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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
YOUTH AND ST, 900 MISSING
Mother Says He Robbed Her
and Bought Auto.

Detectives OF the East 10ith street sta
ton were looking for young man in a
racing automobile last night, having the
idea that John Clpolaro. eighteen years
old, would be sending the car around the
corners on two wheels. The reason they
were looking for John was that his
mother, living at No. POI First avenue.
said he took $500 OF her money and 500
worth Of jewelry.
Mrs. Cipolaro said when breakfast was
ready yesterday morning she called John.
He told her he didn't want anything to
eat, and then he went out Mrs Cipolaro
looked into her bank" a pocket In an
apron that she rolls up and puts under
her pillow at nights. There was nothing
in II.
As she had heard Johns friends say ne
told them he wanted an automobile, she
began to investigate. And then. after she
had heard that John was running about
Harlem in racer, she reported to the
police. Mrs. Cipollaro IL said 10 be worth
10000, much Of It in real estate in "Har-
lems Little Italy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
MANY WANT BUDGET CUT
Estimate Board Begins It's
Public Hearings.

The full Board of Estimate held It's first
public hearing on the tentative budget for
1913 yesterday morning As usual, there
were representatives OF a number OF tax
payers organizations present to. protest
against various parts OF the budget. Some
OF them did not seem 10 care where the
budget was cut, 80 long as the total 10 be
paid by the taxpayer was reduced TO q
considerable degree One OF them wanted
TO have the city refuse to buy spring
water for Its employees.
Commissioner Creelman. OF the Mu-
nicipal Civil Service Commission. said
that II was most important that his de-
partment should be able 20 investigate
the character OF every applicant for a
place In the classified lists. He now has
only two investigators, and argued that
he should have five more. He did not
touch on the character OF policemen, but
said that firemen were exposed TO no
temptations except to steal during the
progress OF a fire. There were common
reports, however, he added. that the in
spectors Of the Department Of Weights
and Measures. sanitary inspectors and in
spectors In other departments were graft
ing. 1t was particularly necessary that
the character Of men applying for such
places be rig1dly investigated.
The hearings will be resumed to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29

ness after 'Rachey' was killed. To COM
plete the deal 1t was necessary to XIII
Braunstein. II had been planned to have
him bring down $4,000. Bridge had
negotiated some transaction whereby his
partner was to take this amount and
meet him downtown and then Rachey
was to have been killed and robbed
Says Sullivan Prevented.
Jack Sullivan kept them from KILL
ing Braunstein. Then Sullivan In
formed certain newspaper editors OF
the plot. These conspirators who
planned the murder Of Rosenthal and
then shifted the crime TO me intended
to have 1t appear that 'Rachey' was
killed by robbers.
After preventing Braunsteins muir
der it was Sullivan who escorted him
to steamship and enabled him TO es-
cape to Spain. ] don't know where he
is now"
Becker again declared he was the
victim of conspiracy to railroad him
to the electric chair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
LAWYER ACCUSES ANOTHER
Attorney of Record in Will Con-
test Makes Charges.

William B. Aitken, attorney OF record
for Mrs. Alice Wood Van Ness in the
contest OF the will OF her husband, Cor
nelms r. Van Ness, appeared before
Surrogate Fowler. yesterday, to protect
his fees OF more than 5000 and disburse-
ments OF more than 800 He said he had
been relieved by Mrs Van Ness as her
attorney
Aiken declared former Surrogate Ra stus
5. Ransom. who was retained as counsel
TO try the case for Mrs. Van Ness, had
continually gone behind his back and had
communicated directly with his client.
Aiken also quoted Rensom ms saying
before the trial OF the contest began: II
did not know when / took up the case
that there was so much money involved
Mrs. Van Ness should pay us both we'll.
From this time on / want TO be partner
as attorney In the matter" Aiken said
he reminded the former Surrogate that
he was only the counsel IN the ease. ..
Ransom asked permission 70 file an
affidavit In. reply 10 the curious state
ments Of Mr.. Aiken" which he said were
untrue.
The former attorney for Mrs. Van Ness
said that no received letter on septem-
Der II relieving him OF his duties, and the
action OF Mrs. Van Ness was due 10 the
activities OF Ransom. Surrogate Fowler
ruled that Aitken was still the attorney
Of record and nothing would be done to
prejudice him. He suggested a reference
to settle the question OF the fees and
costs. The summing up Of the testimony
taken last spring was then begun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
DANTE'S FATE UNCERTAIN
Lay and Art Commission Have
Not Heard from Slower.

The fate OF the Dante monument, sttn
stored In Hoboken. was made more I'M
certain yesterday by the declaration OF
tect OF the Park Board. that the matter
had not yet been placed before him, prac-
tically admitting that Commissioner stov'
yer had ignored him.
The Italians interested announced few
days ago that Park Commissioner Slower
had named Morningside Park as site
for the Dante statue. and that the matter
would at once be taken up with the MI
nicipal Art Commission.
What Mr.. Lay had to say yesterday
was that Commissioner Slower had not
consulted him about the proposed site
for the monument He said also that even
II the Art Commission should approve the
site when It considered the monument
again, he would veto the whole thing I'M
less II came up to his own requirements
1T is putting the horse before the cart
to ask the Art Commission TO pass on
designated site without considering II mn"
with the landscape architect said MI
Lay.
Mr. Lay said there were fine sites j.
other boroughs besides Manhattan ah'
suggested that the Italians should cohs'u'
er them in making their requests
The whole matter was further muau'eu
when II was learned at the Art Comhiis-
sion late In the afternoon that CouhhS'
sioner Slower had not resubmitted 'ne
plans.
Interested Italians refused to make any
comment except 20 say that Ettore AZ
menes. the sculptor. would depart Tor EN'
roma on November 2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
NO PERMIT TO GO BAREFOOT
Kneipp Cure May Be Practised Only
Surreptitiously in Parks.

When a middle-aged man requested a
permit at the Park Department yester-
day that would give him the privilege Of
walking barefooted on the grass in Cen
trail Park the permit clerk. Nathan
Semel was much startled.
Didn't you ever hear Of the Kneipp
cure?" the man asked the clerk.
What's It good for?" was the inter
rogation of the clerk.
why, the Kneipp cure"-
And the clerk then had TO listen to a
lengthy talk about the benefits to rheu-
mates afforded by an early morning
barefoot prance through the dewy grass.
Semel consulted some Of the older EN-
ployes. He learned that followers OF tho
cult may have done the barefoot stunt
snrreptitlously, but no permits could be
Issued. lie impaired the Information to
the niddle-aged man. who insisted that
the parks of the city were for the peo-
pie, whether they wore socks or went
barefoOted.
But ne did not get the permit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
WIRELESS BOYS HEROES
stuck to Post on Deck of Burn.
ing Berkshire.
my Telegraph to The Tribune ]


philadelphia, oct. B.-Two young wire
less operators on the Merchants and
Miners steamship, Berkshire, were the
heroes OF the fire which resulted In tho
sinking Of the craft off Lookout Cove, n.
@ on October 20. When the flames broke
out in the hold Of the steamer the opera
tors began calling for aid. but for a long
time there was no response. The smoke
eventually became 70 dense In the wire
less room that II was almost impossible
for the operators TO remain at their post.
However, they persisted in repeating the
distress call until an answering message
came from the Clyde steamship Apache
saving che was Fastening TO the Berk-
shire's assistance
Tho wireless operators were Francis
Larrerty, eighteen years old, and II. ".
Rcdrnhaugh, nineteen years old. Lar
ferty vas on duty at midnight when
word came TO him from Captain Hart that
the vessel was on fire, and that he should
summon assistance from the lifesaTng
station at Cape Hatteras. Lafferty set
the wireless apparatus sputtering It's call
for help, but the minutes passed and no
token OF recognition came.
Rodenbaugh got out OF bed and dashed
10 the wireless house. Together both
young men kept up the call. until about
| o'clock the Apache operator flashed
back the signal that the call was heard.
Then with the deck burning beneath their
feet, the boy operators were forced to
desert their apparatus.
The Berkshire, which was raised. was
brought TO this port to-day under her
own steam.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
WALDO DENIES BREAK
WITH MAYOR ON EXCISE
Many Cases Pile Up in District
Attorneys Office Against
Sunday Sellers.
eAYNoR'S POLICY IGNORED
Men Sent Into Back Rooms to
Buy Drinks-Commissioner
Under Fire Calls at
City Hall.

Following the usual custom OF Ponce
Commissioners under fire, Mr.. Waluo
paid q visit to Mayor Gaynor at the CITY
Hall yesterday, and came out snihhs
and declining to dignity the rumors OF
his resignation with a denial.
The fact that plainclothes men had been
sent out on Sunday to get evidence OF
excise violations in the old familiar way
namely, by partaking Of the stun SOLO, SO
as 20 be able to prove that It was what
q was set forth as, Mr.. waldo said. was
not in any sense a move contrary 10
Mayor Gaynor's specific orders.
81 don't see where they get an excuse
10 get excited over that" said the COM
missioner. after his talk with the Mayor
why, rye been sending plainclothes
men out TO get evidence like that every
Sunday or SO since I've been Commits
soner."
Commissioner Waldo referred to the
Mayors letter of March. 1910, to Comuis-
sloner Baker, a partial copy or "hich
had been previously handed out from the
Mayors office yesterday to meet the
stories OF a break on the excise question
between Gaynor and Waldo. -.
"The men make affidavits as to the
evidence they get and turn their cases
over TO the District Attorney who has
got a lot OF convictions on their work.
added Mr.. Waldo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
HAD WEIGHTS TO MEET TEST
Boy Fails to Get Working Papers
When DECEPTION Il Discovered

The weight OF youngster who applied
for his working papers at the Department
Of Health yesterday was reduced sixteen
pounds In the space of few seconds. II
wasn't legitimate avoirdupois, however, in
several senses Of the word. The young
ster's ''phony" weight was brought about
by "phony" weights. for his pockets were
loaded with two-pound weights that had
been condemned by the Bureau of
Weights and Measures.
Three weeks ago a youngster appeared
at the department in search OF his en-
ployment certificates. He fell about eight
pounds shy OF the weight required. Yes
terday the same youngster appeared
again. He was recognized by his face
but not by his thickness, for 1t was soon
discovered that he had on two pairs of
trousers. The weights tumbled TO the floor
AZ one of the examining physicians turned
the pockets inside out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
FINNECAN GIFTS DISCREDIlED
Printer Never Had $4,000 in Available Cash to Present
to Lieutenant's Wife, Says Family-Estate OF
Several Thousands in Bonds.

The records of the Surrogate's Court
show that Mrs Elizabeth Finnegan, OF
No. 172 East 10th street, applied on Au-
gust for letters of administration on the
estate of her husband, John F. Finnegan'
who died on July 81 without leaving a
will. Mrs Finnegan stated In her ap-
plcation to the Surrogate that the estate
OF her husband was valued at 500.
Surrogate CohaIan issued the letters TO
Mrs. Finnegan on August 8. The bona
of the administrators was fixed at 800
double the stated amount Of the estate.
The bondsmen for Mrs. Finnegan were
John H. Flynn, OF No. sol Court street.
Brooklyn. and Gregory Cannon, OF NO. loS
Columbia Heights, Brooklyn
There is no one named John II. Flynn
living at No. sol Court street A few
months ago John H. Wynn lived there.
Moderate Amount in Bonds.
Finnegan left property other than cash
Mrs. Lane declared, valued at about
81, 600. the greater, part of 1t in railroad
bonds. The figures which Doris, who Is
n veterinary surgeon as we'll as a lawyer
gave were some $1,000 less. At the time
of Finnegan's death, Doris said, it was
not believed that no owned personal prop
erty other than the effects found In his
room. Later. after the letters of admins
tration had been taken out by the widow
II was found that Finnegan owned bonds,
but their value was only $1,000. not $1,000.
Mrs. Lane, Doris declared, was not in a
position 20 know their exact value.
Mrs. Flnnegan was living with her sis
ter. Mrs. Lane. in East 10th street, at
the time OF her husbands death. She
was. a second cousin 70 Mrs, Becker.
Later she went 10 live with her brother
in-law. at No. $50 Freeman street, The
Bronx. Inquiries for her at the latter
address last night were OF no avail, II
being stated that there was no one OF
that name1in the house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
GRANTS TOMB KEEPER DEAD
Aged Park Employe Had Many Anec-
dotes of the General.

John Mulvaney, sixty-elght years old,
keeper OF Grants Tomb in Riverside
Park. was found dead in bed in a room
he coupled in Ftzgeralds Hotel, No. 2274
Eighth avenue last night. The old man
had not been seen all day yesterday and
a clerk was sent to his room to find out
If he was i'll. Dr. Sommervllle, OF Har-
lem Hospital, was called, but said that
the man had been dead for several hours
Death was probably due to heart disease
Mulvaney had been in the employ OF
the Park Department for number Of
years. He had numerous anecdotes that
he used to tell OF General Grant and
his one delight, he would say. was ito
let the foreigners" as he called them,
know what great character the general
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
FEAR STRAIN TELLS
ON DECKER'S MIND
Continued from fret page.

tence me to death. It is legal butchery.
They say Shapiro is going to tell all he
knows to the District Attorney. II he
does, he will tell that Vallon and
Schepps were at the scene Of the muir
der and that Schepps held the door OF
the tonneau open for the gunner after
they shot Rosenthal And he Will say
that either Schepps or WALTON hit him
on the head when he was ordered to
drive away"
Speaking of the plot on Braunstein's
life, Becker said:
at was all arranged for Rose and
WALTON TO take Rachey' (RacheD Braun
STEMS place in Weber's gambling bust
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
HOSPITAL USED OXALIC ACID
Coroner Probes Death of Woman IL
Yonkers from Poison.

Oxalic acid was used IN the Yonkers
Homeopathic Hospital and Maternity a
month ago for sterilizing instruments.
This was established by Coroner lies yes
terday in his investigation of the death OF
Mrs. Abraham Haight, in that institution
on October 20. from dose of oxallc acid
administered to her in mistake for Ep-
som salts.
The label on the box was written on ad-
hesIye tape. and was not clear, he said
No statement has been obtained from
Florence Harris. the nurse, who was
caring for Mrs. Halght. She is still in a
state bordering on hysteria, and remem-
bers nothing, OF the incident.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
BANK MUST SHOW BOOKS
President of Seaboard Had Declined
to Do So in Oil Hearings.

Justice Greenbaum decided yesterday
that Samuel ID. Bayne, president of the
Seaboard National Bank, would have to
produce the books of the bank before
Commissioner Jacobs, who is taking tes-
tlmony in the suit brought by the Waters
Pierce oil Company against the Standard
OIL Company, in st. Louis.
Justice Greenbaum said he would not
pass on any phase of the litigation
brought outside of the state, the bank
having argued in the motion to vacate
the order for the production OF the books
that they were not relevant to the hear
ing. But the court directed that the books
shall not be taken out OF New York
State.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
WHY HE FAILED TO PAINT KING.

]. Campbell Phillips. the artist who re-
turned on the Cedric last Saturday ex-
planned yesterday why he was unable TO
paint a portrait Of King Gustav OF
Sweden. He waited week for the mon
arch 10 return from a hunting trip, but
when the King got back to Stockholm
Mr.. Phillips received letter saying that
permission could not be granted. as Gus
tay had not yet taken UP his permanent
residence In Stockholm"
The letter also said, ''as rule. HIS
majesty never grants requests OF this
kind TO foreign artists" When Mr..
Phillips got the letter he left Stockholm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
TRIALS FOR REeATiNo BEGIN

Jules T.. Bernard, of Bernard ~
chicago, was placed on trial yestefoS,
before Judge Mayer and jury III ~
Criminal Branch Of the United states -,
trict Court, on an indictment ch"e'"o
him with violating the interstate con.
merce law in receiving rebates from W
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Compahs
five shipments of imported mercnAnN''
in the form OF commissions ..,r,,st
After the Bernard case ENDS hu1J
Bontoux, Oscar i. Kosche, MauII,er
Ascher and Albert T.. eraser also unue'
indictment for rebating, viii be uieo'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29

The statement made on Sunday by
Charles Becker that between $1,000 and
$4,000 or half the money deposited bS
him that he accounted FOR, had been OBJ
tained by his wife from the late John f.
Fnnegan was discredited yesterday py
relatives OF the dead man and others
who were in a position 10 be well ac-
quainted with the affairs OF the family'.
Mrs. Mary Lane, Of No. Us East IV4th
street, a sister OF Elizabeth Flnnegan'
widow Of John +. Finnegan, after deny
ing the facts as related by Becker, was
asked what motive the former police
lieutenant might have had for saying the
money had been presented 20 his wife.
Becker knows that dead men tell no
tales" she replied. "and that Is why ne
Is using Mr.. Finnegan's name now. Among
Mr.. Finnegan's possessions we found let
ters and other data which proved that
at no time did he ever give Mrs. Becker
who was his COUSIN, more than Slo. we
also have letters 10 Mr.. Finnegan from
members Of the Lynch family, OF which
Mrs. Becker was member, In which they
thanked Mr. Flnnegan for the 500 they
had borrowed.
81 am positive that John Ffnnegan
never gave Mrs. Becker that amount OF
money" she continued, "for the simple
reason that do not believe he ever had
that much cash. He died In July OF this
year from heart failure. Whatever money
he had he left to his Wife
Separated, Says Lawyer.
According TO Hugh f. Doris, Of NO. %
Park Row, Mrs. Finnegan's attorney,
Finnegan and his wife were not living
torethe. at the time of his death. Fin
negan was 2 printer, he said, employed
by a New York newspaper, and lived win
friends on Second avenue. When he dled
Of heart failure he left no WILL ana ms
personal property thought TO be worth
only 800. passed to his wife . ...
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29

II Charles Becker attempts TO make
statement In court in regard TO his case
when he comes up for sentence before
Justice Golf tomorrow, rs II was sa.u
yesterday he was anxious TO do' ne VIII
have to override the objection OF his couh-
sci, John f. Mcintyre. 1t Is unlikely TOO
that the court will entertain any long
declaration by the defendant. Becker
opportunity to make statement OF MS
Innocence" with his personal eXpiana-
ton of why he should not have been con-
victed, will come on his arraignment TOT
sentence when the court clerk Is hound
by the rules of procedure TO ask the coh-
demned. man IL ne has anything to say
why Judgment should not be pronounced
against him.
Becker's inclination for the last day or
two to discuss his case. in detail with the
newspaper men is worrying his counsel
II was indicative of his growing spirit OF
utter despair II was said, and might
have an undesirable moral effect on ms
chances for a new trial Mr.. Mcintyre
and the other lawyers associated with him
IN Becker's defence are strongly opposed
to his saying anything about his case
even at this time, when he stands cor
victed, with small hope for the future.
Becker has been talking while I was
away, and against my advice" said Mr.
Mcintyre last night. IF he shows an
inclination to make statement in court
Wednesday I shall certainly do all I cen
TO prevent it. We have good fighting
chance for his life yet and are hopeful
of getting a new trial. Anything that he
says now is not likely to assist us In the
work before U.s."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
MORE BASEBALL PLAYERS FINED

Louis Drucke. "Cy' Seymour, HAL
Chase, Josh Devore, Mick" Altroek.
germany schaefer and eight lesser
baseball luminaries were each fined IS
yesterday in Harlem court for violating
the Sunday law. Some had played with
Larry Doyie's All Giants against the Lin
coin Giants at Olympic Park. others
played at Lenox Oval. They said they
did not know they were violating the law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
NEWSPAPER LAW HEARING DEC. 2

Washington. Oct. q. - The Supreme
Court advanced to-day to December for
argument the cases involving the con-
stitutionality OF the newspaper section Of
the postal appropriation law. Court ad-
journed, with no decisions announced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
Sudden Jump in Excise Cases,

In spite Of the Commissioners airy ais
missal Of the subject and the attempt 70
brush It aside from the Mayors office by
issping the statement repeating the or
ders TO Baker, the cold facts In the rec
ords of violations for selling liquor On
Sunday turned over to the District Attor-
news Office by the police show that there
was a most surprising increase in that
work last Sunday.
Afidavits turned in by the police TO the
District Attorneys Office In the TOUT
weeks Of october last year total UP as
follows: r....
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
UPSTATE MEN DROWNED.

Marietta, Ohio. Oct. 2S.-Ward Boaz of
Olean, n. Y, and an unknown COM
panion. were drowned in the Ohio River
tonight when canoe in which they
we're cruising 10 New Orleans was car
ried over the falls at Kerr's Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
BECKER SILENT, OR NO
APPEAL, SAYS LAWYER
Likely to Be Checked if He Pleads Innocence
When Sentenced To-monow-New Evl-
dence duplicates WALTON.

to 18th street. TO Sharkey's place, and left
them there. He heard Rose, WALTON and
Schepps talking together in a way to
show their extreme hatred Of Rosenthal,
and heard them making threats against
RosenthaTs life, 1t is said. This witness,
II is understood, will also be able to con-
tradict some Of the movements Of Sam
Schepps on that night as testified TO by
him at Becker's trial.
Becker's hopeless attitude seems TO
be reflected III the Oilnvile avenue
home in The Bronx where his wife lives.
member of that now broken household
said yesterday that Mrs. Becker and two
of her brothers, who were staying with
her, had practically given up hope that
Becker's life would be saved on appeal.
Mrs. Becker's gloom was deep and de-
pressing, IT was said.
According to the informant. she believes
that nothing could have stopped her hug
bands trial and conviction in the face Of
the public opinion which had been en-
gerdered against him. She insists upon
his innocence, and feels that he is being
sacrificed as the victim OF conspiracy
by the men whom he daily contended
against In his work in the Police Depart
ment.