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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
MEN OPPOSED.
Send Protest to Mayor against a
WeSt-St. Trolley.

IK-,u,.r Z King chairman OF the committee on
franchises and transportation of the Aerciall.s
Association. yesterday received letter rom 80
lam A Anderson, superintendent or the New o'H
BOARD Of Fire Underwriters, in which he declared
that the board was opposed 10 the grhhtihs y,
overhead trolley concessions in West-st ana "ouiu
forward petition TO Mayor Low nj Iiie' - -
q letter to Mr. Anderson. asked the board 10 Hahe
a statement of the increased rates OF insurance
due to the use of trolley wives IN Brooklyn anu
elsewhere and the amount OF the increase "iiIoI'
would be entaiIe6 by trolley wires IN "est-S''
The reply is as fellows:
Your favor of the 18th inst. has been referred 10
the New-York Fire Insurance. kXchange I% has has
sVer as that association ane I9 9te sliiS
We would add that petit on VII oe d9rg pro
testing against the granting of any franchise Iof
overhead trolley wires in Wests anq aiso he made
by the Brooklyn City Railroad Company 10 s. ~
overhead trolley wires from the appIG9ch OF e
old Brooklyn Bridge the new Brooklyn orldse-
At the time Mr. King sent bis letter to Mr. An
derson he also addressed a letter TO ROBERT "rlei
Monroe, Com missioner of Water Supply, Gas aho
Electricity asking the Commi ssioners consideration
Of his legal powers as 70 controlling the sllisIs
of overhead wires The reply is as follows:
have your letter saying that the city charter T
gives the Commits sioner Of Water supply. 'S f n anu
fT pf transmsson ana further adding that these
powers seem to be contingent upon laws and ordi
nances heretofore passed autnorlzlnE t.e I
o oiSs5 eti1Si "-.''- ~
There are rules OF the department IN reference
TO overhead wires. hut I understand that these
rules have never been formally adopted as ordi-
nances The statement made TO the newspapers
was TO the that applications TOT per-
ruts for overhead trolley wires in the borough OF
Manhattan had been made to this department since
I had been Commissioner that II SIch an appIlcs-
ton were made NY first step would be TO con-
suit with the Corporation Counsel as TO the pow.
ers OF the department and as TO the extent or
my discretion as Commissioner TO grant or deny
the
No application for a permit being before me,
I have nothing lay before the CORPORATION Coun-
sci. and no conclusion has been reached by ms
office as TO my power 10 forbid the stringing or
overhead trolley wires.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
NOT CAUGHT IN THE RAID.
Gallagher Gets There After 1t Vas
Nade-Piper Investigates.

When the prisoners taken in the raid on the Rain
bow Hotel. at No al East Seventeenth-st Sunday
night were arraigned in the Yorkville police court
yesterday Police Captain Gallagher. OF the East
Twenty-second-st. station, who reported as
having been found in the hotel by the raiders. made
a denial OF the report to Magistrate Mayo.
Il want TO place IL record" he said, that
not in the hotel before the raid. but that
arrived there while it was going on
That's right" broke in Edgar A. Whitney,
perintendent Of the New-York Society for the En-
forcement OF the Excise Laws. Il was there when
the captain arrived and I know he not in the
hotel when We got there"
when I got TO the hotel. while making a tour
OF the precinct" said Captain Gallagher Il saw
Roundsman Mccullough whom I know. standing
the sidewalk in front OF the side entrance I went
inside and Roundsman Londrigan standing at
the head Of the stairs. I asked him what going
on. and he told me a raid going I offered
my assistance and when I heard that the
mentioned IN the warrant was not there ] detailed
Detective Churchill to accompany Roundsman
Maher look for him"
In connection with his investigation into the story
published that Captain Gallagher was in the Rain
bow at the time the raid made. Deputy Com
missioner Piper called five witnesses before him
yesterday afternoon. All the witnesses declared
according 10 Captain Piper, that Captain Gallagher
was not in the hotel al the time of the raid and
that he entered the hotel while IL in progress
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
LESS In THIS COUNTY.
Water Property Came High an
Westchester and Putnam.

The Merchants Association is continuing its ex-
animation into the excessive costs OF condemnati ton
of lands for water purposes in the Croton Valley
1t now has in preparation a schedule showing the
fees paid special counsel for the city and allowed
TO counsel for the property owners in Westchester
and Putnam counties in the case of lands acquired
by the Aqueduct Commissioners and also in the
case of lands acquired by the Department OF Water
Supply 10 prevent pollution. These schedules viii
show the names Of the counsel in each proceeding
together with the amounts allowed them and the
services actual alleged. performed by them.
Westchester and Putnam counties and the con-
domination maps filed in these various proceedings.
From these it is preparing schedule showing each
piece Of property acquired. the number of acres
contained in each plot, the buildings and other i'm
provements thereon, the value allowed by the
appraisal commissioners acre for farm lands.
and the valuation placed by them on buildings and
improvements.
1t is further causing examination to be made
of the assessment rolls. to show the assessed val
uatiOn for taxing purposes of each of these pieces
of property in the year prior to it's requirement by
the city. All these data will be made public when
the schedules in preparation completed.
The following table shows the extreme dispropor-
ton in the OUTLAWS for land hitherto acquired by
the city for water purposes OF several classes in
the country districts compared with the OUTLAWS
for similar purposes in this city and county;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
TO GIVE 2,735 MORE sITTINGS.
Morris High School To Be Opened in The
Bronx on New Years Day.

On New Years Day the Morris High School. at
East One-hUndred-and-sxty-s ixth-st.. Boston Road
and Jackson-ave.. The Bronx viii be formally
opened. X viii increase the school facilities in the
borough by 2725 sittings. The building which will
be a notable addition 10 the architecture OF The
Bronx, designed by c. B. J Snyder, the archi-
tect OF the Board Of Education and Superintendent
Of Buildings
The site on which the school stands IS about ten
feet above the street grade. except at the east
end, and is for the most part rock. Advantage
was taken Of that fact when the plans were
drawn. and the structure with a frontage Of
5l2 feet, has the basement story at the easterly
end. extending under somewhat more than half
Of the building. On the far eastery side in Jack
son-ave., Is the sub-hasement which viii contain
the boilers.
Above the basement ara FIVE stories containing
seventy-one rooms 10 be devoted TO school work
Other rooms viii be used for the storage Of sup
plies, lockers. teachers rooms, etc Forty-six %
the rooms are OF The usual school size but are so
situated that every seat IS the light Each
room is provided with large window or aggrega-
high.
In addition 70 the section rooms. there are twelve
laboratories for chemical Physiological BIOLOGICAL
Photographed and other purposes and three iect-
ure rooms. Besides the lecture rooms four large
STUDY halls have been provided. one on each floor
On The second floor viii be q library.
. Separate gynnasiunns have been provided for the
students OF each sex with running track shower
bath locker rooms and physicians room
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
SHOOTS SELF IN BATH.
Salesman WhO Lost in Speculation a
Suicide-ThankS Employers.

Paul Frankel. salesman for Michaels & Linde-
man. tobacco merchants. of No. 459 Broadway
living No. 962 Lexington ave. committed sui
eide in the dressing room of the Lafayette Place
Baths. No. 16 Lafayette Place, yesterday after
noon by shooting himself in the head. Members Of
the firm said he used be we'll to do but lost his
money in speculation
Frankel went to the baths. and. after registering
placed his valuables. consisting of a pearl PIN a.
gold watch and chain and S14 in cash. in an en-
Velope, which was placed in the safe. Then he
went to his dressing ROOM Irving Mause and
Edwin Doll. two attendants, saw blood trcklfng
out Of the dressing room. and thew pushed aside
the curtain and found Frankel on the floor shot
through the head. He had stood in front of little
mirror and shot himself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
". H. ENNIS EXECUTED.
Policeman Dies in Chair for Killing
Wfe-EIectrOde Burns Him.

William II. Ennis. the former Brooklyn police
man, who murdered his wife. was put to death yes
terday morning in the electric chair in Sing Sing
Prison After two shocks had been given he was
pronounced dead.
When the current first turned there was
blaze from the eectrode applied the right fore
head. When the body examined it found
that the flesh around the edge of the eectrode had
been burned by the electricity.
Fathers D. V. Mahoney and P. J. Martin of St
Augustine's Roman Catholic Church. of Ossining.
remained with Ennis the end Soon after ar1s-
ing Ennis ate couple Of slices of bread and drank
a cup Of coffee. but would take nothing more. He
expressed deep repentance for his crime He walked
to the chair with firm step The current first
turned consisted Of 1850 volts and amperes and
was kept up for six seconds; then the current was
reduced to 200 volts. and kept on half a minute.
After brief examination by the doctors the cur
rent was again started, and shock similar to the
first was given. second examination was then
made. and at COL o'clock the man was declared
dead.
At test made about ten days ago to determine
Enniss sanity, ne put slightly under the in
huence Of ether When he fully recovered from
the lnHuenCe OF the drug he broke down and made
full confession, saying that he had been trying
to fool the authorities by shanming INSANITY
Ennis, who was attached to the Adams-st. <AOIice
station, Brooklyn, shot and killed his wife. Mamie,
at her mothers home, at ROckaWay -aye and Nefl'5
Lane, Canarsie, on the morning Of January Il,
1902 He first attacked his mother-in-law, Mrs
his little chd Then he s We f to h y W sd r %T5
and told her he intended to kill her. She begged
to go to confession but he said that he had been
70 confession and that they must die together.
His sister-fn-law Cecilia German, ran up with
ter. while Mrs Ennis retreated into her room Dis
regarding the pleadings of his sister-n-aw, Ennis
followed and fired at his wife, infcting a mortal
The defence at the trial was insanity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
MAY TRANSFER HEARINGS
Untermyer Doesn't Want Guthrie
Under His Roof, IT'S SAID.

Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the bondholders
bringing the suit for a permanent receiver of the
United States Shipbuiding Company. trying
yesterday to arrange for having future hearings
before the special examiner held in of the
of the federal courts in the Postofce Build
ing. When he was asked why he wanted the hear
ings transferred from the law library of his
law firm he said;
There would be more room for all the people
who would Ike to hear the testimony before the
aminer.'
1t is true that the at No 80 Broad-st.. where
the hearings have been held. has been overcrowded
at times, but the main reason why Mr.. Untermyer
wants the hearing moved is believed to be his de-
sire not to be longer under obligation to be polite
10 W. D. Guthrie, counsel for the Shpbuilding COM
pany. II mas been apparent at the nearing Tor a
long time that the quarrels between Mr.. Inter
myer and Mr. Guthrie have been growing more
bitter. and on two occasions last week Mr.. Guthrie
openly accused Mr.. Untermyer OF faIsehOOd. On
other occasions when offensive remarks ex
changed between the lawyers. Mr.. Guthrie had
marked that he was being lnsulted IN MI Inter
II is probable that the next session on Thurs
room. Charles Steele. of P. Morgan & Co.
probably will be the next witness. There may be
fed. The hearing is being dragged along in a
manner TO Indicate the possibility Of a settle
ment, but suits which have been brought
recently may prevent agreement on any reOrganl-
cation plan satisfactory to the bOndhOlders.
Receiver Smith, Richard Y. Lindabury, his coun-
sci: President McCarter, Of the Public Service
Corporation Of New-Jersey; Frank Bergen, Coun-
sci for the corporation; Randall Morgan, di-
rector of the same company, and Justice Collins,
OF Jersey City. held conference behind locked
doors yesterday, IN one OF the chancery chambers
at Newark. The discussion lasted more than two
hours and other lawyers, partners of Mr.. Linda
bury called in frequently, only to remain
few moments. The Conferees said they were not
liberty to say anything about the meeting. One
of them, however stated that it was an "arbI-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
L. L. BUCK TO LOSE PLACE.
No Consulting Engineer for Williamsburg
Bridge After December 81.

The contract for the printing OF The City Rec
ord for next year was advertised in that publica-
ton yesterday This is the largest contract The
Record" has to offer in the year on it's own be-
half. Two years ago the letting was prevented
through the
THE Record also announced that after Deem
Der 81 the post of consulting engineer of the
new Williamsburg Bridge would be abolished
While there talk raised by the friends of
L. L. Buck the holder of the place. who cited
the differences between the Bridge Commissioner
and Mr.. Buck, the explanation presented by the
partment that the new bridge was practically
completed, and that the need OF consulting engt-
neer would end with the year What the new
Bridge Commission may decide to do is. OF course,
problematical, but il is pointed that the place
OF chief engineer of the department, formerly oc-
cupied by Mr.. Buck was abolished several months
ago, and will have to be re-established II Mr. Buck
is TO be retained in the department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
STORMSWEPT NETWORK HERE.
Steamer Docks Twenty-four Hours Late
Narrow Escape of Two Sailors.

Delayed by gales and fogs. the New-York locked
here yesterday morning twenty-four hours behind
her schedule. The Umbria which was due about
the same time. will not reach her pier until early
this morning. She in communication with
Nantucket at 10 a m. yesterday.
Many times in the voyage the New-York was
boarded by the rollers. Last Tuesday morning she
was washed several times in quick succession by
waves that demolished the port rails and tore out
the llfeboat davits on the starboard quarter.
When the davits were first wrenched two sail
ors. Ham and Drummond. were in the ufeboat
oyerhauling it. The first wave bucked the stan
chions and nearly sent the sailors overheard Be
fore the next wave hit them. they tried 10 leap 10
the deck They were hit by another that struck
the boat directly underneath and threw the men
out HAN was lucky enough to fall on the sun
deck DrummOnd was thrown a dozen feet Dove
the boat ana FELL outward, but as the steamer
rolled he managed 10 catch the standing post OF
one OF the boatfa!ls He chung TO il several min
utes. being thrown and tossed around until his
strength was nearly spent, when several sailors
pulled him back on deck again. Both men es-
capped with a few bruises
The New-York left Cherbourg nearly twelve hours
late being detained by the heavy fog that has
IAN over the English Channel for the last fort
1ight She did not get out OF the fog until Tues
day, when she met with a terrific northeast storm
which lasted two days,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
HOTEL GUESTS ROBBED; MAN CAUGHT.
Detective Poses as Intoxicated and Loses
Marked Money and Cheap Watch.

William c. Warren. sixty-three years old was
arraigned before Magistrate Cornell in the Jeffer-
son Market police court. yesterday. charged with
robbing several guests at the Broadway Central
Hotel He waived examination. and was held in
81 coo bail for trial.
For several weeks the guests in the hotel have
frequently been robbed of small sums of money
AID jewelry Detectives from private agency
We're employed by y. c. Webb. the manager and
they began an Investigation on Saturday. One Of
the detectives /. w Walters, pretended to be in
toxicated and last night went TO bed leaving the
key to lis room the outside of the door. About
a. m yesterday, Warren, 1t is alleged entered
the room cautiously and took from Walters
trousers a cheap watch and Sc in marked money
Walters sprang from the bed and grappled with
him Warren. it is said. caught the detective by
the throat, and put up hard fight. He is a
powerfully built man. and strong. in spite Of his
age. The prisoner was finally subduea and turned
over 10 Patrolmau Essig. OF the Mercer-st sta
ton The property belonging TO Walters was found
the police say, Warren.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
CHANCE FOR BOODLERS.
Hundreds of ConUicted Men Nay
90 Free Under Missouri Decision.

ST. Louis. Dec. 14.-According to Circuit Attor-
ney Folk. a recent decision of the State supreme
Court. OF which he has just been advised. brings
into question the legality OF hundreds of arrests
and convictions made in this city on information.
and makes possible the release from the mani
tertiary on writs Of habeas corpus Of many men
now serving terms there. AS soon as he learned
OF the decision Mr. Folk advised Iudgs NJ
Donald, or the Criminal Division of the Circuit
Court, and proceedings were stopped in al the
cases that might be affected. Nine cases were
wiped off the docket and the Witnesses we've
sent 10 the grand jury room. to give testimony
on which 10 base indictments to take the place
Of the invalid informations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
WAGONS CROSS NEW BRIDGE.
Garry Decorations for Opening Day-Pro-
gramme Partly Decided On.

While not opened for general traffic, the south
roadway Of the Williamsburg Bridge was used for
the first time yesterday by the wagons loaded with
the decorations for the celebration on Saturday.
At the office of the Bridge Commissioner 1t was
learned that no other traffic would be admitted on
the bridge until after Saturday. The two foot
pathways are 10 be completed, according to the
Terms of the contract, December 81 and Febru-
complied with as there is fine of $3.50 day for
failure.
The aldermanic committee celebration for the
opening Saturday Of the new Williamsburg
Bridge held a meeting yesterday afternoon and de-
cided that the Rev DR.. James H. Darlington. Of
Brooklyn, should make the invocation. Bridge Com
missioner Lindenthal the presentation. and Mayor
Low is to accept il behalf of the city. Speeches
viii be delivered by Borough Presidents Cantor Of
Manhattan and Swanstrom of Brooklyn, and Sena-
tor NcCarren, of BROOKLYN in whose district is
the Brooklyn approach to the bridge. The benedic-
ton viii be delivered by Vicar General Mooney.
The committee meets again to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
autos" NARROW ESCAPE.
Beyond Doctors COntrOLA Chain
Saves 1t from Open Dra50.

Belleville n. j. Dec Il (SpeciaD-A man in an
automobile who said he was DR.. L. B. Gale. bare
~ escaped plunging into the Passaic River to-day
owing TO his inability control the machine. The
fact that a heavy chain was stretched across his
path was probably the only thing that saved the
physician from death
AS it was. the force of the collision broke the
chain. damaged the machine and threw the occu-
pant out, injuring his The chain had just
been stretched across the roadway leading to the
bridge by the bridge tender before opening the
draw for a boat to pass and he had the draw
partly open. when the automobile dashed into the
chain gate The escape Of the physician con-
sidered remarkable,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
Y. M. C. A. SECRETARY INJURED
Hurt in Stopping a Runaway and Saving
Three from Harm

Frederick D. Fagg. secretary of the Eastern Dis
citation, is confined TO his home. No. coo Bedford
ave, Brooklyn from injuries received in stopping
a runaway. IN which a and two little
girls, on Sunday afternoon. He is suffering from
severe decorations OF the left leg and foot where
the horse kicked and stepped him. and from
bruises
The runaway which belonged to Mr. Molleu-
hauer former president of the Williamsburg Dime
Savings Bank, being exercised by the hOstler
With the latter were his two-y earold daughter and
another girl, about six years Old The horse bolted
in Bedford-ave.. near the fountain, The hostIer
who had 10 hold the children the seat was
poweTless to control The animal
Mr., Fagg ran out from the sidewalk and clutched
the bride OF the runaway being dragged for sew
eral blocks Near the Hanover Club he succeeded
IN steering the horse into IA tree The buggy was
overturned and the occupants were tipped out, but
luckily fell on bunch of laprobes and We're not
hurt The Young Mems Christian Association sec
Ietary Iel 10 the sidewalk half unconscious.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15

represented o'Brien's loss. Alfred n. Vernon.
or No $40 West FOurJeenth-st.. tsstlned ~
ne was a SPECTATOR and was IN the oilee -
BEL y Co., IN the Hoffman House. when tAs H'-N@
was lent
Il was talking with Jimmie testified tne W.
ness. when OChiltree came in and said 49,,
We got a good tip on National Steel but - 80
In the noar<atr O'T(risD s.vs % 40 draw Up
check for thousand I drew up the cheek S1
Mr.. O'Brien signed 10. -
SiaS r. Moore secretary 10 Mr.. O'Brien, ".
uned that he knew or the transaction. anu $50
the reason he did not draw the check MAS 49,
his hand was disabled. James ). keellns, 49,
keeper for Bel & Co, testified that the Ss -
passed through their once that day ana ~.
paid. After hearing the evidence the court ~
structed the Jury 20 ind for the plainun