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The sun., 1903-04-30
FIREBUG CAUGHT ON LADDER.
WAS PUTTING A TORCH 70 FEE
CORNTCE or A BUILDING.

~,~~s- w~~s a. - - AnAaf nRemn>
= st Preh1bitien PaH Aase-wss W.
lnU - Burn ths- Port nsch1sod ma
s~usA unasr,,e Wheu U~ WAs Arrested.
Rockwell Reynolds, 10 yeArs old. was
osusht earlv Yesterday morning In ths cot OF
setting hre 70 tne mssono Aep -.
nett street and Hchmono svenue' TOY
Richmond, Staten Island. The boy made
a oonfessIon To Firs Marshal Freel, In which
he admitted that ne had started the fire
which destroyed the ProhiDit'onAudNorium'
at Prohibition Park, on Tuesday morning.
He said his principal reason for starting
the Ares vas 10 see them burn, also that
80 a..ws,. -. ,,,,t,,so hu,ld,ns. ana
tn' IN hsssS vu ,hs o.ooIs Of % Port Richmond. ana
The. i, mat natsd al him.
Tns boy wss seen setting frs to Masonic
r.,n,',s - sho,,t I o'olock vestsrdav morn
Lemp'e Z. soou, u ! Gioc. @ usnu... ~ IN
ing oy mi. anu mn. Sxes n" ~ ~
were passing building; Hynolos was
3. s1o OF dai reeS r. over ps q
which s Of brick and the upper part o. wood.
He had blasing torch In his hand, which
he was trying to Insert under the cornice.
Mr. and Mfs. Hennessy had been speaking
to Policeman John L. Hyatt short de-
t0nC8 Gown tho etTSct. neIifS8ov tOiu ~
wife to 20 back and Tot the policeman
while he stood guard over tho man on the
ladder. The policeman came running up
In response to the summons from Mrs.
Hennessy, but at first Reynolds refused to
oome down from the ladder. Hyatt gave
the adder few vigorous shalxes and Rey-
noIds desoended.
n he mad had n minute or two more to
work be would probably have started flre
wSinh would have DESTROYED the building.
Ths nole Witch he carried had . Quantity
~ vaste soaked In ksroeeue st one end
~ n
R@vno,a. vas arraisned before Maris-
trstA Crosf NJ New BriShton and held With
o,,t hs,i Tor exsminatIon. Fire Marshal
TrS.i "a. amt FOR. and after 8 vfeorous
crns.-sv. nination Reynolds made & con.
f.ssion He aid he Rad rot the kerosene
T.ar, AZ ns n9,ns ~ Sr%,t lar ISen he told about
ths 1wditari,,rn Are AZ Prohibition Park.
'ns 7 wen, 10 tha nsrk.s he aid. sebout
o,oiocT IN the morning. I carried some
Isroso,s III Ia a isr Ana spille<i in on the
ssnodwopk outside OF the front part OF the
t,,iI,rS liz = match and at the OIL
sosSad voodvork on Ore. / cav Il blass
s sno ~Ai.eu 4. eou.srcsX % 30 out ana 4 came
ponh 4, was burnir,s. but not blazing,
sHS Ai,rsiy ,n 6.re m AZ snv moment.
d,,tn't Hsys snv more oil. but the wood.
The sun., 1903-04-30
BURGLARS GOT PLATED WARE.
Some Of the Van YORK silver. However
was Valued Highly.

MorSr VERNON. N. Y. April 2o.-Burg-
lars entered the home Of Theodore Van YORK
at 27o Summit avenue last night and escaped
with about $500 worth Of silver plate and
table ware. This morning a servant went
into the dining room to set the table for
breakfast and discovered that the table
and the sideboard had been swept clean.
Mr. and Mrs Van YORK are well-known
musical people. The silver that was taken
was mostly plated, but was highly valued
by the family for its associations. Some
OF 1t was old and had been in the family
for long time.
The sun., 1903-04-30

wrfs's Suit Usspssssd. AithsssA Desesd-
ant 10 IN Csuft.

Wuev 0oHt OuopDoveus Aius0~Bn DUVDs
apt Il IN Csuft.
Mrs. Nettie Whitney appeared yester-
day before Supreme Court Justice Fitz-
gerald 10 seek divorce from her husband,
Edgar A. Whitney. the former superin-
tendent Of the Parkhurst socisty, who
caught the Police Headquarters telegraph
bureau tipping OF impending raids over
the wires TO the police stations.
Mrs. Whitney testified that she married
the defendant In January, 1890. and became
the mother Of two children. Edgar and
Lexow. The latter was born and chris
tened about the time the Lexow Com
mittee was investigating New York. Whit
ney figured largely a. q witness In the
hearings before that committee.
Mrs WhItney's suit WAS unopposed, but
James j. Walsh. her attorney. spotted Whit
ney among the SPECTATOR In the court room
and had him stand up and Be identified.
Alexander w. Wood, stenographer In the
Eleventh Municipal District Court. teeti :
fed that Whitney had lived with . Mrs.
Pasco from December. 1901, u. April, 1909.
The lessee Of the house gave similar testi.
mony. and Justice Fitzgerald reserved
deciai0n.
The sun., 1903-04-30
HIS BUNCH or SWEETNESS.
Woodward's Love letter. Cruelty Exposed
In Suit TO Annul Marriage.


A couple Of love letters figured yester-
day in the trial Of Mrs. Marie A. Zuffal's
suit for the annulment OF her eighteen-year-
old daughter marriage to William D. Wood
ward, in September, 1902. on the ground
that the girl. Marie. was under marriage
able age at the time and had failed TO OBJ
tain her parents consent.
Marie Woodward testified that she had
known Woodward for some time and that
he persuaded her to be married BY an Alder
man at the City Hall. She gave her age.
by his advice, as 10. After the ceremony
she went straight home. agreeing to meet
her husband in the evenings.
The letters he wrote her were put In e,t-
dence and created much amusement In
court Woodward addressed his young
wife as My little bunch Of sweetness"
and told her he would sooner be dead than
away from her." The epistles were crossed
and crisscrossed with lovers kisses. Mrs.
Zuffal testified that she did not know Of her
daughters marriage until three months
after it's celebration. Decision was 10
served.
The sun., 1903-04-30
FUMIGATION AND FIRE, TOO.
Cop Wouldn't Believe That . Salvatio
Army Hotel Was Blazing.

The Board Of Health squad fumigated
the Salvation Army lodging house known
as the Ardmore, at 80 Bowery, yesterday
afternoon by setting pans Of burning sui
phur on the different floors. One OF the
pans set fire 10 some bed clothing on the
third floor, and an attendant rushed to the
street 10 turn In an alarm.
A policeman who was standing near the
box thought he knew what was taking
place and refused TO let the man turn In an
alarm. The latter insisted that there was
q fire but the policeman brushed hiIa aside
saying -.,
the joint
An alarm was finally sent In. and when
the first engine company came the fremen
also heard about the fumigation and started
TO return TO their quarters. Battalion Chief
Crueer made an Investigation, with the
result that two moro alarms were turned in
because Of the danger to nearby buildings.
Not much damage was done.
The sun., 1903-04-30
PUZZLE: E:HHO'ILGETTHECENT?
THEOREfICAL CANAL SAVING NOT
s FOR NEW WORKERS.

> H
n ~,,...s I. ~ yv,4d . Cent . Bushel Cheaper
n Al. wssteru IA armer or the For
~. ya.,er Get It.-Ob. wen, Odeil's
Nsrhine Geo, AZ the sloi 600 900 First
- -,
suppose the canal worshippers are risnt
ana that by spending siol 'ooo.coo the State
may 90 enlarge the canal that ireishts
will be reduced below the rail- rates ana
sofne millions OF bushels OF gram VIII oe
diverted from the New YORK Centrai, 'ne
Erie and the Lehigh valley RAILROADS 10
the canal. ...
suppose that the COST OF uahspor'a',on
by canal is cut so that wheat may be carried
at a cent bushel less by canal than ny
Ill from Buffalo to New YORK
who'll get the cent?
VIII any resident or taxpayer OF new
York, est nf stst-.t
Even Tho mon who were able 10 solve
Che fifteen puzzle at the first trial ana VINO
did pigs In clover blindfolded ana played
siddlywinks in their sleep ana can ~ors
chess problems by telepathy cant ana
the citizen Of New York who gets the cent
Ths man who produces and sells the
wheat lives in the West, probably In one
OF the Dakotas. At any rate. ne ione
ssS'oiNO i'NAA N'S" ~N'
In England Germany Hungary. france
or itaiy. Inc wneat sn oroush. 70 we"
York 70 bc made into hour for local CON
sumption. Ihe nour u made oy the oiE
mlils of the West. IL comes 70 Ne" 10TH
merely - necessary stopping plAoe on
itA way to foreign shoree where .he iano
DO not produce wheat and corn enough lot
ths consumption OF their peoples IL
almost entirely export gram IT,
NeAther the buyer nor tne seher hve'
or docs business in New YORK or " tataoie
here for ths maintenance OF 'he o's'e
Goverhment.
No one tn Now York can get that cent.
The denounced elevator ring az nui-
falo takes ell It can. but that Is inquired In
the rate. The terminal charge at Ne"
York Is anotner tribute ievieo from ue
bushel, but that Is part OF the ra.e. Do,n
are charges that cannot oe escaped on 'ake
and canal shipments. The canal Is Toll
frss. II wiz cost the state sSooo'ooo
year for fifty years II the Davis act 10 ap-
proved by the people. but not one cent
Of this tax can DO taken from tho Dushei
that 10 bound abroad. Inc state SIMPLY
says % The western producer ana the for-
eign consumer: Use this water route De-
cause We don't mke 70 see gram car
He'd In cars wen pay well ior tne eA-
pense'
seems 70 % roasonAoio 0ono'us'on
that the osnt u saved 70 the western
farmer or the buyer across the seas.
But will the enlarged canal De aDle 70
The sun., 1903-04-30
20 Yale Divinity students to BE Here To-da,

90 Yale Divinity students TO BE Here To-day
NEW HAVEN, April 2s.-Prof. W. B. Bailey
of the Social Science Department OF Yale
University took forty seniors OF the Yale
divinity school to New York tonight to
give them q chance to study some social
conditions there. Tomorrow the party
will visit Randall's, Wards and Black
wells islands, the University Settlement
and the Educational Alliance. They will
spend tomorrow night at q Mills hotel,
and the following day will he spent at
Ellis Island, in Chinatown and In visiting
the modern tenements.
The sun., 1903-04-30
LOST. TWO RIVAL BANNERS.
They Disappeared From the Open Box
Of the Daughters Of the Confetierscy.

The members Of New York Chapter,
United Daughters Of the Confederacy.
are much concerned over the loss OF two
beautiful silk hags, one the nag OF the Con-
federacy. the other q United States flag.
worth about SIS each. which were stolen
from the Metropolitan Opera House last
Saturday night.
On that night an amateur performance
was given under the auspices OF the State
Federation Of Women's Clubs for the bene-
fjt Of girls trade school. The Daughters
OF the Confederacy took one OF the boxes.
and the flags were draped about the box.
They Vanished some time after the per-
formanoe. When Mrs. j. il. Parker, the
president Of the chapter, sent for them on
Monday morning they could not be found.
Rewards have been offered and detectives
employed to no avail.
The Confederate flag was a gift OF Mrs.
Parker to the chapter. IL was made by
a Charleston fagmaker. and great pains
had been taken to have it correct In every
detail. The Union flag was purchased by
the chapter.
The sun., 1903-04-30
WOULD RATHER FIGHT THAN DIE
barry Refuses to he Hauled Out Of Canal.
but Resents Being struck.

Robert Barry. 81 years old, OF this city.
got tired Of walking yesterday. and jumped
into the canal near River street, Newark.
N. j. He refused to take hold OF rope
which was thrown to him and said that he
wanted to die.
to rescue him. They prodded him with
poles until they aroused his indignation.
and, giving up the idea Of drowning, he
waded ashore with the intention Of thrash
ing his rescuers, one Of whom had bruised
his head by q blow with a soantling, He
fell into the hands Of policeman and will
be charged this morning with attempting
suicide
The sun., 1903-04-30
FOR AN ELASTIC CURRENCY.
Senators to Confer In Madison. WIS.,. and
Draw I'D q BILL.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April 2o.-An impor-
tant conference between Senators Spooner.
Aldrich. Platt Of Connecticut and Allison
bearing on the financial situation will take
place shortly in Madison. Speaking. Of
arrived here from the East. said:
The general purpose of our conference
will be to frame bill which shall mitigate
as far as can be safely done the rigor OF
the Sub Treasury system and to inject a.
far as can be safely done greater measure
without changing the present system.'
The sun., 1903-04-30
rop,ict Merchant Gets q s,a,.

lChirles Kanter. Of Kanter 4 Cohn, who
failed for $50 come months ago, and
was prosecuted by the Merchants Assooia-
ton on q charge Of having obtained goods
on credit by Misrepresentation, obtained
a certificate OF reasonable doubt yesterday
from Supreme Court Justice Davis. 50
that Ne might apply for his release pending
the appeal from his conviction and the
sentetce Of Ave yesrs' imprisonment i'm
posed upon him by Recorder God.
The sun., 1903-04-30
DADY WANTS ANOTHER MAN.
Assemblyman John HilI Morgan Net LIKELY
10 Go Back to Albany.

Assemblyman John Hill Morgan Of the
First Assembly District in Brooklyn will
not, II is expected, be a candidate for re-
nomination this fall. His friends say
that he his tired Of the political game and
wants to devote himself exclusively to his
law practice.
Dady, the boss OF the district, In opposed
to Mr.. Morgan's return to Albany. and has
already slated one OF his own protkges
In the Third ward for the place. Mr..
Morgan. it is said, lost his pull with the
consulting more frequently the wishes Of
Mayor Low than theirs.
The sun., 1903-04-30
CIass.Blewins Machines q Success.

INDIANAPOLIS. April 2s.-The FIRST product
OF the window-glass-blowin machines.
which were installed at Gas City was
placed on the market to-day. and 1t is said
to be the most perfect window glass ever
turned out at the factory, thus insuring
shifts OF men, forty-fve in each. are en-
ployed. with datteners and ladders In the
plant. but In no case has any Of the 3OO
old blowers been successful In obtaining
a place In the Gas City plant.
The sun., 1903-04-30
YOUNG MEN HELD As CADETS.
Girls Identity Them A. Ones VINO Forced
Them to Life Of Shame.

tuCu ~ Aaio W cheufCs
Louis Black, ssloonkeeper in Middle
ton street. near Broadway. Williamsburg,
who was arrested on Tuesday night on the
charge that he had harbored for immoral
purposes Lucy STAFF. Is years old. Of II
North Seventh street. and Mamie Gregory
IL years old. OF s7i Leonard street. both
Of whom disappeared from their homes
nearly two months ago, was held yssterda y
In the Lee avenue police court In 5000 bail
Rack is already awaiting trial In Special
Sessions on the charge Of keeping a disor-
derly house.
'A{tsr Black was arraigned yesterday
Isidor Lewis, 10 years old, OF 10 Seigel street,
and Morris Minnitski. 81 years old. OF liz
Humboldt street, were taken before
Magistrate Higginbotham on a technical
charge Of vagrancy. Both girls told the
polioe that Lewis and Minnitsh had en-
ticed them from their homes and COM
PEELED them to lead a life Of shame. The
prisoners admitted being with the girls.
but denied Turing them from home. Lewis
and Minnitsld were held In $2 900 bail each.
The sun., 1903-04-30
UNIONS CLASS or '63.
Special Efforts to Gather Its Members On
Its Fortieth Anniversary.

L. Easton Of 27s Broadway. this city. are
acting as q committee to bring together
OF 'e3 Of Union College in Schenectady, on
June Q, alumni day. II was the last OF tho
larger classes for many years. Its members
are scattered all over the earth, but II is
hoped that nearly a quarter Of the old fell
lows will join the procession on the campus.
The sun., 1903-04-30
Another Ant,-sandwtch Declaiou.

Supreme Court Justice Maddox Of Brook
lyn has oanoelled the liquor tax certificate
Of Benjamin Tarla, proprietor. OF the
Garibaldi Hotel At Coney Island. who is
accused OF violating the Sunday. law. In
his decision Justice Maddox follows that
recently handed down by Justice Garretson
holding that sandwiches when used to evade
the law do not constitute q meal
The sun., 1903-04-30
win Test Jevey's New Prtnar, Law.

The Hoboken Democratic City COMMITTEES
has decided to test the constitutionality
OF the new Record Primary law. which
provides for the nomination OF candidates
by delegates instead OF by open balloting
AT the polls. The law affects municipalities
throughout New Jersey. and Is particu-
mittee intends to test the law by holding
open primaries In Hoboken next Monday
niRht.
The sun., 1903-04-30
=. Kernochsn 70 Assist jerome.

Frederick Kernochan OF II East Twenty
sixth street, has been appointed q deputy
He is 70 years old, graduate Of Yale, os,
and OF the New York Law School. 1900. He
was for time In the law Office Of his father.
j. Frederick Kernochan, and for year has
In his junior year at Yale he enlisted In
Battery A at Philadelphia and went to
Porto Rioo
The sun., 1903-04-30
Car Cuts on Boys Leg.

William Alsopp ffteen-year-old boy
employed by H. H. Thompson at 100 Market
By . team yesterday afternoon near Market
and Washington streets, In that city and.
fell under moving trolley car. which took
on his right leg Between the ankle and
knee. He was taken TO the City Hospital.
The sun., 1903-04-30
ANNEX TO A NEW BIG STORE.
F1ve.story Addition to he Built for siegei
shop In Sixth Avenue.

rs'0P
Plans have been filed with the Building
Bureau for fve-story and basement addi-
ton to the new eight-story and basement
department store which the Rhinelander
Real Estate Company representing . syn
dicate, Is to build for Henry sieeel - lessee.
on the east side Of Sixth avenue from Thir-
teenth TO Fourteenth street. The annex
will have facades OF limestone and brick
with granite trimmings TO match the faoades
OF the main building. The addition Ii to
cost S7s,O 900, making the cost OF the stores
in their entirety S675, 900. The completed
stores will occupy iOS 8 feet on Sixth avenue.
las feet on Fourteenth street and rs fest
on Thirteenth street.
The sun., 1903-04-30
TIVE More Men Whipped by whitecap..

NASHVILLE, Ind. April 20 News has
been received Of the whipping OF two more
men by mobs, following close upon the
disgraceful affair at Bloomington on Sunday.
were tied TO trees and whipped until they
bled. because, II 10 charged, they iIl-trested
their wives Gov. Durbin declares he will
use every. possible effort 10 convict all the
whitecapa. and the entire State in aroused.
The sun., 1903-04-30
OBJECTED TO YARMOUTH.
Half.Brother ef Aliss nav Oppesed th'
Marriage TO the Last.

PrrrsBuRo, Pa. April 3e.-Benjamin
Thaw, q half.brother Of the Countess Of
Yarmouth, was oppoeed to the marriage
of his sister to the Earl. Mr.. Thaw Ad-
mitted Last night to . reporter that the
marriage was against his wishss. He said
he had no objections to titled marriages.
but he did object to the man his sister
married.
Thaw, who is an elderly man, was very
fond OF his half-sister and tried to dis
suade her from the marriage. being at hrst
backed up by his step-mother. Mrs. Thaw,
but the girl persisted In her intention;
When the constables In search Of the
Earl saw Thaw and told him they had .
writ to serve on Yarmouth, and did not
want TO cause embarrassment BY present.
ing It In the church. Thaw said. according
to one Of the constables:
you are officers Of the law and should
do your duty. A far - I am concerned
you can throw him into the dog pound
The sun., 1903-04-30
IN JAIL IN ANOTHER STATE.
Irvin's Conviction for Grand Larceny Has
Just Been Amrmed Here.

John Irwin was convicted Of grand lar
ceny by Recorder Gon In 1900 and sentenced
TO three years and half In State prison.
He appealed and gave bail. The Appellate
Division has recently affirmed his con-
viction.
Irvin's name was called in General Ses-
sions yesterday. but he didn't appear. and
District Attorney Jerome sent word to the
Recorder that he had learned that Irwin 70
In jail In Trenton, N. j., for a crime com
mitted while he was out on bail. Irwin,
sentences In this State.
The sun., 1903-04-30
"BIM THE BUTTON MAN" FREE.
Uncle VINO Accused Him Of Stealing with
draws the Charge.

When Meyer r. Bimberg. who 10 known
as sBim the Button Man. was arraigned
yesterday before Magistrate 0'Reilly in
charge OF having swindled his uncle out
Of %, SIS on the settlement OF bill against
the Kings County Democratic General
Committee, counsel for the uncle asked
that the charge be withdrawn. Az District
Attorney Clarke consented to this action,
Bimberg was discharged from custody,
with the understanding that there would
be no prosecution.
The sun., 1903-04-30
FORCED CITY CHECKS.
Pswnbreker Cashed One for slS-Culprit
HAD Tnree More In HIS Pocket.

HAD Three More In HIS Pocket.
A well-dressed young man went into
John J. Savers pawnshop at las Franklin
street. 0reenpoint on Monday and pre-
senting . check such as those given to
policemen and nremen monthly, for SIS.
asked to have 1t cashed. He was accom-
modated. and the check was sent to bank.
Two days later II was returned marked
IN. a. The pawnbroker complained at
the Greenpoint avenue police station.
Detectives caught the man who presented
Il yesterday. He said he was Thomas G..
r. +
Murphy had three blank checks OF the
paymaster's' department. He refused to
tell where they were obtained. The police
held him on Savers charge Of forgery. A
few months ago similar forged checks
were passed upon Williamsburg business
00.
The sun., 1903-04-30
WAITED 81 YEARS TO PAY.

Awakes Aiter Many Years.
This letter was received at the Custom
House yesterday from a conscience-stricken
Michigan man:
At the age OF 10 came with my parents
10 settle In this country. coming into the port
Of New York in Septem mber 1870. My father,
with my approval. smuggled broadoloth.
which cost In Great Britain some e.. to make
Q suit which afterward wore.
Please tell me what the duty would Be. -
I would like to settle.
Under present laws the duty would just
about equal the value of the broAdoioth.
Customs officers were busy yesterday
looking up the tariff in 1870.
The sun., 1903-04-30
KNOCKED POLICE JUDGE DOWN.

". II. 1NImadEe PummoIS Jud8e heIsey
OF Branford. Conn.,. In . Rev.
New HAVEN, April 2s.-william B. Tai
madge OF Branford. husband Of the woman
who short time ago horsewhipped a neigh
Dor because he had insulted her. last night
thrashed Judge Edwin r. Kelsey Of the
Kelsey has been prominent In the opposl-
ton to the granting Of liquor hoense to
Talmadgc.
Judge Kelsey was knocked down by
Talmadge. who was pounding him un..
mercifully when Mrs. Talmadge grabbed
her husband by the collar and pulled him
away.
The sun., 1903-04-30
Fined for Using Soft Coal.

william sillman. engineer In the Man
Vile Manufacturing Company's works. foot
Of Thirty-ninth street. Brooklyn. was ar
rsigned yesterday In the Court Of Special
nuissnce BY burning soft coal. He pleaded
guilty and was fined CAS-. -.
The sun., 1903-04-30
K,ncd IN PARK Avenue 1,,nne,.

Frank Week, a button maker, who uscd
to live az Little Ferry. n. j., was run over
and killed yesterday by New YORK Central
Train In the Park avenue tunnel at Sixty.
sixth. street. The body was identified by
AnrAl Suller. his sweetheart.
The sun., 1903-04-30
MOVE FOR SYNDICATE MILLER.
Governor sends for the Papers In the Get.
Rich.OuiCk Case.

Rich-QuiCk Case.
District Attorney Clarke Of Kings county
said yesterday that he had recently sent
a transcript Of the case Of william +. Miller
the Franklin Syndicate swindler. to Gov.
Odell. at the latter's request. Mr.. Clarke
gave II as his opinion that Il II not q Gaze
Tor clemency. He believes Miller should
be allowed to eerve out his full term In
Sing Sing.
Miller In dying Of tuberculosis and that an
Albany pifysicisn had 20 reported to the
Governor. but he had no personal knowl-
edge regarding to the case.
The sun., 1903-04-30
CAR KILLS l-YEAR-0LD CHILD.

Accident Hhppeneu IN FTuut Vf MVVVrsu
Ahern's Home.
Gussie Rabinowits. 4 years old, Of sac
Ninth avenue, was run over and killed by
a Ninth avenue electric car at noon, yes
terday. She had been hanging on the rear
OF a delivery wagon and dropped on d.
rectly in front of the trolley car She died
half an hour later In Roosevelt Hospital.
Patrick Ahern OF $50 Ninth avenue. the
motorman, was arrested and turned over
The accident happened directly in front
OF his home. It was Ahern's hrst aoct-
dent.
The sun., 1903-04-30

Military PrisonerS ana sentry EScope.
CHICAGO, April 2e.-Walking uncon-
cernedly past groups Of unsuspecting
soldiers. two prisoners with their sentry
yesterday passed through the gates Of Fort
avenue electric car and escaped. Al
suit Of the car and scoured the adjacent
country, no trace OF the fugitivee was found
James Balquist Of Company b. Twenty.
ninth United States Infantry, and Charles
o. Ewing of Troop B. Fifth Cavalry. were
the prisoners.