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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1908
Page
13
Two deaths and nine prostrations from heat were reported yesterday as temperatures rose. Names and addresses of victims listed show Brooklyn and Manhattan locations with hospital confirmations and a forecast of rain and easterly winds for today and Sunday.
Patrolman McGrath says Cornelius Desmond of 1 West 42d Street fired on him on Eleventh avenue between 44th and 45th streets. Desmond fled, was caught, and charged with attempted felonious assault and carrying a concealed weapon after officers found two loaded ball cartridges, one empty shell, and two blanks in his revolver.
Edwin C. Everett fifty one of Philadelphia was brought to Police Headquarters by Detective Summers after allegedly passing worthless checks to two firms in this city. J. P. Dill Company of Centre street and James Beges & Co. of Liberty street claim losses of 75 and 34 dollars. Summers says Everett has prior similar charges and secured the requisition papers.
Ira Shutter killed himself with two revolver shots after a failed attempt to shoot his wife at about 3 am in Coeumens Hollow on the southern edge of the county six miles from the Wadson River. No motive known. Dr. Lester suspected heat as a factor. Coroner Van Guysling investigating.
Albany July F C Stevens superintendent of the state department of public works announced the Empire Engineering Corporation of New York won two barge canal contracts. Bids opened recently total amounts 1 349 084 and 1 290 49 based on engineers estimates. One contract covers excavation of eight and a half miles west of Rochester the other ten miles between Medina and Gosport on the western division.
In Elmira New York on July 24 a washout from heavy rain blocks the Erie tracks one mile west of Addison and a mile west of Rathbone. Trains are being diverted over the Lackawanna line.
Boston police took four suspects, including an Italian in Roxbury, two men in Needham woods, and a New York youth, into custody amid a broader raid seeking links to the Jamaica Plain shooting. Officers pursued clues tying Giuseppe Gutman to a Russian murder warrant as the probe expanded through Cambridge and East Cambridge.
Amiel Peter son of 154 East 126th street and Louis Auer of 2332 Third avenue told a Union Railway terminus starter at 12th street and Third avenue they jumped from a southbound Fordham car that caught fire after a blown fuse near 133d Street. Dr Healy at Harlem Hospital treated their sprains and cuts. police heard nothing further.
Mrs. H T Clark, a guest at the Victoria, vanished from the hotel with $5000 worth of jewelry. Police searched cafes and amusements while Mr Clark, a New Orleans lumber merchant, kept silent. She returned next day with a stranger, claimed to have picked her up in Coney Island.
The revolver used by August Eberhard to murder his aunt, Mrs Otillie Eberhard, on the Susquehanna Railroad tracks at Rochelle Park was found half a mile from the scene by Constable Garry Dawson of Hackensack. Eberhard remains in custody as the coroner and prosecutor clash over burial loot and inquest procedures.
Philadelphia judge rules two life insurance policies paid after Mrs. Winkle’s death on April 27, 1907, to her uncle Walsh were invalid for lack of insurable interest, granting $8,000 to Thomas J. Winkle, administrator of the estate.
Berlin reports Willis J. Skinner alias William E. Scott, a Boston planchette swindler arrested near Berlin last February for taking large sums by selling hypnotism devices, has fled after bail of 25 000 dollars. He previously faced U S charges in the Fairfield Floral Company case, fled to England, then Germany, and also operated in Russia and France under various names. Bail is believed forfeited.
Ferdinand P. Earle of Monroe warns in the village paper that carriage riding sightmongers must stay away from his property. He vows no expense will be spared to preserve his rights and hints at more efficient methods if needed. He claims thousands of hybrid black and Italian bees will greet intruders and outlines planned steps for protection.
In Grand Rapids on July 24 two men Joseph Brizisky and Stephen Wolseinski drowned after a noon wrestling match toppled them into the power canal. The second fatal incident in two days occurred in the city.
Brooklyn Ferry Company stockholders show interest in the New York Terminal Company. The five Williamsburg ferries face closure on August 1 unless city takeover occurs, which cannot occur before October. Receiver Joseph J. O'Donoghue was out of town when a transfer was due.
Three hundred grocers in Jersey City linked to the Retail Merchants Association of New Jersey establish a subsidiary to cut out middlemen and buy straight from manufacturers, aiming to save jobber profits.
The Track Removal Association held an indignation meeting protesting the withdrawal of flagmen from Eleventh avenue crossings between 30th and 6th streets. They urged two flagmen per crossing day and night and asked the Public Service Commission to ensure crossing safety and curb milk train speed. Resolutions also endorsed an order to appraise and collect about 1 million dollars from the railroad for improper use of city lots since 1887.
Ernest P. Dayton a riveter for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railway scrambled from an elevated structure at Broadway e and Roebling street Williamsburg yesterday and fell unconscious at a policeman s feet. He received a shock that set his clothes on fire burning his hands to the bone after contacting the third rail. Dayton was taken to Williamsburg Hospital and reported in serious condition. Several women witnesses fainted.
George E. Waldo of Brooklyn indicated he might seek renomination for the ith District though he faces uncertain Republican backing in the 18th Assembly District. His stance has sparked a potential contest to leadership figure F J H Kracke, with friends ready to push if Waldo does not receive renomination.
Judge Rosalsky in General Sessions yesterday doubled Henry Goldberg’s sentences. Convicted in Special Sessions for training young boys to steal from express wagons on the East Side, he received eleven months and twenty nine days plus a $9 fine, mirroring a prior Special Sessions sentence. The judge had suspended a 1966 grand larceny sentence. failure to pay the fine could trigger one day per dollar.
Troy, July 24. The District Attorney's office had no definite update on the Hazel Drew murder case. The Troy girl was found slain at Teal's Pond on July 11, after a blow to the head ended her life. She was last seen in Troy on July 7 near Teal's Pond, with possible ties to an uncle's farm and a nearby boarding house. The inquest set for Monday may uncover new facts.
Fire swept the metal ferrule plant of Charles E. Green on Pascaic Avenue in Newark yesterday, burning the Newark factory and causing an estimated loss of 20,900 dollars. No injuries were reported as crews battled the blaze through the night.
Philadelphia reports an unofficial announcement that the United States Lawn Tennis Association has selected a team to challenge Australia for the Dwight F. Davis trophy in Melbourne in November. Beals Wright and Frederick B. Alexander are named, with Karl Rehr and H. H. Hackett likely to join, and America will also face England for the trophy. An earlier suggestion proposes November 26 with the week prior for preliminaries.
Final round narrowed in the New York State lawn tennis championship at Travers Island. Henry J. Mollenhauer of Kings County Club and Dr. P B Hawk of the University of Pennsylvania lead the singles brackets toward a title challenger to Fearold H Hackett. Palmer and Touchard win top doubles half. Westfall and Mollenhauer win lower half. Mixed doubles sees Clare Cassell and Otto Hinck upset finalists Hill and Hillhouse at University Heights Club.
A large Atlantic City crowd enjoyed a weather perfect day at the horse show. New York horses dominated blue ribbons with Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt winning in harness doubles. Mrs John Gerkin drove for Harry Holloway of Philadelphia. Mrs Gummey could not enter bay Baby due to an early gate injury but won in single harness. Julian Morris’s David Gray took the handicap jump, with Lightfoot second. Tomorrow features tandem events as Reginald Vanderbilt, George Watson, Harry Holloway and William Carr compete.
C S Howell of the Brooklyn Chess Club captured top honors at the New York State Chess Association tournament in Trenton Falls New York. His win secures permanent possession of the Isaac L Rice trophy donated by Mr Rice in 192. The Brooklyn club has now won the trophy three times. In the semi finals Delmar beat Rosen by irregular tactics in a Ruy Lopez while Howell beat Sharp in a Sicilian Defence. In the final round Howell defeated Rosen in a Ruy Lopez to secure the first prize and the trophy for his club. Delmar drew with Sharp. The general tournament was won by E B Herry, Harvard University Chess Club champion in 1900 and 1901.
Frederick Herresoff of Garden City and Edward W. Clark 3d of Philadelphia Country Club won semi finals to set up the Taconic cup final on the Ekwanok Club links tomorrow. Herreshoff defeated R L Macleay 8 up and 6 to play. Clark beat W L Crocker 5 up and 4 to play.
Results from yesterday in the Eastern League show Jersey City beating Rochester 4-1 in game one and 6-5 in game two, Montreal defeating Newark 5-4, Baltimore over Toronto 8-4, and Providence taking Buffalo 4-2. Standings list Montreal 49 42 485, Providence 44 34 44, Baltimore 46 36 540, Toronto 38 38, Rochester 38 38 480, Newark 42 48 494, Jersey City 28 52 356.
The laymen's missionary movement gains official footing in the Methodist Episcopal Church with New York meeting plans and an Ocean Grove conference. Proposals urge large-scale conventions in St. Louis and target foreign missions funding totaling 18 million dollars for 1908 to 1912. Also discussed are reforms to Presbyterian Assembly procedures to improve premeeting briefing for commissioners.
The Rev J Armitage Robinson Dean of Westminster preached on Christian unity to Lambeth Conference bishops. He urged restoration of unity within the Church while stressing four essentials and a broader episcopal role as apostles of reconciliation across England America and the mission fields.
Harry K. Thaw III of Poughkeepsie New York fell ill with stomach trouble and called in Dr John A Card but visitation was delayed until the jail physician could be present. The prisoner was seen and his condition described as not alarming. A notice of appeal against Justice Marschauser and the Matteawan commitment order was served on the district attorney and county clerk by A Russell Peabody Thaws counsel.
Paterson New Jersey July 24 Special Mrs Charles Emmet of Ramsey dies at General Hospital following an operation She was Alice Placide a noted 1870s actress and cousin to James and Lester Wallack She inherited much of the Wallack fortune owned Long Branch cottages once used by Grant and Garfield lost fortune in real estate speculation Her husband Charles Emmet Indian scout who informed General Terry of the Custer massacre was en route to a Custer with messages when warned of the fate by a friendly halfbreed Funeral will be private.
Cleveland banker Harry Hayes of W. J. Hayes & Son was arrested on a New Jersey warrant charging conspiracy in a bond deal alleged to involve 106000 dollars. Authorities say the case centers on a West New York transaction and related securities.
Evangelistic events at Canal Street and West Street tents include talks by John H. Wrburn of Water Street Mission tomorrow evening and Monday and Wednesday. B F Butts to present illustrated songs Thursday. John Callahan of Hadley Mission has spoken since opening day. The 77th Ossining Heights camp meeting runs Thursday through Sunday August 9 under the New York and Hudson River Association with Charles N. Crittenden directing. Scandinavian services, Florence Crittenten Mission day August 1, children's day August 4, and Bowery Mission on Thursday afternoon with J G Hallimond.
The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church will host Rev John A Hutton from Glasgow who will preach morning and afternoon. Rev Dr Hugh Black of the Toronto Theological Seminary preaches at West End Presbyterian tomorrow. The Westbury Friends meeting on Long Island convenes today. Rev C P MacGregor preaches Calvary Baptist with a further sermon on Is the World Degenerating. Evangelist John A Davis continues tent meetings tonight and tomorrow. Dr Len G Broughton and Dr James M Gray conduct August tent services. Don C Shelton of the National Bible Institute speaks tomorrow at Cornell Memorial Church. Mirza Ali-Kuli Khan, Persian Consul, speaks on The Bahai Revelation at Unity Church Montclair.
Hayes allegedly obtained possession of West New York Board of Education bonds in an unlawful act and forgery is claimed in the bond issuance. He refuses to waive extradition, according to reports.
Two calm highwaymen held up a baggage master aboard an Ulster and Delaware passenger train between South Gilbea and Stamford. They relieved the mail pouch of its contents, took the baggage master’s gold watch and 3 in cash, then jumped the train as it reached Stamford and vanished. Searches are ongoing with little optimism of finding them.
Great Bend Kansas July 24 after being out to days and two nights the jury in the case of Edward Bockemohle president of the defunct bank of Ellinwood found the defendant guilty today of receiving deposits after the limit of thirty days the verdict follows a bank failure context and local court action.
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