The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-28
Brooklyn Face TO Face With Dire
Water Famine.
20 N N IVED AT SMUGGLING
Officers OF the Government Arrested
on This Charsc-Iwo ARIES Like
Iy to be Made in Connection.
With Death OF NIiiiionairc Eicc.

Eighth and Twenty-second wards OF the
borough, may be shut off this afternoon or
Tomorrow. The Twenty-second ward en-
braces the Park Slope section. 1t Is one
OF the fashionable parts of the borough,
and in it is the home Of Sius Is. Dutciier,
president OF the Ranapo Water Company.
Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff also hVes
there.
In the two wards live 1889 people, ac-
cording to the recent census The water
department officials say there is no more
water 10 supply this main, and that the
residents of the districts must get along
with the old main, which was inadequate
seven years ago, when the population was
10000 less than It IS to-day.
Chief Engineer Van Buren, yesterday
sent to James Moffett, Deputy Commits
sioner in charge of the Brooklyn office OF
the water department.. letter informing
him of the necessity for shutting off the
East New York Avenue main. He was in
structed by the Deputy Commissioner to
cut off the supply without further orders
as soon as he found il necessary.
CONNIVED AT SMUGGLING.
Custom House officials think they have
sufficient proof to convict deputy sur
veyor and a customs inspector of collu-
sion with importers in smuggling goods
into this port.
This proof consists in an autograph con
VI.
drcsSna ker, of No. Il East Eorty-siXth
Street, the seizure of whose trunk after
her arrival from Paris on the Auguste
Victoria, September Ith. created such
sensation; and III an oral confession made
before Special Deputy Collector Joseph J.
Couch ana Surveyor Sias c. Croft, Sat
urday, September Sth. by Mrs. Hall, CT
chicago, another dressmaNer. whose trunk
was sieZed as 1t stood on the coach of The
TEaIlrpf-A Sfori3 Hotel head of
the pier.
Both women stated in their confessions
that they had made terms with a Deputy
Surveyor, who was TO see 10 it that their
trunks got by the treasury officials without
paying duty. The Custom House officials
consider that the two confessions clearly
establish case of bribery and collision.
Though beset by difficulties innumerabie
on their journey to the marriage altar,
Horace Cheesenlan and Miss Louise Bates,
of New Brunswick. \. J., overcame them
ALL and late Tuesday night reached the
| haven OF their happiness, after the fight
OF the bride from the parental home, an
| unsuccessful pursuit of her father, long
and earnest pleadngs of the bridegroom
! with MI and Mrs. Bates. and conferences
between the bridegroom and his closest
| friends, in which Mr.. Cheeseman was
| swayed first one way and then another.
| 1t was net until late yesterday afternoon
| that Mr. and Mrs. Bates would admit that
| their daughter had been married the night
| before, but there was a look of satisfaction
/, in the eyes Of both parents when they
! coupled the admission with the information
! that the ceremony had been performed by
| Catholic Clergyman, Daan OGrady. in
| the rec5ory Of st. Peters Church, in New
Brunswick.
1t had been planned weeks ago that the
wedding was TO take place last Monday
| night at the brides home, No. 1S2 Albany
| Street, in the presence of host of friends,
with Protestant clergyman to perform
! the ceremony.
ONLY YOUNG MEN
| Old men who bear the marks Of their
| years. or men who have few years and
| yet look old. must wait these days when
| they call to see Richard Croker at the
! Democratic Club in the early morning, at
| the State headquarters in the St. James
| building later in the forenoon, at Tam
| many Hall in the early afternoon, at the
| Croker real estate office around o'clock
or at the Democratic Club in the eve
| ming.
Quick entrance is given TO thosa who
| bear the outward signs Of youth, and rapid
| transit falls to their lot whenever they
| pass the portals where guardians search
| for signs Of decaying hrsute glory.
At the Democratic Club last night Mr..
/
| of the day Twenty beardless orators sent
| in their cards to him, as he stood by The
! desk talking to john A. Boyle, q fairly
| young man, VINO is the TamGnany Wis
! knkie.
| young man to see you said the boy
| who brought the card and Send him in.
| III see him." was Mr.. Croker's invar.a-
| bic answer.
How many young men have volunteered
no had
/ finished his reception Of adolescents.
4 don't care 10 say word was his
reply.
Hundreds" I suggested.
"Thousands," replied the chief as he
started back toward the desk TO talk to a
few old men. who had been waiting for
him for hours. Thousands OF letters
from young men, too he said, looking
over his shoulder just as a patient old
| man spoke to him.
THE RICE MILLIONS.
Two arrests. it was reported last night.
| will shortly be made IN connection with
the death of William Marsh Rec. Captain
| McClosky, Chief Of Detectives, IS disposed
10 drop for the present the theory chat
the death Of the, eccentric millionaire,
which occurred on Sunday in his apart
| ment at No. SEQ Madison Avenue, was
due to other than natural causes. He is
following, instead, clew which he be-
l:evcs viii show that an attempt has been
made to obtain by fraud part of Nr Rice' S
estate.
/ Albert 7. Patrick, the lawyer, who. the
morning after Mr.. Rice's death, presented
for cer5iication checks amounting TO near
" S2co,0C0, said yesterday that his profess
SIGNAL conduct in the matter was IRE
proachabie. He held that although ne
knew Mr. Rice was dead when he pre-
sented the checks, he thought the hes:
interests of the estate justified his act,
He said ne could not al present make q
/ complete explanation without the approval
of the executors.
Benehciar!es under the will of the second
Mrs Rice, who also died under mysterious
circumstances, were surprised to learr,
that Mr. Patrick was the paid attorney
of Mr. Rice He IS still in their employ
as counsel opposed 10 Mr.. Rice in the con-
test of the viii Of the mliionaires wife.
Mr.. Patrick held that his professional con
duct was entirely consistent
It is expected that SONS order will come
ont Of the financial tans!e to-day. when
Frederick Rice. an executor Of the will.
and also Mr. Rice's brother and Captain
James A. Baker. formerly his Southern
representative, Will arrive from Houston,