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New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
JUDGE UPHOLDS NAGLE.
GILDERSLEEXE SAYS COMMISSIONER
DID WELL TO ENTER INTO THE
GARBAGE CONTRACT.

Justice Gildersleeve who is sitting in the Supreme
Court. handed down a decision yesterday dissoving
the temporary Injunction obtained by James T.
Madden a taxpayer. restraining the Board Of Esti-
mate, Street Cleaning Commissioner Nagle, the city
of NeW-York and the New-Yoik Sanitary Utiliza-
tion Company from entering into contract for the
destruction Of the citys garbage for S25200 year
for period Of five years He denies a motion 10
continue the temporary injunction Justice Glider
sleeve says i'm his decision:
The complaint is fatally defective. IT states no
grounds for relief either for the iiegality oi me
the commissioner in entering into IL There IS no
word the subject Of fraud in the entire com
dsvit / think that the board and commissioner
have conducted themselves in strictly lawful and
visions of the charter OF greater New-Nork, and
have wisely used the discretion which that charter
the case. is essential TO responsible and effective
discharge Of their functions. This case exemplihes
modern times lends himself to the designs OF
Jealous and disappointed contractors, who for the
perate suits for njunctions. with no expectation Of
success thereby veKng the city officials and i'm
ment OF the health comfort and convenience OF
the community This is practice which cannot
be too severely reprehended
Having said the complaint IS fatally defective Jus
tioe Gderseeve adds that the plaintiff scarcely
infer fraud from the allegation that the board and
the commissioner knew in effect that the conditions
prescribed for the contract would throw 1t into
the hands Of the Sanitary Utilization Company.
There is no evidence says, available for the
purpose Of this motion before that they knew
anything OF the sort. That they had formed any
design 10 accomplish such purpose is not charged
and cannot be Inferred There is no presumption
az law. any antecedent probability. that mu-
nicipal officers habitualy proceed contrary 10 law
tho necessity OF pleading facts appropriate such
a cause Of action as the plaintih here claims to
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
WANTS DAMAGES FOR DOGS DEATH.
MISTRESS OF PoMERAN1AN PUP FROM THE WEST
INDIES SUES THE BROOKLYN RAPID
TRANSIT COMPANY.

Miss Victoria r. Ansell, of No. 1,153 Fifth-ave..
Brooklyn, is about to sue the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company for $1,000 damages which she
says she sustained through the death OF her pet
dog which was killed by trolley car at Fifth
ave and Fifty-third-st. June II.
It was no ordinary dog, this pet OF Miss Ansell
but Pomeranian pup OF the purest breed. More
over it had been given her by friend living in
the West Indies. and was valued not only for its
breed but also on account Of the associations at
tached to it's furry coat.
When Miss AnseH went to the claim department
OF the railroad company and sought indemnihca-
ton for her loss she SAYS that they laughed at
her saving that they were bothered enough In
adjusting the damages TO persons. and had no time
10 place valuations dogs. Miss Ansell has re
tanned a lawyer. who viii attempt 20 collect dam
ages fitted the
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
FACES TWO WIVES IN COURT.

MAN HAD DESERTED BOTH. THE SECOND AFTER
SHE LEARNED HE WAS ALREADY MARRIED.
Frank j. Keller. also known as Frank Swatlick.
of No. III Twelfth-st.. Jersey City. was arraigned
before Police Justice Hoos yesterday. charged with
bigamy. Both his wives We're in court. He was
married to the first wife at Kingston. Penn. in
1886, and lived with her until 1898, when he dsap-
peared. His wife did him again until last
Thursday. when she located him In Jersey City.
The second wife testified that she was married to
Swatlck four years ago. He told her his was
Keller, and that ne was a widower. Last July she
heard that he had another wife in Pennsylvania.
She made inquiries. and when her husban nd heard of
this he left her and she did see him again until
she met him in court. Keller declined TO make a
statement. and. in default of $500 bail COM
mitted to await the action of the Grand Jury.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
ARM DROPS INTO STREET.

IT WAS cut FROM TRACK WALKER on THE
ELEVATED ROAD. WHO BIEp TO DEATH
Joseph Day twenty-eight years old Of No. 2lo3
Second ave. employed track walker and re
psirer by the Manhattan Elevated road. while re-
pairing the track on the Third-ave line between
one hundred and-twenty-e eighth and One hundred
ard-twenty-npth ste yesterday was run over by
an engine. His left arm was cut of close 10 the
shoulder and he hled to death before assistance
could arrive.
The first intmaton that the people IN the street
had OF the accident was = scream. Then a mans
fell 10 tho street. followed By n torrent or
blood. policeman picked up the and sent in
n hurry call for the ambulance 10 the Harlem
Hospital. DT- Riyngs responded. but the man
as dead before he reached the top Of the struct-
uTe. II Is supposed that Day getting out OF
and his left arm went tho track
James Sweetser. the engineer. was arrested and
arraigned in the Harlem court He was remanded
10 the coroner.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
ANOTHER BOSSCHIETER CASE.
SEVEN MEN DRUG AND ASSAULT a GIRL IN
NEM-JERSEY.

Passaic n. J., Aug. 10 GSpeciaD.-A case some
wnat similar TO that Of Jennie Bosscheter or
Paterson, has occurred in Passaic. Theresa
Irene Jones' nineteen years old. of Wellington,
a suburb Of Passaic. alleges that seven men,
headed by Joseph Cameron, of this city, drugged
her on Saturday night while she was on her
way home and carried her to a vacant lot,
where they assaulted her. Her clothing was
torn from her body, and she was cut and
bruised by the rougn treatment. Two hours
later two Of the men carried her + ONE and laid
her on the sidewalk. where she found by
her sister, Mrs Tracey, with whom she lives in
AndersOn-ave.
The girl is now too i'll to leave her bed and
suffers much pain. A warrant has been issued
for Cameron who is employed by an under
taker I'm this city. Chief Hendry tried to arrest
Cameron this afternoon as he was driving a
hearse to a funeral in Cedar Lawn, but Cameron
escaped by way of Clifton.
The girl cannot identify any of her other
assailants She declares that they tore her
clothing into shreds and threw the remnants
around the lot. She only partly dressed
when her sister found her. She says Cameron
held her while some else poured the con-
tents of bottle down her throat.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
BrFFALO HOTEL ARRIVALS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE THIBUNE.l
Buffalo Aug. 12.-Persons from New-York al
its vicinity registered at hotels include:

Buffalo. Aug 12-Persons from New-York and
it's vicinity registered at hotels include:
IRoouoIs-Mrs W A Hasrt Mr. and Mrs. Jerome
6Nei Gflly Mr. rTaRi and Mrs R?n H. Wilbur.
Charles a19 Gesfr Shgi n Har9le r. chwaT Charles G Rich
Mis- Dorothy ti%h, I MISS Sa[a SbWorh @ Mrs H. Hitch
cock. Mrs NJ scheney, Mr.. and Mrs s II: Connor Mrs
george m l. ABBOT. Mrs J. McCann. Elmer 2 Harzell,
Rockefeier, " G. hamilton william :. Gould and
Daniel Totnm,
Mr. ssnss Rsa4os nss Hs'f9f H9ad5 e
Brown g DE Gordoya Mt aa r6 Mrs; Ir To stuart rarf9
Preston. Manning Harold r. Manning Mr. ana % Mrs
Guenther Mr ana MIS- Robert Bsge Kerr, ], D.
agSs g1son Mrs BsnEap M1taGe ss Marion Lewis Miss Mayme
A. Graves. Katheryn Williamson. Clara llg Mr. and Mrs
Le Wis. r. s Lewis Mrs. Benjkopf and H. r. wOrthins
GrNEsBE- Murray, Miss Mary F. Murray. Miss
to- ton fS5Ss5i BOWMAN Ernest ''''F'' ''''' MANN
rn @sh Rsn'Rd Il Rahaa n 4 st. as
man. Edmund f. stratton. Lewis Garesch and L. S.
&c chshsrPs sas Ms Hnss.s Sds.s Mr. and
MiltSn' M and Mrs NJ Howell Mr. and Mrs James
H 6oas Ka99 wa m Towing HGdSe ySnd Joseph n
L.aenGner George Schultz. jr Samuel Hayne. jr. and
aaS &, M5s sas NJ, nasy Wy5 Warden
and Miss Emma f Drummer,
ARLINGToH-Mr and Mrs Mrs. ] J. Knight; ". H Muir
Mrs H L. Moench. MISS Moench J. N Carson,
Mr.. and Mrs. r r. Wilson. l. Meyer. T E Huston and
a A.
BROEZEL.-T. H. McGraw. H. NJ McI.aren Chris
schwarz Mr.. and Mrs Harry Woodruff. George D. Glass
Mr. ana Mrs stockton Roberts john G Mcclure e"ii M
and Mrs. J.. 3. shale a. p. Richardson, and Mrs
and Mr. and Mrs. r. L. Steele
CoLUMBIA-Thomas A. Degan and Mr.. and Mrs C. E.
McMurpby.
CASTLE INN--Mss Florence Kalnan Miss Cora
American. Mrs. o. c. Johnson. Or. A. A Dutart f. j
Ameiraus. Laura Nelson Han Harrison Fisher, p r
Lnnard, j. E. Dawson and Charles Dawson.
PARK-R J. Mayer William Holweg. Heuthmol
II. Morttz. tr. M A Wefendonck, Klssam, r.
Weishon George " Tholnson and George s Thornsoa
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
STETNHARDT TALKS B4CK.
THAT SOME SARATOGA TRUSTEES
OWN GAMBLING HOUSES.

The strong language used by William F. Howe.
Of Howe & Hummel. on Sunday. against Benjamin
Steinhardt. Of the same law firm answered
yesterday by equally strong language from Mr..
Steinhardt. M Howe, according to Mr.. Stein
hardt simply wanted to get into print when he
telegraphed William c Whitney that the firm
was not fighting the Saratoga racetrack. and said
that he neither knew nor cared where Mr.. Stein
hardt was. Mr. Stenhardt reached town yester-
day shortly after noon. and Immediately sent for
the reporters.
1T was ridiculous" he said for Mr Howe 10
wire Mr Whitney and Mr.. Belmont as he did.
Neither is client Of I only told John II.
Bradford. Of the Coney Island Jockey Club TO tell
Mr.. Whitney what the law was with regard to
selling on the track and how they would either
have TO stop selling liquor gambling. I don't
want 10 interfere with the racetrack people Why.
Bob Pinkerton will go my bail for any amount
If I am arrested in this fight"
Mr. Steinhardt admitted that he was trying 10
close Saratoga gambling houses at the instance
OF Dan" Stuart. whom he had never met. Mr..
Levintritt had engaged him. He said that the
warrant against Garfield for runDing a gambling
house had been given 10 Chief Lewis. Of Saratoga
TO serve on Wednesday night at $50 O'Clock The
chief held fl until $50 o'clock the next morning.
and then reported that he had failed 10 find any
gambling apparatus at Canfied's clubhouse.
ON Thursday night" said Mr.. Steinhardt. 81
got evidence that there was gambling there by
sending a bogus message. 1 told the chief but
got no satisfaction. Then tried to obtain war.
rant against Chief Lewis from Justice Delaney
The justice put of. Garfield has had hear.
ing now and he is under 81 0lo bail The only
ruth in The story that I arrested is that at
the station at 10 o'clock on Saturday night. Chief
Lewis served me- with summons. signed by Sen
ator Bracket as his counsel I do not know
what the suit Is for. Lewis wanted me 10 appear
petore Justice Click AZ 10 O'Clock Sunday morning.
! told bim ! could not am going back TO Sara
Mr. steinhsrdt said that Senator Bracket was
more OF q power in Saratoga than Croker is in
New 4ork. They laugh ar you in SARATOGA" he
said, when you talk about closing Canield ;
Mr whitney bought the Saratoga racetrack and
ssio tn5t Caleb Mitchells gambling house lust
outside the track must be closed. Was that fair
when gambling IS permitted on the other side of
the fence? have list Of all the gambling houses
O Saratoga. Some % the town trustees own
tnern. Us wonder 70 me have not been sand
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
TRIED TO BLACKMAIL BANKERS.

MAN ACCEPTED MARKED MONEY AND MADE
Daniel B. Samuels. of No. so West Twelfth-st
was arraigned before Magistrate Olmsted in the
Centre-st. yesterday the complaint of Yer
mye & Co, bankers of No. % Broadway, who
charged the with blackmail.
Samuels recently visited the Offices of the bank
ing concern in search OF place. He made applica-
ton to George F. Newcome, one Of the partners
There was no vacancy at the time, and Samuels
was thus informed. He became abusive. and made
threats to Mr.. Newcome that unless a place was
forthcoming he would inform several OF the firms
customers that they being robbed. Several
threatening letters purported TO be written by
Samuels also received.
J. Z. Carter another member of the firm, met
Samuels on the street Saturday and was threat
ened. Samuels was enticed into the firms offices.
and there induced to accept marked 500 bill on
an agreement that he was to let the firm alone;
Detectives heard the conversation and arrested
Samuels He then held I'm $500 bail for trial.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
SLEPT BETWEEN THE RAILS.
MAN WAS FRIGHTFULLY MANGLED RY
TROLLEY CAE PASSENGERS WERE
TRANSFERRED WITHOUT KNOW
ING OF THE ACCIDENT

Joseph GrigoroWich a stonemason living in One
hundred and forty y-ninth-st. between Morris and
Railroad aves., killed by a trolley at Fort
Lee n. J., Sunday night. The accident
Cured in Palisade-ave at one OF the darkest
spots along the road. The man caught be-
tween the front trucks and the motor, and
frightfully mangled Employees Of the road worked
for more than an hour tcfore the car, which is OF
the large excursion type. could be raised and the
body extricated The forty passengers on the car
when the accident occurred were transferred 10
another car. and did not know that a had
been killed.
According 10 the motorman. William Berney, of
No. IS cOlumbus-ave.. the man was lying between
the rails. apparently asleep. On account Of
curve in the road, the motorman says he did not
see the man until the about on him, and
although he reversed the current, he could not
stop the in time.
II is said the man had been put off southbound
car a Few minutes before He leaves widow and
five children
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
MANGLED BODY IDENTIFIED.

MAJ; MYsrFRToUsLY KILLED UNDER TROLLEY
CAR WAS NEAL NELSON.
The body Of the man which found between
the flooring and the truck Of Of the Franklin
ave line OF the Brooklyn and Coney Island Rail
road az $40 a m on Sunday. was Identified at the
Brooklyn morgue last might as being that OF Neal
Nelson twenty-three years old. OF East Ninth-st
and Avenue / The Identification was made by
Maurice Johansen. OF No. - Hamnton-ave-. an
uncle OF the dead man.
Mr. Johsnsen said HIS nephew had been - sec
him on Saturday night and had started for home.
taking a car for Conev Island at II 50 O'Clock. In
leaving the car AZ Coney Tsland-ave and Avenue
l. Nelson would have been obliged 10 cross the up
track TO go "a his nome. n Is tnoIEht tssat ne
must have been struck there by car bound from
Coney Island How the body could have become
wedged between the truck and the flooring OF the
car is still a puzzle II he vas struck by car AT
the time he would have reached Avenue |, had he
gone straight home. his body must have been cal
RED around by The Ior nearly siN hours.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
GOLF LINKS OR PASTURE?
LOT IN BROOKLYN CAUSES SUITS FOR LIBEL
AND MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.


The troubles Of the Rockville Centre Country
Club and Captain Ernest A. De Maret, member Of
the Army and Navy Club and retired officer Of
the artillery corps. aired yesterday IN the
Brooklyn Supreme Court before Justice Rich. The
occasion was an application for continuation OF
a temporary injunction, obtained by Captain De
Maret. restraining the Country Club from using
ground leased by him Riverside Park Decision
was reserved.
For q year Captain De Maret had held the land
in question for a pasturage. On April Is Of this
year in order 10 maze of possession he leased
#. Previously the club had purchased a lot near
by for q clubhouse and allowed 70 use the
other land for golf course. When Captain De
Maret leased the land he warned the club members
away and on one occasion. Il is said. attempted TO
drive them off. There dispute with Marcus
! Mccarthy. the manager Of the club, and De
Maret had him arrested for threatening the cap
tain with a golf stick. Mccarthy apologized, the
complaint was Withdrawn and Mccarthy sued Cap
tain De Maret for $4,000 damages for malicious
prosecution.
The captain wrote 10 one Of the directors Of the
club asking him his influence to secure the
discharge of Mccarthy. Then the latter used state
mens that letter the basis of suit for $4,000
damages for libel.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
BURGLARS BIND AND GAG WOMAN.

THEY ARE FRIGHTENED AWAY BEFORE COM
PLETING SEARCH OF HOUSE.
Peapack, Aug. II (SpeciaD.-Mrs. Johnson. the
wife of the Rev. William Johnson pastor of the
Reformed Church here had thrilling experience
last Sunday evening. She had been feeling i'll. and
had stayed home from church. She retired early
and had hardly gained her bedroom when four men
entered. Threatening her with death if she
screamed, and tearing part of her clothing from
her, they bound and gagged her. tying her to the
bed. The thieves then began ransacking the house
Before their search completed they were
frightened away by the return of people from
church They got about $50 in money, a silver
watch and suit of clothes.
Mrs. Johnson was so overcome by the shock that
she unable for time tell what had
happened She could not describe the appearance
of the men, but said that of them spoke with
French accent a search was made, but no trace
of the burglars could be found.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
A YOUTHFUL HORSE THIEF
sIx-YEAR-oLD BOY WAS GIVEN TO HIS
FATHERS CARE AFTER THE STOLEN
RIG WAS RECOVERED

Newark. Aug 12.-George Brown. color.d 49,.
six years old. of No. 1O2 Pennington-st 80 80
charged this morning with complicity In the tbass
Of a horse and carriage last Saturday uornt,
He was captured in the rig after long chasa -
Bicycle Policeman Templeton yesterday mornine
David Holzwa, Of No. 225 Belmont-ave. left tba
horse and carriage standing at HaIsey and Marie.
SITS. A few minutes later the rig was missing "
was informed that three small boys had zot ir,o
the rig and driven of. Policeman Templeton vss
terday saw the rig He started his wheel ana
when near Walnut-St. caught up with IL Tvro
white boys, about the age the colored nov
were with the prisoner, but they jumped out and
got away. anu
In court the boy said that the other boys too.
the rig and gave him ride. He turned ovsr
TO his fathers care.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
WILL NOT TAcATE LEASE.

An application for an order vacatng lease of
the steamer Silver King by the New-York and
Long Branch Steamboat Company was denied by
Vice-Chancenor Stevenson in the Jersey City
Chancery Chambers Yesterday. The application
was made bv Gilbert H. Tuttle and Henry Brock
void stockholders in the NcwYork and Mon
mouth Steamboat Company. The Pattens. who
own the Patten Line Of steamboats,, control the
New-York and Monmouth Steamboat Company ana
the Ne~-York and Long Branch company. The
terms Of the lease included a rental Of 6 per cent
on the stock OF the NewYork aud Monmouth com
pany. The Court held that the lease was legal and
that the plaintiffs had acquiesced by accepting
the dividends paid for two years under the lease.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
THE ACCIDENT TO THE rLerER

Advices have been received by the officials Of the
saugerties and New-York Steamboat Company
which say that the accident 10 the steamer
Ulster Of that line is 10 the shaft of the walking
beam. The steamer has been towed 10 Newburg.
where she will be repaired
There were about two hundred passengers on
board, and these were brought TO New-York by
the steamer Onteora Of the Catskill Evening Line
Freight and passengers intended for the Ulster
winch was scheduled 10 leave this city last even
Ing, viii be taken board the steamer Gffv Of
Hudson, Of the catsk Evening Line
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
Mr.. sTENBABDT AT SARATOGA.
TO BE ARRAIGNED on POLICE COMAnssIoN.
Frs CHARGE OF PERJURY.

Saratoga. =. Y. Aug. l2-'Ben'' steinhardt. Of
the New-fork law firm Of Howe & Hunmel re-
turned mere on the Saratoga limited train tonight
and again occupied his room at the United States
Hotel His failure to reach this place till this late
hour led 10 the suspicion that possibly he might
fail 70 put in an appearance. He win be arraigned
before Justice Of the Peace Frank Click at o'clock
70 answer the charge Of perjury, for which he was
placed under arrest The complainant is Police
Commissions c H Lewis. the head Of the Sara
toga Police Department. Steinhardt is the lawyer
for Dan Stuart " Car Mitchell and Peter De Lacy
who are waging war against Richard A. Garfield
OF the SaratCea Club.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
BONDS ISSUED; no coNsOLTD4TJoy-

The stockholders Of the National Stamping and
Enamelling Company met in Jersey City yesterday
and voted issue bonds to the amount Of g. 500 =
000. bearing interest AZ per cent. II was said
that the financial operations connected with the
bond issue would be transacted by the St Louis
Trust Company The floating Indebtedness Of the
company TO be taken up by the bond issue. II was
Haid, amounted 10 s.. $4,000 July !. There had
been report that tho company would be consol-
dated with the Lalance & Grosjesn Manufac cturing
Company, but talk Of such consolidation was
heard al the meeting Of the stockholders
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
VERDICT AGAINST EYpREss couptyy

In the Second District Court at Newark yester-
day the German National Bank, of Newark re-
covered verdict Of Slo5 80 against the Adams Ex-
press Company The bank ordered $4,000 in gold
of its New-York correspondent, The Hanover Bank
last October. When the coin reached Newark il
was found that 500 missing. and one Of the
bags showed evidence of having been cut. The
express company refused make the missing
amount good.
The express company contends that the Han
over Bank should be held responsible for the loss
Judge Lintott decided that a bank was not obliged
to pay at any other point than its place of bust
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
COMPANY CAN SELECT SITE FOR POLES.

Vice-Ch7nceor Stevenson OF Jersey City. yes
terday dismissed the application OF Mrs. Lillian
Plat. of Englewood, to compel the Gas and Elec-
tric Company of Bergen County to remove certain
poles they had erected in front of property. In
doing the ce-ChanCellOr ruled the light
ing of the town was public necessity, and also a
public benefit and for that 1t was not neces-
saTy for the company TO obtain the consent of
property owners for the erection OF poles in public
streets, all legal requirements having been com
piled with by the company.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
MASKED MEN ROB SAFE.
THEY KNEW THE CoMBINATION-TwO EN-.
oxrs pO1->1D WITH WIRE

THEY KNEW THE COMBINATION-TWOE EN-.
PLOYEs BOUND WITH WIRE
Asbury Park Aug. II (SpeciaD.-Six masked men
entered the Atlantic Coast Electric Railway Com
pany's car depot at Anenhurst this morning, and
after binding Roy Speer, the night clerk and
Michael Brown, the watchman with wire, robbed
the safe in the office Of $1,000. Edward Casner
another employe, who work in distant
part of the depot, released his fellow workmen
and gave the alarm but the thieves escaped.
Speer was eating his luncheon In the office at 2
a. m. The office door was open, and four men en-
tered, They wore masks, and each had a revolver.
Speer threw up his hands at the leaders command.
Two of the men marched him into the rear office
and secured him with wire TO chair, while the
other two robbed the safe. The burglars were ey-
IDENTITY well informed TO the workings of the
office, for the safe uninjured and had been
opened by the combination.
While the four were securing Speer in the office,
two more held up Brown, who was oiling motor.
Brown secured with wire to post OF the car
and threatened with death If he made noise.
The then Joined their companions In the office.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-13
THOUGHT TO BE SUICIDE.

Asbury Park. Aug. II (SpeciaD.-The dead body
OF Edward Hulick, a motorman employed by the
trolley company. was found this morning in a stall
in his fathers stable. There is considerable mys-
terry as to the cause of the mans DEATH but II is
believed that he committed suicide by poisoning,
for an empty bottle which had contained laudanum
found near the barn. An Inquest will be held
by Coroner Flock.