The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-06
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Chiefs Say the Fire Department is
DISCRIMINATING.
ODDS ON M'KlNlEY HIGHER.
Traffic on Columbus Circle INSTRUCTED
by Work on the Tunncl-New
York Is Threatened by
Water Famine.

NEW YORK, October 5.-Hish officials
OF the Fire Department summoned as wit
nesses by Commissioner Scanneli and Chief
Edward Croker in their attempt to break
Captain James D. Clifford and disrupt
the F'iremen's Benevolent Association. de-
ciared under oath yesterday that the de-
partn1ent is deteriorating, that members
of the force display coward!ce at fires
and only enter burning buildings when
pushed in by their forenen. These amaz-
ing statements were made in an effort TO
show that Captain Cliffords association
( is demoralizing the force.
/ Deputy Chief William Duane, Battalion
I Chief John J. eastman and other officers
made these reflections upon men who risk
T their lives almost daily in the performance
. of their duty, and who are famous the
world over as fire lighters.
/ A murnlur of indignation was heard from
the uniformed men in the trial room when
these statements were uttered by their
superiors, but Commissioner Scannell and
Chief Croker smiled approvngly at the
witnesses whom they had called Assistant
Corpora ton Counsel Blandy. who drew
these answers from the witnesses, cut the
exan1inat tons short when he saw the drift
OF their testimony.
TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTED.
Work on the rapid transit tunnel and
street railroad has obstructed trat1lc across
New York's famed Columbus Circle, at
i7ifty-ninth Street and Central Park West,
by unprotected excavations and unsishtly
bridges Squads of men are employed tear
ing IN pavements, scooping up earth or
drilling into outcroppinss of rock prepara-
tory to blasting Contractors say there
will be no relief for six months
Coincidently with the progress OF The
tunnel workmen. employees of the Metro
polttan Street Railway Company are put
ting the finishing touches to the new cleo
tric system of the Forty-second Street,
Nanhattanville and ST. Nicholas Avenue
line. which curves half around the Column
bIs statue. The new rail and electric con-
duit frames are propped by heavy wooden
beams Twenty-Five feet below The tracks,
wh4re cars pass continuously all day, men
ara al work shut out from the sunlight
like miners.
South of the Columbus monument IS
bridge, twelve feet IN width. tor teams
ana pedestrians Spanning the subterfa-
naan nassageways on the north Of the
statue is a bridge four feet in width. Plank
walks equally wide cross the bitches left
omen by the Forty-second Street car line,
where it turns north into Broadway truck
loads of lumber and steel are deposited III
neighboring streets for use of the surface
road 1t has required just five hundred
men-contractors, electricians and lapofers
to transform Columbus Circle INTO TINS
condition Of chaos.
ODDS SHIFT.
Bettinc, odds on the presidential election
Yesterday shifted to TO /, with no takers
and one bet was reported to nave been
made on ths general result last night at
$3.50 on Mckinley TO Sl,GCJ on Bryan
nus bet Is at odds OF ~51s TO l.
Ii was also reported on good authority
that Richard Croker has ceasal be:ttng,
but that ne mas already wastfeCi on ms
election upward OF s2VJ,Ve0 1t is also
said that up to date about sl,0Vo,VJo mas
been wagered on the election in Wall
Street. one brokerage firm has negotiated
bets agsregating more than SI50,000
The shift in the odds favorable to the
Republican candidate began last week,
when Louis V. Bell offered TO wager
Sl00GO0 to $4,000 Oh McIliniey's election
and then made the proposition that i that
bet was taken he would wager $AV,VgV to
$4,000. the only condition being that this
sum should be taken in one bet, IAS
offer was made because the hackers OF
Bryan had complained Gat they coulI rot
get Mckinley money in large enough SUMS
to suit them.
JUST prior to that offer a Get of $3.50 to
s10,o0g at odds of II to ), was made in
the office of Bell & Co, but there Fave
been no odds like that since
In the opinion Of James kiduff, Re-
publican success in Ohio this year is by
no means assured. and Mr.. kilduff IS will
ing to back his judgment with Il WAGER
Of no modest SIZE. He takes exception
to the odds OF to 1 quoted b. Joseph ".
Ullmann in favor of Mckinley carrying
his own State, ana offers to take i'1a
Bryan end of the argument for any sum
from $1,000 to $1G0.oc0 He mas drawn
his check, to be certified. for SLIGO 70 be
placed as a forfeit for the fulfllment OF
any one of his propositions
Mr. kilduff has lived at the Gilsey House
for several years, when IN he city. He
is sad 10 be a man OF Independent ter
tune. and amply able to fulfil any 0hll-
cation he may incur
GARRABEANDT CONVICTED.
John Garrabrandt, nineteen years Old,
was last night found guilty of nasrLler in
the second degree in the Court of Oyer
and Terminer, jersey City. Tie prisoner
was remanded for sentence The Icra.ty
is Imprisonment IN State PRISON for rot
| more than thirty years. Garraorand. YES
accused Of killing Henry Mas. fourteen
years old.
Dr.. William Fisher OF Hoooke1, the
first expert witness for the prosecution,
introduced a surprise yesterday He was
there to connteract the effect u the in
sanity experts, who had testified N-eGnes-
day that the boy slayer's mind was I'M
balanced. He said that re had hti an
extensive experience in insanity cases. and
| proceeded to tear TO pieces the testimony
of witnesses for the defense With Drs.
Corning and McGiu, he testified that he
had examined Garrabrandt in the county
Jail and had found no evidence Of in
sanity.
Then he described .he t2rus paIatnIs. or
bony growth III the mouth of iiarrabranGt.
which one of the experts for the defense
declared was physical ey.(ltnce Of z tic-
fective brain, as a formas ton of the Faiate
which takes place at tir. h. He declared
positively that it could not be taken as
evidence of an itnpalt.d men. Iity. ari1
staggered the defense somewhat by ex-
hibiting the roof Of his AVA innnt,, in
which there was q similar growth
FACE A WATER FAMINE,