The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-19
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Tragic Story About a Long Lost
Stradiyarius.
DEATH CAUSED BY MOSQUITOES.
Horrible Fate of Il oian Who Was
Frustrated in 4 Jersey Swamp.
Father Believes His Child
Was Stolen by Sailors.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-The World Of
this morning tells q rInarkable story
about a Stradivarius violin. For nv<, assrs
II saws, Prot- Victor t1etcner. u mustca!-
instrument dealer, had rested under the
.ceusation Of having stolen the yiou. from
prof j. Bot He had been convicted by
:, iI,rv and sentenced TO u year Imprison-
,,,.,,1t and was even then a liberty on SUI
trance. In the meantime, Prof Bott had
diad from a broS-n heart, because OF the
loss of his treasure, and his widow has
suffered FOR the necsSSaEieS OF NE Pr0l
F,Ietcher had done everything IS his power
RI find the lost instrument and had I'M
nJorea his professional friends 10 look OUT
for II The other day he was informed
nv a yio;in-maker OF Brooklyn that
Mrs. Springer, OF that city, owned Won
dsr-f,,I violin. Fletcher went and saw the
violin and readily iCt-ntlhed it as the lost
treasure. Mrs. Springer said that she had
bought it from tailor Tor thirty dollars.
not knowing its value. Word was sent to
Mrs. Bot and she was tod 10 call Mt
police headquarters and identity the siFa-
divarius.
TERROR OF JERSEY MOSQUITOES
The Herald says that James w. Mcken-
ma is in th=r Elizabeth Hospital in danger
of dying from 5leod poison Recently ha
was attacked by thousands OF jersey mos
ouitoes While he lay unconscious, overconls
Stephenson car-Tcrks IN Linden town.
snip.
lie was found in the marsh covered with
the poisonous issects, which had sucked
his blood until many of them had swollen
to twice their natural size and died. HIS
body was puffed and bleeding from thou
sands of little wounds from thu SHARP
probosces of his tiny assailants.
John Boyd. of Olive Street. Elizabeth.
who found McKenua's body, carried it to
the car-works and an ambulance was
summoned At the hospital 1t was said
that. while he was suffering from hea1
prostra ton. his chief aiIma'nt was the fear
ful injury inflicted by the mosquitoes Inc
physicians feared blood poisoning and
said that the man was in danger of dying.
When he was restored to consciousness,
he was attacked with violent commissions
\ NUN MAREIElS-
Elizabeth Schieblisr, a former sister OF
the Franciscan Order, is now thu BRIDE o.
Frank Gladen, whom she nursed through
serious injuries while he was patent
and she a novice in the St. Francis Hos
rital of Trenton. She was Known 70 ths
religious world as Sister Holga- but gave
M the black robe just before taking her
final vows and returned to the world 20
marry the man whom she loves. me
bride and groom ART each ABOUT loItS
years of age.
eighteen years of age. engaged in a prfzs-
fight on Thursday sight at the Greenwood
Athletic Club of Brooklyn. Kelly was
knocked out and Is now in such serious
condition that the doctors think ne VIII
die. Magistrate Bristow. in the Rrooslyn
Police Court. said that he believed that it
was proper to arrest msn who are mean
enough to match boys to appear against
one another in the prize ring.
\ CHILD ABDUCTED.
The little daughter OF Charles Vietz,
proprietor of a Brooklyn hotel, lett ner
home Wednesday evening for a walk and
has not since been seen. The. father De
ltzves that she has been kidnapped by
sailors and carried away to sen. The
cir! IS twelve years DID, but is large Tor
her age
..shirt-waizt men, are not approved OF
by the Produce Exchange. -Four OF them
made their appearance on the curb. mar
| lzet today, and were set upon ana ar,' N
! hack to coats. amid The der!sion of th7ir
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