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"SHOW CAUSE" ORDER
SERVED ON Mr.. X
Conferences Held with states
Witnesses md Others.

The order 20 show cause why Charles
Becker should not have "A new trial.
which was served on District Attorney
Perkins yesterday, threw the D.strlc;
Attorneys office into a fever OF excite
mert.
The first thing that Mr.. Perkins did
was To send for four OF his assistants,
who were m vacation. They are the
men who are familiar with the Becker
case in all " It's details. and yesterday
morning they reached the Criminal
Courts building.
There was Robert &. Taylor, head of
the Appeal Bureau. who prepared the
briefs and arguments for the Court u
Appeals In behalf o: the District Attor
ncy after Rccker's two trials and on the
gunmen's appeal
There was James A. Delehanty. who
aided Mr.. Whitman In tine court work
on Becker's second trial, and there were
Frederick Gyoehl and Royal II. Weller,
who obtained most Of the ai'idavits and
did much OF the work In preparing 70.
the three big trials resulting from the
murder Of Rosenthal.
These four were closeted with MIR,
Perkins for most OF the morning, and
now and again a process server went
scurrying out to parts unknown.
Al / go. as a result of the work OF the
process servers. Jack Rose appeared with
his attorney. He was kept IN Mr.. Per
k.us's office until $50. and then dis
missed.
Mrs. Herman Rosenthal. widow of the
murdered gambler. was brought in by
a process server just before Rose left.
She also entered Mr.. Perkins's office for
Il long Interview. IL is understood she
was questioned about statements made
In Becker's behalf. that Roseuthal was
planning to accept a $4,000 bribe and
leave tow the night he was murdered.
Mr.. Perkins said only that he will
oppose Mr.. Cookran's motion for a new
trial for Becker. He refused to go into
the details as to what he is doing Ia
prepare for opposition.
Harry WALTON and sam Schepps Were
also sent for. but 1t Is understood that
2 Arrangements were made for them "a
see Mr.. Perkins to-day. Mr.. Perkins
regards the present situation so seri-
ously, II was said. that he and his as
sistants viii work all to-day to get
ready for the hearing tomorrow.
Becker'S attorneys obtained in the
morning an affidavit from Harry NJ
Apclbaum in which he Swears that HE
recent statement is true.
Neither the Becker attorneys nor Mr..
Perkins would say whether they thought
that Becker would be brought into court
tomorrow or Tuesday.
That is a matter for Justice Ford "a
decide" they said.
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BRITISH ship AFIRE
AT Esd STREET DOCK
Twenty-four Thousand Bags
Of Sugar, Valued at Sl2O..
600, Destroyed.
ORIGIN NOT ESTABLISHED

Fire OF unknown origin started In IN.
hold Of tho British steamship Grasside
nj 240 o'clock yesterday afternoon
while she was being loaded alongside the
dock Mt Twenty-third street and the
Hudson River and destroyed twen,y-folr
thousand bags OF refined sugar, va'uei
at IS a bag. Damage to the ship &,
estimated by Chief smoky" Joe Martin
at $4,000.
While the stevedores. composed ~
tirely of Italians. Poles and negroes
were at work In hatch No . in The
forward part Of the ship they were sui.
denly engulfed by n wall of flames tha,
ran along the lint OF the bags with
alarming speed ard many OF them had
narrow escapes from serious burns n
attempting to reach the deck. There was
no explosion or warming OF any kind
before the flames burst upon them.
The ship has been carefully guarded
by two men at each gangplank since 10
arrival in New York from the West
Indies a few days Ago.. and Capt David
Williamson said II would ave been I'm.
possible for any spy to have come aboard.
Several members OF the crew said they
saw q strange man IN deck during me
noon hour. but no verihcation OF this
was to be had. A possible explanation
of the nre was made by Capt. John NJ.
Grath of the North River stevedorins
Company.
Capt. McGrath said the boat was ..
500 tons cargo displacement and that
a very short time had been allowed 10
load her. She was to have sailed on
Monday for Gibraltar and from there
with sealed orders The sugar was
rushed from the refinery In Yonkers 10
the boat all week and constant order,
were received TO hurry the loading. Yes.
terday's shipment of $4,000 bags may
rave com from the refinery still hot.
the captain said, and this combined with
the lint dust in the hold may have
caused spontaneous combustion.
h alarm was answered by two es,.
tallons under Chief Martin. A hurry
| call was sent In for the ireboats Tioma,
Willett and James Duane and Rescue
Company No. l Of Great Jones stree.
When the Rescue Company arrived the
iremen had the flames well under con.
troll. but the men were fast becoming
exhausted by the dense smoke ami
rescuers with smoke helmets wen: into
the hold and worked for ali hour hefot.
the Are was finally eytingu.shed
The Gragside is registered under mo
British Royal Nava! Rcsorv, nac' SHe
is owned by the London AMI Nor'ho'n
Steamship Company OF London ryr10H
Bros. are the European agents t0l
Winchester & Co. the agents IN N,y
York. She carries a crew ~ n't'-, sr'
men.
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circuit Never Got Cent.

There was never = suggestion that
Mr.. Grout had benefited by a nickel
taken Illegally from the bank--onlv that
he sH"re 30 a false report in order "a
deceive the Banking Department and
others.
The trial has been unusual IN many
respects, not counting its great length
eight weeks and four days.
More than 1000 exhibits were sub
mltted and man of these were coll
lective, some including notes. Judgments,
SC. To the number OF nfty or more.
There were forty-eight items in the
Indictment against Grout, on any one OF
which ne might have been convicted. IN
addition there were e%iehty-fve supple
mental items which Mr.. cropsey was
permitted to present as corroborativo
evidence , These supplemental items
We're based on irregularities in the re-
port which were discovered after the
Indictment was found. Their total
amount IL insignificant as compared with
the 5 2oqo,00O odd involved in the forty
eight Items,
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CHAZARO "a BE A
convention President Reported
Captured by Gen. Coas.

GALVESTON. July 2i.--Gen. Coss. lead
ing "A Carranza force south Of Mexico
city, has captured Roques Gonzales Cha
FARO, the convention President Of Mex
ico. and his Cabinet, according to des-
patches received to-day.
The battle In which the President was
captured WAS fought on July IA. II is
believed Gen. Coss will have the Presi-
dent executed. The Cabinet officials o.
Cnazaro viii share the same fate. Since
the capture took place several days ago
Il IL believed In Vera Cruz that the con
vcntion President and his Cabinet have
already been put To death.
Many Iapata followers were slain In
the battle resulting in the capture o.
chazaro. President Chazaro succeeded
Lagos Cara as the head OF the CON
vsntton Government about one month
ago.
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MURPHY ADMITS TALK
WITH BECKER IN PRISON
Says lie Discussed Plot story with
Chaplain mud Forgcr.

ALBANY. July 24-For Two hours to-
day Gov. Whitman. In the presence Of
Deputy Warden johnson of Sing Sing.
examined Joseph Murphy, the twenty
year-old prisoner who swcarS that while
awaiting trial in the Tombs he heard
Weber. Rose and WALTON plotting to
frame up Becker.
Murphy at first said he came forward
ut this late hour with his statement to
free his conscience, and that he had not
llked with Rocker. Later he said he
had met Becker at "A singing festival In
the death house on Sunday, June 20,
when some member of the Mutual We'll
fare League, including Murphy. went
to entertain those about to die
II Is strictly against the rules for
any one to talk to condemned men, and
when the Mutual Welfare L.caguers visit
the death house they are all specially
instructed not to talk to The death house
Inmates.
Murphy was able to recall the exact
week and month three years ago when
he overheard the alleged plot. on dates
relating TO other matters he was not so
accurate, even though they were i'm
portant dates to him.
Murphy held to the story embodied I'm
his affidavit and printed in THE Sun
to-day. He was I'm a toilet I'm the
Tombs. he asserted. when he heard
three mon talking.
I'VE must frame Becker one OF
them said.
W haven't a chance i'm tho world
unless we frame Becker" said another.
According TO the newspapers they seem
10 think tina. Becker had something to
do with the murder because h seminal
made that squdWk. Besides. ii will he
easy 10 make people b,licyc 1t Is the
truth Said another:
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come to you family because of the fact
that you believed a man innocent of
MURDER asked the Governor.
That is true said Murphy. He said
he had been arrested once for assault
ing his second wife and has " chill
dren. who are with his first wife
mother. lie is now under sentence for
the murder of Noel Forester.
Murphy. are YOU sure that you have
told absolutely all that you know about
this matter?' asked MIR. Whitman.
You know ] am willing to listen. |
am trying to get the facts. You need
not cover up anything"
81 am not trying to cover up any
thing said Murphy. II have told all.
My conscience is clear. 1t is OF no bene-
III to me-"
Tho Governor asked If Murphy had
ever spoken to Becker.
II spoke To him once in the death
house the night before | wrote to MIR.
Cochran said Murphy.
How did you happen to he In the
death house" asked the Governor.
81 went there with the entertain
ment committee OF the Mutual Welfare
League answered Murphy. Il asked
one of the delegates in charge of the
'singcrs To take me there. There were
four or five who went with me. but |
don't know their names. There Is sing
ing and entertainment every sunday
night"
Are YOU u singer
We'll, partly"
"Did you sing that night?"
Il helped out with the chorus"
WAS there any one present when
you talked with BeckerY'
NO. | tried TO tell Becker that !
knew something about his case. but
he said he did not want to talk to me
and that II ! knew anything about this
case to tell his lawyers"
Then the reason you wrote to Mr..
Cochran was because Becker told you
to- persisted the Governor.
Yes
And YOU we're alone with him in the
death house"
There were five or six men pres
emit
Then when you said that you had
never talked to Becker n when YOU
told the committee YOU wanted to 90 TO
the death house to sing you lied. did
you mott"
"To a certain extent"
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Mr.. Grout testified that his personal
neon" Hs a lawyer had been more
than cut IN halr-from $4,000 and
upward to $4,000 a ycar-dur.ng the
nineteen months that he was president
"' the bank. Clients preferred a law
Yer who was not committed To 80
arduouS n task, he held. And TO offse,
TINS shrinkagc IN income there was onlv
the salary Of So. 600 which he received
as pros.dent-St.OoO less than the yearly
salary Of his vicc-presidcnt, Edwin \.
stalker. Tie had accepted the urcsi-
doucy under pressure ON assurance that
II was tho only way to saw the bank.
Mr.. 'i"psey pointed to his iu;rli-
gent activity as proof that Grout was
thoroughly familiar with the items thai,
Went to make up the false report. In
order To convict him he had 10 prove.
hrst, that these items were false ur
worthless; second, that Mr.. Grout knew
they were worthless when he swore 10
the report. lie failed in the first reo-
uieitc as to items a~ggrcgatius som,
o"0, aud Judge Lewis ordered them
stricken out.
The Items which finally went TO he
jury totalled about 81, gU. 900. or this
amount 5000, uo1 was submitted merely
as I" the quc~'on whether the items
which went TO make II up-rcal estate
and MORTGAGES held by dummy Gonna
MES should hay" been carried under the
head loans and discounts" ne Mr.. Grou'
did carry them, or as real estate and
mortgages owned MIR. crons,v con-
coded the worth Of the items, but held
mat circuit had attempted to deceive the
state Banking Department lay carrying
the Items aS quick" assets.
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o IS u GUILTY.;
JURORS OUT SO HOURS
Former City Comptroller Convicted of Perjury in Swear
ing to False Statement of Union Bank
Recommendation for Mercy Made.

The jury which had been debating the
former City Comptroller. on trial IN the
Kings county court, on a charge OF per-
jury In swearing to a false report for
the Union Bank. since Thursday after
noon brought in a verdict of guilty at
10 81 O'Clock last night.
The Jurors coupled their verdict with
a recommendation for mercy. When
their foreman announced the verdict the
jurymen had been locked up consider
ing the Ease for fifty-three hours. lack
ING two minutes. having received the
evidence and charge at ga O'Clock
Thursday afternoon.
The first ballot taken Thursday after
noon. II was learned last night. stood
ten for conviction to tive for acauittal.
the two Jurors voting their belief in
the innocence OF the accused being Law
renee j. Cannon. n halter. who was num-
Der Ave in the jury box, and James NJ.
Murphy, a musician. who had seat eleven.
Cannon came over to the side of those
voting for conviction at > o'clock Fri
day morning. but Murphy continued to
hold out until Q 80 o'clock last night.
when he announced to Foreman Frank
Cramer that he was ready to vote for
CONVICTION.
The jury rested for an hour before
sending word that they had agreed.
judge Henry Lewis and the lawyers
were called and the jury flied into the
cour: room at 10 Al u'clock, waiting
a few minutes for the Judge.
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that time Mr.. CIRQUE was vice-president
and his law firm had represented the
bank for many years.
In his own defence Grout testified that
he had been elec.ed only two weeks be-
fore the collapse and had served without
pay as first vice-president, although two
others under him drew salary.
Mr.. Cropsey mad much " CIRCUITS
various connections with the bank. how
ever. declaring they tended to show In
tent to falstfy the repor and knowledge
OF its falsity. lie held this; n man whose
law nrm had represented n bank Of which
hc had been vice-pres!dent and president
consecutively. must necessarily be
familiar with the affairs of that In
was familiar with the affairs OF
the Union Bank when he signed and
swore to the false bank statement on
April ,, 1910, just two days before the
second collapse.
This statement. ovcrstatinr the assets
of the bank more than $1,000. 900. so the
indictment alleged. was issued as OF
March % and was sent to the state
Banking Department on April .. That
the report did overstdte the assets Of the
bank was admitted even by the defence.
and until a notary failed TO recollect
whether he had actually sworn Mr..
Grout, as stated In the signed acknowl-
edgment. there was only one question
before the jury. that OF guilty knowl-
edge.
Mr.. Grout waived this advantage
when he took the stand. admitted that
he had sworn to the renort. c~ontcndinG
only that he did not know any part Of
II was false.
The bInk reopened on August II. 1908.
with Mr.. Grout as president lnciden-
tally Paul Grout. "A brother OF Edward
NJ. Circuit, and a member OF the Grout
law firm. cot $4,000 for ~rco-gluiZ!nS
the Institution. II has been held that
the State Banking Department should
never have permitted the resumption,
and the defence dwelt LONG on this that
the assets passed on bv irout had been
verified 10y the department before he
took charge.
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RESPITE FOR A MURDERER.
Cos. Whitman Grants II In The
Case Of Drnnirwiex.

ALBANY, July 24.-Another respite OF
thirty days has been granted by Gov.
Whitman from july 20 to Karol Dranie-
wlcZ, "a murderer, who was to have
been olcctrocutrd at Sing Sing prison
earlier in the month, when the Russian
Ambassador requested "A respite.
This time District Attorney Perkins
asked for the respite. saying he eN-
pcClcd to call the condemned man as a
witness In the trial OF a c~odelendant
named Murovlof.
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Nj. Crousey asserted. however. that
the Grout law firm "hled" the bank and
suggested that this was probably one
OF the reasons which prompted T.. VI.
Circuit. who got SO per cent. OF the Arms
net profits, to keep the Institution open
as long as possible. Whatever his
reasons Z Is \ fact that the bank owed
tho circuit firm $4,000 when II c'osed
the second time. according to n bill! on
which the firm has sued the defuuct
iustitution-ard that does not include
the reorganization fee. Papers belong
ing 20 the bank are still held by the
rIm as security.
That Circuit was actually responsible
FOR the difficulties of the bank. howevcr.
was not even suggested by the prosrcu-
tim. sullivan alone was held account
able for that. TIE Grout regime. be-
ginning seven months after the bank
collapsed the first time. Was merely an
a''rm1th-lr EFFORT 20 undo what sui
Ivan had d ne.
Thu effort failed. the bank closed
again, ana good regulations wen, 10
smash in the collapse. Ironically
enough. i was not the failure of his
effort that involved the good name %
Mr.. Circuit, but rather his effort 10 s;avc
off failure by signing and swearing
20 the false report.
Pride II selfish interest have been
charged by Mr.. Cropscy, but the charge
was lii'.c more than q suggestion. and
the defence gave plausible reply. As To
me charge that pride prompted him IL
was pointed out that Mr.. trout did not
permit this pride TO sway him two day
AFTER signing the report, when OF his
own volItion he closed the bank.
Tho other charge, that Grout and
members AZ his family owned bank
st''k and We're anxious to have the bank
reopeu"i 50 that they might dispose OF
II to advantage, waS denied by tn. de-
PENDANT AMI his brother Pau, both
foint'ng ont that all their stock. includ-
NIX That held by Mrs. Grout rs an in
h"'lihn'c from her mother. would
scarcely hcg.u to offset losses Incurred
10y the G'rout law firm through Edward
VI. Nitout-s connection with the hnnk.
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single Problem Presented.

Gov. Whitman is said TO hold 20 the
idea tina, Nurnhv's Is the only affidavit
which presents "A prohlem and rha, this
Is so unbelievable IL will not save
BECKER from the fate nrcporcd for him
next wednesday
In this CITY District At,orncv Per-
kins sen, orders 10 f,,i, ~ his nssis,snts
who are familiar with IN. cas-. Ia rcturu
From their vacations and tho IA. mon
passed a busy dav in tho work Of get
ting ready to onrnsa R.rker's uo,inn for
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Either tho bank was too bis for sullivan
or Sullivan's real estate s~peculltious had
been too big for the bank. On January
90, l90s, occurred the first collapse. At
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Verdict Received CnImi,.

Mr.. Grout was accompanied INTO the
court; room by his wife and son. Ioua-
than Gtout his brother. Paul Circuit,
and the latter's wife. The family had
been permitted to remain with him IN
CHIEF Clerk Raifcrty's room while walt
ing for the verdict. Mr.. Grout and the
members OF his family received the YER
diet without outward signs of emotion.
Foreman Cramer, in announcing the
finding Of the jury. said.
W find the defendant guilty with a
recommendation to clemcncy.'
Judge Lewis announced that he would
sentence the defendant at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning, and stephen G. Bald
win. chief counsel for Mr.. Circuit. said
that he would reserve his motions until
that time. Although no special an
nouncement was made. ii is known that
an appeal will be taken.
Mr.. Gruut gave his r"digrc" TO the
court clerk In a firm voice. giving his
age at 50. his address as $50 Carroll
street. his religious denomination Ep!s-
copalinn. and his occupation that Of
lawyer. When these iormaiities were
over Judge Lcw.s told the prisoner he
would permit him to remain with his
family in Chief Clerk Rafferty's room
for an hour before being taken 70 the
Raymond street jail "a remain until sem
tence is pronounced Oh Tuesday.
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factions. The latter part OF April his
property was overrun first by Carran-
zistas and later by the villa people.
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WHITMAN SEES
MURPHY;CHARY
OF BECKER PLOT
Governor Takes Hand in
Work of Meeting New
Trial Plea.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
CALLS IN JACK ROSE

Gov. Whitman took a hand yesterday
In the preparations to oppose the motion
of Charles Becker for q new trial on
the ground of newly discovered evil
dence. The Governor sent to Sing Sins
for Joseph Murphy. who is serving
twenty years for second degree murder
and has made an affidavit hat while in
the Tombs on July IS. 1912, he heard
Jack Rose, Harry Nallon and Eridgie
webber plotting to put the blame on
Becker for the murder OF Herman Bos-
erthal.
The Governor had a two hour talk in
the Capitol with Murphy in the presence
OF Deputy Warden Charles Il. Johnson
of Sing Sing and got Murphy to admit
that he had talked with Becker in tho
death house lust before he notified
Becker's attorneys OF what he had heard
In the Tomhs. Murphy said he had only
told one person. a prisoner at Sin Sing,
OF what he had heard the three inform
ers plotting a.d insisted that his reason
for not coming forward sooner was tina,
h- didn't want to disgrace his family.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-04

Controller of the Currency Williams issued a charter to the First Na1fona Bank of Rayenswood, Va, capita $s5. .0o0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-04

The Russian Duma called on the government to prosecute these respon- sible for the sh ortage of ammunition in the Russian army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-04
THE NATIVE FESTIVALS OF JAVA

Among Oriental monarchs none maintain such gorgeous courts as those 1itt1e-known sovereigns, the Susushan of Solo and the Sultan of DJokja, Java's two remaining; native rulers. Surrounded by hordes of strangely y-uniformed retainers, con sisting of soldiers, musicians, sing CTS, dancers and bearers of fan and umbrella, pipe and bete1 box, the courts of these rulers represent an extraordinary spectacle that recalls comic opera on a clossaI scale.
 The monarchs referred to only rule in name. for the whole of the is Dutch and is entirely governed by them. Indeed, these native kings are virtually political prisoners in their own extensive palace grounds, for they are not even allowed to receive visitors to undertake a journey without the consent of the Dutch Resident. Nevertheless, they wield considerable influence and maintain their courts with all the barbaric splendor of medieval days, jeaIously observing customs that date back 500 years and more
 Surakarta and Dokjakarta more commonly called Solo and Djokja, where these courts are situated, are 1 the capitals of the two middle stats of Java. The rulers of these prov inces were the last to yield to the oversea usurpers and as tributary princes enjoying a protected and controlled independence,' accept an I advisory elder brother" in the per son of a Dutch Resident, who sits at their sovereign elbows and by 'tsug- gestions'' rules their territories for the greater good of the natives and the Dutch echequer. All the region around Djokja and Solo is classic ground, and the oldest Javanese myths and legends. the earliest tra- ditions of native life, have their To- le~1e hAeeAlaAsakA, AA g result. Diokia