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New-York tribune., 1899-06-07
PRICE TRIED TO SELL IT.

o.-what else did he say? Ale said Captain
Price tried to sell II to him.
O-What else did he say7 A.-That is all he
said.
Odd he say how much he offered TO sell II
for? A-No.
Q.-That is all he said? A.-AIl he said.
Odd you examine the carefully. and
were YOU satisfied IT the that you
saw In the pawnshop and that you showed? A
Oh yes: II was a vase very easily identified be-
cause II was a very fine vase. inlaid with gold and
silver and It was vase that would be very easily
detected.
Q-At the time Of this occurrence. or somewhat
later you made statement, which reproduced
without names in the newspaper called The Mall
and Express" did you not? A.-There was two or
three parties went around and got statements.
Odd you make a statement and this mat
ter mentioned in THE Mail and Express? Al
saw II there.
Q-Now you have stated the matter with the
names in II? Ayes, sir.
Q-That statement. remember 1t. about
lss47 Al couldn't remember 1t was a long time
ago.
Mr. Moss-Any questions
Mr. Hofrman-I would like to ask question.
Mr. Moss-Perhsps Captain Price would like TO
suggest a question 20 the Chairman
CAPTAIN Price-I would. II you will send for the
Felony Book you will find arrested q mani don't
remember the name-in 1851 convicted that man
and sent him the penitentiary for one year. and
that man had a ticket for vase. II this is Mr.
wooley that kept In Fifth-ave., near Nineteenth
st he requested that that be brought 10 their
store; that they thought II was their property and
4, aid go here and sent back 10 the pawn
broker and am satisfied that Mr.. MacAleenan's
pawnbook will show this sold unclaimed
nronertv am glad that brought out; very
glad.
The Chairman-You needn't comment on H.
NJ Moss-Neyer mind that.
PRICE SAYS 1T WAS A PLATE.
CAPTAIN Price-It not vase It was plate.
O-Nr Woolley this plate or a vase? A
O-You know the difference between plate and
a vase don't YOU? Al think ought 20.
Mr.. Moss-Now. will Mr. Raymond step forward?
Call Mr.. Raymond please.
The Charman-Mr. Raymond
Mr. Moss-Mr Whitney. look for Mr. Raymond
In the hall; step around Have you cal'eo MIN!
The Chairman-I have called HIM
MI Moss-He is under subpoena, but you cannot
blame any one for being SLOW to-day: II is so warm
Mr. HoTman-Did this occur in 1851? Al could
not tell you the date.
Q.-How long were you in business after this
occurred? Al have been IN business from 1876
20 date.
Q.-were you twenty-five years In business when
this up7 Al started In business In BIO
and this was think between ten and twelve
years ago
Mr. Moss-You can locate this further by the
fact that Mr. Price was then detective attached
10 the Thirtleth-st station7 Ale was
Mr. Moss-Are you through. Mr.. Chairman? That
is all
The Chairman-You asked the question
whether Captain Price never offered you protee-
tionT A.-No never offered.
New-York tribune., 1899-06-07
QUEER STORY ABOUT PRICE.

JACOB B. woOLLEY TELLS OF A STOLEN
VASE AND PAWN TICKET
Jacob d. Wooey affirmed.
Mr. Moss-what business you engaged In :
As-Oriental curfos
o.-At what piace7 AIT $40 Fifth~ave.
Q-Do you remember q time, some years ago
New-York tribune., 1899-06-07
HE HAD TO FIGHT PRICE, TOO.

Q-Whether or not there dispute between
you and rival real estate owners had nothing 10 do
with the testimony OF other witnesses against you.
had II? A.-No. sir.
Q-And you felt and realized all through that
Thirty-ninth-st. matter that in fighting against
these people who were destroying your property,
you also had TO fight against Captain Price and the
police. because he made common cause with them?
Al did. He was the worst man had to fight.
Q-And that was the reason you went TO DR..
Parkhurst7 A.-Exactly.
Q--And the reason why he made common cause
with you? A.-That is It.
o.-And the reason why there was a mass meet
ing held in the church there2 A-fes, sir, There
was another meeting held there.
Q-What was that? A.-Thrty- fifth st. for the
same purpose DR.. Stryker's church. The Mayor or
the CITY was the speaker OF the evening.
Q-Who? A.-Mayor Strong was among the
speakers and with them General Wagner Swayne.
Q-You never have had any acquaintance Win
Captain Price outside Of the business that you have
had 70 do with him in police matters have you!
A.-No, SIR.
Q-And had no animus against him? Al never
saw the man until l went to the station house.
Q-And you had no annlus or any knd against
him? A.-No not at all q.
Q-You did nothing but TO protect your property
A-Nothing
Q-AH you we're trying to do was to protect your
property? A.-That all. .
Q-And you would have been very glad If he had
done his duty and relieved you from the trouble?
Al should have been
O-Had you any other dealings, business or
otherwise. with Captain Price. than In connection
with these houses? A.-No sir.
New-York tribune., 1899-06-07

Mr. Moss-I don't know about to-day. We will
take care OF them. will sign a receipt for them.
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WEDNESDAY.
JUNE 7, 1899.

Osgood his own letters 10 Inspector McAvoy? i an
here to help you get at the truth.
The witness-I don't say he was not. know
McAvoy and know he was inspector there at one
time. / do not recall the dates when he was In
spector
Captain Price-May 7 ask the Chairman 70 ask
Mr.. Osgood IL my predecessor Captain Westervelt.
did raid his house. II being let TO prostitutes.
previous to my taking command Of the Twentieth
Precinct?
Q.-When did you take command Of II?
Captain Price-January Z. 1894 Previous TO my
taking command Of the Twentieth Precinct was
not Mr.. Osgood's house raided by Captain Wester-
vaIt1
New-York tribune., 1899-06-07
INSULTED BY PRICE.

Odd Captain Price recently meet you on Fifth
ave near the Fifth Avenue Hotel? Al was COM
ing UP Twenty~fourth-st. one evening
Q-when was IT? Al should say about two
months ago.
Q.-Two months ago7 Ayes. sir.
Q--Had this committee then been appointed7 A
Il think not. Just before turned into Broadway,
Captain Price walked up Broadway. ! had an
engagement at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and
turned down Broadway TO enter the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. and as l reached the door Captain Price
came up. stuck mis- into my face and said:
Amt You Osgood?" l said: How are you. Cap
tain?" He says Get out Of here; how dare you
address me-" And with all the vile language.
walked into the Fifth Avenue Hotel and left him
dancing and swearing on Broadway.
Q.-You had given him no reason for that be-
havior at all, only 10 say, How are you, Cap
tan?" A-No. not at all
Q-Why he should abuse you? Ayes. sir.
Q.-Did you say he lifted his hand? Al am
under that impression that he did when he said.
Get out OF here / think he raised his fist that
way and pulled open the storm door and went In
Immediately
Q.-You did that a matter Of precaution? A.
I thought that a very wise precautlon.
Mr. Moss-I now offer In evidence an indictment
against Charles A. Mofit 5. T. Moflt and Emma
Booker dated October 20 1895. for maintaining
public nuisance and referring to certain ain cOmmSn 20,
houses tow Nos & refsrsncs ~ sna 2s1 %
immoral practices That is ndorsed Tried Nos.
/ and g. convicted. with q recommendation 10
mercy No. . is acquitted. No. 3. thirty days In
city prison No. /, six months In the penitentiary
and fined $500
Q-That understand you 10 say obtained
under the direction Of Captain schmittberger9 A
Mr.. Moss-That will do.
PRICE ASKS QUESTIONS.
Captain Price-May ask the witness one aues-
ton?
The Chairman-What is the question: will ask
the witness question first
The Chairman: Q.-When did you buy this prop
erty? A-1sg2.
Mr.. Boland-Did you report TO anybody else be-
sides the captain OF the precinct about the property
adjoining the immoral practices OF the partleS ad-
toinng-dd you report that to anybody else besides
the captain Of the precinct? A.-Wel, ! went 20
the captain first.
Odd you report to any other police Official be-
sides the captan-dd you take any further steps
TO stop the practices you complained Of. besides
complaining to the captain? Ayes saw the In
spector and the superintendent and the president
OF the Police Board
Q-They all refused 20 take any action upon IL?
A-No: they did not refuse. They simply did not
do IL.
Odd you ever testify on any investigation be-
fore about this matter7 A.-No sir
Captain Price-I ask the Chairman to ask Mr.
Osgood n he is not Mr.. Mosss cllent7
Mr. Moss-I admit that he Is
Captain Prce-WIl the Chairman ask Mr.. Osgood
II Inspector McAvoy was not the inspector In the
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WEEKS TOOK PROMPT ACTION.

Q-Yes sir Ave had at that time IN next
door, No oGs, Jared Flagg renting furnished apart
ments and Mofit was then renting furnished apart
ments and no was followed by Hammond. A. II.
Hammond who rented the whole Of Korns o houses IS
Dr Parkhurst I think went 10 the District Attor-
ney's Office. and Was referred 70 Mr. Battle-0r or
hold Of the matter there. and pushed 1t earnestly
He cleared Jared Flagg out Of there in about forty
Q-Mr' Weeks did? Ayes And ne drove Mr..
Moffit out from that side OF the house-tha side OF
the street and then IL was followed by his Pur-
chase OF four houses the other side by Mofft
Q-That is what the Dlstrict-Attorney did after
your unsuccessful appeals TO the police? A-fes.
Q-Do you remember that Moffit was prosecuted
afterward while Captain schmlttberger was In
Yes. sir.
Q-You remember that Mr.. Weeks conducted the
''o~captain Price said in his testimony the other
uSS 9GBy .Is' Mr. Mr. weeks A"Well Mr. Weeks took
hold Of that case. and worked very hard on It. and
Q.-And is that the only reason that you know Of
A.-i don't know now what Mr Prices views are In
taithfui' earnest-or Mr. Weeks rather-did very
faithful, earnest, honest work
dlctrnent the People Charles Moffit, three
filed March 2 1884, slsned John r Fellows. Dis
man. The witnesses named in the document are d.
j Oseood A. F. Howard and Gabriel Van Cott
o.-That was the brother OF postmaster van Cott.
Mr. Moss-A c. somerville. That was the pastor
Of the shsrehI AYfs secs sr reeneaum jacob
Cohen. evidently he was called in his own behalf.
captain was witness for or against David
Korn'-evidenty witness in his own behalf
INDICTMENTS AGAINST KoRN.
Mr.. Moss-AIso indictments in two cases against
Jacob Korn with The sane ss Of "Isnes,es h ,ss
list OF witnesses. Also Indictment against
New-York tribune., 1899-06-07

Mr. Moss-Also indictments in two cases against
Jacob Korn with the same list OF witnesses. Also
one indictment against David Korn. with the same
list O. witnesses. Also an indictment against
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-15

Young place, except for the purpose Of
uepositlng his vote, or to quiet an
actual disturbance of tho public peace,
nor shall he in any manner attempt to
influence q voter in the casting of his
ballot; and violations rs to the proyi.
sions OF this section shall work for
teiture OF his position, and it shall be
the duty of the said Board of Police
commissioners to dismiss him from
ONCE, and enter upon the record the
cause OF such dismissal. and he shall
not be eligible for reappointment. Any
violation of the provisions of this sec
tion shall also be misdemeanor, and
any such officer of police or policeman
being convicted thereof shall forfeit and
pay to the State of Delaware a fine not
exceeding 500. or be imprisoned for
Q term not exceeding six months, or
both, ut the discretion of the court.
Upon complaint made against any such
momber of the police force to the
Municipal Court, verified by affidavit,
ii the said policeman or officer of police,
after hearing, shall be committed or
bound for his appearance at the Court
OF General Sessions of the Peace and
Jail Delivery to answer the charge,
such officer of police or policeman shall
be suspended from tho force during
trial. .
The act provides for the appointment
annually of police surgeon, also for
two matrcns, who can be removed only
for cause, after hearing by the board.
The law became operative on May LIST,
1893.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-15

The latest freak of the Windy City"
is man who is utterly devoid of the
senses of feeling, taste and smell, and
who Sunday night was buried alive, to
sleep eight days and nights in coffin,
without food or drink.
This man, Harry Beno by name, is a
physical wonder, and it is impossible
for him to experience pain. Recently
he ate q large quantity Of Paris green,
following it up with doses of arsenic
and belladonna. The deadly drugs had
no effect on him. A few months ago
Beno astonished the surgeons at the
City Hospital by allowing Thorn to
cut his head open without taking an
anethetic. He had broken off an awl
in his skull, and he wanted the piece
of steel removed. He did not feel the
operation.
Recently Beno has added another ac-
complishment to those he already pos
sessed. He now puts himself into q
trance and sleeps for days without
nourishment. He has sold his corpse
IN advance to Bellevue Hospital, New
York, for 50, 500. On his death the in
stitution is to receive the body and a
study will be made Of it.
When Beno got into the coffin he was
wrapped in couple Of blankets. After
five minutes his form shook as If in a
convulsion. Then it relaxed and he
was unconscious. The coffin lid was
then put on, but directly over the face,
and also at the foot of the box was a
little square hole. The coffin was
lowered into a grave three feet deep,
and two small wooden chutes, reaching
above the surface of the earth, were
connected with the openings in the
coffin lid Then the grave was filled
up. and Beno left to his sleep. An
incandescent electric light was let down
the chute over his head, so that his
face could be seen at all times. A
watcher will remain day and night
with the sleeper.
Such manifestations are rare in this
country, but they are not at all unoom-
mon in the Far East. British officers
of unquestioned veracity have reported
instances of magioians in India who
possessed the power of suspending
animation at will. These strange fakirs
would permit themselves to be buried
in the ground, without even the pro-
lection Of box, and remain so buried
for space of thirty days. Upon being
dug up they would return to life and
animation. none the worse for the
grisly experience. How they managed
to do this wonderful thing remains a
mystery.
But, after all, qui bono? What good
can come of such manifesto tions as
this Chicago freak is pow giving to
murbidly curious people?
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-15

Philadelphia, Pa, June 10.--Presi-
dent Alexander j. Cassatt of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Co., who was yester.
day elected by the board of directors to
succeed the late Frank Thomson, met
the vice presidents and other officials
of the road in conference today, and
placed himself in immediate touch
with the various departments which
will come directly under his notice.
Throughout the day, Mr.. Cassatt was
the recipient of continuous congratu
lations ON his elevation. Assistants tc
the president, Samuel Rea, William
A. Patton and E. I. Postlethwaite,
spent some time with President Cas-
satt in his private office, going over
the details of certain matters uncom-
pleted at the time of President Thorn
sons death.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-15

1.-THE American girl has set the
standard of beauty for the whole
world, and unlike most sweeping state
ments, there never was one so true,
even in its finest analysis writes
Edward Box in the May Ladies' Homo
Journal. And not only is this true
of tine American girls beauty, but it
goes further and is true of her chic
and her brightness. She is the
cleverest and most graceful girl in the
world. Likewise is she the best dressed.
The French may set the fashions, but
it takes an American girl to wear
them. No girl so completely under
stands the art of dressing we'll. See,
for moment, how true this is of the
girl Of limited income--she who is out
in the world earning her daily bread.
No girl in the world dresses more be-
comingly than the self-supporting girl
of America. Every one who has seen
anything of the world and of the
working-girls of other nations knows
how literally true this is The working
girl in America is prettier to begin
with. We all know that some of the
prettiest types of American girlhood
are found behind the counters of stores
and at desks in offices. But the Ameri-
can girl does not stop with her GER
sonal beauty. She is clever enough to
know exactly how to dress to suit her
circumstances, and rarely does she
overdress.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-15

The Electrical Review discusses
"The Ideal City" and concludes that
it will be attained by getting rid of
the horse. The greater part of the
noise of a city, the Review contends,
is due to the roar of wheel traffic on
stone-paved streets. Similarly the
greater Fart of the dirt of city streets
is due to the working up of subsoil
through the interstices of stone pave
ments, to the grinding of the latter
under the wheels of heavy trucks, and
directly to the horse himself. Warming
to its subject, the Review adds: when
one seriously thinks of it, it is not
hard to see that this filth. distributing
and noisy animal has no right what
ever to pollute the habitations of men
with his presence. He is responsible
for practically all of the dirt of our
cities. and, singularly enough, for all
of the flies, which are such an annoy.
ance in the warm season. Hence the
suppression of the horse would mean
cleanliness, quiet, and that beatitic
condition of things in which the
horsefiy would be as rare as the
robin"
If the horse were displaced by the
electrically propelled automobile, the
need of stone pavements would dis
appear. Our streets, it is affirmed,
would be covered with an impervious
layer of oleanly and noiseless asphalt.
The man of the future will accordingly
be tempted to resort to the city rather
than to the country for quiet, pure air
and freedom from flies. Cities, if the
Review is right, twill become almost
ideal places of residence
1t will not, however, comments the
Baltimore Sun, be readily conceded by
the lovers Of quiet that electric traction
has SO far contributed to their enjoy
ment. The roar of the electric car in
the silent watches of the night is
terrible-a nuisance, In fact. 1t is a
distinct addition to the hardships of
city life and should be abated, il pos
sibIe, by careful inspection of car
motors. The noise of the wheels on
the tracks, the squeaking of the trucks
and the clouds of dust raised as the
electric car comes laundering by, de-
tract materially from the value of
rapid transit Out of pity for the
horse, one will not desire his restora-
tion to the street car service, but the
streets of cities were unquestionably
less noisy in his day than now. No
doubt the substitution of the auto
mobile for the ordinary street car, and
for carts and wagons drawn by horses,
would helpsus to get rid of stone pave
ments and reduce noise and dirt, but
that event is in the very remote future.
In the meanwhile we deprecate the
Reviews uncomplimentary reference to
the horse.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-15
cHILDREN,s DAY.


interesting EXERCISES on Sunday at Many
OF the City Churches.
Children's Day was observed Sun
day by the Sunday schools of Grace.
st. Paul's, Brandywine, Wesley, Cook
man, kingswood, Madeley and Harri-
son Street M. Il. Churches, Central,
West. Olivet, Eastlalse and Elsmere
Presbyterian Churches, and North and
Bethany Baptist Churches.
Especially pleasing were the exercises
at Grace Church which was decorated
with flowers, vines and flags. A pro-
cession of flowers was a feature Of the
programme. Tho children. bearing
punches Of flowers and wearing wreaths
marched through the aisles of the
church. afterwards Yassing on the plat
form. Brief addresses were made by
the Rev. Henry Baker, ID. d., and
Charles w. Pusey. Music Was pro-
vided by the Sunday school orchestra.
At Central Church, speeches were
made by DIR. F. W. Lang and the Rev.
u. A. McCurdy, d. ID. The Rev. T.
F. Briggs of Second Baptist Church
addressed the children at St. Paul's
Church, and the Rev. F. Cornwell
jennings Of Hanover Church addressed
the children of Elsmere Chapel.
West Presbyterian Sunday school
Sunday celebrated Children's Day with
very enjoyable exercises, a large con-
gregation being present. Isaac L.
johnson of Hohokus, N. j., formerly
Principal of Friends School of this
CITY. made pleasing address to the
children. The programme included
recitations by Misses Elsie Fowler.
Helen Darlington and Mamie Hates
and Master Irwin Lang. The school
contributed SIP for the establishing Of
new Sunday schools.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-15
HUSBANDS Fos arr ms GInLs.
Uncle Sam Has n million and "a Bnif NJ oro
Nephows Than Niecrs.


Nephews Than Niecrs.
The humber OF male infants born
yearly exceeds that of female by one to
four per cont, the proportion varying
slightly from year to year." writes
Prof. ID. r. McAnally of 1.-THE Ameri-
can Girls Chances Of Marriage, in
the Ladies' Home journal. 1.-THE
mishaps of boyhood, however, reduce
the number Of boys to some extent, but
not so much as to make the adult
females outnumber the males. For
every American woman, therefore,
there ought to be husband in posse
if not in esse, and tho fact that there
is large percentage of unmarried
adult women in the country, and q
greater proportionate number in some
sections than in others, is attributable
to causes which havo disturbed the
balance Of population. In all new
countries and compared with Europe
the United States is a new country
there is larger proportion of males
than of females. The aggregate popu-
lation of the United States, so far as
the latest official figures show, is
62, 622, $50, Of which 32,067, $50 are
males and 30 554, $40 are females. Thus
tho preponderanoe of males over females
would seem to make it comparatively
easy for the American girl to secure
husband, but in certain sections this
is evidently not the case, else the
proportion of adult unmarried women
would not be SO large. If men would
remain in the neighborhoods where they
were born the proportion of men and
women would be nearly equal all over
the country, but men find work hard
to get in the older and more populous
communities, and go to the newer
States. Tho young women are left
behind, and the young men, after
settling in their new homes, forget the
companions of their youth and con-
tract alliances among their new friends
in the West, hence some OF the Eastern
States show surplus of females.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-15

America leads in the production of
oil, according to official reports from
Washington. More than five billion
gallons Of petroleum are now produced
annually in tho world. OF this two
and one-balf billions are produced in
the United States and two and one
fourth billions in Russia. The amount
Of refined Illuminating oil supplied by
the United States is more than double
that produced by Russia. This is due
to the fact that given quantity of
United States oil produces three
fourths Of its bulk in refined illuminat-
ing oil, while the same quantity of
Russian oil produces only about three
eighths of It's bulk. The United King.
dom is the largest consumer of mineral
oils exported by the United States, our
total export to that country in the last
fiscal year being 212, 265, 563 gallons,
against loo, 203, 222 to Germany, the
next on the list.