Shoplifters Convicted
Pittsburg, April 25 --After being out a short time the jury in the shoplifting case found Mrs. Mahout and Mrs. Stokely guilty as indicted for stealing goods at a store in Allegheny. Annie Denniston, a younger sister, was found guilty of receiving stolen goods. The defendants were remanded to jail for sentence. There are seven other cases against the women.
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Mrs. Bullitt Again Sues for Divorce
Louisville, Ky., April 25 --Mrs. Mary Bullitt, formerly the widow of General Ranson, has again begin suit for divorce from her venerable husband, Colonel Cuthbert Bullitt, on the ground of abandonment. She caused a sensation a few months ago by a similar suit, which was later withdrawn and their differences patched up for a time.
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PERRY STILL IN JERSEY
His Extradition Cannot Be Accomplished Before Next Saturday
Jersey City, April 25 --The extradition of Oliver Curtis Perry, the express train robber, will not be accomplished before next Saturday. It is probable even then that Perry's counsel, ex-Judge Hoffman and Alexander Simpson, will step in with another writ of habeas corpus, and attempt to continue such proceedings indefinitely. Justice Lippincott, of the supreme court, said this morning that in all probablitiy he would not hear argument on the writ now before him, in connection with which Commissioner Nugent took evidence Monday, until next Saturday morning. It is understood that Gov. Werts, at Trenton yesterday, signed extradition papers, fully understanding that an order would not be served on Sheriff Toffey to Surrender Perry to the New York State officials until Justice Lippincott had rendered a decision on the present writ. Lawyer Simpson said this morning that if Justice Lippincott's decision was against Perry another writ would be immediately asked for, alleging that the man in the Hudson county jail is not Oliver Curtis Perry.
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WILDE's TRIAL TO-MORROW
The Court Refuses to Grant a Postponement
London, April 25 -- Counsel for Oscar Wilde made application in the Old Bailey court yesterday for a postponement of his client's trial. Taylor's counsel was desirous of proceeding and the prosecuting lawyer argued in oppositon to postponement saying that Wilde had had ample opportunity to prepare for trial. The court refused to grant a postponement and fixed tomorrow as the day of trial. The sale of Oscar Wilde's effects by auction upon the order of the sheriff is regarded as indicating that his pecuniary means are exhausted.
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MRS. FRANK LESLIE DEAD
She Was the Divorced Wife of the Late New York Publisher
Kingston, N.Y. , APril 25 -- After an illness of a year or more, Mrs. Frank Leslie, who was divorced from the well known New York publishr, now deceased, about twenty years ago, died at Shoken yesterday of heart failure. She had been leading a life of solitude in the Catskills for the past ten years or more, stopping at Brodhead's bridge and Shokan. One son, Alfred, survives her. The body will be taken to New York city for interment.
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Another Trolley Victim
Brooklyn, N.Y., April 25 -- While Sarah Butcher 5-years-old, was crossing the tracks of the Fifth avenue trolley line, near Lincoln place last night, she was knocked down by a car, the wheels of which passed over her left leg, crushing it so terribly that it will have tobe amputated. Her condition is critical.
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Death of "Nat" Jones
Chicago, April 25.--Nathaniel S. Jones, the veteran speculator known in every wheat mart of the country as "Nat" Jones, one of the "Big Four" of byegone days, died at St. Joseph's hospital, in this city last night after lingering several weeks in a state of paralysis. He was broken financially, in health and in spirits.
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Yesterday's Baseball Games
At New York -- New York, 3; Boston, 5. At Baltimore -- Baltimore, 3 Brooklyn, 1. At Washington -- Washington, 5; Philadelphia, 4. At Cincinnati -- Cincinnati, 5; Pittsburg, 8. At Louisville -- Louisville, 1; Chicago, 8. At St Louis -- St Louis, 3; Cleveland, 12
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Receiver for a Mail Company
Trenton, N.J.. April 25. --Edmund Lukens has been appointed receiver for the Oxford Iron & Nail company of Oxford, N.J. The farmers' Loan and Trust company of New York hold a mortgage against the concern for $400,000.
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Mrs. Parnell's Condition Unchanged
Bordentown, N.J., April 25. -- Mrs. Parnell's condition this morning is unchanged and is as critical as it has been in the past twenty-four hours.
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Divorce of Prof. FAELTON
Melemet, the Co-respondent, Secures A License to Marry Mrs. Faelton
Baltimore, April 25. -- Without any contest on the part of the wife, Prof. Reinhold Faelton was yesterday granted an absolute divorce from Mrs. Annie Faelton and given the custody of the two oldest children, Rudolph and Helen. The two youngest were given to the mother. The eldest of these is Carl Melemet Faelton, and the youngest has not yet been christened. Almost immediately upon the signing of the decree Prof. David Melemet walked into the court of comon pleas and procured a license to marry Mrs. Annie Werseng Faelton, who had just been made a single woman. It is understood that the couple will be quietly married to-day. When the divorce proceedings against Mrs. Faelton were filed by her husband on March 23 a profound sensation was created in the musical circles of Baltimore. Both are distinguished musicians and composers and both are well known in Baltimore.
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FRANKLIN FAIRBANKS DEAD
One of Vermont's Foremost Citizens
Interested in Many Enterprises
St Johnsbury, Vt., April 25 -- Col. Franklin Fairbanks died at 10:25 o'clock last night. Franklin Fairbanks was born in St Johnsbury, Vt. June 28, 1828, being the youngest son of Gov. Erastus Fairbanks. At the age of 17 he entered the employ of E. and T. Fairbanks & Co. He was president of the First National bank of this place and was interested in many other industries of the town. He was a trustee of Rollins college, Winter Park, Fla.; a director in the Tamarack and Boston and Montana copper mines, the Maratine Coal company of Nicaragua. He gave to St Johnsbury the Fairbanks museum of Natural Science. He represented this town in the legislature in 1870 and again in 1872, being speaker of the house the last term. For more than 20 years he was a member of the republican state committee. He leaves two daughters.
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Famous Old Horse Sold
Buffalo, April 25. -- C. J. Hamlin has sold the famous old campaigner Globe, 2:14 3/4, to Barney Demarest, the Baltimore turfman. Demarest owns Rebus and other good ones. Globe's best performance was the capture of the Charter Oaks stakes at Hartford several years ago, where he took his record.
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Reporter Ricker Dead
New Britain, Conn., April 25 -- George H. Ricker the New Britain Herald reporter, who cut his throat Monday morning, died at 9:45 last night. His newborn child died early yesterday morning. His wife is very low.
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IT WAS A BIG HAUL
Plainfield's Bank, However, Is All Right
Depositors Not Excited over the Loss of the $22, 765 by Sneak Thieves During Lunch Hour Monday --
New York Detectives Working with the Local Police on the Case.
Olainfield, N.J., April 25. -- The loss sustained by the First National Bank of this city by sneak thieves will in no manner effect the future dividends of the institution, nor has the announcement of the theft, which was not made until after private detectives had worked on teh case for two days, caused any alarm among the depositors. The bank is perfectly solvent and ready to meet every claim and obligation.
The Loss Discovered
Frank S. Runyon, cashier of the bank, first discovered the loss when closing the caults Monday evening. The packages, one containing $20,000 in new bills of various values from one to one thousand dollars, and another of $2,765 in mutilated bills, were missing. President Charles Potter was notified and the employees of the bank were at once subjected to a severe examination, and the story of the robbery as given by them betrays the work of experienced and daring cracksmen, fully equipped with thourough knowledge of their surroundings.
Two Clerk's Alone in the Bank
Last Monday, as usual, but two clerks remained at their posts in the bank during the noon lunch hour. David M. Runyon, a relative of the cashier, attended the teller's window and Adelbert Vail, a young clerk, was at one of the wickets. A strange man with a long list of notes written upon a large sheet of paper entered and engaged Vail in conversation about the notes. Vail recalls that the paper was held in such a manner as to completely shut off his view of the passage by his wicket, and it is thought that the bank thief passed under cover of the paper into the inner rooms and thence obtained access to the vault, or else that he entered by a rear hallway door which is known to have been left open.
Visits from Well-Dressed Strangers
The bank employees remember now that during the past two weeks a number of well-dressed strangers have made frequent visits to the bank and made many plausible inquiries, which, it is feared, were calculated to familiarize them with the workings of the institution, and one of these men drove up to the bank Monday noon and called out Frederick Haines, a clerk, not more than twenty minutes before the robbery is supposed to have been committed. The man who talked to Vail had never been seen in the bank before, but it is thought that if the thief obtained access to the vaults under the protection of this man he must have been thouroughly familiar with the director's room and the vault and have known that the door to the director's room is often left open.
New York Detectives Engaged
The robbery was kept a close secret at first and private detectives engaged in the case. State Bank Examiner Stone, however, held a conference with the directors and advised publication to the police authorities. Superintendent Byrnes was consulted and New York central detectives were put in charge of the matter.
Employes Above Suspicion
The First National Bank has been in existence for many years and its board of directors is composed of some of the most prominent men in Plainfield. A large number of the lending business men of the town are among its depositors. The capital is $200,000 and there is a surplus of $50,000. Adelbert Vail, the clerk, has been in the employ of the bank for twenty years. He is a married man and is fully trusted. Frank S. Runyon, the cashier, has been in the service of the bank for nearly twenty-five years and is one of the best known substantial business men of the city. President Charles Potter is the president of the large Potter Printing Press works.
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Body Found in Providence River
Providence, R. I., April 25 -- A body was found in the Providence river yesterday afternoon, and was identified as that of Earl McKeon, of Westerly. Deceased left the latter place for Fall river Tuesday afternoon, where his wife was visiting a sick brother.
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A Wounded Dog's Fidelity
The Butte (Mont) Miner says that a large black dog belonging to Mr. William Copeland, a volunteer fireman who was killed in a recent explosion, lay on the grave for several days afer Copeland was buried and seemed to be dying when taken away. The dog was with his master at the time of the explosion, followed the body to the undertaker's, hung around until the funeral took place and then followed the hearse to the grave.
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"LUCKY" BALDWIN's REPLY
Says Miss Ashley Should Have Known His Shady Character
San Francisco, April 25. -- "Lucky" Baldwin, the millionaire owner of race horses, has filed a most extraordinary demurrer to the complaint in the betrayal suit brought against him by Miss Lillian Ashley of Boston. In his demurrer the rich horse owner states that his reputation is such that any woman of the world should know that he was deceiving her, and she should not have been in his company. Baldwin has been a central figure in many suits of betrayal and breach of promise.
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Dropped Dead While Fishing
Pottstown, Pa., April 25 -- William S. Ellis, a wealthy and prominent iron manufacturer, dropped dead yesterday while fishing in a creek near here. Mr. Ellis was 53 years of age and his death is attributed to heart failure. He took an active interest in politics and in 1888 was a presidential elector for Harrison.
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Stamford's Typhoid Epidemic
Stamford, Conn., April 25. -- No new cases of typhoid fever have developed in this city during the past twelve hours. Dr. Hezemer, town health officer, said this morning that the epidemic was on the wane, and that he was confident that the disease would be wiped out in a few weeks.
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Stonington Man Drowned
Edward McKeon, formerly a liquor dealer in Stonington, was drowned in the Providence river Tuesday. His body was found Wednesday. He was 45 years old.
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ODD FELLOW GALA DAY
Mohegan and Fairview Lodges Will Celebrate Tomorrow
Friday evening Mohegan Lodge No. 55, I. O. O. F., will celebrate its ninth anniversary and incidentally the seventy-sixth year of the founding of the Odd Fellowship. The program for the evening has already been imprinted in THE DAY. The charter members of Mohegan are C. B. Ware, E. A. Mack, D. W. Patch, C. E. Whittemore, E. N. Geer, J. Jope, A. L. Spencer, J. A. Daniels, L. W. Dart, B. L. Larkin, W. Geer, A. Douglass. The lodge now numbers 196 members.
The following are the past grands: Charles B. Ware, Edward A. Mack, John A. Daniels, Daniel P. Collins, Abram Gifford, Daniel W. Patch, Frank L. Kenyon, Frederick M. Woolworth, Silas Maxson, J. Emerson Harris, Harris Pendleton, William C. Fish, Frederick A. Starr, J. Augustus Prince, Charles C. Lippitt, Martin Cullen, Stanley A. Smith, George Haven, Charles A. Phillips, R. Wheeler Hewitt, George L. E. Benham, Charles F. Starr, Charles E. Whittemore, Frederick C. Burrows, D. D. G. M.
The degree masters are: John A. Daniels, first degree; Daniel P. Collins, second degree; John A. Daniels, third degree.
The lodge has in its treasury $2,824,22 and no liabilities, besides owning about $2,500 worth of lodge room fixtures and paraphernalia.
Mohegan's protege -- Lodges which it has been instrumental in founding are Obwebetuck, Wauseon, Israel Putnam, Fairview.
The youngest member of Mohegan is Rev. G. E. Spring.
The officers for the term ending June 30, 1895, are: George L. Daniels, , N.G., Geo. A. Edgerton, V. G.; Wiliam H. Nott, R. S.; William C. Fish, Treas.; D.P. Collins, P.S.
Appointed: Henry M. Lester warden; Frank L. Kenyon, conductor; Benjamin F. Bump, O.G.; Charles C. Haight, I. G.; James F. Smith, R. S. N. G.; George W. Babcock, L.S.N.G.; Elwood G. Church, R.S. V. G.; Albert Douglass, L.S.V.G.; George F. Lewis, R. S.S.; Henry C. Fuller, chaplain; Charles E. Whittemore, S. P. G.; Stanley A. Smith, pianist.
The committee of arrangements which has the celebration in charge is composed of George L. Daniels, George A. Edgerton, Daniel P. Collins, William H, Nott, Chas. E. Whittemore,
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OLD SILVER SERVICE
Commemorates a Notable Occasion,
the death of Mayor Wilson
A DAY reporter discovered a relic, the property of Charles Prentis of fifty odd years ago and a notable one, at Strauss & Macombers' today that is worthy of mention. It is a silver salver, pitcher and goblet presented by friends of Major-Gen. George C. Wilson, who died in 1841, and was buried with military and civic honors never before or since paid in the same degree to any resident of this town.
General Wilson was a son of the late Increase Wilson and at the time of his death mayor of this city. He had sailed on the whaling ship Palladium, Capt. Charles Prentis, for a voyage for the benefit of his health intending to go as far as the islands and return by some other ship. He was taken sick soon after sailing and died when only four days out, July 20. Captain Prentis put the ship about and returned to port and in recognition of this kindness the friends of General Wilson presented him with this silver service and an inscription on the pitcher bears witness to the captain's goodness and the appreciation of General Wilson's family and friends.
The mention of the silver service will recall to many in the community, now white haired and on the downward track, the imposing funeral cortege that followed General Wilson's body to the grave. It reached almost from the grave yard to the river, and numbered in the ranks the military establishment of the state and townspeople of all degrees. None but a sailor or a ship owner can realize how great a service it was to the family and friends of General Wilson to turn back after a voyage had begun, and the financial rick involved, but the high position of General Wilson and his personal qualities justified even so great a sacrifice. He was one of the most popular men who ever dwelt in this city and, being at that time with his father, one opf the largest employers in town, his acquaintence all over the state was very large, and his acquaintances were his friends.
The silver service is solid and of fine workmanship, as was generally the case at that time when the silversmith's art had not been superceded by machinery. General Wilson's portrait is much desired to add to the gallery of ex-mayors.
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PEOPLE'S PROCEDINGS
What Well-Known New Londoners and Their Friends Are Doing
Charles Merritt has favored THE DAY with a copy of the News and Observer from Raleigh, N.C. which contains a descriptive article of Southern Pines, where Mr. Merritt has been spending the winter.
The wedding of Charles Griswold of Waterford and Miss Amy Rice of this city is to take place this evening, Rev. Latham Fitch, officiating.
Rev. Alonzo Shaffer now a resident of Pennsylvania, fornerly pastor of the Seaman's BetLe', is now in town for a few days.
Frederick Woolworth, who is engaged as through express messenger between New York and Boston is spending his vacation in town.
Pay Director Williams has gone to New York for a stay of a few days.
The Hotel Winthrop is brightened by the presence of a little girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Dorsey on Monday. Mother and baby are doing well, and the happy parents are congratulated by all their acquaintences.
James O'Neill arrived in town this morning. Mr. O'Neill's scenery came up from New York by boat and today has been carted away to the storage left to wait until the season rolls around again.
Joseph A. Burrows of the capitol police, Washington D.C., will return home Friday.
Assistant Paymaster F. T. Arms has been detached from the Ranger and ordered home and three month's leave granted.
FOUGHT IN AN ALLEY
Adjourned from Their Boarding House to Alley, to Court, to Jail
In the police court this morning James Gillick and Henry S. Timmins, two railroad men and fellow boarders at a boarding house on Bank street, were charged with breaking the peace. They had some words in their boarding house and then adjourned to an alley down by the Whaling bank where they settled their dispute with the old weapons and after the old style. They appeared to have been equally guilty, both old enough to know better and they were fined alike $7. Timmins paid up and Gillick was committed.
Nathan Story, an old habitue of the court, after a long absence was found guilty this morning on charge of intoxication and committed to jail for thirty days.
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MADE A SENSATION
Medical Report in Dr. Lee's Case Makes Serious Charge
New Haven, April 25. -- A feature of the trial of Dr. Lee, for murder in the second degree today, was the testimony of Medical Expert Dr. Arthur J. Wolff, of Hartford, who was called by defense. He cited various authorities supporting the treatment of Maggie Schloss, the dead girl, by Dr. Lee.
He analyzed Medical Examiner White's report of the autopsy on the girl's body and scored that official roundly. In Dr, Wolff's opinion the sutopsy was hastily and carelessly done and therefore the conclusions arrived at were of little value in determining the real cause of the girl's death. He also illustrated to the jury what he considered positive signs that the organ exhibited by the state was not that of Maggie Schloss
Shot By His Wife
Savannah, Ga., April 25. -- Milton J. Schweigert, foreman on The Evening Bulletin, was shot through the heart and instantly killed by his wife this morning at 3 o'clock. He was asleep at the time. Mrs. Schweigert is said to be insane and she is now under arrest.
DIED
CROCKER -- At Fishers Island, April 24, 1895, Rosette H., widow of the late G.A. Crocker, aged 68 years.
Funeral services at Flanders' Baptist Church on Friday, 26th instant at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends invited to attend.
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