THE BUFFALO COURIER: SUNDAY.' SEPTEMBER 16. 1894. 13-

FIE CITY New and Handsome Suburb

Is Central Park. — . —

GREEN AND PINK STONE.

W h e r e B u s i n e s s M e n o f B u f f a l o H a v e E s t a b l i s h e d B e a u t it'ut H o m e s — R e -

i n a r k a b l c D e v e l o p m e n t W i t h i n t h e P a s t T w o Y e a r s .

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Almost fairy-like in its growth has been the rise s o d development of the new northwestern subnrb of Buffalo known as Central Park. Its growth is not of the cheap, mushroom variety, but substantial, permanent, costly, and handsome. I t is a park in reality as well a s in name. I t s neighbor oa the southern boundary, H i g h - '

SOME -LKRLSLJEUIHS Police Headquarters and

Its Chief Habitues!

EXPERT THIEF TAKERS.

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beyond the bounds of good taste. The two big chiaii|ey8 are of serpentine green stone and t i e 'combination of green and pink stones is j strikingly effective and harmoni­ous.

dwelling of more somber aspect

land Park, is older and larger and better known but i t can not boast of any finer houses than may be seen at Central Park and certainly it possesses many of far in­ferior quality to the Central Park stand­ard.

The new avenues opened up by the Cen­tral Park pioneers are among the hand­somest in Buffalo—such as Depew, Wes­ley, Morris, Voorhis, and Parker avenues. They are in fact boulevards, carefully and tastefully laid out. The settlers have been liberal in selecting lots—each lawn being wide, deep, and handsome. A fine house without a suitable lot is like a boat with­out a rudder or propelling apparatus— in­complete. N o such fault can be foun-1 with the houses at Central Park, for ttw houses are elegant, the yards spacious and well kept. I -.

A delighted visitor exclaimed, on seeing the pretty collection of houses for the first time: "Oh, this place is what I'd call an architect's bouquet. I t is fragrant and beautiful."

Several of the houses at Central Park are said to have e o s j f r o m $12,000 to $35.-000. Others in course of construction and contemplated, wRl cost as high as $50,000, • o It wM be seeu that the Central Park settlers comprise a very substantial coterie of citizens. One of the prettiest and most unique houses in the city is A. L. Tay­lor's large new residence at the corner of

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one at No. 181 Morris Avenue, cor-f [Parker Avenue—the home of E. llfrn Pa tjwo at

arker. It is built of dark gray stories high, with a gable roof.

is a big veranda fronting on Morris

Central Park. I t is to be largely of ser­pentine green stone. Mr. Craven of the Buffalo Railway Company is constructing a mansion of brown stone at the north­west corner of Depew and Parker ave­nues, fronting on Depew Avenue, which promises to be one of the costliest and most elegant houses in the entire Cold Spring distr ict f. . -

, A somewhat unique dwelling is the little cottage of George McDonald, corner of Morns and Voorhis avenues. It la of quaint design, the brick superstructure be­ing coated with yellow plaster. The win­dows, etc., are old fashioned. A large and prettv house at the corner of Beard and Voorhis avenues is the home of Albert L. Williams of the Depew Improvement Com­pany. Nearby is the new chapel of the Parkside Baptist congregaion, now a most ready for use. The chapel is built of gray stone with red sandstone trimmings and is a worthy addition to Central Park's architectural possessions. There are other fine buildings at Central Park—dwellings exclusively—some equal to those described and pictured and others not quite so pre­tentious. Several new dwellings on Am­herst Street—the southern boundary of the new villa arc of a cheaper grade than the others. There is a surprising amount of building being done all through North Buffalo, much of it in the Central Park district, and the development of this new territory, all witnin the short space of two years, is a noteworthy incident connected with the rapid growth of Buffalo within the past half decade.

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Buffalo—Men W h o Seek t h e H o k u t s Of Cr imina l s—Much V a l u a b l e

Booty R e c o v e r e d .

**He who enters here leaves ho*e be-hind** is not the inscription over thtfportal of a big brick structure at the soutawest corner of Franklin antl West Seneca

is snugly stored in one corner of the office of the assistant superintendent, Patrick V. Cusack, who is known as the "chief of detectives." Adjoining the police clerk's room is the office of Gen. Bull, the well-reformed chief of the Department. In this office, every morning the police captains must report in person to the chief. Here big scoops on the crooks are planned, the details are worked out by the chief and his sleuths and big fishes in the police drag-net are here examined before being committed to the "freezer" or the jail or before being arraigned in court. To the office of the Chief people with all sorts of complaints, folks in all sorts of trouble, friends of prisoners, men of high as well as of low position, come and go, all day long. The Excise office is where saloonkeepers pay for the privilege of selling beer, etc., and the Commissioners' room adjoining is greatly dreaded by derelict policemen. There's a little carpet in this room and it augurs ill for a policeman to be found "on the carpet"—he may lose several days' pay, receive a reprimand and bad mark, be reduced in rank, or worse than all, "lose his buttons"—and his job. In the same room delinquent saloonkeepers are roasted on the excise gridiron.

The "freezer" is a mysterious place to

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streets. B y many, the place is regarded

and Pkrker avenues, and the costly and eleganfl house is one ,pf the finest in that sectic q of the city. The home of Andrew F . TH mt is directly opposite, at the north­west cf rner of Morris and Parker avenues,

THE FIGHT BEGUN ANEW

Women Resume with Spirit the Battle for Suffrage.

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Dei»ew and Wesley avenues, fronting on | fronting on the first named avenue.

R e o r g a n i z a t i o n o f F o r c e s A s k e d For— T h e y W i l l N o w S t o r m t h e Leg i s ­

l a t u r e , B e g i n n i n g a t O n c e .

Jean Brooks Greenleaf of Rochester, chairman of the Woman Suffrage cam­paign committee, has issued the follow­ing circular in behalf of the cause:

Dear Friends-Tfae deed is done: Ninety-seveu members of the Constitutional Conven­tion have determined that the petition, in­dorsed by over half a million citizens, ask­

i n g that the word ••male" should be stricken

for the decision of the electors of tue State The members of tnts Convention are all men Jrue, by the act which called this body into existence, women were as eligible to Its mem­bership as were men; but tney had no power fcj^v themselves and men declined to choose them. Great care was taken to seud delegates to this Convention to represent the

It 13 | different vocations likely to be affe< r**i ).v tbe thoroughfare named in honor of file ; a hijfr hoiute. 2 1-2 stories, a combination j changes in the organic law or the state popular orator. The basement walls con- | of wfpod and brown and gray Medina sand- ! BauKiug, law, commerce. agriculture sist of four tiers of Coaistago pink stone, stoni^ There is a large barn im the rear. 1 tobor» manufactures, liquor dealers, etc ! The first story is made of irregular shaped , The big chimney on the east side of the ^ltv> rePre*'nted, but the interests of women*, pieces of serpentine green stone, with cor- house is a quaint feature of this splendid Zi&J^Vf *£.! ^ o r . e l ? a u , o u e halt °* t n « ner pieces, window columns, door and win- 1 housia. The houses of Lewis J. Bent err, E X 5 S bv w o m J ^ l ! ^ « no r e U P M e u t a t

i »».it*(.ieu oy Homej among the l io men elected last .November to tormuiate the Constitution by which ail oitiaseus, irrespective of sex were to be governed. . '

Our defeat is not a Waterloo, it is a Bunker UU1! Our work in the Constitutional Convention ended, what next? Reorganize your forces! issue calls for rallies in your couuty. Employ local talent, both men and women, but secure all the masculine hearers

Sosslble. Pass resolutions of thanks to and ppreciatlon of the action of such men as

have been true to the interests of the unrepre­sented citizens of the State, and seud a copy to your delegates, also to those delegates-at-large who have been true to Americau prin­ciples—Messrs. Lauterbach. Frank. Gilbert Vedder, and McDonough. Induce every Political EQuality Club, or campaign commit­tee, to seuo personal letters tuauking our friends in tue Convention for their abte and effective work.

Beside this, take up the petition work again. True, the work for tnis Constitution­al Convention is a thing of the past, but close upon it comes the Legislature. To that we must refer our case at ouce. The amrma-tive vote of two successive Legislatures will bring the question to the baliot-box. where we endeavored to have it brought through this Convention. No time should be lost. If we can carry the Legislature of 181©, we are one year nearer ultimate success.

Fer this new petition no signatures should be solicited that were affixed to that pre­sented to the Constitutional Convention, as we shall use that with the Legislature. We seek only new names to add to those already obtained. We wish no duplicates. There­fore, dear friends, send for the new petition to the Legislature, roll up jour thousands of signatures, and return to headquarters, No. It Madison Street, Rochester, before January 1, 1805.

Be not disheartened! Let us chsnge our seeming defeat into a victory by our tireless ene.'gyf Itemember the revolution of our fore­fathers, and the struggle for freedom and Justice 30 years ago. The familiar order, •'Put none but Americans on guard to-night!" can be given with equal force now.

Men of New York, who love liberty, send no one to the Legislature to be a law-maker for all, who does not believe in equal rights for all let his creed or nationality oo what It

T a l t e r not! When a small body of men can deny the expressed prayer of hundreds of thousands of the citizens of New York State, It Is not the time for vain regrets. It is the time for decisive action.

with terror and dread, to others ft is a mystery surrounded with much romance. Many citizens have been compelled jto pass its portals, others never have any business to transact there and avui I it as a pesti­lence. But it is a very m--essary Institu­tion of the great and wick.-d city $nd the inscription ovir the main » utrance stands as a synonym for law and order—'''Police Headquarters." In some respects lit is a prison, but quite unlike the typical prison— it is light and cheerful rather t h a i dark, dismal and forbidding in appearance. It is a big four-story red-briek structure, not only the home of the chief office; Police and Excise Departments of but the home of the First I'reei; the Sealers of Weights an<! Measj Overseer of the Poor, the (I. A. Bureau and the fountain of petty the Police Court. The Police Co tues, are typical bums, idlers, pi and curiosity-seekers. The 1*. C. ii place to study human nature in all its nondescript and most picturesque—likewise most repulsive—phases. The wife-beater's and wife-deserter's retinue of friends, the disorderly tough,, the friendless trisnp, the hungry man out of work, seedy and for­lorn; the street scrapper, the petty thief, the bvruco man, the policy solicitor, the keeper of a disorderly dive, the tearful "kleptomaniac," the rum-soaked founder, the petty political boss and ward heeler—all these and many other characters may be found in the daily crowd in the Police Court. The crowd, as it files down the stairs after the adjournment of this fa­mous court, resembles a stamped* of tne Coxey army. The building is comparative-

many.. I t is a place where important pris­oners are detained temporarily, pending further investigation or other arrests. Men sometimes occupy the "frecxer" for several days before their apprehension is made public. Three sets of grating must be passed before t i e interior of the "freezer" can be reached from the street. The first is a wire barrier in the small corridor on l*he second floor in front of the staircase. The second is an iron-bar screen, near the

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staircase, on the third floor. The "freezer" is a large square room, with a narrow door heavily barred and having securely barred windows. In this room there are three strong and formidable looking iron boxes—cells. Each cell is provided with a cosy bunk. It is a plaiu room but a mighty strong one—especially so for pris-

ly new and is in good coudition-^he jan- oners "who may have" been deprived" of itor knows his business, and attends to it i saws, files, jimmies, and other implements

H0flE CF A. F irl flow sills, etc., of pink stone. The upper

story and one half is of frame, painted a pure white. The front veranda is semi­circular and the one on the Wesley Ave­nue side is broad and spacious. The win­dows are large and beautiful and tfre

»rr5i No; >E>4 Depew Avenue and John Pertnne, No. 1&4 Morris Avenue are large and fine. Mr,. Bennett is building another housri on Morris Avenue, mmway between Packer and Voorhis avenues, and opposite Dr. MaClea'a cottage, which will be one of |the

whole house is ornamental to a degree not ; hapdsomest, if not the handsomest at

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exclusively. No. 1 Police Stat ioni the poor offices and the city's measurera occupy quarters on the ground floor. T^e Police Court, the chief operator, .the offices of Chief Bull and his assistants, the Excise office, the Commissioners' room a i d a hole-in-the-wall for the police rei>orters com­prise the apartments on the second floor. The "freezer," the detectives' room, the f e

H o m e Seekers' Excursion.

For the Home Seekers' Excursion, on Sep­tember 'A, the Nickel Plate Road will sell tickets to points West, Northwest and South­west at greatly reduced rates. For fall lnfor-matlon call on or address F. J. MOORE, General Agent, 23 Exchange Street, Buffalo. N Y

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The Nickel Plate Road will sell Hunters' tickets to the Hunting Grounds of the North­west from September 20 to November 15, at greatly reduced rates. For fall particulars call on or address T. J. MOOR*. Oenersl Agent Me. 28 Exchange Street, Buffalo,

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male prisoners' department and the ma­tron's apartment are on the third floor and above are rooms for the detectives, the janitor^ etc. The police museum is in the detectives room, and the "rocuAi gallery"

devised for cutting through such barriers as surround the "freezer.'* Adjoining the "freezer"—which is r. prison for men only —is t*ne strong room for important female prisoners. In this room, at the present time, is confined Mrs. George Bartholomy, the cause of the Delaney tragedy. She is a close prisoner. The matron's room ad­joins the "freezer" for women.

The present staff at Police Headquarters is as follows:

Commissioners*—Mayor Charles F.Bishop, ex-officio; Charles A. Rupp, Edgar B. Jewett.

Chief—W. S. Bull. Assistants, Patrick V. Cusack and Patrick Mack.

Chief Operator—Thomas O'Brien. As­sistant, Thoiuas J. Wiley.

Surgeon—Dr. Joseph Fowler. Superintendent of Electrical Department

—Thomas J. Welch. Clerks—To Commissioners, John Q.

Bilz: to Superintendent of Police, James C. Starks; Excise, James A. Taggcrt, as­sistant, Joseph Whitwell . Stenographer, Frederick Denny.

Detectives—Patrick Mack, Jeremiah Donovan, If. J. Donavan, Henry S. Mochel, Patrick Kilroy, Jeremiah Lynch, Harry Kaiser, Thomas Reagan, Matthew O'Loughlin, Hugh Kennedy, John J. Geary, Arthur Quinn, Patrick J. Devine, John Muckler, James Sullivan.

Some of the detectives arc men of ac­knowledged ability in their peculiar line- -courageous, shrewd, and persevering, which are the three principal requisites in the make-up of a good, clever detective. .Some of these men nave excellent records. "Pat" Cusack, the popular chief of detec­tives, has been a thief catcher for 28 years. The veteran Jerry Donovan has been in the service just as long. Brave little Patrick Mack—one of the most genial and expert of sleuths—has a bright record extending over a period of 24 years, and Henry S. Mochel boasts of 23 years of excellent service in the prevention and cure of crime. Nearly all of the others are "tried and true." Messrs. M. J. Don­ovan, Kilroy, and Kaiser have been police captains as well as privates Min the ranks," and like the others they are adepts in the arta and wiles of of the criminal class. The detectives in reality do much "clever work" but much of the so-called clever work attributed to some members of the

$15 WORTH for $10. It's very, very easy to save money now in Clothing. The

secret of our success in the finest qualities is in the work-rooms up-stairs. We know by this time about what you want and must have. Cloth and cutting and hewing and finishing arc governed by that knowledge until every size and style is ac­counted for.

We ask you to invest ten dollars in a handsome silk-lined Clay Worsted Overcoat or a stylish tailor-made Fall $>uit. Our lowest price heretofore has been $15 as compared with $20 else­where. The chance is yours to get an extra fine Suit or Qver-coat at ten dollars.

See the show windows for style. All sizes, of course.

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forco on certain occasions is clever bun­combe on the part of some sycophant of a reporter who wants to repay some officer for a "scoop." For instance, some pawn­broker may notify a police officer of the presence of a suspect—a man or woman with costly jewelrv. The cleverness in some such cases is on the part of the pawnbroker, but the arrest is heralded as "a clever and brilliant bit of police work." Many clever fakes are similarly perpetrat­ed. But the detectives merit much praise for their good and fa'thful work. The detectives have regular beats, including the banks, pawn-shops, depots, markets, and various districts in the city. When not otherwise engaged, these beats must be petroled constantly. The detectives have long hours, too. They report for duty at 8 a. m. Two are ready to answer all calls, remaining on duty all day and night. Six remain on duty until G p. m., the others until 10 p. m. In case of need the hours are disregarded. That they are worked hard is demonstrated by this re­port of the Superintendent: "Much of the work performed by this branch of the force is such that it cannot be tabulated and in that way brought to the notice of the Board and the public. They are obliged to investigate all complaints made to this office, both local and those from abroad. They must visit the rendezvous of thieves and suspicious persons, familiar­ize themselves with the inmates and their doings; if strangers are found there, they must learn who they are and their records and keep such track of their movements that if they are suspected or wanted for any crime they can be located at once. They are obliged each morning to render a written,report to the Assistant Superin­tendent, giving a detailed statement of their doings for the previous 24 hours."

Compared with the work of the "precinct specials" and the force of over 450 police­men, the proportion of stolen property recovered by the Headquarters' detectives is very flattering to the latter. The total amount of property reported stolen in 1S93 was $69,643.75, of which $57,932.12 was recovered. The detectives found $11,-576.45 of the total, also $3,361 worth of stolen goods, on complaints received from other cities. The work performed by the local detectives will undoubtedly compare very favorably with the detective branch of any American detective bureau.

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Thirty years in building tip a name. That's how long we've been making our rightly made, ready-to-wear suits and overcoats. Isn't it experience enough to insure our making clothes the proper way ? We believe men want stylishly cut, well fitting garments, and if they can find them ready made they'll buy.

We make clothes as well fitting as the tailor can. We buy the best of imported cloth. Our cutters are men of thorough knowledge of their business. W e aim at our c lothing m a n u ­factory to put just as much finish, style , and tailor-make effect into our ready-to-v e i r clothes as the moat critical-wearer could expect.

I f you'll b u y o f us th is fall we*U h a v e yon as correctly dressed as any man in town, at one-third the cost yon would expect to pay.

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The superb display of cloaks, suits and furs for the fall ana winter season at Dickinson's, No. 472 Main Street, is now ready.

A Blessing to Humanity. Rheumatism, liver, and kidney troubles

are uokuowu where Gray Mineral Water Is oted. W. H. Granger. No. Mt Seneca Street.

If you bay a loaf of Quaker Bread and like It. be assured tbat every loaf of our Quaker Bread that you buy thereafter will be Its ex­act counterpart. No other baker can say tbat, although other bakers, we hear, are trying to make Quaker Bread. Smith, Collins & Co.

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DIED. ROSE—In this city. September IS, 18JH.

Louisa B. Rose, daughter of Magdalen and the late Joseph Rose, aged 29 years.

Funeral from the late residence. No. 456 Oak Street, Monday morning, at 8:30 o'clock, and 0 o'clock from St. Louis Church.

UMPLEBY—At Hamburg, N. Y., September 13, 1894, Mary A. Fltnt, beloved wife of Charles E. Umpleby, aged 27 years and 10 months.

Funeral services occur Sunday, September 16 from the Methodist Episcopal Church at Hamburg at 3 p. m.

Friends and acquaintances sre respectfully invited to attend.

FRANCIS—In this city on the 14th Inst, George W. Francis, aged 49 years.

The funeral will take place from the fam­ily residence, No. 505 Franklin Street, Mon-dav afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock.

Friends are invited to attend. Burial at convenience of the family.

WHITE—In this city, on the 15th inst.,Mrs. Marv White, aged 79 years.

The funeral services will be held at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Henshaw, 177 Albany Street, Monday, September 17, at 10:30 o'clock.

Remains will be taken to Orchard Park for Interment.

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The Power Line Up the river, will deliver i ts electric force generated a t the Four Million Dollar Niagara P o w e r Plant, at a fraction of the cost of coal-produced power. This line will decide the loca­tion of a great many factories. But transmission involves expense propor­tionate to distance, hence good land fronting on the line near the Fal ls , racist a lways be in sharp demand as compared with any other. W e have a 100 acre farm near La Salle that has a large frontage on this Power Line. A t our figures this farm affords careful investors a chance worth looking into.

For particulars address,

George Baker Long, 119 Erie County Bank Building.

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PUTZ POMADE!

The Best Metal Polish In the market For sale wholesale and retail by

HOWARD H. BAKER & CO. 1 8 t o 2 6 T e r r a c e .

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PALL STYLES. WIPPEBT, Sole Agent, 821 Mala St.

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Because It is handsomest, latest >tyU, most durable, and cheapest.

Because you have greatest Tartety to ehooae from.

Because it is made in Buffalo.

Boy at Factory, ] Or at Store, 297-301 Niagara St V No. 611 Main Street

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[ operations in the mouth myself Bast ^VJ •"» Sets of Teeth, none better, %&; par-| M \ \ t t m l seta from B'i up. No ex ra charge n W Bfforextracting where plates are inserted. • • m Painle&b extract!ng guaranteed. Hours ^ ^ W ironiSa. ra. to 6 p. m. Bund ays from 10a. m, to 1 p. m. Open Saturday evening.. DR. W. W. TERRY'* DENTAL PAJLUHH,

4*8 Main St., cor. Mohawk.

SELLING OUT. The entire stock of th> French Corset Store.

No. 648 Main nti\et, will be sold within Si days, All oorvets will be so'.d below cost snd tbe ladies should a rail themselves* of this rare opportun­ity. This great sacrifice tale is made am account of going out of buainet*. He mem bar the num­ber-o i l Mala 8t . fixtures and show eases and sale for sale.

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