The Unofficial Ne^vspaper of Nassau County
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The Unofficial I Newspaper Of Nassau County
VOL 1 NO. 8
(Copyrighl 1914, by The Naawu P,»t Publ.,hing Co
FREEPORT, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1914
MAY CONDEMN WAY TO FREEPORT DEPOT
L. I..R. R. Claims Title to Rail¬ road Ave. and Trolley Exten¬ sion Blocked Temporarily
UMB AND PETERS IN CONTROVERSY
Railroad President Refuses Consent for Use of Street—Public Ser¬ vice Commission May Decide
RECOVERS DAMAGES FOR OlD INJURY
Earl Ryerson Shot Years Ago, Sues Seller of Bullets
All ai lion foj i'.'.'...0'Hi (laniaM»'« biouKljt by i-:;iil UjerKoii yf .laiiiaita. throuKii hl.s attornf-ys. Kdward.s .V Levy, aKainst Kiftclier C, \\ lili,«. for¬ merly a HportiriK >rood« dt-altr in Kice- port, hap been .sfltlcd out of romt.
Tho action whh biouffht after a Inpse of atumi thirteen year.s undi-r 'tlie .slalule tliift prohibilK Ihc Kale of .'irearnj.'^ or .siipplieH to a riiiiior. Ry¬ erson. who i.s a brother of .Fesae Ilyer- .son. the well-known base ball player, res ided in ?niilh street, Freeport, witli iilt! paieniw. .Mr. and .Mrp. .'ohji ilyci- sf)ii. and was 11 years of age when lir was af(;l(letitally Kliot in the neek wi'.. a bullet from a Kiobert riile. The bul¬ let lodped in liin spinal ciuntl and made hitil a ftipidc for lite Ills life was de.spai.-i <1 lui- a lunu ilii.f. IN' was a iiatlcnl at Simh y ll<iK;iii;il iiiul his life AVfls saved only ihioii;;li <ui extraordinary operation.
Rytjjilpn, in hl.s Kuit, a.sainsi Willis.
PRICE THREE CENTS
—*
FREEPORT BURGLARS LEFT BLOOD STAINS
Ransacked Unoccupied House
in North Ocean Ave. and
Carried Off $250 Loot
CUT GLASS, SILVER AND LINEN GONE
GRANDlURyiNnCTSEX-IAIlIRS
Entrance Gained Through Window
of Dining Roojn Wheie Yct»j;rnan
Cut Hand
That llie Freepoil Kaiiioad ('.«)in- pany will 1;.' |>iit to the necessity of applying to tlie Publie .Seivice Coni- iiiis.sloii for relief in order to cariy out the plan to extend ilB trolley line
ihroUKli railroad avenue and to .Main alleged" that he piircha ulieel has bieii made api.arenl since bulletR al Willis' store. tiK- 1.0I1K l>:land Kaiiroad Cunipany as- sei led oVMieisliip lo Kaiiroad aveniie on which its pas.senj;er station is sit¬ uated and Kfiised coiisenl for llie trol¬ ley to be <onsiniiled on the thorough¬ fare.
Tbe Lon;; Island liailrojid Coiiipaiiv purcliased a slriii of land appio.vliiiaic ly 100 feet wide from Cecelia Hollo way upon wliieh it was to erect a depot and was to reserve for hijilisvay purposes only, a strip sixty Inel iu width from .Main to drove sli-eets.
Tlie l>'ieeiiori company h<dds a fian- eliise from llie Fieeport ti-ustces to build and operate its trolley on Kail- rojul avenue, but the Long Island Kail road Company lias asserted that Ihe tliorounhfare cannot be used for such a piupose in lieu of a deed from iMrs.
•d tlic rifle U'iills' store. I'terliart iv '".rnh.-ini wcfe ilic u\ lorneys for Willis. 'I'lic liriii.-^ ol' -.-l ileiiicnl wcie nut inade Unouii.
ASK $3,000 FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT
Lynbrook Taxpayers to Vote on Appropriation March 17 ¦I.
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"losing' l!ic
r):uM iciila! I\ ill deiiTiuiiiiii.u
; lie> ail- v, iiiu- or lolDicd
l\xaf,iiial ion
•ro<( opiciil!;,
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lis \ipi>;t .1 coimtcrjiaiif
liiniiliii s V iio visili-d 111!
s.i'i.iiifi' lirii'ie (if Williafii
::r Noilli Ocean a^'¦'al»•.
soiiicliiHi' (lui in:; I'riday
pro\c a .^troiii; ligc in ilis-
idcnl iJy of '.lie rol.li.rs and
V. Iietiier
persons.
Five Men Are Charged With Rape in Papers Handed Down at Con¬ clusion of All Day Hearing at Nassau County Court House
WOMEN FIGURES IN STARTLING CASE
III the bloodstains n.i-
nias he (leli^ljliined on
• iiiei Parkerson and
• li.i;!i .in\ious lo . 1 nil
.¦\ t llie annual '. iila..;e elei i ion Lynbrook on Marcii 17. one of itie jiiost important questions llie ta-xpay- ers will be called upon lo decide is an approjiriaiion of i:;.WH) for ^he tire de- parinieiii. 'I'lie greater pail of the money asked for, if voted, will be used lo purchase new apparatus.
The taxpayiiiK (dement of the \ il¬ laKe are divided on the ijiieslioii, as nilKhl iKiliirally be expected. Al-
llolloway which restricted the uses to thouRh Ihe appropriation covers the which llie property could be put and recommendations made by the Slate al.so transierred llie fee to the street- Kire Marshal some weeks ago, follow- to the LoiiR iBlaiul Kaiiroad Company, inj; an InvestiKation of tbe department Officials of the Fi-eeport Company needs, a number >of residents are re-
¦were not aware that the 1.. 1. K. ll. Company poss<m sed title to- the street until rcently when a search of deeds was besun preparatory to asking con¬ sents from Ihe various property own¬ ers.
.Soon afler tliscoverinK tliat there was a stunibling blor^k in tlie way of extending; the trolley, Kofand M. Lamb, secretary and treasurer oi the l''reeport Company brought the matter to the attention of the L. I. 11. R. offi¬ cials and received a letter from Presi¬ dent Halpli Peters stating that he did
ported to be of the opinion that the ainoiliit asked is ex<-essive.
At present, the villa>fe lire depart¬ ment apparatus is of an ancient type. It has been in use for a tjuai ter/ceii- lury and has been condemned by the stale iiiaishnl.
"GENERAL" JONES TO FARMERS
Will Further "Cause" in the Rural
Districts Up-States Among
Granges
"(ieueral" Hosalle (1. .I(.)nes. who re-
not see the necsslly for the extension cently concluded an active campaign of the trolley line, i'lesidenl Peters on the .Soulli Side with a hlK ineelinj? Peters polnled oul that the trolley in Fraternity Mall, Freeport, bexan a- conies within a short distance of the new evniiire auioni:; the farmers of the lailroad at present and that summer up-state counties yesterday. The congestion about the station was so charu\inK leader oi_^"ii1k'es" will ad- greal that the operation of trolley dre.ss a number of iiieetiuKs whion cars ihrouKh the avenue would work liave already been arranged by farm- hardships on other vehicles and trltf- ers' wives and will conduct a personal
lie.
Mr. Lamb replied to President Pe¬ ters, statiiiK that the deed from Mrs. Uolioway to the Long Island liailroad (Jompany provided that the avenue Bbould remain open and unobBtnicted
ilovn Ihe bill :.l.i!-s who liM\e l.'een op eriuini: l;i Freeporl diiiin.i; llie winiei .md helie\e liie blood slaills ale ibe liest (lue llie.\- have ohiailieil Iliiis Iar. The icaik'^ were due Id culs alioiil the haii'ls ol the liui-.lars rei-t^-ived when breaiciiu a pane ol window .«Ik.-.s ia eiTfcliii.t; eiilrat-e lo the dwell- illK- 'I'lie windo'vv Mas broken and a caU-ii slipped buck afler llie irhiss had been Sliias'ied.
-Meiviii lioiid, a iiei>;hi)or of the
• Hi^Kins, disiovered that their home had been entered and ransacked from top to bottom, lie nolilied the police. Chief i'arkerson and Olflcer IJunbar inspecled the dwelling and conditions indicated thai considerable booty liad be"n conllscaled by the burglars.
.Mr ilieji'-ii.s i-mrt tamily have been residing al 345 Lean strmjt, lirooklyn, during the winter months. When Iliey closed their home lasl fall they notl- lied the police. The dwelling is along
1 the regular line of police patrol.
.Mr. Hlggins made an inspection ol his iiome on Sunday and found cut glass, liiu-n, silver and clothing valued at about ;fL',')U missing.
COMMENT ABOUT CARMODY'S OPINION
Loan and Investment Concerns Come Under Banking Dept,
l.Spei-ial lo Ihe .\assau Post) .•Mbaii\, ,\. Y., .Mar. 2—Tiieie is wide comiiuiu lieu- ( onceining tlie opinion of Alioruey tieneiai Cariiiody relating iij corpoiatio'ns authorized lo conduct ' a niorigaije, loan and invest mem busi-
Former Warden Box And Ex-Keeper Miller Arrested And Taken to Jail—Clifford And Conrad Missing—Be¬ lieved to Have Escaped
ANNA ELIZABETH QUINN
canvas among thg granges.
Miss .Tones, who Is the daugiiier of "*'^*'' ^*'"''*' ^^'^'^ tendered on Saiuiday
the late Oliver Livingston .lones, of Cold Spiiim iinrbor, lias been a mem¬ ber of tbe Stale Orange for a number of years. .She was once in the chick- lor the accommodation ot hacks, car- en raising business on Long Island riagee and all olher conveyances which and conducted her business at the
10 Superinieiideiii Van Tuyl ol Uie .Jtale liunking llepailiiien'..
'i'iie opinion says liial lorporalions engaged iu tlie loan and investment business prior to ihe enaclmeni of the law recjuiriug tiiem to incorporate uii-
mlKht be used at the railroad deijot. same time speaking for "votes for wo- '^*^'' ""^ IJ^niUng law are subject lo iii-
Mr. Lamb intimated to President Pe- men," and is well known among the
ters that It wa» evidently clear in the fanners of the Hudson Valley.
uiinda ¦of those who prepared the deed
covering Kaiiroad avenue that the Freeport Musical Entertainment
most natural thing in tiie world lo Edward Fajans, a well known flgure
; In nil \/t an
ipecuou and .supervision b> ilie Slait hupeiintendeni of Hanks.
TALK ON HIUH COS f OF LIVING Dr.
Madison C. Peters Entertains
Freeport Arts Club
.Me.iibei.s ol llie Freepoil .Vils Club
were alfordi-il a rare treat Moiidaj at
ihe home of .Mrs. U iliiani i''oieiiiaii
a Street railroad for the accominoda- jj<5f arllsts at a musical entertainment
tioB of the travelling public doing ' this evening at the Freeport M. E.
business Vith the railroad. Chuich, and will aptiear himself in
"We are also surprised," wrote Mr. violin selections from the masters.
Lamb, "that you are not aware that Tlie program as annunoced is replete "" ^"'^'''1' avenue by an iuteiesiiiig
public honveiUence requires the im- and varied. Miss Alice Nason Coop- '*>"' 'J" l'-*" '"«'' '•"•¦*'^ of 'iiv.ing, given
mediate extension of fhe trolley to a er will render piano selection from ^^^ ^'¦*^''- -^'"disoa C. Peters ot iirooK-
polnt of contact with your line as it Ilacli and .Miss Sadie K. Powers of '>'"¦ '^"'"^ ciergymau, who has been
certainly is demanded not only by the Manhattan, will give several readings. " "¦''"•¦^'^ student of economic (ouditions
loSal traffic of Freeport but by the The entertainment will be a benefit ^"^ esiablislied several ei-ouomy
passengers of the Long island Rail- for the Sunday School. stoies, advocated tiie esuilfl'isliment
road." - - °^ markets tor larniers from which
If the Long Island Company declines Raise Pay of Rural Mail Carriers i^onimodiiies could be purcha.sed ui-
to make any concessions the Freeport Washiii.gton, D. C March 3~-The ''"^'¦'- b>' li'e public and tnus eliminate
Railroad Company will begin condem- Senate conlirnied its adoption of the Proliis which now yo to (he jobber and
proceedings to obtain a right nf way item which raises the pay ,,of rm-al reiailer.
through the avenue.
mail carriers to $1200 a year today.
The item' was contained In the Post
Office .\i>i>ropriation Hill now before Congress.
Presbyterian Church Fair Under the auspices of the Uockville
Centre Presbyterian Church on Tues- — —
day and Wednesday, March 17 and 18, St. Mark's Ladies Social a fair will be held In the store-at 11-^ Mrs. Charles Cornell, Sr., of Itj;! I.in-
and 13 South Village avenue. A din- coin avenue will entertain the niem-
n*r wil! be the feature of the event hers of the Ladies' Aid Society of St.
on the iir.1t evening and an oyster sup- Mark's M. E. t^ureh, Rockville Cen-
.\iis. I-'raiik J. Weliuore was chair¬ man ot llie iiieMiug wliich gave Dr. Peters a hearty vote of thank.^e lor his iuieresiiiig and lieipful talk.
To Help Build Panama Exposition
At 4 o'clock tt-iis afternoon the N.-issaii County Grand Jury re¬ turned indictments charging five former officers in the Mineola Jail with rape, and bench warrants wers imrnedidtely issued by Su¬ preme Court Justice Russell Ben edict for their arrest.
The men named in the indict¬ ments arc: Winfield S. Box, of Lynbrook, Warden of liie jail un¬ der Sheriff DeMott: Miles S. Rhodes, of Freepon; William Clifford, of ¦" Roosevelt; Richard Millisr, of Baldwin, and John Con¬ rad, of Port Washington.
Box and Miller were arrested by Officers Plant and Raynor and are now in cells in the same jail from which they recently were dismissed as warden and keepers. Rhodes, Conrad and (Clifford are believed to have escaped some¬ time earlier in the day.
The indictments were handed down ain-iost immediately after District Attorney Lewis J. Smith, left the room.
lii\csiij^ai ions into atrocious c(»ndi- lions alleged lo have existed in llie .Nassau County jail al .Mineola during lasl of November and Uecniber, 1!J13, which we.e vigorously pursued by the 'Federal authorities for some three weeks anti which, upon llie advice of Ihe Altorney (ieneral al Washington lia\e been coiiliniied by l)istii(-l .Mlor- ney Lewis J. Sniith of Nassau County ie\eal lliese sensational disclosures: Gross immoralities in the coun¬ ty institution.
Flagrant violations of the rules and regul.-i .ions of the prison during the absence of the Sheriff. Incredible orgies during the hours of the night and attacks up¬ on women prisoners.
Unspeakable degeneracy among those in the jail.
High Jinks in which the prison¬ ers, both male and female parti¬ cipated, upon occasions during the period of the Sheriif's absence.
unauthorized recesses which were countenanced by those in charge of and responsible for the "" conduct of the county jail.
Uriprintable scenes following evenings of wild reveries during which liquor flowed freely.
Occurences that savor of white slavery.
The maiiitold evidence that has been Riiodes, it is jiJI-.-j;ed. made a |.lioio^ 'urced to pose for the unseemfy pbgto collected by the authorities bolh Fed- f;raph of the Federal woman prisoner !.tapb, was a Federal prisoiiei- at .Min- ''"*' '^ aa lutideul which in, unpnnt eral and local brings to light one of „n an alieinooii during X'oTeiiiber. ''<'ht. iiaviug beeu committed there up- '*'''*-'> Keepei Clilford said ho wanted
ibe pi( lure sbo.vs the full undiaped "" '^ charge of conducling a matri- ^"*'' ^'^ stinb hiiu down."
ined by liiiied .^i.iies Dislrici .\nor ney Wiili,Ull Yoii«, in iJrookiyn, to wlii(-li piai e they u eie lejiiOM'd upon writs issued b>- Tiiiied Slates Di.'^trk'i .ludge Chat lield.
I lioii llie testiiiioni llial i:? repiele Willi sensaiional levelalions ol llie al¬ leged grossed iinnioralities and fads rel.ttiiig lo uniuintable tialhc in tli(.' (oiiliiy insliuitiou, collected bi the i'\deral authorities, tiie matter was laid befoie the Districl Attorney lieie, aud a vigorous prosc'cution ot ihe cliarges iiniuedialely lie.uun.
Tlie aflidavits of tin.- \aiioi.i.s wit¬ nesses alllini till' allegation tlml as¬ saults were made ui>oii woincii inmates in the (fuiniy jail and that the keepers and w-,iiiieii vitli olher male prisoners partic-ii.aled in ihe all'", ions o(-(-ur- nees I'liese sv.din stal eiiiehls, many of Hum h'ade beiore Ihe I'liiled Stales DiMrii-l Alluiiie.v are the basi.-, of tlie eviileii(-e thai is being ineseiited lo Ihe tlraud Jury here loday and ujion vvhich the iiuiii-liueiil .-^ ol the follow ih^ is aslicd:
Winfieicl Box, of Lynbrook, Wai den of the county jail under Sher¬ iff Charles T. DeMott, son of Thomas K. Box, a well known Democratic leader of the county and brother of the newly-appoint¬ ed postmaster at Lynbrook.
Ex-Keeper William Clifford of Roosevelt.
Ex-Keeper Richard Miller of Baldwin.
Ex-Keeper Miles S. Rhodes of Freeport.
Ex-Keepe,r John Conrad of Port Washington.
The chaiges impliiaie liu ii.uiie of Uufus kiioiles, a l-'rei-iiorl l.liou.gra- plier and a brtjile-r ol t!i«- e.v-lvr>«'per, •who oiil,> a fe\. w n> k.s a-o \vas desert¬ ed by liis wife and w iio now seess a separali ni 110:11 In-i and fai-e.-, a imin- ler suit in whii-ii she aiiem-s crueiiv.
^;!l;ll,^ liquors v. e;e hroUs^iit in'o the jail b.. llie kecpi-i-s llieiuselveB and liiaL "tpai lies' followed, iu w-iiit ii \\o- iiieli iiiuiales were loned lo accept llic al lent.oils of 1 he, ollii el s aud iii;iie pri- , .-Jouers.
Tile s,\o;ii .-utli UiC-lU.s 01 tiic 111- iiiuu.s h.ihsLaiiUali. llie ailegaiiOii thai iii(-.. \\i.-\i.: a.lo\n ll i.o ioa\(! ilif jaii lo \isii cafl-^, and moving picture slio'i'-s ol Ilie Nii.inily wiiei'e oil several iiistaiiies lheir whereabouts were not kiiov, a lu llie iiitn ciiarged v\itli Lln- lespou.-ibiiiiy of their keeping
One almost incredible instance oi llie frei liom ol a mule iiimaie is al¬ leged 111 Ihe allidavii.'j. it tolls of u H'liy^:, granted wiUiout authority ol llie .-Jlierirt 111 Ihe night, 'i'he Federal priMiiier, aiiording lo the allegations, vs a-.'i lal.eii lo iiieel a man nauied ilo- ii:iu. alias •"I'liu" .Murphy, in au auio¬ uiobile, lor the express purpos(! of lilaiiiiiiiu a post oUice robbery that foi- l(.e,M-d .-.liorily liiereafler.
'iiiC luu'^se;; ot evidence collected by ilio:ie who have been concerned in the seardiieg jrnestigatloiis bolh in Nus- .-aii I'ouiii.v ami m Brooklyn, is borne iitii in still other testimony liiitt~lias i;oi >ii been brought the aijMioritii^s. Jlu: specilic charges however liiiige upon Uie lesiimony of tlie two women V. iio are Ijeiug detained as nialerial vvilnesses. A male piisoner now in coiifineineut lias sworn to slateuienls as to his participation. This corrob¬ orates the declarations of the women. ^Although the case is now in tiie Imnds of the .Na.ssau CouriTy District .\ttorne>, the L'niled Stales Govorn- meiil, -will lend its cooperation in the prosecution, 'i'bo penally for the of¬ fense cliaiLjetl is twenty years impris- ouiiienl
t'llOil e\uiel.i, piesclited lO luJU-d
Slates District Altorney Voung a pre¬ liminary investigation was begun. Laura Meyer, wlio, it is alleged, was
iwt.-. turned mer lo the Slitlc aiil lioi 1 lU-s. DitliiLl -Viloinej Siiiitn at oiue .ie.sau a rigid ii,(ji;iry "w hii ll d(-\(lopeii lie Lids lio>\ l/eion- liie Ciauii .liii\. .-iilpri'iiie i.ouil .liisIKi Kussi .1 Leiie 11.d, WHO IS I't-esulUit; ai llie l-elu u.ii .i M-iiii ol l.ie lOiiri in .\iiiii-ol.i vvili ir icr. e liie 1(1 Uin ol Ilu i.Jaiid .lUl.v. Ill tae cw ill III ,111 iiiilieliiielil liem il; A.iiuiua \mA bv is-tUed tut li.i- >iiMel "i llie ai (. U:-i d.
Iioliahiy nevn beiore iu llie liio -lui.i ol .Nassa.i has a more sliiriiiut e.\iio,^ij 01 iawiessiiuss in a coiiiii.v in sill III lon beeu made. 'J'tie alli<ia\iliB ol the wilneLses in one- ai-cont bear oui iilt- .sial.eint les Hull Hie aile.ned "pui- ues ¦ ui.t-.illeu l.ill ol llielii) allwl .-'lit 1 lil De.vlotl liati lelL llli; jail he ¦ .lU.-c ol lilliess, ltillo\WIig Ilu- .\o\elii eel t'lccllGli, aiiU colililiik-li uiUil Jan iUtr^ WjieU .- leplieu L. leUii. oi |-'l ce ¦ iioil, look i.i: piatc .1^ Slielill. .\l llie ijaiiie time i.eu Uj J. .--^iiiiUi succeetlt-d viiaiies N. Wy.^oiig as iJIslllcl Al- oiiiey.
St.'.tenient of Laura Meyers -Miss Lauia Jtoyurs, aged :;;;, oi Ja lualca, was teliteliced lo ihe .Miiuoi.i jiiii oil SeptcUiiiei- .S, LU:;, by Federal •>ud,ge \ oeuer. Upon ilu- clmijje oi \iu laiion ot tile postal laws. lit:r i,uoUi i.<% Jeuiue L. I'oster, was seuteiicwd ,d the same lime. Boih *aie al prsu en I couliued ill iiaymoud sireet jail.
Miss Meyer iu ijntr allidavil alleges mat afler Sberiil' De.Molt moved Hom llie jail ou November 10, Keepeit> (ill lord aud Itliodes look ber to the ,oiiei ill's pii\aie looui and tieaiud her to a c,lu.,s ol hi el alier siie had udiiiitied ituii she drank.
"1 usked tliem lo let my mtrthei coiiii; out too," she said in the athda vil, "They did, and gave her somu beer. From that lime ou the lieev«i» and Warden called uie out every uikIii aud gave mo beer and whisliey.
"A few days later iUiodes came ilf ' my ceil and sat ou my lap aud kiavtoii me. lie tlieu pertuaded mt, to bo with bim lo the -west pen, w bicli wan. euipl). i resisted, bui was ovoicoiue "'ihe' neil day Miller called uie lo liie phone, and when 1 got outside h«» ;.aid: .'Oh, that plioue busiuesti is ouly a joke. I wuuUHi to gel you wheie I couid talk to you.' He said, 'Come on lu here,' and be brougiit me 111 die ouerifl'a piivaie looin. I loughi linn as hard Hi> I couid, bui lie \\ ah loo blrong.
"Oue niglii alKi Hu.-, parly, (relei
the most startling expo.^iirea thaf lias ever been brought to the public atten¬ tion in the annals of Nassau County. Tlie investigations li:. ve produced facts Ihat teem almost iiieiedibie. The
liguie ol Iho woman. iKouial agetVcy In ^Jasaau County. Th*.
Italph .M. .Jacoby, a former Federal i!i()Uiry. revealed the startling sltua-
prisoner. wiiose wliereabouts is at •''-'h in th*? prison. The evidt;n(;o was
present unknown, is included among placed btforp United States District
•ieV"r''""'"*^ ¦'^^''' '"'"*.'¦'"'^^^^''" °^ Nassau Couhty Grand Jury is con.sid- those against whom the'charges are Ju'l^e Chatlield. who at once iK:Mied I aiuiiar Lx'^o'sIuon^'^Krou'ndT^in"' .s'an ^""^ '"'^'^^ ^^^ ^'^"'^" ' '"*''*^*'' involv- made. Jacoby, it is alleged, was giv- habeas corpus writs for the reinuval
per on tlve second. A number of use- Ire, at her home tomorrow afternoon ful articles will be on sale.
Lynbrook Republican Minstrels Arrangements have t»«eu completed '«nd rehearsals have be««n begun for
ing at least four and po.^sibly more of en the freedom of the jail and was a "^ -Mi^is Meyer aad her moilier, .Mm the former officers of the county insti conspicuous ftguie in the reveries. Jennie K. Foster, from Mineola to
Tbe grounds upon which the ibdict-. lirooklyn. They were both Jiitaixei its development has ments are asked are of a grave char- ^ted in Raymond street Jail, brought oul sworn statements from actef. 'I'he keepers are charged indl- Following the examination ot the
lYancisco, George^ \\. Uernstein, a weli-kuown archiieti of Kockvilie Cen- .Mrs. Robert Davison will assist the l^'*?. J«?lt Long Island for tbe Golden tutions. hostess, , Gate. Mr. lierustein lormerly resided The case
— . at Sayvilifc and while there was ar-
Mr^ Clark Will Entertan i c^hlteci in charge of Indian Neck Hall, ^ . ^ . „, ^^ <
Mrs. .loseph Clark of aouth Ocean ! ^^® "^ansfou of Commodore Frederick * °"™^'" °^ witnesses that (orrobor- vidually and severally with partlcipa- «oi,ien by the Fl-deral District Attoj- ^''t- adds tl,at Keeper Conrad held hei
"Tiie very lirst man ti* ho aitaciied llie when 1 got; iu jail," .Miss Meyei* swears m her allidavil, -was Warden Uo;>;. Two keepers heid me. 1 w«k tiangiug up clothes lu the empty liei of ceils when the three tame in. "
Miss .Meyers In her sworu state ment declared that the day her pic ture wati laJkeD she w,aB roughly hUk- died by tiie keepers and her clotbea torn from her body In the struggle
th« wiaual minstrel show of thiSUy3- avenue, Freeport, will entertain the ; ^' Bourne and many important build- *'® ^''® testimony of one Federal pri-j tion in the crimes alleged to have "«>. advice was sought from the At- "^''^ "'-r mother and Belle Morris,
brook R«pubUcM> Clab. wUcb wlill be members of tbe Tkundky lire Hu»- : iwld oa JTrlday •vealac. AfriVn. ' dred Club «t hor hwne oa Uunh i.
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Ui(a, Inoludlnc that of the Bankere'[¦<>"•' •"*! others ch»ii»»d »ith !-.caI | been snacied behind the bars of the t(Hn«,y General at Washington, and it •*'"' al'^Ses, witnessed the attack, auu Truat Co., la H^w York. |oCeaces. Wltaaaaes kave koea oaua-, prUoa. it ia aUeced also tkat iatoai- wlis upon hia dlrecUon tbat the c&ae
(CoQiiukuid on Pago 4)
Freeport Memorial Library-Nassau Post
