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HAS. G. W. SLOANE, WINS SECRET DIVORCE Papers Filed "Not to Be Seen Except on an Order From Justice Jaycox." LAND AND BOY TRAVELING. loane Thinks Wife of a Certain raysician Is With Them.

Names Kept Hidden. 8. Mabel Sloane, the wife of George Sloane, who left Brooklyn on Chary 20 and has not been heard of has secured an interlocutory 4 deof from Justice Jaycox in Special divorcem of the Supreme Court. case was undefended, and notice had served by publication on the misshusband. The whole case has been uded in mystery since it began, and as heard by Justice Jaycox, in his ate chambers.

The papers were fled erday afternoon in the county clerk's ce, and it was said there to-day that could not be seen without an order om Justice Jaycox. Sloane, who is a brother of J. P. loane, the wealthy real estate operator St Greenpoint, and has considerable money of his own, formerly had a position in the Title Guarantee and Trust Company. He resigned from his posiJanuary, and soon afterward disappeared, taking with him his four-yearold son, Kenneth, and sending his wife the following letter: "Jan.

20, '09. "Union League Club, "Brooklyn, N. Y. "My Dear Wife-I have decided to take a trip South for a couple of weeks, and thought I would take Kenneth along. I know very well that had I asked you, 'No' would have been the answer.

have a good nurse girl to look after him, so do not worry. "I inclose funds that will tide you over. "You will hear from me later, if you elect to join us I will be to grand have you. "Don't think I am harsh in acting this way, but you you always object to me taking my dear boy out. With love, I am, Your affectionate hubby, "GEO." Mrs.

Sloane, who was a Miss Morris, was left alone in her apartments at 205 St. James place, from which she has since moved. She at once communicated with the police and they sent out a general alarm, but nothing definite has been heard of Sloane from that day to this. He is believed to be traveling in the west. The reference to "a good nurse girl" was far from reassuring to Mrs.

Sloane and she started an investigation on her own account, which resulted in her conviction that Sloane had been accompanied by the wife of a prominent Brooklyn and her 6-year-old daughter. It was said that Sloane had purchased, complete traveling outfit for a man and a boy and a woman and a little girl Vat one of the large department stores a day or two before his disappearance. Sloane, who is about 35 years of age, is well known in Brooklyn, being a momber of the Union League and Crescent Clubs and a popular fellow at the road Lahouses along the Coney Island boulevard. One of his best friends was forced INto give testimony against him before Justice Jaycox. This witness is a promdent Flatbush man who was recently ued by his wife for divorce.

There were four co-respondents in all, it is said, named in the complaint by Mrs. Sloane. Two of these co-respondents were the wives of Brooklyn physicfans, and they begged Mrs. Sloane SO hard not to be dragged into the case that she decided to use only the evidence one of Sloane's indiscretions. Justice Jaycox found from the evidence that Sloane had violated his marriage vOWS with a woman known as Jennie Ullrici at 534 Flatbush avenue in Oceober, 1908.

The Sloanes were married on Septem ber 10, 1899, at White Plains, N. and of late years their married life had been far from happy. On the findings of the case Abraham Kesselman of 215 Montague street, attorney for Mrs. Sloane, moved that an interlocutory decree be granted, to become an absolute decree of divorce in three months, and that Mrs. Sloane be awarded the custody of Kenenth Sloane, her 4-year-old son.

Justice Jaycox granted her both motions and she is legally entitled to the custody of her boy, provided she can locate him. JAMAICA BAY BILL A LAW Governor Approves Measure to Improve Jamaica Bay. Sargent Bill Provides for Co-operation of City With Federal Government in New Harbor Work. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, May 29-Governor Hughes today signed the Sargeant bill to enable New York City to co-operate with the federal government in the creation of a new harbor in and about Jamaica Bay, including the making of channels, basins, slips and other necessary adjuncts. Accompanying his approval of the bill was the following explanatory memorandum: "This bill is designed to enable the City of New York to co-operate with federal government in the creation of a new harbor in and about Jamaica Bay, including the making of channels, basins, slips and other necessary adjuncts, and, as the bill recites, to secure 'the advancement of the commercial interests of the city, state and For this purpose the grant is made to the City of New York of such right, title and interest as the State of New York may have in and to the land under water in Jamalca Bay and Rockaway Inlet, and the tributaries thereto, as stated.

The bill provides that the grant 'shall become operative upon the United States government making its first appropriation for the creation of a new harbor mentioned in this act, or upon the City of New York appropriating and setting aside a sum of not less than 000 for the same "It is of manifest importance that provision be made for the proper protection of the public interest in and about the waters of New York, and that the necessary and important developments of the future should not be retarded or made more expensive to the community by failure at this time to take suitable steps to safeguard the public right. It may be regretted that the bill contains any exception to its operation. Eut this is not a reason for its disapproval, for further delay will permit more numerous exceptions and detract from the public opportunity which should be provided." ICE BLOCKS WARSHIP. St. Johns, N.

May 29-The ice blockade to-day prevented the British cruiser Brilliant, bound in her to protect -the Newfoundland fisheries during the coming summer from entering the harbor. After the warship failed to break through the ice she succeeded in making port at Cape Broyle harbor, about thirty-five miles of St. Johns. MRS. TIFFANY A WINNER.

Defeated Mrs. Faith in Golf Finals at Nassau. (Special to the Eagle.) Glen Cove, L. May 29-The Nassau won honors yesterday, when Mrs. Charles T.

Tiffany, a home player, defeated Mrs. Faith in the final rounds for the consolation golf cup. Mrs. Tiffany had only just escaped a place in the Arst division and held her place in the consolation eight without wavering. As was very natural, the possibility of a member of the home club winning one of the prizes very gratifying, and Mrs.

Tiffany's victory was a source of satisfaction it to everybody connected with the club. The score by which she defeated Mrs. Faith the finals was up and 1 to go. Mrs. Tiffany is one of the most enthusiastic players among the Nassau women and has held office in the Metropolitan Association NO BURGLARS AT PETERS' But Nervous Servant Girl Got Police Out on the the Job.

A Neighbor's Maid Called In A. D. T. Help-Search of House Unavailing. A telephone message was received last night at 10:30 o'clock at local Police Headquarters from the residence of D.

F. Peters at 871 St. Mark's avenue, asking for assistance. There were burglars in the house, said the tremulous voice of a woman, apperently a very young woman at that, the operator thought, and the demand was for help as quickly as possible. The One Hundred and Fiftysecond precinct got an echo of the message and Detective Wardell and two policemen in plain clothes were sent from the police station at the corner of Schenectady and Atlantic avenues hotfoot for Mr.

Peter's house. The three of them went in at the front door of what is really a very pretentious town abode without ringing and with very little ceremony. The sender of the message, a servant who was in sole charge, had been waiting for them. Quickly she told them her story. She had been alone, sitting thinking nothing of burglars, when she heard a noise.

That made her listen anxiously and she heard more noises--stealthy, sneaky noises, too, that she could not locate. But she thought the noises came from the upper part of the house; or it might have been in the cellar. She really did not know, but she said she would be ever so much obliged if the policemen would please make a search for the man. They got their revolvers handy and, while the servant had her fingers in her ears to drown the sound of any shots that might be exchanged, they went through the house at her request. That was a long job, for Wardell does his work thoroughly.

Now, there was another nervous servant about. She was in one of the adjoining houses, and she had been at the front door when the three detective persons came along. Of course, they did not indicate to the neighbors that they were policemen, and the second servant had failed to notice their shoes. She thought they were "truly" burglars, and she trembled for the safety of Mr. Peters' young person.

There is a messenger call in this nearby house, and the servant turned the button to "Police" and sent out a summons for A3 A. D. T. speciais, who are always on tap. A tiny regiment of them were.

started off at double-quick for the other house, and they got there and had an explanation. They were told that there were three dreadful-looking burglars in the houes at 871 St. Mark's avenue, and they went there, boldly determined to make a name for themselves. There was a padded collision between the real policemen and the specials, when the three informed the others that they were not burglars at all, but were burglar hunters. The forces, real and special, were joined, and another and thorough search of the Peters house was made.

There was no indication of burglars anywhere. Nobody had broken into the house, and there was really no one around but the nervous serving lass. the heroes from the A. D. T.

and the One Hundred and Fifty-second retired to their places of business. BIG STREET CAR STRIKE Most of the Traction Lines Are Crippled, But Cars Are Running. Philadelphia Tangled Up by a Strike Because Wages Were Raised. Philadelphia, May 29-Greatly to the surprise of the people generally Philadelphia is.to-day in the tangle of a street car strike. The order of the executive committee of the Car Men's Union was not generally obeyed, but sufficient men quit work to seriously interfere with the service in all parts of the city.

The order to strike was issued at an early hour this morning and went into effect at 4 A.M., when the day service begins. At 9 A.M. cars were running on all but two of the lines of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, which operates the entire street railway system; but it was apparent that the company was having difficulty in maintaining the regularity of the service. Paradoxical as it may seem, the strike was hastened through the action of the company in raising the wages of the men 1 cent an hour, from 21 cents to 22 cents. This was done two weeks ago, and the increase is to go int oeffect July 1.

Prior to the announcement of the increase in wages the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company became the storm center of general protest by abolishing six-for-a-quarter tickets and adopting a straight fivecent fare rate. Committees of citizens filed protests with the company and a great town meeting was held at which fifteen of the prominent men of the city were appointed a committee to take up the subject with the company. So far this committee has met with no success, and the matter is now before the State Railroad Commission at Harrisburg. As the move to change the rate of fare was very unpopular among the street car riders, the union leaders of the street car men took advantage of the situation and began agitating an increase in wager and better conditions. The local leaders of the union called upon John B.

Parsons, president. of the company, but he refused to see them, saying that he would only treat with employes of the company. him The committee which wanted to lay before demanjs included a request for 25 cents an hour, nine or ten hours straight work instead of splitting up the day, privilege of buying uniforms in the open market and the adjustment of minor grievances. The company having already increased the wages, the union men met with no success and began strengthening the organization. The officials only laughed at their efforts and made public statements that the agitation was not popular among the men.

The traction company employs approximately 6,600 motormen and conductors, and it is claimed by the company that not more than one-sixth of these are emiiated with the organization. Ou the other band the union leaders say that the union has a membership of 3,500. MAN WHO SHOT DAUGHTER WAS RICH NEW YORKER David Henderson, Who Committed Suicide After Murder in Paris, Known in Manhattan. WAS POPULAR BUT ECCENTRIC Had Lived in Paris Almost Continually for Past Twenty-five Years. Paris, May 29-The name of the American who last night shot his daughter dead in a Parisian cafe and en then committed suicide was David Henderson.

He was A native of New York. His victim was his eldest daughter, Vera. The family has a son in New York named Rene. Mr. and Mrs.

Henderson and their children arrived in Paris from the United States last Monday. They crossed on one of the German liners, and upon arriving here moved into an apartment at 29 Rue d'Artois. The tragedy has created a most painful impression in the American colony. Mr. Henderson was rich, and had lived in Paris almost continually for the past twenty-five years.

He was popular, but eccentric, and oftentimes despondent. The coroner has decided that no autopsy is necessary, and has rendered verdict of homicide and suicide in a fit of temporary insanity. The bodies of Mr. Henderson and his daughter will be taken to Geneva, Switzerland, for burial in the vault of Mrs. Henderson's family.

Mre. Henderson and the surviving daughters are prostrated with grief. The family went last night to dine at the Pere Tranquille, a typical restaurant in the market quarter, celebrated for its good cooking. The Hendersons often dined at this place, and the repast last night was particularly gay. To-day the father, with his youngest daughter, Gladys, had Intended leaving Paris for his yearly visit to one of the Austrian health resorts.

Mrs. Henderson and the other daughters were going to the family chateau, at Villers-Cotterets. As they were preparing to leave the restaurant, Mr. Henderson complained of a choking sensation. The governess opened a window, and Mr.

Henderson sat for a few minutes with his elbows on the window sill, looking out into the street. Then, suddenly and without warning, he jumped up and began fring in the direction of his family, using a hammerless automatic postol. When he saw Vera, his favorite daughter, fall and heard the screams of consternation of his wife and other daughters, he rushed forward and stood for a moment looking down at the bleeding and dying girl. He then placed the revolver to his own temple and fired the shot that ended his life. He fell dead across the body of his daughter.

Vera, who had been hit once in the neck and once in the breast, lived only a few minutes. She was a beautiful, fair-haired girl, and Mr. Henderson was deeply devoted to her. Mr. and Mrs.

David Henderson and their two daughters, who figure in the sensational tragedy in Paris, were guests at the Hotel Majestic in this city from February 4 to May 18, when they sailed for Cherbourg on the steamer Kronprinzessin Cecile names of the two daughters were not registered at the hotel, nor did the members of the family leave any address there. During their stay at the hotel the Henderson family was visited by a young man who was believed to be a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, but neither his name nor address were known at the hotel. Mr.

Henderson was reticent man and the manager of the hotel knew little about him. The names of Mr. and Mrs. Henderson and their two daughters, Marthe and Gladys, were registered at the Nortn German Lloyd Line as sailing on the Kronprinzessin Cecille on May 18. The murdered daughter, Vera, WAS not with the family during its visit here.

NEGRO FIREMAN BEATEN White Men Disable Strikebreaker in Georgia Railroad Yard. One of His Arms Broken-Two White Men Placed Under Arrest. Augusta, May 29-A negro fireman has just been badly beaten by white men in the Georgia Railroad yards, near this city. One arm was broken. Two white men have been placed under arrest.

Atlanta, May 29-With a tenseness indescribable the arrival is awaited today from Washington of Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart, who come at the direct instance of President Taft to investigate the strike situation on the Georgia Railroad with a view to aiding in bringing about a settlement. It is not known along what lines these men will proceed in considering the situation, but there is a general feeling that since they come as the direct agents of the President and his earnest solicitation something definite and satisfactory will be accomit. plished without much further delay. After a brief conference last night with Commissioner of Labor Neill, C. E.

Evans, fourth vice president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad left the city, nothing being given out as a result of his visit. Some of the firemen were negroes and some were non-union white men on the different mail trains that were operated over the Georgia Rallroad. If the white engineers objected to these men because of their color there has not been the slightest Indication of it. Rather, the engineers are heard to with the usual friendilness in ordering "Bob" or "Dick" to "stoke 'er up and get a move on you." But out on the line the feeling is unmistakable, and it is decidedly adverse to the presence of negro firemen. The thousands of patrons of the Georgia Railroad, between Atlanta and Augusta, are in sympathy with the striking firemen, and their sympathies, as has been demonstrated, within the last few days, are apt to get the better of their judgment.

They have taken up the fight for the white firemen and they are making it a white man's fight, and a fight, they declare, to a finish. The violence at Lithonia last night was known within an hour in almost every town along the Georgia Railroad, and it served to increase the bitter resentment against the fallroad for using negro firemen almost exclusively in operating mail trains yesterday. At Union Point and Thomson excitement was reported high near midnight. Every one of the mail trains sent out to-day carried United States post office inspectors, AB was the case yesterday, and it was realized that an overt act directed against member of the crew on one of these trains might result in further complications. The postal authorities stated positively to-day, however, that they did not anticipate the slightest trouble In operating mail trains.

LOCAL WEATHER PROBABILITIES. Fair, with moderate temperature to-night and Sunday; brisk to moderate west to northwest winds. JACK TARS OUT FOR A LARK. Eighty of Them Touring Long Island in Rubber Neck Autos. Jack tars of the U.

S. S. Ohio passed through Morris Park and Richmond HIll in two big sightseeing automobiles this morning on a tour of Long Island. There were about eighty of them and the noise they made was like bedlam let loose. They tooted horns, cheered and sang and seemed to 1 be having a good time altogether, HUGHES SIGNS SARATOGA BILL Albany, May 29-Governor Hughes today signed the Brackett-Whitney bill providing for the appointment of a commission to purchase mineral springs at Saratoga Springs for a state reservation.

and providing for a bond issue of $600,000 for that purpose. After signing the bill, Governor Hughes announced that he had appointed as commissioners Edward M. Shepard of New York City; Spencer Trask of Saratoga Springs and Frank N. Godfrey of Olean master of the State Grange. They are to serve without compensation.

DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC Five Children Have Died in East New York. Public School No. 61 Closed and Fumigated-Case in a Neighboring School. Public School No. 61, at New Jersey avenue and Fulton street, was closed yesterday by District Superintendent McCabe.

It was found that an epidemic of diphtheria had broken out there, as told in last night's Eagle. Public School No. 76 is less than two blocks from No. 61, on Wyona street, near Jamaica avenue. A few days ago a boy attending No.

76, named Ernest Lucca, 10 years old, died of diphtheria. He lived at Pennsylvania avenue and Fulton street, where his father keeps a grocery store. It is feared that the Lucca boy is not the only one of his school afflicted with the disease. Lucca's sister, Margaret, 8 years old, who goes to Public School No. 61, is supposed to have carried some of the germs home.

The list of deaths so far is Louts Gerome, 2 years old, whose brother attended the school, their residence being 194 Ver mont street; his brother, Joseph, 10 years old, is seriously ill. He brought the ease home. Another boy is Frank Bonner, 7 years old, of 55 Pennsylvania avenue; a boy named Kuhn and a boy named Stencel are said by the neighbors to have died with the disease. Thirty cases are reported, with five deaths, three of which are known. The Board of Health is fumigating the schools to-day.

The school authorities have been keeping close watch of the cases. On Monday last the room in Public School No. 61 in which the first case developed, was closed by the principal, Miss McDevitt, with the approval of List. ct' Superintendent McCabe. Sinee that time the cases increased in number and on Thursday afternoon the pupils were told not to return until Tuesday morning.

As has been said the Board of Health fumigated the entire building yesterday afternoon, HIGHWAY ROBBER HELD Police Feared Italian Complainant Would Weaken. Trembled, but Stuck to His Story. Detectives Make Good Arrest. Antonio Besardo trembled dreadfully in the Adams street court this morning, just as if he expected some day to be cut up into little pieces but in a bag, and Detectives Mealli and Simonetti of the Italian squad at local headquarters were wondering if he would have the nerve to stay in the game and continue to prosecute Giuseppe Santore for highway robbery. He stuck to his complaint to-day and Santore was held without bail by Magistrate Dooley for hearing next week.

Santore is a Palmerotan who has had experiences with the police before. Petrosino, the dead man, had him once on account of a murder, but nothing happened to him except his discharge then, and once again he was arrested for a confidence 'swindle but again he got free. His picture is in the gallery that is set apart by the police for Italian rogues, though. There have been a number of bold highway robberies committed by Italians on Italians in Brooklyn of late. The Itallan detectives say that the confidence men have become bolder, and do not meet and trim their victims with palaver now, but hold guns and razors in front of them and go through their pockets with violence.

There have been half a dozen "money or your life" robberies on the Brooklyn highways within the last three weeks, robberies which have been carefully concealed from the public by the secret methods prevailing in police matters now. Antonio Besardo was one of the victims. He lives at 4139 Sixteenth street, the police say, and then they add that this is not so, for they do not want the friends of the accused to get at him, and they want to conceal his true abode. On the 13th of the month Antonio was on his way to work, in an Ice factory, when, at 5:30 in the morning, two Italians sprang upon him, at the corner of Sixtythird street and New Utrecht avenue, from some place of concealment, and demanded his money. He saw one of the men with a revolver pointed at him, and the other was juggling an open razor.

unpleasantly near his face. He had nothing to say in the way of remonstrance, but submitted to an exploration of his. pockets. The men took his gold watch and chain and $35 in cash, which he had been saving for a trip home to Calabria some day. Resentfully he reported the thing to the police, and he was shown the pictures In the "gallery," to determine if the thieves were old offenders.

He picked out the face of Santoro at once, and it was a face to remember, for Santoro has a scar that sweeps across one of his cheeks. The result was that the detectives arrested Santoro at his home on 60th street, and found there Giuseppe Rinando, another man who has his picture in the gallery. But Rinando had nothing to do with the Besardo robbery. He was held for vagrancy, but Santoro was held on the charge of robbery. CAPTAIN SHOOTS HIMSELF.

Marseilles, France, May 29-Captain Boyer of the French steamer Dumbea, from Australia, shot himself on the bridge as the vessel was entering Marseilles harbor to-day. While in Bombay a fortnight ago the Dumbea was in collision with the British steamer Egypt. It is presumed that this accident preyed upon Captain Boyer's mind and was responsible for his suicide. WIDE OPEN SUNDAY PREDICTED FOR CONEY Tighe's Decision, It Is Believed, Will Keep the Police Hands Off. RUSSELL GOES FOR ORDERS.

Inspector Will Probably Be Strict Regarding Prompt Closing at Midnight. Barring an eleventh hour shift of attitude on the part of the authorities, Coney Island will be pretty much the same old "Coney" to-morrow. City Maghaving thrown out of court, yesterday, the four test cases prepared by the police to discover if the so-called common shows at the island violated the Sunday laws, there was no apparent disposition on the part of the administration to-day to order further arrests on that line. Assistant Corporation Counsel Hahlo, who represented the police when the test cases were before Magistrate Tighe in the Coney Island Police Court yesterday, announced morning that, so far as he knew, the offcials would not attempt any new line of action at the Island to-morrow. He intimated that, in view of the Tighe decision, it would be useless to make further arrests under the sections of the Penal Code prohibiting "labor" and "public sports" on Sunday and said that he had received no instructions to institute test cases under other possible statutes.

Borough Inspector Russell and Captain O'Brien of the Coney Island police station both went to police headquarters in hattan early this afternoon to get their orders from Commissioner Bingham. It any startling move is contemplated by the commissioner no inkling of it became public up to the time the Eagle went to press. It is generally believed that the police will be, strict regarding the "closing hour," just as they were a week ago, but that the shows, both big and little, will be permitted to run as usual, unless there should be some flagrant violation of the law. Those places of amusement which have not already sought injunctions, restraining police interference, will not do so today. The Coney Island showmen believe that, if anything, more leniency will be shown to -morrow than on last Sunday, and for that reason they will not take cautions deemed by them unnecessary a week ago.

"Luna Park will open and doing business as heretofore." "said Fred Thompson when asked to-day what plans he had made for -morrow. "We do not violate the law in any of our performances. and will continue them to-morrow. Of course, no one can tell exactly what may happen, but I do not expect any police interference. We will take precaution to keep Luna Park within the law, and when we do that there is no reason to look for trouble." At Dreamland a similar announcement was made by the management.

The gates of that park will be wide open to it wag said, and the public will be able to witness the various shows as in the past. Steeplechase Park is in a measure protected by an injunction, but the management feels a that, even if there were no Injunction out, the performances could be given there without molestation. In a word, if the weather is fine, all the Coney Island showmen expect to do a big business to-morrow. They think that no matter what the intentions of the authorities may 'at one time have been, the offcials have geen the foolishness of attempting to clamp a "blue Sunday" lid on at Coney Island, and that the little and mysterious scare of a week ago has dissipated, never to return. DERIDED U.

S. COURT ORDER Now City Marshal Moley May Go to Prison. He Had Receiver Albers Arrested and Arraigned in Magistrate's Court, That an order issued by the United States Court takes precedence over the whims of a mere city marshal will be demonstrated to Frank N. Moley, who holds a mayor's license to attach things on judgment warrants, and has his office at 275 Bedford avenue. He was up before Judge Chatfield in the United States Court yesterday and ordered to show cause why he should not.

be adjudged in contempt of court. Henry D. Levy and Bany Levy, members of a wholesale grocery firm, who secured the judgment on which the warrant of attachment was issued, will also have to show cause why they should not be punished for disrespecting a federal court order. The case has been set down for next Friday because the men wanted time to submit affidavits and other things in their own favor. Henry Albers, who has been appointed receiver by Judge Chatfeld of the goods and chattels of Max Berkowitz, a grocer, went to the latter's place, at 1950 Fulton street, to take charge.

There he found Marshal Moley and the Leys. Thed bad an attachment issued by Justice Meagher, in the Lee avenue municipal court. Albers showed them the Federal Court order, appointing him receiver, and told Moley that it prevented him from doing any attaching. Moley, according to the complaint, told him, in effect, that the order was "no good," and that he didn't care for any United States court. The order was signed by United States Commissioner Morle, who is clerk of the court.

arraigned Moley had before Albers Magistrate arrested and Hylan, he was the New Jersey avenue police court. The case was set down for June 3. Meanwhile Albers complained to Judge Chatfield. MURTAGH BADLY Said to Have Used Bad Language to Plain Clothes Man, Andrew G. Murtagh, 24 years old, who lives at 461 Fifty-fourth street and is said to be a son of a police lieutenant, was locked up last night at Coney Island by Policeman William J.

McCarthy of the Fourth avenue precinct. Murtagh was charged with using language to the policeman. It was said McCarthy was at the Island in plain clothes and an argument followed between Murtagh and himself. Murtagh was severely beaten, from his appearance in court before Magistrate Geismar to-day at Coney Island. He could scarcely walk up to the desk and his clothing was torn in several places.

Neither had anything to say before the court and the case was adjourned until June 3. MARRIED A YEAR AGO. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop Have Just Thought to Announce It.

Announcement was made yesterday of the marriage of Miss Helene F. McDermott of 11 Ninth avenue, Long Island City, to Joseph R. Bishop of 15 Ninth avenue. The marriage occurred nearly a year ago, according to the announcement on June 10, 1908, in Hoboken, where the ceremony was performed by the Rev. L.

Hofshnieder. The ceremony was witnessed was two friends of the contracting couple, Robert E. Ceely and Miss Jessie A. Johnstone. friends of all the this young time the couple parents have con- and sidered them the best of chums, but no one supposed that they were married.

Since the announcement they have been receiving congratulations of their friends. Both young people are well known in the section where they live. They will make their home in Long Island City. HUGHES BUSY WITH BILLS Has Approved Nearly 600 Acts and Vetoed 200. He Will Come to Brooklyn Next Monday and Review Grand Army Parade.

Albany, May 29-Governor Hughes expects by midnight to-night to have completed his work on the 30-day bills left for his consideration by the Legislature of 1909. He has approved nearly 600 measures since the beginning of the year, while those which have failed of approval will probably number nearly 200. The 30-day period does not expire until midnight to-morrow night, but to avoid the necessity of working on Sunday the governor has labored all this week until far into the night. Even when the condition of his son, Charles E. Hughes, who has been 111 in Providence.

R. was serious, the governor remained at his post. keeping in constant communication with Providence by telephone. -morrow Governor Hughes, accompanied by Colonel George C. Treadwell, his military secretary, will go to New York.

Monday forenoon he will review the Grand Army parade in Brooklyn, going from there to Harlem where he will be entertained at luncheon at the Claremont Hotel by the U. S. Grant Post of Grand Army veterans. The governor and his staff will attend Memorial Day ceremonies at Grant's Tomb at 2 P.M., where the governor will deliver an address, after which they will go to Bronxville to review the Westchester Historical Pageant. Following the pageant the governor and his staff will be entertained at dinner by Arthur W.

Lawrence at his home in Lawrence Park, other guests including Mayor McClellan of New York, Mayor Warren of Yonkers, Mayor Howe of Mt. Vernon and Mayor Raymond of New Rochelle. A banquet and military ball be held in the evening at Hotel Gramatan, Bronxville, to which the governor and his staff have been invited, but it is not certain that the governor will attend. Tuesday the governor expects to go to Providence to see Mrs. Hughes and his son, is convalescing from an attack of cerebro spinal meningitis.

He probably will return to Albany on Wednesday. ROBBED A TINY GIRL. Mother's Laundry Money, $1.25, Taken by Big Boy, and Tot Companions Identify Him. Viola Conselyea, a little girl at 103 Sanford street, was robbed yesterday afternoon of her mother's laundry money on the street in front of 690 Myrtle averue. Her mother had done some washing for a family living at that address and Viola was sent to deliver the clean clothes on which her mother had worked all day.

She was to get $1.25 for the work. The little miss with the laundry package was escorted by Edward Belloni, a cavalier of her own age, living in the same house. All went well till the children came out of the house at 690 Myrtle avenue with the money. Edward had no pocket vacant, or safe enough, hold all that money, 80 the girl tied In to, her handkerchief. Just then a big burly boy came swooping down upon the little tots and grabbed the handkerchief with the money.

He ran and the children pursued him, crying in distress. He escaped, thinking he was safe, but Edward knew the big boy from previous escapades as one of the terrors of all little boys in the neighborhood, and when Mamma Conselyea saw herself cheated out of the wash money she complained to the police. Detectives Thornton and Ryan of the local headquarters went to the home of the alleged highway robber, accompanied by Edward and his little protege. There the children pointed out Frank Connors, who will be sixteen next month, as the one who took the money. Frank was in bed when the detectives came, and when asked about his doings during the afternoon he became sulky and sassed the headquarters men freely.

He was later taken to the rooms of the S. P. C. and this morning arraigned in the Children's Court, charged with petit lerceny. His father pleaded not guilty for him, and the boy was held in $100 for trial on June 8.

SEA CLIFF HAS A FIREBUG. Attempt Made to Burn Pavilion at the Shore. (Special to the Eagle.) Sea Cliff, L. May 29-What 1s believed to have been an attempt to destroy the Sea ClIff pavilion by fire was discovered on Thyrsday morning just in time to avoid a conflagration and an incalculable loss to the village at this season of the year. Frank Hall, whose father manages the pavilion, was going along the Shore road near the pavilion on a bicycle, when he saw smoke issuing from the rear portion the building.

There was hardly any one around at that hour of the morning and young Hall, realizing the gravity of the situation, broke open the door and put the fire out. It had started under the floor of the building and had evidently been lighted from the outside. It had burned a good sized hole in the floor and part of a counter when it was discovered. But for the timely arrival and prompt action ot the young man the whole structure might have been destroyed. FARMER FELL DEAD.

(Special to the Eagle.) Port Jefferson, L. May 29-James Kempster of Mount Sinai, a well-known farmer, 72 years old, dropped dead this at his home. Apoplexy was the morning, death. He is survived by a widow and ten children. He was a native of England and had lived at Mount Sinai since 1861.

Feltman's 0ld-fashioned Clam Bake opens to-day. Noon to midnight POTRUCH OWES $562.000 AND HASN'T A RED CENT Brownsville Speculator a Bankrupt Who Lists His Assets as "None." SOME CREDITORS HARD HIT. Claimants for $216,000 Have No Security at All--Others Hold Mortgages. Aaron Potruch, thought to have been almost a millionaire and who speculated in land in the ghetto section of Williamsburg and later in Brownsville and East: New York, has failed for more than half a million dollars and states that he hasn't SO much as a red cent in the way of assets for his creditors. Through his attorney he fled a petition in bankrutcy in the United States Court to-day.

The schedules show that his liabilities total $562,715.19. In the schedule of assets is written the word "none." Aaron Potruch gives his occupation as a builder, real estate operator and broker, and his residence as 686 Eastern Parkway. He is a brother of Alexander Potruch, who was the principal witness in the trial of Frank Ulrich, former superIntendent of the bureau of highways, who was charged with accepting money for jobs and who was acquitted by the jury. The greater part of Potruch's debts involve his vast real estate operations in Williamsburg when what 1s now the ghetto section was fast being populated by deserters of the overcrowded East Side of Manhattan. Of the $500,000 or more represented as liabilities, $346,620 are the aggregate sums of the mortgages on his properties and the bonds of which he, signed.

The mortgages all cover parcels of real estate in the neighborhood of Siegel, Moore and White streets and Graham avenue, the scene of Portruch's early operations. They are held by various people, the largest creditors in that class being Jacob and Mary Rechnitz, who hold two mortgages on two pieces of property for $131,000. These particular parcels are located, respectively, at the southeast and southwest corners of Siegel and White streets. The Title Guarantee and Trust Company Is another large holder of mortgages on the Potruch properties, being interested in six parcels to the extent of $109,000, and a creditor for that amount. The others are smaller mortgage holders.

Among them is the Peekskill Savings Bank, Marie Whitlock, Israel G. Hammerschlag, Nellie Potruch, George Schnitman and Max Silverstein, Charles H. Dale, Long Island Security Company, $3,000, and Simon Katz, $2,400. There are, perhaps, fifty creditors who have no security at all and Potruch owes them sums of money ranging from $100 to $2,000, making up a total of $216,095.19. These creditors are the trades people and merchants, workmen, laborers and contractors with whom Potruch had done business.

These debts are mostly of recent origin, many of them being contracted last year. Among the creditors of that class are roofers, masons and other workers in the building trades. Immediately on the Ailing of the petition Potruch was adjudged a bankrupt. It is belleved that when the matter comes up before the court there will be some interesting reports. The matter has been referred to A.

T. Stoutenborough, the referee in bankruptcy, who has an office in the Temple Bar building. To him will fall the seemingly difficult task of Anding something for the creditors, who have no security for their claims beyond receipts for their material and services signed by Potruch or his agents. The failure of Potruch came as a genuine surprise. It was believed by his friends and business associates that his real estate operations had by this time landed him in the millionaire class, which Includes more of the Williamsburg and Brownsville speculators than most people Imagine.

That Potruch's immense wealth was all on paper, covering the more substantial variety of wealth to almost the limit, was hardly believed by even the most reckless speculators of the borough. It was also supposed that Potruch's recent operations in Brownsville and East New York had caused him to be possessed of considerable property up in the Twenty-sixth Ward, but the schedules in the bankrupt petition do not show that he holds as much as a single corner lot. Some time ago he took an interest in the Liberty Theater proposition promoted by George Tonkonogy and other Brownsville speculators. He also had a hand in several other big propositions, but his holdings in them seem to have vanished. If he were possessed of them they would have been listed in the schedule of assets.

ROOSEVELT WRITING A BOOK. His Party Will Leave Nairobi June 2 for Rijabe, to the South. Nairobi, British East Africa, May 29- It has been decided definitely that the Roosevelt party will leave here June 21 via Rijabe for the Sotix district to the south of Nairobi. Mr. Roosevelt, who is staying in the? town house of George MacMillan, 1g spending his time in literary work.

Among other things he is writing on a book. The naturalists of the expedition are engaged' in packing up the specimens already secured, which will be shipped out on the next steamer. YANKEE HORSES UNPLACED. Baby Wolf, Edward and Lukewarm Run in England. Kempton Park, England, May 29-The Windsor Castle Handicap plate of £500 for 3 year olds and upwards, six furlongs, was won here to-day by Glenesky.

Sir Archibald was second and Elmstead third. Among the ten starters were H. P. Whitney's Baby Wolf and Louis Winan's Edward. The last named was purchased from John E.

Madden of Kentucky, at the same time Mr. Winans secured Sir Martin. The St. Margaret's Two Year Old selling plate of £200, five furlongs, was won by the Triticola filly. Cooci was second and Bouton Rouge third.

Among the eleven starters was August Belmont's Lukewarm. MEADOWBROOKS WIN MATCH. Defeat the Crack Ranelagh Team at Polo To-day. London, May 29--The Meadowbook (L. polo team, which is to compete next month for the American polo cup, beat the crack Ranelagh team at Ranelagh to-day 7 to 2.

Devereux Milburn put in his first appearance and was among the good scorers. The rest of the goals were taken by J. M. Waterbury and Lawrence Waterbury. The splendid hitting of the Americans, who seemed never to miss the ball, was a feature of the match.

The Ranelagh team was composed of Captain Jenner, the Duke of Roxburghe, R. Grenfeld and F. A. Gill..