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The evening world., 1901-07-09

i4S' Al roOl. rlsn TIE Tcisssnt in
Rai sq SlulJt VA reaching ihs boiling
pj'ai, Terry Kr1orGa. the fighter, dp-
reared sEd SEATED himself IN a Spar
,lai-. ira Ing an krsHlnq World I'o7
MS pock'i 10 composed hlms'f TO iook at
he p eiarsS.
10 once he vdi rVroBrdsd BY 2,0O0
~ ulo chetrsd aim again and again.
Tsr,y appeared 10 bs eniayra'sed. The
SDdr collectors H0s ddg telmtd BY The
rr7rd around he Bsgiis and eoa d waRe
no more 70 collect from nm
After three mlEuss, each of Whleh
marked Ms a,ceision of al last 1900
peop.c 10 the erori. " GJtIH suddenly
20, up and Gcd He took iAs IdEa iOr his
retreat ana prslsi bya great m9b dis.
aDDsarsd iEio d side street This IS h0u
h. fh,as di'iaisd er.aSirsiy 10 The
Eresmg World,
The evening world., 1901-07-09
K. Of ?. FUNDS
M|SMANACED?
Supreme Lodge Finds
$5OO,OOO Injudi.
ciously Handled.

CHICAGO. July s-Behind closed and
carefully guarded doors the supreme
lodge n the Knights ~ Pyth.as to-day
met mere 10 special session TO consii,r
alleged "iniudicious handling oi the
funds of the endowment rank % the
order"
Members ~ the faternal organlIa.
ton. both IN the rnitei States and can
ada, are said 20 be intensely interested
IN the outcome ~ the Investigation. a
report ~ which eil be- made during the
present meeting hy President G.. =. :
Neal - the board Of control % the
endONment fank
II is said 81. ".,o the entire surplus oi
the endowment rank. Is unavailable for
Use. except al a great sacrifice.
A special Assessment on insured mem
bers and an Increase In the monthly
payments On Insurance are said o. be
probable
The evening world., 1901-07-09

NOT ILLEGAL.
Supreme Court Holds
Tipping Is No
Crime.

The question whether hi1itual drunk.
cnu,ss Is rim, 'pr wh'gl a person can
boz convicted ly Magistrate was
passed UPON ly Justio. McAdam, IN The
supreme Court. to-day.
Michael j. ku4, WIS taken before
t.t ,uIr, uu WI. II nab-ts corpus
uu. tiu'd hy his counsel. Edwin e.. Du.
-cnhury ahO claimed hat his ircarctr.
alton Zoo 'Es Wurkhuus,. Altrr ne Nas
nt u' Mlglstrtt. 'pflD' 49, tu habit
Ill drInktld. WJs ii,rt.
ple commitment sU' forth that Kane
Nis CpH. l"ied of tagraI.y Kane. Too
h.- lUtl Dl. said %, Nis Npttl Nuupi
N'ir- Under these circumstances rp
.uuli not he held 10 be- q SJgrArt
Lawyer bu-eHhIry said Nan, was
charg,d With being an bt1.tual drunk
trd Habitat drunkcnuo-s BE- said. Is
1.t 81 crime AND 30 such ureHa, Is pro.
HiHHi IF TIE CRIMINAL t..IH II Proceed
urs % % any statute u this STATE
\ representative ~ tu. bIsrIpt-Ai-
torncFs uiice sald the cpnvict.on waa
f1r vagruncy ana should therefore.
stand
Justice McAd,m asked n the District
Attorney could SHOW ans section 90 the
Code ur any statute making htntflsf
drunkenness an ureusD u, such 90 Kind
that the drNuktrd can b, committed f5
prison or the RJrkhnIs'
'Habitual drunkenness u.s. said Jus
ti'y McAdam. nuisance 90 90, pub
lr and should not hH Hlultautu-.d 4
believe habItual drInkarls s11ID b..
pu' whore they can 80 no harm 90 ihem-
selves ~ 20 any one else
Decision Sas reserved
The evening world., 1901-07-09
WILL OEPORT
THE SAD BRIDE.
Mile. laforte's FianCe
Died on the
Way Over.

Narrler'i" fnforte. a pretty French
gir tNeut,-nnc years DID. Is detained
no Ellis Island au' viii be d.pnrtcI -
soon as there 's steamer going a,.t-
0arl Nh % r1u land hrr near Paris
MI. tI'orf' l.ft Ans 'sriam nn the
steamer ru'sd1m 1n her last "Trip She
accompanied 81 t1r Gapgon. hsr nlrce
The tao aofr .' be- married NJ soon ~
they rcl.Icl America and we're to settle
Zoo Denver
GarrlH srk.r.i an the Nay over and
u.I after tu. vessel hal been on' 'hrce
DAYS llc was buried at sea Ganzon
fI il" vita aIl.h he Intended to
.hrt .uslu,ss .n hts c'unir, Nhily his
.rIir-tY-,-' btd only a few francs She
Ns therefor, taken LOO charge BY the
emigration authorities. AMI the money
'o't pY mo prospective hrl lcsr1om will
Boz sent tu his relatives .n France The
glr. r,Hlrss,d desire '1 1. sent 10
Relatives 'H Paris. and fhIs eili l,e done
The evening world., 1901-07-09
rrnmpIrd an - Woman.


poninIrk taN,Ul H,I.irsssei
}uuit man NHu Ewes 100 $50 - Park
avenue. IluHuk,r. and RHH .It. .. .s o.
business a. Jersey DIif Il.erfs. sat 10
4 Stity chair about q u. .Iu.k tut o,
fused either o. pay tIr n nr a.1.t TO-
The alto luui Thomas k.lil .f 80
a N"r TN,rt. t..ssF,".l sf.... sF u.-f
tried diplomacy llf fl, tllHrk,u ann
N,iH lrf,uaH.. tp II tHIulafy also
failed. luu surg br ff. I,H..n .r /.
dsdan. ~ k,ly began T. lose h.s
temper
~ you DON'T get ont Iu pu you
uut. said the attendant
Ii H. pleased. Z m sur,. rpHIeI tH,
man from liuhok"H. while ih. .rIWd
hat looked uu irsrai
Mr. Kelly W1u is "a HUSKY citizen.
caught fho chair loe down from mo
rear AMI with IuiDk movement t.t.d
IaN.Gi from H Then .hsr. Rts H lud
ltrr'HtlIn but uH IlJRs H.ru struck
\ policeman arrested both uHr ard
charged them With disorder. .u.Iuci
Too tl, West Tnr'',t. street station.
tapi Flood was uu. p.rI..I AMI
.1lking dlrk'. at thr man fnm 10.
auken said
"inuug man ~ sou thuk yuu tar
create a disturbance 'n fH. rfI utrks|
lgr, you're sadly mistaken. al yDu ll SO
Inn sort H. tl'ug hif got o. sfF.'
The evening world., 1901-07-09
B[QUESTS
TO CHARITY,
Brooklyn Man Remem.
bered Many Institu.
tions in His Will.

The will of Henry A. Saw. of Brook
lyn. was hlei FOR probate to-day The
bulk Of hts fortune Is left 10 charity and
relatives The balance goes 70 Sarah
Z Hanford. who Is designated by the
maker OF the will as my friend"
To each of the following institutions
IL lef; tom':
brooklyn Y. N. c. A.
Home for AGED Men.
Brooklyn Church sOc.sty % the II. 4.
Church. 4
brooklyn N z. church Home
sensy Hospital
To the summerfield Methodist Episoo-
pal Churoh. Of which Mr. Say was a
mcmbsF IL lsit rc0 to apply 60 the
settlement of mortgage provided the
church ri1ses the rec, % the Indebted
ness sithin two yssru.
To the executor ls left IN trus, for Sarah
v. Hanford the sum Of to.ee. the In
come Of which Ia to b applied TO her
rnalntsnAnce. She has the right TO dis
pose Of the principal BY will.
A oousin In Baltimore gets uleeo And
ethsr rslAavss - oBeA
The evening world., 1901-07-09
wouidnt ThIs Jar Won't

Tho S1ate chair controversy has
brought forth products ~ me awlust
that does brain duty f1r thr punsfer
Here is the latest.
o Why don't people si' IN me spi'e
.htirsr
A.-Because they're afraid o, getting
rps.ed
Wouldn't that make you 1srak your
pl"dg' - the Nissgo = me person
sprrgiug ~
The evening world., 1901-07-09
DOVE fTER
DROWNING BOY.
Young WiImur Green
Rescued or South
Beach.

\ her,lc rescue u, nl,le boy vas
made by Clarence Stuberac.d. %! Fort
WadsWorth. staten Island last u.gat IN
the bay jus. on ,le b,llbuoy at sOsih
Bea'h The little chap bad ruu, down
for the tAlrl time. when s.ubrrdcl love
for him tnd brought him 90 the surface
safe
The IuN saved Vas Nimur Green. ten
years u.i. - Manhattan. who said h-
had gone o. South Beach with some
boys aul TIA, th"y had become sep
.rAtsd after dusk had sef In.
Ao"nriinE o. m, boy le had fpIui iu
Old ruNhulf tied tu one ~ the piers AZ
the b-acI. ana setting into 10 started
out o. have q row HIS strength gave
Dut after De- hld got beyond the .ui
~ the lUck AM he saS carried up the
bay. When or the bo.lhuoy mis- boat
was hit ~ biz sea and .IpsiESi AMI
he was thrown into tIr water
Stuber1ell shp r. fisherman VAS
coming down the bay IN skin. ami
when he nearei the buoy h. noticed
he overturned hpat. and a second Ilter
he saw an object struggling IN the water
and later sink When lc reached the
spot he dove overheard and hrlu.-h, the
lpnngNer 20 ih0 surface
The evening world., 1901-07-09
GIRL SUICIDE
HAD P|OUS BOOK
Jeanne Girardec, Re
Iigious Enthusiast,
Dead IN Woods.

Jeanne Glrlriec. 4 French domestic.
fIr some months ln tho employ .f 10.
VI Greene. 40 Hastings ln.trs.lluis1u
als found ieai from ,,r,p...urli po.s-
lrlug In lonely patch ny woods ,i
stuart lane and RiycrdtIe avenue. In
.I" fnrx, to-day
'NH..I.rt1l. mJ story attached iu fHH
.i.a %. o. time, as rho Eir.. Nl. v1s
t1'lt twenty years oII HrI NuIU
.,d 70 religious DbH. aid ,'rr N,. u..r.
lnt the .Hur where .hI Uu. .uurI Nts
near tn. Convent NJ Mount 81 Nnru.
4 lah-. "u ,hr acil bottle found ~.
side beg bare the name ot uAstiU 80
.-uFgist ana Police chief Murray Il
.ha' own. tsSiug up the matter. learned
iH0 li.niItH uI t.r Eiu
h.sH i.-trIr. hal been In HASTINGS
over f year $50. was something uf d
religious enthusiast and recently gtcw
n. u.1uly lost nigh. Oh, vent 90
.nr drug store I. .irprge 5iekett. "a
III-.ugs bought 90 eight ounce via.
of 1r,.Ir s.I mod disappeared.
4 sister u' tH, Ir lives iu Youkcrs.
l"I 10 B.. supposed sH, Intended Waiting
H.r lut remained 1000 iH. Hastings trol.
I.y car which ran past .Hr spot where
.I. was found
\ gardener lr tHa convent saw her
pass Mount 81 NInrcu. lu., late. and
ono evidently wandered into the wools
lHn sl.aI herself
There Ntrg u1 marks .r h.r .lofhIns
The evening world., 1901-07-09
MRS. MUIR ASKS
FOR $4,000.
McPherson's Daughter
Wants AIlowancetr from
Mothers Estate.

Ch1rteilor Magic At Trenton. V J.,
to-day heard a-sInent 90 the applica-
ton o. Eua MuIr. daughter % the
late Senator N.rhsrsoa. Tor an allos-
an,r % i'os" from no Income % the
,-~tate ~ her mother lhd also for an al
lowncs W i'," FROM the principal o.,
the estate
Mr.. MI.r Is glItcsting her mother :
Will Cou1ss 'Hr t7e executors obhcted
to the allowance being made. claiming
that the daughter l. indehsed TO the
rstst" O. th- extent - N. amount
asksi i1r
Cnancs'lof Nngis sa,i that IN view u
th- claim Hs vas unable 70 pass upon
the app'icB .r. and directed the taking
= tesflnurl flt presentation before
h.m neNt Tuesday.
The evening world., 1901-07-09
FEARED ASYLUM, TOOK ACID.
Former Patient Ch... Death Ra,L-
rr rhsn netarn.

white officers waited 20 take him 10
the Morris Plains ~. - Asylum for the
insane to-day George Marsh a painter.
of RaaEay. drank easholic acsd and disi
soon afssr
Marsh had been an inmate Of the instl-
tuf'oa. but vas taken home By his rela-
tiveA He threatened the latter and ar
ransements had b<sn made - end him
bsck 10 the asylum He had dsclzrsd
sxsinst ths place and evidently dsc>1sd
The evening world., 1901-07-09
Terry McGovern Took a Chair,
Became Scared and Had
to Flee.

way vas clear ahead and across the
lawn J skips II sas ten blocks before
could shake he gang thar followed
me
think they were disappointed Thsy
thought they'd get a me elegan, scrsn
TOT rpih.ng. They sure were a scrAppy
gang a1en they thought someboiy else
was going % do the s'rapp.ng
The evening world., 1901-07-09
BANK ESTABLISHES RECORD
HAD Largest Debit Baianr. a.
CiesrinH-IIoa.s Hi.to,,

The Nauonal Bank % Comu.srrs to-
day had TIE largest dsbf balance In
ne history Of the New York Clearing.
Houss. Amounting to fil5aoi7n
This = the result - the hanks liberal
loan % money yesterday xken the cal
monss rate touchsd } Ssr eesL
The evening world., 1901-07-09
AFTER MISSING HUSBAND.
ar-. Della Provo Sa,. Tie Has Rur
AUay.

ARCTIC r. July o-Dsiia Provo.
u Nanehes.er y n. q pretty Frrnch
w"nan about forty wears - age = he.s
searching FOR her runaway hushsnd.
FTed Provo.
frei iefl her a week ago. she says
and seni 20 fenicook shere Clara
Richards tvelve-year-oli giri, Of
Man hester. y. n. vas visiting us
toll her aunt hs had ben sent u take
her sarents found. Mrs. Proyu snid. shs
haa Sons With presa
The evening world., 1901-07-09
AFTER THE WRECKERS;
9TH NATIONAL TO RESUME
Cconti,ued from Flrs, Page

the entries, but they could not ex.
plain them satisfactorily.
Acting upon this information, |
have asked the Department In Wash
i--,on to permit me TO enploy tho
celebrated accountant, z. p Mo1ey.
b go over these seemingly irregular
entries and trace them % the,
solre
Unless they are explained they
form the basis for criminal pro-c-
cution beyond a doubt and Il will b.,
instituted"
Win Prosecute.
"will a reorganization Of tto baat
make any dIference1'
1T will not. have no concern
With that end Of the case. am
simply looking out for the Interest,
Of justice and will prosecute any
wrongdoing irrespective Of any Other
influences.
DO you think the efior; 70 reor-
NniIe the bank 20 hurrriedly Vas
On attemp, 10 head on a criminal
prosecution"
Il do not know anythinf about,
that II II was Il will fail. 8! find
any irregularities"
To Rcorgani,e.
iThs directors o' ne Seventh NauouaI
Bank held d lone mceurs ths m5rnus
and decided TO rtofsenze ila bank
The money needed o. pat ths bank on
n. feet snd pay dep'sl.ors in full las
Sssn secured. ana only hs haa. detail.
remain 20 Be ssttiel
II y SAID that Edwin Gould vii far.
oGsh the che, nari . tie funds and
6st Edward r. TfHras eI1 os Presi-
opnt Of the reorgahizei bank
fThs meeting Eas held ~ ihe onices
q Cromwell a Sullivan. tie haaks at
ooen<ys. Al No. % wal street. Nearly
~ re directors Fere present. Including
/. mrPTorldent KimbalL President Thom.
Mr. q. Heath. Fletcher Heath. Gsn.
- james T. suil.v-n.
Gney had h<en IN ssssion about
'ss'A ''''f' ssiA'
The evening world., 1901-07-09

Mems shoes.
Not "window-prctty" sale
stuff but shoes from of our
own counters.
Shoes that for the most part
sold for S..
Patent leather, vici kid,
enamel leather, russet, calf.
skin; high and low.
Several thousand pairs.
s..
ROGERS, PEgr 8 COMPANY.
- Urlalsay. 0or Nafuu
and anl warren g.
30 Rr1afauU c0r. Prince.
igfn rf.afaa. sur s2i
irl - Nes - a.
The evening world., 1901-07-09
BY TERRY M'G0vERN.

II dIut ~ up there looking for
trouble. but wouldn't have silsstepped
Q: is O, came up and stuck out a glove
At me | made up ny m!ni Inst no.
...y 1as sol o. right fp charge q man
i1r diving his feet rest In a public
park. aud I vent In tD argue Il.
Il expected III have the place an 20
myself ard | nearly had a hemorrhage
whsu got tler and found a Il1 that
Mas good for tiou" gate money At Pop
ular prices II Il was worth a cent Some
guy knew nae and hpllerel
.T-crr's Terry McGoN,rrs'
say. the run they mad, ai me ike
t. sr4rcd me out u my belt thought
they were goins to wipe their shoes ou
me. but all they wanted sas lor me-
% ST. In one OF he CHAIRS.
when the bouncer comes around a
AID says. SOAK him on the eye.
Gee ! says 10 mysr'f nut these
are Wise guys. Here's ne that nEh.s
for money ana thoy want me 20 put up
a scrap Tor nothirg with a geezer that's
probably oui of ny class. Anyhow I
says. ~ there's anything doing theyll
IND Terry Johnny on the spot
The evening world., 1901-07-09

Disturbance In Madison Square over
the spate chairs reached an acute
stage to-day.
Crowds gathe-ed early. and mol
Of men went from chair to chair r.
fuslng 90 pay,
The collectors were Ieered. They
made no attemp, to collect from per
sons who appeared to be disposed u
occupy the chairs without payment
The square was jammed with a
mob at noon. when the destructive
spirit OF the small boy manifested
itself.
About 90 youths made rush for a
chair. carried Il TO Mad'eon avenue Il
Txcnty NTH street and broke Il mt
kindling xood The crowd chccrcd. and
the nfteen policemen were poNericss o.
DO more than try TO keep the dlsturbors
moving on.
Three Arrests Made.
One ot the persons alleged to have
been concerned In the destruction ~ - p
chair was arrested A policeman saii
he saw this man, who CAV, Tho name
Of Sidney May. oi 80. Il West one Hun.
dred and Eighteenth street. pick up a
chair and throw II out oi the park
May denied that he had tourhri O
chair. lie was charged with dls1rdss.y
conduct at the West Thirtieth street
station
Two other arrests we're made IN the
excitement.
Morris FissnberE. Of No. n Marie
street. and John J Kearns. u No. 30
East Nlnctieth street, refused 10 pr
duce money when approached b. the
spa;e collectors.
A Fierc. Demonstration.
They resisted when an attempt vas
made to Put them ou, Of tia chairs
The charge against them l. disoricrly
conduct.
4 The complainant was Colle'tor Tully
who was chased ino the Fifih Ayenle
Hotel Saturday afternoon.
When Eisenhsrg was arrested there
vas a ncrce demonstration on the par
OF the crowd. Missiles were thrown at
the policemen and shouts NJ KIN the
copl" AMI Lynch the bouncors'' we're
heard an over the squaT.
Philip Filono. a potblack AZ Broad
way and TWenty.,hiri street. bed "a
crowd u boys WIN followed the police
man and EissnbsrE yelling bI1Dlthifsy
threats
The policeman turned male a qlirk
grab and caught nlono. whose F,.'r
Asserted him insianter lie Nas led.
blubbering 10 the station house and
locked up charged with disord'rly con.
duct.
so great was the crowd ami ~ threat
eh.ng the demqnstration AZ o'cloek
that the roundsmsn in charge n the
little squad Of policemen sen, for help
The buecoa,s we're worried and several
OF them Lost their tempers, More than
one vas free 70 say that unle-. they
had assistance there would likely bc a
nasty not.
Kicked over Chairs.
The crowd ia not diminish bon .ire as
the afternoon wore on, II Nas the chief
diversion Of the mischieN0us o. Kick
The evening world., 1901-07-09

50 .troIls along and tho first com
Portable looking seat I see ! choose lt.
When sits down tacf-s a Yell that
you could hear 70 the river. vas
gooi snl plenty excited. but pulls
out ny paper AMI starts 20 lo1k at 10.
They got around me so thick that
coIltni see the trees, and the air was
'Fr q bias. from the celis- ~ bakery
90 a hot night I kept my eye peeled
for the blr.ics ,hlt collect The fare FOR
the chairs lut not on, II them was In
sight.
Some kh says that he seen then
agita'ing their hopfs toward Madison
square Garden. I guess they wanted TO
g,t up ou the tower and look down %
So. n there vas lnvthlng doing.
Maybe that gang around me wasn't
rnN'uus could hear them brca thing
hard. They Wrr, all roofing ,1r th'
chair man tp cgne along AMI Try t.
graft No 'or a nickel. wasn't roofing
thr wa myself. but II one Of them had
come along he'd have been fooled ~ the
bark account
charlie White ough, TO De here a
guy With a red. blue. green. yellow pink
bfpNn ana gray shir, vast on says.
and then tho poor bouncer would geI
fair ,layf
The evening world., 1901-07-09

The crowd I'D no, diminish boz size as
the afternoon wore on, II eW the chief
diversion Of the mischieyous tp kick
The evening world., 1901-07-09

CHsFERs WAIVED Apply 10 RsAg. BrSsa
DonA1 Bofisn AaA Rsyiss ave. 1. ! ciu.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-05
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
In Effect Dec. 9. 1000

IN tNCct Zee. Z. ElUp.
Soutl--Icavc Scranton for New York at l. 10.
g 90 g. 50, 500 and 1905 n. M; l2.55 $50 n m
For Philadelphia at 500 and 10 O5 a. M T. ~
and ;si3 p IN. For Strou'lsburg at 6.lO p. m.
Milk accommodation at $40 p. m Arrive A.
Uobokcn at $50. us, 1913, l2.OS, BIS. as,
10 n. M Arrive at Philadelphia at LOS, 3 %,
600 and SO p. III. Arrive from New York at
I 10 G3y and lu.23 a. IN: 100. 152 5IS \ 4,
and lI3o D. m. From StiouIsburg at sOj a
North-Icave Scranton for Buffalo and iptor.
mediate stations at LIS. $50 and 900 a. m :
155 54s and ll.3o p. m. For Oswcgo and
Syracuse at G.5' a. m. and l,j5 p. N. For
Utica a. llO a. m. and l55 p. m For Aon.
trosc rose" at o.No m; LOS and SIS p. m. SI' For
Nicholson at 400 and G.l5 p. IN. For Rioc-
ban,ton at 1920 a. m Arrive in Scranton from
R,tInlo at l2j, 2.5j, 545 and 1000 a. M: $40
and SOC y. III. From Oswcso and Syracuse at
o,55 a. M l2.3S and 500 p. IN From IIticl
al ..55 "a m.; l2.3S and $50 p. m. From
Nicholson at 80 a. m. and 600 D. m From
Montrosc at 1870 a. M; 320 and 500 D. m
Boomshurg Division-Lcavc Scranton tor
Northumberland. at 6.l5. 1906 a. m: I.5j ald
8, 20 n. M For Plymouth at Los. $40, $50 n,
m. For Kingston at $40 a. M Arrive at
Northumberland at 9,%5 a. m. 10, g. 90 and s IL
n m Arrive at Kingston at $50 A. in Arrive
nj Plymouth at 200. i.32. 0.ij p. M Arrive
in scranton from Northumberland at o. 10 a. m !;
le35 4iyO and S.45 =. m From Kingston at
II ~ a. ~ From Plymouth at 7.55 a. IN. 9. 20
. SUNDAY TRAINS.
South-.Lcaye Scranton at lao, 800, i. So lJ. o.
D. M {: 2:.3 and $40 p. m.
North--Leavc Scranton at l.l5 G.35 Il. M =;
50, g. 4s and ll.;.5 y. M
Bloomsburp Division--Lcayc Scranton at 100
a m and s. so p.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-05

The coach cab and stablemen's
union will hold its regular monthly
meeting tonight in Raub's hall.
A large number of men employed on
the new trolley road as laborers. struck
yeste rday for an increase in wages.
The board OF directors of the Cam
bria Steel company met yesterday at
Philadelphia and approved the plan for
the recapitalization recently announced.
a special dividend of $3.50 a share was
declared, payable until June % to hold
ers of record of June 15
W. W. Ross. Esq. Of New York
City. has been appointed general at
torney for the Delaware. Lackawanna
& Western company. This office has
just been created and Attorney Ross
will make his headquarters at the
general offices of the company in New
York.
The annual meeting of the Stockhold-
ers of the heading company. which op-
crates the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad and coal and iron companies.
was held yesterday at Philadelphia.
The only business transacted was the
election of the old board Of directors.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-05
BEFORE JUDGE CARPENTER.

In the case in which Winans Hull, OF
Carbondale. was charged by Il. E
Wells with impersonating an officer
the jury returned a verdict of not
guilty. hut directed the defendant to
pay the costs.
The case in which Wells charges
Ambrose Pigin with stealing his watch.
was in the hands of jury at adjourn
ing time ON the night that Wells had
his exciting run Of experiences with
Picin. Lyman Baker. Hull and Carrie
stiles, the party. with tho exception OF
Miss stiles. went riding in a cab.
Wells lost his watch while in the cab.
Later ii was recovered in Green's
pawn shop, ana Pigin was identified as
IN" man VINO had left it there. Pigin
admitted this, but denied the charge of
having stolen It, He claimed he found
the watch.
When Wells had Hun arrested for
lrnpersona!inS an officer, Lyman Baker.
who was one of Hull's accomplices
caused Carrie Stiles. the alleged dccoy.
to have Wells arrested for criminal
assault. Wells had Miss Stiles arrested
for perjury. and Baker for subornation
of perjury. Miss Stiles yesterday plead
ed guilty. She said Wells did not at
tempt to assault her: that she accom-
panied him willingly on the walk
through the fields. and that when Hun
and the Others came up and put Wells
under arrest. she ran away. She further
SAID that she was put up to swear out
the warrant against Wells by Lyman
Baker The case against Baker fails
by reason Of the fact that the defend
ant is dead. having been drowned in
Lake Lodore last week
Just at the adjournment Of court YES
terday afternoon. Constable II. H.
Pierce Of Calbondalc. served a warrant
on Wells. in which he is charged with
having furnished liquor to Pigin. who
is minor. Chief of Police McAndrew
and Constable T.. ]. Nearv interfered
in behalf OF Wells and had Judge Ed
wards direct the constable TO release
his prisoner. because of his being a
witness for the commonwealth and nor
subject to arrest while at court or on
his; way to or from court.
Chief M'VNndrewnnd Constable Neary
soundly heated Constable Pierce and
those for whom he is acting when they
overlook him in the corridor with the
unfortunate Wells in custody. The off,
GERS openly charged that Wells had
been made the victim OF q sort of
badger game ana that the newest ar
rest was corcocted for the purpose Of
laying grounds for compromise.
Agent Robert Wilson, of the Munich
pal league. was again saddled with
costs in a liquor case. he was prose-
cutting. 1t was the case against Henry
Walthers. who is q bother and who
sold by the glass to two of the leagues
detectives Walthers practically ad-
nitted the charge. but claimed he hon
estly believed his bOttlcr's license gave
him th" right to sell by the glass. The
jury returned verdict of not guilty.
and directed that the costs be equally
divided between the prosecutor and de-
frndant.