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New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
ARRESTED As "CON MN" "
Weinman Worked "Get Rich Quick"
SzOindIe, Police Say.
MAY RIVAL MILLER SYNDICATE.

Confident that he is at the head of s~indle
which rivals in many ways the Miller syndi-
cate Detective Sergeants McConVlle, ClarKe
and Peabody yesterday arrested Charles Vein
man. OF Euclid Hail. Eighty -ffth-st. and Broad
way, as he was leaving the Hotel Venoome'
The warrant charges him with grand larceny
in swindIing several persons out OF money while
he was connected with the American Finance
and Mortgage Company Of No. III WaIl-st''
which closed its doors about week ago.
The firm, it is alleged. offered their investors
25 per cent a month the capital invested
issuing circulars stating that, even if the profits
of the firm did not bring IN enough money TO
pay the promised % per cent, the investors
could not lose, as the company had fund from
which would be paid their dividends If the in
vestments failed to materiallze. The president
of the company, Alfred R. Goslin, left here for
Europe shortly before the firm discontinued
business.
The warrant was procured on the complaint Of
Or. W. s. James, of Cleveland, Ohio who wrote
to Inspector McClusky, saying that he had been
swindIed out of 500 by the firm, and that his
wife had lost $500 that she had invested. Miss
Lydia De Create, a school teacher, of Cleveland.
also wrote that she had lost $500 by her invest
ment in the company She said she had acted
an agent for the firm, inducing nearly one
hundred other teachers and friends to invest
money with the company. She first placed
small sum at the disposal of the firm, adding
more TO her capital until she had invested $500
with the company Then the dividends stopped.
Weinman was taken before Magistrate Breen,
in the TOmbs Police Court and held in $1,000
bail for examination to-day. He was repre-
sented by w. J. McManus, but II is understood
that Ex-Governor Black is going to defend him.
When Inspector McClusky asked what
place Weinman had held in the company. the
inspector said he had been sort OF silent
partner but" he added, "he is the very
we wanted" On September %, 1898, the in
spector said, Weinman had been arrested on a
charge of having misued the mails.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
CONTROL OF UNITED STATES STEEL.
According to Pittsburg, Morgan Could Not
Elect a Director.
rBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

Pittsburg. July 21-The weakness of United
States Steel securities is known here to be due
10 manipulation. It has been open secret
here that the present board Of directors lost con-
troll some tine ago and any well balanced pool
could have secured the control. If an election
had been held recently for board of directors,
it is doubtful If J. p. Morgan and his friends
could have elected a director. provided the
stockholders at large had combined against
them. Long ago those familiar with the Steel
Corporations affairs sold their common stock
They have been unloading all the way down.
They got rid Of large parcels of preferred stock,
also and converted the rest of their holdings
into per cent second mortgage bonds.
The bonds cannot be voted The preferred
and common stocks have equal voting values.
With the retirement of 100000 shares of pre-
fered stock the big stockholders lost their votes
This can be readily seen when it is known that
Il c. Frick sent A. 900 shares of preferred stock
TO the underwriters Of the bonds to be converted
into bonds. Other large investors followed his
example.
affairs have been predicting for weeks that the
common stock would go to 20. They could not
tell why, but they had tips from the inside.
Hence, Pttsburgers began unloading common
stock, and they have been doing since. The
big fellows, however, il is reported here, are
preparing to buy ii back at lower level It is
said that the big fnancers want to squeeze out
all the small fry so to get entire control The
fact is pointed TO that the associated banks of
New-York yesterday began calling loans on
Steel common, and it was limited that this was
part OF the movement.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

Washington July 21.-The following army and
navy orders have been issued
ARMY.
Captain MARCELL.US C. SPINKS. artillery corps Fort
McHenry. additional duty, charge OF quarermaster's
duties az Baltimore TO relieve Captain WILLIAM F.
HORTON, quarterr1aster.
First Lieutenant NATHANIEL NJ CARTMELI. 10Th
Cavalry from general hospital Washington Barracks
First Lieutenant CONRAD H LAMA artillery corps
signal ofhcer. TO ONCE Of chief signal cficsr.
Captain SAMUEL H. JONES. 18th Cavalry detailed 70
assist in revision OF military laws OF State
Retrements OF Captain JEREMIAH z. DARE. quarter
master. and Colonel WILLIAM p VOSE. artillery
announced
Following transfers in Coast Artillery: Captains
CHARLES L PHILLIPS. from sSth I1tth Com
pany; RICHMOND p DAVIS fronn liith TO 3sth
Francisco.
OF engineers 10 Fort Prehle for army and navy
manOuvTes.
Resignaton OF Second Lieutenant Earl. c PIERCE.
artillery corps. accepted
Captain FRANK p AVERY relieved from Agricultural
and Mechanical College OF Texas
Captain GRoTE HUTcHESoN. 9Th Cavalry from head
quarters Department % the East. q Fort Meade.
NAVY.
Ensign A. F. II. YATES. detached the Maine: to the
Baltimore.
Ensign ". G. BRIGGS. detached the wilkes; to the
Aidshipman l. /. YATES detached naval station Port
Royal; 10 Naval Torpedo station
lion; 70 the Dixie.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
FIGHT HARD AGAINST EVICTION.
Dwellers on Watershed Land in Westchester
Say They'll Have To Be Taken Away.

Judge Patt's County Court at White Plains yes
terday crowded with indignant farmers. hotel
proprietors, merchants school trustees and church
wardens and dozen lawyers, who represented
them. who went there to protest against the pro-
ceedings brought by this city to evict ffty-eight
property owners, who called 'squatters" by the
city authorities because they living water
shed property in the northern part Of Westchester
County
Many novel objections were raised, some declar-
ing that there were persons i'll in the houses that
will be moved burned by the city engineers. and
that, if evicted, the patients would die from
poSure Others declare that they will live in their
homes and that the houses will have TO be moved
outside the watershed boundary, while they remain
inside on guard over their personal property.
Judge Platt issued a Of warrants to eVict,
but in some instances he said he would hold back
the warrants as long as possible to enable the
people to move. Some of the property, including
furniture. cattle and farming implements, will have
to be moved from two to five miles.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
BURTIS WILL CONTEST.
Plaintiffs Offer Testimony to Show the sigma
tnre Is Not Genuine.

Auburn. n. 7, July H.-Mrs Bell, mother OF the
sole beneficiary under the alleged will of Albert
Burtis. was the witness stand practically all
day the opening of the contest She testified that
Burtis twice asked for her daughters hand but she
refused the ground of her daughter being too
young. This was three years ago. Bessie. as he
called her, is twenty-five She said the will
signed at her house, with herself and another
daughter witnesses. Burtis said he had left
everything to Bessie and nothing to his relatives.
Burtis paid for Bessies education and for her
travels in Europe The mother also testified that
Bessie had frequently been guest at Burtis'S
summer home for days at a time
The contestants will attempt to prove the sigma
ture the will is a forgery. Three bank cashiers
the stand have pointed at differences in this
signature and signatures to checks. of which
larged photographs are shown. Harry Zeittel. who
had charge of Burtis's real estate in New-York
City; Marcus B. Campbell and John e BrOdsky,
attorneys for Burtis, all testified the win sigma
ture not his. Zeittel testified that Burtis
drank a great deal and that absnthe was his
favorite tipple. Professor Roberts Of Cornell Uni
versity, testified that in his opinion the signature
to the will not genuine
New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
J. L.. RUSSELL RESIGNS.
Leaves Place Because of I'LL Health
1t Made Him Disappear.

John L. Russell. secretary of the Journeay
& Burnham Company, Brooklyn. who returned
to his home, No 100 Lincoln Place. that oor-
ough, on Sunday. after having mysteriously dis
appeared more than a week before mas resigned
his place with the drygoods concern. The step
was taken he saws on account of Ill health,
which was responsible for his going away while
suffering from mental alteration. Mr.. Russell
still retains his stock in the company with
which he had been connected in an official
capacity for twelve years.
Speaking of his strange visit to Milledgeville,
Ga, Mr.. Russell said yesterday that his mind
was not clear when he left New-Yolk, and he
had only an indistinct recollection of going
away. He went to Milledgeville by way or
Washington and Chattanooga.
The officers of the Journeay & Burnham
Company say that Mr.. RusselPs business affairs
were in perfect condition, and that his resigna-
tion was entirely voluntary. H. B. Boyd, son OF
the president of the concern, has been chosen
TO succeed Mr.. Russell.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
BAG INDICATES MURDER.
Following Robbery, Perhaps, OF
Man Found IN Hudson.

If partial Identification made at the morgue
last night be correct, the discovery OF body
weighted with a stone at the neck. In the North
River at Northumberland thirty-fourth-st yes
terday may reveal a murder, with robbery for its
motive. The stone was placed In a leather trav-
elling bag. which was carefully tied to the man s
neck.
Early last evening a well dressed man, who said
he came from Newtown, Long Island, but refused
to give his name. called at the morgue to see the
body After a long scrutiny he said he believed
it to be that of his cousin, resident OF Newtown
who disappeared Monday. July 1S. after leaving
his place of business with 5000 in bag, which ne
intended to deposit in a bank. The man was not
certain however. and went away promising TO
return with other relatives later in the evening
He refused to give the Of the missing man.
saying he did not wish TO alarm unnecessarily the
mans wife.
In describing the bag which the missing man
carried the day he disappeared the man who called
at the morgue gave a description which fitted the
bag found tied to the body. This bag was at
Police Headquarters however, and could not be
shown him.
After viewing the body yesterday Coroner scholer
said he thought it possibly case OF homlclde
and to-day would begin an inquiry
The body floating down the river oy
Thomas McCabe, an employe in Gordons coal
yards He made the body fast to pile and in
formed Patrolman McDonough; of the west One
was wound around the twelve pound stone In the
yalise There were no marks OF W0gnce t on bsve se
been caused by contact with rocks and piers Ihe
BY jumping into the river at some point, and
fearing the stone would spe from the moose made
fG It, ana had then MGPG placed fof it the
The body was that of man about 1Ity years years olu
had sandy hair beard and nustaehe tinged WITH with
Underwear blue suspenders and black shoes There
no collar or tie In the pockets were founG IA
pair of gold trimmed eyeglasses and penknhe. NO
money found
New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
SLABS MoToRMAN ON HIS CAR.
Italian Angry Because It Was Not Brought
to a Full Stop.

Just as Motorman Frank Ryan, twenty
seven years old, of No 221 East Ninety-fifth-
St., was starting his car for southbound
trip from Second-ave. and One-hundred-and-
twenty-eighth-st.. last night an unidentified
Italian jumped aboard the car and stabbed
Ryan in the thigh with stiletto The Italian
escaped. Ryan was taken to the Harlem Hos
pital His wound is not serious.
The italian signalled for the car to stop, and
Ryan says he pulled up the car but did not
come to a full stop. The italian had to run
with the car few steps to jump aboard. He
was angry because the motorman did not bring
his car to a full stop. and Immediately ran for
ward on the side step, and before the motor
man knew what the man about had stabbed
Ryan in the thigh He then jumped off the car
and disappeared.
Ryan stopped his car, and then fell down.
shouting for help. number of people heard
him, but 1t too late to pursue the italian,
as he was of sight. The motorman was
taken away in an ambulance.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
NALLY RAIDS AFTER GETTING LETTER.
Magistrate Would Not Admit It as Evidence
Because ANONYMOUS

Police Captain Nally. Of the West -hundredth-
st. station, received Monday a letter by mail
which said:
If poolroom that has been running for the last
six weeks isn't raided this afternoon l will have
Jerome's men with me to get evidence, and will
then make il decidedly interesting you. This
room is saloon on the northwest corner of Ninety
eighth-st. and Amsterdam-aVe Hoping that you
will put an end to same. I remain. COMMITTEE.
A few minutes later Nally, with his wardman
named Mahoney. dashed into the saloon and in
rear room they found a named Winfield S.
Roberts. of No. Ill West Eighty -ninth-st, discuss
ing the odds horses over the telephone. NaIly
thought that conversation sufficient to justify
him in arresting Roberts for violating Section 35
Of the Penal Code. and he did so He also arrested
James F. Austin, the bartender, because racing
charts We're discovered In the saloon
When the prisoners were brought up yesterday
before Magistrate Hogan, in the West Side police
court, Captain Nally sought to introduce the "COm-
mittee" letter, which had served as tip as
evidence in the
anonymous communications cannot be consid-
cred evidence in any prosecution. and I will not
consider II in this instance, said Magistrate Hogan
as he held Roberts and Austin in $500 bail each
for further examination on Friday next.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
KOCH LUNG CURE DOCTOR EXAMINED.
Widow Says He Had Not Been Near Her
Husband For a Month.

Before Magistrate Hogan, in the West Side police
court, yesterday, DR.. Frank A. Bigelow, the resi-
dent manager OF the Koch lung cure. at No. 80
West Twenty-second-st.. was examined
charge preferred against him that he registered
false death certificate in the case of Thomas H
Collie a colored cigarmaker, who died on July s
at his home No. 249 West Thirteth-st.
Several witnesses were examined, including Dr.
Guilfoy register Of records of the Board of
Health who testified that DR.. Bigelow stated in
the death certificate that Collie died from bron-
chitis and cardiac failure. He said that he
Informed by Mrs. Collie that DR.. Bigelow had not
seen the stricken man in a month before his
DEATH Collie unable to leave the house
from June /. DR.. Guilfoy said the false statement
called his attention by Mrs Della Collie,
the wife of the dead man, July 1S, and that he
Immediately caused his arrest The Health Board
physician said that DR.. Bigelow had been prac-
tising medicine in this city for the last sixteen
years, and that in the last year three of his GER
tfcates, which submitted had been accepted.
Mrs. Collie told the magistrate that her husband
began taking the Koch lung. cure on March 1, and
had been paying tor medicine and treatment;
which, she said, did him no good. She also told
the court that DR.. Bigelow had not been near her
husband for month before he died
The examination was adjourned until Friday.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
DECLINE GOES ON.
Stocks Touch Ne1c LeueIs-More
Rumors of Failures.

The stock market yesterday experienced an
other severe decline, which was led by the
United States Steel issues. Several new low rec
ords were made. and many stocks touched new
low levels for the year. The usual number or
r-uaors of failure or embarrassment were in cir
< alton, but no verihcaton of any of them was
d. The crop news was good. except as TO
sring wheat, the indications for which were re-
ported fair: and stocks of the leading railway
systems with one or two notable exceptions
held well throughout the day, although carried
down a little toward the close. in the last and
sharpest break of the day. Reports of railroad
earnings were favorable. and the action of the
Erie directors In raising the semi-annual divi-
dend rate on the first preferred from 11A to Z
per cent although not announced until after
the market closed. had been confidently ex-
pected.
The dealings in the Steel stocks were in enor-
nous volume. the sales Of the common aggregat-
ing more than 10000 shares This stock which
had closed on Monday at 253s. opened wide
with sales of 5000 shares at % and PAS, and
under heavy offerings ran down TO 239s by the
close OF the first hour The preferred, selling
ex-dividend of Ia per cent, opened Il Of point
down. at "A, and went off like the common
reaching 721s by II O'Clock. At the beginning
of the last hour, when the common was at "A
and the preferred at y. another selling move
ment began, which carried the former 10 -
new low figure, two points under its record on
the panic day of 1901, and forced the preferred
down to 20. only one point above the low record
established on May 8. 1901. Rumors were
heard of a decision TO suspend dividends on the
common stock but nc official statement on this
point was obtainabla. Not much weight was
attached to these reports. and IL was thought
that they had their$origin in the fact that the
Stsel shares were so rapidly selling OFF Al
though much of the selling of Steel was Tor snort
account. a considerab bic part of it was appar-
emily liquidation by one or more large holders,
and various names were mentioned. The new
United States Steel bonds also were weak, losing
8 full point.
Much of the selling in yesterdays market was
for out of town account. The West was again
q. verv heavy seller, and rumor declared that
prominent ST. Louis interest had been forced 10
close out a line of 10000 shares
Rock island common went TO "a, a new low
mark; Virginia Carolina Chemical to ~, the
lowest price il has ever touched, and Tennessee
Coal and Iron lost four points, closing at 4112
its lowest price since 1899.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
ICE TRUST COMMITTEE MEETS.
Report Not Yet Made Public Because of It's
Widespread Investigation.

The committee appointed by the stockholders of
the American Ice Company to investigate it's affairs
met last night at the Hotel GTegOrian There were
present John A Sleicher. of this city, chairman;
G. Glenn Goodrich. of Baltimore. secretary, and A.
c. Nickerson of Boston, constituting the committee
of three. The proceedings of the meeting not
made public. the members of the committee
stated that the preparation of the report under
stockholders of the company, and then to the pub
lie.
A statement was given out by the committee
that the reason for the delay in preparing the
port the time required to visit the properties
Of the company, which much scattered, and
include extensive interests in Washington, Ice
houses, coal pockets, woodyards and wharfs at
Baltimore, large equipments, including numerous
artificial ice plants in Philadelphia icehouses along
the Susquehanna and in the Pocono Mountains;
icehouses along the Hudson. from Poughkeepsie to
Albany, and similar plants along the Penobscot
and the kennebec, in Maine, besides all the ice
plants in Boston and it's vicinity. Some of them are
at a considerable distance from Boston, and many
OF them are the hills of New Hampshire. II
was stated that one or more members of the COM
mlttee had visited every of the company's
properties, and to-day inspection of all the
plants in New-York. Brooklyn and hereabouts
would be begun
The committee also stated that the company had
asked that this inspection be made before the
books were submitted for examination. The earn
inSS, II was officially stated, beyond those of
last year The committee stated that the valuation
beyond their expectations
Last evening Frederick J. Winston who repre-
sents some of the dissatisfied stockholders held a
long conference with the members of the
New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
MORE MEN At WORK.
BeIieUed That the HousesmithS VAL
Soon Be an Line.

Another army of workers yesterday swelled
the host of mechanics who went to work on
Monday on many buildings under the plan of ar
bitration of the Building Trades Employers AS
ISOLATION. 1t was estimated that, including M
teen thousand more men who returned TO work
yesterday under the plan and five thousand VINO
are working under the arbitration agreement
forty-two thousand in all were working. All
the locals of the Brotherhood of Painters. it
was reported. have accepted the arbitration
agreement. and will send it. signed. to the en-
ployers' association to-day tomorrow.
The Employing Stone Settlers Association was
organized recently. and Joined the Building
Trades Employers Association yesterday af-
ternoon. letter was received by the latter
from the New-York local of the Wood, Wire and
Metal Lathers' International Union containing
a proposition of the union to sign the arbitra-
tion agreement. The employers of its mem
bers are not represented in the employers
sociation. and the union was told to make the
proposition in writing. with Its seal attached,
to the board Of governors, which will take the
subject up.
A representative of the board of governors
of the employers association said yesterday
that there was good reason to believe that the
Housesmiths and Bridgemen's Union would
fall into line with the other unions and
sign the agreement. This will remove the main
stumbling block to general resumption of work.
I'm fact" he continued. I'VE have assurances
that the housesmiths will soon be at work.
When the union voted against accepting the
plan of arbitration it at meeting which
attended by less than one-fourth of the
members, and the vote taken by a show of
hands. At the last meeting of the union the
intention was to bring up resolution for the
appointment of a committee to confer with the
Iron League regarding the adoption of the
plan of arbitration. The Parks faction did not
want the question to come up. and the meeting
adjourned in fifteen twenty minutes to
head this off. The housesfniths want to go to
work, however, and I have received assurances
that they will stand for delay"
New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
TO EXAMINE DE FOREST PRESIDENT
Justice Greenbaum's Order Restraints Him
from Disposing of Property.

Justice Greenbaum yesterday denied applica-
tion made by Abraham White, the president OF
the De Forest Wireless Telegraph Company. for
the vacation of order directing his examination
IA supplementary proceedings Justice Greenbaum
ordered thar Mr. White should submit to exam
ination on Friday and also issued order restrain
ing him from dsposing of any of his property
in the time
A Judgment was obtained by @. Clinton Gardner
against White. after a trial before Justice Scott
rnd Jury for the Of s. 256 is. the suit being 10
recover the value Of a promissory note. Execution
was subsequently, issued 10 the Sheriff. but
turned unsatisiied. and the order for Whites eX-
animation in supplementary proceedings was Sc
cured.
White declared that although the execution was
returned unsatisded he man OF large means.
TIE alleged that Gardner had sued merely as as
siguee and that only 81 WAS given AS considera-
lion for the note on which Gsrdner's action was
based. It was contended therefore that Gardners
financial loss could be only 81. White further said
i,e had taken appeal from the Judgment "hcn
he intended 10 prosecute IN good faith.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
RESERTES PROTECT HIM.
Prisoner focused of ASsaulting TzCo
Little Girls.

Captain Gallagher, of the East Twenty-seo-
Ond-st. station, had to take number of re-
serves with him when he went last night to ar
rest John Landertz, Of No. 425 East Four
teenth-st., who is alleged to have maltreated
two little girls, one Of them ten and the other
eleven years old.
When the news reached the station Captain
Gallagher told that large and angry
crowd had gathered around Landertz's abode
among whom the alleged i'll treatment of the
two little girls had spread. The show of force
by the police however, intimidated the crowd,
and the only demonstration made when the po-
lice brought out their prisoner consisted of cat
calls and other cries
Landertz is said to have enticed the girls to
his room and there assaulted them. The charge
against him on the police blotter is rape.