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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-02
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New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
CALLED POLITICAL PLOT.
Pickpocket accuses Jersey City
Custodian of accepting Brbe.

There was excitement the Hudson County
Court at Jersey City yesterday At the trial 20
Harry Brown for larceny when the defendant de
clared that he had paid $50 to obtain his liberty
on bail. II took Assistant Prosecutor Mccarthy
hour to wiring from Brown the name Of the
man who was the alleged principal in the transac-
ton and Il was not until Judge Blair had inti-
ted that the prisoner would he punished for con
tempt that he named Frank Hague, prominent
Democre .ic politician. holding the lucrative
office Of custodian of the City Hall, Jersey CITY.
Bernard Lannon. formerly an attachA Of the County
Jail, but in the insane asylum, was named as
the man who proposed the bail transaction.
Brown was arrested on June 10, 1904. for picking
the pockets of William II. Jones. Of Manhattan. on
a trolley car in Hoboken. He was committed
the county Jail for trial and while he was in
jail awaiting the action Of the grand Jury the ball
scheme developed and perfected. The bond
fixed at $3.50. and named Zelinsky VINO
has the reputation of being a professional bonds
man, became surety. When Assistant Prosecutor
Mccarthy directed the bondsman to produce Brown,
who In Philadelphia 1t was learned that in
fuenccs were work to thwart the efforts OF the
state II bring Brown to trial The complainant IN
the case was reported 10 have died. The Assistant
Prosecutor personally did detective work ana
found Jones who not disposed to prosecute
Brown the return Of the $50 stolen from him being
promised and large In addition. Jones, now
ever, induced to go TO court.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
GERARD NOW DOOMED
Supreme Court Justice Mentioned as
Tammany's Candidate for Mayor

Justice James W Gerard. of the Supreme
Court is the latest prospective Tammany can
didate for Mayor. These are the days "he'
Tamrany men at the City Hall and the county
Courthouse hold impromptu conventions ana
name winning spring candidates Yesterday
was Mr. ;1erards day a ruling favor1te at the
city Hall.
Justice Gerard elected to the supreme
Court bench two years ago on the Derho'i' '''
ticket He is one Of the best known men IN Ire
Tammanv organization. standing equally well
with the sachems and the little fellows WI" run
the primaries and do the voting. Justice Gerard
was chairman Of the Tammany finance com
rnittea and for many years before he was erect
ed TO the bench he was regularly discussed ior
the honor when there was vacancy.
He comes Of an old New York family. MS
father and grandfather having been prominent IN
the Tammany organization. He also is man
of large means and well known among cluoheh
The Tammany men are seriously discussing
men like Justice Gerard these days. Six years
of Democratic administration at the city Han
is generally regarded about the limit OF
tenure there and the anti-Tammany forces
whether in the Republican or Mugwump camp
are confident Of victory over Tammany next
fall
Justice Gerard, his friends say. would appeal
70 the conservative men Of all parties In suffi-
cient numbers to insure his election. In the
1905 campaign Tammany men by the thousand
voted for Hearst. but enough conservative Re
publicans Topped to Mcclellan to elect him DIV
a narrow margin. The friends Of Justice Gerard
assert that while the Republicans are sure 10
be strong this year. they have enough votes. IL
reinforced by the conservative Republicans. TO
elect man like Justice Gerard.
There is little likelihood Of anything being
done bv Tammany until shortly before the city
convention is held A long line Of TammanY
eIigibles will be discussed by the rank and file
before the convention is held
1t is understood that Charles F. Murphy would
like to run Lewis Nixon for Mayor. and II things
should shape up favorably for Tammany at con-
vention time he would stand better chance OF
being the candidate than Justice Gerard There
is still good deal Of talk among Tammany men
Of running Justice Gaynor. and it IS not at all
certain that the talk yesterday about Justice
Gerard is not carefully planned 10 depress the
Gsynor boom
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
sCRUGHAM JURY COMPLETED.
Magazine Writer Rejected by Both Sides, as
He Knew Too Much

Robert Mackey. of No. 50 Washington Place,
former newspaper man now engaged in writing for
magazines in the Court Of General Sessions. Part
V yesterday morning examined as pro-
spectve member of the jury which is to try George
r. Scrugham and Charles StirrUp indicted on
charges of conspiracy In connection with the cleo
ton Of trustees OF the New York Life Insurance
Company.
When asked II he knew any reason why ne could
not sct IN fairness II accepted a Juror, Mr..
Mackey said: Perhaps I know TOO much about
this insurance business I have made a special
study OF insurance matters in the preparation OF
many magazine articles the subject and 1 am
writing another now He very promptly ex-
cused by consent OF both sides.
The fury box later filed.
Judge Foster. upon being informed that all the
other had adjourned for the day except that
Of Judge Foster the only Irishman on the bench,
as Judge Foster said. ordered adjournment for
the rerna inder of the day quoted Father Prout
in saying:
q" This is the natal day OF the good ST. Patrick,
who preached the sarment that bothered the Var
mint and drove the frogs all out Of the bogs, in
Ireland and in grateful memory Of an ancient
custom I ordain the rising Of the court after the
half days session Wherefore I decree an ad-
Journment for the day"
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
NO STADIUM IN PARK.
Denied for athletic
Field at MOrniRgSide.

There will be stadium public athletic field
in Morningside Park About dozen protesting
property owners. tenants, fathers and mothers Of
the neighborhood appeared yesterday al hearing
before Park Commissioner Smith the prOpos
ton Of Alfred r. Conkling the building OF the
stadium
Mr.. Conkling alone appeared in favor OF the plan
fled with the Park Commissioner. But the op-
position vigorous that his argument in re-
buttal was brief The property owners protested
the ground the athletic field would seriously
affect real estate values and bring 10 now quiet
section Of city noisy and undesirable ele
ment. The fathers and mothers objected because
their babies would be deprived of a fine breathing
spot and their older children would be subjected
they feared TO social environments that would not
be conducive to a favorable moral training.
Mr.. Conkling opened the hearing by saying that
there ample in the north end OF Morn
ingside Park for the athletic oval There would
be no need he said 10 destroy any trees, but some
shrubs would have to be removed. Mr.. Conklng
said that he wanted TIE stadium for the benefit of
hard worked clerks who could not afford TO be
long athletic clubs and wanted athletic exercise
and recreation. In answer TO 2 question by Com
missioner Smith he said that he appeared only
a taxpayer and property holder, and represented
nobody else
Probably the most spirited speech in opposition
was made by Miss Mary Prendergast. representing
her mother Mrs Margaret Prenderzsst. who
No. "a Morningside avenue This proposed ath-
letic field she said. will materially lessen the
value Of property. Tenants in ause have al
ready threatened to move il it Is II there II
will bring element 70 the neighborhood that is
wanted there. rowdy element Also II will
he had thing for the morals Of the children. I
am sure that Il Mr. Conklln owned property there
he would not be here advocating this thing
Alexander H Spencer, representing the City
Club fled a memorandum from that body against
the Conklin plan. Dr. g Ward Champion, physi-
cal director of the Board Of Education said he
favored the building OF public athletic fields. but
that there should be none in Morningside Park.
After hearing all that Mr.. Conklin and the op
position had say Commissioner Smith denied
the application. saying:
The consensus of opinion being overwhelnl-
ingly against the proposition, the application is
denied. There has been presented nothing but
an individual application. I do not believe that
site so remarkably adapted to purely park pur
poses should be turned into 4 playground and
stadium. If a playground is desired in the terri
tory q fat open block should be secured. which is
better adapted to athletics and a playground
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
tRr Telegraph 70 II. rrthune ]

Paterson y. J. March I7.-Mrs. Ingls IS the Wife
Of one OF the weathiest business men ef Paterson
James Inglis, jr.. for number of years lay judge
of tie Passaic County courts. The family attends
St PauUs Episcopal Church and it was generally
believed among the friends Of Mrs. Inglis that she
also was a strict Episcopslian. When their atten-
ton -ras called her statement that she a
Christian Scientist. members Of the family denied
that such the Mrs. Ings's declaration
however. was partly confirmed BY Miss Daisy
Modeman, first reader Of the First Christian Scien-
tlst Church, which holds meetings az Orpheus Hall
Yes Mrs. Inglis is a member OF our Church.
she declared tonight. but she Is not what call
Christian Scientist Mrs. Tnglis is rather mental
scientist
Asked 70 explain the difference between the two.
Miss Modeman said
Well. the mentalsts believe I'm the supreme
power Of two minds while believe in but
Ours is the spiritual belief and the scientists
believe in material things In the latter it is a
case Of mind control by the stronger will. not
like hypuotism"
A meeting Of the Christian Scientists held
tonight at Orpheus Hall. and the Of Mrs.
Inglis discussed. Andrew b. Ingls. the oldest
son of Mrs. Ingls. returned tonight from New
York He said his mother the home of her
cousin Mrs. Robert Hewitt No l39 East 18th
street New York, and that she not seriously
injured She will return to Paterson tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
RAILROADS TRIED TO BUY BUSINESS.
That Was Before Merger, Says Witness at
Hearing Of Hartman Suit.

Chicago. March 17.-Competition between solicit
ing agents for the Union Pacific and the Southern
Pacific railroads prior TO the Hartman merger,
became "a active that representatives Of the roads
sought TO buy business from shippers, according
70 the statement Of A II. Ginz. former traffic
manager Of the South Bend Plough Company, to-
day in the Chicago hearing Of the governments
dissolution suit
F 2. Montgomery, traffic manager for the Inter
rational Harvester Company, and o F Bell. traffic
manager for the crane Company, also testified
10 the brisk competition prior 70 1921, and the
apparent lack Of il since.
X H knight, formerly general agent Of the
Union Pacific railroad. gave the following picture
oE competition between the railroads prior 10 the
arnalEarnatioa Of the Union Pacific and the South
ern Pacific:
Competition active that the railroads
loaded the while the shippers played poker
sn nearby hotel and were given rebates beside
instead of paying for the loading Of the cars.
c S stebbins assistant 20 the general auditor OF
the Union and Southern Pacific systems, said that
the freight trafic over the merged lines aggre-
gated 81 SeoOea monthly and that the passenger
rrsfic IS correspondingly large
The government expects 20 complete the hearing
by Tomorrow. Next Monday testimony will be
taken in ST. Louis.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
GAME STOCK RISING.
animals Azcdit Mr. RooseUelt-
Offer of Trained Elephant.

Mornbasa. British East Africa. March IL
Interest in the prospects for good sport during
the coming season. stimulated b. the coming OF
Theodore Roosevelt has brought detailed re-
nor+s Of the movements Of game into Mombasa
Baron Tallyan de Went, prominent Hunga-
risn. who has lust returned here from q hunting
trip reports splendid sport with hippopotamuses
on the unper Tana River. and for the shooting
NJ this game he recommends the district be
tween the Athi and the Tana rivers. The Gland,
gnu and oryx stalking is perfect. with the eX-
ception that hunters of this game are constant
" interfered with bv unusually aggressive
rhfnoceroses Lions are plentiful. but with some
executions they seem to be timid. A man named
Smith. leader Of q party of Transvaal Beers who
recently settled in the country. was carried into
the hospital at Nairobi yesterday. badly mauled
by Iioness No black -maned lions have been
seen this year.
The rains are late. They have begun TO fall
in the Nakuru district. but not elsewhere It is
now certain that they will be heavy during the
first part Of Mr. Roosevelt's trip.
The Uganda commission hopes that NIr
Roosevelt will visit the big camp IN Uganda
where natives suffering from the sleeping sick
ness are cared for. The hospitality of the
Mombasa Club will be extended TO the American
visitor when he arrives here, and he will also
be entertained at Nairobi At this city Mr.
Roosevelt will be the guest OF the Governor of
British East Africa. Sir James Hayes Sader
end LADY Sadler. and at Entebbe, in Uganda, of
H Hesketh- Bell Governor Of the Uganda Pro-
tectorate. Governor Bell will offer to Mr
Roosevelt the use of a trained elephant to facil-
itate travel through the country infested with
the dangerous tsetse fly
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
WILL COME BACK 4LITE
SO Mr. Roosevelt Tells Fello1o
Hasons in Saying GOOdby.

oyster Bay. March lex President Roosevelt to-
night attended a meeting Of Matrecock Lodge Of
Masons Of which he is a member. 10 say goodby.
He remained only about an hour and made short
address to those who present. One Of the
remarks Of the former President which struck
the members was: When 7 was President tried
10 handle the business Of the nation as a Mason
should on the square Another remark was that
he had no use for that kind Of sma artness which
involved doing ones fellow
Referring 10 the prediction Of a Chicago profes-
sor that e would come back from Africa alive.
Mr. Roosevelt said: Il propose to come back very
much alive and of the first places | shall visit
will he this lodge room"
Mr. Roosevelt declared to-day that he did
intend to leave Oyster Bay again before Monday
next His decision precludes the chance of a meet
ing between the former President and President
Taft during the latter's visit 10 New York
Thursday and Friday. unless Mr. Taft should de-
cide TO run down TO SaEsmore Hill on one of those
DAYS Mr.. Roosevelt Monday next will 60 10
Hoboken with Mrs Roosevelt and mis- family TO
visit ;he steamer Hamburg. which he is to sail
for Naples
Mr. Roosevelt explained to-day that he had de-
clined the invitation to he present the Cleveland
memorial exercises at the College Of the City Of
New York On Thursday evening because he had
decided upon leaving Washington to attend no pub
lie functions before his departure for Africa. He
had received hundreds OF such invitations, he said
and could accept without accepting others
Word received that the last Of the outfit for
the scientific END of the Roosevelt African hunting
trip was to-day from the Smithsonian Tnstitu-
tion. in Washington. The outfit weighs several
tons. and is packed IN big cases for ocean ship
Because of the great demand for admission to
the Hamburg American Line pier in Hoboken on
Tuesday, when Theodore Roosevelt sails on the
steamer Hamburg for Naples the company has ar
ranged 10 issue special passes to board the steamer
In an effort to insure comfort for It's patrons the
line limited the number Of passes of admission
10 the steamer to three for each passenger These
passes will be issued only on presentation of A
passage ticket to Naples other OF the Mediter-
ranean ports AT which the Hamburg will touch
Special passes admitting visitors 10 the pier may
be had upon application at the Office of the Ham
burg-American Line, at No. 81 Broadway
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
JACK THE sLAsHER" AT WORK.
Cutting Women's Coats and Gowns at the
Times Square Station of the Subway.

Jack the Slasher" is at work again IN the sub
wav at tho Times Square station. Many complaints
have been made recently from victims Of his knife
or razor. and the coats gowns of the women who
have suffered from HIS attack show gashes ~ from
six 70 sixteen ncnes In most Of the cases the
coats have been little 10 the left of the
tre Of the back and foot more from the bottom.
One Of the victims showed reporter or
hroadcloth bought by her a week ago and valued
st0 which had been the Times Square
station yesterday morning. It apparent that
the cutting had been done when the owner of the
coat was ascending the stairway, the cut
the bottom Of the garment and showed com
plete straight cash. with the edges bent inward.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
THREE GIRLS HURT IN AUTO CRASH.
One of Them May Die-Machine Ran Into
Streetcar.

A big touring car. in which were Colonel Albert
P. Hunter. q mining engineer Of Albuquerque,
y Il and a party OF i've into Putnam
nue. trolley car Bedford and Putnam avenues.
Brooklyn early yesterday, partially wrecking both
the and the machine
All the occupants of the automobile we're thrown
into the street Miss Mildred Hunter, twenty years
old. daughter Of Colonel Hunter. badly injured,
and may die OF internal injuries. Miss Raw Phil
lips Of the Hotel Martha Washington was seri-
ously hurt, and another young woman. who
fused to give her name. about the face.
Robert Sloane. Of No. <44 Central Park West,
automobile salesman, who was demonstrating the
qualities Of the the trial trip last night,
slightly hurt. The other member of the party
John B. Gluck, treasurer of the Republican Ma
tional League. who with Colonel Hunter escaped
injuries
pavilion at Coney Island after attending masked
ball. The injured women taken in a taxicab
to the Hunter apartments. in the Hotel Empire
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
AFTER KIDD,S TREASURE.
Trenty-second attempt UW Be
Made to Find 1t on Oak Island.

Although twenty-one unsuccessful attempts have
Nova Scotia supposed have been buried there
by Captain William Kidd. twenty-second attempt
viii be made IN May by H L. Bowdoin- Of No a.
Broadway. and some OF those who have already
tried 10 find the buried gold In the last search
for the treasure, two years ago. a gold chain was
brought up by the instruments used This has
furnished the incentive for the twenty-second at
tempt.
The treasure IS supposed to have been buried IN
a pit Oak Island. Every searching party has
met with the same I'll luck. account ot the
water which when a depth Of thirty feet Is
reached. foods all the apparatus in use strange
feature about il, and which has caused some
those interested in the search believe that
tunnel from the TO this pit is that ths
in this treasure pit rises and falls with the
tide. II IS supposed be 10 feet deep and Is
about a hundred feet from tide water.
Oak Island was a retreat Of Captain Kidd. who.
shortly before his arrest in Boston and execution
in England in 1901. returned there from a trip
he had made 10 the West Indies This fact con
vinces those who have interested themselves IN
the search that Oak Island vas his headC uartsrs.
and that GARDENERS Island. OF Long Island. where
so 600 was found. was only minor base OF oper-
ations.
A schooner is now being fitted out, and in May
the trip will be made TO Nova Scotia BY Mr. Bow
don and his associates.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
CLOSING PORTO RIoAN SCHOOLS.
Government Greatly Hampered by Failure to
Pass Appropriations.

sz1 yLsn. p r. March 1.-THE failure NJ the
House II Delegates 70 pass the deficiency appro-
xrz-i3n ini has resulted in the closing Of num-
he- Of night schools the irsuIar library and other
public institutions The Federal Court is without
funds 10 pay jurors and the expenses Of Wit
ne<ses and the lack 81 money will cause a reduc-
zion sn the police force and the closing ~ the
dsr schools several weeks earlier than usual
Two ocr missions their way 10 Wash
srz4an TO submit the American government the
reason for tho deadlock Of the legislature one
commission, composed OF Luis Munos Rivera lead
sr of the Jnionists; Cayetano Coll and Eugenio
Bepe-iz VIII urge an amendment OF the law sep
sratiaE executive from legislative powers and the
creation OF iefisla:yg elected by the people
The ether commission, representing the insuar
rova-n5Tasr composed William r. Willoughby
Secretary Of Forto Rico; George Cabot Ward, Audi
Tor ana Herry II IIoyt, Attorney General It viii
recon mend amendments 10 prevent q repetition OF
the dssdlCck
New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
FOUR DEAD; 80 INJURED
Il TRAIN CRASHES INTO
MONTREAL STATION.
Express Runs Through Granite
-Trainmdn Finds Wife
and Children KILLED.

Montreal March 17.-Four persons are deao
and thirty others We're injured as the result 81
the blowing out. three miles from the station
of a vashout pipe on the locomotive hauling the
Boston express. due at the Windsor street sta
tion Of the Canadian Pacific Railway at 81?
a. m to-day. Scslding steam filed the can
and the engineer and fireman were forced 10
jump. The train. without guiding hanu AT
The throttle dashed into the station. through the
granite wall into the Womens waiting roon' ana
then into the rotunda, where the locomotive
after demolishing one massive granite plllar'
vas brought 10 q standstiH by another
The four prisons killed were sitting in the
rornen's waiting room They are;
son snd zine-yesT-oid daughter
VIII TERs. Elsie. twelve years old. n Mocureai
L score Of men were knocked down when the
train crashed through into the rotunda Ihe
most seriously injured are:
ANDERSON william Salvation Army Home head 'o'
PocK. william. canadian Paoinc Interpreter. leES
crushed
BUCKINGHAM. Robert, Toronto scalp wounds.
DE I.IsIE Mis-. Cecilia. Csughnswaga, head injured.
GAREIEPY. John. Montreal, legs broken - .
FIANTE william. Montreal. fractured rihs
Unknown foreign farmer fracture base q SKULL may
Wells Jonah Montreal bruised
An investigation OF the cause Of the accident
manager showed that the break in the boiler
was on the side Of Craig the fireman He
Bumped at once. landed in snowdrift pTacti-
callv unhurt and ran down the track after the
train Eals mile from where he jumped Craig
found the engineer lying unconscious by the
rails HIS skull had been fractured. Why, be
fore jumping the engineer failed 20 bring his
train 10 standstill may never be known for
Cunningham has not regained consciousness,
and is net expected to live The train crew had
no idea there was anything wrong until the
train vas nearing the station. Then the con-
auctor noticing the excessive speed at this
posnt applied the a'rbrakes- They were not
strong enough 10 hold the train with the loco
motive pulling against them. but they checked
3ts speed
The husband Of Mrs. ". ). Nixon is q train
dispatcher on the Canadian Pacific. at Medicine
Hat Alberta He had leave OF absence 10 come
TO Montreal TO get his family, and they were all
at the station TO greet him after six months
eeoaration. Nixons train arrived q short time
after the accident. The mangled bodies Of his
wife and children were lying on the platform
when he stepped from the train