The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-01
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Thirty-Five Hundred Persons in a
Burning Building.
YOUNG BRIDE A PRISONER.
Charge OF Murder Is Preferred Against Alfred
7. Patrick = Manhattan Club Insti-
tuting Boom for
David B. Hill.

NEW YORK, Feb 2S.-Thirty-fve hun
| dred persons, among them many women
| were greatly alarmed at about J. O'Clock
| yesterday afternoon by a fire winch
/ threatened the costly new Criminal
| Court Building.
| The flames were discovered on the top
| floor OF the big building, which occupies
| the entire block bounded by Centre
| White, Elm and Franklin Streets.
| Courts were in session in half Il dozen
| parts of the building. and there was
| much CONSERVATION when the alarm was
| given. Men and women by the hundreds
| ran out into the broad halls and made
! scramble for the elevators. The cars
| were crowded to their utmost capacity
and made trips as rapidly as possible
| A few minutes after the fire had been
| discovered. however. the power was
| shut off. and hundreds OF persons went
scurrving down the stairs in the grand
| rotunda of the building. There was a
| lam in the Elm and Franklin Street
| vestibues, but when the police arrived
| the corridors We're speedily cleared and
the tirer,len got full swing III the build
| ing.
Although much damage was done by
! water, and the roof on the north side OF
| the building was destroyed. the damage.
! it is believed. will not exceed Szu,Vo-
| There was great excitement among the
! prisoners awaiting trial in the various
! courts, but all were hurried across the
| Bridge of Signs to places OF safety IN
! the Tombs prison.
! BRIDE y PRISONER.
t. Louis McGlynn. a young lawyer
! with an office at No 1I6 Broadway, who
! is said to 1--we in Stamford, Conn, APP
| pealed to the Supreme Court in Brook
| lyn Yesterday afternoon TO help MIN get
| possession of his bride. the pretty
| daughter of Edward Moore. president Oh
| the New York and New Jersey ifanspor-
| tation Company. the Giflces OIL WHICH al .
| at No. l Broadway.
| Mr. Moore lives in handsome brown
! stone house at No. Ill Prospect Park
! West and is n wealthy man. McGlEnn
| saws that Mr. Moore keeps his daughter
| locked in the house. and that he mas not
| been permitted to see her since their
| marriage. At the home OF Mr.. Moore 1t
| is denied that this is the case.
STOP THEE.
| Cries of stop thief startled the
| residents of Harlem near St. Nlchoias
| avenue and 1l6th Street last evening.
| twice within an hour. There were two
| burglar chases through the streets, each
! resulting in an arrest.
| One of the men, before he could be
| CAPTURED fell down a dumb-walter SifAlt
| in attempting to escape, ana was 9ef-
! erell- injured Frederick Burilnsame, AZ
years old. the other prisoner fought TWO
! detectives for five minutes before ne
| would surrender.
| Five hundred persons, led by police
| man. who made a futile attempt to shoot
| his fleeing quarry, Joined the pursuit Oh
| one of the men, who was finally Drought
| 70 bav in a large apartment house at
| 1a,st Street and Manhattan Avenue. AZ
| the J. Hood Wright Hospital, where ne
| was taken after his arrest, this man
| said he was Otto Kahn, 2i years Old, hut
| refused to give his address
| FORTUNE IN COMMISSIONS.
| More than S750oo 600 in actual cash value
| is tho commission upon which j. z. Nor
! gan & Company reckon for carrying
| through the gigantic steel project en-
| bodied in the United States Steel Corpo-
| ration. This sum takes no account OIL
| the firms share of what profits may De
| made in handling the undef"ri'ers
money. or of the ADVANTAGES "'ic" INDY
| accrue TO them as shareholders III Soh'e
| of the merged companies by reason OF
| the economies of consolidation
| From a banker of wide reputation It
| was learned yesterday that the under-
{ writer's syndicate, which will include as
| syndicate managers the hrn OF j.
! Morgan & Company, is to get about 30
| 0Oo 600 in preferred stock of the new COM
| pany and So, 0O0, 900 of it's common stock
! OF this bonus Mr.. Morgans firm gets
| twenty-five per cent, that is to say, So
| go. 00c OF preferred and S6,25oC00 of COM
| mon stock.
| Both classes OF stock were traded IN
| largely in the outside securities market
| Yesterday, and the preferred. which sold
| ND tn I.lD q IL,
! while the common sold up to 40 and down
! to 81. and closed at 81 81. On the basis
| of the final quotations, the Morgan bonus
! OF preferred stock would have cash
| value of S5.1562 $50. and the Morgan bonus
| of common stock would be worth SOB
! $40, a total of $1.5l5.625 in commissions.
BOOMING HILL.
! Democracy vej,tvenated is to find its
| home in the Manhattan Club If the men,
! bers of that organization are proSpered
! in their plans. The new programme was
: announced last night at . banquet which
| was given in honor Of the president,
| Judge Charles II. TruaX. to whom all
| credit was given for the restoration OF
| the clubs prestige.
| In a general way the Manhattan Club
| has been made the recruiting station of
| the anti-Tammany Democrats of this
| city and though few direct references
| were made during the evening to the
| Fourteenth-Street organization, several
+; lightly yelled attacks We're made upon
| it. Incidentally a strong disposition was
| displayed to place upon the shoulders of
! former Senator Hill the responsibilities
! that shall belong to the man who as
| sumes the national leadership of the
| party.
| MURDER CHARGE PREFERRED.
| Albert T. Patrick was for the first time
| yesterday formally charged with the muir
| der of William Marsh Rice. He had al
| most obtained his liberty on Tuesday,
| when the accusation against him was
| only forgery. by offering $4,000 cash bail.
! Assistant District Attorney James w.