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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
no WORK FOR BOWERY GANG.
Contractor who'd Told the Mission He'd
Take Them Gets Italians Instead.

A crowd OF about hundred homeless
wanderers gathered al the Bowery Mission
on Tuesday evening and marched from
there TO the Cortlandt street ferry. They
expected to 60 to Altoona. Pa. to work
under contractor who il doing some
grading for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The contractor met them at the ferry. but
would not hire them because he had al
ready engaged a gang OF Italians,
An advertisement for laborers had been
printed in d morning newspaper and Messrs.
Clark and Mailman Of the Bowery Mission
offered to furnish men. They were told to
go ahead.
After the contractor had turned them
down the men were marched back to the
Bowery Mission. where they had coffee and
sandwiches, but the institution couldn't
furnish beds and all hands had to hustle
for sleeping. quarters.
The mission authorities are disturbed
over the matter and are determined to Sc
cure work for the men. A deal is on now
with man who is having some grading
done on a country place up the State. Ii
IL likely that many OF the men will get
work there in the course Of a few days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
FOR KILLING NICHOLAS FISH.
Trial OF Sharkey Begun and Soon to Re
Finished.

Thomas j. Sharkey, a private detective.
who is indicted for manslaughter in the first
degree for killing Nicholas Fish. the banker ,
was put on trial yesterday before Justice
Davy in the Supreme Court. The jury
box was filed and Assistant District At
torney Clarke made his opening speech,
which took him eight minutes. From
what he said it was inferred that the jury
will be asked TO consider charge Of man
slaughter in the second degree because
there was no premedit alton and no weapon
was used. Mr.. Clarke said that the prose-
cution's case would probably be finished
by tonight, and Sharkey's lawyers said
that they would need about two hours.
Mr.. Fish. "A brother of Stuyvesant Fish.
went on Sept. 10 into II saloon al Thirty
fourth street and Eighth avenue, kept by
a man named Erhardt. He was accom-
panied by three women, one Of them
janitress. He had been drinking After
awhile Sharkey,wh knew one Of tho women,
joined the ATTY in back room and he and
Fish quarreled. The prosecut ion story
is that Sharkey followed Fish to the door
and struck him a blow that felled him.
Fish's skull was fractured against stone
step. Sharkey says that Fish fell because
he was drunk and denies hitting Fish.
Fish died in the Roosevelt Hospital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
BRIDGE CAR CAIGHT FIRE
Passengers Made Dangerous Escape "a
Roadway ObOti, Injured.

Passengers oman early morning Bridge
train bound for this side had an exciting
experience yesterday. The train was Of
two cars and was well filed with passengers.
The train was on the incline about 100
feet east Of the Brooklyn tower when the
passengers in the front of the train saw
the controller box enveloped in sheet OF
blue flame and Motorman Henry LEM
tumble backward against the door
Tho train came to sudden stop and the
passengers in the first car in excteme mt
scrambled for the windows Most Of them
climbed out and swung themselves to the
roadway by the suspension rods. The
entire train was empted in few minutes,
Fortunately, no one was injured in the rush,
A lot OF the passengers thus dumped out
boarded trolley cars bound for Manhattan
and objected to paying another fare Some
refused to pay and got of and walked
Policeman StcfIens put the fire out with
a hand grenade, and the train was pushed
over to this side and back to Brooklyn by
the one following il, Tho engineers said
the trouble was caused by fuse blowing
out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
YOUNG GIRL KEPT PRISONER.
GRAVE CHARGES MADE AGAINST
THREE HARLEM YOUTHS.
Accused Of AbductinE l4.Year.Old Elsie
Rickcrt--WOman In whose House They
Kept Her Told the POiice-She
says Another Girl Led Her Astray.

Three young men were held for exam-
police court yesterday on the charge of
abducting fourteen year-old Elsie Rick
ert Of 3O3 East 18th street An addi-
tional charge Of felony was made against
one Of the prisoners. Each was held in
5000 bail for examination by Magistrate
Zeller tomorrow.
The girl left her home on last Friday
afternoon. She didn't return that night
and her mother asked the police to look
for her. They learned that she and an
other girl had met two men on the after
noon that she disappeared, but could not
find where they had gone
They got track Of her on Monday, when
Jennie Turnberger Of 2078 Eighth avenue
was brought to the Harlem police court
by her mother, who asked that the girl be
committed to the Gerry society. Mrs.
Turnterger said that her daughter had
been away from home for two days and
would not tell where she had been
The girl told the Gerry agents that two
young men had det aimed her for two nj ghts
She gave the names Of the men and said
that Elsie Rickert, with whom she had met
the young men, was still with them. The
police and Gerry agents made an effort to
find the young men. but couldn't.
Mrs. Anna Farley, who keeps a board
ins house at i72 East i2Oth street, went o
the East l2eth street station late on Tuesday
night and notified the police that two
young men were OBTAINING girl in room
at her house.
Detectives Mooney and Boyle went
to the house and found the Rickert girl
with two men. who said they were Charles
Lewis Of 22sO Second avenue and Thomas
Doran of l72 East l20th ST. Lewis told tie
p)lice he had hired the room two weeks
ago:
only speak German, but at the station she
and Lewis on Friday afternoon with the
Turnberger girl land that the four had spent
most of the night riding on elevated trains.
The girl said that she didn't want to go
with the men, but had yielded to the Turn
berger girls persuasions. II got 80 late.
she said, that she was afraid to go home
The following day, she said, she was
10 street. by Lewis. DesseGu, sho de-
clared had ASA ulted her. Then on Sun
day she was taken 20 the l2G street boaro-
ing house and kept there by Lewis. Doran
was brought to the house on Tuesday
night. According TO the girl Lewis took
her down town with him on Monday and
got her job in the place where he works.
The police found Desseau and arrested
him. When arraigned In court the pris-
oners, none OF whom Is over 20 years. re-
fused to make any statement. The addi-
tiorlal charge was made against Desseau.
Mrs RickeTt who il a widow In poor cir
cumstances. declared hat Elsie had feared
the Turnberger girl and had tried To keep
away from her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
GHOOLGIRL KILLED M TRAIN.
Retained consciousness Until she Reached
the HOsIDitaI.

YoNKERs, y. Y, Dec. i7.-Miss Lola Irv-
ing Leonard. 10 years old, a student az the
high school was crushed beneath the whee =
Of a train at the Park Hill station of the
Putnam railroad last night, and sustained
injuries from which she died few hours
later in s., Josephs Hospital.
Miss Leonard was preparing for Nassar.
She was studious, and yesterday remained
in her class room, studying, long after
the class had left She then went to the
home of Miss Boote on Livingston avenue
TO take her history lesson. That over. Miss
Leonard walked, in the storm, over to the
Park Hill station and attempted to board
the 5:2s train Sac fell between the cars
and both legs were crushed. the left one
being badly mangled.
The suffering girl was taken into the wait
ing room and cared for until the arrival
Of an ambulance from 81. Joseph's Hospi-
tai She was quite conscious and talked to
those around her. who were trying to re
lieve her. She was taken to the hospital
and her family was notified.
The physician found that II would be
necessary TO amputate her left leg and the
operat ion was performed. The shock and
the loss Of blood. however, had been 40
severe that she could not rally and at 9i5
she died.
c. W. Quick. the station agent, gave the
following description of the accident: =.
Il saw the 5:2S train come in and when II
started TO pull out there was not soul On
the platform. entered my Office and v as
working on my reports when | heard q
scream l ran out and heard a second
scream but could see no one and the train
was still moving. Some one ON the tram
must have heard the scream for the train
stopped, The injured girl lay some fifteen
feet to the south of the platform The
wheels Of the rear car had passed over her.
The train crew carried her into the waiting
room. She was quite conscious and told
US her name and address.
when the faKman took of his over.
coat and placed it beneath her head she
said: Don't do that. Youll have to go
out in the rain again and you'll get wet.
We got a piece of cord and bound up the
left limb above where il was crushed. In
the meantime had called up st. Joseph :
ambulance. ] never saw such a pluckv
exhibition as that young girl gave. and she
never lost consciousness all the time
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
CROWD At THE VIEW PRISON.
Mayor Low an Early visitOr-The Catholic
chanel Most Attractive.

chapel Most Attractive.
The new Tombs Prison was formally
opened yesterday and more than 5000
persons visited the big jail, although only
1900 invitations had been sent out. City
officials and politicians who had been in
vited brought friends with them. Among
the callers were Mayor Low. Borough
President Cantor. Lrpenard Stewart
Sheriff Dixie Of Brooklyn and many OF the
Supreme Court Justices. The Board OF
Aldermen and the Grand Jury called in
a body.
The Mayor was an early visitor. lie
arrived at 1880 O'Clock in his automobile
and was taken up seven flights OF stairs
and down again. Not content with that,
he visited the boiler and engine room.
To do this he had 10 walk a l6-inch plank
over part of the basement, which was I'M
completed. While looking at the dynamos
he was introduced to Messrs. Horgan and
Slattery, the Tammany architects who
drew part OF the plans for the interior o'
the building.
The most attractive part OF the prison
was the Catholic chapel on the third moor.
Mrs. q. Stanton Floyd-Jones gave the
altar and Mrs. Iselin, Mrs. Thomas + Ryan,
Miss Mary Howell. Mrs. John q, O'keefe.
Mrs. T.. ID. Clark and Mrs. J Henry Hsggerty
were among the others who helped to FUR
with flowers sent by the prison branch
OF the Associated Catholic Charities.
All the visitors yesterday were received
at the door by Warden Van de Carr and
Commissioner of Correction Hynes. A
great many women were present
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
OTSEGO BASS ~ GILL NETS.
Game Protector SELVES Nearly 1000 Feet
Of Net. but the Fishermen Escape.

CoorERsTowN. n. Y, Dec i7.-Gamc Pro-
tec,or Truax and deputies have been pa
trolling the waters of Otsego lake for two
or three nights in an effort TO capture fisher
men who. under cover Of darkness, have
taken hundreds of pounds Of Otsego bass
and other fish by means OF gill nets, in viola
ton Of the law. The officers have seized
nearly 1900 feet Of net. some Of which con-
tanned quantities Of fish. In long and ex-
citing race the fishermen eluded the officers,
who were poor oarsmen and gave up the
chase.
Otsego bass are found only in Otsego
Lake and are particularly delcctabe to the
taste. James Fenimore Cooper, the
novelist, in his writing says Of them -The
world has no better fish than the bass Of
Otsego II unites the richness of tho shad
to the firmness OF the salmon The sur
face Of the lake is now freezing, and this
will prevent net casting for several months.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
HER (REWS FATE tNkNOWN.
Schooner Maggie q. Hart Newly Reported
Derelict,

The Atlas liner Allegheny. in yesterday
from West Indian ports, discovered an
unreported derelict on the upper Florida
coast on Sunday She is the three mas ed
schooner Maggie G. Hart, which sailed from
Jacksonville for New York on Nov. %
with cargo Of 400 600 feet of hard pine
lumber. She was owned by the Yates and
Porterield Trading Company Of this city,
news Of her crew Of seven men, including
her skipper, Capt. Orlando c. Welt. deep
sea veteran Of Portland, Me, and Mate
Rennie Thornton of Fall River.
The derelict was waterlogged, her main
mast was broken OF at the deck, her jib-
boom was broken and seas we're breaking
over her forward. II is probable that
the crew were taken of by a passing vessel
Coastwise shippers usually stick 10 lumber
carrier, which floats on her cargo a long
time, and wait for help. rather than risk
the peril Of the sea in a yawl.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
AGED MEN STARvE TOGETHER.
One septuaG enarian brother Found Dead,
the Other Dying by His Side.

The attention of the Brooklyn police
was called yesterday afternoon to the
destitute condition Of Michael Buthren,
Is years old, and Jacob Buthren, 81 years
old, brothers, who live in little shoe shop
In the rear OF the house al ESQ Gates avenue.
Ms. Caroline Heiser, the occupant Of the
Gates avenue house, notified Police Head
quarters by telephone that the aged broth.
era were suffering. from exposure and star
walton.
The police, in the wagon Of the Gates
avenue station, hurried to the house and
found the old men lying on a wretchei
pallet, Michael dead and Jacob in q half
conscious condition. Both were terribly
emaciated.
The living man was sent 10 the Cumber-
land street hospital, where it is thought
that he cannot recover
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
DIVORCE SUIT REOPENED.
Jehin.Prume Says He Was Taken Sick
while fastening to Defend II.

Supreme Court Justice Maddox, in Special
Term. Brooklyn. yesterday allowed the
suit for absolute divorce. in which judg-
ment was granted by default to Mrs.
Blanche l.. Jehin- Prume against her hus-
band, p. T. Jehn-Prume, to be reopened
to permit the defendant TO fight it,
In his petition the defendant alleges
that ne was served with the papers In the
suit while In spa, Belgium: that Ina
Immediately started for New YORK, and while
on his way here he became i'll. He was
taken to the home Of friend In Pawtucket ,
X. l., where he was confined to his room
for thrty-four days. Affidavits from Dr.
Nazairc Edward Ponten ST, Germaine. the
physician in attendance at Pawtuckct,
and the nurse in charge of the patient
accompanied tho petition
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
To Elect . CoadJutsr for bishop s,arkey.

EAST ORANGE, Dec. i7.-Bishop Thomas
A. starkey announced to-day that the
special convention OF the Protestant Epis-
copal Church in the diocese of Newark
to elect Bishop Coadjutor would he held
in Christ Church, East Orange, on Tues
day. Jan. 20. Among those who have been
mentioned as candidates for the Office are
the Rev. DR.. Alexander Mann, rector OF
Grace Church. Orange. and Archdeacon
Of Newark; the Rev, Edwin A. White. of
Christ Church, Bloomfield; the Rev. Or.
Lindsley of st. Paul's Church, Boston,
president Of the House Of Deputies OF the
General Convention, and the Rev. DR..
II: H: Nelson Of 81. Peters Church.
Philadelphia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18

Result Of = Decision l'phoidIng . section
Of the Charter.

Commissioner Of Corrections Hynes or
dered the release yesterday of i9s prisoners
in the Bhckwells Island workhouse. Of
whom las were women. The order was
the result Of an Appellate Division decision
unfolding the constitutionality Of section
10 Of the City Charter.
Tie section provides that a person COM
mitted for public intoxication. vagrancy
or disorderly conduct must be dischar ged
after Ave days II it in his first offence within
two years; after twenty dogs II II ia his
second offence. and that II he has been
committed two or more times previously
he cannot be held for more than twice the
term of his lat commitment.
Justice Truax In the Supreme Court
decided that this was unconstitutional
but the Appellate Court disagreed with
him
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
VAULT FOR POLICE RECORDS.
Pictures and Clippings About Crooks VIII
He Kept In fireprOof storage.

Police Commissioner Partridge yester-
day ordered Chief Clerk Kipp to have pre-
pared speciticat ions for a fireproof vault in
which the criminal records Of the Detective
Bureau may be stored. Detective Ser geant
William p Sherid who has char &c OF the
records, recently called the attention of
the Commissioner to the need Of such a
cali net.
The files contain more than a million
and half Of newspaper clippings. 10000
photographs and 1000 negatives. The
clippings and some Of the photographs are
filed away in envelopes and a z. sat guam
THY Of them he's been destroyed BY rat 5 and
mice. fire in the photographing room
on the top floor of Police Headquarters.
where the pictures Of crooks are taken for the
rogues' z lllery. a few years ago destro, ed
many negatives that could not be re-
placed. fire in the record room OF the
Detective Bureau would cause irreparable
damage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
hfLLED ~ DESEHf Elm.
sentry AT Fort sheridan Murdered by Two
Prisoners He Had In CHARGE.

CHICAGO, Dec IL While a large de-
tail was securing the country all day Mon
day to recapture Roger Hamburger. a Fort
Sheridan sentry, who was thought to have
deserted in company with two military
prisoners, the soldier himself lay dead on the
beach Of Lake Michigan. where his desperate
prisoners had left him murdered when they
took to flight Two hunters found the body
Of the sentry yesterday hidden In a clump
OF bushes not half a mile from the post
guardhouse.
Hanberger's body was discovered on
the spot where the encounter with the de-
serters had taken place. His gun was
gone and his pockets had been rihed Of
every valuable. The two deserters, Coz p raj
Christian Walker Of Company G, Twentieth
Infantry, and John Hollenbcrg, a private
in Company l. OF the same regiment are
still at large.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
MARCHED OFT UNDER FIRE.
school children In . Burning Building
Kept In Order by Their Teachers.

SeuOOt III = nustuulB
Kept In Order by Their Teachers.
A two-story frame building on hill at
500 briggs avenue. Williamsburg. which
the Board OF Education had leased for two
years as branch to Public School No. II
at briggs avenue and North Fifth street,
was badly damaged by a fire yesterday.
There were four class rooms. occupied
by lsO children ranging in age from 7 to 10
years. Mrs Margaret Downing was in
charge. Her class was on the first floor
over the cellar furnace. The other teachers
we're Miss Walden. Miss Gowan and Mrs
Casey.
Soft coal was used TO heat the building
Miss Bowling noticed a strong smell OF
smoke yesterday morning. but she gave il
no attention, because she believed il was
due to the quality Of the coal The children
were dismissed at noon and when they
reassembled In their class rooms an hour
later the smell Of smoke had become
stronger.
Twenty minutes later Miss Do wiling
saw fire issuing from register In the wall.
She ordered the pupils to stand up and
sent three girls to the other class rooms
with instructions to the teachers to dis
miss the children at once.
Miss Dowling's pupils discovered the
forward, but she Kept them in order until
nearly all had marched from the room
The last few ran out.
Some men in the street saw flames under
the front stoop and turned in an alarm
The firemen found the cellar all abaze
The fire did about 81, 900 damage. Some
of the children lost their coats and hats
The building was formerly a mansion
and was erected about sixty years ago
Peter Blake. a williamsburg contractor
Ii the owner. Many people living in the
| neig hborhood have been afraid Of Are
| and frequently the Board of Education
has been requested to secure a safer build
ing. II Is believed that the building will
not he used again for school purposes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
cart. COIGAN VIII RE TRIED,
Charged Win Allowing PoolscllinE In
Sheepshead Hay Precinct.

Police Commissioner Partridge Yesterday
approved the charges filed on Mon1,y
against Capt, John i, Colgan of the Sheeps-
or.i Bay precinct. by Deputy Commits
rnlor Ebsteln Colgan IL accused OF
failing To enforce the law against poo,.
selling ana oi permitting poolselling in a
hotol on East Seventeenth street. Sheeps-
head Bay.
Colgan has been a policeman for thirty
years and was ono Of the nineteen captains
made nv the York b,ard in ,eno
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
Glens Fails High school Burned.

GLESs FALLS. n. Y. Dec. 1.-THE High
School was totally destroyed this morning
and 800 pupils are to-day without place
TO continue their studies, as every her
school building in the village Is overcro wdet.
The fire Ia supposed to have started from
In 1885 at cost Of $4,000. The insurance
IL SOS 600
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18

Alonzo Dykens, postmaster at Stony
Point, was arraigned before United 81 ates
Commissioner Shields yesterday charged
with misapprorriationg rostoffice funds
Dykens sent for his bondsmen recently ana
told them that he had borrowed from the
Government n different times to meet the
expenses Of his office tot al of s5sO The
bondsmcn made good the short age. Dyken
was allowed Yesterday to 60 on his own
.ccogriIanca He was instruct ed to appear
later and give q 600 hnl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
TO BRIGHTEN the POORs XMAS.
Some contributions which the New York
Flower Mission VII, Welcome.

The New York Flower Mission at lO4
East Twentieth street will be open on Dec.
10, 20, % and % for the reception OF Christi
mas decorations for the island hospitals and
insane asylum. and for delioacies for tene-
ment house sick Christmas cards. ever
greens. popcorn, candy, fruit and jelly
are requested for the FIRST and supplies,
especially Of tea, beef extract. canned
and infirm. To he distributed at their
homes. Colf., 'oyg. games and books
are welcome at Randall's Island and among
very poor tenement house children Con-
tribitions Of money will also be gratefully
received
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18

Hudson Bay Sable Mufis, $50. $50,
SIS, 500, $3.50: extra large, 5000, $3.50;
neck pieces, victorines, msntlss. cspes, at
corresponding prices.
NOTE do no, sell blended or ds rkened n I'd son
Bay Sable. only the genuine natural color.
C. C. SHAYNE, Manufacturer, West
42d St.
Carriage en-, rance iist 81. bet B'way srd 9Th Az
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
Administrator for Robert T.. Hopkins
Estate.

WRITE PLAINS, Dec. IL Surrogate
Silkman to-day appointed the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company temporary ad-
minstrator of the estate OF Major kosert
z. Hopkins, who died II Tarrytown leaving
an estate worth u than Sil ,OCo,OOO
Recently the Court Of Appeals deciced
against the probate Of TIE will and ordered
the facts to be tried before jury in the
Supreme Court here
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
No Night whistles for Perth Amoo,.

PERTH AMBoY. Dec. I7--That the resi-
dents Of this city might sleep undis,urbed.
the City Council has passed an ordinance
prohibiting the blowing Of steam whistles
within the city limits between sP. NJ. and
s A. NJ
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
Canada's p. VI. q. Inspects Man Tubes

sir William Mulock Postmaster ienorai
Of Canada, called Oh Postnas, er Van Colt
at the General Post Office yest erday and
spent about twenty minutes inspecting the
pneumatic tube service. He IL CONSIDERING
inst alling a similar svatem In Toronto