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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
DIR. KENT CONVICTED.
The Jury Finds Him Guilty OF ManslauEhter
Tho Extreme Penalty Is 10 Years.

ROCHESTER, May 1a.-Dr. Leland Dorr
Kent, accused on four counts of aiding and
assisting in the suicide Of Ethel Blanche
Dinele, was found guilty on the third count.
this afternoon. The third count. the most
serious one. charged that he stabbed the
girl to death The jury was out four hours,
and took two ballots. When it was an
nounced that an agreement had been
reached there was general scurrying for
the defendant, who was found in the oftc
of hie lawyer, George Raines There was
a large crowd in the court room.
For the first time since the trial began
DR.. Kent showed signs OF nervousness
His father A. Dorr Kent. who has stood
bv him throughout the four weeks trial.
sat With his arm around the back of his
sons chair.
Kent had his ',and to his face and gripped
both cheeks as If to hold back any show
of nervousness. Foreman {. s. Todd.
who announced the verdict said that the
defendant was guilty as charged in the in
first degree. The extreme penalty is twenty
years Imprisonment, and he is expected
to get the limit.
District Attorney Warren said ut is
triumph of law and order against the effort
OF periured deferce. The trial was
long one ana tNe utICI 70 Iiio,V 'iiV LtioSt
stubborn fivht have ever known in a Mon
roe county court, but have at no time
been apprehensive Of the result. 1t was q
clear case and the defendant was fortunate
to escape Indictment for murder
Attorney George Rail- es said that an ap,,
neal would he taken. DR.. keits father will
take the case to the Court of Appeals:
He is confident that" new trial will be
given on errors committed at the trial.
Rent was taken to Jail tonight and certifi-
cate Of reasonable doubt is to be applied for
next week. Sentence will be passed on
Monday morning.
After he jurors had been excused one OF
them told District Attorney Warren that
the entire twelve men felt insulted by the
remarks of Mr.. Raines in his. summing
up when he referred to DR.. Kent as "a
magnificent specimen Of American man
hood The Juror said that the bloody
thumb marks on the razor which was not
shown by the Dist riot Attorney until the last
of his summary, was what proved to them
that Kent was guilty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
NOR PURsUES A DRIVER.
Child Had Rolled Under the wheels OF His
Wagon and Been Killed

Stanslaw Banishak. two-year-old boy
whose parents live at 1873 Harrison avenue,
Williamsburg, was run over and killed by
an ice wagon in the gutter in front of As
Gerry street last night John Burkhardt
of SO Morgan avenue was the driver.
The child was playing on the sidewalk
near where the wagon stood and it is
thought that he rolled into the gutter just
as Burknardt started the team.
There were many people in the street at
the time, nearly all Jews. and many of these
seemed to think Burkhardt had deliberately
run over the child. The crowd surrounded
the wagon and number Of men yanked
Burkhardt from his seat.
He tried to explain that the boys death
had been purely accidental, but was unable
TO make himself heard As many in the
mob were kicking ard punching him and
making all kinds of threats, he began to use
his fists and after much difficulty he sue
ceeded in breaking through the crowd.
He ran up Gerry street in the direction of
Broadway Fully two hundred persons
started in pursuit. Burkhardt on reaching
Broadway jumped on a car. After pro-
cecding two blocks he got of ard didn't
stop running until he reached his house.
The police of the Clymer street station
learned the identity of Burkhardt through
the number on the ice wagon and he was
arrested,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
NURSE LNHERITs S2OO, 900.
Is the Only Relative OF Mrs. 4. Arn,strong.
Who Died Yesterday.

WIN OSS ISOtVtUoy.
MOUNT VERNON, n. Y, May 1e.-Through
the death of Mrs. Alicia Armstrong, sister
in-law Of the late Lord Armstrong, c. B..
Of London. inventor Of the celebrated
Armstrong gum who died to-day In the
Mount Vernon Hospital Of concussion Of
the brain as result OF having fallen down
a flight of stairs in her home, Miss Dora E.
Thompson, nurse connected with the
First Reserve Hospital, Manila. P. l.. falls
heir to fortune estimated at more than
100000. Miss Thompson was Miss Arm
strong's only known relative. Her identity
and relationship were established by a
few hastily written lines from the Manila
hospital, where she is employed. to her
aunt. which were signed -Your loving
niece. Dora f.. Thompson" In the letter
been shifted to night work and that she did
not like ii.
Mrs. Alicia Armstrong, who was the widow
of John S. Armstrong, wealthy banker,
moved to Mount Vernon two weeks ago
from Manhattan. She was about 90 years
old and lived alone.
Coroner Van Houten of Yonkers found
that Mrs. Armstrong owned a house at
10 West Twenty-sixth street Manhattan,
and that she recently sold another house
in Harlem. A number Of bank books show
that she had $4,000 in the Mercantile Trust
Company. and carried accounts in the
Fifth Avenue Bank, the Lincoln Trust Com
pany and the Mount Vernon Trust Com
pany. 1t is estimated that she had to her
credit in the neighborhood Of $4,000 in
cash
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
WJDENER AND ELKINS At ODDS?
Report That Their Friendly Relations In
businees Are Dlsturbed.

PHILADELPHIA, May l8.-The sudden de-
parture for Europe of p. A. B. Wdener on
the eve of the United Gas Improvement
election and other signs of discord among
what was once happy family of finan-
clers has started gossip as to the width of
the breach existing between Mr.. Widener
and his old friend and partner, William l..
Ekins.
For years Mr.. Elkins and Mr. Widener
have been inseparable, both as business
associates and socially Their houses ad-
join. their families are intermarried. Up
to this year Mr.. Elkins and Mr. Wicener
have always gone abroad together and
have spent their vacations in rummaging
around among the art galleries of Europe
Mr.. Wideners departure follows right
in the wake of the United Gas Improvement
election, when Mr.. Elkins allied himself
with Thomas Dolan and Mr.. Widener's
name was dropped from the board Of di-
rectors. just previous to this meeting
Mr.. Elkins was quoted publicly as denounc
ing the so-called water snake" in which
terested. In these remarks he was not
sparing Of his criticism of both Widener
and Mack.
IN private conversation Mr.. Elklns mas
not hesitated to express dislike for Mack.
The latter has never been fulsome in his
praises of Elkins.
On the other hand the financial partner
ship between Mack and Widener il grow =
ing closer daily.
With the bonds between Mr.. Widener
and Mr.. Elkins severed. so far as the gas
business is concerned, financiers are won
dering If the future Of rapid transit will
show any evidences of discord. Messrs.
Widener and Mack now dominate the
board and in the absence of Widener it is
believed that Mack will dictate the plans
Ca Gaa liz,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
HALP.MILLION BEDFORD BABY.
MRS. CUNNING s. BEDFORD Ar
RESTED on THE C.MBRIA.
Returning From Her Husbands Funeral
Here-Reiatives Of Husband Assert
That II u Not His Child. Enriched BY
His Win-Certiicate Of Birth on File.

Special Gable Despatch to THE SUN.
QUEENsrowN, May l6.-On the arrival
Of the Umbria tonight Scotland Yard
detective, accompanied by two other men.
boarded the vessel for the purpose OF arrest
ing Mrs. Cunning 3. Bedford, saloon
passenger, who was aboard with an infant
and a maid. All proceeded to Liverpool
1t appears that Mrs. Bedford's husband
by his last will bequeathed elOO,O0O TO the
child, provided II was born before or shortly
after his death. The husbands relatives
assert that the present infant is foster
child. There is, however. certificate Of
birth dated st. Pancras, Dec. 1s. 1902, which
gives the name of the child as Eugene.
Cunning s. Bedford, who was nephew
of the late Judge Cunning s. Bedford OF
this city. died in Paris on Feb. II last. When
his body arrived here on April II on the
steamship La Lorraine, the widow, with a
child four or Ave months old arrived on
the same steamer and remained here to
attend the funeral which occurred on April
IA at the Cathedral on Fifth avenue.
MT. DtOIOTu ndu ItSIueu AuSh
OF his time from his youth when he was
under tutors in London. Very few of the
friends Of the family here had ever heard
that he was married.
The widow attended the funeral services
at the Cathedral and followed the remains
to the Bedford family vault at Woodawn.
While here she stopped at an uptown hotel
and on Saturday Of last week she, with
the child sailed on the Umbria
A despatch from London says that rela-
tives who are contrasting the will allege
that she had no child Of her own but pro-
cured a child for the purpose Of pretending
to her husband that it was his child 30 that
she might secure all Of his property.
When Mrs. Bedford arrived here with the
body of her husband on April II she was
met at the pier by Undertaken j. H. Lewis
OF 14l East Sixteenth street, who had been
engaged by the representative of the Bed
ford estate, Lawyer Eugene J.. Bushe.
to take charge OF the body The under
taker looked after Mrs. Be6ford's baggage,
and Mr.. Bushe drove away with the widow
for the purpose Of seeing that she was
properly cared for.
Department Of Health Mr.. Bedford was
thirty-two years old and his death was due
to consumption.
Lawyer Blshe refused to discuss the case
last night. He would not even admit that
he had heard of the wonan's arrest in
Queenstown by the Scotland Yard detectives.
He was the attorney for Judge Cunning 5
Bedford who died at the Windsor Hotel in
this city in October, 1893.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
HERMIT TODDS WILL.
Tie Leaves $40 ono or asO. 900 to Woman
whose POcketbOok He Stole In 1883.

SYRACUSE, May lo.-Surrogate Glass
received for probate this morning the will
of the hermit George Washington Todd.
If the will ie proved Mrs. Peter j. Jordan
of Brockton. Mass. will receive fortune
to reimburse her for the theft Of her purse,
which Todd says lie stole al the Brockton
Fair, in 1898. Todd had no relatives. He
left money in Syracuse and Rochester
banks estimated at from $4,000 to $50. 600.
This is the copy of the alleged will:
HAMILTON. Ontario.
Sunday. March Il. 1909.
J. George Todd. rive and bequeath all Of
my moneys, amounting to tens of thousands
Of dollars, along with other property, TO one
Mrs. Peter Jordan of Rrockton. Mass, as re-
enumeration Of the theft OF n pocketbook
which she. Mrs. Jordan, lost the last night Of
the Brockton lair. on oct 8. 1883, ! being the
one who secured the same. ] made "A state
ment at the time that would make all things
good bel fore would die. and have taken this
means of doing right to the wren, ed. I
wish this understood Pay all my funeral
expenses and all my bank accounts to be
forwa rtled to this Mrs. Peter Jordan as quickly
as possible. rs ! am not to live many days
Send her word of the good luck that comes to
her through the loss of her pocketbook. and
Ions may abe live and enjoy the same.
GEORGE W, ToDD.
r. s. Please make no mistake and I wish
the directors OF the Rochester banks to have
this motto. forwarded TO the Buffalo banks
as have a large amount invested there also
Todd was known as the -Wheelbarrow
Hermit" He made frequent trips to this
city, always pushing a wheelharrow be-
fore him. His hair was long and he occa-
sionally visited the banks with an axe over
his shoulder Mrs. Jordan is coming on to
press her claim.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
MRS. LYNDE CUT OFF ONE son
woman suicide Left Only Pictures and
statues 10 Charles ". Lynde.

The will of Mrs. Augusta Harper Lynde.
who committed suicide by leaping from
ferryboat on April rs last, was filed for pro-
bate yesterday. 1t bequeathes life estate
in the house 1870 Fast Sixtieth street to Grace
Louise Hoffman, the property to 60 on the
latter's death to the children OF Rollin H.
Iynde, son of the testatrix. Tho remainder
OF the real estate is left directly to this son,
Mrs. Lyndes other son, Charles w. Lynde.
inherits nothing under the will cave some
nic,ures and statues The rest of the per-
sonal estate is to be distributed in equal
shares among some twenty grandchildren.
Rolin H. i1ynde, in fling The petition for
probate, says that he is ignorant of his
brothers present address. He says that
G. s. InRraham, a lawyer of ~ Court street
Brooklyn, knows it, but has refused to di-
vulee {. w. Lynde's whereabouts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
Won PITTKAMER HEARD FROM.
Ills Employers Write to 1.-THE sun"-Police
Of n German City Asked About Him.

Robert Baur d Son, printers and stationers
at 2 South Main street. Wilkes Barre, Pa.
have written to THE Sun that the police Of
this CITY need look no further for Jesco Won
Puttkamer. az they have been asked to
do by the police Of Stettin, Germany. The
Baufs say that the boy il in their employ
and has been for several months.
Capt Wendell, who was on duty at Head
quarters on Thursday night, received a
letter purporting to come from the Stettin
police, giving description OF the boy and
requesting that he be located il possible.
The captain thought that the boy might be
relatiye OF Baron Won Pnttkainer, for many many
President OF the Prussian Council of State.
Baur 4 Son first wrote to The Sun a
postal card as follows:
Jesco Won Puttkamer. whom you nre
naarng for in y o,ce todays works
easily be found by addressing us, He is all
ri dit No police wanted.
Yesterday the postal card was supple
mented by letter which said that the be Y
had been employed by them for about
eighteen months, and resided with an aunt i.
MIS-. Mary Royer. on Maple Lane, Wilkes
Barre. Continuing, the letter said:
He has sister living under the care of
Jacob Roger, i+4+ Myrtlewood avenue. Philn;
" was 10 on May last, and works in some
family as domestic, Jesco was "a the
9Th of this :lonth. Inc rather OF these
children lives in Boston. but does not seem
francis Won Puttkamer. J. desired. further
Information can be given but u, as the notice
why this mystery about his whereabouts.
unless death in the family would make this
necessary II this boy IL entitled to any of
the estate OF this renowned family the sooner
il il applied to his education and general
character building the better. as now he is
dependent more or less upon his own re-
sources. as the aunt with whom he lives liz
a woman that works by the day.
While this boys Identity Is clearly es,,
ia blished, the fact that his father married
out OF his station has led the European part
Of the family to ignore the appeals made to
ShAAn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
BUCKLIN TRIAL AT CORTLAND.
County Selected by Justice Mccall for
Garfield Case.

Supreme Court Justice Mccall has Sc
lected Cortland county as the place for the
trial Of David w. Bucklin, indicted for
running, as agent, the gambling house of
Richard A. Garfield. The first term of
court in Cortland county will be in Sep
TENDER. Counsel for Bucklin suggested
Chemung county to Justice Mccall and the
District Attorney expressed no choice,
He told Bucklins attorneys, however,
that he would be glad to have the trial in
Saratoga county. just why the District
Attorney did not ask for Saratoga county
il not known
The county seat Of Cortland county is
Cortland which is described as pleasantly
situated on the Toughnioga River, thirty
seven miles south Of Syracuse and forty
three miles northwest of Binghamton.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
KILLED FORWEARING ATALLHAT
Bible Agent Also Drank Lemonade Cow.
boys Couldn't Stand II.

Houston. Tex, May le.-Philip Buntz
OF New York, travelling agent for Bible
house, was killed last night in Logan, west
of here, in the cowboy country, because
he wore high silk hat and also because
instead Of good red licker.' These two
breaches Of the social ethics were too much
for the cowboys present, one OF whom threw
lariat around Buntz 's neck.
The colporteur showed fight. He was
felled to the floor by a blow from the butt Of
a heavy revolver, his skull being fractured
Death followed in few minutes. Letters
were found on him signed your sister,
and postmarked New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
LOVING CUP FOR FOLK.
Citizens OF st. Louis Present the Circuit
Attorney with . GIFT.

ST. LOUIS, May 16.-Circuit Attorney
Folk was presented with loving cup to-
day, purchased with fund raised by volun-
tary contributions of his many admirers,
ranging in sums from to 20 cents, thou
sands of people being represented in the
gift The following inscription appears on
the panels Of the cup:
ST Louis, May 10, l9O3.' "The man
who violates the law is not Democrat;
he is not Republican; he is a criminal
"The people of ST. Louis present this loving
cup to Joseph Wingate Folk. by voluntary
subscription, in grateful appreciation Of
his eminent services as Circuit Attorney
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
KILLED IN 4 GIWNASIIM.
Nephew OF Congressman Sherman Falls
While Exercising on Horizontal Bar.

UTICA, May l6.--Grove P. Sherman. II
wears of age, nephew of Congressman
James s. Sherman, was killed in the New
Hartford Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium last night
while exercising on the horizontal bar.
The young man was endeavoring to turn
a backward spring and land on his feet.
His hold slipped and he fell, striking on
his breast and the point of his chin. The
bar was at the usual height, about seven
feet and under it was a thick mat, intended
to guard agt inst Just such accidents, but
the fall rendered him unconscious. Ply
sicians who were summoned endeavored
to restore animation. but beyond few
faint hutterings of the heart there was no
response. De,th was caused by an injury
at the base of the brain. Young Sherman
was a noted athlete heresbout and was
preparing to enter college.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
BAPTIZED TO GO on THE Police.
Applicant wiling to DO Anything In Reason
to BE Eligible,

Carl Brown had himself baptized the
other day in order to make himself eligible
for place on the New York police force.
Carl was an upstate candidate. who has
filed several applications at different times,
hut in each gave different date of birth.
The discrepancies being discovered. his
last application was rejected on the ground
that some one Of the statements he made
mus, be false. Mr.. Brown then appealed
TO the Civil Service Commission, alleging
that the date of his birth was a matter of
doubt, and as. in any event, he was Of an
eligible age. he begged to have some one
of the dates specified accepted as the cor
rect one.
4Can't you get lis a baptismal certfcate?'
asked Secretary Briscoe, hurriedly dis
missing both the subject and the candi-
date.
A few days later Brown appeared again,
said he had brought the certificate, and
nervously extracting paper from, his
pocket, placed 1t OH the secretary's desk
What's this2" asked the secretary,
turning the paper around. 1T certifes
that you were baptized two days ago"
well, 20 ! was" said the candidate.
You advised me to get baptismal GER
tificate.'
Brown will be permitted to take the
examination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH TRUST.
German Companies to Combine and Make
Deal With MArcOni

Special Cable Despatch to THE SuH.
BERLIN, May l8.-It is understood that
the agreement between the Ailegemeine
Eliktrzaets Gesellschaft and the Siemens-
Halske Company regarding wireless teleg
raphy will take the form Of trust. Of which
the component parts will be the Slaby-
Arco system Of former company and the
Braun system Of the Siemens- alske COM
bination. This combine will then make
working arrangement with Marconi's COM
pany. The capital of the new trust will
probably be a million marks. 1t ia believed
that Count Arco will be the director.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
ROW OVER MRS. LYNCH's JEWELs.
One Of Her DaUsnt ers says Two ether
children Are Holding Out Property.

The children of Mrs. Theresa Lynch,
the Union Square jewelry merchant. are
fighting over her estate, which is said TO
be worth s35O,OOO and which consisted
largely of diamonds. The will left the
bulk of the property equally TO the six
children, Jennie p, Burr, Ella Leviness
and Adelaide Thompson and George M.
William p and Joseph d. Lynch.
Mrs, Burr has filed affidavits that Mrs.
Thompson and William p. Lynch have
possession of certain diamonds and other
jewery which belong to the estate and an
order has been secured for their examina-
ton as to the allegation. Counsel for
William p. Lynch applied yesterday to
Surrogate Fitzgerald 10 revoke the order.
Decision was reserved
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
NEW YORK. SUNDAY, -euw@M BY

5000 more. She was II feet over all. 81
feet draught.
She was insured for $4,000 in the Home
insurance Company. which was to have
Inspected her yesterday but did not do so,
II was said.
lhe insurance was taken out in Boston.
whence the Vagabond sailed early this
month for this port. She was to go into
commission in day or two and Mrs. Gibson
expected to go on cruise up the New Eng
land coast in her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
CLEvELANDS FISHING TRIP.
.y,Mlson Harmon Returns and Says Politics
Was Not Discussed.

CINCINNATI, May l8-Judge Judson Har-
mon, Attorney-G General under Cleveland,
has returned from Middle Bass Ohio. where
he was one OF several guests Of Leroy
Brooks. including former President Cleve-
land
THE only reference to politics in our
visit was in the newspapers. which had it
that Mr. Cleveland is a candidate and at
the last moment il to throw his strength
TO me in the National Convention. These
things are very annoying" said Judge
Harmon. .as we'll as untrue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
SIX YEARS FOR EX-MAFOR AMES.
Bail Furnished for the Convicted Man
Pending an Appeal.

Ball Furnished Tor the C0nvICtcU Man
Pending an Appeal.
MINNEAPOLIS Mimi. May 16.-Former
Mayor Albert Alonzo Ames was to-day sem
fenced to six years in the State Penttentiary.
The former Mayor was convicted Of receiv-
ing brib from sundry women Of the town
in consideration of connivance and protec-
ton.
DR.. Ames is 81 years old and shows the
effects of his trouble. His wife accompanied
him to court.
Breathless attention reigned when Judge
Elliott announced the sentence. Bondsmen
were ready to provide bail for the prisoner
40 that he might have his liberty pending
an appeal to the Supreme Court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
PRESIDENTS SUMNER PLANS.
Oyster Bay Expects Him About Juhe Is
.--- ills New Once.

MrNEoLA. L. l., May lot is understood
here that President Roosevelt will go to
Oyster Bay for this summer about June rs.
The quarters occupied by the President 8
Secretary and his assist ants in the bank
building last year were not large enough.
and five large rooms in the Moore Building
will be used as the President = Office this
summer.
Mrs Rooseve is expected at Sycamore
Hill on June 1.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
YANKEE HORSES FOR LONDON.
One>RepOrt Was That They We're for King
Edwards stables.

Seventeen black and bay coach and sad
die horses. bought here by Douglass H.
Grand. were shipped yesterday for London
in padded stalls by the Atlantic Transport
liner M!nnehaha. Mr.. Grand's brother.
Walter y. Grand, president Of the Ameri-
can Horse Exchange, said that he under
stoo d that the horses would be sold by
public auction at Tattersalls In London
There was a report that they were for King
Edwards stables.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
AMUSED AT OUR CHOICE.
Laundry Manager at Caracas Made Score.
tary or American Commission.

Special Gable Despaich TO THE SUN.
CARACAS Venezuela. May l8.--The United
States Legation has notified the Venezuelan
Government Of the nomination of Rudolf
Dodge as Secretary OF the American mixed
commission, which is charged with the
duty of presenting the claims of American
citizens against Venezuela. The nomination
has accustomed much amusement, as Dodge
is the manager of a laundry in Caracas.