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if at a THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1909.

GANG OF SIX ROUNDED UP. ONE IN A THEATER BOX Burglars Wanted in Washington, D. Had Established Headquarters in Brooklyn. WOMANKEPTHOUSE FOR THEM Detective With a Drawn Pistol Takes Frank Smith Out of the Orpheum Audience. The arrest of an ex-convict and burglar in one of the mezzanine boxes in the Orpheum, at the afternoon performance yesterday, was accomplished by Detective Manning of the local headquarters, with so little fuss that very few of the people in the theater--only those in the immdiate vieinity-appreciated what was going on; and this in spite of the fact that the detective's loaded revolver was used to cow the man into immediate submission.

Manning is a slim young man, who might be taken for a divinity student, and the person he arrested had been described to him as a desperate person, who had the babit of carrying loaded magazine pistol. The arrest was followed by the appretension of five other persons, and the police are quite sure that they have in CuS- Frank W. Smith. tody a very dangerous and versatile lot of burglars and thieves. The story of the captures as toldby the detectives engaged in the work, has much interest in showing the result of, persistent attention to small things.

Detective Manning arrested a young man named Thomas Ware, some days ago, at the request of the police authorities in Washington, D. C. The man was charged with an assault on a young woman, and is in no way to be connected with the arrests of yesterday. Detective Guy Burlingame of the Washington police came to Brooklyn to get the prisoner, and while he was here he told Detective Manning that he had reason to believe that there was a fence somewhere on Myrtle avenue, where a lot of jewelry which hed been stolen from Washington might be found. A man named James Crosby, who had served a term in Trenton, N.

the Washington man understood, lived somewhere on Myrtle avenue, near Navy street. and was associated with a lot of expert crooks, as Burlingame had been given to understand. The Washington man was in Brooklyn yesterday morning, and Manning reported the facts he had to Acting Captain Kuhne. The local detertive boss told Manning to go ahead with the ease, and do what he could for the Washington man. Daring Thefts in Washington Left a Trail to Brooklyn.

There had been a number of daring robberies in Washington within the last five weeks. In one instance a thief, working witth confederate. had stolen a ring worth $1.000 from a pawnbroker at 1224 Pennsylvania avenue. and in another a man who pretended to be a house decorator had held up the proprietor of a fashionable Washington boarding house with a gun. while his confederate went about collecting the fewelry and valuable things from the various rooms.

The confederate had secured board in the place first and had taken cognizance of what the house contained in the way of valuables easily portable. In this case jewelry worth $2.500 had been stolen. Helen Poole. There was also the report that some of the sate gang had stolen about $8,000 from a shop in Norfolk. where they had blown open a safe with nitroglycerine, Burlingame, the Washington man, was quite sure that the gang had some connection in Brooklyn and that the stolen property had been brought here for disposal.

Manning and Burlingame found that the person they sought was James Crosby and that he had mother living at 226 Myrtle avenue, which is not tar from Navy street. The detectives watched the house yesterday, and Manning got Detectives Brosnan. Downs. Neggesmith and Drum to help him. There would be more then one man 10 "trail." it was decided.

before they got through with Crosby. The man they sought came out of the Myrtle avenue house at 11:30 o'clock yesterday forenoon and Manning kept his heels. In "trailing' the suspect he lost sight of the other deteetives. who also lost sight of him, and they returned, by pre-concert, to local headquarters. It had been arranged that they would gO back TO the detectives' office 10 await a telephone message they lost sight of Manning.

So the detective named was left to follow Crosby alone. He tracked him to a three-story and basement house at 57 Ashland place and the detectives watched him go in. He stayed around for over an hour, waiting for him to come out. But. Instead, another nian emerged from the house, and he closely answered description that Burlingame had given him of one of the burglars who had been working in Washington, Frank Smith by name.

Arrested in a Box at the Orpheum Theater. Manning dropped the watch on the house and followed Smith to the Orpheum Theater. There was a line of people buying tickets and Manning got behind the suspect and saw him pura ticket for one of the front mezzanine boxes. He saw the man go into the theater, take his seat and remove his top-coat and then he went to a telephone and called for the other deteclives. Burlingame came along and identified Smith as one of the men he sought.

Then Manning dropped into a seat beside Smith and drew his revolver. He did not show it, but pressed the chilly steel muzzle against the man's bare wrist and whispered in his ear that he was under arrest and would get blown apart if he resisted. "Better get up and come out with me without making any fuss," said Manning. The man did and he was soon on his way to local police headquarters. Manning got back pretty soon and the detectives who were on the job went with him to 51 Ashland place.

They had just made up their minds to ring the bell and get entrance to the house by saying that Mr. Smith had met with an accident in the theater, when the door opened and four people came out. They Helen Poole, aged 23, the woman of were the house, who ostensibly made her living by renting furnished rooms there. Henry Brennan, aged 40, who says he has no home; James Crosby, the man Manhad seen going in and with whom. ning it is alleged, the woman is living; and Peter Peterson, aged 23, who says that his home is on First place.

The four were surprised when they were suddenly and hustled away to local headseized Detectives Brosnan and Drum quarters. had remained behind to search the house. They went in and found Ernest Edwards, 34 years, in the basement of the aged house. He was also wanted for burglary. Brosnan seized Edwards and handcuffed him.

The man was in his shirtsleeves and he begged permission to put on his coat, but Brosnan was taking no chances with him. He hustled him ou: coatless and Drum went back for the coat. In one of the pockets he found a magazine pistol, which was fully loaded. Brosnan might have had his head blown off if he had permitted the man to put the garment on. There was also a loaded Colt revolver near to where the coat hung.

All of the six prisoners were taken to headquarters and were examined, but they declined to tell about themselves, just then; at least. Burglars' Tools Found in Ashland Place House. The detectives returned to the Ashland place house, which the woman had occupied but a few months, and they found a lot of burglars' tools. There were drills, two flasks of nitro-glycerine, a lot of fulminating caps, several pieces of fuse and a lot of articles used in up-to-date burglary, They also recovered a lot of jewelry and a bag of gold ingots, the result of melting down finger rings and other articles of decorative equipment. After the discovery of the material at the house one of the prisoners admintted he had been stealing in Washington 1 it is understood that he returned hie of the property taken from the Washington boarding house.

The prisoners all have records, with the of the woman. Smith and Osborne had done recently seven years terms in the state prison at Trenton on charges of burglary and were released but five weeks ago. It is about five weeks since the series of Washington robberies began. Crosby had also been in Trenton, and Brennan and Peterson are wanted for the house robbery, while Smith and Edwards are alleged to be the men who held up the pawnbroker. The prisoners were all photographed by the police this morning and their Bertillon measurements were taken for the local office and for Mulberry street.

Then they were arraigned in the Adams street court, Smith, Edwards, Peterson and Brennan as fugitives from justice in Washington; Crosby on the charge of receiving stolen goods, and the woman as a vagrant. They all pleaded not guilty and hearing was postponed. The woman is married and her husband is a man named Horowitz. who has not been living with her for some time. She is a native of Washington, the Washington detective says.

Among the property found in the nouse Were five gold watches, which had been stolen from the Washington boarding house. Detective Moe Ginden, dressed up in his favorite sleuthing disguise, as a was put into a cell in the Adams street station house last night near the prisoners to listen to their conversation, but they did not give much away in any shape that could be used. The police regard the arrests as most important. DIVIDED BY COLD FOOD Married Less Than a Month, and Joe Went With Furniture. Told Magistrate He Was Tired of Getting Cold Meals- Willing to Begin Anew.

Joseph Wagner, 21 years old, a bridegroom of less than a month. was summoned to the Fifth avenue court this morning, by his wife, Laura. She says that Joseph has deserted her, has tak. all of the furniture from their home and forced her to go to her parents or starve. And Laura, who is 19 and pretty, Jays Joseph will not listen to reconciliation.

Magistrate Geismar declared that it was a shame that two such very young persons, both of whom had been most hapoy a short while ago, should quarrel, and told the probationary officer, Miss Mmhon, to do all in her power to patch up the differences between the two. The story as told in court to-day by the young wife shows Joseph to have been unusually deceitful. They married January 10 last and went to live at 354 Twentieth street. About three weeks after their marriage, Laura says that her husband asked her to accompany him 10 Jamaica, where he said that he had some money he wished to draw from a bank and have transferred to a bank nearer home. They started home late 111 the afternoon and Laura says that Joseph left her at the Bridge street station of the saying that he had some business he wished to do down town, and would meat her at the house later.

But when Mrs. Wagner reached the home she found that it had been ransacked. Mrs. Wagner says that she was dumlounded. and could not understand what it all meant.

She remained at the house for a time. believing that her husband would return, but he failed to put in an appearance. She went to the home of her parents, af 203 Thirty-fourth street. For the past week she sought her husband, but could find no one who knew anything as to his whereabouts. Yesterday, ever, she learned that he was living at 4010 Third avenue.

She went there and pleaded with him to return with her, but says that it was no use. She then went to the Fifth avenue court and secured a summons for his appearance. Mr. Wagner acknowledged to Magistrate 'Geismar that he had taken the furniture from the home, but said it had been placed in storage. When asked as to his reason for breaking up the home.

he said that it was all owing to the failure on the part of his wife to come home early enough in the afternoon to cook his supper. He said that he had, borne with cold meals for a while. but that a hard working man must have something else. Magistrate Geismar agreed with him on this score, but said that he saw no reason why such a trivial disagreement should part two such evident lovers. Both said that they were more than anxious to start all over again, and Miss Mahon is going to try and arrange a compromise.

GEWERTZ'S BIG LIABILITIES. Jacob M. Gewitz, contractor, living at 73 Hart street, filed a petition in bankruptey in the United States Court to-day, estimating his liabilities at $18,819.77. due en bonds for mortgages, notes and open accounts. There are no available assets beyond the security on the mortgage bonds.

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Detailed Itineraries and full information of Ticket Agents, or C. STUDDS, E.P.A., 263 Fifth Avenue, New York. MARRIAGE LICENSES Issued in Brooklyn for Twenty-four Hours Ended at Noon To-day. Simon Cohn, rears. $46 Myrtle av.

and Rebecca Davis, 24 years, 52 Bartlett st. Isidore Shonberg, 26 years. 137 Putnam AV, and Corinne Block, 20 years, 137 Putnam av. Max Wandell, 23 years, 295 Bushwick av, and Sarah Davis, 23 years, 295 Bushwick av. Williamh M.

White, 20 years. 329 Second st, and Isabelle MHorton, 19 years, 274 First st, John A. Heyny, 23 years, 42 Tompkins av, and Euphemia E. Shaddock, 21 years, Kosciusko st. Thomas Breslin, 32 years, Phoenixville, and Mary G.

Hicks. 24 years, 229 Eckford st. Otto Guendel, 23 years, 43 Sheridan av. and Ada M. Landwehr, 20 years, 40 Pine st.

Stanley W. Hand, 24. years, 744 Westminster rd. and Florence Striker, 20 years, 461 McDonough st. Genarino Capuano, 21 years, 386 DeKalb av, and Viola Randall, 18 years, 62 Scholes st.

Alfonso Pulluso, 22 years, 251 North Eighth st, and Maria N. Malinconico, 22 years, 95 Roebling st. Jacob Glick, 22 years, 63 Bartlett st, and Ida Gennes, 20 years, 69 Johnson av. George Seitz. 23 years, Hoboken, N.

and Freida Bahn, 18 years, 328 Stagg st. Herman Kazmernoff. 29 years, Newark, N. and Frances Adelman, 21 years, 352 Alabama avenue. Curso Scotturo.

23 years. 99 Debevoise st, and Grazia Vetiana, 18 years, 42 Bremen st. Louis M. Menkowsky, 27 771 Park av, and Lena Schwartz, 23 years, 182 Bushwick avenue. Ferdinand Smith, 30 years, Brookhaven, 1.

"and Mary E. Mott, 22 years, 904 Putnam Daniel Sullivan. 34 years, Irvington, Westchester County, N. and Johanna Nolan, 29 years, 262 Forty-sixth st. Giovanni Micciolo, 21 years, 324 Bond st, and Maria C.

Parulo, 19 years. 581 Carroll st. George E. Wandless, 29 years, 699 Greene av, and Catharine S. Nordhoff, 24 years, 1234 Bushwick av.

Branislaw Salvincki. 21 years, 216 Eagle st. and Stephania Mantarowiez, 18 years, 184 Grand st. Wladislaw Gilewaki, 22 years, 347 Oakland st, and Julia Lemanowicz, 20 years, 214 Freeman st. Casimir Wodzincki, 29 years.

41 South Third st, and Anna Kornacka, 19 years. 57 North First st. Marcus Redman (colored) 25 years, 572 Baltic st. and Althea Mascoli (colored), 25 yeurs, 672 Baltic st. Isidore Golditch.

22 years, 103 Varet st, and Lillian Rothschild, 18 years, 103 Varet st. Samuel Levine, 30 years, 663 DeKalb av. and Rebecca Malachovsky, 25 years, 563 DeKalb avenue. William W. Oest.

26 years, 368 Livingston st. and Alyse B. Chaffee. 23 years, 868 Livingston st. Stephen Avlasevicius, 30 years, 146 John st, and Teresa Vitkunas, 26 years, 146 John st.

Franklin Larsen, 26 years, 3910 Fourth av, and Anna Mussen, 19 years, 3910 Fourth av. Natale Crotti 55 years, 571 Carroll st, and Linda Sansini, 26 years. 571 Carroll st. William H. Klaymeier, 865 Park av, and Sigrid V.

Hauer, 21 years, 413 Seventh av. Joseph F. Klocke, 24 years, 1119 Lafayette av, and Emma A. Wardrop, 21 years, 1209 Decatur st. Battista Curcio.

21 years, 53 Delmonico place, and Giovannina Anatra, 19 years, 178 Ellery street. Frank Jaeger, 24 years, 31 Broome st, Manhattan, and Anna L. Grote, 19 years, 26 Cooper st. William A. 28.

years, 169 Alexander av. Brons. and Eliza T. Thompson, 28 years, 789 St. Mark's av.

John Yachel. 24 years, 239 Humboldt st, and Bertha Dempsey, 20 years, 22 Wyckoff av. Isaac M. Hessberg. 33 years, 426 Hancock st, 2ndl Hattie Oppenheimer, 23.

years, 11 Brevoort place. Frank J. Welter. 41 years, 302 Linden st, and Matilda Schoeffler, 36 years, 647 Knickerbocker av. Michael H.

Janowsky, 24 years, 105 Union av. and Annie Franzik, 21 years. 39 Delmonico place. Stefano Salmiere, 21 years. Port Richmond.

Richmond Borough, and Domenica Coppolino, 19 years. 128 Union st. Judel Yosefan. 22 years. 35 Locust st.

and Ida Kadansky, 21 years, 225 Roebling st. Louis 1.. Pateh, 37 years, 5601 Third av. and Elizabeth Walker. 27 years, 270 Forty -eighth street.

Jacob Hoffman. 22 years, 28 Meserole st, and Frieda Kopner, 21 years, 62 Ten Eyek st. Michael Brown, 21 years, 276 Jay st. and Noreen Davitt. 19 years, 448 Herkimer st.

Jacob Vinokur, 22 years, 126 Seventeenth st. and Bertha Hershman, 18 years, Third avenue, Waldemar Olson. 30 years, 2196A Fulton st. and Emma Lindquist, 45 years, Collinsville, Conn. Samuel Lehrer.

2" years, 56. Montrose av. and Sarah Bium, 19 vears. 723 Gates av. Herman J.

Bram. 21 years, 492 Central av. and Ida Kobelinsky. 20 SeaTS, 2084 Dean st. Harry M.

Feist. 22 years. Richmond Hill. Queens Borough, and Christina Mohn, 21 years, 692 Chauncey st. Israel Weinberg.

2 years. 359 Madison Manhattan, and Bela Kaplan. 20 years. 157 Thatford av. William A.

Kennedy, 30 years, 242 Adelphi et, and Flow Decker. 21 years, 351 Union st. John Dorman. 31 years. 21 Greenpoint av.

and Margaret Focse, 29 years, 180 Oakland st. Charles Panza. 31 years. Jamaica, Queens Borough. and Mary Kaspovitz, 28 years.

64 North Eleventh st. Charles A. Maddock, 31 years, Dover, N. and Lottie F. Young.

31 years, 1238 Prospect av. WILLIAMSBURG MUST WAIT McGowan and "Little Tim" Have Locked Horns. From present indications there is very little hope that some plan can be agreed I upon by the Sinking Fund Commission or the Board of Estimate to bring about a resumption of the ferry service In the Eastern District. In the Sinking Fund Commission, "Little Tim' Sullivan is unalterably opposed to the plan presented by President McGowan, providing for the purchase of sufficient water front property in the Eastern District, at a price not to exceed $250,000, to be converted by the city into a ferry terminal of its own. President McGowan, on the other hand, is opposed to any plan to purchase the property of the New York Terminal Company, which shut down the ferries.

Such a storm of protest was raised against the city's plan of establishing a ferry terminal of its own, that Controller Metz reopened negotiations with the terminal company. It is understood that the company was willing to lease part of its terminals in Brooklyn, as well as a number of boats, and to be paid proportionately, on the basis of the original proposition: From what could be learned this morning President McGowan will not listen to any such plan, and it looks doubtful if his opposition can be overcome. He believes that the establishment of a municipal ferry terminal is the only solution of the problem, and that this plan should be carried out. if we don't use the property for a fe terminal." he said this morning, can be used for other purposes by the city, and with the passing of years will increase in value." Preeident McGowan said further that in spite of the value of $80,000 fixed by President Ahearn on the proposed terminal in Greenpoint, he believed that the property was worth $250,000. He declined to make any comment on the new negotiations which Controler Metz has opened uD with the terminal company until he had seen Mr.

Metz personally. That the whole question is a6 much involved as it was when the ferry service was discontinued, is evidenced by the fact that the mayor has not yet called a meeting of the Sinking Fund Commission for to -morrow. TENEMENT BLOWN UP BY BOMB, ABOUT 2 A. M. Whole Lower Front of FourStory Bushwick Avenue Building Wrecked.

NO TENANT BADLY INJURED. Police Reserves Act Promptly and Quiet Panic-Hope to Arrest Man Who Had Special Badge. Every effort is being made by the police of the Stagg street station and detectives of Inspector Titus' office to locate the man with the special policeman's badge, who is believed to be responsible for the explosion of a bomb in the big fourstory double tenement at 449 Bushwick avenue, early this morning. Patrolman Dehler has given a description of the man detectives, and it is believed that will soon have him under 'anthe arrest. Patrolman Dehler was standing at the corner of Bushwick and Flushing avenues, shortly after 2 o'clock this morning, when he noticed a man whom describes as being about five feet six inches in height, and apparently an Italian, acting suspiciously.

He coming from the direction of 449 Bushwiek avenue, where the explosion took place a few minutes after. Dehler stopped the man and asked what he was doing. In reply, Dehler says, the man flashed a special officer's badge and said: "I have as much right here as you. I'm a special policeman." Without further question, Dehler per: mitted the man to pass on, but hardly had the stranger disappeared around the corner of Flushlug avenue, when there was a roar and a crash from the big tenement house, scarcely a block away. Dehler ran to the spot, and found the entire lower front of the building blown out.

He immediately summoned the reserves of the Stagg street- station. and then turned his attention to getting the tenants out of the bouse and away from danger. Another policeman, Hayden of the Hamburg avenue station, who was patroling on Flushing avenue, just across from the Stagg street precinct boundary line, heard the explosion and rang in an alarm of fire from a box at the corner of Flushing and Bushwick avenues. Then he called for the reserves a from the Hamburg avenue station, Shortly after, police from the two precincts, under Captains Hughes and Bourke, were on the scene. In the meanwhile, however, Patrolman Dehler had been getting the occupants of the big tenement and of those adjoining, to the street, as the building burst into flames immediately following the explosion.

On the ground floor of 449 Bushwick avenue are two stores, one occupied as a barber shop by Salvatore Giacone, who lives in the rear with his wife and several children. The policeman managed to rescue the Italian from beneath a heap of debris as well as Moses Pachten, who occupied the other store, and his wife and five children. Patrolman Hayden rushed to the upper floors and got Joseph Peskin and his wife and Joseph Friedberg, his wife and two children to the streets safely. They were SO panicstricken that they lost their heads entirely and were running about their flat in terror. With the exception of Peskin and Friedberg and their families, the tenants of the upper floors were cut off from escape, as the flames demolished the stairs and roared through the hallways.

They stood in a terrified group on the roof. in their underclothes and nightclothes, until several policemen climbed to a roof of a building adjoining and helped them across the space between. Those who were caught on the roof and helped to safety by the police were Joseph Levy and two children, Morris Fischman, his wife and three children, William Becker and two children, Morris Cohen and two children. As soon as the firemen under Battalnon Chief Langan arrived, water was turned on the flames and the fire was confined to the building at 449 Bushwick avenue. and 451, the occupants of which had been spread to the tenements 83 adjoining, at 447 Before the arrival of the fire-fighters it driven to the street by the police.

The spreading flames were quickly overcome, however, and the only building damaged to any extent was the tenement in which the explosion took place. There was a great deal of excitement 111 the neighborhood when the explosion took place about 2 o'clock this morning. The report was deafening and shook windows for several blocks away, Some of the ignorant tenants of tenement houses in the vicinity thought Brooklya bad been visited by an earthquake similar to that which devastated Messina, 1:1 southern Italy. The police found a great deal of difficulty in quieting them, and several hysterical women caused trouble. Fortunately no one was se seriously injured, although the two occupants of stores at 449 Bushwick avenue were badly bruised and seratched by the falling plaster, glass and bricks.

As soon as the flames had been extinguished, the police began an investigation and Patrolman Behler was called upon for a report of the appearance of the man with the special policeman's badge, seen coming from the direction of the house just before the explosion. Salvatore Giacone was questioned, but he declared that he knew nothing of the matter, other than the fact that he had been frightened out of his wits. He said that he had not received any Black Hanl letters or demands for money and couid not possibly give a clew as to the person responsible for the explosion. In going over the house, the police noticed a strong odor of gasoline, through the hallways, and particularly about the lower part of -the house, where the bomb or explosive must have been placed, as the damage vas more severe there than any place else. Whether the instrument of destruction used was a bomb of some new manufacture or merely a big can of gasoline, the police do not know.

They do believe. however, that if Giacone wanted to. he could shed some light upon the identity of the "man with the There have been numerous Incendiary fires in Villiamsburg of late. and a score or more of bomb explosions, in few of which the guilty parties were ever brought to justice. The police say, however, that they will soon have hands on the person guilty of this last outrage.

ANNOUNCED LINCOLN'S DEATH. Ex-Sergeant Joseph Price brought to the Eagle office to-day a genuine Herald extra, issued Saturday morning, April 15, 1865, announcing the assassination of President Lincoln. The official dispatch of the War Department at Washington. issued at 1:30 A.M., occupies a third of the first column, and the Herald's special telegrams of six lines each, make up the rest of the information received. The extra is four pages It sold at cents a copy.

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WOODRUFF SEES HUGHES; HAS LONG CONFERENCE Dry Cleaning economizes--saves thousands of dollars annually to the families of New York and Brooklyn. It's popalar because it 'is economical. Barrett, Nephews Established Old Staten Island Dyeing Establishment Our process 482 Fulton St. means life 468 St. to the garment 1177 Felton St.

but death to the 168 Pierrepont wardrobe bills. Goods called for and delivered. Telephones SANITARY SQUAD RAIDS ON PLATFORM SPITTERS Over 200 Men Arrested at Subway and Elevated Railroad Stations. There was a general raid in Brooklyn and Manhattan to-day, by officers of the sanitary squad 011 people caught spitting on the platforms of the subway and railroad stations. At the Borelevated, station in Brooklyn no less than twenty-five men were arrested, most of them respectable looking men who had never seen the inside of a police station or a court room before.

They were taken to the Adams street court and Magistrate Dooley imposed a uniform fine of $1 in each case where a plea of guilty was taken. As soon the men arrested realized that there were bargains in fines about, and that they would not go to jail for a year and suffer a fine of $500, they all proceeded to plead guilty, so the job was easy for the magistrate. The victims of the raid were: Edward J. Griffin, Daniel Felder, Simon Smith. Fred Meady, George Laroni, Will1am Coyle, Frank DeLavergne, William Booth, Edward Cook, Dominick Milaro, John Gashill.

Nathan Ross, Philip Raphael. Vincent Loge, Robert Goodwin, Harry Alsulon, Edward Boubart, Frank Erich, Ernest Froundy, Harry Sioman, John Harrison, Edward Fisher, George Crittenden, John Mijuza and Joseph Fandorand. Twenty men, charged with violating the health ordinance against spitting, were arrested to-day by officers of the Bergen street precinet. at the Atlantic avenue subway station. Magistrate Naumer, in the Myrtle avenue court, fined them $1 each.

By 10:30 o'clock this morning there had been eighteen prisoners arraigned the Tombs Police Court, in Manhattan, for spitting, and each one was fined from 50 cents to $2, according to the degree of offense. All the prisoners came from the Brooklyn Bridge station. Twenty-five spitters were arraigned b3- fore Magistrate-Herrman in the Yorkville Court. and fined $1 each. Magistrate Herrman, in lecturing the men, took A fling at the companies.

"Everybody knows." said. "that some of the cuspidors provided for the public on the elevated railroad platforms are worse for the wealth of the people than actual spitting, and many of them are a sickening, fithy sight." During the morning session of the Morrisania court, Magistrete Harris fined more than twenty-five men accused of spitting 00 the platforms of subway and stations. Each spitter was fined $1. As soon as Magistrate Kernochan took the bench in the West Side Court this morning sixteen spitters were arraigned before him. They were reprimanded by the magistrate and on their promise to eurb the habit all were discharged.

Nineteen spitters were fined $1 each when arraigned before Magistrate House in the Jefferson Market Court. Dr: Bensel. the sanitary superintendent Health Department, in speaking of the crusade against spitting on streets and in public places says that the campaign against careless expectoration has just begun and the entployment of his entire force of inspectors is simply in the nature of ing of what is to result from a rigid enforcement. of the ordinance. "This morning." Dr.

Bensel said, sent out our full corns of inspectors. We issued orders that they were to aTrest all offenders and we have every proof that our orders have been followed. Within four hours after the men went out we received reports of 150 arrests in Manhattan. This should have its beneficent effects and will teach careless men that they are not to endanger the health of others by spitting in public TWO RECTORSHIPS FILLED Priests Named for Catholic Churches on Long Island. By Sunday it is expected that the two vacant rectorships of Catholic churches on Long Island, which resulted from the recent promotions made by Bishop MeDonnell, will be filled and the transfers inaugurated at the beginning of year will be completed.

The two parishes which were left without rectors by the transfers were St. Boniface's at Sea Cliff and St. Joseph's, King's Park. The Rev. William L.

O'Hara, who has been rector of the Sea Cliff church for the past five years, was sent to the Church of Our Lady of Loretto at Hempstead. He will be succeeded at Sea Cliff by the Rev. Louis J. Sloane of St. John's, Center Moriches.

The Rev. Michael J. Walsh. of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, on Schermerhorn street, has been apopinted rector of St. Joseph's, King's Park.

He will succeed the Rev. John McEnroe, who has been promoted to the important parish of St. John's. Garden City. Father Walsh has been first assistant to the Rev.

James W. MeAteer, rector of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, for several years, and has a very large number of friends in the downtown section of Brooklyn. He is about 35 years of age and was ordained ten years ago at St. John's Seminary, where he completed his theological training. Father Waish was born in Ireland and received his classical education in the famous Trappist institution of learning at Mount Mellary.

On his ordination by Bishop McDonnell he was assigned to Our Lary of Mercy parish, and has remained there ever since. Father Walsh has a younger brother in the priesthood, the Rev. F. X. Walsh, who is stationed in New Orleans.

The transfer of the Rev. Father Sloane leaves the Church of St. John's at Cente rMoriches without a pastor for the present. It is believed that the Rev. John J.

Donlon, who has been first assistant rector to the Rev. William J. Maguire at the Church of the Transfiguration, Marcy avenue and Hooper street. for several years, will be, appointed rector of the Center Moriches parish. INDEX OF REGULAR FEATURES.

Classification. Page. Athletics Automobiles Baseball Basketball Bowling Boxing Children's Courts Editorial Financial 14-15 German Marriage Licenses. Municipal Register 5 Obituary 3 Personal 6 Supplement. Did Not Broach the Subject of Direct Nominations to Governor.

CHAIRMAN AGAINST THEM. He Says That Leading Republicans Are All Opposed to Direct Primaries. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, February 9-Timothy L. Woodruff was at the State Capitol, yesterday and a part of to-day. He paid a visit of respect to Governor Hughes, yesterday afternoon, which was apparently an 00- casion of great profit to men.

Woodruff did not broach the subject of direct nominations and the governor refrained from expressing his views. They talked of Taft and golf and possum dinners, of waterpower and canals and Japan, but the subject of the governor's legislative programme was carefully avoided. To-day Mr. Woodruff discussed subject of direct primaries with the Eagle correspondent a little more freely than he has discussed it "What do you think of the previously. outlook for direct primary legislation?" he was asked.

can't really say," replied Mr. Woodruff, slowly. "I find that the more discussion and consideration the subject receives, the more difficulties and objections are raised. and the more widespread becomes the doubt that the system is feasible." "What will be the attitude of the Kings County legislators on the bill which is to be introduced?" "i assume that they will all be for the bill. Of course, if more than one bill is introduced, they will naturally be for the Kings County measure.

I am told that an agreement has been reached by the committee of the regular organization and the independent bodies which are urging the passage of the law. The bill which will be the result of this agreement will be ready for introduction next Monday night." "Do you find as much enthusiasm for the system now as there was when the organization first went on record for it?" he was asked. "I don't think I can answer that question offhand as regards Kings County," replied Mr. Woodruff. "But will say this: during the past two months I have had an opportunity to talk the matter over with many of the leading Republicans of other states, some of which have tried the system.

Some of these men I saw at Hot Springs, others at Augusta, others at other places. These eminent Republicans almost to a man have advised, ves. implored me not to permit the 'great State of New York to make the mistake which their states have made. They tell me that the conditions which have been brought about by direct primaries are chaotic and unsatisfactory in the extreme. Of course, I realize that the experience which these states have had may enable us to avoid some of the evil results which have lowed the adoption of the system elsewhere." Eugene A.

Philbin was renominated regent of the Universitv of the State of New York to succeed himself by the unanimous vote of both Houses. Francis M. Carpenter was also nominated by both Houses unanimously as the candidate from the Ninth Judicial District. The candidates will be formally elected tomorrow. A delegation of Seventh Day Adventists from Brooklyn, under the Jeadership of Amos Mitchell.

visited -the Legislature today to register their opposition to the Lansing bill, which provides for the closing of the state canals on Sunday. They do not object to the closing of the canals, but to the official recognition of Sunday as the Sabbath day. A hearing will be given on the subject on February 24 at 1 o'clock P.M. Former Sheriff M. J.

Flaherty of Kings County visited the Capitol to-day as a representative of the Central Labor Union to urge the repeal of the law which gives the boards of town supervisors in all towns of the state authority to prohibit the building of tuberculosis sanitariums. The labor organizations will urge a law which restricts this prohibitive authority to sections of a certain fixed average of population. A delegation from the Chamber of Comence with Governor Hughes to-day on the merce of New York a City held a confergeneral subject of transit legislation. No statement regarding the conference was made by either the governor or the members of the delegation. OBITUARY.

Bridget C. D. Keenan. Bridget C. Darcy, widow of John J.

Keenan, died at of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Kelly, 16 Johnson aveMorris Park, L. on Sunday. She nue. born in Ireland 70 years ago and was had lived in this country sixty years.

For forty she lived at the corner of Raymond and Johnson streets, this borbers ough. of St. was Edward's Church and was at She one of the early memher death a member of the parish of St Bridgid. She leaves a son and a daugh- ter. James Lee.

James F. Lee, for twelve years the a8- sistant foreman of the press room of the New York American, died at his home, 68 Clermont avenue, Sunday. He was 10 years of age. He leaves his mother, Mary a widow. two children, a brother and sister, the latter a member of a cona ventual order.

The funeral services will take place at the Church of the Sacred Heart, of which the deceased was a member, morning at 10 o'clock. James F. Foley. James F. Foley, 65 years old, a forein the Department of Highways of man Queens Borough, is dead at his home in Van Alst avenue, Astoria.

He was al member of the old Long Island City unteer Fire Department and well known throughout that part of the borough. His death was the result of a fall from a 40-foot ladder, just before Christmas, 1908. He was at work decorating the interior of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and slipped and fell from the ladder to the floor. He was a widower, but is survived by several daughters. Rev.

Johann Gottlieb Abele. The Rev. Johann Gottlieb Abele died yesterday of old age in his 92d year at the German Evangelical Home for the Aged, on Chauncey street, of which he had been an inmate since last May. He had been a Lutheran minister for over sixty years, and since 1874 had had vari018 pastorates in this borough. He was born in Alfdort, Germany, March 27, 1817, and when he Arst came to this county, about sixty-three years ago, had charges in Ohio, Tonawanda, N.

Y. and Harrisburg, Pa. He came to Brooklyn to retire in 1874, but was asked to continue his work by the president of the New York Conference. He was the oldest member of the New York iMnisterium and the New York Conference of Evangelical Lutheran Churches. Ten days ago Mr.

Abele lost his wife. Elizabeth. to whom he had been married sixty-one years, and it is thought that grief hastened the end. Funeral services will be held to-morrow afternoon in the St. Johannes Lutheran Church, this borough, and the officiating clergymen will be the pastor, the Rev.

Dr. J. G. F. Blacsi; Dr.

Jacob Loch, Dr. G. A. Baetz and Dr. J.

F. Holstein. The interment will be in Evergreens Cemetery. He leaves al daughter, Mina, the wife of Dr. Frederick Conradi of Baltimore.

F. CHAUVENET'S! Red Cap THE RED CARKLING BURGUNDY OF FRANCE HIS 515,000 A YEAR JOB SADDENING MA. EUSTIS Five Years More of Close Application His Duty to the Public of City. HOPED TO BE FREE TO RETIRE. Public Service Commission's Work Is Very Wearing--Commissioners Unjustly Blamed.

Few men afe in public life like John E. Eustis, who was reappointed yesterday by Governor Hughes as a member of the Public Service Commission. Mr. Eustig is suffering from an acute case of melancholia because he will have to draw $15,000 per annum from the statetreasury for the next five years. Mr.

Eustis made his own diagnosis of the case this morning and in describing the symptoms explained that he was suffering from a severe mental depression over the fact that he has received an appointment which will give him a guaranteed income of $1,250 per month for half a decade. Mr. Eustis did not want the job. says so himself, but up to 1 o'clock this afternoon no formal communication bearing Mr. Eustis' signature had left the offices of the Public Service Commission addressed to the Governor at Albany, declining the reappointment.

Mr. Eustis, notwithstanding all the reports to the contrary, before the Governor took action yesterday, declares that he was virtually hoping against hope that the Governor would find another man to take his place. Figuratively speaking he was so down. in the mouth this morning that the only thing that served to relieve his melancholy was the pleasure of serving with his present associates in the commission. "There is not much to be he declared this morning, trying hard to shake off the gloom which seemed to envelop his mental personality.

"I have been reappointed. I feel somewhat depressed, and it is only the pleasure of serving with my associates that cheers me up. I had hoped that the Governor, would find another man for the place who might be better fitted than I am, and the delay in the appointment led me to feel that such was the case. "The reappointment comes as something of a surprise, for I had hoped to go back to my own work. I had always had my own business, and had worked for myself, taking a vacation when I wanted it and doing it how and when I chose.

I feel that public office demands more constant service and personal application and has more restrictions. But I feel very deeply, nevertheless, the honor which has come with the reappointmnt. Personally, I should have preferred to: go back to my own business, which, since I have taken up this work, I have had to give up." "Now that your reappointment is settled does that bring to a focus any plans for rapid transit, either in elevated or subway lines?" the commissioner was asked. "Of course there are plans which I hope, to see grow to fruition The demand is for new subways. As a matter of fact, the public service end of it is lost sight of by the public at large, and we are judged entirely by what we do for new rapid transit lines.

The subway construetion part of it is only a side issue of our work. "And the disposition of the city officials seems to be against new subways. Apparently they prefer to spend whatever money the constitutional debt limit allows for other purposes. They seem to consider other things more important. TThe commission has been in office for a year and a half and no new subway has been started.

The commission has been held responsible, when, in fact, it is only a party to the construction of rapid transit lines. We have done our part in preparing plans and laying them before the Board of Estimate. The board seems to have no disposition to proceed." Commissioner Eustic was heartily congratulated by his colleagues when he reached his office this morning. James E. Sagid.

whose reappointment as a menber of the commission for the Second District was announced simultaneously with that of Commissioner Eustic, was one of those who greeted the Bronx commissioner. It is understood that hCarles V. Halley, will be continued as secretaryq to Cmmissioner Eustis. DEATH OF JAMES W. CONNELL.

James W. Connell. a retired inspector of the New Yor'. Fire Department. died yesterday at his home, 172 Skillman street.

He was born in Brooklyn. January 9. 1848, and always lived in the Seventh Ward. He was originally a member of the Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department. for several years, and served A5 engineer and of Engine No.

12. 'He organized the company of the fireboat Seth Low. commanding it for a year. He then became a battalion chief and afterward an inspector in the New York Fire Department. He was a member of the Moriches Club and the Andrew Jackson Club.

He belonged to the Church of St. Patrick, where the funeral services will be held Thursday morning. HEBBERD DIDN'T SAY IT. Classification. Page.

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Hehbard, who was criticised yesterday by E. T. 0'Loughlin in the statement concerning the "slave auction," published in the Eagle, for some remarks about the "bread liners" which were attributed to him in the morning papers, denied to-day making any such remarks. Mr. Hebbard W.IS quoted as saying that not one in twenty men who applied to the Department bf Charities was willing to work, and that he had lots of jobs which he could not fill, because the men did not want work.

Mr. O'Loughlin, who is to "sell" 300 u- employed men at the Parkside Presbyterian Church, Lenox road, Flatbush, on the night of Lincoln's Birthday, has found so many me nout of work and willing to take any sort of a job, that he severely criticised the alleged remarks of the missioner. Mr. Hebberd said that he spoke on "Farm Colonies for the at his talk before the Young Men's Christian Association, and advocated such A system for adoption in New York State. He said that in moderately prosperon3 times there were still many men who were unwilling to work, and some -ch means should be found to turn these men into useful members of society,.