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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
CIVIL SERVICE RILE-OF-THREE.
Top Of the Eligible List May BE Cream or
May Be scum.

Justice Hinsdale of the Special Sessions
bench wrote another letter yesterday to
Chairman A. '. Abbott Of the c ,mmittee
ON Membership Of the Civil Service Reform
Associat ion concerning the differences be-
tween them. The letter written yesterday
by Justice Hinsdale was again concurred
In by all of his associates except Jus ice
Mayer. who is al present sitting in the Chill
dren's Court and didn't see the letter.
Justice Hinsdale insisted that because
three men might be- highest Oh the eligible
list is no evidence that they are best fitted
for "A part ocular place. He wrote:
Tho personality. the former experience
and the fitness of candidate for n particular
position that tho appointing rover has in
view can never be so well determined as hv
an examination oil these points by the appoint
ing power IL may happen, and ii has hap
p"ned, that man well down OF the elgi bic
list is by long odds the best fitted to nj a
particular place
know of n O system Of law TINT is so open to
evasion and so easily perverted from the
Intention OF its trainers "a this particular
feature of the civil Service law II per
cent Of the stories that have reached me for
many years past are true. then this system
OF preference has been perverted from the
purpose for which IL was Intended II has
discourage worthy applicants who saw no
opportunity for reaching the coveted head
Of the list, while those who we're not entitled
10 the place reached there and by reachin g
there became the only candidates that the
appoin ting power had the right to consider.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
ITH4CA'S N4YORtLTY DISPUTE.
board Of Aldermen Ordered to SHOW cause
Why Vote should Not he Corrected.

ITHACA, y. Y. Dec. lO-lthaca' Mayor
atty muddle assumed a new phase to-day,
when Supreme Court Justice Sewall. in
answer to the prayer of the Democratic
organization for a mandamus compelling
the Board Of Aldermen TO rscanvass the
vote and correct an alleged error in the
voting machine in the First district Of the
Second ward OF : votes, thus elect I'M
Mr.. NJ Her the Democratic candidate
gave the board their op,on of recanvassing
the vote or showing cause why they should
not do 20. This raised a question Of fact
which cannot be determined until the March
sitting Of the court
As the matter stands at the present time
the vote for Mayor between Mr. NJ Her
the Democratic candidate, and Mayor
Gunderman, the Republican nominee, is
a tie, and Mr.. Gunderrnan will hold over
until he dispute is decided. On election
night NJ Her appeared to he be elected by !
votes Later, the Board of Aldermen
after canvassing the vote. announced I I! a.
ii was a tie. and that the unofficial announce
ment Of the result on election night was
erroneous with respect 10 one of the voting
II aChines An order was Obtained to open
the machine, and il was found that the
first announcement was correct, but the
Republicans declare that the machine in
question had been tempered with in the
interval,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
Waltham Watches.
Gone what come may"
A Waltham Watch runs
through the toughest day.
"7he Perfected American Watch" an illustrated book
of Interesting Information aboat Q,afches. zU be sent
free upon request.
American WaAham WATCH Company.
Wahham, Mass.
CAN'T RIDE ON HER PET NAME.
The Newest erie, ance Of the Long Island
(OmmutreSs

Sally Smith, Jenny Jones, Mamie Taylor
and their numerous sisters will no longer
be permitted TO commute on the Long Island
Railroad under their pct names For the
sake OF Identification, hereafter, they will
be compelled to take cut their commute
ton tickets in their full Christ ian names
and. what is more. the prefix Miss or Mrs.
must be placed before each name.
This order goes into effect on the first
OF the year and already wall is going up
along the line from Long Island City to
Montauk Point.
The idea" snapped an elderly spinster
Miss or Mrs. before my name on the com
mutation ticket Why / am lust Dolly
Jones and nobody else and if am married
or single IT IL my bus ness. l don't pro-
pose To carry sign with me"
Applications that do not bear the proper
names and prefiNes ara being sent back
for correction. with the result that the COM
mutation window in the station in Long
Island City is hesicged nightly.
What II the matter with my application"
and She lent her pretty face toward the
clerk in the communication department.
You must fll out the blank with your
full name with the prefix Miss or Mrs :"
and the clerk turned to another anxious
quest ioner.
"Oh. but I'm Just LOWE Jones Really
l can't put down my first name: no one
would know me; and As for being married,
why I'm. I'm engaged. So there now"
But she was compelled to fill out new
blank in which LOWE made way for Hannah
At the railroad Offices it was stated that
the order was issued for the purpose Of
identifying the person holding the ticket
Pet names and initials will not work Diff
ferent members Of some families have
made practice Of riding on the same COM
mutation ticket and it Is thought this prac-
ft..xats 1N., a
polling every applicant to give a proper
description of himself or herself
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
MRS. BANFTELD'S NOTES BAD.
She says She Gave Them 10 Square Morris
with the Old Girl"

Mrs Jerene Banheld, the wife Of Elwood
Banfeld the proprietor Of the Lenox hoard
ing stables. who lives at ll2 Fast Seventy
fifth street, was in the Yorkvile police
court Yesterday on the charge OF getting
81 600 from Charles b. Morris on false repre-
sensations
Mrs Banfeld is the daughter OF a Des
Mones. la, banker named Elliott, and
first married Byron G. Shear. wine owner
OF Denver. Shear got divorce from her
two years ago. She came 10 this city and
met here a brother Of Count Boni de Castel-
lane When he returned to Paris she made
visit to France Elwood Banfield heard
that she was to marry De Castellane, hast
ened to Paris and married her
Mr.. Morris. who is an elderly grain and
feed merchant and lives at the Hotel Win
throp. said he met the defendant two years
ago, when she was known as Mrs Shear
She was in boarding house on East Forty
fifth street.
-She told me she was in need Of money;
the 5000 she had in a Chicago bank was
tied up by her husband, who was suing
her for divorce the complainant dAclared.
She told, also. that she had about Won 900
in real estate out West. but il was tied up
10y court proceedings. A month later she
wanted to borrow some money and gave
her 500 and took her note for it, A week
later | lent her $500 on her note Then I
lent her $500 She showed me what plr-
ported to be letters from her Chicago law
yers backing up her assertions that she
had money and real estate. ! went to Chi
cago and learned that the statements were
false
Did you kiss her when you went to the
station to see her of for Chicago?- her
lawyer asked Mr. Morris
Assistant District Attorney Paul Krotel
objected, but the complainant declared
that he had never kissed the woman.
This was Mrs Banhed's side of the story,
Il first met MIR Morris when | was board
ing with Mrs Haynes. He came to NV
room on" day when | was out and when l
returned found him in my bed. | left him
there until after dinner When | took
apartments at Is East Eighty-irst street
he used to call on me often.
self with the old girl at home and told me
to write some letters which he could show
To his wife to prove that he was detained
bv business When Mr. Banfield came 10
visit me Mr.. Morris got jealous and raised
row. Then he told me to marry Ban
field, When | did 80 Mr.. Morris did no,
call To see me- any more drew those papers
at his die alton for him to show to the old
lady as he said"
Her counsel called up Mr.. Banfield and
said he would prove that Mr., Morris had
kissed the defendant at the railroad station
-Never mind that. This woman owes
Mr.. Morris 81 900 She had better pay il
and save trouble" Magistrate Crane am
nounced.
II was decided to adjourn the case for
three weeks to see II settlement could be
reached
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
FOR SEVEN.SIORY SCHOOLS.
hoard or EDtCATfON TAKES Up
4 NOVEL PROPOSITION.
May Build Taller school Houses where sites
Are COstiy-COnsiderinE One Now
Near Essex Market-Hears Of q
(Oal.Steaiing JanitOr-Defics (;rout,

Al tho ,,,aa,;,o % a.. r....;.- o.
T., s " VI. HAec"'Ne Nom-
com,is.;onar 81 49,. -,
ni,tee a., ito. ,,.,,,'.aaI - ~ a.,
Mortar, do,.a.,,,I =; ~ on ~"
buiId;ro o. hy oo,'s, r,,a,i, -
b,IldinSs sov.n s,o.;oe h;ns ;" Wv nc"
four stories "a has haon ,ba 800, ~
is ;,,.,a.a ., l.. I'll. ..',.,' ~
lated n,r,s ~ ,ha oi,,, - pop"-
comes bi,h '''"''
Such a buildine Mr. Ir,,;. ,;, ,
accommodate aIont non nhuIns. "o ~.
,;,, ~, 49, '""'o"' i"o
Ing" Z" pay nearly 'hree-quarter
OF million OF dollars for some sites, and
1t would be a great saving Of money TO
erect a seven-storv building The com.
tnittee had in mind s,,ob a., h,,;,,;. -. g.
-, a., - - - !" "u''"'is ho' !sr
, o.n '''o ''e'N "arhe, ponce court Aren't
tec's and other good authorities had an
proved the proposed high schoolhouses.
he said. and they would he a success
Discussion of tho nronosaI ,..,,,
. a., W P'oi "eh' o'e'
w Wv "-A' meeting
"hen the matter OF giving permission to
the Public Education Association to CON-
tinue using tho nubl;c school In W.,
T,.,,,, o' ~ ""'
WIN o'si'h street LOT sunday AFTERNOON
concerts came up Supt. Maxwell entered a
protest against making such use Of the
schools.
.Tbe scboo,s mr.. M, ,,.,o,
s;lo ,>os..I, ~ ou'
f''pe aH'', oesiues' IL II not rlght that
THESE concerts should draw the people from
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
FIVE YEARS FOR BIGAMY.
Private Reeser Sentenced for Margins
Two women Within Two Year,.


MIDDLkTowN, N. Y, Dec. io.--Confronted
by his two wives, Private Luke d. Recsor
who up to the last moment hal protested
his innocence, pleaded guilty when brought
into the court room on Tuesday for trial
Judge Beattie. who is holding a regular
term OF the County Court, sentenced the
prisoner to five years in Sing Sing.
Reesor II about 80 years Of age. For
eight years he has been In the service of
the United States as a member of the En-
gineers' Corps Nearly three years ago
he was located at Willets Point. and while
there he wooed and won Marie l.. Grien-
heisen, a pretty maid of twenty summers.
They were married on June 20. 1900. at
College Point by the Rev Frank Malven
The young wife had about 81 500, a gold
watch and lot of fine jewelry when she
married Reesor. This property the hus-
band soon squandere1, and at the end
OF year he was transferred to West Point 4,
leaving his wife behind.
While at Wes, Point he became infat-
uatal with Marion Adele Wood, daughter
OF William {. Wood. a resident Of High
land Falls and retired army officer. Rec
sor and Miss Wood were ma ried on April
q, 1902. by the Rev. Herbert Shipment
chaplain at West Point. Shortly after
tins second marriage Reesor was assigned
to duty in Washington, and the last wife
went with him To that city. remaining with
him until his arrest in October last when
she returned TO the home of her parents at
Highland Falls. She had not lost her faith
In her husband, however. bu, visited him
frequently during his Imprisonment.
When Ree-Or was brought into court
on Tuesday afternoon both women were
greatly affected. one because Of the crime
the prisoner had committed against her
and the other shed tears because of the
severe justice meted out to the man she
loved
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
$50 4 CAR, NOW.
strict Construction Of Yearly License
Ordinance TO he Enforced.

Comptroller Grout has announced that
he viii take steps 10 increase the revenue
Of the city by enforcing the letter of an
unamended ordinance Of 1851, which pre-
scribes that an annual tax of $50 shall be
paid on every passenger railroad car run.
ninR ia the city except the one-hor-e bob
tails, for which fee Of SIS is charged
Since $500, on an opinion Of Corporation
Counsel Clark, the city has collected fees
only on the average number Of cars run in
the busiest month Of the year Corpora
ton Counsel Rives has given his opinion
that the law ought TO be Interpreted strictly
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
SUICIDE ~ 4 B4TH HOUSE.
Stinson Asked for = Private Room. Then
shot Himself Dead.

Samuel J. Stiffson. a dealer in trimmings
at 1873 West Twenty third street who lived
al POS West i39th street. killed himself yes
terday afternoon in Hollender's Turkish
bath house in West i25th street
After his bath he asked for a private
room, saving he wanted to sleep He had
been in the room only few minutes when a
porter heard three shots fired and broke in
to find Stiffson lying dead on the floor with
three bullet wounds in his head.
StiffSon was about 50 years old and leaves
n wife. two sons and daughter They said
last night that they did not know why he
had killed himself, except that he had been
i'll recently They said that he had met
with no business roverses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
Vanderbilt XN4S TREES.
No Candles on the FvcrErecns YOUNG W. X
VIII (:ise Away.

Candles will not be allowed on the Christi
mas trees which William X. Vanderbilt, Jr.,
who has his home at Success Lake. near
Great Neck. will give TO the children of the
various schools near his estate. This deci-
made by the school board in accepting
gift of a tree from Mr.. Vanderbilt for the
Little Neck school. 1t was thought the
lighted candles might endanger the building
and those participating in the festival.
In addition to the trees il is thought Mr..
Vanderbilt will supply the decorations and
other things incidental to the occasion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
Grocers Gi<inE Away Money.

A swindler has been cheating retail gro
GERS in the Western States by passing a. a
salesman for tn" Church & dwight Com.
pany and other firms dealing with the
grocery trade. and getting small drafts
on the firms cashed. He is supposed To be
a man WHO was released from Auburn on
April 20 last after serving a long term for
a series Of similar swindles he was con-
victed under the name Of Marcus A Iazier
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
speaker NixOn's Illness.

from Speaker ). Fred NiXons bedside
this morning are to the effect that he passed
a comfortable night and that he il rest =
ing easily this morning. He has lost flesh
rapidly within the past week or two, every
day seeing a reduction Of at least two pounds
in his weight. 1t is believed that with abso-
lutte quiet and rest he will be able to go
to Albany for the opening Of the Lcgisla.
ture, The principal trouble is with his
heart, the action Of which Is very weak
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
Proposed Abandonment OF lIOth Stree;
station,

The State Railroad Commission met yes
terdsy at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to con-
slider further the application Of the New York
pany for permission to abandon the sta
ton at 10th street Borough President
Cantor headed a large delegation Of pro-
testing property owners, The commission
granted an adjournment until Jan 80, at
10 A. NJ
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11

William b. Watts, Chief Inspector Of the
Massachusetts, police, began suit yester-
day in the United States Circuit Court
against the First National Bank to recover
the 5000 reward offered by the bank
for the capture of Cornelius l.. Alvord,
Jr.. the note teller who stole $3.50. 600 of
the banks money, There have been sew
eral claimants to the reward and the court
will settle IT,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
whale In Long Island Sound.

STANFORD, Conn, Dec. 1O.-While Her.
man Pauche and George Drummond were
out in their oyster sloop of Cape Island
yesterday afternoon about 4 O'Clock they
saw a large black object floating on the
water about two miles away. In a little
while they observed spray Of water rise
twenty feet in the air and then they knew
the object was whale The monster
was thirty feet long. Whales have been
known to come into the Sound. but 1t is q
rare occurrence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
Ask Low to close sunday Dry Goods Stores

delegation Of women, representing
the "Consumers League" called on
Mayor Low yesterday to protest against
the Sunday opening Of dry goods stores
in the tenement house districts. They
told the Mayor that the opening of these
shops on Sundays was unnecessary and the,
the large numbers of women and girl,
employed in the stores were compellr,;
to work seven days week. The Mayor
promised to give the matter immediate
consideration
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
NO CRIME TO TikE MONEY.
Magistrate ConnOrtOn says He Would Bt
Niliing 10 Take Some Himself.

Harry Jones. who was arrested on Monday
last by Police Captain Cooney's men on
suspicion Of making handbook in a re-
sort on Borden avenue, Long Island CITY.
was discharged 10y Magistrate Connorton
yesterday.
The Magistrate said that the police had
shown only that Jones had been seen 10
take money from other men. and that wasn't
crime. He would not object to taking
money himself if people insisted upon giving
il to him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
He WAS Alive.

Wall Street news agency announced
Yesterday that William f. Tillinghast. Of
Tilinghast 4 Benedict. II Wall street. WAS
dead. Later Il announced possibly at his
request, that he was on the floor Of the
exchange and still alive. W. II. Tillinghast
had died on Tuesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
New Members Of the Academ, Of Design.

At a meeting Of the Academy of Design
last night these were elected associat
members: Robert Reid William Thorne.
w. III, Drake, Thomas Shields Clarke
Charles Crafty, Philip Martiny, W. Elmer
Schoiield and Louise Cox
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
The LINCOLN PLOT.
Samuel B. Arnold's Long
Delayed Revelation.
COLLAPSE OF THE CONSPIRACY.
Booth, Practically a Mailman,
Ruled Il to the End.

Further Story OF the Plotters' Failures
and the Schemes Final Abandonment
-Booth's Deed Then and Arnold's
Arrest-Reai Purport Of His Letter.
Found In the Assassin's Trunk-Sa,s
Witnesses We're Bribed to Lie About
the Piotters-His Prison Hardsfips.
Copyright 1872, BY The Sun Printing md
Publishing Company
CHAPTER "
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Twas then turned over to the military a,l-
thoriies, conveyed TO prison pen, where
remained during the best part Of the day
without "A morsel of food and quizzed by
some of the inmates, who seemed to be void
Of both reason and sense.
In the afternoon ! was brought before
the provost marshal at Fortress Monroe
military dignitary for upward Of half an
hour, and was thence conveyed to the steam
boat, arriving in the city Of Baltimor" the
next morning, and confined in the Offi 90 II
Provost Marshal McPhail, whore | re-
manned for the most part Of the day.
Whilst there ! was treated humanely
and the requirements Of nature were fully
provided After sending for my father
and seeing him, | made my written state
ment, requesting that | should make it
in duplicate form 80 that he should be the
possessor Of copy. The request was
the then Secretary OF War and the Judge
Advocate General of the United States.
WITNESSES LIED FOR GOLD. HE SAYS.
"'Tis useless task. | feel, TO attempt
to controvert testimony adduced upon my
trial as emanating from verbal statement, :
made by me. as witnesses were blinded
by the amount Of glttering gold az their
reward, large sums having been offered
for the apprehension of any one suspected
OF being connected with the crime
pronounce the little that was adduced
against me through a detective az false
in its impressions and pervertve of truth.
many words being transpOsed and others
added materially changing the whole
tenor Of it's meaning
But Of this, at this time. | have napght
to do. Let the record Of that infamous
proceeding stand in all its branches, wit h
it's false swearing. subornation Of per-
jury, its hirenng witnesses towering
monument of infamy. COMMUNICATING he
corruptness and baseness Of the hour
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
INDICTED CIGAR NAN MISSING

ITO be contin U ed to-morroe. J
La Junta tribune., 1902-10-15
q >; THE PALACE DRUG STORE. 3 pstsc'
loeAl Ase eeasosAl mass.

oS o0V UeOoS sseoo.
/, For monuments and tombssoue,
see John T. Russell.
A good child's shoe. size 5 to 8
for IS cents. at Hawkins.
G. S. Thompson. undertakes ane
embalmer. Phone No. ais.
Ladies' wrappers. best made
s.. 90 and 81. so. at Hawkins.
For fresh bread. pies or cakes e
to Fishers postoffice news stand.
Money for city or farm loans or
easy terms. Inquire W.R. Gibson,
WANTED-Girl for general house
work. Inquire OF Mrs. Jane.
Burns.
The Armour brand bicycle
stockings at as cents, are the best,
at Hawkins.
Vegetables. game, oysters and
everything the market affords q
c. S. Stubbs.
The best line OF school shoes
for boys and girls at the new Shoe
store. opera house block.
Placards, "Nctice OF Location
Of Placer Clam, Petroleum" fol
sale At the TRIBUNE Office.
Mayhem House Furnishing Co.
undertaking and embalming. Day
phone, "A; night phone. 1874.
"Gem Flour" best in the market.
Every sack guaranteed or money
refunded.-La !unta Milling Co.
E. L. Holley's family returned
from Garden City last week and
will spend the winter IN La Junta.
S. A. Rouse's barber shop will
remove October 10th, to the 6rsi
door north Of the First National
Bank.
When in need of artesisn water.
call up A. D. Best. telephone 304,
red. All orders to any part Of she
lcity. filled promptly uS 'ssNs-.'sss y
Tents. camp stoves. cots and
camping outfits, also lot Of sec.
ond hand carpenter tools and tool
chests at H. n. Clark's.
A marriage license was issued
from the county clerks Office Mon.
day to Frank A. Peck and Lulu |.
Chaplin. both of Manzanola.
]. w. Fisher filed thirty-two oil
location certificates in the county
clerks Office last Saturday. ].
Nv. con,emplates becoming some
thing OF an oil magnate himself.
Mrs. Charles McMullin, of St.
Paul. Mimi, was the guest Of Mrs.
c. F. Kendall for several days las,
week. Mrs. McMillin is on her
way home from California, where
she spent the summer and frs,
met Mrs. Kendall.
The Otero Oil and Gas Com
pany is making preparations to
bore q second we'll on their pro.
perty in the Boulder oil district.
The FIRST well is still steady pro.
ducer. the output being about one
hundred barrels per day.
Billy McCarty returned home
last Saturday night from Denver,
where he had been for several
days attending the fall festivities
in the capitol city. 1t is reported
that Billy was one of the star
actors in the broncho busting
contest. but failed to capture any
Of the prize money.
Senator Teller, Horace w.
sHayens, and other democratic
politicians and candidates address
ed the great unwashed in the city
Of Rocky Ford last Saturday night
and attempted to explain and ex-
cuse the mistakes of the fusion
Aggregation during its somewhat
checkered career in this state.
The Santa Fe issued : supple
nensasy time card Sunday, which
makes two changes in the time ol