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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
ARRESTED FOR LIBELLING "sUN- MEN.
Editor Of tho "Unionist" Caught After n
Warrant Had Been Out for Months.

Editor Of tho 'Unionist" Caught After n
Warrant Had Been Out for Months.
William r. Sherlock. editor OF the VnionisL
was arrested last night in front q, the World
Building and locked up in the Oak street sta
ton on mplaint OF p J. REYNOLDS an en-
ployee OF TIE sun. who charged him with
having criminaily ibclied two employees OF
TIE Sun In his publication In August and Sep
TENDER.
At the time OF tbs printers strike on THE
SUN Sherlock. as editor. was responsible for
number OF grossly libellous statements that
appeared In the ITnionist. the organ OF Typo
graphical Union No. q. and two OF THE SUNS
employees were especially picked out by him for
attack. A warrant for his arrest on charge
OF crinina libel was sworn out, but Sherlock
heard OF It and for several weeks avoided ar
rest, When his address In BROOKLYN was
finally learne ed, n detective OF the Centre street
court squad went to Brooklyn. had his papers
properly attested by Magistrate in that bor-
2ngh and the hunt for Sherlock was renewed
Last night he was standing in front OF the
World Building when Reynolds pessei by and
recognized him. REYNOLDS called To Police
asked him to arrest sherlock. explaining
that there was n warrant out for his arrest
Crane took sherlock. who was protesting all
the way. to the Oak street station. where tho
lock said tina, he was As years oil and that he
lived at $40 Balm bridge street. Brooklyn,
II am employed on the Herald" he said to
the sergeant and hope that ,oy you viii not oGk
III guess we won't take any chances" replied
the sergeant. and Sherlock was locked up
He wiz be arraiRned In the Centre street court
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
yAN wYcx ASD eUsoEsHEIMEK
Two Wandering Boous From the Fair
Southland MinEIs Into Ono in New York.

| Two wandering Booms From the Fall
Southland MinEIe Into One in New York.
| Late last evening tall man walked rapids
| down Broadway carrying a trunk. Between
| Twenty nth and Twenty-siXth streets he
! met a short man carrying barrel and the
! llxht OF recognition spread over their coun.
| tenances. simultaneously they spoke
Have you got one. too?" were their words.
II have" each replied.
Let us go to a quiet spot and commune
said the tall man. Il am aweary: my name Is
willett-Joseph J. Willett. You may BIO able
to guess what there is in this trunk. l opine
that you have something Of similar nature In
that barrel"
You guess right. cir" replied the shorter
man Il am Jocelyn tombstone. I am the
private secretary to the Hon. Randolph Gug-
genheimer. md this Ia the Guggenhcimer
boom II IL I'm my keeping. l shall defend II
with my life. You recognize as the inventor.
proprietor. AMI sustainer OF the Van Wyck
boom. l assume that II Is in that trunk which
you bear upon your shoulder. Let us go and
converse apart
They went. Mr.. willett ordered settler and
Mr. tombstone ordered a small glass Of milk.
Mr.. Willett opened the conversation.
Where" he hogan. did YOU find tho Gug-
genheimer boom. may ask1"
Tho Gugren heimer boom" responded Mr.,
tombstone. Originated in the Old Dominion
That Is where Mr.. Guggenheimer originated
I may add. Mr. Guggcnheimer has grown TO
national ,prominence In New York however
ard we claim him for opr oTni;, .,, ..,v,
is where Judge Van wyck for whom the great
heart OF the Southern massos beats, made
known the tremendous qualities OF lea dershir
WHICH he possessed. But he. too. was born in
Judge Van. wick. rs I RENE ber." inter.
p ppon his s unwiIInq Rs.a in the V town Of Bro"E
lyn. Later he was de!cated for Governor BUT
let that pas, vas sp1vIking o. Nj, Mr. ungg"ni
Fl. Birth and tiers The heart q he peop!s pro;
claims him our net Vice s. President. Shall
~? "oh. no." exclaimed Mr. wllle,t. hastily
'S's M !osn'G tend n "G
tel me-, how does the vaH @r"s Soom DIP
"sIr," responded ,Mr rWiIle.,; II iocs vel,
reSsS van WIZ as on" q shem re- q
member the great entI.trpst speech hc made
"r art ea' They have marked him as the, he
choice. and the great voice OF the people. viii
thew demand him. May not show the boom
Not on your-,tha. Is, not tonight" said Mr.
Mr. wlllett, do you not think that we coulI
| Rosa has endorsed Mr.. GuGvenhemer a. al
1rishman me Of the Gogean famlly-what {
combination"
,Atthis ine p riting suggestion the two boomer,
claspcd hands. Their gasp was long and
Arm. Then they resume thelr burdens ant
passed out into the night. They paused a'
they reached the threshold. look OF perfect
understanding ftshed between them and they
united their voices In this cry. which ranr
through Madison Square and echoed under tn,
Dewey Arch:
Three cheers for Van Wyck ana Guggen.
heimcrl uoorayi"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
WAR HURRIED THE MARRJI0E
Romance OF the Union Of Lisut.-Coi. Lee
and Miss Ruth Moore.

and Miss Ruth Moore.
Lieut. Col Arthur =: Lee g, the Brittsh. Army
aud his American bride. Miss Ruth Moore OF
this city. daughter OF the late John Godfrey
Moore. went to Washington on Saturday
night, almost mmediately after the we'd
ding ceremony at All Souls Church.
which was so seemingly precipituts as
to provoke comment when IL was made
public yesterday morning When tho
fac.s were learned It was found that there was
nothing precipitate about the marriage. as the
principals had been looking forward to 1t for
some years 1t Ia true. however. that until a
few days ago neither expected to have the
ceremony performed before February. II was
because II was all love affair instead OF an
exchange o! wealth for station that the we'd
ding date was ANTICIPATED
Five years ago at Montreal whore Capt Lee
OF the Royal Artillery was then stationed he
met Miss Moore through q friend Of her
fathers. He became afterward a caller at her
fathers residence. at IL East 65th street In this
city, and later when he was sent to Wa ngton
Sis visits to New YORK We ar rePuent Tks en
SSI rs9 Nd. vc ,Ss III. 81.
sny as Ss :i Psss G . ,hi
that ended in sis death. Lieut. 90. Lee s wa.
ordered to the front when the war with spain
began Ia observe officially for Great Britain
the tactics Of the opposing forces Although
he was non-com Blatant his zeal In his duty
led him to be where there was the most action
and to keep closer to the firing line than
is Tor his own safety. He accumulated MAJOR.
Gen Shafter In the campaign against Santl-
ago. and IL is reported NJ him that no was with
the Rough Riders In their charge IN san Juan
Hill. Nterwnrd he went with the army Of
Gen. Miles 70 Puerto Rico. whore he contracted
fever. After his return he wrote several
articles for the magazines In which he praised
the American Army. making, especial refer
ences to Gen. ChafHee and MalOr-Gen. Law
ton.
It ia understood that the marriage was 70
ties. hut before this Mr.. Moore was taken sick.
the illness lasting about year and ending
IN death. This. OF course. necee,stated II
delay, but a few months ago It became
known that Col. Lee was preparing a house
In Washington and that there would be a
came the Bqer War and Col. Lee rsalizsd that
he was likely to be ordered to tho front at any
moment In this condition OF affairs another
pOstL opement OF the marriage seemed I'M
nvoidable. but Mss Moore did away with this
BY deciding TO foreRo ap elaborate ceremony.
This met the wishes Of her own family and NJ
Col. Lee and the marriage was performed in
All Saints Church by the Rev. r. Hebsr New
ton. Onlv Mrs. Moore. the st"pmother OF tho
bride. her sister. Miss Faith Moore. and an
aunt. were the witnesses.
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ESGEL LITERARY EVENING.
Mr.. Ensel Himself Preparing an Essay OF
TammRny.

Mr.. Ensei Himself Preparing an Essay on
Tammany.
The young gentlemen who compose the Mar
district are going TO telieitate Mr.. Engel on his
victories in the political field at a luncheon and
literary evening tomorrow IN the hall at
Greene and Houston streets. A light repast
will be served at \ o'clock, and after IL Ia dis
posed OF there will be an interesting discussion
OF political. social and economic questions.
Tho association has secured as the principal
speaker Of the evening the Hon John W. Kel-
Ter. Mr. Keer's theme will he Our City Ad-
ministraton." ana the members OF tho as
ISOLATION expect to derive great Lenent
from his explanation OF the methods by
which the municipality is ruled Following Mr..
essay on the State Legislature. with the prao-
teal workings OF which he Is well acquainted
Mr. Graiy's remarks, II Ia expected, will eluci-
date fully the manner In which the State Legis-
citation has invited the Hon. T, D. sullivan to
deliver the third address His topic will be
Our Bowery Lodging Houses and Their
No'rrs.' Mr. Sull van has given a great deal
OF thought to the theory and practice OF lodg-
Ing house y%'nE and is repu,ei 70 Ss the
on the subject. Mr.. sullivan is a strong de-
voters. and will descrihe some OF their pscu-
larties The literary pG,ttop Of the PRO-
who win deliver nm GRAFTON on "Tammany
To NJ him seIf for the task Mr. Engel has de-
vote, great deal Of time In tho past 10 u care
ful study Of the Fourteenth street orGaniza.
tton; and he Is great a'mirer OF the simple
bur beautiful principles upon which it Is con.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
TWO NEGROES LTyCHED.
Confessed to Numbering n Farmer and
laundering His House.


JACKSON. Miss. Dec. 24.-For the crimes Of
murder. robbery and ATTEMPTED assault two
negroes. Jim Martin and Frank West, were
lypehed last night At Bolton. Kinds county.
Last night about 8 O'Clock. they went 10
the residence OF NJ. 4. HARE. q planter Of this
county. living two miles from Bolton. for the
purpose OF robbery. Both were masked. TIE
family had retired. but on entering the
house they were discovered by Mr.. HARE.
who fired on the two burglars with a pisto'.
without effect While In the house the negroes
got POSSESSION OF his shotgun. and, after leaving
BY the window. they halted on the outside and
shot at him. the shot taking effect In tho tenn
ma and snasing .dsett tx~-~.------,
The wife OF Mr.. HARE was In the room at the
time OF the tragedy. az was a young grin rclR-
tive OF the family. After firing ths fatal shot
the negroes came back and plundered the
house. The younger OF the neRi ors tried TO
assault the young girl. but was restrained 10y
his compn n on During the search for money
the mask Of one Of the negroes fell Off and re-
vealed his Identity to the women.
Tho terrified women sat until morning n
the room with the murdered man before call
ing for assistance. A posse started after the
men and met the first one the road to
Bolton, driving wagon. Taking him along
with them. they went to the home OF Jim
Martin. the other suspect. Both confessed an "a
were rut In the calaboose Last night they
were lynched.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25

Rain Enough Fell Yesterday to Hnvo Made
Seven Inches of Snow. Had II Frozen.

Rain Enough Fell Yesterday to Hnvo Made
Seven Inches of Snow. Had II Frozen.
Instead OF mantllng Nav York in snow for
Christmas Day. nature treated this city and
all its surroundings to "A drenching bath OF
rain in a slxty-mile gale. The presage OF the
storm was disccrned about noon on Saturday.
when the wind began to blow gently from the
eastward. bringing with 1t the dampness OF the
sea. The weather sharps knew that there
was an area OF low pressure centred
about west Of the Carolnas at that
time and suspected that II would swing
around. touching the sea and then
driving up the coast. and this was
tho course II took. The easteriy wind
grew heavier rain cams with It and from 10
o'clock TO noon yesterday rain and wind held
carnival. At noon the sky was still dark and
rain and wind were play lng havoc. but an hour
later there came a sudden change The wind
ddHpPf& t. at sS fGq ina whole ~f
city was RlIsteninK in ;ull Hood OF almost
summer snnsh'ns II was the ccptren Of tho
Bnrsau got kilograms from Washington telling
Of the passnR Of the storm aud predicting
and ower'cmpemtur e Ths rc@peratur Tnf Is
supposed Will hardly get below 30 or 4O' how.
ES w"aGIT "9 wH fG snS
Toledo It was ~ while the day opened here
EtF IT, s,nS n, mTETEng a. md At
curry marked >. above, zero which was the cold
o-r IN III" country, The cold was following a
storm centre eastward in Canada yester day anil
uerhnp| n II few 'nys WE may get touch NJ
trncta IN" rniniall Yesterday was about
I-lOO of nm inch AMI won ID have made a
Christmas mining OF snow about seven inches
deep with n little chill added to IL.
Christmas Day tins yrur promises to he al
most like that ~ last year when the weathor
waS ovl" and III temperature ranged from
~ g. ~ III l"7 It was frosty but clear.
wear h"t 10 y! vas ~" highest point for the
h4y, NJ 70 N nweSt,
The Weather Bureau, records show that In
more than n quarter ot u century tho only
tm"S when W" have had weathrr as warm MS
Tint 81 Yesterday IN similar date were in
lSN'i when the highest temperature reached
WIS - IN lSS' wh' ~ was recorded. and
q 1879 when il va -! In ISL on The 2+th
~" highest wnS ~ HuA IN lSlN Al'. The col l.
IS Dec. - temu"rat'Ir"s recorded in tn" same
I""oi were N 1883. l~l2 and 1897 when -
was the record 20 zach, On Christmas Dav,
lSSb, the temreraturr ranged from 80 70 43s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
HUsBANDs or SISTERS FIGHT
One Shoots the Other and Is Arrested and
Jailed.

jailed.
John II. Grimes. otherwise 'Brocky." 81
years old. OF Oder avenue. Concord. Staten
Island. shot and seriously injured Joseph H
Tuna 80 years old. OF Britton avenue and
Steuben street. Concord. yesterday afternoon
on Tuma's front stoop. Grimes was arrested
Tho shooting grew ont OF trouble between
Grimes and his wife Mary. She says that yes
tsrday morning her husband beat her violently
and when he left the house said tina, he was
going to purchase a revolver with which to
shoot her. The woman went to the Stapleton
police station In the afternoon to try to have
her husband srr,sted for non support and
cruelty. and 4 was AZ this time that Tuna saw
Grimes coming into his front yard Tuna
went out on the porch and Grimes said:
rs Mary here?'
No" answered Tuna what do you want
here?"
Grimes approaching The front steps.
Grimes wanted Tuna to come out and Tight
but he wouldn't and then Grimes drew his re-
volver and fred. The bullet entered the alb
domen but Tuna apparently did not think he
was shot and ran down 70 the ward and pie. ed
M stone. Grimes fired four more shots. ono
striking the middle finger 81, Tuma's left hand
and anot her graz nR his hcnd. He was carried
into the house. where he Identified Grimes n =
his assailant. The wives OF the men are sisters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
WHALEy HOT AHoUr ASTORIA GRANT
Continues to Coll II "steai" and VIII Sue
To Have II Set Aside.


Corporation Counsel whalen announced yes
terday that there wasn't any truth In report
which was circulated to the effect that the city
was going TO cease Its opposition to the grant
OF lands under water at Berrians Islnnd. bor-
ough OF Queens, to the Astoria Gas. Heat and
Power Company. Mr.. Whalen said that on the
other hand. the city would continue its cam
raign with renewed viGor this week.
In the Injunction proceedings" he said yes
tcrday we were baked by tho unseemly haste
OF the Land Board when It knew what we were
about to do My letter OF protest was sent to
the Governor. and the information TINT InIunc-
ton proceedings were about to he brought in
lehalf Of the city was In Albany on Saturday.
Dec. -. The Land Board was not to meet until
the following Wednesday. IL took us several
days 10 prepare the necessary paporS anil thy
were sent to Albany to he served by a mcsspn :
ger from my Office The Land Board. with 'nll
knowledge Ot what the citv intended to do.
that IL 10 appeal TO the courts 10 protect lis
and signed til" grant Nothing remained want
ngthen ~ mas" the gram comple'e except tho
Signature ot the Governor Under the con =
Sttntion we cannot cnlOn tina Governor from
signing the patent. This action 0' the Land
Board made IN" injunction procoodings usr-
ever They cannot get away with the steal.
Inpers nre hrlnE prepared nov anl IN arp-
cation VIII ne made. probably TuaStny or We'd
neshay. y THIS city tn Set inside tho grant"
When Mr. Nhalen said the Land Board took
the money Of the Astoria ComuanY' he meant
for the amount at which the land under wa, or
assessed 1900
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
DOUGLASS oREEy's THIRD BRIDE.
Mise Mary n. Sanger of EnEiewood Mar
Rad TO tho wall street Man.

Rad 70 tho wall street Man.
A good deal OF talk Wa caused yesterday by
the publication In THE SuN OF this marriage
notice;
GREEN-SANGEN.-On Dec. %. 1899, At the
resid, nee OF the brides grandmother. Epglo-
wood. n. j.. by the Rev. D. 8, wilson. MARY Ii.
Sanger to Douglass Green
Douglass Green had been twice married be-
fore He came from Savannah with his vile,
who was Miss Tewkesbury. and he was the
late Commodore A. Z. Bateman's partner In
the banking firm OF Green Bateman. which
had Offices at 81 broadway. Early In 1870 he
went TO Fortress Monroe. Va. where Mrs
Alice Smell. MrCrea. q divorced daugh'cr OF the
murdered millionaire Smell OF Chicago. was
creating a sensation by her beauty and her OK
travagance. On Feb. 2. 1890. Mr. Green. who
had met Mrs McCrea before. arrived
at the fort on an early boat. AM
entered the hotel dining room where
he was warmly greeted by her. In the after
noon Mr.. Green. Mrs. McCrea. her chaperon.
Mrs. Brandt. and a Nr. Ryer went for drive TO
the Hampton Normal school. where they at
tended service On leaving the school Mr..
Green asked the driver whore 'herr was a coli
ored minister. The driver suggested one. but
he was III. and the party returned to the hotel.
On the following day a colored minister. tho
heN hr. DnOrts. was IOuuu. anu hhi' uIetu anu
Mrs. McCrea were married. That afternoon
they left Fortress Monroe for Washington. and
ten days later they sailed for Europe.
When her husband contracted this marriage
Mrs. Douglass Green was In Savannah. She
waited for time. thinking that he might re-
pent and return to her. After II was estab-
lished that he did not intend to return she
began suit for divorce having fret taken some
stepa to have Il declared that her husbands
mental condition was uneound when he mar
risd Mrs. McCrea. The decree OF divorce was
granted. there being no defence.
Mr., Greens partners. Commodore Bateman
and Charles L. Coon. sent word to the Stock
Exchange Ia soon a., his marriage became
known that he was no longer member oftheir
arm. They said that they had no excuses 20
offer for him. Mrs. McCr".- Green died nearly
a year, ago in London. where she had lisssd
with Mr.. Green aimee their MARI age. Mr..
Green has been In town lotr y aud was one ~
the custoners oi Henry Allen Co, the brok =
eragc house that failed on Monday las'. l. Is
said that his account there wRs quite lnrRe
Mr., Green's first wife and two children, a son
and daughter. are living in iris city He has
been living at the Pierr"ron apartment house,
- West Tn. rty-second street.
The marriage Of Saturday was performed In
q house in Woodland street, Englewood. which
Henry ". Banks. Jr., rented some time agD TO
Mr.. and Mrs. HELEN. After the ceremony
the entire household left iowa and the house
Vas cloaad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
DRANK INDELrBLE INK TO DIE
II 10 Likely to Prove as Effective rs An
other Poison to Mrs. McCarriston.

It 10 Likely to Prove NJ Effective rs An
other Poison to Mrs. McCarriston.
Mrs. Dolly MoCarriston. good looking
mulatto woman OF st. Louis. came to this city
two weeks ago Her husband died In st. Louis
three years ago and left her with three year
old daughter. Recently she met Harry Kirk a
negro now living In this city at 40 West For
tieth street. Kirk charmed tho woman. and
when he came To New York she promised to
her little girl. and they were to be married
here.
Tho woman rented apartments at 2lO West
Fortieth street when she arrived here. Kirk
called on her twice. but before no got to her
rooms a third time II ncighbor told Mrs
McChrriston that he was married He called
him with being q married man he confessed
II. Mrs. McCHrIiston tod him what she
thought OF mnn who would try to deceive an
honest woman and then drove him out oil the
house.
Alter he had gone Mrs. McCarriston went a
great deal ana then decided to die She dlI
not have any known poison in her rooms and
she was afraid hat she would not he ablo to
buy any ut the drug store, but she found a
bottle Of lnielihlo NIX among her belongings,
and. thinking hi. might be poisonous enough
to kill her, drani. H.
Hnli an hour later, Mrs Sanuels who lives
In the house, heard her Groaning. She called
IN policeman, no summoned an ambulance
told the amhu!anre surgeon what she had
done. ana he tlok her to Bellevue. Tho doe
tors ih"r" usCi the stomach pump, bur they
SAID last night that they expected the woman
from nitrate Of silver and that tho po son had
had q chance to work
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"Ah""IoS FORECAST Foh TO-DAY AND TOMORROW.
For sdhsrn Nsw Fork, colder to-day; rnir IN MA
'Hov, followed ~ clearing in north portion. Tutsdiv
Jn hiJA westerly u nortWs t,rlv ,Oinds t-dav d,min
,Ihlnp BY Tonight
For District OF Columbia. Delaware MARYLAND
eastern Pennsylvania. New Je ,sey and Connecticut,
fair and colder to-day Tuesday. fair nigh westerly
t. northwesterly winds to-day. diminishing by
tonight,
For Massachusetts, cold, t. day: fair In west "a H.
turning to SNOW, in east portion; Tuesday far west
erly to M. thwesterly gales to-day
For Rhode Island rain os snow and colder to-day
lnesdAy FAIR westerly 10 northwostery gales to-day
For Vernon. and New Hampshire. snow TO- ~ Oh
by clearing and colder t1day; Tuesday fair. la III
Rorthwost,rly winds to-day.
For Maine, snow to-day: colder in west portion;
Tuesday, fair high eastarly winds, shifting TO west
erlr during to-day,
lorwestern Pennsylvania snow 10. day, Tuesday.
fair; brink to high westerly to e,tcry wnds
For western New York. snow ,day, coitrf .crut
In extreme west portion; Tuesday fair high westerly
10 north westerly windA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
POULTRY THIEF CONFESSEa
He Was About to DO Discharged for Lack
of Proof, But Said He Had to Toll.

About 1900 pounds Of poultry. valued at
$3.50, WAS stolen from n. A. Poucher. n COM
mission merchant In West WRshin gtou Market,
last week. on Saturday. Detectives Mcyae . nd
McGovern arrested Joseph fonda. a butcher at
1912 Brook avenue. and Louis Billie. one Of
Pouchers employees An unusually large
quantity OF poultry was In Jonda's store, and
he had been seen frequently In Bills's COM
pany. hut further evidence against them could
not he obtained
Both prisoners denied stubbornly tho accu-
salion of theft. and the lack OF proof was so
evident when the men were taken TO the
Jefferson Market police court Yesterday that
tho court clerks refused 70 take a complaint
until the matter had been laid before Magls-
trnte Pool, The latter WAS just about to order
the discharge OF the prisoners when Billie
suddenly made his way 10 the bridge.
II did take It. your Honori" he exclaimed.
Il am sorry for what have done and cannot
conceal II any longer | sold all OF II to this
man Jonha here, who was to give me one half
of he proceeds.
A complaint charging fonda with receiving
stolen goods was then made. and Bile was
charged with. grand larceny Tho prisoners
werc held In $1,000 bail each for exani In alton