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New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
MRS. MACKAY THROWN FROM CAB.
HORSE. BLUEBIRD. STRUCK BY CAR, so
BADLY HURT THAT 1T WAS SHOT.

valuable horse owned by Clarence III. Mac
cab. in which Mrs Mackay seated. was
struck by a crosstown car last night at Fifth
ave. and Twenty-eighth-st.. and SO badly injured
that it shot. Mrs. Mackay thrown
from the cab. but escaped serious injury. The
driver, John Mackie. OF No. 4JS Third-ave.. fell
to the pavement and escaped with slight scalp
wound and bodily bruises.
Fifth-ave. At Twenty-first-st. Mr.. Mackay
alighted from the cab and Mrs Mackay con-
tinued on up the street. The driver says he did
not hear the approaching car. and started across
the tracks at Twenty eighth-st. The horse was
about half way when the car in charge of
the motorman. Richard Dunn, thirty-four years
old, of No. $50 Christopher-st.. going east.
thrown across the avenue. taking the vehicle
with it. The driver hurled from his seat
and Mrs. Mackay was tossed to the pavement.
Several citizens and some policemen caught
the horse by the bride and held it, The animal
was then examined. and IL found TO be so
seriously injured that it was shot. Mrs Mackay
insisted on Dunns arrest. and. accompanied oy
the driver, Mackie. he taken to the West
Thirtieth-st. station, where n charge was pre-
ferred against him.
Mrs. Mackay declined medical attention and
went TO her home. She suffered considerably
from shock. After making the complaint against
the motorman Mackie's scalp wound was
dressed and he went home. The cab was badly
ago at cost of $4,000. and was known Blue
bird.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28

would have made report of death by strangula-
tion
DR.. Moore counsel said saw Hilliard before life
mans neck then show that he had been
strangled, and there were other sure symptoms
Of strangulatiOn. such swollen face and buIs-
from the case and made the theory OF strangula-
uon Impossible. DR.. Moore thought at the Time OF
his examination that fiilliard had died OF heart
disease. and said he thought autopsy Would
show that Hilliard had dilated heart. That was
what the autopsy did show. DR.. StimsOn and i)r.
Bull. both eminent surgeons had told the Jury that
some of the muscular tissue of the neck from the
broken hyOid bone showed that the bone had been
and probably several days before death. They had
supported the testimony of other witnesses that
the hyoid bone probably could not be broken by
twisting n sheet about mans neck. Hilliard had
was admitted TO the hospital. He had difficulty in
swallowing water, and he complained of sore
somebody had hurt him in Boston. He had been
on a prolonged spree. and he might have received
the injury at time before going to the hospital
Mr.. Wtliman reminded the Jury that il not the
hyoid bone had been broken, but it was necessary
for the prosecution 20 prove that the bone was
broken bA DAVIS WIN sneet or DAVIS must ps 4G-
quilted. NJ. Wellman came 10 the END or MS
speech about 800 o'clock.
II have stuck to the evidence" he said. and II
Mr.. Pierce goes outside of il have no further re-
course. We have made appeal to your sym
pathies IN this case We have had no parent sitting
by this boy work your feelings. But remember
his life If you convict him 1t be only upon the
testimony of these two insane witnesses against
everything else in the case"
Mr.. Pierce told the judge that he would prefer
not to commence his summing for the State until
morning. An adjournment was therefore taken until
l0:j0 a. m. to-day.
Mr. Pierce said before leaving that he expected to
speak about three hours. that the charge to the
jury may be made early this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
GRAVE FEAR OF LYNCHTNG
WILD EXCITEMENT IN INDIANAPOLIS
TROOPS UNDER ORDERS

indianapolis Feb. 27-Dorothy Darter identified
Castle this afternoon as her assallant. Last
Thursday afternoon In the OF IryingtOn she
assaulted and beaten into insensbility. She
IS still in a dangerous condition. The negro was
brought here handcuffed officer. The party
was met at suburban station by dozen police
men and detectives. with Superintendent Quinley
IN the lead, followed by a patrol wagon fun OF po-
icemen. The negro was taken TO the Darter home
two miles from Irvington. an indianapolis suburb.
The girl identified the negro then seeing the crowd
Of several hundred that had gathered around the
house. wavered. ana said she was uncertain.
Later, when the negro and officers had gon away
feared to say when he was there fearing
the crowd would hang him In their yard When
the news scattered that Reed had been identified
there was intense excitement throughout the city
haSty consultation between Governor adiT-
was called and the companies Of the national
guard here were placed under orders TO 10 ready
at a moments notice TO queli a mob. One hun
dred stands of arms were taken from the state
sherins were at once sworn in. In addition to this
NIFTY policemen are on guard In every street in the
nelghDoThoOd OF the jail and every is stopped
from approaching. This method of avoiding trouble
will continue through the night.
thousands of people began gathering in the
downtown streets early this evening. and groups
of men appeared on every corner the iaiI
which Is across the street from the city police sta
them. The negro was greatly frightened and CON
tlnually implored the officers I'm the Jail to save
him. The Jail is a structure OF stone costing
$1,000 and will resist an attack.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
GALYADOTO Stefane of No 2as Elizabeth-st.
TIMMERENE. Franciscc OF No. 22s Elizabeth-st.


Fifteen men. all Italians were thus employed but
eleven of them escaped injury. The wall which
fell of brick and stone and about ten feet in
height The men who were caught by the accident
We're buried under great mass of brick and stone.
f. a. Grady and William Casey, citizens who
happened to be passing, jumped into the excava-
ton and set work with any implement they
could find TO rescue the men they had seen buried.
The wOrkmen also dug fast possible. while
some citizens informed the fremen of Truck No. II.
in West Twentieth-st.. and they ran around and
helped in the digging. Battalion Chief Gooderson
also went TO the scene and directed the work of
rescue Despite the zeal of the laborers and others
1t fully thirty minutes before the first man
was dug out. He sent off to the New-York
Hospital at once IN of three ambulances that
had been summoned. Another body exposed
but the man was dead. The next to be uncovered
a laborer still alive and work was directed
toward him. He finally taken out He was
badly crushed. both of his legs having been broken
and he internally injured. He was taken to
the New-York Hospital in unconscious condi-
ton. and will probably die. Another dead body was
afterward found
The CONTRACTOR for the work is Tony De Bones.
borhood at once, as detectives could not lind him.
Detectives Fogarty and Butler arrested Eoen
tiethst.. contractor for the brickwork of the new
building for which excavations were being mace
near the fallen wall He was discharged IN the
Jefferson Market court.
The building was being put up by the architect
and owner. Walter NJ. Fernbach, of No. los Fifth
ave, who going to present ii TO his wife.
The first man taken out and In the Newr9ork
Hospital is Francisco Timmerene. of No 22s Eliza
beth-st.
Much difficulty was met with in identifying the
recognized Nicolo Morzi address unNnown, and
Tony Saressini whose address is also unknown.
years old, OF No. 22S Ezabeth-st.. and Stefano
Galyadoto thirty-.fve years old. Of the same :, ad.
Twentieth-st- ation.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
MIRROR RETE4LS 4 BURGLAR.

\ HARLEM WOMAN DETECTS EoBBER AT WORK
THROUGH REFLECTION FROM A GLASS.
BY looking at a large mirror in her bedroom Mrs
Rose Meyers. who lives on the fourth floor OF No
81 Lenox-aye., yesterday afternoon burglar
ransacking bureau I'm adjoining room. The
woman had been asleep couch. She rolled to
the floor and woke up facing a mirror. Looking
into the glass she saw n man in an adjoining bed
room ransacking bureau drawer
You thief" she cried. The stranger fled to the
street. Mrs. Meyers followed. and was Joined by
otheTS In SeVenth-ave., between hundred
and-ntteenth ana One-hundr ed -and- sixteenth SITS
the Iugitiye was stopped by a mounted policeman
lie was identined by Mrs. Meyers and was locked
up In the prisoners pockets We're found skeleton
Keys, TWO sold,tlpped cigar holders, a gold watch
ana cIaln, Il jimmy and a Screwdriver. He de-
scribed himself as Frederick Burlingame. forty
years old. and n former newspaper man 'S
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
RESCUE WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
FLAMES SPREAD FROM CIGAR STORE To DWELL
ING HOUSES IN RRooKLYN

fire broke out early yesterday morning in the
cigar store of Marquis & Co. at No. 50 Broadway.
Brooklyn, and spread to Nos. 81 and IL Broadway.
The police carried ont women and children. who
were cared for by charitable neighbors.
RoundsUan McCarry and Policeman Fitzgerald.
OF the Bedford-ave- station. passed the place at
1:20 o'clock, and when the latter tried the door he
noticed smoke. McGarry turned in alarm, and
before squad of policemen arrived from the Bed
ford-ave. station the roundsman. Fitzgerald and
Policeman Dougherty made several rescues
The men forced entrance into the hallway,
which filled with smoke. and aroused Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Fennell and their four children. and
Mr.. and Mrs. ". F. Ayres and their invalid son
Charles. twenty-five years old. DOugherty wrapped
his heavy coat around two OF the FenneH children
and carried them TIE street. and Roundsman n
MCGaTry and Policeman Fitzgerald rescued the
others. From III" puI ding No. Al Broadway Miss
Florence Peterson. tWenty-four years old, who be
came hvsteriCal carried cut by the police and
taken 20 hotel IN the neighborhood- The loss
about soCe. BEFORE the flames eXtin-
guished there an explosion on the second floor.
Mr.. Marquis. one of the proprietors Of ths cigar
store, could not explain IL.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
ANNOYING BLOCKS on THE BRIDGE.

A block the Manhattan end Of the Brooklyn
Bridge took place about S o'clock yesterday morn
ing through the switching OF one OF the Brooklyn
trains. A brake got out OF order temporarily, ana
the train. being switched over TO side to let
passengers off. stopped. There was a delay Of
about twenty minutes before the train could get
in such shape permit IL to be pushed into the
station. Passengers in that and number of fol-
lowing trains were kept waiting until the trouble
was Strengthened out
Another block caused at 945 O'Clock by the
breaking down Of "A Brighton Beach train the
Manhattan span OF the Bridge. going 10 Brooklyn.
The sheds IN the Manhattan station Were filed with
a long line of trains strung nearly half way the
span on the north side Of the Bridge. Passengers
obliged to in single file through the trains
until they reached the pla atfoTms.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
"THE CHURCH AyD SOCIAL PRoBrEHs-

ADDRESS OF ". BoCRSE COCHRAN BEFORE rHE
CATHOLIC HISTORICAL. SOCIETY.
". BoUrke Cochran was the speaker at last even
ings meeting of the UniFed States Catholic His
tcrcal Society held in the theatre of the College Of
ST. Francis Navier at No. % West Sixteenth-st His
subject was The Church and Social Problems" IN
his address Mr.. Cochran maintained that the solu-
tion of ths social questions OF the day rested With
che Church. declaring that while the remedy for
economic evils must lie IN economic laws, there
no difference between the economic and the moral
laws The Church, he asserted. merely
the depository of the moral laws. but the truest
ponent OF the economic laws He defined prosperity
as an abundance OF commodities, eqUitaby distrih-
uted among the people who could best them,
and held that the system under which the greatest
abundance of commodities could be drawn from the
earth the system toward which all human
energy and all human laws should tend.
Charles q. Herbermau president OF the society.
presided Among others present the stege
Archbishop Corrigan.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
SURPRISE HERE At MISS BRAKE's ARREs.

HER MOTHER GOES TO CINCINNATI TO AID HER
The report OF the arrest in Cincinnati, Ohio, OF
Miss Edith Brake. of this city. a charge of
pawning diamond ring belonging TO a former
schoolmate, was heard with surprise by Miss
Brakes friends In New-York. According to the
report Miss Brake borrowed $500 diamond ring
from Mrs. Julia Barlow. who had been chum OF
hers at the Oxford. Ohio. Seminary. Mrs. Barlow
tried to get the ring back hut could not do She
had Miss Brake a. rested. Miss Brake who is out
on bail, asserted that she gave Mrs. Barlow the
money that she received for the ring.
Miss Brake is the daughter of Mrs. Josephine w.
Brake. who lived at No 123 West Thirty -ninth-st.
until short time ago; Mrs. Brake Is the author
of How II Happe ned and other books. She has
gone Cincinnati assist her daughter.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
COLLEGES OFFER FELLOWSHIP

Richard Gotthei, of the department of Semitic
languages at Columbia, announced yesterday that
prominent educational institutions of the country
had decided to offer an annual fellowship of the
value OF 500 in the American School Of Oriental
Study and Research at Jerusalem. The successful
candidate must be the holder ot baceaIaureats
degree, and must pass competitive written ex-
animation Applications must be received before
March 90 Among the institutions interested I'm the
project are Andover Theological Seminary Colum-
bia, Rryn Mswr. Yale Harvard, Princeton Trinity
Pennsylvania and Union Theological Seminary
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
ORDERED TO PRODUCE WouAy IN Court.
HUSBAND ALLEGES THAT HIS WIFE rs uN1.>w
FULLY RESTRAINED.

An order in habeas corpus proceeding was
signed yesterday ny Justice Gaynor in the Su-
prcme Court. Brooklyn. directed 70 Edward
Moore, OF No. Ill Prospect Park West, 70 pro-
duce in Mary J. McCslynn The order
was obtained by II. T. Tinkham, a lawyer
OF No. l16 broadway, Manhattan. behalf of l..
Louis McGlynn. who according 20 the order is
the husband of Mary ], McGlynn.
At No. III Prospect Park West II was said that
Mr. and Mrs MCCilynn married on January
last. but had never lived together. She had con-
tinued 10 i've with her father. and did not wish
to live with her husband.
L. Louis McGlynn who is a lawyer at No 17S
Broadway, Manhattan. alleged In his application
that his wife was unlawfully restrained of her
liberty at the home Of her father. Edward Moore
who is president of the New-York and New-Jarsev
transportation Company, at No. Broadway, Man
naIan MISS Margaret Moore. a sister OF Mrs
McGiynn said Yesterday that her father and sister
were III and could not be seen. She declared that
her sister would not return tO her husband and
was not restrained OF her liberty.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
WOMAN KILLED IN Az ELEVATOR.

CRUSHED WHEN ATTEMPTING m EHTFR IT
THE OPERATOR ARRESTED.
Mrs. Arnoda Angeese, twenty-six years old, Of
No. 5ls East Fourteenth-st. Italian woman
was crushed by elevator on the first floor Of
the business building. No IS East Eleventh-st..
yesterday morning and instantly killed Part OF
the building is used by Louis J. Freed, a manu-
facturer Of mems clothing. II the custom OF
Mrs Angelese 10 call every day for work
4 man. who refused to give his name, said that
the elevator operator outside looking at the
removal OF some freight when the accident
CURED. In the elevator. which was on the FIRST
floor. TWO men, one OF them the husband OF
the woman. The tried get into the ele
1ator. when IL started suddenly. Being only half
way in she was crushed Lorenzo Caricchio. the
elevator operator, was arrested
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
4 STATE UENT BY BiRKFR.
SAYS EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE To CREATE
SYMPATHY FOR KELLER

Thomas c. Barker. who is charged with com
mitting an -atroclous assault upon the Rev. John
Keller at Arlington y. j.. on February 5. made the
following statement yesterday which he had writ
ten before he released on bail from the Hudson
County Jail
! have nothing to say. will follow the advice
Of my counsel. / have no fear as To the outcome
My friends inform me that in Newark is in
the employ OF Prosecutor Erwin and Is furnishing
statements to the press TO create public sympathy
for the Rev. Mr.. Keller Time only will tell suffice
II TO say that the party in question has written
nothing bearing on this but what has always
been colored with decided Keller hue. | wish
TO express my thanks for the fair treatment have
received at the hands of the press without their yet
having heard from the full story
Prosecutor Erwin said yesterday: II have never
employed anybody tn the Barker Keller 10 in
Information that will throw light the case. Such
information am trying to get for my use. but
not for publication"
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
A BOY AND A GIRL ELOPE.

The police Of the East Eighty-eighth-st. station
are looking for Katie Albrecht. sixteen years old.
OF No 337 East Eighty-hfth-st.. and William
Strasser seventeen years old. OF No. ABB East Eigh
ty-second-st.. who the police say. have eloped and
who. they think have already been Joined in the
bonds Of matrimOny.
Katie Albrecht WAS employed by telephone com
pany. Strasser is a clerk for lawyer Strasser
saved $50 They left their homes yesterday morning
Ostensibly go 10 work.
Detectives are searching for the young couple.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
WEIRD STORIES OF THE PEEJyG sJFcr
\ FEENCHMAN's TALE OF HOW HE MADE =,
FORTUNE IN CHINA


the siege Of Peking, but 1t has remained for Au-
suste +. Charnot. 4 Frenchman to tell some Of
the most wonderful yet heard Mr. Charuot has
been at the Fifth Avenue Hotel for several days
with his wife. Chinese valet and a nephew He
was seen there last evening by Tribune reporter.
Charmot married an American woman, the daugh-
ter of a real estate dealer In San Francisco He
owned the Hotel de Peking in the Chinese capital.
and now he has claim, he says. for S560O0O dam
ages Mr., Charmot says he has received about
100000 from various governments for his services
and eleven decorations These decorations and
the money We're given 10 him. he declares for as
sisting in the defence of the British compound i'm
the siege and for securing provisions
Mr.. CharmOt says he has u flag which was given
him by Minister Conger. This flag is twenty-four
feet long. In the siege IL flew over his hotel and
pierced. he says. oy lS2 bullets He tells many
stories about his own experiences. one OF them
is that ne and his wife, both armed with Win
chester rifles. were attacked by Boxers They
had fired twenty-five shots between them before
their assailants fled. leaving seventeen dead the
ground.
Mr.. Charmot brought a considerable amount of
money In gold and currency with him How he
stoned TO buy supplies for the troops. he de-
clared. II went 10 government stockade where
they had about 4.2O0 sheep and LOO bulls ! took
some soldiers with me 10 act a guard. When
the Chinese saw me coming they fled I waited
two hours for them TO come naCk to pay for the
animals. When they didn't come Just drove the
$40 head for the bulls also bought several hun
dred tons OF rice and coal the same way, and sold
IL to the allies
Mr.. Charmot sails for Europe on La Ciascogne.
of the French Line. to-day, He criticised the work
of missionaries, and thinks the money sent TO con-
vert Chinese could be used TO better purposes at
home.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
STRUGGLE WITH A MAD WOMAN
ING THREE CHILDREN OUT
OF WINDOW.

Mrs RAhecca Wolfson, a Russian Hebrew. thirty
three wears old. living with her husband and three
small children No. l,7s1 Third-ave. became sud
denly insane yesterday afternoon and attempted to
throw her children of the window. Her hus-
band who AT home. had desperate struggle
with his wife. With the assistance of neghbors
he managed 10 get her under control until police
man summoned The woman had To be
strapped before she could be put into the ambu-
lance.
Mrs Nolfson has been an invalid for time
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
D4RES QUARANTINE FOR LOVE.

BRITISH OFFICER. DETERMINED To SEE ACTRESS
On the steamer Button. which arrived here
from Brazil by way of Barbados yesterday were
Mr. and Mrs. Russ Whytal and their dramat tic
company which has been making a six months
tour in the West Indies and South America
The company caused excitement In Bar
bados. judging from the story II brings back.
In the weeks stay the outward trip Lieu
tenant Henry Gerald Rawdon Wakefield. AN Eng
lish army officer. fell i'm love with Miss Viola
Fortescue. When the troupe returned he boarded
the steamer.
The quarantine regulations OF Barbados for
bid persons who board vessels which chance to
call from returning to shore. The police de-
termincd to prevent the officer from violating the
regula tions He boarded "a passing fishing boat
after nightfall. but discovered by the police
He finally dived overheard. His fate is not known
to the company.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
SILK STRIKE WAS SNORT LIVED.
WAIVERS To GET INCREASED WAGES AND TO
RETURN TO THEIR LOOMS TO-DAY.

Paterson. Feb. = (speciaD.-The weavers en-
ployed by the q = NEEDING SILK Company will re-
turn 20 their looms tomorrow morning. This de-
Cision reached to-day after conference with
Mr Needing and another meeting OF the weavers.
who went on strike yesterday because Mr.. Needing
refused 10 give them the full increase of wages
that they demanded from him. lie offered 10 give
an increase Of 10 per cent, and after they had run
on the warps at present on tho looms he would
give them N" fuli amount claimed by them. To-
DAY Mr.. Needing made II better offer. He said that
he would give them ~ per cent increase at once.
ana when new TdTDS were put the looms he
would grant the rlll wages asked. The weaVers
agreed 10 accept this proposition
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
YERKEs OUT or ELEVATED ROADS.
HIS CHICAGO INTERESTS TRANSFERRED TO
EASTERN CAPITALISTS.

EASTERN CAPITALISTS
Chicago Feb. 27.-Charles T. Yerkes to-day re-
linquished the controlling ownership and mana ge-
ment of the Northwestern Elevated. the Lake
Street Elevated and the Union Loop companies.
transferring his interests to Eastern capitalists.
At the same time steps were taken looking toward
the consolidation under one management OF all the
elevated traction systems in Chicago.
Meetings of the directors of the three companies
affected by Mr.. Yerkes's retirement were held this
afternoon. Clarence Buckingham was elected presi-
dent OF the Northwestern company; John b.
Dennis president of the Union Loop, and Clarence
Knight temporarily placed at the head of the
Lake Street company
The new presidents. however, WILL it is said. be
only nominally the managers the directors having
decided 10 hereafter be the factors in directing the
management To-dsy's action is looked upon as a
practical tion OF the three compa men,
tened.
It Is understood also that offer OF a per cent
guarantee on the preferred stock made to the
directors OF the Metropolitan Railway in order
bring that system into the general combina ion
OF elevated traction interests.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
sIoCx INDIANS SAID TO BE UNEASY

Fort Yates. N d. Feb. 27.-Reports or uareSt
among the Sioux Indians. circulated fortnight
ago. have been accentuated here by the rUnor that
several persons have been warned OF plans Tor an
outbreak OF some sort on July T. when the INDIANS
gather at the various agencies 70 participate IN
games -,
Ii is alleged by the Indians that they have oeen
unable secure complete and satisfactory staIs-
meut from the department ~ Washington OF W
money due them sales of land csded unoeF tn'
fraa ~