Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-28
City News in Brief

A bride of three weeks came TO detective
headquarters from Bridgeport Pa, today
with suitcase full of clothes and jewelry
said to have been stolen by her husband
Charles M, Mulligan, arrested Friday ac,
cused Of attempting to rob the home OF
Mrs. Ida ogden, at 1923 Lehigh avenue
The arrest of Muligan, protege OF Warden
Bob" McKenty, was the first knowledge
she had Of the double life being led by
her husband, who was held for further
hearing this morning by Magistrate Beaton
for robbing the homes of Harry c. and
william Beury, coal operators near Six
teenth street and Allegheny avenue.
Bernard watson, three years old of 2S22
South Woodstock street Is IN the Methodist
Hospital suffering from severe burns re-
ceved when he fell into tub of scalding
water at his home shortly after noon today.
Mice chewing on matches are believed TO
have caused a fire in the cigar store and
dwelling OF Morris Steinberg, al North
Seventh street, early today. The blaze was
extingulshed after causing damage aniount-
ing to nearly $500.
Attendance at the 25 free bath houses
of the city last week was 22O927 as COM
pared with 155.37O the preceding week.
The bathers were Men. 52,42S; boys,
1Ss,79s; women. 975s; girls, 1928.
The United states ship Franklin, q
steam frlgate, built more than half
century ago. has been purchased by the
Henry Hitner Sons Company. of Philadel-
phia, for S17 900 and will be destroyed for
the copper. iron and other metal In the
hull. The vessel was built in New Hamp-
shire in 1864, according to Federal records
at a cost of some 100000. The Franklin
sailed for n cruise in Europe in 1866 as
fleet flagship. returning to Boston In 1863
and was flagship of the European squadron
from 1871 to 1874 The following year the
Franklin became receiving ship at Nor
folk, where it has been ever since.
Falling among five rotary saws used to
cut huge ice cakes into commercial size
Christian Esmerck "a years old. of 3O0S
North American street, was literally cut
to pieces at the plant of the American Ice
Company North American and Cambria
streets
A crop Of weii-grown corn. almost ready
for harvesting, s growing on n block OF
ground on tS<e south side of Spruce street
between Forty-ninth and Fiftieth streets
which, with two adjoining blocks Is the
last of the large ground holdings of the
Price and Drexel estates. The ground is
probably the most expensive farm land In
Pennsylvania. as it has been assessed for
taxation by the city for several years at
$4,000 an acre.
Announcement has been made that the
twenty-hrst annual meeting OF the state
Federation of Women's Clubs will be held
in West Philadelphia on october 1925.
The Philomusian Club, OF 3944 Walnut
street. will act as hostess to the visiting
delegates. Tie members Of the club have
offered the hospitality of their homes to
the visitors Mrs. Walter G.. Hancock, of
the Philomusian Club, is chairman of the
hospitality committee.
Walter Scott, negro, recently paroled
from the Eastern PeniteEtiary, has been
Identified as the man who beat a servant
in the home of ]. S. Townsend. Jr., at
Overlook. After an examination by de-
tectives. Scott is said to have confessed
several robberies in the Main Line section.