The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Mr.. Croker Makes Complaint Against
the Newspapers.
WOMAN DIES OF BROKEN HEART
A Pet Dog Is Buried in a Satin-i'ned
Coffin and Has Royal Funeral.
Mystery About the Could
Robbery.
WOMAN DIES OF BROKEN HEART

NEW YORK July 1t.-speeial-Mr-
Richard Croker said yesterday thaI ne 1'"u
been treated SO badly by the newspapers
+ba+ he would not talk for publication,
aTthonoh a reporter finally did worm OUT
of him some remarks about the s"TsF
1,l,,I- He reneated his statement that as
tr1,st az free silver prevailed from 3gho-
rance of the silver question: anu ga -
gress ought to establish money f"'-0
every four years. ;,.5or AZ 1s
..Wouid this mean fehuHet'1'-ott -
to 1?'' he was asked
ooh no. replied Mr.. Croker sixteen
"a one is in the platform now, and i sup
port the platform
.sWould YOU have Congress make "a
ito without consulting England or the other
great monetary Powers? was asked.
..They're able 10 settle these things IN
Congress. OF course, il silver We're IS
GOOD as gold there would be no trouble
But I am not going TO discuss the silver
question. It's in the platform, and we are
going TO stand by the platform
Asked again as TO the Htli-Croker feud,
NJ. Croker was reported as saying;
..f am no, answering questions Ike that
~, ,hn naners that say what Hill prooa-
by did not say. [ am for harmony-for
the ticket You papers are tryins to stir
up Strife, but you cannot do IL.
\ MYSTERY.
There is mystery about the theft of Mrs.
Edwin Gould's jewels. for which CharleS
W. Blair IS now q prisoner. 1t Wouid ap-
pear from a statement printed in one OF the
afternoon papers that most of the jewels
found in BIair's possession had been LETT
in q Jewel case which was locked IN
drawer in tbs Gould residence. No 40
Fifth Avenue, when the family Went 20
Europe Il this is true. then the Could
residence was robbed. But the house
keeper declares that nothing has been
stolen from the house during Mr. and Mrs.
Could's absence. She says that immediate
" after they departed she went into every
room TO see that no valuables had been left.
and that the only thing she found was a
Sc: OF diamond baby pins, which she sent
down to Mr. Gould's office.
An electric car on tho Amsterdam Ave
nua line became disabled on the steep NH
between Observation-Disclosures
and One-hundred-a -thirty-e!ghtA Streets
an,. reaching q speed OF about fifty mics
an hour. il struck another car. with about
twelve passengers on board, and spit IL
nearly il entire length.
Tho passengers were pinned fast under
tho broken timbers Mrs Catherine Dunn
way hur: internally and suffered severe
contusions, and John Smith had his iefl
shoulder fractured and was injured in
ternally Conductor Philip LEVIN FACE
was badly iacerated
= white collie dog. for many years the
pet of Mrs. John 7. Stephens OF this cLNE,
way buried the other day III q satin-lineG
casket, and q marble maidstone bearing the
colliel name and age was placed above tue
grave. The dog was . great faEor.te and
had manv friends The funeral was large
IL attended. flowers were placed upon the
cofit, and many OF the mounrers actually
shed tears.
DIED OF ~ BROKEN HEART
Ten wears ago Walter +. Ladder came
to this country from Manchester, England,
and went West and made a fortune. He
returned to England and married a beaut!-
full girl to whom he was betrothed. Then
tho news, came THAI he had lost his Tor
tune. He hurried back to California alone,
bu: in three Yeas after that time wrote
10 his wife in England that he had splen-
did home for her IN California. His wife
then Joined him in New York. and the
couple engaged room at one Of the city
hotels They expected to remain here a
week before leaving for California, but in
thu meantime Ladder received letter
which greatly excited him. His wife saw
| tina: something was the matter, but ne
| declined to explain. He left telling her
/ that he would soon DC back, but she never
| saw him again. Mrs. Ladder then be
| came tho governeSs OF the manager OF the
| hote, and remained in that position unit:
| several weeks ago, when she became so
| completely worn OUT by her mental agony
| THAI she was forced TO take to her bed.
| She could not eat or sleep, and yesterday
| she died The doctors believe that her
! death was caused by a broken heart.
| Mss Ida Conquest will be Mr.. John
| IOrews leading lady next season