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New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
JERoME's WORK Up TO DATE.
IN POLICY CASES HE FAILED TO GET AS
MANY CONVICTIONS AS PHILBIN.

On the of his departure for three weeks
vacation District Attorney jerome gave out figures
showing the business done by his office to date.
When he took office there were S6l prisoners under
Indictment; to-day there are but 406. He has thus
cut down the standing calendar and has kept pace
with the regular business Of his office, there being
but I50 OF the old cases left
The average number Of prisoners in the Tombs
has been steadily decreasing. In January there
were 22 prisoners there: in February 1885, in March,.
1S0: in April 1g7; in May 1G7, and in June 1872 The
average cost a day to the county for the keep of
the prisoners is IL cents each.
The average of convictions and acquttals by jury
trial has 96g9 convictions and 63Ql acquittals.
: compared with the last six months of Mr.. Phil
bins administration these llsufeS 90 not show UP
fayorably the office. under Mr.. Phbin. getting 4G7
per cent of convictions 5326 per of acquit-
tails. The ratio Of business disposed of compared
with the incoming business is 1888, while under AIr
Philbin II was -07I6 which shows that nearly per
business has been brought into the office
policy cases III have been disposed of-S2 conyic-
rions and 10 acuUitIsiS. In the last six months OF
the previous administration of 81 cases there We're
% convictions and acquittals, showing decidedly
in favor Of Mr. Phbin.
Mr.. Jerome leaves the city to-day for a tour
through the West First he goes to Amherst Col
lege. his alma mater. where he will deliver ad-
dress. From Amherst he will journey TO Denver
and then to Colorado Springs, where, July > he
will deliver address the State Bar AssoCia-
ton. After visiting other cities in Colorado, he
will return by way of Chicago and PttSburg In
NT. Jeromes absence. First Assistant District At
torney Schurmdn would naturally he acting District
Attorney, but Mr.. SChurman also goes away his
vacation. Assistant District Attorney Rand will
act in Mr. Jerome'S place until the latter's
Nj Schurman is to be away two months and in
tends visiting Europe. starting some time next
mo
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
TO ABANDON BAISLEE'S POND.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
IT BE CUT OUT OF BRooKLYN'S
MATER SUPPLY.

Samuel Hendriekson. assistant sanitary super
intendent OF the Department of Health, Borough
of Queens whose office is at Jamaica, Long
Island has made an examination of Baisleys ;
Pond at Jamaica, and recommends TO Commits
sioner Dougherty OF the Department of Water
Supply, Gas and Electricity that the use of this
pond and the streams that empty into it be dis
continued as u part of the Brooklyn water sup
ply MIR. Hendrickson examined the pond az
the request of John NJ. Smith. superintendent Of
conduits and reservoirs. who is now under
charges Of neglect OF duty in connection with
the pollution Of Baisley's and Remsen's ponds.
No one in the Water Department can divine the
purpose of Mr.. Smith in asking for this eNam-
nation by the Department Of Health, as its re-
port confirms the charge made by Mr. Dough-
erty that this source of water supply is pol
luted. Whether not Commissioner Dough
erty VIII abandon BaiSleY'S Pond. as recon-
G3ended. could not be learned yesterday He
has the matter under consideration, and does
nots intend 10 jump at any hasty conclusion.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
acies. and had received money in consider.

able sums.
The woman, it is also charged. deceived Charitable
organizations in Philadelphia into giving r.
money saying that she and her husband who Az.
the parents of five children, were sickIy
In the suit. il will appear. the company got sv,
dence that the woman was not a passenger 4,
the car wrecked but the following IN "'
Detective Brown. of Phila delphia located ba- =;
Union Hill where she had taken up apartrents :. ~
No. 9i4 HackenSack Plank Road. The rajIroaS "a
fcials had her indicted last Tuesday by the grsn5
jury in the county where the alleged ofenrs NJ
committed When arrested she said she was os ns
in the that was wrecked, but on the one .be.
followed il. She said she approached b1-
lawyer. who told her 10 say that she was on -be
that had the accident. that thew VOLS
make a lot of money. She also declares that So
was told that the doctors end would be fixed m
If she slammed injuries up
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
GIRL LOSES SCALP N FELT NlLL
>-1-NRrB or, COMPANIONS VOLUNTEER
TO GIVE PARTS OF THEIR SKIN D..
TO SAVE HER LIFE

Miss Mary Afeldt. a nineteen-year-old M"
lucrative, who is employed in the American
Felt Company's large factories near or -
ter had terrible experience yesterday. Nni'e
attending a loom she stopped down to oil IT, ana
in rising up again her hair caught in the gear.
The girl was dragged into the fast reVoiVlhs
cogs which tore all of her hair from her heao
and then ripped her scalp off. The loss OF hei
scalp freed her from the machine and undouot-
edy saved her life.
John Deadly an employe of the mill, hearo
the girls screams and ran to her assistance. lie
found her lying unconscious on the floor with
the blood flowing from her head With other
employees of the mill he carried her to her nome
and then sent for DR.. W. J. Sheehan When the
doctor arrived and announced that the only
way to save Miss Affeldt's life would be by SKIN
grating a score or more of the girls employed
at the mill volunteered at once to assist In
the operation by sacrificing pieces OF ther Skin
DR. Sheehan bandaged the young woman s mead.
and when il begins to heal he Will call upon the
other girls of the mill to furnish the cutlcle
for the grating. The doctor said that II was
too early yet to begin the grating
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
FINISHING NEW BRIDGE CABLES
THIS IMPORTANT PART OF THE WORK
Will. END SATURDAY

The John A. Roebling's Sons company will COM
r,iete the cables for the Williamsburg Bridge by
Saturday Of this week. The stringing of the wires
viii he finished Thursday. buJ the cables will
have 10 be compressed and incasei in a steel cover
ing
This work will occupy two days. Under the ex-
tension Of time granted by Bridge Commissioner
Tandeuthal. the cables ought have been COM
Eleted by April II The company to forfeit
$3.50 for every day after April q until the work
VAS finished. On Saturday sixty-eight days viii
have elapsed since April =. The Roebling company
viii be obliged forfeit S5S 0tl unless part
Teniitted by the Bridge Commissioner. The COM
pany has. IL asserts done the best it could. and
Will ask that part all Of the penalties be not
collected. The contract ought 10 have been COM
pleted by October 21 A six months extension
granted by the Commissioner Another extension
WAS requested April Z. when the six months
had expired. but this denied. II is declared
BY the bridge officials that the Roeoling people
were extremely dilatory in starting their work
and that although the contract ought have been
finished October q the first wire was not strung
until November q following.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
TORONTO STRIKE ENDED.
COMPROMISE REACHED AFTER ARRIVAL
OF MILITIA IN THE CITY.

Toronto Ont. June 2$.-The street railway com
pany made attempt run its cars this morning
About sixteen hundred militiamen arrived mere
during the early morning from the annual encamp-
nent at Niagara -on-the-Lake. and were quartered
at the armories
The strike practically ended bv the signing
the afternoon of the following compromise III
behalf of the employees and the company:
The wage scale. which established by the
company last Friday, to stand until July l: In tne
mean time the employees may hold meeting 70 De
called under the auspices of the Board or lrahe
Committee and if the majority of the regular ana
relief men by ballot substitute the scale OF
IS cents hour for the first year of service ana
cents thereafter. the company will substitute 1t
for the present scale. - .
The company will not interfere with the freedom
of the railway employees to organize under any
form a constitution. but the company declines TO
give recognition the union to receive grleV-
arce committee from the union hut any employe
who may have been suspended dismissed, or
who may have any other grievance, shall have the
right of appeal in person to the general man
The offer of the company was to pay from il
cents to y cents hour, according to the num-
Der OF years in continuous service.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
CAPTAIN GORH4N TRANSFERRED
SUPPOSED TO BE RESULT OF TILT WITH
PARK COMMISSIONER EUsTIs.

Captain Gorma1 yesterday transferred from
The Bronx Park precinct the Union Marfet sta
ton The transfer was announced by CommiS
soner Partridge. who said that Captain William
Schllts Of the Union Market station, would take
Gorman's place.
The transfer Is believed have been caused b.
2 clash on Sunday between German and Park
Commissioner Eusts. In Bronx Park. which the
latter who denies that he complained Of the police
captain describes follows:
1t was the first Sunday that public park con-
TO see how the public was faIlnE. / rode along
the PATH was horseback-untii came to the
police had kept the children back. watched the
proceedings f0r 4 short time when ] finally saw
man standing near the bandStanui s!aFIed 10
ride to them. Just as ] started captain Cor
bride ordered me to stop. ] looked down at the
captain and asked him IL he knew whom he was
talking to He looked up ana saiG on i, yo' - ape b
did not recognize before. and he replied that
he had not, 1 then told him he had better wear wear
glasses then told Captain GorIran mat Ii iiaa
heard that there had been some MISUNDERSTANDING
as to who was in charge at the park and and asked I.
him who was really in charee OF ule police., ne
replied that he was, and that he proposed sirlhs
orders. / asked him if he was not aware that the
charter conferred upon tne farK ConliillSsIoheI
absolute control of the police while they We're on
duty in the parks. He replied that ne was not
aware of the provision. With that ro0e on
Mr. Partridge said he had transferred Captain
German for the good of the service Mr.. Eustis
the mark superintendents and the police. He had
written 10 Commissioner Partridge asking him to
issue orders that the Park commissioners should
direct park policemen, but none had been issued
The charter. Mr.. Eustis holds. gives the commits
sioners this right He said that the park policemen
did not do their duty properly. 1t was not infre-
half dozen policemen congregated III one
| place. They got together talked and did not at
nd 10 work
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
POLICE BLAME FIRE COMMISSIONER.
SAY THEY CANNOT STOP PREMATURE cBI-EBRA-
TIoN OF THE FOURTH WHEN HE ISSUES
EARLY PERMITS FOR SALE OF
TIREMORKS.

officials Of the Police Department declared yes
terGay that II impossible TO prevent the prema
ture celebration of the Fourth Of July by the an
moving discharge of fireworks in the streets OF the
CITY so long as the Fire Commissioner persisted in
granting permits for the sale of fireworks weeks in
advance OF the national holiday. How go
ing to stop children from setting off fireworks
when hundreds of shops have fireworks display ed
for sale in their windows? asked official in Null
berry-st. yesterday
Il understand he continued. that the alder
men will take the usual action to authorize the
use of fireworks in the streets the Fourth. but
we have official notice yet. 1t Is violation
the city ordinance. Of course. to discharge fire
works IN the streets, and 1t is great annoyance
to many thousands OF people to have firecrackers
popping away until late hours at night weeks be
fore the Fourth, but what the police to do? If
policeman arrests a small boy for setting off fire
crackers the magistrate discharges the boy. and
tells the officer that he might be in better business
than prosecuting children who patriotic Every
boy who goes to school with pennies in his
pocket passes shops with fireworks displayed in
the windows. If the shops have license TO sell
the fireworks he naturally thinks he has the right
to buy and the fireworks Anyhow. there is
the constant temptation, and that is much for
the small boy. whether he cares rap for the
Declaration OF Independence not.
The 10 stop the nuisance OF fireworks in
advance of the Fourth Is to issue licenses to sell
only the Fourth the day before the Fourth.
ahead. ] believe the licenses were not granted as
early usual this year, and for that reason The
boys of the city did not begin keeping people awake
nights. soaring horses and starting small fires
early in May. they did last year. We have had
fewer complaints this year about the fireworks
nuisance. less than a score OF them altogether.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24

THEIR COUNSEL. APPEAL. DECLARES THEY
ARE DISTRICT OFFICERS.

THEIR COUNSEL. IN APPEAL. DECLARES THEY
ARE DISTRICT OFFICERS
1t appears that there Is to be more litigation in
the dispute whether the gistrates appointed
by Mayor Van Wyck a year ago or those elected
in the fall legally entitled to sit in Brooklyn.
The Court Of Appeals declared that the law under
which the elected magistrates took office was I'M
constitutional. The decision rendered on de-
nlurrer raised to the complaint in the lower courts
Now it is declared that the vital point in the
case not argued. and James p Judge. counsel
for the elected magistrates, yesterday filed with
the County Clerk of Kings County a notice of ap-
peal TO the Appellate Division from the decision of
Justice Keogh in the suit of the State of New
York against Magistrates Dooley Higginbot tha M
Furlong Manner and ORey. The appeal is filed
on behalf of J. Lott Nostrand, William Kramer
William Watson. William Brennan. Walter l..
Durack and Raymond V. Ingersoli the elected mag
istrates. who forced off the bench, after
ing five months. by the decision of the Court of
Appeals. Speaking of his ground for action. Mr..
Judge said yesterday:
The Court of Appeals held that the legisla ture
had power TO enact law providng for the cleo
1iou of ma gstrateS by districts. 1t conceded
substantially before Justice keogh that the magis-
trates had jurisdiction over the entire city, but
the contention now is that they district ma g
istrates. We are relying on Section II of the con-
stltution which says that the legislature shall
have to provide for the election by districts
Of magistrates and justices of the peace.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
FRANCHISE FOR HUDSON TUNNEL.
APPLICATION TO THE RAPID TRANSIT COM
MISSION FROM THE NETWORK AND
NEW-JERsEY TUNNEL COMPANY


President Orr and Controller Grout, of the
Rapid Transit Commission, had a conference
Yesterday with William q. McAdoo. president
of the New-York and New-Jersey Railroad COM
pany, which asked the Rapid Transit COM
mission for permission to complete Its iuTl'el
under the North River between Jersey CITY ana
Manhattan and build d terminal station at
Christopher and Tenth SITS The Newly ork ana
New-Jersey company is the old HUDSON f'l>e'
Tunnel Company recently reorganized, with MI
MCAdoo as president, for the purpose OF com
pIeting the old project of tunnel between Man
haitian and Jersey City. One of the directors
of the New-Yorl and New-Jersey company is W.
G Oakrnan who is president of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company the operating company
of the rapid transit subway. His presence IN
both companies has prompted the suggestion
that there may be traffic arrangements between
the Interborough company and the NeW-H ork
and New-Jersey company, which VIII enabie Ger
tain cars running up and down the SUBWAY -
go through the Hudson River tunnel Wl'hou'
change.
About four thousand feet of the old Hudson
River tunnel already has been constructed IN
the list of directors are in addition TO Mr.. OAK
man and Mr.. MCAdoo, Edmund G converse
Henry A. Murray. Charles W. King. John W
Mccullough. Elbert II. Gary, of the Steel trust:
Anthony y. Brady. John G- Williams. president
of the Seaboard Air Line; i. +. {. Young, 1oaEld
Young. Frederick B. Jennings and Charles n.
Russell. The companys chief engineer Is
Charles NJ Jacobs. who is also engineer OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel
The company has asked for franchise on
somewhat the same terms as the PennsyI@vall'. @
tunnel. MeSSrs. Orr, tSrout ana McAuoo taIheu
over the franchise terms for about two houfS
yesterday afternoon, and adjourned without
coming 10 any conclusion Colonel Mclean. en-
gineer of the Finance Department, and Mr.. Rice.
assistant chief engineer of the rapid transit tun-
mel attended the conference.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
ESCAPES IMPRISONMENT By DYING.

CONVICTED OF LARCENY. OLD MAN sUCCUMBs AS
SENTENCE is ABOUT TO BE PRONOUNCED.
An old man. R. G. Adolph Wolf escaped a sem
tence of imprisonment by dying suddenly yesterday
afternoon in his home, No. 81 Merchandise. New
ark He charged in Indictment by the
Essex County Grand Jury with the larceny of
1000 worth of hides. the property of his former en-
ployers Ledenbach Co. Seventh-ave. for whom
he had been superintendent for fifteen years.
When first arraigned in court before Judge Skin
ner Wolf pleaded guilty to the Indictment. He
afterward entered plea OF not guilty. but again
pleaded guilty. He said that he had stolen
hides, but had only checked them at extra weight
Wolf in the room of the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions at Newark yesterday morning waiting for
Judge Skinner pass him At
he went home to luncheon He retired to his room
where his daughter found him unconscious. When
DR.. S. Z. Robertson arrived the dead
An autopsy will be held.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
TIRR4NT G co. SOLD AT AUCTION.
RECEIVER SELLS BUSINESS THROWN INTO
LITIGATION BY FATAL FIRE AND
EXPLOSION.

BY an order of the Supreme Court. William E
Curtis receiver at No 81 Jay-st, yesterday sold at
auction the drug business Of Tarrant & Co, which
was established in 1884. and went into litigation
after the explosion of chemicals and the fatal fire
at its factory in Warren-st. The sale, which was
conducted by AuctoEeer Martin f. Hatch. OF No.
III Broadway. included all the property and effects
held by the receiver. except cash on hand ana In
hank bills and accounts receiva bic and fire nsur
ance and real estate claims. The bidding opened
at $500. ard continued until II reached $2l-
I50 WI property knocked down TO Max
]. Breiteubach president of patent medicine
company. at No % NarTen-st. tie VIII take pos
session OF the business on june 30.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
SAID TO FAVOR ACCIDENT THEORY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SMITH ENDS VISITS
TO GREAT NECK-DETECTITE FIELDSS
LABORS THERE NEARLY FINISHED.

TO GREAT NECK-DETECTIvE FIELDs'S
LABORs THERE NEARLY FINISHED.
Good Ground. Long Island, June 23-Coroner
John Nugent came here from Southampton this
morning TO attend Miss Oracle Foster, the SIX
teen-year-old sister of Clarence Foster. VINO
was drowned in Tiana Bay on June - and VINO
is dangerously i'll with pneumonia. When asked
what progress was being made in the investl-
CATION into the death of Miss Lawrence ana
Foster the coroner said that nothing had peeh
brought to light in the last few days, and that
he did not think there was any possibility OF
Disbrow ever testifying a witness at the IN
quest The coroner made this statement aI'ef
a conference with Detective Fields of the Pm
lerton agency, who has been employed by DIS
trict Attorney Livingston Smith to run down
every CleW that would in any way solve the
mystery surrounding the death of the two young
people. :. ,,;
Detective Fields has seen every person IN TINS
nlace who knew the habits of both young men
and the girl and it is said that he Is nearly mn
ished and that he will soon give VolumlnouS
report of his ten days Investigations to DIS
triCt Attorney Smith.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
4 NOVEL ELECTRIC CAR.
DRIVEN BY A STORAGE BATTERY-To RUN
ON RAILS OR A COMMON ROAD

DRIVEN BY a STORAGE BATTERY-To RUN
ON RAILS OR A COMMON ROAD
Worcester Mass. June % (SpeciaD-H. L. Still
man. treasurer of the American Automobile Wheel
Company, of New-York has been In Bolton several
days looking for place to build an electric road.
Mr.. Stman went tho road from Stow to
Bolton and much pleased with it He is
planning to build road in this section. He is
looking for place about ten miles long on which
to lay the Edison & Stillman electric road
The cost of building this road an ordinary
highway is 5000 mile. Each car has a storage
ba ttery and no overhead wire is used
Mr.. Stillman is the inventor of the wheels that
will be used on the system. Each wheel has two
rubber tires. and Is made so 1t run either on
a rail or a common highway. He is also the
inventor of the rail that will be used. 1t is light
Mr. Stillman is enthusiastic his Inventions
He says the greatest efficiency in the Stillma
wheel is In its adhesion to steel rails. is well
known that car drive wheel operating on "a steel
rail requires weight Of not less than two tons to
secure sufficient adhesion to prevent slipping
while in the Stiman wheel an equal adhesion Is
weigh from eight tons upward. Locomotives weigh
much more. car of two tons weight can be
gers as the electric car weighing eight tons. by
using the new wheel
w. S Mallory vice-president of the Edison Stor-
age Battery Company, said Yesterday that Mr.
Edison was not connected with the organization
mentioned in the foregoing dispatch. Mr. Still
has begun negotiations for Edison accumu-
lators for his proposed road; but in reply the
manufacturers have said that there must be some
delay, inasmuch they wish to supply the demand
for batteries for automobiles first. 1t is doubtful
whether NJ. StiHrnans order can be hlled before
next year Mr.. Mallory believes, however, that
the new battery can be more advantageously used
tor propelling streetcars than lead batteres-whch
have now been practically abandoned. Renewed
TO operate electric cars with storage bat
within the next two three years.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
AN 4IE TO WIFE AND BABY.
HUSBAND AND FATHER. INSANE. TRIED TO
KILL BOTH.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Dover Del. June Gas a result of murderous
assault on his wife and their ten months old baby
Jacob Rillen a farmer residing Viola, DEL
is in prison awaiting the result Of the injuries
of his wife and child. killen had been suffering
from temporary insanity for several days. He
seized an axe early this morning, and, while the
rest OF the family sleeping, struck his wife
and child several blows the head and face, al
most killing them before assistance arrived. One
OF the daughters rushed into the room, attracted
by the screams, and seized the bloody as the
father was in the act of striking another blow
After committing the deed kiIlen took his gun
self up and was secured by Sheriff Reedy, who
M here
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
WIFE. SHOT. SAYS TWAS ACCIDENT

HUSBAND ACCUSED OF SHOOTING TRIES
To KILL HIMSELF.
Topeka Kan. June 2S.-Matron Lowe Of the Re-
form School lies unconscious the hospital with
two bullet wounds through her abdomen. and there
is hope of her recovery. Her husband, J. c Lowe
who has slight bullet wound in his head is in
prison, charged with the shooting. The shots were
heard by Waterman last night. and he found
Mrs. Lowe the floor, exclaimng: 1T an
accident. 1t accident
In a few moments she became unconscious. Lowe
said that the shooting accidental. Near by
lay revolver with four empty chambers.
Lowe is graduate of the State Normal School
and IS school teacher well known in Kansas
His father is wealthy Stockman of Prescott
Kan. and is chairman of the Republican County
Central Committee. Mrs. Lowe formerly was a
school teacher. Lowe is thrty-two years old, and
his wife thirty. They have two small children.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
PROPERTY OWNERS MUST HELP PAY

justice Gaynor. in the Supreme Court. Brooklyn
yesterday denied the application of John Gilgar a
taxpayer, Tor a writ of nandamus enjoining the
board OF Estimate and Apportionment from plac-
ing sO000o0 OF the cost of proposed stree, exton
Sons 81 us upon the property owners benefited instead
On lhe city decided by the old Board of puh
nc improvements. Justice Gaynor declares that
tle ooeS not see how he interfere as the civ
posed action ~ ~ 'Ae pro-