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found guilty of contempt of court, and "punished as for criminal contempt." Concerning the second charge alleging that he had been guilty of making a false report, Mr. Towns declared that the records in the Duffy case had been made long before Kuhne was sent to Brooklyn and he had to rely on the statements others and the records on file in the office in making his report. Testimony About the Alteration of the Writ. Mr. Stover wanted to know how Kuhne was pleading to the charges and Mr.

Towns said that he wis pleading not guilty. So it devolved on the prosecution to put in testimony and evidence. Out of order. Assistants District Attorneys Eller end Smith were called, and exAssistant Corporation Counsel Lazansky, who had been subpenaed by Mr. Towns as witnesses for Kuhne.

The three lawyers had asked to be allowed to go early, because of press of business, and so Police Commissioner Baker allowed their evidence to be taken. The commissioner, before calling the lawyers to the stand, said that he did not see how Kuhne could plead not guilty to the charge that he had been in contempt, In view of the finding of the Court of Appeals in his case. "He has been proved guilty by the Court of Appeais and the Appellate Court and has served his term, and you can't get away from said Mr. Towns, agreeing. But Mr.

Towns said that, as a matter of fact, there had been no contempt of court. Robert H. Elder, the first assistant district attorney in Kings, was then called to the witness stand. He spoke of the writ as he found it, and said that he had advised that the return to it should be made out in the name of John G. Jenkins, which was the name typewritten in.

instead of Frank Jenkins, the name written in in ink. "The writ, in my opinion," said Mr. Elder, "was ambiguous." Mr. Towns asked Mr. Elder if it was not a fact that the lawyer who had made a change in the writ was the person in contempt and not Kuhne, but Mr.

Eider ducked the question of his personal opinion, and said that Justice Burr had told him that the name was written in before the justice had signed it. Assistant District Attorney Smith described the pains that Kuhne had taken to find out what to do with the writ that he supposed was irregular. He had tried to reach Justice Burr on the court telephone, and, failing, had called up Mr. Smith, who advised him, if there was a writ, to take the prisoner to Justice Burr and find out from him if it was irregular. "Kuhne came with his prisoner to court in fifteen minutes or 30 after that, and I thought that was a strong point in his favor, showin gthat he was not contempsaid Mr.

Smith. Lawyer Lazansky was next on the wand and proved to be interesting. It was he who had charge of the defense 0 Kunno when the contempt proceedings were continuing and after the opinion of the Appellate Division had been reached he tried to get the thing SO that Kuhne would not go to jail. He was told by Kuhne that he WAS willing to apologize to the court and he went to Warwick to see Justice Burr about the proposition. "After that." said Mr.

Lazansky, "I received a letter trom Justice Burr in which he said that he was willing to remit the jail part of the sentence it Kuhne would apologize in open court; if General Bingham would also apologize for some of his published statements, and if General Bingham would to it that the custom of mugging prisoners before conviction was discontinued. Attitude of General Bingham. "Then I went to see General Bingham," said Mr. Lazansky. "Pleas tell me what General Bingham said?" proceeded Mr.

Towns. have my doubts as to the propriety of doing so," said Mr. Lazansky. Mr. Towns insisted and said that Mr.

Lazansky was not at that time representing General Bingham but Acting Captain Kuhne Commissioner Baker sald that he would direct Mr. Lazansky to answer and Mr. Lazansky, thus relieved of the onus of the thing, testified. He told of the letter being sent to General Bingham. "I told General Bingham that the entire matter of the contempt could be arranged if the court was properly approached and handled.

That was before I had seen Justice Burr at Warwick. General Bingham said that while he had not been correctly quoted in the newspapers in his remarks concerning the court, he was willing to go to court and apologize, and that he was willing, too, to have Kuhne apologize. After the receipt of the letter with Justice Burr's conditions, General Bingham said that he was willing to have Kuhne apologize, that he was willing to apologize himself, but he would not consent to the proposition to stop taking the pictures of persons not convicted, who might have been arrested. That was the end of it. The third condition, he gave me to understand, would not be agreed to.

In his preliminary address to the commissioner, Mr. Towns had intimated that Kuhne was simply acting as he had been told to act in the matter, and that once he was asked, when he wanted to apologize, if he was getting "cold feet." The remainder of the early afternoon session was taken up with the examination of the records in the Duffy case and the questioning of the mayor's private secretary as to the evidence taken before the mayor. Frank E. Donnelly, Charles T. Halligan.

Owen Beagan and Sergeant William Hughes were the witnesses from the Brooklyn end of the force who were examined. In the afternoon the statement of Kuhne will be taken, but up to a late hour he had not gone on the witness stand in his own defense. GOT THROUGH CAR WINDOW. Two Men Fined $50 Each by Magistrate Furlong. Special Policeman Freicad and Connors of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company arrested Isidore Abraham, Harry Schwartzman and Joseph Sarrica of Manhattan last night for climbing through a window of a Myrtle avenue elevated train.

They pleaded guilty when arraigned to-day before Magistrate Furlong. the exception of Sarrica, Upon passing sentence on the men, the magistrate said: "There's got to be a stop put to this rowdyism, and I am going to do 1t." then fined Abraham and Schwartznite $50 each, a and Sarrica was held in $500 bail for examination on August 5. OLD HOMESTEAD A HOTEL. Willets Piace, at Auburndale, Flushing, Leased for Hotel Purposes. The famous old homestead, at Auburndale, Flushing which for man years was occupied by the late Thomas S.

Willets, a former president of the Nogsau-Queens Agricultural Society, has fust been leased tor a term of years and will re converted into a first class hotel, by Williard Garvison, manager of the well-known hotel at Willets Point, The old homestead fronts on Broudway, where hundreds of automobiles pass by every day, and it is also within waiking Cistance of Flushing and Bay Side. After the death of Mr. Willets, last winr. the property was sold to Stuard Irschman of Manhattan, who 13 the present owner. THAW'S EARLY LIFE RETOLD BY JEROME Reads Evidence of His Fits of Passion, While a Child.

PRISONER LOOKS RESTED. Old Mrs. Thaw Is Agitated When Her Former Testimony Is Read. White Plains, N. August 2-The third week of the Supreme Court hearing on Harry K.

Thaw's habeas corpus proceedings to secure his release from the State Hospital for Criminal Insane opened to-day with no diminution of Interest 80 far as this village is concerned. Expectation that the Matteawan prisoner or his pretty wife might take stand again at any minute packed the courtroom long before 10 o'clock, when Justice Isaac N. Mills opened the morning session. Effects of his two days' respite showed in Thaw's face and manner when he entered the room. The tension is evidently telling on him, but this morning his eyes were clearer and his movements less nervous than on Friday afternoon when he was released from his twelve-hour inquisition by District Attorney Jerome, culminating in the unexpected series of questions by Justice Mills.

At no time, however, has Thaw's demeanor been that of 8 man fighting for his liberty, almost as dear as life. To-day he wore a pepper and salt suit and dark green bow tie, a change from the dark blue clothes he had on last week. District Attorney Jerome took up the reading of testimony from the second trial where he left off last Friday afternoon. From the several bound volumes of court minutes at his elbow he selected that containing the evidence of Catherine O'Neil, a former seamstress in the Thaw household at Pittsburg. This related chiefly to Thaw's acts during childhood, particularly his fits of passion.

Those who had followed the case during the past three years were familiar with this evidence, and disappointment began to mark the faces of the expectant audience, but Jerome continued to read. He explained that this was the only means of getting such testimony before the court and on the record. The story of Thaw's childhood and the influences affecting his birth as told by his mother followed. Mrs. William C.

Thaw. who sat behind her son, seemed about to lose control of herself. Her face flushed and she used her palm leaf fan to hide the twitching of her lips. Her testimony presented Thaw as a victim of nervousness from birth. Jerome read successively testimony regarding the prisoner's mental condition given at the trials by Miss Belle Morehouse Lawrence, his kindergarten teacher in Pittsburg; Abram R.

Beck, whose school he attended in 1881-1882; Miss Alice C. Fletcher, an old family friend; Christopher Baggie, steward of Thaw's Whist Club in New York, where just before he killed White the young man deposited three cigarettes in the safe; Amy Gosette, a trained nurse who attended him at Monte Carlo; Dr. Charles A. Bailey, an Albany (N. physician who attended Thaw when he was sick on a train between Albany and New York in 1906; Anthony Comstock, and Dr.

Horatio C. Wood, who told of the insanity of members of Thaw's family. Reads Evelyn's Story of Thaw's Attempted Suicide. From the testimony of Evelyn Thaw, the district attorney selected first those portions which referred to her husband's actions when she told him of her treatment by White, especially his wild sobbing. He read also her story of Thaw's alleged attempt to kill himself with laudanum at a hotel in Paris, and of the killing of White.

Other trial witnesses from whose mony extracts were given were Burr August Weber, the Thaw butler in Washing- ton; Charles F. Koehler, one of the prisoner's teachers at Worcester University; Martin Green, C. Thomas Hanly, a New York newspaper man, who saw the shooting; Matilda C. Stein, telephone operator at the Grand Hotel, Paris; Caroline rey, witness of the shooting; William A. Johnson, another New York newspaper man, who saw Thaw first tefore he killed White, and Lionel Straus, another witness of the shooting.

All said Thaw's acItions when they met him were irrational. A long list persons who saw the prisoner just after the shooting, and told of his wild appearance and behavior, were dismissed by Jerome with a few words each. Thaw's Examination by Sanity Commission. Some of Thaw's examinations before the sanity commission in March, 1907, followed. He told these commissioners that his expression "an act of Providence," referring to the death a of White, had no special significance, being used only for convenience.

"Our purpose," Mr. Jerome told the court, "is show that concealment of delusions is by no means an uncommon thing among paranoiacs; and that this 'act of Providence' idea was used by the prisoner at the very commencement of the thing." The sanity commission, Jerome's reading of the report showed, tested Thaw repeatedly on this point. To them he explained that he advised Attorney Delmas to picture him as a "tool of Providence" principally because it was a popular attitude. Thaw's assertion to the commission, "everything done in this case is under my authority," created a stir in the court room in view of Justice Mills' recent hints regarding "exaggerated ego." Recess was taken until 1:30 with Jerome still reading. Thaw's examination before the sanity committee was continued at 1:30 after recess.

Jerome reminded the court that Thaw had quoted and applied to his own case at that time the from the Book of Samuel, beginning: "And the people said unto Saul 'Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation unto Thaw, it developed, used "Mr. in his letters referring to Governor Hughes to prevent the fact that be was considering employing him as his counsel becoming known. While the matter was still under consideration Hughes received his first nomination for Governor, and that ended the matter, Thaw told the committee. It was evident as Jerome continued that he was reading everything he could find in the printed volumes bearing upon Thaw's alleged consideration of himself as an instrument of providence and upon his disagreements with his counsel, also upon his alleged belief that there was a conspiracy of influential men against him. The former testimony of Dr.

Britton D. Evans, who leads Thaw's present corps of alienists, was reviewed by the district attorney almost in full. At the present hearing Dr. Evans Since said he the now thought prisoner sane. present proceedings began Thaw and his attorney and Dr.

Evans himself have made special etforts to explain the experts changed views. OILER KILLED BY FLYWHEEL. George Fox, an oiler, 23 years of age, of 1445 De Kalb avenue, while at work in the engine room of Abraham and Straus' store at 10:40 this morninf thrust his left arm into a fly wheel. The arm was cut off and the man's spine broken before the machinery could be stopped. Dr.

Hargit, of the Brooklyn Hospital, who was called to attend him, said that the man had died instantly. GOLDEN DIVIDED HIS ESTATE. All His Children Taken Care Of in His Will. William J. Golden, deceased, of 570 Sixth avenue, according to his last will and testament, filed in the surrogate's office this morning, bequeathed to his children and other relatives considerable real estate.

The are as follows: To a daughter, Margaret, a house and lot at 232 Sixteenth street; to a son, Daniel a house and lot at 234 Sixteenth street; to a son, John, a house and lot 570 Sixth avenue; to a sister, Winifred Schuyler, $300. The remainder of estate is divided into eight equal parts to be portioned off as follows: One part to John Golden, one part to Horace Golden, a grandson; two parts to Daniel W. Golden, two parts to the children of Daniel and two parts to Margaret Golden. PUMMELED BY HOBOES. Morson Refused to Give Them Food and They Gave Him a Beating.

Because he refused them food for which they asked, Charles E. Morson of Sea Breeze avenue, Coney Island, was assaulted by two hoboes and was pummeled unmercifully. two men attempted to escape, but captured by DetecThere tive Daly after an exciting chase. Morson was sitting on the porch of his house this noon, when the two men came up and asked for something to eat. Suspicious of their intentions, Morson refused them admission to the house, and told them he would give them nothing.

Without a word of warning, the men jumped at him and, though hie defended himself to the best of his ability, on the surprise of the attack caught Morson off his guard and he was thrown to the floor of the porch and given a bad pounding. Neighbors, hearing the shouts of the combatants, ran up. The two men attempted to escape and fled down Sea Breeze avenue. Within a short time had been rounded up by Detective Daly" of the Coney Island precinct, and later in the afternoon were taken to the Fifth avenue court, where they were held on a charge of assault and battery. The men gave their names as Martin Lyon, 25 years old, of 48 Prince street, and Frederick Dale, 29 years old, of 73 Concord street, both of Brooklyn.

Morson was not seriously injured, though badly bruised by the attack. SOCIALISTS AND SPAIN. Brooklynites Sympathize With Their Brethren in Barcelona and Commend Them. The Brooklyn Labor Lyceum School of 200 children held its annual midsummer festival Saturday afternoon and evening, at Eldorado Park, Glendale. A large crowd was present.

Games, including run- ning, jumping, ball playing and calisthenics, were held on Forest Park meadows, under the supervision of Athletic Instructor Andrew Bischoff. Speeches were made by prominent out-of-town Socialists. Resolutions were adopted expressive of "Sympathy with the Socialists of Barcelona, Spain, who are so nobly fighting to be part of the great industrial world, rather than be engaged in the inhuman slaughter of man, believing that arbitration alone should determine the questions that arise between nations; that the preference of the Spaniard for the peaceful pursuits of life, rather than be a target for the guns of the Moors in an unholy cause, is to be commended." The committee arrangements included: Robert Preiss, John Ushkerat, Otto Rudkowski, Louis Eisenberg, E. Loeffler, A. Judle, A.

Foernsler, M. Reiss and the Misses Petry and Loeffler. WILL SUE L. I. RAILROAD.

C. M. Levy Wants Damages for Ejection From Train on Which He Had No Seat. What promises to be an interesting case, is that which Charles M. Levy, a summer resident of Arverne, has decided to bring against the Long Island Railroad Company.

Some time ago Mr. Levy was a passenger on a morning train leaving Arverne for the city, and when the train arrived he found every seat occupied and he had to stand, as did a number of other passengers. When the conductor came around for less he was given a seat. There was an tickets, Levy refused to give up his unargument, which ended by Levy being put off the train at Ozone Park. He has now employed counsel to bring suit against the company to recover damages for being ejected from the train, and will make the case one to test the right of a railroad to compel a person to give up his ticket where the passenger is not supplied with a proper seat.

Mr. Levy cities several cases for reference in which railroads were mulcted and lost their cases providing proper seats for their passengers. METEOR WINS PRIZE. Germania Finished First in Opening Race of Cowes Regatta, but Was Disqualified, Cowes, August 2-Regatta week at Cowes opened to-day under promising auspices. The competition of William's new Meteor, King Alfonso's Hispania and a number of other German, Spanish and French yachts gave an international flavor to the racing, which of recent years has been lacking.

There was a steady sailing breeze and the yachts were able to carry their topsails. The principal race of the day was for the big boats over a course of fifty miles. Meteor and Germania were the scratch yachts and had to give time to the other starters, Shamrock, White Heather and Cicely. At the end of the first round, Germania was leading Meteor by fifty seconds, and this lead was further increased by the end of the second round. The two big German yachts were then in such a commanding position that the other competitors dropped out.

Germania finished first, but she crossed on wrong side of the finish line and the prize of $300 was awarded to Meteor. The International Challenge Cup, valued at $1.250, for fifteen meter yachts, was won by Ostara, a British entry. The Spanish yacht Tuiga was second. King Alfonso's Hispania did not start. TWO SUFFERING FROM COMA.

In response to two calls Ambulance Surgeon Carr of the Norwegian Hospital found two persons suffering from coma. Yesterday afternoon he went to Twentyeighth street and Third avenue, and found Carolina Carcho, 27 years of age, of 907 Third avenue, in that state. She was removed to the hospital. Frank a Dupper, 19 years of age, of 679 Third avenue, was found at Forty-eighth street and Eleventh avenue, in the same state but ten minutes later. He also was removed to the Norwegian Hospital.

SHOT HERSELF IN LEG. Vergil de Sanzi, of the steamship Goyaz, was cleaning his gun on board yesterday afternoon when it accidentally exploded and shot him in the leg. He was given medical treatment by Dr. Carr, of the Norwegian Hospital, but was not removed. PROVIDENCE SHUT OUT.

Toronto, August 2-Eastern League (morning game)-Toronto, 11; Providence, 0. SOCIETY OUT IN FORCE AT SPIN'S OPENING RAGES HARRY PULLIAM BURIED Funeral of National League President Attended by Many Prominent Persons. Services in Chapel of Cave Hill Cem3tery, Louisville--League Magnates, Pallbearers. Louisville, August 2-The body of Harry Clay Pulliam, late president of the National League, was brought back this morning to Louisville, the city he called his home, and from which he departed twelve years ago to begin the rapid climb that landed him at the top of the baseball world. The body arrived in Louisville shortly after 11 o'clock, in charge of Mr.

Pulliam's -in-law. G. W. Cain, of Nashville: John Heydler, Mr. Pulliam's close friend and acting president of the National League, and a guard of honor composed of club ers: and men influential in the affairs own- of the American and National Leagues, the Association and other baseball organizations.

The comn was taken to the chapel of an undertaking establishment, there to be viewed by a great number of friends. It is doubtful if any man in official or public life had more friends Louisville than Mr. Pulliam. Humble printers and employes about the offices of the daily newspapers, the friends of his youth, never failed to receive a call and a pleasant word from him whenever he passed through Louisville. In consequence, the florists have been literally swamped with orders from persons in all conditions of life desirous of paying a last tribute to a man who did not forget his friends.

Soon after 2 o'clock this afternoon the body wag taken to the chapel at Cave Hill Cemetery, where a simple funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. T. M. Hawes, pastor of the Highland Presbyterian Church. The active pallbearers will be Dr.

T. Hunt Stuckey, Harry W. Russell, Robert W. Brown, of be: ican burg Louis Boston Claude Charles mission; Brooklyn secretary the B. Among B.

Club; League; C. Club: Club: cf National the McFarlan, Club; Johnson, President the Dehler, John President honorary all A. League; National W. president of Dreyfuss Robison B. Heydler, John of Ebbets of Dovey Louisville.

pallbearers Baseball of Thomas E. Shettsline the the of of the secretary Bruce, Amer- Pitts- Com- will the the St. and of the Philadelphia a number of prominent men in Louisville affairs. HEYDLER MAY BE CHOSEN. League Magnates to Elect Pulliam's Successor To-day.

Louisville, August 2-All of the National League magnates who will attend the special meeting to elect a successor to the late President Harry C. Pulliam arrived to-day. Some of these interested in the election of a successor to res President Pulliam were of opinion that night session would then held and it is therefore possible that no selection will be made before 9 or 10 o'clock tonight. Although no information was forthcoming from those who are to attend the meeting, opinion appeared to be crystallized upon Secretary Heydler as the person best fitted to step into the office in the middle of the playing season. He will probably be chosen to fill the unexpired term of the late president, the National League electing officers annually, at the close of the season.

RUDDY WILL BE SENT AWAY. Boy's Father Believes That He Is In With a Gang. After telling Edward Ruddy, who was charged with grand larceny, that his story sounded fishy, Judge McInerney adjourned the case until August 5, at which time sentence will be pronounced. Ruddy, who is 15 years old, lives with his father, Charles Ruddy, at 53 Dean street, and has the best of homes. He was arrested in a pawn shop on July 26 by Detectives Conway and Reif, while he was trying to dispose of some stolen property.

The goods, about $400 worth, were stolen from Henry Krisekron, at 386 Bergen street. Edward's father believes that his son is mixed up with some gang. ONE OF THE MEANEST THIEVES. Thomas King Broke Open Poor Box. Sent Off for Three Months.

"To my mind," said Judge O'Keefe, who was sitting at the Court of Special Sessions this morning, "you are the meanest and most contemptible thief I have ever run across." He addressed Thomas King, who charged with larceny. King was arrested on July by petit, Officers Gough and Markey, after he nad broken into St. Stephen's Church on Summit street. When he was arraigned this morning he pleaded guilty, and said that he lived in Jersey City. He was sentenced to three months at hard labor.

FRESH AIR TOO MUCH FOR HER. Gertie Duslar of 179 Madison street, Manhattan, came over the bridge yesterday to enjoy the fresh air of Prospect Park. The ozone went to her head, and she acted in a way that caused Policeman Sirlit to put her under arrest. In the Flatbush court this morning she was charged with disorderly conduct and using unrepeatable language, and was fined Gertie enjoyed the distinction of being the only woman among the nineteen prisoners arrested for violations of the park ordinances. MRS.

ANNA D. CURRIER DEAD. Mrs. Anna D. Currier, a well-known resident of Brooklyn, died on Saturday; at Lakewood, N.

J. Mrs. Currier had been sick for some time, and her age (she was 85 years old) was against her. She was the mother of the Rev. Charles W.

Currier, Ph who survives her. The funeral will take place to from 262 Prospect Park West; thence to the Church of the Holy Name, where a solemn requiem mass will be held at 10 A.M. The interment will occur at Holy Cross Cemetery. INDEX OF REGULAR FEATURES. Classification Page Aeronautics Athletics Automobiles Baseball Boxing Children's Courts Cricket Editorial Financial News.

12 Fishing Golf Football 13 Labor Unions Marriage supplement Scions of Oldest New York State Families Greet Advent of Saratoga Meeting. FEW IN FIELD INCLOSURE. Grand Stand and Clubhouse Well Filled, However--Handicap the Feature. (Special to the Eagle.) Saratoga Race Track, N. August 2- Society of the real sort attended the opening day of racing here this afternoon.

Practically every box in the grand stand was taken and among the holders were members of some of the oldest New State families. There were the Safords of Amsterdam, of course, and the Smiths of Ballston Spa, the Colts of Geneseo, the Wadsworths, the Verplancks, the Nolans of Albany, and a score of others. In clubhouse, too, were many of the Newport and Bar Harbor set and a fair presentation of the Long Island colony. Since R. T.

Wilson, has taken hold of the Saratoga Association, it has materially in so-called "social prestigo," and in consequence this year's list of season subscribers to the clubhouse privileges is a notable one. Today's showing, in fact, made it appear, indeed, that the Spa was to return to its former glories for August heat. For the first time this season the $1 field inclosure was open. At 2 P.M. fewer than 200 persons were within it, while at that time fully ten times that number were in the grand stand and clubhouse inclosures.

Then it looked as though today's attendance would run fully up 4,000 or 5,000, which, could it be maintained, would mean success for the meeting. When the early comers from New York arrived they found it a perfect Saratoga day, cool and balmy with bright skies ove head and the vegetation freshened by Friday's rain, The track itself was fast and at once came the possibilities of added starters to the big race of the day, the Saratoga Handicap. It generally was conceded that King's Daughter, which went a fast mile yesterday, would face the starter, and Sam Hildreth practically decided to send along Fayette, his latest purchase from John E. Madden. Both are in at weights that give them more than a fighting chance.

Olambala, second to Fitz Herbert in the Realization, was believed to be the race favorite, though Petticoat, with her feather impost, was fancied by some. Maltbie, winner of the Empire City Handicap, had a chance to-day to prove his class under weight. It hardly was thought possible that the Beverwyck stable pair, Sir John Johnson and Berkeley would go, and as the Sanfords did not have a candidate, local interest in the big race was lacking. The promised appearance of Herkimer, one of the Hurricana two-year-olds, in the Flash Stakes, though, proved enticing to the Saratogians and to a large delegation that came over from Amsterdam, home of the Sanfords. At noon to-day, the town looked fairly well filled and while some of the hotel people did not seem entirely satisfled, it was more because they thought this year would exceed in number of visitors the good season of 1906, something they hardly could expect.

Still, to judging from the crowds on Broadway to-day the outlook was good. The most notable workouts this morning were Maskett's trial for the Alabama Stakes, which was :25, :49, 1:14 2-5, 1:40 3-5. 1:54, just breezing; Grasmere, which was schooled at the barrier and then breezed a half in 50 seconds, and Greenvale, which went thre-eighths in :23 2-5, :35 1-5, her speed test for the Spinaway. King James and Fitz Herbert also went a half in :49, and both looked fine. Nearly 100 horses were worked this morning.

Summary: First race- Tim Pippin (Grand), 8 to 5 and 7 to 10, won; Ruble (Leach), 8 to and 3. to 1, second; George W. Lebolt (Garner), 4 to 1 and 8 to 5, third. Time, 1:13 1-5 Sandpiper, Pete, Sun Dance, Descomtes, Lilypad, Personal, Girdoff, Light II. and Quantico ran.

MAY NOT BE SUICIDE. All the Gas Jets Were, However, Open in Henry De Graff's Room. Police Not Notified. Henry De Graff, a young man, 27 years old, living at 1137 Ocean avenue, with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth De Graff, and a sister, Florence, was discovered dead in his bed yesterday morning, having been asphyxiated with illuminating gas.

De Graff went to bed on Saturday night, shortly after supper, and an odor of gas was noticed about the house the next morning. Henry A. Adam, his brotherin-law, who was visiting the family, investigated, and at 9 o'clock went up to Henry's room, broke open the door and found the young man lying on his bed, apparently dead, with the stop cocks of the gas jets wide open. Dr. Walter Whiton of 472 East Sixteenth street, was summoned, and he pronounced the young man dead.

The coroner was notified, but the local police were official not until in informed 10 o'clock of the this death by morning, that me when the information came to them from another source. Lieutenant Powers of the Flatbush station sent an officer to the home, who verifled the fact of De Graff's death. The police, however, refused to pronounce it a suicide until they had heard the coroner's decision in the matter. The coroner is holding an investigation. Mrs.

De Graff said her son Henry had been very despondent and morose for some time, though she did not know the motive. She said she did not think that he would have taken his own life because of that. HORSE KNOCKED WOMAN DOWN. While standing at the curb In front of 149 Sigel street, a horse attached to an express wagon of the Marathon Express Company took fright and started down the street. The wagon was in the care of Joseph Goldblum.

As the horse turned the corner at Bushwick avenue, he went up on the sidewalk and struck a woman, knocking her down. She was Mrs. Yetta Cohen, 45 years old. A few feet further on the animal ran into a telegraph pole, which he broke, and then he stopped. Dr.

Lowen of St. Catherine's Hospital found the woman suffering a fro ma scalp wound and other lacerations, but she refused to go to the hospital. CHILD BADLY BURNED. Blanche Lyragher, 3 years old 202 Clifton place, while playing with matches on the stoop of her home on Saturday night, was burned about the face and neck. She was taken to the Swedish Hospital by Ambulance Surgeon McGuire.

CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of lictor Summer Reduction Sale OF Men's, Women's and Children's Oxfords MEN'S OXFORDS, $4.00 Reduced to. (2.95 $5.00 3.45 $6.00... Reduced 4.45 WOMEN'S TIES AND PUMPS, $4.00 Reduced 2.95 $5.00 3.45 $5.00 Reduced 4.45 $6.00 WHITE TIES AND PUMPS, small sizes. CHILDREN'S OXFORDS, $2.50 and $3.50 Reduced 1.45 HANAN SON 390 Fulton Near Smith.

BROOKLYN SHIPPING NEWS. Many Deeply Laden Steamships Sailed From Brooklyn for Foreign Ports. The Red Line's steamship Philadelphia sailed on Saturday afternoon from Pler 11, Pierrepont's stores, for San Juan, P. La Guayra, Porto Cabello and Curacoa. She carries a good passengers and a big cargo of flour, foodstuffs, The oil, New York provisions and and Liner San Juan sailed from the East Central Pier, Atlantic Dock, for Ponce, San Juan and other ports of the island.

She takes out forty passengers and a miscellaneous cargo. The New York and South America Line's steamship Fallodon a Hall sailed from the South Central Pier, Atlantic Duck, for Bahia Blanca and the west coast ports 'of South America. She takes out a cargo of machinery, railroad material, wire and other products of the steel trust, which owns the line. The American and Manchurian Line's Son's Pier, Bush's stores, for Aden, steamship Singapore, Manila, Kasenga Kobe, salled from Yokohama Morton and a Takan. She takes out a big cargo of case oil, domestics, manufactured tobacco, machinery, electrical appliances, hardware and general merchandise.

The American-Hawalian Liner Hawaiian sailed from the same stores for Puerto Mexico, with a general cargo for the Pacific Coast ports and the Hawaiian Islands. Barber steamship Dacre Castle sailed yesterday from the South Central Pier, Atlantic Dock, for Mont video, Buenos Ayres and Rosario. She has on board a full cargo of machinery, agricultural implements, binder twine, oil, rosin, leather, and light and heavy merchandise. wagons, hardware, drugs general Arrived From Porto Rico. The New York and Porto Rico Line's steamship Carolina arrived this morning at the East Central Pier, Atlantic Dock, from San Juan and the principal ports of Porto Rico.

She brought 130 passengers and a rather small cargo of about 4,000 bags of sugar, 3,000 crates of fruit and 3,500 packages of cigars, tobacco and general merchandise. Among her passengers were the following: Captain A. N. Wood, U. S.

and Mrs. Wood, C. T. C. Wood, S.

D. Fromer and Mrs. Fromer, A. Bird and Mrs. Bird, J.

C. Hamilton, John D. Hoyt, H. F. Ford and Mrs.

Ford, J. J. Leary, Mrs. J. R.

Latimer, W. C. Miller, J. McIntyre, P. McLane and Mrs.

McLane, Miss M. McLane, Miss A. McLane, Miss H. McLane, L. McLane, J.

R. McLane and Mrs. A. R. McLane.

Both the tourist and sugar seasons are now pretty well over on the island for this summer, and upon the whole Porto Rico has turned out good this year in both lines of business. From the Adriatic Sea. The Austro-American Line's steamship Martha Washington arrived yesterday afternoon at the Bush Company's independent stores from Trieste, Patras and Palermo. She brought 186 passengers and 971 steerage passengers and a cargo of beans, hollow glassware, wine, oll, currants, cheese, citrons and green fruit. Arrived From San Domingo.

The Clyde Line's steamship Cherokee arived yesterday at the East Central Pier, Atlantic Dock, from San Domingo City, Macoriz, Sanchez, Samana, Puert Plata, Monte Cristi and Turks Island. She brought seven passengers and a cargo of sugar, cocoa, skins, wood, cotton and sundries. GUNSHOTS STIR UP POLICE. But Though Ten Separate Reports Were Heard, Trouble Can't Be Traced. The neighborhood of Grand avenue and Bergen street was thrown into a state of wild excitement about 10 o'clock night when ten revolver shots were fired in rapid succession.

Captain Zimmerman heard the shots, called out the reserves and the wagon and hastened with all possible speed in the direction from which the shots seemed to have come. When the police reached the corner of Grand avenue and Bergen street they found hundreds of Italians gesticulating wildly and jabbering in all their dialects. Every window in the vicinity was open and there were from one to three heads in every opening. Diligent inquiry on the part of the officers failed to throw any light on the shooting, but one of the policemen finally arrested a man who gave his name as Tony Russo of 307 East Eleventh street, on suspicion. He wag discharged in the Flatbush court this morning, as there was no proof that he was connected with the fusillade.

The police found large dirk in a Vacant lot, and someone with a vivid imagination started a rumor that two Italians had fought a duel over a woman with whom both are in love, using knives until that form of dueling became too tame, when they began blazing away at one another with revolvers. It is evident that none of the shots took effect, and that the duelists, if there were any, managed to make a sudden and effective escape. THEY DRANK WEINBERG'S BEER Policeman Found Three Slavs Who Were Having a Merry Time. Jacob Dreyjack, 29 years old; Nicola Gonochuk, 40 years old, and Ori Ossochuk, 32 years old, were arrested and sent to the workhouse for six months 1n default of $250 bail to keep the peace for six months. Officers Weaker and Ossmund found one of the men coming out of the cellar of the saloon of Joseph Weinberg, 273 Dumont avenue, with a case of beer.

The officers followed him to the rear of the saloon and found his two companions waiting for him. They already had had two cases of Weinberg's beer, that person informed the magistrate to-day. The three men at 703 Dumont avenue, NEGRO WITH DELUSIONS, NO CLOTHES TO SPEAK OF Raced Autos on Ocean Parkway. Was Tripped Up by Subsiding "Pants." A PROBLEM IN POLICE COURT. Magistrate Had to Go to "Pen" to Arraign Him--Sent to Flatbush for Observation.

A young negro, wearing half a shirt and a very loose pair of trousers, which were unsustained either by belt or suspenders, and which the owner had great end of amusement to automobilists and diffculty in keeping in place, a afforded no others passing on their way to Coney Island along the Ocean Parkway yesterday afternoon. The negro was in the vicinity of Elm avenue, and spent some time running races with automobiles. He would chase a machine for a block or so, and then return to the Elm avenue corner for a fresh start with another one, explaining his failures to win the races with remarks that amused an ever -increasing crowd. The attention of Policeman Fennessy of the Parkville station wag attracted, and he started an investigation. The negro took to his heels, and in his haste to get away, forgot to grip 011 his trousers, which tripped man and keene brought him to the ground.

The crowd of men and boys caught up with Fennessy and his captive, and formed a protecting screen while the policeman helped his prisoner to present a half-decent appearance. The policeman inquired In vain for a tenpenny nail or a bit of string or that might take the place of suspenders, and finally started for the station, warning the prisoner to hold on to his "pants," while he held on to the shred of shirt that oply partly concealed the upper part of the negro's body. Lieutenant Duffy was at the desk when Officer Fennessy and the negro entered, and when he asked the colored man if he was lost, he said: "No, sah, Ah'se not lost; Ah'se found." The lieutenant asked him to explain his plight, and he said: "Well, you see, sah, Ah went down to Coney Island dis mawnin' wid some o' de 400, an' while we was enjoyin' ourselves Ah fell asleep. When Ah woke up Ah foun' mah friends had all gone home in dere automobiles, an' had done took mos' lob mah clothes along; so Ah stahted to run down de Boulevard to catch up wid dem." When asked his name he said: "You'all kin put me down as Mistah Robert Allen. Mah home is at 56 Hudson avenue." When Mr.

Allen's name was called in the Flatbush court this morning an officer explained to Magistrate Nash that the negro's clothes were in such a condition that his appearance in court was out of the question. The magistrate decided that he would go down to the cell and arraign the prisoner there. During the examination the man told the magistrate that he had fought the bulls and bears in Wall Street a and had made $90,000,000, but that he would give all his wealth if he could only get his clothes. An hour or so later attendants came from the Kings County Hospital, and after putting some garments on Mr. Allen took him to the hospital for observation purposes.

SARATOGA ENTRIES. (Special to the Eagle.) Saratoga, N. August 2-The entries for the races in here to-morrow are as follows: First race--For 2-year-olds which have not won $600; with $400 added, of which $70 to the second and $30 to the third. Five and a half furlongs, Horse. Wht.

Horse. Wht. Democrat Grasmere 107, Chicasaw Cellaret 112 Sir Neddam Scarug 110 Fighting Bob 115 Pretend 110 Scarpia Moltke 104 Compton St. Dunstan 110 Kingship Second race--For 3-year-olds which have not won a race of the value of $500; selling; with $500 added, of which $100 to the second and $50 to the third. One mile.

Horse. Wht. Horse. Wht. Patriot Court 101 Nethermost 107 Hurlock 111 Warden 108 Hammerless 111 Aunt 106 Campeon 111 Joe 111 Right 110 Great 111 Eschau 111 Mise 106 Shapdale 103 Ruxton Console 103 Third race -For 3-year-olds and upward; selling; with $400 added, of which $70 to the second and $30 to the third.

Seven furlongs, Horse. Wht. Horse. Wht. Jeanne D'Arc Fountainblue 108 Goldnote Right Guard 99 Royal Vane Chief Hayes 100 Bellwether 113 Gloriole 89 Nod Cohort 100 c.

W. Burt 105 Besom 115 Ontario Beaucoup 108 Verbatim Escutcheon 105 Fourth race-'The Spinaway of Allies 2 years old, foals of 1907; $1,000 to the second and $500 toe third. Five and 8 half furlongs, Horse. Wht. Horse.

Wht. Ocean Greenvale 113 School 112 Rumpus 113 Follie 112 Sticker Fair Placid 112 Fifth race--For 4-year-olds and upward; selling; with $500 added, of which $100 to the second and $50 to the third. One mile and A furlong. Horse. Wht.

Horse. Wht. Rio Grande Miss Catesby 105 Belleview Zipango 105 Okenite 107 Killichan 107 King of Bashan 1071 Sixth race-For maidens 3 years old and upward; to carry 112 pounds; with $400 added, of which $70 to the second, and $30 to the third. One mile, Horse. Wht.

Wht. Turley J. W. Frye 109 Bolando 112 Patsy 109 Maximum Saginaw 109 Mugwumps Practical 109 Miss Popular Yama 112 Gold Dust Clockwork 109 C'lassification. Page.

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