The New York Herald Newspaper, April 12, 1866, Page 2

EXECUTION IN NEW JERSEY. Hanging of Willlam Grady for the Murder of Fergus Collins. AFFECTING SCENE AT THE GALLOWS. The Condemned Man Affirmed His Innocence to the Last Moment, SYMPATHY OF THE SPECTATORS. The Prisqmer’s Calm Conduct Wondered At. FULL PARTICULARS OF THE CAS &e. &e, Our Elizabeth Correspondence. Eumapera, April 11, 1866. Anothor moral spectacle, a solemn warning to the in- temperate and the evil disposed of all classes, camo prominently before the people of this community to-day in the matter of the execution of an intelligent and inter- esting looking young man namod Willliam Grady, the sentence of death being enforced for an act of murder committed on the night of the 26th of August, 1864. In order to place the details of this affair in a concise yet connected and easily comprehensible manner before the general reader, your correspondent purposely in- troduces thus early the circumstances which led to the murder, avd the several succeeding facts in relation to the same. And, by tho way, it is not amiss ‘to remark at this juncture, that, while those who take an interest in the good government of society and in the increase of steady habits, and particularly temperance objects, have been from time imm spreading tracts throughout the civilized nati world for the purpose of convincing the skeptics ‘wonderful power of conscience over mere ant citing cases in proof, which, not being generally known, wore soverely criticized and by some even doubted in au- thenticity, or at least allotted but a very meagre share of boin individual and p attention, we have here a case which is in itself a temperance tract and a con- acience tract of an eminently interesting character, since it was liquor that first contributed to William Grady’s misfortune, and conscience which subsequently forced him to make a confession that entailed upon him the sad Tesult we witne-sod a few hours ago. A PAKT OF PAST HISTORY, AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH LED TO THE MURDER, William Grady, the son of humblo parents residing at Flizabethport, Union county, New Jersey, enlisted in Company A, Second New Jersey Volunteers (Colonet James Wilson, commanding), and after remaining in such service for two years and over, making in the interim an honorable record, returned to his home. He had not been long back before he made the acquaintance of one Georze Dixon, a notorious charactor, On the 26th of August, 1864, while Grady was passing along the main avenue of the city of Elizabeth, he met Dixon, who extended to him a pressing invitation to viait the city of New York the ame afternoon; and, the invita- tion being accepted, they took the four o'clock train on the New J rsey Centra! Railroad line, arriving at their destination in the course of an hour afterwards, The two remaind in New York only about ninety minotes (but stil in that time Grady became quite intoxicat and then returned to where they started from. Whil passing down Broad street, of the city of Elizabeth, th spied a lager beer saloon, kept by a Mr. Steins, paused in front of it and then entered tt, "Grady hero took ano- ther drink. Accompanied by Dixon, Grady left the sa- Joon, and tho two together proceeded in the d rection of Fourth strect. On nearing the same they met the de- coased, Fergus Collins, who was on his way home after having attended a public meeting. ‘The deceased socing that there was no chanco for him to pass on either side Of the parties, proceeded botween them, and os he did 0 Dixon remarked, “—- —,I will learn you better than to run foul of & drunken man,” ing him at the same time, and causing Uru to {ail heavily upon the sidewalk. Grady Doing in a beastly state of iutoxication, also fell on the sidewalk at the same moment, but immediately got up, and he and Dixon continued on to a cross read, where they entered another lager beer saloon, kept by Peter Ehlers. During the time they remained at the last named jublic house, Grady, as was noticed by several persons In the room, continued to drink freely, while his asso- ciate on!y smoked; at the expiration of about half an hour Grady remarked that he wanted to go home, where- upon the propretor of the saloon told Dixon he had Dotter take care of his companion, as the same was evi- dently unable to take care of himself, Dixon replied that he would do so, and particularly that he would see Grady home. They left the saloon. Subsequently, in- stead of carrying out his (Dixon's) promises, they pro- coeded up the avenue again, and in. the course of a few Minutes, and when they got past Fourth street, Dixon said, referring to the deceased (Collins), “there goos t eee in”? An altercation ensued, in which Dixon “struck Collins, knocking’ him down, and while down kicked him several times, inflicting such severe wounds about the head as to cause the blood to flow freely an the sidewalk. Sooin: this, Grady said, “Stop George; you have given ‘him enough."’ He (Dixon) did so, Grady then took the docoased by the arm and said, “Get up, old man," and Coltins replied, “Let me alone; I know’ who you are,” ‘This was about eleven o'clock’ at night. Observing an unknown individual approaching they walked across the stroet and hid themacivos in a vacant lot, known as tho Denman property. Dixon, according to Grady’s @atement, was vory mach excited. He (Dixon) Temarked to that he was very Grady worry ho hed »0! dragged the deceased into the bushes, Gra- dy, aftor tho lapse of ten minutes, proposed to Dixon that they go across typ street and examine the body. Dixon did not go, but*induced his companion, who, la- doring under a high state of excitement, arising prin- cipaily from the eifects of the intoxicating liquors he hhad taken, readily assented to go himself, and did £0 ‘When he ‘had got near the lamp post on the corner of Fourth street, a few feet from where the deceased ly, he saw an individaal, the one referred to above, shak ng the injured man. He watched the stranger, who proved to be Mr. Jacob Fryer, and saw that he ‘was atioupting to assist Collins to get up, bat failing in this and seeing Grady, he approached the latter, who, after staygoring and falling down, succeeded in getting up and retreating to where Dixon was concealed in the Tot. After this, according to a statement made by Grady, Be aud Dixon wont down to the forks of a toad, eparated, Grady going into Guinms’ lager bier sa- ‘his was at twenty minutes past eloven. While in the saloon in question and drinking, a German no- & blood spot stain on the left arm of @ linen coat worn by Grady. The German, on tho trial, swore to this, and it was on the ground that Grady bad thrown the body of Fergus Col- dios into the creek (stained his coat while carrying the deceased to tho same) that he was condemned for mur- dlor in the tirst degreg and sentenced to be hung. Finish- ing drinking in th@®saloon, Grady went out and then went home. On the following morning—that of the 27th—turoagh a tement made by the wife of the de- coased, which statement was confirmed by Mr. Fryer, and a pool of blood discovered at the scene of tho alter. ation, as well as pots of blood leading in the direction of the creek, the murder became known to the public at large. The news spread throngh the several avenues of poctoty, ca’ itoment in Elizabeth. Mayor and of the city offered a reward of five hundyed dollars for the perpetrators of the erlme, ‘Dut no clue was obtained to the whereabouts of th guilty parties, On the following saturday morni community of Elizabeth was 1 hrown into a state of excitement by the ouncement that the body of Fergus Collins bad been found floating m thecreck at the port. It was taken out of the water and ekiifull post mortem examination made by Dre. James Gresn and Grier, and an inquest verdict rendered Yn accordance with the evidences, As soon aa Dixon Yoarned that the body had been discovered, it is alleged that_he told Grady not to make any siatement which wou implicate them in the affair. They were both sub- pannaed and sworn, but denied knowing enything about tho murder. A few days afterwards William Grady en+ listed for a second time in the army, joining the Thirty- fifth regiment New Jersey volunteers, which regiment ‘was assigned to Sherman's column, just before it pro- ceeded on the grand march to the seashore. While the army in question was moving between the Ashley and Cooper rivers Grady Wécame separated from his company, and suddenly eank very low into the mud of a treacherous moraas. While in ‘this gituation, without Any prospect of getting out of it, with every evideuwe ‘of dying there, he made 4 solemn declaration to God that if he ever did get out he would make a clean brenst of all he knew in the case of the Coill'ns murder, Fortunately @ straggler belonging to a Massachusetts regiment came along and helped him ous of bis perilous siwwation. arriving at Goldsboro, N. C., Grady made a statement fo tho military officers there, who caused bim to ‘De arrested and held in close custody. This statement ‘was sent to the civil authorities of New Jersey, and these, acting on a requisition issued by Governor Joel Parker, had Grady brought from North Carolina, under guard,'to New Jersey. He was put in jail, and subse- wently indicted for murder in the first Acgroe, by the Grand Jary of Union county, which was convened at the érn term, hy PEN Indictment was berm found ggainst Dixon. y's trial took place atm oa 1 Judge Daal Worm of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Judge Hains presiding, held mhber 19, 1865, THB TRIAL Jasted four days, and attracted a great deal of attention, ied court room, during the ny tek the trial, was wal Li on densoly crowded. General of Nowarl D. ans, of Elizabeth, cppeared ot bebalt ot in and Theodore Frehngha: General. The {17 rematned out skeet nt ra, and brought ine ‘erdict of murder in the first degree, but with a mendatiog to the mercy of the Court. ‘The very same evening on-which Grady arrived at and reiterated the joe ye made and generally goes forth, “I do not thin in the was em- war arrested and locked county jail, Dixon, at the time of hii ployed as @ detective in the Provost "'e Depart- ment, for the purpose of apprehending deserters, He was tried at the same immediately after nays and found guilty of murder’ in the second degree sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment, which sen- tence he is now serving out in the Trenton prison. Itis alleged that among those who served on the jury who tried Dixon one or two were opposed to capita) punish- ment. : ‘This m@y in a measure account for the verdict of mur- der in cry degree. As soon as the verdict in Dixon’s case was geperally known it producefconsider- able excitement, and induced feelings of indignation among the people of Elizabeth, they alleging that a gross injustice had been done in the matter, Dixon being regarded as the true murderer and known as a bad char- acter. When Judge Haines was sentencing Dixon he said that it was more out of mercy than justice that the jury had found Dixon guilty of murder in the: degree. The Judge took occasion to repeat this with emphasia, UNAVAILING BFFORTS OF GRADY’S FRIENDS, COUN- SEL AND CLERGYMEN TO HAVE HIS SENTENCE COMMUTED. From the time, igs Ried sentenced almost to the hougof his execution counsel and friends were un- scl in their efforts to obtain a commutation of the fixed penalty of death, His junior counsel, Mr. had procured over seven thousand ures of ‘Classea of the community ing for the commutation of the sentenco of death to imprisonment for life, which “Pryer ‘the Court of Pardons refused to grant. The counsel on induced a delegation of the clergy of the city of Ehzabeth to oall upon the Governor in to solicit him to take the matter into consideration and reconvene the Court of Pardons, as it was evident that the le of the city of Elizabeth believed that the ends of justice would be fully satisfied even with a commutation to im- prisonment for life. The Governor, however, refused to interfore, but subsequently granted a respite for two weeks. The respite expired to-day. THE GALLOWS was erected in the jail, being the same one (brought from Essex county) on which James McMahon and several others were hung. ‘This gallows is a simple structure, possessed of two uprights and a cross beam, the pulley passing through the centre of the cross beam. THE LAST INTERVIEW WITH HIS PARENTS AND FRIENDS. Early this morning Grady’s counel went to see him, wasn the following, as a part of the conversation, took place :— “How do you feet this morning?” “J feel remarkably well under the circumstances.” “Are you prepared to die?” “Yea, “You are about to be vstiered Into eternity. In a few minutes you will be in the presence of your God. I want you nvw to tell ms, are you innocent or guilty of nt man. I shall go to the ‘ng my innocence.’* gallows dec Ho concluded by thanking his counsel for their atten- tions and eitorts in his behalf is fathor ant mother then camo in and each grasped nim by a hand and kissed him sovoral times, and all three wopt freely. Afwr his mother had talked to bim and advised isa to make bis peace with his God he said:— “Mother, you had better leave mo now. fee! bad to'see you,” After this his mother took him by the hand, and with on arm around his neck kissed him several times, say- ing: It makes me 4 bless vou, my boy; may we meet in heaven.” loft him, and h}, turning to his father, said:— I ain gbout to die, God knows I die inno- jood by. May we meet in heaven.’? her loft him; but it was evident that the inter- ng of both father and son was something un- qualiliediy terrible, The usual solemn ceremonies then took placo—those ceremonies which ever accompany the final preparations preceding the tinal brief act. THE LAST MOMENT. This was a trying one. The prisoner mado a speech end protested his innocence in the strongest manner. All present were ovidentiy deeply touched. Thoy sym- pathized with him, but, of cours¢, could not alleviate his sufferings. In hig speoch he said, “I am now on tho point of entering eternity. 1 do not want to die with a lio in my mouth. Iam innocent.” He said he forgave all those who had injured him and thore who had sworn falsely, and he forgave the Govornor for } refusing him a pardon. THE EXECUTION took place at eleven minutes to one o'clock. All the appointments were made in order and well carried out by the Sheriff, the Deputy Sheriff and the Sailor. Pe body: was, after the execution, given to his ends. Grady leaves a father and mother, both aged, and some sisters and brothors. He wasf{born in Clonmult, county of Cork, Ireland; came to this country when quite young, had no trade or profession, was an employe in a saw mill before tho war, and is nearly twenty-five years of age. All the officers of the prison give him o kood character for behavior while in prison, ‘This was the first execution in Union county since the organization of the same—a period of ten years. he execution was witnessed about two bundred people, including the Mayor of the city, the Associate udge of the court, a large staff of medical gentlemen, the officers of the prison and those who had been ad- mitted by special favor. An incident which attracted attention occurred among the reporters. One of these (an ex-attache of the New Yark Hxx:np) fainted, vomiting at the time. The prees had about fifteen representatives in the el to witness the execution, and a special artist, Mr. C. W. Crane. OUTSIDE OF THR JAIL crowds collected to witness the body being carried away for interment. Among those who Collected on the out- side of tho jail were a number of ladies, some of whom took up a position “to see” at the American Hotel oj site. They were evidently very interested “outside” spectators. ALL OVER. Now that the execution is all over, the sympathy en- tertained for the unfortunate Grady is vory grat. All classes are questioning, “Was he g and the answer Bs. Thus, we rest the subject here. Green, the Murderer, to be Hanged. Bostox, April 11, 1866. The final appeal for commutation of the death son- tence against Edward W. Green, the Malden murderer, ‘was made y esterday, and was denied by Governor Bul- lock this morning ‘in presence of tho council. He will accordingly be hung on Friday nex.. Murder in Albany. Auiayy, April 11, 1866, This afjernoon a Frenchman, name not ascertained, and a man named Michael Chesnut had an angry discus- ston, over political matters in Broadway, near the steam- boat landing, during which Chesnut struck the French- man a powerful blow on the bead, killing him instantly. Chesnut has not yot been arrested. ‘The Columbian Insurance Company. MR. GROKGE A. OSGOOD APYOINTED A RECRLVER. SUPREME COURT— CUAMUERS, Before Judge Barnard. Inthe Matter of the Receiverthip of the Columbian In- surance Company.—Judge Barnard mado the following decision yesterday in this case:—I think the interests of the various persons interested in the distribution of the proceeds of the company will be benefited by the ap- pointment of a man who has had experience ja tue management of insurance comp: 4%. The original in- tention that two receivers should be appointed. They were so appointed; but as one has resigned George A. Osgood, banker, 18 appointed to act in conjunct.on with Benejah Leffingwell. Bond to be given in tie sum of $60,000. Coroners’ Inqguests. Fatat Bursine Casvatty.—Coroner Gamble yester- day held an inquest at the corner of avenue A and 120th strovt, on the body of Mary Ann Batty, who died from the effects of burns received, caused by the explosion of a can of kerosene oil In order to kindle a in haste the deceased red some kerosene oil from the can, when ited and imstant- ly exploded, setting fire to her clothes and Durning ber fatally. [he jury rendered a verdict of death (rom burns accidentally received. Deceased was seventeen years of age and a native of England. Founp wv rus Waren. —The body of a man about sixty yours of age, five feet seven inches in hoight, with gra hair and side whickors, was yostorda found float the dock foot of pier 16 North river. Deceaved had & black cloth overcoat, Diack clot undercoat and vest, ligbt pants aud Kossuth hat. The teeth from the upper jaw were missing. Apparently the cy had been inthe water but afew hours Coroner Wildey held an inquest on the body. Deceased evidently was a very respec.able man, his remains bave been placed ou ico to await identification. Brooklyn City News. Kincs Gouxrr Jonsson Cice.—The second meeting of the Kings County Johnson Club was held last Tuesday night at the Athenmum. Among those present on this occasion were ex-Mayor Kalbfleisch, County Treasurer Garainer, W. E. Robinson, United States Assessor; ex. Alderman Kelley, County Clerk White, Colonel O'Beirne, Colonel Jobnaon, H. Talmadge, Demas Barnes, Dr. Norris and others. A resolution was that # public meeting of the citizens of Brooklyn be called at the Academy of Music at an early day, to be addressed by the supporters of the President ‘ive of party. the ihject waa entrusted to an Executive ittee. Invitations te attend tho id mass meeting will be extended to James T. iy, Esq., Senators Cowan and Doolittte, General j Rousseau, John Van Buen and others, Bostox, April 11, 1866, Tho steamship China saited this morning, taking 183 ers for Liverpool and 28 for Halifax. She also for Halifax. ngers is Genera! Marshall the American Telegraph Com- Lefferts, the engineer pany. Marine Affairs, TRSTIMONTAL TO CAPTAIN THOMAS ANDERSON AND OFFICERS OF BHIP AMPSICAN bAGLE New Yous Hannon. Aprit 8, an To c officers aocept our aincere and oarttelt ka for finent and gentiemaniy eontct towards 90 o8r passage frome London to ible port. We sacores ak ts Hapert Warnock, OW. Norm yacr, C- Luft, on Dabalt of we Uerwad “BRISTOL BILL.” His Trial for Attempt to Rob the Gore Bank, Canada, Movements of the Fraternity in 8t. Louis, Rochester, Auburn and New York. 4n “A No. 1” Character in the Fourth Ward. “BILL” IMPRISONED FOR FIVE YEARS. &e, &. &o. At the Waterloo Assizes, held in Berlin, Canada, April 6, Henry Hyde Parker, alias ‘Bristol Bill,’ # character well known in the United Sites, was placed on trial un- der an indictment for having made an attempt on the 4th of October last to rob the Gore Bank, at Galt, of tne sum of $24,832, The court room was filled with specta- tors. Mr, Charles A. Durand, of Galt, appeared for “Bill,” and Mr. Miller, the Crown Attorney, conducted the case for the Crown. ‘The trial was set down in the calander as “the Queen ve. Henry Hyde Parker, alias Bristol Bill.” Tho prisoner pleaded ‘Not Guilty.” THE PROSECUTION. Tho Crown Attorney briefly explained the nature of the case to the jury, after which the following evidence was taken:— Thomas Harris, sworn—I am @ Post Office clerk in Galt; the Post Office and the bank are in the same build- ing; the keys of tho bank are generally kopt in a drawor in a room in the middie of the bank; we entor through the Post Office; the outside door of the bank is locked inside, and the door into tho bank from the Post Office is generally left open; the outer door of the Post Office was always locked at night, and the keys kept by me; I was requested, on the night of the 4th of October, to come down from the Town Hall by a party who told mo some- body was trying to break into the bank; this was about a qiarter-past ono in the morning; I left the bank about niue o'clock; the keys of the outer door of the bank were in a drawer over the desk when I left; after leav- ing the hall, and when coming in sight of tho building, I saw two men—one was going down, and the other was goiny up South Water street; I went into the Dnildmg, and ‘upon going ‘to tho door of the Post Office, leading into the bank, I found it locked and tho key on the other sido; I know something was wrong; I, in company with two others, burst open the door; I'then found a pistol attached to the vault door, and a pieco of string attach- ed to the trigger, extending back in a @traight line through a loop to the door of a private office directly op- posite the vault; it was about three feet from tho floor; the string was carri;d back in the same direction to a verandah, at the public door of the bank; the string ex- tended from the verandah some twenty or thirty leet; the bank door was forced open; I found a bolt, which was under the lock, also removed; the porch door had been unlocked, but’ was cloved to when I found it; I Sent, in the meantime, for the manager of tho bank, Mr. Davidson, and he came over; one of the men I saw on the stroet passed over the bridgo, and the other went in an opposite direction; the first thing I did» pon get- ting in was to take the cap off the pistol which was at- tached to the safe; it was on full cock; the safo door was lockod. “‘BILL’s"” LETTERS TO THE ‘‘DOC’—THE ‘DOO’? IN THR STAND. Arthur Davis, sworn—I received the letters produced, addressed to me; they were received from T. H. Hub- bard— Bristol Bill;"” I recognize the prisoner as that party; the letters produced I recognize as Hubbard’s, ‘The letters were read as follows:— Hamiurox, Aug. 31, 1865. Faresp Doc—We returned last night, but loft Gus to attend to business, as he has not made the acquaintance of the party and things not beng as I expected to find them; and as I was iniormed we have abandoned It for the present t0 aitend to s°mething ele. Should anything present itself to you which you have any opinion of let me know. With regard ‘o the business I was engaged on when I saw you last, I have made the necessary pre- rations as !aras ican tell. Isball come down again, which will be in a fow days, but Iam actually 80 co/nerea that I must do something speedily to enable mo to at- tend to it, although there is time enough to the 1st of October. Yours truly, T. H. HUBBARD, MILTON, Sept. 16ih, 1865, Frrexp D—I am glad to hear you have got and hopo it will suit you. I have done nm thing saw you but lay out money ‘and Fad no ret eays, “Try, try again,” so I m ‘aw ik it as the song just fain do so, as it will never do to givo up the ghost; besides pationce and Dorseverance, thoy say, works miracles, which I trust by adhering to it will uliimately, and ere long, prove to my advantage. Go to Gus and tell him that I hope to be abie to send for him in two or three days hence. ‘Yours truly, T. H. HUBBARD, nd S.—I am sorry you did not succeed in buying that 90, Haturoy, Sept, 26, 1865. Frrexp Doo—I write to inform you that I am confined to the house at present with dysentery, and unless I mend in a day or two I shall nut be able to attend to your business im time for the tirst of the month. I have also to inform you that the party with me will leave hero to morrow morning for Gait to ascortain for a certainty whether tt is right or wrong. Jf right i will be attended & immediately without delay, in which case I shull teie- graph for Gua, through you, to meet me there, which in event of my senaing he must not fail to do, as I shall not delay; so you had better apprise him as soon ax you see him, so-that he may hold himself in readiness. T. H. HUBBARD, Hammzon, Oct. 2, 1665. Friaxp D.—Ere you recetve this you will e heard from Gus. hye gs yrs and aoe ; atl lost for the Present, but as it 1s useless to it I must try again and again till success must ultimately crown my exer- tions. I am very anxious to come to your city fora time but cannot till I have brought something to bear fruit, as Thad placed ali I had in the sinking fund. I have some h for this weék, and in evont of their being r “alized 1 shall be with you in afew days. In the menn- while if you will have the kindnoss to give McD. the accompanying nove you will much oblige yours tr ye P. 8.—My health has improved some, but is suil vory indifferent, Witness resamod—The letters referred to the Gal: bank robbery; ‘Gusa,”” referred to Gustail; I saw him subso- uently, and had a conversation with him; he told me attempt to rob the Gore Bank had failed, that they had been frightened away; ne said that Wrigit, and prisoner, Clewes and himself had been there the werk of the London fair; the letter of the 2d October referred to the future robbery of the bank. Cross-cxamined by Mr. Durand—The letter “friend Doc" referred to mo; I will not say:that I had been in communication with the prisoner for the purpose of rob- bing the Gore Bank; I have no es of the letters; I know @ man named Dougall C. McNab, now in Toronto jail; Ido not think that I am’ obliged to answer that I ‘was a prisoner im Rochester jail; Iwas there about a week; I wasnot seutenced; I was arrested and put in T got ‘away by consent of the jailer; 1 was never in thi Auburn State Prison; I nover told .C. MeNab that I was there as a‘prisoner; that I was sentenced for en years, but got away by knocking over the —— charge; nor that I committed a burglary by which I notted $2,000 the night I escaped; I nover told that | was triad in Hamilton; I kept an office at the cor- ner of Bay and Adela.de streets, Toronto; I know » man ed McKinnon; I never administered a powder to ; 1 do not know whether he (McKinnon) took » powder or not; I do not know that (ustaff brow some: medicine from my oilics to bim; I was indicted for poisoning McKinnon, but I pleaded not guilty of the charge. His Lordship—He is not compelled to criminate him- self Durand—Yes, my Lord, but he is a crown wit- ness, and May expect to get off by giving evidence in this cane, Witness—I never stated in the hearing of D. C. McNab that I committed a burglary in the city of St. Louts; I never told Gustaif that I committed a robbery at St Louis, nor that I was in Auburn State Prison, I was in Hamilton Jalabout ten hours ona charge of robbery; this was ‘about nine years ago. Mr. Durand—Oh, you are an old bird, (Laughter.) THE DRFENCE. The Crown Attorney having objected to the counsel for the dofence addressing the jury after presenting the evi- dence for the defence, Mr. Durand to do before calling the evidence. A considerable amount of tostimony was taken. The following are the most inter- of Frank Edwards; ie said a State Prison for seven Es £537, saleta a nt him to the Penits > tailing avout the Galt Bank it he woald swear : 7 u 23 i i in Asked him if be was going to remain in New York, he said no, that he was tot, tars Raturdny Mr, Shawame ome if Trocolmeted about the time Por g % z re SE ee a Se 2 yee, Ue asked me wo cums © over to his house that night; Parker, whom.1 did ‘not know before; they ‘ker on the 15th October, which with a receipt Mrs, Parker showed me, ee To the Crown Attorney—Have been in New York 24 years; came to this country when I was 21 years of age; did not see Parker in England; did not know him by an; ;, never heard him called Bill;” never knew of offered for the apprehension Bil;” Mra, Foes pad my expenses over here; sho is living in New York; she gave me $50 to pay my expenses here and back; do not know where the prisoner came from in England. TheCrown Attorney—There is a great likeness between Ean) oa much go that one would suppose you were rela- Witness—Well, I can’t help that; Z stand A 1 as re- of ds character with the Fourth fe York, You may about: Tele, Bord get w VERDICT AND SENTENOB, After a charge from the oe the jury retired, and having remained out for about twenty minutes returned * fs the word “guilty” wes pronoutced Vy the foreman eo word “guilty” was the tho prisoner’s face became much flushed and he looked excited, as if he had hoped for the best and lost all, * Canada, April 7, 1966. HL B. Parker, alias Brite! Sih, was deattnond? to" five years at hard labor in the Provincial Penitentiary. His unsel, Mr, Durand, claimed the clemency of court co 3 nie for shortening tbe sentence “on” cola polnis rule for on which he had raised. JUDGMENTS IN RIOT CASES. Important Motion by Corporation Coun- sel O’Gorman—The Value of a Life Es- tate and an Estate in Fee. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Before Judge Monell. George Greer vs. The Mayor et al.; Anne Greer vs, Idem @ al.—Theso two cases are actions founded on injuries to the property of the respective plaintiffs, husband and wife, by the rioters during the famous conscrip- tion disturbances, The property was situated at the corner of Broadway and Twenty- ninth street, and was burned down by the rioters. The parties injured brought actions in the Superior Court against the city, and recovered two verdicts, ono for $20,520, and the other for $27,074 49. The wife sued as the owner in foe, and the husband as tenant by courtesy, the latter, strange to eay, getting the larger amount for damages, Mr. Richard O’Gorman, Corporation Counsel, and Mr. Wm. ©. Trall, his assistant, yesterday applicd to Judge Monell, at S$ ecial Term of the Superior Court, and moved for a now trial or for leave to open the judg- ments with a view of investigating the matter. The motion was opposed warmly by ex-Judge Woodruff and Mr. Sandford. Mr. O'Gorman said that he made the motion for the purpose of protecting the interests of the city. It ap- peared from the papers in the case—which was tried be- fore his accession to office—that the entire value of the roperty injured was only thirty-asven thousand dol- lars, and yet tho juries before whom the matter was considered had given verdicts for some ten thousand more than the admitted value. How could that have occurred? Clearly there ‘was something wrong; something difficult to under- stand in that fact. Some inadvertence must have been committed by counsel, or juries or court. The ease was surrounded with great legal difficulties, but he (Mr. O'Gorman) would appeal to the court, which he called the child of the city, to grant some relief whereby tho city might be saved from paying out money not justly due. He (Mr. O'Gorman) did not come into court forthe purpose of striving to do wrong to or to bear heavily upon any person or persons. He desired to seo the city pay what it owed, but he did not want to see it compelled to give moro or less than it strictly and justly was entitled to give. He believed that the interest of the husband in the estate had been rey computed. In estimating the value of the hus- band’s life estate tho rental for one year ($3,000) had been taken and multiplied by the number of years che interest was to last, without deducting taxes, ground rent fand other amounts usually deducted in such cases, Tho singular taclo was thus pre- sented of the holder only of a life estate having a more valuable interest than the owner in feo of the ty for the larger verdict had been awarded the usband. This was a palpable error or mistake, The interest of the life estate should have been computed by the Northampton tables, and not in the way it had been. Mr. Sandford answered at considerable length, and laid stress chiefly on the fact that the case had been settled in the manner complained of with the consent of Mr. O’Gorman’s predecessor as tion Counsel, and thercfore that the ty had waived any rights it might © possessed, ut =Mr. Sandford contend- ed that the interests had been properly esti- mated, ana argued strenuously that there was no precedent for the motion of the learned Corporation Counsel. If the Judge should decide to the judements in the manner sought, or to grant a new trial, 1 would be simply reviewiny a matter adjudi- cated bofore finally by competent tribunals. ‘Tho Court took the papcrs and reserved its decision. United States ALLEGED CRUKLTY ON SHIPBOARD. Commissioner Osborn sat yesterday, and resumed the forther investization into the caso of F. C. Bryan, Captain of tho Washington Booth, who is cbarged with having violently assaulted Cosbin Washington. the second officer, by striking him with a slungshot, while the ehip lay at anchor in tho Garonne, France, in the month of February Inst, Mr. Beobe, on the part of the captain, submitted th; tho United States could take no cognizance of an off alleged to have been committed in the Binpire of Ce. Mr. Joseph Boll, on the part of the government, said there were two witnessrs yot to be examined, and be. fore any question of law was raised, it would be betier to gut- out ail the fnets of tho case. The Commissioner assented,to this suggestion and said he would take up the examination of these additional witnesses to-day, ATTEMPTING TO SCUTTLE A SHIP. In the case of John Rosser, who has been accused of attempting to settle the Charles Sprague while the ship ‘Was at sea on the voyage from Newport, Wales, to New York, Mr. Nash, for the defendant, submitted that ho was not gait, of any offence for which the Commis- sioner could hold him for trial. The meaning of the act was that there should be a total destruction of the ves- sel, and the defendant should do some act that would amount to @ total obliteration of the ship. Under the decisions of the United States Courts, which should be the guide hore, the legal meaning of the word “destroy,” according to the act o! Congress, was that some actanust be done that would result in the perishing of the vessel or cu ee her to be lost beyond recovery by ordinary means, In the United States acts there was no such word as “‘sout- tle” to be found; and the rule was that there wore no crimes in the United States except those stated in the acta of Congress. There were no other crimes known. ‘Therefore the man had not offended. It had been sworn that the man bored four holes in the vessel, but no evi- dence was given to show that any water got in at any of those holes. He contended that, if any offence had been committed, it was out of the jurisdiction of the United States; and the government of this country were not ing to pass a law that would give thom jurisdiction on Sritich terrliory. John Bull would cut off his right hand rather than give such a jurisdiction to us outcasts and Fenian boys. The defendant had been held ten days in irons, and he submitted that the man ought to disc! barged. Commissioner Osborn enid he would look into the mat- ter. He did not, however, think that Mr. Nash's View of the law was good, The Hudson County Charter Elections. MAYOR CLEVELAND, OF JBRSRY CITY, RE-ELECT- BO—A REPUBLICAN GAIN. ‘The canvass was concluded in Jersey City as eleven o’clock yesterday morning. Orestes Cleveland (dem.) was re-elected Mayor by 366 majority, against 616 ma- one year Joseph McCoy (dem.) was re- poe My = RR Seperintentend by 829 os a ‘Corne- lus C, Martindale (dem. ) was re-elected Recorder by us 3 oy He i ie Per Stowart, Water Commission —Jobet H. Haddeuhorst. ‘Ward, Henry Offerman, Mahlon P. Greens ¥. & Besson Freeholder—Solomon i} | THE HEALTH BOARD. * The Complaint Batch Yesterday—Swill Milk Stables in This City and Brook= lyn=—The People Demand Their Re- moval—Sunken Lots, Stagnant Pools, Dirty Streets and Other Nuisamces, dic. ‘The complaints received by Colonel Bartram, of the Complaint Bureau, yesterday embraced the following subjects:— fle. Hes oka The tenement house No. 77 Henry street contains twenty-six families, The house has not been scrubbed this winter, and is consequently in a bad condition. The lots on Thirty-seventh street, between Park and Madison avenues, are constantly filled with stagnant water, and should be connected with the street sewer. ‘A bakery in the basement of 286 Broome street is complained of as being in a filthy and unhealthy state, from the fact that six men lodge therein, and that there is no ventilation. ‘The custom of hawking bad fish and meat through the streets in open wagons 1s called to the attention of the Their attention is also called to the swill milk stable on the northeast corner of Lexington avenue and Fifty- fifth street. About twenty-five cows are said to be con- fined at this place, in a couple of small shanties, tne sickening odor from which is described as unbearable. ween Broadway and Fifty-ffth and Fitty-sixth streets are ¢ water. street cloaners’ attention is called to the condi- Forty-sixth street, near Sixth avenue, The ground and shanties in West Eleventh street, cor- ner of Broadway, are in a most offensive state, ‘The stable alley in Macdougal street, near Spring, in which manure is let lie for an indefinite period in large heaps, much to the detrimont of the inhabitants of that vicinity. At 75 Robinson street, chickens and ducks are kept in the celler, the stench and cackie of which are described as an intolerable nuisance, not only to the residents but likewise to the passers by. A citizen of Brooklyn writes that, seeing by the pa- pers that the Navy Yard authorities are complaining of the streets in the vicinity of the Navy Yard gate, he thinks he has a grievance of greater importance, as they are actually cleaning that vicinity and carting the the dirt back of the yard, where it is being dumped on the Wallabout Flats to fill m the sunken lots there, along Flushing avenue, foot of Hamilton street, and of Washington avenue. ’He had recently stopped them from dumping under his windows, and since then they have sone a quarter of a mile nearer the city, and have, within the past three days, raised a small moun- tain of street mud. Another resident of that city very truthfully writes the Health Commissioners, speaking or the condition of Union and President streets, near the junctioa of Ha:mil- ton avenue:— “These streets are at the present time com- plete, ‘pest holes,’ filled with filth of all kinds, dead dogs, garbage, slops from the kitchen and ashes from the stove, all heaped indiscriminately on the strects, Unless these things are removed they will be spared the neces- sity of importing cholera from England,” In con sion the complaint says that unless it is {namediate!y tended to it will bo folly to talk of keeping Brooklyn healthy. A oomub itn was also filed against the Carroll Manu- facturing Company, of Columbia street, South Brooklyn, It is said that they burn fine coke in their furnaces in lien of coal, in order to dnve a powerful blower. The dust forced through the chimney destroys the clothing on the lines in adjoining yards, to such an extent that the tenants are frequently obliged to wear soiled. cloths. Hot steam is also allowed vo apread itself from the exhaust pipe, ‘A large nuinber of dirty stables, cow stables, exist on Bergen street, between Carlion and Vanderbilt avenues, Brooklyp. About one hundred and twenty-five cattle are kept there. There is a total nck of drainage, Patrick McCarty’s stable ia particularly offensive, The complain- ant asks that they may be removed ere the warm weather sets in. A petition was received from the citizens of the Ninth ward of that city, repfesenting that the extensive cow stables on Stuyvesant, near Gates avenue, and also on Gates avenue and Hancock street, are unsufferably offen- sive and prejudictal to tho health of the neighborhood, Tho Pye from these premise: into the nue and 3 is red to escape ining highways and send forth peatilential effluvia, In some cases this fluid is collected with no escape but evaporation. Large quantities of manure from the stables is thrown into adjoining lots, thereby adding to the evil. The neighborhood bel thick! settled, such establishments can only exi great danger to public hoalth. The petitioners, there- fore, pray that measures be early taken by the Board to remove the evil. All of these complaints were handed to the Sanitary inspectors for the various divisions in which the nui- ances respectivelys exist, 80 that remedy will be applied Jonny & ‘unnecessary delay on the part of the au- orities. The seizures of bob veal made ofMeers of the Sanitary squad, Ross and Strou were as follows:— J. Osborne, one; Hall & Jellife, one; Geor Oliver, one; Benedict & Co., five; J. Eeselz, two; M. . folf, two. The Quarantine Com: ers. In reply toa telegram from the ntine Commis- sioners to the Navy Departinent, askifg for the use of ‘ Wasminaton, Aj To Cravs Curtis, President Quarantine Cad eee te cae are available the Vinecones and John Adams, at 4 the and Pore: at New York; the St. Louis at bia, and the Dale at Norfolk. Either one or more of these ves- u ick on board of the vessels asked for, but only such persons, apparently healthy, ag should arrive on infected ships, and these would be ‘detai jou delay. will ne be called into requisition Fe? ° Tmission, unless some yopey arise demanding immediats action. The objection of the Navy Depart: ment to te use of United States vessels for hospital oa ong AK NK enend in Silas old doctrine that tates, viduals, should lependent upon them- selves, and thateach separate State should take ita own sick, = 4 since, from which we argued great things—namely, the The Cholera smd the Emigrant Ships. | Cain goodie bends eh yahonon og 4 TO THE EDTOR OF THE HERALD. created, a healthy rivalry promoted and a desire to excell New York, April 11, 1866. in the practical mers. yachts evoked that promised Yesterday's editorial «ompisinta against the over. | 1° blace yachting on a higher and more important footing crowding of steamers and slaps arriving at our port with er peas cedahien Ue emigrants from Europe gait. an inereased importance from tho known fact that all the avatiable means of transportation have already for mnths to come been en- Yet, sir, this t# not all, Tie extent of these on- of stowing away any possible additional overfreight of emigrants, ove ed igmenting the number of human iP. To remedy these evii# your editorial asks for imme. by bill or otherwise. dinte Congressional int Teall the I made m the Ailow me to ebservation Herarp of September 5, 1895, from which you will see how the evil can be remedied at once, ee we Seer ees « ‘The necond case itonly the remedy of customs I then rotten > ia i o°-bevreen aecks. Rome chiahca toa reform, indeed | . To-day I have the honor of sit, your: servant, Dr ADOLY Made The Scheyler Frauds. SUPREME COURT—#PRCIAL TERM. Before Jadge Ingraham. The New York and New Haven Railroad Compay es. Morrie Ketchum ef al.—This case was contindy yesterday. Mr. Tracy and Mr. O’Gonnor, on bebalf ¢ the railroad company, argued that Mr. Ketchum, being director of the company for years, must necessarily have been it not, STGP ENG SE OCEAN MATCHES BY ENGLISH YACHTS " ‘THE AMERICAN CHAMPION CUP. A British Boat Coming to Take appeared to us to be more apposite than upon tl forcibly bears ° forcibly us outin the importance which we have the security of the Saas increased by every man being more or less a sailor."” This is a truism which the most skeptical, cynical or sarcastic antagovist of our sports of the wave cannot deny; for, although we may be characterized as a nation of shopkeepers, yet is it the fact that that very title has been gained by’ our being masters of the sea and enabled to keep our trading argusies afloat wherever an inch of timber can swim. Yachting received an impetus when our American brethren made their appearance amongst us with their famous schooner, that bid fair to carry us on in the march of improvement to the end of time. were wo aroused from our pleasant dreams of entire security in everything pertaining to yachting that the severity of our humiliation in tho defeat we sustained was comparatively alleviated by the novelties of bull, spars, gear, canvas and ballast brought before us in the construction and fitting out of the America, Forthwith we rushed into framing and planking, pulling to pleces and building up again, putting sterns where bows had been, and almost we might say. vice versa, for surely such’'transformations never had been ssen'in the pro- duct of shipwrights’ hands as the first few years after the America’s visit witnessed amongst us. We swallowed our humble pie with the pleasantest of grimaces, and discovered that although we had been racing in fleet and match sailing. far man; had we not hit upon the proper sl maximum of speed combine of form. tea boxes alongside of the Americanized beauties thas sprang forth from almost every yacht building slip im the kingdom. In some instances, and perhaps we might say not aiew, our enthusiam carried us too far ah and we had to compromise the knife-like American bor with the least dash of our old fashioned ‘‘cods’ head ;"* in fact we had shoved a trifle too much of the ‘‘mackerel stern” under the bowsprit to suit the vagaries of our occasionally roughish seas. We had not always a com- paratively smooth “Long Island Sound’? expanse of water to perform our matches over, and ability was dis covered to be quite as desirable as high speed. ‘The result, however, of all these alterations has been highly satisfactory. We that may architecture, such as the science, skill and practical exe perience of our builders might and we may be said now to possess nearly approaching to perfection as possible; the number and tonnage of our yachts has increased in proportion and the ranks of our yachtsmen likewise; our regattas have multiphed in very nearly corresponding ratio, and prizes of such value and beauty are annually presented ag sufficiently to satisfy the most oxacting and fastidious owner of a racing clipper. Wo are in a very good case; more or hess sailors, and in Gye ton ee bi lang Retotio duty and add to tho security of fact that are not go the way of becoming fallors atoll; Tor insttad of now, ah it. waa in by years, almost apd ht attending regattas for one match or 2 and being very often breeze is flying work and no mistake. ‘There was a class of matches nen some years: ditfieulties in the way of permanently establishing these Matches that we despair of ever seoing them become of the standing programmes at our chief rogattag, xt to those Corinthian matches we regarded th Taces as the most promising featt owners and their amateur friends to become good prac- tical seamen, Rex the coming accomplished sailors and excellent navi and it 3 me extreme regret them likewise becoming a legend of the past. should this bet Is i that the Yachting pursuits ie dying away Mme? The the yacht lists and reports from building stations can be depended upon. "Let us hope, therefore, that, ‘season. S"teerp's Chane. te ms 6 revived, YACHTING. It Away. &e. mn at all evente, This we think is much to be rogretted; the commencement of a new ora coming from the able pen of suc! 8 insisi led attaches to yachtlt So suddenly years, yes pe for obtaining the with the greatest beauty In fact our old fashioned yachts looked like fe have obtained a class of yachts be studied with advantage as modeis of naval bo expected to prod ‘@ yacht foot Our readers will nate ings accomplished #0 satist ingly wo yachtamem , isthe danger that threat Sell then, pooanedadiy the danger lies in the 0 ocean ire in inducing yacht |, wheretm Dest practical instruction in be- we perceive ake ea a enthusiastic spirit for or merely at rest fora former does not seem at all Likely, at least if like giamte and bepey matches in the of England, and from and we sincerely hope to see these matches: ‘0 later than last autumn a mateh was pre our tamen will be w T we had some t 5 uf twenty royal clube ae a omeere, which we see Mu @ summer mon! Fare Captain Lovett ; |. Nolan Ferrall, Keq |. Rideout, Bsq., all 8 Yacht Club, the white and red there no able craft and nish waters to test the