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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-04-29

The terms of sentence of Michael Whalen,
Michael Conrey and Joseph Clemens, former
Blythe township school directors, expired to-
day and they were discharged from Jail.
They were convicted of misdemeanor in
office. Their colleague, James Kerma, still
has 10 months to serve
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-04-29
ARBITRAToRs HEAR rEsr1MoNY.

Arbitrators Charles D. Boyer, Harry Hause
and n. w. Buck sat in court room No. / to
hear testimony in the case of Susanna
Keller Va. Annie Shonber and Sarah Keller.
This is an action on a claim for S375 with in
terest from April, 1897 in the settlement of
an estate. They gave an award of SlO5.
The sun., 1898-01-01
TRIED TO KILL POLICEMAN.
STRUGGLE ON A BROADWAY 0ABIE
CAR WITH 4 CROOK.

when Caught by the Blueoeat Stealing
watch from PASSENGER the Thief Drew
Revolver. and, PuttinE II at the Police
ninn's Heas. PniIed the Trisgsr Twice.
Policeman Frederick Probst Of the Church
street station boarded an uptown Broadway
car at Doy street at 7:30 O'Clock yesterday
morning on his way to Police Headquarters
with ''the returns" or record Of the arrests for
the previous twenty.four hours He took
seat next TO tho rear door.
At Spring street.-The usual rush Of passengers
holding transfer tickets from tho crosstown
railroad occurred. Probst saw Darcy Doyle,
q professional. crook. board the car. and di-
rectly behind him was Philip Gross, who keeps
tailor shop at SO Ridge street. probst no.
ticed that Doyle unnecessarily crowded Gross
up against the rear dashboard Of the car, and.
suspecting that something was wrong de-
tcrmined to watch both.
His vigilance was speedily rewarded. With
in q few seconds Probst saw Doyles left hand
move stealthily along toward Grosss watch
chain, which was prominently displayed on his
vest. In an incredibly short time Doyle had
tho gold watch and chain In his hand. He
turned to jump of tho car, but Probst fore
stalled him.
Grasping Doyle's left hand. which was hold
ing tho watch. with his left hand, tho police
man seized Doyle by tho collar with his right
hand and told him that ho was under arrest.
Quick as flash Doyle drew q sef-cocking 49,
calibro revolver, and, pressing IL against the
policemnn's head, pulled the trigger twice. So
quickly did he move that Probst was unable
to tell from which pocket ho drew the pistol.
Tho cartridges failed to explode. Tho con-
ductor hastened to the rescue and, sezing
Doyle's hand, bent the arm backward over the
dashboard until pain forced Doyle to relnquish
his hold on the weapon. In the meantime
Doyle. still struggling desperately had pulled
the trigger Of the weapon several moro times,
but without any explosion ensuing.
Policemen Clancy and Tracy of the Mulberry
street station, who were on the sidewalk. saw
the fracas and yelled to the gripman to stop.
He did SO. and they went to Probsts assistance.
aten Ae fass ho D0e "gd
and when they heard tho story of Doyle's at.
tempt on Pro6sts life thoro were loud cries of
self Ise aSfaofd west hrt
a look at him, soon broke down this alias.
Why" said Capt, McCusky, that's Darcy
Wro wSrn SSok ,6s and Is the last
Broken up IN iss7. Capt. nh Hogan, % now @ Of the the
Thirteenth precinct,was a detective on the force,
After the Rogues, Gallery had proved the
made,no attempt to deny his Identity. For, his
two and one-half years in tho penitentiary.
When his term expired he went out West, but
arrested FOR robbery. He served a term in tbe
Pennsylvania State Prison and was but recently
released. He came direct to New York.
Whom Doyle's revolver, was examined it was
found that but two of the chambers had been
loaded. These two cartridges were Of the cen.
tre-fire variety and both were dented by the
blow of the hammer Of the weapon. 1t was
seen that the hammer was slightly bent, and
that the blow had fallen a hundredth part Of an
The sun., 1898-01-01
ARsoN IN WEsr BRoADWlr.
Two susplcieus Fires Aur,sutea to p,s-
CHARGED Empleyee.

Tho police and the Fire Marshal were inquir.
ing yesterday into fire Of more than suspicious
origin in the flve.story building at 1877 West
Broadway. It was the second fire in two days
and both were started in exactly the Same man.
ncr.
Wolf, Walker d Co. occupy the three upper
floors of tho building. Their shipping clerk
smolled smoke in the building Thursday after.
noon and discovered the fire on the vacant sec.
ond floor. A door opening on tho stairway was
afre, and the flames were already spreading to
the adjoining woodwork. Charrcd paper, kin.
ding wood, and matches were found piled
against the door. The pile smelcd Of Kerosene.
An Adams Express Company's agency occu.
pies tho ground floor The manager. Mr.. Jones.
called In the police. lie pointed out to them
that the same door was found nysteriousy
burning two weeks ago II had since been
nailed up, but some ono had forced an opening
from the elevator shaft.
Tho police have no clue TO tho incondinrcs.
They guess Il to he the work of some discharged
employee. Had the building boon burned great
loss would have resulted. as tho express com
pany handles all the business OF the dry goods
district and the office is full Of valuable goods
Wolf, Walker d Co. manufacture brushes and
carry also q heavy stock.
The sun., 1898-01-01
THREE MEN IN HIGH HATS.
ALL ARRESTED, BUT ONLY OWE
TAKEN TO COURT

Thero the Third. who Posed as The.tr,c.,
manager. Was Accused by Trapere Per-
FORMER OF RobbIrE Ber or eS-He In Turp
Accused tho Woman or TaLinE His watch.
While Policeman Mahoney was at Third ave
nue and Thirty street at l o'clock ycster-
day morning, a woman ran up to him and asked
If n man with a high hat had passed that way.
There's ono just going up the avenue" the
policeman replied
"Ho has robbed me and run away" said the
woman.
.Mahoney fastened after tho man with the
high hat, and. overtaking him, brought him
back, much against tho mans will.
"Oh, he's not the robber" the woman said an
she looked at the man with the high har,
The policeman apoloRized as he released the
slk-hattcd man. who resumed his interrupted
journey.
There's the man now; catch him" cried the
woman.
where is hel" the policeman asked. The
woman pointed to man with high hat who
had Just passed under an electric light and
turned up Thirty.fourth street
Mahoney sprinted after the second man with
a high hat and took him back to where the
woman was. As soon az she got good look 40
the man she said he was not the robber
The policeman again apoloRized and let the
hats about, he began TO search the areawayo
and doorways along Thirty-second street. He
soon fOund n third man with n high hat crowd.
Ing against tho door of ono Of the houses and ar
rested him.
The woman. who said she was Margaret Dial.
ton. an actress, and lived at 162 East Thirty
second street. identified the prisoner as the man
that had robbed her, lie gave the name OF
George BUM and said he was commercial
traveller, but declined to give his address.
In the Sorkvile Court Miss Dalton said that
she was a trnpcze performer, but having in
iured some of her ribs, had gone to Bellevue
Hospital for treatment.
She met the prisoner on Third avenue ON
Thursday night, and he told her he was a theat-
rical manager and had several companies on the
road He said he would give her an engage
mont.
They went to theatre. had supper and then
went to hor fiat to discuss tho proposed engage
ment. While there, she declared, he seized .
box cont aiming n $5 bill and some trinkets and
slipped it into his pocket. When she tried to
get II back and grabbed his watch he ran out,
She stopped for a moment to get her hat, and
when she reached the street the man had dis
appeared.
The prisoner acknowledged that he was in the
woman's room, but asserted that she had taken
a &5 bill from his pocket and would not give 10
back. He saw her put it in the little hoX, so ho
took that but the woman kept his watch,
The woman returned the watch on Magis.
trate Pools order, and the prisoner was held In
5000 bail for trial in Special Sessions for lar
Ceny.
The sun., 1898-01-01
NO CAR ROOFING TRUST.
Two Companies That Have United Have Got
All the Plants They Want.

1t has boen reported that big car roofing
trust was forming undor the name OF the Chi
cago and Cleveland Car Roofing Company. Ju.
Illus J. French. the president OF this company,
was seen yesterday at his office at 115 Broad.
way and denied the report.
The present company he said. was
formed last spring by union Of two-the Glove.
land, with which l had oeen associated since
1859, and the Chicago, Of which J. J. Mccarthy
was owner. The entire stock Of tho company.
which is $5OO.OoO is owned by us two, and we
have no desire to form any trust or to take in
any other plants. We probably roof three
quarters of all the freight cars built in the
country. Our roof Is n galvanized iron one.
with board cover three inches aboye IL. The
Chicago companys roofs are made OF short
strips OF metal, which are laid from the middle
TO the edge. while the Cleveland company uses
long strips extending from ono side to the other r.
There are other car roofs. some of paper and
some Of other substances, but think more than
threc.auarters of all cars now in use are rooted
by one of our methods"
The sun., 1898-01-01

and all the other checks Deposited wcrc drawn.
tho Bank Of the State OF New York being the
Of ss van, 1 psd Sc che
the I Clearing House and the Home Bank
MheS RfSTa the frsSd and fD stssnes having
bcen discovered, the Bank OF the State Of New
o sSS
son declined to have anything to do with It on
S Sn% u hsS ssen cerc
the bank on whichdt was drawn. The Bank Of
the state Of New York contended that II had
merely certified tho signature to the check:
President stephenson fails to see tho force OF
this argument;
wos in tho habit Of writing tho word fifty at
the beginning OF the line on the check and then
not filling in OF, marking out In any way IN ulo Q
I%sS Inc where the word word dollars is printed. II a
man having an account hero made his checks IN
TSat Ty s an open door To- rand This
check was not raised check IN the ordlnary
TSS" STSWn check three s hum hnndred and
75-100' simply having been written In oy I'M
same man who wrote out tho check In the first
Tho Bank of the State OF Now York. 1t is said,
intends to resist any claim that II r. responsiolo
for tho payment of tho check, alleging nogii-
Rence on tho part of its clients.
Trustee Perkins, counsel to the Estates Asso-
pd Ss say Se %
snid that Lockley had made away with about
$4,000. and that that was al the actual loss the
estates had suffered All the negotiable papers
and securities he tMr. Perkins, had deposited
In q safe deposit company. he said, and
he averred that Lockley could not in any way
got possession Of moro OF the associations prop
erty or increase the associations loss by reason
Of tho books and records, which he had taken
away. He could merely. by holding on to tho
books put the trustees to very great trouble and
annoyance. ~
and cashed a $75 check at the Home Bank.
Lockley on that day called on his mother and his
brother Henry, who with Henry LocKleys wife,
run q restaurant at 211 Eighth avenue. of
which. according to the City Directory, joseph
Lockley is proprietor. These members Of his
family say that he then appeared to be In his
usual complainant frame of mind. Henry Lockley
says that the restaurant IL his, not his brothers
but that the lease was taken in his brothers
name.
Henry Lockley said that from his knowledge
of his brothers temperament he believed that
had Joseph taken the money for himself the
greater part of it was still intact and would be
restored and that had he been an instrument in
somebody else's hands he would not face arrest
and disclosure, but would make away with him.
SELF. For this reason he hoped, ho said, that the
boy would be taken before he could come to
more harm.
The sun., 1898-01-01
SHE WAS EMBALMED WITH Po1soNs
The Three Found So Far In ZanoIrs wIrn's
BODY Were IN the EmbnImInE FIuId.

Body Wero In the EmbnlminE Fluid.
George w. Frceborn Of 1877 East 1921 street,
the undertaken who cmbalmed the remains of
Jennie Sumner, Charles Zanoli's fourth wife.
said yesterday that the three poisons found by
Prof Witthaus in the remains are three
ingredients of the embalnning fluid used by
him. In his preliminary report made to the
District Attorney Prof. Witthaus said that
he had found traces Of corrosive sublmate,
arsenious acid and chloride Of zinc. According
to the label on tho cask which originally con-
tanned the fluid these three poisons were in the
fluid. On the day tho body OF the woman was
exhumed Undertaken Freeborn sent quart Of
tho fluid to Prof. Witthaus to analyze.
Prof Witshaus said yesterday that he had not
yet completed his analysis. He has tried for
these poisons and found them. as he reported,
but he has not yet made a quantitative anal ysis
nor has he tried for other poisons, as he intends
to do. He says that 1t will be at least ten days
before he will bo able to make a final report.
Assistant District Attorney Van Wyck. unless
otherwise ordered by the new District Attorney
will go before the Grand Jury next Monday and
ask for tho indictment OF Zanoli. The discovery
Of poison In the body, he says, makes prima
facie case, and 1t will be the task of the defence
to provo that these poisons were n part OF the
embalmng fluid. In the meantime more evi.
dence against the man may be found.
The sun., 1898-01-01

Justice Van Wyck in the Supreme Court In
Brooklyn yesterday awarded to Mrs. Ethel
Mackenzie SO week alimony and $3.50
counsel fee pending the trial of her suit
against Augustus Mackenzie for n separation.
The couple were married in 1896 The
plaintiff says the defendant had beaten her,
knocked her down and kicked her, and had alb
sented himself from home and had also refused
She AYERS that her husband. who is a marine
adjuster. is worth 81 10000 and has an income
the allegations and says his wife has violent
temper, rides a bicycle and wants to live beyond
on the $25 week he allowed her for household
expenses.
The sun., 1898-01-01
oHroxeo,s oUsronrlRr. HotD- UPs
rive we're rake mace % Thursany Hirhi ssd
Ne Arrests.

/
CHICAGO, Dec. Sl.-Five hold-up robberies
occurred last night. and in each case the high
waymen escaped with their booty. Edwin E.
Meyer, 1000 Prairie avenue, was held up at
Twentieth street and Prairie avenue by three
mon, who after taking his valuables, struck
him over tho head. Mr.. Meyer Is Secretary Of
tho Manhattan Brewing Company, and was on
his way homo from his Office at the time. w. G.
Peacock was held UP almost at his door at 1913
Indiana avenue and robbed OF $50 and watch
and chain. George g. Davis was assaulted and
robbed of S1l7 at Grand Boulevard and Forty
ninth street.
Davis is o customs appraiser and was on his
way home after n days collecting. Two men
sprnnR from the shadow Of the buildings, block
ing his way. One struck him with club. knock
ing him down. Then they rihed his pockets.
They ran down tho Boulevard to Forty.seventh
street, Davis following them as soon as he could
regain his feet. He saw them run into the sta
tion Of tho elevated road at Forty.seventh
street. Before he could roach the station, how
ever, the men had boarded a north.bound train.
This is tho fifth robbery at that corner In two
weeks.
Civil Service Commissioner and ex-Mayor
washburne Joined in man hunt on Astor street,
near his residence, last night. Burglars tried
to force their way into his homo. but q servant
telepboned for the police, and the men took
alarm and fed.
The sun., 1898-01-01
Now Compnp,e. Incorporatea.

ALBANY, Dec. 31.-Thcse companies were in
corporated to-day:
The Greater New York Construction Company of
New York city, with capital OF 5000 o00 to lay out
and construct Streets tunnels, railroads. and other
public and private works The directors Edward
j. Farrell. Joseph A. Flynn. MacRoy o'Loughlin and
John J. Hopper of New York city.
The Daniel Machine Company OF New York city,
with capital OF e200.00O, to manufacture and II.
cense machines for making boots and shoes. The di
rectors are: Christian Daniel. Christian Daniel. Jr
and Charles T. Close of Brooklyn; Jacob r. Scott Of
Guttenburg N. j.. and Henry Briggs OF Hasbrouck
Heights, n. j.
The Alvarez Land and Timber Company of New
York city. with capital Of 500, ,O00 to operate in
the Republic of Mexico The directors are: Donald
Charles Brown OF San Luis Potos Mexico; Edward
NJ Shepard. and George Foster Peabody of Brooklyn.
and Charles J. Nourse, Jr, and Robert 8. Towne Of
New York city.
The sun., 1898-01-01
DIED IN YoRxVILLE JAIL.
Prisoner rs said to Have Admitted DrinkipE
Bottle OF Alcohol.

Bottle OF Alcohol.
James Colwell, 80 years old. Of 3s East
Fourth street, who was arraigned in the York.
vile Court yesterday on charge Of intoxica-
tion, died within an hour Of being committed. to
the court prison. Policeman McEntee found
tho prisoner on Fourteenth street, near Irving
place, unable to care for himself and arrested
him.
When arrsigned in court he asked Magistrate
Pool for drink Of water The Magistrate qucs
toned him about his condition. but tho only
thing tho prisoner said was. Give me q drink
of water" His left eye was discolored. but he
would not say how he received the injury.
His condition was seen to be serious shortly
after he was placed In q cell, and before the
ambulance which had been summoned from
Bellevue Hospital arrived ho was dead.
1t was thought that he had died OF alcohol
poisoning. as Policeman McEntee said in court
that Colwell told him, when arrested. that ho
had drunk a bottle of alcohol. The body was
removed to the Morgue. The dead man was
apparently a laborer. He told one of the court
prison keepers that he had no relatives in this
city. ....
The sun., 1898-01-01

John Fl. Francis, jobber in drugs and drug
gists supplies at 81 John street, made an as
signment yesterday to Lucien s. Bayliss with
out preference.
Herman Hirshfeld. manufacturer Of pearl but
tons at SOL Greenwich street, made an assign
ment yesterday to Charles Brandt. Jr.. without
preference.
The Sheriff has received five executions
against tho Baker Transfer Company. trucking.
at 7O4 and 7O6 Greenwich street. aggregating
$780,
Deputy Sheriff Lipsky has received an attach
ment against Louis URhetta. who kept the
Hotel Roma, at 1873 Blocker street. for 1862 in
favor OF Arrigo Arrigoni. The Sheriff levied on
the stock OF wines and liquors.
Deputy Sheriff Whoriskey has received an at
tachment against Max or Marks SternglanZ.
dealer in pictures. novelties, curtains, &c, at
295 and 800 Grand street. for $3.50 in favor OF
Drescher s. Schlesinger..
The sun., 1898-01-01

cartridges, A hair Is broader than the distance
batwcen the caps and the two indentations.
Probst is one OF he veterans of the force and
recently there was talk of retiring HIM When
he spoke of tho case yesterday no laughed.
"No use TO retire me-" said he There's
good in the old man yet"
However Probst was very nervous after tho
excitement had worn off. He confessed in
court that "the blamed skunk g,,vo mo n turn
that won't get over soon. I'm all ratified
When arraigned in Centre Street Court Doyle
animation until next Monday or Tuesday, but
the Magistrate would not adjourn u for longer
Doyle waived examination, and Magistrate
Kudlich held him In $1,000 bail for trial on n
charge OF fclonious assault preferred by Police
charge Of larceny preferred by Gross. Being
unable to furnish $4,000 security Doyle was
locked up In the Tombs.
The sun., 1898-01-01

Boston. Dec. 81 In the United States Circuit
Court this morning Judge Colt refused to grant
the writ of habcas corpus asked for by Jessie G.
Grain, coxswain of tho United States Navy.
Grain was tried by courtmartial ordered by
Admiral Bunce on Oct. 30. 1896, for disobeying
orders and using disrespectful language to n SUI.
perior officer, and was sentenced to be confined
for two years in the naval prison ut Charles
town and to be dshonorably discharged from
the United States Navy. The petition was ask ed
for on the ground that the coiirt-martial had no
jurisdiction over the case. Judge Colt upheld
the decision of the court-martial,
The sun., 1898-01-01
Arkell ana Demorest Publishing Companies
Consolidated.

ALBANY. Dec. 31.-A certificate was fled with
the Secretary of State to-day of the consolida-
tlon Of the Arkcll Weekly Company with tho
Dcmorest Publishing Company. forming the
Arkell Publishing Company of New York city.
Tho capital of the new company 10 S1.000.00O,
Bartlett Arkell Of Canajoharie, John II. Van
Wormcr. John A. Sleicher, William c. Merrill.
Henry G. Demorcst and Alfred Rndskopf of
New York city. Jesse $. Lamoreaux of Ballston,
and Daniel E. Wing Of Hackensack, N. J.
The sun., 1898-01-01
New Cu.todIau or crant,. Toub.

Tho Grant Monument Association has ap-
pointed James J. Butler to bo custodian of
Grants Tomb. Mr.. Butler is a veteran who
served under Gen. Grant. and has for several
years been Commander of John A. Rawlins
Post, No. 80, G. A. r. George Burnside, who,
ever since the conytruction OF the tomb began,
has been its custodian for tho contractors, will
be retained as assistant custodian.
The sun., 1898-01-01
ASSETS. $40; 1EABILITIEs, $1o,oo7.
The Result OF an HnvcstiEation or tho Royal
Benent Society OF New York City.

The Result OF an HnvcstiEntion or tho Royal
Benent Society OF New York City.
ALBANY. Dec. 31.-Superintenden Louis #.
Payn of the State Insurance Department, as n
result OF an investigation Of the affairs of the
Royal Benefit Society Of New York city, an
nounccs that the society has only $40 assets.
whilc its liabilities aggregate $40 6O7 Of which
Sl0.577 arc for unpaid death claims. The
society is an assessment fraternal insurance
corporation, and since last year Its membership
has decreased from 1000 to 80. company
with, q similar name has been organized in
membership of the New York society has been
transferred to the Washington corporation. Of
which Superintendent Payn has no knowledge.
He has. however. advised the members Of the
New York State corporation to mako no further
payment of assessments to its officers.
Revenue Receipts In Brooklyn.
The rcceipts Of the Internal Revenue Depart
ment in Brooklyn during the last six months
were So 295, .96. an increase of $422, .0S
over the corresponding period in 1896
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-06-11

l be'er}sc. Experiments with the rlisin- grape
 have shown that this climate and soil posses every advantage for the production and curing Of
 this staple article of commerce.
 Besides the fruits already mentioned, tho or ahge' lemon, lime, olive, fig, pomegrauatc, and others of the citrus family can be grown sucoess-
 iuIiy in the valleys Of Southern Arizona Orange
 trees are now in bearing in the Salt River valley
 and at Yuma; while the bananas is also being cuI- dyated at the latter place. The Arizona orange in quality and flavor will compare faycrably with the best California
 Tn the valleys of the Colorado, the Salt and the
 Glia livers there is room for thousands It is not
 too much to say that nowhere within the limits of ! lhls broad Union can be found more desirable ! Ie-lon ior the making of a home No ab0rious Ilearing or the land IS required: it lies almost ! Ic'u} TOT the blow. Trees and shruDtery nave SO | rapid growth that within eighteen months the
 IIHl2rant can surround his abode with attractions
 NHicl would require years Omature in less favored S-iuit'es. Fruits ripen and are ready for market d !ulI month b fore the California product The pfl&ht sunshine makes life a luyurv and the Dure rs5 atmosphere brings health 10 all who iuhaIe tt
 TOT thc estabI>hm-nr Of colonies, such as we have
 IA'He or Southern California a arden Arizona
 presents unrNaled opportunities TholmInds of acres, now proGtless, cen he made productive
 by the construction of irrigatDg ditches and there IS no investment which assures larger or no~r permanent returns"