u-.. t ?.,' THE PITTSBURG ' DISPATCH, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1889. A WORTHY EXAMPLE, Stern Agrees to Allow Spald ing Earle's Sendees. POINTER TO LEAGUE CLUBS. Local Athletes Making Arrange ments for a Busy Season. HOOSIEES STILL IN THE ELNG. President Bash Secures the Franchise oftheOldClnb. ARRANGING ANOTHER RACE. MEWS ABOUT ALL BRANCHES OF SPOBT It may safely be said now that the pro gramme arranged by President Spalding to play his two Australian teams in various parts of the United States, will be carried out. Cincinnati at the first asking has con ' sented to allow Earle, the already famous little catcher, to remain with Mr. Spalding until April 20, under conditions that will certainly be granted. This generosity on the part of President Stern is worthy of note, and tends to show that there is not that feeling of animosity existing between the League and Association that many people imagine. The example set by Cincinnati ought really to prompt other clubs, particularly those in the Ijeague, to do likewise. The worthy action of President Stern only bears out the hope ex pressed on the matter in another part of this paper, written before the following special from Cincinnati was received by The Dis patch last evening: "Walter Spalding has written to President Stem asking that Earle be allowed to play with the tourists until the 20th of April. A letter was forwarded to Mr. Spalding to-night to the effect that Cincinnati appreciates the many favors Chicago has done for the club, and not withstanding the pecuniary loss to be suffered by Earle's absence during the spring series here, the young catcher will be cheerfully al lowed to make the trip throughout the States with the Australians, pronding bis salary, which commences April 1, be paid by the Chi casos to the 20th or as long as his services are needed. "Of course there will be no cabling now to European ports ordering Earle to report as soon as he lands. The Beds have ordered 2adjy uniforms similar to those worn by the Giants last season. In addition to the black uniforms the Reds will wear a new white uni form with nobby jackets. Their stockings will be red." JUST AS EXPECTED. Manager Davis Intends to Have the Cham pion Pedestrians Here. Negotiations are now going on for a six-day go-as-you-please pedestrian contest in this city. The event is being promoted by Harry Davis, of the London Theater. The idea is to have the race stralcht-away for a week. Yes terday a letter was received from George D. .Noremac regarding the matter. He said that uch men as Albert, Herty, Cartwright, Moore, Guerrero. Golden and more than 20 others can be secured if the race takes place during the last week in March. Mr. Davis has almost concluded to have the great race in the week named. Big prizes will be offered and an entrance fee of probably $23 each will be required. If the rac takes place it will be held in the Grand Central Rink, and as the track is about 15 laps to the mile the contest will be a great one. Albert has not gone to 'Frisco to start in Hall's race, as the latter has failed to put up the 11,000 guarantee money promised. Albert was to have the amount named before starting West, and all bis ex penses paid, but at the last moment Frank Hall refused to give the money until Albert was in 'Frisco. However, it is highly probable that the race in this city will take place. Manager Davis is also trying to arrange a female race, to take place in the London Theater during the week of Washington's Birthday. The idea is to make the race one of 72 hours, open to the world. If this plan is not carried out there will be a thrce-davs' race for local contestants. Several professional female pedestrians in the East want to start in any race promoted by Mr. Davis. A PEISON PLOT. " Continued from First J'age. ARRA GIKG .DATES. Association Magnates Meet nt Philadelphia to Fix Exhibition Guinea. Philadelphia, February 2. There was an important conference in this city to-day. There were present President A J. Reach and Man ager Harry Wright, of the Philadelphia club; Secretary W. H. Whitaker and Manager Will iam Sharsig, of the Athletic club, and Presi dent Charles H. Byrne, of the Brooklyn club. The objectof the meeting was to arrange dates for exhibition games between the three clnbs represented and the Boston and New York clubs. The Philadelphia club refused to clTe the Athletics permission to play the New Yorks in this city. Manager Sharsig said he would play two games in New York u Brook lyn gave permission. "I shall interpose no objection," said Presi dent Byrne. After a long dlscnssion it was agreed that the Athletics should play in Boston on April 9 and 10. and that Boston should play here on April 16, and possibly on April 1L til the watchman came to wake in the morn ing. If the rope had been on the wall, Fan ning said, they would have had ample time to escape before the alarm was given. Con tinning, Fanning said: I walked back to Maharneke's private room one day and saw McPhillamy hand him some thing. It was a quick act and the doctor snatched np the dictionary and handed it to McPhillamy. The blood rushed to the faces of both and they were very much confused. McPhillamy now took the witness, and Fanning said on cross examination: I saw McPhlllany give Fox, the night nurse, two silver dollars, the night wo tried to escape. Milk is drank by nurses and water poured in to fill the gap. I saw brandy and whisky drank by the nurses and water poured in instead. I saw Fox give Crusan water when It was pro hibited by the prison physician, and it killed Mm. Chairman McCutcheon then asked the witness questions suggested by Mr..Reid, eliciting the following reply from Fanning: I saw McPhillamy give Frank Otfenboch IV at different times. McPhillamy had a Brooklyn is to play Philadelphia in this city on April 9. and possiblv on April 10. and the Phila- delphias are to play iu Brooklyn on April 12 April 9. and possibly on April 10, and the Phila- and 16. President Reach wants to arrance a series of five games with the Athletics, but Manager Sharsig refused to play more than three games. They are to be played on April 6,8 and 13, the first game being played on the Athletic grounds. . O'CONNOR ACCEPTS THE DEFT. Indianapolis Secures the Surrendered Fran chine of the Old CInb. rSrxCtAL TiLEGRAM TO TUE PISFATCH.1 Washixgtos, Febrnary 2. By a unani mous vote of the League, the Indianapolis club, recently organized under the directions of Mr. Brush, has has been elected as the suc cessor of the defnnct Indianapolis Association that recently surrendered its franchise. The He "Will Row Searle, the Australian, After He Defeats Gandnur. rerrciJLL telegram to tux dispatch.! New York, February 2. To-day the follow ing communication was received at the -Police Gazelle office from William O'Connor, the champion oarsman, in reply to the offer of H. E. Searle, the Australian, to row O'Connor for $5,000 and the single scull championship of the worid: San Feancisco, Febrnary 2. Richard K. Fox: Dear Sir: In reply to the letter you received from H. E. Searle. of Svdnev. N. 8. W.. in which he states that he won the championship of the world on the Paramatta river, and if any oarsmen desires to win the title that they will have to row him over that course, stato that if I should succeed in defeating Jake Gaudaur on March 3, in a race arranged a few days ago for $2,000 a side, the foltce Gazelle challenge enp and the single scull championship of America, I shall leave here for Sydney, and meet the champion of the world for S2.500 or $5,000 a side.elther on the Nepean or Paramatta final vote was received at League headquar- I rivers. By the letter you received, which was ters late this afternoon, and President Younc published here. I see there is no prospect of i ii i . . . . f ttit rnmntf inr rna Ann mninnenm rhA mnsiri promutlv issued a bulletin annnnnrini-thx &r. tion of the League, and also declaring that the new club accepts the services of all The players of the late Indianapolis club held in reserve by the League. This action was brought about in this way: For various reasons the League desired to maintain a club at Indianapolis, and Mr. Brush set to work to get together some new strength upon which to lease a League club. Messrs. Dickson and Talbott, well-known men, also put in a bid for the franchise. These two propositions were fully set forth in a cir cular letter and mailed to the various members of the League, with a request to indicate their choice by telegraph. Several responses were received yesterday, but all the returns did not arrive here until to-dav. The follow ing is the text of President Young's official bulletin on the subject: League Headquakters. February 2. 18S9. Sir The Indianapolis ball clnb, of Indian apolis, Ind., has been unanimously elected a member of the National League of professional baseball clubs, to fill the vacancy cau-ed by the surrender to the League of the franchise of the Indianapolis Baseball Association. The services oi an piayers under contract with, or reserved by the Indianapolis Baseball Association for the season of 1SS9. have been accepted by the Indianapolis Baseball Club. N. E. YotWG, Secretary, my rowing for the championship of tho world. Forward George Lee. who is training me, the rowed John Teemer for, and which I consider my property until I am defeated. William O'Connor. PASTORS AND RACING. An Authority Asks a Few Questions That Are Interesting. Why is it a meritorious act for a minister to enter pigs, poultry, fat cattle or draft horses at a fair and win prizes with them, and a very wicked act for him to breed, raise, develop and enter a fast horse in the speed department of the same fair and win with him? To the average mind there does cot appear to be any moral wrong in developing the iioblest of the animal creation, and when he has been educated to use to the best advantage the qualities which nature gave him, it surely cannot be wrong to exhibit bis great speed powers to the public Sheep are bred for the wool or the mutton, and the winning test is the manufacturing quality of the former and the tenderness of the latter. The various breeds of cattle which contend for supremacy are judged upon their merits as milk or meat producers. The light harness horse, being built for amusement and speed, can only be adequately judged in the speed nnc If it is wrong for the pastor of a church to ener his colt in a stake. It is equally wrong for him to enter his ram, boar or bull. Competi tion in business is recognized as a necessity. In reply to that statement we shall be told that horse-racing Is not a necessity. That is per fectly true. It is equally true that the use of jewelry and a thousand and one things which are indulged in by the purest people In the land are not necessary. These remarks are called forth by the fact that the Rev. J. C. Smith, a Congregational minister of Otis. Mass.. has recently been censnred for training, trotting and driving horses in the New England Circuit He has roused the ire of these good but fanat ical people who imagine they see in a race course the vestibule of hades. Horseman. Will Rednce His Stables. Mr. Philip Dwyer talks very seriously of ma terially reducing the size of his stable. It will be done gradually, and this year he will not be a heavy buyer of jearlings. "What I want," be said to me, "is to cut my stable down to about 15 or 20 good horses. That number would give an owner all he wants to take care of. Thereis so much racine now that if one enters his ani mals in the stakes he piles up against himself a list of forfeits that is simply enormous, and one which eats up about a quarter of bis profits. If it was possible to do so I would only buy developed horses and let yearlings alone altogether. But the trouble is that 2-year-olds are liable to get Into the hands of gentlemen who will not sell, like Mr. Belmont,Mr. Cassatt, Mr. Galway, Senator Hearst and others, who can afford te refuse any offer, so that I can't clearly see the way to keeping np a really first class stable without buying vearlings and run ning the risk of their turning out well." JV. y. oponsman. Want to Join the Leacue. There is another good candidate for member ship in the Allegheny County League. The Soho Reds is the latest applicant, and the ap plication means that the league has some good teams to begin on. Manager Hobin, of the Reds, stated last night that his team wish to join the County League, and that applica tion for membership has been made. The pitchers of the team are Harry Butler and Jerry Duugherty. Tom Delehanty is the left fielder, and he has been invited to join pro fessional ranks. The Reds have been organ ized for several seasons, and have done excel lent work against the best amateur teams in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio. They Won't All Go Weal. Manager Phillips stated yesterday that be does not intend to take all the signed players on the Western exhibition trip. The expense of doing so will be too great, and the time afforded for practice each dav would be too short Probably Maul and Coleman will be left behind, because Mr. Phillips very pointedly said Miller and Carroll may alternate in left neia. xne piayers leit Denina will De required iu excrete eacn Will go West mone roll of $400 or $500. When we hid in the cellar. alter attempting to escape, McPhillamy said: "That d d Dutchman has deceived me." Cruelty to Convicts. McPhillamy again took Finning in hand, and be made the additional statement that follows: I saw cotton put in Dutch Henry's mouth to keep him from hollowing. Dr. Maharaeke put It in. He had applied the electric battery to Henry just before that, daubing it on bis bead and face and even into his mouth. No. 1750 was suffering from paralysis and was brought to the hospital. Dr. Maharaeke came in, saying there was nothing the mat ter with him, bent the man's legs clear up to his back and wanted to put on the battery. They haven't used the battery so much since a piece was published in one of the papers about it "Warden Wright now asked if that was all the evidence McPhillamy had to offer on behalf of the charge of aiding and abetting to escape. McPhillamy said it was about all. It was now past midnight and the "Warden suggested the prosecution close and the defense begin. For McPhillamy, George I. Eeid made a vigorous objection. He maintained Mc Phiflamy's charges included the acceptance of various bribes. H one count of the charge conld not be found perhaps another could. Anyhow, a man should not be acquitted or con victed on one count of an Indictment until the other counts had been tried. Then the defend ant might be convicted or acquitted on one count or all the counts coutainedin the charge. Warden Wright denied that anv charge had been made except that of aiding the attempt to escape. Mr. Reid appealed to Secretory J. K. Reed, who had no record of just what the specific charge was. Mr. Reid then suggested that If the warden would not admit the charges first made included general corruotlon and cruelty, that McPhillamy be permitted to amend bis charge to include both general corruption and cruelty. He offered, as evidence for MpPhtll. amy in the general charge, the testimony of Mr. E. D. C. Mair, a member oi the Visiting tjuuiuiibbee ui me otate coara oi unarmes, tne sworn statement of Thomas Noonan, a free man, and said if it was necessary be could pro duce a man who paid Dr. Maharaeke money before he could obtain delicacies sent in by friends. That man. he enntinupd waa liimpf W. Miller. Of Extradition Fame. Warden Wright had said the prisoner. Num ber 6,816, in the affidavit of Noonan, was James "W. Miller, of Canadian extradition fame. Mr. Reid added he bad gone to see Miller. He was reluctant and expressed a desire to keep aloof from the entire matter. Finally, however, he agreed that if the charge conld be proven in no other way he would appear and testify. He said Miller's course was known to all present during the past two years; how he had fought down his old reputation and was fast building an honorable name for himself. He had sent a message requesting Miller to come to Morn's drugstore, at Wood's Run. at 7:20 o'clock i nr without specifyingfor what purpose. Doubtless Mr. Miller was waiting there yet, Mr. Reid then went to the telephone, but the arug store's occupants had gone to sleep, and Cen tral's "hallos" had failed to raise them. Chairman McCuctbeon then permitted Mc Phillamy to amend his charge so as to include the general chirge of cruelty and receiving money from sick men. Warden Wright held that the first count of the charge ought to be cleared up. Adjourn ment was suggested by Mr. Reid, who said the board could hear the remainder of the evidence McPhillamy had to offer the next day or tho next week. He appealed to the inspectors, whom, he said, he knew were anxious to do their full dUtV. tO not Permit thn itefnnutn begin until the prosecution had closed. He had pointed ont further evidence that would be offered, and they owed it to themselves to hear It. About this time Inspector Slagle told Mr. Reed he seemed to be a great friend of Mr. Mc PhiUamy's. Mr. Reed replied: "I never saw him before last Friday, when I met him in this prison in the presence of Inspector Reed and Warden Wright I never have received a communica tion from him, nor have I sent him one. 1 have never been charged with a crime nor tried for one," adding laughingly, "Can you ay as much. Mr. Slagle?" That gentleman lautrhed. too. and cam hoV.-, nothing to say. of the State Board of Charities with regard to making charges?" ' "At our monthly meetings," was the reply, "we discussed the various institutions and all the officers. When I found out about the ir regularity of money I mentioned it to the la dies of the committee, and the clrcumstances.I have described they are cognizant of. There was a discharged prisoner, I imagine half in sane, who came to me saying that during a Earoxysm of his insanity be had rocelved such lows as had left their marks upon his person. I have thought that possibly it might be noth ing but the wanderings of his poor, unsettled brain, but he insisted that it was so and begged me to appoint some one to examine him. I didn't do it, but that's what the boy said." Upon being cross-examined by Dr. Mahar neknistn th "whnn and where" of certain things. Mrs. Mair replied, gently, that he conld find all In her testimony, which bad been taken down by the Secretary. Noonan's Affidavit. Noonan's affidavit was now offered and ac cepted in evidence. It follows: West Penn Hospital, ) Pittsburg, Pa., January 31, 1887. j Thomas Noonan makes the following sworn statement with regard to Dr. B. B. Maharaeke: "I was sentenced in November or December, 18S4, to three years and six months in the Riverside Penitentiary for burglary, from Pittsburg. I was in the prison about one year before X was sent to tho hospital to. be treated for facial neuralgia. I was Dr. Maharneke's personal attendant When not his body ser vant I acted as nurse. "Jackson Sullivan told mehepaid Maharneke for the position of Assistant Hospital Steward. In the' fall of 1886 Sullivan became alarmed be cause of Maharneke's recklessness in furnish inz prisoners whisky at 1 a pint, and informed the Warden of the fact One of Maharneke's practices was to confiscate to his own use deli cacies left by friends of prisoners in the hos pital. Warden Wright was finally compelled to measure all alcohol and whisky for the hospital and store it in a vault in the rotunda. "In 1886 prisoner No. 6816 was lying between life and death with typhoid fever. He had reached a critical stage when nourishing food was an absolute necessity to recovery. A chicken was sent in by a friend through Mrs. Wright who gave it to Maharneke and told him to give It to No. 6816. I saw No. 6816 bor row money from Jackson Sullivan to pay Ma harneke. No. 6816 told me at the time that Maharneke was bleeding him right along. "1 have put up many packages of medicine for Maharneke to carry to people on the out side. When friends visited him he was lavish with liquors. Lemons which were al lowed prisoners the doctor would con fiscate and have them made Into pies for his own use. Just after Haley was pardoned, Maharneke Indulged in a debauch of drinking and eating. I knew many of his secrets and Maharneke now made an attempt to get rid of me. While suffering from the effects of this debauch he accused me of poisoning him. Dr. Rankin analyzed Maharn eke's vomit, and proved the falsity of his charge. Maharneke's Brntnlltv. "Maharneke's brutality to those prisoners who offended him was utterly heartless. John Smith, a prisoner,, committed to the hospital for treatment, was denied proper food and medicines until almost dead. I did not dare to say anything against Maharneke, because the warden would not listen to complaints against him. "If the drug bills of the Western Penitentiary for the past five years are Investigated, I am certain a systematic fraud would be unearthed. i. nave Helped juanarneke to mix as much as two quarts of perfume at a time for Thomas Noonan," his personal use. He did this very often, Attest: Georoe L Reed, Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31st day of January, IBS. J. B. Nobbs, Alderman. It was now almost 2 o'clock Saturday morn ing and it was decided to postpone further con sideration of the charges until another meet ing. Warden Wright has to go to Harrisburg next week and matters are in such shape that the inspectors can not decide on the date of the next meeting until the Warden's return. They desire to resume the investigation at the ear liest possible moment and probe the entire matter to the bottom. It is not likely matters will remain in their present shape longer than next Friday, on which occurs the regular monthly meeting of the board. Warden Wright stated beforeltho meeting ended that if Mrs. Mair produces a single re ceipt of Maharneke's for monev, and it is shown by the books of the penitentiary that he did not turn it over, be would discbarge Mahar neke at nnr.n. He wnnlri nnt. nt-nml.A tn An th. same if the payment was found by James W. Miller's sworn testimony, backed up by the affidavits of Jackson Sullivan and Thomas Noonan, and the evidence of Mrs. Mair, al ready given. Mr. Reid says, however, that certain of the inspectors have told him if one of the charges is proven, the charge above, for instance, by testimony, that Maharneke would go whether or not with the warden's consent At 130 o'clock In the morning the warden's carriage was called to convey the ladies borne, while the other inspectors and Mr. Reed left in Mr. McCutcheon's carriage shortly before 2 o clock. Tho Cnnse of the Invcstlcntlon. George L Reid states for publication that he first became connected with the matter in a newspaper capacity, but afterward at the so licitation of people he will not name, he de cided to assist in prosecuting the case to a close, desiring, with others, that it Dr. Mahar neke is innocent, he shall be acquitted, and if gumy. conviciea ana punisaea. d rumors of the chanre much each month until you have your money. If you don't like this I don't care. The In-, spectors will believe me rather than you.' "The Warden came to McPhillamy and said: Tell me all about this affair and I will get you your money.' 'This was before the doctor absolutely re fused to pay, and McPhillamy wanted to give bim a chance and refused to tell the facts. McPhillamy has since told all to the Warden. "If a prisoner is sent to the hospital he most pay Dr. Maharneke or suffer neglect and ill treatment We would plead that this man, who devours us, be removed. -The sick are harassed for money, and men led into traps which will sooner or later result in some one being killed or into a place where they shall murder some one else." After the above communication had been laced in bis bands Mr. Reid went on Wednes ay to James R. Reed, the Market street jew eler, who Is a member and Secretary of the Board of Prison Inspectors. He communicated to the Secretary all the information he had bearing on the matter, and then said that , as a newspaper man he desired Inspector Reed to gain him admission to McPhillamy and such others as he might de sire to interview, promising not to print any thing until there was other evidence to sup port McPhillamy's story. Mr. Reed would not give an Imniedia'e answer, but at 4 o'clock tele phoned that he was ready to go down to the penitentiary. He accordingly accompanied the newspaper man to Riverside, where they did not undergo the formality of passing the Warden, but entered at the upper gate through the wall. Warden Wright Anxlons to In vest lea te. Warden Wright was apprised of the contra band communication accusing him of trying to cover the matter np. After he read it he was exceedingly anxious to do all In his power to sift the matter. James McPhillamy was accordingly brought up into the rotunda, an immensely large room noted for its vastness. McPhillamy is a man about SO, with bluish gray eyes.1ong, drooping reddish mustache, and a very handsome, open face.' He is above the average in height and powerfully built In response to questions from Warden Wright; Inspector Reed and Mr. Reid. he told substantially the same story that he swore to at the inspectors' meeting Friday night Considerably over an honr was spent in his re-examination, and then John Robinson was brought out He said among other things that McPhillamy had been taxen to the hospital to be bled. "Frank Offenbach and McPhillamy were continually shaking dice and betting on baseball. Offenbach got money right along from McPhillamy, said Robinson. Offen bach was playing both ends against the middle on McPhillamy, and I told McPhillamy he was foolish to give up his money. I always had an idea that Jim was trying to get away, and that Dr. Maharneke was helping him, from the way he treated Mc Phillamy, and whispered conversations be tween them. Maharneke wanted me to move into the same room with McPhillamy, but I did not want to be connected with the job." The rest of Robinson's statement is substan tially that sworn to before the inspectors. The time was consumed until 8 o'clock in taking testimony, without even a cessation for supper, and then the Inspectors and Mr. Reid left, after the latter had promised not to print anvthlnc: the next dav. On Thursday afternoon Mr. Reid went down to the prison again and Warden Wright kindly volunteered to call in any other prisoners whom he might wish to examine. This was not deemed necessary at the time. There was a long talk with the warden over the contents of Thomas Noonan's sworn statement, and the warden produced figures to prove that the story of the sale of liquor to prisoners was false. A statement was also obtained at this time from Dr. B. B. Maharneke, in which he denied all the charges in toto. Before the Interview closed Warden Wright informed Mr.'Reid that if publication was deferred until after Friday night, he would pledge the inspectors' permission to bim to be present This was the first time such a thing had ever occurred permitting a newspaper man to sit with the Board. An understanding to this effect was then arrived at Warden Wright exnresed hjs belief that all the charges against Dr. Maharneke were un true and so did Inspector Reed. thrown to a prisoner who put his handkerchief over it After concealing the money he care lessly picked up the handkerchief and wiped his nose with It I do not take much stock In this story. "It is impossible to keep money away from the prisoners. They will get it by some hook or crook, and while with other prisoners will put in their stolen idle moments gambling. It Is impossible to stop the gambling habit under the present prison rules. The only way to pre vent it is by putting the prisoners in solitary conunement ' "I will not believe that Maharneke is gull until the positive evidence is produced. Mrs. Mair can produce the receipt which she alleges Maharneke gave to a well-known ex convict, and the Warden finds that it is Mahar neke's signature on it, then there will be no hope for him. If he is discharged from his position I do not know what we will do with him." NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. s HIS HEAD WILL 60 OFF. Inspector Trimble Say That If Mabnrnelte la Proven Gallty He 'Will be Decapitated In Remarkably Short Order. Mr. "W. F. Trimble, who is a. member of the Board of Prison Inspectors, was seen at his home on Vermont street, Allegheny, last evening, and asked for his opinion in regard to the matter. He said: "I have no opinion to express until I hear both sides of the story. To my mind it is only a question of veracity, and the board will have to find out who is lying about it Dr. Maharneke has dented the charges, although not under oath. When he is put on oatn he certainly will swear that he is not guilty. One good point in his favor is that he asked for the official investigation. If he was guilty he certainly would not be the first to want the case investigated. The prisoner who has given his testimony against Maharneke, has nothing to lose, while Maharneke has ev erything be owns in the world to lose. When Maharneke swears that he did not accent thn money there will be a fine point where to draw the line and determine who is lying. If Mrs. Mair can produce the receipt she claims to have had In her pa session, then I think that will settle it and Maharneke must get out We will chip his head off quicker than it could be done with a meat ax if be is guiltv. "In case Dr. Maharneke is found guilty of accepting a bribe, aiding prisoners to escape, and discharged, will he be prosecuted for try ing to effect tbo escape?" "I do not know what will be done If he is dis charged. I suppose any citizen could make an information against him and have him tried for the offense. I have not heard any expres sions of opinion from theothermembers of the board on this point To sum up the whole situa tion, Maharneke is innocent until he is proven guilty. I do not know when the other side will be heard. We did not adjourn the meeting this morning until 2 o'clock, and we were then so tired out that we conldn't hear Dr. Mahar neke's version of the affair." Itoitj Knows fo Law." is KEECH KEECH DSM'MROOl! THE DOCTOR'S HI8T0EI. iday. Probably about 15 Players A PROMISING CLUB. Oakland Athletes Expect to Have a Great Organization. he Oakland Athletic Club is proving a suc cess. The rooms are located near the power bouse at Oakland, and the organization has only existed three months. It is well estab lished now, however. The gymnasium, under the charge of Prof. Wolf, of the Central Turn ers, gives instructive lessons twice a week. A boys' class has been organized and has a mem bership of 10 scholars. The club has been endeavoring to obtain the lease of that part of the Schenly estate, on Fifth avenue, lying next to the Bellefleld scboolbouse, and, if successful, intends erect ing anignt-iuoi. jence ana use the grounds for athletic purposes during the summer. As the Oakland baseball team are members of the club, some excellent sport may be anticipated. The Cnpinin la batlified. , Captain Sam Brown, the popular horseman of this city, is well satisfied 'with the weights for the Suburban and Brooklyn handicaps. However, while the Captain considers the opinions of the handicapper fair, be thinks De faulter -might have been better in. The Captain said: "Defaulter at 112 pounds Is a little high in the Suburban, especially-wben Bella B, George Oyster and Connemara are down for less weight He only has four pounds better than Badge. And there Is Haggin's Falcon, which won the St Louis Dfrby, iBjin at 101 pounds, also Champagne Charlie. But on the whole I am well pleased with the way my horses have ribecn treated." Cobbed n Jockey. Louisville, February Z Judge Thompson held to-day Ben Ross, Charles Bell and George RIchardson'in the sum of $300 each for robbing John Stoval, the jockey. The latter was shoot ing craps with the men the other evening, when they grabbed, choked and relieved him of a sum of money. Delehanty I Willing. Tom Delehanty called at this office last eve ning and said that he is willing to box or fight Ed Barry. "I cannot find a stake, however," said Delehanty, "but I will fight Barry under any rules for a purse. I am ready to fight on a day's notice." Willing to Run Shebnn. David Shafer. of Bellairc, has signified his willingness to run David Shehan, of Pittsburg, a 100-yard foot race for 200 a side. Race to take place at Wheeling and to be run under Shef field rules. On the Thirteenth Page. Owing to an extraordinary pressure on the space at command by late news the weekly sporting review and other sporting news ap pears this morning on the thirteenth page. , A Hlsh-Pricrd Trainer. Considerable comment has arisen in trotting circles on the recent offer of a salary of SS, !000 cash per annum to the expert trainer, driver land rider William E. Weeks to go to Paris and Imanage a stable of Americaa trotting horses. , "Weeks has had a vast experience with horses sinre he graduated from the stable of William fH. Van Cott of this city, where he was book- Keeper ana cenerai manager for several years and 1 therefore, a capable business man! .These qualifications, taken with hi imi.. Iinanly style, render his service worth 000 a year, which is more, in fact, than is earned by the average college-bred professional man. WUM 9 fM. w m. , Mv; vU. ytcBiuenw Sporting Notes. The skaters were out in force yesterday. W. J. B. Your communication is held over for lack of space. Additional sporting news will be found on the thirteenth page. The Dispatch has been right all along on the Indianapolis matter. Jack Asbton has challenged Joe Lannon to a fight for 2,500 a side. Greek George has put up a forfeit to wrestle any man in America mixed styles. Ed. Nikirk states that be is willing to run John McNally 125 yards for a reasonable stake. Fbt. the local ball player, has already regret ted signing with the St Joe Club. He doesn't want to go sc far from borne. Jakes Carroll has deposited $50 forfeit with the Boston Globe to back a challenge to JackAshtonto fight Wannop under London rules for any part of 1,000 a side. Milton louKO is authority for a dispatch sent out from Lexington that be had bought Pontiac f or $6,000. He has already advertised him to make the season at McGrathiKia, B. N. Bentos and Patsev Sheppard publish a card offering to match Frank Murphy, the feather-weight champion of Great Britain, In another light with John Griffin, of Braintree, for 1,000 or SL500 a side, the fight to be with small gloves to a finish. Mrs. SInIr Called. It was decided by. the board to go on with Mc Phillamy's side of the case. After submitting it to Chairman McCutcheon,Mr. Reed handed the following to McPhillamy: "Demand that Mrs. Mair be called, and request the Chair to let me examine her for yju." The request was granted. After a few ques tions leading up to the matter, Mr. Reed asked Mrs. Mair to go and tell the story in her own way. The lady had not known when she was summoned that she was to testify, and was amazed when called to the stand and sworn. With great reluctance Mrs. Mair said: "Previous to the illness of No. 6816, 1 had been permitted to bring little delicacies for those nigh unto death. About this time it was for bidden by the officials. I brought a stewed chicken in a glass jar. I gave It to Dr. Ma harneke in the hospital. I think I was in the hall just at the head of the stairs, and I asked would he kindly to give it to No 6316 because I thought be needed it I learned afterward, to my great surprise, that the prisoner bad paid for the chicken, and that whatever delicacies he had he bought Subsequently I re ceived two receipts, jne for $5 and the other I have forgotten the amount of. I learned this from the prisoner himself and from others in the hospital, and from those who were af terward discharged, and fully believed it Because I sent in $10 in a letter to the chap lain, asking that it might be used in anyway that would benefit prisoner 6816. "Since that time whenever I have heard, as I hava occasionally done, of Dr. Maharneke pro viding such articles from his own purse for the patients in the hospital I have doubted it" "What has been Dr. Maharneke's personal conduct in his position of hospital steward so far as you have seen?" asked Mr. Reid. "I have been in the hospital very often," re plied Mrs. Mair. "When I do I am in the sit ting room and in the kitchen, where I always take my dinner, and also in the ward upstairs. The doctor and I have been good friends, but, gentlemen, I feel compelled to acknowledge my convictions that personally he is unsulted for the position he occupies. The death rate in the hospital shows skillful medical treat ment It is scrupulously neat and clean, but if Dr. Maharneke acknowledged just now in your presence that he was unable to keep his temper, yon may be very sure he doesn't keep it there. I hope he will pardon me if I say that I have to listen to deeper oaths from his lips In that building than I have almost ever beard elsewhere, and my 11 years' experience In tem perance work has caused me to listen to ter rible profanity. Prayers nnd Profanity Mingle. "When Jimmy Elliott lay dead in his coffin in the room set apart for such purposes, the nurses with myself gathered around the coffin and I offered up possibly a three minutes' prayer. The doors were all open, and John Smith, a hemorrhage patient who was then quite comfortable, was 'left alone. Possibly It was contrary to orders, but when Dr. Mahar neke came in there was a burst of wrath such as I had never heard before. He discharged the nurse on the spot for leaving Smith. It was only after I had plead long and earnestly that he consented to retain him. "Some few months ago the Warden gave or ders that I was to have free access to and un interrupted opportunity to hold whatever re ligious conversation and prayer I desired with time there has been a K A $10,000 Salt for Damages. A $10,000 suit for damages was entered against the -Pennsylvania Company yester day by Thomas Maley for injuries received by being struck bv a shifting entrineon .cinx street, last uciodct. patients, since which marked improvement "Gentlemen. I am ashamed to acknowledge that I had such fear lest the privilige, which was so dear to me, of doing any evangelistic work with those sick men, might be taken away from me, that I have submitted all these months. I have seen that hospital in perfect quiet, and then there would be a quick succes sion of oaths, like a cyclone." Here Warden Wright offered the report of Mrs. Mair and the other members of the visit ing committee of the State Board of Charities for 1887. It commended the prison generally and made no complaints. The ladies were censured somewhat for not doing their entire duty by reporting the matter of profanity, on Dr. Maharneke's part, and any other such things as came to their notice. Mr. Reid then asked Mrs. Mair, "Did things ever reacn sncha diss In that hosnltii that vnn consulted with others of the visiting committee Mr. Reid first heari against Dr. Maharneke of aiding in the at tempted escape over two Weeks ago. He asked for further information, and on last Friday a week ago he received a contraband com munication indirectly. That is, the communi cation was sent to another person, who placed paper man, he have it published. The com munication was as follows: "Sandy" is trying to cover the matter up and save Maharneke. "Sandy" tried to put It on an innocent officer, who was not In position to give any aid. The plan originated with the doct or, and was as follows: 'The doctor agreed with McPhillamy that for 250 he would place McPhillamv in a nosi. tion and aid him to escape. McPhillamy pave the doctor 510 before he left the 'block.' This amount took him to the hospital. McPhillamy had rheumatism in fact, but bad been treated in the 'block' for it, and this treatment was continued in the hospital, so that Dr. Rankin would not suspect After being in the hospital a few days, McPhillamy had to pay Dr. Mahar neke S25 more. McPhillamy then asked for full details of the plan, and this was the doc tor's plot: McPhillamy was to take in the night nurse, Jack Fanning, as he could not well act without his knowledge. The doctor was to get a key which unlocks the door on the outside of the wall leading into the tower and onto the wall. He was to fix it so he could come up on the appointed night and throw a line over the railing running alonsr the top of the wall, leaving both ends hanging down inide within reach of the escaping con victs, who were to use this for drawing their rope ladder up. Then the lightest in weight was to ascend and fasten tho ladder. Tho doctor was also to purchase two suits o cloth ing, two revolvers of large caliber and plenty of ammunition, all of which was to be left on the stairway coming off the wall. Dr Maharneke was also to put Jack Fanning in a room other than the .reEular sleeping room, so that undisturbed, Fanning could make the rope ladder. More Mojjfcy Pnld. " "After this was all talked over (the conversa tion took place in the doctor's private room)j the doctor asked for and received 1C0 in cash as an evidence of good faith, with this proviso, that if the doctor failed to do his part the money was to be returned. The doctor said: Jim, J. am awful hard up. Now, if you are sent to tne "mock," I will have you back In threc days sure.' The hospital became crowded and Mc Phillamy was ordered to the 'blocV but the doctor appealed to the Warden and Mc Phillamy was allowed to stay. Then every thing was pushed to get ready. Fanning was instructed and put into the separate room where in two weeks time he manufactured a rope ladder, which was hidden In the bedtick in the night time. About December 12, 1888 the doctor called them together and said: '1 have got the key and everything is O. K.' He had tried the key and said: 'Get ready and go Sunday night; go sometime near morning just after you see me on the wall. It was agreed, 2.'?.tlled2cJ,-'r, was Palcl t200 """. making 36oin all, KCo for himself, and 100 for cloth tag and revolvers, the residue of which was to be left in the pockets of the clothes. "Acting on the doctor's instructions, on Sun day night they had everything ready, and com menced to dig the hole out through the bath room in the third story front They bad at the last moment to take Frank Shay into it, as the lob could not be accomplished without his nuuwieuxc lueygoitne hole ail readv and THE WABDEN SPEAKS. Captain Wright Says the Testimony Is One Sided as Vet One Charge of Bri bery Old Enough to be Outlawed, In His Opinion. "Warden "Wright was seen last night by a staff" representative of this paper in regard to the above, and promptly declined to talk on the subject. He finally admitted that the investigation had beeu held and con tinued until 2 o'clock in the morning. Con tinuing, he explained as follows: Mr. George A. .Kelly was absent, but all the other members were present, Mr. McCutcheon presiding and Mr. Reed, acting, as Secretary. McPhillamy, Fanning and a lady were wit nesses, and they were sworn by the President of the,Board of Inspectors. Under an act of 1887 a convict's oath is legal. Jhe person who claimed to have a receipt from Dc Maharneke ror delicacies inrnisnea While he was in the hospital, did not produce it If the doctor ac cepted the money as a bribe, and this can be proven, his head will go off in a minute, meta phorically speaking. I do not believe him guilty, and if the receipt is produced. I will want evidence that he wrote .it before taking any action. It is claimed that the receipt was given in 1889, and of course no charge of bribery can be brought against bim, as it is outlawed. The doctor, when he heard of the charges, prepared a petition to the Board of Inspectors, asking for a thorough investigation. That is evidence that be is innocent, I think. The affidavit from little Tommy, as we called him, that the doctor furnished the men who attempted to escape with revolvers, etc, is certainly incorrect as not a revolver was found when they were de tected. It was decided not to publish anything of the investigation until it was completed, and I am sorry that it will be published, as the rebuttal evidence has not yet been brought out. If the doctor is guilty of the crime charged, that is of aiding prisoners to escape, he can be prose cuted and sent to the prison for a long term of years. A man should not be condemned, thnni-h. until he has been tried. The investigation will be continued at the next meeting of the board. Slaharnelce'a Checkered Career Tho Hero of Two Romantic Marriages. Dr. B. B. Maharneke has had a very romantic and somewhat checkered career. He was born of a good family in Germany, where he was in the army and read medi cine, both before he was 21. He came to America soon after attaining his majority and drifted to Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1877, where he put in part of his time reading medicine at the State University. He says he was living in high style at this time and had plenty of money. It was here that he met a lady who has since been known on the operatic stage as Inez Sexton. She was from Grand Rapids, and after a brief courtship Dr. Mahar neke married lur. They did not live together long. Soon after the separation Dr. Maharneke came to Pittsburg. In this city he was charged with and convicted of forgery, and he was sen tenced to five years in the Riverside' Peniten tiary. He made himself very useful in the hospital, and at the expiration of his sentence in the fall of 1885 the Board of Inspectors de cided to recommend him for the position of. hospital steward, to which Warden Wright appointed bim. His first wife got a divorce from Dr. Maharneke in San Francisco in 1885. The particulars of his elopement and mar riage last summer with Miss Faulkner, of Alle gheny, are still remembered. It was on the eve of the lady's intended marriage to an attache of the New York World, and created a big sensation at the time. Since their marriage Dr. and Mrs. Maharneke have lived in a cozy little home in the shadow of the prison walls, apparently very happy. fefe flf THE WEATHER For Western Penn sylvania and West Virginia, generally fair and warmer, esterly winds. Pittsbitro, February 2, 1889. The United States Signal Service officer In this city furnishes the following. Tlir. Meantemn 33 Maximum temp.... 36 Minimum temp 26 Itanee 10 Precipitation Time. Ther. 7:00 A. Jf 30 100 A. X S3 IrOOr. M 33 4:00r. M 35 7 -COP. M 34 lOiWP. M Trace. Klver at 5 r. it., but 24 hoars. .. 6.6 rtwt. a fall of 0.S feet In the waitedfor tho doctor's appearance on the wall, ar ana tni a pole, which the d tie did not appear and : to uacK out They ey had cone too far went out takinsr with them OOtOr in!lstfrl- mnat ha - , vi M ,JnaKe eneve in rastening the ladder. They went out to the wall, and a careful search failed to reveal any rope. Cursing the treacherousdoctor, they attempted to put the ladder up with the pole. The pole broke. In the meantime a patient called for the nlghtnurse. His cries awakened the other men, wno gave an alarm. A vigor ous search began, and capture soon followed. "Now the reason McPhillamy tells this is that Dr. Maharneke promised to pay back 100 if be. the doctor, did not succeed in getting them safely away. He paid the money on somo household goods and is nnable to return It The doctor, a short time ago, told McPhillamy ............. ,, , u am;U a nay ineuay T19JHM anrf th. rfMt.. .... . .t-- j .-.' failed again. ' He Refused to Repay. "Then he boldly said: I have nothing, and the Warden dare not Injure me. I will pay so INSPECTOR REED TALKS. He Says Thnt Maharneke Was a Prison Reform Experiment He Hopes the Doc tor is Innocent If He Is Gallty 6am mnry Punishment Will Follow. J. B. Beed, of the firm of J. E. Reed & Co., who is a member of the Board of In spectors of the prison, was seen at his resi dence last night and interrogated as to what the probable outcome of the matter would be. Mr. Reed was averse to saying anything at all on the subject, and refused to venture an opinion as to whether Dr. Mahar nekerwould be found guilty or not He said "I would not like to say anything about the matter until we first determine whether the farty charged is guilty or inn ceht One thing can say for a certainty is, that if Dr. Ma harneke is guilty his head will go off as soon as we can perform the decamtation. If h i innocent we will stick to hlin like wax, and he will continue to be held in the same esteem we hare always held him. "We have heard but one side of the case and have not fully heard that side yet There are two sides to every Question, and iftprvmnit Dr. Maharneke on oath he will have a different story to tell, no doubt Dr. Maharneke was an experiment He is the first convict we ever took and placed in a position of trust and responsibility. The reason we did this was to show other convicts that we had their future welfare at heart We wanted tbem to fully understand that we would try to raise them up, awaken their fallen manhood, and help tbem lead honest and respectable lives. If Ma harneke has betraved the trust we put in him. it will not take us many minutes to ask him to resign his position. We tried to make a man of him. and my own opinion is that he did not go hack on us. "We will have the other side of the question at the next meeting of the hoard. I think that Dr. Maharneke will swear directly the opposite to what bis accusers have said. If he docs then it will be a bard question to determine who I- telling the truth. If the facts bear out xir. iiaiiarurie, nu we wink that personal malice is at the bottom of it, then he need have no fear of losing his position." "HowiS it that the prisoners am allni tn have mosey In their possession and thns tempt the keepers to .accept a, bribe T Is this not against the prison rules ?" It certafnly is against the rules, and we never allow a prisoner to have any money about bim if we know it When the prisoners were allowed to make extra money, which was prior to the abolition of the shoe factory, and when any money was given them it was left in charge of the warden In the office. If a prison er wanted any money to bn anything he would give an order on the office and one of keepers or officials would act as his agent In having the order honored. The. money they have in their possession is smuggled in bv friends who visit them. "Almost every day people come to my store and ask for a permit to visit the prison and In spect It In very nearly every case these people want to see some friend who is incarcerated and very of ten will smuggle the money to them. When a person visits a prisoner vn .... between them during the whole time the visitor is present Very of ten money could be smuggled to them. In the hearing last night it was stated that money" was smuggled in and Sons of Temperance Meeting. The Sons of Temperance held an open meeting in Allegheny last evening. Mr. F. Reitzman delivered the address, taking "The Triple Emblem, the Red, White and Blue," as his subject. Good singing was also one of the features. Another Bin Oil Strike. Reports from Coal Valley, Pa., say that a big oil strike has been made at the Seek man well, located a few miles from that place, and thnt it is being kept quiet in or der to allow those interested to secure territory. BAD TEETH. "Flouring mills are working destruction upon the teeth of children by sifting out the phosphates in wheat when making white flour." Brooklyn Eagle. PHOSPHATE HEALTH Baking Powder restores to bread the phos phates found In wheat and lost by milling. Over 2,000 grocers in New York City sell it THOS. C.JENKINS, PITTSBURG, PA Wholesale fe3-su Agent for W. Pa., e e t tl. THE OLDEST DRUGHQUSE IN THE CITY ESTABLISHED IN 1835. Wholesale and retail druggists and dealers in proprietary medicines; also wholesale dealers in pure liquors of all descriptions, both foreign and domestic, embracing the finest French brandies and wines, Irish and Scotch whiskies, Guckenheimer, Gibson and Overbolt whiskies. The choicest varieties of California wines, such as port, sherry, burgundy, muscatel, zlnfandel, angelica, tokay and claret all bottled by our selves in full quarts and at the very lowest prices, our aim being to give the public the very purest article for the least monev, and re commend them as the best for medicinal pnr Soses. Price list will be mailed free to any ad ress upon application. NO MORE C. O. D'S. Owing to the late decision of Judge Meharu, of Mercer, Pa with reference to sending wines or liquors of any kind C. O. D., we will have to decline all C. O. D. orders in the future. All orders for wines or liquors will bave to be ac companied by the cash, P. O. order or draft JOSEPH FLEMING & SON, ' lauccessor to Joseph Fleming), DRUGGISTS, . 412 Market it, Pittsburg, Pa. JaZr-TXMa For his incoming, gigantic new spring stock, the largest and handsomest ever brought to, Pittsburg, and, in order to attain his end with out fail or delay, he has resorted to a general mark-down of his entire assortment of FUENITUEE, . ,, :- BEDS, CAEPETS, SILYEEWARE, CUTLERY, CLOTHING-, CLOAKS, STOYES, etc. Nothing, no matter how desirable or ele gant, has been reserved, and now you can walk right into Keech's Palatial Jpenn avenue Emporium any day this week and select any thing tOfurnjsh or adorn your home, or to clothe yourself or family, at away below the usual prices. It would be impossible to spec-, ify the thousands and one of rare and start ling Bargains included in this sale, let it suffice, therefore, to say that the prices will be without a precedent or parallel. As an in stance we mention $5,000 worth of Ladies Plush Coats that will be sacrificed at 50c on the dollar. Men of families and limited in comes are most earnestly and urgently re quested to attend and profit by this sale. As is well known, Keech Sells For Cash, Or On Credit, and this popular method of doing business enables all, rich or poor, to take advantage of this wonderful offering, and, don't forget that Keech, unlike other Installment dealers, doesn't charge extortionate prices for credit ElBOH'S llii 111 iiioi li Ontfltting Bazaar;1 923 and 925 Penn Ave., Above Ninth Street. I Open Every Saturday Until IO P. M. y -tp i.