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THE WORLD: 'WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1890. Firemen Rescue Frederick Thompson in a Manner, AND LDTZ THE HEROES. From tie Fourth-Story Window of a Blazing House They Snatched a Victim. 10RKED WITHOUT ROPE OR LADDERS. "While Staiuline on a Narrow Cornice Corrigan Passed Thompson to Lutz anil Safety.

The crowd gathered in front of the burning building at No. 2365 Third avenue yesterday cheered Itself hoarse when Fireman Thomas Carrig'an, of Hook and Ladder Company No. 14. at great peril of his life, lifted a helpless man from the fourth-story window of the burning house and bore him to a place of safety. It cheered John Lutz, his brother fireman, who helped in the rescue.

The burned building, a four-story brick, Is owned by George Bruhn, who has a bakery on the first floor and lives with his family on the two floors Immediately above. Tho cop floor he rented to Willlam Staat, who in turn let a. furnished front room to Frederick Thompson, a driver. Flro which started in the bakeshop shortly before 7 A. M.

yesterday spread through the house with great rapidity. The baker and his family and the Staat family left the house and were) guard- Ing their goods and chattels on the side- Walk when the firemen arrived. Lines of hose were sent in and good progress was being made when a man suddenly appeared at the top lloor window. It was Thompson, who had been awakened by smoke and flames. The halls he found impassable.

Long tongues of flame were licking their way up the stairways, and the fire-escapes were In the rear. He was cut off, and, dragging himself to the window, he was about to throw himself to the street when the crowd called for him to stay where he was. Carrlgan was not ordered by his captain to risk his life, but, followed by Lutz, he darted into the house adjoining and made his way to the roof. This house Is a story lower Uian the burning building and had its roof on a level with -the top of the blazing structure's third-story windows. Carrigan placed his left foot on the window cornice and, keeping his right planted firmly on the roof, reached up for Thompson, who hung half way out the window, pale and helpless.

To drag him out while in that position would have been to precipitate both to the sidewalk, thirty-five feet below. Smoke and flames poured from the lower windows in volumes and hid the scene for a moment. When it cleared away it was seen that Lutz was giving his aid. He clutched the side wall of the burning building and held his brother fireman with his left' hand close to the front, forming a human brace. He put every pound of strength he could exert In the pressure, and Carrigan felt it possible then to go ahead.

He seized Thompson under the arms and dragged him over the sill; then rasping him firmly he handed him. over utz's crouched form to the other men on the roof. Then the cheer so long held in check broke loose. The police had difficulty in keeping the fire lines unbroken. The fire was extinguished and the loss was placed at $3,500.

Carrigan Is the son of Supt. James Carrigan, of the Union Railway' Com- HOT TIMES AT MBS. HOC-Al-I'S. Everybody iviio Hurt a Ha nil In the Fig-lit Hue! a Tale to Tell. The upshot of the lively times they have over at No.

532 West Fifty-third street was that Mrs. Hogan had Thomas Thornton arrested, charged with stabbing her five times about the face and neck; Mrs. Ellen Thornton charged Mrs. Hogan with striking her with a club; Thomas Thornton swore that Mrs. Hogan had kilt him entirely with a coal shovel: Mrs.

Margaret Goodhall accused Mrs. Hogan of throwing a bottle at her head, and Patrolman Sullivan charged the belligerent Mrs. Hogan with having assaulted Matron Heynoids in the police station. Mrs. Hogan had a face swathed In bandages and doctors' certificates which looked like record of the battle of Malvern Hill when she came to Tork- ville Court yesterday.

The story she told was heartrending. Thornton was sworn to kill her. He had been in wait for her in the dark hallway for two hours, when he learned that she had asked for a warrant for his arrest, and when she appeared to succor her cousin, James Hanley, who was being mur- thered by the villain, Thornton went at her with a knife and slashed up her face in a manner horrible to behold The of cross charges per- nlexed Magistrate Deuel, and he adjourned the case to Oct. 1 in order to have time to think it over. HEB, CHILDBEKT STARVING.

Airs. Martin Has Them Sent to an Institution. Mrs. Ellen Martin, dispossessed from her poor little home for non-payment of rent, finding herself on the street with her three young children, without food for two days, walked into Jefferson Market Court yesterday, and asked that her two oldast children be sent to some institution, and that she and her baby be allowed to stay In the prison. Mrs.

Martin Is a roflned appearing woman. She raid her husband was a waiter who spent all his earnings in drink. The Magistrate granted her request, and told the Gerry Society agents to look for her husband. Dr. Seimcr Back from Knrope.

Dr. Joseph H. Senner, Commissioner of Immigration, returned homo- from Buropa on the Saale yesterday. Many officials at Bills Island went down the bay on the Fletcher to receive him: Off Liberty Island the big steamer's engines were stopped long enough for the officials to climb on board. Dr.

Senner received them In the cabin and Capt. Kessler entertained the delegation at luncheon. Dr. Senner was accompanied by his daughter. Strong Is Satisfied ivlth Gen.

Collls, Gen. Collis, the Commissioner of Public Works, had a talk with'the Mayor yesterday about certain charges against him In connection with the Fifth avenue pavement and other matters. The Mayor said afterwards that ho took no stock In the rumors against Gen. Collis. Senator Lexow said that no Senatorial of the Public Works Department was contemplated.

Living in Imnnl-y; Wife In "Want. Justice Storer, of the Supreme Court, has nled the application ot Major William B. Wot- more for tb'e reduction of the $6,000 a year alimony allowed to hU divorced wife, Anette B. iWetmore. The Judge says that while Wotmore has been living In luxury and Idleness bis wife and tarn.

Ur left to look cut lor tnemtslrea, SAVED FROM DEATH BY FIRE BY A HUMAN BRACE. MAY SELL THE TO-DAL After Ulnny Postponements the Franchises on 2StH usttl £OtU Are Offered Ag-tiiii. Folsora Bros, have sold for Helen Mudlilcen to John H. McGurk tho leasehold, twelve years to run, of No. 209 East 18th st.

P. N. Gardner has sold a three-story flat-house on Lebanon north side, 100 feet west of Prospect for Mrs, Loesch to James Logan for $6,100. Bryan L. Kennelly sold yesterday in foreclosure at No.

Ill Broadway the Francis Griffin leasehold, 20x82, four- story brick tenement and store, No. 189 Avenue to Charles Frey for $3,950. D. Phoenix Ingraham Co. sold at the-same place in foreclosure the southwest corner of Stanton and Eldridge 44.4x107, five-story brick tenement, with stores, to Herrmann A.

Schmidt for $15,000. At Nos. 59 to 65 Liberty Richard V. Harnett sold at auction No. 7-10 3d corner of East 46th at, four-story arict cellar brick tenement, with store, in conjunction with No.

46th to Morris Grady for $20,000. James McCreery has leased tlio store premises Nos. 22. 24 and 20 3i3a-it 14th st. to a firm which will move in next week.

This Is the site recently vacated by Baumann Bros. Plans were filed yesterday by Francis S. Kinney, the cigarette manufacturer, for a live-story brick dwelling on the fifty-foot plot, bought recently by him. at Nos. 33 and 35 West 5-Hh part of the Sc.

Lke's Hospital property, to cost $50,000. Alterations are to be made on the schoolhouse, Noa. 2G8 to 272 2d st. Estimated cost $10,000. To-Dny'H Auction AT NO.

Ill BROADWAY. Peter F. Moyer Co. will Bell No. 116 West 64th south Bide, 1S8 feet west ct Colum'ius IftxlOU.S, four-story and base'mcnt brownstone dwelling: also No.

118 West U4th 175 feet west of Columbus 19x100.5, four-story and basement brown-stone dwelling. D. Phoenix Ingraham No. 814 West 87th ut, south eicte, 200 feet west of West JSml 20x100.616, three-story nnd bnaement brown-stone dwelling; also No. 543 Bast 12lh north side, 112.4tt west of Ave.

17.10xl03.1%xl7.8x 103.1M;, flve-story brick tenement. S. Do Walltearss: No. 510 West 50th Bt, feet west of 10th 25x100.5, five-story brick tenement. William Kennelly: No.

535 East 118th north side, 43G.8 feet east of Pleasant 20.r. 1 four-Btory brick tenement and stores; also 483 Manhattan west side, 18.5 feet north ot 120th 15x80. throe-story stone-front dwelling. A. Soulard: All rights, franchises, tracks, of tho Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Street Railway, covering from foot of West 42d st.

to foot of East 23d together with real estate, Recorded NEW CHAMBERS ST, Xo 30. also Rose st, nw or cor Now Chambers st, C. John Sim mo UK to John Doherty ano $1 12TH ST, 233 ft of Ave 23x103.3; Goo Blunt, ret, to Herman 10,000 72D ST, No 158 Rachel Adams to Arax IT TavahiuiJIan 50,000 1S9TH ST, ft of avo, 53.3x100: Nicholas Cotter wife to Samuel DuIIey 25,000 PICRKY ST, lot 23 map estate Wm Gilbert; Chan Kyrltz wife to Geo Weiss 13,000 SOTH ST. nw cor Madison ave, ISti.SxlOO.S; John Delahunty, ref, to A JJond- heirn 12,500 CAUGHT IN HEB FIRST THEFT. The Shoplifter Arrcnteil Prlilny Was Mlli'y Florence (ttiiiui.

The seventeen-year-old girl held for trial In Yorkvllle Police Court on a charge of shoplifting last Friday has finally given a clue to her identity. She is now in the Tombs Prison. She claims her right name is Mary Florence Quinn, that her parents have died within two years and that she has been living with an aunt at No. 348 East Eighteenth street. She says she has two younger sisters in St.

Joseph's Home, Long Island City. According to Mary's story she recently lost a position as servant with a family in the annexed district. Her aunt scolded her because she was unable to get another place, and tolcl her she must got money somehow. She to a store, picKed up a few articles from the counters and was caught. A postal-card from a police captain at North Beach was received by the girl yesterday and she replied in a letter addressed to Edward H.

Bowman, in care of the police captain. A Tombs iry will tri committed to some Catholic home. misuionary ry to have Mary Lawyer Hugo Coleman has been engaged to defend her. THHIHCMI DonIeH Mcyer'w ClmrgcK. Sheriff Tamsen denied yesterday the charge made Ijy Peter F.

Meyer that he. had (reel to get more tickets than he was entitled to at the dinner given by the third panel of the. Sheriff's jury at the Hotel Stivoy In February last. The Sheriff wrote to Julius Weil, fee- rotary of the panel, naming seven friends he wished asked, and when lour of these declined he requested that invitations be sent to the same number of substitutes. ARREST RESISTED WITH KNIFE AND CLUB, Grip 1'nt UM Such ll Flfjlit that the I'olice Had to Shoot Him In Order to Take Him In.

Charles Grip, whom the police have been hunting since Sept. 24, was arrested yesterday after a hard fight by Detectives Hannon and Smith, of the One Hundred and Fourth Street Station. Grip, with Dan Hooy, one of his gang, assaulted Annie Duffy on the'l'Sun'ken Meadows on Sept. 24. The police cur- prised them and Grip escaped by swimming through Little Hell Gate.

Hoey was captured. Detectives Hannon and Smith saw Grip owlng down stream with a load of clams in his boat at 7 A. M. yesterday. At Ninety-fifth street Grip pulled in shore.

He stepped from his boat and was met by the detectives. He ran and disappeared into a stable a few hundred foot away. Smith followed him to the hay loft. Grip hurled a heavy; club at the detective's head. Smith dodged it and fired.

The bullet burled itself deep in tho flesh of Grip's thigh, but he rushed at Smith again. Smith fired again as Hannon and two policemen arrived. "Youse is too many," said Grip, as he fell back bleeding profusely. Ho was handcuffed and taken to the Presbyterian Hospital, where the doctors, learning the man's bad character, Insisted upon his transfer to Bellevue. TTVO Young Men Attuelced a rollco- muii with Kiiive.s, but He Subdued Them.

Policeman Peter W. Youngc, of the Morrisanla Station, saw two men drag a young woman into Mott's iron foundry yards, at One Hundred and Thirty- fifth street and Third avenue, just before midnight Monday. He followed and ordered all three out of the place. The men came towards him threateningly. They-were big, rough fellows.

Younge warned them not to come too near. They separated, and a moment later both sprang at him. The taller struck him a blow on the neck, and his companion drew a knife from his pocket. Before he could unclasp it Younge had recovered from the blow and, night stick in. hand, attacked the two men.

He felled the man with the knife by a blow on the head. Then he saw that the other had drawn a knife. He closed with him, but received a stab wound in the right thigh which made him wince. He broke away and, drawing hie revolver, ordered both to hold up their and throw away their knives. When he had handcuffed themtogether he marched them to the station-house at One Hundred and Sixty-first street.

The prisoners were Matthias Johnston, twenty-six years old, and Isaac Lok, twenty years old, both of No. 185 West One Hundred and Thirty-fourth street. In Morrlsania Court they were held for trial in $1,000 bail. SHIELDED HIS PAETNEB. NINTH'S ARMORY ACCEPTED.

Iviiupp Snld He Alone Was ReMpoiiN- Ible for "I alone arn responsible for the counterfeiting. This man is innocent," said William Knapp yesterday before United States Commissioner Shields, before whom he and Thomas Seott Fagan had been brought for examination on a charge of making counterfeit nickels at No. 222 East Twenty-third street. "No, no; that will hardly do," said Assistant District Attorney Hinman. "We've got too much testimony against you both." Mrs.

Knapp, who said she was an actress, testified that Pagan bought the plaster-of-paris used in making coin moulds. Both men were held and the hearing was adjourned. Second Battery's Request to Stable Horses in TlHt'H Armory HcfuHCil. The Armory Board yesterday inspected and accepted the new Ninth Regiment Armory, on West Fourteenth street. The final bills of Contractor J.

D. Murphy, amounting to $54,672, were audited. T'he regiment is already in possession. Col. Seward told the board that the boys of the neighborhood had been making a playground of the armory roof.

A spiked iron fence will be put up to keep them off. Capt. David Wilson, of the Second Battery, which shares the armory at Park avenue and Thirty-fourth street with the Seventy-first Regiment, asked that twenty horse stalls be put into the basement, but the Seventy-first Regiment protested and the request was refused. Montana's Money King's Millions Again to Be Contested in Open Court, NEW EYIDEBCE OF ALLEGED FORGERY Two Sisters and a Bretaor Want to Reopen tlia Probate of tee Dead Han's Will. THE CONTESTANTS SCORE A VICTORY.

Heirs ut Iviiw AVnntecl Ptii'tlal Division oi' the Spoils, timt Tlicy Might tlie Spending. Lawyer Domoncl Is back from the wilds of Montana, where for four months ho had been hard at work keeping the legal clouds from obscuring the celebrated Davis mtlllions from view. "The Davis will, you will remember," said he, "was admitted to probate under a compromise of all the contestants save those we represent after the jury had disagreed as to whether the will was genuine or a forgery. We represented two sisters of Mr. Davis, the dead millionaire, living In Massachusetts, and a brother in California, who were not included in the compromise, and would been left out in the division of the property.

Under the law there was a year of grace for the entering of notice of new contests, and during that time the property could riot be divided. Just before that year expired we filed our notice and reopened the case. This stopped the division. "The heirs under the will did everything 1 they could to prevent a reopening. When everything else failed they asked for a partial division, claiming that as heirs they would be entitled to a portion of the estate, anytvay.

But this motion I succeeded in quashing. In short, 1 have things ao that the case is about ready for trial. When It comes to trial you may be prepared to sec tho sparks fly. "Wihile I was In Montana I discovered additional evidence to prove that the will was a clumsy forgery, and that Is the ground on which the contest will be made. The evidence on this point In our possession is very strong.

"The proceedings will be very expen- ive, for wo shall have to take about forty witnesses to Montana from different parts of the country. The claims which were made on behalf of Miss Eleonoru Calhoun, the actress, were found to have been brought under a mistake, the Andrew J. Davis, who was Miss Oalhoun's grandfather, proving- on investigation to be a different Davis from Montana Croesus. They have been withdrawn from consideration." sl've, for wo shall have to taka about sensational ovnr entertained by the courts of Montana. Andrew J.

Davis's career was a romance. Ho life as a poor Yankee unrt died one of the richest men in Montana. He was too shrowd to keep his immense fortune in mining shares, hut invested millions In Massachusetts property, which has advanced in value, while his Montana interests have depreciated. At the time of his death his fortune was estimated at $7,000,000. It has since been worth 511,000.000, so men well versed In figures declare.

The disputed will gave all his property to his brother, John A. Davis, man of little intellect, who was addicted to strong drink. Before the settlement John A. Davis was killed by falling downstairs. It is believed that up to date thr- court proceedings have eaten up a dollars.

Rich men have advanced monoy to prosecute the contests, and the lawyers have had rich pickings out of the great fight. So far they are the only ones who have enjoyed It. BEADY TO GREET WABI3STG. Dcleijrntlon of Wlzifgn to niect Him Upon His Arrivnl. Col.

Waring, who has been on a vacation abroad, wag expected to arrive on the Ems from Gibraltar yesterday. The "white-wings" in the Street-Cleaning Department had decided to make his home-coming a success. A delegation composed of District Superintendents George A. Tabor and F. Li.

Stearns, Section Foremen H. and James Thompson, Stable Foreman William P. TUifferty, Superintendent of Pay-Rollfi C. A. Charlesworth, Dumplm; Inspector Marshall, Drivers John Tyrrell and John Moran, and Sweepers Fred A.

Hirsch, T. P. Hand and John I. ICck, spent all day in the branch olfice at the foot of Canal stract waiting for news from the I3ms. Tho tug Asslstaiicc, 'Capt, Thomas Reynolds, with stoarn up and colors flying, was at the pier ready to lake thn delegation down tho bay.

Thw men waited until P. and 'as no nows of the steamship had been received then, they went home a disappointed jot. They will be on hand again at daylight to-day. STROHG CALLS CONSTABLE DOWN. It the ilulldliiK Superintendent In Disnu'Hafleil the Alnyor 'I'hlnJss He Should ItoBlgn.

Supt. Constable's effort to nx the responsibility for building disasters upon the Mayor and the Board of Estimate, upon the pica that they wouJd not glvo him money enough to employ a sufficient number of inspectors, as exclusively told In The World, has angered the Mayor. The latter spoke about tho matter yesterday thus: "The head of any city department who cannot get along un his appropriation ought to resign. Mr. Constable knew on Jan.

1 what he was allowed for tho year, and If he conscientiously concluded that he could not run his department properly on Unit amount he should have got out at ones. There are plenty of capable men for the place ready to try it If Mr. Constable Is tired of the Job. "Mr. Constable 5205,000 for 1SOG, which was $61,000 more than was allowed for 1805.

He asked for $310,000. Most of tile Increase allowed was for salaries. D'ANDKEA GIVES BAIL. Coiitrnutur and Two Building: In- Hitcctors Surrender Themselves. Thomas C.

Walsh, of No. 1776 Bathgate avenue, and George Vix, of Fairfield, N. inspectors in tho Building Department, whose arrest was ordered by Coroner Intzpatrick in connection with the disaster at No. 1078 Madison avenue, gave themselves up yesterday. Bail was lixed at $1,000 in each ease.

Antonio D'Andrea, the contractor, gave bond for his appearance. Bail was fixed at S2.GOO, Matthew C. Kerran p.ualifying in that amount. The date of the inquest has not been fixed. DAYTON SAYS GUILTY MAN ESCAPED.

Architect Graluim to TnSce a Hand. Thomas Graham, the architect, of No. 123G Madison nyenue, has been employed by Shannon Roche, who put up the brick work on the collapsed building in Madison avenue, to look after their interests before the inquest, which will be called next week by Coroner Fltzpatrlck. Mr. Graham was the consulting architect for the defense in the Ireland and Orchard street disasters.

SUED HIS DAUGHTER FOR PAY. iVSi's. TEieoiloi'c MOSM'S Fnther Spent IHoiitliH Trying to Find Her First Hiialmiicl's Father. Mrs. Octavla A.

Mosg, the wife of Theodore Moss, is the defendant in an action brought in the Supreme Court by her lather, Peter V. Husted, to recover $4,200, allegad to be a balance due for services rendered in endeavoring to ascertain whether Mrs. Moss's former husband, Samuel Colt, Is alive or dead. Hualed says In his complaint that his daughter was married to Samuel Colt on Dec. 30.

1850, at the Stanton Street Baptist Church. Mrs. Moss, being: now woman of wealth, Tears that after her death Colt may reappear and claim part of The estate. Husted says that for eighte.en months he searched the records of tho hospitals in this and other cities for some clue to Colt. Colt was alive about 1S83 or 1SS4, but it Is not known whether he is living now.

Colt, if living, would br; about seventy- five years oki. His father, who was a cousin of Samuc.l Colt, of revolver fame, rtiorl when his son was a mere boy. Lawyer R. Beckley, Husted's counsel, says that Colt, If alive, is heir to nearly $200,000 1'roin his father's relatives. IT WAS AW trNBOBSr OBPHAET.

Wnait to Itnow How Dr. Cox Itnew It So Knrly. Sarah Stewart, of No. 150 Norman avenue, Brooklyn, asked Relief Clerk Short, of the Brooklyn Charities Department, to commit a one-day-old orphan gir to some institution yesterday. She said Dr.

J. A. Cox, of No. ICO South Portland avenue, had written her husband about a week before the bnby was born, telling him the nurse would deliver it to him and that it was an orphan. Short told Mrs.

Stewart to take away the child, as he did not just see how it could he an orphan before it was born. Dr. Cox Is out of town, so his explanation of the matter could not be obtained. PTJRHTTUIIE ON EASY TEEMS. it Co.

Have nn ISntl- IOHS VirHetj- for All. Pretty furnishings make the humblest home as charming to contented occupants as a palace. Many young men who have tho domestic Instinct strongly developed within them are deterred from making a home because they have not the ready money to pay for the furniture. Ccwperlhwalt Co. have made homemaking easy.

Their easy payment plan has brought home-furnishing within the means of the smallest-salaried young man. The firm of Cowperthwalt Co. was established in 1807, and was one of the pioneers in adopting the easy payment instalment plan. The firm claims credit for orlBlr.atinj," the plan of marking goods In plain figures, and say they are the only house selling goods on the Instalment plan which uses this form. They announce they will the parlor, bedroom, drawing-room and dining-room at prices to suit.

An endless variety is shown In chamber furniture, in mahogany, oik, nsh, enamel and the most popular wood of the season bird's-eye maple. Carpets and rugs, of which they make a specialty; stoves, ice-boxes other kitchen furnishings, rattan and willow ware, brass and enamel everything to one "all the comforts of a home be had for cash or on the easiest terms at the stores of Cowperthwait Co. THE POTATO PIRATES OF MIL FORD, THE PURSUING HOST AND THE TROUBLES THAT ENDED THE CHASE. The potato farmers and clam digg era of Milford County are nursing wounds received in a desperate batt le fought' early yesterday morning with potato thieves. Thrifty thieves from Bridgeport have stolen Milford.potatoes'.for years.

The farmers didn't care much until the thieves began to carry off their plunder by the wagon-load. Then they fo rmed a vigilance committee. A trusty scout found a wagon by the roadside near J. T. Beard's on Monday night.

Swift-footed spoilers were dumping potatoes Into It with a noise like the rumbling of thunder. The scout alarmed the potato protectors. Soon thirty men -were marching stealthily up the road. John Hlckey, a blacksmith, who gained much knowledge of tactics In the Hibernian Rifles, rode a stout gray nag and waved an old cavalry sabre in token of leadership. He divided his army Into three battalions and ordered them to deploy and surround the foe.

They separated and began to advance upon the enemy's position. The raiders, having heard the nelgWng of steeds, the clatter of swords and the sinister clicking of gun-loclto, thoughtfully retreated with wagon, horses, potatoes and a quarter of an hour before Gen. Hlckey's forces marched up. The general waa not discouraged. He consolidated his three and made them a corps jot skirmishers.

Away crept Into the underbrush, sniffing and searching for the foe. J. T. Beard, owner of the potato lot, was the most vigilant skirmisher. He carried a Winchester rifle, and he wore a pair of exceedingly high-water, were neither trousers nor breeches, but panties cut just below the hips.

They had seen service all day at the clam-digging and they were the first things Beard could find. Mosquitoes feasted on his He groaned inwardly and grasped his rifle all the harder. Two dark forms arose from the ground and one pressed a cold revolver against Beard's forehead. "Halt or die!" said a voice. "You blamed fool," cried Beard, "don't you know me?" "Up with your or you'r a goner," said the voice.

Beard dropped bis rifle and cursed until hia tallow-skirmishers recognized him. He was mad- der than a wet cat. The ring of galloping hoofs came down the highway. "There's one of 'em, now," said Beard. "Don't let him get away.

Gin It tew him! ITdre!" Out rang a musket blast. A tall figure on a gray nag pitched forward and a cavalry sabre clattered on the ground. The horse snorted and ran. His leaps were prodigious that he pitched his rider head first Into the ditch. The skirmishers ran up to fish out a potato thief, but they found Gen.

Hlck- ey'swearing like an unregenerate pirate. "I'd a' caught 'em all if you'd only let me alone," he groaned. "You've ruined everything now." But that wasn't all, Hlckey's horse, struck on the tall by a musket ball, was crazed by pain. He galloped madly along the road. Charles Beardsley was driving towards the battlefield as fast as his horse could go when lilckey's runaway crashed Into his rig, upset and smashed It.

Beardsley, Hickey and Beard Joined one another in telling the skirmishers what they thought of them. Each nursed his wounds ana limped painfully home. Mean time the thieves got oft frith thirty bushels of pototoes. Defaulting Cashier of the Yi(H toria.Hotel Pardoned bjGOY, Morton Last January, FACT EOT KNOWN DHTIL lentworth, Supposed to Be in Sing' Sean tn the Street and the Secret Is Out lol. Fellows WHS Weiitworth'B ConnMel Bc'forc He Elected 1 District-Attorney.

It would appear thCt it was an easy matter for an employee in the public ervlco to be persuaded that It Is for ils own and other people's to mppress news that belongs to the pubic, and then make it appear that thai 'ecords were open to Inspection all tho imo if anybody chose to examine That is how It happens that no ex-i eept' the few people Interested, knewi hat Gov. Morton had pardoned last January "William P. Wentworth, con- dieted of embezzlement from the Vlo Hotel, less than two- years ago, and sentenced to two and one-half, years Sing Sing. A man who knew Wentworth when ha, was at the Victoria saw him recently and was surprised to learn that he was a free man again. Postmaster.

Dayton, who was Wentworth's counsel and chiefly instrumental In securing his re- ease, was asked about the pardon. "It Is quite true," said Mr. Dayton, 'but it is an old story. Wentworth.was, released last January. There was no at-1 to su-ppress the news, so far as 1 enow.

The papers are all on file ia Albany. But I do not think It was in-' cumbent upon Wentworth's friends to go around and talk about It. A man In hat position would naturally want to ceep as secluded as possible and begin all over again. What use in printing he news of his release?" "Upon what grounds was 'the releasa rranted?" "The full testimony in the case was aid before the Governor, and I presume he saw reason to doubt that vas really the guilty party. There has 1 never been a doubt of It in my own, mind.

The guilty man escaped." Great pressure was brought to bear on the District Attorney's office to savo Wentworth from trial. Col. Fellows was retained to defend Wentworth before he was elected District-Attorney the last time, and when, the case came to trial le did not appear for the prosecution. -I. B.

B. Stapler represented his office, and advocated a pardon for Wentworth. Wentworth mysteriously disappeared, August, 1893. He had been head book- teeper and confidential man at the torla Hotel, and had been Intrusted with, large sums of money. When he disappeared expert accountants were set at rVork on his books.

They found doctored igures to cover up a deficiency of nearly '50, 000. When Wentworth was arrested he implicated Thomas J. Montgomery, a guest it the Victoria Hotel, In his swindling operations. Montgomery was arrested and afterwards discharged. Mrs.

Wentworth is the daughter of a Justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. Wentworth was tried and sentenced in October, 1894. CHECKED THEJWOSE BLEED. But the Doctors Hull to Work HourH to Save Cuiit. Nickels.

It makes no difference -whether you call it eplstaxis or haemophilia, or plain nose-bleed. It came near doing the business for stanch old Capt. J. F. Nickels.

Capt; Nickels had two attacks on Saturday, -which were finally checked with gauze. He was able to go to his office on Monday, but before long he waa again suffering from bleeding at the nose and he was persuaded to go to the Hudson Street Hospital before he became too weak. House Surgeon Richardson and his assistants worked for hours with delicate instruments before they could check tho flow. They had in mind a fatal case In the Mount Sinai Hospital and a recent cure in Gouverneur Hospital. Capt.

Nickels was resting comfortably last evening. The doctor said that he must be very as the slightest exertion would be apt to bring on tha jleedlng again. Tha Suulc Stuck in the Hud. The Saale, from Bremen, while coming u.p the lower bay at 5.45 A. M.

yesterday stuck her nose in a sandbank on Flynn'3 Knoll, between the West Bank and the Southwest Spit. Pilot C. J. Madigan and Capt. Kessler were on the bridge.

The pilot said that 1 the mist hid the range lights. At about 8 A. when the tide turned, the Saale was abld to back oft without assistance. House Corner-Stone With much pomp and ceremony the aying of the corner-stone of St. Michael's Memorial parish house took place yesterday.

Bishop Potter officiated. The house is to cost about $70,000 and, will contain rooms in which lectures, entertainments and classes will be held. o. There will be in the basement rooms for." a free clinic, a gymnasium and a Iry in which women living In cramped may do their washing. Urltish Shin Galileo Still Held.

The British uteamalilp Galileo, which waa seized by Collector KUbroth on Monday because' cl a violation of customs laws by Capt. Bralghtwalt, her master, la till in the hands tho Goveru- ment. Law OITlcer Phelps yesterday turnea over tha papers In the case to tho United Sttttog Dlfitrlot- Attorney, who will bosin proceedings to collect a' nno ol $400 from the captain CITY UEPAKTMEXT NEWS. William J. Srhleffelln will probably be an-' potuti-d a Civil-Service CommlBllonel; by Mayor Strong, to livened.

Thonus Sturgls, recently ma-la Fire Commissioner. He Is son-in-law of lato Col, Elliott F. Shepard jnil a member of "vha City Club ana Cnod i "j', Police Commissioner Parker the Mayors yesterday on eonie department business, "Hello, Parker! sit down here. Mayor. And the ttto nhattetl several minutes.

Mr. Parker salrt afterwards that did know when the Mayor would render a. decision his rase The Mayor, nhen questioned, laughingly: I "Oh, that's a back number." The Aldermen adopted new street venders' ordinance yesterday. It price of licenses at $25 a year tor peddletg- wUl horses and wagons, lor tor a basket or tray. Licensees must bo or hive taken out their first pipers, i.

Mayor Strong has revoked the auction oE Crlc Orois, ol No. 1741 JUexlnston and Abrairan Coon, ot No. 173 Bast One dred and Twelfth street, and sent after tho licenses. The men were under and yesterday Meyer Lehmnu gave the specific instance of sharp practice. Mayor Strong hobbled into the City Hall on i crutches yesterday, and hU customary tt morning" was nlmost a bad, and gout bad come back; i thai) I.V.