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The evening world., 1911-07-01
RUNAWAY HORSE i.
KNOCKS Down AND
INJURIES 3 PERSONS
Its Flight Was Stopped Within
Three Blocks of the
Start.

Three persons we're injured to-day
when a horse. attached to a delivery
wagon and driven by Charles Gilman Of
No. 80 Ludlow street. ran away in First
avenue. The horse started It's Night at
Fifth street n was stopped at Eighth
street
Edward Foreman. twenty-five years
of age, a driver. OF 80. 1903 Clinton
street, was first struck. He had his leg
fractured, arm fractured. his scalp Gu.
and suffered Internal injuries. lie was
taken to Bellevue Hospital.
Frank Fahrenback. a builder. sixty
one years of age, of No. 1873 West one
Hundred and Eighth street. was cross
ing In sixth street when the horse
Knocked him down. His legs and arms
were bruised and his head vas lacer-
ated.
Mrs. Augusta Sassa. ffty-elght years
OF age. of No. lis ~. Marks place, was
knocked Town at the same corner. Her
face was badly cut.
All of the injured persons were at
tended by doctors from Bellevue Hos
pital
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FAMILY AIDED BY DUCHESS
IS HELD AT ELLIS ISLAND.
Authorities Fear That the Birches
May Become a Charge
or the PufGc.

An instance OF the charity Of the
Duchess of Marlborougl, formerly Miss
Consuelo Vanderbilt, has just come -
light In connection with an investlSa-
ton by the immigration authorities of
the case OF William Birch. his wife
and two small children VINO are being
detained at Ellis Island. They arrived
on Thursday on board the st, Taul and
the authorities are afraid that; they
may become public charges.
Birch is a marine engineer and has
been liv.ng in England for several years.
lie told the immigration officials that
he Is the son of an American citizen
and that he had become involved IA
financial dithyultles on the other side.
lie wrote TO the Duchess OF Marlbor-
ough, telling her of his desire to come
to America to make a living. lie says
she made an INVESTIGATION and ventu
ally Aougat tickets for himself and
farnily Straight through from London
TO Chicago. she also gave him neatly
$40 In money, This he augmented ny
canny poker playing aboard ship.
Birch admits that he Is "A 'rollinG
stone" The authorities are trying t.
get in touch with hts brother, who lives
in south Elg!n, III, and they Rag ue'
eide to admit him,
The evening world., 1911-07-01
JUSTICE GERARD,
SAILING, ADMITS
TAFT|S STRONG
Praises Handling of Mexican
Situation and Reciprocity
FavorS Two S~ubways..

Justice James w. Gerard OF the SUI
preme Court and Mrs. Gerard sailed to-
Gay hy the ~. Paul for a vacation
abroad. Mrs. Gerard, n daughter OF the
late Marcus DAILY. is n sister to the
Countess Sirray. and she and her hus-
band will pass some time In London
with the Count and Countess. Then
they go to Hungary and thence to Scot
land for shooting.
Justice Gerard was full of political
IDEAS as he went away.
Taft Is getting stronge than ever
he said. at is a hard thing for a Dem
ocrat to rave TO admit. but II IL the
truth. He has handled the delicate
Mexican situation ably and has won
the hearts of the people.
Il think that reciprocity Is a fine
thing and II the bill goes into full ef-
feet providing for II. Taft will get the
credit for having brought It about, bu;
one must not forget that the Democrat
votes in the Congress made 1t possible.
Il egard the Direct Primary bill now
before the Legislature as a foxy move,
ment. But the Democracy must app,a
to the people on broader lines than tina,
and what we need Is craftsmanship ant
not politics.
II think that. locally, two subway!
will be a good thing for the people o
New York. Two separate interests vii
help md not hinder the situation.
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sc. l.. O." ON HER RING.
Give to identity of Woman NiIled
by Ambulance.

While taking n patient from the
Williamsburg Hospital to the institu-
TONS N-ray expert on Fulton street.
Brooklyn, this afternoon the automobile
ambulance struck and killed a
at Lafayette avenue and Fulton street.
Tho woman stepped In front of the
machine to cross the street. Paul Noier.
the chauffeur, picked up the woman
and put her in the vehicle and started
on "A mad dash for another hospital.
lie had gone only a block when his
other patient notified hin that the
woman had died. The body was taken
to the Classon avenue police station.
The woman was well dressed. Her
clothing was of blue and Of good ma
terial. She was about five feet eight
inches tail, weighed about 100 pounds
and was probably forty-tive years old
she wore a wedding ring on which
was engraved 'E. l.. o."
The evening world., 1911-07-01
VETERAN BEAT
LIVED HIGH ON
BANKERS NAME
Hotel Ansonia Causes Arrest
of Alleged "Guest of
w. E. Peck"

The confding. generous. hospitable
nature of ManaGcr Scoring OF the Hotel
Ansonla received the hardest Jolt of
his career to-day. Hereafter he will
put no trust IN human nature; certified
checks. marriage certificates and cold
cash will have to he shown him in all
future dealings with his fellow men.
Late one afternoon about ten days
ago Mr.. Scoring was called to the
telephone.
This Is Mr.. Peck" spoke a deep.
impressive voice, Mr.. w. +. Peck, the
banker. Of No. llG Broad street. l want
to ask a favor"
Mr.. Scoring replied that anything he
or the Hotel Ansonia might do for w.
e.. Peck. banker. OF No. ll6 Broad street,
would be a favor with the reverse Eng
fish, and begged Mr.. Peck to proceed.
Il have Just come in from "A cruise on
my yacht" wen on the voice, and two
of my guests are fatigued and don't
wish to return to their home in Boston
for several days, | am sending them up
to you. VIII you kindly let them have
what they Nant and I will settle the
bills?"
Mr.. Scoring said he would be delighted,
and In a little while there appeared q
portly, smooth faced. elderly man, SNUG,
quiet hammered and well dressed, and
with him a handsome woman. The nan
Introduced himself as Mr.. Peck's
guest and registered as Mr.. and Mrs
William j. stuart They picked out
the best suite in the house. and tina
night mac a six course dinner with wine
Nv. d. peck, WAS slgned To the check
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said, the youngest and prettiest one !
can find"
lie came to New York and sought
superintendent Raah, But Mr.. Raab
couldn't help him. although he vas Will
inE n showed him to all the youns
women who are finding shelter and pro-
lection In the home. Even a visit to the
Aquarium did no good. Mr. Raab put
A little pieco IN one Of the German news.
papers. and Mr.. IIofe has been deluged
with letters from women who van to
marry him. but they are all widows
and most Of them with children, and
that isn't at all TO the millionaire ranch
owners idea. Sc he made up his mind
In a hurry.
We'll. there must be more in Vienna
where those came FROM he sald." so
I'll slip over there and see what ! car
do. And you can Just put 1t down
that l won't come back till I've found
exactly what / want"
The evening world., 1911-07-01
MAYOR GAYNOR NAMES
RECREATION COMMISSION.
Well Known Men and Women to
Care Cor Fairgrounds With
out Salary.

In accordance with a 1lutlon OF the
Board Of Estimate Mayor Gaynor to-
day appointed a Recreation Commission,
whose duties will relieve the Dock and
Park Departments OF the care and d.
rection of recreation piers and play
grounds. The commission receives no
salary.
These are the Mayors appointees:
Gen. George W. Wingate, lawyer,
member of the Board OF Education and
President OF the Public Schools Athletic
League.
Robbins Gilman, Head Worker OF the
University settlement.
Gustavus T. Kirby. treasurer OF the
Playground Association OF Amer ca
member OF the Executive Committee Of
the Public Schools Athletic League and
a leader in the intercollegiate Associa'
ton.
Evert Janson Wendell, Harvard grad
uate. who has devoted many years o
his life to assisting poor boys of thi
city. =
! Mrs. Vladimir S%inkovitch. member o
the Council OF the National Playground
Association.
The evening world., 1911-07-01
iRED ABOUT TEN SHOTS AMI
DODGED SIX BULLETS.

BY best accounts Collins fired at least
ten tlmes-once at Maggie Jones, three
times at random. once at L"nch, twice
at Brady and Mcdonald AID two or
three times more when he Was cor
nered. He himself lodged sly bullets
fired at him by the police.
Collins was committed TO the Tonos
without bail by Coroner Hellenstein and
the two women We're sent to the House
of Detention as witnesses, Collins was
employed as an elevator man at No. al
West one Hundred ami Eleventh street.
He Is married but has re- been living
with his wife.
Lynch was the second policeman N
be murdered by n negro In the bad
Lands OF the Middle West side within a
little more than a decade, h other
victim also died IN the performances OF
his duty.
on Aug. s., 1901. Detective Robert
Thorpe arrested a rcgrp near
Eighth avenue and Fort!eth street. She
resisted him and rs he struggled "a
overpower her the neScess's lover. Rob
eit Harris. ran mp and plunging n Ions
knife into Thorpe's abdomen, gave tli'
blade n twist which dlsembowelec III
detective,
Thorpe died where he fcN. Harris
escaped. was caught in Washington
several months later. and Is Row serY
ing a life sentence In Sing sing, Til
killing brought on a real race riot, no
the noisy, harmless counterfeit that oc
ours so often In districts Of New Yori
where the races are commingled. Fo
two weeks the nelghoorhood Vas prac
tically under martial law.
For fear of disorders as a result o
! to- day's killing Commissioners Wald
The evening world., 1911-07-01
COUPLE ORDERED THE BEST
THINGS IN THE HOUSE.

This sort OF thing went on for days.
The couple ran up a taxicab bill, their
taste in food and vintage wines was
worthy OF the most exquisite gourmet
in short every nNury the Ansonia az
fords was barely good enough for them
and all the time they We're shooting
through the checks with NV, l.. Peck
scrawled at che bottom. Mr.. Scoring
had looked up w. f.. Peck" banker, o.
No. 1l6 Broad street, and found his
credit as good as gold, Why should
not the Ansonia let MIR. PecN's 'rieudJ
have WAT they pleased.
But yesterday John Peacock. who hai
had about th.rty-nVe years experience
as head clerk at The Hoffman House
before he went to the Ausunil, suggest
ed dropping a line to Mr., Peck. Til an
sWer came THIS morning. Mr.. Peck had
never heard OF Mr.. and Mrs. stuart.
hadn't sent any one to the hotel and
hadn't made any request for the enter
tainment of any one at his expense.
MIR, Scoring ,c'ophoncd 10 Police Head
quarters and Detective Mccormick wa.
sent around Uom the West S!Nty-eigh,a
street station, lie was watching in d
corridor when M. stuart IN a long auto
mobile coat stepped nu' OF The elevator
Looks q littir latter taan usual
whispered NJ Se,r.uE % the detect We
'out maybe oil ,..t TIC iOOG-ae'd be.
Twins NCl!,"
Mccormick tol.lrcd Mr.. Stuart "a
few minutes later ~ tnc station un
wound Il couple o. blankets and 4 lac,
D~edsrreaG from AROUND AS body undeI
the coat.
The evening world., 1911-07-01
.Qv etTRAYS HIDING PLACE
OF SlAYEP

Mcdonald. with two other patrolmen-
Michael Cogan and John West-was
just starting into the tenement at No.
305 West Thirty-eighth street. when an
excited boy ran up to tell them he had
seen a yellow negro, bare headed and
shoeless. climb over a rear fence and
scuttle into the hallway. The boy mad
trailed the negro TO n fat on the third
floor at the rear, and he showed 'he
pursuers the way to It.
There was no response TO the rapping
OF revolver butts against the door
panels. Mcdonald dragged up a broker
chair and climbing upon 1t. looked
through the grimed transon light.
In the middle OF the floor he could
see a mattress lying. 1t bulged SUSPECT
ously in the centre,
With his INST Mcdonald shattered the
glass and poked the muzzle OF his CUR
through the Jagged opening,
Come out of there he yelled. ''or
will shoot"
The mattress heaved and out com
the spent quarry. He fired at the fact
at the ransom and Mcdonald. balancing
The evening world., 1911-07-01
LYNCH LEADS IN RACE re
CAPTURE SHOOTER.

As the three spun about a scared
darkey hurried out OF No. $40. yelling
20 them that Bully" John Collins was
upstairs killing a woman. The ex-
cited informant added that Collirs Wed
on the second noor back.
With Lynch leading tho three men
raced up the stairs and ran along the
hall. They Knocked at the door OF
the rear room. There was no answer,
although they could hear some one
scurrying about within. Up came the
negro ~janitor. John Watts lie had a
pass kew and with II he unlocked the
door.
Watts swung the door open. Lynch
was Just behind him. Framed In the
opening stood n yellow negro bare
ragged undershirt and AN old pair OF
trousers He had . revolver ir his
hand.
Before either Watts or Lynch had
time to jump for cover the negro threw
up his revolver and fred over the
janitor's shoulder. point blank into the
pollceman's face. L. the same IN ant
a woman began screaming somewhere
in the Hat
without a word Lynch staggered for
ward and dropped on his face on the
planks OF the squalid, ill-smeliing room.
The bullet had entered his right check
just under the eye. passing out at the
back of his mech after severing the
spinal cord. He was practically dead
before he struck the floor
The evening world., 1911-07-01
SHOOTS TWICE At BlUEcoATs
IN HALL.

Watts tumhled over sideways. unhurt.
but helpless from fright. The negro
Jumped over his victims body and
landed In the hallway. fronting McDon-
cid and Brady. who stood stock still.
stunned for a moment by the fate OF
their comrads. lie fired thrice at them.
then turned and darted up the stairs.
Mcdonald followed him. shooting as
be mounted the steps In thu hope OF
bringing down the flying fugitive. Brady
paused Just long enough to turn Lynch
over. Seeing that the poor fellow was
past help. he too Joined In the chase
But when the pursuers had climbed the
ladder TO the roof and out through the
scuttle. the fugitive was one
They hurried back down stairs to b'
told hat u citizen had carried word 4
the West Thirty-seyenth street station
less than a block away. The whole dis
triet was boiling with excitement, anC
Lieut.. Bailey was already throwing
Gordon OF twenty reserves around III,
entire block.
More policemen with revolvers draw
were beginning a house to house hunt
An ambulance With . surgeon was com
ing for Lynch.
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"Bully" John Collins Kills
Patrolman Seeking to Ar
rest Him in Tenement.
CAUGHT AFTER CHASE.
Fights Pistol Duel With Pur-
suing Bluecoat, but Sur.
renders at Last.

In the discharge ~ his duty. Michael
Lynch. n patroinan, vas shot 10 death
this morning In a negro tenement at No.
3i9 West Thirty-seventh street. His
slayer was John W. Collins. a mulatto.
AGED twenty-five. who was made venom
Gus n deadly by n combination OF
temper. cir and . si~x-chprbered re-
yolver.
Fellow-offcers Of the victim caught
him n beat or the wcb that yelled
Tor his NE.
Policeman Lynch's post lay along
the lowe- : fringe OF Hells Kitchen
where. in dingy tenements and small
smelly barrooms. a certain type OF
blacks and a most uncertain type OF
whites mingle indiscriminatciy.
A few minutes after S O'Clock this
morning Lynch came along the south.
ern sidewalk OF Thlrty-seventh stree
and crossed to the NORTH west cornell
for q few minutes chat with Police.
men Edward Mcdonald and Thomas
Brady. both like him. attached to IN,
West Thirty-scvcnth street station
Mcdonald. In uniform, was pacing
beat. Brady In civilian clothes. wa,
on his way home.
These three were exchanging hail
when there came the sound OF
rafting. ragged volley OF shots from
a house only n few doors away. Their,
was a bang like an automobile tir,
bursting. then a little pause. then tw,
more reports.
The evening world., 1911-07-01
BROOKlYNS WILL LOSE
NEW THIRD RASEMAN.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. July A.
Red Smith, third baseman of the
Nashville Clu1, recently purchased by
President Ebbets Of Brooklyn for
5000. announced here to-day that he
would retire after the present season
and not report to the Dodgers this
fall. Smith took an engineering course
lt Auburn and states he will follow
his profession.
The evening world., 1911-07-01
Nothing
Like

them IN the world. CAScAREB he
bisses, seller-why? Because III the Best
medicine 70, the live, and bowek. Ms
what they will do TO, yon-nos what
ne say they uiW do-thas makes
CASCARETS famous. Millions use
CASCARETS and i, is all The medicine
that they ever need to take. sa
cAscARHTs ioc Q Dor for Q week's
treatment all druggists Biggest seller
IN ~ world. Million boxes mouth,
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h~ousekeeper can't find a dozen or so OF
towels and pillow slips.
The detectives looked up Mr.. Stuart
and found that he Is a hotel beat of the
old school with a long record and his
picture In the gallery. But his success
at the Ansonia disproves the maxim
that you can't teach an old dog new
tricks. According TO reliable Informal
ton 1t IL the first time that such a ruse
las ever been perpetrated.
Stuart pleaded guilty In the West Side
ccui. and vas held for Special Sessions.
The evening world., 1911-07-01
POLICEMAN SHOT DOWN
BY NEGRO; ANGRY CROWD
BEATS SLAYER IN STREET

himself on his uncertain perch. fLed
back. They swappe1 ,heir shots until
six in al. had boon Grcl. and the narrow
hallway r%over5erated with bottled-up
sounds and grew choking thick with
powder smoke.
Then. g.. sun being emptici. the negro
su-.erlc.cd. lie dropped the useless
wc.-.p and threw NJ his hands.
Don't xii ne, SogS.' ne begged. Il
q. t.. Hu -
The evening world., 1911-07-01

Frederick Coburn. fifty-one years old.
who had been boarding with his brothlr
at 3j3 Summer avenue. Newark, com
mitted suicide to-day by hanging.
The evening world., 1911-07-01
WOMAN TELLS STORY " sLAY
ER'S ACTS.

There he repeated his claim that he
was so full OF liquor he could recall
nothing that had happened since some
time last night. Coroner Hellensteln and
Assistant Rubin Of the Homicide Bureau
OF the District-Attorney's ONCE came a
little late- and with Russell's assistance
began q thorough inquiry into tho
tragedy.
From Collins they got little or moth
ing. Watts only knew What he had
seen Of the shooting. John Diamond. n
carpenter. OF No. 3l3 East one Hundred
, and Twenty-th'rd street. who was pass
ing the tenement when the shooting be-
gan, appeared to volunteer the informa-
ton that he, looking up the stairs. had
seen Lynch drop. but Georgiana Ander-
son. the woman who lived with Collins
as his wife, wes pble &c give a fairly
coherent story.
She said Collins was ont all night. He
came in at I o'clock this morning stag
gcring, maudlin drunk. In the hall way
he bumped into Maggie Jones. the little
negress who lived n~eiyhbor to him. and
yankcd out his pistol and tco1 G. hot
at her as she fled for cover.
Then he tumblcd into his own flat.
gave Georgiana Anderson a mau'!ns,
took 81 that she had earned a. washing
clothes and went away. About 7.3o he
returned drunken h ever. Accordi"y
to the woman he was frothing at the
mouth. lie sprawle1 on the bed suck
ing at intervals % the neck OF n bottle
CT cheap Gin.
About s O'Clock he got his revolver and
began shooting NJ the floor m out OF
the windows. when he heard the police
man coming he reloaded every chamber
OF the revolver and got upon his feet
She ran to the front room and hid her
~ sha he 40. IN
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FRIEND FOUND HIS AFFINITY
AT ONCE,

lie introduced Mr.. Meyer 10 two
pretty sisters who had Just come over
from Vienna to find work In the new
country. and the farmer took them
out to lunch at once. ln'the afternoon
they went to the Aquarium, nd as
they stood before the tark of the sea-
otter Mr.. Meyers heart began to beat
a little too fast for him.
Marry me-" lie said, turning impul-
sively to the elder OF the sisters.
n don't know you well enough" she
replied coyly.
"That doesn't matter" he said: plenty
of time for hat. / own a 5000 acre
ranch in Idaho"
"All right said the pretty Viennese,
and that afternoon at 6 o'clock they
were married by Pastor Diering in the
German Lutheran Home.
Meyer took his sister-in-law to Idaho
with him. and she hadn't been out there
long before she and hie brother, Otto.
were married.
Now. the success OF Mr.. Meyers ad-
venture and the sight of the two tidy
young Viennese matrons keeping house
50 neatly and economically fired Mr..
Iiofe with envy. so "A year or two after
his wife died he announced that hs
was going to try the sarne plan. H'
turned his ranches over to his twC
sons and told them he a going wife
hunting.
HE'S LOOKING FOR A YOUNG
AND PRETTY ONE.
,a-r -Lst ...,.,, - -.
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The White House,
hing'ton, Tune 26.

To My Dear Mr. Serri:
ny. MILES has shown me your
letter OF the asa and I am very
glad indeed to certify that your
grandson, william H. Berri, did not
step into q plate Of soup at the An
niversary day lunchson at the
Union League Club on June 8. The
truth 10 there was no soup. SIN
csreiy yours,
(siEnsdl WxLxIAN Z. TAFT.
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mo SOUP" SAYS TAFT.
President Denies Young Berri
St-pped Into II at Club Luncheon.

William Berri of Brooklyn sent a let
ter a few days & to Charles ID.
l~Iilles, Secretary to President Taft AT
Washington, asking Taft to deny the
statement published broadcast that his
grandson, william Herbert BERT,
stepped into Il plate of soup at the an
adversary day luncheon at the Union
League club, June S and received the
following reDly.
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NO LUCK HERE
FINDING A SPOUSE
AS HIS FRIEND DID
Millionaire Farmer From Idaho
Thought He'd Get One
Same as Neighbor.

After looking over all the available
material IN the German Lutheran
Home, the Aquarium and the Battery
and finding nothing TO suit zum Henri
Hofe, a middle-aged millionaire farm
err. who came all the way from his
ranch in Idaho on a hunt for a wife,
sailed ava on the steamer Cleveland
OF the Hamburg-American line to-day
to find one as he expressed It, hot off
the griddle in Vienna"
Mr.. Hofe's romantic quest was In
splred by the sentimental adventure Ave
years age OF his friend, George Meyer,
who owns an adjoining farm. At that
time Mr.. Meyer concluded he wanted a
wife, so he came to New York to find
one. He went to the German Lutheran
Home and told his troubles to Anton
Raab. the superintendent.
Rather a tlckiish job" said Mr.. Raab.
~
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WALDO TAKES CHARGE OF THE
DISTRICT,

Commissioners Waldo a hurried up
from Headquarters In ms
and toea personal chnrg" of -" >.tGe-
tio- In the seetfirg dis,rICt. BY his d.
r,c,i'n the police nude a r,.il up ~
all who mlyit scrv" Witnesses
Watts, the %janltor. Georgiana Anderson.
a negro woman who lived with Collins.
Naygie Jones. n ii:tlc yell, w woman
who had rooms on the snmc lror. aud
two other darkeys were brought In.
with Collins they were bundled Into .
patrol wagon and carried TO the Central
once. stu manncled between Two OF
his captors. Collins was yanked Into the
trial room and forced - stand on a
table, where all the assembled detec-
tives might have a look at him. lie
seemed half dead with terror and IA
tigue. His legs swayed under him and
he breathed In gulps owe n over
again he WIS rasping out:
II was drunk-sc d-rnk I don't re-.
member nothln'."
None OF the policemen present could
place the wavering. b~iubbering killer,
but by neighborhood gossip ne had an
evil reputation as a drunken bra wler,
After all the men In the building had
q fair chance TO see hirr he was lugged
70 Inspector Russell's ONCE to re . X
amined.