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The sun., 1897-05-15

Sheriffs bunch Of keys, leaving tho Official 90
that he could not get away from himself Within
couple Of hours, however, the man who mad
walked of with the keys returned with them
and released the official who had boon shackled.
After that the Sherif begged the crowd TO ex-
ouse him, saying that he Intended to remain In
town for two days to look around.
haven't slept wink since Tuesday night, y
he said. en- I'm used to going TO bed at dark. l
always get up at or In tho morning, en- II ono
OF you boys will show me some place to sleep to-
night l. u como back In the morning en- spend tn
day with you. thank you, gentlemen, for this
town."
:. Tho crowd chccred. Detective Sergeant Nc.
Naught volunteered to guide the Sheriff TO n
hotel, and took him up TO the Occidental. The
Sheriff carried n big hand satchel on which the
prisoners nnmo was printed.
It's mine now" he said. "I paid $4.50 for 1t
TO Mr.. Hibbard with whom the prisoner had
boarded. Mr.. Hibbard held this travelling bag
for Fullerton's board. But he stuck me, for the
prisoner only owed him $780,"
In 1894 Fullerton, who Ia the son Of Buffalo
lawyer, assaulted and tried to rob money
broker In Buffalo He was sent to tho Elmira
state Reformatory, was released on parole on
Feb. IL, 1896, violated his parole, md Is wanted
at Hudson. n. Y, for burglary. He is In the
Tombs now.
The sun., 1897-05-15

WARRINGTON, May 14.-These naval orders
hayc been Issued:

WARRINGTON, May 14.-These naval orders
have been Issued:
Ensign ] L. Sticht detached from the New York
and ordered to the Massa husetts.
Chief Engineer ]. A. Scott retired from MAY 80.
bia and ordered to tho Wabash. May II.
Commander W W. ReiSinger detailed ordnance
ofnceT, Portsmouth Navy Yard, May 30, and to com.
mand Pensacola Navy Yard. June !.
These army orders have bccn issued:
The lieutenant Colonel. headquarters stan, and
band OF tho Third Cavalry relieved from duty at
Jefferson barracks. Mo-. and will proceed to Fort
Ethan Allen. w. and there take station during the
present month.
Leave for four months Is granted to Capt Stephen
Baker, Six til Infantry.
A board OF medical ofncers to consist Of Major
VAlery HAvard, surgeon; Major George II. Torney,
surgeon and Capt. Leonard Wood. assistant surge on
Is appointed to meet at West Point June /. for the
physical examination OF the cadets OF the
class at the Military Academy, and such DINER cadets
and cAnddat for admission.
Leave for four months, to take eject Sept l. 10
granted First Lieut.. John G. Gregg Eighteenth In.
Lieut. Col Marcus p. Miller First Artillery Is re-
leyed from duty q member OF the board TO test
range and position finders.
Tho following transfers made In the Tenth
to Troop l.; First Lieut. William T. shipp from Troop
First Lieut. Joseph NJ. T. Partelo Fifth Infantry is
detailed To attend the encampment OF the Illinois Ma
tlonal Guard, commencing In July.
Leave for four months. To take effect Sept. I. IA
granted to Second Lieut. John r. Stephens Tenth In
fRntTy
Leave for two months. to take efIect June l. Is
granted Second Lieut. Andrew Il. Williams. Third
Cavalry.
The sun., 1897-05-15
WESTERN RAILROAD AFFAIRS.
Tho Efforts to Get All tho Chier Lines Into tho
Passenger Association.

CHICAGO, May Unsatisfactory progress is be-
ing made by the Executive Committee OF the
Western Passenger Association in getting out
side roads to become members. j. G. Stubs,
Vice-Presidcnt OF the Southern Pacific, was in
conference with the committee this afternoon in
relation to the membership Of his road. 1t is ex-
pected Mr.. Stubbs will sign for his road at tho
end of the conference.
II is believed the Northern Pacif,; and tho
Great Northern will also be induced to join
without much delay. They have announced
their willingness TO do SO when tho Canadian
Pacific comes in, but are not prepared to say
they will go in without the Canadian Pacific.
They have that matter under consideration.
A definite reply is expected from the Mime
apolis and st. Louis. the Wisconsin Central,
and tho Chicago Great Western on next Tues
day, f. L. Lo.nnx, general passenger agent Of
the Union Pacific is expected next Monday, and
it is thought ho will then sign.
All that has kept the Union Pacific out thus
far has been the lack OF advice from Judge Dill.
lon. general counsel of the road. to tho strict
le.Glity OF the agreement. Judge Dillon has.
however. advised the Missouri Padnc, for which
he is also chief legal adviser. that 1t may sign,
and 1t has already done so. and NJ doubt is en-
tertained that no will give tho Union Pacific
similar advice,
The sun., 1897-05-15
POSTAL DELEGATES ENTERTAINED
Taken Down the Potomac to Mount Vernon and
DIned Plnnked shnd.

Dined PInnLed shnd.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The delegates to tho
International Postal Congress In session hero
wero taken down tho Potomac River to Mount
Vernon this afternoon. and afterward enter
tanned at planked shad dinner across tho river
at Marshall Hall. This excursion is the first Of
a series planned to Fort Monroe, Richmond
Baltimore, Niagara and other places. and, II
the appropriation holds out. possibly west to the
Yellowstone Park.
Some criticism has been made Mt the seeming
lack of courteses extended the delegates by the
Government, but number Of the guests to-day
favorably compared the reception accorded them
here with that they received at tho last Congress
held in Vienna. The official yacht Dolphin not
being available. Postmastcr.(ieneral Gary char
tered one of tho river steamers, and sent his
representative along to look after tho entertain
ment of his guests.
The party arrived Mt Mount Vernon shortly
before clock and mounted the steep hillside
and gathered in front of the tomb, where
speeches followed for fifteen minutes in French
and English. Mr.. Walpole, tho English dele
gate, spoke of Washington as a man Of extra
ordinary attanments, and then said something
favorable to tho policy OF arbitration. Gen.
Bachelor, President of the Congress. followed in
sion. tho grounds. and tho gardens near by.
Later they sailed across the river to Marshall
Hall and dined on planked shad. few side
dishes and American wines. No speeches were
made. The party returned to Washington this
evening.
The sun., 1897-05-15
MAJOR-GEN FORSYTH RETIRED.
The Next BrIgndIer to He Promoted and Re-
tired L. Gen. y. u. Bliss.

WASHINGTON, May l4.-When tho War De-
partment received official notice to-day that the
nomination OF Major.Gen. James W. Forsyth
had been confirmed by the Senate. an order was
drawn UP placing him on tho retired lis. at his
personal request, by direction OF the President.
This was in accordance with the arrangement
for tho promotion Of several Brigadier- Generals
and their retirement with tho rank OF Major
General The next in the list is Brig Gen. Y. r.
Bliss, and 1t is said that his nomination to be
Major-Gcncral will go to the Senate on Monday
or early next week. When Gen. Bliss's
nomination has been confirmed. he too, will!
apply for retirement under the Thirty
vacancy in the grade of Major General.
II has not been definitely determinch whether
this place will be given 70 BriE.:Gen. J, r.
Brooke, or Brig. Gen. 4. s. Otis. but II Gen. Otis
secures advancement il will be with tho under
standing that he will also apply for immediate
retirement IN make way for Gen. Brooke, who
will be allowed to remain on the active list until
he reaches the age limit OF 81 years In 1902
The policy of President Mckinley with regard to
re;lroments. it Is said. is to give cvery officer an
opportunity of reaching the actual rank CORE
spending to his highest brevet rank. Brighten.
Shafter, recently promoted, has been ordered to
assume command Of the Department Of Cali
fornia. to succeed Gen. Forsyth
The sun., 1897-05-15

The Sheriff said that tho prisoner he had In
tow was James j. Fullerton, 81 years old, who
was wanted by Superintendent Brockway of the
Emira Reformatory.
II left the county seat, Arcadia. with tn
prisoner in irons." said the Sheriff. but 1t took
me long time to get ycre. Twere Tuesday
night when left Arcadia. en- heven't had any
sleep since. We came by rail. and got in town
yere at noon ter-day. had him shackled en-
handcuffed to me all tn way up. At Jersey City
Itelgramcd to Chief Conlin. and he sent q few
Of his men ter meet me in Jersey. They wouldn't t
hold my prisoner at Headquarters, saying as
they had no court commitment. SO travelled
round few hours looking for some Jail where
they might keep him until Mr.. Brockway got
yere from Almira. I'm burned IL any Of tn
durnod Sheriffs had burned Jail they could
loan me for a few hours. so I got takened over
yere, as thar were too great crowds folowin us
round. Once thought they might try to do it.
DO what T. asked Detective Sergeant Cuff.
Try ter lynch him. answered the Sheriff; =" I
sized tn crowd up, an had a burned good no
ton to open fire on EN- when few of yer uni.
formed Sheriffs arrived en- drove the crowd
back"
The Sheriff had big leather belt about his
waist, with two revovers and enough horse pis-
tolls to go all the way around. He also had two
large daggers.
II wish could get you to work here as a
subpoena server for me" said District Attorney
olc9tt, who was introduced to the Sheriff.
ever SO much said ab the n
Yer see Two been in tn woods forty-three years.
en- IL makes me feel kinder strange ter be mong
city folks. How much milk do your cattle give
"H How do you mean r. said Mr.. olcott "I don't
understand you."
The sun., 1897-05-15
MRS. FLEMING,s LUCEY FIND.
a Dishonest Conchmnn Probably Prepared to
Drug and Rob His Employers.

a Dishonest Conchmnn Probably Prepared to
Drug and Rob His Employers.
Farley Dottin, a West Indian negro "a years old.
is locked up at the Clymer street police station.
Williamsburg. accused Of stealing n diamond
scarf pin and ring from his employer. DR.. James
w. Fleming of All Bedford avenue. Dottin had
been in DR.. F1emings employ as n coachman
about month. He had learned that DIR. Flem-
ing intended to discharge him to-day on suspi-
cion OF petty thefts. Yesterday Mrs. Fleming
missed DIR. Flemings scarf pin and ring and she
searched Dottin's room In the pocket Of Dot
tins best coat were found tho pin and ring. also
a bottle filled with chloroform, two candles, and
a duplicate key to Dr. FlcIning's desk.
D0ttn said he took tie jewclry to wear at n
ball and had forgotten to return IT, He said he
used the chloroform for a toothache. and that he
found the key. Tho presence of the candles he
did not explain.
Dr. Fleming believes that Dottin intended to
chloroform him and his wife and rob the house.
He said Dottin must have taken the original
desk key from an inner compartment in the
Doctors safe when it was open. The prisoner
will be arraigned in the Lee Avenue Police
Court to-day.
The sun., 1897-05-15
CAPT RoMEYY,s DISMISSAL.
The FIndinEs or tho Court-SInrtiai Receive
mt wnahington.

mt wnahington.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-1he record and find
ings of tho court.martial that tried Capt. Ed
ward Romoyn, Fifth Infantry, at Fort McPher.
son, Ga, were received at the War Department
to-day from Gen. Merritt for transmittal to the
President. The sentence of tho court Is dis
missal from the service, as THE SUN announced
this morning.
In all courtmartial cases ordered by a COM
mander of n military department the record Is
sent to the President only when the officer tried
Is sentenced to be dismissed or when the charges
were preferred by department commander.
Gen. Merritt, as commander of the Department
OF the East, had no authority to act in tho
Romeyn case because OF the sentence imposed,
and his action in sending all the papers hero
was compulsory.
In the Romeyn affair the charges were made
By Lieut.. Michael ]. u Brien whose wife figured
more prominently in tho trial than tho princi.
pals. The case will be taken up by the President
soon after his return from Philadelphia, as
Capt. Romeyn will retire on June l. 1t is be-
lievcd hers that the sentence will be mitigated.
In view of Capt Romeyn's long service and ap.
preaching retirement from active service.
ATLANTA. Ga, May li.-There is disposition
In army circles here TO indulge the hopo that
President Mckinley may not approve tho dis
mssal Of Capt. Romeyn, the time for Romeyn's
retirement being 30 near. Major Porter at pres
ent commanding the regiment stationed here,
hopes that the reference of the case to the Wash
are other recommendations relative to affairs at
the garrison which have to be passed on by Secre.
tary Alger This is supposed to mean trans.
fer for Icuts. Bamford and O'Brien to more
Capt Romcyn Is confident that he 10 safe from
dismissal He said to The Sun correspondent
tonight:
II cannot talk about my case moro than to
assure you that have every reason to bel lieve
have wircd some OF my friends in Washington
to look after my interests there
The sun., 1897-05-15
CHAPMANeoEs TO JAN ON MONDAY
Ho win Occupy an Ordinary Cell Having =
Heavily barred window.


WASHINGTON, May 14.-Elverton r. Chapman
will begin his sentence Of thirty days in the Dis
trict OF Columbia jail on Monday afternoon. 1t
has been arranged between his counsel and the
District Attorney that It will be perfectly salts
factory II he surrcnders himself at 3 o'clock In.
stead Of at 10 In the morning, as at first agreed
upon. Mr.. Davis said to-day that there will bc
no delay whatever in Mr.. Chapman's transfer
from tho court officers to Warden Leonard, and
tho District Attorney is Of tho opinion that Mr..
Chapman will serve out his full term, which
will be commuted five days for good behavior.
Warden Leonard said to-day that he will not
make any unusual arrangements for the care of
Mr.. Chapman. Ono of the ordinary cells. eight
by ten feet, with ton.foot ceiling, will be
given him. The heavily barred window opens
out on a wide corridor. The other cells in the
wing will bc occupied by prisoners awaiting trial
for serious offences and those sentenced to tho
penitentary or TO be hanged. Under the rules
OF the prison Mr.. Chapman will bo allowed to
pared outside the jail and sent in to him.
Liquors will not bo allowed him except on tho
ABLY not 9 &C. hSsrS @ S w
be permitted to recciye visitors In the rotunda
OF Tho prison. but will not be allowed to leave
the building until he has been pardonod or until
his term has expired.
District Attorney Davis said to-day that he is
ident Havemeyer on Monday and that he can
present tho Governments case in half an hour:
S mads he thinks G may bop Il is un
derstood that tho reason why an application
was not made for the pardon Of Chapman is
that the President gave his counsel to under
stand that unless the recommendation for par
don should DO signed by the Senators who wero
of 1894. he would not consider 1t favorably.
Senators Lodge and Allen Of this committee re-
cation for his pardon has never been presented
to the President or the Attorney General.
The sun., 1897-05-15
BEYOND THEIR POWER.
Board OF Health Cannot Make Rules Governius
the Importation OF Cattle.

ALBANY, May l4.-Attorney-Ge General Hancock
holds that the State Board of Health has no
power to prohibit tho importation of cattle into
this State or to prescribe terms and conditions
of interstate commerce in cattle. He says
actments of this character must proceed from
the Legislature itself. The question arose over
the adoption by the State Board Of Health Of
proposed rules governing this question. These
rules provide that no cattle for breeding pur-
poses. milk production, or for grazing or feeding
shall be brought into this State from any other
State or country unless accompanied by an affi-
davit and certificate made by the owner or inn
porter declaring the purposes for which the ami
mails are imported. signed by official veteri-
marian in the State or country from which the
animals were brought. stating that the cattle
havo been submitted to tubercuine test and
found free from tuberculosis: that in the alb
sencc of such affidavit or certificate the cattle
must be detained in quarantine for one week at
the expense Of the owner or importer. during
which period Of detention they are to he in.
spected and subjected to the tuberculine test,
and that all railroad cars used in the transpor.
tation OF such animals must be thoroughly
cleansed and disnfected before the animals arc
placed therein, all litter from previous ship
ment removed. and the cars whitewashed with
lime and carbolic acid.
The Attorney General is emphatic in his posi-
tion that the State Board Of Health is not au.
thorized to adopt such rules.
The sun., 1897-05-15
Tho con.es. or Commodore Holiness Will.

SARATOGA, May 14.-The contest Of tho late
Commodore Roswell w. Holiness will was be-
gun to-day by hearing In Surrogate Peters's
Court. The estate involved about $4,000, and
the cont estants are the testator's three sons to
each OF whom he bequeathed SO Tho Hon. c.
H. StuTges. former President OF the village, ap-
who inherits the bulk of The Commodore's es-
tate under the will, sho being his daughter. Col.
Abe Gruber OF New York appeared for the exec
Nussbaum as counsel. The contestants are rep
resented by the Hon. John L. Henning for
Joseph B. Holmes of Newark. Senator f. T..
Brackett for Anthony d. Holmes Of Now York.
and John J. Healey. Jr, for Francis II. Holmes
of Newark The first witness was DIR. A. w.
Thompson. Mr.. Holiness attending physician,
who testified regarding the drawing OF tho will.
and gave 1t as his opinion that tho Commodore
was OF sound mind and memory.
The sun., 1897-05-15
SUICIDE RArHER THAN ARREST
Lawyer Roth shoots Himself when His Wifo
Brings u Policeman Nab Him.

Charles Roth. lawyer. shot and killed him
self at his home. 3l3 East Eighty.eghth street,
yesterday morning, rather than submit to arrost.
His business was good until he began to drink.
His intemporance caused him to abuse his wife
He drove her out of tho house on Thursday,
when she served him with summons, by
threatening to kill her. She spent tho night at
q friends and got n warrant for him yesterday.
II was given to Policeman Malone Of the
court squad to serve. When he and Mrs.
Roth went to tho house they found the door Of
the Roth fiat locked. Roth refused to open it. ms
he had seen her approaching tho house with the
policeman from a window. SO she climbed out on
The fire escape of the adjoining fiat and reached
her rooms through the kitchen window. AS she
admitted Policeman Malone tho report Of a re-
volver rang through the rooms.
Policeman Malone burst open the locked door
of the front roo;u where Roth was, and found
him dead on the floor. On the table was note
which said:
If anything happens to me. have taken
poison to relieve my sufferings. and 1t will not
be necessary to hold an autopsy TO discover what
caused my DEATH
There was no apparent indication that the
suicido had taken poison. The family was In
danger of being iispossessed because OF the noise
made by Roth when intoxicated.
The sun., 1897-05-15
DECISION AGAINST CAPT sTRAUss.
Tho Court OF Appeals AHirms tho Judgment
DlsmissInE Him from tho Police Force.

Tho Court OF Appeals Anlrms the Judgment
Diminishing Him from tho Police Force.
ALBANY, May 14.-The dismissal of Capt.
Arthur Strauss from tho New York city police
force was affirmed by the Court of Appeals to.
day. Capt. Strauss was dismissed by tho Police
Commissioners on the ground that he made q
mistake in sending out a squad Of men to escort
the Cherokee Club and to prevent them from
violating the law against discharging fireworks
In tho public streets. 1t was alleged that the
Captain should have sent his men no further
than Seventy.nnth street, tho end Of tho pre-
cinct, whereas they were sent to Eighty-sixth
street, and that to cover up his mistake he
ordered Acting Sergeant Hammond to make an
erasure and alteration in the blotter and then
brought false charge against Roundsman
Buckley. who had commanded the squad, and
endeavored to throw tho responsibility OF the
mistake on him.
The Captain appealed to tho courts, hoping 10
be roinstated on the ground that the testimony
Of Acting Sergeant Hammond of the East Sixty
Police Commissioners was of no value, because
he acknowledged that he had committed per-
jnry. The lower court, however, decided that
Capt Strausss testimony in his defence was al
most as inconsistent as that of Hammond In
certain points, and affirmed the dismissal. He
then took the case to tho Court of Appeals,
which finds that he had fair trial and was
properly dismissed.
Judgment was also affirmed in the case Of
Gilbert Higgins against the Park Commission
ers Of New York city, who had dismissed him
from the force.
The sun., 1897-05-15
ROBBED THE ACADEMY OF DESIGN
| superintendent FnrrinEton's Thorts o.. 900 or
Ro,SOO-He Confessea.

superintendent FnrrinEton'a Thorts 9c, 900 or
a0,SOO-He Conressea-
J. A. L. Gardner. tho expert accountant who
has been examining the accounts of Claude s.
harrington, Superintendent of the Academy of
Design, has got far enough to say that not less
1000 and not more than 81, 500 is missing. All
this has been taken within the last nine months.
Harrington has been superintendent six years.
He made O show Of bluflng 1t out when con-
fronted with the facts by Treasurer James d.
Smillie, but finally broke down and confessed
all. Ho wept, told everybody about tho Acad-
emy that he was going to hell and fourished n
loaded revolver to indicate how. Mr.. Gardner
took the pistol away from him once lest he do
himself harm, but afterward restored 1t to him.
being convinced that he wouldn't. Since then
Harrington has been helping TO trace tho thefts.
Harrington had nothing to do with the main
funds Of the Academy. but through his hands
there passed every year between $4,000 and
$15o00-moncy from tho sales Of pictures, from
admissions to exhibitions, some of the tuition
fees OF students, and at times the interest on
various mortgages When Mr.. Allison. the
salesman, sold a picture he turned the check
over to Harrington. who gave him receipt.
That same day Harrington would receive cash
from various other sources; ne h would take t the
dorsed by Mr. smiilie and deposit it in the bank
enter the check on his books. When the deposit
slip was turned over to Treasurer Smillie the
latter would see nothing wrong in It
OF the cash entered. but not the check.
Sometimes II the check were a large one. $500
or $400. Harrington would hold it back two or
three days until he had accumulated enough
money to cash the check. As Mr.. Smillie did
not examine the books In detail Harrington was
reasonably safe until the books were audited at
the end of the year. Then discovery was as sure
as death. As to a possible prosecution Of Far
rington, Mr.. Smillie said yesterday:
The matter is now in the hands OF the House
Committee. of which Vice President James NJ.
Hart Is Chairman. At first we were inclined to
pity the man. But ho stole from us in such a
barefaccd manner and tried to braZen 1t out 80
that we wouldn' I keep him to mop the floor OF the
Academy. Our money is gone for good. though,
as Harrington was not under bond and has no
property. The man is ruined and doubt IL the
officers OF the Academy will desire to have the
accompany n trial. However. that has not been
decided. Farrington's fall was brought on by
bad company. His salary was $1,000 Here
after every employee OF ours who handles cent
will he under bonds"
Tho officers of the Academy are anxious to
have the public know that Farrineto did not
get at the permanent funds Of the Academy, and
that no one can do that.