The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-18
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM.
DIsgracefuI Scenes at a Hockey
Game.
NIXON BITTERLY DlsAPPolNT ED,
Mr. philbin Rtisc,s Evidence adj.
NIXON BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED,
Mr.. Philbin Issjscts Evidence adj
tluced by Tammany Committee as
OF Little Valnc-Man Dies by
TRYING 10 Embrace Woman.

Trying 10 Embrace Wonan.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Disgraceful and
sensational scenes We're witnessed in the
Clermont Avenue Rink last night during
the second half of a hockey game between
the teams OF the New York Athletic Club
and Brooklyn Skating Club. The central
figures in the remarkable exhibition were
Frederick Cobb, PLAYER on the mercury
foot seven, and William Murray. of the
Brooklyn organization. Maddened with
pain caused by Il broken wrist. his eyes
blazing with anger, Murray swung his
hockey sticl; with fearful force on the
back of Cobb's head, causing 4 scalp
wound, from which hood flowed in
streams.
Immediately the place WIS in an uprcar.
Screams of frightened women were inter
mingled with shouts OF Coward and
.Ioafer!' from the men. During the eN-
element more than a dozen women IN dit
ferent parts of the building tainted.
Cobb. who was sitting on the r:ayers'
bench at the time Of the attack, having
been retired By the referee for a Violation
of the rules fell in heap on the bencn
after receiving the blow. For q few mo-
ment!. he was insenSible and Or. j. w.
Fawdley. of No. ai2 Clermont Avenue, was
called. With the aid OF stmu"nts the
physician revived the injured player and
then probed for a fracture, ii beng De
lieved at the time that Cobb's skull haG
been broken. No fracture was found, bat
Dr. Fawdley said that Cobb had received
a dangerous scalp wound. 1t required
twelve stitches 10 close the cut.
-r1-J, ,J>-S f-nT
Two elevated trains-oile Of the City Hall
division and the other of the South Ferry
branch-bo5h crowded to the doors, crashed
into each other at Seventh Street and the
Bowery ut seven O'Clock last night. Two of
the cars were badly damaged, and many of
the passengers were bruised and cut by
flying glass. All were thoroughly shaken
up and a gatenan WIS seriously cut about
the head. The roads We're blockaded for
an hour
The City Hall train stopped at the curve
at Seventh Street to allow q train ahead
to pull out Of the Ninth Street station on
the uptown track.
1t is supposed that the engine driver Of
the South Ferry train thought that the
track ahead was clear. and he rounded
the curve ut ten miles an hour. The engine
struck the rear car Of the waiting CITY
Hall train with such force as to raise the
end of it three feet from its track.
Passengers on both trains were violently
hurled against one another and about the
cars. Many OF the windows were smashed.
Women screamed and tainted under the
great excitement.
At a party at No. 362 East Tenth Street
New Years eve. Eloren Meiichar, OF No
$40 Sixth Street. tried ITO hug every woman
in the room. When it came the turn of
ITf.t0-h
Street she picked up a table knife and
stabbed Meichar in the Drnl.
Ten days later blood poisoning developed
and yesterday Meiichar died in Bellevue
Hospital The woman is in the Tombs.
NIXON DISAPPOINTED.
All of the evidence presented by the
Tammany Anti-Vice Committee TO Dis
trict Attorney philbin has been rejected py
Mr. philbin as Of little value. 1t will not
be submitted to the Grand Jury unless
supplemented by new and more conse-
quential evidence.
This decision. which was reached by
Mr. Phibin after a careful study OF every
thing that had been placed III his hands
by the Tammany Anti-Vice Committee
las caused Lewis Nixon the keenest sort
of disappointment. 1t adds another TO the
many difficulties which he finds now con-
fronting him But he win not admit dis
couragement.
Mr.. Nixon had not expected the District
Attorney to reject the evidence he does
not know in what shape the facts which
he hened gather were in when they
reached Mr. Philbin. But he believes
them pertinent and convincing.
II would hang y man, said Mc. AlNon'
Ion evidence Of less weight than that
which. believe. has been sent to The Dis
1rict Attorney. | have been told that Mr..
Ihlbin referred to the evidence sent TO
him by the Tammans Committee OF FIVE
as mainly hea,say evidence, which II
would be unwise TO PRESENT. the Grand
Jurv.' ! do not believe that Mr.. philbln
has been correctly quoted
STARVING TO DEATH.
James Robinson. thirty-seVen years oto
fell exhausted while crossing the bridge to
Brooklyn yesterday afternoon Nnen taken
TO the police station in Brooklyn 1t Was
found that hunger was the cause OF i'iS
collapse lie came from England t"o
months nso, and has not been able, he
said. TO get work. He spent MS last cetit
on sunday morning for breakfast. and
since then had not tasted food Yesterday
he walked all the way from Harlem ana
WIS going to Brooklyn to look after a
lob. The bridge policemen furnished MN
with a SQUARE meal and then chlppeu III
and raised $50 for HIM
Eight persons were slightly injured ana
severely shaken uo through runaway
accident in upper Fifth Avenue YESTERDAY
a fternoon. The horse dashed into tune
raj procession and upset one OF the
coaches. Three men in the wagon behind
the runaway were also thrown INTO 'lie
street.
hurry call was sent for an ambulance
from the Harlem Hospital but none OF the
Injured persons thought their hurts serious
enough TO necesstate their removal mere
Miss Daisy Grogan. member OF
rttarlas evans, ..Naushty Anthony COM
nany, now playing Kansas City, is heir
ess to half a million dollars left by her
sreat-uncle. Joseph lie GueVai.
history that reads like romance Joseph
and Pierre lie Gueval. brothers, lived IN
the picturesque town OF fa'ftlpol' IN
France on the English Channel, parted IN
1884,. Pierre coming to America ana moving
to the Pacific coast, where he became III,