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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
WOODRUFF TO MARRY AGAIN,
Former ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to Wed Miss
Isabel Morrison OF This city.

1t became known yesterday that former
Lieut.. Gov, Timothy l.. Woodruff OF
Brooklyn and Miss Isabel Morrison were
engaged and would be married either In
May or June next. The first Mrs. Woodruff
died ten months ago. Mr. Woodruff and
his wife met Miss Morrison in Europe three
years ago. Miss Morrison later vas Mrs.
Woodruff guest at her husbands lodge.
kamp Kilkare, in the Adirondack.
Miss Morrison lives with her mother and
sister in the Dorilton apartments, Broad
way and Seventy-hrst street. II Is said
that Mr.. Woodruff after his marriage, will
again occupy his handsome home In Eighth
avenue, Brooklyn. Last summer he de-
clded to sell the property, but subsequently
changed his mind and rented it for six
months. Since then he has lived at the
Montauk Club when in Brooklyn and has a
room in the Union League in Manhattan,
besides apartmen in Syracuse.
1t Is said that Mr.. Woodruff recently
announced to his son John, who ia 20 years
old and a graduate of Yale. that he In
tended to marry Miss Morrison, and the
young man was pleased. Mr.. Woodruff
couldn't understand yesterday how the
news OF his approaching marriage got out.
is there any truth in it?' ne was asked.
Il do not care 10 discuss it, he said. Il
Will neither affirm, nor will deny it, II IA
purely private matter, and l cannot see
how 1t would concern the public. When
am ready TO make such an announcement
] will do as ] have on other occasions. make
the announcement in a proper manner
Mr. Woodruff is the president OF the
Smith Premier Typewritlng Company Of
Syracuse and Miss Morrison's brother ia
employed by the same company. Miss
Morrison g father was j. Estevan Morrison,
q banker of this city. who died in 1887.
Her mother, Mrs. Juana Isabel Morrison,
g. OF Spanish descent. On her fathers
side Miss Morrison "a G granddaughter
of the late Nicholas ID. c. Moller OF the
firm of Moller & Thebaud.
Mr.. Woodruff was at the Dortlton last
night and took his hancee and her mother
and sister to the opera.
The first Mrs. Woodruff was Cora c.
Eastman. the daughter of II. G. Eastman,
a former Mayor OF Poughkeepsie. She
was married TO Mr.. Woodruff in 1880.
Mr.. Woodruff's son is also engaged TO be
married. The bride to be is Miss Eugene
Watson, daughter Of Mrs. Away Watson
OF Columbus, Ohio. Mas Watson was in
Saratoga in September last AT the time of
the Republican State convention. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Rodney Ward the
sister of former Lieut.-Gov. Woodruff
It is understood that young Mr.. Woodruff
will be married in the late spring or early
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
MRS. CHADWICRS JEWELS.
Assertions That She Struggled $4,000
Worth OF Them From Europe.

CLEVELAND, Jan. The United States
customs officials have nearly completed
their nvestig CATION into the amount of
jewelry Mrs Cassie l.. Chadwick is alleged
TO have smugged into this country. Prac-
tically every bit Of jewelry the woman has
purchased in the last few years has been
traced and the officers know whose hands
it is now in.
It is asserted that Mrs. Chadwick made
purchases in jewels to the extent Of about
$3.50, 900. and that fully $4,000 Of this was
purchased abroad and no duty was ever
paid upon it. The amount of duty sup
posed 20 be due will aggregate between
$500 and $1,000. Notices were sent out
to-day ordering those now holding the
jewelry 10 report to the collector and pay
the duty.
Dr. Leroy s Chadwick and Attorney
Dawley had their first call upon Mrs Chad
wick at the county jail this morning since
the new order Of authority was given tho
Sheriff by Judge Wing The husband and
attorney we're allowed TO enter the Jail by
Sheriff Mulhen The Sheriff accompanied
them and did not permit a private con
ference.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
HINT ar STATIONARY GRAFT.
tlty Rejects Al BIDS ana wants No More
Exclusive brands

The Board Of City Record rejee, cd vest er-
day all the bids opened last mcuth for
stationery
The bids we're rejected al ler the board had
listened TO a statement made by Mr.. Cav
anagh OF the firm Of Cavanagh Bros y Co,
the lowest bidder Mr. Cavanagh said it
was impossible for his firm to supply tho
exact grade of paper demanded by some
OF the department heads because his hrnl
was outside the coterie which can purchase
these supplies at fair price"
Ihereupon Corporation Counsel Delany
moved that the bids be- re ected with inst r-uo-
lions TO Supervisor Tracy 10 draw up less
specific specifications
But suppose the heads OF the depart
mcnt ask for some particular make of pens
or paperf" asked Mr.. Tracy.
III they are not satisfied with what tho
city supplies let them buy their particular
brands out OF their own pockets, rot orted
Mayor Mcclellan
Mr Delany said It was no wonder that the
city had to pay eXorbitant prices for sup
piles II there was an agreement on the part
OF manufaci urers TO sell only TO favored
customers
~ find man in my depart mert. he
added. who has been influenced to ask for
any particular description Of stationery
because it is patented can assure the board
chat his head will quickly drop
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
BOSTON CITY LIGHTIN q.
The Board OF Aldermen Votes for the
Municipal Ownership Plan.

BosToS, Jan. o.-The new Board Of Alder
men this afternoon passed the order. re-
Gently introduced by Councilman McCul-
Tough OF Ward Is and passed by the Com
mon Council. authorizing the city Of Boston
10 acquire and maintain plants for the
manufacture and distribution of gas and
electricity for lighting purposes. The vote
was 0 to- 3.
When the order came up Alderman Froth-
ngham said that az II was very important
measure and as ono Of the members of the
board was absent he moved that 1t be laid
on the table On a yea and nay vote the
motion was lost AZ soon as the vote was
announced Alderman IAnehan moved for
a reconsideration. and this motion was
lost The motion was made 10 prevent
there being any reconsideration Of the vote
hereafter.
In passing tho municipal gas plant order
the board followed the example IL the
Common Council, which has gone on rec
ord a. heartily in favor OF the plan. OF
the nine Aldermen who voted for the order
to-day five voted for it whom It came Up
before the old board.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
SUBWAY DONE no cORrLANDr Sr.
Fulton street station MAY Open Monday
One Minute Expresses Afterward

Workmen began yesterday to dismantle
the big derrick platform stretching across
Broadway in front OF st PauIs Chapel
The bridge has been used for bringing
To tho surface the material eScavated in
building the section OF the subway extern
sion between the Post Office and Liberty
street. This par of the road has been
finished
The new station at Fulton street IL 20
nearly completed that the marlborough
officials expect to be able to open it to the
public not later than next Monday For
the time being the station will be used IA a
feeder TO the main subway, and the tracks
which extend as far as Cortlandt street in
their finished state. will be used for the
switching of express trains
By means OF these extra switching facil-
ities It will be possible to run express trains
in the rush houns on less than d minute
headway
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
TALBOr COURT MEETS TO-DAY.
Brief Session Expected I'm View or the
withdrawal or the Charges.

READING, Pa. Jan. p.The board OF
inquiry which il 10 meet here tomorrow
to investigate the charges brought against
Bishop Talbot ia keeping itself exceed
ingly quiet. II is not generally believed
that more than half dozen interested
ones will be here, and the majority Of that
number may be lawyers. Those who are
expected are not friends OF Bishop Talbot,
and it ia said they will receive cool re-
ception at the hands Of churchmen in this
city.
A member Of the Christ Cathedral vestry
said to-day,
The prcsentment has been withdrawn
and little remains TO be done. II a meeting
is held II will not he much more than a
three minute session
The meeting was first announced 10 be
held in Wood Chapel Of Christ Cathedral.
OF which the Rev. Or. William p. Orick
is pastor. IT is understood that members
of the vestry objected to this. and 1t was
Transferred 70 the parlor Of the Mansion
House Since the charges have prnct-
cally fallen. it Is understood that the meet
inR will be a mere formalty and that there
will be no inquiry at all.
The meeting will be held about 10 A NJ
and will be private Neither Bishop Tai
bot nor the Rev Dr. Irvine will be present.
If tho inquiry goes on, friends Of Bishop
Talbot will waive all technicalities and
advise the fullest Investigation, confident
in hia complete yindicaton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
YOUNG GOrLD BACK AT COLLECT.
Hears the Dean can HIS Pistol Play Foolish.
hut Not Without Justification.

Kingdom Gould returned 70 Columbia
Yesterday and took up his regular work in
peace. without comment or Interference
from any of the sophomores. The mem
bers Of his class seemed pleased 10 see him
back and many who knew him shook him by
the hand. He spent the afternoon working
in one OF the laboratories.
In one class Dean Hutton addressed the
first year men in the School Of Mines. touch
ing slightly upon the Gould affair bHt not
mentioning the young man by name. prob
ably I'm Difference 70 the fact that he was
i'm the room Dean Hutton said that he
thought the sh ooting had been a little
foolish but not alto gether without justiii-
cation.
Apropos OF the cheating at examinations
suoken of in Dr. Buffers letter to the student
board OF Representatives, Dean Hutton said
Il want you young men 20 be honest and
upright. b. fair and do your best 10 con-
serve the good name OF the university
There have BEEN men who crihhed freely in
examinations. but those men / consider 10
have stolen their degrees neither more nor
less
The student board Of representatives met
Yesterday TO consider the recommendations
Of the president. They will meet daily for
n week until they get their opinions straight
ened out and will then report 70 President
Butler.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
GREtr REVIEW or UARsHIPs.
Secretary Morton and Admiral Dewey
Saluted by Powerful Fleet.

NoRFoLK. Va. Jan. AFTER the review
OF the ships OF the fleet in Hampton Roads
this morning off Fort Monroe by Secretary
of the Navy Morton and Admiral Dewey,
the Dolphin, on which they arrived here
from Washington. took n position near
Cape Henry, and the ships OF the great feet
passed out Of the Virginia capes, each one
salutng as she passed
No more powerful display OF naval
strength was ever assembled under the
Stars and Stripes than that reviewed by
Secretary OF the Navy Paul Morton and
Admiral Dewey Off Old Point Comfort this
afternoon, In offensive and defensive
ability the feet was far superior 70 any
over assembled under the command of one
American officer.
There were seven battleships all Of the
first class except one. three cruisers. three
monitors and four torpedo boats The
feet was the strongest that ever assembled
in Hampton Roads except the combined
fleets Of many nations in 1893
The Secretary and the Admiral arrived
In Hampton Roads aboard the Dolphin
from Washington. and Immediately the ves-
ses composing the feet began TO salute
the Secretary flag, the Secretary being
in supreme command The kearsarge.
the flagship of Rear Admiral Barker, was
the first u salute, the others following
until the last vessel had paid its homage
10 the Secretarys flag
The principal ships in the fleet were
The Kearsarge, flagship OF Rear Admiral
Barker. commander Of the Atlantic squad
ron. and the battleships kentucky Illinois.
Alabama. Missouri and Iowa composing
the Atlantic squadron he battleship
Texas flagship OF Rear Admiral Sands
commander of the coast squadron, aud the
monitors Arkansas Florida and Nevada,
composing the squadron; the Newark,
flagship Of Rear Admiral Sigsbec, COM
inander OF the Caribbean squadron, and
the cruiser Tacoma Of that squadron
and the Whipple, Macclonough, Stewart
and Worden. composing the torpedo hotlla
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
MRS.GELSHENEN WAS IN NEWARK
While Jerome was Trying TO Servo Papers
on Her in New York

It became known In Newark yesterday
that Mrs. Gelshenen was at the Continental
Hotel in Newark while District Att orney
Jerome was trying to serve her with papers
IN New York. She arrived at the hotel
the first time on Wednesday, Dec. %. Ave
days after Dodge WAS brought to New
York. and remained there with sister
until the next day. She signed the register
and took suite on the third floor, saying
that she expected her son Walter, who
came an hour later and went to her room.
where he found his mother with her sister,
presumably Miss Dunno, and his two sisters,
Catharine and Mary Mrs. Gelshenen and
her party came again on Sunday, Jan !,
and they stayed until Tuesday, when they
went 20 HOboken 10 take the steamer for
Europe Walter sailed with his mother.
Mrs Gelshenen used the telephone fre-
quently in talking to persona in this city
and was visited once by a man who was
taken 10 he her lawyer. The telephone
calls from New York were invariably for
-the lady in No 20 and her name was
never mentioned She had all Of the New
York papers every night and morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
MURDER BY TWO YAKEY YAKES
F0UR BULLETS DROP JIM BREN-
NAN DE4DON STREET CORNER.
AssaSNns Lurked In tho shadow Until
lie Came, and SpranE In Front or
Him, Pistol in Hand -Pstolling In
Front OF Howcry Theatre Earlier.


Two members OF the Yakey Yake gang,
who the police say are William Budd and
James Galligan. shot and killed James
Brennan. a truck driver. Of 100 Oliver street,
at the corner of Madison and Catharine
streets shortly after midnight this morn
ing The murderers ran UP Madison
street and escaped
According TO the story told by witnesses
Budd and Galiigan planned the murder
some time ago. Both had been heard TO
threaten Brennan. Brennan il said 10
have told the police some months ago some
things about the doings Of the gang. He
was under suspicion as an informer and
they got what they thought was contrmA-
don.
According to the witnesses they hung
around the corner Of Catharne and Madl-
son streets last night waiting for him.
They stood In the shadow Of the house on
the southeast corner until he was about
opposite them Then they jumped out IN
front Of him. pistols in hand. and each
fired two shots at him.
Two bullets entered his forehead, ono
took him In the chest and one in the abdo-
men. lie was dead Instantly.
One Of the assassins threw his pistol
away as far as he could Gt was picked up
in front OF SO Catherine street, eighty feet
away. Then both men ran up Madison
street
Policeman Stafford who was several
blocks away heard the shots and sent TO the
Oak street station for the reserves who
cleared the streets of the crowd attracted
by the shooting. brennan's body was
taken to the station house.
gang of young toughs possibly some
OF the same outfit got into a row in the
gallery of Miners Bowery Theatre last
night and came to blows. Employees Of
the theatre and a policeman ran up and
the gang auieted down. One of those who
had been mixed UP in the fight was Edward
Lynch. describing himself driver,
living at 3s5 Water street.
When the show was ended tho gang adj
journed to the street and continued their
quarrel and one of the party shot Lynch
in the right leg on the sidewalk in front
of the theatre, thereby scattering the crowd
that was coming out The man who did the
shooting ran of.
Lynch was taken to Gouverneur Hos
pltal. His wound Is not serious. He told
the police that he knew who shot him. but
added: I'm keep his name to myself.
I'll settle with that guy when get out of
here
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
JUMPED FRoM ELEVATED.
Ticket Chopper on Coal Hunt Finds Train
Hearing Down on Hlm-Niay Die.

T. NJ. Long Of 100 West i3gh street, a
ticket chopper at tho uptown station OF
the Ninth avenue elevated road at Des-
brosses street, jumped through the space
between tho tracks last night TO avoid
beinG run down by an empty train that was
haing run to the yard He was taken TO
the Hudson street hospital suffering from
severe scalp wounds and internal injuries
lie will probably die
Long had been to the downtown station
for a sclIttla Of coal. and when he reached
the own station he stopped on the narrow
footbridGe while a train pulled out. When
the rear car had passed Long stepped on
INC rraoS and started to walk down to a
small ladder opposite the ticket seller
WINDOW.
The empty train was close behind the
local and was only few feet away when
Long saw A. thomas O'Rourke, the mo-
torrnan. raw "a man on the track and put
on the emergency brake, but could not
stop the train in time Long saw he could
not reach the platform and jumped clear
of the structure
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
END or A MEDICAL ROMANCE.
DIR. James !. L. Young seeks Divorce From
Fellow student lie Married.

Keen interest j. awakened In the Forest
uin section Of Newark in tho announce
ment that DR.. james j J.. Young Of 2o7
lincoln avenue has applied FOR divorce
from his young wife, Harriet Marie Ross
Young The papers have been filed in
Trenton and the decree is asked for on
statutory grounds.
Thoy we're married in 1855, when both
were studying medicine in this city. 1t
said ,hnt q well known New York club
man l. mentioned ~ correspondent and
had the act complained Of was committed
H. the Fifth Avenue Hotel sept. 10 last
and That Dr Young and three friends in
evening dress paid visit to bridal cham
her there on that occasion and smashed
a door 10 get evidence il Is said that
Mir. Young has not been seen at the Ian
IL avenue residence since last fall but
Tho matter Of the divorce proceedings has
been successfully concealed until now.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
HAD MAFIA CREDENTIALS.
Italians With Alleged Papers From the
society Here Arreste ed In Old Forge, Pa.

SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 9.-The most i'm
portent capture made by Chief McAndrew
Of the Old Forge police in the work OF
rounding up the members OF the Black
Hand society was tho arrest to-day Of
Vincenzo Laposi BY the arrest Of Laposi
the police we're able TO rrove that the Car
bondale band and tho Old Forge band Of
the Black Hand society are branches Of
the Malta and that the leaders take direc-
tions from the headquarters of the Malta
society In New York
Upon laposi, whose arrest was accom-
pliahed at the point Of a revolver were
found credentials 10 admit him to the
councils Of the branches Of tho society
In Carhondale and Old Forge and letters
bearing the Italian words for "The Society
az the Mafia; Headquarters, ~ Mott street.
New York" Credentia cards found in
the letters bore the words THE Society
Of the Malta.
Ianosi was arrested in n house occupied
bv an Italian family named Greco on the
road leading TO Barbertown. He entered
the house. pulled two revolvers from his
rockets and announced that he was in
uossession and that ar body who disputed
il could cat cold lead The Greco family
accented hs word without argument, and
was quick to respond 10 his every wish.
Chief McAndrew was summoned quietly
and mnde the arrest. II developed this
afternoon that Laposi IL wanted for robbing
C.. Manzroa. an Italian tailor, on the
highway on last Friday night. The prisoner
has been held under bail for court
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
G. W. MORsE's BOOKs MANNED
HE CONFIDENTIAL Clerk and stenoFrepher
Refnre Grand Jury.

Tho books and private papers of Charles
" Morse, the banker, were examined
Yesterday by the Grand Jury. which is in
,aetiratinR the Dodge-Mor scandal. They
we're obtained By serving subppnas duces
tecum upon Mr. Morse's confidential clerk
end a woman stenoRrapher employed in
the private Office at Il Wall street, where
the National Bank Of North America, Of
which Mr.. Morse Ia "A vice-president, is To-
Gated j. ia understood that the subpoena
eervers had some difficulty in performing
their task, and it was not until two days Ego
that they made service.
Mr.. Morse's clerk and stenographer APP
peared at tho Criminal Courts Building
yesterday morning and were examined
separately before the Grand Jury. The
woman stenographer even brought her note
books There we're also private letter books
and check books under examination. The
examination lasted two hours and after 1t
was over both II the witnesses spent some
time in the room Of Assistant District At
torney Rand.
The names OF the two witnesses. who
were regarded as very important, wore not
given out. II IA understood that the pur-
pose Of sibpRnang them WINS 10 get them
10 explain various matters disclosed by the
books All that could be got out Of the
District Attorneys Office yesterday was
that the examination had been extremely
satisfactory
Samuel Untermyer. Mr.. Morses counsel
refused yesterday 10 talk about Mr. Morse's
connection with the case or to say when Mr..
Morse might be expected 10 -eturn here
from Europe
Mr.. Morse was summoned as wit
ness in the case last spring, and the
Grand Jury tried 20 get some light on the
marital tangle Of his wife and himself.
Mr.. Morse was asked by the foreman OF
that Grand Jury to aid il in its investigation
by answering certain questions, and he re-
fused to answer on the ground that 1t would
tend 10 incriminate and degrade him. Re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
MRS. GELSHBNEN DENIES ALL.
SAYSAT CHERBOURG SHE DOESN'T
WANT TO MARRY MORSE.
Knows Nothing OF the Divorce TanIle
willing To Return TO New York II the
Judiciary Desires Her or II jerome
Brings Her Further Into the Case.


CHERBouRG, Jan e-Mrs. W. H. Gel
prominently mentioned in connection with
the Morse Dodge divorce tangle in that
CITY, arrived here to-day on the steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. Her name.
however, did not appear on the passenger
list
She landed with her son Walter and was
met by a courier. The party will stay at
n MOTEL hero overnight, prior TO going to
Naples, where. it is said, Mrs. Gelshenen
will join her daughters. She did not appear
ut the table during the voyage from New
York being confined TO her room Iby sea-
sickness.
The correspondence THE Sun inter-
viewed her soon after her arrival. She
was dressed completely In black and looked
III and worried She said
Il am in no WAY implicated in the Dodge
Morse tangle. The assertion that ! fur
nished Dodge money with which to Sight
bis extradition from Texas is absolutely
untrue and ridiculous. l do nos even
know Dodge by sight.
MY trip to Europe was arranged months
ago. The revelations in the Dodge case
did not cause it In the slightest.
My relations with Mr.. Morse are purely
those OF business friend. He was my
husbands business friend and partner.
How could I desire to marry Mr.. Morse
when he has wife already The charge
is too absurd. do not wish 10 marry Mr..
Morse or anybody else. The report that
I underworld to aid In the annulment OF
the Morse marriage In order to marry Mr..
Morse is O. black lie. had no hand In the
matter
When aslced what she would do in case
District Attorney jerome secured an indict-
ulent against her, Mrs. Gelshenen replied
1T Is impossible that he can do 80. be-
cause have no connection with the tangle.
Should Mr.. jerome, as you suggest, bring my
name further into the matter. or should the
Judiciary desire my presence. will I'M
mediatey cancel my arrangements TO spend
the winter Ia Cairo and return TO New York.
L wish IL to be distinctly understood
that have not the slightest interest in or
connection with the Morses' domestic
affairs
The substance OF this despatch was read
last night to District Attorney Jerome
and appeared 70 surprise him. He asked
that the part about Mrs. Gelshenen's will
ingness to give up her trip 10 Cairo be read
over TO him. Then, according 20 bis habit,
he positively refused 10 discuss any phase
of the Dodge-Mor 90 case.