eddies around tho old
Point House wharf
His shouts for help awak ened Mrs. Elizabeth
NJ. $. Vessel OF Riverside avenue She opsnod
. window and looked out upon the river, which
was brightly illumined by the glare Of tho cleo
trio lights upon tho snow except Just In front of
tho Point Honsc. whero there was . deep
shadow. She shouted and mans voice cried
ont:
Help! Help! This way further"
and getting no answer she asked again: Are
you In the water, In danger"
Yes, madam. Hurry. for Gods sake. can't
stand this much longer"
Oh. what can woman doy" said Mrs
Vessel. but she awakened her brother. Frank
SANFORD. and he got out Charles Maxwell. who
owns several boats nearly u quarter Of a mile
appeared also and went with Mrs. Vessel to tho
Ioint House wharf to encourage the man. while
Sanford and Maxwell laboriously pushed .
skin over the rnow-covered ice along tho west
bank OF the river. The man answered Burling
once. and he boat was within few feet of the
hole when he disappeared aud passed under the
Ice with the swift tide, The rescuers had done
their best. and Maxwell was crawling out upon
gave up the struggle.
Mrs. Vessel feels sure from the language he
used that he was n man OF some education.
The sun., 1897-01-30
KILLED HER ON SECOND TRIAL.
Mrs.. Mary DennisG shot Dead by = Ma.
Whom She Repuised.

CHICAGO. Jan. 29.-Albert Cunning a coach
man, shot aud instantly killed Mrs. Mary Dem
ming At her homo. 4038 State street. this MORN
irg. He then attempted to shoot tho woman's
two boys, ana. falling. shot himself In the
breast, inhictinE fatal wound. Tho police say
that Cunning was Jealous Of Mr.. Denning. but
the latter. who is tho proprietor OF largo livery
stable. says that his wife was afraid OF Cunning
and that Cunning attempted to kin her some
time ago.
Cummings homo is said to be in Cincinnati.
About q year ago he roomed at the house OF Mrs
Dsnning when she lived with her husband at
Thirty-ninth and Dearborn streets. According
to the police, Cunning at that time had an un-
duo liking for Mrs. Denning. and she made him
leave the house. lie then attempted to kill her,
wounding her In the arm and head. lie mad o
his escape and was never captured. IL is said
Mrs. Denning had not seen him from that time
until ho appeared At her home this morning,
Denning caused separation between her and
her husband. Donning says he does not believe
his wife cared for Cunning, but she was ndis-
Greet. and therefore he refused to live with her
IL 10 supposed Cunning tried again this morning
TO induce her to allow him TO room AT her house
and ON her refusal he shot her. Cummings wife,
II Is said, left him last November on account OF
his infatuRtion for Mrs. Denning.
The sun., 1897-01-30
BROOKLYN,s FIREBU0 CASES.
Jacob Kieis Released Suspect Lsaersps
Bail Rsdaeed.

Bail Reduced.
Jacob Klein. tho alleged nrsbug. whom Dis
triot Attorney Backus has three times failed to
convict. was released by Judge Hurd In the
County Court. Brooklyn. yesterday. on the nom
inal bond OF 500.
After Klein was released, counsel appeared
before Judge Hurd and asked that an order be
granted giving him permission to inspect tho
minutes OF tho Grand Jury As to the indict-
ments OF Leopold Ledcrer for arson in tho first
degree. and Louis wAshauer for arson in tho
second degree. He also asked that Lederer's
bail be reduced from $4,000 to $4,000. Both
men were indicted on tho testimony given be-
fore the Grand Jury by Schoenholz, who is now
serving q forty-eight-years' sentence for arson.
,ioa Of RI the minutes. lie ssid Il the defenes , had
access to the minutes they would be able to
eo"f aRsnp p'1dara od ssfs sss ,b., YOU
not the Judge" pointing his finger at Mr..
Judge Hurd took tho papers and in tho after.
noon hsnaed down this decision.
The Indictments charge the commission of the
crime IN IN ;ne Esn.rI, LANGUAGE OF the st.,nte. but
claimed that they we're committed. All who con.
sfa Vital u" TO The To snow
hs enact claim o. ,hs sts,.: There ha. been pre-
Il 'y "a a. H' sn' (" Ss s ss
charge .gs.nM thsm. In such cases think
they should be permitted TO examine the minutes Of
!Ss Re ,1S sG s.
two years ago. and "a ono FOR which. II convicted hs
may be Imprisoned for forty years. while that for
which washauer ID indicted Ia one punishable by I'm.
prlsonment Tor nftsen years, and saved from
being outlawsd by only one day. The melton FOR
spsotion 10 granted
Rail should not he nxed at an amount that 10 pro
hbitory. will reduce Iederers bail TO %. 900.
The trials OF tho remaining suspects will. IL IN
understood. take place In February before q Su-
preme Court Justice who will bo assigned for
the PURPOSE.
The sun., 1897-01-30
Two KILLED, FIVE INJURED.
Head-os Collision Between Freight Trai.
aad = snow Plough.

ROCHESTER,, Jan. GA freight train on tho
Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad,
which left this city at 1880 o'clock last night,
was met in . head-on collision by snow plough
at tho Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
junction. near Lcroy, about o o'clock. and sew
eral persons were killed and injured. Brake
man George Cranston was standing on the step
OF the snow plough, so as to Jump and turn tho
switch, when the freight train crashed into tho
snow plough. lie was killed instantly. Henry
Snyder, conductor on the snow plough, was also
killed. lie lived at lao Genesee street. this CITY,
James KerriGen. fagnan, was badly injured
about head and back and may die Robert Me-
Laughlin. brakeman on tho freight. WAS injured
about the head and back and NAV die. Con-
ductor Harry A. Holman OF 80 Briggs place es-
capsd serious injury.
Engineer Harry flnnn OF the freight yelled to
the fireman to jump, and Rt the same time
threw himself through his cab window. He In
jurcd his leg and face. His fireman WAS unin-
Jpred Engineer Thomas Carey OF tho snow
plough, who lives at ~ York street. was unin-
Jurod. His fireman, =. II. RYAN. had his leg
hurt. Both engines were completely wrecked
and seven cars were derailed. Traffic on the road
Is not interfered with, as the trains a switch
The sun., 1897-01-30
MRS. M'kbCk rHKAsHEs MAsHEr
Tho Boser's wife Pammei- Him Wen for
Chirruping to Her.


Chirruping TO Her.
While Henry Kemp. who 10 rs years old and
lives at 125 Forsyth street. was standing with
some companions at Eldridge and Rlvington
streets. on Thursday night, ogling girls who
passed by. plump and attractive girl came
along with woman companion. Just as she
reached the corner Kemp chl-ruped at her.
"Ah. there, sweety." he said, and he smiled at
her.
The young woman turned about In an instant.
and denounced Kemp for his impudence. Kemp
wheeled about with swaeeer. aud slapped tho
vounR woman In tho face. His comrades
laughed.
A second later Kemp fell back into the arms
OF his companions The plump woman doubled
up her right hand tho moment she felt tho
blow. and struck Kemp squsrely In the face.
The blow came with sufficient force to knock
him nearly off his feet. He put up his arm to
ward OF n further attack. The plump woman
threw aside the folds OF her wrap and began to
pummel the masher with tremendous vigor.
Her blows broke down the Ineffective barrier OF
his arms and landed on his eyes snd nose. A
crowd OF men gathered around In twinkling
ana watched the process Of chasti isement with
evident enjoyment. They urged the plump
"Kespi,.,gp!" they cried. give him good
thrashing"
Kemp was unable TO cope with his assallant,
and the crowd wouldn't let him run away. Tho
mHsher's nose was bleeding profusoly when
Policeman Webb OF the Eldridse street station
pushed through the crowd and stopped the mill
The plump woman seemed sorry that the blue
coat intorfered
THAT lcater in.ulted mo-" she said. II was
simply teaching him lesson
Kemp's seycs and nose had begun to swell when
he reached the station house.
who are you. DissT asked tho Sergeant
when the bluecoat arra'gned Kemp.
II am Mrs. McKeck Off Eid-idee street"
Not Jack Mckeck's WIFE" exclaimed the
Sergeant in surprise.
We'll. he's my husband" replied the plump
complainant, and he gives me lessons in boz
ing when ne has leisure and wants little exor-
else It's lucky for this loafer that Jack wasn't
With mo Tonight"
McKeck. who Is q well-known bantam boxer.
wasn't In Essex Market Court yesterday morn
Ing when Kemp was brought before Magistrate
kudlich. much the worse for his previous
nights encounter.
A lawyer made plea that his client had evil
IDENTIFY been indiscreet In bestowing his atten-
tions on the fighters wife. but he urged that no
had undoubtedly been badly punished for It.
Kemp meekly said that he hadn't intended any
insult. Mrs. Mckeck was in forgiying mood.
and said that she didn't care to press any charge
against tho prisoner. The Magistrate let Kemp
20 with reprimand.
The sun., 1897-01-30
To AID THEIR POORER SISTERS.
A womea's Auxiliary to the Univsrsity
settle ement Society.

a Womea's Auxiliary To the University
Settlement Society.
..,t, ., ,h. ,-,,,, O.,
Az 'he Annusi meet'hg OF the ohNersiV Sot-
tleinent Society, held yesterday In the parlors
of tho CITY Club In FIfth nxenu. th, wealthy
-,m.n ,rSo h.,. ~ .o,,v.,, ,n,sra.,.a q,
women VINO nave oeeh aetiNey Interested IN
recent years in tho socIety's work among tho
t.n.,n.o, d .lisrs oroAnizsd n won,an.. ANVIL
, " -, ~
ization and extend its usefulness, moro particu-
larlv amonp tho woman and younu viyl. of tho
' s " ~ ''A $50 W '''
tenements. Among those at tho meeting were
Mrs. William c. Whitney. Mrs. William l..
Strong. Mrs. Henry Clsw.. Mr,. NJ. Iouise {; rl,-
~, n'e "i''
wou, Mrs.N. Ever't Macy, Mrs. William Adams
Brown Mrs. aud the Misses Delaheld, Mrs. The
oNo' 80 "'"'
The sun., 1897-01-30
NEW TIME REGIsTER.
A. Present Il Is "Keeping Tab" o. the
Sus-Treasury Employees.

~ Present IL Is "keeping Tab" On the
sss-Tressury Employees.
A new time registering machine has beon put
in the Sub-Treasury for testing with view TO
its adoption. II It should prove satisfactory IL
will bo used In place OF the book In which tho
employees have heretofore recorded the hours
At which they arrived and departed. It 10 .
sort Of push the button" contrivanse. A
number on dial Is assigned to each en- ployee,
and when he wishes to register he pokes .
punch provided for the purpose into hole op-
posito his number.
The following list of rulss for tho machines
use indicates tho com pleteness Of the record Il
IL intended to make OF each mans movements: :
I. Look for your number. Not for the hole.
irving In the morning upon leaving and returning at
bell rings your time has been registered.
o. Failure to register four times day viii result in
loss 10 you.
II you eat your dinner in the shop register ..out"
At minutes after aud "in - minutes before
s. II by mistake you punch the wrong hole, report
W No lime will be allowed II you attempt to punch
ever again.
EH As the matter OF timekeeping 10 placed entirely
IN your own hands, and you viii be paid only Tor
the time you register yourself II In your interes
mot to tamper with the machine. nor allow any one
else TO DO SO.
The sun., 1897-01-30
Police Pension Fund In Good Condition.

Treasuror's Bookkeeper Gott OF the Police
Department has prepared a report OF tho police
pension fund for 1896. The total receipts dur-
ing the year were 81, 054, 1890 or this amount
$4,000 was received from tho excise money.
Tho fines inflicted on policemen. which were
turned into the fund amounted to SEQ. .78s. 2s.
During the year there was paid out to retired
ows and orphans $i24. l6252 The pension roll
for the year contains the names of $40 retired
policemen OF all grades. 454 widows and iO3
children. The cash on hand on Jan 2, 1897.
was $46.320.S0. In addition 10 this amount the
sum OF $3e5,00O is Invested In bonda. B6ok.
good financial condition,
The sun., 1897-01-30
WANTED SAILOR DoLAN's CAT
The Beast Lest y Coed Home By Esespin
from Essex Market Prison.

The Beast Lest Coed Home By Eseaping
from Essex Market Prison.
A few days ago John Dolan. a sailor. was fined
81 In the Essex Market Court for drunkenness,
and. being unable to pay. was committed to the
workhouse. Ho carried under bis coat whom
arraigned \ pet kitten, for which he displayed
demonstrative affection. The kitten was taken
from him by Keeper Edensheim OF tho Essex
Market prison. A publication OF the facts occa-
stoned the writing of tho following letter. which
was received by Magistrat. kudlich yesterday:
:5e wrAr Twenty SECOND STREET. Jan. ~.
DEAE SIN, read in a newspaper a touching account
OF the sailor John DOlan and the little cat he
carving around with hun. Now my father was
sailor, ana has gone safe into the port OF hoAven
always tender spot for these men who go down to
the sea In ships and my purpose In writnE you 10 to
until John Doan comes back TO claim It, as no
doubt could give II better care than Mr.. Eidenshein
you Will kindly answer per inclosed enve,Ope. viii
come TO the station after the Kitten, and guarantee
return u 10 poor John when he come. back Yours
Plat 0. 2s2 wes, Twenty second street.
When Magistrate Kudiick read the letter he
remarked that when cases OF destituton came
man beings were involved. ho never received
any letters Offering assistance. but IL n cat OBJ
talned tho distinction OF n newspaper notice
some tender-hcarted woman could always be
said. he would not be inhuman, and tho letter
WAS sent out to the prison.
When Keepers Eldensheim and O'Brisn went
to look for the cat II could not he found. Some
time during the night Dolan's pet escaped from
the jail and wandered out into tho cold world.
kesp-r Eidensheim traced the marks Of its little
feet In the snow to the rear fence, which ex-
planned the manner OF its escaps.
The sun., 1897-01-30
BROoKLYN'S Gas CONTRACT.
The Uatos Compssy's BIDS Provide for q
and Do Cent Gas within five Year,.

Tho bids OF the Brooklyn Union Gas Company
for public lighting and for private consumers
were opened Yesterday. There are separate bids
for n ono years, three years. hvo years. and
ten years contract. The prices are as follows:
For one year-publc, 81 per 1000 cubic feet
private consumers. Si."4. For three years
public, 81. 90 cents. ard 0s cents respectively;
private, $l.23, Sl.2l. and SLID. Five years
public, 81, 91la cents. % cents. 02lS cents. and
and 81. For n ten yenrs contract tho terms for
the public buildings begin at 30 cents aud ter
inmate ut 30. and for private consumers the
start IL AT Sl,2l and winds up with 81. IL Is
generally believed thnt n contract for the live
years term will DO made.
Bids were al-o received from the Flatbush
Gas Company for furnishing light for tho old
town. The terms are nll considerably In excess
OF those offered by the Union Company,
The cOney Island Fuel and Gas Company ono
OF John Mcknne's enterprises, also put In q
bid. but II was rejected, as II contained no sure
ties.
The sun., 1897-01-30
WHEEE rs JENNIE MAXWELL,
I.eft Her Employers House IN Monday and
Has Not Been Heard from siace.

PATERSON, y. j., Jan. 20.-William Mohrle
was on trial In the Recorders Court this after.
noon. Mrs. Laura Westervelt. the eompian ming
witness, testified that on last Monday she sent
Jennie Maxwell, n lT.year-old girl In her en-
poy, on al errand TO drug store, and that the
url had not roturned.
When she became alarmed Mt the girls alb.
senco she made Inquiries Of Mohrle. who. she
said, had called on the girl quite frequently.
His replies did not satisfy her and she acc
him of being responsible for the girls disap pear
ance. He denied II and created u disturbance
~ tho home OF Mrs. Westeryeit. 1t was for this
disturbance that he was on trial. The Recorder
decided that the evidence against him was In.
sufficient and he was discharged.
Mohrle SAYS he has not seen the Maxwell girl
since day or twonfteT New Years. Tho parents
OF Miss Maxwell, IL Is said, live In New York
city.
The sun., 1897-01-30
Wants sSo. 600 for a Lost Foot.

George II. Allon OF this city has begun dam
age suit against tho Metropolitan Street Rail
way Company to recover 100000. Tho case
was called before Justice Osborne In the SUI
tiff alleges that on tho night OF Dec. 30. 1894
while attempting to get on car at Broadway
and Forty-third street, he was knocked down
foot crushed IL so that II had to be Amputated.
The sun., 1897-01-30

Broker Bsidwia's Negro Valet suspectca
or Having Caused tho Fire.


ROCHESTER. Jan. 29.-Thc old Burke Home
stead, 400 Lake avenue. owned by Frank F.
Baldwin. tho stock broker, was damaged
$4,000 by irs early this morning. Two servant
girls escaped from the second floor by forming
a rope out OF bed clothing. One of them, Miss
O'Brien. fell and WAS Internally injured and
may die. Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin are In New
York city. Mt the Hotel Savoy.
David Floyd. Mr.. Baldwins valet. is under
detention at Police headquarters on suspicion
tioning Floyd, drew out several conflicting
statements, one of which was that he ran to turn
IN the alarm clad only In his night clothes, while
other servants say Floyd was fully dressed and
that he MAS the last one 10 retire last night lt
Is said that Mr.. Baldwin t-legraphed for Floyd
to come to New York and bring his belongings
with him. which he did a few days ago, and was
told that his services were no longer required
The young colorrd man said hc would have to
return 10 Rochester for soms things lie came
back two days ago and til. privilege was given
him or remaining Few DAYS. lie Is well edu-
Gated and Inns been with the Baldwin family
several years
The sun., 1897-01-30

Mrs. Mary Bulkley OF sos High street, Now.
ark obtained yesterday from Justice Beck man,
in the Supreme Court In this city. n writ OF
habeas corpus directing Mrs. l.. p. Smith OF oGG
West Twenty;hfth street to produce in court
alleges. Is illegally detained by Mrs. smith.
Mrs. Bnlkley says that in October last sic
went to Texas, leaving her son with Mrs smith.
She returned recently, and she says that she
paid S24.6O for the child's board, but that Mrs
more board was due. '"
The sun., 1897-01-30
BUSINESS ~ BROWNSVILLE.
IL Has some Peculiar Develop aeats Z. ths
Case or Louis HIrsoh.


Case or Lsuis Hirsoh.
Louis Hirsch. clothing dealer Of Brownsville,
was arraigned before Judge Hurd In tho County
Court. brooklyn. yesterday to plead to an In
dictment charging him with sxtortion. He
pleaded not guilty. and was admitted to bail in
the sum OF $500. Leopold Moses was the COM
plainant. lie alleges that Hirsch. on July o3.
1890. obtained from him $3.50 by telling him
that unless he paid the money he would be ar
rested for grand larceny and sent up
for life. Moses worked for Hlrsch and
was, arrested on q charge OF stealing
Was sentenced to Jail for twenty nine
days. Wnen his time WAS up he returned TO
Hirsch's to get his trunk and was then accused
OF having stolen other goods. He acknowi.
edged the theft and tho two mon decided TO
cnnpromiSc on $40. They then won't to the
had $3.50 on deposit. and he drew 1t out Hirsch
took II and Moses had him arrested on n charge
OF extortion. and Justice Goetting dismissed tho
complaint.