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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
L. ]. FIELD ACCUSED
AS A LOVE PIRATE
Film Maker Sues for 100000
for Wifc's Affections;
Names Him in Divorce.
TWO WEST END AV. HOMES

Leonard j. Field, formerly head OF
the brokerage firm Of l.. j. Field d Co.
and son OF Jacob Field. one OF the best
known floor traders on the New YORK
Stock Exchange. was sued In the STU
preme Court yesterday for sloo'ooo
damages by George s. Gullette, a flm
manufacturer. charged with alternating
the affections Of Mrs. Grace Olive Gull
lette. Gullet,e at the same time file,
an action for divorce, naming Field. IN
anfidavits in the case tho name OF Jacob
Field. the defendants father. liz men
toned.
Field uuit the brokerage business
four years ago after he had been In
dicted for perjury as a result OF the
Windsor Trust Company scandal over
the theft Of securities owned by the late
r. Augustus Heinze. The jury dis
agreed In his case and the indictment
was dismissed. Before her marriage
five years ago Mrs. Gullette was known
on the stage as Olive Carr. She ap-
peared recently In "Chin hin.
Leonard !. Field and his wife, who
was Katherine Peters, a former show
girl. whom ne married eight years ago,
I've a, $50 West End avenue A. al
West End avenue. according to the al
legations IN Gullette's suits. his wife and
her daughter Ned-a we're Installed in "A
"luxuriously furnished" apartment by
Field, and Mrs. Gu.lette was known as
Mrs. Field" She stlil lives there with
her husbands sister. Mrs. Dorothy q.
Schmidt.
In an afndayit concerning the relations
of Field and Mrs. Gullette made yesterday
by Mrs. Schmidt she said.
They met early last summer and be-
came madiy in love with each other. My
sis,er-in-law almost entirely forgot her
husband, who was travelling, and gave
all her time to Field. While | was in
Chicago last February | was notified by
a telegram TO come on here at once. My
sister-in-law met me and We went IN
IL West End avenue j was surprised
tina she had changed her residence be-
cause when ] was here last she lived az
Gil West 1llth street.
IL then learned for the first time that
my sister-in-law was living with Leonard
J. Field under the name Of Mrs. Field.
She had many diamonds | had never seen
before and the apartment was g%orgeously
INT'll~llfls NV illAstslH Ah' iNs
,%.rical and then grew irrational as |
questioned her. learned later that a
large amount OF morphine had been adj
m!nistered to her. For weeks after my
arrival she was not herself and when
finally she was able to converse cohe-
r.ntly she confessed everything TO me. |
wired my brother at Akron. Oslo. to come
here Immediately.
During my stay NJ the West End ave-
u apartment | frequently saw Mr.. Field
and heard him ask my sister-!n-law 10
get a divorce and marry him. She did
not know until a few weeks ago tina;
Field was married.
II was learned yesterday that after
Mrs. Gullette and her child disappeared
from the West 1llth street apartment !,
vas a long time before her husband
found her. Love letters and kilograms
from Field 20 Mrs. Gullet,e are attached
to the papers.
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PLAToNIC LOVE PAIR REUNITED
Court Instead OF Granting Divorce
Causes n Reconciliation.

Warren Patterson Of sherman ave-
nue.. Jersey Guy, and his wife. Lillian.
who for many months has been living
apart from her husband in Paterson.
y. T.. Will doubtless nc brought together
again As "A result OF their appearance
yesterday before V!ce-Chancellor Griffin
IN Jersey CITY.
Mr.. Patterson had gone 20 q. chan
Gerry Court 10 obtain Al auuulUneNt uf
his marriage and his VITO had goue
there 20 apply for separate maintenance.
MIR. Patterson left the court 20 look for
n new home for his wife. and Mr.. Pat
terson Wen, back 10 Paterson. to wait
until her husband vac furnished the
new home ready for her 70 move in and
start housekeeping
The Pat,crsons we're married In Jer-
sey City on November -, 1913, but sep
arated af.er fourteen months The hus-
band yesterday told Nlc"-Chanccllor
Griffin that Mrs. Patterson had never
been "A wife to him other than IN name.
He said that when they were engaged
She made him agree to platouic love
and that ne had done so withou, under
standing the meaning Of The word pla-
tonic. His wife contradictcd him by
sayinc that I. was he who wished such
al arrangement.
After hearing both their complains.
the Nice-Chaurcllor called ,hcu both lc-
fore him. and after asking Patterson &;
he wished q reconciliation. put IN" sam,
question - the wife. The husband said
he was willing 10 start all over again
and Mrs. Patterson said she was ready
To go back To her husband y NE would
provide a home for her. Whereupoi
Vice.Chancollor Griffin dismissed both
the application for auuulncu' and the
counter application for separate main
,enance. and Mr.. Patterson started 10
look for a new home,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
MAYOR IGNORED IN
CLOAK STRIKE TALK
Manufacturers Refuse to Dis.
cuss Proposed Lockout
Of 6O,OO0.
UNIONS FOR ARBITRATION


Mayor Mitchel's effort to prevent n
strike war in tho cloak. sui, and skirt
,r,a. u.. .,,.. a,,..,., r,,o, m.
-
manufacturer Protective Hssoc'a''on
ignored his request to meet him, the con-
ciliation committee and public spirited
,,,.... ,u. o.a.. ,...,, ,.,,, I,
,'"' ~ ''" ~ ''""
Sch'H ana others ana ta'k peace se-
cause Of differences between the employ
era and ,hc,r go ooO c~r,p,ovee, the work.
.... .......u .,..-..,, :, ..u,,.
'ne" a'"o""ee" '"eF wou'" y" "" s'r'Ae
In July, the he'ght OF the husy season
Tho manufacturers have answered BY
,r,o,rc,,, A., ,ocLo,, ,o,. A,r,, 90
'U' a.
10 avert INC trouo.e tne mayor MT
Schin, MIR. straus n others nave peen
'r!ihs 10 se' 'he Two s'ues 'ose,ne.
ana me meeting AT nIty Hai' was caiIeo
ior that purpose me union men reao-
ny accepted nut u iet,er came YESTERDAY
from T. ). Wile' chairman OF thc pro-
tecuve ASSOCIATION declaring that MS
association coul not IN Justice 10 useii
attend the meeting.
This letter Drought expressions OF won
der n Indignation from City Chamber
ain Henry Bruere, George w. kirchwey
charles l.. Bernheimer or the chamber
OF commerce ana FORMER Judge walter
&. Noyes. who declared That the attitude
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
AERIAL ToI1ERs HALT TRAVEL.
Dow town Crowds Marvel At Placid
WOoIvOrth Painters.

People who were hurrying through
City Hall Park yesterday afternoon
stopped suddenly and threw their heads
back far enough TO nave their eyes take
In the peak of the Woolwor;h Building,
II was not the curling ~ to spread
a report Of fire this time. but away W
on the top. comfortably seated on scat
folding. several men were painting.
They were so far away that only their
movements could he made out. but the
crowd watched them. The painters sus-
PENDED tho main current OF travel IN
the park and stopped the crowds along
Park Row and in streets FAR enouSi,
away to permit a look.
Windows of ~nclshborlng skySCraper.
r,,cd AID persons with lou voices wera
rewarded with shivers from the crowd
as they told OF what would happen [!
one OF the men fell Then the rain
came along and the spectators moved
long.
TIL painters came from the engineers
department OF the building and are par:
OF the stan Of the structures 200 EN-
ployees. They have a patent scaffoldine
and other safety appliances and do the
painting every six months or 70.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
CAT CLAWS HER WAY
INTO $4,000 SUIT
Brooklyn Jury Must Decide
just How Far Pussy Can
Go to Protect Kittens.

Tho psychology ~ n cat-vhethcr a
normal one will fec from a dog or
feloniously assault II. with an indis-
cr'minate and vicious abandon that IN
clude the owner OF the dog as we'll
figured prominently yesterday in a
10000 damage suit tried before Supreme
Court Justice Kelly n a Jury in
Brooklyn.
Mrs. Henrietta Gardner, 2o& Sumptel
street. the owner OF The dog. testified
that a horrid pussy with one kitten at.
tackled her dog on January "a. 1914
In one OF a chain OF stores operated by
H. c. Bohack d 60. She fell between
the combatants. so she said. and the "a,
climbed over her In it's blood thirst fol
her dog. described as Babe. French
poodle. six or seven months old.
But all that would have been forgiven
according TO Mrs. Gardner. IL the cat n
climbing hadn't been careless Of II.
claws. One set dug into her face
another into her arm and when she hac
finally snatched Babe out OF the DANCE,
zone the spitcful cat jumped on her and
hit her. For that spitcful bite ard SON,
dozen scratches Mrs, Gardner brough,
suit against Bohack and all his com
any
As a defence. the clerks in the Bohacl
store sworc to "A man and oman
there was one woman-that the cat was
OF a docile, ven retiring. disposition
and that Mrs, Gardner had excited II
by striking at II with II cane. Questioned
as to this Mrs. Gardner admitted strik-
ing when her dog was attacked, explain.
ing that she carried the car for tina,
purpose.
After tho character witnesscs had re.
tired Justice Kelly precipitated a dis
cussion by asking IL there was any
proof that the cat was really of evil
and vicious disposition. Counse for til,
defendant insisted hat II was a per-
fectly natural thing for a mother cat tc
protect it's kitten. but his opponent was
equally positive that no normal cat. kit.
ten or no kitten. attacks an i~noffcnsiva
pup without provocation, ON the other
hand, he held that a normal cat would
run away,
Late in the afternoon Justice Kelly
left the jury divided rs to Just what
measure OF belligerency is indicated IN
a normal. non-vicious cat. A sealed
verdict was ordered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
|CIVIC EXPERT Is
SUED FOR DIVORCE
w. F. Capcs, Secretary Of
Mayors Conference, Is Or
dcred to Pay AlimOny.
DENIES WIFE'S CHARGES

William r. Capes. until last September
assistant director of the Society for I'm
proving the Condition Of the Toor and
now secretary OF the New York State
Conference Of Mayors. was ordered yes
terday by Supreme o Justice Dele
han;y to pay SIS a week alImony pend
ing trial fN' divorce and to pay $3.50
counsel fees. Mrs. Capes asked s75 a
week alimony and a counsel fee OF
; 1900.
Through her attorney, former Alder
man John A. Bolles. Mrs. Capes said she
believes her husband earns $4,000 n year.
part Of it in salary and the remainder
through articles contributed TO the
A mericdn CITY. the Forum and the out
look. She eaid that the bureau Of which
her husband IL the head has offices at
% Washington avenue. Albany, and in
the Woo!worth Building. and Is "main-
tanned 10 watch bills presented to the
Legislature which may interest various
city officials"
Capes. who was represented by Mayor
Joseph W. stevens Of Albany. tod JUS
tice Delehanty hat he receives only
Si.VVU n NeT'r rom nlS org inlHhlloN ana
that the only money he earned bv his
writing was $40 he got from the North
American RcyioU.
The couple were married in Science
tady On June II. 1903, and have a son.
Robert. born IN 1905. Mrs. Capes says
her husband has been attentive TO an
other woman n has wholly neglected
her since January I last. He owns a
half interest in real estate in Albany
and has oil stock worth $4,000. she said
Capes denied his wife's charges and
said that since he became director Of
the bureau he has been compelled to
live In Albany. He said that his wife
owns a half interest In a Schenectady
house and that her mother is occupying
II. He submitted to the court a lciter
he says his mothe--in-law wrote to his
wife on January % last. which read In
part:
As soon as he finds you have moved
YOU furniture he VIII be wise. and you
do your trading and he can't do a
th!ng-only pay il. Get all you and
Robert will need for some time.
You have gone loohing like Il rag doll
long CROUCH and he using the money.
Since he came 10 Albany he has had
$3.50. You have had about $500 out
Of IL. How is that for support
But never mind, Little girl. you viii
come out all right. Whether or no, ne
ever gives YOU a cent. he an rusper
the way he deccives you"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
8 SHOT IN SPRINGFIELD RIOT.
Police and strikers Clash When
Latter Charge Officers.

S%pRINarIELD. Mass. April 26.-Three
striking shovellers we're shot by the po-
lice In Il riot here this afternoon as the
eliminating feature of a day OF disorder.
One man wac seriously injured and all
three are in the hospital.
Earlier in the day shots were fired
over the heads of a body OF strikers
when Il mob OF 400 men attempted 10
rush IL police Gordon to reach three work
men who were ~excavating a cellar In the
main business street OF the city. The
police battled with drawn clubs and re-
volvers for ten minutes before the ring
leaders were put under arrest and the
mob was scattered. The shovellers ara
asking an increase in pay and have tied
~ practically all building operations.
The contractors have refused to treat
with the men and announce hat they
viii import strike breakers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
PITTSBURG PLANTS
CLOSE; 100000 OUT
Westinghouse Interests Give
Up Attempt to Operate
When Strike Spreads.
COAL FAMINE Is FEARED

rIrrsBuRG, April 26.-with to-day's
additions the list Of persons now on
strike throughout the rit,sbu-g district
approximatcs 100, 900. OF this number
$4,000 are employees Of the allied West
inghouse concerns and the Pi''sburg
Coal Company. The remainder are scat
tered among industrial plants in Ale
gheny county. Clashes were frequent
to-day In the strike zone. In many in
stances guards were attacked. but m
serious injuries resulted.
Every Westinghouse plant located in
the Turtle Creek Valley was closed
down for an indefinite period this after
noon. The plants affected are those OF
the Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
turing Company and the Westinghouse
Machine Company. East Pittsburg the
westinghouse Airbrake Company. Will
merding the Union Switch and Signal
Company, Swissvaie, and the Pittsburg
Meter Company. East Pittsburg.
Strikes inaugurated at wilmerding and
Swissvale to-day had a direct bearing
on the issuing Of the order to close down.
OF the $500 persons employed in the
a!rbrake plant nearly 1000 refused to
enter the works this morning. At the
Union Switch n Signal works more
than half Of the 5000 employees also
refused to report. Practically all OF the
employees in the other three westing-
house plants in East Pittsburg have
been out for several days.
officials Of the Union Switch and Sig.
nal Company and the Westinghouse Air.
brake Company issued the following
notice:
"The disturbed conditions now exist.
ing in this vicinity have treated a situa.
don that renders It apparently impos-
sible for the company to secure adequate
protection for you In the peaceful pur-
suit OF FOUR employment.
A we do not wish to subject our
employees. who have so long and faith
fully served us. to possible danger and
bodily injury that may result II the
plants are continued in operation. the
management has decided to close the
works for the present until further
notice"
There was a ray Of hope to-day tina,
III WiiieTs committee WCulu TeaCn an
agreement with officials OF the Pitts
burg Coal Company. Failure to do SO
will mean almost a complete shutdown
OF industries in this district within the
next Ave weeks because of a shortage
Of fuel.
Joseph Anderson OF Detroit. represent
tative Of the international Machinists
Union. who arrived to-day. announced
that everything Is in readiness for the
49, - a- nA-A--
to make n demand on May 1 for an
eight hour day.
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the Park Commissioners notices. H.
said his son told him he had found them
About tho same time Fehr's oldes, son
II years old. appeared with a now h
cycle. Asked where he got II h, said
he had bought 1t with money he and
other boys found In the park.
Fehr said further questioning revealed
that a crowd Of boys had found ,bs
purse containing Jewels and the $50 in
cash. They divided UP the cash and
turned over the jewels to the yonnver
Fehr boy-that is. most OF them. Soma
other boy got n of the rings, a horse.
shoe pin and a bracelet. Through tho
Fehr boys efforts are now being made 10
locate the other boys who participated
in the find.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
RAILROAD STRIKE CONFERENCE
Employees to Meet Managers To
Disqualification seems Remote.

CHICAGO. April 26.-Representatives
Of all railroads in the United States and
the chief executives Of each Of the four
Br~otherhoods Of Railway Employees,
which are threatening a general strike
throughout the United States and part
Of Canada. will meet Tomorrow in a
preliminary conference In the Offices Of
the General Managers Association Of
Chicago TO arrange for conferences be-
tween the employees committee and a
conference committee Of the railroads,
The ultimatum Of the employees de-
manding a written reply To the revision
Of the schedules handed the railroads
several weeks ago expires Saturday.
However. II IL stated by officials of the
Managers association that practically
every railroad In the country has already
replied to those demands. Rejection 81
the demands by the railroads has been
universal. II is said. Neither side has
shown any disposition to arbitrate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
MINERS YIELD ONE POINT.
Agree to waive Their ChecLoH
Demand,

In n last moment effort to reach a
conprom.s" to avert the general strike
which has been threatening the aG.trs
cite coal regions the miners representa-
tives yesterday agreed to waive their
checkoff demand.
The hope OF reaching some middle
ground has not. however. led to a with
drawal Of the miners demand for tho
closed shop, which will he presented this
afternoon at the meeting Of the general
conference committee of the miners and
operators NJ tn" Hotel McAlpin.
An official statement issued yestcr-
day IN behalf Of President John T.,
White and the United Mine Workers
OF America says tho contention of the
operators that the checkor demand "a
h-Arn"ric,- Is being advanced simply
Tor the ,osposo Of alternating public
sentimcnt from the miners and creat,ng
public opinion in favor Of the operators.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
STREET BEGGAR HAS $259.
Fined Only $40 At Trial. II Reing
His First viction.

Charged with being "A mendicant.
Aaron Finkelstein, 80 years old, who
says he lives at the Mills Hotel in
Bleecker street. was found guilty before
Magistrate Koenig in the Essex Market
police court yesterday. His fingcrprints
were ordered taken.
The prisoner had one bag containing
sixty-seven pennies. another holding
ss.t5 in small coins, a handbook credit
Ing Fnkelstein with &240 and $40 In
bills. lie admitted that the money had
been received by begging, nj a. Il was
Finkelstsln's hrst conviction the MaSis-
trate fned him only 80. which Wa paid.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
N. Y. MAN TEACHERS HEAD.
journalism Instructors Pay Honor
to Melvin Lee.

LAwKrNcE, Kan, April ~eG--James
Melvin Ice, director OF the department
of journalism. New York University, was
elected president Of the American Asso.
citation of journalism Teachers at the
annual meetlng held at the University OF
Kansas.
VIII VI. Mayes, University Of Texas,
was elected vice-president and Carl II
Gctz, University Of Montana. secretary.
Fred Newton Scott, University OF Michi.
gan. and !, ". Piercy, University OF
Indiana, were named members Of the
executive committee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
PHONE GIRLS CALM IN FIRE.
Undisturb~d by $4,000 blaze ~
Three Floors Next Door.

It takes more than n fire mex door
To break up a telephone exchange. ac-
cordirg to the young women OF the
Worth central. They kept at their plugs
and watched their Pickering lights last
night while $4,000 fire went
through the third. fourth and NTH floors
Of the building at ass Broadway. which
has an entrance through an l. OH Frank
lin street. The telephone central Ia
next door to the Franklin street side.
The three lofts burned were occupied
by l.. Goldberg. knit goods. The cause
IL not known. II was discovered when
flames shot Out of the fourth floor win
dow. The policeman warned tho
ayers of the telephone exchange, but
when the young women were assured
there was no dangerthcy went right on.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
PAINTING HELD LONG FOR FEE.
After Eleven Years Lawyer Gives
In Portrait Of sophia Phillips.

Sir Henry Lawrcnce's portrait Of
Sophia Phillips, operate prima donna
IN the early part OF the last century,
Will be returned to the home Of Sophia
VI. Phillips. granddaughter Of the singer,
at so West Se~venty-siNth street. as the
result of nm order signed IN the Su-
preme % dismissing n proceeding by
Benno 1Oewy. n lawyer, TO have the
value Of his lien on the painting de-
termined.
The portrait has been hanging In Mr.
Loewy's home for eleven years because
Miss Phillips was unable TO pay him
his fee. TIT portrait was IN exhibition
In a local gallery some years & when
an heir of the estate Of Isaac Phillips.
husband OF the singer, laid claim TO II.
and the litigation In which Mr.. Ioewyy
appeared for Miss Phillips followed.
The differences between Mr.. Iocwy
and his client Over the payment OF the
fee were settled out of court,
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Judge Rosalsky In General Session,
yesterday. on motion of District At.o-.
ncy Swami. dismissed an in~dicimo,.
charging conspiracy against mcmhors
0. the Master Plumbers Associate
the evidence not warranting calling tbs
defendants TO trial On March =. III.
Harry SchiT, a contractor OF s55 Yves
End avenue, charged that because bo
owed a member OF the association e.
$50 the labor union refused to 10, hi,,
comp1ete n contract.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
BOYS WAX FAT ON
$4,000 PARK FIND
When One Appears with b.
cycle Mrs. Will ROgcrs's
Lost Jewels Are Traced.

Mrs. viii Rogers, wife Of the lariat
thrower. reported two weeks ago that
she had lost her purse. containing $4,000
worth Of Jewels and $50 in cash. In
Forest Park. Queens. She offered a re-
ward of 500 and Park Commissioner
John Wcicr had his men search the
park and posted notices Of the loss.
Yesterday George Fehr. a truck driver
residing in Woodlawn. went to Mr..
Weier's office with five rings and a pair
Of earrings. He said he had taken
them from his eight-year-old son. who
had had them around tho house for
several days before Fehr noticed one OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
1000 TO RETURN AT HASTINGS
Conduit strikers Accept Original
Oner Of = Cents Increase,

HASTINGS. n. Y. April 26.--Two thou
sand employees Of the National Conduit
aud 'shl" Company here, who have hean
on strike since April 10. will return TO
work tomorrow. having accepted the
increase OF two cents an hour originally
offered.
through the efforts OF Thomas j. Good
win, village President Michael j. Rcgan
Of the State Board Of Mediation and Ar
bitration. and Joseph iunborg. editor Of
n Russian new spaper.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens. Foot =. Ease, tho antiseptic powder
10 be shaken into the shoes aud used In Tho
foot bath. II relieves painful swollen,
smarting feet and instantly takes the sting
out OF corns ana bunlous. It's the greatest
comfort discovery Of tho age. Aliens Foot -
Ease IL n certain relief for sweating, cal
lous and hot. tired, aching feet Sold nv
Druggists everywhrre. Pic. Always uso n 10
Break In new shoes, Trial package FACE.
Atv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
MINERS READY TO QUIT.
CaiOn Recognition and Check sya.
tenn Demanded.

WILKEsBARRE Pa. April 2s.-rhe
United Mine Workers Of America are
prepared To stand solidly behind their
leaders in the demand for recognition
Of the union and the checking system.
Mine workers in general feel that with
the anthracite field 90 per cent. ~unionized
and their organization numerically
stronger than ever before they must get
a checking system now or give II UP.
Preparations are being made for the
strike. which is regarded as inevitable,