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New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
NO CLOTHES FOR DEAD NAN.
EX-GOVERNOR NEwELL's BODY IN STATE
HOUSE AT TRENTON CLAD IN
UNDERWEAR ONLY

Trenton. N. J., Aug 10-Attired only in
suit of underwear. the body of the late ex-Gov-
ernor W. F. Newell of New-Jersey lies in one of
the rooms of the State House awaiting disposi-
tion the nature of which seems to be uncertain.
Ex-Governor Newell died in a boarding house
at Allentown, N J., last Thursday At his bed
side were his niece, Mrs. Thomas H. Edmunds;
his brother-in-law. William Van Dusen, and his
grandson, William A. Newell. jr. The latter
who is eighteen years old. took charge of the
body. Securing the services of a local under
taker, he had his grandfather's body sent TO this
city That the body was coming here was sup
posed to be a secret. but it became known and
Adjutant-Genera OIiphant visited Governor
Voorhees,, and they decided that the body should
be taken the State House and a guard from
the State militia placed over it, Crepe was also
draped over the front of the Capitol. This dis
play created the impression that the body was
lying in state. and hundreds of people visited
the State House. They were stopped by the
military guard.
1t was admitted by the Trenton undertaken
who took charge of the body on its arrival that
nothing but a suit of underwear covered it In
this condition the body of Dr. Newell was taken
to the State House, and in this condition it still
lies. In explanation of this. it is said that
more clothing would be in the way of men en-
ployed in embalming.
When asked if it was true that there was a
question to who would defray the burial ex-
penses. the undertaken said that there was. Mrs
John e. Jordan. wife of Lieutenant Jordan of
the United States army, who is Ex-Governor
NewellS daughter, is now on her way to this
country from the Philippines. and is expected to
reach Trenton Monday or Tuesday. The body
will be held until then. and it's final disposal left
TO Mrs. Jordan. If her arrival is delayed longer
than Tuesday, the body will be placed in a vault
temporarily. 1t is probable that before this is
done il will be clothed.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
DULON'S COMPLAINT.
HE TELLS OF HIS MEETINGS WITH
BURGDORF WHICH LED TO
THE ARRESTS.

Charles r Dillon the Parkhurst Society de-
tective whose labors have resulted IN trapping
several of the little and big John Does Is
twenty-nine years old, and lives at NO. lou
Ninth-ave He is short and stout. WITH JET
black hair and eyes and wears spectacles Etis
formal complaint, which led to the arrest o.
Whitney and Burgdorf covers many OF the tac1s
published yesterday. After relating the oes'h-
ming of his acquaintance with Whitney. ana
telling in detail OF various sums paic HiH'
DfIson) by Whitney, the complainant says tnat
Dillon on August rang up the detective onlce
of Burgdorf & Whitney. and asked TO speak
with Whitney. and informed that ne was
out Dillon said: &" Frank wants to see hirf'
Continuing, the complaint says:
The person replying oyer the eleph9;ne SAD d. ne
was BgrgdoT m and and te tnat him II TSs geed that would
come up Immediately and did So aaa i99hQ y vb,, Siu
e BGrsaGr[N % No {nes b Brosds ssa sad Burgdorf at
greeted me on my entering and without CUT ssKng me ne
that were alone. and said. Ed is out OF town +1
have on not h1d STA esfeP II from H Want to K to
about No. 724 Broadway Said premises, No; 72t
ists hereotofoTe furnished @ me by said whitney
said in substances Y2q know the PlaGs 1 Is enc & OF
was uncaIled for; and now they will have to Close close
said East Fourteenth-st. is running again As
the society learns of this they have war
Upon enc Of The lists given me by said Whitney y
heretofore as aooVe set forth were rour PdceSI N
East Fourteenth-st. Said Burgdorf replied: We
have done all that we could; We have sent the tip
and it's their fault if they get caught I then
in substance said that the men doins cnty as
doorkeepers in the places the lists furnished me
the grea test fools had ever seen Said Curs
dorf then replied Well. can't furnish brains:
When left said Burgdorf invited me to call again
whenever was in that neighborhood.
The rooms at No. 724 Broadway referred to by me
in my conversation with said Burgdorf were. upon
the second day of August 1901 occupied 81 certain
persons with papers and paraphernaia for the par-
pose Of recording bets upon contests of endurance
and speed of horses. and upon that day one McLel-
lam agent of said society, while seeking TO secure
legal evidence against the persons occupying said
rooms as aforesaid therein assaulted.
Mr.. Dillon in referring to Whitney said:
feel very sorry for poor Whitney. He was one
of the best men connected with the Parkhurst So
cety. and did excellent work in the daXs Of the
LexoW Committee When that over and nearly
everybody connected with it had been rewarded
Whitney forgotten and dropped BY every
one. He had to do something. and was almost
forced TO put in his lot with the gambling element
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
SALT WATER DAY IN JERSEY.
FARMERS JOURNEY TO WRECK POND
GAMBLERS ALSO GO THERE.

Wreck Pond Sea Girt N J., Aug. 10 (SpecaD-
The farmers of Monmouth, Ocean and Burlington
counties celebrated salt Water Day here to-day
The participants In the outing. including the visit
ors from the nearby resorts. numbered nearly ten
thousand The farmers and their families made up
less than one-third of the visitors. Some of the
farmers reached the beach soon after sunrise, but
it was nearly noon before the last had arrived
Some of the picnickers travelled fifty miles to at
tend the outing and had been the road since
yesterday afternoon.
The farmers wagons were drawn up in line along
the beach, the right of the line resting Sea Girt
and the left extending to Wreck Pond. There were
nearly five hundred vehicles strung along the beach
near the picnic grounds. The collection included
styles from the newest trap down to me Carryal
introduced d century ago A number of the young
farmers came to the beach on their bicycles, ana
one had automobile
The crowd the shore made up of farmers
and their families. SiShtSeerS from ASoury Fdfk.
amusement fakirs from the cities The gamblers
and fakrs got most of the spending money OF the
farmers for attempt was made by the local au-
thorities TO drive the crooks off the beach. The
tinuors vaudeville show, a merry-go-round and a
dancng pa von. Back in the woods were num-
yvhfstev were sold. There were numerous fights.
II Is an unwritten law that on Salt Water Day
every farmer who attends must take dip in the
sea There being no bathing houses at Wreck
Pond the farmers used their wagons for bath
houses Curtains were lowered, and Just before
noon the signal to begin bathing was given: Many
of the women wore their wrappers. ana aIier tne ne
frst waves rolled over them they were ooliseo 10
n ntay Tnder water The men wore overalls.
After the bath there was a teast, ana tnen the
farmers visited their neishbors and talked crops
~ iceIebraton continued until dusk, when the
for home was begun.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
POLICE TELEGRAPH WORKINGS.
WITH A CAPTAIN

Superintendent Brennan. Of the telegraph de-
partment of Police Headquarters, gave very diff
ferent statement from that which Commissioner
Murphy gave. In fact, it in respects
diametrically opposed TO Commissioner Murphy's
explanation Of the workings OF the department
Superintendent Brennan said that there ten
public lines communicating with the Spring-st ex-
change in addition 10 the police system. Great
care was taken in calling up stations at the re-
quest Of citizens. If a citizen apparently re-
spectacle and wanted talk to q captain any
business, he connected with the captain of
the precinct he desired Any official who states his
business can get communication with a captain
Superintendent Brennan said that about
thousand messages daily went over the wires
police business OF these. about three hundred or
four hundred were conversation messages, and no
records were kept Of them. The various societies
such the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
10 Animals and the Children's society were con-
nected with precinct commanders without oues-
ton. Superintendent Brennan said that II was an
easy matter for d citizen to reach a commander of
q precinct.
Mr.. Brennan added that the men who were in the
telegraph department on Friday were Lawrence p.
Hynes J. J. Mangin, W. A. Coleman, Francis c.
Murphy, John Dunn and J. Mcmahon There are
policemen detailed to the department. Their hours
are from a. m. TO 6 D. m Assistant Superin-
tendent Edward H. Murphy not headquar-
ters on Friday: He returned from his vacation
yesterday morning
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
= E PRoCToR.S PLAYS.

= Proctor's plans for the coming theatrical
season are now complete. The earliest of his the
tres 10 reopen here will be those in Twenty-third
- and One-hundred-and-twenty- -ifth-st They
Lii omen on next Saturday afternoon. while the
tTtfteghth Street Theatre will open its season on
saturday afternoon August 81 There will be no
cbapps in the scale of low prices Within the last
,uyo weeks General Manager ], Austin Fynes and
c+aeA Director Frederic Bond have completed the
oro.nization of three additional stock companies.
among the members engaged being many well
xnoVn actors and actresses. The branch of the
r 2 Proctor Stock Company which will open his
cne-hundred and -twenty-ffth Street Theatre next
saturday afternoon will present Forbidden Fruit ="
The company which opens the season al the Twen-
tv-third Street Theatre the same afternoon has
heen especially organized with view TO presenting
a series Of one-act plays-three at each perform
ance-after the plan made popular some seasons
ago by Rosina Vokes. This branch of the Proctor
stock will produce number OF original come
dies but they will open with a trio of PLAYS
which have previously found favor with local the
atregoers. Next Saturdays triple bill which will
be continued during the following week, viii in
i'm the life OF Ahranam Lincoln. and written bv
Logan Paul. who will play the leading role Grin
goire which Lawrence Barrett frequently pre-
sented. and "A Woman's Won't" pleasantly re-
membered favorite curtain raiser at Dalyis
Theatre several years ago The company organ
ized 70 open the Fifty-eighth Street Theatre on
Saturday afternoon. August 81, will present "A Fair
Rebel. which Fanny Gillette successfully produced
some years ago. This company will revive Joseph
Arthurs Blue Jeans later on and will also give
''Rosedae'' and dramas OF that type The new the
atre in Newark II is expected viii be In readiness
TO be added TO the Proctor circuit in October
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
ARD BLOW TO 7ANUANY.
HOW REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS VIEW
THE REVELATIONS BROUGHT
ABOUT BY Mr.. MOSS.

The revelation Of close copartnership existing
between the Police Department and the gam
bling house and poolroom operators caused
widespread comment in political circles yester-
day. While CONSERVATION. alarm and demorali-
cation ruled in the Tammany camp, there were
the leenest interest and animated speculation
among Republicans The question was asked
many times whether the Governor would remove
Commissioner Murphy or the Mayor, or both.
No one seemed TO have any idea just what the
Governor would do.
Senator Platt at Manhattan Beach yesterday
talked with Robert c. Morris, president of the
Republican County Committee; William Barnes,
tr. chairman Of the Republican State Executive
Committee: Charles H Murray, Judge Blanch-
ard and others The Senator would not say one
word about the police revelations but it is
known that he is much pleased with the situa-
,ion and deeply interested in the effect Of the
telling strike administered by Mr.. Moss. The
Senator believes that this is vindicauon Of his
frequently expressed opinion that DeVery Is not
ht 10 be the head of the Police Department, ana
that he should be legislated out of Office.
Among the Republican politicians generaly
the opinion was expressed that this develop
ment would be death blow to Iammany IN
the coming caInpaign. They think that it will
do more TO determine the mind of the public
that the police force as administered by Tam
many is irredeemaby corrupt, than anything
else that could have been done.
Senator PIatt and the leaders of the Repub-
lcan organization il is understood will con-
suit with the Governor in due time about the
| me- tier and determine policy to be pursued in
dealing with the matter
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
OFFICIALS MAKE A DEFENCE
CAPTAIN VREDENBURGH ACKNOWL-
EDGES RECEIVING TELEPHONE
MESSAGE. BUT DENIES
TIPPING OFF.

Captain Watson Vredenburgh was seen at the
oak-st station house yesterday.
Yes" said he II received such a message
over the telephone and the person at the other
end refusing TO give his name, thought he was
taking, so I said: Wei. If they have warrant
let them serve it, and thought nothing more
about II until II o'clock at night, when was in
formed that Mr.. Moss had given out a statement
about the incident All I can say is that not
soul knew what the message was. and for that
reason no one from this station could possibly
have tipped off the place. I did not even men
ton it to the sergeant at the desk, and there was
no else around.
IF Mr. Moss will bring any one to swear that
1 tipped off De Lacy will give him $1,000. But
1 see that he does not say that. He only says
that it looks suspicious. Suspicious to receive
message over the telephone? l did not know
that that was breaking the law.
L did not think anything more about the mes
sage, for the simple reason that I knew there
was no poolroom there. My officers went
through the place daily and there was no pool
selling there. There was nothing to tip off.
They say it is strange that Judge Jerome can
get evidence and that the police cannot But
the fact is that they brush aside the police evil
dence against gambling places and hold men in
bail on less evidence when it is offered by these
private raiders. Why, 1 had three citizens who
testified that they had placed bets in the Tiger
saloon, but the magistrate said, That is no evil
tence.' If Jerome had obtained the same evil
dence the would have been held in Sl.oo0
bail each
My precinct is not perfect. 1t contains some
of TIE lowest and most dangerous elements of
our population, and 1 am here with my men to
preserve the peace. and We do it. There is bet
ting and bookmaking here and there, but there
are no poolrooms. When we drive the pool
sellers out, they resort to the handbook One
day they are in a hallway. another day in
saloon. then in cigar store and so they dodge
about and when can catch them we arrest
them.
But TO return to the subject can say en-
phatically that I did not tip off any place on
that MESA ge"
Captain John j. Delaney seen at the East
Thirty-hft station, and said: L have moth
ing to add to what 1 said last night in cate
goricaly denying the statement Of Superintend-
ent McClintock What more is there TO say?
CAPTAIN Daniel c. Moynhan was said at the
West Twentieth-st. station to be away on his
vacation. and the sergeant at the desk did not
know where he had gone.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
Mr.. Dillon in referring to Whitney said
HE SWEARS. VENGEANCE.
MAN WITH THROAT CUT FROM EAR 10
EAR WALKS TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HIS AssAILANT. WHO IS
CAPTTRED.

IF ever get over this I'll fix him HIS life
won't be worth a cent for I'll kill him if 1t
takes me years to do it," said George Valentine
a printer of No. % West ne-hundred- and
eighteenth-st, as he lay dangerously wounded
with his throat cut from ear to ear in the Hud-
son Street Hospital last night He swore TO
wreak vengeance on John Murphy of No >
Madison-st. who had slashed him with a razor
at Canal and Mott SITS.
Sergeant Cotton was startled when Valentine
covered with blood, staggered into the Eliza
beth-st. station and asked that ambulance
be sent for He clutching at his throat
trying to stanch the flow Of blood. He was car
ried into the back room, where Doorman Whit
tington saved him from bleeding to death by
tying towel around the injured mans neck.
Valentine though weak from loss of blood
gave Detectives Burns and Nlaloney descrip-
ton of Murphy. and fifteen minutes later the
officers arrested him at Elizabeth and Grand SITS.
Murphy, too, covered with blood, and when
taken to the station admitted the cutting, and
said he was glad of it, The razor was found in
his pocket.
The trouble between the of long
standing. Last night when they met in the
saloon at Canal and Mott SITS. the old feud was
revived. After a fight Valentine left the saloon
alone. He had just turned a corner when Muir
ply creeping up him stealthily, slashed his
throat with the razor. almost severing the
jugular vein. Murphy walked away and Valen-
tine walked to the Elizabeth-st. station.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
BOWEN OFF ZOE .TENEzUELA.

Herbert W. Bowen. who recently appointed
United States Minister TO Venezuela TO succeed
Francis B. Looms, sailed yesterday for his new
post on the Red Line steamer Philadelphia. Mr.
Bowen has been transferred TO Venezuela from
Persia, to I'LL the vacancy left by the withdrawal of
Minister Loomis. owing to the unpleasantness
grcn1ng out Of the asphalt controversy. Mr.
Locnis has been transferred 10 Portugal.
Since the departure of Minister Loomis from
Caracas the American Legation has been in charge
OF w. w. Russell, the secretary.
Minister Bowen. II said, had instructions
from the State Department regarding the attitude
that the United States would maintain in the event
OF a war between Venezuela and Colombia which
is now threatened Mr.. Bowen would not confirm
the report.
Other passengers on the Philadelphia were Sonora
Maria de Pulido wife Of General Jose Ignacio de
Pudo. who resigned week ago Venezuelan
Minister OF War. and Count d Countess Ivon de
Ia Mote. her son-in-law and daughter. The count
comes Of an OLD and prominent family in France.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11

white waists Included in the list are women
white lawn shirt waists, trimmed with insertions
OF embroidery or OF lace. and open front or back.
and womens white lawn shirt waists trimmed
With insertions OF embroidery back and front
Ihe prices at which they are offered are such mat
customers who wish 20 get them must go earN.
The same thing NAV be said OF many other things
at this we'll equipped store.
GEORGE c. FLINT COMPANY. Nos. IS. q and
a West Twenty-third-st., near Broadway, an
nounce great bargains IN mahogany for bedrooms
In addition 70 odd pieces. they have suites toilet
tables and chiIoniers. all much reduced al In reh
mahogany. some carved and some inlald. ana al
perfectly made and finished They must be sold 70
make room for new goods. arriving daily from ths
Flint factory. Nos lS4 and I56 West Nineteenth
Special reductons. too, have been made LoI 49,
week IN nne French plate mirrors. and - oFiSl,si
carpets. including large Osmanias and SultaNau1i'-
HAHNE CO, Newark. y. J.. VIII move rom
their old store to their new one IN two weeks Ihs
moving has several times been deferred. and thi'
has made the Arm determined TO put the prices oH
their gooss so low that almost nothins need
carried 70 the new quarters Their customers ,,g
nsedless 20 say. have prohtsd by ths sals .tsSrFs
adyantage or the opport6nity 70 guy many ny IIlbis.
WIlcn thsy 40 not need Hust az thAs tltle - -
theS might later hav4-to pay muen more tx
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
WHITNEY BEFORE LEXOW.
HE GAVE IMPORTANT TESTIMONY
AGAINST DEvERY AND GLENNON.

Edgar A Whitney, the poolroom Upper, is the
man who gave damaging testimony against
William E Oevery and Edward c. Glennon in
the LeNow investigation in 1884 Devery and
Cslsnnoa were dismissed from the force, and had
20 fight their way back through the courts
whitney is a native of Bangor. Nc, and is thir
ty-hve years old. He has wife and two chill
dren He told on the stand in 1894 Of how
woman named Harvey told him she had paid
SIS a month to Captains Williams. Mclaughlin.
connor and Scnmittberger Tor police protection
while running a disorderiy house. Whitney teS-
tilted that he himself paid protection money to
James Reilly. Captain Killilea's wardman in
the presence Of Killilea. Whitney said he made
a bet with a friend that No 1915 Broadway,
which his friend was going to buy, couldn't run
eight hours without paving protection money
20 the police. The place pulled" and Whit
ney won his bet.
In answer TO a request from Senator Lexow
10 ,ell what happened on the night in question
at No 1916 he testified as follows:
Well, this fellow had been running the game al
he mad been paying Captain Devery for protection
september or the frst day Of october. in isS2
wss N the room one evening alone about O'Clock
Mr. Pease said he was going to supper. and asked
II would attend TO the game till he got back
The game was going There were ive or six Tner
playing. and the door opened. and Mr.. eleanor
said, NO sir; am taking care Of the game while
he is supper. He said: Come to side
The captain wants this game closed UP until after
election time. Then II the Tammany Hall ticket 1:
elected win protect you for anything from
poker game 10 a disorderly house"
There was considerable speculation in police
circles last night the possibility of Whit
ney. because of his statement to Justice Jerome
brea king Devery and Glennon again.
CIennon cleared out and went TO Ireland wher
things got too warm for him in 1894. Later
he was dismissed He always has been content
TO be just a plain patroman. He is so powerful
IN the department that he is accustomed. wher
his business demands IL. to go into any captains
station and issue an order. He is known to be
close TO Devery. and his orders always car
vfea ant
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
ABOLITION OF DETAILS DEPLoRED.

The general order issued by Police Commissioner
Murphy. abolishing all police details at p. m. on
Monday night next, IN preparation for the inaugu-
ration of the three platoon system at s a. m. on
Tuesday. has caused complaint in some quarters
and nowhere more than al the Fire Marshals
Bureau
Fire Marshal Seery said yesterday that he knew
that IL the order carried into effect il would
cripple the efficiency Of his ofice. He said that II
would be impossible 20 get along without al least
two policemen. AT present there four men de
tailed 70 the bureau.
The introduction Of the three platoon system VIII
leave the Barge once the Battery al the
mercy Of those who seek 10 rob unsophisti-
Gated strangers from foreign lands. Since the
establishment Of the Immigrant depot here force
OF two uniformed policemen and couple OF de-
tectives have been regularly stationed there and
they save been kept busy.
Immigration Commissioner Fitchie, learning OF
the order yesterday, appealed 10 Commissioner
Murphy against the transfer of the four men. He
said that the little force was necessary.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
a STATEMENT FROM Mr.. FRIEND.

Emanuel Ii Friend gave the following state
nent after consulting with Whitney at the Grim
inal Courts Building o'clock:
Whitney sent for me. He had sent a ncte 10 JUS
uce Jerome and Frank Moss that he wanted 10
make q statement, and he wanted me ana went.
Judge Jerome saio that the defendant had made
request 10 make a statement, and that there
heo been no promise or threats made 10 him; that
the statement vas not 70 be used in the case IN
which he Is held. but was statement and deposi-
ton 20 be used IN a case 70 Be brought against
other person or persons ana that the defendant
was witness for the people, and such wit
ness fof the people had no right 10 counsel
then asked, In what matter IS Whitney here
now he ls here now In the matter that was
adjo1fned this morning, said Justice Jerome
fhen said 70 Whitney: You are sesrous Of
. sking a statement 70 Justice Jerome and Mr