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Wo.Copus Rtctwto JUL. 23 1901 JUL 1301 CopmuHr txritr (CLASS iXXn. DAILY EAGLE. I FOUR O'CLOCK. NEW YOEK, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1901.

VOL. 61. NO. 201. 18 PAGES.

roPYRIOHT. 1311. BY THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGI.E. THREE CENTS. THE BROOKLYW CHARGES AGAINST DELAP HILL SHEEHAN BELMQNT ANTI TUNY COMBINE.

BROTHER OF F05BURGH TESTIFIES AT THE TRIAL. BERLIN BANKER'S SUICIDE. Rawicz's Losses in Leipziger Institution Unsettled His Mind. Berlin, July 22 Owing to his losses in connection with tCie Leipziger Bank failure, announced June 25. a banker named Salo Ra wicz committed suicide in his residence here to day by taking poison.

Rawicz had Indorsed acceptances of the Leipziger Bank amounting to one million marks. TAILORS' STRIKE IS ON, 50,000 MEN QUIT WORK. In Brooklyn at Least Nine Thousand Garment Makers Are Out. time, should try on the pillow case to see if it possibly could have been used as a mask and Judge Stevens declared that such a step would be unnecessary at that point. The Judge apparently satisfied himself on this point by running his hand into the torn place to see just how large it was.

The testimony along this line was followed by the C3ll for Dr. Wr. W. Schofield who has been looked upon as an important witness for the state. The doctor did not respond and S.

S. Wheeler, a photographer, was called. He showed photographs of the piazza and osts of the Fosburgh house smirched wlthiie imprint of grimy hands. The defense objected to the introduction of this evidence, but the objection was overruled. Dr.

Schofield, having entered the court rooms was called to the stand. The whispering which attended his entrance was so general as to call for a sharp demand for order from the court. Dr. Schofield told of being called to the Fosburgh house at 1:30 A. M.

and of finding two officers on guard when he reached there, at 2 o'clock. Some one said, "You are too late, doctor, the girl is dead." Witness entered the house and at once went upstairs. On the floor of the bedroom he saw the body of the girl covered with a sheet and with a pillow under the head. Blood was oozing from the mouth and from the wound. ponent.

for the money. Deponent replied that he had been sent by the coroner. "McGuckin then counted out $75, of which sum about $42 was in silver, and the balance In bills. Deponent returned to the house of Coroner Delap, at 63 Herbert street, and handed him the money. Coroner Delap counted the money, found that it amounted to $75 and said that it was all right." Coroner Burger said this morning that Lewis had confessed to him that he had extorted money from a Brooklyn citizen.

Dr. Burger made him return this money and then Lewis resigned. The case was made public in the Eagle at the time. Dr. Waterman was called in to see a young woman who was dying of a criminal operation.

The girl confessed to Dr. Waterman before she died. In some way Lewis, it is said, learned of the case and went to the girl's brother and threatened to expose the whole matter to the newspapers unless he was paid $25. The brother was anxious to escape scandal, Ed he paid the $25. He told Dr.

Waterman, who reported the case to Coroner Burger, with the result that Lewis had to resign. Illegal Pees Exacted, Say Several Witnesses. In addition to the foregoing affidavits, are affidavits from several persons to prove that the coroners' office illegally exacted fees. Michael J. Donnelly swears that his father died on January 2, 1901, and the undertaker told him that to have proof of death he must pay Delap $2.

The undertaker then sent an employe to the coroners' office with $2 and the employe shortly returned with proof of death which he gave to Donnelly. Donnelly afterward had to pay the $2 to the undertaker. Mrs. Catharine Cooney swears that on February 16 of this year she paid John Donnelly, one of Coroner Delap's clerks, the sum of $2 for making out proofs of her mother's death. Mrs.

Marie Gaetchenberger makes affidavit that she had to pay $4 before she could get proofs on which to collect insurance on her husband's life. Employes of the Coroners' office admit that fees are taken for filling out blank proofs of death, which are required by the insurance companies, but it is claimed that this work is not a part of their regular duties and that therefore a clerk is justified in taking compensation for work which he is not supposed to do. Mrs. Lentz Implicates a Coroner's Physician. Mrs.

Lentz made a new affidavit this morning in which she detailed a conversation she had with Coroner's Physician Henderson. Mrs. Hentz says that on the day her husband committed suicide she arrived at her home and found that his body had been carried to McGuckin's undertaking establishment. This made her angry, because she dfs liked McGuckin and had had trouble with him. Beside, he was a Roman Catholic and she a Protestant and she didn't want her husband's body cared for by him.

She made a protest, but the body had already been embalmed and McGuckin told her that he had been authorized by the coroner's office to take charge of the body. She demanded to know what right the Coroner had to direct IT TO A Dooley Will Examine the Persons Who Accuse the Coroner of Extorting Money. DELAP DENIES THE CHARGES. The Principal Accuser, Mrs. Lenta, Makes a New Affidavit Involving a Coroner's Physician.

Affidavits charging Coroner George W. De lap with unlawfully extorting bribes and con Hiving at false verdicts at inquests were this morning placed in the hands of Police Magis trate Dooley for investigation. The affida vits accuse Coroner Delap of a most serious crime, punishable by ten years in the Pen! tentiary. District Attorney John F. Clarke, in whose hands the affidavits were placed yesterday, sent them to Judge Dooley this morning, ac companied by a letter asking the Magistrate to summon the affiants and take their evi dence by question and answer, in order to secure direct and positive statements with none of the ambiguity of affidavits.

Judge Dooley will subpena the witnesses at once, and will formally investigate the charges against Coroner Delap. It is admitted at the Coroner's office, In the Borough Hall, that part of the charges in the affidavits are true namely, the part which olatms that fees have been taken by the clerks of the office, despite the charter law, which declares that no fees shall be accepted. In defense of this fee taking, it is urged that the fees are taken merely as compensation foi extra work done outside of office hours, work that is iu no sense a part of' the official duties of the clerks. Coroner Delap declares that there is not one word of truth in all the charges made against him. He gave a general denial to the affidavits, but would not make any statement.

He said he might issue a statement after talking with his lawyers, Dailey, Bell Crane. Mrs. Lentz Accuses Delap of Extorting $100. The principal charge against Delap is made by Mrs. Kate Lentz, a widow, living at 215 India street, Brooklyn, who accuses Delap of extorting $100 from her on the threat that she could not collect the insurance on her husband's life unless she paid $75 to Delap himself and $25 to Coroner's Physician Henderson, since dead.

Mrs. Lentz's affidavit Is as follows: "Kate Lentz, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I live at No. 215 India street, Borough of Brooklyn. I am the widow of "William Lentz, who died on March 8, 1S98, at No. 205 Huron street, Borough of Brooklyn.

Undertaker Joseph E. McGuckin of No. 209 Huron street, was notified of my said husband's death. "My said husband, William Lentz. was insured in the Prudential Life Insurance Company for' $500.

Mr." McGuckin notified Cor oneVGeorge Delap of the death of my husband. VCoroner Delap called at my house on March 9, 1898, and wfieTf Ttold" him that my husband had died of carbolic acid poisoning, said Delap said to me: 'Unless something is done you will not he able to collect your insurance "I then offered to pay said Delap to get my insurance money, and said Delap declared that he did not think he could do anything, hut he called said McGuckin into the hallway, where ttie two talked for some time together. I could not hear their conversation, but said Delap and said McGuckin came back into my apartments, and said McGuckin told me that Coroner Delap wanted $75 and the coroner's physician $25, and that I would be lucky If I got half of my insurance money. The Bald' McGuckin then said if I paid $75 to Coroner Delap and $25 to the coroner's physician they would fix it so toat I could collect the insurance money. McGuckin's exact words were: 'You will get it after that, all "I said that I would think the matter over and I consulted my brother in law, John Gil more.

After an hour's delay I went to Coroner Delap, in the front room, and told him I would pay the $100 demanded. Coroner Delap replied: 'It will be all Says She Paid the Money to an Undertaker. "Coroner Delap refused to go on with the inquest unless said McGuckin guaranteed the payment of $100. Said McGuckin thereupon guaranteed th payment of $100. Coroner Delap warned me not to say anything at the inquest.

"He said that he would arrange everything. The inquest was held and the verdict of the jury was that my husband had taken the poison accidentally. "On the evening of March 12, 1898, the insurance agent called on me and gave mo J500. While I was counting the money eaid Joseph E. McGuckin came in and asked where the money was for Coroner Delap.

McGuckin said that Delap had telephoned to him, McGuckin, a number of times that 'day about the $100 which I had promised to pay. "I told McGuckin that I had just received $500 from the insurance agent, anil I asked McGuckin for his bill. Said McGuckin said that his bill for the funeral expenses was I thereupon handed him $150 in cash for the funeral expenses and $100 to be given to Coroner Delap and the coroner's physician. "Several times afterward I asked said McGuckin for an itemized bill for the funeral xpenses, but he refused to give me such hill. Finally he gave me a receipt as follows: 'Received from Mrs.

Lentz $150 for burial "About one week after I paid $250 to said McGuckin, I told him that I had learned that toy payment to hira of $100 for Coroner Delap and the coroner's physician was illegal and A fraud, and I demanded the rtturn of the money. "Said McGuckin sneered at my demand and made no reply. Since that time said McGuckin refuses to recognize me in the street when I meet him." Mrs. Lentz is corroborated by her mother, Mrs. Augusta Albrccht.

who swears she saw Mrs. Lentz pay $250 to Undertaker McGuckin and that she heard McGuckin say Delap had telephoned him several times that day for the $100. Former Clerk of the Coroner Corroborates Story. Further corroboration Is offered by Mrs. Lentz in an affidavit made by William Lewis Of 60 Oonselyea street.

Lewis was a clerk In the coroner's office up to May last year, but he lost his place on the charge of extorting money under threat of giving the newspapers a scandal. Lewis' affidavit may be somewhat affected by this fact. His sworn statement follows: "William Lewis, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he lives at 60 Conselyea street, in the Borough of Brooklyn, that on March 12, 1898, Coroner George W. 'Delap requested deponent to go to the office of Joseph E. McGuckin, an undertaker, at 209 Huron street, in the Borough of Brooklyn, to get some money.

"Deponent was obliged to wait for some time at the office of said McGuckin, and while deponent was waiting Eald Delap telephoned twice to said deponent, and told deponent not to come away without the money. "When McGuckin came into his office, he asked deponent if the Coroner had sent de The First to Contribute Brains, the Second Practical Politics, the Third Money. STATE CONTROL THE OBJECT. If the Combine Can Beat Tammany in the City This Year the Best May Be Easy. The visit of Perry Belmont at Albany and his talks with ex Senator David B.

Hill over Sunday was a topic of much interest to Democrats of the Tammany and Greater New York organizations alike to day. It went to show, according to some of the friends of John C. Sheehan, that the approaching municipal campaign will be a hard fought one, and that every inducement would be offered to Democrats who do not believe in Tammany methods eo forsake that organization with the expectation of a new one being formed in this state. However much Mr. Hill has seemed to wish not to be identified with the fight against Tammany, there can be no doubt that he is the active adviser of Sheehan, Coffey and the other kickers, and that every effort will be made to overthrow Tammany this fall, with the object of building on its ruins a new party which shall be, if not purer in its meth ods, at least more agreeable to Senator Hill's leadership in state politics.

According to a man very near Mr. Shee han, the alliance between him. Senator Hill and Mr. Belmont is to be a permanent The position of the three men in the new combine will be as follows: Senator Hill will be acknowledged as state teaaer oi tne Democracy, and will formulate the plans of action. He is to be the intellec tual head of the state organization.

Mr. Belmont will be an honorary assistant. with leave to "put up" all the money he can spare. Mr. Sheehan will be the Greater New York lieutenant of Hill, and as a man of resource win nave charge of the practical work.

senator uoffey will be a sub leader in Brooklyn, with additional powers In the state organization with Sheehan. Hill is already in control of the tlon in most of the counties above the Harlem Bridge. All that is necessary to re establish hie supremacy is to get a share of the dele gates to the state organization from Greater New York. Should Tammany be beaten next tan, is oeneved that would be comparatively easy. For that reason every resource win ae lent to tne anti Tammany campaign.

Mr. Belmont is said to be actively engaged in assisting Sheehan with the his Democracy here, and is helping out in the cApKUBe oi estaDiisning district headquarters. He recently declared loudly against Tammany's continued dominance over the eitv He is several times a millionaire, and is ready and willing to give the cause powerful aid. Some nonsense was published this morn ing about JHUl and Belmont belt in conference with the object of re establishing the gold Democracy in this state. In the opinion of the most Drominent remrvrat nf rill factions, there can never be another conflict In this state over financial questions.

The party here will never again give countenance to Bryanlsm, it is declared, and it would be fjjoJUab. to anticipate a serious contest oVer the indorsement again of Bryan or his theories. There may be a few thousand believers in rree suver coinage and the other things that Bryan stands for, but they will not be a factor in next year'B state convention. But Hill has a real object In view. It is to wrest the control of the state from Croker, with or without the object of advancing his possible candidacy for the presidency.

It is in view of this situation that the conferences at "Wolfert's Roost yesterday and to day are important and significant. Mr. Sheehan and hia friends in the Greater New York Democracy are not so intent on electing men of their own choice next fall as. In defeating Tammany and depriving' It of the city patronage. The task of getting control of the state they believe would then be comparatively easy Meanwhile the Republicans and the Citizens' Union will be glad of their'help.

The quarrel between Perry Belmont and Croker had its origin last fall in the midst of the campaign. It arose over the nomination by Mr. Croker of Oliver H. P. Belmont, a brother of the Queens County to Congress.

Perry Belmont was dropped from the directory of the Democratic Club and his brother substituted. MEMORIAL TO DR. ST0RRS. Window to Commemorate the Jubilee Also to Be PJaced in the Church, of the Pilgrims. Contracts for three beautiful memorials to be placed in the Church of the Pilgrims have been awarded to Koenlgke Bowen, after considerable competition.

These memorials will be an art window in honor of the late Rev. Dr. Richard S. Storrs, who was for nearly fifty three years the pastor. The subject of the window will be "The Ascension of Christ." art window will be put in place of the one over the main entrance to the church, where it can be seen by the retiring worshipers.

Its dimensions will be 184 feet by 8 feet, and it will be one of the largest memorial windows in Brooklyn. There will also be placed in the church an art" window to commemorate the Jubilee of the organization, which was celebrated with considerable circumstance about three years ago. Another of the memorials will be in honor of Mr. Hatch, who was in his lifetime an active and Influential member of the Church of the Pilgrims. Work on these memorials has already been begun, and it is hoped to have them all ready for unvaillng at the time of reopening the church in the fall.

A committee of the prominent members of the church has the work in charge. POUND DEAD IN BRYANT PARK. A man, who from papers In his possession was identified as Gus Lewis, a laborer, 48 years old, of 153 East Forty eecond street, Manhattan, was found dead on a bench in Bryant Park at 4:30 o'clock this morning by a policeman of "the West Thirtieth street station. Dr. Hubsmith of New York Hospital, who was summoned, said the man had probably died of apoplexy.

The body was removed to the station house in a patrol wagon. ROW AT HIGHLAND PARK. Insufficient bench accommodations caused a row In the crowd of 2,000 or more people gathered in Highland Park yesterday to listen to the concert by the Phil Lyric Orchestra. Blows were struck, and in the excitement one woman fainted and was seized with a hemorrhage. The police present, led by Sergeant Early, soon restored order.

No arrests were made. 13 SCORCHERS ARRESTED. The police of the bicycle squad yesterday made thirteen arrestB for scorching on the bicycle path and boulevard. Says Accused Collapsed When He Reached Room Where Sister's Body Was Lying. HEARD NO SHOTS IN THE HOUSE.

Judge Stevens Examines Pillow Mask. Prosecution Expects to Complete Its Case To day. Pittsfield, July 22 "With three steps In its case against Robert S. Fosburgh, the alleged slayer of his sister. May, apparently well fortified, the prosecution came to day to the opening of the third day's sessiou of the trial of young Fosburgh for manslaughter.

with the announcement that it hoped to complete its case before night. No certainty that this result would be accomplished was expressed, but the District Attorney was working with this object in view. The plan, which involved the calling of three of the most important witnesses of the government, was expected to bring the state's evidence to a climax, and tho interest of those who have been following the trial, accordingly, was deepened. The three vital points which the prosecution is considered to have established thus far are: First That the bullet which killed May Fosburgh was fired from a revolver of the same caliber as the one owned by her brother, the defendant. Second That the defendant bought cartridges to fit such a revolver some time before the tragedy.

Third. That certain statements made by the accused after his sister was killed, as to how she was shot, conflict with tests made by expert as to the nature of the wound and the direction of the bullet. During the testimony this morning of Mr. Fobes, which was of a technical nature, Judge Stevens examined the pillow case which Is said to have been used as a mask by the burglars. He ran his hand into the torn place to see how large it was.

After Dr. Schofield had described the scene in the Fosburgh house when he was summoned Immediately after the shooting, and other witnesses had testified. James Fosburgh, a brother of the accused man, was called to the stand. The examination was conducted by the district attorney himself. Mr.

Hammond had left all previous witnesses to his assistant, Mr. Crosby. The proceeding was really a cross examination of the witness with reference to his testimony before the coroner's jury, a copy of which the district attorney held in bis hand. Although slightly nervous young Fosburgh gave his answers in a deep, clear voice with no hesitation. Witness said he was awakened by a terrible shriek coming apparently from his father's room.

Witness got out of bed, turned on the electric light in his room, and then rushed up the front stairs, turning on various lights as he ran. He heard several exclamations from and was met at the head of the stairs by his sister in law, who screamed: "Your father's gone crazy." She was in her night dress. He brushed her aside and went on to May's room. She was lying on the floor. The electric lights had been lighted.

"There was only one thing that made an impression on me," he said. "That was the fact of my sister's body lying on the floor." "I mshed to her side. Something had to be done, I saw, so I said: 'Get towels and 1 did not wait to see if this was done, but got ready to start for a doctor." Robert Collapsed When He Entered the Room. "I saw brother Robert come into the room behind my father. He was staggering and when in the middle of the room he collapsed and fcil to the floor, bis head resting near my sister's, but his body In an opposite direction." Witness then described his trip for a doctor.

He did not know his sister had been shot or how she had been hurt. He knew she was unconscious. Said the District Attorney: "You called a doctor, not knowing what the matter was or that there was a claim that other persons had been in the house?" "Yes," replied the witness. "I did not know what happened until I returned." Young Fosburgh said he had heard no shots in the house that night and therefore could not say how many shots had been fired. Later in the day a sister of the accused and Chief of Police John Nicholson of Pitts field are expected to be called by the prosecution.

Chief Nicholson is expected to describe in detail the formulation of the case against the defendant, as, from the first he has been the head and front of the prosecution. It was he who first led the investigation upon the theory that there were no burglars In the house and it was he who first accused the brother of having done the deed. When court convened at 9:15 A. M. to dnv the usual crowd was present, but many had been shut out by the Inexorable court officials, who promptly closed and locked the doors when every seat had been filled.

A prominent visitor occupied a place of honor on the bench beside Judge Stevens. It was former Justice Roger A. Pryor of New York, whose tall, rugged form, straight hair and bronze features were in striking contrast with the short figure and gray hair of Judge Stevens. The Fosburgh family arrived in court early. The first witness was Arthur A.

Fobes, a local civil engineer, whose testimony was mainly concerning measurements about the Fosburgh house and the arrangement of furniture. Mr. Fobes' testimony was technical imd of little importance, merely illustrating the probable course of the bullet which was fired Into the bureau. The next witness. Nelson J.

Hall of this city, told of his visit to the Fosburgh house at 4 o'clock on the morning following the shooting. He found a pair of black hose with white dots, he said. on. the grass near the edge of the road. The half hose were well worn on the bottom.

Further on he picked up a single sock. The half hose were Identified In court by witness as the ones he found. The tracks of bare feet were also noticed In the road. They were about ten Inches long and quite broad. They disappeared at a bend In the road further on.

The finding of a pair of trousers and of the pillow ease which is said to have been used as a mask by one of the burglars was then noted by those who picked them up and tho articles were shown and Identified. Judge Stevens Examines Pillow Case. Judge Stevens asked to examine the pillow case. The spectators watched with Interest as the court, took the torn white bag. shook It out and turned It about In the course of his Inspection.

At one time he hold It up as It he were about to pull It on over his head, hut he did not do so to the apparent disappointment of some of the observers. There was another disappointment when Lawyer Crosby asked that Harold W. Hopkins, who occupied the witness stand at the SUICIDES BY GAS AND ACID. The Coroner's office in Manhattan reports that Emma Beck, 45 years of age. of 308 West Forty first 'committed suicide this morning at Forty Second street and Ninth avenue, by drinking carbolic acid.

Nicholas Gero, 30 years of age. of 2,231 Third avenue, Manhattan, committed suicide by Inhaling illuminating gas at his residence this morning. S. K. SAENGER IS VERY ILL President of United Saengerbund Not Eipected to Live.

Is S. K. Saenger of 353 Vernon avenue, presi dent of the United Saengerbund, is not ex pected to live. On Tuesday he was taken ill and Dr. Slote called in.

His family S. K. Saenger, President United Singers of Brooklyn. were at Far Rockaway and Dr. Slote did not think he was seriously ill, but only slightly inais posca.

On Saturday he grew worse and Dr. Jewett was called and his family were sent for. He is suffering from rheumatism of the heart. Mr. Saenger is 63 years old.

He has been in the cigar business for twenty one years. For forty years he: has been interested in singing societies. He was one of the three men who were sent to Germany to visit nimperor William. DEPUY GIRL IS DEAD. Young Woman Fouii: unded With.

Young: Treetz in Staten Island Oyster Sloop Succumbs. Ida who wlf Herman Treetz, $fas found wounded o.vstr jloop. Jamj K. Polk, owned by the girl's father, died this morning at the Smith Infirmary at Richmond, S. I.

She did not regain conscious ness and therefore made no statement. Her family were at the bedside when she died. They decline to accept Treetz's statement that the girl shot herself and will ask that he be prosecuted for murder. The two were found lying in a pool of blood on the sloop, which was anchored in the Fresh Kill, off Green Ridge, about two miles from Richmond. The girl, who was 16 years old, had two bullet wounds in the throat and was unconscious.

Treetz was shot once in the back. He said that they had agreed to die together and that the girl had shot herself first and that he had then used the same weapon. Treetz, who is 18 years old, is the son of a farmer living on the Richmond Hill road. For over a year he has been paying attentions to Ida, the only daughter of Osea Depuy, a wealthy oysterman. The boy and girl were so constantly together as to attract general attention in the neighborhood.

Ida's father objected to the attachment and finally told Treetz to have nothing more to do with his daughter, and not to come near, his house. After that tho boy and girl met by stealth. The girl left her home on Saturday afternoon, and as she had not returned yesterday morning her father began a search for her. He traced them to Midland and neighboring beaches. Finally, at 9 o'clock last nieht.

Depuy heard that the boy and girl had been seen on the Polk, anchored In Fresh Kill. Depuy, with his. two sons, got Into a row boat and pulled out to the sloop, which they reached about o'clock. In the cabin they found the boy and girl lying on the floor covered with blood. According to the story told by Depuy.

Treetz was conscious and showed flgM. nen tanen to tne Hos pital afterward he snowea eviaence oi Having been roughly handled by the Depuys. fine nf the urumeia uiukkuu iiccl into a rowboat and took him to the county jail, while the girl was taken to the Washington House in I'ort Richmond. Subsequently Dr. Jessup ordered both removed to the Smith Infirmary, wuere Bin uicu The nlqtol with wmcn tne two na snot themselves was found on the sloop, as were some remains of provisions, indicating that they had spent some time on the vessel.

BRYAN OPPOSES BOLT IN OHIO. Disapproves Any Movement Calculated to Do Harm to the Democratic State Ticket. Cleveland. July 22 William J. Bryan is opposed to a "Bryan Bolt" in this State.

In a letter to G. A. Groot, he throws cold water on the proposed movement and in no uncertain language he informs the "bolters" that they ran expect no sympathy from him. While not pleased with the repudiation of the Kansas City platform Dy Ohio Democrats. Mr.

Bryan emphatically sets his seal of disapproval upon any move calculated to dc possible harm to the Democratic ticket. The letter of Mr. Bryan came as an au sv.er to the communication written to him by Mr. Groot. WHITMAHSH IS EXONERATED.

Civil Commission Sustains Benguet's Governor Secretary Resigns. Manila, July 22 H. Phelps Whltmarsh. civil governor of Benguet Province. Luzon, has been exonerated of the charges against him by the Civil Commission.

On account of the impcsslblity of their continuing together, the resignation of Mr. Scheerer. secretary to Governor Whltmarsh, has been accepted. Whltmarsh was censured by the Commission for vlolcr.ee against Scheerer upon tne occasion of a p'olr' meeting of the Igorrote tribesmen, when Scheerer declined to act as secretary on account of alleged Interference in the mcetitiK hy the American authorities. THK SI.KI0ri.KS8 AKKJT Klectrtc r.utr matt'' switches and itignals prr.tf.ct Pennsylvania Kullruad trains against accidents.

Adv. A LONG FIGHT NOT UNLIKELY. The Tailors Want Sweatshops Abolished, Shorter Hours and More Keg ular Pay. The strike of the tailors in the Eastern District, which was declared yesterday, is probably the most complete that has ever been called in Brooklyn. The leaders of the garment makers, at headquarters, 412 Grand street, Manhattan, announced this afternoon that about 50,000 workers were on strike today in Manhattan.

Brooklyn and Newark. As many of the Hebrew tailors work on Sunday the order to strike came from the Manhattan headquarters early yesterday morning, and when the men reached their various places of employment at 7 o'clock they were notified of the action decided upon by the leaders of the tailors organization and returned home. It is said that all the sweatshops were obliged to close yesterday. This morning the German and Polish workmen joined in the strike and It Is estimated that there are over 0.000 men on strike. The figures of the different branches of trade are given as coat tailors, 7,000: pants tailors, 2.000; knee pants tailors.

250. The strikers assembled to day at Manhattan Hall, Manhattan avenue and Varet street. The hall upstairs was crowded all day with the striking tailors. The street in front of the hall was almost impassable as a great number of the men gathered there and discussed the situation. The spokesman of the Williamsburgh strikers is Isaac Hoschkins.

He is the recognized Brooklyn agent of the tailors. He was seen this morning hy an Eagle reporter. He said that the strike was general and that as far as he knew all the tailors belonging to the union were out on a strike. The strike, he said, was principally against the sweatshop system and the contractors that conduct them. "We want the sweatshops done away with and we want to work directly under the manufacturers and not the contractors," he said.

"Under the sweatshop system the men work sixteen hours a day, and their wages are irregularly paid. They have to wait sometimes three weeks for their money. Now the striking tailors want to do away with the sweatshops and work for the manufacturers, but what they insist on most emphatically is thnt their working hours be reduced to fifty nine hours a week, and that they get their money promptly." There will be several mass meetings, according to Agent Hoschkins. One meeting will be held exclusively for the Polish strikers and another one for the Hebrews. Up to "a lato hour to day there was no change In the situation and none was looked for so early in the Agent Hoschkins said that the men had become determined to stick together and felt confidant that they would bo successful this time In fighting the contractors.

It. is not expected that there will be any disturbances, as all the strikes In the past among the Hebrews of Williamsburgh have been carried on without trouble. It is said that there are about 300 tailor contractors affected by the strike, and what action they have taken, if any, could not be learned this morning. It is not at all likely, however, that the employers will take any action for the present at least, and will permit the strikers to have things their own way temporarily. Probably four thousand garment workers are affected by a strike In the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.

Everything there Is as quiet as a Sabbath afternoon and it would not be suspected that anything out of the ordinary had occurred. The strike as regards Brownsville is prttty general, and practically no work is being done in the tenement sweatshops, big or little. The Idle operators for the most part are remaining at home, and refrain from congregating In the streets. No violence is anticipated hy the police and the strike while It lasts, It is expected, will be entirely peaceful and orderly. At Strike Headquarters in Manhattan.

Hundreds upon hundreds of sweatshop workers, men, women nnd children, were congregated about the strike headquarters in Grand street, Manhattan, to day clamoring In their native tongue and gesticulating wildly. The assembly rooms in the Interior were packed with men employed in the shops, who made reports to acting secretaries and treasurers. Few persons in the place spoke English sufficiently well to give out any facts, and even the names of those persons who are to conduct the strike could not be learned. In fact, it was said that the leaders had not been announced and that a council representing the different trades Interested were thus far conducting the strike. A Hebrew who was acting as a sort of secretary stated that by this afternoon a press committee would have been appointed and that that committee would probably have some detailed Information for the newspapers.

Jewish delegates were rushing into headquarters ajl the morning announcing th cloying of the shops in which they were employed, but the acting secretary wrote them all in Hebrew and repeatedly referred the reporters to the press committee, which he said would be in session this afternoon. He refused to translate a sincle name. It is estimated that there arc from 75.000 to HO, 000 garment workers In the district comprising New York. Hn. oklyn and Newark, and the temporary lenders assert that, they will all be out by niht.

BOARD OF EDUCATION. A Meeting will Be Held To day Award Several Contracts. A meeting of the Board of Education will br held this afternoon for the purpose, principally, of awarding a number of contract for small repairs on school houses that were left over at the last session of the board. It is not unlikely, too. that there mav be some discussion of the future of the new Manual Training High School nf Brooklyn, about, which there has been some doubt, as reported in the Eagle, it Knd that some of the Brooklyn members of the hoard will ask the building committee for a definite explanation of its attitude on the matter.

LIFE SAVER IS ARRESTED. Frank Blndle. a life saver, employed on the beach at Rockaway. was arraigned in the Manhattan avenue court this morning, beforo Magistrate O'Reilly, charged with abandonment by his wife, Annie, who lives at 1M Conselyea street. The warrant ror Rlndie arreist was Issued last week and was given to Court.

Officers Ferguson and f'arpenter to Herve. The two officers to the beach yesterday afternoon and found Kindle parading the sands, dressed In his harliins suit. He waa placed under arrest and brnushi back to the city. This morning Bindl entered a plea of dol 'guilty and was held for examination. The rest of the house was dark, but there was a light in this room.

He examined the hody and was convinced the girl was dead. It lay diagonally across the room. Wounds on Head of Father and Son Described by Dr. Schofield. Witness said he saw two women on the bed and the defendant standing in a doorway.

The other members of the family wore in an adjoining room. Witness said the elder Fosburgh declared to him that he was lying In bed in his room on his left side facing the door. He suddenly awoke to find a man standing In front of him with a revolver in one hand and a match In the other. The revolver was within a foot of his head. He sprang up and.

struck the arm which held the revolver and then grappled with the intruder. Suddenly he was struck on the head and knew nothing for a few moments. When he recovered he found his son. the defendant, had been similarly assaulted. Dr.

Schofield described the wounds which he found on the head of each. Each member of 'the family was fully dressed at the time of the witness' arrival, except that the defendant had on no collar or tie. Dr. Schofield said that he was told about the burglars' revolver which had been found under the elder Mr. Fosburgh's bed, but he did not see it.

The women, he said, were in hysterics, and he sent a man to summon a nurse. No mention was made to him of any loss. Police Officer George B. Chapman gave an entirely new bit of evidence. He stated that he found In his own house on the next morning after the Fosburgh tragedy a number of matches of a different make from those used by his family.

The matches were found near the dresser in a bedroom and also near the step outside the house. Witness said that his wife declared that there must have been burglars in the house that night. Matches found in the Fosburgh house were similar to those found by Mr. Chapman. First Reference to the "Wire Gang." Evidence referring to the torn night robe of the defendant's wife and of the broken and disarranged furniture in the Fosburgh chambers was then taken up.

On the latter point State Detective McKay was a witness and in course of his cross examination Lawyer Joiner made the first reference of the trial to the so called wire gang suspected by the family of having been implicated in the shooting of May Fosburgh. The witness was asked if on a list of names taken by the state detectives from the register of a Great Barrington hotel the names of Patterson, Bly or Quinn occurred. Witness said no. The persons named were understood to be members of the so called wire gang. BROOKLYN SOLDIER DEAD.

Man Said to Have a Family Living on Wyckoff Street Overcome by Gas in Bayonne. (Special to the Eagle.) Bayonne, N. J. A man who enlisted In the volunteer service as Edward Blair, and who lives in Brooklyn, was found overcome by gas in the Mannery Hotel on Wednesday last, and died shortly after. He enlisted in Company Forty seventh Regiment, Volunteer Infantry, on September JO.

The regiment was ordered to the Philippines soon after, and returned on the second of this month. He received an honorable discharge at San Francisco. This paper was among his effects. To some of his friends in the serv ice he told the story that his home is on Wyckoff street, Brooklyn, and that he had a wife and child there, and to another he said that his name was Nicholas McCormack. He came to Bayonne a week ago last Tuesday to see a fellow who had been in the service with him.

stopped at the Mannery Hotel and on the following day was found nearly dead In his room. One of the windows in the room was open. He was 20 years old, 5 feet 6V2 inches tall, of fair complexion, blue eyes. light brown hair and mustache. His body is now at Dempsoy's morgue and unless some of his relatives or friends claim It he will be burled In Potter's Field.

CLANCY GOES TO THE TOMBS. Long Island City Saloonkeeper, Charged With Murder, Gives Himself Up. John F. Clancy, the Long Island City saloonkeeper, who shot and killed John Clark, also of Long Island City, at Thirty fourth street and First avenue, on June to day surrendered himself to the District. Attorney according to the arrangement made with his counsel, Abraham Levy.

Clancy was exonerated by a coroner's jury about two weeks ago on the ground that the shooting was In self defense. About, a week ago the Grand Jury indicted him for murder In the first degree. Clancy was under Jl 0,000 ball. Mr. Levy and Mr.

I'hllbin talked the matter over and $20,000 was mentioned as the ball under which Clancy was to be held. When the prisoner was taken before Recorder Goff this morning Mr. Levy made motion for ball. The Recorder said he would not take 1 he responsibility of releasing Clancy on bail without the written consent, of the District Attorney. Mr.

Philnin said he was not In 11 position to consent In writing, lie said he bad told Mr. Levy that he would not oppose a bail motion, hut that he had not examined the details of the ease and knew too little about it to give any rash consents. Mr. Levy said that there was no possibil ity of convicting the prisoner and made a strong plea for his admission to hall. Re (order Goff finally said that he would commit Clancy 10 the Tombs and if Mr.

Philhln, on examination, found that It was right that should be bailed, the Recorder would enter tain the motion again. Mr. Philbln said he would look Into the cas at once, and assigned Deputy Assistant, Dis trlct Attorney Garvin to examine the testl mony and dive him a speedy report. COLLAR CUTTERS ON STRIKE. Troy Association Manufacturers Refuse to Meet Employes' Demands.

Troy. N. July 22 About. 200 collar cutters went on strike this morning. The factories affecf are those whose proprietors are members of the Shirt and Collar Manufacturers' Association.

The men stopped work because the Manufacturers' Association rpfused to meet the demands of the union In relation to the employment of apprentices. Nearly all of the most Important collar concerns arc Involved. the removal of her husband body from his own home. She says that Coroner's Physician Henderson called to see her and advised her to rest satisfied; that McGuckin was Delap's right hand man and if she wanted to avoid trouble in collecting her insurance she had best let things go as they were. Lentz, the suicide, was insured in the Prudential for $500 and the policy was incontestable and Lentz's suicide did not make it void.

But Mrs. Lentz says she didn't know this. She believed the company wouldn't pay the money if it was known that Lentz died by suicide. No Doubt of Husband's Suicide, Says Mrs. Lentz.

Mrs. Lentz says there was no question about the manner of her husband's death. He was found in the hallway of his "home clutching an empty bottle that had contained carbolic acid. He had been out of work for some time and had taken enougn carbolic acid to kill several men. Despite the remarkably plain evidence of suicide, MrB.

Lentz says that Coroner Delap picked a jury and secured a verdict of death from accidental poisoning. District Attorney Clarke said this morning that he would do nothing more until Magistrate Dooley summons the affiants. Then he will assist in prosecuting the investigation. Mr. Clarke said that he sent the case to Judge Dooley, not so much because the Grand Jury is not in session as because he believes such charges ought to be investigated before a magistrate, where the accused man can have an opportunity of publicly defending himself.

FOUR PERISH IN A FIRE. Mother and Three Children Fatally Burned Explosion of Oil Can Started the Blaze. Pittsburg, July 22 Four members of a family perished in a Penn avenue tenement Are shortly before 8 o'clock this morning. The mother and three children are dead and the husband is badly burned and is now at the hospital. The explosion of an oil can was the cause of the Are.

The dead are: Mrs. Sophia Ratza, aged 30 years, hoTrlbly burned about the entire body, mother of the children. Viola Ratza, aged 8 years, oldest daughter, burned and smothered by flame and smoke. Kashner Ratza, a boy, aged 3 years, smothered and burned. Wabock, a boy, aged 2 years, smothered and burned.

Francis Ratza, husband and father the family, was badly burned and removed to the West Penn Hospital. It is said he will recover. From what can be learned Mrs. Ratza wa preparing breakfast in her apartments on the third floor of the tenement house in the rear of 2,716 Penn avenue, shortly before 8 o'clock this morning. The fire in the kitchen stove was not burning as quickly as she wanted it to, and she took an oil can and poured some of the oil on the fire.

In a moment a blaze from the grate of the stove ienited the oil in the can and an explosion, which was heard throughout the I house, followed. OUT OF WORK, KILLED HIMSELF. Henry Wohl of 73 Evergreen Avenue, Despondent, Swallows Carbolic Acid and Dies an Hour Later. Henry Wohl, 40 yerfrs old, of 73 Evergreen avenue, died at the German Hospital at nbout o'clock this morning from carbolic acid poisoning. He took the acid with suicidal intent.

Wohl lived with his daughter, and it is said that he had been out of employment for some time and recently became greatly despondent because of bis inability to secure work. The daughter heard groans coming from her father's room at 7 o'clock this morning and upon Investigation she found him lying on the bed evidently In great agony. The man's mouth was badly burned with tho acid. Wohl's daughter called to the other tenants in the hoivse. A policeman was summoned and an ambulance surgeon from the German Hospital was called.

Wohl was removed to the hospital, where he died an hour later. BALL PLAYER BADLY HURT. During a base ball game yesterday afternoon Frank McN.illy, 12 years old, of Fourth avenue and Ninety seventh street, was struck In the face with a base ball bat and had his nose broken, teeth knocked out and other injuries about the face. He was attended by a local doctor and removed to his home. Pennnylvnnla RnllroiMl'ft four track line to the West, eliminates rtanRer.

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