davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27

Lat. In the afternoon the closed limou.
sine Of Ernest Randall. one Of her
boudsmrn. Who accompanied hor to
Brooklyn, brought her to the Carman
homo ON IN" M,rrick road. by the same
hour tomorrow. how ever. she intends to
be quietly secluded on pr. Carman's farm
al RivenroCk. near Lamhertsvill", Pa,
whcr. sine viii stay for about a week
70 rccuperttr from the physical and men
tai exhaustion OF the trial George Levy,
on Of her legal defenders. declared that
she and her husband had no idea. at
present ~ least 81 moving away from
their home lie also scouted rumors OF
' separation
There was not the slightest ostentat on
about her arrival at the home from which
snn has been an enforced absentee for
over month In fact there was a
lager crowd about the county court
housa iu Rrooklyu during her few min
utcs stay there than was assembled near
tho Carnau residence this afternoon. 4
on policeman and several Interested
friends KEEP; morbid s!Chtsoers on the
move In front OF the house. Half a
dozen or more automobiles Had the curb
FOR short while. disappointed photog-
Taphers id.sd about for half hour. but
n p short time no one would have known
hat Mrs 'srnan. the central ngure In
4 recent sensation. had Just come home.
Mrs car,nan's Journey 70 brooklyn 20
ne freed on bail was q great surprise.
Il was said on sunday rvening that she
would remain in the Nassau county jail
At MincuIa until tn, bail bond was exec
cuted In fact It was scarcely ten min
utos before NJ Randalrs and Sheriff
Pettits automobiles swung out Of tho
prison yard that her intend d trip was
made known
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27
WIFE ESCAPES SUICIDES TRAP.
Takes Only Sip OF Poison That Kills
Husband.

Frederick Allen Price, S. swallowed
wild cherry syrup with which aconite had
been mixed and within short time died
in the apartment where he lived with his
wife and son at 500 West 2l3th street
yesterday. He had asked his wife to
drink some OF the syrup, but she refused
Later she swallowed little of II and
became very Ill. She was taken To the
Washington Heights Hospital and will
recover.
Price had been III for n month and,
according to his brother, had threat.ned
several times 10 take his life.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27
MRS. GERTRUDE PIKE IS HELD.
witness Against Eaton Committed
ms Dipsomaniac.

STAMFORD Conn. oct 96.--Following
testimony by DR.. Graemc VI. Hammond
and Dr. Frank Robertson In the Probate
Court here this afternoon Judge John i.
Heating committed Mrs, Gertrude Pike of
New York To DR. Amos ]. Glvens's sani-
tarum. The doctors agreed In their tes-
tlmony that Mrs pike was n dipsomi MAC
and lost the power OF self-control. They
went into the details of her condition
from childhood.
Mrs. Pike Is one Of the women alleged
to have been robbed by Herbert j, Eaton.
the so-called tango thief" and was to
have testified against him at his trial,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27
Gives Warden's Explanation.

warden Mccormick gives as his rea-
son for employing him as chauffeur that
there are no employees connected with
the prison who knew how to operate a
can ana as sullivan was an experienced
driver and was regarded as entirely trust
worthy he did not hesitate under the
circumstances to require him to act as
such,
1T has been my policy TO have convicts
So far as practical, do every kind OF work
connected with the prisons and to employ
civilians only when absolutely necessary
The Legislature has approved Of the plan
authorizing the employment OF convicts in
the construction Of highways. During the
present season upward OF 500 convlcts
have been employed In such work. some
of them more than 100 miles distant from
the prison where they were supposed to be
confined. During the last summer "A large
number have been employed in the i'm
provement Of the highway leading to Sing
Sing, and upward OF sixty men from that
prison are now employed IN the improve
ment of highways In the Catskills.
The motor truck used In connection
with Sing Sing prison has been operated
by "A convict for several years past, so that
there was nothing unusual In the employ
ment of sullivan as chauffeur. except that
he had been "A man OF some prominence
prior to hts conviction. He has In every
way been treated the same as other pris-
oners engaged in similar work, and has
mad no privileges, unless the Requirement
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27
"DOPEY BENNY" GETS GRACE.
East Side GanEster Trades Inform.-
ton for Light Sentence

benjamin Fein. known professionally
ana TO newspaper readers az Dopev
Benny. the East Side gangster, pleaded
guilty In Part II. OF General Sessions yes-
terday 10 attempted extortion. At the
same time II became known that he has
been giving to Assistant District Attor-
ney pu Vivier information about old gang
crimes and the habits OF gangstere. which
Will lead to wholesale arrests and CON
vicuons. In return for this no was al
lowed to PLEAD guilty as a first offender.
which reduces the maximum penalty in
his case from twenty years to seven
years,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27

pr J. Fill, Rohrer, 40 Fcn!more
street. Brooklyn, chairman of tho execu-
tive committee of deposltors " the
wrecked Union Bank, has laid evidence
before District Attorney Cropsey that
sullivan mas been transacting business
through Miss Buckhardt. who holds hts
power OF attorney and that OF mis- wife.
They are endeavoring 10 show that Sulli-
van has concealed about 81 100000 of
assets OF the bank he wrecked and that
he has with the connivance OF the war
den, used Sing Sing prison as an office ~
manage this property.
In his report TO Gov. Glynn last night
Supt. Riley said he had found that Sulli-
van ION several occasions had accom-
panied the warden and his family to their
home In Yonkers, acting as a chauffeur"
Dr Rohrer charges that on these trips.
after leaving the warden and his family.
sullivan would drive to the home OF Miss
Buckhnrdt near by ana transact his
business through her.
Supt. Riley arrived nj the prison soon
after \. NJ yesterday and left three
hours later He examined several wit
uesscs. including sullivan. and reported to
Gov. Glynn In Albany last night.
In his report to the Governor Supt.
Riley first reviews the sullivan case. The
convict was at one time law partner OF
Judge Hughes. Later he became president
Of the Union Bank and was convicted OF
grand larceny. He received a sentence OF
not less than two years nor more than
four years and three months. He will
have served the minimum term on Feb
ruary 7. The report continues:
sullivan Is an expert stenographer
and was soon after his sentence assigned
by ex-Warden Clancy to work In the
prison office. He has also acted as ste
nographer for the Parole Board at meet
inEs held at Sing Sing. Both Warden
Clancy and Warden Mccormick testify to
his industry and efficiency. he having gen
orally worked evenings as we'll as during
the day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27

Malloy was led away. Then the Grand
Jury and the District Attorney Med back
INTO the jury room to question stowe
stowe answered two questions. Then he
baked But after he was taken before
Judge Roy he decided TO tel! all that he
knew
In a speech ut a Republican mass meet
ing In Prospect Hall, Brooklyn. - night
District Attorney Cropsey referred to the
sullivan case and related an experience
Of the former bank official which de
lighted the audience.
There used to be n man named Sull-
van" he said, "who was At large In this
county. the difference now being that hr
is at large in Westminster county. had
n small part, so | supposed, In putting
Mr.. sullivan I'm prison. lind now that
! was mistaken. The newspapers tell of
dongs in Westchester county in which
sullivan had part. Investigation has
Shown that the reports IN the papers are
correct. Not only did he ride In tho
state car. but It so happened that on
ono occasion in Yonkers Sullivan was
allowed to wander off alone while the
warden was In the car. But for the slip
OF a photographer we would now havo
a picture OF him to show you.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27
Couldn't Find the warden.

1T developed that sullivan went look
ing for the warden. but couldn't find him.
So he approached policeman and asked
him Il he had seen the warden. The po-
liceman said he hadn't, but would help
sullivan LOOK for him. We have the
name of this policeman and unless he had
the same sort of an attack as some other
people had TO -day we shall learn some
thing more. Assistant District Attorney
GOldsten was In Yonkers to-day to talk
with that policeman.
The State Superintendent Of Prisons Is
appointed by the Governor and can be re-
moved by him"
Mr.. Cropsey said that he had received
during the day report from Mr. Gold
stein of ibis investigation AZ Sing Sing ana
that II contained no information. lie
said that when Goldstein went to a man
named Watson. who is private secretary
and confidential clerk to the warden. the
secretary disappeared and never did come
back
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27
BARGAIN DAY" HOLSTERS.
Sale At 90 Cents "a Pound To-dny Ia
Harlem Free Market.

The free open market under the Ia.
Bridge viii have n bargain day t"-G.'
The Borough Presidents office auHDr -
slaughter OF prices.
Among tho Specials" will be l."' y
sters at 20 cents q pound.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27

Tic IOu1lOallOn must DC
right.
Take young mems clothing,
for example smart, youthful
models can't be made out of
dull, unirteresting fabrics.
The cloth must be distinct
i've as well as the way it's cut.
A glance at the young mems
suits in our windows this week
will bear us out in that point.
Every pattern, by the way,
is confined to us.
Young mems suits. .ls to ,s'
Young mems overcoats. ,?s to -.
Extra!
Extra values in shirts to.
day, fancy flannels, and fine
tucked bosom dress shirts.
SIS values or better.
S2.85.
ROGERS PEEr COMPANY
Three Broadway Stores
Warren ST. 18Th ~. 34,h 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27
To In,r.tiun,e jury Rumors.

District ATTORNEY Smith al not have
an opportunity or tim" to-day to invest
gate the report current yesterday hat
some Of the Carran jurors had agreed
ON Thursday night before Mrs Carman
was cross-"Namiued. to acquit h"r ", in
tends TO call tho jurors into private CON
versetion with him To- determine what
truth thor" is In IN" ru'nor hut is In
some doubt of obtaining any results he
cause OF the prcd'cament In which any
one Of the jurors would place himself by
talking freely about the subject
Regarding n new trial Mr.. Smith was
quit. emphatic
"Or course" he said u regard the
ve-d!ct--or rather dsagreement-as a
moral conviction. do not think II will
be possible 10 convict Mrs Carman OF
first degree murder In Nassau county. but
perhaps II may h" possible IN Kings
county. The two men who stood out FOR
conviction showed that they were high
type men by withstanding the pleas Of the
other ten. There viii not be new trial
unless Mrs. Carmans counsel demand II.
81 am extremely sorry for her. ! think
II she had brought up tho plea OF IN
written law she probably would have won
the verdict. The new trial ls up 20 her
attorneys. The bail. $4,000. is for an
indefinite time. II may run for twenty
years. II Is not affected by the statute
Of limitations. nor IL tho indictment itself
II will b" dismissed only on the demand
OF Mrs. Carman's attorneys FOR a new
trial and on her acquittal"
Previously Mr. Smith had said that n
the defendants counsel insisted on vindl-
cation for their client he would go To the
Appellat" Division and ask for a Justice
To he assigned to try the woman In De
cenber. 1t was said that I'm that case
iustic" Frederick u, Crane who sat in
the trial OF Thornton Hams, would be the
presiding Justice.
II developed yesterday that Aston, one
of the two jurors who stood out for
Mrs. Carmans conviction. was the juror
to whom Mrs. Carman really had strong
objections. Plat Conklin. her father. de-
clared this afternoon while WAITING for
Mrs. Carman TO come home, that he could
not see now any OF the jurors could have
voted for conviction when one or two Of
them had gotten down on their knees,
az he understood. and begged the two con-
vict!on jurors TO come over to the acquittal
| side.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27
To Distribute $4,000.

The Christian Herald relief fund for
the widows and orphans Of the war in
Europe has reached almost $4,000 Theo-
dore Waters, secretary Of the Christian
Herald. will sail for Europe Tomorrow 10
arrange for immediate relief work among
the Belgian refugees In England He will
go later to Belgium. Holland and France.
Miss Joan Sawyer has offered her
Persian Garden and the services OF herself
and dancing partner. Nigel Barrie for the
evening of November ~ for calico
ball" the proceeds of which will be
devoted to the Committee of Mercy. Cos
tunes and dominos will be made OF
calico II Is suggested that the most
bizarre patterns be- used.
The Belgian relief fund was increaseu
by nearly $4,000 yesterday afternoon by
special performance At the Cort Theatre
OF ''The Spur" by Mrs Annie Nathan
Meyer The play was well received
Flowers and candy, which had been
donated were sold in the lobby by Mar
garet Vale, Louise Drew, Jane Grey.
Marie Chambers. Mona Hungerford. Mar
Jory Wood and Marion Kirby and fetched
about $3.50
Miss Barbara S. Rutherfurd has orlgi-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27
The MEMS STORE

The beginning of the Wan
anaker business was the max
ing and selling of mems cloth
ing-s5 years ago.
Its just as easy to
think in continents as
cobble stones" says
Chesterton.
Yes, if you can.
BY the same token,
it's just as easy to put
STYLE into mems
clothing as it is to put
a bad imitation into it.
But you've got to
know how to do it.
n II "
r E DL E A F top
coats are strong ia
vorites among men
who seem instinctively
to know the right thing
when they see it. Each
one of these topcoats
was cut separately and
carefully manufactured
for us in London. Fab
RIGS are British. $27.5o
and $32.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27

This picture shows
{ h e un ed
tailored sleeves on the
coats of our young
mems suits at $40.
$22.5o, SIS, $50 and
S32.so. The buttons
really unbutton, as in
made-to-order coats.
i; s: it
RaincoatS of British
rain-cloth, proofed in
the yarn and again in
the piece. and making
also good fair-weather
coats, are $27.so. Light,
loose, with silk quar-
ter-lining. and rag
Ian or Set-in cuffed
sleeves; gray = green,
light gray, dark OK
ford, olive drab and
dark brown, all with a
bit of a stripe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27

Smith and the arraignment was quite
perfunctory.
on the way downstairs and out OF the
Brooklyn Court House, despite Mr.. Ran
SONS solicitous efforts to shield her, Mrs.
Carman made no attempt TO avoid being
seen. The Randall Limousine stood across
Livingston street and twenty-five minutes
after her arrival In court she was being
whisked away In the direction of home.
Sheriff Petit Mr.. Levy and Mr.. Randall
went with he- on the return trip. faint
Watchers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27
Throws Pursuers on Track.

ivr. Mrs. Carmau glanced behind and saw
half n dozen newspaper reporters follow
ing close after IN another automobile and
almost Immediately q chase ensued. The
Randall car lodged perilouely around cor
ners. At Franklin avenue and Dean street II
disappeared completely and bobbed IN
again empty on Eastern Parkway and
Nostrand avenue. The answer was that
Mrs Carmar and her escort had stopped
OF for luncheon at the bedford Rest, Nos
traud avenue and the Parkway, having
ordered the chauffeur to drive around for
q while to steer the trailers off the chase.
The ruse was unsuccessful however.
and a few minutes later George Levy
offered himself as spokesman for Mrs.
Carman. II, said she was unit to talk
to any one except intnates and did NOT
want to see another reporter at all She
thought every one had been most fair
and impartial throughout her trial and
was contontcd rs Ear as that part Of II
was concerned. She was extremely disap-
pointed at tho outcome, however, and, ac-
cording to Mr.. Levy. would urge her coun-
sci to move for q new trial so that the
murder indictment would not stand against
her She feels certain of vinlication aud
acquittal. During the hour and half
spent at the roadhOuse she ate quite
heartily and despite Mr.. Levy's descrip-
ton seemed much relieved.
DR. Carman did not 10 to Brooklyn
with his wife. He was ~ the jail when
she left and commented on the situation
only To the extent OF saying that no
would have to go back 70 work Later
he declared that Mrs. Carman was eN-
tremely disappointed and had been i'm
paired in her physical health 10y the en-
tiro ordeal He was waiting for her at
tho Carman home with Mrs. Carmau's
I'latt Conklh. her parents; Mrs Helen
sister. Mrs Ida Powell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Corbcy a niece. and Mrs. Carmon's
daughter. Elizahc'h
NJ. Levy said that Mrs. Carman would
=, To Ravenrpck this r1oraing. Mr.. L"yy,
Dr. Carman and ~ aabc'h will accompany
her. and they VIII stay about week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27
ANIMALS GIVE WAY
TO WAR CHARITIES
Mrs. Speyer Announces WOmen's
League Will Not Seek
Usual Contributions.
SUPPLIES GO TO PETROGRAD

The hoard Of directors OF tho New York
Womens League for Animals has decided
to close temporarily the Free Hospital
for Animals, at $50 Lafayette street. and
not TO send out the usual notices for
annual subscriptions at present because
of the great need for funds to allay human
suffering during the war in Europe.
Mrs James Speyer, president of the
league sent to league members yesterday
letter in which she said
THE terrible war which il afrlcting
some of the leading nations Is bringing
distress and suffering to thousands in
Europe. II Is also affecting business con-
ditions in our own country, aud many are
the appeals that are being made to the
kind hearted men and women OF New
York 10 help the unemployed and for the
suffering humanity In this city and abroad
The board of directors hopes to keen
the trec dlspensary for animals open for
rev hours each day in order not ell.
tirely to deprive the poorer people of free
treatment and care for their work animals
ana pets. The educational work will also
continue re- well As other activities which
are also largely and efficiently carried
on by volunteer workers amongst the de-
voted members"
York State board OF the American Red
Cross, received s920.99 yesterday. making
the total contributions s23s,s63.ss.
supplies for PetroKrad HospItal.
The American Red Cross liz sending
by the steamship Car, sailing to-day, 200
pounds Of bandages 400 yards of gauze
two large cases of assorted drugs, twenty
pairs OF blankets, sheets and other sun
plies for small hospital which the
American coony in Petrograd has Just
established there In addition to this
shipment II il forwarding three large
cases OF assorted drugs and ten cases OF
hospital clothing to the Russian Red
Cross
The American Red Cross is sending by
cable through the state Department SOS
200 To Ambassador Herrick for the
American Ambulance Hospital In Paris
$4,000 to Ambassador Page In London
tor the American Hospital In Paignton.
England $4,000 to the American Hos
pital In Munich; $4,000 to Ambassador
Gerard in Berlin to a,d In the main
tenance of the Hospitals at Gleichwitz
where the American Red Cross units" In
Germany are stationed, and $4,000 to
Ambassador Penheld in Vienna for war
relief work In Austria
The American Ambulance Hospital Fund
received s2,37S.69, increasing its total to
s10i,3i72a.
Additional contributions of $S.7l20i to
the boissevain fund for relief in Belgium
were acknowledged The total subscrip-
tions aggregate s2l3.37l76
Mrs. Whitney Warren OF l6 East Forty
seventh street received s69.5O and 20
francs for the French relief fund. the
total of which is now s22,6O4Sl
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-10
ASTOUNDING TOTAL
REACHED BY NEW
Y0RK'S COMMERCE

tsrreiA eaHararornrNer 70 noRniae JOURNAL
New York Jan 9.-For the first
time ia lts history. New York's eom-
merce for g single year has passed
the two billion dollar mark. the ex-
ports and imports handled through
this port In 1913 amounting 70 the
enormous total Of S2.180. 266,0o0 This
Is an Increase Of $223, 100000 over
1872. IN 1913, IN fact, almost ono-
hnn the commerce for the whole
country was handled through this
port, the figure for an the rest Of
the country being S2,404, $4,000 New
York Tin Tho Increase vs. percent
lage haying gained l045 per cent,
while all the other ports together
gained 1919 per cent. or al foreign
commerce for the whole country dur
iBE the past year New York had HOS
per cent. aa compared TO 1919 per
cent The year before The Imports at
Sew York were S15.00o.0O0 greater
than The exports. on the other hand
tho exports of the country as whole
exceeded thr imports by 1884 000i000.
one of the most interesting sets Of
figures collected in this connection
shows the extent TO which American
Vessels shared 10 the import and ex-
port trnde. Roughly speaking they
indicate That only about onc-cighth
oi this enormous trade is carried by
American vessels. Small as this pro-
portion is, however, alarm Is felt here
ithat !, may be further dccreased--in
llart virtually wiped out--hy the
adoption of Legislation now pounding at
Washington known ns the seaman 81
I bll, which Will increase the COST of
f operating American vessels which Nl-
ireadY ia higher than that Of foreign
competitors NJ spite 0f AN talk NJ
lizard times. Father knickerhocker
feels fairly wen satisfied with Ms
trade iar lhe year. u view ut the
lfaet ihat Il has now passed Me two
billion dollar mark.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-10
SCHOOL CREDITS ARE
GIVEN FOR CHORES
AND HOUSEHOLD WORK


fssrciAl eoaaEsroanener 70 aoaviwa JOURNAL
spokane We ~. Jan $50 very
popular has zM% tho custom 0f
giving school credits for chores ani
household work performed by THE
pubila of spokane county at Their
homes that County superintendent
f q Mcfarland is making a second
distribution Of the credit blanks, ana
has ordered 100000 Of them printed
% supplement a 5000 order which
WaH cyhntaiod In one month from
the Time The plan was started. MI
Mcfarland states that so out Of exc
ilG schools Of the county are now
Swing this credit ana That new ones
are adopting the plan each week.
Tho teachers say the system has
greatly aided their work. said the
superintendent. "and the parents are
ljefesitcd with IT, Instances have
GENE 10 oB attention whore children
Who could hardly be compelled 20
DO any work before now eagerly per-
form che tasks around their homes
ana take tho credits "a school 20 get
the monthly half-holiday that rs
given FOR perfect records Several
schools have reported that not q pu-
pil was tafdy or absent during the
month";
The system allows one or two
credits FOR certain listed home tasks
performed ON school days The por-
feet months record consists OF five
such tasks performed every day, maR-
ing Twenty-Five for each school week
and 100 for each month. In conjunc-
ton with the work which must bo
done chcerfully not under eompul-
sion inc pupil must be az school
every day ana never be iardy Par
ents I'M ont the blanks according to
the excellence of The ehHds per
formunce.
At the END of the term ten credits
are given on examination SO that a
pupil who inns done tho outside work
and has never been tardg or absent
win have few credits 10 make up
amy deficiency In examinations.
Another feature that AR McFar-
/ land IS now extending is the giving
Of diplomas TO each pupil making a
perfect yeus record, lie says that
coo such diplomas wil have % be
issued if the interest continues.