The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-23
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM.
Police Think They Have Choral Pois-
-. oning Case.
GOES CRAZY OVER POLITICS.
waE-strect Broker Will Adopt Men
tana Girl, Who Has Displayed Ass
tonishing Ability in Printing
and Drawing.
GOES CRAZY OVER POLITICS.

NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-In the death
Of the young woman who was found i'll a
room in Trabolds Hotel at I'D Street
and Amsterdam Avenue. Sunday night,
the police express the opinion that they
have a murder case similar in some re-
spects to that of Jennie Bosschieter, the
Paterson factory girl. At present. how
ever. there is no proof OF murder, and
absolutely none OF assault against the
girls sweetheart, whom by Implication
the police accuse. The coroners physi-
clan made All autopsy Itne girl BODY
last night and While he was unwilling
afterwards to state positively the cause
of death until an analysis OF the contents
of the stomach has been made he was
inclined to believe that she died OF
choral poisoning. The police theory has
heeen ttat the drug was administered 70
her by the man for an immoral purpose.
and that frightened by the result. he
took what was left OF the poison hlmSeil,
meaning to commit suicide
The girl has been Identified. ard the
name of the man who was found IN the
room with her body, mumhiing and cry
ing like Il lunatic, is known. she was
aMrgaret Travis, 10 years Old a chamber
| maid in ST. Luke's Protestant Episcopal
Home, at 144th Street and Broadway, and
the man with whom she went to the
hotel was Clarence \. Davis, an iron
worker. who has followed his trade in Il
number of cities in this State since he
arrived here about three years ago.
POLITICAL Lu->ATiC-
Walter J. Anderson, a lawyer, of ia
Rutledge Street, was locked up in the
Adams Street Police Station, in Brook
Ign, yesterday. upon complaint OF 81
preme Court Justice William j. Gaynor.
who said the man was dangerous. ana
that his mental condition should be eN-
amined by commission.
4 yxh became
enthusiastic over Bryan in 1896 and deiv-
cred speeches in his behalf during the
"9-7no:on 10 took Rryan's defeat very
hard. His health broke down and he
became erratiC and caused his family
great deal OF trouble. At last they man
, aged to get him to so West, where he
remained in sanitarium for "A year. He
soon managed to escape and returned to
Brooklyn. He was engaged to be mar
red to Miss Emma Tonges, of l0l South
Ninth Street. Miss Tonges is n grand
neice of William Dick. the sugar refiner,
and her brother-in-law is Z. Wintgren,
OF 90 SoUth Ninth Street. Miss Tonses
broke off the engagement and then An
derSon began to blame the Sugar Trust
for all his troubles. He said that Nj.
Dick and the Sugar Trust were OPP
posed to him because he advocated the
election of Bryan and that the Tonses
family were trying to poison him.
bSb1 hfliLLL1 DEI-tb
After one weeks existence as the
smallest bear in the world little Jimmy
Grizzly of the Central Park Zoo, is
dead.
Far from being proud of his distinc-
ton, Jimmy seemed very much ashamed
of it. He weighed but p ounces, and his
ambition seemed to be to die His
parents We're just much ashamed of
his littleness as he was, and the dis
90 far har. mo hpr. fri q
him. The keepers took him away and
tried to save his life. but he didn't want
to live, and whined his life away
The Republican Club had an election last
night Tor president The two candidates
were General Henry Z. Tremlln. of NJ
1C5 East Eighteenth Street. and eX-Dis-
trict Attorney William W. *. olcott, of
the firm of Black, Olcott & Gruber. witt
which ex-senator Coggeshall has re-
Gently affiliated himself. 1t was rather
an exciting affair. Three hundred and
six votes We're cast. and General Ire
main $ vote was 154 and Mr.. Olcotts vote
152. The Hon. Abraham Gruber. or. as
he is Familiarity known in New York city.
Commodore Walnut, therefore, was de-
feated
4 BABY FOUND.
\ girl baby about ten days old was
found last night by Policeman HassliESer
On the stoop OF a house at No Eldridse
Street, occupied by Mrs. Fitzgerald, VINO
is the nnatron of the Essex Market court
PRISON. The c:lilt; wore a white slip
marked IN Y Infirmary 10. A.. She
was taken TO Bellevue Hospital. At the
intirnrary it was said that Sarah Gold
stein. of No. % Ludlow Street, had been
discharged yesterday with a child cor
responding to the foundling's description,
and she had beeen a patient in ward 4.
The police were informed of this They
found that the Goldstein woman had left
her rooms with the child at O'Clock last
night She had not returned at mid
night. The police are looking for her.
At the annual meeting of thc Console
dated Gas Company yesterday the former
directors were reelected. except that
Frank Tiford took the place OF Hugh
Auchincloss President Cavity reported
that the sales in gas during the year
amounted to Sl6G00,oG0o29, being an IN
crease ever the preceding year OF ID per
cent The total number of metres III
use amounted to $3.50. being an increase
of f.G0O for the year. There was also an
increase in the sales per metre
SWEARING OFF TANES.
Swearing off" personal taxes is now
the task that confronts hundreds of citl-
Zens of New York. The Tax Commission
ers in most cases. make the assessments
what they please and leave it to the prop
ertv owners TO prove that the assessments
are not right.
Alfred de Cordova. The Wall Street brok-
er. announces his intention to adopt
Georgiana Billings. the Montana girl, who
has d:splaye{l sclch astonishing ability in
drawing and painting. Mr. de CordoVa
has no children OF his own, and he has
become deeply interested in this Child OF