The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-16
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Chief Deyery a Reluctant Witness
in HerIihy Trial.
ODELL UNM0VED BY OPPOSITION
Real Property Assessed ut S2,9is,S53.'
$40, an Increase Over Year Before
of Ss4, S61. so3-Dr. Pupin's In-
yention Brings Him Fortune.

NEW ICtSh, Jdki- Ia-SHicL i(eNCiS
was a reluctant witness in the Heriihy
trial Reluctant because he was put in
a very awkward POSITION. His symPa-
tslies are with the accused police captain.
In fact, Herlihys trial is in one sense
a trial OF the Chief Besiies, he was
forced to Choose between condemnation
of his brother officer and seif-condemna-
ton He tried very trard to evade the is
sue, but was finally forced to answer
the following carefully prepared question::
During the time when Captain HertIny
was in charge of the Twelfth Precinct
{tfc Red Light DISTRICT, from September
., 1888, to November Is, 1860, did he ever
report to you that ne had good grounds
for believing that any house. room or
premises in mis- precinct was kept or used
by disor6eriy parties or for places for
gambling or games OF chance, and did
he ever request your aid in any manner
or commission 10 obtain warrants for the
arrest of any of the persons engaged IN
any sueh gambling or diSorderLy man
rer?" Chief Devery's final answer was
that Captain Herlihy had never made
such a REQUEST and that, moreover, no
other Captain had ever made such re-
quest such warrants, he claimed. were
dead letters What effect the ChieE,S tes-
tirno1ly viii have on Herlhly'S fate Is
open to conjecture, but Mr. Oicott. VINO
i; conducting the prosecution declares
that the case against Herllhy mas bcen
completely proved, ana that lie VIII nave
to 90. And so viii Devery. In fact. Tam
many is rrettv nearly ready to sacrifice
everything if only it can save itself and
Croker.
WAS NOT AT WEDDING.
William X. Vanderbilt .Jr.. cousin of
Alfred Gywnne Vanderbilt, who was mar
rie8 Yesterday at Newport, appeared at
police Headquarters in the automobhe
known as the "Wflte Ghost which he
purchased in Paris. and which he has
driven all over New England. He asked
for the license 10. rum tire vehicle in this
city, and was put through the usual eX-
animation exacted of thoSe who wISa such
certificates When asked why he had
not attended the wedding OF his cousin.
he said THAT his wife was i'll. which made
it Impossible for him to be present at
the ceremony. I
Governor Odell has not been moved an
inch by the opposition that has at peared
to his police and retrenchment oils. He
has the public behind him on the main
features of these bills and can afford To
stand the criticisms OF those VINO are
surt by them The bills for reorsafli |, I'M:
the State Commissions 50 as to cut down
expenses have been prepared, and some
have already been introduced
DR.. Pupin, Of Columbia University, VINO
;las received large cash payment and
yearly salary. said TO be more than $3.50.
for the patents covering, MS system Tor
long distance telephoning, may have made
possible the transmission of telephone
messages across the Atlantic. as well as
for the transmission OF electric power tor
much longer distances than is now posi-
bic. Professor Pupin worked out his sys-
TEN by mathematical calculations, and
the Bell Telephone Company has given 1t
a practical test.
ARRANGED HER OWN FUNERAL
Mrs Louise KaItenborn. wife of Franz
Kaltenborn, volinist and orchestral
leader. who for several years has sue
cessfully managed her husband quar-
tette and the orchestra hearing his namc
announced yesterday that her husband
had deserted her and that she would
resume her maiden name. Mr.. kalteN-
born left his wife in their apartments,
a, No. IS West Efghty-fifth Street. last
Tuesday. and is now living at the home
of his father No. 1856 East Ntnetieth
Street
AS a further result of the liscord that
has entered the lives of the young
musician and his wife the three other
members of the Quartctte, who synpa-
thize with Mrs haltenDorn, have mutined-
| The Kaltenborn orchestra. with it's fifty
| musicians, who formerly played under
| the leadership of Seidl, is threatened with
dissolution, while legal proceedings
| loom up CONTINUOUSLY between the
musician and his wife. the contracts fof
| future engagements being in the lat
| ter's name.
professional jealousy is the cause. "
| says Mrs. Kaltenhon.
| Il lett for the sake Of peace. says her
| husband.
He's so thoroughly disagreeable that
| wen never play with him again say
| IpJ-TJo n
| Hane and Erwin G. Bauck, respectively
| the second violin the cello and the tiola
| in the quartette.
| Through trains on the Brooklyn eIe-
| waited lines, over the East river bridge,
| are officially promised for next Monday
! The promise has been made several times
| before, but this one seems positive be-
| cause the railroad officials seem to have
! adjusted some minor details by which
| they think they have secured the few
| fares that might have been lost through
| an earlier and less carefully guarded
| scheme of operation If the plan works
| travel will be made more convenient.
| vexatious delays avoided and the pub
| lie generally better satisfied with the
| transit facilities of the great aerial high
| way
! THE TAX BOOKS.
| The tax books We're opened yesterday,
! and contain a normal increase IN real eS-
| tate valuations and an extraordinary IN
| crease in personal valuations The reai
| property was assessed at $2,9l8, 8J3,8i9, an
| increase Of $S4.s61.SGG over last year.
| Personal property was assessed last year
| at $50, 0G0, Gee: this year the assessment is
| about 81 eco. About 1860 additional
names have been added to the
| roll The personal assessments in
! f.lude resident and nonresident
| individuals and corporations, and the
/ latter are assessed for the fun value OF
! their capital. Whether the tax rate will
| be higher or lower remains to be seen.
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