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The New York herald., 1921-04-09

The police and the health authorities
OF Hoboken. N. j.. will be grateful to
any one who will put them in touch with
relatives or friends of Miss Carrie Sun
derland. so years old, and her niece, Mrs.
Fannie Miller who were taken to a
hospital yesterday from two hotel rooms
in which they had remained as volun-
tary prisoners for more than three
years.
None OF the officials who had anything
to do with the case was able to learn
from the women what their purpose had
been In withdrawing so comepletely from
the world. They are well educated and
paid their bills at the hotel regu-
larly. They would say only that they
had "their own reasons" for living as
they did.
Their case was brought to the atten-
ton Of the authorities by the manager
CT Meyers Hotel. at Third and Hudson
streets, who complained that a fire
escape outside the rooms occupied by
Miss Sunderland and Mrs. Miller had
been piled with tin cans and that the
women had refused through the keyhole
OF one of their doors either to dispose
OF the cans or permit servants of the
hotel to come and get them.
investigation by police and health Of
ncers disclosed strange state of af-
fairs. Both women We're in bed, Miss
The New York herald., 1921-04-09
FAKE DIVORCE CASE
WITNESS ARRESTED
Westchesfer County Charges
Him With Perjury.

Nelson Bohman, said by the wcstchcs-
ter county authorities to have been one
OF the witnesses used by Herbert It..
Miller in the operation of his fake dl-
vorce mill in West Thirty-fourth street,
was arrested yesterday in New York
department store by Detective Paul
Hearn OF the staff of Sheriff Werner OF
Westchester county. He was taken to
White Plains and held in $2.5O0 bail
on charge of perjury.
Lee Parsons Davis, District Attorney
Westchester county. said that Boh-
Pan received fee of $40 from Miller
aor testifying in fake divorce suits II
vas reported yesterday that he had con-
fessed TO Mr. Davis, involving Miller
IN number of cases In which It is said
The evidence was perjured and bogus
decrees. with the forged signature OF n
Supreme Court Justice. sold to the plain
flffs in the actions.
The New York herald., 1921-04-09
CHIEF RABBI ARRESTED
AS VOLSTEAD WOLATOR
Rochester Dry Agents Seize
$4,000 Worth of Wine.

ROCHESTER, N. Y. April s.-Prohibi-
tion enforcement agents to-day arrested
Rabbi Solomon Sadowsky chief Ortho-
dox Jewish Rabbi OF Rochester his son
Bert Sadowsky. and Sam Katz, or
charges OF violating the Volstead act by
selling sacramental wine to persons not
furnished with a permi. from a rabbi
About $4,000 worth of wine was con-
fiscatcd
licensed stores for the sale of sacra-
mental wines The prohibition agents
charged that they purchased wine with
out the required permits. and the three
arrests followed. The agents say sales
men were employed to drum up trade.
The New York herald., 1921-04-09

son Young In the Supreme Court at
White Plains The indictment against
Mr.. Doughty and Sheriff Smith charged
conspiracy, and on the first trial of the
case the jury disagreed The motion
for dismissal was made by Henry A.
Uterhart OF counsel for the defendants.
District Attorney Weeks did not OPP
pose the motion. but he submitted an
affidavit to the court in which he c14
forth all OF the evidence in the case
and asked Justice Young's opinion as to
whether the indictment should be dis
missed.
The New York herald., 1921-04-09
WOMEN HONOR JEFFERSON.
Democratic Political League Hears
His Work ExtoIIcd-

TWO hundred women OF the womores
Democratic Political League gathered
last night at the Hotel Pennsylvania
IN honor or Thomas jefferson.
before the speaking Mrs. Lillian r.
Sire. president OF the league. read
President Jefferson's first inaugural ad- !
dress. The speakers, former Represen-
tative Herbert c. Pell. Jr.. and Judge
Cornelius Collins of the Court OF Special /
sessions, discussed the contributions Of
Ihomas JEFFERSON to the welfare If the
Republic and the value Of his sta.a-
ments on problems OF the present day
Judge Collins denounced Gov. Miller f1r
having taken from the city the right
of home rule.
The New York herald., 1921-04-09
BAIL REFUSED BREWER:
PERMITTED TO APPEAL
Head of Es-Seruicc Mems
League NoU in Tombs.

Bail was refused yesterday in the case
OF William S. Brewer, director OF the
Ex-Service Mems Cooperative League.
who was convicted last Monday of using
the mails to defraud. Judge Knox
sranted the defendant the right to ap-
peal his case Thursday and YESTERDAY
Brewer applied for bail pending the
appeal.
In opposing the application for bail
Maxwell s. Mattuck. Assistant United
states Attorney, contended that II al
lowed bail It would give Brewer the op-
portunity to continue his frauduler = {
operations. The defendant Is now in the
, Tombs. He was sentenced to serve
eighteen .ds s1a months in the Federal pem-
The New York herald., 1921-04-09
WARDER JURY rs OUT.

Special Despatch 10 TIE New YoRK HERALD
UTIcA, April S.-The case Of Rutger
B. Warder, charged with the murder OF
Henry Werner. went to the jury late
this afternoon. In summing UP counsel
for the defence said Warder was only a
tool in the hands Of Mrs. Henry Werner
and her mother. Mrs. Minnie Wood
bridge. who wanted to get rid of Werner
for his insurance. He asked the jury
to send his client to Matteawan for life.
The District Attorney asked for a first
lcgroe conviction. A verdict Is not ex-
pccted before morning
The New York herald., 1921-04-09
URGE PAYMENT OF
SCHOOL BOOK BILLS
rs Firms Join in Appeal for
S233,6OO Due Them.

Twenty-Five book publishing concerns
Joined In an appeal yesterday to the
Board Of Education for payment Of bills
aggrega ting s233,6O0 for printing school
books. The appeal says:
"The delay of nearly three years In
paying these bills has been a hardship
to US which has become well nigh in
tolerable. We are unuer the impression
that II your board will request a special
issue of revenue bonds for the payment
OF these claims. such Issue would be
speedily granted and payment made
without further delay"
The New York herald., 1921-04-09
STONED ny BOYS, DIES.

Jacob Kirschner. so years old. owner
OF a coal yard at EOS East iosth street.
died last night In Mount Sinai Hospita i
from the effects of having boon stoned
last Tuesday by some boys who have
not yet been found by the police
All that kirschner could tell at the hos
phal was that he did not think he
had been picked out MS a target by tho
ks but that he accidentally ran afoul
Of a street battle.
The New York herald., 1921-04-09
CASES OF TWO NASSAU
OFFICIALS DISMISSED
Court Orders Action on Mo-
tion of Counsel.

Tho indictments against Supervisor
George Wilbur Doughty and Sheriff
Charles w. Smith OF Nassau county. re-
turned by the Grand Jury as a result of
the gambling scandal last summer, were
dismissed yesterday by Justice j. Addi-
The New York herald., 1921-04-09
TO DREDGE JAMAICA BAY.

The Board OF Estimate authorized yes
terday an issue OF $750,000 in corporate
stock to pay for the dredging of chan
mel in Jamaica Bay. An Issue OF $780,
900 in serial bonds was authorized for
an addition to the municipal bath house
at Coney Island.
The New York herald., 1921-04-09
FRUTCHEY SILK SHOP
4 WEST 10TH STREET
NEAR FIFTH AVENUE
NEAR FIFTH AVENUE

Freedom of New York's first retail
silk shop is yours today-every day.
Mr. Frchey demonstrating daily the reatirity Of ng
ynrdsck and bu purse Time energy and snred
the procticabity Of this business hypothesis Buy
silk uhere nothing but silk is bought and Sold
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Goldman Freed
lnPerjury Case;
Jury Out 6Hrs.
Man Accused of Testifying
Falsely Against Assistant
District Attorney Smith
Acquitted and Released
Speech to Court
Justice Weeks Interrupts
His Oratory With Rebuke
and Then Discharges Him

Jacob L. Goldman was found not
guilty Of perjury last night in the case
growing out of his testimony before
the Almirall grand jury. The jury
returned its verdict at I0:SO o'clock.
after having been out six and one
half hours.
The defendant rose to his feet and
thanked Justice Weeks.
Ut isn't necessary to make speeches
about it" returned the court after
Goldman and learning that there were
grateful and considered that he had
had fair and impartial trial.
The court, after asking Deputy At
torney Robert F. Manley whether there
were any additional charges against
Goldman and learning that there were
none, ordered Goldman's discharge.
The jury retired for deliberation at
o'clock, and an hour and a half later
returned to the courtroom and re-
quested Justice Weeks that extracts Of
testimony given at the trial of Colonel
Augustus Drum Porter, former Deputy
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18

Police Commissioner, be read to them.
This done, the twelve men again re-
tired to the jury room
Henry Afidavits Involved
Goldman was indicted for pcrjurys
which it was charged he committed be-
tore the Almirall grand jury, where he
gave testimony against James E. Smith.
Assistant District Attorney. Goldman
there testified that Mr. Smith had
sought co obtain his false testimony
against Police Inspector Dominick
Henry and against Deputy Comrnis-
sioner Porter. The defendant sought
to impute acts of bribery against the
Assistant District Attorney.
The testimony given by Goldman and
others was the basis OF the affidavits
made public by Inspector Henry charg-
ing Mr.. Smith with crime. These aiii-
dsvits later formed the foundation Of
a perjury charge against Henry and-on
which he was convicted.
AT the Goldman trial the defendant
stood by his prior statements ard
claimed that Benjamin Friedman. who
had supported his story and then tes-
tined against Goldman. was double
crossing" him. Testimony was gsven
that before the information OF Gold
man was put into affidavit form he had
several meetings with police officials.
including Inspector Joseph A. Faurot.
now Deputy Commissioner. who had
stenographic notes taken OF the story
by Goldman.
Mr.. Smith was a witness at the trixl,
denying the statements by Goldman of
a conference with him at his office in
the Criminal Courts building.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Surety Officials Advise
Court on Bonding Evils
Law Requiring Magistrates 10
Accept Guarantees Without
Inquiry Condemned

epresentatives Of several surety
companies appeared before Magistrate
George w. Simpson yesterday in the
Criminal Courts Building during the
inquiry into the writing Of oail bonds.
Magistrate Simpson. while listening
to the testimony of Henry c. Wilcox.
a vice president of the American Surety
Company, said it was quite apparent to
him that there were abuses in the pro-
cedure of surety companies in writing
bail bonds, and asked the witness what
suggestion he would make to improve
conditions.
Mr.. Wilcox said he thought the COM
panies should correct the matter them
selves. and that the Legislature was
not within its powers when it changed
the law, making it obligatory for Judges
and magistrates to accept surety bonds
without being allowed to inquire into
the indemnity given.
William P. Thompson, manager and
resident vice president of the Indem-
nifty Insurance Company Of North
America, said he thought agents were
justified in collecting money above the
per cent allowed in the name of the
company for work overtime at night or
on Sunday. He cited one such case
where an agent had collected S25 and
taxicab fare.
The hearing will be continued to-
dzv
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Six New York Priests
Injured i'm Auto Crash
Closed Car Hits Tree When
Tire Blows Out OH Way
from Funeral i'm Jersey

Worthwhile, N. j., Jan 17.-Six
New York priests were injured badly
in an automobile accident, due to the
blowing out Of tire, on the Schraald-
erberg Road between here and Nor
wood this afternoon. A closed automo-
bile in which they were returning from
the funeral of priest in Blauyelt, N.
y, swerved to one side when "a front
tire blew out. crashed into tree and
turned over. One of the priests, ser-
ously injured, was sent to St. Nincents
Hospital. New York. The others, shocked
and bruised, were treated by local
physician.
The man sent to St. Vincents was
Father Aylward. His hip was dislo-
Gated and he was hurt internally. The
others were Monsignor Edwards, of St.
Joseph's Church; Father Breslin, as.
sstant to Monsignor Edwards; Father
Scully, Father Fitzgerald and Father
Brogan. They came from New York to
attend the funeral of Father Murray,
chaplain of St. Dominics Convent at
BlauVClt
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Asks Transfer for Anarchist
Swami Wants Ferguson Given
Chance to See Attorney

District Attorney Edward Swami yes
terday wrote to Charles F. Rattigan
superintendent Of State Prisons, rec
ommending that Isaac K. Ferguson, con-
victed several months ago of criminal
anarchy, be transferred from Dame
mora to Sing Sing Prison to enable
Ferguson, who is lawyer, to confer
with his attorneys in preparing his
appeal for reversal.
Mr.. Swami said that although he
was of the opinion that the criminal
anarchy law was constitutional and
the conviction of Ferguson and others
under that law valid 'the convicted
defendants contend that the several
judgments of conviction should be re-
versed on the grounds that the Grim
inal anarchy statutes are unconstitu-
tiona, that the facts proved did not
constitute criminal anarchy within the
meaning Of the statutes. and that the
defendants did not have fair and i'm
martial trials"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
W estern Man Credits
Police With X-Ray Eyes
"How Else Did You Know I
Had Gun in My VaIise?"
He Queries Detective

Harold Rasmussen, Il lanky West
crner, who came to New York with a
run of hogs from North Dakota, yes
terday paid high tribute to the eff
cheney of New York policemen and fol-
lowed this by a grateful appreciation
OF Justice as it is handed out by New
York magistrates.
You policemen must have X-ray
eyes, exclaimed Rasmussen when he
was stopped at Broadway and Sixty
sixth Street Sunday night by Detective
William Maloney. How did you know
l had gun in my valise 2"
In West Side Court the 14-inch
nickel-p plated weapon was placed before
Magistrate Nolan. who believed Ras-
mussens statement that he did not
know it was against the law to carry a
gun in New York, and dismissed the
complaint.
When Rasmussen explained that he
was going back home to Denmark next
week after look around at New York,
the magistrate returned the gun to the
detective with instructions to give it to
Rasmussen when the Wcsterner vas
ready TO sail.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Capt. L. W. Rochester
Quits Police Force

Captain Louis W. Rochester, in COM
mand of the Snyder Avenue station in
Brooklyn and formerly in charge of the
Clinton Street station in the heart of
the lower East Side, resigned yesterday
to take effect. o-day.
Captain Rochester is the fifth cap
tain to ask for retirement in the last
few days. His resignation, which was
not accompanied by any stated reason,
so far as could be learned, was the
cause of much surprise and speculation
in police circles.
Commissioner Enright assigned Cap
tain Rochester to the Clinton Street
station May l, 1919. He remained there
up to the time of his transfer to the
Snyder Avenue station, December II,
1920. Captain Rochester became a SER
geant in the department October a.
1905. He was given a lieutenancy June
l, 1910, and became a captain on April
30, 1919. He has been in the depart
ment since November 10. 1895.
Captain Rochester will receive half
his salary as pension.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Two Convicted Of Having
Escaped from Sing Sing

George Stivers and Marcus G. Bas-
sett, Sing Sing convicts, yesterday
were found guilty by jury in County
Judge Young's court of having escaped
from prison. The jury was out fifteen
minutes. Sentence Will be pronouncess
on Friday. 4he two men, also indicted
on three counts charging they assault
ed prison guards when they fled from
Sing Sing last October 10, were de-.
Tended by Frederick Il. Weeks, Mayor
of White Plains and former District
Attorney of Westchester County. They
will be tried on the assault charges
during the February term.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Fugitive TRUSTEES Captured
Reformatory Inmates Caught
bv Posse at Jersey Line

NEW HAMPTON, Jan. 17-Harry
Wisotsky and Angelo Agro, inmates Of
tho New York City Reformatory here,
escaped at dawn to-day and were
caught by posse headed by Chief of
Police John r. Hunter, Of Suffern, lust
as they were about to step across the
state line into New Jersey.
Had they gone several feet further
they would have been safe from arrest
by the authorities.
The two men were convicted of grand
larceny in Brooklyn and had five more
months to serve. They covered part Of
the distance to the Jersey line in an
automobile truck. Both had been trus-
ties at the reformatory. State troopers
assisted in the search.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Hirshfeld Insists
Hospital Live Up
TO Boiler Contract
Suggests Mayor Call Upon
Trustees to Fulfill Agree
ment or Face Charges
Looking to Their Removal

David Hirshfeld, Commissioner If
accounts, has made report to Mayor
Hylan suggesting that the board of
trustees OF Bellevue and Allied Hos
pitals be reexamned as TO its rea-
sons for resembling contract with the
firm OF Chute, Thornton & Bailey for
$36,oOO for the installation of three
boilers at the new Fordham HOSPITAL.
IT the hospital trustees fail to give a
satisfactory explanation of their no.
sition Mr.. Hirshheld advises the Mayor
that charges should be filed against
them with view to their removal for
incompetency.
The members Of the Bellevue board
of trustees are DR.. John ". Brannan.
president; John G. O'keefe and James
X. Paulding, secretaries; SJames A.
Farley, DR.. John ". Perrilli Morris
Weinberg. Henry c. Wright and Bird
S. Coler, Commissioner of Public We'll
fare, e1 of1icio.
In building the lew hospital the
board Of trustees retained the firm Of
MCDOWELL Resler, architects and
engine GERS, of sol Fifth Avenue. to draw
the plans and specifications. J. f.
MCDOWELL, of this firm, rejected tho
three boilers in question and was
backed up by the board of trustees
The Chute, Thornton & Bailey Com
pany, which was awarded the contract
as the lowest bidders, delivered three
boilers, known as the Badenhausen
boilers, for installation at the new hos
pital. They claimed that these boilers
were in every respect equal to the
straight tube boilers specified in the
contract, although they are bent-tube
boilers. Since the rejection of these
boilers by the board of trustees there
has been a persistent effort on the
part of Commissioner Hirshfield and
other city officials to have the Baden
hausen boilers retained and installed.
Instead Of following the suggestion
Of Commissioner Hirshfeld that they
should reconsider their action in re-
scinding the boiler contract, the Belle
vue trustees have asked permission of
the Corporation Counsel to advertise
for new bids. Commissioner Hirsh-
fields report has been referred to the
Corporation Counsel and the Mayor
has instructed the Corporation Counsel
to determine what action should be
taken.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Police Rush ''Robbers.'
Catch Only Moth Hunters
Long Branch Residents Aroused
as Scientists Dodge In and
Out Among Shrubberv

LONG BRANCH. n. j.. Jan. 17.-Res-
idents Of this place, plagued for weeks
by burglars and hold-up men, kept the
Police Headquarters switchboard busy
for several minutes to-day reporting
the suspicious actions of two men ;n
the Elberon section of town,
No one had a good look at the men,
but all agreed they avoided sidewalk
and moved swiftly, in STOPPING no..
ture from one clump of shrubbery to
another. sometimes venturing close to
residences before their presence was
discovered.
The police, flung Gordon about the
ne,ghborhood and soon saw for them
selves that the men were doing lust
what the nervous householders said
they we're. At given signal the police
rushed them, overpowered them and
hustled them off to Headquarters in .
patrol wagon. There, when the prison.
ers had regained their breath, they ex-
plalned they were scouts of the State
forestry Department hunting for CO.
ccons Of the gipsy moth.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Porter Case OFF Calendar
Trials of Detectives on Bribery
Charges Also POSTPONED

The trlaI Of Augustus Drum Porter,
formerly Third Deputy Police Commits
sioner, indicted on charge of neglect
Of duty, was postponed indefinitely yes
terday and taken off the General Ses-
sions calendar for January. The trials
Of Frederick Franklin, Thomas Moloney
and John j. Gunson, all detectives,
charged with extortion and bribery,
also were taken off the calendar.
It is generally believed that these
cases will not be tried until the indict-
ment against James E. Smith, Assist
ant District Attorney, filed by the
Almirall grand jury last June, is dis
posed Of: Mr.. Smith was responsible
for the indictments against the four
men as a result of his vice crusade
last spring.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Textile Mills Put 1850
On Extended Time Work
Tinplate Company. Idle for
Weeks, Resumes Operation;
Also Clothing Factory

PAWTUCKET, r. l., Jan. 17.-An
extension of time schedules announced
as rejecting Improvement in business
was reported in several textile mills
to-day. The jerks Spinning Company,
employing $500, after being closed last
week, resumed operation with several
departments on q four and five day
schedule. The Lorraine Manufacturing
Company, employing 1000, changed
from three days week to a five day
schedule. The Weypoyset Company,
employing 1000, began a fve-and- "a
half day schedule, after operating some
departments three and others four days
a week: The Smith Webbing Company,
employing $50. went on practically full
time
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 17.-Twenty
mills. one-half of the productive ca
paclty of the McKeesport Tin Plate
Company, resumed operations to-day
after being idle since December 23.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Auto Bandits Rob Truck
Driver After Collision

Hold-up men in powerful motor car
drove their vehicle into motor truck
at Morris Avenue and l4lst Street. the
Bronx, last night and then, either vexed
at the accident or because they had
planned the collision as a preliminary
to a robbery. took $50 from Albert
Esch, driver of the truck, and left him
lying in the street
The police denied that there had
been any robbery and said that Esch
had lost the money. Esch, however,
exhibited finger marks on his throat
and said he had been half strangled BY
the two men, who ran back to his truck
after the collision.
Their car appeared to have escaped
injury. The motor truck owned bv
the Ebling Brewing Company, was
wrecked. Esch lives at 3i9 East 157th
Street, the Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Women Keep Suicide Pact
Inmates of State Hospital End
Lives With Poison

Charlotte Wheeler. thirty-seven wears
old, and Martha Hotaling, forty-fve
years old, inmates Of the State Hos
pltal here, fulfilled suicide compact
Sunday morning by drinking coffee in
which they had placed roach powder.
which they had brushed up from
floor.
Miss Wheeler left note in a Bible
saying that for economic reasons the
insane would be better off dead.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18

ment. He said that the institution of
more than one hundred actions by the
city for the recovery of damages
claimed to have been suffered would
not, in his opinion, be justified, as the
CLAIMS were too speculative to spend
either time or city money in pursuing
taem' respectfully since there is no way
chargeable with the dumping of the
ashes still remaining on the site"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Auther, Lacking Bail, Held
In .IaiI on Larceny Ci,aroe

Auther, who eloped with the wife Of
Philip Franzen, of Madison. pleaded
not guilty to a charge Of grand larceny
preferred by Franzen when arraigned
to-day and was returned to jail When
he was unable TO furnish $1,000 bail
Preliminary hearing was set for Thurs
day.
Franzen charged he was forced to
give Auther S10O to defray honey
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
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