Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ESTABLISHED Of 1* ROBBERS LOOTED Express Safes in Car After Mur dering the Messenger WHILE HE WAS SLEEP Messenger Was Killed Without His Awakening, Keys Taken From His Pocket and Later Locked in His Grip?Crime Not Discovered Until Santa Fe Train Reached End of Its Regular Route. Two robbers early Sunday murder ed O. A. Bailey of Kansas City, an express messenger of the Wells Fargo Express company, in the ex press car of a westbound Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe train between Florence and Newton, Kansas, robbed . both the local and through safe, tak ing at least $1,000 and osme jewelry and escaped. The body of Messenger Bailey was found when the train reached New ton. It was stretchea on the floor of the car, lying in a pool of blood. The back of the skull was crushed and the end of the car in which it was lying was spattered with blood. There was no evidence of any struggle. The , indications are that the murder was committed while the messenger was asleep. Bailey was last seen alive at Strong City. At Peabody some one opened the car door juts enough to throw out a package of waybills and then closed it quickly. The custom of the messenger has been to go to sleep soon after leav ing Florence, and it is probable he did this Sunday night. After slaying the sleeping messenger, the robbers cowered the dead man's head with his coat, took the safe keys from the i dead man's pockets and ransacked the safes. Then the keys were put into Bailey's overcoat and the coat was folded and put in his grip, where at was found later. . When the train slowed down at the Missouri Pacific crossing eact of New ton, two men were seen by the en gineer to jump fom the train and run south. The south door of the ex press car was found open when the train reached the Newton station. Officers, soon after the murder and robbery, were scouring the coun try. A reward of $1*000 has been offered by the Walls-Faro Express company for the apprehension of the robbers. Three men were arrested Monday at Wichita on suspician. No other traces of the robbers has been found. The murdered man v.u,s about 30 years old. He was only recently mar ried. I BOMB THROWER HURT. And His Friend Killed by a Prema ture Explosion. At New York one man was killed, another fatally injured and four po licemen slightly hurt as the result of an attempt to assassinate a squad of police Saturday, which dispersed ten thousand unemployed persons which attempted to gather in Union Square. After the police dispersel the crowd they began to form a proces sion and began singing "The Mar seilles." A squad of police started across the park and two men. one with a bomb in his hand, came up be hind them. When within a few paces of the policeman the man in front raised his hand to throw the bomb, which exploded in his hand with the above result. The would-be assassin made a statement at the hospital saying his name was Selig Silverstein. * IOWA FOR BRYAN. The Democratic Convention Endorses the Great Commoner. A dispatch from from Cedar Rap ids, Iowa, says William J. Bryan's friends today controlled the Iowa Democratic State Convention. The platform adopted was a recast of the Kebraska platform, including the en dorsement of Bryan for presdential candidate. Every mention of Bryans name was greeted with a storm of cheers. The resolutions committee heard a request from Mr. Bryan tnat the ideas of .the Omaha platform be indorsed by the Democrats of Iowa. There -was some sentiment in favor of adopt ing the Nebraska platform in toto, but finally it was rewritten as to words. SEN. TILLMAN GOING ABROAD. His Physicians Advise a Change and Absolute Rest. A dispatch from Trenton says while alarm is felt there is consider able anxiety over the continued ill ness of Senator B. R. Tillman, and announcement is made that '..is phy sicians, Drs. Babcock and Hunter, have decided that the Senator needs a complete change. It develops that Senator Tillman's condition demands absolute rest and quiet, hence any idea he may have entertained of making another lecture tour after the close of Congress or later in the year hvs been put aside. Tl s Sena t r and Mrs. Tillman are mo n.g ar rangements to go abroad di ig the iate spring or early in thf nmer. and will be away severri c as. * S69. BLOODY BATTLE FOUGHT OVER "HOLY CARPET" OF THE PROPHETS. Tomb at Mecca, Between Bedouins and a Caravan of Egyptians, Ten Being Killed. A dspatch from Suakin says news has reached there that a bloody bat-, tie was fought between Bedouins and a caravan of Egyptians. The battle arose over a desire of the Bedouins to capture the "holy carpet," a gorge ous piece of red velvet, embroidered I with gold which costs a year's time jto construct. At least ten men were killed, many wounded and one gun capl ured. The carpet is made under the supervision of the sultan and when completed is turned over to the Egyptian pilgrims to place upon the tomb of the prophet at Mecca. The journey to Mecca is a sacred one, but the pilgrims take precautions to protect themselves for the trip is always hazardous. At the expiration of a year another carpet has been woven and the old Jone is replaced with a new one. The jcarryng of the carpet from the tomb back to Cairo is attended with solemn rites and the celebration at the end of the journey is au imposing and spectacular one. Arabs, Turks, Pesians. Syrians. Circassians, Xibians. Negroes and British. Indians jion in the pilgrimage The fierce guardians of the caravan are the Bashi-Bazouks. mounted and armed to the teeth with the clumsy weapons of the East. The right to carry the carpet has been handed from camel to camel for centuries and centuries. * MANY MIXERS KILLED In a Wyoming Coal Mine on Last Saturday. Between 55 and 70 men.- it devel oped to-day, lost their lives in two explosions Saturday and Saturday night in Coal Mine Xo 1, of the Union Pacific Coal Mine, at Hanna, Wyo. The explosions were caused by gases and coal dust and each was followed by a fire. The first explosion occurred at 3 o'clock killing IS miners, including a suprintendent and three bosses. The second explosion occurred at 1.30 o'clock Saturday night, snuffing out the lives of from 40 to 50 res curers. including State Mine Inspector D. M. Elte. * BIG FALL IN PRICE. Once Sold For Thousands Now Sold For Hundreds. The Columbia State says a small lot on the south sde of Lumber street, about one block from the Governor's mansion, has just been purchased by Mrs. Caroline G. Elkins from Mr. J. H. Sams. The price for the lot was $1,350. The attorneys examing the title say that it was the longest title they ever handled, the property hav ing changed hands so many times. A rather nteresting discovery was made I by the lawyers when looking up the deeds. It developed that many years ago, this little lot, with a small strip iof land adjoining, was sold for $45. 000 in Confederate money. * I THEY WANT BOOZE. : Blown Up Because He Refused to Sell I I Liquor. j At Center Point. Ind.. the Madge [business block, containing a drug store, shoe store and barber shop, with the Knights of Pythias hall on the second floor, was destroyed by dynamite yesterday. Hardly any thing but splinters is left of the build ing. The town has no saloons, and Mr. Urey, a druggist, has been importun ted often to turn his store into a blind tiger, refused. It is believed that the; liquor sympathizers who wanted the blind tiger established destroyed the building out of spite. KILLED BY LIVE WIRE. Caught Hold Of It While in Bath Room. Edgar K. Miller, aged 23 years, of Xewton, Ind., a freshman at Depau i University, lost his life by coming in contact with a live wire in the bath room of Mrs. Jordan's house late last Thursday night. A cry was heard and his room mate rushed to the bathroom to find Mil ler lying on the floor dead. A hole in his right hand and a deep burn in the young man's foot told the story. His body had fallen directly beneath an electric light and was stretched I across a register. * SERIOUS CHARGE. Two Augusta Policemen Charged With Robbing Chinamen. The Chronicle says Patrolman L. L. Cawley and Bicycle Officer W. M. Martin, of the Augusta Police De partment, are locked up at Police headquarters, ch *.rged with robbery. Leo Yam and .1 hn Ling, Chinamen, charge that the officers entered Ling's store Sunday morning and held them up and robbed them of some money and a diamond ring valued at about $300. ORAJSTGEBUl RASCAL TRAPPED The State Unearthed Mysterious Scheme. GEO. A. BRISTOW'S Questionable Methods to (Jet "Show" Girls.?Postoflice Inspector Gregory Swears Out Indictment Charging the Young Muii With Fraudulent j Use of the Mails.?Me IVhs Very Xeatly Trapped. In The State of Saturday morning March 14, appeared the following ap parently very innocent advertisement in the "Want" columns: "Wanted?Three girls to learn the show business: experience unneces sary; expenses paid while learning: state age; enclose stamped envelope for reply. Address Predro, care The State." A subscriber of The State at Kings tree had his suspicions aroused by reading the advertisement and to sat isfy 'his curiosity he caused a fake answer to the advertisement to be written, singing the name "Miss An nie Dow." His answer to the add was written on March 17 and was ai follows: Kingstree, S. C, March 17, 190S. Dear Sir: I see your advertisement in The State for three girls to learn the show business. 1 would be glad to engage with you as I have always had an inclination for that line of work and think I have some talent if developed. Am 17 years of age and neat in appearance. Please write me full particulars about the work you would expect of me and how long it. would be until I would receive some compensation. Hoping to hear from you soon. Respectfully, (Miss) Annie Dow. Kingstree, S. C. Care of Box 173. Four days later he received a reply to his letter, dated Columbia, March 19, and written on Columbia Inn stationery. The letter was signed "Wallace Amusement Co." and "Miss Dow" was instructed to address this "company" care of general delivery, Columbia. The letter set fo-th that "we could use you if you can come up to the requirement, but we can not tell you anything withoutwecould ceo you and you will have to come to rjolumbia." The Requirement. It was stated that the girls whom the "company" required would have to work but one hour each night, "and we pay from $16 to $200 per week and expenses." It was also stated that they traveled in a private car and stopped at the first class ho tels only. The "requirement" was then set forth in very suggestive lan guage and it was plainly stated that only girls with good figures were wanted. "If you care to join us." continued the letter, "you will have to come to Columbia Thursday, March 26. and put up at the Columbia inn, then our stage manager will meet you there Thursday night March 26 and see you and if satisfactory will em ploy you and you will be in a position to become a successful actress with an income taut will give you a mark in your home town." It was explicit ly stated that "we must hear from you before Thursday" and she was in structed to drop them a postal card with these words on it. "Meet me at appointed place and hour." She was informed in the letter that it she were employed her railroad fare would be refunded, but if rejected she would have to pay her own ex penses. Hut this very significant lan guage "followed. "Bui if you will talk to our agent, and treat him as you should, we have no doubt but what you will 'make good.' " The letter consumed four pages of ordinary stationery and was written in pencil. On the top of the first page was written in ink the follow ing: "Charles Van HureaJi. Manager Wallace Amusement Co., is the man you are to meet in Columbia, S. C. Don't forget." On the letter head also appeared in ink the following number: "6335." On the bottom of the last page of the letter was the following in ink: "Register at the hotel as you wrote to us, that is Miss Annie Dow, so our agent will know you. Investigations Start d. On the day following the receipt of this letter it was mailed to the edit >r of The State, enclosed in a. letter from the subscriber in Kingstree giving tin facts concerning its receipt by him. The letter and enclosure was receiv ed by the editor of The State Tuesday morning at ten o'clock. Being anx ious to protect, the advertising col umns of The State ad being annoy ed by the thought that they had been used for finhering not only a fraud ulent scheme but one thai appeared to l>e vile and vicious. The Si ate im mediately decided to investigate tic matter without sparing expense. The number, "tit;::."," on the letter signed "Wallace Amusement Co., In dicated that possibly the writer was an agent of the "white slave" traffic and was promoted by no other pui pose than to bring about the down fall of innocent girls. The number ing made it appear that the whole lung was a sytemalic scheme and was being worked in a wholesale fashiO't. The State after hard work got Post office inspector Gregory to Columbia and seut one of its representative^; S. C.. TUESDAY, iMLA "NEVER TO -. <s t 4 - "?s^ Or"- * . "'<" to Kingstree to find a girl to come to Columbia Thursday and impersonate the supposed Miss Dow. He succeed ed and on Thursday at. 12:20 the girl reached Columbia, coming in on the Atlantic Coast Line train from Flor ence, the train which a person from Kingstree would take in coming to Columbia. Following instructions, she registered as "Miss Annie Dow, S. C," as the Columbia inn. Follow ing instructions further, she managed to have the proprietor assign her to room 1G. This room was to the right of the first stairway below the office entrance. Room 15 adjoined this room, immediately in the rear, with a door connecting the two rooms. The Trap Set. Inspector Gregory, who had arriv ed in Columbia in the meantime on request of the editor of The State, ar ranged with Mr. Monckon, proprietor of the Columbia inn. to place him in room 15 without putting his name on the register. Inspector Gregory gave "Miss Dow" further instructions as to how to act when the agent of the Wallace Amusement Co., put in his appear ance He outlined the plan of work o Mr. Monk ton. who readily promised to assist in every way possible. Mr. Gregory, not knowing at what hour "Mr. .Van-Bureau" or the "agent" of the alleged show company would likely put in an appearance, entered the hotel at 3 o'clock through a rear entrance and secreted himself in room 15, putting down the ructains and darkening the room as much as possible. "Miss Dow" did not go down to the dining room for her meals but had them sent to her room, it being desired hat the should not come into contact, with the man who was to meet her except in the room where all arrancements had been made for trapping him. At five o'clock Inspector Gregory was "tipped off" by Mr. Monckton that George A. Bristow, who worked at the lunch counter at the union station, was in all probability the man who was conducting this scheme. Bristow had been stopping at the ho tel every night, almost for two weeks and had spoken to the night clerk. Mr. Mclntosh, about, a woman whom he was expecting, giving her name to him as Mrs. Dow and toll ing him that she was a wealthy young widow and that she had offered him a position to travel wiih and look after an invalid son. Mr. Monckton had also noticed actions of Brlstow's which might indicate that he might be the man. Bristow in the Came. After being joined by a representa tive of The State Inspector Gregory, waited for the "agent." For about an hour there was nothing but still ness to reward the watchers in lf>. Then a knock came at the door and Pete, a porter who knows a thing or two, whispered to Mr. Gregory a mes sage from Mr. Monkton to he effect sage "that man" had come in the hotel and asked about "Miss Dow" in room lfi. In just a few minute the door to the stairway below creak ed and then closed and some one came tripping up the stairs, whistling a gay air. He was heard to pause about mid way of the flighl Of stairs and to call out, in an apparently careless sorl of way, loud enough to be heard in the room ocupied by the young lady: "Come on, Van Burtfan!" The man came on up stairs and wenl in room 14. After about ten minutes he wen; back downstairs. Bristow then sent the young lady the following note: Columbia, S. C. .March 26, 1 90S. Miss Dow: If you are the young lady who wishes to see the advance agent of the Wallace Amusci teut Co., r have been instructed to see you. and as not to attract attention, will you be ready in a few minutes to take a car ride around the L?el* and 1 shall be pleased to explain the busi n< ss to you. If I have made a mis take please pardon me. Mr. Van Bureau h::s gone to Atlanta to Join the show and I hare full instructions to act. 1 lease let me know by the porter. Respectfully, "Go. A. Pristow." Sh.. infor ..ed th- porte ? to tell Mr. J?CH 31, 190S. UCHED ME!1 ?Triggs in New York Presp. Bris tow that she could not go out with him, hut if he wished to see her he would have to come to he:: room. The porter went back and delivered the message. Bristow then asked per mission of Mr. Monckton to call up on the young lady in her room. Mr. Monckton explained to him that he did not allow gentlemen to call upon ladies in their rooms at his ho tel, but (by agreement with Mr. Gregory) he told Bristow that if he /ished to see her strickly on business, [as he stated, he would allow him to go up, but advised him not to stay too long. Goes to the Room. Bristow then went up stairs and knocked at the young lady s room door. The door was then opened and then came: "Is this Miss Dow?" An afflmative answer came from the young lady and then Mr. Bristow started out by telling her how sor roy he was that "Mr. Van Burean" had to go out of the city, etc. He again made the proposition to go out for a car ride, saying that it would be hard to place the proposi tion clearly before her as Mr. Monck ton objected to any one calling on la dies in their rooms and he could take I her for a car ride and then they could go to some place where they would not be observed, etc. She again declined to go, and rath er against his wishes Bristow started in with his fancy and fascinating story about the show business and the advantages to he gained by girls who enter the profession. The story was roseate and almost poetical. Bristow explained that, the "Wal lace Amusement Co." were playing at the Bijou theatre. Atlanta, at. that very hour, putting on that fascina ting drama, "f Don't Care'" Of course "Miss Dow" had never heard I of this play and Bristow proceeded to j explain what a gorgeous and absorb ing theme it was. There were only I GO people in It, and only 40 of these were chorus girls. Then came the first "advances" when he began to tell her, in an ex ceedingly apolegetic tone of voice, that, the chorus girls wear short dresses. A little alter he came to the "lights," prefacing his remarks jliy, '"Now. Miss Dow, I hope you won't j he offended," etc. ".sow, that is just the greatest I trouble we have in securing girls," he said, adding that there is no rea son why any lady should object to wearing tights if she expected to learn the show business. He further explained that he and his wife had been in the show business for years, tnat his wife was as fine a lady as ever lived and she appeared on the stage every night in tights, etc. Liked Hci* Looks. ; Bristow said he liked her appear ance and thought everything would be all right, but he would, of course, have to call up "Mr. Van Bureau" in Atlanta and see what he had to say about it. He explained that he had put in a call for his partner earlier in the evening but Mr. Van Bureau was not at the Bijou theatre at that time and central informed him that At lanta instructed that, he would have to call later if he wished to talk. The time came for him to go down | to telephone to his partner in Atlanta I and he would come buck and let :".Miss Dow" know what he had to say about It. But he dida I go down and he has done no 'phoning yet. Just as he was preparing Ui leave the [room he was confronted by Inspec tor Gregory and ins nsU'Unnt, the former appearing at the door leading from room 16 to the Intlway and the latter through the connecting door that leads from room !5 to Iii. (Tosay that Bristow was taken by surprised and was completely non plussed expresses it but mildly. It were as if the earth had opened up ?and these men had appeared out of I its centre. ! He admitted his connection with the scheme and turned over to In spector Gregory letters, e^c, in his posession and informed him where ( ihers could be found. While he ad mitted hi? connection with this t.c'ieme he insisted that "Mr. Van Purean" devised it and was the prin cipal operator, !:c (Bristow) being merely on "agent." He was questioned at length and detailed how he met "Van Buren" and how he Wes led into this scheme and how they had worked it togeth er. He said the letter to "Miss Dow" was written by himself but that "Van Burean" dictate J most of it and told him in a general way what to say to her. Later he answered other re plies that were received as a result of the advertisement, without the as sistance of his allege? friend. Other Girls End Answered. He told of receiving replies from girls in the city and from others than "Miss Dow" outside of the city. It was arranged for two of the girls to meet the "agent" at the Cougaree ho tel and on Sunday night, March 22, he went there and stayed all night, lie said that "Van Burean" was to have met the girls expected at the Cougaree and went there himself and registered but later "Van Burean" lold him that he had to go to Sum ter on the next atrin and asked him (Bistow) to go to the hotel) and meet the girls. He said that the girls had failed to come and he left word with the proprietor that if they called after that night that he was suddenly called out of the city and would he back in a day or two. He talked with the proprietor of the Cougaree. he said, about being in the show business and to prove to him that he was^no "fake" showed them some of the letters that he had received addressed to the "Wallace Amusement Co." and left them with him. He had not been back since to that hotel and did not know whether any of the girls ever went there to meet "Van Burean" after Sunday night. "Van Burean"?Where? Bristow insisted that "Miss Dow" was the only one of the girls whom he had met. hut "Van Biirean" had met several, mentioning one in Brookkand and one on Blanding street, etc., He gave the names of four or five girls living in the factory district whom they had planned to get into the com pany but he had left it to "Van Burean" so see them and make the ar rangements. He denied that lie placed the ad in The State aud said that he had never gone to the postoflice and called for the mail. On being shown an order sent to the postmaster directing that the mail for he Wallace Amusement Co., be delivered to "boy," he ad mitted that he wrote it. The order was signed "CharJes Van Burean" and was written on a piece of yellow paper. He also admitted that he had sent the same boy to the office on several occasions for the mail. When Bristow was taken in charge by In spector Gregory he had just $1.20 ou his person and that is the amour* with which he had planned to take "M1&3 Dow" out and give her a good time. He said that this was "Van Burean's" money and that $l..r>0 was given to him by the latter just as he (Van Burean) was fixing to leave Columbia for Atlanta Monday morn ing. He also had a new tape line in his pocket and the money was to be used in paying for telephone message. His attention was directed to the fact that if $1.50 was given to him for that purpose he had already spent 20 cents of it for something else and was planning to spend more of it iu takng "Miss Dow" out for a good time about the city. Well, he could fix that, he sad. Bristow in Arrest. Inspector Gregory had Bristow locked up at. the police station at 1.30 o'clock Friday mornng for safe-keep ing and at noon Friday he swore out the warrant before Commissioner Verner. Inspector Gregory spent the entire day Friday following up the investigation and every step brought more convincing and more damaging tetimony against Bristow. Several Columbia girls who had answered the ad were interviewed and turned over to Mr. Gregory the letters which they had received from this fake "amuse ment" corpany. One young woman stated that she would not like to have her name ap pear in connection with the case but that if it were necessary in order to insure Bristow being given the severe penalty which she felt he deserved she would gladly appear as a witness. Many places that Bristow stated he had visited iu company with "Van Burean wero visited by Mr. Gregory and at ach place it was learned that Bristow had been there alone each time. He gave the names of several houses of ill fame which he had vis ited with Van Burean, but the in mates of these places knew no one but Bristow of the alleged pair. He had come and gone alone. Every where the evidence only added to the theory that Bristow and "Van Bur ean" and the "Wallace Amusement Co." were one aud the same and operated the scheme all by himself. inspector Gregory left, yesterday evening for Atlanta but before going he had collected a great quantity of amaging evidence against Bristow. Bristow said last night that he knew h was "up against it.".and want ed to know something about the pen alty that would be imposed If he should be convicted. He said he did not know whether he could get out on bond or not, but asked that his brother be notified. Bristow will be given a prelimi nary on April in. There are already] more than a score of witnesses who will be suhnoened to appear iu Char leston against him.?The State. Met Iiis Fate. Af Hagau, ca.. Lige Wilson, a ne gro, while running amuck with a shol gun. on the streets Sunday eve ning, was shot nr. ! instantly killed by Town Mars:).-! Nathan Briggors. The negro fired tin first shot, de siring war on jvery white man in fatnall county. 4 81.50 PER ASranJM. SHOOTS A NEGRO. Congressman Heflin of Alabama in a Serious Affray. WAS ON A STREET CAR In Washington With Congressman Ellerbee, on his Way to Deliver Temperance Talk?Remonstrated With Negro for Drinking on Car,. Threw Him Off and Then Shop Him in the Head. In a desperate affray on a Penn sylvania Avenue car in Washington: Friday a negro was shot by Congress man Thomas J. Heflin of Alabama. Thomas Lumby, the negro, was shot in the head and is in a critical condition, and Thomas McCreary, a New York horse trainer, is suffering from a wound in the leg. The shoot ing of McCreary was accidental. Mr. Heflin was arrested and takes to the 6th police precinct station, where the charge of assault with in tent to kill was placed against him. Later he was released on $5,000 bail. The shooting occurred shortly after To'clock as the car reached the corner f Pennsylvania avenue and 6th street bound for Capitol Hill. Congrssman Heflin, accompanied, by Congressman Edwin J. Ellerbee. of South Carolina, had boarded the car at 12th street and Pennslyvania avenue, Mr. Heflin being on his way to deliver a temperance lecture at the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church, 4 1-2 stree!. and ohn Marshall Place. Upon boarding the. car, he observed two negro passengers, one of whom was Thomas Lumby, and who was in the act of taking a drink from a bottle of whiskey. There were a number of passengers, including several ladies. Mr. Heflin says he re monstrated with Lumby and asked him to stop drinking saying: "Don't take that drink there are ladies here and 5*. is not right. It is against tho law for you to do such a thing in a street car and I hope you will put that bottle away." The other negro, who was sober, attempted to take the bottle away from his friend, but failed. It is said that Lumby became offended at Mr. Heflin's remonstrance? and ap plied vile epithets. As the car reach ed 6th street and Pennsylvania ave nue Heflin and Lumby were engaged In a desperate struggle. Mr. Hefliu. who is a large powerful man, succeed ed in throwing Lumby off the car as it came to a stop. Most of the occupants of the car hastily allighted, including Mr. and Mrs. McCreary. The negro fell to the ground on bing pushed off the car. He rose, and, it is said, began cursing Mr. Heflin again and made a motion, for his hip pocket as If to dray a wea pon, whereupon Mr. Heflin fired at him through the car window, missing the negro and hitting Thomas Mc Creacy, who was about 20 feet from the cafjs& Mr. Heflin fired once or twice more, one of the shots striking Lumby in the head above the ear. Lumby ran a short distance and fell. An ambulance was called and he was taken to the Emergency Hospital. The conductor of the car disappeared and Officer George N. Scriven took charge of the car and ran it to 3d street and Pensylvania avenue. There Representative Heflin was escorted by OUicer Scriven to the Cap itol Hotel, and later was taken to the police station in a cab. He w j not locked up. Mr. McCreary's wound is not serious, and after treatment at a hospital he returned to his apart ments. At the Emergency Hospital, it was said Lumby though badly wounded and unconscious, has a chance to recover. His skull was fractured, but the surgeons were un ble to ascertain at that time, whether the bullet had entered the head. Mr Heflin explained at the station his reason for going ai med. He Is the author of a "jim crow" car law in the District of Columbia, and said .aat since he introduced the measure he has received many letters of a threatening character and secur ed permission from the authorities to go armed. Mr. Heflin represents the f?th Alabama district, in which the Tuskegee Institute, of which Broker T. Washington, is the head, is lo cated. * STARVING IN NEW YORK. Tried to Steal Money With Which to Get Bread. A gray-haired sick looking man walked Into the banking office of C. ?. Richard <fc Co.. 33 Braodway, New York, Friday and asked for money to pet fooii. He was ordered out. and. after walking to the street, stood looking for a moment at the firm's window, where a quantity of foreign money was exhibited. Then his glance fell on a piece of concrete lying in the gutter, and, has tily picking it up. he threw P against the plate glass. Tin1 window broke In a dozen pieces, and the old man then grabbed a 110 franc and a 50 fane note and ran. Two of the firm? clerk's caught him before he had g< 1 fifteen feet away, [n he station lie ? the prisoner de scribed hir ai Thomas Kennedy, 7 0 years ? ' :. a :-;.il maker, with no home. He said he had eaten nothing 'or 45 hours, and his appearance in rjicated It. The police sympathized ? Ith him, but charged him with burg lary. *