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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
ARRESTED Hrs OWN WIFE.
Bicycle Cop FINDS Her IN Furniahed Noon
House with Another Man.

Benjamin May, ~ years old. Of So7 Broad
way, Brooklyn, and Clara W. Weissheier, the
wife Of Policeman Adam weissheier Of the
bicycle squad, we're before Magistrate
Furlong yesterday in the Gates avenue
court, in Brooklyn, on a charge Of dis
orderly conduct. Policeman Weissheier
himself, who was the complainant in the
case. arrested his wife and May early In
the morning in the furnished room house
at 282 Leiferts place. Weissheior was
accompanied by his brother n q friend.
They reached the Don by climbing up
on n ladder. There was o dim light In the
room and Weissheier entered through
the open window. What followed Is thus
described by the policeman. =,
May began to shout oh, obi / had
my revolver in my hand and they thought
I was going to shoot; but l had no such
intention. / gave May @ few raps In the
face with my fist and made him promise
70 marry my wife when I should get a
divorce"
Magistrate Furlong held the prisoners
for examination to-day |. 5000 bail each.
When Mrs. Weissheier was leaving. the
court on her release her husband threw
his arms around her and kissing her again
and again begged her 70 return home
with him. She refused, but he took her
arm and led her in the direction OF Marcy
avenue, declaring that he would not leave
her until he had placed her IN the care OF
her parents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
CROWD BEAT MURDERER.
italian Shooting ARRAY Followed by Ho
Chase and Mob violence.

Chase n MOD violence.
A group Of Italians got into q row on the
sidewalk In front Of 1sa Mulberry street
shortly after 0 O'Clock last night and during
the row q shot was fired. This attracted
Policeman Little, who was near by. As
Little ran up two more shots were fred,
and a man was seen running away from
the others.
The COP chased him for several blocks,
but did not come upon him until a crowd
had set upon the fugitive and kicked and
beaten him severely. The cop scattered
the crowd with his nightstick.
The prisoner proved to be Ferdinando
Caputo OF 35 Jerome street, W~iliamsbridge.
He was led back to the scene Of the shoot
ing by the cop. Stretched out on the side
walk where the row had occurred was the
body Of a man who had been shot through
the heart. The dead man was Joseph Quad
doni OF 2D Mott street. Several people
In the neighborhood said that Caputo had
done the shooting. g.,
No explanation of the murder could be
had from any one. Caputo was taken
to the Mulberry street station house, where
be complained Of severe pains as a result
of the beating he had got from the crowd.
An ambulance was summoned from st.
Vincent's Hospital and the surgeon who
responded found symptoms indicating
internal injuries and a possible fracture
Of the skull. Caputo was taken to the
The police made several other arrests
In connection with the shooting.
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REMSEN DIED IN BELLEVUB.
Robbed on Trip to Chicago. Comes Back -
New York With Pneumonia.

Robbed on Trip to Chicago, Comes Back -
New York With Pneumonia.
Alfred Remsen of ZIG West Se~venty-ninth
street received O message late Sunday
night from a doctor whom he knew in
Bellevue Hospital, saying that his brothers
Phoenix Remsen, Jr., had just been brought
there in a dying condition suffering, the
doctor said, from pneumonia. Mr.. Rem
sen hurried to the institution and was
with his brother when he died at Q O'Clock
yesterday morning.
Alfred Remsen said last night that his
brother, who was a fire insurance brokers
started for San Francisco about a week
ago on business. Two days later he sent
a telegram from Chicago saying that be
had been robbed and requesting that money
be sent him at once. He had in his pocket
when he left here several hundred dollars
the telegram. .,
The next day q brief letter was received
by Alfred Remsen in which his brother
said that he was on his way home and wanted
to see him in his Office very much as soon
az he got here. This was the last the family
knew Of his whereabouts until the message
reached them from the hospital.
The hospital records show that Phoenix
Remsen, accompanied by an unknown
man, entered the hospital at 8:23 o'clock
on the morning Of May 4 and was received
the family. They talked over old times
for q while before the doctor sent him to q
ward.
Before his death Mr.. Remsen told his
brother he never received the money sent
him In Chicago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
LASSO Y WOMAN.
Clothing Buoyed Her Up While Ferryboat
Deckhand Flung tho Moose.

Mrs. Pauline vollnagel, 81 years old, OF
40 West street, leaped from a Hamilton
avenue ferryboat yesterday. afternoon.
Ebenezer Jordan, a d~eokhand,. who was
formerly a Western plainsman seized, arope,
fashioned a lasso, tossed the loop about the
woman's shoulders and dragged her to the
deck. When the boat landed she was taken
to the Long Island College Hospital a pris-
oner, charged with attempted suicide.
Mrs. voIlnagel's husband, John, keeps
the Erie restaurant at l74 West street.
Late yesterday afternoon she left the res
taurant and boarded the ferryboat Pier
pont at Whitehall street for Brooklyn.
When the boat was In midstream In the
East River, she slipped under the guard
chain, unfastened the rear gate and leaped
into the water. 3,
Jordan and several passengers OWNED
her intention, but were unable to reach
her before she was in the river. Her CLOTH
ing buoyed her up for some time and
the engineer reversed the boat while Jordan
made his lasso.
Mrs. Vollnagel was conscious when she
was dragged to the deck, but refused to
give any explanation Of her action. Last
November she gave birth to her first child,
which died six weeks later. Ever since
she has been acting in a Respondent man
ner and has been under the care OF a physi-
otop
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
TECHNICAL ScaOoI ron Girls.
Justice LevintFitt ana Charles p. HugneS
Assist % O Dedication.

~ sNA1
Assist at q Dedication.
The nsw building Of the Hebrew Technical
School for Girls, at Second avenue and
Fifteenth street, was formally dedicated
last night In the presence Of some five
hundred friends Of the institution.
Justice Leventritt spoke praising the
new building. II was, he said, the house
beautiful; beautiful In itself, beautiful in
the spirit that inspired its erection, beauu-
full In the ~far-reaohing purpoee" (Which It
was bound to fulfil. Beauty is truth,
truth beauty he said. The building has
been made 80 attractive that pupils must
regret, not entering, but leaving it
Charles f. Hughes said that our higher,
education too often left the scholar weighted
down with disregard for everything about
him. Education had been described as
intended to enabled man TO conduct business
wisely and to employ leisure nobly. ITO
succeed In doing either Of these things
he added, "a man must be able to do some
one thing well. This school is specially
useful In teaching Its pupils to do worthy
work, which will enable them TO respect
themselves and 30 TO derive q truer, keener
joy from their leisure. -.
sThe most important measures Of social
improvement are not those that deal with
glasses, but those that directly affect the
individual, To raise the horizon of the
individual being, broaden his usefulness,
increase his worth and happiness are the
highest functions the phiianthropist can
perform. i envy the principal of your
school for the noble work he carries on
Frank Damroscb's singers took part
In the exercises, and Henrietta Bach played
the violin.
The building was thrown open for In
spection. 1t has four stories Of classrooms,
besides the main floor with a large audi
torium, and there Is a gymnasium. The
olassrooms are completely equipped for
keeping, dressmaking and other profitable
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
KANsANs WITH AN OLD GAME
Girl Accused OF Working Stores I'm Gus
toners Names-Boy Fights for Her.

toners Names-Boy F1Bnts iOr Her'
The police Of the West Sixty-eighth
street station AVE in charge two young
Kansans, a boy and a girl, both aged 20
years. The girl, who gives her nam as
May Butler and says she is from Kansas
City, is held on a charge Of larceny. The
boy, who says be Is Frank A. Seaman Of
Kincaid, was locked up on q charge OF
assault.
The girl went into the butcher shop OF
Henry Wirsun, at 412 Amsterdam avenue,
yesterday afternoon and told him that
Miss Smith Of 2os West Eightieth street
wanted to borrow $e.2 20 to pay an express
bill and as she had only a check would
like him to give it to her. Miss Smith is
one of Wirsum's customers and he gave the
money to the girl.
Then he told a boy who works in the store
to follow her and see If she went to the
house. The boy says the girl walked up
to the Seventy-ninth street subway station,
met Seaman there and started down the
steps. The butchers boy ran up and
grabbed her. Seaman turned and punched
him. $50. g.,
A policeman gathered them all in and
took them first to the butchers shop and
tben to the police station. Miss Smith told
the police she never had seen the girl before.
The police say that the two were working an
old game, finding out the names OF persons
who live In the neighborhood and taking q
chance at working some one OF the trades
men through that Information.
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GRANTS TOMB PARK HEARING.
One Opponent Kicks on Cost n Questions
the Historic Value Of h Site.

NlO ehu "
The scheme to establish a park from
10th street to 122d street between Riverside
Drive and Claremont avenue had a hearing
esterday before the select committee app
pointed by the Board Of Estimate, the
Comptroller and President MCGOWAN OF the
Board Of Alderman. The hearing was held
in the Comptroller's Office
The principal argument advanced in
favor OF the plan was that the ground was
historic and that the proposed park would
make a dignifed setting for Grants tomb
Gen. Horace Porter, Mrs. Donald Mclean
and representatives Of several patriotic
societies repeated to the committee the
addresses they made to the Board OF Esti-
mate two weeks ago. They estimated the
cost Of the park at $4,000, 900. .
John G. Shaw, q real estate lawyer, oppos-
ing the plan, declared that the city would be
fortunate IL the land was secured at double
the amount estimated. He also doubted
Gen. Porter's statement hat The Battle Hill
fight of the Revolution was on the site Of the
proposed park.
Eugene A.Philbin. representing the Metro
politan Parks Association, said that If the
city had money to spare for parks they
should be established in the crowded down
town districts. The committee did not
indicate what action they would take,
When the matter first came up at the meet.
ing Of the Board Of Estimate the Mayor said
that he agreed with Mr.. Philbin.
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aura KnEcKa oAnRIAoE.
Man I'M woman 1hsown twenty Feet and
Severely injured.

Severely injured.
0ssNINo, N. Y, May 7.-Loonard p. X.
Ronk and his cousin, Mrs.. 8. Arthur Kipp,
we're run into by an automobile while out
driving In Highland avenue In this village
this afternoon and were severely injured.
The chauffeur was Silas Downing Of 7 West
Forty-ssventb street, New York. He was
accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Mabel
Downing, and his sister, Miss Helen Dow"
ing, and by Edward Lentilhon Of 23o Fifth
venue.
The injured people we're driving leisurely
toward the village when the automobile
came rushing along behind them. Tn
accident occurred at the top Of a steep hill.
A heavy truck was coming from the oppo.
site direction and young Downing attempted
to steer the heavy machine between the
two vehicles, but the space was TOO small
and the mudguard Of the automobile caught
the wheel OF the runabout and upset 1t,
The horse took fright and ran away with
the remains Of the wagon.
The victims Of the collision were taken
TO their homes in q carriage. Patrolman
Minnerly placed the occupants OF the auto:
mobile under arrest. They were arraigned
before Police Judge Valentine on a charge
Of assault In the second degree. Bail In
the sum Of s., 900 each was fixed and was
furnished by Mrs. Downing, who offered
York, as security. The examination was
set down for next Monday.
Mrs. Kipp was found to be badly hurt
about the back and shoulders. Ronk's
right arm was sprained and he was pain
fully bruised on the side.
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/ have walked the floor for hours unable
to eat or digest IL / should eat.
Medicine would not relieve me at all.
Four years ago I began the use Of Grape
Nuts and since the first dish ] have not
had an attack Of the old trouble. / take
four tablespoonfuls once a day with my
supper which is composed only Of whole
wheat bread and the Grape-Nuts.
AThe wonderful part Of my case 10 that
Of the dreadful symptoms since the very
first meal Of Grape-Nuts. Most Of my
patients know how suddentyand prcrnpt-
" GFape-Nuts cured me and I hayepge-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
COST OF ATTENDING YALE.
High Scholarship Men the Ones Who Spend
the Least Money.

High Scholarship Men the Ones vino Spend
the Least Money.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 7.-Aocording
to the Yale senior class book, out to-day.
the high scholarship men In tho class lived
most economically, while the low scholar
ship members spent money more reck-
lessly during their four years at Yale. The
high scholarship men have spent an average
Of $7sI a year and the lowest in scholarship
81, PA a year.
The averag &c expense per man for. four
wears is 8 Ala, the highest amount during
one year being 81 1850 and the lowest 500;
Thirty-eight men, or 10 per cent, averaged
under $500 a year.
Twenty-four men have earned all their
expenses through college and ninety-fve
have earned their expenses in part.
Some Of the olass's favorites are: Actress,
Maude Adams; actor, Richard Mansfield;
character in fiction, 'Becky Sharp; in his
tory, Napoleon; poet Tennyson; prose writer,
Stevenson; poem, Crossing the Bar novel,
Lorna Doone."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
MUST SETTLE SOFT COAL STRIKE.
Operators VIII Employ Nou-Union Men
Unless Agreement Is Reached.

CHICAGO, May THE crucial lime in the
coal strike in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois will
be reached this week. The operators will
meet here on Wednesday. They will renew
their offer for arbitration and ask the miners
TO Join in asking President Roosevelt or
some other high official of the Government
to appoint an arbitration board to go into
the whole question.
this trouble with the miners union said
an operator to-day. 'There must be an
adjustment of this trouble within six weeks
or the operators will employ %non-union
men,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
Gompers Again Threatens Congress.

PoUaHKEEPsIE. May samuel Com
pers, president Of the Federation Of Labor,
said in a speech here tonight that II Con-
gress does not heed the voice Of labor the
answer will be the election Of trade unionists
to Congress with trade union tickets in their
pockets. He sale that thousands OF immi-
strike to take the places Of miners If the
strike occurred. He said be was well
pleased with the strike settlement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
MILAN JURY DISAGREES.

Friend of Politicians Escapes Co nvfctton
for Election Bribery.
The jury in the case Of Eddie j. Milan.
the friend Of politicians. who was indicted
OF bribing a voter at the polling place ad-
joining the Adams street police station,
Brooklyn, on Election Day last, failed to
before Judge Crane and a juryin the County
Court. Attorney-General Julius Mayer and
Deputy y-General Jones were in
charge Of the prosecution, while former
Borough President Martin W. Littleton APP
peared for Milan. Littletop was surprised
that the jury did not acqut Milan.
why there was no case made out against
him." said Mr.. Littleton, and I didn't
ever c~ross-examine the only two witnesses
put on the stand by the prosecution
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
DEAD JAP IDENTIFIED.
was the Son Of q wealthy Cotton Merchant
Body Found In Creek.

was vut GUN W u wealthy SVttou EHChC ~
Body Found In Creek.
B.. F. Balsara Of 81 West Eighty second
street visited Hoifman's Morgue. North
Bergen. yesterday, and positively identified
the body Of the dead Japanese there as that
OF Eljiro Nakano, son Of q wealthy broker
and cotton merchant. The body was
found in Belmont Creek on Sunday evening.
MIR. Balsara knew the young man well and
also was acquainted with his father, who 10
president Of the Toto Nagal Compan ny Of
S2 Wall street and who lives In Osaka, Japan.
Mr.. Balsara offered a reward Of 5000
to the person finding Nakano and this will
be paid 70 John Jansen who keeps a road
house near the creek. Mr.. BalsSra said he
could not imagine how the young man
came 70 his death. but wa sure that he
had mt been murdered.
The 10 were no marks Of violence on the
body. A cab.egram has been sent 10
Nalmno's father. aslhng what disposition
n 10 DO mnda Of the body. Mr.. Balsara
ezpsots that Il WI BE- crSEnAted and tho
AGkas ssnt b Japan4
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08

scribed the food with good results In
many cases. Name given by Postum
Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
.Grape-Nuts is regularly prescribed in
place Of medicine by many physicians
for stomach or intestinal trouble, lack OF
punishment, brain-fag and nervous pros
tration. The result usually shows i'm
mediate improvement and a speedy COM
plete nj
Ten days trial Of Grape-Nuts in place
Of. starchy foods works wonders.
"There's q reason
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, T.; y. Id TO MELVILLE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
rllman WIN Let Up on Barnes.

WASHINGTON, May TN the executive
session of the Senate this afternoon Mr..
Tilfman, discussing the nomination OF B. r.
Barnes for postmaster at Washington,
which he has been opposing, said he would
interposa no obstacle to the further con
sidsration Of the nomination after the rate
bill has been voted upon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
Presbyterian Union Election.

At the annual meeting Of the Presbyterian
Union last night at the Hotel Savoy Henry
T. Bronson, who has served the union as
treasurer for a number Of years, was made
president, and Warner q Eorden sue
oeeded him as treasurer. Because OF the
recent death Of Henry R. Elliot, secretary Of
the union, the Rev. W. w. Coo was elected
secretary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
Judge Hamilton Says State Gas Commission
Is Unconstitutional Body.

.ALBANY, May 7.-Judge Andrew Hamil-
ton to-day appeared before the State Gas
Commission, representing Anthony N.
Brady's Albany Gas and Electric Light
Company. The citizens Of Albany want
cheaper gas. Mr.. Hamilton insists that the
State Commission has no power to act, rs
the law under which it was created lie un-
constitutional, Id that the Legislature had
no right to delegate its powers to a COM
mission or any other authority.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
Found Bones In Quicklime.

workmen digging in a lot at 543 West
Forty-eighth street yesterday afternoon
struck some bones about eight feet down
surrounded by quicklime. They were taken
to the w lest Forty-eeventh street police
and thence to the Morgue by order
of Coroner Hamburger. The Coroner thinks
thew may be human bones and will in
yeatioatA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
COLER FIRES
Bills for Sewer Cleaning Are to BE Laid
Before Grand Jury.

Matthew j. Kennedy was dismissed yes
terday by President Bird s. Coier of the
borough Of Brooklyn from his place as
Superintendent of Maintenance of the
Bureau of Sewers for alleged general in
efficiency" Mr.. Coler has been recently
examining the bills for sewer cleaning
under the last administration, and as a
result will ask District Attorney Clarke to
lay the matter before the Grand jury. for
Investigation. IL lie alleged that the bills
In many cases were excessive.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08

The food experience Of a doctor exper-
imenting with himself is worth knowing.
He says:
Il had acid dyspepsia since / have any
knowledge, from eight years old, ! know.
1T worked down from stomach TO In
testinea locating at the umbihcus In en-
teritis until six years ego. the agony
every few days was sornething terrible.
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To Attend King Alfonso's weddins.

WASHINGTON, May Lieut.. U. 6. Grant,
Cd, U. 8. A., and Liout. Lee C. Palmer.
U. g. N, will leave Washington Wednesday
for New York, whence they will sail for
Madrid 10 represent the army and navy,
respectively, at tho wedding % King
Alfonso, -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
Twenty Hurt in Overturned Car.

PHILADELPHIA, May 7.-As a result Of
a passenger coach Of the Cape May ex-
press on the West Jersey Railroad over
turning in Camden to-day nearly a score
OF persons were injured. Eleven OF these
were treated at Cooper Hospital. None of
the injuries are serious.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08

Charles Il. Clouds Country Home Burned.
PrrrsF1ELp, Mass, May THE country
residence Of Charles E. Cloud Of Brooklyn,
at T~yringham, fifteen miles south Of here,
was burned this afternoon. The resi-
dence was new and was to nave been 90
cnIpied this week. The loss is $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
A DR'S FOOD

Pound a Food That Lifted Him Out Of
Trouble.
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LONGFELLOW SAID,

eve lead bot one life here on earth,
We most make that beautfn1,
And to do this, health and elasticity OF mind are needfu,
And whatever endangers or impedes these most be avoided"
The Washington times., 1906-09-30

''Impossibler' Boyd at once deciar-
ed. Though he has overreached him
self by being a bit too crafty In franz
ing up this decoy notice. the author or
II is far from being blockhead- He
designed that / should Interpret II. ana,
knowing the danger that might result
he win anticipate any general move
against him. and VIII be guarded az
every point. Failure only would follow
anything OF that kind. Whatever l do,
Jimmie. Must be done alone.
mot by a long chalk cried Cole
man. decisiveIy. You are not going
up against this gang alone IL would
be taking your life in your hand. and
The Washington times., 1906-09-30

These knaves must have taken me for
an ass. They have made this so plain
that they have overshot their mark
Terry, see IL 1t appears in the other
papers"
Yes. sir. It does. It is in all OF the
leaders"
''Of course II isr' sneered Boyd de
risively. 'In making sure that / should
see Il these scoundrels have exposed
their own game. That notice, Jimmie,
was meant for me alone
For your" cried Coleman amazedly
u have no doubt OF it. II intended
for a confederate only. as l first
thought. some plan certainly would
The Washington times., 1906-09-30

I'll noi stand for L.. II there's 10 be
ragged night Of it. m going % he al
your elbow through thick and thin
Eut Felix Boyd sravely shook his
head
Thanks FOR your offer .mmie,
which ls ike YOU" said he; but this
afTa'r. n have sized il up correctly.
shows me but one efestive course. [
am determined to Hand these scoun-
crels sooner or later. and this oppOr-
tunlty to get definite line on them,
and have a look at their chief, Is one
! Will not lose. let the danger be what
IL may"
But we two can shadow the woman
as well as YOU alone.
Two on her track will be one too
many. Jimmie" Boyd firmly insisted.
The vigilance of these knaves viii be
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redoubled tonight. and I viii hazard
nothing that might prevert their de
signs. I am going straight into th'
net they have spread for me-
But how can ] help you?"
In one way at least, replied Boy
They win foresee that I may ante.
pate personal peril. and very likely pa
a shadow on the companion OF the man
whom the woman Is instructed 20 fol-
low. ] want YOU 20 look after that fell
low. and see what you can make Of
him"
while you shadow the woman"
Precisely"
why not arrest him after they sep
arate, and so make sure Of