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The evening world., 1903-05-23
His Arrest Was Brought About
by Inquisitive Neighbors, Who
Wondered at His Seemingly
InexhaustibIe Supply of Money
THROUGH WINDOW.
He Was Seen Pouring Metal Into o
Mould and Then Police Authork
ties Were Notified and Arrested
Him.

Charles Gardner q sailor. was ar
raignei before Commissioners Shields In
the Federal Building to-day by Secret
Service Agent Flynn o a charge Of
making counterfeit money. He admitted
the charge and was held in $500 for the
Grand Jury.
Gardeners arrest was due to the curt
osity OF his %neighbors. A few weeks ago
a furnished room at No. ~ Thin ave-
nue.. Each might he would go out with
one or WI companions he had met in
the neishborhood and make a tour OF
the Bo@ery resorts, usually doing most
of the spending" His neighbors o
disred, as their experience with sea-far-
Ing men was that they usually spent all
their savings after a few days on shore
and Immediately reshipped again.
He explained his abundance of money
by saying that he had been saving for
several years in order to get enough
money to spend several months ashore.
Occupants of adjoining rooms. how
ever, noticed that Gardner, although
spending the greater portion of the
nights having a good time. was never
theless up and around in his room all
day. and they could hear him from
time to time fixing the fire in the cook
stove. They also observed that no
bought more coal from an Italians
store near by than practically all the
rest of the house put together.
This started gossip, and finally somo
of the more ~venturesome women peeped
through the windows. They saw Card
ner pouring something that looked like
metal in n mould. Detectives Livingston
and Barnett were informed, and last
evening surprised the sailor in tho act
of preparing a combination OF antimony,
tin and silver 10 pour in moulds they
| found in the room.
Chief Flynn says the quarters N
half dollars made by Gardner were I'M
usually good, and that rarely had ne
ever seen better or more deceptive coun-
terfeit coins. fl
When arraigned Gardner protested he
| had had nothing to eat since his arrest.
The police. he said. o all his money
! and he asked II the Commissioners would
not see that he had something to eat.
He was committed to Ludlow Street Jall
The evening world., 1903-05-23
Comptroller Of Currency Ridge
ley Returns from Europe and
Expresses Surprise at Depos-
its in London Banks.
THE FAITH OF THE PEOPLE.
Their Confidence In Banking In.
stitutions and knowledge Of Re.
sources More Widespread than
They Are Here, He Thinks.

After four weeks vacation in Europe
Comptroller of the Currency w. b.
Ridgelcy returned to-day on the Cam
Information.
"The banking institutions OF England
chiefly interested me-" said President
Roosevelt's appointee as he stepped
upon the Cunard line pier. Il was
amazed AZ large deposits shown in their
reports. Why, the Bank of England
alone has deposits OF $3.50. 900, 900. with a
large number Of branches all over Great
Britain, which Is more han twice as
much money as Is on deposit in the. Ma
tional Olty Bank of New York-the
largest institution in this country.
1T Is through their numerous branch
es that the English institutions gather
In their great deposits. Lloyds has $50
branches, while the National Provincial
Bank has PSI branches. Both institu-
lions have deposits equal in size to
those OF the Bank of England and are
constantly growing.
while tine English banks do not have
government supervision they are far
more deeply ~intrenched in the hearts of
the masses h our W banks. This
popular faith and trust in the English
bank Is something as marvellous as 1t Is
absolute. The English system of bank
ing is as nearly perfect as can be. The
banks make frequent reports to the pub
lie. and the workman is
fully posted upon the condition of
whichever bank he may be patronizing."
Were your observations in n sense
of an official character" was ASKED.
Not in the slightest" was The reply.
II shall not report upon the subject to
the Secretary of the Treasury officially
My trip was one OF pleasure. While l
looked into the banking Institutions of
the Continent / failed to find anything
which interested me greater than the
English banks"
Upon the same ship with Mr.. Ridge
ley was r. Wigram, chairman OF the
National Provincial Bank, who will
study the American banking system.
The evening world., 1903-05-23
like Poe's Raven, a Black
II Pigeon Which Flew Into Aged
George B. Sheffield's Room
Brought Bad Luck.
He TOOK 1T FOR A MODEL.
Worked on Alrshlp Until Mind Was
Overturned, and He Haa Gone to
Bellevue, Accompanied by Wife
Who WliENot Desert Him.

Edke sPoe's raven, a pigeon with feath-
efs as black as coal perched in a
BQuaiid room at No. sos West One Hun
dred and Twenty-seventh street 1t
proved TO be a bird OF evil omen for
George B.. Sheffield. an aged inventor.
Sheffield and his wife are now Of
Bellevue Hospital. The old man has
lost his mind. Mrs. Sheffield 10 a wreck
physically from worrying over her hus-
bands condition.
Sheffield was a prominent figure In
New York twenty years ago. He is said
20 be. the inventor OF the first naphtha
engine ever built, and at one time he
methods resulted in financial disaster
and the losing of the rights on s75 pat
ents which he had procured.
Finally the old man and his wife were
compelled to depend for their support
upon Mrs. Mary Yachmann. their
daughter. She and her husband live
with their four little children in three
small rooms on One Hundred and
Twenty-seventh street
His Love for Grnndchild.
The youngest of these children. Annie.
who Is four years old. o a great
fancy to her grandfather. He respond
cd with double interest to this childish
love.
Before I die" ne would say proudly.
II will complete one more invention
which will be the browning glory OF my
life. / win make money out OF it, and
little Annie shall become n great lady"
But he never knew what the inven-
ton would be.
One stormy evening a month ago
something struck against a window Of
the Yachmann home. Sheffield ran for
ward and opened the window. A black
pigeon flew In and perched itself on his
shoulder.
my idea has come at last" shrieked
the old man. MY invention shall be an
nirship."
The next day he built a wooden cage
for the pigeon and kept 1t near him con-
stantly. He would force the bird to fly,
study It's movements carefully and MAKE
mysterious ~jottings on bits OF paper.
soon he began building something. Mrs.
Yachmann did not question him about IL
because she was happy enough to v
his mind occupied. From the shape OF
the rude wooden structure. however. she
thought II was a mode of an airship.
His Last Hope Gone.
II will know the truth now In a few
Gays" remarked Sheffield last week.
MY LIES work is almost finished"
The day after Sheffield made this re-
mark, rms. Yachmann noticed that his
mode had disappeared. When she asked
him about 1t he became almost frantic.
but refused to offer an explanation.
The old man then began wandering
disconsolately through the house. Once
he took a large clock down from a man
tel and began turning the hands back
ward. He showed other evidences OF
insanity and Mrs. Yachmann then mad
him removed 10 Bellevue. Mrs. Shelf
field insisted on accompanying him.
To-day the black pigeon occupied the
room formerly used by Sheffield. II sat
on a table carefully watching those who
In a corner Of the room little Annie lay
crying for her grandpa.
Sheffield is se~venty-slx years old. He
was born in Hopkinton. Mass.
The evening world., 1903-05-23
BULLS
MAKE HEAOWAY
Trading Light and General Mar
ket Conditions Against Them,
but They Force Prices Up A.
ter Early Loss.

Cotton bulls, after being held in check
to-day by the bears, who were favored
by unfavoraole market conditions, broke
away and sent up prices which had
shown losses of from 8 to s points.
The subsiding tendency OF speculation
was reflected in Liverpool this morning,
where price changes were narrow, that
market closing unchanged at 2 points
lower. This a II anything, under
expectations, and with the weather
again favorable. port receipts still run
ming heavy and accounts from the dry
goods trade no better, the prices mere
ran OFF.
After q brief interval OF irregulartty
the bull leaders bought moderately and
rallied prices Il about last nights
finals and then pushed them up further.
Bull Leader Brown was in the pit and
still hopeful of again hting prices.
He had frequently talked with Sully
and did moi appear to mind the lull
In trading. The days transactions were
only $50. 1000 bales, h attendance being
very small inc the dealings in strik-
past few weeks.
The bulls, however, won out on the
day. all the options, excepting May,
which was not a speculative feature,
closing with gains of from 6 TO 10 points
May was down %.
The final quotations were: May LEO;
September. ESQ: October, 90; Novem-
Der, s.2S: December, s.% and January,
9,25.
The evening world., 1903-05-23
DID THE OWNER
DROWN HIMSELF?
Sui of Mems Clothing Found
on the Shore at South
Beach Near the High Tide
Line.

On the sand neal the board walk at
to-day an expensive blue flannel suit,
evidently left there by some man who
had either committed suicide or had
placed tho suit there to give tina i'm
precision.
A man employed about the beach saw
the suit to-day and informed the police,
VINO at once made an investigation. The
suit, consisting of a coat and trousers.
"a of light summer weight with a fine
white stripe running through 1t.
No other articles of clothtng were
found near the suit, which was near
the point to which the water rises at
high tide. II the other articles had
been thrown ON the beach a few feet
nearer the water line they might have
been washed out to sea.
Along with the suit was a letter adj
dressed TO Mrs. James Riker. No. 27S
Seventh street, Jersey City. IN which
the writer, who signed himself George
1tlker, said he proposed to commit sui
eide.
From a trolley-car conductor 1t was
learned that late yesterday he had car
rfed a man to the resort who wore q
gpit Of he. same kind as that found On
the beach. The man was seen ia;er
about dusk strolling along the board
walk. No particular attention was paid
70 him. and so far as known he was
not seen again.
rho absence OF underwear, shirt, shoei
q hat incline the police 10 the Theory
Etat some n desired 1t to be though
he nad committed suicide.
George Il. Riker formerly lived at No.
tfI fayonia avenue, Jersey City. with
his wife. Lizzie Six weeks ago ne dis
4nrepred and his wife then weht to live
with her parents, Mr.. Inc Mrs. Spatts,
~ 10. zlg Seventh street.
sra Rikef was not at home this
T7HfntuEs Her father. MIR. Spatts, said
|HsI 3<ttef was employed by Swift e
90. hz1t packers. who have an ohict
~ Nina ! Henderson, streets. Jersey
#ItEf was 4 salesman for tbs
s1Rkts said that HIS s0n-ir,
EH4 e8ide trouble with .he firm
Heefs go he left his hons
The evening world., 1903-05-23
The Social Organization Which Bears His Name
Will Give a House Warming This Evening.

avan Bros, and has a budding reputa-
ton as a bon vivant. He Is CHER OF
the Emergency Corps of the Building
Department and an all-round hustler.
There have been several attempts made
TO get him to run as a Democratic
leader of the Nineteenth Assembly Dis
trict, but business has prevented. Be-
sides being President Of the Canavan
Association he Is a member of the III
den, Colonial, Manhattan, New YORK
Athletic and Democratic clubs. tne
new clubhouse cost 5000 to At and fur
nish and il one of the most comfortable
OF the west side clubs
The evening world., 1903-05-23
FRAUD CHARGED
IN ASPHALT DEAL
Kentucky Man Asks New Jersey
Court to Cancel Gold Certifi-
Gates Declared Issued to
Magnates.

TRENTON. N. j.. May 2s.-Harry c.
Spinks, of Newport. KY. through his
counsel. to-day filed in the United
States Circuit Court, n notice of appeal
from the determination of Receiver
Henry Tatnall. OF the National Asphalt
and the Asphalt Company of America,
not to institute a rigid investigation
concerning the Issuance of 50, 700, 900
of gold collateral certificates as COM
planned about In a letter written by
Spints on May IS. 1903, three days after
tlfe sale OF securities OF these asphalt
companies in Jersey City and the decree
of Judge Kirkpatrick confirming the
sale.
The bill of complaint or appeal sets
up: "FTaud in the Issuing of these gold
collateral certificates to Amzi l.. Barber,
Francis p. Greene. George w. Elkins,
who were the promoters and organizers
of the Asphalt Company OF America.
"That the certificates so issued were
by them transferred without any con-
slderation to and are now held by Hen
ny W. Biddle, Rudolph ELLIS. Alvin w.
Prech, Il. b. Norris and c. S. w. Pack
ard, a com.ittee OF the holders of the
collateral gold certificates of the As
phalt Company of America and have
been proved before the receiver on be-
half Of his committee by the Land
Title and Trust Company as trustees.
The bill goes on to charge that these
certificates SO fraudulently Issued are
not now and never were valid and sub.
sisting obligations of the company ana
are not now and never were secured TO
be paid by the agreement of July 10.
1899, under which they ~purported to
have been issued"
cancelled and Il court order issued COM
bedding the receiver to rigidly investi-
gate why they were issued.
The evening world., 1903-05-23

The David P. Canavan Association
will have a house warming al its new
clubhouse. No. sos West Fifty-seventn
street, tonight. and the n~eighbors are
not expecting much sleep.
The Caravan Association is organized
as a social club. with a charter mem
bership of $50. and while 1t will prob
ably fulfil its mission to more than gen.
erous measure socially, It will play an
important part in the politics of the
west side as we'll.
David p. Caravan. the President. Is a
contractor In the firm OF the live Can
The evening world., 1903-05-23
WESTERN UNION
KEEPING UP WAR.
Col. CIowry Declares 1t Hash
Been Injured by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad in Cutting
Down Its Wires.

Col. Robert C. Clowry. President ana.
general manager of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, told a reporter of
The Evening World to-day that the re-
ports concerning the damage done by
the Pennsylvania to its lines were very
much exaggerated.
I'VE are not crippled to any extent"
said he, a are accepting business ana
fulfilling whatever contracts we UNDER
take In the district through which tho
lines at issue lie. We were prepared for
Just what has happened and that ID
the reason. I have not heard OF pool
rooms nor any one else failing to get o;
service from US which they were en-
titled to-"
do you mean to say, Colonel. that
the Western Union anticipated the de-
cision Of the Court which has permitted
the Pennsylvania4to demolish your poles,
and wires7'
mo; not at all. What I do mean ID
this: The company new that its con.'
tract with the Pennsylvania was mean,
expiration and six months ago ~prepara-
ton was begun and the work is stll
going on to accommodate our busineBsi
under the new condition OF thinss,
That is all"
No Combination with BELL.
us 1t true that a combination exists
between the Bell Telephone CompanyI
and the Western Union, and that most
OF YOU business in the territory a~ffect-i
ed by the railroads action 10 being
done over that corporations lines?"
'There is no combination between, thet
Bell people and the Western Union.
We are simply or friendly terms, there
being a certain community OF interests
on account OF contracts which we In
~tershange."
'lIave you heard that the PennAytd
wanna is going to tackle you on the New
York and New Jersey division of thei
road? That would surely cripple you In
Jersey City and its connections"
II haven't heard that but you CAM
say that the Western Union IL mott
asleep. We are prepared to handle ouSI
.The whole trouble In a uutshau ID
OF 1866 we had the right to maintaius
ton is that The Pennsylvania Is suoh.
one Court decided that We had thafl
right and another decided that We hddl
q lawyer. and therefore will not at
tempt to go into the legal phase Of the
matter"
Ready for supreme CouEs
Henry D. Estabrook. solicitor of the
| Western Union. said to-day that there
were no new developments on the legal
side OF the fight.
The case Is in course OF preparationi
for submission on appeal to the United
stnbes Supreme Court: 1t Is not bel
lleved, however, that IL can possibly b0
presented 20 that tribunal before the
latter end of October.
The evening world., 1903-05-23
$2,5OO,OO0 IN
GOLD GOING OUT.
Monday to South
America.

George o. Gordon. agent for the Lon
don and River Plate Bank, increased
to-day n amount OF his engagement
of gold bars for export to Buenos Ayres
Monday from 500. 900 to 81. o 1000, Bar
Ing, Magoun s. Co. also Increased their
engagement from $3.50, 900 to S5Oo,ooo.
Adding to these the shipments of $780,
600 to be made by Muller. Schall Il Co.
and 500. 900 by the Merchants Bank, o:
Philadelphia. there will be q total OF
5000, 900 exported Monday on the steam
ship Merchant Prince.
The evening world., 1903-05-23
RECEIVER FOR COMPANY.
Directors I'm X. Egan q Co. Want
Concern Wound Up.

John r. Doherty has been appointed
receiver for property in this city fos
K. F;gan 6 Co., a corporation. dealers
in cotton waste. at No. 10 Burning slip
by Justice o'Gorman. Of the Supreme
Court, on application Of Charles H.
Egan, William j. o'Brien, jr.. and
Thomas @. Heating. directors. for a dis
solution OF h company.
William j. O'Brien was appointed 70
ceiver for the company'S property In
Maryland on April %. The corporation
has It's plant at Baltimore. It has .
capital stock OF 100000, The officers are
Leo M. Morris, President; X. Francis
Esan, Treasurer. Liabilities, $500
The evening world., 1903-05-23
WALL STREET CHAT.

Woe-President Oliver Dickensen. OF the
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Rail-
way. is on his way to Europe to confer
with English and Dutch stockholders
about the welfare of the road.
James Campbell has been elected a
director Of the Trust Company OF
America.
The Metropolitan Trust Company an
nounces that 1t will withdraw from the
clearinghouse Association next Tues
day.
Andrew Hickenlooper has resigned his
position as President of the Cincinnati
Gas and Electric Company on account
of poor health.
The evening world., 1903-05-23
NORTHERN SECURITIES
AT NEW Low RECORD.
Stock Sells Down to 90 "a on tn,
Curb In Sympathy with De-
cline In Biz Market.

Northern Securities dropped to a new
low record in the curb trading to-day.
the stock selling at 90 "a. The decline
Vas in sympathy with the sasstng an
nounced in the stock market.
American Can dropped 1-2 to Ia on
the curb. while Rock Island % gained
Ia to IS 1-2.
The bid and asked prices OF the prin-
eipal outside securities to-day We're:
The evening world., 1903-05-23
JOB HEDGES MADE RECEIVER.
Appointed to Wind Up solvent Con-
Germ Partners Disagree.

Justice Dugro. OF the Supreme Court,
has appointed Job L. Hedges receiver
for the co-partnership property of Mar
tin linn. Arthur Zlnn and jeremiah
Reichard. who do business under the
style OF the Gem Cutlery Company, at
No. "a Reade street. manufacturers OF
safety razors, pending a suit brought
BY Martin and Arthur linn against
Jeremiah Relchard. their partner. to
wind up the Affairs OF the partnership
or account OF disaRreements between
the partners. The firm II solvent Tho
assets amount 10 $S0.0O0. Justice Dugro
Axod the bond OF the receiver u 2 1900.
The evening world., 1903-05-23
DULL IN WALL STREET.
stock Brokers Cannot Find Work
for Their once Forces.

Wall street Is having it's dun season
now and apparently expects a con-
t~inuatton OF the apathy. The public
has shown lately toward the ''un-
d!gested securities There ~. no surer
sign of this than the wholesale cutting
down OF Office forces that Is Boing on
in the financial district.
Many Of the larger and well-known
firms have for the past few days been
laying OFF clerks, bookkeepers and stock
board boys. Some are giving long vaca-
tons on half pay to men whom they
do not want to lose permanently.
The evening world., 1903-05-23
LONDON STOCKS STEADY.
Americans Improved with General
Market Toward the Close.

Americans hardened in the London
market to-day. while other issues closed
steady all around. Virtual %stagnatlon
existed in South Africans. Rio Tlntos
We're at so is. The new Transvaal o
ruled at a premius of / 3+S per cent.
The evening world., 1903-05-23
snun Cnse TO Go to Trial.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May AIN
the ease Of the Standard Snun Company.
Of Nashville. an independent concern.
which In seeking to recover $50 900 dam
ages from the american 6nuR Company
for allesed conspiracy 70 inture its busi-
yesterday refused to throw out the COM
p~lalnant's declaration. judge Clark
says that the declaration contains aver
menGs Nshssh 4 eogEk should snvcsaeSse:
The evening world., 1903-05-23
Trust Taxes reduced.

The New Jersey State Board OF Tax
alton met in Jersey City and reduced
the valuation on the personal property
Of the Tobacco Trust from {s96.0O0 TO
SI96. 900. q cut OF 100000.
The evening world., 1903-05-23
Good FIGURES IN
BANK STATEMENT
Increases in Reserves, Cut Made
in Loans, While Decrease in
Cash Was Not as Marked as
Expected.

There was an improvement In the
bank statement of this week issued
to day, most of h accounts being bet
ter than the expectations in Wall street.
There was an increase In the reserves
and a decrease in loans. While there
was a cut in cash It was not as heavy
as looked fol.
The clearinghouse figures were:
The evening world., 1903-05-23

The surplus was 80 ,222, 726, as compared
with IS, 1872, 626 last week and s14, 800. $50
last year.
The evening world., 1903-05-23

Aarriman Continues to Improve.
ar. Ransom. secretary OF q. H. Har-
riman, who was operated on for appen-
dic.tis at the New Netherlands Hotel
some law ago, stated to-day that tha
maKuRta was ~1nprDv1ng atsa1lh
The evening world., 1903-05-23
The CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

To-day's highest. lowest and closing prices and
net changes from yesterdays closing prices or
from last recorded sale are as FOLLOWS: