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New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
STANDS BY SHELLARD.
Wife Believes Policeman Innocent Of
Barbara Regis Murder.

Fatrolnan David Sheliard of the Hamburg
nue. station. williamsburg was held yesterday in
the New Jersey police court without bail
for examination on Wednesday on the charge OF
having murdered Barbara Reig in the shelter house
of Irving Square Park early the morning of
July % He refused plead TO the charge until he
had consulted his lawyer.
When Shellard led to the prison pen he
was met by his wife. who broke down and cried.
Tell Them Dave. you innocent. Tell them
for my sake and the sake of our baby. she
pleaded. The policeman appeared to be on the
verge collapse. when several OF his brother offs
GERS hustled him along without giving him chance
to answer his wife's plea
Once In the pen Shelard asked that his wife be
allowed 10 Ree him His request was granted oy
TIE magistrate and Mrs Shellard joined him. The
policeman threw his arms around his Wifes NECK
and after kissing her and the baby told her not TO
lose confidence IN him. his side of the story had
not yet been told. He told his wife that ne kne"
Barbara ReiG and had often told her TO give up
coming 10 his post and meeting him.
She knew I was married and that ola not want
to bother with her." he said II gave her fatherly
advice. I innocent Of any wronsooins' anu
know YOU will believe me-" Mrs Shellaro toio net
husband that she would stand by him. Later she
said she was sure he innocent and TIE Vlctiiil
of a plot.
Early yesterday morning Shellard was 'ahefi u
the office of Deputy Commissioner Baker "here iie
repeated the statement he made the oaS peioin -
Inspector Eussey. Commissioner baker allc ooi-
ough inspector Flood after & searching cross-eA-
animation of the policeman, stated that he did not
once contradict himself.
'It was only human nature for him to run away
from the scene of the shooting; almost any one
,,o,,,d have done fhe same thing" said Commits
sioner Baker 'I think II a clear case OF suicide.
A letter written by Barbara Reig to Shelard was
given TO Commissioner Baker yesterday by Detec-
tives Roddy and Murray, who received IL from tile
occ,,sad policeman The letter was dated May 20
and addressed 10 Dear Dave" who was referred
to as my affinity"
Charges have been preferred against Shellaro ana
he will be called trial in few days and prooa-
by dismissed from the department for conduct un-
Incoming an officer This was confirmed by Com
missioner Baker.
Commissioner Bingham will begin an fnvestiea-
tion as TO the number of policemen attached to the
Hamburg avenue station who are in possession OF
lev m the shelter house in the park where the
shooting occurred It is said that a locksInith IN
the vicinity of the park sold many duplicate Keys
TO the shelter house.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
SHONTS FOR PUBLICITY.
Plan to Keep Citizens Informed on
Railroad Accidents.

A plan Of keeping the public accurately informed
of all accidents that may happen on the lines of
the 1nterborough Rapid Transit Company was
announced yesterday by direction of Theodore P
shonts, executive chairman of the company Mr.
Shonts has outlined schedule of hours when in
formation concerning accidents may be obtained
weekdays and Sundays, and has provided
in his announcement several telephone numbers
that will be available in case information is de-
sired.
Should a serious accident occur requiring Mr.
Hedleys presence the scene all facts as they
are known to MIN will be sent out once.
Mr.. Shonts states plainly in his announcement
that all facts will be made public as they come in
from the place of the accident. All statements will
be frank and complete, and attempt will be
made to distort or conceal facts.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
GOOD STAND At CRICKET.
Quakers Find Trouble an Disposing
of English EleUen.
IBy Cable to The Tribune ]

Woolwich. July 24.-The fifth cricket game IN the
tour of the Gentlemen of Philadelphia began here
this morning the Americans being opposed by ths
Royal Artillery eleven. Bright weather and clear
sky came as a welcome change 70 the visitors after
so long a period of storm. and a fair amount OF
good batting resulted The home players were sue
cessful in choice for innings and began in hne
fashion After the first wicket had fallen at q
Brooke and Turner collared the bowling and made
a long stand. carrying the total past the hundred
mark.
Turner's innings the feature OF the days play.
and he up 81 by steady and resoUrcsful bat
ting. while Bond. who was his partner for the
fourth wicket contributed 81 before he out 70
Lester by the quickness OF the Quaker wicket
keeper. Brooke the wickets for nearly two
hours for 10 and caused several bowling
changes to take place. After five men were down
the others succumbed rather easily and the total
reached only 252
Lester did the best bowling for the Philadei-
phfans. capturing three wickets for Il runs. H0r-
dern came next with three for A.. and King secured
two for So The first wicket for the Americans was
obtained without being registered. bur D. Il
Adams and F. s. White the score I'D to %
before further casualties occurred Adams vas
then caught and bowIed for 2s while White had
scored 10 and will continue his innings when tas
game is resumed tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
BIG TIN" PLEADS GUILTY.
Comes to Pay Penalty for Speeding
Before HIS Accuser appears.

New Brunswick. n. j.. July "A (SpectaD-
Justice Housen looking over some aufomo-
bile cases in his office in Nelson street this
afternoon when a strapping big fellow broke
into his room with the exclamation:
They got all right. No use to squeal out
of it. They caught with the goods. What's
the fine, judge?'
Justice Housell replied that he didn't know
the visitor and didn't recall having any charge
against him
I'm Timothy D. Sullivan, of New York. ex-
planned the visitor You probably have heard
of me as Big Tim Sullivan. I've got de-
fence have only one request. and that is that
you show clemency. Don't make it too hard
Justice Housell tried to tell him that he had
no report on his case. but the Congressman in
sisted that he had been caught all right and
that he must have beat the officers in.
And sure enough, after while along came
Constable Hendricks, of Old Bridge with the
tell-tale stop watches which showed that the
machine had been going thirty-four miles an
hour
fine of $40 imposed the plea of
guilty and was paid.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25

Actress Begs To Be Excused from Attending
Bankruptcy Hearing.

Counsel for Mrs. Leslie Carter-Payne reported
yesterday that she had been made i'll by eating
lobster and begged to be excused from appearing
in the bankruptcy proceedings. The counsel added
that he thought she suffering from ptomaine
poisoning. An agreement reached 10 postpone
the hearing until Thursday.
Mr.. Prentice the receiver, has in his possession
the original checks drawn to Mr. Payne's order
shortly after he and Mrs Carter married.
The account at the Knickerbocker Trust Company,
In the receivers hands shows that they were
for the following amounts: May l, 81 900; May TO-
$3.50: May "A. 500; May q, $1,000; june L. $50:
June q, 500 June 30 s14 81; July 2. sl25; July
500: Iuiy g. sn0 August g. s1OO and $500; August
A $50: August a. s175. and August 2s. $50.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
BOYS TRIED TO CASH CHECK.
Raced Through Stapleton to Water When
Policeman Chased Them.

Charged with trying to appropriate a certified
check for 81 900 to their uses, Clifford Stein
feldt, thirteen years old, of No. S5 West 111th
street and John Meade. the age, of No. 14S
West 129th street. were arrested yesterday after a
lively chase through Stapeton. Staten Island
Patrolman Robert Smith caught both boys they
about to jump from the landing of the Ocean
Yacht Club, at Water and Bay streets
Steinfeldt was sent by his employer, Max Hart
of No. liz Nassau street, to the Nineteenth Ward
Bank to deposit the check for $1,000 The check
drawn the Stapleton National Bank When
the boy failed return at Hart telephoned
the Stapleton bank to stop payment. Stenfeldt
got his friend. John Meade, and the two planned
to cash the check and have good summer vaca-
ton.
Fearing that they would be asked embarrassing
questions at the bank, they asked Thomas Iittero
whom they met the bank. to have it cashed
for them. When Littero presented the check a
policeman called and he explained. The boys
were waiting corner, and when they saw the
policeman they
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
ALBANY WOMAN CAUGHT HERE.
Says She Is Well Acquainted with Police
Chief Who Caused Her Arrest

telegram from Police Chief Hayatt of Albany
asking that Florence E. Whtbeck who left Al
bany on the c. ". Morse, of the Peoples Line, be
arrested was received at Police Headquarters late
Thursday night. She was wanted for grand lar
ceny.
The arrest was made when the boat landed, and
the was taken TO headquarters Florence
was recognized by the description in the telegram
In one Of her suit cases the police found four dia-
mond rings diamond brooch and gold watch
alleged to be the property of her mother
She was taken TO Jefferson Market court and
later turned TO Detective Connors, OF the Al
bany police.
II know Chief Fayatt very WE'LL she said. He
IS only doing his duty. But he will stick by me-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
MOVING PICTURE MEN LOSE POINT
Can't Give Exhibitions in Tenement Houses
Justice Erlanger Rules.

The application made by William Fox and Solo
mon Brill for injunction restraining Comnis-
sioner Butler from revOking the permits granted
them for a moving picture show at No 1893 Third
avenue and at No. $50 Broadway, Brooklyn as
we'll as a penny arcade" at No. seS Broadway
Brooklyn, on the ground that the exhibitions were
in tenement houses and rendered them unsafe. was
denied yesterday by Justice Erianger, IN the Su-
preme Court
The defendants alleged they spent about twenty
thousand dollars In fitting up the premises and
that the ruling of the Tenement House Commits
sioner would affect premises of the same kind IN
which more than g million dollars had been ex-
pended They held that the films used were not
stored on the premises where the shows took place,
and that only such films were actually on exhi-
bition were ever brought there.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
SCHIFF PLEADS FOR IDLE.
Urges Controller Not to Block I'm
proOement WorE.

Controller Metz's action in blocking at least
temporarily. the building of the Fourth avenue
fBrookyn) subway has attracted the attention OF
Jacob H. Schiff, who wrote to the Controller on
July letter, In which he said:
I wonder whether you have observed in passing
any Of our PUBLIC places such such as Union ire
the recreation piers ana otneF spoIS Of en
are among the multitude with that sad, faraway,
appearance betokens even now that they are max
ing an effort to keep up an appearance Of self
ports come to me Of families who the verge
do any kind of work cannot find employment, and
would rather starve than ask for charity support
Mr. schiff reminded the Controller that 1t would
be better for the city to begin work on public i'm
provements which would give wages to the unem-
pioyed than spend increased appropriations for
the Police Department, penal institutions, hospitals
and almshouses. A similar letter sent by Mr..
Schiff to the Mayor.
In defence of his position, Mr.. Metz, who was
in Denver when he received the letter. wrote to
Mr. Schif that he had done all he could to certify
contracts for work which would aid the unem-
ployed and said: "A little consideration will prove
that the kind of laborers used TO dig subways are
not the kind who unemployed
The Controller sent letter to Charles Murray
his secretary, in which he said he not at all
surprised by the action of the civic associations of
Brooklyn in obtaining injunction to prevent ap-
propriations for all public improvements. pending
the settlement of the debt limit question and the
ability of the city to build the Fourth sub
way In it the Controller burted out, with his
usual modesty:
On the whole, it would do no harm for New York
TO go slow for while on all improvements. AS a
matter of fact I've felt right along that we We
been acting like a man who spends 800 week on
$50 income, and the day of reckoning must come
just surely 1t has been handed down right
along from one administration to another, and no
one had the nerve to face the issue and set the
town right. They've got Controller just once
who isn't afraid to tackle the question.
Mr.. Metz then says for the several hundredth
time that he hasn't any political ambitions and ko
IS willing TO take up the task put up to him. He
is expected back from Chicago In time to hear the
argument on the injunction brought to prevent the
appropriation of money for the Fourth avenue
slhHaY
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
DISCHARGED 81 RAID PRISONERS.

11fty-seven prisoners taken in a raid on an al
yeeed pooiroom in Henry street Thursday
night were discharged in the Essex Market police
soart YESTERDAY DAVID Well. of No. SO West 124th
street and James Murphy, Of No so Pearl street,
were charged with conducting the place and the
Others with aiding and abetting.
/ Detective Goldhammer, Of Deputy Commissioner
4zansor's STAFF testified that he cut IN tele-
phcne wire leading into the place and heard a
,yoice SAP, '.Jiru put s2 each way for on Cuban "
Ee saic Tie .aiding party found crowd Of men
ia rco-n where there were racing charts for both
.he Brighton erd Canadian tracks.
did you see any bets offered or piaced?" asked
eEag4s:rate Walsh.
no" replied Gol6hamner.
''Au discharged ordered~the magistrate.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
SINGER BUILDING ELEVATOR KILLS.
First Fatal Accident Since Structure Has
Been Tenanted

The first fatal accident at the Singer Building
since had been tenSnted occurred yesterday when
Samuel Alpert, grenty-seVen years old. plumber S
helper living at Ne. g East 1osth street liter
ally cut in two by being caught between the floor
Of elevator and the top Of a door frame.
Shortly after O'Clock while there a steady
stream OF persons entering the building, AIpert
made rush for the first elevator in the rear row
OF eight, which is used mostly for mechanics.
William Farrell, the starter. had ordered the car
70 start and the operator had thrown on the
fng.
Alpert according to witnesses jumped between
the doors. but they closed him and held him
until the floor of the ascending car jammed him
against the top of the frame Alpert lived only five
l1Tinutes. Gus" O'Connor of No. 474 Lenox ave-
nue. the operator, was arrested.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
LONDON CLERGYMAN AT NORTHFIELD.
The Rev J. Stuart Holden Regins Course of
Bible Lectures.
tBy Telegraph to Tho Tribune. ,

NorthAeld. Mass, July 24.-The Rev. J. Stuart
Holden. vca- of st. Pauls Chapel. Portrnan
Square London. arrived here last night from Eng
land and b-san course o.. Bible lectures this
morning the subject, -Chrst's Conception of the
Christian Lie" W. r. Moody. who has charge of
the conferences. announces that Mr.. Holden will
remain here until the first week of September. He
will be q lea1ing speaker at the general confer
ence. which opens next week. He will also preach
at st. Bartholomews Church, New York on Sun
day. SThe Sunday school conference Will end to-
morrow, when diplomas will be awarded over a
hundred who have completed. the course. Bishop
Oldham, Indiana, has been announced as the
preacher ON Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
AGED WOMAN TOSSED BY CAR; uNHuRr

Eighty-seven years old and carrying an armful
Of bundles. Mrs. Mary OConnor. OF No. % St
Marks Place WIS knocked down yesterday after
noon by a southbound broadway car in front of
No Union Square West. The threw her
several feet and scattered her bundles aboutt .he
street. nut she got up Immediately. refusing ali
urofrered aid She refused 10 make a complaint
against the .notornlsn.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
WON'T ALLOW CHANGE OF NAME

Under the ruling of Justice Erlanger. of the Su-
preme Court, the New York City Interborough
Railway Company. a subsidiary of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company. cannot change its name to
the Bronx Crosstown Street Railway Company
although the Public Service Commission had ap-
proved the change. Justice Erianger sustains the
contention OF certain of the minority stockholders
He thinks more confusion would result from the
change Of the name through association with the
Bronx Traction Company. distinct corporation,
than from the similarity of its title to that of the
Interborough Rapid Transit Company.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
BASEBALL LEAGUE FOR BOYS.

The Parks and Fairgrounds Association Is en-
couraging the formation of league of baseball
mines composed of boys under seventeen years of
age There are now eleven fields In operation under
the management of r. B. Umberger. of Yale: H F
Hovey OF Rutgers and Oliver Schoonmaker of
Harvard. and as the demand for space increases
more feles .tsl be opened. To induce the boys 10
play a trophy will be given 20 the s-ter-play-
grounds champion. The opened on July %
The entries Will close on AugustA
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
TRY TO SELL "coMMoNER" IN WALL ST.

William ]. Rryans paper, The Commoner" was
on sale in the financial district yesterday by mi
formed newsboys but, although the boys cried out
the of the paper in tones that could be heard
in the topmost stories of the big sxyscrapers Wall
Street did not fall over itself to procure copies and
the newsboys did not stay long. The few adherents
of the Democratic candidate who could be found in.
the district said that the poor reception given the
paper by the financial interests undoubtedly
due to the fact that he had announced his retire
rnent as editor during the campaign.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
eLIoDgN MAKES LONE ASCENSION.

North Adams. Mass. July 24-Chsrles J. Gliodsn-
of Boston, made lone fight in the balloon Bosten
from here at SO o'clock this afternoon He was
in the air Just an hour. during which he reached
a height Of 400 feet. He landed without incdenr
at Petersburg, y. Y, fifteen miles away.
On next Wednesday night weather permtstins.
Mr. Glidden will make his second night ASCENSION
The ascension made to-day qualities him as a plot
of the Aero Club Of France and Great Britain aad
Ireland
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Nathan Siebrush who struck BY a sUrlae'
car in front OF No. 100 Park Row on Thurso@y.
died in ST. Gregorys Hospital yesterday. Bs'hala
Burns. the motorman. held by Coroner HaI
burger in 5000 bail technical charge OF nO-lF
eide.
Thrice a widower August F. Peters. a toolrnaAs.,
thirty years old. convicted OF bigamy recently. "S
sentenced yesterday to one year in the Deni'en az
by Judge Foster in the Court of General SeSs'a~
Suffering from the heat and unable TO ooAc
work. John Boyer. silk weaver. hfsy-t@o yeA.
old, went to the cellar Of the three family house =
No. 1901 Third avenue. where he lived. SesteENA'
afternoon. and shot himself in the head
George 3. Davis and Joseph Orris. partners =
the Rogers Msft Parlors. which went into DsHA
ruptcy June g. accused OF having testined laAse"
concerning the disposition OF the stock we're -
leased on bail yesterday by United States ConA'r
sioner Gchrist.
Out OF work and Respondent Joseph ZaTph. hI~s
four years old. German cabinetrnaker' shot -, -
self under a tree in the East River Park al - -
avenue and seth street yesterday afternoon Ihs
body was identified by his daughter. OF No ~
East 94th street. with whom he had made MS H0N'~
While playing in front of his home at No. l0os
Bathgate avenue The Bronx yesterday. hen.s ,.,
Diamond, aged seven years. struck and hl'
skull was fractured by the hoof of an unrnanase
able horse driven by italian. Tho boy Is u =
serious condition in the Fordham Hospital. SHI 'A'
italian escaped before a policeman appeared
An unidentified man. evidently laborer was run
over and instantly killed by freight engine at 'l
roundhouse ar Brown Place and 1ssth street yes
terday morning. John stamp. the engineer. N~s
arrested on a technical charge OF homicide. eur wss
psroled by Coroner Mcdonald IN the custody oi
lawyer OF the lsss ysrk, Nss Haven s Haru''~
Railroad
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
Try Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany July 24.-Florence Whitheck, arrested IN
New York this morning, is the daughter of Mrs
Samuel Whitehead, of Castleton. small village
near Albany She is well known in Albany by rea-
son of former escapades. Mss Whitheck was
brought back to-day by an Albany detective ano
vas met by her mother and the mother OF Cath
crime FIvey the girl who was with her. She will
he taken TO Castleton tomorrow TO answer the
charge of stealing slOo from her stepfather and
several articles of jewery belonging 70 her mother
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
FlvE-sroRY FALL FAILS TO HURT BOY.

street fell from the roof OF the 1--we story apart
ment ho1se which he lives 10 the ground yester-
day afternecn, aid Was moi even unconscious when
picked us'. fiis fall WAS broken b. elothesnes and
be landed in grass pist. lie sas RsdiE frightened
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
BLOW FROM BASEBALL FATAL.

Elizabeth. n. j.. July 24.-Willam Henerman
twenty years old. of No. Niles street died in the
Alexian Brothers Hospital here tonight from
paralysis brought on by being struck by a baseball
He catching and wore mask. but the ball
HIT him BACK CT his left ear.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
PRINCESS DE sAeAN RECEIVES sss 12.

The Princess de Sagan. under order issued by
Justice Goff in the Supreme Court yesterday, will
receive ses u the City Chamberlain, due TO
the winding up of the affairs of the Berkeley Ath-
letc Association, which voluntarily dissolved
ten wears ago. and in which the princess was a.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25

The winners were the Istalena, the Gsrdenia, the
Seneca the Minx, the Rascal III. the Dorothy. tho
Joy. the Wanata. the Sally TX. the Fearless. the
Jolly Roger. the Juanta- The Miss Modesty. the
Hoyden, the Minnow. the Arizona. the Success. the
TheIma, the Nereid, the Nateka, the Cow Bay the
Skeeter. the City. the Pee Wee, the Faraway and
the Iney.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
YACHTS IN CLOSE RACE
THE AURORA Defeated.
Ninety-four Boats Finish IN the
Larchmont Regatta.

Ninety-four yachts large and small. crossed the
starting line. off the breakwater at Orienta Point,
yesterday in the fifth series race of the Larchnont
Yacht Clubs race week." and not a single one
failed to finish although the breeze from the east
ward and southwark light most OF the day
There was spirited racing in all the classes, for
there is only one race day in the series, and
all striving for points.
This time the Ista1ena defeated the Aurora in the
57-foot class by thirty-four seconds, although the
latter yacht had the better of the start by forttwo
seconds Both started on the starboard tack. going
about minute after crossing the line, as IT was
windward work to the first mark, off Parsonage
Point The second leg was broad reach. and they
were able TO set spinnakers the way over to the
Prospect Point mark the Istalena passing her rival
on this leg
It was another reach across to the home mark
where these times were taken: 1stalena, 2:44:SI'
Aurora 2:45os; Gardenia 2:4s:3o: Dorwina. 2:4s:50
Dorello. 10000; Seneca, 3:O1:so The Seneca LED at
the Prospect Point mark. It was close work for
the I-talena and the Aurora on the second round
of the fifteen and one-quarter mile course and the
former Yacht won by the margin stated
From the Prospect Point mark TO the hnlsn II
was run with spinnakers for the small classes
and half a hundred Of them. coming across the
Sound in a space of three miles, made spirited
yachting picture. --r
On actual time the Dorello beat the Seneca by
rointes % seconds but with her allowance Of six
,aan minutes the Seneca the winner by II min
,,tes 3s seconds Howard Willett's Mink was the
winner In the 'thirties,' eight of which started
She defeated the vAera by minute seconds
showing how close was the race IN this class The
C,ardenia won from the Dorwina by minutes 10
seconds.
The summaries follow:
Tarcbnont Yacht Club-Fffth series race. July a.
1908 Wind east TO south. light; tide food
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25

Thrice a widower August F. Peters. a toolnisAs
thirty years old. convicted of bigarny recently "
sentenced yesterday one year in the peni'enla''
by Judge Foster in the Court of General SeSssa@