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The sun., 1897-03-22

Smith Lost His Booty In His PIight-Chased
Into tho Arms or n Policeman.

Frederick Heineman, driver for Rogers
Poet Co., drove up to an office building at
Warren street on Saturday afternoon. and left
his wagon standing at the curb while he went
upstairs TO deliver some goods. While he was
gone poorly dressed man strobe up TO the wa
gon, opened the rear door and helped himself to
bundle containing suit OF clothes. Hcine-
man came out OF the building just In time TO
see the thief disappearing around the corner of
Broadway.
With a cry of stop theft" he gave chase.
The thief. instead OF running ahead, turned
around as Heinoman reached the corner and
punched the driver In the stomach as he passed.
Then the man ran down Warren street as fast as
his legs would carry him. Heineman gave chase,
followed by a hundred men and boys, all OF
whom were shouting "Police!'' at the top OF
their lungs. The thief hung on to the bundle as
he ran. but the string broke as he reached West
broadway, and on the next block the trousers.
coat and vest fell out in rapid succession. At
West West street tree Policeman Stevens Of the Church
caught the thief. Helneman collected the suit
of clothes and tho whole party went to the sta
tion house, where the stranger gave his name as
John Smith; said he was 80 years old and had no
homo. In tho Centre Street Police Court yester-
day he was held for trial.
The sun., 1897-03-22
4 LIVELY HOUSEHOLD.
A widower with Twelve Children Marie
widow with Seven.

A widower with twelve ChiIdren p1nrTies .
widow with Seven.
The fact that he had twelve children by his
first wife and the Widow Morrisey had seven Of
her own did not deter Harry u. Price, an inven-
tor and property owner, living at 3s7 woolsey
avenue, Long Island City, from proposing mar
riage to the widow after a two monthA court
ship. He was accepted, but shortly after tho
ceremony trouble came, caused by the widows
children.
Prices first wife had only been dead about six
months when he met the widow, she having
come to him to see about the hire of one Of his
houses The widow was q robust woman,
amiablc and accomplished, and the widower was
smitten. So the match was made. Prices home
is a large Colonial structure and he and his new
wife. his twelve children, with the wives of his
two grown-up sons, and the Morrisey children
all lived together. For month things were har-
Morrisey children began to quarrel. The upshot
of this was that the Price children moved out,
yielding the field to the children of the widow.
The younger Price boys and girls were taken care
Of by the elder brothers, both OF whom are young
business men.
Then the Morrisey children began to trouble
m Mr. prse d.. He complains Ssainst
sneered at him. would not pay the slightest at
tention to his requests; that Jesse usurped his
place at the head OF the table and made life
he told his wife that either the children would
have to leave or he would get out. Last Mon
day the children left, but SO also did his wife.
Price is sorry for that. He says Mrs. Price 10
very arniable woman and he hopes she will come
back to him without the Morrisey children.
These, he says, he cannot stand. He placed in a
bis wife having left his bed and board. Mrs.
Price lives at 403 Flushing avenue.
The sun., 1897-03-22
"MR. FITZ" SEEMS HAPPY.
Aquarium ILfe Easier than RtubusterinG
About the southMeat spit.

bob Fitzsimmons," tho big lobster who
transferred his permanent address from Sandy
Hook TO the Aquarium last week. held his first
big reception yesterday. Seventeen thousand
two hundred and thirty persons looked the big
fellow over in the six hours preceding sundown.
The largest number OF visitors for any one day
prev ious to yesterday was l4,2OO. The record
was broken by oyer 5000, but, owing to the per
feet system of handling the big crowds, there
was no crowding or confusion.
The centre OF interest, " Mr.. Fitz," seems to
take kindly to captivity. He is getting old now.
and perhaps finds 1t easier to have nice fresh
cod brought to him with n few side dishes Of
snail and eel than TO go hlibnstering about tho
Southwest Spit or the West Bank for his break
fast and dinner.
"Fitzsimmons" is not so prgnacious as his
hard-tsted namesake. but Prof. Spencer and DIR.
Bean say that the right claw of the lobster re-
sembes more than anything else an eight-ounce
boxing glove. None Of the feather weight lob
sters in the tank with " Fitzsimmons" has
suffered by contact with the champion.
He tumbles them about a bit with his hugo
claws, hut does not interfere In their
quarrels, which are frequent and occur usually
when the attendants iced them. Prot. Spencer
says that "FitZsimmons" is an intelligent lob
ster and declares that he already recognizes the
man who feeds him. He waved his big feel
crs" and blinkcd perceptibly when half pound
OF cod WAS offered him yesterday, and made
frantic efforts to get through the glass side of
his tank when a spring bonnet covered with
grasses and hummingbirds was placed near 1t.
The sun., 1897-03-22
GEORGE sHERID4y 4RREsrED.
Accused or Forging the Name or Thomas n.
Harper ORDER for Adverti.ements.


George Sheridan, Jr., of New Brighton. Staten
Island, was arrested on Saturday evening on a
charge Of forgery. The complaint against Sheri-
dan was made by Policeman John +. Smith on
information and belief. and charges him with
writing letters TO three New York papers and
ordering advertising In the name OF Thomas II.
Harper. President of the Board Of Education Of
the New Brighton public school. Tho knowl-
edge OF the alleged forgery was brought out by
the presentation OF bills by the three papers,
which aggregated $500.
The forged letters were written on the letter
heads Of the school under date OF Nov. 20 lS:'6.
and they ordered the insertion OF advertise
ments, in accordance with copy incIoscd. ;or
proposals for SIS, 600 OF public school b5n#s.
The Board of Education had officially aut.nr-
iZed the insertion OF the advertisement in plrers
other than the three 10 which the forged ur.crs
were sent.
When the bills for these unauthorized afyr--
tlsement5 came IN recently Investigation
showed that the letters We're all written u-"n
letter paper not then in use hut OF a Kind I~..i
when Sheridan was clerk OF the district; In.Y
the letters were submitted TO three experts aH
each has made affidavit that the writing in lgs
letters and on the records OF the school kept -
Sheridan is the same in kind.
. Sheridan. when seen yesterday. declared that
he was innocent OF the charge and knew moth
ing of the forged letters.
1t does not appear in what way he expected 10
mako anything out OF the alleged iorIcrics.
The sun., 1897-03-22
Pour OF the "Greasy Ve-,- Gang Accused or
Robbery.

Tho saloon and banking office OF Theodore
Cucurollo, at Is hayemcycr street, Williams
burgh, was broken open yesterday morning, and
from the cash register, which the burglars do
moshed, 80 and about twenty brass pool chez ks
were taken. A few hours later the Bedford
avenue police arrested John Britt OF l4i North
Tenth street, who was lighting druak. lie IS s.
years old and the captain OF the "Greasy Vest "
gang. whose quarters are in stable near CurU-
rollo place. Some OF Cucurollo's brass POOL
checks were found on Britt, who said he found
them. Three other members of the gang were
atterward arrested, They are Peter NJ MgFarlaud.
Kelly, 10 years, of rs Havemcyer street. and
Joseph kehoc, ls years, OF 35l Leonard street.
Mcfarland also had some OF the pool cheyhs
The four prisoners were held on the charge or
burglary. Britt and Mcfarland were released
only short time ago from the kiu,,s county
penitentiary, where each served a term for
grand larceny.
The sun., 1897-03-22
DIED OF 4 BROKEN HEART
Mrs. RiedeI's Unusual Taking or Not Duo 10 y
Romantic Cause.

Mrs. Riedel's Unusual Taking on Not Duo TO y
Romantic Cause.
Coroners Physician Donlin made report yes
terday in regard to the death OF woman whose
heart burst open. II have heard of people dying
Of broken heart" he sad Z" but this Is the only
case on record to my knowledge where a heart
has actually burst open.'
Mrs. Nina Riedel died on Thursday at her
home at 1876 Second avenue. She had been at
tended by DIR. Martin Burke of 147 Lexington
avenue, but he had not seen her recently
enough to give q death certificate DIR. Donlin
made the usual formal examination. Finding
nothing suspicious he made out death certifl-
cate from the history of the case, giving CASTRO
enteritis the cause of death.
Coroner Fitzpatrick received an anonymous
letter on Saturday. setting forth that Mrs.
Ricdel had been poisoned. He had DIR. Donlin
make an autopsy. The latter then discovered
the ruptured heart. There was no evidence,
however, OF poison or violence,
Mrs. Nedel was 60 years old. Four years ago
she spent eight months in an insane asylum.
She was not pronounced cured, but her husband
and other members of the family concluded that
they could care for her better at home.
Lately Mrs. Riedel fancied that she had 81 800
in a bank, and that some one was trying to
poison her TO get the money. She refused TO eat
anything that she had not cooked herself, and
finally took very little food at all.
Dr. DOniin is puzzled as to what caused the
rupture Of the heHrt, but thinks il possible that
disordered condition OF the stomach resulted
in retching. which produced the rupture. The
heart was already in diseased condition. The
rupture is a large one.
The sun., 1897-03-22
SPRING OPENING IN THE PARK.
walks and Zoo Crowded. Drivcs Full OF Bicy-
cIes and Carringes-


1t was spring opening day in the Geological
Garden and on the walks and drives Of Central
Park yesterday. People swarmed everywhere
As many of the harder animals as could DO
transferred from the winter houses to the inclos-
ures in the open air were taken out In the morn.
ing, and the garden began to look as 1t does on q
summer day. There was only the leaflessness
of the Park and the rarity OF spring suits to
show that the day was only the third since the
air was full Of snow. Occasionally there were
girls and little children dressed up in gay colors
and with their spring bonnets on. But generally
the multitude that visited tho Park and crowded
through the Zoo" had its winter clothes
and carried wraps and Overcoats.
Thousands wero there. The drives. too. were
lively with bicycles and wagons. Even on the
streets and avenues outside, as the afternoon
wore on, all carriages seemed to be going park
ward. One had to be spry TO cross the stream Of
vehicles at tho plaza entrance on Fifth avenue
at $780, and the crowd was steadily increasing.
There was one driving accident In the early
afternoon. A spirited little jet black horse
which Mr.. Robert Flynn OF 81 William street
was driving to q cart could not resist the temp
tation to 81 hit It up littie" while coming down
the centre drive about O'Clock. He ignored the
pull on his bit and dashed on down the drive
turned of at the curve near the lower end OF the
the roadway and the lawn south OF the Mall
Mr.. Flynn was thrown out when the cart gave a
lurch in leaving the drive. He landed on the
soft, water soaked grass and was not hurt. Tho
runaway was caught by Policeman Sweeney
and turned over to Mr.. Flynn.
The sun., 1897-03-22
MISTAKEN FOR 4 FORGER.
Prank a. Armstrong Arrested for What y Man
who Looked Like Him Did.

A man who looked like Frank A. Arm
strong Of &c East Twenty.fourth street went to
the carriage salesroom OF Fred W. Behr. at pa
West Forty-irst street, on Thursday, and picked
out secondhand cart, the price Of which was
S25. He paid with check for $lO2 on the
Chemical National Bank. Behr. not having the
change, went to q neighbor, named Tiedermann,
who took the check and gave in change his own
check for SIT. Tho $lO2 check came back from
the bank marked y. G.. and Mr.. Armstrong was
arrested. At Jefferson Market Court yesterday
he was held In 81 900 bail for examination.
Capt. O'Brien, Chief OF the Detective Bureau,
when he examined into the matter and had a
talk with Mr.. Armstrong last evening. became
convinced that II was q case of mistaken iden-
tity. and said that no felt sure that Mr. Arm
Capt. 0'Brien added that the complainant had
no doubt been made the victim of o worthless
check, but had made q mistake in thinking that
II wa0 Mr.. Armstrong.
The sun., 1897-03-22
say There. No Railroad Man on the Bsara

The Hallway Conductors Club held an m.
formal meeting at the club house. lis East
Thirty fourth street. yesterday afternoon to out.
line some plan OF action to be taken at the meet.
ing OF the State Brotherhood OF Engineers. Fire
men, Trainmen and Telegraphers this after.
noon. These different organizations have como
together 10 protest against the reappontmCu. OF
Frank NJ. Baker, who was appointed hy iiOy.
Morton 10 NIL the vacancy in the State Board OF
Railroad Commissioners caused by The death OF
Michael Rckard last December. The brother
hoods aver that there is now no experienced
railroad man" on the board as required by law.
The sun., 1897-03-22
REDS TO MEET TONIC Hr.

Tho YoanEcr Anarchists want 20 Hang VILLA u,
I. OF Germany In EmEy.
Tho International Club Freiheit, OF which John
Most is the leader, is preparing to have a hot
time tonight in Webster Hall denouncing vii.
liam l.. the Tooth anniversary OF whose birth
falls on to-day. The original programme was to
hang William T.. whom the, Anarchists call the
Anarchists think that "hot stuff !" from John
Most by way OF "a fiery speech will do Just as
we'll. as William is dead anyway.
Tho younger porto of the Anarchists, how
ever, are very anxious that Williams efiiRy
should be hanged. Police will bc posted In and
clothes
The sun., 1897-03-22
Union noa, Club Crew c.p.,uea.

Thomas Heffernan. stroke; John Cavanagh,
3; Oscar Olleman. Q; Jack Mulcahy bow. and
William Wall, coxswain, a tour-oared gig crew
of the Union Boat Club OF Harlem. whilo of
Fourteenth Street Ferry, Hoboken. were cap
boats leaving the slip. Four OF the crew swan
for shore. while Thomas Heffernan clung to the
gig.
Tho four men ran along the shore and entered
the Valencia Boat Club house where they told
OF their nishap. $3.50
Several Valencia men jumped into a working
boat which was near tho float and rowed out
for He,ernan and tho boat and rescued him
The sun., 1897-03-22
BROOKLYN WATER SUPPLY.


Danger or n Water Famine.
The Brooklyn authorities fully realize the ur.
gent necessity of increasing the water supply.
and the various schemes for extending It will be
pushed forward as rapidly as possible. City
Works Commissioner Theodore b. Willis evil
IDENTIFY regards tho water problem as of primo
Importance. He said
"Our available supply exceeds our consump-
tion by u very small margin. which We arc
straining every effort TO increase. We have begun
construction on two deep well stations at the
most favorable sites. so far discovered by ex.
periments We need, however, the proposed
new conduit, Increased pumping power at Mill
burn, and additional reservoir capacity, falling
which We may shortly, fear the much-fearcd
water famine. Even allowing for the full de-
velopment OF our watershed as proposed we
should not rely on the present sources of supply
beyond the year 1900.
The sun., 1897-03-22
Tho REV Mr.. Herry on Trial.

PERRY, Oklahoma, March 2l.-The Rev. C. L.
Berry, Presbyterian Minister, is on trial at
Pawnee, thirty miles east Of hero, for looting the
Bank OF Pawnee year ago. He formerly lived
In Kansas and Missouri. He opened bank at
Pawnee upon the opening of tho Cherokee Strip
and ran II for three years. when IL failed with
only 90 cents In Its vaults. Depositors had
books. When he was arrested MIR. berry came
near being lynched by angry dcpositors The
court docket shows ten indictments against him.
The sun., 1897-03-22
COCK FIG HTERS .4RREsTED.
Twenty-three Live Cocks and six Dead Onea
Found by the Raiders

Found by the Raiders.
President George NJ. Mccarthy of tho Hudson
County Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Animals, assisted by four special officers OF tho
society and two policemen, made a raid at 3
o'clock yesterday morning on a cock fight which
was in progress in shanty at the rear OF William
Flohr's saloon at $50 Newark street. Hoboken.
There were over seventy men watching the fight
whom the officers closed in upon them.
William Flohr and his two sons William, Jr.
and George, who. ii was said, were managing
the fight, were arrested with seven others. The
will be arraiRned for examination before
Recorder McDonough this morning In the
shanty were found twenty-three live cocks and
six dead ones.
The sun., 1897-03-22
The Old-Timo Fourth or July.

Registrar of Arrears Henry A. Powell Of
Brooklyn addressed the Brooklyn Philosophical
Association at the Long Island Business College
yesterday afternoon on political Dangers 4"
Among other things he deplored the death Of
July, and the fact that the present generation
was afraid OF hrecrackers, and went out of town
" escape the noise.
The sun., 1897-03-22
boy aoacusa from Drow ming,

Eight-year-old John strobel OF 400 East lO8th
street tripped while playing tag on the dock at
the foot OF that street yesterdt IS afternoon and
fell into the river. Charles Blum OF sos East
until Policeman Clancey Of the East lO4th street
station put out In . boat and saved them both.
The sun., 1897-03-22
WilIIam m III. Kings Estate.

Papers were filed on Saturday in the matter of
the estate of William II. King, lately deceased.
petitioning for the appointment OF an admins
tratrix. by Mrs. f. A. Webster Ross ms hcirat-
law and next OF kin. Judge A. J. Dittenhuofrr
Of New York and Judge Jere. NJ. Wilson Of
W ashngton are counsel for Mrs. Ross, a- IS
also Mr.. Claude J, Farnsworth OF Pawtuckct, ,ltIi.
The sun., 1897-03-22
Haoy Killed by Lead which He swallowed.

Abraham Sadotf. one month old, died on Sat
urday night at 227 Fifth street, OF the effects of
having swallowed bit Of lead that had formed
part OF n stopper TO a bottle. His two-and-a-
him at the time. and. il is thought, he placed
the lead in the baby 8 mouth.
The sun., 1897-03-22

Andrew Anderson lighted cigarette while
lying on the sofa In the parlor OF his Hat at 2Ol
West Ninety-eighth street yesterday afternoon.
The burning match set lire TO the fringe on the
sofa, Anderson yelled. Warren Yuland ran IN
from tho next Nat, picked up the sofa, and threw
II out of window.
The sun., 1897-03-22

soM.RvrLE, n. j., March 2l.-Adyices from
Consul-General Lee at Havana say that 'ha
young American who was captured wlf.o .'-
tempting 10 pass the Spanish lines is not Rob- .
Scully, the son OF NJ. w, Soully of Tins T.
who mystcriously disappeared from his !u,,rn f;
house In Camden ON March 3.
The sun., 1897-03-22
Two women Thrown from Their CARING.

PATERSON, y. j., March -, Mrs.. Asirc N'.'ol
and her daughter Of 1913 River street w'rI
thr0wE out OF their carriage while driving U,oI 4;
the river road near Weasel liris - ihis frrnUOI
and both were severely injured. IACy Wosg
taken 10 81. JosephS Hospital.
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PROVIDENCE.

Special Officer Bohn arrester Giuseppe
DiIelle ana Dominica DiIwille, OF Park
Place, yesterday on warrant issued by
Alderman Roberts at the instance Of RAT
farl Franco. When brought up before the
alderman they were accused by Franco
for using proiane language, being vul-
gar ana obscene. They admitted their
guilt and were fined 50 each, which they
paid. After promising the alderman not
10 be so troublesome in the future they
We're discharged.
one OF the most interesting entertain
ments given in this section this season
was that of the sunday school Of the
Welsh Congregational church last evcn-
ing. The committee had secured a grI-
phaphone and it proved the decided nit
of the evening. \ large crowd was pres
ent and the school realized nice sum
from the entertainment.
The funeral of Grover BabcOck, who
was killed Tuesday by being run down
by trolley car will take place this after
noon. Services will be conducted at the
family residence. on Church avenue, by
the Rev. -. NJ. Kinter, OF the Christian
church. Interment will be made in Dun
more cemetery.
George Griener was tried before Alder
man Fidler yesterday on charges pre-
ferred by H. ID. Griener. 1t was a case Of
assault and battery and threatening 70
Kill. The alderman held the accused in
5000 bail on the last charge. Being un-
able to furnish the necessary bail he was
about to be committed to the county
Jail, when the prosecutor withdrew the
charges and Griener was allowed to go
upon paying the costs of the case.
AT a business meeting Of the members
of the Presbyterian church last evening
an election was held to select elders to
fill the vacancies created by the eXpira-
of nf atI of st - -,
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hear Mr.. Bower, as he IL a charming
speaker Every one is invited to come.
Miss Louise johnson win render several
piano selections Come and bring some
one with you.
The congregation Of the Hickory street
Presbyterian church Monday night elect
et George Maher elder and Philip kirst
md Carl Linn trustees. The annual re-
ports of Treasurer Ruddler and Secretary
Charles Mans were read. The treasurers
report showed that during the year con-
siderable portion of the church debt was
eXtingushed.
At tonights meeting of the Scranton
Athletic club the new hall project will be
considered.
We laundry stiff collars with soft button
holes. Crystal Laundry,
The following have organized an orches-
ira at the Hickory street Presbyterian
church: Charles Bahr, Charles SChnui-
der, Paul Nordt. Christ Scheuer, Fred,
Lentes, Fred Eagon, Henry Mutchman,
John +. Schneider. Fred Near, william
Terpie Jacob ChHstopher Herman IL
rich.
Choice cut flowers ana flower designs
at Palmer K McDonalds 5ii Spruce.
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SOUTH SIDE.

one of the horses of the Century Hose
company is disabled by reason Of an in
jury to the hoof caused by its becoming
fastened i'm the planking of its stall
John Lentes, music dealer, has removed
his store to i29 Cedar avenue from il3
Cedar avenue.
Richard Butler, superintendent of Simp-
son and companys silk mills on Cedar
avenue is i'm Paterson, n. j., on business.
Devotions We're held last evening in st.
Mary's German Catholic church
The funeral of Mrs. Michael Coggins
will take place this morning from her
late home on Genet street. The remains
will be taken to St. Johns church, where
a high mass of requiem Will be read at 8
o'clock. lnterment will be made in the
Hyde Park Catholic cemetery,
The James Connell lodge, Independent
order Of Odd Fellows, held a meeting last
evening in Freuhan's hall.
William Kelly, of Stone avenue, IS visit
ing in Baltimore.
Il. II. Conley, of the Republican, is suf-
fering from an attack of acute rheuma
tism at his home, on Cedar avenue
At the South Side Young Women's
Christian association, 1921 Cedar avenue,
A, V. Bower Will give a most Interesting
lecture on Thought DO not fan to
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A SURPRISE PARTY.
rendered to Miss Norma Williams, OF
Academy street, Last Evening.

The talented daughtfA of Select
Councilman Richard II. Williams,
Miss Norma Williams, was surprised
by the appearance at her home last
evening Of several friends from among
the younger members Of the Congre-
gational church The evening was
passed in the pleasant diversions of
conversation music ana singing Re
freshments were served before the par
~ dispersed.
Professor John Clarke played many
favurite airs upon the banjo. accompa-
MED upon the piano by Miss Williams.
David Johnson sang a pleasing solo.
William Morgans. William Evans and
David Davis sang and played. The
Misses Norma Williams and Annie
Humphreys ably assisted in the enter
tanning.
There were present the Misses Liza
Jones, Sarah and Esther Abraham
Lizzie Jenkins. Matte Williams, Annie
Humphreys. Lizzie Lewis, Cassie Jen-
kns, Rebecca Watkins Charlotte Da-
Wis Margaret Harris, Jennie Davis and
J. r. Jones, David Johnson, William
Thomas, w. j. Davis, William Evans,
David Davis, David Jenkins, Thomas
Richards, William Morgan, Professor
Lewis Watcyn. Professor John Clarke,
Osborne Richards, Watkin Morgan,
Thomas Lewis and Professor Jones ana
wife of Pittsburg, Pa.