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The evening world., 1911-10-13
MRS. CROKER GETS
SEPARATION FROM
NOTED FIREMAN
EX- & Failed to Defend Ac-
lion Brought on Ground
of Non-Support.

Mrs. Ella j, Croker was granted n
permanent separation from her hus-
band. former Fire Chlcf Edward +.
croker, to-day, by supreme Court jus
t.ce Grcpuoaum. Mrs, croker was the
only witness sworn IN the suit. ScltIcr
the former Fine chief nor his counsel,
David NJ Newhurgor, was in court, Tine
action Was unattended.
When the action was FIRST started Ms.
Croker asked $500 a month al!mony, stat
ing that her husbands salary as Fire
chief amounted to $4,000 a year.
Shortly after Crokcr's lawyer flied oppo-
sitlun 90 tho Wlfc's request. II was
testified to, that while the chief lived in
his Great jones Place headquarters, his
wife and row children lived ON Long
Island. Mrs. Croker CHARGED that he
maintained an expensive automobile.
and that frequently ne was seen driving
In the park with persons nor friends
thought TO be OF the other sex,
The clash OF the Cookers Ic Owed II,
SELF down TO a question Of alimony
With the question stIl pending chic
Croker resigned from the Fire Depart
mont. lie receives a pension OF 5000
besides the salary he receives "a head o
a hre prevention bureau, The eNac
amount OF alimOny Mrs, Croker Is 4
receive under Justice Grccunaum's do
cree to-day was not made known. hut {
is said to De m the noiEhb0rhood O
500 a month.
Mrs Croker merely testified TO IN
date OF her marriage and swo,e 70 On
complaint In her action Tor separation
In which she charged noa-sguplrt,
Croker had previously defended him
self against ,h.s charge by stating tina
his duties as Fire chief compelled hir
to reside in New York.
The evening world., 1911-10-13

examination he convinced the detectives
that Il was his habit to sleep fully
dressed, and that he knew uptnIns o.
the attack on Miss Waugh. lie was
released.
Residents o. the Bay Rridce dlstrlc'
are so exercised over the case that they
are demanding better police protection
Two years ago they appealed 10 Com
missioner Bingham for more police and
be promised to Try to secure more men
for them, bu, failed. Now the resi-
dents insist they must have more po-
.icemen and better street lights, and
are planning 10 take steps to secure
both.
The attack OF Miss Waugh is the
fourth case OF the .iud in that gem
eral locally, the last previous one oe-
ms v years ago, N.rn better police
protection was demanded.
Chester ilien to-day exhibited n let
ter from j. w. Young. ASS slant chief
Engineer OF the Department Of Water,
Gas AID Electricity. in which he said
that the reason why no lights had beer
placed along the block from Firth ave-
nue. along Eighty-third street to tho
Waugh home was that there are no gas
mains there.
The evening world., 1911-10-13
BORN, ONE BABY. 100 POUNDS

\ baby welning 100 pounds was born
IN the heart of New York this after
noon. 1t is a hippo baby and the proud
mother Is the antl-race suicide hippo OF
Central Park.
In anticipation OF the arrival OF the
Infant. Blli Snyder, the head keeper,
and a corps Of assistants sat ~ all
night To render any treatment necessary.
1t was a long and anxious wait until
500 o'clock this afternoon when the eN-
pett,d happened,
The new hippo is the tenth that has
been mothored by Mrs. Hippo. The
father IL Caliph II. Ism Snyder, who
has unlcia,rd at the births OF all ten,
says that this latest is the lustiest o.
the lot,
From long experience Bill Snyder and
his men knew just what t. do. In a
very short time, they assert, the chill
drcn OF New York will see the cutest
little hippo that ever carogtcd IN the
Central Park 200.
The evening world., 1911-10-13
DESCRIPTION TALES WITH
THAT OF SUSPECT.

Miss Waugh Is not ape 20 add any
thing to The story OF tine attack SIC
told Wednesday night. she was con
sclouS that some one vas coming up
behind her and when she IouNcd arouui
sac Mas struck ana caoked until she
vas almost unconscious. and In her own
words ,Ae Icst vi ner CApcr.engc was
like a DREAM She could give no de-
tcriptinu OF her assllldnt otneg than that
he wore a cap and was 4 large
with big. powerful hands and fingers,
This tallles Will the description OF the
suspected soldier.
The attacN upon Mss Waugh was
made IN A surprisingly short time. and
while her father was t!nkerinE at his
automobile about eO0 feet away and
trolley ears were passing down Fifth
other side.
Policemen and detectives ana a b,
Il. 4. inspector were also passing
along Flitu avenue but not one o!
them heard a sound,
It was G.35 O'Clock when Miss Waugh
left the street car at Fifth avenue
and E~iEh'y-third street TO walk less
than a block to her home, II was al
ready dark and the single gas lamp
on the corner sheds but a faeN'c light
TINT lessons the dIrknes fHy only n
short distance. Invent. minutes later.
or at C3j O'Clock, Mrs. Waugh found
her daughter bruised and with torn
clothing, strur siing pltIfully to make
her way home.
Miss WaugA was not robbed. Her
purse was found tightly clGsped in her
hand. Her watch was pin.ed to her
waist with a light pin that could e1s,lN
have been looscned or ripped of, but NJ
attempt WIS made 30 get II.
AAb.p thR p,Nfs. ttrat l,tFnn Vr.wL ,Y
The evening world., 1911-10-13
Besides He Had Cut Her Hair
Badly, and She Was
Too Pretty.
ELOPEMENT Is SPOILED.
But Mother and Police Can't
Stop Her From Marrying,
She Declares.

a romance with NJ re than r few
some progress to-day In u plwnshop at
| iaith street and Third avruuc. The
Bronx. when three detectives interrupted
a very pretty young man In Ibis"
effort 10 pawn several stickp!ns and
bracelets. The pretty young maa'
was accompanied by a husky youth who
turned on, to be- lack German OF No.
Gij Main street. stamford. Conn. lie
had escorted his cDmcly companion into
the pawnshop. The comedy companion
had with exceeding difficulty uncarthed
the Jewclry from the depths OF his
trousers pockets.
N that Teller ain't a girl. Ill swal'
low my shield observed Detective
- Mel 10 i,rtrctiv-s DuSic aud 'N'aTncT.
Then O'Ncil stepped mp 10 the booth,
tapped the young person on the
shoulder and said:
Look here. miss
That was enough. Miss Mary Nc
Dougall wheeled around and blushcd.
When the pair got TO the Alexander
avenue station Miss McDouglll told the
ifAi'AlNfN anu hlN'AH l'fAA 'A'''' ''''
she thought of them for breaking In
on her romance. She had eloped from
Stamford with Jack. Disgusting herself
In Jacks clothes.
Mamma and all the Stanford po-
Hcc." she said. were ON our trail and
trying TO stop us. But / dressed In the
woods back OF Jacks house In Jacks
| clothes and then We walked all the way
to bradford. ! call 1t nasty mean TO
stop us. for We were Just going to get
married. ! was pawning my " jew
cry. and It is none of anybody's busi-
ness"
Jacks clothes that Mary wore con-
sisted Of u wonderful variety of male
ralment. First there were the blue
trousers. four inches too long for Mary
AMI fitting hcr over snugly about the
hips. Then there was u big black
sweater OF the style popular in the
prize ring. A cap with a long peak
ana a blue coat that was all sleeves
completed the costume.
AS for Mlry's pretty brown hair, Jack
had cut II off In the woods, In the dark
and he had made an awful hotch OF It.
bul ! hpH l ''h' S"u va - ~
long as we get married. Mamma could
not stand for Jack and wouldn't let him
come near the house. | don't wan to
go home again and | won't, SO there"
Mary melted into tears and sobbcd dis
mally. she Is twenty-five years old
she SAYS. and her own boss ana vii
marry Jack I'm spite OF all the police
men In the world.
AS for Jack. he didn't have a word e
say, and looked as II he wanted TO join
Mary In her cry. lie is twenty, Bott
were held for arralgnment in the Nor
risInia Police Court.
The evening world., 1911-10-13
PHIL HIA FANS,
TOO MI T HTY or
THE SPECULA TORS
Especial to Tho EycnirG World.

PHILADELPHIA, oct. H.. go With
practically every Spectator In Phi'a-
dolphla offering tickets for the worlds
championship series at double and triple
the box-ofN' 20 prices, fans In Plilalel-
phia whose applications for the paste
boards were returned with the state
weHt that all reserved seats had been
disposed OF, are wondering how tae
Sidewalk brokers secured the choice
reservations.
Al the scalpers IN the city seem to
be wen supplied They are holding the
tickets for fancy prices, although along
Market street this morning Il was pos
sihlc to buy n rair Of general admis ion
cards par value 81. fnt $50. The spec
~ulators say that on Monday morning the
prices Will soar.
Omclals Of the club assert that every
possible prccaution was taken against
unwlttlncly supplying the sralpers, The
reserved seats were all sold by mail and
every application was scrutinizod for
slams of Intended "scnlplng." The seats
went quickly and thousands of orders
We're returned Horace Fogel. president
Of the Philadelphia National Learuc
Ball club, received only a few Of the
tickets he ordered; a Scranton news
paper, conducting a popularity contest
with Worlds Series tickets as prizes.
was notified that ma seats could be had,
Philadelphia municipal officials We're
turned down, vet the brokers have an
parcnily unlimited supplies No eN.
PLANTATION foI the state of affairs can
he offered,
The one drawback from the s,ecu.
lators' point Of view Is the threatc ms
attitude Of the police. Captain Of 10.
tertives Souder declares that yarlou,
charges can De- brought against mos, of
those ln the scelu.ng business. and tina,
overlooked cases of dis1rlcr.y conduct
ana minor oreuses can he usea a., ,
club a~g1lust the sralprrs.
The police viii be given most %strlugcn
orders regarding lettering ON the street
hv the spc0Ulltors It is freely hlp'a.
that Il general clcan-up VIII be mad,
Monday around Sllhe park.
The evening world., 1911-10-13
COULDN'T STOP THEIR CERT.
FLED CHECKS.

At almost every bank in the city to-
day Inquiry WIS made about checks that
han been ca he'd Hundreds wanted O.
know u they couldn't stop payment "f
their certified checks. They were IN
formed that this was impossible.
In the throngs that stnrmcd the Of
fees Of Secretary Gray we're many w5m-
on. They refused to retreat until tHcY
saw Mr. Gray. and they are still walt
ing to SEQ Mr.. Gray and tell him what
they think ~ him az this writing.
MIR. Hermann. who Is President OF
the National Commission. said that he
would take up the report that a bonus
Of s3n.OoO had been paid by a syndlcat"
of Spectators Tor the choice Ot the
grand stand seats.
we will discuss this matter said
MIR l%Icrrmann. though II IL unNollcve-
able How could tncy afford TO make
such an offer?'
Suppose" was suggested, they pro-
posed to take 1000 grand stand seats
for each OF the three game ~ De
played IA New York and offered n bonus
OF 81 for each seat. There Is no doubt
about the planting ~ tickets along
broadway at $50 and the resale or
them for s.. 81 and S."
At the moment OF this Interview with
Mr.. Hermann series tickets for chulc"
grand stand seats were being sold n the
waldorf for so each. II YOU used the
ticket unty once yuu cuuid i-t.in = and
get $50 back. The fac" value OF the
HbYsa- anna ticket Nuc n
The evening world., 1911-10-13
But Prosecution Fights Chat.
lenge and Tries to Put Mel
son in the Jury Box.
HAS FORMED OPINIONS.
They Would Not Sway His
Judgment, He Says, and Evil
dence Would Guide Him.

Los ANGELES, oct. 13.-After hours
Of persistent questioning, the defense In
tho murder trial OF James -. McNa-
mara. challenged FOR cause venlreman
" r. Nelson, near the end OF The morn
ing session. Nelson was the trst Nen-
ircnan examined In the trial OF the
cases resulting from the explosion
which wrecked tie Los Angeles Times
building a year ago. From the start
Nelson's extreme hesitation Ia answer
ing questions put by Attorney Davis for
the defense was generally noticed, and
It finally brought an admpnii.on from
Judge RordWell.
Have y1u my opinion that would
require cvidcnc. to remove was the
question finally hit upon that drew a
direct answer.
Il think | have" said Nelson. and
later amp.lned this to include IAN opin-
ion as g. the guilt or innocence of the
defendant
Assistant D.strict-Attorncy Horton foi
the state examined Nelson briefly, cllc!-
ting u Federation oG the assertion tAat
ne would need evidence to remove his
opinion VIII l.f Shll'At NA'INal Q
,lon he thought he could give a fair
trial.
This Is the frs, juror began bis.
tric;-Attornry Fredericks, "and | DOUBT
whether we NIL ever get a juror who
has not formed some opinion On TIL.
case"
lie then cited California cases IN
which challenges Were not allowed
whcr jurors had declared they had
formed an opinion. \ battle OF precc'
dent cases between the attorneys en-
sued. Judge Bordwell declaring he
would welcome extensive argument Oh
the subject.
Nelson told Horton, Of counsel fol-
the state. during his examination, tina
he would no: convict the Mcnamara
on what he already knew. lie insist
ed that he could give them a fair tria
and the State then demanded that thu
desense's challenge be d~lsregagded.
Judge Bordwell at once took up the
questioning OF Nelson.
Are you opposed 10 labor un!'ns?'
he asked. Il am not"
Have YOU n bias against Me-
Namara?" Not personally. I don't
know the gentleman"
Attorney Davis interrupted to ask
the ven.rcman II he believed dynamite
The evening world., 1911-10-13
SAD PREoickNENT OF FANS
WHO HAVE SENT CHECKS

N I. Strauss, secretary OF the Queens
County Bar Association. "a one OF the
most rsbid fans IN Greater New York
lilo missed only our game asst season.
and be travelled WITH tn Giants on
their Western trip.
Ny state Of mind IS profane and
then some" said Mr.. strauss. "a ne
caromed on II ~ the husAIes al the
door Of the 81. James building. Il sent
s2i for four lower tier grand stand seats
Tor the series and ! mailed that appllrl-
ton on The minute OF time scheduled
for such ma!lingS last Friday. | dia,';
get any tickets and I didn't get any
satisfaction upstairs. They told mo I
might get my money beck next week
That is where !, the original r-a-b-i-d
Tan, get or. I'm through I'm di-rt,stpd
and sore and I'm cured Of being a ian
Tor this ban club for all tlme,"
7, j. Mc'russ'u, attorney, OF No. 10
Broadway, dcr'cd this afternoon hat
he was the Mc'rossln reported as hay
Ing made a bitter complaint about
sending 81 TO the New York Baschall
club FOR a box f1r the worlds snrla.
and getting In return neither tickets
nor an ]acknowled sment OF the recelY,
or lhR NOM.
The evening world., 1911-10-13
CROKER jAC0BY SUES
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES

Ralph NJ, Jacohy, a wealthy Wall
street broker, has brought suit IN the
supreme Court for $4,000 damages. lie
charges that ne was hrutally assaulted,
stripped OF his clothing and virtually
aeld prisoner in the lGverdale Sanl-
tarium FOR several weeks.
The Riverdale Sanitarlum. through It's
lawyer, Isaac W. Goodhue, denies all
tao charges.
According To Jacohy,he has been try
Ing for four years to locate the nurses
ne alleges attacked him. lie said he
even got a commission appointed to
take the testimony OF Va In Florida
but the nurse disappeared as soon as %,
learned OF It. The other two nurses, h,
said, also dropped out OF sight.
The evening world., 1911-10-13

three men At three windows to sell
more than 5000 coupon tickets in two
hours and a half. selling four tickets
to each person.
Mr.. Gray Offers 500 10 any person who
will prove that he knowingly sold a
single ticket TO 4 Spectator President
Brush went on record as offering No.vD
to any person wao would show him how
Il was possible Tor Aim TO Keep tickets
for the Worlds series out OF the hands
OF ticket spectators
Fans, not OF the ticket specializing fra
ternlty, who got tickets at the three box
windows In the -. James Building Nes-
terday declared to-day that 80 took them
az least fro fifteen to thirty seconds
to make purchases OF from one to four
tickets. At the highest possible average
II the club stuck % us prom scd rule not
to sell more than four tickets to any
one person. this would mean the sale Ot
sixteen tickets a minute at each window
or 9O an hour. That would mean 2''~
tickets an hour FOR the ;arec windows
or a ioiai Of 800 for the W hours ana
a half tie tickets were on sale.
This estimate OF a sale OF 1900 tick
cts Is the highest possible average OF
salo for what il considered the fastest
kind OF ticket selling known. mat Is
The selling OF a coupon ticket, requiring
the taking OF the ticket out Of the rack,
the receiving OF money end the making
OF change.
mo three men In the world said
the circus box office man who was In
terylcWpd by an evening world report
cr to-day, could sell more than 300
coupon tickets at four tickets per per-
son in two, hours and a half and under
the circumstances that governed the
sale OF those tickets yesterday | do not
believe that T.. would have been possible
to sell 5.epJ tickets"
The evening world., 1911-10-13
OPENED AN OFFICE JUST
ACROSS The STREET.

Across broadway from the st. James
Building n little band Of spectators
hired a store for the express purpose OF
selling worlds series tickets. They
began their sale yesterday morning.
Immediately after the New York Base
ball Gu shut It's windows against the
public and announced that all the re-
served seltg for to-mOrrow's game had
been sold. They had bales OF tickets to
Offer and they began at the reason
able" rate Of 81 for the s. tickets and
s. for the 60 tickets. but swiftly boosted
their rate 81. To-day they had boosted
s. tickets to So and 81 tickets TO 81.
At the Astor House s. ;ickcts were
going for g. this morning and 81 tickets
Tor &c. with an apparently generous
supply on hand. II was the same In
scores of other hotels until YOU got 70
Ilfth avenue and upper Broa lw1y.
where the choice seats were held for
$40.
The evening world., 1911-10-13
UNDERTAkERS.
WILLIAM NECKER,
v o. Al U,ue-AHONa Undertaken.

L4rGsS, and % compete undertak-
ing establishment IN the world.
HONG o!tite and factory, Bergenline
Az. and Main ST., Union Hill, N. ].
Phone 40 ana i2i UNION.
Funerals conducted all over. None too
small and roIa too large. Branches all
over Brooklyn, New York and New
Jersey. For other information write or
phone the Home Office and Factory or
have representative cal Positively save
YOU money and independent OF the
Trust.
Complete funerals for $500, $500
and si7S no.
The evening world., 1911-10-13

the Citizens 1astral Bank was ~ ot
the most vehement kickers Of the thou-
sands who st5rmed the 81. James Build
ing, lie had sent a check for four
tickets FOR the series and that checS
had been cashcd az his bank.
Il went up stairs said the banker.
and they told me that II my tckcts
had been lost In the mail they couidn
help me out. that they sent them at my
risk. | would say that this is the sort
OF treatment you'd expect from thieves
ana br'gInds. I'm through with profess
sionll baseball for en- time
DR.. l.. G. Jones Of No. > Wall street
was another complainant who bad sent
% check for So which had been caslcd.
II got no tickets" said Or. Jones.
and ! got no satisfaction at all They
told me thoy didn't have n tickets
AMI couldn't TX me up IN any wav
They have tho face to make this state
mcnt waen | know that there are 5.'v)
tickets on sale al Tygou'e alone
The evening world., 1911-10-13
Mr.. HERMANN SAYS HE'S SICK
OF THE WHOLE THING.

at Is al absurd ana ridiculous went
on Mr.. Hermann, while it Is impos-
slble to keep the tickets out Of the bands
~ spectators, II IL also impossible that
the New York baseball cub could have
disposed OF wholesale lots OF tickets to
Spectators. why. - per cent. OF the
tickets were sent out through the malls
TO applicants"
"iInw came n then was asked, that
M. Gray had 5000 tickets on sale yes
,orday. which. he says. were disposed OF
In two hours and "A half?'
81 don't know anything about that"
replied Mr.. Hermann. ut Is possible
that those seats they had In the racks
were for the three games. ] am sick OF
this whole thing, II Is alving us more
trouble tina, n whole season ~ baseball"
The evening world., 1911-10-13
KNOWS HE is GOING TO BE ri
GOAT, Mr.. GRAY SAYS.

Il suppose l am going to he the goat
IN thIs th.lg. but the truth lie that | nad
absolutely nothing to do IN formula ing
the plan for the sale OF tickets. 1 got
my orders and Cbeyed them. I cont
know any ticket spectators and ! don't
want to know any. My only stock In
trade is my Integrity. I've got the repu-
iatiOn o: being an honest man and /
deserve that reputation. | don't know
Timothy ID. Sullivan or any OF his agents
and ! don't know that any OF his agents
secured tickets for the game tomorrow.
Il didn't know that Frank Farrell
was obliged to buy tickets for the
worlds series. | don't m anything
about the sale OF tickets to Mr., Farrell
When the Offices here were opened for
the sale OF tickets yesterday there were
ls,o00 tickets In the racks. all reserved
seats for Saturdays game The seats
were all sold In about two hours and a
half. People bought them In various
numbers. not more than four for more
thar any one game
There is absolutely no way OF keep
Ing tickets out OF the hands OF specula-
tors. 1t Is their business and their
livelihood TO get tickets, and they get
them hy their own cagey methods.
They all employ their agents. for the
most par, well dressed people. and how
can We pick such people out and know
whom they represent? The only big
blocks OF tickets that went out OF our
hands went to Mr., lIeydlcr. Secretary
OF the National League. and to Mr..
shibe, owner OF the Athletics.
president Brush has offered $40. OOO
20 any one who Will show him a way TO
Keep the tickets M, o: the hands of
the spectators, and | viii give 500 10
any VerFOn who WIN urovc ~, 4
knowingly sold II single ticket ia a
~EDeru1uforH
The evening world., 1911-10-13
new Clue NOW
IN WAUGH CASE
LEADS TO SOLDIER


20 pay. We surely appreciate what the
new. papers have done Tor US
Chester liaen, u yoLns Jewelry
salesman WAC has been attentive ~
Mss Waugh Tor three years, ana VINO
Hds 10 nave taken ner ~ the thedtiv
the n.ght OF the attack, has oeen a.
the Waugh home since shortly after
Miss Waugh was found. lie was wait
ing for hor at the Bay kiuse terminus
o. the Brooklyn elevated railroad and
when sAe did not come, Haen went to
her nome. only o learn Of the attack
The evening world., 1911-10-13
POLICE HELP HusKirS TO PRO
TEcT SECRETARY.

Tho Fans who bcslrged the Offices or
the New York Baseball Club In the 81.
James Bu.ll NJ to-day were met Ia the
lower halfway b. three husky special
policemen, who tossed and TANNED them
about as II they were cattle. y squad
az uniformed na'rnlmop In charge OF a
sergeant was posted at the portals OF
the building 10 prevent r!otIng.
Those who got by the clubs private
husk!cs did 50 oAly upon the assurance
ihai they wan ca to purchase tickets Tor
the game next week. others who want
ed their money back were requested to
"bea, IT," and II they didn't beat II"
they 90; thrown pa.
Locked In MS private Office upstairs
was secretary Gray, white about the
gllls, dripping Precipitation and with u
Wild. haunted look IN mis- eyes. His
name was being shouted from basement
10 root. and he didn't want 10 see any
body. ON Secretary Gray's desk was
a box, which. he SAID, contained l5.VJJ
applications for seats. with accompany
ing certified checks and none orders.
1T Will tax II force OF twelve clerks
several days to send the money back"
said Gray, and the people viii have to
walt. There Is no way we can get their
money back 20 them before next week.