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New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
HOW SLAYER VAS CAUGHT
4hearn's Murderer Traced by
BLoody Handkerchief.

The story of how the murderer of Policeman
Maurice Ahearn, of New-Rochelle. was traced
and captured was given out at New Rochelle
yesterday after the prisoner had signed his con-
fesson. The capture resulted from the finding
of a pocket handkerchief. With this meagre
clew Coroner Wiesendanger, Chief of Police
Timmons and Sergeant Cody began an investi-
cation which resulted in the confession of Fran
cisco Rano.
The handkerchief was found at the home OF
the murderer's sweetheart on Sunday while
Sergeant Cody and Policemen DeveauSh, Nc
Sweeney and Faneli making search or
houses occupied by Italians. Sergeant Cody
roticed the handkerchief lying in a sink He
picked it up and found that it was covered with
blood. This made him suspicious, and he asked
the Depeepo family, with whom the murderer $
affianced bride lived, who owned it. They said II
belonged to Raffo. They then showed to nm
three other handkerchiefs which were marked
with blood.
Late last night Ratio made second confess
sion TO Coroner Wiesendanger, in which he ad-
1nisted that besides being murderer. he
thief. He said he had entered the barn OF ex-
Alderman Archer, where he stole a bag and put
three chickens in it. He then went to the Rose
Hill Nursery. where he stole about three hum
dred carnations and bunch of raffia He want
ed the raffia to weave a chain and laces for his
sweetheart He started back to the Oak-st.
house. and was passing through the park when
he met Policeman Ahearn. In the scuff1e, in
which Ahearn shot the Italian dropped the
bag and the raffia fell out. RaffO says that
after the shooting he ran through the park and
into the woods toward LarchmOnt, and dropped
the bag in the woods just where he does not
know. He wandered about in the woods until
daylight, stopping occasionally to wipe the blood
from the wounds on bis head in ponds and
pools of rain water He reached the house at
Oak-st. and washed the handkerchief which he
had used to stop the flow of blood. He went to
Tuckahoe. exchanging his coat for that of one
of the boarders. In order to avoid detection
he made the trip through the back streets OF
New-Rochele.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
TWO RECORDS BROKEN.
Hh0cdnS Make Ne7v Time IN -Four
Oar and Freshman Races.
LEY TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BuNE.l

Poughkeepsie. y. Y. June 26-Cornels walk
over in the varsity contest was preceded in the
four cared brush, by something much more
nearly like a real bona fide race When the
observation train got up to the two-mile mark,
which was the start for the fours, it few
minutes before p. M Cornells four appeared
first, few minutes later. Indeed. Cornell was
all the afternoon model of prompttude which
the other crews would do well to emulate in
the future. One wag remarked that the Itha-
cans carried their promptness to such
tent that they were always the first TO finish a
race.
Only Cornell Columbia. Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin entered fours, the Georgetown and
Syracuse substitutes declining the issue. Wis
consn's quartet rowed in old shell loaned
them for the occasion by Columbia. Pennsyl-
vania had the inside course, with Cornell next
and Wisconsin and Columbia next in order.
There was only a brief delay before Referee
John Eustls, of Wesleyan, fired the pistol. Penn
sylvania, rowing a 80 stroke jumped into
a fractonary lead. and for mile and half she
held it. despite all Cornell could do Wisconsin
and Columbia at once retired 10 the rear. leav-
ing the other two to fight duel A duel to the
death it was. too. Pennsylvania was at no time
more than quarter Of a boat length ahead,
but ahead she kept until the last quarter OF the
trip. Here Cornell ran har - up to 33,
ana the dlHerence was just enough to win.
Pennsylvania fought hard and fell back with
grim desperation. and CornelTs first victory
won by half length in 9:IS. thus estab-
fishing new fours record for the Hudson River
course The best previous time was 1O:31 Is
made by Pennsylvania in 1900
Pennsylvania was ten lengths before wiscon-
sin, who beat Columbia by the disgraceful mar
gin of fully fifteen lengths.
Corneils victory won In the last 100
New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
PETER FLATTERS HIS ARMY.
1t Is Dear and Heroic, and He Hopes 1t Will
Be Good.

Belgrade. June 26.-King Peter to-day issued
the following general order:
To My Dear Army-On setting foot the soil
dear fatherland. my cradle and the cradle
of my ancestors my heart gives greeting first 20
heroic army. On ascending the throne of my gOrf-
ancestors | also take supreme command of the
whole Servian army. which. under the leadership
of my immortal grandfather by its virtues and
military successes aStounded the world. and. the
later for the liberation of Servia, afforded
that the supreme command has been intrusted to
Officers. uOn-COmmissoned officers and meu-At
this solemn moment | greet you with the words
God be with ycu. you falcons of the Servan peo-
Pile" / happy see you all united around my
throne imEued with fidelity and loyalty to me and
to the ideals of our fatherland- I will endeavOr
maintain this spirit by judging and eStima ting
each and all of solely your military merit.
You are all equally dear to me- I merely ask that
you have chosen and that you will assist me to
guide you in the path of honor AMI glory.
therefore cry: Long live the hope Of the
Servan people. the army
The German Emperor has sent to King Peter
a telegram couched In cordial terms.
The austrian Minister this morning resumed
official relations with the Servian Government
While King Peter has given no intimation as
to any action TO be taken against the assassins
of King Alexander and Queen Ora ga, it is stated
that the relatives of the dead monarchs will be
permitted to open proceedings against the mur-
derers. This is regarded Il method of shifting
the of the responsibility for official in
VeStigatiOn.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
DELAY OYER TREATIES.
Little Work Done by Cuban Legs
Iature-Zaldo May Resign.

Havana June 26-The signing or the hh'i
treaties between Cuba and the United states mas
been postponed until next week on account VI
the DELAY arising from the questions raised at
Washington 1t had previously been announce
that ALL the questions had been settled sa'iS-
factorily. -
A resolution providing for the Adjournment ol
Congress ON July is not thought hkeiy 10 pass
the House.
Congress at present is accoTnpiishihS p."
cal1v nothing. although much important regis
lation is pending including the approprla'io''7
and the electoral judicial and munleipai Id"
There is no time limit for the introduceon U
hills and new propositions are constantly DeiHe
unfolded and discussed The House ana oeha'e
did not hold any sessions this week on account
of the lack of quorunls-
President Palma continues confident 'ha' '"9
senate will shortly ratify all the treaties
IT is said that Sehor Zaldo. the MlniS'ei o
state and of Justice, will resign on ms rs'u-'
from, tbe United States. The report Is hoe ona
riaIlv confirmed but it is known lna, S -
ZaIdo strongly disapproved or the ,, stILNr A.
,,evtv and did not share President fdhitd -
s;ra for the earliest conclusion or the uea''S'
with the United States. -. .be rJa-
,rba Government has disapproved Oh tns . I
x,a na City Councils budget, especlaiy tne Lt
increa sing the pay and number OF the oiiciaiS'
New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
EACH CLAIMS THE CHILD.
Father Clings to One Hand and the Mother
to the Other.
[gY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Newport r l. June 26.-Dr William H. Power
and his wife. Mary NJ Power, of Montcair, \. J.,
whose suits for divorce are pending in the New
York courts had a series of exciting scenes this
afternoon Last month the Court of ChanceTy of
New-Jersey awarded the custody of the Power
child to his mother pending a settlement of the
divorce suit Mrs. Power. who desired to spend the
summer in SaunderstOwn, summer resort across
the bay obtained possession OF the little boy and
took with her.
mother and child, and this afternoon arrived at
the little town. He had hardly LETT the ferry slip
when ne recognized his son playing in the grass.
He took the boy IN his arms and went across the
ferry to jamestown, mis- way to Newport. 1t
was his intention to leave for Newly ork tonight.
Hardly had me child disappeared when his
mother missed him. heard that man had taken
him away and suspected that it was DR.. Power
She overlook he- husband and the child at the
jamestown ferry, and together they crossed to
Newport the mother holding one of the boy $
hands and the father holding the other.
Mrs Power appealed TO the police for protection
and asked them to force the father To give Up the
child All went to the police station. The Chief
of Police was powerless TO act. but allowed them
to use his private office until they could summon
legal counsel. Dr. Power sent for samuel h
Honey. and James WesterVelt, of Newly ORR,
bruther-in-law of Mrs. Power, soon appeared
Colonel Honey advised all to return TO Newly ork,
which they did tonight on the Fall River Line
stea nner.
DR. and Mrs. Power were married In NeW-Jersey
about twelve years ago
New-York tribune., 1903-06-27

wards and the race was finished amid the great
est ,proar of the day. the fifty steam yachts
anchored near the finish line. saluting the VIC
tor and the gallant vanquished with deatemIs
blasts and shrieks
CornelTs freshman victory was rowed anc won
oyar tho same course as that followed by the
fours on the way back to the starting hne'
tho observation train passed the Cornell with
Courtney on board The "old man received
or ,nroa rious welcome from the entire train
and waved his hand in acknowledgment OF the
hubbub.
Cornelrs Youngsters not only won their race
but they broke the intercollegiate record Tor
freshman tvo-rnile races by second ana a nan
They rowed in the 1900 varsity ooat' anu
showed good form all the race through.
Cornell led from the very start, but syracuse
gave her a good rub There was no open water
between these two crews until Cornell got
readv for her final squirt. When that came
Syracuse fell back bit more than the haii
,app4b which Cornell had been holding her. Inc
,ot; Corneuians went over the line shade more
than q length to the good. Syracuse was three
lengths before Wisconsin, who defeated Coium-
bfa by two lengths. Pennsylvania freshmen
were simply waIlowing from start to finish, ana
were lengths away from Columbia when II was
all over
The time of the respective freshman crews
was as follows:
Freshman race (egnt-oared milesCorneIi NE
time els; Syracuse second time 9h Mscos1h aftb
time s:S2: Columbia fourth time s;4l' fehisSi
+g,aa Q-l5
New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
THE GERMAN ELECTIONS
,Soc;aEsts add to Gains an Second
EIect;ons-Dr. Becker attacked.

Rer1in June 25.-The result Of yesterday eleG
tions leaves the Reichstag pracucahy aCh""7
60 far as the questions Of the army. the navy anu
the commercial treaties are concerned thousn 'ne
so;o1i.ts encouraged by the enormous increase IN
their popuIar vote will probably offer stronger OPP
position to naval and military measures tIia1 - .
The party has the moral advantage OF ihcrea9'e
Its Reichstag deputation by twenty-three taccoiu-
Ing their claim, by twenty-hVel' WIN NJ
Imrortant party extract comfort from lIie
turns The CIericals lose half dozen seats party
to the Socialists and partly to the RadlcalS anu
Polish Nationasts.
According to the "Lokal Anzeiger," the com
nlete returns except in the Of two reoaIot-
ings for tomorrow, show the following cHliiS@'
compared with the old Reichstag;
The Socialists gain twenty-three seats. the con-
servatives one. the Poles two. the HanoVeriahs
two and the Independents one. while the Natlohal
liberals lose one seat the Free Conservatives one
the CIericas six. the Richter Radicals seven the
Barth Radicals six the South German Radicals
and the Anti-Semites three. the Agrarian League
four and the Alsatians DR.. Barth was de-
feated
The only important change in the political char
acter is the great strengthening of the influence
of socialism. Cities like Leipsic. Mayence, Dort-
nlund. Stettin and Frankfort-on-the-oder nave
fallen. for the first time. into the hands OF the
Socialists Their leaders attribute the gain prin-
cipaly to the tariff issue. and say they made the
campaign chiefly thereon The election
rapidly among the agricultural laborers and small
farmers. -
The organs of conservative opinion comment on
the election foreshadowing serious times ior
Germany.
DIR. Becker National Liberal, who defeated Herr
Ullrtch, Socialist. Ofenbach yesterday, was at
tackled by unknown persons last night while re-
turning to his home. and was severely handled
manufacturer named Bohm. who accompanied
him. was also wounded Both men were taken to
the hospital.
Election fights between the police and the popu-
lace occurred DOrtmund yesterday evening
The police drew their swords, wounded several
persons and arrested many others. Similar ex-
cesses reported from Hof. Bavaria.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
or certain work to be

beinc invited for supplies certain work to be
done. - -,
we found that IL easy matter for com
bi-affons TO be formed whereby the contractors
ca,,is get together and combine TO elevate the
amount Of bids by mutual agreement Inis Was
sfopred by Of the treasurers orders, ana one
system still obtains. So. .-o.o
While the law requires that a unanimous vote
or che hoard IS needed authorize the issuance OF
q .reasl,rers order il is fact that the board OF
-s,ich / was a member went even further tfa1 IN
sisfsnr on a unanimous vote We required lhat l
tho s:rnat;lras of the commissioners must accom-
Many each freasurer's order; and that there was q
S1TI end free discussion before an order was au-
thorized the records Will also show
In connection with Mr.. Murphy's last state
yoent here is what the record shows; In July OF
1901 Commissioners Murphy and Cram tMr-
Never being abeenO passed the following res
olution:
Resolved That the engineer in CHIEF be and mere
~, ss directed 20 prepare plans and sectlleI ItSls
sND THAT THE TREASURER BE AGIaoh- @
TZFT TO ISSUE THE NECESSARY ofktEs.rAS III III
nayinc with asphalt stone block founcaaot INC
5-esert rInnaved areas OF the newly mace taI1o %
tween Fffteth and Fiftyserenth sts. Nortn fsiNs.
s order 10 cor1piefe the work in accoruance VIII
sbe nreyious unanimous resolution Tor the ilptVNe
,oenf of this section of the North kiEer aho 70 ,e
nafr the existing pavement in the same locaIy py
sshe LAYING Of asphalt pavement on me eNaS'iiis
granite block foundation
Following is a list Of favors in the shape OF
contracts that Treasurer Murphy gave out with
ont the formallty Of advertising:
New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
COACHES TALK ON RESULT OF RACE

Charles Courtney not surprised al 't@
os,I. os the varsity race | knew from my men S
practice trial rows that the eight was thir'y So
onds faster than last season. and couio' had 'ae m
race been close have rowed the four miles III lo'V'
We did not quite expect all three Vic'oite'' 81
49, o+,,raI11- we are well pleased. Georgetown $
speed and Columbia's collapse were both surprising
to me. 1 feel sorry for Hanlan-
Patrick Dempsey, Georgetown-We are very
happy to have done so we'll We had hopes' we are
James Ten Evck. for Syracuse think my men n
din well considering their reXperience, and, II
seems to me we have good reason to be SauSheo.
Andrew O'Dea. for Wisconsln|Ihe othel cie"'
We're 100 much for u.s. that's all. , -.
Ellis Ward. Pennsylvana-It is not too m much ny 70
saw we are disappointed keenly. we dlu our peS''
hut it was good enough to,
Edward Hanlan. for Columbia-There is nothIaS tIS
70 he said We have excuses. L have Watciltu
rowing for many years but, really our a ndTSng the
selves out completely, but cannot explain why i
they failed by half minute to do as Wen llS
afternoon as they have in practice
New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
MILITIA GUARDS ARM0RY.
Continued from first pnEe-

rasuIted in the death of three persons and the
sbootiag of half dozen more. In the face OF
the critical situation. which was patent to every
one who saw last nights riot. the local authori-
ties remain apathetic. Instead OF calling on
the state or national government for aid the
Mayor to-day signalized the race riot or last
night by a proclamation calling on all good citi-
zops 70 keen their children at home This Is a
fair sample of the manner in which the local
authorities are handling the situation
The sole frank criticism Of the situation came
from General James Wilson, who said to-day:
The present situation is unfortunate in the
extreme But it is the result of causes work.
ing back of the present time. The dernoraltza-
tfon which tended to produce this outrage is
the result OF she bribery and corruption IN
fortunately practised by corrupt politicians
Considering that II does not seem strange that
people generally should have contempt for the
law In other directions The disturbance that
followed was the natural result OF the failure o.
the officers to enforce the law
New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
MOB LYNCHEs THREE.
Taken from Jail by Trick, Strung Up and
Shot

Macon Ga. June pa dispatch from Al
bany. Ga, says that Baker County was the scene
of triple Iynching early this morning. when a
mob of fifty men entered Newton and secured
possession of Garfield Mccoy, Wiley Anette and
George Mckinney. Miller County negroes. who
had been lodged in Jail for the murder last Sat
urday night of r 5. Bullard. well known
white farmer. The jailer. William Screws. who
lives near the jail was awakened shortly after
12 O'Clock by Bailif r. C. Tucker. who said tha.
he had prisoner TO place in the lookup The
jailer went to the jail. where, as soon as he had
unlocked the doors he was surrounded by
swarm OF men with drawn revolvers. who de
manded that he unlock the cell in which the
Miller County negroes were lodged.
He did as commanded, under protest and the
three negroes were dragged from the jail, the
prisoner of Tucker making his escape in the
excitmeent. The appeals for mercy Of the three
negroes were lost the mob who began beat
ing and sIapping them with knives. soon
they had left the door of the Jail The mob lost
no time III leaving Newton with the negroes
and when about mile west Of the town hanged
them. The crowd fired several hundred shots
into the bodies.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
NEGROES DEN0UNCE WHITE.
Speaker Hopes the Fate of the "Lynched
Brute" Will Be Lesson.

Elizabeth. n. J.. June IS (SpeciaD.-A meeting Of
coIored people held last night IN this city
to denounce the act Of White, the negro who
murdered Miss Helen Bishop. in Delaware R. c
Jordan acted as chairman. and delivered ad-
dress in which he said that one OF the most he'll
fsh crimes which man could commit had been done
by one of the negro race
God knows said Mr. Jordan. my heart bleeds
I'm sympathy with the father and mother OF the
murdered girl. and I think every in the hear
ing of my voice feels the same way 1 hope the
fate meted TO the lynched brute by an outraged
popuace will be lesson to all colored men %
respect the rights of others.
WestIey c. Weaver and Frederick r. Thomas
spoke in a similar strain. The following resolu-
tions passed:
Resolved That We the COlored citizens Of Eliza
beth deeply deplore the act committed at our
very doors by one of color. and we hope the
public will not condemn all for the acts OF this
- g,
with all good citizens to prevent such occurrences
New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
Assistant District Attorney Clarke. in com
rnenting on these orders. said:

Assistant District Attorney Clarke, IN COM
menting on these orders, said:
The Uvalde company got from ss to $50 3 90 yard TO-
50 q a ward The price of dredging steadly IN
creased Ss6erag 0S5ng p epeaFng ali kinds of work and
supplies cost the city from 10 TO . per cent ilOie
than was right and proper
Mr.. Clarke has the testimony of pier lessee,
who SAYS that he was told by a Dock Board Off
cial not to submit any figures in his application
for lease
Cor-oration Counsel Rives has advised the
Navor that the letting Of contracts without ad-
vertisins in the manner of the old Dock Board.
is clearly in violation of the plain intent of the
law. Mr. Rives said yesterday to Tribune
reporter:
Unless all three commissioners were present
and voted when these treasurer's orders were
authorized, IL seems 10 me that they were in
violation of the law. I do not mean by that
that the city can recover from the contractors
who performed the work, the services may
have been properly performed"
Mr.. Clarke spent most of the afternoon yes
terday with Corporation Counsel Rives. A civil
suit is pending in the courts to break
lease OF the Seventy-ninth-st. pier. now held by
the New-York Contracting and Trucking Com
psny. Justice Giegerich recently signed an or
der putting the case over until fall. Mr. Clarke
showed Mr.. Rives that the docking privileges
did not allow dumping. and that dumping was
being done The courts may be asked to act at
once on this phase of tie case.
John A. Monks who was a dock commits
sioner under Mayor Strong, called on Mr.. Clarke
yesterday and discussed the situation. In his
administration il the law that any contract
over $3.50 should be granted by public letting.
Some years ago bill presented to the leg
islature making this $3.50 clause law. Tam
many opposed the bill, and. through J. Sergeant
Cram. its representative. attempted TO defeat
il Mr.. Monks told MI Clarke that Governor
Flower signed the bill. The Governor told Mr.
Cram that if he could show any good reason
why il should not become a law he would veto
IL. He did not think the reasons advanced
against the bill were sufficient, and it was
signed. This bill Mr. Clarke said was subse-
quentiy repealed. but the greater New-York
charter makes il compulsory for the full board
10 pass on the treaSurer's orders Mr.. Clarke
said that the minutes of the board show that in
many instances only two members of the old
board were present at The meetings and passed
on the orders, witch he thought made them
clearly illegal
Charles T. Murphy. Alderman James E. Can-
ney and ex-Councilman John J. Murphy when
seen last night at Tammany Hall said that they
had nothing further to say concerning the
charges made against them by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Clarke.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-27
NJ. S. R. GIVES OP FIGHT.
Continued from flrst page.

damage suits piling up they get generous very
suddenly. But some way the act lacks grace
Harcourt Bull. a lawyer. who has several suits
against the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany, said
The company is not granting all that we con-
tend for. 1t is giving up part because ii has to- ana
it hopes that this will stop the agitation, and that
ii won't have to down the rest of the way
But ii doesn't give the transfers that are
needed up in The Bronx-nor the ones that VIII
enable the public to get from Manhattan to The
Bronx parks for fare. 1t gives no transfers
between the Metropolitan and the Union railroads:
The Interurban Company the entire stock OF
the Union Railroad Company, and the law re-
quires that give transfers between the two sys-
TENS. And transfers will stin be refused at one
hundreds nd-twenty-ninth-st and Thlrd-aVe, at
hundred thirty y-sixth-st- and Eighth-ave,
at hundred -thirty-hfth-st. and Eleventh,
ave and at One -hundred-and-thirty-f -ffth-st and
Madison-ave.
In addition, the company is still refusing TO grant
transfers will enable people to travel from one
of Central Park to the other on one fare MS
is a great hardship. 1t be remedied ieeaiiy
and if the people will continue to stand up f~ thel
rights the company will be compelled 10 do them
justice at last.