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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
PASTOR TIE CORRESPONDENT
IN THE DIVORCE WEIGH ROBERT
CRUIT OF MONTCLAIR GOT.

Neither His wife Nor mo Preacher Had
Anything 70 Say IN C~Ourt-Thetr
Goings On ATado Thngs Aveiy FER
Some Days In Q JeFsey Hotel.
MoNTcLAIR, N. j., July ie.-Hobert
Cruit, q New York advertising agent fesid-
ing at i47 Upper Mountain svenue, got
a divorce from his wife, Nellie Jewett Cfutt.
Chancellor Magic signed tho final decree
In Trenton this morning. In his appica-
ton for q divorce Cruit alleged that his
wife eloped with the Rev. Henry Josoheke,
formerly the pastor Of the Unitarian church
at Rdgewood, Bergen county.
The testimony was taken before Town
Attorney Edwin B. Goodel Of this place,
who acted as q special master In chanoery.
Cruit declared that his wife had Left him
more than q year ago. There are three
children, ranging from Z to ID yeazs
old. Cruit testified that his wife made
the acquaintance Of tho preacher two
years ago. when she and her family
were guests at the old Canistear House,
near Stockholm. Benson r. SNYDER. the
proprietor Of the hotel. then took up. the
story. He testified chat he had seen Mrs.
gether, and Mrs. Cruit, in order to escape
Identification, hid behind o rain curtain.
Snyder kept q watohful eye upon them,
and noticed that the minister visited Mrs.
Cruit often. He also surmised that he
came to the hotel at night, and with the
aid Of two nelghbors he watched In Q log
cabin on the lawn and awaited develop
ments. They did not have to wait long
when they noticed some signals made
with a lamp at Mrs. Cruit'e window.
Shortly after midnight o man walked aorose
the lawn toward the front door Of the hotel
and was about to enter when the landlord
bounced upon him and threatened to shoot
him 10 he insisted upon going into the
house.
The visitor attempted TO enter by an.
other door, and Snyder fred four ghots
at him, none of which took effect, and The
man escaped thro ugh the door,
Then the three men made o rush for
the house and discovered the Rev. MIR.
Jesoheke under a table In tho dining room.
He was almost Frustrated with fright;
Mrs. Cruit came down stairs and begged
the landlord to let him remain in the house.
She confessed her i~nfatuation for the man.
and said her husband knew she could never
care for him again. She also added that
her church taught that as long as a woman
cared for only one man there was no sin
Mr.. Snyder said he was induced BY, the
Of the clergyman to let him stay In the houee,
with the result that Mrs. Cruit kept him
In her apartments for two days. bringing
him food and other necessities.
This testimony was corroborated BY
Albert 8. Leeper Of SUSSEX and Charles
D. Day Of Canistear.
Neither Mrs. Cruit nor. Mr.. Jescheke
lowed the case to 60 by default. Mr.. Cruit
Is at present spendi ng the summer at st:
Anthony Park MINI. The custody Of
his three chi ldren was given to him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
GAS HEARINGS UNDER WAY.
ITKELY TO LAST FOR THREE
MONTHS OR MORE.

ssrome's Assistant, Howard Cans, Takes .
Leading Part in the Fight to Uphold
the 80 Cent Bin-C0nselidated Hae
30 Days to Present Direct Testimony.
The hearing In the fight over eighty cent
Was began yesterday before Arthur n.
lSIasten, referee, at 40 Wall street.
The hearing will continue for three months
mr. more. Thirty days are given to the
consolidated Gas Company to complete
their direct evidence in the case, forty-ive
% the State and county and fifteen more
20 the company In rebuttal. Judge La
rombe also ordered that the hearing pro-
coed regularly from day to day.
Charles F.. Hughes, who had been en-
raged to push the proceedings for the
state. had already completed his arrange
ments for a trip to Europe and could not
therefore be present. Attorney General
MAYER, with Senator Alfred r. Page; APP
peared for the State. Howard 8. Cans
was present for District Attorney jerome
and Assistant Corporation Counsel Burr
appeared for the city. John A. Carver OF
company. Ex-United States Attorney
General Beck will be associated with him.
MIR. Carver opened the case for the gas
company By. outlining lining the h .h evidence HomDsr1 he
contention that the eighty cent law is con-
ascatory and unconstitutional.
The taking Of evidence began with the
fling of copies OF the various State Iawa
under which all the constituent companies
had been started, recapitalized and com
bined, together with the law under which
the consolidation was effected In 1884.
Mr.. Cans, who was apparently leading
the fight for the 80 cent gas law, Mr.. Mayer
having departed, objected to the deeds
Of all the property OF the company being
introduced as evidence by Gilbert Franklin,
an employee in the real estate department
Of the company. "Only the deeds to the
property the company is actually using
are relevant, " he urged.
Referee Masten overruled Mr.. Cans; who
took an exception; and all the deeds we're
put in evidence.
MIR. Cans and Mr.. Burr objected to the
assessed valuation Of all the property being
that the company should prove these values
Referee Masten again overruled.
Mr.. Carver then asked his witness To
give the figure at which the State assessors
several years age had fixed the value oi
all the franchises of the company. Mr.,
Cans again objected. on the ground that
many Of these had expired and were worth
tanned Mr.. Gans's objection, but allowed
the testimony to 60 on the record. This
whole matter would have to be thrashed
out, he said, and his decision was given
in order to have a full hearing on the matter
ofthese special franchises.
valuation fixed by the State Board Of AS
SCISSORS. This also included mains and ser.
vice pipes, out he did not know In what
proportion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
THREE KILLED BY DYNAMITE
Explosion in Factory Destroys Twenty.
i've Buildings.

ST. PAUL; Mimi; July 1e.-The Atlantic
Dynamite %Company's liant at B%arksdale,
Wis, was destroyed by an explosion at 8
o'clock this morning. The first report said
that twenty-five had been killed.
turned, reports three killed. j. L. Fierce,
superintendent Of the factory, whose home
was in Wilmington, Del, and William Wal
lace, a laborer, are among. the dead.
There were twenty-five buildings In the
group, and they were practically all de-
molished by the explosion. There were
twenty others injured, some Of whom will
probably die The shock was terrible, as
more than thirty tons OF dynamite ex-
ploded. The shock oroke windows at
Ashland, seven miles distant, and was felt
twenty-five miles away.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
UNIONS TO ROB SAN FRANCISCO
Organizers Plan to Got 81.7S for an Eight
Hour Day for Lab0rers.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1e.-Organizer Zant
Of the American Federation Of Labor sue
ceeded to-day in lining up 400 Of the work.
men employed on the United Railways and
forming them into a union.
1t is expected that 900 members will
soon be enrolled. This Is an effort to union
ize a mob Of unskilled laborers on the street
railway s, and to get for them an advance
to 81 .25 a day.
Electrical workers on the United Railroads
also threaten to walk out on Wednesday
unless they got an eight hour day at the
same pay they are now getting for ten
hours work.
This ~unionizing OF construction laborers
on the street railroads is the first move to
blk builders and owners of lots who are
removing debris and reoonstructing the
city. II unskilled labor Is TO get $2.25 for
an eight hour day it, will mean a heavy
additional cost for rebuilding the city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
HERBERT D. SHIVERS,
913 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa,
NOE REALLY ENGAGED.
Dudley Carter Admits That Miss Norma
Munro Has Not Said Yes.

Miss Norma Leslie Munro authorized
yesterday a denial that she was engaged
to marry Dudley Carter. the young son Of
the actress Leslie Carter Payne. who an
nounced the engagement at a dinner on
Sunday night.
Young Carter himself admitted chat he
had beer mistaken about It,. He said that
when he conhded to his friends at the Inner
that he was to marry Miss Munro he hadn't
carefully thought over what he was going
to say. Having now assured his friends
that Il was all a mistake, he said he vas
going away for a rest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
Mr.. Bcldt's Summer Home Not for Sale.

Mr. Bcldt's Summer Home Not for Sale.
Utica; July ia story which has been
circulated on the St. Lawrence River is to
the effect that overtures had been made
by a titled visitor from abroad for the pur-
chase Of George Boldt's summer home On
Hearts Island, the most beautiful and costly
place on the river. II 10 said that about
$4,000 900 has been expended on the place
thus far, and only two-thirds Of the archi-
tect's plans are finished. Mr.. Boldt, when
Questioned to-day; said to q reporter:
1t is perfectly absurd. I do not know
The man referred to. This Is my family
home. Why should I sell it?"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
SUIT AGAINST JUSTICE HOOKER.
Recei yer OF Wrecked Fred0nia Bank Seeks
Payment OF Q Note Made by Him.

Payment OF . Note Made by Him.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y; July 1e.-In the
United States District Court In this city
to-day the trial OF IN action brought by
Christopher l.. Williams, receiver Of the
wrecked Fredonia National Bank, against
Justice Warren B.. Hooker was begun, and
the entire afternoon was spent in taking
testimony. The plaintiff has q note made
by Justice Hooker for ssl $50. which, It 10
claimed, has never been paid in full. The
note is dated November o. 1850, and on
the back are ind orsements In Cashier
P. r. Green's handwriting showing that
SIS. 2s0.es has been paid.
Justice Hooker's defence 10 that the note
was given In an oil deal which terminated
disastrously and that subsequently his
wife, Eta E. Hooker, transferred to the
bank ga 900 worth Of Seneca oil stock,
with the understanding that this was to
release this note as well 40 certain obliea-
tions held by the bank against her. Il IN
alleged that Justice Hooker knew nothing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
Walsh Tammany Club Formed.

4 Tammany club Tor b new Twenty
first Assembly district was started last
night by the Walsh men. The clubrooms
are at 2aO5 Seventh venue. Edward d.
0'Brien, q son OF Judge Denis o 'Brien Of the
Court Of Appeals, was elected president.
Daniel e. bowling, former Deputy Sur
veyor Of the Port, was made vioe-president
and Charles Carruth was put In as second
vioe-president. Magistrate Walsh made a
speech and most Of the newly elected fol-
lowed suit. A committee OF three was ap-
organization.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
CTS on LAWYERS TICKET.
Favor Independent Action, but Are Not
Sure About All tho Names.

Favor independent ActIOn, but Arc NOT
Sure About All the Names.
The city committee Of the Citizens Union
approved at a special meeting last night
the policy Of the lawyers committee In
deciding to run ar independent judiciary
ticket, but the committee hesitated when Il
came to adopting the list Of candidates
selected by the lawyers. Instead It was
determined to appoint a special COMMITTEES
lions Of the candidates and q similar oom-
mittee to pass upon the candidates In Brook
Ign.
to report before September Is, when the
judicial district conventions will be held
ITO consider anne Of these or other oandi-
dates for Judi cial offices whose character
and reputation are such as to insure their
independent and intelligent administration
of Justice"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
BOY Accideutally shoots HIS Sister.

CLEAN, N. Y, July 1e.-A fatal shooting
accident occurred this afternoon at State
who lives on McCrea Brook, and his wife went
%6errying. leaving In charge Of the house
ttheir son Willie, IS years OF age, and daugh-
yer Edna two years younger. A hen hawk
new into the chicken yard and the boy
went after a revolver. The little girl fol-
lowed and met him In the doorway. just
ashley met the gun exploded and the bullet
went into her brain, killing her instantly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
MEAN TRICK OF THE WIND.
Italians o. Their Way to Celebrate De.
prived or Their Guns and Their Freedom.

prINou Vi IHeIr Iuns ahu IHeH FreouOm'
A slight gust Of wind oareering through
the gallery at the Manhattan end Of the
Brooklyn Bridge about S o'clock yesterday
afternoon lifted the coat tails of Tony
relli, "a years, both Of Norwalk. Conn.
They were coming to New York to help cele-
brate the feast of Our Lady of Mount
Carmel, and in order to make their share
OF the noise they had provided themselves
not OF blank but Of ball cartridges.
The wind disclosed the shining butts OF
the r%evolvers. Detective Crosby of the
Bridge Squad caught the CLINT and before
the Italians knew what had happened
pockets and they were under arrest. They
celebrated in the Oak street station house
last night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
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prepaid. He may smoke
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remaining ninety at my exc
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The filters Of these cigars
are Clear Havana, OF good
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
TraiaIoad OF Elks Have Marrow Escape.

TRINIDAD, COL, July ia train on the
Colorado and Southern Railway. carrying
hundreds Of Texas Elks to the convention
In Denver, was wrecked three miles north
tin j. Cullen was killed and Fireman Charles
T. Carroll badly hurt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
STATEN ISLAND DARK AND SLOW.
Not Enough Power to Light the streets and
Keep the TroIeys Coing.

Keep the Troleys Ceing.
The trolley cars throughout Staten Isiand;
which have been limping badly aver since
a week ago last Sunday. when there was q
triple accident at the power houses, were in
worse condition thar ever last night and
the street lighting circuits we're also In
trouble.
For an hour all the arc lights were out
and did only inter mittent service after
that. The trolley cars had their poorest
nights service. Their usual course was to
lie dead for from ten to fifteen minutes.
then run for anything from five to fifteen
minutes and then stand still. No informa.
ton as to when an effective service will 30
established could be obtained at the Offices
Of the company controlling the power. :.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17

Ex.sherin OF Columbia County q Suicide.
HUDSON, N. Y, July 18.-Ex-Sheriff Henry
Pest, one Of the most prominent politicians
in Columbia county, committed suicide this
morning by shooting himself In the head.
No cause IL given for the act.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-21
IN HONOR OF MESSRS.
FOLEY AND HOWiTZ
Delightful Dinner Given by Friends of
Popular Men Who Are About
to Leave City.

A delightful dinner was given at one
of the Casino buildings last night i'm
honor OF Messrs. w. C. Foley and A.
a. liowitz, who sever their conncc.
ton with the shipyard on January |.
The feast was served from Hotel War.
wick in the usual excellent style of
that hosiery, but the affair was Civ
en- on the Casino on account of old
associations. For years the shipyard
OFFICIALS and the hotel contingent held
informal gatherings at the bowling
alley, and as that is now occupied, this
party got as close to old times as DOS
sible by dining in the adjoining build.
ing.
Beautiful loving cups were present
cd the guests of honor during the ey-
cning and nearly everyone present re.
sDndcd to toasts or spoke briefly to
express regret at the loss of two val.
ued comrades.
Those present were: Messrs. w. G..
Foley. A. A. HowitZ. j. w. Davis. w,
+. Hopkins, Fred Read, N. F. Ket.
chnm. J. II. Taylor. j. D. G.. Brown,
j. G. Hunter, C. +. Thacker, II. M.
Scheer, A. n. Moore, w. II. Rogers,
James T. Reed, F. w. Wood, George
r. Mould, Major James Haughton and
Lieutenant Commander George Malli.
son, u. S. N.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-21
SOUTHERN RAISES
PAY OF MACHINISTS
ArbItrators Decide That They Arc
Entitled to Two Cents an Hour
More.
n3y Associated prcss

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Dec. 2O.-At.
lorncy Thorn, general counsel for tho
southern railway. and T.. !. Conlon,
FIRST vicc.prcsidrnt of the Information.
al Association of Machinlsts. two of
The nrbitrators selected to determine
tho wage scale To he paid muchinists
on the Southern railway. have reached
an agreement without tho necessity OF
calling on Judge George Gray, of Del
awnrc. who was selected us tho third
arbitrator. The award reached IL MS
follows: That tho Southern RAILWAY
company grant to tho mnchnists at
all the shops Of the company, cxccpt
nj Birmingham and Sheffield, an In.
crease of two cents per hour over tho
pay such machinists were receiving
on August n. 1906. to tho machinists
ut the shops nj birmingham and Shelf.
ticld. I'M Increase of one and one hnlr
cents per hour. to apprentices Mt MI
tho shors nm increase of one cent per
hour.
The wage scale MS fixed ny this mr..
bitrntion is to be effective on Sen
temher first, 1906. ana shall remain
III effect until November s, 1907.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-21
GOOD OLD STORK IS
BUSY IN RICHMOND
over Thousand Births Reported
with a-Few More Days to
Add to the Number,

RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 90
phenomenal Increase in the
numher of births In Richmond Is
SHOWN III the records now being
compiled at health department head.
quarters. where DR.. Levy. The chief
ncai,h ollcer, and his stan are
which will be carried In the annual
report Of Chief Levy to be submit.
ted In February.
UP to this time the total of births
reported to the department this year
Is 1.0l5.
For twelve months In 1904 tho
total number was $50; In 1905 there
was slight decrease, the total
being dOS. Eleven months i'm this
year give a total of OCT, the births
reported for the first half Of this
month, bringing the total for the
year to date llp to ! ,015.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-21
Murderer Says It is Nobody's
Business if he Wants
to Stay Woman.
WANTED IN RUSSIA FOR MURDERS
1t Is Asserted That He Has Killed
Several Wives and There Is
Standing Reward for His Arrest
Police Save Him from Anary
Mob.
Try Assncinted prossA

BUTLER. PA. Dec. 20.-Max Kaf.
Tie, Russian, killed his wife tonight
by striking her on the head with an
ironbarand also injured young daugh.
Ter and a boarder. The arrival OF a
squad of police saved Katie from VIC.
lence at the hands Of crowd which
mad surrounded his home. When ask.
cd by the police why he had killed
his wife, Katie said:
have right to kill my wife: its
hoDonys business but my own"
Fellow countrymen who knew KAT.
t'e IN Russia. informed the police that
ne is wanted for murder there. assert.
ing that he killed several wives and
mat there is standing reward for
MS arrest and return To RUSSIA
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-21
Kentucky Feudist Makes Confess.
ion on Witness Stand.
MURDERED MARSHAL CoCKRELL
Prosecution Believes That He is At.
tempting to Shield Some People
Higher Up-crime Committed Four
Years Ago.
Ny Associnted prcss !

CfNIilANA. KY, Dec. 20.-C,rtis
'eti, the rcudist. took the witness
stand in his defense today and sur.
priscd the prosecution by confcssinr
To the murder OF Town Marshal Cock.
rel III jackson four years ago. For
thiS crime Jctt is now on trial He
''hd made previous confession I'm.
pllcatihg Judge Hnrgis and Sheriff Ed.
"hrd Callahan Jet today claimed he
""s alone on he second floor of the
court house when he fired six shots
mt Cockrcll who was standing across
me street The TWO men had cxclanp.
cd shots two weeks before and i'm his
statement today. Jet said that II was
Il case OF his life or Cockrclls.
nc prosecution thus believes he Is
trying to shield two other men when
he says he was alone at the time he
murdered Cockrcll.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-21
PATRICK WILL NOT
GO IN THE CHAIR
Governor Higgins COMMITTED The
Sentence for Man Who Made
Such Brave Fight.
.H|NTEO THAT He IS INSANE
Man Is Not Satisfied With Escaping
the Electric Chair But Wants to
Be Pardoned-Has Made the Most
Determined Fight for Hlo LILO
Ever Known.
(By Associated Press. J

ALBANY. NJ Y, Doc. O-.A'Ecrt
/, Patrick wns today saved By Gov.
erlor Higgins from tho death chair.
IN the shadow or which no ms
stood for nearly i've years. He wi.
convicted March 1902 OF the p,nr.
der of William Marsh Rice. tho aged
New York city millionaire. In
Drief memorandum, laying stress
upon tho dissenting opinions of thu
Judges of the court of appeals wnrh
affirmed Pntrlck's conviction by n,
vote OF four to thr.c, tho Cove nor
announced that lie had commuteI
the death sentence to imprIsonr,e ~
for life.
Later In the day tho governo.
strongly Unlimited doubt of Pm.
tricks sanity. atlrlbuting his mcn;ni
state to tho strain Under which INC
condemned lawyer has laboroI ain
these years in the death coll 1t
Sing Sing,
Ihe governor was shown ais.
patch from Il New York ncwspupc:.
10 correspondent, In which It was
asserted that Patrick denied having
@rhi ihe governor any appeal for
cieihency and would rerliac to 40.
ccpl we Communication aud Insist
upon his right to die"
Patrick cannot determine wat
MS punishment shall he" said CIV.
crhor Higgins. He rs mistaken II
ne snys hc sent fmc no appeal. In
iact have several; ono -aprtlc,.
Jar, asking for U pardon. Hes-S;,iii;l,
nave to be careful or hu n,oy 'i i,
himseif IN Mattewan. The Ion,
strain seems to have bcen too
much for him." The Mattcwnn re-
lr'rcd to by the governor is tho
Stale hospital for insane criminals.
The governor said he had nothing
'urlher 10 say us To his reason for
committing the sentence. ''rhcro
W. nothing further for him to con.
siier,' he declared.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-21
BISHOP MCABES
FUNERAL SIMPLE
Dead Methodist Bishops Body viii
be Taken to Chicago for In.
torment.
(By Associntcd prnss !

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-Simulicity
marErd the services at the funeral of
The late Bishop G.. C. McCabe I'm
81 Pauls Episcopal church today.
MANY prominent Methodist clergymcn
ana ia"mcH of New York and Brook.
lYh were present. Bishop Daniel a.
Gochse'l of Boston read tho funeral
service. With him were Bishops !.
w. iiashicm. Of China: r. b. Nelcy.
OIL RuenoS Ayrcs, and T. G. Andrews.
rctirch, with Rev. Drs. G. p. Eckman.
ms,or Of ST. Pauls, J. NJ. Buckley and
William V. Kelly
On Friday morning the body Will
hc taken to Philadelphia. There 1t
viii be in state in the old Arch street
Methodist church until noon when 1t
VIII be put on n train for Chicago for
intcrmcnt in the Rose Hill cemetery,
Evanston.