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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-27
WOMEN AFTER BINGHAM
Waut Him to PrOJidc Detention
Rooms IN Police Stations.

The Society for Political Study felt pretty well
snub1ed yesterday at TIE way Commissioner
Bingham had treated it. The society had in
strUcted It's secretary 80 write urging that. in
view OF the recent case Of Mrs. Trauumann,
rooms Of detention should be established IN
The station houses where respectable men and
women could stay till they could communicate
with their friends or lawyer. instead Of being
clapYed into a cell. The letter the secretary
received in reply was from the Commissioners
secretary. who stated that he had been in
structed 20 say that the Commissioner had re-
ceived the socicty's letter.
But the Society Of Political Study doesn't IN
tend 10 stay snubbed. "One interview will ac-
complIsh more than twenty letters" said Miss
Mary Garrett Hay and the members promptly
acted on her suggestion. Miss Hay, Mrs John
II. Judge. the retiring president and Mrs. w. G.
Denarest. who heads the new ticket, were ap-
pointed a committee TO 90 and have it out with
Mr. Bingham at Police Headquarters.
Mrs. Anna Jackson, who is active in probation
ana rescue work. begged the women not to he
discourse ed. We're any Of us liable 10 fall i'll
on the street" she said land if an officer fancies
he smells liquor we shall be taken not to the
hospital but TO a station house Some pass
away IN the cells having never recovered con-
seriousness. It is d very serious matter in this
city.
you viii probably have to stay in your cell all
night without sending for your friends? And if
Il should happen TO be just after the luncheon
hour YOU will get nothing to eat until the middle
Of next day unless you have money to send out
Tor food or the matron Is kindhearted. Some
times the officers make up purses for the I'M
fortunates who come in-theyTe very kind, the
officers are"
If there cOud be one room established at L'O-
lice Headquarters" said Mrs. Demarest. "peI-
haps 1t would answer. They are finishing the
new building now and allotting rooms"
Il went into the police station near my house
once" said Mrs. Judge, and the memory has
been nightmare ever since"
Mrs. Lille DeVereuN Blake. who pioneered the
police marion movement, told how she started
that agitation through seeing girl of twenty
dragged through the streets by the arms by two
policemen one beautiful Sunday morning as she
was going 10 church THE men then said pO-
lice matrOns were unnecessary, just as they will
tell yOu these rooms Of detertiOn are unneces-
sary,' she said, but perseyere and you'll get
them"
And you can tell the Commissioner" added
Mrs Jackson, that they aren't anything new
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washington have
them. In New York everything seems so slow"
Mrs Belle De Rivera, the speaker Of the day.
gave q clever talk current topics. she
ranged from new battleships to defective par
ents. from the japanese crisis 10 wife heaters
and Reed Smoot- Everything was discussed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-27
WAS CHASING BLACK HAND MAN.
Excuse of Italian Landlord Arrested for
Carrying Revolver.

James Gauetro. the proprietor OF an Italian hotel
opposite the Old Ladies' Home, in Varian street
Concord, Staten Island. while pursuit Of an al
by score of excited countrymen. was arrested
by a plancothes detective yesterday and taken Il
the Stapleton police station, charged with carrying
concealed weapons.
Gallctro has been the recipient the police Kay. Of
threa tening letters OF thc Black Hand variety All
of which have been signed by the picture OF "A hand
holding dagger tripping with blood He is said
10 have received the last letter yesterday demand
ing that he place $1,000 in cash under of
the Garibaldi House. IN Rosebank. Shortly after
the receipt of this, while he was standing behind
the bar Of his hotel serving customers the door of
the barroom was opened by an unknown man. who
Immediately fired two shots and fled Cialletro drew
his own pistol, and. followed by his customers
gave chase. But the first man he caught up with
proved 10 he Il detective. who arrested him
Gallero released bail, and in the mean
time the police investigating the alleged assault
\ relative Of GalletrO named Cattana. was muir
dered in Brooklyn three years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-27
SEEKS SUSPENSION OF POLICE CHIEF.
One of Indicted Newark Commissioners Alsc
After Two Captains.

Police Commissioner Frederick W. Kroeger ex-
ploded oratorical bomb AZ the regular meeting
OF the Newark Police Board yesterday afternoon
hen he made three different motions calling for
the immediate suspension of chief Adams Captain
Serbia of the LIST Precinct and Captain DAILY of
the 2d Precinct Thus ne added another chapter To
the story of Newarks police force which has been
told as result OF the action of Sheriff Frank H.
Som Ier. Neither motion OF KroeSer was seconded
and 70. the time being the matter was dropped
bat it is possible that the officials Will tender their
re-ignatiouS
kr0eEer Is a young MAJ and the last Commits
souer appointed. and not familiar with police,
affairs when I've assumed the duties He relied upon
his colleagues in the board for his tnforma Ton
about certain Things, and now declares that he
was led around with the wool pulled tightly ahaut
his eyes. kroeger. like the officials he wants dis
missed, is under tIdctmert charges OF non
ftasancG, So are the other members of the Police
Eo1rd-Fredcrick Castle and HENRY X. Gardner
Their trials have been Put off indefinitely Nv "a,
appeal taken TO the Court of Errors alIe..ips- tb
indictments he detective. 30 '''
IL x Ct energy and inca ract,y w re the reasons
set forth by kroeger as to WHY i.e wanted IN, no
lice tptaius retired. but behind these ch,rges :,
IS sad. are many things which the young commits
Siprer has learned aboIt the department affairs i'm
which the Two captains have been involved t,bfrF
AGdirs ae thinks, has outlveI his usefulness
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-27

Many deals in central 5th ave. were reported yes
terday One Of the leading transactions was the
purchase by Thomas r. a. Hall from the BaococA
estate of No G35 9Th ave, a five story dWei!lhg
house on plot 36.lxl31 feet. southwest corner OF
51st St. It is Columbia College leasehoid. he
will erect a twelve story apartment house on the
site
The Cruikshank company and Pease * ElHhlan
have sold for the New York Life Insurance ana
Trust Company. as trustees of the estate of Julia
A. Chase. the story business building NO
4S1 9Th ave on lot 174xl00 feet adjoining the
northeast corner of Hst St. to John Hoge, OF
GAINESVILLE Ohio. Nj. EIoge also owns Nos. 4o'
and lS5 9TH ave and No. East 4ist St BY the
purchase Of No. ISL Mr.. Hoge can close an ola
alIeyway He has d plot 50xlO0 feet in oth
ave with an adjoining plot To- f1st st. 22XlOo feet.
He also has a right of way over four foot alley
i'm the rear of the corner. known as No 4'9 ON
ave This is the first sale of No. 4Sl 9TH ave. III
Robert G. Birkhahn OF the Office Of y. A. BerWn
Reller for a term of twcnty-one years the i9ur
story and basement altered building. NO. 3sl ON
ave on a plot 25XI25 feet At the aggregate rental
of about 100000. The lessee viii improve thr
property with a six story mercantile bulldihs,
Pease & Gilman have sold for n. Van RensSeIa eI
Kennedy the four story dwelling house, NO ~
5th ave on lot 296xlOo feet. adjoining the corner
of nth St. to client who will improve the prop
erty with a modern business building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-27
SHORT WOMEN AT A pREmI,IM

Ihere was bargain matinee at the Herald
hqlaFe Theatre yesterday afternoon, and five hun
oFed women competed for the prizes which were
somewhat different from those usually found at
bargain sales In fact. this was not bargain
sale al all, but ever woman Of five feet tr-o Or
under was offered free admission TO THE Road
10 Hestedlay-" The offer was made at the request
81 Miss Minnie Dupree, the star Of the piece whose
FRIENDS nave leased her so much about her drnin-
tSl.se stature that she wanted to prove that she
not so peculiar IN this respect as they supposed
Hlss DuIIsse claimed that there were scores OF
women IN New YORK no larger than she and tho
crowded lobby Of the Herald Square yestcrda :
AFTERNOON seemed 10 bear her contention A
couple OF measuring machines. fixed at five feet
Two were placed IN the lobby, and every woman,
PASS. They took off their hats and even loosenai
thelr hair IN their effort to come within the pre-
Ecrfbed limit of height and some offered To renioya
thelr SHOES Passes were given To about three
hundred, leaving about TWO hundred disappointed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-27
MANY COUNTRY HOUSES LEASED.

John f Scott manager Of the country depart
rnent # Pease & Gilman. has rented the following
country houses for the coming season. The W. b
yelling cottage. Lawrence. Long Island, to G. r.
Auchiucloss; the nr. f. W. Murray place, Cedar
hurst Long Island. To Ed. dc G. Chisholm; the
Edward l.. Burrill place. Meadowbank. Cedarhurst
Long Island W r. Erhart; the r. W. Brooks
house. Lawrence. Long Island. 20 Percy II. Jen-
niuRS. the FlaEc cottage, Lawrence. Long Island.
10 Johnston Livingston, lT the j H. seaman place
CeGarhurSt. Ions Island. TO Warren :. Crane tine
W n Phoenix house No. .. Cedarhurst Long
Island Edward " Weld. the William G. Story
cottage. CedaThurst, Long Island. to Joseph r.
Forbes. the S + IIinCkev place. Briar Hall.
CcdarhurSt, Long Island. to- :. l. Shoemaker,
the Keller house 1T CrdaThursf. Long Island, TO
Herbert y. Eawlins. the Holmes cottage. Law
renee Beach Long Island. to Howard : Nnlftiu,
tho ". y Phoenix cottage No. 2, Ccdarhurst. Long
Island 10 Arthur y. Peck; the Herbert \ Weeks
cottage Tccwaua, Ccdarhurst, Long Island %
Clarence =. Wyokoff the :. Oakley Van der Peel
cottage. Woodmorc Long Island 10 Mrs Lucy Is.
Van Wagcneu. the Mrs Louis Nelson cottage.
Ccdarhurst. Long Island. to Marshall ~. CLYDE. the
s 4. tioud house. Cedarburst. Long Island. TO OS-
born " Bright the r II. Cotter house. Wood
mere. Long Island To William u StiEeT. the Mrs
William Adams house Lawrence. Long Island. to
Mrs. Henry Mills bay, the Mrs. Charles L. Shcr-
man house Ccdarhgrst Long Island. to br Joseph
IL Winters. the S. p. Hlncklcv house Tang'ewood.
Codarhurst. Long Island. TO Alfred l.. Norris the
Field place. pobts Ferry y. Y, 20 NJ G. Her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-27
TWENTY-FIVE TO ONE.
p OF The Tribune. .

TO The EdltOr o. TIC IIlUunF.
Sir: At the recent legislative hearing at Albany
woman suffrage Mrs. Emil Ku,chling read a
statement against it. which has since Leen pub
lished IN your columns. She sale:
In 1855, when the Massachusetts woman was
asked by the famous woman's referendum what
She really wanted, she replied by an overwheInI-
ing majority that she wanted be let alone by
the sunragists."
On the Massachusetts referendum Of 1895 the
wOmens vote stood: Aye 22,2O4; no. S5l. The wcui-
WHO cared enough about the matter 10 express
themselves voted in favor Of suffrage. twent:-aye
70 one. Any one can verify these figures by wiz
Ing the State House, Boston
This monstrous misstatement. which was made
officially behalf OF the New York Association
Opposed the Further Extension of Suffrage TO
Women shows how .mperfectly informed the
officers Of that association the suffrage
question. ALICE STONE BLACKWELL.
Chaif6na1. Executive Committee. Massachusetts
MEman Suffrage Association.
10. Park st.ee., Boston.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-27
"PA" CORBIN POPULAR
Nc7c Tar Commissioner Wen
THought of in Connecticut.

New Haven. Feb. 26 (SpeciaD.-The appointment
of William H. Corbin, of Hartford. as Tax com
missioner vice Commissioner Healy, removed OF
Governor Woodruff, is a choice that is commencing
itself heartily 40 the Republicans of the state. IL
is mot a political appointment in any sense. as Mr..
Corbin while prominent I'm Republican ahalrs N
Hartford. has not been closely identlhed WIN
fdctonal fights to sow further dlscord because
his acceptance OF the Office. lie is one Of tuT
most widely known and popular Yale graduates ID
the state. having been as Pa Corhin. prominent
in Yale football councils for years. as wen as 1t.
all OF the university gatherings III New Raven anu
Hartford. Governor Woodruff. In choosing MN
picked a business who will bring 10 the eA-
tremely difficult work OF the Tex Commiss!onershlP
the business experience and personal problty thdl
should make that office one Of the most !mportip'
the public in the state The Office Is one 'N"'
can be made of great value to the public
Under the management Of Mr.. Gates 1t was
brought to a standard of importance which mas no.
been followed under the late administration oil MI
Heay. The latter. it has been commonly hl'N,''
received the place from Governor Roperts P'ltS
in return FOR his strenuous efforts in obtaining l"e
nomination that executive and save to me oi5s f
OF the nard work and the careful I,C'tod
the office is useful and can be made OF extreme
importance It was largely due to the inertia or
that the office might he abolished ana no
The report which Highway Commissioner Mac
donald has made to the Governor on the GOO, 90 S
the noIiCv of state aid which this state was the
third i'm the United states TO adopt. NeW ,i JgrSey
undertook this work first; massachusetts l9noMt'
Connecticut came third. and there are twenty
two states managing their good roads loEeiligI ,t
under this policy The important faCt Is oI'uSL.
Mr.. Macdonalds report that the moNeH i-,
10 build first class highways i'm this state anu kt
them IN condition has not fallen entirely on ~
state treasury. He reports that over mIillon ali
q half a year is being spent by the towns leIi
selves for roads and bridges. outside OF the amount
contributed by the state. \ few years dSo WIIeil
similar data were brought together the amount an
uualIy expended by the towns fell S5VJW'l heioN
this figure. Commissioner Macdonald rerna ms tlldL
this gain is now being shouldered by the towns
themselves showing the increased interest IN TINS
important work and proving rather cohCiuSiNrlt
the hold which the movement has on the people.
The Commissioner feels that the educational cam
paign which the state has been conducting Is me
best method Of drOuSug the towns TO a rea llhlp!l
of the Importance Of the work. and feels SupiNI.
that the state must build 50 that its WORK ma! "'
an object lesson AMI incentive To the towns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-27
NEW YORK'S BIRTHPLACE
Preservation Society To Be Organized, with
Warner Miller as President.

The temporary society to acquire and preserve
the birthplace Of New York State will meet on
Saturday evening March >. ~ the Hotel Grama-
tan Brownsville. to complete its organization and
elect Warner Miller as president. The purpose Of
the society is preserve the site OF The old White
Plains Courthouse, in which the subject colony Of
New York became q sovereign state the change OF
status having been accomplished July 9, 1I1C.
by the passage of resolution appro ing the Dec
laTaton Of Independence The site which the
courthouse then stood is occupied by what Is
known the Fiero Homestead and the property
was purchased last summer by two patriotic citi-
zens of White Plains. Charles Y. Moore and Jere-
miah T. Lockwood, who are holding it in trust
probable that the tide to the property will be vest
ed I'm the state and bill asking for an appropra-
ton Of $4,000 toward the purchase Is now before
the Legislature.
In spite OF tho importance Of the events associ-
ated with the White Plains Courthouse. they have
been s1nEularly ignored and almost forgotten. In
the years since the state born only at
tempt has been made to preserve its birthplace
This was in 1898 when bin to acquire the prop
erty in question passed by the Legislature, but
vetoed by Governor Flower There never WAS even
a celebration OF the anniversary until 1892. when
York marked the date with fitting ceremonies at
White Plains.
A little more than a year ago the National Soci-
cty of the Daughters Of the American Revolution
the result The preSiden. OF the temporary organi-
cation is Mrs. Henry A Powell. regent Of the
White Plains chapter, and Miss Grace Dodge is one
Of the subscribers. The society Is appealing for
be sent to the treasurer. Mrs. J. T. Lockwood, No
30 Court street. White Plains.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-27
PAGAN EXCISE BOARD SUSTAINED.
Licenses Granted by Unconstitutional Blair
Board Worthless.

Justice Reed OF the New Jersey Supreme Court
upheld Mayor Fagan's excise board and invau-
dated the licenses granted by the excise board ap-
pointed by Judge John 4. Blair TO thirty-egbt
Jersey city Saloonkeepers yesterday A clause OF
The Bishops law took the appointment OF excise
boards in cities Of the first class from the mayors
and gave it to judges Of the Common Pleas courts.
Judge Blair appointed excise board. which
licensed thirty-eight saloons which Mayor Fagan's
board had refused 10 license
Then the clause changing the appointing power
was declared unconstitutional Morris Dienstag
VINO has saloon AT Grand and Varck streets
peutlone0 the supreme Court for a mandamus 20
compel Mayor Fagan's board 10 give MIN a license
The other thirJy-seven Blair license saIOonkeepers
anlded by the result of Dienstag's proceeding
They have an been allowed 10 continue bushes
pending the litigation. Acting Chief Rooney. q
the police. said he would do uothina until shs
Excise Board had had tirae to act
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-27
MOVES IN ENSIGN DIVORCE CASE.
Decision Reserved on Request for Temporary
Alimony and Counsel Fees

Albert z. Lezinsky, counsel for Mrs. Ida Eliza
beth Ensign. who is suing Harry 4. Ensign i'm the
Supreme Court for a separation on the ground of
cruelty, asked yesterday that certain allegations
IN the> defendants answer TO the suit and I'm a
counter suit FOR divorce which the defendant las
brought the ground Of misconduct be strucIi
out. He also asked that his client he given tenn
porary alElonv and an adequate counsel fee Jus
tice GTcenbaum reserved decision on both motions
Ensign is a partner in tne banking irm of f. d.
Shepard * Co. of No. Il Nassau street with a
branch In London, where Ensen has lived In
bis counter suit against his wife who is an Eng
fish w2man, ne has named Henry Robert Pope an
8ngsamatl as eore1sp@3nddent Pope appeared in
Several OF the ALLEGATIONS against Mrs Eneir,, q,
her husbands counter complaint though namin !.
certain men. give neither time nor place and are
considered too vague by Mr. Lezinsky her counsel
for legal purposes. He objects also 20 the ansW YER
10 Mrs. Ensigns charges being intended merely
10 influence the jury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-27
DETECTIVE CUTS THROAT
Arrested for Swindling Countrymen-Caught
Murderer Last April

New Brunswick y. J.. Feb. 2S.-JOseph LengeL an
Hungarian detective was found to-day IN the lock
up with his throat cut He arrested last night
ON charges made by some Of his couutrymen here
Re removed the Wells Memorial Hospital.
where his condition is said To be critical
Lengel's downfall is said to date from the time
he received Il reward Of $500 offered by the county
for the capture of Frederick Lang who shot and
killed his niece. Katie Gordon, at BOuhamtou. las
April The hungarian had never had SO much
money time before. aud 10 seemed 20 turn
his head After the money gone ~ is alleged
ICngCl started in a systematic course ~ swim
dlinS lie is accused OF having eXtorted money
from many HuDGarianS here, both men and women
under threats of serving for their arrests
which ne pretended To- have i'm his possession.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-27
RETURNS TO ASYLUM.
Jury agrees 5cih Contention That
UintcrbmR Is PaanOidc.

HackensacB y. J.. Feb 26 (SpeciaL)-J \. Win
terb1.-n worth $1,000 a resident Of Fdgewater. was
brought from the Morris Plains Insane Asylum
this afternoon for another examination as to ms
sanity The jury found him to he insane and he
was sent back. He is a son Of the late John VIM
terburn. Il builder. who left real estate worth S2ol-
600 10 his five children His brother. 7. W Winter
burn. an architect is president Of the EdSeWatyr
Borough Council. The latter thinks his brother IS
insane. but his sisters, Mrs. Amy l'hhi anu
Miss Mary Wiuterhuru have "a different opinion
That Is why the examination TODAY was "'"'''N
Commissioner Ahram peEaUm presided.
DR. NIallou. of the asylum, said Nlnttrhurn We
a parauoiac. suffering from the doiuSlon tA"l re
was a great magazine writer som" "I MS Lall-
bling literature was offered In evidence. A. WEI
a 10 proofs OF q maEaZiU" no hoped 10 pun
Ilsh The proofs cost him 500. but the magazine
NILhIisL-.L
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-27
MEMORIAL TO MISS ANTHONY.

The executive committee Of the National Amer-
Woman Suffrage Association has decided that
the Susan B. Anthony memorial shall take the
form of a fund OF 100000. so sooner had tho
proposition 10 raise a memorial fund to the honor
of the famous leader been made than Colonel
Dan" Anthony member Of the Anthony family.
offered to start It with check for $1,000 1t is
said that the money viii be raised for the purpose
OF carrying aggressive suffrage campaign,
especially in the South where. although the mov"-
ment Is still in its infancy. success Is thought 10
be almost certain. owing TO the need the white
men feel for the votes of the white women to keep
the Negroes in minority at the polls. This arg
ment will II IS believed. influence the legislat-
ures in tho Southern states that they easily
be prevailed cnfranchise the women.