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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
TOLMAN'S AUTO HITS NUN
Money Lenders Car Runs Down
Sister Mary Eleanor.
IErom Nd Trlbune CORRESPONDENT


Montclair y. j., April 14.-Sister
Mary Eleanor. of the Boys Orphan
Home of Keany was struck by an
automobile owned by Daniel II. Toll
man, the money lender, recently -
leased from Blackwell's Island, this
afternoon on Bloomfield avenue. She
was passing in front of a garage as the
automobile, in charge of Tolman's
chauffeur, Frederick Schwartz. turned
70 enter the place. She endeavored to
get out Of the way of the car. but was
struck by the fender and hurled to the
ground.
The car struck the plate glass win
dow in the front Of the garage. and the
broken glass fell in a shower about her
as she lay on the sidewalk
Chief of Police Gallagher. who wit
messed the accident, had the Sister
placed in the Tolman automobile ana
Schwartz drove her TO Mountainside
Hospital. where il was found that Sis
ter Eleanor had no broken bones, but
was suffering from shock end probable
internal injuries. Schwartz was re-
leased on his own recognizance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
POLICE CALLED TO HANDLE
CROWDS AT GUNMEN'S BURIAL
Thousands of the Curious File Past Pine Collins of Dagc
Frank" and "Gyp the Blood"-t1orowz and
Whitley Lewis Lie Side by Side.

The home OF his parents IL not far away,
and II il hereabouts that many OF his
friends Of former days still congregate.
Before the removal OF Horowitz's body
Captain Gargan. Of the West iz3d ST. sta
ton. came with patrolmen TO keep the
street clear and preserve order. Accord
ing 10 the police. many pickpockets Of the
East Side were recognized among the
crowd.
no relatives visited tire undertaking
establishment during the morning. on
the way 10 the cemetery, however,
coach which carried Mrs. Harry Horo-
WITT. the widow OF "Gyp." and his father
followed the hcarse. About twenty per-
sons gathered at the grave. where no SER
vices were read When the earth began
10 fall on the coffin the Young widow
broke down. The father. overcome. threw
himself on the ground. Both were as.
sisted TO their coach and were driven
away.
The bodies Of both Seid.nshrer and
Horowitz we're buried in the public bur.
ial ground Lefty Louie" Rosenberg
was buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery
at Flushing, Long Island. Services we're
conducted by Rabbi Kopfstein, OF i2a5
Boston Road, in the chapel OF tho caskct
making establishment OF ]. W Stolts.
IN East 18th ST. The same rabbi
administered religious consolation TO
Rosenberg as he was being led to his
execution.
The dead mans widow. father and
companicd the body TO the grave. Mrs.
Rosenberg tainted when the body was
being carried TO the hcarsc The pine
coffin was the one IN which the body
was placed after the execution. II was
covered with black cloth. bearing an
inscription from Hebrew scripture.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
THAW WINS WRIT,
BUT NOT FREEDOM
Habeas Corpus Plea Grant
ed While Prisoner Is Held
Pending Appeal.
EXTRACTION NOT
FOR INSANITY
Judge Ayers Slayer of Stanford
White Would Not Be Dan.
gerous If at Large.

Concord, ~ II, April 1.-THE plea OF
successful to-day. Judge Edgar Aldrch,
OF the United States District Court.
granting his petition for a writ OF habeas
corpus, but Thaw himself failed TO win
his freedom. the court deciding not to
discharge the prisoner from custody until
the United states Supreme Court can
get the case on appeal.
The only advantage 10 Thaw. there
fore, since the courts action leaves his
guardianship and condition unchanged, Is
that his petition for writ of habeas
corpus will go TO the highest court In the
land with the decision of the lower court
In his favor.
The decision filed with the clerk OF the
court here makes more than ten thousand
words and discusses extensively the va
rious phases of the case presented In the
United States court. ending as follows
MY conclusion is that the constitu-
tional right Of extradtion for crime does
not reasonably apply 10 such situation
as this, where the right OF control by the
demanding state New York; resides In a
degree OF custody based on insanity, and
where its papers upon their face negative
the idea OF personal criminal response
bility. II is further thought that it would
involve forced or hctional reasoning 10
make fight Of the character OF the one
in question the kind Of flight contem-
plated by the constitution as a basis for
extradtion.
ct results that an order will be made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
SCHUYLER PRESIDENT
OF AUTHORS LEAGUE
Writers Meet. Denounce Sociabil,
ity and Hold Reception at
Headquarters.

The Authors League Of America held
a business meeting yesterday afternoon
These authors can he just as businesslike
as anything when they want to- and they
got together and reelected last year's
officers lust az nonchalantly as the mem
bers Of Wall Street interlocklng directo-
rate perpetusting themselves in office.
The only change is the substitution OF
Eric Schuler for Ellis Parker Butler as
secretary a. treasurer. Winston Church
III remains president. and Theodore
Roosevelt holds on to the vice-presi-
dency. although nc won't know II for
several weeks Tho four honorary vice
presidents also remain stationary
After the election the authors felici-
Ia led themselves on the progress OF the
last year and then entered into debate
az 10 whether the league should become
a quasi social organization or continue as
a strict business proposition. II was de-
cided not TO let pleasure interfere viii
business.
BY wsy OF proving that thcr. will b.
nothing OF social nature connected witt
the league the authors thereupon got to
gethcr and hold reception last evening
This happened at the league quarters
tho old Washington Irving home, AZ Irv
ing Place and 18th ~.
\ few 81 tho receptioners were Mars
IIcaton Worse and husband. Joseph
O'Brien. Walter Prichard Eaton. Gelet
Burgess. Alice Duor Miller. A. T.. Mac
Farlane, Leroy Scott and Morgan Rob
ertson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
HARTIGAN DRAWS A PLUM
Made Commissioner of Weights
and Measures by the Mayor.

Mayor Mitchell has appointed Joseph
Hartigan. a former law partner Of Su-
preme Court Justice John J. Delany, 70
the Commissionership of Weights and
Measures Mr.. Hartigan succeeds John
l.. Walsh. who recently resigned. lie is
thirty-three years old and a graduate OF
New York University Law School. He
served as second lieutenant in the 2Olst
Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry,
during the Spanish-Amcrican War. He is
an Independent Democrat, and lives at 29i
West 92d st. The position pays $500 q
year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15

sustaining the writ and that the petitioner
be discharged from the extradltlon
process under which he was held at the
time his petition for habeas corpus was
brought upon constitutional grounds
1T has been understood from the pc
ginning that, whichever way this case
was decided by me, IL would be taken 10
the Supreme Court. Therefore, no formal
order will be made either sustaining the
writ or discharging tho petitioner unti
the aggrleved party has had an oppor-
tunity 10 perfect it's appeal
The court says that the report OF the
commission, supplemented by his own OBJ
servation az tho several hearings. salts
fed him that any supposed danger 70 tho
community through Thaw's liberty was so
remote az not 70 warrant his being de-
prlyed Of bail upon that ground.
Washington, April 14.-Only by extra
ordinary steps can tho Thaw case be
considered by the Supreme Court before
october, as the court plans 10 suspend
hearing all cases on Friday, April ~,
and hear no more argument until Oc-
tober. unless some extraordinary occa-
sion should demand it. That vouid
probably mean that Thaw must remain
IN custody until at least october. Those
best posted on the courts procedure pre-
dict II may be Christmas before tho SUI
preme Court passes upon the case nnaliy'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
ASKS AID FOR PRISON SICK
Hospital Saturday Assn Urges
Action in Workhouse Case.

The trustees Of the Hospital Saturday
and Sunday Association elected Bradley
Martin, tr, TO their membership yester-
day.
The board congratulated the Commits
sioner Of Charities on giving publicity to
the bad conditions on Blackwell's Island,
and urged the Mayor and Board Of Esti-
mate to take action regarding the hospi-
tails there
Speaking of patients who sometimes
have 10 be refused admission 70 the hos
pitals julius Stursberg. treasurer OF the
German Hospital said: More ado IS
made over one such case than over
thousand patients treated free" Arnold
Wood said there was no justification for
charges Of heartlessness. but that the
voluntary hospitals could not maintain
full wards on empty treasures.
Charles Laner, treasurer Of the assocla-
ton. said its distribution 10 the hospitals
this year. despite hard times, would prob
ably reach $4,000 more than ever before.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
VALLON, NERVOUS,
HIDES FOR AWHILE
Man Accused as Slayer in Chair
Confession ShrinkS from
Public Gaze.

Harry WALTON. whom "Dago Frank
Cirofici named as one Of the actual
slayers OF Herman Rosenthal in his
confession made an hour before he was
put to death for his own part in the
crime. will remain under cover, at least
until the present spell Of renewed in
terest in the case has died down. 1t
was said by friend Of his yesterday
that he was in a highly nervous condi-
ton.
'I don't blame HIM" he said. when
you come TO think that 'Dago Frank,
who has convinced the public at least
that he was not even at the scene OF
the crime. was put 10 death, while
WALTON, who was just as guilty as
Frank in that he was in the conspiracy,
is roaming around absolutely free"
Bernard Sander, Vallon's lawyer,
said that he could produce him any
time the District Attorney wanted him.
But for the present he would remain
away. even though his wife lies dan
gerously i'll.
HE is within an hour of the city
Sander said. But he has nothing TO
fear. He will even surrender his i'm
munity II that Is wanted. His i'm
munity was given him on the under
standing thai he did not fire shot
himself, and he stands by that.
HE has no fear that the contrary
can be proved. OF course, although
Franks statement accusing him has no
legal value II has tremendous effect
on public opinion, and WALTON feels that
deeplV"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
sought. It Is intended to use WALTON

! be sought. II Is intended to use WALTON
as a witness as we'll as Rose and Web
Der. Lat Schepps may not be essential
to the peoples case at this trial.
The Cirofici statement cannot be used
as evidence, in the opinion Of the Dis
trict Attorney, and even IL it were intro
duced the evidence would not be admis-
sble. &c the important parts OF II are
based purely on hearsay.
1t is the District Attorneys under
standing that there was no written
statement signed b. Cirofici, but tha:
the Warden and others who heard him
talk got together after his death end
wrote out what they remembered he
said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
EVERETT ELECTED MAJOR
Captain of Go. D, Goth, Re
ceiYed 16 of the 26 Ballots.

Captain John y, Everett. who commands
Company -. 18th Infantry. y. 6. ~ z,
has just been elected major to succeed
Philip r. Rcville. resigned. lie re-
ceived IS Of the IS ballots cast GIis OPP
poncnts- Captain William e. Morris and
Captain Timothy J. Moynahan--ro received
and votes. respectively.
Major-clect Everett. who lg a lawyer.
Joined the Goth as a first Lieutenant I'm
Company !. November g. 1901. and was
elected captain Of Company - October -.
1903 Major Everett. il Is expected viii
riakc his FIRST appearance in his new office
81 the review Of tho regiment by Briga-
der General John q. Eddy. ID Brigade. IN
tho armory on Monday night, April q.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
TITANIC LOST 2 YEARS AGO
Second Anniversary Finds S18,
100000 Claims Pending.

This is tho second anniversary OF the
loss OF the Titanic, with 1,Jl7 OF her pas
sengers and crew. II was on Sunday
night, April "A. 1872. that the giant White
Star liner struck the iceberg. Early next
morning she foundered. resulting in the
greatest sea tragedy of history.
The total damages for loss OF life. prop
erty and personal injury against the
White Star Line were $500 000 The Ia
billy problems were referred late last
year to the United States Supreme Court
to determine whether the line will have to
pay $4,000 for injuries and loss of life
and property I'm accordance with the
United States statue. or whether II will
have to meet damages OF .ls,OooO0o under
English law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
FEAR FOR FAMILY
SILENCED CUNMAN
Bodies Would Be Dismem-
bered,' Said 'Dago Frank
if He Told All.
SISTER CAUTIONED AS
SHE REPEATS STORY
Last Talks with Brother in the
Death House Described in
Furtive Way.

Mary Cironci, sister of "Dago
Frank" one OF the four gunner exc
cuted on Monday for the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal, told yesterday OF
the last efforts Of her mother and her
self 10 save her brother from the cleo
trio chair. In telling her story she in
cluded the confession made by her
brother in the presence OF Warden
Clancy and Father Cashin, his spiritual
adviser. less than an hour before he
was put TO death.
The young woman refrained from
mentioning those named by "Dago
Frank" as having fired the shots at
Rosenthal. John Cirofici, brother In
terrupted her several times
"Why not let the whole world know?
What's the difference he asked.
He was quieted by Mary, who put
her hand on his shoulder and cautioned
him to be quiet, saying: I'VE are doing
Franks will"
Miss Cirofici said rank exonerated
Becker Of any blame. His words, &C
cording to her, were From what |
heard In the death cell from the other
boys, / cannot believe that he was the
instigator, but It was a gamblers row.
Becker was in a position 10 help the
gamblers, but he refused, and they de-
cidcd to put him in fix"
Know More Than He Told.
He said to us" she continued; J
have become a Roman Catholic, and
have received the last sacrament. /
am ready TO go TO my Maker. am
glad | am going He looked like a
cherub. for the light of God was surely
upon him. We said 10 him, Frank, do
not leave us with something on your
heart. Tell il to us. Don't hide any
thing
Name, he said, die an innocent
man. | could talk but ! won't. what
know know from hearsay, not from
fact. Some Of the things I believe and
some I don't Why should I talk and
send others to their death? II | should
get out Of here it will mean my death
anyway. and that death would not be
the holy one which 7 am about to have.
Feared for Family.
"T could have told long ago he re-
piled. You and mother and brother
have lived in respectable homes and
among respectable people and have
lived respectable lives. l have had a
taste Of the other cold world, but IL l
told all the bodies OF my family would
be dismembered. / go 10 God like an
angel have no malice, not even tow
ard those who sent me here
I'VE asked him again If he had any
thing 10 divulge. He looked straight
at us and said: Before going TO my
death l vii say two are guilty and
another besides myself is innocent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
DIES AFTER "a OPERATIONS
Woman, Cancer Victim, Under
Knife Six Years.

Within six years Mrs. Mary Steffen
Wilson. thirty years old, wife Of James
w. Wilson, of Rapelyea ave. Co
roma, underwent twentyfour opera
lions. She died in the German Skin
and Cancer Hospital in Manhattan, on
Monday night.
Mrs. Wilson's i'll health was caused
by fall. Her spine was injured and
shortly afterward she underwent her
first operation.
A year later three operations fol-
lowed in quick succession, and finally
cancer developed. Since then she
passed most Of her time in hospitals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
ing. and then the Governor will com
mute your sentences
Gunmen's Plans Failed.

ing, and then the Governor viii COM
mute your sentences"
Gunmen's Plans Failed.
Lefty Louie" speaking for the other
men. replied:
NO we are all in It just as mucn as
you are and IL you have to die, we'll
all go with you
The record of the testimony OF 'Gyp
the Blood" at the trial was referred 10
as showing that Franks statement
that he was notified Of the arrest OF
his girl" Jean Gordon, prior to the
shooting and went uptown to bail her
out. which accounted for his not being
ri the scene OF the murder, was not
true.
"Gyp" testified that a messenger
came TO the Seventh avenue flat where
Frank lived and where the gunner
went after the shooting at o'clock IN
the morning, with a message for Frank
about the Gordon girls arrest. The
District Attorney has found the mes
senger boy who delivered the message
Mr.. Whitman was asked what he
thought Of Franks statement that Val
Ion had fred at Rosenthal.
II think 'Dago Frank was there and
fred n shot, and | don't doubt that
WALTON was there" said the District
Attorney. But that WALTON did any
shooting is almost impossible OF belief
| don't believe WALTON ever fired re-
volyer in his life. lie hasn't the nerve
The idea that this poor, cowardly
creature. such IS WALTON Is, went there
10 shoot Rosenthal is Iudicrous.
have no yympathy for WALTON or the
three other witnesses who told theii
part i'm the murder plot as state Wit
nesses. but they did not have criminal
records, whatever else YOU may say
about them, while these four men who
we're executed had unusually bad rec
ords. and were known 10 be profes-
sional gunner. ] believe Nallon told
inc truth"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
Answer IN Becker Case.

The District Attorney said that the
prosecution never contendcd that
"Dago Frank" knew Becker. and that
there was no evidence at the trial to
show that lie did. He said that he
believed that two OF the gunner did
know Becker, but that probably Cirofici
did not
District Attorney Whitman will go
before Justice Scabury. in the Grim
nal Branch Of the Supreme Court. to-
day and move 10 fix the date Of the
second Becker trial for the first week
In MAY. : special panel Of No tales
men from which to select the jury VIII
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15
HURTS BECKER,
SAYS WHITMAN

Continued from fir.t page.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
CLUMBER PUPPIES AT TUXEDO
Fine Youngsters at Prcs>ou Ken
nrI> worthy Of >otice.

George r. TlNstcn. whose kennel OF
clumher spaniels Al Tuxedo Park n Z,
contains exceptionally good ones, homo
bred and imported. has had recent addi-
lions 10 his numbers There are i've pun
piles worthy of notice. aud out OF the bitch
Hampstead Bride, imported some time
ago hv Mr.. Preston They are sired by
ttc famous Champion Shotovor the well
known English dog owned by y. Saunders.
f"mcl Hampstead. Shotovcr was bred by
~. =. Williams, and by FaGs Son out Of
Caerwys Pearl
These puppies are as richly bred ~
anything In England, and a combination
OF fashionable clumher blood. said to be
unobtainahle outside Of Mr. preston's
kennels. Hampstead Bride is reported to
be 80 good a bitch that she can beat Wei
beck Roger bred ~ the Duke of Portland
and the winner for Mr.. Preston at the
last show OF the l.. X. A. nj Mneo,a, l.. l.
Welbeck Roger has greatly improved
since that show, and about four pounds
have been taken of his weight He was
rough and overcoated when he arrived
from England. but IL now carrying the
proper sort ~ coat and feather. Mr.
Preeton's clumbers viii he exhibited at
the Newport show next month
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
CHAMPION HAS NO PEDIGREE.
Foo sbop's Ancestors Are lnknow
hut lie wins Many Prizes.

The chow Chow dog Champion Foo
Shan II returning to England with his
owner. Miss Mollie Lawtou. who has been
over here on "a visit to Miss Xelia he Mil
hau of southampton, l.. |. Foo shan rs
4 red dog Of most excellent typ and cor
rect in head. expression. face and with
the smallest of well prcked ears lie ~
dog about whose breeding little or moth
ing Is known. The show catalogues SIM
ply state. "Date of birth, breeder and
pedigree unknown"
Foo shan. before he arrived in this
country. had won sixteen challenge Ger
tihcates In England Thus he was over
and again full champion on the other
side Here is an instance nf the ped
greeless dog reaching the highest possible
rungs of Ahe ladder of kennel fame on
both sides Of the Atlantic Ocean. and In
the two countries where the best dog
shows I'm the world are held. Champion
Foo Shan Is now I'm the best ~ coat and
appears Ike retaining IT, After serving
three months IN quarantine, probably at
the Charlton Kennels, Blackheath. Lon
don, the international champion will
again he exhibited in Great Britain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
ELEVEN.YE OLD POINTER.
TOP Notch Trigger Made Good I'm.
preston Mt Southn mPtOn.

All sportsmen We're glad to welcosne
Ancel II. Rail- Of Watcrmill, l.. l.. back
in the gun dog ring a the southampton
Kennel Club show. Mr. Balls kennel OF
quite eighty pointers was at one time
strong in bench and field dogs The fame
OF the Top Notch dogs was countrywide.
and the dogs were successful at held
trials as well as in the show ring. 1t
was not uncommon for Mr., Ball 10 bench
twenty pointers at the Westminster club
chow, and both at work and at play his
kennel manager, Jack sutton had them
IN fine shape.
Barred Rocks, hghting game and Shet-
land ponies all come under the keen no.
.ice and ownership OF Mr.. Bail. whose
estate on Long Island has provided ex-
c-llent quail shooting. Al southampton
Mr.. Bali exhibited one of his old and
favorite pointers. This was Top Notch
Trigger. a liver and white dog, that went
we'll In the ring under III. *. Bloodgood as
Judge. Notwithstanding the son OF Rex and
Sister was only three days under eleven
years. remarkable age at which to show
a pointer dog
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
WHIPPETS WILL RACE
AT BRYN MAWR SHOW
Although Event Is Primarily
for Horses, Dogs Will
Test Their Speed.

There will be an important whipped race
meeting In the latter part OF September
held in connection with the annual horse
show at Bryn Mawr, Pa. The equine affair
will last the whole week. and the dog rae
ing will take place on two days Freeman
Lloyd OF New York has Lsrn appointed
clerk of the course. He has occupied SINH
lar positions In London and several other
cities In England, Wales and South Africa.
and managed the largest meetings In those
countries with marked success.
Great interest IL being taken in the
Bryn Mawr handlcaps by Il. Berwird
Chase OF Radnor Pa. and other well
known Philadelphia sportsmen. The own
ers Of whippets In New England. Canada
and elsewhere are to be offered excellent
inducements TO patronize the meeting,
which will have considerable money added
and valuable pieces OF plate for prizes.
There will be an open stake. members
nomination stake and ladies' bracelet
stake, and perhaps steeplechase, In
which the dogs will be required to clear
gorse. obstacles and water.
The whippet racing at Wissahickon.
Pa. few years ago was a great success
and patronized by local society. There
have also been first class handicaps near
Boston and at Toronto. Several whippets
are being imported, and the handicaps will
be run over properly arranged course
OF 800 yards on grass. 4 bench show for
whlppets will be held In connection with
Che meeting.