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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
THE MURDER OF farmer BANKS.
No Clue to the Murderers-A Suspect Arrested
In PouEhkeepsie

CORNING, n. V, Aug. S.-The men who on
Friday night enticed Moses E. Banks from his
home, Just outside of this city. on the %pretence
that one of his cows was caught in a barbed-
wire fence. and then fired a bullet into his heart
and one into his brain. have not yet been cap
turcd, nor is there any clue as to who they were.
There seems no question but that the work
was done by men from this city. as Mrs. Banks
says that both of them called Mr.. Banks by his
known name, Ed" when they called him out.
They were careful, however, not to let Mrs.
Banks get a look at their faces, and conse-
Quently she can give no description of them.
One of two reasons must have prompted the
crime. One was to secure the large sum OF
money which he usually carried with him but
had left with his wife that night. and the other
that his son should own the fine property rather
than he. The son Burt was born of his first
wife and he comes into two-thirds of
the estate, whereas the second wife, now
living. would have her dover right only.
father. ana has shown no regret for his awful
death. He was informed of the murder at mid
night, but did not go to his fathers house until
about 10 O'Clock the next morning. No arrests
for the reward caered By the siherifff. Special
prayers we're offered in some Of the churches to-
day for the capture OF the guilty ones.
P9uGHKEEPsIE, Aug. Sat the Hudson River
Charles Layman. When searched he was found
to have on his person a seven,Ghamberedd
cartridge in It and the other chambers
empty; a pearl pencil. gold mounted. such
as is worn on watch charms. and a
solid silver fruit knife with the initials IL NJ"
inscribed on the handle. Layman said he came
from Little Falls on Friday night, and that he
had been working two weeks for Farmer Will
liam Jones near that place.
land you might as well tell what for"
We'll, they will have to prove it first" he re-
piled.
1t is suspected that Layman may know some
thing OF the murder of Moses F.. Banks at Corn
ing on Friday night. He Is thick set, 8 feet 3la
inches in height, and has a smooth face with
prominent check bones. and black eyes and hair.
He gave his home as the Newsboys' Lodging
House in New York, and confessed to having
spent three terms on the Island.
Layman to-day bought a ticket from Stats
burg TO Poughkeepsie and got Off the train at
the station hero and ran down tho track under
the arch OF O bridge. When tho policeman fol-
lowed him he tried to elude pursuit. He said no
beat his way from Little Falls to Staatsburg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
VAS IT 4 "FAKEo sUICIDEs
Some Lie Insurance Company May Investigate
This Episode on the Puritan.

This Episode on the Puritan.
When the Fall River steamboat Puritan ar
rived at her pier, foot Of Murray street, yester-
day morning, several officials OF the line were
there waiting for news OF the man who was said
to have suicide by jumping from the
boat on Friday night. Capt. Davis reported that
the story came from a woman who was q pas
senger and who said that she had seen a man
leap overheard over the paddlewheel box. The
Puritan at the time was on her way to Fall
River, and was opposite Fort Schuyler. The
woman shouted for help and set up a cry OF
Man overheard"
Capt. Davis signalled 10 back up. and tho
steamer was stopped. Then a lifeboat was low.
cred with eight men in 1t. They searched for
half an hour and then came back reporting that
senGcrs were questioned. but only the woman
who gave the alarm had seen the man jump
overheard.
An investigation showed that a passenger was
missing from stateroom 147. No unclaimed
baggage was found. 1t was decided to continue
the investigation as soon as the Puritan got
back to New York.
So yesterday the ticket agent was questioned,
and he selling n ticket for state.
room l47 TO IA well-dresscd man who was accom-
panied by "A young woman. The woman had
come to the pier to say good'by to the man. The
purser remembered that the couple had been seen
aboard the boat, but the man changed his mind
about sailing. and went ashore with the woman
Just before the Puritan sailed. That was the
way the officers Of the Puritan accounted for the
deserted stateroom. With this end Of the story
cleared up they believed there was but little to
the other end-stmply n woman'ss statement that
she had seen a man jump overheard.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
WIFE MURDERER W1DRra CAUGHT.
Entered . Hotel and Regtstered His Name
While o Men Were Searching for Him.

s'
BUFFALO. Aug. s.-James eastman, a tele-
graph operator Mt Machias station on the
Buffalo and Pittsburg road, peering out of his
window at IL o'clock last night, saw a man
jump from the freight train which was toiling
on toward Buffalo. Half an hour before he had
taken q message from Sheriff Lamy OF Buffalo
to the deputy at Machias instructing him to
search this freight train for William Widrig.
the Springville wife murderer, who had escaped
capture, although 500 men had searched for
him with dogs in the woods OF Cattaraugus
county and part of Erie county.
eastman deserted his Office and ran to the
village hotel with his news. Half q hundred
men, who had been collected by the deputy
Sheriff, were In readiness, and they were turned
into the woods where eastman had seen this
man disappear, While they were lhus employed
Widrig walked into the deserted hotel. put his
name on the register and lay down on a sofa A
maid who found. the name on the register
worn out with a twenty.four hours run through
the woods. scratched by the underbrush and
into the darkness 4 asla again int He reappea re at the
station a few minutes later and asked eastman
what time the next train went to Buffalo:
eastman said the train was late. but he would
find out for him., Widrig sat down on a bench
and fell into a browse. eastman went to the
side door and sent a boy In search OF tho depu-
Meanwhile Sheriff Lamy was making a horse
killing drive from Ashford to Machias to over
take the freight train, II possible. for one of his
scouts had reported seeing Nidrig rush out of
the underbrush and get aboard tho train.
Sheriff Lamy and Sheriff Williams OF Cattarau.
gus burst in the door OF the telegraph office,
shouting some questions to the operator. who
replied silently by pointing TO Widrig sitting on
the bench and now thoroughly awake. Sheriff
Lamy covered him before. hc could rise and
Sheriff Williams pinioned him.. They had him
locked in the ticket office when the posse learned
that the man had been caught, and so prevented
any outburst from the farmers. Sheriff Lamy
brought his prisoner TO Buffalo. on tho first pas
scnRer train and lodged him in Jail, where he
began violent demonstrations, evidently in
tended TO create tho idea OF insanity. He re-
fused to say whether ho had or had not killed
his wife and claimed to be in great physical pain.
A physician who examined him said that his
constitution was affected by the excitement of
the man hunt, but he was perfectly sane.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
SHOTBY MASKEDBURGLARS
n BoARDING HOUSE KEEPER WAKES
UP TO FIND TWO IN HIS ROOM.

ne rknochs One Down and Is Shot by the
Other. when Two Moro Mako Their APP
pearanco-The safe Looted and the Boarders
Robbed ana Arterwnrd bound ana GaEEed.
B~INaHAMToN, Aug. s.-George Stiles, who
keeps a boarding house at Glen Mary, one milo
west OF Owego, woke up last night to find two
masked burglars in his room. The men were
going through the bureau drawers. One OF the
burglars levelled a pistol Mt Stiles aud threat
ened to shoot II he moved. He sprapg out of
bed, however, and knocked the intruder down.
The second burglar fred and struck Stiles in
tho thigh. As the man fred two other masked
men sprang into the room to give assistance.
The shot had crippled Stiles, who fell to the
floor.
The men then went TO the rooms Of the board.
ers and woke them UP. They were placed In
line and marched downstairs. where the safe is.
There were three men and one woman in the
party. One Of the men opened the safe at the
point Of the pistol, but the burglars only Sc
cured about $50 in money. They did not dis
turb about 5000 worth of jewelry in the safe.
The boarders were then marched back to their
rooms. Each room was riied in turn. The rob-
bers went through the trunk Of Charles Monroe
and took $40 in money and a gold watch.
After getting all they could the burglars made
ropes out of the sheets and pillow cases and
bound and gagged everybody in tho house,
Stiles included. 1t was @ o'clock this morning
before the boarders could gnaw themselves
loose and notify the Sheriff. Stiles was in bad
shape from loss Of blood. His condition Is criti.
cal.
The Sheriff and a posse of deputies are after
the burglars. Their clothes smelled of camp
fires, and this leads to tho conclusion that they
were tramps. They wore SLOUGH hats and black
clothes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE TWICE.
Mabel Crosby Found Lire's struggle Too Hard
and Wanted to Die.

LAMBERTvILLE, n. j., Aug. s.-Mabel Crosby.
a rather pretty young woman, who says she is
an actress, was twice prevented from commit
ting suicide in this city yesterday afternoon.
She was first seen climbing into the window Of
the bridge over the Delaware River. with the
evident intention Of jumping into tho stream.
A b~icyclist pulled her down from her perch.
At first she seemed daZed, but recovered herself
and came on across the bridge. For n time she
sat in the railroad station. then walked down to
the canal bank. After looking about her she
made n run for the edge. but was caught by ].
b. Condry and Wyker Hillpot, who handed her
OYER to Constable Iiiordan.
She told n pitcous story Of having belonged TO a
company which broke up in Chelsea. Wis.
after which she came on TO Pittsburg. walking
and being helped by kindly trainmcn.
From there she got to Philadelphia, where the
police of the Berks street station gave her
money which took her as far as Willow Grove.
From there sho had walked to this city, twenty
miles.
She was penniloss and the condition of her
clothing bore out her story. Constable Riordan
took her to u restaurant. where She ate raven.
ously. She slept at tho station house last night
and started on for New York this morning
afoot. Her destination is, Boston, where she
says that she has two children living with
relatives. Her husband, she says, was killed by
a trolley car some months ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
TENDERLoIN EXCISE ARREsTs.
Sergeant RcDcrmott Nabs Sunday Offenders in
~npmnn Absence.

sergeant mcDcrmott Nnbs Sunday Offenders in
Chnpman's Absence.
Since the amended Raines law has been In
effect general ommen has been caused by
those who have watched its operation because
Capt. Chapman of the West Thirtieth street
station has made few arrests.
From his record for vigilance 1t was supposed
that he would be enthusiastic in carrying out
the law. and that as many arrests would be
made in his precinct as in all the others com.
bined. Instead. on many Sundays no arrests
have been made in the Tenderloin.
Chapman went to Staten Island last week on
his vacation and Sergeant McDermott took TEN.
porary Of the precinct. Yesterday
was the first Sunday that McDcrmott was in
charge of the precinct. and he sent out q mum.
Der Of men in plain clothes to look for illegal
LIQUOR selling.
The men visited all parts of the precinct and
made eight arrests up to midnight. All Of the
arrests were for selling liquor without q meal.
In most Of the cases the policemen said that
sandwiches had been served to them without
orders.
Among the most active Of the Tenderloin DO.
licemen was steffier. Late in the evening he
borrowed a bakers suit from q friend. put on
wooden shoes and paper hat. and sprinkled
-four over his arms.
He walked up Seventh avenue to the assembly
room of the True Friends Literary and Social
Association. over the saloon kent By Grogan
Brothers at Thirty-sixth street. He called for a
glass OF beer, and when he got it he whistled.
Policeman Conway had been waiting outside.
and at the signal he ran up the stairs to the
room. brushing the doorkeeper to one side. He
tasted the fluid in the glass held by Steffier and
then arrested George Graham, the manager Of
the place.
Such a crowd surrounded Steff1er that he was
obliged to run down the avenue and change his
clothes before he could 90 to the police station.
There were thirty-two excise arrests in the
precincts outside the Tenderloin, making forty
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
rArR1ors, eRAgEs DEoonArrp.
Ceremonies orsons and Daughters or the Aureri.
can Revolutlen nc MacLensack.

can heoVohuttoh - hhhcbennnCk.
HAcKENsAcK, Aug. s.-Citizens OF this old
town who happened near the First Reformed
Church yesterday afternoon were surprised to
see a largo assemblago OF strangers In front of
tho cdifice or ut different points Of the adjoining
graveyard, where repose the remains of SO many
ancestors Of residents. The gathering was an
entire novelty to Hackcnsack, n town with a
history which covers moro than two centuries.
but 30 meagre in recorded data that not a com.
plete chapter of a decade is chronicled.
1t remained for strangers to visit the place
and mark the graves Of those patriots who
served their country in arms or In civil office,
This work. was undertaken by EliZabethtoyn
Chapter, No. 1, Sons of the American Revolu.
ton, of Elizabeth. and a delegation from Bou.
dinot Chapter, Daughters OF tho American
Revolution, OF the same city, headed by Mrs. L.
G.. Putnam, regent.
Walter Chandler, President OF Elizabethtown
Chapter, directed the exercises, assisted by
Bauman L. Belden, Treasurer. DIR. Henry r.
Cannon gave q brief sketch Of those whose
graves were marked by the emblem of the order
The first grave marked was that of Col. Nehe.
miah Wade, who served in the. patriot army,
came County Clerk. Then DE ysTick" plot was
visited, and the grave OF. Col. Richard varick,
formerly Mayor Of the city OF New York. who
once, was decorated.
The other graves visited were those OF Adam
Boyd, born in 17i6, died at the age of 90, after
serving as sheriff. Judge, .Assemblyman, and
having the honor OF entertaining Gen. Lafayette
when he visited HackensRck in 1924.
Peter Wilson, Ii. D., educator and legislator,
professor of languages and OF Greek and Roman
antiquities In Columbia College, died in 1925,
aged 20 years.
Elias Brevoort, Quartermaster of the battalion
of Major Gootschins, and prominent In local
affairs.
Brig Gen. Enoch Poor of New Hampshire,
who died in camp at Paramus. Sept. 8, 1850,
aged A. years, OF diphtheria.
benediction by tho Rev. DR.. William welles
Holley, a member Of the Society Of the Cincin-
natl, after which the company visited the old
Washington Mansion House to inspect the
rooms once oc cupied by Gen. Washington and
admire the tiling in two hr,cplaces. Later,
at the Old Stone House" on Essex street p7O4).
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
SAVED TWO no rs FROM DROWNING.
stimus Jumped in and Held Them Up Until Help
Could Arrive.

Henry Stimus, a member OF q newly organized
volunteer life saving crew along the Passaic
River, rescued from drowning yesterday Frank
Jerollonan and James B~lackmore, two lads of
10 and IA years, respectively, who were spilled
into the river by the upsotting of q small row.
boat. The accident occurred near the Green.
wood Lake Railroad bridge.
The boys had been out for q row and were on
their return trip when, as they neared the
bridge. young Blackmore, who had been ham
ding the oars. stood up to allow Jerolloman to
take his place. As the boys attempted TO pass
each other they upset the boat. and both tum-
bled into tho stream. Their cries were
heard by Mr.. Stinus, who was In his boat
house doing some repair work. and he ran
to their rescue. Both had gone down once when
he reached them. Stimus grabbed Jerolloman
by the back of his coat and with one arm free
swan to ward Blackmorc, who WAS rapidly be-
coming exhausted by his efforts to keep
soon reached, nlackmore and shouted to
him to take hold of Jerolloman. With his
double burden and with only one arm
free, Mr.. Stimus struck out for the bridge. a
distance OF about fifty feet. With almost super
human strength, he reached tho bridge and sue
ceeded in grasping IA loose beam. His cry for
assistance was soon answered by "A man who was
passing on the roadway, who got a boat and
pulled toward them. All three were lifted into
the boat and landed safely on shore.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
BACK FROM GRAVES TO MoNKErs.
jake Cook Resumes with . sigh His Work in
This ChatterinE Upper World.

This ChnttertnE Upper world.
Jake Cook, keeper of the Central Park mon.
keys. returned from his vacation of five days
among the tombs. He has visited every GEM
etery around New York on this vacation and
two cemeteries In Washington. He spent half
of his one day in Washington seeing the Capitol
and all the other sights.
The Capitol and the White House are all
right enough in their way" he said yesterday
but they belong to the world and we are in
the world only a short time, and when l go
around l want to see where we will lie for a
long time. Be1ides,'' he added, II have some
friends in the Washington cemeteries, and l
couldn't be in that city without going out to
see how they were fixed"
A they well-wele you pleased with their
"Oh, yes" replied Jake, a bit doubtfully'
but, | wish they were in New-York. Those
Washington cemeteries amt in 1t with ours.
In New York. It's good enough for me"
Last Monday was my first day off. and I got
up upd early Ms,t shaved NSd' and an ,EPs put T on my good / clothes the
ferry. Now, say. it's. a mistake about my
wife going: ! don't take her because che amt
cemeteries she goes by herself. That day i
went to Calvary and Cypress Hills and the Luz
the5an; o. % c.,uou, .,s ,..,,.o. -.
the first day, because I've got two old sweet
hearts buried in them. 1t was pretty near
You needn't laugh. but / don't ike ghosts. and
anybody who says there amt ghosts don't
know what he's talking about; That night l
went to Washington, saw the buildings in the
morning, and then saw two cemeteries. / got
back here the next morning, and that day /
went right up to 1Westchester and went to
tell you what, you can talk about Greenwood,
but give me Woodlawn every time. 1t looks
l spent in Mt. Holly, Mt. Olivet, Evergreens,
and Greenwood, and l tell you straight that
when l got home Friday night l was that tired
that l went 10 sleep before the old lady could
get my supper. Why, the day l was up in
Woodlawn, late in thesafternoon I was sitting
on u grave watching a graredigger at work.
Did you ever watch a gravcdigger at work.
Mol Well. it's no easy trick to dig a grave and
get 1t right. 1t takes practice. I've watched
EN- now for a good many years, and know
what I'm talking about. Well, this grave
digger was making the finest grave l ever saw,
and II was just about my size. / was that tired
that ! says to the gravedigger:
"'Pardner, I'm tired tending monkeys, and
I'd like to have that grave. VIII you put me
well, you just ought to seen that grave
digger. He thought I was going to suicide,
an he called for help and had me run out Of
the cemetery. or course, l didn't mean what I
said.
but I'm oack with the monkeys and the
folks that look at EN-" said Jake, resignedly,
''and it'll be a year before l can go to the GENE.
teries again and get away from monkeys and
people. But, l tell you, / had a good time"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
SUICIDE DUE TO WANT OF WORK.
His Little Hind Daughter Unequal TO the Part
n Yellow Journal Assigned Her.

Ludwig Wagner of 23l East Twcnty-ninth
street committed suicide on Saturday by hang
ing himself with "A rope to the transom over the
door of his fiat. lie had been out OF work for
seven months, and was consequently unable to
support HIS wife and four children. His wife
managed to obtain a place in the Margaret
Louisa Homo at IA East Sixteenth street, but
the money she earned was not enough TO meet
the wants Of six persons.
Wagner sent Mary and Willie, two Of his chill.
dren, into the yard 70 play. leaving in tho nat
lie baby and Lizzie. The latter, who is 3 years
old, is blind. A short time afterward Willie
went upstairs 10 get some marbles. He found
dnor When cut down Wagner was dead,
a sensational Journal printed a pathetic ao-
count OF tho suicide Yesterday, In which II pic
his blind daughter, Lizzie, who can scarcely talk.
fondiing his feet and imploring him in piteous
tones TO speak TO her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
AT 4 BROADWAY WINDOW.
Duo That blocked the Cable Cars and Raised
Ono MultitudinOus Grin.

Duo Thnt hlOckeu the sADlo cara ana RAISED
Ono Multitudinous Grin.
A man who was walking up Broadway early
last evening glanced up at the windows of the
corner room on tho fifth floor OF the Grand
Hotel. at Broadway and Thirty-sccond street.
What he saw caused him to stop and to smile
broadly. Another man saw him smiling, and
looked In the direction he was looking. He
smiled, too. and stood beside the first man.
Up in tho window was Il young man smoking
n cigar. He was looking out over tho tops OF
the buildings on the opposite side of Broadway
and a young, woman was standing with her
arms around his neck.
The young man kissed her and patted her on
the head, 10 the immense delight OF the men
who stood on the sidewalk. BY this time tho
spectators had increased largely In number, and
occupied the whole sidewalk on tho west side OF
Broadway.
The young man put his arm around the young
woman's waist, and they walked to the window
nearest the corner OF the building. He sat on
the window ledge. TIT young woman sat down
also. although there was no more room OH the
window ledge. 1t was manifest, all the way
across the street, that they were saying the very
incest things to each other and were unaware
that any ono was watching them.
The show lasted about five minutes. The
crowd grew 80 large that tho cable cars had to
stop. A Broadway road inspector complained
to the West Thirticth street police. ltoundsman
Ennis and Policeman Craven went to tho corner
and made the crowd move on. Then they told
the manager of the hotel, and presently tho
honeymooners disappeared from view.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
ON THE WAY TO THE K1oND1KE.
A syrncusan Writes OF the Hardships or the
Overland Journey.


SYRACUSE, Aug. s.-Thc friends OF Ross Moul-
ton OF this city. who left Seattle on March IS
for the Klondike country, have just received a
letter from him, dated at Lake Bennett, May
2s. in which he recounts some OF the hardships
OF the journey. His outfit consisted Of miners
tools. a medicine chest, and enough provisions
to last a year. He also had a horse with which
to pack his stuff as far AS the animal could 90.
He says:
1--WE landed in juneau, bought q few things.
and sailed the next day. We arrived at Dyea
April /. and unloaded tho boat, which took us
all night and the next day. Then We started on
our wearisomc journey. We were six days get
ting To the mouth Of the Chilkoot canon. eight
miles; six days going through the canon. ono
and u half miles; four days going 10 sheep
camp. two and n half miles; three days going
to Store House, two miles, and six days
going TO the summit. We were five days
going over tho summit, and seven days from
the summit to Lake lIndenan. We crossed
Lake Lindcman to Lake Bennett In five days.
had TO whipsaw all our lumber and this took
about a week. II waS the hardest work ! ever
did in my life. However. l am through now,
and have the boat all ready 10 pitch. We will
be In Klondike In n week or ton days"
The party consisted OF Moulton aud a Mr.. and
Mrs. sheppard of Seattle. Mrs. Sheppard stood
the hardships OF Chilcoot Pass quito as well az
the men. She wOro a corduroy suit. consisting
of a short skirt and lcgsinR5, and II thick waist.
Her boots were OF heavy calf. and she was
equipped with plenty OF thick wraps.