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The evening world., 1908-03-09
Hertier, Second Butler, Is the
Man Who Robbed Mrs.
David p. Morgan.
CUT THE PHONE WIRE.
This Precaution Caused a
Long Delay in Sending
Notice to the Police.

Claude was unden'ablv a model sec
ond butler. thin. pale. little man.
with light hair and cold, blue eyes he
slipped about his duties in the home of
Mrs. David p Morgan. at No. 10 Park
avenue, with the noiseless rapidlty of
the superlatively trained servant.
And when he departed yesterday az
ternoon he went away just like that
noiselessly and rapidly. with $500
worth of Mrs. Morgan's jewe.ry stored
away in the recesses of his unobtru-
sive overcoat Before departing he took
the precaution to disconnect the tele-
phone wires at a point f. the cellar
where the disconnection was extremely
difficult TO locate. Is forethought re-
suited in long delay in notifying the
police.
Had Good References.
Claude Hertier is his full name He
was employed by Mrs. Morgan last No
vember. with references from the Whip
pany Club at Morristown. y. j., and
many others. Part of his value as a
servant lay in his powers OF observ-
ance and his memory for details. He
knew where TO find anything that
might be wanted.
He knew, for instance. that Mrs Nor
gan kept her jewels in small safe in
her room on the second floor OF the
house. In his quiet. unobtrusive way
he tried the door OF the safe yesterday
afternoon. 1t was unlocked. Forth
with he possessed himeslt of the follow
ing articles:
one Louis XVI tiara one pair o: d!a-
mond earrings. one diamond sunburst.
one diamond heart, one pearl necklace.
one diamond brooch a string OF gold
bangles and handful OF stickpins and
minor rinkets.
With Characteristic thoroughness he
cleaned the safe. leaving 1; neat and
unencumbered. Having done so he
locked the door Claude slipped out o.
the house at $50 o'clock. His departure
was hurried and he had no time to get
rid of letters and other documents in
his room which the detectives found
later on. The theft was not discovered
until 8 o'clock when Mrs Morgan
opened the safe.
Sent Messenoer to Police
!" t"e ""'u'a' con" "sI"" 'a' Lo''p"tu
.'e u'sIo'e'H NO one 'nous"' o' h"''H
"e .'e pm ""e' '"e 'ue' ".. az GU
course harau.a OF Cl,,,,e wor,, an 80
telephone wires. to get connect on
with Headquarters k.ventually she
sent a messenger 10 Mulberry street
Lieut.. William Brown and two other
sleuths were sent to the mouse. TI.y
quickly convinced themselves tina. ne
robbery was an inside lob" r5. ser
wants We're lined up and que. I'D and
the absence of the second butler WAS
noted
The members of the family could NOT
believe Claude guilty but as the hn,rs
dragged on and he did not return tho
detectives searched his room -rh.y
found evidence erouyb ~ co,,.,,,,,
,bo, thar be might have re.sors "a
.a,, In sni,e of ,hs sus,ic,ous o,,
The evening world., 1908-03-09
Waits for Warm Weather.

Capt. BlNen's study and experiments
in the past eighteen years have cost
him about $4,000 a year, He expects
80 first airship to cost him $4,000, He
went up with rrof, Law In an anchored
broadway in 1858, and also took trip
with Donaldson when that aeronau.
went up from the Capitoline grounds
II, the early sixties. Donaldson
Started for Europe, but got only to
lis your airshlp nearly ,finished?'
the reporter asked the captain. ..-,.
started building her yet: You see. the
weather has been bad for airships but
as soon as II gets warm and clears up
we'll show you a thing or two.
The evening world., 1908-03-09

llIIII NTtVVkFI Nts ~,
Kinsmau's Drug Stores. l25th
st. and sth Ave, broadway
and Soth St, 8Th st. and sth
j, Junsmann, loeo I'd Ave,
t2s Column bus Ave, | l.. i2d st.
And at all drug stores
where this blue and SU
,Jlfte sign Is displayed.
The evening world., 1908-03-09
Patented IN Eight Countries.

The captain has secured patents for
his airship in eight countries. Besides
the United states. Mexico and the Do
minion of Canada. he is protected in
Great Britain. France. Germany. Italy
and Russia.
II didn't get it patented in Japan"
ne said. They'll steal it, anyhow, but
it won't do them any good so far as we
are concerned because they are so far
away. One couldn't carry provisions
and stores enough to so on long
iourney
The evening world., 1908-03-09
From Yachts to Airsnips.

Blven is called captain because ne
has been building and commanding
yachts for years. hCiore ne turned
to a!rships. He is small. blond
nan with immense sandy mustacn ne
a semi bald head. and pale though
very briglt blue eyes. lie lives
in "a cheerful little flat. its walls deco
rated with oil paintings OF yachts he
.!as designed. and ON the brightly
painted sky of each OF these he has
pasted design of one Of his airsh!ps
For about forty wears he has been de-
signing yachts. for eiPnteen years ne
has teen working on d!rships.
'Think Of it," says apt. B!iven. no
more fortiecations-no more costly bat
tleships, Just Ten or dozen OF my
a'rships here and five or six in the
Philippines and We are safe. And there
would he no more wars. for | propose
10 let any government that is able to
pay FOR my airships have them"
Capt. Bliven's airsa!p Is entirely of
aluminium. and he says is very simple.
lie also says 1t will be of practically
no use except for defense. and there
will never be an airshIp that will carry
freight and passengers across the
ocean.
The evening world., 1908-03-09
No Use for Aeroplanes.

y was much amused" said Capt
Riiven TO reporter OF The Evening
World. "at an article setting forth the
virtues of the aeroplane as defensive
war vessel There will never be a prac-
tical aerOpane. An aeroplane is heav-
Ter than the air 1t disDlaces. and that
Is in defiance of n fundamental Jaw of
nature. My airship is designed in COM
plianCe with every law of nature and
is entirely mechanical and not theo-
retical.
1T Is constructed entirely Of alumi-
mum. engine, gas bag, saloon and all.
and II can sail the ocean as readily as
(; will the mir. NV No. airship has
an aluminium SWELL Isl Feet long forty
two feet in diameter one way and thirty
feet another. In this shell there Is a
silk and linen lining coated with a
secret preparation which prevents rot
ting and is hydrogen tight. Into this
We will pump $4,000 cubic feet OF pure
hydrogen. which has n lifting power OF
II 90 pounds. The boat underneath VII
accommodate eight men and from l,5fO
10 2OOv pounds OF ammunition | use
illuminating gas for my engine. and my
No. 4 will carry 25,cOO cubic feet. will
use water for ballast. as sand is dan
gerous for those below.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
STRUCK A NEW OUTDOOR SPORT.
Man from Maine Bet on the Size of Peanuts
and Lost S25.

Betting on the length and girth of peanuts in the
shell is a form OF sport which James Holland. of
Isle Haut Me. holds in dsfavOr since man
who said he a detective from the Central
Park Patrol Wagon Station" forced him to give
up s25 yesterday afternoon. when the alleged de-
Tective found him betting with two friends whom
lie met near the monkey cages in the park.
Mr., Holland explained the latest form Of outdoor
sport the lieutenant duty follows:
Il met these two gents and they said Where are
you living l said at the South Ferry Hotel, and
they bought a bag of peanuts. We took a walk
and then bet 81 each on the size OF the peanuts
before the shell was opened. Both those fellows
must have been experts because they called the
turn every time.
'On one of the paths We runs into another fellow
who says he is detective. He made give him
all the money that had bet-I can't figure out
how he knew were betting, but he said that
he would take the cheating fellows along TO
the sta ton and serve with a subpoena or some
thing at my hotel. Now, never played that game
before, but it's all right and ] think this de-
tective fellow amt got the right to friends
OF mine like that"
Lieutenant McGirr told Mr.. Holland that he had
undoubtedly been the victim of a trio of confidence
men. and he has detectives TO look for them
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
MAY CARRY LATCH KEYS.
No Petty Restrictions for Wage Farmers In
New Home.

A home for girls who earn not more than $40 a
week was opened Wednesday at No. 239 East "a
street II to he permanent. non -sectarian
home where wage earners with suitable references
con ind good board and rooms within their means
The home will accommodate from fourteen to
aiobteen girls. Each chamber has outside light
hot and cold running water. and can be entered
diractIv from a hall If two girls share one room.
:. aniece will be charged; a single room with
hoard will cost 81 80
The girls viii be expected to make their own
bads and keep theic rooms tidy. while the heavier
weekly cleaning will be done for them
II is said that this is the first home of the kind
n the city where there is limit The term
.r1s' will receive broad Interpretation to years
..wbile it is intention to maintain an
old ladies home says The chairman of the COM
,,ittee in charge. no working woman who needs
tba shelter of house will be turned away be-
a,,ee of a few gray hairs. Naturally. however our
emily will undoubtedly he made up mostly from
.,,e ranks of young wage carners-'
The committee in charge of the home has decided
70 nave absolutely no printed rules for the gov
arnment of the house
We propose to secure nearly possible the
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
WRONG TO TEMPT BARKEEPER.
Detective Had No Right to Use Underhand
Methods to Get Evidence, Magistrate Rules.

MAGISTRATE Breen. in the Essex Market court
yesterday gave his decision in the case of Daniel
Shea, barkeeper. of No. els Eighth avenue. who
was arrested Sunday. December %, charged
with violating the excise law.
THE conduct of the police in this case is far
from being creditable" said Magistrate Breen yes
terday A police officer in plain clothes with a
black pipe in his mouth, according to description.
enters the dining room of hotel a Sunday
morning and asks the waiter for flask of whis
key. The waiter refuses. and then the officer pleads
him in this fashion: I have daughter very sick
home. You of my kind. and you do
this for me-
Moved by this appeal. the waiter goes into the
barroon and returns with a small flask of whiskey,
delivers 1t TO the defendant and receives - cents
in payment. whereupon the officer places him IN
der arrest for violation of liquor tax law.
ITO entrap the defendant into violation of the
law the officer appealed 10 his better nature. in
voking almost sacred sentiment when he pleaded
in behalf Of a sick daughter. While I ever
ready uphold the police in every proper and
legitimate effort 10 enforce the law, I must de-
nounce the degrading artifces whereby noble SEN
tr1eut Of human nature is made serve an un-
worthy and sinister purpose.
THE defendant is discharged
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
Fruit from Other Lands-Poultry Little
Higher Than Last Week.

The markets are very largely dependent other
c1fn1es these DAYS South Afrbra is sending aprcots
at d cents apiece, and hothOuse grapes are i'm
ported from England and were offered yesterday
as a speCiaI bargain at 80 cents pound
Vegetables are coming mostly from Florida Very
fine lettuce comes from there at 10 cents head,
little cheaper than it has been Florida tomatoes
are % cents pound. and string beans and wax
beaps from the same state 20 cents a quart
Fndve comes from Brussels at p cents pound.
and romafne from Bermuda at 10 and 10 cents
head Very small caulifowers are still coming from
Long Island but the larger ones are Californian.
The rriCes are from u to p cents
Green fish are coming mostly from the South
and the market remains about the'sanne from week
week.
The game season closed at the beginning of the
wear EXCEPT for ducks which remain In until
March.
Eggs which took tumble of cents when the
voung fowls began lay, dropped a little too far
and have now gone up couple of cents Ihey
we're quoted at from 81 TO Sc cents at Washington
Market yesterday
Butter prices remain stationary, and there. Is no
change in the prices of meat. Poultry Is little
higher than at the holiday season. the lowest price
for good turkeys being 25 cents pound
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
sion alons.s

discipline of good family By moral suasion alons
saws the Rev c. p. Tinker for the COMMITTEES.
There will even Tate night rules but eacn
girl is to have her latch key and be put on her
honor as TO keeping proper hours or course II We
should find that girl was injUring her heath oy
being oc1t too much evenings. we should rernon-
strate with her Any signs Of moral lax1ry would
he at once noted by the house mother. "nese duty
II would become to advise the girl
Mrs. Emma Stone has been engaged aS houss
mother She plans for frequent social evening
gatherings with men guests and is already
Iooi ding forward 70 serving a luncheon orcasion-
ally when the girls and their escorts come IN from
some evening entertainment
BesA 1es the girls rooms, the house has 2 iarge
front roonn with piano. a-sitting room, with sew
ing ms chine and writing cOnveniences' al tls
rear a porch. and yard sOf generous size to %
enioved in summer
There is question as1 to the need of many
such homes in this city" says Dr. Tinker ms
Young Won,en's Christian Association says hIty
aucb homes could be filed almost Immediately
The house is to be maintained by the young
peopIe of the EpwOrth leagues in the New YORK
district Of the New York East Conference
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
DEAF AND DUMB" SCHOOL RAIDED
Sound Men Taught to Get Money by Alleged
Fraud in Various Cities

Pittsburg. Jan. 3.-An alleged criminal school in
which. young men said to have been trained to
steal and obtain money other ways by pretend
ing TO he deaf and dumb raded to-day on
the North Side.
James Young. 7fty-rNc years old IF Pittsburg.
Wilbur Laird. sixteen years old. of Clcarfeld.
Penn; John Humphrey. twenty-five years old, Of
Boston and Robert Elliott. twenty-three years
CID of Cincinnati. arrested.
At hearing to-day it alleged that Young
the leader Of the young men, taking them
O New York. Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore,
which they canvassed as deaf and dumb men. Each
was sentenced to so fine ninety days in the
workhouse.
Among the articles found in the house were re-
volvers. cartridges. biles saws. rubber stamps
and hundreds Of printed cards bearing pathetic
pleas for money.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Charles H Hankinson. who has been an agent of
the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to AMI
mails for thirty-three years Will be the guest of
honor at a dinner given by the special agents of
the society, at 26th street and Fourth avenue to-
night Mr.. HankinsOn will receive a suitable
souvenir.
John Curry. the ten-year-old boy who was ac-
cUsed of stabbing his playmate. Joseph Brogan. in
a classroom OF st. Peter and PauNs Parochial
School Williamsburg on Thursday, was discharged
in the Children's Court. Brooklyn, yesterday The
boy explained that the stabbing accidental
Young Brogan will recover.
Charles Gassman, of No. 175 Putnam avenue
BROOKLYN who thrown from the rear platform
of a Ralph avenue surface car. which ran into a
Broadway car in Williamsburg, on Wednesday
night died yesterday at his home. Gassman's skull
was fractured. He one of several passengers
who were injured
New York's only free evening Illustrating class
will begin the winter session at Public School II
First avenue and seth street, Monday. The class
meets the first four evenings of each week from
T:3o until $50 Pupils may register with Benjamin
Veit. the principal. on Monday evenings
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
BARRY HEIhs HELPFD BY COUNSEL

Some of the heirs of Caroline Barry. the aged
Brooklyn recluse, who died in squalid surround
fngs her home No All Greene avenue, although
holding a fortune, their Christmas good
cheer to the thoughtfulness and kindness of ex-
Magistrate Pool who is the attorney for eight
second cousins. They have filed claims to the
property valued 100000, which the public ad-
ministrator found owned by the dead woman
when he looked over her papers. All of these
relatives are poor and did not have money to tide
over the Christmas season.
An allotment of the property will not be made
until it is assessed. When at his office. No
43 Cedar street yesterday, Mr.. Pool said his eli
ents we're entitled a share of the real estate
They claim they second cousins. and have
taken steps to prove their relationship the
dead woman. They say they are the sisters and
hrothers of three deceased first cousins of Mrs
Barry.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
WOE TO LEGISLATORS.
4rmy of Uomen VIII InUade Tier
H0nes to Demand the BdttOt.

II the legislators OF New York state are nav Nihs
tro roubled dreams these nights it is no "ohaei, 7,
Corning events cast their shadows oei"ie' 'liiA
r,,,ct, trouble is being prepared for these untortu
rata men These plans all revealed at the
reo,,Iar, meeting of the New York Equal Suffrage
League in the Hotel Astor yesterday afternoon
when presidents Day" brought out the PIe7f
dents OF the various equal suffrage cluDS' aloii7
Nth the r,resang officers of less troublesome Or
ganlzatons. ,
Mrs Mary Lcdns president of the Oldest woman
suffrage organization in the city. the one whlch
formerly had Henry Ward Beecher as presdsh''
said that club intended to Donhparo 'Iie "iI
banDv. representatives in their homes. ana MIS-
Arnold Haskell also of Brooklyn. added that her
club would go after the constituents in hose-te-
house canvass Miss Maud Malone presideh' ot
the Harlem Equal Fights Association, annouhcFo
that there would be '1et-up in the open ar
campaign.
IF there is only one woman in Madison Square
next Tuesday afternoon. and that woman myself
the meeting will still take place she announced
Mrs Winifred Harper Cooley, who was the
speaker of the day and gSTe an ADDRESS on
woman's rights from the time ofsAdam until now
remarked ornnously:
'.Ar through the ages men have~been engaged IN
the pleasing task OF keeping women down. out We
won't stay down any longer"
Finally the chairman. Mrs Belle de Rivera mace
ar appeal for big delegation TO SO up TO Albany
in February and storm the citadel of the enemy
This is the advice of Mr.. WINS. who mas basely DE-
serted his sex in this emergency ana mas gwen
quite number of pointers to the feIntniste party
The only consolation that appears 10 remain 10
tbe unfortunate representatives of the people Is
that thev have and will have plenty of company
The NJ P's of Great Britain are already their
brothers in misfortune. and before long those OF
Canada may in the same category The cana
dian Woman Suffrage Association having read In
the pers of the doings OF the American suf-
frarettes nave apparently been inspired with de-
sire to emulate their example. and have asked Mrs
r Borrnann Wells. the British suff-agette, who
started the open air campaign here, TO visit them
Mrs Wells says she will so.
Meantime preparations for the next open air
meeting are going apace, and Mrs Lille
Deyereux Blake may be Of the speakers If
the weather is not too forbidding she says she VIII
be there and If she goes she will speak
Another detail of the present campaign is that
number of women shall go in body and say We
want to register When the authorities say You
can't" they will ask Why?
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
SIX ARRAIGNED FOR SUGAR FRAUDS.

SIX .ner were arrafgne5 in the Federal District
Court Brooklyn. yesterday 10 plead indict-
nlents found or Monday in connection with the
sugar frauds alleged 10 have been carried at
the docks Of The American Sugar Refining Com
ya-y. -Four Of the have not hitherto been
named in connection with the
Additional indictments were found against Dock
Superintendent Oliver Splitter and against Thomas
Kehce- enploye Of the dock These men are
now charged with conspiracy TO defraud the gov
e1nn7ent Of customs receipts amounting to 81, 900
h. falsifvine the weights of part Of a cargo of
raw sugar imported from Jamaica.
The four not before Implicated in the case who
are indicted with Sptzer and Kehoe are held on
The same charge. They also employees on the
dock - the company. Their Patrick
J H5ennessy. James F. HaIlisan. jr. John r.
Coyle and Jean NJ TOelker. They We're held in
S2 5a- bail each.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
LITTLE BOY HAPPY.

,rs C,revdson OF Illinois writes: The box
,,o san1 bv express so full OF Christmas cheer
-a.cbe5 me- safely on Christmas Eve I am very
thankful YOU remembered poor little Grant Col
Iins so generously. He did nG1 see his presents
-, c,r-~e+noas morning and he delighted
and surprdsed as he feared old Santa would noC
come ont TO this lonely place He SAID he had
never had so many Christmas gifts since MS
fa+bor died He can't write you a Stter, but
-. ~ 20 thank each one that helped to mako
such a happy Christmas for him He thinks Ine
1adv that sent the watch must be lovely WouI1
write personal letter TO each one that sent naIne
and address. but l am too III anu "e@N II 49,
,.51,, know how to thank you enough for re-
roenberfng us so kindly at this blessed Christmas
+ir,e All the cheer get comes Though the
IT 9 s"
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
FRONT OF BUILDING BLOWN OUT.

An explosion. supposedly a bomb thrown
by Black Hand artists, occurred yesterday morn
ing in a bCding at No. ~ Morgan avenue, Will
ianisburg occupied by Peter Licata a manufact-
of musical instruments. The entire front of
the building blown out. causing much ex-
citenent in the neighborhood and 81 900 damage.
Luckily injured. Detectives learned
that IIcata had had trouble with the Black
Hand bows and believe il TO be their work
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
SAY WILLIAMS HAS GOULD BACKING
= Telecranh 20 The Trthune-

fI3y Telegraph to The Tribune
Richmond, Va Jan. st IS reported in financial
circles here to-day that John Skelion Williams
former president Of THE Seaboard Air Line, who
been appointed one of the receivers for the road.
has the financial backing Of the Goulds. who will
assist him in sending the Seaboard into Washing
ton over its tracks, to the end that the Wa
bash which Gould property, may see the frui-
tson Of is long cherished dream of outlet in
Virginia
II is believed that Williams aspires to become
.gafn the head Of the Seaboard system.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
eesT COLORADO MARBLE TO COLUMBIA

Colonel Claiming T. Meek, Of Denver. be
half Of the Colorado State Commercial Association,
has Just presented TO the geological department
of Columbia University q pedestal Of white mar BILE
produced from Of the mines in the The
pedestal was presented 10 the university a mark
of appreciation former head of the geological
Department Of Columbia, the late Professor New
berry who instrumental in discovering the
white marble quarries that state. The pedestal
is OF the first white marble produced in that state
and OF excellent quality.