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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30
DOCTORS WIFE MUST
PAY BROKER $90,l56
Woman Spectator, Termed
Lady Welcher" in Court,
Loses Suit.

Mrs. Sarah l.. Robertson, wife OF Dr.
Joseph A. Robertson, who won $l26,Ooo
in the stock market in year, must
now pay s9O,i66 to her brokers, H.
Content & Co., under verdict OF q
Jury IN the Supreme Court yesterday.
The brokers sued for $S3, 500 due them
when Mrs. Robertson closed her nc,
count, amcu unit over this claim awarded
by the Jury being for interest.
Mrs. Robertson was referred TO az
n lady welcher" by counsel for the
plaintiffs. 1--WE know what to think OF
a man welcher," he said. What shall
we think Of one with lady's lust for
rambling trying to welch 2" The lawyer
called attention to the lapse of memory
with regard to her first OF three mar
riages. Mrs. Robertson could not re-
call wher she married her first hus-
band, one McMichel. She did remember
about. Charles Miller, OF Columbus, her
second husband, from whom she in
herited about 100000.
II. Content e. Co. still retain Of her
account $4,000 in marlborough Metro
poltan stock, and have attached her
account at the Aston Trust Company,
where there is about $4,000 TO her
credit, and have attached her Long
Branch home under a New Jersey pro-
ceeding. this property being valued at
about $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30
AVENUE TO LOSE
ANOTHER LANDMARK
Minturn House, Former Home of
T. F. Ryan, Transferred to
Building Company.

Lower Fifth Avenue is about TO lose
another landmark. Through the trans
ferring of the property yesterday it
became known that the former home
of Thomas F. Ryan, at the northwest
corner of Fifth Avenue and Twelfth
Street, has been sold by interests as
ISOLATED with the City Investing Com
pany, and will likely be replaced with
another structure. The property was
transferred by Mrs. Ida NJ Ryan to the
II West Twelfth Street Company, of
which George F. Gunther, Robert E.
Dowling's secretary, is attorney.
The property was known as the Min
turn house. and is one of the largest
parcels under single ownership in low
er Fifth Avenue. II is valued at $780,
900, ard has a frontage Of 1881 feet
on Fifth Avenue and 1875 feet in the
street. Mr.. Ryan bought the prope rty
in 1901. together with the old Lenox
house. at the northeast corner Of Fifth
Avenue and Twelfth Street.
The house has been vacant since ..r.
Ryan moved to the Yerkes mansion. at
Fifth Avenue and Sixty-eighth Street
about five years ago, at which time he
disposed OF the Lenox property ia
Henry Corn, who erected on the site an
eighteen story building. Mr.. Ryan
foreclosed on the property few years
ago, when Mr.. Corn did not meet in
terest paYments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30

the south side of 10th Street. The
style of architecture and construction
will be those uniformly followed in
the Columbia University and Barnard
College buildings. Work will begin at
once"
Among the other speakers Of the af
ternoon were DR.. Mary Z. Woolley,
president of Mount Holyoke College;
George McAneny, President of the
Board of Aldermen, and DR.. Francis
Brown, president of Union Theological
Seminary, who delivered the benedic-
ton.
Mr.. McAneny congratulated the col
lege on behalf of the city government.
He referred to the fact that DR.. Kath-
arine B. Davis, Commissioner Of Cor
rection, did her postgraduate work at
Barnard, and cited her wonderful
work" as a striking example of the
good Barnard could do in the social
service of city community.
At the dinner last night in the Hotel
Aston many notable people were pres.
ent. The men in the assembly had
to remain silent the entire evening
while the women after dinner speakers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30

demic procession across the campus
The bright scarlets and vivid stripes
on the robes of the higher officers con-
trasted strongly with the sober black
of the regulation cap and gown, and the
green's Of the campus foliage.
Among the girls present at the ed
dresses were:
Isl5-F Aasorre. Elsa Bershaus. Marsard Cafr,
A NJ Conkiin Alice Cranch. Ruth Decker. Ssd
Engel Thora Fcrnstrom. Clara FIoellch. hdIt..
.Ianison' Emms Kelly. . Edith Ke'by. Dorothy
Killer Eleanor Louria Regina Mumane, Grace 81,
John. Gertrude Teleke Elsie Too.n and katharine
isi6~Al Bailey. Amelia Gianells, Marie kell-
Pearson. n T. Ross and Mabel We'll
I9l7-H Il Bloom. ofrell Bond. VI breckln-
idge H. B BuTord. VI. G. Cook. Dorothy Cur
now. Edith Davis. Z H. Gray, NJ. L. Harden.
e Herman B Johnson b. Judge Y. haz. F.
Krssnow. Rose Marie Lawrence. ). levin, h. W
Parker L. Pcngel. A Z. Reid Gertrude Ross. j.
Rubin L. SdlzmA. L. Schlang T. solomon
Dorothy stern. Gertrude Strickland. =. siromsoe
Marion Stuiss. Gertrude Tarshis and lsabei Will
isis-L c Brown. n. Z. Rudlnor 4. CIceanks.
r. Cutrell. u. DlcScs. NJ Elder a. Franklin. T.
GATES Guiuzburg. H. A J. Hansel, ID. VI.
Jacobs. u. Kahn. Hedwig koeng. g. ko.s q.
Piskel + h. Rubens'eiu. l. Schlans. 5. schul
man = Sluth and Vivian Williams.
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another on the other theft. Then If
| was still free, would probably nave
TO stand two perjury charges. ! saw
that il would have killed me-those
six trials while now | have peace Of
mind"
Praising the fidelity of his wife,
who, until he called her one side in
the courtroom Wednesday, was igno-
rant Of her husbands actions while
he was away from their home in Eliza
beth, n. j., the former $4,000 a year
sales manager of the Masury plant
told the story of his business success
and how he had resorted to desperate
measures when for the first time he
was unable to pay his bills.
81 was a poor boy" he began, "and
worked my way up without pull to
auditor of the Norfolk e. Western
Railroad Then | came TO New York.
| soon rose high in an audit company
and was given charge Of some impor-
tant investigations.
Began to Drink.
"Then | went with Mr.. Masury, who
is one of the best men | have ever
met. Every employer | have had has
liked me, and he did, too, for he knew
| had brains, and he trusted me. we
soon became very good friends, and
was more than an employe. He used
to take me to New York for lunch,
and then | started TO drink. First it
was cocktails, but later | drank every
thing, and Mr.. Masury would never
let me pay. Gradually | began to do
no work in the afternoons and spent
my own money for drinks. In the
mornings | was in no condition 10
do anything. just fell for Broad
way, and drank all ! wanted.
Suddenly one first of the month |
found that didn't have the $500 or
$3.50 necessary TO meet my bills. 1t
was the first time | had ever been
behind, for had clean record until
| began TO drink and do New York.
Then | saw ! had 20 have money, and
the rest of the story you know. Ny
mind, affected by liquor, was abso-
lutely open. and almost any thought
or plan could have crept into it. Just
how the robbery scheme did | don't
know. believe | must have been
temporarily insane"
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want to return TO the state what my
trial has cost.
THE Lord sent me this JOLT" he
went on, in almost characteristic Billy
Sunday fashion. HE said 10 me,
Phil, old man, you're going too fast.
And was, but ! couldn't stop.
didn't want TO rob the Masury pay
roll, but couldn't help it; | was in
bad company and just had TO DO it,"
Friends Belief Unnerved Him.
II was the many letters, White ex-
planned. from mis- friends, each express
ing their firm belief in his innocence,
that caused him to confess his COM
plicity in the theft of S3,032 from the
John ". Masury & Sons Paint Com
pany last June.
when | was arrested. resolved
TO fight the case, but when Roberts
told his story. | saw | couldn't. | now
realize that he did me the best pos
sible turn when he swore had been
in the robbery. That night thought
how. If was freed assuming that
coud beat the casa trial for the
Sackett & Wilhelms robbery would
follow. II | was acquitted on that
there would be second indictment
on the Masury charge, followed by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30
LURED 8 GIRLS
BY WORK PROMISE
Amorous Man Offers to 90 to
Cool Alaska if Court Will
Show Mercy.

The "help wanted" advertisement
which Benjamin Goodman published
last week lured at least seven or elght
girls TO his apartment, at 3Ol west
141st Street, according TO evidence pre-
scented in Night Court last evening.
Goodman was arrested Monday through
the work of Mrs Mary A. Sullivan, a
detective. He was convicted of as
SAUL by Magistrate Nolan. in Night
Court, and sentence was postponed
until last night.
One Of these girls. who did not ap-
pear when Goodman was tried, made
serious charges against him when
visited by Louis Bergman. probation
officer. The girl, Miss Cecilia Weiser,
Of lal West 13lst Street, said that she
went 10 work for Goodman on Wednes-
day of last week. She first busted the
apartment, and then asked what else
there was TO do.
"Oh, not much" said her employer.
"The most important thing for you to
do is 20 make love 10 me-"
Then, she said, Goodman kissed her.
After brief struggle, Miss Weiser
told the officer. she escaped.
James Edelson, Goodman's attorney,
asked the court 20 be merciful: lie
said his client comes from good fam
lily, and was never arrested before. lie
said his client was willing TO leave at
once for Alaska.
Magistrate Nolan said that il Good
man would produce tickets to Alaska
tomorrow night and in the mean time
tell the probation officer more about
his family he might let the prisoner so.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30

and speech makers held forth. There
were ten speeches, and they were all
made by women.
Dean Gildersleeve, of Barnard Col
lege. presided. Among those present
st the dinner were President Nicholas
Murray Butler; George A. McAneny,
President of the Board of Aldermen;
Judge Gildersleeve, August Belmont,
DR.. Talcott Williams, Director of the
School of JOURNALISM; Professor
Charles s. Baldwin, Professor j. Nc
Keen Cattell, Dr. Abraham Flexner,
Mr.. George En1icott, Miss Grace
Strachan, Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre Jay,
Mrs. H. o. Havemeyer, Mrs. Helen
Hartley jenkins, Mrs George Haven
Putnam. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert G. Mil
bank, Mrs. Annie Nathan Meyer and
Nine. Sembrich, the singer.
After the speechmaking, Mrs. Sig
mund Pollitzer, president of the AS
sociated Alumni of Barnard, gave
Treasurer Plimpton, of the college, a
silver cup in token of his long SER
vices.
A lively touch was lent to the cere-
monies yesterday afternoon by the aca-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30
Plant to Have Library, Gymna-
SUM. Swimming Pool, Refec-
tory, Kitchen and Students
Rooms.

Barnard College celebrated its TWEEN
ty-ffth anniversary yesterday. Ceremo-
MES took place in the Columbia gym
nasium in the afternoon and the Hotel
Aston was the scene Of a dinner last
night. To-day the students will have
Greek games on the campus green.
A surprise was sprung by George A.
Plmpton, the college treasurer. when
he announced yesterday that the trus-
tees were going 10 erect five new build
lngs at an approximate cost of S525,000.
According to Mr.. Plimpton. the money
is not yet in sight. but every confidence
is held that the funds will shortly be-
forthcoming.
President Nicholas Murray Butler Ct
Columbia was the principal speaker at
the afternoon exercises in the gymna-
SUM. After an invocation by the Right
Rev. David H. Greer, Bishop of New
York. Dean Gildersleeve of Barnard
spoke to the assembly. She was fol-
lowed by President Butler.
barnard COiIeBe mas JuStllleu lNsclI,
said President Butler. at has sus-
tanned the hopes and prayers of those
who founded and have nourished It
through a quarter century Of time. 1t
has taken it's appointed and worthy
place in Columbia University, and there
has been no time when it has not given
to the university loyal and effective
cooperation and support.
Mr.. Plimpton announced the inten-
tion of the trustees TO provide for the
growing needs of the college. The
buildings to be constructed will include
library, gymnasium, swimming pool,
refectory and kitchen and students
rooms. These buildings are to be par
TALLY separated, but will be under one
roof.
"The proposed group of buildings
will be placed on the north end of the
Millbank quadrangle, extending from
Broadway to Claremont Avenue, along
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30
Hospitality Bred Thirst That
Took Broadway to Satisfy
and Made Him, Trusted Bust
ness Man. an Auto Bandit
Three Accomplices Confess.

Three men who helped Philip T.
White, the self-confessed robber, in his
effort TO steal the payroll of his en-
ployers followed the course Of their
leader and pleaded guilty yesterday be-
fore Justice Aspinall, in Brooklyn.
Whites accomplices were Robert S.
Roberts, thirty-one years old, Of l247
Fifty-seventh Street, Brooklyn; Benja-
min Moore, twenty-eight, who declared
his residence was the Hotel Calvert, in
Manhattan, and Thomas II. Daily, TWEEN
ty-fve, of 1903 Jamaica Avenue, Rich
mond Hill, Long Island. The pleaded
guilty of attempted robbery in the third
degree. William F. Chnnin, who on
Wednesday entered a plea of guilty,
confessed Yesterday that he was the
driver of the bandit automobile. White
and his accomplices will be sentenced
on Wednesday.
Clemency for White was asked in
more than 1000 letters and kilograms
received yesterday by Justice Asphalt.
Friends, business acquaintance and
persons who did not know White joined
In requesting that his sentence be made
light. Several of the letters were writ
ten by Masons, of which organization
he was member. Others came from
Mystic Shriners, the insignia of which
order White tore from his coat when he
made his dramatic confession, declaring
he was unworthy to wear it.
Broadway Too Swift.
Seated upon hard, yellowish- brown
chair on one side of long. narrow pas
sageway in the Raymond Street Jail,
White told yesterday how Broadway
had set for him a pace swifter than he
could follow.
Neatly dressed and clean shaver, the
mar appeared almost out of place in
the Jail, and his striking personality
and careful, fawless speech seemed
irreconcilable with his prison surround
ings.
"My. but I'm happy" he confded
Happier than I've been in long
while" The sentence TO be pronounced
upon him next week has apparently no
terror for White He is still and with
prison looming up before him-de
,ermined 10 make good and restore all
the money lost to his employers by his
acts.
IL only hope the Lord will give me
strength 10 do this" he said, "for !
want 10 serve whatever term is imposed
IN me, come out of prison and then pay
Jack all my debts. can make money
hen. have brains. or | would never /
ave reached the position ! did, and |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30
Employers Cocktails
His Ruin, Says White
WHITES PHILOSOPHY
ON HIS DOWNFALL.

This is Philip T. Whites er-
PLANTATION Of ho,O he became an
automobile bandit:
While there may be no harm in
drinking a little in friends home
am sure that no man, even with a
high powered lens, will ever be able
to find the smallest amount Of good
in a saloon.
1t is just at a time like this that
a man knows who are his real
friends. suppose those fellows
that played me for a sucker are
telling each other: 81 hope they send
him up for a good long while" But
the true friends sent me letters
while was here and still main
tanned | was innocent, and are still
writing me since I have confessed
everything.
Whenever | became afraid of any
thing l found that n drink or two
would soon make me all right. But
il was only for a while. I believe
that had a spell OF temporary in
sanity when ] planned the robbery
at the Masury place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30

Sixty good men and true. compr'Sins
the Order Of the Dicks. more commonly
known as the Tombs Keepers, honore'
Warden John Hanley Of the Tombs a.
Cam Svartz's restaurant, Canal and
LAFAYETTE Streets, last night. celeoraE
ing his fftieth birthday, his twenty
fifth year in the Department OF Correc-
ton and his twenty-ffth year in the
Denartment OF Matrimony at one ana
the same time.
They cheered him and sang TO hlm
and about him. They drained NUMBER
less stems in his honor. and woe 10 'ne
pick who failed to turn bottoms Up
whom John Hanley was ne TOAST ~
charm inscribed with his name and nd
above oil thew turned out in full DICK
uniform TO do him honor-white aprons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30
Anti.Sufrage

Alfred Lief, the conference.-the
chief of the Bronx Junior Police Force,
thought TO be kidnapped, returned 10
his home after causing the arrest OF
a man who impersonated Charlie, Chap
lin in front of a motion picture theatre
George Holland, aged thirty-two, OF
210 Hutchinson Street, Montreal, was
found dead in the doorway Of lib UNI
versity Place. He came to New YORK
recently in poor health.
Albert Portmore, seven-year-old son
of Arthur G. Portmore, OF Middle VIZ
lage. Long Island, stood peering int9
an excavation beside the Long i5Iand
Railroad tracks. As he stepped back
into the path he fell beneath the wheels
of a wagon and was killed instantly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30

the Waldorf-Astoria. Although deter
mined efforts were made 10 force the
election of Miss Emma Webster Pow.
ell of ST. Louis, Mo. the candidate of
Mrs. William Gerry Slade, VINO retires
after eighteen years Of service as ma
tonal president, Mrs. Robert Hall
Wiles, Of Chicago. was elected pres
dent by vote of IS against So.
Mrs. Wiles was the founder and first
president of the United States Dargh-
tiers OF 1912. State Of Illinois, of which
society she is now honorary president
for life. She is prominent IN society
IN Illinois and Massachusetts,, her ma
tive state, and is an ardent advocate
OF woman suffrage.
After reading the annual reports OF
the various state presidents, the NOM /
nations for the national Offices to he /
nlled began AZ II o'clock. The tellers /
appointed were Mrs. Mabel Cronise
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30

Jones. Of Pennsylvania; Mrs. David Il;
Wolch. Of Connecticut; Mrs. sainuei
Williams Earle. Of Illinois; MRS. 20
ward Schaaf, Of Missouri; Mrs. Gar,
ence oliver Norton, Of Nebraska ana
Mrs. Paul Skeight, OF virginia, WIN
Mrs. J. Wells Wentworth, OF Ne" iorn'
AS chairman. Ill
be wound up this afternoon WIN tne
election Of second and fourtn vlee-
president, n corresponding secretary
and curator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30
ORDER OF DICKS TIPS STEMS
TO HANLEY TOMBS WARDEN
Keepers Become Civers of Presents and 1000 wl'ne'
on Triple Occasion OF Birthday ana anniversary
as City Employe and Husband

and cans. with 30. o. d. written on
cap and breast.
For twenty-five years ago 'onr Ham
lived according TO 0. W. Hochstsdter.
n good Dick and president OF the Court
ogcer, Of New York, became a keeper
- Tho Tombs. twenty-five years ago,
zoo he married, and the Dicks tell you
he's as much married now as no was
then. . o.h. Il,
Sing Sing. believes prisoners are no.
ave found" he says, that II the
men get a square deal they'll return II.
That applies to the whole bunch gang;
sters, dope-fends, murderer ana an
the rest. II you treat them squarely
they'll do the same by you"
And last night, at swsrtz's, the keep
ara Ike their prisoners, were doing
the same" by Warden John Hanley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30
Stevens Lacks $4,000.

Only $4,000 is needed by noon to-
day to win the whirlwind campaign
for sl,3s5,000 for tn, Stevens Institute
of Technology. A 100000 gift recent
ly from William Hall Walker, OF this
city, gave il such. impetus that the full
amount is within sight.
Newcomb Carlton. treasurer of the
committee. has sufficient money on
hand 10 cancel the institutes indebted
ness of S3s5.000 When the fund is
completed there will be Sl,OO0,00O for
buildings, permanent improvements
and endowments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30
Dead Girl Didn't Kill, Jury Say

Hiram f. Craig. charged with the
murder Of Miss Hattie Reeves and Mrs.
Mamie Clark. in the latter's home, S52
south Orange Avenue, Newark. Febiu-
ary 20, was found guilty in the second
degree yesterday. The verdict came as
surprise.
Craig and the two women we're alone
in the house when the murder oc-
Cured. His defence was that Miss
Reeves shot Mrs. Clark and Craig and
then killed herself A bullet wound in
Miss Reevess back was the sole evil
dence to combat the prisoners testi-
@olY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30

.,d nom street meeting o. III Tfsnont
Iysnus uith Mrs n. Ho,chhss prrsidlhs
Suffrage Day.
y,,. p,rades more than Two hundred street nset-
,,rs and a melting. pot rally AZ the bnk.,s s,se
nss r H. comm,ttees headquarters 3os Fiffh 49,
r1s viii signali,e suffrage Day. 70 moito", pm,
nSradcs viii he automobile para1es; ana ne Icy
9e W. "a, A. 3O3 Fifth Avenue huge met
ing not N the euro viii wait me women. A1 tAey
ali he invited 70 show theil skil - maIlsinsa +.
,b,oving whatever yaluables they are uhhng - B's
~ he cause into the pot from their sutomo6i"
N Y state Woman Suffrage Association.
~. Marian Mag and Mrs Jessie ~ Chiids
nil 20 m The Rehearsal Club to-day AZ p m -
nr.seT, the $500 check which represents one nat
~ no no, recslpis from the drAmat4c iete sfe1
By the New York stas Woman Snnfsss r 49,
NfIss lean Greer president u the club ana me
daughter NJ DR. DAVID " CfeerL vi! reeve ile
check In behalf Of the cUp. r Mnsn sr.s
ssa,i.,ioy 4, ras announced thai one-haf n ~
ne, rsc,los would 81 10 some Institution or ofgan
ration Tor the benefit NJ women, ana me re-
scco,n, N the co operation q the members ~ he
dramatic profession 10 presenting the programmes iot
m. f.,e TIE check will be known 20 the woman
Suffrage Loan Fund. and starts perpstdn iund
20 aid actresses who desire temporary loans
Anti.SuGrage.
Miss Margaret Uhl WILL addre" The Brooklyn :EIn
evening Charles Mlhsm will speak before WAnps
uosg Democratic Club AZ East li5th Street
The National Association Opp"d 70 WomG
isst week that T. would adopt as iis slogan Dr.
Anna HOWARD shaw's recent characterization Of what
81 stand, for Heaven home ard mother. The or
Sanitation ,Ss p TRsss % come. before K,
voters October 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30
Buy N. Y. @. Debentures.

William A. Read & Co.. it was an
nounced yesterday. have purchased the
unsubscribed balance Of the 500, 000, 600
New York Central convertible Der
cent debentures from the original
underwriting syndicate headed by J. P.
Morgan & Co. This amount was a trihe
under 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30
DAUGHTERS OF 1872
In ELECTION BATTLE
Mrs. R. H. Wiles, of Chicago,
Wins by Sharp Rally-Con-
ventiOn Ends To-day.

The forty degree drop in the tenn
perature was not noticeable yester-
day, when two hundred United States
Daughters of 1912 struggled for eight