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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
NOTE TELLS OF SUICIDE
Father of Columbia Student Finds
Body an Vel.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribuns.l

Morristown. n. J., Feb. 2S.-The body Of
Ralph Charles Belcher Moore found at the
bottom Of an unused well on his fathers place
at Chatham to-day. The young man. who was
twenty-four years old had committed suicide.
He had mailed a letter to his father. Frank L.
Moore, Of the prominent rose growers of the
neigh boThoOd, saying where his body could be
found.
When Mr.. Moore received his mail this morn
ing he found the letter addressed TO him in the
handwriting OF his son. IL stated that his son
would be found IN the well in the OF the
place, which IS in FatrmOunt-ave., In the fash
lonable part Of the village. The father imme-
diately went 10 the well and found the body,
Coroner Coutas was called. and after viewing
IL gave a burial permit
The young was a student in Columbia
University. New-York, and had been conrnut-
ing between Chatham and the city. He had
been stuoying late at night and on the train
ana mac become depressed owing 10 the lack OF
sleep MS health h2o become undermined, and
insomnia was the result He had mailed the
ietter 10 his father from an uptown New-York
sue-postohlce. and had then returned to Chat
nam ana spent the evening with his family Civ
ing no signs or his intentions other than the
hleiahcholia that has marked his demeanor for
some time. He retired about 10 O'clock and
remained in bed until an early hour this morn
M When he left the house and threw himself
INTO the well His absence from the breakfa st
table was not noticed, as he often did not arise
In time for breakfast.
Moore was preparing for the ministry at Co.
lumbia University. In his freshman wear he
won general honors and stood high in all his
studies. he was member OF the Barnard Lit
erary Society," but had not attended its meet
Lhss In year. Because of his close application
70 ms studies Moore made few friends at the
uiiterslty; and was not known personally by
many OF the students.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
DEATH, MURDER, SUICIDE.
Brother Kills Sisters Husband and
Himself after She Dies.

Thomas Bettman, forty-six years DID, shot and
killed Fritz Fennan, his sisters husband, and then
killed himself in Fennans home. No. l56 West
sth-st., Brooklyn. yesterday. In the where
the shooting occurred the body of Mrs. Fen
nan. whose funeral the about attend.
hrs. ennan C4ed TWO days ago nom perlLonI is.
BeJLman is reported to have overheard remarks
when reflected his deau sisters Cal dcseI, dad
af.er drinking heavily yesterday morning COM
mitted double CRIME. The funeral OF Mrs. Fen
nan was TO taken place al 10 O'Clock yester
day morning at ST. Bernard's Catholic Church,
Brooklyn and several women friends in the
room when the shooting began. They fed through
a window.
The first shot fired by Bettman shattered a mir
ror The second struck Fennar in the mouth.
Bettrnan fred a third shot, which entered Fen
mans body. Bettman then turned the revolver on
himself, firing shot into his head, and second
into his left side. Fennan, although mortaliy
wounded, manaSed TO run from the house, and was
taken 70 the shop of nearby druggist. where he
died soon afteTward.
Mrs Fennan was buried at II O'clock policeman
watching the body OF her husband until the mourn
returned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
ALDERMEN FOR REFORM.
Viii Investigate Water and Street
Cleaning Departments.

The Board Of Aldermen yesterday authorized
Investigations Of the Water Department, the
Street Cleaning Department and the subway air
During the discussion Of the resolution for an
Investigation Of the Street Cleaning Department
Alderman Downing, Of Brooklyn, attacked COM
missioner Woodbury. for his failure TO properly
clean the streets. He said he did not believe in
criticisiug the s. Gay street cleaner but be-
neved n getting after the man higher Up. The
resolution was adopted by a vote Of 90 to II as
originally drawn. with The power TO employ
special counsel In the resolution no amount OF
money is mentioned 10 be expended. and the
matter has yet 70 so before the Board Of EST
male and Appordonment
Aldermen Brown. Bartscherer and Doull were
appointed a committee Of three TO go 10 Albany
to-day TO ask for the repeal OF the Mortgage
Tax law. A resolution was adopted 70 authorize
the Department Of Water Supply, Gas and
Electricity TO enter into a contract for testing
electric meters without public letting.
The pztrolnen petitioned for doing away with
the annual police parade on the ground that the
expense OF $4,000 could be used TO better ad-
vantage. They also pointed out that during the
parade the city is left 70 q large extent unpro-
tected. and that because Of the continued crit
icisus Of the public the parade humiliates the
men. as they are hooted at with cries Of, Here
come the grafters" The petition was referred
The report Of tie Committee Of Finance for
the appropriation Of $4,000 for salaries for fe-
male probation officers for Queens and Rich
Tnond boroughs was passed. The resolution call
ing for the appropriation Of So. 900 for use OF
the President Of the Borough Of Brooklyn 10
make up shortages in salary accounts was adopt
ed The resolution TO authorize the President
OF the Borough OF Richmond 10 purchase fur
nfture for the new Borough Hall was brought
Up. and President Cromwell said the amount
would involve $4,000 The resolution went over
for the next meeting. The resolution TO fix the
salary OF the Superintendent Of Highways for
the Office o. the President Of the Borough of
Brooklyn provoked some opposition There is
no such place IN existence al present After
oebate the resolution was adopted Mr. Peters
voting IN the negative Alderman Cronin Of
Tered e resolution on the subway air recon-
mending that the Committee on Railroads in
Testigats the matter. The resolution was re-
ierreo 10 the Committee on Railroads
Alderman GuntheT offered q resolution that
me Committee on Water Supply, Gas and Elec-
rlcity furnish the board with the number Of
water meters now in use, amounts paid for
them, how many had been withdrawn and the
general conditions OF the use OF water meters
u The city. Tie solution was adopted cover
Ing the years 1902. 1903. 1904 and 1905
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
AUCTION SALES TO-DAY

AT II Nesey-st-By Bryan L Kennedy: SOS Avenue
p II OF slst-st 62x73 sly ten b. with stores,
executors sale 226 sOth-st 266 OF 2d-ave Toy
lV@z; stv double EaJhouse; ~
Aetter Meyer deceased 30 Christopher-st 81 r w
OF Waversy Pl l4Xl2Sx trreg; sty brk dwIg b ex-
ecu!os sale estate OF Ellen Cores deceased $50 I2h-
ST. $ - II Of Greenwtch-sJ 20N44: sy brI, dwIV
executors sale Gibson deceased osaeo
ave cor 15thst 25 2x100; sy hr ten h. 42l 10 4sT
1Ioth-st, n 25S RI lst-aye, e
stone front dwIg houses; 3O3 11Sth-st II OF "a
ave, -xltOl1 sty stone front n: 500 S9th-st :
SO II OF Avenue A. 2ox60 stone front ten h: 1Ss
l-l5t 40 II OF LeuoN-avc 2EvIu0 IL q
basement brk dwlg h to II il2th-s y a, COP pri Sill
7O1uxlO01l. four sty brk dwls houses; 0aa MANS
ave " lSI1 II Of l2Sth-st. 1Sx7O- sy stone F-on
owls 2l9 lZlstst $ go It W of 7th-sve 25xI0O IL
sly brk ten b; NJ Wood ct al agt W Wool - al ~,
Grove & r sttys F, Freeman. ref parJitiopl 80 Ne
By JoSph Day: Z5sS southern boulevard ; . ~ n
OF Jennnss-St 3JXlOo. W NJ Dudseon. rr
McGann et all II Harding ATTY; Edward Ve,I -. W J
due. s., Mss, taxes. etc $50 So ' ~ S''s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
MECHANICS LIENS.

101st-st-, s ;. 200 IT. G OF 1st-ave 122xI0o;
owner and coStractor $40 Is
s9th-st.. $50 fl. O Madisou-ave.. 149-11x
1O0-1I: Marx & Jacobson agt- Goldberg. Kaplan
Co.. contractors 800 90
139th-st-. No. 1853 West; Richard Anderson agt-
tractor ..--.--...-. Is So
De- coppet owner. charles cfpin contractor les 90
Same property; Adolph Grant Co agt. zoe 90
3r1re aries Gi,oin. c5ntrsctor' 122 90
9. 20 "l.ls G,p coaratSor HOO 90
Jaeo6ovitz I o%nsT and contSactor rs %
ParIx-ave., No T54. Electric Installation Company
Contractor AZ 90
Ss- J L Mott Works aSt-
do l-is tor e o'tDe.. $50 90
4Sd-st. No 49, West. Henry A. Collins. Jr agt-
9g gen ". Dat IL o"Ae-' - & ~ 80. 5s1 90
44h-st No I35 West: same agr same ........ 81 90
Same property same agt same................ - 90
Park-ave.. No. 1884, Waters. Nichols & Crownin
Giipin Contractor '......---.. 2 40 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
RECORDED MORTGAGES.

Wsn Of Sa@n s7e . 5 65SS 2gss; s $50
i6 ari :: 2S # Of avenue A. lots 2ox
PEe9dergast Ellen To- Erd@an: isPeay e." No 00OO
Cohen David sa sh GSyf Madison-st No 5000
s st 2'x Alfred year fo E per 45Oo
Srotona-ays' s rs IT of 1sOth-st. 25x132:
Topper Issk. to Moss Realty Company: eOthst. ''OO
ceS E, loo II OF llti-aVe' 2SxlOo: year. per
witEn. Harris to Tide Guarantee an5 Trust $500
Same to Esther Levin; properly; Years il0O'
Rls6e q; George julius NJ Cohen: lo2dst. ZOO
Brown ii Jo 6a: +THIto years per cent $500
1 ISa to 5S8 8er map zap, property William Duncan;
Bs ssas Dayd and others to Goldberg 5000
Meyn Ernst to H Kroger; Lexngton-aye n v; ''oVO
cT c1Fgg S"aTs slS6s' year 10000
81 sen{s Wi!ettss corner DeIanSsyst SAX
esma ann s2d-st No 424 East. 25xI02: years.
Muller S e e1th ana others Spies; Avenue A. $500
W 3, sta MaH i,i 70 Ruth 4sht s. sof 0O"
CIpg simon to Jacob JabIaps per per cent 6as4
ave corner Of s5th-st 47x s9 2ea9s 6sr
Me syn. Ernst. to the Irving s.,: 5000
.ngton-aye. corner Of 5ad-st' 21KGs I Lex
Fox Benjarn n to II Haarep 10000
" corner Of ls2d-st. 25x1Oo; years 3 psr
walther. Max. to Empire rrtt coon,; 1900
intgs sss 500 a sns ms 7D. West se ;o lots sszoa
IS 5a- $50 oft I; of AmsteFdam-ave 75xii2 year.
same 10 same. "a 1 $500. 40 600
Steinbrnk Bernard b ~ + 49, yea PEI cent 1880
Trsss. Louis e. * w gsar' !, per $500
efest-aVe e S, 1915 II OF 164th-st 37xICo.
sa Psl cent - $500
p n.h II n Of lOlst-st. 25x75: 2 years q
Bagiivi Pasqaaie to Jo5, $500
Babio1e Loais 10 Er wars per Cent 1880
t.4stn-st no 30 West, 59x99: due June 40 1sii
Same to Abraham Ruth property demand $4,000
Morn Martin j. ana snoh.r- - $500
a1,s ave g $50 II W OF eO5th-st 1Sxii3-
isloor 70 Agnes Renvolt 221st-st . tot '"V
Keeper Federiss 10 p geS5s ga per cent 1900
~, n oslns Io' o. map Downing estate: years
e.
carney. Bernard TO L WechsIer. lots 9es - "U
Tau6e Abraham 10 iS qen r "a
Trust company stanton st. No ca 2sxTs. AZ
stsinik ssmu sD and Gd s ssF ss9' - 5000
ST. NO IS 25xs7: due September / 1909 a nsx
'''''''''''''''''''''.''..... $500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
TRANSACTIONS IN REALTY.

Mann & Samuels have sold for Mrs Simpson. to
Lippuann s. Eiseman. No. 329 East 32d-st. four
story tenement house. 25x9ss feet
Frederick southack and Alwyn Ball. IT.. have
sold for Karl n. Wallach TO Charles l. vanbarr.
No. 3ls East S3d-st.. 1--WE story double hathouse.
25x1O22 feet
James l. Libby has sold through B. II. wesker
tr three lots on the side of Waton-ave. about
It's feet north of Belmont-st. for Edwin n. Roeser
to Louis Rouiliion.
D. ". Mullins sold for William A. Blanck and
Thornas F. Murray. to Abraham Dan. No. 30 Madi-
son-st a tour story tenement house. on lot 2OxS0
feet
G. Tuot & Co. have sold for Yetta Cohen, Nos
2l3o and 2lS2 lst-ave., six story tenement house
with stores. or plot S7.6x1Oo feet.
plot 5oxOo feet. side of sdave l75 feet
S9G5h 0 lot Ro et 26 feet sonth of h the
Edgar T: Kingsley has sold. in conjunction with
Urgo No 2s5 Muloerry-st., two fve story front and
rear tenement houses. with stores on a lot 25xlOO
PocheE Co, have sold the 1--WE story apartment
house No; Ll West lO-d1st on lot 2oxloo feet, for
Lawrenee & Wolff were the brokers in the sale
three story house. on lot l66xl0O5 feet
George Nicholas has sold the three five story
plot 50xl0O feet, to an investor. :"
m s B. GOodale Son Son, have sold for the Baer
t a ,story business building on lot llx66 feet
basement In the building No SO East 23dst
to the W. T. Georgen Company. ''O St
West SSth-st. sold recently through S. B. Cioodaae
Gross & Gross have sold for Joseph ]. Con,rso
no; ais west is! sns three story brick dwelling
Alonzo B. Potter is the buyer OF No rs Eas,
Agnes Coady has sold No ns East 54th-st a so,r-
Story brownstone dwelling house. lot Isi0xi0O5
James V. Geraghty has sold No 1os East 18Th.
% a LTse story broWhstone dwelling house on lot
Daniel BirdsaiI & CO. and Howard $ pyle g. 70
-AAs SOFA ths Mot Cd the north side OF L27th-st-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
UNIQUE ANNEX PLANNED.
ADDITION TO RIVERSIDE DRIVE HOUSE TO CONTAIN
ORGAN GALLERY AND GARAGE,
H. Jone Sells East 11h ParceSveral Big Long Island
Deals Reported.

Plans were fled yesterday with Buildings
Superintendent Murphy for the enlargement OF
the city house of Isaac L. Rice. at the SOUTH
east corner Of Riverside Drive and S9th-st. A
two story annex is to be erected in the rear.
overlooking the garden. 1t will be in Gothic
style, IS feet wide and 20 feet deep. There is
10 be a large music room. with an organ gal
lery finished in marble and carved wood. with
an ornamental staircase and a hall finished in
decorated leather. Beneath the music room will
be a garage. The improvements are TO cost
S25 900 Herts & Tallant the architects
Horace S. Ely & Co. and Alfred E. Schermer-
horn have sold for Adrian H. Joline No. y East
11th-st. a four story dwelling house, 211x949
feet. The buyer expects to occupy the prem
ises.
Maurice T. Coffin, Of Brooklyn. has purchased
thirty-one acres fronting in the RocKaway
Road, north of Liberty Jamaica, from John
w. SeIover. The property has a frontage OF
1,1S6 feet on the Rockaway Road. The pur-
chase price was $500 an acre. The purchaser
gave mortgage for $4,000.
The Leonard Moody Company, E. J. s Grant
and W. c. kellogg have sold tract of eighty
five acres known as the Hummel farm. at
Springfield, Long Island. to a Brooklyn syndi-
cate. 1t has a frontage in Springfield Road,
between Merrick and Springfield aves.
The Ernestus Gulick Company has SOLO
tract of 105 acres at Manhasset, Long Island.
for the Wiets esta tie for S150,OOO 1t is near the
property recently bought by Martin W. Little
ton.
Maxwell S. Harris has sold the plot of seven
lots at the northeast corner of 1S1st-st. and st.
Nicholas-ave II has a frontage Of 100 feet in
the avenue and 40 feet in 1Slst-st
The Lawyers Title Insurance and Trust Com
pany has brought suit in the Supreme Court to
foreclose two mortgages of S13IOO on the
parcel at the northwest corner of Jackson-ave.
and 156th-st.. 225x76 Tx irregular. made
April IS 1904. by the Eastern Union Realty
Cyorr RI
cages were assigned to the Lawyers Title In
surance and Trust Company on September 8.
1904
Mrs Francis A. Beyea has leased the new
hotel at 49th-st and Madison-ave. at a total
net rental of s., go 900, through the McVickar,
Gaillard Realty Company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
SHOT FOR REVENGE.
Prosecution Alleges This Notice in
Berthe Claiche Case.

IN yesterdays session OF the trial OF Berthe
Claiche the evidence introduced by Assistant
District Attorney Ely was intended TO prove tha'
she moved by desire for revenge IN shooI-
ing Emil Gerdron. The first witness OF the Gay
Patrolman Broueck who testified that she
met him in 27th-st some DAYS before the sh0o'-
ing and asked him TO arrest Gerdron on a charge
OF assault He told her 10 so TO the Jefersoh
Market Court for warrant ne said, ahc lieN
she asked how long a term Gerdron would nave
20 serve in prison on her complaint Broue0A
said he told her about six months NhefeupoH
she said: What is the use Of that? Mheh ne
comes out he viii Kill me. ] had better XIII
him"
In the cross-exanination Broueok SAID ne went
into Gerdron's fiat to look for Gerdron n com
pany with PatrolnIan Zendochius. but the man
was not there. Berthe Claiche. he sala loiu i4'iI
that Gerdron carried a revolver
Patrolrnan Hawthorne identified ball poho
which ne saw Berthe Claiche sign IN thasls-
trate's court on November 6. 1872. and her SIG
nature on the paper was introduced IN eNloelce'
Mr. Ely then called several other witnesses 10
identify three letters which had been found IN
the top compartment Of Gerdron's trunk aI1er
his death Mr.. ely introduced the letters IN
evidence. They were not read in court yester-
day. but from Mr.. Ely's efforts to qualify wit
nesses 10 testify 10 Berthe Catches handwriting
Il was believed he intended TO prove that the
letters were written TO GerdrOn by Berthe
Claiche. and were Of q character TO strengthen
The prosecution
Among the witnesses whom Mr.. Ely eVloehug
wanted TO qualify as judge Of Berthe Claiche S
handwriting was "a reporter who had sent
package 70 the woman ia the Tonlbs and had re-
ceived a note in reply hut the reporter admitted
that he never had seen her Write alythlhg. An
other witness was Pierre Dechamps. VINO was
employed bv z real estate agent last year ana
wera tad "a d ~
Dechaulps declared that he had seen her write.
s0d tha- he Identified one Of The letters shown
10 him as in her handwriting
In the crOss-eXamnatlon Dechanps odtnltleu
that he had seen Berthe Claiche write only TWO
lines ia French about two years ago, and page
In English a little later. lie said he had been IN
her fat many times.
AIr Ely was not able 10 close the testimony
for the prosecution yesterday but SAID ne hopeu
n fDish II IN noon to-day. Counsel for the
defence said their first witness would be the
RccuseG woman herself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
WILL ENLARGE FRANkLIN-sT EXCHANGE

Plans have been filed with Buildings Super
intendent Murphy for remodelling the eight
story and basement exchange Office building OF
the New York Telephone Company at Nos. 81
and So Franklin-st The operating quarters on
the second third, fourth and fifth floors are
to be rearranged to afford more working space,
and new plumbing is to be installed. The i'm
provements are to cost $4,000, according to the
estimate of Eidlitz & Mckenzie. the architects.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
LIS PENDENS.

Jacson-ave Il W corner 156th-st. 225xT6 11x225xI
wyers Title and Trust Company agt East
Union Realty Company Ell al. foreclosure OF two
mortgages: attorney, P. S Dean
35th-st n s. 3S1 IT. e. OF sJh-ave. 19x9s9 Rudolph
Federou Elizabeth Arnold faction toreclose me-
chanics' Hen); attorney, H. a Eberhardt - ,
KatOnah-ave s. corner knOx-st LOOKED; Aphr1ar1
B. Levy agt Charles D. Smith al foreclosure OF mort
gage; attorneys. A c & T. W Hottenroth. -
S4th-st n. s. $50 IT ". of West End-ave. 11xlOZ2i
John Florence r B. K Leopold faction 70 fore
close mechanics lienl attorneys. Atteroury Nulaly-
1O9th-st.. 327 East; Abraham Sonken agt iacnto
Graciado ct al faction 10 foreclosure mechanics en) at
tOrney. G. Lage. il.
Lot ass map Of section 4 estate Viola NJ Vosler
sgt Elizabeth Eurght al foreclosure OF mortgage at
tOrney, A Knox
125th-st, 80 West: Adolf II. Landeker Ellen T.
McClennahan Specific performance)i attorney, J. v.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

s. ]. Is. ssss sss:s. S.si.
Lot to s sss k Ess o'sssi %
e,r 20 IsidoT wen at woodrurave iOo15o
N. EI s a5 g Ida a. SRessi5 a.
GottIieb ct a . Bernhard aOldstsin ct al; 1
,e m5rsss y 2ss # Of Neison-ave. i7I7s
iss.h-s. 5t$ # q Nss9Heasss 4.7 as11s
smith to Msr1In Realty ,S SS%RsHy y,.-:: pam
L me Ieg, to map I1u uHi Melser 100
Lot S map 60u ms o Is FsSfe fseps
pecatur-ave. Nos sloo and s1s2 80 Ak 41ilS Ss
d aRsis nofsss sn.' $500 +:''+ -: 100
another 70 John Eeinhardt ana another mort 100
AF ssss B no 10 IL 2x7I LYMAN GOtsche ma
KSvnsT msyssase $500 Zoo. fiis 100
Taylor to Theodore Bruce @ostsags . sSSOq Pew 100
10 ssmael sGenlik and SIS
5a SSo No 547 West a51ico5: Clara ,oo
wry 70 4aef EaS, 2 a2ea e Iaa struck
hansen o P1smma 9 v m9T'F E So jSus 1"'
Fox 70 Joseph L Buttenwieser; mortgage 10
4a S2a St. No; 5is and $50 West 5o{iQo;
shwiszer Jonas Well and another; mortgage. ,oo
49, san S,I Iei's 1 %5r ss5ss
s 3s ksrs 1f ana sao.1 lo0a ar M8+:'
s2 SleoOT No asa East. 25xi022 Jacob Rosenheim
to Bernat Wen; mortgage. SCI 500 ,,.,.i: ioo
141s7st No l5s West axss y, y Gustav Marder 100
I24th-st No AIS West. .25x1O0 IL: Simon Lewald
to Elizabeth A Whtmors; mortgage. S2OWD.:.
9th-st. s 332 IL # OF Avenue c, 241lx93ut
Fak Rhonheimer TO Harry Wassernan and an .oo
Mountain Road, line. 80 II OF 2Osth-st,
proposed. contains 30o-lOOoo acres
Alexander Hadden Walter ; Dryfoos Is
part; mortgage. $4,000 j
16th-st 22O6 # OF Avenue B, 2oxlO5-S.
Elizabeth Peck to Orazio la Cagnina; mort :,
Fort washington Ridge Road. 3. $50 II n Of
80 foot road. 50x1Oo: James Mcclure TO VIII :
l6lth-st. 5 $. $50 Amsterdam-ave. FOX
mortgage, $4,000
Amsterdan-ave. No 1855. 3 "A 11xlOO; William
c Schmidt TO Patrick Kennedy; mortgage go
7th-ave. n OF 1s21-st 25x1OO; John
$4,000 $1,000 /. % 500
e9th-st. Nos 81 and East. 50x1OO11; sarah
Cohen Jeanis Goidstein; mortgage $50, 0f0.. 100
93d-st. No ia East 2OxiGOS; Martin f SchaGer -
Louis Be-nste n: mortgage $40 900 I"O
2d-ave. OF 65th-st- fix; Jacob Jao- -
Ions ct al to simon Clug. mortgage S+5-OOo.. A"o
123d-st, 30 West, ID 10x1Oo IL: Lee " Beattts
Jennie Bcand and another mortgage. SS.5eH IO
264 and go so lots McCraw estate
Louis Wechsler to Bernard Carney zScV
Mountain Road line 60 II OF 2OSth-sc
x. contains . BIOL OO0 acres: Jonas some
born ct al 20 Ursula Burns; mortgage so - 40
1Osth-st No "A to 20 East SCHOOL,; Harry
Frank ct al 70 Samuel Goldberg; mortgage ,oo
Golverneur-st No 2s $ 2S.1fxs36; Harris
Madsou-st No "a. s. 25x10O; Michael Ma
hOny David Cohen; MORTGAGE. $1,000
1st-ave. 34f. $. 23xs0. Henry Erdnan 10 FL -
len Prendergast; mortgage. $1,000 i'V
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
VERDICT ON LIEUTENANT KIRkMAN.

Washington, Feb. 2s.-The record Of the court
martial IN the case Of First Lieutenant Hugh
hirkIuan. Sth Cavalry, tried in the Philippines
charges Of forgery and financial Irregularities has
been received at the War Department from Manila.
indication that the court has found the defend
ant guilty and recommended dismissal The case
viii be submitted the President for final action.
he officer is a brother Of Lieutenant George w.
kirkman. serving a three years sentence in
Leayeuworth Military Prison.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
Real Estate.
Forgotten for a
Century.

Land conveyed in 1773
for the use of the society
of Quakers, was recon
veyed in 1856 and a con-
ditlon in the old deed
overlooked.
Nearly fifty years later
the heirs of the parties
signing the deed in 1773
sought the enforcement of
the original condition.
Their contention Was sus-
tanned and the present
day h lders ejected-prac-
tically ru ned.
Yet the loss could easily
have been borne by a ten
million dollar company,
under a policy of title in
Surance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
TWO REINsTATED "mIDDIEs" RESIGN.

Washington Feb. 2s.-Midshipnnen John H. LOT
land OF Iowa. and Earl ". Chafee of Michigan,
two Of the three nidshipmen dismissed from the
Naval Academy for hazing and reinstated by spe-
cial act of Congress last year have rendered their
designations from the service. That OF Lofland has
been accepted and the other is awaiting action by
Secretary Bonaparte. In both cases the reason
given is dissatisfaction with the service and q
preference for civil lie. They are now serving on
The MINNEAPOLIS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
KEPT NO Cash IN CITY TREASURY

t1'@ 4tIekIEph 10 The Tribune
Cincinnati Feb. 28-One OF the Investigations -.
gardng city and county affairs developed
Information to-day. comittee of two bushes,
men appointed by Mayor Dempsey to Investigate
city AFFAIRS reported having found that for several
years before last year no cash balances had been
kept IN the city treasury, and that two banks ia
received practically all OF deposits OF city funds
These banks were TIE Market National. former
Mayor fleischmanns institution. snd the Atlas Ma
uonal Bank. Just why this faVoritism was shown
does not appear, unless Il was through Eleisch-
ra2nn's inauAnoe xhs1 As-~-