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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
MASKED MEN PAY EARLY CALL
RING MR. HURD'S HE'LL AT GEO
7. W. AND nom UP HITLER.
Wear Domino Masks and short Neils-Were
Inquiring AFTER the Fable silver When
NociferouS Cocker spaniel set Up
Such Racket That They Fled.

ring came az the bell Of Ebenezer Hurd's
house 10 West Eighty-sixth street, at $40
O'Clock Saturday night The Hurd negro
butler, William supposed it was his mis-
tress returning to dinner and opened the
door Two masked men popped into the
hall. One OF them, short and stout and
adorned with a black mustache. showed a
revolver under Williams nose.
Not word said he.
William who is a spare person not given
TO rough and tumble or gunplay, glanced at
visitor No. 2 who also held revolver but
was not 80 frisky with it. and decided that
mot word was an excellent motto.
Show us 10 the dining room said the
foremost burglar, William led the way.
The Hurds have a handsome cocker
spaniel who spends his afternoons in the
library on the second floor. and Is usually
to be found at the head Of the stairs about
dinner time. awaiting the word Of his
master to come down and have something,
When he heard the door open TO admit
the burglars he went TO the pof the stairs
and shifted. What came TO him was not
satisfactory and 10y the time tho burglars
in the wake Of William had reached tho
dining room the spaniel had struck up a
fortissimo bark. The burglars got very
nervous.
Hey said ono to william, is any of
the family at home;'
They are" said William dIsoreetly
II not grammatically.
The burglars glanced at the dining room
and saw. that the plate, il not under lock
and KEY, was at least under cover.
Back 10 the hall said one TO William
pobng his gun at the buffers ribs. The
three filed back toward the entrance, BY
this time the spaniel was making noise
III TO wake the dead and both burglars
had their revolvers at full cock and pointed
straight ahead. When they had marched
the butler to the top Of the stairs they
pointed upward with their firearms Will
liam was not slow 10 take the tip and went
up the steps, touching only the most promi-
nent places The burglars ope2ed the door
and slid into the night.
William. although be wasn't sure that the
burglars had left the house rushed into a
front room on the second floor threw up
a window and yelled at the top Of his lungs:
-Thieves Polcel Helpi"
The best this did was to send the burglars
running toward Eighth avenue. The butler
Gained himself and reported to Mr.. and
Mrs Hurd when they came home that
burglars had called, but had taken nothing
Charles Hermann, who has furniture
store at Columbus avenue and Eighty
sixth street is sure that he could identify
the nustached burglar II he should see
him again. he says that the man walked
up and down tho street across from the
Hurd home most of the afternoon, Rlancing
lives next door TO the IIurds says she also
IL sure she could Identify the same man,
for she saw him come out OF the house.
The burglars wore domino masks with
short wells
Mr.. Hurd Is a produce dealer, with Offices
at 200 Forsyth street and 1923 Produce TX
change
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
nRS. PAr cAuPBELL INJURED.
Actress Breaks a Knee Cap and WIN BE
Laid Up for Two Months.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 3.-Wiih 'Pinky
Panly POO under one arm aud n copy Of
Maurice Mac.crlmck's Wisdom and Des-
tiny under the other Mn. Patrick Camp
bell slipped upon tho ice while trying TO
enter a CAD in front Of the ST. james Hotel
tonight. The actress fell. fractured her
knee cap.
The physicians at the University OF Penn
sylvania Hospital, where she was taken
declared the break to be a bad one and
said that. should the actress mako rapid
improvement. 1t would be at least two
months before she could leave the insti-
tuition. Mrs. Campbell was leaving her
hotel 70 go TO the Broad Street Theatre,
where she was playing the second week
of an engagement in The Sorcoress.' The
audience was informed Of the accident
and was dismissed
When Manager DAILY after conference
with DR.. Martin, learned the extent Of the
stars injury he announced her entire Amer
lean tour will be cancelled. tea attended
10y many society women was being held at
the residence Of Mrs. Spencer Erwin when
the accident occurred
Among the guests was the daughter Of
the actress. Word was taken 10 her of her
mothers mishap and the tea suffered an
immediate eclipse as the guests hastened TO
the hospital to tender their sympathy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
MAYOR TOOK PITY,
And Made TWO Importunates One Who
Drifted In Ont OF the Snow.

How the wind howled about the City
Haln II was almost OF the scaffoded
clock. The Mayor sat in his ORA, later
than is his wont, coming gas and water
bills. Sergt. Kennel, student Of the COM
mon people. kept watch and ward without.
From the sleet into the warmth OF the
hall came a respondent pair.
I'VE must he married. said the young
man to the sergeant.
1t il very late said the sergeant
There are no Aldermen about, and his
Honor is engrossed in work.
we must be married. said the young
woman 10 tho sergeant, ana she was dark
Of hair and fine Of feature.
IN ask the Mayor said the Sergeant
sbut it's very unusual And he asked
him.
Col. Mcclellan tossed aside the printed
things.
Heaven pity those who are not married
a night like this" he said. Bring them
in So they were welded. lie was
Maurice b Gardner, n, a waiter, Of 3 Lin
coin place. and she vas Marcella y Lloyd,
r.. Il "A King strnot
They passed down the slippery steps
and into the wild night and the Mayor
turning from the cheerful CRATE fire delved
once inofe .ato she prey bills. Seggt
Kennel began 10 don his overcoat.
Pretty soft for the plain people said he.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
THE FUTURE SHOPPING STREET.
4 Million Dollar Purchase Of Realty Which
Points Toward lItn street.

The valuable site opposite the Waldorf
Astoria was sold yesterday by the Century
Realty Company to client Of Albert b.
Ashforth II comprises four lots on the
north side az Thrty-fourth street, $50
fcot west Of Fifth avenue. and two lots
abutling on Thirty-ffth street. The
propcrty is assessed on tho tax books az
site $50 bat il understood to have brought
about 81 10000.
According TO Mr. Ashforth, the buyer is
n well known dry goods house He declined
to give the name OF the firm, but denied
a report that The II. b. Claiin Company
was his principal It il believed that the
buver is irving to secure additional prop
e,tv. The plot includes the old Henry
Hilton residence and part Of the site Of the
old A. T. Stewart mansion
The deal is one Of several recent trans
actions which seem to show that Thirty
fourth stree. Is TO become one Of the prin-
cipal orosstown shopping streets in the
city The new Altman store is to occupy
the entire block bounded by Thirty-fourth
and Thirty-afth streets and Fifth and
Madison avenues. The Macy and Saks
stores are at the Sixth avenue or. rather,
broadway. end Of Thirty-fourth street.
Much OF the intervening frontage Ia already
taken IN by modern business buildings.
The most prominent site left, namely.
the old Tabernacle property, at the north
east corner OF Broadway. Is owned by
Mr. ltinan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
VENT TO DANCES As 4 WOuAN.
Women Attack Him when They Discover II
Sent 10 jail for 80 Days,

Prr1sBURo. Jan. 3-William Henry
Macintosh, a stenogTapher, employed by
the Pullman Car Company at the local Office.
was arrested last night at the ball given
by the American Flint Glass Workers ut
the South Side Turner Hall. lie was dressed
in woman's attire and had been caught
in tho women's private room.
Tho women jumped on Macintosh and
would have torn hin 10 pieces bot for MARY
Defy, who befriended him until the police
arrested him Nackntosh was dressed in
his ball regalia when placed before Ma.
trats Vtchcstan this morning. The'Judge
told the police Lieutenant he ought to he
ashamed 10 bring such an innocent look
ing girl into a police court and ordered
hor discharged.
The police tore wig on Macintosh and
disrobed him, 10 the establishment Of the
Magistrate lie was sentenced 10 thirty
days in the workhouse Macintosh sgid
that for two years he had been masquerad-
ing as a girl at public dances. He fire.
auently went out shopping in female attire
and bought all HIS own dresses and other
apparel He mingled with women where
ever he went. and none had discovered his
secret until recently. when he told some Of
his friends Of the fun he WAS having at
small expense.
His companions gathered Mt his home at
night 10 watch some swain bring him home.
He never invited his escorts into the house,
and he said he had been hugged and kissed
bv-foores Of young men outside Of bis home
whfle his friends near by watched the fun.
The story began 20 be whispered about and
proved his undoing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
TALE or MONDAY HoLD-uP.
BOY says He Was Chloroformed in Fulton
Street Near HrnadMaN-S2OO Gnne.

woman called the attention Of some
passersby in Fulton street just before noon
yesterday TO boy who was stretched out
in the hallway OF IA Fulton street, which
isn't moro than 100 feet west of Broadway.
Tho boy was lying on his back and seemed
to be semi -conscious. Detectives Cohen
and Fitzsimmons Of the Church street
station came along stood the boy up on his
feet and asked him what the matter was.
I've been robbed 'he said nj tho same
time putting his hand 10 the inside pocket
Of his coat. VIII. ch was empty. The deteo-
tiyes tried to get something ont OF him.
lie was trembling all over and in another
minute he collapsed altogether and seemed
TO lose consciousness. Tho detectivea sent
him to the Hudson street hospital whore
the case was put down rs hystcria
When the patient came TO he said he Was
Emil Rosendeld, p years old, OF las East
l2sd 1t rect. employed as a messenger by
his brothcr-n-aw, Martin NJ Kahn. who
keeps haboidazhery at 80 Cortlandt strcet.
According TO hs story which was partially
corroborated by Kahn later Rosenfed left
the store Yesterday with SOP in bills and
Sl7s in checks and money orders 10 deposit
in the National Park Bank at Broadway
and Fulton street.
Il was walking cost on Fulton street
toward Broadway" Roseniied said when
a man with a black Inustache passed me-.
just after he got past me heard him turn
back. | turned to look at him. and as |
did 70 he grabbed me from behind and
pressed a handkerchief which smelled
queer up to my nose Then he pushed
mo into the hallway, where another man
was standing. | didn't know anything
after that until ! saw the crowd and felt
my money gone.
The doctors at the hospital could not find
the slightest trace Of any drug or narcotic
or any marks showing that Resented had
been roughly handled he had cut on
his hand, but. according 70 some Of those
who found the boy, he had cut his hand IN
falling in the hallway,
Police Captain McNally turned loose half
q dozen men and went out himself 10 III
vestizata the case. Kahn, who is having n
removal sale. told the police that the boy
had left his store just about twenty minutes
before he was found and was accustomed
TO go to the bank every day with a deposit
about the samo hour He was convinced
that tho boy vas telling the truth. The
police could find no witnesses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
MRS. M'KEE ASKED DIVORCE.
Fact Becomes Public ia Piitsburg-Papers
We're Kept Secret.

PITTspURG, Jan. a. Assertions, alleged
TO have been made by A. Hart Mckee Of
New York that he had been divorced from
his wife are not borne out by the action
accidentally discovered in Common Pleas
Court No to-day. 1t appears Mrs. Eliza
S. Mckee, nee Sutton. flied an application
for divorce early last summer Every one
connected with tho affair was pledged
to secrecy and the papers were never IN
their accustomed place.
The name entered on the docket was that
Of Andrew h. Mckee which misled those
familiar with A. Hart Mckee. The fact
that the suit was pending developed when
Attorney Thomas Patterson handed the
report Of Master Z. l.. Mattern to Judge
Kennedy in court
Clerk II. r. Lean. who has charge ~ the
papers in court. when asked If the record
in this suit had been in its usual place, i'd
mitted that be had been keeping the matter
secret since early in December.
What the testimony in the case contains
will not be known until the record is fled
by the court Mrs. Mckee is said to have
testified at great length concerning tie
allegations against her husband Whether
or not Mckee testified ia known only to the
lawyers and those interested. He was rep
resented by counsel, We'll 4 Thorpe being
his attorneys
Mrs. Mckee testified that she was married
on Nov, Fl, 1892 to her husband, and that
two children were born TO her. The wedding
is said to have been performed by the Rev.
Dr. Martin r. Riddle Mr., Mckee j. now
said to be "a years old, and his wife one
year younger.
Mrs. McKee's maiden name is given in the
marriage license recordas Eliza McKandlish
Sutton She is a daughter Of DR.. r. S SUIT
ton of Allegheny. Her father is tie only
one who maintained that his daughter had
not secured divorce. The suit was filed
shortly after the announcement was MADE
that Hart Mckee had settled the income of
SlOO 900 en- his wife and children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
FIREMAN CRUSHED TO DEATH
While He was Helping Fight n 500. 900
Factory blaze on Hoboken Meadows.

Fireman William Buckley Of Engine Com
pany was killed yesterday at a fire which
destroyed four story brick factory build
ing on the meadows at Fifteenth and Adams
streets, Hoboken. Buckley had been play
ing stream on the flames for nearly an
hour when heavy iron bracket supporting
a ERE escape dropped on him. He died in
St Mary's Hospital five hours later.
The FIRE started at A. NJ in the plant Of
the Elysian Supply Company on tho first
floor. All the apparatus in the city was
called out The fromen we're handicapped
by a lack Of hydrants and the swaupy
nature Of the land surrounding the building.
The blaze wasn't ext!n guished until O'Clock
A. NJ.
Tho building was occupied by the ElysiAn
Supply Company, j. +. Owens Paper Box
Manufacturing Company, HansernAn Metal
Plate Company, Aston Tsnnery Company
and the Arnold Silk and Fur Cleaning Com
pany. The loss is $io0,o 600.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
SH0Rr WORK WITH PIER FIRE.
Marine and Land Forces Wipe out clyde |
Line Blaze In the Gale.

A fire In the Offices at the land end Of the
Clyde Line pier. No. rs North River, at the
foot Of Charlton street gave the hremen
a start last night because a stiff wind was
bowling down the river and two big ships,
tho Apache and Carib, were moored one on
each side OF the pier
The land forces under Chief Croker gath
cred or the West street end and deuged
tho burning trent. Three fireboats. the
New YORKER the Abram s Hewitt and the
George B. Mcclellan, came on the second
alarm and jamned themselves into the
basins among the tangle OF lighters and
floats
The Hewitt and the New Yorker we're on
the north side Of the pier and tho Mcclellan
was on the south side. Doors on the sides
of the pier were forced opened and the
huge streams thrown by the fireboats drove
back what fire had spread vest Of the
Offices
With the freboats attacking It in the
rear and the land forces from the front
the three story frame office was literally
deluged, and within an hour the fire was
under control. Steam was up on the Apache
and Carib. and their commanders made
ready to push out into the stream. but az
they started IL was seen that they were
dragging the fireboats with them.
Upon the advice Of Chief Croker the two
ships were halted in order TO give the fire
boats chance to get in their good work.
The blaze was first 81 en- in the front Of the
offices on the second floor about 10 o'clock.
Nobody was in the room. The Offices we're
pretty well Quilted. Chief Croker estimated
the damage az $4,000. Very little OF the
freight on the pier was damaged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
COATLESS DINER SUSPENDED.
Answer Of the Century Country Club 20
the query rs TO Eating in ones shirt.


The complicated questions of etiquette
which still leave their baleful summer trail
over the Century Country Club of West
chester will not down. The house com
mittee, which disciplined Henry C. Bern
heimer with such vehemence that he
robellcd against its manner, has now sus-
pended that gentleman for several months
from tie privileges Of he club.
The corlTittcc = -omposed OF Albert NJ.
Nit;enborg. Harry Il. Meyer, Benjamin
Stern and larry Rindskopf. 1t was Mr..
Meyer OF the committee who was most
actiye in prosecuting Mr.. Bernheimer for
the crime OF havin- taken dinner at the club
last August without his coat, Mr., Bern
heirner having supposed that he and his
wife were the only persons present at the
CLUB
MIR Bcrnheimcr has since refused to re-
tract the protest he sent to the house com
nittee. in which he severely criticised the
-impertinence" Of their letter OF censure TO
him on the ject Of coatless diners Now
he is suspended. and his friends are busily
engaged in securing names 10 tho protest
against this way of disoplining him.
More than one hundred members Of the
club one of them said yesterday, shave
signed their names. They all feel that Mr..
Bernheimer was not treated by the house
committee as a member should be. We ask
10 have, hi- suspension Withdrawn and eX
pect TO get enough members 70 show the
committee what the feeling of the majority
Of the members a."
Harry II Meyer who especially objected
10 the coatless dinner Of Mr. Bernheimer.
is president Of the club
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
ELEVATED TIES BLAzE UP.
Fuse Blows Out on mo Passengers" Train
and Ties Up Things for 20 Minutes.

The blowing out of a fuse on a four
car train bound south on the Third ave
nue. elevated line AT 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon set FIRE TO the ties. Tho train
carried no passengers. II was gong down
the centre track when at Sixty-hrst street
there wcs loud rrpor. and flames shot
ont in all directions frOm under TIE rear
car.
Philip Matthews the motormAn, brought
the train 10 a stop at Sixtieth street and
he and the guards attempted 70 put
out tho blaze with hand extinguishen-
They were unsuccessful, and the fire spread
along the oil soaked tic-. An alarm was
sent IN and the fremen who responded
used ladders 20 reach the train and turned
on lots Of water
The fire even then was getting beyond
control when the offices Of the railway
company were telephoned. asking that
the power be shut on This done, the fire
men made short work Of the flames. No
trains nan for twenty minutes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
OREGON LlND FRArDs.
Puicr. Recently Convicted. SAYS lie Cave
senator Mitchell a.. o0O for influence.

PORTLAND, Ore Jan. 3 S. A. D. ruter
recently convicted in this city with Horace
C. Mckinley. Daniel T. Iarpley and Mrs.
&C. IA Watson Of conspiracy 10 defraud
tbs tinted States Government Of lands
made a statement to-day in contradiction Of
statements issued by United States Senator
Mitchell, indicted on Saturday last by a
Federal Grand jury on evidence similar 10
that presented AT the criminal trial of the
persons recently convicted.
when said that ! gave Senator Mitchell
s. eco 10 use his influence with Bnger Her
mann 10 expedite these claims in Ill
said Puter. Il told the truth, and Senator
Mitchell knows II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
COULDN'T ARREST DIPLOMAT.
Washington Police. However, VIII Try TO
Get AIter Ftench Councillor

WASHINGTON, Jan 9.--M. Des Portes do
la Fosse Is counsellor OF the French En-
oassy in Washington, ranking next 90 Am
bassador Jusserand. He owns big motor
car that can go at a tremendous rate OF
speed whenever NJ Des Portes de la Posse
Ia 40 inclined
According TO a report made to the super
intendent Of police to-day, he was so in
clined .ast Sunday, New Years Day, and
when bicycle policeman sought TO arrest
him the French diplomat drew about him
the mantle Of diplomatic immunity and
scurried of scot free
The bicycle policeman ia sergt. Bode,
who is stationed in the fashionable north
western part OF Washington, where most
OF the members OF the Diplomatic Corps
aud a majority Of those who can afford to
own motor cars reside.
The best he could do when the French
diplomats machine whizzed by was to
look at the license number.
Bode found that the number he had taken
down was that OF machine owned by
NJ. Des Portes de Ia Fosse Of the French
Embassy. He found also that two previous
complaints Of overspeeding had been mado
against VI. Des Portes de la Fosse. Sergt.
Bode thought 1t was high time that some
thing should be done in the matter. so he
made n special report to the superintendent
OF police. giving tho details Of the incident.
Just what the outcome of the case will
be is problematical. The superintendent
Of police will send Sergt. BODIES report
to the District of Columbia Commissioners
and they may send it to the State Depart
ment, which may send 1t to the French En-
bassy. But it ia likely 10 fall by the wayside
somewhere between its present whereabouts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
TWINS OUT IN THE COLD.
Baby Girls Three Months old-Mother
Locked Up on Her sisters Charges.

Mrs. Mary Mcnamara, with two baby
girls. twins three months old. in her arms
was standing at l23d street and Eighth ave
nue. last night, almost overcome with the
cold. when Policeman Erin OF the i2lth
street station house passed. The banies
we're in considerably worse condition
than the mother. Tney were taken from
the station house 10 the J. Hood Wright
Hospital.
While the police were trying TO get some
Information from Mrs. Mcnamara. Mrs
sarah Swords Of l73 Mornngside avenue
entered the stationhouse and said the woman
Was her sister. that she drank habitually
and that she had disappeared from her
home with the twins early in the day. In
the woman's pockets was found 81 IN
..h.r.-., Her sfstar said that she had nm
douhtecily 90, this by begging with the
babies from store TO store.
Mrs MoNamara's husband b. IN n hos
pitnl She was locked up. Late az night
he twins we're taken back 70 Mrs Svord-'s
house.
Nerves. siomach liver disorders Bohn's Laza-