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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-09-13
FREE GUIDE BOOK.

In connection with this Free Blu
reau DR.. pierce issues a free guide
book to the Pan-American, Buffalo
and vicinity. This book contains
maps of Buffalo and the Exposition
together with suchinformation most
useful and necessary for the guild
ance'and direction of strangers in
a strange city.
The sun., 1901-11-13
ASHES REMOVAL 'DrD roo HIGH.
street Cleaning Commissioner Magic No
Longer Advocates Its Acceptance.

street Cleaning Commissioner Magic No
Longer Advocates Its Acceptance.
It was said yesterday by representatives
OF the Masters and Pilots Association
that Commissioner Nagle had withdrawn
his recommendation OF Booth, Daily
Ivins's S5eo,7e bid for removing ashes
from Manhattan and The Bronx because
of threat by their association TO procure
an injunction.
Il don't know whether Mr.. Magic has
withdrawn his recommendation or not
Comptroller Coler said yesterday. but
do know that the bid will be bitterly OPP
posed by this office when IL comes before
the Board OF Estimate
Booth, Daily 4 Ivinss bid Ia at the rate
Of about ~ cents a cubic yard. Col. War
ing when In Office showed that the work
could be done Mt fraction more than seven
cents cubic yard. An odd thing about
the matter is that this year there was only
one bid.
would bid for this work" said Capt. James
Keyes, Secretary OF the Masters and
Pilots Assoc alton. yesterday. III they
thought they'd have a decent show. Ihey
have learned, though, that Daily Is the
only man who has any show with the street
Cleaning Department, and Thought IL
would be waste Of time"
Commissi oner Eagle denied that he had
seen any representative OF the Masters
and Pilots Association.
Il haven't recommended that bid he
said. Il advised the board to hold the
matter in abeyance. ! want to advertise
put in a plant for a one-year contract. III
! have my way everybody'll have a chance
TO bid. Tho Comptroller 10 opposed to
this bid. 10 hef Well. 30 arm !.
The sun., 1901-11-13
POLICE PISTOL IN OPIUM DEN.
Owner Explains That He Was Robbed
Wants Smokers Held for Burglary.

When detectives on the trail OF Bill Clark,
burglar, stumbled upon a negro opium
joint in West Forty-nnth street and nabbed
two men and two women who were under
the influence Of the pipe they unwittingly
found also clue to a robbery OF which a
fellow policeman was the victim. Among
the articles seized in the opium den were a
pair OF brass knuckles, loaded revolver
and fifty-fve pawntickets representing
jcwelry worth 81 200 The revolver was
Of the pattern used in the police depart
ment and was stamped No. 297.
When the negroes were arraigned In the
West Sido police court yesterday morning
Policeman Hahn Of Special Sessions claimed
the revolver as his and wanted to charge
the male prisoners with burglary. He
said that his fiat al l58 West Fiftieth street
was robbed on July and the revolver.
$500 and jewelry worth another $500 were
taken.
There have been lot Of robbertes lately.
Judge" put in Detective,Fitzgerald, "where
the thief has caught street girl and forced
her 10 give up her jewelry at the point OF
revolver
Well" said Magistrate Brann With
laugh, -if the policemen get robbed, how
can the street girls expect to esoapeY II
is a wonder In this case that they did not
try TO steal the policeman
IF I had been awake" began Hahn.
But you were not" interrupted the
Magistrate. Policemen should never
sleep
He refused 70 take complaint Of bur-
glary OF receiving stolen goods against the
prisoners but held them In $500 ball each for
trial on the charge OF running an opium
ioint,
The sun., 1901-11-13
GETTING AFTER THE PANDERs.
Austrian Baker Held for Conspiracy on .
Fourteen. Year-Old Girls Testimony.

Fourteen. Year-Old Girls Testimony
woycsek Panyko. an Austrian baker
OF 2to Second street. was held In 1850
bail by Magistrate Cornell in the Centre
street police court, yesterday, for trial on
the charge of conspiring with Frank Hitler.
now a prisoner In the Tomhs under indict-
ment for assault, and another man named
Bush, TO place two girls in a disorderly
house in Philadelphia. The girls are Julia
Profit, IA years old, OF 9s Avenue b, and
Annie Dobranski, 10, OF 248 East Third street.
Detective Sergeant Rynders OF the District
Attorneys Office, arrested Panyko In Is
sex street at midnight on Monday. In
court Julia Profit told this story:
Il am Il years old and have lived with
my aunt, Mrs. Annie Rizzer, at o3 Avenue
Is. ever since my fathers and mothers
death. l met Panyko In the street about
two months ago. while walking with another
girl and we told him we wanted work. 40
he took us to Mrs. Kosiuski's intelligence
Office next day. We met Frank Hitler
there. We were put of for week Then
Frank introduced me to a girl named Annie.
who is this girl Annie Dobransh Frank
told VA both to come again tomorrow and
he would take us to a good place.
I'VE went there and three OF US. Annie.
Panyko and myself, took the train for
Philadelphia. We got there at night aud
stayed at a hotel till next day. Then the
IMAM took uS to' u fDofl hourV
When I understood what he meant wanted
10 get back 10 New York but had no money.
l met man named Bush and he took me
TO disorderly house. When had earned
enough money l came home. had
always been a good girl before
Annie Dobransh told a similar story
eIoept that she had enough money in Phila-
delphia to return to New York without
having to get it a. the other girl did.
Panyko made confused and rambling
statement. He admitted being In Phila-
delphia, but denied his guilt.
The sun., 1901-11-13
NAGLE DOESN'T GET $3.50, 900


The Aldermen's Finance Committee re-
ported yesterday In favor Of giving Street
Cleaning Commissioner Nagle sIS002e for
supplies. Alderman McInnes called for a
reading Of the itemized account furnished
by Commissioner Nagle. II included 100
horses at S2i5 each. 'for a covered dump,
ts5. .O00:- bicycles In Queens. Ss6 each;
one garbage crematory at $4,000. "two
more garbage crematories. ei6.000. and
-one garbage crematory In Richmond.
si6OoO. There were also number Of
trines, such as whips at ~ a pieoe.
Alderman McInnes wanted time to ex-
anime a great many Of the items.
Commissioner Nagle has already had
on 900 for the same purpose, he said. ITS
an outrage TO certify to this expe nditure. y
you're not sincere said Chairman
Mccall You're making a grand-stand
play
Alderman McInnes tried to get the floor
70 reply, but the Chair would not listen 70
him.
III you don't sit down. he shouted. .I'll
have the sergeant-at-arms make you
The matter went over to next Tuesday.
AN / want, said Alderman McInnes after
the meeting, "is to get chance 20 examine
cleaning horses may be cheap at s2l5 and
whips a sacrifice at - each. All want Is
chance TO look into It, For all know that
SIS, 900 covered dump may be the one they've
been asking us for the last four years TO
appropriate 500, 900 for. II II Is, It's worth
while waiting a couple OF years more for a
still further reduction
The sun., 1901-11-13
JAIL FOR TWO HEARST MEN.
EDITOR AND REPORTER GUILTY
or CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Two Men Of the Chicago American" Let
Go by Judge Hanecy-Thc Judge
Waiting TO Get Hold OF Hearst and
Two Of His Cartoonists -writs Out.

CHICAGO. Nov. I2.-Judge Hanecy to-day
announced that he had decided 10 SEN
tence Andrew NJ. Lawrence, managing
editor of Hearst's Chicago American, and
II. S. Ganfeld a reporter. to serve terms
OF forty and thirty days, respectively, in
jail for contempt Of court. He also said
that he would discharge S. S. Carvalho.
financial manager. and j. c. Hammond,
assistant city editor. Judge Hanecy, how
ever, did not sign the commi tment to
Jail and 80 the case is not disposed Of.
Owing to the fact that William r. Hearst,
chief stockholder in the corporal known
as Hearts, Chicago American. and Car
toonists Homer Davenport and Clare A.
Briggs were not found by the Sheriff. the
case against them remains before the court
until such time az they are brought within
its jurisdiction by an attachment or until
they voluntarily present themselves for
sentence or discharge, as the Court may
elect The case AGAINST Hearst's Chicago
American, n corporation, was taken under
advisement.
A petition for a writ OF habeas corpus
for the release Of Lawrence and Garfield
was returned before Judge Dunns later In
the afternoon. The Court found that the
writ was imperfect and continued the hear
prisoners under 5000 bail each. In case
Judge Hanecy signs the commitment to-
morrow. the habeas corpus arguments will
be heard Thursday.
In summing up his decision Judge Hanecy
said
"The articles In question we're not merely
an attack upon this court OF the presiding
Judge, but were OF a graver nature. They
are bold threat and defiant statement
10 every other court that may have TO do
with any case that this newspaper or its
managers may be Interested in, that such
case must be determined and decided as
the newspaper or its managers dictate.
OF the Court who does not so do must submit
TO such attacks as we're made In this case.
"The questions here involved are OF
moro real importance TO the people than
10 this court or 90 the presiding Judge
They are vital TO the welfare and perpetuity
OF our institutions II such attacks are
permitted and allowed 70 90 unpnnished
ment cannot long survive, and when il
falls the whole structure OF our Govern
ment will 60 with It,
IF newspaper may go out OF court
after defeat or disappointment and at
tack tho court. the Judge with impunity
because of the rulings made, then any
individual may do the same. Such con-
dition would appal almost any Judge
The sun., 1901-11-13
OrnithoIoEists' Union Meets.

The first session Of the min eteenth annual
con gress OF the American Ornithologists'
Union was held yesterday morning at the
American Museum Of Natural History,
The meetings viii be continued to-day and
tomorrow. the morning session bein 6
devoted TO the presentation and discussion
of technical papers and those In the after
noon TO popular sub iects, including stere-
opticon frustrated descriptions OF natura
ists' travels In different lands.
At a council meeting held before the pub
lie session yesterday morning Ave new
fellows Of the union were elected: Outram
Bangs OF Boston, l.. B. Bishop OF New Ha-
ven, Joseph Grinnell OF Palo Alto, Cal,
r +. l.. Beal of the United States Biological
Survey. Washington, and I. s. Palmer, who
is charged with the enforcement OF the
Lacey Bird Protection law. The whole
number Of fellows Is limited 70 fifty. In
oluding those elected yesterday there are
now forty-nine. The union has about
eight hundred members.
The sun., 1901-11-13
JAUNOEY CRUGER WILL coon.
He Left About Everything to His wIfe.
VINO Had Becn HIS Sick Nurse.

''~ '@~s AsVCft bieA NuEtCs
The contested will of william Jauncey
Cruger. which left most OF his estate of
perhaps 100000 to his widow. May Fam
bough Cruger. was admitted TO probate
yesterday by Surrogate Thomas, The
probate was opposed by the testator's
brother James Pendleton Cruger, and his
six children. to whom and to the three
children Of the other brother. Eugene
Guido Cruger, but $40 each was left. II
this will could have been set aside prior
will made by William Jauncey Cruger
while he was at odds with his wife. would
have turned the estate over to James PEN
dleton Cruger and his six children. The
contest Of the will Of William 5aunoey
Cruger was heard before the contest over
the will Of Eugene Guido Cruger. which
left his estate to Olga s. Heitz, and which
Surrogate Thomas still has under advise
ment.
The three Cruger brothers, who were neph-
ews OF the late Col s. Van Rensselaer, Cru
ger inherited a half million or 30 each. but the
estates Of William and Eugene had shrunk
considerably at their deaths. Eugene died
on April 4, 1898, AZ Fontainebleau, and
Jauncey died on April Z, 1900. William
Jauncey Cruger had gone 10 Australia
through an illness by the woman he after
ward married. His will In contest was
executed on July o, 1893, In England and
was reafflrmed a year later in this city.
Surrogate Thomas says it was not
seriously contended that the testator was
lacking In mental capacity and the con-
test rested on the contention that the will
was the result Of undue influence by his
wife. He says:
A great deal OF testimony concerning this
woman tended TO show her TO be a woma
given TO violent outbreaks OF temper ana
disposed 70 assert her rights OF pursue her
interests with great vigor and tenacity OF
purpose The decedent, on the other hand.
II not essentially weak character. and the
disease or diseases which fastened upon him
render cd him exceedingly helpless. IL was
while the wife was In complete charge OF her
husba nd that the will now offered was made
All of this established quite fully that ample
OF undue influence, but IL did not suffice 70
prove that the influence actually exercised
was OF n kind or degree that would Justify
any court In declaring the testamentary paper
null and void. The wife OF this childiess.
sick and dying man was not pssSiIide1 Nl 10 nSs Rs
provision for her by his viii. even 70 the entire
gument and reasonable persuasion 70 induce
him 70 grant such request have not been
that would Justify me in finding that she
exceeded or that she even came up 70 the
limits OF her rights In this respect On the
contrary. l am led TO believe THAT this last
win was the natural and logical eSpression
toward his wife under the facts relating
TO his estate as known to him at tho time
10 was made
The sun., 1901-11-13
PLANS OF THE II. H. r.
For Better Service From Brooklyn to
Manhattan.

The plans OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company TO provide better service to
Manhattan by way Of the elevated roads
were explained by General Manager Brack-
enridge yesterday to include an incline
from the Kings county structure at Flat
bush avenue and Fulton street TO the
tracks Of the Fifth avenue line This plan.
II is said, lies behind the application re-
Gently made TO the State Board Of Rail-
road Commissioners to permit the company
TO abolish several of the stations on the
Kings county line in lower Fulton street
By means of the incline IL is thought
TO relieve the congestion of Myrtle avenue
and Adams street and reduce the Roadway
on both the Fifth avenue lines and the
Lexington avenue division. II Is the pur-
pose OF the company TO build a mammoth
station at the junction of the two lines
Transfers 70 all points will be issued and be-
sides the large amount OF time saved, 1t is
thought the change will be Of much benefit
to the public, Plans and photographs
have been prepared and will be submitted
at the hearing before the State Railroad
Commission at Borough Hall on Nov. 20.
The sun., 1901-11-13
MAYOR DILLON DISGUSTED.
His Public Playground Turned Out TO He
n Jonah VIII Sell II Now.

NEW ROCHELLE, Nov. I2.-Disgusted
at the outcome OF tho election, in which
he was defeated by Henry S. Clarke, his
Republican opponent, Mayor Dillon has
decided to sell the park and public pl ay-
ground, which he established about year
ago for the purpose of getting votes. The
park is near tho larcbmont boundary
and contains about ten acres OF ground
IL contains baseball diamonds, grand
Dillon gave the use OF It last summer free
OF charge to all OF the local fro companies,
lodges and baseball teams who wanted
TO hold their picnics or games there;
Besides loaning them the park the Mayor
endeavored TO make himself even more
solid with the people by joining in their
ball games and leading the dances. Sew
eral times when picnics held in the park
failed to pay the Mayor bought all OF the
refreshments and distributed them to the
crowd Thousands Of people from fonkers,
Mount Vernon. Mamaroneck and the sur
rounding towns visited the place every
Sunday OF last season for the purpose OF
witnessing the ball games which were
played by the crack teams OF Westchester
county and New York,
Naturally, Mayor Dillon thought he could
rely on these people for thousand votes
at least, and his experiment was watched
with keen interest by other politicians
throughout the State, who were ready to
adopt II at once II II proved success fnl.
Mayor Dillon was defeated by 385 votes
and in looking about for the cause OF his
downfall no reached the conclusion that
the park and public playground was one
of the principal ones.
Il thought the park was vote-getter,
said the Mayor to-day. 'but / have reached
the conclusion that 1t was regular Jonah
The church people fought me because
we played Sunday baseball and lost the
saloonkeepers because the games took all
of the people to the park on Sunday and
there was no one left TO sit around and buy
beer. Then the people in the neighbor-
hood got sore because there was so much
excitement there all the time and they
voted against me. too. In IL any wonder
| was trimmed"
The sun., 1901-11-13
SEATON INDICTED, NOW.
Case Thrown Out in the Police Court
Taken 10 Grand Jury.

Charles Seaton was rearrested yesterday,
this time on an indictment charging him
with attempting TO swindle Miss Susan
Miller Of 500 West Ninth street out Of 5000.
This is the complaint on which Seaton
was recently discharged In the police court.
Miss Miller says he advertised for stenog-
rapher and offered her job at $50 week.
recurring a deposit Of s2OO. Miss Miller
decided 10 tell Capt Titus about II, and
two Central Office men arrested Seaton
just az Miss Miller was handing him the
money.
Seaton Ia the man who organized fake
Indian famine relief society a couple OF
wears ago and was indicted. II was In Col.
Gariiner's reign and seaton was never
tried
The sun., 1901-11-13
RETRIBUTION AFTER YEARS.
&c. CRANE, VINO RUINED WOMEN,
RUINED AND A SUICIDE.
Kills Himself with Csrboiic Aoid In tho
Giisey House. Pockets Empty and His
Oyercoat Pawned wife ON From De.
troit Was Preparing To Get . Divorce.

VIOit W. EtVpeiho w Wv W.
Edwin C. Crane Of Detroit, was found
dead In his room at the Gilsey House yes
terday morning. suicide by caroolio
acid. An empty bottle which had con-
tained the poison was on the floor beside
the bed on which Crane lay undressed.
Apparently his money was all spent. None
was found In his pockets. but fire pawn
tickets were. One Of them was for an
oyercoat pawned the day before his death.
Once before Crane tried to kill himself
here. That was at tho Hoffman House
on Sept. IS He was found dazed from
morphine and removed to Bellevue. but
In the police court later he said that he
had simply taken an overdose OF NOR
phine so he was released. On his dis
charge he went to the Gilsey House and
had been there since.
Tho mans career for the last year or
two had been one Of dissipation and fraud
iptermlngl When he attempted to kill
himself at the Hoffman House his wife
caem on here from Detroit and what she
learned led her to consult an attorney
with a view to a divorce. She Is still In
this city staying with1friends In West Fifty
seventh street and papers in divorce
suit were In course OF preparation for her.
She IL not the only woman. II was said.
who has suffered at Cranes hands. lie
was a Canadian but had been naturalized.
Cranes body was removed to an under
takers yesterday at his wife's request.
IL will be taken to Detroit for burial.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. I2.-Edwin &.
Crane came 70 Detroit in 1882 and became
prominent in musical circles. He had
fne BARITONE voice and he fascinated many
women As chief clerk for r. q. Dun Co.
he became a person OF some Importance
In the city and In 1892 he married daughter
of j. G. Elwell, a banker Of st, Louis, Mich
A year after his marriage Crane disap-
peared. He was heard from few months
later In Liverpool England and then some
thing of his earlier career became known
He had betrayed Agnes Burdette In Leeds.
and the night before their wedding he
robbed her mother and fed to Montreal.
Here he met Amelie Lefevre, a soprano,
and he repeated the Leeds exploit, robbing
the prospective brides mother, widow.
and fleeing to Detroit
The Burdette woman followed him to
Detroit with their child and when he called
on her at the Franklin House she shot at
him but missed. The next day Crane
left town after borrowing 5000. He left
many debts. Somesof his friends remained
loyal and induced him to return and he
was for a time local manager Of an insur-
ance company. Last July no jumped
from a ferry boat into the river. but was
rescued. Soon after that he went 70 New
York. Recently he had been victim
OF the drug habit.
The sun., 1901-11-13
FOOD AND FUN FOR NEWSBOYS.
Thanks giving Dinner With speech and
Vaudeville on the Side.

The newsboys Of this city are going to
have a Thanksgiving dinner this year at
the Columbia Theatre in Brooklyn through
the management of that theatre. The
feast will be spread for $50. To get only
matters 40 that the superintendents Of the
counting rooms of the newspapers will
have charge of the distribution Of the
tickets.
The Hon. Randolph Guggenheimer win
talk TO the newsboys and the Columbia
Theatre stock company and several vaude-
vile performers will provide amusement.
number of Brooklyn society women
have volunteered their assistance.
The sun., 1901-11-13
AUTO DAMAGE VERDICT.
- 600 for Andrew Mckinney TO Pay for
Hitting q boy I'm Harlem.

suit OF Richard c. Jones 10 years old.
70 recover damages for personal injuries
from Andrew Mckinney, broker. resulted.
before Justice O'Gorman in the Supreme
Court, yesterday, in a verdict OF 5000 In
favor OF the boy. The boy was standing
at Eighth avenue and Hath street on July II
last when the automobile Of Mr.. Mckinney,
In charge OF Frank b Hayes. came along
at a rapid pace and hit him. injuring one
OF his legs 50 that it is shorter than the other.
The plaintiff contended that no signal was
given and that the automobile was going
faster than the law allows.
The sun., 1901-11-13
Columbia shock ed by Mayo.smith Death.

Columbia University has been greatly
shocked by the tragic death of Prof. Rich
mond Mayo-Smith Ola Monday night. The
university classes and societies have adopted
resolutions Of sympathy and tomorrow,
the funeral day, exercises al the university
will be suspended. The trustees and all
officers and students will attend the funeral
in a body.
The sun., 1901-11-13
ROW OVER FATHER KIELY'S WILL.
Court Reserves Decision in Suits Against
Father Heafy. Executor.

The hearing in the suits brought by rela-
tives Of the late Father John NJ. Kelly against
Father jeremiah J. Heafy as executor of
the latter's estate, was continued yester-
day before Supreme Court Justice Russell
in Brooklyn.
John d. Roach testified that Thomas
O'Connor, attorney for the plaintiff. had
promised to give him $50 IL he won the
suit and S25 II he lost. In case he testified
20 Father Kiely's insanity. Lawyer 0'Con-
nor emphatically denied having done So
Justice Russell reserved his decision
after instructing the lawyers TO submit
briefs.
The sun., 1901-11-13
Eclectic College Free Dispensary.

The Eclectic College Free Dispensary at
$50 East Fourteenth street has been refitted
and enlarged. The change was necessary
70 accommodate the sick poor Of the neigh
boring districts. At this dispensary all
diseasse are treated free and when patients
are unable to call physicians visit them at
their homes.
The sun., 1901-11-13
TRY AGAIN TO INDICT CANNON.
November Grand jury 10 Hear the Case
October Body Threw Out

The case of Police Captain Cannon will
be taken before the Grand Jury to-mor-
row. He Is charged with neglect OF duty
while in command OF the East Twenty
second street police station. Much Of
the evidence against him consists OF his
own admissions on the witness stand the
day after the Webster House was raided
and he was found within. The October
Grand Jury refused TO indict him.
The sun., 1901-11-13

Capt Luaces Of the Rural Guard OF
Cuba arrived yesterday from Matanzas
aboard the steamship Curityba To buy
horses for his command