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I THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. TUESDAY. OlVt'RIL 13. 1909.

KISCELLANEOtrs. TABLES WE EE TURNED BY WIFE jnscEixANXOua. ITALIAN DRAKE NITRIC ACID. BIT. SIRAY CURRENTS GRAFT CITY, TO USE 4TH MUST PAY EASEMENTS Husband Summoned Her to Court, Where She Had Him Arrested.

Andrew Furey of 124 Nineteenth street, sppeared in tbe Fifth svenue police court this morning, as complainant against his wife, Bertha Furey, of 909 Third avenue, whom he charged with drinking to ex cess and annoying him. Furey met with a surprise. He was himself arrested, with his wife the complainant, charging him with non-support. After the woman's ar rest last nigbt, Miss Mahon, the proba tlonary officer, investigated the case, and her efforts culminated In Furoy's arrest in court to-day. Tfce husband was ordered by Magistrate Uelsmar, to pay the wife $4 a week, and the case of the wife was adjourned.

HAMMERSTEIN OFF TO EUROPE Impresario Will Bemain Abroad Two Months Engaging New Opera Talent. Oscar Hammersteln and a number ot tbe singers in bis company at the Manhattan Opera House during the past season, sailed to-day on tbe steamer Kronprlnz Wllhelm for Bremen. Mr. Hammersteln said be expected to remain abroad for two months, engaging singers for his opera company. A conductor in place of Cleofonte Campanlnl will also be engaged by Mr.

Hammerstein and be is to confer with Richard Strauss In Berlin, be said, regarding the production of that composer's new opera, "Elektra," next 'season by the Manhattan company here. Mr. Campanlnl was another of the Kronprlnz Wllhclm's passengers, as were Mario Sammarco, the baritone; M. Ola-nell Gallettland Jacques Colnl. Mary Garden, who bad planned to sail on the steamer, was forced to change her plans and remain In New York on account of tbe illness of her mother.

OVEBCOME BY GAS. While making coffee in tbe little one-story carpenter shop In which he lived at 379 Rutland road, Joseph Antonio was overcome by gas from a pipe leading from the fixture to tbe stove. He was attended by Ambulance Surgeon Long-botbam and removed to the Kings County Hospital. He will recover. MARRIAGE LICENSES Issued in Brooklyn for Twenty-four Hours Ended at Noon To-day.

John J. Kelly, 24 years, 765 McDonoug-h st, and Catharine Harrlgan, 25 years, 1099 Fulton street. Jeaso L. Applegate, 30 years, 16 Slocum place, and Mabelle H. Kroffge, 24 years, 120 Ave Wait.

George E. Malleson, 24 years, 1007 Lorlmer at. and Gladys L. Whitney, 23 years, 132' Noble treat. Robert Owens, 42 years, 439 Lincoln lace, and Beatrice J.

Nicklln, 30 yeara, 43 Lincoln place. Vincenso 6.1 years. South Eighth st, and Maria Orssa.no, 61 years, 67 South Blghth street. Charles F. Itien.

27 years. 153 Van Dyke St. and Eliza J. Teller, 28 years, 68 Sullivan st. Max Cohen.

30 years. 1664 Pitkin av, and Pauline Harrison, years, 1664 Pitkin av. Bernard H. Johnson, 24 years. SS6 Llnwood st, and Adele L.

Praetsel, 31 yeara, Liberty av. Hereh Brachman. S3 years, 212 Floyd st, and Llbble Heracln 2o years. 212 Floyd St. Henry MoJchan.

42 years, Bridgeport, and Mary Wargovlcs, 36 years, 661 Drlggs av. Bemardlnu MafTaccI, 22 years. 1614 Broadway, and Rose Colgano, 24 years, 1363 Gates av. George W. Phillips.

61 years. 24 Radde place, and Julia E. Worth, 64 years. 11 Ocean plftoe. George J.

Albert, 36 years, 198 Jeffereon at, and Kaiherlne Link, 23 years, S6 Hamburg av. Max Gray. 23 years, 327 Williams av, and Dora Uaiken, 22 years, 827 Williams av, George Sabol. 22 years, 67 Franklin st, and Pauline Kovaa, 18 years, 74 North Fifth st. James F.

Lambert, 42 yeara, 897 Dean at, and Catharine Crane, 81 years, 417 Prospect place, Charles Btock, 86 years. 418 Btanhope at, and May Vollbracht, 33 years, 460 Ralph St. William H. Dodin, 24 years, Boonton, N. and Minnie Gells, 24 years, 266 President st.

Jacob Ruegg, 27 years, 4016 Fifth av, and Alvlna Schwleder, 21 years, 647 Thirty-ninth street. i Emll Zeltinger, 23 860 Eighteenth st, and Agnes F. Gaffga, 22 rears, 134 Shepherd avenue. James Dunn. 26 years, 186 Eldert st, and Mary O'Donnell, 26 years.

390 Hendrlx st. Gottfried Johnson, 29 years, 124 Beard st, and Thyra Simonaon. 24 years, 6418 Fourth av. Alfred H. Llndop, 2 years.

Jersey City. N. and Mary T. Lambert, 25 years. Ocean and Emmons ava.

Morris Pearlmutter, 2S years. 359 Watklns st and Fannie Taylor, 18 years, 359 Watklns St. Oscar E. Watta. 28 years, Chicago, 111., and Carrie V.

Orennelle, 24 years, 621 Hancock St. Francesco Drago. 22 years. 154 Hamburg av, and Glovanna Muggio, 20 years, 148 Hamburg avenue. Mlchele Rlggl, 26 years.

200 Montrose av, and Maria A. Lombard. 23 years, 343 Melrose st. Carmine 6arro, 30 years, 76 Park av, and Florita Beneae, 22 years, 90 Par kav. Louts Felnoerg, 27 years, 562 Willoughby av, and Tema Lautman, 20 yetrs, 97 Moore et.

Max Welner, 43 years, 492 Koacluako st, and Annie Apple, 26 yeers, 325 Wallabout st. Arthur Olmstea-i, 35 years. 718 Leonard st, and Katharine 2a yeara, .134 Huron St. Frank Ti.wnaend, 27 years, Gowanda, N. ani Bllzateth N.

Hoag, 22 yoars, 148 Tayl street. Flllppo Funaro. 80 years, 5 Rochester av, and Maria L. Denimone, 20 years, 80 Schenectady avenue. Joseph Kress, 24 years, -Evergreen.

Queens boiougn, ana utiuia ttoso, years, itt irv-lng av. Hyman J. Abramskl, 81 years, 141 Essex st, Manhattan, ana isaae fiaminsity, zt years, L'53 Stockton st. Louis Kelssllnge, 23 years. 18 Scholes st, and Margaret Streck.

20 years, 22 bcnoies St. Louis McCormlck. 28 years. 724 Bergen st, and Lena 3lschon IS years, izy i names at. Ernst Lauckhardt.

86 years, 1066 Dean st, and Elisabeth M. Tonyea. 82 years, 43 rutnara avenue. Charles Haeualer, 32 yeara. 27 Ditmars st, and Minnie Dleberle, 81 years, khs Hancoca st.

Simon 3orln. 80 yeara. 370 Bradford st, and Pearl Handleinan, 28 years. sa ueorgia av. John McNamara, 21 years, 98 Warren st.

and Mary Mct-ann, iv yeare, 10 nwiun Joseph Kolodslejiyk, 22 years. 332 Wythe av, and Agnes uorney, year, ooum a mm street. Giuseppe Flocca. 22 years. 247 Buahwlck av, and Margnerita rasviu, i jcotb, mi bubu-wtck av.

Ralph J. Voorhels. 22 years, 1803 Ave and Adele L. uourron, 24 years, wauacion, iy. John Deane, 23 years, 78 Hoyt st, and Ida L.

Ackerson, 22 years, 60 St. Felix at. Richard J. Hlgglns, 28 years, Bridgeport. and Annie F.

Clarke, 25 yeara, 122 Walworth at. Martin Kusnl'ak, 32 years. 151 Berry st, and Mary Dydak, 26 year, 161 Berry at. Joseph C. Cleveland, 19 years, 697 Kosculsko at, and Anna Boegle, 19 years, 862 Hart at.

Edward Monaees, 81 years, 665 Forty-ninth st, and Elisabeth C. Cleary, 20 yeara, 6605 Sixth avenue. Charles Fink, 28 years, 130 Kent at, and Catherine McKeown, 26 years, 19a Withers st. Foster Bledrerbeck, 28 yeara. 35 Duffleld st, and Mafia Rauch, 21 years, 989 DeKalb av.

Charles A. Drake, 26 years, Norwich, N. and Dorothy E. Sussdorff, 18 years, 119 tSate street. James E.

Smith, 32 years, 212 West Sixteenth et, Manhattan, and Kathryn A. Pyne. 28 years. 140 State St. Harry Bernstein, 23 years, 116 McKlbbln st, and Grace Lepineky.

21 years. 64 Moore st. Oacar Schlalds, 22 years. 328 Bergen st. and Agda 30 years, 150 Woodbine St.

John J. Connell, 22 yeara. 302 Dean st, and Delia Corcoran, 22 years, 24 St. Mark's place. Arthur Erbe.

28 yeara. 635 Decatur st, and Eva P. Lackman. 21 years, 587 Balnbrldge St. Karl W.

Isakson, 23 years, 538 Clinton st, and Alga Anderson, 25 years, 538 Clinton st. Thomas Nelson. 21 yeara, 662 Henry st. and Bertha C. Becker, 21 years, 476 Gravesend av.

Samuel Bookman. 26 years. 278 St. Ann's av, Bronv, and Lena Schats, 22 years, 69 Scholes St. Louis Rem, 23 years.

190 Shepherd av, and Louie Brust, 20 years, 610 Liberty av. George F. Wink, 26 years, 1105 DeKalb av. and Helen C. Stroh, 19 years.

63 Adelphi et. Joseph SchwarU, 26 years. 104 Hopkins st, and Cella Folngold, 26 years, 104 Hopkins st. Patrick Keshan, 88 years, 85 Dufneld st, and Catharine Clifford, 43 years. 2U Meeker av.

George Klncald, 64 years, 42 Hansen place. and Adeline A. H. Ttetjen, 64 years, 169 Prospect place. Harry Karpen.

24 years. 172 Ralph av, and Minnie Hlrt. 21 yeara. 50 Cedar st. John Tennv.

28 years, 332 Myrtle av, and Delia Daly. 24 years. 216 Adelphi et. Herbert W. Ball.

29 ycara.B77 Lorlmer st, and Mary E. Glliiam. 26 years. 702 Leonard st. Joseph lloelngxr.

39 yeara. 17" Oreenp.ilnt av, and Netty Brenner. 24 yeara. 11M4 Gates av. Henry M.

Atkins, 29 yeara, 180 Sterling place. and Marion E. Cummlngs, 21 years, 132 Mc- Oonouth st. Mailrallllan C. Faller.

26 years, 142 Second st. Manhattan, and Frances r. Hecaman, 25 years, 106 Scholes st. Antonio Pleratebll. 38 years.

896 Marcy av, and Gluseppisa Castsllanl, 20 years, 396 siarcy av. Face, Neck and Throat Burned Little Hope of Becovery. With face, neck anl throat so burned as to make tbe feat ires almost unreg-nlnzable, Michael Ontinozo, 63 years old, of 380 Leonard street, was found in what is known as McCarren Park in Greenpolnt this forenoon, suffering from the effects of nitric acid, which the mad had attempted to swallow. Tbe police charge him with attempted to sulcde. The Italian bad a half-pint bottle of the stuff, and a score of persons wlttessed biB sot.

In his hurry to avoid being prevented from drinking the acid muh of it was spilled down his necy and on his face. Dr. O'Keeffe removed Ontinozo to St. Catherine's Hospital, where it was said later that there was little iope for his recovery. OBITUARY, John George Gardiner.

John George Gardiier, for the past sixty-nne years a resident of Brooklyn, died Monday at the residence of his brother, Joseph H. Gardiner, 27 Scher-merhorn street. He was born in New York City in 1826, and came to Brooklyn on the retirement of his father from the wholesale drygoods firm of George ft James Gardiner, 64 Broadway, New York, In 1840. The family settled in the Fifth Ward, where they became. very promin ent.

Mr. Gardiner was a life long Democrat, a great admirer of the -late Hugh Mcuaugnun. tie was many times offered posltons within the gift of his party but he preferred to remain in the ranks. He was a brother of the late County Treasurer Thomas A. Gardiner and Denuty County Treasurer James Gardiner, also Of William Waters Gardiner, deputy street commissioner.

He was the oldest of eight eons and is survived by his brother, Joseph H. Gardiner, with whom be has made his borne tor many years, since his retirement from the coal business. He was probably the oldest living graduate of Emmetsburg College. A solemn requiem mass will be celebrated at the Church of tbe Assumption to-morrow morning and the Interment will be in the family vault in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan.

Caroline A. Parker-Britton. Caroline A. Parker, widow of Winches ter Britton. who was district attorney of Kings County for two terms in the '70s, died last night at her home, 2112 Bever ley road.

Her death was due to pneumonia, after an Illness of but three dava. and was the first Illness from which she had Buffered In forty years. She was a native of Massachusetts and was In her year. Her father was William Ward Parker, and she was descended from a prominent family in AiDany. sne was the mother of eleven children, all of whom survive her.

the youngeBt being thirty years of age. Sho was an atienaant at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The funeral services will be held at her late home to-night, and the interment will be in the Albany Rural Cemetery, Albany, N. Y.

Mrs. Britton's husband died in 1886. Kate J. Waldo. Kate wife of Joseph E.

Waldo and by marriage a cusin to ex-Congressman George E. Waldo, died at her home, 226 Lincoln road, after an IllneBs of a year and a half. She was born in Manhattan in 1858, and lived for a long while In Seneca Falls," N. coming to' Brooklyn in 1890. She was long a member of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, and was the daughter of Sarah and the late Robert N.

Hebberd, prominent residents of New York. She leaves her hus band and three sisters, Cornelia end Belle Hebberd, and Mrs. C. Mason. The funeral services will take place at her late home to-night and the Interment will be in Seneca Falls to-morrow.

i Joseph Hildebrandt. Funeral services were held this after noon in the Labor Lyceum on Willoughby avenue, over the remains of Joseph Hildebrandt; who died Saturday of old age, at his residence, 170 Irving avenue. The remains were incinerated at the Fresh Pond Although he was within two years of being a nonogenarian he was a man of very vigorous habits and less than two weeks ago took his usual walk of nearly five miles to Glendale. He was one of the founders of the Brooklyn Labor Lyceum Association and was on of the first organisers of the Socialistic Labor party in Brooklyn. He was sev eral 'times a candidate for Assembly.

He settled in Williamsburg more than half a century ago and lived for many years at Grand street and Union avenue. He was one of the organisers of the Brooklyn Eastern District Turn Vereln and great believer in athletic exercises. He was born in Germany November 10, 1820, and is survived by a daughter. Mrs. Rudolph Saul, four sons, Edward, Charles, George and Robert; twenty-seven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

George Reel Seidel. George Reel Seidel. who died on Satur day of pneumonia at his home, 613 Bedford avenue, was for many years paymaster for the Pennsylvania Steel Company, located in Brooklyn during the construction of the Williamsburg and the Queens Borough bridges. He was a member of Harrisburg Lodge of Elks and tbe German Lutheran church. He was born at Daupbln, November 3, 1868.

He leaves a widow. Nettle Thompson, and a son, George Reel Seidel. Betsey S. Webb, (Special to the Eagle.) Riverhead, L. April 13 Yesterday afternoon tne remains of Mrs.

Betsey Webb of Oreenport, mother of former Senator D. Floyd Davis of Brooklyn, were brought here and interred in the family plot in the Swedenborgian Cemetery. She was nearly 67 years old. Mr. Davis is her only child.

Mrs. Webb spent the paBt winter In Brooklyn. She was a native of Greenport, but resided In Riverhead a number of years. She died last Friday after a long Illness. OBITUARY NOTES.

H.en Emma Coatei, wife of Harold I Hastings and a' resident of Bayonne for many rears, aiea sunaay at nr nome. i3ti I'm nam avenue. She was born In Phlladelohla. ADril 8. 1S76, and Is survived by her husband and her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Coates. CHAMPION TRUANT ABSENT. Principal and Teacher "Were in Chil dren's Court, but Stephen McGlynn Wasn't. For the fifth time a bench wararnt has been issued for the apprehension of Stephen McGlynn, known in the Children's Court as the "champion truant." He was first arrested over a year ago, but was aproled thirteen times and his case never came to trial.

He was told by the Judge last time he was in court that he must ape par without fall to-day for trial, and be promised to do so. Tbe school authorities were also requested to appear with the proper records and the principal and the teachers that made them were told to come to court to swear that Steve really was a truant between November 1907, and March 81, 1908, the period covered in the original complaint. During that time the boy was supposed to have aattended Public' School No. 118, and the principal of that school, Joseph Wlngebach, and the teacher Steve then had were in court to-day to tell of the true history of Steve McGlynn a year ago; but no Steve apjepared when the case was first called and the school people sat down patiently to wait for Steve. The case was called for tbe second time, but still no Steve.

Then the Judge said he would issue a bench warrant. The principal and the teacher had wasted the day at the expense ot the city. Tbey had big folios In their arms to refresh their memories. The McGlynn family has moved to 223 Fifty-second street, and the boy is sup posed to attend Public School No. 2.

Since he was In court the last time Steve has been present five days and absent even. I NFEST THE NAVY YARD Government Begins Investigation of Destruction Done by Electrolysis. TESTS MADE BY VOLTMETER. Electricity Escaped From Car Tracks Doea Damage in Large Sec- tion of Brooklyn. Stray electrical currents are again on the rampage through the substrata of the Brooklyn Xavy Yard destroying underground cables and pipes, and it was deemed advisable prior to the laying of the keel of the sew battleship Florida to Insulate the ways upon which she la now being constructed by driving ground wires far into the earth.

Recently the electrical power gener ated In the new central power plant of the navy yard was partially deflected from the old aerial distributing system to a new underground conduit system and ever since then it has been noticed that the navy yard plant was being lntefrered with by outside influences. These Influences are said to emanate from the mammoth new power plant of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company on Kent avenue. The unwelcome currents from the Brooklyn Rapid Transit were the subject of an extended Investigation by the navy department about three years ago, and at that time It was rumored that the government was preparing to sue the railway company for the damage that Its stray currents had done to tbe navy yard cables and pipes; but a change of officers was made about that time and the Investigation wag dropped. It has now been renewed, however, and yesterday Commander Luke McNamee of the Bureau of Equipment at Washineton reported at the local navy yard to commence another investigation of the elec trical nuisance. To-day at half past one o'clock, when the Kent ave.

power plant wag carrying Its maximum load Com mander McN'amee by grounding the Are alarm system of the navy yard and attaching a voltmeter to it, made a test for the purpose of determining Just what percentage of the power generated in the mammoth street railway plant was cavorting along the navy yard wires and pipes. By the deflection of the delicate needle In the voltmeter. Commander Mo- wamee wag enabled to determine how much of the total voltage of the B. R. T.

power house wag being lost In the mar.es of the aubstrata beneath the navy yard. mis suosirata is said to be extremely attractive to electrical currents. Originally a swamp, the subsoil Is now very porous ana tun ot water, and as water seems to offer the least resistance to electrical currents In their mad rush to get back to the plant that generated mem, mey leap irom the car rails alone- Navy street and Flushing avenue, and cut across the navy yard via cables, pipes and suoierranean streams and lagoons of water. The effect of this Is the disintegration of the pipes and cables seised upon as avenues of escape. With the lead cover ing of tbe underground cables eaten away.

by electrolysis, the electrical current gen erated in tDe navy yard plant In its turn finds it a very easy thing to escape into the surrounding water. It is said that a considerable percentage of the voltage generated by tbe navy yard plant Is thus lost and wasted. A recent tabulation of the cost of operating the plant made at the direction of the commandant shows, It IB eaid, that it Is too high and tbe caues of He undue costliness is said to be electrolysis. Tbe life of the plant Itself is said to be short lived unless something is done to prevent the continuance of the ravages of electrolysis. Recently thousands of yards of water pipe and cables that had become Impaired and leaky as the result of electrolysis had to be replaced.

But electrolysis is not confined to the navy yard proper. All of the contiguous territory suffers from it. Since 1893 a certain portion of tbe cur rents from tbe positive poles ot three railway power stations In Brooklyn (one of the Coney Island system and two of tbe Brookyln Rapid Transit system) have been leaving the track rails of those systems within the territory bounded by Fulton street and Kent avenue weBt of Myrtle avenue and flowing to the East river and Wallabout channel via the Intersect ing gas and water pipes, such flow being usually from the track rails to the nearest gas pipes and thence to the nearest water pipes leading to said waterways. At the points where the currents leave the gas pipes or adjacent water pipeB, also wbere the current leaves the water-pipes for adjacent waterways, both gas and water-pipes are electrically des troyed. One of the many such cases within this territory was at the navy yard of a water-pipe on the Cob Dock and of a gasplpe at the York street entrance, attended with great leakage of water and gas from theBe pipes.

During 1892 a pump at the Hecker-Jew-ell Mills at Fulton Ferry, with two pipes (first Iron and second copper) extending into the East River, were electrically destroyed and abandoned. The service water-pipe, about 400 feet long, between Water street and the Ea3t River, through Marsten's coal yard north of Brooklyn Bridge, was also electrically destroyed three times within eighteen months, and finally abandoned. It is a well established fact that It is utterly Impossible to confine an electric-power current to the track rails of electric railways, especially during wet weather, when the flow of such current in a ground circuit varies from 30 to 75 per according to the length of circuit and other conditions. It is therefore not at all surprising that in one section ot Brooklyn as high as 38 service gaspipes have been electrically destroyed. -THE COURTS.

ST-'PREME COURT. SPECIAL TERM TRIALS Day calendar, April 14, Lester W. Clark, Justice. vs. Romaine.

vs. Young. vs. Drellch. vs.

Drelich. 3569 Clark vs. West. 3562. vs.

Kletman. va. Hughea. va. Cush.

3128.. Wicks vs. Wicks. vs. Felerlng.

vs. Lemberg. vs. Lefcourt. 3022..

Mc Nutty Bros. vs. Offerman. vs. Egan.

vs. Ztnowltch. vs. Petchtle. 2989.

vs. Soriano. vs. Neems. 3620-5.

Tledmann va. Tledmann. ve. Aecetla. 3677.

vs. Berlin. 3600-3 Boyle vs. oByle Co. vs.

Fischer. B. Construe. Co. vs.

Pinches. va. Thellen. vs. Seldenstlckor.

Realty Co. vs. Splrak. vs. McDonnell.

3561. vs. Plant. vs. Goldberg.

va. Selgel. vs. Donnel. vs.

Meder. 2960.. Greene vs. Greene. 3672.

vs. Lewis. vs. Welsberg. 8UPREMB COl'RT.

TRIAL TERM. Dav calendar. April 14. Part Maddox, Part III. Bcudder.

Part IV. Thomas, Part V. Kelly. Part VI, Dickey. fart vii.

maeKmar, vs. Emery. 5773.. Goldsmith va. Kaplan.

Beauregard vs. N. Y. Tunnel Co. va.

Nassau R. R. vs. B. H.

R. H. R. vs. Nasaau R.

R. 3651.. People vs. Paulini et al. 6651, vs.

B. R. R. 7751.. Weiss va.

B. H. R. R. 7369..

Moll vs. Henry. 7376.. Kramer va Well ft Zerweck. 7379.

Witt vs. Forsyth. vs. B. U.

ft. R. IN BROOKLYN, IT SEEMS Thirty or Forty Removals by Commissioner Edwards Are Expected. NO PROSECUTIONS LIKELY. Evidence Not Conclusive Enough for Indictments -Methods Pursued by Grafters.

Some of the men in the Street Cleaning Department in Brooklyn were as adept in seeuring a lucratlv elncome from the snowfall last month as the men in Man hattan, according to a statement given out to-day by "Big Bill" Edwards, the street cleaning commissioner. And there is going to be the biggest shakeup in the history of the department, including the dismissal of between thirty and forty men in the Brooklyn department. The com missioner does not possess evidence sufficiently Btrong enough to secure the arrest of the guilty ones, but he has enough to bounce them from their Jobs. The men in Brooklyn were caught nap ping. When the exposures came.

in Man hattan, the men in this borough were un der the Impression that "Big BUI" was devoting all his energies to the borough across the river. But this evidently was not the case. Commissioner Edwards had his eye on Brooklyn as well, and he has unearthed a mass of evidence that proves conclusively in hie mind that grafting was practiced on a wholesale basis. He has discovered the various methods which were pursued to mulct the city. Some ot the men bad a disposition to punch tickets for more loads than were actually delivered.

Then, again, trucks and carts were credited with delivering bigger loads than tbey could actually hold. One gang In Brooklyn was found wbere nine and ten tickets were being used In stead of seven. A ticket punched tor its full quota of loads represented $15, and In a number of instances the commis sioner found too many tickets being used up and too many punches made in some tickets. The most astonishing feature of the evidence thus far collected Is the over-classification of trucks. Deputy Com missioner Hogan said to-day that out of ninety trucks measured, seventy-two were overclassed.

Some trucks with a capacity of only two cubic yards were classified with a capacity of four cubic yards. "Talk about nerve," said Deputy Com mlssioner Hogan, "but we got lot of them. The only thing I am sorry about is that we could not get the conclusive evidence which would warrant action by the district attorney. But we have got enough evidence to warrant the dismissal of thirty or forty men of Brooklyn, from tbe department." The men under suspicion include load tng foremen, dump foremen and snow in spectors. Tbe names of all tbe guilty ones, Deputy Commissioner Hogan said, are known, and they will be placed on trial within a very few days.i With the dismissal af these men will come an entire reorganisation of the Final Disposition Bureau.

Orders have already been sent out for the transfer ot forty-one dump inspectors and thirty-eight assistant dump Inspectors. The practice of continuing these inspectors at one dump has been the cause of most of the grafting, according to. Commissioner Edwards. "The department as a whole Is in good said Commissioner' Edwards to-day; "But there is some grafting, and I want to get at It. The city 1b being swindled, and I'm going tb stop It.

It (is hard work to get at it, but am going to geta there. By far the vast majority of the men are honest and hard workers, but there are, a few whom the department can well be rid of." WOMAN SENT TO JAlC Kept a Disorderly House in East New York A Coney Island Woman Pined 250. Aftermaths of the summer season at Coney Island last year are still cropping op in the courts. Yesterday Henrietta Lang was found guilty, in the Court of Special Sessions, of maintaining a disorderly house at what is known as Grand View Hotel, located at Surf avenue and Twenty-third street, Coney Island. The woman was sentenced to nay a fine of $250, or, la default of payment, spend two montns In the Raymond street Jail.

The evidence against the woman had been Obtained On thft first nf lttnt flAnlamha, Detectives Welge and Only, of the Flf- leemn inspection district. Justice worked much swifter In the case of Annie Finkelstein, who was arrested a week ago yesterday, and charged with keepin ga house of ill-fame at 358 Snede-ker avenue. She was found guilty and sentenced to spend thirty days in the ritv Jail. POUND PETERSON DRUNK. Little Children Sadly Neglected in the Same Room.

Louis Peterson, 86 years old, of 439 Hicks street, was in the Butler street court this morning on the charge of endangering the morals of his two Peterson was arreBted yesterday afternoon, at his home on the fifth floor of the? above addreBS, and when Officer Coschlna arrived at the house and asked little Mary Peterson, 5 years old, where her father was, she said: "Oh, lying In the other room, drunk again, and he has been there a long time." His wife, Maria, is at present at the Long Island College Hospital, where she has been some time. In the same room as the father was also found his youngest daughter, Alice, who is only 2 years old. The house was In a terrible condition, and the children were both taken to the rooms of the iety. When Peterson was arraigned before Magistrate Tlghe, sitting at the Butler street court, this morning, he was held for the Special Sessions in $100 ball. STRANGER BEHIND BARS.

Unknown Man Arrested on Grand Larceny Charge at Eockville Centre, After House Was Bobbed. (Special to the Eagle.) Rockville Centre, L. April 18 A stranger, giving the name of James McDonald, was arrested and arraigned before Police Justice William H. Connell last evening on a charge of grand larceny. The prisoner waived examination and was committed to the county jail to await examination.

During the temporary absence of the family of Frank C. Martens from their home on Morris avenue, the prisoner and an unknown accomplice, who made his escape, effected an entrance to the house. Mr. Ketcham, the proprietor of the Knickerbocker, adjoining, noticed a strange man going about the house, and as he came out to Investigate, the prisoner was about to depart, his accomplice being already some distance down tbe street. Mr.

Ketcham overtook the prisoner, who put up a fight, and both men wore rolling about the roadway when Officer Herbert L. Allen arrived nnd took the man in charge. Nothing of any value was found on the prisoner, but he was wearing one of Mr. Martens' best coats. It was not learned whether anything else was missing.

Otherwise, Corporation Counsel Holds, Law of 1861 Pro-, hibits Subway. COURT OF APPEALS IS QUOTED Mr. Pendleton Ignores Argument That Special law Has Been Repealed by General One. The restrictions In the laws of 1861, prohibiting the construction of a railroad in Fourth avenue can be rendered nugatory if the city pays compensation to the owners ot abutting property for any damages which they may sustain. That is the gist of the opinion which Corporation Counsel Pendleton sent to Controller Metx to-day, and according to the facts which Mr.

Pendleton gives, it is about the only solution of the problem. Fourth avenue cannot be used for subway purposes unless these conditions sre first compiled with. Mr. Pendleton's opinion Is a most exhaustive document. He points out that the city does not own tbe fee of the street in Fourth avenune.

If the municipality were to undertake the construction ot a subway without first acquiring an easement, It would undoubtedly be enjoined by the courts, and such an Injunction would undoubtedly be sustained. If tbe easement, however, was acquired first, Mr. Pendleton says, "the courts would undoubtedly refuse to enjoin the work of constructing a subway." The quickest method to carry out Mr. Pendleton's ideas Is to have the Board ot Estimate request the Law Department to Institute condemnation proceedings to determine the value of the easements which are required, and Just what thoy will amount to In tbe aggregate. The oost of tbe easements in the opinion of Controller Mets enters as much Into the problem as tbe coat of constructing aud equipping tbe subway.

"It we start proceedings and get some idea of what the expense Is going to be," said Mr. Metz, we will know Just what we will have to And the probabilities are that many property owners along the route will be willing to part with their rights under the street surface for a reasonable sum. It will be much cheaper to acquire our rights before construction than after construction." In his opinion Mr. Pendleton refers to the "Act of 1861," under which the street was widened and which contained the stipulation that no railway should ever be constructed in the avenue. Tbe stipulation he holds is In effect a contract.

He expresses tbe opinion that it will not be necessary for the city to go to the extent ot taking the fee to the street. He also refers to the damage suits brought alter the construction of the present subway In Joralemon street. Were tbe decision in this case to be finally In favor of the city. It will not release the city in Fourth avenue because of the act of 1861. Mr.

Pendleton's opinion In part is as follows: "Section 7 of the Ace of 1861, to which you call attention, provides as follows: 'Tho common council of the City of Brooklyn are hereby prohibited from granting the right to lay any railroad in eaid avenue and in consideration ot tbe assessment tor the improvements herein provided, it shall not be lijjvful for any person or persons, association or corporation to lay, construct or oper ate any railroad upon said avenue hereby improved. "I am ot tbe opinion that the provls. Ions ot Section 7 constitute a contract with the owners assessed for the improvement binding on the city and that the city cannot now violate the terms of that contract. "It being conceded that Section 7 of tbe Act of 1861 constitutes a contract, does the construction, maintenance and operation of a subway railroad come within the terms of the prohibition contained In that section? "The Court of Appeals in the matter of Y. District Railway Company, 107 N.

T. 42. has held that a railroad under the surface ot a city street Is a street railway within the meaning of the State Constitution forbidding the construction of street railways without the consent of the municipal authorities and of tbe owners of one-balf In value of property bounded on the street. "Tbe construction of the subway in Fourth avenue, if it does not resjult in changing the grade of the avenue, will Interfere temporarily with the use of tbe surface of the avenue during, the period of construction. Although the avenue is 120 feet in width, and tbe subway will occupy only 60 feet of that width, yet It will occupy the middle sixty feet, leaving 80 feet on either side, but part ot this 80 feet on each side Is occupied by the sidewalks, so that as a public drive the avenue will be seriously Interfered with during the construction of the subway.

"After the completion of the subway, the kiosks for entrances will permanently interfere with the use of the ave nue 'as a public drive and unless the entrances be placed on tbe Intersecting streets, which, on account ot the great width of the avenue, would hardly seem to be practicable. "Considering the nature and extent of the proposed construction, in the light of the decision of the Court of Appeals In tbe matter. New York District Railway Company, (supra) I am of the opinion that if contracts should be authorised and entered into for tbe construction of tbe Fourth avenue subway, the work of construction would be en-Joined by the courts at the suit of the abutting owners. "I am of the opinion, however, that the city could, without violating the contract contained in Section 7, acquire, under tbe Rapid Transit Act. tbe right to construct the subway in Fourth avenue upon making compensation to the owners of the abutting lands for the Injuries thereby sustained.

"Upon such right being acquired, and compensation being made therefor, the courts would undoubtedly refuse to en-Join the work of constructing the subway. "A careful examination of the statutes relating to the pening of the streets in the City of Brooklyn, discloses no language which would Indicate an intention that the fee of land acquired for street purposes should be taken. The taking of an easement for such purposes would answer all the requirements of the statutes." SEYMOUR RHEINTBANX. Last night, at 8:30 o'clock. A.

D. Seymour, and Miss Martha Rhelnfrank, sister of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Hanan.

were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hanan, 118 Eight avenue, this borough. The bridesmaids were Miss Ethel Close and Miss Elizabeth Seymour, a sister of the bridegroom. The bride was given away by Frederick Rhelnfrank.

her brother, while the two little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Hanan, Ethel and Virginia, were flower girls. The house was beau-tifuHy decorated. John Wynkoop of New York was best man, and the ceremony was pertormed by the Rev.

Dr. Rogers, of the Church of the Good Shepherd. Mr. and MrB. Seymour have gone for a six-weeks' trip to Bermuda.

Mr. Seymour is an architect in Newlork, and the son of A. D. Seymour, president of the Manu facturers National Bank ol Brooklyn. BBOOKLYNITE IN PARIS.

Eagle Bureau. S3 Rue Cambon. Paris. April 18 Hugh D. McGrane of Brooklyn and Joseph A.

Kernan of Man hattan, have registered at the Eagle Bureau, 1 There is no article placed on your table so 'cheap, which contains all the elements necessary to the maintenance of the human body, as pure, rich milk. It is not alone a refreshing drink, but a PERFECT FOOD. Try Camp-bell's Certified Milk, produced on our own farm. You will recognize its superiority for it has no competitor if you insist on THE BEST. Alex.

Milk G. 802 Fulton St Tel. 2174 Prosp. ST. NICHOLAS SOCIETY DINNER Annual Event Held at Uontauk Club.

New Officers Chosen. The fh. Nicholas Society of Nassau Island, an organization composed of the Cescendants of any Dutch person who was native or resident of any of the American colonies previous to 1786, and of those persons who are descendants of any person who was a resident of Nassau Island previous to 1786, gave Its Paas fcupper at the Montauk Club last evening. The annual election of officers for the ensuing years was held Just prior to the rupper and resulted us follows: Presl-ent, 6. V.

White; vice presidents. Peter Wyckoff, Edward D. White, Frederick Van Wyck, Andrew Dltmas, Rev. A. D.

W. Mason, John Jewell, Theodore P. Jack- eon, John B. Van Nostrand; trustees, Cor- rellus Kouwenhoven, Tunis O. Bergen, Henry M.

Wells, Alfred Hodges, William B. Hunter, Jacques Van Brunt, Nicholas 1 Rapelje; treasurer, Wlllard P. Bchenck: secretary. Charles L. Living ston; assistant secretary, Charles A.

Ken-more; chaplain, the Rev. James M. Far- rar: physicians, Dr. John G. Johnson, Dr.

John E. De Mund; stewards, George V. Brower, Theodore Burgmeyer, E. J. Bergen, DeWitt V.

D. Reiley, Wlllard H. Piatt, William J. Clarkson, Jerome Lott, Sherman Esselstyn. The following were elected to member ship: The Rev.

John Q. Addy, Frederick I. Bergen, Jacob I. Bergen, FTed K. ue Nvse.

Charles A. Ditmas, Remsen John- eon, Herbert T. Ketcham, Dr. Joseph Bassett Klrby, Erskine H. Lott, Henry D.

Lott, William A. Moorehead, John Llovd Prince. P. Ditmars Rapelle, Gar ret V. S.

Ryerson, George N. Ryerson, Walter J. Stillwell, Harry w. Taylor, Cornelius Tuynman, G. Schenck Van Sto len, Gilbert B.

Voorhees, the Rev. Charles E. Wyckoff. YOUNGEST DEPORTED ALIEN. father Could No longer Afford, to Pay Board for Little Josell Pasker, Who Is Sent Away Little i Josell Pasker, and a half years old, sailed all alone, and crying bitterly, on the Holland-American Line steamship Noordam, for Rotterdam to day.

He was the youngest deported alien in the history of the Immigration Bureau end Uncle Sam deported him after keep ing him in the hospital of Ellis Island ior nearly two years and mulcting the father of the tiny boy out of several hundred dollars, which Pasker paid for board for the infant at the rate, of 75 cents a day. The father being too poor to stand this strain on his slender purse any longer, a board bill" with Uncle Sam was run up amounting to $88, after the elder Pasker had paid already something like $180 to the immigration station. Then it was decided to send the boy away to Klshlncff, where the Paskers come from. William J. Guard of the Manhattan bpera forces, who Baw the shivering, deserted infant on the Noordam on his way to the Kronprlnz Wllhelm, got a little white fur coat from a friend of his whose children, well cared for and warm, were In the visiting party, and gave the coat to poor little Josell.

So the little fellow will at least be comfortably clad on his long and lonely Journey to far-off Jtishineff. EXECUTORS FILE REPORT. Nathan Downs' Estate Has Not Decreased in Value Under Their Control. (Special to the Eagle.) Riverhead, L. April 13 The executors of the will of Nathan A.

Downs, ot this place, Irving G. Downs of Hollis, L. and- Frank H. Wells of Aquebogue, filed yesterday, with Surrogate Belford, their account in decedent's estate, showing that at present the principal of the estate amounts to about $26,000. They show, too, that the estate has not 'decreased any under their management.

One of the largest bills paid was $1,200, to Robert R. Kendrick of Southampton, in settlement of a suit for about $4,000 that he brought against Mr. Downs, then against the estate, alleging It was due for professional services as a private detective in getting evidence for Mr. Downs against' bis youthful wife. The account was approved as presented, and the executors were directed to proceed with the management of the estate according to the terms ot the will.

BABY DRANK POISON. Doctor Arrived Just in Time to Save Two-Year-Old. Little George Heyde. aged 2. of 352 Reid avenue, gave his parents a bad scare last night by drinking medicine contain-in irunln.

flAnrria la a vol han tnf his age, -and has shown a great aptitude in climbing. Last night he reached the dlssy height of a sitting-room chair. vvnue uaiancing nimseir ny clinging to a shelf -vn tha airia nf thn wall h. ered a bottle containing a bright colored fluid. Georgle's mamma entered the room Just as the child placed the bottle to his liOS- She Screamed whan nha oan, thx ted label, and quickly relieved her small bod 01 me Dome, ueorgie put up a lusty howl for the medicine while his fnother summonarl an amhnimna Jance Surgeon Haskel, of the Bushwick Hospital, treated the lad, and to-day Georgie is feeling happier than ever.

KICKED IN SALOON WINDOW. When he was refused a- drink at the saloon of Edward Coogan, at 307 Columbia street, last night, John Nelson, 38 years old, with no home, went out into the street and then kicked in the large plate glass In the. front of the cafe. Of ficer John Leary, of the Hamilton ave nue precinct, arraigned Nelson at the Butler street court this morning, before Magistrate Tlghe, and he was held In $100 bail' for Special Sessions. 5611..

Johnston vs. Piatt. 5412. vs. Newman.

Iit8. vs. Kf.ieral Printing Co. l.W,..M,:iovern vs. E.JIaun Elecirlc Co.

6J48. O'Btrlrh va H. R. 1.1632.. fnion Hank vs.

fi-hmitt. Horough iiank v. Lainphear. 13367.. Haker vs.

Lnwery. Baker vi Citizens Trust Co. 18742. vs West. vs Wlgand Rosenthal vs.

Kramer. vs. New York Ar N'ew England Healty Co. I3.23.. Hoffman vs.

gchaetsle Wlcklen va Van Wlcklen. va. Warren et al. vs Broican Const Co. vs.

Nlpnian. i.t-'..t nwaa va. Malone. 1635. Brewery va 8hmltt.

vs. B. H. It. va.

Ftenerk. 4Sf3. Kauffnian va. Koeppel va. H.

vs. Fallensteln. va Orr Julio vs. H. R.

The following cauicen, if marked ready, will be paiwed for the day. No cause will be as down for a day upou this call. vs. Nejwtau R. R.

va. 11. R. K. vs.

Interborough Rapid Transit. vs. Interhorough Rapid Transit. v. Sylvester.

7244.. Jones va. Atlantic Amusement Co. vs. Kenny.

vs. lnterb-iro Rapid Transit. vs. brouklvn Ferry. 13629, 6736 Held vs.

Coney Island Si B. R. R. vs. N.

T. C. H. R. R.

R. Co. va. Maltove. 6414 vs.

Lee Co. vs. Douglase. Banks va. Clarke.

6394. vs. Nassau R. R. 6775.

vs. City nf New York. 6113, Sr Canhman vs. R. H.

R. ft. vs. American Molasaei Co. 13.i3..Mr(.;innls va.

Schlltz, Jr. vs. Carlln. Vahey vs. B.

H. R. R. vs. Nassau R.

vs. City of New York. vs. Michael. 1371:1..

Homestead Bank vs. I-eviton. TOSS. .11111 vs. Palmer.

vs. Batterman. 11696. va. Hurwlti Bros.

12961. vs. Shaft et al. vs. Empire Hardware Co.

vs. Cooper. 13676. Kaplan, va. Mitchell.

12776.. liovet vi. Shea. 13508. 8.

for Collins va. Bangs. 13746.. Obermyer Lletimaii vs. Koehler, va.

Hambler. l.tr,60..Dady vs. City of New York. va. Lee et al.

10715.. Ollckman va. Bllherberg ft Saul, Highest number reached on regular call, 738. COUNTY COl'RT CIVIL CALENDAR. Part II.

April 14. Fawoett, J. vs. Brooklyn Heights R. R.

Oe. 2rr.9..Rleke vs. Tlmm. vs. Hlllls.

Donnelly vs. Brooklyn Heights R.R. Co. v. Brooklyn Heights R.

R. Co. 874 McCormlck va. Nassau Electric R. R.

Co. 446-7. vs. Berlfnbach. vs.

Brooklyn Heights R. R. Co. vs. Gebhart.

2337. va. Fey. The following causes ir answered re any win be passed for the day: 891. vs.

Nassau Elep. R. R. Co. 893.

vs. Brooklyn Heights R. R. Co. ve.

Nassau Elec. R. R. Co. 784 l-2.

otteratr.im va. Brooklyn. Queens Co. Sub. R.

R. Co vs. Brooklyn Heights R. R. Co.

803. vs. Brooklyn Heights R. R. Co.

Mitchell ve. Brooklyn Heights R. R. C. vs.

Bulkier. va. Nassau Electric R. 808. v.

Brooklyn. Queena Co. Sub. R. R.

Co. vs. Nassau Electric R. R- Co. SUPREME COVRT TRIAL PART V.

Criminal calendar. Wednesday, April t4). William .1. Kelly. 10306..

People va. Louta Wolf, grand larceny. second degree 10411. va. Phillip Teppler.

receiving stolen goods. 10430.. People vs. Otto Beaker, burglary, third degree. 10438..

People vs. Thomas Fink, grand larceny. second degree. 10421.. People- ve.

Joseph Piccalo, burglary. third degree. 10423.. People vs. Louis Pacelll, burglary, third degree.

10256. pie va. Simon It. Brody. grand lar-' ceny, second degree COt'NTY COURT.

Criminal calendar. April 14. Part I. Pike, Justice: Thomas Anthony, policy; Patrick Morris, policy; John T. McKane.

policy: Giovanni Costa, burglary', third degree: Frank Waraldy. grand larceny, first degree; John Smith. Samuel Slngen, grand larceny, second degree. HEFEBEES APPOINTED. BY CARR, Matter of Moran.

Thomas F. Oarvey: Gray vs. Hirschorn. Francle X. Carmody: Bvnarlway Trust Co.

va. Camens-'n, Jacob Peyser; Brady s. Brndv. Howard E. Greene: Preyfus vs.

Daimler Mfg. Matthew F. Koaney; Flynn vs. Kernan. Ssmuel T.

Maddox. Jr. WHY TJEVINS WAS SHOT. Bartender Says He and Companions Were Attempting Burglary. Hugh Walsh, 22 years old, of 32 Hey-ward and Michael Sheehan, 21 years old, of 578 Wythe avenue, were prisoners before Magistrate Hlgglnbotham In the Bedford avenue court this morning on suspicion of burglary.

They were arrested In connection with the shooting of Michael Devins. early yesterday morning by John Barnett, bartender employed in the saloon at 29 Washington avenue. Barnett alleged that the men aroused him bv their efforts to force an entrance. He sleeps in a rear room and as he discharged a revolver at the men-the bullet struck Devins In the left shoulder over the- heart. The wounded man was assisted to the Eastern District Hospital, where he was abandoned.

His wound and his refusal to say who he was aroused suspicion and a policeman waB stationed to guard him. The men denied an attempt to break in and claimed that Barnett was too quick using the revolver. The latter was also arraigned on a charge of felonious assault, but was paroled. The others were held. The Tempting Teasing Taste OF Post Toasties Prints deep on mind and palate, Crisp, Delicious, Golden-brown Toasties-- Ready to serve from the package with cream or good milk "The Taste Lingers" Popular pkg.

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