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New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
FIND M4RCHINNE'S ROOM.
Police Say Young Sicilidn Mast
Hare Been Murdered There.

Acting CAPTAIN Kuhne of the Brooklyn detec-
tive bureau, said yesterday that he and Lieuten-
ant Bachris had visited the room in which Saliva
tore Marchinne lived. and that there abun-
dant evidences in the place that the man had
been murdered there He said that it was mad
visable at present tell where the house as
that would interfere with the work OF capturing
the criminals.
We know VINO committed the murder" he
said, but have been unable to make arrest as
yet. We expect TO take one or two men
into custody by tomorrow, however We are
looking for A certain gang which has not been
AT its usual rendezvous since the murder
committed. and when find the members we
will know more than We do now. l am satisfied
that the motive for the deed was revenge
The murder of D. Marchinne. whose body
was found in F.atbush Thursday, cut In sec
lions and wrapped up in oilcloth, is attracting
more police attention than all the other dozens of
Italian murders which have occurred within the
last year combined. All day yesterday detectives
were busy in Brooklyn. Manhattan and the neigh
boring cities of New Jersey Among others they
are looking for Gaetano Como, who is missing
from his home, at No II Cores street His name
was signed TO one of the letters found in the
dead mans clothing Lieutenant Joseph Vachris,
who has charge of the Italian detective squad at
BROOKLYN headquarters. thinks that perhaps
Como could tell good deal
The Identification of the dead made
yesterday by Louis Scott. clerk in the bank of
Antonio Sessa Of No. AS Union street, who was
nearly paralyzed with fear. The letters found in
the mans clothing sent in the of the
banker The victim. the police believe. belonged
10 the upper classes Of Palermo, Sicily. He
10 have interfered with the plans of the Malta.
and hurried TO America three months ago to
cane the society living in Brooklyn, apparently in
secret
Aarchinne was less than thirty years old and
was well educated His clothes were made in his
native city and those ordinarily by the
fashionable young men -f the place. 1t is believed
he STAYED in Philadelphia for time before going
to Brooklyn It is supposed that his murder was
carried by under the direction Of the Ital-
ian band whose hatred he is supposed to have
incurred
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
ORIENTAL AGENT NAMED.
Er-Prcsident r. ". Jones, Jr., to
4ct 7cith Metropolitan Trust

r. W. Jones, jr., president of the Oriental BANK
till last November. will, it is expected, act as
Houidatng agent for that institution. ii was learned
Yesterday officers of the Metropolitan Trust COM
pany said that negotiations were nearly completed
for that company to take over the assets OF the
closed bank Mr. Jones resigned from the bank on
account of i'll health and succeeded by Hugh
Kelly.
A meeting of the directors Of the Oriental was
held Yesterday afternoon at the office OF Philbin.
Beekman & Menken, counsel for the bank, at which
considerable progress was reported Herbert Par
sons counsel for the Metropolitan Trust Company,
represented his client. The size OF the hquidating
fee was discussed. and 100000 was said to have
been tentatively agreed on.
The special committee of directors of the Oriental
Bank composed of Hugh Kelly. r. W. Jones jr.,
and Charles E. Levy. has mailed letter TO all the
banks depositors urging them to leave their ac-
counts with Iiquidating agent The letter says
among other things:
One of the essential conditions to such settle
ment of our troubles is that many of the ac-
in that direction shall pass to the trust company
that has generously come forward at this time
to enable TO discharge this liability to the de-
positors In view OF this presume to ask that
YOU will give the support that need from
our friends by continuing the account which
Company above referred to- This will accomplish
a tWofold purpose first. IL releases your
deposit with us. and next. IL helps accom-
plish the thing We have been striving for
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
BROOKLYN UNION GAS DIVIDEND.

For the first time since the passage of the S0-cent
gas law dividend has been declared on the stock
of the Brooklyn Union Gas Company. The di-
Tectors yesterday and declared a dividend of
~ per cent, payable March 2. An officer said
the dividend was for special period. The last
disbursement was l per cent. in May. 1906 For a
year before that time the rate had been per cent
quarterly. and for the Two years preceding 2h per
cent quarterly.
The announcement OF the dividend yesterday
caused rise Of points in the stock, and Con-
solidated Gas stock advanced 81. points in SYM
pathy The resumption Of dividend payments by
the company had a good effect on the market gen
orally it being assumed to that the Supreme
Court would uphold Judge Hough's recent decision
declaring the s0-cent law invalid. Since the
Law went into effect the Brooklyn Union Gas Com
pany has been charging its customers only so cents
a 100 cubic feet. with the stipulation that IL the
law declared unconstitutional they were TO
inburse the company at the rate of 20 cents thou
sand cubic additional
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
MRS. BRIDGET RYAN A WITNESS
Said To Be Cause of Policeman Turning
Burglar

Mrs. Bridget Ryan, of No. 125 I'd street. Brooklyn
who is supposed to have been at the bottom of the
downfall of aPtroman George Dawkins of the
Adams street police station. Brooklyn, now stand
ing trial in the County Court for burglary and
grand larceny, was on the witness stand yesterday
afternoon
The District Attorney is trying to persuade the
jury that il to get money for this woman that
led DawkiIs - persuade Scott Ryan, the burglar
relative of the woman. first to aid him in hold
ing up John Farley last Earch, and two months
TO break into two stores Myrtle avenue
The woman admitted that she had been intimate
with Dawkius, but protested that she cid not
know he married, saying that he asked her to
marry him in February of last year. She is the
widow of Michael Ryan once a member of the
Brooklyn police force
Scott Ryan the chief witness yesterday as
he Thursday. His testimony in the main
related the hold up Farley. 1t was substan-
tally the same as the story he told the District
Attorney at the time Of Dawkins's arrest The case
will be continued Monday.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
AMERICAN SMELLING MAKES GAIN.

The upward movement IN tire stock OF tne amer
can Smelling and Refining Company which rnade
a net gain of and one-qua-tAr points IN yester-
davis stock market caused a renewal OF the rs-
ports that Standard Oil interests had been buying
into the company II said with some positive
ness that both John y. Rockefeller and his sor.
Iobn d Rockefeller jr had been heavy buyers o.
the stock and that the latter would be elected
director of the company before the Clcse OF ths
year
month and the consensus of opinion in nnancai
circles is that the per cent yearly rate Viii b
cut in two. Recent happenings all point 70 clossr
relations between the Rockefeller, AnlalSanlarst
and GugEenheim interests. 4 few days ago the
Utah Copper Company, Guggenheim property
closed Il contract with the United Metals SeilnS
Company which is the selling agency for the Ana
gamated Copper Company. for the sale OF its prod
uct and last month the Guggenhetms got a CON
tract for Smelling the ores OF the Utah Consolidated
Mining, Company. the president OF which is Urban
II BroughtoIl, who is also president OF the United
Metals Selling Company
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
MORE BURGLARS VISIT s2D STREET.
Police Flock to District and Arrest Only
One Man Seen in Neighborhood.

Robert Smith of No 50 West 92d street raised
his window the third floor early yesterday morn
ing and shouted Burglars, Policer' Mr.. Smith
had been by the patter Of feet in the pri-
vate hallway leading to his apartment.
Patrolmen from the West Tooth street station an
svered a telephone alarm from man who heard
Mr. Smith shout and detectives were sent from
headquarters we'll the Harlem detective bl-
reau. There have been several bUrgIaries in the
neighborhood recently.
There is a hotel next to the 92d street house and
the police found indications that thieves had
climbed up the fire escape. from there to A high
fence which reaches to the second story between
the buildings and then into rear window of
the house from the top Of the fence. The house
door leading to the street open, indicating that
the had got away.
\ who said he John c. Sinnott OF No.
S5S Amsterdam avenue, arrested as he was
walking hurredly away from the neigh borhood Of
the house He had a check for $50 payable TO
Edward Donnelly and signed by the CIippert Com
pany of No. S4i Columbus avenue. Sinnott gave
several explanations to how he got the check
and although the police had nothing 10 connect
him with any burglaries, he held in the West
Side court in $3.50 bail for examination.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
MORE YoWIs FROM THE CAT.

Paul Mortimer Brown. baker at No s. Third
avenue. who because OF cat sued for Slett"
by Max Dorina, q waiter. some time aSo, and
appealed 10 the Appellate Division after a juis
in the Supreme Court brought in 500 verdict for
the plaintiff. Is ordered by the Appellate d.
vision to pay and 500 Do-inS- otherwise
there Will he a trial. The cat belonged 20 an
actress. who found IL in a snow bank on December
L. 1899 She says she presented it TO Br0O0 >
cashier. who sfterward married 70 Max poT-
ing Brown says the actress asked him 70 keep 10
for her Doriug called at the bakery and. IcCCrolUS
Brown, took the cat without preliminary notice
Mr.. Brown said yesterday he had done tairb
we'll baking for forty years and that IL went
rather against the fur 10 have his savings depleted
by an aged cat when he never had cared Ell-1
for cats anyway. lie asserts he will take the
case the Court OF Appeals before he VIII keen
a cat as a favor for a year and then pay tor t'e
privilege of having somebody call early and carry
IL off He says he would not accept another ''t
and will kill with too much care
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
O. F. THOMAS NOT TO SUE.
.SGus &. ". Morse Doesn't O1Cc HIM
PeHny.

Orlando F. Thomas. when asked yesterday Il
the report were true that he intended TO bring SUIT
against Charles w Morse because of certain dsa4s
in which the men were associated, SAID EN-
phaticaIIy that there truth in the report
L do not intend to Mr. Morse, he said, for
the excellent reason that he does not owe me
pennv We never had any dealings together-
Mr. Morse visited Wall Street yesterday and con-
rerred for several hours with Philip J. Brftf his
counsel as TO what defence he would oF1er % the
two indictments for grand larceny when the case
AGAINST him comes up Monday IL IS Known
that the first move will be motion by NJ irltI
10 have the indictments quashed on the ground
that no criminal acts nave been shown as NJ
Morse was the owner OF the notes OF ex-Justiee
Morgan J. O'Brien, from the discountins OF which
the indictments resulted
1t was the general opinion that the idea OF fore
ing Mr. Morse into involuntary bankruptcy had
been given UP by all his large creditors which IN
all probability means that the petition will not oe
filed
There will also be a hearing on Monday on ths
motion by Mr. Britt have the attachments
against his clients property vacated on the ground
that they were contrary TO law These arJach-
rnents were taken out in the suit which Cnarle7
A. Hanna, receiver for the National BANK ol
North America is bringing against Mr. Morse %
collect $4,000 and interest due the bank on sew
eral unpaid notes.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22

that had just been linked they met a party from
Manhattan. led by Alfred Noble. chief engineer
for the Pennsylvania, and number Of the Pear
son officers. including James Brace. resident enel-
neer in Manhattan: his assistant. Mr.. Mason ana
Superintendent John Vanduzen. Then all returned
TO Manhattan for luncheon.
1t reported that although the boring was
about four thousand feet from one shafthouse 10
another. the shields which started toward
each other IN June, 1906. met yesterday with a
variation Of only three-eighths Of an inch All
four of the tubes are twenty-three feet in diameter
the largest bores ever driven under the East River
It said that the other three tubes Will oe
pushed rapidly. The headings of tube are now
$50 feet apart and will be joined. barring accidents
in six weeks. The distance between the headings
OF tube is go feet. Tube presents the greatest
difficulties, for there so feet of rock and
earth between the headings. but it is hoped that
all four tubes viii be finished by summer.
The tunnels under the city 10 the big Pennsyl-
vania terminal also being pushed. Already the
steel structure for the station is under way. The
pit between Seventh and Eighth avenues is fully
smoothed with concrete. The steel construction
work for the station begun in June, and is
one-eighth completed. The Fuller Construction
Company started at the Seventh avenue side, and
is working westward. For third of block from
Seventh avenue there are four stories of gaunt
steel girders and uprights. This may be seen in
the photograph of the station site taken from
Eighth avenue which is bridge over the pit
The company has erected in 31st street perma-
nent concrete powerhouse TO furnish electricity Tor
the lighting of the station. compressed air for the
switches and steam heating the building. In
the photograph the poweThouse is distinguished
among the low. old-fashoned buildings that are
now part of the Pennsylvania property. They
will be torn down be replaced probably by big
hotels or stores. West of Eighth avenues. and ex-
tending Ninth avenue another excavation Is un-
der way. part of which will be surmounted by the
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
OFFERS PROXIES BACK.
Fish apparently AcknozcIedges De-
feat to I. &. Stockholders.

stuvvesant Fish has issued circular letter to
the stockholders OF the Illinois Central Railroad
Company who sent him their proxies in which he
apparently acknowledges that he expects to be de-
fe ated by the Hartman interests at the postponed
annual meeting to he held in Chicago March ?.
After citing the fact that Judge Ball had dissolved
the injunction restraining the Union Pacific Rail
road Company and the Railroad Securities Com
pany from voting the 28 231 shares of stock held
nv them which, he points out. constitute nearly
three-tenths of the total capital stock. Mr. Fish
says:
hayG been gHen IF 61 GhoTs7 Of Beach each
dent on and near railroad. by those furnish
Industries dependent the railroad for trans
portation and by others who Tor various reasons
may not desire to have II known that they
As the voting on March 2, 1908, will of necessity
Company permanent record Of Of ALL all those IN IN whose
holders in America and in Europe alike that
ERoXa pn0Xes say gwen to Mr. Beach Mr. Cutting and my
self they have but to advise me of the fact. in
presentation at the stockholders meeting and if
who executed them
Mr.. Fish would say nothing yesterday in addition
to the statements his circular letter but some of
his associates intimated that the fight not yet
ended and pointed that. although no appeal
could be taken from the decision dssolving the in
junction, the case could now be brought TO trial
its merits
At the Offices of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany IL was said that Mr. Hartman had not vet
read the full the decision. until he had
done so was prepared TO say anything about the
case 1t was learned from trustworthy sources
however tn Mr.. Fish would be reelected a
director the Illinois Central at the adjourned
annual meeting. 1t is reported that his successor
on the board will be John j. Mitchell who con-
sented to become member of the directorate at
the request OF the Hartman party last fall but
later reconsidered his decision Mr. Fish has been
associated with the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany official capacity for thirty years most
of the time president
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
PASS UNDER EAST RIVER
First of -Four Pennsylvania Rail
road I'ubes Finished.

The Pennsylvania Railroads work or linking
Manhattan Island with Long Island and the main
land took long step forward yesterday when the
first of the four tubes under the East River was
finished and officers OF s. Pearson & Co.. the Eng
rish constructing company, were able TO walk from
Innp Island City TO Manhattan under the water
Thomas Grant struck his pick through the mud
Yesterday morning and, quickly widening the aper
ture passed from the Long Island City side through
the tagged opening which separated the two head
inss This marked the joining of the parts of
Tube D. The headings were knocked out at 1880
O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Henry Japp. managing engineer for the Pearson
firm: w H woodward, resident engineer in Long
Island City; his assistant, Mr. Hood. with James
Forg:e. assistant engineer of Tube T. and Louis
Cassari. superintendent of tubes G and D, started
from Long Island City soon after. At the junction
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22

of fourteen and sixteen years shall be so en-
ployed, permitted suffered to work, unless an
employment certificate issued provided in
this article shall have been heretofore filed in
the office Of the employer at the place of en-
ployment of such child"
At the trial 1t was shown that an assistant
to the State Factory Inspector found Florence
DeFlora, who told him she was under sixteen
years Of age, and had certificate. at work
The girl testified that she was fifteen years of
age. and that no certificate had ever been filed
with her employer. The defendant testified that
he had nothing to do with the employment of
this girl; that he first saw her the day the fac
tory inspector called and that as soon as he
learned the facts he discharged her Annie
Murphy testified that the girl had told her she
was sixteen years of age, and that she had en-
ploTed her without certificate. The minimum
fine of $40 was imposed
Justice Ingraham. in the prevailing opinion,
in which Justices Clarke and Houghton concur,
says:
FL. II the statute had been simply against employing
But where an employer of labor is prohibited from
suffering or permitting person to work in his
person is suffered or permitted to Work In violation
Of the statute by proving that ne directed his
Of the statute There is imposed upon him duty
of preventing person within the prohibited clause
from being allowed to work. and if he fails IN the
performance of that duty he violates the statute
and is guilty of a misdemeanor
In a concurring opinion Justice Houghton
writes that guilty knowledge of an overt act of
an employe is not necessary TO convict for a
violation of the labor law. The Court of Special
Sessions refused to allow the defendant to show
that he had ordered his agents not to employ
help in violation of law, and in this the lower
court is sustained by the Appellate Division.
In a dissenting opinion, shared in by Justice
Patterson P. j.. Justice LaughIin says it was
lawful to employ the De Flora girl, as she was
over fourteen years old; that without a certif-
cate her employment was prohibited: that the
defendant did not employ her, and It is not
shown he ever her there: that his having
make him liable for the acts of his agents. under
Section 20 OF the labor law, and says, further:
1t may have been competent for the Legislature
to render employer his superintendent liable
for the acts OF their respective employees or sub
the provisions Of Section 20 of the labor law
show that such the intent the Legis-
latuTe- think tiiat II was intended to hold an
employer, person in authority liable only for
his acts for the acts of others of which he
had or is fairly chargeable with guilty knowledge
In my opinion, therefore, it competent for the
under which the girl was employed. and that he
not only had knowledge OF the violation
law. but that her employment without a certificate
in direct violation Of his orders II would
then have been for the court to determine whether
he was properly chargeable with guilty knowledge
to make II in effect an employment by himself or
employment by allowing the employment to con-
unue- therefore vote for reversal
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
COMPANY LOST S14S,370
,SNOF'S DEBTS LARGE.
n. /. and y. j. iephone Directors
Tell of Treasurer s Deals.

onscisi exclamation of Henry Sanger Shows ma
Of the stocks and bonds OF the New York
ard New Jersey Telephone Company. % which he
Was treasurer until about a fortnight ago, was
given yesterday in an addendum TO the annual re-
rort Of the board Of directors TO the stockholders
Altogether Snow was able 10 arrange matters so
that when he left the employ of the telephone COM
panv he was In debt the amount of sl6s310 T.
The company will be able TO recover. however. the
s-ocoo which put up his bond by the surety
company so that at most it stands to lose only
s4a570 - If the company succeeds in its efforts to
recover the equity in collateral Shows personal
loans which is estimated So.ee0 the loss TO the
company will figure up that much less Should the
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
C. = KING CONVEYS PROPERTY

Boston. Feb. 2l.-AunoUncement was made to-day
that c T King financial agent, having offices IN
Boston and New York, had executed a trls.
agreement conveying all MS property to Stephen
A Hopkins anI Henry L. Yeaton. trustees The
trustees viii temporarily conduct Mr Kings bust
ness 4a his Boston Office In statenlent the
trustees say
Nj King IS perfectly solvent. although tempo
rarily embarrassed for ready cash. his being
approximately s2ooet with liabilities said not 10
exceed $4,000 The trustees hope to straighten out
tho difficulties in thirty days time
Mr. Kings difficulties attributed 10 the recent
financial strlucency.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
CHILD LABOR DECISION.
EMPLOYER RESPONSIBLE.
4ppellafe Diuision Holds Lack OF
KnozCIedge as No Ercuse.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
affirmed yesterday an order of conviction I'M
posed in the Court of Special Sessions in the
case of George H. Taylor superintendent or
the Kursheedt Manufacturing Company, who
had been found guilty under the labor law OF
1903 of suffering a child under sixteen years
having certificate as provided by law
to work in the factory" in which he is
Superintendent and of which concern he is
treasurer.
The law specifies that mo child under the age
of fourteen years shall be employed. permitted
or suffered TO work in connection with any fac
tory in this state. No child between the ages
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22
FIVE TR4IPS ROB TRAIN.
EE
TiId West Methods Used an the
BerkshirGs.

Pittsfeld. Mass, Feb. 21.-After boarding
freight train near the Chester station OF the
Boston &, Albany Railroad early to-day. threat
enine the conductor with revolvers and riding
one of the cars. five tramps led four Pittsheid
policemen an exciting chase and finally escaped
No one was injured and shots we're fred
The contents of the looted car consisted chiefly
of shoes and rubberS.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22

Rochester. Feb. 2l--George D. Tousey. Of Pitts
rorc. died today from iockjaw- Ten days ago he
scratched his hand on Z rusty nal. The wound
healed and caused him pain until Monday. when
lockiaw set in.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22

There is something the matter with the boy In
the early teens who can truly be called a perfect
gentleman" says DR.. q. Stanley Hail. university
president, In article called ''Feminization Of
Boys IN next Sundays Magazine Section OF The
Tribune
New-York tribune., 1908-02-22

Some famous persons have experienced what Is
known ''stsge fright DT. Josiah Morse writes
article on this interesting subject in next
Sundays Magazine Section OF The Tribune