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New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT FORBIDDEN
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE HOUSE OF REFUGE
RELIEVED OF HER DUTIES

Hudson, y. Y. July l5.-The Board of Managers
OF the House OF Refuge for Women at that
institution this afternoon. There present Mrs
Marcia c. Powell. Mrs. c. Herbert Halcomb Dr.
Thomas Wilson. Fulton Paul and Herbert f. Mills
The managers organized by the election OF Her
bert f. Mills. of Poughkeepse. president; Mrs.
Maria c. Powell. Of Client. secretary and Fulton
Paul OF Hudson, treasurer. The resignation of ST.
perintendent Mrs Frances O. Abbott received
and accepted to take effect August ]. but Mrs Abb
bott was relieved of any further duties in the nsti
tuition. Pending the appointment of super
intendent from the Civil Service list, Miss Sarah
f. Henry. OF the officers Of the institution.
has been appointed acting superintendent. The
State Civil Service has been asked TO prepare
examination with the view OF filling the vacancy.
The salary OF the place is $500 and maintenance.
The Board Is anxious to have the examination
taken by any who may feel qualified to I'll
the place In order that the most suitable candi-
date may be secured by the Board OF Managers All
appica tlOns must be made 10 the State Civil Ser
vice Commission who Will inform the candidates
of the scope OF the examination.
A resolution unanimously adopted forbid
ding all corporal punishment In any form: 1t is
the purpose Of the new Board 10 work In con-
formity with the Controller. the State Board OF
Charities and the Civil Service Commission, and
all the State departments
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
LIVED on MASONIC CHARITY.
AN OLD WOMAN WITH REMARKABLE
RECORD ARRESTED IN YONKERs.

n
RECORD ARRESTED IN YONKERs.
A few days ago an aged. humpbacked woman,
who said she was Martha E. Washburn, a widow.
appled at the Woman's Institute Building IN
Palisade-ave.. Yonkers for aid. When questioned
as 70 her home and relatives she told such dis
connected story that her case was called to the
attention of the Commissioner or Charlties ana
he ordered the womans detention at Police Head
quarters and then learned that large trunk that
had been CHECKED from New-York City. together
with several other large packages, were at the
Office Of the American Express Company ana were
the property OF the aged prisoner
They were taken to Headquarters where the
trunk was opened. 1t found to contain ar
ticles OF every description. Including crockery,
kn,ckknacks clothing, dress goods, drygoods'
books and trlnkets. There were also found letters
that convince the police that the woman Tor the
last twenty years had been living on Masonic
charity. Her trunk contained letters OF recon-
mendation from Masons in the West that charity
he extended 10 her That she had visited every
State in the Union. from Maine to California, she
admitted She also acknowledged that the Ma
sonic fraternity had aided her from time TO time
since the death of her husband, who had been
Master Mason in Nova Scotia twenty years ago.
When asked what her intentions had been In COM
ing 10 Yonkers. she said that she In search
OF n cousin named Frank Smith whom she could
not find An investigation was made, and 1t was
learned that the woman had been arrested on
Saturday of last week In New-York City for va
grancy The Magistrate before whom she was ar
ragned gave her his card and requested a police
officer to take her 10 Bellevue Hospital and have
her examined to her sanity. The officer, being
anxious to get home sent the old woman alone TO
Bellevue without any explanation. She entered the
institution but. being unable to give reason for
her presence there. was told TO leave.
The Yonkers authorities were In quandary as
TO her case Finally Commissioner Constable de-
termined to send her TO the county almshouse
From there she will be recommitted by the State
Superintendent TO the State almshouse In Flat
hush Long Island. When committed the State
Department will investigate the case. with sthe
object OF having her sent relatives In California,
where she expresses desire TO go.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
GARDINER'S LATEST QUARREL.
NOW IT is COMMISSIONER LANThf WIN
WHOM HE rs AT ODDS

NOW 1T is COMMISSIONER LANTkf VIII"
WHOM HE IS AT ODDS.
r,a nronensitv of Asa Bird Gardiner D's'r'e'
...oura 70 oct at loggerheads with other pun
uc officials Is causing him to be SPOKE" Va
,,arrolsome sort Of bird. His roost III ''0
Criminal Courts Building has been maue oie
ger and more costly than any District A''o'"'
Of New-York County before him ever envy
but be has been croaking for more room anu
irving IN drive first the Health Department an"
later the Civil Service Commission out Oh oinoe'
IN the building. He quarrelled with the Ju'se'
of the Court Of General Sessions untii tue wi"
aict became a scandal. and he came near i'S"e
some of his feathers in a tilt with hecoruei "O'i
because the Recorder shut him OUT oi ni9 49,
room. Now he has invited quarrel Win raj"
els J. Lantry, the Commissioner Oh Ooi
by demanding that clergyman WHO mas
acting as a missionary in the Tomos rfiso" "
barred out because the clergyman was 50
,ho,,obt,ass as to say publicly that Roland b.
Molineux was acting like an innocent man
District Attorney Gardiner is bending his en-
orgies 10 the task Of securing another ihoic'-
mont Of Molineux on the charge OF causing 'ie
dooth of Mrs Kate j. Adams by sending pack
ooo % noison through the mail TO Harry Cor
ntsb That q minister Of the Gospel seeking 10
oorr, raligious influences to MolineuX anu o''ei
rrisoners in the Tombs, should be impressed
favorablv with the conduct of Molineux' ana DC
so indiscreet as to say so, was more tnah Tie
District-Attorney could bear with resisha'ioi'
He declared that the cergymans indiscre'ion
might influence the Grand Jury, now actua"y
hearing the evidence in the Molneux case anu
he made haste to ask for the barring out OF the
missionary.
Commissioner Lantry has not barred lhe heN'
John Munro out of the Tombs Prison because
of the District Attorneys demand The mis-
sionarv was in the Tombs as usual yesterua. ;
AID the Warden said he did ont expect any oruer
from Commissioner Lantry to keep Mr Muhro
out. ~ ...o.o,,,.
II was announced at the District ATTORNEY
office Yesterday that the Grand Jury would near
more testimony'in the Molineux case tomorrow
and on Tuesday, and that probably an III.
dictment against MolneuX would be found not
later than Wednesday. 1t was said that the
renorts of serious friction between the Granu
Jury and the District Attorney were nd TO De
believed II was said the Grand Jury would
devote to-morrow's session to an examination
Of the minutes of the last Grand jury IN the
Nolineux case On Tuesday II would take up
the other witnesses, and perhaps call In anotnsi
handwriting expert. 1t was said that -. -.
Carvalho the expert, would not be called AGAIN
There was some talk of newly discovered EVIL
dence. 1t was said that in the newly dspv-
cred evidence the Grand Jury would be shown
a motive for the sending of the poison 10 GOT
nish
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
DECEIVED BY CHANDLER.
COMMISSIONER BREWER ON THE CHARGES
AGAINST SENATOR GALLrNGER

COMMISSIONER BREWER ON The ChAhGES
AGAINST SENATOR GALLINGER.
Boston, July 15-Chairman Mark s. Brewer OF
the Civil Service Commission Board. which has been
conducting hearing at Concord. n. H.. OF charges
against Senator Gallinger In Boston to-day.
In speaking OF the affair on hand Commissioner
Brewer said that although the public hearings were
ended the work Of the Commissioners is still IN
progress and the results may depend largely upon
what Is learned by the secret inquiry. AS to the
proceedings at Concord, the Commissioner said:
The Commission was grossly deceived by Senator
Chandler's communication about charges which
demanded official inquiry, for were led to be-
leve that he had personal knowledge OF violations
or could lay his hands upon men who would appear
before us with convictirg testimony, as | might
show you by letters he wrote. and that when
came TO Concord that witnesses would appear be-
fore and state plain facts. | may truthfully say
that not person appeared before us who would
admit personal knowledge OF transactions connect
Ing Senator Gallinger directly with the issuance
OF the circulars
You will readily understand that II Is not for me
to say what Importance the full Commission may
place upon the evidence recorded My advice TO
Senator Chandler would have been to take his
evidence to the District Attorney which. under the
circumstances. would have been the more salts
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16

dav afternoon and spent little time LOOKING
over some records. II was Thought ne was loon
ing for evidence against policemen but ne "ouiu
not saw what he wanted. IL is known, no"e'.',
that he Is. among other things, looking into the
Grand Jury system, with view 10 naNihs 'ii'
Mazef committee suggest a method OF lmproV-
ing IT, On this point he was quoted yesterday 10
saying:
BAD SYSTEM OF INDICTMENTS.
"It would be interesting to the public 10
know how many indictments would staho .ie
test OF an examination of the Grand Jury min
utes Perhaps none In some sessions IL - re-
uuired that enough evidence shall be produced
to make a prima facie case; that is. enough to
convict the accused II established at trlal; % %
much evidence is seldom or never prouuceua;
is fact that the indictment is drawn III 81
when the District Attorney selects @ ease ,,,r ,r
Indictment that one or two witnesses are hui
rfed through the form of testifylng before VIC VIC
Grand Jury and the Indictment then oplsineS
signed It's all wrong to be sure put lle ~ ~
bic is that in a great country IKE thls ioI III
stance II is hard or impossible to Give the prop
er amount of time to each case. - .,a
Another great wrong arising out OF tne
Grand Jury system Is the opportunity IL gives
for pigeonholing indictments AS no ohe hnoS oSa
who is indicted who is not favoritism Is iiaue
easy and the District Attorney becomes d
power to be feared or fiattered -,
"If we had no Grand Jury here cases Wouiu
have to go from the Magistrates courts TO the
higher criminal courts, from one open place VI oi
hearing to anOtner, ana WOulu H.iNc w "
up in their regular order. Favor'tism would not
be possible and neither would any persecution
Of the innocent be a possibility.
Another good result would be that the CLERKS
of the Magistrates courts would then nave 10
learn to make out complaints properly. Az
present in many cases they are Improperly
drawn and the errors in the case begin even De-
fore the Grand Jury gets hold or IL
Then there should be calendar AS every
civil case has it's day in court so ought every
criminal have its place on the calendar.
That is but fair TO the public and fair TO the
accused"
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
THREE OPERATIONS AT ROOSEVELT.
WARDEN HAGAN's NEPHEW DIES. AND TWO

OTHER BOYS ARE UNDER TREATMENT.
Leo Hagan. eleven years old. OF No. 2lO West
sixty-eighth-st and Joseph Renberg. twelve years
old OF No 4l4 West Fftieth-st.. have been receiv-
ing the serum treatment gt Roosevelt Hospital for
,ocktaw and were believed to be recovering from
the disease yesterday morning. The serum injec-
ton treatment was applied In each case with good
results The tenth day. which Is considered the
crucial point. was Friday. and as the boys passed
Il successfully and felt improved yesterday. II
thought they would ultimately recover. Hagan be-
came worse and died In the afternoon. His father
was by his side when he died. His uncle, Warden
Uagan OF the Tombs. arrived soon after, and then
went TO the Coroners' office for permit to remove
the body Reinberg's condition was still serious
last night
Joseph Meehan. eleven years old, schoolboy. OF
No. S Amsterdam-ave.. who shot himself In the
left hand the Fourth. taken to Roosevelt
Yesterday. He has been having the injured hand
dressed daily at the dispensary but II was so bad
yesterday that he was sent to DR.. Marcy. the
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16

At the time Of the engagement Tarrytown was
used as a base for supplies for the Continental
Army which was then encamped In the Greenburg
hills. and supplies were brought down the river IN
boats The British fleet went up the hudson from
New-Y York and attacked the American boats. one
Of them was set fire. but, through the timely
arrival of the American land forces ana their
French allies the feet saved from destruc-
ton and the British repulsed with heavy loss Ihe
scene Of this action about where the larry
town station stands, as much OF the river
has been filed in since that time.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
A SODA FOUNTAIN RIPLOsIOy.

Nyack. n Y. July l5.-while John Perrie em'
ployed In L. A. Robertsous bakery and eoniec'
tionery In this place. was charet tng one OF .''
tanks for the soda fountain last nksht ne GOV ,.e
pressure too high. and the tank exploded reiN
left leg was blown and his right lag was broken
at the knee. The tank new through wineon
twelve feet distant breaking out part .of me DITTO
wall and landing In brook several Lss, =" jsr-
sew Cty where he is' nov In q critical. conai''oo'
He II forty years OLD. and sHsnsrried-,
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
VICTIM IN CORTLAND.

Cortland n Y July l5.-Leo Howard. ten yea,'
old died last night as a result Of Fourth OF 'u's
accident The wadding OF a blank cartrioee W.
shot into his left hand on that day. Ipe "ou"s
healed on the 1lth but great pains IN 'ne n""s ns
followed and lockjaw resulted Inc phy - r.
au,1,ov,n and under the treatment the boy pc
came easier and the physician encouraged o"'
rela nse came and he died last Night
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
POLICE PRoFUsE IN APOLOGIES.
THEY ACKNOWLEDGE A BIG MISTAKE IN THE
ARREST OF HENRY BURR.

ARREST OF HENRY BURR
II was learned yesterday that Henry Burr,~su-
nerirtendent of the Society for the Prevention OF
Crime was short time ago arrested locked up
taken 10 a police court and discharged without the
matter becoming public This It was said. was due
N the extraordinary efforts made 10 keep 1t quiet
Mr. Burr went into resort with an assistant TO
serve summons upon man who was wanted as
a witness in the case of policeman VINO was
accused of stealing watch from an old scotch
man The policeman has since been dismissed from
the force There were fifteen or twenty men IN
the place and Mr.. Burr. being somewhat fearful
of results waited for time before serving the
summons upon the man, who was behind the par
The man showed no intention OF leaving the place.
ond finally the summons was served.
The crowd assaulted Mr. Burr and MS com.
nanion and threw them out in the street. one or
The society men had police Whistle an1 pIeM II,
which brought a couple of policemen Wneh soaIe
~ tba Offenders were pointed out they were ar
rested -, oo,, a., command
was surly and after hearing the story declhreu "a
,bst I2urr and his assistant were drunk, ana Sdiu
III one of these men will make complaint
against YOU / will lock you up; ,. -,
one OF the prisoners. II Is sad TOOK tIe cue aild
~ q i cbnree of assault and Mr.. Burr was locked
In a cell Burrs assistant was allowed 10 go anu
he eummoned Frank Moss. The surlness had an
d,sanneared when Mr.. Moss reached the PonCe
Statinn and the captain in command OF me PTe
cinc, was nrofuse with apologies for the Dig ms
take In court the next morning Mr: Burr was
discharged but It was done so qulSty that "o O4o
was The wiser, and the case was dropped
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
DAVIDSON KENNEDY MAY RECOVER

New-London. Conn. July 15--Dayidson Kennedy
OF Philadelphia. who was hit by golf ball on the
Quaganapoxet links yesterday. was unconscious all
night, and several physicians were with him con-
stantly. This morning he gradually recovered con-
sciousness recognized his friends. and was able TO
converse. While his condition IL serious, the doc
tors think he will recover.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16

to know If they did not wish to employ, a sOon Don
solicitor Il, visit the city trade. While tne nnv,' n
were busy he would walk about the s,oIe, s,o,,55 a5
parently looking the stock. When . ioye:
he would slip several dozen pairs OF the pest so'es
into his box. 49,, o,,ation
Pepper pleaded guilty and waived exam examha',SS,, i ,Sn
when arraigned before Magistrate corneH III 'u H
Centre-st. police court yesterday. ana was he'u III
for ,rinl
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
I,OCKJAW FROM A LACERATED ARM

Newburg. ~ Y. July 15.-George NJ h'ip, ras,,,
twenty-four years old had his right al .arday na
lacerated in a machine on June a. ana ysr r's e
lockjaw developed The attending pnys :. ,,,o
,,so pasteur's anti-tetanc serum, injecting ~ & l.
us"s W. arm above the wound. The patent S"'"'
slight Improvement under. treatment
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
DETECTIVES MEMORY CAUSED ARREST
THEFT OF $500 ~ GLOVES CONFESSED to bh
PRISONER bELD ON SUSPICION.

IL.
THEFT OF $500 ~ GLOVES CONFESSED TO BY
PRISONER bELD on SUSPICION
,rA. Detective Sergeants Reap and Holland OF
The Central Office have good memories Is thihg
the glove importing firm Of Abbigg husch' oi
Nos aO-e4 Grand-st., devouty thankful lor
In fact the first thing the firm knew OF an ex-
tensive larceny that had been committed was wheh
49, ,,o officers called on them with the informa-
tion that they had been robbed ana tha' 'hey haa
tho major portion of the goods In their possession
and In all probability would recover the balance.
In 1898 Reap and Holland arrested Bert Will
son alias Bert" Pepper, a charge OF bigamy
ua had induced the wife OF Postmaster Halock
OF Moriches Long Island, to run away with him.
She later killed herself In the Gault House, Chi
caeo Wilson or Pepper, was convicted of bigamy
and was sent to Sing Sing for two years and six
months by Justice Fitzgerald. AT the time OF his
arrest the detectives were informed that their
prisoner In addition to being q bgamist, was an
"aH around crook"
On Friday afternoon Reap and Holland were
walking up Ninth-ave. and when near Thirty
sixth-st. met Wilson. or Pepper. as he now calls
himself. 'arrying under his arm several boxes
wrapped I'd in a newspaper. Although they had
not seen Wilson since he was sent 10 Sing sing
Reap and Holland remembered him and decided to
see what he had IN the bundle. Pepper was in
dienant and with much reluctance handed the
packages TO them. They contained about twenty
dozen OF imported kid gloves worth {li TO Slb
dozen wholesale. AS his explanation was not salts
was the name "Abbigg Rusch, D-9i Grand,st
v,sit that arm he confessed that he had stolen the
gloves, and had taken about sl,2D or 1880 worth
from that fra. He visited the place each morning,
the establishment just they were opening up,
and representing himself as salesman demanded
New-York tribune., 1899-07-16

factory course as we had not the power 10 suo
pcena witnesses or administer hhe oath.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-21
CHEAP LABOR
In Great Demand in Hawaii Since
the Americans Took the Islands.

VICTORIA, B. c., September 90
Not content with the importation
through Minister Ramon Of a small
army of Italian field workers, the plant
ers of Hawaii are now arranging for
wholesale importation of contract labor
from Japan. When the Empress of In
dia sailed from Yokohama on the 7th
inst, their agents had 1910 laborers,
and these, with the women who are to
accompany them to the islands, means
total emigration from Japan Of up
wards of 10,500.
The large demand for cheap labor re-
suits from the recent heavy invest
ments of American capital in Hawaii.
but the present immigration is viewed
with alarm in Japan, the government
promising stringent restrictions for the
next session of the Diet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-21
FRAUDS ALLEGED
Whereby the City of Cleveland Was BiIked
for Thousands of Dollars.

Whereby the City of Cleveland Was BiIked
for Thousands of Dollars.
CLEVELAND, O., September 20. =
AS a result of the investigation now
being made by the city council in the
business transactions of the last city
administration, suit was commenced by
lthe city against Thomas r. Teare and
the River Machine and Boiler Company
for $7,760, and against Teare personally
for 5000 Teare is one of the prin-
cjpals in the company. The city alleges
that Teare, in conjunction with A. E.
Davis, a clerk in the water works de-
partment during the last administra-
ton, sold the city Ill tons of lead and
received the pay, but did not deliver
the lead. Davis is under arrest. The
other suit is based on a number of bills
rendered the city by the River Machine
and Boiler Company for material and
services. The accusation Of the city
is that after the bills had been certified
as correct by the proper water works
official, they were raised in amount and
collected. An attachment was obtained
on the works of the company and the
sheriff put in possession.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-21
COMMANDER HEMPHILL
lfthe Detroit, Cables the Department Con,
cerning Affairs in Venezuela.

Ofthe Detroit, Cables the Department Con
cerning Affairs in Venezuela.
WASHINGTON, D. c., September 20.
The following cablegram has been re-
eeived at the Navy Department from
Commander Hemphill, of the Detroit;
A few words are missing:
United State Steamship Detroit.
LA GUAYRA. Venezuela. Sept. 20.
Secretary of the Navy:
about four thousand men (insur-
gents) new principally in the vicinity
of Valencia. recently occupied Puerto
Cabello unopn = ed: later evacuated po-
sition.J The Venezuelan forces took
possession. Principal Ameri-
can interests Red d line. Red d lines
steamer leaves to-day from La Guayra
for Puerto Cabello; fear injury in event
of hght With the advice of
American Charge d'Affaires 1 shall pro-
coed at once to Puerto Cabello, yene-
zuela, to protect American interests. l
shall return
Il have arranged to keep in commun-
ication with minister
lSigned) "HEMPHILL."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-21
AnorHER srRIhE.
The Ship Joiners Employed at Cramps Go
Out for AN Advance.

The Ship Joiners Employed at Cramps Go
Out for Advance.
PHILADELPHIA. September 20
Another strike was inaugurated at
Cramps shipbuilding yards to-day,
when $50 ship ioiners laid down their
tools. These men had presented de-
mands to the firm, asking that nine
hours constitute a days work and the
pay be 80 cents an hour instead Of a
ten hour day at 271z ceats per hour.
The Cramps were given until ten
o'clock this morning to reply. and no
answer having been received at that
hour by the joiners, the strike resulted.
The machinists and blacksmiths who,
on September /. struck for a nine hour
work day, are still out, and the pat
tern makers association Of this city
has served notice on the Cramps, max
ing similar demand reply from
the firm is expected tomorrow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-21
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WANDERED AWAY.

PRUNTYTOWN, w. Va, September
20.-Charles Stewart, of Kanawha
county, wandered away from the West
Virginia Reform school to-day at noon.
He wore a light coat and vest, brown
corduroy trousers, gray cap and tan
shoes. He is Is years of age, 5 feet s
inches in height. and is rather pale
from the effects of a recent Illness. The
lad is genteel in appearance and slut
tiers. He is acquainted with the print
ing business. A reward of $40 is offer
ed for his arrest and detention