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New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
WALDO's DOUBLE AGAIN IN TROUBLE
Maurice Ketcham Arrested, Charged with
Impersonating an Officer.

Maurice Ketcham. who said he lived in Wash
inEton and that his father is employed In the
Pension Bureau, arrested IN Sixth avenue last
night by Detective Toner for impersonatlng an
officer after Dora White Of No. 2i3 West Ifth
street had complained to Toner that the young
man came up her in the street and, saying she
looked Ike a woman he wanted for crime COM
mitted In Washington. had told her she was under
arrest.
The detective took his prisoner to Police Head
quarters where II found that Ketcham had
gone to the Church street station last week ana
given himself UP. saying he thought he was going
crazy He was sent to Bellevue Hospital to be eX-
amined as to his sanity and had just been re-
leased as sane. Ketcham had a card which showed
that he had been in the st. Elizabeth Asylum Tor
the Insane in Washington. He told the police that
he was nephew OF General j. II ketchan.
He Is said 10 be the man who went into the
West goth street police station last winter and rep
resentng himself to be Deputy Commissioner
Waldo whom he resembles, asked TO look at the
station records Officials there believed they had
b.er visited nv the commissioner until his denial
of the affair next day
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
DRIVER ALMOST KILLED BY CROWD
Had Run Over Child in East New York and
Father Thought He Was Trying to Escape

While walking in the roadway after h'
Mary Castellano, a three-year-oid chlio' H'iHs ~
No 1858 Fulton street. East New York. was run
o,., las. night and instantly killed by horse
and wagon driven by August Feldman painter
Of No 1o Hopkins street, Brooklyn
The accident occurred so quickly that Feionah
snnsrently had not a chance Of saving the child.
whose father saw It killed from the doorway OF
his cobblers shop. He grabbed revolver ana
tried to shoot Feldnan. but the painter ashed MS
horse and got away from the griefstricken man
crowd chased the wagon. believing that the
driver was making a ccldblooded attempt 10 es-
cane blame for killing the little girl As he ran
Castellano, who in the lead snapped the re-
volver several times. but It was empty and he
threw II away When Feldman finally stopped
the crowd surged around the wagon and attempted
to kill him. Patrolman Grady. of the Sd Precinct.
who happened to be near and Patrolman Knowles.
of the Liberty avenue station. saw the crowd
struggling around the wagon. and. running up.
forced their way TO the drivers side. They proba-
bly, saved Fedulan from death He was taken TO
the Liberty station where he held on
q charge of homicide.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
TIRED or SH4RKEH'S RULE
Effort WiU Be Made to Dust HIM
from District Leadership.

AT meeting of the Republican campaign COM
,n,ttee Of the 5th Assembly District OF Brooklyh
las, evening it was decided to do away with tne
lone man boss" referring in particular 10 fsoper'
r Sharkey the leader of the district
Harry r. Rich, chairman Of the committee, said
that the object Of the meeting was to correct po-
litical abuses and adjust the deploraoe condtions
He said that ever since Mr.. Sharkey became Ieaer
of the district the had been continually VAN
,shiny and it was time something was done IN tno
way OF reclaimins the Republican cluo. MI rich
added that not had Sharkey called toseulei
the captains of the various districts. put lhstea
he said Sharkey and other men held private
meetings in the Of saloon.
Mr. Rich said he had recently talked with Inn
othy L. Woodruff, and the latter assured MIN that
he would not interfere IL steps were taken TO ousI
Sharkey. Mr.. Sharkey is also an executive mem
her Of the Kings County Republican General Com
mittee =,
II don't know CT a In this district thaI
has got a fob outside OF his own family since
Sbsrkey became the leader declared hr- fdcn-
..roesn't this Indicate that he is for himself! he
has two brothers who drawing big salaries
and many OF his relatives also hold pretty good
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
KELLOGG RETURNS FROM OYSTER BAY.
Special Counsel Confers with President on
Standard Oil Investigation.

Frank 3. Kellogg. who is TO be the special coun-
sci Of she government in the investigation Of the
STANDARD Oil Company Of New Jersey, which will
sle opened here next Tuesday. returned from
visit the President Oyster Bay yesterday. and
IS ouartered at the waidorf-Astoria- When asked
the results Of mis- visits 70 the President, Mr.
Kellogg refused TO say anything more than that
the conversation strictly confidential on the
line Of the coming investigation.
Mr. Kellogg said that his stay in this city would
be controlled entirely by the progress Of the work
in the Standard Oil case As TO putting John d.
Rockefeller. William Rockefeller or Henry II.
Rogers on the stand Mr.. Kellogg said that It
quite possible that this would he done. in
timated that the investigation would be like
ly TO follow q course through the dealings of the
big company by way Of the records in the books
Of the trust in which various minor Off
GERS, who had made those records. would be more
likely to be called than the high officials
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
GIRL FALLS BETWEEN ELEVATED CARS
Cries Attract Crowd. and She Is Rescued
with Great Difficulty.

Miss Anna Ronalter eighteen years old. OF NO.
157 57th street. Bay Ridge, is lying al her holie
in a serious condition as a result OF being thfoWn II
hetveen two cars of Bay Ridge train at ooth
street and Third avenue yesterday morning
AS the train, which was made up OF five cars
reached 5Sth street. the first car IN which MISS
Ronal,er was riding, went beyond the PLATFORM
sbe was about to cross into the other car wnen
the train gave a sudden Jerk and she was
knocked off her feet. Her cries could De hearo
for several blocks, and many persons rus'eu up
n the elevated station. II was some u''e oe-
-o-e tho crowd which swearing at the
r,o.orn,an for his recklessness could be quoted
by patrolnlen. .
An ambulance from the Norwegian hospi'ai
uas summoned. When 1t arrived Dr. Stra''niah
found Miss Ronalter tightly wedged IN between
,be cars He asked several men to heip MIN
release her She refused TO go to the hospitai
and was taken home in the ambulance
DR. NJ Wachsrnan. of No. 429 45d street
r,rooklvn who was later called found that Miss
Ronalter had bad fracture of the LETT leg
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
POWER BOATS MUST OBEY THE LAW.
Federal Authorities Declare War on Heck
less Running of Small Craft.

New Haven Aug 27 (SpeciaD.-Because OF nur'eE-
ous complaints from of tusboats. steefneS
and other craft the federal authorities have IN
structed Inspectors Wright and Dennis or 'h.
CITY 10 see that the laws regulating the use -
small mower boats be enforced Owners OF suei
hoats who in sptte of warnings persist IN run
ming about at all hours of the night ~,hoo' o'S
PLAYING lights are likely to get into trouble
The inspectors have been keeping close watch ios
a week or so on the small boats. and IL "oaia no'
he surprising II there were some prosecutoi|
rbey saw tbev observed a surprising number on
violations of the laws requiring the carrying on
port and a starboard light Few II any or '.''
small mower boats that have come under their oo
servation had the foghorn or bell whicn IS no" i'
ouired on all boats using navigable waters
Noa tha. they know the federal authorities are
going 20 take a hand masters of the larger sa'ii'.
vessels are easter in mind The recklessness ~
some of the operators Of small boats has been u
Of the greatest OF their worries.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
TWO SONS ELoPE WITHIN ONE WEEK.
Wealthy Spencer (Mass.) Resident Will Try
to Secure Annulment of One Marriage.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Spencer Mass, Aug. 27.-There two run
away marriages In four days in the family OF
James Edward Hemenway. one OF the prominent
and wealthy men Of the town. according to de-
velopments to-day.
On Wednesday his seventeen year-old Lloyd
left home. saying he was going TO Springfield In
stead he went to Fitchburg and there married a
pretty nineteen -year-old belle of the city Miss
Marcella Brown. whom he had known less than a
year. City Clerk Davis performed the ceremony.
The couple have disappeared. but the Hemenways
will probably take legal steps TO have the marriage
annulled. the bridegroom is under age and their
consent not filed.
1t was announced to-day that Harlan A., twenty
three years old. Lloyd's brother. eoped with Miss
Ida Tiffany prominent young Spencer woman.
on Saturday night TO Northboro where they were
married by the Rev. DR.. Pease Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
GAVE TO ESCAPE ETERNAL TORMENT
Polish Catholics Victimized by Bogus Priest,
Who Is Arrested.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

NIeriden. Aug. Wv. Lawrenti Souzzo is
under arrest at Thompsonville on charge of
obtaining hundreds of dollars from Poles
der false pretences He dressed in priestly
earb and pretended that he authorized to
collect money for building Polish Cath
olic church.
Souzzo appeared directly after Bishop Tierney
assigned the Rev. John NJ. Piecochi. of Meri-
den, to take charge of the small parish in
Thompsonville- He said he was the new
priest and at began soliciting contribu-
tions. Liberal gifts assured when Souzzo
told his victims that those who gave nothing
could not escape eternal misery. He left town
on the day before Father Piecochis arrival
The police have been looking for him since
then.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
FORMER NEW YORKER IN TROUBLE
Pittsburg Police Charge That He Conducted
False Tourist Bureau.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Pittsburg. Aug 21.-Benjamn Morris Gold
berg. also known George Morris and George
II. Bernard. formerly of No is Norfolk street.
New York. and said by the police to be wanted
in New York for forgery. was arrested here this
afternoon charged with false pretences Gold
berg had fitted up offices in the Berger Building
and conducted the European Tourists Company
the Boston Shipping Company. the Great Cen
tral Coal and Coke Company and other alleged
companies His principal business, It is said
was advertising cheap trips TO Europe. the ex-
nense of which would amount TO $50. II is al
legged by the police that Goldberg got many men
to take these trips and that they were given III
charge of the captains OF cattle ships 1he
police say that Goldberg, in addition to getting
money from these men. also received comnis-
sion from the owners of the cattle ships
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
GUARDED JAIL TO SAVE NEGRO.
Sheriff Expected Lynchers to Come for Black
Who Had Killed Policeman.

Easton. Penn Aug 27.-There was much ex-
cftement about the county Jail at o'clock this
morning due to a rumor from South Bethlehem
that a party Of determined ironworkers had left
that town In an automobile to come to the
county Jail and take William Handy. South
Carolina negro. from jail and lynch him The
negro had been arrested several hours earlier
for the murder OF Policeman Shuman at South
Bethlehem Warden Collins took no chances and
aroused and armed all the deputies and TRUSTEES.
put the double bars on all the entrances to the
prison, and had the entire police force stationed
about the jail The prisoner was taken from
his cell and hidden In a remote corner OF the
prison cellar. After waiting until dawn for the
arrival Of the supposed lynchers the officers
were dismissed.
To-day Handy pretended to be ignorant Of the
happenings of last night.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
"THE EVENING SUN" PREssMEN OUT.

AS result CT THE Evening Sun" refusing to
recognize the demands Of the union, which calls
for 81 for eight hours work, nearly every press
man went out On strike Monday. While the
paper pays 81 for six hours work the night men,
it does believe that the day are entitled
10 The union scale for their work. il said.
An official Of Pressmen's Union No. % said
last nigh: that no trouble need be expected so far
the pressnen are concerned He said. how
members Of the union will visit various places
where the evening paper is read and try have
them discontinue it 1t is understood that THE
Sun is deianing its night do the day
work. They being paid the scale rate in
order 10 break the strike The union issued cir
cular yesterday calling for special meeting to
be held Beethoven Hall. Fourth and Third ave
MUGS. fer the purpose OF levying assessments TO
carry the strike and to transact other business
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
PROTECTION FOR COAL MINERS.
European Scheme of Chambers Of Refuge
Follows Shocking Accidents.

The terrible accidents which have occurred re-
o..,,, ir ,ba coa1 mines OF Germany and France
have drawn the attention of scientists. especlahy
T., the former country, to the introductloi VI
methods of protecting the miners against the re-
currence OF such caamities. or at least 10 olnlh
ishing as far possible the ensuing 'oss o' me
ono measure contemplated ia the constructor
- ,<o.,, cban,hers shut off from the rest or the
,,Ine and protected against explosions A conouie
., con1pressed air IS introduced into these eSca-
vatad rooms and should the conduit be destroyed
vessels or bottles filed with oxygen stored III 'ie
cbap,hers are intended supply the necessary ar
-, xo.,,,a can he effected. 4 logical extension
r tho olan is the equipment OF these charloers
a sufficient supply Of water and condensed 'oou 70
sustain life for a reasonable period OF time III
somewhat the same manner as HE boats OH 'esSe
are enuipped.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
WOMEN MAKE ExTORTIoN CHARGE.
Saw Plain Clothes Man Demanded Money on
Penalty of Arrest.

Inspector Burns. of the Sd Inspection District' iS
Investigating extorton charges made by two dis
orderly women. The person involved Is Edgar
A Olives. plain clothes man. attached 10 'he dis-
trIct One of the women WAS arrested by OiiVeS
last night She told Lieutenant Archie McCalum.
of the old Tenderloin station. that Olives grabbed
her in the street and demanded s. from her.
When she refused to give him the money she says
he arrested her.
why. only last week I gave him So, she said.
II can't keep giving him money.
On Monday night another woman arrested by
olives said she had given him money on several
occasions. More complaints Will be made against
him, 1t is understood
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
MEAT STRIKE NEAR END
notwithstanding DeniaIs, CiUic Fed
Grafton MAJ InterUene.

Tho s.rile Of the meat wagon drivers against
the packers association is nearing its end accoro-
:rg 10 the appearance Of things yesterday Ihere
were only two assaults that had anything to do
with ,ba labor war and in one of these the COM
r,,eiacnt was q striker who said he was attacked
by two men he suspected were strike breakers
w H Noyes chairman Of the packers executive
committee announced the reporters that ne hah
rejected the offer OF the Civic Federation TO aro-
.-are the strike StiE II said on good au-
-hority that some to-day delegation of the
PACKERS would meet Representatives OF the ClVic
Federation and talk over the dispute
The first assault took place before sunrise wheh
Ian newrnark 8 private detective employed as a
a-s on thu zraeo-s WAS attacked in a restaurant
On rS-s. avenue near 4Sth street The guard
-ose was broken. Later in the day marry l. f'ui
reu q striker. living at No 3i4 East 4sth street.
n,as assaulted in front ot his home by gang OF
men On his complaint the police arrested 1o'lh
E..-ha.sor Of No 1910 Avenue a. and George Pad
aock CT Nc. 42i East 18Th street Burreii thousht
-bese men were strike breakers or friends or strike
breakers who were trying TO get even Tor Assaults
tr the last six days.
The packers executive committee held brief
r,aetinr at the Belmont, and Chairman Noyes an
nounced that deliveries being made on time
He denied that there had been any conferences De
tween the packers and the strikers He said that
he had been called up on the telephone by Raiph
M Easley chairman of the executive council Of the
Civic Federation, and that Mr. Easley wanted to
knew whether the federation could be of assist
snoe in bringing the employers and strikers to-
gether in a conference Mr.. Noyes said he told
him there nothing TO be arbitrated and that
The packers were satisfied with things they
Edwin Gould. vice-presdent Of the United Team
eters Of America, ffe organization Of which the
strikers are members. attended the union meeting
In I.yceurn Hall at z5th street and Third avenue.
last night Mr. Gould said he had no idea when
The strike would end
--Other strikes have lasted for months he added.
land this strike is Young yet"
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
BRIGHT EYES ON PHONE
Mrs. Peppers Voice Changed, Says
Vanderbilt, Then Spirit Was There.

An unexpected attack was made upon the mora
character of Bishop May s. Pepper-Van oii''
pastor of the Spirituanstic Church OF the Fra
ternity of Soul Communion in Brooklyn. yesterday
morning when the examination to the sanity OF
her husband Edward Ward Vanderbilt. was con-
tinued before a lunacy commission and sherln
Jury. William c. Rosenberg, one of the attorneys
for Vanderbilts daughter, Miss Minerva Wander
bilt asked the old man regarding his wife's past
Mr.. Vanderbilt maintained that she was perfectly
faithful to him and had lived a correct life He
said that she had been deceived into marrying
George Y. Pepper. who had a wife living.
Did you ever see an affidavit Of your vito In
which she that she had never been married
to Pepper?' asked the attorney.
No replied Vanderbilt
Did you know that she had lived in Brooklyn
under the name of Mrs George?'
No"
Did you know that she had been inmate of a
house known the Grapevine. in Providence?
After legal tilt. the court admitted the answer
that Mr.. Vanderbilt believed such thing. Inc
witness then told of seances which he had attended
in the light and in the dark. Once he had heard
and seen a guitar played in mfdair He thousne
that 1t was played by power beyond man. mo
seances which he attended at Mrs. Peppers nome
soon assumed a social character and he ceased 10
pay admission. About a year after ne met 'ne
medium he began to make love to her number
Of letters from Mr.. Vanderbilt to the medium ana
from, .be medium and Little Bright Eyes were
read one letter about 'Charle. oi "tIoiii
Mrs Pepper and Bright Eyes" were 1ono' iho
witness explained that Charlie was a horse
A new power Of spirits vas incidentally re'ea'i
Did you ever talk to Mrs Pepper over 'he 'eie-
phone?" inquired the lawyer
.ob vas answered the witness. "and sometimes
.bora uouId he a sudden change of her voice, ana
than knew that Little Bright Eyes was taking 10
me- - 1850
You believe then. that spirits can 'aih 10 W"
over the telephone? -,
.yos Wasn't there the change of votoe?
DO YOU believe that you could see Bright Eyes
with your eyes?"
.I do not know. Mediums may see spirits 1hey
are rays Of light that you cannot see Win So'''
normal eyes"
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
DRINKS CARBOLfc ACID COCKTAIL

Harry Schmidt, private detective Of No So
West Iesth street, Monday night mixed himself
high ball In lieu of whiskey he used carbolic
acid. lie put IL little lemon and vichy and
then drank
DR. webbe pumped him out. Then policeman
arrested him on charge OF attempted suicide
He was arraigned before Magistrate Kernochan IN
the West Side court Yesterday.
Why" said Schmidt who looked upon the whole
affair as Joke, ycur honor. thought the bottle
contained whiskey. I only :ock a finger IF it,
That's what saved my life"
He was discharged with the advice that he mix
car9ulic acid cocktails
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
WOMAN LEADS THIEF CHASE.
Man Who Grabbed Her Purse on Street Is
Finally Caught.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Derb, Aug 27-AIrs. Rosa Novi. OF Bridgeport.
was walking along Elizabeth street at 10 O'Clock
this morning when she met man named sarreHo.
who threatened 10 kill her husband II she did not
give him 500 Mrs. Novi opened her pocketoook
and started to draw so from roll in her purse
RarreIlo grabbed the purse and watch and tried
to get away. Mrs. Novi showed fight and got the
watch back Barrello gave her blow on the
face and started run.
She screamed. and by the time the man reached
the shelton Bridge five hundred persons had Joined
in the chase. Here Barrello drew revolver and
threatened to shoot After a short rest Barrello
started along the bridge and Mrs Novi headed the
crowd again and Barrello was caught
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
DROPS DEAD TRYING TO SAVE BOY

Patrick Walsh of No. 22s West 18th street.
small boy in danger of being run over by truck
in front of No 4N West 35th street yesterday and
shouted so loudly and motioned energeticaly
to the lad him of the danger that he fell
TO the sidewalk and expired before medical aid
could reach him. DR.. Sutton. Of the New York
Hospital said that heart disease the cause.
Walsh was employed by the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company u collector.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28

Frankfort, Ky. Aug Elm letter addressed to-
day to Commonwealth Attorney Franklin of this
city chief prosecuting counsel in the Goebel mur-
der cases Governor Beckham assures that official
of his cooperation with him in seeing that William
S. Taylor is protected from if he comes from
Indiana TO testify in the next trial of Caleb Powers
The Governor declares that he and the common
wealth attorney can absolutely insure TAYLOR
such immunity ard a safe return to Indiana
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
DISCUSS THE PROPOSED MERGER.

Boston, Aug. 27.-Assistant Attorney General A
". Cooley and United States District Attorney A
2. French had a brief conference to-day In regard
10 the proposed merger of the Boston Maine
and the New York. New Haven & Hartford rail-
roads which is being investigated by the govern
n,ent law officers. Neither Mr.. Cooley nor MT
French would discuss the exact nature OF their
conference Mr. Cooley will leave tomorrow for
San Francisco.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
STEAMER BhRNSTABLE LIBELlED.

Baltimore. aug. 27-in the United States District
Court here to-day Captain John ". Mccoy of the
i'll fated tug Gerry libeiled the British steamer
Barnstahle which sunk the Gerry ii the Patapsco
River of Sparrows Point yesterday. The amount
claimed IS sss 300 which is said to practically
tie entire darnase TO the tug ard effects lost as
Ii result of the collision.
The body of T. J. ELoerts. chief steward OF the
Gerry one OF the five drowned at the time of tho
collision, was recovered to-day.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
PATHETIC FATE OF SILK MILL GIRL

Allentown Penn. Aug. PA boatman on the
I.eEigh Canal to-day found the body of Julia Ar
te,ter Coplay, Penn. silk mill girl, floating in
the water at Siegfried near here. She had been
missing since Saturday. when her newborn infant
WAS found stransled In her room. coroner's jury
last night placed the blame for its death Miss
Arieiter. The unfortunate girl evidently commit
red suicide Immediately after leaving her boarding
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
NO CHICAGO TRANSFERS STRIKE.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Danger of a strike in the stock
yards was removed last night when the packing
house teausters accepted offer from the pack
ers on all except points.
The packers Offered additional advance in
wages TO that previously presented. and also
changed working conditions. They agreed to give
all teamsfers one cent hour increase. instead
OF the 115 cents advance offered before TO 60 per
cent OF their number This was accepted.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
OLD SPANISH SWINDLE" CROPS OUT.

James Clary baker and real estate owner of
No. 275 Eighth avenue. turned yesterday
Inspector NicCafferty. at Headquarters, of the
old Spanish swindle letters just received by him
1t was dated Madrid. Spain and told of $780, in
a trunk In an English railway station, one-thrd of
which would be given to Mr.. Clary If he would help
the writer. prisoner in Spain for bankruptcy. to
get the baggage.
Inspector McCafferty said about forty of these
letters turned over to the police every year.
aud advised that attention be paid to II