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New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
FIRE STILL 4 MYSTERY
Police and Coroner at Odds OTCr
Death in Mack Home.

coroner and police arc again odds this time
In regard tu he cause ~ a mysterious fire at No.
East sd Saturday afternoon. after which
The body Of Sophia H~ekl"r vas found in the eel
lar Of the house Coroner SHrady says 1t IS case
or homicide. and this belief IS backed up by his
physician. pr. Leblanc. who conducted an autopsy
yesterday. hut IN" police inclined TO think that
Miss IIeckler killed herself purpos"ly fell 10
her death IN her haste to get away from fire
which sin" herself had set
As told in Yesterdays Tribune. th" body was
found in the celia by Harry Mack several hours
after the fr, had been discovered and put out
Mack VINO is d lawyer. No - William street.
lives IN tho nous. with his brother and sisters, and
Miss Tieckl"r. who twenty-eight years Old
was employed by them a servant.
Mr.. Mack's sisters spending the SIMMER in
Maine The servant in the house when he and
his brother. Leo g.. who is a Clothi"r. went away
Saturday noon Shortly before o'clock boys play
ing In the street smoke issuing froJn a second
story window of the Mack house When the fire
men arrived they had 10 break an entrance to pU'
out the FIRE The damage was &3''
When th" Ma,ks returned In the evening they
could find no trace ~ the servant The last seen
Of her was when She went {" a Third avenu" gro
cery about 9 o'clock in the afternoon. An investi-
cation of the where the fire was showed that
nt least 500 i'm iewciry had been stolen Late at
night Harry Mack found the servants body in a
pool Of blood the foot of the cellar stairs.
Coroner Shrady SAYS that the woman neck had
been broken Dr. Leblanc declared after the au-
topsy she could not possibly have received an
her injuries from fall downstairs He said that
many her bones were broken. mere WAS also
Il long cut on the chin and marks on the back. Tn"
coroner and the physician inclined To think that
sh, received her death blow upstairs. and was tHen
dragged into the cellar. What gives color to TINS
theory s that Mr.. Mack found the door leading ["
the cellar boted There were no burns ON the body.
The r,oIice scout the murder theory because their
inquiries have failed to find anybody who saw any
one besides the servant enter or l"av" 'he house
during the afternoon. The doors in the 'front.' and
AT the. rear were bolted but the police explain this
by saving they must have been bolted by the hre-
men when they went away. They think TN" CIR.
ac,identallv set the fire and in her excitement
tumhied down the cellar stairs or that she COM
mit-.d suicide.
TN. Nacl, brothers however. said Yesterday that
they had implicit confidence in the girl. and are
not disposed to side with the police in their the
ortcS.
Inspector McCanerty and one OF his men visited
the house. last night and mad" careful search of
tho premises. but failed to find Clew to the ser
wants death or the origin of the fire. Possibly, he
saiu the thieves. If there such in the house,
may try pawn the loot. and IN that way some
lead 10 the clearing mp of the mystery may be OBJ
tanned.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
TYLER CUT HIS THROAT
Then Turned on Gas and Endcd
His Life. Coroner Says.

The mystery cIoudfng the death of Arthur NJ
Tyler formerly printer and recently an adNer-
tising agent. cleared up Yesterday afternoon
following the investigation by Coroner shradE ana
the police They were informed by his wife and a
boarder when TyIers body. with the throat cut
WAS found that the head was the oven OF a gas
stove and the gas vents were open.
The police were summoned early yesterday morn
ing hy a telephone message from 4 man named
Fitzgerald. supposed to he IN the insurance BUS Isl
ness and a bOarder at the Tyler home NO 80
West 18th street. Fitzgerald had Just retufheu
from Richmond. Va, with Tylers wife FOR d
time, the police and the were in doubt as to
whether II was a OF murder or suicide. After
an investigation they found that Tyler had cut his
throat with A razor the bathroom linen ne
staggered down the long hallway to his bedroom
He lay on the bed die. but the end did not
come soon enough In his death throes he ripped
the bedcIothes. He next staggered into the dining
room. where he up the felt cover of tn" table
and wrapped the shreds about his neck He next
went to the kitchen. where he turned on the Jets
Of the gas stove and lay down with his mead IN
the oven.
Mrs TYLER said that she and her husband had
been in prosperous circumstances. Their ar
fairs had gone well and two months ago sh'
went to the home Of her mother in Richmond, Va
At the same time Fitzgerald, The hoarder. who is a
good looking man. about twenty-five years old. also
went South. Mrs Tyler said her husband VINO
forty-five years old. knew they went away
together the boat She said tidt MI
Tvor's letters were Of such a despairng tone that
she became alarmed. on Friday he telegraphed
her that he would meet her I'm Washington. When
h, did not appear she wired him to buy the food
for a Sunday dinner and promised 10 join him In
New York. At midnight Saturday Mrs Tyler ana
FITZGERALD arrived In describing the circumstances
before she and Fitzgerald found the body she said;
II said to Willie Hanshorough. tho elevator boy.
Has Mr.. Tyler been behaving himself? And when
lie hesitated ] told him toll me the truth. ana
then he said that my husband had pe"n drinking
heavily for the last five days. He told III" that
Saturday morning Mr.. Tyler had come downstairs
on the elevator with him and given him IN" key
oC tho fat. telling him that was TO he home that
night and 10 let me- in But Willie went off duty
and gave the key to another hoy. who forgot all
.Ff,
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
MOB ATTACKS WOMAN's ASSAILANT.
Reserves Fight Off Angry Crowd and Get
Bruised Italian to Prison.

t,-arcisro Dernoriro. tweity-eicht years old "l
\, 2a4 Rt!shwick avenue. Williamsburg. narrowly
.sc.,,ad lvnchinc yesterday. after he had choked
@ "a attemuted to rob Mrs. Annie Neislnann VINO
1i,... al 40 - Stagg street, Williamsburg. MFs,
(T.isr,auD was coming down the stairs al hel
home when an Italian caught her 10y the throat
a,d tried 10 tear her diamond earrings from her
ears The man nf powerful bulid ana 'hr
woman seemed to be at his mercy. She Wrenched
herself loos. and screamed for help other ten
ants came 20 her aid and hel1 her assalIant uh'H
a policeman called
While waiting for the police the man hled I"
get away A rope was obtained ana ne was hounu
Word in The mean time had passed about me
,eglll . i.od that Of the murder"rs OF chiiifen
ta5 be.u captured while attempting TO XII cihid
a,d i'm = short time n thousand persons were AT
the scene Several attempts at violence we're thide.
l,,, cooler heads prevented me man from o''hS
taken 70 A lamppost and hanged
T-b. reserves of the StagE street station arrived
and with their clubs drove the crowd pack put
Tho prisoner I'm the patrol wagon, and were about
ia tart off when = Voey Of sticks and stones was
t..,rr-p at the wagon DcmOriro was taken 10 ule
etatiou house Ia lly and bruised. and hFter ne
sn.- attended by ambulance surgeon was al :
raicnci in the Manhattan avenue police court ana
-. ii without bail for examination. Mrs Neisihahh
Ind TO be attended by physician
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
ENSIGN WHIPS TWO NEGROES.
Has Hard Fight with Assailants of Girl on
Fifth Avenue

Ensign George Crofton OF the Charleston. figured
&c the hero in a desperate encounter with Two
negroes in Fifth avenue yesterday morning. The
negroes attempted 10 assault young near
nth street. the naval officer who is strapping
fellow, went TO the rescue When it was all Over
the sSajlarts Of the girl were badly used up and
the ensign nursing a deep in his right
temple crofion. who stays at No. Il Hedden Ter
roid story Of the fight just before going to
Philadelphia last night.
Il Manhattan She midnight train Of
the Central Railroad Saturday 10 get some papers
that I expected would be sent to the house OF m.
arother-in-law." he said. Near l1th street. on
Fifth avenue 7 TWO negroes on the westerly
side keeping pace with Young woman on the
side The actions Of the two struck as
suspicious. Finally I stopped 10 light cigarette
and 70 give the chance TO get littl" further
ahead Of Instantly one of them crossed to 4
Toint directly I'm front Of and the other APP
ylarently made straight for the girl.
Il didn't have leisure TO look the plrl.
for in n second was engaged with the customer
had crossed and stopped in my path. He WAS
pretty strong, but know few things about atlI-
letcs and taking Of myself in time of trouble
after nine years in the navy ! succeeded in dis
Easing Of him. / then went after tine other negro
J. had the girl ny tie throat and wrestling her
Rag from her GRASP when ] hit him He turned on
l.sc and Jet co 81 the young She imnIeil-
thing IN his hand that looked like n sanc}ag. and
Ire next thing knew | received a terrific blow pH
the temple. where that eat shows. / went down
hut before the could kick I UP and at
him 7 finally landec = blow IN mis- stomach and
fe helpless
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
LITTLE GIRL AND BABY MISSING.
Police Securing Brooklyn and Williamsburg
for Youngsters

All over Brooklyn. WILLIAMSBURG ana Browns
vile and even within the farawaN confines Of
Coney Island they looking for Pearc FeTru-
son and little Bessie ESpanito last night. PEARL"
is eleven years old. and her home is with her par
ents AT No. 90 HaIScy street. Brooklyn. while
Bessie il only eight months old and is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Antonio Espanito of No 1850
Broadway. Williamsburg. Pearlie was not. strictly
speaking kidnapper but she did love little Bessie
much that when the EspaniIos told Pc4rlic she
could take the baby out for airing Pearl" found
the pleasure too great to be off a hcdtmc.
Pearlie called thcr" Saturday and carried Bessie
for a bit of fresh air in Saratoga Park AT
Halsey street and Sara tosa avenue When PeaIriie
did return with tn" baby at sunset Saturday
the ESpanitos started out TO find them They We're
not in Saratoga Park. and the parents of Peariie
said they had not seen her since she left home to
go for the baby.
Then the police Were Informed. and they began
to receive from all parts of Brooklyn and vicinity
news of Pcarle and the baby. They riding ON
cars. transferring and then. and attracting no
end OF attention. Both of them dressed in
white. and both blue stockings. But they
ha vent been found
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
INNOCENT U1N SUFFERS.
UTomnn Cries "Lynch Him. and
Poor Italian Is the Tictim.

Lynch him, Lynch him yelled Mrs Gather
Inc Captoa yesterday afternoon The man she
wanted lyuched Is not known. The crowd which
v,os gathered at tn, 10th street pier waiting for
an excursion boat come in didn't see any on"
who ought 70 Iynched. but IL was willing and
anxious 70 lyu,a some one The crowd finally got
after | ,uis tOWCaurlld. entirely innocent man
He ran But the for 10y that time the
crowd had become moh-oyertook him and CAV"
him a terrible beating before he was rescued by
the police. His skull fractured and every
inch O. flesh his body was f"arfully bruised tie
was taken 10 the Harlem Hospital where, II Was
said there was no hope for his recovery
Just who Mrs taptola wanted lynched - "A cues
tfon She went the pier at l2oth street with her
yo,Incer sister to await the arrival Of excursion
steamer on which her husband and another
woman. Just the steamer laid alongside the
wharf Mrs Cantoa yelled Lynch him, Lynch
him the same mOme Mt. the sister SAYS. 4
young Italian. Tony polesi". seized her
Mrs CaptoIa meant either her husband tho
hoy. The mob also chased pul'>to He escaped
from the crowd. but captured by the police
and locked up on the charge OF attempted assault
lie says he did not touch the girl
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
BLACK HAND POISONS CASEY.
Dreamland's Dog Policeman Victim of 1tal-
ian's Revenge

# flags are at half mast in Drcamland to-day, and
If there is n of sadness in the voices OF the
barkcrS il because - four-lrEEed barker has
gone To the great divide and--proba bly-Crossed.
The departed is no other than Casey. Dream
lands dog policeman. ana his demise is laid at the
door of the Black Hand
casey u kafiir dog with history. lie was
given General Piet t'ronje the day of the
famous Boer surrender after the battle of Paarde-
burg The aged Bocr warrior brought casey with
him when he this country with a band OF
his followers and a battle show When
his returned to South Africa the
general presented the dog To Peter O'IIagan, mem
her of the famous Irish Volunteer Regiment of
the Roer army and at present chief of the Dream
land police force. O'Hagan and Casey became in
separablc
When the great fire swept over Coney Island last
week Casey attacked an Italian who was trying To
get away with a bundle of silver and table linen
from the Dreamland restaurant. The barking OF
Casey a the yels of the Italian brought O. fagan
and a bunch of other pillars of Dreamland to the
rescue. They fired the Italian through the portals
but the latter vowed vengeance on the dog.
Casey went .'of his feed yesterday He seemed
weak and a veterinarian unable to help him.
He died the of OHagan II the italian
comes Dreamland the men of the local staff
promise to put the alleged Black fiander to sleep.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
RI7RGL4R LIKES BCLLEI D.
ucrely Tries 4nother Undoso
U1beu Farmer Shoots at HIM.

Holm Selover. a farmer. HVing III "iio' " go
~ Jamaica South near Jamaica. had a nsHt "l.l
. h,,rgIar early Yesterday whose persistence couiu
ha sxplained in no other manner than 'ha' he pe
1,a,ad himself bullet proof Seover heard some one
irving to enter his house He took feFolveI fes a., 60
.ant ,o the lower floor. Looking through Wliluo"
he cav a man prylng at the sash with an IRON " IN
str1ment He opened fire at once and 'he 'ii''ii
disappeared 49,, ..,r,ed IN
ava mine the house to ascertain If other parts hau
bee, hammered with He was surprised 10 nhu I'e
burglar making attempt 10 gam an ei'' ''"
from, the further side Of the house. -,
Again the farmer opened fire. but apparent! W."
poor aim. n third effort was being hlaue u. w
burglar 10 get into the house through front
window when Selover by well dlrected puie''
drew blood and frightened the intruder away
Selover sat until daylight with MS reNoiNei 'S ~
t,,t ,hora u-ae no further effort modest his house.
He does know where his bullet hlt the pursId.
He said he aimed kind OF generally at the hhan
body.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
OLD MUSICIAN KILLS HIMSELF.
Suicide in Central Park Causes Panic Among
Women and Children.

musician. = No. 259 First avenue shot and killed
tinlself yesterday afternoon while sitting one
of the Central Park benches. The body taken
the East loath stree: station and later sent TO
ihe Morgue-
The park crowded with women and children
when the man sho, himself. and there panic
among the onlookers.
Martin held the revolver close his head and
IallloG the trigger. sending bullet through his
brain He fell and died before any could
r.ach him. i'aprolnan James Il Cassidy ran
ia where Martin had been sitting. He lifted the
,nan and called several men Ia aid him. call
spr = ambulance sent in and Dr. Goldsmith
yss s3onded The IS dead. said the doctcT-
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
LII rasye1xsg

and Charleston =. to the clyde - - "
and mts. Left Quarantine az 40 p rurv - %
steamer tt;erl NurEanstetn -.,rasa uasssn-
0eIrf,hs vi 40 cabin aht -
S.rs and rdss Arrived tbs EAr a. -, r1fy- IS and
tftIssl. JurzvIS'' ard
Rotterdam ID EeahaTn & E'y@seh 49, Bar
assS streraSe passengers and u3dSe- -'''
6.f5 a --- Ssva7nan Aur1's
Steamer Planet Mars tBrl. Ttuln'--' 49,
l q Tonnes Il IN bdila~'-- .--4sr . ire
steamer tilennssy Brown Boston
Tv-sa5is rra5rE Company. ballast .-, rf,rrscso
Juan FO~S- NsN ..",- 80 ~
- Port, Arenas - NgIsdilia = ana -ssssnxsrs
t,.. New York 4 Rico = &c. VIZ y. ~ : n
mails and mdse Arrived the tar a., . r,I~ 80 ard
steamer san Iacinto Evans. caves --ttn passsr-
[-v l. 20 the Mallory = -
and Anchored In QlaFah'fl- D.
steamer Seminole Marmiou- Alta I,-'S - Folt'
r1inco and Macoris Ss4nchez anu St'-aI a 70 hs
Tl,fa 30 Monte christi 80 and Turks tSidna 20 N
1'lvie - 90. with passengers. rnai's 7i''
rived at the at : 80 , -.,s r,fv n
JareiT., u Raha II ard Barbaios - - i-SN -Ssz
win ~ cabin steeraSe uS--'"S'-7-
,,ise Arriv n at the bar 9tS a n' -, ,-,rs7Is.
steamer Jefferson Dole. Newport news - Oa.ssnxss
the Old Dominion steamship tcnl1'hS' W.
Quarantine at 9-s> p ~
Palermo ttaif Narih, Clfpralrsr
egbCrn "a Niessina 3 Palermo ~ ~ re Bar a
81 m -, - =. yy;,5 southwest. Hs'
bret clear
Steamers Mira (Fsr). Dover. FOR orders TfsD
t,sbinr- -chivIkiiI tTsTl. Yokohama Aieu 80 Psr1
c-Iaanso I-Iriksn Philadelphia MsiaeN'
sud. Galveston
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
MAN AND GIRL ARRESTED on LINER

When the American liner New York reached her
dock Yesterday John Bitty. tobacco merchant
who said he lived in Turkey, and Violet Sterling
were arrested the complaint OF Joseph Cathon'
who said that many passengers had objected L"
their conduct.
II was said that th" girl posed as Bittys niece
end that later, repenting, she had told some OF te
Dassenycrs that she not his niece and that
lie would compel her to live with him. They We're
sent 10 Ellis Island. but the immigration authori-
ties refused take action. on the ground tha1
they were already IN this country. Both were
taken back to the Church street station and locked
up suspicious persons
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS.

Destination and steamer Close in New Work
Hawaii china and PHI
Fran, SCoi
WcsD. New Zealand.
Samoan Islands Fiji Islands and New
Caledonia tia Vancouver and Vic
t(ria h C)-Manuka. ..............Aug IL. 800 m
Ia and China Especially ad
onlyl-kuulerC. Aug. L. b:'b
Corea. Philippine
SeattIcl-Roiun Maru Aug. 10 600 m
Hawaii tva FranciscOp-Alau.etla Aug. - 500 M
Hawaii Japan. CCrea China and Phil!
fppne Islands (Va San Francisco
Aug 600 m
Ne Zealand. Australia teXCept Wesr).
and New Caledonia tvia san Fran
Japan. and China via Van -
India Aug -. bOV M
Hawaii Guam Philippine Islands
Franciscol-U : transport Aug 81. 800 IN
Tahiti ard Marquesas Islands (via San
MIriIosa sept 3. 800 2 m
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
ITALIAN ATTACKS WOMAN.
Son Returns Home to Find His Widowed
Mother Bruised and Cut

When John Bulger returned last night Ia his
home. the fourth floor of the tenement house
No 324 East 149th street. according the story he
told the police. found his widowed mother lying
unconscious OH the floor. He revived her. and
found her suffering from cuts her face and
bruises her body She told him that she mad
haen assaulted by Italian. who had escaped.
Mrs. Bulger said she went into the hall 10 get
water from a sink. There she was seized from
behind by young Italian. She was knocked al
most senseess. Some noise the floor below
frightened the man
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
cooPER's COMPLAINT MAY BEAR FRUIT

A report was made yesterday TO the Central red
eraied Union that the acting Mayor would take up
at once tie complaint of the Coopers Union that
barrels which had been used for garbage were
renovated sold again and used for holding Hour
meat and other things He said he would stop this
practice as soon he furnished with proof
The delegate the Coopers' Union undertook 10
furnish the proof.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

Vessel
Ma
tennysnu I,razU famport 4 "a u p
,,pthi.rt para i;ooth m
Princess Anne Norfolk. Old Dominion. 500
TUESDAY. AUGUST 6
Finance colon Panama a 800 III
anarhc Jacksonville tlNde ........--
Jefferson norfolk Dominion 500
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST =
Ma estic southampton White star $50 m 1890
Iotetsn, pntt.rdam Holland \ ...- 400 m
1T.,hanv Itavti a n,
,r.rabn. Jacksonville. CLYDE. .-..--.. 800 p M
Monroe. k. Old Dominion ""' I III
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York. Sunday, August a. 1907
.ARRIN FL

steamer New York Roberts. Southampton and cher
bourr July % to American Line with 2I3 cabin ami
300 passengers malls mdse Arrived at the
ia 1.:ii
Steamer Algonquin. DevereuX, JaeAsonvi!Is August
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05

A series lectures topics of educa-
tional interest to which the public, particularly
teachers are invited will be delivered by Elmer
Ellsworth Brown, United States Commissioner OF
Education at the New York University summer
school. University Heights, to-day and tomorrow.
at II 80 and clock each day.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS
ARRIVED

ARRIVED
Neville Aug 4-CoIumbs tBr', New horS i0
,and proceeded
SAILED. rt~.~
Queenstown Aug a. 1910 a m-Etruria tSr' "
pool for York from
southampton. Aug . I-o5 hIueSIeF
Hamburg York '-herh'uL- H,raN New
Neville, Aug astoria tHrb. from GLASGOW
York.
PASSED mil
Frawe Point Aug Nartelo tbrl NeT NevI fcr Londcn.
F. tfsrf. New 1oLs ro,Ioxuo -
Statendam tDutchl. Rotterdam anu 5'N'
New York
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

NINIAII ItE AI.NANNN-
Sun rises - TOS Moon - Moons -
4 NJ SANDY Hook -" Hell Gate 523
y M-Sandv Hook GOV. Island 5-+2 Hell Gate 80
New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
Proposals.

nROPOS AIS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE BU-
i rssu o. supplies and Accounts. Navy Department
Washington. u =. until 10 O'Clock a m. august %
1906 and publicly opened I5r1u-lst-Z ,ne-sa-,er
furnish a the yard, New 1orH- y l. etc. a
quaurit- of naval supplies. follows sen VI
Search ght projectors carbous. engine revolution n1
GATORS generating iucaud-sC-rr lamps bells anf
buyers portable testing sets. testing Eeoeralrs ee
soldering LsyboaTf3s- EHlia cells use VIE
dyuauotors. sockets interior 1ttnE anu nxlles
buttons plugs. branch otV"S. fz-tS-1s 90 -
switch handles and brass @-a07-.Ad CONDUIT
and fittings. conductor cable bell "ire->eih i9t-
FFvIrauTi,- accumulate sch l+J- Rubber IRE lHss
braided copper y>jre-SCh- i46- Hand and g lEonS
E-oatsusrrdS. footballs sporting EoodSSch- IL" Hl1
insulating tape-Sch- l+2 cotton -ayenS- H,'Gnn
sch 1...- spring balances. 77ass laH- AA
r.r-S brass hinges. PtospH0T-1r11ze V7e Sol
screws hartvare.-Ssh. lI5- Rolled cronze b1ass
sheet bar iron plain and corrugated yaHlzed sss.
steel bar and plate steel sheet gin and zl' 20
CaSzer rubber Sch i1s- Aluminium PAM -
lead and zinc. beeseaz white sHs-.sc. 4H;-s4 -
pitch Ii-SssG OIL sold six s.s@s ta-l77f >ctl lS
I-cn or steel pipe pipe fittings. brass -1lons->ch
T;rg bands uI1-4ICITl anu press eos-
THe-uIo-Eater leather 9altil@. "a
r-ls Applications FOR proposals SloHi "a
rre schedules desired number Blank proposals "
re furnished uvou application 20 ,he 5A' lzSf:EFs
%eu YORK the Bureau + q rlotsHN1'
Favrf74s-e--t General T. 5 y