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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
MOTT HOLDS HAMMERSTEIN,
says He violated tho Law In Selling Liquor a,
tho olympia.

says He violated tho law in Selling Liquor at
tho olympia
Magistrate Mott rendered u decision yester.
day adversely To Oscar Hammerstein in ref.
crence to selling liquors at music halls. Ham.
merstein was arrested on Sept. 20 for violating
sections 1898 and .OlO OF the Consolidation
act, which refers to the licensing of theatres
and music halls.
1t was alleged by the police that Hammer.
stein, who was then the proprietor of The
Olympia Music Hall, permitted liquors TO be
sold during a dramatic performance. The
performance in question was THE Cat and the
Cherub.'
Hammerstcin, the police said. had a concert
hall license which permits liquors to be sold
during a performance consisting of vocal and
Instruments music, hut not during u regular
He was accused OF giving a dramatic enter.
tainInent under n concert hall license, In.
stead of under a theatrical one. and was also
accused OF selling liquors during u dramatic
Counsel for Hammerstein contended that the
law was an old ono which had fallen into dis
use. and asked for the discharge of the .pris.
oner. Magistrate Mott reserved his decision,
and yesterday placed On hle in the forkvtllo
court the papers IN. me case; SIMPLY ihnorsing
complaint"
Mr.. IIamner-tein had been paroled. A no.
tihcation Was sent to him last night TO appear
bail.
site OF that given by Magistrate kudlich a
month ago in similar complaints made at the
same time against the propTletors OF rroctor.s
and OF sthe CentrarOpera House In East sixty
seyenth street.
Magistrate kudlich dismissed tho com,
plants, holding that there was no violation Of
law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
THE TAX ON ALCOHOL.
Farther Argument BEFORE the yo.nt snutt
Aa TO 1ta Renewal.

hs hNefnoVnt
The second days session Of tho joint select
committee which Ia hearing arguments for
and against the removal Of the tax from al
cohol used In the arts began at IL o'clock
yesterday morning in parlor II Of the Murray
Hill Hotel. The advocates Of FREQ alcohol
had their inning, and almost all tho testimony
presented was on their side. @. A. Martin Of
W Mass, appeared in behalf of several
manufacturers Of proprietary medicines. He
said that most Of these connections contain
from 10 to 20 per cent. OF alcohol, and, rs they
are not used rs beverages, tho manufacturers
think they should get their alcohol untaxed.
Lieut.. Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff appeared
for the Maltine Manufacturing Company, OF
which he is President.
MIR. Henry DALEY. Jr., who has visited va
rious European countries for the committee,
made a report upon tho conditions imposed
upon the sale OF alcohol used in the arts in
France. Germany, England, and Belgium. He
said that Italy, Russia, Holland, Switzer-
land. and Sweden had passed more or less lib
eral laws on the subject, and tho United States
remained the only progressive, nation which
imposed q heavy tax on alcohol for manufac,
the countries visited there had been appre.
hension OF fraud at first, but experience had
Sh %s tho hoa, sf II a,d mot s ssiSs to W SnH Sx5en 4. King
%nitteo Of the Sasionai Wholesale VI Druggists
Association. He presented an amendment EN-
bodying the changes in the present law which
the druggists want. According to the amend.
ment, tho Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
is to use his discretion in deciding whether an
article containing alcohol Is q beverage or not.
Mr.. King thought the chance Of fraud could be
largely eliminated. He said the retail drug.
gists would not suffer from the removal Of the
tax.
Deputy Internal RevcnueC Commissioner George
W. Wilson gave testimony showing the falling
Off In the production of alcohol. in this coun'
try since the increase of the tax In 1894 and the
consequent loss to the Government. He said
that illicit distilling had also increased largely
To-day the makers of wood alcohol, who
wish the tax to remain as 1t is. will present theiI
side OF the question. The hearing closes thi:
nftnrnnnn.
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POSED As AN ALDERMAN.
swindler Got Money from Victims by Promis-
ing to Procure Them Jobs.

Detective Sergeants Murphy and Cray ar
raigned Thomas Crawford Of 226 East 12Sth
street in the Harlem Police Court yesterday and
had him held in 81 900 bail for eXamioation on q
charge of wholesale swlndling. Crawford used
to be o car conductor, later on be dabbled in pol
itics in a small way, and the detectives say that
for the past month he has been introducing him.
self to persons who either wanted employment
or increased pay as a man who could get either
for them by virtue Of his position as Alderman.
For such service he demanded So or $40. accord
ing TO the standing Of the person addressed, and
in most instances he got what he asked for.
He Is not only not an Alderman but has no
chance of ever being one. When arrested he had
an assortment Of visiting cards which included
the names of all the Aldermen in New York. To
most of his victims he promised lucrative en-
ployInent from New York railroad companies:
The detectives say that they already know Of
four complainants. three Of whom paid the pris-
oner $40 each. and the fourth, James Bruce.
paid him IS. The other compliments are Will
liam Fox OF Astoria, william Gastus OF South
Brooklyn, and James Williams. who lives in
Harlem. To these people Crawford had intro
duced himself respectively as Alderman O'Brien,
Oakley. Murphy, and Brown, and in each in
name OF one Of these Aldermen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
eRAU OPERA IN 1898.
season to Open I'm ChicaEo-Ne1t spring's De
son ut C0vent Garden.

season to Open I'm ChieaGo-EeHt Springs Sea-
son Mt Covent Garden.
Maurice Grau sails to-day on the Campania
for London. The first season of tho Maurice
Grau opera company will open one year from
this month. The season will begin in Chicago
as it did five years ago. and the New York en-
gagement of the company will be opened the
first of December. 1898. There will be only a
short tour after the New York season comes to
an end.
For his season at Covent Garden. in London.
which will begin on May 8. Mr.. Grau has en-.
gagged Frau Johanna Gadski. who will be heard
for the first time in London, She has been for
several years q member of tho Damrosch Opera
Garden as Elsa. Era, Elisabeth, Sie0linde. Der.
trune, and E,ciu in German. and as Donna
Elrird in Italian.
Signor Campnnari and David Bispham have
also been engaged by MI. Grau for his London
company. This is probably the first time that
artists were hired for foreign companies in New
York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
Ex-po11oE SURGEON THREATENED.
Ole Dr. Waterman HAS His BeardinE Mouse
Hoeper Put Under bonds.

Keeper Put Under nonds.
Meyer Israel, who Is 20 years old, was ar
raigned in the Yorkville Court yesterday for
threatening to kill DR.. Slgismund Waterman, o
former Police Surgeon. who Is 80 years OF age.
The complainant WINS the house at 1876 East
sixtieth street, and leased 1t to Israel several
months ago as a boarding house, the doctor, his
wife, and sisterin.law boarding there.
The complainant said the prisoner abused him
at the table in tho presence OF the other board.
ers, shook his fist in his face and In his wife's
face, and Threatened al sorts OF ore things.
"and charge him with having threatened to
Israel explained that when no took the lease
Of the house the landlord left $lodopsosit for tho
began to quarrel with him notified tho gas
company to take meters out. A man came
around at 8 o'clock In the afternoon, and, TAX
Ing the meters out. left y 1h e. n Sns pd IN darkness.
THAT was because you didn't pay tho gas
bills" said the complainant.
He called me q thief before my boarders,"
said tho prisoner.
coal l left in the cellar, before my people. and
didn't" said the complainant.
You have no people" Israel said.
us no use OF you insulting my people. you
The prisoner said the doctor threatened to
punch his head off, SO he answered.: IF you
threaten me l finish you. That's self defence
Don't you two think you arc a little too old
to indulge in those boyish wrangles = MaRls
trate FlRmmer asked.
Mrs, Waterman. tho doctors wife, and Mrs
Lucy Simonson, her sister, corroboratcd the
complalnant's story Of tho threat to kill him.
the peace fpr ak months and paroled him tc
get O bOndsman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
BRooKL YN's sCUTTLE THIEF.
There Must he No Police RED Tape when He's
Around. says superintendent Mackellnr.

There Must he No Police RED Tape when Hes
Around. says superintendent Mackeliar.
A burglar entered the house Of Mrs. Gary. at
149 Amity street, Brooklyn. on Thursday even.
ing. while the family were at dinner. by drop
ping through the scuttle from the roof, which
he reached by passing through the adjoining
vacant house. The servant found him ransack-
ing the bureau drawers in u room on tho top
floor. and when she tried to scizo him he
scampered up the scuttlo ladder and made
his way to the roof. A messenger was hustled
of to, the Amity street police station, only
two blocks distant. but it is said that the Ser
geant in charge sent him to the Butler street
station. five or six blocks distant, the Amity
street house being in that police territory. Tho
consequent delay resulted to the advantage Of
the thief, and when the Butler street police got
to the scene Of his exploit no trace Of him could
be discovered.
The Brooklyn police authorities are particu-
larry anxious to nab this scuttle thief, and Act
ing Superintendent Mackcllar says he wishes it
to be understood that no technicalities must be
allowed to interfere with his capture: Men at
all stations, he says, must be on the alert when
tho dangerous chap Is around.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
PHYs101AN 4 GRAVE RoBBER.
Dr. r. X. or Chinlcotho. o., Ar
rested-His Confession.

COLUMBUS. o., Nov. 12.-Dr. P. K. Drummond,
q physician OF Chillicothe. was arrested this
morning and charged with completely in grave
robbery. He made q confession. He received q
letter from an attache of the Ohio Medical Uni.
versity in this city, say ing that the college would
like to have the body of one Sam Jones. who
killed himself by drinking three bottles OF pep.
pcrmint. Later two medical students called
upon him with a letter of Introduction, and
were told how to find the body, which was buried
In the Friends cemetery.
Tho medical students mistook the grave and
disinterred tho remains of g.. w. Keely, which
they packed in DIR. Drummond's trunk. On
Monday DIR. himself brought the
trunk to Columbus. The names OF the students
and the man who wrote asking for Jones's
body are in the possession of the Chillicothe
authorities.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
"FuNNYADAM,s" CRIMINAL RECORD
Twenty Years OLD Arrested Twonty Timesp Ho
wa Mt One Time . "Reformer.n

was ut One Time . "RefoFmer.n
MOUNT VERNON. n. Y. Nov. 12.-Adam Funiff.
better known as Funny Adam" has q criminal
record. Although only 20 years old, he has
spent more than half of his life in Jail or In in
situations of correction. and has been arrested
for the twentieth time. He began at @ years old
stealing milk tickets, and served a term in the
Protectory. Then he tried to drown little Isaac
Cohen. a newsboy, in the Bronx River. He fed
to escape arrest. and when he returned he was
arrested for splitting on women from the gallery
Of the opera house. Then no became q RE
former"
Cemetery, and Funny" attired himself in an
abandoned uniform and went about detecting
boys who played craps. He would lecture them
on their wlckedness and confsGate the stakes.
His present arrest 10 for holding up Johnnie
Bertslatus, 3 years old. who wa. sent by his
running along waving three bills in tho air,
that Adam snatched the money and gave the
boy 10 cents with which to buy candy,
II don't care." said Adam last night "Dey
can't hurt me reputation, but I'm engaged TO q
girl in New Rochelle. and dis may delay dc
Weddin'."
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The Board of Canvassers convened again at
x O'CLOCK, yesterday afternoon. and in anticipa,
hundred people on hand. The board proceeded
At once to the vote in. the disputed Middle
from the district was on hand and the board was
informed that three of them were oystermen
before night. So a committee was appointed to
oH'%l%on n them the ey to iappeTTTh before sscis the board Sas b s, %
Feaehed when Mr.. Davenport arose with a law
book in his hand and said:
Before this matter proceeds any further I
want 10 say q word TO the board. Last night l
warned 1t that it exceeded its authority in
taking testimony of election officials, and that
officials or TO sanction any change in the figures
on any certificate. AS it is the Intention OF
the board to again summons these election
matter to it. This is the decision OF the
HT9 snry q s. APgP oyas IN ns ths sp"9 the OF lhs rso al c and
!assers OF Chemung, county. IL is as follows:
vassers to ascertain wlrich OF The candidates for
an office was in fact elected. but simply to de-
t tSremm',n fn frGm tde b G9G I'm ;nsnSc, evidence en- s,a before
upon which alone they may act. the number OF
votes given for each candidate"
Mr.. Davenport rend other paragraphs OF the
decision, which declared that the Board OF Can
yasscrs had no right To return a certificate TO
the inspectors OF cl lection, andlthat are turn onco
made could no be changed, unless II clerical
error was apparent, a clerical error meaning a
tihcatc. The totals for the candidates rs they
appear on the certificates cannot be changed.
MI. D9S enpott sara ~further that he would
gladly allow tho hoard 70 make a change of
four votes in the Mlddlctown certificate II a
similar change, would BIZ allowed in the certiD-
cate from the Twelfth C~astlcton district, where,
according TO the tally sheet. Mr.. & orwell had
35 more votes than, The certificate gives him.
In the Fourth Westtcld district, too, Mr.. Crom-
well has, according TO the tally sheet. so more
votes than the certificate from that district
gives him.
The board decided TO summon Tho election in
spectors Just the same, after hearing MIR. Daven'
port. DR.. Feency' however, asked for, and OBJ,
questions that might arise concerning the dis
puted Middietown district. The other members
Of the Board OF CanVassers, all Democratic office
holders. are Sheriff elect Augustus Aeher, SUI
Rervisor Il. J. Doyle. Supervisor Hubbard II,
. YetmAn, and Supervisor Nathaniel Marsh.
When the election inspectors appeared ct
O'clock before tbs board there was q deadlock
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
DIR. SMITH AND HIS PATIENrs.
He Bathed Them In water Suppl,
and Must Pay q Fine OF 81. OOO.

ana Must Pay . Fine OF Oh.
NEW BRUNSWICK. N. j.. Nov. 12.-Dr. Charles
w. Smith Of Railway was called upon this
morning to plead to a charge of polluting the
city's supply OF drinking water by bathing his
patients in Lawrence Brook. from which tho
supply Is derived. DIR. Smith Is the head Of the
American Medical Cooperative Association of
Railway. He had q sanitarium on Lawrence
Brook last summer. and 1t is alleged that he
took diseased people to the place and bathed
them in the brook.
DIR. Smith was indicted by the Middlesex
county Grand Jury. State Senator Foster NJ.
Voorhees, appeared for him. DIR. Smith pleaded
not guilty. He was put on the stand this after
noon. and surprised the Court by saying that he
was born In l776, and had practiced medicine
for eighty.two years. Judge Strong started to
repriinand him for being frivolous. but the doc.
tor explained that he had found a ,vcritable
fountain of youth In Lawrence Brook, and he
expected to live for MANI, years lie is now. &C
cording to appearances, about 80 years old. He
has been claiming powers as a healer for many
years. and has attracted people from great dis.
tances TO battle in Lawrence Brook.
The jury brought In q verdict of guilty. Ar
appeal will be taken. The penalty Is a line OF
81 1000 ur Imprisonment for two years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
TAKES BACK HER RErRAcr1ox.
A1ins GiIlon Now sayn Fireman Debo struol.
Her-Relativcs After the Man.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Nov. 12.-Miss Maggie
Gillon. the young school teacher from Sonora.
assaulted in a carriage by Fireman Harry Debo
on last Wednesday,. has been sent back to her
homo in the country. Her father and brother
came up last night, and to them she confessed
that her story exculpating Dcbo was untrue and
was made because he had asked her TO spare
him. She says that when his manner in the car
riago became insulting she resented 1t. He
liquor. Then she jumped out of the carriage and
escaped.
The jump from the carriage is corroborated by
eyewitnesses. Her father and brother have been
trying to find Debo all day, but he is reported to
have fled the city, and certainly is in conceal
ment. Owing to the circumstances Of the case
1t is not believed the girl will prosecute Debo in
court, and personal vengeance is likely to be
taken.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
RECESS IN THE ClNTAss.
Delay Caused By Derect,re Return Bian
ProNided hH thn Rnlicn RnnrA.

Delay Caused By Derective Return Blanks
Provided By the Poiice Board.
The Board OF Aldermen determined yesterday
that they would take a half holiday from their
work OF making the official canvass of the vote.
In three days they have canvassed the returns
from seventeen Assembly districts. They will
canvass those from tho Eighteenth this morn.
ing, and then adjourn until Monday morning.
where the. Cits' Union candidates for Assembly
man and Alderman are contestinR tho election
of the Tainmany candidates. The canvass 10
delayed somewhat because the return blanks
provided by the Police Board did not have the
names OF candidates for Councilmen printed
thereon. Inspectors Of election wrote the names
on the blanks in any order to suit their fancy.
This causes delay and bad language on the part
OF the tabulntore
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
os, 900. o Kiondike Syndicate in Phiia.
delphin.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. PA syndicate has
been formed here to seek riches in the Klondike
region with q capitalization of $5, O0O, 900. with
John Lowber Welsh at its head, and includes
among its incorporators George c. Thomas,
Beauvsr Borie, Caleb F. Fox, aud other promi.
nent Philidelphians
The company has been organized under the
laws of New Jersey, and is to be known as the
Reliance Mining and Trading Company Of
Alaska. This company Is in no way identified
with the States Steamship Company, formed q
few days ago by Philadelphians to operate yes
sells from San Francisco to Alaska.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
FATAL SC1FFOLD FALL.
A Killed-A Second Nearly Shared
His Fate-Fereman Arrested.

His Fate-Foremnn Arrested.
Shortly before 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
o scaffold in front of the building in course of
construction at 24s Stanton street fell to tho
ground. There were two workmen on 1t at the
time. When the mass of falling debris was OPP
posite the second story ono Of the workmen.
whose name is not known. grabbed hold of an
outstretched plank and managed to secure a
hold and swing himself into the building.
The other man was picked up insensiblo in the
street and taken to Gouverneur Hospital. where
he was recognized as Henry Geisler. He died
about two hours later.
The foreman of tho work. Charles F.. Burk-
hardt, was arrested by Detective Burns of the
Eldridge street station. He was arraigned in the
Essex Market Court and held to await the ac-
ton of the, Coroner. A specific charge of man
slaughter was made against him on the detcc-
tive's statement that the scafold was faulty in
construction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
DEMooRAT1o SPLIT IN BOSTON.

me Bryan Democracy Nominatos Thomaa
Riley for Mayor.
BOSTON. Nov. 12.-The members Of the so
called Bryan Democracy held q convention to-
night at tho American House and nominated
Thomas Riley. a ~well.known lawyer. for
Mayor. There were 156 delegates present,
every ward in the city being represented. Col
Thomas F. Doherty- made the nominating
much in evidence. This action has been ar.
ranged by the opponents of Mayor Quincy and
will result in a division of the Democratic
party in the city into two factions. the gold
and silver Democrats. II tho Republicans
unite on Curtis he will probably DO elected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
THIEVES DROPPED THEIR BOOTY
They AIso Abandoned n stolen Horse ana
Wagon Whom Isaacson Yelled.

Wagon when Isaacson Yelled.
Abraham 1saacson, a glazier, Of 80 Even
street, Williamsburg, heard a noise in his yard
yesterday morning. and. looking out Of a win
dow, he saw two men leaving the tailor shop of
Barrett friedman. in the rear OF 80 Cook street.
They carried bundles. and went through an
alley into the street. lsaacson watched tho
men, and when they returned TO tho shop and
came out with more bundles. which they threw
into a wagon outside. he called the police. Two
policemen heard his cries. but when they reached
the place the two mon had fled, They left the
horse and wagon, as well as the bundles, which
contain 254 pairs of trousers, valued at 5000.
The burglars effected an entrance by means
OF false keys. Tho horse and wagon and plum.
der were taken to the StagR street station, and
later it WAS learned that the wagon had been
stolen on Thursday from Solomon Jacobs of 81
Norfolk street, this city.
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Fire Department to Buy a Horse Ambulance.

The Fire Commissioners decided yesterday to
purchase a horse ambulance for the department
SO as not to have to depend on that of the So
eiety for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals.
which Is sometimes otherwise engaged when
wanted by the department. which has about 600
horses in service. The Fire department has a
horse hospital at Amsterdam avenue and
Sinety.ninth street.
President Sheffield, Fire Chief Hugh Bonner.
and Engineer Crowell started for Boston yeSter-
day TO study the system OF street pipes by which
water from the bay ID used at fires.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
Un,,,a Dauuh,ers or tho Conreaoraey.

BALTIMORE. Nov. l2.-The United Daughters
of the Confederacy ended their fourth annual
convention to-day. Baltimore and Maryland
were honored by the election OF Mrs. D.. O..
Wright as First Vice-P President. She Is now
President Of the United Daughters OF Maryland,
Mrs. Helen @. Plane of Atlanta, GA, was chosen
as the other Vice-Presiden Mrs. Kate Cabell
Currie of Dallas, Tex. was elected President
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
Coming Custom House Changes.

Collector Bidwell returned yesterday from
Washington, where no has been for three days
consulting tho Treasury officials in the matter
of drawback regulations. In reference to the
case of Deputy Collector Hawthorne, he said
thai the ~latter's defence had been sent to Wash
inEton yesterday. No other, changes are pend
in9 against other officials, but AS soon as the
Hawthorne matter has been settled there will
be a number OF changes. 1t Is said that a num-
her OF Bryan Democrats are slated to 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
Extra Post once Clerks TOR the Holidays.

The usual annual order allowing tho Post
master to make Il temporary increase in his
clerical force for the holiday season has been
received from Washington by Mr.. Van Colt. 1t
10 be selected under civil service rules, during
the month of December. OF these twenty-one
will he assigned to the General Post Office, and
the remaining 70 .rteen to tho several large
branch stations.