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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03

manage and had been backward =.
school. ~
|, Forsbrey's is the third escape fri
the Tombs since the erection % o..
new building. Back in 1872 wiu,.-
j. Sharkey escaped from the old hri,s
Ing In woman's clothes. The frs, =.
cape from the new prison was on yr,.
"a. 1907.
Frank Snyder "trusty." who -
serving three months term for d.
orderly conduct, escaped at that fin.
through the aid Of friends. n. Il.
tanned rope and let himself down ov..
I the 2O-foot stone wall just at dusk A.
express wagon was waiting ou,s,s.
and he jumped in. He was covor.s
with tarpaulins and the wagon drov.
off.
Not another prisoner escaped INN
this summer. on July Charles W.,
son, charged with burglary, hid dow,
in the cellar after the regular exetc,..
hour. That evening he emerged FROM
coal hole in the courtyard beside WIN.
lam Hoolihan, the keeper who u..
suspended yesterday. He struck Hoo.
Than down with chisel he had pick.a
up, grabbed his revolver and vanished
He has not been seen since, though "a,
two or three days the prison was tho,.
oughly searched for him..
Several unsuccessful attempts 10 u,,
freedom have been made. The mos,
recent was that in which Forsbrey him.
self was concerned. On August % t,r..
saws and bottle OF muriatic acid wsr.
found In his cell. and there were IA.
marks OF a saw about the ventilation
At the same time it was found that IN.
ventilator in another cell in the sam.
tier had been removed. II was though,
that the opening was too small to admit
the body OF q man.
joseph Hall was in the fury room ~
Part I Of General Sessions on July ~
1911, when the sight OF a painters scar.
Ioldlng swinging below the Bridge ~
signs nerved him TO a desperate az
tempt. He jumped out of the window
landing on the roof OF the Bridge ~
Signs, and slid down a rope to N.
street. A policeman's bullet struck him
in the leg and halted him before h.
had gone far. o.. ..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
MAY TIE UP Is RAILROADS
Conductors and Trainmen in
Southeast Make Demands.
[From TIC Tribune Burcau.l

Washington. Sept. 2.-DanSer OF a
strike by 1900 conductors and train
men on fifteen railroads in the South
eastern territory, as the result OF
wage dispute and demands for better
working conditions, is threatened.
Representatives Of the railroads and
The employees were IN conference in
Washington to-day. Arbitration may
result from the conference. and strike
may be averted through the friendly
Offices Of DR.. Charles p. Neil. Commits
sioner OF Labor. ......
Demand is made for an increase in
wages ran,ing from Is to 20 per cent
The present wage scale is computed
on q mileage basis.
Racial troubles also are part Of the
grievances. The employment Of negroes
on some Of the Southern lines has
caused trouble, but this feature OF the
controversy is incidental
A. b. Garretson. Ct Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, president of the Order Of Rail-
way Conductors. and VAL Fitzpat-
rick. of Cleveland. vice-presdent OF
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
represent the employees. There are
about thirty-five division officers OF
the two organizations of conductors
and trainmen in Washington.
Among the railroads involved are the
Southern Railway, the Mobile & Ohio,
the Central Of Georgia, the New Or
leans. Mobile &c Chicago, the Tennessee
central. the Atlantic Coast Line the
Atlantic Seaboard Air Line, the New
Orleans & Great Northern and the
Queen G. Crescent. which also controls
The Cincinnati Southern and the Ala
hama Great Southern.
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NO WEDDING BELLS FOR HER
Girl S Mother Objects, but Does Not
Press Abduction Case.

Pretty Dorothy Halett. OF Brookline'
Mass pleaded in vain with her mother
yesterday TO be permitted 10 become the
wife OF her sweetheart. Hal T.. Earl, with
whom she fed from Brookiine 10 Brook.
iyn, a week ago. after the mother had
set down her foot in opposition 10 their
loye match
In the New Jersey avenue court, Brook
Iyn. she persuaded her mother not TO
press the charge OF abduction against
Earl. ...
@Nows wen get married" cried the
happy girl.
us that so, Well. ] guess you'll do
nothing OF the kind, daughter said Mrs.
Hallett, with determination. You'll come
right back home with me. There'n be no
wedding bells for you just yet"
MAGISTRATE Miller discharged Earl from
custody, and the young man Joined his
plea with the girls. but Mrs. Hallett was
unrelcnting. She started back for Brook
line by the first train with her daughter.
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Forsbrey Indicted for Murder.

Forsbrey was indicted in This county
and in Kings for murder. lie is alsJ
under indictment here for assault. lie
was arrested on July last, after Nor
ris Schwartzkopf had been shot ana
killed in his jewelry shop at No. 5 De
lanccy street. and Maxwell katz, a
clerk, seriously wounded in a cigar
store In Cooper Square. Forsbrey was
arrested in a cellar near the cigar
shop. into which he had lodged blindly.
In Brooklyn he is charged with COM
p!icity In the murder of Walter w.
Mesertz. OF No. 80 Flatbush avenue.
All Of those shot were inoffensive shop
keepers. with whom Forsbrey had no
quarrel. There was apparently no mo-
tive for any OF the shootinss. II was
that which led Commissioner Dough
crty to declare that Forsbrey was the
victim OF a homicidal mania. Fors-
brey's father said yesterday that his
son had fallen from tree in his youth,
injuring his head. From tina time on,
his father said. he had been difficult -
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Taxed at $500 a Month.

The fences. as tho dives where thieves
DISPOSE Of their gains are known. also
contribute 10 the police bank accounts.
# was alleged at the conference the rate
being $500 month. IL is said.
Much OF this Information has come from
criminals who are said 10 have been IN
league with the police. while Magistrate
CorrlGan is reported to have become cog
infant OF other facts since he made MS
famous EXPOSE on the widc-open condi-
lions in this town in speech at the tity
club. almost two years ago.
Az 10 details OF the evidence involving
the police. which was discussed at the
Yale Club last night, few could be oo-
tanned
II was said by the informant OF me
Tribune that the amount OF graft wnlch
,hc criminal clients OF the fences had 10
give IN was large. An idea OF the amount
this man suggested, might be obtained
from the statement that one fence on
lower Third avenue did business OF
10000 year.
The proprietor OF this place was ar
rested on one occasion, when heao-
quarters was forced INTO action By the
publicity the place had received. But as
is usual I'm such cases. the police fSllea
TO make out case against him when nc
was brought 10 trial. The charge against
him was being keeper OF fence. Or 20
use the legal phraseology OF the com
plant. with being receiver of stolen
ooods
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"Y0UNG SHARKEY" KILLED
Harlem Cafe Proprietor Also
Mortally Wounded in Melee

Antonio I8raca, who was known ..
Young SharIiey," was killed last n,ebt
In the CAFE Detll. at No. $50 East Ios,h
street. and Giuseppe JACKIE, the proprtcto,
or the place. was so badly wounded tina,
IL was said at the Harlem Hospital thst
his chances FOR recovery were small. An.
other man, known only as "Coney Island
Joe was also injured Fifteen Italian,
playing cards in the place at the tim.
were detained in the East lO.th stree,
station as material witnesses
The police say that Zsraca was a des.
perate man and had just returned from
Elmira, where he had served term foi
robbery. lie was known always 70 have
gone armed They believe he meant to
kill the proprietor. bur was not quick
enough with his revolver
The cafe is on the ground floor, and Is
a popular resort for the Italians Of the
neighborhood. In the front coffee Is
served and card games played, while in
the rear liquors are dispensed. The shoot
Ing took place in the front. and though
most of the men present must have Wit
messed II the best that the police could
get from any one or them was a shtug
or tho shoulders.
Attracted by tho reports OF firing three
policemen reached tie cafe before the
smoke had cleared. and closed the doers
without letting one OF the customers es-
cape Zsraca was dead on the floor near
ono ot the card tables. and the proprietor
OF the cafe was sitting in a chair with a
bullet hole i'm his left temple. Tho dead
man had been shot behind the right car.
The police say that many shots had been
fred.
At about the same time three Italians
had a shooting melee In East ilith street.
in which one man. who said that he had
nothing 10 40 with the affair, was
wounded I'm the wrist. Witnesses said
that the three men opened fire sinful
taneously in front Of No. so East l!hh
street. and that none OF them seemed 70
have been hit After emptyius thsE
rcvolvers at one another they dlsaP
peared and the police we're not able 20
lind where they had gone. Daniel ca
moratta. who lives at Ne. 81 East il',h
street. was found wounded. lie said he
was on his way home when one OF t1s
bullets struck him. He was sent 10 tho
Harlem Hospital.
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ADMIT FINNISH RUNNER
immigration Authorities Re-
lease Him from Ellis Island.

Hans Kolehmainen. the Finnish runner.
winner Of the 1oOo0-metre race at Stock
holm. who was detained overnight on
the Anchor liner California. and taken TO
Ellis Island yesterday, was released soon
after his arrival at the immigration sta
ton.
rs he and his brother had come over in
the Storage and arrived here too late
10 be taken at once 10 the island. the
Immigration officials held him with the
other third cabin aliens on board tho
vessel The runner declared he and his
brother would follow their trade as
iuasons in this country, but Hans said he
might enter some long distance events IL
opportunity offered.
on their release from the island Koleh-
mainen and his brother were greeted by
a party of about sixty Firms.
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bers OF the disorderly house syndicate,
and four were proprietors OF Raines
law hotels, who. though not In the
trust, were among those who pronted
Indirectly by it's operations.
Two policemen on the STATS OF two
different inspectors. one police captain
and two minor politicians make up the
fifteen, and Of these it was said yes
terday that the District Attorneys OF
flee now had sufficient evidence 70 in
dict for conspiracy the police captain
and one Of the politicians.
According 10 the story that came 10
the District Attorneys office yesterday
the defence fund OF $4,000 would be
used to indemnify bondsmen who had
gone bail for any OF those connected
with tho disorderly house raids, be-
cause the men in control OF the wee
syndicate believed that IL would be a
bad time lust now 20 take chances by
allowing any Of their minor employees
TO go TO jail.
"Squealng 20 whitman" ne they
term Il. is in the air. and they believe
il will be safer for all Of them 70 pro-
tcct every one connected by furnish
ing bonds and then forfeitins them.
Mr.. whitman's men were told yester-
day that the vice trust" controlled TWO
resorts TO which II had previously been
I'm the habit OF sending those whose
absence from town was believed TO be
for the good Of all concerned. ono OF
these resorts, q is said. is an innocent
one In which II has been the custom 70
rusticate quietly. That IS said TO be in
Ccntreville. sullivan County. \. Y.
The other. resort AT which and from
which the same ncfarious business
could he and has been carried along, Is
in HOlOkou
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TWO SAVED FROM DROWNING
Members of Tent City, Pelham Bay,
Capsized Of Belden Point.

While trying TO sail an eightecn-foot
catboat In the face Of high northeast
wind which swept around Belden Point
from Long Island Sound. John O'Neil
and Frank Botelle, who occupy tent
in tire ST. Bartholomew Camp In the
Tent city Pelham Bay, narrowly escaped
with their lives yesterday when the boat
capsized n mile off the point
They were completely exhausted when
rescued by Patrolman John Loughman
OF the City Island Station and Captain
Frederick Roc. off tho lumber sloop
Tho. II Lawrence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
GAMBLERS UNITE
TO TRY It AGAIN
Continued from first page.

such that he has always had the IN
side" information from both police and
gamblers.
His work with the committee in At
lantic City was to let those gamblers
who had been out OF town for several
weeks know exactly the conditions
they would probably have TO face ~
they expected 20 come back 10 New
York for the winter season. and his
message was such that the gamblers
decided they could accomplish moth
ing by the old methods.
Accordingly the protective associa-
ton was formed. and limited to the
old-time Tenderloin crowd OF New
York gamblers. including such men as
Honest John" Kelly. MaXey Blumen-
thai. sam" Emery and Lou" Ludlum
The later crop Of Tenderloin gamblers
who have been graduated from cheap
or East side houses are not wanted IN
the new organization. largely because
the old-timers DO not believe they are
"fafc." The older men point 10 Rosen-
thai as an example and contend that
tho old order did not develop any
"squeslers
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POLICE BATTLE WITH
MOB OF 500 NEGROES
Rioters Attack PatroIman in
Effort to Rescue Man
Seized as Thief.
RESERVES SAVE THE DAY
BY Free Use of Nightsticks
They Beat Off Harlem
Crowd and Make
&c.. Four Arrests.

There was a riot in Harlem last
night and it took twenty policemen
with their night sticks half an hour
10 quell II, Nearly 800 negroes com
posed the mob that attempted 10 rescue
a negro from the police. and four of
their number were taken prisoners.
Aaron Zwerling, who told the police
that he was a salesman, was attacked
in Fifth avenue, near 1850 street by
two negroes, who attempted, 1t is al
legged, TO take diamond ring from
him. and when one of the men was
caught by Patrolman William Hague
Of the Lenox avenue station, the
trouble started.
Hague started for the station house
with his prisoner. with Zwerling, the
complainant, trailing along behind. A
number OF negroes were in the street
when two men jumped from hallway
and set upon Zwerling, and they
started along toward the station house
behind the policeman and his charge.
As the crowd Of negroes increased
several Of their number became bold
and caught hold Of the prisoner John
Purnell. They tried TO pun him away
from Hague. but the policeman got
tighter grip on his prisoners coat col
lar and walked faster. Then some one
hit Zwerling on the head with beer
bottle and the salesman fell TO the
sidewalk.
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MAKER OF NEWS IS FINED
Man Who Shouted Becker Commits
Suicide!" Pays S..

James Fitzpatrick, thirty-six years old.
who gave his address as No. BAG Eighth
avenue, was fined s. by Magistrate Breen
in the jefferson Market court yesterday
for calling out: "Extra-Lieutenant Beck
er committed suicide" while selling an
evening newspaper On Sunday.
lie was arrested by Policeman Squas-
SOM. OF the West 3oth street station. who
informed the court that no such thing had
happened. and, further, that there was no
such mention in the newspaper in ques-
ton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
CADETS FAINT AT FUNERAL
Eight Drop from Ranks at Burial OF
General Edwin v. Sumner.

West Point, y. Y. Sept 1.-The body OF
Brlgadier General Edwin V. Sumner, vet
Gran OF several Indian campaigns and the
Civil and Spanish-American wars. was
buried to-day with full military honors IN
West Point Cemetery. General Sumner
died I'm the Preside hospital. San Fran
CISCO, on August -
during tho ceremonies al the grave
eight Of the cadets became faint from
standing al attention and fell from the
ranks.
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HERE IS SOMETHING YOU REQUIRE
War Photographs in Book Form

You can bind War Pictures into Beautiful Volume ln
attractive binder in which any one car
the sixteen parts beng issued by this paper INTO ocauu
bound book ~ l.
mail
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Ten-Foot Drop to Centre Street.

foot Orop 10 Centro otreet.
from one of the upright bars of the
fence down to a socket in the wall gave
him good start on his climb over the
fence. Occasional cross bars aided his
feet from the end OF the curved brace
to the top Of the fence. 1t was easy
for him to let himself down the iron
bars on the outside. and from the top
Of the wall It vas only tenfoot drop
10 Centre street.
A description OF Forsbrey was sent
TO the police and an alarm was issued
by them, not only TO every precinct IN
the city, but broadcast over the coun-
try.
Forsbrey is also known as George
Clark. and il was under that name that
he was arrested. He Is twenty-five
years old and plumber by occupauon'
He is under medium height. HIS eyes
are light gray and set close together.
His nose is small and thin and MS
heavy lower lip droops a tribe gener-
ally. exposing to view tobacco stained
teeth His lower Jaw sticks out ag-
excessively. He walks with hitchlnS
OF the shoulders, which gives him
pronounced swagger.
Patrick A. Whitney. Commissioners oil
Correction. was informed at Avon,
y. j.. OF the escape yesterday and hur-
ried back TO New York. lie said that
a rigid investigation would be made
and that II il were found that any one
was responsible for the escape no at
tempt to shift the blame would be
tolerated.
Many Of the keepers about the Tomos
YESTERDAY we're Of the opinion that al
though Forsbrey had managed ms es-
cape by himself, some one had told
him the "lay of the land Otherwise
they argued. no one. even though he
had two murder charges and an as
sault charge 10 face, would have taken
the risks incumbent on one who fol-
lowed Forsbrey's route blindly.
First, there was the prisoner in the
outer cell. He must be sounded 10
mako sure that he would not press the
button over his head which would
alarm the warden. Then there was the
twelve foot drop in darkness black as
Egypt. For all the prisoner knew II
might be drop OF forty feet. Then
the narrow alley which leads 10 the
carpenter shop: It might wen have
been the bottom Of an airshaft ending
in a blank wall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
Flynn Accepts Berth.

Chairman Curran. when seen after inc
conference. declined 20 make any state
ment beyond TO repeat that the alder
manic committee would proceed along
lines that would not conflict with the
John Doe" investigation before Justice
Gon. lie made the announcement that
William J. Flynn. chief OF the local
Secret Service. had formally accepted the
post offered him by the committee.
'Mr. Flynn" said Mr.. Curran, will
serve the committee in an advisory ca
pacity as an expert on police matters
That part OF Mr. Fosdick's inves,iga-
ton into the Police Department which
was turned over 10 Mr.. Buckncr early
last week Involves about twenty police
men. Among them arc several nigh OF
ncials The exact charges against the
policemen In question could not be
learned. II is said however. that they
deal mostly with gambling house and dis
orderly house graft.
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Mob Closes on PatroIman.

Still holding his prisoner. Hague
turned upon the mob and said that
he would club tho first man that came
near enough. That did not worry me
fast growing crowd. Negroes from
the outer edge Of the crowd threw
bottles at the policeman. Then the
mob closed in upon the policeman and
a desperate effort was made 10 get
the prisoner. Hague handcuned the
negro TO his own wrist and got out
his whistle. -Four policemen from
nearby posts came in answer TO the
signal and had a hard time fighting
their way TO the centre OF the trouble.
One man rushed 10 a telephone and
called headquarters. Then the re-
serves from the Lenox avenue and the
East 10th street stations were called
out. and they arrived in patrol
wagons.
Acting Captain Sweeney, OF the
Lenox avenue station, took charge Of
the men and the policemen began to
clean up-the street. Mayor Gaynors
orders about night sticks. and the Kid
glove handling Of citizens were for
gotten, because it wasn't the time or
place for ballroom methods. In the
centre of the swirling mob Hague was
having a hard time because from
tenement windows and from the roofs
II houses occupied by negroes all
sorts of things were coming his way.
Bottles, fatlrons, old shoes-anything
that was handy and would hurt a
h11rlnh dnrr.n
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Becker in Court To. day.

B-cker's arraignment in court this
morning will bring on the opening ar
guments IN his tight for delay He
will he called up first before Judge
Mulqueen. In the Court OF General SEES
slons. where District Attorney Whit
man will move for the transfer Of his
case 10 the Supreme Court.
As this was one Of the points which,
II was said. Becker's counsel desired.
st is not believed that John +. Mcln-
tyre, the chief lawyer for the accused
police lieutenant. will interpose any
objection. That will bring ihe case
Immediately before Justice Con-. and
when Becker is araigned in the extra
ordinary term OF the Supreme Court.
criminal branch. over which Justice
Con- was designated by Governor Dix
10 preside. II Is expected that Mr..
Mcintyre will raise two points of OBJ
lection either or both OF which may be
carried up on appeal
The first is a motion FOR change OF
venue 10 court outside New York
County. on the ground that because Of
the state OF public feeling here Becker
cannot get a fair trial and an impartial
Jury. The second point. il is said. will
be that Beckcr's indictment was Illegal
because it was based. In part on the
testimony which John w. Hart. his
personal counsel, was forced 10 give
before tho grand jury.
Mr.. whitman will move that Beckers
trial be set for Monday. September 2,
and n Mr. McIntyrcs objections men
lieutenant will face trial next week un
less notice OF appeal on the courts rul-
inss is filed.
May Start Monday.
If Mr.. Mcintyre contents himself
with taking an exception 10 Justice
COTS rulings, Mr.. Whitman will ask
that a special panel Of talesmen for
the Becker trial be directed TO appear
next Monday.
At the same time he will move for
the impanelllng Of special grand jury
from tho list OF fifty drawn last week
by Justice Mccall, which grand jury
will carry on the John Doe inquiry.
With these preliminary routine moves
out OF the way. IL Is understood that
Justice Goff viii adjourn the eNtraor-
binary term OF the Supreme Court 30
Monday, to give the District Attorney
and the defence the rest OF this week
In which 10 make final preparations
for Beckers trial for the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal
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SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United
States for 81 so a year.
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Fifteen in Conspiracy.

1t was stated yesterday by one OF
Mr.. Whitman's assistants that fifteen
men were engaged in the conspiracy TO
obstruct the course of justice in dis
orderly house cases. and particularly
in the cases which followed the recent
raids by Mr.. Smith. SIX Of the fifteen
concerned, IL was said. were the mem
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been set in putty. That left another
16-inch gap, through which Forsbrey
thrust his body.
His piece Of timber he had showed
out ahead of him. and he braced IL
against the wall OF the outside court a
little to the south OF the window from
which he had emerged. He chose this
point because it Is there that the high
stone wall is cut in half and the up
per half replaced by high iron fence.
so that the rooms on that side Of the
Tombs may get some light. With the
aid Of his stic!. Of timber Forsbrey had
little trouble in gaining the top of the
l0-foot wall