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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
FIGHT OVER COLLIERS ESTATE.
Handwriting Experts Declare Atlanta
MilliOnaires VIII . Forgery.

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. le.-David N. Car
valho, the New York handwriting expert,
to-day declared the alleged will Of the late
George Washington Collier, Atlanta's &c
centric millionaire. a forgery. The will,
which is written on tissue paper, has played
a sensational part in the proceedings rel
alive to the winding up of the Collier est ate:
The will bequeaths nearly the whole OF
the Collier estate to the late millionaire's
five children, but provides that 1t be kept
intact for period of ten years, and names
as executors, along with G. W Collier,
the testators eldest son. Henry l., Collier, a
nephew with whom the deceased man had
never been on good terms, and j. n. Bate
man, Justice Of the peace, who had never
done any legal business for Mr.. Collier and
whose success as an attorney Is said to have
been Indifferent.
The heirs, in an effort to get possession
of the property, filed sensational petition,
in which n l.. Collier was declared finan-
cial failure and Bateman both a failure
and a man Of dishonest character.
1t was alleged that Bateman had been
guilty Of forgery at different times in the
past T.. F. Hay, the Washington expert,
agrees with Carvalho in pronouncing the
will forgery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
AMDLER, INSURGENI SENATOR.
MAYBE WESTCHESTER ELECTION
WON'T COUNT.
Story That Uncle Payn's Columbia County
Senator VIII Join Brackett. Brown
ssis, E!sserg In lrsestins the Repnhli-
can Apple Cart At Albany This Winter.

Republicans at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
had a story yesterday which they said
was o. X. 1t concerned the special cleo
ton in the Westchester district for n State
Senator to succeed Charles p. McClelland,
Democrat, who after Oct. is to be
United States General Appraiser for life.
Some Republicans have said that ex-Senat or
Isaac N. Mills is to be nominated again,
others say the tide is running toward the
nomination of Assemblyman Wainwright
Of the Second district Of Westminster and
the Democrats suggest the nomination OF
ex-Congressman Pugsley, but that Is not
the story.
Even il a Republican ia elected in tho
district to succeed McCleland. the o. X.
story was, the little band Of insurgents. y
Bracket. Brown and Elsberg, will not be
broken up at Albany next winter, because
Farmer Amber Uncle Payn's Senator
for Columbia county, will Join with Bracket,
Brown and Elsberg in looking out for good
government at Albany
Deacon Ambler's determination to watch
out for the interests Of the State at Albany
next winter explains, it was added, Sena-
tor Brackets new-found courage to con-
tinue the fight for ali that is high and
noble" in Republican State politics. Sena-
tor Amber joined with the insurgents
once last winter, when they voted with
the Democrats to reject the nominal ion
| Of Railroad Commissioner Frank M. Baker
| Of Owego. As Democratic Senator who
Joined with the four Republican Senat ors
against Baker put 1t yesterday. they
went to bed with US dogs and got up with
some Of our feas."
Senator Horace White Of Syracuse, who
was absent from his seat in the Senate
last winter owing to i'll health, was at the
Waldorf and said IN be back in my
seat next winter and am an organizat ion
Republican. My health is greatly i'm
| proved"
With Amber working with the "insur-
| gents" Senator Whites return to his seat
even If a Republican is elected In the West,
chester district to succeed McClelland, will
leave the Republican situation in the upper
house in Albany just as muddy as it was
last winter.
Uncle Payn, Republican leader Of Co
lumbia, may not take his proposed trip &c
Europe next summer after all. He sale
some time ago that he wasn't interested
much and might not go as delegate to the
Presidential convention next year. Bu
now his friends want to know, who is tc
elect the two delegates to the convention
for the Twenty-first Congress district, which
is made up of the counties of Greene Co
lumbia, Duchess and Putnam? Payn o.
the Hon. Hamilton Fish of Putnam, Presi
dent Roosevelt's Assistant Treasurer II
charge of the Wall street depot for cash
Under the apportionment of 1901 there ar
to be seventy-four delegates and four dele
gates at large for the State at the Presden
tial convention, and Uncle Payn's friend
in telling the Amber story yesterday added
Bet you six nickels to a toothpick Payl
elects the delegates to the national con
yention next sprin9'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
MISS JOHNSON REINSTATED.
She Joins Typographical Union and Gets
Back In Government Printing Once.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l8-Miss Grace John
son of Boston has Just been reinstated as
an employed Of the Government Printing
Office, after having joined the Topographic
cal union Miss johnson was first en-
ployed on Jan. %, and at that time was not
a member of the union. 1t was alleged
that her work was below the standard
She resigned. or was discharged, on April
%. and returned to Boston, Recently
an increase was made in the force at the
Government Printing Office, and among the
new employees was Miss .. JGhns os NV, who,
Typographical Union No. 10.
Miss johnson presented her transfer
card. which was deposited with Columbia
Typographical Union of Washington. and
she was permitted to Renter the Govern
ment service. Officers of the Government
Printing Office say that the Typographical
union had nothing TO do with Miss johnson
case, and that it ia mere coincidence
that she was a non-union worker when
dismissed and union member when
reinst ated
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
PLEA FOR THE VAN WORMERS.
Gov. Otiell Asked TO Commute Their Death
Sentence

Albany, Sept. 16.-Strong hopes that
Gov. Odell will commute to imprisonment
for life the death sentences Of the three
Van Wormer boyH. who are awaiting death
in Clinton prison for the murder
Of their uncle, Peter A. Hal
lenbeck, in Greenport, Columbia
county. two years ago last Christmas eve,
are held by the counsel for the boys, Judge
j. Rider Cady Of Hudson. who argued be-
fore Gov. Odell this afternoon In favor Of
executive clemency,
Judge Cady pointed out that there was not
such a deliberate and premeditated crime
as would justify q conviction OF murder
in the first degree. and that In the opinion
Of thoughtful men. the Van Worners did
not go to the Hallenbeck house with muir
der in their hearts.
result OF the alteration which followed
betw the uncle and the Van Wormers,
| and that had murder been their object
the uncle could have been shot through
! the window as he sat in the lighted room
| with his wife.
In response to a question Of the Gov
ernor. Judge Cady said the point that the
boys were committing a felony at the time
| OF the murder did not enter into the trial.
| District Attorney Chase OF Columbia
county and the Rev Mr.. Corwin, the Metho-
dist minister at the home OF the Van Worm
ers, opposed Executive clemency, and a
petition was presented from eleven Of the
twelve jurors against a change In the SEN
| tence.
! The Rev. Mr.. Corwin said the Van Worm
ers two years before the murder had terror
lied his community and their depredationf
were many. He said that if executive
clemency was exercised in this case, if a
similar situation again should arise in
Columbia county, lynching would result
Judging from the present temper OF tine
people. The Governor reserved decision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
ANTI-PARKs MEETING A FARCE
Parks's Men Controlled 1t and Did ~ The!
Pleased.

Sam Parks's supporters in the house,
smiths union completely controlled the
meeting called by President Robert E.
Neidig in Teutonia Assembly Rooms last
night to reorganize the union. The pro-
posed protest against Parks's rule in the
union became q farce.
No serious business could be done, and
the meeting ended in uproar after an
ironical resolution had been offered by the
Parks men, and carried amid shouts OF
laughter, that the union meet again to-
morrow night and demand the resignation
of the delegates to the convention in Kansas
City. The delegates leave the city to-day.
Some of the audience who did not know
this took the motion seriously.
There were about 1 900 housesmiths at the
meeting and at least 800 were Parks's men.
They got in first. Disturbances began
lust after the meeting was called to order,
and continued till the meeting broke up IN
disorder.
Nothing doing was all that any Of the
promoters of the meeting would say. Some
one mol moiested him. Eeidg himself said
that the union would be reorganized eventu-
ally. He is going to the national conven-
ton as a member OF the international execu-
tive committee.
A committee of five was appointed yeeter-
day by the Board Of Building Trades to
accompany the delegates Of the house
| smiths TO Kansas City and lobby for Sam
| Parks for president of the International
| Association of Bridge and Structural Iron
| Workers at its convention. These are Dele
! gates Richard Carvel Of the derrickmen
| Joseph Mulaney, James Morrison, Freder-
| lex Lemmens and John Tasker.
I'VE will explain the whole local situation,
| said Mullaney.
Parks pleaded not guilty yesterday be.
| fore Judge Newburger to the indictment
| charging him with extortion in the Tiffany
| Studios strike. A motion for change Of
! venue will be made by his counsel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
FALL FASHIONS AT THE BRIDGE.
Fat Cops wife VIII Never know Just what
Is the Very Latest.

.Oh, dear, oh, dear" sighed the Fat cop
at the Bridge entrance yesterday after
noon. Here I've been waitin' an waitin'
for this, an now that ii $ come I don't
know no more'n did before
4Y'see me Missus wouldn't buy any new
ones until I'd looked. She'd said 'twould
be dead easy for me t pipe of tn fall fash
ions tn first rainy day had on post
Now here it's been rainin' an rainin'
an I've been lookin' an lookin' till me eyes
are most ready t. pop out of me head But
what with all tn checks, an tn dots an
tn stripes in all tn different colors of tn
rainbow, faith an I'm that bewildered I
don't know no more'n did when started.
~Just look for yerself. Dye see them
black bows with tn white stripes up an
down? Dye notice how tn stripes keep
gettin' broader, an BROADER, an broader
till they disappear intirely?
That's easy, y think. Black an white,
broader must be all tn rage y'say 'yersef.
But now pipe them green ones just boardin'
tn Fulton street car. Why. any man will
half an eve could see that dark green has
black an white gettn' broader beaten
t. pulp when it comes t fall fashions.
SAY, I wonder now how many shades
lighter that green would be II it wasn't
wetI dont thlhk u ilke IL uucn HBntei
but az long as it g tn fashion, of course, =
Look, look! Aw, you missed it. That
Gates avenue one had clocks. Why, when
was a little boy I remember-say, dye
think clocks could be comm back In style
again? She looked fashionable, all right,
but how do I know? Besides. the Missus
amt that build
FOR heavens sake, look at this bunch
Thin red. fat black, bowed blue. scot oh
whiskey plaid, an brown an white checker
boards / wonder is them reds fast colors?
I mean would they run When3 Aw quit
yer kiddin', mean would they run In tn
wash; would tn color leak
An there goes some ring -around-a-
rosy stripes Oh, dear, oh, dearl Fol
mine, for get it! The old woman can dc
| ber own shOpDinv"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
Welded GIRL HE TRIED TO KILL.
And Now DIR. Williamson, After a Check.
cred Career, Has Killed Himself.

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. l6.-Dr Charles
williamson, who killed himself at Winifred,
". Va. yesterday, was student at the
Medical College of Virginia here. not many
wears ago, He had fallen heir to $4,000,
which he spent recklessIy
At that time he fell in love with Bessie
Stickney, a pretty trained nurse Of the
Virginia Hospital. After prolonged spree
he made up his mind that she was too fond
Of rival,
With his idea he armed himself. went to
the hospital and when she came down to
greet M. fred three shots AT her Two N
them inflicted severe wounds. Williamson
was put in Jail pending the result Of her
injuries.
She rapidly recovered and refused 10
appear against him at the trial, lie was
released on payment Of fin" Of 500 soon
afterward she married him aga INST the
advice Of her fri-ndz Sh" II nov living at
the home Of l7 father n SpainyilI",'Na,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
OGDEN,S KEYPORT BANK is SAFE.
Holds Only 5000 OF Missing Mayors Paper
Daughter Working on His Affairs.

FREEHOLD, N. j., Sept. 16.-keyport
people are still wondering where Postmaster
Benjami b. Ogden, who is also Mayor OF
the town, has gone, and some OF them are
figuring up to see If they have lost any money
through him. Several of the clients OF Mr..
Ogden, among whom are the heirs OF the
Covert and Crawford estates, brought their
papers and securities to Judge Conover in
this place He examined them, but will
not say whether or not Ogden will be ac-
cused of embezzlement.
J.H Curtis, farmer. who had Endorsed
Ogden's note for 5000, came into town to-
day and showed collateral of Ogden's.
which will secure him if the note goes to
protest.
At the Peoples Bank, of which Ogden
has been director for fourteen years and
from which he resigned three weeks ago,
President Warn said yesterday that it
was not out cent, After Ogden's resigna-
ton a bank examiner found its books to
be all right. The bank examiners visit
| caused, last Saturday a little run, which.
however, the banks sl50,0OO surplus with
ogden could have gone off six months
ago and left $4,000 of his paper on our
| hands" said Mr. Warn. AS it is, we've
only 5000 Of it and this amount is secured
| by lOuT OF uNe Pioe"o "a ASsAi Ne'eA'o '"'>'
at $4,000
An especially pleased d. former 1e f client OF
dealer On the day before the Mayor went
away the two had a heart-to-heart talk,
which resulted in a return to the furniture
dealers desk of papers which the Mayor
had been guarding for him for several
| years.
No one. according to o. c. Bogardus.
Monmouth county's dentist Sheriff. has
taken any legal steps against Ogden. No
one, in fact, in the little township seems to
be able to find it in his heart to openly
| accuse man twice elected to the Mayor
atty and who has lived in the town almost
from the time it was a hamlet. No one
even speaks of the disappearance openly.
In secret however, the Villagers say that
for the past few years the big house by
the depot and the style in which its owner
lived we're the cause Of the suspicious that
led to Ogden's resignation from the direc-
torship and to his fight
There la one member OF the Mayor 3
family who is the object of unqualified
praise That is his twenty year old daugh-
ter, Adele She has spent the last three
DAYS in her fathers law and insurance
office on Front street trying to get at an
understanding of the condition in which
his business has been left.
Miss Ogden would not speak last night
OF what she has learned from her investiga-
ton, She also refused to be interviewed
"a to her fathers whereabouts. Accord
ing to her, Frank p McDermott OF Free
port and Jersey City has been empowered
TO represent the absent Mayor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
Good Navy Workmanship.
From the Washington Erenin0 Stat

FROM WP " dshinpIOh EpeHthO >IHr.
An interesting illustration of the excellent
craftsmanship Of Uncle Sans men behind
the guns. AS developed during the recent in
spection trip of the naval committeeman on
the L s s Dolphin has just come TO light.
Representative Roberts Of Massachusetts
was Of the party. Approaching Gunner y
Mate Spoer of the ship, Mr. Roberts offered
him dollar TO hit a sea gull Spoer took
gun. and after a trial shot he popped sea-
gull on the fly at 400 yards; One Of the Rep
Tesentativrs was firm IN his declaration that
the shot was nm accidental one, whereupon
Spoer shot another gull Mt $50 yards. The
crowd Of nstonished witnesses TO the feat
finally came TO. the conclusion that Spoer
modestly disclaimed saying We've ship
load of EN-, sir" Spoer got his dollar.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
Saratoga County Prohibition Ticket.

SARATOGA, Sept. l8.-The Saratoga
County Prohibition Convention this morn
ing nominated for Member of Assembly
Andrew F. Van Worst Of Burnt Hills, for
Sheriff, James II Burnham Of Saratoga
Springs; for Treasurer, Roscoe Conkling
Wickham Of Cornth; for Superintendent
of the Poor Joseph J., Reed Of Ballston,
James D. Rogers Of JOhnstown, Fulton
count y, and Charles II Saunders Of Scotia,
Schenectady county, were nominated here
by the Fourth judicial District Prohibi-
tion convent ion this afternoon for Justices
of the Supreme Court,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
MURPHY WINS IN TROY.
Gets Complete Control OF the Democratic
Organization in That City.

Troy, Sept. 16.-Former Senator Murphy
won decisive victory here in the primaries
Yesterday in his fight with Mayor Conway,
The contest was the most exciting In the
DRY of the city and was marked by sew
eral fights bet ween the police, controlled by
the Mayor, and special Deputy 6heritrs APP
pointed by Sheriff Heeran at the request OF
Senator Murphy.
Murphy was successful in the Fourteenth
ward, the home OF Mayor Conway, while the
latter succeeded in carrying the Third ward
Senator Murphy's home In the latter
Mr.. Murphy and Henry A. Conway. brother
of the Mayor, engaged in an encounter
and but for timely interference on the part
of a deputy sheriff blows would have
passed.
Murphy has complete control Of the
General Committee and the Democratic
organization. Conway lost the Second
Assembly district, in which they made
the nomination last year The delegates
will stand rs TO iand will name the national
convention delegates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
KEHOE LOYAL TO THE MACHINE.
Assures Mclaughlin That Red Hook Demo-
Gratis Are With Him.

There will be no break In the ranks OF the
regular Brooklyn Democracy for another
wear although Senator McCabe. who is
backed by the organization. was beaten
at the primary in the Red Hook district
by Assemblyman J. j. Kehoe'
Hugh Mclaughlin still rules over solidiy
united forces and each delegate to tho
various conventions will obey his instrlc-
tions, although some Of them may question
the aged leaders policy.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Kehoe, for the
first time in several weeks, called at the
wiloughby street auction room, and as
sured Mr.. Mclaughlin and Mr.. Shevlin
that although he defeated their favorite
at the primaries, he is loyal organization
man, and will be faithful to the machine;
receive full recognition as the leader OF
the Red Hook Democracy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
THE LATER-BACkS.
Young Woman Supplies the Politiciani
With q Word OF No Hope.

With q WOrO OF No k1Opc.
John H. Gunner, Republican leader OF
the Invent y-eighth district, speaking yes
terdlay Of the results at the primaries in
some OF the districts, said:
"A short time ago visited Broadway
store in search of a collection OF political
celebrities, past and present. A blonde
haired lady superintended my purchases.
I gave her my list, about twenty-five in
number.
near at hand She then consulted an index
book, and ordered boy to bring the several
boxes. Each box, including the one on
the showcase was filled with the photo
graphs of prominent politicians, stage
folk and. other people in the eye Of the
public. From these boxes she furnished
me ten more photographs leaving three
or four that were not in the box on the
the hunt, in which the youngest lady at
tendant ordered the little boy. who was
rummag ing under her orders, to get that
big. old box in the storeroom.' the unin-
deIed or miscellaneous box. He appeared
to fail to catch on She stamped her
foot and shouted: Stupid Don't you
understand? I want the later-backs.' SO,
in public life. in politics and the stage,
there must be nowadays three instead Of
two classes. There used to be two-the
'up-to -date' and the 'has-beens.' Now
there are three.
.First--The up-to-date'-aliv and in
evidence.
Second-The -beens'-they who were
with chances, more or less remote, of
showing signs Of life, some time perhaps, in
the future, but at present believed by the
public to be in comatose state.
Third-The new degree, the later
backs'-the people in politics and on'the
stage, who will never more endure the
pain and pleasure of the glare and glitter
Of the limelight, and whom neither prayer
nor petition can possibly resurrect or re-
incarnate during the twentieth century.
'Tis simple, perhaps silly, tale; but ! sim
cerely believe new expression has been
misunderstanding the sting Of the applica-
ton has beens' and adding, in anguish OF
mind. the application of the new one
later-backs.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
MOST FOR LOW; TWO DISSENT.
C. u. CITY COMMITTEE IS POLLED
MAN BY MAN.
Mr.. Cutting Says Jerome's Letter Has
Driven In Several Maverick Democrats
Hopes Circuit Win Hun. hut Thinks It
Won't make Much Odds n He Doean't.

Hopes Circuit Will Hun. nut THINKS IL
Won't make Much Odds n He Doesn't.
Only two members of the city committee
of the Citizens Union dssented last night
when the unions conferees in fusion re-
ported that Mayor Low was the choice
to lead the ticket. These two said they
thought an independent Democrat would
| be better, but they did not carry their
opposition beyond that point
The meeting was held at the headquarters
| in Union Square. More than 100 Of the 100
members of the committee were present
| Francis c. Huntington made the report for
| the conferees and r. Fulton Cutting asked
each member of the Committee to express
| his views. Remarks were limited to one
! minute
No attention was paid to the proposed
nominations OF Comptroller Grout and
President Fornes of the Board of Aldermen.
| The whole discussion went to the Mayoralty
and the Mayor was praised from all quarters.
| Mr.. Cutting afterward announced that
the meeting was really unanimous at the
close and that the committee was convinced
that the Mayor was the candidate to win
with.
| what was said about Mr.. Jerome2'
Mr.. Cutting was asked.
| II don't remember hearing his name
! mentioned" Mr.. Cutting said.
| When asked what effect he thought
Jerome's letter would have. he said: Il
know OF several independent Democrats
who have been wavering, who were driven
to the support Of Mr.. Low by Mr.. jerome 8
| extraordinary manifest alton"
| The committee considered draft Of a
platform which was submitted by Mr..
| Cutting. 1t was agreed to and will pe pre-
sented to the convention on Sept. % for
approval.
| Dr. Elgn r. L. Gould resigned as treasurer
Of the city committee, which is the cam
paign committee for this year, and Isaac v.
| Seligman was elected in his place. Dr.
Gould resigned because he is financial
officer Of the city now as City Chamberlain.
idea whether Mr.. Grout would &C.
cept his nomination. Il should be very
sorry il he did not, for he has made good
Comptroller" said Mr.. Cutting. But dc
not think it would make much difference
in the campaign. I am confident that we
could get good Independent Democrat
from Brooklyn to take his place on the
ticket.
Fielding l.. Marshall, a Bronx member
of the fusion conference, said Jerome'f
name hadn't been mentioned. Il have
no reason to like Mayor Low" said Mr.
Marshall, but this stupid blunder OF Jerome
has made me stronger for Low than il jerome
had not spoken"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
SAYS HIS AGENT ROBBED HIM.
RulIman Is Trying 10 Recover the Money
BY Civil Suit.

Frederick Pullman, who runs theatrical
ticket agency at ll3 Broadway. has begun
suit in the Supreme Court against William
l.. Ritsert, one of his agents. Pullman
asserts that Rtsert has wrongfully OBJ
tanned more than $4,000 from him.
Justice Blanchard on Monday signed
a commitment order against Ritsert re-
curing him to furnish $4,000 bail Ritsert
could not find sureties for this sum
Pullman alleges that house at 234 East
Seventy-ninth street which il owned by
Ritsert's mother, was purchased with Rull-
mans money, and he will endeavor to make
this property liable for his claim.