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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01
HELD AS CITY AUTO THIEVES.
Three Men Found with Com mis-
siOncr kinHsbur!'s lar.

Three men were arIaigucd IN thr
Yorkville police court yesterday after
noon before Magistrate Cornell CHARGED
with stealing a city automobile used
by Commissioner kingsbury Of the Char
tiles department. The men were arrested
at liSth street and 81 Nicholas ave-
nuc by Patrolmau Walsh .. 2:3j in
tho morning. They cav their names
AZ Charles Coleman, aOj Castle Hill
avenue. The Bronx John O'Bricn, 32l
Fast Nfty-irst street, and Daniel
Crane IF t30 East l4Sth street,
James Thompson, II city chauffeur,
who lives at 4lj2 Eighteenth avenue,
brooklyn, testified that he mad Just
taken the Commissioner home aud was
on the way to the Charities department
garage at T~wcnty-siXth street and the
East River when he stopped n Second
avenue and Twenty-siNth street. lie
Was way from the car about ten min
u,cs and when he returned il Was gone.
Tho Second branch detcctiv" bureau
Was notified and a general alarm was
sent out for the car, Just as the alarm
was being taken NJ the West ii2d stree
station iatrolman Walsh brought the
three prisoners N,
Magistrate Cornell held them in
1880 bail each for the Grand Jury.
O'Brien and Crane, the police say. have
long records.
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TOLD IN ADVANCE OF
CHARITY INSPECTION
Jewish Institution Got Time
to Prepare for Visit Of
Investigator.

william J. Doherty. second Deputy
Commissioners OF Charities, testified A.
the charity Investigation yesterday that
a person employed in the Char rites De-
partment had notified tho home of tho
Jewish Irot"ctory at Hawthorne that
an inspection VAS about to be made.
thus giving the institution time 10 pre.
pare for It.
"bo you suspect treachcry in your de-
rartment"' asked Commissioner Strong.
who is conducting the inquiry.
II believe that was Tho only instance
OF that sort Of thing replied the wit
ness.
Before We Investigated ~. Johns
Home and 81. Joseph's Asylum in Brook
lyn." added Mr.. Doherty, 81 notified
Father j, j. Higgins. Supervisor Of
Catholic charities in brooklyn. And 7
notified him lsfore the Investigation OF
;. Joseph's Home of Flushing and St.
Malachi's Home on Long Island, !
think"
All of tn" schools notified in advance.
with the exception of ST. Mdldchi's. re-
ceiv"d Il high rating from III" inspectors,
When Commissioned of Charities
kingsbury took the stand MIR. Bowers
asked him If Mayor Mitchell had dis
cussed with him the necessity of secur-
more effective supervision and more
efficient discharge of it's duties by the
State Board Of Charities. Mr.. Kingsbury
could not remember.
Lid the Mayor ever say he wanted
you to get the StaS Doard?" Mi.
Bowers inquired,
"Most certainly not replied the Com
missioner
The hearing will be resumed at .
o'clock This afternoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01
MARGINAL RAILWAY
PLANS COMPLETED
Details for Improving Hudson
River Front Open to Pub
lie Discussions.
PARK Is PROVIDED FOR

Comptroller Prendersast announced
Yesterday that representatives OF the
New York Central Railroad and the port
and terminal facilities committee OF the
Board OF Estimate had settled al! the
detailed engineering questions involved
in the plan for the improvement Of the
West Side. the general features of which
were agreed TO on January 10. \ COM
plete report on the subject will be filed
with the Board Of Estimate within a few
days w after thirty days public hear
ings will le held.
The Comptroller say that what nay
have appeared to the public to have been
an unreasonable delay in reaching a
settlement has been due to the determi-
nation OF the committee to obtain a
satisfactory agreement on a great nu;n-
Der of involved matters. These are:
Flrst-A satisfactory settlement so
fsr as the waterfront occupancy of
the railroad is concerned. BY the
settlement the railroad OF
waterfront has been reduced and the
lower section completely freed for
joint terminal use by other railroads.
ScCond-SuCh a treatment of the
park system as to provide u real park
along the Hudson River. The nuisance
of open railroad operation is elimi-
mated and additional park area il.
secured. The treatment OF the line
under the park is part tunnel and part
covered subway. Due to the topog-
raphy no other satisfactory treatment
was possible irrespective % the cost
Of the Improvement.
Third-The complete elimination "
operation Al grade. This has been ac-
complished throughout the entire line.
Fourth--Thc sterilization OF the
road and the absolute elimination ~
operation 10y steam locomotives
throughout.
Ffth-The reimbursement OF ward
spaces so AS 10 meet the needs of Con-
mercr and to meet the requirements
Of the various local communities. In
this connection important concessions
have been secured in the opening OF
city streets through railroad yards.
SNth-Al Of these advantages have
been secured to the city without the
expenditure of any capital outlay 10y
the city.
1t IS the intention OF the Department
of Docks to institute. coinCIdcntdllN
with the West Side Improvement. inn
portdnt changes in the riverfront hay
! ing for their object the removal of com
merCIal enterprises now eucroaching
| upon riverfront parks or. whore removal
IT, not possible. he minimizing OF these
| activities.
Borough President Marks issued 4
| statement last night commencing the set.
Element OF the West Side problem. lie
| has appointed "A committee of twenty
with John l.. Peters as chairman. to ad.
wise with him during the public discus,
sion Of the arrangement,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01
WILL APPLY TO COURT
TO OPEN MAYO'S LIPS
New Haven Manufacturer Do.
clines to Tell Referee of
Matrimonial Exploits.

NirgInius st. Julian Mayo. the NeH
maven manufactures who IS being sued
for $250.000 damages by Mrs. Willie.
nina Meyer Mayo Oh tn. ground tia,
he induced her to wed him by represent.
ing that he was unmarried. whereas f.
already had a wife. was examined b..
fore trial yesterday before William 4
McQuaid as referee, AZ I65 Broadas,
Mayo refused to answer the most I'M.
portant questions on the advice 81
attorney. James W. Osborne. and an ap.
plication will be made IN the Supreme
Court on Tuesday to compel him 70 an.
swer fully.
Mayo testified that he had l,cI ,r
eleven years in New Haven and m
Hampton, a suburb. and has had ,
Brooklyn home at 40 Fourth street liz
declined to say whether he had MAILED
Mrs, Florence Weeks Mayo, who re.
Gently divorced him on the ground Of his
marriage to the woman now suing him
He admitted that he owned seven pat
ents before the present suit Wa hroug.'
The Mayo Radiator Company. II Dl,.
he is president. was capitalized ~ 500
GOO until "A year age. when Il was iu'
creased to $500, 900. His salary ~ pre-.
ident to 5000. hut his S'or
holdings amount to only $4,000. liz
couldn't tell what his income h1l
been since October, 1915. II" owns w.
real estate except an equity "a 'tr
Brooklyn property.
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MISSED PRENDERGAsT'S KISS.
ne In ApOIOgiHinI L. Told Of
Mayors Aversion u ~"ISOry."

Stewart Browne, president of the
United Real Estate owners Association,
apo,ogized to Comptroller "rcndergaat
at the meeting Of the Board Of Estimate
Yesterday for remarks made during a
discussion of the new county court
House project last week. II" admitted
that he had been hasty and that II WAS
always bad policy To question the truth
If "a mans statements of fact. lie said.
however, that he could not quite under
stand the Comptroller's recent attitude.
"l'p to a few weeks ago, he said.
"wh"n We met We used .'noSt to kiss
ono another On the cheek
LAS week it looked a. If YOU were
going to kiss each other in the neck"
said President bowling of the Board
vi Aldermen.
MIR, Browne said then that soo,0oo ian
payers had recently presented aim with
AN ivory gayel and that he proposed
to bring II to the Board of Estimate
meetings hereafter
That's just what the Mayor COM
plains of. Mr., Browne, ivory, said
President Bowling.
Mayor Mitchell Informed Mr., browne
last week that he would not he allowed
again to appear before the board unless
he apologized to the Comptroller.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01
CASH FROM WAITE
Is DUG UP BY KANE
Embalmcr Produces Bride in
d. Tin Can, but $1,000 Of
$4,000 Is Missing.
THE DOCTOR IS INDICTED

Tho District Attorneys earh for
Long Island yesterday turned out pretty
well--not az well AZ had been expected
from the stories told by Arthur Warren
Waite. the %poisoner. Inc by Eugene
Oliver Kane. the %mortuarian. but rea-
sonably well.
Jack Cunnif, official treasure hunter
for the District Attorneys office. dug up
from the beach at East Marion Landing.
across from Shelter Island, a tin can
containing $500 in a small wad Of large
bills-either all or most Of the money
that waite had given to Kane with the
expectation that he had succeeded In
bribing Kane to falsify samples OF EN-
balining fluid and so deceive the authOri-
ties as to the cause Of the death Of John
L. Peck.
There should have been $4,000 in a
perfectly intact roll, for that is the sum
Witch Waite insists he gave to Kane and
which Kane says he understood Was In
The roll when Wage thrust it INTO his
nervous hands. For the present Kane
has no other explanation for the missing
$1,000 thai that he vas too clustered to
count the money that Waite forced on
him.
The detective and Kane are expected
Ia arrive in New York about 10 O'Clock
his morning. CunniK telcphcned up to
the District Attorneys Office last night
that he had tried to deposit tho money
for safe keeping in the First National
Bank in Greenrort. but had found the
bank closed. lie took the money then to
the home OF his friend. n. V. Young.
who has a Large safe. CunniN and Kane
spent the night at Young's and Chief of
Police Howard put a guard around the
! house to watch for safe blowers.
While on the phone the'detectlNc added
another Interesting detail to the story of
| ksne's cached cash. The spot where the
| money was buried IL on land belonging to
william Gillette. the actor, who has a
| country place at East Marion, about
three'mil,s east Of GrcenPoit, ON ieconic
Bay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01

The story of the recovery of the buried
cash wouldn't make "A bad movie scenario
what with its mishaps by land and
sea. its deserted shack on a lonely beach.
its tree with three great branches and Its
atmosphere of gray skies and a tumbliii-
ocean.
IL accordance with the promise made
by Kane on Thursday evening thai N"
would guide A representative of h Dis
trict Attorney to the spot where h" had
planted Yates cast Cunnlf and Kane
went by train early yesterday To Green
port. /. l.. rney nired "A ,tchiiitat-d
automobile in Greenport and started
through the woods to East Marion Land
I'M: Eut Tn. ear coughed and developed
symptoms of phthisls aud finally went to
sleep In the mud.
Kane and Cunnin and Ansel Young.
proprietor OF Orient Point Hotel.
tramped back 20 Greenport Il ooked
around for a boat. any sort OF boat.
They hired one. only IL discover that II
had shed It's rudder. Next they discov-
cred that ~tirccnport's supply Of launches
and motor boats had been Laid up for
the winter and hadn't come ont of hiber-
nation. by diplomacy AnSel Young
eventually procured a hoa' which hucked
the tossing waves and carried the three
TO East Marion Landing.
Kane was the guide of cours". lie led
tn, detective and the inukecper back
across "A narrow beach to the vicinity of
A shack which in sUIumer is used ~ a
bath house and in winter serves only aS
A Landmarks. Near the shack was a
grove OF small trees In when one large
tree reared itself notably. This tree, dis
,iuguished not only for size hut for the
three great branches that spread IAN
wise al it, top, a been kanes treas
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01
BIsn,cs ''ONcrhcnd tharpcs.'

Commissioner of Lircnsos Bell, after
denying that the rates could have
been the reason for the rrcciNcrship,
said There has been a constant in
crease in the number and grade OF taxi
cabs IN the two years that the rate has
been in effect. Last winter was the best
winter tho taXlcab men ever had. The
trouble with the Mason seaman COM
pany is that its overhead charges are too
heavy.
"Thr equipment OF the has
naturally datcrlorated under this heavy
handicap. 4 number of hotels and clubs
have discontinued the Mason-Seaman
service. and 7 believe il is due to this
poor Equipment. In less than six months
tho Martinique. Great Northern. Gotham.
st. Regis, Aston and Imperial hotels. the
Racquet and Union clubs and Churchill's
have discontinued tn" service and taken
on other companies.
'As to the money paid hotels and
clubs. | believe all the companies do
that. 1t is done for collecting charge
accounts IN order to keep within the
law, Barnard recently told me that he
paid the Pennsylvania Railroad : per
cent. for this reason"
The Mason-Seam company II capt
talizcd at slO,0JO, 900 and WAS organized
In 1914 to take over the business oi
the Mason Seaman Transportation rom.
pany and the Yellow raXicab Company,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01
POLICE CAPTAINS IN SHAKEUP.
Four Are Transferred--Onc, De-
vaney, In Retired.

Police Commissioner Woods an
nounced Yesterday the retirement of one
captain and the transfer of four others
"for the good Of the service"
Capt. Michael Devaney of the Staple
tou. Staten Island, precinct was retired
on his WI application after having
been IA member of the force for thirty
three years. He was appointed Il cap
tain II 1901. Devaney IL 60 years old
and lives at 3S6 Union street. Brooklyn.
Capt. Frederick Wolfarth of the Slinp-
son street station in The Bronx was
transferred to relieve Devaney. Capt.
Thomas i. Maudc WAS assigned TO the
Glendale, l.. l., precinct. Capt, George
q. Licbers of Glendale goes to Maude'S
former precinct In West Chester, Capt.
James ". Post of Astoria. ]. T., and
Capt. John 7. Iieith OF the High Bridge
station In The Bronx exchange positions,
Lieut.. John Kelly will b. the acting
captain ut Glendale.
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Judge IIuugl appointed Allan L.exow
and \. Leo Everest receivers. under
bonds ~ S.5,Oou each.
The complaint states that although
the assets ar" large the company IS UNI
able 80 meet lis mtturins Indebtedness,
II sets forth that the company owes at
least SaoO, 600 on merchandise and 5000
GOO on its first mortgage bonds, which
are about ;r come due. The assets.
which are not appraised, consist chiefly
Of the garage at g.. West Fifty-sevcnth
street, a large stock Of automobile parts
and l.Onu taNicahS. The MiChrlin CONF
pany holds a claim of S7,j79 against the
Masou-Scamau compC.,y for goods sold
and delivered.
In it's answer the Mason-Scaman COM
many admits the allegations in the COM
nl,iut and asks that IN order 10 con-
serve the assets Of the company the re-
~CciN"rs he appointed
William H.. Blrnarl au'l Henry Reu-
net l.eary, attorney for the Columbia
Trust Company, trustee of the first
mortgage securing Ne Mason-Seaman
bond issue. both said that tho financial
difficulties of the company were due 10
the restrictions ON rates.
action Al thus time was p~recipltated
because ou"-hllt Of tho entire number
of taNicabs were put out OF commission
during the continuous hlizzaIds and
storms in the latter part of January.
February and March, said Mr.. Barnard.
AS a matter of fact our resources
have been exhausted in Contcndiug
~sgainst stupid aud persistent Legislation
during the past TIVE years, for wNich n
suit against the city for coniiscation Is
now pending III the Court OF Appeals Il,
ALBANY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01
PSYCHOLOGISTS PAY HELD UP
Bowling Believes city Has Enough
Physicians On asrOll.

A request by Police COMMISSIONS
Woods for the transfer of $500 from
the contingent fund Of his department
to pay the salaries of psychologists who
are teaching licutcnants how To detect
mental disease In prisoners was referred
back to the committee on salaries and
grades yesterday by the Board OF Esti-
mate. Comptroller Prendergast said that
while he had signed the report recon-
mcnding hat the request he granted
certain matters that have since come to
his attention convinced him hat further
investigation was necessary.
President Bowling Of the Board Of
Aldermen said he thought there were
enough physicians now In the city's en-
ploy whose business It Is to tell some
one else what In wrong with their heads,
He predicted short shrift for the request
when It comes before the Board Of Al
dermen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01
HONEYMOON IN HOSPITAL.
Bridegroom Has Scarlet Fever
Bride L. With Him.

HAvERiIILL, Mass. March 3l.--William
II. Wheeler, "a trolley car conductor, and
his bride have gone to the contagious
diseases hospital for their honeymoon.
Thcy were married in Atkinson, n. H.,
last night.
To-day a rash broke out on the bride
groom's face. This was diagnosed az
scarlet fever, Agent Lennon Of the local
board OF health ordered Wheeler to tho
hospital for treatment and his bride with
him for quarantine.
The health board also sent word to
the Atkinson authorities to look up tho
Rev, w. A, Merrill, who performed the
welding ceremony. to see II he kissed
~ b..oc aNd should be quarantined.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01
STATE LEGISLATORS,
IDLE, HAD Big BILLS
Election Investigators. Re.
port Says. Spent Freely
Here on Junkct Trips.
HAD USELESS EMPLOYEES

A. committee appointed in January to
investigate state expenditures reported
yesterday to the executive and advisory
committee of the Brooklyn Young Re-
publican Club on the sums spent by the
legislative Committees Oh Privileges and
Elections for 1918. 1914 and 1915.
This report. made after an analysis
OF vouchers on file in the office Of the
State Comptroller. arrives al the con
clusion that the settings of these COM
mittees appear to have been merely ex-
cuses for junkets. Particular stress is
laid upon the heavy hotel bills. espe-
cially W those members living In New
York city. where the hearings were held.
and upon the expenditures of employees
of the committees
"Our Investigations" says the report.
so far as We have been able to prose-
cute them. show that many of these men
arc engaged in other lines oi business
entirely Incompatible with their alleged
employment by tho state. One man is
manage u an insurance agency for a
large COMPANY in this city. AT a very
considerable compensation. u" IL put
down as a subpoena server. There are
ha%rtendcrs and all sorts Of men on the
list.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01

firing Of B'lckwclls lsli p. ",
has been his home for fouri"o ics
Walter Noeeler asked Judge N'''
fcneNl Sessions Yesterday to ar-'..
HIM to "A new prison. lie We >'.' '
Sing Sing for eighteen months. egg
j. Il paralytic. He said a. SH.n e., =
term WAS up on tho Island ia .at
commit some crime to hc returned ! r.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-01
Big TAXI FAILURE
BLAMED TO LAWS
MasOn-Spaman Go. in Hands Of
sc at
$4,000. 900.
HIGH GASOLINE FELT TOO

The Mason-Seaman transportation
Company. one Of the large taXicab COM
panies Of the city. was placed In the
hands Of receivers yesterday as the re-
sui. o: VIA: William II. Barnard. presi-
dent of the company. calls stupid and
persistent legislation that had lowered
taAicab rates. The high price OF easo-
.enc also figures IN the company's
.-oubl.s.
Commissioner OF Licenses Bell, who IL
in charge of the ta>icab situation for the
city. Nenies Mr.. Barnard's assertion that
legislation made mischief. and says that
the financial difficulties OF the company
are due To poor management. Excessive
overhead charges and generalization OF
assets have finally placed the company.
Mr.. Bell says, IN the position where 1t
cannn, meet its obligations. lie con-
tends that every other taXicab company
in the city is making money and is not
protesting against the rates.
Tho receivers were appointed AT the
request Of the Micheliu Tire Company OF
M!lltown, y. j., which brought a friendly
SUIT in equity against the Mason-Sea-
man company yesterday in the United
states District Court.
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Forsbrey's plans to escape did not end
then. Margaret Ryan went to live in
Evansville. and in June, 1913, the prison
authorities were notified by 81 prisoner
that F,orsbrey was planning another
escape, for which all arrangements had
been made.
The prisoner had made a gasolcne
bomb from materials the girl had SNUG
cled to him. He had also constructed
two scaling ladders. and Was ready to
blow w the shop in which he worked
and escape In the confusion which would
follow.
Margaret was hidden In the mountains
sixteen miles from the prison, She had
clothes for him and two horses, which
they planned to ride to the Canadian
border.
When the plot was discovered Fors-
brcy was put in solitary confinement
and the girl came to New York.
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Waitc's Notes on Arsenic.

Memoranda in Waite's handwriting
describing tn. effect of arsenic when ad-
ministered in various sized doses were
obtained by S~chindl,r. he said. The
memoranda detailed the effect Of arsenic
upon temperature, pulse and respiration.
These bits OF evidence will he turned
over tn District Attorney Swami.
Several persons were questioned at the
District Attorneys office yesterday with
out especial advantage to the case
against Waite. cozella COrbctt, one of
the young women to whom Waite paid
attention.. told Mr.. Swami that she had
been In Waite's company once or twice.
but that she disliked him and had de-
clined to keep up AN acquaintance with
him. lie had said nothing to her about
his relations with the recks. ,
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\ few feet from the foot "f its truuk
lay a tin can. Kane approached the
I'm can. studied Il a momen and then
paced III sin steps to ia. right. H."
Stopped and fumhlsd with the turf tut-
mfr couldn I see that IN" turf had been
marrcd. but presently Kane removed =
suIare section the sides of which had
been cleanly n through by a knife.
He scratched in the Loose soil and
brought to light q small tin can. |;
cached a small parcel done up in brown
wrapping paper. once the wrapping
papsr was removed the treasure 81 it's
remains was exposed. Kane handed th"
money to Cunuiff, who counted 1t three
times,
He couldn't mako the total more than
$500. and Kane couldn't offer m
other information h that he had
failed to count the money when Waite
gave II Ia him
pr. Waite was indicted Yesterday
afternoon for murder i'm the first degree,
The indictment handed down by the
March Grand Jury contains tw" counts.
Waite is formally accused Of prcmcdl-
,~atiyely murdoing with arsenic and
other poisons' .John T., Peck. his father
in-law. ON March II. 1916. Arsenic is
! specifically referred to. as we'll AZ other
poisnns unknown to the Grand Jury. The
lnllilllt1lt WAS TfluIilf' w ~ ~ wv
! of the Court Of General sessions, and
Waite VIII he arraigncd before Judge
Grain on Monday morning.
Waitc. in Boll.vu" Hospital, was in
formed Yesterday afternoon by Walter
Rogers Deuel.. his lawyer, that he had
been indicted.
Just a. / expected" he said.
Mr.. Deuel.. in the presence of Waites
| mother and father, talked to his client
at some length. Finally waite said
"No. you can't help me that way. I'm
lust AS sane as you are"
Ray SCHNEIDER. head Of the private
detective agency retained 10y the PECK
family, made n further search ~ br
Yates apartments at AZ, WN"rsid'
Drive yesterday afternoon. and reported
that he found In a locked closet in
Yates study several sealed glass tuhcs
containing disease cultures, lie found
also iS5 slides Of the sort upon which
cultures are exposed and studied through
the microscope. Mr.. SCHNEIDER said that
among the cultures found were haclll
of %tctanus. pneumonia. tuberculosis
typhus and Asiatic cholera.