The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-29
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
The Police Are After the Get Rich
Quick SyadicateS'
]. P. M0RGAN'S RICH GIFTS
4 Woman Deliberately Bnrns Herself
60 Dcath-A l;onancc oiIthe
Maya Banker Dies
in Church.
j. P. MORGAN'S RICH GIFTS

NEW YORK. Nov. 2S.-speciaL-Now
! that the Franklin syndicate has swindled
! a large number Of people the New York
authorities are making it red hot for all
! the "get-rlck-qulck" syndicates. Inc
| operators are sneaking away as fast as
/ they can. Whites Bureau, whose head
/ quarters were in the Cotton Exchange
/ building, disappeared during the night,
and it is said that its promoters have
Z gone with perhaps $4,000 OF money be-
longing TO their victims. This concern
did business in all parts OF the United
/ States. although il had been in operation
Cny TWO months.
| James Il. Agne~. manager Of the WASH
| ingtOn syndicate i'm Brooklyn, was arrest
/ cd charged with violating section N3 OF
/ tie Penal Code which makes d Il INSIDE
moauor tor a person TO display banker $
sign Oh bis premises when he does not
| rate as such The Washington Syndicate
/ promised TO pay dividends at the rate OF
/ 10 Der cent week. People who have
/ invested la these fake concerns have lost
| heavily. but the exposure may nave the
/ effect To- save many others from similar
! ventures.
/ J. p. Morgan takes great interest in
| the new Lying-ln Hospital which he
! founded. His original gift was N,ooU"'
/ and be has now added $4,000 more. The
new gift will be- used to deiray the cost
! of equipping the building.
A ROMANCE.
/ Mrs. George II. Brisette received
| caLlegram yesterday from Hong Kong
SAYING that her niece, Miss Mabel Film,
OF Brooklyn, was married 10 Ensign Albert
! vs.. Marshall on board the United States
! Ship Baltimore lying of that place
There IS a romance connected with the
| marriage of this couple, which IS mus
! related Dy one of the local papers:
/ They met about two years ago aboard
| the batteship Massachusetts. Marshall
/ was an ensign and Miss Finn a visitor.
/ u was not long before they became aiii-
/ ancod. Then came the war. and Ensign
( Marshall was ordered aboard the thtrles-
| ton. that now lies sInken under the
/ waters of Lingayen Gulf
| The parting of the lovers came. She
/ promised 10 follow him. no matter where.
| and become his bride after the war was
I ever. The Charleston was at Manila Mhrn
! arrangements were made 10 have the
! ceremony performed aboard the ship as
soon as Miss Finn could make the Jour-
| noy from New York
! mother DISAGREEMENT came. however.
| The young ensign was detached from the
| Charleston and sent aboard Admiral Wat
| sons flag ship. the Baltimore which was
! to sail for Hong Kong. lie arranged Tor
| a leave of absence at that port and sent
/ for his hancee to meet him there. NO.
/ thing daunted by the prospect of long
/ voyage. Miss Finn started for and reach
/ ed Hong Kong. being chaperoned on the
| voyage by Mrs. Rose Pearson Evans, wife
| Of an officer Of the Charleston The we'd
| ding was celebrated on November lith.
Mrs. NIar-hau was a member of Bay
| Ridge society and was much liked. En-
! sign Marshall was a resident Of Texas
/ before going 10 Annapolis.
HER SUICIDE IL VAIN.
Mrs. Caroline Faulkner committed sui
| eide i'm order that she might be buried
/ iu the same grave with her husband,
| Policeman Thomas j. Faulkner. but her
/ vishes will not be- complied with II has
| cen decided by Mr. Faukners mother
| that her son shall bee buried in Johnstown,
| \. y. and that the wife shall be buried
! I'm MiddetOwn, y. y. The couple were
| married seven months ago. Faulkner be-
/ ing a Protestant and his wife Catholic.
! The husbands mother objected TO the
/ marriage.
| George Elliott, retired banker living
| at No. 302 east one Hundred and Fiji
| teenth street, was stricken with heart
! disease i'm the vestry room Of ST. Pauls
| Methodist Episcopal church, corner West
| End avenue and Eighty-siXth street last
| night. and died before medical aid could
| be summoned
| A DETERMINED SUICIDE.
After three desperate attempts Mrs
/ Ufu
| nth street. committed suicide by burn
| ing herself to death. She was thirty
| wears Of age and had been married only
a few months. She lived happily with her
! husband. but some time ago her mother
! was taken from home TO an asylum for
| the insaI ~ The young wife fearing that
she won lose her mind determined 10
destroy herself She went to the bath
| room struck a match and set her gown on
FIRE. Her husband fearing something
| wrong had followed her and succeeded
in putting out the fire before the woman
| had been seriously hurt
lie then took his wife, who was In
| terrible state of agitation. into the
kitchen. He tried to comfort her. and
as ne examined her and found that she
had not been burned. he left her 10 go
/ into another room, and got something to
1 put on his burned hands.
| Miller noticed that his wife saturated
the gown with kerosene lie returned In
| less than a minute and saw as soon as
he entered the kitchen that his wife had
! again set FIRE to her night gown. lie
rushed to her and tore off the burning
part of the gown His hands were burned
| worse. but he succeeded In preventing
! his wife from being seriously injured.
Miller tried to take her mind off the
idea Of self-destruction by talking TO
her but she said nothing lie took his
aims from about her for minute and
| started across the room 10 get something
10 relieve her from her pain.
The Instant Miller's back was turned
| Mrs Miller ran to the mantepiece and,
SELLING another match. set fire TO her
night gown for the third time.
The kerosene with which she had SAT-
urated her gown burst into general
flame anl enve'opod the woman before
| her husband could reach her.
Her injuries were 50 serious that she
soon died.
Tournament To Morrow.