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THE HltOOKLYX DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. MONDAY. JANUARY 10. 1910.

MISCELLANEOUS. MISCELLANEOUS. MISCELLANEOUS. BROOKLYN'S POLICE POLICE BELIEVE LUPO YOU ARE CERTAIN in dealing with us, of: A careful examination of title, a HEAD TAKES COMMAND BY TALE OF HIS DEED IS DANGEROUS OFFENDER WwmW mm reasonable charge for our i services, fair treatment and commissioner, protection against loss. 1 1 LAWYERS TITLE INSURANCE 1" AND TRUST COMPANY Man Who Murdered Wife and Tried to Kill Mother-in-Law Again Arraigned.

Italian Arrested in Bath Beach, Indicted for Counterfeiting, Has Long Police Record. DODD, MEAD COMPANY Are Going Out of Miscellaneous Retail Book Business AND OFFER THEIR ENTIRE RETAIL STOCK AT CLOSING OUT PRICES DODD, MEAD COMPANY Fifth Avenue and 35th Street OLD WOMAN TELLS OF ATTACK SAYS HE WILL DO HIS DUTY. MANY TIMES ARRESTED CAPITAL 34,000,000 SURPLUS 5,500,000 ($5,000,000 added to surplus In last 17 years) 100 Brondway, Vork. 188 Montague Street. Brooklyn.

f'75 r'nlton Street. Jfinmlea. You'll like our TORPEDO Is Given Cordial Reception and fers With Subordinates Introduced 12-Year-01d Boy, Who Witnessed Crime, Also Describes Scenes in Court. Was in Sicily Shortly Before Assassination of Lieutenant Petrosino, and Has Record There, Too. by Commissioner Baker, Tatrick H.

Rafferty. who murdered bis wife and brutally assaulted his mother-in-law, Mrs. Margaret Kelly, on EAGLE COMPLETES DEFENSE Coler Libel Suit May Co to Jury Wednesday. The arrest of Ignazia Lupo of 8304 Bay Sixth street. Bath Beach, and Giuseppe Palermo of 11 Puane street, who was with Lupo at the timp, by Detectives MealU and Simonetti of Lieutenant Vach-ris' squad, is a matter that the Italian detectives regard with much Interest.

The two men have been indicted by a Vnlted S. CASHIER HELP UP Reynolds, the fourth deputy i of police, Vvho ig to be the at the helm in H-ooklyn and Queeui, leu in an appearance at the State street -a dimarrer this morning and took possession of the room assigned to the resident deputy on the fourth floor front. Mr. Reynold's big d. sk was ornamented witli two huge baskets of flowers, sent by and there came to him two parcels, which looked like boxes of cigars, and later a green vase with more flowers November 30.

at 1822 Fulton street, wa examined In the Gates avenue court this afternoon on a charge of felonious assault, and was held without ball for the Grand Jury. Raffertjr has already been Indicted for murder, and Borough Secretary Haskell STEERS SEES THE ALDERMEN Borough President Tells Them He Wants Things Done. in Closed Safe Door, However, Face of a Pistol. States Grand Jury in New York County, the police say. for counterfeiting', and they are held now pending a trial on the charge.

The prisoners were taken into custody on Saturday night and were and Lawyer Tlmony have been assigned 126109,918 INCREASE to defend him. It Is expected that his trial on the murder charge will come up a vase which had and smudgy, and the florist's dusty was nicely pol transferred from the Brooklyn bureau to Outwitted Robber Struck Him on the Head and Fled Driver Poses as a Hero. Will Turn Over to Them All Requests for Improvements in Their Districts. ished oh by one of office staff before within the next few days. Mrs.

Kelly, who Ib 78 years old, appeared as the complainant In the proceedings to-day. She has only just been Mr. chance to cast his Reynolds bad discharged from St. John's Hospital, where she had been under treatment Manhattan, for It was there they were wanted. Lupo has a long career of a shadowy sort, and has had much experience with the police, only in this country, but of Italy.

It is known that he was In Sicily some days before Lieutenant Petio-sino was killed In the streets of Palermo. since the night of the tragedy at her eyi's on it. The ni deputy na- hed local headquar-iers wiih Baker, who Introduced him to the borough inspector. George Ft. Hohihau.

to Lieutenant Mason nii.i tn niniiht-r of i.tht'r officials. Mr. Annual Opening of Tax Books Shows Splendid Recovery Since the Panic. Quarry men Give -Testimony to Show Practical Monopoly in Medina Sand- stone Desmond Dunne on Stand. Tho Kagle Jriensr against lie suit brought againM it l-y IiirJ s.

Color was concluded this The final testimony on -half of ac Haiilo was furnished by h'v evidence was i nt cmlcd to establish the fa.t that, a prat-tit al monopoly in sandstone existed at the time the contracts fort street pavine; wciv let in Martin Conboy. mr Coler. to the witness siand Whliam C. KeJtield. Commissioner ut Public Works under Mr.

Swan st rum in 1 who i est hat Medina sandstone had been ustd for paving purposes prior to the incumbency in office of Mr. Coler. The stone at that 1 time, however, was generally cheaper than granite, ho taiii. Jacob Schmidt, an employe of the- Hu- roau of Highways, identified several pav- ing contracts whieh Medina sione was used. Desmond Dunne.

Commissioner of Public Works under Mr. Coler. testified as to the method of awarding such eon-tracts as were let in Mr. Dunne's recollection was not suflieiently to enable im to tell what, action Mr. Coler took as regarded the speed lie contracts that formed the basis of the suit.

William I. Bateman. superintendent of; the building at 45 Wall street, said he had no recollection cf ever having had such a conversation with an Eagle reporter us testified to by L. Fletcher Suapp. Mr.

i Bateman agreed, however, that the firm of Seymour Co. and the Orleans County Quarry did have an otliee in the building, exactly as described by the re- porter. The intimation was that the re- iioora.m. the retiring deputy, who goes 'and uhile Lieutenant Vaehris was over ha.k to his former job as assistant cor-1 on the search for Petroslno'a murderers, poraiion counsel. whose retirement jt j9 known that be looked luto the man's from the police position was regretted by rd knew him velt (or ne had a loval office force, came In while the in-j a reductions were gotng on and gracefully arrested him, or his men had, many gave up his official chair and wished Mr, times.

Reynolds joy and peace. There were half Lupo's right name is said to be Ignazlo dozen newspaper reporters waiting tolLupo Salttn, and ho wan indicted, the MORE MONEY FOR SUBWAYS. Mr. Reynolds, and Inspector Hoiunau lgS2 kmine Salva- New AssesBment Increases Borrowing Capacity of Greater New York by $26,700,000. ille.l them into the deputy The police of the local detective bureau are very much interested In a story of assault and attempted robbery which Is told by John Goethals, the cashier of the collection department of Abraham Straus, at the office at 171 Schcrmer-horn street, shortly after midnight on Sunday morning.

The story In brief Is that the cashier was sitting with In his possession when a man struck him down. The money was Just about to go luto the safe, when Goethals felt the chilling muzzle of a revolver against his neck and was commanded to deliver up the cash. But he instinctively slammed the safe door shut. Tho would-be thief thereat struck him with the muzzle of the revolver and knocked him down. The man called for help as he fell, and lu ran Joseph Abrahams, one of the drivers says he was ordered to stay neutral or bo shot.

But according to the driver, he bravely said, "Shoot be and grabbed the robber, who wriggled away and tied down Schermerborn street to Hoyt, and disappeared. Tho police were notified and an ambulance surgeon was called to dress the cut on the cashier's head. Acting Captain Coughlln. of the local detective bureau toro Saitta in the streets of Palermo, out Borough President Steers this morning met most of the new and old Brooklyn members of the Board of Aldermen In hla office at Borough Hall and discussed with them plans for the improvements in the various districts represented by the aldermen. There were about eighteen aldermen present at the conference, which lasted for about an hour.

"I have called you together, gentlemen," said the borough president, "in order that we might become acquainted and be able to work together In the future. I think we can accomplish much. You represent the various districts in the borough, and if any improvements aru made I want you to get the credit of it." Mr. Steers then suRgi sted that It would be an excellent plan In the future to turn over to the aldermen any petitions or requests for improvements that might come to the office of the borough president. All of the aldermen favored this plan.

Alderman Lewis M. Potter said that the trouble was with the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. He said that he had gotten over 2.000 petitions passed, but that la everv instance ihey were held mom. By i.tat time Commissioner he iame t0 lhia t.oumrx and the next Baker had gone to headquarters in Man-j h.mi of him by lhe poice was when he hattan. wag arrested by Vaehris in connection Mr: Reynolds said that he did not know wiin lhe mur(jer 0f Fremesco Catania, a much.

about the work, but he told grocer, whose body, horribly mutilated, lhe reporters, who were warmly wel- 1 waa fount! in a bae at tne waters' edge home, and presented a most pathetic appearance. Her hair had all been cut off, and tho scalp wounds Inflicted by Ralferty were still In evidence. Her left hand is crippled and both arms were in bandages. In striking contrast to his aged grandmother, va little Frank Ohland, eight years old. whose recollection of the terrible event is still vivid.

Mrs. Kelly's voice sank to a whisper, and she trembled violently as she told of Rafferty's threat to kill the entire family. She described his attack upon her with tho handle of a street-sweepers broom; how she had been knocked down, and how the heavy stick had beeu broken over her head. Frank Ohland, the father of the boy, who now lives at 65 Rochester avenu told of how he had come In from tho thcarer just as Rafterty was making his attack on Mrs. Kelly, who was lying on the floor.

Llttlo Frank took the stand and testified that he was in bed with his grandmother, and was awakened when the old woman got up to see what was the matter In the other room. Just as Uaffer-ty knocked his grandmother down, he said, his father came in. took him iu his arms and ran upstairs with him. Detective Vattrson stated that Raf-ferty had told him that he hoped Mrs. Kelly would die.

Watterson also described the small gnsh that was In Raf- The Increase in the assessments on real estate In Greater Xew York for the ensuing year is enough to permit the building of another subway or the tar emued, thai he would do his duty as he jn port Hamilton. Lupo was arrested I and detectives went out to investigate. rying out of many other minor Improve' ntents. The tax books for 191U were opened to-day for the Inspection of the oublio. The total Increase over 1909 is Figuring on the constitutional provision whieh gives the city the right to borrow at the rate of 10 per cent, on the total amount of the real estate assessments, the borrowing capacity of the city is increased by $26,700,000.

Brooklyn furnishes about onc-flfth of this increase in the borrowing capacity. The increase In realty values in Brooklyn of lUlo over those of last year aggregate about $50,000,000. The increase I Up tne Boar(t of Estimate. Other WOO nlHorrtiuti haii ha onmn 1 tn Detective Conwav arrested two men saw and intimated he would navy for tnis crime in July, 18, and the police i 1 1 be belter acquainted with the require- found out that he was the last person meiws of his position befure he coull seen with Catania alive. at any length about his policy.

But Lupo had also been arrested In connec-ti. added that he had assured his official OTi with the barrel mystery, but as in superior, the commissioner, that he in-jTrie Catania cae, there was no direct evi-tended to do his and told the re-I dence agaiii3t aim. and he was discharged, poriers that Mr. Baker had been kind He was laser faken into custody, over enough, to say 'ha: he would stand by and over again, for carrying a revolver him in bis efforts and give him backing wi'hout a permit, and was several times in the srniggle to h.ive (he Jaw conserved fined and imprisoned for that offense, in the boroughs of Juoens and Brooklyn, Before he wen' Sicily. Lupo, a man Mr.

Roynelds said that he was sure that, named Passenanio and another named the reporiers would treat him with con-' Cosrantino had beeu engaged in Nev sideraiion. York and Brooklyn in business. It was Von know." said he. "I was a reporter claimed that they opened a circuit of myself once what you would call a 'cub' small stores for the 3ale of wines, oil not v. tv long, it is true, bur I did have; and other Italian products, and that they some slight experience in your profes- bought largely oi credit.

'But they failed, (and after they had disappeared It came After The reporters lef-. Mr. Reynolds, out ihat goods which they had bought on wen; ah-ju; the building, finding out: credit had been disposed of and turned things. He had a long talk with Borouga into money and that there was nothing Inspector Kolahan and if seemed that the left upon which the creditors could were found loitering about, unaoie to give make M. that if an account of themselves, but they pro- tncy gol petitions through, he would tested that they knew nothing about any (l0 8 hlg (0 8ce (hat lh(J Board porter must have gone there or would not have known anything ahum the offices.

Wednesday ought fo see the libel suit in the jury's hands, unless developments not now anticipated should arise. ferty throat at the time of his arrest. During the proceedings Rafferty sat iinmnvnrt tnkln.r Hut 1tt.ln Inlarnat Hf COLER TALKS ABOUT CASE. oitcuuji. itmun, 0, Estimate aupplled the money.

houBe. They were, however, held as "what we want to do in tho future is vagrants, by Magistrate Uooley, pendlngl (o get thlllB3 done and Bure WB a hearing to-morrow. I oan bv working as I have planned," said The police detectives and Simeon Wat-Mr. steers. "I intend to get some kind son, the Chief of Police for Abraham of conveyance, and personally visit tho Straus, found a messenger who claimed different districts.

I want to find out the I turned occasionally in the direction of the spectators, and grinned and winked at some of the persons in the crowd. Lawyer Tlinoney was on hand to look after his interests. mat ne was in me ounmug at me time condition of the streets in the borough Comments on His Libel Suit in the Course of a Speech. Bird S. Coler, former borough pres.

dent of Brooklyn, delivered a speech before of the occurrence, end saw a man run and see what improvements are needed." two men would be warm friends. Mr. realize. NEW PARISH BOUNDARIES the People Forum in Hart Hall, date- The total liabilities of the firm were Reynolds announced that he would spend mos; of his time during business hours at sierday after avenue and Broadway ning out; but he declared that the driver did not seek to prevent him, did not hold him and did not shout for the police. The place was open for the reports and returns of the drivers, who usually get Into the stables after late trips, with the collections of the day on C.

O. D. packages, and turn In their money to the placed at something like $70,000. and Lupo had realized a large sum as a result of the failure. He went back to Italy, and noon, on the topic "The Press and Ine p.rolyn ofAce People." Mr.

Coler took occasion in th1 lou needn ride. Mr. President," suggested Alderman Bent; "walk. Walking is now the up-to-date method of getting around." Mr. Steers laughingly said that he would try and Induce Mayor Gaynor to go along on the expedition.

Four Democratic Aldermen stayed away from the conference Heffernan. Meagher, Mnnigan and McAleer--and Alexander Drescher stood in the doorway, on th fence, as it were. Father Bobier Likely to Protest Against Encroachment. i there is a story that Signor Poll, the chief WALDO TO TRY THE the Palermo Bram-b of the Italian De- I partmcnt of Public Safety, had informa- cashier. There were about $8,000 on hand: course of his speech to comment upon his libel suit against the Kagle.

now being submitted before a jury in the Supreme Court. II" aWo made his usuil at ack upon the Eagle and up'n othe1 newspapers. At The dose of his speech he was asked several questions by persons in the audience. I tion that Lupo was- there and was spend- ISiew Inspection Ordered That May in lprire BUm9 of moncy. I He was not seen In Palermo after th? 1 death of Petrosino.

but the Information Close Up Many Places of Amusement. People of His Parish Attend Church of Assumption, Which Is Nearer Their Homes. on Saturday night. The police expect to have the matter cleared up before the cases of the two alleged "vagrants'' come up before Magistrate Doolcv to-morrow morning. The men arrested were Robert O'Neill and Edward Dunning.

In Manhattan aggregates From now until March 31 citizens may inspect the tax If they take exception to the valuation that has been put on their real estate they may file a petition for a reduction. Those who have been assessed for personal taxes may swear them off entirely or arrange a compromise with the tax board. The new tax board, consisting of Law-son Purdy. the president; Charles T. Whitt.

John J. Halleran. Charles J. Mc-Cormack, Judison G. Wall, Edward A.

Kaufmann and' Daniel S. McElroy, appeared at the Mayor's office early this morning and were promptly sworn in. All the commissioners left immediately for the branch offices of the department In the various boroughs. Mr. Waif went to his office in the Municipal Building.

Brooklyn. Mr. Huiieran journeyed back to Queens and Mr. McCormack took charge of the Staten Island office. The other commissioners are stationed in Manhattan.

As usual. Andrew Carnegie heads the list for assessments on personal property. He is down on the tax books for $5,000,000. Each year In the past he has paid the tax on this assessment without a murmur. Mayor Gaynor and the other members of the new administration are greatly over the showing made in the DONE TO FRIGHTEN HUSBAND of the police Is that he had been seen thej-p not many days before the ill-fated agent of the New York police got to Ttaly.

The police do not know much about thi prisoner Palorm it is understood, but he was with Lupo at the time of the arrest and was Jointly indicted with him on the government's charge of SHIPWRECKED MEN IN PORT. Twenty-seven Brought In From Ham ilton, Bermuda Four Vessels Were Lost. Mrs. Johnson "Framed-up' Story of Two Burglars. Hereafter all members of the Tire De-J partment in all thn boroughs except Brooklyn and Queens, against whom charges are made, will tried by Fire Commissioner Waldo personally.

Heretofore this was delegated to a deputy 1 fire commissioner. The trial days will be las follows: For Manhaitan. Thursday, Mo A.M.: for the Borough of the Bronx, i Wednesday. 10 A.M.; Richmond, Friday, I in A.M. The bureau of violations and auxiliary i fire applianens has been urned over to ihc charge of Chief f'roker.

who has been HOME FROM PANAMA. CELL FOR GIRL'S ABDUCTOR Judge Excoriates Man Who Comes Up for Sentence. Declares That Prisoner Has Been Guilty of Similar Crimes, and Praises Society for Conviction. County Judge Faweett this morning gave Adam Mlchlcr. 33 years of age.

of 17S8 Park place, a verbal dressing down Archdeacon Bryan Loud in His Praise of Government Control on the Isthmus. With the crews of -four shipwrecked vessels, and with six sea captains aboard, the Quebec liner Bermudian. reached her pier here to-day from Hamilton, Bermuda. There were twenty-seven shipwrecked men aboard In all, and they Included the crew of the American two-masted schooner Abel C. Morehouse, rescued in midoccan; Captain Skogland and his crew of lhe Norwogian bark Crown, rescued in similar fashion; Captain Olsen The Rev.

William J. Donaldson, D. rector of tho Church of the Assumption, which is now located on Cranberry street, near Henry, but was formerly at York and Jay streets, spoke at all of the masses yesterday in reference to a special collection to meet the expenses of the church, and in the course of his remarks referred to the matter of the parish boundaries. He said that the matter had been taken up by the church authorities, and that he had been assured that when the new lines ate established the limits would extend to the lower side of Pierrepont street, whereas the present line is at Orange street. Dr.

Donaldaon also said that the parish still claimed all of tho territory It covered when the church was at the old location. When seen In reference to the matter this morning, Dr. Donaldson said that the church hniliilnm had been moved from Tho police of the Atlantic avenue station have had a joke played on them. Last night they were infonii'd that two bold and bad burglars had attempted tu rob the home of Mns. Thomas Johnson at 6U t'tiea avenue, Thomas had been nut several evenings in succession, and this tr.

-at men t. Sadie, his wife, did not like. Sunday she hit upon a plan to keep him hnine in thi future, and it would have acted effectually had she not later confessed to the police that it was all a "fake." She made thing-look as though (some one had been there ordered by Commissioner Waldo to make an inspection at ont-e of all theaters, i moving picture houses, music halls and niai-ps nf mnsemfnf Thia ma i This may u.jou nit oni.uiai honks ver nfier mine of the Incarnation, now Archdeacon of; through the disastrous panic of 1907, 'Siiit in the dosing up of many of these places. Cp to the present 1 this particular bureau has been super- vised by a battalion chief. before him to Sing Sing for not less than 4 years and 6 months for the abduction of 12-yoar-old Lillian Essig.

on the isthmus or fanama arrived In Brook- the valuation of Xew York real es-lyn yesterday and will spend three weeks tate increased only $100,000,000. and the here. The archdeacon has only words o('ear before after an era of untold pros-i 'Perity all over the city the increase wafl praise for government control on tho ttl(. neighborhood of four times that Isthmus of canal digging and of caring amount. Financial men are Inclined to for the health and morals of the work- i believe that this year's Increase Indi- September 25 last.

Miehler, Judge Faw to steal furniture was upset und the eon- tents of the. bureau drawers were spilled CDCC raiD TUICC Ikl ounonu on the floor and when Thomas reaehea i rnCC rMIn Inltr I On film home at 11 o'clock Inst night he was met cott said, had committed a number of one extreme end of the parish to the slmllar crlmo9 betore wlth01" detection. by his wife, who said two men had just tried to roD the place. Thomas saw that cates a return of good times and prosperity. The figures of the real estate valuation for 1909 and 1910.

as shown on the ta books, are as follows: other, and that the new boundaries would be established as aoon as the authorities men who dig It. He also reported his own work prosperous. "The influence of Colonel Goethals steadily grows." said the archdeacon, "both In getting the government's plan.5 Wonian, Caught Rifling Purse in Pew, Released After Long Plra. I90. Manhattan H3n.lM.4St carried out for the making of the great iir.

into. -S4 riiw'is the things were scattered about, and h- licved what his wife had to rl him. To i gether they went to the Atlantic avenue station house and report the "uuemij'-ei robbery." Lieutenant Eggers was nn the l-sk. an: made a note of the affair, fie Haiti he would look into the matter at onc Hoon 1 the wheels of the police department b'- lllyn waterway and over the thousands of peo-' llr" and he commended tho Children's Society for Its work In securing a conviction against him. Michler's maximum sentence Is 9 years and 8 months.

There was a rather unusual number of negroes before Judge Kawcoil for sentence at one time this morning, no less than six defendants being arraigned for one offense or another which had brought conviction with it. Daniel J. DaviB was held up August 23 last and robbed by John Johnson and Maggie Henry. This rooming the negro Queens HlchmunJ 64.4fiT.4i;;, pie resident In the zone. There Is not Kviil intoxicated, a woman ab-Mraf ed $17 and two diamond rings from another's purse at St.

Francis Xavier's Cat ho i ic Church, Sixth avenue and Car- have had time to give the matter proper consideration. Assurance had been given him, he said, that hl territory would Include the additional blocks up to Pierrepont street, and that he had simply made the announcement yesterday, so that the people concerned would understand that they, were acting within their rights when attending the church of which he Is in charge. The church that will be most affected an immoral woman In the zone. I am not and crew of the American schooner George L. Drake, also rescued In a like manner on the open sea; and Captain Magllsao and men of his crew of the Italian bark Fllipo Dencgri.

who were wrecked on a coral reef In, Bermuda. Another sea captain aboard was Pierre Labutat, commander of the Fabro liner Provlncia. He was on the bridge of his vessel on December 211 when a terrific sea caught him and whirled him against tho side of the bridge. His left leg was severely injured and he thought for some time that it was broken. The Provincla.

was at the time bound from Marseilles to New York, but found it necessary to put into Bermuda for coal. At Bermuda the caplnln went to a hospital, and his chief officer brought the vessel on to New York. Captain I.abutat comes to resume command of the liner. Also In the collection of sea captains who kept the Bermudlan's journey alive with yarns of the deep was William Wilt, commander of the cruising steamship Oceana, which in a few days will begin a winter run to the Bermudas. As a sort of further preventative of any lag of sea talk during the voynge there was present Captain Andrew Calhoun of the New York Yacht.

Club, and the home-coming tourists aboard had sea yarns for breakfast, for lunch and for dinner. i). li i JU.H'W, 131 gan to spin, and it was not ions; befrri' roil street, yesterday, at the 11 o'clock Increase ever last yrar. Railroads Escape Personal speaking of the cities of Colon and Pan- ama, but of the zone. The number of saloons has decreased.

i "Will the canal be finished? Of course! Tax Through Receiverships and hv fhn nrnnosed chaneo Is St. Charles i It will. It will cost lots of money, but Uorromeo's In Sidney place, and It is for 11 months and days, and were fined for 11 months and 29 days, and were fined I "Rondel TJphts. and negress were sent to tho penitentiary $500 each. Carl Brown.

18 years and ebony-hued. has several indictments against him. He got a Sing Sing sentence Inspector Hawkins, his personal staff oi mass. The unknown woman entered the Plalnclothesmen and several pre. m-n aml occupied James Harley's were searching for some Hew to the "a'-i tempted robberv." pew.

near which were seated Justices Nothing could be. discovered th. would J- r'arr i Luke D. Stapleton of place the crime on any one person, and the Supreme Court. lime and again Johnson and hus- I lr 'he progress of the mass a young band were questioned.

Mr. Johnson only i woman sitting directly in front of the knew what his wife had toiri him vh.n I stranir'T, knelt, forward, leaving her possible that the Rev. James E. Bobier. Its rector, may file an objection to having hla narisli made nnv smaller, eneeiallv It will be worth Its cost, and the United States has the funds to foot the bill In! The '-orporation assessments for per-tbe last two months much rain has fallen 'sonal taxc9 'onm'tute but a small per-on the Isthmus and work hs been hln- rentage of the taxes paid by trade com- in view of the threatened wiping out or i ttu" dered, but the canal Is half done." ninations.

corporation irancntse taxes, he came home, and Mrs. Johnson still in- Heather handling on the st'af. The woman a whole so.uare block of houses. In case the Clinton street court house Bite Is finally selected. one of the indictments to which he had pleaded guilty.

Moses Kotldlck. Charles Carroll and Samuel Green were tho other three negroes. They got penitentiary sentences. sisten mat ner ilnry wan true. could 'a'liiy aiibi racieu a.

pur.ie nuin uie uag, niifi from tho purse took the money and wnicn amount to mucn ntgner iiKUieo, are not made public until April. All of the railroads now In the hands of receivers are exempt from taxation because the liens against them amount not give any dHlnitt description of th Since the opening of the new Church of COMMUTERS INDIGNANT. MAY SUE FOR DAMAGES. CHARGES THEFT IN SHOE ROW. Morris Park Travelers Want a Better! to more than the valuations of their per-.

sonal property. The Bleecker Street and Shelter at Westbound Fulton Ferry Railroad Company, for In- Station. stance, was assessed for $500,000 under 1 the personal tax law some years ago. Last year the assessment was bought The Morris Park Citizens Asscvla- down to $5,000, and even that amount was tlon, which met on Saturday night, gave sworn off. No assessment Is levied nut tho ininrm.iinn that ir ogainst it under the personal tax law reported robbers, as she had been in another part of the house and had only seen them as they were making their escape.

The police who heard the story began to compare notes and found that several different stories had been given. At lant inspector Hawkins tried to question the woman atiain and sui-cei ded in getting a confession that the robberv was only a "frame-up." she said that she wanted to keep her husband home eveniucs and knew that if he ihoucht thieves were breaking Into his hou.se he would stav home and prote, hjs wiie. William J. Houston, Arrested in Manhattan, May Seek Coin and Exoneration. rinps.

Just as she got up to leave the young woman noticed ihat her handbag was open, and she screamf-d. Frank Cunningham and Paul Farrell, were quickly at the scene of ihc disturbance by Father Gerald Mc-Oourr y. a curate. Fathr David Hikey, the rector, also appeared. The group accompanied the woman to ih rear of the church, where a policeman was sent for.

The woman, who was about 46 years old. nnd siylishely gowned in black, pleaded earnestly wlrh tho young woman not to jinsecuw her. As no policeman arrived, 1 he young woman acceded to the other's request, and she was allowed to go. the Assumption In August, Catholics living at the Hotel St. George, the Mansion House and the Margaret have found It more convenient to attend services there than at St.

Charles Borromeo's. While the parish has gained In this way. It baa lost in another, for many of the old parishioners of the Assumption find that they can save time by going to St. Ann's Church, which Is at Gold and Front streets. This parish has suffered to a great extent by the razing of buildings for the approach to the new bridge, and by the removal of dwelling houses which are being replaced by factories.

CIQABMAKER "WAS FOUND DEAD. Dealer Decltaes Man Stole Boots That Were Thrown During Squabble. this vear, and the same is true with the ber of Morris Park commuters who i a nt uaimti uuu ot-viiiu euu iiil-i on trams oi tne miauuc uveuue 'Company. division of the Long Island Railroad, are The Interborough Rapid Transit Com INDEX To Classified Advprtibements in To FOUND BIG REVOLVER BULLET. day's Eagle.

Indignant because of the fact that they must wait for their trains on the westbound platformrs of the Morrl.i Park station tn all kinds of weather under a shed that affords but slight shelter from the cold, rain and snow, and that they arc circulating a petition, which will be srnt to President Ralph Peters of the railroad company, requesting a comfortable inclosed structure. Pr'sident Peters, it was announced, will alro be notified that the large inclosed station adjoining the eastbound Samuel Aaronson. a shoe dealer of 12C Srholes street, charged Max Kaplan, 27 years old. of 142 Boerum street, with grand larceny before Magistrate O'Reilly In the Manhattan avenue court. Kaplan In answering tho charge said that he went Into Aaronson's shoe stofo this morning to purchase, a pair of shoes and when the latter could Jiot suit him, ho (Aurouson) got mnd and an argument followed during which he alleged tho shoo dealer threw live pnlrs of shoes at him.

He declared he kicked the shoes along the street nnd that was the Inst he saw of them. Magistrate O'Heilly after hearing Kaplan's story set tho case down for Friday. pany last, year swore off on an assessment of SlQ.uuQ, and is not assessed this year. One year ago. when the assessment included the capital stock valuation, which has since been excluded from the list of "personal property'' In view of the special franchise tax law, the In-terborough assessment, was on The Metropolitan Street Railway Company is assessed on $10,000.

The Consolidated Gas Company Is assessed for personal property, valued at $100,000. In 1Wi7 and again In 1908 the tentative assessment was $1,000,000. Last year the am-unt was brought down to Picked Up on Floor of Queens Surrogate's Office Clashed Through Window Nc One Hurt. A suit for damages against the City of New York for false arrest and against a police officer for assault and battery Is the contemplated action of William J. Houston of 66 Pierrepont street, If a current report Is to be taken an correct.

Houston was arrested In Manhattan Thursday night by Policeman John W. Mann of the Mercer street police station on what bystanders and eye witnesses thought was a slim pretext. The policeman was accused of Intoxication. Houston's wife wu communicated with to-day In rcferenco to the suit her husband Is expected to bring. She stated that he was too 111 to be out of bed and was under the constant care of his physician.

She staled that he could not be seen nnd she refused to discuss the matter of a suit. Believed That Wind Blew Out the Gas Light. Fred Thompson, a cigarmaker, 40 years old, who occupied a furnished room nt 62 eCdar street, was found dead In bed this morning by the landlord of the house. The odor of escaping gat caused excitement among the other boarders of the house, and It wa.i some time before they discovered that it waa coming from Thompson's room. Dr.

Lowen of St. Catherine's Hospital was called, and upon arrival pronounced tho man dead. Tho A caliber bullet fired 'r a revolver was found by Chief fler); W. K. Ifen-'iriekson in the roeordini; room of th-' tracks, which is little used, is in a filthy Sjth-s Amusements Autumnl ii s.

TCoanJlnif HuMm-Hs i'l' i' Si iKnth fVnitiMtry Jipn ut i'n Iivi.l. -mis Klcrtiun FliKiini.il Fr 1'ian. Finn. H'-lp fl'i-j A- "itri i H'U. Is In Mi Offie I condition and that the walls are a window lit during the 'ay, ps no one heard th RAILROAD CAR DISTRIBUTION.

ered wl-h improper pictures ami writings. It was reported at tho meeting that after rain storms the corner at Broadway and CuriiS avenue Is impassable. Children attending Public School $100,000 under agreement by the company i to pay on that amount, whieh was do- flared to he more thtin the company could be held liable for. The Cnhlo Cimpnny is as- sessed on $2,000 worth of pcrsnnnl prop- erty. the Thomas Conville Brewing Cora- nany on JM.OOo.

lhe Henry C'ausen Sons Hrewing Company on the Consolidate Telegraph and Electrical It will be remembered that Houston (J teens County surroatfe's It hnd been fired through the room, but or pome time yesierv wiikniir in the room lo h.i: or tile round of bre ii not believed lie she: intendinp h.irm i'i oHice. The bullet W83 tUTUVd police were satisfied that the asphyxiation disappear! directly after tho arrest, pre Supreme Court Upholds Interstate my one bred any person I No. 57. in avenue, it was said. was accidental.

It Is believed that the wind blew the light out. sumably to a hospital. Ho waa located In a New York hotel yesterday by his brother and taken home to Brooklyn. 1 i Commission's Power. Washlnfiton, January 10 The Supremo "1 to th." po- exper.once much difficulty in reaching their schoTl at sueh time.

Borough President C.resser will requested to bv to the imrned.ate grading of the street at Court of the United States to-day decided the various cases before It involving tho power of the Interstate Conimerco Com Subway Cotnpnny on $15,000, the Central Brewing Comoany on $5,000, the De Forest. Radio Telephone Company. The Krie Railroad Company was assessed on ULAR FEATURES. I that point. THREE KILLED IN A WRECK.

I A social meeting of the civic rove port. January per- Vn TY JZTt' 1 mission to regulate the distribution of railroad cars among the coal companies. SHIFT LAUNCHING DATE. Work Is to be hastened on the new battleship Florida, which Is now In conrso of construction at the Navy Yard. In order to expedite tho work.

It. Is said that more men will be taken on. Instead of the launching taking plaeo In May it was reported to-day that March 15 hai boon fixed as the date thereof. FIRE IN PASTOIVS FLAT. Fire caused by some old papers In thi rear of a stove, In tho apartments of the Rev.

1. T. of St. James P. E.

Church, on the fifth floor of the five-story brick aixirtment houHo, 478 Wash-InKton avenue, to-dny, created some excitement, but fortunately did no damage. and oii- fatally injured interesting speakers and refreshments. upholding the commission's power, but deciding tho various enscs on their Individual merits. worth of personal property in but. like other railroad swore off on the p-ical ground that out- standing bonds constituted on excess fi indebtedness over the value of personal property.

The Knickerbocker Telephone) and Telegraph Company Is assessed on, the New Amsterdam lias Com-i Srh: siiptn. INDEX OF REC rtusMtttnt! n. I'n-; A'Tdiuut irs Athlctirs i hull niiliiir.ls l'MiiiC B-injf I. pi Kinam Ml til- rnr.tl.rfll Frnt'-r nal P1NjROS. lost night in a collision in the Texas and freight yards.

Th" de.l are John Cornell. IJss Kvans of Uoyce. and a switchman. A sleeping car -irli was probably fatally hurt. HAD FIT; BURNED TO DEATH.

AlIetKown, January lu p. p. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought MAGDALEN WACKEBMAN DEAD. Magdalen Schwendel, wltlow of Philip Wackerman and mother of nattullon Chief Henry Wackerman of the N.

Y. V. died Saturday at her home. Maujer street. She was born In Germany 73 years ago, and had lived in Brookb'jj.

for sixty-four years. She was an early niorfl-ber of the Church of St. Nicholas, Ollvo and Devoe streets, ami leaves two sons, Henry and Jacob. Her brother wns tho late Martin Schwendel, a wcll-knowl baseball player. rA I 11 pany, which stworc tiff last year, on the New Vork Mutual Gas Light Company, on the New York Edison Company, on JjO.Ono; the Standard Oil Company of New York, on $10,000, and the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, on the Standard Oasllght Company of the City of New York, on the United Electric Light and I'ower Company, on $10,000.

and the Union Telegraph Company, on $100,000. TAXICAB BUMFS TAILOB. Jacob Silverman, 24 years old. a tailor of 561 Baltic street, mas crossing Fifth avenue. In front of No.

90, at noon today when taxlcah No. 87.3'J3 Btruck him, indicting painful Injuries and bruises. Policeman Thompson of Traffic Squad arrested Krani! Ooetz, aged 23, of 27 Oak-laud place, the chauffeur on the taxlcab. KieuW, a well Known resident and former tox collector of this city, was burned to deaih to-day in his bedroom. Ho was "Wnum 1.

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Bears tha 8tnatur of dressing when epilepsy probably seized him and he fell helpless against an oil l.iove he, purchase a last week. indicates iuiipk'mcnu.