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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
SHOOTS BABY BROTHER.
Lad Eight Years old Had Meier
Seen ReUolUer Before.
FOUND 1T IN OPEN TOOL CHEST.

julius weyh jr the eight-year-old son of a
carpenter living at No 1.TO4 Fulton-st-, Brook
Ign, ran across a revolver in his brothers tool
chest yesterday afternoon, and. while playing
with the strange toy Che never saw revolver
before) shot and killed his fOur-y ear-od brother
John. Much against the protest OF his mother'
the boy who was overcome with grief when he
realized what he had done. was arrested by
Captain Kenny. of the Atlantic-ave. station. on
a charge Of homicide. He was placed in the
care of the children's society for the night and
will be arraigned in the Gates-ave. court this
morning.
Little julius was playing in the Weyh apart
ments over his mothers millinery store at the
Fulton-st. address With him were his brother
John. and his sitter May. six years old. The
mother was downstairs in the store. In looking
around for new amusement the children found
the toolchest belonging to Joseph. an older
brother. In II a .22-calibre revolver. Csu-
ally the toolchest was kept locked. but Joseph
left it open yesterday and the children were de-
lighted at all the new toys they found there.
After playing for some time with hammers and
planes and saws julius picked up the revolver.
He had never seen one before, and did not know
what ii was. While he examining the
shining weapon there a flash and loud re-
port. and Johnnie dropped to the floor. Julius
was startled, and then delighted. because he
thought he had found some sort Of fire
works He Johnnie on the floor. but as he
said afterward, he thought his brother was
playing. The little girl. however. saw the blood
coming from a hole over Johnne's heart, and
ran in terror TO her mother.
The li:t'e fellow was dead long before she ar
rived. but she frantically rushed TO neighbor's
house ard asked her to go for a doctor The
doctor said that Johnnie had died almost In
stantly When he got back TO the Office he told
the police, and Captain Kenny went TO the Weyh
house TO make an investigation. It was easy 70
satisfy him that the shooting had been entirely
accidental but he said the law compelled him
to place the unhappy slayer of his brother IN
der arrest The protests Of the mother were Of
no avail, and Julius taken to the station
house. and later to the CEildren's Society shell
4aT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
OCEAN GROVE SERVICES.
Official Programme for the Year
.fnROuRccd-Much Music.

Ocean Grove. y. J. April Il (SpeciaD.-Ocean
Groves official programme for the summer OF lSO4
has fusr been completed by President Bishop James
y FitzGerald Vice president Aaron Z. Ballard
arl Musical Director TAN Esen Morgan. A feat
ure O.. the new programme Is the prominence given
10 musical events. These include Walk and Talk
concerts. the cautata Of "The Rose Maiden" and
the oratorios Of "Stabat Mater" Fall Of Babylon,
Elijah Holy city" Creation and Messiah"
These oratorios will be rendered by the Ocean
Grove Festival Chorus assisted by musical organl-
cations from New-York and Philadelphia Inc
Festival Orchestra Will consist OF sixty-hve eX-
perenceG players and these viii also take part IN
the SUNDAY services in the Auditorium. The Chill
dren's Chorus Will. as usual. be composed OF one
thousand voices The Boys Rough Rider Brigade,
the Afilada Mandolin club Of fifty members and
the Royal Gypsy Chorus Of one hundred voices will
assist the children in their musical festival
The young peoples meetings Will be held daily in
the Temple at d. m. under the leadership Of the
Rev Charles H. YatmaE. At this service the
Misses Anna and Georgia Park will be the cornet
solosts and Ray FitzGerald, the son of Bishop
FITZGERALD viii be the violin soloist. The holiness
meetings in the Tabernacle at the same hour, will
be IN charge Of the devotional committee OF the
Camp Meeting Association. The Sunday afternoon
Bible class viii be in charge Of the Rev. DR.. L. r.
Minhau Of Germantown. Penn. Joseph =. Hudson.
Of Philadelphia, will have charge Of the interme-
diate department OF the summer Sunday school.
and Mrs William II. Skrm OF Trenton, will act
as leader Of the primary department
All the musical events Will be in charge OF Tall
Esen Morgan. Of New-York City. The great camp
meeting will begin Saturday August 20 and con-
tinue daily until Monday, August p. Inc camp
will be in charge of Bishop FITZGERALD. who VIII
worldwide reputation While this great religious
feast is in progress ten services will be held daily
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
COULDN'T FOOL NEW DEPUTY.
Mr. Lindsey Fines Two Who, He Thought,
Were Lying.

Harris Lindsey the new Third Deputy Police
Commissioner. conducted police trials at No 800
Nulberry-st. yesterday for the first time Thirty
eight patrolmen were before him on charges. Sew
eral OF the men who made their excuses first got
of with reprimards ami the others seemed to get
the impression that Il going TO be easy 10 Tie
out OF a complaint" Two policemen in succession
declared that they had gone on their posts into
liquor stores not get drinks. but TO sell tickets
for the Enright benefit Mr.. Lindsey looked stead
fly into their eyes until they finched and said:
7 don't believe your story: five days fine"
one patronan, who had been caught by q
roundsman drinking IN the hallway OF a saloon de-
clared that, he trying TO get evidence against
a pooroom there, and said he had bet $ on horse
with the bartender.
money YOU wagered?' asked the trial commits
NO. sir replied the patrolman.
Did you make memorandum OF the money you
spentg'
Counsel suggested that the patrolman had been
lucky IN the wager, and was in" instead OF out.
This involves a question want 10 look Up salu
Mr. Lindsey, reservng decision.
He showed he not up In police slang when a
policeman who was charged with failure 10 appear
Tor summer inspection said he pleaded guilty TO
what suit? civil suit?'' asked the trial COM
missioner. -.- - a..
policeman explained that the suit was "a blouse
and pair OF pants
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
DIVER WORKS ON GATE
Hope to Stop Suction 1'o-day-AT
Still Pun ped to HOar.

Boonton. y. J.. April 1i-ThouSh William Hoar.
the imprisoned diver has now been under the water
sixty-seven hours ana the engineers have not the
slightest hope that he is stIll alive, the Work or
pumping air down to him has not ceased for a
moment. Six mer working by relays at tbs
pump and viii continue TO do so as long as Hears
body is fast
The divers longer trying to release the
ball that is holding HOar in the pipe as it has
been found that no effort will avail in this Oil
rcction as long as the powerful suction of the
escaping water is continued. I'm Rice, a diver
decended the hume to-day and has been working
on the valve that has caused the trouble He
worked more than six hours to-day and was com
pleteIy exhausted. 1t is hoped that by noon to-
morrow tho valve will be repaired and the water
controlled so that the ball can be removed
Meanwhile the engineers are working on another
scheme They beiicvs that by inserting a large
hose near the ball and running II over the dam
and down to 4 point below the entering end thus
forming a syphOn, they can relieve the pressure
enough to move the ball without waiting to finish
the reDaiTS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
FIRE AT BERGEN BEACH.
Scenic RaiI5eay and Eight Other
Buildings Destroyed.

Fire swept along three hundred and fifty feet
of the boardwalk ct the south end Of Bergen
Beach. destroying the scenic railway and eight
other buildings in addition to the walk and the
bulkhoad yesterday afternoon. To the Tolun-
teer fire department under the command of Her
bert Day. sometimes known the Mayor OF
Bergen Beach," belongs the credit Of saving
the entire south end Of the beach. Two engines
from the city department. which had to be
dragged by trolley cars through the sand for the
last quarter of a mile did not reach the scene
for nearly an hour and it was half an hour
later before they were able to get to work. The
loss TO the Thompson Scenic Railway Company
will be between $1,000 and $4,000 The dam
age to the boardwalk and buIkhead and the loss
on the other buildings will be about Sl9oOo II
will fall on the Bergen Beach Amusement Com
pany.
The fire broke out fin a storeroom the
ground floor of the scenic railway. stored with
paints and oil. Spontaneous combustion is sup
posed to have caused the fire. About one hun
bred feet of the railway was destroyed, but this
cars wer, saved.
The wind was from the northwest and drove
the flames south along the boardwalk. This is
the newer part of the beach and most of the
large buildings are on the south side Of the
main entrance and were not touched by the fire
Bert Day quickly marshaled his volunteer
firemen and in half hour large chemical
engine and n smaller and q hand pumping
engine were at work For half an hour the
chemical engines did splendid work in checking
the flames but then the chemicals gave out ana
the engines were abandoned. n bucket brlgaue
was then formed. The tide was out and the
men formed long line out the muddy
flats and passed the water IN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
WAIT FOR PRESIDENT.
Artists Here Expect Him to Act on Tariff
on Pictures.

some action by President Roosevelt regarding
repeal OF the tariff works Of art is confidently
expected by many artists OF this city and IS
awaited with the keenest interest.
After Mrs. John l. Gardner. OF Boston. had been
obliged TO pay 10000 duty her pictures IL was
reported that Republican members Of the New
England Congress delegation would ask for a re-
neal OF the tariff on paintings and statuary. a
bin however had already been introduced nj the
last Congress by Congressman Lowering. OF Massa-
chusetts at the request OF the Fine Arts Fedora
ton and tho National Free Art League. but tho
artists and members OF these organizations were
powerless to get tho bill advanced. II was accord
inly decided appeal directly 20 President Roose
Welt to enlist his interest in the movement to bring
about the removal Of the tariff on works OF art.
With this object in view, J. Carroll Beckwlth.
president OF tho National Free Art League, and
chairman Of the committee OF the Fine Arts Fed
Grafton which drafted the bill to put works Of art
on the free list. wrote the President. Mr.. Beck
with received a reply from the Presidents score
tary saying that the President would Con-
gresham Lowering and would what could be
done
Mr. Beckwith said yesterday. in a talk with n
Tribune reporter the letter received from tho
Presidents secretary more than month ago say
ing the President would confer with Congressman
Lowering had awakened hopes In tho hearts OF
many OF the artists that some pressure might DO
brought 20 bring the bill into publicity. But. as
they had heard nothing. they were much afraid
that the fear OF arousing other tarir issues had
delayed the President and Congressman Lowering
from taking any step.
Mr.. Beckwith said the removal of the duty on
works Of art had been much discussed and had
such universal approval of the public and the
press and among members OF Congress- that
artists strongly felt It deserved special action. No
doubt this summer many magnificent master
pieces would be purchased abroad by American
travellers and brought home to enrich private
collections and public galleries IL this obnoxious
tariff law could be repealed The artists earnestly
hoped The Tribune would exercise its influence in
pointing out to the Executive and others in power
the needless fear, which apparent; that Il was
entirely an educational issue, and removed from
all elements Of commercialism. and in way Sc;
a precedent for duties manufactured and raw
material.
The BIN provides that the following articles
when imported into the United States shall be
free of duty and shall be added to the free list
Paintings in oil or water color statuary. sculpt-
ure, drawings. engravings and etchings: provided
however, that such articles to become entitled 20
entry free OF duty have been manufactured or
produced more than fifty years before the date OF
importation These exemptions. however are TO be
subject to such reasonable regulations as to proofs
OF antiquity the Secretary of the Treasury may
prescribe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
SEND PROTEST TO MAYOR.
NORRIS HEIGHTS WROTH.
Want Grade Crossing Plan Orig.
inaIly adopted Used.

A petition signed by about sixty taxpayers and
residents OF Morris Heights has been sent to tn
Mayor and the Board of Estimate. asking that the
plan adopted for the overhead crossing OF the New
York Central tracks at the Morris Heights station
be Withdrawn and the plan originally approved bv
the. Heights Taxpayers Association in January o,
1902 substituted.
The Heights Taxpayers Association. as the r.
suit of several fatal accidents az the Morr,
Heights station, called public meeting IN Jsnu-
ary 1902. to consider abolishng the grade crossing
at that point. Chief Engineer Briggs Of The Bronx
submitted plan for doing away with the grade
crossing. as did Chief Engineer WilgUs for the
New-YOrk Central road The one proposed bv
Mr.. Wilgus was unanimously approved. as Il IN
volved no change OF grade. and made the station
and dock at the Harlem River front more accsssi-
BILE The Briggs plan. It declared. required the
raising Of the grade of Cedar-ave-, which is a.
ready curbed. tagged and macadamized. and has
trolley tracks it; would leave the buildings be-
low grade and entail expensive claims for damages
1t estimated that the plan approved would
cost $4,000 less than the Briggs plan
Those who oppose the Briggs plan declare that
it was adopted without notification TO the tax
payers directly interested some Of whom II ia
alleged had appeared before the Board Of Estimate
and Apportonment. and advocated the adoption q,
the plan under the suppOsiiOn that IL was the ore
approved by the Heights Taxpayers Association
When committee from the Heights Taxpayers
Association called on Borough President Hafen
regarding the plan he sent for Mr. Briggs. who
stated that the reason for rejecting the taxpayers
plan was because the grade was too steep. Tba
committee referred 20 Nelson z. Lewis cbiss
engineer Of the Board of Estimate. who informed
It's members that as the plan had been adopted
Chancellor MacCrackeu. of New-YOrk University
wrote a letter Of protest against the Briggs Dlan
to Mayor Mcclellan. did Albert Z. Davis FOR fhs
North Side Board Of Trade.
The petition sent to the municipal aufborfsfa.
has among its siEners Chancellor MacCrackaD
FtphTaIm r. Levy, owning $50 feet In Sedgwick-ave
Mrs. Gustav SchWab, FlsIdinZ L. Marshall Iohn n
AnOry Emile Utard. Wells SDOnabe. John BEgar-
the Rev. Edwin A. Carr. the Rev. Charles y Votr
Dr. Harold WalwOrth Bell. E r Brannine sDd
Charles F. KaIie. owning 10 feet in SedgwlciS-avs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
MCDONALD GETS THE 100000.
Aoueduct Commission Pays for Jerome Park
Reservoir Work.

The Aqueduot Commission yesterday voted 10 pay
~ Mcdonald & Onderdonk, contractors Tor the
Jerome Park Reservoir. $4,000 from the retained
,,erceutaces under the contract. on condition that
-, ,r,racto-s Use the money FOR additional plant
and materials TO hasten the completion OF me
reservoir Mayor Mcclellan and Controller Grout
were AZ the meeting. The Mayor did not vote De-
cause the Merchants Association, which inade d
long and hard fight against the payment OF the
,,,,,e,. "a The contractors has fled with him new
charges since the finance committee OF the Aque-
Duct Commission reported against the old charges
Controller Grout voted for the resolution, taylns
,,s +houcbt 81 would hasten the work on lle 49,
,-oir ans that the city amply protected by ne
contractors boirds. He thought the CONTRACT va q
ioeinr one and was opposed TO making coildl,'s
500 stringent or making bonds excessive a. ~ ~,
civ WAYS got the worst OF such precautions %
delay IL the work - - ~
Il Fampden Dougherty. counsel Tor the Ne
ct5enfs' Association. suggested some amendments
- rbe resolution authorizing the payment OF IIls
money but his suggestions were ignored. ne Isu
prepared a printed brief in oLposluoh 10 1he pay
lnert which placed on ME
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
WRIT SERVED on GAYNOR.
He Mast Shoe Cause Why He
Should Not Sign Case.

Supreme Court Justice William J. GaShoI wa
hae TO a1pear before the Appellate Division OF me
Supreme Court in tho Brooklyn Borough Han. At
O'Clock this afternoon. 20 show cause why Wrlt
n rnandamus should not issue 10 compel him 10
eign case on appeal Justice Gaynor, Wheh
served with the order he was entering the court
house yesterday morning. was somewhat taken
nhacls but De stued the paper into his pocket ana
went upon the bench.
Tie order was obtained uy eU-Congressineil
Thomas T. afaruer from the Appellate Division
A. prool,l,-n counsel for the Prudential Insurance
COMPANY he filed notice OF an appeal IN q SUI
that had been tried before Justice Gaynor IN lo.S
Islard City. Before appeal can Zoe heaIo ~
the ArDcuate Division tbe ease on appeal "lllei
consists OF al the papers before the court ana 'l5
,senor~afherg minutes. must be signed uE tie li
rustice Air. -lagncr's case was HANDED 10 JUSTICE
Cayncr bat De refused 10 sign II because IL "
aspew-itten. uad not printed, according 10 VA
Naprer,s statement The case. having been placed
on tho calendar came up for argument las1 MOI
aax The attorney for the other SIDE moved 10y a
disrggal OF the appeal the ground ihal ne ~
-, 49,. .e-z-ed win the printed on appeal
rfr Nauuer foid the court that ne coau ~
Tho rrirfcG case because Justice Gay ilot -
fl.=ef "a -frl -ne ryFeW-itreu case lie oid ~
panf I'd fave IL printed before Justice Na9 I-o a
uaseed er ia because if any corrections Were H''0
- Csea ,,1l,Tg have 10 be reprinted in part
that Nj Wagner apply TO them foI WIT .. ma H.,
fa mus 20 compel Justice Gaynor 10 SleR NC
or appeal This he did and the argument On 'ile
appeal adjourned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
Man SWALLOWyS TOBACCO.
arrested as TRtoricdted, He Nearly
DieS-SM ComatOSe.

The police OF the oak 81. station and Surgeon
Wells q the Hudson-st. hospital. Rad a hard time
last night saving the life OF d man who had s"ai-
lowed nearly whole paper OF smoAlis tuo"e1o
-r1,e man was Patrick Gleason. thirty-eight years
old said 10 be homeless. He had been locked up
for being intoxicated
Twenty minutes later Charles Poss. the doofmaH
nj ,be notice station, found Gleason on the hooc
~ his cell writing in agony lie was 'osS'.'5
t,o,+ like "A chicken with its head Of, as The
.--,,.- ev-reSsed II md Poss threw open the
49, &C pulled ne man out where he might ger
80 T,eel a~ Then he tod The sergeant 10 send
FOR sn ambulance. .. -. .,h.o,,
CoT,ious streams Of what appeared 10 be iooeccoo
s,rice - me fror The mans mouth ana ny me liis
Surgeon Wells arrived Gleason was plach AZ ttls
ace The stomach pump Was brought m e s; -
10000 md Toorrnan poss and three policemen
worked over Gleason FOR over an hour before ne
We relieved. and then he was taken TO the nos
,ssal IIa Vas still ia a comatos5 condition late
last night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
WOULD GIVE 500 TO GET ALLISON.
Mr.. Train Nettled at Failure Of Police to
Arrest Darlington Owner.

The failure OF the police 70 arrest Eugene An
60, of the Allison Realty Company. who was IN
si.fe5 about A fortnight ago on account OF the
shocking loss OF life due TO the collapse Of the IN
finished Hotel Darlington. has annoyed District
Attorney Jerome and his assistants. There nave
- ,,e,or4s that Allison has been seen IN the CITY
s-oc,,1~fa, si-re his Indictment but the Detective
T5rTeal las made repeated reports OF failure 10
find him. ,,.. - "a. e,d
Il cart understand why the police 90 not Ilu
s,S arrest Allison" Assistant District AttotIss
-r-o,- ea3s ,eeferdav I near that he IS In the
city, but know that the police have falled 70 mo
him although q general alarm for his arrest vas
.e-,+ ont some time ago I personally wonid give
500 out OF my own pocket 10 have this man ar
-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
COULD PREVENT CoUNTERFEITING.
So Counterfeiter Now on Trial Wrote to
Secretary Shaw

Boston. April 1l-At the trial of John Davis
Moses Novak and Joseph Baumenblitt the charge
OF counterfeiting in the United States Circuit
Court, to-day. letter which Davis wrote while IN
fail to Secretary Shaw. OF the Treasury Depart
ment In which he suggested a plan for preventing
counterfeting was introduced by the government.
The letter explained new mechanical invention
which would improve the government process 50
as to make IL practically impossible for any per-
son successfully to counterfeit paper currency.
United States Inspector John F.. Murphy called on
Davis later but the latter refused TO explain the
process. The counterfeitine with which the de-
fondants are charged was carried at Revere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
LIEUTENANT REscUEs DROWNING MAN.

lieutenant Herman Rotzschraar. OF the revenue
cutter Mackinac. yesterday rescued from drowning
OTTO Nueck a civilian eTnploye at Governors ISL
and lust as the General Hancock pulled out from
IRE Battery landing her $50 a. m. trip Muck
ran down the pier and tried 20 jump aboard he
missed his footing and fell to side. hitting MS
head against the fantaA OF the Hancock oscar
goo+ersen boafs.gain on the Calumet lowered a
faS6e- over the side OF the cutter 20 the man. VINO
reused TO Jet 20 OF the umbrella he was stun hold
- - srresn ladder. Tie rapidly becoming
exhausted and sinking when Lieutenant kotz-
erhrnsr made a flying leap 20 the Calumet IRON the
,Saclrinec a dozen feet away. and slid down she
ladde- held bv the boatswain. Neck deep IN the Icy
1891 he nassed = rope around Muecks body and
lie p-aa hauled aboard. After being attended by
Or Solomon Of the Marine Hospital he was sent
a-s- hou,a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
sCANNELL OBJECTED IN VAIN.
Refused to Indorse Lindsey for Deputy Po-
lice Commissionership.

Deputy Police Commissioner Lindsey was APP
nointed nv Commissioner McAdoo despite the objec-
ton Of John J. ScannelL Mr.. Lindsleys district
leader Mr. Lindsey a candidate for another
Office In January and asked Ex-Commissioner Scan
nell TO indorse him. Mr.. Scanneil said he did not
know him, and knew OF nothing that Mr. Lindsey
had dore in the district that had benefited Tam
ynauv Mr. Lindsey not appointed. Later his
friends urged him for the deputy commssionership.
and although Mr.. Scannen would not indorse him.
COM missioner McAdoo appointed him. The APP
sentiment has created bad feeling in Scannelrs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
REWARD FOR FARMER MURDERER.

Norwich. Conn. April 14-Governor Chamberlain
has authorized a reward Of S1O0O to be paid by the
State for the capture Of John Marx. the COlches-
tor farmer on whose farm the dismembered body
p, Joseph Paven a farmland. found last Fri
dav This makes the total offer FOR the missing
man s1.1OO the sum Of 500 having been posted by
the town authorities as a reward No clew to
I-bere Marx is has been found thus far in the
search made for him by Sheriff Jackson and his
assistants The Sherif's posse is still hunting IN
tbe swamp and woods three or four miles south OF
Colchester village.