New-York tribune., 1919-03-17

"A FTER weeks anxious vigil resi-
dents Of Cornwall Hudson are
breathing more easily in the convic-
tion that Chief Of Police Tombes has
exercised the "Black Spook."
For weeks the "Black Spook." a
feminine figure ,draped from head to
foot in black, with not even the CLINT
OF the eyes visible behind veil and hat
brlm, roamed the village streets at
night. At times it stopped and ad
dressed women, and children who en-
countered 1T. It's aspect was so terri
tying that the villager invariably fled,
nor could they afterward recall what
the creature had said
Last Sunday Chief Tombes, who had
lald many an unsuccessful ambush for
the visitant by night, went by broad
daylight to boarding house where q
woman who recently arrived in the viii
lage lodged and warned her to leave
town and never to return or he would
lock her up. She departed.
Since then citizens patrols have
watched the streets nightly without
Spook," nor have any reports of her
temperance been received
EIGHTEEN Danish sailors were
- photographed by government
photographer yesterday aboard their
SNIP, the bark Kylemore, so that they
could come ashore, legally, to attend
5ne funeral of comrade, Christian
Chrlstiansen, aged twenty-one. Chris
tlansen was killed three days ago at
sea by falling from yard arm to the
deck. When the ship reached port
from Buenos Ayres it was found that
none none OF the crew had photographs.
Under the law they could not come
ashore without them, and they pleaded
SO earnestly that government officials
sent the photographer.
MALCOLM SWIFT, an escaped pris-
W. oner from the reformatory at
Chauncey, N. Y, was sent back to
that institution yesterday from Brook
lyn, where he was recaptured, but the
police did not, as they had hoped, re-
cover with him the diamond studded
gold badge of office of B. Y. Frost. a
Mayor in Grand View, N. Y, and a
broker in New York City.
MICHAEL Fury, Grand Views chief
of police, found a piece of a reforma.
tory uniform on the Mayors lawn
after burglars had stolen the badge.
and is convinced that soon after
Swlft's, companion, Earl Henry, is
found Mayor Frost will be able to an
pear IN full regalia again.
"A LONGING to go joy-riding and
L "A the presence of United States
mail truck, standing driverless at the
curb, were combination too strong to
be resisted by four jolly sailors from
a destroyer at Brooklyn Navy Yard
yesterday Accordingly they climbed
ABOARD and started down Louisiana
avenue, stopping only when they ran
overturned.
The sailors we're bruised but other
wise unhurt and when arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Dale in the Gates
Avenue Court said that they were
Edward Harris, Maitland Stocks,
Joseph RoucEe and Edward SHAY.
They were turned over to the naval
authorities, charged with grand lar
ceny.
A MAN asked Martin Bloom for a
bottle of milk of magnesia early
Yesterday morning just as he was clos
ing ms drugstore at 1915 Third Ave-
nue.. Brooklyn. Mr.. Bloom has a kindly
seehng for dyspeptics and went back
for the drug.
The stranger was right behind him.
and when Mr.. Bloom turned with the
Dottie IN his hand the man was hold
ing revolver at the third button of
Mr.. Blooms raincoat The garment
was not guaranteed against bullets and
instinctively the druggist brought
down the bottle with crash on Che
barrel Of the revolver.
= me weapon was knocked to the
moor, where Mr. Bloom joined it in a
moment. After few minutes rough
and tumble which showered both com
batapts with perfume and talcum now
der from the showcases the hold .up
man broke away and ran. Mr.. Bloom
went to the police while the scene was