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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08
MRS.. BLACK FREED.
ARREST CONDEMNED
Widow Of Chicago Banker ~.
oneratcd Of Charge Of IT.
tcring Worthless Cheek.
MAGISTRATE Is ANGERFn

Mrs. Madeline Black, widow NJ Fine
f. Black. n prominent Chicago barka-
and well known in New York %sr~;e'y.
who was arrested for passing a worth'ov'
check on Farson & Co. bankers, at rs
Broadway, was ~honorahlv DISCHARGE
and ~exonera,ed on the charge NJ grand
larceny, for which she was arrested on
May 81, when arraigned IN the Tomb.
police court before Magistrate Corr ga
yesterday.
Lloyd :. Stryker. counsel for the tars.
ing Arm. Vho was called into the case
after the arrest was made, moved f'
the discharge Of Mrs. Black. Tho che
was Drawn January 10. hui post-dat'
January 20. when presented for pay
ment the check was returned
In moving for the DISCHARGE o. Ms
Black Mr.. Stryker said After the az.
rest was ,nade in this Ease | made ~
investigation and discovered thai n rus.
take had been made and hat there vs.
no larceny. as the check was post-dateI
william a. DE Ford, course for N-s
Black, declared tHht NJ" Wa r'f'E '
defend any charge made aga.ns,
client. sayius Mrs. Black is rrer'r"t
~ defend this charge. II e~xonerat'r -
any w~-oygd.ing hai not been gwen
under oath Mrs. Black would nave doe
narded that she be brought 70 trial go
-Aen would have taken steps 70 pur'~.
those responsible for her being made t'-
victim Of groundiess proceedings
a.. De,-z t.HA "a rragF,I ny ltfoAf.h H
Brown OF the Central Office in the Ho'
Manhattan and arraigned In the Ton =
court on May 81. She was later .
leased under $40 bail and the case =
,ourned until yesterday. She gave
name OF Madeline Black. John Fars
he,d OF the f-m Of FarsNn Il Co. MAO
an AFFIDAVIT clearing Mrs. Black Of q
charges. declaring that tho whole "
was the result OF a misuudersiart :
81 TIVE situation by Saul :. Meyer. coy
sci for the bankers, when the cas- Sc"
started.
II deeply regret" said NJ. Farso
'rhe false situation in which Mr. I'
has been placed hefore the pubic W.
Blacks debt - me has been PAD
full"
Magistrate C,risan IN - Harr
Mrs. Black said
somebody mould he critic SOD.
criticised very severely, IN ms case .
no arrest should have been u.13,
no, blame the police. for they
good faith II thu facts were n'.-''
| scented TO them and they r'td"
rest without knowing that "a, 90
"A .ost-da,ed check they should
the matter - the Bar AsSo,I'.rr
see that an investigation Is made
whoever IS responsible punished
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08

Lyman as his own lawyer mad the
summation for the defense. He sohbed
when ne smoke Of his wife and baby
and assured the Jurors that II he were
allowed to go back TO them he would
see 10 II that all his creditors were reim-
bursed In fun.
His manner during the summation
was a bit more anxious than when he
took the stand at the morning session
as his own witness. on the stand Ly-
man exuded the air OF easy geniality
which the Federal authorities say has
made him the King Of Cet-rich-quick
men. He seemed DESTROYS OF taking the
jury into his confidence He talked
freely OF his partner. &C $ darkness"
and old how the latter promised TO Gre
ate "A market for him after he began
dealing in Standard oil Of California
and Ohio III stocks. Hardness. be said.
promised to manipulate the stocks SO
as 10 increase their price.
Lyman also told OF his deep affection
for Louis r., Thonet. manager OF the
Putnam company, who testified against
him ~ the trial, Thonct. he said, served
d term IN jail for helping hin escape.
and to show his gratitude. the defendant
added. he took Thonet out Of a machine
shop and gave him a job at $50 a week.
Assistant United States Attorney
Stanton subjected Lyman to a grillinc
cross-examination. in which he forced
the latter 10 admit that he mad worked
under aliases
During the morning session Postoffice
Inspectors Howard H. Mayhem and
Hugh J. McQuillan took the stand ,o
tell how they worked up the mail fraud
charge against Lyman,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08
WAGE DEADLOCK NEARER.
Railway Managers Tell Wen De-
mands Are Likely 10 Fail.

The conference between the railway
representatives and the chiefs OF the
big brotherhoods did not reach a dis
Cussion yesterday Of the substance Of
the demands for an eight hour work
day basis for pay.
just about the moment IL was thought
the main battle was TO begin at the
Engineering Societies Building. A. y.
Garretson, head Of the conductors and
spokesman Of the labor men, said they
would like to ask a few questions based
upon the counter proposals OF the rail-
way They referred mainly to the con-
,ention that no man shall draw pay
for two Jobs at the same time,
You understand" said Elisha Lee
after a time, that these questions are
based on the assumption that We have
granted our demands'' Mr.. Garretson
said this was admitted the questions
were all hypothetical the railroads have
not yet granted anything.
Nor are they likely to grant them"
commented Mr.. Lee Tn" conference
will be resumed his morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08
HOUSE PASSES CONSULAR BILL.
Nearly s5.SOO.OO0 1. Appropriated
by the Measure.

WAsHtNGroS, June The HOUSE
passed to-day the consular and dip.o-
matte appropriation bill carrying a
total -. almost $500, 600 THIS is the
largest bill Of this kind ever reported
and is sl,42l, 9S6 in excess OF that, ~
last year. Practically al Of this Is due
to the European war with its increased
cost NJ living and the increased bus iens
placed upon American officials abroad
in looking after the interests Of other
Governments
Included IN this increase also is the
annual payment ~ S250.ooo t. Panama.
which heretofore was provided for IN an
other measure. The bill carried a new
item called the post allowance for the
consular service" 20 he distributed
among consular officials Ia meet the
serious advance in the cost of living AMI
the maintenance of consular offices.
The emergency fun under the con-
troll OF the State Department was IN
creased from $4,000 20 5000 600.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08
ENGINEERS TO REPEL ENEMY.
Day and Night NRn1uvres ~ 22d
IN Nan (%Ortlandt Park,

An elaborate programme OF field in
struction al Van Cortlandt Park for Sat
urday and Sunday, June II and IS. has
been arranged by Lieut. Col. y. W. Van
c. Lucas. commanding the Twenty-sec-
ond Engineers. The entire command Of
engineers will bivouac IN the park on the
afternoon Of June II. The officers will
then select a defensive line and trenches
will be constructed in the night.
Other instruction during the camp will
nclud ground mines, alarms, flares
and hand Gienades, field Notifications
and construction of pontoon bridge.
The problem which the engineers will
have to work out will he to repcl a hos
tile Red force advancing against New
York along Long Island Sound. while
one division Of Reds has already reached
White Plains and Is marching in the di-
rection of Harris Corners. Greenville and
Dunwoodie. The engineers win occupy
and fortify "A position in the northeast
ern end Of the park. Major-Gen. organ
will review the engineers on the after
noon Of the 18th.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08
SUES DOCTOR FOR 500, ono.
says Operation Cost His Leg and
seven Inches In Height,

\ sui, for 5000 600 damages against
Dr. John A Hartweil Of - East Sixty
;htrd street. president Of the New York
state Medical Society. broueh, nv
Thomas Murphy. "a wears old. % ~
seventh venue. Long island City. went
to trlal before Justice Kelly in the
queens country supreme Court yes,er-
dav.
Murphy alleges that he was take. to
Bellevue Hospital December -, l9ll,
offering from a fracture Of his risht
leG below the knee hat he was operated
on by pr. Hartwell and that sep,ic
poisoning set in. which necess.tated am
mutation OF tho leg. He also alleges his
'ef, leg became sun, as did the slnews Z
his left shoulder. 80 that he has log, the
Use ~ his left arm, and hat he is a
cripple
He SAYS he vent into the hospital
measuring : feet ~ inches and now
only measures : feet AZ inches.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08
TELEGRAPHERSAWAIT INQUIRY
strike Decision Held IN TIL Mas
sachusetts BOar I'd Reports.

Local officials of the Commercial Telcg-
raph~rs Union of America were in
formed yesterdar hy $, j. Knnonkamp.
president Of the international union. that
he inquiry into the controversy between
the union and the Western Union Com
pany over the discharge of union men
at Boston was making satisfactory
progress,
Secretary Shrimpton OF the telegra-
piers said The question Of 4 national
strike hinges on the outcome of the OH
cial investigation by the Massachusetts
Board OF Labor and Industries. The
plenary power OF the internationa officials
Of the telegraphers will not be exercised
until the Massachusetts board concludes
the inquiry. We IA deferred drastic
action pending the result Of the inquiry
at the urgent request NJ Federal Media
tor Roland p. Mahany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08
PLATTSBURC ROCKIES NOW
ARE COLD CREAM GUARDS
With Sunburned Necks They Attack the Camp General
Store to Get L~otions-Great Progress in the
Training Is Reported.

take field hospital work and sixty-one
enlisted for the Signal Corps.
The camp Is to he put under sricter
discipline in future Major Murray told
the men at evening lecture to-day. IL was
the hrst real lecture. because 1t was the
first time that the men could humanely
be ordered to seat themselves on the
grass to listen. The increased rieor Is
not ordered because the mon need super
vision. but because they have reached a
stage where they can in~telligently obey
the requirements Of military life.
No More Late Hosrs.
In future all men must he in bed by
taps. No more late hours at the movies.
nor even sitting up In tents. but at
10 30 o'clock the company sergeant will
hereafter poke his head inside the tent
Zap and count toes under the blankets.
II is not known what the punishment
will be for d~elinquents. although II is
rumored that the camp mill" or guard
house. IL under way somewhere out on
chilly Lake Champlain.
The most conspicuous man In The
camp al presen. is DIR. NJ J. Murphy Of
Providence, r. l.. the only recruit who
is still drilling in mutt. But he has
the best excuse in the world. for he ad-
mi,s without blushing that he tips the
bCales ~ go ppunuS anu can't una II
military outfitter who can supply him
with large enough breeches and blouse.
He explained sadly to his company
commander that he ordered a tailor
made uniform In his home town. but
for some reason the tailor failed to I'LL
the contract In time.
Lindsay Dennison In Company r 10 a
close Second In the matter OF bulk.
scaling some 22s. but Private Dem
nison managed to induce a tailor TO eew
two uniforms together for him n SO
got by.
Private Charles Evans Hughes. Jr..
has developed into the camp mystery.
He even excels his father. Justice
Hughes, for while the latter IN be
induced to speak the former cannot even
be located by the camp scribes. They
all know his company. and once In a
while they catch a feetlng glimpse OF
him In the drill field. But hen his
companions gather in the company street
Mr.. Hughes has disappeared.
A photographer with the hind foot
OF a buck rabbit in his pocket managed
to get "A snapshot of him to-day. but
pictures don't talk.
The first camp casualty happened to-
day. Private John D.. Crtmmins. Jr..
son OF John u. Crimmins OF New York,
trlpped over a bench In Company l.
mess hall on his way out from dinner
this evening. \ slight scalp wound was
the only damage. and this was expedi-
tious.y patched up AT the hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08
FEARS A MISCONSTRUCTION.
Leon sanders Did Not specify Jew
ish Paper. Hostile Ia srhIn.

Discussing fur'hcr Yesterday Jacob
". SchlifS announcement az his with
drawal from participation i'm organized
Jewish movements, Leon Sanders sad
he had been quoted AZ making "A re-
mark which might be discontinued.
II did not say" said Mr. Sanders,
that the attacks on Mr.. SrhiN came
from one or two Jewish ucwspnpers
which represent an insignificant and ~
terly unreprcsontatiyc element. ! am not
In a position to state which of tn.
papers was responsible for the attack,
a. ] do not often read the Jewish
psp.'s.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08

During his detention IN tho barracks
Sp.tz said ne WAS forced n work twelvs
hours a day AZ hard labor. WIS glve1
only bread and soup To- eat and fsrIcd
to sleep on the wooden floor IN a roon
With sixty other prisoners. once he
and two others tried To escape by tunnel
ling their way out. One OF his comrades
was shot 70 death by n soldier. and IN.
other cut to- ribbons. SPITE ran - 4
hiding place and So his attempt wH>
never discovered. !
SpitZ - a linguist of no mean accom-.
pnshment. speaking Rumanian. German.
bohemian. Hungarian II Polish with
equal rucncy. II was because ~ his rc"-
feet use Of Rumanian that he was finalis
able to convince the officers that he was
horn In Rumauia and vas allowed to e.
Lucky il was for me he said. that
they never found my papers and tina,
they never learned ~ my one attempt 10
escape
In Buffalo Spitz sold his extra sui, 70:
g and used this money 10 buy food for
himself on his walk to New York.
u didn't stay IN Buffalo two hour
he said. 81 was afraid they uouit
catch me- aud take me- back to Canada
The walk here TOOK him twcrty-!pur
DAYS.
Leon Sanders, president or tho Sh'.-
tering society. was 20 impressed W.
the young mans story thai he has per
sonally Interested himself In his case and
Intends 10 md work FOR him SNj,z IS
an upholstcrer by trade
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08

Judge wolverton deferred sentence un-
I'll 10 30 o'clock this morning. Under
the indictment Lyman can receive an ex-
IRENE penalty of thirty years in prison
and $4,000 fine. lie is already under
sentence OF fifteen months in Los An
geles for using the mails in Panama land
frauds. He served eighteen months for
breaking Jail in California while await
ing trial there In the mail fraud case.
While Lyman was out on 10000 bail
awaiting the decision OF the Appellate
Court in the Panama Lane fraud case he
slipped quietly back TO this city, where
ne was known in Wall street as an ex-
member OF the Stock Exchange. He took
offices opposite a commercial detective
agency and remained there about two
months. during which time ne is said 70
hay. made about 100000. lie disap-
peared on February II last and was ar
rested on February - at -. Petersburg,
Fla.
In summing up the evidence for the
Government Yesterday, Assistant United
! States Attorney Edwin VI. Stanton laid
special stress on Lyman's assertions
made In his circulars that his partner
was &. :. Hardness. nephew OF charles
W. Hardness Of the Standard OH Com
pany. t. S. Hardness. Mr.. stanton aid,
was "A myth. originated solely for the
purpose OF giving the victims the I'M
press,on that Lyman could get inside
information concerning oil stocks. Pros
ecutor stanton mad worked up such n
completa Ease against the defendant
that a lengthy summation was unnece
sary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08

The men began their elective courses
to-day. and although some OF the WISE
acres VINO watched yesterdays struggle
through the mud prophesied that most
of the rockies would choose cavalry. ar
t!llery or some other branch where they
could keep of their pedal extremities
the majority stood stanchly by the re-
liza HE calling Of the dough boy" In
fantry training. Of course. Is obligatory
during the morning for first year men,
hut they are allowed to choose any one
OF seven arms OF the service for after
noon instruction.
or the 1915 rockies in camp two new
arrivals appeared to-day. 6:2 elected TO
tate infantry instruction for the entire
day. Cavalry came next with 255. and
II will be a hard matter to take care
of them owing to the scarcity Of mounted
troops in the Eastern department avail
able for the camp.
Major Halls curriculum Of field ar,il-
lery drew l6l. There were 1l5 who
wanted TO TAKE up engineering. and 10
these due credit for heroism shout he
given. since. II is understood. one
Of the practical tasks ahead OF them will
be the buildinS Of a stone pier from the
shore of Lake tha'rplain. The machine
gun corps under capt. Dorey attracted
ninety-s!X, while sIxty-fve elected TO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08
LYMAN CONVICTED; !
May GET 80 YEARS
jury Requires Only 80 Min
utes to Vote "Guilty" in
Mail Fraud Case.
SENTENCE THIS MORNING

Another conviction was added to the
record OF Or. John Grant Lyman yester-
DAY when a jury before Judge G. r. VOL
verton in the United states District
Court found the broker guilty Of using
the mails to swindle men and women who
thought they were investing in high class
securities on the instalment plan. The
jurors retired at 3 =. NJ. and II took them
Just NIFTY minutes to decide that the
brokerage business which Lyman con-
Quoted at 6s Broad stree, under the
mai me OF John II. Putnam & Co. was the
central feature in a scheme TO separate
u~nsuspectins investors from their money.
The FIRST ballot taken was II to I for
conviction. Three more ballots sun'ced
TO make the vote unanimous.
Lyman's experience In scenes Of this
kind apparently stood him IN rood stead.
Not a muscle OF his face moved when the
verdict was pronounced. When the
deputy marshal tapped him on the
shoulder to signify that II was time to re-
turn to his cell he shrugged his shoulders
and smiled. Mrs. Lyman wept. but she
recovered herself sufficiently to give her
hurband an encouraging pat on the back
az he passed her on his way to the mar.
shal's strong room.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08

PLArrsRuRG. June As soon as to-
days routine Of camp duties had ended
long lines Of rockies could be seen trudg-
ing from post exchange. the camp gem
eral store. in the direction Of their tents
bearing a small paper bound parcel.
As each rookie reached his canvas
domicile he tore open the package In
haste. drew out a bottle Of witch hazel,
a jar Of cold cream and a box OF talcum.
all Of which he slapped in great daubs
on his neck while uttering sounds 81
great relief.
From wet feet to s%unburned necks
was the record for to-day. The sun
was out in full splendor. the last vestige
of mud vanished from the drill felde and
things started TO hum In general. The
men. for the hrst time given the open
fields instead OF the narrow confines OF
roadways in which to broke
all records for progress. They romped
through the intricate company forma-
ions OF close order drill and before the
afternoon was over were deploying as
skirmishers IN mimic combat.
Return Fall Of snap.
They astonished and delighted their
officers. and although they spent six or
seven hours In strenuous hiking they
came came back full OF snap. not a man
putting n not a man grumbling. They
are getting hard as nails and they have
appetites that keep the kitchen police on
the run at meal time.
The average recruit in the regular
army Is not put with a company until
he has been In the cookie squad for a
month"; said Capt. L J. Collins. the
camp adjutant. In talking over the prog
ress Of the men. These men have not
only taken up company drill In their
first day but they have reached the
second stage Of such work, pen order
exercises. within forty-eight hours after
they first handled a rife"
Major Peter Murray, camp comman-
dant. was Just az o%utspoken In his de-
light at the showing made by the citi-
zen soldiers.
They have shown an aptitude for
work that Is remarkable" he declared
q course. much credit for their prog
ress Is due to the secon year men. mos,
squad leaders. We have seen enough
idea is no longer an experiment: IL is
a reality.
Il hear nothing but complimentar,
things from the company commanders
Not a complaint has been made about
the uncomfortable conditions forced
Upon the men In the first two days b,
the bad weather. Their health Is uni
versally good. They apparently NEAR
business. We couldn't ask for a better
outlook
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08
Seised as lie Anghts.

AS;er a train ride of less than an
hour they alighted on the station plat
form. No sooner were they on the sta
ton than six men approached them and
forcibly led SPITE to a barracks, where
he vac told he was a prisoner of war
and pu, 20 work scrubblng floors and
cleaning up officers quarters. The
young German aid he never saw the
mar who had offered him a Job after
he got of the train. To this day Spitz
is not sure 10 what city the strange
took him. He thinks 1, mus, have been
Toronto.
Fortunately for Spite. his papers
showing that he was for three years IN
the Gernan army were not found when
he was searched at the barracks. Vie
happened TO have them in n pocket OF
his working clothes. and the officers
carelessly shook these and handel them
back TO him when nothing fell from thu.
pockets. lie proudly exhibited them 70
A reporter yesterday. They showed that
he had served In Bremen for three years
in an infantry regiment. He also had
papers in the German MERCHANT marine
showing he had sailed frdin Bremen on
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse June 10.
1914. y was discharged before the
New York Consul eight days later
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08
LURED TO CANADA
AND MADE CAPTIVE
German Rcscrvist Gains Lib
crty After Nine Months
and Tramps Here.
l5O MILES IN "a DAYS

Caked from head to foot with the
dust Of country roads and unutterably
weary. n young German Jew OF % years
Eugene Spitz by name. stumbled into
the Hebrew Sheltering Society. at 229
East Broadway. yesterday. and asked to
he given lodging for the night. When
he had ravenously eaten a meal big
enough for six men the exhausted youth
told Supt. Arthur Concors and President
Leon sanders a strange tale Of being
enticed away from his Job in a Buffalo
dye works to Canada and held there for
nine months az a military prisoner.
He related how he was iured across
the border with promises Of a munif-
Gently paying Job, at once thrown into
a barracks prison where. he said, he
was subjected to inhuman treatment. and
how he finally gained his freedom by
convincing the officers that ne was a Ru-
manian and not a German spy. He beat
hts way back to Buffalo on a freight
train and then walked $50 miles 10
New York with nothing but bread and
water to sustain him on the way.
Spitz said that one day as he was
leaving the factory IA mar who looked
az II he might be a foreman OF another
plant approached him and asked him II
he wouldn't like a better job than the
one he had. The stranger invited him
TO supper and during the meal he
painted the job he had 70 offer In such
glowing terms hat SPITE naturally ac-
copied 1t. They started immediately
for The ~neighboring town" where the
range said the factory was located
Nothing had been said about the fact
that this town was In Canada.