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ONE CENT |_ AND NEWARK ADVERTISER I ONE CENT I_ ESTABLISHED 1832. NEWARK. N. J.. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1908.—14 PAGES. CLOUDY, WARMER TONIGHT; RAIN OR SNOW TUESDAY.

9 GAY G09SIEIIS DODGE DEATH ON HILLS OF NEWARK

One Bobsled Party of Five Crashes Into Team on

Seventeenth Avenue.

ENGINEER’S QUICK WIT SAVES PARTY FROM CAR.

Youths Refused to GiVe Names, Fearing Parents Would

Confiscate Sleds.

Five boys and girls narrowly es-

caped death while coasting down tlie Seventeenth avenue hill at Lillie street today. The party comprised John Straubinger, 19 years old; his brother William, agtd 14, and Ills sister Anita, aged JO years; Elsie Jenson, 19 years old, of 19S Belmont avenue, and Frank Moeltner, 11 yearfi old, of 678 South Eleventh street. The older Straubinger was at the steering wheel and hi:; younger brother used liis strength to give the “bob” a start.

The “bob” was well made, with two strong sleds and a heavy plank which was padded with canvas, and a large wh'.et attached to an iron rod which meusuri.i about two feet, made up the steering War. The quintet were shout- ing merriK’ as they sped past Hunter- ton strectA Morris avenue, and Lewis street, but yben they neared Fair view avenue the cider Straubinger found that the street was practically blocked at Lillie street. A brewery wagon was backed on one corner and a bak- ery wagon, owned by tlie G. Eauer Baking Company, of West Kinney street, with the horse fronting tlio cen-

tre of the street, was on the oppo- site side. Straubinger was figuring on what course to pufsue, and all were in

V excited state, when suddenly a

so attached to a light business wagon, owned by the Corby Yeast Company, In charge of Frank Backus, of 299 South Ninth street, swung Into the coasters’ track in an attempt to cross Seventeenth avenue at Lillie street. It was too sudden a change for Straubinger, and sooner than steer In toward the curb and take chances of colliding with a telegraph pole on the corner, he continued on a straight course.

The bob partially struck the horses attached to the brewery and bakery wagon and both of the animals were thrown to the pavement. The sled was

upset and those on it hud to scramble from underneath the horses. Mias Straubinger was injured, but the others escaped. ^Tliere was another sledding mishap

on Madison avenue late yesterday after- noon, when a bobsled containing four youths and as many girls, which left Pef hine u/venue, came within an acc of colliding with a freight car in the West Newark yards of the Pennsylvania Rail- mod. The party glided over the ice and the big box car barely blocked its course. Jf it hadn t been for a young mu:i signalling to the engineer of the freight, several lives would have prob- ably been lost. The man in charge of the engine managed to bring his cars to a sudden stop, Just In time to permit the bob to pass. The coasters refused to give their names.

"We don’t like to cut you short, offl- or,” said one of the youths, “but you

see if this becomes public it will cause our parents to turn our bobs and selds into firewood.”

Several hundred youngsters from the congested section of the Hill spent their time on the Waverly avenue hill and many races took place over the course, which was from Belniont avenue east (o Quitman street, nearly a quarter of g mile.

SHOOTSGIRLINCAR; CHINATOWN TRIP

ENDS IN TRAGEDY “Queenie,” Tenderloin Habitue, Killed by Strange Companion Who

Escaped-Was Trying to Pacify Men When Slain-Lyndhurst Young Woman Who Witnessed Murder Is Held.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—The murder of

a younj^ woman of tho Tenderloin, known to her companions only as

"Queenie,” about 27 years old and do-

cidedly pretty, who was shot and al- most instantly killed whilo riding on a

north-bound Second avenue car at Eighth street today, still remains a

mystery. A young man who was sit- ting opposite the girl in tho ear fired the shot, the police say, and then, dashing from the car, made his escape.

So far the only clue the police have is that the murderer had a light gray overcoat. Two girls, who said they were Mabel Cousins, of Lyndhurst, N J., and Itonana Boyle, of this city, and the motorman and eonductoi of the car

have been detained as witnesses. At flrst the men had been sluing

across the aisle from the girls, but after a time the man who wore a black overcoat crossed over and sat between Queenie” and Miss Cousins. At the

same time the man in tho gray over- coat asked “Queenie” to come over and :it near him. She refused and ho

leached over and tried to pull her out of her sent.

Then the men got into a row over a bottle of champagne, which the man In the black coat was wielding over tho girl’s head.

"Qdeenle” rushed between the two men ar.d received the bullet from the revolver of the man In gray.

While they were struggling tho Cousins girl, it is alleged, reached for his watch fob and had the watch out of the pocket when ho saw her. They were found in her pocket, together with

I lour pawn tickets, when sho was

| searched at the police station. The male companion of tho man in

the gray overcoat also succeeded in

[ making his escape. The Cousins and Sullivan girls de-

clared they did not know either of the men. They met "Queenio" In a resort In West Twenty-sixth street lost night, they said, and with her went to China- town, where tho night was spent in drinking and having a good time. "Queenio.” they said, was a stranger to

tile two men, having met last night.

ONE KILLED, 3

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Three Locomotives Were De= molished and Traffic Was Blocked for Several Hours.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa.. Feb. 10.—One

trainman was killed and three others seriously Injured today when a north- bound passenger train' on the Cresson

and Clearfield branch of the. Pennsyl- vania Railroad crashed into a freight train near Cresson. Passengers escaped injury. Three locomotives were demol- ished arid traffic blocked for several

hours. The accident resulted from a

misunderstanding of signals.

ROOSEVELT® BATTLESHIP PLAN

— I WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. -The House,

committee on naval affairs today voted I

to recommend an appropriation for the I

buildins of two battleships of the | Delaware class, instead of the four

battleships recommended by the Navy Department, and urged by the Presi- dent.

Mrw n cw i $2° * wdto Finder i Iltiff vLLTv 1 of Lost Penny! H

LOOK at every penny you get in change today ! || The EVENING STAR has already told of the JS MYSTERIOUS MISSING PENNY for ||

which it will pay §20 in gold to the finder. Saturday I a clew to the penny was given when you were told of I the letter R cut in the coin close to the nose of Miss i| Libert)-. But there are other distinguishing marks H on this valuable unit of currency. Besides the R | there is a letter A ou the same side of the coin, the I top of the A touching the lobe of Miss Liberty’s ear.

I j. You ought to find the coin knowing this much I about it! But if the penny is not found the EVENING I STAR tomorrow will tell you of another peculiar mark.

Watch Your Pennies Today! B ‘MSBwBHHBBBBBBBwBBBWwMBHiBBiBBBBBBHwwMI^(ii!HfcliliiflHBBBBBfiB 1

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LEAVE HUSBAND TO RICH ‘AFFINITY’

Lakewood Shelters Heart- broken Wile and Her De-

voted Little Boy.

LAKEWOOD, Fob. 10— So that her husband could enjoy the unmolested company of his rich '‘affinity,” Mrs. James Hossack today took up her residence here. She was accompanied by her 11-year-old son. Robert. The Hossacks resided at 364 State street, Brooklyn, N. Y.

"I left Brooklyn," Mrs. Hossack de- clared today, “because I could no

longer enduro living within a few blocks of my husband’s affinity."

MrS. Hossack then told of the sepa- ration from her husband, and said ho had given her $3,000 on her promise not to sue him for a separation. She said:

“He told me he did not want to have the name of the woman pub- lished, to the world. She is 46 years old, and not pretty. Her only at- traction that l can see is that she has a large amount 6f money.

"I know I could not win my hus- band back, and my heart was

broken by the discoveries I had made, so I accepted the money and have since lived apart from him.

1 "Do not say anything cruel or

unjust about my husband, for he was always a good husband to me. He is acting foolishly and will one

day regret his folly, but I do not wish to injure him.

“This is the strangest case X ever heard of. I do not think my hus- band has found a ’soul-mate,’ but a money-mate. I really think that is all he sees in tho affinity he has chosen. This financial affinity came into my husband’s life last summer, as nearly as I can learn.’’

TIRED OF WAITING MARRIES ANOTHER

\nd She Wonders What Her; Husband’ s Cousin Will

Say Now. --—. I

Because her lover put off the date of wr marriage once too often, and■ lespite a promise that he would finally j trrange a date In a few days, Mlsa j .'arrle Cypie, 19 years old, of 282 Celt- ral avenue, decided to square accounts j vith her old friend l>y taking the hand if his cousin, George A. Allen, 27 years ild, an electrician at the Empire The- atre, and who lives at 52 Bank street.

The knot was tied by' Justice of the ’cace Henry Boasett, nt 7 Boston str; art night. The couple first visited the ilficlal’s office In Market street, and vhen they found that ho was at his tome they hoarded a trolley car and In

short time they were one. The bride told Bossctt of her experl-

tnce with Allen’s cousin, blit refused o give his name,

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Federal Grand Jury Finds True Bill Against Promoters of

Mineral Company.

235 PER CENT. DIVIDEND WAS PROMISED INVESTORS

Petitioners Contend that No Zinc Deposits Were Found on

Lands as Represented.

[Special to tho Evening Star.] TRENTON, Feb. 10.—According to j

tho allegations set forth in an indict- ment handed in by the Federal Grand Jury, and read In the United States I District Court today tho New Jersey Mineral Company, whose officials are

residents of Newark, Grange and

Montclair, la apparently a "get-rich- quick" scheme.

The indictment charges Arthur 1,.

Richards, of East Orange; Edward Van Orden. Francis J. Wilcox and

George H. Beverly with conspiracy to

defraud. The defendants are all offi- cials of the Mineral Company, which ; was incorporated In November, 1905.

All but Van Orden appeared in court ] today and furnished bail for their ap- pearance for (rial on February IS.

Soon after the mineral company was

incorporated, Richards, who was elected president of the company, bought a tract of land at Franklin Furnace, in the name of the company. The price named in the indictment was $100,000, which was paid for by., bonds of the company. The traot was known ns the "Munson tract," arid “'comprised 475 acres. It adjoined thejHi'oJterty of tho New Jersey Zinc Company, which cor- poration is said to own the richest zinc mines in the world.

Victims In Mnuy Stn'e*.

Those who claim that by the false representations of oltlclals of the com-

pany to have been defrauded of (heir money are Harold Stanslltld, of Emaus, Pa.; Harry Horn, of Medina, O.; Frank Hale, of Syracuse, N. Y., and Dr. Pierre G. Blais, of Taunton, Mass. ft is alleged that the promoters of the

company used the United States malls lu conspiracy to defraud these men and others, and that the offense was com- mitted in Newark between November 1, 1900, and January 11, 1907, during which lime the defendants used the mails for the furtherance of their con-

spiracy. The indictments quote several letters,

all of which arc signed by Richards as president of the company. These letters set forth the fact that the company purchased this property at Franklin Furnace, it having been pre- viously prospected and deposits of zinc thirty-five feet in thlckkncss found, which, when analyzed, showed 35 per cent, pure zinc.

23o Per ent. Dividend. It was claimed in the correspondence,

the indictment claims, that the com-

pany alleged that with proper facili- ties 159,0i)0 tons of zinc could he mined 1

annually. The value of this zinc was

pul at $5,250,000 a year, of which $4,700,- 900 would be clear profit to the stock- | holders. The letters further stated that tills would assure the stockholders 235 per cent, dividend.

After setting up these facts the in- dictment says that the representations were false and that the chief object of the company was not to develop the Munson tract and tin; mining of zinc; that no zinc deposits bad been dis- covered on the tract; that the company could not produce 150,000 tons of zinc or any part thereof; that zinc ore in paying quantities had not been dis- covered on the tract.

6 OLEO DEALERS

Two Accused Jersey City Mer= chants Fail to Respond When Names Are Called.

ISpecial to the Evening Star.} TRENTON, Fob. 10. Six men, all

Sealers in oleomargarine, were ar- I raigned before Judge Cross in the tjnl- j ted States District. Court, today, on ! •barges of violating various sections of the oleo act. They all gave bail for | their appearance for trial on Fcbru- } try 18.

Two others, Clinton J. Fralleh and' Irwin Meyer, both of Jersey City, failed to answer when their names were ailed. Oscar J. Lockwood, of Jersey City, I

furnished J1.000 cash ball. Ho is In- lieled for selling bulterine unstamped, this is his third offense.

Thomas Halllgan and John Hoylan tvere remanded for trial on charges of breaking into tfyj VaiiSburg postolttsc.

CORBALLY EVIDENCE ENDS; SOMMER ON THE STAND

Louis Bock a Witness in Re* buttal of Defense.

Sheriff Also.

SICK-BED EVIDENCE OF WILLIAMSON IS READ

Bock States that He Did Not Know Captain Scriba—Pros* ecution Begins Summing Up.

Evidence in the trial of Detective Sergeant Thomas J. Corbally for non- feasance In oillco was concluded about noon today before Judge Jay Ten Eyck

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and a. jury In the Court of Quarter Sessions. This was the tenth day of the trial. The case will probably go to the jury tomorrow after the judges charge.

Corbally himself was on the stand, -ns were former State Senator M. T( Barrett and Prank M. McDermit ns

witnesses for him. In rebuttal, Bock, the dive-keeper, was put on the stand, as was Sheriff Frank H. Sommer.

Bock said that (n his alleged negotia- tions regarding “graft" payments he never knew former Police Captain Jacob Scriba.

Prosecutor Henry Young opened the summing up about 12:30 o'clock this afternoon.

Just before the noon recess, Judge Ten Eyck announced that he would charge the Jury tomorrow morning, so the twelve men that have been patlent-

1 ly hearing the case will have Corbally’s fate in their hands then.

Some of the jurors, after the recess, asked the court to charge today.'if pos- sible, but the court remarked that it was the usual custom to allow counsel all the time they needed in which to sum up.

antrnau'M nigntr.

Charles M. Kaso was the first wit- ness called today.

Asked whero he lived, Mr. Kase said that he lived in Lincoln Park.

"Do you own the property on tho southwest corner of Academy of Hal- sey streets?” Mr. Kullsch asked.

"Owned it about thirteen years. Been in tho family thirty-flvo years.”

"Do you know when It was last used as a saloon and restaurant?”

"It was vacated In tho last part of 190X”

"Since then what has It been used for?”

"A dwelling for my man. It hat never since been rented.”

.Julius Stahl was called to answer

questions along tho same line after l.e

j bad said that he lived In Newark since ! 1874. He is a pawnbroker at the qouth- I east corner of Academy and Halsey streets, In business eight years.

Moses S raus, a druggist at ihc north- : west corner of the some streets, since

j 1904, testified to that fact. None of these witnesses was cross-

I examined. They were called to contra- ! die t the testimony of Herman Wagner, : one of tna dlvikeepers who had sworn

j that he met Corbally at a restaurant

i at the corners named and had given him protection money.

narrett ii WKiiph*.

Another of tho many witnesses called to testify to Corbally’s reputation was

former State Senator Michael T. Bar- rett. who took the oath following the. preceding witnesses named. Ho said he knew Corbally about twenty-five years.

"Do you know his reputation?” "Yes. sir.” sj-’ "What is it, good or bad?” "Good.” Mr. Young cross-examined the law-

yer. "Have you heard him spoken of since

tho indictment?” "Previous to that heard him spoken

of as a good officer. Ho married an

! old servant of ours.” I “Do you know where he llvos?” I “Yes, sir; I have been In his houso.”

"Did you or his neighbors speak I about him before the timo of his in- I dlctment?” j "No, sir. I don’t remember as to his immediate neighborhood.”

tlliainxOiiN Deposition.

| This testimony was followed by the [ redding of the deposition taken last i Friday at the bedside of George G.

! Williamsjn, in Ills home, 55 Thirteenth avenue, the city messenger formerly connected with the Sheriff’s office. Ho was ttio companion of Corbally during the visits to disorderly houses, re pro ^

sent in? the Sheriff’s office, and Corbal- ly representing police headquarters.

The testimony was favorable to the accused officer, and Mr. McDermttt reud the direct examination while Mr. Young went over the cross-examina- tion for the benefit of the Jury.

George G. Williamson, sworn for tli; defendant, said he was 61 years old, and lived at 55 Thirteenth avenue. He was

in the employ of Sheriff Sommer as

a constable detailed to his office. He said ho was attached to Sheriff Som- nier’s office in 1906 and 1907.

He said he was assigned by Sheriff

SHERIFF FRANK H. SOMMER WHO WAS WITNESS IN CORBALLY CASE TODAY

DEATH OF WOMAN WflO DRANK WOOD ALCOHOL

MYSTIFIES THE POLICE Unidentified Body Found in Home of Wm. Ryerson, Who Denies

Knowing Victim’s Name—Had Given Her Shelter and

Food—Autopsy to Be Held.

An unidentified woman, about 60

years old, was found dead on the second floor of William H. Ityerson's paint store, at 160 Orange street, about 6:30 o'clock this morning. The proprie- tor of the place did not. notify the : doe until two hours later. While there is no suspicion that nyerson, who is 30 years old, was In any way concerned in Uie woman's death, yet Captain i

Brown, of the Second Precinct Police! Station, caused him to tie held until County Physician Elliott ascertains tin exact cause of death. Tho County Pity- j slclan ordered the body removed to

Joseph J. Muilln's morgue, in Wash- ington street, where he will perform an

autopsy some time this afternoon. Ryerfon says that he does not know

who the woman is or where she came from. He stated she had been in his place several times.

He told the police that her first visit was on Wednesday last, when she called at the store about noon and said site was cold and hungry. Ho ge.vo her part of his dinner. Then she went away.

On Thursday she called again, about the same hour, and made the same re-

quest. He said that he fed her again. The third visit was Saturday, shortly before noontime. She told him then that she was sold and hungry. Ryer- son again divided his dinner with her, and after a while she went away and came back Saturday night at 10:30 o'clock.

His son-in-law, Samuel Priestley, was there at the tiinc. The woman

complained that sho was ill and had no place to go.

Ryorson says that liis son-in-law

went out and got ten cents worth o£ whiskey, which was given to tho wom- an. Ryerson then (ixod a bed of sev- eral boards in a corner of tho store and gave the woman his overcoat for a

covering. He (Ryerson) says that he did not

awake until nearly noontime, when he heard somebody knocking at the store door. When he went downstairs he found that it was his son-ln-lanf. To- gether they examined the woman and found, according to Ryerson’s story, that the woman had evidently gotten up during the time he was asleep and had taken a drink of wood alcohol, which was in a large bottle. This was the lust he saw of her until this morn-

ing, when he found her dead. The bottle containing the alcohol

stood behind the counter, ho said, and was properly labeled. The bottle and an empty glass, which ho says smelled of alcohol, was found on a table near where the woman lay this morning. Tho woman appearod to be stupefied when found, he said, and on the advice of his son-in-law ho left her alone.

Two hours later Ryerson says the woman awoke and said that she felt terribly sick At his suggestion she went upstairs and occupied his bed. When ho went to see her this morning her hunts were quite warm.

When asked why lie did not notify the police at that time Ryerson replied that he was crippled with rheumatism and was afraid to go out on the side- walk for fear he might injure himself on the ice. No one in the neighborhood rememb rs having seen the woman be- fore, and the police have also failed to

recognize her. Ryerson lives a secluded life.

SNOW COMING TOMORROW, LOCAL WEATHER MAN SAYS.

The mercury took a jump this morn-

ing, going from 5 degrees at 3 and 7

o’clock to 29 at noon. Thu percentage of humidity also rose, from 73 percent, at 7 o'clock to 85 per cent, at noon, and the weather man predicts more snow I

tomorrow. There was a four-mile J northwest wind at noon, and the baro- | meter stood at 30.62 inches.

Yesterday the highest temperature was 23 degrees, the lowest 4, and the

average 15.2. The barometer averaged 30.61 inches, and the humidity 73 per

cent., and the wind was northwest with j a velocity of 15 miles. > One year ago today It was partly j cloudy uud the average temperature | 34.7 degrees. •

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EARTHQUAKE FAR AWAY FELT AT WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—Two small earthquakes, probably at a groat dis- tance from here, it was announced to-

day. were recorded on the seismo- graphs at the weather bureau during Saturday night and Sunday morning. Owing to the feeble intensity of the disturbance, or its great distance from Washington, or to both these causes, certain details characteristic of well- defined records of distant earthquakes were lacking in the records of both shocks.

BAIL BV ACCUSED LETTER-CARRIER. TRENTON, Feb. 10.—Jacob C. Wag-

ner, formerly a letter-carrier in Ruth- erford, furnished bail In the Unitod .States District Court today for trial on an Indictment charging hire, with rob- bing the mails.

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