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The Washington times., 1908-03-18
More A3A.t Stahl.

Ban JohnsUns plea that there were
eNtenuating circumstances when Stahl
jumped TO the Chicago outlaws last
year deliberately disobeying the orders
of the National Commission, where he
had more than fair hearing, is de-
cidedIy weak Wonder what eXtenuat-
ing circumstances there We're for john
son attempting 10 have thar Stahl hear
Ing held by the commission when the
Washington club h-d net been GotI-
fed and only got wind of the thing
through a chance thought of Garry
Hermann that he had better send Tom
Noyes a telegram just as an extra
warning 20 be prompt ia attending.
Hermann and Puniam did the square
thing i'm the Stahl case and Jake and
Johnson make a poor mouth when they
plead the eXtenuating circumstances
gag after Jake tried to get along
without organized ball and failed to
land the money he expected
While We are counting upon those
games with the New York Giants in
Dallas on March 2S and % as practi-
callv assured they are by no means en-
rirely certain for no contract has been
signed and MCCfraw has reserved the
right 10 change his mind should his
team be in bad shape All Of the teams
in Texas are having better weather
now and all Of them are beginning to
arrange exhibition games with clubs
from nearby towns
The Washington times., 1908-03-18

/ front Of him 20 cover as much Of his
body as he could with them
The evening world., 1908-02-21
ACCUSED
Of EXTORT|ON TO
FREE WOMEN

Louis A Levelle negro lawyer, OF
No ijD West FiftY-tLird street was
arrai.nrd in the West Side Court to-
day. charged with eXtortng money
mon false promises to have women
who had been committed 10 the work
house by Magistrate Droege released
before they had served their sentence,
Several weeks ago The World exposed
the I~lctice obtaining in Magistrate
DrOegc's court of sending women to the
MOrkhGlse fol terms of six months and
then letting them out upon the pleas OF
police court lawyers who were well paid
for the reeassPs. When Magistrate
Droege learned that this extraordinary
state Of affairs was about to be made
public. he gave lawyer Mark Alter $3.50
10 have 1t suppressed. Since then
Droege was invited by the Mayor to
resign from the bench. but he refused.
Joseph Robinson and George Walker,
both n,Sroes We're the complainants
AGAINST ,evelle Robinson said that
on Jan. his wife Ida Robinson. was
committed to the workhouse for six
out for $50. Robinson paid s2i on ac-
count, D.; his wife is still in the work.
mouse. walker paid $40 for ths release
OF his friend Maggie Jones. but she is
stl. on the island
The LAWYER pleaded not guilty and
was paroleL ntil tomorrow for fur
thcr examination.
The evening world., 1908-02-21

Avenue four bath towels with the
names cut "ut, napkins from the Col,
linewood and centrepiece from the
Fifth Avenue.
Tn ;he lea,hes bag found two
King Edward Hotc' :he defendants had
ie:t another bds and lady's leather
hatboN In the hatHox I found dunno
bells and punching bag
There were also two -oNCns marked
'L.uChow's' : ana plates win the King
Edwards ,rost Likewise there was
an empty whiskey bottle ana a straw
IT, "''' '''e - ~ ''''''N - '''s '''
This was the $50 creation" Katherine
ties. fed was part Ot th, Paris millinery
she had lec; behind when moving about
from inn TO inn,
In the big trunk at the King Ed
ward" continued the probationary Of
.lcer. there Ue-e several dope books on
the races, towels from the Belmont. ia
clothes and hata towels from the Len
.ng.cn and F.''l Avenue Hotels They
had left another trunk Il; the s.
Francis. In which there was only an old
corset-cover and a quantity of shavinEs.
AT the Hotel Albany I found still an
other trunk that contained only ha'r Of
n bed sheet
Graveur said that he had endeavored
TO draw something from the Pp!llons ot
their past history. but had been treat
cd with silent contempt. He sent to
them Mrs ANman, who was treated
read from ~ report the fact that he
sisters had been arraigned in a police
court Nov. u lsG charged with dsor-
derly conduct. They We're fined SO each
and paid the fines
Throughout the probationary officers
testimony LAWYER Greenhers objected.
The Court and the witness ignored
him Meanwhile ASsistar; piStriCt-At-
torney Kehoe sent for Assistant Dis
trict- ATTORNEY johnson, in charge of
the Appeal Bureau to consult with him
about the writ
Mr.. johnson advised Mr.. Kehoe and
the Court not to disregard the writ. He
coin selled that sentence be not imposed
until Warden Flynn appeared with the
prisoners before Justice Platzek and
argued on the writ LAWYER Greenherg
and the sisters Poillon smiled triLnph-
antly as they proceeded to the County
Court House
The evening world., 1908-02-21
CUTICURA IS AMONG
HIS HOUSEHOLD GODS

"God bless the man who first COM
pounded CIticura. Some two months
ago had humor break out on NV
limbs below my knees. They came to
look like raw beefsteak, all red. and no
one knows how they itched and burned.
They were so swollen that ! had to
split my drawers open to get them on
and could not get my shoes on for
week or more. l used five or six dif-
ferent remedies and got no help. on!y
when applying them the burning was
worse and the itching less. One morning
i remembered that had bit Of Cuti-
Cura and tried it. From the moment
it touched me the itching was gone and
I have not felt a bit Of il since. The
swelling went down and in two days had
my shoes on and was about as usual.
I only wish ! had used the Cuticura
Remedies in the first Of my troubles.
They would have saved me two or
three weeks of intense suffering. Dur
ing that time did not sleep an hour at
time. but was up APPLYING such
remedies as | had. Ienceforth the
Cuticura Remedies will be among my
household gods. rest assured. George
b. Farley, 30 South State ST., Concord,
N. H.. May II. 1907"
The evening world., 1908-02-21
SON HELD AS SUSPECT
IN MURDER OF FATHER.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2l.-Wtliam
Kirby, sixty years old. stationary
engineer, was attacked and stabbed in
the neck by man who MD in the
dlning-room at the Kirby home early
to-day. The victim died shortly after,
ward at Providence Hospital The room
in whic' the attack OCCURRED bore eyl-
dences a struggle between the two
men.
Patrick Kirby, a thirty-two- year-old
son of the murdered man, was arrested
and held lending investigation. lie pro-
tests his innocence.
The evening world., 1908-02-21
COURT WIPES Off
THE SLATE FOR
MAX HOCHST|M.
Justice Grain DiSmisseS Indict-
ments Charging Perjury and
Violation of Election Laws.

,, t,,,,,,.,,,, /, .roa 49,, ,,,, -.
dr'Neh SNOW No' S'S''a OF anything
else rests on the honorcd name of Hoch-
slim. and along the Bowerv and else.
,,.,,.o .,,,s, ,.,,. ,.,,-.,. ,,,r M hum.
p'" worker IN the interests OF s"es'hess
and light and firm and consistent
supporter o. Tim" Sullivan. are en-
veloped in 10Y
The two indictments found against
Max Hochstim last December. charging
-, ... .;,, , a,.. A.,
The evening world., 1908-02-21
he
SWEARS, HELPED
HIM ROB VICTIM
"Scotty" Ryan Testifies That
Dawkins Kept Most
of the Loot.
WOMAN ACCUSES HIM.
Declares He Proposed Mar
riase TO Her When He Al
ready Had a Wife.

County Judge Dixie and a fury to-da,
heard the remma rkable story OF Scot
ty" Ryan, the man who accused Patrol
man George Dawkins. OF the Adam
street station. Of highway robbery a!
an adjunct to has duties a $ a policeman
The court room was crowded by patrol
men.
Ryan stated that the proceed. of tn,
robbery of John Farley on the night n
March 30 amounted 10 81 two Of which
Dawkins kept
II was asleep m NV home in Gold
street wHfen Dawkins came 10 nv door
and hammered With his nis,rstlr4t
said Ryan II came down to the door
and asked VINO 4. was.
Calico to Aid Theft.
Get up pal. Dawldns said. and
hurry down 20 Bridge and Myrtle I've
got a sucke- down there and he's got a
Noi that would choke a cow III hold
linn anti, you get there,
'I got out OF bed and met Dawk'ns
and Farley at the corner. We went in
to have a drink.
When the three drinks were poured
out Dawlans ciuuls!ly tried to pour the
contents OF his glass into Farley's glass.
Farley suspecttng that the stun was
'doped.' refused to drink. Dawnns
threw him out INTO the street.
".Come on, get out of here, you bum;
guess I'd better take you TO the sta
ton house, anyhow Dawkins said
Well, he roughed the man al. the way
to the corner. During che shaking up
got my hand into Farley's vest pocket
and pulled out the supposed roll. II
amounted to s.. Dawkins took the $3
and handed me back 81 for my trouble,
that he believed ! was keep
ing back some of the proceeds OF the
theft"
Woman en- the Stand.
Mrs. Bridget Ryan. a widow, living
at No l45 Second street. Brooklyn, tes-
ufied that Dawkins had represented
him self to her as an unmarried man
and had promised to marry her. Mrs.
Ryan's testimony aso disclosed the the
Dawkins needed money. Some days
before the robbery occurred which rs-
suited in the policeman's arrest Mrs.
Ryan fell i'll. Dawkins. she testified.
paid tine Shysician who attended her
part of his fee, promising to have the
in a few days Between the
I ins Of the first payment and the date
lyon Which the next was due the rob-
berry. wits. Dawkins's alleged perm!s-
sion. took place.
Il met Nr. Dawkins two years ago
at a dance." Mrs. Ryan declared on
une witness stand, and ne was very at
tentive to me His good looks and his
devotion won my heart, and few
weeks later. when he proposed mar
riage I readily consented to marry
him / iid not know that he had q
wife living at that time"
Mrs. Ryan declared that when she
first met Dawkins ne was not on the
police force She was exceedingly bitter
against the policeman. declaring that
ne had deceived her cruelty
Mrs. Dawk!ns, the polceman's wife
was In the COURTROOM while the woman
was testifying.
The evening world., 1908-02-21
FOR BABY RASHES
Eczemas and Irritstions, CuticuFa
Is Worth It's Weight in Gold.

and Cuticura Ointment have allevia;cd
among the Young. and the comfort they
have afforded worn-out and worried
parents, have led to their adoption in
countless homes as priceless for the skin
and scalp. Infanti!e and birth humors,
scaled head. ecznmas, rashos, itchings,
chafngs. and every form Of itching,
scav. pimplv skin and scalp humors.
with loss OF hair. are speedily. perma-
nently and economically cured.
Complete External and Internal Treatment tof
Every uuTrnr u lnf,nts- ChNlrcu arh Nlults, con-
s.sts - Cut,rIra scan t26rD To Clolr4' the Kin.
Cutru-l ointment C50r g. lf-l' tun skin and Eri
curn RcS,iyani 500 iHr ia 80" form ~ chocolate
Coated r,ns 3ic ne5 vial II tlp ' Purfv ~" Roni.
S,lt throughout tar world Voter Drug i Chem.
CDrp -fr Props VrStnn. Mass
O. Mated Free tuticu-a Zoo. N Sf'r pF0ases.
The evening world., 1908-02-21
SOCIETY MATR0N
DUCKED IN A TUB
BY MERRY DINERS
Mrs. Raj Parr in a Bathing Suit
a Tempting Mark for Prank
in Baltimore Club.
Special to The Evening World


BALTIMORE, Feb. The water
cure" is a new cotillon figure introduced
at a costume dinner dance given by
Mrs Henry Clews. Jr.. a. the Elk
Ridge Country Club 1t was entirely
impromptu and was inspired by the cos
tune of Mrs. Ra! Parr. one OF the
liveNest of Baltmores society ma
irons She wore silk bathing suit
1t appears since the detailr or the
dinner have come out. that this SILK
bathing suit Is Mrs. Barr's favorite
costume at fancy dress functions. She
Is generously proportioned young
woman, with yellow hair and big violet
eyes Her bathing suit never fails to
create a sensation among strangers.
The dinner dance in question at the
Elk Ridge Country Club was not con
spicuous for an abundance OF water
and Mrs PARIS bathing suit occasioned
considerable comment. Somebody sug-
gested that the suit would look better
on her If It We're wet, Three or four
young men took the suggestion liter
ally They made an unostcntatous es-
cape from the room ana returned in
few minutes carrying a tub filled with
water. on the surface OF the water
foated an armful OF roses.
Mrs. Parr was picked up and deposited
in the tub, Then tIe guests gathered
around her and made her the target OF
,trea,,s from sinhons of carbonated
o'' y''-,..,, ,,,..a -
water. Not uh'!' I4e suea's were 'ho'
oughly satisfied with the IL of the bath
s,,;. ,,a. sh. allowed Il. ascana
ing sun vac sac
Ot course tAe aHair mas created
..,sattnu nut Mrs Parr doesn't mind
9e"S ''0''' -,
She is uhcohNeh'lo4'"' a!'u useu 10 sen
sations with one or two exceptions.
,,e otbsr guests entered freely into the
S"e olAtl s1'S'' '"t0 ''e
The evening world., 1908-02-21
HOUSE: WHERE
MANS BUOY WAS
cur Up IS FOUND
Police Say They Now Know
Who Murdered Salvatore
Marchinne.
THE WORK OF BANDITS.
Man Was Followed From Italy
and Slain Because He Re
vealed Secrets.
THE WORK OF BANDITS.

The house in which Salvatore Mar
chime was murdered and dismem-
bere.i before his body was thrown
into a vacant lot on the outskirts Of
Tlatbush Wednesday night has been
located BY Capt. Kuhne and Lieut..
Vachris OF the Brooklyn Central office.
They have a corps Of detectives sta
.lonnd about the place.
We know who killed Marchinne and
why he was killed" said Capt. Kuhne
late this afternoon "The men who
killed him VIII go back to the house in
which tho crime vas committed We
are sure Of that Even II they do not
We will ge. them later on. think l
can promise some arrests tonight The
mystery IS oleard yq. and all that re-
mains To Do done Is to take the mur-
derers into custody"
Capt. Kuhne refused 10 say where the
house OF murder IS situated, 1t IS be-
Geved to t.e in Brooklyn
The police have accepted the theory
that Marcl.nur was q traitor 10 band
of crooks in italy and that members of
the band followed him to This country
and killed HIM The fact tnat his tongue
was cut on proves that he was Killed
because .. talken 900 much The Ital-
ian vendetta rules call for uutilation o.
he tongue II a traitor
The evening world., 1908-02-21
REOPEN|NC OF
KN|CKERBOCKER
DELAYED AGAIN
Supt. Williams Opposes Re-
sumption Until DepoSitors
Fall Into Line.

The matter Of reopening the Knicker
pocNer Trust company uhaef an agree
NAV, n, deposi,ors tn wit hdraw their
money in instalments extending over
..,.-.--
term u years came Up TINS afternoon
heiure Justice Clark, of the supreme
Court al ST. George. Staten Island. and
-. .,I,, - -.
was dsa'h 'uJ"uIileu luz N"o "''N' y
final decision will be reached on Satur-
day. Feb g
Al the nearing he1o week ago to-day
the whole question was put VI to state
Superintendent of Banks clark Will
i. 4, H.. ,,,,,o l,.,-,,i.,,.., .,a
The evening world., 1908-02-21

Mrs Gorman's house in search for
2,her burglars when the cry came from
Mr. Smiths home
Cut Telephone Wires.
lie police :ound that the burs,ars
nad entered MIR Smiths home by fore.
ing the basement door In the rear
and then, providing against capture
they lad opened doors and window. in
the rear and the front door,
Every telephone wire I'm tho ho,,so
Mus llen cut with the exce.ptlvI ur tb,,
one leadinG 70 Mr. Smiths room ''''
IN MT smith $ room was a safe CON
aiming all the family Jewels and a
iarSe sum OF money. The police be
lieve that the burglars were after Inc
contents OF the safe The burglar who
VI, large quantity OF liver
When the police learned that the
Simmons house had been enterSd lust
as was The Smith house they were sur
prsed. Mir. Simmons said Il was i'm
possible to tell II ANYTHING had been
stolen. The police believe that the gang
of burglars had separated. some OF
them going, TO the Smith home and the
others to the Simmons home. and that
the ones in the latter house fled when
those IN Mr.. Smiths house were dis
covered
The evening world., 1908-02-21
ORIENTAL BANK
TO OPEN WITH
ALL DEBTS PAID

An agreement was reached to-day be-
tween the directors Of The Metropolitan
Trust Company ana the directors of the
Oriental Bank by which the depositors
in the latter Institution are to be paid
dollar for dollar.
The trust company will undertake TO
assume all the dents and obligations Of
the Oriental Bank and open both the
Bow,ry and downtown branches. Just
hat the terms of this agreement are
has not been made public,
The evening world., 1908-02-21
EXPLOSION KILLS ID MEN
IN ENGLISH C0llIERY

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, Eng
Feb. 2i-Fourteen miners lost their
lives by an explosion in the Glene pit
in the village Of Washington last night.
There were hftecu men in the mine at
the time OF the accident. and only one
escaped with mis- lifs.
Shortly before the explosion occurred
500 miners ascended from the pit.
The evening world., 1908-02-21
THREE BURGLARS RAID
TWO MANSIONS IN
THE TERROR ZONE"
Lantern of Intruder Awakens Victim
in West Side House, but Alarm
to Special Police Guard
Fails to Capture Gang.

e Robert Smith, member of the of R. Smith Co.. cloak
manufacturers home West Nneysecond
street, early to-day by the light from burglars lantern shining in
his Mr. Smith sprang bed yelling for police and the
burglar darted front he followed There Mr. Smith saw
burglar carrying dark lantern The thieves ran down
the front steps ground floor where third burglar appeared and
the three sped through the open door to the street
The evening world., 1908-02-21

Nle lIlItS SpSu lIiolSl tIIS oFSh wv
Mr.. Smiths yells awakened his son
Herbert. who was on the fourth floor
Young Smith seized a revolver and ran
to his fathers aid in time to see the
three men disappearing around the cor
ner of Columbus avenue.
Mr. Smiths cries alarmed the neigh
borhood. Windows were thrown up in
all the houses on the block and the cry
for police was taken up by frightened
men and women.
Simmons House Looted Too.
Henry Simmons. whose residence is
at No "a. soon Joined in the alarm in
earnest. His house had also been en-
tered by the burglars. and when he
started to his neighbours aid he found
tnlngs torn to pieces on the first floor
Inc Smith residence Is of five stories
MI. Smiths bedroom is on the second
noor. and separated from the library
In the front by an alcove in which
large mirror hangs. Mrs. Smith is Wis
iting in Norfolk. Va. and is believed
TO have packed up large quantity of
silver for safe keeping
The bedrooms of the three daughters
OF the family are on the third floor
and above young Mr. Smiths rooms on
the fourth floor are the rooms of three
maid servants. In telling of his en-
counter with the burglars Mr. Smith |
said:
always keep a light burning in
the hall outside my door, and this |
morning l was awakened by u slight |
noise and. seeing the hall in darkness |
was suspicious. An instant later d I
n&ht from a dark lantern shot across |
my lace. and then l saw II in the |
mirror in the acove. l cried OUT |
Who is there?' There was no answer |
my room and the library.
Il leaped from bed and made for the !
mail The room was heavy with smoke,
carried. He shut off the light and
started to run just as second man
Joined him.
One Of Many Burslaries.
''My revolver was upstairs in my sons
room and / knew it would be suicidal
for me to follow tho men downstairs.
As 1 got to the top of the steps / saw
then the three ran to the street, just as
my son joined me.
The cries of the neighbors were /
quickly answered by the police. During
the past few weeks there have been a !
dozen or more houses in the neighbor-
hood entered by burglars, and the con
ditions have become so dangerous that |
re esidents in Eighty-ninth street and |
some in West End avenue have fitted [,
their homes with steel doors and shut
ters. with iron bars over the scuttles /
and skylights. Only few days ago
one West End avenue resident closed
up his home ana went to live in a ho- |
tel.
Commissioner Bingham has been
aroused by these many robberics and
the stories that absolutely no protection
was being given by the police. Twenty !
men from Headquarters and precinct |
detectives were assigned TO the terror
lied district last night.
Shortly after midnight Mrs L. c. Cor |
man, Of No. 8 West Eighty-third street /
saw 4 mar. 1T front OF her home, whose !
&C tions convinced her that he was u
burglar. The police were called but
the man escaped. Nothing was stolen
from the house.
Hardly had the police gone through !
The evening world., 1908-02-21
OLD PRESS AGENT DEAD.

John : Sandfnri f3rtv-nve years
cid. at one time press agent for The
'Bostontans was found dead in bed
in his room a. VI. Sli sixth avenue.
TODAY. Sanford had not been work
ing for some time and was not in good
health. A physician who was called
said the man had died of a hemorr-
mage
The evening world., 1908-02-21
DIED.

DE FREEST.-Suddenly. on Wednesday,
Feb. 10. EMMA S. DE FREEST be-
loved wife of A. j. De Freest and cid
est daughter of Henry Il. and Mary
Prituhard aged AZ years
Funeral services at her late homo
112 W. 124th ST.. Saturday at 1.3O
p. NJ lnterment at Woudlawn.
KREYLING, On Thursday, Feb. 30.
1905. at Ardsley y. Y. formerly OF
New York city. PAUL KREYLING. be-
loved father of Mrs. E. w. Norris, In
his oath year.
Body Will be at Mrs. w. Hamilton.s
1886 Av. A, ON Saturday. Feb. 22 Fu-
neral from the Chapel of tho Incarna-
tion, East 31st st.. on Sunday, Feb. 28,
at ] i. NJ
The evening world., 1908-02-21
PERSONALS.

,OLDiEho .,ND s.ILoI.s oL liiE J.>f-
ANESE AND Rl SslAN FORCES, WHO
hSn bhffNsE OF r6hnT r6hT AsrnuF. ArInHk
col NTRY, ARE REQJ ESTLD no
SEND THEIR NAMES 4 ADDRESSES
TO THE MANAGENENT OF THE
NEw work. HIppODIONE
The evening world., 1908-02-21
instant RELIEF Of
TICKING HUMOR

Limbs Below the Knees Were Raw
Feet Too Swollen to Get Shoes
On Sleep Completely Broken
by Intense itching and Burning
Well in Two Days and Says That
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Here Orly a Few Weeks.

He had not been in this country more
thar. few weeks. All his clothing. vita
the exception OF a vest, was made in
Italy The sort OF suit he wore does
not include Il vest N its origIna. form
and Marcnnne probably added that gar
ment TO Il upon his arrival in New York
close examination of the dismem-
bered hands and arms made last night
at Police Headquarters in Brooklyn
showed that wn.le Marcninne was =;
powerful physique, he had never done
any manual labor. The palms of the
hands were soft and white. lie m!gu;
have been barber.
Can't, iluhne of the Brooklyn Central
Office, thinks the crime was committed
I, barber shop-probably while Mar
chime WAS stretched out in chair get
.;,, shaved. HIS throat was cut ana lie
,,,, stabbed in the chest with
stiletto.
,..r. fs an Italian settlement called
..,,,,,nvn" close to the place where
Marchinne's body was iouhd' E'erS
r.sidant of "Pigtown" is under police
surveillance. II is believed that the
CRIME was committed in another section
of Brooklyn and that the body was
taken 10 the outskirts of Flatoush IN
carriage
That the men VINO committed the muir
dor we're unfamiliar with the details oi
the ne!gnborhood in which they disposed
of the body of their victim is shown ~
the!y method of disposition. Had they
gone little further they might have
thrown II into a sand pit thirty teet
deep, where it would nave remained
without discovery for weeks.
The evening world., 1908-02-21

OILY une "BRoMo QUININE" That /.
me signature Of i. ". GROVE rsedd Il.
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Killed Wednesday r,lsht.

From the condition OF the body when
II was round 1t is certain that the mur-
der WAS committed either late On
"Wednesday night or early Yesterday
III ,rning After being wrapped in two
parcels and covered with new oilcloth.
one containing the body and the other
the arms and legs the body was carud
through the streets in the night and
carried 800 feet back from the Junction
OF Rutland road and Rochester avenue
in . deserted section of Flatbush. aao
dropped on a pile of refuse
Two letters found on the man
were sent from Palermo, Sicily. One OF
them was from his father. Antonio
March!nne. and was filled with good
advice. The other was signed Antonio
Coma. evidently an old friend Of the
victim, and contained gossip concerning
mutual friends. Both were addressed
in care of Antonino Sessa. a private
banker. at No. 40 Union street Mr.
Sessa told the police that a young man
had asked some time ago il he could
have letters sent there, and that last
Tuesday he had called for the two tina,
were found. But the banker said he
could throw no further light on the