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rnE DE,rH or wan, HiuuEL.
DeseenSani of . Distinguished Famii,
Dtes IN a I.eaG island Hospital.

Miss Mary Hammel. whose grand
father. Philip Frrneau. was a candidate
Tor tho Presidency against George Wash
ington. WAS buriet yesterday afternoon
in the Old HAmmel family plot in Mount
Olivet Cemetery The funeral service
was held IN a mortuAry chapel IN Elm
hurst. l.. |
Miss HAmmel was born in old New York
city NJ years ago Of distinguished an
cestry hut her Last years were clouded
with unhappness and poverty. Injured
by an automobile two years ago, she
lost her reason and tho final two years Of
her life were spent in the Central lslip
Hospital for IN. Insane. where she died
II was Washington Irving Who called
her grandfather the barking dog OF
the Revolution As q candidate against
Washington Philip Freneau was bitter
in his criticisms OF Gen. Washington and
Of events in which the General was the
dominant figure One of Freneau =
daughters married Peter Hammel. who
was buried IA Mount OlVst Cemetery
II was for Peter Hammel that Hammel =
station near RoCkawav Beach was nSmeh
He left his children Il large estate For
years with her sister Miss HAmmel
lived in Walnut street, winfield The
sisters were unfortunate enough to make
the acquaintance Of woman named
Allen. who persuaded them To place IN
her hands the money they had on deposit
in a hank and tn turn over 90 her deed
for the rest NJ the property.
sarah HAmmel died and II was said
With Miss Allen Tn" few friends
with whom the aged spnsters had re-.
manned intimat. supposed that an" had
really gone abroad One night county
Detective Dennis Sullivan saw a fright
enet man running along road near
Flushing The man said he had seen
ghost He said h. had heard means com
ing from All abandoned house known as
the Texido home IN the old village ot
Flushing near the Cedar Grove Cemetery
sullivan went Ia the house and found
Miss Hamm. Sh. had been without
food for a w...l and Was greatly ENACT
Atsf The door and " Indnws ~ the old
house had been kept fastened and Miss
Hammel had been virtually prisoner
The village carei for her out Of The poor
funds until friends began a fight for IN"
restoration of her property
There Vas long legal struggle before
Alvin 7 PAYNE Of Long Island City. who
sat A. refsrse In the end the real estat"
that Miss HAmmel had d".ai"d to the Allen
woman was restored to her, hut Miss
Hammsl never got hack several thousand
dollars IN money which she permitted
IN be- Withdrawn from bank John \
Robinson an attorney ~ Nrwto~n. took
care Of her property after that and she
Wsnt back 10 live in the old Walnut street
house IN Winfield
About two wears ago while attempting
TO cross the street Miss Hammel was
knocked down hy AN automobile The
shock unbalanced her mind and n was
necessary Ia send her 10 the asylum Tn"
prnparty which her friends recovered for
her has Incrrasei Ia vahI" materially
IN the asst few wears and her estA To- " Ill
amount To considerable Public Adj
ministrAtor John I Robinson ~ Queens
will attempt to locate her heirs II any
exist and settle tho estate
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TR,CHEOTOWY ~ 4 HTRR,.
Choking woman saved ny Alert Doctor
and GaIIspInE Ambulance Horse.

Mira Elizabeth Standing. wife ~ John
Standing. a csbman. % III Fast FIFTY
third street. tripod over a chair Ia the
bas-insn' 81 her nom" last night Her
neck struck she arm 81 the chair. lIt IN"
thought nothing 81 tn. INJURY a. th..
time A. about o'clock her neck began
TO swell ard she felt that rh. Wa choking
A call vas sent 90 Flower Ho-yital for
an ambulance IN hurry 10 attend a per
son choking ~ Sos O'Clock DR. Reed
a Fordnan gradual" who has i--.n Ia th..
hospital year. started for Fifty-thIrd
street thirteen blocks away The driver
hal orders - break IN. hospital r"curds
" ueu---tTV
Whom Dr Reed got 10 tn" hous., h..
found mat Mr. Standing had burst a
blood vessel IN her fall and that unl..Sa
tTaCh"Dtpmy Wa performed At one. she
would 'huk. To- d.ath H.. mad. an IN
ci-Ipu to r''Irv" tn" h"morrhag.' but had
M mraus uf completing m" ot,"ratIou
AZ IN" u"u-" ~" u"d up m" bl..-iIi, &
artery amt h"lpad carry Mrs standing
10 the am nula'u.
Br R..''i todd TO" driver 20 20 hack even
ta-'"r titan b" hAi Hptn- A. - p clock
Mr. Standing was pu an OPERATING rtrIa
90 ~" up-I val IN" nous. sur .sns
SAIL tit' l'r ls".-d' = work and IN. pr1nft -
nes- with which Mrs STANDING Wa taksa
20 the hospital had saved her.
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THRFtTS AGAINST kOENIG.
BIack Hand Letter Include Names Of
Gov. Hughes Too.

ALBsNT. Aug Is Another Black Hand
letter mailed from station ! IN Man
haitian on saturday has b""n re-
c-ived by Secretary ~ state Samuel
T. Koenig The letter il from a chauf-
four who failed To pass fh" recent
examination hut who for several YEAR,
before the new Callnn law was passed
operated a car.
II y signed tho -ChaunsurS Black
Hand Gang and appended 10 IA. sigma
tIre ~ n rig drawing II = sfiletto. II -
declared IN the lrt'er that ChauTeurs
who were working AZ tho time the CaIlan
Law wns pas-ed should have i'~en ~X-
empted from examination. the same
as owners of cars and that many mar
RED men were J'It out ~ employment by
the Callan Law The letter concluded
The bc-t thing you can do - O. break
the new law and lot the old rhauisurs
20 through without examination. II not
Won will get Nhat Gaynor got. hut one
which viii send you To- your grav". II
this new law - not changed IN one week
tins. Won can prepare for your gray"
A week ago Secretary Koenig received
two similar letters from Sew York city
In the letters similar threats w-rs made
against the life of tho Secretary. Gov.
Hughes and ASsemhlyman Callan author
of the new automot lie law
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TRaNE STIIL INSPECTING.
senator I.ook InE ON ~r Political Gsosiii ions
In New Hampshire and Vermont.

pALTON. Mass Aug rs Senator "
Murray Crane - now motoring through
vermont New Hampshire and NaSsa-
chusstts Observing tn" political situation
A state election m Vermont and stat"
primary m New Hampshire will be- held
thraa weeks from tomorrow Tn" pnlitI-
cal situation IN both Vermont and New
HampshIr" IL interesting from q R"pub-
lean standpoint and Will" th"r" - no
fear e an oVerturn on either side ~ the
Connecticut River u ~ known that tn"
national party leaders are ANXIOUS that
Vermont shall not wavsT and that the
contest for the Gubernator1al nominal on
IN New Hampshire shall not endanR-r
the party standing th"r'
PohtIcs IN both States aCross tn" border
Is warming up rapidly. 4 heavy vote
- expected 10 b. cast IN Vermont. Will"
the contest IN New Hanp~hir" between
col Bertram Ellis ~ keenc ard Robert
= Ra.s 81 Peterioro for the party nominA-
tIon for Governor II not only lively one
bat ~ regarded A. iha fret actual test
81 the working ~ the direct primary
method in an Eastern state
That senator Crane should meet some
~ the party leaders in thes" two states
rom-w here on his trip 10 regarded here
as more than probable 80 that 10y the
'ime he reaches Beverly he will have
added Considerably 10 his view 81 tn"
couniry'z political map
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DF NOCRiTIC DINNER.
Mayors. Fditors and LEGISLATOR Invited
10y the state Committee.

II was announced last night by John
4 Mason. secretary II the Democratic
state committee. that Chairman John
4 DIX was preparing for a conference
and dinner Of all the branches ~ the
party organization Il II TO he strictly an
organization AFFAIR The dinner will he AZ
tho Hotel Knick~rbocker. Broadway and
Forty SECOND street on Thursday eve
ming September = Chairman DIX will
preside and the state COMMITTEES will
ha the host About $50 diners are ex.
Iect.Ad Invitations will I've confined to
rnefnhara of the state COMMITTEES. mem
beers II IN" Democratic State executive
committee recently named Ivy Chair
county com mittees Of the State. the
Democratic Mayors ~ thirty-one out
~ tn. forty--iEht cities ~ the state.
editors Of every Democratic newspaper
IN IN. state Democratic members Of
IN. state Legislature and Democratic
m.mber- ~ Congress from this state.
Mr. DiSS new departure u described
rs the most ambitious effort on record
10 bring together the active and respon-
sibla leaders and members ~ the State
organization. editors " tho parry press
and Democratic city executives and mem
hers 81 the state and national legis-
lAtureS There will he no set programme.
hut whAf ~ called an informal discus
sion and conference will follow the dinner
MIR DiN - seeking sentiment from
every source and every local organiza-
ton He thinks. ~ ~ said, that q thor
ough understanding Of the prospects
az. and stimulate Democratic com
mitteemen and workers everywhere. and
hs reports say that they are unusually
active already
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Mo, rments of Naval vessels.

wNsHISGTOS. Aug is The monitor
Amphitrit@ has arrived AT Memphis. the
submarines StandiSh and Cuttlehsh at
ANNAPOLIS tho cruiser Rainbow AZ Tongku.
the tug Choc'a~ at Washington. the
cruiser Nanshan al Nagasaki. IN" tug
AJaN AZ New port News. the collie RrItrs
az Portsmouth. y n the Yacht May
auw"T at Beverly Farms the ginbnat
lankt"n and hattl"Ship Georgia and tug
PAtapsN, NJ Newport. the colic- Lebanon
NJ PruvincetOwn. tha Criiisers North
Carolina and Buffalo AZ Honolulu. the
collie. Justin AZ Mare Island and the gun
hrat Yorktown AZ Shn Juan del sur
n" hat'l"sh,ps Connecticut. Michigan.
Louisiana, South Carolina. kanSaH SaN
Hampshire. Nebraska. Rhode Island
Virginia. Minnesota. Vermont Mississippi
and Idaho. th" sII ply ship Celtic. the re-
pair ship Panther and tho collier Mars
have sailed from Provinc"town for New
port; the torpedo boats Rainhridge. Barry
and ChauuCey and tho tender Dale from
Tsingtau for NagaSikI. the CrlIIserN Oliver
inc. the gtInbnatS Nashville YantIc and
Don Juan do Austria and the tug TAoroth~a
from Cleveland for potrnit, the cruisers
California. Colorado Pennsylvania and
Washington hav. sailed from san Fran
CISCO for Chimbote, Peru. the cruisers
Tennessee. Montana and North Carolina
from Hampton Roads for Rar HArbor: tho
c,lli~r Hector from Bradford for Hamp-
ton Roads, the cruiser D.s Moin~r from
Las PalrnaS for Dakar. Senegal. and tho
Opllier Justin from San Pedro for Tiburon.
cal
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DIED..

BUTLER ON Monday morning. Angus - |"
her late residence. iCsc seth 81 HF"oAOa
Mar \. beloved ~ife NJ Edward p nS
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
DAVIS On August q. james y. Davis Nsrrts
THI FrSTHu 'HrEcH a: "e>' VI -
TFNNEr C,NFBstt BLi-r b. Friends r. ''~'
FAIR8ANK On MondAS August o. b"
EmrnA Elizabeth. Nne nj RsAur1Tri y Fhi
bank and daughter 81 The istc 4 LAfrs ~
aud Amelia = Meeks
Funeral services "Wednesday. August .. w
At 10 \ NJ ~ her fesidenre. ~ .f'' Eva
At prOokiyn
HENDERSON On Saturday. August - - We
rcsldsrrc " her sister. New ORR C.W ~
lotto iouisN. cldeat daughter o. -
John 4 and Jane Louisa HeEdersOa
Funeral srt ire will ~ held a. ber - -
drncc tunton Az. New Brirttc- HN'
Island. at ~ \. Tuesday. AUG =
MARK On August ~. WiiIisnn Mari, ,gN' :
Services 81 -THE FvSEHAL CHvHrH. sil WV
nj st tFRANE 2. CANPByiL BID,
McI.ARNEY On the iath Inst. u - Ho"'
away. James L. McI.Arney o. Ne~ f0''
Funeral Tuesday. August 10 Srl-r-.r - 20
mass AZ ~. Vincent PerrrTs hu'oh ifh|a
ton az and ss,h 81. at II o'ciocs
READ.-On Angus, ~. ~ hts re-id-'.'e. ~ ~
Fort Hamilton. William Ws'bins l'sA' ~
merry Lieutenant Iouf~derste NaNy
Funeral private EirhmOnd and I''"''0h
Va. papers pleNsr copy
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BENNETT-OLSOTT RETORT.
Compliments % the season on PATRONAGE
and Political Recei> erships.

Assamblyman William VI B-nnett
who intends to fight Representative
Van Vechten Olcott for the nomination
for Congress from the Fifteenth district.
issued yesterday q reply 10 the susgestion
Of the Olcott men that Bennett ~ not
swayed So much by a desire to help tho
regular IN Congress az tn advance
his own personal welfare Mr.. Bennett
sAys that Mr. OIcott has not allowed any
patronage - get by him.
Representative Olcntts distribution in
his district the abatement says. has
included three political r~ceIverships for
himself With william l.. Ward. the
" rstchestsT boss. he was made receiver
for Mhhken Bros He was receiver
Tor 1Ammany state senator Fra~l~ys
contracting company. and lately he was
made receiver for Ferguson Bros,
canal Contractors Mr. Olcott secured
IN" appointment 81 one ~ TammAny
Leader Jimmy HAgan's district workers
Mac Bennett o. place in the offiCe Of the
census supervisor Mr. MArBennstt was
appointed hafore any Republican enumer
ators were appointed and continued IN
service after they were dismissed. MIR
received s. go for services tn a Con
grs--IonaI committee which inve-ti gated
IN. Government Hn@pital for the Insane
IN the District ~ Columbia
Mr Bennett adds IN his statement i
never sought or .htainsd political
reCeiver-hIy for myself or Tor any q my
associates and arm ~illinR 10 stand hef"r"
IN" voters On my rcc"ri " workinC 70
huid M n district organiYA' ION that wants
clean political and honest government
for the T~ope first and ioh- for tn" workers
AftsrWard
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NEW ILLINOIS CENTRiL GRtFT,
An In, estIgatIon shows More NIlions
stolen.

NEvrur. Tenn Aug l. 'radirei hut
,,r,,e3,,.F ..,,.-,- ,,,,, ul,,ts t,.,,ral
d, 49,. ,-,,,.,,r,
s"ur' - -"' ''."' ~ -, '''''" ~ ~ ",'k
will h" uvershnduw"d hy ~" Recently
discovered crppSedne-S m grading and
constr Ic,.,p charges m" officials nm.
.i.a,,.,i =, 81. =. ,,.,,,..,.o,.,,. 80 D.,
~
~ hI"g'd' 80 "ir''h' hhH'H j" W."
thefts already made public
The scheme Nv which fga Illinois HntrHl
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Army and Nav, Orders.

WssHI~1roS Aug IS rhe>c army ORDER.
have p~~n i>su~i
capt Edgar " Niuer Medical corps. 10 For,
rom irn~n's IN Medical Gorps
MAJOR H-7ry u Rutherford Neiiosi corps. TO
Miller ana liTs' lieut. iArry NrN'~c % nc
a. 80 C,.nrraI Hosqiisi. no, springs it So
tsrnb~r - roEdur' eNAwtns lions for apf-pin'
Major Tihsr' j. Tsrsons Medical Corr. d.
'Ausi norhs' hoar'l - n~tcsl n'NrsrS % meet
a. Inr' JAY 70 conduct ni1'Ai1rs 'of AZ
L'ln fr~nis 70 Ne lea oTUs. vice NH'oT Iouis
IaJof handler = V7ppin, Nriiral corps.
70 Fort Monroe September as MON Nsf - toad
20 examine applicants 'nr APRON tTren In Medical
cor1. 70 Far, be-. Non-- 10 conSSi c, Hr-1s
'ions ipr Hrpoin lnirn'> IN Nedicsl Dofps
Dor., 'ro-- ~Ar IraHri..n 20 For' ~ oai =
ap' .'iAr' Burn ~lf". foUri~enth ln'Antry
WS,or ".ssr y. -" wi nos" Goa, Artillery
MI, Mf"r '2 G:' r q -. .SE, .Gs
,api ClAr"n"r - ,h-rril Engineer Cor,'s
'ror7 io,' ."ay"rworth :: MoHl' IA
Hps,- Porto I,lco ir'Ar'ry Major nsiic,
Nsr'ori Ie'.-sl rorps Major Munro NeFs-
Vnrrns Ppr,o uiro in',Itry C,p, gosn a.
l-d Porto Hieo InfsntF,. rrcord,i ami rlrst
,orps Mi rre~r A. San ils1 3 "a Soy.mbe,
10 coniyC' "nrlnAt.on' % candidates 10Y 49,
Rico Regiment % Infantry
TheS navy ORDERS r,,- n~cn issred
PAss~t Assistant surgeon ~ smith rom
Washington. 10 q and con'lnue futieS az Naval
Tsssed Assistant r,,ra.'.- q g usyor from,
rH'h. station Tu'ui.A 10 home AMI walt ortrrS
s.sistAn' PAY master " n NArsd-Il 10 bureau
Nssis'Ani pAImAs'-r u Yi,orsLa to naval
'N'nn. TE'S' a.A0f gNN o~c"r ~ Inc Annspoiis
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THE OLD GUARD ASSEMBLING
STATE COMMITTEE EXPECTS va
HOODRIFF FAREWELL TO-DAY
u Last NIGHTS ProGramme Holds the
Meeting TO CAN the state Cen, cniion
win he Purely Formal " oOdrun.
Barnes. ward and " adsN orth Consult.

The Republican state committee will
meet at noon to-day At the Republican
Club to act date and place for the state
oonVention IL il practically certain
that the convention will he held at Sara
toga on September n.
The real interest in to-dAy's meeting
will he in the attitude that Chairman
Timothy l. Woodruff and his friends
take, Although Mr. Woodruff has said
that he will he ready 60 retire at the end
Of his term 1t IL believed that he will also
be ready not to u he sees a chance to stay
Chairman Woodruff had several talks
yesterday afternoon and last night at the
club with leaders Of the old guard. or
the regIlana. a. they like beet 20 be called
Among these were william Barnes. Jr..
William !. Ward. Francis Hendricks
and Speaker James " Wentworth. Al
though none OF these men would answer
any inquiries concerning the nature OF
their conferences IL was learned that the
only subject they talked upon was az To
what Woodruff should do
II had been el pected tina, at the meet
ing q the COMMITTEES to-day Mr., Wood
run would intimate that he would not h"
a candidate for reelection. bat from what
could be learned last night the meeting
will he confined entirely to the formal
business Il has been called to transact
and neither MIR Woodruff nor his friends
will have anything TO say about a posi-
hle change in the Chairmanship OF the
committee The state convention il
more than nv" weeks away and u ~ eS-
peCted that they will wait TO See how
things share themselves IN the mean
time
Chairman Griscom 81 the Republican
county committee did not sec any of the
stat. committeeman last night After
getting back to town from his visit Ia
Col Roosevelt at Oyster Bay he left the
city again almost Immediately tn keep,
he said. a pressing business engagement,
but he r,ll be hack early to-day and az
poets To meet msmbers 81 the state com
mIttcc.
The Democratic State committee will
meet az Saratoga on Friday TO decide
where and when the Democratic state con
vention shall ha held The convention will
he held at Saratoga and September 20
will he the dat" which will undoubtedly
- Chpaan
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-16
TROOPS FIGHT FOREST FIRES.
situation IN Idaho and Montana Gro~s
Moro serious.

BrrTE. Mon Aug Is The forest fires
in northern and western Montana and the
Pan Handle ~ Idaho are growing worse
When the fires first got beyond IN. CON
troll ~ the forestry service am appeal was
made TO the army. but AID from that
source came only within IN" last few DAYS
Two companies ~ colorsNh soldiers
from Fort Wright have arrived IN the
Flathead reservation and were sent -
DNon to-day. where IN" lire - especially
serious Two companies from Fort Mrs
noula have been sent into the -am" ses'-
tion Two other companies from Fort
Wright have been sent ~ Wallace. Idaho
wh"r" the town has been threatened for
several days. a high wind carrying sparks
from the burning forests int the Cuy
WAsHIS0ToN. Aug Is A. the regtIest
Of the Interior Department Gen Leonard
Wood. Chief " staff has ordered three
companies ~ the Twenty fifth United
Statsp Infantry from American Falls
Idaho. where the troops ware encamped
to proceed to Glacier National Park IN
western Montana to assist IN hghting
forest fires.
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Obituar, Notes.

Dr William Saltsr pastor % 'he FIRST
congregational church ~ burlington. Ia I,
Ne hecRus pastor ~ The fIf-t tonRr~-
Ra'tnnal church IA Npfil. $50. ana con
,nn"'i un'l H. d"s'e m"y"d Of -1,ty y,
slavery "a Var times and prea,hed and
Wrot" against ~" mi itgiinn Ne wrn'"
n number ~ book ~ history and ~ he
aE. ~ - finished history oi Iowa which
. ao,ept"i a. standard He Nas a leader
IN educational snaIr- and was regent
" the state nINer-IfN Of Iowa he
tragedy 81 hl- If- Va RI" death 81 Mr.
SAlt"r ~ Isp1 by 'h" falling ~ a re" ShIrh
rushed on her M" ana -"rlpu-iN injured
HIM Ne leave 'hr"" sons sumner NalieI
4 musician Of 'hI- riiN william VI
Salte- heat nf ~" .t'ur.I ,ultnrr So
,ie'y 81 chicago. and tsprE" Snlter,
pro-p"r"u, rn"r ham = HUlns'9!n he
v A. born IN bfpUklNu \oN"mhsr - 1924
lie oa- graduated from \cH York
and after Attending I mon Theological
Seminary Wa graduated rom And"N"f
tain.I hI- = - from %" I nIver-ity IT
Iowa IN lNH'
william wa,ktn- Hesd. former IAeu-
iensu, IN n. confederate navy. ii~d yc--
tar,IaV ~ hi- Lum" IN Nin"'v--"N"uth
street Bro0klVn Ne va- horn IN Virginia
and va attending ~" NnNa. N'adrin' a.
resigned gni r"'"i,"i 4 '1mWis-ion ~
the confederate navy lie vd- promoted
duty - the Ir"nr.ai N"Trrus" Uhen sh"
took paT' N IN" itmor- "uEag"m"nt Nuh
N" Monitor Nt"r ~" var Leu, Read
brother Dr II"urv Hsai ~ y. linton
street RrookiNn. ant Edward Road 81
Nashville. Tenn
william Nugusiu- walker di"d yesterday
81 npoplS,V ~ h. HON" N \Nack "" wa-
pre-id-n' ~ V-ll NJ orsanIlrr % 'he New
y ork llovds tor Marine" nd"rwrlters.
pre-idsnt and founder - 'he Average
Adiu-tef- N--ociation ~ Vow Work and
figured prominently With ~" la'" Walk.r
HIsin. az atturnsv for The Nlabatua claims
~ Washington Ne Va- al-o founder oi
the Arm oi Walker 4 Hughes, and after
forty wears OF active business life IN Wall
street he retired no il survived by one
.on Edward, and 'vo daughters. Mr.
Mortimer ~ Patterson and Mr- Arthur II
Mann
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-16
4BsCONDERS WIFE ARRESTED.
Lawson. Also Nabbeti. Reported To Nave
said re Gave Her ss, 800.

Word was received m Newark yesterday
that Peter Lawson. the absconding con-
ficiential clerk Of the Eagle Company ~
~ Warren street. that city. was arrested
in Montreal. whore he was living under
an assumed name lawson disappeared
a week ago last Thursday after he had
drawn q. srs on a voucher at the Federal
Trust Company ostensihly for the Eagle
Company's payroll
Mrs Davidina lawson and her sister.
Mrs Lille Muir were arrested last night
on q charge % receiving stolen goods and
locked up At police headquarters Mrs.
lawson turned over to the police few
DAYS ago - so which she sHid she found
AZ home in an old coat 81 her husbands
The police say that after her arrest she
ASir-itted that her husband gave her part
~ the money and told her he was going
away Fearing that the police would
search her house and find the money Mrs
l.awson further admitted. IL ~ said, that
she decided to hide IL IN Mrs Muir's home
The police say that Mrs Muir admitted
that she concealed the money
II was because they feared that in the
event 81 TAwson's arrest he would impli-
cate them the women are said to have
notified the police that they found that
Part Of the money which they turned over
10 the police The women are alleged
20 have confessed that they concocted
the story ~ finding the money IN Lawson :
old coat
According to q telegram received from
Detective lutte. who N in Montreal. Law
son says that he gave his wife - 500 81
the stolen money before he hSd The
amount that she handed to the police
was 500 Ices than that. hut she insists
that u vas all he gave her
The two women were arrested nv he
tective Porter at their homes. Mrs Law
snn TAX ing her eighteen months old hairy
20 police headquarters with her The
women were placed IN the witness rooms
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BRICkLArERS LOCKOUT NEAR
first Clash win the Employers In Man,
Years

The first serious clash in many years
between the bricklayers' unions in this
city and the Mason Builders Association.
with which these unions have had peri
odical contracts aimee 1855. was reported
yesterday. Unless the local unions of
the bricklayers today call OF all strikes
on the contrasts in this city Of Nesbitt
a Co., members OF the association. a
general lockout OF 10000 brickAyers Is
expected.
Several Conferences have taken place
bet weeu the officers Of the Mason Builders
Association and the bricklayen' unions
over these strikes which arose out OF
trouble b-tween the bricklayers and this
Arm in Newark. but the unions were
obdurata. Then the association issued
an ultima tum to the brcklayers' unions
giving them until to-day to return the
strikers. failing in which the present trade
agreement between the association and
the bricklvers will he declared at an end
and the rnembsrs Of the association will
b. at liberty to employ anv men they
choose. which means a general lockout.