The New York Herald Newspaper, May 5, 1854, Page 2

“TRIAL OF CLARA HAYES FOR THE MURDER OF DOCTOR LUTENER. | TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION CONTINUED. | Court of Oyer and Terminer. Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt THIRD DAY. May 4.—The Court met this morning at 10 o’el prisoner still remained too il! to sit up sofa during the day. The examination of witnesses for the prosecution was continued. Direct examination of Azol nan continued, wer your return A. I'saw the Doo- {the room he was lying? A. door, with his head lying on able, apparently very faint; I from Fourth st tor lying on the fic or, i at part ol iting room There was a 8 alf afoot from the floor and bis head was resting upon it. Q Peseribe his exact position. A. He was lying extend- ed on tle floor, as if lying down, with @ newspaper in his right hand; his face was nearly upward, inclining a little toward the floor; Iwent up to him and laid my hand upon bis forehead, and said—Why, Doctor!’ he not moving at all, and lying so very still, Iwas startled; I saw a little blood on the floor; my first thought was that he had broken a blood yessel and that I must lose no time; I went into Mr. Wood’s office and rang the bell, and one of the occupants of the office came to the door; I didn’t know his name; I told him something alled the Doctor, and asked him if he wouldn't come in, he came in; when he came in I spoke to him in this way—'What had I bet- ter dot”? and he said, “Throw some water in his face;”” I asked him if he would send for a doctor; he said “Yes,” | and left the office; I then kneeled on the floor and took some water out of the basin and threw it in his face, in he meautime I laid my ear upon his heart, after unbot- oning bis vest; I observed that ie must have bad a gla # of water, for one was standing by, half full took it up and tasted it to ree if it was clear y the i was standing on the side table she pitcher; the pitcher was oa top of bis head was resting; the gentleman 1 turned wit ; some one remarke ‘ d, “Oh, no, he is the doctor looked at him, and t nd asked for room, got th Tans inde e ind on thing. picked it up, aud fo the fortor examined the 4 a wound made | by the ball of pistol; I to say that while the tt s gone forthe doctor I took a box back of m the Doctor’s hands, and laid the paper on on th the floor box tpon it; it was to prevent the blood from soiling the carpeiin another place. Q How farfrom the table dia you place the box? A. I bye the box under the window on Broadway, nearest joward street; on removing the box found some blood; someb6dy suid the Coroner should be sent for, and he was sent for and came. Q. After the Coroner came, what was done? A. We went into the consulting room al the request of the Coro: ner. @ Did you hear him request you to go in? A. Yes, and I went in at his request. Q. What did you do with that pistol? A. I took it up, but I cannot tel] whether I laid it down or whether some one took it out of my hand. Q. Describe that pistol which you picked up? A. It ‘was very smail pistol; I never saw anything of the kind; T don’t know how to describe it. Q. Describe the pistol which you saw on previous occa- in the possession of afr. Hayes, nestion objected to. The Court overruled the objec- tion and allowed the question to be put. Witness—I can’t any more describe that the one | saw in the ollice, but both were ve both very small. ‘Answer objected to, but allowed by the Court. Pisto! procuced in court and shown to witness. Q. Look at that, and see if that is the pistoly A. It is like the one I picked up. ‘ Q. What was the position of the Doctor's feet with re- ference to the chair’ A. They were very near the chair, but whether they were lying ‘across, or both upon the floor, I don't know. Q. What was the pos the same position as when I left. Dr witness I Q. Look at that pistol, and see if it resembles the pis- tol which the Doctor had? A. That is the one which the Doctor usually earried—the same I found in the drawer that morning. Q In what drawer did you find it? A. In the drawer he usually kept it in; it was in a sideboard in the con- sulting room; I think in the second, Q Was that drawer locked? A. It was not. ‘The direct examination was here rested. Mr. Whiting asked permission of the Court to defer the ‘cross examination, and recall the witness to be cross- examined after the District Attorney had rested his case. Mfter some discussion, Catherine Lemp ive? A. In old are you? orkvill A. About fifteen. Q With whom do you now reside? A. With Mr. thelle Q. Pid you at any time reside in the family of Mfrs. Hayes’ A. Yes. @. Are you still in thelr employment? A. lam. Q. How long did you reside with them before De. Lute- | mers | A. Nine or ten months. Q. In what capacity? A. As child’s nurse. Q. How long did they reside at Harlem? A. Nine or ten monthis Q. Did you live with them before they went to Harlem? A. Yea. Q. Po you remember o tween Mr. and Mrs. Hayes? competent, and objection o} Witness—Only about the time of Dr. Lutener. Q. How long was that before the Doctor’s death? A. I Con't kuow exactly; it might have been a couple of any difficulty oceurring bo. (Question objected to as in rruled.) ‘wee 5. Q. Do you know of Mrs. Hayes leaving the house? A. 8. @. Do you know where she went to on leaving tho 1.us? ‘A, To Dr. Lutener’s, I believe. Q. Prior to her going, did you carry any message from Mon. H yes to the Loetor? A. Yes. . Wat was the message? A. She told me to go over he voctor’s ani desire the Doctor to come over to howe went away that morning. Q. was any one with her? A. Dr. Lutener was with her Q. After ehe left, did you take any note from Mr. Hayes to hy to Mrs. Hayest A. Yea. : Q. How long was that before Mrs. Hayes left? A. I think it was the Saturday after; she left on Thursday. Q To whom did you give that note’ A. To Mrs, Hayes; I carried another one; I brought it back in five or ten minutes; afterwards carried a second note from Mr. Hayes to Mrs. 11 ad, or hear those notes read? A. Someo them. The District Attorney exhibited one of the notes to witness, and asked whether that was one of them she carried. Objected to. Q. Have you ever seen Mr. Hayes write? A. Yes. Q. How often? A. I don’t know how often, Q. More than once? A. Yes. Q. More than twice? A. Yes. Q Do you believe that to Le his handwriting? A. Yes, sir. Q. Do you believe that to be his handwriting? (Show- ng witness a second paper.) A. I think so. Q. Look at both the notes and say which of thoso was the first sent. A. Neither of these was the first sent. Q. Is either of them the one you took the second time? A. No. ‘Q. How long was it before Dr. Lutener's death that Mrs. Hayes returned to the house? A. About a week, or something more. 4 . Q On the morning before Dr. Lutener’s death, did Mes. Hayes came to the city? A. Yes. Q. What knowledge have you of it? A. I think I heard her say she was going. Counsel for defence objected to this evidence. Q. Were you at home all that day, Monday? A. T was. t home after she told you she was A. She came one and two. ned hy Q. When did you see her nm twelve and one, Q. Whet dic ay when she ret don’t know exactly what she said. 5 rhe had been there some little time did you y anything ebout where she had been? A fd her speak sbout going to the Doctor's of fice; she said she had been to the Doctor's office, and he said he would not give t sup; Ithink I heard her threatening the Decte ‘ Q. What did she say? 4. Sho said she would kill or thoot the Doctor, as he had nearly billed her, Q What else? A. I don’t remember anything else that was said. @ On the previous Saturday night were you prosont at a conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Hayes about Dr. Latener. A. Some of the time I was. Q. About what time of the day was it? A. It was af- ter six o'clock in the afternoon. | What was said at that time? A. I heard Mr. Hayes charge Mrs. Hayes with improper conduct with the Doctor. Q State all that was said, as near as you can remem- ber? A. Mr. Hayes blamed Mrs. Hayes for going to the Doetor’s office, very much. @ State what language he used? A. Ho said she had 20 it to go there; he said more, but | do not nilect.. @ at was his manner? A. He seemed to be very with bi E Describe his tone of voice in conversation ? spoke very loud to her. @ Did she at any time tell you what these letters were? Question objected to as leading and improper. Court allowed the question to be put. Witmess—I heard her state they were papers sent to ber by Mr. Hayes in England, when she was in England. @ Have you ever beard her speak of these letters more than once? State all that you have ever heard her say in reference to these letters. A. I have heard her say that she oo them to the Doctor to keep, and that he would not give them up to her; I have heard her speak of them three or four times. A. He The Q What did she say at diferent times? A. That is neatly all I heard her say about them, on Tuesday morn- ing, the day of the Doctor's death, T stated ‘hat it was six; I ma other person residing wi nora Kane. antion? A. She was cook cat? As T don’t know. « have break f-past eight; the table was » Q. What was Q ec either Mr. or Mra. Hayes that moruing? together. » Mrs. Hayes that morning, how was “Ws lly; Gid wot wee her leaye the house, d occupied a | s head on the shelf of the table, took the | other side of the room, and placed the | jon of the chair? A. It wasin | Lutener’s revolver (loaded) was here shown to | ey was sworn—Q. Whereabouts do you | A. In a green merino dress; she was dressed | ‘a Juror—I don’t recollect what time it was. Were you away from the house that morning? A. at the grocery, in 126th street. Who sent you? A. I ~ Y i het fore. night Viton did you go? A. On Tuesday What for? A. To get some things for b @ Had Mrs. Hayes pistol in the house? A. She had. | @: Where, was it kept? A. Generally in the parlor Mrs. Hayes had no particular place for it; I have seen it on the mantel piece and on the bureau. | Q When did you last see it—before Dr. Lutener’s death? A. I saw it with Mr. Hayes on Tuesday morning; Mr. Hayes bad it in the yard. Q. What was he doing with it? A. He was firing it off. Q. How often? A. Once. _ . Q. What time did Mrs. Hayes return to her house that | day? A. Between 5 and 6 o’clock. | From the time you left to go to the grocery to the time she came in, did you see her? A. Yes. To Q en, Q e Q Q AY Q. Where did you see her? A. In the kitchen. @. Had she anything on her head? A. No, sir. Q. Had she any shawl on? A. No, sir: Q. Had Mrs. Hayes a shawl’ A. Yea; it was a plaid shawl. Q. When Mrs. Hayes came back had she any one with her? A. An officer and other gentlemen, Q How was she dressed? A. She had oma black velvet bonnet and a plaid shawl. Q. How was the bonnet trimmed? A, It hai a black | feather on each side, | Q. How often were you in the habit of seeing that pis- tolin the parlor? A."Tdon’t know how many times; it was usually there, Q Did you ever see pistol in that house after the morning of Tuesday? A. T don’t think did. Q When Mrs. Hayes returned in the afternoon with | an officer and other gentlemen, did he come into the house? A. Yes. Q How long did she remain? A. About half an hour. Q What then became of her? A. 1 think she weat away with the officers and the other gentlemen; she changed her dress after she came in, and put on a black silk dress. ‘The Court—Was that firing in the yard before or after breakfast? A. I don’t recollect. Toa Juror—I don't remember where Mrs. Hayes was at the time. | “the Court—Was she in the house? A. I think she was. steed said they proposed to pursue the same Mr. F ness as with the Jast. ‘The District-Atterney consented, and the witnoss was allowed to leave the stand. | Isaac Cockefair (Deputy Coroner) sworn—Q. When did | Yu frst hear of the death? A. Ata quarter past eleven the coronor’s office, in the middle baser ing which has now been destroyed; on sayed theve from three to five minutes, when Coronor G: mble came in; I then went immediately there. Q. Ongoing into the cffice, who did you find there? A. Mr, Eldred; when I went there he handed mea small pis- tcl; I saw a lady there also; she said her name was Shipman. (3, How long did you remain there ? fiftcen minutes. of the build- A. Not more than Q. Did the Coroner come while you were there? A. Yes. Q. From that office where did you go? A. Di to the C1 "3 offic nd stayed there out a minut rom there I went to my own office, and then to No. 1 Nassau street; Coroner Gamble was V Q. What did yon do on arriving there? the third floor, back building. Q. Who did’ you find there? A. I saw a gentleman there answering to the name of Hayes. Q. Lo yousee him here? A. Yes, sir. Q Who else was there? A. I saw two other gentle- men; one of them was Mr. Hall; 1 have known him per- sonally for some y Q. From that office where did you go? A. To the Beekman street police station. Q. In company with whom? A. Mr. Hall and Coroner le. Q. What time in the morning di fice of Mr. Hail? A. About twenty five minutes either way. ‘Mter arriving at the Second ward station house, ‘came of Mr. Hayes? A. I can’t I did not see n that r—He was in custody with Coroner Gamble; Coroner’s office went in the one o’clock train for Harlem, as I understood it to be. | Q On arriving there where did you go? A. To the police station in 126th or 127th street, between Third aud Fourth avenues; from the police station went to the corner of ait avenue and 125th street; then went to the tener. ee at that house ? to, and allowed by the Court. wa lady there, answering to the name of ive anything from that lady? A. I did. Q. What was i(? A. Some writings, and sheets of paper looking like letters. Q. What did you do with thom? A. I handed them to Coroner Gamble. ‘The court here took a recess of a few moments. Examination of Mr. Cock ir resumed—Q. Will you look at these papers and sce if they are the ones you got from Mrs. Lutener. (Documents exhibited to witness.) ‘A. These are the papers handed me by Mrs. Lutener. Q. Where was this pistol found? (Pistol shown to witness.) A. It wasin an unlocked drawer in Dr. Lute- ner’s office in Broad t was 9 chest of drawers, which I supposed wes a medicine chest. Q. Who dire your attention to it? A, Miss Ship- man; it was loaded ‘and capped the same as it is now; I took the A. We went on Gi you arrive at the of. eminutes to one— P Cross-examined—Q. Where are the caps? A. I threw them away A ly; Thad no use for them; I A. I took them all off. ake off? i emore than one? A. Yes. Q. More than fiver A. T can’t say. low far up did this chest of dr wers come? out four feet; there were six or nine drawers; they ve or fourteen inch drawers. A. T should think not. i ailed description of the vers stood, and the posi- tion eccup ter. tion directed to that chest of a: Q. Was ers by Mirs Sh ¢ A. Yes, id she t in which drawer the pistol was in? Q. 4 e pointed it out. Q. What else was in that drawer from which she took the pistol? A. There were some papers them; she said the other drawers were locked; I did not ask for the key; when I took the pistol out I looked at it sharp and put it in my pocket; I don’t think there were more than five minutes elapsed before Coroner Gamble came in, and I handed-it to him; after that I saw it that same night, and also the next day; the pistol was in the Coroner's desk; Gamble carries a key to that desk, and [I ; I did not take | think Mrs. Hayes requested go the night before; she gave me the money the | Mr. Eldred; I did not show it to any one else, to my know- . Did you show it to any @ther witness? A. No, sir, unless it was to Mr. n; he was with | Mr. Eldred at the time; he asked me: he had said “five” or “ten”? minutes at the coroner’s inquest, and I told him to see for himself. Q. Lask you, did you not say to Mr. that he had better come over to your office to see what he had testi- | is plan with reference to the eross-examination of this wit- , ck in the morning of the 10th of January; I was in _ ing of this | fled to? A. No, sir, Mr. Hagan, as I understand, had testified before that. Q. Give a direct answer, sir. ‘The Court said that the witness had a right to give his answer and then explain. Q. Did you tell Mr. Hagan at any time that he had bas ‘te your office to refresh memory’ A. Not untill was asked by Mr. Eldred, ani then I said to Mr. that he might as well come over. To the District Attorne; ~{raver produced)—When I went up to Dr. Lutener’s it morning, | received a oper. ’ ‘ESward Y. Graham, one of the Twelfth ward police, sworn and deposed—i know where Mr. Hayes lived in Harlem; there was a fence to the yard; it was a close board fence; at the time of the investigation of this ‘cuse before the Grand oy I visited the premises; it was a few days before the 261 ‘bar a Q. For what purpose did you visit the premises at that time? Objected to as a posterior circumstance. Court—Leave out the object and let him state the re- sult. Mr. Whitney—Then I deny his right to prove it; the prosecuting attorney should first connect the accused with it before it could be introduced legitimately. Court—My impression is that it is very weak evidence, but it may be admitted. Q. What time of day did you go to the premises? A. About 8 o'clock, Q. What did you do on reaching the premises? (Ob- jected to admitied.) A. I examined the rear fence inside ‘of the yard; I discovered two bullet holes; one of them the ball had penctrated through and through the fence; in the other the ball was lodged there; I cut it out, pul it inmy pocket and brought it to town; I gave it to the District Attorney, atthe Grand Jury room; the board was an inch and a half or quarter thick; the ball was so deep in that I did not see it until I sounded for it ‘To Mr. Whiting—I did not put a mark on it; there was eculier mark—a ring—round it, at the time I found it. ‘To the Distriet Attorney—I arrested Mrs. Hayes; I made the arrest on Fifth avenue, 122d street, just going into the house; it was, I think, between 5 and 6 o'clock; I took her to the station house that night; I came to the ith her next morning in the quarter before 9 0’ clock train. Q. After you arrested her that night, was there any change made in her dress? ‘A. Yes sir; I took her home from the station house for that purpose; I went home with her,and,she changed her dr. Whiting said that before cros#-examining this wit- ness, he should like to know if the Diatriet Attorney in. tended to put this ball in evidence. We suppose it is \ Lolly inadiniasible. Disiriet Attorney—I propose to put in evidence this ball and the small pistol found in the office of Dr. Lutener ai the time his body:was discovered. ‘The Judge said he thought it would be subject to a great deal of criticism. Mr. Whiting did not deny the right of the District At- torney to put in evidence the pistol found in the office of Doctor Lu tener, but he denied the right of the District At- torney to put ‘that ball in evidence, and if the Court ruled that the ball should be put in evidence, then he (Mr. W.) would cross-examine the witness; but if the Court decided that the ball was not competent evidence, ag he submitted it was not, then they would not cross: examine him, Counsel continued to contend that a bail the fence at Mr. Hayes’ house, six saction, could be in no way connected with the accused, ‘The Court said connsel seemed to forget that one of the witnesses had stated that in the house, while Mr. and Mrs. Hayes were there, she (the witness) saw or heard Mr. Hayos firing in the yard. Mr. Whiting interrupted. The Judge—You secm to think the Court has a lean- ing; it has none, unless it has a leaning for you. Mr. Whiting still urged thet this dence against Mrs. Hayes; it might be evidence against Mr. Hayes, and she, the prisoner now on trial, is not to | loose, inefficient, and altogether inadequate would be no evi- | answer for her husband’s guilt or innocence; she is not | to stand here and answer tor her husband’s acts; she is aswer for herself, We conceive that there is ase to justity the evidence. The Judge is case against the prisoner. The question Is, whether the pistol found at the head of the decoased, was or was not the same pistol that was usually in the house of Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, Idon’t say that it makes out the ea [should certainly say to the jury that some of this e dence is very weak; they are to weigh the circumstances; the whole case is one of circumstances. The Court wouk give the counsel for the defence the whole benefit of the exception. Cross-examination by Mr. Busteod—Nobody was with me when I abstracted’ the ball from the fenco; it took me about thiee minutes todo it; [did it with's mallet and a large chisel; I got the chisel from: Lockwood & Gillan’s shop, and the mallet in the same place; I re- turned them to Lockwood & Gillan; I did not bore through the fence to get this ball out; I estimated the board's thickness to be an inch and a quarter; I did not measure it; it was a common rough board—not planed or grooved, but in its rough state; the house is next to the corner, but the corner Jot is vacant; there are but two houges on the lot; the lot opposite is not built on; the houses are roparated by some space of ground; there o building immediately in connection with them; the two houses stand separate; the fence is about five {cet high—so high that any one could get on and jump :atthat time the house was unoccupied; the one ining it was occupied; Mr. and Mrs. Hayes moved aay two or three days after the coroner's Tosusss I saw Mr. Blunt immediately, on coming to the Grant Jury | rom; IT gave the bullet to him; Idid not see what he do also; | unlocked the desk, took out the pistol and ex- ° sapined it, and it was again locked up; I saw it the next morning; did not commence the inquest till next morn- ing; it was in the armory that | saw the pistol the next morning; I think I drew off the caps before a wit- ness was sworn on the Coroner's inquest; I threw the caps on the floor; when I got to the door of the room where the body lay there may have been four persons there; the Doctor's body lay parallel with Grand street; his head was toward Broadway. Was there a post mortem examination on the same ‘A. Iwas not present at the post mortem exami- nation. Q. Have you got that note that was left at the Coro- ner’s office? It was in Coroner Gamble’s possession; I rend the note; it was a note from Dr. Downes; the note states that Dr. Lutener destroyed himself at a quarter past eleven, The examination was here discontinued until the charges could be drawn from the pistol Q. How late was it when you received that note? A. About half-past eleven; not later than that, I believe; did not look at my watch or clock at that instant; I went right up Broadway before Coroner Gamble Q. When did you arrive at the Doctor’s office? A. Full twenty minutes before twelve; was there not tifteen min. utes before 1 left; bad my watch there; looked at it af- terwards. Q During that fifteen minutes what were you busy about? A. 1 was talking to Miss Shipman and others; got the pistol during that time. Q. bid you take Miss Shipman into the back room to have a private confab with her? A. I went in there with her. Q. Did you close the door? A. I did Q. Did you take a position at one ond of the drawers fs s00n as you ¢ into the room? A few minutes after, Q. Did she take a she » oor. * Q. How long did you talk together in that position? A. From three to five minutes, id you take out your watch? A. Not yet. it you take out the pistol vefore the words with A. No. she not tell you where it was before you went ipy A. No; afterwards we talked for three or four min- t oroner Gamble came in; stayed with her after- wares, perhaps three minutes more. Q. Where did you go then? I came down to the Chief's eflice with Coroner Gamble; did not look at my et, nor at the City Hall clock; it was about ien safter twelve: stayed long enough to ask whether lef was in; it was twenty five minutes past twelve xhen we got to the place in Nassau street; after leaving there I left for the Second ward station house; looked at my watch there in the presence of Coroner Gamble, Mr. Hall and Mr. Hayes; on my way there I looked at my weteh; Mr. Hall might have seeu the watch; may have told Mr. Hall what time it was; couldn’t say th Q. Did you not tell him it was one o’cloek, * A. 1 did not; I don’t think I did. position at the other end? A. No, sir; or. | to a question’ | @ Dia he not say to you that time might be important, and request you to look at your watch? A. That I could not say; I then went to the railro: Q. How long did youstay at the station house? A. Ten rainutes. To the Court—I was ina hurry to get the one o'clock train. Crosa-examination continued—I went from the Second ward station house to my office; between leaving the cflice and leaving with the train, did not pall my watch out; the train was under way, and I had torun to catch it. Q Don't you know that the City Hall clock is ali the time out of the way, and that the reason you did not look at it {s because it is always wrong? ‘The District Attorney objected. The Court— That everybody knows.” (Laughter.) Witness continued—I looked at my watch two or three times while | was in the cars: Lean’t tell if I tooke! at it in the Bowery; [looked at it before I got to Harlem I know I looked at it when I got to Harlem; at Harlem 1 eaw the hour, I don’t recollect the time it was when I looked at it in the when 1 ge aries Q. Will you swear Ne ars itwas not half past two o'clock? t-past three? A. No, from Har. in; it was T got tomy e o'clock. in this mat. coroner's malaute:, © not in my haud, A 0. Q. Will you swear it was not hal i will not swear t by what is cc! ve in the posses. sion of the " t Attorney A. Yes, we have a manifold copy of it in the office; 1 | hadi t in my lands yesterday to ceiresh the memory of | Grand Jum it was about a quarter past two | did with it; I saw it afterwards in the Grand Jury room; i harded to me: Lonly saw it in the hands of Mr. id not eee it in the possession of any one of the ors. Q. By what let? A. Bya Bh rtienlar mark do you recognise the bul- 1of little ring aronnd it. (Bullet prod and witness points out the ring by which he identifies it.) Witness—That is the only mark by which I identify it. Mr. Blunt (District Attorney) to prisoner's counsel— If you wish to put me on the stand, I will prove it is the identical ball the witness gave me. Mr. Bustced—We have no wish to do anything of the kind. We will take your word for it Pe ony to Mr. Busteed—I put no mark on the ball at the time. To a Juror—The ball was in my possession from tho time abstracted it until I gave it to Mr. Blunt; nobody it. To Mr. Busteed—I did not mark the instrament with which I abstracted it; [don’t know that hould know that instrument now if I were to see it; I did mot mea- sure the diameter of the hole, and can’t say how Is it was; I can’t tell whether the hole was made by a bul- let or anything elve; my discovery of the hole was made by casually looking: I should judge that the ball was half way in the fence; it was out of sight; i did not moasure how far it was imbedded; I know I could not see it. ‘The Court, at the conclusion of the cross-examination of this witness, adjourned to this morning at 10 o'clock. Municipal Affairs. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. THE CLERKS OF WASHINGTON MARKET. The petition of J. P. Way and others, inquiring who are legally appointed clerks of Washington market, was received and referred. it was resolved that the Commissioner of Streets and nps be, and he is hereby, directed to report to this rd, at its next meeting, by what authority there are in his department persons employed as clerks ia the eae, and other places, without the consent of this THE EXTENSION OF Two petitions of Wm. H. F one hundred others, street through Trin referred. ALPANY STREET. ‘ranklin, N. H. beg beg gainst the extension of Albany 'y Chureb yard, were received and TOO LATE TOR SUPPER. An invitation from the New York City Temperance Alliance for Tuesday evening (last) was received and ac- cepted, and placed on fi A CLAIMANT POR The petition of Wm. P. is ant for a gold snuif box bequeathed to the State of New York, by General An‘rew Jackson, was referred to mittee on Arts and Sciences. The claimant sets forth t he perticipated in every engagement in Mexico—un- Major General Winfield Scoti—and specifies them se- riatum,; that he volunteered to storm the castle of C! pultepec, and tho gates of the city of Mexteo, under the command of Capt. McKenzie; that he carried “the Gov. ernment National flag”’—the one that was hoisted on the castle—up the hillof Chapultepec, during the stormi ¢ vet place, and (hat he was one of the first to atcond e Will. The report of the Committee on Wharves, Piers and Sl'ps. adverse to the petition and remonstrance against the widening of pier No. 4, was adopted ANOTHER INVTFAT An invitation to attend the ceremony of laying the corner stone of St, Luke’s Hospital, on lifty-fourth street and Fifth aven' on Saturday, 6th May, at 4 o'clock, was received and accepted, A ‘The Chief Engincer of the lire Department submitted a communication ogainst certain sire companies, for vio- lations of city erdinances. ine Companies nine and fifteen cach charge the other with secon on the 27th of March. The matter was referred to tue Committee on Fire Department. THY HAMILTON AVENTE FERRY. The Commitice on Ferries reported against a nume- rously signed petition from the inhabitants of SouthBrook- ™ HITARY HONORS. lyn, calling upon the Boar to compel the to ron their boats until 2 o'clock, instert of 12 at miinight. Several members of the Roard voted against the rey of theecmmittee, Messrs. Mott, Herrick, Wakeman, Brown, Hoffmire, Boardman and Kelly spoice in favor of the peti- tion, and urged that the acermmodation due to the in- habitants of that part of South Brooklyn required that the ccmpany should be compelled to run their boats to @ lnter hour. ‘This was opposed by Aldermen Voorhis, — Chauncey, and some other members of the oar’ Al’erman Mort moved, as an amendment, that the y be cempelled to ran an extra boat on the Ham- H avenue ferry until one o'clock at night. This, too, “ eapaia and ihe report of the committee was sus- ed. was ta Friday evening, at § 0’clock. The Board adjourned un Cunan Spr New York Kepnt Two officers (0 Mi 3 The Havana correspondence of the ‘an, dated April 22, says :— of them atteched to the bureau of the ilitary Secretary) leave to-day in the Isabel for ¢ United States. These high officials are sent by the Sj government to keep a close oye on the acts of the ad- ministration, and to watch attentively (he movemengs of the flibusteros, Y * ‘The Captain General has eiven two passports to each of them—one describing them as private citizens, and tho one ax officers of the army—to be used as ctreumstances require. © entertain a conviction that the enuse of indepen- dence will ultimately triumph, {andjthis conviction is eon: on & secret mission, individuals w whose Aomtaation ia Cu ves Spanish va relies. the Court jiad no disposition to crowd | to be considered a claim. | THE BROADWAY CALAMITY, Peete Cee ees Rendition of the Verdict by the Coroner's Jury. About 11 o'clock yesterday morning, the Coroner's jury, empannelled to investigate the cause of the destruc. tion of eleven human beings at the building 231 Broad- way, occupied by W. T. Jennings & Co., which took fire on Tuesday evening, the 25th of April, met at the Astor House. Nearly an hour was consumed in waiting detained in attendance on a sick patient. However, at near 12 o'clock he made his appearance, and having call- ed the jury to order, said — “Gentlemen, have you agreed upon a verdict? If 0, please to give me the result of gour deliberation.” Mr. Genin—“ We have.” Mr. Genin then read the following verdict, and also the remarks appended thereto :-— VERDICT. ‘The unde: ed Coraner'sjury, empa: pote of ing into the circumstances of those who loi heir lives by infuries received during the fire at 231 Broa way, on the evening of tho2ity of Apel, having fully sidered the oDy elicited during the inquest, render the tthed two dis First, ¢ 1 of the ay ‘travel eased lost their lives b; falling of the rear wal vw find thi ies ‘Oper ms scoured, bo! ws existing at the time wh was oll re ‘The second catastrophe was caused by the falling af the beams and flooring upon those whi re endeavoring to = cor the sufferers by the former sceident. These timbers Were not secured im accordance with the royuiroments Of the Fire laws in force when they wore inserted in the butting, ‘press rt jeceptive iu its appene- hat account doubly in case of fire. that the parties r for the peril- ous condition of the buildin, fire rchiteet, Chi , AF, he plans ands |. Moun: rho drew t! superint the work. Second, the m: who did the mason work. build ng. Weentirely exonerate W 7. Jonnings & Co. all blame in relation to the insecurity of the building, and the oricin of the fire. J+bn N. Genin. Foreman. Albort Coles, George Holberton, Thomas White, William M. Cooke, Matthew H. Spittle, Peter F. Butter, N Allen, Jobn A. Parise, Alen A. Burns, Is: Having rendered our verdict on the facts of the case, so thought, perhaps, that our duty has ended. We think otherwise. ‘The sacrifice of human life in this city conse- quent in part upon the want of laws adequate to its pro per protection, and in part resulting from the no: Torcement of lava now existing, has of late years been awful. The evil appears to increase. The apathy of our civil authorities, legislative, judicial an’ executive, has passed into a proverb, and so many glaring instances of it have come under our observation, that we feel Dound, as conscientious men and good citizens, place ‘on record the general we to conclusions at which have arrived during tho progress of the nony. In so doing, it is not our wish toimpugn the es or unnecessarily censure the acts of public for the arrival of the Coroner, who, it seems, had been | ho | ven: | | far as they bear specifically on this calamity, it. may’ be | bodies or of individuals in authority, but to show that _ the practical working of our municipal system, so far as it relates to the protection of life and property, is alford | that security to the community which they have a right | to expeet, and which they pay millions per annum in taxes to obtam. It appears from the statement of credi- ble witnesses subpeenaed on this subject, that there are numbers of build a in this city as insecure as was the miserable shell 231 Broadway. For several years past hundreds of these death-traps have been repovted by the Fire Wardens, and their re- orts have been annually transmitted, through the regu- r official chennel, to the Common Council, without having elicited any action on the part of that body. The documents hve been treated as mere matters of form, have ben ordered on file, and there the affair has onded. ‘The Fire Waréens may have performed their duty as well as could be expected, consitering the smallness of their number and the time they have devoted to the in- Apection of buildings; but as there is no law rendering it obligatory on the Common Council to act upon the re- ports, nothing has been done. ‘The facts have not Leen published in the public prints, and our citizens have been permilted to pursue their daily avocations among deceptive buildings, liable at any moment to fall, and almost certain to occasion the loss of life in case of fire, without caution or note of warning. Our deductions from these premises is that such an ex- tension of the power of the Fire Wardens as will enable them to compel the removal of dangerous buildings, or a law which shall oblige the sworn guardians of the city to act promptly on their reports, is absolutely necessary. As a means of guarding against the dangerous alterations of buildings, we would recommend an amendment of the fire 1aws, restraining the owners and lessees from making alterations thereon except under the sanction of permits from the proper authorities, and rendering it the daty of the latter to see that the conditions of such permits are faithfully observed. Again: It seems to be establishe! that tweive Fire Wardens, even if they should devote theirwhole attention to the task—which for five hun- dred dollars per annum, their present salary, is not to be expecteé—could not properly perform the duty assigned to them. Competent witnesses have testified that build- | ers or masons are the persons best qualified to judge of the security or non-security of buildings; and this aj pears tobe consistent with reason and common sen: From the statements mae on this branch of the su ject we say, unhesitatingly, that the number of fire wardens should be at least doubled, their whole time de- voted to the service, and their salary proportionally in- creased, We believe that our fellow-cittzons will not complain of any just expenditure for the better rotection of their own lives. It further appears rom the evidence of skilful masons, that walls of the thickness required by the present fire laws are unsafe if run up to the height of six stories, and that these laws contein no restriction whatever as to the height of build- ings. ‘There is no law except that of gravitation to pre- vent a twelve inch wall from being built to the moon. An seentoest of the fire laws to meet this difficulty is wired. © protection of property in buildings on fire from thieves is not Sorry provided for, Tt has deen stated under oath, during the investigation, that small badges, bearing the numbers of different fire com- panies, may be purehased by persons unconnected with the fire department, and that when exhibited to the po- lice by the wearers, the latter are suffered to pass into burning bulldogs on the strength of such credentials. The facilities which these passports afford to thieves for pursuing their nefarious designs in comparative safety are obvious. The evil does not, however, exist in the badges, which were introduced fora laudable purpose, but inthe absence of any law restricting their use, under revere penalties, to any other than members ol the Fire Department. Any villain may assume not only the badges, but the garb of a fireman, without being pun- ished therefor. The department, justly jealous of its char- acter for honor,and integrity, is desirous of haying the assumption of its uniform by outsiders made a misde- meanor by statute, and we trast the expediency of such a law may be pressed upon the next Legislature. The Fire Department does not seem to have received either from the Legislature of the State or the city govern- ment the support and assistance to which its Tmportant objects and great services entitle it. Like other large bodies, ft has occasionally been infested with unworthy members, who have procured admission iato its ranks for objectionable purposes; sbut these, the Chief Fngincer informs been expelled on their known. We re- gret to say that in its efforts to ie. itself, the deportment has not always been seconded by the autho- rities. On the contrary, individuals, repudiated by the department for good and sufficient cause, have been re- insta ed by the Common Council. It is not in evidence that this has been done by the present Common Council, but such acts are charged upon their predecessors. One of the most serious evils connected with the working of the Fise Department, is the alleged impossibility of prevent- ing boys from running with the machines, and entering Duilvings on fire. The members of that body, whom oxamined under oath, united in reprehending the prac tice, and stated that it was against the rules of the do- partment, but seemed unable to suggest any method by | Which it could be prevented. ‘The evil is unquestionably 8 great one, and it opens such a wide field of temptation to the vagrant youth of our city as to demand the most serious consideration of the public, and energetic action on the part of the authorities. In this connection, we consider it our duty to call the attention of the police to ihe impropriety of permitting boys to enter burnin, buildings. Folleemen know, or, if they do not, should be informed by their superiors, that persons uader age cannot legally be members of the Fire Depart- ment; their youthful appearance should be proof poritive that they do not belong to the organization. Whatever badge they may have in their hands or on their conta, the badge of boyhood impressed upon their faces should exclude them. As pertinent to the general ohjcets of this investigation we call the attention of the authorities to the introduction of steam boilers into buildings in various parts of the city, and in due prox- imity to crowded thoroughfares. If competent engineers were in all eases employed to superintend the machinery, we should not consider it necessary te dwell upon this point; but in cases where steam boils are under the care of persons who ha¥e not been properly educated for their responsible positions, we consider the boilers little better ry masked volcanoes, liable pind ae ex- plode an produce consequences in charac- ter and extent to the Hague street calamity. It a ro to us that the best safe against is class of dangers would be found in a competent | board empowered to examine all stationary steam ap- paratus within the city limits at stated periods, and to pass upon the qualifications of engineers. To this end we recommend the passage of a law creating such a board, and enacting the necessary penalties to give force to its autionary measures. In view of the more imminent ils to which we have referred, we would recommend e rs to te of a competent committee, whose duty it shall be to draft a new system of fire laws for the bet- ter protection of ourcitizens. [Signed by all the jury.) At the conclusion of the reading, Juror Cook present- | ed a resolution complimenting the Coroner for the very praizeworthy and efficient manner in which he had con- ducted the examination, It was unanimously adopted. Coroner Hilton acknowle’ged his thanks for the eompli- 2.—Daniel firmed when we see the Cuban government eas eres | $.—Henry ment just paid him, and stated that he had endeavored to do his dnty in the case, and felt much gratified at the able manner in which the jury had performed their duty. Mr. Genin—I would wish further to state, that a fow minutes ago I called on Mr. Stetson, and tendered him pay for the use of the room we now ocoupy, and he very peremptorily refused to receive any. The following are the names of the deceased :— 1,—Alexander ay. 6.—John B. O'Donnell, y M ' 7.—John A Keyser. Christman, —Wm. J. Diegan, 4.—Andrew Schenck. 9 —George 5 5.—Mighael GG Flynn, —-4.0,—Jamnen McNulty. | that violence was to be committed upon the houses of | The rumors | with the large, respectable and o: ‘The Ward Excitement in Louisville. OF CITIZENS—PASSAGE OF RESOLUTIONS— GREAT EXCITEMENT—BURNING OF FIPTREN EFFI- GIFE—OLD MB. WARD'S HOUSE STONED, BROKEN INTO, AND FIRED—LRTTER FROM MR. BUTLER'S BROTHER. ‘The Louisville Courier and Democrat ¢ contain # full aceount of the great atingnen city on Saturday evening, to expregs the the peo ple at the extraordinary verdict meet county jury in the ease of Matt Ward. To rans noon on Sat a mysterious placard was posted af borners of the Skeets, surmounted with a death’s head, and hay- ing certain cabolistic signs, and rumors were circulated Ward and Senator Wolfe, A rudely painted sign was erected on a high fence opposite Mr. Wolfe's house, hay- ing upon it t words, ‘Matt Ward, the murderer.’’ ined strength that violence would be com- mitted, which induced the brother of the murdered mao to issue the following card, which was widely circulated during the afternoon all over the city:— To Tux Prorie or Lovisvitir:— I bave heard it stated that fears ar) entertained that some deeds of violence will be committed iu this comm: ty ih isso justly nsed on account of the infi Hardin county court Hoping nection with the dead, I ma: matter, I take the liberty of addressing dition to injury which has been dove to all, I brother who wasas dear tome as the spoke of my eyo“ I never saw afanit from childhood to brother in whom death, ‘in which the sight of viole: most as a my er my brot! body, could call my brotior from the, gray ow he would unite with, mein imploring you te abstain from 0 violence. I beg each of you, ard ry, do everything in his power to the anger of the com- 7 from break if ny regard for ver that if viol iN bn comps Us Wage no war against id jemse “ omen an al to your mi ‘and yo 4 oe Apel, kth NOBLE BUTLER?” The above card hada beneficial effect, and probably prevented any serious outbreak of egy report also prevailed that the Ward fe had left town, which also contributed to the prevention of mob violence. The following we copy from the Courier:— By sundown the courtyard fence was pretty well lined with expectants, andere it was fairly dark, squads of yersons began to gather within the yard. Soon after i ied came pant towards Court square by hun- they then began to press up stairs, and within few minutes the la room was filled. Several old, uni- vervully known, ant generally esteemed citizens had been requested to act as officers, but the was so great, that the principal of them could not effect an entrance to join those who were carlier in their attendance. Some Welay in effecting the organization was thus induced, and during its continuance, Sherrod Wi , on request, ad- cresred the meeting. Mr. W. fully recognized the justice of the indignant feeling that had moved, as it were, a whole community, and expressed his own deop synipathy with it, but deprecated violence against person or proper- ty, and besought people to content themselves with a warm and decided expression of their sentiments with reference to the crime that had been committed, and the mockery of a trial that had been had of its guilty perpe- trator.” Mr. Williams was listened to with the utmost re- spectful attention; but the crowd outside, which was con- ually augmented by fresh arri for ‘They came as the winds come, When forests are rended; ‘They came as the Waves come, When navies are stranded, —became impatient to know what was going on within. It was therefore agreed to go below; but wlien most of those who were up stairs had got down, anything like a satisfactory organization there was found to be impossi: iM it was therefore proclaimed tnat the regular meet- if would organize above, and that after resolutions should be reported and passed, they would be sent down for ratification. On returning’ to the large room above, General Thomas Strango was chosen President, and Mr, George Aucerson Setretary. General 8. made a brief but appropriate and forcible address on taking the chair, at the close of which, on motion, John H. Harney, Theodore 8. Bell, Bland Ballard, W. D. Gallagher, W.'. Haggan, Edgar Necdham, and A. G. Munn were appointed a com: mittee to draft resolutions, While this committee was absent, the Rey. J. H. Heywood was requested to adiress the meeting, which he did with his accustomed beauty and effectiveness. gam the return of the committee, Fland Ballard read the subjoined resolutions, which were received with the most decided approbation, and carried by a unanimous yote of the large assemblage The citizens of Louisville, assembled in public meeting for the purpose of giving expression to thotr opinions respecting the trial and the verdict of the ju the ense of the Com- monwealth vs. Mathews F. Ward, recently tried in th irenit Court do submit to ‘the public large. ecially to the citizens of the commonwealth of pressive of their Har- 1. Resolved, That the verdict of the dered in the Hardin County Circui Mi F. Ward was declared innocent of an; ter, isin opposition, to all yur dary, tocently ren. ‘ourt, by which crime in of public jus- tubversive of the fui 1 principles of perso- vurity guaranteed to us by the constitution of the St 2. Resolved, That the criminal laws of this commonwealth should be so administered that every citizen may feel so- ovred trom insult, injury and violence, both in person can 9 in occupation that the omniporent power of as to disco opinion should at once be so di ect ya and condemn all attempts to thwart the ends of public ju tice, so the practical realization that man-slaying toc Jn in fact the highest erime known to socisty. B. Rerolved, That the published evidenco given on the trial of Mathows F. Ward shows beyond all question that a n ost estimalle citizen ai ost amiable, moral and peace- fv man, has Leen wantonly and cruelly killed, while in the periormance of hi responsible dutics as teach notwithstanding the verdiet of a eor- he deliberate judgment of the heart ommunity pron that killing ved, That the charge of vindictiveness and craclt; inst the citizens of Lonisville by s portion for tho defence of Ward, is a vile and unmerited and we proclaim that eneh and every impui caet upen our esteemed fellow-citi ‘D. Tho \, Dr. and cur neighbors’ children, the pupils ia Professor But €: 5. ed, That the public press of thie commonwealth shovld be so conducted as to be recognized as the conserva- tor of the public mor: ilure of oe tio: oi to rebuke and condomn an at iety, tends to debauch the publis lic morale. trocious crime virtue and to th of Wm. H. G. Butler, his 6. Résolveo, That in the d family have Joet s most devo affection faithful Lrother, hushand and father—the cause of education a m¢ accomplished friend and advocate—one whose talents and sire: ts placed in the front of his usefal jety has lost one of i is upspotted by a seio1 nd that best members, who; ish— as gentle and noble aapirit as ever breat 7. Resolved, That in token of our respect and affection for, and as.an evidence of our iation of, W. H. G. Butler, we will at once take moasures for erecting a monument to bia memory, and to present to his widow a substantial token. ard for her. Rerolved, That we regret and tation of disorder, and dy their reverence for by et, and by their love of the virtues of bim whose loss we deplore, to abstain from violence to persons or property, and from every disregard of law and order— remembering that society cannot that meditating harin to ted will wound bia pure andl» ‘ So soon as the resolutions |, the committee retired with them to the crowd below, where they were read by Sherrod Williams, and carried with equal una. nimity. After the committee left the meeting above, resolutions were moved ond carried, requesting the two Wards to leave the city, inviting Nat Wolfe to resign his seat in the State Senate and follow them, and requesting John Crittenden to resign his place in in the Senate of the United States, to which he was elected by the Legislature of Kentucky last winter. Mr. J. H. Harney being called for, took the stand and addressed the meeting with point, and directly to the purpose. He dwelt affectionately on the purity of poor Butler’s character, and gave such a description of | yndemn evel ma- itt, the members of the jury, whose physiognomies he had a studied, and whose characiers he had acquainted himself with, as was acknowledged by all present to be ‘‘trae to the life.’ The meeting then bs gr and joined the immense assemblage below, which had been most ably and ap) sete, addressed by the Hon. Wm. P. Thomas- son, who did full justice to the mockery of law that was administered in Hardin county in the Ward case, but de- preeated violence, and urged ‘upon our citizens the duty Re, opal early and retiring peaceably to their sever- al hemes. Just at this time fire bells rang, anda report came that | the dwelling house of Robert J. Ward had been stoned and fired. We forthwith repaired to the spot, where wo found an engine Lag ory Se the front door, which bad been set on fire by the burnin; of Matt. Ward hay- ing been thrown against it. ‘The done by the | flames wes not very great, and they were soon extinguish- ed. Much moro serious damage had been done before by rocks, which had broken in several window shutters and demolished most of the window glass of the lower story. ‘The conservatory had also been stoned by boys, and a good deal of damage done. We made dil gent inquiry in this part her in person or spirit, rderly assemblage at the Court House. "The crowd in front and at the side of the residence of the Wards began to assembie about half-past 8 o’clock in the evening, and soon commenced their work, with coolness, system and determination. Tho firing of the front door, we think, and certainly most earnostly hope, was altogether accidental, but hardly the leas to bo conemned on that account. The fire extinguished here, we returned to the Court House, where « large but merry, and by no means dia- orderly, crowd was now gathered around the smouldering embers of effigies that had been burned of tho twelve jurymen of Hardin—Nat Wolfe, Geo. D. Prentice, and the immaculate Mr. Barlow. Half in earnost, half in jest, divers and sundry resolutions were here |, of which we believe no record was made, and which doubt- less passed away with the spirit of fun which begat them. The remains of the crowd then quietly dispersed, a considerable part of it going in the direction of the residence of Nat. Wolfe, where it was reported “the young bloodhound’? were again at work with eggs. Two or three slight demonstrations of violence were made here, but the crowd being addressed by Mr. Thomasson, Col. Preston and Capt. Gibson, dispersed without doing any mischief. uch is a general narrative of the doings of tho day and the night. Some incidents not mentioned here, | which were collected by our reporter, may be found in ovr local column. With the spirit thet carried to the court house the majestic assemblage of the poople of Louisville, which was there witnessed, with the spirit that carried the resolutions reported by the committee appointed for that purpose, we need just as liltie to say at we sympathise most fully. | All thai mob violence did or contemplated, at the resi- | dence of Mr. Ward, we utterly and most ie exproudy © an? satisfied ourselves that the men at wor! of the city had no connection, ¢ condemn. All that the majesty of the people expresse in the unequalled size and unexample] respectability their assemblage at the Court House, we approve, and, if | necerrary, will defend. | The best men of Louisville were in that meeting, and the bert spirit of Christian civilization pervaded ‘what ey did. there were between 7,000 and 10,000 resent, many of them from New Albany and Mervonville, on the other side of the river, gro re made in the ecurt yard. and at times shouts went up that were heard all over the eity. Resolutions were paeved asking the Ward family to leave Low re- turn to their Arkanens plantation, and take them the twelve jurymen. One expressed the that Matt. Ward is s murderer and should. he Wasdead, dead,” Another requested to a | Very respectfully yours, th of publi ‘nd that,” den, the volunteer counsel. At an early bye of the to an House, and there burnt crowd. He was considered unworthy of s place even among the jurors. io perbape, 2,600 ta ‘mime, ule dod to ‘num! H The’ residence ot Robt. J. Ward, ‘Ra fe! midst effigies of Matt and Robert the house, but found it deserted, whereupon were then there Enos,‘ Se door ‘The boys in the crowd then stones at ! and the conservatory or summer house, a great quantity of glass After this some tleae » | il ‘the crowd set fire to the effigies, w! ty urning, a8 a natural roengs set fire to the hou: The fire bells rang out the and the were with but very tie damage’ ensking. ome samt w ut ver ittle ens! a excitement — +t this funstast ‘was caused by the firing of a couple of pistol shots, but no harm being done, and none hit, the fair soon quieted down. After this the crowd to the residenee of £enator Wolfe, on Chestnut street. The house was dark- «ned, and demonstrations of violence were about being made, when Col. Preston arose and asked to be ‘The multitude immediately demanded: doing away from Washin; ? The Colonel made va- rious ineffectual efforts to be heard, but the crowd was) inate cneca vecpeananraey i ess, if the nt assembly (aboul 5,000: nares requested wim do 0. Tere univers sponse, ‘“ Resign, ‘Thomasson and Capt. Gilgon then eldsoceot the crowd, and after the request of the ladies of the neighborhood was made known, the people dispersed with three dismal groans for Wolfe. Before midnight the city was unusually quiet, the vast multitude that, a few hours previous had thronged the streets having retired to their homes. A more decisive, determined body of men never was con; while their observance of the rules of propriety and strict | avoidance of violence were singular in this wonderful demonstration. ) ) 8) ‘was 3 TELEGRAPHIC. The Ward Excitement. Crvcixnatt, May 4, 1854, Fon. John J. Crittenden is suffering severely in publid , estimation in consequence of his volunteering to defend | the Wards on their recent trial. A public meeting in | Madison, Ind:, yesterday passed the following resolution, | with only two dissenting votes:— } Resolved, That this meeting request the Board of Di- . rectors of the Jefferson County Agricultural Fair to” withdraw their invitation to Sov. Crittenden to deli- | yer the address at the next annual fair of i Jefferson county. The action of Governor Crittenden in the Ward case—he having volunteered his services | and prostituted his great talents in an unworthy cause, viz. :—the over-riding of publi ‘tice, which has oceur- Ted sizee the invitation was given, is atemmel a melhonent if one is necessary, for this public withdrawal of ex that invitation, : The Kentucky papers are filled with the proceedings of public meetings held in that State, by every one of which, ' Mr. Crittenden was denounced, and requested to resign his seat in the United States Senate. The Ward family have left Louisville, and the wherea- bouts of Matthew F. Ward is unknown. The Famous Pantaloon Bill of Secretary Marcy. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Apany, May 8, 1854. Drar Sim—Having often heard you speak in the Hegauw of ex-Governor Marcy’s breeches bill, I thought perhaps you would like a copy of that celebrated document. En- closed you will finda true copy, direct from the Comp- troller’s office. From one of your SUBSCRIBERS. tate of New York— To. Wm. 1. Marcy, Dr. YOR EXPENSES OF HOLDING SPECIAL COURT AT LOCKPORT, IN suNR, 1830. «| 1850. June 2—Mem. book for expenses. 30 25. - «Stage fare to Utica. 400’ «Dinner, 88.; tea, 8a,.... 1% (2 Expenses ats Shepard's, in’ Utica 190 «Boat fare to Rochester 640 4—Expenaes on board the boa’ 26. 5—Expenses at Rochest 640 “ fare and 206 $15 66 nes relative to sha * Fae sens ts sex oo bat Postage bill... of To get a carria; 12% Phillips’ bill for board, 35 62 Paid servant John 4s 50 Shoe black. 150 $39 43) is 08” Judge Marey— To board, room, &e. “ Wine, washing, Tota}. ec Sune 27, 1830 Judge Marcy— To letter postage... Newspaper Go. Total, June 26, 1880, City and County of Albany, ss.—William 1. being sworn, does depose and say—That the the above account, for ex; in going to ered Wh $15 uA 2) for mone} pe for obec speci thereto, charges a Ee at , Amounting to $39 fog hye) incurred and paid as therein specified; that he did not immediately or direetly return Mor the. adjournment of the aes, but went into Canada, around by Buffalo, and he is therefore unable vio pedly of his return from i$ he is confident that have expended as much as he and therefore thinks the just and fair. Sworn and sul me CourrnotiEn's Atpany, 31st March 1881, T certify the above account, verified the foregoing afBdayit, to be in my opinion amo Just. ‘81 WRIGHT, Jr., Comptroller. Execution or Henprickson.—J. Hendri Jr. for the murder of his wife, will be hung to-day in bany.—A very strenuous effort has been made to im- peach the correctness of the which John Hendrickson, Jr., was convicted of having poisoned his wife with aconite, and it was thought that the Governor might be induced to grant a or commutation, but the following letter shows that theze is no hope for the condemned:— Exncutive DEPARTMENT, ALBANY, May 2, 1854. ‘To THe SAERIFY OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY:— r in mmediatel after the decision of the Court of Appeala in the care ‘John Hendri Jr. who fe under sen- Lenco of deathffor the murder othe wife, T ‘timony which was sent to me of Teetions of the statute by the Judge who presiaed nt his trial. I found no reasons on with the sentence of the court. T ientnediately inforeved or a commutation of representation careful, and respectful consideration; but in view —— and rea ago of bay = n svfficient reason for changing At brea ty topes to emsut th eon your duty to re to the court, and o. prevent tke prisoner from being min- led by any false hope er unfounded urdu HORATIO for the _ the city INCOME. 66... sss eerere cous —misie- i Crime 1x ALpaxy.—Statistics of crime month of April, 1864—arrested by the police of of Albany = rs0n, F Ble. on 88 w 3 = & ES i A 3