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8 February 1909
Marriage
GRIFFIN-KEYSER
At Jamaica, on Saturday evening, at the home of Dr. Roland 
F. KEYSER, head of the department of English at the Jamaica 
Training School, at 71 Alsop Street, occurred the marriage of his 
daughter Miss Marjorie KEYSER and David Lincoln GRIFFIN of 
Brooklyn.  The Rev. Robert Kerr WICK, pastor of the Dutch 
Reformed Church of Jamaica performed the ceremony.  Miss Mildred 
KEYSER, sister of the bride, acted as maid of honor.  Two bridesmaids 
were the Misses Grace DOWLING of Jamaica and Jennie L FORDHAM 
of Richmond Hill.  Arthur THAYER of Boston was best man while Mortimer 
HADLEY of Brooklyn and Herbert KEYSER, brother of the bride, 
were the ushers.  The best man and ushers were former classmates 
of the bridegroom at Harvard.  The bride was gowned in white satin, 
trimmed with duchess lace.  She carried a shower bouquet of white 
roses and lilies of the valley.  The maid of honor was gowned in 
Nile green satin and carried white roses.  The bridesmaids wore 
white silk net over white taffeta and carried pink roses.  The house 
was beautifully decorated with palms, ferns, smilax and carnations.  
After the ceremony a reception was held at which about seventy guests, 
including a number of the most intimate college and training school 
friends of the bridegroom and bride, were present.  Mr and Mrs GRIFFIN 
left for an extended trip late Saturday night.  They will reside in Brooklyn.

OLD MAN WAS LOST
John WEBER, 72 years old, hobbled into the Richmond Hill police station 
yesterday afternoon and told Lieutenant Walter NORRIS that he was lost.  
He said that he lived on Chestnut Street, Richmond Hill, with his 
son-in-law, John FEIDLER, but he could not remember on what part of the 
street his house stands.  An officer was sent out with the old man and 
after inquiring along Chestnut Street for some time, finally found the 
forgotten house.

9 February 1909
DIVIDED BY COLD FOOD
MARRIED LESS THAN A MONTH, AND JOE WENT OFF WITH FURNITURE.
TOLD MAGISTRATE HE WAS TIRED OF GETTING COLD MEALS - WILLING 
TO BEGIN ANEW.
Joseph WAGNER, 21 years old, a bridegroom of less than a month, 
was summoned to the Fifth Avenue court this morning by his wife, 
Laura.  She says that Joseph has deserted her, has taken all of 
the furniture from their home and forced her to go to her parents 
or starve.  And Laura, who is 19 and pretty, says Joseph will not 
listen to reconciliation.  Magistrate GEISMAR declared that it was 
a shame that two such very young persons, both of whom had been 
most happy a short while ago, should quarrel, and told the 
probationary officer, Miss MAHON, to do all in her power to patch 
up the differences between the two.
The story as told in court to-day by the young wife shows Joseph 
to have been unusually deceitful.  They were married January 10 last 
and went to live at 354 Twentieth Street.  About three weeks after 
their marriage, Laura says that her husband asked her to accompany him 
to Jamaica, where he said that he had some money he wished to draw from 
a bank and have transferred to a bank nearer home.  They started home 
late in the afternoon and Laura says that Joseph left her at the Bridge 
Street station of the L saying that he had some business he wished to do 
downtown and would meet her at the house later.  But when Mrs. WAGNER 
reached the home she found that it had been ransacked.
Mrs. WAGNER says that she was dumbfounded, and could not understand what 
it all meant.  She remained at the house for a time, believing that her 
husband would return, but he failed to put in an appearance.
She went to the home of her parents at 203 Thirty-fourth Street.  For the 
past week she sought her husband, but could find on one who knew anything as 
to his whereabouts.  Yesterday, however, she learned that he was living at 
4010 Third Avenue.  She went there and pleaded with him to return with her, 
but says that it was no use.  She then went to the Fifth Avenue court and 
secured a summons for his appearance.
Mr. WAGNER acknowledged to Magistrate GEISMAR that he had taken the furniture 
from the home, but said it had been placed in storage.  When asked as to his 
reason for breaking up the home he said that it was all owing to the failure 
on the part of his wife to come home early enough in the afternoon to cook his 
supper.  He said that he had borne with cold meals for a while, but that a hard 
working man must have something else.  Magistrate GEISMAR agreed with him 
on this score, but said that he saw no reason why such a trivial disagreement 
should part two such evident lovers.  Both said that they were more than anxious 
to start all over again, and Miss MAHON is going to try and arrange a compromise. 

11 February 1909
STOLEN GLASSES PAWNED
PAIR TAKEN FROM YACHT FOUND IN MANHATTAN PAWN SHOP - CORONA YOUTH ARRESTED
Arthur ACKERMANN, 17 years old, of 175 De Witt Street, 
Corona, was arraigned before Magistrate CONNELLY in the 
Long Island police court this morning on a charge of 
grand larceny.  Edward MASON of 424 Sherman St, Long 
Island City, was the complaining witness.  He is the owner 
of the yacht Sunswick, which has been hauled up for the 
winter in Sunswick Cove, at Astoria.
Recently the yacht was broken into and articles valued at 
$75 taken.  In the loot was a pair of marine glasses.  
Detective HENNESSEY of the Astoria precinct, who has been 
investigating the case, found the marine glasses in a 
pawnshop.  The proprietor identified ACKERMANN as the 
person who pawned the glasses.  The prisoner was held at 
$1,000 bail for examination.
The police look on this arrest as important and expect 
further developments.  For some time the yachts in this 
vicinity have been looted and several thousand dollars 
worth of valuables have been taken.  In certain cases the 
yachts have been so badly damaged that it will be expensive 
to get them in shape again.  Valuable parts of machinery 
have been removed from motors and other fixings.  The police 
have been working on the cases and this is the first arrest.

1 MARCH 1909
TWO HELD FOR ROBBING COMPANY'S TILL
  Frank HUGHES, of 1373 Putnam avenue, and George EAMES, of 649 Central 
avenue, were held in 1000 bail each, by Magistrate TIGHE in Adams street 
court, on confession of grand larceny. They are accused of stealing $250 cash 
from the office of Hygienic Ice Company at Pilling street and Evergreen 
avenue. On August 4, while the cashier of the ice company was out on the 
platform that runs around the plant weighing ice for customers, HUGHES and 
EAMES slipped into the office and breaking open the till took $250 in cash 
and several hundred dollars worth of checks. The checks were returned. 
Detective COMMISKY, MORMAN and McDONALD were placed on the case and on Friday 
succeeded in collecting enough evidence to arrest HUGHES and EAMES.

MYSTERY SURROUNDS WOMAN WITH A FRACTURED SKULL
  Although Mrs. Mary BYRNE, of 112 Ashland place, who is in the Kings County 
Hospital with a fractured skull, has regained consciousness today, her 
recovery is still uncertain. She was removed to the hospital yesterday from 
the home of William BRODIE, Maple street and Flatbush avenue. According to 
BRODIE, she had been brought there by a man and woman who did not give there 
names. Dr. NOSTRAND, of the Kings County Hospital was summoned to attend her, 
and had her removed to that institution. the police are endeavoring to find 
out whether the woman fell from a car or received her injuries in some other way.

PALLBEARERS CARRIED LIVE ONE IN CASKET
  A farewell dinner given by Samuel RICHTER, who has been conducting a 
restaurant at Surf avenue and Bushman's Walk, Coney Island, and who today is 
leaving " the Island" occasioned a great deal of merriment along Surf avenue 
last evening. Preceding the dinner, fifty business men marched down the main 
thoroughfare of the island, acting as an escort to six pallbearers, who 
carried a coffin. Once inside the dining room the casket was opened and a 
live Negro sat up. The parade was led by Joseph WASHAUER and Jerry BARNETT.
  Among those who marched, all of whom carried candles, were Kerry WALSH, 
Louis ROGERS, Henry ROTHMAN, Benjamin MURPHY, Barney KNOBLOCH, Herman WACKE, 
Henry MACK and Julius MACK.

LARSEN FALLS FROM SHED AND FRACTURES HIS SKULL
  Climbing to the top of a one story storm shed to reach his bedroom in the 
rear of the second floor of 1123 Third avenue, Martin LARSEN, 55 years old, 
lost his balance early yesterday and falling to the yard, sustained a 
fracture of the skull. He was attended by Dr. GOULD and removed in an 
unconscious condition to the Norwegian hospital.

HALORSEN'S SKULL FRACTURED IN FIGHT
  During an altercation with Ole OLSEN, 49 years old, of 557 Henry street, 
yesterday, Armanda HALZORSEN, 27 years old of 308 Sackett street, was struck 
by OLSEN and fell over a stoop at the Henry street address. He was removed to 
the Long Island College Hospital by Ambulance Surgeon Gardiner, suffering 
from scalp wounds and a fracture of the skull. 
  OLSEN was arrested by Patrolman McGOWAN of the Butler street station. He 
was held by magistrate TIGHE in the Butler street court today to await the 
results of Halzorsen's injuries.
(HALORSEN spelled two different ways in preceding article.)

3 March 1909
Youth Repents After Shooting Sweetheart
   It was said today at the Norwegian Hospital, where 17 year old Agnes 
WELSH, of Fifty-seventh street was taken last night after she was shot and 
wounded in the abdomen by her admirer, Harold MILLER, 19 years old, of 244 
Seventy-eight street, that the young woman will undoubtedly recover. MILLER, 
who appeared in the fifth avenue court today was held for future examination.
   According to the story the girl told police, she and MILLER had been 
sweethearts for more than a yes. Last night, police say, MILLER became angry 
while calling upon the girl because she teased him about a friend whom she 
called "Charlie." MILLER evidently couldn't endure these references to 
"Charlie," and when she, in jest proposed throwing dice to see if MILLER'S 
rival was to call or not, he drew a revolver and shot her.
   MILLER was arrested after he had summoned an ambulance. When taken to the 
hospital to be identified by the girl, the young couple wept in each others arms.

Brothers Arrested  for Assault on Policeman
   Detectives SANQUINILLA and WENDERBERG, of the Central Office, arrested 
Joseph and William LATHAN, colored, who, on Sept 5, 1908, assaulted Policeman 
Charles QUEEN of the Adams street station, near the corner of Hudson and 
Myrtle avenues. QUEEN   was confined in the Brooklyn Hospital six weeks.
   The prisoners are brothers, each over six feet tall and unusually strong. 
They are piano movers by trade. having a grudge against QUEEN they attacked 
him on the night of Sept. 5, one of the brothers holding the policeman down 
while the other crushed his skull with a cobble stone. The prisoners were 
indicted by the Grand Jury on Feb. 3 for assault in the first degree.

6 March 1909
CHILDREN ON ADVENTURE IN CHURCH FALL 45 FEET
   Two children were severely hurt, one so badly death may result, in St. 
Benedict's Catholic Church on Johnson avenue, Richmond Hill, yesterday 
afternoon. They are Arthur McGUINNESS, 13 years old, of 3310 Fulton avenue, 
Richmond Hill and Bertha BUHLER, 14 years old, of Broadway and Sherman 
street, Richmond Hill. The boy was the more severely hurt.
   Carpenters are engaged in making alterations to the church. The children 
entered the building and because doors usually locked were open for the 
carpenters they made their way up into the tower and then started to cross 
the church, walking on the top of the ceiling and between it and the roof. 
   At several points the ceiling is open and lattices a yard square are set 
in to serve as ventilators. Onto one of these the children stepped, and it 
gave way under them and they dropped forty-five feet to the main floor.

WORKMAN BADLY HURT BY THREE STORY FALL
   Jacob COHEN, 28 years old of 445 Bushwick avenue, is in the Coney Island 
Hospital, suffering from injuries he received today by falling from the third 
story of a building under course of construction at Bay Thirty-first street 
and Bath avenue. COHEN has compound fracture of the right thigh, a scalp 
wound and internal injuries. He was attended by Ambulance Surgeon ????

7 March 1909
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS, MR. AND MRS. O'MEARA GET POPE'S BLESSING   
   Upon Mr.and Mrs. Maurice O' MEARA, as they knelt at the alter  in the 
magnificent Church of St. Francis Xavier yesterday, during a nuptial mass in 
commemoration of their golden anniversary was bestowed the blessing of Pope 
Pius X., sent by cable through Bishop McDONNELL, from the papal secretary, 
Cardinal Merry DEL VAL.
   Ten children and an equal number of grandchildren of the happy couple sat 
in the pews during the ceremonies, at which the Rev. David J. HICKMAN, pastor 
of the church officiated. Last evening at the O'MEARA home, 3?? Eighth 
avenue, there was a big reception, attended by more than 300 relatives and 
friends of the elder O'MEARAS, who were profuse in their congratulations upon 
the blissful completion by them of fifty years of wedded life.
   Mr. and Mrs. O'MEARA were married in the Church of the Assumption by the 
Rev. Father KEEGAN, March 6, 1859. Both the church and the priest have since 
passed away. Mr. O'MEARA is president of the O'MEARA Paper Company, which is 
unique because it has only members of the O'MEARA family as its officers. For 
the past twenty-two years the elder O'MEARES have been active members of the 
Church of St. Francis of Xavier.

8 March 1910
ITALIANS IN A DUEL; ONE IS ARRESTED
   Policeman KRECK was walking on Skillman avenue today when he heard shots 
and saw two men run from the entrance of 111 Skillman street and start to 
fight a duel. KRECK tried to interfere and narrowly escaped being shot.
   After discharging all of the shots in the pistols, the two men, who were 
Italians, ran in different directions. KRECK succeeded in catching one of the 
offenders, but the other dodges in some hallway and was soon out of sight.
   In the Manhattan avenue court the prisoner described himself as Lipar? 
RAFFELO,22 years old, and said he had to defend his life. Magistrate O'RELL?? asked 
RAFFELO who the other man was and the Italian said he did not know. The 
prisoner was held in $500 bail for Special Sessions.

ROW OVER POOL GAME RESULTS IN SHOOTING
   Frank PIGOREL, 21 years old, of Johnson avenue, was held in $2,0?? Bail 
for the Grand Jury by Magistrate FURLONG, in the Gates avenue court today, on a 
charge of felonious assault brought by Alfreda WEIRA, of Classon avenue. WEIRA said
PIGOREL fired three shots at him on Flushing avenue and Bartlett street 
yesterday afternoon. The bullet missed him and went through the coat of John MEYER, of 
119 Classon avenue one of WEIRA'S companions. 
   It is said a dispute had started about the payment of a bill for the use 
of the pool table.

9 March 1909
ACCUSES HIS LIFELONG FRIEND OF ROBBERY
   On the complaint of his lifelong friend, George HENDERSON, 52 years old, 
of 158 Ninth street, was today held under $1000 for examination by Magistrate 
GEISMAR in the Fifth avenue court. Since boyhood HENDERSON and J.J. HAYES, of 
1401 Gates avenue, have been inseparable. Last evening the men spent several 
hours together and then HAYES accepted an invitation to remain all night as 
the guest of his friend. According to HAYES' story when he awoke this morning 
$110, which he had left in his trousers pockets, had disappeared, and he 
immediately charged the theft to HENDERSON. The latter disclaimed any 
knowledge of the theft. The Magistrate said the evidence against the prisoner 
was of a circumstantial nature and weak, and informed HAYES that unless 
testimony of a convincing sort was given on the next day HENDERSON would be discharged.

YOUNG POLICEMAN IS TODAY A HERO
   Policeman Edward MACHEL, 22 years old, of 34 Hausman street, who is 
attached to the Greenpoint avenue station, proved himself a hero yesterday 
afternoon when at the risk of his life he attempted to stop a runaway horse, 
which dashed down Monitor street just when that thoroughfare was crowded with 
children coming from Public School 110.
Today the young policeman, who has been in the department not quite a year, 
is lying at his home in a critical condition, suffering from internal 
injuries.
   MACHEL is detailed to the school post in the afternoon. School 110 is one 
of the largest in the city and has an attendance of 2,000 pupils. It is the 
duty of the policeman to see that the youngsters get across Nassau avenue 
safely. Yesterday afternoon just as the scholars were pouring from the 
building a big bay horse attached to a provision wagon standing in front of a 
grocery store at Russell street and Nassau avenue, during the absence of the 
driver, became frightened at a passing car and ran away.
   The animal tore along Nassau avenue and turned into Monitor street, MACHEL 
ran up the street, allowing the horse to come alongside of him, and made a 
leap, grabbed the bridle and clung to it. The horse kicked the policeman in 
the groin. Although in terrible pain the plucky bluecoat tightened his grip 
on the bridle and was dragged along for more than a hundred yards.
   Just as his weight began to tell on the horse, the wagon collided with 
another vehicle coming in the opposite direction. MACHEL was thrown between 
the two wagons, and the wheels passes over the prostate body. He lay on the 
street for about a minute before he was picked up unconscious by two teachers 
and carried to a nearby drug store. From there he was taken to his home, 
where he is being attended by the family physician.
   When MACHEL was thrown to the street the horse detaching itself from the 
wagon, ran a half mile to Graham avenue and Frost street, before being 
stopped. In continuing its wild course the horse knocked down two school 
children. They were not hurt.

10 March 1909
TWO WOMAN INHALE GAS AND ONE OF THEM DIES
   Despondent on account of protracted ill health, Mrs. Ida BREDEN, 49 years 
old, wife of Henry BREDEN, committed suicide late yesterday afternoon in the 
kitchen of their apartment on the top floor of Stuyvesant avenue, by inhaling 
illuminating gas through a tube. In order that she might be alone Mrs.BREDEN 
had sent her 17-year old daughter out on an errand, and was not discovered 
until her husband returned from business last evening. Dr. LYNCH responded to 
a call sent to the Bushwick Hospital, but his efforts to resuscitate the 
woman were without avail.
   Annie SCHUCK, 24 years, of 1409 Myrtle avenue, attempted suicide at her 
home last evening by inhaling gas. She was discovered unconscious and 
attended by Dr. LYNCH, who removed her to the Bushwick Hospital, where it is 
said she will probably recover. Despondency was the only cause assigned.

LEFT BABY ON DOORSTEP FOR HUSBAND, SHE SAYS
   On a charge of abandoning her six months old baby on the steps of the home 
of Mrs. SCOTT, AT 35 President street, last night, Mrs. Grace KING, 19 years 
old, colored, of 231 Greene avenue, was taken before Magistrate NAUMER in the 
Myrtle avenue Court today. Mrs.KING told the Magistrate she left the child on 
the steps because her husband had been stopping there with his sister, and 
she knew it would be discovered by one of the family and taken inside. The 
woman was paroled by Magistrate NAUMER until March 18, and in the meantime 
Agent Charles BLOOD , of the S.P.C.C., will investigate.

BOY REPULSED ADVANCES AND STRANGER IS NABBED
   Robert E. HARKINS, 31 years old, Seventeenth street near Seventh avenue, 
charged with disorderly conduct, was held under $100 bail for examination by 
Magistrate GEISMAR in the Fifth avenue court today.
   While on patrol on Third avenue near Nineteenth street, early today, 
Policeman William FITZGERALD, of the Fifth avenue station, saw a man dragging 
a boy along the street. The officer stepped in a near hallway and heard the 
boy say "I don't know you and I don't want to go with you," 
   FITZGERALD placed the man under arrest. In court HARKINS said that he 
mistook the boy for someone else and was trying to induce him to go home. 
Benjamin JACOBS, 16 years old, of 678 Third avenue, explained HARKINS, who 
was a total stranger to him, had told to come along and be shown how to get rich.

TWO BARTENDERS HELD IN BAIL OF $ 1,OOO EACH
   The two bartenders employees by John GOURLAY'S Plaza Hotel at 266 
Broadway, who were arrested upon different occasions charged with violating 
the excise law, were before Magistrate HIGGINBOTHAM in the Bedford avenue 
court today and were remanded in $ 1,000 bail each for Special Sessions. As a 
result of the arrest of one of the bartenders on the night of Feb. 21 by 
inspector Miles O'REILLY, half a dozen policeman, including Capt. CRUISE, 
were up on charges yesterday.
   John HEDGES, 34 years old of 194 Montrose avenue, was given the first 
hearing. He was arrested by Inspector O'REILLY and Lieut. FLEMING, after the 
latter had cleared out the back room of the hotel, where it is claimed more 
than a dozen men were drinking. A week later, on a Sunday night, Policemen 
MAHONEY and MARLEY of the Clymer street station, walked into the back room 
and again found the place crowded with people drinking. They then arrested 
James H, NOLAN, the bartender.

11 March 1909
TWO BROOKLYNITES HURT BY A FALLING CORNICE
   David GOLDENSPAUL, of 390 Bushwick avenue, and Michael PIERCE, of 95 St. 
Marks avenue, both of whom are employed in Manhattan, were seriously injured 
today, and two horses so badly maimed that they will have to be killed, when 
a piece of cornice and a sign forty-five feet long fell from the top of the 
old Broadway Trust Company building, at Eighth street and Broadway, 
Manhattan.
   The building belongs to the A. T. STEWART estate. Hundreds of persons 
gathered around the place and the reserves from the Mer??? street station had 
to be called to keep the crowds away from the streets as it was feared the 
rest of the cornice might fall.

Brownsville:AROD SOCIAL CLUB BALL TO TAKE PLACE MARCH 20.
   The annual full dress ball of the Arod Social Club will take place on 
Saturday evening, March 20, at Metropolitan Saenger Hall, Pitkin avenue and 
Watkins street. The committee in charge which is made up of a number of 
active members of the organization, has already completed arrangements. The 
sale of tickets has improved greatly during the last few days.

MISS YETTA LEVIN'S ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED:
    Mr. and Mrs. Louis LEVIN, of 202 Snediker avenue, have announced the 
engagements of their daughter Yetta to Samuel SILVERSTEIN, well known 
Brownsville manufacturer. A reception in honor of the announcement will take 
place at the Imperial, Red Hook lane and Fulton street, on Sunday evening. 
Miss LEVIN is well known in this section of the borough, where she is 
actively affiliated with a number of social and charitable organizations. Mr. 
LEVIN who is known as the "mayor of Brownsville, " is a real estate man and 
recently returned from a trip abroad.
   Several hundred invitations have been distributed for the reception.

Mother and Brother Also Injured in Attempt at Rescue
   Margaret DEVLIN, 24 years old, was so seriously burned when her dress 
caught fire from a gas stove over which she was cooking breakfast early 
today, at her home on the fourth floor of 181 Graham avenue, that the surgeon 
at St. Catharine's Hospital hold out little hope for her recovery.
   The accident occurred at 7:30 A.M. The young woman's screams were heard by 
her brother, Charles, who was preparing to start for work, and also by her 
mother, who had not yet arisen. They both rushed to her rescue. On attempting 
to smother the flames, both mother and son were severely burned. In the 
meantime, the girl ran to the hallway and threw herself down a flight of stairs.
   Mrs. Edna HERD, who lives on the third floor, heard the body land in front 
of her apartment and on opening the door from the parlor saw the girl 
stretched out as if dead. The brother who started to follow his sister 
downstairs slipped and he with his shirt burning rolled down on top of the 
prostate sister. Mrs. DEVLIN darted after them and found both her children 
with their clothing burning at the foot of the flight. She burned her hands 
in trying to put out the flames.
   Mrs. HURD ran back into her apartment for a blanket. She was putting
out the fire while the other tenants from the front windows screamed at the 
top of their voices. She had almost succeeded when the fireman, struggling 
through the crowd in front and on the stairway, arrived, and they soon had 
the fire out.
   The girl was on the floor unconscious, and the brother was badly hurt Dr. 
O'KEEFE, from St. Catharine's, took the girl off dying. The bother and mother 
and Mrs. HURD were attended by nearby doctors.
   At the hospital it was found that in addition to the burns, which were 
serious enough to prove fatal, Miss DEVLIN had sustained internal injuries 
and broken her skull.
   More than two thousand persons collected in front of the house when the 
tenants yelled from their windows that the place was burning down. The men of 
Hook and Ladder Company No. 58 who had run around from their station near by, 
had to fight their way through the mob, and the ambulance that followed them 
was not forced through until half a dozen policemen cleared the way. The 
damage by fire was slight.

12 March 1909
POLICEMEN MAKE THRILLING RESCUES AS HOUSE BURNS
NOFSKY and KELLY, of Stagg Street, Carry Invalid City Marshal From Blazing 
Frame Building at 122 Graham Avenue.
Child Thrown From Third Story Window Caught by " Cop. "
Families Escape Over Roofs and are Helped Down Fire Escapes, Reserves Hold 
Excited Crowds in Check, No One Knows Origin of Blaze.
   A half dozen daring rescues, in which Policemen NOFSKY and Kelly, of the 
Stagg street station, and a number of fireman attached to Engine Company 58, 
which was first to respond to the alarm, were exciting features of a 
spectacular fire that swept through a four-story frame building at 122 Graham 
avenue early today.
   Conspicuous bravery was exhibited by the two policeman, who, in addition 
to smashing in the front door of the burning edifice and warning several 
families to hasten to safety, carried City Marshal Harry STURTZ, who was 
confined to his bed with pleurisy, out through a front window on the first floor.
                            POLICEMAN'S HEROISM.
   The most remarkable saving of life was accomplished by NOFSKY, who turned 
from his efforts in behalf of the sick city marshal in time to catch little 
Lindy SCHREIBER, as her body was plunging downward from the third floor of 
the building, whence her father, in a frenzy of fear and desperation, had 
thrown her. At the imminent risk of breaking both his arms, the " cop " 
braced himself and waited with arms outstretched as the little girl, 
screaming, fell into them with terrific force.
   NOFSKY was standing on a narrow ledge outside the windows on the first 
floor when the girl's scream attracted his attention. He barely had a 
fraction of a second 's time in which to grasp the situation. When the girl 
crashed down upon him both went down on the ledge, but neither was hurt to 
any extent. But for NOFSKY'S heroic and remarkable action the child would 
have met instant death on the pavement below.
                   EXCITEMENT IN NEIGHBORHOOD
   The blaze created the wildest excitement in the neighborhood, which is 
thickly populated by Jews. A crowd that overran the sidewalks across the 
street from the fire grew to such proportions that it became almost 
unmanageable, and the reserves from the Stagg street station, under Capt.
HUGHES, were called upon to keep the excited onlookers in check beyond the 
fire lines.
   The fire was of unknown origin. The first intimation of it reached two 
citizens, whose names could not be learned, who while waiting for a car, 
heard the cries of "Help" and "Fire," They looked up Graham avenue and saw a 
big four story frame building wrapped in smoke and ran to a nearby box and 
turned in the alarm. Policeman NOFSKY and KELLY were around the corner when 
they heard the bell of the fire-alarm ring and hurried to Graham avenue.
                     " COPS " WARN TENANT
   The policemen smashed the front door of the building and flames and smoke 
poured out into the street. The hall and stairway was a mass of flames and 
the "cops" fought to get upstairs. Seeing their efforts were in vain they 
rushed next door to 124 Graham avenue, broke open the door and ran up the 
roof. This house is one story higher then the one in which the fire was, so 
the policemen dropped from it to the next roof. They smashed the skylight and 
warned the families on the top floor and then proceeded to the first floor, 
where they found City Marshal Harry STURTZ was laid up with pleurisy.
   Wrapping the invalid man in blankets NOFSKY carried him to the front 
window, crawled along the ledge on to a small shed over the store of 124 
Graham avenue and brought him to safety. NOFSKY then heard a shrill cry from 
above and saw the body of a child falling through the air. He braced himself, 
and at the risk of breaking his arms caught the form of a little girl who 
proved to be Lindy SCHREIBER, whose father, Isidor SCHREIBER, had temporarily 
lost his mind, seeing he was trapped by fire, and hurled the little girl out 
of the window.   MORE RESCUES
   The families living on the top floor, Hyman WESHNER, with his wife and 
three children, and Mendal SCHUPER, with his wife and four children, escaped 
to the roof and made their way through the adjoining house to safety, Isidor 
SCHREIBER and his wife, and Thomas CRYSTAL, with his wife and two children, 
on the third floor, were carried down the rear fire escape by the two 
policeman and fireman attached to the hook and ladder company 58, captained 
by CLOONEY, who were the first to respond to the alarm.
   The ground floor of the building was occupied by the Samuel WARSHAVSKY'S 
furniture store which was nearly totally destroyed. The damage is estimated 
at about & 3000, and the loss of life was only prevented by the quickness of 
two policemen.
   The fire was soon under control and was in charge of Battalion Chief 
LANGDON until Deputy Fire Chief BURNS arrived and directed the work of the fireman.


HAS TWICE BEEN OFFICIALLY DEAD
  Although twice declared to be legally dead, Mrs. Katherine DUGGAN, 50 years 
old is very much alive, and asserts that she intends to fight vigorously to 
get money and rights that have been denied her because of her supposed death. 
She is at present in the home for Friendless Woman, at 125 East Fifty-second 
street, Manhattan. It was from that institution that she had a letter sent 
yesterday to attorney John B. MERRILL, of Long Island City, demanding to know 
why her legal business entrusted some time ago to Mr. MERRILL had not been 
attended to. 
   On Sept. 5, 1907, John DUGGAN, an engineer employed by the Long Island 
Railroad, was killed in the yards of the company at Long Island City. At his 
boarding house the mistress told those who inquired that DUGGAN had said that 
he was married, but that he thought his wife was dead. The body was buried at 
the direction of the Long Island Railroad Relief Association.
   Some months later a man who said he was Joseph DUGGAN, a brother of the 
victim, appeared at the office of Lawyer MERRILL and said he wanted to start 
proceedings to be appointed administrator of his brothers estate. Besides the 
&300. from the relief association he said that the estate consisted of &500. 
in the Long Island City Savings Bank and &75. wages due from the Long Island 
Railroad Company. Mr. DUGGAN swore to the affidavit in which he said the last 
residence of his brother's wife that he knew of was at 82 Eagle street, 
Brooklyn. He swore that he had made diligent search for the widow, but he had 
not found her, and that he believed her dead. On this affidavit Surrogate 
NOBLE pronounced the widow legally dead and issued administration papers to 
Joseph DUGGAN. DUGGAN immediately proceeded to get the & 500. out of the Long 
Island City Savings Bank, and then he was seen no more. The letters were 
issued on June 25, 1908.
   Two months later the widow appeared at the office of Mr. MERRILL and 
proved her identity. She showed that she had been in a hospital for some 
months, Mr. MERRILL at once began proceedings to have the letters of 
administration issued to Joseph DUGGAN revoked. Mrs. DUGGAN was appointed 
temporary administrator in September, and collected the &300. from the Relief 
Association. Out of this she paid the undertaker & 190. funeral expenses of 
her husband.
   A search was then begun for Joseph DUGGAN and he was finally located at 
323 West Twenty-eighth street, Manhattan. He was directed to appear in the 
Queen County Surrogate's Court and show cause why he should not make 
accounting for the &500. taken from the Long Island Savings Bank. The 
proceedings are still pending. About this time John A. HARTWINE was sent to 
402 East Twemty-first street, Manhattan, the address given by Mrs. DUGGAN, to 
serve her also. She was not there and no one could tell where she had gone. 
HARTWINE, however, still kept the summons intended for her.
   During a storm in January a woman was found frozen to death in a cellar on 
Second avenue, Manhattan. Her first name was given as Katherine and it was 
said that she had just been released from the Blackwells Island Almshouse, 
and having no friends had frozen to death. HEARTWINE heard of this and took a 
look at the corpse. He was sure it was Mrs. DUGGAN. he took John CASHIN, 
janitor of the flats at 402 Second avenue, to the morgue and he also 
identified the body as that of Mrs. DUGGAN. When Mr. MERRILL learned of the 
death of the woman he started a subscription to give the body a decent 
burial. A former friend of Mrs. DUGGAN, in Long Island City, gave permission 
for the burial of the body in his plot in Calvary Cemetery. The subscription 
list amounted to & 75.and the body was respectively buried.
   When Mr. MERRILL opened his mail yesterday morning he was surprised to 
find in it a letter from Mrs. DUGGAN, written from St. Zita's Home. She 
demanded indignantly to know why her law business was being neglected. She 
said she wanted it finished up.
   Another complication has arisen, the man who permitted the burial of the 
body last January in his plot in Calvary Cemetery saw Mr. MERRILL this 
morning. He is not at al pleased with having a stranger buried in his plot 
and is thinking about making application to have the body removed.

14 March 1909
GULLY and DOYLE:     Mrs. Mary C DOYLE wishes to announce the marriage  
of her daughter, Sadie C. to J. D. GULLY, Married at St. Patrick's Cathedral,
Newark, N.J.on Dec. 18, 1908

BEATEN AND KICKED IN A STREET ROW
   The police of the Eastern District made three arrests for assault last 
night. Edward SCHUS, 24 years old, of , 246 Rutledge street, became engaged 
in a quarrel with Charles E. STEVENS, of Freeport, at Keap street and Kent 
avenue. In the fight which followed, STEVENS was beaten and kicked into a 
state of insensibility. SCHUS was locked up in the Bedford avenue station.
   An argument over the price of a drink started the row in the saloon of 
William ZARSKI, at 111 Wythe avenue at a late hour. Thomas COFFEY, of 11 
North Ninth street, claimed the price the proprietor asked for his drink was 
too much. He insisted that he would not pay. Finally the customer picked up a 
bottle and struck ZARSKI an ugly blow over the head. The latter drew a 
revolver and fired several shots without hitting any one. COFFEY was 
arrested, and the saloon keeper was attended by an ambulance surgeon from the 
Eastern District Hospital.
   
Adolph GOUCAG, 25 years old, of 65 Ten Eyck street and Ignat MASKOWSKY, of 
75 North Ninth street, employees in the same sugar refinery, had a violent 
difference of opinion while at work yesterday afternoon. GOUCAG stretched his 
fellow worker on the floor with a substantial piece of wood. MASKOWSKY was 
taken to the Eastern District Hospital with a badly battered pate, while his 
assailant was lodged in a cell in the Bedford avenue station.

21 March 1909
FIFTY YEARS A MOTORMAN IN BROOKLYN
   Fifty years ago yesterday blue eyed "Billie" SHORE began driving a horse 
car through Fulton street. Yesterday he was still at it, piloting a trolley 
car through the maze of traffic that fills Brooklyn's narrow chief 
thoroughfare. Through his fifty years of service he has measured each week by 
seven days of hard work.
   SHORE today is as able bodied and as clear headed, in as complete 
possession of his faculties as any man of thirty. When someone suggested that 
he might be ready for the pension list yesterday, he was angry at the suggestion.
   "I ain't going to miss a day, not a run" was his answer, "and I'll not be 
thanking anyone to make that suggestion either."
   William SHORE is seventy years young. He looks back upon his thirty-seven 
years of service with the old Brooklyn City Railroad, and thirteen more years 
with the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, its successor, without regret. He 
has a clean record on the accident sheet. Of his ten children six have lived 
to become successful men and women.
With a salary of $1.25 a day for many years he managed to save money and buy 
a home for his family.
   He stood in front of the old car barn at East New York yesterday on his 
noonday shift between runs, switch iron in hand, and told something of the 
early days of street railroading in Brooklyn.
   "When I went to work on the Fulton street line of the old Brooklyn City 
Railroad March 20, 1859," said he, " it had been running its cars just five 
years, and it was just reaching East New York. At first the cars only reached 
as far as Washington avenue, then they were put through to Clove Road--near 
the present Bedford avenue--and the well known old Bedford depot built just 
beyond. It was a long time after the cars reached East New York before there 
was any barn there. It was about as forlorn a place as you might think of.
   Even after the line got running through to East New York, the downtown 
cars only ran to Bedford depot, where you transferred to smaller cars that 
took you on further out. That was the only transfer point in Brooklyn then. I 
drove one of the cars between Bedford depot and East New York. You couldn't 
really call it a car. It was nothing more than one of the old Brooklyn 
stagecoaches set up on a platform held by four flanged wheels, and the wheels 
were solid wood without spokes. The coach was fastened to the platform in the 
middle with a king pin, and when I got to the end of the line, I simply drove 
the horse around and turned the car on the king pin, without budging the 
frame on wheels. Of course, there was no conductor, and I handled the fares 
from my seat on the box.
   When we got the first Stephenson car over from the works in New York along 
about the beginning of the war, we were mighty proud of it. It had the 
ventilator along the roof that you see in all cars these days and there were 
bright red curtains a flapping at its widows. Montgomery QUEEN, who was the 
superintendent of the road, was so proud of it that he put it on a sidetrack 
in front of Bedford depot. People came to see it from all over town and to 
say to themselves, "My, what are we coming to in all these days of invention 
and style."
   "That car wasn't much beside these big new steel trolleys that they are 
putting on the Brooklyn system nowadays, but it was so good that the people 
wouldn't have any more of the old swing about stage coaches and they were 
sent to the scrap heap. Then after a while, the cars got a little longer and 
we had conductors, and a little while after we had the conductors we had the 
cash registers. Then one day out at East New York we saw them rigging a lot 
of wires over the tracks and when someone said that they were going to run 
street cars with electricity with a sort of a broom stick arrangement from 
those overhead wires we all laughed. It seemed so absurd. After a while they 
were sending us over to Flatbush depot in relays to learn to run the trolleys 
and the horse car drivers were wondering if they were going to hold on to 
their jobs.
   SHORE's long term of honorable service was remembered by the officers of 
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company last night. In a private room of the 
restaurant that the traction company conducts in its mers clubhouse at East 
New York, a dinner was given the veteran motorman. To it were bidden five of 
his old associates on the Fulton street line who are still handling trolleys. 
These are, Thomas DORAN, John BOSCHEN, Fred GOEBEL, Peter PEPPARD, and Thomas 
MacALEEN, all of whom have served forty years or more on the Brooklyn system.
   Others at the dinner were A. N. DUTTON, superintendent of transportation; 
William SEIBERT, general superintendent of surface lines; Frank O'KEEFFE, 
superintendent at East New York, these last two both horse-car conductors at 
the beginning; George W. EDWARDS, in charge of the railroad's welfare work 
among its men; Charles DREW, depot master, and motormen, John STOLL and Henry 
SEITHASS, both representing the B. R. T. Employees Benefit Association. In 
the afternoon SHORE was given his first trip in an automobile. He has never 
ridden on a steam railroad train. He was taken up into the Bronx, to Grant's 
Tomb, down Riverside Drive and Fifth avenue. It has been a long time since 
SHORE has been uptown in New York, not since the first elevated road was 
built to Central Park, sometime in the late seventies. The great city that 
has sprung up was a revelation to him.

22 March 1909
TUBERCULOSIS DROVE HIM TO THEFT, HE SAYS
   Samuel DUBOISE, colored, pleaded guilty today before Magistrate NAUMER in 
the Adams street court to a charge of grand larceny made by Carrie L. PAINE, 
of Edgewater, N. J. Mrs PAINE swore that on Feb. 11, 1907, while DUBOISE was 
in her servicee in the capacity of a cook at Edgewater, he stole from her 
some $200 worth of clothing and jewelry
   DUBOISE said today he is suffering from consumption, and he has been 
impelled to the thefts by the necessity of procuring medical aid. He was 
arrested last night at his home in Church street, Jamaica. He was held as a 
fugitive from justice until the arrival of officers from New Jersey.

 FALLS FROM HIS CHAIR AND IS BADLY BRUISED 
   Seized with an attack of vertigo as he sat in a chair at his home today 
John LAW, 23 years old, of 163 Utica avenue fell to the floor.
   He sustained lacerations and contusions of the face and head and was 
removed to St. Mary's Hospital by Dr. McCLUSKEY.

24 March 1909
   Rebecca SOLOMON, six years old, of 337 Bristol Street, was injured last 
night when a runaway horse crashed into a car in which she was riding at 
Pitkin and Rockaway Avenue.

   Claiming he could not get pure ozone in school, Harold MINER, 16 years 
old, of 713 Hancock Street, ran away Monday and spent the night in the 
Tarrytown lockup.

   Arthur W. BIRD, 8 years old, of 229 Wyckoff Street, was run over by an 
auto last night at Wyckoff and Nevins Street. The boy is in Long Island 
Hospital, suffering from a fractured skull and internal injuries.

25 March 1909
HYSTERICAL PATIENT FIGHTS WITH SURGEON
   Ambulance Surgeon O'KEEFE, of St. Catherine's Hospital, had a thrilling 
experience with a hysterical patient last night that he will probable not 
forget for a long time. While he was conveying Barbara BEAR, 23 years old, of 
143 Meserole Street, to the hospital in an ambulance the patient made frantic 
efforts to jump out of the wagon and hit him severely about the arms and face 
and fought and kicked until thoroughly exhausted. 
   The young woman was witnessing a moving picture show at Lorimer and 
Meserole Streets, and too much laughing brought on a fit of hysterics. When 
Dr. O'KEEFE and the ambulance driver succeeded in quieting the patient she 
was taken home.

SEIZED WITH ATTACK OF ACUTE DEMENTIA
   Michael KELLY, 38 years old, of 957 Pacific Street, was removed to the 
Kings County Hospital today by Dr. MILBURN, of St. John's Hospital, suffering 
from acute dementia. KELLY was found at Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue 
by Patrolman CURTIN, of the Atlantic Avenue station, at 5 o'clock.

CAPT. BOURKE GETS "BLACK HAND" LETTER
   Police Capt. Edward BOURKE, who was today transferred from the Hamburg 
Avenue station to the East Eighty-eighth Street station, Manhattan, is 
anxious about a "Black Hand" letter he received three days ago. The letter 
read.
   On account of your interfering with the work of the "Black Hand" in this 
section, two men have been sworn in to do you up.
   It is believed the letter was written in connection with the GULO case. A 
wealthy Italian named GULO received a "Black Hand" letter on Jan. 5 demanding 
$150. He was told to bring the money to 145 Hamburg Avenue. GULO told Capt. 
BOURKE, and two plain clothes men were sent along with the Italian
   At the rendezvous they arrested Beepo LEGGIO and Urasmus RUBINO. The men 
were taken before Magistrate O'REILLY and held for further examination. Then 
GULO, the only witness against them, disappeared. He has not been found yet. 

30 March 1909
BENEFICIARIES SHOW GRATITUDE TO TEACHERS
   The Brooklyn Teachers Relief Association has issued its second annual 
report, showing receipts of $1,820.48 and disbursements, including expenses 
and sums spent in relief, amounting to $1,398.95.
Thus a balance of $421.53 is reported.
   This organization does not give pensions, but grants temporary and 
immediate relief to Brooklyn teachers incapacitated or in need. The gratitude 
of those who have benefited is shown in a number of letters appended in the 
report. Among them are these:
   From Miss D., formerly a Brooklyn teacher, now an invalid, old, lame and 
almost blind.:
   "You say the amount is small, but it seems large to me, and you can 
scarcely realize what a relief it has been to me in many ways. I do not think 
I could have kept my home without it. As it is, I have had many little 
comforts which I could not have had. One great relief has been freedom from 
worry. How very generous the association has been at vacation and Christmas 
time. I enjoy my home very much, and it is a relief to feel that I can keep it."
   From Miss B.
  "I worry and struggle as no one knows to keep alive. If it were not for the 
Relief Fund I would be destitute. I am very grateful to you for your prompt 
attention in sending me money each month."
   From Miss A. (82 years of age ):
   "My rent for February is paid in advance for more than half the month, at 
$7 a month. I have a fine large cheerful room, a bright fire and I have been 
pretty well all winter. I am very grateful to the Brooklyn teachers for the 
timely aid."
   The officers of the association are:
   President, Miss Emma L. JOHNSON, Brooklyn Training School;
   Vice-president, Miss Mary E. O'BRIEN, P.S.37;
   Secretary, Miss Ruth E. GRANGER, P.S. 137
   Treasurer, Walter B. GUNNISON, Erasmus Hall High School
   Executive Committee, Miss Emily POWERS, P.S. 67;
   Miss Adelaide BLISS, P.S. 3;
   Edward B. PARSONS, Boys High School;
   Miss Mary KEARNEY, P. S, 77
   Alice T. KERESEY, P.S. 19

31 March 1931
STARVING ITALIAN OVERCOME IN STREET
   Carl SALVIDORE, 21 years old, of 224 Tompkins Street, Manhattan, was found 
in a state of collapse on the sidewalk outside the Municipal Building early 
today by Policeman Henry DALE, of the Adams Street station. Ambulance Surgeon 
McBURNS of the Brooklyn Hospital found the man suffering from the want of food.
   When SALVIDORE was revived nourishing foodstuffs were furnished him, and 
after had partaken of the eatables he informed Dr. McBURNS he had gone 
without food for three days while he was tramping about the streets looking 
for work. He had been out of employment for three months. The Italian was 
later taken to his home.

BARTENDER ARRESTED EVEN ON BARREN ISLAND
   Stephen GUSTNE, 19 years old, a bartender in a saloon on Barren Island 
conducted by James FYMONT, was before Magistrate VOORHEES in the Flatbush 
court today on a charge of violating the excise law. Policeman VAN HOUTEN of 
the Canarsie station, alleges that GUSTNE sold him a pint of beer on Sunday. 
GUSTNE told Magistrate VOORHEES that he did not know it was wrong to sell 
beer on Sunday and was not aware there were any laws on Barren Island.
   The youth has been in jail since his arrest and his employer has made no 
effort to bail him out. He was held $1,000 bail for Special Sessions and 
Magistrate VOORHEES declared that if FYMONT did not appear to bail the 
bartender out he would make it warm for the saloonkeeper.

POPE MUST PAY SISTER $23,000 INHERITANCE
   On behalf of Mrs. Kunigunda MULLEN, a wealthy heiress, ex-Judge HURD moved 
before Justice MAREAN in Special Term of the Supreme Court today for an order 
instructing her brother, John POPE, to pay her the sum of $23,000, which she 
claims rightly belongs to her through inheritance.
   John POPE, father of the plaintiff and defendant, died in 1897, leaving an 
estate valued at 145,000. All the children invested their money in a pool of 
establishing a magnificent home. Many thousands of dollars were consumed in 
traveling and other lavish amusements. The sister claims that her brother has 
been leading too fast a life for her, and therefore demands that her 
allowance be returned to her.

MARRIAGE HAD BEEN REVOKED
Commission Reports She Didn't Commit Bigamy
   The administration of the estate of Ferdinand E. EYSEL was settled by 
Surrogate KETCHAM today after receiving the report of a commission sent to 
Germany to investigate the legitimacy of the claims presented by two woman 
each of whom insist on being the lawful widow of the testator. As the result 
of the findings of this commission, Surrogate KETCHAM handed down an order 
today revoking the letters of administration from one of EYSEL'S wives, 
Magdalene EYSEL, and turning them over to the other, Marie EYSEL. Both reside 
within a block of each other in Forty-second Street.
   EYSEL died in Hamburg, Germany, Sept. 28, 1908. It was known that his 
family consisted of the widow, Marie EYSEL; a daughter, Caroline; three sons, 
Valentine , Ferdinand and George, and another daughter, Mrs.Johanna B. 
BOUHOT, of 355 Fifty-third Street. With the exception of the last named all 
lived in the EYSEL home, at 159 Forty-second Street.
   Shortly after EYSEL'S death in Germany, letters of administration were 
granted to Magdalene EYSEL, who claimed to be the widow. Proceedings were 
brought by Marie EYSEL, who asked that she be made the administratrix of her 
husband's estate.
   From the testimony it appeared that Marie EYSEL married him in 1872 and 
lived with him until 1896, when by a judgment of the Supreme Court the 
marriage was revoked on the ground that she had married EYSEL without 
obtaining a legal separation from a former husband, Conrad SCHEIN, still 
alive in Germany.
   In 1902 EYSEL married Magdalene. He lived with Magdalene until his 
departure to Germany, where he died.
   At the trial Marie emphatically denied her marriage to EYSEL had been 
illegal, declaring her former husband was dead at the time. Evidence to the 
contrary was introduced by the attorneys for Magdalene, and Surrogate KETCHAM 
finally decided to leave the administration papers in her possession until 
the other widow established her contention. A commission was sent to Germany 
at Marie EYSEL' S request. They were accompanied by her daughter Magdalene.
   Testimony was taken before G. C. KOTHE, United States counsel in Cassell, 
Germany. The principal witness who confirmed Marie's claim, was Philip 
SCHEIN, son of Conrad SCHEIN through another marriage. 
He informed the commission that his father died four years previous to 
Marie's marriage
POLICEMAN MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE PETROSINO FUND
   A general order was sent out from Police Headquarters today by which the 
members of the force are permitted to contribute to the fund that is being 
raised for the widow of Joseph PETROSINO, the Italian detective who was 
assassinated in Italy while on a secret mission for Gen. BINGHAM. The 
issuance of this order was necessitated by one of the rules of the department 
which prohibits policemen from giving money to any fund or cause.

MARRIAGE HAD BEEN REVOKED
Commission Reports She Didn't Commit Bigamy
   The administration of the estate of Ferdinand E. EYSEL was settled by 
Surrogate KETCHAM today after receiving the report of a commission sent to 
Germany to investigate the legitimacy of the claims presented by two woman 
each of whom insist on being the lawful widow of the testator. As the result 
of the findings of this commission, Surrogate KETCHAM handed down an order 
today revoking the letters of administration from one of EYSEL'S wives, 
Magdalene EYSEL, and turning them over to the other, Marie EYSEL. Both reside 
within a block of each other in Forty-second Street.
   EYSEL died in Hamburg, Germany, Sept. 28, 1908. It was known that his 
family consisted of the widow, Marie EYSEL; a daughter, Caroline; three sons, 
Valentine , Ferdinand and George, and another daughter, Mrs.Johanna B. 
BOUHOT, of 355 Fifty-third Street. With the exception of the last named all 
lived in the EYSEL home, at 159 Forty-second Street.
   Shortly after EYSEL'S death in Germany, letters of administration were 
granted to Magdalene EYSEL, who claimed to be the widow. Proceedings were 
brought by Marie EYSEL, who asked that she be made the administratrix of her 
husband's estate.
   From the testimony it appeared that Marie EYSEL married him in 1872 and 
lived with him until 1896, when by a judgment of the Supreme Court the 
marriage was revoked on the ground that she had married EYSEL without 
obtaining a legal separation from a former husband, Conrad SCHEIN, still 
alive in Germany.
   In 1902 EYSEL married Magdalene. He lived with Magdalene until his 
departure to Germany, where he died.
   At the trial Marie emphatically denied her marriage to EYSEL had been 
illegal, declaring her former husband was dead at the time. Evidence to the 
contrary was introduced by the attorneys for Magdalene, and Surrogate KETCHAM 
finally decided to leave the administration papers in her possession until 
the other widow established her contention. A commission was sent to Germany 
at Marie EYSEL' S request. They were accompanied by her daughter Magdalene.
   Testimony was taken before G. C. KOTHE, United States counsel in Cassell, 
Germany. The principal witness who confirmed Marie's claim, was Philip 
SCHEIN, son of Conrad SCHEIN through another marriage. 
He informed the commission that his father died four years previous to 
Marie's marriage

2 MAY 1909
WESTERVELT--A son was born Monday, April 26, to Mr. and Mrs. William DE RYCE 
WESTERVELT, of Springfield, Mass. Mrs. WESTERVELT was formerly a Brooklyn 
girl, Miss Emma M. GANNON, and was married to Mr. WESTERVELT July 14 last.

12 May 1909
DRUNK, FAST ASLEEP, TAKEN FOR BURGLAR
  Patrick KANE, 38 years old, of 200 East Forty-third street, Manhattan, was 
before Magistrate NAUMER in the Myrtle avenue court to-day charged with being 
on the roof of a flathouse at 452 Myrtle avenue last night. Policeman HARRON, 
who made the arrest was standing at Myrtle and Clinton avenues when an 
excited woman came running up and told him that a burglar was on the roof of 
her home. HARRON made his way to the roof and with drawn revolver ordered the 
intruder to surrender. Closer investigation showed that the burglar was a 
plain drunk asleep. Sentence was suspended.

13 May 1909
ARRIVALS ON TEUTONIC AND KONIGIN LUISE
 Among the passengers who arrived to-day on the steamer Teutonic from 
Southhampton, Cherbourg and Queenstown, were 
Mrs. Henry EYEDE 
Maurice GLYN. 
  Among the passengers on the Konigan Luise; from Genoa, Naples and and 
Gibraltar, were: 
Eustace CONWAY, 
Gen. C.W. CARLTON, 
W.A. JULIAN, 
Stewart PATEN, 
L.V.F. RANDOLPH, 
the Rev. W.F. SCUDDER, 
E.H. SYMINGTON, 
James W. THURBER 
Clarence E. THOMPSON. 
	The Konigin Luise brought the body of Louis BEDELL, who died during 
the outward voyage last month. He was 65 years old 
and resided in this city.

17 May 1909
ITALIANS INTERFERE WITH SLEUTHS ON DUTY
  Plainclothesman from Inspector HOLAHAN's district raided three saloons in 
the Hamilton avenue section yesterday. At the first two, 65 Union street and 
88 Union street, they arrested the bartenders without any trouble. When they 
tried to make an arrest at 90 Union street, however, a crowd of eighteen 
Italians jumped on them and gave them some rough handling. The reserves of 
the Hamilton avenue station were hurried to the scene and after some further 
rioting the eighteen men were all arrested.
  Magistrate VOORHEES in the Butler street court held them all for Special 
Sessions on charges of interfering with an officier under $500 bail.

28 May 1909
PICTURE SHOW MAN FINED FOR ADMITTING MINORS
  Louis JOEL, who conducts a moving picture show at 535 Grand street loses 
just $9.90 because he permitted the three DONNELLY brothers, William, Frank 
and Matthew, 9, 6 and 5 years old, respectively, to enter his place on May 22 
unaccompanied by a guardian. JOEL, it is alleged, let the three youngsters in 
for 10 cents, and in the Manhattan avenue court to-day was fined $10. He has 
been in similar trouble before.

30 May 1909
SWEARS SANTORO KICKED< BEAT AND ROBBED HIM
  On a charge of assault and robbery Guiseppi SANTORO, of 874 Sixtieth 
street, was held in bail for examination by Magistrate DOOLEY in the Adams 
street court to-day. Antonio BESARDO, of 4139 Sixty-sixth street, alleges 
that a few nights ago SANTORO held him up at Sixteenth avenue and 
Eighty-sixth street, beat and kicked him and then robbed him of his gold 
watch and $30. Detective MAELLI found Santoro loitering in the Italian colony 
at Coney Island Friday night.

IRONWORKER MISSING; POLICE SEEKING HIM
  The police of the Fifth avenue station are looking for John SCHMIDT, 30 
years old, who disappeared from his home, 378 Third street. He was an 
iron-moulder, and left his home last Thursday to go to Lefferts Park Iron 
Foundry, where he is employed, but he did not arrive there.
  The police description of the man is: 5 feet 7 inches in height, 140 pounds 
in weight, with dark hair and dark complexion.

SURPRISE PARTY FOR MRS. L. VANSANT
  A birthday surprise was given to Mrs. L. VANSANT, of 176 Fifth avenue, on 
her arrival home from a D. of A. meeting last Thursday evening. Music, 
recitations and fancy dances made up an excellent programme for the evening. 
There were solos by 
Miss L. SWARTZ, 
Miss E. LE SAGE, 
Mrs. FURHMANN and Mr. REPPENGALE, 
Recitations by 
Mrs. SHERMAN and Miss J. SWATZ; 
sword dance by Miss Amanda GRAHAM; 
Scotch dances by Prof. VANSANT, G. RIELY and J. SALE. 
Music was furnished by Prof. VANSANT. 
Supper was served by a caterer. 
Among those present were 
Mr. and Mrs. T. VANSANT, 
Miss A. VANSANT, 
Mrs. L. VANSANT, 
Mr. REDDOUF, 
Mrs. BROWN, 
Mrs. ANDREWS, 
Miss LOVE, 
Mrs. DOHLINGER, 
Mrs. SHERMAN, 
Mrs. FUHRMANN, 
Mr. REPPENGALE, 
J. SALE, 
G. RIELY, 
Mr. GERMAN, 
Miss GERRY, 
Miss A. GRAHAM, 
Mrs. GERRY and many others.

1 December 1909
Kept groom-to-be waiting at church
     William KIRKLAND, of 125 Lynch street, was "waiting at the church" 
Thanksgiving night for his prospective bride, Miss Catherine SMITH, 19 
years old, of 393 Dean street, and he hasn't seen her since.  He is dad 
to-day and refuses to be comforted.
     Miss SMITH promised to wed mr KIRKLAND at St Boniface Church, 
Duffield street, and the groom-to-be was on hand Thanksgiving night with 
his best man and the wedding ring.  He waited, and the clergyman waited, 
but the intended bride and bridesmaid-to-be failed to appear.  Thinking 
that the latter, who is a Miss Jessie THORNTON, of 274 Fulton street, 
might know why Miss SMITH kept her intended "waiting at the church,"  Mr 
KIRKLAND and his friends visited that young woman's home
     Miss THORNTON said that Miss SMITH didn't intend to mary "just at 
present" that her "love for Mr KIRKLAND had grown cold."
     Leaving the residence of Miss THORNTON, the disappointed man met 
Gertrude, sister to Miss SMITH.  She said: "Catharine does not intend to 
marry you.  She doesn't love you any more; so you needn't come around or 
look for her."
     Brother James echoed the same sentiment.
     Mr KIRKLAND says he will make a personal appeal to his intended, 
and if she refuses him he will get back his diamond engagement ring

Another Grocer held for selling bad milk
   Samuel ELKIN, a grocer at 376 Chester street, was held for trial at 
Special Sessions by Magistrate TIGHE in the Adams street court to-day on 
a charge of selling adulterated milk.  He said he sold the liquid just 
as he received it from his wholesaler.


Transcriber:
Doreen Cooney
Chris Hendrickson
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