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New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
MRS MARTIN DEMANDS PAPERS
Necessary to Defend Charge of sneed
Murder. Counsel Says.

Riker &. Riker and former Judge Chaun-
cav H. Beasley. of counsel for the Ward aW
sisters. charged with the murder of Ocey
w. NJ. snead in an East Orange house on
November 90 last, made a demand on Pros
ec11tor Wilbur a. Mott yesterday for pa
rers in his possession which. they say, be-
long to their clients, and are needed in pre-
pairing the defence. Special Prosecutor
Louis Hood accepted the demand, which
was made in the name of Mrs. Caroline
W Martin. the other sister of Mrs Snead.
Virginia Wardlaw having died some weeks
ago.
OF special interest is all the correspond
ence between Mrs Martin and the COM
NAMES bv which the life of Ocey Snead
was insured The petitioner claims that
these letters will show it was not neces-
sarv 10 cause the death of Mrs. Snead'S S
daughter in order 10 realize on the poll
oies, as all premiums were paid up 70 De-
cember and the societies had offered 10
make larger loans on them.
Other papers relate to realty holdings or
Mrs Martin, and there are bankoooks OF
the defendants and of Ocey Snead; letters
from the Rev J 2. Wardlaw stating that
an annuity of nearly $500 would be paid TO
the mother of the petitioner during the
first week in December, 1909. and CORE
spondence concerning the activities OF the
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
P. r. r. STARTS NEW SCHOOLS
Three Year Course Arranged for Train
ing Men for Signalling.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company in
view of the increasing demand for greater
safety and facility in railroad operation.
has instituted a new plan of training men
TO maintain and operate its signals The
different divisions Of the lines east of
Pittsburg have started signal schools, where
experienced signal men give instruction to
the division signal employees in regard to
the proper operation and maintenance of
the different signal and interloCking ap-
pliances.
Signal apprentices will serve three-year
course. The first year will be spent on the
mechanical end of the work with the re-
pair and construction gangs, the second
year in the office of the supervisor of sig
nails and the third year on the outside work
on electric and electro-pneumatiC appli-
ances. The next place open to these men is
that OF assistant signal foreman in the sig
nal engineers office. After attaining this
they will be in line for the places of assist
ant supervisor of signals. supervisor of sig
nails. inspector, assistant signal engineer
and signal engineer.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
MISS HIRsCH MAY RECOVER
Even Chance, Surgeons say
Peters Defends L. /. Railway

Miss Bella Hirsch, sister Oh
Hirsch. Of Far Rockaway, IN
mobile she was riding with four otie
Tuesday afternoon. when IT was 81
construction train of the Long i'ia--''
PaiIroad at Springfield, is still III udi
eerous condition in ST. Mary's Hospital
Jamaica She suffered concussion OF the
brain. internal injuries and a oroheh res
Surgeons at the hospital say she mas
even chance for recovery
Coroner Schaefer, of Queens Couii'1 !,
wished TO take her deposition, but learned
from the hospital authorities that II "a'
impossible at this time The coroner -
particularly anxious to obtain a Statement
from Miss Hfrsch, as the only survivor Oh
the automobile party.
While the Long Island Railroad was gen
erary condemned on all sides because Oh
The accident in which three persons met
tteir death on Tuesday, Ralph Peters,
president Of the road. made a statement
Yesterday in which be defended his sup
ordinates on various counts. Mr. Peters
said that many cf the deaths at the oi-
ferent crossings recently were partly due
+o negligence and reckless driving on the
part OF autUInobilists.
Mr. Peters said the road mad expended
s.. COO. .00G in the past eight years IN e4iiiii-
mating grade crossings. According 10
tabulated statement, President Peters sdlu
the Long Island Railroad had a total OF
931 grade crossings, of which 4S1 were pro
tected. This was a higher percentage than
that of any other railroad in the state, ac-
cording to Mr.. Peters
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
SAY POISON CAUSED DEATH
Police Believe Careless Drug
Clerk Responsible.

Coroner's Physician Lehane performed
an autopsy yesterday morning on the BODY
of Mandello Carmello. nineteen years old,
Of No. 315 East 10th street, who was one
Of the two persons whose sudden deaths
are being investigated by the police be
cause of their suspicion that they were
caused by the carelessness of drug clerks
The physician found that Carnnello's death
was due to poison and not to asphyxia, as
was at first reported The dead mans or
gans were sent to the Department OF
Health for chemical analysis
The case Of One-year-old Dennis Shea'
Of No 1856 Lexington avenue, is still IN
der investigation by the police, who are
making an effort to find Ira B Cantor, the
drug clerk who they charge prepared the
medicine which the little fellow took.
It is said that DR.. Stern told the police
that he took the bottle to Cantor. who ad-
rritted that he filed it. Cantor has disap-
peared. The police sent out a general
alarm for him. It is said that the physl-
clan also Informed the police that he te-
lieved that the medicine was lysol, a form
of carbolic acid. insteal of laxol. harmless
drug.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
WEDDING PARTY IN COUhi
Decision Against Angry Muslc'' n
with Shattered Violin.

William storozak, a vfolinist. whose spe-
cialtv is furnishing music at weddings "dS
an trate complainant in the Harlem ponce
court yesterday against Louis Chan' "H'
celebrated his marriage on Sunday IT
hall at 111th street and Madison avenue
Storozak clutched TO his breast shal-
tered violin. which he said had been the
pride of his heart and his sole support ne
told the Judge that he agreed TO play dur
ing the wedding and afterward untI
O'Clock Monday morning, after which nour
he was to get extra pay for his work. WIN
three other musicians. He said that "nen
o'clock struck he knocked OF work
whereupon Chan grew angry with him ana
nearly knocked his head off
And he busted my violin. Judge" said
Storozak-
Magistrate Murphy heard Chan, the BRIDE
who was Miss Clara Cohen; her uncle and
several men and women who attended the
wedding The bride showed a torn and
frayed bodice.
This he tore from my wedding gown
which I wanted to hand down 10 my chill
drens children" she cried
After her uncle had blamed the whole
thing on the ''rnusfcker man nit the violin,
the magistrate fined Chan 81.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
WAR VETERAN TRIES SUICIDE
Aged German Believed He Was a Bur
den on His Family.

Believing that he was a burden on his
family Charles Roesch, sixty-two years
old, a veteran of the Franco-Prussian War.
attempted TO end his life by means of IL
Eliminating gas taken through a rubber pipe
in his home, at No. 1853 Greene avenue,
Williamsburg. yesterday morning. He first
arranged all the medals which he won for
bravery on the battlefield on q small table
in his bedroom, with his will disposing Of
them lying beside them. There was also
a farewell note TO his wife explaining the
motive for his act.
Mrs. Roesch sent her three year-old
grandson into her husbands room to cali
him for breakfast and the child returned
with the information that he was unable
to wake his grandfather. An investigation
followed and it was found that Roesch had
made careful preparations for his end
having stuffed every hole and crevice with
paper. A doctor saved his life and he was
arraigned in the Manhattan avenue police
court for attempted suicide and held.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
CONGESTION IN MANHATTAN
Exceeds by Two Thirds That of
Any European City.

Overcrowding in Manhattan exists almost
70 the extent Of two-thirds more than in
any European city. according to Stanley
d Asheed. head Of the Department Of
Civic Design, Of Liverpool. England. an
authority on congestion Of population.
He made the statement in the course Of
q long address TO the members Of the
Commission on Congested Population, who
met Yesterday in the aldermanic committee
room under the Craftsmanship OF Jacob
Cantor. who has just returned from a Va
cation spent in Europe.
The overcrowding,' said Mr.. Asheed, ''s
due 10 the peculiar position Of the island,
70 the immense value Of the land and to
the lack of foresight Of the authorities in
the almost immediate past. It appears TO
ne that the solution of the New York
problem is the removal Of all factories and
business out of the restricted areas of Man
haitian whenever such business can be car
ried on elsewhere and to encourage in every
possible way the construction of more ar
ferial lines Of communication particularly
subways-"
Mr.. ASheed referred TO two ways to bring
about this result One was by adopting
legislation TO force such result; but he
believed il was better to adopt such meas
,1res as would attract dwelers away from
the conges1ed districts All desirable IN
developed building land within twenty
miles Of the city should be made accessible
by means Of new lines Of communication.
Buildings could be erected there on CO.
operative lines. so that the dwellers would
obtain an interest in their homes, he said.
as is being done in England. In this way
the city would he decentralized and better
conditions would obtain among the people.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
FREED: THEN REARRESTED
Cashier Must Face Charge Grow
ing Out of Sugar Strike Riots.

Henry 4 Morgan. the cashier Of the
American Sugar refining Company. who
was arrested in Williamsburg during the
strike riots nearly a month ago. charged
with having fred the bullet which killed
Walla Nobolowsky. z striker, was dis
charged upon the complaint Of homicide
in the Bedford avenue court yesterday. He
vas Immediately rearrested on charge of
felonious assault, being accused Of having
shot Joseph kivita, OF No IS Grand street,
in TIE left leg
There were half a dozen witnesses IN the
homicide case. but they made contradic-
tory statements and the charge was
dismissed AS Kivita and others tes-
titled that II was Morgan who had fred
al hivita and shot him in the leg a war
rant against him for felonious assault was
drawn up. Morgan, through the attorney
for the American Sugar Refining Company,
entered plea of not guilty and was
paroled in the custody Of his counsel until
September l
Strikers continued their acts Of violence
yesterday Two strike breakers, Louis
Denner, Of No. 203 Boerum street, and
Frank Bremmart, Of No. 101 Montrose ave
nue.. were going toward the Havemeyer
sugar ref1neries and had reached the park
under the Williamsburg Bridge at South
5th street. when q dozen strikers attacked
them. Both were knocked unconscious.
The police arrested Frank Jack, of No
20 Kent avenue, and Michael Perboskf. Of
No. Z7 Wythe avenue. Both were locked
up in the Bedford avenue police station for
disorderly conduct There were other dis
orderly scenes. in which women took part.
but no further arrests were made.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
CROKER TO FIRE ENGINEERS
Says Great Fires Are Due to made
uuate Water Facilities.

Syracuse. Aug. 25-In a paper read be-
fore the International Association OF Fire
Engineers to-day. Chief Edward F. Croker
OF New York declared that the most dis
astrous fires which have visited this Coun-
try have been due TO inadequate water
facilities, that mains good ordinarily fail
in great confiagrations. and that To this is
due the failure to cope with them. Chief
Croker said that fire departments should
not hesitate to ask for all needed improve
ments for fire fighting, and that cities
should grant appropriations for snch.
In a discussion on telephone alarms. the
chiefs declared preference for box alarms.
as telephones caused trouble and were
often indefinite. They were good as aux
iliary alarms. they held, Chief Croker de-
scribed the high water pressure service in
New York
The convention has indorsed New Or
leans as the place for the Panama eXposi-
fion on request of Chief Thomas O'ConnOr
of that city.
Chief John Thompson of Toronto viii be
elected president The only contest IS for
the second vice-presidency between Chief
Thomas w. HanCy of JacksonVl!le, Fla,
and Chief r. T Magee Of Dallas, Tex.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
AN ASSUMED NAME is LEGAL
Court So Ruling, sustains De-
murrer in Breach Of Promise.

Justice Smith. in the City Court, decided
yesterday that a person may assume any
name other than his or her own and that
such person may sue under that assumed
name legally; also that such assumed name
is TO all intents and purposes as legal a
though the person had been born to it.
Justice Smith sustained the demurrer of
Miss Fay Darling TO the answer of Louis
Click in her suit against him for breach of
promise under this ruling.
Miss Darling in her complaint said Click
asked her 10 marry him. but kept putting
off the wedding day from time TO time. and
in June, 1910. married another woman. Miss
Darling sued for $4,000 damages.
In his answer Click set up as a part Of
his defence that the true name of the
plaintiff was not Fay Darling, but Fannie
Streinler, and that her name had never
been changed by any order of the courts
allowing or permitting the plaintiff to as
sumo or use the name of Fay Darling"
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
BATTALION CHIEF CLEARED
Waldo Dismisses Samansky's Charges
Against Owen McKernan.

Fire Commissioner Waldo dismissed the
charges brought against Battalion Cher
owen McKernan. commanding the 10th
Battalion, preferred by Lieutenant Louis
6 Samansky. of Hook and Ladder Com
pany 80, quartered in East SD street, after
a hearing at Fire Headquarters yesterday
Samansky charged Mckernan with US
ing disrespectful language to him at fires
on two different occasions. and told the
Commissioner that the battalion chief was
prosecuting him. The fact was brought
out that the lieutenant was under charges
preferred by McKernan, in which 1t was
alleged that he appeared at the f1rehouse
in his shirt sleeves.
The charges were officially made to the
Commissioner by Deputy Chief Callaghan,
in charge of the 5th District. He was
called to the witness chair, but had moth
ing to say except that he investigated the
case after he received the complaint The
case was dismissed without any defence
from MCKernan.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
TALKS OF THE SHOOTING
Mayor Shows Curiosity About
Affair for First Time.
MAY QUIT HOSPITAL SUNDAY
Anxious to Get Back to City Hall
to Attend a Meeting on
September Is.

Mavo- Cavnor has been Informed O.
-,,o,.,-s71,- al -be circumstances concern
.,g The a--er1p- on his life by James d
cause+,e- the discharged Dock Depart
-,e-. enplcve He knows now who his
assai1art was. but had no comment 10
-,el.a sbr1t Gallagher 10 those who tod
him
r. -he first tine the Mayor showed
como curiosity about the affair yesterday
and wanted TO know what happened after
he was shot Robert Adamson, the Mayors
secretary. said that the Mayor was told
most OF the incidents subsequent 70 the
shooting. but Mr.. Adamson declined 10 say
what the Mayors comments were on the
matter
The Mayor continued TO gain strength
yesterday. and passed a comfortable and
pleasant day in his room, Secretary Adam
sen said
He IS IN great shape to-day said Nj.
Adanson. and continues to show rapid
Improvement He slept from 2 o'clock last
night until e:3G this morning, without IN
terruption- That IS the best nights sleep
he has had since he has been in The hos
p1taL He sat Up for tie greater part o.
the day, read considerably and ate three
hearty meals
GC-TCnlS lSS1oner tGWarcS OF lHe SI-~--
Cleaning Department. DR.. Lederle Of the
Health Department, and City ChanheT-a-n
HYDE called at the hospital yesterday al
re-noon. Mr.. Edwards took the Mayor an
old-fashioned bouquet OF blossoms whlch
were picked in the garden at Commissioner
Edwards's old home in Lisle, y Y. WEere
he had been since Saturday.
Dr. Stewart. one Of the surgeons VINO
attended the Mayor from the start, called
81 the hospital yesterday afternoon and
saw the patient Il was said he found the
Mayor IN fine humor, and they swappec
stories for an hour He IS the first one OF
the group 70 call at the hospital during
1he last Two or three DAYS
The Mayor VIII probably be taken 70 his
country home at s. James, Long Island,
70 recuperate. and may leave the hospital
Sunday or Monday. He considers that his
cornulete rest at the hospital has been
nearly as good as a vacation, II was said
YESTERDAY. and Is anxious 10 get back 70
his duties al tlae City Hall as soon as pos
stble he expressed g desire yesterday TO
attend the meeting Of the Board OF Esu-
mate and Aupor-ionn1ent on September L.
at which several important matters are 70
be considered
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
LIGHTED MATCH SHOWS GUN
Also a Burglar, Who Backs Out. TAX
ing Bronx Family's Watches.

Stewart Hemphlll, of No 13I Bugsley
avenue The Bronx, got up early yesterday
morning lighted a match and then saw a
burglar, who had him covered with a re-
volVer. The intruder ordered him to make
no noise, backed TO a rear door and es-
capped.
Hemphin then got his revolver and fired
several shots, and neighbors who were
awakened did the same. Half a dozen po-
licemen appeared, but were unable to find
any trace Of the burglar, who got away
with n gold watch belonging to Mr.. Hemp
hill. and another. the property Of his wife
Several burglaries have been reported to
the police OF the Westchester station late
~, and in some instances the intruders
have left notes thanking the occupants of
the house for leaving their valuables
handy
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
JILTED GIRL ENDS HER LIFE.

Tilted by the man she loved. Degla Dorka
an eighteen-year- Russian girl, who ar
rived here only short time ago. killed her
self yesterday by jumping from the roof
OF the six story tenement house at No. 78
First avenue, where she boarded with a
family named Arnyseryn She caused the
arrest of a young man several weeks ago.
and tried to have the authorities compel
him 10 marry her. but the young man Sc
cured bail and she said she did not care
10 live any more when the news OF his mar
r.age TO another reached her
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
ORDER LAWYTRS FROM COURT
Police Act on Complaint of Man Who
Really Rents Law Office

Moses S Adler. a lawyer. who has con-
fined his practice to the Yorkvllle police
court for fifteen years, wrote a letter TO
Police Commissioner Baker recently com
planning that other lawyers, who have no
Offices. and their ''steerers,' were infestfng
the corridors of the court building
The Commissioner passed the word on to
Lieutenant Burns, commanding the court
squad. and yesterday he turned all the law
yers out of the Railways into the street.
together with the men who get business for
them They all started preparations 10 re-
sumo their posts as soon possible, for
they do not take the "shooing OUT seri-
oJIsly II is regular thing
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
FAILS TO BREAK INTO JAIL
Court Allows Mrs. Starbuck
More Time to Produce Children.

Mrs. Grace L Starbuck Is finding II a
difficult proposition to break into Ludlow
street Jail. She appeared again yesterday
with her suitcase packed ready for i'm
prisonment. saying she knew no more of
the whereabouts of her two children than
she did the day before. Justice Bischoff,
TO whom Justice Brady had referred the
case, told her he would give her until Mon
day TO produce them.
Mrs. Starbuck related again the circum-
stances of the disappearance of her little
son and daughter on August g. She said
she had telephoned all her relatives in Jer-
sey City and elsewhere about here on
Wednesday night but had been unable to
learn where the children were Justice
Bischof and the mother sat face to face
across the table IN his private chambers
and discussed the situation
1T is hard for the court to believe" said
the justice. that you do not know the
Whereabouts Of your children. If what You
say is true, you represent yourself as a
most heartless mother, and II Is difficult
for me TO believe that you would be un-
concerned II your children were missing
You had better help to get the children
before Monday, for they will be found
The law cannot be defed''
They will be taken care of: God will see
TO that" responded Mrs. Starbuck.
Justice Rischof tried in vain during a
long conversation to shake her assertion
ttat she had no idea where her children
were He told her that any person abetting
her in Withholding them would be severely
punished and that she herself would want
indulgences from the court later, the
granting of which would depend largely on
her conduct at this time. She only reiterat-
ed her denial.
Mrs. Starbuck IS the wife Of Ferdinand
Starbuck, a salesman, who Is suing her for
divorce. She has filed a counter suit and
Justice Bischof has awarded her S75 a
month alirony pending the action. The
custody of her children the court awarded
to the father. who says the mother has
kidnapped them.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-26
SHIPPING NEWS
Port Of New York, Thursday, August
%, 1910.
ARRIVED.


Steamer Mama Hata. Baltimore to the New
York and Baltimore Transportation Line, with
mdse Left Quarantine at 5:25 a m
cherboelrs August, II and Queenstown Is. 70
the White Star Line. with 423 caDrn and %
at ths Bar at 10 20 m. aath. t Arrived
Steamer Pennsylvania Ger. Hamburg Is. 70
the Ramburg-Amercan Line, with 6S1 catin and
Steamer Comus. New Orleans 1'ugust 90 to
the southern Pacific -. with passengers ant!
mdss. Left Quarantine at 10 a IN.
Steamer FL Siglo. Galveston August %. the
Southern Pacific Co. with mGso. Left Quaran-
tine 6:15 m.
Steamer Livingstone CNor,. Port Antonio
Arrived at The Bar at $3.50 m;
steamer obidense lNorl. Port AM c2u'o August
sengers and fruit. Arrived at the Bcr al 11:SO
Sie2mer Flora Corr. Macoris August Is. 10
Hugh Kelly & Co. with sugar. Arrived At the
Steamer CITY Of Columbus. savannah August
%. tc the Ocean Ss Co. with passengers a9d
mdse. Left Quarantine at 4.l5 m
Colombo July 4. Port said 20. Algiers August 1
and Boston "A. 10 Norton & Son. with n.dse.
Steamer Huron Jacksonville August - and
Charleston %. 20 the Clyde - co. with pas
Steamer Mauretania tBr). Liverpool August 20
and Queenstown y. to the Cunard Line, with
passengers mails and mdse- N Quarantine at
steamer winifred. Port Arthur August 16 TO
tne J NJ NJuTey petroleum GO. with OIL An
chored off Scotland Lightship at Sis m.
Steamer Hamilton. Newport News and Nor
folk. 10 the Old Dominion IS Co. with passen-
gers and mdse- Left Quarantine at 2.43 p m.
Steamer FloriZel (Br), 81 Johns, y F, August
20. and Halifax q, to Bowring * Co with 1T2
passengers and mdse- Arrived at the Bar at
80
Steamer Dordogne CBr). Baracoa August ~. 10
the Atlantic Fruit Co. with one passenger and
fruit. Arrived az the Bar az $50 p
Steamer Bermudan (Br). Bermuda August o.
% a L Outerbrdge & Co. with 500 passengers,
mails and mdse. Arrived at the Bar 100
a
Steamer Origen (Nor). Port Antonio August To-
TO the United Fruit Co. with one passenger and
fruit. Arrived at the Bar at
Steamer Millinocket. Stockton. Me. August -.
to the Great Northern Paper CO. with paper;
vessel 70 \ Bull & Co. Passed in Q1aran-
tine at $50 a m.
Steamer Themistocles tGreek). Pireeus August
4. Githion and kaamata <. Patras and Pa
lermo 8 to Nicholas A Gaanos with $50 cabin
at the Bar at . m
Steumer Trinidad tBrl Quebec August n.
CnarlottetoWn - and Halifax %. 10 \ z Outer
bridge * CO, with 1876 passengers and m,Ise.
Sandy Hook. y J. Aug 25 $50 r-Wind
south, fresh breeze: partly cloudy. hazy of
shore. moderate sea
SAILED
Steamers Bash CBr). Para. etc. Altai Ger.
lnasudt etc Cherokee. Turks Island. Florida.
Fort Arthur. Pawnee. Philadelphia: SAINT, Anna
Frl. MafseiAs; Almirante tBrl. Kingston. Prin-
cess Anne. Norfolk and Newport News. city Cf
Atlanta. savannah. Magda tBrl Pointe pu Chane
HaVre, Fl Norte. Galveston; Lartmer Port Ar
thuf. jamestown, Norfolk and Newport News.
Regina ditaha QtaD. Naples: Carpathia tBrl.
NapieS' Mexico Havana; sabine. Key West. etc