The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
SALE OF. Fatty BA Ess HORSES

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NEW PORK, March Especially What
a glorious thing for Henry Hart, fathers
of the Third-Avenue Railroad, when the
stock Of that road went above par yes
#terday, for 1t meant that he had maae
more than 81 sec. Co., It IS said that MI.
Hart is now worth at least Ss,Soo, Vo IN
Third-Ayenue stock alone. The story is
thus told on the street
#ss When Mr.. Hart disposed Of 50, GOD shares
of his beloved stock to James r. heene
1T was with the understanding that 1890
I OF those. shares should be held for one
wear IN the name of Henry Hart
Is r,hat was in December last. Since then
the stock dropped to Is 1-2. H2d not MI
Hart been protected by a years time
he would have been almost ruined
Within 4 hours his capital has gained
over SLIGO, 600. He has gone heart and
soulSinto the Metropolitan deal, and there
are those who say that ne Will REGAIN
all he has lost .Es.
The fact that the whitney syndicate
has bought the Third=Avenue Railroad
Company sent stock on the road up 1ive
points with n rush at the opening Of thss
Stock Exchange to-day. 4
The stock opened at SIS, and rose rap
idly on purchases of more than oo,1ol
shares. until. at the close OF the market lss
100 1-2 was bid
V1iliam C. Whitney, who, with W. L.
Elkins, bought controlling interest IN
Fh1rdlAvenue for the NIetrooolitan-Street
RAILWAY Company. said to-day that the
road would be made a paying properly.
He added that S5,0Oo,OGO would be re-
CURED for a new power-house.
A LOWERS BLUSHES.
Miss Mary Curtis is suing William r.
Salmon, son of wealthy grocer OF Ro-
chester, for $4,000 damages for alleged
breach OF promise. The plaintiff looks to
be about twenty years old. In the course
of the trial. two notes written to her
by the defendant, were read: as follows
Two, O'Clock Tuesday: Darling-If 1t
was not for you I would be glad toll leave
this earth. I know my family will all
love you for your own sweet sake
Five p. M. My Darling-It is horrible
to love as I'VE are loving and yet be sepa-7
rated. I hope soon I can say: This is
my wife,
Miss Curtis testifies that Salmon would
beg her to call him up on the telephone,
and that she did so several times a day.
although the charge for five minutes
conversation between New York and Fso-
chester was $3.50 Another letter read
thus:
For the third time to-day will write
you. I love you more than tongue can
tell. Darling, no liquor has passed my
lips.
While these letters were being read
Salmon sat blrtshing, white the plaintiff
looked scornfuly at him and the Jurors
by turns. III
Miss Curtis asserts that she lost
chance to reform through the failure OF
Salmon to marry her.
MRS. GOULD SUED.
Suit has been brought against Mrs.
Howard Gould for Ss5, the price OF. :.
waist Of blue .panne and Russian lace.
A Fiftn-Avenue dressmaker is the plsin-
tiff She made this waist for Mrs. Could,
but the latter declared that it was too
wide in the shoulders and generally
misfit. The dressmaker protested that
the waist was the perfection of art, and
demanded payment Mrs. Could refused
to pay for it, and hence the suit.
Society turned out at the Madison
Square Garden yesterday to attend the
sale of Fatty Bates acting horses. The
boxes were well filled, and the arena
| was crowded by men prominent in the
professional, business and horse world.
The highest price for single animal
was brought by a nine-year-otd stallion,
| the sum, being 1900. The prices gene
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There was a pathetic scene YESTERDAY
at the coroner's investigation of the re-
| cent double tragedy in the Hotel Endi-
colt, in which Or. Franklin Caldwell and
| Mrs. Mamie Hayes, wife of DR.. E. II
Hayes, were killed. DR.. D. NJ. Caldwell
defended the character Of his son, and
DIR. Hayes defended the honor Of his wife.
Both men broke down and wept during
| their testimony. The jury returned O.
l ;of IN no off That MIS-
Hayes was killed by young DR.. Caldwell,
who then committed suicide.
The Tribune in referring to- statement
| of the Southern Railways earnings for
| the second week in March says: The
| Southern Railway continues to reflect, IN
| its earnings, the remarkable progress OF
! industrial activity in the South
Miss Grace York, the only daughter OF
Bernard J. York. president Of the Board
of Police Commissioners of New York
CITY, entered a convent yesterday, and
will become nun.
A HOTELS LIABILITY.
| An interesting case has just been de-
cfded by Justice Joseph in the Yorkvliie
Municipal Court. Mrs. Harriet y. Miller
lert her sealskin sacque in the cioa1s-
room OF the Morton House, and the gar
ment was given to some one else oy
mist AXE. The court awarded SO daTaSe
Mrs. MILLER went to the hotel to meet
! her husband. Neither was stopping
there. Mrs. Miller found her coat too
warm, and while she went shopping. lett
| 1t in the Darkroom, receiving brass
check therefor. Counsel for the hotel
proprietors contended that his ell Gnts
were under no obligation to take care
of the garment. but Jus tice Joseph heid
that the defendants were negligent ~
caring for the coat after having taken
charge Of it, even gratuitousiy.