The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-25
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Man at Racing Track Has a Race
With Death.
SIGHT OF BLIND MAN RESTORED
Death of Famous Artist-Girl Tried
Commit Suicide Because Her
Father Spanked Her.
RockefelIer's Gift,

NEW YORK, May 2i--specia1.-At
Dundee Driving Park, near Paterson, yes
terday afternoon, Boetius Murphy, a
wealthy retired manufacturer, with MS
wife and granddaughter were seated in q
landau during the trotting races. Mr.
Murphy suddenly complained of illness and
drove to the road, where he sank pacz
in the arms of his wife stricken WIN
heart trouble and hemorrhage. The grand
daughter seized the reins and whipped up
the horses in an effort to seek aid. A
physician was found at Dundee Hotel.
short distance away, but the man was a.
ready dead.
WOULDN'T BE SPANKED.
Lucy Napolanati, good looking girl
of sixteen, was arraigned in the Police
Court yesterday charged with attempted
suicide She told the magistrate that the
reason of the attempt was that her father
had spanked her.
The idea of a grown-up sirl like me
being spanked like a child. 1 won't stand
it, she continued. I'm glad now that
1 did not Kill myself. but was mad
enough last night to do anything, however
desperate"
A report had reached the girls parents
that she was about to marry Thomas
I.apino. a youtn of eighteen. Her father
asked Lucy if this was true, and she an
swered yes Then she was severely
spanked, and it made her so indignant
that she bought the poison and mixed and
drank part of it.
GRANTS BIG FEE.
1t is estimated that the fee of Hugh J.
Grant as receiver of the Third-AVenue
Railway Company will amount TO 100000
for three months work. Mr.. Grant was
discharged as receiver for that company
to-day, but he is still legally receiver for
the Forty-second Street, ManhattanvIlle
AMI ST. Nicholas Avenue line
Francis Bicknell Carpenter, the artist is
dead. He died in the Presbyterian Hospi-
tai yesterday afternoon from a stroke OF
paralysis. Carpenter was famous for his
painting of Lincoln reading the Emancipa-
ton Proclamation to his Cabinet.
Henry S. Hoyt, a prominent lawyer and
club man, died yesterday from the effects
of a surgical operation The doctors
operated on him for appendicitis. but 1t
was found that peritonitis had interviewed.
and the patients life was despaired OF
from the first
RICH, BUT DESTITUTE.
1t has now been discovered that VIII
liam Bowers, an old man who died in
Yonkers about two months ago from lack
of food and care, was worth s100,Co0, hav-
ing large deposits in New York banks and
valuable real estate in Yonkers and Cnica-
go.
Peter Campbell. an inmate Of the blind
asylum on Blackwells Island, had been
blind for fifteen years Yesterday. how
ever, an operation was performed by
which his sight was restored The mans
gratitude was pathetic. He got down on
his knees and thanked the good Lord for
giving him back his sight.
A CHILD'S ADVENTURE.
Mrs Mary Wortz was riding yesterday
on the staten Island Rapid Transit Rail
raod having with her her little girl. three
wears old. The child was at the window
the mother turned TO one side to arrange
her skirts, and when she turned back the
child had disappeared. She had fallen
from the window OF the train ana
brakeman saw it. The train was brought
to a stop and the child was found lying
by the track crying Justify, but was IN
hurt.
A contribution of 5000 from John D.
Rockefeller was received yesterday by the
Committee of One Hundred on India
Famine Relief. Other contributions made
the total for the day 6,9i6.34.