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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
ROBBERS GAG WOMAN
AND THEN STEAL $500
Get Into Cashiers Cage Of Pru-
Dental Life Insurance Com
pany by RuSe.
WANTED TO FIX TELEPHONE
Handkerchief Stuffed Into Vic
TINS Mouth-Men Escape,
After Daylight Job
in Brooklyn.

Three robbers entered the branch Of
flee of the Prudential Life Insurance
Company at No. 24S FIatbush avenue,
Brooklyn, at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon and got away with about $500.
One clew the police have to the identity
OF the men Is handkerchief which
they left In the mouth Of Miss Alice
Brenneis, the cashier. when they went
away. They have also the description
of the men, given them by the cashier,
Miss Brenneis was alone in the once
when two men walked in and said they
were employees of the New York Telc-
phone Company and came 10 change
the receiver on the telephone instru-
ment behind the glass partition. Miss
Brenneis thought she recognized one Of
the men as an employe OF the company
and opened the door. AS soon as they
got into her compartment they seized
and gagged her, fastening her hands
behind her back. .... -..
Then they rihed the cash drawer and
the safe. While they We're working
Miss Mary Morley, Of Holly Cottage
Bath Beach, came To the office. She
met a man, who was presumably the
lookout for the I who had entered
the place. He told her that the cashier
had gone out OF her mind and that he
was on his way to summon the police.
Miss Morley glanced In the office and
made up her mind that a robbery was
in progress. She rushed out and called
FOR help.
Walter Reilly, an agent Of the COM
pany, stationed at the Broadway office,
was the first to respond. He released
the cashier, who was In an hysterical
condition. Her arms had been twisted
and she had been choked. but had not
been seriously injured by her expert
ence. She said afterward that she
felt as IL the men had tried to dope"
her, but there was no trace Of the use
Of an anasthetic about the room or on
the handkerchief which had been force
into her mouth.
In the excitement the men made their
escape. The handkerchief lis of small
value as a clew to their Identity. 1t Is
marked with an initial r." but is not
peculiar in any way that might max,
It possible to trace II to any particular
store. Miss Brenneis lives at No. 313
iers employed at the branch. The
other is Miss Carrie Blumen, who was
at luncheon when the thieves entered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
Lawyers Alarmed at His In
SistenCe on Talking for Pub
IiCation and Believe
Breakdown Is Near.
"HYSTERICAL," HIS EXCUSE
Before Warned To Be Silent,
Prisoner Declares Weber Plot
ted Death of Braunstein,
His Partner-Says Sui
livan Saved Him.

Counsel for Charles Becker fear he Is
on the verge Of mental and physical
collapse. The strain he has been un-
der since his arrest for the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal has told severely on
him, and his counsel are worrying lest
the once strong brain that directed the
strong arm" squad give way under the
stress he is now undergoing.
Becker was ordered by his counsel
not 10 give out any more interviews,
as his lawyers think that by talking
he is hurting his case rather than help
ing II. The one great fear Of John
F. Mcintyre BeckeTs chief counsel, is
that the convicted lieutenant will in
sist on addressing the court tomorrow
before sentence Is pronounced.
In the interview published yesterday.
Beckers counsel see an indication OF
approaching breakdown. To a reporter
who knew Becker before his arrest.
the once powerful lieutenant Of police
himself confided last night that he was
feeling hysterical since his conviction.
81 am sorry that / made the state
ments / did" said Becker. 1T was
contrary to the advice Of counsel, but
I have been feeling sort OF hysterical
since the trial. and 1 suppose that is
why I made them. 1t was my i'm
petuosity"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
FALLS IN ELEVATOR SHAFT
Aged Retired Merchant May
Die from Injuries.

Irwin G. stump, seventy years old. a
reaired business man, who lived at No.
1926 Broadway, fell down the elevator
shaft at that address last night and
was so badly injured that It was said
at the ]. Hood Wright Hospital. where
he was taken. that his chances for re-
covery were small. His skull was tract"
ured and both OF his arms were broken.
The elevator was out of order and
mechanic was engaged in repairing 1t.
The car was about six feet above the
first floor and the door was open. Mr..
Stump came In hurriedly and not no
ticing that the car was not at the floor
stepped through the doorway and fell
to the basement.
At the house II was said that the man
engaged I'm fixing the elevator was
standing at the open door. but Mr..
Stump brushed past him befoye warn
ing could be given. Mr. Stump has a
wife but no children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
PRAYER AS BAD AS STORY
It Didn't Save Man Who Stole
from the Poor Box.
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. J


Maiden, Mass. Oct 2S.-Joseph Ber-
nard. an Armenian. who says his home
is in New York, where he has been
employed as a waiter. was charged to-
day with robbing one Of the poor boxes
in the Sacred Heart Church on Satur-
day of five cents.
Bernard told Judge Price he went
into the church to pray and found q
whalebone on the floor with glue on IT,
and a short distance away he saw a
nickel on the floor. He said 1t was
while he was putting the nickel in the
poor box that he was arrested He
denied that he had taken any money
from the box.
Judge Price told the defendant that
II his prayer was no better than his
story II would not be efticacious. A fine
Of $50 was imposed, and in default or
payment Bernard was taken to the
Cambridge jail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
SENATOR NELSON FOR TAFT
will Support the Republican
Ticket from Top to Bottom.

Alexandria, Mimi, oct. 2S'-Stating
positively that he was in favor Of the
reelection of President Taft. Senator
Knute Nelson, at Osakis, to-day said:
Some people questioned my attitude
on national issues when l reluctantly
consented to become a candidate for
United States Senator. ! filed as a Re-
publican, intending to support the Re-
publican ticket. 1t is my intention now
TO support the Republican ticket from
top to bottom. I never sailed under
false colors and never will"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
rBv Cable to The Tribune. J

Gable
Iondon. oct. 29.-News of the utmost
Importance comes from special cor
resnondent OF the "Reichspost," the well
known military organ Of Austria. Tele-
graphing from the headquarters OF the
second Bulgarian. army at 9 o'clock on
Sunday night, he states that the con-
certed action of the Bulgarians against
the Turkish eastern army is steadily
making progress, and this in spite OF
very unfavorable weather.
Already, he says, the Turkish line OF
retreat upon Constantlnople has been
,.ut off by a series of dramatic move
ments and incidents. The line con-
meeting Lule Burgas and Constantinople
has been cut at Tcherkesskeni. This
has been accomplished by blowing up
the bridge which spans the River
Tchorlu at the point named.
This being so, the Turkish army has
only one chance Of escape left being
now entirely surrounded by Bulgarians,
viz, TO accept battle on the banks OF
the River Ergene. near the town OF
Tchorlu. This will be her last battle
The strength Of the Turkish forces
@sAween Baba Esk and Lule Burgas IS
estimated at four army corps. At Kirk
Kilisseh no fewer than 100000 men are
said TO have been engaged and the bulk
of these began their retreat on Thurs
day night The retreat was covered by
a division or at the most division and
half.
Severe engagements took place
Continued On second page. irst column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
Vice-President Suffering from
a Complication of Diseases
and Steadily Grow
ing Weaker. 3
NOT IN IMMEDIATE DANGER
Patient Rallies at Nightfall
Under Influence of Powerful
Medicines Members of
His Family Remain Con-
stantly with Him.

Utica, N. Y, Oct. 90 (Tuesday)-At
I o'clock this morning Mr.. Sherman
was quietly sleeping. The physicians
had an extended consultation o.nieht,
and after a careful examination said
they found greater source Of eneour.
asement and decided Improvement.
Utica, N Y. Oct. 2S.-James s. Sher-
man, Vice President of the United
States and Republican candidate for
re- election, is seriously i'll and steadily
failing in his home here
While his physician, DIR. Fayette II.
Peck. believes there is no immediate
danger Of death, yet the distinguished
patients condition is such that IL is a
matter of conjecture how much longer
he can withstand the ravages of the
disease with which he is afflicted.
DR.. Peck authorized this statement
tonight regarding Mr.. Sherman's Ill
ness and his present condition:
"Mr. Sherman has been sick all OF
this year, due to condition Of the kid
neys, hardening Of tho arteries and
softenine OF the muscles Of the heart,
which is somewhat stretched. Mr..
dacks-at Big Moose, to be exact-in
June, and ! expected him to die. He
got out Of Big Moose safely and i'm
proved steadily and very satisfactorily
until the latter part Of August. Since
then his condition has been aggravated
and he has been steadily failing.
"For the last three weeks, since he
came back from Connecticut, whore he
went to rest, he has been dressed only
once, and that was a week ago Friday,
whom, against my protest, he went out
to the polls to register.
"Mr. Sherman 10 now in tho condition
which that sort Of trouble leads 70, and
is very seriously i'll, but there is, ] be-
Iieve, no immediate danger Of death"
After day Of discouraging symp-
toms Mr. Sherman fallicd at nightfall
and continued TO show Improvement
during the evening. This was due In
no small measure to powerful medi-
cines. Whether the Vice-President can
much longer successfully combat the
attack of kidney trouble and complica-
tions, first apparent more than a year
ago. is a matter of grave doubt.
The members of the Vice-Presidents
family are with him constantly, and
his intimate friends have been notified
that he has been failing steadily
DR.. Peck has been in frequent tele-
phone consultation with DR.. Theodore
c. Janeway, of New York.
The Vice President realizes the pre-
carious nature of his illness, and some
time ago he agreed not to undertake
anv campaign work or other duties that
would tax his strength.
4 little before IL o'clock tonight
son of the Vice-P President made public
this statement signed by the attending
physicians:
After consultation tonight in the case
of Vice President Sherman, the diagnosis
OF weakened heart muscle. the result OF
overwork, with some kidney involvement
Is confirmed. ,,
HENRY L. ELSNER.
DIR. Peck is the family physician and
DIR, Elsner is a specialist living in SYRIA
cuse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
LOST RING NOT HISTORIC
Grants Daughters Emerald
Not a Gift from Mikado.

Chicago. Oct. 2S-Frank H. Jones, a
Chicago banker. denied reports from
New York to-day that Mrs. Jones was
searching for a $4,000 emerald ring
which had been given to her father,
General U. S. Grant, by the Emperor
of Japan.
Mr.. Jones said his wife lost an emer-
aid ring valued at 5000 in a New
York hotel six months ago, and that
the ring was a wedding present and
had no historic value.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
DEATH SHOWS PARENTAGE
Mourning Foster Mother, Learns
Real Mother Died Hour Before.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune

BY Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Atlantic City, Oct. 2S.-Harry Steel
man. of this city, was robbed by death
to-day of his real mother and his fos-
ter mother While standing beside the
dead body of Mrs. Pitman Steelman,
whose son he believed he was. he re-
ceived a telegram informing him Of the
death OF Mrs. Mary Risley his real
mother, whose death had occurred in
Philadelphia one hour before.
Young Steelman didn't know Mrs.
Risley was his real mother until his
foster father explained the situation to
him. He had been adopted by the
Steelmans when oily a few days old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
LAY DYING IN ENGINE
Central Pilot Found Senseless
as Train Rushes On.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Albany; oct. 2S.-As train IA, one OF
the New York Centrars flyers, with a
large number of passengers aboard. was
speeding toward New York, william
Clemens. driver OF the locomotive, was
lying unconscious In the cab as the re-
suit of a stroke Of apoplexy, according
to reports at the Union Station day
Clemens's body was discovered at
Rhnecliff by the fireman, who ran the
train to Poughkeepsie Clemens was
removed to the Vassar Hospital and
died shortly afterward. The incident
occurred Saturday afternoon.
Robert Clemens, a brother of the
engine driver, was the conductor Of the
train. The dead man leaves a wife.
His home was in New York City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
BURNED WHILE AT PRAYER
Aged Woman Loses Life While
Kneeling Before Altar.

st. Paul. Oct. 2S.-Mrs. Johanna Nc
Mann. seventy-tve years old, was
burned to death to-day while kneeling
in front OF an altar erected near her
bedside. The flame from one Of the
candles ignited her clothing. Ihe
woman was dead when members Of the
household entered her room.
Mrs. McNann was a pioneer resident
of ST. Paul. and was the aunt OF the
Rev Father Frank Cleary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
BuIuarians Capture Lule BurgaS
and DemOtiCa and Cut
Communications with
COnStantinOpIe.
LARGE ARMY SURRENDERS
servians Seize 1913 Guns
Hundreds of Villages We'll
come Invaders - Monte
negrins Occupy Large
Town in the Sanjak.

Sofia. Oct. 2S.-The Bulgarian forces
according 10 advices received tonight
have captured the towns of Lule Burgas
and Demotica. It is also reported that
the Turks are constructing earthworks
along the River Ergene, west OF Baba
Eski.
II is stated that Bulgarian cavalry
has succeeded in cutting communica-
tions between Adrianople and Constan-
sinople and between Adrianople and
Macedonia. The bridge over the Tchor-
In River, at Cherkesskoi, has been
blown up, and the turning movement
is making rapid progress. 1t is under
stood that civilians leaving Adrianop'e
are permitted to pass through the lines
to the south.
The Turkish commander at Adriano-
pIe has been formally summoned to
surrender the town. A second military
train from Constantinople, loaded with
flour, has fallen into the hands Of the
Bulgarians at Baba Eski.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
SHELL FALLS, KILLS SAILOR
Crashes Through Decks and
Menaces the Illinois.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Philadelphia. Oct. 2s-As members Of
the crew Of he battleship Illinois. at
League Island Navy Yard, were trans
ferring this afternoon ammunition brought
from New York to other warships, l3-
inch shell weighing LOO pounds and filed
with a bursting charge slipped from its
sling end. falling through openings in
three decks and almost instantly killed
Edward ". Thompson, seaman.
Several OF his shiprnates were narrow
ly missed by ne shell and. had 1t fallen
4 few feet further, officers Of the snip
SAID, II would have exploded ana DAM
aged the battleship.
Thompson. whose ooly vas crushed by
the mass of steel. enlisted In the navy
from New Haven about eight months ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
First American Officer Hurt in
Foreign Service Since Boxer
Troubles Here from Mic
aragua with Story.
DURHAM, PRIVATE, THE MAN
Shell Swept Hat Off as He
Hacked at Wire That Halted
Advance, but Cut 1t Down
Before Another Shot
Tore Head Away.

The first American officer to be
wounded in foreign service since the
Boxer troubles in China arrived in New
York late yesterday afternoon. He
came on crutches. Lieutenant George
C.Martin, Of the United States marines,
does not scoff at the craftsmanship or
the revolutionists of Nicaragua. He
has only to look down ut his crippled
feet to be reminded that a little coffee
colored rebel from the comic opera
section OF the continent scored two hits
with one bullet
Martin arrived on the steamer Girls
tobal, Of the Panama Line. and with
him came Surgeon r. F. Hoyt, who was
in charge of the field hospital at the
battle Of Coyatepe Hill. and Lieutenant
Commander w. d. Leahy, Of the fleet
staff. who was in command Of the base
at Corinto. Martin and Hoyt were eye
witnesses Of battle which, although
on a minor scale, deserves To rank
among the most spectacular and pict-
uresque in the history Of American
warfare.
And Coyatepe Hill had its hero. He
did not know exactly for whom or with
whom he was fighting. but he PLAYED
his string TO the end. He will not cCme
back 10 tell his story.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29

Butter--From Prize Oairles-35c. Lb.
No uncertainty about its freshness and
quality when It comes from kcker, Mer-
rail- g. Condlt Co.'S stores In Greater n. Y.
-Adyt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
This Mornings News
LOCAL.

LOCAL. Page
Becker Near Breakdown. wn.....'..''.''' l
Coyatepe Hin Had Its Hero........'. i
Robbers Gag Woman Cashier........
Disinheritanee to Save Serf f.........'
Waldo Denies Break with Mayor. o
Driscon Tells About Police. 8
Objects TO More Policemen. .......'' o
Lord G. Taylor's New Home.
Mrs. Belmont Not Punished. .ls
GENERAL.
Vice President Sherman Ill.......'..' l
Miss Bromley scorns MacFariand. 2
Navy Wireless Station opens. ....... .ls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
American Took Initiative.

The American commander realized
that his ally had already cast himself
and his army for the role Of reserves
I'm the rear, and he accordingly took the
initiative upon himself.
on October 3 the American batteries
shelled Barranca Hill all day, but with
out much result. As soon as 1t was
dark two battalions Of marines and a
Continued on third page. afth column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29

Beiarade, Oct. 28.-Semi. official ad-
vices report that the Turkish army,
which retired from Uskub toward Veles'
surrendered to day TO tho SerVian cav
airy and delivered up their arms The
servians later seized 123 guns.
That section of the Turkish army
which was defeated at kumanoVa ap-
pears to have been entirely broken up
The Turks from lstip are making Veles
the objective point Of their retreat
Prior to the occupation Of lstip by the
servians tho inhabitants arose against
the Turks and seized their arms.
London. oct. 2S.-The Servian Lega-
tion announces that a hundred Arnaut
villages in the vicinity Of Uskub have
surrendered. Great festivities are be-
ing held throughout the conquered
country.
ReiIIa.. Montenegro. oct. 2S.-The
Montenegrins captured the large town
OF PIevlje, in the sanjak Of Novipazar'
near the Bosnian border, at noon TO-
day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29

DeWeys Claret or Sauterne Punch
For all Social Functions.
n. T. Dewey a. Sons Co, ,l3s Fulton St.,N'f.
-Adv,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
Roosevelt Ready for Garden Speech. q
Taft Warns Against Democratic Tarin
Hines Claims -Four Pivotal States. 4
Gains Reported to the President. 4
Hedges Gets Warm Welcome Upstate.
Candidates Report Campaign Costs
Big East side Straus Rally. y..........
Wilson Modifes Tariff Views. ......s
sulzer Resents Straus Attack. ....... q
FOREIGN.
Turkish Defeats Multiply Hourly. i
Rumania to Ask Share of Spoils. q
MISCELLANEOUS.
News for Women. n.................. 2
LuitOIlal ......'s.ss '''s'''s' 's'''''' "
eoCiety 49, s..'..s'''.''''''
Anedtrlcal ....s..'.........s
Opitnary- ''.'...s.'''.s'''. '.'''
9pOrtS s'...''.'. ....'s'..'s. 'Au anu -
t"edlhef ''..'s.'.''' s'.'.s'. 80
SHppihB news .s,.............H'.. IL
army ana Navy ...................' III
Financial and Markets IL, IA andl3
49, AsHlGbE sssssss.s.sss.ssss- 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
Rebels Is Yards Away.

There was one man at Coyatere."
said Martin. "as brave as fellow ever
saw When we broke from tho woods
near the top Of the hill the rebel
trenches we're not more than seventy
FIVE yards away. They knew the point
at which we would come out because
the brush was so thick that we had 10
follow the trail They had machine
gun and a one-pounder trained at this
point and there was n barbed wire
fence slap in our faces as soon as we
came into the open.
"a lucky shot put the machine gun
out Of commission, and as fast az a
man jumped up 10 Ak II. down he went
into the trenches The one e-pounder kept
blazing away and so did the rife FIRE.
man named Durham. a private.
can't remember his first name. scut-
tied out In front Of all the rest OF the
men and began tearing at the fence
with a pair Of clippers. A one pound
shell swept his hat off his head, but he
kept hacking away at the wire. The
clippers didn't work and he threw them
away and used his bayonet He didn't
even crouch, but stood straight ND 10
hiq work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
Jurists on Court Narrative.

CoptInuea -. -'-.L --~- sA~"rd ~olnmu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
f. II. PECK.
HENRY L. ELSNER.

DR.. Peck is the family physician and
DIR. Elsner is a specialist living in SYRIA
cuse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29

Continued on third page. afth column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
Last Shot One That Killed.

He broke the wire close 10 the fence
post and tore It away. The one pound
er fred again. The range was lower
this time. His whole head was blown
off. They did not have a chance to
fire again, for the whole crowd were
through the gap and over the trenches
The revolutionists scampered down the
hill. Our men didn't bother to chase
them. We didn't want them; we
wanted the hill and we had IT,"
No one would ever attempt to take
q position like Coyatepe Hill IN a
clare the attacking force shot to pieces
long before 1t ever reached the top.
The hill measured from base 70 sum-
NIT about loo yards. The first three
hundred yards are bare. Then there Is
q patch Of thick brush inaccessible ex-
cept by narrow trail The trail ends
at narrow opening close to the top
Of the hill, where the rebels had their
trenches and their guns. The hill is
at an angle OF about 40 degrees
all the way and II is considered hard
climb even when revolutions are not
on.
Coyatepe Hill marked one wing OF an
unusually strong position occupied by
the rebel forces. The other wing OF the
insurgent army rested on Barranca
Hill. This hill is not as steep as Coya-
tepe, but the revolutionists had accord
ingly fortified II more strongly.
Between the two hills Ia long wood
ed ridge upon which the centre of the
rebel army was encamped. Behind The
ridge lay the city Of Mesaya, to which
the American troops were trying to
open railway communications.
Admiral Switzerland suggested to the
federal commander that he capture
Coyatepe, but the South American as
sured him It would be absolutely con-
trary to the rules Of the game as II
was played in Nicaragua. Coyatepe
had never been captured and never
would be. once in the possession Of
either side, there II would remain as
impregnable as hunk" in a game OF
tar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

Turkish Defeats Multiply Hourly. ....
Rumania to Ask Share of Spoils. ....
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-14
TRANSFERS OF
REAL ESTATE
Reported Daily for The Journal by the
Title Guarantee Company.

Fisher Real Estate Agency to c. c.
Hartman-SOuth so feet of north 90 feet
of lot 4; south so feet of north 90 feet OF
west 81 feet Of lot 5, block SIS, East King
tract-S10O and other considerations.
J c. Henrichs to Albert A Tiegs-
Southeast quarter of northwest quarter
section 10, township 2 south, range 81
west-$1.0O and other considerations
J c. Henrichs to Albert A Tfegs-SiS
acres in southeast corner of northeas 81
quarter of northwest quarter, northwest
quarter Of northeast quarter, section 1s
township south, range 81 west.