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The evening world., 1908-03-11
ELEVEN JU. ,ORS
ACCEPTED TO Try
ACTOR HITCHCOCK
Hearing of Testimony Agains!
the Accused Comedian
Begins Tomorrow.
GIRL TO TELL STORY.
Fourteen-Year-Old Helen van
Hagen Will Be First
Witness for Stalaa
GIRL TO TELL STORY.

Six more jurors. five OF them married.
were chosen TO-DAY to try RAYMOND
Hitchcock. the musical comedy star. on
one OF the six ndictmen connecting
him with young girls
When ten men were in the box jus
tice Blanchard ordered recess in order
to give Justice Bowling = chance 10
talk t the Ice Trust Grand Jury 1t
was well on toward o'clock when the
selection of jurors Was resumed. With
the seIec. ion OF the twelfth man to-
morrow the State will at once proceed
with its testimony
The first witness against the actor
will probably be the Youngest of MS
alleged victims. fourteca-yeGr-o Helen
Van Hagen. She will De followed on the
stand by the agents OF the Ch!ldrrn' 5
Society who first worked up the charges
that now Involve the Iankv actor.
Hitchcock was plainly less nervous
to-day than on the opening dav of his
trial He seemed 10 be soothed by the
near presence of his pretty wife whom
the Justice has admitted TO the court
chamber. She was accompG MED by Mrs.
Buuim!nstcr. lriena OF the H.,cA-
cocks. who lives at the Hotel Flanders
where they also reside.
The little Armenian woman had on Il
big fea,hered, green hat and trim
tailored suit. Her companion. a scout
voYng woman. wore blue s'Iit and a
black picture hat
Hitchcock Studies Ta.esmcn.
Mrs. Hitchcocks big black eyes
searched the room as If looking for
some one she knew Finding hoi sIcn
person she settled down 10 watChit the
tedious examination of the tale nen.
who. one By one. mounted the " ness
stand, and, one by one, went away
again after satisfying the attorneys
that they were moi qualified to sit in
judgment on the comedian. Her hus-
band looked toward her only once. That
was when she FIRST appeared There
after he spent his time studying the
faces OF the talesmen.
= Frank a. Blckl.ell. IN artist. living al
No. y West Fitty-scventh street, mar
ried. was the sixth man to take seat
In the box.
The seventh juror selected was James
McEIligopp. book..eeper, thirty. .
years odd. who resides at No. 1876 East
one Hundred and Thirty-eighth street
he Is unmarried.
Alfred NJ. Heinsheimer of No. II
West Seventeen street. a dealer in tiles
at No. "A East Nineteenth street. is the
eighth juror.
Daniel Nj. Buhl. living at No. 403 West
one Hundred AMI Fifteenth street and
president of an importing company hal-
street. and 5. Francis Short a young
foreman, whose home is at No 80
Charles street completed the ten men
accepted.
Samuel NJ. Copeland. an elderly mer-
chant living at No. % Edgecombe ave-
nue., is the eleventh juror. He is mar
ried, but has no living children.
The evening world., 1908-03-11
NEW SPEED RECORD
IN BALL0UN|NG
BY LEO STEVENS
Aeronaut Covers 13O Miles in
; Hours in Flight From
PittStield.

HAMPTON FALLS. y. H.. March IL
A new speed record for ballooning In
New England ana which 1t is thought
is POSSIBLY better than has been ma Lc
anywhere. was established to-day in :.
voyage from Pittsneld. Mass. to this
town. distance of about 100 miles, in
three hours time.
The aerial car was operated by Leo
Stevens. of New York. who had william
r. White house, OF New York, as a pas
senger
TIE previous speed record from Pitts
field was made by Mr.. Stevens a year
ago last fall. when he went from Pitts
field to Short Beach, Conn. a distance
of sighty-four miles. in two hours and
half.
The balloon which made the speed
record was the Stevens No. 81. which
ascended at Pittsield al ll.09 A NJ. to-
day and landed here at 2l5 p. NJ.
The evening world., 1908-03-11
CROKER THINKS
BRYAN S CHANCE
OF ELECTION GOOD
That Is If Taft IS Nominated,
but Then Roosevelt May
Be Forced to Run.
Especial to TIE Evening worla,

CLEVELAND. March ll.-undei date
OF cairo. Egypt, Feb. l6 a Cleveland
afternoon newspaper today prints an
interview with Richard Croker, "erst-
while Tammany dictator, etc." who is
at present sojourning in Egypt After
explaining at considerable length on
Mr.. Crokcrs splendid physical appear
ance, his horses, etc. the correspc<d-
ent makes him say
Although l am out OF American pol
itics forever. they sull interest me. The
situation is unusual, with Bryan in
dorsing Roosevelt's policies. DO you
know, like Roosevelt. l can't help ad-
miring the man. He is doing God
work in clearing out the rascals. Many
OF my monied friends hate him. but that
Is because he has stepped on their toes.
II his work was not done right. If he
was not right, how is 1t that so many
big men have committed suicide or gone
20 Jail? l tell you l admire and respect
MIN He Is an honest. able fellow
There are no issues between the
parties to-day. If go back 10 America
in the fan l will hardly know what to
do. Now there is Taft to be nominated
by the Republicans and Bryan by the
Democrats. But everybody likes Roose-
welt at home. 1t might even happen
that bunch of his Democratic ad-
mirers will stampede the Democratic
convent ,on for a!m. 1t is quite possible
4 at the Republicans may nominate him
unanimously Then what could he DO?
admire the D. and ne has done his
The evening world., 1908-03-11
PAPER ACCUSING
MRS. BATONY| NOT
FILED IN COURT
Lawyer Alexander Admits that
1t was Rejected by
Justice O'Co.INan.

Edward A. Alexander. attorney for
AureI Batonyi. was forced by Lawyer
j. Henry work, counsel to and brother
OF Mrs. Burke Roche Batonyi, into
Alexander admitted that no complaint
such as that published in morning
newspaper bearing on the Batonyi
divorce case existed.
Mr.. work called upon Alexander at
the latter's office. No. 2yy Broadway,
and demanded to know who had caused
the document to be printed. Mr.. Alex
ander professed to be ignorant of the
manner of the publication and intima-
ted that Batonyi himself had given the
document to newspaper. Mr.. Alex
ander was also required to admit that
the document had ben presented last
Saturday to Justice O'Gorman of the
Supreme Court Rt a private hearing in
the Justices chambers. At that hear
ing the document was handed to the
justice. who read 1t through. Justice
OGorman flung the paper on a table.
saying:
THAT Is not a legal presentation in
this case and Is unfit for filing among
the records. The court cannot and will
not entertain any proposition on which
| ihis paper or any part of its character
is presented. Such allegations as ap-
pear in that document cannot be enter
tanned in that form. They are too gen
eral and insinuating to serve as a NOV
| ing cause
Justice O'Gorman said other things
which made Mr.. Alexander's ears burn.
The document was practically ordered d
des troyed by Justice O'Gorman and Mr.,
Alexander admitted to-day that 1t did
not exist.
TAe meeting bet"ecn Mr.. Alexander
and Mr.. Work was warm, and Mr.. Work
| cUulu be neard talking IN loud tones in
the outer office.
Then Mr.. Alexander appeared and
made the foregoing statement in tine
presence of Mr.. Work who. appearing
satisfied at the new turn of affairs. took
his leave.
| Mr. y sXandcr emphasized that the
document as offered in the case OF his
client, ana which made n number OF re-
markabie charges against Mrs. BPtonyi
...I several Vi Hor rciat.res and Frank
SturgiS, had been de stroyed and TO
lDnter w?s IN existence or formed n
part of The moving papers
The evening world., 1908-03-11
AMENDME \ rs TO
AN TI-RACE TRACK
BILL EXPECI ED,

Local politicians and turfm-n were
divided to-day in their opinions AS 10
the probable effect of the action of tho
Senate Codes Committee In favorably
reporting the Agnew Race Track bill.
Several expressed the belief that the
Committees report will be amended to
allow betting in a modified form 9th
ers believe that racing is doomed after
sept. /. and that the Anti-Racing bill
Will be adopted without amendnment
Former Congressman Timothy d.
Sullivan. who has been looking after
the interests of turfnen at Albany was
apprised Monday night thai the Com
mittee was prepared to report favo-abiy
and he took train for Albany.
A politician said to-day; Belmont has
refused TO contribute a dollar toward
the defeat of the Agnew bill. trusting
that the showing made by the opponents
OF the measure at Albany was sufficient
TO prove that many interests would be
sacrificed Were rlr!ng to be abol! shed"
Philip Dwyer said: The future Of
racing in this state IS in the hands OF
the legislators at Albany | do rot be-
liove that they will destroy the sport,
but that legislation will be bad wa!ch
Will modify The betting system and
serve to preserve racing to the Empire
State Too many Interests are a; stake
10 permit Of too hasty and sweeping ac-
iion at Albany"
tormcr senator John G. Fitzgerald
said when asked about he race track
measure to-day:
1T was matter OF course that tho
report OF the Senate Codes Committee,
II passed would 20 into efrec, Sept. /.
All Codes Committee actions supported
BY the Senate become operative on that
date.
1t is regfded as assured now in GER
tain ouarteN that the Agnsw anti-raoe
The evening world., 1908-03-11
TAR STARTS A FIRE.:
CHILDREN IN PANIC

The boiling over OF pot OF tar and
the blaze that followed on the rodf o.
the four-story browns,one residence
No. li9 East Fifty-hrst street. causea
great excitement to-day among tho
children OF the Nursery and Child
home directly across the street. and
also among the throngs Of pupils WI,
We're going home from tAe publ.
school in Fiity-tirSt street, near Lex.
ington avenue.
Peter Sohn, of No l2> Chrystie street,
ana Samuel Iskowitz. of No. ~ Allen
street, were working on the roof of No
lig They had ;he poi of TAR over d
charcoal iire. aud when 1t boiled over IL
Iran down on the fire and bazed up In
ltrying to eNtingd.sh II the hands OF the
men were badly burned and they were
scot 70 -Yiowsr Aoap,sal.
The evening world., 1908-03-11

question has anything to do in relation
to the case. and the witness. in nv
opinion. has a right to resent it
Magistrate Hermann. however al
lowed the question.
MT. MONTGOMERY then continued: u
was not short In any way and both
banks. gave NE excellent recommenda-
'The first bank in which YOU had
substantial employment when YOU came
to New York was the Hamilton Bank.
Yes, that is So"
Dec. II. which says that the Attorney
Generals Office knew OF crimes com
mtted in your off1ce. Was 1t the read
ing OF this letter that caused you tc
engage COUNSEL
Possibly"
Was not Grossman present at ever,
conference you, had with Mr. Inter
'0h. yes" said Mr.. Montgomery. He
volunteered to be there at the confer,
Mr., Grossman. who was sitting in
front OF the witness. looked at Mr.
to his feet. saying:
You were always very anxious ,c
have my advice and services Excuse
am impartial in the case and will ex-
anime him accordingly. and will aid
both you and the D!strict-Attorney.
Mr.. Grossman, please sit down" said
Mr. Moss.
Mr.. Grossman took his seat, but a
few minuSs later consulted with ex-
Did you tell Grossman that you
would employ, him as counsel for The The
bank?' asked Mr.. Moss, continuing the
examination.
He made, a couple OF speeches be
fore Mr. Untermyer and others that
he had ben called into the case TO lool;
after the Hamilton Bank interests
wondered ~ vi. statement. but a.d not
contradict him"
The evening world., 1908-03-11

Inc vote IN committee ia ,.v nJt,on
to report the bill as amended was. H.ll,
Hinman SAKE, Taylor and Gilchrist in
favor Of. and McCarren and Wempls
against reporting.
Inc Assembly Codes Committee /. is
expected, will report the Hart Aatl-
Race Track bill with an amendment
similar to the one adopted by tle S,n-
ate Committee.
The opponents OF the legislation rec
commended by the Governor say tlat tho
amendment makes the operation Of tie
bill correspond With the Usual rule of
code amendments, which almost invlri-
noly are drawn to take effect Sept. l.
If the bill as amended is passed. how
ever, 1t Will exempt the majority of tiis
summers racing schedules from tie
anti-samblng legislation.
The friends of Gov. Hughes. ntter
conference with MIN, declared that they
would fight the amendment. They said
there was no reason why the constitu-
tIonal mandate in regard 10 gambling
should be postponed.
The evening world., 1908-03-11
GOV. HUGHES WILL FIGHT
MOVE TO DELAY HIS PLANS.
Sees No Reason Why Anti Gambling Mandate
Sh,uo B. Fostpcutd - Assembly /;
Ia Xvectej to Back Up oena:e
IN Changing Bill.
Especial to The Evening WORLDLY

ALBANY March l.-The Senate Codes Committee to-day
ported avoraby the Agnev antace track bill making crime pun
hahe by imprisonment gamble the turf The committee how
ever amended the measure make take effect Sept which
is about the middle of the racing
Senators Hill and SAKE of the Codes COMMITTEE or
posed the amendment Senators McCMren Taylor Wemp and Gil
christ voted in favor change Senators Cassidy Taylor
not present at the committee meeting The programme put the
amended ti through next week
The evening world., 1908-03-11
ROOSEVELT PLANS
TO WAGE WAR ON
STOCK GAMBLING
Orders Investigation of Wall
Street Methods Before
Opening Crusade.

WASHINGTON. March 1l.-President
Roosevelt has directed Herbert Knox
smith, OF the Bureau OF Corporations.
to investigate the methods of stock
ira ding, with view to furnishing the
basis OF possible future legislation reg
ulating sucl practices,
The difficulty Is recognized OF at
temptirg Federal regulation OF III,
transfer of stocks which will operate
U cur;a! pure. slmolinG contracts and
a; the same lime work no hindrancC
to legitimate transfers, and Is an,
,.runceG TO be for the purpose OF pro-
ceed!ng on sound principles that the In
veSeisNslon y bsina -u,AdA
The evening world., 1908-03-11
ADR|F T IN OPEN BOAT
SEVEN WEEKS, 1000
MILES FROM LAND
Part of Crew Of the Tlllie E. Starbuck,
Dismantled by Gales, Drifts in
Pacific With Little Food
and No Water.

of the vaig in horror and hardship any tragedy of the
deep brought here to-day BY William Khllann
man. who was passenger the Noare South Ame
ports
Kuhmann is of six survivors of the OF the ship
T E Startuc wh abandoned August more than thou
sand the Pacific He and his COM
panons British ship drifting about OH the ocean
for fotyeigh days in open boat
Two six who had lived long in little craft died
them and kumann spent MANY weeks in
hospital at Valparaiso recovering the effects of his terrible eyoe
The evening world., 1908-03-11
THIS COUPLE WE'D
SEVENTY YEARS AGO.

MIR. and Mrs. Hamilton Green. OF
Washington Court-House. O., have Just
celebrated their SEVENTEEN wedding an.
nNersary.
He Is ninety-six. she is ninety. and
they claim to have been married longer
thAA An1-a1AAo- o0un1ol - -AmaskoA.
The evening world., 1908-03-11
ANNA GOULD SAILS FOR
NEW YORK ON ADRlATIC,

y United Press cable from Paris this
afternoon states tina; Anna Gou a sail
led to-day fr m Cherbourg for this city
On the aseApAg AdEiAsiA
The evening world., 1908-03-11

The Business enterpr rises sold
through Sunday World Wants are
usually Bargains" in every sense
Of tho WORD. ------->,..
The evening world., 1908-03-11

Fnr from the paths Of vessels round
ing the Horn. with mountains OF float-
.rE iccacrgs meuacing them, this hardy
sea,et daily searched the horizon until
the Campcrdown was siS.;ed in .at'-
1.lc "a. w..r4 is ) deEr IS sou'h Il the
Wndwatd Cuanncl Taey wee dra"
uDodrd with ropes. helpless from s'aTrh-
tior. thirs, and exposure.
The siX men took 10 the open sea
ecven days after they had seen tina o!s
life ooae. with twenty of the crew
dashed 10 pieces against the side of the
starbuck and all OF the men crushed OF
drowned, kuhlman was one Of The port
watch, which included Capt. VIM. The
sailors who were killed were members
Of the starboard watch.
kuhlmann was the man who found
his captain after he had shot himself
In his cabin following the destruction
Of his crew and lifeboat.
Though boy in appearance, his skill
as navigator on the Starbuck, where
Ge served as second officer, made him
chief navigator. He is the son of a
prominent winegrower of Napa. Cal.
md was bound for home after four
years experience before the mast when
The Starbuck foundered. His hands
are covered with great blisters and
ridges of hard flesh. His face has
again taken on color. and with the ex-
,eption of q touch of scurvy q sa !
be Is ready to start again.
Fighting in the Storm.
Kuhlmann told of the terrors OF his
all-night vigils in the little boat. or
..bich he was commander. He added
that his revolver was ever at his hand.
because he did not know the nature Of
the craZed seamen at his side. lie
speaks with a soft. German accent.
Going home to see my mother. he
said. II shipped aboard the Tillie f.
starbuck. which started from South
street April s last for Honolulu. She
had q crew of twenty eight and carried
a consignment of general freight. We
were 43 degrees south before we first
encountered bad weather.
1.-The S;arouck was a three-maste 1
vessel. on the River Plate we lost n
whole sui; of sails Three weeks later,
during which we fought day and night
with a typical storm of the ocean off
Buenos Ayrcs. We lost rigging in great
quantities, A day after the mas $
were carried away, except the lower
mizzen. Then we started southwark
Four degrees south of Cape Horn this
steel mast worked loose in its step
and started to pound the decks. The
Chinese cook was killed in his pantry
and the captain and officers driven
The evening world., 1908-03-11
Mess Objects to Profanity.

TIE cross-examination OF Mr.. Mont
somery by Mr., Moss then began;
You seem, n your testimony, to be
rather proud Of your gift of profanity.
You took an oath in this case, did you
not?" was asked
II repeated an oath taken by some
one else" replied Mr.. Montgomery.
Are you still president of the Ham
ilton Bank"
mo, | am not
you We're Very busy in getting money
from the depositors In order to reopen
the bank, were you not?"
"Yps"
Were you very much disappointed
when You were not again made pres
ident of the bank?"
mo, l cannot say that I was"
Now, Mr.. Montgomery. I would like
to know where you were born
In the city st, John. March IS,
1876"
What was your first employment in
buslness?"
II was reporter on the Evening
Gazette in the City Of ST. John"
w nat was your next position.
II went into the Halifax Bank as a
Junior clerk. went through every posi-
tion. messenger, bookkeeper. cashier
paying teller and accountant and acting
manager ] Went from the City of ST.
John 20 open branch for the bank
at Middleton, AS far as | can recollect.
was employed seven years by the
Halifax Bank. and I was employed by
tho Union Bank for two years as man
ager resigned my position in the
Union Bank and went back to the
Halifax Bank and later I resigned from
tha, institution. | then came to New
York"
Who asked you to resign from the
Halifax Bank"
Il suggested the resignation"
TO whom did you speak ABOUT resign
lng your position from the Halifax
Bank
Asked II He Was "Short.
II spoke to Mr.. Robinson, president OF
We're you shor; in any sense of the
woId?"
Nj. Montgomery looked at Mr.. Moss
fos few seconds. and then said:
What do you mean by being short :? -
YOU know as well as | do ' said Mr..
Moss Il mean short in money ac-
counts"
II was not, and YOU know 1t very
we'll, resent your question:"
Former Asis'an; District Attorney
Howard ;. Gems. counsel for Mr.. Mont
S.Isr YsS. daaaa ! Aoas -sAlas,%Aa&.sIn
The evening world., 1908-03-11
Swan ed by Wave.

"a tremendous SIT o.l..e agairst the
vessel broadsides JUST at tnat second.
smashing the boat to kindling wood
and sending every mothers son OF the
twenty into the ocean. So rrghuul
was the storm that boat could not ba
lowered, and beyond an occasional howl
above the roaT OF the w.ai aud waves,
The evening world., 1908-03-11
WDAyER TRAP
LAID At LUDCH
WITH JEROME
Cross Examination Reveals
That Montgomery, Ted,
Ate With Prosecutor.
CANS AT CONFERENCE.
Former President of Hamilton
Bank, With Counsel, Pro-
posed the Scheme,
CANS AT CONFERENCE

William R MONTGOMERY, former
president of the Hamilton Bank. wh1
accuses Nathan Vi1aver OF attempting
tc extoti so, from him admitted on
cross-eXamira,io.. a. IA, hearing lie.
fore Magistrate Herman this afternoon.
;hat he DiStr!ct-Attorne! Jerum. and
former Ass stan. pistrici Attorney
Howard Gan- framed rap 20 catch
Vi1ayer He brought our tie fact that
Distric,-A Attorney JerDm. took lunch
with Montgomery and Montgomery s
counsel. Mr Cans. after Montgomery
indictment.
II was at the Cafe Pontin. near the
Criminal Courts Building Mr. Mont
zomery. unchlng with Gains and Je-
rome. suggested that Vidaver he led into
a trap and caught with marked money.
The District-Attorney agreed and di-
rectod the process its subsequent ieve-
opments Mr.. Montgomery's admissions
were drawn from him by. Frank Moss,
counsel for Nidaver.
The case was continued in the private
examination room OF the Tombs Court
EN-Judge William VI. X Olcott. with
Frank Moss appeared as counsel for
ViGaver
Assistant District-Attornev Ire esel
said
Your Honor before beginning the
cross-cEamlRation of Mr.. Montgomery !
wish to say to Your Honor that l have
subroenaed Herbert Auerbach as wit
ness in this case He is here but as lie
has very important engagement |
would like to let him go. with your per-
mission, until Monday afternoon at J
O'Clock"
This was agreeable to the Court as
well as to the defendants attorneys.
Mr.. Kresel continued; Il iini. on
reading ;he minutes of the testimony Of
Mr.. Montgomery. that number of
errors We're made by the stenographer.
and l know no better course than to
ask the witness to repeat them in order
that they may be correct"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

"outside furnishings are just as impor-
tant to the beauty of a home as the furnl.
ture of the inside of the house." said a
young Omaha architect. by outside fur
nishings 1 mean the furniture which is put
into the yard or the grounds that surround
the house. And the beauty of this furnl-
ture is that 1t is cheap and grows more
beautiful with age. The poor man doesn't
have the installment man calling around
every few days for the payment on the
furniture and the rich man doesn't have
to worry about the furniture being scratched
up. Nature constructs the 'outised furnish
ings' in her own inimitably beautiful man.
ner and the man or woman who does not
appreciate the beauties Of trees and bushes
and flowers about the house is w~oefully
lacking. There are a hundred varieties of
flowers which will grow in this climate and
make a mere house a very bower of beauty
II people have only the sense and foresight
to plant them and give them a modicum
of care"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14

Of them seem TO have spent all their money
on clothes last year and this year are
without very fat bank accounts, Omaha is
improving in looks and seems to have more
money to spend than ever before.
"A feature OF the present situation in
Omaha" said a leading real estate man
who builds homes for sale. lis the absence
Of fictitious values. Twenty years ago
property in most parts of the city was
higher in price than II is today, though It
is now worth four times what Il was then.
At thai time It's price was based on expec-
tations and those expectations could not be
realized for many years. Thus the prop
erty was at boom prices for a long time,
Today II is settled down on the firm basis
Of the commercial prosperity and the sound
foundation OF Omaha's rapid growth and
recognized business standing. 1t is the sol
idest investment. Just as solid as farm land.
The man who builds a house on a lot in
Omaha and has 1t insured Is as secure from
loss as 1t is possible to be in the world.
And his chances for a substantial gain
within a few years are extremely favor
able"