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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
PATROLMAN BEATEN
BY A GANG; MAY DIE
Thomas O'Sullivan of Charles
Street Station Lured Into
West Side Barber Shop.
IN REVENGE FOR ARRESTS

Patrolman Thomas Osullvan Of the
Charles street station was lured into a
barber shop at s2s Hudson street. near
Jane street, yesterday morning by an I'M
known man and set upon so badly by n
gang In the place that he may die. Ho
was left unconscious In the shop and after
he regained his strength forty-fve minutes
later forced his way out. He Is In st.
Vincent's Hospital suffering from a dozen
cuts on his head. an injured nose and n
possible fracture Of the skull
The only cause the police can give for
the attack Is that o'Sullivan is good
policeman and probably made enemies
when doing his work.
Lieut.. Dillon was on the desk at the
Charles street station at gao yesterday
morning when the door was opened and
O'Sullivan. his uniform solied and torn,
staggered In. OSulivan fell on the floor.
Dillon sent for an ambulance and DR.
Larotunda soon revived the patrolma so
he could tell his story.
He said he was on his post on Hudson
street when a man he didn't know ran up
to him and told him that he was needed
up the street. O'Sullvan followed the
stranger TO the barber shop. which Is
owned by Iongo Leonardo.
I'm there" said the man. and opening
the door Of the shop he gave O'SulAvan
a push.
When OSullvan got inside he saw three
other men. all Italians. One OF them put
out the gaslight and another turned the
key In the door. Then the three pounced
upon the patyolman. kicking him and try
ing to wrench his long nlghistick away.
The three got their hands on the stick
together and tried TO wrest II away,
but O'Sullivan held fast and they
thrashed around In the darkness. Finally
ono OF the men stepped back and kicked
the patrolman in the stomach. At the
same time the two other men managed
TO pull his nightstlck away from him.
Then they beat the patrolman on the
head with the stick until their arms were
tired. O'Sullivan fought with his head
cut and his nose smashed until one par
ticularly powerful blow dropped him to
the floor The men then left the shop,
locking the door after them
When o'Sulivar rcgained conscious
ness he took a chair and broke through
a window and then had just enough
strength left TO get 10 the station house.
The precinct II the home of The Hudson
busters. but the police DO not believe
that this notorious gang had anything 10
do with the Gtack, as few members OF
more inclined to believe that OSu'livan,
In line with his duty. some time rad occa-
sion to arrest one OF the men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
SHE'S 1903, BUT DANCES AT FETE.
Helps Prepare birthday and Christi
mas Turkey Too.

Mrs Alice Bennett was 1903 years old
yesterday and she enjoyed the day with
many relatives In her Ivy covered cot
tage at 1852 Webster avenue. PaIkvil,e
brooklyn. The feature Of the day was
the dinner. which she helped to prepare
making with her OWN hands the turkeys
stuffing from n secret recipe, Mrs Rem
nett said that although her eyesight and
hearing were as good az ever she was
ailing tribe in the feet. and she couldn't
20 to church a. often as she would like
With her were iIavy, Nellie and Lottie
Kirswell II Philadelphia, children OF a
brother; Richard Stetler OF Camden, Y
j.. a grandchild, his wife and four chill
dren; and Mary and James Henry BEN
nett, children, There was dancing in the
evening, when the neiEhbors dropped In
Mrs Bennett herself took fling.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
LINES TOM MERRY
IS SANTA FOR FORGOTTEN
Takes Gifts and Christmas Cheer to Poor Mothers and
Children in Desolate Homes-Two Thousand
More Loaves for Distribution To-day.

Tom Merry slipped on his vest of smiles
and his coat OF laughs yesterday afternoon
In THE suns free bread depot and. pull
ing down cap OF Christmas cheer well
over his eyes. stepped pleasantly forth
into the chill OF outdoors.
The first rush OF applicants Tor bread
was over and Merry, not being a man TO
let time drag az his heels. was off upon a
mission to which several readers OF THE
SUS had sent him. He chuckled to him
self as he trudged along In the way that
a man only can chuckle when he cares
rare surprise In his waistcoat pocket.
In very few moments he had turned
INTO the doorway at 1915 Second street and
was knocking at one of a great many
flats
The door was opened by a frail little
woman and Merry stepped into a tidy but
extremely dark ro m.
Mrs. Sufka?' inquired he of the
woman.
yes. sir. am. And these are the little
Sufkas, my children
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
SLAYERS HIDE BODY AT DUMP.
Leave wounded Nnn IN street After
Battle Of Italians.

DoRns FERRY, y. y Dec. 95,---One man
was lllled and another probably fatally
stabbed early to-day in a fight among
italian wortmen, \ third man IL in Jail
and the police are trying 10 lind four
others who took part in the fight
The murdered man, Francesca Romano,
rs, employed on the estate OF Mrs. Henry
Willard was carried to the village dump
and left there after he had been shot
to death.
Beta Pasquale. 81. also employed on
one of the estates here, was stabbed in
the abdomen and Is In "A critical condition
In the hospital.
l'etta Romano brother OF the dod
man. is locked up In the village Jail He
refuses to tell the names OF the four
other Italians who figured In the murder,
but the authorities expect to appre mend
them in "A short time.
Henry Niehaus, who lives In Ogden
place. across the street from whore the
shooting occurred, told the authorities to-
day that he was aroused from sleep by the
shooting, When he looked from his win
dow he saw four men carrying a man
down the street \ sixth mln was lying
on the sidewalk.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
DRUG CLERK ENDS LIFE.
Charles W. Myers Found In store
With Gas Tube In Mouth.

with a gas tube tied about hts neck
with string aud one epd OF II In his
mouth Charles W. Myers So, was found
early yesterday behind n counter in the
drug store OF Arthur j. Muldoou. $50
Myrtle avenue. BROOKLYN. where he had
compounded prescriptions for the last five
years. Ambulance Surgeon Levy OF the
Swedish Hospital said he had been dead
at least Two hours.
Myers, according to his landlord. e. n.
Butt OF 26i Ryerson street, had COM
planned of being III FOR more than a year.
lie left the Butt home yesterday morning
in time 20 open the drug store at the
usual hour. When John Steele. his assist
ant, entered the shop at o'clock he was
almost overcome by the fumes of escaping
gas.
The police learned that Myers had a
wife living In Hanover. Pa. who had
visited him during his stay In Brooklyn.
\ brother took charge Of the body.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
ONE HIT; THREE AMBULANCES.
Hard to Get CourtpIastcr to Brick =
layer After Fight.

There were three ambulance calls in
The Bronx yesterday before a piece OF
courtplaster was put on the face OF Rich
ard Fayles, brickiayer Of l522 Webster
avenue. who when discussing the height
of Christmas trees IN saloon with August
Held OF 9S Alexander avenue, Sonkers,
forgot tho Christmas season
Fayle's face wa cut In the night He
was taken TO the Wakefield police station.
and an ambulance was summoned from
Lebanon Hospital. Near the station the
ambulance struck hole in the pavement
and DR.. Bernard Davidson and two Others
were thrown out. The automobile ran into
trolley pole and was badly damaged.
pr Sokal arrived in a Lincoln Hospital
ambulance to attend these three, and a
third ambulance carried the plaster Tor
Fayle's face.
Held, who hit Fayles. was arrested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
TRIES TO BOARD TRAIN: MAY DIE
Car wheels Cut on Young Mans
Left Leg at Bath Beach.

John IIanley, IS years old. Of 2l9 Fast
Ninety-ffth street, ran for "A moving West
End line train at SiNty-second street and
New Utrecht avenue, Bath eBach. yester-
day afternoon.
His hands slipped from the railing Of
the next to the last car, and he fell he
tween two cars. His left log was cut
or and his right leg was badly CRUSHED.
He was taken to the Norwegian Hospital,
where il was said that he had only n
slight chance for recovery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
DENVER CAPITOL SCANDAL.

DENVER. Dec. 95.-The lrrr-f ~ co.,
eral prominent men VIII 70. rrtr - re-
result OF a secret lnycst!eauu. ,. S'''3
house contracts. accoidug to 10.
nouncement OF District A,tor".' l'''
to-day.
one member OF the Bot.l DID,. So
capitol Managers IL charged So 20 "'
ing an unlawful interest w S'"
tracts.
Mr. Rush began his Invests
the result of CHARGES t.,' 'r ="
board OF Capitol Manages '.- -
last two or three years l.r
LEGALLY ami in an uuhus.urs-i .,
District Attorney Rush j. N p'-
or evidence duplicating sov,rN ''
OF the Board OF Capitol Manager
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
MRS. THAW JOINS HER SON.
They Have Christmas Dinner To-
gethcr In Manchester, \. u.

MANCHESTER. ~ r.. Dec. 25.-Mrs.
Mary Coplcy Thaw with her son-in-law
and dau9 hter. Mr. and Mrs @. q. Whit
hey OF Milton, Mass, were here to-day
Tor Christmas dinner with Harry X.
Tnaw.
The Visitors arrived at noon and took
an elcctllr ctr to the temporary homo
OF Thnw, who warmly greeted them. They
dired early In the afternoon and soon
nitcrward Mr.. and Mrs, Whitney left for
th"'r home. Mrs Thaw will refrain with
hey son for several days
Apart from the dinner there was no
tpccial Observance OF the day In the
Tnaw household,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
large Captain browns In the Harlem

william Cranston, 42 years Old OF
Rondout' y. V, the captain OF a barge.
was crowned In the Harlem River north
A line was thrown to him by Cant. Chris.
topher holland OF the barge w A. Allen
but Cranston failed to grasp it.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
LONG ISLAND BEAR"
GETS BIGGER'N CALF
Wheatlcy Hills Farmers sleep
ing With Boots On and
Guns Handy.
"NARMINT" KILLS BIG DOG

EAST Norwich. l.. T., Dec o5.-Farmers
m the Wheatey Hills and Brookville dis
triCt are sleeping with their boots on
and "a gun handy these nights in the hope
of catching the wild animal that has
robbed hen roosts. killed watchdogs and
boldly posched up to the very back doors
Of houses for week past.
Nobody knows what II is--wlld dog,
wildcat, lynx or other "varmint'-but
Farmer Molltor. who Ives on the north
west side OF Rockville between the turn
pike and Chicken Valley road. says it's
bigger n calf" He saw II last Tues
day night when IL chewed one OF his
Newfoundland dogs so badly that the dos
died the next day.
Members OF the Moiiitor family have
been the only ones to get good look
at the animal, aud their descriptions arc
their farm first OF Mondsy night when
Mrs. Molltor heard the dog whine and
then make sudden rush for the back
door. Something slammed up against
the side Of the house, and looking out. she
saw a long. low. dark shape Looping of
in the darkness.
Tho next night about II o'clock there
was another connection IN the yard. but
this time Dan. "a big Newfoundland. was
rash enough to put up a fight Mr. Mollitor
rushed out. a shotgun in his hand. and
as he sprang into the yard he saw Dan
an animal tearing at his quarters. Mr..
Molitor fired and the strange beast made
off. Dan died the next day
This attack on the dog convinced those
familiar with wild animals that the in
truder was not bear. as had heen
thought. \ bear hugs its enemy IN an
effort to break its back. but Dan was torn
by fangs.
Roy Ralney. brother OF Paul j. Rainey
ana himself big game hunter. who lives
at oyster Bay, said hc thought the animal
must belong 20 the cat family. \ wild
dog might make such wounds. and this
winter there have been several i'm the
Wheatley HIS that have killed sheep
Richard Downing, Jr ais "A hunter was
inclined e. believe that tho ANNA was a
,ynX that had wandered down from the
AdirondnCks, AS these animals have been
known to do in winter
THIS talk OF q lynx fired Buck Ramsen
and Jim M3lOncy TO take a rife AVID
shotgun yesterday morning and start their
days duck hunting with a search for the
"varmlut.' They beat M the thickets for
some distance about the Mollitnr farm
without getting sight II the animal
They found enough tracks Of a large ami.
nal in the snow to get >them all het up,
and that was all.
There is talk OF an orGanizti hunt for
the animal now, for the depredations on
hen roosts have become serious There
are many large estates In the nelghhor-
hood where tho animal has been seen
among them the Whitney and the T. II
Morgan homes. The animal has been
heard OF AT the Meadow Brook Club ken
ncls, but u was said there that the dogs
would not he much good IN hunting any
thing but foxes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
STEAMER MANIT0U DAMAGED.
MT by Government Ship In Channel.
says Captain.

Npf'lW 'nb's Despntch 10 TUT svN
LONDON, Dec 25,--The British steamer
Manltou' from London for New York.
entered Plymouth to-day IN darnaped
condition. Capt Tribe reported thai his
vessel had been In collision with "A
Government ship in the Channel.
No details OF the accident have be.n
received.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
children Hail Him as "sant~~."

There were three ~ them, all Under 10
years. and the moment they clappcd eyes
upon Merry they shouted IN chorus.
Here's Santec. o-o-oh''
IT would have required less expert eyes
than Merry's TO distinguish AZ glance
that there was No 're IN the place and TO
reHii1e what ,iiai meant.
Have you had your Christmas dinner
yet. Mrs. Sufka!" he asked. The woman
threw out her hands to signify her idea
II the absurdty of such q question ana
shaking her head said: with no money,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26

DR., William T llornaday, director OF
thesNew YORK u ologicnl park, said last
night that h. thought the animal was
probably wild dog that was ravenous
from want of food, He said the presence
OF lynx was very unlikely there, that IL
would not dare TO attack a dog. and If
1t did so would probably hc killed. There
are no more. wildcats around New York.
h said, but 4 wild dog Is equally savage
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26

and the rent overdue and the children
without warm underwear. how can WEI"
Then. Mrs Sufka,' put in Tom. with
a generous seasoning of smiles I'm here
to tell you how you can" With that lie
drew 81 bin from his waistcoat
pocket ana. placing Il on table, in
formed Mrs. Sufka that there was the
means OF purchasing q Christmas dinner.
u was such a complete surprise To Mrs.
Sufka that for moment she was
speechless and could only stare I'm a
sort Of bewilderment first at the bin and
then ~ Merry. ~ II asking him please to
pinch her and dspe the dream.
All Happy After Visit.
But she recovered herself soon enough
and so did the three children, and a few
moments later Merry went out. leaving
very happy woman ami three children
whose faith in Santa claus had been
thus miraculously restored.
lie next called upon Mrs Mary Weis-
mar who has q little hoy years old.
Like Mrs. Su'Sa Mrs. Weisman was
please with the gift OF So. and so was
Another 50 hill was given to the de-
crepit Oh woman vino managed some
how TO Uobblc TO the bread depot on
Thursday out there collapsed and had to
BE- helped home by gentleman who hap
pcnel to be in the place looking on. Two
other women got gifts and then Tom
Merry had 20 hurry back TO the depot
There wll he 1000 loaves On hand for
di4trihu''on AGAIN ihl. afternoon DO
nations received yesterday cannot ne ac-
knowledged until tomorrow because THE
STN's cashier. TO whom such funds are
referred. took holiday yesterday, UNI
like Tom Merry and Dick Bright
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
Feared to Talk After Murder.

Reporters and detectives who went into
West Washington Market TO interview
poultry alers who knew about Baff and
his enemies were astonished by the fear
of these men. Ii took days to get any
informa ion. and then only on the promise
that the names OF the men who talked
should not ne disclosed. When one sought
the reason for this confessed fear he
heard that The chicken handlers were a
bad lot. that they were recruited largely
from the gangs and that they stopped a
nothing to accomplish their purposes.
There was no way to get at the facts
except by going among the chicken han
dlers and the chi rken handlers don't like
strangers l3ut Inspector Faurot and
Capt. Carey and Capt Cray picked out a
few OF their young men who have brains
and nerve and muscle. They got jobs In
the poultry yards and heard things there
that are proving of immense value now
that ARRESTS have heen made At the same
time detectives and stoo. pigeons expert
In their knowledge of gunner were comb
ing the underworld night and day. They
we're called incompetents and towards, but
they went on doing their work.
There was no mystery about II. Faurot
dropped the word within u week after the
murder that he had the gunner. Also
being sensible sort OF person he couldn't
see the wisdom of arrestng these men
until he could prove his case against them
and especially since there was "A chance
of getting the men who inspired the MUIR
der. for from the first u was concluded
that the gunner didn't go into the market
Und!rected or unpaid. II was said that
II one man was arrested there would be
dozen arrests, and that Is just what
happened
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
DEFENCE CHIEF
COST IN HIRING
OF MURDERERS
Grand Jury Expected to Hear
Strange Story of EX-
pcnse i'm Baff Case.
WHITMAN FEELS SURE
OF Barring ENTIRE PLOT

When the man who Is believed TO have
been the paymaster Of the gunner who
killed Barnett Baff goes before the Grand
Jury next Monday he will tell n story. IL
is believed, that will show that 1t costs
less to hire a murderer than to employ
"a lawyer when District Attorney Whitman
has supposed plotter OF crime put In
Jail. Mr. whitman has made such
progress in his investigation of the Ban
murder tina; he hopes to conclude his term
as Chief prosecuting officer of New York
cUunty with a new victory ever the forces
of evil In this community that will rank
with his former accomplishments
achievJ ments which brought TO light the
existence OF gangs of young men who
could he hired to commit almost any
crime and incidentally pushed the sim
jawed MIR. whitman well on his way
toward the post OF Governor, which he
will take next Thursday.
For several years before Mr.. Ran was
killed he had been making trouble for
his rivals in the poultry business In wash
ington Market, and especially for the
chicken handlers. Ban employed the
chicken handlers. but tough. their methods
OF dong business. methods By which. he
thought, they exacted pity graft and
blackmail. ON the night of November
- he was called on the telephone and
Immediately lef, his office. Five minutes
later lie was lying dead on the sidewalk
and wv, young men were hurrying away
IN an automobile. They were seen and
their car was seen, but no one got the
license number of the machine and for a
month no one who could pos lively Identify
the murderers would come forward.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
Arrests Came ThicI. and Fast.


One day Detectives Toner and Alien
brought In James Moore, graduate OF FL
mira, seIf-confessed strong arm man
and a generally Questionable character in
spite of his quiet demeanor and good
clothes. They had evidence against Moore
for an assault on BARS friend A. T.
Pearson and they told him he was going
10 jail. Moore. yielding to the pleading
of his wife. told story. Then arrests
came thick and fast and In the net were
gathered Joe Cohen and his brother Jake.
Joe is big boss of the chicken handlers, a
man Of physical prowess and business
sagacity.
Then tho police got hold OF Carl Rettich
bartender in his fathers saloon near the
chicken yards In Hopoken. Young Rettich
defied the authorities. A night in the
Tombs did not move him. His brother
brought word that his mother was deeply
distressed. His father came over with
Il plea and Rettich began to talk. Since
then there have been other arrests and the
hope OF District Attorney and the police OF
success has grown to a feeling OF GER
tainty.
What happened has happened in every
big murder case OF this kind. Once the
police clap hands on a man who has been
generally regarded as bad man and
some 1.-THE detective yanks him out of
back room as IL he were a child the
men VINO have been afraid or this 80
easily handled individual begin TO come
forward to tell what they know about
HIM. The Rosenthal case is the classic
example.
snyder "spillcd the Beans"
Another instance Is the remarkable con-
tessOn Of Benny snyder, the little gang
ster who got $40 day for beating up
strike breakers and who was the fear
some pet Of Joe the Greaser. For wears
Joe, a great rough fellow, had dominated
this man snyder, told him what to do,
how TO do II, and never doubted that
Benny would perform accordingly But
wheC the police got Joe and put him in
a cell and handled him like an ordinary
person, such as Benny had never sup
posed he was, Benny saw a great light
and, in the words of a distinguished poll
tician, spilled the beans"
The two cases give an idea OF the
problem presented in murders by gunner
to the police and District Attorney. The
tool OF the gangster knows two things
that ne is expected 20 do as he is told
and to keep his mouth shut Hero wor-
sEip helps fear In keeping him from
"squealing," but "squcal' he will when
the circumstances are just right. and IL
Is that psychological moment that the
police must wait for no matter who may
how, at them. They have waited in
.he Ban case, and now they feel that
New York knows two things thoroughly (;
one, that crime IL n matter of simple bar
gaining, and the other that the criminal
can he caught II you 80 at it in the
right way.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-23
WHAT DYSPFPTTCS
SHOULD EAT.
A Physician's Advice.

indigestion and practically all
forms Of stomach trouble are, nine
times out Of ten, due to acidity; there
fore stomach sufferers should when.
ever possible, avoid eating food that
is acid in its nature, or which by chem
ical action in the stomach develops
acidity. Unfortunately such rule
eliminates most foods which are pleas.
ant to the taste as we'll as those which
are rich in blood, flesh and nerve build
ing properties. This is the reason way
dyspeptics and stomach sufferers are
usually so thin, emaciated and lacking
in that vital energy which ,an only
como from n well.fed body For the
benefit Of those sufferers who have
been obliged to exclude from their
diet all starchy, sweet or fatty food,
aud are trying to keep up miserable
existence on gluten products, / would
suggest that you should try meal Of
any food or foods which you may like,
in moderate amounts, taking immedi,
ately afterwards teaspoonful Of BIZ
snrated magnesia in little hot or cold
wator This will neutralize any acid
which may be present, or which may be
formed, and instead of the usual feel
ing Of uneasiness and fullness, you will
find that your food agrees with you
perfectly. Bisurated magnesia is
doubtless the best food corrective and
anticide known. II has no direct ac-
tion on the stomach; but by neutraliz.
ing the acidity of the food contents,
and thus removing the source Of the
acid irritation which inflames the del
icatc stomach lining, IL does more than
could possibly be done by any drug or
medicine As physician, believe in
tho use Of medicine whenever neces-
sary, but must admit that I cannot
sec the sense Of dosing an inflamed and
irritated stomach with drugs instead Of
getting rid Of tho acid---the cause Of
an tho trouble. Get a little bimated
magnesia from your druggist, eat what
you want at your next meal, take some
Of the bisurated msgnesia as directed
above, and SEQ II I'm not right.