The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-19
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Comptroller CoIer Returns CHARGES
Against Him are ''Bosh."
A SON KILLS HIS FATHER.
Theatres and Churches Closed for the
su1nmer-Merchants Bound in
Their Own Office bs Bold
Burglars.
.A SON KILLS HIS FATHER.

NEW YORK. June S.-Specal.-CoInp-
troller Golfer is at home after his recent
visit to the West He declares that the
charges against him are all 'bosh, that 1T
is a personal attack and that investigation
VIII show that he has always worked Tor
the interest and credit of New. York.
81 hope he said, that the investiga-
ton will be made by men eminent enough
and CAPABLE enough to fill the office mem
selves. Every man should be interested
in UNFOLDING the credit and dignity OF the
city. The credit of the city OF New York
Should not be played with by shysters.
Men who investigate the charges should
be prominent and trusted.
KILLED HIS FATHER.
Louis Halke, a Hungarian, 'tWenty-siN
wears OF age, shot and killed his father at
their home in Newark yesterday Alter
the shooting the young man turned the
pisto! TO his own head and sent bullet
through his skull, infitct1ng 1atai wound.
The father and son had Il quarrel about
seine family matter, which resulted in the
fight and in the death of both persons.
The theatrical season in New York Is
now closed, and the only play which is
running is Quo Nadis at the Broadway
Theatre. OF course the roof gariens ana
the vaudeville will be in operation during
the summer, but the theatres will take d
vacation.
During the past week only S1,2n,l11
shares of stock were traded in on the
Stock Exchange, being the lowest record
of the year.
BOUND BY BURGLARS.
About / O'Clock yesterday morning two
members of the firm of Reinhardt's Sons
& Co. whose store is on Third Avenue
and Eighty-sixtfl Street. found two burg
lars in possession of their Office. The
burglars had already exploded a heavy
charge of dynamite, bursting the outer
shell of the safe door, and were drilling
for a second charge.
They made prisoners of the two business
men, bound them with ropes and left
them helpless. A third member Of the
firm frightened them by ringing bell at
the side door. AS they hurried from the
premises they were intercepted, and one
of thern, with a tirst-class kit Of burglars
tools, was captured The other escaped
The firm had an unusually busy day
Yesterday and the tttlree memters conclud-
ed to visit the office this morning to get
the books fixed up. The third partner was
late in arriving, and to that fact was due
the frustra ton of the robbery.
Two men have jumped from Brooklyn
Bridge within twenty-four hours. The last
one. who was unknown. made the plunge
about $50 O'Clock Sunday afternoon. He
went out on the bridge in a trolley car,
but before reaching the centre of the big
structure stepped off the car and made
rush for the side of the bridge woman
gave the alarm. but before the man could
be stopped he had taken the fatal plunge.
CHURCHES CLOSED FOR SEASON.
In Brooklyn they have a. way Of closing
UP certain churches during the summer
months, and yesterday was the last SER
vice for the season in many. Union SER
vices will be held in the churches that are
kept open.