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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-31
Stormy Courtship Of Sam Harvey,
Negro, eliminates in Elope-
ment and Wedding.
M0THER-IN-LAW IS HOSTILE.
First Threatens the Fiance With a
Ratchet and Then Tries to
Have Him Arrested to
Prevent the Marriage.

Kentucky Town." which Is the nickAame
OF negro settlement in the eastern portion
OF kirkwood has a romance. Sam Harvey.
whom everybody in that suburb knows and
who Is one Of the most prosperous negroes
In Kirkwood. though he was thought to be a
confirmed old bach" Is married His mother
in-law tried in every way to prevent the
match. even threatening to use a Ratchet
on Sam II he persisted In wooing her
daughter. but love conquered The unwel-
come sutton and his ladylove fitted away
to Clayton a week ago and the knot was
tied.
Sans innamorata Is Emma Johnson. one
Of the bellies of Kentucky Town" Natur-
ally she had many admirers, and 1t was o
fact that all the foremost young negroes
OF the neighborhood were In the lists. But
OF all who came to court her she preferred
Sam. The latter was jolly. had q rotund
face. and, moreover he had the dough-"
which was considerable
But Emma's mother would not hear Of
Sam She favored another negro. a city
man. who was barber. ''Shoo." exclaimed
she: do you'se think Use gwine to let ma
Emmy marry a Teller like ole Harvey. when
she kin git a swell city cooni Luddy Moses.
nor
She meant what she eaid. About two
weeks ago Sam came to call and his pro-
spective mcther-in-law met him In the door
way She demanded what he wanted. Sam
replied that he came to see Miss Johnsing."
At this the irate mother lifted a Ratchet
which she had concealed in the folds of her
dress, and ordered Sam to "git"; that Emmy
warn't fer the likes Of him" Next day, to
completely checkmate Sam, she went to
Marshal Secrest and wanted him to arrest
the sutton Of whom she disapproved. Ths
only reason she gave for desiring his ap-
prehension was that she was afraid he
would run on with her daughter. The Mar
shall courteously declined to interfere.
Finally tho opportunity arrived and the
couple went to Clayton Deputy Recorder
Wetzel issued a license without question
Justice Of the Peace Greensfelder did the
rest.
Yesterday Sam was downtown in Kirk
wood. He was receiving congratulations
wholesale
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p~,.ouaI and Current Notes

VIE President and General Manager
Ramsey of the Wabash Is IN 1oron'o'
Freight Traffic Manager W. G. Stith OF
the Missouri Pacific has gone Nortn tor q
SIS G. Hatch, assistant general passenger
agent Of the Illinois Central spent 0ON'
in the city. Al
Vice president and General Manager AZ
len of the Missouri. Kansas ana 1exas mas
gone to New York. ,rs,
.S um Of the Missouri Pacific. win return
TO headquarters tomorrow
General Passenger Agent James o mar
ssr Of srd 5ns Hasx nas s1p East
ger S agent D Of the southern RAILWAY At Chi
cago. was q visitor here yesteIoay,
s,on ar Of Southern States will take place
st Lockout Mountain on August y
The new management OF the Clover Lea,
Tomorrow. The leading officials have al
ready been announced.
caorpe Morton, compiler of the Texas
Rate Sheet; left last might dos ans Clerks
to attend the meeting OF Texas rate 1'eA
which begins there to-day.
The twenty five-ride commuters ticker
may be put on sale again between 81:
Louis and Alton. This means a sQuappie
NAV ensue and an So-cent round-trip ticket
be the result. -,
a private car just completed at the
works
Company In this city was on exhipition yes
terday morning at Union Station II was
strictly up to date in every appointment
and detail. and reflects the greatest credit
| on the manufacturers.
j B. Modisetto. chief clerk IN the pas
senger department of the Vandalia, mas re-
| turned from a two weeks vacation he
went East first and then to Minnesota and
| the Northern lakes. He touched neither gun
| nor rod while away. and 90 has maintained
| his veracity fairly well.
Western lines are urging persons VINO
intend to visit Chicago at the time OF tne
G. A r. encampment for a snort time onil
| TO come with as little baggage as possible
\ and TO carry whatever they bring witr
| them in their hands. II possible.-kansa'
| City Times
Does this include all wearing apparel?
All the railway ticket agents in the
| United States admit that the Pullman
| work worries them more than their rail
| road work and occasions more work In
| their offices than the direct railroad bust
! ness Telegraphic and written requisitioni
| for space arrive in an endless chain, and
the weary agent must answer all these
people, and neglect none OF them He
| must take care of Pullman moneys. b
| responsible for the funds. make out sep
| arate reports, and yet he receives not 9
| cent from the big corporation, and !.
granted no favors by them. All he gets
/ is his railroad salary and free ride on q
| sleeper II he can get away once year.
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Sale of the Gulf, Beaumont and
Kansas City Is Officially
Confirmed.
GULF AND INTERSTATE DEAL.
Reliably Announced That 1t Will
Be Closed Within Thirty Days
Employees Passes-Gen-
eral Railroad Notes.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Houston. Tex. July so-I.ast week The
Republic announced that the Santa Fe sys-
TEN had purchased the Gulf, Beaumont and
Kansas City Railway and that the sale
would be officially announced within few
days.
This statement was denied by newspaper
correspondents at Galveston and other
points. but the official announcement OF
the sale made to-day Gets at rest all doubts
and at the same time gives The Republic
credit for publishing the item several days
In advance of all but one OF the Texas pa
pers.
In connection with the sale Of the Gulf.
Beaumont and Kansas City road the I'M
pending sale Of the Gulf and Interstate
Railway was mentioned. This was also de-
MED by Texas papers and papers outside
Of the State. but The Republic correspond
ent has ii from the best authority that the
deal will be closed within thirty days.
In the purchase of the Gulf. Beaumont
and Kansas City road the Santa Fe system
has acquired a line that penetrates the
best long-leaf yellow-pine forests of East
Texas. with much valuable hardwood tim
Der contiguous. The Gulf. Beaumont and
Kansas City road now has an extension
under way that will put 1t in touch with
thousands of acres more Of virgin pine
forests.
The Santa Fe has q corps Of engineers In
the field to make a connection with Its
newly acquired line.
CONFIRMED IN NEW YORK.
New York. July 30.-Local officials OF the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Company confirm the report that the COM
pany has acquired control of the Gulf.
Beaumont and Kansas City Railroad For
time, at least, the new properly WI. be
operated as an independent road. The
Atchison company will connect the new
road with its main system by extending
the Conroe Branch of the Gulf. Colorado
and Santa Fee line easterly some sixty miles
to point not yet determined
PRESIDENT RIPLEY ADMITS 1T.
Chicago, July 30.-President Ripley of the
Santa Re road admitted to-day tGat the
Gulf. Kansas City and Beaumont road has
been purchased by the Santa Fe.
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JOPLIN STREET FAIR.
Thousands Of Strangers Are in the
Southwest Missouri Town.

SPECIAL.
Joplin. Mo-. July 3o.-The opening Of the
Joplin Street Fair and Carnival to-day was
a grand affair At o'clock the trades pro-
cession occurred. 1t consisted Of mer-
chants and manufacturers floats. the men,
bers of the Joplin Elks Lodge. Company G
of the Second Regiment. Missouri National
Guards. city officials. Fire Department and
bands from Joplin, Carthage and Webb
City.
The procession marched to East Third
street, where the street fair Is held The
Mayor Of Joplin then delivered the keys Of
the city to Director General Packer of the
street fair.
All railroads running into Joplin make
one fare for the round trip. and immense
crowds are coming in from all neighboring
points. The fair is the biggest undertake
ing of the kind ever attempted IN South
west Missouri. Il is given under the au-
spices of the Joplin EIks and under the
management Of L. Oppenheimer, who has
been promoting street fairs in the fiddle
and Southern States. On Wednesday and
Thursday will be the grand flower parade.
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ILLINOIS.
REpI-RIIc, SPECIAL

Springfield H. July so-Certfcates OF incor-
poration were issued to-day by Secretary Of State
Rose as follows: $1,000
The I.anola Company Chicago; capital. SO ooo;
TO manufacture drugs toilet articles physicians
and surgeons supplies Incorporators-John w.
H Higbee Mary +. Wheeler and Harry N. Bal
lard.
The Graham Manufacturing Company. Chica-
go: capital $1,000: manufacturing sspecialtie5
and machinery. Incorporators-Henry n era
ham, Oscar W. Bond and samuel w. Banning.
The Wallace Transportation Company. Chi
cago; capital, Sl0o, 600: transportation by boat
ncorporators-William W. Wallace. Alexander
G. Taggert and James Barron
The Columbia Publishing House. Chicagot cap
Blew. Henry NeiI and James E. sharkey.
The Illinois Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat Col
corporators-Samuel E. Dale. Charles r. Francis
and Ode l.. Rankin.
fraternal Incorporator~-Frank r. Lord. George
A. Foster and George II. Miller.
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DYNAMITE At CAIRO.
Three Sticks Found Near American
Express COmpany's Office.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Cairo. ILL.,. July 3o.-This morning dyna-
mite was found on the side and under the
east window OF the American Express Com
pany's office. which 10 situated across the
street from the Halliday Hotel There
were two whole sticks. and another stick
broken to pieces.
n was first seen by a man passing. who
noticed two coored boys playing with the
explosive, not knowing the danger. Agent
ia looking into the circumstance.
How the explosive happened to be left
there or by whom has not been discovered.
The theory is advanced that perhaps rob-
berry was contemplated, but the opportu-
nifty for carrying out the plot was unfaVor-
able.
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NEGROES VS.. MEXlCANS.
Battle of the Races in TampicO,
Mexico.

Tampico. Mexico. July so.-In Donace
Citida, q suburb of Tampico ffty-eight Ba-
hama negroes. contract laborers on the
Mexican Central started a riot to-day over
one of their number arrested. Many negroes
took the part Of their countrymen. severely
beating a policeman The Mexican populacs
took sides with the policeman. pitched
battle ensuing. The negroes took to cabins
and opened fire with pistols on the Mex
leans. Two negroes were mortally and
twenty seriously wounded. company Of
the Ninth Infantry, stationed here, was
called out to quell the riot. Only two Mex
leans were wounded. one being fatally
stabbed
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ST. LOUIS AND MEXICAN.
Proposed New Short Line Through
Arkansas and Texas.


REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Strawn, Tex, July 30.-W. r. Eaves. secre-
tary of the Strawn Board Of Trade. is In re-
ceipt of communications from railroad
committees at Brentwood and other points
between Strawn and Spofford Junction. on
the Southern Pacific. and from the towns OF
Palo Pinto, Montague and Indian Territory
points giving assurances that rights-of-
way depot grounds and bonuses OF $l.Vv0 per
mile viii be given TO q railroad from Fort
smith Ark and Spohord Junction, where
a connection will be made with the South
ern Pacific and the railways OF Mexico.
The proposed company will be called the
St. Louis and Mexican Railway Company.
and the route will be extended from Fort
Smith in a direct line to st. Louis. travers-
ing the richest undeveloped mineral regions
in Texas, the Indian Territory, Arkansas
and Missouri making the short line between
St Louis Western Texas and Mexico
Immediate steps will be taken for T. con-
struction of the portions of this Ire be-
.ween Montague and Bowie and tween
-.rawn and Brentwood. on the Sa'i Eo.
The earnings of these short portions u she
line will pay interest on the bonds to be
issued. in addition to all current expenses.
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service two or more conductors at times. as
one will not be able to cover a long or
crowded train. This difficulty. however, Will
he obviated to large extent on incoming
trains as the conductor will have his
through passengers located before he reaches
the bridges, and will have only the new
Corners to look after.
From this II would appear that after all.
neither the railroads nor the travelling pub
lie will benefit materially by the change. as
the former must increase their forces and
the latter submit TO the annoyance Of a
separate bridge conductor.
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NEW CORPORATIONS.
MISSOURI.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
jefferson City No.. July 30.-The Secretary OF
state to-day issued a certificate Of Incorporation
10 the Peck Drug Company Of Columbia: capital
etock $s0a 1ncorporators-Frank W. Peck.
Robert r. Graham and W. r. Shaefer.
The Mayheld Medicine Manufacturing Company
Of Kentucky flied cert hcate IN evidence OF in
employed in Missouri. with headquarters In 81.
Louis.
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O,srated by the Pcnnsylvanfa.

Commencing to-morrow the raiiroaas S now
known as the Western New York and Penn-
SXiyania Railway and the Allegheny Naiey
Hallway will be operated by the Pennsyi,,
yania Railroad Company under tne n name u
This will not include that portion OF INC
Western New York and Pennsyivania h an
way from New Castle TO on Clty. Wnich VIII
he Generated by the Pennsylvania lines west
q fshIirR.
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BARONS OF RUNNYMEDE.

Gent Order Barons OF Runnymede. will hold .
regular meeting at O'Clock Thursday evening,
August 2 1860 their hall, No. Odd Fellows
tu.lding southeast corner Ninth and olive
streets Two candidates to be initiated. smoker
and recitation. Visiting Sir knights ira
ternally invited - -
JOHN WEEIRTS, Lord Marshal.
Attest: A. H. Bush. Baron Of Records-
al2 Chemical BLDG
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


BIDDIE-30 IT, 10 In. n g. bet. Twenty
fo,rth and twenty third: Ellen Delaney
10 Edward J. Bolsnd-w d..............$ 5000
RinDIE-so II no m n g. bet. Twenty
fourth and Twenty third: John q. De-
iSnev 10 Ellen Deianey-atc. d. -. i
tourth and twenty third; Richard E De-
isnev To Ellen DsIansy-Qtc ,...,.... 4
CHOlSTEAU-N IT, ~, in; Elise H. Fisher
~ Suenst ri schiepmaf-w d aeon
CfiESTSCTLS IT, 8. s.. bet. Twenty
nr.t and Twenty-second: lamar Dough-
ertv 10 Louis Boemler-w d...... $500
C,r1I Rf3IIIIANTE-2x n 4 In n A.
~, tJodamonf aud Hamilton: Frank II
SocnaE 10 Theresa Nachek-W a 2oo
GU. SNEI5o II Alfred e. bradley 10
CAFE Ssu aN~ioO n: VIM. Rutiedac
psai,H Cnn,nany To washington % Ruiz
iedceSw. a. .....................
u,n,i,an 10 s,herrod Realty and Invest
llI...eot o,c
m, Insn ~, %, VI :; Katherine Teenig Ia
tba kobi,rNw d .-....,'..
NJ, mas non sn =, " Shas Eobler 10 Ka,h
1911 pssnr,n1,v Observation-Disclosures.
mr. R-en2 Z, Masonic Home OF Mia
OEi1aiAn 80 ~ tInsnitaI - - Ion,.
~ .-.-..-...---- 10 5oo
I.Tz; S Fl 20 n: Louis Boember TO VIM. r.
SNxLTTarnictNwu a Observation-Disclosures Oo
,. McS9r TaiI 10 :, ~ Manei Temniaton 10 WV
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BRIDGE FARES.
The New Plan of Collection Goes In
to Eject Tomorrow.

The new plan for collecting fares Of pas
sengers crossing the Eads and Merchants
bridges will be put in operation tomorrow.
While It will effect a change in the method
of paving the bridge arbitrage to the st.
Louis Terminal Association. il Will not ma
terially affect the present method Of col
lecting bridge tickets. Every passenger
arate or coupon ticket to show for II. This
ticket or coupon will be taken up by a reg
Mar Conductor of the railroad company, in
stead of by a terminal collector. as at pres
ent.
that each company will have to press into
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ARKANSAS.
REPI-BLIc SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Little Rock Ark July 3o.-Articies Of incor-
porat.on Of the Langdon Gin Company Of Para
gould were filed with the Secretary Of State to-
day: capital stock, s. 90. Incorporators-A J.
l-snedon. president: S. L. Joseph and j. D..
Rlnck
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5 TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

GLIDING CHECKS FOR THE FOL-
CNCAII.ED-FOR ANSWERS TO
,EMENTS FOR THE WEEK END
81. 1900. CAN GET THE SAME BY
AT THE REPCBLC OFFICE
HREE DAYS. ASK FOR ADVER-
TvERS
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PERSONAL.
Fifteen Cents Per Line.


Fifteen Cents Per Line.
CONFINEMENT cases taken: par. payment y
Olive st. Ms. Doctor Murphy. kinloch c 81
DOCTOR ANNIE NEwLaND. 2G5 5. Four
seenth ST.. boards during confinement: ladies IN
eroab,e call write: confidential: terms reason
able: treatment by mall.
rOCTCR ELLA ALIEN leading female spe.:
fears successful experience: perfect seciusoh
during confinement: oniv private. reliable. incos-
torated home. 2Ss Olive 1t.
DR. MARY ARTHUR,-only physician kseg !
4 confinement home IN the city having healthy
location trained nurses. excellent accornInoca-
Hons rrotherly care and perfect seclIsion lrres-
kntee6 results Consultation free. csii Morgan st.
FREE treatment tor private troubles p,nples
Discharges etc; either sex. Med Co, 10. y 9Th
IApIFSFree, harmless renthly regulator:
cannot fall. Mr.. r. Rowan, 1sl. Milwaukee:
LADIES in trouble call; private home before
| Ind during conhne't Mrs. Meyers. III $ IAN 81
IApIFs-Ny regulator never fails: one complete
1ksatment free. Mrs. z. Starr. ces franklin ave-
ESADIEs Doctor Annie Newlands' REGULATOR
the = fails: trial treatment free 25 18th 81:
tns kwIFF-Receives during confinement; homo
,-s,Ad for INF: ladies in trouble call 3425 > sth
MRS. DOCTOR MURPHY. private home before
confinement: Before going elsewhere get ny
FERNS; treats irregulsrities; guarantesd hornss
eafesuara' 2i2s and 2i2i DIV. st. Call or write:
MRS. I. HoTsoN-Ladies privat. home during
ron: hest place in city. having healthy location,
lutte protection and safety assured motheriy care:
IRREGULARITIES success guaranteed or no cnarges'
BE cal or write; German and French spoken;
patients met at station 2o1 and Us Olve
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KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SECURITY.

PARK AVE. COUNCIL. No. o7. KNIGHTS
and Ladies OF Security; Attention members!
Of each month at Phoenix Hall. Jefferson and
CAS- avenues. Sisters and brothers Of OF sister
Councils are cordially invited TO attend. by order
Of l. h slEHL.E. fresioeht-
Attest: W. II. Adams. Secretary.
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KNIGHTS OF HONOR.

e-&-> SCHILLER LODGE. NO. 80. h OF
T/SS H meets second ana fourth Tuesdays at
V-N Gauss Hall. Fifteenth and Cas- avenue
A%7AAu knights OF Honor invited 10 our
meetings. -
HERMAN METZ Dictator. 1873 Monroe street.
VIM. F. Klanke. Reporter zsii Bailey avenue
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-31
PASSES FOR EMPLOYEES.
Action Taken by Local Lines OF Cen.
trail PASSENGER Association.

The ST Louis Committee Of the Central
Passenger Association met yesterday at the
offices OF the Baltimore and Ohio SOUTH
western. Sixth and Locust streets. The Big
-Four was represented by G. L. Hillea--,
the Wabash by H. V. p. Taylor. the iii
more and Ohio Southwestern by George Il.
WarfeI. and the Vandalia by C. c. Curtice,
Mr. Taylor was chairman and Mr.. Warfel
secretary. The main object of the meeting
was 10 take action on a resolution passed
by the Central Passenger Association reia-
tive to requests for passes for employees, ON
account OF this company These requests
were considered to be too general IN charac-
ter and the association requires that IN tne
future they must specify the empioye =.
name and exact occupation. members oi
the St Louis Committee agreed 10 coop
crate with each other In the strict enforce
ment OF the new rule. A.
Another matter was taken UP relative to
the Charity Bureau. which Is run IN con-
nsction with the Southwestern passenger
Mileage bureau The Big -Four. Nandana
and Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern ihes
have heretofore taken individual actt ! IN
charity matters. but they have concluueu ~
become members of the Charity bureau anu
Secretary Warfel was instructed IL eNe
the necessary notification
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u,,,,celio steamship Line.

New Whatcom, Wash. July @.-Ihe mrs.
vessel of a fleet of passenger steamers .on
the Monticello Steamship company ot shis
Erancisco will be begun at once az tnis
place, The steamship company Is allied Wiz. IN
the Santa Fe system and the steamers T az
TO be run in connection with that Ioau ,, Snn
first vessel Is designed to run oet"een 80 -
Diego and Catalina Island. of the coast Oh
Southern California.
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ROYAL ARCANUM.

eS$ MOUND CITY COUNCIL. NO. AS. R.
Sop A., meets In Holland building. No. M
o. North Seventh street. on first and , third
20 visiting brethren and all Arcanumises. ~
W CARL H. WHITE, Regent.
Attest, John T. Walsh. Secretary rs olive
EW Lincoln Trust building.
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CONFIRMED In NEW YORK.
PRESIDENT RIPLEY ADMITS 1T.

Chicago, July 30-President Ripley OF the
Santa Re road admitted to-day tGat the
Gulf Kansas City and Beaumont road has
been purchased by the Santa Fe.
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ANCIENT ORDER OF
UNITED WORKMEN.
NATIONAL UNION.

,,L.Ao Inssts second and fourth Tuesday even.
ings a, Bownans Hall Eleventh ana ., . .fssna
streets, TN, tn,,S co ,,SuI Invited.
and visitors e0r'iaA'' AZ" A.. IL. GOOD. President
Frank Malons. Secretary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-03
MAD BECAUSE THEY HADN'T A BID
Italians Get Square With Man Who
Didn't Ask Them to His Party,

Tony Maria, SO years DID, and his
brother Frank, twenty-nine years old, of
No 1873 Twelfth street were arrested last
night at their homes by Patrolman John
ston, of the Second Precinct police station.
on a charge of atrocious assault and bat
terry, preferred by Anton Swedini, who
lives in the same house. Swerini is now in
the City Hospital in a critical condition
suffering from an ugly wound under the
left shoulder. Justice Hoos held the Maria
brothers this morning to awit the result
of Swerini's injuries
Swerinf's statement is that he was en-
tertaining some frieds in his rooms early
in the evening. The Maria brothers were
not invited and they decided to get
square. Late in the evening they forced
their way into Swerinis rooms and were
told to go. They refused, a fight follow
ed and Swerini was defeated. He said
Toney held him while Frank plunged a
stilletto into his back.
Officer Johnston was drawn to the scene
by the noise of the row and when he got
to the rooms he found Swerini on the floor
IN a pool of blood. He called an ambu-
lance and the injured man was taken TO
the hospital. His assailants were arrested
and held without bail.