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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
THOUGHTFUL MAN CLUBRED.
Was Trying 20 Draw Fires TO Avoid mn
Explosion When Cop Assaulted Him.

Fire destroyed the starch factory belong
ing to Arthur S. Hoyt at 1927 Ninth street,
Brooklyn, last night, causing damage
estimated at $50 900, The blaze was discov-
cred by the engineer, Henry Gutteridge.
He said later that when he saw the fire
In the packing room no ran to the street
and turned in an alarm and then hurried
back to let of the steam from his boiler
and draw the fires to avoid an explosion.
A policeman. he said. followed him and
ordered him 70 get out Of tho building
Gutteridge refused to leave and insisted
on drawing the fires, Then, he said, the
policeman lost his head and began to club
him. Gutteridge's arm was black and
blue from his wrist TO his elbow and he com
planned Of having been beaten about the
body He says he was finally put out of
the building by the policeman.
Six men from Engine so while on
ladder holding a stream into the second
story window lost control OF the nozzle
and were knocked TO the ground, where
the squirting hose beat them. Fireman
Shannon was the only one severely in
jured, receiving a bad cut over tho left
eye from a blow OF the nozzle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
MAN TIED UP.
He Says Three villains Did II and Chucked
Him over Park Wall,

AS Policeman Stone Of the Arsenal police
station was patrolling Fifth avenue near
lO4th street at $50 O'Clock last night hear
ing groans and shouts for help coming
from inside the Central Park eastern wall
at Io4th street 10 leaped over the wall and
found young man lying in heap Of snow
tied up with a clothes line.
The policeman cut the rope and asked
the young man who he was, 40. The young
fellow said that he was William Iiemey a
plumbers helper, living at 24o East l02d
street.
4 was walking up Fifth avenue early
this evening" said Tierney. Near l04th
street three men iostled against me. l
tried to get out Of their way, but one OF
them caught me and said: Let's try i
pushing me against the wall. tied me hand
and foot. Then one Of them said. He looks
pretty well. lets dump him, and they threw
me over the WALL
The police suspect Tlerney tied himself
while In a dream. He went home,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24

ticed the reflection Of the light from the
windows on the second floor OF the widows
house. AT that time the fire was burning
in Mrs. Ross bedroom. and il Is the opinion
OF those who arrived on the scene first
that II started there.
Neghbors broke In the doors and made
an effort to reach the second floor, but
the flames blocked them 1t was known
that Mrs. Ross was alone in the house with
the coachman but no effort was made TO
find him in the burning building. When
the flremen arrived they found a broken
main had deprived them Of water, and all
they could do was to stand around with
their hands in their pockets and watch the
Ross house and the three others 60 up in
smoke and fame.
Mrs. Ross was tho widow Of Theodore
c. Ross, who was once secretary OF the
Sovereign Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows.
He was asphyxiated in his home in East
Orange two years ago by accident. Mrs.
Ross was known generally in Montclair
az woman of comfortable means. She
owned the house in which she lived. and 1t
Is said TO have been furnished With many
valuable antiques,
Mrs. Ross was in Ill health and almost
cripple from an injured hip. Her brother,
NJ. b. Wallace, is a we'll known resident Of
East Orange, living at So Grove street. He
said yesterday that his sister had as much
as $500 or $500 in the house often. She sold
property in Baltimore recently, it was
said, for about $1,000, but her brother says
he thinks she deposited this money in trust
company. Mrs Ross is known TO have drawn
$50 from a bank Saturday last Lawyer
Black refused 70 disclose the contents Of
tho will except TO Chief of Police Gallagher
OF Montclair and County Prosecutor Young
Of Newark.
Chief Gallagher said last night that he
believed he had a clue which would lead
to the arrest of the coachman to-day but
he refused to express any definite opinion
regarding the case. An autopsy will be
performed on the body to-day, and although
1t is in badly oharred condition the police
hope that 1t will disclose whether or not
the woman met with violence
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
BAG ONE MORE SICK ENGINEER
AND HIS PAL, WHO SHOWED WALL
STREET TO A DETECTIVE.

All the Curb. II Appears, Was Yelling for
Eagle Gold and Copper at 1915 and
Couldn't Get II Because II was scarce
Sick Engineer Offered 1900 at 81.
The sick engineer swindle, which landed
Larry Summerileld in Sing Sing. Ia still
working and two Of the con men who work
1t were landed yesterday by Central olIlce
Detective McKenna. who could make moro
money on the stage than he does on the
force. Capt. O'Brien thought that this
advertisement which he found in a morning
paper on Feb. IL, had flshy look
ANY one with 5000 cash can make so per cent
On same in short time; legitimate business deal
handle own money; appoint Interview. A. A.
O'Brien told McKenna to look into It
and assigned Detectives Deevy and Cassassa
to help. McKenna, as Richard Morris,
wrote note 20 A. A. and got into com
munlcadon with II. B. Clayton at the Met
ropolitan Hotel. Broadway and Twenty
seventh street. Clayton knew a sick engi-
neer who wanted 70 sell his Eagle Gold and
Copper Mining stock at 81, although it
was worth 81 McKenna, who posed as a
retired bookseller from Boston, said he'd
take 81, 900 worth at least and give Clayton
half he made on the deal.
Az McKenna had never been In New
York before. Clayton showed him Wall
Street yesterday. He pointed out Trinity
Church. and declared that his great-great-
grandfather had been baptized there.
Down where the Broad street curb brokers
play Clayton dived into the crowd and
when he came back he said.
eTbou'rsa al valiinu for TIA Oia ENtb and
Copper at s3.75.'
Clayton took McKenna into Jules s.
Baches Office at 30 New street and asked
for the quotations on Eagle Gold and Cop
per stock. He was told in the Office that
no record Of the stock could be found
and that it certainly wasn't an active one.
There, said Clayton to McKenna, you
see, they can't get any to deal in. It's
scarce stock, tell you
From Wall street the pair went TO the
Washington Hotel in Jersey City. In Room
l02 they found the sick engineer He wns
introduced as Mr.. Montez. He appeared
10 DO crippled by rheumatism. and he GER
tainly was good at groaning. He had
no heart Tor business, but no wanted ready
cash, even at a great sacrifice. After con-
siderable talk he produced q greasy look
ing wallet from under the mattress.
In this wallet were 2,eo0 shares Of
the stock. MoKenna agreed TO buy it,
but said ne would have 10 come back 10
this city for the money.
Clayton and he came back here and. once
on this side of the river, McKenna arrested
him, much to his surprise. At Head
quarters Clayton gave his name as Frank
Montez. and in Jersey City. when Chief
OF Police Murphy bngged the other swlndler,
that invalid gave his meme os Horatio d.
Clayton and Immediately recovered his
health. II is doubtful II O'Brien can hold
his prisoner. but Chief Murphy thinks he
can send his man to Jail for attempted
swindling This one had an opium layout,
which was seized.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
RAILROAD HAS LAWYER JAILED.
Dobbins IL Charged with Enbezzlement in
Connection with Real Estate Deals

ELIZABETH ~ j., Feb. 23.-Walter Dob
bins, who has been a representative Of tho
Pennsylvania Railroad on the New York
division, was lodged1n the county jail here
tonight on a charge of embezzement
He was arrested at Burlington he Is a
lawyer.
By the arrest it became known that the
Pennsylvania Railroad had been buying
property along ts line in this part of New
Jersey. Dobbins secured release for
property from Mrs. Williams OF Railway,
and represented 10 her that the papers
would have to signed by an officer Of the
company before a check would be for
warded to her. 1t is said that she never
received the check. He was arrested
by detectives hired by the railroad. Dobbins
Is held In default of So 900 bail. His place
Of residence L. not known here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
BRYAN ADVICE TO ROOSEVELT.
Suggests That the President Refuse Favors
From Railroads

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 23-Mr. Bryan
thinks test Of the Presidents sincerity
in his anti-railroad campaign would be a
refusal 10 accept favors from them. He
says;
Thoughtful people credit the President
with being sincere In his position on the
railway rate matter, but would he not DO
in better position TO push his fight If he
we're not under obligations TO the railroads
for favos received? The claim that rail-
roads like to carry the Presidents specials
because Of the advertising it brings is silly
in the extreme. They carry tho President
for the Same reason that they carry Con-
sressmen. Senator'S, members Of State
Legislatures, Federal and District Judges.
county attorneys and influential politi-
clans.
President Roosevelt can strengthen his
position by refrainng from accepting rail-
road fayors In future"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
FINE ARTS CELEBRATION.
Pennsylvania Academy celebrates Its tooth
BIrthday Anniversary.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2s.-The Pennsyl-
vnnia Academy Of the Fine Arts celebrated
the Tooth anniversary of its founding to-
night with a banquet served for 2e0 artists
and aymen in the main gallery OF the
academy. There we're twenty-four women
present.
A feature OF the evening was the award Of
the $500 second Lppincott prize to Alexander
Stirling Calder and two academy gold
medals of honor to William T. Richards
and Violet Oakley. These announcements.
particularly the latter, were met with great
enthusiasm.
special train brought large contingent
from New York to the banquet. These
included Sir Casper Purdon Clarke, the
newly elected director of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art; Herbert Adams, John W.
Alexander Howard Russell Butler Charles
H. Coffin, j. II. Chaplin, william Chase
Charles Chaunoey, Thomas s. Clarke. VIII
liam A. Coffin Mr.. and Mrs. {. c. Cooper
and Kenyon and Mrs. Cox.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
WOULDN'T BELIEVE JEW'SOATH
Juror in General Sessions Sent Away as
Ineligible.

4 cannot serve, said Abraham Abrams,
foreman OF the jury that was about to take
up yesterday the case Of two boys charged
with burglary before Judge Mcmahon in
General Sessions. There ~ member of
this jury who has said that he would not
believe a jew under OATH. He is Juror o.
That's right said Ave other jurors,
who stood up. we heard him assert in the
jury room that he would not believe jew
under oath
William n. Denman, an agent, Of i4o
Nassau street was the juror He made no
denial.
That being the case said Judge Mo
Mahon, you are not eligible as Juror and
you are excused
The two burglars we're then convicted.
When Judge Mcmahon was examining
talesmen for the February panel one of the
talesmen said he wouldn't believe a police
man under oath. 1t turned out that he had
been convicted OF running a disor6erly
house
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
REVENGE on A LEGTSI4TO
Girl Whom He Didn't Marry Defeats One
OF HIS bills, He Says.

LINCOLN Neb., Feb. PA bill to require
the keeping OF gasolene in red painted
cans. in order to distinguish its contents
from kerosene, failed OF passage in the
Senate to-day. after having received sane
ton In the House. Its author Representa-
tive Foster Of Douglas county. declares
that its defeat was secured by Miss Olive
UT, private secretary TO her uncle. Lieut.
Gov. McGllton. who used her influence
and acquaintance with Senators TO smother
the measure.
Foster is a young dentist OF Omaha.
where Miss UT resides. Several years ago
they were engaged 20 be married. according
70 the Representative, but the engagement
was broken and afterward he married
another. The defeated measure was Fos-
ter's pet bill, and he declares it was 10 pique
him that the young woman acted.
Miss UT Ia the daughter of John +. UT.
an assistant traffic manager on tho Rock
Island. She declares that the story origi-
mated In joking remark by one who knew
Of her former friendship with Foster, but
the latter sticks to his story.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
THINKS FLYNN GIRL rs DEAD.
Father OF Missing stenog rapher Cannot
otherwise Explain Her Disappearance.

The search for missing Mamie Flynn,
the young Brooklyn stenographer who
disappeared on Friday last is still going
on and the police of all the large cities have
been asked to look for her. The parents
Of the girl are sure that she is not staying
away from home willingly.
Miss Flynn is 20 years old. She was
stenographer and confidential clerk Ior
f. o. Jacobsen e. Co. OF 2 Stone street.
Manhattan. and had their power Of attorney.
by which her name TO check for $4,000
would be honored at their bank. Mr..
Jacobsen has assured the police that the
missing girls accounts are correct to
cent.
Nothing but death could keep that girl
from coming home declared her father,
John Flynn, last night. @She was home
loving girl and am sure she must be dead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
TOBY CLAUDE BANKRUPT.
Poor Thing Can't Pay sI,ssJ for Clothes
She Has Bought

Harriotte NJ. Standing an actress, under
the name Of Toby Claude. who has resided
at l42 West Forty-ninth street and 20 West
Forty-flfth street within the past six
months' has filed a petition in bankruptcy
with liabilities SOP and no assets. Tho
debts were contracted in 1908 and 1904,
for wearing apparel, photographs. shoes,
medical services, DC. Among the creditors
are Julia W c. Carroll. 81 ,o37; Mrs. Josefa
Osborn. sei Fifth avenue, $500; Mrs Kirk
land, $40, and Arnold, Constable a Co.,
$780, all for wearing apparel; Burr MoIn-
tosh, si5, and Mr., Caro- Of Boston. $50 both
for photographs, and the Boston Music
Hall Amusement Company, $500 damages
for breach Of contract.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
TRAIN BLOCKED FIRE ENGINE.
Eleventh Avenue Hold-up Gives Lumber
Fire Great Headway.

A four story building at GAO West Fifdeth
street VIA destroyed by fire last night and
Sohwartzwalder's lumber yards adj dining
we're partly burned. If IL hadn't been for
the freboats New Yorker and Mcclellan,
the damage which Chief Croker estimated
at SIS, 900, would have been much greater.
The fire was discovered in the building
by Waterman employed near by. The
first FIRE engine was blocked by long train
Of freight cars on Eleventh avenue. The
cars were at n standstill and the man In
charge Of the dummy engine didn't bulge.
The fire engine whistled for the train to
move on, and when II wasn't moved men
were sent hurTying south on the avenue
to tell the engineer 10 get busy. The train
was so long that they had 10 run several
blocks 20 catch up with the engine. Even
then Il took ten minutes before the firernen
could cross Eleventh avenue.
This gave the fire great Roadway. In
addition many Of the fire hydrants near
the burning building we're frozen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
J. r, SCHENCKS WIZ MISSING.
Search OF HIS Private Papers in Lenox
Falls to Reveal IL.

PITTsFIELp. Mass. Feb. 23.--The will of
the late j. Frederick Sohenck of New York
IS missing, and a search OF all his private
papers in Lenox and New York has failed
to reveal it, Mr.. Sohenck Is known TO have
made his will several years ago and 1t was
supposed that the papers were in his desk
in his Leno1 residence. Valley Head,
where a search for the will was made fol-
lowing his death three weeks ago
Some investigation has been made In
New York for the papers, and the vaults
OF the New York Trust Company are to
be searched tomorrow for the will. Mean
time Mrs. Sohenck has been appointed
special administrative of the property Of
her late husband. He held valuable stocks,
bonds and other properties which needed
immediate attention. He was rated as a
millionaire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
KILLED BY AUTO HE DROVE.
Rear Wheel Passed Over Nelson's Head
Stalled With the Power On.

Lewis Nelson Of ass Bank street, Newark
n. j., an automobile driver employed by
the New York Transportation Com pany
was run over and instantly killed by the
electric hanson which he drop early last
night. He had tAksn two fares 10 the
Yosemite apartments at $50 Park avenue,
and was starting back TO the stables when
the hanson became stalled by mound
of ice and snow. He got of the seat, leaving
the power on, and attempted TO push the
machine over the obstacle.
Arnold Hoffman, bellboy employed
at the Yosemite, went 10 his assistance,
and together they ma mayed TO start the
hanson. AS the machine started Nelson
attempted to regain his seat, but slipped
and fen forward. THE rear wheel passed
over his head. killing him instantly.
Hoffman stopped the hanson and called
an Ambulance, but Nelson was dead when
IL a rived.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
TEASIN' Az CODGIN' HER.
She's All Right but CoOn's Letter Lands
Him In Tcnderloin Cell.

Charles Augustus Wilson Of 2l5 West
Twenty-ninth street a tall. lanky negro
waiter out OF job, wandered into photo
graph parlor at 400 Sixth avenue last night
and asked the proprietor, George Seigel,
TO write a letter for him, as he was unlearned
in the art Wilson dictated as follows.
MA DEAR LADY LOVE: Amt no Use o. me
hangln' round. ! amt got no JOB any more
nor no money, an you've done throwed me
down. I'm Just a ofnery Niger lOafer,
that's what IL. an nobody cares TO me any
more.
I'm Ron' to take walk. that's what I'm
gon 70 do. I'm goin' down 20 Twenty third
street, an Ia Coln 10 get on one OF them boats,
an after that boats out In the river I'm goln'
to make a hole Ia that river. You amt never
goln' to see me no more.
Good-bY from your loving sweetheart
which you has done thrown down.
CHARLEs AUGUSTUS WILSON.
After Seigel had written the letter and
watched Wilson depart, he got to thinking
that perhaps the letter was not hluh
He consulted with Policeman McAnerney.
Wilson was caught after short cha 80
down the street. and landed In the Tender
loin station as a suspicious person. VIII
son told tho sergeant that he had no idea
Of killing him self.
Il may be a fool Niger he said. 'but
Ia not 30 foolish as that | was just teasin
and oodgin that gal
He was locked up.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
SYMPTOM TUNNEL THROUGH.
Eight Year Work Of Boring the Alps
Thought 10 Have Been Ended.

SPECIAL Cd5ls DtJDdich 70 me Sun.
BERSR. Feb. 29.-Probably the piercing
Of the Simplon tunnel is now completed.
G'he last news was that only q few feet
separated the Swiss and Italian worLlnen
at the point the engineers had in their
plans arranged as the place Of meeting.
Snowstouns havo since stopped the teie-
graphs but Il is likely that the workmen
from the italian and Swiss sides Of the
great tunnel shook hands with each other
this afternoon. The work of constructing
the tunnel began in 1898. 1t is i2'. miles
long.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
MANY KILLED IN BAKU RIOTS,
FOUR DAYS or MON FIGHTING
IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA.
Families Dragged From Homes and MUIR
Observation-Disclosures Rise In THIS -Sol-
dlers Guard Danks-Black Sea Fleet
Involved - Warsaw strikes Spread.
Special Caoie Despaiei.es 10 TnE SUN.

Special Ca5ie Dispatches TO THE SUN.
BAKU, Feb 23,-The roting and mas
sacring which broke out here last Sunday
continued for four days. The casualties
are unknown, but 1t il generally thought
they were not below u thousand.
Whole families were dragged from their
houses and murdered in the streets The
excitement continues, but outwardly mat
ters are quiet. The banks are carrying
on business as usual, but they are pro-
tected by soldiers Most of the shops owned
by Arrnenians are closed.
The strikers attacked the men working
in two factories at Romany. Thirty per-
sons were killed or wounded.
CONSTANTS oPLE, Feb. %. 1t is reported
here that Batoum and Pot, in Transcau-
casia, are under mob rule. The officials
are helpless. Murders and arson are fire.
quent. It rumored that warships belong
ing to the Russian Black Sea fleet havo
bombardcd Poti, which is held by strikers
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 2S.-lt is reported
that Tnis. capital of Russian Transcaucasia,
is a centre of riot, and that fighting is in
cessant Hundreds have been killed or
wounded Many armed Mussulmans came
by train from the country and joined their
coreligionists against the Christians. BUSH
ness Is at a standstill,
Many of the residents havc barricaded
themselves in their houses. Robbery and
yioIonce ara s,,Drorua
WARSAW. Feb. 30. Not only have the
strikers tied up the railway trains. but
they have wrecked the switohboards and
other mechanisms so as TO render impos-
sible the operation Of the lines by military
engineers.
Consequently a large part OF Poland
Is cut off from the world. No mails are
received or despatched, and no outside
newspapers are received, The employees
Of the big factories at LORI have struck
again. The strikes are spreading in other
places.
Strikers this morning smashed the win
dows Of five factories on Czerniakowska
street and forced the worllmen to leave
the buildings. A company Of infantry
was sent to the spot and it Is reported that
they fired upon the strikers. with what
result Is not known.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
DUKE KEPT on SNORT COMMONS.
American WIFE Doesn't Let Manchester
Throw AWay Money.

DPot'uE OII7I' DFyVuItH sum
DUBLIN, Feb. 23.-ln the course OF the
hearing OF q suit brought by land agent
named O'Carrollto recover ESQ commission
for procuring loan OF 9l0, 900 for the Duke
OF Manchester. counsel stated that the
Duchess. who was formerly Helena Zim-
norman OF Cincinnati, kept control Of her
fortune. She did not throw her money
away and abe did not give it to the Duke
to throw away.
Consequently he was unable to pay debts
his extravaganza had incurred. The hear
ing WAS adjourned. 1t Ia understood that
the Duke Is in the United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
Arson for cry Clerk or Chicago.

CHICAGO. Feb. 23.-In Democratic circles
to-day it was agreed that Capt. Adrian c.
Arson would be the nominee for City Clerk
az Saturdays convention. Both the Dunno
and Harrison elements Of the party predicted
that the captain would receive the caucus
indorsement tomorrow night without OPP
position.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
TOUR TO DENVER VI. PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD. ACCOUNT or EPWoRTH
LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL. CONVENTION

on account Of the Epworth League lnteua-
tional Convention AZ Denver, Colorado. July 9th
70 9th, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Will
run personally conducted tour 70 Denver leaving
New York b. special Pullman train July Srd.
Tickets viii be good returning hy regular trains
until July ian. Rate from New York SIS 90 cover
ing round IMP transportation and pullman &C
rOn1fnodauons ana AL meals Ia dining car on going
Trip. Propcrtonhie rates from other points.
Details Of c. Studs, Eastern Passenger Agent,
40. 2C3 FliIh Avenue. New York CITY -.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24

LEGISLATIVE BILL STOLEN.
Anti-Pool Selling Measure Disappears From
the ONCE OF Clerk In Missouri.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. Feb, 2s.-The
original draft Of the Godfrey and-pool
selling bill. the substitute for which was
adopted on Tuesday by the House Of Repre-
sentatives, has disappeared from the Office
Of the ohief olork. As the substitute IL
based on the original bill, in the nature Of
an amendment the action Of the House in
passing the bill, which prohibits all betting
on horse races In the State, becomes nun
and leaves the Breeders law just as It stands.