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ACTORs CONE TO blows.
Patch Up Their Besias-tbe-Scenes Quarrs
IN . Hvlsee Court

IN Rslses Court.
Through the arraignment yesterday In
the Lee avenue police court. Williamsburg
OF Otto Reimann. leading member OF
Conried's Irving Place Theatre Stock Com
pany. which filed an engagement last week
at the Amphion Theatre In williamsburg,
on the charge OF having assaulted Julius
Ascher. also member OF the company,
lively incident which took place behind
the scenes during the matinee performance
OF AIT Heidelberg" on Saturday became
known.
Both men had been warm friends for
years and play important roles Ascher
was the first to go on ut the matinee.
When he had gone through his part Rel
maiin failed to show up because the stage
manager, IL was alleged, had not given
the Que. Aschsr became impatient and
stepped between the flies. He called Rel
mann, which the latter considered undigni-
fed and when he had gone through his
part he called Ascher to account and warned
him never TO summon him TO the stage in
that manner again.
Both men had an exchange OF angry
words and. IL Is alleged, Rsimann punched
his colleague. Ascher obtained q warrant
against Reimann on the charge Of assault.
Reimann was arrested on Monday night,
but was released on bail. He appeared in
the case was called by Magistrate Higgin-
botham, Remnants attorney had several
conferences with Ascher and the actors
finally shook hands and again became
friends.
Ascher withdrew the charge.
The sun., 1903-04-01
ADMITS STAINING INSANITY.
shapiro Gets Eight Years for Q Murde
Committed . Long Time Ago.

Snepiro Gets Elght hears Tor Murder
Committed . Long Time Ago.
Charles Shapiro was sent to State prison
yesterday by Judge Newburser in the
General Sessions for eight years upon his
plea Of guilty Of manslaughter in the second
degree. His trial for murder in the FIRST
degree was well under way when he decided
to make the plea. He killed q man named
Louis Lieberman six years ago in quarrel
over q girl.
Shapiro was sent to Matteawan five years
ago and was released last fall on writ OF
habeas corpus issued by Justice Hall Of the
Supreme Court on the ground that he was
no longer insane. Justice Hall appointed
Drs Austin Flint and Ralph Waldo and
Lawyer Henry Thompson commission to
investigate his mental condition.
Shapiro told this commission that he
slammed insanity before the other CON-
mission and they reported him sane. He
was then put on trial before Judge New
burger. He pleaded guilty by advice OF
ex Judge Goldfogle, one OF his lawyers.
Judge Newburger also sent Isaac Michael
son to State prison for eight years upon q
plea Of guilty to manslaughter in the second
degree. Michaelson shot his business
partner, Martin Sherman, two years ago
and was sent to Matteawan by a commis-
sion that decided he was an epileptic. DIR.
Allison Of Matteawan testified that he had
never noticed any signs Of epilepsy in
Michaelson while he was In Matteawan.
The sun., 1903-04-01
GOT CREDIT ny FRAUD.
First Conviction In 20 Years-Jury Says
It's Grand Larceny.

Charles Kanter. who was indicted jointly
with Louis 8. Cohen for grand larceny
in the first degree. was convicted yesterday
In the General Sessions.
The case was the first Of its kind to be
tried in the criminal courts in thirty years.
The accused were members OF the firm
Of Kanter a Cohen Of 622 and o24 Broadway.
which failed year ago with assets Of about
$500. Six months before the failure kanter
sent out a statement declaring the firms
assets to be 900 over liabilities. whereas
1t was bankrupt concern at that time.
On this statement credit was obtained,
and a number Of New York and Philadelphia
merchants lost by the failure and the dis
appearance OF the alleged assets. Kanter
removed some Of the firms papers to Jer-
sey and burned some OF the books.
The Merchants' Association retained
former District Attorney Philbin TO prose
cute Kanter. The indictment on which
Kanter was convicted was found on com
plant OF F. Victor 4 Achelis. The indict-
ment against Cohen was dismissed. Kan
ter will Be sentenced to-day.
Business men will now proceed criminally
In similar cases.
The sun., 1903-04-01
sELF-DEFENCE, DOBSONS PLEA.
Curb Broker Says He shst In Order to
Frighien PeppIer Away.

William E. Dobson. the curb broker who
shot and killed William j. Peppler in the
hallway Of Peppler's home at 90 East 10th
street on Monday afternoon. was twice
arraigned yesterday, once before Magistrate
Deuel. In the Harlem police court. and once
before Coroner Scholer He was held to
await the result OF the inquest on Friday.
The prisoner said yesterday that when he
shot Peppler he had only intended to
7frighten him.
Lawyer Joe Moss Of Howe a Hummel
made this statement for the prisoner:
1T will be q very easy matter to prove
that my client was acting In self-defence.
This man Peppler had threatened TO kill
him and Dobeon simply made an effort
N ] understand it, to frighten Peppler
away. Some interesting developments may
be looked for In the case on Friday at the
inquest. just what have reference TO I
am not at liberty at present to make
public
The body OF the murdered man was
removed yesterday to Dickman 4 Co. g
Undertaking establishment at ISL East
i2ist street. The order for its removal
had been given by Mrs. Catherine Peppler,
bis mother, who lives at 62S Union street,
West HobOken,
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MANCHESTER PAYS UP.
Explains About the Check That Came
Rack Marked Ne Funds.


Rack Marked Ne Funds.
The Duke Of Manchester. whose personal
belongings we're attached by deputy sheriff
in the Cambridge on Monday night, put up
S25A in cash, and the man Of law departed
without further fuss. The bill which the
attachment was to secure was for 1225,
and the sherin says that In accepting S2s%
he made ample allowance for costs. and
further had written authority from the
creditors, Duveen Brothers, for accepting it,
Yesterday, however, when the collec-
tion agency which started the Sheriff after
the Duke turned In It's version, the little
bill with costs tackled on came to e26e.
Late yesterday afternoon Deputy Sheriff
Wallace announced that he had tSl5 In his
hands to cover the claim and costs.
The Duke OF Manchester said yesterday
that 1t was all q mistake. He said the bill
had been brought to his attention the last
time he was over hero and he had given
his check for E<s on the Belfast Bank In
payment. This check was not presented
promptly and meanwhile the Dukes bank
account had been transferred to hanker's
In this city. 30 that when the check reached
Belfast il was returned marked no funds.
The sun., 1903-04-01
TALKED ABOUT "NrGGERs."
Drso,<iynite Whe Would Resort TO the
nope and the shotgun.

Brsosflynite WAe Would Resort TO the
nspe and the shstgun.
Feeling ran high at q meeting Of the
residents and property owners along Carl
ton avenue, from Greene to WilouRhby
avenue, Brooklyn. called to devise ways
and means to prevent the Young Womens q
Christian Association from establishing a
branch for colored women at 2S0 Carlton
avenue.
Il move you. Mr. Chairman said a
resident. that a shotgun and rope COM
mittee be appointed
The motion was received with a smile
by Chairman j. b. Boughton, who. how
ever advised careful discussion of the best
means to prevent the establishment Of
the branch.
I'VE are always willing to contribute to
one speaker, but We do not want niggers for
neighbors.'
Resolutions were adopted asking the
Young Women's Christian Association to
consider the feelings o6 tle property owners
and residents Of the neighborhood II was
pointed out that propefty had deprecated
In value during the lasC weak, $500 less being
offered for houses than on the day before the
dnuounceIneht OF the hiBiphB Vi tHe "ane
by the association.
At the close Of the meeting the man who
asked that a shotgun committee be ap-
pointed strobe up to the chairman and
offered s25 toward defraying the expense
Of carrying out his plan.
Il will contribute S25 worth OF rope for
the niggers IL they come in the neighbor-
hood. or will contribute the same sum
toward defraying the expense attached
to any other method Of ridding the neigh
borhood of them. he said.
The man went from the meeting declaring
that his drastic measures were the only
feasible ones and he seemed much annoyed
because his fellow residents laughed at his
proposition
The sun., 1903-04-01
DIED IN SALOON HE WAS TO BUY.
,1sad Plenty OF fash and Pass Dssks On
RrOOlklyn RankH.

A man about Is years old. who said his
name was Diedrich Hullen, called on valen-
tine Sussnan, saloonkeeper at 81 McKib-
ben street. Williamsburg. on Saturday and
negotiated for the purchase Of the place.
He returned on Monday night and aakcd
Sussman II he could remain over night,
becAuss II was raining. Sussman gave
his consent.
When Sussman went down to his saloon
HuiIsS sittins dead in a chair. The dead
man was taken TO the Stagg street station
and his clothing searched. He had S1tl -
in cash and pass books on the Williams
burg and East Brooklyn Savings banks
showing depooi,s Of soS5 and $50 respeo-
lively. There was also bill o9Rale show-
ing that Hullen on March ~ u bought
for 300 de]icatessen store In Lee 9scnue.
7hkro was nothing TO show where he be-
loneed OF vhere he came from. The police
\t,'sk chs,g2 q the properly. Dssth Y
The sun., 1903-04-01
GOVERNOR on THE ST. MARYs.
Was Entertained by the Boys at Their
Annual Reception.

The boys on the schoolship st. Mary's
gave their annual reception last Friday
night and unexpectedly had Gov. Odell
for their guest. The Governor was on the
training ship New Hampshire awarding
the prizes for target shooting when Com
mander Hanus, superintendent Of the
schoolship. which lies at the same pier.
learned Of his presence and invited the
Governor to the St Mary's. The Governor
spent q pleasant half hour there, the boys
entertaining him with a Misunderstanding
The st. Mary's goes into dry dock to-day
The boys have leave for the week. After
coming out OF dry dock preparations will
at once be made for her departure from
the city. She will go to Glen Cove. l.. l..
her summer cruise about May I. There
are nearly 100 boys on board. a large num-
Der being high school graduates.
The sun., 1903-04-01
A MUCH.DAMAGED SULLIVAN.
Three Times In Two Years He Got Hurts
That He Sued On.

Ike Fromme, counsel for Ehrenreich
Bros. (whom Michael Sullivan is suing for
$50 900 damages, alleging that he fell over
A banister and downstairs in a tenement
house they OWN. told Justice Gildersleeve
Yesterday that Sullivan in 1899 sued the
Third avenue railroad for 5000, alleging
that his back and hips had been injured
in an accident; sued the Pennsylvania
Railrokd Company for $4,000 in 1901 for a
broken arm and elbow. and three weeks
later sued Ehrenreich Brcs. Mr. .Fromme de-
clared that Sullivan's llwyers had aban-
doned his previous cases on finding cut
what a habit he had Of suing.
Judgment against Sullivan by default
had been taken In the Ehrenreich suit, but
Justice Gildersleeve opened the default
vestertiay
The sun., 1903-04-01
WANTS HIS EARRINGS Rack.
says That as Soon ~ Miss Atiler Got Then
She Tilted Him.

Miss Yetta Adler Of 2as Bank street
Newark. had a hearing yesterday before
Judge Lambert In the Fourth Precinct
Court upon charge made by Raphael Vein
berg OF 3O2 Broome street, this city. that she
had refused to return q pair Of diamond
earrings and had Tilted him after promise
Of marriage. He said she threw him over
Immediately after getting the jewelry and
he was told that he would get soalded IL he
came back TO the Adlers' house.
He called several times afterwrad. but
eot neither hot water nor diamonds. He
said that he had given the young woman
over $500.
The reason she gave for not marrying
him was that he had misrepresented his
financial standing and failed to keep, his
promise TO buy a house. She was held
In 81 600 bail for the Grand Jury. The
wedding had been set down for Feb !, and
hall had been engaged.
The sun., 1903-04-01
NEW SETTLEMENT HOUSE OPEN.
Equal Rights for Both Sexes IN It-Csohing
. sehOsls Equally for Beth.

. sehssIs Equally for Beth.
The East Side Settlement opened It's new
building at tSeventy-sixth street and the East
River yesterday afternoon with Q reception
~ It's friends and patrons. The new struct-
ure has been erected at q cost Of e175 900.
on the site Of the old brick house in which
the settlement began its career twelve
years ago.
We now have the best building devoted
10 settlement work in New York city.
said william H. Kelly. the head worker Of
the settlement yesterday, 'and we now
have room to put in practice our new policy
Of equal rights for both sexes. This is a
distinee innovation. In all the older settle
inent buildings, the women's meetings must
be squeezed IN at such odd times as the
suen do not want In our new house we
have the second foor divided into two
suites OF rooms. On one side are the social
room, the reading room and the pool and
card rooms for the men and boys. On the
other side are the parior, a sewing room
end ping-pong room for the women.
.Once a week all will meet at a dance or
entertainment given in the large assembly
room on the hrst floor. The gymnasium
IL Also open to the women at certain times
In the week and In the basement we have a
cooking school open to both sexes. Con-
nected with this is q small dining room
whers the amateur cooks are expected to
eat Of their cooking and thus have culinary
instruction brought literally into their
midst.s
The sun., 1903-04-01
De Pe,aer sidewalk Vaults Rcmsin.

The stores and vaults under the sidewalk
ON the northwest corner Of Forty-seoond
street and Sixth avenue, abutting on the
property Of John Watts de Peyster, are to
remain undisturbed until the final out
come Of an action recently instituted by
the city to have them declared q public
nuisance and closed.
Supreme Court Justice Mccall find. that
Mr.. de Peystsr obtained a permit many
years ago from the Department Of High
ways for the maintenance OF these vaults.
The sun., 1903-04-01
POKER PLAYERS CAUGHT.
Co.'s, Disguised - M0tormen. watch Piay
-Jsck Pot Ends tho Game.

jack Pot Ends tho Game.
Police Captain Harkins Of the Liberty
avenue station. aided by three patrolmen.
voss. Carpenter and McMurray, raided an
alleged poker game in the rear Of q saloon
kept by John Ntzsimmons at 2ssO Fulton
street, Brooklyn. on Monday night. The
policemen were dressed In rubber coats
and boots. with peaked caps, and were ad-
mitted into the room with the gamblers,
who are said to be motormen and conduc-
tors on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit lines.
The cops stood by while the game was
In progress and when q jackpot containing
S3.6S was about to be raked In by the win
hands under arrest.
Seven players besides the proprietor were
arrested. The players were paroled. Fitz-
simmons was held In $500 bail by Magistr rate
Furlong In theGates avenue court yesterday.
The sun., 1903-04-01
SHEA OF THE CAIRO FINED $500.
Wentworth's Clients Fined So Much That
lie Asks for Wholesale Rates.

He Asks for Wholesale Rates.
Matthew J. Shea. proprietor Of the Cairo.
in West Twenty-ninth street. was con-
victed yesterday In the Special Sessions
before Justices Holbrook. Mayer and
Mexican of maintaining disorderly house
and was fined $500.
Ex-Magistrate Wentworth was counsel
yesterday for . client who was convicted
in the Special Sessions Of maintaining \
disorderly house.
'Your Honor said Mr.. Wentworth to
Justice Holbrook. 1--WE paid over to Clerk
Fuller this month % 900 in fines for clients
convicted Of keeping disorderly houses.
/ think I ought to get wholesale rates"
sAll right said Justice Holbrook, well
let YOU Oh this time with 500 fine.'
The sun., 1903-04-01
when VIII They Three Meet Again

Donald Mcdonald. Henry McHenry and
Michael McMichael were arrsigned yester-
day In the West Side police court charged
with intoxication. Mcdonald gave his ad-
dress AZ SIC East Fourteenth street, McHenry
his as Abingdon. Mass, and Michael his
ss n West i02d street. Although the three
prisoners were arrested by police Of differ
ent precincts they were arraigned one after
the other without q break. Magistrate
Cornell discharged all three.
The sun., 1903-04-01
MAY GET BACK INTO REGIMENT,

Col. Miller, Of the 18th, Must SHOW Csuse
Why Men Should Not BE Reinstated.
Supreme Court Justice Maddox. in Brook
lyn yesterday. granted a writ Of certiorari
directed to Col. Adolph L. Kline. COM
mandant Of the Fourteenth Regiment.
N. g.. N. Y, requiring him to show cause
why former Sergeant James McNally and
former private Joseph l.. German Of Com
pany d, should not be restored to MEM
bership In the regiment.
Several months ago First Lieut.. Joseph
T. Griffin OF Company D was oourt-mar-
tailed and McNslly and German were
charged with criticising their superior
officers In the matter. They were court
the service.
They allege they were not fairly tried
and should be reinstated In good standing.
The sun., 1903-04-01
Old Guard Mua Pay Brewster $50.

Supreme Court Justice O'Gorman has
decided that Henry II. Brewster. whose
reinstatement In the Old Guard was recently
ordered by the courts because he had been
expelled iIlout q hearing. h entitled to
$3.50 damage as compensation. He sued
for reinstatement and $1,000,
The sun., 1903-04-01
Ls,,ssisns Keeps Her Own Quarantine

Nxw ORLEANs, March si.-The Louisiana
State Board OF Health has declined to
accept the proposition Of DR.. Lindsley of
Havana that 1t make it's quarantine regu-
lations conform with those Of the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service, that
IL use the Marine Hospital inspectors in
stead Of its own and that coastwise vessels
be relieved Of the necessity Of inspection
upon entering New Orleans. The Louisiana
board will maintain its own inspectors at
all gulf forts where there Is considered TO
be any danger Of the importation Of disease.
The sun., 1903-04-01
March Grand Jury Worked HARD.

The March Grand Jury, Of which william
@. Rockefeller was foreman. was discharged
yesterday by Judge Cowing in the General
Sessions. He complimented the members
on their activity. They disposed Of So
casee and found 4si indictments. Judge
The sun., 1903-04-01
Nsechsnics Lien Against John G. sheehan
4 90. satisfied.

John c. Sheehan a Co. satisfied on Mon
day the mechanics lien which was filed
in the Kings County Clerks Office by NJ q.
Ryan A Co. against them and the Long
Island Railroad Company for si2 2.ooo.sO
for granite and labor furnished in the i'm,
provement OF Atlantic avenue, b0eween
October, 1901, and February, 1908,
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Yale Men 10 ssart Ferest at West Point.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. March si.-sixtssn
members Of the senior class Of the Yale
Forestry School went to-day to West Point
TO assist In Transforming the Government
tract Of 1000 acres at that place into .
forestry reservation. The work will BE-
under the direction Of Prof. Henry g.
Graves, director OF the Yale school.
The sun., 1903-04-01

1t was announced yesterday that . mort
gage Of o., 900 upon the buildings Of St.
Marks Hospital. in Second avenue, had
been paid Oh with funds contributed by
friends OF the institution. Their names
were not made public.
The sun., 1903-04-01

Nrrivsd-TURspA z. March 81
IS Island. Copenhagcn. March n.
SIS Titan. Santos, March II.
IS NiAGs.A, Tampieo, March TO-
IS AntI,tax Nassau, March %.
SA Amasdhense. nansos, March is.
81 Moro Castle, Havana. March %.
IS Prins Willem H.. Psramarbo, March 7.
SIS FruteE- Kingston. March 81.
~ Altai, Ssvanilia. March IL
IS Pathfinder, MayaGuez, March II.
s. Alamo, Galveston, March 20.
IS Apache Jacksonville, March 1.
S. ri Rio, Galveston. March %
~ Seminole, Jacksonville, March 81.
IS Hamilton, Norfolk. March 30.
IS Bcnefsctor, Philadelphia. March 20.
Ss James g. whitney. Boston. March 1
The sun., 1903-04-01
OUTGOING srnAMsHrps.

SAILED IRON toRkIoN PORTS,
SIS Moltke. from Naples for New York.
Ss Laurenuan, from Glasgow for New York.
The sun., 1903-04-01
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALNASAc-rHIs DAT.
Sun rises. $40 Sun sets. .6:,s Noon sets .iofl
HIdH wATER-TBIs DAY
Sandy Hook 81 Gov. I'd. 1903 Hell Gate. II 5s
The sun., 1903-04-01

IS Bldeher, from New York. at Hamburg.
Ss Barbarossa, from New York, at Bremen.
SIS kronprinz Wilhelm. from NcwYork, st Bremen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
MYSTERIOUS NiGHT.HOWLER
Occasional Noises That Excite The
! Hartland Fill Meighborhood.

A strange bird, beast or Thing
has lately been heard at NIGHT mp in
the Ilartland hill neiyhborhood and
half a dozen families have been
more or less upset b, its pecu.iar
howl or boot that no one seems able
to identity. 1t was first heard about
two months ago, coming once OF
twice Il month. and two weeks
ago tonight six or eight men Werc
ont with guns, rcvolvcis and Ian
tern trying to run the thing to earth.
Among the party were :. a. Boy
den, l.. II. Pike, the Lockwood
BOYS and Ben Vantine. Boyden'S
meadow seemed to he the centre of
the disturbance, but the noise cir
clcd around the hill. comil first
from one place, then another, the
beast or bird Guiding all efforts Of
the hunters to. locate it. Several
times they tried to surround it with
Il rush and revolver shots. hut there
was nothing doing in the darkness.
win Osmcr OF raftsville has been
up with dogs, but the dogs don't
show the least interest IN the game
aud Won't even lift an ear. No
tracks have been found and this
leads some of the neighhorS to think
that the thing wears feathers--a loon
or >creech owl, may be- and en-
tiIely harmless. Others say it's like
no screech owl they ever heard, and
anyhow the disturbance is real
enough to excite some of the most
sceptlcal ones. &
The noise, ms one OF the hunters
describes It, isa grow land Il hoot -
good and loud-us if there were cor.
siderable fur, feathers and claws t0
back up its fierce and defiant note.
One night it had Il coughing spell.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
TAFrSVILLE.

Miss Pearl OSmer returned to her
home in Essex Junction last week.
Miss Grace Il. Strong has returned
to her school at Burlington.
Elbcit G. Solger Of Boston spent
a few DAYS with relatives here last
week.
Henry lIowlsnd and wife of Char
emont, N. H., are at Joseph How
lands for AN indefinite stay.
Rev. M. II. Morrill, will speal, in
Village hall next Sunday at p. m
Miss Agnes Andrews, who has
been at J. S. Howland's the past
tour weeks, returned to her home
in Somerville, Mass, Monday last.
Omer G. Priest returned from II
visit at Plymouth Saturday.
W. II. Brownell and wife were
called to North Ferrisburg last Sat
urday by the illness of her mother,
Mrs. p. S. Squire. =,
Benjamin Johnson and wife haye
been recent guests at f. ID. Met
calls.
Mrs. V. A. Chamberlain of OueI
chez was in town last week. -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
BRIGGS.

r. b. Perkins is moving to the
house he purchased OF b. Hubbard.
Albert Atwood is repairing his
house.
In this locality, where usually
thousands of bushels of apples are
not gathered, they are from csc. to
ST. per bushel, and scarce at that.
Edna Davis of Chester, who has
been visiting at B. Woods, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. G. o. Robinson does not i'm
prove as her friends hoped fol.
Gold or no gold, they are pushing
the crusher building Tor all it is
worth.
Mrs. Edith Nickerson of Windsor
has been visiting at her fathers, E.
H. Chase.
Deer are tempting the local hunt
ers by their appearance almost daily.
If they are not more careful when
the open season commences venison
will be plenty in this burgh.
We have always noticed that when
one man bought, sold or built to
any extent his townsnen would start
upon the same line to excel; so l..
II. Spaulding is following F. S.
Mackenzie in the wood shed line.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-10-10
PLYMOUTH UNION,

Amos Coolidge went to Brattle-
boro last week to visit relatives and
attend the Valley fair.
Miss Elsie Bradley and Miss Eta
Pollard visited in Shrewsbury Sat
urday.
Mrs. Sarah Hall and son Charles
went to Proctorsville Sunday.
Miss Mary Kavanagh is at home.
Mrs. Esther Damon is quite i'll.
Nelson Moore is to move his
family from the Wilder house into
the Earle house.
Mrs. Fred Parker and Miss Ida
Coolidge of Ludlow and Mrs. Bing-
ham of Rutland visited at Amos
Coolidge's Tuesday.