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New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
BINGHAM BEFORE JURY.
Griffin. First Name FOrg0tten, Bribe
Oferer. according to RUmOr.

The name Of the man who is said 20 have talked
Of a $1,000 month bribe To Police Commissioner
Bingham was said yesterday to be Griffin. but even
the Police Commissioner had it said. forgotten
the first name. General Bingham was before the
grand Jury on a special invitation 10 tell more
about the bribe report The Commission wouldn't
saw a word about his talk TO the jurymen when
he came out.
IF the Jurors want 20 tell what have said veil
and good" he said he entered the elevator.
ii was said that the Police COMMISSIONS n
formed the jury that soon after he was installed
in Mulberry street a card was brought 10 him az
his hotel one nighe. He thought he recognized in
the name-Grifin-an old friend. and instructed the
beIlboy to show the man up When the caller aD-
peared he proved To be a chance acquaintance
This caller. according 10 rumOr. said that he had
read OF General BIngham's appointment and had
called 70 congratulate him Griffin then said laugh
fng1v that he supposed the job could easily be made
TO Weld from 5000 $4,000 month il he, the
commissioner would take the money General
Bingham could not tell the jurors the callers first
name. He had not seen him since That was ALL
District Attorney Jerome said that General BinS-
ham had appeared in response 70 n letter from the
grand jury 1t intimated that the last OF the
bribe story had been heard
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
PRAISED BY D1TENPORT.
Senator Explains Governor'S Bill at
Cortland. n. ].

.-,r,lapd March e6-At a dinner OF the Board
~ Trade here tonight Senator Frederick NJ DaV-
annort who aided in the drafting OF Governor
tIpgbess direct nominations bill made strong
sneecb showing the merits Of that measure. Loud
ann1a,,se greeted his declaration that Governor
tingbes would be vindcated OF the charges OF
t,,-,racticaBtv brought by his adversaries as soon
os this measure was understood and tried and the
Senator'S hearer. seemed to relish ais" ms anu
siore 70 the confusion OF the ant-Hughes ppHti-
clans when they found the bill was so dlHereh'
IRON, the things they had been denouncihg
Attending the dinner tonight We're prominent
,,an or this region OF both political parties Ihere
,,as a vreat amount OF interest I'm Senator Daveq-
rcr,.s s,eacb because Cortland County. regardless
- ,or,y poIitics is fond OF Governor Hughes. More
,ba, tbat Cortland County is part of the Senate
disrict renresented for considerable time by Sen
o,or BENJAMIN Wilcox, who was turned down for
nomination last fall after he had voted against
c.overnor HuEhes's anti-gambling bills
senator Davenports speech. in part follows
The advocates Of the bill can afford 10 be good
at,,rad They have something which Is right
ar,d ubtch will come along in good time as surely
ne,ts have been driven from one defence after
another until they are intrenched only IN
the nosition that the people cannot be trusted 10
,,oLa marty nominations and that this work must
.ortini,e TO be the preroBative and province of
tbn few When the sinister Significance of this
,,pbrshfng proposition of the seIt-conSttuted rev
Sullv davns upon the consciousness of the people
90 Tho state there will be question whatever
as To the outcome. The opposition 10 the prac-
,icaI form, Of direct primaries which is proposed
For tho State Of New York Is philoSophcally
grounded in lack OF faith in the intelligence
and conscience of the people. and in nothing else
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
FOR NEW DEP1RTHENT.
Bill to Create One of Industries and
Immigration.
rBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune

Albany March "a bii. to follow out the recon-
mendatious in the report Of the commission ap-
pointed last year by Governor Hughes to invesu-
gate the immigration situation In this State, was
introduced to-day by Assemblyman James 5.
Parker. Of Washington County. Louis Marshall is
the president Of the commission. which will submit
its report the Legislature in the early part OF
next week.
The bill creates a department Of the state
government To be known as, the Department OF
Industries and immigration. The department is
10 look after the work OF promoting manufactur
ing and other Industries and all matters tending
TO the industrial development OF the state 1t is
to collect and publish information in regard
developed and unused water powers sites for
manufacturing establishments and the distribution
OF labor: prevent injustice 10 immigrants and
TO perform such other acts will tend 10 increase
and improve production and opportunities for
ployment in the state.
The chief of the department is to be the
missioner Of industries and immigration, and he
is be appointed By the Governor, with the
sent OF the Senate, for term Of five years al
salary Of 5000 year. The commissioner and his
employees are to have the right Of full access to
all places OF business. and they can examine all
books and records OF licensed employment agencies
in this state
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27

Board 4pwOpriates IQ2,000 for
Electric Plant.

The Board OF Estimate and Apportonment yes
teriay appropriated s102 lighting
plant for the New York Public Library despite the
objections Of Controller Metz. John J. Cadwalader
and George L. Rive. trustees of the library, again
appeared to urge the appropria ton and had
warm colloquy with Controller Metz over it.
The strings 10 the resolution passed that
IL the plant costs than $1o2.Oco the trustees
will pay the excess. that before the contract IS
made the old contract providing that the city
maintain the operation IF the building be amended
SO as to define the meaning of the WORD main
tain and that the Corporation Counsel shall CON
slider protest of J. P. Holland, Of the Central
Federated Union regarding the payment Of the
prevailing rate OF wages for those employed on the
lighting plant
The Controller sid the library people could not
run the plant cheaply they said. and he
asked Charles T. Lacombe, the chief engineer OF
light and power verify what he said AIr.
Lacombe said the trustees had made mistakes in
figuring, and that instead of costing $1,000 year
for maintenance il would cost $1,000
Counsel for the International Union of Steam En-
gineers said that the Edison company has charge
higher prices 10 smalle1 consumers it can give
the city light at cents kowatt hour
Herman Ridder, Oh 9irman of the Hudson-Futon
Celebration Commission and Francis Lynde stet-
appeared T. urge the board favOraby
the resolution Cf the Board Of Aldermen appro-
praIng 10000 for the commission celebrate the
tercentenary. The Mayor said he did not want
10 appropriate the money without further nforma-
ion, and the Controller also objected. the Con-
troller asked report Friday
The board passed S5l4o00 IN appropriations for
sewers paving and grading, made up Of $4,000 for
Manhattan. $4,000 for Brooklyn. S361, 500 for The
Bronx, $26,9o0 for Queens and $f7O0 for Richmond.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
CALIFORNIAN LOST IN NEW YORK.
William McGlynn, Who Had Just Returned
from ireland, Last Seen On Way to Hotel

william McGIynn, California merchant. has dis
appeared and his niece, Mrs. Bridget Marley. living
with an aunt at No. 1856 Penn street, Williams
hurg believes he has met with foul play. Her
fears are based the fact that he had drafts and
a handbook il his possession representing some
thing like $4,000.
NcClynn who is resident OF Hollister, Cal,
had been visiting in Belfast, Ireland his bOyhood
home and his return to America stopped IN
New York 10 see his niece and her aunt. Mrs Duffy
with whom she lives. He landed In New York
last Sunday night and went to a hotel on Mon
day he appeared at the Penn street house, where
he spent the day. That evening his niece accom-
panied him to Broadway and Marcy avenue, where
he said he would take car 10 Manhattan. He
did not know the name of the hotel where ne was
staying but said he could easily find it. He prom-
ised to see her again the next day.
McGlynn failed To appear Tuesday, and she
has neither heard anything from him
Yesterday she became alarmed and reported the
circumstances to the police OF the Lee sta
ton who at her request sent out general alarm
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27

willie yvb,,Ia of his return 10 his parents and the
sr-es, of the BovIes but they never dreamed OF
connecting Mrs Boyle with Anna, who hao oe-
serted her home to follow unknown paths
..--bs,- s.,- She Is rockrnarked now said Mr..
McDermott she must have suffered from the ois-
ease since she left US. for then her skin was as l
as an angels" .z
According 70 the father the girl was educated
at st vincent's Academy IN TINS cry anu
Fini Sawa Academy. near Madison WIS
Bowed with grief the old fireman sought lhe
solsce Of his church to-day. He walked to 81
Vincents Church, where he remained upon ms
knees throughout the service Those near MN
heard him repeat time after time with trembling
1i,s +be .A,e Maria" of the Rosary. Returning
10 his home Mr.. McDermott became his stern
self again
she has left the path of rectitude and brought
disgrace upon US. ! shall do nothing for her. ne
said.
During the three years that the girl had been
away from home only one communication had
been received from her. and that was about
year ago At that time the father was called
up on the telephone and girls voice which MI
NcDerrnott said was that Of his daughter called
out: u have been married to a New York mill
ionaire, papa
Recognizing the voice Mr.. McDermott hung up
the receiver as he said he did not wish to hear
anything more from her.
one Of Mrs. BoyIe's sisters IS now Mrs. ! !
OberTneyer. of Kouts. Ind, The other Is Mrs G.
Ii Hslligan. Of Hebron ind.
1t not only at the McDermott home that
Mrs. Boyle was recognized. Her Identification as
Anna McDermott Illuminating To followers OF
pugilism After she left school, but before she left
home, she worked stenographer for DOC
MESSENGER known for years a fight promoter
Among her friends Of that day were Howard Carr
better known kid" Howard. also fight pro-
noter After she left Messengers employ. how
ever, she heard Of nfreQUently.
Miss Bernice Atkins who knew Miss McDermott
that time. said to-day that she remembered
Anna when she worked for Messenger. She had
lost track Of her since then, however, and had
never heard of her marrying anybody, TO say moth
ing Of a New York millionaire.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
DARKNESS AT FRATERNITY DINNER.
Members of Beta Theta Pi Eat by Candle
light

Three hundred members of the. Beta Theta ri
fraternity began their dinner in se1ni-darkness at
the Park Avenue Hotel last evening at tho annual
banquet Of the New York association Of alumni
During the Invocation, which was offered by the
Rev. Rollin a. Sawyer. Western Reserve 81 the
lights we're turned of and it was found necessary
10 bring candles INTO the banquet hall This in
creased he iiiarity Of the diners. who expressed
their enthusiasm iE frequent repetitons of the
various fraternity and college yels \ few minutes
later the lights were turned on. and the letters
Beta" Theta and Pr blazed forth from a
green covered beard over the ;oqstmaster's table.
Nearly all the colleges in which there is chapter
Of Beta Theta Pl represented the dinner
The members OF the banquet committee W. :.
Bird. Johns Hopkins. chairman; Olin ". Hin. Wes-
leyan. treasurer; r. H. Hoskins. Kenyon. secre-
tary. and the following associates: Francis II.
Sisson. Knox; ID. .. Horton Stevens; KnoWIton
Durham, Columbia: Henry NJ. Echln, Northwest
ern: n. A. Hitchcock Cornell D. {. Patterson,
Columbia: Grove L. Curtis. Kenyon William r.
Baird. Stevens: Samuel McCune lindsay. Pcnnsyl-
venia; Walter c. Cabell, Virginia; Max Van Nor
Leland sta lford Junior: Stanley Gunnison ST.
Lawrence v. p. Jeffrey. Denison; George A
Mount. Rutgers. and James T. Brown, Cornell.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
4GED F4THER BROKEN,
Story cf the Hay5cdrd lima Nc
Dermott, of Chicago.

chicago. March 2s.-William McDermott a retired
member Of the chicago Fire Department confirmed
re rerort to-day that he is the father Of Mrs
r.-,es u Bowie who with her husband, is charged
win the kidnapping Of Willie Whiua in Pennsyl-
1snia Accompanied by his son. Mr. Mcpermot
started for PfttsburE tonight
Anna McDermvtt. according 10 her father. Vas,
as 3 child one OF the prettiest and brightest girls
g., Tho r,elChborhood She had an excellent educa-
tion and careful moral training, but as she ap-
uroached womanhocd she fell into company Of
which the old fireman did not approve. Quarrels
-vere frequent. and -about three years ago Anna
eiored Since that tine her movements have been
unknown 70 her chicago kin. They carefully read
from DAY 10 DAY the story OF the kidnapping Of
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
A DETECTIVE AT TWO YEARS.
Baby Girl Helps Police Find Alleged Thief
After Her Parents Fail.

After the mother and father OF two-y year-oId
Alice Harschuh had failed TO provide the officers
with a clew to the identity Of the person who had
stolen Harschuhs gold watch chain and charm
from their home at No SO3 East Twelfth street
the little girl told two detectives last night who
took the watch and described the method used in
the alleged robbery.
The detectives listened to her story and then ar
rested youth and girl at No. 266 First avenue
on charge of stealing the watch, chain and charm
on Saturday. The prisoners said they were Will
liam Doyle of No 266 First avenue and Georgianna
DovIe OF No. 42i Third avenue
The police say that Alice climbed on 2 he'd and
illustrated how C;eorganna who was left I'm charge
of the house on Saturday, took the watch and
chain from a shelf and concealed them In her
stocking The police said also that Georgianna had
confessed 10 taking the watch. and that they found
a pawn ticket for the property in Doyles posses
Sinp
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
FRANK S. ULRICH ACQUITTED.
Former Superintendent of Highways Cleared
on Charge of Receiving Bribes

Frank s. Urich. former Assemblyman and Demo
cratic leader in the 9Th Assembly District. Brook
lyn, acquitted yesterday Of the charge of re-
ceiving bribes while. Superintendent of Highways
in s9O7 by jury in the Supreme Court. Brooklyn.
The courtroom crowded with politicians and
friends Of the defendant when the verdict was re-
turned at p. m.
Charles HarwOod moved for dismissal Of the
case at the close Of the morning session on the
ground that Mr.. UIrich the victim Of a
spracy. The motion denied. The summing up
for the defence exposition Of the point that
a conspiracy to oust Mr.. Urich from his office had
been formed by Alexander Potruch and two rela-
tives. who asserted that they purchased places as
corporation inspectors in the highway department
from him.
The verdict Of acquittaI was reached in twenty
five minutes Bail Of $3.50 continued on
second indictment against the defendant the
same charge Of receiving bribes. Lawyers for the
defence doubted that the indictment will be pressed
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
JEROME AGAIN BALKED
SUBPENAS DISREG4RDED
14sks attachments against La1cyers
an Ice Inquiry Minutes Case.

Neither James w Osborne nor Franklin Pierce
who did not appear Thursday in answer to sub
poenas IN District Attorney Jeromes inquiry to
trace the methods by which the minutes Of the ice
investigation. In January 1898. got into the hands
Of the King committee. in Part I Of General
Sessions yesterday. and Mr.. Jerome asked that at
tachments be issued against them. The subp<pnas
were issued in John Doe proceedings, and George
Gordon Battle appeared for the lawyers to test the
constitutionality Of the method.
The King committee investigated Mr. Jerome,
administration, and tried TO have him removed
from office. The District Attorney explained that
he had not acted earlier because the case was hi
the hands OF the Governor. but now that he had
been exonerated he said he determined to place
the responsibility for the leak. The finally
went over until Monday.
Judge Grain presided in the court Mr.. Jeroms
called attention 70 the failure OF Mr.. Pierce and
Mr. Osborne 10 appear before the grand jury on
Thursday. when the investigation begun. he
said that he thought IT strange that men who
up for professional honor should shirk fnvsstgs-
ton Mr. Osborne. Mr. Jerome recalled, was his
assistant for a long time and if he en-
gagged in a conspiracy to defame and assail him.
the District Attorney said he should like to know
Mr. Battle said that he was there TO question the
constitutiOnality Of the subpOenas. The question
of a violation OF the law when the minutes OF ths
ice investigation were made public, he said,
not before the court. Mr.. Jerome's remarks wers
in the nature of harangue in which he dealt with
personal matters out of place at that time he said.
Mr.. Jerome replied that he seeking to estab-
Iish foundation for investigation which he
wanted the Attorney General to make He had had
Mcdonald De Witt a lawyer in the Office Of Clsr.
ence Shearn. and Miss Hubby, a stenOgrapher In
Franklin Pierce's Office, before the grand jury
Thursday. and said he had from their testimony
established basis for an inquiry which he wished
TO hold yesterday. but which was baked by tbs
two lawyers refusing TO appear the subposnas.
1t was brought out Thursday that De Witt
copied the minutes of the ice inquiry Mr.. Piercs
was Of counsel for the King committee, and Mr..
Jerome intimated that he suspected that either Mr..
Pierce or Mr.. Osborne was responsible for ths
copying OF the minutes Mr. De Witt was befora
the grand jury again yesterday
The test case on the legality Of the subpRnaS
went over until Monday on the promise that Piercs
and Osborne would file papers to-day defining their
position The subpoena test is similar to that mads
by Delaney NfcOn in the Panama Canal case, in
which the court upheld Mr.. NicOL
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
MRS. CARTER MUST PAY FOR GOWNS
Costumer Receivers s124i 25 for Clothes
Which Actress Said Did Not Fit

After being out less than half hour the jury
in the suit brought by Mrs Herman to recover
81 241 = from Mrs. Leslie Carter Payne FOR gowns
brought I'm verdict for the plaintiff for the fuli
amount with interest yesterday afternoon in Part
VI of the CITY Court Counsel for the defence made
a motion to have the verdict set aside but he was
overruled Mrs. Carter was not in court when ths
decision was announced
The suit was brought against Mrs. Carter because
she refused to accept some gowns which Wers
made by Mrs. Herman for the production La
Tosca" Mrs. Carter alleged that the gowns did
not meet the requirements.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
FAIL TO FIX coal PRICES
Operators. Holding Off 1nnounce-
meRt of Usual Reduction.

To the disappointment Of the Coal Merchants
Association. which held q meeting yesterday,
which it was intended that the April schedules of
prices for anthracite would be prepared, based
the belief that the anthracite companies would in
the mean time have announced q reduction, no
word came from tie operators. The members wait
ed two hours before adjourning.
Arthur F. Rice, of the association. said that
while he had little doubt that the usual reduction
Of 80 cents ton domestic anthracite would
20 into effect April l. the dealers were not going
take any risks by getting out schedules
until they were officially notified by the coal carry
ing companies.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
ASSEMBLY PASSES BILLS.

Albany March 26.-Wthout debate. and with
only a few members present, the Assembly passed
the Merritt bill appropratng s20.000,0 600 and
appropratng $S2g7S74 for barge canal improve
ments The rife range bill Of Assemblyman Mac
Gregor was also passed. 1t approves the selection
of Rlauvelt Rockland County. the site of the
rife range to take the place of the Creedraoor
range on Long Island. and appropriates s275oO0
in addition 10 that which has already ap-
propriat ted for the purpose.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
AMHERST STUDENTS GIVE PLAY

The Berkeley Theatre filled last night with
graduates and friends of Amherst College, the oc-
casion being = special performance of -.As You
Like IT. by the Amherst College Dramatic Asso-
ciaticn. The students have been seen before in
classical PLAYS and each time made their friends
and old Amherst proud of them. Last year they
gave Tire Tanning OF the ShreW." The association
has been active slnse 1851.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
TO INVEST s5o,o0oooo IN MEXICO.

Mexico city. March 26.-French and English cap-
ifalists will invest $50o0OoD here and in other see
tions of MEXICO in iron and steel works Victor
T3eIanRer OF Paris and Boston, and Thomas A
Boyd OF the firm OF j. < T. Boyd owners of the
SbeetIestou Iron Works Of Glasgow, are said to
he behind a big deal which will be carried
through this year. To supply the furnaces OF a
great plan, which is &c be built the owners will
buy and operate iron mines in Mexico. Options
have been taken deposits.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
MAY SAVE STATE MILLIONS.
Attorney General o 'Malley Comments on JUS
tica Bettss Tax Decision.

Albany March Accommodating on the decision
Of Supreme Court Justice Belts i'm the proceedings
instituted by the New England Telegraph Company
"a review its special franchise tax assessment in
the city OF Rochester, Attorney General OMallAy
said to-day that IL upheld by the courts, II would
mean a saving 10 the state asgregating several
millions of dollars Justice Belts held that the tax
law does not authorize the equalization of special
franchise tax assessments with assessments of other
real property the tax district in which the spe
cial franchise Is situated.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
AcApgAY TO WORT ON PARK SITE.

The National Academy of Design will vote next
Wednesday night whether not. body. it de-
sires 10 build gallery en- the site of the old Ar
senal in Central Park The board of control OF
the Academy already has indorsed the project and
the meeting on Wednesday night is determine
the feeling OF the entire body. Well known mem
bers of the Academy have no doubt TINT the plan
u i'll be indorsed.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-27
HoEY BILL AIMED AT MUSEUMS.
Compels Institutions Receiving Public Money
to Pay Prevailing Rate of Wages.
GRy Telegraph to The Tribune. }


Albany March 26.-The Metropolitan Museum of
Art and the Museum of Natural History would be
affected by bill introduced to-day bv Assembly
man James J. Hoey. OF New York BY fl cornora-
tions institutions receiving public money except
charitable institutions, would be compelled to pay
their employees not less than the prevailing rate OF
wages.
Mr. Hoey said that the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art and the Museum of Natural History received
from the city Of New York upward Of a quarter
of a million dollars each year. and that they are
labor law relative to the prevailing Of wages
They pay their watchmen and carpenters and
other employees Of that class. who are Americans
sic S12 and SIS a week"
Mr.. Hoey said that these institutions now through
legislation trying to escape taxation in spite
OF the fact that such as J. Pierpont Morgan
members of their boards of directors He
called attention to the bill OF Senator Brough
which is now pending the calendar of the As
sembly.
This BILL he said strikes the word recreaive'
out of the Incorporating papers of the Museum of
Natural History. that it will he merely an edu-
cational institution and thereby escape taxation"
John r. Voorhis Superintendent of Buildings and
Offices for the Borough of Manhattan said last
night that far he knew there was no great
dissatisfaction among the employees Of the Metro
politan Museum Of Art other public buildings
because of the wages paid them Watchmen car
ueuters and others doing similar labor receive as
Moreover they We're selected from civil Service
lists and knew what compensation they would
ceive wheI. they stood for examination and ap-
pointment In the opinion of Mr. Voorhis Assem-
bIyman Hoeys bill will not increase the troubles Of
the Board of Estimate and Apportonment.