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New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
PART II.
FOUR PAGES.
THE DEAN COMPANY CASE
WITNESS TEsTIFTEs THAT WESTERN Gus
TONERS OF THE CONCERN LOST
HEAVILY

.,sI os James 8. Kellogg on charges OF grand
,,a-v and conspiracy II connection with the E. 8.
r..n Company WIS resumed before Recorder Gor
..,erday Lillian Cramner Of No. 900 West one
.s-.5-an nd .a.rtteta-st., testified that she knew
- 5e.sndsnt and WIS employed by E. S. Dean
a n until Il merged into the z. S. Dean
many In October, 1895. She worked with that
,snv until its failure She said Kellogg
- manager of E. s. Dean s. Co and also of
9 Dean Company She looked at and identi-
a. several circulars alleged TO have been sent
s. N. company 20 customers
ing argurnen: ensued between counsel over
.,a admission as evidence Of the circulars and
-, Identified by Miss Cramner useo by E S.
- E Co and as being Identical with those used
= .ha z s Dean Company The Recorder held
=, he testimony OF Miss Cramner established
-. fact that Kellogg was the author Of the Dean
80 system" of investment; that :he system was
sec IN both the companies by Kellogg. He over
es the objection. and the exhibits were admitted.
,f,ss Cranner said that Kellogg and Alfred GosIin
,re-. frequently seen a. Dean & Co.'S Offices She
&C. sa,s that Kellogg was known by the name OF
Tsoob keller and she identified his signature. the
? : Dean Co which offered in evidence by
a N Olcott. special Assistant District Attor-
rsv Mr Olcott said he offered IL solely for the
-,--,ose OF establishing standard OF handwriting,
80 rhat he would later offer comparisons and
Iss CraInner sTyore that she thought the business
of me Dean company was dishonest and that the
-t-crIers sent out by the concern were faise. She
tesftfed thar she had been engaged for z. s Dean
- ~ heiiOEg
The business. She sa1d mat she 14d f9t know VINO
took The money that came 70 the offices. but she
f5ought that sam" Keller declared the dividends.
sT7FE vou ever hear any reports or ruTnOrs that
sam Keller was accounting honestly for the money
.le company received OF that he was misappropri-
sTfnr anv of to- Miss Cramner was asked.
- never thought rhat ne was the only one
Did YOU have Information thai ne was using
~ customers money dishonesty
s'I had 10 information and had no impression as
70 MS affairs. knew him as the manager He
directed the 0fice force
The witness than told Of Mrs. Dean coming 10
nc office verv frequently and consulting Kellogg
Frederick &. Turner testified that in November.
fSqs he came 70 New-YOrk from Chicago ana talked
1--h Kellogg about q contract 70 manage Western
agencies ot the Dean company. The contract was
entered into. ana sent rer1itfances regularly.
Turner then told Of having lost about 500 OF his
3wa money through deals with the Dean company,
nd said that customers Of his agencies lost about
k0Oea They did draw dividends. he said, but
U1ar amount be could say.
The case viii be taken up again to-day.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
BROOKLYN NEWS.
AGAINST MORE REVISING,
BROOKLYN BAR ASSOCIATION ASKS
THAT STATUTORY REVISION COM
MISSION BE ABOLISHED.

The Brooklyn Bar Association yesterday
afternoon in the Law Library in the Courthouse
and adopted resolutions Gaining for the abolition OF
the Statutory Revision Commission Copies Of the
resolutions and petition signed by members Of the
Brooklyn bar assigning reasons for the abolition OF
the Commission will be sent TO Governor Roosevelt
ana Assembyman Harris Wilson A number OF
signatures were secured the petition last even
Ing. The petition will be found in the Law LII
brary to-day Members Of the bar invited to
sign The resolutions and petition will be sent to
Albany tonight The petition in part says:
four (prevlous) revisions was equal 10 the time OF
one reviser for twenty-five years ten months and
Inc pending and NTH revision Is that by the stat
utOry Revision Commission authorized May l5 1883
slready occupying about twelve years and 10 be
aries and expenses December 81 1899, s2030T7 SIS
tnfqirec{ IL cost unkno%n rhis last alleged revision @
reVisions were complete and absolute revtsions OF
all the statutes. not merely compilations
Inc history or me statutory ReVislon Cc11lnlS-
sion as to the general laws has been dark enough
IaWyer consults a code ten times as often as ne
does the general laws. The codes have been in
III III Lens OF thousands or cases, and a. an expense
OF millions OF dollars. To turn the Statutory Re
intensity the evils already apparent in
ment OF the general laws, and introduce chaotic
hll9WA even IN that pranch OF our laws, II IS
sufficient 20 know that the Statutory Revision
me place or the code and other procedure acts.
ana that not one OF these has been carefully ex-
amined amin, without finding 1t full of errors and en-
The idea of having eleven codes instead of three
Statutory Revision Commission is Simply appalling
10 the ordinary lawyer.
Among the signatures to the petition last night
were H. c. NJ. Ingraham. Frank Harvey Field,
Henry s Rasquin, Hugo Hirsh: James ?. Judge.
NJ Dater and William J Kelly.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
REINSTATEMENT LAW QUESTIONED.

In the Court of ChanCery. in Jersey City yester-
day. Vice-ChancellOr Stevens expressed doubt
TO the constitutionaity OF the law OF New-Jersey
adopted in 1898 which provides for the reinstate-
ment of corporations The opinion was given in
the case of George Brandreth against the Short
Line Construction COmpanv- This company
Incorporated in 1882 ana Quilt street railway in
ASbury Park. In Nav 1879 Governor Voorhees,
declared the cOmpany's charter null and void
account OF the non-payment Of taxes. The
pany then went into the hands of the directors $
trustees, ana they applied for reinstatement
corporation. Mr.. BranGreth, who q stock
holder, filed the bill asking for a temporary inJunc
ton against such reinsta tement and that the
affairs Of company be closed by direction OF
the Court Vice-ChancellOr Stevens, in his opinion.
expressed doubt TO whether the Governor,
der the law. could declare the charter null and
void. The law provides that company, by the
payment OF sum not less than that originally
paid for Incorporation. may be reinstaJed The
Governor and Attorney General have the right
the exact be paid The Vice
Chancellor says this appears 10 be in violation og
the law of the State that De imposed
according TO uniform rule The injunction
cont led
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
WHERE WRALEN FIGHTS CLAIMS.
SEWER CONTRACTOR GETS JUDGMENT FOR
E.0I4 IN A SUIT AGAINST THE
CITY FOR NT,Tl

An illustration OF what may be gained for the
city when tcz Corporation Counsel fights claims
Instead Of sonfessing judgments is given in the
case OF Charles Jones. who contractor for the
large Webster-ave. outlet between One
hundred-and sixty-ffth and One-hundred-and-
sighty-fourth But the terms OF his contract
which was awarded in June, 1854, he had FIVE hun
dred days in which to complete the work, but he
did not finish It until February, 1890. He brought
suit against the city in 1895, seeking TO recover
sl1lN on various claims for camages which he
asserted had been caused by the neglect and i'm
proper acts of the city's engineers. The city de-
MED all liability for damages relying on the con-
tract provisions for defence
hamilton Odell. the referee IN the case. has
given an opinion that the city is not liable TO Mr.
Jones on any of the causes OF action alleged in
his complaint, except the that the deductions
made by the citys engineers for overtime Il n074
in excess Of the proper amount. In place of d7I.-
IA sued for. therefore. Mr.. Jones will get a judg
ment for only N,074. and when the allowances and
costs TO which the city is entitled are adjusted
the sum due him the Judgment will amount to
nothing.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
THANK PRESIDENT MKINLEY.
TOWARD SOUND MONEY-FAvOR OTHER
MEASURES.

At the regular monthly business meeting OF the
Manufacturers Association 1f New-York. held in
its rooms in Montague-st. last night it de-
Mckinley for his advocacy OF sound money legis-
latiOn. The thanks of the association also TO
be sent TO tho members of the Senate and con-
gratulatory telegram has already been sent 10 H.
II. Hanna, of Indianapolis, leading advocate Of
the measure.
Henry l. Goodwin the president OF the Termi-
nal Railroad and Tunnel Company, had sent a
letter asking for the support of the association IN
his efforts to get franchise for tunnel between
City Hall Park. Manhattan and Prospect Park.
Brooklyn. The letter laid on the table as
the association had no data concerning the hackers
OF the scheme.
Resolutions indorsng the Cullom bill TO amend
the Interstate Commerce Law and the bill for I'M
proving the United States Consular Service were
passed. and committees empowered 10 go 10
Washington. If il found that their assistance
would materially aid the passage OF The bills
lature to adopt the Morgan bill and in opposition
to the Stranahan Mortgage Tax DILL.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
FRANCHISE TAX BILLPASSED.
NO VOTE IN THE ASSEMBLY AGAINST
THE MEASURE-ITs MAIN FEATURES.

NO VOTE IN THE ASSEMBLY AGAINST
THE MEAsURE-ITs MAIN FEATURES.
Trenton. March 10 (speciaD-The Assembly
night passed the franchise tax bill which was in
troduced for Speaker Jones. The bill was framed
to meet the suggestions made on the subject in the
last annual message of Governor Voorhees, 1t
does not apply railroad cana! companies. but
70 all other corporations having right OF way In the
cities OF the State, including street railway, tee-
graph. telephone and gas and electric light com
Mr. Tennent and Mr.. Albeit spoke against
The main feature OF the bill is a provision that
in lieu of the franchise tax which the corporations
now pay TO the State. they shall pay fiat tax OF
per cent to the municipalities in which they nave
mhere the tax now eved is in excess Of per cent
there shall be change II IS to take effect on
would take sil80oo yearly out of the State Treas
ury. the local taxing districts would receive more
Among the bills introduced In the Assembly was
nE Gne achines hin The b has been revised by exov
srnor werts author Of the Ballot Reform FL; Election @
law law 50 4S 70 De operative III '''-''O"
The Assembly passed the following bills:
Fixing the pension of the widow of Fire Chief
Farrer of Jersey City AT one-haif the amount OF
the salary her husband received; authorizing the
resent New-Jersey at the Buffalo Pan-American
Exposition; authorizing cities 70 estabhsh Uee
baths and gymnasla-
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE
The Senate tonight devoted almost its entire
time to a consideration of the commit amend
ments 70 the general school revision and codihca-
ton The amendments up 10 Section 3 OF the Dill
adopted without dissension. The bill pro
vtded for the creation Of school boards by election
OF the people An amendment proposes 20 have
the members appointed by the Mayor. provided
that system has been accepted by the people o.
means OF the referndum. The amendment was
laid over until tomorrow. The longest discussion
was provoked by amendment providing for the
distribution of school moneys. The bill provided
that the distribution be made on actual attend
ance, and the amendment provided for a re-
enactment of the present law on the basis or the
The amendment prevailed.
At II o'clock il decided 10 derer further con-
sideratlon OF the until tomorrow morn
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
WILD CLAIM AGAINST TRINITY.
WESTERN MAN THINKS THE EDwARDsES
OF ESSEX COUNTY. HAVE RIGHT TO
sioOco0 PROPERTY IN NETWORK.

Although the claim has been disproved time and
again about three hundred persons in Essex Coun-
" y. J., and larger number in New-York state
and elsewhere have been giving powers OF attor-
neys In the last months IN the belief that they
are the true heirs 10 property worth millions held
tnaJ Robert :. Edwards, sea captain, was porn
IN l7l6 and received 4 large tract OF land IN New
Amsterdam which he leased 10 George and Jona
CTugeT shipping merchants, by wnorn ne was EN-
ploysd. Soon after ne sailed voyage and was
Edwards left three brothers in Essex County-Jacob
William and James-an OF whom were married
that other transferred the Edwards tract
Trinity Church. Jacob Edwards moved 70 @ Snort
Hills n J.. and OF his descendants, numbering
about seven hundred about three hundred are III
Essex County and represent well known families
valuable property from Trinity Church is Charies
B. Walker. of Norwaik Ohio, who asserts that he
ily Walker East about six months ago ana
visited the Edwardses in Essex county ne ar
young woman living IN Newark, also an ne-r
Nearly all the heirs made their acknow leagrnents
before Samuel Bigeow, Newark lawyer, Two
weeks ago a woman employed as genealogical
searcher in the New-Jersey Historical Society.
came New-YOrk ana visited the business orfces
Trinity Corporation She was told that
heirs. the church had never obtained grant
or lease OF tne property described
This information communicated 10 some or
the heirs last week. one claim had been said 70
cover large tract near Hudson and Christopher
but the exact location mas never been described
Walker alleges that he mas a certified copy OF the
lease transferred TO Trinity Church His
idea, conveyed TO the heirs, is to force settle
stood that assessment OF SIS each was made
upon many of the heirs 10 pay the expenses OF
heirs is that Walker is TO get One-uhird of the
amount recovered Some years ago William z
claimed be Edwards heir, came out from the
West ana tried 70 engineer a movement 10 recover
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
CrG4RMAKERs WILL NOT ARBTTR4TE.

The striking cigarmakers OF Kerbs. Wertheim &
Schiller yesterday morning al the Bohemia
National Hall No. 321 East Seventy third-st. and
addressed by Herman Robinson. secretary OF
the Central Federated Union, and c. P. Davis walk
ing delegate Of the New-York Painters Union. The
speakers assured the strikers Of the justice
demands and advised them 10 hold out TO the end
There change in the situation Of the strike.
T. a. Branf representative OF Commissioner
Deehanty Of the State Board OF Mediation and
Arbitration, called he strikers and upon the
firm offer the Of the Board The strikers
said they did not need the services OF the Board
and the firm said they had nothing arbtrate
The firm, said the office Will take old
workers back at their former wages. and some have
returned TO work The ir7n will grant the de-
mands OF the strikers N regard 10 hours and wages
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
Ay U5FoRTUH4rE EXAMPLE.
Herald

Washington correspondence of The Chicago Times
Herald.
Colonel Phil Thompson. OF Kentucky, and Sen
ator Stewart. of Nevada were the centre OF a
group of Senators and Representatives at Cham
berln's last night. The two principals
gagged In lengthy argument over the respective
morals OF city Boards OF Aldermen and State Leg
islatuTes and the with which these might be
purchased. Senator Stewart stated that the Of
all bribery was the trusts, but that despite the
efforts or the monopolies TO obtain influence In the
United States Senate they had ever failed domi-
any action OF that body. Colonel Thompson
with sly wink at those present engaged
with the venerable legislator and intimated that
the Senate could be brtbed easily any body
OF city Councilmen. The Senator became thorough
y warmed up. and said in a comhative tone:
DO you mean intimate that the United
States Senate could be purchased Why, sir, you
might as Justly endeaVor 10 bribe the Twelve
Apostles
We'll" returned Colonel Thompson II believe
that one of the Apostles accepted A bribe and, II
am not sadly mistaken. Senator. he was silver
man
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
SWNDL1G CASE PRoTOkEs LAUGHS

MEYER DESCRIBES HIS OWN SIMPLICITY IN
ESSEX MARKET COURT
Magistrate Hogan in the Essex Market Court
yesterday heard the testimony Of Franz Meyer
who caused the arrest of George D. Verttzan a
real estate dealer. OF No A2 East Eighty-fo,1rtt-
ST Hugh Mason, Of the Park Hotel and Mrs
Jessie B. Seal OF No Sg First-st BROOKLYN re-
Gently on the charge OF swindling him out or his
STOCK IN the Meyer Sign Material Manufacturing
Company in Eighty-seventh-st., and then post
81. court w. - s oi'40
assistant District Attorney O'Byrne was in court
e. e. prosecutor and John z. Brodsky and Charles
SIsck!er appeared for the defendants Meyer told
now ne aad given his stock away for what ne
eee!ied fraudulent deeds for worthless property in
southern lands His description OF mis- own sim
piclty oroIght laughs from the auditors
Al tne solicitation Of the counsel the bail was re-
cuced one-half for each prisoner making 81 60 For
each man and $500 for the woman '0-
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
SAYS WIFE SOLD HIS HorEn.

Frank Drggs who formerly the proprietor
OF one OF the hotels at Rockaway when arraiared
in the Gates-ave. police yesterday morning
charged hy his wife with abandonment told Magis-
trate Voorhees, that one day he found that she had
sold the hotel 10 his bartender for $500
Il got a bill Of sale stuck under nv nose said
briggs. pathettcally. II had built hotel up and
II was worth at least $500 Then I found that my
bartender was my boss and 1 left without a
doar he gave my wife only 80 out OF the 500. and
!! was entirely ignored, and my wife told me that
II ate another meal in her house I had no self
respect briggs now lives in Clifton Place near
Marcy-ave The Magistrate adjourned the case until
tomorrow. " ~ ~
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
LIVED THREE WEEKS WITH RIBS IN LUNG

James Lawrence, who surprised his physicians IN
the Eastern District Hospital by living for three
weeks and having normal pulse, while some OF
his broken ribs projected into his right lung, died
yesterday morning in the hospital His aged father.
who had from Iowa. and other members Of
the family with him at the end. Lawrence
was TiggeT the Brooklyn end of the New East
River Bridge. Through the collapse of a derrick
ne plunged headlOng ninety-six feet TO the ground
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
PRoGR4MHE FOR TIE SOLDIERS WEEK
MILITARY TOURNAMENT Will INCLUDE REGU-
LARS AND STATE TROOPS.

LARS AND STATE TROOPS
The programme for the military tournament.
unde- the management Of the Military Athletic
League which opens Madison Square Garden on
Monday night. March %. gives splendid showing
4 The Regular troops. United States Marine Corps
srd the Natona. Guard. The schedule for the
week follows:
sfonday-Revtev BY Governor Roosevelt. 18th
Infantry 81 Cavalry. % Battery II mounted
platoon driu. 6th Cavalry and Tth Artillery. Co.,
Tuesdav-Naval Militia, United states sigma
-o-ps 6;h Cavalry Sd Battery, 30 Cavalry ana ith
Ar--lle-E.
W-esnesdav-Review 18th Infantry. Sc Cavalry
81 Parterv 6th Cavalry and 7tl Artillery.
Militia 6th Cavalry "a Battery n mounted platoon
syn 8d Caval-r and TN Ar-iliery
F-lday-Review by General Niles, 18th Infantry
81 Cavalry ID Battery. Calling gun drill; Sth cav
airy and 7th artillery.
Sarurday-Cnired States Marine Corps. 30 Cav
airy 18th I1faurrv United States Signal Corps. 9Th
cavalry ana 7th Artillery.
The athletic programme OF cycle races, runs and
contests for military championships will begin each
evening al O'Clock sharp. and occupy about
th-ee-CusrreTs OF hour.
Al the srarfnees Wednesday and Saturday
here VIII be entirely military programme. com
uencinK a O'clock which viii include the 18th
Inantrr 6ch Ca-aiTr tn ARTILLERY and 30 Cavalry.
The sale u boxes and tickets Tor the week OF
single nights XII begin al the Madison Square
Garden box Office Thursday morning.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
MILLING COMPANY NSOLTEyr.

ACTION OF vICE-CHANCELLOR PrTNEY N The
HECKER-JON NEs-JEwELI4 CONCERN
Vice-Chancellor Pttney. az Jersey City yes1er~
day. confirmed the appointment OF Samuel Thomas.
OF New-York Albert {. Lowry OF Minneapolis.
and Charles z. KimbaH. receivers OF TIA
Hecker-Jones-JeweIl Milling Company Joseph a
Knox a stOckhOlder instituted a suit 70 vacars che
order, insisting there no proof or the frsoS.
vency Of the company. and Colonel Hastings III.
counsel, contended yesterday that the company Il
solvent Mr. Lindabury opposed him AT the
close OF the argument the Vice-Chanceuor said-
here IS q concern which owes $4,000. and
actually mas nothing 20 meet that amount. 7
think the case made out against the corporation
as lnSOvent corporation perfect. tha
previous action OF the Court was FULLY Jlsttfisd-
The objections 70 the proceedings argued DO noe
in mind justify disturbing the pressns
status quo, and 1 will deny your motion
May 7 apply for exceptions inquired Mr. HAzs-
ings.
1T IS not necessary replied the Court You
can take yCUr appeal az once viii sign ths
order.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
DELAYS on ELEVATED ROAD,

There were two delays yesterday morning on the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Companys elevated lines
Al o'clock an engine drawing five cars stopped
near The Twentyifth-st. station and filed its boil
er- The engine could not be started again After
a delay OF half an hour a motor pushed the
train TO the Brtdge-st- station, where another en-
siTe took the train to the Bridge. Half an hour
before TINS accident piece of the machinery on a
nolor car got out Of order after train had
passed the Brdge-st. station. Many OF the pas
9eHsers walked the tracks 70 the nearest station.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20

Princeton. March Is.-Jesse Lynch Williams 81
the newly elected Editor OF The University
Alumni Weekly IS here completing arrangements
for the publication of the paper, he first issue of
which will appear on April :. At a meeting OF
the Editorial Board this week several alumni will
be elected directors. John L. Rogers 'Ol.
Gently elected business manager. AS
the paper is in good running order a university
press will be eSta ahlished
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
4 R0THsCHTLD BUILDING SUIT.

suit involving the right OF tenants of the old
Rothschd Building Fulton and Jay SITS. which
was condemned in 1895 and which has been re-
built, came up before Justice KeOgh and a jury in
the Supreme Court yesterday. The plaintiffs are
Bernard L. Steele and Joseph L. Steele. who con-
Quoted a mems furnishing goods business. They
suing the OF the building for 10000 dam
ages General Benjamin T. Tracy. for the defend
ant, moved - dismiss the complaint. chiefly the
ground that the Complainants had abandoned the
building unnecessarily Justice Keogh denied the
MOI n dismiss
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
USED MISS GOULD's NAME.

Luther Bishop. colored man. arraigned in
the Adans-st court Yesterday on the charge of re-
cefving money under false pretenCes. Mrs Laura
Carter OF No. 100 CaTltOn-aVe. the complain
ant. She has a daughter who suffers from epi-
lepsy. According 10 the testimony Bishop told the
Carriers that Miss Helen NJ. Gould had established
a school in Brooklyn tOr epileptics and that he
one OF the agents The fee, he said. only 81
Mrs Carter that she gave Bishop the money
SeNeral oIhar MnMld le clmDainanrs Dresenr
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
PATRICK BURNS.

ExAssem olyman Patrick Burns. sixty-four years
old, died Sunday night at his home. at Plymouth
ST. and Hudson-ave. His wife died a month ago
and the loss aggravated his illness. Burns
VINO was Democrat, represented the old First
Second and Fifth wards when they comprised the
Ist Assembly District during the years 1874 and
1915. Afterward he served for two years IN the
tax ONCE. About 1886 and 1887 he represented the
Eleventh and Filth wards in the Assembly.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
MANY HEAR NINE. yORDICA SING.

There large audience al the Academy OF
Music last night u greet Nine. Norlica and Nine.
Marie Brema. who appeared in special song re-
cital under auspices OF the Brooklyn Institute
of Arts ana Sciences. Among the selections given
by Nine Nordica were The Robin Sings by Mac
Doweil; the Spring Song. by Weyl ana the
"Serenade.' by Strauss Nine BremA gave Der
Atlas.' by Schubert and Il Heureux Vagahond. %
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