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New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
GIRLS ACCUSE BUILDER.
EX-FIRE COMMISSIONER OF YONKERS
AND WOMAN CHARGED WITH
ABDUCTING THEM

Robert Kelock, ex-Fire Commissioner and
we'll known builder was arragned in the Court
Of Special Sessions at YOnkers yesterday
charged with abducting the fifteen-year-old and
nneteen-year-old daughters of we'll known To-
cal merchant. Carrie Sampson charged
with being an accessory. About four months
ago Kellock's wife died. leaving him with fam
lily of grown children. Later Kelock became
acquainted with the Sampson woman, and
through her with the two girls he is charged
with abducting.
Three weeks ago the girls, Julia and Maggie
Messerschmidt. disappeared from their home. A
week ago they were arrested on the charge OF
stealing IS from their father. They were found
guilty and remanded for sentence, to give the
police a chance to find out where they had been
The girls declared that they had been with hel-
lock and the Sampson woman at hotel IN
Mount Vernon Acting the information sup
piled by the two girls. the Mount Vernon police
arrested Peltier, the hotel proprietor, his
wife and a servant. Kellock and the
woman were arrested on Monday. Yes
terday the case was quickly adjourned for
week on account of the serious illness OF wit
ness. It is said that the two girls have made
confession duplicating a number OF the sons OF
we'll known Yonl1ers families. At least three
young men are known to have left town, one OF
whom sailed for Europe yesterday 1t Is eX-
pected that a number of other arrests Will be
made
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
STOLEN PLANS RECOVERED
TWO MEN, ONE OF WHOM Is CHARGED
WITH THEFT OF HOLLAND BOAT
BLUE PRINTS, ARRESTED.

Detective Sergeants O'Connell- and Pepperted,
Of Captain Titus's staff. yesterday arrested two
san Francisco men, one Of whom is charged
with stealing the blue prints Of the original
plans Of the Holland submarine boat and at
tempting 10 sell them in this city The prison
ers described themselves as George H. Peters,
Of No 2se West Forty-third-st, and John Gra-
ham. dealer in mines and real estate. at No.
80 Broadway, and living al the Rossmore Hotel,
Broadway and Forty-second-st
according 10 the detectives. Peters was en-
pioyed in a confidential capacity IN the office of
he Holland Torpedo Boat Company and the
Union Iron Works. in San Francisco, acting as
stenographer and clerk to the managers Of the
consolidated companies. On April Is, the detec-
rives allege. he gave up his position and left
San Francisco, taking with him the original
blue prints Of the drawings Of the Holland sub
marine boat The blue prints had been in the
hands Of the officials of the Navy Department
They had just been returned TO San Francisco
when Peters. it is alleged, managed to get hold
OF them. Just before he left San Francisco he
met Graham. and the two started for this city.
A day or so after their arrival here they insert
ed advertisements in the newspapers, offering
the blue prints for sale. T. w. Brady, Of No.
100 Broadway, who is an electrical expert con-
nected with the Elizabethport. n. J., works of
the Holland Torpedo Boat Company noticed the
advertisements and informed the company at
San Francisco He communicated with the ad-
Fertisers. with the result that Peters and Gra-
ham are now under arrest,
Peters, IL is said. kept under cover. leaving
the disposing Of the prints 20 Graham. The
latter met Brady at the Hotel Metropole by ap-
pointmsnt on Tuesday afternoon. Graham ex-
plained that he had the complete set of the blue
prints. Including the plans Of the entire ma
chinery. He said that he wanted So 900 for the
set but Brady would not agree 10 pay any
money until he had seen the drawings. Yester-
Gay they met again In the Metropoie where
Graham had hired room. He told Brady that
he was staying there, but the detectives said
ne only hired the room 10 show the drawings in
Before Brady went 10 the hotel he visited
Police Headquarters. and the detectives got a
room adjoining that in which Brady and Gra-
ham met. When the latter arrived at the Met
Iopole he had only few OF the blue prints
with him. Brady insisted on seeing the entire
set, whereupon Graham told him that they had
been sent TO a warehouse at Thirty -fourth-st
and Eighth-ave.
After Brady promised to pay $1,000 for the
blue prints, Graham insisted on receiving the
money In cash. Brady told him that he had
written out check, but that he would go to
the New Amsterdam Bank with him and cash
the check. The two then left the hotel followed
by the detectives. and when the bank was
reached Graham was arrested. Peters was
near by They were locked up at headouar-
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
STOP WORK ON THE BRIDGE.

From The Commercial Advertiser.
Mr. Rives the Corporation Counsel takes the
position that have been maintaining since the
present municipal administration came into power
in favor of tunnels. rather than bridges The Trib-
une is doing excellent work in agitatng this sub
ject, and IL should have the cordial support OF
everybody who wishes 10 see an unnecessary waste
of public money avoided. That the proposed Man
haitian Bridge would be such a waste cannot be
successfully disputed. AS Mr. Rives says in this
mornings Tribune:
The amount Of none which must needs be ex-
pended in the construction OF this third bridge
would build four five tunnels The cost of the
land necessary for the approaches of the bridge.
which have total length Of over mile will prove
tremendous and will aggregate several millions
than originally estimated. The bridge
Will take six, seven or even eight years in building
whereas series Of tunnels could be built in half
the time"
In this view Perez NJ. Stewart. Superintendent of
Buildings concurs. He estimates the cost of the
bridge $4,000 600. and says that with that amount
Of money 1t would be possible to build two or
three tunnels 10 Brooklyn, and also afford TO
Staten Island tunnel connection with Brooklyn. BY
this means the different parts of tn. greater city
would be more closely locked together" Why not
follow this advice, and put a stop the work now
IN progress on the Manhattan Bridge by discon-
tnuing the issue Of bonds for further contracts as
Mr.. Rives suggestS2
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
MAY DECLARE MEDICINE WAR.
MOOTED QUESTION OF RATE CUTTING AND
SUBSTITUTION TO BE DISCUSSED
AT CONVENTION.

The twentieth annual convention OF the Proprie-
tary Association % America including patent mea-
cine manufacturers from all parts of the country.
began at . m yesterday az the Manhattan Hotel
About one hundred members Of the association
were present The threatened rupture between the
patent medicine and the retailers over cut
rates and substitution manifest and II Is 'Vi-
dent that these topics Will be the most important
factor of the convention. special meeting has
been called for tomorrow, when representatives OF
the patent medicine firms and the wholesale and
retail dealers Will discuss the situation fuiy and
try to come amicable settlement
Substitution. -he retailers declare, has been in
duced by cut rates. They assert that rate cutting
mas so enhanced the profits on patent medicines
that make a living they are torcen 10 manu-
facture their own medicines and offer them In sub
stltution for the marketed medicines The retailers
also say that many Of the propretors and whole
salers have broken their part OF the "tr!parute
agreement. and for that reason they VIII not 90
away with substitution.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
couMENDs SENATE PoSroFFIcE BILL.

BOARD OF TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION DE
NoUNcEs HOUSE BILl-FIRE AT LUNCHEON.
At the monthly meeting OF the New-York Board
of Trade and Transportation yesterday report
of the committee city affairs censuFing Con-
gress for delaying the building Of the new post
office for this city and for failing TO appoint New
Workers on the committee appointed to select a
site for the new postoffce, was adopted The meet
ing ended with q luncheon
Resolutions commencing the Senate bill and call
ing on the Senators and Representatives from New
York in the Senate and House 10 use every effort
10 have the Senate bill substituted for the House
bill and for the speedy enactment OF the measure
as originally passed by the Senate were also
adopted.
chafne dish fire enlivened the luncheon. a
chef screamed Fire" when the flames shot up:
President oscar s. Straus rushed 10 his side and
in a minute the flames subsided and the members
resumed their seats
/, G. Callahan. a Vesey-st. wholesale grocer.
asked that the present city ADMINISTRATION be IN,
vestigated. Mr.. Callahan suggested that each and
every department Of the city government be thor-
oughly overhauled Mr.. Straus said that the meet
Ing had adjourned and that no attention could be
paid 10 his request Mr.. Callahan replied th"l
the city departments should be investigated
whether the meeting had adjourned or not lie was
taken to task by other members OF the board.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
THINKS BREWER CRAZY.
CROWD CHASES HIM, SHOUTING MUIR
DER, WHILE HE SHOOTS AT DOG.

In his efforts to avenge himself on a small
dog which bit him on Tuesday night, Wesley
Kremer brewer. who lives in New-Rochelle.
that city. As a result the brewer was arrested
and spent part of the night in the police sta
ton. Kremer was first seen coming down North
ST. with a revolver in his hand. AS he sped
along in the middle of the street somebody
yelled Look out for him. he's going to shoot"
The fleeing man did not seem to notice them,
but peppered away at some object in front Of
him. At each report of the revolver there was
a yell of horror from his followers. BY the
time Kremer reached the business section Of
the city the crowd his trail numbered two
hundred and was shouting murder
Fatrolmen Buzzard ana Brooks were among
those who picked up the trail there They fol-
lowed Kremer through Mechanic-st. but the
brewer set such a rapid pace that they were
soon distanced. BuzzaTd grabbed a bicycle and
overhauled the fleeing man near the New-Haven
Railroad station Kremer surrounded by a
large crowd to whom he trying to explain
something while half dozen men were pranc-
ing around him with barred arms wanting to
fight. One of these was Mr. Cohen, who ac-
cused the brewer Of putting a bullet which
Erazed Mrs. Cohens head through a window on
the second floor of Cohens house
otto Flouest who keeps a hotel near the rail-
road station, also brandishing his fists and
trying to get at the brewer He said that a
couple of bullets had gone through his dining
room and barely missed number of guests at
dinner.
Yesterday Judge Phelps fined Kremer So and
agent of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals when he wanted dog killed
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
DECLARE WoULD-BE MURDERESs SANE

,sHE TRIED TO KILL CHILD OF WHOM SHE HAD
CHARGE AND THEN SHOT HERSELF.
Emma Fisher, who tried to kill Georgia Simons,
of Yonkers and then shot herself because she
feared that she would be discharged by Mrs
Simons and would lose the care Of the child, vas
declared sane yesterday by a commission appointed
by County Judge Platt The womans statement TO
the commission caused it to decide that she
not insane she declared that she had enmity
10 Mrs. Simons because of fear that she would
not receive her wages time.
Il not sorry that l shot Georgia said the
woman. Il was afraid mother going to
take her away from me, and ! loved her that
decided that it would be better for both to die
| am sorry didn't kill her and myself
Now that the girl has been declared sane. she
will have stand trial the charge of attempted
murder. She has been indicted y the We5l leicester
Grand Jury and will be tried at the June term CT
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08

TAKES MORPHINE IN ASYLUM WHERE HE WAS
: BROUGHT UPS SEEKING PARENTS.

A man giving his name Henry King, who said
he lived at No 727 Lexington-ave attempted to
commit suicide last night while in the VestIbule of
the NewYork Founding Asylum, in Sixty-eighth-
st, by taking morphine. He taken to the
Presbyterian Hospital where it is said he will re-
cover.
King, it is said, brought up in the asylum
and is is the man who some eight months age.
the Mother Superior of the asylum to produce the
records of the institution, that he might ascertain
who his parents were. He declares that he has
gained information, which he guards jealousy, re-
garding his parentage. II to learn more con
cerning this that he brought the action.
At the asylum last night il said that the man
was there almost every day. and that he annoyed
the Mother Superior by his constant requests. Yes
terday he called there late In the afternoon. He
asked TO the Mother Superior. but his request
was refused. He stayed about the vestibuIe for a
time, and then took bottle Of morphine from his
pocket and swallowed quantity of the drug.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08

The Rapid Transit Commission is looking with
more and more favor on the suggestion to aban-
don the Manhattan Bridge. SO that, by the con-
struction of three or four tunnels the congestion
on the Brooklyn Bridge may be relieved The
commission is conducting investigation into
the question of relief for the present bridge at
the request of Mayor Low. and will make its re-
port within few weeks. Indeed. il is under
stood that action may be taken still earlier for
the purpose of stopping the work on the Man
haitian Bridge and thus minimizing as far as
possible the cost of the foundations
The reasons that are chiefly moving certain
members Of the commission to recommend the
building OF tunnels in place Of tie Manhattan
Bridge are follows:
> First-The bridge when built would inevitably
fall into the hands Of the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Company. and would not even pay for itself
Second-The bridge would mean actual eX-
penditure of about S25OO0000 Of the eity's
money. whereas five tunnels could he built with
that sum at no expense to the city whatever,
and with no loss of land.
Third-Ffve tunnels could he built within half
the time of building one bridge, and thereby
could be FASTENED by three or four years the
further development of Brooklyn and Queens
boroughs.
AS has been shown in The Tribune, the uti-
mate cost Of the Manhattan Bridge would be
far in excess of the original estimates as COM
puted by Bridge Commissioner Shea for the
Tammany Board of Public Improvements in
1899 Instead of cost of S16000000, it now
appears that the bridge would incur a total ex-
pense of as much as S25000000 the land alone
costing as much as Sl5000000 to S17.000000
When complete. this costly structure would in
all probability fall into the control of the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company which would bid
for its use whatever il pleased.
BRIDGE DOES NOT PAY FOR ITSELF.
Such has been the fate of the Brooklyn Bridge.
It cost the city S21 100000. and it does not at
present even pay for itself moments study of
the receipts and disbursements Of the bridge for
last year will show with striking directness the
condition of comparative indigence into which
this S21 600 900 structure has sunk.
he
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
RETURNING TO WORK IN LODI
EMPLOYEES OF THE ALEXANDER NIL co
BACK AT THE OLD SCALE.

BACK AT THE OLD SCALE
Hackensack. May ~o,iaD.-The strike in
Lodi is nearing its cd. To-day nearly three
hundred Of the seven hundred employees Of the
Alexander Dye Works returned to work at the
old schedule of wages and no effort was made
TO stop them. large number of girls returned
to work in the Boettger Dye Works this morn
ing, but only few men. This did not suit the
firm. and at noon the mill was closed.
Boettger Brothers pay their dyers less than
Blum Brothers, in the Alexander works, and
this is the reason why so few men returned to
the Boettger plant to-day. 1t was believed that
the Boettsers would increase their wages from
So To 81 % week, the latter being the amount
paid in the Alexander works. but the men who
returned yesterday quit work when they found
this impression was a false one.
The strikers who refused to return TO work
left Lodi in body with their new leader this
morning. and attended mass meetings in Pas
sale and Paterson. The guard OF hundred
deputies is stu kept near the mills.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
.EryA TO INCREASE ITS STOCK.

Hartford, Conn, May (SpeciaD Stockholders
of the 4Etna Indemnity Company have voted to IN
crease the capital from $2500OO to Slo000 which
will enable the corporation 10 greatly enlarge the
scope Of its business A controlling interest was
recently bought for J. ?. Morgan & Co, and it is
the intention OF the push the business
agGressively- Later the directorate will be In
creased in order TO provide for a larger repre-
SentattOn OF the New-YOrk interests In case the
new issue Of stock is not taken by the stOCkhold-
ers, the directors empowered to offer the re-
mainder to the public at less than $40 share
the price recently paid for stock by the New-YOrk
syndicate.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
COUNT MUST SUPPORT WIFE,

The suit of the Countess dc Festetics against her
husband Count Gyula de Festetics, for abandon
ment and non-support ended yesterday in the
Morrisania court when Magistrate Mead ordered
the defendant to give his wife $25 a week for the
support OF herself and two children and furnish a
BOND Tor @.e00 for the fulflment of the order for
one year suit begun by the count for $50 900
damages against a lodger in a boarding house
Wnere the countess lived after their separation for
me aIeged alienation OF the affections of the
countess ana her children. is sim pending
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08

Thus il appears that the net income which
the bridge brings into the treasury of the city
amounts TO little more than S95.0o0. When
it is considered however that the city is not
receiving any taxes from the land which it
was compelled TO purchase for the approaches
of the bridge, il is found that the loss in taxes
more than offsets the $4,000 Of revenue. For
example. the land for the approaches Of the
Brooklyn Bridge cost SS0o0000 If this amount
of property assessed at only so per cent
of its value, and were paying the present tax
rate Of 2.27. the tax receipts from it would
amount 10 S10S,960. AS a matter of fact the
city is losing more than $4,000 year on the
Brooklyn Bridge
FREE TRACKS FOR THE RAILROAD.
That the Manhattan Bridge would meet a
like fate seems inevitable. Indeed, it was gen.
orally noted at the time the plans for the bridge
were made public that the mile of approach to
the bridge in Brooklyn would give the railroad
company which would use ii so much track for
nothing. study of the engineers elevation
OF the bridge shows that If this approach We're
only half the length it would nevertheless af-
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
DISooRD AFTER GOLDEN WEDDING

Lowell. Mass. May AFTER a married life of
half a century of comparative harmony Mrs
Joshua Daniels, OF Tewksbury, has instituted pro-
eeedings here against her husband for separate
maintenance alleging that Mr. Daniels having be-
against his wife. ~ -' ii S'alu
Mr. Daniels wealthy farmer more than eighty
Years OF age uecares that he has discovered a con-
20 on rob e b part RI OF his wife and the house
to make away with him hNS negIsot 10 ~,
couple were married in 1850 - Se'eS'' Inc
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08

ters on the charge Of bringing stolen property
lnto the state and attempting TO dispose of it.
Peters admitted stealing the blue prints the
detectives said, and declared that Graham had
nothhg 10 90 with the theft The latter denied
that he was implicated in any way in the theft
and said he simply acted an agent for Peters
VINO sald nothing 10 him as to how he came into
possession of the drawings
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
TRACT SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SUCCEEDS wKrLEY AS
HONORARY VICE PRESIDENT.
American Tract Society held yesterday at the
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. President
Roosevelt was elected an honorary vice-president
10 NIL the place made vacant by the death OF Presl-
dent Mckinley.
General Otis Howard. president Of the society,
occupied the chair.
An address made BY the Rev Courtenay H
Fem, secretary OF the North China Tract Society
II which he made appeal for further help for
China, which country, he said. was the verge OF
a great reaWakening.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
JOHN MOST DISCHARGED

Nearly two hundred anarchists. including women
with red bands on their hats and with red
neckties. rejoiced yesterday when John Most Ed
itor of Der Freiheit." was discharged from GUS
tody by Magistrate Cornell in the Essex Market
police court Most was arrested last Sunday
night, with William MacQueen and Solomon Hitler
after MacQueen had made an incendiary speech al
New Irving Hail. in Broome-st. Most is under sen
tence OF years Imprisonment for printing an edi-
torlal in Der Freiheit' at the time OF President
McKinley's death. and is on bail. Hills and Ma
Queen were held for trial.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
WEAvERS CLOSE PART OF MILL.
IT is SAID THAT MANY FIRMS IN PATTERSON
WILL HAVE TO STOP WORK

Paterson. May THE strike OF the silk dyers'
helpers took more serious turn to-day. Ashley
& Bailey, one of the large weaving firms had to
close a portion of their works because there was
dyed silk for the hands to on. IL is said
that in all the shops the stock is running low
and that many warps now finishing will be the
last given out until silk is obtained. None of
the boss dyers have weakened. and all say that
they will not.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08

The Erie Railroads passenger department has is
sued profuse, illustrated pamphlet entitled Rural
Summer Homes which is intended 20 be a guide
to the summer home district in the neighborhood
of New-York City on the Erie Railroad. The book
is an elaborate affair. and it contains not only
information about rates, train times and board
ing houses. but is Illustrated with made from
photogra phs taken especially for the purpose. 1t
also contains a large map of the country which it
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
ALFRED r. GOSLTN ~ THE TOMRS
HE WILL BE REsENTENCED FOR COM
PLICITY IN BROOKLYN RAPID
TRANSIT FRAUDS

Alfred r Goslln after being declared a fugitive
from justice and after his bond Of $1,000 had been
forfeited. surrendered in the Criminal Branch of
the Supreme Court yesterday and was taken to
the Tembs Gosln explained his absence when
his first called by saying that he under
stood il be called at noon. He was TO an
pear for Tesentence. the Court of Appeals having
sustained sentence OF six months in the peni-
Tertiary and a fine of $500 passed him for com
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
coLUuBA TO NAVE A DAILY PAPER

Columbia's undergraduate newspaper, The Spec
tator." will next year change from semi-weelsly
TO a daily according to announcement made in
its columns yesterday. The project has long been
planned, but II remains for the editor c. I.
Hendrickson. O3 College, to put the plan into def
nlte operation. Many improvements are planned
by the new editorial board.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
SEVEN PERSONS DROWNED.
LAUNCH RUN DOWN IN THE MAUMEE
RIVER-FOUR SURVIVORS.

Toledo Ohio, May 7.-Seven young people
members of a Sunday school class of the First
Baptist Church were drowned in the Maumee
River, just below this city tonight at 10 o'clock
as the result of the naphtha launch Frolic, on
which they were taking a pleasure trip, being
run down by the tug Arthur Woods, of the
Great Lakes Towing Companys fleet.
The launch is owned by Joseph w. Hepburn.
He, Mss Clara Marks, Arthur Marks and Miss
Grace Lowe are the only survivors.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
BEATS MAN ACCUSED BY SISTER
BOY KNOCKS HIM DOWN COURTHOUSE
STEPS WITH A sATCHEI4

Camden, May (SPeciaD.-Unable to restrain his
hatred for the man accused of wronging his sis
ter Charles TiltOn. seventeen years old, attacked
John Meirs in the Camden Courthouse to-day
when recess was taken in the breacn of promise
suit brought by Tton's sister against Meirs
The boy and man met as they We're leaving the
courthouse. Tilton carried satcheI with which
he knocked Mers down the flight of stems lead
ing TO the pavement
Bystanders inteTfered, and saved Nfeirs from
serious lnJury. lie carried into the County
Collectors office and in a few minutes left the
building Considerable excitement was aroused
and law student attempted TO strike Tilton but
failed to reach him. ' ~
Immediately after the alteration TiIton was
arrested and held in $500 bail