The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-11
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Woman Prayed for Son and Re-
ceived TripIets.
SCANDAL in FIRE DEPARTMENT..
The Fight Against Vice in New York
City Received a New and Power
full Ally-Hospital Surgeon
Accused Of cruelty.
SCANDAL IN FIRE DEPARTMENT..


NEW YORK. October 1o.-In answer to
mother's prayer for a son to occupy
the cradle left vacant by the drowning
nf her little Leo in the East River four
mnnths ago three boys We're born early
Yesterday morning in the humble nome or
Aaron Kleiman, q tailor. Many neighooFs
climbed up the dark tenement stars at
No IS Cofunp,e. Street, 10 the rear room
an tl1e third floor, to congra tuiate the
PARENTS ON what they regarded as the spec
ial gift of a kind Providence.
While at play on the East Third Street
renrea ton pier last June little Leo kiei-
man fell into the East River His body
sank below the surface, was carried out
by the tide and was never recovered
Mrs. k!eiman was terribly shaken. She
paced up and down the long recreation
nIer for days watching for her boy. she
soon fell i'll. and for several weeks ler
condition was critical.
Mrs Kieimau had one hoy. seven years
old but. woman like she longed tor
baby whom she could tuck iii the empty
cradle each night and send to sleep with
luiiahies. And so Mrs kleiman began
to pray for a boy to take she place of the
one she had so cry!elly lost At bedtime,
| on rising in the morning, and at meals
fervent appeal arose from the griev'ns
| household that another little Leo be
sent into thar home. Relatives ana
! friends of the family Joined in the prayers
| There was much excitement YESTERDAY
| when the neishhorhood learned that the
! Klelinans had been Kissed with three boys
| instead of one. Pleased friends hurried
! to the klemaas .nd Joined in the lesh-
| tication.
CRUELTY. CHARGED.
/, Friends Of Frederick S. Gibson, who was
| killed by q train at University Heights,
| Monday night, assert that Ambulance sur
| geon NIiholland refused 20 take Gtnson
| 10 the ForlIEia1n Hospital because he feared
| that as 3, forfeit for bringing I. dead body
| 10 the hospital he might be compelled 10
| treat the other staff physicians to a Vine
| dinner Gibson's friends say that ne was
| not yet dead at the time, although rap
| idly dying.
John T. irwin ana ". t. Irwin, of No.
| 1870 Lexington Avenue, friends and for
| merly college companions of GIBSON, make
this accusation DR.. Msihoiland, however,
enpha tically denies the story told by THE
| Servisses and says that he has entered
| into no agreement with the other surgeons
! to pay for a wine dinner or anything else
| il. he should bring a dead body to the hos
! pital in an ambulance
| Charles Gayior, son Of the late Richard
| Gayicr. who was Assistant Postmaster of
/
| ton and Van Colt, and whose record for
! efficiency and integrity is regarded as one
/ OF the beacons OF the Fostofiice Depart
| meut was arrested yesterday charged with
stealing from the MAIDS
Charles Gaylor Is tnirty-fire years old
| and has been employed IN the New York
Pestofiee for twenty years. He hal been.
| for sixteen years. in tllazInnuiry Depart
Inentlahd was regarded as: one Of the
! %abIestz men in the service
/ His whole life, until yesterday, was
looked upon as identified with the god OF
I the service and his friends looked upon
him the ultimate successor OF his father.
and possibly rs the ultimate head of the
office in this city.
/ He5 had been for sixteen years in the .'in-
qu.ry department. the local "biini'' and
ztssdead letter. Office Thousands of letters
! containing money passed through his:
] hands.
F1rsseEeral months complaints of letters
and money lost in the mail have heen
rssel tssilnss Inspector King. An investigation
ti,hrnughfand, secret was Instituted
n " The. process Of exclusion many OF
tsie1Ietters were traced 10 Gayior's desk.
Beyond that no record or trace of them
was found.
hen followed the sending out OF de
i coy - letters. until suspicion became GER
4 tai t,ys IN tbs ui1ld OF the Inspector.
NEW SCANDAL.
According TO reports in Brooklyn yes
terday afternoon a new scandal, which
viii involve members of the Ere Depart
ment, as well as employees Of the Civil
Service Commission, viii be precipitated
when the Commission meets next week.
It is said that members OF the Brooklyn
| Fire Department who have recently taken
examinations for promotion have been
assisted in obtaining q high standard BY
men who have had charge of the exa-ni-
nations. 1t is further said that all Of
those involved. with one exception, are
connected with Tammany Hall.
Since the exposure of the attempt made
by members OF Police Department to o.
tain promotion by means of dummy ex-
am!nations, it has been supposed that
proper safeguards had heen cast about the
civil service examinations. Recently,
however it became known that men
whose illiteracy has made them almost
notorious among illiterate men, had been
successful in obtaining a high standing
notwithstanding that the tests TO wheh
they were compelled 20 submit were
severe.
Investigation was at once started, with
the result that the members Of the Civil
Service Commission discovered that new
system of fraudulent examinations had
been devised Detectives were placed on
| the case, and they have since made a re-
port that many CT the Brooklyn Fire De-
93artment force men eve their present posi-
| lions 10 the favoritism which has been
shown them because of their affiiiaton win
Tammany
WAR AGAINST VICE
Morality has gained aRather powerful
ally in its war against the reign OF vice in
this city. The Riverside and Mopinssde
Heights ASSOCIATION, which has been and
is still leading the fight TO drive vice from
the district between N-netr-sixth ana I'D
Streets. west OF the nark. is now ready 10
join in ttls general uprising against vice
Throughout the city, aad will give TO tie
crusa{5e nat only its Endorsement ana CO.
| operation. hat a liberal doaatan TO carry
or its work if necessary.
This ASSOCIATION is still warring AGAINST
the vicious conditions in the uegaAoraSod
Of West 10th Street. known as Little
Coney Island" It has recently closed up
i several of the most notorious resorts there
Chief Devery, Influenced thereto py tee
IN, size. mas