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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09
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.Hatted for james in seventh inning
Chicago ............l
Cleveland .........' ' " ~
-- t... rfts- uadi. ni-uirrham Homo run
Zaid-r Hits-Or Benz. in n inning. OF
White 3 Ir --s innings. on James ID 10 nm
...es .T uAsketrc = lu innings. -acriuce my
81 'rrfx stolen bases-Heller Butcher LouDle
r..ays- White TGunehll and collins Heid-f'
l'.UIu. and Zeider Left on bases nichso' w.
l.f..u.IsrG r First base 0u balis-On Benz. 4,
og lanes g. Hit by rtcher-By Benz lbirm-
Irgf4n. hy White butcher struck oni-by
White by james. Passed pali-N rel'A
v,.uT MITCH pa-kette. Balk--White Time
1 io r.rlrir.4-perrine and O'Ioughiin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09

Two-bas- hlts-Evers Wilson. Car-y. Three
trrs. or WcIrtire in innings Sacrifice hits
-lf-Car-ny Holman. stolen dases-GFers
Carey Holman. Goote Double rlav-AcCarth'
and NTeKschrfe Lar oU bases-Chicago. 10.
Pittsburgh Firsr base on ha-s-On Hendrix,
z. OF Richie Z on Mclntre T. Struck out
Hv Richie. =. h- Hendrix. 3. .F N-tn-ife. D.
nfres-Tcnnsrcne and Easou.
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The summaries follow

r Gu-uther an unattached runner. won
rioee victory in the Pennsnt Athletic
club weekly run Charley Timmins ~ the
Norningside Athletic club was second. only
five Yards behind The winner time was
o &C. The summaries follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09
BosebaH FiSbf
in TITO Leagues

,r,o~aI LEAGUE GAMES TO-DAY.
View York At BROOKLYN c
w" Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Boston nj Philadelphia.
nrs,7rS OF GAMES YESTERDAY.
'ni's"' q. Louis. 5: Cincinnati. 0.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09

Dave Noble OF the New York Athletic
Club captured the first run Of 'he Mott
Haven Athletic Club, held over its Bronx
course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09
ROCHESTER WINS AND LOSES.

The Rochester team. three-timt winners
~ the Eastern League pennant. broke even
with the Metropontans In douhle-header
rlaved al Lenox oval yesterday Rochester
,yu- defeated by ninth inning rally In the
FIRST game b "a score OF 20 Z. nut won the
second game. which was loosely played. oy
a score of 20
Tn, scores by innings follow
49, ..,.. rs no o..
,,l,,,.,.-,sy 90 n Cd % 30 n
, H, ,-.far . % % % o % So ~
p,reriss stroud. nsrh-uen ard Fisher 'o'
raIIr 4nd Malone .t
second game
N.fropoli .an. =
norheft@r
F,t,.r-s Rarhcrich ana Fisher. Walsh ''i
Mahnnsyt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09
COLLINS MAKES FAST TIME
Lowers Motor Paced Bicycle
Record for Mile at Vailsburg.

Elmer Collins. holder Of the motor paced
bicycle record for mile. improved his
tine Leo seconds az the Vausburg velo-
d-one IN Newark Yesterday. m O. second
--ia against bis former record OF 1I3 IS
Collins cut the time down 20 1I2 3-5.
mile open professional race. won by
Jackie Clarke. OF Australia; a mile invi-
tstIon professional race. won by Frederick
Hill OF Boston. and two-mile handicap
professional. won ty Norman Anderson. of
Denmark were other features Of the days
programme. There wac also q tandem
match race won By Joe F0gler, Of Brook
Ism and Eddie Root u Boston. from he
Redell brothers, of Newark
The summary follows.
uns-mu. o1er professional. Won y A D.
Second. r-auE j. kramer East Orange. 81 d.,
rr-.. Joseph H1gier. srooErr. fourth -Fef
Lawson salt Lase ciu nth. Time. 40
ID tins. p-o-iaca--. r .scratchJ George
Morgan Cleveland $50 rar1s.- second Hll
maul Baton Elizabeth 100 Yards. third
womb, .rovire,-wor 6y James Coo--
E.ra-r Irving Rice. newark. second Time.
6re-miI- motor paced record .ria. profss.
-.orl. Bog Elmer Collins. Lynn. Mass. 20 beat
Ga.. record six .aps 90 mile of 1913 +-5l-
lHe-miie INVITATION ,DrofessouaD-Wou 5y
Freddy H.u. Boston. Ernest I1tus, Newark
e...l. Wort. EittcI. Davenport. Iowa, tllrl
Norman Anderson. Denmark. fourth. Walter d.
Mara. Cleveland. nth FLOYD krebs. Newark
sixth Time -.G1 -.
rrr.-rIiIa raIrdrrme championship amateur.
ou-rl-Wou Dog alvin Lotus Providence, Ray
uarl Eaton. Elizabeth. ss-ouc Carl T. Eric
son. Rra0E.ru. bird Time +.3@ 4-5.
~ro-urH. r.r.Irar trrrtesri1naII-W0u dy
Norman Anderson. Denmark .lag yarlsI
Irr... Wells New zealand 10 yards. sec
.Ht. Freddy H-i. Boston scratch third, Ei-
nest Hre. Australia .lLl ards. fourth. Jake
Maeln Newarr 1873 yards NTH. Time
a.4- @.
Dna-uUr exhibition Oh motorcycle by
james Hunter Newark Time l.O4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09

When inc stands al tHe Polo Grounds
were destroyed hv fire last April with the
baseball season onis ONE DAY old Pc
marked tr this column that. unfortunate
z- 81 vas. me loss might prove q blessing
Dol disguise r referred paruculariv 20 me
s-s--uresent danger n huge wooden stands
b. are should break 9ur while q game was
,- -r1eres. bur tl- blessing now appears
.r arcroer form $50 DOUBT John Brush
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09
Moyclng lmg >p

viii reap a financial reward because Of the
greater seating capacity OF the new struct-
ure that will go a long way toward paving
for the building Of the greatest and most
spacious baseball park Ia the country
while more followers OF the team may look
on. II IL said that 5000 persons or more
can crowd their way into the Polo Grounds
ano 5000 viii be on hand when the gong
rings next Saturday. providing, OF course.
that the weather gods smile. while other
thousands VII storm the gates IN vain
such IS the hold thnt baseball has on this
city.
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- Be- Z 38 % I ID ls - y

sBattec for Graham 10 seventh inning Batt'c
run scored.
r,ica4o O e. % . IS
p.,ts5urgh 80 o O %
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The summaries follow

one mile team walk--W1u ay east.mr 4
I-. schwartz and a. T0e..ueEeI. New 1rk a.
t. T Neuerj0rfer and p KAISER. second, Nc
gladden. Lg-eum CE. clifford ard T.. G.1ortl
thlrI Time SOS
80O-varc ran l1audcap. eossdb-Vo 90 by
Nr.-s NcHuga "a vardsl. r Mucahv no Yards
second U. a. Hunt 80 Yards. third. Time.
6o0-vara run Huvitationi-Wou by Eddie
Prick Sew Fo-. a. g.. j. j. McErtee West
Side ~ r A. second. o. " De Grouchey
Nev York A. o.. third Time. f.i5ts
Running high Jump .nvi-atiouI-Wor ov Eson
Eri.4s1n N0tt Haven s.. ~ lscratchl. with
actual jump OF o r.. = Jennings. FasJiae A. -.
u luchI second. actual jump o' o. no In, rs
Fielding New York A. c. S inchesl. third. with
actual jump 0r f-. in.. r. Grumpet New
York A O. Dscrutchl fourth. actual Jump or b
g. 10 So
Throwing 75-pouua weight closed Won 7r
Eddie Hines .scratchf. with a. No. iiie iu-. Jim
T0Iar IS reop second With 3s o. 'u.. |fodf
MatsuAee - f-et. third. with 40 70. u Iu.
1uru-yarl yum Ieiuesii-NoI '2 M'-a- BIC
Hugh ,scrltch. IT, Jensen 80 far1s'. second
r Il Flanagan 80 varlsI. third Time --I
ono and tlrec-Qgartars mile medley relay rae.
Granddaughter ry Ha-.iur g. Il. $50 wards
with -orrar 81 Zlna D. Glut- and T Do.au
Long Island s. '. 90 yar1si. second. with
Broc.,veU Naurer -.uuc.eu and Leslie. Morris
A "a vardsI. h.ri. With o'n1uor Cohen,
G5.dirE and s. Eoseur4uu. Time. sll
Thre. and o. haIf mile run .siassd. handicap
Won bv 70 d smith .-cratrl. j. . stack -
YARDS second. Frank EuEeiera .-l' Tardsl.
I trirt Time is.IIt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09

Once more II may be said that I am
convinced that John J. McGrsw and his
fighting band will win the highest honors
in baseball when the clash comes between
the New York Giants and the Philadelphia
Athletics IN the worlds championship
series. With all due respect for Bender.
Coombs. Plank Morgan and Krause' see
greater pitching strength In Mathewson.
Marouord Ames Crandal ana Wiltse.
with fun consideration for the brilliant
philadelphia inneid made I'D OF Mclunis'
Collins. Barry and Baker 7 see a steamer
IL nor quite So SNOWY one. IN MerNIe
DOYLE. Fletcher and Herzog. ~ New YORK.
with 0utspokeu admiration for the haro
hitting NJ the Philadelphia outheiders
lord. OIdring and Murphy, [ have greater
confidence I'm the base offering. speedy
f-fo Murray. Suod-rass and Dev7re, of
New York. with FUN regard for the ebil-
.rv ~ Thomas rhe leading catcher on the
Athletics. see I'm "Pig Chief Movers q
harder hitter. an equally good, ~ not bet
ter th~cwer and cool and steady gen
e~aI Phuadelohia is the strongest hitting
team in either league. but e is quite pos
sf-Ie that this superiority over New YORK
may be accounted Tor I'm less effective
7itchfue I'm the American League. The
Giants on figures are the fastest men OF
.r. bases IN either league, and the TACT
that four ~ the greatest catchers 10 the
.our--v-Dooin. Bresnahsn. Archer ana
.5irsor-hsve been wors.ne hand au sea-
son no turn the New York PLAYERS back
orfv emphasizes the greater strength or the
Giants over the Athletics In this aI i'm
Dorrarr particular. with title or noth-
inc 90 choose between the TWO teams inoi-
-ifuaug or collectively AS a baseball ma
chine. the outcome OF the series must de
pend largely ON the pitchers and on the
speed and general aeGressiveness Of the
r.sva-s ar q whole. Under the circum-
stances. pick the Giants to- beat the Ath-
leucs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09

Park COMMISSIONS Higgins OF The
Bronx has been 800 advised IN closing the
regular sumner games IN the public links
ar Wan Cortlandt Park. whether for the
season or only for few days ano the
sooner ne revokes the order the quicker
will the golfers who use the course applaud
The turf on the greens is ~ excellent con-
dirior and at this time Of the wear with
the growing season practically over would
be helped rather t1an injured by use. Oc-
-aber Is the favored go,dng month OF the
year. and f. is absurd that the players
should be- forced 10 use rough and unkempt
tsm7orary greens without good reason the
turf az Van Corrlandt Park is no different
from that OF any other course n this dis
-~.et So why should the greens be closed
or the suv plea Of saving them for an
other ~-arr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09

Yale men are thoroughly aroused over
rowing and the defeats of recent years
This was indicated hv the fact that 216
v-orI4-1e oa~s-en answered TO the call last
tuesday. "a record total ar New Haven.
The first sight hoated was made up Of the
men who defeated Harvard 10 the fresh
man race last June II would be unusual
~ this crew should be the varsity of next
June
n the Giants ourbst the Athletics IL the
worlds series ana the Athletics steal more
H.-.s than the Giants the wise ones once
more viii he COMPOUNDED. while the uncer-
-sfr+as Of baseball will be indicated.
The Olympic games IN sweden next year
are long way Of. but the time 70 sub
scribe 20 the fUn5 which will defray the
expenses OF the American cam Is now.
James z sullivan saws $4,000 IS needed
sounds Ike q Ior Of money. but the cause
is q good one. and the reward should be
-o-h.rg short OF another American triumph
an track path anc field.
~ T-Whue feel reasonably conf
dent that the Giants will beer the Athleucs
on speed. aEr-essfveuess an1 Natty cold
figures make If IN even money wager.
odds should NOT be asked 1- offered.
HERBERT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09

SO much for the PLAYERS. but worc
must 10 SAID for the master mind-rhe man
who watched over and guided the oestinies
~ the team. the man VINO hy hts shrewo-
ness. keenness ana force proved himself
once more ono of tho greatest managers
tn the game-Johu McGraw. MANY
man would have hesIrated 90 make "a radi-
cal change iu his inneic while IN the very
midst OF 81 c-ueIirg struggle. but not -o
7fcG-aw In the face ot some criticism, he
traded the reliable AT ErtdweM Nike Don
lin and Gowdy for Charley Herzog and pee
tired arthur DevHn. who has been rated
among the leading third basemen Of the
game. 10 the bench Both Bridweu and
DerIr mao been slowing Up. especially on
tho bases. and tHe little manager realized
fun well the need for more speed and age
greesiveness. and placed Fletcher AT short
and Herzog an thirt That his judgment
has been justified no one viii question.
that be- made the move ar JUST tine right
time no ore can doubt IN was b0la
move and good one, ar results have tesri-
aed and assurance can bee given that the
Giants win be- wen served when John j.
AIcGraw matches his brains and wits
against Connie Mack the astute MANAGE
of the Athletics Boo tue approaching 1atr.e
rar fhs worlds championship
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09

Reports from The West Say that coy
Duncan. the visiting scotch
making a Chit" wherever n- play '- -
Western Pennsylvania open c-aH
tournament al Allegheny the o-.e.
Duncan won easily. with scores OBJ
= for total or 49, Jack h...- -l-..
and Dave Robertson tied for se'oal l''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09
ON COLLEGE GR|DIRONS
A Scoring Play by Rushing Still
a Vexing Problem.
DROP-KlCKERS IN DEMAND
Yale May Have Another Coy IN
Anderson, if Coaches Can
Set Him Right

What football needs. and needs badly, rs
q scoring play by rushing inside the 10
yard line" These were the words % O.
well known coach 10 me two Or three days
ago. Tt rs not new CRY. In fact. u rs "a
rather old subject and one that has been
discussed of and on ever since the early
games last wear proved that the rules ~
carefully and radically revised the winter
before had discounted 70 "a large extent
the PLAYS on which American college foot
ball had depended for so MANY years. To
as not my purpose % deive into the ques-
ton again at this time. rs the season Us
hardly old enough TO ind cate whether or
NOT the coaches and captains have been
able 10 develop some play that one short
season under tho new code did not dis
close The expression from coach. reiter-
atinc an oft heard criticism. emphasizes
the fact however. that ar one Of the lead
ing colleges iu tho country -he problem rs
still unsoIved after three weeks NJ practice
and eight or nine months OF thinking and
planning IT. begins TO look as ~ resort
must DO had 70 a drOr kick. a forward pass
or some trick play. as was the case last
wear. for scoring purposes. oven n team
fe strong enough 20 advance tne ball
within striking distance of tho opponent s.
goal line The defence f- bound to stiffc0
and become more adhesive as an eleven is
forced into TT own TERRITORY so that gain
ire ground by rushing grows harder and
harder when the scoring need IS greatest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09

The annual fall invitation to1rn'n.- .'r i.
the Country Club of Atlantic cry "'- -
held on November o. 3 and B. There
he the usual number of s-A'-e-' - x
as beaten eight divisions. Al'i.-'. -,
metropolitan amateurs are plannin-
an rho tournament rris time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-09

Then. I- . .rumn ~ sau.f3.fau u tine
announcement that the ArmT-Navv foot
psu game viii not conflict with the vale
Harvard struggle next year af win 10 rhe
case on November p tins season ~ ar.
pears that the ARM wanted fn' earl. date
and me Navy the latr one and tn1t com.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-09
N'NiNiRt NOT 4 SOCIiLT>T.
National Organizer says Confession VIII
>ot Hurt His Party.

HOT SPRINGS, AK. Doc y. Thomas l..
Buio Of Denver, maternal organizer Of tn"
Sociaii-' party. wnou asked 'p-iar what
effect Tn" confessions Of tn" NrNamaras
will hay" on the relations between c,n-
ployers and employees said.
The employing class will u-e i To tho
disadvantage of organized labor whea-
ever and wherever II can.
The Socialists hav" accepted the con-
fession Of Mcnamara as being true. but il
will in nOwlso hurt tn" partv. for the
reason that the MCNamara- w"r" not
members Of tn" Socialist party.
, -Nhil" | am not Grmpors man | do
not think anything that Burns can say
will hurt him, for that detective is thor
Ougnly hated and not one man holding "A
, union card viii believe Samuel Gompcrs
was awar" Of what the MCNamards were
doing.
y challeug" the Government to prove
thai there was a nationwide conspiracy
to ,iynarnit" and Kill and that IL was Ia he
carried out under lhe direction of organ
lied labor Thii could not have been
accomplished.
1T IL ge"crallv conceded 10y the cor
porstion- that they hav" spies in the camps
ot organized labor and this heing true
how could such a conspiracy become ma
ton wId" and the uutSld" world not get
To know Of ~ II would he found out in
no time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-09
GTRL al Ms NIO,OOO FTRT.
Cleansing Fluid ENpiodes AMI Injures
NOlscniat td-TwO Women Rescued.

\ fire in the seven story apartment
house 1T 93i West End avenue Yesterday
noon caused over $4,000 damage and a
lot Of excitement in the neighborhood
Two women were carried from the build
ing and the other tenants took To the
fir" escapes and tn" stairs.
The fire started in the apartment of
Lester Slspman. on the sixth floor Mar
garet Gerrity, maid. was clone in the
apartment and was cleaning some clothes
with gasolene in the kitchen. The gas
in the stove was lighted and the gasolene
fumes ignited with an explosion that was
heard all over the building.
The maid was spattered with the blazing
stuff and her clothing started To burn az
she ran to the hall just outside the
door she tainted and in her fall the flames
in her dress were put out The elevator
man, Richard Licham carried her into
tho elevator and took her to the street.
When the tircmen arrived the whole
apartment w8s in flames, which quickly
spread to the adioining apartment Of
Miss Catherine Kelly. While the engines
were getting TO work firemen aided the
elevator man and Thomas Auld. the
superintendent, in getting the tenants
ont safely. woman who was i'll on the
sixth floor was carried To the street.
A large crowd was attracted by the
explosion and the smoke. which rolled
out into the halls in dense clouds. Will
lam Head of Engine 20 was overcome by
the smoke and had TO be taken to the
sidewalk by his comrades, whore he re-
covered and went back to work
The fire was put out before il spread
further, but the damage hy water added
to the loss II flowed in heavy streams
down the stairs and elevator shaft and
leaked into many apartments. A tcle-
graph Office on the ground floor was
Hooded
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-09

was placed under arrest by Detective
Burns
Several hotel employees. telephone
operators and others who know much
of the dynamiters' operations while in
this city were also served with suOppnas
CHI, 400, Dec. s.--RHyinund Burns.
manager OF thc " J. Burus detcctiv"
agency IN Chicago, declared to-day that
Frank Eckhon Of Cincinnati who was
expected 10 bc the star witnees IN the
Mcnamara case. had been subppuaed by
th" United States court at Los Angeles.
"ECkhoh made a confession which was
u factor lr forcing the pleas of the Nc
Namaras" said Burns. He will appear
before the Federal Grand Jury in Indian
dpolS We expect his story will cause
the arrest Of other men in tn" case.
"EckhOH was II neiEhbur uf the Nc
Namaras in CunmingSyillo and was a
hoyhnod playmate Of Jhn After the
Los Angeles explosion John Mcnamara
wanted Ia communicate with Jim, who
was then IN san Francisco, hut dared not
write or send a cipher telegram So
John Nc cNamara sent for ECkhof and told
him where Jim. was
Go tell hi'H 10 get out of San Fran
cisco, h" said, hut not To come back
h"r" Tell him to get u Job az printer
>Omcw here
Well when ECkuf got ~ San Fran
cisco Jim was 50 fun Of the explosion. ~
Ia Sp"ak. and - much wrought up over
killing twentv-one PERSONS that he told
EckoN all about IT. Naturally EckoN
was aStouiShnd and asked u lot of ques-
tl"ns He learned all about McManigal.
His written confession COrrohorates every
thing MCNHnigHl told uN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-09
THt\tN DENIES H
Former Head of Iron Workers nion say :
Iic HAD No knowledge OF DNnamliing.

WASHING rpN. Dec Renrr .ru'atlve
Frank Buchanan rr Illinois y Democratic
member Of ~" House and former pres id"nt
of th" Bridr" aud %r'lctural Iron Work
ors lniuu, today IN ,dh cmplI'iC end
ind gu.u' denial of The chN-r" bog D"'"c-
tiv" Burn. th!' BIcu.1aT could "-hei
light on the alleged dyr.mtinG con-
,u.~Irv nf Union labor Of which ne Me-
N.rnara bro hers were the ;oul,
Eta" charge that lcrc" hal any knowl-
edge of dyuamiunG or other outrages
during my administration of the iron
workers union sounds t. mo Nk" a joke, "
SAID Mr.. Buchanan after r"&Iing Burns s.
attack ou him. My whole record IN the
union labor movement shows | have a.
ways cNs:tcd every effort 20 ,ccurc INDUS
trlal peace Why. | even risiici my lite
to prevent violence on several OCCasi ms
1T seems TO m" that II Burns is the
great Cc:eCtiv" he makes himself ont To
b" ne would not tight uut his case IN the
newspapers THIS appears 10 IN" TO bc a
concerted effort on the part of tno enemies
OF union labor to Ci~crs-iit the cutirc
labor movement.
so fac IA my having had personal
knowledge uf any Of th"s" CutragCs Ia
concerned. that Is absurd | left the head
OF IN" IRON WORKERS SIX wears ago, long
before these uutrages are supposed to
have started. Sine" then | have been
practically ON tn" outside of the admins
tr1tly" affairs OF the union even have
had n"v.ral material differences with
the present administration
Il cannot take Burns : attack seriously
as any one who Knows my record can
easily see that mv atttud" has been
from the beginning against all violence
IL labor dAputr~. | Vas deceived hv
J. J Mcnamara. in whom during my adj
mu,s'rat.on PLACID the utmost conf
d"nce. HIS connection with these out
rdCrs is a mystery To IN"
In h,s state mont made last night Detec-
tive Burn, said that Frank Buchanan.
former president " the international
Association of Bridge and STRUCTURE
Iron Workers. now n member of the Sixty
second Congress. H. one Of the men who
ought to be ahlo to shed light on the case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-09
DOME STICIDE IDENTIFI Ed.
Man VINO Throw Himself or Pulitzer
Building Was Famous scout.

Charles Newkirk of 2i9 Griffith street,
Jersey City, went To the Morgue yesterday
and Identified the body of the man who
jumped from the dome of the Pulitzer
Building last Wednesday as Price Lewis,
~ years old, lawyers clerk who had
lived ri S3 Jefferson avenue, Jersey City.
Mr. N"wkirk said the deed men YVES born
in Enclynd, Lewis, he said, WIS a wild
over end had daughter who lives in
Jersey City, Her address was not learned
last night, Lewis WAS employed in Jersey
city.
A. Lewis's home in Jersey City it WIS
said last night that he had left no money.
Friends said that he was a scout in the
civil wFr and worked ~ an Investigator
for tn" Equitable Life Assurance Soci, :
and the PnkerIon Detective Agency
A. IA scout with the Union forces he won
considerable fame. Twice he was cap
tured inside the Southern lines and both
times he was sentenced to he hanged. He
escaped his captors once, and the second
time his friends persuaded the English
Government to intervene and rave his life