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The Globe-republican., 1899-07-20
SHORT At LEAST jI25,OOO.
Perth Amboy, N. j.. Bank Wrecked
by Its Cashier.


NEW YORK, July 15.-George NJ.
Valentine. cashier of the Middlesex
County bank OF Perth Amboy, N. j.,
which was closed yesterday, has sur
rendered himself and is now in Jail on
account of shortage in the bank Is
funds, which has been variously esti-
mated all the way to SI65. 900. The
affair caused Consideration and dis.
may among the business men of Perth
Amboy. where the Middlesex County
bank was considered as strong as the
eternal hills
A detailed Investigation of matters
by President. Watson AMI Robert n
Valentine showed that the cashiers
checks and stubs did not correspond;
that the checks called for more money
than the stubs recorded. and that
while taking the stub as the basis of
accounting, the banks finances would
figure out all right, the checks would
show that the bank had been
drawing heavily on it's New
York correspondent, tho Park
National. The cashier, in fact, carried
the accounts of the stubs and from
them to the books correctly, but when
the returns from the cashiers checks
came he pocketed the difference be-
tween the stub and the check. -Four
or five months of this method Of finan-
ciering depleted the banks reserve
moneys and brought it to the verge of
ruin. Then the cashier evidently Sc
cured portion of the ready cash on
hand and left Perth Amboy.
Thursday night the determination
to close the bank was reached, and
Mr.. Watson notified Chief of Police
Burton and asked him to locate the
missing cashier. Valentine. who had
been in New York city, returned to
Perth Amboy from Woodbridge, &C.
companied by his counsel, Edward
Savage of Railway. He declined to go
into details of the shortage of the
bank. except that he was very sorry
that he got his friends into trouble,
and that he felt very bad about his
wife and children.
President Watson is of the opinion
that the cashiers dcfalcation will
amount to at least S125,OoO Where
the money went to is not known, as
the cashier is said to have been mod
crate in his tastes and habits of life.
The Middlesex county bank was
operated under a state charter, and
had been in operation many years.
Cashier Valentine was for years a
clerk in the Park National bank Of
New York. In 1899 he was made
cashier of the Middlesex County bank
His bond was fixed for $50, His
relatives are wealthy, and it is said
they will endeavor to make good the
shortage.
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LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

lightning struck the dome of the
capitol at jefferson City. No.. causing
about 500 damage.
Indications are that the Kentucky
tobacco crop will be complete failure
Mrs Ida A. Flagler, wife of the
Standard Oil magnate, is hopclessly
insane. She has in her own right
property valued at 81, 200, 900.
1t is believed that the volunteer
forces now being enlisted for the Phil.
ippines eventually will be made part
of the regular army.
Eleven buildings burned in fire at
Wagner, Ind Ter. causing a loss OF
$25, OOO.
1t has just been discovered that all
the important papers in the prelim.
mary hearing of the Jester case at
Mexico, Mo-. twenty years ago, have
been lost or stolen. Nothing more
than a tradition of the hearing re-
mains.
The assessab,e value of all property
in Kansas is 1927, Us, 1O7. against
3a3,6i4. AGA in 1898, an increase of
So. $50, 643
The Cole and Miller county Congress
sional primaries were carries by
Judge Shackleford, to succeed the late
Richard Bland in Congress.
A party of thirteen Sioux Indians,
travelling with Wild West show. has
been left stranded in Germany.
Henry A. Peed of Warrensburg, Mo +,
and George w. Whitsett of Carthage,
Mo, have been appointed captains in
the volunteer army. They were cap
tains in the Fourth and Fifth Mis-
souri, regiments.
The Delaware Indians have filed a
protest against the capitalists who
have secured leases from the Chero-
KEGS on their land They complain
that their possessions have been
wrongfully leased away, and that the
syndicate is trespasser
One was killed. two will die, and
three others were dangerously wound
ed az the result of a street battle at
New Boston. Texas.
The big Texas cattle trust will prob
ably fall through New York capital
lists fear the Texas antitrust laws.
Scion Detwiler, editor of the Enid
Coming Events. committed suicide in
Guthrie, Okla, hotel by taking NOR
phine.
Andrew Carnegie has offered East
Liverpool, Ohio, $50. 900 for memorial
library if it will furnish a free site.
President Mckinley has bought a
team of Wisconsin driving horses for
So. COO
The 3-year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
p J. Staley of Columbus, Mo-, died of
resulting from a mad
dogs bite.
Admiral Dewey has filed his claim
for naval bounty growing out of the
battle of Manila bay. 1t is expected
4 600 or 5000 claims will be fled, and
case is to be q test one.
The patent Office last year granted
Is, 40l patents out of = total applica-
ton of 1880
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Senator Biad,,on Rearre,,ed.

WEBB CITY, Mo, July 17.-Yester-
day Senator A. j. Biddison. of Pawnee,
Okla was rearrested by Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal J. r. Means of
Joplin on warrant issued under the
United States statute charging him
with passing spurious coins in this
city Friday night. Mr.. Biddison is a
United States court commissioner at
Pawnee, being appointed by Judge
Dale. He declares it is put up job
to injure him.
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BECAUSE SHE REFUSED HIM.
A Yoans Man Kills . Girl and Sh cots
Himself

Himself
LINCOLN, Ill, July Troy Sutton
is under arrest, charged with murder
ing his sweetheart, Leona Elmere, of
Mason City, last night. Sutton. it is
alleged. shot the girl twice and then
fired ball through his own body be-
low the heart He will probably die.
Miss EImere's parents objected to SUIT
ton as a prospective son-in-law. Last
night he took the girl out driving.
He came back alone at midnight and
reported having shot himself. A parry
soon afterward found Miss Elmere's
body in a cemetery west Of the city.
A pistol was found near the body. 1t
is generally believed that he killed
the girl because she refused to marry
him. Sutton served in the army dur
ing the war with Spain.
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BROOKLYN TROLLEY STRIKE.
Street Car Service Is Crippled
About 0ne-Third.
TEN-HOUR LAW THE CAUSE.

NEW YORK, July l7.-Another troll
ley strike is on in Brooklyn. So far
it has not been as effective as the
strike of 1895. but there is no telling
how long or how far-reaching it may
become. For some weeks past the
employees of the several lines con.
trolled by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company have been complaining that
the management did not live up to
the ten hour law. The men demand a
revision of the time tables at the diff
ferent barns, and also claim that they
should be paid 20 cents an hour for
overtime, which is equivalent to So a
day, the price which they set for a
working day Of ten hours. Meetings
have been held daily and nightly for
the last week, and it was inferred
from the reports given out by the en-
ployes and their advisers since Thurs
day last that, while a strike was inn
minent, it would not occur for some
days to come.
General Mister Workman Parson
and District Master Workman Pines
had charge of the mems affairs, and q
strike was called at 4:3O yesterday
morning. At that hour most of the
motormen and conductors on the
Brooklyn Traction company's lines
had completed their night trips, and
the leaders decided that this was the
most opportune moment to begin
what was expected to be stubborn
fight with the Traction company.
A heavy rain storm was in progress
at this time, and there was very little
passenger traffic. The Smith street,
Franklin avenue and Hamilton Ferry
lines, which arc controlled by the
Coney Island Railroad company, hav-
ing maintained the regular terms
with their employees, were not impeded
in the least but on all other roads
transportation was stopped for awhile,
and good deal of congestion occurred
in consequence.
President Rossiter of the street car
said shortly after noon over SO per
cent of the old hands were at work on
these lines. Later in the afternoon
ming at intervals of ten minutes, which
meant that the service was crippled
about one-third.
Throughout the afternoon boulders
and large pieces of granite were taken
from a nearbp yard and placed on the
tracks in the vicinity of Greenwood
cemetery, and the cars came along at
intervals of twenty and thirty min
utes, their further progress was con-
siderably delayed until these obstruc-
tions were removed No sooner did
the cars pass than the boulders were
laid on the tracks again and the po-
lice were unable to stop the efforts of
the obstructionists.
Several arrests were made during
the day among the ranks of the strik-
ers and their sympathizers.
President Rossiter said that the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials would
not arbitrate the strike difficulty with
their striking employees.
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sheepmen win Organise.

Sioux FALLS. S D.. July 1.-THE
sheep raising industry in the lands
coded by the Sioux Indians between
the Missouri river and the Black Hills
has now reached such proportions that
the owners have decided to form an
association similar to the associations
of the cattlemen. A meeting has been
called for October 2 next at Fort
Pierre, when the sheepmen's associa.
ton will be organized.
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SHOT BY A WOMAN.


Farmers Wife
TROY. Kan, July 15.-About noon
yesterday, on the Luke Morrissey
farm, three miles south of Troy. John
Cresson was fatally shot by Mrs. John
Ricketts, The ball entered the brain
just above the temple. and though the
man is yet alive, Drs Campbell and
Densmore say there is no hope. Mrs
Ricketts, was also shot by Cresson.
the bail tearing through the jaw and
lodging in the neck. The ball could
not be located.
Crcsson and brother came here in
the spring from Maysville, Mo-, Cres-
son securing work on the Ricketts,
farm Cresson secured picture of
himself and Mrs. Ricketts, and some
letters from her which he showed
around as proof of improper relations
with Mrs. Ricketts, This knowledge
came to Mr.. Ricketts, several weeks
ago and his wife endeavored to have
Cresson arrested. but failed.
Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. Ricketts,,
each with a revolver. went to the
Morrissey place. where Cresson was at
work. They called him to the gate.
when Ricketts, drew his revolver on
Cresson, telling him to throw up his
hands Cresson grabbed the revolver
instead, securing it. Ricketts,
ciinched him and threw him down,
when Mrs. Ricketts,, coming up. fired
her revolver into the ground. Cresson
then shot three times at Mrs. Rick
leffs, one ball hitting her in the mouth.
She then came up close and shot Cres'
son in the head
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TRIES TO SHOOT HIS WIFE.
She Declined to Return Valuable Stocks
He Had Given Her.

He Had Given Her.
MARION, Ind. July Thames q
Crosby, wealthy manufacturer
of Marion, attempted to shoot
his wife and family yesterday. Mr..
and Mrs. Crosby had domestic
trouble and separated last January.
Previous to the separation Crosby had
transferred to his wife stock in the
Crosby paper mills and the Marion
strawtoard mills. which are both
owned by him, that he might better
fight tho American strawboard trust
After defeating the trust he demanded
the return of his stoSk. but his wife
refused to surrender it.
Crosby was arrested and given a
preliminary hearing and placed under
heavy peace bond. A board to
examine into his sanity will be ap-
pointed.
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Cost 141 Lives.

CHICAGO. July II. - The Tribune
prints revised figures gathered from
correspondents throughout the coun-
try. showing a loss of 141 lives result
ant from the last Fourth of July cell
ebration. Some of these died July 4.
others from injuries received then.
Lock jaw caused the death of SO on Of
the 14l.
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Bryan VIII BE There.

CHICAGO, July 17--Joha P. Aitgeld
has received message from William
j. Bryan in which Mr.. Bryan says he
will speak at the Chicago platform
mass meeting" which Will be held at
the Auditorium on July 20, the date of
the meeting in Chicago of the Demo
cratic national committee.
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TYPH0ONS HINDER TROOPS.
Soldiers Delayed In Reaching the Trans

ports ut Manila by Storm
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE War de-
partment has received the following
cable from General Otis: Twenty
inches of rain July, attended by ty-
phoons. made leaving of transports
impossible. At Negroes impossible to
unload Sixth infantry until last day
or two California is now loading;
Idahos, North Dakotas and Wyoming
will load next week, soon as trans
port Grant can be coaled."
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The kissing Bur.s cou,in.

Sioux FALLS, s. D.. July 17.-Pat-
rick Carney, Clarke county farmer,
reports that a strange insect is doing
some damage to wheat in his locality.
He had no acres entirely destroyed,
while few others also suffered losses.
The insect seems to sap the life from
the plant, causing it to fail over and
wilt
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The Jan.a to Leave Hong Kong.

MANILA, July II, SIS p. MT is
reported that the Filipino junta will
be moved from Hong Kong to the isl.
and of Labaun, British colony, six
miles from the northwest coast Ct
Borneo, as the American officials have
watched the members of the junta so
closely at Hong Kong that the latter
have found it impossible to supply the
insurgents with arms.
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Fire at Fort Ducnssna q.

PRICE, Utah, July 1.-THE second
fire within a week occurred at Fort
Duchesne last night. when the quar-
termaster's stables and contents were
entirely consumed Nineteen mules
were burned to death. The loss also
includes twenty wagons. besides a
number of ambulances, light spring
wagons. buckboards, pack saddles.
harness and hay and oats.
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Foolhardy People Drown.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 17.-Franl
Ray, Catherine Wiilesey and Clifford
and James Shannon started on an ex-
cursion up the Ohio river in a naptha
launch. Ray playfully jumped into a
small boat in tow and all the others,
against his protest followed. The
boat sank and Ray alone was rescued
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Searching For Recruits

CHICAGO, July 17.-Colonel Gardiner.
commander of the Tbirtieth volunteer
infantry. mobilizing at Fort Sheridan,
has obtained from the adiutant general
atWashington permission to send three
officers each into Illinois. Michigan
and Wisconsin to recruit the regiment
as quickly as possible.
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Bicve,e Trust . Failure.

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE SSH. 900
bicycle trust which has been all but
completed went to pieces yesterday
according to- Information received
here. The Eastern bankers floating
the concern withdrew because of a
hitch in the final consolidation.
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THREE KILLED IN A WRECK.
Bad Freight Smash-Up on C. = A.
Near Famous Glendale.

Near Famous Glendale.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July ia west
bound freight train on the Chicago &
Alton was wrecked yesterday morn
ing two miles east of Glendale Eight
or nine men and one woman were
stealing ride in an open stock car.
with the result that five men were
terribly injured and three are dead.
1t is believed that there is still an
other unknown buried at the bottom
of the wreck, which consists of ten
cars of merchandise. hogs and cattle.
The cattle cars were added to the
train at Odessa, where it is believed
that most of the men stealing a ride
boarded the train. One of the men
taken dead from the wreck had gold
watch on his person and S2S in money.
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Threw Himself From Steamer.

PEORIA. ILL.,, July 17.-Ailt Van
Booming, state grand master of the
Knights and Ladies Of Honor, aged
46 years, committed suicide by throw
ing himself from the steamer Bald
Eagle. Domestic trouble is supposed
to have caused the act. lie was also
q state official in the A. o. L. W.
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Raised . Steamer tho u,.t SINK

HAVANA. July 1.-THE steamer
Puricima Conception, sunk by the
United States auxiliary cruiser
Hist at Manzanillo. has been
raised and will be put in condition to
resume running upon The south coast,
between Santiago and Batabano. Her
owners claim it will cost 500. OO0 be
fore she will be able to carry passen
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Heart Fa,iars XIII, Noted Ell.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, July &c. NJ.
Toote. grand exalted leading knight
of the grand lodge, Order of Elks, died
in this city yesterday from heart fail
ure, superinduced by complication Of
diseases.
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Died In HIS Natal Bel

LEXINGTON. Ky, July IL Colonel
William Preston Johnston, president
of Tulane university, New Orleans,
died at the home of his son-in-law,
Hon. Harry st. George Tucker yester-
day. He died in the same bed in
which ne vas born sixty-seven years
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Dog Bite, KIplIn..

LONDON, July II -Rudyard Kip
ling's right thumb has been bitten by
a dog, AMI is considerably in1amed.
He carries his arm in a sling. but it is
not thought that the injury will have
serious consequences
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Murderer OF Girl 4, Dead.

Mason CITY. July Troy Sutton.
the young man who murdered Leona
Elmore near the cemetery at Mason
City Friday night and then shot him
self, died yesterday.
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Coll From the Klondrke.

VICTORIA. b c., July II. The
steamer City Of Seattle. from Alaska.
brought down about 200 passengers
and S60o. 900 or 500. 90 o in drafts and
dust
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Victim OF tn. c.,.br..,...

SPRMeFELD. Ill, July 17.-Georqe
Saxon. jr.. aged Is. died yesterday of
lockjsw. He shot himself in the hand
with revolver on the Fourth Of July.
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10000 WIN R.,um, wort.

PlrrsBURa. Pa, July lz.-Tin plate
workers throughout the country to
the number of so, 900 will resume
work to-day after an idleness Of two
weeks.
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WOMAN KILLS HER MOTHER.
Wounds Husbsni. Then Puss An End
to Her Own Life

LIBERrYvILLE, ILL.,, July lT.-Fol-
lowing family quarrel. Mrs. George
Treider shot and killed her mother,
Mrs Christian Foss. wounded her
husband and killed herself The
quarre. was precipitatsi by long
standing family troubles Mrs. Trei-
der leaves two children. and years
old. She was 80 and her mother 50
years of age.
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crazy from excessive cigarette smok.
ing.
James Lee, convict in the Mis-.
souri, penitentiary, says that Gilbert
Gates, whom Alexander Jester is az
cused of having murdered IS years
ago. was alive in 1894.
The big trust smelter at Omaha has
shut down. The shortage of coal u
given as the reason.
Professor Charles Jones, Ardmore,
Ind. Ter, was fatally stabbed by q
pupil whom he was trying to chastise.
General Charles King, U. s. A., has
offered to give a benefit lecture at
some Wisconsin city, the proceeds 70
be added to the New Richmond tor
nado relief fund
Mrs. Elizabeth Ingersoll, Chicago.
kidnaper of Gerald Lapiner. has been
taken to the pen at Joliet, ILL.,, to
serve out her sentence. Mrs. Inger-
soil made repeated attempts to escape
while on the way to the prison.
President Mckinley is working upon
a plan to submit the question of indie
of Cuba 1t is said that he believes
they would vote for annexation
The Central Foundry company. with
a capital of s14, 900, 900, fled articles
of Incorporation at Trenton n j. Tho
company proposes to manufacture soil
pipe and do foundry business.
Captain Thomas NJ. Woodruff, Fifth
infantry. died of yellow fever near
Santiago de Cuba He was q native
OF Nav York. During the war ~.
was major in the inspector generals
eorpA
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-30
FEEL 1T A HARDSHIP.
Men In Manila Think Uncle Sans
Custom Regulations Too Hard

Men In Manila Think Uncle Sans
Custom Regulations Too Hard.
Maj. r. J. Fitzgerald, surgeon Of the
Thirteenth Minnesota regiment, now at
Manila, In letter to Congressman
Fletcher, complains in strong language
of the exacting disposition displayed by
United States customs officials at San
francisco. His letter, dated Feb. 20, is as
follows
First Reserve Hospital, Eighth Army
Corps. Manila, p. l., Feb. 20. 1S99.-Loren
FLETCHER, Congressman Minnesota, Wash
ington. b. C.SDear Sir: 1t is my desire,
and In doing so voice the sentiments of
every officer and soldier of the Thirteenth
minnesota and every member of the
1lsnth Army corps, to call your attention
TO the present rule of holding up for
custom duty the effects Of our soldiers
cumstances, on slender pay and at the
Sacrif1ce of our personal and business
interests and In a certain sense are en-
titled to some consideration in this re-
Spect.
Many of our soldiers are obliged to
leave many keepsakes. mementoes of the
philippines, and trophies of battle, simply
because they cannot afford to pay the
duties imposed by the San Francisco
customs authorities. You will agree with
us, 1t is simply prepOSterOuS and imposing
a hardship on our men that should be re-
moved. l do not refer to merchandise In
the strict sense of the term. 1 am fully
aware that more weighty matters of stata
nave prior claim on your energies and
valuable influence, but if you will kindly
consider this question and give us help
Ing hand We will all be truly grateful.
Major and Surgeon Thirteenth Minnesota
Volunteers
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Made IA Good stOp-Off1cer Moran, of
the Margaret street station stopped
runaway yesterday at considerable risk
to himself. The horse belonged to Rev.
n. Rosenberg, and officer Moran ran out
and grasped the animals bride as it
passed him. He was dragged a consid-
cradle distance, but succeeded in stop
ping the runaway.
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Passion Service at St. PaaI.

On Good Friday night there will be an
St Paul's Episcopal church at o'clock.
The vested choir will render one of the
most artistic orders of music ever given
In the church. The leading selection will
ing IS the music: Recessional, Sweet
the Moments" hymn, 80 Sacred Head
Now Wounded" solo. Turn Thee Unto
Me- anthem, God Shall Wipe Away
All Tears" hymn, 20 Jesus, Most Merci-
full" solo, The Journey Is Long," Vim
cents Passion service: solo, THE Plains
Of Peace" hymn, Days and Moments
Me-" recessional, "See the Destined Day
Arise. The choir will sing in their
cassocks, and the altar will be stripped
Of It's ornaments and the. chancel draped
in black s 9'.+@'i 'fisi = -
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Phil Reeds License-The committee
on licenses of the board of aldermen will
meet Monday afternoon when the ap-
pication of P. f. Reed to conduct a
saloon at 1913 Jackson street will be con-
sidered. Recently, a number of promf-
nent merchants on Jackson street, filed
a protest against the granting of a
license.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-30
BRIEFS OF THE COURTS.

The case of Isabella Calhoun against AL
bert Buck. which comes up on an order
to show cause why defendant should not
gold stolen from the deathbed of Mrs,
Buck, was yesterday dismissed bv
Judge Lewis on the payment of sS fees
to the attorney of plaintiff.
Louise Luhrsen has filed a petition for
letters of administration in the estate Of
Christoph Luhrsen. which is valued at
$1,000.
Judge Harrison, of Minneapolis, filed a
decision yesterday ordering new trial
In the case of Peter and Bridget Langan
against Samuel G. Iverson, in which ac-
tion was brought to foreclose a mort
based on the ground that the trial court
erred in admitting evidence of a parole
agreement to pay the mortgage.
Frank c. Gembe yesterday filed in the
probate court his resignation as admin
lstrator of his fathers estate Matthias
Koch was appointed in his stead