Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 19, 1877, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUN \VEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19, 1877 [ THERE'S MILLIONS IN IT Proceedings Before the Now York Surrogate Take an Interesting Turn, Cornelius J. Vanderbilt Alleges Diabolical Conspiracy Against Him. Incarceration in a Lunatic Asylum by His Brother in 1854, " Hia Frandulent TImpcersonation Before the Commodore’s Detective. Intense Excitemont of William H. Vanderbilt under These Gharges. He Cries Out Furiously, ¢ He’s Making All This Up!” . Furious Mouthings of the Connsel-~- Bignificant Remarks of the * Burrogate, psetal Disnateh to Tha Chicagn Tribune, NEw Youg, Dec. 18.—Cornclius J. Vanderbilt ‘was put on the witness-stand to-day, and from hia lips came what is considercd- the first real testhnony In the great witl contest. At the moarning” sesslon Mr. Lord argued to amend tho complaint so as to include Mrs, Vonder- bilt and Mrs. Crawford, mother-in-law. Counscl sald fmportant testimony had come to his knowledge recently which had been withhicla at first by Mrs. LaBau through motives of deli- cacy, and this brought {n the new parties. Io had s witness present, who resided out of the State, by whom he would prove a certaln act tending to show undue Influence as exerclsed by ono of thesa parties. THE dURROGATE DECIDED TO NEAR THE WIT- NESSES conditionally to-morrow morning. Mrs, Caldwell, & former servant and favorito nurse of the Commodore, testified that she was a little of everything—part housekecpor, part nurse, and part all kind of things, and always attended the Commodora when sick, For the laat three or four years Cornelius J. dld not sec his fathor ot all, the Iatter not wantfne to sce him. The Commodore oftun prumised’the wite ness to do well by her, but never mentfoned her in his will. 5 Mr. Lord offored to show that Commodore Vanderbilt often emvloyed Mrs. Tufts, the clalrvoyant, to treat him, and recommenaed her toothers. Once, when he spat up some blood, he remarked that It had been exactly predictgd by her in point of tine. Another tlme Mrs, Tufts told him to PUT FOUR BALT-CELLAKS UNDER TIE LEGS OF s BED, without Mra, Vanderbilt’s knowledge, and'thoy would prove good health-conductors. He did #0, und, when remonatrated with, said she was s great wowan, and what ahc sald must ho done, 1le always pald her 85, when her regular fee was 82, The Surrogate ruled tbat the Commodore's bellef fu clulrvoyanoy was not sdmixsible, ‘Tho witness tcstiticd to the Commodore re- celving A letter from Cornelius J., and saying: “That fellow (or that acamp) could write a Jet- ter to tho Queen,” To Mr. Ciinton sha sald that Cornellus re- slded fn Connecticut, and the Comimodore's reasons for not wishing to sco him was that he bad “no busincsa down here, Ho ought to stay at home,” ML LORD PIODUCED WIS AENSATION TIIS AP- TERNOON by calling the name of Cornelius J. Vanderbilt, Mr. Vanderbllt testified: I am ason of. Com- modore Vanderblit; am past 48 years of age; have resided In New Yotk nearly slx years, Previous to that realded In Hartford, Conn., sbout fifteen years, I remember my father sluce Iwnsamnallchild. Ilived at home moro or less untll I was 18. After that I boarded in dif- ferent places in Now York; don't kuow any [ reason for leaving home, oxcept that my treitment by my father was rather rouph. ft ‘,was not agreeablo for me to remain at home, I preferred the outside, and I think he preferred 10 bave me. . i 1N OAVE MR A MONTHLY STIPEND of sbout $100 until my marrfage, I marred with hls knowledge and approbation. Mo was Ppresent at the wedding. After mny marrfage iy stipend was Incrcased to $150 4 month. Elght or ten montha afterward iny wife importuned tho Commodore for un Increaso, and tie gavd us §200 & month, At the timo of her death, o few months later, ho fucreased tho stipend to 8250 amonth. Hodid this voluntarlly aud without oy asking for it.” Here there was an dbjoction, which the Surro- Rute ruled as too late, saving he had noticed couusel waited beforo objecting till some testi- wony unfavorable came out. The witacss continued! “Uno Suuday evens {ng in 1854 1 WAS ANRBSTED AND TAREN 70 A LUNATIC ASYLUSL, 1remained thero overnight. The Principal, Dr. Brown, discharged me as sano in tht morning, rode to town ot one end wot 6 writ of habeas corpus, as I .wos Swaro that I could be aprested again at uny timo ana sent to another institution. I was taken Lefore Judge Ingraham. Willlam Il Vanderbltt and Clarles Mapallo appeared sguinat me. 1 was dischargell. My lather Wwas then vory alck, and mot expected to live from day to day. I don't think I saw bim.until the followlog fall, Wil fam H, wet me fn tho court-room, and ‘told mo I bad better withdraw wy motion for a dise Clharce, as, If I persisted, father would dis- Inherit me. 1 answered that ! Gid not core Whether he dld or not, I woukt not live with tuat banging over me. William sald T had NO BUSINESS TO MAKE TIE MATTER PUBLIC, Alr, Kauallo also came up to mo and made the Samie observation. The numinal charge ogalnst e wag mrfiury. and Willlam told mo hu had ouly had this’thing done to save me from tatc's Prisou, and that the doctors swore to the commitment with the same object tn view, him I'd rather bo * couslderwl 8——rascal than u lunatic. [Laugbter.] He old we ho nad ouly acted for my good, I told m [ was perfectly innocent, awd L wae por- fectly funacent, IU was twa' years betore | Spoke to Willlawi agalu on the subject, I saw ¥ father fu the fall. My mother was present. Mother siluded to my arrest, and sal FATURE, WILLIAM FLANNED 7THM WUHOLY TUING oUT,! and Fat #ome onv to forze tho check and offer 1. He cxpected you wore goinz to die, and Elnml to et Cornellus out of the way, She tnuuuced his conduct lu severs terms. Father Sald: ¢ Well, this isn funnv world. FPerbaps 1 ia all for the best.? Mother said, speakini of L‘:“-"l-huly: *He'd awear every clild she a to the Lunatic Asyluin if fatier told bim to 30" Mother Lold futhier Williaza bad alwsys besnlyiog about me. 1¥ TUR FALL'OP 1873, ;r early In 1874, 1 Lad a conversation with Will- t-m“ the Grund Centrul Depot. | called to 'tll hlm 1 thought 1 could be of sume_Lenelt to ather and the Central Railroad in legislative ;‘fl:lkn. Ha recoived me very coolly, aud, In uglity, overbeariug way, said; * Wo don't ro- “J\l cany of your asalstance.’ A few dave af- ':r-nm\vul trested me very coratully, I h e reanark: ¢ You dou't assume such su |"‘.‘ us air a4 you did at the depot.? I said Teo Whola cuse " ight be sumiued up o a ‘:" Words: ‘Thero bs the wmaster (polutlog I father) und there {s the slave’ (pomting to prlliam). Futher theu called Wi ™43 bectle- W, aud sald o Lad bevu trylog to luarn Lt aomething for twenty days, buc he didn't know enough to hotd his gab." [lLaughter. | THE YROPONENT evinced much excitement during the giving of the ahove teatimony. He waa continually urg- Ing his counxel to offer objections, which they did frequently. At this pomt he oxclalmed in s loud tone, “He's makinge it all u; ‘Thie next question by Mr. Lord raised n tarri ble row, It was: ““Who was the forgery agafuat ]’ Mr. Clinton sprang to his fect and objected, Mr. Lord offered to prove that, as aoon as he recelved his discharge, Cornellus went to the merchant whose name hnd been forged, and ;hntaunllemun promptly sald he was not the orger, Me. Clinton flt)lrcnlenhnly]—l)o you wish to try the guilt or Innacence of the witiess 3 BY LEGAL PROOPT Mr. Lorid—Yes, sir. Mr. Clinton ‘elcllm‘ly)—Tllll.'l gone dawn, 1hlr. on the stenographer's minutes, went on to argue that the propo- learning ~ that & forgery ~ had been committed, or having procured the commission of a forgery, falrely charged it upon Cornclius for the purpose of yetting himn out of the way; that he induced two doc- tors to swear falscly that Cornclius wna nent, fusane, and thergby” sccured his arrest and incarceration fn & lunatle asylum, and _that, when Cornellus applled” for lifs discharge, lie attempted to forco him tu carry out the infamous farce by threatening him withi disinheritance and Stato frinon, Mr. Clinton hotlv claimed there was no such cridence In tho case. He sald the counsel should be denounced £ FOR DARING TO INVENT AND PROMULGATS snch foul and infamous fsianders, It was high tine he should be ealled ton sense of proper devency. This made Mr. Lord mad, Ile shouted do- fantly that he took tho counsel's mcctisntion from the pource whence it came, He bad gone no further {n his refcrences than was ‘Insuflnble from the evidence. Every man in the Court, and the whole outside world wonld draw the same Infercnces. (% ear! " from the rear of the court-romn.] Ile then went on to tonzue-lnsh the proponent in vigorous style. When he had ended the Surrogate sald: 43 TIINK THB PERSONALITIES ARE NOW ABOUT EVEN. I will strike a balance [laughter and applanse all over the Court], and will ‘hereafter permit nu discussion of thin kind."* After excluding the question, and giving lis reasons, his Ilonor added: “1 beg to "l’ that I regretthe necesalty as heartlly as can (helng cujopara. tively a young man In the practie) of admontshing men of experience like the counsel in the case Iy regard to matlers of conr- tesy. Dut it Is far more unseemly, in m; Judg- ment, to provoke that revmuch, wod 1" hope there will be no more of L.} RPILEPSY. Witness continued: *Twas afticted with enl. lepsy from the age of 18 to 23, The dliseuse has since very materially modified, but ¢ has been necessary, since mv wife's death, tohaves fricnd constantly with me. Mr. Terry acts in that ca- pacity, but llmlll{ a8 afriend. e recelves no remuncration, and pay liiss own way. I have kept o dafly dlary for fwenty {Mrl. and I do so uptothis time. InjOctober and November, 1874, Mr. Terry nnd T were traveling togethier. ' did not visit the Fifth Avenue Hotel at any tine during those months." Q.—Did you visit uny gambling-hell during those months. Mr, Clinton objected, and made au argument to the effect that tho proposed testimony conld not effect Mrs. LaDau, andtho witness who could only be |n;umd b( its exclusion was not. in the position of conteafing the will. MR, LOID ARGUED that Lhis l'mlnt had already been decided by the Court only a short time befors, where it bore agalust the contestants, Ho offered to show thot the Commodore’s mind, haviog becomo softencd toward Cornelius so that be promised to sot him up In busincss nt a large cxpense, and said ho would make another will in whici he would do better by him, his in- tentions were chianged by eans of a_cutrent of undue influence turned upon him by William, who hiad his brother personated for the purpose of polsoning his father's mind agalnst hP TIE SURROAATE enid thoro was no question as to the admisaf. bility of the testimony., His embarrassment was as to what conclusion he should come to about the will if he stiould find that the testator ‘waa unduly Influenced in regard to onc of the next of kin only. Tho authorities were that the will stiould bo sustained fn its general scope, and, In tho particulur case, it should be declded to bo no wili, But they rlnwl. no_restrictlon upon the amount or the no of evidence which the Surrogate should re- celve on the subject of sanity or undue infin- ence, The examination will be continued to-mor- oW, - JUGGED FOR LIDEL, Two Ponnsylvanla Editors Langulshing In Janil, Spectal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, WiLkgsuanne, Pa, Dee. 18.—In the libel cases of the Commonwealth against Woodward and Dorin, publishers of the Wilkesbarre Sun~ day News, nnew trial was refused this after- naon, and tho prisoners sentenced as follows: For llbellug Gearge B, Kulp, cach was sen- tenced to 8700 finc, the costs of the prosecu- tion, and imprisonment fo the County Jall for ten months; for lbeling Sherlff Kirkendall, the same nnl”. Kulp s tho elitor of the Luzerne Legal Keglater, and is ex-counsel to the Commissioners ot Luzerns County, who were convicted of frauds, and are now serving out Smprisunment. Kulp was called a_thicf and charged with comolicity in tho frregulnrities, The libel upon Sheri Kirkendall was in charging him with perjury ln having taken the onth of oftice after using money for election T LL In passing sentence Judge Handloy sald that, when cditors are charged with libel upon a pub- Hle uificia), one of two cottracs § o be pursued, to acknowledge the Juult and ask tho micrcy of the Court, when amere nominal sentence will be imposed, und they will be told to go and sin no more, or they mn{h attemipt to Justifty by eatablishin c truth ot their chorges, 0 they fall fn this, they must expect & severer measure of punishe ment to be moted ont, The Judizu sald that tho doors for evldence had been thrown wide apen, and cvery opportunity ‘was given the defend- ants to prova thoir nssertions. Ilaving fajled in this, thoy must take the consequencos, which would have been of oven ereater soverity hail the jury not recommended themn to merey, ‘The unfortunate editors recetved the sentence with marked surprise, as did the public, who anticlpated no sych extremo punishment, und wero given Into the custody of Bherllf Kirken- dall, who proceeded to deposit the bodies of his Hbelers in the County Prison. It {s on- nounced that the editurlal headquaricrs have heen transferred to Cell No. 40, any that thery will bo no Interruption of the paper, e e —— - LOCOMOTIVES. Amerlea Gets o Few of the Three Jundred an Englnes to Bulld, Suectal Ditwatek to The Chlcaga Tribume, PminapeLinia, Dee, 18.~1t was stated In your dispatches laat month that & member of tho Baldwin Locomative Works Company had salled for Russia to make Inquirics In regard to acablo dispatch recelved about the bullding of a large uumber of locomotives, Yestcrday tho firm pecclved from thelr agent, Mr. Parry, direc- tions to fmmediately proceed with the coustruc- tion of forty large-sized trst-class frefgbt en- (mcl. to be completed during February and March, 1878, It s stated, in & Jotter recelved from Mr, Parry o few days sgo, that the Russlan Governiment “has absorbed uearly all the rallwuy plant for war purposcs, and that it {s Letug ‘rupidly used up awd destroyed in that suluous service, Mcanwhile, tho fargest cruj of wheat ever raied o Bouthern Russia an Bulgarla i3 rotting in the bins for need of trunsportation. This wheat, which uwn.ll[y tinds an outlet from the Vluck Sca ports, will bave to be transported Ly rall to the Baltie ports, and about 0O now cugines will be re- quired at once. A large prupurtion of these will, howover, be bullt tn Europe, The vowines tobu bulit at the Baldwin Logomative Worl witl cost upwards of $500, d in thelr co struction employment will be given to 800 men luaddition to the force of 1,100 men now ewployed in the works, e —— ST. PAUL’S SENSATION. A Runaway Wedding In High Life. Spectal Phewaich $ The Chicaan Tridune. 81, Pavr, Mion., Dec. 18.—Relatives of the partivs autiiorlze the annouacing of the mar riage, st Bparta, Wis., of Dr. Ashton and Miss Kate Thompsou, both of this city. Tho affairis the sensatton of tbe city. The ladyis the daughter of the late J. E. Tbowpson, s wealthy banker. Her nother, now fu Europe, and otber fricuds opposed the wateh, and she, n charge of Blshop Wilpple, was bulng taken East, presunably for salety, but sie persuaded the Bishop to leavo ber Chicago, wherce abe escaved, to Buarta, Wi sud was met Dy ber lover, sud musried. The relutives and fricnds hers sub nlt gracefully,aud wre ready to extend congratulations. CRIMINAL NEWS. Execution of Jack Hunt, for Wife- Murder at Madisonville, Tenn, Attempted Suiclde by Morphine tho Night Before the Hanging, His Appearance on the Seaffold in a Partially-Stupefied Condition. Account of tho Deed for Which He En- dured the Capital Penalty. A Qompremise Verdiot in the Oroighton Murder-Oaso at Oincinnati, A Robbery of Extraordinary OChar- ncter at Lockport, Pike . County, Mo, Some Injarfons Testimony Against an Anglo. DBengales Insarance President, FXECUTED, Kvectal Dirpatch (o The Chicago Tribune, NasnviLLe, Dec, 18.~Jack Hunt was hung at Madisonville, Monroe County, st 1:80 thia afternoon, for having murdered his wife July 10, 1835, Ho was perfectly coo), and made no confession. Ile had taken morphine, and was under its Influence when hung from & wagon before a large assemblage of prople. Four thousand people were present from Monroe and adjolning counties, and many from North Carloma. At 9 o'clack Mouday night Hunt attempted sulelde by su evcrdose of murphine. His mother ond brother, who visited him that night, probably furnished the drug. Ile was discovered about 2 a. ., and, bytheald of emetles and a stomach-pump, i life was saved, but e had not entirely recovered from lts offects when be was hung, He said privately that ho was gulity, but made no talk, On the scaffold ha sald he was prepared to dle, The asmsemblage wns addresscd by 8heri Warren appropriately, he regretting to perform the saddest duty of his life. A letier written by Hunt was read at his request, asking his friends and brothers to prepare to meet bim, Ho uttered an fnaudible prayer after bidding his friends good-by, aud died in soven minutes with little struggle. Ho main- tafned a stolld Indifference during the affecting scenc of parting with his mother, aged 00, A demonstration was expected, and a squad of mounted men, {ncluding Ilunt's brothers,rode round the jull frequently, but was finally dispersed by the Sherlll, Bar-rooms were closed at the request of tho citizens. Every- thing was quiot and orderly, notwithstanding the vast crowd. Tho body wus given to tho brothers, who conveyed It to the burial-piace In the enstern portion of Manroe County. An attempt bad becn made to have his sen- tence commuted to imprisonment for life,~the plea being that he was insane; but, In view of tha strong testimony showing that he acted In his right mind, Gov. Porter deemed it his duty not to interfere with the coursc of the law, aud beyond a respite from the 20th day of November, which was the time originally appointed, to this date, he would take ne further actlon, Jack lfunt was n young man of flne physical devclopment, stood some flve fect ten fuches, and welghed betweou 170 sud 175 pounds. Ills countcuance was a pleasant one, and, scen casually, would never have been connected with that of a criminal. He was about 2J years of age, The story of the unnatural murder, ns brought out by the testi- mony, Is as follows: Borue time In the fall of 1874, Jack Hunt mar- ried a young and pretty woman nained Margaret Ann Davis, daughter of Clem Davls, a poor, hard-working tenant on the elder Hunt's farm, After the marriage of his daughter, Davis moved to North Caroling, aud the young folks livea by themsclves. They scon began to quar- rel, and the young busband beat and cruclly mistreated the girl-wife, Bhethreatoned toleave him, and they both made 'a visit to her father in North Carolina. After their return they fell Into tho old way of dlsputing, and the husbaud-was more severs than cver. morning®f the 10th of July, or thercabouts, whenthe couplo had been married some efght or ten months, Margaret went over to the home of Jack's sister, and, from appearaices, tho lat- terjudeed that ahe and Jack had *been at {8 agaln, John Farmer, tha sister’s husband, left thetwo women togethier, aud went tothespring, some half or threc-quarters of a mile distant, Presently Jack liunt came, and his alster said to tliem both that they were a queer couple. Jack saked, *Why, what has Margaret been telling yout" Mrs, ‘Farmer sald, * Nothing of any consgquence.,” Jack then asked his wifo why lhcil‘(‘] not go homo, She rovticd that sho would go * when she got ready.’ At this an- swer, Jack drow a pistol aud fired at her,wound- ing ber in the wrist, All three persons then 2ot up, aud Mrs, Farmor and Jack ran out Into the vard, while wounded woman stumbled to the door, caught the doorfacings, aud said, +Doa't leave mel™ Jack now fired again, this time hitting bis wife between the ribs,—the ball passing entirely throuch her hody and lodging in the door. " The woman fell, and, as Mrs, Former Mited Ler up, she_ eald, faintly, *I'm omel” Birs. Fanner then ~ advised her to 8y ut the dying womao said she could not, snd esked her sfator-iu-law topray for her, In a fow brlel miputes sbe was doad, and John Farmer, who had heard the Hring, hastencd back homo snd found the unfortunate woman & corpse. Jack had tled, not daring to linger st the scene of his dastardly sct, Aniuquest was bield, snd Jack arrcsted. Howesasked why ho did tho deed, and sald that his wilo was dead and could not tell, and he would not, At snother time he sald he reckoued *'The Devil made him do it." Farmer talked to him, aud asked him where ho ot tho boots be had on. {lutold one story, and then gald that was not so,—lie gotten themn in Madisonvitie, Then Lo sald he suoposed he would hage to dle for the criine he had committed, and he did not want to tell any more livs, After bls arrest he watved preliminary exami- vation, and was committed to jail. On a chaogeof venuc he was trled in McMion Coun- ty, aud was adjudged gulity of murder In the flrat degree. Anappeal was tgkeu in his behall to the Hupreme Court st Kdoxville, which re- On the sulted fn the afirmation of the judgment of | the Jower court, and the appoiuting of a day for execution.. A plea brought up ou bis be- balf by his father and brothers #s wituesses, was fusanity. They aaid & scvers apell of lllncis, & year or more belore the mnurder, bad left Mm weak-mluded; sod that they bad thought he secmed distrafi for some thrie befors the'awful tragedy. They nl;l be would coma tosce thewm, and” sit apart b himself, whicts led them to judge that all was uot well with hit. ~ Another foct they brought up was his cxtreme Inditfercnce as to' hts fate, 1le did not appear anxious to have a trial at all, but seemncd to acceps tho fact that death for bim was fncvitable, Whou be broke jull be would make uo further sttewpt to cscapo justice: and, after his first trial, ho did not curs to have an appeal takeu. 1l Jaiier teatificd that ho would slugand * holler * atuight fu bis cell, but would stop when requested Lo doso; and thay he would rluy cards with the othier prisuners, oud us well as avy of them, THE PB!‘B EA“ LIFE, Soectal Disvaich 1o Tha Chicuda Triduns. Naw Youx, Dec. 18.—Iu the tria) of Dr. T, 8, Lambert, Presidout of the late Populsr Life, for perjury, the prosccution added some jmpor tant testimony to-day, which may serve as & wamiog. Dr. Lambert ‘was closing his testl- mouy when the questlon was sprung upon him whicther he bad talked with 8 Mr. Stephen Mer- ritt about the jury ju bls case. This the witness adm{tted, bus deuled that bo askod Merritt to spproach Mr. Seplor, ono of the fury, and talk with bim about tho case. He had told Mer- Tits thero were persons on tho jury,one of whom was s temperauco tnan, whom be kuew, and that My, S8enlor, the undertaker, was another of them. Mr. Rollins, Assistant District-Attorney, called for Mr. Marritt, and be appearsd from tho side of the jury-box amidat & great scusation in the court-room. Mr. Merritt was [dentlfied by Dr. Lambert as the person referred to To his counsel Dr. Lamnert said he had asked Merritt ff lie knew the Jurymen, but he had only aaked In order to find out what sort of men the jury were. Mr. Steplien Merrltt, undertaker, of Eighth avenue, was acquainted with the prisoner, and bad talked with hin Mr. Smith objected tohis testifying on this polnt, but Dr, Lambert insisted that the objecs tion should be withdrawn, Mr. Merritt sald Dr. Lambert had come inte the store during the past two weeks, and had told him there was & smooth-faced man on the {:ry that llved in the Ninth Ward, who was a mperance tinan, The witness had admitted he knew him. Dr, Lambert then asked tne wit- ness 1o see Mr. Merkle and let him know.” Dr. Lambert was a good temperance man. Dr. Lambert came Into the store” and told the wit- neas that Mr. Senlor ne of the jurore, and aleo Lohi the witness "*to see Mr, Senlor, and let bim know.” Dr. Lamhert was a fend of bis. Merritt answered that he did not sec how ho could do this, Mr. Smith—Dr. Lambert did not tell you to go and rec any of these jurors, did het Mr. Rollins—One_moment, Mr. 8mith—You ahall not interrupt me. Mr. Rolllns—Oue moment. 1 have the right to inderstand the testimony. The witucas, as t understand, testified that Dr. Lambert wanted him to o to see these jurors. Mz, Holllns’ remembrance, was found correct. Mr. Mertitt continued hid testimony; volun- teering, with a very Lroad smile on his face, that he did.not know that he was to be called ‘as witness, AMr. Rollins =ald: * [ took care of that,' snd there was a low laugh In thu court, This testl- mony produced n marked sensatlon, tha effect of which was not nrunrenuy in Dr. Lambert's favor. The case wiif et to the weary Jury to- morrow, ° A DARING ROBBERY, Avecial Diavatch 1o The Chiéaan Tribune, Quincr, Il Dec. 18.—Quite a heavy robbery was perpetrated nt Rockport, on the 8t Louls Division of the Chicazo, Burlinifton & Quincy Road, last night. Two men, strangers in the place, at nearly midnight, went to the residence of Mr. F. Harrls and requested bim to go to his store and sell them some clothing In which to lay out a dead man, e complied with the re- queat, and nccompanled the men to the store. 'hey made o few purchases and_haoded him a $20° LIl to change. This he could wot do without opening . the safe, and, 88 he handed them the return cnah, the strangers pounced upon him and snatehed from the safe u package containing £7,0001n casly, with which they [nstantly decamped. A few hours before the robbery the down train on the Chieago, Burlington & Quiney Road was thrown from the track at Rockport. “Theawitcl had been infsplaced, and the cars ran off, but without much damage, It was evidently the Intention, however, to have the train gro thirough tho bridge, which would create great excltement and call ail of the beople of Rockport to the seene, In which event the robbers could have their own time to work, but this scheine fatled, and recourse was had o the othier ruse, A MURDEROUS WIFE. CincixNaty, 0., Dee. 18.~The jury In the Cretghtou murder case, alter a deliberation of twenty-six hours, returneda verdict of man- slaughiter, at 12 o'clock to-day, which Is con- eidercd a compromise verdict. The first vote stood four for murder In the firat and efght for the second degree, which was finally changed to ten for acquittal and two for conviction, the Jat- ter two Imdlnz t to the end. The particulars of the murder are substautially these: On the 2d of Jast January Henry Creighton wos found doarl n his house by neighbors arouscd by his wife, who confessed to baving killed him fn sciMdlefense. There were no wittiesses to the murder but Eddie Garland, her I-year- old son hy a former husband, " Ilis wife s belleved, uccording to the teatimony, to liave warricd his property rather thau the man, with whom she lived 1u_ contiou- ous warfare. On the morning of his death, she rays ho had chused lier about the house shout- ing ot her, and floally, with a broad-ux, drove lier to defend herself, whon sho killed him by throwlng an {ron mortar and o natl-puller. A motion for a new trial, by her counsel, is now befng entertained by Judire Wright. DEADLY ASSAULT. dpecial Ditvatch 1o The Chicaan Tribune. Broosixorex, {1, Dec.” 18.~Yesterday, In Funk's Grove, ncar Bloumington, oecurred a fracas between two old nelghbors, wealthy farmers, A. J. Dunbam and Levi Bigas, that will possibly result in Bioes' death, As the cul- mination of an old grudge, Dunham _struck Biggs with & ballclub, cut adeep gash 1 Lis face with a knife. uud stabbed him fu the shoulder. Dunhum wus then sclzed by bystanders, and Las since Leon arrested. ———— BAD STUDENTS, Special Disvalch fo The Chicugo Tribune, ANX Ansor, Mich, Dec. 18,—Considerable excltement prevails to-nlght wmmong law students, in conscquenca of three of thelr num- Ler hayiug béen bound over to the Clreult Court for trial on & chargo of destroying will- fully some private property worth €160, Their namces arc M. C. Baum, of ‘Evansville, Ind.; J, I’ Gale, of Boston, Maoss.; and Fritx SXurrh, of New York City, A NEGISTER ARRESTED. Borsr City, Dee, 18.—Col, E. McB. Timonry, Iate leglster of the Land Ofiice ot Bolse Clty by appolntment ad interim, was arrested to-day by order of the Unlted Btates District-Attorney on a charge of extortinn for taking fllezy fees under the color of ofllce feea from citizens tling nrrlxgmuunl for homestead and preemption clalms. DECISION IN A MURDER-CASE, Corunpus, 0., Dec. 18,~The Supremo Court this morning decided the Victor murder-case by overruling the decisfon of tuo Court of Frank- 1in County, and holding that the Goveruor has power fo tommute the sentenco of a Junatie without their cousent. —— TRIED ¥OIt MURDER, Muupms, Dec. 18.—The case of Lovin H., Cae for killing 3. M. Beach is on trial in the Criminal Court. A scverance has been granted in the caso of Cleveland Clarks, his brother- }(l:lh\w, charged with belng ssory to the ng. MINE-JUMPER KILLED, Dzapwaon, D, T, Dec. 18.~8. R, Hungate surrendered hmdel! to the Sherift of this coun- ty this evening, stating that he had killeda man Parr, who nnemle to jump his (Hun- ate's) rancie ou Ked Water about thirty miles row this ity, . —— S INFAMOUS AND SCANDALOUS." Naw Youx, Dec. 18,—The management of the closed Natlopal Trust Company Is pro- nounced {ofamous and scandulous. The Bank sznml_uer has been twice befure tho Graud ury, e——— WILL PROBADLY DIE, Special Dispatch ta Tk Chicaga Trisune, Dzs Moinxs, Dee, 18.—Belford Andrews, who was struck with a bliliard-ball on Ssturday night by Perguson Friel, will probably die. He has not apoken gluce, Whlsky did ft. AHBSCONDED, LoussviLLg, Dec. 18.—A Paris, Ky., speclal reports the abaconding of W, IH. Nichol (col- oreld), Treasurer of the Colored Agricultural Buclety, with $1,500 of the Socioty's mouey. TO BE TRIED. LouvtsviLLs, Dec. 18.—Qrove Kennedy, charged with murder, was taken from Loufs- ville to-day to Lancaster, whero his tria) witl at oucy begin. - e —— . SPRINGFIELD ITEMS. SrRINGFIELD, IIL, Dec. 18.~Goy, Cullom ro- sumed tho dutivs of the Esccutive oftice this morutog. He reports bis trip bighly enjoyable. Corporations tilcd petitions for llcense with the Beervtary of State this morning as follows: Huck's Chivazo Eagle Brewhie Compauy, cap- and dealing in malt, bops. becr, and fermented Hguors; tocorporators, Jubn A. Huck, Johu E. MueMahon, Heury Waguer, Will- taw istel, Michael Rauz. Alwo, the Schrouts Cemetery Assoctation; It is orvanized to sus- tala & ceinetery a¢ Momence, unkakee County. et —— DEATH ON A TRAIN, Special Disaich o The Cucugn Triduns. Avnoga, lil., Dec. 18.—D. M. Montz, of Valparaiso, Ind., dled on the Atlantic Express train yesterdsy afteruoon, s few wiles west of tuly clty, A Corouct’s )u" sasigned consump- ton as'the cause, aud fricods, who were suwm- woued by telegraph, arrived lase oveulog to tuko changy of the remalus. ale, spirituous Ita‘l’, $100.000; wbject, the manufacture, selling, - B. F. ALLEN. More True Inwardness of Cook-County-National . Kite. His A New Way to Borrow Money-—-Commer- ofal Paper " Floated" on Fioti- tions Beourities, Foor Hondred and Thirtyseven Skares Torm Up Dogus in the Iands of the Recelver. Rpecial Correspondence of The Tribune. Dxs Moinzy,-Is., Dec. 18.—The creditors of B. F. Allen are, and have been for a long time, prepared for almost any disclosure in his affalrs, no matter how astounding. It has come to be a thing of great expectations. There was quite a sensation i town, on Saturday, over the an- nouncement that the United States Clreuit Court bad just declded that & large number of shares of stock of the Cook-County Natlonal Bank, 1ssucd to T. E. Brown, awell-known citizen of this city, were of nu yalue,~having been Issued; fu the mild cxpresslon of the Court, without the authority, knowledge, or consent of Mr. Brown.” - . TOE HISTORY of this little financial transaction runs thus, as gatbered from the papers on file in the office of the Clerk of the Court: T, E. Brown was lulerested In a patent pave. ment for strects, and rcpresented the Hallard Pavement Company. The Company had a con- tract with the City of Memphis for pavini strects, which finally got' Into tho courts, and, ol course, the Company falled to realize on their contract as expected. They had o quan- tity of commercial paper out, which must be carried by somehody for a tine, and negotin. tions were made with B, ¥. Allen, In 1574, to **float " this paper for Brown, to the extent of 850,000, —the consideration belog 815,000, This paper came Into Allen's hands when he was bard pushed for cash and was *kittng " paper extensively to keep his Cook-County sbip aflout, and a broker must be found to work it off. Heturncd up, and his name is Willlam P, Watson, now Bank Examioer in Chicago. Mr. Allen, as the President of several private banks in Jowa, could legitimately Indorse this aper as an individual, and thus give it credit, glu he reatoncd, and, with this mcutal reserva. tlon, #E INDORSED THE PAPER in Lis Cook-Cuunty Natlonal Hank: st least, such is the presumptlon. His broker found no trouble n disposing of it thus Indorsed ; but, in scattering it about Illinols and Iowa, some of it foll into banks which were correspondents of the Cook-County National Bauk; and the banks, seciniz Mr, Allen's vame on the back, very naturally hastened to lm\ulru of Mr. Allen if lie was In the habit, as President of the Cook- County National Bank, of tudorsiniz individually papur fur auybody and ‘cverybody thut caue along; and to ask him to explain why this was thus, ' He found the plau wouldn't work well; that it was hurting is Cook-County Bank; and be changed his tactics a little, He Lud fn_ his possession bonds of the Des-Moines Gus Com- any,—uf what {asue is not shown in this case, 'i'uunuefonh. when this commercial paper was to bo placed, 8 certaln number of shares of stock of thy Gas Compauy were fssucd to T. E. Brown, and passed over to Mr. Watson with the paper, to be used ns collaterals. At other and divers times, certificates of stock of the Cook-County Natfoual Bank were [ssucd to Sy, Brown, gnd—the assignment thereon belug {n Llank, BIONED T, B. BROWN— wero passed over to \Watsou, always by Mr. Al- Ten in person, The goouineuess of Mr. Watcon's slgnature was attested by Watson, In legible and clerkly atyle, on tie southwest coruer ercof, With these sccuritics, the commerctal paper ot Brown was *fleated " until the Cook-County Baok went up. - When A. M. Burley, as Receiver of the bank, Uegnn to close up e affales, he found upon the stock-book of the bank 437 shares in the wamo of T. E, Hrown, ropresentlng $43,700. In November last he fHledn petition in the United States Circult Court here, Io which he claling that Brown is the owner of said stock, and, as such, is indebe- ed to the bank thereon to theamount of §43,500. e, Brown, for answer, denled the allerations n tho petition; and tho caso was heard before Juidge Love, ‘The certifieates of stock {n quese tlon were put In as exhibits. They are regular on tho face, issucd to T, E. Brown, and the ns- Islznment isleft blank on the back, but signed 1. kb, Brown. Attest: Witham P Watson,” On the face tho following clouse basa red line drawn throughit: * Not trunsferable to any stovkholder lable to this Assuclation as prin- +luak debtor, or otherwlise, without consent of the Board of Diroctors.” Mr, Srown, in s teatimony, says he uever vurchased any stock of the bunk, nor authorized apy one to purchase it In hls nawmu; that be kntw nothing of the Issuance of such stock; thot the siguatures on the certificates ALE NOT HI¥; and that they wero placed there without his knowledge, authority, or consent. Mr, Burley atteipted to prove the geouine- neass of tho “slynature by comparison of bhand- writiug, but ho failed to establish it. As Mr. Watson's namo_appcars on the certifi- cates 0s witness to thesiemature of T, E. Brown, howas called on to explaiu. Ho says that he Is 8 broker in Chicago, and as sucl 1d Ballard- Pavement-Conipany or Brown's papers that Al- len at first fudividually indorsed it, untii he found 1t wouiun't do, when'he %rupuwd to put up col- laterals, and suggested Des-Moioes Gas Come pany stock and Cook-County National Hank stuck, The query arose as to” whetber It was wise 1o use the bank-stok for such purposs fn Allen’s name, and It was decided that it wouldn't work, and tho stock was put up in the name of Brown; but Allen sald that Brown did sot own 1t, aud had wo futerest in it, When tho Gas Compuny stock was usced, it was in Brown's name, The steuature of tho transfer was made at the Cook-County Bauk; and, oy one or two occasions, hu (Watsun) BAW MU, ALLEN WRITE TIE SIGNATURE OF MR, BROWN and Allen told him (Watson) that he had uuthority to write it. Allen brought the stock to hlm, und attested the siguatures of Brown, e (Watson) never suw Mr, Brown slen sny of thew, but he supposed the signaturce were those of Mr. Browy, wnd ho at- fested them us s signatures becauss be supposed they were. When asked about thoss uitested 8" genuino which le saw Mr, Alleu write, ho replled that he sttected them becatise Mr. Allen told him ho had authority to write them, Jndge Love romarked that (b wis hearsay attestation, and not admissiblo to court, Ow being shown the ecrtilicates, he was ol oplnjon that the siguatures on them were wade by Mr. Allen, It was not proven who did slen them, nor was it uccossary to the point fuvolved i 1he case; but it was conclusively shown that Mr, Brown did not. Yet an inspection will revesl o very striking slmilarity In tho “B" on these certiticates und tho sawe letter fn tho skenatury of B. ¥, Allen as President on Cook-Couuty Bauk notes, MM, ALLEN WAS CALLED, and testified that he, being the owuer gl s large amount of stock vt the Couk-County “Nutional Bauk, liaucd some of 1t to ‘P, E. Brown to uatd us colluterals In “Hoating® Brown's papers that Browy uever purchaacd It, nor bad uny knowledize of the Issue whatever. 1t was Is by him (Allen) for his own use; that ho ow, represcuted, sud votud fte Ho sabd @ few certlli- cates for seventy-Uve shares esch were illled up to use when the bauk lulled, and they remalned {n the bauk mud were not used. Wheu Brown's notes wero paid he inserted Allen's tume in the ll}r\uu(cr, aud fu this way the stock sl got ok ‘Y Court, after o full hearing of tho case, returned tho following FINDING OF PACTH: 1, That T, B. Urown, the defendant, was not, at the time of the suspeusiva of the bank, norat suy time, the owuer, legal or eauitable, of the stock uvon which this founded. s 2. VThat tue lock uut cotcted upon the books of thu bauk tu the Jefendant with hiy kuowledge, orot Lis request, of u‘{ Lis suthurity,’ sud tuut defendunt 19 not concluded thereby, 3. That said stck Was not blaced as secarity by . . Allcn aa stock owaed by the defendant wit the kuowledgu, cunsent, or suthority of defend- aut, but, vn the contrary, withoot his knowiedge, cousent, ur autburity, 4. 'Thst tho slguatures of sald defendant, which apbwar ou the bLscks of the certificales of stock upon which this sult Ls brouylt, arv oot genuine, aud the sawe wery afftxed thereto without the du- fendaut's knowledge, cousent, or authority. “The couclusion v that the bo walutalued uguiust the ndaul. « therefure givew fur the duls ut, with costa, Ar. Burley pocketed bis caso and costs, sud retired from Court to marvel over the next wonder walch ehull be developed in the mul- titudinous wcandesiogs aud intricate tactics ol bunking as practiced by ous who sttempted to run half-a-dozen banka and float sl the com- merclal paper between the Missouri River and New York City. Hawgere, MUCH MARRIED. A Record that Almost Enuals the Mormon ei'rophets’ Telgram toCincinnaty Crmm ercial. New Yonk, Dec, 17.~The New York Times has a spectal from Hartford, Conn,, which rays tha Town of Coventry hiag brought suft agalnst the Town of Manchester for the support of an alleged pauper named Patti Pamelia Anthony, and the woman hersell has made a deposition which shows a remarkable career of inarried life. The caso Is before Judge Carpenter, of Hartford, as arbitrator, Accorling to ber story, she was married July 5, 1833, to Willlam Bly, of Springfield, who left her three daye after, Bix wecks later she heard he wus dead, and on Feb. 4, of the next year, she marrted David L. Rogery, of Iladisme, Ct. 8he lived with Rogers rix months, when Bly, the dead: man, mppeared, but was bought up, and gave a quit-cialin to Rogers for a silver watch end 25, About two vears after Rogers went to aea, and six months following his departure Mra, Rogers heard hic had leen hanged ns a pirate. Findtug single life hanging heavily on her anids, she married, fn March, 1841, Frederick A. Wheeler, wbo now lives In Manchester, Ct. Bix months after this marriage, logers, the hanged pirate, came back, ousted Whecler, and liverd with Pamelia till October, 1849, when he od. In March, 1850, she marricd Henry Mryers, of Willlamsburg, N, Y., and grot a divorve in March, 1557, and jn the dame year marricd James Davis and inoved to Wisconsin. 8he lived with hin several years, and got divorced, Blie then inarried Eidward Marshall somewhere in Ohlo, lved with hitn scven years, and got an- otlier divorce, then coming hask to Conneeticut she marricd Emanuel Anthony, of Hartford, and lived with him six months, when he ran away, Thta record shows she hal seven husbands n all. She was first married when 14 years of nge. She savs she Is now 53 years old. Cov- entry sucs Manchester for her support, clalming her settiement s in Manchester, wacre her hus- band, Wheeler, now llves, ‘There Rorers’ mare riage s claimed to be void, as Bly was stiii liv- Ing, but as Biy died before Wheeler's marriage, the Iatter was legal. Manchester savs the Biy sbe marrfed §s not Bly whn is saki to be dead, but anotber mau, that the marrled Bly was alive when Whecler's marriaze took place, which makes that void. It is alsu beld that Wheeler's marriage 18 of no cffect under the Connecticut laws, from the fact that, at the time Wheeler married ber, his fatlier wus tmar- ried to her sister, 8o he was not only marry- ing his mother-in-law's slster, but ‘alsu his father's step-sister, and so on. It is a very peculiar case. e —— OBITUARY. PaiLaperenis, Pa., Dec. 18,—John McAllis- ter, Jr., optlcian, dled vesterday, aged 02, He waa the oldest living graduato of the University of Peunsylvania, Mochanleal Tinkering cannot srreat the d!cnmvfillllnn of the teeth, Nothing wili do this but that pure disinfectant and reservative which, under the name of Sozodont, us vecoma a stsple of the tollet throughoant the world, Paralysia rendered my left slde entirely nastess; ‘was miscrable; life was s burden. 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VAN SCHAACRK, STEVENSON &C0,, . Wholesaie Dealers. Chieago. WINTON TILES TILE FLOWER BOXES FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS AT REDUCED PRICES. CIHAS. L. PAGE, AGENT, Jwporier of MINTON llflLzL\'S & CO.'S TI LE For FURNITURE SEARTHS, MANTELS, FIRE.-PLACES, Jackson & Denrborn-sts, VEGETIN ~ VEGETINE. Vegetino will renew the blood, give tone to the atomuch, restore the liver to {1y prober acting, stlm- nlate the kidneys vo as to enable then to performyhin functions devolving u?&n thewm. carry uff the puPriil huwore, regnlute the buwel d restore the whole syatem 10 working order. prechualy what Vegetine docs, snd this is the exact way through which it has accomplished so many wonderfol cures, uh;m-yb- secn by the followlng wnguestionable evidenco: A Husband'’s Statement of the Great Suffering of His Wife, Tlanwicu, Mass., Sopt. 24, 1875, SrEVEXR: 11cel it my daty to eay a word {n pralec My wife has been truubled with o bad humor for seversl years, which she inherited from her parents. Wo have tried several physicians and l{m-\t many diferent kinds of medicine with vut littlo benefit, She was 80 much emaciated that we had almost despaired of her ever being any betters Hearingof the Vegelino, we resolved " to try once more, and she commenced using it last March, and hos been Improving in health ever since. From 104 pounds sho has advanced to 135 pounds, have ing galned 31 vounds in scven months, and l¢ now able to ve abont ter work, In short, sl belioves that Vegetine has been the moans of suving her 1if that she cannot say too much in lta prajse, I {»h‘mel you to make use of this statement, you are at liberty to do so. 8ho has taken fiftcen bottles and iv otil] using it, and I can safely recomimend It a8 & great blood-purifier, Yours rospectfuily, JOSEPI L. BUTLER. The Wife’s Statement. Hanwicy, Masa,, Supt. 24, 1875, Mn. 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