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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
MORRIS GIRL is HELD.
Sister of Woman Arrested Yesterday
Taken Into Custody.

Plainclothesmen Crawford and Har-
ris, Of the First Precinct police station,
last night arrested May Morris, whose
sister, Kittie Morris, was taken In a
raid on a Chinese laundry in Mulberry
street Thursday night. With May Nor
ris when arrested was a street car con-
ductor named Robert Young. with
whom, it is alleged, she had been liv-
ing. The police arrested the pair in a
house on Lafayette street, although the
lessee Of the house declared that they
did not live there,
The Morris girl arrested last night
is but II years of age. Her father COM
planned to Acting Captain Caffery
about his daughter and the arrest fol-
lowed. Young has q wife living, but
the yhave been separated for some time.
Judge Howell remanded both the Nor
ris girl and Young for a further ex-
animation.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
MOUNTEDTHIEF
ROBS RICH
HOMES
Enters Houses in West Or
aage Parks and Escapes
After Wild Ride--Shot AT.

A daring burglar mounted on a horse.
citement in West Orange last night
and early this morning by attempting
to rob several handsome residences
in fashionable Llewellyn and Hutton
Parks. that town.
He succeeded in entering one home
and stole two gold rings and a gold
watch.
The burglar was spied going along Glen
wood avenue, East Orange, at o'clock
this morning by Policeman Gamble, of
East Orange. who was walking along the
avenue near a patch OF woods, and
Gamble, who had been furnished de-
scription of the man, fired four shots at
the burglar, but apparently missed on each
try. The mounted thief hastily dropped
Off the horse and ran into the woods and
escaped. The horse was left behind, and
the man escaped by going toward Bloom
field
The man made his first appearance in
West Orange at lilo o'clock, when he
broke into the stable of Theodore B. Wood
land, of Hutton Park, and led fine saddle
horse out to use on his wild trip. The
horse resented the efforts of the robber to
get into the saddle. After making a long
effort. the fellow gave up the struggle and
hurried off ia the darkness, leaving the
horse united in front of the stable.
Shortly after 1920 a. IN. Herbert Hogan,
of Llewellyn Park, came into his home
and in an upper room removed plain gold
wedding ring and a gold signet ring from
his finger and laid them OH a dresses with
his gold watch. He went into another
room to undress and then returned 10 the
room he had been in first. The rings and
watch were gone and Mr.. Hogan was
startled.
A sudden suspicion was verified in
few minutes wilen noise was heard in
Continued ON Third Pase.)
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
SUSPECT KILLS
SHADOWING
OFFICER
Policeman Shot Down While
Hunting Rich GrOcer'S
Murderer.

BURLINGTON, Nov. 23.-This quiet
town. which was yesterday stirred up
by the sensational murder and rob-
berry of Edward S. Jefferson, a promi-
nent citizen, was reused to excitement
today by q. shooting affair in which two
men, one a policeman, were killed.
The dead policeman was George Gus
rang, and the other man who shot Gus
rang and then killed himself. was AL
bert Lemon, employed on a. dredge in
the Delaware River, off this place.
Gusrang was shadowing Lemon az q
suspect In the murder of Jefferson, but
the police authorities are convinced
that he had nothing to do with that
crime. Gusrang left sick bed yester-
day afternoon to join in the search for
the murderer of Jefferson and found
Lemon late last night in a saloon kept
by a man named Garwood. Lemon had
been drinking heavily and Garwood
elected him because of his condition
He again came into the place and was
again put out. Gusrang then took
Lemon into custody. A struggle fol-
lowed during which Lemon drew a
revolver and shot Gusrang through the
heart. Lemon then stepped aside and
put a bullet into his breast. He in
fiicted a fatal wound and died at 4
o'clock this morning.
The town was aroused by the mid
night shooting, and it was at first
thought that the murderer of JeffeFson
had been implicated in this affair.
Crowds of men and boys filed the
streets, and when it was reported that
Italians had done the shooting there
was talk of marching on the italian
colony and making a demonstration,
but the crowd quieted down when the
facts became generally known.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
BOYS SAY THEY STOLE.
Others May Be Arrested for Thefts.
Two Caught Stay in Cells.

George Anthony, 16 years old, negro,
and his brother David, of 342 Broome
street. were arrested by Plainclothes-
men Kaas and Sebold yesterday after
noon on a charge of petit larceny pre-
ferred by William Bohrer. of 100 Bar
clay street. The boys were charged
with stealing rugs from Bohrer's
wagon. A friend Of Bohrers discovered
the Anthonys leaving the stable yard
Tuesday night with rugs under their
arms. When taken into custody the
boys admitted that they were guilty on
Tuesday night, but denied that they
had stolen anything previous to that
date. tOher arrests may follow. Both
were held in default of 5000 bail to
await the action Of the Grand Jury.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
''WHITE HAND" MOVEMENT
REACHES NEW YORK.
Reputable Italians in the Metropolis
Decide to Organize Against
BLACK Hand Also.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Prominen,
Italians of New York have decided 10
follow the lead of their Chicago coun-
trymen in pursuing an organized oppo-
sition to the depredations of the So
called Black Hand Society, a foreign
band credited by the police with many
recent acts of blackmail and violence.
The Chicagcans have adopted as the
name for their offensive and defensive
organization THE White Hand So
ciety," and the New York movement
will be similarly designated.
Among those who have here interest
ed themselves in the new movement
are Joseph N. Francolini, president of
the Italian Savings Bank apd a Com
missioner of Public Schools; Angostina
de Biasi, editor-in-chief of the italian
newspaper II Progresse. and former
Judge Palmieri. They believe that with
the cooperation Of the American people
and the city officials New York can be
soon rid Of Black Hand outrages.
Try n Hustler.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
ANOTHER PRINCESS RUNS
AWAY FROM HUSBAND.
She Is the Wife of the Heir to the Bel
gium Throne, and There Are
Three Children.

VIENNA, Nov. PA Brussels dis
patch reports that Princess Elizabeth
has left her husband, Prince Albert Of
Belgium, heir to the throne. and will
not return 10 Belgium. She is said to
be with her parents in Munich.
Prince Albert. who Is the son Of King
Leopold's brother. the late Philippe.
Count Of Flanders was married %
Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria ln 1900
They have three children.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
Orange Valley Rector to Re-
signs Because Of Chris
tiau Science Belief.
PRACTICALLY FORCED OUT
The Rev. John W. Elliott, Of All
Saints Episcopal Church, Says
He Is Firm Believer in Mrs.
Eddy's Cult $ Thinks Tie
Can Heal People.

Driven to determination to resign
from the rectorate of All Saints Bpis-
copal Church. Orange Valley, owing to
expressions of opinion from officers and
members of his congregation that were
against what he considered his plain
duty in preaching the gospel, the Rev.
John Wods Elliott has offered to lend
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
WET SUNDAY PREDICTED.

Rain is predicted for tonight by the
Weather man and he says that rain
will probably continue tomorrow
There are no indications at present
that the mercury will drop to change
the overflow from the domain Of
Jupiter Pluvius to snow.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
THE BEGGAR STUDENT.
German-American Central Society to
Produce It December /.

Arrangements for the production Of 'Srhe
Beggar Student under the auspices OF
the German-American Central Society. in
the Shubert Theatre, December /. were r
portd completed at last nights meeting Of
that organization at Washington and
William streets. Miss emma Opel will
sing the principal part. She Is a soprano
Of merit, and made a highly successful
appearance recently in Philadelphia when
Strauss's "Dfe Flederlnaus' was pro-
duced.
Meet me 4 MTHI,oN's, iss Market st.-Aav.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
wEArHER INnICATIoNs.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Forecast for
New Jersey; Rain tonight and probably
Sunday; light TO fresh north winds.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2s--Lsocal forecast:
Rain tonight and Sunday; increasing
northeast to east winds.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
HAHN COMMITTEE WILL
RESUME PROBE NEXT WEEK
will Continue It's Work Of Investigat-
ing State Prison Affairs, Says
Counsel Backes.

TRENTON. Nov. 23.-Counsel John
H. Backes. of the Hahn investigating
committee, announced today that there
would be a meeting of the committee
next week, the exact date, he said,
he could not name, for the reason that
he had not heard from all of the MEM
bers. When the committee meets it
will continue the probe Of State prison
affairs.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
KEYMAN STEALS DIAMOND.
Also Takes Two Watches in Barber
House in Thomas Street.

Mrs. Frank A. Barber, of 81 Thomas
street. reported TO the police today that
her home was entered some time yesterday
afternoon and two watches and a diamond
ring were stolen, Entrance was gained by
means Of a false key. Detective Sergeant
Kuhn, of headquarters, is investigating the
case.
Evening star., 1907-08-27
OREN ROOT DEAD.
Brother of Secretary of State and Pro-
fessor at Hamilton College.

UTICA, \. Y, August 2I.-Oren Root,
brother of Secretary of State Elihu Root,
and professor OF mathematics and natural
sciences at Hamilton College for twenty
seven years, succeeding his father. died last
night at his home In Clinton. He had been
i'll for about year
lie was born in Syracuse May 8, 1888. He
was graduated from Hamilton College in the
class OF 1856. In June, 1853, he was ad-
mitted 10 the bar in Wisconsin. In 1866 he
was elected professor of English in the
State University of Missouri. In 1875 he
was ordained Presbyterian minister and
was for a time president of Prichett Insti-
tute at Glasgow, do. He took up his work
at Hamilton College in 1850.
He was editor Of several works on elo-
cuton, we'll as the author of a brief ele-
mentary trigonometry. He had the degree
of ID. u. from Rutgers College and L. II. d.
from Union College.
lie leaves wife and three sons-Edwin
b, Il lawyer IN New York; Walstein, who
is in the west; Oren. il. vice president OF
the Metropolitan Railroad Company OF New
York-and two daughters-Mrs. Thomas V
Nichols ot Syracuse and Miss Laura of
Clinton.
Prof. Roots death was due to crrhosis OF
the liver.
Evening star., 1907-08-27
NOT 4 BRIDGE JUMPER.
Man Picked Up in East River Says
He Stepped Off Boat.

NEW YORK. August 27.-There seems to
be considerable doubt as to where George
Holton came from, but there is no doubt
that he landed in the East river. He was
pulled out of the water about 100 feet from
the Brooklyn slip of the Fulton ferry
shortly before noon yesterday and said that
he had fallen from the ferryboat Fulton.
The captain of the boat says no-emphati-
cally no-and hints that the man must hava
taken his bath from the deck OF the tug.
boat Mineola. The Mneola denies all re.
sponsbility, however, while two longshore.
men stoutly assert that they saw Mr. Hol-
ton falling from the Brooklyn Bridge. 1t
was one of the latter two who started the
desk sergeant In the lower Fulton street
station house by rushing in and declaring
that a man who had dived from the middle
span Of the bridge was struggling in tho
water.
When the police arrived Mr.. Hoton was
being worked over on the Annex dock,
where a tugboat had landed him. He told
the ambulance surgeon who arrived from
the Brooklyn Hospital few minutes later
that he had not jumped or fallen from any
bridge He repeated this to the police who
were getting ready to arrest him for bridge
jumping and added that he was an adver-
tisement solicitor, fifty-three years old, of
1914 Dean street. He was removed to tho
hospital,
Evening star., 1907-08-27
Order cards for the
Jewish New Year
RACED WITH THE sToRK.
But Bird Beat the Boat to the
Dock.

BALTIMORE. August 27.-The Passenger
list OF the new steamer Columbia OF the
Chesapeake Steamship Company was unex-
pectedly Increased on Sunday morning be-
fore the steamer arrived at her Light street
dock. wAea baby girl was born to Mrs.
IL. Fink OF Linden avenue.
The child was named Columbia, after the
boat on which She was born.
My. and Mrs. Fink have been spending
some time at the jamestown exposition. and
Saturday night they decided to return to
Baltimore. They left the exposition grounds
and went TO Old Point Comfort and took
the steamer at pm.
The captain. Baltimorean, heard OF
the approaching event, and he told The en-
guccr 20 pat on full speed and try to set
here before the stork arrived. From that
time E&til morning great volumes of smoke
poured from the stack of the Columbia
and she made reCord-bTeaking run up the
bay, with the result that little Columbia
Fink Is a Ealtimorean.
Annie Gross. the head chamberuiaid on
tie steamer, was with Mrs Fink, and she
took care of the little girl until the boat
reached the dock Mother and child are
both doing wen.
Evening star., 1907-08-27
PATERSON BLACK HANDLERS.
Crowd Went to Help Police Chief An
sWer Letter,

PATERSON, N. J., August 27.-Chief of
Police John Bimson yesterday received a
communication signed BLACK Hand" and
directing him to appear at Madison avenue
and Market street at 8 o'clock last night
and hand over $3.50 to an agent who would
be there. The chief went to keep the en-
gagement but not to pay the money. and
found a crowd of more than 1900 men,
women and children there. They had heard
that threatening letter had been received
by the head Of the police department and
wanted to see what would happen. The
locality specified in the letter Is about a
mile and half from the center Of the city
and quiet residential neighborhood.
Chief Bimson was surprised to see the
throng. He regarded the Black Hand let
ter as either joke or the work of a crank,
but had made up his mind to see the thing
out. He remained in the neighborhood
about half an hour and found it necessary
to steal away from the crowd.
About three weeks ago Nicholas Sportelly
and Frank Fasol were arrested as agents
of the Black Hand Society. They had sent
a letter to an Italian barber directing him
to meet them at Madison avenue and Mar
ket street prepared to hand over $3.50 IN an
envelope. The police instructed the barber
to be al the place designated. Capt. Taylor
and Detective Sergeant Lord were in hiding
and they pounced upon a gang of five men
who approached the barber. They got three
Of them.
Evening star., 1907-08-27
ROBBED OF $1,000.
Was Held Up Within a Few Blocks
of New York Police HEADQUARTERS.

NEW YORK, August 27.-Three men held
up and robbed Max Cohen, a member Of
the firm Of Barnett & Cohen, tailors at 7
Bond street. Of 81 800 in cash in the hall
way of that building yesterday afternoon.
Cohen, who is a small man, has had q
contract with the firm Of l. Golland's Sons
to do tailoring work. 1t has been Cohen's
custom to go to Golands' for his weekly
salary list. Yesterday Cohen drew the
usual $500. When he returned to the
building at Bond street three men met
him in the hallway. One Of the men hit
him on the head. another grappled with
him and the third stole wallet in which
he was Carrying the money collected from
Gollands. Before Cohen was able to yell
for help the men had disappeared. Cohen
was a mass Of bruises.
When he got to his feet Cohen gave
chase, but he was outdistanced and al
though he called for help q big crowd in
broadway paid no attention to him and the
men got away. Cohen kept on running un-
I'll he got to police headquarters, where
he met Fourth Deputy Commissioner Woods
coming out of the building. He told his
story and Commissioner Woods sent out q
squad of detectives but Cohen was un-
able to give an accurate description of his
assailants. The detectives believe that the
job was pulled of by some one familiar
with the fact that Cohen was in the habit
OF drawing a large sum of money every
Monday.
Evening star., 1907-08-27
ATLANTIC RATE WAR ON.
French Line Makes Heavy Cut on
East-Bouud Passage

LIVERPOOL. August 27.-It is authors
tatively said here that the Hamburg-
American Steamship Company has de-
parted from the Atlantic agreement.
LONDON, August 27.-At the London
offices of the Hamburg American Steam
ship Company 1t Is said that undoubtedly
there were changes to be made in the
present arrangements, which would con-
tinue until November. AS to the reported
departure of the company from the At
lantic agreement. the officers would nei-
their confirm nor deny the report.
The French line has entered into the
rate-cutting war that threatens to send
down minimum cabin rates SO iDw that
it may be possible to have a continuous
ocean voyage for about the same amount
that 1t costs to board at a good hotel in
New York. In circular to its agents
the French line thus calls their attention
to the rate cutting:
Notice the rates. the sailing dates and,
most important of all, the immense re-
duction in first-class eastbound rates
for all future sailings from New York.
The line announces a reduction Of $50
in the minimum rate by Its crack ship
La Provence. or S75 for the trip 70 Havre.
This IS about $15 less than the recently
reduced rate of the Cunard line. BY La
SaVoie and La Lorraine. which rank I'm
speed with the Cunarders Lucania and
Campania, the minimum first-cabin rate
IS $50; by La Touraine, which is in tho
Umbria class, the frst-class rate to the
eastward is $50.
1t is said the reason the French line
has made Its heavy reductions is 70 coun-
teract the alleged policy of the Cunard
line in selling tickets to Paris at the
same rates that they sell tickets to Lon-
don. The Cunard line did this to offset
the action of the White Star line In
changing its terminal for the best class
of its ships to Cherbourg. 1t was tho
only way the Cunard line could get pas
sengers to the continent.
The impression of agents OF all tho
lines here is that there Will be a short
and perhaps bitter rate war and that
then the financial necessities of the COM
peting lines will cause them to get to-
gether and hit upon a compromise by
which all may get along. In other words,
there Will be REIMBURSEMENT Of rates"
as 1t is put in the vernacular of tho
steamship men
Evening star., 1907-08-27
WAS SUICIDE MURDERERP
Police Try to Prove That Late Casper
Popp Killed Mrs. Shum.

NEW YORK, August 27.-The Brooklyn
police were working yesterday on the the
ory that the murder of Mrs. Lena Shum in
her apartments at 1890 Flushing avenue,
Williamsburg, week ago last Sunday was
committed by Casper Popp, a. stonecutter,
who committed suicide last Wednesday by
drowning himself in Flushing bay, from
where his body was recovered on the same
day.
Popp, who was thirty-two years old and
lived with his wife at PIT Maujer street. WILL
liamsburg. had been subject to epiIeptic fits
He had been an intimate friend Of Mrs.
eighteen months ago. Both men had worked
as stonecutters in yard in Maspeth, and
after shum's demise Popp brought his tools
and afterward occasionally visited the
widow. 1t was alleged that Popp was
! the person with whom Mrs. Shum was
seen talking on the day she was
killed. in a park at Glendale. L. l.,
whittier she had gone with several OF
her woman neighbors to attend the picnic
of the Bayerischen Volksfest Verein. 1,
was alleged, too, that Popp answered the
description OF the man seen in Mrs. Shun's
apartments on the Sunday night she was
last seen alive.
The police learned yesterday that on the
Saturday before Mrs Shum was killed Popp
! widow at picnic the following day. Mrs
Shum was seen talking with him for q
long time. Popp didn't reach his home
| until the Monday morning following. He
Was greatly eSCllSQ ana ndu Deen urIuKlng
There was a cash across his nose as If he
had been IN q fight. He would not tell
where he had been, but he continued to act
| strangely until soon after midnight Thurs.
day morning, when he ran out of his house
clad only in his trousers and shirt. His
| wife was unable to follow him. Nothing
was seen or heard Of him again until his
body was found in Flushing bay.
| Two of the women who had been in the
picnic party with Mrs. Shunl went to Popp's
house early yesterday morning with deteo.
4 tives and recognized the dead man as the
| person they had seen talking to Mrs. Shun
| in the picnic ground.
! 1t was said yesterday that the police found
| q vest belonging to Popp which had what
| looked like blood stains on it. It seemed
| to be the opinion of some Of the detectives
working on the case that IL Popp killed
Mrs. Shum he did it in fit OF temporary
] insanity.
Evening star., 1907-08-27
FIGHTING THE BLACK HAND.
Pennsylvania Believes Its Crusade Is
Effective.

HARRISBURG. Pa, August 27.-EYectiye
war It is announced. is being waged against
the Black Hand throughout Pennsylvania
by the state constabulary. and the indica-
tions that troops will rid the commons
wealth of its murderous organizations. TIE
state police authorities are in possession OF
information that Black Hand operations
are directed from central headquarters in
New York and that the agents actually en-
gagged III the work of intimidation are not
all foreigners, some Americans being impli-
Gated.
For several months the state police de-
partment has been directing its attention
largely to these operations. and today IT,
is said 10 be in possession Of a mass oc
Information which will lead to the arrest
and conviction of the ringleaders.
More than fifty arrests have been mads
by the state police in the last six months
in connection with Black Hand opera tions.
Nearly All these persons have been fined o.
Imprisoned, though some still awaiting
trial.