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New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
sWINDLED BY OLD RACE GAME.
Causes Arrest of Man He Says Gave Him Tip
on Toronto Track.

Gustav Benisch. of No. $40 Jamaica avenue,
Brooklyn, was relieved OF 5000 yesterday after
noon by what he says was a fraudulent wire
scheme. Benisch met who said he was
James Mccormick. OF the Gisey House. McCor-
mick told him. he says that he a former tele-
graph operator. and that he was now engaged in
betting the races. having, through his old con-
nections with the telegraph company. thing
tipping system.
He spoke of Colonel Jack sure thing I'm the
third at Toronto. BensCh says Mccormick asked
him how much money he had, and was told 5000.
That's not enough. Go and get bunch: this
is the chance of a lifetime said Mccormick ac-
cordng 10 Benisch. Bensch says he went to his
brother. and together they got 5000. With Nc
Cormick he went TO a house at No. 25s West 34th
street where Mccormick assured him they could
make bet.
Benisch found there what appeared to him TO be
regular poolrOom. and after few more words
with Mccormick he went to the window OF the
cashiers office and handed in his $500 20 be placed
Colonel Jack.
While waiting for the to be run he found
his companion had disappeared. and after
found himself alone in the house. He rushed TO the
street, and at Seventh avenue and 2Sd street he
Mccormick He got bicycle patrolman to
arrest him. Mccormick locked up charge
of grand larceny. None of the money found
him
New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
WINS SUIT AGAINST d. & H.
Etna Insurance Company Receivers Money
Saved by Refunding Bonds.

Tho 1Ftna Insurance Company its case
against the Albany & Susquehanna Railroad and
the Delaware & Hudson Company yesterday The
suit was 70 recover rentals and the interest that
had been saved by the refunding OF bonds Of the
Albany & SusQuehanna road 20 the Delaware
& Hudson Company. The insurance company Is a
stockholder OF the Albany & Susquehanna road
The roads property leased in 1870 by the Della
ware & Hudson Company
In 1851 IT decided to refund the bonds OF the
Albany & Susquehanna road as a portion OF them
we're issued per cent at the time Of the
lease and were made Illegal by a recently enacted
law OF New York. The complaint contended that
the stockholders of the SusqUehenna road were
entitled TO whatever sum had been saved by re-
funding the bonds and s23 sos rentals The de-
PENDANTS insisted that there due the
plaintiffs for rentals and that the money that had
been saved by refundrg the bonds the Delaware
& Hudson Company entitled to under the terms
OF the lease.
In his decision Judge Holt suggested that ref
cree be appointed 10 decide what is the amount
of the bond refund that the plaintiff is entitled to-
as the computations OF this range from 10000
10 81 2sS 000 II Is probable that the plaintiff will
six for referee decide this point in the near
future It is also certain that the defendants will
appeal the case 20 the u s Circuit Court OF
Appeals.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
MACK SAYS BARTLETTS ARE WANTED.
Democrats in Western End of State Would
Like to See Them Named.

Norman F. Mack OF Buffalo Democratic Ma
tional Committeeman. says Democrats generally in
tho western end OF the state want the two Bart
let's nominated by the Democratic State Commit
tee this fall.
The gentlemen have served creditably the
Court OF Appeals bench said Mr.. Mack. 'and do
not see why they should not be returned there
Justice Willard Bartlett has been Democrat all
his life and his brother. Franklin Bartlett. has
been at Democratic state conventions many times
I think the people and more disposed 10
forget political considerations In nominating Candi-
dates for the Court OF Appeals l think that Judge
Parker's utterance the subject. published In to-
days papers. will have good deal of weight
around the state"
1t was said last night that Charles F. Murphy
was in favor of nominating willard Bartlett for
the Court OF Appeals. despite the fact that Sena-
tor McC Carren would derive the greater part OF the
credit for II. Franklin Bartlett. the Judges
brother is a member OF the Tammany law COM
nittee Judge Bartlett is the most cordial terms
with nearly all of the Tammany justices. many OF
whom go TO him to talk over knotty legal points
New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
KJDNAPPERS ALL DOOMED
Ransomed Sir-Year-Od Boy to
Lead Police to Their Lar.

The police believe that through the return OF
six-year-oId Nicolo Tomaso. living at NO 10
East Houston street who kidnapped more
than a month ago. they may be o Ole to discover
, den of kidnappers where other boys and girls
are being held for ransom. The father Of the
how asserts that he did not pay anything for
his sons return. but the police scout this state
rnent knowing that. although a bootblack. he
has several thousand dollars and owns property
in Brooklyn. The boy found by the police
ON Wednesday night. sitting on the steps Of
the public school at No. 32S 9Th street.
At his home the boy told of italian who
gave him a penny,for a stick of candy and then
invited him to go for a ride on a car. When
the bow refused the man picked him up and
carried him aboard car. They had long
ride crossing the Williamsburg Bridge. before
they reached house where he was taken inside.
The boy did not leave the house from August
10 until Wednesday. He says that he was kept
a prisoner by two and two women, all
Italians. and that there another boy and
two little girls at the place. He says that the
other boy cried most of the time and wanted TO
go home. The prisoners were fed well on maca-
roni and steak but compelled to keep their
shoes on all the time. The police believe that
this was for the purpose of making a hurried
flight in case it should be necessary.
The boy says that his captors threatened to
cut his tongue out when he cried, and that they
were always talking of cops" After a week
the men left the place. Wednesday night after
the boy had gone to bed he aroused and
told that he was going to take a trip. While he
was asleep he carried to the steps Of the
school where he found
Ten days ago the mother OF the boy offered
public reward OF $500 for the return Of the
child
New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
BRACKETT BEGINS PROBE.
Represents the State Before the
BrOOme COunty Grand Jury.

Binghamton. y. Y. Sept. 19.-Ex-Senator Ed
gar T. Bracket, who appointed by the Gov
ernor to investigate the charge of criminal
action in connection with the conduct Of the
District Attorneys office brought by the news
paper representing his political opponents. and
W. W. Farley. of this city. named to represent
the Attorney General of the state in the investi-
cation. presented their appointments to Justice
Henry B. Conan at the opening OF the Supreme
Court to-day. Following this the September
grand jury was directed by Justice Conan to
proceed without loss OF time TO investigate the
charge.
Justice Conan said II was Of the utmost I'M
portance in the administration OF Justice that
the charge be speedily and thoroughly inquired
into in order that the District Attorney. IL his
innocence established might be vindicated
before the people. Justice Conan also directed
that II the duty Of the grand jury. in case
the District Attorney found innocent to
determine If the parties making the charge
against him were not guilty OF a criminal Of
fence In committing criminal libel The justice
impressed on the jury that the matters were
serious ones. and they were urged to be careful.
It sad'the jury had power to summon any
witness and call for any books or papers wanted.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
SAFELY REPUBLICAN,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Election Returns Misleading.
[Frenn The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington Sept 19-"Oklahoma and Indian
Territory are safely Republican in spite Of the
returns showing the Democrats to have carried
the proposed state. There is no possibility of
the admission of Oklahoma under the present
constitution, and the matter simply goes back
to its old status"
Such is the opinion expressed by Judge J. R.
Thomas. Of Muskegee, for ten years Delegate
to Congress from Indian Territory. He is
thoroughly in touch with the status of the two
commemorative. though he says he is now out
of politics and engaged in the practice OF law.
THE explanation for the course the recent
election took" he continued, is to be found in
the apathy on the part of Republicans in the
contest over the adoption of the constitution
They felt a delicacy in voting against that
constitution in the face Of the fact that 1t meant
that the territories would be kent out of the
Union for a year or two longer. They simply
stayed away from the polls and let the matter
drift They failed to enthuse over the eiection
of officers whom they felt would never be seated
in the absence of possibility of the natlonai
government approving the constitution.
There is no thought of immediate admission
In NV mind. The constitution is absolutely OBJ
jectionabe. and in the face of the fact that It's
adoption would. If the returns of the recent
election are taken seriously mean that 'he
Democrats would get eight electoral votes above
what thew have without the new state see
no reason why the administration should let II
IN.
INDIAN Territory Is cited as the Democratic
stronghold. vet 1 am satisfied that it is safely
RenubIican and | served on that ticket Tor
ten wears In Congress. When a favorable con-
stitutfon is framed and the state Is finally ad-
mitted. the Republicans will make an entlrely
different showing. We regret the postpone
rnent Of statehood. but hope TO put Ior"aru
a more favorable constitution when we are al
loD-ad to frame another"
New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
HAS WIFE ARRESTED AS DRUNKARD
Magistrate Discharges Woman-Says Ap-
pearance Bellies Husbands Charge.

Mrs Catharine GOOdhue wife Of Frederick Good
hue civil engineer. who lives at No. 81 Brad
hurst avenue and has Office at No. so Broad
street was arrested at her homo at the instance
OF her husband yesterday morning and ar
raigned before Magistrate keruoChan in the JEFF
ferson Market court, charged with being ha-
bitual drunkard.
In his testimony before Magistrate Kerncchan
Goodhue said that he and his wife were married
ten years ago. For eight years. he said she
a model wife. Two years ago Mrs. Goodhus be-
gan drinking. It became habit. and she got
drunk twice In every month. he said
DIR. Thomas G. Davis. of the J. Hood Wright
Hospital testified that last Tuesday he took
Mrs Goodhue to the hospital, upon the declaration
Of her husband that she suffering from aco-
holism but the doctor thought she had only hys-
terra.
Was your wife publicly arrested for in
toxcation?" the magistrate asked Goodhue.
NO. sir
she is discharged then. that's all
Mrs Goodhue appeared in court we'll dressed and
apparently in good health Miss Smith. the pro-
baton officer called the agisthate.s attention to
the fact that she did not have the appearance Of
a woman who given TO drinking
The magistrate said her appearance belied the
husbands statements
New-York tribune., 1907-09-20

do and how to do it, and you have a squdi e e
opportunity to show what is in you. Wheii
was in school II seemed to me that tneTe "eIe
many people in the world that there was no
chance for another But learned that theIe
is chance for every one. And it should pe ds
in clean football-no foul play and every 1eiio"
according 20 his merits.
MY widest dreams in those days never III
cluded the faintest idea that 1 would ever oe
Governor. To you l say that what you ha'c
to do your path opens before is to DO the
next thing. BY and by you will find that
place is ready for you Let the future take
care of itself; put in your best licks on the
thing that is to be done next.
Every American citizen ought to feel in inlas-
ination every hour of his life that the American
flag is floating over him. and do what he can 70
make this the most blessed country the sun
ever Shone on
The future is for you; you will know better
New York. a better United States. than your
fathers have known. Take your part in NE
and stand for what you believe is right, even L
you have to stand against the world.
The Governor returned to Albany by way of
Syracuse
New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
EDWARD j. REARDoN MARRIED.

Edward j. Reardon. chief of District Attorney
Jeromes staff OF detectives married last night
To Irene Veronica De yaney at the old 81. Pat
rick's Cathedral. in Mott street. The church was
filled with friends of the bridegroom. among them
being several well known persons of the old eth
Ward where MIR. Reardon spent most of his life.
District Attorney Jerome was among those pres
ent the first to wish the couple happiness
Following the marriage ceremony, d supper was
given at the Cafe Boulevard. Mr.. Reardon has
never forsaken the district of his former days and
says that viii still live there close the resi-
dence of District Attorney Jerome
Among those present at the ceremony we're
Magistrate Corrigan. Magistrate Kernochsn. Will
lam King. president of the Merchants Association;
Little Tim Sullivan. Superintendent of Elections
Leary, Big Tom Foley. Police Captain McDer-
mott. Lieutenant Wasserman. Coroner Acriteili.
Sergeant William Koch Sergeant William Branni
gan and Samuel Leibovitz. More than nfty tele-
grams OF congratulations were received
New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
BOY THIEF GETS BACK OLD PLACE
Steals $4,000 to Buy Home for Sweetheart,
Returns It and Is Pardoned.

Chicago. Sept 1a-William F. Havens. an eigh-
teen-year -oid messenger. who ran away TO North
Dakota with 5000 belonging to a Chicago packing
company TO make a home for his seVenteen-year-
old sweetheart, declared in Judge Barnes s
court to-day TO be honest despite his act, and will
not be prosecuted Instead, he Will be given MS Ola
postion with the packing company.
Havens disappeared last May. two weeks arter
entering the FIRMS employ, with checks and cash
entrusted to him TO deposit in bank. Shortly al
terward Lillian Ahearn. TO whom HaVens had been
having attention, was traced 10 Flesher. n. D.,
where the boy had bought farm horses. cattle,
chickens and lumber for home.
Before being brought back TO Chicago Havens as
sisted the packers representatives to sell what he
had bought. The latter were impressed with his
cleverness in forcing a bargain by which the firm
obtained the return of practically the entire
amount stolen and asked that the charge against
Hnvens be dismissed. The girl was sent to a con-
New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
WON'T CLOSE HOSPITAL.
County Medical Society Not to Act
Against Chinese Institution.

The County Medical Society IS not irving % close
I'D the Chinese hospital at No 1o5 Park street ard
according TO the emphatic explanation OF John :
Cooper or counsel for the society. the wealthy
Chinese are being encouraged in building Up an IL
stitutfon TO care for their unfo-tuna-ss NJ KIT
Flu Shah, Chinese Consul for this port. has been
issuing certificates 70 Chinese physicians 10 indi-
cate that they were permitted practise As sooa
as M Shah was informed that he had no right 70
give cut such credentials under the law OF this
state he departed last night for Washington 10
confer with the --lnese Minister
Mr. Cooper IN discussing the HOSPITAL said last
night:
Il think the sudden publicity that has been gwen
this institution IS due to the activity o1 Se1'I--
uent worker. I do not wish mention her name
but may say that have known for three months
Of the existence Of this hospital II IS chartabe
institution and It's purpose IS most pra!seWorthy'
The Chinese Merchants Association has already
subscribed s250oO as 7 understand. for the reno
waiting OF the place and putting # into first class
condition. 1 have called at the hospital ssverAl
times and found that the men in charge were
willing TO give me every facility for inspecting Il
You must understand that these physicians are reg
istered in China and looked up TO BY their
countryrnen as able practitioners
A Tribune reporter went 10 the hospital in Park
strast last night and found three nvads there. to-
Ss,ber with a husky nurse They said that their
..hoss.- was Lee Yu. No 20 Psil street Nj Lee
q rIump good natured Chuautan, explained thaE
he was one Of a committee OF the Chinese Msr-
chants. Association and that they were trying to
improve the hospital
when our consul comes back from Washington
said Mr. Lee we Will clean up the hospital We
have two white Christian doctors now. The Cnin-
ss doctors look out for che feeding OF the patients
This hospital is a charity. and We have TO trouols
,,ftb vorr medical association We are Just lock-
ing after our Own sick and poor cOuntryUen-
New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
GAGGED AND ROBBED HEH
Nan FelIs WOman 1cith Sandbdg
and LOOts Her Home.

The Bronx detective bureau was unsuccess-
full in its search yesterday for the who
sandbagged. bound and gagged Mrs. Estelle
Hughes of No 400 East 162d street, wife OF
Joseph Hughes a clerk at Borough Hail. on
Wednesday night and robbed their fiat of sew
eral hundred dollars worth of goods Mr.
Hughes lives within a block and a half of the
Morrisania police station and within one hun
dred and fifty feet of the Bronx detective bu-
reau.
Mrs Hughes went to open her door in re-
sponse TO a knock, about Z o'clock, and found
there a man who inquired for Mr.. Thorne VINO
has been a boarder at the Hughes fiat for some
time. Mrs Hughes said that she did not think
that he was in, but started 70 his room TO see
As she turned she heard a door slam behind
her and then was hit over the head with "hat
she believed was sandhag. Before losing con-
sciousness she heard a mans voice say:
Don't put that over her head. For Gods
sake don't, She is about 10 croak already
Mrs Hughes was then carried into her bed
room where a sheet was taken from the bed,
with which she was securely bound in a rock
ing chair. Her assailants then rfed the house
Of about S4OO worth of silver. jewelry and
clothing
Mr. Hughes came home little later and at
once Informed the police and sent his younger
brother. Thomas, for physician, who revived
Mrs Hughes on the way to the physicians $
office the younger Hughes saw two suspicious
looking men carrying bundle. but was unable
to tell where they went. AS soon as the matter
was reported at the detective bureau every
available man put the case, and assist
ance sent from Headquarters. Mrs. Hughes
is at her home in serious condition.
Thorne. the boarder. who had not been at his
lodgings for several days. found and ar
rested. He was held in 5000 bail
New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
NO CHANGE IN OKLAHOMA.
Latest Returns from Tuesdays Election Con-
firm Earlier Statements.

Oklahoma CITY Okla Sept. f9.-Further returns
from, Tuesdays election confirm the first report OF
the adooion Of the constitution. ratification or the
rrobibition article of the constitution election OF
tho full Democratic state ticket. an overwhelming
Democratic majority In the Legislature and cleo
tIor Of four Democrats and one Republican 10
Congress.
Tho state canvassing board. under the election
ordinance drawn By the constitutional convention
must begin canvassing the returns on OCTOBER 9
The enabling act requires that Chief Justice Bur
ford Of oklahoma Chief Justice Clayton OF Ind
ian Territory and Territorial Secretary Filson
~ Oklahoma shall canvass the returns on the
constitution and statewide prohibition. and that
the two Judges and Governor Frantz shall certify
the results to President Roosevelt together with
a copv OF the constitution and all ordinances.
No time limit is set within which these must be
sent TO President Roosevelt but they probably VIII
nor reach him before November Is especially II the
contention OF Frederick E5kins Assistant Attorney
General Is correct that Iorghand copy Of the
constitution must be prepared by the board. The
President has twenty DAYS after receiving the con-
stit,Ition IN which TO pass upon it
Territorial Governor Frank Frantz. defeated Re
publican candidate for Governor OF the new state.
will leave Oklahoma next week 10 meet President
Roosevelt and accompany him down the Mssis-
xppf River from Keokuk. Iowa. He was Rough
Rider and IS a close personal friend Of the Prest-
dent.
Robert l. Owens who Will. in accordance with
the June primary nomination. be elected United
States Senator. is Cherokee Indian. founder OF
the First National Bank OF Muskogee. and is re-
ruted 20 be millionaire He Is a friend Of
William j. Bryan. and in his speeches during the
recent campalRn took an advanced stand in favor
Of revision Of the tariff public ownership Of mo-
nopolies and government regulation OF corporations
New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
RECEIVER LIVES HIGH.
Says at Casey Machine Co. Hearing
He Pays $50 for Meals.

4 hearing connected with A receivership the vari-
GUS suits and litigations Of which have covered
period Of seventeen years. came up again befor"
Gabriel L. H Hess. referee appointed by Justice
Vernon NJ Davis to take evidence in the effort that
Ferrnniah Davis is making TO have Henry D. Les
lie. anciIIary receiver for the Casey Machine and
Supply Company. render an account in New York.
The company was forced into bankruptcy IN 1850
when according 10 Mr.. Casey. II stn solvent
Mr.. Casey placed in evidence yesterday am
davit In which IL stated that IN order 70 OBJ
tain the appointment Of a receiver number OF
persons. among whom the present receiver.
had included IN the lists OF liabilities. which
amounted to SIoss1o %. $4,000 worth Of capital
stock
Of the other bills Casey said that a rent item
was included when due. and that
Thomas @ Patterson had been secured for S2,l5o
and the Brooklyn Needle Works for &.43s while
all the other bills had been paid. Yet, the affidavit
continues the receiver swore in Rochester that
none of the creditors had been paid The assets OF
the firm were placed at sio.1@6 50 at the time.
Mr.. Casey able 20 get the matter before the
courts again through appeal that ne made 10
Governor Hughes several months ago. The Gov
ernor detailed Charles Firestone look after Mr
Casey's interests. The company was Incorporated
in New Jersey and in response 20 the demands Of
Mr. Casey accountings have been made there but
not in New York where most OF the business OF the
company was done.
Leslie had been ordered 20 present yesterday an
accounting setting forth the receipts and expendi
lures of his receversiIp from 1895. when he made
the last accounting TO date Instead, he presented
an accounting OF his business previous 10 1886 and
this was promptly objected 10 not the proper
statement.
Mr. Brown attorney for Leslie. testified that since
1898 Leslie had become indebted TO him for 5000
and that only $500 OF this had been paid Leslie
testified that he had fled the vouchers Of his re-
ceivership In New Jersey. and that since 1895 he
had received money from the receivership.
George p Breckenridge, lawyer representing
Mrs VI ]. Erhard Engelkiug who IS holder by IN
heritance of some of the stock OF the Casey COM
pany, asked Leslie regarding some or the items
mentioned in the account. He succeeded in bring
ing ont the that 81 6s had been charged up as
the expense to Jersey City, while the fare from
Mr. Lese's home 20 Jersey City Is 3s cents MI
Leslie said that the other expenses might nave
been meals and that he in the habit Of paying
from 81 s25 for meal.
After saying this he admitted that prior TO his
appointment as receiver he was an erploye OF the
Casey company at $50 week. The next nearing
will take place October Q
New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
JACK" SIMPKINS IN ALASKA.
Companion of Harry Orchard Disappears
When Recognized in Juneau.

Seattle SEPT. 1a-"Jack- Simpkins, who de-
sired as witnes for the prosecution in the recent
trial OF William d. Haywood. and for whose
rest a reward offered by the State of Idaho,
was recognized by several persons the streets
Of Juneau Alaska. few nights ago He disap-
rezrs6 as soon heard that he had tNeen recog-
ralzed-
Sin.pkns had been companion Of Harry Or
chard, who was the leading witness FOR the prose-
cution against Haywood. It is said that he was
IN Caldwell ~ the time OF the explosion Of the
bomb that killed former Governor Steunenburg.