The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-30
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Two Tammany District Leaders De-
8 feated at the Polls.
FAMILY OF SIX STARVING.
A Woman Leaped Embodied From
Roof OF a six-storY Tenement
House-Fathcr and Son Married
Within Twenty-four Hours.

NEW YORK, August 2e.-The enrolled
voters OF the Republican party and, OF
Iammany Hall elected delegates at yes
.terday'S primaries to the various conven-
TONS which will be held this fall, and to
inc county committees. or the twelve
fshts which We're on, seven among the
Republicans and five among the Democrats,
Two resulted in the defeat of the present
district leaders. Both Of the leaders who
We're Knocked out by the voters were Tam
many men,
They were East River Bridge Commits
sioner James W. Boyle, whose ticket re-
ceived only Cos votes, against 2,253 votes
poled by ex-Alderman Patrick H hea-
non, who was opposed to him, and John G.
Sheehan, eN-leader Of Tammany Hall, who
was defeated in the Ninth Dlstrlct py
Councilman Frank j. Goodwin, and Clerk
of the City Court Thomas F. Smith, Rich
ara Croker'S private secretary. The de-
feat OF Mr.. Sheehan was not unexpected
for the Goodwin-Smit faction beat him
at the March primaries. Mr.. Goodwin will
succeed Mr.. Sheehan as executive mem
Der from the Ninth, when the Tammany
Executive Committee organizes in Decem-
Der. Mr.. Sheehan declares his defeat was
due to fraud and that he will carry the
matter into the courts.
Col. Abraham Gruber Won in the Repub-
lican fight in the Twenty-irst. easily de-
feating George c.. Austin, the leader OF
the opposition. In the March primaries,
when the first fight was made by Mr..
Austin against Col. Gruber, the Colonel re-
ceived 193S votes and Mr.. Austin received
1.621. The success of Mr.. Gruber means
that William S. Bennett will be nominated
for Assembly in the Tventy-first.
The other fights did not amount to
much, although there was some disorder
during the day.
FAMILY FOUND STARVING.
Mrs Annie Meyers homeless younS
woman, and her five small children were
found early yesterday morning starving on
the front stoop Of the Eastern District
Hospital, in South Third Street. Williams
burg. Attention was drawn to Mrs. Meyers
by her crying, and when she and her chill
dren were helped into the institution, the
emaciated appearance OF each confirmed
the womans story OF misfortune.
Mrs Meyers Is twenty-siN years old, and
she formerly lived at No Leonard Street.
A month ago When the family was ABOUT TO
be dispossessed Mrs. Meyers gave birth
to a child. The landlord permitted the
family to remain in the house for two
weeks longer and then they were dspos-
sessed. They slept in halls and wagons
and begged for food. Last week Meyers
deserted his family. Before leaving he told
his wife he would look for work He did
not return.
Mrs. Meyers with her five children, the
oldest a girl about eight, wandered around
irving to find {. home until they sank eN-
hausted at l A. NJ. yesterday IN front OF
the Eastern District Hospital.
Louis Weigand, the superintendent of the
institution, communicated with the Chill
dren's Society, and later the family was
taken to the Lee-Avenue Police Court
where Magistrate Kramer temporarily
committed the four eldest children to the
care of the Society and sent Mrs. Meyers
to the Wayside Home until her condltlon
improved.
~ MANsFIELo's NEW PLAY.
Elizabeth Tyree is playing the leadlns
mart in 1.-The NIanceuvres Of Jane In Chi
cage, and, according to report acting II
excellently. Her success is not surprising
to critical theatre-goers, who do not nave
| 10 see a name in big letters 10 know thae
it's owner is a thoughtful and effective ac-
tor Miss Tyree's promotion to principal
| roles is very gratifying, because she mas
come to the front solely through merit ana
hard work and without the aid OF clap
trap advertising. This season, IN MI. ron,
mars new production at Days, she VIII
share the chief female parts with Hllda
Snons and Cissie Lotus. Mr.. Frohman
| has taken a lcng step toward the arpsuc
| ideal of a stock company in abolishins the
| parts of leading man and woman. Las
| season the principal male roles were en-
! trusted to John Mason, Edward ). MOI
| gan, William Courtney and FERDINAND Got
shalk. whichever was more sultaoie. 1ne
! result was that the characters We're Wen
! mpersonaied by men physically and tenn
! neramentally fitted. The same plan in re
! snect 10 women viii be carried out ms
| wear with three actresses OF such alle i-
| emf personalities and appearance as MISS
Tyree. Miss Spong and Miss Lotus 70
draw FROM
| Richard Mansfield has accepted a drama
| tization of Monsieur Beaucalre. ana VIII
| nroduce it probably at the Herald square
( in January The stage version of Booth
! Trall;nsson's novel has been made by Eve
| l1n Greenleaf Sutherland, clever Boston
| journalist. 1t IS said that she mas mace
| changes in the plot and the prlnclpai ie-
| male characters in order to prlhs ABOUT ehe
| inevitable s'happy ending
| Edward II. Sothern is having Two pays
! written for himself by justin Huntiey NJ
| Carthy. One has FRANCOIS niitoh -
| French poet. for its hero. and Will be ready
| for production in November. inc o.ier 10
| called 1T Might Have Been:
! Virginia Harmed is i'll and unable TO az
| tend rebearsals of .iHamler, but IS con-
! fdent that she will be well enough to enact
| Ophelia on September nth she IS suliei-
| ing from heat prostration, caused by SUD "a
| den change Of climate, coming as she u.o
recently from tbs Swiss Alps to New
! York. NJ ar
After blindfoldng herself 50 that her
| courage would not fail at the last nlon' e,t
Mrs. Ida Gluck leaped from the roof Oh ti.s
! ax-story tenement at No. SoS East ln =.
/ Street Yesterday, and Tell 20 lle sIi -.
low. She turned in the air, struck on iiel
back and was Instantly killed. me "o' .an
was sixty years old. She lived with as. a sou
| and daughter at No. IS Chrystle o,lees'
but she had been spsn4ngg Tt rev sf aans W Who
| her married daughter. MIS- os.i' go
lives on the top floor of the tenement ron ON
| which Mrs Gluck jumped. illness ana are e..e
resulting dependency are supposed to have
caused her act. ~
A. Hafer, pastor OF St Trlnl'at.s 1,it,r
/ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jersey 10y
within twenty-four hours OF eq fcian9 9sn1 Of
caused much talk amons the ne 1rienas -
| the brides and bridegrooms. The first ce asa
mony. performede sunday evenlns, naue
I NI;c.5orar+h, uortlnDf the VIE OF LOUIS